Line #67 Main/OldHeroNewPals


1	[[quoteright:235:[[Anime/PokemonTheSeries https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/OldHeroNewPals_8826.jpg]]]]
2	[[caption-width-right:235:Misty and Brock left already?[[note]]Granted, the one in the upper picture on the right is anything ''but'' a "pal".[[/note]]]]
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4	->''"...Yet on Primus, I too have found new brave friends, and a new family..."''
5	-->-- '''Excerpt from the OpeningNarration''' of ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfHeMan''
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7	There is this new version of an old series. You may notice from the beginning that it continues from the original work instead of being a sort of reboot. However, despite TheHero still being there, most of the supporting cast has been changed for new characters, except for one or two. Sometimes this is due to the hero having moved to a new city. Part of the new cast tend to be {{Suspiciously Similar Substitute}}s to old characters. It could be considered a ReTool.
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9	Contrast ChangingOfTheGuard. See also SpinOff, where it's a secondary character being placed in a new setting instead of TheHero. If the (old) hero is traveling with a mix of both old and new party members, it's WithAFriendAndAStranger. RookieRedRanger is a conceptual inversion[[note]]"New Hero, Old Team"[[/note]] even though we may not have seen the team prior to TheHero joining.
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11	!!Examples:
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16	* ''Manga/BattleAngelAlita: Last Order'' begins with Alita stranded [[spoiler:on Zalem]], having left all her friends (and almost all other characters) back [[spoiler:on the surface]]. She soon makes new friends.
17	* Guts of ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'', after [[spoiler:losing the Band of the Hawk to the horrors of the Eclipse]], gains a new circle of TrueCompanions in the form of Puck, Serpico, Farnese, Isidro, Schierke, Ivalera, [[spoiler:Azan, Roderick, and Isma. ''Maybe'' even [[TheDragAlong Magnifico]]]]. The only person still with him from his original group is Casca, though given [[spoiler:the traumas she suffered during the Eclipse at the hands of Griffith himself]], she's not of a lot of help to the rest of the crew.
18	* The second season of ''Literature/RecordOfLodossWar'' has Parn (older), and Deedlit (unchanged, given she's an elf), but most of the rest of the cast is changed. Oddly, certain characters are introduced is if the main cast has never met them, such as Parn's "first fight" with Orsen and Sharis.
19	* The second season of ''VideoGame/{{Medabots}}'' gets rid of most the supporting cast.
20	* While the ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesRubyAndSapphire Advanced]]'' and ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearl Diamond and Pearl]]'' seasons of ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' utilized WithAFriendAndAStranger,[[note]]as did [[Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries the Orange Islands]] long prior[[/note]] the seasons from ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhite Black & White]]'' onwards had this trope as Ash picked up Iris and Cilan in ''Black & White'', Clemont, Bonnie, and Serena in ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesXY XY]]'', Lillie, Kiawe, Mallow, Lana, and Sophocles in ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoon Sun & Moon]]'', and Goh in ''[[Anime/PokemonJourneysTheSeries Journeys]]''.%%Iris & Cilan are presently in the lower picture; I'm thinking about making an Image Picking for the nitpick that Paul was the Rival in D & P, not a party member.
21	* ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'' featured a new team, which included veterans TK and Kari. (See also ChangingOfTheGuard.)
22	** ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' promotions beginning in Summer 2014 began to advertise a new ''Digimon'' series, whose sole line of real description amounts to "[[Anime/DigimonAdventure Tai's back.]]" Not the team -- ''Tai''. However, when ''Digimon Adventure tri'' got more announcements, this was averted as it showed that the entire ''Adventure'' team would return with Taichi.
23	* Inverted in ''Anime/FLCLProgressiveAndAlternative'', which have new casts with an old ''villain'' in Haruko, [[spoiler:though Canti eventually makes an appearance in ''Progressive''.]]
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27	* When the de-frozen ComicBook/CaptainAmerica began having solo adventures apart of ComicBook/TheAvengers, this trope was enforced by the fact that he had already lost his supporting cast in the meantime. Fortunately, Sharon Carter and ComicBook/TheFalcon went a long way in the 1970s to make him feel better as his new companions. For the second year of the title, all of the original team members except Captain America left the team, with the sole members being comprised of Hawkeye, the Scarlet Witch, and Quicksilver.
28	* In ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'', supporting characters come and go (and sometimes [[ContinuityPorn come back again]]) while Bruce Banner remains the central character.
29	** This also applies to his cousin ComicBook/SheHulk, whose supporting cast is often jettisoned for an entirely new one when a new series begins.
30	* ''ComicBook/PaperinikNewAdventures'' only keeps Paperinik (AKA WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck) and Uncle Scrooge (albeit DemotedToExtra), while the rest of the characters are new ones.
31	* ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse Mystery Magazine'' was a failed attempt to [[FollowTheLeader repeat the success]] of ''Paperinink New Adventures''. It placed Mickey in a new town called Anderville. Pretty much all the cast was new, except for Mickey himself.
32	* In the comic series ''ComicBook/{{Powers}}'', a major chunk of the secondary cast has been killed over the dozen+ volumes, (including everyone from JerkAss rival detectives to friendly superheroes) but the two leads have remained constant, aside from the occasional [[PutOnABus time on a bus]]. As a result either entirely new characters have filled in, old characters have evolved, or the focus has gotten tighter on the leads, depending on the situation.
33	* Franchise/WonderWoman in particular suffers from this. She had a regular supporting cast up until MediaNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks, but since then they keep being killed off or [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome just disappearing without explanation]]. Most infamously, they just won't let her have her original love interest, ComicBook/SteveTrevor, back, doing everything from killing him to marrying him off to Etta Candy (another rarely seen supporting character). Wonder Woman herself has been based off at least three different American cities over the years. ''ComicBook/WonderWomanRebirth'' returns Steve to being her love interest and also brings Etta back as a main character, but one with [[AdaptationalSexuality no interest in Steve]].
34	* ''ComicBook/Superboy1994'': The beginning of Karl Kesel's second run as writer had Superboy leave Hawaii and begin working for Project Cadmus, with an almost entirely new supporting cast apart from Dubbilex. At the tail end of the series it happened again, with Superboy becoming a street-level hero in [[TheCityNarrows Suicide Slum]] and acquiring a new supporting cast from the other tenants in his apartment building.
35	* ''ComicBook/RedHoodAndTheOutlaws'' began after DC's ComicBook/New52 reboot, starring the trio of Red Hood, Arsenal and Starfire. It was later relaunched as part of ComicBook/DCRebirth, with Red Hood now teaming up with Artemis of Bana-Mighdall and Bizarro.
36	* ''ComicBook/{{Vampirella}}'': Originally, Vampirella's main supporting cast consisted of the magician Pendragon, the blind vampire hunter Conrad Van Helsing and his son Adam. Conrad was killed off in the Harris mini-series ''Morning In America'' but Adam and Pendragon remained as Vampirella's allies throughout the early Harris years. At the end of the "Vengeance of Vampirella" run, Adam was killed off and Pendragon was ultimately DemotedToExtra afterwards. "Vampirella: The New Monthly" introduced the character of Dixie Fattoni who remained a main supporting character until her eventual death, as well as gave more spotlight to Pantha, a recurring character from the original comics. Since then, Vampirella's supporting cast has constantly changed, with the titular character being the only constant throughout the series.
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40	* ''WesternAnimation/Cars2'' had the townsfolk of Radiator Springs reduced to cameos in favor of new characters Finn [=McMissile=] and Holly Shiftwell to accompany Mater and Lightning [=McQueen=].
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44	* ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'': With the exception of [[spoiler:Bucky]] and a very old Peggy Carter, none of Steve's supporting cast from the [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger previous film]] appear the movie. Justified as they are all dead.
45	* ''WesternAnimation/JourneyBackToOz'' features Dorothy returning to Oz...however the only one of her old companions who's willing to help her is the Scarecrow. So naturally, her new party is made up of new characters.
46	* In ''Film/TheForceAwakens'', the original trilogy characters that get the most focus are Han Solo and Chewbacca, who are separated from Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker, Lando Calrissian, R2-D2 and C-3PO for most of the film (R2-D2 has shut-down and only wakes up near the end, and Luke –- who is missing -- also only appears right at the end [[spoiler:after Han has died]], while Lando [[PutOnABus doesn't appear at all]]. Instead, Han and Chewie are mostly travelling around with new characters Finn, Rey, and BB-8.
47	* This was the case for the first few ''Film/MissionImpossible'' movies, with Creator/TomCruise and Creator/VingRhames being the only constants throughout the first three films while all of their other teammates or supervisors would be replaced or killed off. The fourth film plays with it a bit, in that Rhames' character is mostly absent outside of a cameo at the end, but Creator/SimonPegg's minor character from the third film is given an expanded role. It's outright averted in the fifth film [as Cruise, Pegg, Rhames, and Creator/JeremyRenner (who was a prominent supporting figure in the fourth film as well) all return in major parts] and the sixth film [Cruise, Pegg, Rhames are joined by Michelle Monagham from part 3 along with Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris and Alec Baldwin from part 5].
48	* Franchise/MonsterVerse: Godzilla and Kong, whom are basically the poster boys and the two main heroes of this franchise, are the only two consistent characters across all four movies and their spin-offs thus far. With each new movie that features either kaiju, they take on a new set of human allies, whilst the previous set [[SequelNonEntity disappears]] except for one or two (if any) members.
49	* In ''Film/ShockTreatment'', the semi-sequel to ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'', Brad and Janet (and minor characters Ralph and Betty -- and possibly the Criminologist) are the only Rocky characters to appear. In an unusual case, all except Ralph and the Criminologist are played by different performers, while several performers from Rocky appear in different roles.
50	* ''Film/StarshipTroopers3Marauder'' features Johnny Rico, the protagonist of the first movie, in the leading role but the rest of the cast is completely different.
51	* ''Film/TransformersAgeOfExtinction'' pairs up Optimus Prime and Bumblebee with an almost completely new team of Autobots as well as brand new human allies.
52	* ''Film/WonderWoman1984'': The only one of Diana's supporting cast from [[Film/WonderWoman1984 the previous film]] to return is a [[spoiler:resurrected Steve Trevor]]. Justified as this movie takes place 66 years after the first one.
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56	* Every ''Literature/TomSwift'' series that hasn't simply used the [[GenerationXerox next generation of Swifts]] has used this instead.
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59	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
60	* The ''Series/TheNewAvengers'' keeps only John Steed. Of course, his partner changed anyway during the original series.
61	* ''Series/CharlesInCharge'': When it moved from network to first run syndication the only characters carried over were Charles & Buddy. The youngest son and the mother (played by a [[TheOtherDarrin different actress]]) from the previous family was there as a SpinoffSendoff, showing the house to the new family moving in.
62	* In ''Series/Chef1993'', only Gareth, Janice, and Everton carry over for all three seasons. The supporting cast changes frequently.
63	* ''Series/EarthFinalConflict'': by the end of the series the only character left from the first episode is Sandoval, TheDragon to the Taelons and -- after the Taelons AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence -- the Atavus.
64	* The revival of ''Series/MissionImpossible'' in TheEighties had Jim Phelps lead an all new Impossible Missions Force. However, one of the new IMF members was Grant Collier, son of the original series' Barney Collier, who appeared in a few episodes.
65	* ''Series/TorchwoodMiracleDay'', by virtue of it mostly being set outside of Wales and Torchwood staff having a low life expectancy. The previous series, ''Children of Earth'' also had a milder change of focus.
66	* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
67	** Due to its TimeTravel format, the show rarely has a recurring cast outside of the Doctor and between one and three companions. However, the Third Doctor's era had a strong rapport between the Doctor and UNIT...which dissolved after he regenerated into [[TheNthDoctor the Fourth Doctor]] and he no longer had a connection to 20th century Earth.
68	** Most of the Tenth Doctor's allies went on to with their own lives (and spinoff shows), leaving him alone for the 2009 specials, and with a brand new recurring and main cast once he regenerated in "The End of Time".
69	* ''[[Series/BlakesSeven Blake's 7]]'': The original seven were Blake, Avon, Vila, Jenna, Cally, Gan and Zen. In the second season, Gan is killed off, then Blake and Jenna leave, so for the third season Avon (the new leader), Vila, Cally and Zen are the only members of the original crew left. Then Cally and Zen are both killed, so the fourth and final season features Avon and Vila with five replacement characters.
70	* Season 4 of ''Series/VeronicaMars'' was slated to be this, judging by the teaser. New work environment, new rivals, new (ex)boyfriends, yet Creator/KristenBell was still playing the lead role despite the notable lack of other series regulars. Sadly, it was too good to last.
71	* ''The New Series/WKRPInCincinnati'': about half of the characters from the old show were still at WKRP, with several new characters replacing the rest of the cast.
72	* ''Series/TwentyFour'':
73	** Thanks to its high mortality rate, several major characters were {{killed off\|ForReal}}, and anyone who managed to survive was almost always PutOnABus. Jack was the only real constant character in the show.
74	** Season 4 managed to subvert this. Although Jack and Chloe were initially the only returning characters when the season started, by the halfway point most of the newly introduced characters had been written out with only a handful remaining while several classic characters from the first three seasons were brought back in.
75	* This often occurs in the judge panels of casting shows, if the main judge has strong ItsAllAboutMe tendencies:
76	** Most judges of ''Series/AmericasNextTopModel'' didn't last very long, but in cycle 19, the ''entire panel'' was dumped. Except for Creator/TyraBanks, of course.
77	** Heidi Klum of ''Germany's next Topmodel'' is notorious for this. Her co-judges are lucky if they get to stick around for more than one season.
78	** The same goes for Dieter Bohlen of ''Deutschland sucht den Superstar'' (the German version of Series/AmericanIdol).
79	* ''[[Series/SpartacusBloodAndSand Spartacus War of the Damned]]'' features a variant. The main characters are still the same (and quite a few addition), but every single antagonist this season are brand new characters.
80	* ''Series/StarTrekPicard'': Just like in ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', Jean-Luc Picard is once again the HeroProtagonist, but the other series regulars are new to the franchise or, in the case of Seven of Nine, borrowed from another entry in the franchise. Averted when he [[PuttingTheBandBackTogether puts the band back together]] in the third season.
81	* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'':
82	** ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' began with five Rangers (Jason, Billy, Zack, Trini and Kimberly), with Tommy joining the team later on as the SixthRanger. Jason, Trini, Zack and Kim were eventually PutOnABus, leaving Tommy and Billy at the only Rangers from the first season of ''Mighty Morphin''. Eventually, [[Series/PowerRangersZeo Billy would leave the show as well]], and while Jason did return for ''Zeo'', he wasn't present in the next season. By the time ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo'' came around, Tommy was the only Ranger from the first season left before he too would be written out.
83	** Tommy once again falls into this trope with his return in ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder'', moving to the city of Reefside and recruiting four new teenagers to combat the forces of evil.
84	* ''[[Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody The Suite Life On Deck]]'': Aside from Zack and Cody, the only characters from ''The Suite Life of Zack and Cody'' to return as regular cast members are London and Mr Mosby. However, Kerry, Arwin, Maddie, Esteban, Barbara, Bob and even the Ellis twins, Jessica and Janice, did guest star in an episode each.
85	* ''Franchise/LawAndOrder'':
86	** ''Series/LawAndOrderCriminalIntent'': Mike Logan's last appearance on the original ''Series/LawAndOrder'' was in the season 5 episode "Pride". He returned on ''Criminal Intent'' as a regular cast member from seasons 4-7.
87	** ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'': As of season 22, Olivia Benson and Finn Tutuola are the only cast members left from the first two seasons of the show.
88	** ''Series/LawAndOrderOrganizedCrime'' has Elliot Stabler, one of the original characters of the above show, with a new cast.
89	* ''Series/RavensHome'': The only returning characters from ''Series/ThatsSoRaven'' are Raven and Chelsea. Raven's father Victor, her high school boyfriend/ex-husband Devon and her psychic mentor Dr Sleevemoore do have guest apperances on the show. Raven's brother Cory, her mother Tanya and her high school friend Eddie do not appear.
90	* The original British version of ''Series/TheTomorrowPeople1973'' was prone to this. Members of the Tomorrow People and even the recurring cast around them would come and go, until in the end the only cast member who remained present during the entire series was John, the oldest of the Tomorrow People and the group's de facto leader, and TIM, the team's AI that managed to keep the same voice (actor) the whole time.
91	* ''Series/Frasier2023'' retains only Frasier as part of the main cast. Niles and Daphne don't appear because Creator/DavidHydePierce and Creator/JaneLeeves were too busy with other projects, Creator/JohnMahoney's death in 2018 resulted in [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim Martin dying offscreen as well]] and Creator/PeriGilpin only signed on for one guest appearance as Roz. Rounding out the new main cast are Frasier's son Freddy (previously a recurring character in the original ''Frasier'', but is [[TheOtherDarrin played by a different actor here]]), Niles and Daphne's son David (who was born in the finale of the previous series), Freddy's friend Eve, Frasier's [[RememberTheNewGuy previously unmentioned]] friend Alan Cornwall and his new boss Olivia. Creator/BebeNeuwirth also returns as Lilith, albeit recurring as usual.
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95	* Ryo and Robert were the only recurring characters in ''[[VideoGame/ArtOfFighting Art of Fighting 3]]''. Yuri also returns as an NPC. The rest were essentially rehashed (albeit slightly reworked) versions of the original cast with the exceptions of Lenny, [[ActionGirl Sinclair]], and [[BigBad Wyler]].
96	* Likewise, ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'' does the same, with Ryu and Ken being the only returning characters. The [[UpdatedRerelease Updated Re-releases]] adds Akuma and Chun Li, respectively, but everyone else is new to the series (albeit a lot of them count as {{exp\|y}}ies of old characters, some of which canonically debuted in later entries).
97	* In ''[[VideoGame/FatalFury Garou: Mark of the Wolves]]'', only Terry Bogard is still around. Rock Howard, the game's protagonist, is mostly an AscendedExtra (with a few cameos in Terry's endings in older games), and the rest of the cast is completely new to the series (with a lot of {{exp\|y}}ies as well).
98	* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2'': Yuna and Rikku go have their own adventures, with a new team-member (Paine) in tow, and a whole bunch of N.P.C.s. The other playable characters from FFX have either died ([[KilledOffForReal properly]]), been erased from existence, gone to settle down to start a family, or gone on to rebuild his tribe's society.
99	* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIIRevenantWings'': Vaan, Penelo and a couple {{Ascended Extra}}s steal a sky pirate ship and meet a new buddy, Lyudd. It takes them a while, but the other characters from your main cast do eventually rejoin your party.
100	* The ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' expansion ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeOriginsAwakening Awakening]]'' transplants the player's Warden to a different part of Ferelden, where they acquire a whole new RagtagBunchOfMisfits (save one veteran who suffered from LateCharacterSyndrome in the main game). This is also mostly true for the standalone DLC mini-campaigns that star the Warden: "[[BrutalBonusLevel The Golems of Amgarrak]]" give you the Dace brothers, their pet bronto, and a healing golem as companions, while "Witch Hunt" sees a Dalish warrior and a Circle mage join you (alongside Dog from the original game) on the quest to find Morrigan.
101	* In ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', the late Commander Shepard is back in action but with a largely newly recruited crew, while their old crew from ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'' is (mostly) unavailable. This is mostly reversed in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', though, with only one new squad member (two with DLC), while the rest are familiar faces and voices.
102	* ''VideoGame/ShadowHeartsCovenant'' keeps Yuri from the original ''VideoGame/ShadowHearts1'', but with brand new party, since the previous heroine [[spoiler:has died in the bad ending of the previous game]], and rest of party is busy elsewhere with their own lives. Some do reappear in the game though or are referenced.
103	* ''VideoGame/MaxPayne3'' stars the eponymous character in the lead role once more but the entire supporting cast from the first two games is replaced with new characters. This is likely due to the fact [[spoiler:that most of them had ended up dead by the end of ''Max Payne 2''.]]
104	* While Reimu and Marisa are constantly playable (Marisa only after the third game), this has happened twice in ''Franchise/TouhouProject'':
105	** The first instance is during the switch from PC-98 to Windows. Many of the PC-98 characters are merely one-shots that are never heard of again after being defeated. However, [[CuteGhostGirl Mima]] and [[OlderSidekick Genjii]] are some of the exceptions, appearing prominently in almost all games. [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome They are never heard of again]] after ''VideoGame/TouhouKaikidanMysticSquare'', the fifth game.
106	** After ''VideoGame/TouhouFuujinrokuMountainOfFaith'', the tenth game, starts the Moriya Shrine Conspiracy arc, the characters from the sixth to ninth games have been getting a lot less appearances. Unlike the first case, though, the characters are explicitly shown to still exist, just not getting as much screentime.
107	* With the exception of Donkey Kong himself, none of the characters who appeared in the ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' trilogy on SNES or in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64'' appears in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongJungleBeat''. Instead, DK's friends and family have been replaced with the Helper Monkeys, as well as the Jungle Buddies (who are similar to the Animal Buddies from the previous games, but clearly aren't the same). Averted with later ''Donkey Kong'' games, which would bring back characters from the games developped by Creator/{{Rare}}.
108	* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'': A major event followed by a seven-year-timeskip between the [[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney third]] and [[VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney fourth games]] leaves title character Phoenix Wright the SameCharacterButDifferent, as he's gone from a generally well-respected lawyer to a bum-like pianist/poker player. Following this, his supporting cast's gone in the fourth game with little mention as well, and is replaced by his adopted daughter, his new employee Apollo, and ''their'' supporting cast (as Phoenix is now the {{Deuteragonist}} instead of the protagonist). ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies Dual Destinies]]'' and ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice Spirit of Justice]]'', however, have appearances by Wright's companions, with the [=DLC=] case of the latter being a NostalgiaLevel featuring Maya as the sidekick, Edgeworth as the prosecutor, and Larry as a witness. Helps that Phoenix went back to lawyering.
109	* The ''VideoGame/PaperMario'' series always has Mario as the main lead while he gets a new set of partners in each game. Mario's allies in ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' in particular are largely {{Exp\|y}}ies of the allies from [[VideoGame/PaperMario64 the first game]].
110	* ZigZagged throughout the ''VideoGame/SaintsRow'' series: In ''VideoGame/SaintsRow2'', Johnny Gat is the only one of the [[VideoGame/SaintsRow1 first game]] Saints to return to the [[PlayerCharacter Playa/Boss']] side, and even he is PutOnABus in ''VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird'', meaning that none of Julius' original 3rd Street Saints (except the Boss, of course) are active at that time. Gat does come back in ''VideoGame/SaintsRowIV'', however, and is even PromotedToPlayable in ''VideoGame/SaintsRowGatOutOfHell''. Also, while Gat is the Boss' only still-active pal from the first game, the Boss gains and loses additional pals in the course of later installments.
111	* ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' series: Main character Adol is WalkingTheEarth, while his supporting cast are people who live in regions he visits, so it's to be expected. The only one who consistently stays with Adol is his friend Dogi, but even then they sometimes end up separated. There are several recurring characters, but they usually have some sort of justification, like [[VideoGame/YsVITheArkOfNapishtim Geis]] being a mercenary.
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115	* Season 1 of ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'' ends with everybody passing the test of the 2nd floor except for main character Bam, [[spoiler:who got betrayed and pushed into the lake by Rachel and got assigned to be guided by Hwaryun]]. Season two begins with several new characters meeting a new, stronger and far more stoic Bam. The rest of the season 1 cast has since begun to be reintroduced into the story, at least the important ones... and [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Para]][[TheFriendNobodyLikes cule]]
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119	* ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfHeMan'' was this for ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983''. He-Man and Skeletor travel to planet Primus, where they join the Galactic Guardians and the Evil Mutants respectively. The Sorceress appears from time to time, King Randor and Queen Marlena have cameos in the pilot, and there's one episode with Teela.
120	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles\|2003}} Fast Forward'' sends the Turtles and Splinter to the future, where they meet new people.
121	* ''WesternAnimation/ExtremeGhostbusters'', wherein Egon Spengler from ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'' assembles a new Ghostbusters team, with help from Janine Spengler and Slimer. However, the original team comes BackForTheFinale.
122	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'', the movie spin-off of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', had Twilight and Spike enter the mirror to the human-world without their friends, but in the process make new friends out of the older ones' humanized counterparts. Technically, those humans ''are'' Twilight's friends, but at the same time they aren't, so it's likely debatable. As of the third movie, none of the characters from the show appear at all, though as usual, most of the cast consists of expies.
123	* Similar to the ''Film/TransformersAgeOfExtinction'' example, the only returning Autobots in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersRobotsInDisguise'' from the previous series, ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'', are Bumblebee and Optimus Prime, accompanied with a new cast of Autobots and humans. Arcee, Bulkhead, and Ultra Magnus do appear in spin-off comics though, and Bulkhead and Ratchet appeared in later seasons.
124	* At the second season of ''WesternAnimation/{{Young Justice\|2010}}'', only Robin (now Nightwing), Superboy, and Miss Martian are still on the Team and are leading new teammates that joined over the 5-year time skip.
125	* ''WesternAnimation/OzzyAndDrix'': The series is a spinoff of the movie ''Film/OsmosisJones'' but the titular character and his partner Drix are the only ones to return due to them being sucked out of their host Frank [=DeTorre=] by a mosquito and transported into the body of a teenager named Hector Cruz. As a result, they have a new supporting cast.
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129	* Your life, from your perspective. You go to new places and surround yourself with new people over the years, but you're the one person who has the lead role from birth to death. The only constant.
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