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* ''LightNovel/PocketMonstersTheAnimation'' is a {{novelization}} of the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime that consists of almost nothing but this. It was written by Creator/TakeshiShudo, a director of the Original Series, and contains multiple ideas that aren't consistent with the anime itself (though early episodes do support some of the concepts). For example: The series takes place in the future, Pokemon are aliens who co-exist with humans and animals, Ash's dad is a deadbeat, ten year olds are legal adults who pay taxes, and Misty's sisters wear wigs.

* In comic no 1 of ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'', Kopaka is shown as being white and blue, whereas in the toyline, he is completely white. This was corrected in later comics.

* Ruthie Smithens and Molly [=McIntire=] from the AmericanGirl toy line had brown eyes in the tie-in books that came with the dolls, yet the latter shipped with grey eyes for some reason.

** A plush doll of Elsa with a voice box contains a cut line: "But I am still your queen". WordOfGod is that it comes from the scene where Anna and Hans ask for Elsa's blessing. In the final product after Elsa refuses to accept their engagement, Anna mentions that you [[FourthDateMarriage marry a man you just met]] if it is TrueLove, which causes Elsa to question Anna and Anna to snap back at her that she knows more about love than Elsa. Afterwards Elsa ends the conversation. Sometime in development the scene went differently. Anna would have instead said that she didn't need Elsa's permission because she [[YoureNotMyFather wasn't her mom]], which causes Elsa to reply with "I may not be your mother, but I am your queen."

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* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'': The Decepticon Logo seems to be a stylized version of Soundwave's face, and the Autobot Symbol appears to be based on Prowl's, suggesting at some point that these two were intended as the leaders - This was obviously changed, but the logos remained.

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* The opposite situation happened with ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'': in the original toy line, Soundwave was supposed to be the leader of the Decepticons and their logo was Soundwave's face (and the Autobots one was Optimus' face) but the [[TransformersGeneration1 the '84 cartoon]] switched him for Megatron as the head of the villains without changing their logo. Due to the popularity of this cartoon the logo has never been changed since, which can confuses audience wondering why TheDragon is the bad guys' logo.

** About a year before the movie ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' was released, at least one licensed toy was labeled with the title of the forthcoming sequel ''Revenge of the Jedi''. Theatrical trailers said the same thing. Apparently the title was changed for because revenge is not part of a Jedi's character. ''Star Trek II: Venegeance of Khan'' changed its name ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan'' to avoid similarities to the then-upcoming ''Star Wars'' film.

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* A song for ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' is called "Signal In The Sky", however the girls use a hotline installed in the Mayor's office instead of a BatSignal. In two episodes they have a signal (most notably the first episode), but that was a EarlyInstallmentWeirdness related leftover from the original ''Whoopass Girls'' short.

** A plush doll of Elsa with a voice box contains a cut line: "But I am still your queen". WordOfGod is that it comes from the scene where Anna and Hans ask for Elsa's blessing. In the final product after Elsa refuses to accept their engagement, Anna mentions that you [[FourthDateMarriage marry a man you just met]] if it is TrueLove, which causes Elsa to question Anna and Anna to snap back at her that she knows more about love than Elsa. Afterwards Elsa ends the conversation. Sometime in development the scene went differently. Anna would have instead said that she didn't need Elsa's permission because she [[YoureNotMyFather wasn't her mom]], which causes the "But I am still your queen" line from Elsa.

** Many of the early artworks and illustrations released in Japan when ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Pokemon Red and Green]]'' were released showed many details from preliminary concepts for the game, such as Pokeballs splitting in half when the Pokemon inside is released, Pikachu's and Charizard's prototypical designs, and even the unused female character was shown in an origami book and an image of Red, her, and Blue with the starters (her design was recycled in ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' and the remake games).
* An early UniverseBible for ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry1'' named "Donkey Kong And The Golden Banana" shows an unused plot where a Kremling steals the special Golden Banana of "Grandpa Kong" (the prototypical Cranky Kong) and Donkey Kong has to retrieve it. The Golden Banana appeared in the ''WesternAnimation/DonkeyKongCountry'' cartoon. The Golden Banana was [[DevelopmentGag later used]] in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64''.

* The first ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983'' action figures were based upon early concepts of the characters that were changed by the time the Filmation cartoon series aired.

* A song for ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' is called "Signal In The Sky", however the girls use a hotline installed in the Mayor's office instead of a BatSignal. In two episodes they have a signal (most notably the first episode), but that was EarlyInstallmentWeirdness as the original ''Whoopass Girls'' short used a Powerpuff Girls signal as well.

* The first ''Manga/TheLegendOfZelda'' manga portrayed Link as a blond instead of a brunette. This could be a case of AdaptationDyeJob or a reference to concept art that depicted Link as a blond.

* The manga adaptation of ''Disney/BigHero6'' contains multiple differences from the film due to being based on unused concepts. The Japanese version even has Aunt Casey as Hiro's and Tadashi's mother, which she was in earlier drafts.

** The Marvel comic adaptation of Episode IV (''Film/ANewHope'') includes a deleted scene of Han Solo chatting with Jabba the Hutt, who looks NOTHING like the Jabba who would first appear in ''Return of the Jedi'', and would later be added to ''A New Hope'' in the special edition and later releases.

* ''Film/{{Transformers}}'':
** Averted in the toyline for the first film: The heads of Megatron and Starscream were changed late during production of the film, but the toy headsculpts were redone in time. The picture on the back of the boxes of Leader Class Megatron and Deluxe Class Protoform Starscream still show the original designs.

* The novelization of the first ''Film/NightAtTheMuseum'' film (not to be confused with the original children's book that the movie was based on) was based on an earlier draft of the script that had Akhmenrah unable to read heiroglyphics, requiring Larry to seek the help of his LoveInterest to translate them.

** The ''Series/StarTrekGenerations'' action figures were this. Most notably a Kirk figure was made in a space suit which he doesn't wear in the film, as it was based on a deleted scene. More subtly, the whole crew wears a uniform designed for the film that was ultimately scrapped.
** Many of the original ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' novelizations by James Blish were based on early scripts, and contained elements that didn't make it into the finished episodes.

With many series licensed material are developed concurrently with, or even before, the product itself. Many works [[WhatCouldHaveBeen change in development]] but often times the developers of the licensed materials don't get the memos in time. Instead of changing the tie-in they release them as is, often confusing fans as to why a certain characters name is wrong in the book or why a doll has the wrong hair color.

* ''LightNovel/PocketMonstersTheAnimation'' is a {{novelization}} of the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime that consists of almost nothing but this. It was written by Creator/TakeshiShudo, a director of the Original Series, and contains multiple ideas that aren't consistent with the anime itself (though early episodes do support some of the concepts). For example: The series takes place in the future, Pokemon are aliens who co-exist with humans and animals, Ash's dad is a deadbeat[[note]]can we add this to [[WMG/PokemonAshFather that WMG page]]?[[/note]], ten year olds are legal adults who pay taxes, and Misty's sisters wear wigs.

** The Marvel comic adaptation of Episode IV (''Film/ANewHope'') shows Han Solo chatting with a Jabba the Hutt who looks NOTHING like the Jabba who would first appear in ''Return of the Jedi'', and would later be added to ''A New Hope'' in the special edition and later releases.

** Many of the original ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' novelizations by James Blish were based on early scripts.

* The ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment''' {{novelization}} is based on an early draft.

This may lead to a DevelopmentGag.

* ''LightNovel/PocketMonstersTheAnimation'' is a {{novelization}} of ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' that consists of almost nothing but this. It was written by Creator/TakeshiShudo, a director of the Original Series, and contains multiple ideas that aren't consistent with the anime itself (though early episodes do support some of the concepts). For example: The series takes place in the future, Pokemon are aliens who co-exist with humans and animals, Ash's dad is a deadbeat, ten year olds are legal adults who pay taxes, and Misty's sisters wear wigs.

** Many of the early artworks and illustrations released in Japan when ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Pokemon Red and Green]]'' were released showed many details from preliminary concepts for the game, such as Pokeballs splitting in half when the Pokemon inside is released, Pikachu's and Charizard's prototypical designs, and even the unused female character was shown in an origami book and an image of Red, her, and Blue with the starters (her design was recycled for (female) Blue in ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' and was reused for Leaf in the remake games).
* An early UniverseBible for ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry1'' named "Donkey Kong And The Golden Banana" shows an unused plot where a Kremling steals the special Golden Banana of "Grandpa Kong" (the prototypical Cranky Kong) and Donkey Kong has to retrieve it. The Golden Banana appeared in the ''WesternAnimation/DonkeyKongCountry'' cartoon. The Golden Banana was [[DevelopmentGag later used]] in ''VideoGame/{{Donkey Kong 64}}''.

* [[WordOfGod According to Britt Allcroft]], Bertram from the ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine'' episode, "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS5E14TobysDiscovery Toby's Discovery]]" was supposed to be a tank engine, but due to financial difficulty in making a new model, [[IdenticalStranger Duke's model was repainted and given Smudger's face]]. Bertram's 2000 and 2011 Wooden Railway models depict him as a tank engine, while his 2016 model depicts him with his tender.