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* The first ''Franchise/StarWars'' film was originally called just ''Star Wars''. The 1980 sequel, ''Star Wars Episode V: Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'', featured an episode number and subtitle in the opening crawl as part of its GenreThrowback nature to give the impression of a long running film serial. When the original film was re-released in 1981, ''Episode IV: Film/ANewHope'' was added above the original opening crawl.

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* ''Franchise/StarWars'': The first ''Franchise/StarWars'' film was originally called just ''Star Wars''. The 1980 sequel, ''Star Wars Episode V: Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'', featured an episode number and subtitle in the opening crawl as part of its GenreThrowback nature to give the impression of a long running film serial. When the original film was re-released in 1981, ''Episode IV: Film/ANewHope'' was added above the original opening crawl.
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* The first book in the ''ComicBook/{{Hilda}}'' series was originally titled ''Hildafolk''. It was later changed to ''ComicBook/HildaAndTheTroll'' when it was reprinted by Flying Eye Books in 2015 to maintain consistency with the rest of the series.

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* The first book in the ''ComicBook/{{Hilda}}'' series was originally titled ''Hildafolk''. It was later changed to ''ComicBook/HildaAndTheTroll'' when it was reprinted by Flying Eye Books in 2015 to maintain consistency with the rest of the series.
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* The first book in the ''ComicBook/{{Hilda}}'' series was originally titled ''Hildafolk''. It was later changed to ''ComicBook/HildaAndTheTroll'' when it was reprinted by Flying Eye Books in 2015 to maintain consistency with the rest of the series.
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* ''Film/PitchBlack'' spawned the ''[[Franchise/TheChroniclesOfRiddick Chronicles of Riddick]]'' franchise.

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* ''Film/PitchBlack'' spawned the ''[[Franchise/TheChroniclesOfRiddick Chronicles of Riddick]]'' franchise. Some re-releases titled the film ''The Chronicles of Riddick: Pitch Black''.
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Treehouse Of Horror was always the official name, it's the on-screen title that changed. So, not trope


* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''' annual Halloween specials were originally referred to as just ''The Simpsons Halloween Special''. Starting with [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS14E1TreehouseOfHorrorXIII the thirteenth installment]], they were renamed ''WesternAnimation/TreehouseOfHorror'' as a reference to [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E3TreehouseOfHorror the first entry]], which had Bart and Lisa telling stories in the treehouse as a FramingDevice. The earlier specials were retroactively renamed in all later releases.
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* ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' is sometimes renamed to ''Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark'' to match later films in [[Franchise/IndianaJones the franchise]], most notably its DVD release.

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* ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' is sometimes renamed to ''Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark'' to match later films in [[Franchise/IndianaJones the franchise]], most notably its DVD release. This is somewhat odd since Indiana Jones ''is'' one of the eponymous raiders.
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* Since there was already a ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' video game on the NES, [[VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTheArcadeGame the arcade game of the same name]] was ported to the NES as ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game''. Likewise, the arcade sequel,''[[VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTurtlesInTime Turtles in Time]]'', became ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV'' when ported to the Super NES due to the existence of ''[[VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTheManhattanProject The Manhattan Project]]'', the third NES ''Turtles'' game that was developed in parallel.

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* Since there was already a ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' ''VideoGame/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|1989}}'' video game on the NES, [[VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTheArcadeGame the arcade game of the same name]] was ported to the NES as ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game''. Likewise, the arcade sequel,''[[VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTurtlesInTime Turtles in Time]]'', became ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV'' when ported to the Super NES due to the existence of ''[[VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTheManhattanProject The Manhattan Project]]'', the third NES ''Turtles'' game that was developed in parallel.
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* Happened briefly with the ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' series when ''Film/JasonGoesToHellTheFinalFriday'' and ''Film/JasonX'' were named after the central slasher instead.

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* Happened briefly with the ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' series when ''Film/JasonGoesToHellTheFinalFriday'' and ''Film/JasonX'' were named after the central slasher instead. Granted, this was more of a legal thing. [[note]]New Line Cinema had purchased the rights to the CHARACTER of Jason Voorhees, but not the franchise as a whole. They weren't legally ALLOWED to call their films "Friday the 13th," or any varation thereof. [[/note]]
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* Following ''Film/{{Twilight}}'', the film adaptations of the novels ''New Moon'', ''Eclipse'', and ''Breaking Dawn'' all carried the supertitle ''The Twilight Saga''. ''Film/TheHungerGames'' and ''Literature/{{Divergent}}'' later followed this trend with their respective film series.

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* Following ''Film/{{Twilight}}'', the film adaptations of the novels ''New Moon'', ''Eclipse'', and ''Breaking Dawn'' all carried the supertitle ''The Twilight Saga''. ''Film/TheHungerGames'' and ''Literature/{{Divergent}}'' later followed this trend with their respective film series. Funny enough, some TV airings of the first film call it ''[[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment The Twilight Saga: Twilight]]''
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* ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'' used to combine this with MarketBasedTitle. Hoping to create and capitalize on a unified brand for all ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' spin-off games, Creator/{{Atlus}} USA prefixed ''VideoGame/Persona3'' and ''VideoGame/Persona4'' with "Shin Megami Tensei" for their international releases, whereas in Japan the connection to SMT remained implicit. However, they stopped doing this around in 2012 after ''Persona'' became a MorePopularSpinoff.

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* ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'' used to combine this with MarketBasedTitle. Hoping to create and capitalize on a unified brand for all ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' spin-off games, Creator/{{Atlus}} USA prefixed ''VideoGame/Persona3'' and ''VideoGame/Persona4'' with "Shin Megami Tensei" for their international releases, whereas in Japan the connection to SMT remained implicit. However, they stopped doing this around in 2012 after ''Persona'' became a MorePopularSpinoff.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''' annual Halloween specials were originally referred to as just ''The Simpsons Halloween Special''. Starting with [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS14E1TreehouseOfHorrorXIII the thirteenth installment]], they were renamed ''WesternAnimation/TreehouseOfHorror'' as a reference to [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E3TreehouseOfHorror the first entry]], which had Bart and Lisa telling stories in the treehouse as a FramingDevice. The earlier specials were retroactively renamed in all later releases.

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