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* One ComicBook/BlackPanther comic had T'Challa dealing with an untreatable, progressive brain injury from repeated head trauma that'd eventually kill him after eroding his mind. He meets himself from the future where he is a jovial goofball compared to his present day stoic self from it.

* In ''Anime/FateStayNight'', the main timeline Emiya Shirou is a naive, optimistic young boy that wants to be a "hero of justice", someone who saves lives at the expense of his own. His future self Archer is a HeartbrokenBadass and AntiVillain that gave up all of his ideals after trying to uphold them broke his mind. Archer, now a DeathSeeker, wants to kill Shirou in order to escape the deal he made for his new powers.

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* One are of Black Panther had T'Challa dealing with an untreatable, progressive brain injury from repeated head trauma that'd eventually kill him after eroding his mind. He meets himself from the future where he is a jovial goofball compared to his present day stoic self from it.

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In stories, this trope concerns the time the audience is given the chance to see the future of a setting and future versions of different characters, who will almost certainly contrast their past selves in several different ways. This view can be obtained through TimeTravel, a FlashForward, or a TimeSkip. This is a SuperTrope to FutureBadass, FutureMeScaresMe, and FutureLoser. IHatePastMe and FormerTeenRebel may also be involved.

* Of all characters from the first generation of ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'', Sora Takeuchi is the one who most changed of all the Chosen Children. In ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' she's a tomboy who was rebelled against her mother for not being feminine and also being a soccer player. But in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'' as well in ''Anime/DigimonAdventureTri'' (rhe events of both of witch happened various years after ''Adventure''), Sora receives a GirlinessUpgrade, in which as other things, she changed soccer for [[InnocentFlowerGirl ikebana, aka Japanese floral arrangement]].

* In ''Series/TheFlash2014'', Barry Allen/The Flash is a warm-hearted superhero-in-progress. He meets two, very different versions of himself in Season 3. One has become a depressed, solitary JadedWashout [[spoiler:after the death of Iris]]. The other is [[spoiler: Savitar, a megalomaniac narcissist with a serious case of AGodAmI]].

AmnesiacDissonance is related, where someone becomes a different person in the future because of amnesia (or someone is revealed to be different in the past because of amnesia). Compare CharacterDevelopment, CharacterizationMarchesOn

* Of all characters from the first generation of ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'', Sora Takeuchi is the one who most changed of all the Chosen Children. In ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' she's a tomboy who was rebelled against her mother for not being feminine and also being a soccer player. But in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'' as well in ''Anime/DigimonAdventureTri'' (which events happened various years after ''Adventure''), Sora receives a GirlinessUpgrade, in which as other things, she changed soccer for [[InnocentFlowerGirl ikebana, aka Japanese floral arrangement]].

* In the TurnOfTheMillennium version of ''Comicbook/TeenTitans'' (the one made by Creator/GeoffJohns), the regular team found themselves with their obscure future versions called "Tomorrow Titans", in which ComicBook/{{Superboy}} is the new Franchise/{{Superman}}, ComicBook/{{Robin}} (Tim Drake) is the new Batman, ComicBook/WonderGirl is the new Franchise/WonderWoman and Kid Flash (Bart Allen) is the new ComicBook/{{Flash}} [[spoiler:(time before he really took the mantle a year after Wally West "died" in the ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis)]], and also there are grown-up versions of Raven and Beast Boy. Sadly none of them [[HeelFaceTurn were on the good side]] as they became DarkerAndEdgier versions of them in a BadFuture.

* In ''Series/TheFlash2014'', Barry Allen/The Flash is an {{Adorkable}}, warm-hearted superhero-in-progress. He meets two, very different versions of himself in Season 3. One has become a depressed, solitary JadedWashout [[spoiler:after the death of Iris]]. The other is [[spoiler: Savitar, a megalomaniac narcissist with a serious case of AGodAmI]].

* In the TurnOfTheMillennium version of ''Comicbook/TeenTitans'' (the one made by Creator/GeoffJohns), the regular team found themselves with their obscure future versions called "Tomorrow Titans", in which ComicBook/{{Superboy}} is the new Franchise/{{Superman}}, ComicBook/{{Robin}} (Tim Drake) is the new Batman, ComicBook/WonderGirl is the new Franchise/WonderWoman and Kid Flash (Bart Allen) is the new Franchise/{{Flash}} [[spoiler:(time before he really took the mantle a year after Wally West "died" in the ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis)]], and also there're grown-up versions of Raven and Beast Boy. Sadly none of them [[HeelFaceTurn were in the good side]] as well they became DarkerAndEdgier versions of them in a BadFuture.

* In ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', the main timeline Tunks is an overconfident, somewhat spoiled BrattyHalfPint who nevertheless has supportive friends and family. Future Trunks is a mild-mannered, reserved HeartbrokenBadass who has watched most of his loved ones die off.

* In ''Disney/MeetTheRobinsons'', Lewis is a socially marginalized orphan and a struggling inventor. [[spoiler:His future self, Cornelius Robinson, is a world-famous orphan that has formed a very large and supportive family.]]

* In a time travel episode of ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'', Batman (along with some others) travels into the BadFuture and meets his elderly self from ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'', who is appalled by how "green" he once was. The two of them proceed to pull a GoodCopBadCop on a crook, with the younger Bruce playing the good one, the weirdness of which is immediately lampshaded by Wonder Woman.

* Of all characters from the first generation of ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'', Sora Takeuchi is the one who most changed of all the Chosen Children. In ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' she's a tomboy who was rebelled against her mother for not being feminine and also being a soccer player. But in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'' as well in ''Anime/DigimonTri'' (which events happened various years after ''Adventure''), Sora receives a Girliness Upgrade, in which as other things, she changed soccer for ikebana, aka Japanese floral arrangement.

* In the TurnOfTheMillennium version of ''Comicbook/TeenTitans'' (the one made by Geoff Johns), the regular team found themselves with their obscure future versions called "Tomorrow Titans", in which Superboy is the new Superman, Robin (Tim Drake) is the new Batman, Wonder Girl is the new Wonder Woman and Kid Flash (Bart Allen) is the new The Flash (time before he really took the mantle a year after Wally West "died" in the Infinity Crisis), and also there're grown-up versions of Raven and Beast Boy. Sadly none of them were in the good side as well they became Darker And Edgier versions of them in a Bad Future.

* In ''Series/TheFlash2014'', Barry Allen/The Flash is an {{Adorkable}}, warm-hearted superhero-in-progress. He meets two, very different versions of himself in Season 3. One has become a depressed, solitary JadedWashout after [[spoiler: the death of Iris.]] The other is [[spoiler: Savitar, a megalomaniac narcissist with a serious case of AGodAmI.]]

* Of all characters from the first generation of ''{{Franchise}}/{{Digimon}}'', Sora Takeuchi is the one who most changed of all the Chosen Children. In ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' she's a tomboy who was rebelled against her mother for not being feminine and also being a soccer player. But in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'' as well in ''Anime/DigimonTri'' (which events happened various years after ''Adventure''), Sora receives a Girliness Upgrade, in which as other things, she changed soccer for ikebana, aka Japanese floral arrangement.

* Of all characters from the first generation of {{Franchise}}/{{Digimon}}, Sora Takeuchi is the one who most changed of all the Chosen Children. In ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' she's a tomboy who was rebelled against her mother for not being feminine and also being a soccer player. But in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'' as well in ''Anime/DigimonTri'' (which events happened various years after ''Adventure''), Sora receives a Girliness Upgrade, in which as other things, she changed soccer for ikebana, aka Japanese floral arrangement.

* In ''Disney/MeetTheRobinsons, Lewis is a socially marginalized orphan and a struggling inventor. [[spoiler: His future self, Cornelius Robinson, is a world-famous orphan that has formed a very large and supportive family.]]

* In ''Recap/FuturamaM1BendersBigScore'', [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Philip J. Fry]] (a rather immature fool) meets his future self, an older man going by the alias of "Lars Filmore" who is considerably wiser than his younger self.