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* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' has, for most of its early run, focused mainly on men, with only a few major female characters. The sixth part, ''Manga/StoneOcean'', has a female main character, a much higher concentration of {{Action Girl}}s in general in its cast, and two major characters with an AmbiguousGenderIdentity, one of whom uses "they/them" pronouns in the anime's dub.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' features Hylians of multiple skin tones and ethnicities where pretty much all of them had previously been white. It's justified for two reasons: Your adventure now takes place all across the greater part of the continent rather than being mostly confined to the ([[FantasyCounterpartCulture vaguely European-analogous]]) kingdom of Hyrule and its immediate surroundings, and most of civilization being wrecked a hundred years before scattered the population and left them living a nomadic, foraging existence for many years (with many still doing so). Even then, the different Hylian cultures are still largely clustered by region, with the classic "white" Hylians found mostly to the north while the darker-skinned peoples mainly live in the warmer tropical climate in the south.

** ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' itself can be seen as this to the other ''Webcomic/MSPaintAdventures'', though it's not exactly a sequel to them. While the other MS Paint Adventures have only male protagonists, ''Homestuck'' has equal gender representation, important disabled characters, a world where pretty much EveryoneIsBi, alien species that explore BizarreAlienSexes and FantasticRacism, etc.

* The 2023 revival of ''WesternAnimation/CloneHigh'' adds three clones of color to its main cast; mainly, Confucius, Frida Kahlo and Harriet Tubman.

* ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear -STRIVE-'':

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', the sequel to ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', is more diverse than its predecessor when it comes to LGBT+ characters. Korra and Asami, who are seen holding hands and staring into each other's eyes at the end of the series on their way to the spirit world, are later confirmed in an interview to be bisexual. Other confirmed LGBTQ+ characters in the interview are Kya, Aang and Katara's daughter, and Aiwei. In contrast, none of the main characters in the predecessor are confirmed to be something other than straight. Initially, it didn't have any known LGBTQ+ characters, but Avatar Kyoshi is eventually revealed to be bisexual in the LOK comic ''Turf Wars'' and we see one of her girlfriends in her own book, ''Literature/TheRiseOfKyoshi''. The cast is also more diverse ethnicity-wise, with various mixed-race characters (including Mako, Bolin, Asami, Aang's kids, and Tenzin's kids).

** ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' added [[TokenMinority token black character]] Lando Calrissian to the mix; the prequel trilogy added [[Creator/SamuelLJackson Mace Windu]]. ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' also has noticeably more minority actors portraying fighter pilots, while also introducing Mon Mothma as the leader of the Rebel Alliance, contrasting with older white men seen in command in the prior films.

* ''Series/{{Willow|2022}}'': The series has four people of color in main roles, Ruby Cruz (Latina American) as Kit, Creator/ErinKellyman (a mixed race British actress) as Jade, Creator/TonyRevolori (Guatemalan-American) playing Prince Graydon and Amar Chadha-Patel (British of Indian descent) as Boorman. Additionally, Kit and Jade are both queer women revealed as in love with each other. This contrasts with [[Film/{{Willow}} the film]], which had only white characters, and none were LGBT+.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' features Hylians of multiple skin tones and ethnicities where pretty much all of them had previously been white. It's justified for two reasons: Your adventure now takes place all across the greater continent rather than being mostly confined to the ([[FantasyCounterpartCulture vaguely European-analoguous]]) kingdom of Hyrule, and most of civilization being wrecked a hundred years before scattered the population and left them living a nomadic, foraging existence for many years (with many still doing so). Even then, the different Hylian cultures are still largely clustered by region, with the classic "white" Hylians found mostly to the north while the darker-skinned peoples mainly live in the warmer tropical climate in the south.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' features Hylians of multiple skin tones and ethnicities where pretty much all of them had previously been white. It's justified for two reasons: Your adventure now takes place all across the greater continent rather than being mostly confined to the ([[FantasyCounterpartCulture vaguely European-analoguous]]) kingdom of Hyrule, and most of civilization being wrecked a hundred years before scattered the population and left them living a nomadic, foraging existence for many years (with many still doing so). Even then, the different Hylian cultures are still largely clustered by region, with the classic "white" Hylians found mostly to the north while the darker-skinned peoples living in the warmer tropical climate in the south.

* ''Series/{{Willow}}'': The series has four people of color in main roles, Ruby Cruz (Latina American) as Kit, Creator/ErinKellyman (a mixed race Englishwoman) as Jade, Toni Revolori (Guatemalan-American) playing Prince Graydon and Amar Chadha-Patel (an Englishman of Indian descent) as Boorman. Additionally, Kit and Jade are both queer women revealed as in love with each other. This contrasts with [[Film/{{Willow}} the film]], which had only white characters, and none were LGBT+.

If a later installment adjusts mainly the gender ratio, see AffirmativeActionGirl. Compare AdaptationalDiversity, for when an adaptation, reboot, or other derivative work diversifies the existing cast, and its related tropes RaceLift, DisabledInTheAdaptation, AdaptationalCurves, GenderFlip and AdaptationalSexuality. This driving viewership results in WatchedItForTheRepresentation.

* ''ComicBook/YoungJustice'' was originally formed with ComicBook/{{Robin}}, [[ComicBook/Superboy1994 Superboy]] and ComicBook/{{Impulse}}. All white and male, and there was even an issue which parodied the "boys club" nature of the team when they were later joined by three girls: ComicBook/WonderGirl, [[ComicBook/GreenArrow Arrowette]] and Secret. Again, all white. Later member Empress was African-American and [[TokenMinority the only non-white]]. In [[ComicBook/YoungJustice2019 2019]], the book was relaunched with most of the original members and many new faces. The cast was still mostly white, but now also joined by [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Teen Lantern]] (Bolivian), ComicBook/{{Naomi|DCComics}} (African-American), Miguel of ComicBook/DialHForHero (Hispanic), the Jackson Hyde Aqualad (African-American and gay), Jinny Hex (a lesbian) as well as the extra-terrestrial Wonder Twins. The male-to-female ratio also remained roughly equal, similar to the original series.

** The Creator/{{Disney}}-produced films go for an even more racially-diverse cast, resulting in a lot more visible minorities and women onscreen. Tellingly, instead of an all-white TwoGuysAndAGirl setup, the main protagonists in ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' are played by a white woman, a black man and a Latino man, with an Asian-American actress also taking a major role in ''Film/TheLastJedi''. ''Film/RogueOne'', meanwhile, has an even more diverse lead cast than the sequels, as well as a heavily international cast with only a few actors based in the US or UK.

* ''Series/NineOneOne'' is already diverse, but the spin-off series ''Series/NineOneOneLoneStar'' adds even more. While all of the main cast in 9-1-1 were cis, Lone Star has Paul Strickland, a black trans man. The series also has a more racially diverse cast, with black, Muslim and Latino characters in the forefront.

* The original ''Series/PrettyLittleLiars'' had the five Liars comprised of four White women and one Eurasian woman. The titular Liars in ''Series/PrettyLittleLiarsOriginalSin'' include one White woman (Imogen), two Black women (Tabby and Faran), one Eurasian woman (Mouse), and a Latina (Noa). According to a behind the scenes clip, the writers wanted a diverse group of Little Liars from different backgrounds.

** SequelSeries ''Series/AndJustLikeThat'' adds several minorities to the main characters' inner circles, such as the desi Seema Patel, the Latine Che Diaz (who is also nonbinary), and the black Lisa Todd Wexley. In-story, the characters are stepping out of their comfort zones; for example, Miranda starts wrestling with her own sexuality and feels guilt that she doesn't have any black friends.

** The sequels also feature many more ''alien species'' on their roster. In particular, the second game's PartyOfRepresentatives kept all the species represented in the first game's (human, asari, turian, quarian, and krogan), and added a salarian, a drell, and even a geth, as well as expanding the human representation from a single class (military, essentially), to also include career criminals, mercenaries, and genetic experiments, all of whom contributed new and unique perspectives on the story and the world of the games.

** Additionally, when the game launched, only fair skin was accessible for the protagonist. Later in Season 1 custom skin tones were added, but they did not show up in illustrations. In Season 2, custom skin tones were added as a default feature, and they also show up in illustrations starting from Season 2.

** Starting from ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'' (which is set in the setting's equivalent of the USA, and suitably features a larger range of skintones for its [=NPCs=] to match the US's status of a melting pot), there have been more characters who evoke real-world minorities or are just AmbiguouslyBrown; from those games, Lenora is the setting's equivalent of black, and Iris is the latter.

** ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDeadSeasonFour'' has the most openly LGBT characters in the series. Other than finally confirming Clementine as bisexual, she also gets an option to romance [[GayOption Violet]], a lesbian, who is a prominent character. There's also James, who's an importand secondary character and is openly gay. Violet's ex girlfriend Minerva is the main antagonist of episode four and a minor one in previous episodes. Depending on playere's choices, [[spoiler:Violet and James can survive all four episodes, and Clementine will always survive no matter what. Minerva will always die.]]

* ''Series/{{Willow}}'': The series has three people of color in main roles, Creator/ErinKellyman (a mixed race Englishwoman) as Jade, Toni Revolori (Guatemalan-American) playing Prince Graydon and Amar Chadha-Patel (an Englishman of Indian descent) as Boorman. Additionally, Jade and Princess Kit are both confirmed to be queer women. This contrasts with [[Film/{{Willow}} the film]], which had only white characters, and none were LGBT+.

* ''Flim/GlassOnion'': The previous film (''Film/KnivesOut'') had a Latina protagonist and a Black cop as the only ethnic minorities, and the "suspects" were a family of New England [=WASP=]s. This film has a more ethnically diverse group of "suspects" [[note]]Andi and Lionel are played by Black actors, and Duke and Peg by half-Asian actors[[/note]], [[spoiler:the real protagonist, Andi's sister, is also Black]], and reveals that the series' detective Benoit Blanc likes men.

** ''Film/ANewHope'' had an [[HumansAreWhite all-white human cast]][[note]]although Darth Vader was voiced by the African-American Creator/JamesEarlJones, he was played by the white Sebastian Shaw when unmasked[[/note]] and Princess Leia as the most prominent female character in a largely male cast. Later works add more women and minorities to the mix and also become more diverse when it comes to non-humans; in ''A New Hope'' the Rebels seem to be almost exclusively humans, whereas the sequels and prequels add more and more aliens to the mix. In the case of the latter, more alien species within the Rebellion is also indicative of increasing galactic support for the movement, which was founded mainly by humans.

* The ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'' revival (and later, ''Series/TheConners'') added a great deal of diversity to the main cast: Darlene's son Mark is CampGay, Becky's baby-daddy Emilio is Hispanic and an undocumented immigrant, DJ is married to a black woman and has a daughter with her, and a trans woman is a recurring character. An uncharitable viewpoint is that the show wants to touch on as many social issues as possible and [[WereStillRelevantDammit without nearly as much subtlety as the original series]], but the minority characters became well-integrated into the show as time went on.

* ''ComicBook/Champions2016'' was the followup to ''ComicBook/Champions1975'' and starred a team of ComicBook/BlackWidow, [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHercules Hercules]], ComicBook/GhostRider, ComicBook/{{Iceman}} and [[ComicBook/WarrenWorthingtonIII Angel]]--all white and, [[TheSmurfettePrinciple aside from Black Widow]], male[[note]]Though Iceman would [[LateComingOut later on be established as gay]][[/note]]. The second series uses AffirmativeActionLegacy, and instead starred ComicBook/KamalaKhan (female Pakistani-American Muslim), [[ComicBook/UltimateSpiderman Miles Morales]] (half-African American, half-Hispanic) ComicBook/AmadeusCho (Korean-American), [[ComicBook/{{Nova}} Sam Alexander]] (half-Hispanic-American), [[ComicBook/TheVision2015 Viv Vision]] ([[TwoferTokenMinority female lesbian robot]]), [[ComicBook/TheUnstoppableWasp Nadia Pym]] (female), Ironheart (female African-American), Snowguard (First Nations Canadian), Red Locust (female Hispanic-American), Patriot (African-American), Power Man (Hispanic), Falcon (Hispanic), Dust (female Afghan), Bombshell (female) and Pinpoint (East Indian). A teenage, time-displaced ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} served as the TokenWhite male on the team. ''ComicBook/Champions2020'' continued with roughly the same core cast.

* The cast of the cancelled ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquer2013'' would have been much more diverse compared to the original ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerGenerals''. The United States would have been replaced by the European Union, which has generals hailing from many of its member states (including a TokenMinority member from Africa), the GLA would have been turned from generic MiddleEasternTerrorists to a more international organization with generals hailing from Eastern Europe to South America (in order to avoid UnfortunateImplications), and China would have expanded into the Asia-Pacific Alliance, with generals hailing from Korea and Vietnam.