History Main / RoleReprisal

* While it was obvious that Peter Cullen would once again voice Optimus Prime in TransformersPrime, the biggest surprise was that they also got Frank Welker back as Megatron.

* HarrisonFord plays ''IndianaJones'' in the first three movies (1981, 1984 and 1989), and then reprised the role in the fourth movie from 2008. Karen Allen also reprised the role of Marion Ravenwood from the first movie.

* Despite the length of time from the first to the fourth, BruceWillis played John [=McClane=] of the New York Police Department in all the ''DieHard'' movies.

* Raymond Burr and Barbara Hale reprised their roles from the original PerryMason series in the TV movies, 19 years later.

* The [[MilestoneCelebration 200th]] ''NCIS'' episode "Life Before His Eyes" featured cameos from main and minor charaters from previous seasons, [[BackFromTheDead even the dead ones]]. ItMakesSenseInContext.

* Inverted in the Japanese version of ''[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood]]'', where most of the roles were recast despite only a few years passing after the first anime finished. The English dub, by contrast, uses almost the exact ''same'' cast as [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist the 2003 series]].

* Inverted in the Japanese version of ''[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood]]'', where most of the roles were recast despite only a few years passing after the first anime finished. The English dub, by contrast, uses almost the exact ''same'' cast as the first series.

* Inverted in the Japanese version of ''FullmetalAlchemistBrotherhood,'' where most of the roles were recast despite only a few years passing after the first anime finished. The English dub, by contrast, uses almost the exact ''same'' cast as the first series.

* ''DeusExHumanRevolution'': [[spoiler:Cliff Stephens]] reprises his role as [[spoiler:Bob Page]], 10 years after the release of the original ''VideoGame/DeusEx''.

* JeffBridges reprising the role of Kevin Flynn in ''TronLegacy'' after more than 25 years.

* Inverted in ''FullmetalAlchemistBrotherhood,'' where most of the roles were recast despite only a few years passing after the first anime finished. (The English dub, by contrast, uses almost the exact ''same'' cast as the first series.)

* As a long-runner, ''DoctorWho'' has done this several times. The 2005 revival includes ElisabethSladen reprising her role as Sarah Jane Smith in "School Reunion", and later in spinoff ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'', which also featured appearances from Jo Grant and the Brigadier, while Peter Davison reappeared as [[TheNthDoctor the Fifth Doctor]] in "Time Crash".

* As a long-runner, ''DoctorWho'' has done this several times. Some recent examples include ElisabethSladen reprising her role as Sarah Jane Smith in "School Reunion", and later in ''TheSarahJaneAdventures'', Peter Davison appearing as [[TheNthDoctor the fifth Doctor]] in "Time Crash", and Nicholas Courtney playing TheBrigadier in the [[TheSarahJaneAdventures Sarah Jane Adventures]] episode "Enemy of the Bane".

** As with everyone in [[{{Cars}} ''Cars 2'']] except for Fillmore, who is given a new voice actor due to the death of GeorgeCarlin; Red, who stopped speaking altogether due to the death of JoeRanft, and [[spoiler:[[TheCharacterDiedWithHim Doc Hudson]]]].

** As with everyone in [[{{Cars}} ''Cars 2'']] except for Fillmore, who is given a new voice actor due to the death of GeorgeCarlin; and Red, who stopped speaking altogether due to the death of JoeRanft.

* ''DeusExHumanRevolution'': [[spoiler:Cliff Stephens]] reprises his role as [[spoiler:Bob Page]], 10 years after the release of the original ''DeusEx''.

* Jeff Bridges reprising the role of Kevin Flynn in ''TronLegacy'' after more than 25 years.

* HarrisonFord plays ''IndianaJones'' in the first three movies (1981, 1984 and 1989), and then reprised the role in the fourth movie from 2008.

* The ''ToyStory'' series managed to have the same actor (John Morris) who played Andy as a kid, adolescent and young adult through all three films, with the third movie being made 11 years after the second movie. The characters grew up in approximate real time, 15 years have past in real life and Andy aged about 12 years. All of the main characters are also voiced by the same actors, with only one (Slinky) being recast due to Jim Varney's death.

* ''DeusExHumanRevolution'': [[spoiler:Cliff Stephens]] reprises his role as [[spoiler:Bob Page]] 10 years after the original ''DeusEx''.

* ''BatmanArkhamAsylum: Kevin Conroy would return to reprise his role of Batman, Mark Hamill would reprise his role of The Joker and Arleen Sorkin would reprise her role of Harley Quinn. The sequel, Arkham City, would only return Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill. Arleen Sorkin was replaced with TaraStrong.

* ''DragonballKai'' got together most every possible voice actor who worked on the original series to voice the same character in the ReCut, both Japanese and English versions. MasakaNozawa and SeanSchemmel voice Goku and ChristopherSabat voices Vegeta. It provided a marked example of VocalEvolution.