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* ''{{Highlander}}'', ''Highlander II'', ''Highlander III'', ''Highlander: Endgame''

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* ''{{Highlander}}'', ''Highlander II'', ''Highlander III'', ''Highlander: Endgame''''HighlanderIITheQuickening'', ''HighlanderIIITheSorcerer'', ''HighlanderEndgame''
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* Subverted with the ''GrandTheftAuto'' franchise: After ''Grand Theft Auto III'' came ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'', which everyone assumed was the official Part IV, and ''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'', assumed to be Part V. Turns out the last two were sub-stories of III, as the REAL ''Grand Theft Auto IV'' would be released a few years later.

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* ''FridayThe13th'', ''Friday The 13th Part II'', ''Friday The 13th Part III'', ''Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter''
** The next four sequels sported numbers again, up to ''Friday The 13th Part VIII: [[BigApplesauce Jason Takes Manhattan]]''... and then came ''Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday''.
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* ''{{Rocky}}'' kept numbered sequels until ''Rocky Balboa'', the sixth movie.

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* ''{{Rocky}}'' ''Film/{{Rocky}}'' kept numbered sequels until ''Rocky Balboa'', the sixth movie.
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* ''{{Jaws}}'', ''Jaws II'', ''Jaws 3-D'', ''Jaws: The Revenge''
* ''{{Alien}}'', ''Aliens'', ''Alien[[superscript:3]]'', ''Alien: Resurrection''
* ''{{Terminator}}'', ''Terminator 2'', ''Terminator 3'', ''Terminator Salvation''

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* ''{{Jaws}}'', ''Film/{{Jaws}}'', ''Jaws II'', ''Jaws 3-D'', ''Jaws: The Revenge''
* ''{{Alien}}'', ''Film/{{Alien}}'', ''Aliens'', ''Alien[[superscript:3]]'', ''Alien: Resurrection''
* ''{{Terminator}}'', ''TheTerminator'', ''Terminator 2'', ''Terminator 3'', ''Terminator Salvation''



* ''FinalDestination'', ''Final Destination 2'', ''Final Destination 3'', ''The Final Destination''

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* ''FinalDestination'', ''Film/FinalDestination'', ''Final Destination 2'', ''Final Destination 3'', ''The Final Destination''

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* ''GuitarHero'', ''Guitar Hero 2'', ''Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock'', ''Guitar Hero: World Tour''. Inexplicably followed by a return to numbered sequels with ''Guitar Hero 5''.
** And back to words with ''Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock''

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* ''GuitarHero'', ''Guitar Hero 2'', ''Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock'', ''Guitar Hero: World Tour''. Inexplicably Amusingly, it was followed by a return to numbered sequels with ''Guitar Hero 5''.
** And
5'', and back to words with ''Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock''Rock''.
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* ''[[SilentHill1 Silent Hill]]'', ''SilentHill2'', ''SilentHill3''. Then, numbers and subtitles: ''[[SilentHill4 Silent Hill 4: The Room]]'', ''[[SilentHillOrigins Silent Hill: Ørigins]]''. All subsequent games have only subtitles.

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* ''[[SilentHill1 Silent Hill]]'', ''SilentHill2'', ''SilentHill3''. Then, numbers and subtitles: ''[[SilentHill4 Silent Hill 4: The Room]]'', ''[[SilentHillOrigins ''[[VideoGame/SilentHillOrigins Silent Hill: Ørigins]]''. All subsequent games have only subtitles.
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* ''VideoGame/BreathOfFire'', ''BreathOfFire2'', ''BreathOfFire3'', ''BreathOfFire4'', ''BreathOfFireDragonQuarter''

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* ''VideoGame/BreathOfFire'', ''BreathOfFire2'', ''BreathOfFire3'', ''BreathOfFire4'', ''BreathOfFireDragonQuarter''''VideoGame/{{Breath of Fire|I}}'', ''VideoGame/BreathOfFireII'', ''VideoGame/BreathOfFireIII'', ''VideoGame/BreathOfFireIV'', ''VideoGame/BreathOfFireDragonQuarter''



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* ''SilentHill'', ''SilentHill2'', ''SilentHill3''. Then, numbers and subtitles: ''[[SilentHill4 Silent Hill 4: The Room]]'', ''[[SilentHillOrigins Silent Hill: Ørigins]]''. All subsequent games have only subtitles.

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* ''SilentHill'', ''[[SilentHill1 Silent Hill]]'', ''SilentHill2'', ''SilentHill3''. Then, numbers and subtitles: ''[[SilentHill4 Silent Hill 4: The Room]]'', ''[[SilentHillOrigins Silent Hill: Ørigins]]''. All subsequent games have only subtitles.
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* ''Return of the Living Dead'', ''Return of the Living Dead II'', ''Return of the Living Dead 3'', ''Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis''
* ''Final Destination'', ''Final Destination 2'', ''Final Destination 3'', ''The Final Destination''

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* ''Return of the Living Dead'', ''Film/ReturnOfTheLivingDead'', ''Return of the Living Dead II'', ''Return of the Living Dead 3'', ''Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis''
* ''Final Destination'', ''FinalDestination'', ''Final Destination 2'', ''Final Destination 3'', ''The Final Destination''



* ''StarTrek'' went all the way to ''Star Trek VI'' before ''Star Trek: Generations''.

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* ''StarTrek'' went all the way to ''Star Trek VI'' ''StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry'' before ''Star Trek: Generations''.''StarTrekGenerations''.



* ''[[Film/MissionImpossible Mission: Impossible]]'', ''Mission: Impossible II'', ''Mission: Impossible III'', ''Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol''.

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* ''SuperMarioBros'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld''
* ''SonicTheHedgehog'', ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'', ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3'', ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic and Knuckles]]''
* ''SilentHill'', ''SilentHill2'', ''SilentHill3''. Then, numbers and subtitles: ''[[SilentHill4 Silent Hill 4: The Room]]'', ''[[SilentHillOrigins Silent Hill: Ørigins]]'' (as in, Zero). ''SilentHillHomecoming started out as ''Silent Hill V'', but the number was later dropped and all subsequent games have only subtitles.

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* ''[[Film/MissionImpossible Mission: Impossible]]'', ''Film/MissionImpossible'', ''Mission: Impossible II'', ''Mission: Impossible III'', ''Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol''.

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* ''SuperMarioBros'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld''
* ''SonicTheHedgehog'', ''Sonic the Hedgehog ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'', ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog 2'', ''Sonic ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic the Hedgehog 3'', 3]]'', ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic and Knuckles]]''
* ''SilentHill'', ''SilentHill2'', ''SilentHill3''. Then, numbers and subtitles: ''[[SilentHill4 Silent Hill 4: The Room]]'', ''[[SilentHillOrigins Silent Hill: Ørigins]]'' (as in, Zero). ''SilentHillHomecoming started out as ''Silent Hill V'', but the number was later dropped and all Ørigins]]''. All subsequent games have only subtitles.



* ''MetalGear'', ''MetalGear 2: Solid Snake'', ''MetalGearSolid''
* ''BreathOfFire'', ''BreathOfFire 2'', ''BreathOfFire 3'', ''BreathOfFire 4'', ''BreathOfFire: Dragon Quarter''
** Only in the U.S., where Dragon Quarter was marketed as a GaidenGame. In Japan, the fifth game is indeed ''BreathOfFire V: Dragon Quarter''.
* ''GuitarHero'', ''GuitarHero 2'', ''GuitarHero 3: Legends of Rock'', ''Guitar Hero: World Tour''. Inexplicably followed by a return to numbered sequels with ''GuitarHero 5''.
** And back to words with ''GuitarHero: Warriors of Rock''
* ''{{Age of Wonders}}'', ''{{Age of Wonders}} II'', ''{{Age of Wonders}}: Shadow Magic''. In this case, Shadow Magic is a corrected and expanded version of II they were too decent to present as a fully new generation.

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* ''MetalGear'', ''MetalGear 2: Solid Snake'', ''MetalGear2SolidSnake'', ''MetalGearSolid''
* ''BreathOfFire'', ''BreathOfFire 2'', ''BreathOfFire 3'', ''BreathOfFire 4'', ''BreathOfFire: Dragon Quarter''
''VideoGame/BreathOfFire'', ''BreathOfFire2'', ''BreathOfFire3'', ''BreathOfFire4'', ''BreathOfFireDragonQuarter''
** Only in the U.S., where Dragon Quarter ''Dragon Quarter'' was marketed as a GaidenGame. In Japan, the fifth game is indeed ''BreathOfFire ''Breath of Fire V: Dragon Quarter''.
* ''GuitarHero'', ''GuitarHero ''Guitar Hero 2'', ''GuitarHero ''Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock'', ''Guitar Hero: World Tour''. Inexplicably followed by a return to numbered sequels with ''GuitarHero ''Guitar Hero 5''.
** And back to words with ''GuitarHero: ''Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock''
* ''{{Age of Wonders}}'', ''{{Age ''Age of Wonders}} Wonders II'', ''{{Age ''Age of Wonders}}: Wonders: Shadow Magic''. In this case, Shadow Magic is a corrected and expanded version of II they were too decent to present as a fully new generation.
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* [[Film/MissionImpossible Mission: Impossible]], Mission: Impossible II, Mission: Impossible III, Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol.

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* [[Film/MissionImpossible ''[[Film/MissionImpossible Mission: Impossible]], Mission: Impossible]]'', ''Mission: Impossible II, Mission: II'', ''Mission: Impossible III, Mission: III'', ''Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol.
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* [[Film/MissionImpossible Mission: Impossible]], Mission: Impossible II, Mission: Impossible III, [[ColonCancer Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol]].

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* [[Film/MissionImpossible Mission: Impossible]], Mission: Impossible II, Mission: Impossible III, [[ColonCancer Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol]].
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* [[Film/MissionImpossible Mission: Impossible]], Mission: Impossible II, Mission: Impossible III, [[ColonCancer Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol]].
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* ''SonicTheHedgehog'', ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'', ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3'', ''SonicAndKnuckles''

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* ''SonicTheHedgehog'', ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'', ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3'', ''SonicAndKnuckles''''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic and Knuckles]]''
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* ''{{Rocky}}'' kept numbered sequels until ''Rocky Balboa''.

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* ''{{Rocky}}'' kept numbered sequels until ''Rocky Balboa''.
Balboa'', the sixth movie.
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A naming convention for sequels in which the sequels follow the pattern of ''Name'', ''Name II'', ''Name III'', ''Name: Word''. The first two sequels have explicit numbers in their names, regardless of what [[ElectricBoogaloo subtitles they may have]], thus establishing a pattern that all sequels will be NumberedSequels. The fourth sequel, however, has no number but only a word or phrase to identify it as different from the first, usually linking the two by ColonCancer. This naming change may be part of an attempt to rejuvenate a dying franchise, but often is a reliable indicator of quality (sort of a franchise equivalent of NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast). It should be noted that while this explicitly refers to four-work series, it should not preclude examples where the word sequel first happens in the fifth or later work. On the other hand, it should not include remakes of the original work.

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A naming convention for sequels in which the sequels follow the pattern of ''Name'', ''Name II'', ''Name III'', ''Name: Word''. The first two sequels have explicit numbers in their names, regardless of what [[ElectricBoogaloo subtitles they may have]], thus establishing a pattern that all sequels will be NumberedSequels. The fourth third sequel, however, has no number but only a word or phrase to identify it as different from the first, usually linking the two by ColonCancer. This naming change may be part of an attempt to rejuvenate a dying franchise, but often is a reliable indicator of quality (sort of a franchise equivalent of NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast). It should be noted that while this explicitly refers to four-work series, it should not preclude examples where the word sequel first happens in the fifth or later work. On the other hand, it should not include remakes of the original work.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}'', ''QuakeII'', ''VideoGame/QuakeIIIArena'', ''QuakeIV'', ''VideoGame/EnemyTerritoryQuakeWars''

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* ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}'', ''QuakeII'', ''VideoGame/QuakeII'', ''VideoGame/QuakeIIIArena'', ''QuakeIV'', ''VideoGame/QuakeIV'', ''VideoGame/EnemyTerritoryQuakeWars''
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* ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}'', ''QuakeII'', ''VideoGame/QuakeIIIArena'', ''QuakeIV'', ''EnemyTerritoryQuakeWars''

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* ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}'', ''QuakeII'', ''VideoGame/QuakeIIIArena'', ''QuakeIV'', ''EnemyTerritoryQuakeWars''''VideoGame/EnemyTerritoryQuakeWars''
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* ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}'', ''QuakeII'', ''[[QuakeIIIArena Quake III: Arena]]'', ''QuakeIV'', ''EnemyTerritoryQuakeWars''

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* ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}'', ''QuakeII'', ''[[QuakeIIIArena Quake III: Arena]]'', ''VideoGame/QuakeIIIArena'', ''QuakeIV'', ''EnemyTerritoryQuakeWars''
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** And back to words with ''GuitarHero: Warriors of Rock''
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* ''SuperMarioBros'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'', ''SuperMarioBros3'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld''

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* ''SuperMarioBros'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'', ''SuperMarioBros3'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld''
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** Strangely, they went BACK to numbers for ''Final Destination 5''
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* ''SuperMarioBros.'', ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', ''SuperMarioWorld''

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* ''SuperMarioBros.'', ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', ''SuperMarioWorld''''SuperMarioBros'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'', ''SuperMarioBros3'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld''
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Reach is not Halo4, it\'s a spin-off just like ODST


* ''{{Halo}}'', ''Halo 2'', ''Halo 3'', ''Halo: Reach''
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* ''Game/{{Quake}}'', ''QuakeII'', ''[[QuakeIIIArena Quake III: Arena]]'', ''QuakeIV'', ''[=~Enemy Territory: Quake Wars~=]''

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* ''Game/{{Quake}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}'', ''QuakeII'', ''[[QuakeIIIArena Quake III: Arena]]'', ''QuakeIV'', ''[=~Enemy Territory: Quake Wars~=]''''EnemyTerritoryQuakeWars''
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* ''SilentHill'', ''SilentHill2'', ''SilentHill3''. Then, numbers and subtitles: ''[[SilentHill4 Silent Hill 4: The Room]]'', ''[[SilentHillOrigins Silent Hill: Ørigins]]'' (as in, Zero). ''SilentHillHomecoming]] started out as ''Silent Hill V'', but the number was later dropped and all subsequent games have only subtitles.

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* ''SilentHill'', ''SilentHill2'', ''SilentHill3''. Then, numbers and subtitles: ''[[SilentHill4 Silent Hill 4: The Room]]'', ''[[SilentHillOrigins Silent Hill: Ørigins]]'' (as in, Zero). ''SilentHillHomecoming]] ''SilentHillHomecoming started out as ''Silent Hill V'', but the number was later dropped and all subsequent games have only subtitles.
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* ''SilentHill'', ''SilentHill2'', ''SilentHill3''. Then, numbers and subtitles: ''[[SilentHill4 Silent Hill 4: The Room]]'', ''[[SilentHillOrigins Silent Hill: 0rigins]]''. ''SilentHillHomecoming]] started out as ''Silent Hill V'', but the number was later dropped and all subsequent games have only subtitles.

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* ''SilentHill'', ''SilentHill2'', ''SilentHill3''. Then, numbers and subtitles: ''[[SilentHill4 Silent Hill 4: The Room]]'', ''[[SilentHillOrigins Silent Hill: 0rigins]]''.Ørigins]]'' (as in, Zero). ''SilentHillHomecoming]] started out as ''Silent Hill V'', but the number was later dropped and all subsequent games have only subtitles.
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* ''SilentHill'', ''SilentHill2'', ''SilentHill3''. Then, numbers and subtitles: ''[[SilentHill4 Silent Hill 4: The Room]]'', ''SilentHillOrigins Silent Hill: 0rigins]]''. ''SilentHillHomecoming]] started out as ''Silent Hill V'', but the number was later dropped and all subsequent games have only subtitles.

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* ''SilentHill'', ''SilentHill2'', ''SilentHill3''. Then, numbers and subtitles: ''[[SilentHill4 Silent Hill 4: The Room]]'', ''SilentHillOrigins ''[[SilentHillOrigins Silent Hill: 0rigins]]''. ''SilentHillHomecoming]] started out as ''Silent Hill V'', but the number was later dropped and all subsequent games have only subtitles.

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* ''SilentHill'', ''SilentHill2'', ''SilentHill3'', ''[[SilentHill4 Silent Hill 4: The Room''. No game since has been numbered.

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* ''SilentHill'', ''SilentHill2'', ''SilentHill3'', ''SilentHill3''. Then, numbers and subtitles: ''[[SilentHill4 Silent Hill 4: The Room''. No game since has been numbered.Room]]'', ''SilentHillOrigins Silent Hill: 0rigins]]''. ''SilentHillHomecoming]] started out as ''Silent Hill V'', but the number was later dropped and all subsequent games have only subtitles.
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* ''SilentHill'', ''SilentHill2'', ''SilentHill3'', ''[[SilentHill4 Silent Hill 4: The Room''. No game since has been numbered.

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