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[[caption-width-right:350:From [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyG3 "fashionably dashing",]] and [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic to "dashing" and "fashionable".]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:Lets just say there was a TeleporterAccident between [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyG3 G3.5]] and [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic G4]] and move on.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': [[MyLittlePonyG3 G3's Rainbow Dash]] was split between G4's version of Rainbow Dash who has her name and look and Rarity who has her fashion-conscious personality and accent (albeit an Atlantic accent instead of a wholly {{British Accent|s}}).

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* In ''Literature/TheHistoryOfMiddleEarth'', this process is apparent in the development of what became ''Literature/TheSilmarillion''. In particular, in the earliest versions Finrod Felagund and his nasty, treacherous cousin Celegorm were originally the same elf. He'd sworn an oath to seize the Silmaril jewels from anyone who found them, by any means necessary, then swore an oath to aid the family of Barahir in anything they wanted, ''then'' met Beren who wanted help getting a Silmaril for King Thingol. The conflict of interest was so bad it split him apart into two characters!

* In ''Literature/TheHistoryOfMiddleEarth'', this process is apparent in the development of what became ''Literature/TheSilmarillion''. In particular, Finrod Felagund and his nasty, treacherous cousin Celegorm were originally the same elf. He'd sworn an oath to seize the Silmaril jewels from anyone who found them, by any means necessary, then swore an oath to aid the family of Barahir in anything they wanted, ''then'' met Beren who wanted help getting a Silmaril for King Thingol. The conflict of interest was so bad it split him apart into two people!

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': [[MyLittlePonyG3 G3's Rainbow Dash]] was split between G4's version of Rainbow Dash who has her name and look and Rarity who has her fashion-conscious personality and accent (albeit a pacific accent instead of a wholly {{British Accent|s}}).

* [[MyLittlePonyG3 G3's Rainbow Dash]] was split between [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic G4's version of]] Rainbow Dash (who has her name and look) and Rarity (Who has her fashion-conscious personality and accent [albeit a pacific accent instead of a wholly {{British Accent|s}}])

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* The PowerRangers provide many examples:

*** And then there's borderline example Furio: He has the costume of Dr. Hinelar's final form, but Sanbash's role in the story. Sanbash's costume, not available at the time, was later used for a new character named Villamax.
*** Another borderline example comes in Trakeena: She fills in the role of Shelinda, but also has traits of Illies (her successful plot against Treacheron, using many of the monsters Illies used). Her accidental OneWingedAngel form in the [[Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue the next season's]] Crossover Special was originally the Infernal Dark Hell Beast summoned by [[RescueSentaiGoGoFive Gil.]] Illies, meanwhile, would later appear as Hexuba.

* Disney decomposed Frollo in Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame. In the book, Archdeacon Claude Frollo is a tragic AntiVillain. In the Disney film, the Archdeacon is a sympathetic character while Frollo is a separate character and outright evil.

* Played straight maybe, in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated''; we're not quite sure what happened with Skywarp and Cyclonus. In TransformersGeneration1, Cyclonus may or may not be an upgraded Skywarp (blame error-prone animation for a confusing TransformationSequence when multiple characters are upgraded at once.) The ''Animated'' version, however? Skywarp is one of several clones of Starscream, each with one trait of the original taken UpToEleven. Skywarp represents his cowardice. As for Cyclonus, he's a brief (but cool) cameo, but AllThereInTheManual tells us that his "internal chronometer" is way off, he is seeking someone named Galvatron (that's Megatron's upgraded form in G1 and several other series), and he has some circuitry in common with Starscream, particularly his (now disabled) self-preservation instinct. This hints without saying that Cyclonus is from the future and used to be Skywarp.

* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''. Commander Spock from ''StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' had his characteristics split up among several characters.
** Commander Data got his [[TheSmartGuy high intelligence]], [[TheSpock logical and rational mind]], [[TheStoic lack of emotions]] and preference for non-violence.
** Worf received his status as a [[TheBigGuy very strong]] alien and being torn between his two heritages (Vulcan and human for Spock, Klingon and human for Worf).
** William Riker got his position as First Officer and friendship with TheCaptain.
** Deanna Troi got his limited telepathic abilities and his status of being a Human/alien hybrid. (She was not torn between two heritages: Humans and Betazoids tended to get along quite well together.)
* A French MadeForTVMovie distant adapation of Creator/AgathaChristie's ''[[Literature/HerculePoirot Hercule Poirot's Christmas]]'' split the [[spoiler:illegitimate son]] killer into two characters and introduced one early, to keep a bit of mystery for those who had read the original material.

** ''[[PowerRangersNinjaStorm Ninja Storm's]]'''s Motodrone: he's based off the adult form of ''[[NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger Manmaruba]]'', while Eyezak, a MonsterOfTheWeek he used, is actually Manmaruba's OneWingedAngel form.
** ''[[PowerRangersDinoThunder]]'': Due to Trent turning good far sooner than [[BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger Mikoto]] did, Abare Killer's remaining stint as a bad guy was fulfilled by a White Ranger clone.

** ''[[NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger Hurricaneger]]'''s Motodrone: he's based off the adult form of Manmaruba, while Eyezak, a MonsterOfTheWeek he used, is actually Manmaruba's OneWingedAngel form.

* In ''Kamen Rider Ryuki'', we have Kit as Dragon Knight (aka Ryuki, Shinji's shiny suit) until his disloyal alternate self takes over after his DisneyDeath. After his return, Kit becomes Onyx (aka Ryuga, evil alternate Shinji's shiny suit.) However, we first saw Onyx in a dream of Kit's involving him taking Xaviax's lure. This means Dragon Knight is a composite of Ryuki and Ryuga, but Onyx is splitting Ryuga into two guys. So this is a [[PlayingWithATrope composite and decomposed character]].

* Played straight maybe, in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated''; we're not quite sure what happened with Skywarp and Cyclonus. In TransformersGeneration1, Cyclonus may or may not be an upgraded Skywarp (blame error-prone animation for a confusing TransformationSequence.) The ''Animated'' version, however? Skywarp is one of several clones of Starscream, each with one trait of the original taken UpToEleven. Skywarp represents his cowardice. As for Cyclonus, he's a brief cameo, but AllThereInTheManual tells us that his "internal chronometer" is way off, he is seeking someone named Galvatron (that's Megatron's upgraded form in G1 and several other series), and he has some circuitry in common with Starscream, particularly his (now disabled) self-preservation instinct. This hints without saying that Cyclonus is from the future and used to be Skywarp.

* From the video production of Cats; on stage, the character of Gus is usually depicted as a young cat but becomes an older cat for his big number. This number usually segues into another number with the younger version, "Growltiger's Last Stand". The older version was played by Sir John Mills, who was far too old, and blind, to do the required singing and dancing. So, they split both versions into two characters, with the younger Gus now named Asparagus.

* The game VideoGame/{{Kimikiss}} featured a main protagonist named Kouichi Aihara; this was split into two distinct protagonists for the anime: ''Kouichi'' Sanada (he gained his appearance) and Kazuki ''Aihara'' (he gained his soccer skills).

* William Stryker becomes two characters in the UltimateXMen. William Sr is an anti-mutant military leader, as in the second X-Men film, while William Jr is the religious extremist from the original comics who later [[spoiler:becomes Ultimate Universe Master Mold; gigantic Sentinel.]]
* NickFury, due to the popularity of being [[RaceLift portrayed by]] Creator/SamuelLJackson in the MarvelCinematicUniverse, has now been split into two characters in the comics. The classic Nick Fury (who is a white male), and the [[BaldBlackLeaderGuy black and bald]] Nick Fury, Jr, who is the original's son.

* ApolloThirteen composited a whole team of astronauts and engineers working to figure out how to power up the command module again into Ken Mattingly and a couple of other guys. Inversely, the team of engineers who figured how to make the Command Module's air filters fit the (incompatible) slots of the Lunar Module were a decomposition of a single engineer who devised the solution [[EurekaMoment while driving to work.]]

* Played straight maybe, in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated''; we're not quite sure what happened with Skywarp and Cyclonus. In TransformersGeneration1, Cyclonus may or may not be an upgraded Skywarp (blame error-prone animation for a confusing TransformationSequence.) The ''Animated'' version, however? Skywarp is one of several clones of Starscream, each with one trait of the original taken UpToEleven. Skywarp represents his cowardice. As for Cyclonus, he's a brief cameo, but All ThereInTheManual tells us that his "internal chronometer" is way off, he is seeking someone named Galvatron (that's Megatron's upgraded form in G1 and several other series), and he has some circuitry in common with Starscream, particularly his (now disabled) self-preservation instinct. This hints without saying that Cyclonus is from the future and used to be Skywarp.

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