History Main / DivorcedInstallment

* One of the original concept for ''FightingForce'' was to make it a 3D sequel to the ''StreetsOfRage'' series (and indeed, the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XITvSvgI-uM leaked Saturn prototype]] has much more overt similarities to SOR, such as Hawk looking like Axel), but Sega pulled the deal for an unknow reason and the game became its own thing.

** The [[OddlyNamedSequel oddly named]] InNameOnly sequel ''WonderBoy III: Monster Lair'' had the ''Wonderboy'' supertitle dropped when it was ported to the TurboGrafx16 CD, in both regions.

* ''Sunman'' is an NES game starring a FlyingBrick with HeatVision who tries to rescue an IntrepidReporter from all sorts of disasters. This was originally a {{Superman}} game, but Sunsoft lost the license during development.

* ''Power Punch II'' was originally developed as a sequel to ''Mike Tyson's {{Punch-Out}}!!''

* The JeanClaudeVanDamme movie ''Film/{{Cyborg}}'' was originally going to be a sequel to ''MastersOfTheUniverse''.

* ''Die Hard'' is a weird case: it was based on a novel titled ''Nothing Lasts Forever''. Since the predecessor novel, ''The Detective'', which was already turned into a film (starring FrankSinatra), it was written as a sequel to ''The Detective'', but when Sinatra turned it down, it was rewritten as a stand-alone film. It was also briefly considered to be used for a ''{{Commando}}'' sequel.

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* The Jean-Claud Van Damme movie ''Cyborg'' was originally going to be a sequel to ''MastersOfTheUniverse.''

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* ''Eagle Riders'' was actually a [[{{Macekre}} mash-up]] of ''Gatchaman II'' and ''Gatchaman F''. Because Saban did not own the English-language rights to ''ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'' they had to pitch their dub as an unrelated series.

Before adding examples, keep the following guidelines in mind: This trope ''should'' only count for works that were finished or released in complete form ''before'' being altered. Works that are declared DisContinuity (or AlternateContinuity) but still carry the franchise's name and other identifying markers also do not count. And also remember the all-important term "franchise"--works that aren't part of a series obviously have nothing to be "divorced" from.

Compare SerialNumbersFiledOff.

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This only counts for works that were finished or released in complete form ''before'' being altered. Works that were re-tooled during production do not count. Works that are declared DisContinuity (or AlternateContinuity) but still carry the franchise's name and other identifying markers also do not count. Note that this trope, by nature, can only apply to sequels and spin-offs.

If you're not sure if an example counts, read on and ask yourself if it fits in with the ones below:

** Oddly enough, in Japan the PC-Engine port of ''Wonder Boy 3: The Dragon's Trap'' was called ''Adventure Island'' in Japan and ''Dragon's Curse'' in North America. This is odd as every other system ''Wonder Boy 3'' appeared on kept its original title.

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* The manga ''Peacock King Kujaku-O'' (the OVAs of which are sometimes known as ''Spirit Warrior'' or just ''Peacock King'' stateside) spawned to video games that I know of: one for the Sega Master System and one for the Sega Genesis. The Sega Master System came out in America as ''Magician Lord'' and the Genesis one came out as ''Mystic Defender,'' in both cases having all the ''Peacock King'' elements replaced with wholly new storylines and characters.

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