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* ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOBatmanMovie'': Dick Grayson gets his Robin costume from Batman's collection of Batsuits after deciding he needs one for their mission to put the Joker in the Phantom Zone. The suit was originally used for a mission called "The Jamaica Caper" and was given the name "Reggae Man". The suit fits Dick perfectly except for the pants, which he finds too restricting in movement, so he decides to forgo them in favor of sticking with his green tights.

->''"This is chaos magic, Wanda. And that makes you the Scarlet Witch!"''

* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm''. Flashbacks in the film show Bruce starting as a vigilante but not having become Batman yet. He's able to foil a heist but notes that his methods are still missing something and ponders over how to make his crimefighting more effective (this sequence is heavily inspired by ''ComicBook/BatmanYearOne''). During this time he meets and falls in love with Andrea Beaumont, whose presence in his life leads him to consider giving up on his vigilante aspirations. When she leaves Gotham and ends things with him he fully commits to his crusade against crime. In the newly created Batcave Bruce dons his cowl for the first time and Alfred's [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness shocked response]] makes it clear that Batman has risen.
* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirlsMovie''. The girls spend most of the movie as well meaning though destructive children owing to their young age not letting them fully grasp how destructive and dangerous their powers are. After accidentally tearing the city apart they wind up rejected by the citizens and manipulated by Mojo into helping him with a plan to TakeOverTheWorld, leading even Professor Utonium to lose faith in them and the girls going into a HeroicBSOD that takes them to an asteroid in space. They return when Mojo threatens the Professor and try to help as many people as possible without causing any undue damage. They're not able to do much against the ape army Mojo's created until Buttercup loses her temper and punches one of the mutated primates, leading Blossom to realize they can use their powers to stop the army and Mojo's plans. The ensuing battle becomes the girls' first fight and first time saving the city, and the very final moments of the film have the Narrator doing his iconic SoOnceAgainTheDayIsSaved speech which is where the girls are referred to for the first time as The Powerpuff Girls.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse''. For most of the movie Miles struggles to both [[HowDoIShotWeb get a handle on his powers]] and stand as a version of Spider-Man in his own right, largely held back by his own insecurities. After his uncle is killed by Kingpin and Peter B, who has been the closest thing to a mentor he's had, reveals he's planning a HeroicSacrifice to stop Fisk's plans Miles is finally able to master his powers. He goes to the Spider-Cave of his dimension's Spider-Man, spray paints one of the costumes on hand to be his look from the comics and takes the "leap of faith" that defines one as a Spider-Hero, going webswinging through the city so he can join the FinalBattle to stop Fisk.

** Sonic doesn't start with his usual red sneakers, instead wearing extremely worn-down shoes that are being held together with duct tape. He receives them as a gift from Jojo, Tom's niece, to replace his old ones.

** In ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'', prior to being recruited by Tony Stark, Spider-Man wore a crude costume consisting of a hoodie and sweatpants, modified welding goggles, and prototype web-shooters. He later gets a new comic-book-style suit in the lines of what we saw in the Raimi Trilogy and the Webb duology.

Robotnik after [[SanitySlippage cracking]]: an ''even more'' mustached madman.]]

** After having wielded different lightsaber hilt designs in the first two prequels (with Anakin's hilt in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' being a modified version of the hilt he would later use as Darth Vader), Obi-Wan is shown using the hilt that Old-Ben used in ''A New Hope'' and Anakin is using the hilt that would later be passed down to Luke.

* ''Series/YoungSheldon'': Young Sheldon Cooper initially dressed in button-down shirts with a bowtie. The season five finale "A Clogged Pore A Little Spanish And The Future" ended with him donning a Flash T-shirt, much like the superhero T-shirts he would wear as an adult in ''Series/TheBigBangTheory''.

* ''Series/YoungSheldon'': Young Sheldon Cooper initially dressed in button-down shirts with a bowtie. The season five finale " A Clogged Pore A Little Spanish And The Future" ended with him donning a Flash T-shirt, much like the superhero T-shirts he would wear as an adult in ''Series/TheBigBangTheory''.

* ''WebAnimation/DorklyOriginals'': The ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog'' example is parodied in "If Sega Made Detective Pikachu", in which Pikachu meets a human villain resembling Mewtwo (who, for some reason, already has the tail).

* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm''. Flashbacks in the film show Bruce starting as a vigilante but not having become Batman yet. He's able to foil a heist but notes that his methods are still missing something and ponders over how to make his crimefighting more effective. During this time he meets and falls in love with Andrea Beaumont, whose presence in his life leads him to consider giving up on his vigilante aspirations. When she leaves Gotham and ends things with him he fully commits to his crusade against crime. In the newly created Batcave Bruce dons his cowl for the first time and Alfred's [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness shocked response]] makes it clear that Batman has risen.

* ''Film/{{Popeye}}'': Throughout the film, Popeye is shown to detest spinach and refuses to eat it. It's not until the end of the film, when Bluto force-feeds him spinach, that it becomes his PowerUpFood.

** Emperor Palpatine finally looks like [[NightmareFace his ugly self]] when he appeared in Episode 6 after Mace Windu redirects force lightning into his face. He also starts wearing his dark hooded robes publicly after becoming Emperor.

** After having wielded different lightsaber hilts in the first two prequels (with Anakin's hilt in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' being a modified version of the hilt he would later use as Darth Vader), Obi-Wan is shown using the hilt that Old-Ben used in ''A New Hope'' and Anakin is using the hilt that would later be passed down to Luke.

* The Joker in ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'' initially wore a white-and-purple straightjacket with torn sleeves, but fan outcry led to him wearing his iconic purple suit in later appearances, though he still retained his [[AnimeHair hair]] and [[DoesNotLikeShoes lack of shoes]].

* ''Film/{{Popeye}}'': Throughout to film, Popeye is shown to detest spinach and refuses to eat it. It's not until the end of the film, when Bluto force-feeds him spinach, that it becomes his PowerUpFood.

** Dr. Robotnik, initially [[AdaptationalAttractiveness slimmer and with a full head of hair]], [[spoiler:becomes his iconic bald, wild-moustached self by TheStinger when he's trapped on Mushroom Planet.]] He's the current trope image.

* In ''Film/SuperMarioBros'', Daisy initially wears a regular-day outfit before Koopa has Lena give her a princess dress, and when Mario and Luigi storm Koopa's tower they ditch their outfits for red, blue, and green worksuits that are much closer to their game outfits.

** Dr. Robotnik, initially [[AdaptationalAttractiveness slimmer and with a full head of hair]], [[spoiler:becomes his iconic bald, wild-moustached self by TheStinger when he's trapped on Mushroom Planet.]]