History Main / IconicSequelOutfit

* Wrestling/{{Sting}}'s "[[Film/TheCrow Crow]]" look made its debut in late-1996 and it took until mid-1997 for him to perfect the look. He's kept the look ever since, apart from minor alterations during his "Wolfpac" and "Insane Icon" gimmicks, and even they still contained elements of the Crow appearance.

** ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'': While the overall look of the Batsuit has remained mostly the same since its first appearance in 1939, there were a few familiar elements that took a while to come into fruition. The long gloves with the three blades on the sides didn't appear until 1940 and the yellow oval around the Bat Symbol didn't appear until 1964.

* Played with by Megatron in the ''Film/TransformersFilmSeries'', in that it's his actual ''body'' rather than an outfit. Megatron has a new alternate mode in each film he appears in: in ''Film/{{Transformers}}'', he transforms into a [[CoolPlane Cybertronian jet]] with massive cannons on either side of the nose cone; a [[TankGoodness winged tank]] in the [[Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen second movie]]; a beat up tanker truck in the [[Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon third]]; and [[CallBack a more traditional yet still alien jet]] in the [[Film/TransformersTheLastKnight fifth]]. Hasbro itself seems to enjoy using the tank-based body design from ''Revenge of the Fallen'', while fans have latched onto his design in ''The Last Knight'' for its more humanoid appearance, [[Franchise/TransformersGeneration1 G1-aesthetics]], and general badassery (being voiced by original Megs actor Creator/FrankWelker instead of Creator/HugoWeaving certainly helps).

** ''ComicBook/IronMan'': The first two suits were grey and gold, respectively, but by the 9th issue, Tony had settled on the red and gold color scheme he still uses today.

** ''ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}'': [[Characters/HawkeyeKateBishop Kate Bishop]] is more famous for the lavender bodysuit she wears starting in ''ComicBook/Hawkeye2012'', keeping it as her default for all subsequent appearances, than the dark purple two-piece outfit she originally wore at her debut in volume 1 of ''ComicBook/YoungAvengers''.
** ''ComicBook/IronMan'''s first two suits were grey and gold, respectively, but by his 9th issue, he had settled on the red and gold color scheme he still uses today.

** ''ComicBook/XMen'': For some members of the X-Men, like Cyclops, Storm, Rogue, and Wolverine, their blue and yellow 90s outfits are the most recognizable. This is actually a subversion in Wolverine's case since the blue and yellow costume is his original one- he'd changed to a brown costume in the 80s before switching back.
* Creator/DCComics:

** ''ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}'': Before settling on the black SpyCatsuit that she is well known for today, Catwoman had a variety of outfits from the Golden to Bronze Ages. The most memorable of these was a purple dress, purple mask, and green cape ensemble.
** ''ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}'': Nightwing's classic black tights with a bluebird emblem with a domino mask was his third costume and is his most popular costume.
** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'': Wonder Woman originally wore a pair of culottes in the Golden Age with her red and yellow bustier. Later the culottes were ditched and she began to wear the iconic LeotardOfPower inspired by the American flag. Since the release of ''Film/WonderWoman2017'', Diana is more known to modern audiences for wearing an Ancient Greek-style skirt/kilt with her top.

* Creator/MarvelComics

** ''ComicBook/XMen'': For some members of the X-Men, like Cyclops, Storm, Rogue, and Wolverine, their blue and yellow 90s outfits are the most recognizable. This is actually a subversion in Wolverine's case since the blue and yellow costume is his original one- he'd changed to a brown costume in the 80s before switching back while the rest of the X-Men apparently adopted his colors.

** Harley Quinn's biker leathers in ''Arkham City'' was possibly her most iconic non-classic design until ''Film/SuicideSquad'' was released.

** While Jason is the TropeCodifier for HockeyMaskAndChainsaw, he didn't even have his hockey mask until the [[Film/FridayThe13thPartIII third film]], where he takes the mask after killing Shelly, and it has been a mainstay ever since. In his [[Film/FridayThe13thPart2 first appearance]], he wore a potato sack over his face instead. He also obtains his green work shirt and grey slacks in this film that he would wear until they were seemingly destroyed at the end of [[Film/FridayThe13thPartVIIIJasonTakesManhattan part 8]]. In [[Film/JasonGoesToHellTheFinalFriday part 9]], Jason's wearing a new wardrobe for the first time since this movie. Additionally, [[MacheteMayhem the machete]] didn't become Jason's weapon of choice until about the sixth film, as he used a variety of weapons (axes, knives, picks, spear guns, and anything else that could be turned into an ImprovisedWeapon) more frequently prior to that film.

** ''Film/StarTrekFirstContact'' introduced a new Starfleet uniform which were a PaletteSwap of the uniforms seen on ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' and ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''. The cast of [=DS9=] would adopt these uniforms soon afterwards and ''Voyager'' episodes featuring Earth had these uniforms show up there, too.

* ''Franchise/JohnWick:'' Sort of. John always wears a nice suit when [[DeadlyEuphemism conducting business]], and ties his hair back in the first film but it inevitably gets messy and falls in his face due to all the hand-to-hand combat he gets into. He completely forgoes tying back his hair in the sequels even when he has more than ample time to do so, which has become the trademark look of John (and Creator/KeanuReeves).

** While Jason is the TropeCodifier for HockeyMaskAndChainsaw, he didn't even have his hockey mask until the [[Film/FridayThe13thPartIII third film]], where he takes the mask after killing Shelly, and it has been a mainstay ever since. In his first appearance, he wore a potato sack over his face instead. He also obtains his green work shirt and grey slacks in this film that he would wear until they were seemingly destroyed at the end of part 8. In part 9, Jason's wearing a new wardrobe for the first time since this movie. Additionally, [[MacheteMayhem the machete]] didn't become Jason's weapon of choice until about the sixth film, as he used a variety of weapons (axes, knives, picks, spear guns, and anything else that could be turned into an ImprovisedWeapon) more frequently prior to that film.

** While Jason is the TropeCodifier for HockeyMaskAndChainsaw, he didn't even have his hockey mask until the [[Film/FridayThe13thPartIII third film]], where he takes the mask after killing Shelly, and it has been a mainstay ever since. In his first appearance, he wore a potato sack over his face instead. Additionally, [[MacheteMayhem the machete]] didn't become Jason's weapon of choice until about the sixth film, as he used a variety of weapons (axes, knives, picks, spear guns, and anything else that could be turned into an ImprovisedWeapon) more frequently prior to that film.

** ''ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}'': [[Characters/HawkeyeKateBishop Kate Bishop]] is more famous for the lavender bodysuit she wears starting in ''ComicBook/Hawkeye2012'', keeping it as her default for all subsequent appearances, than the dark purple two-piece outfit she originally wore at her debut in volume 1 of ComicBook/YoungAvengers.

** [[ComicBook/CarolDanvers Carol Danvers']] first outfit was a red and black bodysuit that showed her legs and was basically a femme version of [[ComicBook/{{Captain Marvel|MarvelComics}} Captain Mar-Vell's]] costume. In Issue #20 of her original series, Dave Cockrum gave her the black LeotardOfPower, gloves and boots that the character was identified with for decades. These days, Carol is more well known for the [[PrimaryColorChampion red, blue and yellow]] costume she wears as Captain Marvel.
** ''ComicBook/IronMan'''s first two suits were grey and gold, respectively, but by his 9th issue he had settled on the red and gold color scheme he still uses today.
** In ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'', Nico Minoru's famed ElegantGothicLolita costumes didn't appear until the second series.
** Tigra of ''Franchise/TheAvengers'' originally wore a yellow and blue costume in her alias as The Cat. Following her transformation into a tiger humanoid, she started wearing a black bikini. Her original costume is now known for being worn by ComicBook/{{Hellcat}}.
** For some members of the ''ComicBook/XMen'', like Cyclops, Storm, Rogue, and Wolverine, their blue and yellow 90's outfits are the most recognizable. This is actually a subversion in Wolverine's case, since the blue and yellow costume is his original one- he'd changed to a brown costume in the 80s before switching back while the rest of the X-Men apparently adopted his colors.
** ComicBook/KateBishop is more famous for the lavender bodysuit she wears starting in {{ComicBook/Hawkeye}} volume 4, keeping it as her default for all subsequent appearances, than the dark purple two-piece outfit she originally wore at her debut in volume 1 of ComicBook/YoungAvengers.

** ComicBook/CaptainAtom's ComicBook/PostCrisis silver/white containment suit with red gloves and blue boots is more well known than the red and yellow number he wore in his original Creator/CharltonComics series.
** Before settling on the black SpyCatsuit that she is well known for today, ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} had a variety of outfits from the Golden to Bronze Ages. The most memorable of these was a purple dress, purple mask and green cape ensemble.
** [[ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} Nightwing's]] classic black tights with a blue bird emblem with a domino mask was his third costume and is his most popular costume.
** Franchise/WonderWoman originally wore a pair of culottes in the Golden Age with her red and yellow bustier. Later the culottes were ditched and she began to wear the iconic LeotardOfPower inspired by the American flag. Since the release of ''Film/WonderWoman2017'', Diana is more known to modern audiences for wearing an Ancient Greek-style skirt/kilt with her top.

* ''Franchise/{{Touhou}}'': [[ZigzaggedTrope Zigzagged]] depending if you consider ''Embodiment of the Scarlet Devil'' (the first game of the "Windows era"), or the five previous PC-98 games as the beginning of the saga. If you consider the later, Reimu and Marisa had a very different look than they had afterwards. Reimu had a white kimono and a red hakama, as well as purple hair. Marisa had a purple dress with white or yellow ribbons, as well as [[FirstInstallmentWeirdness red hair in her very first appearance]], but blonde afterwards. Marisa got her iconic black and white dress in ''Mystic Square'', the last game of the "PC-98 era". Reimu got her red and white dress with detached sleeves at the beginning of the "Windows era" (as well as black hair), albeit slighty less detailed than her later outfits.

* Lara Croft in ''VideoGame/TombRaider'' had a sleeveless teal shirt, brown shorts, boots, and a backpack. Due to limitations, her ponytail couldn't be rendered. By the next game, Lara's ponytail was able to be rendered and her shirt was given a low cut look, giving her the iconic look many fans would remember her for.

*** On that note, the design for Nefarious' organic form in the [[WesternAnimation/RatchetAndClank 2016]] [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClank2016 reimagining]] where he wears an outfit and headgear that closely resemble his robotic form in addition to having green skin and more pointed ears ''far'' eclipses the notoriety of his original organic design he was given in ''[[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankUpYourArsenal Up Your Arsenal]]'', where he wore a more generic spacesuit and had beige skin and more rounded ears. The reimagined look getting significanly more screentime than the original certainly helped it in that regard.

** Daxter only gets his pair of pants at the very end of ''VideoGame/Jak3'' and wears them in exactly [[VideoGame/JakXCombatRacing two]] [[VideoGame/JakAndDaxterTheLostFrontier games]] afterwards[[note]]three if you count his pre-order bonus costume for ''VideoGame/PlayStationMoveHeroes''[[/note]], yet despite this it is still his most iconic look.

** Tali's environmental suit was redesigned in the second game to be more symmetrical, with a more purple tint and replacing the veil with a hood, and adding gold accents, all to allude to her family being better off than most Quarian families.

* ''[[VideoGame/{{Richman}}]]'' series has this for almost every character, as their appearance at their debut are usually very different from those from sequel, which is mostly the same with little changes. For example, Miss Money had black hair and red dress in ''2'', while her appearance after ''4'' is purple hair and purple dress, Salonbus wears a brown outfit in ''3'' and a white one since ''4'', Candy wears blue dress in ''4'' but a sailer's uniform since ''6'', Wumela wears roller blades and doesn't wear a headband in ''6'' but wears orange shoes and a pink headband with flower patterns since ''7'', and so on.