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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'' takes place in ancient Greece, and the main character is the son of Zeus and has SuperStrength. After that point, similarities start getting thin on the ground. The setting is a PurelyAestheticEra, and the plot is more a blend of ''Film/SupermanTheMovie'' and ''Film/{{Rocky}}'' than any myth featuring Hercules. Hercules is significantly altered from a man of divine lineage empowered by the milk of Hera to a full-blooded god whose power was mostly drained by the minions of Hades, and he goes through heavy AdaptationalHeroism. Meanwhile, the main antagonist of the story is [[EverybodyHatesHades changed from Hera to Hades]], who was a minor and relatively friendly character in the original story. Many other ideas, such as Philoctedes or the film's portrayal of Megaera beyond her name and status as a love interest, are entirely invented. There are shout-outs to the original myths in there, like visual nods to the Twelve Labors and the climax being loosely similar to the Gigantomachy, but it's very much its own beast.

* ''Anime/TalesFromEarthsea'' is a mish-mash of plots from two different ''Earthsea'' books(''Tehanu'' and ''The Futherest Shore'') and borrowed the title ''Tales From Earthsea'' from an unrelated short story collection. [[http://www.ursulakleguin.com/GedoSenkiResponse.html LeGuin was NOT amused, meanwhile]] but she was still (slightly) more amused by the anime movie than by the maligned [[Creator/{{Syfy}} Sci Fi Channel]] miniseries, specifically noting it was "more dissatisfying than outright bad".

* The Creator/HayaoMiyazaki film ''How Do You Live'' (titled ''Anime/TheBoyAndTheHeron'' for international audiences) bares the same name as the famous 1937 novel but bares a completely original story. Instead the book it's named after exists InUniverse while the story is more of a fantastical autobiography of sorts based on Miyazaki's childhood and how the book (which was a gift from his mother) shaped him a lot as a person growing up.

* Though [[WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisney the Disney version]] of ''Literature/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' is often accused of {{Disneyfication}}, it has absolutely nothing on [[WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameGoldenFilms the Golden Films version]] [[{{Mockbuster}} released the same year]]. It takes place in Notre Dame Cathedral, the plot involves a hunchback named Quasimodo falling in love with a Romani woman, the antagonist's name includes "Claude", and there's a character named Pierre. ''Everything else'' is different. For some idea, the Esmerelda character is named [[AdaptationNameChange Melody]] and has the ability to bring musical instruments to life (said talking instruments serve as the film's main comic relief and are arguably the focal characters), Quasimodo is not deformed but rather a handsome man whose hunchback arose from difficult work and is corrected with better posture, and the film's antagonist is Jean-Claude and is essentially an {{Expy}} of [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Gaston]] with the twist of being Quasimodo's half-brother. The film ends with Quasimodo and Melody getting together and living happily ever after--the original has a complete DownerEnding, and even the Disney film famously ends with DidNotGetTheGirl.

* Despite the title and what the credits claim, ''Anime/RomeoXJuliet'' has nothing to do with Shakespeare's Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet aside of the characters' names (but not their personalities). The English version made use of some Shakespearean dialogue.

* ''Anime/TalesFromEarthsea'' only really borrowed a few ideas from the ''Earthsea'' books and made something completely different. [[http://www.ursulakleguin.com/GedoSenkiResponse.html LeGuin was NOT amused, meanwhile]] (but she was still (slightly) more amused by the anime movie than by the maligned [[Creator/{{Syfy}} Sci Fi Channel]] miniseries).

* The Creator/{{DreamWorks|Animation}} [[WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon adaptation]] of ''Literature/HowToTrainYourDragon''. While some character names are the same, the plot and setting is otherwise completely different. (An article linked to on [[Website/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]] said the new directors found the original story too "sweet and whimsical")

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'' takes place in ancient Greece, and the main character is the son of Zeus and has SuperStrength. After that point, similarities start getting thin on the ground. The setting is a PurelyAestheticEra, and the plot is more a blend of ''Film/Superman1979'' and ''Film/RockyI'' than any myth featuring Hercules. Hercules is significantly altered from a man of divine lineage empowered by the milk of Hera to a full-blooded god whose power was mostly drained by the minions of Hades, and he goes through heavy AdaptationalHeroism. Meanwhile, the main antagonist of the story is [[EverybodyHatesHades changed from Hera to Hades]], who was a minor and relatively friendly character in the original story. Many other ideas, such as Philoctedes or the film's portrayal of Megaera beyond her name and status as a love interest, are entirely invented. There are shout-outs to the original myths in there, like visual nods to the Twelve Labors and the climax being loosely similar to the Gigantomachy, but it's very much its own beast.

* The James Holden remix of Watergate's "Heart of Asia", originally a trance rendition of Music/RyuichiSakamoto's theme tune from ''Film/MerryChristmasMrLawrence'', turns it into a nearly unrecognizable progressive house track, with the OneWomanWail being the only remnant of the original.

* Pretty much the only things related to ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' that ''[[https://www.roblox.com/games/493629299/Crossover-Sonic-3D-RPG-V3 Crossover Sonic 3D RPG]]'', a VideoGame/{{Roblox}} game, has are the FunnyAnimal characters, rings, Chaos/Fake/Sol Emeralds, and certain character animations. The game revolves around TheCorruption, a smog which infects people with purple fungi and turns them aggressive, and the Hero who saved the uninfected.

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* This is essentially how clothing and accessory outlet stores operate. Most major labels have subsidiaries that manufacture lower-cost products [[https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/outlet-stores-quality-1.3392279 specifically for outlets]] and "factory stores" using different designers, materials and supply chains–essentially different companies–with nothing but a name tying them to the label's higher-priced products.
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* Despite sharing part of the title, ''Manga/InTheHeartOfKunoichiTsubaki'' has nothing to do with the 18+ UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} game also bearing the ''Kunoichi Tsubaki'' name.

* Some of the characters in ''Toys/AmeComiGirls'' (a DC comics {{Elseworld}} series derived from a statue line featuring DC female characters, and gender-flipped versions of male characters, redesigned in an anime-influenced style). For instance, [[ComicBook/InfinityInc Jade]] goes from being the daughter of the [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] Franchise/GreenLantern to a blind [[RaceLift Chinese]] teenager. She ends up being chosen as the new Green Lantern of Earth, rather than being born with her powers like the original Jade.

* DC Comics created several characters during UsefulNotes/{{the Golden Age|OfComicBooks}}, but by the end of WWII the interest in superheroes died down, and most titles (except Superman and Batman) were closed or moved to other genres. The [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] began with the relaunch of ComicBook/TheFlash: besides the name, the speed, and a few costume elements, Barry Allen had nothing in common with Jay Garrick, and his first appearance established that Jay Garrick was a fictional character in-universe. The same thing was done with ComicBook/GreenLantern, ComicBook/{{Hawkman}}, and others. But the prize goes to ComicBook/TheAtom, who went from a rough-and-tumble boxer who was kinda short to a physicist who could shrink to subatomic size.
** Though in this case, things were {{retcon}}ned twice. The first time, it was revealed that the Golden Age characters lived on [[AlternateUniverse Earth-2]], while UsefulNotes/{{the Silver Age|OfComicBooks}} characters lived on Earth-1.

* A version of the Creator/{{Sierra}} [[DigitalPinballTable computer pinball game]] ''VideoGame/ThreeDUltraPinballThrillRide'' was released for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor. Aside from the name and general premise, it has almost nothing in common with the original.

* The UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} version of ''VideoGame/DavidsMidnightMagic'' bears almost no resemblance to the original UsefulNotes/AppleII game, aside from being a DigitalPinballTable using predominantly black and dark red colors. This was mainly due to limitations of the Atari 2600 itself, which couldn't produce asymmetrical playfields, so [[PragmaticAdaptation they had to create a new field entirely.]]
* Despite sharing the same name and many game rules, the UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem version of ''VideoGame/RollerBall'' is significantly different from the MSX version, with a completely different playfield, a new bonus screen, and a gratuitous New York skyscraper setting.