History Main / MarthDebutedInSmashBros

* The Nintendo 64 game ''Doubutsu no Mori'' debuted in the West through some of its characters, specifically Tom Nook, Mr. Resetti and K.K. Slider/Totakeke, appearing as trophies in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee''. The characters would show up within their own series shortly after when the [=GameCube=] {{updated rerelease}} of the game, ''Doubutsu no Mori+'', was localized as ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' the following year.

* Peter Griffin is referenced in Film/Ted, which was the first of Creator/SethMacFarlane's works to be shown in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, since none of his shows were aired there.

* ''VideoGame/KuruKuruKururin'' is a Nintendo series that focuses on a duck-like character who must pilot a spinning stick-shaped vehicle through mazes. Because the series never got a North American release until 2016 (with the UsefulNotes/VirtualConsole release of the first game), Kururin's vehicle appearing as an assist trophy in ''Brawl'' led to a lot of confusion from American gamers.

* ''VideoGame/TheMysteriousMurasameCastle'' got many cameos before finally seeing international release on the Nintendo 3DS UsefulNotes/VirtualConsole in 2014, thirty years after its Japanese debut. The Famicom game disc for ''Nazo no Murasamejo'' appeared in ''VideoGame/Pikmin2'' as one of the many treasures you could collect. The main character Takamaru appears as a sticker in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', where one of the songs was remixed as well, and WordOfGod says that he was a planned fighter in the previous entry before getting scrapped due to lack of overseas familiarity. ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors 3'' features Takamaru as a GuestFighter and even has a "Murasamame Castle Mode". Finally, the minigame "Takamaru's Ninja Castle" from ''VideoGame/NintendoLand'' is based on this title.

** The [=iPod=] songs in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'' include songs from games (or in some cases, a movie and a CD album/radio drama) that have never been released outside of Japan. The game includes pop songs from ''HIDECHAN! Radio. 2.5 - Two-Han Princess Singles + Music & Drama CD'', which was a GreatestHits album of Creator/KojimaProductions' soundtracks (alongside a handful of new compositions including two J-Pop songs by Two-Han Princess) that also includes a {{Defictionalization}} of the [[ShowWithinAShow in-universe]] ''[=IdeaSpy=] 2.5'' RadioDrama from ''VideoGame/MetalGearGhostBabel''. There are also songs from the aforementioned ''VisualNovel/{{Policenauts}}'', ''[[VideoGame/{{Boktai}} Boktai 3: Sabata's Counterattack]]'', the original PC-88 version of ''VisualNovel/{{Snatcher}}'' (none of which have ever been released outside of Japan, though a UsefulNotes/SegaCD VideoGameRemake would be made for ''Snatcher'' [[RemadeForTheExport specifically for an international release]]), and songs from ''VideoGame/{{Metal Gear Solid 2|SonsOfLiberty}}: [[MotionComic Digital Graphic Novel]]'', [[LateExportForYou which wouldn't be released outside of Japan until 2013]] as part of ''[[CompilationRerelease The Legacy Collection]]'', [[TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment despite an English dub being made in 2008 shortly after the Japanese DVD release]].

* When ''VideoGame/{{Hebereke}}'' was localized as ''[[VideoGame/{{Ufouria}} U-four-ia: The Saga]]'', the character design was changed. Because of this (and ''U-four-ia'' only getting a limited release in Scandinavia), they ended up debuting in the UsefulNotes/MegaDrive port of ''VideoGame/{{Lemmings}}''.

* Toro Inoue, mascot of [[Creator/SonyComputerEntertainment SCE Japan]], is the star of the ''Doko Demo Issho'' series and the spinoff ''Mainichi Issho''. None of these games made it out of Japan, and even his cameos in other games tended not to be exported. His first international appearance in a video game was as a playable character in the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 version of ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken'', along with his neighbor Kuro, followed by his appearance in ''VideoGame/PlayStationAllStarsBattleRoyale''.

* ''VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureAllStarBattle'' and ''VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureEyesOfHeaven'' feature characters from the first 8 parts of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''. These games were localized into English, even though the series has only been officially translated into English up to [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders part 3]] as of ''All-Star Battle''[='=]s release, [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind part 4]] as of ''Eyes of Heaven''[='=]s release, and [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean part 6]] as of ''All-Star Battle R'''s release. However, this isn't the case ''everywhere'' in the West, as the manga has been officially translated up to [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureJoJoLion part 8]] in French and Italian.

** Due to it's lack of Christian messages, WesternAnimation/ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnythingAVeggieTalesMovie was the only piece of ''[=VeggieTales=]'' media to be released and dubbed in many countries.

** Even more with it's follow up, WesternAnimation/ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnythingAVeggieTalesMovie.

* ''VideoGame/DevilWorld'' is the only game by Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto that has been released in Europe but not in North America. Despite that fact, Tamagon has made cameos in four games available worldwide - ''Tetris DS'', ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', ''Art Style: [=PiCOPiCT=]'' (known as ''[=PiCTOBiTS=]'' in North America) and ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''. ''Brawl'', ''3DS/Wii U'' and ''Ultimate'' also have the Devil as an [[AssistCharacter Assist Trophy]]; Tamagon was a trophy in ''Melee'' but was removed from the international release (along with a few others).

* In ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' prior to 2008 and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'', Link had never had an ability that allowed him to perform a multitude of slashes against an enemy like his and Toon Link's Final Smash "Triforce Slash" did. In an indirect example (and an ironic twist), he would eventually gain this ability in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' as the "Flurry Rush", where if he dodges an attack at the right time he can shoot forward and get a number of free attacks depending on the type of weapon he has equipped on an enemy in BulletTime. However, when Link reappeared in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', his Final Smash was changed to be the Ancient Arrow from that game (however, Young Link and Toon Link would keep the "Triforce Slash" as his Final Smash).

** The [=iPod=] songs in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'' include songs from games (or in some cases, a movie and a CD album/radio drama) that have never been released outside of Japan. The game includes pop songs from ''HIDECHAN! Radio. 2.5 - Two-Han Princess Singles + Music & Drama CD'', which was a GreatestHits album of Creator/KojimaProductions' soundtracks (alongside a handful of new compositions including two J-Pop songs by Two-Han Princess) that also includes a {{Defictionalization}} of the [[ShowWithinAShow in-universe]] ''[=IdeaSpy=] 2.5'' RadioDrama from ''VideoGame/MetalGearGhostBabel''. There are also songs from the aforementioned ''VisualNovel/{{Policenauts}}'', ''[[VideoGame/{{Boktai}} Boktai 3: Sabata's Counterattack]]'', the original PC-88 version of ''VisualNovel/{{Snatcher}}'' (none of which have ever been released outside of Japan, though a UsefulNotes/SegaCD VideoGameRemake would be made for ''Snatcher'' [[RemadeForTheExport specifically for an international release]]), and songs from ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2: [[MotionComic Digital Graphic Novel]]'', [[LateExportForYou which wouldn't be released outside of Japan until 2013]] as part of ''[[CompilationRerelease The Legacy Collection]]'', [[TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment despite an English dub being made in 2008 shortly after the Japanese DVD release]].
** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4'' also includes references to ''[=IdeaSpy=] 2.5'', an [[ShowWithinAShow in-universe]] RadioDrama that was included as an EasterEgg in the [[RegionalBonus Japanese and European releases of]] ''VideoGame/MetalGearGhostBabel''. ''[=IdeaSpy=] 2.5'' was not included in the North American release of the game.

* {{Franchise/Godzilla}} gets hit with this a lot, many viewers nowadays don't realize that such famous Godzilla foes as {{Film/Mothra}} and {{Film/Rodan}} were actually the stars of their own successful films before making the jump.
* Film/Ted was the first of Creator/SethMacFarlane's works to be shown in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, since none of his shows were aired there.

* Many Franchise/{{Mortal Kombat}} characters, like Nitara and Reiko first appeared in South Korea in the 2021 movie, since none of 3D-era games have been released there.

* In the early 1990s, a few Creator/{{Sierra}} games were ported to Japanese computers, which caused this trope to happen in the event of a few crossovers or Easter eggs. One such example is ''[[VideoGame/PoliceQuest Police Quest II]]'', where VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry (from his series started in 1987) "debuted" in.

* Similar to ''Kururin '', Devil from ''VideoGame/DevilWorld'' also first appeared in the US as an Assist Trophy in ''Brawl'' since the original game wouldn't see a release in the territory until 2023 via Nintendo Switch Online.

** The TropeNamer is Marth, the star of the first ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' game (''VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight''), who made his and his' series Western debut in ''Melee''. Well, ''gaming'' debut, if we want to be precise.[[note]]A two-episode ''Fire Emblem'' OVA, also starring Marth, was the series' true Western debut in 1997.[[/note]] His presence and popularity motivated Nintendo to release all future games in the franchise internationally, but it wasn't until the Nintendo DS remake of his game in 2009 that Marth himself would finally appear outside the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series in the West, and [[https://youtu.be/8xNUYS-tJZQ Nintendo themselves]] lampshaded this trope when announcing the localization of the original NES game for the series' 30th anniversary.

* Similar to ''Kururin '', Devil from ''VideoGame/DevilWorld'' also first appeared in the US as an Assist Torphy in ''Brawl'' since the US is the only territory that ''Devil World'' never released in.

** The [=iPod=] songs in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'' include songs from games (or in some cases, a movie and a CD album/radio drama) that have never been released outside of Japan. The game includes pop songs from ''HIDECHAN! Radio. 2.5 - Two-Han Princess Singles + Music & Drama CD'', which was a GreatestHits album of Creator/KojimaProductions' soundtracks (alongside a handful of new compositions including two J-Pop songs by Two-Han Princess) that also includes a {{Defictionalization}} of the [[ShowWithinAShow in-universe]] ''[=IdeaSpy=] 2.5'' RadioDrama from ''VideoGame/MetalGearGhostBabel''. There are also songs from the aforementioned ''VisualNovel/{{Policenauts}}'', ''VideoGame/Boktai3SabatasCounterattack'', the original PC-88 version of ''VisualNovel/{{Snatcher}}'' (none of which have ever been released outside of Japan, though a UsefulNotes/SegaCD VideoGameRemake would be made for ''Snatcher'' [[RemadeForTheExport specifically for an international release]]), and songs from ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2: [[MotionComic Digital Graphic Novel]]'', [[LateExportForYou which wouldn't be released outside of Japan until 2013]] as part of ''[[CompilationRerelease The Legacy Collection]]'', [[TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment despite an English dub being made in 2008 shortly after the Japanese DVD release]].

* ''VideoGame/{{Atelier}}'':

* The character of Smurfbegonia originally appeared in the French ''ComicBook/TheSmurfs'' comic "Un Noveau Depart," before showing up in ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs(2021)''. However, her animated appearance was translated into English before her comic book appearance, leading some English-speaking fans to mistakenly believe she originated from the show.

* Before the translation of ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW'' in some countries, Tangle the Lemur and Whisper the Wolf debuted in ''VideoGame/SonicForcesSpeedBattle''.

** This could've easily been called "Meryl Silverburgh debuted in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid''". Originally a character from Creator/HideoKojima's previous AdventureGame ''VisualNovel/{{Policenauts}}'', the game was officially slated for a North American release at one point, but apparently cancelled when Creator/{{Konami}} couldn't properly lip-sync the English dialogue with the game's [[FullMotionVideo FMV cutscenes]]. The bottom line of this is that the ShoutOut in the scene where Snake tells her [[ManWithNoName his real name]] is lost (it's the same name as her best friend in ''Policenauts'', who is otherwise the complete opposite of Snake).

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'' is one of the only pieces of ''Mario'' media to ever release in India, many years after [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1 the first game]]. It features established characters like the Yoshis, the penguins, and a [[VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy Luma]] (specifically Lumalee) who, up to that point, had never officially been introduced to India.

* ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars30'', being the first franchise-based entry to come to North America, is the debut for ''Anime/BravePoliceJDecker'', ''Getter Robo Daikessen!!'' (via Shin Getter Dragon), ''Anime/GaoGaiGarFinal''.
** As for ''Literature/KingOfKingsGaogaigarVSBetterman'', the game’s platform marks their global debut in animation, mecha specs design, and character design solidification.

** ''VideoGame/FistOfTheNorthStarLostParadise'' has a tape that players can listen to while driving through the wastes containing the opening theme song for ''[=PSO2=]''. It would be almost another year before word of a Western release was uttered.

** ''Sonic Adventure'' wasn't even the first game in English-speaking markets to use the name Eggman - it appears on the side of the Wing Fortress in ''Sonic 2'', is used as Robotnik's racing moniker ("The Eggman") in ''Sonic Drift 2'', and is again used in ''Sonic the Fighters''.
*** On the other hand, the Robotnik name was used in the Japanese release of ''Sonic Spinball'' ("Robotnik is getting away! Go get him!"), and ''Sonic & Tails 2'', the Japanese release of ''Triple Trouble'' ("Robotnik Winter Zone"), both before it was used in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2''.

** ''"Lost and Found in Translation"'' of ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder'' featured the Power Rangers watching episode 10 of ''Series/BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger'', which itself is a satire on cultural differences between Japan and the US. This resulted in an entire ''Super Sentai'' episode to be dubbed in countries who usually don't do Super Sentai, including America.
*** Example with France: While ''Super Sentai'' [[ScrewedByTheLawyers stopped being dubbed]] in French after ''Series/ChoujinSentaiJetman'' in 1992 (while it was already heavily [[CensorshipTropes censored]]) in favor of the [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids "less violent and confusing"]] ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' on following years, ''Abaranger'' would eventually mark itself, through ''Dino Thunder'', to be the last ''Super Sentai Series'' dubbed in French.