History Main / NumberedSequels

** Same with Creator/MelBrooks' ''Film/HistoryOfTheWorldPartI'', though it does end with a RealTrailerFakeMovie for Part 2.

* The ''Franchise/{{Saw}}'' film series pulled this off longer than most horror franchises, going from 2 to 6 (using Roman numerals). This was finally averted with the seventh film, which was called not ''Saw VII'' but ''Film/Saw3D''. This continued with the next film, ''{{Film/Jigsaw}}''.

** The ''Film/IronMan'' movies are all titled in numerical order, 1 -- 3.

*** ''VideoGame/{{Sonic Advance|Trilogy}}'' 1, 2, and 3

** Subverted by the ''Film/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2014}}'' series, which labels its sequels ''[[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2 Vol. 2]]'' & ''Vol. 3'', emulating the mixtapes seen (and heard) in those movies.

* The ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' series is surprisingly consistent with this, though it shifted from Arabic numbers to Roman numerals after the second movie. Of the 10 movies (excluding ''Film/FreddyVsJason''), 7 of the movies were numerically numbered, with #4 being (the misleading) ''[[Film/FridayThe13thTheFinalChapter The Final Chapter]]'', and #9 being ''Film/JasonGoesToHellTheFinalFriday''. #10 uses the Roman numeral ''[[Film/JasonX X]]''. Because [[XtremeKoolLetterz it's cool]] and took place [[RecycledINSPACE in space]].

* ''Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet'' was similar, with five numbered sequels, then ''Film/FreddysDeadTheFinalNightmare'' (which is not much misleading, as all the following sequels and ''Film/FreddyVsJason'' have him truly dead) and ''Film/WesCravensNewNightmare''.

* The ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' movies go like this: ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'', ''[[Anime/Pokemon2000 Pokémon The Movie 2000]]'', "[[Anime/Pokemon3 Pokémon 3 The Movie]]'', ''Anime/Pokemon4Ever'', and then they stop trying to incorporate the numbers into the title and just go to straight subtitles.

* The ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' movies go like this: ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'', ''[[Anime/Pokemon2000 Pokémon The Movie 2000]]", "[[Anime/Pokemon3 Pokémon 3 The Movie]]'', ''Anime/Pokemon4Ever'', and then they stop trying to incorporate the numbers into the title and just go to straight subtitles.

* The ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' movies go like this: "Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie", "[[Anime/Pokemon2000 Pokémon The Movie 2000]]", "[[Anime/Pokemon3 Pokémon 3 The Movie]]", "[[Anime/Pokemon4Ever Pokémon 4Ever]]", and then they stop trying to incorporate the numbers into the title and just go to straight subtitles.

* The ''Animation/{{Lamput}}'' episode "Glasses" has a follow-up called "Glasses 2" which has a similar setup - Lamput takes off Fat Doc's glasses, but this time he puts them on Slim Doc to distract him, whereas he simply took them on and off of Fat Doc multiple times in the previous episode (Slim Doc doesn't appear in "Glasses").

*** ''Kayda 10: There's No Place Like Poe'', in parts [[http://whateleyacademy.net/index.php/original-timeline/752-kayda-10-there-s-no-place-like-poe 1]], [[http://whateleyacademy.net/index.php/original-timeline/766-kayda-10-there-s-no-place-like-poe-part-2 2]], [[http://whateleyacademy.net/index.php/content_page/item/771-kayda-10-there-s-no-place-like-poe-part-3 3]], [ [http://whateleyacademy.net/index.php/original-timeline/782-kayda-10-there-s-no-place-like-poe-part-4 4]], [[http://whateleyacademy.net/index.php/original-timeline/783-kayda-10-there-s-no-place-like-poe-part-5 5]], and [[http://whateleyacademy.net/index.php/original-timeline/792-kayda-10-there-s-no-place-like-poe-part-6 6]].

** ''VideoGame/Battlefield3'' (the ''eleventh'' game) and ''VideoGame/Battlefield4'' continue the trend of numbered entries being "modern combat" titles, but ''VideoGame/Battlefield1'' [[SubvertedTrope subverts]] it by having a UsefulNotes/WorldWarI setting - essentially the EpisodeZeroTheBeginning clause, but plus one.

* ''VideoGame/{{Gauntlet}}'' was soon followed by ''Gauntlet II'', and the non-arcade sequels valiantly attempted to carry on the numbering. ''Gauntlet: The Third Encounter'' was released exclusively for the UsefulNotes/AtariLynx, while U.S. Gold and Software Creations were authorized to make the entirely different ''Gauntlet III: The Final Quest'' for the European home-computer market. ''Gauntlet IV'' is actually a port of the first arcade game for the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis with an added quest mode, although the Japanese version had no numbering on the title.

** The games for the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis include ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1'' (also called ''Sonic 1''), ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'', ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3'' and ''Sonic & Knuckles'', [[OneGameForThePriceOfTwo the two halves]] of [[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles one game]]. Three console generations later, a fourth game was added to the series, called VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog4. Sonic 1, of course, should not be confused with the [[RecycledTitle identically named]] ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006 Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (2006), which is not part of that series of games.

** When the ''Super Mario'' games were rereleased for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, gamers were treated to ''[[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2 Super Mario Advance]]'' ''';''' ''[[VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'' ''';''' ''[[VideoGame/YoshisIsland Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'' ''';''' and ''[[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3 Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.

* The ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' series had two different fourth installments produced concurrently: ''VideoGame/YsIVMaskOfTheSun'' for the UsefulNotes/SuperFamicom and ''VideoGame/YsIVTheDawnOfYs'' for the UsefulNotes/PCEngine. The seventh game was titled ''VideoGame/YsSEVEN'' instead of ''Ys VII''.

* UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows started off like this, with Windows 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0. There were also numerous point releases in between the major version numbers, some of which were treated almost like full major versions of the OS. They stopped this for about 15 years following the release of Windows 95[[note]]On the consumer line; the high end Windows NT continued to use numbers until Windows 2000[[/note]], but went back to it starting with Windows 7 in 2009.

* The only numbered sequels to the original ''VideoGame/{{Castlevania|I}}'' were ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaIISimonsQuest'' and ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaIIIDraculasCurse'' for the NES, as well as the oddly named ''VideoGame/SuperCastlevaniaIV'' for the SNES. Ironically ''III'' is actually a ''prequel'' to the first game in terms of setting, while ''IV'' is often seen as a remake; neither had a numbered title in Japan. ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaTheAdventure'' for the UsefulNotes/GameBoy had its own sequel, titled ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaIIBelmontsRevenge''. The rest of the series simply used subtitles (most of the time), until the ContinuityReboot ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaLordsOfShadow''.

* ''VideoGame/FireProWrestling'' had two numbered sequels on the UsefulNotes/PCEngine, and ''Super Fire Pro Wrestling'' had two numbered sequels on the UsefulNotes/SuperFamicom. The rest of the series StoppedNumberingSequels in Japan, though the second UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance installment was released as ''Fire Pro Wrestling 2'' in the U.S.

* The ''VideoGame/{{Neptunia}}'' series is an odd case. The first game, ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptunia'', was developed [[NoBudget on a shoestring]], so the game was developed to be a one-off with a completely satisfying GoldenEnding that left no loose ends. When the game turned out to be a SleeperHit in both Japan and the west, a sequel was announced and properly funded. Rather than completely abandon all the characters and/or blatantly RetCon the first game, the developers instead opted to reboot and retell the story while still marketing it as a sequel, branding the result ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaMk2''. When it came time for the third game, a direct sequel to ''mk2'' without any reboots, they simply spared everyone the confusion and titled it ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaVictory''.

* ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'' has six main games, even though the latest one released is only titled ''VideoGame/Persona5''. This is because ''VideoGame/Persona2'' was [[OneGameForThePriceOfTwo split in half]]. The spinoff sequels of the fourth and fifth games are simply named ''VideoGame/Persona4 *[[VideoGame/Persona4Arena insert]] [[VideoGame/Persona4ArenaUltimax subtitle]] [[VideoGame/Persona4DancingAllNight here]]*'' and ''VideoGame/Persona5 *[[VideoGame/Persona5DancingInStarlight insert subtitle]] [[VideoGame/Persona5Strikers here]]*'', but ''VideoGame/PersonaQShadowOfTheLabyrinth'', which is an {{Interquel}} to [[{{Crossover}} both the third and fourth games]] (weird time shit is involved) [[LetteredSequel drops the numbering]] rather than associating it with one game over the other. ''Persona Q'' itself would get a numbered sequel in ''VideoGame/PersonaQ2NewCinemaLabyrinth''.
* Sony's [=PlayStation=] line of home consoles: UsefulNotes/PlayStation, UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, and UsefulNotes/PlayStation5.

*** And finally, not a direct sequel to anything, ''Sonic 3D'', which was released as ''Sonic 3D Blast'' in America, but ''VideoGame/Sonic3DFlickiesIsland'' in Europe to avoid confusion with the similarly named, but entirely unconnected ''VideoGame/SonicBlast'' for the UsefulNotes/GameGear.

* ''VideoGame/WizardsAndWarriors'' for the NES was followed by two sequels on the same console, ''Ironsword: Wizards and Warriors II'' and ''Kuros, Visions of Power: Wizards and Warriors III''. There was also a side-game for the UsefulNotes/GameBoy titled ''Wizards and Warriors Chapter X: The Fortress of Fear'', which came out between ''II'' and ''III'', making us wonder where ''IV'' to ''IX'' went.

* ''Franchise/DragonAge'' initially followed this by naming the sequel to ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' (not counting the ExpansionPack ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeOriginsAwakening Awakening]]'') ''VideoGame/DragonAge2''; however, that is the only numbered sequel in the game series.

* Each of the sequels to ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious'' uses a different title format, most of which incorporate the movie's number in some way. The [[OddlyNamedSequel2ElectricBoogaloo second movie]] was titled ''Film/TwoFastTwoFurious''. The next two were unnumbered: ''Film/TheFastAndTheFuriousTokyoDrift'' and ''Film/FastAndFurious'' – these names make more sense than it appears, as ''Tokyo Drift'' is as more of a GaidenGame while the fourth film is a return to the original cast and setting. (This did not stop theaters from listing the third film as "3 Fast 3 Furious," which got the idea across and took a lot fewer marquee letters than the actual title.) Then the fifth movie goes back to numbers is called ''Film/FastFive'', followed by ''Film/FastAndFurious6'' and ''Film/FuriousSeven''. The eighth movie, ''Film/TheFateOfTheFurious'', is technically unnumbered but does incorporate the sound of the number in its title (i.e. "F8"). Riffing on this, the next film is simply called ''Film/{{F9}}'', and the one after that ''Film/FastX''. Apparently, two sequels are in development to ([[LongRunners finally]]) end this CashCowFranchise, and one can only assume that their titles will start to incorporate graphemes from outside the Latin Alphabet as there is nowhere else for them to go.

* ''[[VideoGame/{{Contra}} Contra III: The Alien Wars]]'' on the Super NES is the [[MarketBasedTitle U.S. title]] of what was otherwise known as ''Contra Spirits'' in Japan, being the third Contra game on home consoles following the original ''Contra'' and ''Super C'' on the NES. ''Operation C'', a Game Boy title, was not take into account into this numbering (due to Konami's policy at the time of numbering console and portable entries of the same IP separately). A Game Boy port of ''Contra III'' was later released simply titled ''Contra: The Alien Wars'', dropping the numeral. An official ''Contra 4'' was eventually made, ironically as a Nintendo DS game, after several non-numbered Contra sequels have been released on various platforms such as ''Contra: Hard Corps'' and ''Contra: Shattered Soldier''.

*** ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'', and ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' ([[UpdatedRerelease rereleased]] as Sonic Adventure DX, and Sonic Adventure 2: Battle) neither of which are connected to ''VideoGame/TailsAdventure'' or ''{{VideoGame/Sonic Rush|Series}}'''s unnumbered sequel ''Sonic Rush Adventure''.

* The ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' series is surprisingly consistent with this. Of the 10 movies (excluding ''Film/FreddyVsJason''), 7 of the movies were numerically numbered, with #4 being (the misleading) ''[[Film/FridayThe13thTheFinalChapter The Final Chapter]]'', and #9 being ''Film/JasonGoesToHellTheFinalFriday''. #10 uses the Roman numeral ''[[Film/JasonX X]]''. Because [[XtremeKoolLetterz it's cool]] and took place [[RecycledINSPACE in space]].

** They were supposedly reluctant to use the title "Shrek 3," lest it create confusion with the short "Shrek 3-D" which was released in a box set with the first two films.

* Franchise/ToyStory has: ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'', ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'', ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'', and finally, ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4''.

* The ''Franchise/{{Rocky}}'' series followed this trope until the sixth installment which was called ''Film/RockyBalboa'' (as if the other movies were about some other guy named "Rocky"). Word of God says that the movie was not called "Rocky VI" to avoid any possibility of another ''Rocky'' installment. That didn't stop Stallone from reprising the role in the spin-off/sequel {{Film/Creed}}, though, which itself got two [[Film/CreedII numbered]] [[Film/CreedIII sequels]].

* Each of the sequels to ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious'' uses a different title format, most of which incorporate the movie's number in some way. The [[OddlyNamedSequel2ElectricBoogaloo second movie]] was titled ''Film/TwoFastTwoFurious''. The next two were unnumbered: ''Film/TheFastAndTheFuriousTokyoDrift'' and ''Film/FastAndFurious'' – these names make more sense than it appears, as ''Tokyo Drift'' is as more of a GaidenGame while the fourth film is a return to the original cast and setting. (This did not stop theaters from listing the third film as "3 Fast 3 Furious," which got the idea across and took a lot fewer marquee letters than the actual title.) Then the fifth movie goes back to numbers is called ''Film/FastFive'', followed by ''Film/FastAndFurious6'' and ''Film/FuriousSeven''. The eighth movie, ''Film/TheFateOfTheFurious'', is technically unnumbered but does incorporate the sound of the number in its title (i.e. "F8"). Riffing on this, the next film is simply called "''Film/F9''," and the one after that ''Film/FastX''. Apparently, two sequels are in development to ([[LongRunners finally]]) end this CashCowFranchise, and one can only assume that their titles will start to incorporate graphemes from outside the Latin Alphabet as there is nowhere else for them to go.