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* The ''Fanfic/JWITCHSeries'' is this to ''Fanfic/GuardiansWizardsAndKungFuFighters'', both being crossovers between ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'' that involve the Chan Clan being brought in to train the new Guardians. The author of the former even directly references the latter as an inspiration.

* The WebVideo/PartyCrashers could very well be this for LetsPlay/TheRunawayGuys, as they are also a group consisting of NoIndoorVoice VitriolicBestBuds playing friendship-stressing video games (mainly ''VideoGame/MarioParty''). Some fans hoped for a {{Crossover}} between the two channels before the latter's indefinite hiatus.

* The WebVideo/PartyCrashers could very well be this for LetsPlay/TheRunawayGuys, as they are also a group consisting of NoIndoorVoice VitriolicBestBuds playing friendship-stressing video games (mainly ''VideoGame/MarioParty''). Some fans hoped for a {{Crossover}} between the two groups before the latter's indefinite hiatus.

* The LetsPlay/PartyCrashers could very well be this for LetsPlay/TheRunawayGuys, as they are also a group consisting of NoIndoorVoice VitriolicBestBuds playing friendship-stressing video games (mainly ''VideoGame/MarioParty''). Some fans hoped for a {{Crossover}} between the two groups before the latter's indefinite hiatus.

* The LetsPlay/PartyCrashers could very well be this for LetsPlay/TheRunawayGuys, especially given how the latter channel is now on indefinite hiatus.

* The LetsPlay/PartyCrashers could very well be this for LetsPlay/TheRunawayGuys, as both channels consist of NoIndoorVoice VitriolicBestBuds that play friendship-stressing video games (mainly ''VideoGame/MarioParty''). The fact that the latter channel is currently on indefinite hiatus only strengthens this connection.

* Do you wish ''Manga/TheLawOfUeki'' had more chapters[=/=]episodes? You can always watch the countless stick fight animations on Website/YouTube to quench that thirst.

* Platform/{{TikTok}} could be considered a successor to Website/{{Vine}} in several aspects; both are online platforms where users can share short videos with each other, and both have had trends that have reached MemeticMutation levels of popular.

* The Website/YouTube channel ''[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYbrF2-PsN4_vAkRdYjRwNQ/ AOK]]'' is a spiritual successor to the ''[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyjTUNqX_vasRG4AAaM34jA FOX ADHD]]'' channel and television block. The type of content on both channels is very similar, not to mention that two of ADHD's writers, Heather Anne Campbell and Eric Moneypenny, are the writers for AOK.

* Like the aforementioned ''Death Battle'', ''WebVideo/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory'' can also be seen as an updating of ''WWWF Grudge Match'' for the Website/YouTube age in how it pits both historic figures and pop culture icons against each other, though here, it's done through BattleRapping rather than an UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny.

* The LetsPlay/PartyCrashers could very well be this for LetsPlay/TheRunawayGuys, as both channels consist of NoIndoorVoice VitriolicBestBuds that play friendship-stressing video games (mainly ''VideoGame/MarioParty''). The fact that the latter channel is currently on indefinite hiatus only strengthens this.

* The LetsPlay/PartyCrashers could very well be this for LetsPlay/TheRunawayGuys, as both channels consist of NoIndoorVoice VitriolicBestBuds that play friendship-stressing video games (mainly ''VideoGame/MarioParty''). Some fans hoped for a {{Crossover}} between the two channels before the latter's indefinite hiatus.

* The LetsPlay/PartyCrashers could very well be this for LetsPlay/TheRunawayGuys, as both channels consist of NoIndoorVoice VitriolicBestBuds that play friendship-stressing video games (mainly ''VideoGame/MarioParty'').

* The LetsPlay/PartyCrashers could very well be this for LetsPlay/TheRunawayGuys, as both channels consist of NoIndoorVoice VitriolicBestBuds that play friendship-stressing video games (mainly ''VideoGame/MarioParty''). The latter channel now on indefinite hiatus only cements this connection.

* The LetsPlay/PartyCrashers could very well be this for LetsPlay/TheRunawayGuys, as both channels consist of NoIndoorVoice VitriolicBestBuds that play friendship-stressing video games (mainly ''VideoGame/MarioParty''). The latter channel now currently being on indefinite hiatus only strengthens this.

* The LetsPlay/PartyCrashers could very well be this for LetsPlay/TheRunawayGuys, especially given how the latter channel is currently on indefinite hiatus.

* Discussed on the ''Webvideo/MidnightScreenings'' review of ''Film/TheBookOfHenry'', where Creator/BradJones claims the movie's downright insane plot (a child dies, and his mother tries to follow the instructions he left to help the girl next door who is seemingly being abused... by killing her father!) would be a great triple feature with two 90s coming-of-age films that end up going in [[MoodWhiplash ways that don't fit emotionally]], ''Film/RadioFlyer'' (two kids have a stepfather who is abusive to one of them, but the kids cover it up because their mother loves him; so instead of telling the authorities about the abuse, the abused kid decides to build a machine and fly away). and ''Jack the Bear'' (a drama about starting life in a new place, until a Neo Nazi moves in next door and somehow turns the story into a thriller).

* ''VisualNovel/TheGreatAceAttorney'' duology, ironically, can be seen as one to ''VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney'', a game it's also literally a prequel to! A few factors make it feel like one: despite being Phoenix's IdenticalGrandfather, Ryunosuke is actually more similar to Apollo (especially in his first appearance) in terms of temperament and anxiety over his inexperience, and the Jurist System, which is infamously introduced in ''Apollo Justice'' as a major game-changer only to be [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome quietly ignored]] in the [[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies next]] [[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice two]] main series games, sees its full realisation here. The fact that ''The Great Ace Attorney'' was helmed by Shu Takumi, who departed work on the main series following ''Apollo Justice'', helps a lot as well; since technically ''The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures'' was his first non-crossover ''Ace Attorney'' game since working on ''Apollo Justice'', it's possible to read the three games consecutively as a thematic trilogy.

** ''VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight'' in 1997, which used ''Tokimeki Memorial 1'''s game engine and most of its mechanics, with several twists such as easier girl management, an expanded battle system, and a rich medieval/heroic-fantasy storyline where AnyoneCanDie ;

* ''VisualNovel/TheGreatAceAttorney'' duology, ironically, can be seen as one to ''VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney'', a game it's also literally a prequel to! A few factors make it feel like one: despite being Phoenix's IdenticalGrandfather, Ryunosuke is actually more similar to Apollo (especially in his first appearance) in terms of temperament and anxiety over his inexperience, and the Jurist System, which is infamously introduced in ''Apollo Justice'' as a major game-changer only to be [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome quietly ignored]] in the [[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies next]] [[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice two]] main-series games, sees its full realisation here. The fact that ''The Great Ace Attorney'' was helmed by Shu Takumi, who departed work on the main series following ''Apollo Justice'', helps a lot as well; since technically ''The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures'' was his first non-crossover ''Ace Attorney'' game since working on ''Apollo Justice'', it's possible to read the three games consecutively as a thematic trilogy.

* ''VisualNovel/TheGreatAceAttorney'' duology, ironically, can be seen as one to ''VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney'', a game it's also literally a prequel to! A few factors make it feel like one: despite being Phoenix's IdenticalGrandfather, Ryunosuke is actually more similar to Apollo (especially in that first appearance) in terms of temperament and anxiety over his inexperience, and the Jurist System, which is infamously introduced in ''Apollo Justice'' as a major game-changer only to be [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome quietly ignored]] in the [[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies next]] [[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice two]] main-series games, sees its full realisation here. The fact that ''The Great Ace Attorney'' was helmed by Shu Takumi, who departed work on the main series following ''Apollo Justice'', helps a lot as well; since technically ''The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures'' was his first non-crossover ''Ace Attorney'' game since working on ''Apollo Justice'', it's possible to read the three games consecutively as a thematic trilogy.

* ''VisualNovel/TheGreatAceAttorney'' duology, ironically, can be seen as one to ''VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney'', a game it's also literally a prequel to! A few factors make it feel like one: despite being Phoenix's IdenticalGrandfather, Ryunosuke is actually more similar to Apollo (especially in that first appearance) in terms of temperament and anxiety over his inexperience; and the Jurist System, which is infamously introduced in ''Apollo Justice'' as a major game-changer only to be [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome quietly ignored]] in the [[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies next]] [[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice two]] main-series games, sees its full realisation here. The fact that ''The Great Ace Attorney'' was helmed by Shu Takumi, who departed work on the main series following ''Apollo Justice'', helps a lot as well; since technically ''The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures'' was his first non-crossover ''Ace Attorney'' game since working on ''Apollo Justice'', it's possible to read the three games consecutively as a thematic trilogy.

The reasons for this are varied. Sometimes, creators may [[{{Pastiche}} strongly echo]] others' work as a sort of "professional {{Fanfic}}", implying a connection or parallel while keeping a respectful (and copyright-avoiding) distinction from the original. Other times, they may not want to directly continue the original work (and risk {{Sequelitis}}), but their distinctive style and thematic interests remain. Producers may try to adapt a different work following the model of a previous success of theirs, while maintaining a prudent separation between the two {{Canon}}s. And then sometimes [[FridgeBrilliance it occurs completely by accident]].

* The Website/{{Newgrounds}} flash game ''[[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/600197 Super Adventure Pals]]'' is the best ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' platformer that you'll find on the web that isn't actually a licensed ''Adventure Time'' game.

A spiritual successor may succumb to BetterByADifferentName.

* Website/{{TikTok}} could be considered a successor to Website/{{Vine}} in several aspects; both are online platforms where users can share short videos with each other, and both have had trends that have reached MemeticMutation levels of popular.