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[A Huge Battleship]

Old designs are on the left / top each time.

Esty from the Atelier Arland trilogy

Mir from the Ar Tonelico trilogy

Blanc from the Hyperdimension Neptunia series

Da Qiao from the Dynasty Warrior games.

Ditto for Xiao Qiao.

 

[antitrop]

The longer I stared the funnier it got until I almost shit myself.

FF7 Tifa ---> FF7 AC Tifa

Yes, absolutely. AC Tifa is amazing.

 

[Drain You]

Cortana, Leon, Sonic, and the cast of TF2 win this thread in my opinion.

 

[Bornstellar]

Master Chief's Halo 4 design looks really nice

Yup.

 

[cjkeats]

Esty from the Atelier Arland trilogy

Totori and Mimi got some really nice redesigns for Meruru too.

 

[Lijik]

This horrible thing:

To what I believe may be the most recent incarnation:

Though nothing beats the original:

That Frogger Beyond design itself is redesign of this horrid thing:

 

[mdtauk]

 

[LiK]

thread needs more triss merigold

yea, that was a major redesign that made her HOT

 

[Gbraga]

KH II Sora
DMC4 Dante
MGR Raiden

EDIT: Forgot Bayo2 Bayonetta as well, she looks fantastic with the short hair.

 

[Ran rp]

Cortana went from having bra physics breasts to having naked physics breasts, which went from implying that she was wearing clothes, in a sense, to just being naked. I personally dont like it....

Yep.

 

[bobbychalkers]

Bayonetta

Bayonetta 2

 

[Dead]

Bayonetta 2

dat hair...

 

[LiK]

Bayonetta 2

dat hair...

same with Jeanne. always liked her with longer hair more. so cute,

 

[Codeblue]

So... how about that Roy?

I think Ephraim got the best upgrade in Awakening. I always really liked his design and character though, while I wasn't that big a fan of Roy to begin with:

To

 

[PK Gaming]

Pretty much everyone from Persona 2 (gonna catch so much flak for this)

No disrespect to Kaneko, I just prefer the new style.

 

[Mory Dunz]

The FF characters in KH's updated wardrobes were all better, IMO.

(Minus the wing maybe)
EDIT: But why did cloud become emo? I didn't beat FF7, but I didn't get that feeling from him.

Also, Melee Bowser. He actually looked threatening for once.

 

[CertifiedFP]

This guy to This Guy.

Oh wait, we were talking about video games? In that case:

From complete pussy who had a personality which certainly did not scream "Competent officer" to a guy who would die to make sure the mission was a success. Such an extreme change that even his bloody eye color changed, although that's not exactly notable in Killzone considering Visari seems to have gone through three different eye colors in the series so far. Oh, who am I kidding, I'm talking about a series where people's accents and pitches can completely shift following endgame events.

 

[hqqttjiang]

sorry for my careness

 

[TheOGB]

Those are... redesigns?

 

[VertPin]

.

Quote all of those pictures dude. Also, this topic is for redesigns, not designs.

 

[Soler]

oh nvm this wins by far

This for sure

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

 

[JBtheHunter]

Also, Melee Bowser. He actually looked threatening for once.

Melee Bowser looks atrocious. The epitome of trying too hard.

Bowser, by nature, has a design that is only supposed to look mildly threatening. Most of his intimidation comes purely form his size. The Galaxy games and Smash 4 are Bowser design at its finest. In Melee they tried to make him in to something he's not, a creepy looking monster, and the end result makes him look like a joke. I'm sorry, I know it's your opinion, but I can't agree.

 

[Drago]

To name someone I didn't see mentioned yet, Pit from Kid Icarus to Uprising

to

 

[Skirn]

The FF characters in KH's updated wardrobes were all better, IMO.

[...]

I've always wondered: what's the reason for bandaging the Buster Sword? Looks absolutely ridiculous, and not in a good way.

 

[Screaming Meat]

Does Max Payne count?

Came to post this. He lost the smirk in MP2:

I can't think of many other characters who have had such consist and complete overhauls in every single title they've has been in. I mean, he is three completely different people!

 

[Burgess_101]

I don't know if it counts but Alma through the FEAR series is pretty good and convincing.

 

[CorvoSol]

The Waifu of Waifus

From this:

To this:

 

[Rarity]

Not Dante.

Yes Sora. Yes Phoenix Wright.

 

[MadOdorMachine]

Ninja Gaiden

 

[Antiwhippy]

The Waifu of Waifus

From this:

To this:

I like her old design waaaaaay better,

 

[ComputerMKII]

The new Dante from DmC Devil May Cry is one of my favorite redesigns. I was never interested in the old/animeDante but the new one fine. I like his looks and personality.

 

[Mr. Poolman]

Ninja Gaiden

I prefer the desing of the original Ninja Gaiden.

Now to open a can of worms:

To

Yes I like her new design.

 

[Lunar15]

Not sure if it could be considered a 're-design", but Retro was doing awesome stuff with Samus' varia suit design by the time 3 came out.

Not necessarily saying it was "better", but just that they did a stupendous job of bringing her in to 3D.

 

[Sub_Level]

I like how they smoothened out Snake's face in MGS3 and made his eyes less angry looking.

err, yeah....about that

 

[Lombax]

I love you OP.

 

[RedNumberFive]

Not Dante.

DmC2 Dante is the best Dante.

 

[Mista Koo]

I only ever played the first game. What happened? Did he lose his license and go on a bender or something?

Spoiler

Yes he lost his license and became a gambler.

 

[Akuun]

TP Link looks great. Little subtle updates from OoT Link, such as the chainmail underneath his shirt and noticable stitched designs the shirt itself. Made his outfit look noticably thicker and more appropriately rugged for someone on an adventure.

 

[Monocle]

I love Bayonetta's redesign in Bayonetta 2.

much cooler now

Fucking nope.

 

[evilromero]

Master Chief has looked the exact same from game to game.

Also, when I see all these anime characters I just think they look bad before and after.

 

[keltickennedy]

Hitman - Agent 47

 

[Rambler]

Metroid 1 -> Metroid: Zero Mission

 

[MKUltra]

I definitely agree with Pit, especially since he pretty much went straight from NES to Wii without any games and still fits in with other characters from that era in SSBB.

 

[The Albatross]

Little different.

Gordon Freeman from original HL1 builds / review demos:

Gordon Freeman from HL2

 

[The Albatross]

oh nvm this wins by far

Very true.

There was also an interim redesign when TFC replace the original models with more warrior/military styles.

 

[nded]

Bayonetta 2

Uhh, where's the hair for her clothes coming from?

 

[Servbot24]

Best Zero:

Best MegaMan:

 

[Avixph]

Best Zero:
Best MegaMan:

What about these:
Model X (Aile and Vent)

Model Z (Giro)

Model ZX (Aile and Vent)

 

[geebee]

What about these:
Model X (Aile and Vent)

Model Z (Giro)

Model ZX (Aile and Vent)

They look like... ugly plastic toys rather than robots.