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The DQVIII incarnation of Lamia (known in the west as Godbird Empyrea), proved popular enough that later games and promotional materials Ret-Conned her into the mythos of the original trilogy, replacing Lamia's original design from Dragon Quest III.
Source: Video Game / Dragon Quest - Similar to the Panzer Dragoon Saga example above, the Game Boy Advance version of Mega Man Anniversary Collection was cancelled because Capcom lost the original code for the original Game Boy Mega Man games and it proved too expensive to rebuild them.
Source: Missing Episode / Video Games -
Then again, virtually every male character in the original cartoon has the same build (just like the toys), so Adam and He-Man's similar physiques wouldn't have proved much.
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