Sometimes, a work becomes a surprise success and various imitators are made in its wake, usually by different creators. But on a few occasion, the same creators (or at least, the parent company) will make something that appears to be a transparent ripoff of their own success. This is different from Spiritual Successor in that the series are usually made in the same time period and that there is no reason the newer product couldn't have used the same license as the older work. Examples of Self-Plagiarism include: