Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
[[AC:''VideoGame/MasterDetectiveArchivesRainCode'']]
* ''Fanfic/RainCodeNewGamePlus'': [[spoiler:The victim of Chapter 2, Karen, is revealed to have killed Aiko [[CrimeOfPassion in the heat of the moment]], and while it's implied that she's been inflicted with guilt over what she's done, it does not stop her from framing the death as a suicide. This ends up coming back to bite Karen when Aiko's friends, Yoshiko, Waruna, and Kurane, discover the truth and poison her to avenge Aiko. In this story, Karen's backstory and relationship with Aiko is [[AdaptationExpansion expanded on]], revealing how Karen always [[WellDoneSonGuy felt pressured living up]] to her [[AbusiveParent abusive father's]] expectations, which led her to bottle up her emotions. Aiko could sense Karen was feeling troubled and wanted to help her, and though Karen felt annoyed by her persistence, she could never bring herself to hate Aiko. On the night of Aiko's death, Karen would meet Aiko in the back of the school yard where Aiko promised she would help her get through her troubles and [[PrizedPossessionGiveaway lends her hairpin to her as proof of this]]. [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished This unfortunately caused all of Karen's repressed frustrations to finally boil to the surface and led her to kill Aiko in a fit of blind rage]] due to seeing such kindness as an act of CondescendingCompassion. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Karen is utterly horrified and regretful of what she's done]], but she ends up covering up the incident due to her fear of being scorned. But the more people kept trying to dig into what happened, the more pressured Karen felt, which led her to plot to fake her death after discovering she's being targeted for murder just so she can finally leave her life as Karen behind.]]
* ''Fanfic/RainCodeNewGamePlus'': [[spoiler:The victim of Chapter 2, Karen, is revealed to have killed Aiko [[CrimeOfPassion in the heat of the moment]], and while it's implied that she's been inflicted with guilt over what she's done, it does not stop her from framing the death as a suicide. This ends up coming back to bite Karen when Aiko's friends, Yoshiko, Waruna, and Kurane, discover the truth and poison her to avenge Aiko. In this story, Karen's backstory and relationship with Aiko is [[AdaptationExpansion expanded on]], revealing how Karen always [[WellDoneSonGuy felt pressured living up]] to her [[AbusiveParent abusive father's]] expectations, which led her to bottle up her emotions. Aiko could sense Karen was feeling troubled and wanted to help her, and though Karen felt annoyed by her persistence, she could never bring herself to hate Aiko. On the night of Aiko's death, Karen would meet Aiko in the back of the school yard where Aiko promised she would help her get through her troubles and [[PrizedPossessionGiveaway lends her hairpin to her as proof of this]]. [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished This unfortunately caused all of Karen's repressed frustrations to finally boil to the surface and led her to kill Aiko in a fit of blind rage]] due to seeing such kindness as an act of CondescendingCompassion. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Karen is utterly horrified and regretful of what she's done]], but she ends up covering up the incident due to her fear of being scorned. But the more people kept trying to dig into what happened, the more pressured Karen felt, which led her to plot to fake her death after discovering she's being targeted for murder just so she can finally leave her life as Karen behind.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'': {{Inverted|Trope}}. While Petunia Dursley wasn't given much sympathy for her actions in the story and never redeemed herself, there was a little sympathy in the fact that it was implied that deep down she's regretful about how her relationship with her sister went, that they had a great relationship before her sister got magic. Petunia let her jealousy destroy her relationship with her sister and the fact that even at her worst, she would never let Harry die, even if she could never bring herself to say she loves her sister and apologize to Harry openly. In this story, that sympathy is thrown out the window because everyone is appalled at how she treated Harry all his life all because of her jealousy for her sister, and while never stated, it's implied that her parents favored her sister over her. However, we don't know to what extent, and it's clear from the flashback that she is fed and well clothes, that favoritism was nothing compared to the abuse she did to Harry. This story makes it clear that Petunia's parents were both good people who loved her and her sister equally, and she just hated them because her parents treated her sister well when she wanted them to favor her. Every single character sees Petunia as a pathetic woman child who never grew up and married a horrible man. Petunia and her husband are sent to jail, and they, aside from a few appearances, are mostly forgotten.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 20 (click to see context) from:
* ''Fanfic/{{Kage}}'':
to:
* ''Fanfic/{{Kage}}'':''Fanfic/{{Kage}}'' and its RecursiveFanfiction ''Fanfic/ShadowsOverMeridian'':
Changed line(s) 23 (click to see context) from:
to:
** Lurdens and Mogriffs were portrayed in canon as mere beastly {{mooks}} loyal to Phobos. Here, it's established that they've had to fight with humans and other Meridianites who wanted them gone [[FantasticRacism just for existing]] or to take the riches of their territories, and because Phobos is the first ruler in Meridian's history who gave them the right to live in their ancestral lands, they're ready to fight and die for him if needed.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 47 (click to see context) from:
[[AC:WebAnimation/{{Hellaverse}}]]
to:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
added information to an example
Changed line(s) 64,65 (click to see context) from:
** Throughout the series, it's repeatedly highlighted how Chloé's bratty behavior stems from ParentalIssues and [[AdultsAreUseless adults being useless]]: her mother is a RichBitch who [[ParentalNeglect doesn't acknowledge her existence]], her father regularly abuses his position and [[PushoverParents caters to her whims]], and Mme. Bustier not only refuses to even ''try'' disciplining her, but expects her victims to TurnTheOtherCheek and go out of their way to include her in activities. When Audrey returns to Paris in Season Five, it becomes even clearer that Chloé has been mimicking her mother's mannerisms all along, desperately vying for her attention only to be completely blown off and dismissed as "unexceptional". While it's ''also'' emphasized that her FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse, and that Chloé is ''also'' responsible for her own problems, it's made clear that she was fundamentally failed by her parents and primary teacher.
to:
** Throughout the series, it's repeatedly highlighted how Chloé's bratty behavior stems from ParentalIssues and [[AdultsAreUseless adults being useless]]: her mother is a RichBitch who [[ParentalNeglect doesn't acknowledge her existence]], her father regularly abuses his position and [[PushoverParents caters to her whims]], and Mme. Bustier not only refuses to even ''try'' disciplining her, but expects her victims to TurnTheOtherCheek and go out of their way to include her in activities. When Audrey returns to Paris in Season Five, it becomes even clearer that Chloé has been mimicking her mother's mannerisms all along, desperately vying for her attention only to be completely blown off and dismissed as "unexceptional". While it's ''also'' emphasized that her FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse, and that Chloé is ''also'' responsible for her own problems, it's made clear that she was fundamentally failed by her parents and primary teacher.
teacher. The original show, in comparison, abandoned the idea that Chloé has a FreudianExcuse in favor of doubling down on a "no one influenced her, she was just born bad" narrative -- to the point that her getting handed off to her (still verbally abusive) mother at the end of season 5 was treated as LaserGuidedKarma for her actions.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 45,46 (click to see context) from:
--> '''Harry''': What if he's right ''and'' wrong?
to:
Changed line(s) 61 (click to see context) from:
** {{Downplayed}} in "Guitar Villain''; while XY is still a preening, smug {{Jerkass}}, he has to deal with Scarlet Lady as an AbhorrentAdmirer.
to:
** {{Downplayed}} {{Downplayed|Trope}} in "Guitar Villain''; while XY is still a preening, smug {{Jerkass}}, he has to deal with Scarlet Lady as an AbhorrentAdmirer.
Changed line(s) 64 (click to see context) from:
to:
** Throughout the series, it's repeatedly highlighted how Chloé's bratty behavior stems from ParentalIssues and [[AdultsAreUseless adults being useless]]: her mother is a RichBitch who [[ParentalNeglect doesn't acknowledge her existence]], her father regularly abuses his position and [[PushoverParents caters to her whims]], and Mme. Bustier not only refuses to even ''try'' disciplining her, but expects her victims to TurnTheOtherCheek and go out of their way to include her in activities. When Audrey returns to Paris in Season Five, it becomes even clearer that Chloé has been mimicking her mother's mannerisms all along, desperately vying for her attention only to be completely blown off and dismissed as "unexceptional". While it's ''also'' emphasized that her FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse, and that Chloé is ''also'' responsible for her own problems, it's made clear that she was fundamentally failed by her parents and primary teacher.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 14,15 (click to see context) from:
*** {{Zig Zagging|Trope}} with Grace. [[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailGraceMonroe Grace Monroe]] in canon is treated with sympathy when she realizes that she was wrong about the meaning of the numbers, forms a bond with Hazel, a little girl she discovers to be a denizen, who she once looked down on and kill without a second thought. She later learned the truth about the Conductor and the purpose of the numbers but her bond with Hazel became broken because she denied knowing the truth about Hazel's denizen form to save face (and even calling her a Null). Finally, for Simon, he was unable to accept the truth about what they were doing wrong, leading him to turn against Grace, attempted to kill her, and then watch as he was killed by a Ghom. Throughout the trilogy, it is reminded that she still was a cult leader who committed many crimes, considering the size of her number. Her crimes were shown in the prequel, where it was revealed that Grace [[spoiler: casually murdered a Denizen in front of Tokio and plays it off as her "saving" him.]] Then it was revealed in ''Blossoming Trail'' that Simon ripped apart Lexi's pages while Grace gloated him on before they buried him alive to give Titus the middle finger. Despite that, she was still treated with some sympathy because she realizes the sheer scope of the trauma she causes, with her losing everything, her best friend, the Apex, and had to live as an outcast because of her actions. [[spoiler: In the sequel, she was murdered by Ogami after being pushed to her breaking point. And while some said she deserve her death, they were gently called out by people who were not happy by her death, either because of standards or sympathy, with many people agreeing.]]
*** {{Inverted|Trope}}. For Simon Laurent, all the sympathetic traits he had before he went off the deep end in canon are gone. In canon, he did care for Grace, and even those he betrayed her when she saves his life, he was horrified with his actions, and it was clear that despite himself, he did feel guilty about what he was becoming and that he was destroying himself. His death was treated as a tragedy and was mourned by Grace and the Apex kids. In this story, he had no hesitation in making a deal with the devil, betraying Grace [[spoiler:or murdering a little girl for kicks]]. He truly embraced being a monster and had no regrets, so his death was given no sympathy, and he was mourned by no one other than Grace and Samantha.
*** {{Inverted|Trope}}. For Simon Laurent, all the sympathetic traits he had before he went off the deep end in canon are gone. In canon, he did care for Grace, and even those he betrayed her when she saves his life, he was horrified with his actions, and it was clear that despite himself, he did feel guilty about what he was becoming and that he was destroying himself. His death was treated as a tragedy and was mourned by Grace and the Apex kids. In this story, he had no hesitation in making a deal with the devil, betraying Grace [[spoiler:or murdering a little girl for kicks]]. He truly embraced being a monster and had no regrets, so his death was given no sympathy, and he was mourned by no one other than Grace and Samantha.
to:
*** {{Zig Zagging|Trope}} [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-Zagged]] with Grace. [[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailGraceMonroe Grace Monroe]] in canon is treated with sympathy when she realizes that she was wrong about the meaning of the numbers, forms a bond with Hazel, a little girl she discovers to be a denizen, who she once looked down on and kill without a second thought. She later learned the truth about the Conductor and the purpose of the numbers but her bond with Hazel became broken because she denied knowing the truth about Hazel's denizen form to save face (and even calling her a Null). Finally, for Simon, he was unable to accept the truth about what they were doing wrong, leading him to turn against Grace, attempted to kill her, and then watch as he was killed by a Ghom. Throughout the trilogy, it is reminded that series emphasizes how she still was spent most of her time on the Train as a cult leader who committed many crimes, considering the size of her number. Her crimes were shown in encouraging kids to treat it as their own personal playground. In the prequel, where it was revealed that Grace [[spoiler: casually murdered a Denizen in front of "saves" Tokio and plays it off as her "saving" him.]] Then it was revealed in by [[spoiler:casually murdering a denizen]], while ''Blossoming Trail'' reveals that she cheered Simon ripped apart on while he was ripping out Lexi's pages while Grace gloated pages, then helped [[BuriedAlive bury him on before they buried him alive to give Titus the middle finger. Despite that, alive]] for their own sick amusement. Yet she was still treated with some is also shown to [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone legitimately regret]] her actions as it sinks in just how much pain and trauma she'd caused, and garners more sympathy because as she realizes the sheer scope of the trauma she causes, loses everything she'd built with her losing everything, her best friend, the Apex, Apex and had to live as becomes an outcast because of her actions. [[spoiler: outcast. In the sequel, she was ultimately [[spoiler:gets murdered by Ogami after being pushed to her breaking point. And while and is reborn as a denizen herself. While some said believe she deserve her death, they were gently called out by people deserved such a fate, others who were not happy weren't so pleased by her death, either because death call them out on their lack of standards or sympathy, with many people agreeing.]]
empathy]].
*** {{Inverted|Trope}}. For Simon Laurent, all the sympathetic traits he had before he went off the deep end in canon are gone. In canon, he did care for Grace, and even those he betrayed her when she saves his life, he was horrified with his actions, and it was clear that despite himself, he did feel guilty about what he was becoming and that he was destroying himself. His death was treated as a tragedy and was mourned by Grace and the Apex kids. In this story, he had no hesitation in making a deal with the devil, betraying Grace [[spoiler:or murdering a little girl for kicks]]. He truly embraced being a monster and had no regrets, so his death was given no sympathy, and he was mourned by no oneother aside than Grace and Samantha.
*** {{Inverted|Trope}}. For Simon Laurent, all the sympathetic traits he had before he went off the deep end in canon are gone. In canon, he did care for Grace, and even those he betrayed her when she saves his life, he was horrified with his actions, and it was clear that despite himself, he did feel guilty about what he was becoming and that he was destroying himself. His death was treated as a tragedy and was mourned by Grace and the Apex kids. In this story, he had no hesitation in making a deal with the devil, betraying Grace [[spoiler:or murdering a little girl for kicks]]. He truly embraced being a monster and had no regrets, so his death was given no sympathy, and he was mourned by no one
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 84 (click to see context) from:
* ''Fanfic/RelicOfTheFuture'':
to:
* ''Fanfic/RelicOfTheFuture'':''WebVideo/FixingRWBY'': Several of the villains are treated more sympathetically and three-dimensionally than their canon counterparts.
** Roman Torchwick, [[spoiler:even before his HazyFeelTurn occurs]]. Whereas his canon counterpart was presented as little more than a charming, hammy but sadistic and unrepentant criminal mastermind, and any moral reservations he had about helping Cinder to commit mass terrorism and murder against the Kingdom of Vale were only hinted at; in this version, Roman gets a couple extra scenes in the Volume 2 rewrite where his reservations about hurting Team RWBY and helping Cinder are laid bare while he's conversing with Neo in private. To say nothing of Roman's dark and painful backstory [[spoiler:as the sole survivor of the Apathy Grimm in his childhood, which is presented in detail in the same volume rewrite where his turn to the heroes' side begins]].
** Adam Taurus is still as insane, bloodthirsty and beyond reasoning as his canon counterpart, except that whereas canon ultimately presented Adam as a complete monster; in this version, Adam's backstory of both he and his mother enduring extremely violent racism and abuse is more fleshed out and played for full pathos. [[spoiler:Whereas the canon Adam's death by Blake and Yang was presented as justice and as Blake overcoming a PsychoExBoyfriend, Adam's death by all of Team RWBY in the Volume 6 rewrite is instead presented as being more akin to putting down a rabid dog as a necessity -- Weiss even delivers a sincere apology to Adam's face for her family's crimes against the Faunus which made him what he is, but Adam is too far gone to accept it]].
** Leonardo Lionheart. Instead of turning traitor and feeding Mistral's huntsman population into Salem's meat-grinder because he's a spineless DirtyCoward; here, Lionheart did so because he snapped under the pressure from (A) being a Faunus headmaster to the huntsman academy in one of the most Faunus-racist kingdoms on Remnant, making half the kingdom loathe him and the other half put him in a pedestal, and (B) from learning the truth about Salem's CompleteImmortality. It's also made clear that Lionheart never wanted his position as headmaster of Haven but was thrust into the role by Ozpin, and he's grown to despise his former leader and friend for that.
* ''Fanfic/KnightOfSalem'': Leonardo Lionheart to a degree. Rather than the P.O.S. DirtyCoward that canon made him out to be; although he's still that in this fic, the fic makes it quite clear how horrible and unenviable his position as Oxpin's ostensible top ally and Salem's secret mole is, even if it ''is'' PlayedForLaughs due to the fic's genre. Lionheart is caught between the most dangerous woman on Remnant (who would torture and kill him and anyone he knows without batting an eye) and the most dangerous man on Remnant, living every minute of his life in constant fear of having his cover blown, on top of all the responsibilities that come with his role as headmaster of one of the world's four prime huntsman academies; to say nothing of all the absolute ''chaos'' that gets dropped at his feet in the fic's present by Salem, Jaune and Tyrian's meandering across Remnant.
* ''Fanfic/{{Relic of the Future}}'':
** Roman Torchwick, [[spoiler:even before his HazyFeelTurn occurs]]. Whereas his canon counterpart was presented as little more than a charming, hammy but sadistic and unrepentant criminal mastermind, and any moral reservations he had about helping Cinder to commit mass terrorism and murder against the Kingdom of Vale were only hinted at; in this version, Roman gets a couple extra scenes in the Volume 2 rewrite where his reservations about hurting Team RWBY and helping Cinder are laid bare while he's conversing with Neo in private. To say nothing of Roman's dark and painful backstory [[spoiler:as the sole survivor of the Apathy Grimm in his childhood, which is presented in detail in the same volume rewrite where his turn to the heroes' side begins]].
** Adam Taurus is still as insane, bloodthirsty and beyond reasoning as his canon counterpart, except that whereas canon ultimately presented Adam as a complete monster; in this version, Adam's backstory of both he and his mother enduring extremely violent racism and abuse is more fleshed out and played for full pathos. [[spoiler:Whereas the canon Adam's death by Blake and Yang was presented as justice and as Blake overcoming a PsychoExBoyfriend, Adam's death by all of Team RWBY in the Volume 6 rewrite is instead presented as being more akin to putting down a rabid dog as a necessity -- Weiss even delivers a sincere apology to Adam's face for her family's crimes against the Faunus which made him what he is, but Adam is too far gone to accept it]].
** Leonardo Lionheart. Instead of turning traitor and feeding Mistral's huntsman population into Salem's meat-grinder because he's a spineless DirtyCoward; here, Lionheart did so because he snapped under the pressure from (A) being a Faunus headmaster to the huntsman academy in one of the most Faunus-racist kingdoms on Remnant, making half the kingdom loathe him and the other half put him in a pedestal, and (B) from learning the truth about Salem's CompleteImmortality. It's also made clear that Lionheart never wanted his position as headmaster of Haven but was thrust into the role by Ozpin, and he's grown to despise his former leader and friend for that.
* ''Fanfic/KnightOfSalem'': Leonardo Lionheart to a degree. Rather than the P.O.S. DirtyCoward that canon made him out to be; although he's still that in this fic, the fic makes it quite clear how horrible and unenviable his position as Oxpin's ostensible top ally and Salem's secret mole is, even if it ''is'' PlayedForLaughs due to the fic's genre. Lionheart is caught between the most dangerous woman on Remnant (who would torture and kill him and anyone he knows without batting an eye) and the most dangerous man on Remnant, living every minute of his life in constant fear of having his cover blown, on top of all the responsibilities that come with his role as headmaster of one of the world's four prime huntsman academies; to say nothing of all the absolute ''chaos'' that gets dropped at his feet in the fic's present by Salem, Jaune and Tyrian's meandering across Remnant.
* ''Fanfic/{{Relic of the Future}}'':
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
[[AC:''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'']]
* ''Fanfic/JimmysVisitWithDrFranklin'': No explanation to why Jimmy committed the shooting was ever given except for what he typed in his Battle Journal, though that was pretty vague and never elaborated on, here he is given a clear and sympathetic reason for his actions.
* ''Fanfic/JimmysVisitWithDrFranklin'': No explanation to why Jimmy committed the shooting was ever given except for what he typed in his Battle Journal, though that was pretty vague and never elaborated on, here he is given a clear and sympathetic reason for his actions.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 69,70 (click to see context) from:
** {{Downplayed}} somewhat with King Ghidorah in general. Ghidorah is still a [[PlanetDestroyer planet-destroying]] OmnicidalManiac who enjoys the suffering it inflicts, and the middle and right heads are just as irredeemably evil as any of the three-headed dragon's movie portrayals ever were; but unlike all of Ghidorah's licensed portrayals, this version has a clear FreudianExcuse. [[spoiler:Ghidorah was ripped away from its natural home and was viciously experimented on and tortured by advanced aliens to be their weapon, and after Ghidorah killed them all in revenge, the utterly excruciating TerribleTicking that they'd implanted in Ghidorah's brains to make it act lingered, and it drove the monster to keep wiping out entire planets ''just'' so it could make the noise temporarily quieten with every world that Ghidorah exterminated. This drove Ghidorah mad with rage, hate, bitterness and pain over billions of years, and it moulded the three heads' minds and personalities into the depraved, genocidal {{sadist}}s that they are now]]. "Damnatio Memoriae" in ''Fanfic/AbraxasEmptyFullness'' recounts Ghidorah's [[spoiler:emotionally excruciating]] StartOfDarkness.
to:
** {{Downplayed}} somewhat with King Ghidorah in general. Ghidorah is still a [[PlanetDestroyer planet-destroying]] OmnicidalManiac who enjoys the suffering it inflicts, torturing and massacring everyone and thing in sight, and the middle and right heads are just as irredeemably evil as any of the three-headed dragon's movie portrayals ever were; but unlike the [=MonsterVerse=] canon portrayal and all of Ghidorah's other licensed portrayals, this version has a clear FreudianExcuse. [[spoiler:Ghidorah was ripped away from its natural home and was by advanced aliens who viciously experimented on and tortured by advanced aliens it to be turn it into their living weapon, and after Ghidorah killed them all in revenge, the utterly excruciating excruciatingly painful TerribleTicking that they'd the aliens had implanted in Ghidorah's brains to make it act lingered, and it drove the monster to keep wiping out entire planets ''just'' so it could make the noise temporarily quieten diminish with every world planet that Ghidorah exterminated. This Over billions of years, Ghidorah's eternal circumstances drove Ghidorah it mad with rage, hate, bitterness and pain over billions of years, pain, and it moulded the three heads' minds and personalities into the depraved, genocidal {{sadist}}s that they are now]]. "Damnatio Memoriae" in ''Fanfic/AbraxasEmptyFullness'' recounts Ghidorah's [[spoiler:emotionally excruciating]] StartOfDarkness.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 67,70 (click to see context) from:
** The expansion on San's (Ghidorah's left head's) and Ghidorah's general characterization and backstory gives the former even more sympathetic traits and redeeming qualities than he was presented with in [[Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019 canon]], and the physical and auditory abuse he suffers from Ghidorah's other two heads is ''not'' PlayedForLaughs here. The San head has been under chronic physical and verbal abuse from his brother heads whilst having absolutely no-one else to turn to for ''billions'' of years, which has in turn made San dependent, severely love-starved, and [[ItsAllMyFault prone to self-blame and self-loathing]]; [[spoiler:to say nothing of what he went through before all that with [[AbusivePrecursors the Makers]]]]. San also truly likes and cares for his MoralityPet Vivienne Graham, taking his new responsibilities as her brother head to heart after their fusion.
** [[AdaptationalHeroism Rodan]], sort of. In the [=MonsterVerse=] canon, he was made out to be a morally-dubious WildCard who has no fixed loyalties, temporarily joined [[OmnicidalManiac King Ghidorah]]'s side, and stayed on it longer than the other Titans. In this fic, it's made clear that Rodan only served Ghidorah because the latter dominated and enthralled him, and he apparently didn't enjoy being Ghidorah's slave one bit. His temper and attitude problem are all him, though.
** {{Downplayed}} somewhat with King Ghidorah. Ghidorah is still a [[PlanetDestroyer planet-destroying]] OmnicidalManiac who enjoys the suffering it inflicts, and the middle and right heads are just as irredeemable as any of the three-headed dragon's movie portrayals ever were; but unlike all of Ghidorah's licensed portrayals, this version has a very dark and compelling FreudianExcuse. [[spoiler:Long story short, Ghidorah was ripped away from its natural home and was viciously experimented on and tortured by advanced aliens to be their weapon, and after Ghidorah killed them all in revenge, the lingering biological consequences of their experiments continued to torment Ghidorah and drive it to keep killing entire planets ''just'' so it could get some reprieves from the torture, and it drove Ghidorah insane over billions of years; moulding its heads' minds into the depraved, genocidal {{sadist}}s they now are]]. "Damnatio Memoriae" in ''Fanfic/AbraxasEmptyFullness'' recounts Ghidorah's [[spoiler:emotionally excruciating]] StartOfDarkness.
** [[AdaptationalHeroism Rodan]], sort of. In the [=MonsterVerse=] canon, he was made out to be a morally-dubious WildCard who has no fixed loyalties, temporarily joined [[OmnicidalManiac King Ghidorah]]'s side, and stayed on it longer than the other Titans. In this fic, it's made clear that Rodan only served Ghidorah because the latter dominated and enthralled him, and he apparently didn't enjoy being Ghidorah's slave one bit. His temper and attitude problem are all him, though.
** {{Downplayed}} somewhat with King Ghidorah. Ghidorah is still a [[PlanetDestroyer planet-destroying]] OmnicidalManiac who enjoys the suffering it inflicts, and the middle and right heads are just as irredeemable as any of the three-headed dragon's movie portrayals ever were; but unlike all of Ghidorah's licensed portrayals, this version has a very dark and compelling FreudianExcuse. [[spoiler:Long story short, Ghidorah was ripped away from its natural home and was viciously experimented on and tortured by advanced aliens to be their weapon, and after Ghidorah killed them all in revenge, the lingering biological consequences of their experiments continued to torment Ghidorah and drive it to keep killing entire planets ''just'' so it could get some reprieves from the torture, and it drove Ghidorah insane over billions of years; moulding its heads' minds into the depraved, genocidal {{sadist}}s they now are]]. "Damnatio Memoriae" in ''Fanfic/AbraxasEmptyFullness'' recounts Ghidorah's [[spoiler:emotionally excruciating]] StartOfDarkness.
to:
** The expansion on San's (Ghidorah's left head's) and Ghidorah's general characterization and backstory gives the former even more sympathetic traits and redeeming qualities than he was presented with in [[Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019 canon]], and the physical and auditory abuse he suffers [[MultipleHeadCase from Ghidorah's other two heads heads]] is ''not'' PlayedForLaughs here. The San head has been under chronic physical and verbal abuse from his brother heads whilst having absolutely no-one else to turn to for ''billions'' of years, which has in turn made San dependent, severely love-starved, and [[ItsAllMyFault prone to self-blame and self-loathing]]; [[spoiler:to say nothing of what he went through before all that with [[AbusivePrecursors the Makers]]]]. San also truly likes and cares for his MoralityPet Vivienne Graham, taking his new responsibilities as her brother head to heart after their fusion.
** [[AdaptationalHeroism Rodan]], sort of. In the [=MonsterVerse=] canon, he was made out to be a morally-dubious WildCard who has no fixed loyalties, temporarily joined [[OmnicidalManiac King Ghidorah]]'sside, side and stayed on it longer than the other Titans. In this fic, it's made clear that Rodan only served Ghidorah because the latter dominated and enthralled him, and he apparently didn't enjoy being Ghidorah's slave one bit. His temper and attitude problem problems are all him, though.
** {{Downplayed}} somewhat with KingGhidorah. Ghidorah in general. Ghidorah is still a [[PlanetDestroyer planet-destroying]] OmnicidalManiac who enjoys the suffering it inflicts, and the middle and right heads are just as irredeemable irredeemably evil as any of the three-headed dragon's movie portrayals ever were; but unlike all of Ghidorah's licensed portrayals, this version has a very dark and compelling clear FreudianExcuse. [[spoiler:Long story short, Ghidorah [[spoiler:Ghidorah was ripped away from its natural home and was viciously experimented on and tortured by advanced aliens to be their weapon, and after Ghidorah killed them all in revenge, the lingering biological consequences of their experiments continued utterly excruciating TerribleTicking that they'd implanted in Ghidorah's brains to torment Ghidorah make it act lingered, and drive it drove the monster to keep killing wiping out entire planets ''just'' so it could get some reprieves from make the torture, and it noise temporarily quieten with every world that Ghidorah exterminated. This drove Ghidorah insane mad with rage, hate, bitterness and pain over billions of years; moulding its years, and it moulded the three heads' minds and personalities into the depraved, genocidal {{sadist}}s that they now are]].are now]]. "Damnatio Memoriae" in ''Fanfic/AbraxasEmptyFullness'' recounts Ghidorah's [[spoiler:emotionally excruciating]] StartOfDarkness.
** [[AdaptationalHeroism Rodan]], sort of. In the [=MonsterVerse=] canon, he was made out to be a morally-dubious WildCard who has no fixed loyalties, temporarily joined [[OmnicidalManiac King Ghidorah]]'s
** {{Downplayed}} somewhat with King
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 47,49 (click to see context) from:
[[AC:''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'']]
* Stella is portrayed with a much more understandable and human light in ''Fanfic/ShadowsOverHell'' than the cruel, abusive and selfish wife she is in canon. While she's still incredibly bigoted and hotheaded, her anger at Stolas for his affair, as well as Octavia's friendship with Loona, is caused by her being very politically and image focused, and is worried how the rest of Hell might view them, as a result of their careless mingling with the lowerclass. A justified reason given how narrow-minded and power-focused the upperclass of Hell can be. While she genuinely loves her daughter and believes she's doing what's best for her family by discouraging their reckless and seemingly frivolous pursuits, her priorities image over their happiness causes her relationship with Stolas & Octavia to sour immensely. [[spoiler:Over time, she even comes to see the error of her ways and works to rebuild the bridges between the two, becoming a much more open-minded and relaxed as she does. Especially after the Uproar occurs.]]
* Stella is portrayed with a much more understandable and human light in ''Fanfic/ShadowsOverHell'' than the cruel, abusive and selfish wife she is in canon. While she's still incredibly bigoted and hotheaded, her anger at Stolas for his affair, as well as Octavia's friendship with Loona, is caused by her being very politically and image focused, and is worried how the rest of Hell might view them, as a result of their careless mingling with the lowerclass. A justified reason given how narrow-minded and power-focused the upperclass of Hell can be. While she genuinely loves her daughter and believes she's doing what's best for her family by discouraging their reckless and seemingly frivolous pursuits, her priorities image over their happiness causes her relationship with Stolas & Octavia to sour immensely. [[spoiler:Over time, she even comes to see the error of her ways and works to rebuild the bridges between the two, becoming a much more open-minded and relaxed as she does. Especially after the Uproar occurs.]]
to:
* It's not unheard of for fics to portray Stella
** ''Fanfic/OwlsHellThatEndsWell'': For all her spite, bitterness, vitriol, and antagonism towards Stolas' adoptive daughter Loona, Stella is, at her core, a deeply broken woman; as a result of her ''hideous'' upbringing under her AbusiveParents, [[spoiler:including her pedophilic mother who raped her when she was only 10 years old]], as a result of believing that the only ''real'' friend she'd ever had had abandoned her to her horrible home life to save his own skin, and as a result of her grief over losing Octavia and not knowing what happened to her for years. Stella here lacks the internal spoiled attitude and short-sightedness of her canon portrayal, and she ''isn't'' responsible for the hit on Stolas at the Harvest Moon Festival. And despite her ill treatment of Loona for years, Stella isn't wrong that Stolas is episodically using the girl as a ReplacementGoldfish for Octavia without realizing it -- Stella also gradually lightens up with Loona, forming a complicated, one-sided codependent relationship with the girl based on their commonalities, which Stella can air around Loona without fear of being politically backstabbed.
** ''Fanfic/ShadowsOverHell'': While Stella is still incredibly bigoted and hotheaded, her anger at Stolas for his affair, as well as Octavia's friendship with Loona, is caused by her being very politically and image focused, and
Added DiffLines:
[[AC:Franchise/MonsterVerse]]
* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'':
** The expansion on San's (Ghidorah's left head's) and Ghidorah's general characterization and backstory gives the former even more sympathetic traits and redeeming qualities than he was presented with in [[Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019 canon]], and the physical and auditory abuse he suffers from Ghidorah's other two heads is ''not'' PlayedForLaughs here. The San head has been under chronic physical and verbal abuse from his brother heads whilst having absolutely no-one else to turn to for ''billions'' of years, which has in turn made San dependent, severely love-starved, and [[ItsAllMyFault prone to self-blame and self-loathing]]; [[spoiler:to say nothing of what he went through before all that with [[AbusivePrecursors the Makers]]]]. San also truly likes and cares for his MoralityPet Vivienne Graham, taking his new responsibilities as her brother head to heart after their fusion.
** [[AdaptationalHeroism Rodan]], sort of. In the [=MonsterVerse=] canon, he was made out to be a morally-dubious WildCard who has no fixed loyalties, temporarily joined [[OmnicidalManiac King Ghidorah]]'s side, and stayed on it longer than the other Titans. In this fic, it's made clear that Rodan only served Ghidorah because the latter dominated and enthralled him, and he apparently didn't enjoy being Ghidorah's slave one bit. His temper and attitude problem are all him, though.
** {{Downplayed}} somewhat with King Ghidorah. Ghidorah is still a [[PlanetDestroyer planet-destroying]] OmnicidalManiac who enjoys the suffering it inflicts, and the middle and right heads are just as irredeemable as any of the three-headed dragon's movie portrayals ever were; but unlike all of Ghidorah's licensed portrayals, this version has a very dark and compelling FreudianExcuse. [[spoiler:Long story short, Ghidorah was ripped away from its natural home and was viciously experimented on and tortured by advanced aliens to be their weapon, and after Ghidorah killed them all in revenge, the lingering biological consequences of their experiments continued to torment Ghidorah and drive it to keep killing entire planets ''just'' so it could get some reprieves from the torture, and it drove Ghidorah insane over billions of years; moulding its heads' minds into the depraved, genocidal {{sadist}}s they now are]]. "Damnatio Memoriae" in ''Fanfic/AbraxasEmptyFullness'' recounts Ghidorah's [[spoiler:emotionally excruciating]] StartOfDarkness.
* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'':
** The expansion on San's (Ghidorah's left head's) and Ghidorah's general characterization and backstory gives the former even more sympathetic traits and redeeming qualities than he was presented with in [[Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019 canon]], and the physical and auditory abuse he suffers from Ghidorah's other two heads is ''not'' PlayedForLaughs here. The San head has been under chronic physical and verbal abuse from his brother heads whilst having absolutely no-one else to turn to for ''billions'' of years, which has in turn made San dependent, severely love-starved, and [[ItsAllMyFault prone to self-blame and self-loathing]]; [[spoiler:to say nothing of what he went through before all that with [[AbusivePrecursors the Makers]]]]. San also truly likes and cares for his MoralityPet Vivienne Graham, taking his new responsibilities as her brother head to heart after their fusion.
** [[AdaptationalHeroism Rodan]], sort of. In the [=MonsterVerse=] canon, he was made out to be a morally-dubious WildCard who has no fixed loyalties, temporarily joined [[OmnicidalManiac King Ghidorah]]'s side, and stayed on it longer than the other Titans. In this fic, it's made clear that Rodan only served Ghidorah because the latter dominated and enthralled him, and he apparently didn't enjoy being Ghidorah's slave one bit. His temper and attitude problem are all him, though.
** {{Downplayed}} somewhat with King Ghidorah. Ghidorah is still a [[PlanetDestroyer planet-destroying]] OmnicidalManiac who enjoys the suffering it inflicts, and the middle and right heads are just as irredeemable as any of the three-headed dragon's movie portrayals ever were; but unlike all of Ghidorah's licensed portrayals, this version has a very dark and compelling FreudianExcuse. [[spoiler:Long story short, Ghidorah was ripped away from its natural home and was viciously experimented on and tortured by advanced aliens to be their weapon, and after Ghidorah killed them all in revenge, the lingering biological consequences of their experiments continued to torment Ghidorah and drive it to keep killing entire planets ''just'' so it could get some reprieves from the torture, and it drove Ghidorah insane over billions of years; moulding its heads' minds into the depraved, genocidal {{sadist}}s they now are]]. "Damnatio Memoriae" in ''Fanfic/AbraxasEmptyFullness'' recounts Ghidorah's [[spoiler:emotionally excruciating]] StartOfDarkness.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Adding an example.
Added DiffLines:
[[AC:''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'']]
* In ''VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls'', Monaca Towa was treated by the narrative as a remorseless EnfantTerrible willing to psychologically manipulate and let the Warriors of Hope, her own allies, outright die, and [[FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse none of the protagonists willing to let her troubled past justify all the evil she had done]]. In ''Fanfic/DanganronpaParadiseLost'' however, she is depicted in a much more tragic light, with more emphasis being added to her abuse at the hands of her father and brother and how it affected her, her feeling guilt over how she treated the Warriors of Hope, and the climax having the survivors [[SympathyForTheDevil expressing sympathy for what she had gone through]] and agreeing that she is not beyond redemption.
* In ''VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls'', Monaca Towa was treated by the narrative as a remorseless EnfantTerrible willing to psychologically manipulate and let the Warriors of Hope, her own allies, outright die, and [[FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse none of the protagonists willing to let her troubled past justify all the evil she had done]]. In ''Fanfic/DanganronpaParadiseLost'' however, she is depicted in a much more tragic light, with more emphasis being added to her abuse at the hands of her father and brother and how it affected her, her feeling guilt over how she treated the Warriors of Hope, and the climax having the survivors [[SympathyForTheDevil expressing sympathy for what she had gone through]] and agreeing that she is not beyond redemption.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 13 (click to see context) from:
*** {{Downplayed|Trope}} and {{Inverted|Trope}}. As a whole, the Apex is treated with less sympathy in this story than in canon because of the scope of their crimes, and the traumas they cause are shown here where it was only implied in the show. While ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainVoyageOfWisteria'' does show them in a sympathetic light because they have realized what they're done, it also shows that they have a long way to go before they can be forgiven and make up for what they done.
to:
*** {{Downplayed|Trope}} and {{Inverted|Trope}}. As a whole, the Apex [[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailTheApex The Apex]] is treated with less sympathy in this story than in canon because of the scope of their crimes, and the traumas they cause are shown here where it was only implied in the show. While ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainVoyageOfWisteria'' does show them in a sympathetic light because they have realized what they're done, it also shows that they have a long way to go before they can be forgiven and make up for what they done.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 62 (click to see context) from:
to:
* ''Webcomic/PipInTime'' explores more of the Caleb and Philip "Pip" Wittebane's upbringing in 17th-century Gravesfield that was only hinted at in the episodes "Hollow Mind" and "Thanks to Them" through the first two chapters plus various flashbacks, highlighting how hard and awful life was back in Gravesfield for the brothers contrary to Pip's nostalgia filter.
** In the flashback dreams that Pip has, it's revealed that he was abused by his teacher for writing with his left hand, and was seen as a weirdo at best by his peers, with several hints suggesting they're waiting for the chance to accuse him as a witch. Pip insists everything is fine, but there are moments where [[FreudianSlip he subconsciously admits it's not]].
** Caleb's side of the story reveals just how exhausted and fearful he was underneath his cheerful, big brother mask he puts on for Pip. He's witnessed several of his human neighbors being wrongfully accused and traumatized by the witch hunts, has taken many jobs just to support his brother and himself, and is deeply worried that his brother's oblivious, reckless behavior would lead the townspeople to accuse either of them of being a witch.
** In the flashback dreams that Pip has, it's revealed that he was abused by his teacher for writing with his left hand, and was seen as a weirdo at best by his peers, with several hints suggesting they're waiting for the chance to accuse him as a witch. Pip insists everything is fine, but there are moments where [[FreudianSlip he subconsciously admits it's not]].
** Caleb's side of the story reveals just how exhausted and fearful he was underneath his cheerful, big brother mask he puts on for Pip. He's witnessed several of his human neighbors being wrongfully accused and traumatized by the witch hunts, has taken many jobs just to support his brother and himself, and is deeply worried that his brother's oblivious, reckless behavior would lead the townspeople to accuse either of them of being a witch.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
[[AC:''Franchise/MegaMan'']]
* In ''Fanfic/LimitlessPotential'', Chill Penguin is granted a FreudianExcuse for his actions, as he struggles with how disrespectfully the other Maverick Hunters treat him, with Sigma exploiting his insecurities to lure him over to his side.
* In ''Fanfic/LimitlessPotential'', Chill Penguin is granted a FreudianExcuse for his actions, as he struggles with how disrespectfully the other Maverick Hunters treat him, with Sigma exploiting his insecurities to lure him over to his side.
Added DiffLines:
* ''Fanfic/TheBlackFlower'' portrays [[RichBitch Audrey]] in a much more sympathetic light, especially with the revelation that [[spoiler:Zoé is a ChildByRape. Hence, much of Audrey's mistreatment of her stems from painfully recalling the circumstances behind her conception]].
Added DiffLines:
[[AC:''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'']]
* ''Fanfic/{{Odaliaverse}}'' depicts [[ControlFreak Odalia Blight]] as the victim of her own AbusiveParents, who finds herself given a second chance at building a better future for herself through a PeggySue plot following her death in the original timeline.
[[AC:''Franchise/{{Persona}}'']]
* ''Fanfic/StealTheTruthReachOutForYourHeart'' has a {{Downplayed}} example with Kamoshida, exploring his backstory and revealing that he UsedToBeASweetKid who got severely bullied. He found acceptance after joining his high school's volleyball team, only for his success and rise to fame to go to his head and transform him into a monstrously selfish {{Jerkass}}.
* ''Fanfic/{{Odaliaverse}}'' depicts [[ControlFreak Odalia Blight]] as the victim of her own AbusiveParents, who finds herself given a second chance at building a better future for herself through a PeggySue plot following her death in the original timeline.
[[AC:''Franchise/{{Persona}}'']]
* ''Fanfic/StealTheTruthReachOutForYourHeart'' has a {{Downplayed}} example with Kamoshida, exploring his backstory and revealing that he UsedToBeASweetKid who got severely bullied. He found acceptance after joining his high school's volleyball team, only for his success and rise to fame to go to his head and transform him into a monstrously selfish {{Jerkass}}.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 12 (click to see context) from:
** ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrail''
to:
** ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrail''''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrail'':
Changed line(s) 48,49 (click to see context) from:
* ''Webcomic/ScarletLady'' both plays this straight and [[InvertedTrope inverts this]] in its take on "The Gamer". In the original episode, Marinette is blamed for Max's elimination from the qualifying matches of the ''Ultimate Mecha Strike III'' tournament, accused of only competing because she hoped to get closer to Adrien, who ''also'' qualified for the other top spot. Max's anger at her is treated as totally justified, and in the end, she cedes her place to him, apologizing for being inconsiderate of his feelings. This version, meanwhile, points out that Marinette ''earned'' her position fairly while Max was a SoreLoser who ''only'' blamed Marinette despite how Adrien ''also'' defeated him, out of outrage that he was [[IWasBeatenByAGirl beaten by a girl]]. Ultimately, Max has a JerkassRealization by the end, and [[spoiler:Adrien is the one who gives up his position at the tournament, reasoning that Max is better at co-op than he is]].
to:
* ''Webcomic/ScarletLady'' ''Fanfic/TheKarmaOfLies'' depicts Adrien as a [[ItsAllAboutMe self-centered]] {{Jerkass}} who brings both his ''and'' Lila's LaserGuidedKarma crashing down upon his head through his choices, actively rejecting every opportunity he might have had to avert disaster out of an arrogant belief that he was protected by ProtagonistCenteredMorality. The {{Recursive Fanfic|tion}} ''Fanfic/KarmaOverbalance'' instead makes him out as the tragic victim of a KarmicMisfire.
* ''Webcomic/ScarletLady'':
** "The Gamer" both plays this straight and [[InvertedTrope invertsthis]] in its take on "The Gamer".it]] for Marinette and Max, respectively. In the original episode, Marinette is blamed for Max's elimination from the qualifying matches of the ''Ultimate Mecha Strike III'' tournament, accused of only competing because she hoped to get closer to Adrien, who ''also'' qualified for the other top spot. Max's anger at her is treated as totally justified, and in the end, she cedes her place to him, apologizing for being inconsiderate of his feelings. This version, meanwhile, points out that Marinette ''earned'' her position fairly while Max was a SoreLoser who ''only'' blamed Marinette despite how Adrien ''also'' defeated him, out of outrage that he was [[IWasBeatenByAGirl beaten by a girl]]. Ultimately, Max has a JerkassRealization by the end, and [[spoiler:Adrien is the one who gives up his position at the tournament, reasoning that Max is better at co-op than he is]].
** In the original "Captain Hardrock", Anarka is playing music loud enough to shake the entire street, then gets akumatized over arguing with Officer Roger for ticketing her for the offense. Here, the concert hasn't even begun before Chloé spitefully accuses her of trying to deafen her, while Roger refuses to listen to Anarka and slaps her with a list of {{Felony Misdemeanor}}s and trumped-up charges.
** {{Downplayed}} in "Guitar Villain''; while XY is still a preening, smug {{Jerkass}}, he has to deal with Scarlet Lady as an AbhorrentAdmirer.
** Tomoe is given a FreudianExcuse for her attempts to [[ControlFreak prevent Kagami from making friends]] in "Ikari Gozen"; when she lost her sight, all of her [[FairWeatherFriend Fair-Weather Friends]] abandoned her, and she doesn't want her daughter to go through the same heartbreak.
** "Crocoduel" explains Jagged Stone's lack of involvement in his kids' lives by revealing that his manager prevented him from learning about Anarka's pregnancy, giving her a forged DearJohnLetter which convinced her that Jagged Stone was dumping her so that their children wouldn't "cramp his rock-and-roll lifestyle".
* ''Webcomic/ScarletLady'':
** "The Gamer" both plays this straight and [[InvertedTrope inverts
** In the original "Captain Hardrock", Anarka is playing music loud enough to shake the entire street, then gets akumatized over arguing with Officer Roger for ticketing her for the offense. Here, the concert hasn't even begun before Chloé spitefully accuses her of trying to deafen her, while Roger refuses to listen to Anarka and slaps her with a list of {{Felony Misdemeanor}}s and trumped-up charges.
** {{Downplayed}} in "Guitar Villain''; while XY is still a preening, smug {{Jerkass}}, he has to deal with Scarlet Lady as an AbhorrentAdmirer.
** Tomoe is given a FreudianExcuse for her attempts to [[ControlFreak prevent Kagami from making friends]] in "Ikari Gozen"; when she lost her sight, all of her [[FairWeatherFriend Fair-Weather Friends]] abandoned her, and she doesn't want her daughter to go through the same heartbreak.
** "Crocoduel" explains Jagged Stone's lack of involvement in his kids' lives by revealing that his manager prevented him from learning about Anarka's pregnancy, giving her a forged DearJohnLetter which convinced her that Jagged Stone was dumping her so that their children wouldn't "cramp his rock-and-roll lifestyle".
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added line(s) 5 (click to see context) :
%%%
%%
%% This page has been alphabetized. Please add new examples in the correct order. Thanks!
%%
%%%
%%
%% This page has been alphabetized. Please add new examples in the correct order. Thanks!
%%
%%%
Changed line(s) 5 (click to see context) from:
* ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomverse''
to:
* ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomverse''''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomverse'':
Changed line(s) 10,11 (click to see context) from:
** ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainKnightOfTheOrangeLily'': While Specter motives to follow Ryoken were mostly out of loyalty to the cause, the audience doesn't see him truly connect to the Ignis barring a single tear he sheds over Earth. Here, the cause of his train entrance is due to the fact [[spoiler: he ''couldn't'' get a chance to bond with the Earth Ignis and is conflicted with his loyalties with Ryoken (who wants the Ignis eradicated no questions asked).]]
* ''Fanfic/JWITCHSeries''
* ''Fanfic/JWITCHSeries''
to:
** ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainKnightOfTheOrangeLily'': While Specter motives to follow Ryoken were mostly out of loyalty to the cause, the audience doesn't see him truly connect to the Ignis barring a single tear he sheds over Earth. Here, the cause of his train entrance is due to the fact [[spoiler: he [[spoiler:he ''couldn't'' get a chance to bond with the Earth Ignis and is conflicted with his loyalties with Ryoken (who wants the Ignis eradicated no questions asked).]]
asked)]].
*''Fanfic/JWITCHSeries''''Fanfic/JWITCHSeries'':
*
Changed line(s) 14 (click to see context) from:
* ''Fanfic/{{Kage}}''
to:
* ''Fanfic/{{Kage}}''''Fanfic/{{Kage}}'':
[[AC:''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'']]
* ''Webcomic/ScarletLady'' both plays this straight and [[InvertedTrope inverts this]] in its take on "The Gamer". In the original episode, Marinette is blamed for Max's elimination from the qualifying matches of the ''Ultimate Mecha Strike III'' tournament, accused of only competing because she hoped to get closer to Adrien, who ''also'' qualified for the other top spot. Max's anger at her is treated as totally justified, and in the end, she cedes her place to him, apologizing for being inconsiderate of his feelings. This version, meanwhile, points out that Marinette ''earned'' her position fairly while Max was a SoreLoser who ''only'' blamed Marinette despite how Adrien ''also'' defeated him, out of outrage that he was [[IWasBeatenByAGirl beaten by a girl]]. Ultimately, Max has a JerkassRealization by the end, and [[spoiler:Adrien is the one who gives up his position at the tournament, reasoning that Max is better at co-op than he is]].
* ''Webcomic/ScarletLady'' both plays this straight and [[InvertedTrope inverts this]] in its take on "The Gamer". In the original episode, Marinette is blamed for Max's elimination from the qualifying matches of the ''Ultimate Mecha Strike III'' tournament, accused of only competing because she hoped to get closer to Adrien, who ''also'' qualified for the other top spot. Max's anger at her is treated as totally justified, and in the end, she cedes her place to him, apologizing for being inconsiderate of his feelings. This version, meanwhile, points out that Marinette ''earned'' her position fairly while Max was a SoreLoser who ''only'' blamed Marinette despite how Adrien ''also'' defeated him, out of outrage that he was [[IWasBeatenByAGirl beaten by a girl]]. Ultimately, Max has a JerkassRealization by the end, and [[spoiler:Adrien is the one who gives up his position at the tournament, reasoning that Max is better at co-op than he is]].
Changed line(s) 50,51 (click to see context) from:
* To The Stars, a fanfiction of Singing In The Rain, explains why Lina is such a condescending, arrogant Rich Bitch by saying that she was unpopular at school growing up and so craved recognition.
to:
* To ''To The Stars, a fanfiction of Singing In The Rain, Stars'' explains why Lina is such a condescending, arrogant Rich Bitch by saying that she was unpopular at school growing up and so craved recognition.
Changed line(s) 56 (click to see context) from:
* ''Fanfic/ShesNotSoFamous''
to:
* ''Fanfic/ShesNotSoFamous''''Fanfic/ShesNotSoFamous'':
Changed line(s) 58 (click to see context) from:
** Instead of being sadistic ForTheEvulz, this fic establishes that Chris was bullied by the older members of his band, giving him [[FreudianExcuse a disdain for teenagers]].
to:
** Instead of being sadistic ForTheEvulz, this fic establishes that Chris was bullied by the older members of his band, giving him [[FreudianExcuse a disdain for teenagers]].teenagers]].
----
----
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 53 (click to see context) from:
* Doctor Eggman, known for lacking any sort of FreudianExcuse for his actions and being defined as purely evil in the Sonic The Hedgehog video games, is portrayed as somewhat of a misguided scientist in ''Webcomic/SonicLegacy'', looking for a cure for death.
to:
* Doctor Eggman, known for lacking any sort of FreudianExcuse for his actions and being defined as purely evil in the Sonic The Hedgehog video games, is portrayed as somewhat of a misguided scientist in ''Webcomic/SonicLegacy'', looking for a cure for death.death.
[[AC:''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'']]
* ''Fanfic/ShesNotSoFamous''
** The actual show never depicts Blaineley as much more than your average self-absorbed diva. This fic shows that while she was egotistical in her younger years, she was also a BeleagueredAssistant working long hours at a news studio for little-to-no pay.
** Instead of being sadistic ForTheEvulz, this fic establishes that Chris was bullied by the older members of his band, giving him [[FreudianExcuse a disdain for teenagers]].
[[AC:''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'']]
* ''Fanfic/ShesNotSoFamous''
** The actual show never depicts Blaineley as much more than your average self-absorbed diva. This fic shows that while she was egotistical in her younger years, she was also a BeleagueredAssistant working long hours at a news studio for little-to-no pay.
** Instead of being sadistic ForTheEvulz, this fic establishes that Chris was bullied by the older members of his band, giving him [[FreudianExcuse a disdain for teenagers]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 44 (click to see context) from:
** Whereas Cinder in canon is a complete monster despite her awful origin story, Cinder in chapters of this fic which focus heavily on her make her out to be more of a bitter soul who was hurt by the world first, disillusioning her with huntsmen and huntresses, even if she's still no less malicious and cruel than in canon.
to:
** Whereas Cinder in canon is a complete monster despite her awful origin story, Cinder in several chapters of this fic which focus heavily on her make her out to be more of a bitter soul who was hurt by the world first, disillusioning her with huntsmen and huntresses, even if she's still presented as no less malicious and malicious, cruel and irredeemable for it than in canon.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
[[AC:''Franchise/{{RWBY}}'']]
* ''Fanfic/DestiniesOfRemnant'':
** Many of this WhatIf fic's and its sequels' storylines that feature Adam Taurus place a lot more emphasis on the tragedy which created him, whilst not whitewashing his crimes and his HeWhoFightsMonsters status. Particularly, in the timeline where Adam fails to kill the human racist who attacked Ghira and the latter loses his life, Adam is consequently more restrained, conflicted and unsure of himself as he never gained a hero complex which made him slip ever further into needless killing.
** Whereas Cinder in canon is a complete monster despite her awful origin story, Cinder in chapters of this fic which focus heavily on her make her out to be more of a bitter soul who was hurt by the world first, disillusioning her with huntsmen and huntresses, even if she's still no less malicious and cruel than in canon.
* ''Fanfic/RelicOfTheFuture'':
** Whereas canon made Raven killing the previous Spring Maiden out to be a premeditated murder intended to gain the Spring Maiden's power for herself, this fic's expansion on the details reveals that Raven actually killed the Maiden in a fight to stop her from willingly bringing a Maiden's power to Salem, and she didn't particularly want the Maiden's power due to the target it paints on her back. Jaune takes this as a sign that Raven is a lot more capable of changing for the better than her older self's actions in the original timeline made it seem.
** Jacques Schnee, though still a scheming slimeball, wasn't always as completely dickish and sociopathic as his canon self was portrayed as, racking up several sympathetic traits and hidden depths. In the new timeline where he [[TookALevelInKindness eases up over time]], Jacques takes responsibility for irrevocably garnering himself an ugly reputation to ensure the success of the Schnee Dust Company, and Jaune comes to suspect that a lot of canon Jacques' worst behavior might have stemmed from frustration at knowing the business he'd poured decades of his life into keeping alive would be inherited by someone more likely to ruin it after Winter had renounced her heirhood. Jacques is also revealed to be disgusted at how his company's use of Faunus cheap laborers has provided a breeding ground for racist workplace abuse against them.
* ''Fanfic/DestiniesOfRemnant'':
** Many of this WhatIf fic's and its sequels' storylines that feature Adam Taurus place a lot more emphasis on the tragedy which created him, whilst not whitewashing his crimes and his HeWhoFightsMonsters status. Particularly, in the timeline where Adam fails to kill the human racist who attacked Ghira and the latter loses his life, Adam is consequently more restrained, conflicted and unsure of himself as he never gained a hero complex which made him slip ever further into needless killing.
** Whereas Cinder in canon is a complete monster despite her awful origin story, Cinder in chapters of this fic which focus heavily on her make her out to be more of a bitter soul who was hurt by the world first, disillusioning her with huntsmen and huntresses, even if she's still no less malicious and cruel than in canon.
* ''Fanfic/RelicOfTheFuture'':
** Whereas canon made Raven killing the previous Spring Maiden out to be a premeditated murder intended to gain the Spring Maiden's power for herself, this fic's expansion on the details reveals that Raven actually killed the Maiden in a fight to stop her from willingly bringing a Maiden's power to Salem, and she didn't particularly want the Maiden's power due to the target it paints on her back. Jaune takes this as a sign that Raven is a lot more capable of changing for the better than her older self's actions in the original timeline made it seem.
** Jacques Schnee, though still a scheming slimeball, wasn't always as completely dickish and sociopathic as his canon self was portrayed as, racking up several sympathetic traits and hidden depths. In the new timeline where he [[TookALevelInKindness eases up over time]], Jacques takes responsibility for irrevocably garnering himself an ugly reputation to ensure the success of the Schnee Dust Company, and Jaune comes to suspect that a lot of canon Jacques' worst behavior might have stemmed from frustration at knowing the business he'd poured decades of his life into keeping alive would be inherited by someone more likely to ruin it after Winter had renounced her heirhood. Jacques is also revealed to be disgusted at how his company's use of Faunus cheap laborers has provided a breeding ground for racist workplace abuse against them.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 39,40 (click to see context) from:
* Stella is portrayed in a much more understandable and human light''Fanfic/ShadowsOverHell'' than the cruel, abusive and selfish wife she is in canon. While she's still incredibly bigoted and hotheaded, her anger at Stolas for his affair, as well as Octavia's friendship with Loona, is caused by her being very politically and image focused, and is worried how the rest of Hell might view them, as a result of their careless mingling with the lowerclass. A justified reason given how narrow-minded and power-focused the upperclass of Hell can be. While she genuinely loves her daughter and believes she's doing what's best for her family by discouraging their reckless and seemingly frivolous pursuits, her priorities image over their happiness causes her relationship with Stolas & Octavia to sour immensely. [[spoiler:Over time, she even comes to see the error of her ways and works to rebuild the bridges between the two, becoming a much more open-minded and relaxed as she does. Especially after the Uproar occurs.]]
to:
* Stella is portrayed in with a much more understandable and human light''Fanfic/ShadowsOverHell'' light in ''Fanfic/ShadowsOverHell'' than the cruel, abusive and selfish wife she is in canon. While she's still incredibly bigoted and hotheaded, her anger at Stolas for his affair, as well as Octavia's friendship with Loona, is caused by her being very politically and image focused, and is worried how the rest of Hell might view them, as a result of their careless mingling with the lowerclass. A justified reason given how narrow-minded and power-focused the upperclass of Hell can be. While she genuinely loves her daughter and believes she's doing what's best for her family by discouraging their reckless and seemingly frivolous pursuits, her priorities image over their happiness causes her relationship with Stolas & Octavia to sour immensely. [[spoiler:Over time, she even comes to see the error of her ways and works to rebuild the bridges between the two, becoming a much more open-minded and relaxed as she does. Especially after the Uproar occurs.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
[[AC:''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'']]
* Stella is portrayed in a much more understandable and human light''Fanfic/ShadowsOverHell'' than the cruel, abusive and selfish wife she is in canon. While she's still incredibly bigoted and hotheaded, her anger at Stolas for his affair, as well as Octavia's friendship with Loona, is caused by her being very politically and image focused, and is worried how the rest of Hell might view them, as a result of their careless mingling with the lowerclass. A justified reason given how narrow-minded and power-focused the upperclass of Hell can be. While she genuinely loves her daughter and believes she's doing what's best for her family by discouraging their reckless and seemingly frivolous pursuits, her priorities image over their happiness causes her relationship with Stolas & Octavia to sour immensely. [[spoiler:Over time, she even comes to see the error of her ways and works to rebuild the bridges between the two, becoming a much more open-minded and relaxed as she does. Especially after the Uproar occurs.]]
* Stella is portrayed in a much more understandable and human light''Fanfic/ShadowsOverHell'' than the cruel, abusive and selfish wife she is in canon. While she's still incredibly bigoted and hotheaded, her anger at Stolas for his affair, as well as Octavia's friendship with Loona, is caused by her being very politically and image focused, and is worried how the rest of Hell might view them, as a result of their careless mingling with the lowerclass. A justified reason given how narrow-minded and power-focused the upperclass of Hell can be. While she genuinely loves her daughter and believes she's doing what's best for her family by discouraging their reckless and seemingly frivolous pursuits, her priorities image over their happiness causes her relationship with Stolas & Octavia to sour immensely. [[spoiler:Over time, she even comes to see the error of her ways and works to rebuild the bridges between the two, becoming a much more open-minded and relaxed as she does. Especially after the Uproar occurs.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
[[AC:''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'']]
* ''Fanfic/DannyPhantomStranded'': During the series, Star was shown to be a rather unpleasant popular girl, just like Paulina. Tucker and Sam describe her as a "satellite" as "a marginally attractive girl who always orbits around the popular girl." Star was portrayed as being rather spoiled and bossy, having only been willing to date Tucker ONLY because Danny had been dating Paulina at the time, and she didn't have anyone else to hang out with. However, even when dating, Star was very bossy, controlling, and mean to Tucker during their relationship, treating him more like a servant than a boyfriend, to the point where Tucker was HAPPY that she dumped him for Kwan in the end.
** She ''did'' show ''some'' sympathetic traits by choosing to date Kwan (even though he was unpopular at the time) and also telling Tucker that she hoped they could still be friends. However, she was being rather condescending as possible and making it clear that even if they can't be as cool as Danny and Paulina, she and Kwan still consider themselves cooler than him and Sam.
** Later in the series, it is revealed that she's still friends with Valerie, despite her being kicked out of the A-Listers. It's also hinted that their friendship may be more genuine than the one she has with Paulina since, while Star doesn't hesitate to be vocal about her dislike of Danny, she doesn't do anything to interfere with their relationship.
*** Despite these sympathetic moments, Star remains rude and bratty, not hesitating to mock Danny and his friends and not hesitating to call him a "freak" when he's within earshot.
** In the Stranded series, she has added sympathetic traits and character development. It is revealed here that most of her negative traits resulted from having a bad home life. Star's mother ran off with another man and left her, her father was VERY busy with work, and her dealing with an abusive, bullying step-sister, etc. These negative traits worsened due to being partly affected by the A-lister's toxic influence.
*** It is shown that Star originally joined the A-listers out of loneliness and depression caused by her parent's divorce, as well as wanting to compete with Colette's popularity. It is later revealed that Star followed the A-listers due to fearing them, peer pressure, and more or less brainwashed herself into believing that they are in the right with their actions.
*** It isn't until her experience on Specter Island with Danny that she breaks out of this mindset and begins questioning her life choices and the reality of the A-listers. Upon realizing that her past actions were shallow and unjustifiable, as well as that Dash and Paulina aren't real friends and can't trust them. Star finally breaks away from their negative influence when she leaves the A-listers and becomes much happier and kinder, thanks to developing a healthier relationship with Danny.
* ''Fanfic/DannyPhantomStranded'': During the series, Star was shown to be a rather unpleasant popular girl, just like Paulina. Tucker and Sam describe her as a "satellite" as "a marginally attractive girl who always orbits around the popular girl." Star was portrayed as being rather spoiled and bossy, having only been willing to date Tucker ONLY because Danny had been dating Paulina at the time, and she didn't have anyone else to hang out with. However, even when dating, Star was very bossy, controlling, and mean to Tucker during their relationship, treating him more like a servant than a boyfriend, to the point where Tucker was HAPPY that she dumped him for Kwan in the end.
** She ''did'' show ''some'' sympathetic traits by choosing to date Kwan (even though he was unpopular at the time) and also telling Tucker that she hoped they could still be friends. However, she was being rather condescending as possible and making it clear that even if they can't be as cool as Danny and Paulina, she and Kwan still consider themselves cooler than him and Sam.
** Later in the series, it is revealed that she's still friends with Valerie, despite her being kicked out of the A-Listers. It's also hinted that their friendship may be more genuine than the one she has with Paulina since, while Star doesn't hesitate to be vocal about her dislike of Danny, she doesn't do anything to interfere with their relationship.
*** Despite these sympathetic moments, Star remains rude and bratty, not hesitating to mock Danny and his friends and not hesitating to call him a "freak" when he's within earshot.
** In the Stranded series, she has added sympathetic traits and character development. It is revealed here that most of her negative traits resulted from having a bad home life. Star's mother ran off with another man and left her, her father was VERY busy with work, and her dealing with an abusive, bullying step-sister, etc. These negative traits worsened due to being partly affected by the A-lister's toxic influence.
*** It is shown that Star originally joined the A-listers out of loneliness and depression caused by her parent's divorce, as well as wanting to compete with Colette's popularity. It is later revealed that Star followed the A-listers due to fearing them, peer pressure, and more or less brainwashed herself into believing that they are in the right with their actions.
*** It isn't until her experience on Specter Island with Danny that she breaks out of this mindset and begins questioning her life choices and the reality of the A-listers. Upon realizing that her past actions were shallow and unjustifiable, as well as that Dash and Paulina aren't real friends and can't trust them. Star finally breaks away from their negative influence when she leaves the A-listers and becomes much happier and kinder, thanks to developing a healthier relationship with Danny.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
[[AC:''VideoGame/CookieRunKingdom'']]
* ''Webcomic/{{Rebloom}}'': The Cookies of Darkness are portrayed as the heroes of this story, despite their motivations being essentially the same as in canon. Everything they do during the course of this comic is clearly justified, but their canon actions aren't really addressed, so it's unclear whether they're even still "villains" or not.
* ''Webcomic/{{Rebloom}}'': The Cookies of Darkness are portrayed as the heroes of this story, despite their motivations being essentially the same as in canon. Everything they do during the course of this comic is clearly justified, but their canon actions aren't really addressed, so it's unclear whether they're even still "villains" or not.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 3,4 (click to see context) from:
* ''Fanfic/TheBlackSheepDogSeries'' puts Sirius's parents, especially his father, in a much better light than the original novels. In canon, Mrs. Black is characterised as an extremely haughty and unpleasant harpy who is constantly screaming insults and abuse towards those she considers beneath him, including [[AbusiveParents her own son]]; and while not much is said about Sirius's father, it is implied that he's not much better than his wife. The fic goes to great lengths to show that both Walburga and Orion do love their children, but due to their own warped upbringings and ingrained family values, couldn't express them openly. Orion, in particular, is portrayed as a TroubledAbuser with a HiddenHeartOfGold who is SecretlyDying, and overall has much more cause to angst than his wayward son.
* ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'' does this with Doctor Gero. While still responsible for the same acts as his canon counterpart [[spoiler:his obsession with killing Goku stems from Goku killing his son in his attack on the Red Ribbon Army, while in canon his son died in an unrelated incident and his grudge essentially stemmed from Goku costing him his job]].
* ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'' does this with Doctor Gero. While still responsible for the same acts as his canon counterpart [[spoiler:his obsession with killing Goku stems from Goku killing his son in his attack on the Red Ribbon Army, while in canon his son died in an unrelated incident and his grudge essentially stemmed from Goku costing him his job]].
to:
* ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'' does this with Doctor Gero. While still responsible for the same acts as his canon counterpart [[spoiler:his obsession with killing Goku stems from Goku killing his son in his attack on the Red Ribbon Army, while in canon his son died in an unrelated incident and his grudge essentially stemmed from Goku costing him his job]].
Changed line(s) 18,19 (click to see context) from:
* To The Stars, a fanfiction of ''Film/SingingInTheRain'', explains why Lina is such a condescending, arrogant Rich Bitch by saying that she was unpopular at school growing up and so craved recognition.
* Doctor Eggman, known for lacking any sort of FreudianExcuse for his actions and being defined as purely evil in the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' video games, is portrayed as somewhat of a misguided scientist in ''Webcomic/SonicLegacy'', looking for a cure for death.
* Doctor Eggman, known for lacking any sort of FreudianExcuse for his actions and being defined as purely evil in the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' video games, is portrayed as somewhat of a misguided scientist in ''Webcomic/SonicLegacy'', looking for a cure for death.
to:
[[AC:''Franchise/DragonBall'']]
*
*
[[AC:''Franchise/HarryPotter'']]
* ''Fanfic/TheBlackSheepDogSeries'' puts Sirius's parents, especially his father, in a much better light than the
Changed line(s) 21 (click to see context) from:
--> '''Harry''': What if he's right ''and'' wrong?
to:
--> '''Harry''': What if he's right ''and'' wrong?wrong?
[[AC:''Film/SingingInTheRain'']]
* To The Stars, a fanfiction of Singing In The Rain, explains why Lina is such a condescending, arrogant Rich Bitch by saying that she was unpopular at school growing up and so craved recognition.
[[AC:''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'']]
* Doctor Eggman, known for lacking any sort of FreudianExcuse for his actions and being defined as purely evil in the Sonic The Hedgehog video games, is portrayed as somewhat of a misguided scientist in ''Webcomic/SonicLegacy'', looking for a cure for death.
[[AC:''Film/SingingInTheRain'']]
* To The Stars, a fanfiction of Singing In The Rain, explains why Lina is such a condescending, arrogant Rich Bitch by saying that she was unpopular at school growing up and so craved recognition.
[[AC:''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'']]
* Doctor Eggman, known for lacking any sort of FreudianExcuse for his actions and being defined as purely evil in the Sonic The Hedgehog video games, is portrayed as somewhat of a misguided scientist in ''Webcomic/SonicLegacy'', looking for a cure for death.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
AdaptationalSympathy in FanWorks.
----
* ''Fanfic/TheBlackSheepDogSeries'' puts Sirius's parents, especially his father, in a much better light than the original novels. In canon, Mrs. Black is characterised as an extremely haughty and unpleasant harpy who is constantly screaming insults and abuse towards those she considers beneath him, including [[AbusiveParents her own son]]; and while not much is said about Sirius's father, it is implied that he's not much better than his wife. The fic goes to great lengths to show that both Walburga and Orion do love their children, but due to their own warped upbringings and ingrained family values, couldn't express them openly. Orion, in particular, is portrayed as a TroubledAbuser with a HiddenHeartOfGold who is SecretlyDying, and overall has much more cause to angst than his wayward son.
* ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'' does this with Doctor Gero. While still responsible for the same acts as his canon counterpart [[spoiler:his obsession with killing Goku stems from Goku killing his son in his attack on the Red Ribbon Army, while in canon his son died in an unrelated incident and his grudge essentially stemmed from Goku costing him his job]].
* ''Fanfic/GuardiansWizardsAndKungFuFighters'': Raythor is made more sympathetic here than he was in his canonical Season 1 appearance, with the heroes quickly feeling guilt for framing him after seeing his fate.
* ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomverse''
** ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrail''
*** {{Downplayed|Trope}} and {{Inverted|Trope}}. As a whole, the Apex is treated with less sympathy in this story than in canon because of the scope of their crimes, and the traumas they cause are shown here where it was only implied in the show. While ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainVoyageOfWisteria'' does show them in a sympathetic light because they have realized what they're done, it also shows that they have a long way to go before they can be forgiven and make up for what they done.
*** {{Zig Zagging|Trope}} with Grace. [[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailGraceMonroe Grace Monroe]] in canon is treated with sympathy when she realizes that she was wrong about the meaning of the numbers, forms a bond with Hazel, a little girl she discovers to be a denizen, who she once looked down on and kill without a second thought. She later learned the truth about the Conductor and the purpose of the numbers but her bond with Hazel became broken because she denied knowing the truth about Hazel's denizen form to save face (and even calling her a Null). Finally, for Simon, he was unable to accept the truth about what they were doing wrong, leading him to turn against Grace, attempted to kill her, and then watch as he was killed by a Ghom. Throughout the trilogy, it is reminded that she still was a cult leader who committed many crimes, considering the size of her number. Her crimes were shown in the prequel, where it was revealed that Grace [[spoiler: casually murdered a Denizen in front of Tokio and plays it off as her "saving" him.]] Then it was revealed in ''Blossoming Trail'' that Simon ripped apart Lexi's pages while Grace gloated him on before they buried him alive to give Titus the middle finger. Despite that, she was still treated with some sympathy because she realizes the sheer scope of the trauma she causes, with her losing everything, her best friend, the Apex, and had to live as an outcast because of her actions. [[spoiler: In the sequel, she was murdered by Ogami after being pushed to her breaking point. And while some said she deserve her death, they were gently called out by people who were not happy by her death, either because of standards or sympathy, with many people agreeing.]]
*** {{Inverted|Trope}}. For Simon Laurent, all the sympathetic traits he had before he went off the deep end in canon are gone. In canon, he did care for Grace, and even those he betrayed her when she saves his life, he was horrified with his actions, and it was clear that despite himself, he did feel guilty about what he was becoming and that he was destroying himself. His death was treated as a tragedy and was mourned by Grace and the Apex kids. In this story, he had no hesitation in making a deal with the devil, betraying Grace [[spoiler:or murdering a little girl for kicks]]. He truly embraced being a monster and had no regrets, so his death was given no sympathy, and he was mourned by no one other than Grace and Samantha.
** ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainKnightOfTheOrangeLily'': While Specter motives to follow Ryoken were mostly out of loyalty to the cause, the audience doesn't see him truly connect to the Ignis barring a single tear he sheds over Earth. Here, the cause of his train entrance is due to the fact [[spoiler: he ''couldn't'' get a chance to bond with the Earth Ignis and is conflicted with his loyalties with Ryoken (who wants the Ignis eradicated no questions asked).]]
* ''Fanfic/JWITCHSeries''
** In the comics and cartoon, Phobos was nothing but a power-hungry tyrant. Here, he was framed for the murder of his parents, and genuinely did want to be a good ruler at the start, his rule being not ForTheEvulz but to bring order to Meridian. He also has a caring side and generally cares for Elyon, which his canon counterpart did not.
** Raythor is more sympathetic in his first appearance than in canon because of his nobility, code of honor, and belief that Phobos is trying to rule well.
* ''Fanfic/{{Kage}}''
** Raythor is made far more sympathetic over the fact that he was framed and how callous the Guardians and Rebellion are over his fate.
** Miranada is also made more sympathetic by being given a tragic backstory that explains her bitterness and hatred toward Elyon and the rebellion. She also has a kind side she keeps hidden, and some of her crueler canon actions are just an act to better blend into Phobos' court, such as her rumored eating of Passlings turning out to just be a lie.
* To The Stars, a fanfiction of ''Film/SingingInTheRain'', explains why Lina is such a condescending, arrogant Rich Bitch by saying that she was unpopular at school growing up and so craved recognition.
* Doctor Eggman, known for lacking any sort of FreudianExcuse for his actions and being defined as purely evil in the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' video games, is portrayed as somewhat of a misguided scientist in ''Webcomic/SonicLegacy'', looking for a cure for death.
* ''Fanfic/TheRigelBlackChronicles'': Whereas Tom Riddle in canon was a megalomaniac {{sociopath}} with a veneer of FantasticRacism, here he went into politics instead of terrorism, turning up the racism but dropping the other parts. Harry is astonished to learn that his ultimate goal is [[spoiler:to avert a population implosion caused by magical inbreeding, by having purebloods marry half-bloods -- but pushing Muggle-borns out, because he hates Muggle influence as much as ever]]. [[WellIntentionedExtremist He genuinely believes that his actions are necessary]], even though Harry's sure there must be a better way.
--> '''Harry''': What if he's right ''and'' wrong?
----
* ''Fanfic/TheBlackSheepDogSeries'' puts Sirius's parents, especially his father, in a much better light than the original novels. In canon, Mrs. Black is characterised as an extremely haughty and unpleasant harpy who is constantly screaming insults and abuse towards those she considers beneath him, including [[AbusiveParents her own son]]; and while not much is said about Sirius's father, it is implied that he's not much better than his wife. The fic goes to great lengths to show that both Walburga and Orion do love their children, but due to their own warped upbringings and ingrained family values, couldn't express them openly. Orion, in particular, is portrayed as a TroubledAbuser with a HiddenHeartOfGold who is SecretlyDying, and overall has much more cause to angst than his wayward son.
* ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'' does this with Doctor Gero. While still responsible for the same acts as his canon counterpart [[spoiler:his obsession with killing Goku stems from Goku killing his son in his attack on the Red Ribbon Army, while in canon his son died in an unrelated incident and his grudge essentially stemmed from Goku costing him his job]].
* ''Fanfic/GuardiansWizardsAndKungFuFighters'': Raythor is made more sympathetic here than he was in his canonical Season 1 appearance, with the heroes quickly feeling guilt for framing him after seeing his fate.
* ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomverse''
** ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrail''
*** {{Downplayed|Trope}} and {{Inverted|Trope}}. As a whole, the Apex is treated with less sympathy in this story than in canon because of the scope of their crimes, and the traumas they cause are shown here where it was only implied in the show. While ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainVoyageOfWisteria'' does show them in a sympathetic light because they have realized what they're done, it also shows that they have a long way to go before they can be forgiven and make up for what they done.
*** {{Zig Zagging|Trope}} with Grace. [[Characters/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrailGraceMonroe Grace Monroe]] in canon is treated with sympathy when she realizes that she was wrong about the meaning of the numbers, forms a bond with Hazel, a little girl she discovers to be a denizen, who she once looked down on and kill without a second thought. She later learned the truth about the Conductor and the purpose of the numbers but her bond with Hazel became broken because she denied knowing the truth about Hazel's denizen form to save face (and even calling her a Null). Finally, for Simon, he was unable to accept the truth about what they were doing wrong, leading him to turn against Grace, attempted to kill her, and then watch as he was killed by a Ghom. Throughout the trilogy, it is reminded that she still was a cult leader who committed many crimes, considering the size of her number. Her crimes were shown in the prequel, where it was revealed that Grace [[spoiler: casually murdered a Denizen in front of Tokio and plays it off as her "saving" him.]] Then it was revealed in ''Blossoming Trail'' that Simon ripped apart Lexi's pages while Grace gloated him on before they buried him alive to give Titus the middle finger. Despite that, she was still treated with some sympathy because she realizes the sheer scope of the trauma she causes, with her losing everything, her best friend, the Apex, and had to live as an outcast because of her actions. [[spoiler: In the sequel, she was murdered by Ogami after being pushed to her breaking point. And while some said she deserve her death, they were gently called out by people who were not happy by her death, either because of standards or sympathy, with many people agreeing.]]
*** {{Inverted|Trope}}. For Simon Laurent, all the sympathetic traits he had before he went off the deep end in canon are gone. In canon, he did care for Grace, and even those he betrayed her when she saves his life, he was horrified with his actions, and it was clear that despite himself, he did feel guilty about what he was becoming and that he was destroying himself. His death was treated as a tragedy and was mourned by Grace and the Apex kids. In this story, he had no hesitation in making a deal with the devil, betraying Grace [[spoiler:or murdering a little girl for kicks]]. He truly embraced being a monster and had no regrets, so his death was given no sympathy, and he was mourned by no one other than Grace and Samantha.
** ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainKnightOfTheOrangeLily'': While Specter motives to follow Ryoken were mostly out of loyalty to the cause, the audience doesn't see him truly connect to the Ignis barring a single tear he sheds over Earth. Here, the cause of his train entrance is due to the fact [[spoiler: he ''couldn't'' get a chance to bond with the Earth Ignis and is conflicted with his loyalties with Ryoken (who wants the Ignis eradicated no questions asked).]]
* ''Fanfic/JWITCHSeries''
** In the comics and cartoon, Phobos was nothing but a power-hungry tyrant. Here, he was framed for the murder of his parents, and genuinely did want to be a good ruler at the start, his rule being not ForTheEvulz but to bring order to Meridian. He also has a caring side and generally cares for Elyon, which his canon counterpart did not.
** Raythor is more sympathetic in his first appearance than in canon because of his nobility, code of honor, and belief that Phobos is trying to rule well.
* ''Fanfic/{{Kage}}''
** Raythor is made far more sympathetic over the fact that he was framed and how callous the Guardians and Rebellion are over his fate.
** Miranada is also made more sympathetic by being given a tragic backstory that explains her bitterness and hatred toward Elyon and the rebellion. She also has a kind side she keeps hidden, and some of her crueler canon actions are just an act to better blend into Phobos' court, such as her rumored eating of Passlings turning out to just be a lie.
* To The Stars, a fanfiction of ''Film/SingingInTheRain'', explains why Lina is such a condescending, arrogant Rich Bitch by saying that she was unpopular at school growing up and so craved recognition.
* Doctor Eggman, known for lacking any sort of FreudianExcuse for his actions and being defined as purely evil in the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' video games, is portrayed as somewhat of a misguided scientist in ''Webcomic/SonicLegacy'', looking for a cure for death.
* ''Fanfic/TheRigelBlackChronicles'': Whereas Tom Riddle in canon was a megalomaniac {{sociopath}} with a veneer of FantasticRacism, here he went into politics instead of terrorism, turning up the racism but dropping the other parts. Harry is astonished to learn that his ultimate goal is [[spoiler:to avert a population implosion caused by magical inbreeding, by having purebloods marry half-bloods -- but pushing Muggle-borns out, because he hates Muggle influence as much as ever]]. [[WellIntentionedExtremist He genuinely believes that his actions are necessary]], even though Harry's sure there must be a better way.
--> '''Harry''': What if he's right ''and'' wrong?
