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** ''The Eligible Bachelor'' (Adapted from [[AdaptationTitleChange The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor]])

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** ''The "The Eligible Bachelor'' Bachelor" (Adapted from [[AdaptationTitleChange The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor]])



*** In the story Flora Miller is an [[WomanScorned ex-lover]] of St. Simons who serves as a RedHerring when his bride goes missing. Here she actively assists St. Simon in carrying out his evil deeds.

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*** In the story Flora Miller is an [[WomanScorned ex-lover]] of St. Simons who serves as a RedHerring when his [[RunawayBrid bride goes missing. missing.]] Here she actively assists St. Simon in carrying out his evil deeds.

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* ''Series/SherlockHolmes'': In the adaptation of "The Norwood Builder", the titular character turns out to have murdered a tramp in order to obtain a corpse with which to fake his death. This was because the method used in the Conan Doyle story, involving "dog or rabbit" bones, would simply not be credible to a modern audience, even one aware of the limitations of Victorian forensics.

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In the adaptation of "The Norwood Builder", the titular character turns out to have murdered a tramp in order to obtain a corpse with which to fake his death. This was because the method used in the Conan Doyle story, involving "dog or rabbit" bones, would simply not be credible to a modern audience, even one aware of the limitations of Victorian forensics.forensics.
** ''The Eligible Bachelor'' (Adapted from [[AdaptationTitleChange The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor]])
*** In the original story the titular character, Lord Robert St. Simon, is just a haughty aristocrat. Here he is a [[TheBluebeard Bluebeard]] who courts and marries wealthy women and then disposes of them once he has their fortune.
*** In the story Flora Miller is an [[WomanScorned ex-lover]] of St. Simons who serves as a RedHerring when his bride goes missing. Here she actively assists St. Simon in carrying out his evil deeds.
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* ''Series/Halo2022'':
** Zig-zagged with the UNSC - while the games portray them as straight heroes, the expanded universe has always emphasized that the UNSC is willing to do questionable things to protect and control humanity. The first novel made this clear with how the [=SPARTAN-IIs=] were created from kidnapped children, many of whom died from their augmentations. Canon, however, generally painted the UNSC as being mostly well intentioned, only descending into NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist territory after the Human-Covenant War ends, with the Office of Naval Intelligence in particular becoming increasingly darker due to letting the power they received in the war go to their heads. In the series, much more attention is given to the questionable actions taken during the war, turning the UNSC from{{Anti Hero}}es into {{Anti Villain}}s.
** PlayedStraight with Catherine Elizabeth Halsey, who is portrayed as far more amoral and duplictous than she was in canon. In particular, she's shown to be manipulative of the [=SPARTAN-IIs=], her surrogate children, when canon established that she refused to lie to them. She seems to have inhereted several traits from the Head of ONI, Margaret Orlenda Parangosky, who has undergone AdaptationalHeroism in the show.

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*** In the comics, Eliza Harmon/Trajectory JumpedAtTheCall to be a hero when she gained SuperSpeed, and while a member of the ComicBook/InfinityInc formed by ComicBook/LexLuthor, she was not alligned with him and was swiftly killed in the field. Here, she's a CardCarryingVillain who uses her speed to hurt people and destroy property ForTheEvulz. PsychoSerum made her that way, but she didn't get to redeem herself before PhlebotinumOverload let to her running herself right out of existence.

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*** In the comics, Eliza Harmon/Trajectory JumpedAtTheCall to be a hero when she gained SuperSpeed, and while a member of the ComicBook/InfinityInc formed by ComicBook/LexLuthor, she was not alligned aligned with him and was swiftly killed in the field. Here, she's a CardCarryingVillain who uses her speed to hurt people and destroy property ForTheEvulz. PsychoSerum made her that way, but she didn't get to redeem herself before PhlebotinumOverload let led to her running herself right out of existence.



*** Doctor Light. Yes, again. The post-Crisis universe introduces a new version who has the real identity of Kimiyo Hoshi, like the comic heroine, but is an assassin working for Black Hole.

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*** Doctor Light. Yes, again. The post-Crisis universe introduces a new version who that has the real identity of Kimiyo Hoshi, like the comic heroine, but is an assassin working for Black Hole.



** [[BigBad Homelander]] is presented as being ''more'' evil than he was in the comics. In the comics, even though he was almost as much as a murderous psycho as he was in the show, [[spoiler: he was a FallenHero who only [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds acted that way due to being]] [[{{Gaslighting}} gaslit]] by Black Noir into thinking he was a bad person and [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone was outright horrified by some of the things he did]] (or believed he did, such as Becca's rape).]] In the series, however, he's an outright {{sociopath}} and [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rapist]] with a cheap FreudianExcuse that regularly threatens to [[BewareTheSuperman set the world on fire if he doesn't get his way]].

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** [[BigBad Homelander]] is presented as being ''more'' evil than he was in the comics. In the comics, even though he was almost as much as a murderous psycho as he was in the show, [[spoiler: he was a FallenHero who only [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds acted that way due to being]] [[{{Gaslighting}} gaslit]] by Black Noir into thinking he was a bad person and [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone was outright horrified by some of the things he did]] (or believed he did, such as Becca's rape).]] In the series, however, he's an outright {{sociopath}} and [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rapist]] with a cheap FreudianExcuse that regularly threatens to [[BewareTheSuperman set the world on fire if he doesn't get his way]].



** The Deep in the comics was actually the most mature and least despicable male in The Seven with his only real disgusting trait being a perverse sexual lust towards Starlight though unlike most other males in The Seven he does not assault her. In the show however, he’s the one who sickening pulls the CastingCouch on her and is generally a {{Jerkass}} {{Manchild}}.

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** The Deep in the comics was actually the most mature and least despicable male in The Seven with his only real disgusting trait being a perverse sexual lust towards Starlight though though, unlike most other males in The Seven Seven, he does not assault her. In the show show, however, he’s the one who sickening pulls the CastingCouch on her and is generally a {{Jerkass}} {{Manchild}}.



* ''Series/{{Elementary}}'': [[spoiler:Irene Adler]] doesn't exist, and is a false identity of [[spoiler: Jamie]] Moriarty.

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* ''Series/{{Elementary}}'': [[spoiler:Irene Adler]] doesn't exist, exist and is a false identity of [[spoiler: Jamie]] Moriarty.



* ''Series/FromDuskTillDawn'': This happens to [[spoiler: Carlos]]. In [[Film/FromDuskTillDawn the original movie]] he was merely [[spoiler:the brothers’ contact in Mexico]] and unaware of the Titty Twister’s true nature. In the series [[spoiler:he’s a full blown vampire.]]

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* ''Series/FromDuskTillDawn'': This happens to [[spoiler: Carlos]]. In [[Film/FromDuskTillDawn the original movie]] he was merely [[spoiler:the brothers’ contact in Mexico]] and unaware of the Titty Twister’s true nature. In the series [[spoiler:he’s a full blown full-blown vampire.]]



** Although she isn't a full blown villain, Barbara Kean isn't ''quite'' as nice as she is in the comics. She willingly [[spoiler: cheats on Gordon with Montoya (and eventually, the Ogre), and tries to convince Selina that she could use her beauty as a weapon.]] But perhaps the most striking instance occurs in "Under the Knife", where she begins to establish [[spoiler: a firm relationship with the Ogre. When he introduces her to his secret torture room, she isn't the least bit disturbed. In fact, she ''smiles at him''. She's embraced this trope by the season one finale, having [[SelfMadeOrphan killed her own parents]] and trying to kill Leslie Thompkins. Some aspects of this are due to being made a DecompositeCharacter, taking on traits from modern versions of ComicBook/HarleyQuinn.]]
* ''Series/{{Hercules}}'' does this to the main protagonist's own mother Alcmene, who is turned into an evil high priestess of a ReligionOfEvil for Hera that sacrifices men on regular basis. She also despises her son for being the product of rape from Zeus -- a deity she despises -- and tries to kill him by setting snakes on his crib. Hercules' wife Megara is also hit with this trope too due to being made Alcmene's disciple who comes to hate Hercules as well after having a drunken night together with her accusing him of violating her. Hercules' brother Iphicles also hates him (in the myths, Iphicles joined him on his adventures before being killed in battle). Along with Alcmene, they conspire to ruin his life together.

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** Although she isn't a full blown full-blown villain, Barbara Kean isn't ''quite'' as nice as she is in the comics. She willingly [[spoiler: cheats on Gordon with Montoya (and eventually, the Ogre), and tries to convince Selina that she could use her beauty as a weapon.]] But perhaps the most striking instance occurs in "Under the Knife", where she begins to establish [[spoiler: a firm relationship with the Ogre. When he introduces her to his secret torture room, she isn't the least bit disturbed. In fact, she ''smiles at him''. She's embraced this trope by the season one finale, having [[SelfMadeOrphan killed her own parents]] and trying to kill Leslie Thompkins. Some aspects of this are due to being made a DecompositeCharacter, taking on traits from modern versions of ComicBook/HarleyQuinn.]]
* ''Series/{{Hercules}}'' does this to the main protagonist's own mother Alcmene, who is turned into an evil high priestess of a ReligionOfEvil for Hera that sacrifices men on a regular basis. She also despises her son for being the product of rape from Zeus -- a deity she despises -- and tries to kill him by setting snakes on his crib. Hercules' wife Megara is also hit with this trope too due to being made Alcmene's disciple who comes to hate Hercules as well after having a drunken night together with her accusing him of violating her. Hercules' brother Iphicles also hates him (in the myths, Iphicles joined him on his adventures before being killed in battle). Along with Alcmene, they conspire to ruin his life together.



* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'': InUniverse, ''JustForFun/TheWeddingBride'' basically takes all of the heartwarming, adorable aspects of Ted's and Stella's romance in Season 3 and then twists them around to make Ted look like a {{Jerkass}}.

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* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'': InUniverse, ''JustForFun/TheWeddingBride'' basically takes all of the heartwarming, adorable aspects of Ted's Ted and Stella's romance in Season 3 and then twists them around to make Ted look like a {{Jerkass}}.



** Also from Frozen, the Duke of Wesselton receives this treatment. Granted he wasn't exactly a good man (he was a sneaky businessman and a bit of a FantasticRacist), but he was more of a RedHerring for the true BigBad and he certainly wasn't an attempted rapist.

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** Also from Frozen, ''Frozen'', the Duke of Wesselton receives this treatment. Granted he wasn't exactly a good man (he was a sneaky businessman and a bit of a FantasticRacist), but he was more of a RedHerring for the true BigBad and he certainly wasn't an attempted rapist.



** From Season 6 is [[spoiler: Dr. Jekyll]]. In ''Once'', he kills the woman he loves, frames [[spoiler: Mr. Hyde]] for it and blames Rumple for manipulating the events that led to the death. Later on, he tries to murder Belle as revenge on Rumple.

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** From Season 6 is [[spoiler: Dr. Jekyll]]. In ''Once'', he kills the woman he loves, frames [[spoiler: Mr. Hyde]] for it it, and blames Rumple for manipulating the events that led to the death. Later on, he tries to murder Belle as revenge on Rumple.



** In the book, Sepp is a selfish bully but not actively antagonistic towards the group. He does commit murder (of an AssholeVictim, but still), but it actually leads to a HeelRealization, and he reforms by the end. In the miniseries, he is a mustache-twirling villain with no redemption shown.

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** In the book, Sepp is a selfish bully but not actively antagonistic towards toward the group. He does commit murder (of an AssholeVictim, but still), but it actually leads to a HeelRealization, and he reforms by the end. In the miniseries, he is a mustache-twirling villain with no redemption shown.



** Rita Repulsa lacks all the sympathetic qualities Bandora had, treating her henchmen likes crap and doing evil for the sake of evil (though that is also true for the rest of her family). Likewise, Goldar isn't near as loyal to Rita as Grifforzer was to Bandora, switching his loyalty to Lord Zedd at the first chance.

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** Rita Repulsa lacks all the sympathetic qualities Bandora had, treating her henchmen likes like crap and doing evil for the sake of evil (though that is also true for the rest of her family). Likewise, Goldar isn't near as loyal to Rita as Grifforzer was to Bandora, switching his loyalty to Lord Zedd at the first chance.



** Jason Blossom is revealed to have been killed in cold blood by [[spoiler:his own father, Clifford Blossom. This is quite a departure from the comics, where the Blossom parents, although wealthy, are responsible and down-to-earth, even punishing their daughter Cheryl for her snobby, mean-spirited behavior in an early appearance.]]

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** Jason Blossom is revealed to have been killed in cold blood by [[spoiler:his own father, father Clifford Blossom. This is quite a departure from the comics, where the Blossom parents, although wealthy, are responsible and down-to-earth, even punishing their daughter Cheryl for her snobby, mean-spirited behavior in an early appearance.]]



** Obadiah Hakeswill is a minor example, considering that he's already a violent and depraved SociopathicSoldier in the books. In the book ''Sharpe's Enemy'', Hakeswill holds off on raping Lady Farthingdale because she claims she's there to pray for her mother; Hakeswill has a... respect for mothers and decides to leave her alone for now. In the same sequence in the adaptation for ''[[Recap/SharpeS2E2SharpesEnemy Sharpe's Enemy]]'', Hakeswill tries to rape her outright and Pot-au-Feu stops him because raping the women will damage the ransom value.

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** Obadiah Hakeswill is a minor example, considering that he's already a violent and depraved SociopathicSoldier in the books. In the book ''Sharpe's Enemy'', Hakeswill holds off on raping Lady Farthingdale because she claims she's there to pray for her mother; Hakeswill has a... respect for mothers and decides to leave her alone for now. In the same sequence in the adaptation for ''[[Recap/SharpeS2E2SharpesEnemy Sharpe's Enemy]]'', Hakeswill tries to rape her outright and Pot-au-Feu stops him because raping the women will damage the ransom value.



** Dick Malverne in the comics was Supergirl's love interest in Midvale, and a loyal SecretSecretKeeper. Rick Malverne in the series also grew up with Kara in Midvale and learned her secret, but then kidnapped Alex to force Kara into releasing his murderer father from prison.

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** Dick Malverne in the comics was Supergirl's love interest in Midvale, Midvale and a loyal SecretSecretKeeper. Rick Malverne in the series also grew up with Kara in Midvale and learned her secret, but then kidnapped Alex to force Kara into releasing his murderer father from prison.



** [[spoiler:In virtually every incarnation, John Henry Irons is rescued by Superman and is inspired by him to become a superhero, creating a set of PoweredArmor and becoming the superhero Steel. In this series, John Henry Irons is the SoleSurvivor of an invasion of artificial Kryptonians lead by Superman in another universe and he seeks to kill this universe's Superman to prevent a second attack. It's also a case of DeathByAdaptation as the main universe's Irons is mysteriously dead.]]

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** [[spoiler:In virtually every incarnation, John Henry Irons is rescued by Superman and is inspired by him to become a superhero, creating a set of PoweredArmor and becoming the superhero Steel. In this series, John Henry Irons is the SoleSurvivor of an invasion of artificial Kryptonians lead led by Superman in another universe and he seeks to kill this universe's Superman to prevent a second attack. It's also a case of DeathByAdaptation as the main universe's Irons is mysteriously dead.]]



** Jason Todd becomes the Comicbook/RedHood in Season 3, but takes it far further than his comic counterpart. [[spoiler: While the comic version of Red Hood initially opposed Batman, he was usually an AntiVillain (verging on outright AntiHero status) at worst, and had a clear set of lines he wouldn't cross. This version of Red Hood kills civilians, kidnaps children and even [[HeroKiller murders]] his former teammate Comicbook/{{Hawk|And Dove}}.]]

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** Jason Todd becomes the Comicbook/RedHood in Season 3, 3 but takes it far further than his comic counterpart. [[spoiler: While the comic version of Red Hood initially opposed Batman, he was usually an AntiVillain (verging on outright AntiHero status) at worst, and had a clear set of lines he wouldn't cross. This version of Red Hood kills civilians, kidnaps children children, and even [[HeroKiller murders]] his former teammate Comicbook/{{Hawk|And Dove}}.]]



* Russell Edgington, the [[VampireMonarch Vampire King]] of Missisippi becomes much more villainous in the transition from ''Literature/TheSookieStackhouseMysteries'' to ''Series/TrueBlood''. He gets married to the King of Kentucky in the books, which only provide a useful situtation for an attack on the vamps. In the show, he serves as a far more terrifying figure, being the main antagonist of the third season, then returns in the fifth season to wreak havoc on the vampire Authority.
* The usually {{tecnic|o}}a luchadora [[Wrestling/SarahStock Dark Angel]] was an antagonist to La Pao on ''Curva Directa''. What [[RuleOfFunny was stranger]] was that it was a Monterrey area talk show, where her best known tecnica work was done.

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* Russell Edgington, the [[VampireMonarch Vampire King]] of Missisippi Mississippi becomes much more villainous in the transition from ''Literature/TheSookieStackhouseMysteries'' to ''Series/TrueBlood''. He gets married to the King of Kentucky in the books, which only provide provides a useful situtation situation for an attack on the vamps. In the show, he serves as a far more terrifying figure, being the main antagonist of the third season, then returns in the fifth season to wreak havoc on the vampire Authority.
* The usually {{tecnic|o}}a luchadora [[Wrestling/SarahStock Dark Angel]] was an antagonist to La Pao on ''Curva Directa''. What [[RuleOfFunny was stranger]] was that it was a Monterrey area talk show, where her best known best-known tecnica work was done.



** Allen from Season 3 joins to the Governor's side and fights against Rick's group on the TV show, but in the comics he doesn't.
** In the comics, Dante is Maggie's right-hand man during and after the Whisperers War, but on the TV show [[spoiler: he's an spy from the Whisperers sent by Alpha to infiltrate Alexandria, and he also kills Siddiq]].

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** Allen from Season 3 joins to the Governor's side and fights against Rick's group on the TV show, but in the comics comics, he doesn't.
** In the comics, Dante is Maggie's right-hand man during and after the Whisperers War, but on the TV show [[spoiler: he's an a spy from the Whisperers sent by Alpha to infiltrate Alexandria, and he also kills Siddiq]].



* ''Series/TheWheelOfTime2021'': Eamon Valda, and the Whitecloaks generally, become more villainous. Here they have regularly managed to capture, torture and execute Aes Sedai. In the books Valda was not a member of the Questioners (even being contemptuous toward them) so he isn't involved with such activities. Aes Sedai were not frequent victims of the Whitecloaks either, as their oaths allowed using the One Power for self-defense, which would usually result in [[CurbStompBattle killing any Whitecloaks who had tried this pretty easily]].

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* ''Series/TheWheelOfTime2021'': Eamon Valda, and the Whitecloaks generally, become more villainous. Here they have regularly managed to capture, torture torture, and execute Aes Sedai. In the books books, Valda was not a member of the Questioners (even being contemptuous toward them) so he isn't involved with such activities. Aes Sedai were not frequent victims of the Whitecloaks either, as their oaths allowed using the One Power for self-defense, which would usually result in [[CurbStompBattle killing any Whitecloaks who had tried this pretty easily]].



** Cahir in general gets this a great deal. In Andrzej Sapkowski‘s novels, he’s more an AntiVillain who does initially work for Nilfgaard and traumatised Ciri but it’s eventually revealed he does care for Ciri and after a HeelFaceTurn helps Geralt’s side out out before pulling a HeroicSacrifice in ''The Lady of the Lake''. In the show Cahir is more despicable and psychotic, showing little of his nobler traits from the books. Even his temporarily alliance with Yennefer in the second season is more of an EnemyMine than anything else.
** A particularly infamous case of this happens to Eskel. In the books, from his first appearance ''Blood of Elves'' Eskel is a NiceGuy and BigBrotherMentor to Ciri who helps her train to become a badass. [[spoiler: In the show he’s an antagonistic jerk to her and Geralt when he shows up Kaer Morhen, even suggesting to Geralt if he found a princess in the wild he would ravish her instead of codling her. When Geralt offers to take a look the wound he got fighting a Leshy, Eskel angrily brushes him off before eventually turning into a BotanicalAbomination himself and Geralt [[DeathByAdaptation being forced to kill him]]. We do see some of Eskel’s nice qualities from the book, but only in a post-death FlashBack. WordOfGod said they did this for sake adding drama to Ciri’s stay at Kaer Morhen and more weight to Geralt focusing on Ciri’s safety over his Witcher brothers. It also doesn’t help, Eskel’s cool big brother bond with Ciri was [[DecompositeCharacter given]] to Lambert (who’s an unapologetic {{Jerkass}} in the book) instead.]]
** [[spoiler: Yennefer herself gets this for a while in Season 2. In the books she’s always a case of DarkIsNotEvil having a FemmeFatale sorceress appearance but is really a good person, Ciri’s surrogate mother and Geralt’s OneTrueLove. In the show she’s already something of an AntiHero, but after a DespairEventHorizon in Season 2 at being {{Depowered}} willingly teams up with Voleth Meir the Deathless Mother who is an ally of the Wild Hunt and almost delivers Ciri to her, all for the sake of getting her magic back. Though she soon regrets her actions learning how much Geralt cares for Ciri and is TheAtoner for the finale where she pulls a HeroicSacrifice (which she survives) saving Ciri from Voleth Meir and the Wild Hunt.]]
** Nivellen gets a massive case of this due to changing his backstory. In the original short story, he’s a fun and goofy character. [[spoiler: He explains up front he was cursed to look like a beast due to an event in his past where his boyhood gang forcibly coerced him into assaulting a priestess of Coram Agh Tera in order to make him a man, at which she cursed him to look like monster. Thanks to the help of Geralt and by killing his Bruxa lover he is turned back into a man and through some ValuesDissonance completely forgiven for his misdeeds. In the show on the other hand, it’s only after Nivellen is turned back into a human, that he reveals he raped the priestess with no mention of his gang forcing him to do it. Since RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil Geralt and Ciri leave him to his sorrows in horror and disgust.]]
** The finale of Season 2 [[spoiler: reveals Jaskier (an unambiguous PluckyComicRelief hero in the books) is a mole working for EvilChancellor Dijkstra.]]

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** Cahir in general gets this a great deal. In Andrzej Sapkowski‘s novels, he’s more an AntiVillain who does initially work for Nilfgaard and traumatised Ciri but it’s eventually revealed he does care for Ciri and after a HeelFaceTurn helps Geralt’s side out out before pulling a HeroicSacrifice in ''The Lady of the Lake''. In the show Cahir is more despicable and psychotic, showing little of his nobler traits from the books. Even his temporarily temporary alliance with Yennefer in the second season is more of an EnemyMine than anything else.
** A particularly infamous case of this happens to Eskel. In the books, from his first appearance ''Blood of Elves'' Eskel is a NiceGuy and BigBrotherMentor to Ciri who helps her train to become a badass. [[spoiler: In the show he’s an antagonistic jerk to her and Geralt when he shows up Kaer Morhen, even suggesting to Geralt if he found a princess in the wild he would ravish her instead of codling her. When Geralt offers to take a look at the wound he got fighting a Leshy, Eskel angrily brushes him off before eventually turning into a BotanicalAbomination himself and Geralt [[DeathByAdaptation being forced to kill him]]. We do see some of Eskel’s nice qualities from the book, but only in a post-death FlashBack. WordOfGod said they did this for the sake adding drama to Ciri’s stay at Kaer Morhen and more weight to Geralt focusing on Ciri’s safety over his Witcher brothers. It also doesn’t help, Eskel’s cool big brother bond with Ciri was [[DecompositeCharacter given]] to Lambert (who’s an unapologetic {{Jerkass}} in the book) instead.]]
** [[spoiler: Yennefer herself gets this for a while in Season 2. In the books books, she’s always a case of DarkIsNotEvil having a FemmeFatale sorceress appearance but is really a good person, Ciri’s surrogate mother and Geralt’s OneTrueLove. In the show show, she’s already something of an AntiHero, but after a DespairEventHorizon in Season 2 at being {{Depowered}} willingly teams up with Voleth Meir the Deathless Mother who is an ally of the Wild Hunt Hunt, and almost delivers Ciri to her, all for the sake of getting her magic back. Though she soon regrets her actions learning how much Geralt cares for Ciri and is TheAtoner for the finale where she pulls a HeroicSacrifice (which she survives) saving Ciri from Voleth Meir and the Wild Hunt.]]
** Nivellen gets a massive case of this due to changing his backstory. In the original short story, he’s a fun and goofy character. [[spoiler: He explains up front he was cursed to look like a beast due to an event in his past where his boyhood gang forcibly coerced him into assaulting a priestess of Coram Agh Tera in order to make him a man, at which she cursed him to look like a monster. Thanks to the help of Geralt and by killing his Bruxa lover he is turned back into a man and through some ValuesDissonance completely forgiven for his misdeeds. In the show on the other hand, it’s only after Nivellen is turned back into a human, that he reveals he raped the priestess with no mention of his gang forcing him to do it. Since RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil Geralt and Ciri leave him to his sorrows in horror and disgust.]]
** The finale of Season 2 [[spoiler: reveals Jaskier (an unambiguous PluckyComicRelief hero in the books) is a mole working for EvilChancellor Dijkstra.]]]]
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* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': Tolkien's Galadriel never advocates for a FinalSolution to the orcish problem. In the series, she tells Adar she'll kill them to the last and [[CruelMercy save him for the end]], so he can see the slaughter. She is aware of the darkness that the quest has created in her and seems extremely troubled by it, counselling Theo in the next episode not to take vengeance to heart and not to say that killing orcs is a good thing.
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** Although she isn't a full blown villain, Barbara Kean isn't ''quite'' as nice as she is in the comics. She willingly [[spoiler: cheats on Gordon with Montoya (and eventually, the Ogre), and tries to convince Selina that she could use her beauty as a weapon.]] But perhaps the most striking instance occurs in "Under the Knife", where she begins to establish [[spoiler: a firm relationship with the Ogre. When he introduces her to his secret torture room, she isn't the least bit disturbed. In fact, she ''smiles at him''. She's embraced this trope by the season one finale, having [[SelfMadeOrphan killed her own parents]] and trying to kill Leslie Thompkins.]]

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** Although she isn't a full blown villain, Barbara Kean isn't ''quite'' as nice as she is in the comics. She willingly [[spoiler: cheats on Gordon with Montoya (and eventually, the Ogre), and tries to convince Selina that she could use her beauty as a weapon.]] But perhaps the most striking instance occurs in "Under the Knife", where she begins to establish [[spoiler: a firm relationship with the Ogre. When he introduces her to his secret torture room, she isn't the least bit disturbed. In fact, she ''smiles at him''. She's embraced this trope by the season one finale, having [[SelfMadeOrphan killed her own parents]] and trying to kill Leslie Thompkins. Some aspects of this are due to being made a DecompositeCharacter, taking on traits from modern versions of ComicBook/HarleyQuinn.]]
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* Russell Edgington, the [[VampireMonarch Vampire King]] of Missisippi becomes much more villainous in the transition from ''Literature/TheSookieStackhouseMysteries'' to ''Series/TrueBlood''. He gets married to the King of Kentucky in the books, which only provide a useful situtation for an attack on the vamps. In the show, he serves as a far more terrifying figure, being the main antagonist of the third season, then returns in the fifth season to wreak havoc on the vampire Authority.
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** The finale of Season 2 [[spoiler: reveals Jaskier (a unambiguous PluckyComicRelief hero in the books) is a mole working for EvilChancellor Dijkstra.]]

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** A particular infamous case of this happens to Eskel. In the books from his first appearance ''Blood of Elves'' Eskel is a NiceGuy and BigBrotherMentor to Ciri who helps her train to become a badass. [[spoiler: In the show he’s an antagonistic jerk to her and Geralt when he shows up Kaer Morhen, even suggesting to Geralt if he found a princess in the wild he would ravish her instead of codling her. When Geralt offers to take a look the wound he got fighting a Leshy, Eskel angrily brushes him off before eventually turning into a BotanicalAbomination himself and Geralt [[DeathByAdaptation being forced to kill him]]. We do see some of Eskel’s nice qualities from the book, but only in a post-death FlashBack. WordOfGod said they did this for sake adding drama to Ciri’s stay at Kaer Morhen and more weight to Geralt focusing on Ciri’s safety over his Witcher brothers. It also doesn’t help, Eskel’s cool big brother bond with Ciri was [[DecompositeCharacter given]] to Lambert (who’s an unapologetic {{Jerkass}} in the book) instead.]]
** [[spoiler: Yennefer herself gets this for a while in Season 2. In the books she’s always a case of DarkIsNotEvil having a FemmeFatale sorceress appearance but is really a good person, Ciri’s surrogate mother and Geralt’s OneTrueLove. In show she’s already something of an AntiHero, but after a DespairPointHorizon in Season 2 at being {{Depowered}} willingly teams up with the Baba Yaga-like Voleth Meir The Deathless Mother who is an ally of the Wild Hunt and almost delivers Ciri to her for the sake of getting her magic back. Though she soon regrets her actions learning how much Geralt cares for Ciri and is TheAtoner for the finale where she pulls a HeroicSacrifice (which she survives) saving Ciri from Voleth Meir and the Wild Hunt.]]

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** A particular particularly infamous case of this happens to Eskel. In the books books, from his first appearance ''Blood of Elves'' Eskel is a NiceGuy and BigBrotherMentor to Ciri who helps her train to become a badass. [[spoiler: In the show he’s an antagonistic jerk to her and Geralt when he shows up Kaer Morhen, even suggesting to Geralt if he found a princess in the wild he would ravish her instead of codling her. When Geralt offers to take a look the wound he got fighting a Leshy, Eskel angrily brushes him off before eventually turning into a BotanicalAbomination himself and Geralt [[DeathByAdaptation being forced to kill him]]. We do see some of Eskel’s nice qualities from the book, but only in a post-death FlashBack. WordOfGod said they did this for sake adding drama to Ciri’s stay at Kaer Morhen and more weight to Geralt focusing on Ciri’s safety over his Witcher brothers. It also doesn’t help, Eskel’s cool big brother bond with Ciri was [[DecompositeCharacter given]] to Lambert (who’s an unapologetic {{Jerkass}} in the book) instead.]]
** [[spoiler: Yennefer herself gets this for a while in Season 2. In the books she’s always a case of DarkIsNotEvil having a FemmeFatale sorceress appearance but is really a good person, Ciri’s surrogate mother and Geralt’s OneTrueLove. In the show she’s already something of an AntiHero, but after a DespairPointHorizon DespairEventHorizon in Season 2 at being {{Depowered}} willingly teams up with the Baba Yaga-like Voleth Meir The the Deathless Mother who is an ally of the Wild Hunt and almost delivers Ciri to her her, all for the sake of getting her magic back. Though she soon regrets her actions learning how much Geralt cares for Ciri and is TheAtoner for the finale where she pulls a HeroicSacrifice (which she survives) saving Ciri from Voleth Meir and the Wild Hunt.]]
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** [[spoiler: Yennefer herself gets this for a while in Season 2. In the books she’s always a case of DarkIsNotEvil having a FemmeFatale sorceress appearance but is really a good person, Ciri’s surrogate mother and Geralt’s OneTrueLove. In show she’s already something of an AntiHero, but after a DespairPointHorizon in Season 2 at being {{Depowered}} willingly teams up with the Baba Yaga-like Voleth Meir The Deathless Mother who is an ally of the Wild Hunt and almost delivers Ciri to her for the sake of getting her magic back. The she soon regrets her actions learning how much Geralt cares for Ciri and is TheAtoner for the finale where she pulls a HeroicSacrifice (which she survives) saving Ciri from Voleth Meir and the Wild Hunt.]]

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** [[spoiler: Yennefer herself gets this for a while in Season 2. In the books she’s always a case of DarkIsNotEvil having a FemmeFatale sorceress appearance but is really a good person, Ciri’s surrogate mother and Geralt’s OneTrueLove. In show she’s already something of an AntiHero, but after a DespairPointHorizon in Season 2 at being {{Depowered}} willingly teams up with the Baba Yaga-like Voleth Meir The Deathless Mother who is an ally of the Wild Hunt and almost delivers Ciri to her for the sake of getting her magic back. The Though she soon regrets her actions learning how much Geralt cares for Ciri and is TheAtoner for the finale where she pulls a HeroicSacrifice (which she survives) saving Ciri from Voleth Meir and the Wild Hunt.]]
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** Cahir in general gets this a great deal. In Andrzej Sapkowski‘s novels, he’s more an AntiVillain who does initially work for Nilfgaard and traumatised Ciri but it’s eventually revealed he does care for Ciri and after a HeelFaceTurn helps Geralt’s dude out out before pulling a HeroicSacrifice in ''The Lady of the Lake''. In the show Cahir is more despicable and psychotic, showing little of his nobler traits from the books. Even his temporarily alliance with Yennefer in the second season is more of an EnemyMine than anything else.
** A particular infamous case of this happens to Eskel. In the books from his first appearance ''Blood of Elves'' Eskel is a NiceGuy and BigBrotherMentor to Ciri who helps train to become a badass. [[spoiler: In the show he’s an antagonistic jerk to her and Geralt when he shows up Kaer Morhen, even suggesting to Geralt if he found a princess in the wild he would ravish her instead of codling her. When Geralt offers to take a look the wound he got fighting a Leshy, Eskel angrily brushes him off before eventually turning into a BotanicalAbomination himself and Geralt [[DeathByAdaptation being forced to kill him]]. We do see some of Eskel’s nice qualities from the book, but only in a post-death FlashBack. WordOfGod said they did this for sake adding drama to Ciri’s stay at Kaer Morhen and more weight to Geralt focusing on Ciri’s safety over his Witcher brothers. It also doesn’t help, Eskel’s cool big brother bond with Ciri was [[DecompositeCharacter given]] to Lambert (who’s an unapologetic {{Jerkass}} in the book) instead.]]
** [[spoiler: Yennefer herself gets this for a while in Season 2. In the books she’s always a case of DarkIsNotEvil having a FemmeFatale sorceress appearance but is really a good person, Ciri’s surrogate mother and Geralt’s OneTrueLove. In show she’s already something of an AntiHero, but after a DespairPointHorizon in Season 2 at being {{Depowered}}, willingly teams up with the Baba Yaga-like Voleth Meir The Deathless Mother who is an ally of the Wild Hunt and almost delivering Ciri to her for sake of getting her magic back before regretting her actions at last minute and being TheAtoner for the finale.]]
** Nivellen gets a massive case of this due to changing his backstory. In the original short story, he’s a fun and goofy character. [[spoiler: He explains up front he was cursed to look like a beast due to event in his past where his boyhood gang forcibly coerced him into assaulting a priestess of Coram Agh Tera in order to make him a man, at which she cursed him to look like monster. Thanks to the help of Geralt and by killing his Bruxa lover he is turned back into a man and through some ValuesDissonance completely forgiven for his misdeeds. In the show on the other hand, it’s only after Nivellen is turned back into a human, that he reveals he raped the priestess with no mention of his gang forcing him to do it. Since RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil Geralt and Ciri leave him to his sorrows in horror and disgust.]]

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** Cahir in general gets this a great deal. In Andrzej Sapkowski‘s novels, he’s more an AntiVillain who does initially work for Nilfgaard and traumatised Ciri but it’s eventually revealed he does care for Ciri and after a HeelFaceTurn helps Geralt’s dude side out out before pulling a HeroicSacrifice in ''The Lady of the Lake''. In the show Cahir is more despicable and psychotic, showing little of his nobler traits from the books. Even his temporarily alliance with Yennefer in the second season is more of an EnemyMine than anything else.
** A particular infamous case of this happens to Eskel. In the books from his first appearance ''Blood of Elves'' Eskel is a NiceGuy and BigBrotherMentor to Ciri who helps her train to become a badass. [[spoiler: In the show he’s an antagonistic jerk to her and Geralt when he shows up Kaer Morhen, even suggesting to Geralt if he found a princess in the wild he would ravish her instead of codling her. When Geralt offers to take a look the wound he got fighting a Leshy, Eskel angrily brushes him off before eventually turning into a BotanicalAbomination himself and Geralt [[DeathByAdaptation being forced to kill him]]. We do see some of Eskel’s nice qualities from the book, but only in a post-death FlashBack. WordOfGod said they did this for sake adding drama to Ciri’s stay at Kaer Morhen and more weight to Geralt focusing on Ciri’s safety over his Witcher brothers. It also doesn’t help, Eskel’s cool big brother bond with Ciri was [[DecompositeCharacter given]] to Lambert (who’s an unapologetic {{Jerkass}} in the book) instead.]]
** [[spoiler: Yennefer herself gets this for a while in Season 2. In the books she’s always a case of DarkIsNotEvil having a FemmeFatale sorceress appearance but is really a good person, Ciri’s surrogate mother and Geralt’s OneTrueLove. In show she’s already something of an AntiHero, but after a DespairPointHorizon in Season 2 at being {{Depowered}}, {{Depowered}} willingly teams up with the Baba Yaga-like Voleth Meir The Deathless Mother who is an ally of the Wild Hunt and almost delivering delivers Ciri to her for the sake of getting her magic back before regretting back. The she soon regrets her actions at last minute learning how much Geralt cares for Ciri and being is TheAtoner for the finale.finale where she pulls a HeroicSacrifice (which she survives) saving Ciri from Voleth Meir and the Wild Hunt.]]
** Nivellen gets a massive case of this due to changing his backstory. In the original short story, he’s a fun and goofy character. [[spoiler: He explains up front he was cursed to look like a beast due to an event in his past where his boyhood gang forcibly coerced him into assaulting a priestess of Coram Agh Tera in order to make him a man, at which she cursed him to look like monster. Thanks to the help of Geralt and by killing his Bruxa lover he is turned back into a man and through some ValuesDissonance completely forgiven for his misdeeds. In the show on the other hand, it’s only after Nivellen is turned back into a human, that he reveals he raped the priestess with no mention of his gang forcing him to do it. Since RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil Geralt and Ciri leave him to his sorrows in horror and disgust.]]
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*** In the comics [[Comicbook/{{Anarky}} Lonnie Machin]] was a WellIntentionedExtremist with a firm moral code (in fact, it's arguable whether he's even a villain or just someone who doesn't see things the same way as Batman). In the series, he's an AxCrazy sadist who prompts an EvenEvilHasStandards reaction from the Season 4 BigBad. There's crazy, and then there's [[UpToEleven so crazy]] that freaking ''Damien Darhk'' refuses to work with you!

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*** In the comics [[Comicbook/{{Anarky}} Lonnie Machin]] was a WellIntentionedExtremist with a firm moral code (in fact, it's arguable whether he's even a villain or just someone who doesn't see things the same way as Batman). In the series, he's an AxCrazy sadist who prompts an EvenEvilHasStandards reaction from the Season 4 BigBad. There's crazy, and then there's [[UpToEleven so crazy]] crazy that freaking ''Damien Darhk'' refuses to work with you!
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* ''Series/TheWheelOfTime2021'': Eamon Valda, and the Whitecloaks generally, become more villainous. Here they have regularly managed to capture, torture and execute Aes Sedai. In the books Valda was not a member of the Questioners (even being contemptuous toward them) so he isn't involved with such activities. Aes Sedai were not frequent victims of the Whitecloaks either, as their oaths allowed using the One Power for self-defense, which would usually result in [[CurbStompBattle killing any Whitecloaks who had tried this pretty easily]].

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* ''Series/TheWheelOfTime2021'': Eamon Valda, and the Whitecloaks generally, become more villainous. Here they have regularly managed to capture, torture and execute Aes Sedai. In the books Valda was not a member of the Questioners (even being contemptuous toward them) so he isn't involved with such activities. Aes Sedai were not frequent victims of the Whitecloaks either, as their oaths allowed using the One Power for self-defense, which would usually result in [[CurbStompBattle killing any Whitecloaks who had tried this pretty easily]].easily]].
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** Cahir in general gets this a great deal. In Andrzej Sapkowski‘s novels, he’s more an AntiVillain who does initially work for Nilfgaard and traumatised Ciri but it’s eventually revealed he does care for Ciri and after a HeelFaceTurn helps Geralt’s dude out out before pulling a HeroicSacrifice in ''The Lady of the Lake''. In the show Cahir is more despicable and psychotic, showing little of his nobler traits from the books. Even his temporarily alliance with Yennefer in the second season is more of an EnemyMine than anything else.
** A particular infamous case of this happens to Eskel. In the books from his first appearance ''Blood of Elves'' Eskel is a NiceGuy and BigBrotherMentor to Ciri who helps train to become a badass. [[spoiler: In the show he’s an antagonistic jerk to her and Geralt when he shows up Kaer Morhen, even suggesting to Geralt if he found a princess in the wild he would ravish her instead of codling her. When Geralt offers to take a look the wound he got fighting a Leshy, Eskel angrily brushes him off before eventually turning into a BotanicalAbomination himself and Geralt [[DeathByAdaptation being forced to kill him]]. We do see some of Eskel’s nice qualities from the book, but only in a post-death FlashBack. WordOfGod said they did this for sake adding drama to Ciri’s stay at Kaer Morhen and more weight to Geralt focusing on Ciri’s safety over his Witcher brothers. It also doesn’t help, Eskel’s cool big brother bond with Ciri was [[DecompositeCharacter given]] to Lambert (who’s an unapologetic {{Jerkass}} in the book) instead.]]
** [[spoiler: Yennefer herself gets this for a while in Season 2. In the books she’s always a case of DarkIsNotEvil having a FemmeFatale sorceress appearance but is really a good person, Ciri’s surrogate mother and Geralt’s OneTrueLove. In show she’s already something of an AntiHero, but after a DespairPointHorizon in Season 2 at being {{Depowered}}, willingly teams up with the Baba Yaga-like Voleth Meir The Deathless Mother who is an ally of the Wild Hunt and almost delivering Ciri to her for sake of getting her magic back before regretting her actions at last minute and being TheAtoner for the finale.]]
** Nivellen gets a massive case of this due to changing his backstory. In the original short story, he’s a fun and goofy character. [[spoiler: He explains up front he was cursed to look like a beast due to event in his past where his boyhood gang forcibly coerced him into assaulting a priestess of Coram Agh Tera in order to make him a man, at which she cursed him to look like monster. Thanks to the help of Geralt and by killing his Bruxa lover he is turned back into a man and through some ValuesDissonance completely forgiven for his misdeeds. In the show on the other hand, it’s only after Nivellen is turned back into a human, that he reveals he raped the priestess with no mention of his gang forcing him to do it. Since RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil Geralt and Ciri leave him to his sorrows in horror and disgust.]]
** The finale of Season 2 [[spoiler: reveals Jaskier (a unambiguous PluckyComicRelief hero in the books) is a mole working for EvilChancellor Dijkstra.]]

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* [[BigBad Homelander]] in ''Series/TheBoys2019'' is presented as being ''more'' evil than he was in the comics. In the comics, even though he was almost as much as a murderous psycho as he was in the show, [[spoiler: he was a FallenHero who only [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds acted that way due to being]] [[{{Gaslighting}} gaslit]] by Black Noir into thinking he was a bad person and [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone was outright horrified by some of the things he did]] (or believed he did, such as Becca's rape).]] In the series, however, he's an outright {{sociopath}} and [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rapist]] with a cheap FreudianExcuse that regularly threatens to [[BewareTheSuperman set the world on fire if he doesn't get his way]].

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[[BigBad Homelander]] in ''Series/TheBoys2019'' is presented as being ''more'' evil than he was in the comics. In the comics, even though he was almost as much as a murderous psycho as he was in the show, [[spoiler: he was a FallenHero who only [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds acted that way due to being]] [[{{Gaslighting}} gaslit]] by Black Noir into thinking he was a bad person and [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone was outright horrified by some of the things he did]] (or believed he did, such as Becca's rape).]] In the series, however, he's an outright {{sociopath}} and [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rapist]] with a cheap FreudianExcuse that regularly threatens to [[BewareTheSuperman set the world on fire if he doesn't get his way]].way]].
** In the comic, Joseph Vogelbaum was the inventor of the SuperSerum Compound V and worked for the Nazis as a result of being ForcedIntoEvil before defecting to the United States. In the show, he became a DecompositeCharacter split into two, both not being nice men. The show's Joseph Vogelbaum was a RetiredMonster who was responsible for making Homelander the way he was and [[TragicVillain regretted it ever since]]. Frederick Vought was the inventor of Compound V in the show timeline, and was [[ThoseWackyNazis loyal to the Nazi cause]] to the point of intending to use his creation to spark a race war.
** ComicBook/CaptainAmerica {{expy}} Soldier Boy was an inept FakeUltimateHero in the comic, while in the show he's an AdaptationalBadass and the primary antagonist of the third season.
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* The second series of ''Series/HoratioHornblower'' emphasizes Acting-Captain Buckland's envy of Hornblower significantly. Here, Buckland is more tormented over his own sense of mediocrity compared to his younger comrade, gives into the temptation to pull TheUriahGambit on him (which fails, as the other two lieutenants sneak off to help Hornblower), and then tries to bring him down in the court-martial by announcing that Hornblower pushed Captain Sawyer down the hatch (which also fails thanks to the dying Lieutenant Kennedy confessing to save Hornblower).[[note]]It is actually ''never'' confirmed who, if anyone, pushed Sawyer, but nobody who likes Hornblower wants him to be asked directly--because the possibility that it was him is very strong.[[/note]] Buckland is just as much TheDitherer in the book, but his antagonism towards Hornblower is confined to some testy remarks and saying "damn you to hell!" when Hornblower is promoted over him.
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* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'': InUniverse, ''Film/TheWeddingBride'' basically takes all of the heartwarming, adorable aspects of Ted's and Stella's romance in Season 3 and then twists them around to make Ted look like a {{Jerkass}}.

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* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'': InUniverse, ''Film/TheWeddingBride'' ''JustForFun/TheWeddingBride'' basically takes all of the heartwarming, adorable aspects of Ted's and Stella's romance in Season 3 and then twists them around to make Ted look like a {{Jerkass}}.
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* ''Series/FortyFourHundred'': In this version, Homeland Security is portrayed in a much darker light, actively looking for any pretense to crack down on the largely non-white returnees.
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** Unlike the original story, the series goes out of its way to portray the Greeks as villains, ignoring the fact that they are the wronged party, through emphasizing misdeeds they committed and portraying those mostly omitted in adaptations (like Odysseus murdering Hector's infant son, albeit reluctantly at Agamemnon's command).

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** Unlike the original story, the series goes out of its way to portray the Greeks as villains, ignoring the fact that they are the wronged party, through emphasizing misdeeds they committed and portraying those mostly omitted in adaptations (like Odysseus murdering Hector's infant son, albeit reluctantly at Agamemnon's command). Meanwhile, it omits the misdeeds committed by the Trojans, such as Hector's pointless sacrifice of his army and his constant looting of the corpses of his enemies.
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* ''Series/TroyFallOfACity'':
** Unlike the original story, the series goes out of its way to portray the Greeks as villains, ignoring the fact that they are the wronged party, through emphasizing misdeeds they committed and portraying those mostly omitted in adaptations (like Odysseus murdering Hector's infant son, albeit reluctantly at Agamemnon's command).
** Helen elopes with Paris at least partially out of personal ambition rather than being tricked by Aphrodite. Women in Troy have far more power than in Greece and she wants this for herself. A case of TruthInTelevision since Hittite women could rise to positions of power.
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** Allen from Season 3 joins to the Governor's side and fights against Rick's group on the TV show, but in the comics he doesn't.
** In the comics, Dante is Maggie's right-hand man during and after the Whisperers War, but on the TV show [[spoiler: he's an spy from the Whisperers sent by Alpha to infiltrate Alexandria, and he also kills Siddiq]].
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* ''Series/TheWarOfTheWorlds'': The Martians in the novel were at least assumed to have motivations similar to mankind, with the aim of a VichyEarth rather than to KillAllHumans. Here humanity is being eliminated altogether.

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* ''Series/TheWarOfTheWorlds'': ''Series/TheWarOfTheWorlds2019'': The Martians in the novel were at least assumed to have motivations similar to mankind, with the aim of a VichyEarth rather than to KillAllHumans. Here humanity is being eliminated altogether.

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* ''Series/{{Titans 2018}}'': [[spoiler: Comicbook/{{Raven}}'s mother Angela turns out to have beeen EvilAllAlong, with the penultimate episode of the first season revealing that she was secretly working to bring Trigon to Earth the entire time. This is in ''sharp'' contrast to the comics, where she opposed Trigon and actively sought to prevent his return.]]

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[[spoiler: Comicbook/{{Raven}}'s mother Angela turns out to have beeen EvilAllAlong, with the penultimate episode of the first season revealing that she was secretly working to bring Trigon to Earth the entire time. This is in ''sharp'' contrast to the comics, where she opposed Trigon and actively sought to prevent his return.]]
** Jason Todd becomes the Comicbook/RedHood in Season 3, but takes it far further than his comic counterpart. [[spoiler: While the comic version of Red Hood initially opposed Batman, he was usually an AntiVillain (verging on outright AntiHero status) at worst, and had a clear set of lines he wouldn't cross. This version of Red Hood kills civilians, kidnaps children and even [[HeroKiller murders]] his former teammate Comicbook/{{Hawk|And Dove}}.
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* Eugene Root from ''Preacher|2016''. In [[ComicBook/{{Preacher}} the comics]], Arseface didn't shoot a girl (and then himself) because she rejected him. He and a friend made a suicide pact to emulate their idol Kurt Cobain. [[spoiler:Subverted, as this is just what everybody believed, in reality he tried to talk her down from suicide (which failed after he revealed his feeling for her) and then shot himself because he both blamed himself for her death and was afraid of being punished for it]].

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* Eugene Root from ''Preacher|2016''.''Series/{{Preacher|2016}}''. In [[ComicBook/{{Preacher}} the comics]], Arseface didn't shoot a girl (and then himself) because she rejected him. He and a friend made a suicide pact to emulate their idol Kurt Cobain. [[spoiler:Subverted, as this is just what everybody believed, in reality he tried to talk her down from suicide (which failed after he revealed his feeling for her) and then shot himself because he both blamed himself for her death and was afraid of being punished for it]].
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* ''Series/TheWarOfTheWorlds'': The Martians in the novel were at least assumed to have [[NotSoDifferent motivations similar to mankind]], with the aim of a VichyEarth rather than to KillAllHumans. Here humanity is being eliminated altogether.

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* ''Series/SupermanAndLois''
** [[spoiler:In virtually every incarnation, John Henry Irons is rescued by Superman and is inspired by him to become a superhero, creating a set of PoweredArmor and becoming the superhero Steel. In this series, John Henry Irons is the SoleSurvivor of an invasion of artificial Kryptonians lead by Superman in another universe and he seeks to kill this universe's Superman to prevent a second attack. It's also a case of DeathByAdaptation as the main universe's Irons is mysteriously dead.]]

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