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[[AC:{{Advertising}}]]
* For the Cheetos commercials, The Cheetos Cheetah appears to people and encourages them to do something bad to people who are annoying them, which seems basis for a psychotic illusion for the mentally unstable.
* Then there's Dr. Rabbit, the anthropomorphic mascot of Colgate designed to market oral health products to young children and promote dental hygiene. As helpful and well-intentioned as he's portrayed in the educational videos featuring him, WebAnimation/{{YouTube Poop}}ers just love to paint this guy as some kind of bigoted pedophile who abducts children.
* The infamous K-Fee ads have been interpreted by some as being [[FoundFootageFilms found footage]] with the zombies and gargoyles seen in them being the monsters in a ongoing ZombieApocalypse.
* Due to Wendy's Twitter account,[[note]]Which has gained quite the reputation on the internet recently for roasting various users on Twitter.[[/note]] their typically cheerful mascot Wendy [[http://www.dorkly.com/post/83207/the-internet-has-turned-wendys-twitter-into-a-smug-anime-girl has been interpreted by many]] to be a ''Main/DeadpanSnarker''

[[AC: Audio Plays]]
* Fans of ''AudioPlay/ThirtySixQuestions'' can't seem to agree on if Judith and Jase are good people, or if they would be good in a relationship. Is Judith a manipulative liar, or just someone who used a fake name? Is Judith even sorry about her lies, or is she just sorry she got caught? Is Jase's habit of leaving Judith cowardly, or a reasonable reaction to her lies? Is Judith a {{Determinator}} who won't give up on fixing her relationship, or a psycho who is in MadLove with someone who doesn't love her back?

[[AC: Blogs]]
* Animation blogger ''The Blog/UnshavedMouse'' often comes up with these:
** Disney himself was a MadArtist who trafficked heavily in the occult, obtaining immortality in the process. Not [[EyeBeams Heat Vision]] though, that's apparently just something that animators can do.
** {{WesternAnimation/Mulan}} is a walking avatar of Death itself.
** The rat from ''WesternAnimation/LadyAndTheTramp'' was named Larry, and was just checking on the baby out of concern for its well being. He survived his run-in with Tramp, received botched reconstructive surgery, went mad, and renamed himself [[WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective Ratigan]].
** The Blue Fairy from ''{{WesternAnimation/Pinocchio}}'' had an affair with a human, resulting in the birth of ''{{WesternAnimation/Cinderella}}''. Now older, she claimed to be Cinderella's Fairy Godmother so she could help her without revealing their connection.
** The "Princess of Glowerhaven" that [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Prince Eric]] failed to hit it off with was the Queen from ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''. This incident resulted in her becoming self-conscious about her appearance.
** The actual Brazilian state of Bahia is in reality a realm of madness and chaos, in which the devil himself (a Crimson Cockerel named [[WesternAnimation/TheThreeCaballeros Panchito Pistoles]]) can be encountered. And [[WesternAnimation/SaludosAmigos Jose Cariocca]] is a warlock in his service.
** Hera is the true evil mastermind in ''{{WesternAnimation/Hercules}}'', in keeping with her mythological counterpart.
** After marrying into royalty, Cinderella sicced the kingdom's guards on Lady Tremaine for domestic slavery and possibly the murder of Cinderella's father, causing her to go on the run. She fled to France (leaving her daughters as patsies) and lived off her fortune, becoming [[WesternAnimation/TheAristocats Lady Adelaide]] before being identified and apprehended by Lieutenant ''Series/{{Columbo}}.''
** As of ''Film/AntManAndTheWasp'', Scott Lang is part of an... "[[{{Polyamory}} open marriage]]" between his ex-wife and her current husband.
** He claims that Pepper Potts was somehow possessed by the spirit of Terrence Howard out of revenge, after his role as Rhody was taken over by Creator/DonCheadle in ''Film/IronMan2'', explaining why Pepper is more hostile to Tony than she was in the original film.

[[AC:Fairy Tales]]
* Many retellings of ''Literature/{{Cinderella}}'' include the two stepsisters... however, many portray one of these stepsisters as not being all that bad. It's always the younger of the two who does this - and sometimes she may end off better when karma bites them and the wicked stepmother in the ass. (In fact, many older versions have the younger sister be the one who calls her Cinderella, as opposed to Cinderslut.) This shows in ''Film/EverAfter'', and even seeped into the [[WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}} Disney]] version where [[WesternAnimation/CinderellaIIIATwistInTime the sequels]] show Anastasia undergoing CharacterDevelopment.
* In ''Literature/TheLittleMermaid'', the little mermaid seems more interested in the whole "receiving a mortal soul" thing that comes with a human falling for a mermaid than she actually does the prince. Does she really love him as much as she says or is she only using him as an excuse because [[MortalityPhobia she's afraid]] of the CessationOfExistence?
* Literature/ThePiedPiperOfHamelin is sometimes shown to take the children away not as DisproportionateRetribution, but to save the children from a corrupt world or from becoming like their parents, who cheated him out of their promised payment.
* Literature/TheSnowQueen's personality and degree of villainy varies from adaptation to adaptation - some have her as a straight-up villain, while others portray her as more of an AntiVillain who kidnapped Kai out of loneliness or to have him and/or Gerda help her fix the mirror or break a curse.
* Some adaptations of ''Literature/{{Rapunzel}}'', including Donna Jo Napoli's ''Zel'', depict the witch as a KnightTemplarParent who genuinely loves Rapunzel but [[MyBelovedSmother goes overboard with her protectiveness]]. Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'' was even [[WhatCouldHaveBeen meant]] to originally go this route, however they decided to make her an emotionally abusive parent who loves Rapunzel like an object.
* In ''Stone Soup'', are the soldiers/travelers heroes who teach the villagers AnAesop about the value of sharing, or are they tricksters and con artists who swindle the villagers out of their last remaining food supplies?

[[AC:ProfessionalWrestling]]
* [[Wrestling/MattHardy Matt]] and Wrestling/JeffHardy. Depending on which degree of smark you are, one brother is potentially the future of the entire business, and the other shouldn't even be working the lowliest of indies shows. You can swap out whichever one you like.
* Wrestling/TheUndertaker gets a lot of these, thanks to being [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Undead Druidic All-American Cowboy Biker]], but the most popular one is, that during Wrestling/MinistryOfDarkness era, he was BrainwashedAndCrazy by Wrestling/VinceMcMahon into believing he killed his parents and being more evil than ever before or after.
** [[http://www.weeklyvisitor.com/news/articles/tnm/deadjournal10.html Undertaker's]] [[Website/LiveJournal DeadJournal]]
* Vince [=McMahon=] himself. Either he's one of the most brilliant showmen of all time and a man who should be hailed by all who would call themselves wrestling fans, or he's an imbecilic amoral scumbag who's only redeeming feature is that he knows to run with what's popular.
* ''[[http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/columns/index_topic/subject/291 Evolution Schematic]]'', a column at 411mania's wrestling site, is all about alternate character interpretations, specifically about finding the defining trait that serves as a wrestler's focus through all his {{Heel Face Turn}}s, {{Face Heel Turn}}s, gimmick changes, changes of employers, and other such nastiness.
* Ever since the new incarnation of {{Wrestling/ECW}} debuted, fans have criticized the third brand for being a nothing more than a pale imitation of its former namesake, even moreso after a gradual talent purge left Wrestling/TommyDreamer the sole [=ECW=] Original. However, some enjoy the new [=ECW=] for having the pure wrestling that Raw and Smackdown sometimes lack and its focus on making newer stars and elevating wrestlers that aren't ready for Raw or Smackdown. In fact, repeat that last sentence subbing WWF for Raw and Wrestling/{{WCW}} for Smackdown and you may have [[SoOkayItsAverage a decent show to watch every Tuesday]] that just fell victim to a [[LighterAndSofter PG mandate]] a lot earlier than the other two brands did but recently [[GrowingTheBeard found its own niche]]. Wrestling/{{Taz|z}}, after leaving WWE, once said call it something else and it would a cool hour.
** And after the early ExecutiveMeddling by SciFi forced the WWE to add sci-fi elements to the show (failing miserably with a [[EverythingsDeaderWithZombies zombie wrestler]]), the Ent [[{{Woolseyism}} got creative]] with Kevin Thorn and Ariel, WWE's first vampire personas since [[Wrestling/DavidHeath Gangrel]] and the Brood. They even inserted them into brand's main feud between the [[OlderHeroVSYoungerVillain ECW Originals and New Breed]]. [[ScrewedByTheNetwork Just too bad]] [[AbortedArc they didn't go with it.]]
* In Creator/ScottKeith's [[https://insidepulse.com/2002/08/05/4852/ WCW Halloween Havoc 1993 retro rant]] (originally written in 1999), he writes that, since it's impossible for any human being to be that useless, Wrestling/{{Sid|Eudy}} must do it on purpose and as a kind of [[MadArtist perverse art form]], which Scott dubs "[=Sidism=]".
-->"He's painting a picture with his terrible wrestling, giving a profound and painful lecture on the current state of wrestling, whereby he's saying, 'Any promotion that would push ME is severely messed up.' It's sad and beautiful at the same time that someone would suffer for their art so, indeed martyring themselves for the cause of bring awareness to the essential suckiness that surrounds him. It's a cry for help, you see. Every time he puts on his idiotic rear chinlock, he's crying 'Stop me before I suck again!' and yet he continues to be pushed. I think the current rambling interviews are just a further sign of his current surrealistic art being taken to yet another, even sicker level."
* [[http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/columns/misc/owendowell01.html This column]] offers an interesting defense of the original Wrestling/DungeonOfDoom, insisting that, even if it was stupid, it was the last gasp of a "family-friendly" kind of stupid as opposed to the "adults-only" kind of stupid that would follow with the [[Wrestling/NewWorldOrder NWO]] and the Wrestling/AttitudeEra.

[[AC: Roleplay]]
* Many roleplayers use the ITT: Roleplay/WeAreOurAvatars thread as a way to experiment with giving their characters different personalities. Several characters who began almost completely faithful to canon have changed and in many cases even gained new powers due to their interactions with other characters.

[[AC: Websites]]
* The lovable 2chan character Kuma was an excited bear who loved dancing. But on Website/FourChan, a series of [[AsciiArt ShiftJIS]] posts showed Kuma having a phone conversation with a young, impressionable anime girl. From that day on, Kuma received a wildly different interpretation on 4chan than on the originating {{imageboard}}, to the point where the bear is hardly referred to by his original name, and further variations have popped up such as a Mexican bear.

[[AC: Web Video]]
* ''WebVideo/BedtimeStoriesYoutubeChannel'': {{Invoked|Trope}}. One of the most common recurring themes in this series is whether or not the various phenomena, incidents, or examples shown are supernatural or have a scientific/rational explanation. Among many examples listed here include:
** Michael Taylor: A man genuinely falling to the corruption of some 40 demons or driven insane by joining a religious group purportedly known for using brainwashing techniques?
** The SS ''Ourang Medan'': Supernatural phenomenon responsible for the deaths of her crew and subsequent sinking, or the result of poor handling of DeadlyGas dating from UsefulNotes/WorldWarII? Or completely made up, since no record of such a ship exists?
** Elisa Lam: Was she killed by malevolent spirits residing in her hotel? Or was it a SerialKiller checked in there at the time of her disappearance? Or was it the result of her mental illness?
** TheMenInBlack: Are they Government agents? Aliens? Some sort of GovernmentConspiracy involving both alien and human agents? Supernatural entities? Or just characters in [[OlderThanTheyThink very old]] scary stories?
** The "Bones" on Mars: Are they actual evidence of alien life that possibly once existed on the Red Planet, AncientAstronauts, or just the result of an optical illusion?
** Flight 19: Pilot and navigation error or AlienAbduction? Unlike the previous cases, the creators themselves emphasize that the probability is more on the former.
** The Lead Masks of Vintem Hill: AlienAbduction? Or the more rational explanation of being mugged and killed by a crime syndicate?
** The Grinning Man: HumanoidAbomination? HumanoidAlien? Part of TheMenInBlack? Or some fabricated hoax?
** Cindy James: Did she really have a stalker? Was she stalking herself, wittingly or otherwise? Or is the truth something else entirely?
** The Manchester Pusher: Is a rash of drownings in Manchester the result of one or more people committing murder, or just a series of unconnected tragic accidents? Or is it [[TakeAThirdOption a combination of the two]]?
** Kenny Veach: Did he die on the way to the cave? Was he murdered for witnessing something he shouldn't have? Or did he deliberately find a spot where nobody can find him so he can end his own life? The narrators believe Kenny had killed himself due to evidence of him suffering from depression and planning his own suicide, Kenny's girlfriend also believes this to be true as well.
** Christopher Case: Was his death a result of a curse? Or was his death a result of mental health issues and myocarditis due to his excessive use of suppliments.
* ''WebAnimation/CampCamp'':
** David is shown as a {{Stepford Smiler}} who's deeply in denial about how bad things are at the camp, but was the moment where he finally broke down and admitted how bad things were a result of him finally accepting reality or dropping his cheerful facade and admitting what he's really know this whole time? It could go either way as it's unclear whether David is genuinely tuning out of reality or simply covering his worries with a smile at any given time.
** David mentions in episode 2 that he can only do a few camp activities without Gwen. Does that mean he's not competent enough to run things on his own, the workload is genuinely too much for him alone, or he legally can't do those things without her?
* One interpretation of ''WebVideo/DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog'' is that Dr. Horrible is an UnreliableNarrator who twists events to make himself seem nicer and Captain Hammer seem meaner than they actually are. As presented by the blog, Dr. Horrible as an IneffectualSympatheticVillain incapable of true villainy [[spoiler: until the events of the story push him over the edge]] while Captain Hammer is a JerkJock SmugSuper who dates the girl Horrible likes just to mess with him. However, if you put their personalities aside, they can be read as a straight hero and villain. Hammer attempts to stop Dr. Horrible from committing a crime, saves Penny's life in the process, begins a relationship with her, helps out at the homeless shelter she volunteers at, and only tries to kill Horrible after Horrible first attempts to kill him. Dr. Horrible, on the other hand, is a MadScientist who aspires to join the [[CardCarryingVillain Evil League of Evil]], [[StalkingIsLove stalks Penny]], steals some {{Main/Unobtainium}}, tries to commit another heist before being foiled by Hammer, and attempts to MurderTheHypotenuse after Penny and Hammer fall in love. Since they're pretty much intentional [[DesignatedHero designated heroes]] [[DesignatedVillain and villains]], this was probably inevitable.
* The ''WebVideo/GameGrumps'' often come up with different interpretations of characters from the games they play.
** Egoraptor believes that Kirby is a xenophobic psycho, which... isn't that far from canon.[[note]]Kirby is canonically [[DownplayedTrope a bit of a xenophobe]] and a less obvious HeroicComedicSociopath.[[/note]]
** Their playthrough of ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'' has a lot due to its varied supporting cast.
*** Gloop the Fish is a depressed teenager, whose farts can get you high. His friends exploit this, and are only his friends because of this, always trying to get him to come to parties just so he can fart for them.[[note]] For the record, Gloop actually belches bubbles instead of farting them[[/note]] He also has a cousin named Beezenbatz that no one invites to parties because when anyone tries to invite him, people think he's trying to bring live animals.
*** Boggy the Bear is a deadbeat Dad that lets his 3 kids go hungry while he sleeps outside and also ate a Jiggy piece despite having 2 more ready to give away and therefore [[WhatAnIdiot should have been familiar with them.]]
*** Mumbo Jumbo is a [[TheEeyore depressed Barbiturate abuser that only stays alive because Banjo visits him for the Transformations]].
*** The mummy in the matching game pyramid just desperately wants to give you a hug because he died in a disfiguring accident and none of his friends know that he's still around. He's also a ghoul.
** During their time in [[VideoGame/AnimalCrossing Athens]], they've been interpreting nearly all their neighbours, such as Maelle as a chain smoker and Sally as a child abuse victim.
** [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Rouge the Bat]] quiffs [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} pokéballs]] out of her snatch.
** Rocky from ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'' is a lazy, overweight, slow loser who gently walks wherever he's needed, while screaming up ladders at fast speeds.
*** Chameleus[[note]] Chameleo Arm[[/note]] has a family and two friends named Bob and Bill. Bill bought Chameleus a Game Boy Advance for his birthday and Chameleus, being more of a Sega guy, was a bit offended. However Chameleus covered it up well and pretended that he enjoyed the gift because he's very good at camouflaging himself.
** Moundo, a mini boss in ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'', is not a rock. He is a grouchy mound who can't deny that he has a weight problem yet can't work out... since he's not human. If he were to be chiseled, it would hurt. The other rocks make fun of him because his mother was bad at naming.
** For some reason, Ego is convinced that [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Luigi]] hails from [[GodwinsLaw Nazi Germany.]]
** [[VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTournamentFighters War]] is a misunderstood [[TheWoobie Woobie]] who [[IJustWantToBeLoved just wants to be loved.]] However, whenever he attempts to hug people it, "hurts them... and me."
** They decide that the characters in ''Wild Guns'' are [[VillainProtagonist ruthless bandits,]] and all the enemies are just trying to protect their homes.
** According to Egoraptor, MickeyMouse is a man who has detachable ears and has a disorder where he has big hands, feet, and head, which he hides by claiming he's a cartoon character. When he goes home, he beats himself up, saying to himself that he's a freak whom no one loves.
* In ''WebAnimation/GenLock'', Cammie has a high amount of rabbit AnimalMotifs linked to her, including having her [[DigitalAvatar Ether avatar]] as a bunny. Is this merely because she finds rabbits [[BunniesforCuteness cute]] or is she part of the UsefulNotes/FurryFandom?
* ''LetsPlay/MarioPartyTV'':
** Waluigi has polio, and any coins he wins in the games that don't go towards Stars are for the Polio Fund.
** According to events in King Boo's Haunted Hideaway, Boo is a deadbeat dad who ran out on his ex-girlfriend Pink Boo and their kids, and has a strained relationship with his father King Boo.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1mpMgQCCY7rljP_V-BOflA Nicobbq]] is pretty much a fan of this trope with his "NOT A" series, involving videos listing several reasons why the stated video game character (usually from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'') defies their said character trait.[[note]]They're joke videos, so you don't need to rant against him.[[/note]]
* WebVideo/MatthewSantoro:
** Matt has a clone, Hugo, who is insane. Or is he? Depending on your interpretation, Hugo might actually be an intelligent {{Cloudcuckoolander}} who just has a terrible way of communicating things. Or maybe even both! For example, in ''Psychic Octopus & Oil Spills'', Matt takes an hour to figure out that the answer to a math problem is 7. When he's done, before he announces this, Hugo comes in and says that it's obviously 7.
** Matt has a clone, Eugene, who is a {{nerd}} and TheSmartGuy. Matt looks down upon him for being a {{nerd}}, and he sometimes threatens Matt with a [[Franchise/StarWars lightsaber]]. This has inspired numerous interpretations of him: Is he a nice guy who [[TheWoobie doesn't deserve being looked down upon by Matt]], a {{Jerkass}} who takes things too far when he threatens Matt with a [[Franchise/StarWars lightsaber]], or [[JerkassWoobie a guy who takes it too far when he threatens Matt, but doesn't deserve being looked down upon by him just for being a nerd]]?
** [[TheSmartGuy Eugene]] is supposed to be smart, but is he really? In ''Franchise/StarWars in 3-D!!!'', he requires a calculator to solve a simple math problem.
** Lorrenzo claims to always "[[TheCasanova get some bitches]]", but it's possible that he's actually a CasanovaWannabe and is merely lying to make himself look cool. After all, we never actually see him outside of Matt's house.
** In ''Q&A with Matt #3'', Matt is asked by a fan what the most shocking thing he's discovered is, and he says it was a troll in his butt. Was he talking about the mythical creature, or an [[{{Troll}} internet troll]]? Given how much Matt criticizes the latter kind, it would make sense for Matt to be shocked by it.
** Some viewers have theorized that [[TheLeader Matt]] is actually [[TheDitz Hugo's]] failed clone, rather than the other way around.
** In "20 Ways to Lose Your Card", Matt lists 20 ways a man can lose his man card, a symbolic representation of one's manliness. The man card is seen as a good thing by Matt. Did Matt intend this as a mere comedic video, or was he using the StrawMisogynist trope as a TakeThat against misogynists?
* WebVideo/MyLittlePonyTotallyLegitRecap: Invoked by the narrator, who has many:
** His reason to explain Twilight's sudden attraction to a guy in ''Equestria Girls'' is because the EQ universe (at least in his eyes) is just like one of those {{anime}}s where all teenagers are horny and depraved, just in English and with smaller breasts (to his relief and disappointment, respectively). Twilight suddenly being thrust into such a body with all those hormones has thus thrown her mind and instincts out of whack.
** He also points out that, unlike say Starlight who had a long-term goal and genuinely believed her ideology was the best, Sunset Shimmer seemed more just angry and didn't seem to have any sort of long-term plan, which he has interpreted as her just being a rebellious girl lashing out at her parental figure (Celestia).
** He believes instead of Trixie coincidentally wanting the same guitar as Rainbow Dash in the ''Rainbow Rocks'' shorts, she was really just waiting there to cause a fight to work out her own issues.
* Creator/LindsayEllis: Whenever Lindsay brings up ''WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective'', she always refers to Basil and Ratigan as "bitter ex-boyfriends", where in the movie they are supposed to be analogous to Holmes and Moriarty; equally intelligent men, one of whom channels it into upholding justice, the other into selfish evil.
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** The "Princess of Glowerhaven" that [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1 Prince Eric]] failed to hit it off with was the Queen from ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''. This incident resulted in her becoming self-conscious about her appearance.

* Fans of ''AudioPlay/ThirtySixQuestions'' can't seem to agree on if Judith and Jase are good people, or if they would be good in a relationship. Is Judith a manipulative liar, or just someone who used a fake name? Is Judith even sorry about her lies, or is she just sorry she got caught? Is Jase's habit of leaving Judith cowardly, or a reasonable reaction to her lies? Is Judith a {{Determinator}} who won't give up on fixing her relationship, or a crazy woman who can't accept that Jase doesn't love her?

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** {{Disney/Mulan}} is a walking avatar of Death itself.
** The rat from ''Disney/LadyAndTheTramp'' was named Larry, and was just checking on the baby out of concern for its well being. He survived his run-in with Tramp, received botched reconstructive surgery, went mad, and renamed himself [[Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective Ratigan]].
** The Blue Fairy from ''{{Disney/Pinocchio}}'' had an affair with a human, resulting in the birth of ''{{Disney/Cinderella}}''. Now older, she claimed to be Cinderella's Fairy Godmother so she could help her without revealing their connection.
** The "Princess of Glowerhaven" that [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid Prince Eric]] failed to hit it off with was the Queen from ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''. This incident resulted in her becoming self-conscious about her appearance.
** The actual Brazilian state of Bahia is in reality a realm of madness and chaos, in which the devil himself (a Crimson Cockerel named [[Disney/TheThreeCaballeros Panchito Pistoles]]) can be encountered. And [[Disney/SaludosAmigos Jose Cariocca]] is a warlock in his service.
** Hera is the true evil mastermind in ''{{Disney/Hercules}}'', in keeping with her mythological counterpart.
** After marrying into royalty, Cinderella sicced the kingdom's guards on Lady Tremaine for domestic slavery and possibly the murder of Cinderella's father, causing her to go on the run. She fled to France (leaving her daughters as patsies) and lived off her fortune, becoming [[Disney/TheAristocats Lady Adelaide]] before being identified and apprehended by Lieutenant ''Series/{{Columbo}}.''

* Many retellings of ''Literature/{{Cinderella}}'' include the two stepsisters... however, many portray one of these stepsisters as not being all that bad. It's always the younger of the two who does this - and sometimes she may end off better when karma bites them and the wicked stepmother in the ass. (In fact, many older versions have the younger sister be the one who calls her Cinderella, as opposed to Cinderslut.) This shows in ''Film/EverAfter'', and even seeped into the [[Disney/{{Cinderella}} Disney]] version where [[Disney/CinderellaIIIATwistInTime the sequels]] show Anastasia undergoing CharacterDevelopment.

* Some adaptations of ''Literature/{{Rapunzel}}'', including Donna Jo Napoli's ''Zel'', depict the witch as a KnightTemplarParent who genuinely loves Rapunzel but [[MyBelovedSmother goes overboard with her protectiveness]]. Disney's ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'' was even [[WhatCouldHaveBeen meant]] to originally go this route, however they decided to make her an emotionally abusive parent who loves Rapunzel like an object.

* Creator/LindsayEllis: Whenever Lindsay brings up ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective'', she always refers to Basil and Ratigan as "bitter ex-boyfriends", where in the movie they are supposed to be analogous to Holmes and Moriarty; equally intelligent men, one of whom channels it into upholding justice, the other into selfish evil.