History DecompositeCharacter / MarvelCinematicUniverse

** The same thing is done with Janet Van Dyne, aka ComicBook/TheWasp. [[spoiler: Jan is the original Wasp back in the 1980s, and in the present, her daughter, Hope Van Dyne, takes over the identity as the modern Wasp.]] Like Yellowjacket, this manages to be a mix of a Decomposite and Composite Character.

** Ulysses Klaue appears in ''Age of Ultron'', but not ''Civil War'', [[spoiler:where his role as King T'Chaka's murderer is given to [[ComicBook/BaronZemo Helmut Zemo]] instead]].

* ''Film/BlackPanther2018'': T'Challa's character in the comics is split between his film counterpart and his sister Shuri. Comic!T'Challa is a genius engineer, and was initially stated to be responsible for Wakanda's futuristic level of technology (though subsequent {{Retcon}}s would establish that Wakanda has always been technologically advanced). The film version is still intelligent, but more focused on being a charismatic politician. His sister ComicBook/{{Shuri}} takes his place as Wakanda's resident GadgeteerGenius (despite her comic counterpart previously having been associated with magic), and is in fact the one who provides him with most of his weapons and technology. Her Wakandan Design Group is also responsible for Sam Wilson's vibranium wings, which were originally crafted by T'Challa in the comics.

** Since the MCU's Clint Barton [[AdaptationPersonalityChange is shown to be a responsible husband and hyper-competent]] ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} agent rather than the street-level vigilante seen in [[ComicBook/{{Hawkeye 2012}} the Fraction/Aja run that the series is based on]], [[Characters/HawkeyeKateBishop Kate Bishop]] inherits a lot of those characteristics. She messes things up constantly, runs afoul of the Tracksuit Mafia, rescues Pizza Dog, lives in the apartment building that is attacked by the bad guys, and frequently winds up with cuts and bruises on her face. She even delivers a variation of Clint’s "this looks bad" line herself.

** Thor's hammer Mjolnir has [[ComboPlatterPowers many powers]] in the comics, not all necessarily thunder-related. One of these is the power to teleport by spinning the hammer. Mjolnir in the MCU only controls thunder ([[CommonKnowledge as in nearly all adaptations of Thor]]) but much later in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'', Thor is given another weapon, Stormbreaker, with the ability to summon the Bifrost and thus transport its wielder to any location. This of course also makes it a composite character - er, axe - with ComicBook/BetaRayBill's Stormbreaker.

* ''Series/{{Loki}}'': In the comics, Victor Timely is simply an alias adopted by Characters/KangTheConqueror while traveling back in time to the early 1900s. The TV show instead presents Victor as a multiversal Variant of Kang who grew up in 19th century Chicago rather than the far future.[[/folder]]

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* The comic version of Comicbook/CarolDanvers has gone through multiple heroic identities, including Ms. Marvel, Binary and Captain Marvel. By contrast, the MCU version of Carol has only ever used the Captain Marvel identity, making [[Characters/MarvelComicsKamalaKhan Kamala Khan]] the originator of the Ms. Marvel identity in this continuity despite being a LegacyCharacter and Carol’s successor to the mantle in the original comics. Likewise ''Film/TheMarvels2023'' gives [[spoiler:Carol’s Binary codename and costume to an alternate universe version of Maria Rambeau, the mother of Comicbook/MonicaRambeau.]]

* The comic version of Comicbook/CarolDanvers has gone through multiple heroic identities, including Ms. Marvel, Binary and Captain Marvel. By contrast, the MCU version of Carol has only ever used the Captain Marvel identity, making [[Characters/MsMarvelKamalaKhan Kamala Khan]] the originator of the Ms. Marvel identity in this continuity despite being a LegacyCharacter and Carol’s successor to the mantle in the original comics. Likewise ''Film/TheMarvels2023'' gives [[spoiler:Carol’s Binary codename and costume to an alternate universe version of Maria Rambeau, the mother of Characters/MonicaRambeau.

==Film==

* The comic version of Comicbook/CarolDanvers has gone through multiple heroic identities, including Ms. Marvel, Binary and Captain Marvel. By contrast, the MCU version of Carol has only ever used the Captain Marvel identity, making Characters/KamalaKhan the originator of the Ms. Marvel identity in this continuity despite being a LegacyCharacter and Carol’s successor to the mantle in the original comics. Likewise ''Film/TheMarvels2023'' gives [[spoiler:Carol’s Binary codename and costume to an alternate universe version of Maria Rambeau]].

==Television==

* ''Series/{{Loki}}'': In the comics, Victor Timely is simply an alias adopted by Characters/KangTheConqueror while traveling back in time to the early 1900s. The TV show instead presents Victor as a multiversal Variant of Kang who grew up in 19th century Chicago rather than the far future.

* ''Series/{{Loki}}'': In the comics, Victor Timely is simply an alias adopted by Kang the Conqueror while traveling back in time to the early 1900s. The TV show instead presents Victor as a multiversal Variant of Kang who grew up in 19th century Chicago rather than the far future.

** Since the MCU's Clint Barton [[AdaptationPersonalityChange is shown to be a responsible husband and hyper-competent]] ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} agent rather than the CoolLoser street-level vigilante seen in [[ComicBook/{{Hawkeye 2012}} the Fraction/Aja run that the series is based on]], [[Characters/HawkeyeKateBishop Kate Bishop]] inherits a lot of those characteristics. She messes things up constantly, runs afoul of the Tracksuit Mafia, rescues Pizza Dog, lives in the apartment building that is attacked by the bad guys, and frequently winds up with cuts and bruises on her face. She even delivers a variation of Clint’s "this looks bad" line herself.

** Since the MCU's Clint Barton [[AdaptationPersonalityChange is shown to be a responsible husband and hyper-competent]] ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} agent rather than the CoolLoser street-level vigilante seen in [[ComicBook/{{Hawkeye 2012}} the Fraction/Aja run that the series is based on]], ComicBook/KateBishop inherits a lot of those characteristics. She messes things up constantly, runs afoul of the Tracksuit Mafia, rescues Pizza Dog, lives in the apartment building that is attacked by the bad guys, and frequently winds up with cuts and bruises on her face. She even delivers a variation of Clint’s "this looks bad" line herself.

* Comicbook/NickFury's many roles in the comics so far have been given to four different characters: himself (Director of Comicbook/{{SHIELD}}, morally grey overseer of superhero activity, Maria Hill's boss), Coulson (also Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., Daisy Johnson's surrogate father figure and the overseer of the Secret Warriors, fights a personal war against HYDRA), Captain America (leader of the Howling Commandos and drinking buddy of Dum Dum Dugan), and Peggy Carter (secret agent following War who eventually co-founds S.H.I.E.L.D.).

** Ulysses Klaue appears in ''Age of Ultron'', but not ''Civil War'', [[spoiler:where his role as King T'Chaka's murderer is given to [[Comicbook/BaronZemo Helmut Zemo]] instead]].

** Franchise/SpiderMan is in the movie, but with a much smaller role than he had in the [[ComicBook/CivilWar2006 comic]]. Consequently, his arc as the conflicted member of Team Iron Man who ultimately switches sides at a key moment is given to [[spoiler:ComicBook/BlackWidow]].

* In the comics, one of the primary powers granted to Gorr the God Butcher by his shapeshifting Necrosword is SpontaneousWeaponCreation. ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' instead gives this power to Hela, while Gorr mostly sticks to using his blade when he appears in ''Film/ThorLoveAndThunder''. Also, while Comicbook/{{Venom}} [[Film/SpiderManNoWayHome briefly appears]] in the MCU, even leaving a drop of the Symbiote behind, it’s ([[ExiledFromContinuity thanks Sony owning Venom’s film rights]]) a seperate entity from the Necrosword, whereas in the comics they are intrinsically connected due to having both been created by GodOfEvil Knull.

* ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'': [[spoiler: Comicbook/{{Mysterio}} is changed from a single person to a CollectiveIdentity including engineers, special effects wizards, a scriptwriter, and even a costume designer, with Quentin Beck (which may not even be his real name) serving as TheFace of Mysterio. Beck also fulfils a similar to Norman Osborn as a corrupt businessman scientist who frames Spidey and (in an illusion sequence) drops his love interest off a bridge]].

** From the ''Comicbook/SecretWarriors'' comic, we have JT Slade's role which is split into three characters over in ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'': Grant Ward (romantically linked to Daisy Johnson, [[spoiler:TheMole who betrays her team]], eventually [[spoiler:killed by her father figure]]), Lincoln Campbell (superpowered member of the Secret Warriors, doesn't actually ''like'' working as a spy, and as above, romantically linked to Daisy Johnson), and James (has fire-based powers and the character's first name (possibly full name) and codename).

* ''Series/TheFalconAndTheWinterSoldier'' takes place after Steve Rogers has retired as Captain America, so even though he still exists in this universe, his storyline of rejecting the Captain America mantle before ultimately reclaiming it after taking down the crazed [[Comicbook/USAgent John Walker]] is instead given to his successor [[Comicbook/TheFalcon Sam Wilson]].

** Since the MCU's Clint Barton [[AdaptationPersonalityChange is shown to be a responsible husband and hyper-competent]] Comicbook/{{SHIELD}} agent rather than the CoolLoser street-level vigilante seen in [[Comicbook/{{Hawkeye 2012}} the Fraction/Aja run that the series is based on]], Comicbook/KateBishop inherits a lot of those characteristics. She messes things up constantly, runs afoul of the Tracksuit Mafia, rescues Pizza Dog, lives in the apartment building that is attacked by the bad guys, and frequently winds up with cuts and bruises on her face. She even delivers a variation of Clint’s "this looks bad" line herself.
** While Comicbook/{{Daredevil}} is confirmed to exist in the MCU, the series gives his role as the costumed vigilante Maya Lopez blames for the murder of her father ([[spoiler:with the death actually having been arranged by Comicbook/TheKingpin]]) to Ronin.

** The shows have a few counterparts for the supervillain Nuke, a.k.a Frank Simpson. His most obvious counterpart, Will Simpson, appears in ''Series/{{Jessica Jones|2015}}'' as a former soldier who uses combat enhancement pills like the comic’s Nuke. On the other hand, the character’s overt PTSD and descent into terrorism are given to Lewis Wilson, a character created for ''Series/{{The Punisher|2017}}''. When the ''ComicBook/DaredevilBornAgain'' storyline was incorporated into the third season of ''Series/{{Daredevil|2015}}'', Nuke’s role as a crazed government agent that Fisk manipulates into going on a murder spree is given to [[ComicBook/BullseyeMarvelComics Benjamin "Dex" Poindexter]].