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* The 2018 West End production of ''Theatre/CompanySondheim'' changed the genders of some characters to include more prominent female and gay roles. The central character Bobby becomes a woman named Bobbie (though all Bobby's girlfriends become Bobbie's boyfriends), while Amy becomes a man named Jamie, with his fiance Paul remaining unchanged.

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* The 2018 West End production of ''Theatre/CompanySondheim'' changed the genders of some characters to include more prominent female and gay roles. The central character Bobby becomes a woman named Bobbie (though all Bobby's girlfriends become Bobbie's boyfriends), while Amy becomes a man named Jamie, with his fiance fiancé Paul remaining unchanged.
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* While ''Series/Charmed1998'' had only one non-white regular during its eight season run, the cast of the [[Series/Charmed2018 2018 reboot]] consists predominantly of people-of-color, including the Charmed Ones themselves.
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* In ''Film/ArtemisFowl'', Butler and Juliet were changed from "Eurasian" in the books[[note]]unclear if this meant mixed European and Asian ancestry, or from Russia east of the Urals (which would make sense given Butler's first name)[[/note]] to black...which had some UnfortunateImplications given that the Butler family has a LegacyOfService to the very white Fowl family. Holly, described as having "nut-brown skin" in the books (though the graphic novels show her as a similar skin tone to Artemis), was played by a white actress, and Julius Root was changed to a woman (which completely negated the significance of Holly's BreakingTheGlassCeiling in the books, being the first female [=LEPRecon=] officer).

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* In ''Film/ArtemisFowl'', Butler and Juliet were changed from "Eurasian" in the books[[note]]unclear if this meant mixed European and Asian ancestry, or from Russia east of the Urals (which would make sense given Butler's first name)[[/note]] to black...which had some UnfortunateImplications unfortunate implications given that the Butler family has a LegacyOfService to the very white Fowl family. Holly, described as having "nut-brown skin" in the books (though the graphic novels show her as a similar skin tone to Artemis), was played by a white actress, and Julius Root was changed to a woman (which completely negated the significance of Holly's BreakingTheGlassCeiling in the books, being the first female [=LEPRecon=] officer).
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheMagicSchoolBusRidesAgain'' replaces Phoebe with an Indian girl named Jyoti and introduces Keesha's lesbian mothers. Also, Carlos is specifically of Venezuelan descent instead of being generically Hispanic.
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* ''Anime/IeNakiKoRemi'': Gender example - the anime has significantly more female characters than the novel, even {{Gender Flip}}ping the main character Remi into a girl, when in the original [[Literature/SansFamillie novel]] by Creator/HectorMalot he was male.

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* ''Anime/IeNakiKoRemi'': Gender example - the anime has significantly more female characters than the novel, even {{Gender Flip}}ping the main character Remi into a girl, when in the original [[Literature/SansFamillie [[Literature/SansFamille novel]] by Creator/HectorMalot Hector Malot he was male.
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*''Anime/IeNakiKoRemi'': Gender example - the anime has significantly more female characters than the novel, even {{Gender Flip}}ping the main character Remi into a girl, when in the original [[Literature/SansFamillie novel]] by Creator/HectorMalot he was male.



* ''Anime/TheSecretGarden'' makes the Sowerbys AmbiguouslyBrown and also introduces the CanonForeigner [[HotGypsyWoman Camila]] into the cast.

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* ''Anime/TheSecretGarden'' makes the Sowerbys AmbiguouslyBrown (possibly a MythologyGag to how in the original book, Martha was racist) and also introduces the CanonForeigner [[HotGypsyWoman Camila]] into the cast.cast.
*''Anime/{{Wowser}}'': Gender example - the anime adds two female characters, Beatrice and Cherry, to the cast and they're in prominent focus for most of the show. They also serve as love interests to Ron and Dommel respectively, though Cherry doesn't reciprocate because he's a dog.
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* ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShowLetsDoTheTimeWarpAgain'' features a black Magenta and Scott while Furter is black, female and played by trans actress Laverne Cox.
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* ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968'' changes the astronauts. In the original novel, they consisted of three white men and a male chimpanzee. The film changes them to include a black man and switches out the chimpanzee for a human woman.


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* ''WesternAnimation/ReturnToThePlanetOfTheApes'' follows in the footsteps of the film series via changing the astronauts from the original book. Rather than three white men and a male chimpanzee, the astronauts are reduced to three: a white man, a black man and a white woman.
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* ''Series/RobynHood'' features a bisexual female version of Robin Hood.

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* ''Series/RobynHood'' ''Series/RobynHood2023'' features a bisexual female version of Robin Hood.
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Both of those tropes make the series eligible for this trope. If it was simply one of those tropes, it wouldn't be.

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* ''Series/RobynHood'' features a bisexual female version of Robin Hood.
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That's more of a gender flip and adaptational sexuality


* ''Series/RobynHood'' features a bisexual female version of Robin Hood.
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Correcting a spelling error to better conform with the rest.


* ''ComicBook/CatwomanGuardianOfGotham'' feature a criminally insane Batman and female versions of Two-Face and Alfred.

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* ''ComicBook/CatwomanGuardianOfGotham'' feature features a criminally insane Batman and female versions of Two-Face and Alfred.
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* ''ComicBook/CatwomanGuardianOfGotham'' feature a criminally insane Batman and female versions of Two-Face and Alfred.
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* ''Series/ThePower2023'': The series has more explicit minority character than were in the books.

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* ''Series/ThePower2023'': The series has more explicit minority character characters than were in the books.
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* The ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'' franchise features Castor and Pollux as ConjoinedTwins, Mimir as Scottish, Hrugnir as having been born "without head or heart" and a black Angrboda.

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* The ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'' franchise features Castor and Pollux as ConjoinedTwins, Mimir as Scottish, Hrugnir as having been born "without head or heart" heart", and a black Angrboda.

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* The ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'' franchise features Castor and Pollux as conjoined twins, Mimir as Scottish, Hrugnir as having been born "without head or heart" and a black Angrboda.

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* In the original ''VideoGame/HalfLife1'', all scientists in the game use [[OnlySixFaces the same four male models]]. Despite PA system in the opening tram ride claiming Black Mesa is an equal opportunity employer, the only female employee seen is the hologram in the optional tutorial. The FanRemake ''VideoGame/BlackMesa'' adds female scientists.
* The ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'' franchise features Castor and Pollux as conjoined twins, ConjoinedTwins, Mimir as Scottish, Hrugnir as having been born "without head or heart" and a black Angrboda.
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* ''Film/MeanGirls2024'':
** The film's original main cast was almost entirely white; here, Janis, Damian and Karen are all portrayed by people of color, and Janis is explicitly queer rather than being MistakenForGay.
** While Damian was the only explicitly gay character in the first film, this version features a number of same-sex relationships among the background characters, as well as students dressing in gender-nonconforming ways, demonstrating the increased prevalence and overall acceptance of queer youth.

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* ''WesternAnimation/MyAdventuresWithSuperman'' features a black Jimmy Olsen, a Korean Sam and Lois Lane and an AmbiguouslyBrown Cat Grant. As well as Heatwave and Ron Troupe being gender-flipped.

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* ''{{WesternAnimation/Velma}}'' features a bisexual, East Asian (possibly biracial) Daphne, a bisexual South Asian Velma who has a mental disorder and a black (also possibly biracial) Shaggy.

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* ''{{WesternAnimation/Velma}}'' ''WesternAnimation/{{Velma}}'' features a bisexual, East Asian (possibly biracial) Daphne, a bisexual South Asian Velma who has a mental disorder and a black (also possibly biracial) Shaggy.
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* ''{{WesternAnimation/Velma}}'' features a bisexual, East Asian (possibly biracial) Daphne, a bisexual South Asian Velma who has a mental disorder and a black (also possibly biracail) Shaggy.

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* ''{{WesternAnimation/Velma}}'' features a bisexual, East Asian (possibly biracial) Daphne, a bisexual South Asian Velma who has a mental disorder and a black (also possibly biracail) biracial) Shaggy.
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* ''WesternAnimation/MyAdventuresWithSuperman'' features a black Jimmy Olsen, a Korean Sam and Lois Lane and an AmbiguouslyBrown Cat Grant. As well as Heatwave and Ron Troupe being gender-flipped.
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** ''ComicBook/WonderWomanEarthOne'' features a strongly implied to be bisexual Etta Candy (renamed Beth), a black Steve Trevor and a dark-skinned Artemis the Amazon.

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** ''ComicBook/WonderWomanEarthOne'' features a strongly implied to be bisexual Etta Candy (renamed Beth), a black Steve Trevor Trevor, and a dark-skinned Artemis the Amazon.
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** ''ComicBook/WonderWomanEarthOne'' features a strongly implied to be bisexual Etta Candy (renamed Beth), a black Steve Trevor and a dark-skinned Artemis the Amazon.
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* In ''Series/DoomPatrol2019'', Crazy Jane, who is white in the comics, is played by Latina actress Diane Guerrero. The series also makes Larry Traynor a gay man, [[QueerCharacterQueerActor played by]] Creator/MattBomer and adds ComicBook/{{Cyborg}}, who is black, to the cast.

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* In ''Series/DoomPatrol2019'', Crazy Jane, who is white in the comics, is played by Latina actress Diane Guerrero. The series also makes Larry Traynor a gay man, [[QueerCharacterQueerActor played by]] Creator/MattBomer and adds ComicBook/{{Cyborg}}, who is black, to the cast. In addition, Torture of the [=SeX=] Men is reinterpreted as a black woman, when all three of them were [[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation blue-skinned]] men in the source material.
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* ''WebAnimation/Sherwood'' features females versions of Robin Hood, Will Scarlet and Much the Miller's Son and a black Little John.

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* ''WebAnimation/Sherwood'' ''{{WebAnimation/Sherwood}}'' features females versions of Robin Hood, Will Scarlet and Much the Miller's Son and a black Little John.
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** ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'' features a female Tokka, a Russian Rocksteady and an Asian Hun.

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** ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'' features a half-blind Shredder, a female Tokka, a Russian Rocksteady and an Asian Hun.
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* ''Literature/WatershipDown''
** ''WesternAnimation/WatershipDown1999'' features a half-blind Woundwort, a female Blackberry and a Campion who ends up losing his sight in one eye, as well as a good portion of one ear.
** ''WesternAnimation/WatershipDown2018'' features a half-blind Woundwort and a female Strawberry.
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* ''Series/{{Percy Jackson and the Olympians|2023}}'': In addition to Annabeth being Black and Grover being played by an actor of Indian descent, there are a few disabled campers at Camp Half-Blood; the camper that Percy tries and fails to demonstrate archery in front of is in a wheelchair.

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