History NeverLiveItDown / Literature

** Not exactly. In the first part of the novel, DonQuixote characterization is LordErrorProne. MisaimedFandom insisted to see him as the MadDreamer. So Cervantes explore [[UnbuiltTrope all the ramifications of the trope showing how everyone wants to be with the]] MadDreamer… [[HumansAreBastards to mock him mercilessly]]. At his death, Don Quixote becomes BoredWithInsanity and laments that he is going to being remembered as a mad fool. ManOfLaMancha is a mere DerivativeWork that [[LostInImitation completely misses the point of the book’s conclusion]].

** Not exactly. In the first part of the novel, DonQuixote characterization is LordErrorProne. MisaimedFandom insisted to see him as the MadDreamer. So Cervantes explore [[UnbuiltTrope all the ramifications of the trope showing how everyone wants to be with the]] MadDreamer… [[HumanAreBastards to mock him mercilessly]]. At his death, Don Quixote becomes BoredWithInsanity and laments that he is going to being remembered as a mad fool. ManOfLaMancha is a mere DerivativeWork that [[LostInImitation completely misses the point of the book’s conclusion]].

** Not exactly. In the first part of the novel, DonQuixote characterization is LordErrorProne. MisaimedFandom insisted to see him as the MadDreamer. So Cervantes explore [[UnbuiltTrope all the ramifications of the trope showing how everyone wants to be with the]] MadDreamer… [[HumanAreBastards to mock him mercilessly]]. At his death, Don Quixote becomes BoredWithInsanity and laments that he is going to being remembered as a mad fool. ManOfLaMancha is a mediocre DerivativeWork that [[LostInImitation completely misses the point of the book’s conclusion]].

** Sometimes (including in ''I, Jedi'') the death toll of Kyp's attack is vastly exaggerated, because apparently killing a few million people isn't bad enough; it's necessary to falsely claim he killed billions so that it can be put on the same level as the destruction of Alderaan (bonus fail points: said destruction is attributed to Darth Vader instead of the man who actually did it, Grand Moff Tarkin). The fact that the majority of the population were Imperial soldiers also tends to be ignored. Of course, Kyp himself doesn't consider that much of a comfort, given that many of those soldiers (including his own brother) were conscripts. And to make it worse, from NewJediOrder onward, Kyp is a ((jerkass}} who's no longer interested in atoning for his sins.

* ''DonQuixote'' is well-known for being an idealistic fool in a cold grey world, a laughingstock and ButtMonkey. As a result, there's a huge MisaimedFandom that sees him as an ideal to strive for even if he can't win. The original Quixote ''was'' an idealistic fool, but it wasn't his entire character. Both the MisaimedFandom and the people who laugh at him forget that he was also an unsympathetic snob, who used his "knighthood" as an excuse to not pay for things and to bully his social inferiors, especially Sancho. Part of why he isn't remembered this way is the ''{{Man of La Mancha}}'', which emphasized his foolish idealism a lot more. ("Dream...the impossible dream...")

* Also in ''ASongOfIceAndFire'', Catelyn Stark, despite being a kind and caring mother and a woman with a strong sense of honor and duty, is often remembered for being a stone-cold, callous bitch for her poor treatment of her husband's bastard son, Jon Snow: [[spoiler:her son lies unconscious, forever a cripple, and in a moment of mad grief she tells the bastard, "it should have been you" before breaking down in tears]]. She never lives that one down, it seems.

* Perhaps it's safe to say that Johanna of ''TheHungerGames'' fame won't be living down ''[[NakedPeopleAreFunny stripping down naked in an elevator]]'' and casually chatting with Katniss and Peeta any time soon.

** Poor Ron tends to be described by people as a slob and flat-out idiot, who gobbles food nonstop and is horribly abusive to his angelic wife, Hermione. In the books, Ron was more laid-back and certainly not as driven as Hermione, but it was mentioned that he and Harry did about equally well in their classes (Harry was mostly ''forced'' to learn extra things to save his own life). And BelligerentSexualTension aside, there was never any indication that Ron was or would be abusive towards Hermione, or indeed that he'd be capable of it if he wanted to be. The worst he ever did was when he [[spoiler:abandons Hermione and Harry in ''Deathly Hallows'', and that was done in a moment of anger, after enduring MindRape by the horcrux, and he wanted to return immediately, only to be foiled by circumstances. Oh, and his first act upon returning was to rescue Harry from drowning in a frozen pond.]]

* Good luck finding a hater of the InheritanceCycle who doesn't notice the HoYay. Constantly.

* ''TheThreeMusketeers'' only say "All for one and one for all!" ''twice'' in the original books; most adaptations have them saying it all the time.
** Then again, [[InformedAttribute they do claim it is their motto]].

** Same goes for EndersGame (there was ''one'' fight in showers, OK? ''One'' fight!), though considering OrsonScottCard's [[HeteronormativeCrusader recent activities]], it's hard to feel bad for him.

* Good luck finding a hater of the InheritanceCycle who doesn't notice the HoYay. Constantly.

* In ''The Big Over Easy'' by Jasper Fforde, Chief Inspector Spratt is constantly having to defend himself against a reputation for killing giants ("Technically, only ''one'' of them was a giant; the others were just tall.") Of course, his full name is ''Jack'' Spratt. As in 'Jack the Giant Killer', which might have something to do with it.

* Josella Playton in ''{{The Day of the Triffids}}'' writes a novel which her publisher ends up titling ''Sex Is My Adventure''. Even years after civilization has collapsed and the titular killer plants are running amok, people she meets are still mentioning this book.

** FanHaters now have the HoYay between Edward and Jacob.

* In the first SweetValleyTwins book, Jessica shows up for ballet class decked out in sparkles and ribbons. The teacher proceeds to publicly humiliate her, blasting her for this, and for several months afterwards, acts completely oblivious to the fact that Jessica is the best dancer in the class, instead, blatantly favoring the less skilled Elizabeth.

** As this troper remembers, she was sometimes assumed to be a slut ''before book five was released!'' In love (or porn) fanfiction, she was the most likely to be portrayed like this. Probably Harmonian propaganda at work, stating Hermione as a saint and all other girls as whores.
*** Eh, Harmonians didn't really care about Ginny back then. Prior to the sixth book and especially before the fifth book, Ginny wasn't really seen as a viable candidate for Harry's love. In those days, it was Cho Chang who tended to get the evil slut portrayal (and she still does, but it became less necessary once canon!Harry had lost interest in her). Ginny came off as a ShrinkingViolet in the first four books and it seems that slut!Ginny was created because fanfic writers thought it would be funny if she was a CovertPervert. When the sixth book came out, the Harmonians latched onto this common fanfic portrayal, apparently forgetting that it wasn't canon, and started using it to vilify her.

*** This is arguably a case of [[AdaptationDecay adaptation decay - due to the movies]] cutting out most of Ron's good scenes, giving his best lines to Hermione and turning him into a bit of [[{{Flanderisation}} a comic relief charicature of himself]].

** The sparkly vampires were already infamous (at least among FanHaters) before the movie, but the movie definitely compounded it.

* ''{{Twilight}}'' may be popular for other things, but now thanks to the movie, everyone associates the entire saga with [[BishieSparkle sparkly]] [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires.]]

** As this troper remembers, she was sometimes assumed to be a slut ''before book five was released!'' In love (or porn) fanfiction, she was the most likely to be portrayed like this in fanfiction. Probably harmonian propaganda at work, stating Hermione as a saint and all other girls as whores.
*** To be fair, film! Ginny experienced some interesting character edits that might encourage this notion to be more cannon... darn those Harmonian Screen writers!
*** What? If anything, movie!Ginny is more of a GirlNextDoor and book!Ginny is more of a FieryRedhead.

* Richard Rahl, protagonist of the ''{{Sword of Truth}}'', once led his troops to cut through a peace protest staged by TooDumbToLive [[StrawmanPolitical political strawmen]] to get to the CompleteMonster villains they're guarding, during the book that even fans acknowledge as a WallBanger that's [[FanonDiscontinuity best ignored]]. The key word here, of course, is "''once''". A good chunk of the times it's mentioned on this wiki, though, it's phrased to make it sound like he spends all eleven books doing nothing but slaughtering pacifists.

* ''DonQuixote'' is well-known for being an idealistic fool in a cold grey world, a laughingstock and ButtMonkey. As a result, there's a huge MisaimedFandom that sees him as an ideal to strive for even if he can't win. The original Quixote ''was'' an idealistic fool, but it wasn't his entire character. Both the MisaimedFandom and the people who laugh at him forget that he was also an unsympathetic snob, who used his "knighthood" as an excuse to not pay for things and to bully his social inferiors, especially Sancho. Part of why he isn't remembered this way is the AdaptationDecay in ''{{Man of La Mancha}}'', which emphasized his foolish idealism a lot more. ("Dream...the impossible dream...")
** Let's not forget the windmils. This is just one minor adventure in a series of many, some of which have even bigger influence on the story as a whole. But all anyone can seem to remember [[AdaptationDecay in every adaption]] is the windmils being flailing giants.

* While SherlockHolmes used cocaine in a more than a couple of stories, he was an addict, not of that drug, but of mental exercise. His brain had to be constantly working or else it would "rebel." When on a case or any other activity that he would consider mentally challenging, he would stop using for as long as his brain was entertained. If one only knew Holmes from fanfics and pastiches (professionally published fanfics), he turns into a drug-addicted genius who needs a constant high to function. In such stories, his drug of choice is usually changed to opium for whatever reason, even when it was specifically stated in the canon that he doesn't do opium. This is also carried over to more official [[AdaptationDecay adaptations.]]