History NeverLiveItDown / WesternAnimation

* Comic Hero {{Aquaman}} is commonly haunted by his portrayal in the ''SuperFriends'' cartoons, as a guy whose only real powers are swimming and talking to fish. This has actually worked out for him a little, as [[JusticeLeague later]] [[BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold iterations]] of the character usually go to great (and awesome) lengths to subvert this image.

* In-universe example from ''TotalDramaIsland'': Noah kissing Cody on the ear while they are both alseep in ''"The Big Sleep"'' is still remembered by campers well into season two. (For both of them--apparently ''being'' kissed makes Cody at least bisexual too.)

** -->'''Aquaman:''' [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome King of the ocean,]] [[JusticeLeagueUnlimited Remember?]]"

* [[FamilyGuy Brian]]. [[BrokenBase Some fans]] will never forgive [[TheWesley him]] for [[SeasonalRot utterly derailing the seventh season]], or, for reasons that are still incomprehensible, [[CharacterDerailment losing his faith after the show got brough back]], and giving us possible the worst [[DarthWiki/DethroningMomentOfSuck DMOS]] in the series, [[FlatEarthAtheist 'Not All Dogs go to Heaven']].

** These two have actually caused the FanDumb to latch onto Avalanche, which makes it hard to find fans that ''like'' him ''for'' the jerk characterization he had for most of the series.

** That's just [[TransformersGeneration1 G1]]. Optimus also dies [[spoiler: several times in the {{Beast Wars}}/{{Beast Machines}} era, though he's not ''the'' Optimus Prime there (although ''he'' got a close call at the end of Season 2). He also dies in ''Armada,'' and now in the second live-action movie, ''Revenge of the Fallen.'']] As the first time he did it was so shocking, fans and writers alike quickly latched onto the idea, and it seems the writers have [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/The_many_deaths_of_Optimus_Prime gotten carried away]]. Now, if the current series' Optimus ''doesn't'' do this at ''least'' once, fans are disappointed, and it even got its own little LampshadeHanging in ''BeastWars''. Currently, the ''TransformersRobotsInDisguise'' incarnation is the only version of Optimus to not have died at least once. ''TransformersAnimated'' gets it out of the way in the ''series premiere.''
** Similarly, Ultra Magnus is only remembered by fans for the infamous movie line, "I can't deal with that, now". Not only has it become an [[MemeticMutation internet meme]], but it also forever painted Magnus in fans' minds as an arrogant and lazy commander who would rather pass off responsibilities to his subordinates than actually get his own hands dirty. The fact that he's seen coordinating strategies more often than he is executing them doesn't help matters much, but he ''is'' more proactive than this misconception paints him as being. On top of that, the original line was said as he was in the middle of ''trying to pilot a ship that was crashing,'' so it was less "Who cares?" and more "Kinda ''busy'' here!"
** Remember how G1 Red Alert was always panicky and ultra-paranoid? If so, that makes ''one'' of us: In the aptly-named episode "Auto Berserk," when a ''missile hits him in the face,'' resulting in ''brain damage'' that would have killed him eventually, he starts acting in this manner, to the point of helping Starscream get his hands on a ''superweapon'' just to keep the Autobots, whom he believes have turned against him, away. He's fixed later. Fans seem to forget both that he was this way for one episode only due to damage, and quite how dangerous the paranoid schizophrenic Red Alert really was.

* ''SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'' - whole show, for the censorship issue. Yes, they couldn't say [[NeverSayDie "die" or "kill,"]] have Morbius suck blood, or have Spidey full-on punch anyone. But it seems that's ''all anyone says about it'' lately. In fact, it was an ambitious arc-based series with a lot of depth, emotion, surprises, and the portrayal of Venom that has impacted every adaptation since. Interviews with showrunner John Semper reveal that as it was on {{Fox}} - [[ScrewedByTheNetwork yeah]], [[TheFireflyEffect that]] [[ExecutiveMeddling Fox]] - it was a 24/7 battle to keep it that way. And just because they couldn't say "die" doesn't mean no one ever did. It was actually ''darker'' than TheSpectacularSpiderMan despite the later series lacking a few of [=S:TAS=]'s specific hangups. But apparently, so long as [[FamilyFriendlyFirearms guns shoot beams]], ''none'' of that matters.

-->'''Stan:''' Wait what did I do wrong? [[CompletelyMissingThePoint I haven't talked to her for weeks!]]

* [[SymBionicTitan Xeexi]] got his MemeticMolester status by [[MindRape mind raping]] two characters in an episode. Only one instance is really ever noted, but now Xeexi is only remembered as a rapist, even though he's also a tactical genius, and well...dead.

** And of course, Leela's infamous one night stand with Zap Brannigan is mentioned every time Zap makes an appearance in the show. Usually by Bender.

* Professor Farnsworth from ''Futurama'', having been declared dead as a tax dodge some years before, found himself irritated that his son Cubert used this fact to perform a hostile takeover of Galaxy Express.

* ''SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'' - whole show, for the censorship issue. Yes, they couldn't say [[NeverSayDie "die" or "kill,"]] have Morbius suck blood, or have Spidey full-on punch anyone. But it seems that's ''all anyone says about it'' lately. In fact, it was an ambitious arc-based series with a lot of depth, emotion, surprises, and the portrayal of Venom that has impacted every adaptation since. Interviews with showrunner John Semper reveal that as it was on {{Fox}} - [[ScrewedByTheNetwork yeah]], [[TheFireflyEffect that]] [[ExecutiveMeddling Fox]] - it was a 24/7 battle to keep it that way. And just because they couldn't say "die" doesn't mean no one ever did. It was actually ''darker'' than TheSpectacularSpiderMan despite the later series lacking a few of [=S:TAS=]'s specific hangups. But apparently, so long as [[WhereDidTheyGetLasers guns shoot beams]], ''none'' of that matters.

* Tygra is ''Thundercats'' is known as a weak-willed junkie, despite being addicted twice, only one of which was actually presented as a drug.

[[SymBionicTitan Xeexi]] got his MemeticMolester status by [[MindRape mind raping]] two characters in an episode. Only one instance is really ever noted, but now Xeexi is only remembered as a rapist, even though he's also a tactical genius, and well...dead.

-->'''Farnsworth:''' You take ONE nap in a ditch and people start declaring you this and that!

*** I know [[{{M Night Shyamalan}} a certain movie director]] who [[{{Film/TheLastAirbender}} must be a big Ember Island Players fan]]...

*** I know [[{{M Night Shyamalan}} a certain movie director]] who must be a big Ember Island Players fan...

* On ''CodenameKidsNextDoor'', [[ClingyJealousGirl Lizzie]] used a "[[LovePotion Boyfriend Helment]]" on Numbuh 1. In several future apperances, she was [[CharacterDevelopment developed more]], given her relationship more depth...but people's minds were already set. She became the single biggest target of DieForOurShip in the fandom. Admittingly, she remained clingy, but nowhere close to that level.

** It's also remembered by the creators as well, see the HoYay section for more.

* [[{{Transformers}} Optimus Prime]], similar to the above Jean Grey example, has only sacrificed his life and revived a total of two times in the G1 cartoon, and another two in the Marvel Comic rendition.

* Haru from ''AvatarTheLastAirbender'' showed up in a recent episode with [[strike:a dumb looking]] an ultra-sexy mustache, and the fandom still hadn't stopped making up jokes concerning it. This is partially because [[AvatarTheAbridgedSeries a certain internet parody series]] played him as a self-absorbed CampGay pretty boy several weeks ''[[ReverseFunnyAneurysm before]]'' he reappeared.