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8	* When Acclaim bought Creator/ValiantComics, they did this to ''every'' main character save Turok, who got more popular because now he was fighting [[RuleOfCool cyborg dinosaurs]]. Then Acclaim went broke and the whole thing was tossed aside anyway, but by then it was a mercy killing.
9	* ''ComicBook/RadiantBlack'':
10	** The comic originally starred Nathan Burnett, a failed writer who moved back to his hometown and accidentally gained superpowers. The series approached superheroes in a more down to earth way, and focused on Nathan learning to overcome his past failures and getting a new lease on life, while his superheroics were more low-key and he was more mild-mannered in general than most superheroes. Cut to the end of the first arc, and Nathan is sent into a coma, and his powers pass onto his best friend, Marshall. In contrast to Nathan, Marshall is an angry dude who never even tried to chase his dream, and is completely irresponsible with his powers, focusing on getting glory, cashing in on his superhero status, and revenge on the woman who sent Nathan into his coma, and he's also an InstantExpert. The fandom was '''very''' split on whether shifting the focus from Nathan to Marshall was a good decision, especially since Marshall's backstory and deeper motives took a while to be revealed, meaning readers had the anti-Nathan as their new lead character without having much reason to care about him. While dislike of Marshall eventually died down once he received more depth and Nathan woke from his coma, the comic eventually split the difference and had ''both'' operate as Radiant Black, sharing the powers.
11	** This also applies in-universe. The police who were willing to work with Nathan want nothing to do with Marshall, Radiant Black's popularity tanks thanks to Marshall's showboating, and Radiant Yellow even has visions of a BadFuture that specifically will only come to pass because Marshall is Radiant Black and not Nathan.
12	* Feral, the {{angst}}y {{goth}} in ''ComicBook/StrontiumDog''. He wasn't a bad character in and of himself, but the fact that he replaced Johnny as the protagonist meant he was doomed from the start.
13	* In-universe, the second Shaft in ''ComicBook/YoungbloodImageComics''. His teammates call him "not-Shaft", refusing to accept him as a genuine replacement for the original.

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