'''Basic Trope''': A character is much more villainous in an adaptation than they originally were.
* '''Straight''': Bob, originally a heroic character, becomes an outright villain in TheFilmOfTheBook.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Bob was [[AllLovingHero practically a saint]] in the original, but the adaptation makes him an evil psycho.
** Bob is a MagneticHero in the original, and is an Expy of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Kefka]] in the adaptation.
** Bob is the BigGood in the original, but the BigBad in the adaptation.
** Bob was an [[IncorruptiblePurePureness incorruptible]] AllLovingHero or an AntiVillain in the original, but a CompleteMonster in the adaptation.
* '''Downplayed''':
** AdaptationalJerkass
** Bob is the same {{Jerkass}} in TheFilmOfTheBook that he was in the original story, but he does do a couple of mean things that he didn't do in the book.
** Bob is [[AdaptationalJerkass more of a jerk or more antagonistic than he was in the source material]], but he's still one of the good guys.
** The film version of Bob becomes evil much quicker, but the book version eventually becomes just as bad.
** Bob is a villain in the original but had sympathetic traits. In the adaptation, he's a HateSink.
** Bob is an IdealHero who is an ActualPacifist and [[IncorruptiblePurePureness would never do morally ambiguous things]] in the original, whereas in the adaptation, he's more of a MartialPacifist AntiHero who is [[PragmaticHero willing to commit evil acts if it benefits the greater good]].
** Bob is a heroic protagonist in the original, but in the adaptation, he is a HeroAntagonist in a GoodVersusGood story.
** Bob is a NobleDemon in the adaption and/or an AntiHero in the original source.
** Bob went from the TokenGoodTeammate to the TokenEvilTeammate.
** Bob was a KnightTemplar villain who was incredibly self-righteous and believed his actions were for the greater good in the book. In the movie, he’s a CardCarryingVillain.
** Bob is the same as the original; the only difference is the narration doesn't downplay his villainous actions. For example some of his actions that were PlayedForLaughs are now PlayedForDrama or PlayedForHorror.
** Bob was a simple fast food worker in the book, while in the movie, he's a PunchClockVillain at worst.
** Bob was already a CompleteMonster even in the source, but his horrible actions had some BlackComedy to them. They did away with the comedy entirely in the adaptation, to ensure he wasn't even funny while doing his horrible acts.
** The original story was Bob's [[ProtagonistJourneyToVillain devolving from a hero]] into a VillainProtagonist. In the adaptation, Bob quickly becomes a villain, [[DecoyProtagonist and soon stops becoming the protagonist]].
* '''Justified''':
** The adapters have to simplify, expand on, or change the story to make it into a movie, and Bob's motives and sympathetic qualities are too complex to be filmed.
** Bob is combined with the much nastier Carl. The resulting CompositeCharacter has Bob's name, appearance, and mannerisms, but the nastier aspects of Carl's personality.
** Bob is [[DecompositeCharacter split into multiple characters]], with the new character Carl taking up his more sympathetic aspects.
** The book had a good idea but was poorly written, making Bob look ineffectual, boring and unrealistic. The movie polishes up the book's rough edges, including Bob's role as the villain.
** Bob performed a FaceHeelTurn in the original, so he was rewritten into a more credible and evil villain.
** Bob was a villain, [[HeelFaceTurn redeemed himself]]. The original work took place after his redemption. The adaptation takes place before and has him as a bad guy.
** Bob was UnintentionallySympathetic in the original to the point of coming off as a DesignatedVillain, when he was supposed to evil and unsympathetic from the start, so the story was rewritten to give him more KickTheDog moments and a personal MoralEventHorizon that cements him as BeyondRedemption from the characters.
** The trigger for Bob's [[RedemptionQuest Redemption Arc]] never happened in the movie. [[note]] Making everything after the moment the trigger was supposed to happen a WhatIf.[[/note]]
* '''Inverted''':
** AdaptationalHeroism
** In the book, [[BigBad Emperor Bob]] is a serial killer, rapist, and war criminal. In TheFilmOfTheBook, he's only a two-bit bank robber.
* '''Subverted''':
** While it looks like Bob is the villain, it later turns out that he isn't, and he takes on his original role in the story.
** Bob is working with the BigBad in the adaptation, but only to find an opportunity to take him down from the inside.
** Bob seems more heroic than his original counterpart, but slowly begins SlowlySlippingIntoEvil.
** TruerToTheText
** While it may look like Movie Bob is eviler than Original Bob, what most call Original Bob is actually Post Volume 5 Bob, whereas Movie Bob is true to Volume 1 Bob.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** ... until it turns out that Bob really ''is'' the villain.
** ... so he can take over the evil organization and become the new BigBad himself.
** Bob realizes what he is becoming and is able to become a better person. The original Bob is presented as someone that the adaptational version could have became.
* '''Parodied''': Bob is a failed PluckyComicRelief character who decides to get revenge on his fellow cast members because he didn't get any respect as a hero.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Bob's actions are much more heinous than his original counterpart's, but he also has a more sympathetic backstory to explain his behavior where he didn't before.
* '''Averted''': Bob's personality and role in the story are the same in the movie as they are in the original.
* '''Enforced''': The original source had no clear villain, or the villains are more comical than truly evil. The adaptation is trying to be DarkerAndEdgier, making it more clear who the villain is by making the antagonistic character really evil instead of misguided, sympathetic, or likable.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Why are you evil, Bob? I thought you were supposed to be nicer than this!"
* '''Invoked''': "Bob [[DarkIsEvil looks like a nasty piece of work.]] Let's make him the villain - he's scarier-looking than the one in the original."
* '''Exploited''': The BigBad chooses Bob as a henchman because no one will suspect him of being a villain.
* '''Defied''': Bob refuses to do anything truly evil in the adaptation, keeping his JerkWithAHeartOfGold personality intact.
* '''Discussed''': "I bet the villain in the movie will be that creepy-looking guy, even though [[DarkIsNotEvil he isn't bad in the book]]."
* '''Conversed''': "Why did they make Bob a bad guy? Wasn't he [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold an OK guy]] in the original?"
* '''Deconstructed''':
** Bob, while he sticks to his original, more benevolent personality at first, becomes steadily more villainous due to differences in the plot that exploit his darker side. However, he never does anything to make him an outright villain.
** A GodOfEvil manipulates circumstances to force Bob into becoming his worst self. When Bob finds out, he is ''pissed''.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob is a clear villain from the start, instead of simply being neutral or ambiguous, even though the plot is otherwise the same.
* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': Bob in the adaptation [[OlderThanTheyThink is actually based on]] [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness how he was originally introduced]], [[TruerToTheText making him even closer to the source material]] than what most people know him for.
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