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  • In The Rising of the Shield Hero, Naofumi started out as a soft-spoken otaku before being broken down unto a Knight in Sour Armor. In A Special Kind of Magic, he is more of the Absent-Minded Professor-type who is more interested in learning the ins and outs of Melromarc and its magic system to even notice whatever conspiracies are going on around him.
  • Calvin in Kingdom Crossovers seems to have had his personality pulled from The Calvinverse, being a focused Gadgeteer Genius badass rather than the normal, hyperactive little boy he was in Calvin and Hobbes.
  • Anything Goes Game Changer:
    • Ranma is considerably more polite and responsible due to a chance meeting with Miya Asama and her agreement to become his sparring partner in exchange for acting as a handyman for her inn.
    • Downplayed with Genma who, due to having to train more to keep up with Ranma, has regained his pride as a martial artist. Ranma notes he's still far from The Paragon but he's a much better person than he'd otherwise have been.
    • Because Ranma sent a postcard to Ryoga, who also managed to get in contact with Miya, he knows Ranma didn't abandon their fight and so didn't follow him to China. As a consequence, Ryoga not only doesn't have a curse, he's a Friendly Rival to Ranma rather than an outright enemy.
  • Heimatfront ends up with very different portrayals of a few characters, largely the result of taking place during World War II, rather than during a high school sports tournament in which no one's supposed to get hurt.
    • Maria Nitzschmann/Miho Nishizumi. Miho is a somewhat shy and not entirely confident girl who wants friends, but also happens to be a highly talented tank commander. Maria, however, is somewhat wary toward Saori and Hana's counterparts at first, since she realizes that people do often turn in their friends for possible disloyalty in Nazi Germany. While Maria is as kind as Miho is, in the scene in which Meike (aka Mako) hears of her grandmother's collapse, she's unable to go over to comfort Meike, due to feeling the need to keep a certain distance from her subordinate in this situation.
    • Anzu Kadotani/Anja Konigsberg. Anzu is a cheerful but lazy Student Council President who despite appearing to have a devil-may-care attitude, can be serious, as well as highly competent, when the chips are down. Anja, however, is far more consistently serious and cold, considering the circumstances, such as when she bluntly tells Meike (aka Mako) that she doesn't have time to think about whether to go home or stay with the BDM girls and continue fighting.
    • The Porsche Tiger's crew. In canon, they're a group of female auto enthusiasts. In the fanfic, they're composed of some male army members who aren't happy about taking orders from a woman.
  • Azumanga und Panzer:
    • Miho, in addition to being stronger willed than in canon, is also a bit more bitter when it comes to her mother. By comparison, in canon, she respects her mother, and doesn't seem to have any hard feelings toward her, despite being somewhat intimidated by her.
    • In canon, Ami is highly laid back and stops appearing as Oarai's teacher halfway through the anime. In this fic, Ami is a highly strict Stern Teacher who insists that her students keep their grades up in addition to performing well in tankery.
  • Glassbreaker - Superb Song of the Valkyries:Taylor Hebert goes from a Shrinking Violet who is a massive Bully Magnet to a Bully Hunter with a spine of steel, although she is still a massive fan of capes.
  • In Ere we go, Pluz Ultra!, Izuku is reimagined as a Blood Knight Gadgeteer Genius due to having the psychic energy of an entire Ork tribe as his Quirk.
  • The Marvelous World Of DC: Grigori Rasputin is not The Casanova that his historical counterpart and canonical self was, never interacting with women in any non-platonic way.
  • Infinity Train: Blossoming Trail: Chloe Cerise, in the few times she's been seen in Pokémon Journeys was usually aloof, snarky, wanted nothing to do with Pokémon and was unsure of what she wanted to do with life. In the story, we see her kind, compassionate, but with a slightly shorter fuse, known to have bouts of self-deprecation and quick to make dark quips if it suits her fancy.
  • Nothing is Impossible: Jenny in this story is more submissive and less willing to go against orders than the original, who often disobeyed her mother to try and engage in more human activities. By contrast, Nora here is more open and encouraging of the idea of getting Jenny to socialize, while her show counterpart originally never let her leave the house unless there was a threat she needed to stop.
  • Jin Kisaragi in BlazBlue Alternative: Remnant notably lacks the obsessive, murderous insanity he had whenever he was in Ragna's presence that he had in the games.
  • In My Hero Academia, Izuku could best be described as Badass Adorable; an altruist who wishes to be the next symbol of peace. The version of Izuku in Switch The Colors is much more cynical and sarcastic, routinely defacing All Might's billboards with graffiti and throwing shade at other people. Sure he's still very much hero material, but he's far from the idealist his canon-counterpart was.
  • In Influence Out of Normality, Xander is changed from Book Dumb to Brilliant, but Lazy while Willow is a Bitch in Sheep's Clothing, particularly towards Xander. He notes at one point that Cordelia usually doesn't mean the mean things she says, while Willow always means it if she says something cruel.
  • Guardians, Wizards, and Kung-Fu Fighters: While a power hungry tyrant like in the cartoon and comics, this story also makes Phobos paranoid and emotionally unstable, which he was not in canon.
  • to forget is unforgivable:
    • In the source material, Aizawa makes a point of never reading the files of his students so he is not biased towards them. Here he does read them, which is how he finds out that Katsuki had manslaughter and assualt charges against him that were dropped.
    • As a result of the Trauma Conga Line that Katsuki went through after Izuku's suicide (even if he is legally a Karma Houdini), Katsuki becomes more instrospective, The Quiet One, and his Inferiority Superiority Complex becomes far more apparent. He also becomes less prone to violent fits, opting for Percussive Therapy on the dummies away from other people if he needs to lash out.
  • In The Eminence in Shadow, Cid Kagenō never thought the Cult of Diabolos were real, believing them to something he made up for his fantasies. In The Eminence in Shadow: The Shadow's Web, due to Arachne explaining to him, Cid fully believed in the Cult's existence and thus, took the situation with them far more seriously.
  • The Parliament of Heroes: While Rose Wilson/Worth was well adjusted in the comics prior to her time under Slade, after the fact, she became a temperamental, vulgar-tongued Jerk with a Heart of Gold on her best days and borderline Ax-Crazy on her worst, not to mention outright Unable to Cry due to unhealthy coping mechanisms. Here, while still a bit of a Lady Swears-a-Lot, she's ultimately a Nice Gal who, at her worst, is just socially awkward and aloof, with her being able to shed tears and grieve openly. In addition, Rose in the comics was disturbingly promiscuous for a teenager, while here she's rather oblivious to such concepts.

Arrowverse

  • To Hell and Back (Arrowverse): Several, due to the nature of the premise of the story.
    • Oliver Queen is a Nice Guy, compared to the Jerk with a Heart of Gold he is in canon. He's also not a playboy in this timeline, largely because he was stranded on Lian Yu before he could really get into the 'party boy' lifestyle, and had his emotional growth in that area stunted.
    • Barry Allen is The Gadfly, being far more confident and abrasive than he is in canon; nowhere near the socially awkward geek that is his canon portrayal. He's also far more comfortable with the 'gray' and 'dark' aspects of being a vigilante.
    • Kara Danvers is more maternal and mature than her canon counterpart, due to being able to fulfill her role as Kal-El's caretaker, and, like Barry, is much darker. That being said, of the three leads, she is the closest to her canon portrayal.
    • Laurel Lance is more-or-less the same person she is in canon, though she is a far kinder and understanding to Oliver than she was in Arrow — mainly because, in this timeline, she and Oliver did not date prior to his disappearance. The same applies to Quentin Lance, who is still fond of Oliver since he never cheated on Laurel with Sara, or took Sara on the Gambit with him.
    • Speaking of Sara, on top of being Demoted to Extra, she's also a lot more lighthearted, since she never became a member of the League of Assassins.
    • Thea Queen, instead of being a Bratty Teenage Daughter, is instead a lot more down-to-earth and a bit sheltered thanks to her parents' overprotectiveness after Oliver's disappearance.
    • Iris West is a lot more colder and withdrawn, due to Barry's disappearance and her estrangement with her father. That being said, she starts reverting back to a personality closer to her canon one thanks to Barry's return.
    • Eddie Thawne is a lot more hostile to Barry, perceiving him as more of a threat to his relationship with Iris than his canon counterpart did, and Barry's new personality isn't helping matters. He's also a lot more obsessed with catching the Flash than he was in canon due to the Flash being less "superhero" and more "vigilante", which puts a strain on his relationship with Iris.
    • Slade Wilson is closer to his post-Season Five portrayal straight from the beginning, due to be injecting with a serum that negated the Mirakuru's insanity-inducing effects.

Avatar: The Last Airbender

  • In The Stalking Zuko Series, there are a few examples, and some of the ones that don't fall into other tropes are as follows.
    • Hakoda's significantly more involved in his children's lives after the end of canon, for better or worse. This ranges from embarrassing but well-intentioned attempts to be a "cool dad," to trying to get Zuko to break up with Katara.
    • Downplayed with Pakku. He has mellowed out since "The Waterbending Masters," but still is fairly conservative in terms of his beliefs, such as that the Water Tribes' patriarchy isn't going to change in Katara's lifetime. He's also opposed to Water Tribe members marrying foreigners.
    • Suki isn't content to simply be Sokka's girlfriend, and strives to serve as the Team Mom for the Gaang.
    • Katara herself is implied to be less hostile to Zuko than canon showed her as being between "The Western Air Temple" and "The Southern Raiders," with her hostility toward Zuko after the initial battle in the latter episode being Anger Born of Worry.
  • Republic City Blues: This version of Asami is an Ax-Crazy Mafia Princess who is capable of murdering entire rooms of people and feeling no remorse. Korra is also a lot colder here, mostly due to her background as an ex-cop.

Azur Lane

Batman

  • Damian Wayne still displays shades of being a Spoiled Brat when introduced in The Changeling Sequence, but not as entrenched as his canon portrayal since he's implied to be younger. Jason managing to healthily bond with him and the trauma resulting from his mother's apparent death further help to transform him into a reserved, more affectionate child whose integration into the Batfam proceeds smoother.

Bleach

  • Vow of the King: Ichigo is more suspicious than canon, such as questioning why Urahara is so willing to help him rescue Nemu from Soul Society.

Code Geass

  • The Black Emperor: Because of the "Milly Effect", Lelouch is less angsty and more playful, and has a rather strong perverted side.

Control

  • While being groomed from a young age to run the Bureau wasn't exactly the most ideal of childhoods, in Ordinary Girl it's implied that Trench had a more hands-on approach in preparing Dylan for the role. While his canon-counterpart suffered from a serious Sanity Slippage due to the Bureau's negligence, here he's a Jerk with a Heart of Gold who takes his job as Acting-Director seriously.

Danganronpa

  • Dangan Ronpa: Assassinating Friendship: While most Monokumas are eager to see plenty of Despair stirred up by the mutual killing games, this Monokuma claims that he wants to see Hope instead. He also comes off as significantly more of a Butt-Monkey than other incarnations, having a much harder time commanding respect from the participants or his Kubs.
  • Valhalla's Angel: Because Hajime has a talent, he lacks the canon insecurities of his canon self over it.

Dark Moon: The Blood Altar

  • My Deepest, Darkest Secret: Most of the characters have more complex personalities in here than in the original story:
    • Thanks to making some new friends with Enzy and the Sunshine City werewolves who also help him accept the other half of his heritage, Solon goes through some levels in kindness as he vulnerably opens up some of his fears and significantly loses his agggressiveness and need to put up a cold and arrogant façade over the course of the first arc, overall becoming much more nicer, politer, more cordial and emotionally open as a result of no longer hiding his soft side. Although its downplayed since he was never really a mean-spirited person in the canon to begin with, since Sooha once noted that in his own way, Solon was actually a sweetheart. He also lacks his tendencies to fake hating werewolves as much as his brothers, is notably more shyer (especially around Enzy and back when he was a child) and has a cute side that only those close to him get to see.
    • The vampires' more negative traits (such as neglectfulness to Solon and his feelings, lack of appreciation for literally anything Solon does for them and hatred of werewolves) that are barely addressed in canon are cranked up here to show just how bad those traits really are, especially to Solon. But despite said aloofness, they're also more protective and concerned of his well-being, and seem to dislike the thought of Solon being in a romantic relationship, except Shion, who seems to be the romantic one between them. They even had a Jerkass Realization after they reacted horribly to Solon's werewolf half and he later got kidnapped and eventually repaired their relationship with him.
    • The werewolves seem to be less prejudiced against vampires, given their willingness to accept half-vampire Solon in their little pack and like in canon, being able to put their pride aside for an alliance later on. And according to the author's notes, their personalities here seemed to be based on the the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (particularly the 2012 series), Khan = Leo, Najak = Raph, Enzy = Donnie and Tahel = Mikey.
    • Enzy in particular seems to be a mix between his Webtoon and Wattpad personalities. And as mentioned above, his personality is similar to Donetello. He also treats Solon with nothing other than kindness and patience, not unlike how Heli treats Sooha. Enzy also has a bit of a mischievous side, as he likes mess with Solon to see his adorably angry reactions (but only if the mood of the moment is lighthearted and if Solon isn't depressed or in a bad mood) and often flirts with him until he's a flustered mess. He's also less cynical here.
    • While she seems more business-like and stoic than in the canon material, Marge is less colder and more sympathetic to other people's feelings here, letting Neoma stay when Solon shows hesitance in leaving her somewhere, realized the vampires never told Sooha what they are and changed the subject and finally after telling the group the truth about themselves, she gave everyone some space to take it all in.
Cool Cat Saves the Kids
  • Cool Cat Saves Vietnam: Daddy Derek is actually disillusioned with his son and views him as an Attention Whore, and making movies about him is how he convinces him he's special.
    Cool Cat, his dearest and very genetically related son, hadn’t been in a film for almost 4 years. It was weighing down on him hard since convincing Cool Cat that he’s famous was how Daddy Derek kept him off Daddy Derek’s back for a while. But Daddy hadn’t had his alone time with Mama Cat in a long time. That was unacceptable.
Date A Live
  • Date A Live: Altered Timeline: Kotori's personality can be best described as is a fusion of the three personalities/roles she has in canon; Efreet's Blood Knight tendencies, White Ribbon/Little Sister's kindness, and Black Ribbon/Commander Dominatrix like attitude.

Digimon

Encanto

  • Isabela, due to not being under constant pressure to be the perfect one and being Alma's least favorite in How Far Do These Roots Go Down?, has developed a rebellious streak towards her, having realized that gaining her approval isn't worth it.

Family Guy

  • Family Guy Fanon: A good number do, but a few examples arrive:
    • Randall Fargus, Peter's favorite middle school teacher who was only seen in "Running Mates" is bumped up to the recurring role, and with the role is given a more fun, oddball Cool Old Guy that's made to be a bit of a Absent-Minded Mad Scientist.
    • Kimi, Quagmire's date in "Take My Wife", gets one as well due to her becoming Quagmire's wife for seven seasons in this adaptation. With her showing to be just like Quagmire in some ways, (being a sex-obsessed nymphomanic who is always looking for a guy to have sex with) and is shown to be a bit of a Dumb Blonde. But she does also show to dabble in lesbianism, being a bisexual and enjoys having sex with girls as well.
    • Peter's parents Francis and Thelma are given an update in their personalities in different ways. For Francis' cases, his Fundamentalist and Jerkass are mored toned down and is more outgoing and prone to doing silly antics like his son, Peter. While Thelma's smoking and Gambling aspects of her personality are more exaggerated to the point where an episode reveals the only reason she deals with Peter and Francis is due to her smoking often.

Fire Emblem

  • Corrin Reacts: Quite a few characters, but Corrin and Silas in particular. Silas is more outgoing and excitable to act as the calmer and easygoing Kaze's Foil, while Corrin is less of a Sheltered Aristocrat than in canon and more of a savvy, clever planner. He also ends up being the leader of the Antic Order.
  • A Brighter Dark does this for numerous members of the Fire Emblem Fates story. The exclusion of Anankos allows readers to see a Garon who is less Omnicidal Maniac and more Well-Intentioned Extremist, living by an I Did What I Had to Do philosophy (though this comes as more informed than seen )even at the expense of his familial relationships.
  • A few characters in Fire Emblem: Three Houses: Fifth Path are slightly different from their canon counterparts but Byleth is the most notable. In canon, Byleth is serious, silent, and rarely smiles or cracks jokes, even after what little character development she gets. In this fic, Byleth is loud, outgoing, and loves cracking jokes.
    • Hilda also undergoes a personality change though not to the extent of Byleth. While she is still lazy, she is also mildly ADD and has difficulty sitting still. Additionally, while in canon she's usually in control of the situation and is a master manipulator, here she's rarely in control, finding herself in uncomfortable or dangerous situations because of the actions of others.

Girls und Panzer

  • Of Blood and Steel has a significantly different portrayal of Erwin than Girls und Panzer canon. In canon, Erwin doesn't have much of a personality besides her love of history, and seems fairly unflappable. In the fic, she's bitter about her father's death forcing her family into poverty, doesn't get along with her mother, is bored and listless about everything besides tankery and clashes with Jackie over who gets to lead the teamnote , making her more of a standard teenager. In the fic, Erwin is, albeit reluctantly, forced to leave her iconic hat and jacket at home in order to fit in, contrary to how she continued wearing them in spite of Sodoko's objections (unlike Oarai, Raven's Peak does not have a uniform).
  • Turtles, like the above example, expands on a character who had relatively little personality in the original- in this case, Koume, the girl Miho saved in the previous tournament finals. In canon, Koume's a Nice Girl who's deeply grateful to Miho. Here, she's rather bitter and snarky toward the student council, for everything from forcing Miho into tankery to being named after fruitsnote  and nicknames Momo, who's a member of the student council and Koume's sempai "Peachy." In canon, Koume doesn't appear to have any issues with serving under Maho or Erika, but here, she resents Maho for being an Aloof Big Sister and not showing Miho enough sisterly affection.

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi / The Untamed

  • In Forget-me-not (don't leave me behind), as a result of being raised by his mother away from Cloud Recesses, Wangji is more open and befriends Wei Wuxian more easily.
  • In Second Bite of the Cherry, Wei Ying isn't as wild and secretly depressed as her canon counterpart, as she was raised in the very strict Cloud Recesses with a distant but caring Lan Qiren as her Parental Substitute

Harry Potter

  • Mudsnake: As a result of her abuse, Hermione is more nervous and meeker than in canon.

Infinity Train

Kill la Kill

  • We have this with Satsuki from Maim de Maim. In canon, you can't say that she was the nicest, nor could you say she could lighthearted but, in this fic, she's actually one of the sweetest, silliest, and an all around most kindhearted person one can meet, on top of a being a stoner and a pacifist. This also occurs for Ryuuko, who, in canon, was more a Jerk with a Heart of Gold, while in this fic, she's meaner, an a drinker, a tyrant, and a spoiled brat but, like canon, her more negative traits mellowed with Character Development.

Life Is Strange

  • Fur And Photography: Max was very introverted in the game. Here, being an alpha werewolf with her own support group and a history of leadership to a pack in Seattle have given her a much needed confidence boost, slapping around Nathan whenever he gets out of line and intimidating Victoria whenever she tries starting something.
    • While Nathan is still an unstable Jerkass, here he seems to be more self-aware and is genuinely looking for help. He even apologizes to Kate when he finds out that she knew he was a vampire and didn't begrudge him for it.

The Loud House

  • The Boy Who Cried Idiot: In the show, Mrs. Johnson is relatively chill. This Mrs. Johnson yells in all-caps at the top of a hat and views any sort of disagreeing with her as "arguing".

Lucky Star

  • In Starbound, Mondo, originating from Mon Colle Knights as simply upbeat and casual, is flanderized to be "cool", in direct contrast to Miyuki upon first meeting her and appearing himself. His habit of hitting up on girls is also gone, even though he does brag to two different parties about having spent a night with a whole bunch of girls at Rokuna's house.

Marvel Cinematic Universe

  • While she's based on the MCU's naive, dorky rendition of Peter Parker, Peta in Peta Parker is far more confident and snarky, baring a closer similarity to the original comic book.

Miraculous Ladybug

  • A Different Miraculous Set of Circumstances...:
    • Because she doesn't have Tikki to help her build her confidence, Marinette is shyer compared to her canon counterpart and thus, not as vocal when she realized Lila was lying.
    • Luka, due to being the only hero that shoulders the burden of protecting Paris, becomes more jaded and withdrawn because of the constant battles. Luckily, meeting Marinette lightens his heart and even shows a more upbeat side to him which isn't often seen due to his mellow cool temper. Rose even lampshades this.
  • Feralnette AU: Downplayed with the Miracle Box kwami. While the majority canonically act like superpowered children and make endless trouble for Marinette while in her care, "Birds of a Feather" firmly establishes that they're all worried about her and want to avoid stressing her out any further, showing a degree of thoughtfulness their counterparts often lack.
  • In Which the Fox Flees: Lila is more introverted, both from the fallout of Volpina and her own self-doubts. She also feels guilty whenever she tells a white lie, a very stark contrast to her canon self.
  • Lady Fairy (I_dont_know_whats_going_on_either): Marinette is noticeably calmer than her canon counterpart.
  • Miraculous! Rewrite:
    • Adrien is more openly rebellious, resenting his father's efforts to smother and control him, and willing to go to greater lengths in his defiance, such as forging his signature as part of his efforts to start attending public school.
    • On the flip side, Gabriel isn't as overtly evil, being more of a No-Nonsense Nemesis focused primarily upon his goal of reviving his wife. He also legitimately cares about his son — enough to be severely shaken whenever his plans inadvertently endanger him.
    • Chloe is inspired by her brush with Stoneheart to put real effort into becoming a better person like her newfound idol Ladybug. However, she naturally struggles with her old habits and hidden insecurities along the way.
    • Miss Bustier is much less of a Misplaced Kindergarten Teacher, taking more of an even-handed approach rather than encouraging her 'model students' to be Extreme Doormats in order to 'set a good example for others'.
    • Natalie is no longer completely devoted to Gabriel, and doesn't harbor any kind of secret crush on him. Instead, she has her own, more complicated reasons for sticking around — namely, that Emilie is her sister.
  • Scarlet Lady:
    • Adrien winds up becoming much snarkier and more rebellious due to having a different partner. While Ladybug is dutiful and takes her responsibilities seriously, Scarlet Lady is a self-absorbed Attention Whore who expects Chat Noir to handle all the fighting while she gets all the glory. Thus, Chat Noir doesn't get to joke around as much as he does canonically, takes fighting more seriously, and lets his frustration leak into his public life, changing how he deals with his overbearing-yet-absent father and Chloé's antics.
    • Sabrina gradually changes from being Chloé's Beta Bitch into a Servile Snarker, breaking away from her influence more and more over the course of the series.
    • While Lila starts out as the same Manipulative Bitch in Sheep's Clothing as Canon, she is quickly undone by several of her classmates being a little savvier and Scarlet Lady being much crueler. With encouragement from Marinette, Rose, Alix, and Sabrina, she shifts towards a Heel–Face Turn, showing a penchant for Brutal Honesty in the process.

MonsterVerse

  • The Abraxas (Hrodvitnon) version of Ren Serizawa, having begun writing before Godzilla vs. Kong came out, is quite different in terms of personality from the canon Ren. Instead of murderously despising Godzilla, regarding all the Titans as obstacles to human progress that should be either corraled or eradicated, and preferring technology to nature; this version of Ren initially has a neutral outlook on the Titans, but he comes to respect them as forces of nature after seeing Godzilla, Rodan, and Monster X fight the Many. Although this version of Ren still resents his late father for not showing him more praise or attention, he doesn't help an evil corporation to mercilessly put millions of innocent people in Godzilla's firing line so he can seek revenge over it. Whereas the canon Ren was quiet and sinister, this version is more sarcastic and gold-hearted.

Mother

  • angelarts' VA Let's Play Earthbound: In EarthBound (1994), none of the Chosen Four have definite personalities aside from a few lines of dialogue (including Ness, who is essentially a Blank Slate for the player), they all have distinct personalities.
    • Ness goes from being a Silent Protagonist to a talkative Deadpan Snarker who isn't afraid to call out everyone he meets for their stupidity.
    • Paula was already a Nice Girl in canon, but the dub increases her innocence to the point where she becomes a Kiddie Kid, still holding tea parties with her teddy bear from time to time.
    • Jeff goes from being the Stereotypical Nerd portrayed in fanworks into a Trigger-Happy Genki Guy who is all too eager to use bottle rockets on any enemy he comes across.
    • Downplayed with Poo. While he was already The Stoic in canon, the dub makes him out to be the Only Sane Man, often being the one to rope the group back into the task at hand. It's also implied that he has a slight affinity for western culture and media, where this quality was not found in EarthBound.

My Hero Academia

  • The Gun Slinger Hero Flintlock: Most, if not all, of the cast has been hit with changes to their personalities in order to make certain instances a bit more comedic. However, some of these changes are more drastic than others:
    • Izumi’s personality has been changed from Izuku’s rather introverted but passionate self to one that shares that passion tenfold, and in much more than heroics. She enjoys pranks, references, and teasing anyone she can. She also still enjoys quirk analysis and heroism, though possibly to an even greater degree than in canon due to her time spent outside of the environment that forced her canon self to be an introvert in the first place, allowing her more extroverted personality traits to bloom.
    • Katsuki is much nicer than he is in canon, being less of a jerkass and more of a Jerk with a Heart of Gold. His relationship with 1-A is a lot less rocky than it is in canon as well, with him forming cordial relationships with a few of his classmates and even friendships with Momo and Kyoka. He’s still abrasive and cusses like a sailor, but he’s not a bully or abusive to his peers in this universe like canon Katsuki was.
    • Denki is shown to be smarter than he is in canon, knowing how to jump a boat and forming pretty decent plans when he needs to.
  • In Locked In Digital:
    • Izuku: Instead of being the Nervous Wreck cinnamon roll he is in canon, he is instead quiet, distant, and Wise Beyond Their Years but at the cost of being a traumatized, borderline-sociopathic Blood Knight trying to rein that dark part in, though it comes out at times as a sarcastic, slightly sadistic streak.
    • Bakugou: His canon Jerkass and It's All About Me tendencies are greatly reduced, thanks to witnessing Izuku's simulation run. Seeing his Quirkless "childhood friend" fight for his life while getting stronger and cleverer forces Bakugou to have a Heel Realization and acknowledge Izuku's strength, to the point where he will unconsciously look for Izuku's approval when he does something well. He also took the initiative to attend therapy and learn better self-control.
    • Yaoyorozou: Downplayed example, but she becomes more confident, self-assured, and more flexible in battle because of her training with Izuku.
  • Silent Shadow: Downplayed. Kuro is more confident than he was in canon, to the point of giving the occasional snarky comment.
    Stain: Will you become a tree that stands the tests of time or a mere weed among the rest of the weeds?
    Kuro: Shigaraki's a plant?
  • Bakugou, Momo, and Todoroki, three of the four main characters in Oyasumi Midoriya, are all hit with this:
    • Bakugou: While he starts out the same pompous jerk that he was in canon, he becomes a bit kinder to those around him over time., probably in no small part to the sobering trip that was the USJ exercise.
    • Momo is given a much bigger role in the story, later being fleshed out as having known all along about Midoriya's true nature, as her parents sent her to UA to spy on him.
    • While Todoroki arguably changes the least out of the three, he still has some development. He goes from the stoic and aloof prodigy who is dead-set on beating Midoriya, to arguably the most emotionally stable of the three, as well as lightening up a significant amount.

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic

  • A Moon and World Apart: Twilight Sparkle is still a nice girl in this version, but she's also more aware of friendship and emotions from the start, compared to her canon self who felt they were unimportant.

Naruto

  • Princess of Konoha: Due to plot reasons, Hinata is a stoic Emotionless Girl instead of a Shrinking Violet.
  • Son of the Sannin:
    • Mostly averted with Naruto despite him growing up under very different circumstances. The writer has gone to mention that he likes his canon personality a lot and dislikes stories "in which Naruto either becomes an emo nihilist, or a smug bastard that lords his new power over everybody".
    • Thanks to Jiraiya improving his seal and Yashamaru not being forced to attack and lie to him, Gaara is a lot calmer and less prone to wanting blood when compared to how he initially acted in Part I.
    • Minor example with Hinata. While she retains much of her canon personality, her Shrinking Violet traits are mostly dropped by the time she graduates from the academy.
    • Genjutsu World!Shino and Lee have different personalities when compared to the versions seen in Naruto the Movie: Road to Ninja, with the former being more talkative and outgoing and the former being more lazy and subdued.
  • White Eyes:
    • Due to the Hyuga clan being massacred instead of the Uchiha clan, Hinata and Sasuke naturally have this going for them. Canonically, Hinata is one of (if not the) nicest characters in the entire series, plus a Shrinking Violet who's not very outspoken at the best of times (at first); here, she's a brooding vengeance-seeker with no qualms about nudity. By contrast, Sasuke is much more socially well-balanced and openly committed to protecting his True Companions, a stark departure from him being the Uchiha avenger of the canon plot.
    • In canon, Orochimaru is a sinister, manipulative, and extremely powerful missing-nin who serves as one of the franchise's longest-running antagonists. Here, while he still has those characteristics due to being one of the Legendary Sannin, his string-pulling tendencies are downplayed and he's occasionally shown to be just as bad a Manchild as Jiraiya is. This is likely due to the overall Lighter and Softer aspect of the story.
    • Toneri Otsutsuki in canon is a major villain with planet-busting powers; here, the person is a Butt-Monkey whose misfortunes are played for laughs.

Nasuverse

Neon Genesis Evangelion

Odd Squad

Once Upon a Time

  • Rumplestiltskin in A Different Fate displays much more of a temper, resorting to tirades and destruction of his own property if anything sets him off.

Persona

Pokémon

Psychonauts

  • Razputin Vodello AU: While Raz is still a Child Prodigy when it comes to his Psychic Powers and other Psychonauts-based weirdness, his life living in the Motherlobe amongst psychics ironically gave him a more conventional childhood than his canon-counterpart. This version of Raz isn't as precocious as Razputin Aquato, treating the adults in his life less like peers and more like... well, the adults in his life. His amnesia had also resulted in a lot of repressed trauma that leads to panic attacks and other negative reactions, his repressed memories and the trauma and angst associated with it resulting in a Maligula-esq personality that surfaces it when he's reunited with his birth family.

Ranma ½

  • Akane in Ranma Saotome, Chi Master drops her Tsundere attitude and becomes a genuine Nice Girl after Ranma cleanses her of her anger-induced chi. Ranma himself is less misogynistic and antagonistic due to his Guru cleansing him a couple years before the story's start.

RWBY

  • Oobleck in Ruby and Nora. While an eccentric man in canon, this Oobleck lacks all of the seriousness and professionalism of his canon counterpart, instead making him a Plucky Comic Relief.
  • Weight of the World: Due to the series being written before Volume 5 came out, Adam and Raven's personalities differ from canon.
    • Adam is a compelling leader, former Well-Intentioned Extremist, and less Ax-Crazy instead of the General Failure Psycho Ex-Boyfriend from the show. He is so compelling and charismatic in fact that his Semblance allows him to manipulate Blake's Menagerie Faunus into attacking her and each other instead of the White Fang. He never had a romantic relationship or interest towards Blake, which removes the Yandere aspect of his character completely.
    • Raven is A Lighter Shade of Black Social Darwinist with a strategic intellect who refuses to fight for Ozpin because of how Summer Rose died. She is unwavering in her beliefs and acts solely in the interest of her tribe, others' opinions be damned. In canon, Raven is a Dirty Coward who has no defensible reason for abandoning the fight against Salem and flees in tears when Yang tells her how terrible she is.

Sly Cooper

  • In canon, Carmelita was an ill-tempered Interpol agent with unflinching faith in the law and a compassionate center, only teaming up with Cooper when she has no other choice and otherwise having a Dating Catwoman dynamic. In Sly Cooper and Carmelita Fox and the Thievius raccoonus, she is far less committed to the strong-arm of the law despite having pride in her Hero Cop family legacy, considering she makes special exception to the Cooper Gang and is dating their leader.

Steven Universe

  • We Are The Chatroom Gems has quite a few cases of this:
  • As Dark Mage of Ylisse herself notes, there are significant differences in how she portrays Yellow Diamond and her Pearl (who will be referred to as Limone) from fic to fic.
    • Mafia!Yellow is a villainous figure, but has some redeeming qualities. Chatroom!Yellow is an abusive, homophobic, unrepentantly vile woman whose only redeeming quality is her love for her birth daughter. Arcane!Yellow is someone driven to a murderous rage by circumstance. And finally, Wings!Yellow is a broken shell of a woman who, though snarky, actually wants to help people.
    • Mafia!Limone is a good girl gone bad. Chatroom!Limone is a child who acts like a brat because she doesn't know any better yet. Arcane!Limone is an outright murderer, though she can still change. Last but not least, Wings!Limone is ashamed of who she is and hides it pretending to be a jerk.
  • In canon, Blue Pearl is presented as meek and withdrawn. In Blue Au-niverse, she is bubbly and excitable.
  • Since Garnet didn't have to fill in as leader for the Crystal Gems in Piece of a Diamond, she seems a lot less stoic than her canon counterpart.

Super Mario Bros.

Super Smash Bros.

Total Drama

  • Total Drama: Cody's Redemption: Gwen, unlike her canon self, has a deep hatred of geeks, convinced that any niceness they show is nothing but a facade they use to seduce girls naive enough to believe them.
  • Despair Island:
    • Cody's personality is significantly altered from that of canon, transforming from a good-natured and childlike Casanova Wannabe to a lustful and dirty-minded creep with a one-track mind obsessed with women and little else.
    • Justin overall character is altered to have much more in common with his more competent canon successor Alejandro, with his ineffectual qualities as a villain that were seen in the show being reimagined as being little more than an act to keep others from catching on to him.
    • Tyler's Lovable Jock character and obsession with sports is downplayed in favour of reimagining him as a simple klutz for whom sports is only a de-stressing hobby.
    • Ezekiel is made devoutly religious rather than just being some dweeby kid with old-fashioned views. He's still homeschooled though, and still has difficulty understanding common teen slang.
    • Whereas Sam wasn't determined to win but stated in canon that he would be fine if he was voted off sixth or seventh, here Sam arrives at the competition depressed due to his poor real-world skills and game addiction, in part because he doesn't have his game console there to distract himself.

The Walking Dead

  • Clementine in Old Scars. While she is still the adorable badass we all know and love, she has become less tough and acts more like the child she is.

The Wicked Years

  • Elphaba in Verdigris is a lot more timid and less sarcastic than in canon. This is because she grew up the secluded daughter of a physically and emotionally abusive father.

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