History AdaptationalBadass / AnimatedFilms

* The titular Beast from ''Literature/BeautyAndTheBeast'' wasn't the hairy LightningBruiser he is presented as in the [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast version]] while monstrous and threatening, got taken out by one angry mob. In the animated version Beast fights off and wolf pack and curb stomps Gaston the lands's best hunter.

* Leon S. Kennedy in ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' CG movies [[Anime/ResidentEvilDegeneration Degeneration]], [[Anime/ResidentEvilDamnation Damnation]] and [[Anime/ResidentEvilVendetta Vendetta]] '''[[UpToEleven big time]]'''. True Leon is very skilled and competent in the games but the CG movies essentially [[TookALevelInBadass turns him]] into the superhuman love child of Film/JohnWick and Lara Croft, Leon can take on entire country [[ZombieApocalypse filled]] with zombies and Lickers by himself, fight and tank blows from two [[MonstrousHumanoid Tyrants]] + two Mutated antagonists... ''and still win''. Leon even [[SpotlightStealingSquad shows up]] Chris Redfield despite the latter being the main character of franchise.

** Spider-Ham a JokeCharacter in the comics and only gets a few cool moments, otherwise he falls short of his more serious Spider counterparts. In the movie Spider-Ham uses CartoonPhysics and HyperspaceMallet to full effect to curb stomp Scorpion to extent where Peter Porker may be the most powerful member of the team (albeit least serious).
** Noir Spider-Man is cool in the comics but his strength is inferior to mainline Spider-Man and others. In the movie he takes on half RoguesGallery with 1940s-GoodOldFisticuffs and his origin is tweaked where Noir Spidey is a PrivateDetective who fights Nazis whereas in the comic he's just a reporter who doesn't get punch a single Nazi.

** Green Goblin may be Hulk-sized in ComicBook/UltimateMarvel, but sure as hell wasn't Kaiju-sized as he was in presented in the movie.
** The Prowler is a mostly [[GadgeteerGenius tech-based]] bruiser in the comics whose not nearly as formidable as other villains or AntiHero(s) while in the film he's unabashed LightningBruiser strong enough to give Spider-Man trouble and [[SuperSpeed so fast]] Miles has to invisible to avoid him.
** But the winner is [[ComicBook/TheKingpin Kingpin]], to clarify Wilson Fisk in comics seemly StoutStrength is all muscle '''but''' he still gets wrecked by Spider-Man in a serious battles and while he might give Daredevil a hard time, Kingpin is nearly as superhuman as rest of Spidey's villains. ''In Into Spider-Verse'' Kingpin is nothing short of titan of strength at the start of move he beats [[spoiler: Spider-Man]] to death with his bare hand and then at end he's able to dominate Miles in a fight, smash though buildings and survive falls from great heights.

* Esmeralda from ''Literature/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' changed from TheIngenue in the original story to an ActionGirl in the [[Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame Disney animated version]]. Claude Frollo also counts because the original one wasn't a combatant.

* ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' gives basically everyone this treatment. Aladdin goes from being a lazy kid who's ''maybe'' a little clever to a GuileHero with LeParkour abilities to rival [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreed Altair]]. The Princess goes from being a beautiful, but otherwise flat, LoveInterest to a RebelliousPrincess who impresses Aladdin by being smart and fun, as well as pretty. Then there's Jafar, who is a CompositeCharacter of an evil sorcerer and an ObstructiveBureaucrat vizier who ''wasn't'' the BigBad. He now ''is'' the BigBad who uses every bit of both magical and political power he has. (The Genie is an exception. He [[AdaptationalHeroism is a kinder, more individualized character]] who is ''not'' more powerful then his story counterpart; the Genie from the story could have easily done the same things ''and'' never mentioned the three rules the one in the movie did.)

** This seems to make the anthropomorphic transition as well, if ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin'' is of any evidence. In this adaptation, he is a ruthless and extremely savvy businessman (er, businesstiger) that could easily have Baloo hunted down and crushed [[ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules if not]] for his [[VillainousVirtues moral code]]. Also, in the original he was afraid of guns. In ''TaleSpin'', his reaction to a stray bullet shattering a champagne glass ''that he's holding'' is to sigh in annoyance.

** This seems to make the anthropomorphic transition as well, if ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin'' is of any evidence. In this adaptation, he is a ruthless and extremely savvy businessman (er, businesstiger) that could easily have Baloo hunted down and crushed [[ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules if not]] for his [[VillainousVirtues moral code]].

** Technically, you could say ''everyone'' in ''Tangled,'' since the original story doesn't really have any sort of "action." [[BigBad Gothel]] is a sort of weird example--she becomes more badass by becoming ''less'' powerful, going from a witch in the fairy tale to a knife-wielding badass (she knows a spell to retain her youth and is also implied to be able to fly -- which is seen in only one scene--, but otherwise she never uses magic in the whole film).

** This seems to make the anthropomorphic transition as well, if ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin'' is of any evidence. In this adaptation, he is a ruthless and extremely savvy business man that could easily have Baloo hunted down and crushed [[ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules if not]] for his [[VillainousVirtues moral code]].

** And in the Soviet animated adaptation, Shere Khan is a scary villain from his very first appearance.
*** Though it goes both ways, as Shere Khan is a lot more cunning and manipulative in the book.

** Technically, you could say ''everyone'' in ''Tangled,'' since the original story doesn't really have any sort of "action." [[BigBad Gothel]] is a sort of weird example--she becomes more {{Badass}} by becoming ''less'' powerful, going from a witch in the fairy tale to a knife-wielding badass (she knows a spell to retain her youth and is also implied to be able to fly -- which is seen in only one scene--, but otherwise she never uses magic in the whole film).

* In ''ComicBook/TheKillingJoke'', the Joker's circus troupe [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere fled st the mere sight of the Batmobile pulling up]]. In [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheKillingJoke the animated version]], they actually put up a fight before Batman first confronts the Joker.

** This seems to make the anthropomorphic transition as well, if ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin'' is of any evidence. In this adaptation, he is a ruthless and extremely savvy business man that could easily have Baloo hunted down and crushed [[ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules if not for his moral code]].

** Technically, you could say ''everyone'' in ''Tangled,'' since the original story doesn't really have any sort of "action." [[BigBad Gothel]] is a sort of weird example--she becomes more {{Badass}} by becoming ''less'' powerful, going from a witch in the fairy tale to a knife-wielding badass (she knows a spell to retain her youth, but otherwise seems powerless).

* Esmeralda from ''Literature/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' changed from TheIngenue in the original story to an ActionGirl in the [[Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame Disney animated version]]. Claude Frollo also counts, because the original one wasn't a combatant.
* [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Toothless]] of ''Literature/HowToTrainYourDragon'' went from a tiny green dragon which could fit on [[ABoyAndHisX Hiccup's]] shoulder in the book series to a Night Fury, decribed as "the unholy offspring of lightning and death itself;" the dragon every viking fears most -- rather, the ''only'' dragon vikings fear in [[WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon the film adaptation]].

** Technically, you could say ''everyone'' in ''Tangled,'' since the original story doesn't really have any sort of "action." [[BigBad Gothel]] is a sort of weird example--she becomes more {{Badass}} by becoming ''less'' powerful, going from a witch in the fairy tale to a knife-wielding badass (she knows a spell to retain her youth but otherwise seems powerless).
* In the original ''[[Literature/TheJungleBook Jungle Book]]'' novel, [[BigBad Shere Khan]] was portrayed as being crippled due to a leg deformity he received during birth, and was a rather pathetic SmugSnake to boot. In the [[Disney/TheJungleBook Disney adaptation]], however, Khan is portrayed as a menacing, bloodthirsty, yet [[LargeHam hammy]] and [[LaughablyEvil whimsical]] predator who is feared by everyone in the Indian jungle and is constantly determined to kill Mowgli for being a human. In the sequel, however, he is [[KnightOfCerebus flat out]] menacing.
** And in Soviet animated adaptation, Shere Khan is a scary villain from his very first appearance.

** This seems to make the anthropomorphic transition as well, if ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin'' is of any evidence. A ruthless and extremely savvy business man that could easily have Baloo hunted down and crushed [[ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules if not for his moral code]].

* ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'' lives by this trope. Santa is a former Russian bandit who duel-wields swords and goes by "North", the Easter Bunny is an AwesomeAussie with boomerangs as weapons, the Sandman is the most badass out of all of them, and the Tooth Fairy, while the weakest, can definitely hold her own in a fight. Jack Frost has also been de-aged and very powerful, while Pitch Black the Boogeyman is capable of taking them ''all'' on.
* ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}''. Everyone. Aladdin goes from being a lazy kid who's ''maybe'' a little clever to a GuileHero with LeParkour abilities to rival [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreed Altair]]. The Princess goes from being a beautiful, but otherwise flat, LoveInterest to a RebelliousPrincess who impresses Aladdin by being smart and fun, as well as pretty. Then there's Jafar. A CompositeCharacter of an evil sorcerer and an ObstructiveBureaucrat vizier who ''wasn't'' the BigBad, now ''is'' the BigBad and using every bit of both magical and political power. (The Genie is an exception; he [[AdaptationalHeroism is a kinder, more individualized character]] but ''not'' more powerful; the one in the story could have easily done the same things, ''and'' never mentioned the three rules the one in the movie did.)
* ''WesternAnimation/JLAAdventuresTrappedInTime'' sees Dawnstar gets some impressive light powers to fill out her comics powerset, which was limited to tracking and flight. The the Time Trapper was always a major powerhouse, he's treated like a Lovecraftian horror here, a Shout-Out to the Paul Levitz/Keith Giffen Legion run, where he was in his Entropy Personified incarnation.

* In the original ''[[Literature/TheJungleBook Jungle Book]]'' novel, [[BigBad Shere Khan]] was portrayed as being crippled due to a leg deformity he received during birth, and was a rather pathetic SmugSnake to boot. In the [[Disney/TheJungleBook Disney adaptation]], however, Khan is portrayed as a menacing, bloodthirsty, yet [[LargeHam hammy]] and [[LaughablyEvil whimsical]] predator who is feared by everyone in the Indian jungle and is constantly determined to kill Mowgli for being a human. In the sequel, however, he is [[KnightofCerebus flat out]] menacing.

* ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}''. Everyone. Aladdin goes from being a lazy kid who's ''maybe'' a little clever to a GuileHero with LeParkour abilities to rival [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreed Altair]]. The Princess goes from being a beautiful, but otherwise flat, LoveInterest to a RebelliousPrincess who impresses Aladdin by being smart and fun, as well as pretty. Then there's Jafar. A CompositeCharacter of an evil sorcerer and an ObstructiveBureaucrat vizier who ''wasn't'' the BigBad, now ''is'' the BigBad and using every bit of both magical and political power.

* Esmeralda from ''Literature/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' changed from TheIngenue in the original story to an ActionGirl in the [[Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame Disney animated version]].

* [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Toothless]] of ''Literature/HowToTrainYourDragon'' went from a tiny green dragon which could fit on [[ABoyAndHisX Hiccup's]] shoulder in the book series to a Night Fury, decribed as "the unholy offspring of lightning and death itself;" the dragon every viking fears most -- rather, the ''only'' dragon vikings fear in [[Film/HowToTrainYourDragon the film adaptation]].

* [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Toothless]] of ''Literature/HowToTrainYourDragon'' went from a tiny green dragon which could fit on [[ABoyAndHisX Hiccup's]] shoulder in the book series to a "Night Fury" (the dragon every viking fears most -- rather, the ''only'' dragon vikings fear) in [[Film/HowToTrainYourDragon the film adaptation]].

* In the original book of ''Literature/SleepingBeauty'', there was a minor villain known as The Evil Fairy. When the book was [[Disney/SleepingBeauty adapted into a film]], that minor baddie was morphed into Malificent, one of the most badass Disney villains to date.

* ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'' lives by this trope. Santa is a former Russian bandit who duel-wields swords and goes by "North", the Easter Bunny is an Australian with boomerangs as weapons, the Sandman is the most badass out of all of them, and the Tooth Fairy, while the weakest, can definitely hold her own in a fight. Jack Frost has also been de-aged and very powerful, while the Boogeyman is capable of taking them ''all'' on.

* In the original book of ''Literature/SleepingBeauty'', there was a minor villain known as The Evil Fairy. When the book was [[Disney/SleepingBeauty adapted into a film]], that minor baddie was morphed into Malificent, one of the most badass Disney villain to date.

** Technically, you could say ''everyone'' in ''Tangled,'' since the original story doesn't really have any sort of "action." [[BigBad Gothel]] is a sort of weird example--she becomes more {{Badass}} by becoming ''less'' powerful, going from a witch in the fairy tale to a knife-wielding BadassAbnormal (she knows a spell to retain her youth but otherwise seems powerless).