History AdaptationalHeroism / WesternAnimation

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hit-Monkey}}''

** To an extent, the Silver Samurai as well. While Silver Samurai did eventually undergo a FaceHeelTurn in the comics, the show presents him as a celebrity superhero and gives no indication that he was ever a criminal or terrorist in this continuity.

* Yuki is an assassin associated with the Hand in the comics, but in ''WesternAnimation/{{Hit-Monkey}}'', she's described as a legendary protector of Tokyo and an outright superhero.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ultimate Spider-Man}}'':

* ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}, while remaining largely the same character in all medias, is hit with this to some extent. The comic strips usually revolve around quick gags involving Garfield's snarkiness or cruel sense of humor. The {{Animated Adaptation}}s however -- likely due to their longer, more in-depth stories -- keep most of Garfield's nastier qualities out but also more frequently show his redeeming side, turning him into more of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold. This is especially prominent in ''WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldShow'' where he is occasionally toned down to the point of being outright altruistic.

** {{Dracula}} gets a good deal of this, while still a EvilOverlord, his BenevolentBoss and PetTheDog traits are dialled up and his justified breakdown at his wife Lisa’s cruel and unlawful death of his wife at CorruptChurch succeeds [[CryForTheDevil in making him]] [[TragicVillain extremely sympathetic]]. The show’s Dracula at Lisa’s request, even walks the Earth as a man -- something Dracula from the games would never entertain. If that wasn’t enough, we never see Dracula personally kill any innocent women and children once in the show and he spares the old woman he finds outside his wife’s burned home [[spoiler: which is ironic since it’s revealed she’s one who ratted Lisa out to the church]]. In Season 2, Dracula has outright given up drinking blood and starves himself. His relationship with [[{{Dhampir}} his son Alucard]] is much healthier, in the games while he has a soft spot for Alucard, he has no qualms trying to kill his son if he gets in the way of his plans. In the show, Dracula loves his boy and in the FinalBattle deliberately avoids fighting Alucard and only targeting Trevor and Sypha, only retaliating against his son when Alucard gives him no choice. [[spoiler: After almost killing his son, Dracula [[HeelRealization realises]] he’s destroying the only trace of Lisa left and breaking down sobbing lets Alucard stake him through the heart. In Season 4, Dracula is resurrected along with Lisa and given another chance at life happily becomes a RetiredMonster.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/XMen'':
** ComicBook/{{Magneto}} has always been a complex character, doing [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor acts others consider villainy or heroism]] as needed to protect mutants, so the sight of him helping the X-Men and ''meaning'' it is not too surprising in ''any'' continuity. However, when he's bad, ''look out.'' His list of villainous exploits is impressive, and everyone's leery of him even when he's been playing nice for a while because they know that "what must be done to protect mutants" being helping old ladies cross the street ''now'' doesn't mean it won't be "showdown that could well start WorldWarIII" someday. In this series, he's only properly villainous in his introductory two-parter, and every appearance after that has him alongside the X-Men against common foes, and the one time he does fight them again he's being manipulated by Apocalypse.
** Cable's son Tyler. In the comics he was an AntagonisticOffspring and eventually became a supervillain going so far as trying to follow in ''ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}}'''s steps. Here Tyler is a straight-up hero and he and Cable are very close. Probably {{justified|Trope}} via [[EvilTwin Stryfe]], whose actions caused their relationship to go sour in the original comics, being AdaptedOut.
** Senator Robert Kelly. Like his comic counterpart, he starts off as [[FantasticRacism anti-mutant]] politician in favor of laws to restrict the rights of mutants, and even after the X-Men save him, [[UngratefulBastard his views don't change]]. In the cartoon he does change and accepts that there are mutants who aren't a danger and shouldn't be alienated. [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation One could argue]] that the change also stems from the X-Men saving him from the [[HumongousMecha Sentinels]] which were built to protect humans from mutants but proved just as much a danger as rogue mutants.
** Proteus. In the comics, he was an unrepentant killer and sociopath, and seemed to take pleasure in causing chaos and torment. In the show, he's genuinely misguided and confused, and doesn't kill anyone. Also, when he does hurt people, it's usually by accident or because he didn't realize what he was doing.
** This extends to Proteus' [[DisappearedDad absentee father]], Joseph. While he's still a JerkAss and a lying opportunist, he does eventually come to accept his son and shows remorse over having abandoned him. While he was still a terrible husband, there's also no indication that he ever physically abused Moira, while in the comics, he beat and raped her, [[ChildByRape which is how Proteus was conceived in the first place]].

** Much like Neutron or even his own counterpart in the below mentioned ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'', Plasmus isn't a willing villain, and ultimately turns on the villains to help the heroes [[RedemptionEqualsDeath at the cost of being sniped by a random bystander]]. His comic counterpart was not only a willing villain, he expressed ''jealousy'' at Chemo's powers in ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis''.

* While not an "adaptation" of ''Literature/TheJungleBook'' per se, ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin'' does this to some of its reinvented characters from [[WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967 the Disney film]]. In the latter Shere Khan, while AffablyEvil, was a genuine force of evil and took sadistic pleasure in the idea of killing a man cub. In ''Tale Spin'' he is still sinister, but a businessman of neutral alliance, interested only in power and having a strong moral code (even siding with Baloo if someone risks offending it). Meanwhile King Louie is altered from a wily troublemaker to Baloo's best friend.
* Similarly, WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends in ''Literature/TheRailwaySeries'', while still sympathetic, was much more of a self absorbed BrattyHalfPint. While the show kept up this depiction for most episodes adapted from the books, its turn to original stories slowly made Thomas more altruistic and innocent. Some other engines such as Henry and Sir Handel took a similar direction.
** Bulgy in the original novels was a racist {{Jerkass}} who met his karmic fate by being turned into a chicken coop. While this plot is adapted into the show, he is later restored for vehicle purposes and becomes more benevolent.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'':
** The series actually rewrote Kraven the Hunter and Calypso entirely, with both becoming ''heroes'' once Spider-Man resolved the issues with their PsychoSerum-derived powers. (Kraven softens some and eventually makes a HeelFaceTurn, but Calypso is totally overhauled; from an evil sorceress to a friendly scientist who is only villainous in ''one'' PsychoSerum-involving episode.)
** Similarly, minor villain the Spot was recast as a PunchClockVillain whose episode shows him going through a HeelFaceTurn after committing a few ill-advised bank robberies. The comics version, by contrast, is an unrepentant petty criminal with a sideline in contract killing.
** There's also their version of Felicia Hardy aka the ComicBook/BlackCat. In the comics, she's Spider-Man's on again, off again lover who frequently alternates between antagonist and ally. The show's version only became a thief when her father was held hostage by ComicBook/TheKingpin and she becomes a hero once she and her father are both free from him.
** ComicBook/NormanOsborn is much more sympathetic and less of a monster than he is in the comics, his becoming the Green Goblin more of an victim of circumstances and more preoccupied with work than being an outright AbusiveParent towards Harry in the comics.
** ComicBook/TheKingpin while still a villain, has several PetTheDog moments including helping Mary Jane and others escape flooding Green Goblin’s lair. In the comics any AffablyEvil moments from Kingpin are either regarding his wife and son or a [[VillainWithGoodPublicity political stunt]] and he never would waste his time helping innocent civilians like he does in cartoon.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ultimate Spider-Man}}'':
** Though he's still a villain, the Rhino is made out to be a much more sympathetic character. In the show, [[TragicVillain he's a bullied teenager who sought out superpowers as a last resort against his tormentors]], while in the comics, he's just a petty thug in a rhino suit. In ''Web Warriors'', he even has a HeelFaceTurn and joins S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy, only returning to villainy via brainwashing which is eventually undone, leading him to be a hero again.
** While Skurge the Executioner's personality is more-or-less the same, here he's just hunting Spidey because of a misunderstanding caused by Loki, rather than a MadLove for the Enchantress as in the comics.
** Norman Osborn. While his comics version was played this way - a PsychoSerum-induced JekyllAndHyde case - once upon a time, his portrayal for decades now has been that he's more Hyde A and Hyde B, a ruthless and amoral CorruptCorporateExecutive and EvilGenius who is the most dangerous man in the Franchise/MarvelUniverse ''before'' he [[VillainousBreakdown loses his cool]] to the point of cackling crazily and throwing pumpkin bombs at you - if anything, he's ''worse'' when he's in control. In the show, however, his HeelFaceTurn is genuine and is only reversed by Doctor Octopus forcing more of the PsychoSerum on him. Eventually, he is cured again and is redeemed once more. As the Iron Patriot, he is a genuine hero, and Norman's attempt to atone for his actions, both as a CorruptCorporateExecutive and as The Goblin, unlike in the comics, where he never reformed and his time as the Iron Patriot was an attempt to get the public on his side. He even plays a key role in the finale, where he [[spoiler: helps restore Peter's abilities after Doc Ock neutralizes them]].
** In the comics, Blood Spider is an EvilKnockOff of Spider-Man trained by Comicbook/{{Taskmaster}}. In the show, he's an alternate version of Peter Parker from a world overrun by vampires.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'': In the comics, Frederick Foswell was the crime boss known as The Big Man and after his release tried returning to crime before going up against the Kingpin, making a HeelFaceTurn, and ultimately [[RedemptionEqualsDeath sacrificing himself to save]] J. Jonah Jameson. In the show he's a reporter on the up and up from the beginning.

** Carolyn Trainer, aka Lady Octopus, also follows suit. She's introduced as a geeky, stalker with a crush who tries to impress Otto Octavius. [[spoiler: She gives up villainy when she discovered he was just using her]] .
** The Hobgoblin is also this, due to his human identity, [[spoiler: Harry Osborn]] , taking up the mantle as a legitimate hero. This is also shown in the season 1 finale where [[spoiler: when Harry found out that his father also created Hobgoblin armor to smear Spider-Man's name, he then sticks with Spider-Man.]]
** [[spoiler: Otto Octavius, aka Doctor Octopus, is also this. He starts out as a stern and egotistical, yet well meaning teacher who became a villain when he thought he wasn't being respected. Despite some sadistic and questionable behavior, he ultimately becomes a selfless hero. This is best shown in the season 2 finale, where he sacrifices his life to take down Adrian Toomes.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/XMen'':
** ComicBook/{{Magneto}} has always been a complex character, doing [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor acts others consider villainy or heroism]] as needed to protect mutants, so the sight of him helping the X-Men and ''meaning'' it is not too surprising in ''any'' continuity. However, when he's bad, ''look out.'' His list of villainous exploits is impressive, and everyone's leery of him even when he's been playing nice for a while because they know that "what must be done to protect mutants" being helping old ladies cross the street ''now'' doesn't mean it won't be "showdown that could well start WorldWarIII" someday. In this series, he's only properly villainous in his introductory two-parter, and every appearance after that has him alongside the X-Men against common foes, and the one time he does fight them again he's being manipulated by Apocalypse.
** Cable's son Tyler. In the comics he was an AntagonisticOffspring and eventually became a supervillain going so far as trying to follow in ''ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}}'''s steps. Here Tyler is a straight-up hero and he and Cable are very close. Probably {{justified|Trope}} via [[EvilTwin Stryfe]], whose actions caused their relationship to go sour in the original comics, being AdaptedOut.
** Senator Robert Kelly. Like his comic counterpart, he starts off as [[FantasticRacism anti-mutant]] politician in favor of laws to restrict the rights of mutants, and even after the X-Men save him, [[UngratefulBastard his views don't change]]. In the cartoon he does change and accepts that there are mutants who aren't a danger and shouldn't be alienated. [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation One could argue]] that the change also stems from the X-Men saving him from the [[HumongousMecha Sentinels]] which were built to protect humans from mutants but proved just as much a danger as rogue mutants.
** Proteus. In the comics, he was an unrepentant killer and sociopath, and seemed to take pleasure in causing chaos and torment. In the show, he's genuinely misguided and confused, and doesn't kill anyone. Also, when he does hurt people, it's usually by accident or because he didn't realize what he was doing.
** This extends to Proteus' [[DisappearedDad absentee father]], Joseph. While he's still a JerkAss and a lying opportunist, he does eventually come to accept his son and shows remorse over having abandoned him. While he was still a terrible husband, there's also no indication that he ever physically abused Moira, while in the comics, he beat and raped her, [[ChildByRape which is how Proteus was conceived in the first place]].
* ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'':
** The titular turtles are a lot more noble [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 in]] [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 the]] [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 cartoons]] than the [[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesMirage original comic]]. The original Mirage Turtles were assembled by Splinter purely to avenge Hamato Yoshi by killing the Shredder. Not that the Shredder isn't ''bad,'' but the Turtles were originally trained for the purpose of a revenge killing, whereas in the shows they are mostly fighting him because they're the good guys and he's actively doing something bad ''today.'' This even goes for the DarkerAndEdgier 2003 series where the backstory is taken practically word for word from the comics.
** As mentioned above, in the original comics Splinter trained the turtles for the sole purpose of killing the Shredder, while all the cartoons make it clear he’s training them for self-defense.
** Downplayed with the [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 2012]] incarnation of the Shredder, where his love for his daughter, Karai, is very genuine. The problem is that he has rooted himself so deep in his hatred toward the Hamato Clan, even his love for his daughter doesn't seem to matter, [[spoiler:culminating in her mutation, which he still blames on the Hamato Clan [[NeverMyFault despite him being the one using her as bait for the trap that did it]]]].
** Agent Bishop in the ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'' incarnation is much more heroic than his previous counterpart. In the 2003 series, Bishop was an immoral, [[FantasticRacism alien-hating]] monster who was a part of the BigBadEnsemble. In the 2012 series, he's a member of the peaceful Utrom council and a faithful ally to the turtles, attempting to help them save Earth.
* ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}, while remaining largely the same character in all medias, is hit with this to some extent. The comic strips usually revolve around quick gags involving Garfield's snarkiness or cruel sense of humor. The {{Animated Adaptation}}s however -- likely due to their longer, more in-depth stories -- keep most of Garfield's nastier qualities out but also more frequently show his redeeming side, turning him into more of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold. This is especially prominent in ''WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldShow'' where he is occasionally toned down to the point of being outright altruistic.

* Speaking of ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'', Gladstone Gander is much nicer in the show than he is in the comics. This is averted in the [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017 reboot]], where [[TruerToTheText he's back to being a smug jerk]].
* And speaking of ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'':
** Magica's LivingShadow was a oneshot villain in the 1987 series who proved to be EvilerThanThou, necessitating Magica to pull an EnemyMine with Scrooge. Their 2017 counterpart [[spoiler:Lena]] on the other hand, [[spoiler:is an [[AbusiveParents abused]] DarkMagicalGirl who is only working as TheMole due to being bound to Magica's will, and she ultimately pulls a HeelFaceTurn (in addition to being Webby's best friend).]]
** In ''WesternAnimation/DuckTalesTheMovieTreasureOfTheLostLamp'', Dijon was the greedy, cowardly servant to [[BigBad Merlock]]. Here, now named Faris D'jinn, he is a noble warrior who becomes an ally of the main cast [[spoiler:after they help him find a lost genie's lamp that once held his ancestor]].
** ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' falls under this trope to an extent. The original was significantly more egotistical, vain, selfish, and always [[AesopAmnesia unable to remember the importance of allowing others to help him out]], in spite of the fact his sidekick and his own adoptive daughter were more than able to pull their own (not to mention he frequently belittled the former and constantly kept the latter at bay for her own safety), [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking not to mention he absolutely hates Gizmoduck]]. The newer iteration seen in this show is a genuine hero, having stepped into the role in part because he wanted Darkwing to inspire others to stand up for themselves much in the same way the InUniverse Darkwing series did for him. He still has a bit of an ego, but he's a lot more mellow, and treats Launchpad and Gosayln as equals rather than as hindrances. [[InSpiteOfANail He still hates Gizmoduck though.]]

** [[ArcherArchetype Artemis Crock]] in the comics is the child of [[UnholyMatrimony Paula and Lawrence Crock]], all three being unrepentant supervillains. In the show Artemis is ashamed of her criminal lineage and Paula does a HeelFaceTurn after [[WheelchairWoobie being crippled]] and spending six years in prison. [[DarkActionGirl Cheshire]], who is Artemis' sister on the show [[RelatedInTheAdaptation (but not the comics)]], is introduced as a villain and member of the League of Shadows, but [[CharacterDevelopment evolves]] into an AntiVillain or AntiHero by season two. In the comics she once nuked a country ForTheEvulz.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'':
** In the comics, [[ComicBook/TheJudasContract Terra]] was TheMole [[EvilAllAlong from the very beginning]], and horrified even Slade with her ruthlessness and manipulative sociopathy. The Terras of the 2003 series and the [[WesternAnimation/DCAnimatedMovieUniverse DCAMU]], however, were {{Broken Bird}}s who were DrivenToVillainy by a desperate need to live a normal life. The former was even a genuine friend to the Titans before becoming a double agent for Slade. The animated versions are also remorseful for their actions, performing a HeelFaceTurn after some convincing by Beast Boy. Finally, both have their deaths framed as {{Heroic Sacrifice}}s, though 2003 Terra secretly comes back from the dead to [[EarnYourHappyEnding successfully gain that normal life]] at some point. In contrast, comic Terra's death was the result of an unfocused blind rage that made her lose total control of her powers, with the narration hammering home that she's an unrepentant monster.
** Plasmus can't control his transformations into a mindless monster and willingly submits to being kept in stasis for most of his life. In the comics, he is in full control of himself and likes melting people.
** While still a heroine, in the comics, ComicBook/{{Raven}} has a bad habit of frequently going through HeelFaceRevolvingDoor because of Trigon's influence. In the show, she does a much better job of not giving into her father's influence [[spoiler:and the one time she does, it's done more as a reluctant pawn giving in than gleefully being DrunkOnTheDarkSide]].
* ''WesternAnimation/WolverineAndTheXMen2009'':
** Nitro releases giant explosions of energy whenever he's stressed, or just when enough energy is stored up. Like Plasmus above, he submits to confinement so he doesn't harm others, and is used by the villains as a blunt instrument against his will. In the comics, he's a killer for hire, and caused both the [[HeroKiller death of the Kree Captain Marvel]] and [[ComicBook/CivilWar the Stamford Incident]] that killed about 700-ish people. (Interestingly, there was a one-shot ''child'' character in ''Uncanny X-Men'' who was like the animated Nitro but more adorable.)
** Shows like ''WesternAnimation/WolverineAndTheXMen2009'' and the [[Anime/XMen 2011 series]] portray ComicBook/EmmaFrost in a more sympathetic light, completely turning her into a straight hero rather than a [[ByronicHero byronic]] one. Basically, if it was written before her comicverse HeelFaceTurn, she'll be completely evil with no sign she could ever be good; if it was written after, she'll be completely good with no sign she could ever be evil. [[spoiler: That said, the ''Wolverine and the X-Men'' version of Frost also has AdaptationalVillainy, as she's TheMole and still the White Queen of the [[NeverSayDie Inner Circle]] (and even kicks off the events of the series as it's revealed she's the one who attacked Jean and Professor Xavier, which in turn ended up destroying the mansion--[[WellIntentionedExtremist albeit with the intention of taking out the Phoenix before she could be a threat]]).]]
* ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman'':
** While the comic version of Professor Pyg murders and mutilates people at random (with Mr. Toad being simply his lackey), the cartoon reinvents him as a dapper, sophisticated villain with a Victorian-era flair. Instead of being a serial killer or performing medical experiments on people, he and Toad are eco-terrorists who specifically target rich businessmen whose careless activities have harmed animals or the environment. That said, what they ''do'' with said businessmen is still pretty sick ([[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame hunting them down and killing them like animals]]), and Pyg himself still wields surgical equipment that he's all too eager to use. He ends up experimenting with innocent people in "Doopelganger", and he completely has fun terrorizing and punishing his victims.
** Man-Bat is a full-fledged ally of Batman instead of an occasional foe. It helps that Kirk Langstrom can control himself as Man-Bat, and was only forced to attack Batman when he was drugged by Pyg. Guess who's a founding member of [[ComicBook/BatmanAndTheOutsiders the Outsiders]]?
* The four ghosts from ''VideoGame/PacMan'' become allies of his in ''WesternAnimation/PacManAndTheGhostlyAdventures''.
* Many villainous characters from ''WesternAnimation/{{TUGS}}'' became friends with the Star Tugs rather than enemies in the CutAndPasteTranslation, ''WesternAnimation/SaltysLighthouse''. The Z-Stacks are a prime example.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperHeroSquadShow'':
** [[spoiler: Songbird. In the comics, Melissa Gold started out as a criminal called "Screaming Mimi" and was a member of the Masters of Evil. During the Masters' scheme to pretend to be a hero team called the ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}, she's changed her codename to "Songbird" and found that [[BecomingTheMask she liked]] [[GoodFeelsGood being a heroine]] and performed a HeelFaceTurn. After a few appearances in earlier episodes, "Deadly is the Black Widow's Bite!" revealed that Songbird was TheMole for S.H.I.E.L.D., spying on the Lethal Legion, and was a heroine from the start]].
** While the Squaddies initially assume them to be a threat, the Space Phantoms that appear in "Revenge of the Baby-Sat!" are depicted as benevolent, when in the comics they were minions of the villain Immortus.
* The animated adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/GrandmaGotRunOverByAReindeer'' is a strange case where this Trope is used on a character usually thought of as a hero anyway - in this case, SantaClaus - but was a victim of AdaptationalVillainy in the original work. In the original song, it's implied that Santa ran over Grandma on purpose; in this version, it was a FrameUp, where he manages to [[SparedByTheAdaptation help Grandma recover.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble'':
** Princess Python starts off as a former member of the Circus of Crime, but reforms and joins ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} by the end of the episode.
** [[spoiler: Both men to have operated under the name "Radioactive Man" were supervillains in the comics, but this version of Igor Stancheck is a member of the Winter Guard and helps to dissolve a destabilized facility that was falling towards a village to save said village. Similarly, despite being based on Ivan Vanko from ''Film/IronMan2'', the Crimson Dynamo here is a member of the Winter Guard and only stole a capsule because it contained Radioactive Man.]]
** ''All'' Thunderbolts members [[spoiler:rebel against Zemo (minus Zemo himself obviously) and perform a HeelFaceTurn in the adaptation of the ''ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}'' story arc. In the comic, Techno/Fixer actually stuck to Zemo's side and Moonstone remained a TokenEvilTeammate who only joined in turning against Zemo for selfish reasons, and has returned to evil later on, such as her stint as a VillainWithGoodPublicity in the ComicBook/DarkAvengers]].
** Like in the MCU section above, Steve's father is described as a kind, honorable man, rather than a wife-beating alcoholic. Steve trying to remember how his father looked like was a plot point in one episode.
* In ''WesternAnimation/LostInOz'', the apparent Wicked Witch, West, goes from being a villain to being Dorothy's friend with a dark side.
* For Creator/NickJr's ''WesternAnimation/PeterRabbit series''. [[Literature/TheTaleOfPeterRabbit Peter Rabbit]] acts more heroic and less mischievous as he was in the original story. Benjamin Bunny gets this big time, since in ''Literature/TheTaleOfBenjaminBunny'' he was mostly greedy. But in the Nick Jr. series, he's sensitive and more optimistic.
* In the original ''Literature/{{Madeline}}'' books, the gypsies from ''Madeline and the Gypsies'' seem like kidnappers who take Madeline and Pepito into their circus, and eventually hide them in a lion's suit so that Miss Clavel can't find them. The [[WesternAnimation/{{Madeline}} TV special]] instead had the gypsies tell Madeline and Pepito to go home after they come down from being stuck on the Ferris Wheel, only for the two of them to express a desire to join their circus. They also don't make Madeline and Pepito wear the lion's suit until after their own lion becomes too sick to perform.
* ''WesternAnimation/GreenLanternTheAnimatedSeries'': While not the first depiction of Carol Ferris to not be an enemy of Hal Jordan, this depiction is not even an enemy as Star Sapphire. She only attacks Hal because WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity and snaps out of it.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow'': Yosemite Sam goes from mean in the original shorts to nicer in this show. Partially justified because he's no longer allowed to use his trademark pistols, so he can't intimidate and bully people as easily as before. He's still loud, rude and thoughtless, but when it occurs to him to be nice, he's pretty decent.
** Marvin the Martian is far nicer guy in this series. While he does claim to want to destroy he earth and admits he'll shot you with laser gun (albeit for a good reason as he only does so if you aren't polite),he never does either of those things or anything evil in this show for that matter. We never see him try to destroy the earth and he's actually a friend of Bugs, Daffy and Porky.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}''. In [[Film/{{Beetlejuice}} the movie]] Beetlejuice was clearly a villain willing to kill human beings and [[DirtyOldMan forcefully married an underage girl in her early teens]]. In the series Beetlejuice is Lydia's platonic best friend and protector, and though mischievous and likes to scare people, never really harm anyone and even risk his… em… afterlife, to save Lydia’s parents and cat in different episodes.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheMask'' animated adaptation removes many of the title character's evil qualities. Not only is The Mask already downplayed in the movie from the serial killer he is in the comics, in the animated series he's now the city's hero who does not commit more robberies or any other crimes and is no longer a gangster since he decide to be a superhero after events of the film though he can be a Troll at times but otherwise he is harmless as before, he will now fight any supervillains who attack Edge City and the people who live there along with his friends as well.
* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueAction'':
** Atrocitus is only after Lobo because the bounty hunter stole some Red Lantern rings.
** While still a villain, Killer Frost is nicer than her other incarnations, especially compared to ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'', ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'', and ''WesternAnimation/BatmanAssaultOnArkham''.
** While {{ComicBook/John Constantine}} has his heroic moments, he was also a cynical​, alcoholic, self-centered con-man who couldn't care less about superheroes. While he's still smarmy, the John Constantine here is depicted as a more family-friendly version, as he's merely a deadpan and sarcastic paranormal investigator, even being a member of the Justice League.
* In ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'', while [[GoodAllAlong claiming to have been secretly working to bring peace to the galaxy the entire time, regardless of whether that's actually true or not]], Lotor displays a kinder side that his [[Anime/{{GoLion}} original]] [[Anime/{{Voltron}} incarnation]] never had in addition to that unlike his original incarnation who was a StalkerWithACrush, he doesn't show any obsession towards Allura.
** Not at the present with Emperor Zarkon, but as shown in the WholeEpisodeFlashback, ''King'' Zarkon was a far cry from the tyrant he was in his original [=GoLion=] and Voltron incarnations. It was through a combination of LoveMakesYouEvil and CameBackWrong that he became the remorseless monster who would rule over the universe for ten thousand years.
* Muskie Muskrat wasn't completely a bad guy in ''WesternAnimation/TheDeputyDawgShow'', but he loved to play tricks on Deputy Dawg and outsmart him when the canine lawman tried to arrest him for causing trouble. In ''WesternAnimation/{{Curbside}}'', he is Deputy Dawg's loyal sidekick with his only fault being that [[AdaptationalDumbass he's an idiot this time around]].
* Zodac in ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983''. His action figure, already existent before the cartoon was made, was labelled as "Evil Cosmic Enforcer", not to mention he had the finned forearms and webbed feet common among the villains of the toyline. However, the cartoon recasts him as a supposedly neutral but mostly good overseeing character, who even delivers the [[AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle closing lessons]] in two episodes. Re-releases of the action figure sort of retconned his original self by simply labelling him "Cosmic Enforcer".
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Castlevania}}'':
** {{Dracula}} gets a good deal of this, while still a EvilOverlord, his BenevolentBoss and PetTheDog traits are dialled up and his justified breakdown at his wife Lisa’s cruel and unlawful death of his wife at CorruptChurch succeeds [[CryForTheDevil in making him]] [[TragicVillain extremely sympathetic]]. The show’s Dracula at Lisa’s request, even walks the Earth as a man — something Dracula from the games would never entertain. If that wasn’t enough, we never see Dracula personally kill any innocent women and children once in the show and he spares the old woman he finds outside his wife’s burned home [[spoiler: which is ironic since it’s revealed she’s one who ratted Lisa out to the church]]. In Season 2 Dracula has outright given up drinking blood and starves himself. His relationship with [[{{Dhampir}} his son Alucard]] is much healthier, in the games while he has a soft spot for Alucard, he has no qualms trying to kill his son if he gets in the way of his plans. In the show, Dracula loves his boy and in the FinalBattle deliberately avoids fighting Alucard and only targeting Trevor and Sypha, only retaliating against his son when Alucard gives him no choice. [[spoiler: After almost killing his son, Dracula [[HeelRealization realises]] he’s destroying the only trace of Lisa left and breaking down sobbing lets Alucard stake him through the heart. In Season 4, Dracula is resurrected along with Lisa and given another chance at life happily becomes a RetiredMonster.]]
** Isaac from ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaCurseOfDarkness'' is a much less morally complex and nuanced character compared to show. In the game he’s a [[CardCarryingVillain card carrying]] SmugSnake who always hated Hector for being Dracula’s favourite and [[KickTheDog kills his wife out of spite]] after Hector leaves Dracula’s army. In the show, Isaac is a NobleDemon with a strong FreudianExcuse to [[MisanthropeSupreme despise all humanity]] and gets along very well with Hector, only turning against his fellow Forgemaster when Hector betrays Dracula for Carmilla. In Season 3 Isaac even has a few PetTheDog moments sparing a people who don’t attack him and his army and concedes with [[CanonForeigner The Captain]] that not every human is an awful person. [[spoiler: In Season 4, not only does Isaac save half of Europe from Carmilla’s attempt at domination by taking her down, but as he says to Hector (whom he forgives) he’s decided to ditch his plan to KillAllHumans like Dracula and actually wants to give helping humanity a shot.]]
** Saint Germain is a HeroAntagonist in ''Curse of Darkness'' and actually fights the protagonist to test him. In the show Germain never once makes any violent action towards the heroes and later in the season actively aids them in defeating some demons that have taken over a town. [[spoiler: Inverted for Season 4 where Germain works with Death to kick start the apocalypse in order to see the woman he loves again. Except Germain pulls a last minute HeelFaceTurn and helps Trevor survive the fight.]]
** While he sadly doesn’t appear in the flesh, the “Pirate of the Roads” aka Grant [=DeNasty=] seems to be judging by Trevor and Sypha’s account a normal man. Unlike ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaIIIDraculasCurse'' where Grant has been cursed to be a big monster before being defeated and reverting back to normal.
* Downplayed by ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'' with Entrapta. The [[WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower original 1985 series]] has her as an [[AristocratsAreEvil evil aristocratic hunter]] whose backstory had her as trapped in the Whispering Woods as punishment for her crimes before being found by Catra and convinced to be an inventor for the evil Horde. The 2018 series instead begins with her as a technology-obsessed princess firmly on the side of the Rebellion, albeit more concerned with [[ForScience experimentation and research]] than anything else. It's only [[ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated a misunderstanding regarding her level of mortality]] that finds her in stuck in Horde territory, where she joins them after Catra is convinced she was abandoned and Entrapta realizes they're willing to support her more dangerous research. [[spoiler:She ultimately returns to the side of good, however.]]
** Played straight by [[spoiler:Scorpia and Catra]], however, as both of them pull a HeelFaceTurn as the series draws to a close. Bonus points go to [[spoiler:Catra]], who [[spoiler:ends the series as Adora's girlfriend]], something her original counterpart would ''never'' do. To say nothing of [[spoiler:Hordak]] (which is especially notable since this is so far the only incarnation of the character to even entertain the idea of a HeelFaceTurn).
* ''WesternAnimation/BloodOfZeus'': Zeus himself is subject to this a great deal, in Myth/ClassicalMythology Zeus is notorious for being a egotistical, misogynistic scumbag who [[DoubleStandardRapeDivineOnMortal routinely rapes mortal women and getting them pregnant]] before abandoning them, often leaving them to face his wife Hera’s wrath. In the show while Zeus is hardly flawless, he’s pretty much a saint compared to myths as his relationship with the mortal Electra is consensual and loving and after revealing himself as a God, Zeus rescues her and [[SemiDivine his son Heron]] from her abusive husband Periander. Disguised as a old man he spends his time protecting and hiding Electra and Heron from Hera, raising his son the best he can. [[spoiler: When thanks to Hera, Electra is killed, Zeus not only tried his best to prevent it before Poseidon [[CantFightFate stops him]] but afterwards is seen cradling Electra’s body while crying and makes sure her soul is delivered to [[{{Heaven}} Elysium]]. The finale takes this even further as regretting his mistreatment and infidelity to Hera which fuelled her HeelFaceTurn, Zeus performs a HeroicSacrifice saving her from Porphyrion, something he wouldn’t do in the myths.]]
* The ''Franchise/CarmenSandiego'' franchise traditionally has the titular character as a master spy who pulled a FaceHeelTurn to become a world-renowned [[GentlemanThief Gentlewoman Thief]] who steals world treasures just for kicks with her own organization called VILE. The [[WesternAnimation/CarmenSandiego 2019 animated series]] shifts her into an AntiHero KarmicThief who used to work for VILE before pulling a HeelFaceTurn, now only stealing to protect items from her former colleagues and other villains.
* Evoked with the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man in ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'', who the busters have apparently been [[HeelFaceTurn working with to rehabilitate him]]. They're ultimately forced to release him from the Containment Grid to face a gigantic ghastly preying mantis because, as Egon points out, the mantis is as powerful as Gozer and [[GodzillaThreshold they don't otherwise stand a chance]]. He also pops up in a couple of later episodes on the side of the Ghostbusters, albeit [[ReformedButNotTamed not without some property damage]].

* Similarly, WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine in ''Literature/TheRailwaySeries'', while still sympathetic, was much more of a self absorbed BrattyHalfPint. While the show kept up this depiction for most episodes adapted from the books, its turn to original stories slowly made Thomas more altruistic and innocent. Some other engines such as Henry and Sir Handel took a similar direction.

** ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' (''Unlimited''):
*** ComicBook/AmandaWaller and Wade Eiling are still against people like the League, but the former isn't as much as a sociopath as her comics incarnation and the latter is interested in helping protect the country rather than serving himself. Likewise, albeit retroactively given his FaceHeelTurn was part of ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'', Max Lord is less sleezy and evil.

*** Gotham's Mayor Hill was also not corrupt like his comic book counterpart (whom Bullock used to work for).

* ''WesternAnimation/WolverineAndTheXMen'':

** Shows like ''WesternAnimation/WolverineAndTheXMen'' and the [[Anime/XMen 2011 series]] portray ComicBook/EmmaFrost in a more sympathetic light, completely turning her into a straight hero rather than a [[ByronicHero byronic]] one. Basically, if it was written before her comicverse HeelFaceTurn, she'll be completely evil with no sign she could ever be good; if it was written after, she'll be completely good with no sign she could ever be evil. [[spoiler: That said, the ''Wolverine and the X-Men'' version of Frost also has AdaptationalVillainy, as she's TheMole and still the White Queen of the [[NeverSayDie Inner Circle]] (and even kicks off the events of the series as it's revealed she's the one who attacked Jean and Professor Xavier, which in turn ended up destroying the mansion--[[WellIntentionedExtremist albeit with the intention of taking out the Phoenix before she could be a threat]]).]]

** {{Dracula}} gets a good deal of this, while still a EvilOverlord, his BenevolentBoss and PetTheDog traits are dialled up and his justified breakdown at his wife Lisa’s cruel and unlawful death of his wife at CorruptChurch succeeds [[CryForTheDevil in making him]] [[TragicVillain extremely sympathetic]]. The show’s Dracula at Lisa’s request, even walks the Earth as a man — something Dracula from the games would never entertain. If that wasn’t enough, we never see Dracula personally kill any innocent women and children once in the show and he spares the old woman he finds outside his wife’s burned home [[spoiler: which is ironic since it’s revealed she’s one who ratted Lisa out to the church]]. In Season 2 Dracula has outright given up drinking blood and starves himself. His relationship with [[{{Dhampir}} his son Alucard]] is much healthier, in the games while he has a soft spot for Alucard, he has no qualms trying to kill his son if he gets in the way of his plans. In the show, Dracula loves his boy and in the FinalBattle deliberately avoids fighting Alucard and only targeting Trevor and Sypha, only retaliating against his son when Alucard gives him no choice. [[spoiler: After almost killing his son, Dracula [[HeelRealization realises]] he’s destroying the only trace of Lisa left and breaking down sobbing lets Alucard stake him through the heart]].
** Isaac from ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaCurseOfDarkness'' is a much less morally complex and nuanced character compared to show. In the game he’s a [[CardCarryingVillain card carrying]] SmugSnake who always hated Hector for being Dracula’s favourite and [[KickTheDog kills his wife out of spite]] after Hector leaves Dracula’s army. In the show, Isaac is a NobleDemon with a strong FreudianExcuse to [[MisanthropeSupreme despise all humanity]] and gets along very well with Hector, only turning against his fellow Forgemaster when Hector betrays Dracula for Carmilla. In Season 3 Isaac even has a few PetTheDog moments sparing a people who don’t attack him and his army and concedes with [[CanonForeigner The Captain]] that not every human is an awful person.
** Saint Germain is a HeroAntagonist in ''Curse of Darkness'' and actually fights the protagonist to test him. In the show Germain never once makes any violent action towards the heroes and later in the season actively aids them in defeating some demons that have taken over a town.

* A case UpToEleven is ''WesternAnimation/TheMask'' animated adaptation. Not only is The Mask already downplayed in the movie from the serial killer he is in the comics, in the animated series he's now the city's hero who does not commit more robberies or any other crimes and is no longer a gangster since he decide to be a superhero after events of the film though he can be a Troll at times but otherwise he is harmless as before, he will now fight any supervillains who attack Edge City and the people who live there along with his friends as well.

** {{Dracula}} gets a good deal of this, while still a EvilOverlord, his BenevolentBoss and PetTheDog traits are dialled UpToEleven and his justified breakdown at his wife Lisa’s cruel and unlawful death of his wife at CorruptChurch succeeds [[CryForTheDevil in making him]] [[TragicVillain extremely sympathetic]]. The show’s Dracula at Lisa’s request, even walks the Earth as a man — something Dracula from the games would never entertain. If that wasn’t enough, we never see Dracula personally kill any innocent women and children once in the show and he spares the old woman he finds outside his wife’s burned home [[spoiler: which is ironic since it’s revealed she’s one who ratted Lisa out to the church]]. In Season 2 Dracula has outright given up drinking blood and starves himself. His relationship with [[{{Dhampir}} his son Alucard]] is much healthier, in the games while he has a soft spot for Alucard, he has no qualms trying to kill his son if he gets in the way of his plans. In the show, Dracula loves his boy and in the FinalBattle deliberately avoids fighting Alucard and only targeting Trevor and Sypha, only retaliating against his son when Alucard gives him no choice. [[spoiler: After almost killing his son, Dracula [[HeelRealization realises]] he’s destroying the only trace of Lisa left and breaking down sobbing lets Alucard stake him through the heart]].

** Played straight by [[spoiler:Scorpia and Catra]], however, as both of them pull a HeelFaceTurn as the series draws to a close. Bonus points go to [[spoiler:Catra]], who [[spoiler:ends the series as Adora's girlfriend]], something her original counterpart would ''never'' do.

** In the comics, Ma'alefa'ak is considerably more, well, malefic. While still villainous, this version is a WellIntentionedExtremist who is angry about the persecution of his fellow White Martians, and there’s no level he won’t sink to in the name of, as he sees it, leveling the playing field (and while still the Cain in a CainAndAbel dynamic, he is changed from being Martian Manhunter's brother [[RelatedInTheAdaptation to]] Miss Martian's brother, being renamed [[AdaptationNameChange M'comm M'orzz]], who named himself after a Martian animal named the ma'alefa'ak in much the same manner that Batman uses the imagery of bat to strike fear into the hearts of enemies). The comic version was a Green Martian who wiped out the other Green Martians[[note]]LostInImitation note: yes, it was the White Martians in both WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague and Series/Supergirl2015, so you can be forgiven for thinking it must be so in the comics, but it’s not.[[/note]] in revenge for being justly punished for using his PsychicPowers for MindRape.

** Though he's still a villain, the Rhino is made out to be a much more sympathetic character. In the show, [[TragicVillain he's a bullied teenager who sought out superpowers as a last resort against his tormentors]], while in the comics, he's just a petty thug in a rhino suit. In ''Web Warriors'', he even has a HeelFaceTurn and joins S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy.

** Norman Osborn. While his comics version was played this way - a PsychoSerum-induced JekyllAndHyde case - once upon a time, his portrayal for decades now has been that he's more Hyde A and Hyde B, a ruthless and amoral CorruptCorporateExecutive and EvilGenius who is the most dangerous man in the Franchise/MarvelUniverse ''before'' he [[VillainousBreakdown loses his cool]] to the point of cackling crazily and throwing pumpkin bombs at you - if anything, he's ''worse'' when he's in control. In the show, however, his HeelFaceTurn is genuine and is only reversed by Doctor Octopus forcing more of the PsychoSerum on him. As the Iron Patriot, he is a genuine hero, and Norman's attempt to atone for his actions, both as a CorruptCorporateExecutive and as The Goblin, unlike in the comics, where he never reformed and his time as the Iron Patriot was an attempt to get the public on his side. He even plays a key role in the finale, where he [[spoiler: helps restore Peter's abilities after Doc Ock neutralizes them]].

** The Hobgoblin is also this, due to his human identity, [[spoiler: Harry Osborn]] , taking up the mantle as a legitimate hero. This is also shown in the season 1 finale where [[spoiler: when Harry found out that his father also created Hobgoblin armor to smear Spiderman's name, he then sticks with Spiderman.]]

** Arcade, in the comics, is an assassin who entraps victims in game-like deathtraps he calls "Murderworld". In ''Evolution'', he is an ordinary high school gamer kid. He is manipulated by Mystique into hacking into the danger room computer in the belief that it's a sophisticated video game. He endangers the X-Men, whom he believes are game characters. Once he realized what he was doing, he regretted his actions and was forgiven by the X-Men.

** The tie-in comic does this both to [[ManiacMonkeys Gorilla Grodd]] and [[AuthorityEqualsAssKicking King Sha'ark]]. Both are borderline {{Token Evil Teammate}}s for their respective groups but are set up as adversaries of greater villains.

** In ''ComicBook/{{Superboy}}'' comics Dr Amanda Spence is an EvilutionaryBiologist who created Match, and killed Conner's girlfriend Tanya Moon ForTheEvulz. In the series, Conner accuses her of creating Match but it turns out this is unfounded, and she later helps create the anti-Starro technology.

** In the comics, Ma'alefa'ak is considerably more, well, malefic. While still villainous, this version is a WellIntentionedExtremist who is angry about the persecution of his fellow White Martians, and there’s no level he won’t sink to in the name of, as he sees it, leveling the playing field (and while still the Cain in a CainAndAbel dynamic, he is changed from being Martian Manhunter's brother [[RelatedInTheAdaptation to]] Miss Martian's brother, being renamed [[AdaptationNameChange M'comm M'orzz]], who named himself after a Martian animal named the ma'alefa'ak in much the same manner that Bruce Wayne uses a bat to strike fear into the hearts of enemies). The comic version was a Green Martian who wiped out the other Green Martians[[note]]LostInImitation note: yes, it was the White Martians in both WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague and Series/Supergirl2015, so you can be forgiven for thinking it must be so in the comics, but it’s not.[[/note]] in revenge for being justly punished for using his PsychicPowers for MindRape.

* The animated adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/GrandmaGotRunOverByAReindeer'' is a strange case where this Trope is used on a character usually thought of as a hero anyway - in this case, SantaClaus - but was a victim of AdaptationalVillainy in the original work. In the original song, it's implied that Santa ran over grandma on purpose; in this version, it was a FrameUp, where he manages to [[SparedByTheAdaptation help grandma recover.]]

** The canon audio play that took place at DC [=FanDome=] revealed that [[spoiler:Clayface reformed and joined Bowhunter Security. Clayface had a similar redemption arc in ComicBook/DCRebirth, but the comics used Basil Karlo, and what defines it as this trope is the show's incarnation being Matt Hagen, who had no such arc, instead]].

* A case UpToEleven is ''WesternAnimation/TheMask'' animated adaptation. Not only was The Mask already downplayed in the movie from the serial killer it is in the comics, in the animated series he's the city's hero who (unlike his movie counterpart) does not commit robberies or any other crime.

** ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' falls under this trope to an extent. The original was significantly more egotistical, vain, selfish, and always [[AesopAmnesia unable to remember the importance of allowing others to help him out]], in spite of the fact his sidekick and his own adoptive daughter were more than able to pull their own (not to mention he frequently belittled the former and constantly kept the latter at bay for her own safety), [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking he absolutely hates Gizmoduck]]). The newer iteration seen in this show is a genuine hero, having stepped into the role in part because he wanted Darkwing to inspire others to stand up for themselves much in the same way the InUniverse Darkwing series did for him. He still has a bit of an ego, but he's a lot more mellow, and treats Launchpad and Gosayln as equals rather than as hindrances. [[InSpiteOfANail He still hates Gizmoduck though.]]

** In the comics, Ma'alefa'ak is considerably more, well, malefic. While still villainous, this version is a WellIntentionedExtremist who is angry about the persecution of his fellow White Martians, and there’s no level he won’t sink to in the name of, as he sees it, leveling the playing field (and while still the Cain in a CainAndAbel dynamic, he is changed from being Martian Manhunter's brother [[RelatedInTheAdaptation to]] Miss Martian's brother). The comic version was a Green Martian who wiped out the other Green Martians[[note]]LostInImitation note: yes, it was the White Martians in both WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague and Series/Supergirl2015, so you can be forgiven for thinking it must be so in the comics, but it’s not.[[/note]] in revenge for being justly punished for using his PsychicPowers for MindRape.
** The ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' incarnation of Terra goes one further than her ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' counterpart did as the heroes learned early on that Deathstroke was manipulating her and decided to let her make her own decisions while treating her nicely. She ends up turning to the side of angels on her own and becomes a member of the Outsiders in the end, though [[spoiler: her brother Geo-Force does a FaceHeelTurn in her place, being LockedOutOfTheLoop of her actions]].

** Marvin the Martian is far nicer guy in this series. While he does claim to want to destroy he earth and admits he'll shot you with laser gun (albeit for a good reason as he only does so if you aren't polite),he never does ethier of those things or anything evil in this show for that matter. We never see him try to destroy the earth and he's actually a friend of Bugs, Daffy and Porky.

** While {{ComicBook/John Constantine}} has his heroic moments, he was also a cynical​, alcoholic, self-centered con-man who couldn't care less about superheroes. While he's still smarmy, the John Constantine here is depiced as a more family-friendly version, as he's merely a deadpan and sarcastic paranormal investigator, even being a member of the Justice League.

* Subverted by ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'' with Entrapta. The [[WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower original 1985 series]] has her as an [[AristocratsAreEvil evil aristocratic hunter]] whose backstory had her as trapped in the Whispering Woods as punishment for her crimes before being found by Catra and convinced to be an inventor for the evil Horde. The 2018 series instead begins with her as a technology-obsessed princess firmly on the side of the Rebellion, albeit more concerned with [[ForScience experimentation and research]] than anything else. It's only [[ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated a misunderstanding regarding her level of mortality]] that finds her in stuck in Horde territory, where she joins them after Catra is convinced she was abandoned and Entrapta realizes they're willing to support her more dangerous research.

** Major Force is implied to be a subversion. In the comics he's a violently sociopathic and blood-thirsty villain. In the comic tie-in to the show he's a hero sponsored by the government, whom the Justice League want to recruit. The reason he's not on the league is because Captain Atom shoots his suggestion down because of history he has with Force, his dialogue implying that Force isn't as heroic as he seems.

** Much like Neutron or even his own counterpart in the below mentioned ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'', Plasmus isn't a willing villain. His comic counterpart was not only a willing villain, he expressed ''jealousy'' at Chemo's powers in ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis''.
** In the comics, Ma'alefa'ak is considerably more, well, malefic. While still villainous, this version is a WellIntentionedExtremist who is angry about the persecution of his fellow White Martians, and there’s no level he won’t sink to in the name of, as he sees it, leveling the playing field. The comic version was a Green Martian who wiped out the other Green Martians[[note]]LostInImitation note: yes, it was the White Martians in both WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague and Series/Supergirl2015, so you can be forgiven for thinking it must be so in the comics, but it’s not.[[/note]] in revenge for being justly punished for using his PsychicPowers for MindRape.
** The ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' incarnation of Terra goes one further than her ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' counterpart did as the heroes learned early on that Deathstroke was manipulating her and decided to let her make her own decisions while treating her nicely. She ends up turning to side of angels on her own and becomes a member of the Outsiders in the end.

** ''All'' Thunderbolts members [[spoiler:rebel against Zemo (minus Zemo himself obviously) and perform a HeelFaceTurn in the adaptation of the ''ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}'' story arc. In the comic, Techno/Fixer actually stuck to Zemo's side and Moonstone remained a TokenEvilTeammate who only joined in turning against Zemo for selfish reasons]].

** In ''WesternAnimation/DuckTalesTreasureOfTheLostLamp'', Dijon was the greedy, cowardly servant to Merlock. Here, now named Faris D'jinn, he is a noble warrior who becomes an ally of the main cast [[spoiler:after they help him find a lost genie's lamp that once held his ancestor]].