History AdaptationalVillainy / AnimeAndManga

** Inverted with the Israfel twins in ''[[NeonGenesisEvangelionCampusApocalypse Campus Apocalypse]]''. In the anime, Israfel is just as destructive as the other Angels. Here however, the male twin is the only Angel who cares enough to not harm innocent humans (even saving the lives of Toji and Hikari), while the female twin is an adorable little girl with a crush on Shinji and no idea she's even an Angel.

* In the 2003 ''Anime/FullMetalAlchemist'' anime, Basque Grand was transformed from the ReasonableAuthorityFigure and ColonelBadass that he was in the manga into a ColonelKilgore and GeneralRipper who just can't wait to commit some more genocide. Kimblee, while an awful person in the manga, had his negative qualities cranked UpToEleven, and his good ones suppressed. Even Hohenheim, the BigGood in the manga, became a RetiredMonster. However, all three of these cases were due to those characters not having been well established yet in the manga when the [[OvertookTheManga anime overtook it]]. Particularly justified in the case of Basque Grand, since Hohenheim and Kimblee had the advantage of at least having brief appearances on screen in the manga before their introduction to the anime. Basque Grand was mentioned has having been killed off screen in the manga and nothing else, so the writers of the anime had nothing to go on with him besides his name, appearance, and occupation.

** Reversed for Dr Eggman, who starts off an AffablyEvil villain near identical to his games counterpart, before softening more and more into something of a FriendlyEnemy of Sonic (this is taken UpToEleven in the comic adaptation).

** They weren't outright villainous, but FridgeBrilliance kicks in when you realize that both of them were originally villains in the comics.

* In the ''MaiHime'' manga, the main antagonists of the first arc are Haruka and Yukino, the latter of whom is friends with Mai and Mikoto in the anime, and the otherwise heroic Akira assists them. By contrast, Shizuru never turns PsychoLesbian, and Nao ([[TeethClenchedTeamwork reluctantly]]) helps the heroes after the teams merge.
* In the ''MaiOtome'' manga, Tomoe is DemotedToExtra and does not attempt to plot against Arika, and Nina never does a FaceHeelTurn. On the opposite end, Sergey goes from a PunchClockVillain who betrays the BigBad for his daughter's sake to a BigBad who is not related to Nina, biologically or otherwise.

** ''Manga/PokemonSpecial'' has a downplayed example with Norman. In the games, Norman is a kind, gentle person who would never resort to physical violence. In the manga, Norman is a lot meaner and brutally beats up his son for disobeying him. Despite his harshness, he is on the side of good - he is genuinely supportive of Ruby.

** ''Manga/PokemonSpecial'' has a downplayed example with Norman. In the games, Norman is a kind, gentle person who would never resort to physical violence. In the manga, Norman is a lot meaner and brutally beats up his son for disobeying him. He isn't made into a villain, though - he is genuinely supportive of Ruby.

** The same manga has a downplayed example with Norman. In the games, Norman is a kind, gentle person who would never resort to physical violence. In the manga, Norman is a lot meaner and brutally beats up his son for disobeying him. He isn't made into a villain, though - he is genuinely supportive of Ruby.

Gendo Ikari: In the anime, he is AmbiguouslyEvil, he sincerely praises Shinji for his combat performance at one occasion, and with his FamousLastWords he regrets having been a bad father to him. In the manga adaptation, he is unquestionably evil, has a [[GodIsEvil massive]] [[AGodAmI God-complex]], and outright hates Shinji. In the manga, he's also implied to have [[spoiler: personally killed Kaji]], whereas it was unknown if he had anything to do with it in the anime, even though he was hinted at being involved somehow. He's somehow even ''worse'' in ''[[NeonGenesisEvangelionCampusApocalypse Campus Apocalypse]]''.

* Gendo Ikari from ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''. In the anime, he is AmbiguouslyEvil, he sincerely praises Shinji for his combat performance at one occasion, and with his FamousLastWords he regrets having been a bad father to him. In the manga adaptation, he is unquestionably evil, has a [[GodIsEvil massive]] [[AGodAmI God-complex]], and outright hates Shinji.
** In the manga, he's also implied to have [[spoiler: personally killed Kaji]], whereas it was unknown if he had anything to do with it in the anime, even though he was hinted at being involved somehow.
** He's somehow even ''worse'' in ''[[NeonGenesisEvangelionCampusApocalypse Campus Apocalypse]]''.

* In the 2003 ''Anime/FullMetalAlchemist'' anime, Basque Grand was transformed from the ReasonableAuthorityFigure and ColonelBadass that he was in the manga into a ColonelKilgore and GeneralRipper who just can't wait to commit some more genocide. Kimblee, while an awful person in the manga, had his negative qualities cranked UpToEleven, and his good ones suppressed. Even Hohenheim, the BigGood in the manga, became a RetiredMonster. However, all three of these cases were due to those characters not having been well established yet in the manga when the [[OvertookTheManga anime overtook it]].
** Particularly justified in the case of Basque Grand, since Hohenheim and Kimblee had the advantage of at least having brief appearances on screen in the manga before their introduction to the anime. Basque Grand was mentioned has having been killed off screen in the manga and nothing else, so the writers of the anime had nothing to go on with him besides his name, appearance, and occupation.

** They weren't outright villainous, but [[FridgeBrilliance]] kicks in when you realize that both of them were originally villains in the comics.

** This is utilized to a lesser extent with their anime counterparts. Sabrina is converted into something of a demonic witch who antagonizes Ash and co., while many others, most notably Lt. Surge, Erika, and Skyla, are egotistical {{Jerkass}}es that have a bigoted or bullying demeanor regarding how they handle Pokémon. All of them [[DefeatEqualsFriendship make friends with the heroes]] in the end.

** In ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'', Colress, while still a scientist in the employ of Team Plasma, does encourage the player and even gives them a device needed to progress further in the game. He is involved with Team Plasma ForScience and is not particularly interested in their goals, expressing distaste for Ghetsis. In ''Pokémon Best Wishes 2 Episode N'', Colress is a far more malevolent character who experiments on Pokémon to the point of torture, uses mind control on the Pokémon in his introductory episode (including those of the main characters), and is more than willing to hurt Ash and his friends to accomplish his goals and please Ghetsis. Colress in the game has a HeelFaceTurn, willingly disbands Team Plasma, and becomes TheAtoner after Ghetsis is defeated, while his anime counterpart is arrested by Looker.

** This is utilized to a lesser extent with their anime counterparts. Sabrina is converted into something of a demonic witch who antagonizes Ash and co., while many others, most notably Lt. Surge, Clair, and Skyla, are egotistical {{Jerkass}}es that have a bigoted or bullying demeanor regarding how they handle Pokémon. All of them [[DefeatEqualsFriendship make friends with the heroes]] in the end.

** This is utilized to a lesser extent with their anime counterparts. Sabrina is converted into something of a demonic witch who antagonizes Ash and co., while many others, such as Lt. Surge, Clair, and Skyla, are egotistical {{Jerkass}}es that have a bigoted or bullying demeanor regarding how they handle Pokémon. All of them [[DefeatEqualsFriendship make friends with the heroes]] in the end.

** [[spoiler: In ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'', Colress, while still a scientist in the employ of Team Plasma, does encourage the player and even gives them a device needed to progress further in the game. He is involved with Team Plasma ForScience and is not particularly interested in their goals, expressing distaste for Ghetsis. In ''Pokémon Best Wishes 2 Episode N'', Colress is a far more malevolent character who experiments on Pokémon to the point of torture, uses mind control on the Pokémon in his introductory episode (including those of the main characters), and is more than willing to hurt Ash and his friends to accomplish his goals and please Ghetsis. Colress in the game has a HeelFaceTurn, willingly disbands Team Plasma, and becomes TheAtoner after Ghetsis is defeated, while his anime counterpart is arrested by Looker.]]

* The Dark World Fiends were presented as villains in the second season of ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'', which contradicts the flavor text of some of their cards in the game and the ''Master Guide 2'', which claims they are not evil. In fact, the flavor text on [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Zure,_Knight_of_Dark_World Zure, Knight of Dark World's]] card claims that he "never oppresses the commoners", while that's probably what he's most notorious for doing in the anime.

** [[spoiler: In ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'', Colress, while still a scientist in the employ of Team Plasma, does encourage the player and even gives them a device needed to progress further in the game. He also later makes a HeelFaceTurn and becomes TheAtoner post-game, regretting his actions as a Team Plasma member. In ''Pokémon Best Wishes 2 Episode N'', Colress is a far more malevolent character who experiments on Pokémon to the point of torture, uses mind control on the Pokémon in his introductory episode (including those of the main characters), and is more than willing to hurt Ash and his friends to accomplish his goals and please Ghetsis.]]

* [[MadScientist Dr. Stein]] in ''Manga/SoulEater''. In the manga, he's [[SociopathicHero semi-sociopathic]], [[TheCorruptible prone to insanity]], and [[AxCrazy rather disturbing even when he's sane-ish.]] However, he's still good throughout, [[spoiler: even when Medusa begins artificially enhancing his madness]], and clearly cares about his students and teammates. In the anime, however, [[spoiler: he temporarily goes over to Medusa's side and even gets in a fight with [[MoralityChain Marie.]]]]

* [[MadScientist Dr. Stein]] in ''Manga/SoulEater''. In the manga, he's [[SociopathicHero semi-sociopathic]], [[TheCorruptible prone to insanity]], and [[AxCrazy rather disturbing even when he's sane-ish.]] However, he's still good throughout, [[spoiler: even when Medusa begins artificially enhancing his madness]], and clearly cares about his students and teammates. In the anime, however, [[spoiler: he temporarily goes over to Medusa's side and even gets in a fight with [[MoralityChain Marie.]]

** In ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'', N is a very sympathetic AntiVillain with good intentions. However, in ''Manga/PokemonSpecial'', N has fewer redeeming qualities and manages to convince White's Tepig to leave her. His goal also seems to be more like Ghetsis' goal than in the games.
** [[spoiler: In ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'', Colress, while still a scientist in the employ of Team Plasma, does encourage the player and even gives them a device needed to progress further in the game. In ''Pokémon Best Wishes 2 Episode N'', Colress is a far more malevolent character who experiments on Pokémon to the point of torture, uses mind control on the Pokémon in his introductory episode (including those of the main characters), and is more than willing to hurt Ash and his friends to accomplish his goals and please Ghetsis.]]

* Some of the Gym Leaders and Elite Four members in ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}''. While most of them (with the exception of Giovanni) are good guys in the games - Lance and Lorelei even helping out the player character at key points - Lt. Surge, Koga, Sabrina, Agatha, Lorelei, Lance, Karen, Will and [[spoiler: Pryce]] became villains in the manga adaptation ''Manga/PokemonSpecial''. [[spoiler:To be fair, though, Pryce is a more sympathetic AntiVillain, Lance is a WellIntentionedExtremist, and most of the other characters listed [[HeelFaceTurn reform]] later on, with the exception of Agatha.]]

** This is utilized to a lesser extent with their anime counterparts. Sabrina is converted into something of a demonic witch who antagonizes Ash and co., while many others are egotistical {{Jerkass}}es that have a bigoted or bullying demeanor regarding how they handle Pokémon. All of them [[DefeatEqualsFriendship make friends with the heroes]] in the end.

* Inverted with Shampoo in ''RanmaOneHalf''. In the original manga her personality was far more colder, she had no problem manipulating or toying with Ranma, and she has no problems [[MurderTheHypotenuse with wanting to kill Akane]]. She still has a few shades of her manga counterpart in the anime, but she also shows much more genuine feelings for Ranma and goes out of her way to save Akane's life at one point.