History AdaptationalVillainy / AnimeAndManga

* Shadow the Hedgehog in the ''Anime/SonicX'' anime. In [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog the games]], Shadow started off a vengeful weapon ready to destroy Earth's population in honor of his murdered friend. Throughout his story however, he is portrayed with a palpable sense of doubt and emotional conflict, before ultimately pulling a full HeelFaceTurn two games later. In the anime, he roughly follows his games counterpart's story, but maintains his more sinister neutral alliance and is TheUnfettered to the highest scale (at least once perfectly willing to kill a child in cold blood, along with anyone who defended her, if it meant stopping a villain).

* ''Anime/HyperdimensionNeptuniaTheAnimation'': Zig-Zagged with The Seven Sages. In ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaVictory'', they were a criminal organization ruled by Rei Ryghts who attempted to get rid of the goddesses and specialized in [[WouldHurtAChild turning children into monsters]], but were overall AffablyEvil {{Noble Demon}}s who had their PetTheDog moments [[note]] Rei was a BenevolentBoss to the other Sages despite her meekness, Mr. Badd's reasoning to turn the children into untrained beasts was that he wanted a family of his own, and Anonydeath, despite being a {{troll}}, didn't actually hate the [=CPUs=], only joining the agency because he found it interesting [[/note]] or weren't really bad guys at all [[note]] Abnes was merely misled, Copypaste was a mindless [[TheBrute brute]] but still had a heart and became a friendly GentleGiant after being rebuilt, and Warechu was a HarmlessVillain at best who only wanted others to respect him [[/note]], especially when compared to [[PoliteVillainsRudeHeroes the goddesses]]. Near the end of the game, [[spoiler:they were able to [[HeelFaceTurn redeem themselves]] into a group dedicated to supporting the goddesses]]. In the anime, likely due to [[AdaptationalNiceGuy the CPUs themselves being more likable there]] (especially Iris Heart), the Seven Sages are conversely made more threatening, antagonistic, and hostile to the goddesses. At the same time, Abnes is revealed to not be apart of the Seven Sages while Arfoire, who is portrayed as a legit bad guy instead of TheChewToy she was in ''Victory'', gets a does of AdaptationalHeroism by [[spoiler: taking away Rei's powers and admits to the goddesses that [[EvenEvilHasStandards even though she hates them, she doesn't want the world to be destroyed]].]]

* ''Anime/HyperdimensionNeptuniaTheAnimation'': Zig-Zagged with The Seven Sages. In ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaVictory'', they were a criminal organization ruled by Rei Ryghts who attempted to get rid of the goddesses and specialized in [[WouldHurtAChild turning children into monsters]], but were overall AffablyEvil {{Noble Demon}}s who had their PetTheDog moments [[note]] Rei was a BenevolentBoss to the other Sages despite her meekness, Mr. Badd's reasoning to turn the children into untrained beasts was that he wanted a family of his own, and Anonydeath, despite being a {{troll}}, didn't actually hate the [=CPUs=], only joining the agency because he found it interesting [[/note]] or weren't really bad guys at all [[note]] Abnes was merely misled, Copypaste was a mindless [[TheBrute brute]] but still had a heart and became a friendly GentleGiant after being rebuilt, and Warechu was a HarmlessVillain at best who only wanted others to respect him [[/note]], especially when compared to [[PoliteVillainsRudeHeroes the goddesses]]). Near the end of the game, [[spoiler:they were able to [[HeelFaceTurn redeem themselves]] into a group dedicated to supporting the goddesses]]. In the anime, likely due to [[AdaptationalNiceGuy the CPUs themselves being more likable there]] (especially Iris Heart), the Seven Sages are conversely made more threatening, antagonistic, and hostile to the goddesses. At the same time, Abnes is revealed to not be apart of the Seven Sages while Arfoire, who is portrayed as a legit bad guy instead of TheChewToy she was in ''Victory'', gets a does of AdaptationalHeroism by [[spoiler: taking away Rei's powers and admits to the goddesses that [[EvenEvilHasStandards even though she hates them, she doesn't want the world to be destroyed]].]]

** In both the original and dub version, Daitokuji-sensei (Lyman Banner in the dub) is an AntiVillain using a façade to hide his true intentions, but the façade is much, ''much'' nastier in the dub. While in the original, he spends his duel with Judai/ giving a NotSoDifferentRemark in which he compares Judai's Fusion Monsters with the ancient practice of alchemy, in the dub he goads Jaden and tells BlatantLies about his previous victories at the Academy being the result of rigged duels. (Which he admits was untrue after losing.)

* ''Anime/HyperdimensionNeptuniaTheAnimation'': Zig-Zagged with The Seven Sages. In ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaVictory'', they were a criminal organization ruled by Rei Ryghts who attempted to get rid of the goddesses and specialized in [[WouldHurtAChild turning children into monsters]], but were overall AffablyEvil {{Noble Demon}}s who had their PetTheDog moments [[note]] Rei was a BenevolentBoss to the other Sages despite her meekness, Mr. Badd's reasoning to turn the children into untrained beasts was that he wanted a family of his own, and Anonydeath, despite being a {{troll}}, didn't actually hate the [=CPUs=], only joining the agency because he found it interesting [[/note]] or weren't really bad guys at all [[note]] Abnes was merely misled [[/note]], especially when compared to [[PoliteVillainsRudeHeroes the goddesses]]). Near the end of the game, [[spoiler:they were able to [[HeelFaceTurn redeem themselves]] into a group dedicated to supporting the goddesses by the end of the game]]. In the anime, likely due to [[AdaptationalNiceGuy the goddesses being more likable there]] (especially Iris Heart), the Seven Sages are conversely made more threatening, antagonistic, and hostile to the goddesses. At the same time, Abnes is revealed to not be apart of the Seven Sages while Arfoire, who is portrayed as a legit bad guy instead of TheChewToy she was in ''Victory'', gets a does of AdaptationalHeroism by [[spoiler: taking away Rei's powers and admits to the goddesses that [[EvenEvilHasStandards even though she hates them, she doesn't want the world to be destroyed]].]]

* The Seven Sages in ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaVictory'' were a criminal organization ruled by Rei Ryghts who attempted to get rid of the goddesses and specialized in [[WouldHurtAChild turning children into monsters]], but they were overall pretty [[AffablyEvil likable]] and [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain pitiful]] (especially when compared to [[PoliteVillainsRudeHeroes the goddesses]]) [[spoiler:and were eventually able to [[HeelFaceTurn redeem themselves]] into a group dedicated to supporting the goddesses by the end of the game.]] Their counterparts in ''Anime/HyperdimensionNeptuniaTheAnimation'' are mostly the same, but their redemption is cut entirely. This is PlayedWith though, as Abnes is revealed to not be apart of the Seven Sages and Arfoire, who is portrayed as a legit bad guy instead of TheChewToy she was in ''Victory'', gets a does of AdaptationalHeroism by [[spoiler: taking away Rei's powers and admits to the goddesses that [[EvenEvilHasStandards even though she hates them, she doesn't want the world to be destroyed]].]]

** In the original ''Manga/YuGiOh'' manga, Rex Raptor/Dinosaur Ryuzaki, while a bit of a jerk, doesn't cheat and he did have a more helpful and honorable side. The [[Anime/YuGiOh anime's]] version of Rex is closer to the manga version's characterization at first, but eventually associates with more villainous characters like Dartz and Weevil Underwood/Insector Haga in a way that Manga Rex never did, and he eventually tries to steal Joey's soul under the influence of the Seal of Orichalcos.
** Bonz/Ghost Kozuka in the manga is a PunchClockVillain working with Bandit Keith, feeling that Keith trapping Yugi, Joey and the others in a cave to get them out of the Duelist Kingdom tournament was going overboard and getting an AlasPoorVillain death when he ends up having the misfortune to duel Yami Bakura in the Battle City tournament. In the anime Bonz has no problems with Keith trapping the others in the cave and tries to cheat by stealing everyone else's duel cards during the Battle City arc, turning him into an AssholeVictim when Bakura runs across him.

** In both the original and dub version, Daitokuji-sensei (Lyman Banner in the dub) is an AntiVillain using a façade to hide his true intentions, but the façade is much, ''much'' nastier in the dub. While in the original he spends his duel with Judai giving a NotSoDifferentRemark in which he compares Judai's Fusion Monsters with the ancient practice of alchemy, in the dub he goads Judai and tells BlatantLies about his previous victories at the Academy being the result of rigged duels. (Which he admits was untrue after losing.)
** Chosaku Manjoume, or Slade Princeton in the dub has a minor case of this. In the original japanese version, after he loses to Jun (Chazz in the dub), he tells Shoji/Jagger that their little brother has grown up more than they thought and grows respect for him. None of this occurs in the dub, and he's more annoyed that he lost if anything.

** Also, in the [[Manga/YuGiOhGX manga version]], Jim Cook is an antagonist who is far more malicious than his lighthearted and benign anime counterpart. In addition, unlike the other American students, he's well aware of Tragoedia and is working for him willingly.
** Like Daitokuji-sensei above, Yubel also got subjected to this in the dub. While she was still a terrifying villain in the original with ''many'' horrible deeds under her belt, she was ultimately motivated by [[LoveMakesYouEvil her love for Juudai]] [[LoveMakesYouCrazy and her desire for him to]] [[ForgottenChildhoodFriend remember her]]. The dub turned her into a straight-up psychopath who wanted to "[[BreakTheCutie play]]" with him, and because it cut out Season 4, she never had her HeelFaceTurn.
* In the [[Manga/YuGiOh5Ds manga version]] of ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'', pretty much every character has a different background and personality, but Rua and Ruka more so than any other. They start of as villains in this version (and rather sadistic ones at that) ''very'' unlike the kind and innocent children they are in the anime. It is later revealed that [[spoiler:Rua underwent a [[DealWithTheDevil Duel Dragon ceremony]] to save Ruka from an illness, only for Ruka to become enslaved by the spirit of one of the Duel Dragons and for Rua to become {{Brainwashed}} by ''her''. Eventually, Yusei is able to use his more benevolent Dragon to break the spell.]]

** As the series is all about [[spoiler: AlternateUniverse versions of the previous series]], this shows up more with cultures and societies than it does with individual characters. The forefront example is [[spoiler: Duel Academia]], which basically took the [[spoiler: Duel Academy from ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'']] and turned it from an AcademyOfAdventure that trains kids to be skilled duelists into an AcademyOfEvil that trains kids to be merciless ChildSoldiers [[spoiler: [[WarForFunAndProfit who commit genocide for fun]]]] and act as [[BigBad The Professor's]] personal army. In regards to members (and former members) of the school, folks like Asuka still have morals (she defected after they started using Human Sealing Technology), but are [[GoodIsNotNice still darker than previous versions.]]
** [[spoiler: The Synchro dimension]] is modeled on the situation in [[spoiler: ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'']], but the counterparts for [[spoiler: Neo-Domino and Satellite]], the Tops and the Commons respectively, are both worse than the originals. The Tops instigated the economic inequality themselves and are proportionally a much smaller group than their original versions (they make up 1% of the population, whereas the populations of [[spoiler: Neo-Domino and Satellite]] were implied to be more even). The Commons buy into the BreadAndCircuses act so thoroughly they not only support the worst aspects of their world, [[spoiler: they insult and mock Yuya for speaking out against institutionalized slavery]].

** In ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina Of Time]]'', Sheik is helping Link in his quest to defeat Ganondorf. In the [[Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime manga adaptation]], he's soon revealed to be [[TheMole secretly working for Ganondorf]]. [[spoiler:This is subverted as, just like the game, Sheik is actually Zelda and a DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent]].

** Anna Williams get this, especially compared to her [[SiblingRivalry rival and sister]] Nina. In the games while conceited and trigger happy, Anna isn’t truly evil and has genuinely attempted to bury to hatchet with her sister -- only to be cruelly rebuffed and abused by Nina every time. In the anime, Nina [[AdaptationalHeroism shows care for her sister]] whilst Anna is just craven and pathetic only wanting to kill Nina out of spite for being their father’s favourite daughter. Unfortunately this AdaptationalVillainy unlike with Lee, would stick with Anna, as the next animated film ''Anime/TekkenBloodVengeance'' portrays Anna as even more villainous at one point, even attempting to strangle Xiaoyu.

** Played with, concerning Lee Chaolan. In first two ''Tekken'' games he did have a fairly antagonistic role as Kazuya’s adoptive brother and rival before becoming a more lighthearted and goofy LargeHam character in later games. But even in the earlier instalments Lee was a much lesser evil than Heihatchi or Kazuya and not nearly as cruel. In the anime, Lee is a one-note SmugSnake (unrecognisable compared to his modern characterisation) who after being humiliated by his brother and father he kills all his underlings and triggers a CatastrophicCountdown on the island the Iron Fist tournament is being held on [[VillainousBreakdown in an attempt to kill everyone]].

* ''LightNovel/HeavyObject'': Flide's novel counterpart wasn't anything special, but the anime shows him at his worst, most notably in the anime-only final arc where he tries to start a war by using a brainwashed Milinda to wipe out the 37th Mechanized Maintenance Battalion along with [[CanonForeigner Klondike]].

* ''Manga/{{InuYasha}}'': Izumo/Gyu-oh of episodes 94 and 95. The English dub of those episodes makes him a full-fledged villain, whereas the original Japanese made it clear that he was a TragicMonster who was just driven by his madness.
%%* Ho Yinsen in the ''Anime/IronMan'' anime. Though near the end it turns out he's technically BrainwashedAndCrazy.

* ''LightNovel/SagaOfTanyaTheEvil'': Tanya Degurechaff, and the HR manager she reincarnated from, become more callous and heartless with each adaptation. In the first scene alone, the light novel depicts the HR manager as doing everything to help salvage the career of the employee he would fire, but said employee is a belligerent drug addict. In the manga, he is stated to not enjoy firing his employees, but has a quota to meet to keep his company aloft, and the employee he is firing is perpetually tardy or absent and a drain on company morale due to his poor work ethic. In the anime, he is shown as selfish and only interested in advancing his own career, and thus has no qualms in firing anyone who would be an obstacle in his upward mobility in the company.

* In ''LightNovel/UndefeatedBahamutChronicle'', Fugil Arcadia is the [[BigBad main antagonist]] who manipulates various world powers and factions to explore the Ruins, but [[KnightTemplar believes these actions are necessary to save the world]]. The anime adaptation does not provide any hints of his motivations despite adapting light novel volumes that have these hints, making Fugil seem like a standard villain who is only out for his own amusement.

* Bandou was a victim of this in ''Manga/ElfenLied'': He was more a JerkWithAHeartOfGold in the manga. He was humanized through his relationship with Mayu and Nana. Mayu brings him food on the beach, and they are shown eating together. He saves Mayu from being raped by The Unknown Man. Then he sees Nana has been injured by one of the Unknown Man's spike balls. Since she is a Diclonius, he knows it would be troublesome for her to go to a hospital, so he treats her wound instead. He also [[HeroicSacrifice risks his life]] to save Mayu from Lucy, giving up his chance for revenge against Lucy. In the anime, his part is drastically shortened, and any sympathetic or good moments were omitted, while adding in filler to make him seem more cruel. He still lets Mayu go in return for saving his life, but the anime version of that scene is more tense, with Mayu seemingly agreeing to stay away from him in the future.

* The ''Anime/{{Ace Attorney|Anime}}'' anime, while keeping the same story as the games, turns [[spoiler:Morgan Fey]] into even more of a villain than she was in the games. In the "Reunion, then Turnabout" case in the game, [[spoiler:Morgan is partnered with Ini Miney, cooperating with her to get Maya arrested for murder]], while [[spoiler:Ini Miney]] simply wants to kill Dr. Grey [[spoiler: to protect the secret that she is, in fact, Mimi Miney]]. However, in the anime, [[spoiler:Mimi]] doesn't want to kill Doctor Grey, but just wants to fake the channeling so he doesn't find out that secret. [[spoiler:Morgan]], however, comes up with the plan to kill Doctor Grey and frame Maya for it. When [[spoiler:Mimi]] refuses, [[spoiler:Morgan]] threatens to [[spoiler:reveal Ini's secret identity.]]

%%** Team Flare in the ''XY and Z'' arc are more sinister and dangerous than their game iterations. In particular, Lysandre's history with Professor Sycamore and his backstory in the games as the descendant of AZ's brother and a FallenHero are not touched on, and in the games Xerosic eventually pulls a postgame HeelFaceTurn under the influence of [[MoralityPet Emma]], a girl who befriends him. Lysandre is more than willing to lay waste to Lumiose City to accomplish his goals in the Team Flare Crisis arc; and Xerosic is not above [[WouldHurtAChild harming Clemont]] for the sake of science in his appearances, with him seeking vengeance against him for stopping his plans at Prism Tower, and while his last scene hints that he ''might'' make a HeelFaceTurn yet, we never actually get to see this happen.

* The ''Anime/AceAttorney'' anime, while keeping the same story as the games, turns [[spoiler:Morgan Fey]] into even more of a villain than she was in the games. In the "Reunion, then Turnabout" case in the game, [[spoiler:Morgan is partnered with Ini Miney, cooperating with her to get Maya arrested for murder]], while [[spoiler:Ini Miney]] simply wants to kill Dr. Grey [[spoiler: to protect the secret that she is, in fact, Mimi Miney]]. However, in the anime, [[spoiler:Mimi]] doesn't want to kill Doctor Grey, but just wants to fake the channeling so he doesn't find out that secret. [[spoiler:Morgan]], however, comes up with the plan to kill Doctor Grey and frame Maya for it. When [[spoiler:Mimi]] refuses, [[spoiler:Morgan]] threatens to [[spoiler:reveal Ini's secret identity.]]

* ''Anime/Danganronpa3TheEndOfHopesPeakHighSchool'' does this to [[spoiler: Mukuro Ikusaba. ''LightNovel/DanganRonpaZero'' and ''Dangan Ronpa IF'' had her portrayed more sympathetically and she ended up performing a HeelFaceTurn in the latter work. Here, this show seems to downplay her sympathetic qualities and instead focuses a lot on the thoroughly reprehensible actions she committed as an accomplice in her sister's schemes. It is extremely noteworthy that she stated that Makoto Naegi (aka her crush and the person who was responsible for her HeelFaceTurn in ''IF'') is a loser that is better off dead.]]

* ''Manga/TheLegendOfZelda'':
** In ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina Of Time]]'', Sheik is helping Link in his quest to defeat Ganondorf. In the manga adaptation, he's soon revealed to be [[TheMole secretly working for Ganondorf]]. [[spoiler:This is subverted as, just like the game, Sheik is actually Zelda and a DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent]].

** Ascot, while starting out as an EnfanteTerrible, only did bad things because he wanted his beast friends to have a good place to live after being ostracized everywhere, and [[LoveRedeems was redeemed by his crush on Umi]] ([[ArmorPiercingSlap who slapped him when he went out of line]]). In the OVA, he stayed as an EnfanteTerrible without any beast friends to mention, and his goal was just to destroy everything for fun, and he didn't even grow any crush on Umi, he got suddenly killed after being beaten by her.

* The 2003 ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist'' anime has several cases that were due to those characters not having been well established yet in the [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist original manga]] when the [[OvertookTheManga anime overtook it]].

** PlayerCharacter Leaf's counterpart Green was an AntiHero and ClassyCatBurglar who was [[LittleMissConArtist prone to and very fond of manipulating people]] to the point that she could easily be mistaken as one of the villains, but [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold definitely had moral standards]]. She remained mischievous, but mostly grew out of her thieving [[HeelFaceTurn once she makes friends with the main cast and has no more reason to steal]].

** Ocasionally used with the Pokémon themselves (particularly either [[PoisonIsEvil Poison]] or [[DarkIsEvil Dark]] types). In the games and the anime itself, even Pokémon seen working for the antagonists generally aren't actually evil, [[PunchClockVillain just taking orders from their trainers]], and aggressive wild Pokémon are only animals obeying their instincts. While genuinely evil Pokémon do exist in the anime (such as a group of Malamar in ''XY'', a group of Litwick in ''Black and White'', and an unusually mean Togepi in ''Diamond and Pearl''), they are a minority and not representative of their species as a whole.
** While still a power-hungry ruthless villain, Giovanni had some redeeming qualities in the games. He was polite, honorable, faced his defeats gracefully, cared for his underlings, loved his son and was by all accounts AffablyEvil. In anime, he has none of his game counterpart's good traits, very few redeeming qualities on his own and is far more violent and cruel than his game version.
** Team Galactic is hit by this. They're a good deal more sinister and self-interested than they were in [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl the games]]. Cyrus in particular becomes a lot more malevolent, with his altruistic acts and qualities removed, and his tragic backstory never brought up. Moreover, he resorts to methods far worse than anything he did in the games, including the captures of the protagonists.

** Team Flare in the ''XY and Z'' arc are more sinister and dangerous than their game iterations. In particular, Lysandre's history with Professor Sycamore and his backstory in the games as the descendant of AZ's brother and a FallenHero are not touched on, and in the games Xerosic eventually pulls a postgame HeelFaceTurn under the influence of [[MoralityPet Emma]], a girl who befriends him. Lysandre is more than willing to lay waste to Lumiose City to accomplish his goals in the Team Flare Crisis arc; and Xerosic is not above [[WouldHurtAChild harming Clemont]] for the sake of science in his appearances, with him seeking vengeance against him for stopping his plans at Prism Tower, and while his last scene hints that he ''might'' make a HeelFaceTurn yet, we never actually get to see this happen.

** Some of the Gym Leaders and Elite Four members. While most of them (with the exception of Giovanni and Malva) are good guys in the games -- Lance and Lorelei even helping out the player character at key points, many of them are hit with this trope. Lt. Surge, Koga, and Sabrina, three Kanto gym leaders, are a TerribleTrio of lieutenants serving directly under Giovanni (and Blaine, another Kanto gym leader, was a former Team Rocket operative involved in Mewtwo's creation who had a HeelFaceTurn during the first arc), Agatha, Bruno, Lorelei, and Lance, all four members of the Kanto Elite Four, are [[WellIntentionedExtremist Well-Intentioned Extremists]] part of a plot to kill all other humans in favor of Pokemon (though Bruno's involvement was more forced, as he had controlling cuffs on his body similar to those on Agatha's Pokemon), Karen and Will, the two new characters introduced for the Johto Elite Four, are members of Neo Team Rocket, and [[spoiler: Pryce, a Johto gym leader, kidnapped many children, including Green and Silver, raising them to do bad, and was the founder of Neo Team Rocket, who wanted to use Lugia, Ho-Oh, and Celebi to eventually travel back in time and [[AntiVillain save his two Lapras from being killed by a collapsing ice formation]]]]. [[spoiler:They and and most of the other characters listed [[HeelFaceTurn reform]] later on, with the exception of Agatha.]]

* In ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaVictory'', The Seven Sages were a criminal organization ruled by Rei Ryghts who attempted to get rid of the goddesses and specialized in [[WouldHurtAChild turning children into monsters]], but were overall pretty [[AffablyEvil likable]] and [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain pitiful]] (especially when compared to [[PoliteVillainsRudeHeroes the goddesses]]), had some [[VillainHasAPoint good reasoning for their immoral actions]], and in the case of Abnes and Anonydeath, were merely a nuisance at best. [[spoiler: Eventually, they were able to [[HeelFaceTurn rebuilt themselves]] into a group dedicated to supporting the goddesses by the end of the game.]] In [[Anime/HyperdimensionNeptuniaTheAnimation the anime]], while still keeping their comedic traits, they act more like a genuine threat to the [=CPUs=], has done some malicious acts, such as in Episode 10 were they [[spoiler: use a black mist that [[HatePlague causes a riot between the Eden soldiers and the other nations' citizens]]]], without any justification to do so beyond trying to terminate the [=CPUs=] and doesn't get any redemption at the end. PlayedWith in the case of Arfoire, who is portrayed as a legit bad guy instead of TheChewToy she was in ''Victory'', but she [[spoiler: becomes [[AdaptationalHeroism the opposite]] by the end of the anime, where she takes away Rei's power and admits to the goddesses that [[EvenEvilHasStandards even though she hates them, she doesn't want the world to be destroyed]].]]

* Ho Yinsen in the ''Anime/IronMan'' anime. Though near the end it turns out he's technically BrainwashedAndCrazy.

** Queen Beryl was a villain in [[Manga/SailorMoon the manga]], but an ultimately tragic figure who was manipulated by Metaria into her crimes in her past and current incarnations and ultimately doomed not by her villainy, but her own belief that she was beyond redemption at that point. Also a case of LoveMakesYouEvil. In the 90s anime, she's just an evil witch who willingly and loyally serves Metaria.
** The Shitennou as well. In the manga, they're Endymion's BrainwashedAndCrazy bodyguards who save his life after the Silver Crystal restores them to their senses and try to heal him when Nehellenia curses him. In the anime, they're Beryl's loyal, evil henchmen who serve her for unexplained reasons. Nephrite took advantage of Naru's love for him to try to get the Silver Crystal and back-talked Beryl. Zoisite's hated Nephrite enough to kill him. Kunzite was much like Nephrite in that it was obvious he was an arrogant creeper taking advantage of a younger person who was in love with him. In the manga, Jadeite, Nephrite, and Zoisite cared about each other, were never petty, and never did anything like they did in the anime. Kunzite ''was'' an arrogant and uncaring until he suddenly changed after Zoisite's death and ''then'' gave a damn about his fellow Shitennou dying.
** The Black Moon Clan. Rubeus was kind of a jerk in the manga, but is a HateSink in the anime. Wiseman was made into more of a BadBoss than he was in the manga and had his backstory cut. Esmeraude was vain and the Ayakashi Sisters were conceited, petty, vain, catty, and arrogant, vying for Rubeus' attention and Petz was often called old and grouchy by her younger sisters.
** The Amazones Quartet were the hit squad sent by Zirconia to kill the Trio when she tired of their uselessness. In the manga, the Quartet were ''in charge'' of the Trio, who were kind of like their pets. No attempted murder of the Trio took place in this continuity. Also it's revealed that the Quartet were GoodAllAlong and were just BrainwashedAndCrazy. Since this is cut out of the anime, the Quartet were simply talked into serving Nehellenia of their own free will and were even planning on stealing Pegasus for themselves and told Zirconia as much.

** Zigzagged with Sailor Galaxia. She's more of a BadBoss than in the manga and the anime at first portrayed her as very menacing. Then it pulled AdaptationalHeroism on her by revealing [[spoiler:everything evil she did was because she was possessed by Chaos, the true villain, though a very vague one. In the manga, everything she did was of her own free will, but her reasoning puts her in Woobie Destroyer of Worlds territory and she was planning on betraying Chaos]].

* In ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaVictory'', The Seven Sages were a criminal organization ruled by Rei Ryghts who attempted to get rid of the goddesses and specialized in [[WouldHurtAChild turning children into monsters]], but were overall pretty [[AffablyEvil likable]] and [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain pitiful]] (especially when compared to [[PoliteVillainsRudeHeroes the goddesses]]), had some [[VillainHasAPoint good reasoning for their immoral actions]], and in the case of Abnes and Anonydeath, were merely a nuisance at best. [[spoiler: Eventually, they were able to [[HeelFaceTurn rebuilt themselves]] into a group dedicated to supporting the goddesses by the end of the game.]] In [[Anime/HyperdimensionNeptuniaTheAnimation the anime]], while still keeping their comedic traits, they act more like a genuine threat to the [=CPUs=], has done some malicious acts, such as in Episode 10 were they [[spoiler: use a black mist that [[HatePlague causes a riot between the Eden soldiers and the other nations' citizens]]]], without any justification to do so beyond trying to terminate the [=CPUs=] and doesn't get any redemption at the end. PlayedWith in the case of Arfoire, who is portrayed as a legit bad guy instead of TheChewToy she was in ''Victory'', but she [[spoiler: becomes [[AdaptationalHeroism the opposite]] by the end of the anime, where takes away Rei's power and admitting to the goddesses that [[EvenEvilHasStandards even though she hates them, she doesn't want the world to be destroyed]].]]

* In ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaVictory'', The Seven Sages were a criminal organization ruled by Rei Ryghts who attempted to get rid of the goddesses and specialized in [[WouldHurtAChild turning children into monsters]], but were also quite [[AffablyEvil likable]] and [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain pitiful]] (especially when compared to [[PoliteVillainsRudeHeroes the goddesses]]), had some [[VillainHasAPoint good reasoning for their immoral actions]], and in the case of Abnes and Anonydeath, were merely a nuisance at best. [[spoiler: Eventually, they were able to [[HeelFaceTurn rebuilt themselves]] into a group dedicated to supporting the goddesses by the end of the game.]] In [[Anime/HyperdimensionNeptuniaTheAnimation the anime]], they are extremely unpleasant and genuinely threatening to the [=CPUs=] (apart from Copypaste and Mr. Badd, who were [[AdaptedOut left out]]), such as [[spoiler: using a black mist that [[HatePlague causes a riot between the Eden soldiers and the other nations' citizens]]]]. Subverted with Rei herself, as while this version [[spoiler: doesn't realize the error of her ways and grows out of it, as instead she gets her powers taken away from [[AdaptationalHeroism Arfoire]] (who was [[EvenEvilHastStandars rightfully disturbed by her behavior]]),]] her sympathetic qualities as well as why she is the way she is [[note]] [[spoiler: Having lost her shares after her nations downfall caused by her [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity inability to control her powers]]]] and getting bullied frequently by those around her [[/note]] from the games are left intact here.

* ''Manga/MagiLabyrinthOfMagic'': While Fatima is a ruthless slave trader in both the anime ''and'' the manga, both of which show him choosing to feed an IllGirl potential slave to a pack of hyenas rather than simply give her medical treatment because it's "not worth the money," the manga also shows that he himself was once a slave who was broken down and made loyal to his mistress Umm Madaura, who, among other things, sold him as a SexSlave to a male client. The anime completely edits out his rather horrific backstory, making him an utterly unsympathetic {{Jerkass}}.

* In ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaVictory'', The Seven Sages were a criminal organization ruled by Rei Ryghts who attempted to get rid of the goddesses and specialized in [[WouldHurtAChild turning children into monsters]], but were also quite [[AffablyEvil likable]] and [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain pitiful]] (especially when compared to [[PoliteVillainsRudeHeroes the goddesses]]), had some [[VillainHasAPoint good reasoning for their immoral actions]], and in the case of Abnes and Anonydeath, were merely a nuisance at best. [[spoiler: Eventually, they were able to [[HeelFaceTurn rebuilt themselves]] into a group dedicated to supporting the goddesses by the end of the game.]] In [[Anime/HyperdimensionNeptuniaTheAnimation the anime]], they are extremely unpleasant and genuinely threatening to the [=CPUs=] (apart from Copypaste and Mr. Badd, who were [[AdaptedOut left out]]), such as [[spoiler: using a black mist that [[HatePlague causes a riot between the Eden soldiers and the other nations' citizens]]]]. Subverted with Rei herself, as while this version [[spoiler: doesn't realize the error of her ways and eventually reform, as instead she had her powers taken away from Arfoire (who was [[EvenEvilHastStandars rightfully disturbed by her behavior]]),]] her sympathetic qualities as well as why she is the way she is [[note]] [[spoiler: Having lost her shares after her nations downfall caused by her [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity inability to control her powers]]]] and getting bullied frequently by those around her [[/note]] from the games are left intact here.