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** ComicBook/{{Jubilee}} while her “glittery fireworks” powers seem lame in the comics, they are actually “[[HavingABlast Lumikinetic Explosives]]” which at full power can can destroy an entire forest and has the potential “detonate matter at a sub-atomic level” like a h-bomb. In the films Jubilee’s power ''are'' lame, seen in ''Film/XMenApocalypse'' where all she does with her power is short circuit a arcade machine to get some quarters back to Jean. It also doesn’t help that Jubilee was almost entirely DemotedToExtra, only showing off her powers once before in a DeletedScene in ''Film/X2XMenUnited'' where she makes sparks come out of her fingers, which again is a highly underwhelming display of her mutant power.

* Pretty much every character that isn't [[InvincibleHero Alice]] (and even then, she's a CanonForeigner and CreatorsPet) was turned into one of these to at least some degree in the ''Film/ResidentEvil'' film series, but the hardest hit out of any characters was ''The Nemesis'' ([[HeroKiller yes]], ''[[ImplacableMan that]]'' [[SuperPersistentPredator Nemesis]]). He barely does any damage and goes down pretty easy, and this is ''after'' they hooked him up with a ''[[GatlingGood gatling gun]]'' to boot. [[BigBad Wesker]] doesn't fare better, having somehow [[ForgotAboutHisPowers forgot all of his powers]] during ''The Final Chapter'' all the while being DemotedToDragon.

*** Slipknot doesn't have much of a role aside from showing up and [[spoiler: getting his head blown off]] -- since it's unknown if ComicBook/{{Firestorm}} even ''exists'' in the DCEU, let alone if Slipknot was a foe of his (or if Slipknot underwent a RoguesGalleryTransplant), Slipknot doesn't even have the distinction of having used rope to defeat someone who can break down subatomic particles (like he does in the comics).

* The two ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' film universes both do this to ComicBook/DoctorDoom. He was given electricity and metal skin in [[Film/FantasticFour2005 the first one]] and PsychicPowers in [[Film/FantasticFour2015 the second]], but StockSuperpowers just don't come anywhere near his comics incarnation, who is a wielder of [[{{Magitek}} both magic and superscience]] while wearing PoweredArmor on par with ComicBook/IronMan and possessing the resources of a small nation -- all of which [[FromNobodyToNightmare he gained through pure work and intellect]]. This mostly arises from attempts at AdaptationOriginConnection, which jibe poorly with Doom because his origin is both far more complex than and mostly disconnected from that of the Four -- meaning any attempt to "simplify" it inevitably ends up cutting out everything about it.

*** Savant is a GeniusBruiser stud in the comics who’s took on the ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey and even defeated Black Canary in hand to hand combat. In the film he’s a scraggy middle aged DirtyCoward [[spoiler: and AssholeVictim who like Slipknot [[ExplosiveLeash gets his head exploded]] to show that Amanda Waller isn’t messing around.]]

** ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'' does this to quite a few characters while giving the rest (even Polkadot Man) AdaptationalBadass.

*** [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] with Starro, still quite the EldritchAbomination and massive threat to the planet. [[spoiler: But film Starro lacks the energy absorption, terraforming and other incredible variety of powers from the comics and is far more vulnerable as King Shark is able to bite its flesh, Polkadot Man can blow its leg off and Ratcatcher II can kill it with an army of rats. In the comics Starro has given even the Justice League trouble and none of what the Squad throws at it in the film, would’ve hurt it in the slightest.]]

*** Mongal is the hardest hit in the film, in the comics as the daughter of Mongul (who’s slightly stronger than Superman) she’s a planet busting FlyingBrick who can fight Kryptonains. In the film, Mongal is just a fairly strong orange skinned alien lady [[spoiler: who horrifically burns to death after crashing a helicopter in the opening mission of the film, in the comics fire [[NighInvulnerability wouldn’t even singe her]].]]

*** Weasel is a surprisingly strong villain who’s almost killed Firestorm in the comics and even proved to be effective member of the Suicide Squad. In the film, he’s TheLoad and drowns early on the film [[spoiler: although it’s shown in the post credits he survived and rushes into action... well after the Squad have saved the day.]]

** ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'' does this to quote few characters while giving the rest (even Polkadot Man) AdaptationalBadass.
*** Mongal is the hardest hit in the film, in the comics as the daughter of Mongul (who’s slightly stronger than Superman) she’s a planet busting FlyingBrick who can fight Kryptonains. In the film, Mongal is just a fairly strong orange skinned alien lady [[spoiler: who horrifically burns to death after crashing a helicopter in the opening mission of the film, in the comics fire [[NighInvulnerability wouldn’t even singe her]].]]

*** Savant is a GeniusBruiser stud in the comics who’s took on ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey and even defeated Black Canary in hand to hand combat. In the film he’s a scraggy middle aged DirtyCoward [[spoiler: and AssholeVictim who like Slipknot [[ExplosiveLeash gets his head exploded]] to show that Amanda Waller isn’t messing around.]]

* In ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' beholders are {{Eldritch Abomination}}s big enough to bite a human in half and with enough magical power that they shouldn't ever need to. Their single main eye renders all magic in its line of sight inert, and their numerous eye-stalks are capable of firing magic energy beams that can [[MindManipulation mind control]], [[TakenForGranite petrify]], {{disintegrat|orRay}}e, or even just outright [[DeathRay kill]] enemies just by looking at them. They're easily among the most dangerous creatures in existence, [[AbsoluteXenophobe xenophobic to the extreme]], and highly egomaniacal. In [[Film/DungeonsAndDragons the movie]], beholders are downgraded to minor watchdogs for the villains.

*** Slipknot doesn't have much of a role aside from showing up and [[spoiler: getting his head blown off]] - since it's unknown if ComicBook/{{Firestorm}} even ''exists'' in the DCEU, let alone if Slipknot was a foe of his (or if Slipknot underwent a RoguesGalleryTransplant), Slipknot doesn't even have the distinction of having used rope to defeat someone who can break down subatomic particles (like he does in the comics).

* The two ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' film universes both do this to ComicBook/DoctorDoom. He was given electricity and metal skin in [[Film/FantasticFour2005 the first one]] and PsychicPowers in [[Film/FantasticFour2015 the second]], but StockSuperpowers just don't come anywhere near his comics incarnation, who is a wielder of [[{{Magitek}} both magic and superscience]] while wearing PoweredArmor on par with ComicBook/IronMan and possessing the resources of a small nation - all of which [[FromNobodyToNightmare he gained through pure work and intellect]]. This mostly arises from attempts at AdaptationOriginConnection, which jibe poorly with Doom because his origin is both far more complex than and mostly disconnected from that of the Four - meaning any attempt to "simplify" it inevitably ends up cutting out everything about it.

* "Hearts and Armor" is ''very'' loosely based on Literature/OrlandoFurioso. Remember the legendary Marfiza, who was on par with any knight, losing only against Bradamantes magic lance? Here she is the fiancee of Ruggiero...or his sister like in the original after all?...[[BrotherSisterIncest or both?]] The makers of the film don't know themselves, apparently.... In any case, wizard Atalante had a vision Ruggiero will be slain by Orlando. PropheciesAreAlwaysRight - [[spoiler: vision! Since in this film, all knights are instantly recognizable by their wacky helmets, she slips into Ruggieros armor and gets an OneHitKill by Orlando. Her HeroicSacrifice instantly ends the war by MyGodWhatHaveIDone (and makes the way free for Bradamante). Ruggiero must have had a similar epiphany. Cue Orlando and Ruggiero RidingIntoTheSunset with their old/new brides]].

* Donald Gennaro in ''Film/JurassicPark''. In [[Literature/JurassicPark the novel]], he goes along with Muldoon to catch the Tyrannosaurus and later to fight Velociraptors, manages to fend off a raptor attack, intimidates a ship captain with {{Technobabble}}, and survives to the end. In the film, he becomes a DirtyCoward who dies a particularly embarrassing death. (Remember the guy who got eaten by the T Rex while he was on the toilet? That was Don.) Movie Gennaro is basically an {{Expy}} of Ed Regis, a cowardly, weaselly PR character who only appears in the novel. Similarly, Sarah Harding from the [[Film/TheLostWorldJurassicPark sequel]] goes from an insanely badass ActionGirl to a TooDumbToLive DamselInDistress.

*** In the show, even beginner firebenders could easily create fire from their own body heat. In the movie, only the greatest firebenders are capable of this - for most of them they can only use their bending abilities if there's an existing source of flame, like a campfire or a torch.
*** In addition to earth and fire getting nerfed, bending as a whole takes a lot longer to do, requiring a very long series of movements to do just about anything. The director imagined bending as being a lot like dancing with the bender doing multiple moves to build up his power before finally releasing it all at once. Not only is this completely backwards from the cartoon, where any attack could be performed with simple punching and kicking movements, but it also makes elemental bending seem very inefficient - normal people might not be able to shoot fire from their hands, but they can chop a bender's head off while he's performing his intricate multi-part interpretive dance about burning people.
** Katara especially comes off as less powerful than the original cartoon. The most notable example is her fight against Zuko in the Northern Water Tribe city. In the cartoon she came close to winning the fight, only finally losing when the sun came up, thereby strengthening Zuko's powers and weakening hers. In the film she gets reamed in what is easily the most one-sided CurbStompBattle in the entire movie. It also doesn't help that most of her character developing moments were either given to Aang or cut entirely.

** The [[ReCut extended version]] of ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing The Return of the King]]'' does this to Gandalf the White--in the book, him and the Witch-King had a brief standoff, but before the fight could get going, the Witch-King decided to leave to deal with the Rohirrim, which led to his death. It's treated as rather ambiguous who would win in a proper fight. The film, though, gives a fairly straightforward answer by showing the opening rounds of the fight: the Witch-King wins, with him managing to overpower Gandalf and break his staff without too much apparent effort. While this was intended to show the Witch-King as a legitimate threat, the fact that he dies in a similar fashion to the book meant that it also made Gandalf look a lot weaker.

*** And then there's The Fallen himself. In the original comics, he was [[TimeAbyss an immortal being older than the planet itself]], a powerful sorcerer capable of apocalyptic dark rituals, strong enough to casually curbstomp Grimlock (even managing a BareHandedBladeBlock against a LaserBlade), [[IncendiaryExponent and always on fire]] [[RuleOfCool for no particular reason]]. Later stories elaborated further, suggesting him to be a member of the Thirteen and therefore a former retainer to the Cybertronian overgod Primus, and the former guardian of the universal concept of entropy. Then there's the film version of the Fallen, who is some old guy robot who isn't on fire who orders around Megatron for a few scenes and then [[AntiClimaxBoss gets murdered by Prime in under two minutes.]] Even odder, WordOfGod claims that the Fallen in the films and the Fallen in the comics are the exact same individual - did he decide to not bring his godlike power into battle that day?

** The most egregious example by far however is the eponymous villain in ''Film/XMenApocalypse'', in the comics [[ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}} En Sabah Nur]] is right up there with the likes of Thanos and Darkseid when it comes to being a hulking InvincibleVillain. In the film Apocalypse is... just another powerful Mutant, but worse still he's smaller, [[MemeticMutation Ivan Ooze-esque]] and his molecule controlling powers are undefined, underused and inconsistent. It's pretty egregious in the FinalBattle where he's telepathically matched by Professor X and then destroyed by CombinationAttack of the X-Men and Jean's Phoenix Force powers. For reference in the comics when the X-Men and ComicBook/TheInhumans (including ComicBook/BlackBolt [[MakeMeWannaShout who can shatter planets with his voice]]) did a similar combined attack against Apocalypse, and it was reduced to TheWorfBarrage as Apocalypse '''[[http://i.imgur.com/EswanlP.jpg just tanked it]]'''.

* ''Film/JemAndTheHolograms'': In the [[WesternAnimation/{{Jem}} original cartoon]], Synergy was originally a massive supercomputer that could synthesize multiple musical beats, project holograms for Jem even when away at long distances, and acted as a ParentalSubstitute for the heroine. In the movie, Synergy is a tiny [[Film/TheForceAwakens BB-8 style minibot]] that projects obviously fake holograms, acts more or less as Jem's iPod, doesn't form any emotional bond with the heroine, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking shows no skills at music or dancing whatsoever]].

** ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague'': Steppenwolf is still less impressive than his Earth-2, although he's very much an AdaptationalBadass to the 2017 version, being more focused and strategical than his 2017 counterpart (and he didn't lead the ancient invasion, Uxas/Darkseid did). Batman meanwhile absolutely lacks the above AdaptationalWimp traits in this version.

** The most egregious example by far however is the eponymous villain in ''Film/XMenApocalypse'', in the comics [[ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}} En Sabah Nur]] is right up there with the likes of Thanos and Darkseid when it comes to being a hulking InvincibleVillain. In the film Apocalypse is... just another powerful Mutant, but worse still he's smaller, [[MemeticMutation Ivan Ooze-esque]] and his molecule controlling powers are undefined, underused and inconsistent. It's pretty egregious in the FinalBattle where he's telepathically matched by Professor X and then destroyed by CombinationAttack of the X-Men and Jean's Phoenix Force powers. For reference in the comics when the X-Men and ComicBook/TheInhumans (including ComicBook/BlackBolt [[MakeMeWannaShout who can shatter planets with his voice]]) did a similar combined attack against Apocalypse, and it was reduced to TheWorfBarrage as Apocalypse '''[[http://i.imgur.com/EswanlP.jpg just tanked it]]'''.
* The ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' cut of ''Film/SpaceMutiny'' has an unitentional example: they cut out most of the battle with the SpacePirates for time. As a result, it seems like the Southern Sun just shoots a couple missiles and destroys the pirates. The uncut version actually has them fight the pirates for a couple minutes before winning, and the pirates manage to do some significant damage to the Southern Sun (such as destroying some turrets.)
* ''Film/TheHungerGames'' gives us Cato. In both the film and the book, Cato falls from the Cornucopia after being shot, into the Mutts waiting to kill him. In the film, they tear into him almost instantly, and Katniss has to mercy-kill him within seconds. In the book, however, Cato has a sword and body-armour, and holds out for over an hour fighting the Mutts, trying to make his way back around to the Cornucopia to climb it and kill Katniss and Peta.

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** In the movies, Franchise/{{Wolverine}}'s HealingFactor has been nerfed such that he is no longer immortal. In ''Film/X2XMenUnited'', Wolverine could literally be knocked out by a single shot (albeit one that is well-aimed and has great stopping power) while his comic-counterpart's HealingFactor has always varied DependingOnTheWriter, that is kinda pushing it... However, the writers apparently realized this, and in the next few films, he's able to survive multiple gunshot wounds and even ''partial disintegration''. It gets even weirder when, in ''Film/TheWolverine'', he survives ''a nuke'' in a flashback scene took place ''before'' ''X2''. Furthermore, Wolverine can be still killed by decapitation as his regenerative ability cannot heal entire body parts.

** ComicBook/JubileeMarvelComics while her “glittery fireworks” powers seem lame in the comics, they are actually “[[HavingABlast Lumikinetic Explosives]]” which at full power can can destroy an entire forest and has the potential “detonate matter at a sub-atomic level” like a h-bomb. In the films Jubilee’s power ''are'' lame, seen in ''Film/XMenApocalypse'' where all she does with her power is short circuit a arcade machine to get some quarters back to Jean. It also doesn’t help that Jubilee was almost entirely DemotedToExtra, only showing off her powers once before in a DeletedScene in ''Film/X2XMenUnited'' where she makes sparks come out of her fingers, which again is a highly underwhelming display of her mutant power.

** ComicBook/{{Jubilee}} while her “glittery fireworks” powers seem lame in the comics, they are actually “[[HavingABlast Lumikinetic Explosives]]” which at full power can can destroy an entire forest and has the potential “detonate matter at a sub-atomic level” like a h-bomb. In the films Jubilee’s power ''are'' lame, seen in ''Film/XMenApocalypse'' where all she does with her power is short circuit a arcade machine to get some quarters back to Jean. It also doesn’t help that Jubilee was almost entirely DemotedToExtra, only showing off her powers once before in a DeletedScene in ''Film/X2XMenUnited'' where she makes sparks come out of her fingers, which again is a highly underwhelming display of her mutant power.

* ''Film/Godzilla1998'' is heavily criticized for [[InNameOnly being very little like its source material]], one aspect of which was altering the title monster into a {{Nigh Invulnerab|ility}}le prehistoric beast that has shown himself to be more or less invincible from all conventional military weapons (up to and including atom bombs) with the ability to shoot a powerful BreathWeapon from his mouth (his trademarked "Atomic Breath") to a mutated iguana that flees in terror from military attack, has no special abilities, and [[spoiler: is killed by regular jets in the end]]. Partly why [[WesternAnimation/GodzillaTheSeries the animated series]] that followed the movie was more well-received was because it made the title monster tougher and gave back his atomic breath. The 1998 version even makes a cameo in ''Film/GodzillaFinalWars'' rechristened "Zilla" (cause there's nothing "godly" about him) where he faces the [=OG=] Godzilla in battle and is {{curbstomp|Battle}}ed in about 30 seconds.

* ''Film/Joker2019'': While most media portrays ComicBook/TheJoker as a DiabolicalMastermind, the film stresses that Arthur Fleck is simply not mentally capable of rising to that level.

*** ComicBook/{{Sunspot}} probably gets hit with the hardest with this out all the team. In the comics Roberto is easily one of the most [[SuperStrength strongest]] mutants ''period'' due to being able to convert solar energy into physical strength, letting him lift well over 50 tons (if not more) as well granting him {{flight}}, [[PlayingWithFire Thermokinesis]] and [[LightEmUp Photokinesis]]. In the film, Sunspot can’t fly, can’t manipulate solar energy and at best lifts a chapel bench in the climax and easily gets pushed into a pool by Dr Reyes ''with just a broom''. His powers appear to be fire based [[AdaptationalSuperpowerChange instead]] of sun based as well, making him a discount Human Torch.

*** Wolfbaine while she lacks flashier powers of the aforementioned boys is still no pushover in the comics. Besides her [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent lycanthropy]], Rahne has a variety of powers such as enhanced senses, enhanced vision, a HealingFactor and later gets a secondary mutation that allows her extend her claws like Wolverine and can even [[SelfDuplication split herself into a a pack of five wolves]]. In the film Rahne just gets hairy and feral, even [[spoiler: Dr Reyes]] can throw her off when Rahne jumps on her back and starts clawing. Worse still she doesn’t help out in the climax beyond carrying an unconscious Dani around and giving her moral support.

* Donald Gennaro in ''Film/JurassicPark''. In [[Literature/JurassicPark the novel]], he goes along with Muldoon to catch the Tyrannosaurus and later to fight Velociraptors, manages to fend off a raptor attack, intimidates a ship captain with {{Technobabble}}, and survives to the end. In the film, he becomes a DirtyCoward who dies a particularly embarrassing death. (Remember the guy who got eaten by the T Rex while he was on the toilet? That was Don.) Movie Gennaro is basically an {{Expy}} of Ed Regis, a cowardly, weaselly PR character who only appears in the novel. Similarly, Sarah Harding goes from an insanely badass ActionGirl to a TooDumbToLive DamselInDistress.

** ComicBook/JeanGrey, whose telekinesis gives her the ability to... levitate a single object at a time... if she tries really hard. Oh, and throw frisbees. Needless, to say, the comics version can do a lot more than that, even without the Phoenix Force. The new timeline Jean isn't any better, as in ''Film/DarkPhoenix'' as powerful as Jean is she's still pretty much the mutant equivalent to Literature/{{Carrie}}, compared to the planet-busting Phoenix of the comics who has gone toe to toe with Galactus.

** A particularly sad example is ComicBook/{{Rogue}} in ''Film/XMenTheLastStand''. In the comics, she started out as an insecure and depressed girl who didn't have control over her powers but grew into them and become a self-confident badass. The first film had her as the insecure, depressed girl, and the second took steps to develop her power control and confidence... only for a change in directors to completely neuter this storyline in the third movie and make her just as weak as she was in the first film and ending with her removing her powers altogether. Furthermore, in the comics she has super strength and flight which she gained after permanently draining the energy of the superhero [[ComicBook/CarolDanvers Ms. Marvel]], while in the movie she lacks these abilities completely. Creator/AnnaPaquin has said this is one of her biggest regrets with the role, as she really wanted to fly and kick some ass at some point.

** Speaking of Emma Frost she gets this twice, in ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'' she's just a glorified bullet shield with her diamond powers and in ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' her telepathic abilities are much less potent compared to comics (where she's on par with Jean Grey). The aforementioned Magneto defeats her with bedstead and in ''Days of Future Past'' she's unceremoniously killed offscreen.

** In ''Film/Deadpool2'', one of the final threats to show up is [[spoiler:Juggernaut]]. Though he's depicted as very powerful, able to smash through obstacles and overwhelm Colossus, he's far from invincible and eventually gets knocked out by a BigDamnHeroes moment from NTW and her girlfriend, something his comics version likely wouldn't have even been slowed down by. Admittedly, he [[FunnyBackgroundEvent gets back up minutes later]].

** ComicBook/JeanGrey, whose telekinesis gives her the ability to... levitate a single object at a time... if she tries really hard. Oh, and throw frisbees. Needless, to say, the comics version can do a lot more than that, even without the Phoenix Force. The new timeline Jean isn't any better, as in ''Film/DarkPhoenix'' as powerful as Jean is she's still pretty much the mutant equivalent to Literature/{{Carrie}}, compared to the planet-busting Phoenix of the comics whose gone toe to toe with Galactus.

* "Hearts and Armor" is ''very'' loosely based on Literature/OrlandoFurioso. Remember the legendary Marfiza, who was on par with any knight, losing only against Bradamantes magic lance? Here she is the fiancee of Ruggiero...or his sister like in the original after all?...[[IncestIsRelative or both? The makers of the film don't know themselves, apparently...]]. In any case, wizard Atalante had a vision Ruggiero will be slain by Orlando. PropheciesAreAlwaysRight - [[spoiler: vision! Since in this film, all knights are instantly recognizable by their wacky helmets, she slips into Ruggieros armor and gets an OneHitKill by Orlando. Her HeroicSacrifice instantly ends the war by MyGodWhatHaveIDone (and makes the way free for Bradamante). Ruggiero must have had a similar epiphany. Cue Orlando and Ruggiero RidingIntoTheSunset with their old/new brides]].

* ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'':
** ''Film/TheAvengers2012'': The [[{{Mooks}} Chitauri]] are just alien cyborgs with no shapeshifting abilities like in the Ultimate Marvel comics where they were introduced. They can also [[KeystoneArmy be defeated very easily if their mothership is destroyed]]. Rocket even dubs the Chitauri "the suckiest army in the galaxy" in a deleted scene in ''Film/AvengersEndgame''.
** ''Film/BlackPanther2018'': In the comics, Ulysses Klaue replaces his [[AnArmAndALeg lost arm]] with an ArmCannon that can fire sonic blasts and [[GreenLanternRing shape sound energy into solid objects]]. While Klaue's prosthetic in the movie does have a sonic emitter function like in the comics, it is nowhere near as powerful and lacks the ability to make objects of solid sound energy. Klaue also is not transformed into a being of sound energy like his comic counterpart which makes him functionally immortal and [[spoiler: as a result he is killed by Killmonger.]]
** ''Film/IronMan3'' {{Zig Zag|gingTrope}}s this trope. [[spoiler:The Mandarin seems like a ridiculously Exaggerated Trope example when it's discovered that he's really a drugged-out actor playing a part. This is then subverted when you discover that the actor is a BodyDouble for seemingly the real Mandarin, an evil mastermind (that said, his powers aren't the same as in the comics -- instead of magical rings, his powers come from genetic manipulation).]] ''Film/AllHailTheKing'' zig-zags this even further by revealing that [[spoiler:the man who claimed to be the real Mandarin in ''Iron Man 3'' was himself merely an imposter; the ''real'' one is apparently a warrior king who's "inspired generations of men"]].
** Baron Von Strucker in the comics is the founder of ComicBook/{{HYDRA}}, a big name villain, and a serious physical threat to anyone who tries to fight him. In ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' he is an unimportant SmugSnake who unconvincingly insists that his mooks can beat the Avengers, surrenders to them in [[DirtyCoward groveling, humiliating style]], and gets killed off-screen by ComicBook/{{Ultron}}.
** Zig-zagged with ComicBook/ScarletWitch. In the comics, Wanda is usually one of the most powerful beings (if not the most powerful) in the entire Marvel Universe with the power to [[RealityWarper warp reality]]. Here her powers are more similar to a powered down ComicBook/JeanGrey. That being said, she’s still one of the most powerful characters in the MCU. [[spoiler: In ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' and ''Film/AvengersEndgame'', Wanda not only destroys an Infinity Stone but also incapacitates Thanos. She, [[ComicBook/DoctorStrange Strange]], Thor, and Carol are the only ones capable of putting up a legitimate fight against him alone. She almost outright kills him in the latter until he has to sacrifice about half of his army to get some space from her.]] She's just not on the power level of her comic counterpart. Her de-powering is likely due to her not being able to be a ComicBook/XMen due to [[ScrewedByTheLawyers legal issues]]. She gets her powers from the mind stone rather than being a mutant enhanced by being the vessel of The Elder God Chthon. She's also not the daughter of the powerful mutant, ComicBook/{{Magneto}}. However, this was retroactively rendered a moot point once Disney bought Fox (which came with the movie rights to the X-Men) in March 2019.
** Speaking of which, Ultron ''himself'' suffers from this. In the comics, Ultron is one of Marvel's most dangerous villains ever. His entire body is MadeOfIndestructium, and ComicBook/TheMightyThor has a hard enough time ''leaving a dent'' in it before it repairs itself anyways. Ultron also has {{Technopath}} abilities, where he once enslaved the techno-organic Phalanx through sheer force of will, and then went on to conquer to the Kree Empire and nearly took out Nova Prime (who had to be put into a coma to prevent herself from being taken over). In the movie, while being a dangerous, world-class threat, he gets dispatched much more easily at the end, and even struggles keeping up with ComicBook/CaptainAmerica in a one-on-one battle (which is compounded by Cap getting the [[AdaptationalBadass reverse]] treatment). Getting overpowered and killed by ComicBook/TheVision would ''never'' happen in the comics -- Ultron once [[SingleStrokeBattle one-shotted]] him with no effort. [[http://i.imgur.com/gMaKXWh.png Really]].
** Strong as he is, Film/TheIncredibleHulk is this because there is little indication of the Hulk having incalculable strength, or that he gets stronger the angrier he gets like in the comics. ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' and WordOfGod does confirm his strength rises the angrier he gets, however, Hulk's potential is '''much''' lesser than comics since he can be overpowered and even knocked out by savvy opponents who exploit his [[StrongButUnskilled mindless fighting style]]. [[spoiler: In ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' he does become [[GeniusBrusier Professor Hulk]] but even when compared to the comics he's a GentleGiant and doesn't display the benefits of being StrongAndSkilled.]]
** Similarly, Film/{{Doctor Strange|2016}} is nerfed from his BigGood RealityWarper Sorcerer Supreme powers into a training novice MagicKnight who lacks the skill of Karl Mordo and even Wong. Though ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' shows Strange can [[LetsGetDangerous bust out the big guns]] if he wishes (i.e equaling Thanos in power while he had three Infinity Stones)... so Strange ''might'' become closer to his [=OP=] comic counterpart in future.
** The Destroyer. In the comics, it's even more powerful than Ultron, all but impossible to damage physically and possessing cosmically destructive energy blasts (as it was created to fight the Celestials). When fighting the Destroyer all Thor can do most of the time is stay alive until the consciousness inhabiting it leaves. In the movie, it is only a threat because Thor has been BroughtDownToNormal and he puts it down pretty easily once he regains his powers.
** ComicBook/{{Loki}} gets a good deal of this; yes he isn’t nearly as strong as his brother Thor in the comics either but he more than makes up for it with his powerful sorcery. Comic Loki has regularly gone up against Doctor Strange as well as Doctor Doom and matched them in magic and has even defeated Thor a few times. MCU Loki only uses Illusion magic (which eventually stop fooling Thor), needs powerful weapons like Gungnir and Sceptre from Thanos to fight his brother and when he faces Doctor Strange in ''Thor Ragnarok'' he gets effortlessly swept aside. Although MCU Loki is still an impressive fighter compared to the comics, as he decisively overwhelms Captain America and casts a spell on his father Odin to take over the throne, albeit offscreen.
** ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'': The Nova Corps are nowhere near as powerful as in the comics where each of their members had super-strength, flight and could project energy blasts, as well as many cool things thanks to the Nova Force. Not only do they lack these powers in the movie, but they also function as a RedshirtArmy [[spoiler:getting killed by the hundreds when [[BigBad Ronan]] attacks Xandar]].
*** ComicBook/DraxTheDestroyer in the comics was a stoic badass who succeeded in what he was created for ''by murdering Thanos'' ([[DeathIsCheap he got better]]) as well being able to fight alongside the Hulk and match Mar-Vell in combat. [=MCU=] Drax while strong is also incredibly silly, and easily swatted aside by Ronan and Thanos, and is regulated to LargeHam PluckyComicRelief.
*** ComicBook/{{Gamora}} in the 616 comics is considered the deadliest woman in the Galaxy, very agile and skilled in martial arts, sword fighting and infiltration. She can regenerate after being almost burned alive by an artificial sun, she can paralyze her opponents by striking their pressure points and she defeated a large platoon of human soldiers. Picture ComicBook/SheHulk with Batman's fighting skills and you'll get Gamora. In movies, however, she's just a skilled cybernetically enhanced alien lady with a sword who can be physically overpowered by Groot, Drax, and her father Thanos.
*** ComicBook/{{Nebula|MarvelComics}} while not quite on Gamora's level in the comics, has still fought the likes of ComicBook/SilverSurfer, killed Thanos's son Thane and wielded the Infinity Gauntlet herself. In the films she's repeatedly overpowered by several characters including {{Mooks}} and her cybernetics hassle her frequently [[WorfHadTheFlu limiting her combat prowess]]. Though Nebula does hold her own against Thanos on Titan and according to him nearly killed him in an offscreen assassination attempt which is still impressive regardless.
** ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'': Ayesha had an entirely different backstory in the comics than she does in the movie, and also lacks similar superpowers that the Nova Corps has, being more of a NonActionBigBad that can't be bothered to do things herself.
*** Downplayed with ComicBook/{{Mantis|MarvelComics}}. In the comics, she is a top-tier martial artist who has successfully traded blows with the likes of Thor and Doctor Strange, whereas she does not seem to possess any combat capabilities in the movies. However, her empathic powers are still nothing to be messed with, able to temporarily put Ego the Living Planet (who's a [[PhysicalGod Celestial]]) to sleep against his will, along with [[spoiler: keeping ''Thanos himself'' restrained for a bit while he wore the Infinity Gauntlet, which was outfitted with four of the six Infinity Stones]].
** ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'':
*** Flash Thompson is depicted as an arrogant, nerdy rich kid instead of a dumb jock like in the comics. The filmmakers said they intentionally remodeled him as a cyberbully to reflect the Information Age.
*** The Shocker suffered from this as well, being dispatched fairly easily in each fight as opposed to his comic version who could hold his own against Spider-Man pretty well. Although it's somewhat justified by the fact that the movie version lacked a secondary gauntlet and a protective suit, and was inexperienced with the gauntlet he did have.
*** The Prowler aka Aaron Davies is a GadgeteerGenius and competent fighter in the comics; in the movie he's a petty and [[NonActionGuy unenthusiastic]] crook who can't even buy a gun.
** ''Film/ThorRagnarok'': The Grandmaster was originally an Elder of the Universe, having the power to warp reality thanks to having a remnant of the Big Bang's energy. His cinematic counterpart has none of these powers, except for halted aging.
** ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' / ''Film/AvengersEndgame'':
*** Thanos is accurately portrayed as being stronger than the Hulk as well as being highly intelligent, but he's really just a muscular alien at the end of the day who happens to be smart and obsessive. In the comics, he is vastly stronger still as well as a bona-fide super-genius and one of the smartest beings in the universe, but this is merely the tip of the iceberg of what the Mad Titan can do, as he is also the most powerful of the race of Eternals- owing in part to repeatedly augmenting himself with training, genetic engineering and other methods- who possess a wide range of abilities including energy blasts, PsychicPowers, altering matter, teleportation, flight and many more; on top of this, the movies don't include his training in the magical arts, and he should be able to match Doctor Strange even without the Infinity Gauntlet. On occasion, he is a literal InvincibleVillain who is periodically cursed with eternal life by Death herself, meaning he is absolutely incapable of dying, although even without this he has survived attacks from cosmic entities and gods without much bother; while he usually lacks the armies that MCU!Thanos has, he generally does not need them as he is wholly capable of wiping out entire planets on his own with relative ease.
*** With the exception of [[AdaptationalBadass Ebony Maw]] and Cull Obsidian (who remains more or less the same as [[AdaptationNameChange Black Dwarf]]), Thanos' minions, are a lot weaker in general than they were in the comics. Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight were capable of fighting against powerhouses such as the Hulk and ComicBook/{{Luke Cage|HeroForHire}}, while in the movie {{Badass Normal}}s like ComicBook/BlackWidow, ComicBook/TheFalcon and Okoye were more than a match for them. The [[{{Mooks}} Outriders]] also had a neat collection of superpowers like invisibility, tactile telepathy and density control, but display none of this in the movie instead of acting like mindless beasts that get killed with impunity by the heroes.
*** The Infinity Gauntlet itself, as well as its wielder. In the comics, the Infinity Gems, and, by extension, the Gauntlet, bestowed godlike power merely from being worn--enough to NoSell planet-shattering attacks without even bothering to defend oneself, or alter existence with a thought. In the film, the Stones need conscious activation and concentration, and the Gauntlet itself requires a physical gesture to access their power. While this allows greater storytelling potential and gives the heroes a much greater fighting chance (as in, greater than ''zero''), it's still comparatively weaker than the original version and makes the wielder vulnerable to attack.
** ''Film/CaptainMarvel2019'' [[spoiler: does this with Kree Starforce members as Yon-Rogg, Bron-Char, Att-Lass, and Minn-Erva (whose matched Carol in the comics) are an absolute cakewalk when the titular heroine gets her SuperMode. They also lack superpowers they had in the comics and rely on weapons which prove to be [[ShootingSuperman useless]] against Carol]].
*** [[spoiler: Mar-vell also gets this along with a GenderLift; comics Mar-vell was capable of fighting Thanos repeatedly, movie Mar-Vell is taken out with a single blaster.]]
*** The Skrulls aren't the devastating ParanoiaFuel shapeshifting warmongers from the comics. [[spoiler: This is because [[NotEvilJustMisunderstood they're actually a misunderstood bunch]] who just want to survive and prosper while the JerkAss Kree empire antagonize them.]]

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