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** Oozaru aka Goku’s Great Ape transformation gets this as well. In the original series Ozaru is gigantic being pretty much to {{Kaiju}}-levels of huge and has a BreathWeapon. In the movie Oozaru is ''way smaller'' being only the size of a large man and only has brute strength thus is far less scary and impressive as result. It also doesn’t help that in this version Oozaru/Goku is TheBrute for Piccolo instead of a transformation for Goku as a Saiyan.

** [Vivian to a [[DownplayedTrope slight degree]]. In the book, she comes out on top in every fight she's involved in, while here she [[BadassInDistress gets captured]] by Gabriel and has to be rescued by Aiden before she can fight back, although in her defence she was recovering from silver poisoning at the time. She also has comparatively less agency in her relationship with Aiden; in the book she seeks Aiden out herself to ask him on a date while in the film he's the one pursuing her [[StalkerWithACrush (literally)]] until he wears her down.

* In ''Film/GhostRider'' and its [[Film/GhostRiderSpiritOfVengeance sequel]], [[SatanicArchetype the Devil]] aka ComicBook/{{Mephisto}} in the comics goes from a BigRedDevil who's fought ComicBook/{{Galactus}}, to a regular old dude who gets outwitted, defied and even defeated by the titular hero. Mephisto's [[RealityWarper reality-bending]] powers, in general, are downplayed and he needs a human form to manifest himself, whereas in comics he can appear in his devilish form on Earth anytime he wants. Blackheart may be the worst offender since he goes from [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkguBbjU4AEqRzl.jpg this]] to ''[[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/villains/images/a/a7/Blackheart_2007.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20180517195103 this]]''. Unlike his comic counterpart, Blackheart has no devastating supernatural power and in the FinalBattle he gets defeated by Ghost Rider's Penance Stare; in the comics, the Penance Stare only makes Blackheart ''[[FeedItWithFire stronger]]''.

* Dr. Claw in the ''Film/InspectorGadget'' movie goes from an [[EvilGenius ingenious]], [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]], intimidating DiabolicalMastermind hiding from within the shadows while his legion of psychos for hire followed his every command to kill Gadget and take over the world into a [[SissyVillain effeminate]], [[PsychopathicManchild childish]] GigglingVillain with less than ''three'' [[PunchClockVillain incompetent thugs]] working under him. It doesn't help that a part of his driving motivation to one-up Gadget also involves gaining the affection of a scientist that his archenemy is also after.

* In 1993's ''Film/SuperMarioBros'' the entire Koopa family are changed from [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot fire-breathing turtle dragon sorcerers]] into fairly average humanoids, with the only strange thing about them being that they evolved from dinosaurs rather than apes. Koopa Troopas and Goombas zigzag into AdaptationalBadass by changing into big burly guys with tiny heads, but then it gets subverted [[ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy when you see them in action]]. Mario and Luigi never once jump on someone's head or change into tanukis. There's even a brief moment at the end where the movie teases us by having the DevolutionDevice used on King -- correction, ''{{President|Evil}}'' Koopa, turning him into a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Sadly, a T. Rex still isn't quite as badass as a fire-breathing turtle dragon, and he ends up being an AntiClimaxBoss anyway, getting devolved into primordial ooze in short order.

* Dr. Claw in the ''Film/InspectorGadget'' movie goes from an [[EvilGenius ingenious]], [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]], intimidating DiabolicalMastermind hiding from within the shadows while his legion of psychos for hire followed his every command to kill Gadget and take over the world into a [[SissyVillain effeminate]], [[PsychopathicManchild childish]] GigglingVillain with less than ''three'' [[PunchClockVillain incompetent thugs]] working under him. It doesn't help that a part of his driving motivation to one-up Gadget also involves gaining the affection of a HotScientist that his archenemy is also after.

** Boba Fett although SparedByAdaptation like in ''Legends'', arguably got this to a greater extent than even Luke ultimately in the new continuity. Originally in ''Legends'' Boba absolutely lived up to his status as TheDreaded killing the Sarlacc, becoming the new ruler of Mandore and even being the BadassTeacher to Han and Leia’s daughter Jaina. In the new canon seen in ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett'' while still pretty badass in his own right, Boba is less formidable overall needing others to help him out, such as his partner Fennec Shand who not only stone cold assassinates Boba’s foes for him but is also the one who really destroys the Sarlacc. Furthermore newcomer [[Series/TheMandalorian Din Djarin]] had [[DecompositeCharacter already carried out]] a lot of Boba’s feats from ''Legends'' right down to matching Jedi in combat, raising a Force-Sensitive to being the one with the right to rule Mandalore.

* Downplayed with Bane in ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'', who [[spoiler:is not the main villain, but rather TheDragon to the film's actual BigBad, Talia Al Ghul]]. For all that, though, he's still a rather terrifying villain.
** In ''Film/BatmanBegins'', Detective Arnold Flass is a bullying DirtyCop who plays the face of the Gotham police as they stand, but rather than the muscular former Green Beret in ''Year One'' who takes forethought to lay low, Detective Arnold Flass is a snippy FatBastard who can only throw his weight around wielding a gun on unarmed civilians.

** Protagonist Luke Skywalker undergoes a serious case of NotAsYouKnowThem in the reboot. Originally he lived up to his TheChosenOne status and became the most powerful Jedi who ever lived, whereas in ''Film/TheLastJedi'' and ''Series/TheMandalorian'' he's still shown to be a skilled duelist but lacking the [[AdaptationalPersonalityChange mental]] and spiritual fortitude to [[OrderReborn hold the New Jedi Order together]], resulting in HijackedDestiny and DeathByAdaptation.

* ''Film/WeWereSoldiers'': Sergeant Major Plumley, believe it or not. While everyone who saw the film who knew the man said that Creator/SamElliott did wonderful work of capturing the man's essence, it also ''severely'' downplayed just how much of a hardass the man actually was.

** Protagonist Luke Skywalker undergoes a serious case of NotAsYouKnowThem in the reboot. Originally he lived up to his TheChosenOne status and became the most powerful Jedi who ever lived, whereas in ''Film/TheLastJedi'' and ''Series/TheMandalorian'' he's still shown to be a skilled duelist but lacking the [[AdaptationalPersonalityChange mental]] and spiritual fortitude to [[OrderReborn hold the New Jedi Order together]], resulting in HijackedDestiny.

** Protagonist Luke Skywalker undergoes a serious case of NotAsYouKnewThem in the reboot. Originally he lived up to his TheChosenOne status and became the most powerful Jedi who ever lived, whereas in ''Film/TheLastJedi'' and ''Series/TheMandalorian'' he's still shown to be a skilled duelist but lacking the [[AdaptationalPersonalityChange mental]] and spiritual fortitude to [[OrderReborn hold the New Jedi Order together]], resulting in HijackedDestiny.

** PsychoForHire Aurra Sing was a Dark Jedi BountyHunter who left the Order at a young age, but was shown in ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' to still retain enough aptitude with the Force to take on Jedi. However in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' and works made after the Creator/{{Disney}} ContinuityReboot she's reduced to a BadassNormal before being KilledOffscreen in ''Film/{{Solo}}''.

* ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' depicts General Grievous as a coughing, cackling, ineffectual coward who accomplishes precisely nothing in the whole film, a huge step down from the [[ImplacableMan unstoppable]], [[TheDreaded monstrous]], [[HeroKiller Jedi-killing]], [[OneManArmy One Cyborg Army]] in Genndy Tartakovsky's ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars''. Tartakovsky's version came out first, before the characterization of Grievous in the film was finalized, so they had the freedom to write what they wanted. Creator/GeorgeLucas basically ignored this version and settled on Grievous as a mustache-twirling SmugSnake for his film.

** 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.

* ''Film/WeWereSoldiers'': Sergeant Major Plumley, believe it or not. Wihile everyone who saw the film who knew the man said that Creator/SamElliott did a wonderful work of capturing the man's essence, it also ''severely'' downplayed just how much of a hardass the man actually was.

** The adaptation of ''Film/FellowshipOfTheRing'' significantly cuts down on the initial journey to Rivendell, which has this effect on Frodo to a noticeable degree. For instance, "Fog on the Barrow-Downs" being cut means that Frodo no longer hacks the hand off a wight, the scene of him managing to briefly drive back the Ringwraiths and slash at the legs of the Witch-King before taking his wound is removed in favor of Aragorn doing the work, and a bit in Moria where he wounds a cave-troll enough to scare it off is removed. This causes Frodo's increasing passivity over the course of the films to be significantly less noticeable, where in the books, he started out as clearly the most competent and heroic of the four hobbits.

** In [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings the books]], Frodo gradually becomes a more passive character due to his damaging experiences and eventually swears never to wield a sword again, which means something, because his earlier feats include hacking the hand off a barrow-wight and stabbing a cave-troll in the foot. None of this appears in the films.

** The Gondorian army as a whole, where in the books they are formidable warriors, in ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing The Return of the King]]'' they are a pathetic feeble force who are incapable of standing up to even basic orc grunts in melee combat and just serve the purpose of panicking, fleeing and [[RedShirtArmy being cut down in large numbers.]]

** It overlaps with the [[Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera Broadway Musical]] but Christine is a far more [[PluckyGirl assertive]] and [[SpiritedYoungLady spirited heroine]] in Gaston Leroux‘s [[Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera novel]] than she is on the [[{{Chickification}} screen or the stage]]. In the original book, Leroux explicitly describes Christine as “strong”, and while not a ActionGirl by modern standards she still physically overpowers her {{Love Interest|s}} Raoul several times to protect him from the jealous Phantom, and she even makes great effort to escape from the Phantom when he abducts her in the finale. Movie Christine much like the Mina and Cinderella examples above has had the spine completely removed from her character, TheIngenue traits are taken UpToEleven and she puts no resistance to the Phantom whatsoever compared to the book. Although to be fair most adaptions do this, e.g ''Film/ThePhantomOfTheOpera1925'' where Christine is just a hysterical DamselInDistress.

* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'':
** ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}' abilities are nowhere near his comic book counterpart's. Not only are his leadership capabilities at the barest minimum, but he also seems to lack any form of hand-to-hand combat training. In addition, his [[EyeBeams optic blasts]], unrestrained, are the strength that Comic!Cyke sets as his default. Comic!Cyke's unrestrained optic blast is the X-Men's equivalent of a smart bomb and basically wipes out anything in his field of vision.
** In the movies, ComicBook/{{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/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. Jean can also only use [[AmplifierArtifact Cerebro]] for only a few seconds before passing out, in the comics she easily gets the hang of it and eventually can use it more effectively than ComicBook/ProfessorX can. 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.
** ComicBook/{{Storm}} is ''embarrassingly pathetic'' compared to her comic counterpart. Hell, she can only utilize the full extent of her WeatherManipulation ''when she's outside'' unlike the comics where she can shoot lightning from her hands ''anytime she wants''. In the first movie Storm is overpowered and knocked down an elevator shaft by Toad. True she gets a HeroicSecondWind but the fact Toad is able to taunt and intimidate Storm despite her being far more powerful than him is very telling. The sequels don't do Storm any favors either; instead of blowing her foes to kingdom come, she only ever provides cover and support to Wolverine and co. Sometimes she summons a lightning bolt or two ''but that's it''.
** 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 [[AbortedArc 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 [[FlyingBrick 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.
** ComicBook/{{Jubilee|MarvelComics}} 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/{{Magneto}} in the comics naturally possesses some resistance to telepathy, but ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'' shows that he's [[spoiler: ''completely'' vulnerable to Xavier's power]] if he doesn't wear the helmet. Moreover, ComicBook/EmmaFrost was able to [[Film/XMenFirstClass enter his mind and access his traumatic childhood memories]], causing him to collapse in extreme pain. His power set is also limited to being able to telekinetically bend and move metal as opposed to using various magnetic abilities (such as his use of force fields).
** 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 in a diamond form with a bedstead and in ''Days of Future Past'' she's unceremoniously killed offscreen.
** ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} is regarded as one of Marvel's best comic book anti-heroes because he's a crazy [[RealityWarper reality altering]] AxCrazy assassin who is nearly unstoppable. In ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'', he's downgraded to [[BigBad Colonel Stryker's]] attack dog, without permission to speak or even think for himself, doing whatever his boss says without question. [[spoiler:Eventually, he gets his [[MouthStitchedShut mouth sewn shut]] and his brain built with cybernetic implants that makes him Stryker's entirely remote-controlled, robotic servant without free will or his own skill whatsoever. Because Stryker is in control over Deadpool, the former causes the latter to lose easily to Wolverine and Sabretooth after they decapitate him.]] However, his [[Film/{{Deadpool 2016}} solo film]] redeems him after the writers realized his wasted potential.
** In ''Film/Deadpool2'', one of the final threats to show up is [[spoiler:[[ComicBook/JuggernautMarvelComics Juggernaut]]]]. Though he's depicted as very powerful, able to smash through obstacles, lift buses 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]].
*** It's fair to note that ComicBook/{{Cable}} technically gets this in ''Deadpool 2'' as well, despite Creator/JoshBrolin's badass portrayal. In the comics Cable actually has [[MindOverMatter powerful psychic abilities]] (since he's Jean Grey's son), while movie Cable ''only'' uses guns and his cybernetic arm, instead of any telepathic powers. Cable is also repeatedly matched in combat by Deadpool, even when Wade was wearing a PowerNullifier, while in comics [[https://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/11116/111168413/4744428-1261936-cable_deadpool_02_02.jpg Cable can demolish Deadpool without any effort]].
*** Barring Comicbook/{{Domino|MarvelComics}}, who stays as dangerous as ever, and Peter, [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg who just showed up for the ad]], the members of ComicBook/XForce all go through this. In the comics, though they're considered C-list, they're all at least reasonably competent. In the movie, they're depicted as SuperZeroes who end up dying in BloodyHilarious fashion within less than a minute of their first mission.
** ''Film/TheNewMutants'':
*** ComicBook/{{Sunspot}} probably gets hit with the hardest with this out of 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.
*** Cannonball spends most of the movie terrified of using his “Thermo-Chemical Energy” powers but even when Sam does use his power, it’s nothing to write home about compared to the comic. In the comics Cannonball is a FlyingBrick with his “blast field” being able to act as a [[BarrierWarrior force field]] that can protect himself and trap his enemies, and he’s defeated the likes of [[SupermanSubstitute Gladiator]]. In the film we barely see Sam fly and he’s knocked down fairly easily by the Demon Bear in the climax.
*** Wolfsbane 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.
*** [[spoiler: Lockheed, in the comics he’s not just TeamPet and is actually an incredibly powerful little dragon having fought the Brood and survived ''ComicBook/SecretWars1984''. In the film, he spends most of the movie as Illyana’s SockPuppet and then her summoned familiar and displays no real independent intelligence like the comic 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 Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse:
** Jax-Ur in the comics was a Kryptonian scientist who, naturally, was given the yellow sun powers to fight Superman. In some versions, he is treated more like a General Zod-lite. In ''Film/ManOfSteel'' he is firmly the scientist character among Zod's crew and is never involved in a fight. However, this is somewhat consistent with his original Silver Age portrayal, which depicted him as being out of shape and incapable of holding his own against Superman even with superpowers.
** ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'':
*** Kryptonite itself. In the comics and prior adaptations, the Kryptonite is clearly established as lethal to Superman and other Kryptonians. In the film, while it does still harm Kryptonians it just seems to [[BroughtDownToBadass inhibit access to their strength]] when Batman weaponizes it to engage Superman. [[spoiler: It does still work well enough to deliver a killing blow against [[ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman Doomsday]] during Superman's HeroicSacrifice, though.]]
*** Mercy Graves takes after her incarnation in the aforementioned ''WesternAnimation/SupermanDoomsday'' in being a personal assistant for Luthor, not his bodyguard.
** The entire Greek Pantheon in ''Film/WonderWoman2017'' is taken out by Ares the God of War (who gets AdaptationalBadass), in the comics Zeus alone could've wiped the floor with Ares. At best you can argue only ThePowerOfLove worked against Ares as Diana proves in the FinalBattle, though that doesn't really justify Ares pulling a Kratos.
** ''Film/JusticeLeague2017'':
*** Steppenwolf gets a heavy dose of this. In the comics, Steppenwolf is a [[ComicBook/NewGods New God]] from [[Characters/NewGodsApokolips Apokolips]] who's easily able to overpower the heroes, even Kryptonians (e.g Superman's son Jonathan) plus Comic!Steppenwolf even ''killed'' Earth 2 Wonder Woman by running her through with his CoolSword. Film!Steppenwolf is laughably pathetic, getting overpowered by the Amazons in a FlashBack and only invades the Earth again when Superman isn't around to protect it; Wonder Woman and Aquaman can match him in combat and Superman [[CurbStompBattle utterly humiliates him]].
*** Batman gets some of this as well at the start of the movie; he has trouble overpowering a single criminal and is rendered ineffectual when dealing with bigger threats, relegated to shooting Parademons from the sidelines. Batman also lacks TheChessmaster strategy or any caution in the movie, ready to pointlessly sacrifice himself at the drop of a hat.
** ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague'':
*** Steppenwolf is still less impressive than his ComicBook/Earth2 comic version, 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).
*** Played with in regards to ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} in ''Zack Snyder's Justice League''. In the comics he's an InvincibleVillain and GodOfEvil, when we first see him in action during the ancient invasion in Snyder's cut, while very strong (being able to easily kill a Green Lantern) he's still injured by the Amazons' arrows, scorched by Zeus' lightning and then mortally wounded by Ares forcing him to retreat. In the comics '''none''' of that would have effected Darkseid or even slow him down in the slightest. Except its shown later, since the failed invasion of Earth Darkseid has gained his [[EyeBeams Omega Beams]] and in the BadFuture defeats the Justice League and subjugates Superman, which is pretty on par with his comic counterpart.
*** Batman meanwhile [[AvertedTrope absolutely lacks]] the above AdaptationalWimp traits in this version.
** ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'':
*** 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|DCComics}} 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).
*** Though to be fair, Slipknot got off lightly compared to the movie's BigBad The Enchantress. In the comics she's an EldritchAbomination (explicitly stronger than Superman and Wonder Woman) trapped in the body of a human whose power is so great it took the combined forces of the [[ComicBook/JusticeLeagueDark Dark Justice League]] and ComicBook/JohnConstantine [[SealedEvilInACan binding her to June Moon]] for sake of saving hundreds of lives. In the film, The Enchantress is [[DidYouJUstPunchOutCthulhu killed]] by a bunch of petty criminals (one of whom is just an AxCrazy [[ComicBook/HarleyQuinn former psychiatrist]] with a baseball bat) and some explosives.
*** ComicBook/TheJoker get this as well being downgraded from city spanning MonsterClown [[ChaoticEvil anarchist]], to a simple crazy mob boss with bleached skin. Though even as a gangster (as Golden Age comic and Burton versions of the Joker were), Suicide Squad Joker isn't that threatening; instead of [[TheChessmaster schemes]] he relies on firepower, {{Mooks}}, and a helicopter which was soon shot down. When Batman shows up, [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere he flees]] and the Joker's only real skill that was carried over from the comic is his MasterOfDisguise ability.
*** It's not as egregious as other examples but ComicBook/{{Katana}} is seriously lacking compared to her comic counterpart where she's a OneWomanArmy whose skills are on par with Batman. The film version of Katana doesn't use her SoulPower beyond talking to her dead husband and is easily overpowered in the FinalBattle.
** ''Film/Shazam2019'' does this to the SevenDeadlySins. In the comics, each one of the Sins are {{Physical God}}s that have Omnipresence, Immortality and cannot be beaten by the heroes using any conventional means being {{Anthropomorphic Personification}}s. In the film, they're just a bunch of snarling demons, only a real threat to {{Muggles}} and Shazam, [[spoiler: along with his empowered brothers and sisters,]] make short work of them in the FinalBattle.
** ''Film/BirdsOfPrey2020'':
*** Unfortunately done to [[ComicBook/Batgirl2000 Cassandra Cain]]. In the comics she's one of Batman's greatest protégées (probably only second to Dick Grayson) and thanks to being [[TrainingFromHell trained]] from birth by the Leagues of Shadows, Cassandra is capable of ridiculous superhuman feats even for [[CharlesAtlasSuperPower Batman standards]]. In the movie on the other hand, she's just a little thief who displays no martial arts skills and needs to be protected from Black Mask by Harley Quinn and rest of the Birds of Prey.
*** To be fair to Cassandra, [[ComicBook/BlackCanary Dinah Lance]] also gets a good dose of this in the film. In comics she’s one of the best martial artists in DC and her signature [[MakeMeWannaShout Canary Cry]] can decimate cities and can even hurt the likes of Amazo and Superman. In the movie she’s still a good fighter (though not as impressive as her comic counterpart) but her sonic scream has been heavily nerfed, Dinah only really lets loose once and manages to knock a few dozen guys back and break glass... ''[[PowerStrainBlackout then she faints]]''. Needlessly to say comic Dinah is far stronger than that being able use her cry frequently without passing out.
** ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'' does this to quite a few characters while giving the rest (even Polka-Dot 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]].]]
*** Blackguard is a powerful enemy of ComicBook/BoosterGold in the comics who has ergokinesis and powerful future-tec such as shields. In the film he only has guns and a smart mouth, [[spoiler: and gets his face blown off in BloodyHilarious fashion at the beginning.]]
*** Savant is a GeniusBruiser stud in the comics who’s took on the ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey and even matched 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.]]
*** Javelin in the comics while pretty lame has still taken on the likes of Deadshot and Green Lantern and even the entire Justice League in ''Cry For Justice''. [[spoiler: In the film he’s one of the first to be killed albeit with Harley carrying on his legacy.]]
*** Weasel is a surprisingly strong villain who’s almost killed Firestorm in the comics and even proved to be an 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.]]
*** [[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, Polka-Dot 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.]]

* ''AdaptationalHeroism/XMenFilmSeries''

* ''Film/BladeOfTheImmortal'': Rin Asano is aged down from fifteen to about ten in the film, and is almost completely useless since the CompressedAdaptation cuts out almost the entire back half of the [[Manga/BladeOfTheImmortal manga]] where she finds her niche as a planner.