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** Creator/AlanRickman's portrayal of [[Chsracters/HarryPotterSeverusSnape Severus Snape]] is so iconic it is the main image the public (and even parts of the book fandom) think off when the character is mentioned, despite Rickman is [[AdaptationalAttractivness more attractive]] and [[AgeLift significant older]] than the character is described in the books. Also, his SadistTeacher tendencies are [[AdaptationalNiceGuy heavingly downplayed]] and [[AdaptationalComicRelief more of a source of comic relief]] in the movies, helping to give Snape a "DracoInLeatherPants" treatment within the fadom.

** ''Literature/TheMetaMorphoses'' by the late Roman poet Ovid are this to Classical Mythology as a whole; Greek was a lost language in Western Europe for most of the Middle Ages, so most people from that region's only expose to Classical Myth only came through what the Roman's had translated into Latin (which ''was'' widely spoken thanks to being the Lingua Franca of the Roman Empire and later the Catholic Church). As a result, the versions of the stories presented by Ovid are more widely known and influential than the earlier Greek versions (see Medusa's backstory for an excellent example). Ovid's depiction of the Olympians as a pantheon of JerkassGods was a deliberate choice reflecting his own anti-traditionalist views, but due to his works being among the most influential interpretations of Greek mythology, most people will think that your average ancient Greek really believed their gods were rapists and selfish manchildren prone to smiting for the most petty of reasons.

** In general, a lot of elements people stereotypically associate with the franchise were far more significant in the various [[NonSerialMovie Non-Serial Movies]] than the series proper. This was due in large part to the films [[RecycledScript reusing elements from the series and each other]], leading to CharacterExaggeration of traits like Piccolo's [[PapaWolf protectiveness of Gohan]], Krillin's [[TheLoad ineffectiveness in a fight]] and Goku always being the one to defeat the villain ([[VillainKiller usually lethally]]). In particular, there's the films' treatment of Goku and Vegeta as rival BashBrothers working together to fight the foe of the day -- this only happened once in the entire run of the manga and anime but has become so significant to the franchise as to be its modern status quo.

** In general, a lot of elements people stereotypically associate with the franchise were far more significant in the various [[NonSerialMovie Non-Serial Movies]] than the series proper. This was due in large part to the films [[RecycledScript reusing elements from the series and each other]], leading to CharacterExaggeration of traits like Piccolo's [[PapaWolf protectiveness of Gohan]], Krillin's [[TheLoad ineffectiveness in a fight]] and Goku's willingness to [[VillainKiller kill villains]]. In particular, there's the films' treatment of Goku and Vegeta as rival BashBrothers working together to fight the foe of the day -- this only happened once in the entire run of the manga and anime but has become so significant to the franchise as to be its modern status quo.

* The ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'' is, as of 2021, the ''biggest'' film franchise of all time, but while people are generally aware the movies are based on Creator/MarvelComics, they're often unaware of how different the movies are from the comics, and in the cases where they are they're often unaware of the significance of this.

** ComicBook/IronMan, like Hawkeye has been affected but in a much more positive fashion. Thanks to the MCU the public perception of Tony Stark thanks to Creator/RobertDowneyJr’s portrayal is a loveable, charismatic, quip-happy hilarious JerkWithAHeartOfGold who when the chips are down will save the universe as the BigGood. This is a marked difference from the comic version of Iron Man, whom as many comic fans will know, was being written as a very unlikable [[StrawCharacter Strawman Political]] BrokenAce pseudo-fascist starting with ''[[ComicBook/CivilWar2006 Civil War]]''. Fans of Iron Man who started with the MCU, have actually been appalled upon reading the comics at how dickish Tony is written (especially in modern continuity) and how unlike the films he certainly isn’t bosom buddies with Hulk or an idol and mentor to Spider-Man (in the comics, Captain America is the one hero Peter worships). Thanks to the MCU impacting the comics, Tony is more lighthearted and jokey and the films have significantly bolstered his popularity, with him being right up there with Spidey or Wolverine nowadays.

* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' influenced many people's views on characters like Wonder Woman and ComicBook/GreenLantern for years, because it served as their only major appearances throughout the 2000s and early 2010s. For example, many are surprised to find that Batman and Wonder Woman are not an OfficialCouple in the comics. In regards to the latter, while they're sometimes written as having feelings for each other, Wonder Woman is usually with Steve Trevor (or Superman in any sort of {{Elseworld}} story).[[note]]For his part, Batman has a pretty sizable list of love interests, with him having a child with [[Characters/BatmanTaliaAlGhul Talia Al-Ghul]] and an on-again-off-again relationship with Catwoman.[[/note]] In regards to the latter, when the 2011 ''Film/{{Green Lantern|2011}}'' film came out, many accused DC of {{Race Lift}}ing Green Lantern, unaware that [[MorePopularReplacement Hal predated John]] and that there are multiple Green Lanterns of Earth (not counting Alan Scott, there were four Lanterns operating concurrently in the comics at that point). Even the comics themselves have taken influence from the DCAU show, with ''ComicBook/JusticeLeague2018'' by Creator/ScottSnyder having the Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Martian Manhunter, John Stewart Green Lantern, and Hawkgirl line-up in addition to a lot of the humorous team chemistry from the show.

* Even though it was a BoxOfficeBomb and a dud with critics, Creator/DavidLynch's ''Film/{{Dune|1984}}'' has had a lasting influence on the pop culture perception of the [[Literature/{{Dune}} novel]], perhaps most notably its reputation as being nearly incomprehensible (though the book is complex, it is ''much'' easier to follow than the film, which [[CompressedAdaptation crams 800 pages of plot into a 2-hour container]]). Several of the most well-known quotes related to the ''Franchise/{{Dune}}'' franchise [[BeamMeUpScotty originate in the film]], such as "The spice must flow!" and "Walk without a rhythm and we won't attract the worm". Also, while the design of the {{sand worm}}s' distinctive three-pronged FlowerMouth was created by John Schoenherr in his illustrations for the first novel, the movie really cemented it as ''the'' iconic look for the creatures, even though Herbert's books never mentioned this feature. The Creator/DenisVilleneuve [[Film/Dune2021 2021]]-[[Film/DunePartTwo 2023]] adaptation in two parts reprises many of these elements, although notably ''not'' the three-pronged jaws for the sandworms.

* ''Literature/TheManWhoFellToEarth'': Almost everyone who is aware of the story is only familiar with the film adaptation (to the point where there's no page for the book even on Website/ThisVeryWiki; it's instead a redirect to the film's page), which is ''wildly'' different from the book in ways that effectively make them two different stories, For starters, there are absolutely zero [[SexStartsStoryStops sex scenes that don't have any bearing on the plot]] in the book, Newton's leg jacknifes and breaks into a thousand pieces in the Hotel elevator which necessitates months of bed rest instead of him just getting a headache(?), and perhaps the biggest one of all is that [[spoiler:Newton goes ''blind'' from the X-ray machine due to his eyes seeing a different spectrum of light instead of having his human contact lenses grafted on permanently, which has ''completely different implications'' from the scene in the book]][[note]]The scene in the book is supposed to represent the final, most tragically unreversable transition Newton makes into being neither fully Human nor fully Anthean, but something completely unique and in-between which totally isolates him from everyone he knows, whereas the film scene simply implies it's tragic because he's effectively unwillingly [[BecomeARealBoy become fully human]][[/note]]. It's telling that [[Series/TheManWhoFellToEarth the Shotime series]] is explicitly a continuation of the film's adaptation of events and not the book.

* ''ComicBook/UltimateMarvel'', Marvel's UltimateUniverse, had this effect for a while during the 2000s and ''very'' early 2010s, due to (at first) being a streamlined, modernised take on the Marvel Universe, [[MovieSuperheroesWearBlack particularly in terms of wardrobe]] and [[DarkerAndEdgier setting]], while also providing updated origins that took advantage of GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke or "realistic" deconstructions. Though the [[TookALevelInJerkass characterisation]] is still highly controversial, for many it was looked at as an easier avenue to be introduced to Marvel and generally used as a basis for new adaptations, with ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' being the biggest example of this: every adaptation since the early 2000s has had Peter Parker meet the bulk of his supporting cast in high school rather than college, while being friends with Harry Osborn and one of his love interests (usually Mary Jane) since childhood. The ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'' would go on to become the primary inspiration once it took off, but it also makes heavy use of the Ultimate Universe's visual elements and backstory changes (e.g ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} having a family and ComicBook/BlackWidow working for ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}), although later phases in the MCU [[DownplayedTrope downplay]] the Ultimate Marvel influence to borrow more heavily from the mainline 616 Universe, with plotlines such as ''ComicBook/{{Civil War|2006}}'', [[ComicBook/TheInfinityGauntlet the Infinity Saga]], and [[Characters/MarvelComicsTheIlluminati The Illuminati]].

* ''ComicBook/ThePunisher'': Creator/GarthEnnis's Punisher from the [[ComicBook/ThePunisherMAX MAX imprint]] has left a significant mark on the character's identity to this day, infusing it with touches of realism, grit, and glimpses of complexity and humanity that, in many ways, have made it the definitive version of the character. He's a character that simply doesn't fit within a more caricatured superhero environment (as it did before) due to his inherently brutal and worldly nature, and that's something Ennis made very clear. It's also influenced some of the Punisher's non-comic incarnations, most notably ''Film/PunisherWarZone'' and the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse version of the character.

* Creator/JeanShepherd's tales involving the Parker family cover almost every aspect of Ralphie's childhood and adolescence, but due to ''Film/AChristmasStory'''s famous reputation, many people are under the impression that his entire body of work is centered around Christmastime nostalgia. In truth, the "Red Ryder" bit is one of Sheperd's only stories to revolve around the holiday (even the other plot threads in the movie are taken from other stories that don't feature Christmas in any way).

** The show popularized the idea of Gargamel and Azrael always being the ArchEnemy to The Smurfs. In the comics and older Smurf media, Gargamel and Azrael only appeared in two storylines from the comics with The Smurfs facing other dangerous humans and animals (such as The Howlibird). The massive popularity of the Hanna-Barbera caused both Gargamel and his cat to be the default antagonists which Creator/{{Peyo}} decided to incorporate into the comics near the end of his life.

** The show popularized the idea of Gargamel and Azrael always being the ArchEnemy to The Smurfs. In the comics and older Smurf media, Gargamel and Azrael only appeared in two storylines from the comics with The Smurfs facing other dangerous humans and animals (such as The Howlibird). The massive popularity of the Hanna-Barbera caused both Gargmel and his cat to be the default antagonists which Creator/Peyo decided to incorporate into the comics.

* These days, if people remember ''ComicStrip/DickTracy'' at all, they'll almost certainly think of [[Film/DickTracy the hugely hyped 1990 Disney film]], which was very colorful and shot through with UsefulNotes/{{Broadway}}-style [[Creator/StephenSondheim Sondheim]] musical numbers -- two elements that were ''not'' present in [[ComicStrip/DickTracy the original comic strip]]. Other changes include the true identity of The Blank and the facial features of Big Boy Caprice (which, except for the mustache, looked nothing like Creator/AlPacino's makeup in the film).

** Many also complain that the show paints UsefulNotes/TheComicsCode[=/=][[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]]-era Batman comics, which are now remembered as being as campy and silly as the show. Many forget that the West show was intended as a parody, and was restrained by the production values and budget of an ABC show in the 1960s. Fans of classic comics lament that so many view this period of comics as an AudienceAlienatingEra because despite not treating a guy who dresses up as a giant bat to fight crime as such serious business, the Batman of the '60s and '70s was still cool in his own right.

** Notably, UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks may have revitalized interest in the show as a backlash against all the grimdarkness. ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' was something of a love letter to both the show and the Silver Age DC comics, and included episodes written by Creator/PaulDini, who did plenty of serious work for the comparatively serious ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries''. Also, in 2013 Creator/DCComics debuted ''ComicBook/Batman66'', which treats the TV show as an alternate universe, even adding characters that either weren't in the show (such as Two-Face and Poison Ivy) or didn't even exist in 1966 (such as Bane from ''ComicBook/{{Knightfall}}'' and Harley Quinn from the '90s animated series), to modest success.

** Tommy being killed by Carrie’s rampage due to laughing along with everyone else at her getting splashed with pig’s blood. In the book it was [[DiesDifferentlyInTheAdaptation actually]] the bucket of pig’s blood accidentally landing on Tommy’s skull ''that killed him!'' Making him the only main character other than SoleSurvivor Sue that Carrie doesn’t harm. In fact Tommy’s death in book is DramaticIrony since Chris and Billy would’ve gotten sentenced for the prank anyway since it got someone killed but Carrie’s telekinetic UnstoppableRage meant the whole town got destroyed for their cruelty.

* Creator/SamRaimi's ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'' was the first high-profile film adaptation of the ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' comics, and served as many people's first real introduction to them. In particular: Creator/TobeyMaguire, Creator/JamesFranco and Creator/KirstenDunst's iconic performances as Peter Parker, Harry Osborn, and [[Characters/MarvelComicsMaryJaneWatson Mary Jane Watson]] shaped many people's general image of all three characters. Because of the films, many casual fans tend to picture Peter as a shy, dorky DoggedNiceGuy (despite the comics' version being more of a snarky JerkWithAHeartOfGold), they tend to picture Harry as Peter's affable [[HeterosexualLifePartners lifelong best friend]] (in the comics, he was originally a [[SpoiledBrat snobby rich kid]], and he and Peter didn't meet until college), and they tend to MJ as his first and only love (she was one of several love interests in the comics). The films are also the reason why people tend to believe that "web-shooting" is one of Peter's superpowers (he used wrist-mounted "web-shooter" devices in the comics). When ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'' and ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'' incorporated many ideas from the comics that the Sam Raimi movies omitted (e.g. [[Characters/SpiderManLoveInterests Gwen Stacy]], the web-shooters, Peter's snarky personality, Harry's antiheroic characterization, etc.), they were widely criticized for straying from the version that many moviegoers knew, despite actually being [[TruerToTheText more faithful to the source material]] in many respects.

** The films took a very different approach to the portrayal of several major characters from the comics' sprawling ensemble cast and proved to be very influential in forming many people's general image of those characters. Fans who were introduced to the franchise via the films tend to believe that [[Characters/MarvelComicsRogue Rogue]] is a timid teenager who steals other people's superpowers, that [[Characters/MarvelComicsProfessorX Charles Xavier]] is a kindly British schoolmaster, that [[Characters/MarvelComicsMagneto Magneto]] is a frail-looking man named "Erik Lehnsherr", that Characters/{{Wolverine|JamesLoganHowlett}} is a TallDarkAndHandsome loner, and that [[Characters/MarvelComicsMystique Mystique]] is Magneto's loyal female minion. [[note]]In the comics, Rogue is a sexy and confident [[HeelFaceTurn former supervillain]] who could [[FlyingBrick fly and punch through walls]] for most of her history, Charles Xavier is an ''American'' political activist with a strong manipulative streak, Magneto is a [[HeroicBuild muscular]] [[WhiteHairBlackHeart white-haired man]] named "Max Eisenhardt" ("Erik Lehnsherr" is one of his many aliases; it was officially his real name in the comics when the movies were first released, but this was later {{retcon}}ned), Wolverine is a scruffy-looking loner who's often the butt of jokes for [[TheNapoleon his short stature]], and Mystique is a [[ChronicBackStabbingDisorder treacherous and slippery]] spy and assassin who led her own supervillain team for most of her history.[[/note]] Creator/PatrickStewart's portrayal of Charles Xavier was so iconic, in fact, that a few later adaptations set in different continuities -- like ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'' and ''Series/Legion2017'' -- largely based their own portrayals of the character on his performance, and [[spoiler:Stewart even briefly reprised his role in a [[EarlyBirdCameo cameo]] in ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'']]. The films are also the reason so many people imagine Xavier and Magneto as [[WeUsedToBeFriends lifelong friends]] with a [[FriendlyEnemy playful and cordial dynamic]] who call each other [[FirstNameBasis "Charles" and "Erik"]][[note]] In the comics, they were only friends for (at most) a few ''weeks'' before they were driven apart by ideological differences, and their past friendship wasn't revealed until [[NewerThanTheyThink more than a decade after the series began]]; for the vast majority of the series, the two of them are legitimately bitter enemies[[/note]]; this idea was largely invented for the films (likely inspired by the RealLife friendship between Creator/PatrickStewart and Creator/IanMcKellen), but it proved to be one of the most well-received things about them.

* Creator/StevenSpielberg's [[Film/JurassicPark1993 film adaptation]] of ''Literature/JurassicPark'' has long since overshadowed Creator/MichaelCrichton's original novel in the public consciousness (understandable, since it was a historic box office hit), greatly shaping general perceptions of the story and characters. While the film certainly has its scary and suspenseful moments, it's remembered as a fairly upbeat {{spectacle}}-driven adventure film, largely portraying its dinosaurs as majestic wonders of nature. By contrast, the novel is primarily a {{horror}}/suspense tale that opts for a more sinister presentation, portraying the dinosaurs as horrific abominations brought to life by irresponsible science (for example: it's made clear that most of them are suffering from serious health issues, since they aren't equipped to live on present-day Earth), with Isla Nublar explicitly being an illegal offshore nature preserve created by a shady bioscience corporation. Thanks to the film, people are generally more likely to picture John Hammond as a loveable old Scottish grandpa than as the evil sociopathic industrialist of the book, and they're more likely to picture Ian Malcolm as a quirky wise-cracking geek than as the roguish "rock star" mathematician of the book.

** ''Franchise/SDGundam'' gets constantly derided by fans for being "kiddy" and "silly" compared to the more serious mainline works, and as such is looked down upon for "trying to dumb down" the franchise as a whole. The main culprit for this perception? ''Anime/SDGundamForce'', which received immediate backlash due to Toonami deciding to air it around the same time they aired more typical ''Gundam'' shows (between ''[[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam G Gundam]]'' and ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED SEED]]'') which had [[MoodWhiplash stark contrasting tones]] and Gundams that [[NotBadassEnoughForFans "look too cutesy"]]. This later leaked onto perception towards the sub-franchise as a whole, with fans declaring it a blemish. The two works that got hit the hardest with this are the two Anime series that came after ''Force'' (''[[Toys/BBSenshiSangokuden Brave Battle Warriors]]'' and ''[[Anime/SDGundamWorldSangokuSoketsuden Sangoku Soketsuden]]''), with people once again judging the Gundam designs, and writing both off as childish drivel. The thing is, while the claims about some ''SD Gundam'' works being more silly and childish [[Anime/MobileSuitSDGundam aren't EXACTLY inaccurate]], a good number of them still contain a good number of serious moments to them that you would expect from a "regular" ''Gundam'' work, they just don't go ''as hard'' as the main ''Gundam'' works do on the darker and more depressing aspects of their stories, and also contain more lighthearted and comedic moments to balance things out. And the claims that ''Force'' is just "a silly kids show'' aren't even entirely accurate, as [[CerebusSyndrome it only acts like that for the first couple of episodes before it gets more serious about its world and characters]] (though, granted, there are still some silly moments here and there).

** ''Franchise/SDGundam'' gets constantly derided by fans for being "kiddy" and "silly" compared to the more serious mainline works, and as such is looked down upon for "trying to dumb down" the franchise as a whole. The main culprit for this perception? ''Anime/SDGundamForce'', which received immediate backlash due to Toonami deciding to air it around the same time they aired more typical ''Gundam'' shows (''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Gundam Wing]]'', ''[[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam G Gundam]]'', [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam the original series]], ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED SEED]]'', etc.) which had [[MoodWhiplash stark contrasting tones]] and Gundams that [[NotBadassEnoughForFans "look too cutesy"]]. This later leaked onto perception towards the sub-franchise as a whole, with fans declaring it a blemish. The two works that got hit the hardest with this are the two Anime series that came after ''Force'' (''[[Toys/BBSenshiSangokuden Brave Battle Warriors]]'' and ''[[Anime/SDGundamWorldSangokuSoketsuden Sangoku Soketsuden]]''), with people once again judging the Gundam designs again, and writing both off as childish drivel. The thing is, while the claims about some ''SD Gundam'' works being more silly and childish [[Anime/MobileSuitSDGundam aren't EXACTLY inaccurate]], a good number of them still contain a good number of serious moments to them that you would expect from a ''Gundam'' work, they just don't go ''as hard'' as the main ''Gundam'' works do on the darker and more depressing aspects of their stories, and also contain more lighthearted and comedic moments to balance things out. And the claims that ''Force'' is just "a silly kids show'' aren't even entirely accurate, as [[CerebusSyndrome it only acts like that for the first couple of episodes before it gets more serious about its world and characters]]. (Though, granted, there are still some silly moments here and there.)

** Notably, the first season of the anime had such a marked impact on public perception of the franchise that ''Pokémon Yellow'' was made to specifically adapt it back to the game series. Making Pikachu the only available starter, redesigning Blue to resemble Gary Oak, introducing Jessie & James as recurring villains, and redesigning all the Pokémon to match their anime appearances was done specifically due to how drastically and immediately the anime came to define the IP.

* ''ComicBook/TheDarkKnightReturns'' absolutely is this, not only to the mainstream audience but the Batman mythos in general as Creator/FrankMiller’s comic helped pioneer many of the modern conventions of Batman and DC that many people don’t realise are NewerThanTheyThink. In the 80s comics at the time Batman while darker than he was in Silver Age, still had plenty of lighthearted {{camp}} about him. In ''TKDR'' however featured a far DarkerAndEdgier Batman that had been seen before with his superhero antics being akin to an addiction he’s fallen back into after losing almost everything else in his life. Bruce treating the Robins as “soldiers”, his devil may care stubbornness in the face of authority, being extra CrazyPrepared when dealing with Superman, extreme brutality to opponents, and the black and grey costume returning (in the '80s at the time it was still blue and grey) all come from ''The Dark Knight Returns'' and were folded forward into the mainline comics (and films and cartoons) one way or another. Thanks to this comic Superman and Batman’s relationship changed no longer being perfect friends, The World's Finest, but rather somewhat distant and distrusting (if respectful) of each other. Even the strange sexual overtones Joker has towards Batman, something that’s considered normal nowadays was a strange addition at the time where Joker in the other comics was a traditional ArchEnemy with no overt FoeRomanceSubtext.

** Tommy being killed by Carrie’s rampage due to laughing along with everyone else at her getting splashed with pig’s blood. In the book it was [[DiesDifferentlyInTheAdaptation actually]] the bucket of pig’s blood accidentally landing on Tommy’s skull ''that killed him!'' Making him the only main character other than SoleSurvivor Sue that Carrie doesn’t harm. In fact Tommy’s death in book is DramaticIrony since Chris and Billy would’ve gotten sentenced for the prank anyway since it got someone killed but Carrie’s telekinetic UnstoppableRage meant the whole town got destroyed for their cruelty.

* ''VideoGame/TheWitcher'' game series by Creator/CDProjektRed is undoubtedly this across the ''[[Franchise/TheWitcher Witcher]]'' franchise as despite deviating from the [[Literature/TheWitcher the source books]] it is many people's first introduction to Geralt and co. The original author Creator/AndrzejSapkowski has even expressed some annoyance over the fact the video game series is people's go-to when it comes to his work (in fairness, the books weren't even translated into English by the time the first game came out). Interestingly. [[Series/TheWitcher2019 the Netflix series]] caused a BrokenBase as fans of the games disliked it for being different even though it's more faithful to the books in a good deal of respects than the games. For instance, Triss Merigold is horribly burned below her neck in the books, which the show goes with, whereas in the heavily RuleOfSexy games, her injuries are not seen even with a NavelDeepNeckline.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries (1994)'' on Creator/FoxKids, much like its sister show ''X-Men'', greatly impacted Spidey’s lore, and became one of the most celebrated and long-running adaptations of the superhero. Notably, the idea of [[ComicBook/{{Venom}} Venom Symbiote]] affecting the host’s personality, i.e. making Peter douchey and aggressive, originated from the animated version of the saga, as in the comic version the Symbiote (being in love with Peter) was actually happy just being a cool costume and it didn’t change his personality whatsoever. [[NotGoodWithRejection It only went nuts and villainous when Peter rejected it]] upon learning from Mr. Fantastic that it was alive. Now, thanks to the '90s show, every subsequent retelling of the Symbiote Saga (e.g ''Film/SpiderMan3'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'', ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' and ''VideoGame/MarvelsSpiderMan2'') has the Symbiote suit adversely affect Spidey when he wears it, to the point of it being a SuperPoweredEvilSide.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries (1994)'' on Creator/FoxKids, much like its sister show ''X-Men'', greatly impacted Spidey’s lore, and became one of the most celebrated and long-running adaptations of the superhero. Notably, the idea of [[ComicBook/{{Venom}} Venom Symbiote]] affecting the host’s personality, i.e. making Peter douchey and aggressive, originated from the animated version of the saga, as in the comic version the Symbiote (being in love with Peter) was actually happy just being a cool costume and it didn’t change his personality whatsoever. [[NotGoodWithRejection It only went nuts and villainous when Peter rejected it]] upon learning from Mr. Fantastic that it was alive. Now, thanks to the '90s show, every subsequent retelling of the Symbiote Saga (e.g ''Film/SpiderMan3'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'', ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' and ''VideoGame/MarvelsSpiderMan2'') has the Symbiote suit adversely affect Spidey when he wears it, to the point of it being a SuperPoweredEvilSide.