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* The 1826 opera adaptation of ''Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}'' featured the only case of Isaac of York and his daughter Rebecca being not only renamed (Ishmael and Leila), but explicitly changed from Jewish to Muslim as well, with the latter at least turning out to be Edith, the long-lost daughter of the "last descendant of Saxon kings", making her a combination of Rebecca and Rowena, Ivanhoe's proper love interest who is a descendent of UsefulNotes/AlfredTheGreat. This in turn makes Brian de Bois-Guilbert a combination of himself and Maurice de Bracy, Rowena's AbhorrentAdmirer.

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* The 1826 opera adaptation of ''Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}'' featured the only case of Isaac of York and his daughter Rebecca being not only renamed (Ishmael and Leila), but explicitly changed from Jewish to Muslim as well, with the latter at least turning out to be Edith, the long-lost daughter of the "last descendant of Saxon kings", making her a combination of Rebecca and Rowena, Ivanhoe's proper love interest who is a descendent of UsefulNotes/AlfredTheGreat. This in turn makes Brian de Bois-Guilbert a combination of himself and Maurice de Bracy, Rowena's AbhorrentAdmirer.AbhorrentAdmirer, and Reginald Front-de-Boeuf, the owner of the castle where Rowena and Rebecca were held captive.
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* The very first Franchise/StarWars novel, ''Literature/SplinterOfTheMindsEye, had this in spades:

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* The very first Franchise/StarWars novel, ''Literature/SplinterOfTheMindsEye, ''Literature/SplinterOfTheMindsEye'', had this in spades:
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** The lore is completely different, almost all of the CanonForeigner designs looks very different from the game designs, and even the {{age|Lift}}s are different (with Tails being ten instead of eight, Amy being ten instead of eight/twelve, and Charmy being sixteen instead of six[[labelnote:Explanation]]This is due to the English manual for ''VideoGame/KnucklesChaotix'' mentioning that Charmy is sixteen, which was later contradicted when ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' confirmed Charmy as six[[/labelnote]]). A CosmicRetcon made everything closer to the games, before the comic was cancelled and replaced with the [[TruerToTheText more current-games accurate]] comic ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW''.

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** The lore is completely different, almost all of the CanonForeigner designs looks look very different from the game designs, and even the {{age|Lift}}s are different (with Tails being ten instead of eight, Amy being ten instead of eight/twelve, and Charmy being sixteen instead of six[[labelnote:Explanation]]This is due to the English manual for ''VideoGame/KnucklesChaotix'' mentioning that Charmy is sixteen, which was later contradicted when ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' confirmed Charmy as six[[/labelnote]]). A CosmicRetcon made everything closer to the games, before the comic was cancelled and replaced with the [[TruerToTheText more current-games accurate]] comic ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW''.
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* ''Literature/StaySonic'' is a European ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' guide based on [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1 the first]] [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2 two titles]]. It takes influence from [[Script/SonicTheHedgehogBible early Sega of America documents]] and thus differs greatly from later canon. It influenced ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'''s portrayal with elements such as Sonic and Robotnik having been friends once.

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* ''Literature/StaySonic'' is a European ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' guide based on [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1 the first]] [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2 two titles]]. It takes influence from [[Script/SonicTheHedgehogBible early Sega of America documents]] and thus differs greatly from later canon. It influenced ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'''s portrayal with elements such as Sonic and Robotnik having been friends once.
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* The 1940s ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheatricalCartoons'' serials are the second earliest adaptation of ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' (coming just a year after ''Radio/TheAdventuresOfSuperman'') and contain a lot of weirdness. Clark was raised in an orphanage without his adopted parents around and he doesn't fight any supervillains barring the occasional mad scientist who has no connection to Lex Luthor. Kryptonite is completely absent, as are pretty much all notable characters except Lois Lane and Perry White. Also, Superman's power is a lot lower--his enhanced senses, EyeBeams, and freeze breath are absent, and in one OutOfOrder short, Superman gets around by jumping, not flying. Superman gained his flight specifically because it was easier to draw and it was later [[RetCanon added onto the comics]].

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* The 1940s ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheatricalCartoons'' serials are the second earliest adaptation of ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' (coming just a year after ''Radio/TheAdventuresOfSuperman'') and contain a lot of weirdness. Clark was raised in an orphanage without his adopted parents around and he doesn't fight any supervillains barring the occasional mad scientist who has no connection to Lex Luthor. Kryptonite is completely absent, absent (it hadn't even been created yet!), as are pretty much all notable characters except Lois Lane and Perry White. Also, Superman's power is a lot lower--his enhanced senses, EyeBeams, and freeze breath are absent, and in one OutOfOrder short, Superman gets around by jumping, not flying. Superman gained his flight specifically because it was easier to draw and it was later [[RetCanon added onto the comics]].
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* The very first Franchise/StarWars novel, ''Literature/SplinterOfTheMindsEye, had this in spades:
** Like most early Franchise/StarWarsLegends works, several references are made to pieces of technology that were current at the time but are now obsolete, mostly tapes as a data storage medium. Luke's "if I twist these two knobs, I can use my lightsaber to cut a locked door open without making it obvious" trick has never been seen since this book. And Chewbacca has a pair of {{Suspiciously Similar Substitute}}s in Hin and Kee the Yuzzem. Those are just the most obvious ones.
** Both Luke and Leia suffer from extreme {{UST}}, which makes itself clear in practically every interaction between them. Later films got rid of this element, both because Harrison Ford's return to the franchise created the possibility of a Leia/Han relationship, and because of other [[SurpriseIncest reasons that are obvious in hindsight.]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster'' has many bizarre and [[YouDontLookLikeYou barely-recognizable]] versions of NES video games characters, a perfect demonstration of folks trying to interpret those games with minimal, non-existent, or even ''contradictory'' input from their makers. For example, Pit being called "VideoGame/KidIcarus" wasn't a mistake; Creator/{{Nintendo}} insisted on it so the characters would be saying the name of the game as much as possible. And BigBad Mother Brain from the ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' series is portrayed as a comedic and talkative LargeHam, whereas the canon character from ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'' onward would be increasingly characterized as a very sinister SilentAntagonist bordering on a MechanicalAbomination.
* ''Series/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow'' was a loose adaptation even at the time, but much of it appears even more loose when compared to later ''Mario'' canon. For example, not only are there ''no'' [[ImpliedLoveInterest implications of romance]] between Peach (who is [[AdaptationDyeJob redheaded]] instead of blonde because her design is based on her [[SuddenlyBlonde palette limited sprite]]) and Mario, but Peach is implied to be a teen while Mario is middle aged. This contrasts with the two being 20-something year old ChildhoodFriends and love interests in most post-1980s media. Among other weirdnesses, Mario and Luigi have thick New York accents instead of their signature Italian accents, Bowser uses his Japanese name, King Koopa, and is presented as a CompositeCharacter between Wart, the BigBad of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2''. The show also prominently features enemies from that game that are largely ignored in ''Mario'''s current canon such as Tweeters, Albatosses, Trouters, Flurries, Mouser, Tryclyde, etc.

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* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster'' has many bizarre and [[YouDontLookLikeYou barely-recognizable]] versions of NES video games characters, a perfect demonstration of folks trying to interpret those games with minimal, non-existent, or even ''contradictory'' input from their makers. For example, makers combined with the game franchises later developing in very different ways.
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Pit being called "VideoGame/KidIcarus" wasn't a mistake; Creator/{{Nintendo}} insisted on it so the characters would be saying the name of the game as much as possible. And possible.
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BigBad Mother Brain from the ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' series is portrayed as a comedic and talkative LargeHam, whereas the canon character from ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'' onward would be increasingly characterized as a very sinister SilentAntagonist bordering on a MechanicalAbomination.
** The elements from ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' are taken specifically from ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink'', the then-most recent game -- for instance, all enemies, bosses and locations are from there. This makes it stand out rather significantly among ''Zelda'' adaptations, as ''Zelda II'' would later become seen as the stylistic odd duck of the series and largely ignored by the main series, spinoffs and non-game works alike.
* ''Series/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow'' was a loose adaptation even at the time, but much of it appears even more loose when compared to later ''Mario'' canon. For example, not only are there ''no'' no [[ImpliedLoveInterest implications of romance]] between Peach (who is [[AdaptationDyeJob redheaded]] instead of blonde because her design is based on her [[SuddenlyBlonde palette limited sprite]]) and Mario, but Peach is implied to be a teen while Mario is middle aged. This contrasts with the two being 20-something twenty-something year old ChildhoodFriends and love interests in most post-1980s media. Among other weirdnesses, Mario and Luigi have thick New York accents instead of their signature Italian accents, Bowser uses his Japanese name, King Koopa, and is presented as a CompositeCharacter between Wart, the BigBad of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2''. The show also prominently features enemies from that game that are largely ignored in ''Mario'''s current canon such as Tweeters, Albatosses, Trouters, Flurries, Mouser, Tryclyde, etc.
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* Being one of the earliest adaptations, ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'' runs with this. Sonic lives on a WorldOfFunnyAnimals called Mobius, he's much more of an AdaptationalJerkass than usual, and he reacts negatively to the Chaos Emeralds to the point where Super Sonic is his SuperpoweredEvilSide rather than the more conventional SuperMode it is in other continuities. Sonic is the leader of the "Freedom Fighters", a group of Mobians who want to overthrow the tyrannical TokenHuman Dr. Robotnik (who is much more intimidating than his standard portrayal), which consists of AscendedExtra characters like Johnny Lightfoot and Porker Lewis, amongst others. Knuckles wears a metal necklace rather than having a marking on his chest. The comic also adapts game elements rather literally compared to other adaptations: Zones are all very different areas on Mobius, while Star Posts and loops are ancient parts of Mobius' landscape. Some elements of the comic, such as Amy's pre-CharacterizationMarchesOn personality, were later canonized in the games.

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* Being one of the earliest adaptations, ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'' runs with this. Sonic lives on a WorldOfFunnyAnimals called Mobius, he's much more of an AdaptationalJerkass than usual, and he reacts negatively to the Chaos Emeralds to the point where Super Sonic is his SuperpoweredEvilSide rather than the more conventional SuperMode it is in other continuities. Sonic is the leader of the "Freedom Fighters", a group of Mobians who want to overthrow the tyrannical TokenHuman Dr. Robotnik (who is much more intimidating than his standard portrayal), which consists of AscendedExtra characters like Johnny Lightfoot and Porker Lewis, amongst others. Knuckles wears a metal necklace rather than having a marking on his chest.chest, Amy has a crossbow rather than a hammer. The comic also adapts game elements rather literally compared to other adaptations: Zones are all very different areas on Mobius, while Star Posts and loops are ancient parts of Mobius' landscape. Some elements of the comic, such as Amy's pre-CharacterizationMarchesOn personality, were later canonized in the games.
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* The video game version of ''VideoGame/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'' was made while [[Film/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone the film]] was in production, and Creator/WarnerBros gave the game developers little access to the film production because its details were considered top secret at the time. As a result, the game lacks elements that were introduced in the films and which would subsequently become iconic to the ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' brand, such as [[BootstrappedTheme "Hedwig's Theme"]] and the movie Hogwarts uniforms. At the same time, the game ''does'' include elements from the first book that were cut or altered for the first movie, such as the character of Peeves. Overall, the ''Philosopher's Stone'' video game almost comes off like TheGameOfTheBook, despite it ostensibly being a movie tie-in product. This continued into the game adaptations of ''[[VideoGame/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'' before the aesthetics and story were made to match the films more closely from ''[[VideoGame/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' onwards.

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* The video game version adaptations of ''VideoGame/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'' was were made while [[Film/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone the film]] was in production, and Creator/WarnerBros gave the game developers little access to the film production because its details were considered top secret at the time. As a result, the game lacks elements that were introduced in the films and which would subsequently become iconic to the ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' brand, such as [[BootstrappedTheme "Hedwig's Theme"]] and the movie Hogwarts uniforms. At the same time, the game ''does'' include elements from the first book that were cut or altered for the first movie, such as the character of Peeves. Overall, the ''Philosopher's Stone'' video game almost comes off like TheGameOfTheBook, despite it ostensibly being a movie tie-in product. This continued into the game adaptations of ''[[VideoGame/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'' before the aesthetics and story were made to match the films more closely from ''[[VideoGame/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' onwards.
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* ''VideoGame/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'' was made while [[Film/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone the film]] was in production, and Creator/WarnerBros gave the game developers little access to the film production because its details were considered top secret at the time. As a result, the game lacks elements that were introduced in the films and which would subsequently become iconic to the ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' brand, such as [[BootstrappedTheme "Hedwig's Theme"]] and the movie Hogwarts uniforms. At the same time, the game ''does'' include elements from the first book that were cut or altered for the first movie, such as the character of Peeves. Overall, the ''Philosopher's Stone'' video game almost comes off like TheGameOfTheBook, despite it ostensibly being a movie tie-in product. This continued in the game adaptations of ''[[VideoGame/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'' before the aesthetics and story were made to match more closely from ''[[VideoGame/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' onwards.

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* The video game version of ''VideoGame/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'' was made while [[Film/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone the film]] was in production, and Creator/WarnerBros gave the game developers little access to the film production because its details were considered top secret at the time. As a result, the game lacks elements that were introduced in the films and which would subsequently become iconic to the ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' brand, such as [[BootstrappedTheme "Hedwig's Theme"]] and the movie Hogwarts uniforms. At the same time, the game ''does'' include elements from the first book that were cut or altered for the first movie, such as the character of Peeves. Overall, the ''Philosopher's Stone'' video game almost comes off like TheGameOfTheBook, despite it ostensibly being a movie tie-in product. This continued in into the game adaptations of ''[[VideoGame/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'' before the aesthetics and story were made to match the films more closely from ''[[VideoGame/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' onwards.
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* The FMV game ''VideoGame/Gundam0079TheWarForEarth'' was one of the first piece of ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' media officially released in English, before the franchise had much of a Western presence, and as such employs many romanizations that differ greatly from the standardized ones used in later releases. These include Char Aznable being "Shar Aznabull", "Zakus" being "Zaks" (as in the English translation of the novels) and the Principality of Zeon being the Duchy of Jion (infamously pronounced "John" by the actors).

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* The FMV game ''VideoGame/Gundam0079TheWarForEarth'' was one of the first piece of ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' media officially released in English, before the franchise had much of a Western presence, and as such employs many romanizations that differ greatly from the standardized ones used in later releases. These include Char Aznable being "Shar Aznabull", "Zakus" being "Zaks" (as in the English translation of [[Literature/MobileSuitGundam the novels) novels]]) and the Principality of Zeon being the Duchy of Jion (infamously pronounced "John" by the actors).
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* ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' is known for being the most DenserAndWackier of all the Sonic adaptations, features Mobius as a {{surreal|ism}} FantasyKitchenSink place and depicts Tails differently. He's four instead of eight, which likely stems from [[EarlyDraftTieIn his original age being four]] according to the book ''Console Wars'', and only displays his GadgeteerGenius traits in a number of very special cases. There are only five Chaos Emeralds, of different shapes, and they only appear in select episodes. Oh, and also, Dr. Robotnik is a LaughablyEvil goofball. Weirdly, it's still probably the closest of the various [=DiC=] cartoons.

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* ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' is known for being the most DenserAndWackier [[DenserAndWackier cartoonish and comical]] of all the Sonic adaptations, features Mobius as a {{surreal|ism}} FantasyKitchenSink place and depicts Tails differently. He's four instead of eight, which likely stems from [[EarlyDraftTieIn his original age being four]] according to the book ''Console Wars'', and only displays his GadgeteerGenius traits in a number of very special cases. There are only five Chaos Emeralds, of different shapes, and they only appear in select episodes. Oh, and also, Dr. Robotnik is also a LaughablyEvil goofball. Weirdly, it's still probably the closest of the various [=DiC=] cartoons.cartoons, it's still the most faithful to the games.
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* The ''Comicbook/TalesOfTheJedi'' comics came out many years before the Star Wars prequels, and boy, it shows:
** Jedi have a very loose hierarchy, often train multiple apprentices at once, have no problem with romance, and some of them begin their training well into adulthood. Future works try to reconcile this portrayal by stating that as a result of numerous wars and conflicts with the Sith, Jedi ended up becoming much more rigid, close-minded and dogmatic.
** Speaking of the Sith, they aren't much better: none of them use the "Darth" title, instead going by their given names, and their lightsabers can be of any color as opposed to just red. It wasn't until ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' where it was codified that all Sith go by a "Darth Something" title and use red lightsabers.
** These examples ''could'' be justified by the fact that this comic takes place a whooping four thousand years before the original movies... if not for the fact that works that are set in the same era, some which are direct sequels (like the ''Videogame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' videogame, which only takes place a couple decades after ''Tales'') depict Jedi just as rigid and dogmatic as they were shown in the prequel movies, as well as Sith using the "Darth" title and red lightsabers.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'' is the only screen adaptation on record to RaceLift Baxter Stockman from black to white. That every screen adaptation to feature the character keeps his original skin colour, highlights this case of weirdness.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'' is the only screen adaptation on record to RaceLift Baxter Stockman from black to white. That every screen adaptation to feature the character keeps his original skin colour, highlights this case of weirdness. It's also the only cartoon not to feature a version of Karai, as she was created after it began airing, and Casey Jones only appears in a few episodes as opposed to being a main character.
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* The early ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' TV specials like ''WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownChristmas'' and ''WesternAnimation/ItsTheGreatPumpkinCharlieBrown'' were made before fan favorite characters like Woodstock, Peppermint Patty and Marcie were introduced. In their place are characters like Frieda[[note]]she of the "naturally curly hair"[[/note]], Shermy[[note]]the kid with spiky hair[[/note]] and Violet[[note]]the black-haired girl with the ponytail[[/note]], who were later DemotedToExtra or written out altogether.

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* The early ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' TV specials like ''WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownChristmas'' and ''WesternAnimation/ItsTheGreatPumpkinCharlieBrown'' were made before fan favorite characters like Woodstock, Peppermint Patty and Marcie were introduced. In their place are characters like Frieda[[note]]she of the "naturally curly hair"[[/note]], Shermy[[note]]the kid with spiky hair[[/note]] and Violet[[note]]the black-haired girl with the ponytail[[/note]], who were later DemotedToExtra or written out altogether. The Apple TV+ specials have been bringing back the early characters, however.



* ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'', which ran from 2010-2012, is a glimpse of a different, pre-''Film/TheAvengers2012'' Marvel than [[WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble what'd come afterward]] (which would be as close to the MCU as possible): Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne are main characters, Black Widow is only a recurring character, Carol Danvers is called "Ms. Marvel" and not "Captain Marvel", Loki is an unrepentant villain, the Guardians of the Galaxy behave professionally, and characters related to the X-Men and Fantastic Four made guest appearances and cameos. The only big change from the MCU that made the jump at first was Jarvis being Tony Stark's AI instead of his butler. (This all stemmed from the show beginning production at the time only ''Film/IronMan'' and ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk'' had been created, and the only thing they really drew from the latter was Abomination's backstory and accent.)

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'', which ran from 2010-2012, is a glimpse of a different, pre-''Film/TheAvengers2012'' Marvel than [[WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble what'd come afterward]] (which would be as close to the MCU as possible): Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne are main characters, Black Widow is only a recurring character, Carol Danvers is called "Ms. Marvel" and not "Captain Marvel", Loki is an unrepentant villain, the Guardians of the Galaxy behave professionally, and characters related to the X-Men and Fantastic Four made guest appearances and cameos. The only big change from the MCU that made the jump at first was Jarvis being Tony Stark's AI instead of his butler. (This all stemmed from the show beginning production at the time only ''Film/IronMan'' and ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk'' had been created, and the only thing they really drew from the latter was Abomination's backstory and accent.)) ''Anime/MarvelDiskWarsTheAvengers'' and ''Anime/MarvelFutureAvengers'' would carry over some of these with MDA and MFA having Janet as a main character, Black Widow being a recurring character and the X-Men appearing while MDA kept Loki as an unrepentant villain but the toyline and [=3DS=] game show Carol Danvers as Captain Marvel. MFA has Captain Marvel and Loki more as an AntiVillain.
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* The first ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'' novel, ''Tale of the Toa'' by C. A. Hapka was hastily written in 2003 to adapt the 2001 story, which was never fully told before because the original comics, the ''[[VideoGame/{{Bionicle}} Mata Nui Online Game]]'' and the unreleased ''The Legend of Mata Nui'' PC game all relayed different portions of the story in incompatible ways. At the time, Toys/{{LEGO}} didn't even acknowledge the ''MNOG'' as part of canon, thus the novel completely ignores it. Takua, ''MNOG'''s protagonist who'd be a major character later, is not mentioned once, and so the charge he leads to protect the Kini Nui temple while the Toa battle [[BigBad the Makuta]] underground is not part of the story. None of the important supporting characters from ''MNOG'' make an appearance apart from Jaller and Onepu. The Makoki stones the Toa use to enter the temple and [[FusionDance merge into Toa Kaita]] are absent too. More significantly, Makuta himself never shows up, meaning the story's climax itself doesn't happen. The [[EvilDoppelganger six Shadow Toa]] are the final villains instead, but the [[OpponentSwitch way they're defeated]] was {{retcon}}ned by later books as Hapka's version of the showdown differed from LEGO's plans. Years later, the book itself would be declared only half-canon and ''MNOG'' was accepted into the official story, although certain scenes from the book override those of the game. This means the 2001 ''BIONICLE'' arc has no fully canon, officially sanctioned version in any media.
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* S.D. Perry's first ''Franchise/Resident Evil'' novelisation was written based only on the very first game. As a result, Wesker's internal monologue gives no indication that his death was all part of his plan to [[CameBackStrong Come Back Strong]] since this was a later introduced element, though he does come back in the Code Veronica novelisation. Wesker is also generally depicted as slimier and less capable rather than the iconic criminal mastermind he would later become, as there was little evidence in the first game that he was much more than just a typical example of TheMole, and is portrayed as extremely sexist (to the point of completely refusing to refer to a female scientist with her correct title of "Dr", and being sexually predatory and making unwanted advances on women). The games would later establish Wesker as not discriminating much based on gender, having a considerable amount of respect for Ada Wong's abilities and having a (non-biological) sister, Alex, who he was apparently on good terms with. He's also never really shown to make sexual advances towards women in the games (or indeed to behave very sexually at all, unless you count his outfit in RE5 and all that attacking Chris with tentacles that he does), though he did have a relationship with a woman in his backstory. S.D. Perry's depiction of Wesker is also often quite crude in his language--in the games, Wesker speaks far more formally and eloquently, but of course the dubious translation of the first game didn't convey that.

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* S.D. Perry's first ''Franchise/Resident Evil'' ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' novelisation was written based only on the very first game. As a result, Wesker's internal monologue gives no indication that his death was all part of his plan to [[CameBackStrong Come Back Strong]] since this was a later introduced element, though he does come back in the Code Veronica novelisation. Wesker is also generally depicted as slimier and less capable rather than the iconic criminal mastermind he would later become, as there was little evidence in the first game that he was much more than just a typical example of TheMole, and is portrayed as extremely sexist (to the point of completely refusing to refer to a female scientist with her correct title of "Dr", and being sexually predatory and making unwanted advances on women). The games would later establish Wesker as not discriminating much based on gender, having a considerable amount of respect for Ada Wong's abilities and having a (non-biological) sister, Alex, who he was apparently on good terms with. He's also never really shown to make sexual advances towards women in the games (or indeed to behave very sexually at all, unless you count his outfit in RE5 and all that attacking Chris with tentacles that he does), though he did have a relationship with a woman in his backstory. S.D. Perry's depiction of Wesker is also often quite crude in his language--in the games, Wesker speaks far more formally and eloquently, but of course the dubious translation of the first game didn't convey that.
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* S.D. Perry's first ''Franchise/Resident Evil'' novelisation was written based only on the very first game. As a result, Wesker's internal monologue gives no indication that his death was all part of his plan to [[CameBackStrong Come Back Strong]] since this was a later introduced element, though he does come back in the Code Veronica novelisation. Wesker is also generally depicted as slimier and less capable rather than the iconic criminal mastermind he would later become, as there was little evidence in the first game that he was much more than just a typical example of TheMole, and is portrayed as extremely sexist (to the point of completely refusing to refer to a female scientist with her correct title of "Dr", and being sexually predatory and making unwanted advances on women). The games would later establish Wesker as not discriminating much based on gender, having a considerable amount of respect for Ada Wong's abilities and having a (non-biological) sister, Alex, who he was apparently on good terms with. He's also never really shown to make sexual advances towards women in the games (or indeed to behave very sexually at all, unless you count his outfit in RE5 and all that attacking Chris with tentacles that he does), though he did have a relationship with a woman in his backstory. S.D. Perry's depiction of Wesker is also often quite crude in his language--in the games, Wesker speaks far more formally and eloquently, but of course the dubious translation of the first game didn't convey that.

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* ''Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie'' was made only five years into [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog the franchise’s life]], back when the games had nothing but [[ExcusePlot Excuse Plots]] or [[AllThereInTheManual manuals]] to go off of. As a result, it has a ton of oddities, like Sonic being a quick-tempered JerkWithAHeartOfGold, Knuckles wearing a hat, [[LittleBitBeastly demihumans]] instead of normal ones, and the entire series taking place in a WorldInTheSky AfterTheEnd called "Planet Freedom".

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* ''Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie'' was made only five years into [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' is known for being the franchise’s life]], back when most DenserAndWackier of all the games had nothing but [[ExcusePlot Excuse Plots]] or [[AllThereInTheManual manuals]] to go off of. As a result, it has a ton of oddities, like Sonic being adaptations, features Mobius as a quick-tempered JerkWithAHeartOfGold, Knuckles wearing a hat, [[LittleBitBeastly demihumans]] {{surreal|ism}} FantasyKitchenSink place and depicts Tails differently. He's four instead of normal ones, eight, which likely stems from [[EarlyDraftTieIn his original age being four]] according to the book ''Console Wars'', and only displays his GadgeteerGenius traits in a number of very special cases. There are only five Chaos Emeralds, of different shapes, and they only appear in select episodes. Oh, and also, Dr. Robotnik is a LaughablyEvil goofball. Weirdly, it's still probably the entire closest of the various [=DiC=] cartoons.
* ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'': The
series taking place has almost nothing in common with the post-''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' games, to the point where it seems like an [[InNameOnly in name only adaptation]]. The writers decided to exaggerate the core plot of the first two games: Sonic's little animal friends are now [[AscendedExtra equally anthropomorphic co-stars with Sonic]], the nature message is made into a WorldInTheSky AfterTheEnd called "Planet Freedom".[[GaiasLament major subplot]] with the world being rendered a dystopia, the villain Dr. Robotnik is made [[AdaptationalVillainy substantially more intimidating]], Sonic's TotallyRadical attitude is exaggerated to the point of parody, Tails a more stereotypical and less capable little kid, and Sonic is given a LoveInterest.



* Being one of the earliest adaptations, ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'' runs with this. Sonic lives on a WorldOfFunnyAnimals called Mobius, he's much more of an AdaptationalJerkass than usual, and he reacts negatively to the Chaos Emeralds to the point where Super Sonic is his SuperpoweredEvilSide rather than the more conventional SuperMode it is in other continuities. Sonic is the leader of the "Freedom Fighters", a group of Mobians who want to overthrow the tyrannical TokenHuman Dr. Robotnik (who is much more intimidating than his standard portrayal), which consists of AscendedExtra characters like Johnny Lightfoot and Porker Lewis, amongst others. Knuckles wears a metal necklace rather than having a marking on his chest. The comic also adapts game elements rather literally compared to other adaptations: Zones are all very different areas on Mobius, while Star Posts and loops are ancient parts of Mobius' landscape. Some elements of the comic, such as Amy's pre-CharacterizationMarchesOn personality or Sonic's CelibateHero personality, were later canonized in the games.

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* Being one of the earliest adaptations, ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'' runs with this. Sonic lives on a WorldOfFunnyAnimals called Mobius, he's much more of an AdaptationalJerkass than usual, and he reacts negatively to the Chaos Emeralds to the point where Super Sonic is his SuperpoweredEvilSide rather than the more conventional SuperMode it is in other continuities. Sonic is the leader of the "Freedom Fighters", a group of Mobians who want to overthrow the tyrannical TokenHuman Dr. Robotnik (who is much more intimidating than his standard portrayal), which consists of AscendedExtra characters like Johnny Lightfoot and Porker Lewis, amongst others. Knuckles wears a metal necklace rather than having a marking on his chest. The comic also adapts game elements rather literally compared to other adaptations: Zones are all very different areas on Mobius, while Star Posts and loops are ancient parts of Mobius' landscape. Some elements of the comic, such as Amy's pre-CharacterizationMarchesOn personality or Sonic's CelibateHero personality, were later canonized in the games.



* ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' is known for being the most DenserAndWackier of all the Sonic adaptations, features Mobius as a {{surreal|ism}} FantasyKitchenSink place and depicts Tails differently. He's four instead of eight, which likely stems from [[EarlyDraftTieIn his original age being four]] according to the book ''Console Wars'', and only displays his GadgeteerGenius traits in a number of very special cases. There are only four Chaos Emeralds, of different shapes, and they only appear in select episodes. Oh, and also, Dr. Robotnik is a LaughablyEvil goofball. Weirdly, it's still probably the closest of the various 90s adaptations.
* ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'': The series has almost nothing in common with the post-''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' games, to the point where it seems like an [[InNameOnly in name only adaptation]]. The thing is, at the time this show was made, ''Sonic Adventure'' did not exist yet, and the Genesis games [[ExcusePlot didn't have much plot or characterization to work with]] aside from a [[GreenAesop vague message about preserving nature]] and a hint of {{cyberpunk}} genre. So, the writers decided to [[PragmaticAdaptation exaggerate the core plot of the first two games]]: Sonic's little animal friends are now [[AscendedExtra equally anthropomorphic co-stars with Sonic]], the nature message is made into a [[GaiasLament major subplot]], the villain Dr. Robotnik is made [[AdaptationalVillainy substantially more dangerous]], and Sonic was given a LoveInterest because Sega hadn't decided to make him a CelibateHero yet - and even now [[ZigZaggedTrope they haven't fully decided on that one]].

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* ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' is known for ''Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie'' had a ton of oddities, like Sonic being the most DenserAndWackier of all the Sonic adaptations, features Mobius as a {{surreal|ism}} FantasyKitchenSink place quick-tempered JerkWithAHeartOfGold, Knuckles being a treasure hunter and depicts Tails differently. He's four wearing a hat, [[LittleBitBeastly demihumans]] instead of eight, which likely stems from [[EarlyDraftTieIn his original age being four]] according to the book ''Console Wars'', and only displays his GadgeteerGenius traits in a number of very special cases. There are only four Chaos Emeralds, of different shapes, and they only appear in select episodes. Oh, and also, Dr. Robotnik is a LaughablyEvil goofball. Weirdly, it's still probably the closest of the various 90s adaptations.
* ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'': The series has almost nothing in common with the post-''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' games, to the point where it seems like an [[InNameOnly in name only adaptation]]. The thing is, at the time this show was made, ''Sonic Adventure'' did not exist yet,
normal ones, and the Genesis games [[ExcusePlot didn't have much plot or characterization to work with]] aside from entire series taking place in a [[GreenAesop vague message about preserving nature]] and a hint of {{cyberpunk}} genre. So, the writers decided to [[PragmaticAdaptation exaggerate the core plot of the first two games]]: Sonic's little animal friends are now [[AscendedExtra equally anthropomorphic co-stars with Sonic]], the nature message is made into a [[GaiasLament major subplot]], the villain Dr. Robotnik is made [[AdaptationalVillainy substantially more dangerous]], and Sonic was given a LoveInterest because Sega hadn't decided to make him a CelibateHero yet - and even now [[ZigZaggedTrope they haven't fully decided on that one]].WorldInTheSky AfterTheEnd called "Planet Freedom".
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* ''Film/SuperMarioBros'' tried to adapt a series that runs on ExcusePlot at a time when it was still developing its identity. The film contains a lot of old remnants, such as the manual's plot of Toadstool being the daughter of the Mushroom King, Koopa transforming Toads and other creatures with magic, Goombas being traitors to the throne, and Mario being a middle-aged man (which he originally was, but even in Japan this was changed by the late-1980s) and several years older than Luigi because they wouldn't be revealed as twins until ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld2YoshisIsland''.

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* ''Film/SuperMarioBros'' ''Film/SuperMarioBros1993'' tried to adapt a series that runs on ExcusePlot at a time when it was still developing its identity. The film contains a lot of old remnants, such as the manual's plot of Toadstool being the daughter of the Mushroom King, Koopa transforming Toads and other creatures with magic, Goombas being traitors to the throne, and Mario being a middle-aged man (which he originally was, but even in Japan this was changed by the late-1980s) and several years older than Luigi because they wouldn't be revealed as twins until ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld2YoshisIsland''.
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** ''The Trial of the Incredible Hulk'' features similar examples. While the Kingpin had been appearing on the screen since ''WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967'', this was his first portrayal in live-action and differs from what came after by never being referred to as "the Kingpin", only by "Wilson Fisk", having facial hair as well as averting BaldOfEvil, by actually having hair. Likewise, this was the first portrayal of Daredevil, as ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAndHisAmazingfriends'' had only portrayed him as Matt Murdock, and rather than the red suit everyone is familiar with , he wears a black ninja-like outfit and was inspired by a police man to be a hero, rather than seeking to avenge his father's death.

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** ''The Trial of the Incredible Hulk'' features similar examples. While the Kingpin had been appearing on the screen since ''WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967'', this was his first portrayal in live-action and differs from what came after by never being referred to as "the Kingpin", only by "Wilson Fisk", having facial hair as well as averting BaldOfEvil, by actually having hair. Likewise, this was the first portrayal of Daredevil, as ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAndHisAmazingfriends'' ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAndHisAmazingFriends'' had only portrayed him as Matt Murdock, and rather than the red suit everyone is familiar with , he wears a black ninja-like outfit and was inspired by a police man to be a hero, rather than seeking to avenge his father's death.
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* As seems to be the standard for live-action adaptations of the character, ''FilmCaptainAmerica1979'' portrays Steve as a contemporary man with his father having been a 1940's government agent nicknamed "Captain America" due to a very patriotic attitude, making him both an example of DecompositeCharacter and LegacyCharacter. He also makes use of a van, from which launches a modified motorcycle with a multitude of functions and its windshield being non-other than Captain America's iconic shield, which is made of "Jet Age plastics", with the "white" portion simply being transparent. And then there is the costume, which has him wearing a motorcycle helmet instead of his famous cowl.

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* As seems to be the standard for live-action adaptations of the character, ''FilmCaptainAmerica1979'' ''Film/CaptainAmerica1979'' portrays Steve as a contemporary man with his father having been a 1940's government agent nicknamed "Captain America" due to a very patriotic attitude, making him both an example of DecompositeCharacter and LegacyCharacter. He also makes use of a van, from which launches a modified motorcycle with a multitude of functions and its windshield being non-other than Captain America's iconic shield, which is made of "Jet Age plastics", with the "white" portion simply being transparent. And then there is the costume, which has him wearing a motorcycle helmet instead of his famous cowl.
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* As seems to be the standard for live-action adaptations of the character, ''FilmCaptainAmerica1979'' portrays Steve as a contemporary man with his father having been a 1940's government agent nicknamed "Captain America" due to a very patriotic attitude, making him both an example of DecompositeCharacter and LegacyCharacter. He also makes use of a van, from which launches a modified motorcycle with a multitude of functions and its windshield being non-other than Captain America's iconic shield, which is made of "Jet Age plastics", with the "white" portion simply being transparent. And then there is the costume, which has him wearing a motorcycle helmet instead of his famous cowl.
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* The 1826 opera adaptation of ''Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}'' featured the only case of Isaac of York and his daughter Rebecca being not only renamed (Ishmael and Leila), but explicitly changed from Jewish to Muslim as well, with the latter at least turning out to be Edith, the long-lost daughter of the "last descendant of Saxon kings", making her a combination of Rebecca and Rowena, Ivanhoe's proper love interest who is a descendent of UsefulNotes/AlfredTheGreat.

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* The 1826 opera adaptation of ''Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}'' featured the only case of Isaac of York and his daughter Rebecca being not only renamed (Ishmael and Leila), but explicitly changed from Jewish to Muslim as well, with the latter at least turning out to be Edith, the long-lost daughter of the "last descendant of Saxon kings", making her a combination of Rebecca and Rowena, Ivanhoe's proper love interest who is a descendent of UsefulNotes/AlfredTheGreat. This in turn makes Brian de Bois-Guilbert a combination of himself and Maurice de Bracy, Rowena's AbhorrentAdmirer.
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* The 1826 opera adaptation of ''Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}'' featured the only case of Isaac of York and his daughter Rebecca being not only renamed (Ishmael and Leila), but explicitly changed from Jewish to Muslim as well, with the latter at least turning out to be Edith, the long-lost daughter of the "last descendant of Saxon kings". Ivanhoe's proper love interest Rowena as omitted as well.

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* The 1826 opera adaptation of ''Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}'' featured the only case of Isaac of York and his daughter Rebecca being not only renamed (Ishmael and Leila), but explicitly changed from Jewish to Muslim as well, with the latter at least turning out to be Edith, the long-lost daughter of the "last descendant of Saxon kings". kings", making her a combination of Rebecca and Rowena, Ivanhoe's proper love interest Rowena as omitted as well.who is a descendent of UsefulNotes/AlfredTheGreat.
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* The 1826 opera adaptation of ''Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}'' featured the only case of Isaac of York and his daughter Rebecca being not only renamed (Ishmael and Leila), but explicitly changed from Jewish to Muslim as well, with the latter at least turning out to be the long-lost descendant of the last Saxon king. Ivanhoe's proper love interest Rowena as omitted as well.

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* The 1826 opera adaptation of ''Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}'' featured the only case of Isaac of York and his daughter Rebecca being not only renamed (Ishmael and Leila), but explicitly changed from Jewish to Muslim as well, with the latter at least turning out to be Edith, the long-lost daughter of the "last descendant of the last Saxon king.kings". Ivanhoe's proper love interest Rowena as omitted as well.
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* The 1826 opera adaptation of ''Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}'' featured the only case of Isaac of York and his daughter Rebecca being not only renamed (Ishmael and Leila), but explicitly changed from Jewish to Muslim as well, with the latter at least turning out to be French royalty. Ivanhoe's proper love interest Rowena as omitted as well.

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* The 1826 opera adaptation of ''Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}'' featured the only case of Isaac of York and his daughter Rebecca being not only renamed (Ishmael and Leila), but explicitly changed from Jewish to Muslim as well, with the latter at least turning out to be French royalty.the long-lost descendant of the last Saxon king. Ivanhoe's proper love interest Rowena as omitted as well.
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* The 1826 opera adaptation of ''Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}'' featured the only case of Isaac of York and his daughter Rebecca being not only renamed (Ishmael and Leila), but explicitly changed from Jewish to Muslim as well. Ivanhoe's proper love interest Rowena as omitted as well.

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* The 1826 opera adaptation of ''Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}'' featured the only case of Isaac of York and his daughter Rebecca being not only renamed (Ishmael and Leila), but explicitly changed from Jewish to Muslim as well.well, with the latter at least turning out to be French royalty. Ivanhoe's proper love interest Rowena as omitted as well.
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* The 1826 opera adaptation of ''Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}'' featured the only case of Isaac of York and his daughter Rebecca being not only renamed (Ishmael and Leila), but explicitly changed from Jewish to Muslim as well.

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* The 1826 opera adaptation of ''Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}'' featured the only case of Isaac of York and his daughter Rebecca being not only renamed (Ishmael and Leila), but explicitly changed from Jewish to Muslim as well. Ivanhoe's proper love interest Rowena as omitted as well.
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* The 1826 opera adaptation of ''Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}'' featured the only case of Isaac of York and his daughter Rebecca being not only renamed, but explicitly changed from Jewish to Muslim as well.

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* The 1826 opera adaptation of ''Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}'' featured the only case of Isaac of York and his daughter Rebecca being not only renamed, renamed (Ishmael and Leila), but explicitly changed from Jewish to Muslim as well.

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