History WesternAnimation / ThePowerpuffGirls2016

* ExtremelyShortIntroSequence: The [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls original cartoon]] had an opening that was almost 70 seconds long. The reboot cuts its' down to roughly 25 seconds, though an extended intro does exist online.

* FauxAdventureStory: The original series was a straight-up superhero show about three cute kindergartners who brutally beat up supervillains. And this reboot? [[GenreShift Not so much]]. [[FollowTheLeader Taking from]] ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'', it is a lighthearted cartoon with very little actual fighting. It focuses on the girls civilian lives rather than their superhero work. When they do fight, rarely are they depicted actually ''hitting'' their opponents (instead they use HardLight attacks or punch but visibily don't actually come into contact with them).

* KidsAreCruel: In "The Wrinklegruff Gals" the girls get bullied at their new K-8 school for being kindergarteners. They decide to drink a potion that ages them up, but drink too much, and age into seniors.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Most of the supporting characters from the originals such as Robin and Mitch Mitchelson are either DemotedToExtra or outright absent.

* FauxAdventureStory: The original series was a straight-up superhero show about three cute kindergartners who brutally beat up supervillains. And this reboot? [[GenreShift Not so much]]. [[FollowTheLeader Taking from]] ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'', it is a lighthearted cartoon with very little actual fighting. It focuses on the girls civilian lives rather than their superhero work. When they do fight, rarely are they depicted actually ''hitting'' their opponents (instead they use HardLight attacks or punch but visibily don't actually come into contact with them). This decrease on fighting in exchange for characterization has turned off most fans of the original, and the creator himself.

* WhateverHappenedToTheMouse: Most of the supporting characters from the originals such as Robin and Mitch Mitchelson are either DemotedToExtra or outright absent.

* AdaptationalJerkass: Both Bubbles and Buttercup. Bubbles' hidden darker side is [[CharacterExaggeration much more apparent]] to the point where she gets angry easily. She's also more self-centered than before. Buttercup is more of a bully than before.

** Not only did the Professor create a child years before the Powerpuff Girls, but another scientist created a little boy even before that. In the original show, the girls were an accident and are the first known artificial hmuans.

** Bliss' costume trying montage involves her dressing up as a purple Franchise/SpiderMan and making fun of Franchise/WonderWoman's lack of pants.

** In the original continuity the girls were explicitly mentally and physically five years old (though younger due to being artificial humans). In the reboot their ages are far harder to place. They go to an elementary school instead of a kindergarten, though it's mentioned that [[spoiler:Pokey Oaks is uninhabitable]] so their class transferred. The Picture Day episode implies they're ten or eleven,due to them having five Picture Days, and "The Power of Four" explicitly states that the girls are at least three years old (eight physically). The girls act older and sound older than they used to be. They were also bullied due to "looking like babies", which is an odd thing to say to a five year old. Despite the evidence that they're preteens, there's also a lot for them being five. Their human peers such as Robin and Princess still seem to be five (which means the Powerpuff girls aren't just [[NotAllowedToGrowUp not aging]]) and Ms. Keane is still their teacher.

** In general the PPG sound older than their original series counterparts, due to the actors having a naturally deeper voice (in the case of Buttercup) or giving more subdued performances (like Bubbles).
** Princess Morbucks has a smoother and less shrill voice now that [[TheOtherDarrin she has a new voice.]]

** '''The Gnat'': [[BigCreepyCrawliers A giant, mutated gnat]] that grew to huge size after being bit by a radioactive human. He seeks revenge against the Powerpuff Girls for being swatted by them in the past.

** '''Manboy''': [[MightyLumberjack A lumberjack themed]] villain, who wishes to make all of Townsville manly. In reality, he's just a [[ManChild child]] [[TestosteronePoisoning acting out what he believes]] a man should be.

** '''Silico''': A mysterious, [[EvilGenius technological villain]] with a gift for robotics and holds a [[ItsPersonal personal grudge]] against the Powerpuff Girls.

* {{Animesque}}: The girls, even more so than the original run.

* BreakTheCutie: Happens to Bubbles in "Bubbles of the Opera" after the annual school picture day goes wrong for Bubbles, and she gets the ButtMonkey treatment with the cafeteria lady subbing for the regular photographer, taking her picture in an off-guard moment; followed by a bad haircut by the lunch lady subbing as an "apprentice hairstylist", a recalled make-up kit that causes a horrible allergic reaction, and Bubbles accidentally flying into the ceiling fan.

* {{Retcon}}: Mojo Jojo mentions having a mother. This probably means his backstory has been changed, as well.

** In the original continuity the girls were explicitly mentally and physically five years old (though younger due to being artificial humans). In the reboot their ages are far harder to place. They go to an elementary school instead of a kindergarten, though it's mentioned that [[spoiler:Pokey Oaks is uninhabitable]] so their class transferred. The Picture Day episode implies they're ten or eleven due to them having five Picture Days. The girls act older and sound older than they used to be. They were also bullied due to "looking like babies", which is an odd thing to say to a five year old. Despite the evidence that they're preteens, there's also a lot for them being five. Their human peers such as Robin and Princess still seem to be five (which means the Powerpuff girls aren't just [[NotAllowedToGrowUp not aging]]) and Ms. Keane is still their teacher.

* AdaptationalWimp: A common complaint of the series is that the returning characters, in the eyes of fans of the original series, are for the most part criminally incompetent:
** The girls themselves are far less effective heroes here than in the original series due to the increased focus on comedy, and the violence being toned down. Several episodes have the girls overwhelmed and sometimes outright defeated in a fight that they usually would've won easily and they are frequently caught off guard and captured by the villains, often needing to be rescued by another character. Also, the girls were [[NighInvulnerable virtually indestructible]] in the original series, frequently beaten up and thrown through buildings and often leaving unscratched, but in this show, they suffer outright debilitating injuries. Most notably with Bubbles, who in the episode "Strong-armed" ends up breaking her arm and forced to use a cybernetic cast. Not to mention there's the fact the girls have gotten tricked by Him a grand total of ''three'' times. Albeit, Him was disguised.
** Professor Utonium. In the original series, he was one of the girl's chief mentors and a brilliant scientist whose inventions helped the girls on multiple occasions, even creating a PoweredArmor for himself to fight alongside them. In this show, while he is still a gifted scientist and clearly loves the girls, he's been reduced to a BumblingDad role and rarely helps the girls. Two particularly grievous examples are in "Frenemy", where he ''willingly'' helps Jemmica decipher an ancient inscription despite [[HypocriticalHumor chastising the girls for giving in to peer pressure]], and in "Viral Spiral" where he is somehow unable to ''work a computer'' despite being a '''scientist''' and having worked on computers before. However this is offset a bit in a few eps such as ''Fashion Forward'', ''The Big Sleep'' and ''Road Trippen'' where he's proven to be very capable.
** Mojo Jojo. He was already an IneffectualSympatheticVillain in the original show, but he could be a menacing and effective villain in some episodes. In this show, he's reduced to little more than the show's PluckyComicRelief. Likewise, the classic villains are rarely used in this series, often serving as background characters and are considerably less threatening than before. The only exceptions so far are Princess Morbucks, Him, and the Amoeba Boys, who are mostly in line with their characterizations from the original series.

* VocalDissonance:
** Buttercup sounds very manly for a female character. Not to mention she sounds like more like an adult than a 5-year old.
** Blossom sounds more like a teenager or young adult than a kindergarten aged girl.

** Bubbles' voice constantly goes from sounding deeper than the original series, to an impersonation of Tara Strong. By the second season it's leveled out into the "Kind of like Tara Strong's Bubbles but older" version.
** Blossom has a much squeakier voice now.
** Buttercup's voice is now much more nasal and deep, and less raspy.

* AdaptationalWimp: A common complaint of the series is that the returning characters, in the eyes of fans of the original series, are for the most part criminally incompetent.
** The girls themselves are far less effective heroes here than in the original series due to the increased focus on comedy, and the violence being toned down. Several episodes have the girls overwhelmed and sometimes outright defeated in a fight that they usually would've won easily and they are frequently caught off guard and captured by the villains, often needing to be rescued by another character. Also, the girls were [[NighInvulnerable virtually indestructible]] in the original series, frequently beaten up and thrown through buildings and often leaving unscratched, but in this show, they suffer outright debilitating injuries. Most notably with Bubbles, who in the episode "Strong-armed" ends up breaking her arm and forced to use a cybernetic cast.
*** Not to mention there's the fact the girls have gotten tricked by Him a grand total of ''three'' times. Albeit, Him was disguised.

* AesopAmnesia: Near the end of "Halt and Catch Silico" when Silico leaves after blaming the Powerpuffs for destroying his robot friends:

* ChristmasEpisode: The upcoming "You're A Good Man, Mojo Jojo."

* FauxAdventureStory: The original series was a straight-up superhero show about three cute kindergartners who brutally beat up supervillains. And this reboot? [[GenreShift Not so much]]. [[FollowTheLeader Taking from]] ''Teen Titans Go'', it is a lighthearted cartoon with very little actual fighting. It focuses on the girls civilian lives rather than their superhero work. When they do fight, rarely are they depicted actually ''hitting'' their opponents (instead they use HardLight attacks or punch but visibily don't actually come into contact with them). This decrease on fighting in exchange for characterization has turned off most fans of the original, and the creator himself.

* MakeWayForTheNewVillains: With the exception of Mojo Jojo and Princess Morbucks, the classic villains are mostly underused, in favor of new ones. There's a running theme throughout the first season where the new villains appear in at least two episodes each.

* RockPaperScissors: PlayedForLaughs, since none of the girls have fingers.

** The 1970's Space Tow Truck movie that Buttercup and Bubbles watch in "Puffdora's Box" features a character that bears some resemblance to [[VideoGame/KatamariDamacy the King of All Cosmos]].

* ShowWithinAShow: The girls are fans of a media franchise called Space Tow Truck.

* VagueAge: In the original continuity the girls were explicitly mentally and physically five years old (though younger due to being artificial humans). In the reboot their ages are far harder to place. They go to an elementary school instead of a kindergarten, though it's mentioned that [[spoiler:Pokey Oaks is uninhabitable]] so their class transferred. The Picture Day episode implies they're ten or eleven due to them having five Picture Days. The girls act older and sound older than they used to be. They were also bullied due to "looking like babies", which is an odd thing to say to a five year old. Despite the evidence that they're preteens, there's also a lot for them being five. Their human peers such as Robin and Princess still seem to be five (which means the Powerpuff girls aren't just [[NotAllowedToGrowUp not aging]]) and Ms. Keane is still their teacher.

** Blossom sounds more like a young adult or teenager for a kindergarten age girl.

** Bubbles' voice constantly goes from sounding deeper than the original series, to an impersonation of Tara Strong.

** The flashback to [[spoiler:the destruction of Pokey Oaks Kindergarten]] is animated in style of the original series.

* BigBadEnsemble: Between Mojo Jojo, HIM, and Silico. Mojo is the Girls' ArchEnemy, as per usual, while HIM pulls the strings behind the conflicts of several episodes, and Silico is a KnightOfCerebus who is featured more prominently than most of the new villains.

* NamesTheSame: A case of the title's the same--"The Trouble With Bubbles" is an upcoming episode and issue #18 of the DC comic book (Oct. 2001). Storylines are different.

* BigBad: Silico is the closest thing to one.