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7	SexSells, and (at least supposedly) people find [[{{Hunk}} muscular men]] and [[BuxomBeautyStandard buxom women]] more attractive. So when adapting a work from the page to the screen, executives often decide that certain liberties can be taken with casting in the interest of getting more viewers. A character described as scrawny or flat-chested in a novel thus magically obtains a six-pack or hourglass figure in the film based on that novel.
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9	May overlap with AdaptationalAttractiveness, though there's no guarantee that the new appearance is necessarily more attractive. May also be a result of DawsonCasting or an AgeLift. Male examples of this trope often go hand-in-hand with AdaptationalBadass. When fan artists do this, it can be a case of SelfFanservice. If this happens gradually within the same series, see FanservicePack.
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11	Contrast AdaptationalSlimness, where a character's figure is slimmed down in the adaptation.
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17	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
18	* General Esdeath from ''Manga/AkameGaKill'' was around Sheele's breast size in the manga, who was of average cup size. The anime increased her to Leone's size.
19	* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'':
20	** Mikasa Ackerman is flat-chested in the manga, as illustrations of her in a sports-bra and a magical girl costume demonstrate. In the anime, on the other hand, she is given a noticeable bust, as [[MaleGaze displayed in the second opening]] and a bonus episode where she does exercises.
21	** In the manga, Hange's gender was never specified. In fact, they went out of their way to avoid answering that particular question, apparently just as an inside joke for the fans. When adapting the story as an anime, they realized that it would be much harder to keep up the joke in an animated medium. So they didn't even bother trying; in the anime, she's a girl, complete with a set of boobs that her manga counterpart lacked.
22	** Season 4 and the studio change from [[Creator/ProductionIG WIT]] to Creator/{{MAPPA}} saw and update to the artstyle. Many characters of all ages and genders such as Levi, Hange, Armin, Eren, Mikasa, Sasha, Gabi, and Pieck are bulked up compared to their manga counterparts. This helps to underscore the TimeSkip between the two seasons as the older cast has grown and matured in the intervening years.
23	* Casca from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}''; while quite curvy and muscled in the manga, she isn't very busty. In the ''Anime/BerserkTheGoldenAgeArc'' movies ''she is''.
24	* ''Manga/BlackClover'': In the manga, it's implied that male mages aren't particularly fit, with the exception of Yami, but in the anime adaptation, all of them are as muscular than Asta, if not more, which undercuts the point that Asta has spent his life training his muscles and is more physically strong than most mages.
25	* Miu of ''Manga/BlendS'' is noticeably bustier and taller in the anime. Canonically, she has a small chest and is shorter than Kaho: in the anime, Miu is much taller than her.
26	* Ruiko Saten from ''Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun'' was flat-chested in the manga, but not so much in the anime. Compare [[https://toarumajutsunoindex.fandom.com/wiki/File:Saten_ruiko_by_Haimura.jpg this]] to [[https://toarumajutsunoindex.fandom.com/wiki/File:Saten_uiharu_bikini.jpg this]].
27	* ''Manga/TheElectricTaleOfPikachu'': Misty is notably ([[MaleGaze as in frequently shown to be]]) more developed than either her [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue game]] and [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries anime]] counterparts.
28	* ''Anime/FateStayNightUnlimitedBladeWorks'': Saber is given a larger bust than she had in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', as is Saber Alter in ''Anime/FateStayNightHeavensFeel''.
29	%%* ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003'': While Winry in the manga isn't short, the 2003 anime depicts her as noticeably taller than her manga counterpart. This is most noticeable in ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemistTheConquerorOfShamballa''.
30	* ''Literature/{{Gate}}'': In the manga, Hamilton is flat-chested and teased for looking like a boy. In the anime, she has small breasts.
31	* The manga ''Go! Go! Our V Gundam!!'' depicted Marbet Finghut with a larger bust size than she had in ''Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam''.
32	* ''Literature/HighSchoolDXD'': In ''Hero'', Koneko, Venelana, and Asia are ''significantly'' more buxom than they were in either the light novel, manga or the anime's first three seasons. In Asia's case, her bust matches her light novel's counterpart.
33	* In ''Manga/HoshinEngi'', Hiko Ko's sister Koshi in the manga was quite tomboyish and petite. In the 1999 anime adaptation, not only she plays a different role, but her breasts are much bigger and her clothing shows them off better. The same goes for [[spoiler:[[BigBad Dakki]] in her anime-only OneWingedAngel.]] The second adaptation, ''Hakyu Hoshin Engi'' keeps the manga designs for most characters but gives slightly larger breasts to Dakki.
34	* ''Manga/HunterXHunter'':
35	** Kite is lanky in the original manga but the 1999 anime adaptation made him well-built. His appearance in the 2011 anime reboot is TruerToTheText.
36	** Neferpitou is portrayed with an androgynous design and slim straight body in the manga, but the anime gives [[AmbiguousGender them]] a more distinctly feminine figure with wider hips and a noticeable bust.
37	* Downplayed with Maho Fujiwara in ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar''. In the manga, she's shown to be "flat as a board", in a sharp contrast to her more buxom daughters. When she makes a cameo in the movie, she has a slightly more noticeable bust line, though she's still on the smaller side.
38	* ''Manga/MonsterMusume'':
39	** Doppel is flat-chested in the manga and anime. In the mobile game, however, she is ''much'' more buxom. Uniquely, this is justified due to her abilities as a shapeshifter -- though she hasn't demonstrated this particular aspect of her abilities in the source material.
40	** Papi has a noticeably larger chest in the anime, presumably to make her look a bit older.
41	* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'':
42	** Nejire Hado was [[WordOfGod explicitly]] designed by the author to be "cute" rather than sexy and as such has a [[https://www.nautiljon.com/images/description/00/18/1530723416516_image.jpg modest bust in the manga]]. In the anime however Hado's breasts [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a1/de/00/a1de0001187e63718d7a8108db0e0717.png are pretty big]].
43	** Midoriya and Bakugou are muscly in the manga but the anime tends to make them even more ripped during the ArtShift during actions sequences. ''Anime/MyHeroAcademiaHeroesRising'' takes this even further with Midoriya and Bakugou getting DBZ-[[HeroicBuild style]] super beefy bods during the FinalBattle with Nine.
44	* ''Anime/{{Naruto}}'':
45	** In the anime Sakura has [[https://66.media.tumblr.com/2d51cbb3c3aaa31fa05e16355280c1a2/tumblr_pistp1nJ3U1tp5yuio3_500.png thickness]] [[http://66.media.tumblr.com/61b12e7ac557f0b6d66cd91798f8cc1d/tumblr_inline_nwnni8zUlI1tz9bs4_1280.jpg in]] [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcRyox0LflI2m5jRk8KX0eZCn9QswFhDg_dso5SySPBZjUrSUEZX places]] she most certainly didn't in the manga. ''Naruto Shippuden'' even gave her a [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/71126c6b-e7d6-4adf-9c8d-3c96af266002/scale-to-width/755 noticeable bosom]] at certain points, whilst in the manga she's permanently ACupAngst
46	** While Hinata is well endowed, the anime makes her [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/19/ff/48/19ff48efe87e0069f446103060e30500.jpg figure extremely overt]].
47	** In ''Anime/NarutoTheMovieRoadToNinja'' Shizune has huge breasts that she notably lacks in the regular universe.
48	** Happens to Momoshiki in ''Manga/{{Boruto}}'', where he gets a new design for his transformation. Compared to the demonic red Oni he became in the movie, he now sports a leaner and slimmer, yet muscular, look.
49	* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
50	** In the Dressrosa Arc, the anime conspicuously enlarges Rebecca's breasts, especially noticeable in filler episodes that focus on her fights.
51	** Starting with Nami's Enies Lobby outfit, her breasts are noticeably larger in the anime than in the manga. The movies exaggerate this with Nami as well as Robin, and in certain films like [[Anime/TheGiantMechanicalSoldierOfKarakuriCastle Movie 7]].
52	** Usopp in [[Anime/TheDesertPrincessAndThePiratesAdventuresInAlabasta Movie 8]] has biceps as big as Zoro’s. In the manga and anime Usopp distinctly lacked such musculature at that point.
53	** Wano arc anime does to Luffy and Sanji, while both are pretty muscly in the manga[[note]] although it’s not immediately [[ClarkKentOutfit obvious due to their clothes]] [[/note]] they're still quite lean compared to the extremely jacked Zoro. In the anime Luffy has a way more pronounced HeroicBuild while sumo wrestling and training in Udon Prison and Sanji in his extended Raid Suit TransformationSequence is far more ripped than he is in the manga.
54	** Ann from ''Romance Dawn'', in the manga she was drawn before Oda’s HotterAndSexier ArtEvolution with female characters meaning she had a simple [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FYsTssJWIAEYEH3.jpg slim figure with small breasts]]. The anime special however [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/onepiece/images/8/89/Ann_%28Romance_Dawn%29_Anime_Concept_Art.png/revision/latest?cb=20191014062540 makes her more curvy]] and has her breasts bounce at one point.
55	* Kaede Hozuki from ''Manga/OnimaiImNowYourSister'' has an average sized bust in the manga, but the anime adaptation makes her ''much'' more buxom and [[MaleGaze the camera puts quite a bit of focus on that]].
56	* ''Anime/TheStoryOfPollyannaGirlOfLove'': Inverted. Pollyanna's fatter in this version, while in most iterations (such as the original novel) she's a slim girl.
57	* ''Manga/PokemonAdventures''
58	** Jupiter is the most well-endowed of the two female Galactic Commanders even in ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl'', and her outfit is already more form-fitting than Mars there as well. But whereas in the games her outfit just fitted her body, here her outfit is absolutely skintight, resulting in her boobs and butt bulging out of it and making her curves much more noticeable.
59	** In the ''Sun and Moon'' chapter , Professor Kukui is ''much'' beefier than his [[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon game]] and [[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoon anime]] counterparts. That's what happens when you use Wrestling/DwayneJohnson as a drawing reference...
60	* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'': Lorelei ([[DubNameChange Prima in the English dub]]) has a roughly average sized chest in ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'', while her anime appearance has noticeably upgraded her, and the camera even seems to conspire [[MaleGaze to show her assets off]] whenever possible.
61	* ''Anime/PowerpuffGirlsZ'':
62	** The titular girls infamously lack ears, [[TheNoseless noses]], proper joints, and [[FingerlessHands digits]] in the [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998 original cartoon]]. They have them all here, in addition to more developed bodies due to their AgeLift from kindergartners to eight graders.
63	** Mojo Jojo is a subversion. He retains his normal size as a chimpanzee post-mutation in the original cartoon, while the mutation in this version ([[AdaptationSpeciesChange though now a macaque]]) seems to have caused him to grow to the size of an adult human. It is later revealed that Mojo is just manning a MiniMecha underneath his OminousOperaCape.
64	** The Mayor is much taller compared to the original cartoon, who was [[MiniatureSeniorCitizens infamously short]].
65	** As she is classmates with the girls in both versions, Princess Morbucks is also taller (though now shorter than the girls instead of being the same height as them) and has a more developed body due to AgeLift.
66	** As they are an EvilKnockoff of the girls like in the original, [[DistaffCounterpart the Rowdyruff Boys]] received the same treatment as the girls above except for a slightly younger AgeLift (they went from kindergarten-age to pre-teens instead).
67	* In ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' manga ''Ransei Ranbu'' this is applied to Kasuga: while ingame she's rather modest, in the manga she's got incredibly large breasts, which makes some of her male disguises (As Kenshin and later as a soldier [[spoiler: to assassinate Masamune]]) improbable.
68	* ''Literature/TorturePrincessFremdTorturchen'': Elisabeth is quite modestly endowed in the art for the light novel, but goes up at least one cup size in the manga (her {{Stripperiffic}} dominatrix dress makes this rather obvious). Mangaka Creator/HinaYamato talks in the liner notes about having had a few problems keeping her bustline at a consistent size.
69	* ''Anime/TransformersCybertron'': While the toy version of Thunderblast does have feminine hips and legs, her chest is somewhat blocky and Franchise/{{Gundam}}-y. [=GONZO=] opted to hollow out the chest armor - specifically the underside - and make her the first Transformer in history with {{Underboobs}}. ''[[https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Thunderblast_(Decepticon)#Notes With nipples]]''.
70	* ''Anime/{{Tsugumomo}}'': The anime version of Kiriha is ''far'' more buxom and shapely than her manga counterpart even after the latter's PlotRelevantAgeUp.
71	* When the girls of ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' make an appearance in the anime of ''Manga/UQHolder'', most of them are considerably larger chested. This is especially noticeable with Natsumi and Yue, who are very flat-chested.
72	* In the second anime adaptation of ''Manga/UshioAndTora'', Kagari the kamaitachi is more voluptuous in her human form, compared to her slimmer manga self.
73	* In the ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'' anime, Asuka has large but not unreasonable breasts and long legs. The manga ramps both up a few inches for a more exaggeratedly curvaceous figure.
74	* Link does a lot more growing in the manga for ''Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess2016'' than he does in the game, including physically, to meet the demands placed on him. So while he starts off [[https://i.imgur.com/edIi7BE.png a bit slighter than his game counterpart]], manga Link comes to fill out his tunic [[https://i.imgur.com/pYGS7D5.png more impressively than game Link]] by the final battle.
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78	* Salem is larger in ''ComicBook/ChillingAdventuresOfSabrina'' than he is in ''ComicBook/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch''.
79	* In the comic book adaptation of ''Literature/GuardsGuards'', the single panel flashback to Mistress Garlick the witch declaring that Carrot's sword is "the most unmagical sword I've ever seen", does not fit the "peas on an ironing board" description in ''Literature/WyrdSisters'' (although it's clearly an interpretation of Magrat otherwise).
80	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}'''s IDW [[ComicBook/JemAndTheHologramsIDW comics]] changed the body types of several characters. Aja and Stormer [[BigBeautifulWoman gained weight]], Shana is curvier, Roxy is more muscular, and Rapture has larger hips.
81	* Most comic-book adaptations of the ''Literature/JohnCarterOfMars'' books have seen fit to portray Green Martian females with breasts. In the original books, it's not clear that they have breasts, or that they nurse their young.
82	* The comic adaptation of ''Series/LostInSpace'' has more curvy versions of both Penny and Judy.
83	* In the ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' comic book adaptations, the women all become smouldery and hypersexual in a Sasha Grey-esque way, to the extent that it's [[OnlySixFaces impossible to distinguish even women of different races from each other in some panels]]. Their outfits also become more revealing, with Naomi's breasts becoming more prominent and Fortune being drawn with exaggerated cameltoe. Raiden is less sexualised overall, but goes from a {{Bishounen}} to a masculine character, and we actually get to see his dong in his FullFrontalAssault scene.
84	* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' comics tend to portray the women as more curvaceous and gives all the male heroes a HeroicBuild, making them much more muscular than the relatively thin stuntmen and women that play them in the live-action show.
85	* Sally Acorn and Bunnie Rabbot of ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'' had somewhat feminine proportions, but were still identifiable as {{Funny Animal}}s. Many artists of the ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' comic book have drawn the two (and many other recurring Mobians) with even more human proportions, with Bunnie's cyborg limbs even canonically redesigned just to fit this. This can be easily seen when the comic was drawn by Steven Butler and Ron Lim, who were both [[Franchise/MarvelUniverse Marvel Comics]] artists. This was downplayed later as as the comics redesigned the in an attempt at better emulating the games' design style more.
86	* ''Franchise/WonderWoman''
87	** While their sexuality is not played up the Heyday sisters in ''ComicBook/TheLegendOfWonderWoman2016'' have much bigger busts, hips and rumps than their original ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'' iterations.
88	** Aphrodite in ''ComicBook/WonderWomanHistoriaTheAmazons'' is portrayed as far more heavyset and curvaceous than in previous depictions.
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92	* While fairly curvy in canon, Nabiki Tendo in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11701126/6/Anything-Goes-Game-Changer Anything Goes Game Changer]]'' is not only more obviously fit, but has a bust comparable to [[Manga/{{Sekirei}} Akitsu]].
93	* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/30275454/chapters/74614986 Arcadia]]'': Due to the [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower side effects of]] [[LivingAphrodisiac his blessing]] combined with a very intense workout regimen starting when he was still going through puberty, by the time he is 17 years old Jaune Arc is four inches taller and much more muscular then he was at that age in canon.
94	* ''Fanfic/TheBlackEmperor'': Owing to some intensive training with [[NinjaMaid Sayoko]], Lelouch has a more muscular build than his canon counterpart does.
95	* In ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'', the formerly short and skinny Harry hits a growth spurt thanks to his [[MedicalMonarch grandmother]] correcting malnutrition stunted growth and setting a proper diet and being a teenager whose dad happens to be Thor. Additionally, hand to hand combat training leads to him putting on additional muscle, something noticed and appreciated by an increasing number of straight/bi female students, and gay/bi male friends. The result is that part way through 3rd year, he can pass for 15/16, and by the time he's around 14 and a half, he can pass for 17/18 - which is sometimes PlayedForDrama, as characters have to remind themselves that for all that he looks and acts rather older, he is still not much more than a child.
96	* ''Fanfic/CitadelOfTheHeart'' does this with a lot of characters who are given an AgeLift, but the strangest of the numerous examples would be Mewtwo; Mewtwo is a genderless Legendary Pokémon who isn't depicted any differently as far as age goes, but in terms of physical appearance is [[https://www.deviantart.com/mf217/art/Mewtwo-TAI-AU-Canon-586216881 consistently]] [[https://www.deviantart.com/mf217/art/5-days-left-until-Pokemon-Sun-and-Moon-645565095 drawn]] by Creator/MF217 as being completely shredded. Older artwork from [=MF217=] that have nothing to do with ''Citadel of the Heart'' also depict Mewtwo [[https://www.deviantart.com/mf217/art/Pokemon-Blue-Nuzlocke-11-Future-Foresight-322803371 as]] [[https://www.deviantart.com/mf217/art/Mewtwo-443056372 being]] [[https://www.deviantart.com/mf217/art/Bentwo-Omnitrix-Mewtwo-DNA-Sample-448943687 beefier]] than normal, indicating that this is perhaps AuthorAppeal.
97	* ''Fanfic/CodeGeassThePreparedRebellion'':
98	** Lelouch is a good deal more muscular than in canon, thanks to being more willing to exercise.
99	** Sayoko is quite a bit bustier than she was in canon, having D-cup breasts.
100	* ''Fanfic/ConvergentDevil'': Alvida is far more muscular than she canonically was after eating the Slip-Slip Fruit, with the author stating stating the fruit merely got rid of her fat rather than the muscle built up from swinging her heavy iron mace around.
101	* ''Fanfic/CoreLine'': Multiple AlternateSelf versions of characters that appear are mentioned to have more muscles than their canon version. Justified because many of those Alternates (that have appeared so far) are superhero versions of a character and several of these are shown (or at least heavily implied) to have taken BoxingLessonsForSuperman (or at least gotten some exercise as a general part of their taking as level in badass). One specific example would be the Alternate of [[Franchise/KingdomHearts Kairi]] that appears in [[Fanfic/CorelineThePROGENYResearchArc the "PROGENY Research" Arc]], an amalgamation of her and ComicBook/SpiderGwen mentioned in her initial description to be muscled like a gymnast (when her canon KH version could be best described as "waifish").
102	* In ''Fanfic/EmpathTheLuckiestSmurf'', Smurfette originally had the same flatchested body as her normal mainstream media counterpart, but over time was redrawn to have breasts which she developed when she was changed from her original "un-Smurf" appearance through magic.
103	* ''Manga/Evangelion303'': Due to being twenty-one, stopping exercise due to [[spoiler:a plane crash that rendered her comatose for several months]] and a change in diet, [[http://grummancat.deviantart.com/art/Asuka-21-522496621 Asuka is more stacked than she was in the original show]].
104	* ''Fanfic/AGreenDragonsHoard'':
105	** Izuku is reasonably muscular in canon. But here, he's built exactly like [[Manga/OnePiece Kaido]], making him a veritable wall of muscle.
106	** Manami's curves are exaggerated to the point that her breasts are each bigger than her head and her poofy pants are actually skintight.
107	** Inko is mentioned as having a noticeably larger bust than canon.
108	* ''FanFic/HeroesOfTheNewWorld'': Yamato is depicted (both in the fic proper and in fanart) as being more muscular than depicted in Oda's art style, though she still retains her buxom figure.
109	* ''Fanfic/TheMarvelousWorldOfDC'': Jack Napier, the future Joker, is mentioned as "muscular" at one point, implying he's more physically toned than his [[LeanAndMean canon counterpart]].
110	* ''Fanfic/MyHuntsmanAcademia:''
111	** Izuku earned his six-pack abs like in canon, but he slowly gets brawnier as he continues training, to the point that he's practically bursting out of his old combat school uniform (fitted to his old GeekPhysique) when he tries to wear it for a formal occasion. He's also the most frequent source of eye candy in the story.
112	** Nora ([[EveryoneCanSeeIt as biased as she is]]), says that Izuku's muscular body is an 8.5/Ren, implying that Ren is quite muscular under his [[ClarkKentOutfit loose-fitting clothing.]]
113	** Yang is about as slim as most of her peers in WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}, but in this story she's described as leanly muscular and Ruby says Izuku's biceps are "almost as big" as Yang's at the start of the story.
114	** Both Ruby and Weiss take up weightlifting to overcome their FragileSpeedster tendencies and come out more muscular for it.
115	* Velma in ''Fanfic/NowThatICanSeeYourFaceICanStandUpToAnything'' is fatter than in [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo canon]].
116	* ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'':
117	** Misty has a more impressive figure than she did in the anime. This is justified, because she's five years older than she was in the original timeline and closer in age to her sisters in the original show, who were quite curvy.
118	** This applies to other characters who have aged up compared to their canon counterparts, including Ash and May. Iris however is stated to not be particularly curvy.
119	* ''Fanfic/WarriorsRedux'': [=ThunderClan=] cats in ''Warriors Redux'' are known for being large, muscular, and fluffy (thanks to their medium-length fur). Humans would compare them to Maine Coons. In the original ''Warriors'' book there's no standardized [=ThunderClan=] design, they're generally ordinary looking (though bigger than most housecats), and they're mainly short-furred.
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123	* ''Anime/BatmanNinja'': As is fitting for an anime, this is one of Catwoman's most voluptuous appearances.
124	* Pohatu from ''WesternAnimation/{{Bionicle}}'' had scrawny arms and a tiny upper-body (what with his gear-function being in his hip) as a toy, but, overlapping with AdaptationalAttractiveness, has a normal body and more proportional arms in the DirectToVideo film (in the film, all of the male Toa have the exact same body-type). Sidorak from the third movie is also much more buff than his scraggy toy.
125	* ''Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon'':
126	** In the early illustrations for Hans Christian Andersen ''Literature/TheLittleMermaid'' the titular mermaid is [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Page_128_illustration_b_in_fairy_tales_of_Andersen_%28Stratton%29.png flat chested]], Ariel from the [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Disney adaptation]] ''[[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EpscXlCU0AEScGb.jpg is not]]'' being the TropeCodifier for SeashellBra.
127	*** It applies to the Sea Witch far moreso, who looked like [[https://mtg.1cdn.vn/2019/07/08/images-motthegioi-vn-8443_52793c20-9f2f-0132-a2cc-0e6808eb79bf.png this]] in the original fairytale but like [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_(The_Little_Mermaid)#/media/File%3AUrsula(TheLittleMermaid)character.png this]] in the Disney adaptation. Justified to an extent, as her fairytale design looked incredibly similar to the design they already used for the Evil Queen’s hag form in their adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''. The animators also originally planned on her being thin as seen in the concept art, but ultimately felt that the flamboyant, obese design fit their interpretation of the character better.
128	** Esméralda from ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame\|Disney}}'' in the book while still extremely beautiful is described as skinny while in the Disney version she's much more curvaceous to point of being a MsFanservice, Justified given she's been given a AgeLift from a 16 year old to a 20-something.
129	** The titular heroine of ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'' is a shapely grown woman, her RealLife counterpart as historians have calculated [[AgeLift would've only been 11 years old]] by the time the English arrived and settled Jamestown in May 1607.
130	** Though he's mostly a cameo character, Apollo in Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'' is bulked up significantly compared to the slender, effeminate-looking PrettyBoy he was in the [[Myth/ClassicalMythology original mythology]].
131	** Maui from ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'', in Polynesian mythology [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR_GIjP7rABXT6xPLDWikIQ8ueUSTSS60HBuw&usqp=CAU he's slim and decently muscly]] while in the film [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/disney/images/6/6f/Profile_-_Maui.jpeg/revision/latest?cb=20190628013307 he's the size of The Hulk]].
132	* ''Franchise/DragonBall'':
133	** Bulma in ''Anime/DragonBallThePathToPower'' as in the original manga Bulma was initially very skinny, while the movie makes her quite curvaceous. Since the director Yamauchi Shigeyasu admitted [[AuthorAppeal he had a crush on Bulma]], it’s not surprising. Yamcha is also more muscular than he was in the original manga, having the standard HeroicBuild seen in the later series.
134	** [[Anime/DragonBallZBrolyTheLegendarySuperSaiyan Broly]]'s initial design for his base form was more [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Di_Z5ZZV4AIbfvA.jpg lanky and emaciated looking]]. In his [[Anime/DragonBallSuperBroly canon]] [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR5AZqPOAShtma3QNjdaotnz88HRoATCuf2cg&usqp=CAU redesign]], he’s a {{Hunk}} from the start.
135	* ''WesternAnimation/GreenLanternEmeraldKnights'' does this to Bolphunga the Unrelenting in Mogo's story, an adaptation of the classic Alan Moore story "Mogo Doesn't Socialize". The ''Emerald Knights'' incarnation of Bolphunga is noticeably way more muscular than how he appeared in the comics.
136	* Peter B. Parker AKA Spider-Man in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' is given quite the pizza gut that his skinny comic counterpart lacks, although it's only [[HollywoodPudgy noticeable]] when someone points it out. In the sequel he's slimmed down due to having put his life back together after the events of the last film.
137	* Miguel O'Hara AKA ComicBook/SpiderMan2099 in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse'' has a much more bulkier and imposing physique when compared to his comic counterpart and his cameo appearance in TheStinger of the previous film. Normally, Miguel is just as lean as the rest of the Spiders.
138	* In ''Anime/TheWizardOfOz'', Aunt Em is more stout than her standard portrayal.
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141	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
142	* ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' turns Mr. Freeze, who is typically thin if not average built, into Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger, even adding some dialogue stating that he was [[AcademicAthlete a decathlete in college]] to justify a scientist with a bodybuilder physique. Director Creator/JoelSchumacher said he wanted someone who looked "chiseled out of ice", and it makes sense because Freeze's equipment is heavy - both a FreezeRay and a PoweredArmor that keeps him cold - so he had to be a fairly strong guy to carry it.
143	* ''Film/{{Baywatch 2017}}'' has this in spades - compare Creator/DavidHasselhoff's Mitch Buchannon to Creator/DwayneJohnson's, Alexandra Paul's Stephanie Holden to Creator/IlfeneshHadera's, Creator/AlexandraDaddario's Summer Quinn to Nicole Eggert's.
144	* ''Series/TheCountOfMonteCristo1998'': Edmond Dantès is skinny in [[Literature/TheCountOfMonteCristo the novel]], while Creator/GerardDepardieu has never been anywhere close to "skinny".
145	* ''Film/Daredevil2003'': In the comics, the Kingpin embodies StoutStrength, but in this film he's played by the chiseled Creator/MichaelClarkeDuncan.
146	* ''Film/DragonballEvolution'': Chi-Chi is much more curvaceous than she is in the manga and anime. She's even curvier than the movie version of Bulma whose anime counterpart is a prominent MsFanservice.
147	* In the original novel ''Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman'', the eponymous character becomes fascinated by Bee because the latter is almost breastless. In the film ''Film/{{Emmanuelle}}'', Bee was played by Marika Green, who was definitely not flat-chested.
148	* In the ''Literature/FatKidRulesTheWorld'' book Curt is described as emaciated looking and distressingly thin. In the film he's played by a skinny, but not sickly looking, actor.
149	* ''Film/EnolaHolmes'': Literature/SherlockHolmes in the novels has a wiry build that hides surprising strength. Here, he's played by the obviously muscular Henry Cavill.
150	* ''Film/FightingWithMyFamily'' has Wrestling/AJLee, who was famous for her skinny, {{waif\|Fu}}y frame, being played by the much curvier and better endowed Wrestling/TheaTrinidad.
151	* Franchise/{{Godzilla}} himself gets this in the Creator/LegendaryPictures ''Franchise/MonsterVerse'' reboot, while obviously still massive either way, the Legendary's version of Goji is [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/50/10/60/50106053792cdafc426cebf4986a47ad.png noticeably more stocky]] than his Toho counterpart's [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EiJiSoFU4AEQpPQ.jpg design]]. Japanese fans even commented on Godzilla being "fat" when the [[Film/Godzilla2014 2014 film]] hit theaters in Tokyo, leading to western fans making [[MemeticMutation reactions]] of Godzilla having WeightWoe in response to the perceived fat-shaming.
152	* Some characters in the ''Film/HarryPotter'' movies were more muscular than their book counterparts.
153	** Ron, for instance, is described as tall and skinny in the books, while Rupert Grint was rather buff in the later movies.
154	** Neville is short and chubby in the first few movies, fitting his appearance in the books, but puberty was really kind to Matthew Lewis, who became tall and muscular in the later films.
155	** Stanislav Ianevski as Viktor Krum is quite handsome and has a burlier physique compared to the books, where he is described as being tall and thin with a sallow complexion.
156	* ''Film/TheHungerGames'': When Creator/JenniferLawrence was chosen to play Katniss Everdeen, some [[Literature/TheHungerGames book]] fans complained that she was too voluptuous for the role, imagining that she should look waifish due to suffering near-starvation most of her life.
157	* ''Film/{{Laura}}'': In the film Waldo Lydecker is played by the very slim Clifton Webb, whereas in the original novel he is portrayed as obese.
158	* The American-made ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie'' featured the characters wearing redesigned costumes that were plated like PowerArmor rather than the usual spandex, and made the characters look more muscular than they do on the regular TV show.
159	* In ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService'' Blofeld is portrayed by Creator/TellySavalas, a fairly buff dude. In the books, Blofeld is described as someone whose "muscle has all turned to fat."
160	* Franchise/JamesBond himself by the time of the Creator/DanielCraig era. In the books while in good shape he's described as skinny and at one point in ''Literature/{{Thunderball}}'' Bond envies the musculature of a nearby swimmer. The Daniel Craig version, however, is very muscly himself, with his SexySurfacingShot being the trope image for the film page of MrFanservice.
161	* ''Film/MeanGirls2024'': Regina and Karen in this version have far larger breasts than in [[Film/MeanGirls the original film]], along with more voluptuous builds overall.
162	* ''Film/OzTheGreatAndPowerful'': The Wicked of the Witch of the West, thanks to being played by Creator/MilaKunis is quite [[HotWitch curvaceous]] for a usually LeanAndMean character.
163	* ''Film/ResidentEvilFilmSeries'': Wesker in the reboot ''Film/ResidentEvilWelcomeToRaccoonCity''. In the games, while decently built, he’s still skinnier than Chris ([[MusclesAreMeaningless not that really affects his fights]] with the hero later on). In the, film Wesker is played by Creator/TomHopper, ''who’s huge''.
164	* In the book of ''Film/TheRunningMan'', protagonist Ben Richards is described as "scrawny" and "pre-tubercular" since he lives in a dystopian society with rampant poverty and pollution. In the film, he's played by ''Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger''. Although, in the film he's also a disgraced police commander formerly employed by the regime, not just some random plebeian, so presumably he would have access to better resources to justify such a physique.
165	* In ''Film/SilentHill'' and ''Film/SilentHillRevelation3D'', Pyramid Head is a lot more muscular than his leaner video game counterpart.
166	* ''Film/StarTrek2009'': Not a person, but a starship! The ''USS Enterprise'' from the Kelvin-timeline has a much curvier design than its iconic counterpart from the [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries original timeline]].
167	* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
168	** Some versions of the poster for the original ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]'' movie exaggerated Princess Leia's proportions, to a MsFanservice-ish degree. Not to be out-done, Luke can also be much more buff in these posters as well, with his shirt open to show his developed pecs.
169	** The late-90's toy line based on the series had a tendency to make the male characters far more muscular than they were in the films, much like the poster art mentioned above. It got to the point that Creator/MarkHamill saw a figurine and remarked, “Dear God, they put me on steroids!"
170	** Both of these phenomena (exaggerated proportions for Princess Leia, as well as the tendency to make the male characters far more muscular than they were in the films) very frequently appear in the licensed comics of the franchise, also.
171	* ''Film/StreetFighter'': Cammy in the earlier games was very slim and small breasted, whereas in the film she's played by Music/KylieMinogue who is much curvier.
172	* ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'' and ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'':
173	** ComicBook/TheJoker is nearly always portrayed as a skinny creep or just out of shape, in the first ''Suicide Squad'' he's played by Creator/JaredLeto who's in good shape.
174	** Ratcatcher was gangly in the comics but thanks to a GenderLift is played the shapely Daniela Melchior.
175	* ''Film/SuperMarioBros1993'': Mario thanks to being played by Creator/BobHoskins is stockier than he is in the games, whilst Luigi the skinny brother is played by a young and fit Creator/JohnLeguizamo who has a ShirtlessScene at one point.
176	* Sarah Connor and Kyle Reese get this in ''Film/TerminatorGenisys''. In the original ''Film/TheTerminator'', Sarah is played by the skinny Creator/LindaHamilton and Kyle is played by Creator/MichaelBiehn, who is lean and malnourished-looking (which is completely appropriate since he comes from the war-torn BadFuture). In ''Terminator Genisys'', Sarah is played Creator/EmiliaClarke, who's very curvaceous and Kyle is played by a muscly and healthy-looking Creator/JaiCourtney.
177	* Franchise/{{Tintin}} is a fairly athletic man, but most versions have a normal physique. The actor who played Tintin in the [[LiveActionAdaptation live action movies]] (Jean-Pierre Talbot) was ripped, as his ShirtlessScene shows. His clothes are still [[ClarkKentOutfit loose enough to hide it]].
178	* ''Film/WhatsLoveGotToDoWithIt1993'': Music/TinaTurner is portrayed in the film by Creator/AngelaBassett, who is much more muscular than the real Tina was. It also raises the question as to why she took Ike's beatings for so long when she's more buff than he is (though she does eventually fight back).
179	* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'': Angel Dust in the comics was flat in the chest department and petite. ''Film/Deadpool2016'' cast Creator/GinaCarano, who's very muscular and busty, to play her.
180	%%** In the ''ComicBook/XMen'' comics, Wolverine is a PintSizedPowerhouse at 5'2". The films cast the 6'2" and very ripped Creator/HughJackman to play him.
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184	* ''Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}'':
185	** ''Series/{{Arrow}}'': Amanda Waller is famously a middle-aged FatBastard in the source material and most adaptations. Here she's a [[AgeLift younger]] and fitter woman played by Creator/CynthiaAddaiRobinson (who was previously a main cast member of [[Series/SpartacusBloodAndSand a famously physical show]]).
186	** ''Series/{{Supergirl 2015}}''
187	*** ComicBook/JimmyOlsen is commonly depicted with GeekPhysiques and of average height. Here he is played by Creator/MehcadBrooks, who is a TallDarkAndHandsome {{hunk}}.
188	*** Franchise/{{Superman}} is still a TallDarkAndHandsome man like every version of the character, but he lacks the straight-up HeroicBuild that the character is a poster boy for, made more obvious in scenes with the aforementioned James Olsen, who plays the trope straight and is both slightly taller and more muscular than he.
189	*** Creator/RobertBaker's Otis is notably more physically fit compared to the original version from the ''Film/SupermanFilmSeries'' played by the pudgy Creator/NedBeatty.
190	** ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'': ComicBook/RipHunter is a muscular man in the comics. He's played by the lean Creator/ArthurDarvill.
191	* ''Series/{{Ahsoka}}'':
192	** As noted by some disgruntled fans Thrawn here as played by Lars Mikkelsen has got more of a “dad bod” i.e quite a bit gut whereas the ''[[Literature/TheThrawnTrilogy Legends]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' versions of Thrawn were LeanAndMean. Obviously it doesn’t really impact [[AbilityOverAppearance the standout performance]] and it can be argued Thrawn doesn’t need to be in good shape as TheChessmaster.
193	** Hera Syndulla in ''Rebels'' is very petite, here on the other hand due to being played by Creator/MaryElizabethWinstead she’s quite curvaceous with a [[MaleGaze suspect]] number of shots focused on her butt. Given she’s a [[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe female Twi'lek]] it’s probably appropriate.
194	* The 2000 Syfy adaptation of ''Series/{{Dune}}'' cast the noticeably voluptuous Barbora Kodetova as Paul's love-interest Chani, who was supposed to be slender and devoid of body fat. It's probably just a coincidence that the uncensored version of the mini-series featured Kodetova in a topless scene...
195	* ''Series/GameOfThrones'':
196	** Daenarys is described as slim and small breasted in the books, but due to being played Creator/EmiliaClarke in show, she’s more curvaceous and well endowed. Though worth noting Dany’s appearance is books was justified, since she’s thirteen, while the show gives her an AgeLift into a grown woman.
197	** Missandei is quite a few years [[AgeLift older]] than her counterpart in the ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' series, who's only about eleven, and thus more shapely.
198	** In the books, Brienne has a stocky, masculine physique and no bosom at all. Osha is lithe and barely looks like a woman. Both have more feminine figures in the show.
199	** Xaro Xhoan Daxos shares almost nothing in common with his book counterpart aside from being a merchant prince of Qarth. The show's version is a BigBeautifulMan and is shown in a shirtless scene sharing his bed with the handmaiden Doreah. In the books, Xaro is described as looking like an exotic bird with a thin and pale build and wears jewels in his nose, giving him an outlandish appearance.
200	* ''Series/TheMandalorian'':
201	** Boba Fett as seen by in the comics both ''Legends'' and canon is pretty lean and his original actor Jeremy Bulloch was pretty skinny too. In canon due to Creator/TemueraMorrison being older he’s more thick set though as his almost naked “out of the Bacta tank” fight with Krrsantan in ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett'' shows, still in pretty good shape.
202	** Ahsoka Tano as seen in ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars Clone Wars]]'' or ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' is quite skinny, in ''The Mandalorian'' however she's played by Creator/RosarioDawson and is much more curvy as a result.
203	* ''Series/OnePiece2023'': Since a lot of the characters are Noodle People in the source material they tend to get this by default.
204	** Sanji while quite muscular underneath his suit is still largely drawn like a stick figure. Here’s he’s obviously muscular with his actor Taz Skylar having had to train hard to get into high kicking shape for the role.
205	** Benn Beckman is a trim pirate in the source material while here he’s played Laudo Liebenberg who’s much more stout.
206	** Helmeppo starts off as a skinny fop and he along with Koby only becomes muscly when Garp puts them through Training from Hell. Here Helmeppo as evidenced by his hilarious and out of nowhere nude scene is in good shape from the start.
207	** Nami as well as Kaya, Nojiko, Belle-mère and Makino rather than being supermodel petite with [[ImpossibleHourglassFigure hourglass waistlines]] like in the source material are due to the show being a PragmaticAdaptation realistically curvy. Trying to replicate Oda’s Jessica Rabbit-like female character figures in live action would’ve likely required corsets.
208	* ''Franchise/PowerRangers:'' What the movie and comics do for the show, the show itself does compared to its Japanese ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' material. In ''Sentai'', the boys are {{Bishounen}} and the girls are often reverse-DawsonCasting cases; everyone's younger and slenderer than you'd expect. In PR, you'll find considerably more muscles on the boys, and more curves (and muscles, though the full-on Amazon-looking cases are rare) on the girls. One of the best cases is is ''[[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger Gekiranger]]''/''[[Series/PowerRangersJungleFury Jungle Fury]]''. Rio looks like he belongs in a boy band. He looks masterful in a smooth, aristocratic sort of way. Dai Shi looks like he could dismantle you ''without'' summoning his battle armor, and fitting with the lion theme is generally more feral-looking.
209	* ''Series/{{Riverdale}}'':
210	** In the ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'' Archie Andrews is a skinny and unathletic dude, in the show thanks to being played by Creator/KJApa he's extremely ripped and plays football. This is debatable though since Archie's been depicated as a football player even in the comics.
211	** In the comics Ethel Muggs is an awkward beanpole of a brunette. As played by Creator/ShannonPurser on she's got [[AdaptationDyeJob reddish hair]] and a much curvier figure. And she lost the comical buck teeth.
212	* Parodying Creator/EmmaWatson's [[SheIsAllGrownUp noticeable difference in appearance]] between the first two ''Literature/HarryPotter'' films, ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' had a skit in which guest host Creator/LindsayLohan (then 17) played 13-year-old Hermione, returning to Hogwarts after summer vacation with a pair of gigantic breasts, and unintentionally drawing so much attention to them that neither Harry nor Ron can keep his eyes off them. This also was Lohan poking fun at herself, as many people were speculating that her naturally large breasts were fake. Coincidentally or not, this exact scenario is also a well-worn plot device in ''Harry Potter'' fanfiction.
213	* ''Series/TheWalkingDead2010''
214	** The already beautiful Maggie Greene received [[StatuesqueStunner height]] and [[BuxomBeautyStandard bust-size]] upgrades thanks to being played by Creator/LaurenCohan.
215	** The Governor is depicted as LeanAndMean in the comics, but in the show he's played by the more fit Creator/DavidMorrissey.
216	* ''Series/TheWitcher2019'': Geralt in the ''Witcher'' books is described as pretty skinny and provides a case for MusclesAreMeaningless, in the show he's played by Creator/HenryCavill who's provides a very strong case for MusclesAreMeaningful.
217	* ''Series/WonderWoman1975'': The original comic books up until TheSeventies portrayed Wonder Woman as a very slim and athletic build. Despite wearing what was essintially a bustier the character usually had no visible cleavage in costume and even when it was drawn she was a B Cup at most. Not only did the live action series have more cleavage by virtue of choosing to stick with the outfit on a moving breathing woman, but it also cast legitimately tall and curvy beauty pagent winner Creator/LyndaCarter as Wonder Woman, forever transforming the comic book character. InUniverse, she's considered one of (if not the) the world's most beautiful women.
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221	* Wrestling/{{NJPW}}'s Wrestling/JushinThunderLiger was played by a man more toned than the character originally was.
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224	[[folder:Theatre]]
225	* Franchise/SpongeBobSquarepants is generally depicted as a guy with very spindly arms and legs. In ''Theatre/TheSpongeBobMusical'', his original actor was the muscular Ethan Slater.
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228	[[folder:Video Games]]
229	* Quote and Curly Brace in ''VideoGame/BladeStrangers'' are given more adult bodies compared to their cutesy sprites in ''VideoGame/CaveStory'' with Curly being curvaceous and Quote muscly.
230	* Promotional art from ''VideoGame/BlazBlueCrossTagBattle'' has the cast from ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' depicted with more notable busts than they had in their original series. Even Yang.
231	* In ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaJudgment'' Sypha Belnades is given a large bust despite being a SweetPollyOliver in her [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaIIIDraculasCurse originating game]], also Carmilla is even made even more curvaceous than [[MsFanservice usual]] which is saying something.
232	* ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon'': This and AdaptationalSlimness often happens to Linda Lash, whom was originally an ordinary woman with some muscle tone. Adaptations tend to make her bust or muscles more exaggerated.
233	** ''VideoGame/DoubleDragonI'': In the NES, SMS and IOS versions of the game, Linda Lash has gone from somewhat muscular woman to being as muscular as the male {{Mooks}}.
234	** ''VideoGame/DoubleDragonNeon'' mixes this with AdaptationalSlimness for Linda, making the character slim with a very curvy body and large bust, along with [[DressedLikeADominatrix dressing her like a dominatrix]].
235	* An in-universe version occurs in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'', where Varric's initial story makes Bethany much bustier than she is in the "true" story.
236	* ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'': Saber (Altria) -- and by extension her Alter form -- is given much larger breasts than she had in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight''.
237	* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'': While the remake tones down Tetsuya Nomura's more exaggerated proportions in his original art of the [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII original game]], there are still some examples of this trope applying to some characters:
238	** Cloud is much more muscular than he was in the original game, where he had a slim figure.
239	** Zig-Zagged with Barret; his cartoony physique is toned down, but he still retains his HeroicBuild.
240	** Jessie's bust size is [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcSPSrpgQ25L4uYGZBHeUitUrOMSkPOQskXeww&usqp=CAU much more defined]] compared to her [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcS6nk3l6UITZLBCxfNIxCwqAnudqnsJdjpPFQ&usqp=CAU original design]].
241	** While not as noticeable, Yuffie also has [[https://i.gzn.jp/img/2021/02/26/final-fantasy-vii-remake-intergrade/00.jpg more tracts of land]] than she did in the [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/finalfantasy/images/2/20/Yuffie-FFVIIArt.png/revision/latest?cb=20200520031041 original game]] and following titles.
242	* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'' is notorious for this. Almost all the female characters (and some of the male ones) are noticeably HotterAndSexier than in their original artwork, with much more ample curves and costumes (and poses, and ClothingDamage) redrawn to heighten the {{Fanservice}}.
243	* Mamiya in ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' is fairly skinny in the [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/hokuto/images/c/c0/Mamiya.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20101002070044 manga]] and [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/hokuto/images/1/12/Mamiya_Anime.png/revision/latest?cb=20180324040915 anime]], in the [[VideoGame/FistOfTheNorthStarKensRage musou game]] however she's [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/06/83/23/068323965cf2975135565926c1125bcd.png particularly thic]].
244	* ''VideoGame/GodOfWarRagnarok'': ZigZagged. According to Norse mythology, Thor was never really given a definitive description as there are minimal hints to his physical appearance. In The Saga of Olaf Tryggvason, he's described as handsome and possessing a red beard, whereas, in the Poetic Edda, Thor is described as having long hair, a long beard, and fierce eyes. So when Santa Monica released their interpretation of Thor, an unkempt, burly, red-headed powerlifter, fans were split down the middle. One side of the fanbase was more accustomed to [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Marvel's version of Thor]] where he was played by the blond, muscular, and attractive Creator/ChrisHemsworth. The other half of the fanbase was intrigued by the design and Scandinavian fans found this design a lot more accurate to their vision of Thor.
245	* When adapting the manga to a video game, Capcom noticed that ''VideoGame/JojosBizarreAdventureHeritageForTheFuture'' was lacking in female characters, so they asked mangaka Hirohiko Araki to redesign one of the female antagonists who only briefly appeared to be "something like a belly dancer". Her original single panel appearance depicted a middle aged woman in a dress who's face couldn't even be seen. Her appearance in ''Heritage For the Future'' is the aforementioned much thinner [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/jjba/images/e/e4/MidlerFull.png/revision/latest?cb=20161010052900 belly dancer.]]
246	* ''VideoGame/MetalSlugCodeJ'', fitting enough for a 3D remake of a 2D game, have it's four core characters -- Marco, Tarma, Eri and Fio -- going through this, especially for the two female commandoes, with the intro screen following Eri's... uhm, ''ass''ets.
247	* ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'s'' Zero Suit Samus was actually pretty [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/cf/b7/65/cfb765acd515792d8fca6aec85cd4705.jpg lean]] in her [[VideoGame/MetroidZeroMission debut]], later games such as ''[[VideoGame/MetroidOtherM Other M]]'' and the ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Smash Bros]]'' series make her much more [[http://i.imgur.com/HlhmahK.jpg voluptuous]]. However, the latest version of ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate Smash]]'', her physique has been changed to be more athletic, and she has a more realistic bust. According to interviews, Sakurai expressed that this had to be done in order to avoid having an older rating[[note]]VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}} and female [[VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses Byleth]], who were also busty in their original series, had their busts reduced[[/note]]. However, ''VideoGame/MetroidDread'', not having to worry about avoiding a T rating, went back to a busty portrayal of Samus (though her Zero Suit model never appears in-game outside of the death animation and can only be studied up-close by hacking the model). She's even slightly more endowed than she was in ''Other M''.
248	* ''VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire'': Magma Admin Tabitha is quite muscular in the original games. Not so much in the remakes, where he's a FatBastard.
249	* Jill Valentine is made much curvier in the 2002 Gamecube Remake of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil'' than she was in the original game and art, she's even given JigglePhysics in the 2015 UpdatedReRelease. Her impressive curves carry over into her appearances in later games such as ''Resident Evil 5'' and ''Resident Evil: Revelations''. Indeed, the ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Remake'' has her in more modest attire compared to the original, but adds JigglePhysics.
250	* Promotional art by Tetsuya Nomura for ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU Smash 4]]'' depicts Cloud Strife with [[https://www.smashbros.com/wiiu-3ds/us/images/character/cloud/illust-modal.jpg the muscle mass of a superhero]], in the original ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII FFVII]]'' art and other media Cloud is way leaner.
251	* ''VideoGame/SonicBoom'' (and its accompanying [[WesternAnimation/SonicBoom animated series]]) feature a more muscular version of Knuckles than has appeared in previous works.
252	* ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasonsFriendsOfMineralTown'':
253	** Harris has gone from very skinny to fat.
254	** Official art depicts Lillia as slightly larger than she originally was.
255	** Gotz has traded in his muscles for body fat.
256	* In ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsT'', the second CombinationAttack of [[Manga/MagicKnightRayearth the three Rune Gods]] has the TransformationSequence of the girls lifted straight from the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dcki6j-i28g&t=13s opening of the anime]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1xTN2M4xoc&t=3m39s only they end up curvier and bustier]]. (Even though they're fourteen.)
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260	* ''Webcomic/MyGirlfriendsAHexManiac'': The titular Hex Maniac, compared to [[https://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/thumb/2/2a/XY_Hex_Maniac.png/800px-XY_Hex_Maniac.png her appearance in the videogames]], has quite a shapely figure, [[https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/15131c15-4584-415d-912e-114839f559fd/das3v9n-ff4c909b-93f4-475d-a7ef-626fb4ebf4d9.png/v1/fill/w_1280,h_1657,q_80,strp/my_girlfriend_s_a_hex_maniac__main_cover__by_mgx0_das3v9n-fullview.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MTY1NyIsInBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcLzE1MTMxYzE1LTQ1ODQtNDE1ZC05MTJlLTExNDgzOWY1NTlmZFwvZGFzM3Y5bi1mZjRjOTA5Yi05M2Y0LTQ3NWQtYTdlZi02MjZmYjRlYmY0ZDkucG5nIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTEyODAifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.hAfKVv4dhBCLptIgoDe2HdCNEQhjNThpVZQi3XT9eTU and even her regular dress doesn't hide how well-endowed she is]]. Chapter 4 in particular shows her [[https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/15131c15-4584-415d-912e-114839f559fd/df9yytf-24420cf5-f0c3-44b4-a14d-04ddb1ef896d.png/v1/fill/w_1280,h_957,q_80,strp/mgahm___chapter_4_page_24_25_colored_by_mgx0_df9yytf-fullview.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9OTU3IiwicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvMTUxMzFjMTUtNDU4NC00MTVkLTkxMmUtMTE0ODM5ZjU1OWZkXC9kZjl5eXRmLTI0NDIwY2Y1LWYwYzMtNDRiNC1hMTRkLTA0ZGRiMWVmODk2ZC5wbmciLCJ3aWR0aCI6Ijw9MTI4MCJ9XV0sImF1ZCI6WyJ1cm46c2VydmljZTppbWFnZS5vcGVyYXRpb25zIl19.4Ojy4FpEaMLXlkPFYPLutKSnHgF3EivS9KNdLGXtnck trying several different outfits that are even more flattering]] .
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262
263	[[folder:Web Videos]]
264	* WebVideo/PartyCrashers:
265	** The [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tcnick3_2023_birthday.png thumbnail]] for "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6MezWAGBgc I Made a Mario Party Challenge for my Birthday...]]" depicts Princess Daisy with larger breasts than she usually does in the ''Franchise/{{Mario}}'' series.
266	** When Nick receives the prompt to draw himself dying in ''VideoGame/LethalCompany'' in their second ''Gartic Phone'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YOkSJdZEzg video]], he draws himself [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nick_is_bad_at_lethal_company.png getting surrounded by Coil-Heads with significantly larger butts than in the original game]].
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269	[[folder:Western Animation]]
270	* Blackarachnia's toy from in the ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' line was a PaletteSwap of the stocky and fat Tarantulas. The show gave her a more realistic black widow spider mode, and her robot form was modeled after a thin but well-endowed exotic dancer.
271	* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyMakeYourMark'', Tumble has the same, slim base model as the other dragons. He's much bulkier in ''[[WebAnimation/MyLittlePonyTellYourTale Tell Your Tale]]'' and has a square jaw.
272	* [[TheBigGuy Raphael]] in ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' is much taller and bulkier than in any other adaptation, practically towering over his brothers, April, and even Splinter. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] by him being [[AdaptationSpeciesChange an alligator snapping turtle]], which do tend to be quite big.
273	* [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_3406.gif Penelope Pitstop]] from ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces'' and [[WesternAnimation/ThePerilsOfPenelopePitstop her spin-off]] has a slim appearance matching most of the other Hanna-Barbera designs. For [[WesternAnimation/WackyRaces2017 the reboot]], she’s made to be [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_3408.jpeg much curvier]] in comparison with an ImpossibleHourglassFigure.
274	* ''WesternAnimation/WITCH2004'': The comics' art style makes the girls [[ArtisticAge look significantly younger than they're supposed to be]] when in human form, contrasting sharply with their [[OlderAlterEgo Guardian forms]]. This is especially true for Will, who has ACupAngst and prefers to be in Guardian form as a result, and Hay Lin, who's much skinnier than even her friends. In the show, however, they look like the young teenagers they are in human form, so the [[SexierAlterEgo effect]] of the transformation is {{downplayed}}. Ironically, all of them are about a year ''[[AgeLift younger]]'' in the first episode than at the start of the comics.
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