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Basic Trope: A more mundane villain in an original work becomes an Eldritch Abomination in an adaptation.

  • Straight: In the novel Troperia, Emperor Evulz is an Evil Overlord with minor magic powers. In the Film of the Book, Evulz becomes an incomprehensible Energy Being.
  • Exaggerated: Evulz goes from a mundane gangster in the book to the personification of evil in the film.
  • Downplayed: Evulz gains a rather eldritch One-Winged Angel form in the film that didn't exist in the book.
  • Justified: In the original series where Evulz is from, there is flowery language used to describe his power. The new adaptation takes those descriptions more literally.
  • Inverted: Evulz is turned from an eldritch being in the book to a powered human in the movie, perhaps because of budget considerations.
  • Subverted: An Eldritch Abomination appears in Evulz's castle, with the implication that it is the movie's Evulz, but it turns out be Evulz's pet instead.
  • Double Subverted: Evulz is actually a bigger and nastier abomination.
  • Parodied: The character that gets changed to an abomination is not Evulz, but a very minor character from the original work whose only significance was in selling the Hero their sword. Despite it having gone from a regular guy to an enormous amoeboid... thing... made entirely of flames, and sealed inside some sort of metal enclosure carved with runes, its role in the story and the way the main characters treat it does not change at all.
  • Averted: Evulz is not made into more of an abomination in the movie than he was in the book.
  • Enforced:
  • Lampshaded: "I wish we could fight a human villain for once."
  • Invoked: A character intentionally performs a ritual to transform Evulz into an Eldritch Abomination, hoping to gain more power.
  • Exploited: The hero discovers that Evulz's weakness as an Eldritch Abomination is his vulnerability to a specific type of magic, and uses it to their advantage in the final battle.
  • Defied: Evulz, aware of the trope that villains often become Eldritch Abominations in adaptations, actively takes steps to prevent such a transformation. He undergoes rigorous training to control and suppress his potential eldritch powers, ensuring he remains a mundane villain throughout the adaptation.
  • Logical Extreme: In the adaptation, not only does Evulz become an Eldritch Abomination, but his transformation escalates to such an extreme degree that he transcends dimensions, gains control over reality itself, and becomes an omnipotent cosmic entity with unimaginable power.
  • Discussed: The characters have a conversation about how Evulz's transformation into an Eldritch Abomination is a major departure from the original work.
  • Conversed: The characters discuss Eldritch Abomination in general, unrelated to Evulz specifically.
  • Implied: A Mythology Gag associates an unnamed Eldritch Abomination with Evulz.
  • Unparodied: The film adaptation takes the transformation seriously, and Evulz's change into an Eldritch Abomination is presented as a legitimate plot point rather than being played for laughs.
  • Untwisted: The audience expects Evulz to transform into an Eldritch Abomination based on hints and foreshadowing, and it is eventually revealed that those expectations were correct.
  • Deconstructed: Evulz's transformation into an Eldritch Abomination is explored in a realistic and gritty manner, showcasing the negative consequences and moral implications of such a transformation.
  • Reconstructed: While the transformation is deconstructed and shown in a negative light, it ultimately serves a purpose in the narrative and allows the characters to confront their fears and limitations.
  • Played for Laughs: Evulz's transformation into an Eldritch Abomination is portrayed in a comedic and exaggerated manner, with humorous reactions from the other characters.
  • Played for Drama: The revelation of Evulz's transformation into an Eldritch Abomination adds a sense of danger and urgency to the story, heightening the dramatic tension.
  • Played for Horror: Evulz's monstrous appearance and terrifying abilities as an Eldritch Abomination create a sense of horror and fear among the characters and the audience.

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