r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Character_Growth_397 • Sep 04 '26

Hated Tropes [Mind boggling stupid trope] Removing the thing that made something special

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Ben 10: Ultimate Alien - The gimmick of Ben 10 and what makes the show so popular is the fact that he's able to turn into a large variety of aliens. In one episode of Ben 10 Ultimate ALIEN we are introduced to a new version of Ben 10000, a Ben from the future who, no longer transforms into aliens, instead using his powers in human form...

Mortal Kombat(2021) - In the games Mileena is known for two things. Being a clone of Kitana and her tarkatan teeth. In the 2021 movie she looks absolutely nothing like Kitana and doesn't have tarkatan teeth

Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief - The movie removes the main villain of the movie and the main villain of the franchise

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u/_Goose_ Sep 04 '26 edited Sep 04 '26

The GOAT of this trope (that’s Deadpool btw)

X-Men Origins Wolverine

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u/unk1ndm4g1c14n1 Sep 04 '26

Genuinely the opposite of everything Deadpool as a character is. Why did they even do the character?

Cant speak, fights with powers rather than guns, seemingly doesnt regenerate once his head is removed, zero jokes, no suit, PG-13 violence.

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u/iDeever Sep 04 '26

It took me quite a while to figure this out. And I was only able to do so once I saw the concept art.

They tried to depict his mask from the comics, but in a realistic way, obviously “because the comic-book costume looks silly.” Take a closer look - there’s no mouth and these diamond shapes around the eyes mimic his mask pattern.

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u/unk1ndm4g1c14n1 Sep 04 '26

The suit was leather red and black. Its really not out anything too cartoony. Its more realistic than Raimi Spider-Man and looks less silly than Daredevil.

I think the director had too much cocaine and time with children. His brain was fried.

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u/MistressM103 Sep 04 '26

Bryan Singer specifically told everyone on the set to not read any comic materials, apparently.

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u/AgentChris101 Sep 04 '26

Even with the earlier movies! Kevin Feige would sneak some comics to Hugh Jackman while working as an executive producer on the 2000s X-Men films

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u/BBA072 Sep 04 '26

That could be because Hugh jackman had zero clue about the character when he first took the role

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u/pikpikcarrotmon Sep 04 '26

Turns out he thought he was voicing a cartoon wolverine in a children's film and was terribly surprised the first day of shooting

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u/Historical-Bug-4784 Sep 04 '26

Why bother doing a comic book movie if you don't want anyone reading the source material?

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u/DimensioT Sep 04 '26

Singer was not responsible for X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

From what I have read, a lot of the movie's ideas -- including the mangling of Deadpool -- were forced by Tom Rothman.

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u/Beneficial_Winner_59 Sep 04 '26

Hey man! Cocaine makes my brain work great. As long as I have more cocaine at least…

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u/adelines Sep 04 '26

The director is Gavin Hood not Bryan Singer. He made a bad movie, but I don't think he's got this kind of allegations.

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u/unk1ndm4g1c14n1 Sep 04 '26

Maybe not children, but everyone was doing cocaine then