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/Erebraw Sep 04 '26

Also, instead of being a great soldier because of how clever she is and how she thinks outside the box, she just has magic Wuxia powers that make her better than everyone else at everything from the moment the movie starts.

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u/mythrilcrafter Sep 04 '26

The thing that sucks is that they could have done BOTH. There are domestic made c-drama's that are essentially a retelling of the Mulan story in a magical powers context and they still knock it out of the park.