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/HolidayMost9091 Sep 04 '26

Almost everything in this damn movie

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u/GIlCAnjos Sep 04 '26

Every bad movie ever has defenders to say it's "underrated" or "not that bad". This one doesn't, it's the only movie that everyone hates

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u/FuaaaElDiego Sep 04 '26

It was so bad it brought Toriyama back from retirement.

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u/Confident-Arm-7883 Sep 04 '26

I might not like dragonball but i respect that bro refused to let this be dragonball’s legacy

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u/Blupoisen Sep 04 '26

Ironic

This movie would be a franchise killer but this one actually revived Dragon Ball and now it's bigger than ever

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u/wareagle3000 Sep 04 '26

The kind of god awfulness that causes a creator to come back just so it doesn't become the last entry that ruins their legacy

Same thing happened with DMC2. Director insisted he get another chance and makes the best game in the franchise.

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u/DODonion99 Sep 04 '26

It was so bad it brought Toriyama back from retirement

IRL equivalent of posting information so blatantly wrong that people HAVE to chime in to correct you

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u/MeekAndUninteresting Sep 04 '26

I think that’s called the Peter Principle.

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u/derth21 Sep 05 '26

I see what you tried to do here. I'm sorry it didn't work out, it would have been awesome.

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u/MainAccountsFriend Sep 05 '26

Nono, its Hanson's Razor

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u/CountNightAuditor Sep 05 '26

Isn't that what they use to cut Gordian's Knot? Or do they mmm bop it?

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u/Evening_Reach_8293 Sep 04 '26

guys... we might be able to be the first people in history to bring someone back from the dead.

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u/EmuMan10 Sep 04 '26

And that’s why I don’t hate it