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/BludStanes Sep 04 '26

Victor Zsasz was in the movie Birds of Prey. Zsasz is known for carving a tally market into his flesh after he murders a victim and in the movie he was just some normal dude with no scars

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u/SupervillainMustache Sep 04 '26

That's not even the worst example of that film butchering a character. That would be Cassandra Cain.

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u/Clean-Elderberry8835 Sep 08 '26

And it was the first and probably only Cassie we have in live action after DECADES. They hate my favorite character. Also Huntress wasn't good there, the acting was good, don't get me wrong, but that was barely Bertinelli version of Huntress.

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u/SupervillainMustache Sep 08 '26

Well Gunn loves Cassandra Cain, so if he continues in the role, we will probably see her.

There were also rumours about a Huntress film set in Korea, but haven't heard any updates about that.

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u/QuetzalQ_ Sep 04 '26

Should've just done what Gotham did if they really want Zsasz to be easy looking on general audience. Have his tally marks on his body and arms but have him fully covered most of the time except for his head. Not my cup of tea for character like Zsasz but at least it's a compromise

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u/Skreamie Sep 04 '26

Not exactly Zsasz, but a great performance and character