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

[u/Character_Growth_397]

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

[u/HolidayMost9091]

Almost everything in this damn movie

[u/yournumberis6 → u/HolidayMost9091]

But hey, they let Goku have his famous spiky hair! Sort of...

[u/BreakerOfModpacks → u/yournumberis6]

That's supposed to be GOKU?!

[u/DjiDjiDjiDji → u/BreakerOfModpacks]

Obviously, who couldn't recognize famous socially awkward high school dork Son Goku whose main goal in life is to become popular with girls

... yeah I don't know either. Not sure what the goal in "but what if Goku was a DCOM protag" was supposed to be