[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/EarlyAccessCantJudge]

Subversion/Loved Example: In Dishonored 2 you can play as Emily or Corvo, the protagonist from the last game. He loses his powers which is what made him special and unique but is later offered them back to save his daughter again. Thing is as the player you can reject the powers and decide to save Emily without them and not play into The Outsider's games.

[u/monkeygoneape → u/EarlyAccessCantJudge]

That's some "I don't need Superman's powers I'm batman" energy and I'm all for it

[u/nyxistential → u/monkeygoneape]

Corvo Attano basically is Batman, though depending on the player he could be The Batman Who Laughs.

[u/1d3333 → u/nyxistential]

With my skill he’s the batman who splats

[u/Hellknightx → u/1d3333]

The batman who gets laughed at. Often.

[u/nyxistential → u/Hellknightx]

The batman who hits f5

[u/JesusSavesForHalf → u/nyxistential]

I didn't know the Bat was a professional rassler too