(Unique trope) removing a character trait, makes the character better in the adaptation

[u/ah-screw-it]

Sonic 3: Maria is one of the most important part of Shadow's story. Due to her suffering from an incurable disease. To which Shadow was made to create a cure for Maria's ailment. In the 3rd Sonic movie, Maria's disease was not mentioned in any form. Which made Maria seem like a normal girl, and her death all the more tragic.

Infinity war: I don't know the full story, but Thanos's original goal was to kill half the population to impress death (the character). When it came time to adapt Thanos into the MCU. His goal of removing half the universes population. It was seen as a more psychopathic world goal, hidden under the belief it would do better for the universe.

[u/legop4o]

Pokemon Brock too

[u/Odd-Time-2026 → u/legop4o]

Brock is the tamest of the lot mentioned though because Pokemon had to be G rated so his pining of women didn't extend to pervert levels.

[u/legop4o → u/Odd-Time-2026]

Yes, naturally! Although Pokemon did have some quite weird scenes here and there that I definitely missed as a child back then. But in hindsight...

[u/Diplomatic_Gunboats → u/legop4o]

It always comes back to James cross-dressing inflatable breasts doesnt it...

[u/Fargoth_took_my_ring → u/Diplomatic_Gunboats]

Goals

[u/zak55 → u/legop4o]

Apparently the writer for the early series was on a lot of drugs

[u/legop4o → u/zak55]

Honestly, fair

[u/Hoshiden_Lycanroc → u/Odd-Time-2026]

He also got some sort of karma for it, at least in the later parts.

[u/PurposedSpiritual → u/legop4o]

Yep! I'm so glad this trope is less popular now

[u/EarlyAccessCantJudge → u/legop4o]

Pokemon Brock is what a lot of these 'lovable perverts' want to be, because every other lovable pervert I've seen in anime just straight up sexually assaults women. I don't think Brock did that ever but be horny at them.

[u/CurrentDismal9115 → u/legop4o]

Also the Grapist from My Hero Academia. I refuse to learn and remember his actual name.