Also known as: flanderized, derailed or at worst, both.
Note: Characters who were unlikable in an early scrapped concept (if there is footage available) and different iterations also count.
Subcategories
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
D
- Disney Princess members (2 P)
S
- SpongeBob SquarePants characters (16 P)
Pages in category "Bad versions of good characters"
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of 214 total.
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- Aang (The Last Airbender, 2010)
- Adam Malkovich (Metroid: Other M)
- Alvin Seville (Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks)
- Amy Rose (Sonic X/Free Riders)
- Anastasia Romanov (Broadway Musical)
- Annoying Orange (The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange and mid 2014-present)
- Arch (Object Terror)
- Arkham Knight (Arkhamverse)
- Artemis Fowl (2020)
- Ash Ketchum (Pokémon the Series: Black & White)
- Asuna Yuuki (Fairy Dance Arc)
B
- Barbara Gordon (post-New 52)
- Barney the Dinosaur (seasons 9-14, Barney's Great Adventure)
- Batman (All Star Batman and Robin, The Boy Wonder)
- Batman (DCEU; pre-Snyder Cut)
- Beast (Beauty and the Beast, 2017)
- Beast Boy (Teen Titans Go!)
- Beast Megatron (War For Cybertron Trilogy)
- Ben Tennyson (2016, seasons 1-4)
- Billy (The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, seasons 5 and 6)
- Blooregard Q. Kazoo (seasons 2-6)
- Bonkers D. Bobcat (Miranda Wright episodes)
- Book (BFB)
- Bowser (SML, 2011-2016)
- Bowser Junior (SML, late-2019-present)
- Brian Griffin (seasons 8-present)
- Brooklyn T. Guy (SML, mid-2022-present)
- Bumblebee (Michael Bay pentalogy)
- Bumblebee (Robots in Disguise, 2015)
C
- Caeda (Fire Emblem TV series)
- Candy Kong (Donkey Kong Country TV series)
- Captain Marvel (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Cassie Lang (Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania)
- Cat (Room on the Broom)
- Cat Valentine (Victorious, seasons 3 and 4; Sam & Cat)
- Catwoman (2004)
- Chase Davenport (seasons 3 and 4; Elite Force)
- Chi-Chi (post-Dragon Ball)
- Chilly Willy (Woody Woodpecker, 2018)
- Chris McLean (Total Drama, seasons 4-5b)
- Chuck E. Cheese (Chuck E. Cheese in the Galaxy 5000)
- Clifford (Muppets Tonight)
- Coco Bandicoot (Crash Bandicoot, Radical Entertainment era)
- Cosmo and Wanda (seasons 9 and 10)
- Courtney (mid Total Drama World Tour-Total Drama All Stars)
- Crash Bandicoot (Radical Entertainment era)
- Cuts Man (Captain N: The Game Master)
- Cyborg (Teen Titans Go!)
D
- Daffy Duck (1964-1968; 1980)
- Daisy Duck (mid 1999-2004, mid 2018)
- Dana (Wayside cartoon)
- Dante (DmC: Devil May Cry)
- Daphne Blake (Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!)
- Darlene Spritzer (Lobo web series)
- Dave Seville (2007-2015 live-action films)
- Devon "DJ" Joseph (Total Drama World Tour)
- Diddy Kong (Donkey Kong Country TV series)
- Dijonay Jones (The Proud Family and Louder and Prouder)
- Dmitry (Broadway Musical)
- Donald Duck (Mickey Mouse 2013, seasons 1-5)
- Dora Márquez (seasons 5-8)
- Doraemon (2014-2015; US Dub)
- Dr. Hank Pym/Giant-Man (Ultimate Marvel)
- Dr. Jonathan Jacobo (Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed)
F
G
H
J
- Jade West (seasons 2-4)
- Jafar (Aladdin, 2019)
- Jerry Mouse (Gene Deitch era & The T&J Comedy Show)
- Jet the Hawk (Sonic Free Riders)
- Joey, Marky and Dee Dee (Oggy and the Cockroaches, season 5)
- Joker (Suicide Squad, 2016)
- Jon Arbuckle (The Garfield Show, seasons 1-3)
- Juggernaut (X-Men: The Last Stand)
- Julie Yamamoto (Ben 10: Omniverse)
- Junko Enoshima (Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School)
K
L
- Leni Loud (seasons 5 and 6a)
- Lex Luthor (DC Extended Universe)
- Light Turner (Netflix's Death Note)
- Lincoln Loud (seasons 4 and 5)
- Link (The Legend of Zelda TV series)
- Lion-O (ThunderCats Roar)
- Lisa Simpson (seasons 7-30)
- Lizard (The Amazing Spider-Man)
- Lois Griffin (seasons 8-present)
- Lois Lane (DC Super Hero Girls, 2019, season 1)
- Lola Bunny (Space Jam: A New Legacy)
- Lola Martinez (seasons 3 and 4)
- Lucas Bishop/Bishop (Messiah Wars)
- Luke Skywalker (Star Wars: The Last Jedi)
- Lumiere (Belle's Magical World)
M
- Mandy (The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, seasons 5 and 6)
- Mario (Mario vs. Wario comics)
- Mario Mario (1993: Live-Action Movie)
- Mary Jane Watson (Spider-Man 3)
- Maurecia (Wayside cartoon)
- Meg Griffin (seasons 8-14)
- Mega Man (the 8th game)
- Mega Man X (Mega Man X7)
- Memetchi (Tamagotchi TV series, season 1B-present)
- Mickey (SuperSonicJoseph)
- Miles "Tails" Prower (Sonic Lost World)
- Mr. Bentley (Bob the Builder, 2015)
- Mr. Krabs (seasons 6-10)
- Mugman (The Cuphead Show!; seasons 1 and 2)
- Mushu (Mulan 2)
- Myron (Wayside cartoon)
- Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence)
N
O
P
- Pac-Man (The Ghostly Adventures)
- Patrick Star (seasons 6-9a)
- Peggy Hill (King of the Hill, seasons 10-13)
- Pencil (BFDIA 2a & BFB)
- Penelope (Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time)
- Percy the Small Engine (seasons 15, 16, and All Engines Go!)
- Peter Griffin (seasons 8-present)
- Peter Parker (Spider-Man 3)
- Petunia Pig (Tashlin)
- Princess Zelda (The Legend of Zelda TV series)
R
S
- Sarah and James (season 6-present)
- Scar (2019)
- Scarlet Witch (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness)
- Scooby-Doo (S&SDGAC & Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!)
- Screech Powers (The College Years)
- Sentinel Prime (Transformers Animated)
- Seymour Skinner (seasons 9-30)
- Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic Boom)
- Shaggy Rogers (S&SDGAC, and BC, SD!)
- She-Hulk (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Sheen Estevez (Planet Sheen)
- Sheriff Woody (Black Friday Reel)
- Silver the Hedgehog (pre-Super Genesis Wave)
- Skeletor (Masters of the Universe: Revelation)
- Skids and Mudflap (Michael Bay pentalogy)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (Underground)
- Spider-Man (One More Day)
- Spike Bulldog (The Tom and Jerry Show, 2014)
- SpongeBob SquarePants (seasons 6b and 7)
- Star Butterfly (seasons 3-4)
- Starscream (Michael Bay pentalogy)
- User:StarshineCarly/sandbox/Wendy O. Koopa (Starshine Carly era)
- Steve Rogers/Captain America (Ultimate Marvel)
- Steve Smith (seasons 6-present)
- Strong Sad (Doomy Tales of the Macabre)
- Stuart (Minions and The Rise of Gru)
- Superman (Superman III & Superman IV: Quest for Peace)
- Susan Murphy (Monsters vs. Aliens TV series)
T
- Teela (Masters of the Universe: Revelation)
- Teen Titans (Teen Titans Go!)
- The Flash (Earth-89)
- The Heffley Family (The Long Haul film)
- The Hulk (Ultimate Marvel)
- The Powerpuff Girls (2016)
- The Road Runner (The Larriva Eleven)
- Thomas the Tank Engine (Sharon Miller era and All Engines Go!)
- Tim Avery (Son of the Mask)
- Timmy Turner (seasons 9 and 10)
- Tiny Kong (2007-2008)
- Tiny Tiger (Crash of the Titans)