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 (3 P)
S
Pages in category "Bad versions of good characters"
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of 236 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)
- Angela (Talking Tom & Friends)
- 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)
- Tim Avery (Son of the Mask)
B
- Hannah Baker (13 Reasons Why TV series)
- 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)
- Big Ears (Noddy; Vymura ad)
- Billy (The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, seasons 5 and 6)
- Blooregard Q. Kazoo (seasons 2-6)
- Bobby Generic (Never Before Seen Bobby's World Video)
- Bonkers D. Bobcat (Miranda Wright episodes)
- Book (BFB)
- Bowser (SML, 2011-2016)
- Bowser Junior (SML, late-2019-present)
- Brooklyn T. Guy (SML, mid-2022-present)
- Buck (Ice Age: Collision Course)
- Bumblebee (Michael Bay pentalogy)
- Bumblebee (Robots in Disguise, 2015)
C
- Caeda (Fire Emblem TV series)
- Candy Kong (Donkey Kong Country TV series)
- Cassie Lang (Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania)
- Cat (Room on the Broom)
- Catwoman (2004)
- Chase Davenport (seasons 3 and 4; Elite Force)
- Chi-Chi (post-Dragon Ball)
- Chilly Willy (Woody Woodpecker, 2018)
- 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 and Eddie (Ice Age; Continental Drift, Collision Course and Adventures of Buck Wild)
- 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!)
- Daphne Blake (Velma)
- Darlene Spritzer (Lobo web series)
- Dave Seville (2007-2015 live-action films)
- Devastator (Michael Bay pentalogy)
- 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)
- Doofus Drake (DuckTales, 2017)
- 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
- Garfield (mid 2004-2006, 2007-2009 incarnations)
- Gelatin (BFB 1-18)
- George and Jane Jetson (John Kricfalusi)
- George of the Jungle (2007)
- Gosei (Power Rangers Megaforce)
- Greg Heffley (Awesome Friendly series)
- Brian Griffin (seasons 8-present)
- Lois Griffin (seasons 8-present)
- Peter Griffin (seasons 8-present)
- The Grinch (The Mean One)
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)
- Jewel (Rio 2)
- Joker (Suicide Squad, 2016)
- Jon Arbuckle (The Garfield Show, seasons 1-3)
- Juggernaut (X-Men: The Last Stand)
- Junko Enoshima (Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School)
K
L
- 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 Lane (DC Super Hero Girls, 2019, season 1)
- Lola Bunny (Space Jam: A New Legacy)
- Lola Martinez (seasons 3 and 4)
- Leni Loud (seasons 5 and 6a)
- 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)
- Manny the Mammoth (Continental Drift and Collision Course)
- Mario (Mario vs. Wario comics)
- Mario Mario (1993 live-action movie incarnation)
- 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)
- Monica (1963-1969)
- Mr. Bean (The Animated Series, season 5)
- Mr. Bentley (Bob the Builder, 2015)
- Mr. Krabs (seasons 6-10)
- 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 Parker (Spider-Man 3)
- Petunia Pig (Tashlin)
- User:PKMNFan345/sandbox
- Norman Price (seasons 6-present)
- Princess Zelda (The Legend of Zelda TV series)
R
S
- Sarah and James (season 6-present)
- Scar (2019)
- Scar (The Lion Guard)
- Scarlet Witch (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness)
- Scooby-Doo (S&SDGAC & Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!)
- Scrat the Squirrel (Continental Drift and Collision Course)
- 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)
- Sid the Sloth (Continental Drift-present)
- Sign (Generic Object Battle)
- Silver the Hedgehog (pre-Super Genesis Wave)
- Homer Simpson (seasons 11b-30)
- Skeletor (Masters of the Universe: Revelation)
- Skids and Mudflap (Michael Bay pentalogy)
- Slipper (Paper Puppets Take 2)
- Roger Smith (seasons 8-present)
- Stan Smith (seasons 11-present)
- Steve Smith (seasons 6-present)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (Underground)
- Spider-Man (One More Day)
- Spike Bulldog (The Tom and Jerry Show, 2014)