r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Character_Growth_397 • Sep 04 '26

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

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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

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u/Auraphine Sep 04 '26 edited Sep 04 '26

But Marvel Editorial didn't like the marriage

That's because so many of the Spider-Man writers are in their late 30's-40's, and have had their own personal lives and marriages fail.

Can't write what you don't know, and all that.

Marvel ran the arc "One More Day," in which Spider-Man, desperately trying to save his Aunt May from death's doorstep, trades away his marriage to Mephisto.

The One Above All itself, the God of Marvel, was like, "Peter, don't be a fucking idiot. Do this, and evil wins."

And he still fucking did it.

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u/Smellbringer Sep 04 '26

I suspect, key term being "suspect," that it was writer J. Michael Straczynski's form of protest. Like, "Yeah, I'll write it. But I'll have everyone call Peter a fucking idiot for doing it."

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u/Qalyar Sep 11 '26

This is pretty accurate. JMS also thought this story decision was refined, elemental stupid. But the editorial office demanded it no matter what. So...