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** ComicBook/WonderWomanRebirth antagonist Doctor Shannon Crawford is a corrupted character copy of Marvel Comics protagonist ComicBook/SheHulk. Where [[Characters/SheHulkTitleCharacter Jennifer Walters]] was dying from blood loss and turned into the same kind of rampaging monster her cousin Bruce Banner becomes after a transfusion, Shannon Crawford was a sickly woman who betrayed Wonder Woman, first studying Wonder Woman's genetic material in an attempt to suppress her powers and, after developing a serum that could put Wonder Woman into an involuntary sleep, further experimenting on Wonder Woman in an effort to cure herself of a genetic disease. While the blood transfusion ''does'' save Walters's life, the serum Crawford uses on herself ''only'' turns her into a rampaging monster, removing her fatigue and bulking up her frail frame but doing nothing to remove the cause of her symptoms. Furthermore the serum is fleeting, as while She-Hulk is more or less a permanent change to the body of Walters, Wonder Woman's blood and plasma are actively rejecting the body of Crawford. Rejection being in fact what's driving her UnstoppableRage, lack of control driving the exaggerated muscle mass. While Jen Walters becomes suicidal at the ideal of involuntarily killing someone while "Hulked Out" Shannon Crawford kills herself when Wonder Woman restrains her and insists there are better treatments for Shannon's illness, [[SunkCostFallacy out of depression for putting so much effort into nothing]]. Finally, while Jennifer Walters ends up making her transformation more controllable than ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk, Shannon Crawford's serum is injected into trained soldiers who can control Wonder Woman's power far better than she could, to the point they don't "Hulk Out" at all and can even fly...though Diana's blood and plasma still rejects their bodies and causes them to act irrationally.

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** ComicBook/WonderWomanRebirth antagonist Doctor Shannon Crawford is a corrupted character copy of Marvel Comics protagonist ComicBook/SheHulk. Where [[Characters/SheHulkTitleCharacter [[Characters/SheHulk Jennifer Walters]] was dying from blood loss and turned into the same kind of rampaging monster her cousin Bruce Banner becomes after a transfusion, Shannon Crawford was a sickly woman who betrayed Wonder Woman, first studying Wonder Woman's genetic material in an attempt to suppress her powers and, after developing a serum that could put Wonder Woman into an involuntary sleep, further experimenting on Wonder Woman in an effort to cure herself of a genetic disease. While the blood transfusion ''does'' save Walters's life, the serum Crawford uses on herself ''only'' turns her into a rampaging monster, removing her fatigue and bulking up her frail frame but doing nothing to remove the cause of her symptoms. Furthermore the serum is fleeting, as while She-Hulk is more or less a permanent change to the body of Walters, Wonder Woman's blood and plasma are actively rejecting the body of Crawford. Rejection being in fact what's driving her UnstoppableRage, lack of control driving the exaggerated muscle mass. While Jen Walters becomes suicidal at the ideal of involuntarily killing someone while "Hulked Out" Shannon Crawford kills herself when Wonder Woman restrains her and insists there are better treatments for Shannon's illness, [[SunkCostFallacy out of depression for putting so much effort into nothing]]. Finally, while Jennifer Walters ends up making her transformation more controllable than ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk, Shannon Crawford's serum is injected into trained soldiers who can control Wonder Woman's power far better than she could, to the point they don't "Hulk Out" at all and can even fly...though Diana's blood and plasma still rejects their bodies and causes them to act irrationally.
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** ''Film/Shazam2019'': Dr. Sivana could easily be compared to Characters/{{Harry Potter|HarryJamesPotter}}, if Harry never had any friends or proper guidance. As a child he had black hair and thick glasses, matching the boy wizard's exact physical description. He comes from an abusive family and he's suddenly approached by a wizard who offers to give him the chance to wield great magical powers. The scar he gets on his eye when he gains the power of the Seven Sins even resembles a lightning bolt. The deviation begins with Sivana being consumed by vengeance and a desperate need to feel powerful, while Harry Potter is usually shown to be humble and rarely uses his magic in a vengeful way outside of some harmless pranks.

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** ''Film/Shazam2019'': [[Characters/DCEUDoctorSivana Dr. Sivana Sivana]] could easily be compared to Characters/{{Harry Potter|HarryJamesPotter}}, [[Characters/HarryPotterHarryJamesPotter Harry James Potter]], if Harry never had any friends or proper guidance. As a child he had black hair and thick glasses, matching the boy wizard's exact physical description. He comes from an abusive family and he's suddenly approached by a wizard who offers to give him the chance to wield great magical powers. The scar he gets on his eye when he gains the power of the Seven Sins even resembles a lightning bolt. The deviation begins with Sivana being consumed by vengeance and a desperate need to feel powerful, while Harry Potter is usually shown to be humble and rarely uses his magic in a vengeful way outside of some harmless pranks.

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