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** ''Manga/ShinjiIkariRaisingProject'' is happier than both, ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' and video game ''Shinji Ikari Raising Project'' (which is the direct source of the manga adaptation). Many characters that dead in the original anime are alive and live happily, and Gendo is much better father to Shinji.
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* ''Webcomic/BatmanWayneFamilyAdventures'': Thanks in part to this version of Bruce Wayne being a much more openly affectionate and present father figure, the many instances of friction among the Batfamily seen in the comics are nearly nonexistent, and they interact with each other like any tightly-knit family.
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* ''Webcomic/BatmanWayneFamilyAdventures'': Thanks in part to this version of Bruce Wayne being a much more openly affectionate and present father figure, the many instances of friction among the Batfamily seen in the comics are nearly nonexistent, and they interact with each other like any tightly-knit family.
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** ''Manga/ShinjiIkariRaisingProject'' are is happier than both, ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' and video game ''Shinji Ikari Raising Project'' (which is the direct source of the manga adaptation). Many characters that dead in the original anime are alive and live happily, and Gendo is much better father to Shinji.
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* ''AudioPlay/EvangelionAfterTheEnd'' is a AffectionateParody to ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', with much lighter tone than the original. In that audio play, Kaworu is alive, and Asuka is no longer in a coma.
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* ''Neon Genesis Evangelion: Girlfriend of Steel 2'': the visual novel is happier not only than ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', but than ''Neon Genesis Evangelion: Girlfriend of Steel''. While Angels still attack, NERV fight them much more successfully. Rei, Shinji, Asuka and Kaworu live as normal high-school students, and Yui is alive.
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* ''Neon Genesis Evangelion: Girlfriend of Steel 2'': the The visual novel is happier not only than ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', but than ''Neon Genesis Evangelion: Girlfriend of Steel''. While Angels still attack, NERV fight them much more successfully. Rei, Shinji, Asuka and Kaworu live almost as normal high-school students, and Yui is alive.
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* ''Shinji Ikari Raising Project'' is a complex example. Some of the endings are arguably even more dark than ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', with the world assimilated without any hope to ressurection. In other endings, the world is happy, but Shinji is gone from that reality and forgotten. Some endings are [[DenserAndWackier extrimely goofy]], and, finaly, some endings are really happy: the world is safe and Shinji is happy with the person he loves. So, game can make you forget horrors of the original anime, but you have to try hard to get your happy end. Also, the situation during the game is changing depending on your choice: so, MoodWhiplash is a thing. The manga adaptation of the game, ''Manga/ShinjiIkariRaisingProject'', chose light aspects for further interpretation.
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* ''Shinji Ikari Raising Project'' is a complex example. Some of the endings are arguably even more dark than ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', with the world assimilated without any hope to ressurection. In other endings, the world is happy, but Shinji is gone from that reality and forgotten. Some endings are [[DenserAndWackier extrimely extremely goofy]], and, finaly, finally, some endings are really happy: the world is safe and Shinji is happy with the person he loves. So, game can make you forget horrors of the original anime, but you have to try hard to get your happy end. Also, the situation during the game is changing depending on your choice: so, MoodWhiplash is a thing. The manga adaptation of the game, ''Manga/ShinjiIkariRaisingProject'', chose light aspects for further interpretation.
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* ''Shinji Ikari Raising Project'' is a complex example. Some of the endings are arguably even more dark than ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', with the world assimilated without any hope to ressurection. In other endings, the world is happy, but Shinji is gone from that reality and forgotten. Some endings are [[DenserAndWackier extrimely goofy]], and, finaly, some endings are really happy: the world is safe and Shinji is happy with the person he love.loves. So, game can make you forget horrors of the original anime, but you have to try hard to get your happy end. Also, the situation during the game is changing depending on your choice: so so, MoodWhiplash is a thing. The manga adaptation of the game, ''Manga/ShinjiIkariRaisingProject'', chose light aspects for further interpretation.
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** In the manga version of ''Anime/PetitEva'', TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt had never happened. In the anime version, well, [[MindScrew ''something'' something happened]], but Kaworu [[AmbiguousSituation apperantly]] prevented the destruction.
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** In the manga version of ''Anime/PetitEva'', TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt had never happened. In the anime version, well, [[MindScrew ''something'' happened]], but Kaworu [[AmbiguousSituation apperantly]] prevented the destruction.
** In ''Manga/NeonGenesisEvangelionAngelicDays'', Yui is alive, Shinji doesn't deal with depression, and all other characters are generaly happier than in [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion the original
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* ''Neon Genesis Evangelion: Girlfriend of Steel 2'': the visual novel is happier not only than ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', but than ''Neon Genesis Evangelion: Girlfriend of Steel''. While Angels still attack, NERV fight them much more successfully. Rei, Shinji, Asuka and Kaworu live as normal high-school students, and Yui is alive.
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* ''Neon Genesis Evangelion: Girlfriend of Steel 2'': the visual novel is happier not only than ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', but than ''Neon Genesis Evangelion: Girlfriend of Steel''. While Angels still attack, NERV fight them much more successfully. Rei, Shinji, Asuka and Kaworu live as normal high-school students, and Yui is alive.
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* In the ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'' game, Zhenji remains HappilyMarried to Cao Pi because Guo Nuwang, who is Cao Pi's favorite concubine and second wife, never appears in the game and the issue about her son, Cao Rui, being possibly the son of her first husband, Yuan Xi, was never discussed. In the historical records and the novel, ''Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms'', Cao Pi becomes more interested in Guo Nuwang, who plants doubt on him that Cao Rui is possibly Yuan Xi's son and not his. Because of this, Zhenji loses favor from Cao Pi and feels neglected. When she tried to bring her complaints to him, Cao Pi orders her to commit suicide.
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* In the ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'' game, Zhenji remains HappilyMarried to Cao Pi because Guo Nuwang, who is Cao Pi's favorite concubine and second wife, never appears in the game and the issue about her son, Cao Rui, being possibly the son of her first husband, Yuan Xi, was never discussed. In the historical records and the novel, ''Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms'', Cao Pi becomes more interested in Guo Nuwang, who plants doubt on him that Cao Rui is possibly Yuan Xi's son and not his. Because of this, Zhenji loses favor from Cao Pi and feels neglected. When she tried to bring her complaints to him, Cao Pi orders her to commit suicide.
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* The AnimatedAdaptation of ''Literature/GrandmasterOfDemonicCultivationMoDaoZuShi'':
** In the flashback Wei Wuxian wasn't as distraught when hearing about the upcoming wedding of Jiang Yanli and Jin Zixuan as he was in the novel. In the novel he ranted about not being able to attend his sister figure's happy event and how he didn't think her husband-to-be deserved her, whereas in this adaptation he was more accepting of the news (even if still saddened) and simply thanked Lan Wangji for informing him.
** Lan Xichen goes through some horrific events in the climactic arc, specifically [[spoiler:seeing his sworn brother's true colours as the BigBad and then playing a hand in his gruesome death]]. In the novel, he's so devastated that [[spoiler:he goes into seclusion by the epilogue, has trouble carrying out his leadership duties and is noted to not be doing so well]]. In this adaptation, while still clearly grieving and and needing time to recover, he's still holds himself together so he can [[spoiler:accompany everyone to Lotus Pier, look out for his brother by talking to Wei Wuxian, and attend the sealing ceremony in better shape than the novel implies; not only is it unclear that he'll need to go to seclusion like his novel counterpart, but ''another'' character also beats him to it due to undergoing AdaptationalAngstUpgrade and being in worse shape than he is]].
** Its SuperDeformed spinoff ''The Founder of Diabolism Q'' is a gag series that focuses on the characters' comedic and light-hearted adventures while retaining little angst from the main series. Although the traumatic events of the original story have still happened offscreen, they have little impact on the episode plotlines themselves.
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* The AnimatedAdaptation of ''Literature/GrandmasterOfDemonicCultivationMoDaoZuShi'':
** In the flashback Wei Wuxian wasn't as distraught when hearing about the upcoming wedding of Jiang Yanli and Jin Zixuan as he was in the novel. In the novel he ranted about not being able to attend his sister figure's happy event and how he didn't think her husband-to-be deserved her, whereas in this adaptation he was more accepting of the news (even if still saddened) and simply thanked Lan Wangji for informing him.
** Lan Xichen goes through some horrific events in the climactic arc, specifically [[spoiler:seeing his sworn brother's true colours as the BigBad and then playing a hand in his gruesome death]]. In the novel, he's so devastated that [[spoiler:he goes into seclusion by the epilogue, has trouble carrying out his leadership duties and is noted to not be doing so well]]. In this adaptation, while still clearly grieving and and needing time to recover, he's still holds himself together so he can [[spoiler:accompany everyone to Lotus Pier, look out for his brother by talking to Wei Wuxian, and attend the sealing ceremony in better shape than the novel implies; not only is it unclear that he'll need to go to seclusion like his novel counterpart, but ''another'' character also beats him to it due to undergoing AdaptationalAngstUpgrade and being in worse shape than he is]].
** Its SuperDeformed spinoff ''The Founder of Diabolism Q'' is a gag series that focuses on the characters' comedic and light-hearted adventures while retaining little angst from the main series. Although the traumatic events of the original story have still happened offscreen, they have little impact on the episode plotlines themselves.
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* ''Franchise/NeonGenesisEvangelion'': many derivative works, such as ''Anime/PetitEva'' and ''Manga/NeonGenesisEvangelionAngelicDays'', are happier than [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion the original anime]]. Justified as the main characters never dealt with horrible events of the original.
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* Shadow the Hedgehog is noticeably more chill and laid back in ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' as opposed to his angsty, vengeful self in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2.''
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* Shadow the Hedgehog is noticeably more chill and laid back in ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' as opposed to his angsty, vengeful self in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2.''
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{DC Superhero Girls|2019}}'': Due to her darker roots in the comics, Jessica here is made to have become better adjusted by the time of the show. [="#LivingTheNightmare"=] is the only time anything like the comics' Jessica's angsts are shown.
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* Loras makes little mention of Renly after Season 2 of ''Series/GameOfThrones'' aside from an oblique preference for green-and-gold brocade like Renly wore and takes Olyvar as a casual lover, rather than remaining celibate out of grief-stricken loyalty as in the books.
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** In the books, Tyrion's relationship with Jaime soured after the former admitted that he lied to their father about his wife Tysha being a whore. This is one of the contributing factors, [[spoiler:asides from murdering his former lover Shae and his father]], that led Tyrion into a darker path where he desires to destroy his family for the betrayal he experienced. In the show, he's still on good terms with Jaime since Tysha wasn't mentioned and despite committing murder and patricide, Tyrion is still in his usual wise-cracking and clever self even when Jorah captured him.
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** In the books, Tyrion's relationship with Jaime soured after the former admitted that he lied to their father about his wife Tysha being a whore. This is one of the contributing factors, [[spoiler:asides from murdering his former lover Shae and his father]], that led Tyrion into a darker path where he desires to destroy his family for the betrayal he experienced. In the show, he's still on good terms with Jaime since Tysha wasn't mentioned and despite committing murder and patricide, Tyrion is still in his usual wise-cracking and clever self even when Jorah captured him.
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* In the film adaptation of ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix'', Harry doesn't fly into frequent ALL CAPS rants of rage at his friends nor does he yell with Dumbledore during the final scenes as in the book; the movie instead portrays his inner struggle throughout the plot as one of bleak isolation because of his tribulations rather than angry frustration from feeling like he's treated with kid gloves too often. Likewise, the moment where he punches Draco for insulting his mother and his expulsion from Quidditch is removed.
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* In ''WebVideo/FriendshipIsWitchcraft'', Nightmare Moon never occurred. When Luna tried to overthrow Celestia, Celestia decided to banish Luna to space camp for one-thousand hours instead of one-thousand years in the moon. Luna still has a FriendlessBackground however she's more dorky than troubled.
* In ''WebVideo/FriendshipIsWitchcraft'', Nightmare Moon never occurred. When Luna tried to overthrow Celestia, Celestia decided to banish Luna to space camp for one-thousand hours instead of one-thousand years in the moon. Luna still has a FriendlessBackground however she's more dorky than troubled.
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* ''WesternAnimation/DCSuperheroGirls2019'': Due to her darker roots in the comics, Jessica here is made to have become better adjusted by the time of the show. [="#LivingTheNightmare"=] is the only time anything like the comics' Jessica's angsts are shown.
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A character is happier in a derivative work than in the source material. This could be caused by the adaptation being LighterAndSofter overall, the adapters deciding to ThrowTheDogABone, or other plot changes that mean their angst doesn't happen. This may overlap with AngstWhatAngst if the character suffers through the same things as in the source, but is strangely cheerful regardless.
Contrast AdaptationalAngstUpgrade. May cause an AdaptationalPersonalityChange.
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* ''Anime/AceAttorney'':
** Edgeworth doesn't suffer from his in-game counterpart's fear of earthquakes since this version of DL-6 did not involve one.
** In the game, Adrian Andrews is one of the biggest {{Woobie}}s of the series, and being accused of the crime made her break down in court and begging for help in light of her dependency issues. In the anime, her issues are not present or not being forced to be exposed and she manages to be calm most of the time.
* All of the problems regarding Fubuki Shirou's split personality and his struggling to get over it are removed in ''Anime/InazumaElevenAres'', where his family didn't die in the avalanche accident.
* This occurs in the ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'' franchise in regards to [[JerkassWoobie Zelgadis's]] [[CursedWithAwesome chimeric state]]; despite being used as a ButtMonkey ploy several times in the anime, he's actually less prudish in regards to his appearance, and ''embraces'' the awe and nicknames that he receives from strangers (i.e "The Heartless, Mystical Swordsman); if for nothing else, he gets upset when he's being used for a silly ploy (such as being used as an anchor.). In the original novels, he is far more sensitive about his appearance and not frivolous at all; a side-story featuring him emphasizes this angst in which he broods over the fact that he made friends who see beyond his appearance in the first place.
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
[[AC:''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'']]
* ''Fanfic/AllAssortedAnimorphsAUs'':
** Marco is far more optimistic in "What if Eva was never a controller?" because he never lost his mother at a young age. Once he reveals his secret to his parents, they offer emotional support to all the Animorphs.
** The premise of "What if they saved Jake's family?" means that near the end of the war, Jake's parents aren't infested and Tom is freed, so Jake doesn't cross the DespairEventHorizon.
** In "What if Elfangor and Loren raised Tobias?", all three of the Fangors are much happier. Elfangor was never forcibly taken away from the love of his life, Loren never became a blind amnesiac, and Tobias was raised by loving parents instead of an aunt and uncle who don't care about him.
* This applies to pretty much everyone in ''Fanfic/{{Daemorphing}}''. The Chee give the Animorphs therapy, Tobias is less cut off from humanity and reunites with his mother much sooner, and Tom is saved halfway through.
* While Jake is still traumatised by the war in ''Fanfic/{{Eleutherophobia}}'', [[SparedByTheAdaptation Tom being alive]] gives him one less thing to angst about, and his relationship with his parents is less strained as a result. Tom also helps Tobias deal with his grief for Rachel.
[[AC:Crossover]]
* ''Fanfic/BlazBlueAlternativeRemnant'':
** Since Jaune confesses his fake transcripts to his teammates in private, he never gets blackmailed by Cardin here.
** While Ragna's had a rough past, unlike the ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' games, he never got his arm cut off by a {{mind rape}}d Jin, never met Terumi, and was adopted normally by Jubei rather than after he lost everything.
** As mentioned above, Jin was never mentally manipulated into maiming his brother and, by all accounts, he was adopted into the Kisaragi family normally rather than them finding him wandering aimlessly.
* ''Fanfic/HarbingerFinmonster'':
** Like in canon, Norman is an outcast because of his ability to see the dead but in this story, it appears that he has a much closer relationship with his family than at the beginning of the movie. His sister Courtney, in particular, is much kinder and closer to him in this story, where in the movie's beginning she was almost as dismissive of him as the rest of the town. Also his new friendship with other characters helped alleviate some of his angst.
** Like in canon, Mr. Prenderghast is an outcast in the community and estranged from his family, however his friendship with Stan Pines implies that he is not completely alone like he was in the movie.
[[AC:''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'']]
* ''Fanfic/WhereTheDandylionsPlay'':
** For Bruno, while his canon-counterpart lived alone (except for ''rats'') within the walls of the Casita, unable to interact with a family he believed hated him in a village who dreaded his gift, here he managed to leave and develop a less toxic social life amongst villagers who don't see him as a villain. He was even able to meet a girl who gave him a daughter that loves him.
** For Mirabel, she doesn't know about her family legacy and thus doesn't have the lingering feelings of doubt and inadequacy that they bring. She even has a circle of friends her own age, something that was absent in canon.
[[AC:''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'']]
* In ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'' and its {{novelization}}, Alan Jonah indicated his turn to villainy was influenced by decades of witnessing the worst of humanity first-hand over and over at least as much as it was influenced by his daughter's murder. In ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'', the former reason for Jonah's dark side turn is brought up minimally and his daughter's death is treated as his chief motivator, making his start of darkness significantly more self-centred.
[[AC:''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'']]
* Unlike his canon counterpart, Izuku in ''Fanfic/{{Raindancer}}'' was born with a quirk ([[MakingASplash the ability to generate and turn into water]]), and was not raised with Bakugo in his life. Combine this with a productive circle of friends and Izuku comes out of it being more emotionally well-adjusted.
[[AC:''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'']]
* In ''WebVideo/FriendshipIsWitchcraft'', Nightmare Moon never occurred. When Luna tried to overthrow Celestia, Celestia decided to banish Luna to space camp for one-thousand hours instead of one-thousand years in the moon. Luna still has a FriendlessBackground however she's more dorky than troubled.
[[AC:''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'']]
* ''Fanfic/LuzBelosPrincessOfTheBoilingIsles'':
** Luz and Amity have been dating for years by the start of the fic, Luz's carefree personality providing Amity the emotional fulfillment her canon counterpart wouldn't have until much later in the parent series.
** While in the parents series Amity's parents forced her to drive away Willow for her own good, here her parents only ''think'' that was what happened and they still remain friends with the Blights none the wiser.
[[AC:''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'']]
* ''Fanfic/AsFateWouldHaveIt'': In contrast to Nate, Yancy, and Black, who all received an AdaptationalAngstUpgrade, Hugh is far less angsty, with all of his scenes throughout the story showing him with a positive attitude, not helped that he's also dating Rosa, whom he is established to be in a ChildhoodFriendRomance with. Given that the story, and all of his appearances, take place after the conclusion of ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'''s main story following Team Plasma's second defeat, this is a JustifiedTrope.
[[AC:''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'']]
* In ''Fanfic/APinkPlanet'', the Gem War never happened and Pink Diamond was able to make a compromise with the rest of the Diamond Authority. Because of this, the devastating effects the war had on everyone (Jasper's PTSD, the hundreds of gems being corrupted, the Diamonds believing Pink to be dead) never happened. Not only that, but all of her close friends know that Pink Diamond is Rose Quartz and geminal technology allowed her to have Steven without giving up her physical form, allowing Steven to have his mother in his life and keep her friends from having to mourn her.
[[AC:''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'']]
* Unlike her canon counterpart, Hamato Miwa in ''Fanfic/HeroesInTheShadows'' was raised by both of her birth parents (as well as four brothers) and lived what was an otherwise normal life in New York (ninja training not-withstanding).
* ''Fanfic/SameDifference'':
** Because she was raised by her birth parents instead of the Shredder ([[SparedByTheAdaptation and her mother Tang Shen is alive and well]]), Hamato Miwa lacks the [[DarkAndTroubledPast tragic backstory]] and other baggage that comes with being raised by The Shredder.
** Having been normal humans instead of mutant turtles, Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo and Raphael were able to live a normal human life. Raphael [[AdaptationalNiceGuy has less of a temper]], nothing keeps Donatello from [[RelationshipUpgrade entering a relationship with April]], Michelangelo's CloudCuckoolander quirks are downplayed and all of them have lives outside of being a ninja clan.
[[AC:''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'']]
* In ''Fanfic/TwinningWithATwist'', Dave was voted off first by his teammates for being a jerk. [[spoiler:It is later revealed that he was a jerk because he had a bad day prior to the start of the show, which did not improve during the two days he spent on the island. Despite that, it is implied that things did improve for him after he arrived at the Playa des Losers, and he enjoys the rest of his stay there. It is also shown that Dave is on good terms with the other castmates that were voted off. Compared to what happened in canon, with Dave suffering painful humiliation, being rejected by his love interest, and finally losing his sanity and being abandoned on the island, being voted off first was probably the best for him.]]
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[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* Despite otherwise sharing much of his background with the Ultimate version of Reed, the Reed in ''Film/FantasticFour2015'' lacks Ultimate's [[AbusiveParents abusive dad]].
* In ''Film/JusticeLeague2017'', there was considerable disagreement, particularly between Bruce and Diana (with Bruce carrying the JerkassBall) over using the Mother Box to resurrect Superman. In [[Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague the Snyder Cut]], the League comes to a unanimous decision about it fairly quickly, with only Barry and Alfred raising some brief concerns.
* While this Spider-Man clearly has his share of problems in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, Uncle Ben's death doesn't weigh as heavily as his conscience as it does in other adaptations -- or, if it's there, then he does a really good job of hiding it. He's also a lot more secure in himself as Spider-Man, even though he doesn't really think he's all that important as Peter Parker. All that being said, some of his problems utterly ''balloon'' in ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' when [[spoiler:he loses his Aunt May, and practically all his living friends in a pretty horrible way, and his financial support.]]
* The first adaptation of ''Theatre/TheChildrensHour'', ''These Three'', is still a somber tale about infidelity and power-dynamics, but the climax is considerably less depressing. [[spoiler:Martha's]] love confession is quiet and calm instead of the AnguishedDeclarationOfLove from the play and [[spoiler:she wasn't DrivenToSuicide]]. The inversion is in large part due to UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode forcing the film-makers to make the film about a straight love triangle instead of a gay one, and censorship over [[spoiler:the suicidal themes.]]
* ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'': In the books, the Tin Man ([[AdaptationNameChange then known as the Tin Woodsman]]) accidentally chopped some of his own parts off when the Wicked Witch of the East enchanted his ax, but his friend replaced each of his parts with tin. This backstory isn't mentioned at all in the movie.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* In ''Earth Children are Weird'', a parody of ''Series/TheXFiles'' featuring [[SpinoffBabies the characters as children]], there is no mention of Mulder's sister being [[AlienAbduction abducted by aliens]]. Justified as the book may be set before that happened.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' picture book ''Literature/{{A Sister More Like Me}}'', Elsa shows almost none of the depression or angst from the film.
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* In the flashback episode of ''Series/{{Animorphs}}'' that bears his name, it's revealed Tobias led a pretty comfortable life before becoming an Animorph, in stark contrast to his rough background in the books.
* Mother's Milk in ''Series/TheBoys2019''. His family situation is much better than in the comic, where he is divorced and his ex-wife is a drug addict, while his daughter is involved with many unsavory things [[spoiler: and his mother was turned into a horrific mutant]].
* ''Series/FateTheWinxSaga'' doesn't include Aisha's backstory as an [[LonelyRichKid isolated princess]] who grew up in a very strict environment.
* Loras makes little mention of Renly after Season 2 of ''Series/GameOfThrones'' aside from an oblique preference for green-and-gold brocade like Renly wore and takes Olyvar as a casual lover, rather than remaining celibate out of grief-stricken loyalty as in the books.
* Ayumu in the J-drama adaptation of ''Manga/{{Life}}'' is presented as ever so slightly less depressed and troubled than in the manga, mostly due to them removing her SelfHarm habits. The live-action adaptation focuses more on her overcoming her hardships and dealing with her bullies.
* ''Series/{{Poirot}}'':
** The adaptation of ''Literature/OneTwoBuckleMyShoe'' adaptation diminishes the political overtones of the original setting, which reduces the unpleasant characteristics of the scapegoat and removes many of the killer's sympathetic qualities, so the SadisticChoice that Poirot must face in the books is not apparent in the adaptation.
** ''Literature/TheMurderOnTheLinks'': In the original novel, Jack Renaud goes through a lot of angst and guilt due to his father's death and his belief that [[spoiler:his old flame, Bella, is the one who murdered him out of revenge because he had left her for Marthe]]. When Bella [[spoiler:(who is actually innocent) confesses to the crime to save him from arrest]], he is deeply upset that his [[spoiler:[[TakingTheHeat "sacrifice"]] was all for nothing]], and goes into an AngstComa when his mother disowns him. Even after the case is resolved, he expresses anxiety over his tainted heritage [[spoiler:because Paul Renaud is revealed to be a murderer in the past]] until Poirot assures him otherwise. The TV adaptation removes all his daddy issues by making Paul Renaud Jack's stepfather instead of his biological father. And while he does initially attempt to [[spoiler:protect Bella from suspicion by TakingTheHeat, as he did in the book]], he immediately goes to celebrate with Marthe when [[spoiler:Bella returns the favour]] and acquits him.
* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' often indulges in this when adapting ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' series.
** ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'': Zack's [[Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger Zyuranger]] counterpart, Goushi, lost a younger sister to [[BigBad Witch Bandora]]. Zack has no siblings to lose.
** In ''Series/MiraiSentaiTimeranger'', [=TimeBlue=] was suffering from a terminal illness. The [[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce Time Force Blue Ranger]], Lucas, is perfectly healthy.
** In ''Series/BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger'', Ryoga lost his brother and sister-in-law in an accident, and struggled with raising his young niece throughout the series. His ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder'' counterpart, Connor, has no such backstory (due to being a teenager and all the other family members getting AdaptedOut).
** Prior to the beginning of ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger'', [=DekaBlue=] and [=DekaYellow=] were captured by a criminal and held hostage. The original [=DekaRed=] suffered a CareerEndingInjury saving them, which both harbored guilt over. Their ''Series/PowerRangersSPD'' counterparts were spared this backstory.
** In ''Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger'', the Magirangers struggled with the seeming death of their mother for most of the series. Their ''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce'' counterparts did not as Udonna is not their mother ([[spoiler:at least for the rangers not named Nick]]) and rather than thinking she's dead, they know their mentor is alive but captured.
** [[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger GekiRed]] lost both his parents to [[spoiler:Long, the actual BigBad of the series]]. [[Series/PowerRangersJungleFury Casey]] didn't lose anyone in his backstory.
* ''Series/SesameStreet'' parodies:
** In their parody of ''Series/OrangeIsTheNewBlack'', titled "Orange is the New ''Snack''", the main characters aren't imprisoned, since the setting has changed from {{prison}} to a school.
** Zigzagged in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' parody "Star S'mores". While it keeps [[LukeIAmYourFather Darth Vader (or "Darth Baker" as he's called here) turning out to be Luke's father]], there is no mention of Luke's [[MissingMom mother being dead]] or his aunt and uncle being killed. Leia's role pretty much remains the same however, and the tension between Han and Chewbacca has ''increased'' (since Han is now played by Cookie Monster and Chewbacca [[AnthropomorphicFood is a cookie]]).
** In ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' parody, Gollum (or Gobble as he's called here) doesn't have his SplitPersonality or his insanity.
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[[folder: WesternAnimation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/DCSuperheroGirls2019'': Due to her darker roots in the comics, Jessica here is made to have become better adjusted by the time of the show. [="#LivingTheNightmare"=] is the only time anything like the comics' Jessica's angsts are shown.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'': Optimus Prime is far friendlier and seemingly much happier than the pathetic, angst-ridden Optimus of [[ComicBook/TheTransformers the comics]] [[note]]Cartoon Optimus forged alliances with humanity, meaning by 2005 humanity has spaceships and colonies while in the comics, some Autobots actively refuse to serve under Comic Optimus because they're actually trying to help people while Optimus broods aboard the now spaceworthy Ark[[/note]]. At least part of this can be chalked up to how in the comics it's revealed that Optimus ''deliberately'' crashed the Ark onto Earth, meaning he's directly, actively responsible for bringing the Transformers' war to Earth. In the cartoon, meanwhile, the Ark crashed because the ship lost control when the Decepticons boarded and both sides were engaged in a desperate close quarters fight, and Optimus was seen trying to ''prevent'' a crash by steering the damaged ship as best he could.
* The ''WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021'' episode "[[Recap/WhatIfS1E7WhatIfThorWereAnOnlyChild What If... Thor Were an Only Child?]]", we see what things would be like if, instead of adopting him as his son, Odin returned an infant Loki to his father Laufey. Instead of being raised as a back-up heir in Asgard, Loki is the crowned-prince of a version of Jotunheim with a more relaxed relationship with Asgard. Without the baggage of being an OrcRaisedByElves, he doesn't suffer the SanitySlippage of his Sacred Timeline counterpart goes through, going from being an on-again, off-again supervillain with DelusionsOfGrandeur and a ChronicBackstabbingDisorder to a life-long friend of Thor's who goes along with his zany antics.
* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'':
** In the Post-Crisis [[Franchise/TheDCU DCU]], the ComicBook/MartianManhunter has generally been portrayed as one of the (if not ''the'') [[LastOfHisKind sole surviving Green Martian]], a fact that understandably causes him pain. In the show, however, Mars is a thriving civilization and J'onn has many nieces and nephews, one of whom is [[RelatedInTheAdaptation teen superheroine]] Miss Martian.
** The show ignores Roy Harper's history as a drug addict. And while the story of Roy losing his arm is loosely adapted, the circumstances and fallout are portrayed as far less traumatizing.
** While Jade's relationship with her father Sportsmaster is depicted as abusive, the show excises her history as a victim of sex slavery from childhood. She is also not a ChildByRape, a retcon that was introduced in ''ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey''.
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Contrast AdaptationalAngstUpgrade. May cause an AdaptationalPersonalityChange.
Indexes: AdaptationDeviation, DerivativeWorks, MediaAdaptationTropes, SadnessTropes.
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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* ''Anime/AceAttorney'':
** Edgeworth doesn't suffer from his in-game counterpart's fear of earthquakes since this version of DL-6 did not involve one.
** In the game, Adrian Andrews is one of the biggest {{Woobie}}s of the series, and being accused of the crime made her break down in court and begging for help in light of her dependency issues. In the anime, her issues are not present or not being forced to be exposed and she manages to be calm most of the time.
* All of the problems regarding Fubuki Shirou's split personality and his struggling to get over it are removed in ''Anime/InazumaElevenAres'', where his family didn't die in the avalanche accident.
* This occurs in the ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'' franchise in regards to [[JerkassWoobie Zelgadis's]] [[CursedWithAwesome chimeric state]]; despite being used as a ButtMonkey ploy several times in the anime, he's actually less prudish in regards to his appearance, and ''embraces'' the awe and nicknames that he receives from strangers (i.e "The Heartless, Mystical Swordsman); if for nothing else, he gets upset when he's being used for a silly ploy (such as being used as an anchor.). In the original novels, he is far more sensitive about his appearance and not frivolous at all; a side-story featuring him emphasizes this angst in which he broods over the fact that he made friends who see beyond his appearance in the first place.
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
[[AC:''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'']]
* ''Fanfic/AllAssortedAnimorphsAUs'':
** Marco is far more optimistic in "What if Eva was never a controller?" because he never lost his mother at a young age. Once he reveals his secret to his parents, they offer emotional support to all the Animorphs.
** The premise of "What if they saved Jake's family?" means that near the end of the war, Jake's parents aren't infested and Tom is freed, so Jake doesn't cross the DespairEventHorizon.
** In "What if Elfangor and Loren raised Tobias?", all three of the Fangors are much happier. Elfangor was never forcibly taken away from the love of his life, Loren never became a blind amnesiac, and Tobias was raised by loving parents instead of an aunt and uncle who don't care about him.
* This applies to pretty much everyone in ''Fanfic/{{Daemorphing}}''. The Chee give the Animorphs therapy, Tobias is less cut off from humanity and reunites with his mother much sooner, and Tom is saved halfway through.
* While Jake is still traumatised by the war in ''Fanfic/{{Eleutherophobia}}'', [[SparedByTheAdaptation Tom being alive]] gives him one less thing to angst about, and his relationship with his parents is less strained as a result. Tom also helps Tobias deal with his grief for Rachel.
[[AC:Crossover]]
* ''Fanfic/BlazBlueAlternativeRemnant'':
** Since Jaune confesses his fake transcripts to his teammates in private, he never gets blackmailed by Cardin here.
** While Ragna's had a rough past, unlike the ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' games, he never got his arm cut off by a {{mind rape}}d Jin, never met Terumi, and was adopted normally by Jubei rather than after he lost everything.
** As mentioned above, Jin was never mentally manipulated into maiming his brother and, by all accounts, he was adopted into the Kisaragi family normally rather than them finding him wandering aimlessly.
* ''Fanfic/HarbingerFinmonster'':
** Like in canon, Norman is an outcast because of his ability to see the dead but in this story, it appears that he has a much closer relationship with his family than at the beginning of the movie. His sister Courtney, in particular, is much kinder and closer to him in this story, where in the movie's beginning she was almost as dismissive of him as the rest of the town. Also his new friendship with other characters helped alleviate some of his angst.
** Like in canon, Mr. Prenderghast is an outcast in the community and estranged from his family, however his friendship with Stan Pines implies that he is not completely alone like he was in the movie.
[[AC:''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'']]
* ''Fanfic/WhereTheDandylionsPlay'':
** For Bruno, while his canon-counterpart lived alone (except for ''rats'') within the walls of the Casita, unable to interact with a family he believed hated him in a village who dreaded his gift, here he managed to leave and develop a less toxic social life amongst villagers who don't see him as a villain. He was even able to meet a girl who gave him a daughter that loves him.
** For Mirabel, she doesn't know about her family legacy and thus doesn't have the lingering feelings of doubt and inadequacy that they bring. She even has a circle of friends her own age, something that was absent in canon.
[[AC:''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'']]
* In ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'' and its {{novelization}}, Alan Jonah indicated his turn to villainy was influenced by decades of witnessing the worst of humanity first-hand over and over at least as much as it was influenced by his daughter's murder. In ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'', the former reason for Jonah's dark side turn is brought up minimally and his daughter's death is treated as his chief motivator, making his start of darkness significantly more self-centred.
[[AC:''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'']]
* Unlike his canon counterpart, Izuku in ''Fanfic/{{Raindancer}}'' was born with a quirk ([[MakingASplash the ability to generate and turn into water]]), and was not raised with Bakugo in his life. Combine this with a productive circle of friends and Izuku comes out of it being more emotionally well-adjusted.
[[AC:''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'']]
* In ''WebVideo/FriendshipIsWitchcraft'', Nightmare Moon never occurred. When Luna tried to overthrow Celestia, Celestia decided to banish Luna to space camp for one-thousand hours instead of one-thousand years in the moon. Luna still has a FriendlessBackground however she's more dorky than troubled.
[[AC:''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'']]
* ''Fanfic/LuzBelosPrincessOfTheBoilingIsles'':
** Luz and Amity have been dating for years by the start of the fic, Luz's carefree personality providing Amity the emotional fulfillment her canon counterpart wouldn't have until much later in the parent series.
** While in the parents series Amity's parents forced her to drive away Willow for her own good, here her parents only ''think'' that was what happened and they still remain friends with the Blights none the wiser.
[[AC:''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'']]
* ''Fanfic/AsFateWouldHaveIt'': In contrast to Nate, Yancy, and Black, who all received an AdaptationalAngstUpgrade, Hugh is far less angsty, with all of his scenes throughout the story showing him with a positive attitude, not helped that he's also dating Rosa, whom he is established to be in a ChildhoodFriendRomance with. Given that the story, and all of his appearances, take place after the conclusion of ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'''s main story following Team Plasma's second defeat, this is a JustifiedTrope.
[[AC:''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'']]
* In ''Fanfic/APinkPlanet'', the Gem War never happened and Pink Diamond was able to make a compromise with the rest of the Diamond Authority. Because of this, the devastating effects the war had on everyone (Jasper's PTSD, the hundreds of gems being corrupted, the Diamonds believing Pink to be dead) never happened. Not only that, but all of her close friends know that Pink Diamond is Rose Quartz and geminal technology allowed her to have Steven without giving up her physical form, allowing Steven to have his mother in his life and keep her friends from having to mourn her.
[[AC:''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'']]
* Unlike her canon counterpart, Hamato Miwa in ''Fanfic/HeroesInTheShadows'' was raised by both of her birth parents (as well as four brothers) and lived what was an otherwise normal life in New York (ninja training not-withstanding).
* ''Fanfic/SameDifference'':
** Because she was raised by her birth parents instead of the Shredder ([[SparedByTheAdaptation and her mother Tang Shen is alive and well]]), Hamato Miwa lacks the [[DarkAndTroubledPast tragic backstory]] and other baggage that comes with being raised by The Shredder.
** Having been normal humans instead of mutant turtles, Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo and Raphael were able to live a normal human life. Raphael [[AdaptationalNiceGuy has less of a temper]], nothing keeps Donatello from [[RelationshipUpgrade entering a relationship with April]], Michelangelo's CloudCuckoolander quirks are downplayed and all of them have lives outside of being a ninja clan.
[[AC:''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'']]
* In ''Fanfic/TwinningWithATwist'', Dave was voted off first by his teammates for being a jerk. [[spoiler:It is later revealed that he was a jerk because he had a bad day prior to the start of the show, which did not improve during the two days he spent on the island. Despite that, it is implied that things did improve for him after he arrived at the Playa des Losers, and he enjoys the rest of his stay there. It is also shown that Dave is on good terms with the other castmates that were voted off. Compared to what happened in canon, with Dave suffering painful humiliation, being rejected by his love interest, and finally losing his sanity and being abandoned on the island, being voted off first was probably the best for him.]]
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[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* Despite otherwise sharing much of his background with the Ultimate version of Reed, the Reed in ''Film/FantasticFour2015'' lacks Ultimate's [[AbusiveParents abusive dad]].
* In ''Film/JusticeLeague2017'', there was considerable disagreement, particularly between Bruce and Diana (with Bruce carrying the JerkassBall) over using the Mother Box to resurrect Superman. In [[Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague the Snyder Cut]], the League comes to a unanimous decision about it fairly quickly, with only Barry and Alfred raising some brief concerns.
* While this Spider-Man clearly has his share of problems in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, Uncle Ben's death doesn't weigh as heavily as his conscience as it does in other adaptations -- or, if it's there, then he does a really good job of hiding it. He's also a lot more secure in himself as Spider-Man, even though he doesn't really think he's all that important as Peter Parker. All that being said, some of his problems utterly ''balloon'' in ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' when [[spoiler:he loses his Aunt May, and practically all his living friends in a pretty horrible way, and his financial support.]]
* The first adaptation of ''Theatre/TheChildrensHour'', ''These Three'', is still a somber tale about infidelity and power-dynamics, but the climax is considerably less depressing. [[spoiler:Martha's]] love confession is quiet and calm instead of the AnguishedDeclarationOfLove from the play and [[spoiler:she wasn't DrivenToSuicide]]. The inversion is in large part due to UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode forcing the film-makers to make the film about a straight love triangle instead of a gay one, and censorship over [[spoiler:the suicidal themes.]]
* ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'': In the books, the Tin Man ([[AdaptationNameChange then known as the Tin Woodsman]]) accidentally chopped some of his own parts off when the Wicked Witch of the East enchanted his ax, but his friend replaced each of his parts with tin. This backstory isn't mentioned at all in the movie.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* In ''Earth Children are Weird'', a parody of ''Series/TheXFiles'' featuring [[SpinoffBabies the characters as children]], there is no mention of Mulder's sister being [[AlienAbduction abducted by aliens]]. Justified as the book may be set before that happened.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' picture book ''Literature/{{A Sister More Like Me}}'', Elsa shows almost none of the depression or angst from the film.
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* In the flashback episode of ''Series/{{Animorphs}}'' that bears his name, it's revealed Tobias led a pretty comfortable life before becoming an Animorph, in stark contrast to his rough background in the books.
* Mother's Milk in ''Series/TheBoys2019''. His family situation is much better than in the comic, where he is divorced and his ex-wife is a drug addict, while his daughter is involved with many unsavory things [[spoiler: and his mother was turned into a horrific mutant]].
* ''Series/FateTheWinxSaga'' doesn't include Aisha's backstory as an [[LonelyRichKid isolated princess]] who grew up in a very strict environment.
* Loras makes little mention of Renly after Season 2 of ''Series/GameOfThrones'' aside from an oblique preference for green-and-gold brocade like Renly wore and takes Olyvar as a casual lover, rather than remaining celibate out of grief-stricken loyalty as in the books.
* Ayumu in the J-drama adaptation of ''Manga/{{Life}}'' is presented as ever so slightly less depressed and troubled than in the manga, mostly due to them removing her SelfHarm habits. The live-action adaptation focuses more on her overcoming her hardships and dealing with her bullies.
* ''Series/{{Poirot}}'':
** The adaptation of ''Literature/OneTwoBuckleMyShoe'' adaptation diminishes the political overtones of the original setting, which reduces the unpleasant characteristics of the scapegoat and removes many of the killer's sympathetic qualities, so the SadisticChoice that Poirot must face in the books is not apparent in the adaptation.
** ''Literature/TheMurderOnTheLinks'': In the original novel, Jack Renaud goes through a lot of angst and guilt due to his father's death and his belief that [[spoiler:his old flame, Bella, is the one who murdered him out of revenge because he had left her for Marthe]]. When Bella [[spoiler:(who is actually innocent) confesses to the crime to save him from arrest]], he is deeply upset that his [[spoiler:[[TakingTheHeat "sacrifice"]] was all for nothing]], and goes into an AngstComa when his mother disowns him. Even after the case is resolved, he expresses anxiety over his tainted heritage [[spoiler:because Paul Renaud is revealed to be a murderer in the past]] until Poirot assures him otherwise. The TV adaptation removes all his daddy issues by making Paul Renaud Jack's stepfather instead of his biological father. And while he does initially attempt to [[spoiler:protect Bella from suspicion by TakingTheHeat, as he did in the book]], he immediately goes to celebrate with Marthe when [[spoiler:Bella returns the favour]] and acquits him.
* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' often indulges in this when adapting ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' series.
** ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'': Zack's [[Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger Zyuranger]] counterpart, Goushi, lost a younger sister to [[BigBad Witch Bandora]]. Zack has no siblings to lose.
** In ''Series/MiraiSentaiTimeranger'', [=TimeBlue=] was suffering from a terminal illness. The [[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce Time Force Blue Ranger]], Lucas, is perfectly healthy.
** In ''Series/BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger'', Ryoga lost his brother and sister-in-law in an accident, and struggled with raising his young niece throughout the series. His ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder'' counterpart, Connor, has no such backstory (due to being a teenager and all the other family members getting AdaptedOut).
** Prior to the beginning of ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger'', [=DekaBlue=] and [=DekaYellow=] were captured by a criminal and held hostage. The original [=DekaRed=] suffered a CareerEndingInjury saving them, which both harbored guilt over. Their ''Series/PowerRangersSPD'' counterparts were spared this backstory.
** In ''Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger'', the Magirangers struggled with the seeming death of their mother for most of the series. Their ''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce'' counterparts did not as Udonna is not their mother ([[spoiler:at least for the rangers not named Nick]]) and rather than thinking she's dead, they know their mentor is alive but captured.
** [[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger GekiRed]] lost both his parents to [[spoiler:Long, the actual BigBad of the series]]. [[Series/PowerRangersJungleFury Casey]] didn't lose anyone in his backstory.
* ''Series/SesameStreet'' parodies:
** In their parody of ''Series/OrangeIsTheNewBlack'', titled "Orange is the New ''Snack''", the main characters aren't imprisoned, since the setting has changed from {{prison}} to a school.
** Zigzagged in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' parody "Star S'mores". While it keeps [[LukeIAmYourFather Darth Vader (or "Darth Baker" as he's called here) turning out to be Luke's father]], there is no mention of Luke's [[MissingMom mother being dead]] or his aunt and uncle being killed. Leia's role pretty much remains the same however, and the tension between Han and Chewbacca has ''increased'' (since Han is now played by Cookie Monster and Chewbacca [[AnthropomorphicFood is a cookie]]).
** In ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' parody, Gollum (or Gobble as he's called here) doesn't have his SplitPersonality or his insanity.
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* ''WesternAnimation/DCSuperheroGirls2019'': Due to her darker roots in the comics, Jessica here is made to have become better adjusted by the time of the show. [="#LivingTheNightmare"=] is the only time anything like the comics' Jessica's angsts are shown.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'': Optimus Prime is far friendlier and seemingly much happier than the pathetic, angst-ridden Optimus of [[ComicBook/TheTransformers the comics]] [[note]]Cartoon Optimus forged alliances with humanity, meaning by 2005 humanity has spaceships and colonies while in the comics, some Autobots actively refuse to serve under Comic Optimus because they're actually trying to help people while Optimus broods aboard the now spaceworthy Ark[[/note]]. At least part of this can be chalked up to how in the comics it's revealed that Optimus ''deliberately'' crashed the Ark onto Earth, meaning he's directly, actively responsible for bringing the Transformers' war to Earth. In the cartoon, meanwhile, the Ark crashed because the ship lost control when the Decepticons boarded and both sides were engaged in a desperate close quarters fight, and Optimus was seen trying to ''prevent'' a crash by steering the damaged ship as best he could.
* The ''WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021'' episode "[[Recap/WhatIfS1E7WhatIfThorWereAnOnlyChild What If... Thor Were an Only Child?]]", we see what things would be like if, instead of adopting him as his son, Odin returned an infant Loki to his father Laufey. Instead of being raised as a back-up heir in Asgard, Loki is the crowned-prince of a version of Jotunheim with a more relaxed relationship with Asgard. Without the baggage of being an OrcRaisedByElves, he doesn't suffer the SanitySlippage of his Sacred Timeline counterpart goes through, going from being an on-again, off-again supervillain with DelusionsOfGrandeur and a ChronicBackstabbingDisorder to a life-long friend of Thor's who goes along with his zany antics.
* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'':
** In the Post-Crisis [[Franchise/TheDCU DCU]], the ComicBook/MartianManhunter has generally been portrayed as one of the (if not ''the'') [[LastOfHisKind sole surviving Green Martian]], a fact that understandably causes him pain. In the show, however, Mars is a thriving civilization and J'onn has many nieces and nephews, one of whom is [[RelatedInTheAdaptation teen superheroine]] Miss Martian.
** The show ignores Roy Harper's history as a drug addict. And while the story of Roy losing his arm is loosely adapted, the circumstances and fallout are portrayed as far less traumatizing.
** While Jade's relationship with her father Sportsmaster is depicted as abusive, the show excises her history as a victim of sex slavery from childhood. She is also not a ChildByRape, a retcon that was introduced in ''ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey''.
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