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** Creator/GrantMorrison's [[ComicBook/ActionComicsNew52 take on Superman's early years]] for the New 52 relaunch is based on the various pre-Crisis eras, essentially turning them into Superman's character arc. In the early arcs, he is a brash KnightInSourArmor with relatively weaker powers who plays heavily into the "champion of the oppressed" angle by targeting white-collar crime. Then he learns about his heritage properly, meets the Legion and Krypto, and starts fighting aliens and other Kryptonians in high-concept sci-fi adventures. Then he starts getting back in touch with his political roots, but with a somewhat mellower perspective, and his adventures take on a multiversal and philosophical bent, culminating in [[WhateverHappenedToTheManOfTomorrow a battle with an evil fifth-dimensional imp.]]

** Creator/GrantMorrison's [[ComicBook/ActionComicsNew52 take on Superman's early years]] for the New 52 relaunch is based on the Golden/Silver Age character: an anti-establishment radical who appeared in stories like "Superman In The Slums". These stories took place in the past and his "present" character is somewhat more defined, except when written by Scott Lobdell.

* ''Franchise/{{Aquaman}}'':

* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'':

** ''Superman: The Man of Steel #37'', during the 1994 CrisisCrossover ''Comicbook/ZeroHourCrisisInTime'' had a barrelful of [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Batmen]] show up, each based on a particular artist's rendition (e.g., Frank Miller, Neal Adams, Carmine Infantino, Dick Sprang, Bob Kane).

* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'':

* In his earliest appearances, Comicbook/{{Wolverine}} was more of a wise-guy and gradually drifted toward the savage we know him as today. This peaked at some point, and by the time ''Wolverine & the X-Men'' (the comic book series) came around, he'd become much more tame and a more strict adherent to Xavier's dream than former noble leader Cyclops.
* Alan Moore's run on the ''ComicBook/{{Supreme}}'' comic starts this way, with Supreme encountering various iterations of himself stretching back to at least the 1930s. His arch-nemesis Darius Dax has a similar experience, including an encounter with "edgy Eighties serial killer Dax."
* ComicBook/TheQuestion, big time. First created for Creator/CharltonComics by Creator/SteveDitko, he was more of a mouthpiece for his creator's Objectivism. When he joined DC and got his own series in the 80s the character become zen-like and tried to control his berserker urges. Then there's his famous expy from ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'', Rorschach, who was intended to be Ditko's Question but had to be changed, dialed up closer to psychopath. The reason why Rorschach is here is because The Question's DCAU version is more like a toned down {{Cloudcuckoolander}} conspiracy theorist Rorschach. Then of course there's the second Question.
* Older readers of British comics such as ''ComicBook/TheDandy'' and ''ComicBook/TheBeano'' will point to the Golden Age of some of the long-running characters being the 1960s and 1970s, when an artist called Leo Baxendale drew and scripted the long-runners such as ''ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUK''. Baxendale's combination of lunatic surreal humour and way-above-average artwork is still reverenced today.
* Parodied in ''Radioactive Man'', the [[{{Defictionalisation}} defictionalised]] comic based on [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Bart Simpson]]'s favourite superhero. In comics that supposedly run the whole of comicbook history, the title character is largely unchanging while his teammate Miles Mando constantly reinvents himself to fit the current trends: in MediaNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks he's a Comicbook/CaptainAmerica style MilitarySuperhero called Purple Heart; in MediaNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks he's an Comicbook/IronMan style [[DeliberateValuesDissonance heroic arms-dealer]] called Brave Heart; in MediaNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks he's a Comicbook/GreenArrow style preachy liberal called Bleeding Heart; early in MediaNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks he's a [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} Rorschach]] style ConspiracyTheorist called Heart of Darkness; and in the late Dark Age he's an Creator/ImageComics style NinetiesAntiHero called Bloody Heart.
* Betty Cooper of ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'' in early comics was nothing like the modern day BettyAndVeronica type {{tomboy}} we know today. She was more {{yandere}}, was often portrayed as a DumbBlonde, and frequently tried to break up Archie and Veronica with dirty tricks.
* Paperinik, WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck's superhero/antihero alter ego, had many different interpretations:
** In the first stories Paperinik the [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Devilish Avenger]] was exactly that: an avenger of himself with devilish cunning and a sadist streak a mile wide, who'd steal from Scrooge as revenge for something he suffered as Donald and steal his money-filled mattress ''while he's sleeping on it'' because the sacks of money in the room were too easy. He's also an outright criminal and [[TheDreaded the terror of Duckburg]].
** Shortly after the early stories Paperinik became a superhero, even if still a [[TerrorHero rather terrifying]], cunning and sadistic one and liable to return to his origins if provoked. As this is the most popular version, he's currently written this way [[DependingOnTheWriter by most authors]].
** A third interpretation is that of a staightforward superhero, rather close to [[Series/Batman1966 the 1966 Batman]] and complete with [[BatSignal Paperinik-signal featuring a bat wearing Donald's hat]].
*** This version has its own sub-versions, namely the AdventurerArchaeologist and the goofy hero (this one being rather popular with Brazilian authors).
** The fourth version is the ''ComicBook/PaperinikNewAdventures'' incarnation, mid-way between the TerrorHero and the straightforward superhero...that with time came back to the TerrorHero take.
* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' has long held a reputation for issues with writers disregarding her previous backstory, supporting cast, attitude and even powers:

** This trope has also affected Wonder Woman's supporting cast. ComicBook/SteveTrevor became noticeably more sexist and useless after Marston's death, morphing from the group's [[TheSneakyGuy Sneaky Guy]] DoAnythingSoldier with ImprobableAimingSkills to the poster boy for UselessBoyfriend. While happily married to Diana (eventually) in both the Gold and Silver ages, his Post-Crisis iteration is much older than her and is married to that version of Etta Candy instead, removing any and all romantic connotations between him and Diana. Since the movie (and several cosmic reboots), he's back to being a young man and he and Diana are a couple again.
** ComicBook/EttaCandy's confidence and competence took a dive after Marston's death, and her Silver Age iteration went from {{Acrofatic}} BadassNormal BoisterousBruiser to a more conventionally attractive DamselInDistress. Her Rebirth iteration has had her confidence and competence restored and is now a lesbian African Amercian rather than a short straight white gal.

** In the 90's Aquaman was known for weathering his depression and exerting himself in service to others, before taking on an aggressive, more proactive attitude accompanied by a change in attire and growing a beard.

** The Goden Age version of Aquaman, owing to his origin as a human experimented on by his scientist father, was a curious sort who much preferred the company of the sea to land people and was often a GuileHero when dealing with villains.

** In the Silver Age, ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} was a sweet, shy and insecure child who was permanently frightened of disappointing her cousin. Bronze Age Kara was a short-tempered, fierce, confident and mature woman who was fully adapted to live in Earth, did not care for Superman's approval and was not afraid of calling him out. In the mid-00's ''[[ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton2004 Kara Zor-El was reimagined]]'' as a morose, mood-swinging teenager who was constantly mourning Krypton, could not relate to her cousin and was unable to fit in with Earth people (these changes were due to DC's belief that her original personality would be unrelatable to modern readers). Since then, her personality has swinged between angsty teenager (when written by someone who thinks her original personality is unrelatable to modern readers) and mature young lady (when she is written by people like [[ComicBook/Supergirl2005 Sterling Gates]], [[ComicBook/Supergirl2011 Tony Bedard]] or [[ComicBook/SupergirlRebirth Steve Orlando]], who think an angsty and angry Supergirl is unrelatable).

* Betty Cooper of ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'' in early comics was nothing like the modern day BettyAndVeronica type {{tomboy}} we know today. She was more {{yandere}}, was often a DumbBlonde, and often tried to break up Archie and Veronica.

** The fourth version is the ''ComicBook/PaperinikNewAdventures'' incarnation, mid-way between the TerrorHero and the straightforward superhero... That with time came back to the TerrorHero take.

** Charles Moulton's 1940's MediaNotes/{{The Golden Age|OfComicBooks}} ComicBook/{{Wonder Woman|1942}} is a compassionate snarky inventor who follows a strict no killing rule from Paradise Island given a miraculous fatherless birth by Aphrodite and Hippolyte, with a very overt interest in bondage and a secret identity as Diana Prince. Her powers are SuperStrength, SuperSpeed, SuperSenses, SuperToughness, [[GravityMaster Personal Mass control]], [[GoodThingYouCanHeal Enhanced Healing]], and {{Telepathy}}. Creator/RobertKanigher' s 1950's Wonder Woman sticks superficially to the previous iteration but drops the [[GravityMaster Personal Mass control]] and [[GoodThingYouCanHeal Enhanced Healing]] powers and all of the BDSM themed speeches and acts more "appropriately" feminine and is critical of Etta's weight and behavior. Kanigher's Silver Age Wondy is more removed from the Golden Age Diana and is much weaker with no telepathy and the added ability to "glide on the wind", and her inventions are now attributed to Paula von Gunther. The "Mod Era" Diana gave up her powers and fought as a Kung-Fu ActionFashionista. Her [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 Post-Crisis revamp]] was the soul of a murdered girl given a new life and body by the Amazon's five patron goddesses and started out far more naive than any previous version, even having to learn English after she'd arrived in the US. ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis did away with her long-standing no-killing rule and in ''ComicBook/WonderWoman2006'' Diana is willing to kill opponents if the situation calls for it, most memorably chucking an axe into Ares' head. ''ComicBook/WonderWomanOdyssey'' has an even more violent and cynical Diana, who wears black leather pants. Her [[ComicBook/WonderWoman2011 New 52]] iteration is the most bloodthirsty yet with her iconic lasso taking backseat to a sword, as the daughter of an incestuous relationship between Hippolyta and Zeus and all of her powers are due to Zeus' parentage rather than granted by/learned from women as in every previous iteration. ''ComicBook/WonderWomanRebirth'' acts as a {{Reconstruction}} of the character.
** ComicBook/SteveTrevor became noticeably more sexist and useless after Marston's death, morphing from the group's [[TheSneakyGuy Sneaky Guy]] DoAnythingSoldier with ImprobableAimingSkills to the poster boy for UselessBoyfriend. While happily married to Diana (eventually) in both the Gold and Silver ages his Post-Crisis iteration is much older than her and is married to that version of Etta Candy instead, removing any and all romantic connotations between him and Diana. Since the movie (and several cosmic reboots), he is young again and he and Diana are a couple again.

* Parodied in ''Radioactive Man'', the [[{{Defictionalisation}} defictionalised]] comic based on [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Bart Simpson]]'s favourite superhero. In comics that supposedly run the whole of comicbook history, the title character is largely unchanging while his teammate Miles Mando constantly reinvents himself to fit the current trends: in UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks he's a Comicbook/CaptainAmerica style MilitarySuperhero called Purple Heart; in UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks he's an Comicbook/IronMan style [[DeliberateValuesDissonance heroic arms-dealer]] called Brave Heart; in UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks he's a Comicbook/GreenArrow style preachy liberal called Bleeding Heart; early in UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks he's a [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} Rorschach]] style ConspiracyTheorist called Heart of Darkness; and in the late Dark Age he's an Creator/ImageComics style NinetiesAntiHero called Bloody Heart.

** Charles Moulton's 1940's UsefulNotes/{{The Golden Age|OfComicBooks}} ComicBook/{{Wonder Woman|1942}} is a compassionate snarky inventor who follows a strict no killing rule from Paradise Island given a miraculous fatherless birth by Aphrodite and Hippolyte, with a very overt interest in bondage and a secret identity as Diana Prince. Her powers are SuperStrength, SuperSpeed, SuperSenses, SuperToughness, [[GravityMaster Personal Mass control]], [[GoodThingYouCanHeal Enhanced Healing]], and {{Telepathy}}. Creator/RobertKanigher' s 1950's Wonder Woman sticks superficially to the previous iteration but drops the [[GravityMaster Personal Mass control]] and [[GoodThingYouCanHeal Enhanced Healing]] powers and all of the BDSM themed speeches and acts more "appropriately" feminine and is critical of Etta's weight and behavior. Kanigher's Silver Age Wondy is more removed from the Golden Age Diana and is much weaker with no telepathy and the added ability to "glide on the wind", and her inventions are now attributed to Paula von Gunther. The "Mod Era" Diana gave up her powers and fought as a Kung-Fu ActionFashionista. Her [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 Post-Crisis revamp]] was the soul of a murdered girl given a new life and body by the Amazon's five patron goddesses and started out far more naive than any previous version, even having to learn English after she'd arrived in the US. ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis did away with her long-standing no-killing rule and in ''ComicBook/WonderWoman2006'' Diana is willing to kill opponents if the situation calls for it, most memorably chucking an axe into Ares' head. ''ComicBook/WonderWomanOdyssey'' has an even more violent and cynical Diana, who wears black leather pants. Her [[ComicBook/WonderWoman2011 New 52]] iteration is the most bloodthirsty yet with her iconic lasso taking backseat to a sword, as the daughter of an incestuous relationship between Hippolyta and Zeus and all of her powers are due to Zeus' parentage rather than granted by/learned from women as in every previous iteration. ''ComicBook/WonderWomanRebirth'' acts as a {{Reconstruction}} of the character.

* Creator/KimNewman's superhero pastiche, "Coastal City", which is all about what it would actually be like to live in ComicBookTime, has this with Chief Riordan's assistant, Ginger. In UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks she was a SassySecretary who looked like Creator/GingerRogers, by the seventies she'd become a StrawFeminist, and today, she's a hard-edged senior officer who looks like Creator/SharonStone.

** The "Old Timey" universe is an AffectionateParody of cartoon designs and tropes from UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation.

** At one point in "After Hours", Superman, Batman, and Spider-Man go back in time to shortly before Creator/MarvelComics was founded. Superman and Batman briefly revert to their [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] personalities, which was signified by the use of older action figures. When they revert to their modern personalities, Superman remarks that he'd forgotten how nice Batman [[DarkerAndEdgier used to be]].

* When ''WesternAnimation/BettyBoop'' first appeared in the early 30's, she was portrayed as a teenage (sometimes young-adult) flapper-girl with an outgoing personality and loads of sexuality. After UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode of the mid-30's however, Betty was aged up to her mid-twenties, wore long, conservative dresses and became more passive and less wild. However, as she experienced a re-birth in popularity after the 50's, she reverted back to her sexy, Jazz Baby persona in most portrayals and is remembered by these images and behaviours mostly today.
* Parodied in ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' episode "The Crimson Chin meets Mighty Mom and Dyno Dad"- The Crimson Chin has wildly different Era-specific personalities, from the [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks 30s pulp-fiction Chin]], to the [[DarkerAndEdgier "super-edgy"]] [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks 1985]] [[DarkerAndEdgier Chin, who got cancelled for swearing.]]

* Music/{{Eminem}}'s Slim Shady character changes over the course of his albums, reflecting Eminem's artistic interests and the [[ADarkerMe autobiographical elements]] of the character.
** ''Slim Shady EP'' - a SplitPersonalityTakeover leads to Slim going from EnemyWithout to EnemyWithin. He's a depressed, suicidal, [[SelfHarm self-harming]] [[GangstaRap white trash criminal]] DeathSeeker, GoingPostal due to [[JustifiedCriminal crushing poverty]] - though he still [[TheNewRockAndRoll blames his violent behaviour on listening to too much rap music]].
** ''The Slim Shady LP'' - CreatorRecovery (and [[RadioFriendliness the need for radio play]]) leads to a LighterAndSofter tone with more SubvertedKidsShow {{Toon}} elements. His HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood becomes a focus. Lots of [[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud voice-acted sound effects]] (his vocal scratching becomes a [[{{Leitmotif}} signature]]). Sometimes he's portrayed as a {{Mummy}}.
** ''The Marshall Mathers LP'' - Slim's rich so focuses on [[UndiscriminatingAddict his drug habit]]. Getting out of the trailer park heightens his bloodlust to SerialKiller [[HockeyMaskAndChainsaw slasher villain]] levels. CelebrityIsOverrated becomes a theme, leading to [[SitcomArchNemesis stupid beefs]] with celebs, TeenPop stars, etc. Starts using [[HeteronormativeCrusader homophobic slurs]].
** ''The Eminem Show'' - cuts back on the violence, drugs and homophobia to become a [[SmugSuper superhero]], a [[KinderAndCleaner heroic and positive]] free speech warrior, [[PoliticalRap political fighter]], saviour of hip-hop and FriendToAllChildren. Starts doing genre-typical [[MisogynySong bitches-and-hos misogyny]].
** 2003/Shady Records 1.0/''Straight From The Lab'' era - a SuccessThroughInsanity GangstaRap antihero who [[MoreDakka fires off guns in songs]] and cares only about his posse and winning his [[BattleRapping beefs]], though also expresses a surprisingly mature regret about adopting this lifestyle. Retains PsychopathicManchild elements, mostly through IronicNurseryRhyme lyrics and melodies.
** ''Encore'' - Slim becomes an AllegoricalCharacter for Eminem's own fame. A HorribleHollywood pervert, lusting after starlets ([[GayMoment and guys]]). His PsychopathicManchild aspect turns into BigStupidDoodooHead insults and ToiletHumor, and he [[ShiftingVoiceOfMadness starts slipping into other accents]], [[WhoWritesThisCrap arguing with himself]], ThrowingOutTheScript, etc.
** ''Relapse'' - DarkerAndEdgier {{Horrorcore}} SerialKiller who [[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent speaks in a variety of weird accents]] as a ShiftingVoiceOfMadness, and emerges from Marshall in a JekyllAndHyde-like manner when he takes drugs. After a failed attempt at rehab, he obsessively stalks, murders and sexually assaults women he feels a connection with, most of whom are women who have had public mental breakdowns due to their fame. He's a CreepyCrossdresser, a DepravedBisexual, his RapeAsBackstory is played [[RapeLeadsToInsanity more dramatically]], and the SubvertedKidsShow elements are dropped.
** ''Recovery'' - an ordinary trailer-trash guy [[DomesticAbuse bullying his unfortunate girl]] (as a [[AllegoricalCharacter metaphor]] for how slick his rhymes are).
** ''The Marshall Mathers LP 2'' - RevisitingTheRoots ([[DyeingForYourArt and bleaching them]]). Playful and violent, like in 2000, but CreatorRecovery and [[CoolOldGuy growing up]] has turned UnstoppableRage to resigned anger. [[DumbassNoMore Smart and introspective]] for the first time, [[WhiteDwarfStarlet his star fading]], and [[GoodOldWays out-of-step with the modern world, but having fun with it]].
** ''Revival'' -- A LighterAndSofter version of the ''Relapse'' Shady, slaughtering, stalking, raping and pissing on women but with a sense of righteousness (most of his victims are Trump-era hatemongers). He also stars in his first genuine love song in this era... [[AwesomeEgo sort of]].
** ''Kamikaze'' -- An extremely dysfunctional [[BattleRapping battle rapper]], terrorist and spree killer. SealedEvilInACan, released by [[TakeThatCritics the unappreciative audience]]. His love life consists of masochistic relationships with women who resent and batter him for largely deserved reasons.

** Megatron: [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers a cackling and buffoonish warlord with an insatiable lust for power]], [[Film/TransformersFilmSeries a monstrous conqueror who especially loathes humanity for experimenting on him]], [[Film/TransformersAnimated a devious schemer who proclaims himself a revolutionary]], or [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime a genuine revolutionary turned obsessive and hot-tempered tyrant]]?

* WebAnimation/FourSwordsMisadventures does this to an extent. In the manga based on VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwordsAdventures, Green is virtuous and heroic, Red is a WideEyedIdealist, Blue is aggressive and overconfident, and Vio is TheStrategist. In this series, though they don't start out with much of a consistent personality at first, they eventually do get personalities similar to the manga, but three fourths of the Links get the personalities swapped around. Green Link is kept the same, while Misadventures!Red becomes more like Manga!Blue in personality, Blue is more like Vio, and Purple is more like Red.

** Mid-1990s: During this interesting period, three versions of Carmen Sandiego existed more-or-less simultaneously in AlternateContinuities:

** [[Film/StarTrek2009 2009 - present]]: Kirk is an totally inexperienced and arrogant hot shot with an insane amount of luck.

* In the 1966 film, ''Film/BatmanTheMovie'', Batman is a noble figurehead of the establishment. In the 1989 film ''Film/{{Batman|1989}}'' and its [[Film/BatmanReturns immediate sequel]], he's a rough & tumble crusader and Bruce Wayne is a public recluse. ''Film/BatmanForever'' and its sequel give him more of a campy vibe while retaining his seriousness. ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' gives him a more romantic motivation for his crusade and has Bruce Wayne play up the RichIdiotWithNoDayJob status. 'Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' has a more brutal and aging Batman.

* For his first decade on the screen, Franchise/{{Godzilla}} was a fearsome force of nature meant to be a physical incarnation of the atom bomb. The later Showa films of TheSixties and TheSeventies portrayed him as a protector of humanity who was grumpy at worst. With his reintroduction in ''Film/TheReturnOfGodzilla'' and through the subsequent Heisei era films in TheEighties and TheNineties, he was once again a fearsome creature hostile to humans, albeit one that often saved humanity by accident in his battles with other {{Kaiju}}. This portrayal continued into the TurnOfTheMillennium, with the exclusion of ''Film/GodzillaMothraKingGhidorahGiantMonstersAllOutAttack'', where he is a supernatural being of pure evil. ''Film/{{Godzilla 2014}}'' aand the Franchise/{{Monsterverse}} once again makes him the terrifying force of nature he was in his earliest films but also continues the Heisei/Millennium portrayal of him being an unintentional defender of humans from other monsters. While in Japan, 2016's ''Film/{{Shin Godzilla}}'' and 2023's ''Film/GodzillaMinusZero'' depict Godzilla closer to his original portrayal as a malevolent monster out to destroy humanity.

* In the 1951 film ''Film/SupermanAndTheMoleMen'', Superman is a rough & tumble crusader. In the 1978 film ''Film/SupermanTheMovie'' and its sequels, Superman is a noble figurehead of the establishment.
* In the 1966 film, ''Film/BatmanTheMovie'', Batman is a noble figurehead of the establishment. In the 1989 film ''Film/{{Batman|1989}}'' and its [[Film/BatmanReturns immediate sequel]], he's a rough & tumble crusader.

* For his first decade on the screen, Franchise/{{Godzilla}} was a fearsome force of nature meant to be a physical incarnation of the atom bomb. The later Showa films of TheSixties and TheSeventies portrayed him as a protector of humanity who was grumpy at worst. With his reintroduction in ''Film/TheReturnOfGodzilla'' and through the subsequent Heisei era films in TheEighties and TheNineties, he was once again a fearsome creature hostile to humans, albeit one that often saved humanity by accident in his battles with other {{Kaiju}}. This portrayal continued into the TurnOfTheMillennium, with the exclusion of ''Film/GodzillaMothraKingGhidorahGiantMonstersAllOutAttack'', where he is a supernatural being of pure evil. ''Film/{{Godzilla 2014}}'' once again makes him the terrifying force of nature he was in his earliest films but also continues the Heisei/Millennium portrayal of him being an unintentional defender of humans from other monsters.'' Film/{{Shin Godzilla}}'' shows Godzilla closer to his original portrayal as a malevolent monster out to destroy humanity.

*** 00s: A HurtingHero who destroyed his entire race in order to kill the Daleks [[spoiler:except he didn't, he just forgot that for centuries due to TimeyWimeyBall]]. ''Much'' HotterAndSexier, most companions being explicit love interests to some degree. MessianicArchetype symbolism abounds but so does internal criticism of this. The Doctor is now a 'big' character who often goes on epic, blockbuster adventures (unlike his smaller-scale predecessors).

** ComicBook/SteveTrevor became noticeably more sexist and useless after Marston's death, morphing from the group's [[TheSneakyGuy Sneaky Guy]] DoAnythingSoldier with ImprobableAimingSkills to the poster boy for UselessBoyfriend. While happily married to Diana (eventually) in both the Gold and Silver ages his Post-Crisis itertion is much older than her and is married to that version of Etta Candy instead, removing any and all romantic connotations between him and Diana. Since the movie (and several cosmic reboots), he is young again and he and Diana are a couple again.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyG3 Same name]]. [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Different generation.]]]]