Line #42 PlayingWith/AdaptationNameChange


1	'''Basic Trope''': A character's name is changed in an adaptation.
2	* '''Straight''': Alice Allen in the book becomes Alice Morton in the movie.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': Alice Allen becomes [[OverlyLongName Belinda Carmen Dorothy Eleanor Felicity Goodman]] in the movie, which confuses people as to whether she's Alice in the adaptation at all or a completely new character.
4	* '''Downplayed''':
5	** Alice Allen becomes Alison Allen in the movie, although Alice is used as a nickname, [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname a heavily used nickname.]]
6	** Alice Claire Allen becomes Alice ''Grace'' Allen in the movie.
7	** Alice Allen becomes Jennifer Alice Allen in the movie.
8	** Belinda Goodman legally changed her name from Alice Allen.
9	** Alice Allen is Alice's married name, her maiden name is Morton.
10	** In the movie, "Alice Allen" is an alias and her real name is never revealed.
11	* '''Justified''':
12	** A setting update of an old story changes the OutdatedName: Ida Iverson in a story set in the 1890's becomes Isla Iverson in a story set in the present.
13	** The Adaptation is set in an AlternateUniverse where Alice has a different name.
14	** [[ForeignRemake The adaptation is set in a different country]] and[=/=]or Alice [[AdaptationalNationality comes from another place in the adaptation]], so her name is changed to something more common in her new country of origin.
15	** Alice is single in the book, but married in the movie.
16	** In the book Alice's parents are John Allen and Mary Morton, in the movie [[GenderFlip they are Joanna Allen and Marty Morton]].
17	* '''Inverted''':
18	** Everything changes in a work except for the names, like in a contextual reassignment AlternateUniverseFic or in an {{Elseworld}}.
19	** The names of all the places and businesses change, but not the characters.
20	* '''Subverted''':
21	** Belinda Goodman turns out to be an alias.
22	** It's Alice Morton-Allen as she married between the book and the film.
23	* '''Double Subverted''': ...But Belinda was using her RealNameAsAnAlias.
24	* '''Parodied''': Characters frequently call Belinda "Alice" by accident, only to correct themselves shortly after.
25	* '''Zig-Zagged''': Alice Allen becomes Belinda Goodman in the movie, but her love interest Bob Bobbins doesn't change his name, and the UnluckyChildhoodFriend Claire Clarendon becomes Claire Claren'''t'''on.
26	* '''Averted''': No character changes their name in an adaptation.
27	* '''Enforced''':
28	** When Belinda Brock is cast as Alice Allen, her contract insists her character becomes TheDanza.
29	** The original work includes characters with names that have fallen prey to HaveAGayOldTime or are otherwise considered offensive and have to be changed because of this.
30	** Alice Allen was originally a male character called Alan Alexander but was [[GenderFlip changed to a female]] for the adaptation.
31	** The creator of the adaptation dislikes the name Alice, but Alice Allen is a central character in the original work, so [[AdaptedOut removing her from the adaptation]] isn't an option. Instead, the creator changes the character's name to Belinda Brock.
32	** The book's had yet to reveals Alice's surname, so the producer's had to come up with an original one.
33	* '''Lampshaded''':
34	** "I thought my name was Alice..."
35	** "Weren't you old Allen's daughter?"
36	* '''Invoked''': "Your character's name is so damn complicated the cast of the film is not going to be able to pronounce it! You gotta change it."
37	* '''Exploited''': "Since I'm that character's actor, can I suggest a name?"
38	* '''Defied''':
39	** "That's preposterous! What about the character's fans who got endeared to that name? The name will remain and that's final."
40	** The author does allow others to adapt their stories, but the licenses always include a clause that names of characters should never be changed.
41	* '''Discussed''': "If I were a bard, I'd write the most epic poem about your exploits, dear. Don't worry, I'd change your name so nobody suspects it's about you."
42	* '''Conversed''': "Why did they have to change Alice's surname to Morton? She was my favorite character and [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks now it sucks!]]" "I know, right? Morton's gotta be the stupidest surname choice I've ever heard. What dumbass even decided that was okay!?"
43	* '''Implied''': A character is momentarily confused upon hearing Alice's surname but doesn't explicitly mention it.
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