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During the many years and decades of making an adaption of the original medias, sometimes changes have to be made and even risks have to be taken. One of these changes is removing certain yet important characters, secondary characters, or minor ones that are found within the original works, mainly because of the [[The Character Died with Him|actor dying]], these lines and important parts are then given to the [[Canon Foreigner]], [[Composite Character]], [[Creator's Pet|favoring other characters more]], and occasionally given to the [[Scrappy|unlikable one]] or [[Die for Our Ship|the author's preferred shipping]], when this happens, it's being Adapted Out. What causes these to happen, includes time constraints, budgets, [[Screwed By the Studio|getting screwed]], or just [[Pragmatic Adaptation|being pragmatic]].
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* In ''[[Vampire Knight]]'', Sara Shirabuki didn't show up in the anime adaptation.
* The anime adaptation of ''[[Ouran High School Host Club]]'' adapted out some characters, like Mei Yasumura.
* ''[[Attack on Titan (manga)|Attack on Titan]]''{{'}}s live action movie omitted both Levi and Erwin. Mainly due to Japanese actors having problems pronouncing their names and not because of the [[Loads and Loads of Characters]].
* In ''[[Deadman Wonderland]]''{{'}}s anime adaptation had tons of differences from the manga. For example, many characters were axed, including Chaplin.
* ''[[Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z]]''{{'}}s manga adaptation only had Mojo Jojo and Princess, the rest of the villains were removed.
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== Comic Books ==
* The BBC radio adaptation of the ''[[Tintin]]'' adventures, the ''Destination Moon'' and ''Explorers on the Moon'' dropped both Thomson and Thompson. Instead they made Jorgen that's responsible for the oxygen being used up too quickly in the rocket.
* [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
== Film ==
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* In [[Disney]]'s 2016 [[The Jungle Book (Disney film)|The Jungle Book]] [[The Jungle Book (2016 film)|reboot]], Shanti was cut, this ends with Mowgli {{spoiler|staying at the jungle instead of following her and living with humans}}.
** In [[TaleSpin]] both Bagheera and Kaa didn't get roles.
* In the theater version of the [[The Little Shop of Horrors]], Seymour was made an orphan, however his mother in the original film was a fairly major character.
* [[Shrek]]: [[The Musical]]:
** The UK version omits the Magic Mirror. Lord Faraquaad gets all his much needed information from The Gingerbread Man. Plus, some of the fairy tale characters were also remove and replaced with ones that are recognizable to the UK audience.
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* In numerous adaptions of [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s [[Sherlock Holmes]], Godfrey Norton, a British lawyer and Irene Adler's husband, plays the part of not existing. Due to [[Shipper|writers, authors, screen writers, and such]] who want to pair up Sherlock with Irene.
** In the Robert Downey Jr. version, Irene's divorcing Godfrey, because he snores and was boring.
*
* In the [[Harry Potter (film)|film versions]] of the [[Harry Potter (
* ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'' ends up cutting up several human characters and [[Pair the Spares]] by getting two characters, who had their love interests taken out with each other.
* The
** Both Tom Bombadil and Goldberry, his wife, and the Hobbits' entire "Old Forest" adventures are absent from both of the films so far.
** Glorfindel is gone from both adaptations, as well: In the [[The Lord of the Rings (film)|Peter Jackson films]], his part of saving Frodo from the Nazgûl was given to Arwen. Though in the [[The Lord of the Rings (animation)|Bakshi cartoon version]], this role is given to Legolas.
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** In most adaptations, Beregond is cut. He (and his son's) role as Pippin's friend is [[Composite Character|Faramir]] in the Jackson films. Since his role in defending the latter from premature cremation is also cut, so Pippin's dash for Gandalf is just as desperate and only came ''just in time'' as the pyre is about to be lit. According to [http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Beregond_%28soldier_of_Gondor%29#Portrayal_in_Adaptations Ian Hughes'] his character was originally meant to be Beregond but was change into Irolas and the role was reduce.
** Ghan-burh-Chan and Elrond's twin sons, Elladan and Elrohir, are also gone from the [[Peter Jackson]] films. Whereas Quickbeam, the ent, has a [[Demoted to Extra]] role.
* In ''[[The Swiss Family Robinson]]'', there's a fourth son. But he was dropped from the Disney movie.
* [[Terrence Malick]]'s ''[[The Thin Red Line]]'' [[The Thin Red Line (film)|film adaptation]] has to axe several major characters, especially Queen the Texan. Mainly due to the novel having [[Loads and Loads of Characters]].
* ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]''{{'}}s animated adaptation of the ''The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe'', Father Christmas is absent. Instead it was Aslan who gives the children their weapons. In 2005 version, there was an original plan to do the same in the live action version, that's before someone designed a suitable story for Father Christmas.
* The [[Disney]] [[The Jungle Book (Disney film)|adaptation]] of ''[[The Jungle Book (novel)|The Jungle Book]]'' omits several characters, notably Tabaqui, the Jackal. Same with some of the live action versions (Though ''Mowgli's Story'' has some of them, including Tabaqui, this makes this sequel as more loyal).
* In ''[[Animal Farm]]''{{'}}s animated adaptation, Benjamin the donkey fills in for Clover, since the latter is absent.
** Mollie is gone entirely.
* This happens with ''[[Watership Down]]'', because of [[Adaptation Distillation]]. Those that didn't appear in the film are:
** [[Those Two Guys]]: Hawkbit, Speedwell, and Acorn.
** [[Plucky Comic Relief]]: Bluebell
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* [[Paint Your Wagon]]'s film adaptation removed both Jennifer and her boyfriend, [[Latin Lover|Julio]].
* [[Camelot (theatre)|Camelot]]'s film version eliminated Nimue and Morgan le Fey for some reason, since they both appeared in the original play, even though each of them have one-scene each.
* [[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]'s [[The Musical|musical]] version got rid of Jake, who was a reporter that also doubles as an [[Audience Surrogate]].
* In some [[Annie]] addaptations for example:
** Both Rooster and Lily, who are two major antagonists, were cut from the 2014 film version. Since their roles in the musical was just to impersonate Annie's parents, [[Race Lift|that won't necessarily work out]]. So their role is given to Guy.
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* The video game tie-in of ''[[Van Helsing]]'' doesn't have Carl, the friar.
* The ''[[Thor: The Dark World]]'' video game's earth supporting cast was absent, especially Jane Foster. This means the whole plot about her getting possessed by the Aether was dropped, it's now the Dark Elves using the Uru-forged weapons to destroy the universe. (See film example)
* ''[[Rockman 6: Unique Harassment]]'':
** Tomahawk Man is the only Robot Master from Mega Man 6 left in this rom hack. The other Robot Masters have been replaced with Robot Masters from other games <ref>Spark Man, Chill Man, Pharaoh Man, Jewel Man, Dust Man, Napalm Man and Galaxy Man</ref>.
** Beat doesn't show up at all. As a result, the sidequest to obtain his plates has been replaced with hidden parts strewn throughout the Robot Master stages.
** None of the Fortress Bosses show up in this rom hack. They've been replaced with different bosses. Even Mr. X pilots a different boss.
== Western Animation ==
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* Paul Westfield's ''[[Young Justice (animation)|Young Justice]]'' gets rid of [[Superboy]]'s origins, instead it's [[Lex Luthor]] taking his place as Conner's creator.
* The ''[[Beetlejuice (animation)|Beetlejuice]]'' cartoon doesn't have the Maitlands, who are very central protagonists in the [[Beetlejuice (film)|original film]].
* The ''[[Street Fighter]]'' cartoon takes out Guile's wife and daughter, Julia and Amy. Instead, Guile has a [[New Old Flame]] in the local [[Hot Scientist]] Lucinda aka Cindy.
* ''Transformers'':
** As a result of the concept being done to hell and back over [[Unicron Trilogy|the previous six years]], ''[[Transformers Animated]]'' did away with Primus, the Thirteen Primes, and Unicron.
** When Hasbro made a finalized list of the Thirteen Primes, Logos Prime was cut from the roster when the group was introduced in the [[Transformers Aligned Universe]]. Of course, most of the fandom had never heard of this character, so there's no harm done.
** Skywarp is notably missing from the Seekers' lineup in ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse]]''. His status as [[Dumb Muscle]] was passed onto Thundercracker and his colour scheme seems to have been inherited by Nova Storm. Fellow Seeker Sunstorm is likewise nowhere to be found and no one got his characteristics. Likewise, Grimlock is the only Dinobot to put in an appearance.
* The Netflix adaptation of ''[[Trollhunters]]'' reimagines Jim's dad as a simple deadbeat who left his family. As a result, Uncle Jack is unlikely to appear. Even more so given the massive directional changes that the ''[[Tales of Arcadia]]'' verse has taken from the original source material.
* Inverted with Smurfette in ''[[The Smurfs]]''. Many of the first-season cartoon episodes where she appears are adaptations of comic book stories that occured before her first appearance (where she was "born"). The most notable was arguably "King Smurf" where the cartoon places her as leader of the [[La Resistance]] against Brainy's rule.
== Web Comics ==
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