Composite Character: Difference between revisions

* It could be argued that the Lt. Uhura of 2009's ''[[Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]'' is a composite of Lt. Uhura, Yeoman Rand, and Nurse Chapel from [[Star Trek: The Original Series|the original series]]. Basically, they eliminated Rand and Chapel and folded Rand as the object of Kirk's lust and Chapel's love for Spock into Uhura's character.

** Well, it wasn't that hard to do, with regard to the Uhura/Spock angle. From "The Man Trap":

'''Uhura:''' I'm not surprised, Mr. Spock. }}

** Chapel ''does'' exist in the new universe - Bones calls for her at point, though she [[The Ghost|remains unseen]]. What role she'll be given in any sequels, what with Uhura having stolen her [[Shallow Love Interest|defining character trait]], remains to be seen.

* It's common for modern-day adaptations of ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]'' to remove Kitty and/or Mary Bennet and transpose elements of them into Lydia, since fewer families have five children than in Austen's day, and they are the only sisters that don't end up with husbands by the end of the book.

* From the preface to [[Tom Sawyer]]:

 

 

== Music ==

* [[The Bangles]] created "Anna Lee" as a composite character on their 2011 album ''Sweetheart of the Sun'', for the song "Anna Lee (Sweetheart of the Sun)":