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* James "Thunder" Early in ''[[Dreamgirls]]'' dies of a drug overdose in the film, while he just disappears in the stage show.

* Kevin's father Franklin is killed by Kevin in ''[[We Need to Talk About Kevin]]''. In the novel, Franklin is the one Eva is writing to.

* Dr. Copper and Norris survive the events of ''[[Who Goes There]]''. In ''[[The Thing (film)|The Thing]]'', Norris is replaced by the titular monster and Cooper is killed by said duplicate.

* Dr. Copper and Norris survive the events of ''[[Who Goes There?]]''. In ''[[The Thing (film)|The Thing]]'', Norris is replaced by the titular monster and Cooper is killed by said duplicate.

* Irene Adler in ''[[Sherlock Holmes (film)|Sherlock Holmes]]: A Game of Shadows''. Although, there's some debate about her status in the canon. She's referred to, at the beginning of the one story she appears in, as "the late Irene Adler", but this could simply allude to the fact that she changes her name.

** At the very least, the ''way'' she dies was invented for the movie.

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=== Literature ===

* Everyone except the protagonist from the book adaptations of the ''[[Baldur's Gate|Baldurs Gate]]'' games.

* Chief in the Disney Read-along record/picture book version of ''[[The Fox and the Hound]]'' (he is simply never seen, heard, or mentioned again after being hit by the train, which implies his death). Interestingly, he died in the [[The Fox and The Hound (novel)|original novel]] as well, making the [[Disney]] film the only adaptation where Chief survives.

* Chief in the Disney Read-along record/picture book version of ''[[The Fox and the Hound (film)]]'' (he is simply never seen, heard, or mentioned again after being hit by the train, which implies his death). Interestingly, he died in the [[The Fox and The Hound (novel)|original novel]] as well, making the [[Disney]] film the only adaptation where Chief survives.

** Some tie-in storybooks based on the Disney movies actually changed how the villains are defeated: For example, one out-of-print storybook based on ''[[Robin Hood (Disney film)|Robin Hood]]'' had Prince John, Sir Hiss, and the Sheriff of Nottingham all simply disappear after the castle fire at the end, "and were never seen again" is what the book stated of their fates, implying that they were burned alive in that fire; while some storybooks based on ''[[The Lion King]]'' had Scar simply die after being thrown off a cliff by Simba, despite in the actual movie Scar survived the fall but is instantly killed by his own hyenas on the way down.

* Barricade in both the novelization and comic book versions of ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]''. In the movie, he [[What Happened to the Mouse?|simply disappeared without a trace]].

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=== Video Games ===

* Interesting case with ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]''. When the game was [[Video Game Remake|ported to PS2]], the original ending was changed into one where Hanyuu gets [[Killed Off for Real]]. Other adaptations used the original ending. Curiously, the author claims that the [[~~Play Station~~ 2]] ending is the "True" ending while the "normal" ending is the "Good" ending.

* Interesting case with ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]''. When the game was [[Video Game Remake|ported to PS2]], the original ending was changed into one where Hanyuu gets [[Killed Off for Real]]. Other adaptations used the original ending. Curiously, the author claims that the [[PlayStation 2]] ending is the "True" ending while the "normal" ending is the "Good" ending.

** This is probably because traditional, route-based Visual Novels frequently have two endings to each route (aside from bad ends). The True ending is typically bittersweet, while the Good ending ensures everyone lives happily ever after. It's not to do with one being canon, as the [[~~Play Station~~ 2]] ending certainly isn't.

** This is probably because traditional, route-based Visual Novels frequently have two endings to each route (aside from bad ends). The True ending is typically bittersweet, while the Good ending ensures everyone lives happily ever after. It's not to do with one being canon, as the [[PlayStation 2]] ending certainly isn't.

* The [[Complete Monster|Coachman]] in the video game version of ''[[Pinocchio (Disney film)|Pinocchio]]'', and ''ONLY'' in the video game version. In the movie, he was a [[Karma Houdini]].

* Speaking of Disney, the Evil Stepmother and Stepsisters in ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep]]''.