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{{quote|''"I think Homer gets stupider every year."''
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Named for one of the examples in ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'', Ned Flanders, who was originally just a kind and mildly religious fellow ([[Always Someone Better|in contrast to Homer]]), before becoming the obsessively pious milquetoast he is best known as today.
Note that the key to this trope is in how the process is a gradual thing, the character starts relatively normal then gains a few quirks, the quirks become more prominent and then gradually ''become'' the character. If it is simply about how the character is different early on before the writers know what to do with them, that is [[Characterization Marches On]]. Flanderization doesn't have to be a bad thing - sometimes it can be used to expand on a background character's personality when they are brought to the foreground, or make an otherwise bland character stand out more.
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Fandom can actually do this, but it's probably best not to put this here, since that's what [[Draco in Leather Pants]] and [[Ron the Death Eater]] are for.
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