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[[File:Worldsfinest283 692.jpg|frame|Most of them aren't this [[Literal-Minded|literal]].]]

 

When adapting a project from either historical events or another fictional source, one may find that [[Loads and Loads of Characters|there are more individuals with significant or necessary contributions to the storyline than one has time to adequately present to the audience]].

 

== Video Games ==

** Meanwhile, Zero is {{spoiler|the carrier of the [[The Virus|Maverick Virus]], the real cause of the war}} in the ''[[Mega Man X]]'' series. When a version of Zero actually appears in ''Battle Network'', {{spoiler|he ''is'' [[The Virus]] himself.}}

* In the first ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom Clash of the Superheroes|Marvel vs. Capcom]]'', Ryu could change his fighting style and palette mid-fight to match those of Ken's and Akuma's. This is because he is not meant to be a standard incarnation of Ryu, but a combination of himself, Ken, and Akuma representing the entire ''[[Street Fighter]]'' series. This is why his theme music in the game is the ''[[Street Fighter II]]'' title tune instead of his usual theme and why he is labelled as "Complete Change Ryu" in the PS1 version. A more subtle example is Zangief, who can switch between his regular self and his alternate Mecha-Zangief form, who was originally an alternate character in ''[[Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter|Marvel vs. Street Fighter]]''.

* The unmasked version of Sub-Zero was among the list casualties that were cut out from the [[Nintendo 64]] version of ''[[Mortal Kombat 3|Mortal Kombat Trilogy]]''. However, most of his Special Moves and Finishing Moves were instead given to the masked Sub-Zero.

* ''[[Samurai Warriors]]'':

** It's been suggested that Saika Magoichi is a combination of Suzuki Shigehide (Who sided with Hideyoshi in SW1-2) and Suzuki Shigetomo (Who sided with Masamune in the latter half of SW2 and SW3), both men who held the title of "Saika Magoichi".

* In the first ''[[X-Men Legends]]'', Allison Crestmere (Magma of the [[New Mutants]]) is given a personality and background similar to Kitty Pryde and the powers of her mainstream counterpart. The developers admitted that they wanted to use Kitty Pryde, but her powers don't translate well to an action RPG.

** This also applies to most of the characters that appear in the game, as they appear with their mainstream "Earth 616" personalities and backstories, but start by default with their Ultimate appearances. The sequel also adds ''[[Age of Apocalypse]]'' into the mix.

* When the ''[[Touhou]]'' game moved from the PC-98 to Windows things ''changed''. One of the striking examples is Marisa, who really only kept the basic theme and appearance of the PC-98 character of that name. Her new personality is much more similar to (the now absent) Mima's.

* The [[Master System]] version of ''[[Golden Axe]]'' ditched the three main characters from the arcade game and introduced a new one named Tarik, who is a renamed Ax Battler with the abilities to use the magic powers from all three of the arcade game's heroes.

* Matt in the ''[[Epic Battle Fantasy]]'' games displays a combination of personality traits of the Fighter (a violent meathead obsessed with cool swords) and the Thief (a greedy kleptomaniac) from the ''Attack of the Black Mages'' animation series by the same creator.