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* [[Harley Quinn]] is a character who has gone all the way up and down the [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Villains]], often into true villain territory, but most of the time, she’s regarded as a tragic figure corrupted by the Joker, who in [[New 52]], went so far as to dunk her in the same vat of chemicals that drove him mad. In the 2019 series, however, this origin is changed. Harley’s backstory reveals that she was likely [[Evil All Along]], having been a [[Yandere]] towards a boy as early as age 11 (having spent time in juvie for it) and possibly having killed her [[Alpha Bitch]] rival in high school. This is finally cinched by [[Repressed Memories]] that shows the Joker did ''not'' push her into that vat of chemicals - she willingly ''jumped'' in, and later rationalized that Joker pushed her in to absolve herself of any responsibility for it. This revelation causes Harley to embrace her dark side and plot to outshine the Joker in notoriety, which has been a major part of the ongoing plot.
* [[Mad Scientist|Professor Piddy P. Poopypants]] from ''[[Captain Underpants|Captain Underpants: The Epic First Movie]]''. In the original book, he seems to be a somewhat decent fellow until he snaps after George and Harold write a comic book that makes his [[Unfortunate Name]] the butt of a lot of jokes. In a lot of ways, his anger could even be justified; after all, he didn't choose such a ridiculous name, even if silly names are common in New Swissland. In the movie, however (where his name is stated to be P.P. Diarrheastein Poopypants Esquire, making it even more ridiculous) he really isn’t a nice guy to begin with. The movie portrays him as selfish and egotistical, not even interested in reforming (something he does in the original story) and flat-out rejecting the heroes’ attempts to make peace.
* From ''[[Justice League: Gods and Monsters]]'':<ref>Designed as a [[Darker and Edgier]] alternate universe to begin with, so these are far from the only changes to mainstream versions.</ref>
** Doc Magnus and the [[Metal Men]] are the main antagonists in the initial movie.
** Zigzagged with [[Batman]]. He is the [[Token Evil Teammate]] among the heroes here, being a vampire who will not hesitate to kill criminals. However, this version of Batman is not Bruce Wayne, but Kirk Langstrom, (as in the Man-Bat in the mainstream comic) so he can also count as [[Adaptational Heroism]].
** [[The New Gods| Highfather]] is just as treacherous as [[Darkseid]] is in the mainstream universe, if not moreso.
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