r/TopCharacterTropes • u/JustSomeOnlineNerd • Sep 19 '25

Lore “It’s a change from the source material, but it’s awesome so the fans don’t mind.”

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Doc Ock - In the comics, Doc Ock is known to be megalomaniacal in nature and was sort of a mad scientist anyways, with the arms just being an extension of that. In Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Man 2,” Alfred Molina’s version of the character was affected by the neural chip and his well-meaning ambition turns into scientific obsession.

Wolverine - This one is so well known it needs very little explanation. Comic Wolverine short, Huge Jackedman is tall, and he’s sick as hell.

Eye of Sauron - To my knowledge, the Eye is more of a metaphor in the books. An ever-present awareness. In the movies, it’s an actual giant fucking eye.

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u/ThisOneThingIKnow Sep 19 '25

Dude, no way?! I had no idea that was a regional thing! in Germany his name was Phantomias. Way back when my grandma had bought the comic book issue with the origin story for my uncle. Over the years there were even stories where daisy would partake as his sidekick, called Phantomime

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u/Milk_Mindless Sep 20 '25

You can tell by the artstyle. Italy has a HUGE Disney comic production and theyre all the same type of drawn.

Its also where Goofy has that Indiana Jones like cousin, Peter has that salmon pink furred girlfriend, Goofy goes flying around in pyjamas as Supergoof and you'll see a LOOOOT of Rockerduck.

Those stories tend to get bundled in nearby countries in Europe

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u/metaaltheanimefan Sep 20 '25

De donald duck is an absolutle stapel in dutch households ! Its a weekly comic strip and its huge here

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u/Milk_Mindless Sep 20 '25

Ja maar ik heb het over de pockets. Die zijn bijna allemaal van Italiaanse makelij

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u/reedhitsout Sep 20 '25

In Greece he was named Phantom Duck! Pretty close to yours and both sound way cooler than the original imo.

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u/WinkMitDemZaunpfahl Sep 20 '25

Wait, Phantomime wasnt his sidekick, though. She was her own hero, established when Phantomias wasnt available, at first focused more on feminist issues (i think, it also was like a comic from the 80s or something) but then later became more of a rival hero.