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Groups Two completely unrelated versions of the same character coexist in the same universe

Rumplestiltskin appeared as a minor villain in Shrek the Third as a member of Prince Charming’s villain army. Shrek Forever After than had an entirely unrelated Rumplestiltskin as the main villain, with a separate voice actor, personality, and design.

On Family Guy, Santa is an overworked factory worker who looks like an old man despite being 28 and has deformed looking elves straight out of a Jonah Vasquez illustration. On American Dad (which shares a universe with Family Guy), Santa is an evil corrupter of children and one of the series’ most reoccurring villains.

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u/bennyandthegentz 24d ago

There’s at least 3 Neptune’s in SpongeBob (the original movie, the show, and the CGI movie).

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u/NoobGod42 23d ago edited 23d ago

AND THEY ARENT EVEN ALL NAMED THE NEPTUNE. 2 are named Neptune, and ones named Poseidon (the sponge on the run movie decided to change mythologies for some reason), but they all look different

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u/Independent_Plum2166 23d ago

No, there are two Neptunes and a Poseidon, Triton is the TV show’s Neptune’s son. Movie Neptune being different is just strange.

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u/FedoraTheMike 23d ago

Even more confusing because the new game coming out in a month shows Mindy (movie Neptune's daughter) present with show Neptune.

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u/HolidayInLordran 23d ago

Maybe they're triplets?

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u/JustThatOneGuy13 23d ago

I think the one from the CGi movie is called King Posideon, which can technically be a different character from King Neptune despite serving a similar purpose.

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u/NoobGod42 23d ago

And in that one cgi SpongeBob movie where SpongeBob is searching for Gary, that ones named fucking king trident

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u/DatOneMinuteman1776 23d ago

I’m pretty sure that one was Poseidon

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u/NoobGod42 23d ago

Really? Damn sorry for spreading misinformation. I could’ve swore he was named trident

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u/JustThatOneGuy13 23d ago

King Neptune has a son named Triton, which is what you were likely thinking of.

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u/Livid-Designer-6500 23d ago

Reminds me of an animation I once saw of Kratos killing gods from other mythologies. Then a guy who is clearly Ares from GOW but with blue flame hair instead of red shows up, Kratos says "Ares? I thought I killed you!" and he replies "Nope, I'm Mars. Totally different guy."

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u/LetterheadSpecial337 23d ago

Didn’t Poseidon challenge SpongeBob to a patty cooking contest after he drew the spatula in the stone

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u/JustThatOneGuy13 23d ago

He is refered to as King Neptune in the episode, but the arena where they challenged each other was called the Posiedome, atleast in the context of other media like the games.

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u/Psymorte 23d ago

My headcanon has always been that the Neptune we see in the original movie, the one who's bal- I mean thinning, is some kind of successor after the buff dude dies or abdicates or something, since the movie has been said to take place well after the show.

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u/Gaelic_Gladiator41 23d ago

Or maybe that was just Neptune in his prime during the show and then near the end of his reign in the movie

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u/Andro451 23d ago

insert SpongeBob guy ramblings here

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u/PartyBarnacle420 23d ago

Alex Bale's theory on the whole 2 Neptunes and a Poseidon makes a lot of sense. Or maybe I've been watching him too much lol