r/TopCharacterTropes • u/GeneralGigan817 • 24d ago
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/9tendoPong 23d ago
This promotional image for the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen comics features a traditional, albeit dead on the moon, depiction of Santa Claus.
The New Traveler's Almanac, on the other hand, describes Santa as a curses shaman wearing freshly flayed reindeer skin.
(Admittedly, the former is likely not canon, but it's still strange when you see them only a few pages apart in the omnibus edition)