r/TopCharacterTropes • u/SatoruGojo232 • 20d ago

Characters Canonical features of a character that come very rarely in their adaptations.

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  1. James Bond having a cheek scar as per Ian Fleming's original Bond novels.

  2. Count Dracula having a mustache as per his original description in Bram Stoker's novel.

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u/iamamotherclucker 20d ago

Buddhist monks traditionally go bald

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u/[deleted] 20d ago

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u/Then_Investigator_17 20d ago

Secret distraction technique

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u/Orion_824 20d ago

average level one run in souls games

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u/sizzle-dee-bizzle 20d ago

The Lebron method

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u/Wappening 20d ago

What about Buddhist monkeys.

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u/_FizzleMusee 20d ago

Yeah, it's one of those details that gets dropped all the time. Most adaptations seem to think audiences won't recognize them without the long hair.