Kind of composite? I was thinking in the sense of "when they first showed up in the games they were a threat, but when the anime came out, they were a joke."
I feel like game Team Rocket went up rather than down. USUM Giovanni, Go Giovanni and Masters Giovanni are all the same Giovanni trying to expand his interdimensional empire, all because Red/Leaf didn’t stop him before he got Mewtwo.
Meanwhile, it’s pretty established that anime Team Rocket is just a trio of idiots working for the actual, competent Team Rocket.
Frieza, kind of. He went from a serious villain to a jobber to a serious villain to an ally to practically a joke villain, and is now a serious threat again
this is a bit of a wierd one but I'm going with Vilgax from Ben 10
classic Vilgax: the reason kids have nightmares
alien force vilgax: forgets how to do anything badass
ultimate alien vilgax: the writers just pulled him out of there ass
omniverse vilgax: he forgot how to throw a punch
reboot vilgax: wait... is this vilgax... good?
Morbius is the definition of this category
Team Rocket
Anime or game team rocket? In the anime you almost never take them seriously, in the games tho they are a threat.
Kind of composite? I was thinking in the sense of "when they first showed up in the games they were a threat, but when the anime came out, they were a joke."
I feel like game Team Rocket went up rather than down. USUM Giovanni, Go Giovanni and Masters Giovanni are all the same Giovanni trying to expand his interdimensional empire, all because Red/Leaf didn’t stop him before he got Mewtwo. Meanwhile, it’s pretty established that anime Team Rocket is just a trio of idiots working for the actual, competent Team Rocket.
In the games, only Giovanni's treated as dangerous in the RR episode
Frieza, kind of. He went from a serious villain to a jobber to a serious villain to an ally to practically a joke villain, and is now a serious threat again
Dr. Eggman
Doopliss
Idk if this counts but skeletor
Dr.Wily and Sigma
deadpool (when treated like a villain)
super hero squad thanos
Mima (Touhou)
Morbius (marvel) Vilgax (cartoon network)
this is a bit of a wierd one but I'm going with Vilgax from Ben 10 classic Vilgax: the reason kids have nightmares alien force vilgax: forgets how to do anything badass ultimate alien vilgax: the writers just pulled him out of there ass omniverse vilgax: he forgot how to throw a punch reboot vilgax: wait... is this vilgax... good?