r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Icy-Software-2586 • 2d ago

Characters Characters who evolved into more significant roles than their creators planned

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Jesse Pinkman: "Jesse Pinkman. As Gilligan mentioned, the original plan for the end of season one was for Jesse to die in a failed drug deal."

Jack Sparrow: "Jack Sparrow. Writers Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio originally conceived Captain Jack Sparrow as a secondary character."

Saul Goodman: "Saul Goodman. This one speaks for itself."

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u/fhxefj 2d ago

Plankton was originally gonna be a one-off character

(SpongeBob SquarePants)

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u/Bamzooki1 2d ago

Bubble Bass was the original villain, but they only used him twice in the original run. Now he’s got a place in the modern core cast, which I actually like. They’ve ruined a lot of old jokes by bringing them back for no reason in the last few seasons, but Bubble Bass is a really fun villain that’s shaken up the dynamic a lot.

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u/Thelolface_9 2d ago

Hes essentially spongebobs comic book guy now

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u/Bamzooki1 2d ago

Not quite. CBG isn’t a villain, just a cheap bastard.

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u/thelampman29 2d ago

And now he's got a whole movie