42 Totally Interchangeable Characters

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42 Totally Interchangeable Characters

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Despite the fact that human beings come in arguably endless variations, movies and shows seem to keep recycling the same character types over and over. We're just constantly subjected to characters who are interchangeable, whether it's physically, mentally, how they move through the plot, or all of the above.

For example...

CRACKED COR TONY MONTANA IS JAY GATSBY -First he gets the money. Then he gets the power. Then he gets the woman. -The he gets shot and dies in a pool.
IRON MAN & DR. STRANGE ARE THE SAME GUY ARROGANT WEALTHY J COLD AND DISTANT HUMBLED BY A BRUTAL INURY THAT FORCES THEM TO DISCOVER THEIR HIDDEN SUPERH
CRACKED C COM Arrogant Self-Centered Bossy Quick to anger Delusions of grandeur Catchphrase refers to violence (l'm going to slug youl HiiiiiiiYa)
Well-versed in dueling Liyes and works in castle a ssociates with witches Betrayed the hero's father Has unrequited feelings for a the hero also woman
CRACKED CO CON Charlie from SALWAYS SUNY IN is Forrest Gump PHILADELPHIA Not quite disabled, but close to it Stalks a womany who isn't into him Best
STAR TREK ...has twice given uS first a officer who.... KIRA NERYS Was previously a CHAKOTAY resistance leader, defending their home from Cardassians
Dr. Perry Cox VS. Dr. Gregory House -Reluctant doctor doctor mentor Gifted I misanropic sarcasm 8 through cynic - Copes per E b !l CRACKED
CRACKEDco COM Taken from modern Earth to a futuristic alien melting pot Copes with cocky pop-culture jokes Leads a crew that includes: his alien love
RYCKYIV REAL STL DRAGO ZEUS RUSSIAN BOXER STRONG CHEEKBONES COLD HANDLER INDESTRUCTIBLE l...for the most part)
Harvey Dent, from The Dark Knight -Both were almost saints until they started working for a deeply flawed system. -Both were corrupted by psychopaths,
Mike Ehrmantraut Vic Mackey from is from Br 35 eaking Bad 56 THE SHIELD Disgraced cops .Drug dealers Tough, but in terrible shape DLE Bald No actual f
CRACKEDOOM Filch, from Harry Potter Groundskeeper for a school. Quick to anger. Clearly likes animals more than people. Willie, from The Simpsons
BATMAN AND RICK SANCHEZ Emotionally detached. Genius-level intellect. Operates outside the law. Creates complex gadgets. Rejects domestic life for a g
JOE 8 DENINYS Talk to themselves a lot Handsome and superficially charming Sociopathic, delusional and narcissistic Predatory behaviour towards women
Trained by a funny, wise master. Unorthodox training and fighting style. Wins the final fight. Terrible at dancing. KURT SLOANE DANIEL LARUSSO SHIP AL
Hagrid chef THP coWS Big bearded outsider wise, yet easily distracted works a menial job at the school Teaches a class the on side Advises the young h
KING T'CHALLA IS SIMBA Robbed of his throne. -Rival destroys the kingdom in his absence. -Father appears to him in a dream. -Both are big cats. CRACKE
A hunter is obsessed with catching a rare, elusive bird in a desolate location. He's been trying and failing for years, and ultimately falls to his de
CHEWE AND HAN ARE CalviN aNd HObDES .Tall animal is friends with short guy Guy is ook-dumb but very clever Guy is super antagonistic to his crush, who
GAME OF THRONE Blonde Control Freak Married to a much bigger man (who speaks Daenerys Dothraki) Angela Several love the interests over the course of o
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