15 Iconic Characters That Almost Looked Radically Different
![15 Iconic Characters That Almost Looked Radically Different](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/1/4/768614_320x180.jpg)
Characters are the bread and butter of any good story. They are the people (or animals, or beings of any kind) that the audience follows through their journey, cheering them on as they triumph or comforting them as they suffer. A truly great character will stay with readers long after the story is over, becoming an iconic figure in their imaginations. Iconic characters are often larger than life, embodying both the best and worst of humanity. They may be brave and righteous, or they may be selfish and cruel. But whatever their faults, they capture our attention and our hearts. We can't help but root for them, even as we know that their stories will ultimately end in tragedy. Iconic characters are the embodiment of the human experience, and it is through them that we learn the most about ourselves.
Characters often go through many changes during the development process for a film, television show, or comic book. Sometimes these changes are for the better, and sometimes they’re not. In this article, we’re going to take a look at some iconic characters who almost looked radically different from how we know them today.
![THE GREEN GOBLIN WAS GOING TO LOOK LIKE AN ACTUAL GOBLIN. Spider-Man An actually functioning animatronic goblin mask was built for the film. However, it proved to be too challenging to apply and wear on a regular basis, SO it was dropped in favor of the rejected Power Rangers villain](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/2/8/768628.jpg)
![REY WAS GOING TO USE A DOUBLE-BLADED LIGHTSABER. The Rise of Skywalker Before J.J. Abrams was brought in to finish the sequel trilogy, Colin Trevorrow was slated to direct. Concept art for his version of the film shows a darker, more badass version of Rey. She even sports a ouble-bladed](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/2/5/768625.jpg)
![RALPH COULD'VE BEEN A ONE-HORNED MONSTER. Wreck-It Ralph ON a Time H aw Ralph drastically changed appearances several times during early production. Everyone's favorite bad' guy started off as a horned monster, then became a caveman, before finally morphing into his iconic look. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/3/0/768630.jpg)
![THOR ALMOST ROCKED A JACK KIRBY-INSPIRED LOOK. Thor: Ragnarok Before going with the more traditional gladiator look, Taika Waititi commissioned a Thor design that drew heavily from Kirby's art. Even though it wasn't used in the film, we can't but notice that the suit kinda resembles the Quantum suits used](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/2/9/768629.jpg)
![THE MUMMY LOOKED LIKE YOUNG APOCALYPSE. The Mummy The reboot was initially supposed to feature a male mummy, however, director Alex Kurtzman decided to go in a completely new direction after seeing the post-credits scene of X-Men: Days of Future Past. He says their concept art for the mummy had](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/2/7/768627.jpg)
![GHOSTFACE ALMOST LOOKED LIKE A CHEAP KNOCKOFF. Scream Wes Craven was originally forced to come up with a new design for the mask because Dimension refused to buy the rights to the iconic Ghostface mask - which was owned by Fun World. After being unsatisfied with the new designs, Dimension finally](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/2/6/768626.jpg)
![THE MINIONS STARTED OFF AS TINY HUMANS. Despicable Me The original concept presented them as short human factory workers who assisted a much taller Gru. As the project went on, they first morphed into robots, before finally becoming the weird creature we know today. For the final design, the filmmakers](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/2/4/768624.jpg)
![LUKE SKYWALKER SPORTED A MAN BUN AT ONE POINT. The Last Jedi Luke's original design was supposed to invoke Col. Kurtz from Apocalypse Now. We're not sure why the famously bald character prompted the designers to give Luke a man bun, but thankfully the idea got nixed. May the Force](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/2/1/768621.jpg)
![COLOSSUS ALMOST LOOKED LIKE A SITH. Deadpool Early on in production, one idea for Colossus was for him to be a cloaked figure who likes to hide in the shadows. This was eventually dropped in favor of the much more comic-accurate design that we ended up seeing in the film.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/1/8/768618.jpg)
![War Machine originally carried a giant floating cube.
Endgame
Because Rhodey has a much bigger and less-advanced armor than Iron Man, Endgame artists envisioned him carrying his suit in a big floating die](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/1/7/768617.gif)
![THE NUN WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AN ANIMATRONIC DEMON. The Conjuring 2 James Wan originally based the Nun on a Dracula design he developed for a scrapped Castlevania project. A fully animatronic monster was built and even used on set, however, Wan had a sudden change of heart and decided](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/2/2/768622.jpg)
![BOBA FETT DREW INSPIRATION FROM CLINT EASTWOOD. The Empire Strikes Back Fett was originally going to sport a poncho - emulating the Man with No Name from For a Few Dollars More. The idea was dropped because the poncho proved to be impractical. His suit was also all white initially but](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/7/3/768973.jpg)
![MAUL ORIGINALLY LOOKED LIKE A HORROR MOVIE VILLAIN. The Phantom Menace The script described Darth Maul as a vision from your worst nightmare,. and artist lain McCaig drew exactly that for his inital design. However, George Lucas thought It was a bit too nightmarish and told Caig to use his](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/2/3/768623.jpg)
![WE NEARLY GOT TO SEE THE MONSTERS FROM BIRD BOX. Bird Box Monster prosthetics were actually created for the film and were even brought in for filming. However, their resemblance to giant babies made everyone on set burst out laughing and the idea was thankfully abandoned. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/1/9/768619.jpg)
![THE XENOMORPH WAS ORIGINALLY A SILLY-LOOKING CRAB MONSTER. Alien OXYGEN Designer Dan O'Bannon drew the original design, however, it was scrapped after H.R. Giger got involved with the film and developed the now legendary design. Also, at one point Robert Aldrich was slated to direct the film, and his idea](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/1/6/768616.jpg)