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I've just seen The Bear and the Bow and now I'm confused about something I've been confused about for quite some time.

When the clan chiefs are lined up to execute Merida's brothers, the one in the middle is MacGuffin.

It is extremely out of character that he'd willingly participate in turning against Merida, given that out of the three, he is the reasonable, level headed one.

And early versions of Brave established that he and Merida had the best interactions of all the Lord's sons, despite the fact she couldn't understand a word he was saying.

From the same version, Merida would have chosen him as her suitor at the end of the movie, because he was the nicest one.

So all of that makes his portrayal in this version extremely out of character.

Given his history with Merida, he should have sided with her clan against the other two clans.

And given his prodigious physical strength, he's isn't someone you can challenge, not without regretting it!

That was the most recent example, but there are others I don't comprehend as well:
 * King Arthur
 * Hans' Brothers
 * Peter Pan

In the original version of the stories, they were the heroes, but in the OUaT version, they are villains. I am uncertain if there are any others who have been given a morality shift from good to evil. If you know of any others who have been changed in this way, please feel free to post who they are. 