Flanderization 

The process by which a single trait from a character is overstated and brandished to the point that it becomes the character's only trait. Flanderization is almost always for the worst and tends to draw viewers away from the the medium that the character represents.

Nick: I don't get it. Why is it that Brian Griffin was the voice of reason in earlier seasons of Family Guy, but now he is just a liberal douche?
Mark: Ever since the flanderization of the main characters back in season 4, the show really has taken a turn for the worst.

Flanderization by That Guy With The Face January 4, 2014

flanderization 

.just like Ned Flanders on the simpsons
every thing is
its gone wet
The act of taking a single (often minor) action or trait of a character within a work and exaggerating it more and more over time until it completely consumes the character. Most always, the trait/action becomes completely outlandish and it becomes their defining characteristic. Sitcoms and Sitcom characters are particularly susceptible to this, as are peripheral characters in shows with long runs.

The trope is named for one of the examples in The Simpsons, Ned Flanders, who was originally just a considerate neighbor and attentive father, with his devout nature simply being that he willingly attended and paid attention in church, all to make him a contrast to Homer, before becoming obsessively religious to the point of stupidity.

Note that the key to this trope is in how the process is a gradual thing, the character starts relatively normal then gains a few quirks, the quirks become more prominent and then gradually become the character. If it is simply about how the character is different early on before the writers know what to do with them, that is Characterization Marches On. Flanderization doesn't have to be a bad thing - sometimes it can be used to expand on a background character's personality when they are brought to the foreground, or make an otherwise bland character stand out more.

Big bang was a good series before its flanderization mid S3

flanderization by Edwinchunder October 23, 2013

flanderization 

The process by which a complex individual becomes a living stereotype.

Mass media has led to the Flanderization of the Republican Party

flanderization by Catty McGee April 4, 2018

Flanderization

When a character from a TV show or video game has a simple, minor trait exaggerated to the point where it consumes the character, though it mostly happens to characters from TV shows. It is named after Ned Flanders from The Simpsons

Person: Dude, you should be glad you haven't watched the recent family guy episodes. After season 4, Peter Griffin turns into the perfect example of flanderization

Flanderization by icantthinkofaname117 June 25, 2026

Flandreization 

Turning or the way to turn into Flandre Scarlet, from the Touhou Series. Someone that has been Flandreizated will behave like Flandre, grow artificial wings and a hat. Flandreizated people are more than 100 times more powerful than normal humans, become vampires and absolute beings of destruction. Flandreization can be caused by listening to U.N. Owen was her for 10 hours straight and awake. You will start to feel like a vampire in the next day. In the second day of Flandreization, you will grow slight wings. Third day, you will already feel the power, feel girlish, and gain the full wings of Flandre. In the fourth day, you gain the hat, and you're complete! Flandreization has no cure until now, but other vampires may make Flandreization wear off if you look right forward to the vampire, but since vampires don't exist except for other Flandreization victims, so you're basically stuck in Flandre form. Flandreization victims, as vampires, will start to feel pain when they're outside in a sunny day.

Flandreizated person: "Will you play with me...?"
Another person: "Look out, he's got Flandreization! Run to the hills!!!

Flandreization by lol1337rofl November 6, 2015

flatterization

the act of flattery.

"dont flatter yourself."
"youre taking away from my flatterization."

flatterization by kate freeman May 12, 2008