It's funny how people genuinely think Disney's Peter Pan is a toned down, sugarcoated version of the character thanks to all those YouTube videos and Reddit posts. (And no, it was never a Grimms Fairytale, Peter Pan was the creation of JM Barrie)
Sure, some darker things were left out of the film, but Disney's Peter does a ton of stuff book Peter would consider crossing the line.
Remember when the Mermaids tried to drown Wendy? In the book, Peter chased them off to rescue Wendy. In the film? He laughed then stopped Wendy when she tried to fight back
Remember in the movie how Peter was going to kick Hook off the rock when he was dangling helplessly? In the book, Peter tried to help Hook up because he didn't want an unfair fight! And then Hook took a cheap shot at him, which disturbed Peter to his core because of just how dirty a trick it was.
Remember how the poorly represented natives were treating Wendy badly and making her do chores in the Disney film? In the book, that scene never happened, and Peter had no romantic interest in Tiger Lily at all, so there was no reason for Wendy to be upset. Heck, he mistakenly thought Tiger Lily wanted to be his mom, because he thought that was all girls could be to boys!
Remember how he seemed grumpy the lost boys were leaving? In the book, he gives his backstory on how when he tried to return to his parents, the window was barred shut, and that was what made Wendy decide they needed to go home. Wendy and her brothers were planning on staying as long as they liked before realizing their parents might get over their grief and move on. He warned them of what he believed would happen if they stayed too long. (The narrator does note that it's unknown if Peter was remembering what happened correctly, but that Peter believed it.)
And despite popular belief, no, Peter wasn't killing kids in the book (he almost killed one, but that's because he thought the kid murdered Wendy. The claim he kills Lost Boys when they grow up is from an out of context throwaway line touted on clickbait channels)...he killed pirates, but they were trying to kill him, too (we never find out who actually started the fight. A lot of people assume Peter did, but it's implied he cut Hook's hand DURING a battle, so they might have been at it for a while before the incident)
Disney's Peter Pan isn't the toned down version of the character... he's actually MEANER in the Disney film than in the book! Particularly to Wendy.
Also, while we're at it, Tinkerbell didn't betray Peter in the book. Hook had accidentally stumbled upon their hideout after accidentally sitting on their chimney, which was disguised as a large mushroom.
Hook was also trying to poison all the Lost Boys btw, so don't believe that "hOoK wAs TwYinG tO sAvE ThEm uwu" crap.
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