History Characters / OKKOLetsBeHeroesProfessorVenomous

* {{Expy}}: It becomes clear that he's one to [[Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDoctorJekyllAndMrHyde Dr. Jekyll]] after "Let's Get Shadowy". He is a [[FallenHero formerly]] well respected and loved promoter of law and societal welfare who also happens to be a skilled scientist. He struggled with deep rooted anxieties and self hatred that he suppressed in order to keep up his reputation. He then tried to rid himself of his anxieties through morally dubious alchemical experiments [[ProfessorGuineaPig using himself as a guinea pig.]] One of the experiments backfired, giving him serious physical and mental repercussions in the shape of a SuperPoweredEvilSide SplitPersonality complete with a SplitPersonalityMakeover. The aforementioned SplitPersonality uses him as a cover so that he can perform evil acts without having to take responsibility? Having gotten a taste of being evil, he slowly [[EvilFeelsGood succumbs to how good it makes him feel]] to not have to live up to his society's standards and turns to villainy. Even when committing evil acts he is generally [[ColdHam calm]] and [[SoftSpokenSadist soft-spoken]].

* {{Foil}}: Venomous contrasts with Boxman in many ways, [[OppositesAttract though this doesn't stop them from eventually becoming more than friends]]. Boxman is a roboticist, while Venomous is a geneticist. Boxman is [[EvilIsHammy loud and melodramatic]], Venomous is a SoftSpokenSadist. While Lord Boxman refers to his robots as his children [[AbusiveParents but treats them more like slaves]], Venomous refers to Fink as a minion while treating her more like his child.

* EvilSoundsDeep: He's a villain with a deep voice.

* HydePlaysJekyll: It's heavily implied in “Carl” that he [made good on his threats in “Let's Get Shadowy” and [[SplitPersonalityTakeover completely suppressed Professor Venomous]]; faking defeat and playing the part of his alter-ego to be able to keep manipulating K.O without drawing suspicion to himself.

* AnimalMotif: Snakes. Snakes are venomous, his experiments gave him several snakelike features, his lab and office have a snake motif, and his VanityLicensePlate reads "[=SNKB1T3=]". When he's really angry, he sports a rattlesnake tail and hisses.

* PurpleIsPowerful: He has purple skin and is a rich, successful and very powerful evil-doer.
--> ''You don’t need powers. You have power!''

* HotScientist: He's a bioengineer and has an [[TallDarkAndHandsome attractive design]].

* BettyAndVeronica: He plays the "Veronica" (TallDarkAndHandsome, future villain) to Mr. Gar/El-Bow's "Betty" (ShrinkingViolet, CannotSpitItOut) for Silver-Spark/Carol's "Archie".

* AmbiguousSituation: In "Carl", he claims that he and Professor Venomous reached an "agreement" and did a SplitPersonalityMerge, but his BossSubtitles as Shadowy Venomous seem to imply that [[SplitPersonalityTakeover something else entirely]] is going on. Since Shadowy Venomous's appearance, characteristics, and behavior are pretty much the same as Shadowy Figure's, it's heavily suggested that this "agreement" entailed Venomous willingly giving up control of their body to Shadowy because it would make them more powerful. [[TakeAThirdOption Or]] [[ILied he lied]]; Shadowy Figure does not adhere to VillainsNeverLie.

* AmbiguousSituation: In "Carl", he claims that he and Professor Venomous reached an "agreement" and did a SplitPersonalityMerge, but his BossSubtitles as Shadowy Venomous seem to imply that [[SplitPersonalityTakeover something else entirely]] is going on. Since Shadowy Venomous's appearance, characteristics, and behavior are pretty much the same as Shadowy Figure's, it's heavily suggested that this "agreement" entailed Venomous willingly giving up control of their body to Shadowy because it would make them more powerful.

* MrFanservice: In all of his identities. Laserblast is a more traditional {{hunk}} with a HeroicBuild, Venomous is a LongHairedPrettyBoy who is frequently drawn in sultry poses, many of which accentuate his [[ShesGotLegs long legs]], and Shadowy Figure can basically be described as "Venomous, but feral".

* HesGotLegs: Venomous is often drawn in poses which show off his long legs, starting with his FeetFirstIntroduction in "We're Captured".

* NiceShoes: He walks around in snazzy white boots most of the time.

* DarthVaderClone: He's a FallenHero, dresses in mostly black and covers his face as Shadowy Figure, and is revealed to be the father of the main character in a scene [[ShoutOut similar]] to the reveal in ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''.

* BettyAndVeronica: He plays the "Veronica" (TallDarkAndHandsome, future villain) to Mr. Gar/El-Bow’s "Betty" (ShrinkingViolet, CannotSpitItOut) for Silver-Spark/Carol’s "Archie".

* BettyAndVeronica: He plays the “Veronica” (TallDarkAndHandsome, future villain) to Mr. Gar/El-Bow’s “Betty” (ShrinkingViolet, CannotSpitItOut) for Silver-Spark/Carol’s Archie.

* BettyAndVeronica: He plays the “Veronica” (TallDarkAndHandsome, future villain) to Mr. Gar/El-Bow’s “Betty” (ShrinkingViolet, CannotSpitItOut) for Carol’s Archie.

** One of his best examples of this happens in "Carl". Shadowy Figure has been T.K.O.'s BerserkButton throughout the series for creating him and tricking him repeatedly, and T.K.O. confronts him (pretending to be Venomous) raring to fight. But after revealing that he's overtaken Venomous and become Shadowy Venomous, Shadowy invokes NotSoDifferent and WeCanRuleTogether, and successfully manages to persuade T.K.O. to partner up with him, despite Shadowy just planning to use him and not really caring about him.

* NotSoDifferent: He's this to T.K.O. Both are the dark, powerful alter-egos of K.O. and Venomous, and represent their negative traits. While Venomous was able to find satisfaction in villainy, Shadowy Figure is his insecurity and lust for power given life, much like how T.K.O. is K.O.'s negative emotions and helplessness given physical form. As Shadowy Venomous, he actually invokes this, using the trope name word-for-word, to convince T.K.O. to side with him.

** He also take few similarities from [[Manga/DragonBall Frieza]] Their colour schemes are purple, both had reptilian motifs, both are calculating, powerful main villains, both serve as mentors to a Anti-villain/anti-hero(Vegeta and Tko) and their StockShonenHero-like enemies are voiced by Stephanie Nadolny(Goku and KO).

** He also shares few similarities with [[Manga/DragonBall Frieza]] Their colour schemes are purple, both had reptilian motifs, both are calculating, powerful main villains, both serve as mentors to a Anti-villain/anti-hero(Vegeta and Tko) and their StockShonenHero-like enemies are voiced by Stephanie Nadolny(Goku and KO).

** he also shares few similarities with [[Manga/DragonBall Frieza]] Their colour schemes are purple, both had reptilian motifs, both are calculating, powerful main villains, both serve as mentors to a Anti-villain/anti-hero(Vegeta and Tko) and their StockShonenHero-like enemies are voiced by Stephanie Nadolny(Goku and KO).

** he also shares few similarities with [[Manga/DragonBall Frieza]] Their colours are purple, both had reptilian motifs, both are calculating, powerful main villains, both serve as mentors to a Anti-villain/anti-hero(Vegeta and Tko) and their enemies are voiced by Stephanie Nadolny(Goku and KO).