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* Franchise/{{Batman}}'s gallery is [[ThematicRoguesGallery built on]] the EvilCounterpart concept, mainly because writers acknowledge that what Bruce does isn't exactly sane and love to point out how easily it could have gone another way:
** The criminal Killer Moth originally patterned himself as an Evil Counterpart to Franchise/{{Batman}}... but quickly sank to a third-string position in the RoguesGallery. As we said, the Counterpart is sometimes a BigBad, but not always. It was probably a bad idea to name himself after something bats eat.
** The Wrath was a pre-ComicBook/{{Crisis|on Infinite Earths}} villain who was even more of a Batman counterpart, down to duplicating much of his origin (his parents being killed in a shootout by Commissioner Gordon in his days as a rookie beat cop). Not only did he not become a BigBad, he was essentially a one-shot opponent.
*** He reappeared in ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'' animated series, which also gave him a younger brother, Scorn, to act as EvilCounterpart to ComicBook/{{Robin}}.
*** And similarly, ''Batman Confidential'' introduces a new Wrath, the original's [[LegacyCharacter protégé]], as ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}'s foe. He proved to have more staying power than his predecessor and later stepped up to Batman himself as the BigBad of ''Detective Comics'' for a time.
** Yet another Batman counterpart came in the pages of ''[[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica JLA]]'', with Prometheus; [[FreudianExcuse he was the child of gangsters who had been gunned down by the cops when he was a boy]], and his great physical fighting abilities were the result, not of training, but of [[PowersAsPrograms "recording" other people's abilities electronically]] and loading them into his brain with a cybernetic helmet. Oddly, though, he ''isn't'' a particularly Batman-focused villain, usually meeting up with the hero only as part of an attempt to take down the whole JLA.
*** And both Prometheus ''and'' the Wrath are at large once again. Yes, they're practically the same person except for Prometheus' focus on technological gadgetry.
** While ComicBook/TheJoker has always been this to Batman, The Joker himself has pointed out they are both the results of something traumatic and life shattering ([[MultipleChoicePast maybe]]), in ''ComicBook/DeathOfTheFamily'', [[spoiler:this time he is figuratively borrowing pages from Batman's book, like turning off the lights to get the drop on a group of his enemies, and finding out the Batfamily's secrets so he can hit his enemies where it hurts!]]
*** The Joker briefly had his own sidekick named Gaggy, who like Robin, was a former circus acrobat. He never caught on, but returned decades later as an enemy of ComicBook/HarleyQuinn and the ComicBook/GothamCitySirens.
** ComicBook/{{Bane}} was created as something of an EvilCounterpart to Batman, having trained his mind and body while in prison (serving part of his late father's term). The big difference is Bane's use of the chemical Venom to give himself SuperStrength. Bane could also be considered an evil counterpart to Franchise/DocSavage, particularly with regard to his original aides.
** ComicBook/TwoFace also mirrors Batman in his dual nature - Batman's identities are secret and united in their goals while Two-Face's are obvious and opposed. Harvey Dent started out with the exact same goal as Bruce, making him an example of what Batman could become if he loses his self-control, and was a close friend and confidant of either Bruce or Batman in most continuities.
** While Bruce Wayne had caring, loving parents, Tommy Elliot's were both cut from the RichBitch cloth (and his father was an abusive alcoholic). To keep himself from harm and create a better life for himself, he arranged a car accident that [[SelfMadeOrphan killed his father]] and left his mother an overbearing cripple. Tommy hated that Bruce's dad saved his mom and that Bruce eventually got the life Tommy wanted for himself. Upon being told by the Riddler that Bruce was Batman, Tommy became Hush, an archetype of Batman who is a criminal mastermind.
** The AxCrazy Black Mask. Like Bruce, he was the son of wealthy parents who died due to unnatural causes. The difference is that Black Mask happened to kill his own parents and run his company into the ground with his own incompetence, before becoming a masked and increasingly violent crime lord. He even met Bruce as a child. He's as much of an Anti-Bruce Wayne as an Anti-Batman.
** ComicBook/{{Deadshot}} is still another example. The son of a wealthy Gotham family, a RichIdiotWithNoDayJob by day and a BadassNormal by night. The primary differences in his life from Bruce's are that [[spoiler:he attempted to stop the tragedy as it happened, but his AbusiveParents survived while Deadshot accidentally killed his beloved brother. Already TheUnfavorite with both parents, Deadshot initially took to vigilantism and crime out of boredom, before graduating to both BloodKnight and DeathSeeker. Batman, in contrast, began his career out of a compulsion to serve justice and later developed a stronger desire to ensure that EverybodyLives.]]
** Batzarro. Yes, that's right. He is a Bizarro-Batman.
** ''ComicBook/BatmanTomKing'' takes this trope about as far as it can go: the final villain of the entire run is [[spoiler:Thomas Wayne, the Batman of the [[ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}} Flashpoint Timeline.]]]] He's seen that Bruce started out becoming Batman as an extended suicide attempt after the death of his parents, and wants him to stop, even if he has to rip down his entire life and take over Gotham to do it.
** It's hard to find a villain who isn't an evil counterpart of some facet of Batman:
*** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarecrow_(DC_Comics) The Scarecrow]] uses fear just as much as Batman does.
*** ComicBook/TheRiddler uses his intellect more effectively than physical strength.
*** [[https://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Hugo_Strange_(New_Earth) Hugo Strange]] mirrors Batman's intellectual pursuits as well as his obsession into diving psychologically into the minds of his foes. Ironically Batman and Strange are both affected mentally by their careers.
*** [[ComicBook/RasAlGhul Ra's Al Ghul]] is a misguided WellIntentionedExtremist with a lifelong war on crime[[note]]Well, at least that perpetrated by ''others''; saying he's "anti-crime" is sort of like saying that [[Film/TheGodfather Don Corleone]] was[[/note]].
*** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Freeze Mr. Freeze]] is motivated into his actions by the person he loves most in the world.
** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catman_(comics) Catman]] was going to be one of these for about 5 minutes, specializing in cat-based gear like catarangs or a catamaran. Later he became an (even more) EvilCounterpart to Catwoman (see below), before returning to an antiheroic version of Batman who specializes in tracking instead of detective work.
** [[ComicBook/RedHood Jason Todd]] was the [[LegacyCharacter second Robin]], until ComicBookDeath turned him into the [[LegacyCharacter (new) Red Hood]], a vigilante who kills villains left and right and EvilCounterpart to both Batman and Nightwing (before, during, and after Nightwing briefly [[LegacyCharacter beca]][[RunningGag me Batman himself]]) - until [[ComicBook/New52 the reboot]] made him less villainous.
** Dr. Hurt is Thomas, and to a lesser extent, Bruce Wayne's evil counterpart, using his wealth and influence for evil.
** Ben Turner, like Batman, watched some petty criminals murder his parents. Unlike young Bruce Wayne, Turner killed both criminals on the scene. Also unlike Wayne, Turner was poor and black, and now orphaned and considered dangerous. As a ward of the state, he bounced around the foster system until recruited by Ra's al-Ghul's Brotherhood of Assassins, who trained him to be the Bronze Tiger. Turner is canonically Batman's superior in hand-to-hand combat, but has also since reformed and is on respectful terms with his former foe.
** James Gordon Jr. was described by Scott Snyder as the exact opposite of everything his father stood for.
*** Arguably Gordon Jr also plays EvilCounterpart to Dick Grayson (Batman’s first adoptive son and protégée) and of course his sister Barbra Gordon.
** [[ComicBook/{{Azrael}} Jean-Paul Valley's]] take on Batman, especially when he reaches the pinnacle of his SanitySlippage, is easily this - a Batman who wears flashy armor, armed to the teeth with deadly weaponry and finally ready to spill blood.
** ComicBook/{{Huntress}} can be seen as yet another evil counterpart to Batman. Like Bruce Wayne, Helena Bertinelli was the scion of a wealthy and prominent old-Gotham family who, when she was a young child, watched her family gunned down in front of her. She then spent the next several years training in combat and studying crime in order to fight back. Then, as a young adult, she was startled when a bat came crashing through the window. This inspired her to become a masked vigilante to take revenge on the criminal underworld. The key difference is that Huntress has no qualms about killing or torturing criminals; indeed, her goal is to kill them. Unlike most of the examples on this list, she is generally portrayed more as a very dark antihero (enough to make Batman look like TheCape) than as a villain, although [[AdaptationalVillainy making her a villain]] for ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' required very little change to her character. Certainly she has been a regular antagonist for Batman, almost killing him once, although she has regularly teamed-up with other members of the Bat-family. Huntress had her own evil counterpart in Tabby Brennan; see below.
** Since the Post-Crisis reluanch, ComicBook/LexLuthor has frequently been this to Batman. Both characters are some of the richest, most influential men in the DC Universe and are gifted with extradoinary scientific genius, but while Bruce uses his resources to make the world as much of a better place as he can, Lex uses his for his own selfish gain. Both are orphans, but while Bruce's were killed in a tragedy, Lex [[SelfMadeOrphan disposed of his]] similar to Hush. Both have close ties to Superman, with Batman being one of his closest allies, while Lex is one of his worst enemies, and the contrasts between the two are often highlighted in Superman and Batman team up stories, where Lex is often one of the main villains. Some major Batman storylines, such as "ComicBook/BatmanNoMansLand" and "ComicBook/BruceWayneFugitive", even make Lex one of the major players because of this.
** The Bat Who Laughs is literally this, a parallel universe's Batman who killed the Joker, only to be infected by Joker's madness.
* ComicBook/{{Batwoman}} has a couple:
** Alice, who is [[spoiler:literally her twin sister.]]
** Knife, an assassin who, like Batwoman, is highly skilled physically but grew up in poverty while Kate is from a wealthy family.
** The criminal Killer Moth originally patterned himself as an Evil Counterpart to Franchise/{{Batman}}... but quickly sank to a third-string position in the RoguesGallery. As we said, the Counterpart is sometimes a BigBad, but not always. It was probably a bad idea to name himself after something bats eat.
** The Wrath was a pre-ComicBook/{{Crisis|on Infinite Earths}} villain who was even more of a Batman counterpart, down to duplicating much of his origin (his parents being killed in a shootout by Commissioner Gordon in his days as a rookie beat cop). Not only did he not become a BigBad, he was essentially a one-shot opponent.
*** He reappeared in ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'' animated series, which also gave him a younger brother, Scorn, to act as EvilCounterpart to ComicBook/{{Robin}}.
*** And similarly, ''Batman Confidential'' introduces a new Wrath, the original's [[LegacyCharacter protégé]], as ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}'s foe. He proved to have more staying power than his predecessor and later stepped up to Batman himself as the BigBad of ''Detective Comics'' for a time.
** Yet another Batman counterpart came in the pages of ''[[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica JLA]]'', with Prometheus; [[FreudianExcuse he was the child of gangsters who had been gunned down by the cops when he was a boy]], and his great physical fighting abilities were the result, not of training, but of [[PowersAsPrograms "recording" other people's abilities electronically]] and loading them into his brain with a cybernetic helmet. Oddly, though, he ''isn't'' a particularly Batman-focused villain, usually meeting up with the hero only as part of an attempt to take down the whole JLA.
*** And both Prometheus ''and'' the Wrath are at large once again. Yes, they're practically the same person except for Prometheus' focus on technological gadgetry.
** While ComicBook/TheJoker has always been this to Batman, The Joker himself has pointed out they are both the results of something traumatic and life shattering ([[MultipleChoicePast maybe]]), in ''ComicBook/DeathOfTheFamily'', [[spoiler:this time he is figuratively borrowing pages from Batman's book, like turning off the lights to get the drop on a group of his enemies, and finding out the Batfamily's secrets so he can hit his enemies where it hurts!]]
*** The Joker briefly had his own sidekick named Gaggy, who like Robin, was a former circus acrobat. He never caught on, but returned decades later as an enemy of ComicBook/HarleyQuinn and the ComicBook/GothamCitySirens.
** ComicBook/{{Bane}} was created as something of an EvilCounterpart to Batman, having trained his mind and body while in prison (serving part of his late father's term). The big difference is Bane's use of the chemical Venom to give himself SuperStrength. Bane could also be considered an evil counterpart to Franchise/DocSavage, particularly with regard to his original aides.
** ComicBook/TwoFace also mirrors Batman in his dual nature - Batman's identities are secret and united in their goals while Two-Face's are obvious and opposed. Harvey Dent started out with the exact same goal as Bruce, making him an example of what Batman could become if he loses his self-control, and was a close friend and confidant of either Bruce or Batman in most continuities.
** While Bruce Wayne had caring, loving parents, Tommy Elliot's were both cut from the RichBitch cloth (and his father was an abusive alcoholic). To keep himself from harm and create a better life for himself, he arranged a car accident that [[SelfMadeOrphan killed his father]] and left his mother an overbearing cripple. Tommy hated that Bruce's dad saved his mom and that Bruce eventually got the life Tommy wanted for himself. Upon being told by the Riddler that Bruce was Batman, Tommy became Hush, an archetype of Batman who is a criminal mastermind.
** The AxCrazy Black Mask. Like Bruce, he was the son of wealthy parents who died due to unnatural causes. The difference is that Black Mask happened to kill his own parents and run his company into the ground with his own incompetence, before becoming a masked and increasingly violent crime lord. He even met Bruce as a child. He's as much of an Anti-Bruce Wayne as an Anti-Batman.
** ComicBook/{{Deadshot}} is still another example. The son of a wealthy Gotham family, a RichIdiotWithNoDayJob by day and a BadassNormal by night. The primary differences in his life from Bruce's are that [[spoiler:he attempted to stop the tragedy as it happened, but his AbusiveParents survived while Deadshot accidentally killed his beloved brother. Already TheUnfavorite with both parents, Deadshot initially took to vigilantism and crime out of boredom, before graduating to both BloodKnight and DeathSeeker. Batman, in contrast, began his career out of a compulsion to serve justice and later developed a stronger desire to ensure that EverybodyLives.]]
** Batzarro. Yes, that's right. He is a Bizarro-Batman.
** ''ComicBook/BatmanTomKing'' takes this trope about as far as it can go: the final villain of the entire run is [[spoiler:Thomas Wayne, the Batman of the [[ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}} Flashpoint Timeline.]]]] He's seen that Bruce started out becoming Batman as an extended suicide attempt after the death of his parents, and wants him to stop, even if he has to rip down his entire life and take over Gotham to do it.
** It's hard to find a villain who isn't an evil counterpart of some facet of Batman:
*** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarecrow_(DC_Comics) The Scarecrow]] uses fear just as much as Batman does.
*** ComicBook/TheRiddler uses his intellect more effectively than physical strength.
*** [[https://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Hugo_Strange_(New_Earth) Hugo Strange]] mirrors Batman's intellectual pursuits as well as his obsession into diving psychologically into the minds of his foes. Ironically Batman and Strange are both affected mentally by their careers.
*** [[ComicBook/RasAlGhul Ra's Al Ghul]] is a misguided WellIntentionedExtremist with a lifelong war on crime[[note]]Well, at least that perpetrated by ''others''; saying he's "anti-crime" is sort of like saying that [[Film/TheGodfather Don Corleone]] was[[/note]].
*** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Freeze Mr. Freeze]] is motivated into his actions by the person he loves most in the world.
** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catman_(comics) Catman]] was going to be one of these for about 5 minutes, specializing in cat-based gear like catarangs or a catamaran. Later he became an (even more) EvilCounterpart to Catwoman (see below), before returning to an antiheroic version of Batman who specializes in tracking instead of detective work.
** [[ComicBook/RedHood Jason Todd]] was the [[LegacyCharacter second Robin]], until ComicBookDeath turned him into the [[LegacyCharacter (new) Red Hood]], a vigilante who kills villains left and right and EvilCounterpart to both Batman and Nightwing (before, during, and after Nightwing briefly [[LegacyCharacter beca]][[RunningGag me Batman himself]]) - until [[ComicBook/New52 the reboot]] made him less villainous.
** Dr. Hurt is Thomas, and to a lesser extent, Bruce Wayne's evil counterpart, using his wealth and influence for evil.
** Ben Turner, like Batman, watched some petty criminals murder his parents. Unlike young Bruce Wayne, Turner killed both criminals on the scene. Also unlike Wayne, Turner was poor and black, and now orphaned and considered dangerous. As a ward of the state, he bounced around the foster system until recruited by Ra's al-Ghul's Brotherhood of Assassins, who trained him to be the Bronze Tiger. Turner is canonically Batman's superior in hand-to-hand combat, but has also since reformed and is on respectful terms with his former foe.
** James Gordon Jr. was described by Scott Snyder as the exact opposite of everything his father stood for.
*** Arguably Gordon Jr also plays EvilCounterpart to Dick Grayson (Batman’s first adoptive son and protégée) and of course his sister Barbra Gordon.
** [[ComicBook/{{Azrael}} Jean-Paul Valley's]] take on Batman, especially when he reaches the pinnacle of his SanitySlippage, is easily this - a Batman who wears flashy armor, armed to the teeth with deadly weaponry and finally ready to spill blood.
** ComicBook/{{Huntress}} can be seen as yet another evil counterpart to Batman. Like Bruce Wayne, Helena Bertinelli was the scion of a wealthy and prominent old-Gotham family who, when she was a young child, watched her family gunned down in front of her. She then spent the next several years training in combat and studying crime in order to fight back. Then, as a young adult, she was startled when a bat came crashing through the window. This inspired her to become a masked vigilante to take revenge on the criminal underworld. The key difference is that Huntress has no qualms about killing or torturing criminals; indeed, her goal is to kill them. Unlike most of the examples on this list, she is generally portrayed more as a very dark antihero (enough to make Batman look like TheCape) than as a villain, although [[AdaptationalVillainy making her a villain]] for ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' required very little change to her character. Certainly she has been a regular antagonist for Batman, almost killing him once, although she has regularly teamed-up with other members of the Bat-family. Huntress had her own evil counterpart in Tabby Brennan; see below.
** Since the Post-Crisis reluanch, ComicBook/LexLuthor has frequently been this to Batman. Both characters are some of the richest, most influential men in the DC Universe and are gifted with extradoinary scientific genius, but while Bruce uses his resources to make the world as much of a better place as he can, Lex uses his for his own selfish gain. Both are orphans, but while Bruce's were killed in a tragedy, Lex [[SelfMadeOrphan disposed of his]] similar to Hush. Both have close ties to Superman, with Batman being one of his closest allies, while Lex is one of his worst enemies, and the contrasts between the two are often highlighted in Superman and Batman team up stories, where Lex is often one of the main villains. Some major Batman storylines, such as "ComicBook/BatmanNoMansLand" and "ComicBook/BruceWayneFugitive", even make Lex one of the major players because of this.
** The Bat Who Laughs is literally this, a parallel universe's Batman who killed the Joker, only to be infected by Joker's madness.
* ComicBook/{{Batwoman}} has a couple:
** Alice, who is [[spoiler:literally her twin sister.]]
** Knife, an assassin who, like Batwoman, is highly skilled physically but grew up in poverty while Kate is from a wealthy family.
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** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman2006'': Devastation is an evil counterpart, who was gifted by Cronus and the Titans rather than Olympian Goddesses.
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** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman2006'': ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'': Devastation is an evil counterpart, who was gifted by Cronus and the Titans rather than Olympian Goddesses.
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** The Bat Who Laughs is literally this, a parallel universe's Batman who killed the Joker, only to be infected by Joker's madness.
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** ''ComicBook/BatmanRebirth'' takes this trope about as far as it can go: the final villain of the entire run is [[spoiler:Thomas Wayne, the Batman of the [[ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}} Flashpoint Timeline.]]]] He's seen that Bruce started out becoming Batman as an extended suicide attempt after the death of his parents, and wants him to stop, even if he has to rip down his entire life and take over Gotham to do it.
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** ''ComicBook/BatmanRebirth'' ''ComicBook/BatmanTomKing'' takes this trope about as far as it can go: the final villain of the entire run is [[spoiler:Thomas Wayne, the Batman of the [[ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}} Flashpoint Timeline.]]]] He's seen that Bruce started out becoming Batman as an extended suicide attempt after the death of his parents, and wants him to stop, even if he has to rip down his entire life and take over Gotham to do it.
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* Comicbook/{{Starman}}'s Jack Knight and Nash were on their respective sides of the law mainly because their fathers pushed them there.
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** In ''Thunderworld #1'', in the Sivanas of the Multiverse, there's a Hannibal Lecter-esque version who is far more bloodthirsty and depraved than the rest of them, who travelled back in time and violently murdered his universe's [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Billy Batson]] before he became the Wizard's champion. As a result has become very bored. (Thunderworld's Sivana seems [[EvenEvilHasStandards a bit put off by him]].)
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** In ''Thunderworld #1'', in the Sivanas of the Multiverse, there's a Hannibal Lecter-esque version who is far more bloodthirsty and depraved than the rest of them, who travelled back in time and violently murdered his universe's [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Billy Batson]] Captain Marvel]] before he became the Wizard's champion. As a result has become very bored. (Thunderworld's Sivana seems [[EvenEvilHasStandards a bit put off by him]].)
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* From ''[[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]]'', the Marvel Family has numerous examples:
** Captain Marvel's original nemesis, [[MadScientist Dr. Sivana]], was eventually given [[DaddysLittleVillain an evil son and daughter]] to act as foes for Junior and Mary, respectively, in their spin-off books.
** [[TheBrute Ibac]] was Cap's first thematic counterpart: he derives his powers from evil historical figures the way that Cap gets his from legendary good ones, and changes by [[ByThePowerOfGreyskull saying a magic word]]. Junior later got his own version, [[EvilSorcerer Sabbac]], whose powers come from [[DealWithTheDevil six demons]].
** Comicbook/BlackAdam is Captain Marvel's most direct opposite: they have the exact same powers[[note]]well, Adam gets his from ''Egyptian'' gods, but the net effect is essentially the same[[/note]], since Adam was the Wizard's [[FallenHero original Champion]]. Eventually, he became more of an AntiVillain and got a super-powered wife and brother-in-law who were analogues to Mary and Freddy; they even knew a mutant crocodile who served as a counterpart to [[PantheraAwesome Tawky Tawny]]. Then CerebusSyndrome made them all evil to various degrees, fulfilling this trope.
** There's also one-off 1950s villain [[SdrawkcabName Niatpac Levram]], who's literally just an evil version of Captain Marvel's reflection brought to life by a wizard.
** Captain Nazi can also be considered an evil counterpart since he has similar FlyingBrick powers. The difference being that the Big Red Cheese gets his powers from magic, whereas Nazi's comes from a SuperSerum.
* Comicbook/{{Starman}}'s Jack Knight and Nash were on their respective sides of the law mainly because their fathers pushed them there.
** Captain Marvel's original nemesis, [[MadScientist Dr. Sivana]], was eventually given [[DaddysLittleVillain an evil son and daughter]] to act as foes for Junior and Mary, respectively, in their spin-off books.
** [[TheBrute Ibac]] was Cap's first thematic counterpart: he derives his powers from evil historical figures the way that Cap gets his from legendary good ones, and changes by [[ByThePowerOfGreyskull saying a magic word]]. Junior later got his own version, [[EvilSorcerer Sabbac]], whose powers come from [[DealWithTheDevil six demons]].
** Comicbook/BlackAdam is Captain Marvel's most direct opposite: they have the exact same powers[[note]]well, Adam gets his from ''Egyptian'' gods, but the net effect is essentially the same[[/note]], since Adam was the Wizard's [[FallenHero original Champion]]. Eventually, he became more of an AntiVillain and got a super-powered wife and brother-in-law who were analogues to Mary and Freddy; they even knew a mutant crocodile who served as a counterpart to [[PantheraAwesome Tawky Tawny]]. Then CerebusSyndrome made them all evil to various degrees, fulfilling this trope.
** There's also one-off 1950s villain [[SdrawkcabName Niatpac Levram]], who's literally just an evil version of Captain Marvel's reflection brought to life by a wizard.
** Captain Nazi can also be considered an evil counterpart since he has similar FlyingBrick powers. The difference being that the Big Red Cheese gets his powers from magic, whereas Nazi's comes from a SuperSerum.
* Comicbook/{{Starman}}'s Jack Knight and Nash were on their respective sides of the law mainly because their fathers pushed them there.
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* From ''[[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]]'', the Marvel Family has numerous examples:
** Captain Marvel's original nemesis, [[MadScientist Dr. Sivana]], was eventually given [[DaddysLittleVillain an evil son and daughter]] to act as foes for Junior and Mary, respectively, in their spin-off books.
** [[TheBrute Ibac]] was Cap's first thematic counterpart: he derives his powers from evil historical figures the way that Cap gets his from legendary good ones, and changes by [[ByThePowerOfGreyskull saying a magic word]]. Junior later got his own version, [[EvilSorcerer Sabbac]], whose powers come from [[DealWithTheDevil six demons]].
** Comicbook/BlackAdam is Captain Marvel's most direct opposite: they have the exact same powers[[note]]well, Adam gets his from ''Egyptian'' gods, but the net effect is essentially the same[[/note]], since Adam was the Wizard's [[FallenHero original Champion]]. Eventually, he became more of an AntiVillain and got a super-powered wife and brother-in-law who were analogues to Mary and Freddy; they even knew a mutant crocodile who served as a counterpart to [[PantheraAwesome Tawky Tawny]]. Then CerebusSyndrome made them all evil to various degrees, fulfilling this trope.
** There's also one-off 1950s villain [[SdrawkcabName Niatpac Levram]], who's literally just an evil version of Captain Marvel's reflection brought to life by a wizard.
** Captain Nazi can also be considered an evil counterpart since he has similar FlyingBrick powers. The difference being that the Big Red Cheese gets his powers from magic, whereas Nazi's comes from a SuperSerum.
* Comicbook/{{Starman}}'s Jack Knight and Nash were on their respective sides of the law mainly because their fathers pushed them there.
** Captain Marvel's original nemesis, [[MadScientist Dr. Sivana]], was eventually given [[DaddysLittleVillain an evil son and daughter]] to act as foes for Junior and Mary, respectively, in their spin-off books.
** [[TheBrute Ibac]] was Cap's first thematic counterpart: he derives his powers from evil historical figures the way that Cap gets his from legendary good ones, and changes by [[ByThePowerOfGreyskull saying a magic word]]. Junior later got his own version, [[EvilSorcerer Sabbac]], whose powers come from [[DealWithTheDevil six demons]].
** Comicbook/BlackAdam is Captain Marvel's most direct opposite: they have the exact same powers[[note]]well, Adam gets his from ''Egyptian'' gods, but the net effect is essentially the same[[/note]], since Adam was the Wizard's [[FallenHero original Champion]]. Eventually, he became more of an AntiVillain and got a super-powered wife and brother-in-law who were analogues to Mary and Freddy; they even knew a mutant crocodile who served as a counterpart to [[PantheraAwesome Tawky Tawny]]. Then CerebusSyndrome made them all evil to various degrees, fulfilling this trope.
** There's also one-off 1950s villain [[SdrawkcabName Niatpac Levram]], who's literally just an evil version of Captain Marvel's reflection brought to life by a wizard.
** Captain Nazi can also be considered an evil counterpart since he has similar FlyingBrick powers. The difference being that the Big Red Cheese gets his powers from magic, whereas Nazi's comes from a SuperSerum.
* Comicbook/{{Starman}}'s Jack Knight and Nash were on their respective sides of the law mainly because their fathers pushed them there.
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* Franchise/{{Superman}}: Similarly to Batman, Superman's rogues gallery is built on this tropes, with a sci-fi bent.
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* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'': ''Phantoms'' sets Lady Shiva up to be one to Cheshire as well as her ShadowArchetype. Both are lethal DragonLady assassins who are also mothers. Coincidentally, Cheshire's voice actress Creator/KellyHu had voiced Shiva in [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins previous adaptations]]. The difference is that Cheshire's love for her daughter was what caused her to renounce her ties to the League of Shadows and her absence from Lian's life was out of fear that her daughter might turn out like her, while Shiva sees her own daughter as nothing more than a killing machine for the Shadows and wants Cassandra to be like her.
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* In many ways {{ComicBook/Hawkman}} villain ComicBook/GentlemanGhost is Hawkman's opposite. Where Hawkman is a powerful BoisterousBruiser with a love of fighting, Gentleman Ghost is a laidback AffablyEvil chessmaster who prefers to manipulate people. Also they both use magic but where Hawkman uses magic to add to his formidable power, Gentleman Ghost prefers more creative uses such as invisibility or teleportation.
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* In many ways {{ComicBook/Hawkman}} villain ComicBook/GentlemanGhost [[Characters/{{Hawkman}} Gentleman Ghost]] is Hawkman's opposite. Where Hawkman is a powerful BoisterousBruiser with a love of fighting, Gentleman Ghost is a laidback AffablyEvil chessmaster who prefers to manipulate people. Also they both use magic but where Hawkman uses magic to add to his formidable power, Gentleman Ghost prefers more creative uses such as invisibility or teleportation.
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** Interestingly, Thawne could also be considered his evil counterpart. Both characters hailed Barry as their idol and dedicated themselves to honoring Barry's heroic ways, which is something even Eobard points out in "The Return of Barry Allen", calling Wally "sorta like a brother". "Running Scared" (a Rebirth-era story) takes it to a new level, depicting Thawne's costume as being inspired by the similar colour scheme of the various Kid Flashes. His hair colour changed from strawberry-blonde to complete redhead just like Wally's too. On top of it all what makes Eobard snap? Seeing Wally take his desired place in Barry's life when he sees Barry telling him the very same thing he told Eobard when they met in the 25th century. Eobard Thawne is basically what would happen if Wally's dedication to the Flash took an extremely dark turn. This comparison is now explicitly stated by Hunter Zolomon at the beginning of "Flash War". He becomes friends with Thawne partly due to similarities.
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** ComicBook/{{Lobo}} surprisingly checks all the right boxes to be Superman's Evil Counterpart and generally succeeds in being a {{Foil}} to Supes whenever they face each other. Lobo is the [[TheLastOfHisKind last]] son of Czarnia much like Supes is the last son of Krypton and like Clark, Lobo is a super strong, super fast, nigh-indestructible GeniusBruiser who is more resource and canny than his foes would suspect. The difference between them is cystal clear though, while Superman escaped the destruction of his planet, ''Lobo caused it himself'' and while Supes is an AllLovingHero who embodies TheCape, Lobo on the other hand is a ruthless BountyHunter AntiHero who only cares about getting paid and causing violence. Though ironically Lobo does have a [[BruiserWithASoftCenter soft side]] and Superman is [[BewareTheNiceOnes quite terrifying]] when pushed hard enough.
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** ComicBook/{{Lobo}} surprisingly checks all the right boxes to be Superman's Evil Counterpart and generally succeeds in being a {{Foil}} to Supes whenever they face each other. Lobo is the [[TheLastOfHisKind last]] son of Czarnia much like Supes is the last son of Krypton and like Clark, Lobo is a super strong, super fast, nigh-indestructible GeniusBruiser who is more resource resourceful and canny than his foes would suspect. The difference between them is cystal clear though, while Superman escaped the destruction of his planet, ''Lobo caused it himself'' and while Supes is an AllLovingHero who embodies TheCape, Lobo on the other hand is a ruthless BountyHunter AntiHero who only cares about getting paid and causing violence. Though ironically Lobo does have a [[BruiserWithASoftCenter soft side]] and Superman is [[BewareTheNiceOnes quite terrifying]] when pushed hard enough.
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** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman2011'': Also in the New 52, Donna Troy (who is already a [[ContinuitySnarl/DonnaTroy Continuity Snarl]]) is turned into Diana's EvilKnockOff by the sorceress Derinoe using the same clay birthing method like in Wonder Woman's original origin. However while this Donna Troy was created for the sole purpose of killing and replacing Diana, she is defeated and given FalseMemories becoming a hero like she is in [[ComicBook/WonderGirl previous continuities]].
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* The ''ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}'' series tried giving Selina an EvilCounterpart a couple of times. One was She-Cat (another cat-based thief, but a less skilled and less ethical one, who eventually turned out to know Selina from when they were in the same orphanage) and another was Hellhound (a male chauvinist who'd been trained by the same OldMaster, and been TheUnfavorite). Neither of them caught on.
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** Genocide is a... complicated example; she's the reanimated corpse of a future Wonder Woman, empowered by dirt from various sites of, well, genocide, and brought to life by a combination of magic and science. Long story short, she's an evil counterpart right down to the evil twist on 'made from clay'.
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** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman2006'': Devastation is an evil counterpart, who was gifted by Cronus and the Titans rather than The Olympian Gods.
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** SelfDemonstrating/{{Lobo}} surprisingly checks all the right boxes to be Superman's Evil Counterpart and generally succeeds in being a {{Foil}} to Supes whenever they face each other. Lobo is the [[TheLastOfHisKind last]] son of Czarnia much like Supes is the last son of Krypton and like Clark, Lobo is a super strong, super fast, nigh-indestructible GeniusBruiser who is more resource and canny than his foes would suspect. The difference between them is cystal clear though, while Superman escaped the destruction of his planet, ''Lobo caused it himself'' and while Supes is an AllLovingHero who embodies TheCape, Lobo on the other hand is a ruthless BountyHunter AntiHero who only cares about getting paid and causing violence. Though ironically Lobo does have a [[BruiserWithASoftCenter soft side]] and Superman is [[BewareTheNiceOnes quite terrifying]] when pushed hard enough.
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** In ''Film/WonderWoman2017'' [[spoiler:Ares]] is to Diana. [[spoiler: Both are the children of Zeus and have incredible strength, skill in bladed weapons, have/gain ShockAndAwe powers and have BloodKnight qualites. Except Diana believes in and uses ThePowerOfLove, Ares purely runs on ThePowerOfHate and conflict which fails againist the former.]]
** In ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague'' Steppenwolf is this to both Wonder Woman and Aquaman.
*** Like Diana, Steppenwolf is a mighty noble armored warrior who wields a powerful bladed-weapon and comes from an ancient and powerful civilization. Both were forced to leave said civilization and centuries later they both express a homesick desire to return but are painfully aware that they can't. Unlike Wonder Woman however, Steppenwolf spends his life conquering life on other planets while Diana spends her life protecting innocent lives on Earth.
*** For Arthur both he and Steppenwolf are arrogant fighters (who have a softer side to personalities) who wield a two-handed BladeOnAStick to excellent effect. Both are estranged from their native lands and even argue with their allies over their respective banishments. Like with Diana though Arthur cares for others protecting and providing for them, unlike Steppenwolf who commits planetary genocide for the sake of being allowed to return to Apokolips one day.
** In ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague'' Steppenwolf is this to both Wonder Woman and Aquaman.
*** Like Diana, Steppenwolf is a mighty noble armored warrior who wields a powerful bladed-weapon and comes from an ancient and powerful civilization. Both were forced to leave said civilization and centuries later they both express a homesick desire to return but are painfully aware that they can't. Unlike Wonder Woman however, Steppenwolf spends his life conquering life on other planets while Diana spends her life protecting innocent lives on Earth.
*** For Arthur both he and Steppenwolf are arrogant fighters (who have a softer side to personalities) who wield a two-handed BladeOnAStick to excellent effect. Both are estranged from their native lands and even argue with their allies over their respective banishments. Like with Diana though Arthur cares for others protecting and providing for them, unlike Steppenwolf who commits planetary genocide for the sake of being allowed to return to Apokolips one day.
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** In ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'' [[spoiler:Christopher Smith/Peacemaker]] is this to both Robert [=DuBois=]/Bloodsport and Rick Flag.
*** For Bloodsport [[spoiler: both he and Peacemaker are a CrazyPrepared, WalkingArmory GunNut who mercilessly kill whoever they required to as well as anyone who gets in their way. Except Bloodsport has a HiddenHeartOfGold who finds a MoralityPet in Cleo Cazo/Ratcatcher 2 and ultimately deicides to do the right thing and save Corto Maltese from Starro. Peacemaker on the other hand is a jingoistic KnightTemplar who despite bonding with the squad, refuses to go against his government's wishes and is willingly to kill his own teammates to prevent the UN's secrets being revealed. Additionally Bloodsport is case of DarkIsNotEvil while Peacemaker is a case of LightIsNotGood.]]
*** For Rick Flag [[spoiler: Peacemaker like him is a BadassNormal soldier working for Amanda Waller and are both extremely righteous and loyal to their causes. They diverge at the end when it's revealed the American government support the abhorrent human experiments using Starro. Rick Flag is utterly disgusted and refuses to cover up the horrors of his country and rightly betrays Waller. Peacemaker in contrast refuses to compromise his code even for basic morality and fights Flag over the evidence and kills him with Flag's final words expressing what a sick joke "Peacemaker" is. Rick's AFatherToHisMen qualities also contrast with Peacemaker's TeamKiller actions.]]
*** For Bloodsport [[spoiler: both he and Peacemaker are a CrazyPrepared, WalkingArmory GunNut who mercilessly kill whoever they required to as well as anyone who gets in their way. Except Bloodsport has a HiddenHeartOfGold who finds a MoralityPet in Cleo Cazo/Ratcatcher 2 and ultimately deicides to do the right thing and save Corto Maltese from Starro. Peacemaker on the other hand is a jingoistic KnightTemplar who despite bonding with the squad, refuses to go against his government's wishes and is willingly to kill his own teammates to prevent the UN's secrets being revealed. Additionally Bloodsport is case of DarkIsNotEvil while Peacemaker is a case of LightIsNotGood.]]
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** In ''Film/Shazam2019'', Sivana is one for Billy and it helps they both have a bad case of ParentalAbandonment. Sivana is the Champion of the SevenDeadlySins, as Billy is the Champion of Shazam, the last of the Seven Wizards guarding the Sins. Both Champions have the same powers - being [[FlyingBrick Flying Bricks]] with [[ShockAndAwe lightning powers]]. Although Billy was given the power in an act of desperation after the Sins had already given Sivana their power, technically making Billy Sivana's GoodCounterpart. Billy points out they’re NotSoDifferent in the climax.
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** From a team standpoint, the HIVE are the evil counterparts to the Titans, at least before they became {{Flanderiz|ation}}ed into joke villains. Brother Blood doesn't start out as an Evil Counterpart to his ArchEnemy Cyborg, but becomes such during the events of the third season finale.
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* [[RobotGirl Cyborgirl]] ([=LeTonya=] Charles) happens to be an evil version of ComicBook/{{Cyborg}}, as she had permanently damaged her body by overdosing on the drug Tar. But her aunt, who happened to be one of the scientists who repaired Victor Stone, saved her with [[WeCanRebuildHim powerful]] [[UnwillingRoboticization cybernetic implants]], hoping that this would reform her and give her a second chance in life. However, rather than use her newfound gifts for good, [=LeTonya=] chose to focus more on personal gain, essentially becoming [[RoboticPsychopath more machine than human]].
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* The three antagonists in ''Film/BatmanReturns'' represent the evil opposite of Batman's personas:
** The Penguin: The orphaned "freak".
** Catwoman: The costumed vigilante.
** Max Shreck: The billionaire public figure.
* ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' by Creator/ChristopherNolan is filled with this...
** In ''Film/BatmanBegins''...
*** Ra's al Ghul like Bruce is motivated by the loss of somebody he loved, and thus sought justice and like Batman became a vigilante that goes past the limits of the law. Bruce like Ra's becomes trained by and a member of the centuries old vigilante organization known as the League of Shadows.
*** Scarecrow reflects Batman in how the manipulation and induction of fear are their primary weapons. Both also know and highlight the importance of using "masks".
** In ''Film/TheDarkKnight''...
*** Batman & The Joker are both described as having no limits. The former crosses merely judicial limits, the latter crosses limits that are moral. Batman appears out of nowhere to offer his assistance to the law in Gotham; despite a rocky start they become trusted colleagues. Joker appears in the same way to offer assistance to the Mob, and eventually proves EvilerThanThou.
*** Harvey Dent like Bruce Wayne starts out as good man with something of dark side that is trying to save Gotham City from the crime and corruption that cripples it. Both also share romantic interest in the same woman Rachel Dawes, as she has similar aspirations to them. Both Bruce and Harvey are specifically targeted by the Joker, who wants to both tear them down to "his level". While Batman ultimately resists, Dent winds up giving into it. After a great tragedy that involved the death of a loved one, Dent comes to the point like Bruce where he decides to go beyond the law in his pursuit of justice.
** In ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises''..
*** Both Bane and Bruce were trained by the League of Shadows, and they're both {{Genius Bruiser}}s. They both work in an elaborate underground base and they both live and die by their ideals.
*** Comicbook/{{Catwoman}} like Batman is a night prowler who dons the persona of an animal to enforce their own special brand of "justice", and uses means like stealth to their advantage. The two while talking to each other also relay the importance of their "masks". She is the only entry to this list however, who does actually come around in the end. Redeeming herself by helping Batman stop Talia's plan.
*** Talia al Ghul in trying to complete the work of her murdered father to destroy Gotham also parallels Bruce and his mission in trying to complete his father's work in saving it. Whilst Bruce was denied the opportunity to get violent revenge against the man who killed his parents Joe Chill, Talia actively tries to get it against the man who she holds responsible for her father's death, Bruce himself.
* ''Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse'':
** In ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice''...
*** Though he's Clark Kent's classic archenemy Comicbook/LexLuthor serves as such to Bruce Wayne/Batman. Both have their classic traits of being wealthy businessmen who live something of a double life, but the binding element specifically to this film's story between them is how each reacts to the presence of Superman. Because of the ideal he represents and the power he possesses both are immediately distrustful and thus seek to destroy him. Both having lost their faith in the idea of absolute good after facing great personal struggles. Whether it be the the seeming futility of his years long crusade against crime in Batman's case which included at least one major loss with the death of a sidekick, or in Lex's the terrible abuse he was helpless to defend himself from by his father throughout his childhood. The existence of Superman only enhancing their senses of dread and helplessness. However [[spoiler:Batman realizes the error in his ways when Superman becomes humanized in his eyes at the end of their battle when he uses his last words to try and make sure his mother is safe. Luthor on the other hand never manages to see him this way and in the process of trying to find a way to destroy him winds up creating the true monstrous and nearly unstoppable godbeast they thought Superman was in Doomsday. And ironically enough Superman winds up actually saving his life from the very monster he created.]]
** Back in ''Film/ManOfSteel''...
*** General Zod is this to Superman. As Kryptonians, they both have the same powers. The difference is that while Zod was specifically created to be a soldier (and thus uses authoritarian methods to build Krypton), Superman was naturally born and was able to gradually grow into the role of a protector.
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** In ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'', Orm is this to Arthur. Both are the [[CainAndAbel sons of Queen Atlanna]] both are trained warriors who uses [[ProngsOfPoseidon tridents]] as weapons and both blame someone for Atlanna's [[MissingMom loss]]. The difference is that Arthur blames Atlantis and so rejects his birthright as King of Atlantis, whereas Orm is King of Atlantis and blames ''Arthur'' for his mother's death, since if she'd never had him she wouldn't have been executed for treason.
** In ''Film/Shazam2019'', Sivana is one for Billy and it helps they both have a bad case of ParentalAbandonment. Sivana is the Champion of the SevenDeadlySins, as Billy is the Champion of Shazam, the last of the Seven Wizards guarding the Sins. Both Champions have the same powers - being [[FlyingBrick Flying Bricks]] with [[ShockAndAwe lightning powers]]. Although Billy was given the power in an act of desperation after the Sins had already given Sivana their power, technically making Billy Sivana's GoodCounterpart. Billy points out they’re NotSoDifferent in the climax.
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* ''Series/{{Arrow}}''. Oliver/The Arrow has several evil counterparts:
** Malcolm Merlyn/The Dark Archer shares his goals in saving the city. Oliver tries to save the city by targeting the rich, while Merlyn targets the poor.
** Slade Wilson/Deathstroke is a dark reflection of what Oliver was in the island.
** Ra's Al Ghul is motivated by justice, even though [[KnightTemplar he imposes his own ideal of what true justice should be like]]. Much like Oliver is the leader of Team Arrow, Ra's is the leader of The League of Assassins.
* More from Series/{{Arrowverse}}, the ''Series/CrisisOnEarthX'' crossover event deals with Earth-1 being invaded by the Nazi versions of the heroes from Earth-X, like Dark Arrow (Oliver) and Overgirl (Kara). [[spoiler:And Barry has to deal with Thawne being alive (again). Also, Oliver discovers that Earth-X's Prometheus is Tommy Merlyn's evil doppelganger]]. Later on, Barry has to deal with Siren-X, the Nazi version of Laurel Lance (who's even more evil and powerful than Black Siren, who herself is slowly migrating from this trope into TheFriendNobodyLikes).
* Similar to the comic books, ''Series/TheFlash2014'' has Barry face off against villainous speedsters each season. In Season 1, it's the Reverse-Flash ([[spoiler:Eobard Thawne impersonating Harrison Wells]]); in Season 2, it's Zoom ([[spoiler:Earth-2 Hunter Zolomon]]), as well as one-shot encounters with the Reverse-Flash and a female speedster named Trajectory. In Season 3, during the Flashpoint timeline, Kid Flash ([[spoiler:Wally]]) has an evil counterpart in the face of the Rival (Edward Clariss), who may be building up to being Barry's counterpart in the main timeline, only to be killed by the real EvilCounterpart Savitar ([[spoiler:Future Flash]]), the self-described "God of Speed", who wears a PoweredArmor, has mystical powers, and is ''much'' faster than Barry. [[spoiler:He is a surviving time remnant, created, when Barry tries to save Iris from Savitar in the near future. The remnant survives the fight, but is treated like crap by everyone, so he eventually loses it, becomes evil, [[StableTimeLoop and gives himself the name Savitar]]. One of the reasons he's so dangerous is that he remembers all the events from Barry's point of view, so anything that Barry tries, Future Flash can counter]]. After Killer Frost makes a HeelFaceTurn, Icicle becomes this to her. They have the same powerset, same origin, and are also alter egos of other people (Caitlin Snow and [[spoiler:Thomas Snow]], respectively).
* ''Series/{{Gotham}}'' has Silver St. Cloud to Selina Kyle for Season 2. Both are young girls and different types of ManicPixieDreamGirl that Bruce Wayne is attracted to, and different veins of DatingCatwoman (Selina works for the Mob while Silver is part of an AncientConspiracy). However, Selina is a LovableRogue who genuinely cares about Bruce while Silver is a BitchInSheepsClothing who manipulates him for her uncle’s gain... [[spoiler:until her uncle regards her as disposable]].
* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'':
** Clark's powers were temporarily transferred to a klutzy high schooler (Creator/ShawnAshmore, brother of Creator/AaronAshmore, who would later play ComicBook/JimmyOlsen), who doesn't handle it as well.
** Bizarro, General Zod, and his Kryptonian stooges also make requisite appearances.
** Lionel Luthor is patterned as a dark mirror to Jonathan Kent. [[spoiler:Both died, but one expired by natural causes while the other got shoved out a window by his kin]]. Whoops.
* ''Series/{{Supergirl|2015}}'':
** Reign is another Kryptonian survivor with a hidden crystalline fortress (not unlike Superman's Fortress of Solitude) and wears a costume that looks like a black version of Supergirl's uniform. She even reveals her outfit by [[BattleStrip ripping open her top]], much like Superman and Supergirl are known to do.
** In a way, Agent Liberty can be seen as this for Supergirl. While she preaches unity and acceptance, he riles the humans against aliens and fairly quickly amasses his own army of loyal followers. He also hides his own identity from the public.
!!Western Animation
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries''"
** ComicBook/TheCreeper was presented as the Joker's ''good counterpart'', being doused by the Joker's PsychoSerum as well as the same chemicals, but turning out as a well-intentioned mad man. He is just as obsessively attracted to Harley Quinn as she is to the Joker, creeping her out. It also puts the lie into any idea that the Joker's origin makes a FreudianExcuse: the same thing happened to another man, but while he became just as delightfully insane, he doesn't go around killing people.
** [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Roland Daggett]] is one to [[HonestCorporateExecutive Bruce Wayne]], an evil man who uses his wealth to achieve ends with very destructive means vs. a responsible billionaire who uses his wealth to improve lives and risks his life to defeat criminals.
** In a rare villain to villain example, Grant Walker to Mr. Freeze. As pointed out by [[http://worldsfinestonline.com/WF/batman/btas/episodes/deepfreeze/ a reviewer for the episode "Deep Freeze"]], Mr. Freeze is a man who claims to be dead to emotions, but whose emotions - mainly his love for his wife- drive his actions, and what prevents him from carrying out Walker's plan, not to mention hating his frozen state. Walker is a seemingly kind man, who thinks nothing of freezing all but a select few to create his own world, and who prefers the confinement of Mr. Freeze. This made him more of a Mr. Freeze than the original one.
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'':
** Red X to Robin, although Red eventually was more of a "[[WildCard Morally Ambigious]] Counterpart".
** Blackfire to Starfire. Similar everything, but Blackfire lost any conscience she had long ago, while Star is often overly bound by conscience.
** WordOfGod says they designed Slade to be an evil version of Batman, though Batman himself never appears in the series (except possibly once, in silhouette).
** From a team standpoint, the HIVE are the evil counterparts to the Titans, at least before they became {{Flanderiz|ation}}ed into joke villains. Brother Blood doesn't start out as an Evil Counterpart to his ArchEnemy Cyborg, but becomes such during the events of the third season finale.
!!Films
* The three antagonists in ''Film/BatmanReturns'' represent the evil opposite of Batman's personas:
** The Penguin: The orphaned "freak".
** Catwoman: The costumed vigilante.
** Max Shreck: The billionaire public figure.
* ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' by Creator/ChristopherNolan is filled with this...
** In ''Film/BatmanBegins''...
*** Ra's al Ghul like Bruce is motivated by the loss of somebody he loved, and thus sought justice and like Batman became a vigilante that goes past the limits of the law. Bruce like Ra's becomes trained by and a member of the centuries old vigilante organization known as the League of Shadows.
*** Scarecrow reflects Batman in how the manipulation and induction of fear are their primary weapons. Both also know and highlight the importance of using "masks".
** In ''Film/TheDarkKnight''...
*** Batman & The Joker are both described as having no limits. The former crosses merely judicial limits, the latter crosses limits that are moral. Batman appears out of nowhere to offer his assistance to the law in Gotham; despite a rocky start they become trusted colleagues. Joker appears in the same way to offer assistance to the Mob, and eventually proves EvilerThanThou.
*** Harvey Dent like Bruce Wayne starts out as good man with something of dark side that is trying to save Gotham City from the crime and corruption that cripples it. Both also share romantic interest in the same woman Rachel Dawes, as she has similar aspirations to them. Both Bruce and Harvey are specifically targeted by the Joker, who wants to both tear them down to "his level". While Batman ultimately resists, Dent winds up giving into it. After a great tragedy that involved the death of a loved one, Dent comes to the point like Bruce where he decides to go beyond the law in his pursuit of justice.
** In ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises''..
*** Both Bane and Bruce were trained by the League of Shadows, and they're both {{Genius Bruiser}}s. They both work in an elaborate underground base and they both live and die by their ideals.
*** Comicbook/{{Catwoman}} like Batman is a night prowler who dons the persona of an animal to enforce their own special brand of "justice", and uses means like stealth to their advantage. The two while talking to each other also relay the importance of their "masks". She is the only entry to this list however, who does actually come around in the end. Redeeming herself by helping Batman stop Talia's plan.
*** Talia al Ghul in trying to complete the work of her murdered father to destroy Gotham also parallels Bruce and his mission in trying to complete his father's work in saving it. Whilst Bruce was denied the opportunity to get violent revenge against the man who killed his parents Joe Chill, Talia actively tries to get it against the man who she holds responsible for her father's death, Bruce himself.
* ''Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse'':
** In ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice''...
*** Though he's Clark Kent's classic archenemy Comicbook/LexLuthor serves as such to Bruce Wayne/Batman. Both have their classic traits of being wealthy businessmen who live something of a double life, but the binding element specifically to this film's story between them is how each reacts to the presence of Superman. Because of the ideal he represents and the power he possesses both are immediately distrustful and thus seek to destroy him. Both having lost their faith in the idea of absolute good after facing great personal struggles. Whether it be the the seeming futility of his years long crusade against crime in Batman's case which included at least one major loss with the death of a sidekick, or in Lex's the terrible abuse he was helpless to defend himself from by his father throughout his childhood. The existence of Superman only enhancing their senses of dread and helplessness. However [[spoiler:Batman realizes the error in his ways when Superman becomes humanized in his eyes at the end of their battle when he uses his last words to try and make sure his mother is safe. Luthor on the other hand never manages to see him this way and in the process of trying to find a way to destroy him winds up creating the true monstrous and nearly unstoppable godbeast they thought Superman was in Doomsday. And ironically enough Superman winds up actually saving his life from the very monster he created.]]
** Back in ''Film/ManOfSteel''...
*** General Zod is this to Superman. As Kryptonians, they both have the same powers. The difference is that while Zod was specifically created to be a soldier (and thus uses authoritarian methods to build Krypton), Superman was naturally born and was able to gradually grow into the role of a protector.
%%*** Zod serves as one to Jor-El.
** In ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'', Orm is this to Arthur. Both are the [[CainAndAbel sons of Queen Atlanna]] both are trained warriors who uses [[ProngsOfPoseidon tridents]] as weapons and both blame someone for Atlanna's [[MissingMom loss]]. The difference is that Arthur blames Atlantis and so rejects his birthright as King of Atlantis, whereas Orm is King of Atlantis and blames ''Arthur'' for his mother's death, since if she'd never had him she wouldn't have been executed for treason.
** In ''Film/Shazam2019'', Sivana is one for Billy and it helps they both have a bad case of ParentalAbandonment. Sivana is the Champion of the SevenDeadlySins, as Billy is the Champion of Shazam, the last of the Seven Wizards guarding the Sins. Both Champions have the same powers - being [[FlyingBrick Flying Bricks]] with [[ShockAndAwe lightning powers]]. Although Billy was given the power in an act of desperation after the Sins had already given Sivana their power, technically making Billy Sivana's GoodCounterpart. Billy points out they’re NotSoDifferent in the climax.
!!Live-Action TV
* ''Series/{{Arrow}}''. Oliver/The Arrow has several evil counterparts:
** Malcolm Merlyn/The Dark Archer shares his goals in saving the city. Oliver tries to save the city by targeting the rich, while Merlyn targets the poor.
** Slade Wilson/Deathstroke is a dark reflection of what Oliver was in the island.
** Ra's Al Ghul is motivated by justice, even though [[KnightTemplar he imposes his own ideal of what true justice should be like]]. Much like Oliver is the leader of Team Arrow, Ra's is the leader of The League of Assassins.
* More from Series/{{Arrowverse}}, the ''Series/CrisisOnEarthX'' crossover event deals with Earth-1 being invaded by the Nazi versions of the heroes from Earth-X, like Dark Arrow (Oliver) and Overgirl (Kara). [[spoiler:And Barry has to deal with Thawne being alive (again). Also, Oliver discovers that Earth-X's Prometheus is Tommy Merlyn's evil doppelganger]]. Later on, Barry has to deal with Siren-X, the Nazi version of Laurel Lance (who's even more evil and powerful than Black Siren, who herself is slowly migrating from this trope into TheFriendNobodyLikes).
* Similar to the comic books, ''Series/TheFlash2014'' has Barry face off against villainous speedsters each season. In Season 1, it's the Reverse-Flash ([[spoiler:Eobard Thawne impersonating Harrison Wells]]); in Season 2, it's Zoom ([[spoiler:Earth-2 Hunter Zolomon]]), as well as one-shot encounters with the Reverse-Flash and a female speedster named Trajectory. In Season 3, during the Flashpoint timeline, Kid Flash ([[spoiler:Wally]]) has an evil counterpart in the face of the Rival (Edward Clariss), who may be building up to being Barry's counterpart in the main timeline, only to be killed by the real EvilCounterpart Savitar ([[spoiler:Future Flash]]), the self-described "God of Speed", who wears a PoweredArmor, has mystical powers, and is ''much'' faster than Barry. [[spoiler:He is a surviving time remnant, created, when Barry tries to save Iris from Savitar in the near future. The remnant survives the fight, but is treated like crap by everyone, so he eventually loses it, becomes evil, [[StableTimeLoop and gives himself the name Savitar]]. One of the reasons he's so dangerous is that he remembers all the events from Barry's point of view, so anything that Barry tries, Future Flash can counter]]. After Killer Frost makes a HeelFaceTurn, Icicle becomes this to her. They have the same powerset, same origin, and are also alter egos of other people (Caitlin Snow and [[spoiler:Thomas Snow]], respectively).
* ''Series/{{Gotham}}'' has Silver St. Cloud to Selina Kyle for Season 2. Both are young girls and different types of ManicPixieDreamGirl that Bruce Wayne is attracted to, and different veins of DatingCatwoman (Selina works for the Mob while Silver is part of an AncientConspiracy). However, Selina is a LovableRogue who genuinely cares about Bruce while Silver is a BitchInSheepsClothing who manipulates him for her uncle’s gain... [[spoiler:until her uncle regards her as disposable]].
* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'':
** Clark's powers were temporarily transferred to a klutzy high schooler (Creator/ShawnAshmore, brother of Creator/AaronAshmore, who would later play ComicBook/JimmyOlsen), who doesn't handle it as well.
** Bizarro, General Zod, and his Kryptonian stooges also make requisite appearances.
** Lionel Luthor is patterned as a dark mirror to Jonathan Kent. [[spoiler:Both died, but one expired by natural causes while the other got shoved out a window by his kin]]. Whoops.
* ''Series/{{Supergirl|2015}}'':
** Reign is another Kryptonian survivor with a hidden crystalline fortress (not unlike Superman's Fortress of Solitude) and wears a costume that looks like a black version of Supergirl's uniform. She even reveals her outfit by [[BattleStrip ripping open her top]], much like Superman and Supergirl are known to do.
** In a way, Agent Liberty can be seen as this for Supergirl. While she preaches unity and acceptance, he riles the humans against aliens and fairly quickly amasses his own army of loyal followers. He also hides his own identity from the public.
!!Western Animation
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries''"
** ComicBook/TheCreeper was presented as the Joker's ''good counterpart'', being doused by the Joker's PsychoSerum as well as the same chemicals, but turning out as a well-intentioned mad man. He is just as obsessively attracted to Harley Quinn as she is to the Joker, creeping her out. It also puts the lie into any idea that the Joker's origin makes a FreudianExcuse: the same thing happened to another man, but while he became just as delightfully insane, he doesn't go around killing people.
** [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Roland Daggett]] is one to [[HonestCorporateExecutive Bruce Wayne]], an evil man who uses his wealth to achieve ends with very destructive means vs. a responsible billionaire who uses his wealth to improve lives and risks his life to defeat criminals.
** In a rare villain to villain example, Grant Walker to Mr. Freeze. As pointed out by [[http://worldsfinestonline.com/WF/batman/btas/episodes/deepfreeze/ a reviewer for the episode "Deep Freeze"]], Mr. Freeze is a man who claims to be dead to emotions, but whose emotions - mainly his love for his wife- drive his actions, and what prevents him from carrying out Walker's plan, not to mention hating his frozen state. Walker is a seemingly kind man, who thinks nothing of freezing all but a select few to create his own world, and who prefers the confinement of Mr. Freeze. This made him more of a Mr. Freeze than the original one.
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'':
** Red X to Robin, although Red eventually was more of a "[[WildCard Morally Ambigious]] Counterpart".
** Blackfire to Starfire. Similar everything, but Blackfire lost any conscience she had long ago, while Star is often overly bound by conscience.
** WordOfGod says they designed Slade to be an evil version of Batman, though Batman himself never appears in the series (except possibly once, in silhouette).
** From a team standpoint, the HIVE are the evil counterparts to the Titans, at least before they became {{Flanderiz|ation}}ed into joke villains. Brother Blood doesn't start out as an Evil Counterpart to his ArchEnemy Cyborg, but becomes such during the events of the third season finale.
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!!Franchise/TheDCU
* Axis Amerika was this to the ComicBook/AllStarSquadron, ironically modeled after the Golden Age/Earth-2 heroes (namely, Superman, Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Green Arrow, and Speedy) who vanished after the ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'', with the only exception being Kamikaze, who simply was Imperial Japan's replacement for Tsunami. They soon meet their match with the Young All-Stars, who filled the shoes of the erased All-Stars. Before that, there was Der Zyklon, who was a Nazi super-speedster counterpart of the Flash and Johnny Quick.
* ''Comicbook/{{Aquaman}}'' has had several evil counterparts. The most obvious is the Ocean Master, his own brother. Others include Charybdis, EvilTwin Thanatos, the Thirst and Black Manta (who's also evil counterpart [[ArchNemesisDad to his son]]).
* Franchise/{{Batman}}'s gallery is [[ThematicRoguesGallery built on]] the EvilCounterpart concept, mainly because writers acknowledge that what Bruce does isn't exactly sane and love to point out how easily it could have gone another way:
** The criminal Killer Moth originally patterned himself as an Evil Counterpart to Franchise/{{Batman}}... but quickly sank to a third-string position in the RoguesGallery. As we said, the Counterpart is sometimes a BigBad, but not always. It was probably a bad idea to name himself after something bats eat.
** The Wrath was a pre-ComicBook/{{Crisis|on Infinite Earths}} villain who was even more of a Batman counterpart, down to duplicating much of his origin (his parents being killed in a shootout by Commissioner Gordon in his days as a rookie beat cop). Not only did he not become a BigBad, he was essentially a one-shot opponent.
*** He reappeared in ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'' animated series, which also gave him a younger brother, Scorn, to act as EvilCounterpart to ComicBook/{{Robin}}.
*** And similarly, ''Batman Confidential'' introduces a new Wrath, the original's [[LegacyCharacter protégé]], as ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}'s foe. He proved to have more staying power than his predecessor and later stepped up to Batman himself as the BigBad of ''Detective Comics'' for a time.
** Yet another Batman counterpart came in the pages of ''[[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica JLA]]'', with Prometheus; [[FreudianExcuse he was the child of gangsters who had been gunned down by the cops when he was a boy]], and his great physical fighting abilities were the result, not of training, but of [[PowersAsPrograms "recording" other people's abilities electronically]] and loading them into his brain with a cybernetic helmet. Oddly, though, he ''isn't'' a particularly Batman-focused villain, usually meeting up with the hero only as part of an attempt to take down the whole JLA.
*** And both Prometheus ''and'' the Wrath are at large once again. Yes, they're practically the same person except for Prometheus' focus on technological gadgetry.
** While ComicBook/TheJoker has always been this to Batman, The Joker himself has pointed out they are both the results of something traumatic and life shattering ([[MultipleChoicePast maybe]]), in ''ComicBook/DeathOfTheFamily'', [[spoiler:this time he is figuratively borrowing pages from Batman's book, like turning off the lights to get the drop on a group of his enemies, and finding out the Batfamily's secrets so he can hit his enemies where it hurts!]]
*** The Joker briefly had his own sidekick named Gaggy, who like Robin, was a former circus acrobat. He never caught on, but returned decades later as an enemy of ComicBook/HarleyQuinn and the ComicBook/GothamCitySirens.
** ComicBook/{{Bane}} was created as something of an EvilCounterpart to Batman, having trained his mind and body while in prison (serving part of his late father's term). The big difference is Bane's use of the chemical Venom to give himself SuperStrength. Bane could also be considered an evil counterpart to Franchise/DocSavage, particularly with regard to his original aides.
** ComicBook/TwoFace also mirrors Batman in his dual nature - Batman's identities are secret and united in their goals while Two-Face's are obvious and opposed. Harvey Dent started out with the exact same goal as Bruce, making him an example of what Batman could become if he loses his self-control, and was a close friend and confidant of either Bruce or Batman in most continuities.
** While Bruce Wayne had caring, loving parents, Tommy Elliot's were both cut from the RichBitch cloth (and his father was an abusive alcoholic). To keep himself from harm and create a better life for himself, he arranged a car accident that [[SelfMadeOrphan killed his father]] and left his mother an overbearing cripple. Tommy hated that Bruce's dad saved his mom and that Bruce eventually got the life Tommy wanted for himself. Upon being told by the Riddler that Bruce was Batman, Tommy became Hush, an archetype of Batman who is a criminal mastermind.
** The AxCrazy Black Mask. Like Bruce, he was the son of wealthy parents who died due to unnatural causes. The difference is that Black Mask happened to kill his own parents and run his company into the ground with his own incompetence, before becoming a masked and increasingly violent crime lord. He even met Bruce as a child. He's as much of an Anti-Bruce Wayne as an Anti-Batman.
** ComicBook/{{Deadshot}} is still another example. The son of a wealthy Gotham family, a RichIdiotWithNoDayJob by day and a BadassNormal by night. The primary differences in his life from Bruce's are that [[spoiler:he attempted to stop the tragedy as it happened, but his AbusiveParents survived while Deadshot accidentally killed his beloved brother. Already TheUnfavorite with both parents, Deadshot initially took to vigilantism and crime out of boredom, before graduating to both BloodKnight and DeathSeeker. Batman, in contrast, began his career out of a compulsion to serve justice and later developed a stronger desire to ensure that EverybodyLives.]]
** Batzarro. Yes, that's right. He is a Bizarro-Batman.
** ''ComicBook/BatmanRebirth'' takes this trope about as far as it can go: the final villain of the entire run is [[spoiler:Thomas Wayne, the Batman of the [[ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}} Flashpoint Timeline.]]]] He's seen that Bruce started out becoming Batman as an extended suicide attempt after the death of his parents, and wants him to stop, even if he has to rip down his entire life and take over Gotham to do it.
** It's hard to find a villain who isn't an evil counterpart of some facet of Batman:
*** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarecrow_(DC_Comics) The Scarecrow]] uses fear just as much as Batman does.
*** ComicBook/TheRiddler uses his intellect more effectively than physical strength.
*** [[https://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Hugo_Strange_(New_Earth) Hugo Strange]] mirrors Batman's intellectual pursuits as well as his obsession into diving psychologically into the minds of his foes. Ironically Batman and Strange are both affected mentally by their careers.
*** [[ComicBook/RasAlGhul Ra's Al Ghul]] is a misguided WellIntentionedExtremist with a lifelong war on crime[[note]]Well, at least that perpetrated by ''others''; saying he's "anti-crime" is sort of like saying that [[Film/TheGodfather Don Corleone]] was[[/note]].
*** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Freeze Mr. Freeze]] is motivated into his actions by the person he loves most in the world.
** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catman_(comics) Catman]] was going to be one of these for about 5 minutes, specializing in cat-based gear like catarangs or a catamaran. Later he became an (even more) EvilCounterpart to Catwoman (see below), before returning to an antiheroic version of Batman who specializes in tracking instead of detective work.
** [[ComicBook/RedHood Jason Todd]] was the [[LegacyCharacter second Robin]], until ComicBookDeath turned him into the [[LegacyCharacter (new) Red Hood]], a vigilante who kills villains left and right and EvilCounterpart to both Batman and Nightwing (before, during, and after Nightwing briefly [[LegacyCharacter beca]][[RunningGag me Batman himself]]) - until [[ComicBook/New52 the reboot]] made him less villainous.
** Dr. Hurt is Thomas, and to a lesser extent, Bruce Wayne's evil counterpart, using his wealth and influence for evil.
** Ben Turner, like Batman, watched some petty criminals murder his parents. Unlike young Bruce Wayne, Turner killed both criminals on the scene. Also unlike Wayne, Turner was poor and black, and now orphaned and considered dangerous. As a ward of the state, he bounced around the foster system until recruited by Ra's al-Ghul's Brotherhood of Assassins, who trained him to be the Bronze Tiger. Turner is canonically Batman's superior in hand-to-hand combat, but has also since reformed and is on respectful terms with his former foe.
** James Gordon Jr. was described by Scott Snyder as the exact opposite of everything his father stood for.
*** Arguably Gordon Jr also plays EvilCounterpart to Dick Grayson (Batman’s first adoptive son and protégée) and of course his sister Barbra Gordon.
** [[ComicBook/{{Azrael}} Jean-Paul Valley's]] take on Batman, especially when he reaches the pinnacle of his SanitySlippage, is easily this - a Batman who wears flashy armor, armed to the teeth with deadly weaponry and finally ready to spill blood.
** ComicBook/{{Huntress}} can be seen as yet another evil counterpart to Batman. Like Bruce Wayne, Helena Bertinelli was the scion of a wealthy and prominent old-Gotham family who, when she was a young child, watched her family gunned down in front of her. She then spent the next several years training in combat and studying crime in order to fight back. Then, as a young adult, she was startled when a bat came crashing through the window. This inspired her to become a masked vigilante to take revenge on the criminal underworld. The key difference is that Huntress has no qualms about killing or torturing criminals; indeed, her goal is to kill them. Unlike most of the examples on this list, she is generally portrayed more as a very dark antihero (enough to make Batman look like TheCape) than as a villain, although [[AdaptationalVillainy making her a villain]] for ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' required very little change to her character. Certainly she has been a regular antagonist for Batman, almost killing him once, although she has regularly teamed-up with other members of the Bat-family. Huntress had her own evil counterpart in Tabby Brennan; see below.
** Since the Post-Crisis reluanch, ComicBook/LexLuthor has frequently been this to Batman. Both characters are some of the richest, most influential men in the DC Universe and are gifted with extradoinary scientific genius, but while Bruce uses his resources to make the world as much of a better place as he can, Lex uses his for his own selfish gain. Both are orphans, but while Bruce's were killed in a tragedy, Lex [[SelfMadeOrphan disposed of his]] similar to Hush. Both have close ties to Superman, with Batman being one of his closest allies, while Lex is one of his worst enemies, and the contrasts between the two are often highlighted in Superman and Batman team up stories, where Lex is often one of the main villains. Some major Batman storylines, such as "ComicBook/BatmanNoMansLand" and "ComicBook/BruceWayneFugitive", even make Lex one of the major players because of this.
* ComicBook/{{Batwoman}} has a couple:
** Alice, who is [[spoiler:literally her twin sister.]]
** Knife, an assassin who, like Batwoman, is highly skilled physically but grew up in poverty while Kate is from a wealthy family.
* Death Mayhew, commander of the Nazi flying group the White Lions (and a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of Creator/ErrolFlynn), was this to Comicbook/{{Blackhawk}}.
* ''ComicBook/BlueBeetle'' has the Black Beetle, in terms of his name and PoweredArmor; beyond that we're not too sure, since [[MultipleChoicePast he keeps changing his backstory]]. Eventually he claims to be an evil version of Jaime from the future, but at that point Jaime has stopped caring who he claims to be.
** In his ComicBook/{{New 52}} series, Blue Beetle has Blood Beetle, who is [[spoiler: Jaime's friend Paco]] [[BrainwashedAndCrazy controlled by a scarab fragment]] in his chest.
* The 2nd Supernova is an EvilCounterpart of ''ComicBook/BoosterGold'', who invented the Supernova identity. While Booster works with Rip Hunter, Time Master, to SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong, Supernova is working with time-travel based villains like Per Degaton to set things wrong in the first place. Supernova also has an EvilCounterpart of Booster's RobotBuddy, Skeets, and at the end of his first appearance is revealed to be [[LukeIAmYourFather Booster's father]].
** Another member of the Time Stealers is Black Beetle, listed above.
* ''ComicBook/CaptainAtom'' has the Ghost, a.k.a. Alec Rois, a.k.a. the Faceless One. Both men died and returned with quantum-powers, but whereas Captain Atom returned as a living being, Rois came back as, well, a ghost. Their powers cancel each other out, and Cap is a hero while the Faceless One is a villain. Both are manipulated by [[MagnificentBastard Wade Eiling]], despite being excellent strategists and intriguers themselves.
** There is also Major Force, a criminal named Clifford Zmeck who was given powers similar to Nathaniel Adam's in exchange for being pardoned for his crimes.
* The ''ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}'' series tried giving Selina an EvilCounterpart a couple of times. One was She-Cat (another cat-based thief, but a less skilled and less ethical one, who eventually turned out to know Selina from when they were in the same orphanage) and another was Hellhound (a male chauvinist who'd been trained by the same OldMaster, and been TheUnfavorite). Neither of them caught on.
* In the ''{{ComicBook/Fables}}'' universe, [[Literature/LandOfOz Dorothy Gale]] is this to Fabletown's Cinderella. They're both female, attractive, and work black ops...but [[spoiler: Dorothy works freelance, purely for money, while Cindy considers herself a Fabletown patriot.]] They are blood enemies.
* All four [[Comicbook/TheFlash Flash]]es have fought a "reverse flash" of some sort or another.
** Jay Garrick had the Rival a.k.a. Edward Clariss, an old college professor who discovered his power source and committed crimes dressed like the Flash.
** Barry Allen fought Professor Zoom/Reverse-Flash a.k.a ComicBook/EobardThawne, a stalker who wanted to destroy everything Flash loved.
** Wally West's counterpart is Zoom a.k.a ComicBook/HunterZolomon, a former profiler who is convinced that superheroes are only effective if they lose people they care about.
** Interestingly, Thawne could also be considered his evil counterpart. Both characters hailed Barry as their idol and dedicated themselves to honoring Barry's heroic ways, which is something even Eobard points out in "The Return of Barry Allen", calling Wally "sorta like a brother". "Running Scared" (a Rebirth-era story) takes it to a new level, depicting Thawne's costume as being inspired by the similar colour scheme of the various Kid Flashes. His hair colour changed from strawberry-blonde to complete redhead just like Wally's too. On top of it all what makes Eobard snap? Seeing Wally take his desired place in Barry's life when he sees Barry telling him the very same thing he told Eobard when they met in the 25th century. Eobard Thawne is basically what would happen if Wally's dedication to the Flash took an extremely dark turn. This comparison is now explicitly stated by Hunter Zolomon at the beginning of "Flash War". He becomes friends with Thawne partly due to similarities.
-->'''Hunter''': I would never tell Eobard this, but he has so much in common with Wally West.
** Bart Allen had Inertia a.k.a Thaddeus Thawne, an evil clone of himself.
** Barry Allen also fought his prior to unknown twin Malcolm Thawne, a.k.a. Cobalt Blue, who established his own legacy of evil that mirrored the Flash Family. [[TangledFamilyTree Including Professor Zoom]].
** The ComicBook/New52 gives Barry another Reverse Flash; Daniel West, the younger brother of his love interest Iris. Taking the parallel further, he was a criminal before becoming the Reverse Flash, in contrast to Barry's role as a cop. Daniel is later [[VillainDecay demoted]] to being ArchnemesisDad to the new Kid Flash, essentially becoming ''his'' Reverse Flash instead.
* ''ComicBook/GreenArrow'' has Merlyn, and as of the ComicBook/New52, Komodo. Both men mirror Green Arrow's archery abilities, but Komodo in particular rivals him on business terms as well, as he is a CorruptCorporateExecutive.
** Cupid, a female archer and GA's StalkerWithACrush, is arguably another example.
* ''ComicBook/GreenLantern''
** Not only ComicBook/{{Sinestro}} was once a Green Lantern himself, in ComicBook/PostCrisis continuity he actually ''trained'' Hal Jordan in the use of his powers before becoming his nemesis.
*** Soranik Natu serves as GoodCounterpart to her father [[ArchnemesisDad Sinestro]]. Both are (were in Sinestro's case) Green Lanterns who use that power to help Korugar; Soranik as a doctor, Sinestro as an order-imposing dictator. She's also served as the leader of the Sinestro Corps for a time, trying to get them to work to protect the universe like the Green Lanterns rather than by enforce fear like dear old dad.
** In more recent times, there are even more popping up, but not all evil (so sort of non-evil counterparts to the evil counterparts): while the green represents will, and yellow represents fear, there's now violet (love), blue (hope), red (rage), orange (greed), and indigo (compassion).[[note]]Unless you've read the stories, you'll probably guess wrong about where at least a couple of these fall on the SlidingScaleOfAntagonistVileness; red is definitely antiheroic but "evil" is a bit of a stretch, and violet is more the StalkerWithACrush kind of love than the selfless unconditional sort.[[/note]] And eventually black (death), which is the ''[[OmnicidalManiac really]]'' evil counterpart.
** The White Lanterns are a Good Counterpart to the Black Lanterns, as both are Corps that resurrect and recruit the deceased. The difference is that the Black Lantern Corps essentially raises its recruits as zombies that feed off emotions and are used by Nekron to further his plan of killing all life, whereas the White Lanterns are resurrected properly and are recruited to repair the damages done by the Black Lanterns.
** Kyle Rayner got 2 energy-wielding/manipulating {{Evil Counterpart}}s, himself. On the 'ring-wielder' side of things, Alex Nero - who was AxCrazy, and possibly killed his parents as a teenager. And where Kyle was a creative artist who channelled his prolific imagination into the ring, Nero suffered paranoid delusions and the ring made his hallucinations real. On the 'might've become' side of things, Effigy, who was what Kyle might've been if he hadn't matured and gained a sense of responsibility about the ring and super-heroics in general.
** Some individual members of the Sinestro Corps are evil counterparts of specific [=GLs=]; for instance Arkillo (Evil Kilowog) and Ranxx the Sentient City (Evil Mogo the Living Planet).
* With ComicBook/HarleyQuinn definitively repackaged as an AntiHero, DC created a new character to be the Joker’s henchwoman- Punchline. Like Harley, Punchline is a clown-themed villainess with an obsessive crush on the Joker; however, while Harley is a kooky, talkative {{Woobie}}, Punchline is a silent, remorseless SerialKiller. Also, while Harley started out as a well-intentioned doctor who Joker turned to the dark side, and who eventually left him; Punchline is a Joker FanGirl who sought him out and joined him of her own volition.
* In many ways {{ComicBook/Hawkman}} villain ComicBook/GentlemanGhost is Hawkman's opposite. Where Hawkman is a powerful BoisterousBruiser with a love of fighting, Gentleman Ghost is a laidback AffablyEvil chessmaster who prefers to manipulate people. Also they both use magic but where Hawkman uses magic to add to his formidable power, Gentleman Ghost prefers more creative uses such as invisibility or teleportation.
* Tabby Brennan was set up to be this to the {{ComicBook/Huntress}} in ''Comicbook/BirdsOfPrey'', in that both were the [[MafiaPrincess daughters of powerful crime bosses]], and both schemed to [[SelfMadeOrphan murder their fathers]] under the noses of several superheroes. The difference is that (in ''Batman/Huntress: Cry for Blood'') Helena didn't know Santo Cassamento was her father, and he hated her and was trying to force her into the mob as his personal enforcer and assassin, while Tabby's father loved her and was trying to quit his life of crime for her sake; Huntress killed Cassamento to get out of the mob (and for revenge), while Tabby killed her father to take over his gang. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d when Huntress thinks of Tabby as "Just like me." Of course, then Tabby got killed off in a really stupid manner, but the less said of that, the better.
* Over in ''Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'', Mister Miracle of the ComicBook/NewGods had Doctor Impossible (who may or may not be his EvilTwin / [[LongLostRelative Long Lost]] [[CainAndAbel Brother]]). Doctor Impossible briefly palled around with evil counterparts of other Creator/JackKirby heroes: Tender Mercy (Big Barda), Hunter (Orion), Chair (Metatron), and Neon Black (Lightray).
* Another [[ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational Justice League]] example would be the Queen Bee, who was the evil counterpart to Maxwell Lord. This was back when Max himself was a good guy (who, granted, did some ethically questionable things), before DC retconned him into being a villain. Max and the Queen Bee both had mind-control powers, and they both got control of superhero teams, the Justice League and the Global Guardians, respectively, and they were both manipulators and intriguers. But while Max was basically good if flawed, the Queen Bee was evil.
* DC's White Martians are evil counterparts of the [[ComicBook/MartianManhunter Green Martians]].
* ''ComicBook/TheMultiversity'':
** As shown in ''Society of Super-Heroes: Conquerors of the Counter-World #1'', Earth-40 is this to Earth-20, with explicit comparisons between the members of their respective teams:
*** ComicBook/VandalSavage as compared to the Immortal Man, with the meteorite used to create their respective powers being used as [[BiblicalBadGuy the first murder weapon]] or made into a hallowed holy relic respectively.
*** Felix Faust as compared to [[ComicBook/DoctorFate Doc Fate]], in terms of magical prowess.
*** ComicBook/LadyShiva as compared to the Blackhawks, as highly proficient female fighters, albeit with her focusing more on swordplay rather than her good counterparts' gunplay.
*** Blockbuster as compared to [[ComicBook/TheAtom the Mighty Atom]], in terms of ForceAndFinesse.
*** Sinestro and Parallax as compared to [[Franchise/GreenLantern Abin Sur's Green Lantern]], with opposing powers of fear versus willpower.
** In ''Thunderworld #1'', in the Sivanas of the Multiverse, there's a Hannibal Lecter-esque version who is far more bloodthirsty and depraved than the rest of them, who travelled back in time and violently murdered his universe's [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Billy Batson]] before he became the Wizard's champion. As a result has become very bored. (Thunderworld's Sivana seems [[EvenEvilHasStandards a bit put off by him]].)
** The majority of the New Reichsmen in ''Mastermen #1'' are evil Nazi doppelgangers of the Justice League of Earth-0.
* From ''ComicBook/{{Shazam}}'', the Marvel Family has numerous examples:
** Captain Marvel's original nemesis, [[MadScientist Dr. Sivana]], was eventually given [[DaddysLittleVillain an evil son and daughter]] to act as foes for Junior and Mary, respectively, in their spin-off books.
** [[TheBrute Ibac]] was Cap's first thematic counterpart: he derives his powers from evil historical figures the way that Cap gets his from legendary good ones, and changes by [[ByThePowerOfGreyskull saying a magic word]]. Junior later got his own version, [[EvilSorcerer Sabbac]], whose powers come from [[DealWithTheDevil six demons]].
** Comicbook/BlackAdam is Captain Marvel's most direct opposite: they have the exact same powers[[note]]well, Adam gets his from ''Egyptian'' gods, but the net effect is essentially the same[[/note]], since Adam was the Wizard's [[FallenHero original Champion]]. Eventually, he became more of an AntiVillain and got a super-powered wife and brother-in-law who were analogues to Mary and Freddy; they even knew a mutant crocodile who served as a counterpart to [[PantheraAwesome Tawky Tawny]]. Then CerebusSyndrome made them all evil to various degrees, fulfilling this trope.
** There's also one-off 1950s villain [[SdrawkcabName Niatpac Levram]], who's literally just an evil version of Captain Marvel's reflection brought to life by a wizard.
* Comicbook/{{Starman}}'s Jack Knight and Nash were on their respective sides of the law mainly because their fathers pushed them there.
* ''ComicBook/{{Superboy|1994}}'': A fair portion of Kon-El's more dangerous opponents are evil versions of himself;
** Kon's arch-enemy Match was cloned from him. He does not see clones in the same humanitarian light as Kon and his pride and hatred of Kon-El mean that even if Kon refers to him as a brother and cares more for his safety and continued well being than his creators he'll always ally himself with them against Kon.
** Black Zero is a version of Kon-El from a different universe who was completed to Westfield's specifications instead of released from Cadmus early by the Newsboy Legion and has conquered several earths which are then left to be ruled over by a Cadmus led dictatorship.
** S-01, or "Bizarre-O", was Cadmus' first unstable failed attempt to clone Superman and a prototype to Kon-El that ends up released accidentally. Like most Bizarros S-01 isn't actually evil but his limited understanding of the world, unpredictable nature and incredible powers make him incredibly dangerous anyway.
** Then there is, of course, ComicBook/SuperboyPrime. While Prime may also be an evil version of Super''man'' his hatred of Kon-El for carrying the Superboy name leads to him actually killing Kon-El.
* ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' has fought many evil versions of hers throughout her career:
** The original Satan Girl, an EvilTwin created by exposure to Red Kryptonite, is every bit as powerful as a Silver Age Supergirl but with zero moral compunctions.
** [[ComicBook/Supergirl2005 Post-Crisis]] Dark Supergirl is a version of the former, but even nastier and violent.
** Superwoman (Lucy Lane) is another female with super-powers and complicated family issues. Nonetheless, she's an human with a super-powerful costume, whereas Supergirl is a Kryptonian with natural-born powers. And even though Supergirl stands up to her mother when she crosses one line, Superwoman would make anything to earn her father's approval, no matter how atrocious.
** Bizarro-Girl is Supergirl's imperfect clone. She's more of a backwards loony with a warped sense of morality than an evil twin, though.
** Overgirl is Supergirl's Nazi counterpart.
** Reign was born and empowered in a lab by who is heavily implied to be Supergirl's father Zor-El. She presents herself as Supergirl's counterpart and her own version of Zod as she wants to use her powers to conquer.
* Franchise/{{Superman}}: Similarly to Batman, Superman's rogues gallery is built on this tropes, with a sci-fi bent.
** Bizarro is an imperfect clone (of varying origin, depending on the medium) of Superman, with all of the Man of Steel's powers. Bizarro's level of "evilness" depends on the writer; generally, he tries to emulate Superman by doing good deeds, he's just got a warped sense of what "good" means. For example, if he sees a bank robbery occurring, he's likely to intervene to help ... the robbers. Of course, since his notion of "helping" is just as distorted, he often winds up as a net positive force anyway more or less despite himself.
** Brainiac is usually depicted as an alien automaton (if not cyborg), that utilizes his mechanical form and inhuman intelligence to crush those who oppose him/it. In contrast, Superman is given strength from his Kryptonian cells that harvest and metabolize solar energy, using his biological abilities and quick-thinking to passively end battles.
** Mr. Myxzptlk is a reality altering imp from the fifth-dimension, not dissimilar from Superman's own status as an "alien" that doesn't "naturally belong". However, while Superman uses his powers for charity and good will, Myxzptlk abuses his powers for pranks and games to alleviate boredom. Going further, Superman's home planet was destroyed, contrasting with Myxzptlk, who shifts from his home dimension to ours whenever the whim takes him.
** Zod is as much an EvilCounterpart to Superman as he is to his father, Jor-El. While Superman has acclimated to Earths culture and can perfectly synergies the best aspects of his adopted planet and Krypton, Zod waxes nostalgia on his planets more violent and competitive past. Sporting a militaristic "might-makes-right" philosophy, he uses his tactical genius and yellow-sun powers to prop himself up over others and wants nothing more than to rule a new Krypton with an iron fist. Superman is a citizen who voluntarily uses his powers to help people and ennoble others, Zod is a soldier at heart and sees no point helping those that are weaker. Both call upon their heritage, Superman opts for an enlightened perspective instilled in him by Jor-El, Zod longs for the brutality of old Krypton.
** SelfDemonstrating/{{Lobo}} surprisingly checks all the right boxes to be Superman's Evil Counterpart and generally succeeds in being a {{Foil}} to Supes whenever they face each other. Lobo is the [[TheLastOfHisKind last]] son of Czarnia much like Supes is the last son of Krypton and like Clark, Lobo is a super strong, super fast, nigh-indestructible GeniusBruiser who is more resource and canny than his foes would suspect. The difference between them is cystal clear though, while Superman escaped the destruction of his planet, ''Lobo caused it himself'' and while Supes is an AllLovingHero who embodies TheCape, Lobo on the other hand is a ruthless BountyHunter AntiHero who only cares about getting paid and causing violence. Though ironically Lobo does have a [[BruiserWithASoftCenter soft side]] and Superman is [[BewareTheNiceOnes quite terrifying]] when pushed hard enough.
*** Perhaps in recognition of this trope, DC redesigned Lobo in the ComicBook/New52, taking away his BadassBiker look and making him TallDarkAndHandsome like Clark. After some [[ReplacementScrappy severe backlash]], DC soon brought back the OG Lobo back.
** Parallels from even some of his lesser bad guys can be drawn:
*** Superman is an alien who draws his strength harmlessly from the sun, while the Parasite is a human who steals the electro-chemical energy from other people.
*** Superman's other well-known nickname is the "Man of Tomorrow" for his forward-thinking ideals and his solar-powered biology, contrasting with Metallo -- a literal {{Transhuman}} powered by kryptonite.
*** Like with to Parasite, Livewire's electrical powers parallel Superman's energy absorption, but she uses her powers purely for the fame and attention she gets from being a supervillain, while Superman is a media darling for his good deeds.
** Taking into account various media, between [[CardCarryingVillain Ultraman]] (which name alone refers to several similar characters), [[KnightTemplar Justice Lord Superman]], [[{{Jerkass}} Kal]] and Kal-El in ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', [[AxCrazy Superboy Prime]], [[BrainwashedAndCrazy mind-controlled Captain Marvel]], Cyborg Superman, etc., Superman has more evil counterparts than he knows what to do with.
** The Krypton Man/Eradicator was yet another one in his early appearances, before becoming an AntiHeroSubstitute after ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman''.
** It almost looked like Superman’s new substitutes after his famous death were good counterparts of his enemies. With Steel of Luthor (human scientist in a powered armor suit); Superboy of Bizarro (clone); Eradicator of Brainiac (alien automaton); but noticebly averted with Cyborg Superman and Metallo (BOTH evil transhuman cyborgs)
* ComicBook/WonderWoman:
** ([[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Earth-Two]]) Gundra is an evil reflection of Diana The champion of a god of wisdom and war who is a leader of a group of warrior women and took part in WWII Gundra put in on the side of the Nazis and Axis powers rather than the Allies. Highlighted when Axis Amerika took her on as their Wonder Woman equivalent in their first lineup, and also by the way the rest of the Golden Age Valkyries defected and joined the Amazons, swearing oaths of non-violence.
** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman2006'': Devastation is an evil counterpart, who was gifted by Cronus and the Titans rather than The Olympian Gods.
** Superwoman the evil Amazon from Earth 3 is an Evil Counterpart to Diana and a CompositeCharacter of her and ComicBook/LoisLane. Instead of the Lasso of Truth Superwoman has a ''barbed'' Lasso of Submission and while Diana has healthy relationships with Steve Trevor, Superman and Batman Superwoman [[ReallyGetsAround sleeps around with many men]].
** Barbara Ann Minerva aka ComicBook/{{Cheetah}} in many ways is a evil counterpart Diana, especially in the ComicBook/New52 where she's a fellow Amazon who thanks to cutting herself on a ancient dagger transformed into a human-cheetah hybrid who serves the "Goddess of the Hunt" much like Diana serves Olympians. Cheetah can also ensnare people (e.g Superman) with her powers much like Diana can control people with her Lasso, they're also both [[BloodKnight Blood Knights]] in later continuities but Diana has moral standards which Cheetah happily lacks. Even outside the New 52 and in ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'' Cheetah is imbued with the powers of the Gods much like Diana is.
** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman2011'': Also in the New 52, Donna Troy (who is already a [[ContinuitySnarl/DonnaTroy Continuity Snarl]]) is turned into Diana's EvilKnockOff by the sorceress Derinoe using the same clay birthing method like in Wonder Woman's original origin. However while this Donna Troy was created for the sole purpose of killing and replacing Diana, she is defeated and given FalseMemories becoming a hero like she is in [[ComicBook/WonderGirl previous continuities]].
* [[RobotGirl Cyborgirl]] ([=LeTonya=] Charles) happens to be an evil version of ComicBook/{{Cyborg}}, as she had permanently damaged her body by overdosing on the drug Tar. But her aunt, who happened to be one of the scientists who repaired Victor Stone, saved her with [[WeCanRebuildHim powerful]] [[UnwillingRoboticization cybernetic implants]], hoping that this would reform her and give her a second chance in life. However, rather than use her newfound gifts for good, [=LeTonya=] chose to focus more on personal gain, essentially becoming [[RoboticPsychopath more machine than human]].
* Axis Amerika was this to the ComicBook/AllStarSquadron, ironically modeled after the Golden Age/Earth-2 heroes (namely, Superman, Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Green Arrow, and Speedy) who vanished after the ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'', with the only exception being Kamikaze, who simply was Imperial Japan's replacement for Tsunami. They soon meet their match with the Young All-Stars, who filled the shoes of the erased All-Stars. Before that, there was Der Zyklon, who was a Nazi super-speedster counterpart of the Flash and Johnny Quick.
* ''Comicbook/{{Aquaman}}'' has had several evil counterparts. The most obvious is the Ocean Master, his own brother. Others include Charybdis, EvilTwin Thanatos, the Thirst and Black Manta (who's also evil counterpart [[ArchNemesisDad to his son]]).
* Franchise/{{Batman}}'s gallery is [[ThematicRoguesGallery built on]] the EvilCounterpart concept, mainly because writers acknowledge that what Bruce does isn't exactly sane and love to point out how easily it could have gone another way:
** The criminal Killer Moth originally patterned himself as an Evil Counterpart to Franchise/{{Batman}}... but quickly sank to a third-string position in the RoguesGallery. As we said, the Counterpart is sometimes a BigBad, but not always. It was probably a bad idea to name himself after something bats eat.
** The Wrath was a pre-ComicBook/{{Crisis|on Infinite Earths}} villain who was even more of a Batman counterpart, down to duplicating much of his origin (his parents being killed in a shootout by Commissioner Gordon in his days as a rookie beat cop). Not only did he not become a BigBad, he was essentially a one-shot opponent.
*** He reappeared in ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'' animated series, which also gave him a younger brother, Scorn, to act as EvilCounterpart to ComicBook/{{Robin}}.
*** And similarly, ''Batman Confidential'' introduces a new Wrath, the original's [[LegacyCharacter protégé]], as ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}'s foe. He proved to have more staying power than his predecessor and later stepped up to Batman himself as the BigBad of ''Detective Comics'' for a time.
** Yet another Batman counterpart came in the pages of ''[[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica JLA]]'', with Prometheus; [[FreudianExcuse he was the child of gangsters who had been gunned down by the cops when he was a boy]], and his great physical fighting abilities were the result, not of training, but of [[PowersAsPrograms "recording" other people's abilities electronically]] and loading them into his brain with a cybernetic helmet. Oddly, though, he ''isn't'' a particularly Batman-focused villain, usually meeting up with the hero only as part of an attempt to take down the whole JLA.
*** And both Prometheus ''and'' the Wrath are at large once again. Yes, they're practically the same person except for Prometheus' focus on technological gadgetry.
** While ComicBook/TheJoker has always been this to Batman, The Joker himself has pointed out they are both the results of something traumatic and life shattering ([[MultipleChoicePast maybe]]), in ''ComicBook/DeathOfTheFamily'', [[spoiler:this time he is figuratively borrowing pages from Batman's book, like turning off the lights to get the drop on a group of his enemies, and finding out the Batfamily's secrets so he can hit his enemies where it hurts!]]
*** The Joker briefly had his own sidekick named Gaggy, who like Robin, was a former circus acrobat. He never caught on, but returned decades later as an enemy of ComicBook/HarleyQuinn and the ComicBook/GothamCitySirens.
** ComicBook/{{Bane}} was created as something of an EvilCounterpart to Batman, having trained his mind and body while in prison (serving part of his late father's term). The big difference is Bane's use of the chemical Venom to give himself SuperStrength. Bane could also be considered an evil counterpart to Franchise/DocSavage, particularly with regard to his original aides.
** ComicBook/TwoFace also mirrors Batman in his dual nature - Batman's identities are secret and united in their goals while Two-Face's are obvious and opposed. Harvey Dent started out with the exact same goal as Bruce, making him an example of what Batman could become if he loses his self-control, and was a close friend and confidant of either Bruce or Batman in most continuities.
** While Bruce Wayne had caring, loving parents, Tommy Elliot's were both cut from the RichBitch cloth (and his father was an abusive alcoholic). To keep himself from harm and create a better life for himself, he arranged a car accident that [[SelfMadeOrphan killed his father]] and left his mother an overbearing cripple. Tommy hated that Bruce's dad saved his mom and that Bruce eventually got the life Tommy wanted for himself. Upon being told by the Riddler that Bruce was Batman, Tommy became Hush, an archetype of Batman who is a criminal mastermind.
** The AxCrazy Black Mask. Like Bruce, he was the son of wealthy parents who died due to unnatural causes. The difference is that Black Mask happened to kill his own parents and run his company into the ground with his own incompetence, before becoming a masked and increasingly violent crime lord. He even met Bruce as a child. He's as much of an Anti-Bruce Wayne as an Anti-Batman.
** ComicBook/{{Deadshot}} is still another example. The son of a wealthy Gotham family, a RichIdiotWithNoDayJob by day and a BadassNormal by night. The primary differences in his life from Bruce's are that [[spoiler:he attempted to stop the tragedy as it happened, but his AbusiveParents survived while Deadshot accidentally killed his beloved brother. Already TheUnfavorite with both parents, Deadshot initially took to vigilantism and crime out of boredom, before graduating to both BloodKnight and DeathSeeker. Batman, in contrast, began his career out of a compulsion to serve justice and later developed a stronger desire to ensure that EverybodyLives.]]
** Batzarro. Yes, that's right. He is a Bizarro-Batman.
** ''ComicBook/BatmanRebirth'' takes this trope about as far as it can go: the final villain of the entire run is [[spoiler:Thomas Wayne, the Batman of the [[ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}} Flashpoint Timeline.]]]] He's seen that Bruce started out becoming Batman as an extended suicide attempt after the death of his parents, and wants him to stop, even if he has to rip down his entire life and take over Gotham to do it.
** It's hard to find a villain who isn't an evil counterpart of some facet of Batman:
*** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarecrow_(DC_Comics) The Scarecrow]] uses fear just as much as Batman does.
*** ComicBook/TheRiddler uses his intellect more effectively than physical strength.
*** [[https://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Hugo_Strange_(New_Earth) Hugo Strange]] mirrors Batman's intellectual pursuits as well as his obsession into diving psychologically into the minds of his foes. Ironically Batman and Strange are both affected mentally by their careers.
*** [[ComicBook/RasAlGhul Ra's Al Ghul]] is a misguided WellIntentionedExtremist with a lifelong war on crime[[note]]Well, at least that perpetrated by ''others''; saying he's "anti-crime" is sort of like saying that [[Film/TheGodfather Don Corleone]] was[[/note]].
*** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Freeze Mr. Freeze]] is motivated into his actions by the person he loves most in the world.
** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catman_(comics) Catman]] was going to be one of these for about 5 minutes, specializing in cat-based gear like catarangs or a catamaran. Later he became an (even more) EvilCounterpart to Catwoman (see below), before returning to an antiheroic version of Batman who specializes in tracking instead of detective work.
** [[ComicBook/RedHood Jason Todd]] was the [[LegacyCharacter second Robin]], until ComicBookDeath turned him into the [[LegacyCharacter (new) Red Hood]], a vigilante who kills villains left and right and EvilCounterpart to both Batman and Nightwing (before, during, and after Nightwing briefly [[LegacyCharacter beca]][[RunningGag me Batman himself]]) - until [[ComicBook/New52 the reboot]] made him less villainous.
** Dr. Hurt is Thomas, and to a lesser extent, Bruce Wayne's evil counterpart, using his wealth and influence for evil.
** Ben Turner, like Batman, watched some petty criminals murder his parents. Unlike young Bruce Wayne, Turner killed both criminals on the scene. Also unlike Wayne, Turner was poor and black, and now orphaned and considered dangerous. As a ward of the state, he bounced around the foster system until recruited by Ra's al-Ghul's Brotherhood of Assassins, who trained him to be the Bronze Tiger. Turner is canonically Batman's superior in hand-to-hand combat, but has also since reformed and is on respectful terms with his former foe.
** James Gordon Jr. was described by Scott Snyder as the exact opposite of everything his father stood for.
*** Arguably Gordon Jr also plays EvilCounterpart to Dick Grayson (Batman’s first adoptive son and protégée) and of course his sister Barbra Gordon.
** [[ComicBook/{{Azrael}} Jean-Paul Valley's]] take on Batman, especially when he reaches the pinnacle of his SanitySlippage, is easily this - a Batman who wears flashy armor, armed to the teeth with deadly weaponry and finally ready to spill blood.
** ComicBook/{{Huntress}} can be seen as yet another evil counterpart to Batman. Like Bruce Wayne, Helena Bertinelli was the scion of a wealthy and prominent old-Gotham family who, when she was a young child, watched her family gunned down in front of her. She then spent the next several years training in combat and studying crime in order to fight back. Then, as a young adult, she was startled when a bat came crashing through the window. This inspired her to become a masked vigilante to take revenge on the criminal underworld. The key difference is that Huntress has no qualms about killing or torturing criminals; indeed, her goal is to kill them. Unlike most of the examples on this list, she is generally portrayed more as a very dark antihero (enough to make Batman look like TheCape) than as a villain, although [[AdaptationalVillainy making her a villain]] for ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' required very little change to her character. Certainly she has been a regular antagonist for Batman, almost killing him once, although she has regularly teamed-up with other members of the Bat-family. Huntress had her own evil counterpart in Tabby Brennan; see below.
** Since the Post-Crisis reluanch, ComicBook/LexLuthor has frequently been this to Batman. Both characters are some of the richest, most influential men in the DC Universe and are gifted with extradoinary scientific genius, but while Bruce uses his resources to make the world as much of a better place as he can, Lex uses his for his own selfish gain. Both are orphans, but while Bruce's were killed in a tragedy, Lex [[SelfMadeOrphan disposed of his]] similar to Hush. Both have close ties to Superman, with Batman being one of his closest allies, while Lex is one of his worst enemies, and the contrasts between the two are often highlighted in Superman and Batman team up stories, where Lex is often one of the main villains. Some major Batman storylines, such as "ComicBook/BatmanNoMansLand" and "ComicBook/BruceWayneFugitive", even make Lex one of the major players because of this.
* ComicBook/{{Batwoman}} has a couple:
** Alice, who is [[spoiler:literally her twin sister.]]
** Knife, an assassin who, like Batwoman, is highly skilled physically but grew up in poverty while Kate is from a wealthy family.
* Death Mayhew, commander of the Nazi flying group the White Lions (and a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of Creator/ErrolFlynn), was this to Comicbook/{{Blackhawk}}.
* ''ComicBook/BlueBeetle'' has the Black Beetle, in terms of his name and PoweredArmor; beyond that we're not too sure, since [[MultipleChoicePast he keeps changing his backstory]]. Eventually he claims to be an evil version of Jaime from the future, but at that point Jaime has stopped caring who he claims to be.
** In his ComicBook/{{New 52}} series, Blue Beetle has Blood Beetle, who is [[spoiler: Jaime's friend Paco]] [[BrainwashedAndCrazy controlled by a scarab fragment]] in his chest.
* The 2nd Supernova is an EvilCounterpart of ''ComicBook/BoosterGold'', who invented the Supernova identity. While Booster works with Rip Hunter, Time Master, to SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong, Supernova is working with time-travel based villains like Per Degaton to set things wrong in the first place. Supernova also has an EvilCounterpart of Booster's RobotBuddy, Skeets, and at the end of his first appearance is revealed to be [[LukeIAmYourFather Booster's father]].
** Another member of the Time Stealers is Black Beetle, listed above.
* ''ComicBook/CaptainAtom'' has the Ghost, a.k.a. Alec Rois, a.k.a. the Faceless One. Both men died and returned with quantum-powers, but whereas Captain Atom returned as a living being, Rois came back as, well, a ghost. Their powers cancel each other out, and Cap is a hero while the Faceless One is a villain. Both are manipulated by [[MagnificentBastard Wade Eiling]], despite being excellent strategists and intriguers themselves.
** There is also Major Force, a criminal named Clifford Zmeck who was given powers similar to Nathaniel Adam's in exchange for being pardoned for his crimes.
* The ''ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}'' series tried giving Selina an EvilCounterpart a couple of times. One was She-Cat (another cat-based thief, but a less skilled and less ethical one, who eventually turned out to know Selina from when they were in the same orphanage) and another was Hellhound (a male chauvinist who'd been trained by the same OldMaster, and been TheUnfavorite). Neither of them caught on.
* In the ''{{ComicBook/Fables}}'' universe, [[Literature/LandOfOz Dorothy Gale]] is this to Fabletown's Cinderella. They're both female, attractive, and work black ops...but [[spoiler: Dorothy works freelance, purely for money, while Cindy considers herself a Fabletown patriot.]] They are blood enemies.
* All four [[Comicbook/TheFlash Flash]]es have fought a "reverse flash" of some sort or another.
** Jay Garrick had the Rival a.k.a. Edward Clariss, an old college professor who discovered his power source and committed crimes dressed like the Flash.
** Barry Allen fought Professor Zoom/Reverse-Flash a.k.a ComicBook/EobardThawne, a stalker who wanted to destroy everything Flash loved.
** Wally West's counterpart is Zoom a.k.a ComicBook/HunterZolomon, a former profiler who is convinced that superheroes are only effective if they lose people they care about.
** Interestingly, Thawne could also be considered his evil counterpart. Both characters hailed Barry as their idol and dedicated themselves to honoring Barry's heroic ways, which is something even Eobard points out in "The Return of Barry Allen", calling Wally "sorta like a brother". "Running Scared" (a Rebirth-era story) takes it to a new level, depicting Thawne's costume as being inspired by the similar colour scheme of the various Kid Flashes. His hair colour changed from strawberry-blonde to complete redhead just like Wally's too. On top of it all what makes Eobard snap? Seeing Wally take his desired place in Barry's life when he sees Barry telling him the very same thing he told Eobard when they met in the 25th century. Eobard Thawne is basically what would happen if Wally's dedication to the Flash took an extremely dark turn. This comparison is now explicitly stated by Hunter Zolomon at the beginning of "Flash War". He becomes friends with Thawne partly due to similarities.
-->'''Hunter''': I would never tell Eobard this, but he has so much in common with Wally West.
** Bart Allen had Inertia a.k.a Thaddeus Thawne, an evil clone of himself.
** Barry Allen also fought his prior to unknown twin Malcolm Thawne, a.k.a. Cobalt Blue, who established his own legacy of evil that mirrored the Flash Family. [[TangledFamilyTree Including Professor Zoom]].
** The ComicBook/New52 gives Barry another Reverse Flash; Daniel West, the younger brother of his love interest Iris. Taking the parallel further, he was a criminal before becoming the Reverse Flash, in contrast to Barry's role as a cop. Daniel is later [[VillainDecay demoted]] to being ArchnemesisDad to the new Kid Flash, essentially becoming ''his'' Reverse Flash instead.
* ''ComicBook/GreenArrow'' has Merlyn, and as of the ComicBook/New52, Komodo. Both men mirror Green Arrow's archery abilities, but Komodo in particular rivals him on business terms as well, as he is a CorruptCorporateExecutive.
** Cupid, a female archer and GA's StalkerWithACrush, is arguably another example.
* ''ComicBook/GreenLantern''
** Not only ComicBook/{{Sinestro}} was once a Green Lantern himself, in ComicBook/PostCrisis continuity he actually ''trained'' Hal Jordan in the use of his powers before becoming his nemesis.
*** Soranik Natu serves as GoodCounterpart to her father [[ArchnemesisDad Sinestro]]. Both are (were in Sinestro's case) Green Lanterns who use that power to help Korugar; Soranik as a doctor, Sinestro as an order-imposing dictator. She's also served as the leader of the Sinestro Corps for a time, trying to get them to work to protect the universe like the Green Lanterns rather than by enforce fear like dear old dad.
** In more recent times, there are even more popping up, but not all evil (so sort of non-evil counterparts to the evil counterparts): while the green represents will, and yellow represents fear, there's now violet (love), blue (hope), red (rage), orange (greed), and indigo (compassion).[[note]]Unless you've read the stories, you'll probably guess wrong about where at least a couple of these fall on the SlidingScaleOfAntagonistVileness; red is definitely antiheroic but "evil" is a bit of a stretch, and violet is more the StalkerWithACrush kind of love than the selfless unconditional sort.[[/note]] And eventually black (death), which is the ''[[OmnicidalManiac really]]'' evil counterpart.
** The White Lanterns are a Good Counterpart to the Black Lanterns, as both are Corps that resurrect and recruit the deceased. The difference is that the Black Lantern Corps essentially raises its recruits as zombies that feed off emotions and are used by Nekron to further his plan of killing all life, whereas the White Lanterns are resurrected properly and are recruited to repair the damages done by the Black Lanterns.
** Kyle Rayner got 2 energy-wielding/manipulating {{Evil Counterpart}}s, himself. On the 'ring-wielder' side of things, Alex Nero - who was AxCrazy, and possibly killed his parents as a teenager. And where Kyle was a creative artist who channelled his prolific imagination into the ring, Nero suffered paranoid delusions and the ring made his hallucinations real. On the 'might've become' side of things, Effigy, who was what Kyle might've been if he hadn't matured and gained a sense of responsibility about the ring and super-heroics in general.
** Some individual members of the Sinestro Corps are evil counterparts of specific [=GLs=]; for instance Arkillo (Evil Kilowog) and Ranxx the Sentient City (Evil Mogo the Living Planet).
* With ComicBook/HarleyQuinn definitively repackaged as an AntiHero, DC created a new character to be the Joker’s henchwoman- Punchline. Like Harley, Punchline is a clown-themed villainess with an obsessive crush on the Joker; however, while Harley is a kooky, talkative {{Woobie}}, Punchline is a silent, remorseless SerialKiller. Also, while Harley started out as a well-intentioned doctor who Joker turned to the dark side, and who eventually left him; Punchline is a Joker FanGirl who sought him out and joined him of her own volition.
* In many ways {{ComicBook/Hawkman}} villain ComicBook/GentlemanGhost is Hawkman's opposite. Where Hawkman is a powerful BoisterousBruiser with a love of fighting, Gentleman Ghost is a laidback AffablyEvil chessmaster who prefers to manipulate people. Also they both use magic but where Hawkman uses magic to add to his formidable power, Gentleman Ghost prefers more creative uses such as invisibility or teleportation.
* Tabby Brennan was set up to be this to the {{ComicBook/Huntress}} in ''Comicbook/BirdsOfPrey'', in that both were the [[MafiaPrincess daughters of powerful crime bosses]], and both schemed to [[SelfMadeOrphan murder their fathers]] under the noses of several superheroes. The difference is that (in ''Batman/Huntress: Cry for Blood'') Helena didn't know Santo Cassamento was her father, and he hated her and was trying to force her into the mob as his personal enforcer and assassin, while Tabby's father loved her and was trying to quit his life of crime for her sake; Huntress killed Cassamento to get out of the mob (and for revenge), while Tabby killed her father to take over his gang. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d when Huntress thinks of Tabby as "Just like me." Of course, then Tabby got killed off in a really stupid manner, but the less said of that, the better.
* Over in ''Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'', Mister Miracle of the ComicBook/NewGods had Doctor Impossible (who may or may not be his EvilTwin / [[LongLostRelative Long Lost]] [[CainAndAbel Brother]]). Doctor Impossible briefly palled around with evil counterparts of other Creator/JackKirby heroes: Tender Mercy (Big Barda), Hunter (Orion), Chair (Metatron), and Neon Black (Lightray).
* Another [[ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational Justice League]] example would be the Queen Bee, who was the evil counterpart to Maxwell Lord. This was back when Max himself was a good guy (who, granted, did some ethically questionable things), before DC retconned him into being a villain. Max and the Queen Bee both had mind-control powers, and they both got control of superhero teams, the Justice League and the Global Guardians, respectively, and they were both manipulators and intriguers. But while Max was basically good if flawed, the Queen Bee was evil.
* DC's White Martians are evil counterparts of the [[ComicBook/MartianManhunter Green Martians]].
* ''ComicBook/TheMultiversity'':
** As shown in ''Society of Super-Heroes: Conquerors of the Counter-World #1'', Earth-40 is this to Earth-20, with explicit comparisons between the members of their respective teams:
*** ComicBook/VandalSavage as compared to the Immortal Man, with the meteorite used to create their respective powers being used as [[BiblicalBadGuy the first murder weapon]] or made into a hallowed holy relic respectively.
*** Felix Faust as compared to [[ComicBook/DoctorFate Doc Fate]], in terms of magical prowess.
*** ComicBook/LadyShiva as compared to the Blackhawks, as highly proficient female fighters, albeit with her focusing more on swordplay rather than her good counterparts' gunplay.
*** Blockbuster as compared to [[ComicBook/TheAtom the Mighty Atom]], in terms of ForceAndFinesse.
*** Sinestro and Parallax as compared to [[Franchise/GreenLantern Abin Sur's Green Lantern]], with opposing powers of fear versus willpower.
** In ''Thunderworld #1'', in the Sivanas of the Multiverse, there's a Hannibal Lecter-esque version who is far more bloodthirsty and depraved than the rest of them, who travelled back in time and violently murdered his universe's [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Billy Batson]] before he became the Wizard's champion. As a result has become very bored. (Thunderworld's Sivana seems [[EvenEvilHasStandards a bit put off by him]].)
** The majority of the New Reichsmen in ''Mastermen #1'' are evil Nazi doppelgangers of the Justice League of Earth-0.
* From ''ComicBook/{{Shazam}}'', the Marvel Family has numerous examples:
** Captain Marvel's original nemesis, [[MadScientist Dr. Sivana]], was eventually given [[DaddysLittleVillain an evil son and daughter]] to act as foes for Junior and Mary, respectively, in their spin-off books.
** [[TheBrute Ibac]] was Cap's first thematic counterpart: he derives his powers from evil historical figures the way that Cap gets his from legendary good ones, and changes by [[ByThePowerOfGreyskull saying a magic word]]. Junior later got his own version, [[EvilSorcerer Sabbac]], whose powers come from [[DealWithTheDevil six demons]].
** Comicbook/BlackAdam is Captain Marvel's most direct opposite: they have the exact same powers[[note]]well, Adam gets his from ''Egyptian'' gods, but the net effect is essentially the same[[/note]], since Adam was the Wizard's [[FallenHero original Champion]]. Eventually, he became more of an AntiVillain and got a super-powered wife and brother-in-law who were analogues to Mary and Freddy; they even knew a mutant crocodile who served as a counterpart to [[PantheraAwesome Tawky Tawny]]. Then CerebusSyndrome made them all evil to various degrees, fulfilling this trope.
** There's also one-off 1950s villain [[SdrawkcabName Niatpac Levram]], who's literally just an evil version of Captain Marvel's reflection brought to life by a wizard.
* Comicbook/{{Starman}}'s Jack Knight and Nash were on their respective sides of the law mainly because their fathers pushed them there.
* ''ComicBook/{{Superboy|1994}}'': A fair portion of Kon-El's more dangerous opponents are evil versions of himself;
** Kon's arch-enemy Match was cloned from him. He does not see clones in the same humanitarian light as Kon and his pride and hatred of Kon-El mean that even if Kon refers to him as a brother and cares more for his safety and continued well being than his creators he'll always ally himself with them against Kon.
** Black Zero is a version of Kon-El from a different universe who was completed to Westfield's specifications instead of released from Cadmus early by the Newsboy Legion and has conquered several earths which are then left to be ruled over by a Cadmus led dictatorship.
** S-01, or "Bizarre-O", was Cadmus' first unstable failed attempt to clone Superman and a prototype to Kon-El that ends up released accidentally. Like most Bizarros S-01 isn't actually evil but his limited understanding of the world, unpredictable nature and incredible powers make him incredibly dangerous anyway.
** Then there is, of course, ComicBook/SuperboyPrime. While Prime may also be an evil version of Super''man'' his hatred of Kon-El for carrying the Superboy name leads to him actually killing Kon-El.
* ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' has fought many evil versions of hers throughout her career:
** The original Satan Girl, an EvilTwin created by exposure to Red Kryptonite, is every bit as powerful as a Silver Age Supergirl but with zero moral compunctions.
** [[ComicBook/Supergirl2005 Post-Crisis]] Dark Supergirl is a version of the former, but even nastier and violent.
** Superwoman (Lucy Lane) is another female with super-powers and complicated family issues. Nonetheless, she's an human with a super-powerful costume, whereas Supergirl is a Kryptonian with natural-born powers. And even though Supergirl stands up to her mother when she crosses one line, Superwoman would make anything to earn her father's approval, no matter how atrocious.
** Bizarro-Girl is Supergirl's imperfect clone. She's more of a backwards loony with a warped sense of morality than an evil twin, though.
** Overgirl is Supergirl's Nazi counterpart.
** Reign was born and empowered in a lab by who is heavily implied to be Supergirl's father Zor-El. She presents herself as Supergirl's counterpart and her own version of Zod as she wants to use her powers to conquer.
* Franchise/{{Superman}}: Similarly to Batman, Superman's rogues gallery is built on this tropes, with a sci-fi bent.
** Bizarro is an imperfect clone (of varying origin, depending on the medium) of Superman, with all of the Man of Steel's powers. Bizarro's level of "evilness" depends on the writer; generally, he tries to emulate Superman by doing good deeds, he's just got a warped sense of what "good" means. For example, if he sees a bank robbery occurring, he's likely to intervene to help ... the robbers. Of course, since his notion of "helping" is just as distorted, he often winds up as a net positive force anyway more or less despite himself.
** Brainiac is usually depicted as an alien automaton (if not cyborg), that utilizes his mechanical form and inhuman intelligence to crush those who oppose him/it. In contrast, Superman is given strength from his Kryptonian cells that harvest and metabolize solar energy, using his biological abilities and quick-thinking to passively end battles.
** Mr. Myxzptlk is a reality altering imp from the fifth-dimension, not dissimilar from Superman's own status as an "alien" that doesn't "naturally belong". However, while Superman uses his powers for charity and good will, Myxzptlk abuses his powers for pranks and games to alleviate boredom. Going further, Superman's home planet was destroyed, contrasting with Myxzptlk, who shifts from his home dimension to ours whenever the whim takes him.
** Zod is as much an EvilCounterpart to Superman as he is to his father, Jor-El. While Superman has acclimated to Earths culture and can perfectly synergies the best aspects of his adopted planet and Krypton, Zod waxes nostalgia on his planets more violent and competitive past. Sporting a militaristic "might-makes-right" philosophy, he uses his tactical genius and yellow-sun powers to prop himself up over others and wants nothing more than to rule a new Krypton with an iron fist. Superman is a citizen who voluntarily uses his powers to help people and ennoble others, Zod is a soldier at heart and sees no point helping those that are weaker. Both call upon their heritage, Superman opts for an enlightened perspective instilled in him by Jor-El, Zod longs for the brutality of old Krypton.
** SelfDemonstrating/{{Lobo}} surprisingly checks all the right boxes to be Superman's Evil Counterpart and generally succeeds in being a {{Foil}} to Supes whenever they face each other. Lobo is the [[TheLastOfHisKind last]] son of Czarnia much like Supes is the last son of Krypton and like Clark, Lobo is a super strong, super fast, nigh-indestructible GeniusBruiser who is more resource and canny than his foes would suspect. The difference between them is cystal clear though, while Superman escaped the destruction of his planet, ''Lobo caused it himself'' and while Supes is an AllLovingHero who embodies TheCape, Lobo on the other hand is a ruthless BountyHunter AntiHero who only cares about getting paid and causing violence. Though ironically Lobo does have a [[BruiserWithASoftCenter soft side]] and Superman is [[BewareTheNiceOnes quite terrifying]] when pushed hard enough.
*** Perhaps in recognition of this trope, DC redesigned Lobo in the ComicBook/New52, taking away his BadassBiker look and making him TallDarkAndHandsome like Clark. After some [[ReplacementScrappy severe backlash]], DC soon brought back the OG Lobo back.
** Parallels from even some of his lesser bad guys can be drawn:
*** Superman is an alien who draws his strength harmlessly from the sun, while the Parasite is a human who steals the electro-chemical energy from other people.
*** Superman's other well-known nickname is the "Man of Tomorrow" for his forward-thinking ideals and his solar-powered biology, contrasting with Metallo -- a literal {{Transhuman}} powered by kryptonite.
*** Like with to Parasite, Livewire's electrical powers parallel Superman's energy absorption, but she uses her powers purely for the fame and attention she gets from being a supervillain, while Superman is a media darling for his good deeds.
** Taking into account various media, between [[CardCarryingVillain Ultraman]] (which name alone refers to several similar characters), [[KnightTemplar Justice Lord Superman]], [[{{Jerkass}} Kal]] and Kal-El in ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', [[AxCrazy Superboy Prime]], [[BrainwashedAndCrazy mind-controlled Captain Marvel]], Cyborg Superman, etc., Superman has more evil counterparts than he knows what to do with.
** The Krypton Man/Eradicator was yet another one in his early appearances, before becoming an AntiHeroSubstitute after ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman''.
** It almost looked like Superman’s new substitutes after his famous death were good counterparts of his enemies. With Steel of Luthor (human scientist in a powered armor suit); Superboy of Bizarro (clone); Eradicator of Brainiac (alien automaton); but noticebly averted with Cyborg Superman and Metallo (BOTH evil transhuman cyborgs)
* ComicBook/WonderWoman:
** ([[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Earth-Two]]) Gundra is an evil reflection of Diana The champion of a god of wisdom and war who is a leader of a group of warrior women and took part in WWII Gundra put in on the side of the Nazis and Axis powers rather than the Allies. Highlighted when Axis Amerika took her on as their Wonder Woman equivalent in their first lineup, and also by the way the rest of the Golden Age Valkyries defected and joined the Amazons, swearing oaths of non-violence.
** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman2006'': Devastation is an evil counterpart, who was gifted by Cronus and the Titans rather than The Olympian Gods.
** Superwoman the evil Amazon from Earth 3 is an Evil Counterpart to Diana and a CompositeCharacter of her and ComicBook/LoisLane. Instead of the Lasso of Truth Superwoman has a ''barbed'' Lasso of Submission and while Diana has healthy relationships with Steve Trevor, Superman and Batman Superwoman [[ReallyGetsAround sleeps around with many men]].
** Barbara Ann Minerva aka ComicBook/{{Cheetah}} in many ways is a evil counterpart Diana, especially in the ComicBook/New52 where she's a fellow Amazon who thanks to cutting herself on a ancient dagger transformed into a human-cheetah hybrid who serves the "Goddess of the Hunt" much like Diana serves Olympians. Cheetah can also ensnare people (e.g Superman) with her powers much like Diana can control people with her Lasso, they're also both [[BloodKnight Blood Knights]] in later continuities but Diana has moral standards which Cheetah happily lacks. Even outside the New 52 and in ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'' Cheetah is imbued with the powers of the Gods much like Diana is.
** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman2011'': Also in the New 52, Donna Troy (who is already a [[ContinuitySnarl/DonnaTroy Continuity Snarl]]) is turned into Diana's EvilKnockOff by the sorceress Derinoe using the same clay birthing method like in Wonder Woman's original origin. However while this Donna Troy was created for the sole purpose of killing and replacing Diana, she is defeated and given FalseMemories becoming a hero like she is in [[ComicBook/WonderGirl previous continuities]].
* [[RobotGirl Cyborgirl]] ([=LeTonya=] Charles) happens to be an evil version of ComicBook/{{Cyborg}}, as she had permanently damaged her body by overdosing on the drug Tar. But her aunt, who happened to be one of the scientists who repaired Victor Stone, saved her with [[WeCanRebuildHim powerful]] [[UnwillingRoboticization cybernetic implants]], hoping that this would reform her and give her a second chance in life. However, rather than use her newfound gifts for good, [=LeTonya=] chose to focus more on personal gain, essentially becoming [[RoboticPsychopath more machine than human]].
