History EvilCounterpart / TheDCU

** Ever since the Perez run, writers have played up the similarities and contrasts between Diana and Circe. Both are divinely powered women of Greek origin who live on secluded mystical islands where they worship pagan deities. But while Diana wants to uplift humanity, [[MisanthropeSupreme Circe sees them as no better than animals]] [[TheCurropter and wants to drag them further down.]] As Circe says to Diana in issue #19 of Wonder Woman Volume 2:

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!!The following have their own pages:

* The ''ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}'' series tried giving [[Characters/CatwomanSelinaKyle Selina Kyle]] an EvilCounterpart several 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), another was Hellhound (a male chauvinist who'd been trained by the same OldMaster, and been TheUnfavorite), and yet another was Mouse (a criminal computer hacker). None of them really caught on.

* 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. It should be noted that unlike the majority of entries, Punchline isn't Harley Quinn's enemy though, she's Bluebird's.

* 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.

*** His main counterpart is Zoom a.k.a ''[[Characters/TheFlashHunterZolomon Hunter Zolomon]]'', a former profiler who is convinced that superheroes are only effective if they lose people they care about.

*** Barry's ArchEnemy is [[Characters/TheFlashEobardThawne Professor Zoom/Reverse-Flash a.k.a EobardThawne]], a time-traveling stalker from the future who wants to destroy everything Flash loves, including killing Barry's mother Nora when Barry was a child.

* 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 time-traveling stalker from the future who wanted to destroy everything Flash loved.
** Wally West's counterpart is Zoom a.k.a ''[[Characters/TheFlashHunterZolomon Hunter Zolomon]]'', 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 previously 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 ''and'' Inertia]].
** 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/TheFlashRebirth'' introduces two more evil counterparts:

* 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.
* 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 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.
** 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.
* The Krypton Man/Eradicator was yet another one in his early appearances, before becoming an AntiHeroSubstitute after ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman''.

* 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.

A fair portion of [[ComicBook/{{Superboy|1994}} Kon-El's]] more dangerous opponents are evil versions of himself.

* ''EvilCounterpart/{{Superman}}''

!!''ComicBook/{{Batman}}''
* Killer Moth has no backstory or character similarity to Bruce Wayne, but he deliberately patterned himself as a criminal Batman; where Batman could be summoned by the Bat-Signal to help cops catch crooks, Killer Moth would give criminals a "Moth Signal" to summon him when they were in a bind, and then he'd show up to help them get away from the cops. He put up a pretty good showing back when he first appeared, but his defeat by Batgirl in her debut (before she even officially ''was'' a superhero- she was just going to a costume party ''as'' Batgirl and happened to stumble on him trying to kidnap Bruce Wayne) completely killed his reputation, and he gradually turned into a minor nuisance with an inferiority complex. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea for him to name his supervillain identity 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 ''ComicBook/JLA1997'', 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 Literature/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 UpperClassTwit 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 Barabra 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.
** Tabby Brennan was set up to be this to the Helena Bertinelli (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.
* 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 [[EvilDoppelganger parallel universe's Batman]] who killed the Joker, only to be infected by Joker's madness. To make matters worse, he formed an entire LegionOfDoom made up of evil Batmen that also served as counterparts to himself ''and'' each member of the Justice League in addition to {{Anthropomorphic Personification}}s of his various fears & regrets, with Laughs representing his fear of HeWhoFightsMonsters.
** The Drowned, [[GenderBentAlternateUniverse Bryce Wayne]], was a counterpart to himself and Aquaman who took over Atlantis, representing Bruce's fears of [[DifferentlyPoweredIndividuals metahumans]].
** The Dawnbreaker was a Batman with a Green Lantern ring who went well past the DespairEventHorizon and executed criminals and anyone who stood in his way with impunity, representing Bruce's fears of WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity as well as losing himself to his inner pain.
** The Merciless was a counterpart to himself and Wonder Woman, becoming a ruthless BloodKnight after gaining Ares' power and representing his fear of [[ThouShaltNotKill what he would become if he broke his famous rule]].
** The Devastator was a counterpart to himself and Superman who infected himself with the Doomsday Virus to stop [[BewareTheSuperman a corrupted Superman]] and inadvertently became a WalkingWasteland. He represented Bruce's fears of [[DespairEventHorizon losing all hope]] as well as being unable to fully trust Superman.
** The Murder Machine was a counterpart to himself and Cyborg, an [[AIIsACrapshoot evil Alfred AI]] that served as a ReplacementGoldfish after the real one was murdered before performing an UnwillingRoboticisation on him, representing Bruce's fears of both losing his humanity and being too dependent on his surrogate father.
** The Red Death was a Batman who used the Cosmic Treadmill to pull a GrandTheftMe on ComicBook/TheFlash after the deaths of the Bat-Family, representing his fears of losing his loved ones once more and having old age slow him down.
* 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 ''ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}'' series tried giving [[Characters/CatwomanSelinaKyle Selina Kyle]] an EvilCounterpart several 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), another was Hellhound (a male chauvinist who'd been trained by the same OldMaster, and been TheUnfavorite), and yet another was Mouse (a criminal computer hacker). None of them really caught on.
* 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. It should be noted that unlike the majority of entries, Punchline isn't Harley Quinn's enemy though, she's Bluebird's.

!!ComicBook/{{Batman}}

* ''EvilCounterpart/{{Batman}}''

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!!Comic Books
!!!The following have their own pages:

->"We were both born by whom of god. I am your reflection in a warped mirror. This world is not big enough for the two of us".

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!!Films
!!!The following have their own pages:
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* ''EvilCounterpart/DCExtendedUniverse''
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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.
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!!Live-Action TV
* ''Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}''
** ''Series/{{Arrow}}''. '''[[Characters/ArrowverseOliverQueen Oliver Queen / The (Green) Arrow]]''' has several evil counterparts:
*** '''[[Characters/ArrowverseMalcolmMerlyn Malcolm Merlyn]]''' shares his goals in saving the city. Oliver tries to save the city by targeting the rich, while Merlyn targets the poor.
*** '''[[Characters/ArrowverseSladeWilson 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.
** 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.
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!!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/TeenTitans2003''
** 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.
* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'': ''Phantoms'' sets Lady Shiva up to be one to Cheshire. 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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* 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.

** 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.

* ''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).

* ''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]]).
* Death Mayhew, commander of the Nazi flying group the White Lions (and a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of Creator/ErrolFlynn), was this to Comicbook/{{Blackhawk}}.

** 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.

* All four [[Comicbook/TheFlash Flash]]es have fought a "reverse flash" of some sort or another.

* 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).

*** Sinestro and Parallax as compared to [[Franchise/GreenLantern Abin Sur's Green Lantern]], with opposing powers of fear versus willpower.

* Comicbook/{{Starman}}'s Jack Knight and Nash were on their respective sides of the law mainly because their fathers pushed them there.

*** 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.

** Barry Allen fought Professor Zoom/Reverse-Flash a.k.a ComicBook/EobardThawne, a stalker who wanted to destroy everything Flash loved.

** ComicBook/TheFlashRebirth introduces two more evil counterparts:

** [[CanonForeigner Immigrating]] from Series/Arrow, Tommy Merlyn mirrors Oliver in terms of the same upbringing: both are from upper-class lineages, both were heirs to large corporations (Queen Enterprises and Merlyn Global Group), both had fathers who were archers themselves, both had parents who committed adultery (Robert cheated 2 times whilst Malcolm had an affair with Moira), both had playboy personalities, both underwent a catastrophic boating accident that heavily traumatized them and left them deserted on an island (although this was the same incident).

* ''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.

* The ''ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}'' series tried giving Selina an EvilCounterpart several 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), another was Hellhound (a male chauvinist who'd been trained by the same OldMaster, and been TheUnfavorite), and yet another was Mouse (a criminal computer hacker). None of them really caught on.

** 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.

* ''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/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/{{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 [[NotSoDifferentRemark points out their similarities]] in the climax.
** 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.]]

* Comicbook/{{Starman}}'s Jack Knight and Nash were on their respective sides of the law mainly

* 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}}: Similar to Batman, Superman's RoguesGallery is built on this trope but with a sci-fi twist.
** 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.
** 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 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.
*** 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)