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* The Backwoodsman seems to be a CanadaEh send-up of Wolverine from his brief description. He's a mountain man immortal who is considered an undisputed badass. Later, a second Wolverine {{Expy}} appears in the form of the Wildebeast, who is a cyborg werewolf who works for the Tomorrow Society.

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* The Backwoodsman seems to be a CanadaEh Canadian send-up of Wolverine from his brief description. He's a mountain man immortal who is considered an undisputed badass. Later, a second Wolverine {{Expy}} appears in the form of the Wildebeast, who is a cyborg werewolf who works for the Tomorrow Society.
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* Robin Hood and Maid Marian are archer heroes standing in for Hawkeye and Mockingbird or Green Arrow and Black Canary.
* The Trench Coat Magician is one for OccultDetective types like John Constantine, Doctor Occult, and so on.


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* Psychoslinger is a PsychopathicManchild and NotSoHarmlessVillain with a goofy gimmick who just loves killing people for fun. He's very similar to Bullseye.


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* Nikki Tesla is a GenderFlipped version of Doctor Octopus, being a MadScientist enemy of Splotch that also has multiple arms. She notably is in a DatingCatwoman relationship with Red Splotch.
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* The Ice Scream Man, the Typewriter, and Big Ben are horrifying yet campy villains that menaced the Nightwalker during his days as Falconcrest City's defender. WordOfGod says they were ones for the Sixties Joker, Riddler, and Penguin.
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* The Chrome Scarab AKA Rocketdeath is one for the Beetle, even containing a version of his HeelFaceTurn to Mach IV.


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* The Red Condor is one for the Vulture, being an enemy of Splotch and extremely old GadgeteerGenius.


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* The Hollow Earth is a LostWorld similar to the Savage Land and Skartaris. It is also, of course, one for Pellucidar.
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* Splotch is actually a LegacyHero Spider-Man with a few generations of quipping swinging heroes dating back to the Sixties. The original Splotch being the Steve Dikto one, the Eighties and Nineties Splotch being the married one, and the modern one being the MCU one alongside his cousins. There'd even Red Splotch, who is one for Ben Reilly from the Clone Saga. They make magical constructs and use CastingAShadow stilts as well as legs to swing around, though. Mimi starts dating the Miles Morales-analog at one point.
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* The Prismatic Commando (formerly the [=AmeriCommando=]) is a CompositeCharacter of Iron Man, Green Lantern, and Captain America. He was a WW2 veteran who received a set of alien space armor but broke away from being the government's tool to fight for a more hippie progressive cause. He was also named Steven Soldiers.

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* The Prismatic Commando (formerly the [=AmeriCommando=]) is a CompositeCharacter of Iron Man, Green Lantern, and Captain America. He was a WW2 [=WW2=] veteran who received a set of alien space armor but broke away from being the government's tool to fight for a more hippie progressive cause. He was also named Steven Soldiers.

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* The Nightwalker is one for Batman as the Society of Superheroes reflects archetypes of the Justice League (Ultragod for Superman/Green Lantern, Guinevere for Wonder Woman, Prismatic Commando for Captain America).

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* The Nightwalker is one for Batman and Doctor Strange as he is a mystical wizard who defends reality but also is TheCowl who protects the Society of Superheroes reflects archetypes of the Justice League (Ultragod for Superman/Green Lantern, Guinevere for Wonder Woman, Prismatic Commando for Captain America).worst city in America.


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* The Society of Superheroes reflects archetypes of the Justice League (Ultragod for Superman/Green Lantern, Guinevere for Wonder Woman, Prismatic Commando for Captain America, the Nightwalker for Batman and so on. They are the world's premiere heroes and have a moon base.

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* The Extreme seem to be one for Youngblood, X-Force, the Authority, and every other 90s Antihero superhero team. They're a bunch of angsty {{Antihero}} NominalHero types with needless cybernetics, ninja, as well as {{Stripperiffic}} costumes.

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* The Extreme Extreme! seem to be one for Youngblood, X-Force, the Authority, and every other 90s Antihero superhero team. They're a bunch of angsty {{Antihero}} NominalHero types with needless cybernetics, ninja, as well as {{Stripperiffic}} costumes.


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* The Prismatic Commando (formerly the [=AmeriCommando=]) is a CompositeCharacter of Iron Man, Green Lantern, and Captain America. He was a WW2 veteran who received a set of alien space armor but broke away from being the government's tool to fight for a more hippie progressive cause. He was also named Steven Soldiers.
* Guinevere is the WonderWomanWannabe of the setting, being Morgan Le Fey's daughter and Mordred's twin sister. She wielded the sword Caliburn and came from an island of female druids who raised her to fight evil.

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* Gary Karkofsky is one for the Hood crossed with Peter Parker. He's a WorkingClassHero at least at first who loses his beloved relative to a random attack and decides to use his powers to become a supervillain based on their example. He is prone to massive amounts of quippage and bad luck. He's a lot more successful than Peter, though. Also, strangely successful with the opposite sex.

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* Gary Karkofsky is one for the Hood crossed with Peter Parker. He's a WorkingClassHero at least at first who loses his beloved relative to a random attack and decides to use his powers to become a supervillain based on their example. He is prone to massive amounts of quippage and bad luck. He's a lot more successful than Peter, though. Also, strangely successful with the opposite sex.[[foldercontrol]]

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* Cindy Wakowski a.k.a Red Riding Hood is one for Harley Quinn as a beautiful female henchwoman, snarky attitude, and Chaotic Evil BigFun personality.
* Diabloman is a down-on-his-luck combination of Deathstroke and Bane. He's the former archenemy of the Texas Guardians, who were a teenage hero team, and a NoNonsenseVillain. He also is a Luchadore who fought the Nightwalker many times.



* Tom Terror seems to be a combination of the Red Skull, Doctor Sivanna, and Golden to Silver Age Lex Luthor. He's a Nazi MadScientist who is the present leader of most supervillains as well as founder of PHANTOM. He is the archenemy of Ultragod as well.



* Zul-Barbas is Cthulhu with the serial-numbers filed off. Also comes with his own cult and ''Necronomicon'' with ''The Book of Midnight.'' Basically, an ElderAbomination that wants to enter this reality and end reality.
* The Brotherhood of Infamy combines the cult of Cthulhu and Brotherhood of Owls. It's a secret conspiracy that worships the Great Beasts and is the source for most of Falconcrest City's misery.



* P.H.A.N.T.O.M and the Foundation for World Harmony appear to be ones for Hydra and S.H.I.E.L.D. They're a pair of feuding conspiracies with the former being a Nazi TheRemnant with lots of super science while the latter is a United Government (itself an {{Expy}} for the UN) agency devoted to fighting supervillainous terrorist organizations.
* President Omega is a combination of Handsome Jack and the Red Skull with Kang the Conqueror. He's a snarky asshole that can match Gary quip for quip but he's from the future and came back in time to destroy the peaceful utopian origins of his reality.
* Other Gary seems to draw from the Justice Lords in the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' cartoon and villains in ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'', particularly the portrayal of Superman. There's also some Superboy Prime and Alex Luthor in his desire to bring back his old world. He's basically the Silver Age Gary from a LighterAndSofter world driven mad by his reality being replaced with a DarkerAndEdgier one.
* Entropicus is one for Skeletor, Darkseid, Thanos, and Shao Khan all rolled into one. He's a MultiversalConqueror who lives at the end of time and a PhysicalGod that turns out to have been Death's former consort. He wants to end all life everywhere.

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* P.H.A.N.T.O.M and the The Foundation for World Harmony appear to be ones for Hydra and S.H.I.E.L.D. They're a pair of feuding conspiracies with the former being a Nazi TheRemnant with lots of super science while the latter is a United Government (itself an {{Expy}} for the UN) agency devoted to fighting supervillainous terrorist organizations.
* President Omega is a combination of Handsome Jack and the Red Skull with Kang the Conqueror. He's a snarky asshole that can match Gary quip for quip but he's from the future and came back in time to destroy the peaceful utopian origins of his reality.
* Other Gary seems to draw from the Justice Lords in the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' cartoon and villains in ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'', particularly the portrayal of Superman. There's also some Superboy Prime and Alex Luthor in his desire to bring back his old world. He's basically the Silver Age Gary from a LighterAndSofter world driven mad by his reality being replaced with a DarkerAndEdgier one.
* Entropicus is one for Skeletor, Darkseid, Thanos, and Shao Khan all rolled into one. He's a MultiversalConqueror who lives at the end of time and a PhysicalGod that turns out to have been Death's former consort. He wants to end all life everywhere.
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* Red Sindi is one for Red Sonja, to the point of being a CaptainErsatz. Basically a BarbarianHero version of Cindy with beautiful red hair and a magic sword.
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* Gary Karkofsky is one for the Hood crossed with Peter Parker. He's a WorkingClassHero at least at first who loses his beloved relative to a random attack and decides to use his powers to become a supervillain based on their example. He is prone to massive amounts of quippage and bad luck. He's a lot more successful than Peter, though. Also, strangely successful with the opposite sex.
* Cindy Wakowski a.k.a Red Riding Hood is one for Harley Quinn as a beautiful female henchwoman, snarky attitude, and Chaotic Evil BigFun personality.
* Diabloman is a down-on-his-luck combination of Deathstroke and Bane. He's the former archenemy of the Texas Guardians, who were a teenage hero team, and a NoNonsenseVillain. He also is a Luchadore who fought the Nightwalker many times.
* Tom Terror seems to be a combination of the Red Skull, Doctor Sivanna, and Golden to Silver Age Lex Luthor. He's a Nazi MadScientist who is the present leader of most supervillains as well as founder of PHANTOM. He is the archenemy of Ultragod as well.
* Zul-Barbas is Cthulhu with the serial-numbers filed off. Also comes with his own cult and ''Necronomicon'' with ''The Book of Midnight.'' Basically, an EldritchAbomination that wants to enter this reality and end reality.
* The Brotherhood of Infamy combines the cult of Cthulhu and Brotherhood of Owls. It's a secret conspiracy that worships the Great Beasts and is the source for most of Falconcrest City's misery.
* P.H.A.N.T.O.M is one for Hydra being a TheRemnant of the Nazis with lots of super science and occult power.
* President Omega is a combination of Handsome Jack and the Red Skull with Kang the Conqueror. He's a snarky asshole that can match Gary quip for quip but he's from the future and came back in time to destroy the peaceful utopian origins of his reality.
* Other Gary seems to draw from the Justice Lords in the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' cartoon and villains in ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'', particularly the portrayal of Superman. There's also some Superboy Prime and Alex Luthor in his desire to bring back his old world. He's basically the Silver Age Gary from a LighterAndSofter world driven mad by his reality being replaced with a DarkerAndEdgier one.
* Entropicus is one for Skeletor, Darkseid, Thanos, and Shao Khan all rolled into one. He's a MultiversalConqueror who lives at the end of time and a PhysicalGod that turns out to have been Death's former consort. He wants to end all life everywhere.



* Red Sindi is one for Red Sonja, to the point of being a CaptainErsatz. Basically a BarbarianHero version of Cindy with beautiful red hair and a magic sword.

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* Red Sindi The United Government is a stand-in for the United Nations, having a lot more power and more akin to the one depicted in spy fiction from the Sixties.
* Superpedia is the in-universe version of Wikipedia with a bigger focus on superheroes.
* [=CrimeTube=]
is one for Red Sonja, to the point of Youtube being a CaptainErsatz. Basically video based channel that lots of people stream on.
* Londonium is
a BarbarianHero steampunk {{Ruritania}} ruled by a 19th century version of Cindy with beautiful red hair and a magic sword.Doctor Doom.
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* Cindy Wakowski a.k.a Red Riding Hood is one for Harley Quinn as a beautiful female henchwoman, snarky attitude, and ChaoticEvil BigFun personality.

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* Cindy Wakowski a.k.a Red Riding Hood is one for Harley Quinn as a beautiful female henchwoman, snarky attitude, and ChaoticEvil Chaotic Evil BigFun personality.
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The series has a huge number of these and CompositeCharacter types.

* Gary Karkofsky is one for the Hood crossed with Peter Parker. He's a WorkingClassHero at least at first who loses his beloved relative to a random attack and decides to use his powers to become a supervillain based on their example. He is prone to massive amounts of quippage and bad luck. He's a lot more successful than Peter, though. Also, strangely successful with the opposite sex.
* The Nightwalker is one for Batman as the Society of Superheroes reflects archetypes of the Justice League (Ultragod for Superman/Green Lantern, Guinevere for Wonder Woman, Prismatic Commando for Captain America).
* Cindy Wakowski a.k.a Red Riding Hood is one for Harley Quinn as a beautiful female henchwoman, snarky attitude, and ChaoticEvil BigFun personality.
* Diabloman is a down-on-his-luck combination of Deathstroke and Bane. He's the former archenemy of the Texas Guardians, who were a teenage hero team, and a NoNonsenseVillain. He also is a Luchadore who fought the Nightwalker many times.
* Ultragod is the SupermanSubstitute of the setting, being the first superhero from the 1930s with FlyingBrick powers as well as HardLight powers. He is also the equivalent of Franchise/{{Green Lantern}}, being able to make constructs with his mind.
* Ultragoddess is one for ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} w/ Franchise/{{Green Lantern}}s powers, being the daughter of BigGood Ultragod and his version of Lois Lane.
* The Shadow Seven are stand-ins for the Suicide Squad and Thunderbolts, being a team assembled for the purposes of redeeming supervillains.
* Tom Terror seems to be a combination of the Red Skull, Doctor Sivanna, and Golden to Silver Age Lex Luthor. He's a Nazi MadScientist who is the present leader of most supervillains as well as founder of PHANTOM. He is the archenemy of Ultragod as well.
* The Extreme seem to be one for Youngblood, X-Force, the Authority, and every other 90s Antihero superhero team. They're a bunch of angsty {{Antihero}} NominalHero types with needless cybernetics, ninja, as well as {{Stripperiffic}} costumes.
* Sunlight seems to be a parody of the Burt Ward Robin from the 1960s Batman series. He's an elderly BadassNormal superhero who spent a great deal of time in rehab for his partying Sixties lifestyle.
* Zul-Barbas is Cthulhu with the serial-numbers filed off. Also comes with his own cult and ''Necronomicon'' with ''The Book of Midnight.'' Basically, an ElderAbomination that wants to enter this reality and end reality.
* The Brotherhood of Infamy combines the cult of Cthulhu and Brotherhood of Owls. It's a secret conspiracy that worships the Great Beasts and is the source for most of Falconcrest City's misery.
* Nightgirl seems to be one for Spoiler/ComicBook/{{Batgirl}}/Barbara Gordon. She's a millionaire heiress working against her supervillain father and inherits the power of the Batman Expy.
* The Backwoodsman seems to be a CanadaEh send-up of Wolverine from his brief description. He's a mountain man immortal who is considered an undisputed badass. Later, a second Wolverine {{Expy}} appears in the form of the Wildebeast, who is a cyborg werewolf who works for the Tomorrow Society.
* P.H.A.N.T.O.M and the Foundation for World Harmony appear to be ones for Hydra and S.H.I.E.L.D. They're a pair of feuding conspiracies with the former being a Nazi TheRemnant with lots of super science while the latter is a United Government (itself an {{Expy}} for the UN) agency devoted to fighting supervillainous terrorist organizations.
* President Omega is a combination of Handsome Jack and the Red Skull with Kang the Conqueror. He's a snarky asshole that can match Gary quip for quip but he's from the future and came back in time to destroy the peaceful utopian origins of his reality.
* Other Gary seems to draw from the Justice Lords in the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' cartoon and villains in ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'', particularly the portrayal of Superman. There's also some Superboy Prime and Alex Luthor in his desire to bring back his old world. He's basically the Silver Age Gary from a LighterAndSofter world driven mad by his reality being replaced with a DarkerAndEdgier one.
* Entropicus is one for Skeletor, Darkseid, Thanos, and Shao Khan all rolled into one. He's a MultiversalConqueror who lives at the end of time and a PhysicalGod that turns out to have been Death's former consort. He wants to end all life everywhere.
* Valkyrie Girl and Viking Boy are this for the Marvel Family. They're KidHero orphans who gained the power to become adults through Norse magic.
* The League of Archvillains is one for the Legion of Doom. It's a collection of BigBad supervillains who are led by no less than Dracula himself with such luminaries as Baba Yaga among their ranks. They also live in a secret fortress in the middle of a swamp.
* The Dragon King is one for Fing Fang Foom, Godzilla, and Thulsa Doom. It is a Hyborian Age kaiju-sized dragon that fought barbarian heroes before getting woken up in the Fifties by nuclear testing. It later became a Doctor No-esque island crime lord.
* Red Sindi is one for Red Sonja, to the point of being a CaptainErsatz. Basically a BarbarianHero version of Cindy with beautiful red hair and a magic sword.

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