History FreudianTrio / ComicBooks

** Elijah Snow (Superego), Jakita Wagner (Id), and The Drummer (Ego).

*** Id: Franchise/WonderWoman -- An impulsive, often violent [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Proud Warrior Race Girl]], in sharp opposition to her original creator's intended [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] motivations for the character.

*** During the [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age of Comics]], and comics that revisit Earth-Two:

* ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' (Silver Age, but some aspects went into UsefulNotes/{{the Bronze Age|OfComicBooks}})

** Superego: [[JustForPun Super]]man -- Appropriately enough as the idealist and one most concerned about the Rules.

* In the early 90s ''Comicbook/IncredibleHulk'' writer Peter David had psychologist Doc Samson use hypnosis to the integrate the Hulk's different personalities which he described as

** Superego: [[Comicbook/RobinSeries Robin]] -- intellectual and disciplined

** Ego: ComicBook/{{Superboy}} -- Capable of basic judgment. He also [[IdiotHero got mad that Robin was the "SUPER" ego]].

* ''ComicBook/RobinSeries'' -- Before Ives integrates Tim and Callie into his group of school friends Ives and "[[TheDividual Hudster]]" make a perfect FreudianTrio:

* ''Comicbook/{{Legion of Super-Heroes}}'', the Founders Three [[note]]These roles aren't, however, carried over into the animated series, in which Cosmic Boy and Saturn Girl are not consistently part of the core team on which the series focuses.[[/note]]:

Comicbook/TheAvengers:
* Ego: ComicBook/CaptainAmerica -- Charismatic, idealistic, peacemaking; the face of the group and [[TheCape ideal hero]]
* Superego: ComicBook/IronMan -- Intellectual, pragmatic, and paranoid; can get a little KnightTemplar without balance
* Id: [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] -- Loves fighting, storytelling and good company; the '[[BoisterousBruiser smite first and ask questions later]]' guy

''ComicBook/DoomPatrol''
* (During Arnold Drake's original run)
** Ego: Elasti-girl -- Most well-adjusted, often the voice of reason.
** Superego: Negative Man -- Tends to view things at a remove because of his powers.
** Id: Robotman -- Prone to bouts of mania or depression.
* (During Grant Morrison's run)
** Id: Crazy Jane -- unpredictable, can change between her different personalities anytime, many of the personalities show little self-restraint.
** Superego: Rebis -- contemplative, sees things from a higher perspective, often oblivious to mundane matters.
** Ego: Robotman -- the informal reader, highly practical, tries to keep both Jane and Rebis focused on whatever their current mission is.

''Franchise/JusticeLeague'', and the recent (2008) comic series ''Trinity'':
"The triumvirate" of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman often match this (although the position each occupies can change depending on the situation [[DependingOnTheWriter and who's writing]]). Most of the time:
* Ego: Franchise/WonderWoman -- (Superman's ideals, but as a trained warrior, understanding Batman's points)
* Superego: [[JustForPun Super]]man -- Appropriately enough as the idealist and one most concerned about the Rules.
* Id: Franchise/{{Batman}} -- the calculating rule breaker and an angry one.
** Alternately, In ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'' and ''The Comicbook/{{New 52}}'':
*** Id: Franchise/WonderWoman -- An impulsive, often violent [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Proud Warrior Race Girl]], in sharp opposition to her original creator's intended [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] motivations for the character.
*** Superego: Franchise/{{Batman}} -- [[BatmanGambit Calculating]], [[IDidWhatIHadToDo ruthlessly pragmatic]], [[CrazyPrepared always planning]], [[TheStoic humorless]].
*** Ego: Franchise/{{Superman}} -- The tiebreaker; [[TheConscience tries to hold the other two to the heroic ideals that are supposed to be the nominal goal of superheroes]].
** During the [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age of Comics]], and comics that revisit Earth-Two:
*** Ego: Wonder Woman -- Compassion and understanding are core to Diana. Of the three Di has the strictest no killing rule which she does not hold others to
*** Superego: Batman -- Bruce is the most calculating, stoic and pragmatic of the three, and avoids physical fights when possible.
*** Id: Superman -- Clark is the most violent and impulsive of the three, and is willing to break the law to do what is right

The Three Old Men of the ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica:
* Superego: Jay Garrick, the original [[ComicBook/TheFlash Flash]]
* Ego: Alan Scott the original ComicBook/GreenLantern
* Id: Ted Grant, the original ComicBook/{{Wildcat}}

The Injustice League
* Ego: ComicBook/LexLuthor -- The most reasonable of the trio and the brains.
* Id: ComicBook/TheJoker -- Most likely to go utterly AxCrazy at a moment's notice.
* Superego: ComicBook/{{Cheetah}} -- The one to have moral objections to having [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil Dr. Light]] on the team.

''Comicbook/{{Legion of Super-Heroes}}'', the Founders Three [[note]]These roles aren't, however, carried over into the animated series, in which Cosmic Boy and Saturn Girl are not consistently part of the core team on which the series focuses.[[/note]]:
* Ego: ComicBook/CosmicBoy
* Id: Lightning Lad/Live Wire
* Superego: Saturn Girl

''ComicBook/YoungJustice'' - Red Tornado puts the three original members of Young Justice into these groups in issue 1.
* Superego: [[Comicbook/RobinSeries Robin]] -- intellectual and disciplined
* Id: ComicBook/{{Impulse}} -- Raised in a virtual world, lives in the moment
* Ego: ComicBook/{{Superboy}} -- Capable of basic judgment. He also [[IdiotHero got mad that Robin was the "SUPER" ego]].

''ComicBook/RobinSeries'' - Before Ives integrates Tim and Callie into his group of school friends Ives and "[[TheDividual Hudster]]" make a perfect FreudianTrio:
* Superego: Kevin Hudson -- rational, cool headed, intellectual and studious
* Id: Hudson -- incredibly impulsive, outgoing, makes rash decisions and gets into arguments often
* Ego: Sebastian Ives -- studious and playful, he makes his emotionally instigated decisions based on logic

''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' (Silver Age, but some aspects went into UsefulNotes/{{the Bronze Age|OfComicBooks}})
* Superego: Dick Grayson/Robin I
* Id: Roy Harper/Speedy I
* Ego: Donna Troy[=/=]ComicBook/WonderGirl I

''ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey''

** Superego: [[Comicbook/{{Huntress}} Huntress/Helena Bertinelli]] -- the former head of secret spy agency Spyral, Helena is intellectual, largely logical and pratical, to the point that she can often come across as cold and humourless.

[[ComicBook/{{Robin}} The Robins]], traditionally
* Superego: Dick Grayson, the original Robin -- Trained the rest.
* Id: Jason Todd, the second Robin -- Violent, aggressive and vengeful.
* Ego: Tim Drake, the third Robin -- An AudienceSurrogate who [[JumpedAtTheCall always wanted to be Batman's sidekick]].
** At the tail end of the ''ComicBook/PostCrisis'' continuity Jason was replaced by Damian Wayne and the dynamic changed to:
*** Dick Grayson/Nightwing/Batman- the charming, optimistic, charismatic, compassionate BigBrotherMentor; mediates between Tim and Damian (Ego)
*** Damian Wayne/Robin - the violent, spoiled, arrogant, reckless assassin turn KidSidekick (Id)
*** Tim Drake/Red Robin - the moody, emotionally detached, reserved, intensely serious detective (Superego)

Franchise/{{Batman}} According to [[http://sequart.org/magazine/18713/bamtan-the-freudian-super-hero/ this article]] the three identities of Bruce Wayne function as such.
* Superego: "Billionaire" Bruce-- "Benefactor for change in Gotham City"
* Id: Batman-- "creature of vengeance; pure brutality"
* Ego: "Boy" Bruce (aka the "real" Bruce Wayne)-- "the rational Bruce; controls Batman's brutality and the Billionaire's drive for change"

[[ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} The three Batgirls]] formed this dynamic in ComicBook/Batgirl2000:
* Superego: Oracle/Barbara Gordon -- The rational adult who tries to keep her younger, more impulsive companions in check.
* Id: Spoiler/Stephanie Brown -- The youngest of the group, a reckless and emotional teenager who is equally passionate in anger or cheerfulness.
* Ego: Batgirl/Cassandra -- The most heroic and driven of the group, who works to keep Stephanie from getting herself hurt, while reminding Barbara what she's fighting for.

The main characters of ''ComicBook/RichardDragonKungFuFighter'' had this dynamic.
* Superego: ComicBook/RichardDragon-- Calm, controlled, and devoted to the spiritual side of martial arts.
* Id: ComicBook/LadyShiva-- Impulsive, violent, and driven solely by addiction to danger and violence.
* Ego: [[ComicBook/SuicideSquad Ben Turner]]-- Neither driven by his base desires like Shiva, nor entirely zen like Dragon. Ben acts as a humanizing factor for both of them, especially Dragon.

''ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}'' during the original run when they were pretending to be heroes.
* Id: Baron Helmut Zemo -- He was evil and wanted to use the Thunderbolts to replace the recently thought dead Avengers and Fantastic Four's place as the media beloved heroes so he could conquer the world
* Superego: Jolt/Hawkeye -- She was an idealist who thought the Thunderbolts were true heroes. Later Hawkeye took over as the team's moral compass when he began pushing the team to be true heroes.
* Ego: Moonstone -- She had to balance the evil nature of her boss, the influence of an idealist Jolt who didn't know the Thunderbolts were the Masters of Evil pretending to be superheroes, and the unstable personalities of her other colleagues to manipulate the Thunderbolts into what she saw as more realistic and beneficial options than trying to rule the world or making it a better place.

''ComicBook/StrangersInParadise'':
* Id: Katchoo
* Superego: Francine
* Ego: David

''ComicBook/YokoTsuno''.
* Superego: Yoko Tsuno -- Somewhat high-strung, plucky, HotBlooded
* Id: Pol Pitron -- SadClown, ButtMonkey, but fairly sensitive and good with kids
* Ego: Vic Video -- Calm, rational, somewhat of a DeadpanSnarker

In the early 90s ''Comicbook/IncredibleHulk'' writer Peter David had psychologist Doc Samson use hypnosis to the integrate the Hulk's different personalities which he described as
* Id: The savage, green Hulk,
* Ego: The cunning grey Hulk aka "Joe Fixit", and
* Superego: Bruce Banner,
and combine them into one new Hulk.

''ComicBook/{{Bone}}''
* Phoney Bone (Id), Smiley Bone (Ego), and Fone Bone (Superego).

''ComicBook/{{Planetary}}''
* Elijah Snow (Superego), Jakita Wagner (Id), and The Drummer (Ego).

''ComicBook/TransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'' deliberately does this with the commanding officers of the Lost Light:
* Ego: Rodimus -- reckless and emotional but willing to listen to reason. In season 2, [[spoiler:after Drift leaves the ship]], he switches to the Id and Megatron takes over as the Ego.
* Id: Drift -- extremely spiritual and emotional, always proposing less conventional solutions.
* Superego: Ultra Magnus -- rational and by-the-book on everything.

[[ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} Deadpool]] Is arguable the trio all by himself. The various voices in his head do tend to flipflop roles but most commonly they are as follows:
* Id: Yellow boxed internal monolog -- One part of the constant internal voice of Deadpool constantly narrating his life because he can see straight through the fourth wall. Generally the childish, selfish, and impulsive part of Deadpool that puts self gratification along with preservation first.
* Superego: White boxed internal monolog -- Depending on source this is either another part of Deadpool or a supervillain called Madcap who got fused with him, it's a long story but either way these usually serve the same functions. Generally the more heroic or reasonable half of Deadpool depending on situation that advocates for things like saving his friends or allies despite danger, not murdering innocent children, and avoiding collateral damage so he gets paid more by whoever is currently employing him. Ultimately selfserving but more reasonable and logical.
* Ego: Deadpool speaking aloud -- Despite also being his speaking voice anything he states aloud that isn't directed specifically at another character or is said as a form of bragging is Deadpool making deals between the other two voices in his head. While Yellow may want to murder the children making fun of him and White will urge him not to Deadpool's speaking voice is usually around to make a compromise between the two, following the previous example that would be not murdering the children but breaking their arms to teach them a lesson.

* Superego: ComicBook/LexLuthor -- The most reasonable of the trio and the brains.

* Ego: ComicBook/{{Cheetah}} -- The one to have moral objections to having [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil Dr. Light]] on the team.

(During Arnold Drake's original run)
* Ego: Elasti-girl -- Most well-adjusted, often the voice of reason.
* Superego: Negative Man -- Tends to view things at a remove because of his powers.
* Id: Robotman -- Prone to bouts of mania or depression.
(During Grant Morrison's run)
* Id: Crazy Jane -- unpredictable, can change between her different personalities anytime, many of the personalities show little self-restraint.
* Superego: Rebis -- contemplative, sees things from a higher perspective, often oblivious to mundane matters.
* Ego: Robotman -- the informal reader, highly practical, tries to keep both Jane and Rebis focused on whatever their current mission is.

''ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}'' during the original run when they were pretending to be heroes.
* Id: Baron Helmut Zemo -- He was evil and wanted to use the Thunderbolts to replace the recently thought dead Avengers and Fantastic Four's place as the media beloved heroes so he could conquer the world
* Superego: Jolt/Hawkeye -- She was an idealist who thought the Thunderbolts were true heroes. Later Hawkeye took over as the team's moral compass when he began pushing the team to be true heroes.
* Ego: Moonstone -- She had to balance the evil nature of her boss, the influence of an idealist Jolt who didn't know the Thunderbolts were the Masters of Evil pretending to be superheroes, and the unstable personalities of her other colleagues to manipulate the Thunderbolts into what she saw as more realistic and beneficial options than trying to rule the world or making it a better place.

''Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'', and the recent (2008) comic series ''Trinity'':

* Ego: Wonder Woman -- (Superman's ideals, but as a trained warrior, understanding Batman's points)

* Id: Batman -- the calculating rule breaker and an angry one.
** Alternately, In most recent ComicBook/PostCrisis portrayals, as well as ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'' and in ''The Comicbook/{{New 52}}'':

* The Three Old Men of the ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica:
** Superego: Jay Garrick, the original [[ComicBook/TheFlash Flash]]
** Ego: Alan Scott the original ComicBook/GreenLantern
** Id: Ted Grant, aka Wildcat

The Injustice League
* Ego: ComicBook/LexLuthor -- The most reasonable of the trio and the brains.

* Superego: ComicBook/{{Cheetah}} -- The one to have moral objections to having [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil Dr. Light]] on the team.

''Comicbook/{{Legion of Super-Heroes}}'', the Founders Three:
* Ego: Cosmic Boy

These roles aren't, however, carried over into the animated series, in which Cosmic Boy and Saturn Girl are not consistently part of the core team on which the series focuses.

''ComicBook/StrangersInParadise'':
* Id: Katchoo
* Superego: Francine
* Ego: David

''ComicBook/YokoTsuno''.
* Superego: Yoko Tsuno -- Somewhat high-strung, plucky, HotBlooded
* Id: Pol Pitron -- SadClown, ButtMonkey, but fairly sensitive and good with kids
* Ego: Vic Video -- Calm, rational, somewhat of a DeadpanSnarker

In the early 90s ''Comicbook/IncredibleHulk'' writer Peter David had psychologist Doc Samson use hypnosis to the integrate the Hulk's different personalities which he described as
* Id: The savage, green Hulk,
* Ego: The cunning grey Hulk aka "Joe Fixit", and
* Superego: Bruce Banner,
and combine them into one new Hulk.

''ComicBook/{{Bone}}''
* Phoney Bone (Id), Smiley Bone (Ego), and Fone Bone (Superego).

''ComicBook/{{Planetary}}''
* Elijah Snow (Superego), Jakita Wagner (Id), and The Drummer (Ego).

* Dick Grayson/Robin I (Superego), Roy Harper/Speedy I (Id), and Donna Troy/Wonder Girl (Ego).

''ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey'' (The classic line-up)
* Superego: Oracle/Barbara Gordon -- intellectual, rational, the little voice telling you what to do.
* Id: Huntress/Helena Bertinelli -- brilliant but impulsive and emotional, fundamentally amoral.
* Ego: Black Canary/Dinah Lance -- more balanced, mediates between the other two.

** In Comicbook/DCRebirth, Comicbook/BatgirlAndTheBirdsOfPrey brings back this Power Trio, but switches around the roles.
*** Superego: [[Comicbook/{{Huntress}} Huntress/Helena Bertinelli]] -- the former head of secret spy agency Spyral, Helena is intellectual, largely logical and pratical, to the point that she can often come across as cold and humourless.
*** Id: [[Comicbook/BlackCanary Black Canary/Dinah Drake-Lance]] -- headstrong, impulsive and wears her heart on her sleeve.
*** Ego: [[Comicbook/{{Batgirl}} Batgirl/Barbara Gordon]] -- the voice of reason and the one who can act as a mediator between the other two.

** In modern comics, Jason is replaced by Damian Wayne and the dynamic goes like this:

''ComicBook/TransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'' deliberately does this with the commanding officers of the Lost Light:
* Ego: Rodimus -- reckless and emotional but willing to listen to reason. In season 2, [[spoiler:after Drift leaves the ship]], he switches to the Id and Megatron takes over as the Ego.
* Id: Drift -- extremely spiritual and emotional, always proposing less conventional solutions.
* Superego: Ultra Magnus -- rational and by-the-book on everything.

[[ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} Deadpool]] Is arguable the trio all by himself. The various voices in his head do tend to flipflop roles but most commonly they are as follows:
* Id: Yellow boxed internal monolog -- One part of the constant internal voice of Deadpool constantly narrating his life because he can see straight through the fourth wall. Generally the childish, selfish, and impulsive part of Deadpool that puts self gratification along with preservation first.
* Superego: White boxed internal monolog -- Depending on source this is either another part of Deadpool or a supervillain called Madcap who got fused with him, it's a long story but either way these usually serve the same functions. Generally the more heroic or reasonable half of Deadpool depending on situation that advocates for things like saving his friends or allies despite danger, not murdering innocent children, and avoiding collateral damage so he gets paid more by whoever is currently employing him. Ultimately selfserving but more reasonable and logical.
* Ego: Deadpool speaking aloud -- Despite also being his speaking voice anything he states aloud that isn't directed specifically at another character or is said as a form of bragging is Deadpool making deals between the other two voices in his head. While Yellow may want to murder the children making fun of him and White will urge him not to Deadpool's speaking voice is usually around to make a compromise between the two, following the previous example that would be not murdering the children but breaking their arms to teach them a lesson.

Franchise/{{Batman}} According to [[http://sequart.org/magazine/18713/bamtan-the-freudian-super-hero/ this article]] the three identities of Bruce Wayne function as such.

The main characters of Richard Dragon: Kung Fu Fighter had this dynamic.

* Ego: [[ComicBook/SuicideSquad Ben Turner]]-- Neither driven by his base desires like Shiva, nor entirely zen like Dragon. Ben acts as a humanizing factor for both of them, especially Dragon.

*** Id: WonderWoman -- An impulsive, often violent [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Proud Warrior Race Girl]], in sharp opposition to her original creator's intended [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] motivations for the character.

* Superego: Richard Dragon-- Calm, controlled, and devoted to the spiritual side of martial arts.

* Ego: Batgirl/Cassandra -- The most heroic and driven of the group, who works to keep Stephanie from getting herself hurt, while reminding Barbara what she's fighting for.

* Ego: White boxed internal monolog -- Depending on source this is either another part of Deadpool or a supervillain called madcap who got fused with him, it's a long story but either way these usually serve the same functions. Generally the more heroic or reasonable half of Deadpool depending on situation that advocates for things like saving his friends or allies despite danger, not murdering innocent children, and avoiding collateral damage so he gets paid more by whoever is currently employing him. Ultimately selfserving but more reasonable and logical.
* Superego: Deadpool speaking aloud -- Despite also being his speaking voice anything he states aloud that isn't directed specifically at another character or is said as a form of bragging is Deadpool making deals between the other two voices in his head. While Yellow may want to murder the children making fun of him and White will urge him not to Deadpool's speaking voice is usually around to make a compromise between the two, following the previous example that would be not murdering the children but breaking their arms to teach them a lesson.

* Ego: Rodimus -- reckless and emotional but willing to listen to reason. In season 2, [[spoiler: after Drift leaves the ship]], he switches to the Id and Megatron takes over as the Ego.