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** Mary Morstan is one of Mary Morstan (later Watson) from the original stories, [[spoiler: the unnamed woman who kills Milverton]], and, of all people, [[spoiler: '''''Colonel Sebastian Moran''''']]. She also has some elements of [[spoiler: her Canon counterpart's father, Arthur Morstan, as he was the one who had a secret involving a group of four people and the word "Agra"]].

** Mary Morstan is one of Mary Morstan (later Watson) from the original stories, [[spoiler: the unnamed woman who kills Milverton]], and, of all people, [[spoiler: '''''Colonel Sebastian Moran''''']].

* In ''Series/TheFlash1990'', Barry Allen is given one of [[LegacyCharacter Wally West]]'s love interests, and also the need to eat large amounts to "refuel". The costume also looks more like Wally's, with the lightning bolt "belt" coming to a point.

* ''Series/{{Gotham}}'':
** Harvey Bullock in this adaptation mixes elements of the Bullock from the comics (scruffy looking and highly cynical but basically decent) with the ''[[ComicBook/BatmanYearOne Year One]]'' character Arnold Flass (Gordon's corrupt first partner) - though the original version of Bullock was corrupt before turning over a new leaf. Interestingly, the actual Arnold Flass does later appear, and even makes Season 1 Harvey look like a supercop by comparison.
** Some elements of Barbara Keene's personality seem to be lifted from her son in the comics, James Jr. Namely, her rocky relationship with her family and her murderous tendencies. Her relationship with Ra's may give her a hint of Whisper A'Daire, too.
** Matches Malone, who in the comics is a low-level gangster notable mostly for Bruce Wayne using his name after his death as an undercover criminal alias [[spoiler:killed Thomas and Martha Wayne, making him the counterpart to Joe Chill]]. Additionally, [[spoiler:Hugo Strange is the one who ordered it, combining him with Lew Moxon, who was the gangster who hired Chill in those continuities where the murder of the Waynes wasn't just a random mugging.]]
** Jack Gruber's use of electricity on criminals is reminiscent of the Electrocutioner, while also bearing similarities with Maxie Zeus in ''ComicBook/ArkhamAsylumASeriousHouseOnSeriousEarth'' by Creator/GrantMorrison as well as the Earth-One Dr. Hugo Strange, who not only wears glasses but also escaped Arkham with inmates he uses as test subjects.

* The 1997 ''Film/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'' television movie:
** Ice is Tora Olafsdotter, but has an origin similar to Sigrid Nansen (with her superpower coming from a scientific experiment instead of being something she was born with).
** Franchise/TheFlash is Barry Allen but has Wally West's personality.
** Comicbook/GreenLantern has Guy Gardner's name and costume, but lacks his trademark JerkAss personality and awful haircut. Instead, his more heroic personality and traditional good looks come from Hal Jordan, while his mask and insignia come from Kyle Rayner.

* ''Series/{{The Sandman|2022}}'':
** In "[[Recap/TheSandman2022S01E04AHopeInHell A Hope in Hell]]", Squatterbloat, the demon who greets Morpheus at the gates of Hell and leads him to his meeting with Lucifer, is a combination of two demons from the comic book version of the story: a Squatterbloat who was only the gatekeeper and Etrigan who led Morpheus to the meeting. ComicBook/{{Etrigan}}, being a pre-existing character with links to several other DC properties, was left out of the TV version to avoid complications.
** In the comic book version of the Doll's House arc, Rose's mother is still alive and accompanies Rose on her trip to England as well as being seen living with Rose and her brother Jed at the end of the arc. In the TV version, she died shortly before the story starts and her role in the plot is added to another character, Lyta Hall.
** In the comic book version of the Doll's House arc, there were two rogue nightmares, Brute and Glob, hiding out in Jed's dreamscape. Their role in the TV version is taken by a single rogue nightmare named Gault.

* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' featured Tess Mercer, a combination of Mercy Graves (Lex Luthor's assistant from ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''), Miss Tessmacher (One of Lex's underlings from ''Film/SupermanTheMovie''), and [[spoiler:Lena Luthor (Lex's sister from the comics).]] In the Season 11 comics she becomes [[spoiler: Comicbook/RedTornado, essentially the ''Comicbook/{{New 52}}'' BrainUploading {{Gynoid}} version of the Tornado decomposited from Earth-2 Lois and composited onto Tess]].
** Also Chloe, often regarded as an {{Expy}} of Comicbook/LoisLane, but is actually this trope being a combination of Lois Lane (intrepid reporter) and the comic version of Comicbook/LanaLang (UnluckyChildhoodFriend from high school) and she spent most of high school trying to uncover Clark's secret much like Lana and Lois tried in UsefulNotes/{{the Silver Age|of Comic Books}}. Then again, Lana Lang started off as an Expy of Lois, so its no wonder.
** For that matter, the version of Comicbook/GreenArrow appearing in ''Smallville'' is essentially Oliver Queen filling [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne's]] role in the DC Universe. Like the comics' Green Arrow, he's a BadassNormal vigilante from Star City with a Myth/RobinHood-themed M.O. and an arsenal of deadly arrows. Like Batman, he's the main force behind the founding of the [[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Justice League]] and Clark's closest ally in the superhero community. [[note]] This was likely done because the producers of ''Smallville'' couldn't get the television rights to Batman. They only made ''Smallville'' in the first place because they couldn't make a series about a young Bruce Wayne, as they'd originally intended.[[/note]]
** The Star-Spangled Kid is Sylvester Pemberton, but sports a BadassLongCoat and Cosmic Staff like the Jack Knight version of Comicbook/{{Starman|DCComics}}.
** While his true name is Bart Allen and he is eventually given the codename ''Impulse,'' he's advertised as the Flash for his debut episode, and is a composite of all of them: his fake ID cards have the names Jay Garrick, Barry Allen, and Wally West.

* ''Series/Stargirl2020'':
** Much like the ''Smallville'' example, Sylvester Pemberton was still Courtney's predecessor, but was called Starman rather than Skyman, and used the Cosmic Staff wielded by Jack Knight in the comics.
** The Fiddler is a woman of Indian descent named Anaya Bowin, a combination of the original comic version of the Fiddler (a white man named Isaac Bowin) and Virtuoso (an Indian woman who took up Bowin's enchanted violin after his death). As the secretly villainous principal of Courtney's high school, she's also combined with Principal Sherman from the original ''Comicbook/StarsAndSTRIPE'' comics. Interestingly, despite this, it's indicated that Isaac Bowin also exists in this continuity.
** Dragon King (whose real name was never revealed in the comics) [[NamedByTheAdaptation is given the surname]] "Ito," taken from Dr. Ito, another of DC's YellowPeril villains.
** Rather than the caped, catlike outfit she sported in the original Golden Age comics, Tigress instead wears the costume her daughter Artemis had in the 90s ''JSA'' series. However, like the Fiddler example, Artemis also exists in this continuity, but takes on the identity of Sportsmaster II instead.

* ''Series/SwampThing2019'': Abigail Arcane is merged with Linda Holland, the late wife of Alec, whom is AdaptedOut of the show. In the comics Abby has an overtly mystical background rather than a science-based one, so the show gives Abby Linda's role of being a fellow doctor and scientist like Alec along with being there the night he is killed and "reborn" as Swamp Thing since Abby wasn't introduced at that point in the comics. Given they're both the love interests of Alec and Swamp Thing it works out rather neatly.

* ''Series/Titans2018'':
** Just like in [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003 the animated series]], the show's version of ComicBook/{{Robin}} is Dick Grayson, but uses Tim Drake's costume and bo staff.
** Jericho's mother Adeline Kane is Asian like Lillian "Sweet Lili" Worth, another of ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}}'s flames from the comics, though [[DecompositeCharacter Lillian does later appear as well]].
** Speaking of Jericho, he takes his older brother Grant's place as [[spoiler: the Wilson son whose accidental death inspires Deathstroke's blood vendetta against the Titans]]. In fact, there's no indication Grant exists in this universe.
** Aqualad is the original Garth iteration of the character, but has the [[MakingASplash hydrokinesis]] powers of Kaldur'ahm/Jackson Hyde, [[LegacyCharacter the second Aqualad in the comics]]. Garth eventually did learn to control water in the comics as well, but only long after leaving the Teen Titans and taking the new codename Tempest.
** This version of [[ComicBook/HawkAndDove Hawk]] is a recovering drug addict, a trait seemingly lifted from his fellow Teen Titan Speedy, who does not appear in the show.
** Ravager is combined with [[spoiler: Terra]], having the latter character's role as [[spoiler: the girl who joins the Titans but was actually working for Deathstroke the whole time]].

* ''Series/AlexRider'': Dr. Greif takes some elements from Herod Sayle, the BigBad of first book in the ''Alex Rider'' novels due to the series not {{adapt|edOut}}ing that book: he is the one Ian Ryder is investigating that results in Ian getting killed by Yassen Gregorovitch and Alex being forcibly drafted to take his uncle's place. [[spoiler:Also like Sayle, Greif is killed by Gregorovitch to tie up loose ends for the organization the latter works for, SCORPIA, [[YouHaveFailedMe after Greif's plan had failed]].]]

** Rather than the caped, catlike outfit she sported in the original Golden Age comics, Tigress instead wears the costume her daughter Artemis had in the 90s ''JSA'' series. However, like the Fiddler example, Artemis also exists in this continuity, but is still a teenage girl rather than a supervillain.

* The live-action ''Series/YuYuHakusho'' series combines the Triad from [[Manga/YuYuHakusho the manga]]’s “Rescue Yukina” arc with Team Toguro from the “Dark Tournament” arc.

The ''Series/KamenRiderAgito'' arc did this with its version of protagonist Shoichi, who was a composite of [[spoiler:the three main Riders of the original ''Agito'' show, having been G3 until his powers started developing, turning him into Gills before he finally reaches the "perfect evolution" of Agito.]] Even his name is a composite: [[spoiler:his surname Ashikawa comes from Ryo '''Ashi'''hara (Gills) and Makoto Hi'''kawa''' (G3)]]].

** The ''Series/KamenRiderAgito'' AlternateUniverse visited in ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'' did this with its version of protagonist Shoichi, who was a composite of [[spoiler:the three main Riders of the original ''Agito'' show, having been G3 until his powers started developing, turning him into Gills before he finally reaches the "perfect evolution" of Agito.]] Even his name is a composite: [[spoiler:his surname Ashikawa comes from Ryo '''Ashi'''hara (Gills) and Makoto Hi'''kawa''' (G3)]]].
*** Also, the ''[[Series/KamenRiderFaiz Kamen Rider 555]]'' arc has a friend of Takumi whose name is Yuri (half Yuka and half Mari, at least in name - she's little like either character.)
*** In the Kabuto arc, Tendou's [[spoiler: two sisters]] are combined into one character, Mayu. To get her, we combine Hiyori's [[spoiler: turning out to be a Worm with Jyuka's being an adorable teenage girl who idolizes her bro.]] The storyline happens in a much more satisfying way than it did in ''Kabuto'' due to the lack of sudden actor departures.
** In Series/KamenRiderRyuki, three unnamed characters were possessed by [[BigBad Kanzaki]], and turned into Kamen Rider Odin. In Series/KamenRiderDragonKnight, they became the singular Vic Frasier (Kamen Rider Wrath). Wrath was possessed by Xaviax, so we still have the Rider form as the BigBad's avatar throughout both series.
*** Also [[Series/KamenRiderRyuki Ryuki's]] two main females, Reiko Momoi, IntrepidReporter and senior to [[TheHero Shinji]], and Yui Kanzaki, the only non-rider who could see the mirror world were combined into one character in Maya Young.

** The Star-Spangled Kid is Sylvester Pemberton, but sports a BadassLongCoat and Cosmic Staff like the Jack Knight version of Comicbook/{{Starman}}.

* ''Series/{{Stargirl|2020}}'':

** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS1E14ThirdFromTheSun Third from the Sun]]", William and Eve Sturka have only one child, a daughter named Jody. In the short story by Creator/RichardMatheson, the unnamed equivalent characters have two children.
** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS1E20Elegy Elegy]]", Peter Kirby is a composite of four characters from the short story by Charles Beaumont: Lt. Peterson, Chitterwick, Goeblin and Milton.
** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS4E119PassageOnTheLadyAnne Passage on the Lady Anne]]", Ian Burgess is a composite of Burgess and Colonel Van Vylman from the short story "Song for a Lady" by Charles Beaumont. In the story, it is Van Vylman who makes the speech lamenting that the ''Lady Anne'''s time has gone due to people spending most of their time rushing about.

** In "Nightcrawlers", the Big Bob's diner patrons Ray and Lindy have a son named Ricky. In the short story by Robert [=McCammon=], they have two unnamed children, a boy and a girl.
** In "A Matter of Minutes", the unnamed supervisor is a composite of the supervisor Iridel and the producer from the short story "Yesterday Was Monday" by Creator/TheodoreSturgeon.

* ''Series/{{Beetleborgs}}''
** The Beetleborgs, by virtue of their armored forms, are composites of the main heroes of ''Series/JuukouBFighter'' and ''Series/BFighterKabuto''.

* In the [[Recap/BlackMirrorTheNationalAnthem first episode]] of ''Series/BlackMirror'', Michael Callow is a composite character of real Prime Minister David Cameron, and his Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg - taking a fair amount of qualities and mannerisms from both.
* In ''Series/TheBoys2019'', [[TheCowl Black Noir]] is a composite of his [[ComicBook/TheBoys comic counterpart]] and the comic's version of [[ApparentlyHumanMerfolk The Deep]]. Like the comic Black Noir he was created to be The Seven's InternalAffairs and a check on [[SupermanSubstitute Homelander]]. However, like the comic version of The Deep he is one of the least violent and kindest members of The Seven, and is a black man whose race is [[SuddenlyEthnicity hidden]] from the general public. Meanwhile the comic version of Black Noir was [[spoiler:a deranged SerialKiller and [[EvilDoppleganger clone]] of Homelander who committed many of the crimes Homelander was blamed for]].