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One is blue, sweet, and fluffy and the other is red, destructive... and still quite fluffy.

Examples of Evil Counterpart in animated films.


  • In The Book of Life, Chakal ends up being this to Xibalba. While both Xibalba and Chakal wanted more power and are willing to kill for it, Xibalba was not as cruel as Chakal, who is more than willing to kill, rob, and destroy a whole town for a mere medal; Xibalba was truly neutral and an estranged lover, and he eventually redeemed himself by helping Manolo defeat Chakal; on the other hand, Chakal, was a ruthless bandit and murderer who holds no feelings toward anyone.
  • Disney Animated Canon: Disney villains in general are the evil counterparts to their protagonists.
    • Aladdin: Jafar serves this role towards Aladdin and Genie:
      • Both Aladdin and Jafar wish to move up in society and resort to trickery to do so, including how both put up a façade in order to ingratiate themselves with the royal family; whether it be Jafar putting up the image of a loyal vizier when in reality he is aiming to take the throne for himself, or Aladdin taking up his "Prince Ali" identity to cover up his humble street urchin true self. Both also abuse and become overly-reliant on magic in their pursuits; whether it be Jafar using his staff to hypnotize the Sultan, Aladdin's use of the Genie to support his Prince Ali façade instead of freeing him, and then Jafar's own use of the Genie later to take over Agrabah. Jafar becomes so caught up in the high of power that it becomes his undoing. Aladdin, using his resourcefulness manages to trick Jafar into turning himself into a genie to become even stronger, which seals him into the lamp that comes with it. Both also have little animal sidekicks almost always on their person. Jafar even seems to notice their similarities given the lines, "Just a con, need I go on? Take it from me." during his song the Prince Ali Reprise, itself a twisted perversion of the earlier song Aladdin used when introducing his new fake identity as Jafar is revealing his own true self.
      • Aladdin: The Return of Jafar: Jafar this time serves as this for Genie after he has made his wish to turn himself into a genie as well. However, he's an evil genie instead of a Benevolent Genie. Jafar tries to arrange for his freedom through a deal with his current master similar to Genie's deal with Aladdin in the first film. Genie himself, however, was never self-serving, vindictive, or underhanded with his masters; in contrast to Jafar who is all those things when serving Abis Mal, by doing things like twisting around his wishes to be negatives, pushing him around, and even threatening him with violence.
      • His Villain Song in that movie, "You're Only Second Rate", is the Evil Counterpart to the first movie's "You've Never Had a Friend Like Me", as they are both chaotic, jazzy songs sung by a genie transforming himself into various wacky things (and doing the same to the listener who is dragged along for the ride) while bragging about their 'phenomenal cosmic powers'; but whereas the latter was about Genie telling Aladdin how he was going to use his powers to change his life for the better, "Second Rate" is about Jafar telling the Genie about how he's going to kick his ass. Both songs are also Sophisticated as Hell, with words like 'ruminate' and 'pontificate' interspersed with terms like 'pizazz' and 'double whammy', or just fun-sounding gibberish.
    • While he was largely a non-discript menace in the original film, Bambi II develops Ronno into a fully fledged one for Bambi as children. Both are conveyed as insecure and cowardly; however, while Bambi is an Adorkable Nice Guy who steps up the game when others need him, Ronno is an egomaniacal bully who grows a petty grudge towards Bambi for accidentally upstaging him. Similarly, while Bambi would shyly court Faline and become protective towards her, Ronno proved possessive and tried to force claim over her. Even dynamic-wise, nearly everything Ronno does to lead his character into darker territory galvanises Bambi's more heroic qualities to develop.
    • Beauty and the Beast: Gaston is this to the Beast. They start out very similar to each other. Both are handsome (before the curse), indifferent to the pain they cause to others, aren't afraid to use violence to get what they want and both want to use Belle for their own selfish reasons (the Beast to break his curse and Gaston to be his baby-factory/housekeeper/trophy-wife). However, the Beast learns to see Belle as the kind, intelligent, courageous and independent woman she is, changes his behavior upon realizing that it's wrong and proves his own self-worth by letting her go be with her father, which helps break his curse. Gaston on the other hand refuses to change, still clinging to his opinions of self-worth, which winds up leading to his death.
    • Big Hero 6 Professor Callaghan is this to Hiro. Both lost beloved members of their families and personally try to go after those who they believed were responsible in hopes of killing them. If it wasn't for Baymax's Thou Shalt Not Kill rule, Hiro would have gone down that same dark path.
    • The Black Cauldron: The Horned King to Taran. In his first scene, the Horned King is immersing himself in his vision of creating the Cauldron-Born and being worshiped as a god, while Taran daydreams several times about becoming a knight and a hero. They're both shown to be fairly unremarkable in spite of these aspirations, and the amazing feats they do perform only happened because they were using powerful artifacts. They also have cowardly and toady little sidekicks whom they don't respect (though Taran gets better about this over the course of the movie), and in the end, they both fail to accomplish their goals.
    • The Fox and the Hound: Although more Jerkass than evil, Amos Slade serves as this to Widow Tweed. Both are the human owners of the two main characters and they are very protective of their animals, but he's much more of an antagonistic Knight Templar.
    • Frozen: Hans is this several characters:
      • He is this to both sisters, but especially Anna. He even has a physical resemblance to her, and his name, which means "God is gracious," reflects his role as a mirror toward Elsa (whose own name has the meaning "God's oath") and Anna (whose name means "gracious"). Like Elsa, he hides much of himself, symbolized by their shared habit of gloves. Like Anna, he also grew up being overshadowed and ignored by his older siblings. However, unlike the two of them, he became both ruthless and cruel. Whereas Elsa avoids hurting other people, he embraces it, and whereas Anna reacted to her life of feeling unloved by trying to spread love and help others, including the older, more powerful sibling who ignored her,note  Hans plots to gain power and status at any cost, including murdering innocents and forsaking his relationship with his estranged family.
      • He is also this to Kristoff. While both are set up as Anna's Love Interest, Kristoff is a Nice Guy despite his initial appearance as a detached misanthrope. Hans is built up as someone who cares for others, but is revealed to be a selfish and duplicitous man. Whereas Kristoff was adopted by trolls who treated him with love, Hans grew up in an abusive and dysfunctional human family that neglected him, causing him to develop a negative outlook on love. As of the sequel, Kristoff essentially succeeds where Hans failed, as Kristoff marries Anna out of genuine love rather than lies and manipulation. And, intentional or not, Kristoff primarily wears black during the epilogue where we see for the first time Anna as queen, while Hans was primarily in white during Elsa's coronation.
    • Hercules: Hades acts as such to Hercules. Both are Gods from Mount Olympus, but Hades is Hated by All thanks to being the god of the dead, while Hercules (who was Brought Down to Normal thanks to Hades) is initially hated for being The Klutz with his Super-Strength until he becomes a beloved hero renowned for his deeds. Hercules intends to try and reclaim his godhood, but ultimately allows himself to remain normal so he could be with Megara, while Hades attempts to claim ultimate godhood, only to get trapped in the River Styx instead.
    • The Hunchback of Notre Dame:
      • Frollo is this to Quasimodo. While Quasimodo is monstrous on the outside, Frollo is monstrous on the inside and it's also lampshaded in the intro ("It is a tale, a tale of a man and a monster...Who is the monster and who is the man?"). Then there's the contrast between their respective unrequited attraction to Esmeralda (Quasimodo's pure love vs Frollo's lust and obsession) emphasized by their respective songs: Quasimodo's "Heaven's Light" and Frollo's "Hellfire".
      • Frollo is also an evil counterpart to the Archdeacon. Both are deeply religious, but unlike Frollo, the Archdeacon doesn't let his religion corrupt him.
    • The Hunchback of Notre Dame II: Quasimodo also has such a dynamic with the sequel's villain Sarousch. Except for the fact that Sarousch himself is also ugly on the outside but covers it up with things like a wig and makeup. And he seems to overcompensate for his shortcomings by putting on an incredibly vain persona. This contrasts with Quasimodo who attains love and acceptance through being a good and kind person on the inside instead.
    • Leroy & Stitch: whereas the blue Stitch was designed to do evil but managed to reform thanks to Lilo and the concept of 'ohana, the red Leroy was made for Hämsterviel, who is a self-centered Ungrateful Bastard. Unlike Stitch, Leroy never reforms; he gets incapacitated thanks to a fail-safe programmed into him, then is sent to prison.
    • The Lion King (1994):
      • Scar serves as this to Simba. Both start out as royals who yearn to be king for the benefits, but don't grasp the responsibility that comes with it. After the death of Mufasa, Simba's exile, and Scar's ascent both would wallow in a childish laziness, each wanting to live a cozy carefree life without much responsibility, be it Simba hiding out in a lush jungle away from personal responsibilities or Scar trying to simply shirk them off. However, Simba eventually manages to move on from his childishness and guilt rooted in his past in order to return to the Pride Lands and save them from Scar, who doesn't grow past the entitled, self-centered, and whiny childish stage that Simba was at when the film started. A major contrast between the two is Simba's willingness to go back and atone for the mistakes of his past, even if he comes to learn he wasn't truly responsible later, whilst Scar winds up getting killed by the hyenas because of how he tried shifting the full blame of his crimes to them in an attempt to weasel his way out of facing the consequences of them. Also notable is how both come to have chief sidekicks who are outcasts who live outside the Pride Lands and are obsessed with food, but while Simba treats his with genuine care, Scar treats his with utter apathy.
      • While Mufasa is a wise king who genuinely cares for his subjects and family, Scar would abandon anyone at the drop of a hat to save his own hide, as shown by him pinning the blame on his hyena minions. The way they rule the Pride Lands also shows the difference between the two, with the kingdom turning into a literal hellhole under Scar's disastrous reign. In The Lion Guard, Scar even returns as a demonic, malevolent abomination who plans to destroy the Pride Lands out of spite compared to his brother's Messianic appearance.
    • The Lion King II: Simba's Pride: Zira serves as the counterpoint to Simba. Both of them being the rulers of the groups of lions in conflict, those from the Pride Lands and the Outlanders respectively who look down upon each other. Both also stand in the way of their progeny, Kiara and Kovu, from fulfilling their romance with each other. Whilst Simba comes around to accept the Outlanders after his eyes become opened Zira never relents from her hatred and winds up dying because of it.
    • The Little Mermaid: Ursula acts as such to King Triton. Both are powerful undersea magic users, but Triton is a stern, if benevolent merman who rules his kingdom peacefully and is a very kind father to his daughters (albeit with a strong bout of Fantastic Racism towards the entire human race, which causes strife with his youngest daughter Ariel), while Ursula is a Manipulative Bitch cecelia who lures "poor, unfortunate souls" like Ariel to her lair so she can screw them over by giving them what they want, while making it impossible for them to fulfill their end of the bargain so she can claim their souls (while also implied to be The Exile who mistreated her subjects because she felt like it). Triton at least manages to overcome his prejudice and lets his daughter live amongst humanity by the end of the film, but Ursula never overcomes her lust for power and gets Impaled with Extreme Prejudice.
    • The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea: Morgana acts as this to Melody, as both are characters of undersea heritage trying to escape the shadow of their more famous family member (Ursula to Morgana and Ariel to Melody), but both go about it in different ways. In Melody's case, she's going the opposite route of her mom (wanting to be a mermaid instead of human), going behind her back to make the transformation permanent, while Morgana is following the exact footsteps of her sister (to steal the trident and take over the throne of Atlantica) and is doing so openly (hence why the plot takes place the way it does). Like with the above example, Melody realizes her mistake and is able to Take a Third Option to reunite both peoples, while Morgana ends up frozen in a block of ice, unable to beg for help as she sinks to the bottom of the ocean.
    • The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie Boogie is this to Jack Skellington. Both live in Halloween Town, but Jack, a walking skeleton man, is the benevolent, universally beloved ruler, while Oogie, a burlap-sack filled with bugs, is The Exile living on the outskirts of town in a creepy manor. Jack is a Nice Guy who scares people because it's part of his job, only to grow bored with Halloween and decide to take over Christmas in a misguided but well-meaning attempt to understand the holiday, whereas Oogie is a Card-Carrying Villain who tortures people For the Evulz, and does the same to Santa Claus simply because he can.
    • Pocahontas:
      • Governor Ratcliffe to Powhatan. Both are commanders of a group of warriors and both have someone prone to overshadowing them (Smith for Ratcliffe, Kocoum for Powhatan). What really sets Ratcliffe apart from Powhatan is his motivation; greed and expansion as opposed to preservation and protection. Both of them hold a distrust of the opposing side and those similarities are brought to the forefront during the song Savages where they are preparing to lead their people to war with each other.
      • Ratcliffe can also be one to John Smith, who ironically had the name John historically. They are the leaders of the Virginia Company who venture into the New World and from the outset view its indigenous inhabitants as savages to look down upon. Each also feels a sense of ownership to Virginian and or its resources. The comparison can be seen in the song Mine, Mine, Mine that both sing in. Smith sings about how he can't wait to venture into, "a land I can claim, a land I can tame, the greatest adventure is mine" immediately followed by the image of Ratcliffe telling his men to, "mine me that gold" which he's been singing about being "mine, mine, mine" the whole time. However Smith comes to realize that it was wrong to view the Native Americans this way after having bonded with and learned from Pocahontas. Ratcliffe on the other hand makes no such change and pushes for war 'til the end.
    • The Princess and the Frog: The characters of Mama Odie and Dr. Facilier. Each is a practitioner of voodoo magic who have dealings with the film's protagonists, but Facilier is evil and Mama Odie is benevolent. An interesting note is that Facilier was supposed to be MO's son initially.
    • Sleeping Beauty has the evil fairy Maleficent to the three good fairies.
    • Wreck-It Ralph: Turbo was this to Ralph. Ralph is the villain of his game, and is treated as an outcast, but who nevertheless is a decent guy whose reckless behavior are misguided attempts at respect. Turbo was the "hero" of his game, but was still an arrogant jerk who trashed another game and got it condemned out of pure jealousy. Turbo as it turns out, never vanished. He fled his abandoned game, and entered Sugar Rush, becoming the main character "King Candy". In the process, he wrote out the real main character, Vanellope, and turned her into an outcast. In fact, Ralph could have become no different than Turbo had he continued down the path he was on.
    • Judy and Bellweather in Zootopia. Both are small prey animals who are looked down on and mistreated by others, especially predator animals, and want to be more appreciated for their efforts. Both also hold some anti-predator sentiment, as well. Whereas Judy wishes to coexist peacefully with everyone and does learn to acknowledge her hidden biases and work past them, Bellweather gives in to her hatred for predators and starts a city-wide panic of prey against predator.
  • Drago Bludvist is an evil counterpart of Hiccup in How to Train Your Dragon 2: Like Hiccup, he does not kills dragons, instead learning how to train them, but in his case he used this knowledge for evil and wants to make an army of dragons to Take Over the World.
  • Grimmel the Grisly is this to Hiccup in How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World When Hiccup found Toothless, he befriended it and went on to believe humans and dragons can coexist. When Grimmel found a night fury, he killed it and went on to believe dragons must be exterminated.
  • Soto to Manny in Ice Age. Both have lost family/pack members to the humans, but while Manny learns to forgive and leave his past behind, Soto is frantically focused on getting revenge on the humans, which is why he wants to eat the baby.
  • Kung Fu Panda: Tai Lung is the evil counterpart to Tigress. Neither of them know their real parents (the latter was raised in an Orphanage of Love, the former was a Doorstop Baby), and just wanted their teacher's love. Like Tai Lung, Tigress believed that she would be chosen as the Dragon Warrior by Oogway, and resented Po for 'stealing her thunder'. Also, both are big felines who suffer from Pride and a bad temper. Unlike Tai Lung, Tigress remained honorable by choosing to become an even better and more worthy warrior. This decision, combined with her defeat at the Thread of Hope, kept her from following the same path as him.
  • Shen is this to Po in Kung Fu Panda 2. Both have parental abandonment issues, and are real animals likened to mythical beasts (Po the Panda is the Dragon Warrior, while Shen the peacock is clearly meant to be a phoenix with his passion for fire) and have Failed Attempt at Drama moments.
  • The 2012 version of The Lorax not only made the Once-ler more sympathetic, it gave him an evil counterpart in Mr. O'Hare. Both characters are Corrupt Corporate Executives whose products are harmful to the environment. The major difference between them is that Oncie realized the harm he had done when he was forced to shut down his company because he ran out of Truffula Trees to cut down. O'Hare, on the other hand, was the only Thneedvillian who didn't pull a Heel–Face Turn when faced with the harm he had done. O'Hare represents what the Once-ler would have become had there been a few more trees. Both are also a different height from nearly everyone else.
  • In Megamind:
    • Metro Man is the Good Counterpart to Megamind. Both are alien refugees that landed on Earth as infants, but Metro Man become a superpowered hero with good publicity, while Megamind became a Super Intelligent villain who was an outcast.
    • Hal Stewart a.k.a. Titan becomes the Evil Counterpart to both Megamind and Metro Man. Like Megamind, Hal is selfish and has a crush on Roxanne (to point of kidnapping her), and thanks to Mega Mind Hal becomes a Flying Brick like Metro Man but abuses his power and becomes a supervillain. While Megamind was able to do a Heel–Face Turn thanks to Roxanne, Hal only got worse after Roxanne rejected him. It's worth noting that Metro Man is also similar to Hal in the sense that he got tired of being a hero, but instead of turning evil, Metro Man simply faked his own death.
  • ParaNorman: Agatha Prenderghast is this to Norman. Both are discriminated against by the townspeople because of having the ability to speak to the dead. But whereas Norman seeks to save them and learns to value the people who care about him, Agatha sought to make them suffer and completely forgot about the ones who loved her in the process.
  • Puss in Boots: The Last Wish has a very subtle but themetically beautiful example with the Dog aka Perrito being the Good Counterpart to the Wolf aka Death. They are both the only caninines in the film, both are spanish, both wear clothes and hoods (both appearing to Puss in disguise initally) and they are both unnamed for the majority of the movie. Except while the Wolf being Death is nasty, cruel and violent terrorising Puss at his lowest, Perrito is compassionate and gentle helping Puss recover from a panic attack, in many ways representing life and the will to live. Not to mention Perrito has warm blue eyes compared to the Wolf's scary red eyes.
  • As in Disney Animated Canon, this is seen a lot in Pixar movies:
    • Cars: Chick Hicks is the evil counterpart to Lightning McQueen. Both are portrayed as rude and arrogant racecars who cared about nothing but themselves and made fun of other cars. What makes them different is that at the end of the film, McQueen ends up losing the final race but is now respected by the other cars since he actually now learned to accept defeat by helping another racecar, Strip "The King" Weathers, cross the finish line after he was crashed by Chick, while Chick ended up winning the same race but is ultimately betrayed by everyone else since they found out about what he did to The King, and that doing such is actually against the racing code. In essence, Chick represents what Lightning could have become had he continued down the path of arrogance—as Cars 3 shows, Lightning is still a respected racer well into his seasoned years, while Chick is nothing more than a loudmouth talkshow host who spends his days bashing Lightning.
    • Cars 2: Sir Miles Axlerod is presented as this to Mater. Both of them are misfit cars (or lemons) that stand out amongst society for not working quite right, but Mater is a genuine Cloud Cuckoolander that is a Nice Guy to a fault, is open, honest, and largely uncaring about not being the fanciest car in the world, and is both loyal and reliable to the crew of Radiator Springs, while Axlerod is a lying, manipulative car who hides his faults behind a false electric conversion, is manipulating an entire racing event to make alternative fuels look bad so he can make a killing on untapped oil rigs, and commands a shadowy underground of similar cars like himself. Furthermore, while Mater learns the hard way that he's been mocked all his life, he initially takes it pretty hard before being reminded that he's the best self he can possibly be and given Knighthood for his heroics, while Axlerod's duplicity winds up landing him in jail, disgraced and most likely stripped of his title.
    • Coco has Ernesto de la Cruz, a shadow archetype of what Miguel could be like if he left his family for good and focused only on his dream to become a musician. Thankfully, Miguel never resorts to being selfish like Ernesto after learning the truth.
    • The Incredibles and its sequel, unsurprisingly given it's a deconstruction of the superhero genre, don't shy away from this trope. Interestingly, while Syndrome reflects Mr. Incredible, Evelyn Deavor reflects Elastigirl.
      • The similarities between Bob Parr, aka Mr. Incredible, and Buddy, aka Syndrome, are apparent. They both glorify the "golden age" of superheroes and both seek recognition from the public, though since Buddy lacks superpowers, he is forced to stage his own heroics using the Omnidroid that causes unintentional destruction when its A.I goes rogue, while Mr. Incredible causes unintentional destruction and trouble during his genuine heroics. Not to mention Syndrome killed dozens of supers just so he could make room for himself to be one. Ironically, Syndrome did all this because Mr. Incredible rejected Buddy's desire to be his Kid Sidekick. Interestingly, even while being the Big Bad, Syndrome still geeks out childishly the same as Mr. Incredible does over hero exploits. They also both believe in the Badass Cape, though Edna warned Bob against it while Syndrome learned too late.
      • Helen Parr, aka Elasigirl, and Evelyn Deavor are more overt counterparts being both women in power who are both overshadowed by the men in their lives, Helen by her husband, Mr. Incredible, and Evelyn by her brother, Winston. Both women are tech savvy and have similar ideologies realizing they have a fair bit in common before and after Evelyn reveals herself as the villain. The true Irony is the reason why Elastigirl is such a good person, i.e her family, is the same reason why Evelyn is a vengeful, bitter person: because she lost her parents as a result of superheroes. It's also fitting that Evelyn is anti-super since Helen (despite being a super herself) was against becoming a hero again for the sake of her family.
    • In Monsters, Inc., Randall is one to Sulley. Both of them are top scarers at the company, but Sulley is a Gentle Giant who is kind and respectful to all of his coworkers and treats his best friend and scare assistant Mike like an equal, whereas Randall is an example of Reptiles Are Abhorrent that isn't very nice to anyone, and treats his scare assistant Fungus like dirt while also forcing him to be his accomplice. Since the company scares kids to extract screams for power in spite of believing them to be toxic, Sulley initially fears them, but warms up to a little girl name Boo and comes to realize they aren't toxic at all (though he tragically realizes they're being traumatized when he accidentally scares her), while Randall wants to kidnap them and forcibly extract their screams, regardless of what harm it will do to them. They're also both closely associated with Mr. Waternoose, but Sulley is well-liked and respected by the CEO as the son he never had, while Randall is his accomplice in the scream extractor scheme, but isn't liked by Waternoose in the slightest. Also accounting Monsters at Work, Kingdom Hearts III and the original film's ending, Sulley is a Benevolent Boss to the company who works hard to make sure every keeps their jobs and makes children happy through laugh power, having the position of CEO thrust upon him after Waternoose is arrested; while Randall, upon his brief return to Monstropolis, desires to take over the company so he can force the city back to scream power, regardless of who it screws over, because he wants the power more than anything else. Monsters University further fleshed out the two's differences by revealing that Randall Used to Be a Sweet Kid who fell in with a bad crowd and Took a Level in Jerkass to the point he destroyed his friendship with Mike, while Sulley used to be a Jerk Jock who was The Rival to Mike until he Took a Level in Kindness and became his best friend.
    • In Toy Story 3, it turns out Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear used to be just like Woody. He was the favorite toy of a little kid who enjoyed her toys, Daisy being like Andy, and he was the leader of a small but loyal group of other toys who would always lend a hand. On top of that, he has all the intelligence, resourcefulness, and planning skills of Woody. Where he and Woody diverged is their response to being separated from their respective owners, and arguably, what happened with their owners when separated. In the original Toy Story, when Woody and Buzz go missing and Andy finds out, Andy frantically searches for them until they return, and they never give up hope. When Lotso goes missing and Daisy finds out, her parents buy another Lotso and call it a day. This causes Lotso to snap and completely lose his faith in people. He then goes to Sunnyside Daycare, gathers allies, and becomes a dictator. If Woody had turned evil and bitter, he would've taken the same strategy: Gather allies, then gather power in anticipation of any upcoming threats.
      • Preceding Lotso is the Big Bad of the second half of Toy Story 2, Stinky Pete. Both he and Woody were part of the same toy series and shared similar apprehension about their longevity and a similar enmity to Space Toys. But while Woody decides not to abandon his friends or Andy, Pete will stop at nothing to get to Japan. Moreover, Woody overcame his animosity to Space Toys and has Buzz Lightyear as his best friend, while Pete never gets over it.
      • And of course, Sid was Andy's evil counterpart in the first movie. Andy is a kid who was so protective with his toys and plays a lot with them; Sid instead used toys for his twisted experiments and usually throws them away when he doesn't care about them anymore and search for more for his experiments. Also, while Andy cared a lot about Molly, his younger sister, Sid was a Big Brother Bully to Hannah, his younger sister, as he frequently took her dolls away and mutilated them.
    • Up: Muntz to Carl. Both of them were fixated on the past, and on living their adventure. One was able to move on, the other wasn't.
  • Rankin/Bass:
    • Frosty the Snowman: Professor Hinkle is one to Frosty the Snowman. Both are closely tied to the hat that brought Frosty to life (having originally belonged to Hinkle), and both are silly characters that aren't much for brains. Unlike the Nice Guy Frosty, who lives up to his reputation as a jolly, happy soul and needs the hat to continue living, Hinkle is driven by Greed to reclaim his hat so he can make himself rich. In addition, Frosty is a Friend to All Children, and risks his life to protect Karen from the cold, while Hinkle would happily let her freeze to death so he can lure Frosty out and swipe the hat. Fortunately, this doesn't last long, as Santa has to threaten him with no more Christmas presents to set Hinkle straight, and he undergoes a Heel–Face Turn.
    • Frosty's Winter Wonderland: Jack Frost steps up to plate in Hinkle's stead as this trope for Frosty, with both being prominent figures associated with winter. In Frosty's case, he's a Snowlem who needs winter to live, whereas Jack is An Ice Person who lives to bring winter. Where the differences between the two lie is that Frosty is a Nice Guy and a Friend to All Children that's beloved by his friends for those traits, while Jack is a smarmy Jerkass with a Small Name, Big Ego and It's All About Me attitude that the kids rightfully recognize as an arrogant blowhard. Likewise, Frosty holds no animosity to Jack, but Jack is very jealous of the snowman. Fortunately, a Heel–Face Turn occurs, and the bringer of winter is made much nicer.
    • A Miser Brothers Christmas, the sequel to The Year Without a Santa Claus, presents The North Wind as this to the titular Brothers. All three of them are children of Mother Nature, each responsible for protecting the delicate balance of the elements, and they all treat their jobs as Serious Business (well, mostly in the Misers' case, as they can't stop bickering with each other long enough to remember it). But for all the duo's faults, they would never consider hurting anyone, especially not Santa Claus, which their bickering is led to be thought of as the culprit for a sleigh accident that lands the poor Claus in bed. The North Wind, on the other hand, is the true culprit, happy to make Santa get hurt (or worse) so he can take over the North Pole—which his brothers are forced to do anyway as punishment, making them reconcile and grow closer along the way, while The North Wind winds up being exposed and forced to do chores for the next several thousand years. Funny enough, he was the favorite of the siblings under Mother Nature, whereas the Misers' weren't thought of very fondly.
    • Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July: Winterbolt is this to Santa Claus. Both of them are the "Kings" of the North Pole, but Santa is a benevolent and wise ruler who only wishes to bring happiness to others, while Winterbolt wishes to rule and abuse all those under his thumb. Both also have a different philosophy towards Christmas; Santa wants to bring joy to the children out of the goodness of his heart, but Winterbolt only sees Christmas as a means to force the children to worship him (mistakingly thinking Santa Claus is doing this for similar reasons). Moreover, Rudolph and Frosty are good friends with Santa, whereas Winterbolt only sees them as tools in his scheme.
      • The same special introduces Scratcher the Reindeer, who was fired from Santa's sleigh team for (besides making room for Rudolph) stealing toys and eating a whole batch of candy canes. Rudolph is kind, generous, selfless, and caring, always willing to put others needs before his own. Scratcher, on the other hand, is a manipulative and selfish jerk who's only looking out for himself, more than willing to screw his "pal" over if it meant he could have his revenge, compared to Rudolph being willing to allow his nose to be extinguished forever if it meant sparing Frosty's family from melting. In fact, this is specifically justified, as Winterbolt requested a reindeer who was the polar opposite of Rudolph in terms of personality.
    • Rudolph's Shiny New Year: Aeon the Terrible is this to Father Time. Both are connected to time itself, but Father Time is responsible for maintaining it, while Aeon is trying to stop it. It's indicated that each year, Father Time steps down so a Baby New Year could take his place as the keeper of time—an act of which he accepts with dignity, while Aeon, who's due to die at the end of the year, is desperate to stop time so he can live longer by kidnapping the current Baby New Year just long enough to accomplish his goal. Though like with Hinkle, he makes a Heel–Face Turn, this time thanks to Rudolph and Happy.
    • Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town: Mayor Burgermeister Meisterburger is this to Kris Kringle. Both of them battle over the well being of Sombertown, with the former wanting to keep it under his oppressive thumb, while the latter wants to bring happiness to it via giving toys to the children. Mesiterburger hates children, and especially their toys, so he goes out of his way to burn and destroy any toy he finds, arresting those who have them in their possession. Kris, however, wants to give the children toys (albeit if they behave themselves) so he can give them some meaning to their lives, and purely out of the goodness of his heart. It speaks volumes that Kris was able to reform the villainous Winter Warlock via kindness, convince Ms. Jessica (aka the future Mrs. Claus) to understand his point of view on toys, and is revered as a hero in the present day, whereas Meisterburger only got further injury, eventually dying out and being forgotten. One dreads the thought of what happened had Meisterburger raised Baby Claus instead of tossing him out to the orphanage...
  • In Rise of the Guardians, Pitch is one to both Sandman and Jack Frost—the former because they have similar powers and the latter because they have similar motives.
  • In Robots, Ratchet is this to Bigweld inasmuch as Bigweld, is an inventor and industrialists who actually cares about other robots and insists that “you can shine no matter what you’re made of” but Ratchet occupying the same position seeks only to accumulate a profit, is contemptuous of the outmodes and uses the slogan “why be you when you can be new”.
  • In Shrek, both Fiona and Farquaad are odd, but this inspires Fiona to love the people who are like her, whereas Farquaad envies and hates anyone who isn't. There are also some parallels with Shrek, who accepts people's right to have opinions (even if they're bigoted) and talks back instead of silencing them.
  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse:
    • Peter B. Parker reflects the Wilson Fisk aka Kingpin from Miles's universe, both are middle-aged, jaded (chubby) men who see an opportunity to make amends with an Alternate Universe portal. Interestingly Kingpin's motivations and anger in the movie stem from losing his family, while Peter B. Parker's depression and regret come from the fact he was too scared to start a family with MJ in the first place which led to divorce and sadness. By the end of the movie Peter B Parker has gained an appreciation for family, while Fisk’s Villainous Breakdown gets worse when it becomes clear he can't bring his wife and son back and takes his rage out upon the heroes.
    • Miles has a dark reflection in his Cool Uncle Aaron who is actually the Prowler, both Miles and his uncle are creative and rebellious which opposes Jefferson (Miles's dad) stricter discipline however Aaron has led a life of crime while Miles despite indulging in some graffiti is still a good kid. Aaron represents what Miles could’ve end up as if he didn't have the love and care of his parents as well as guidance from Spider-Man.
  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse:
    • Miles and his self-proclaimed nemesis Jonathan Ohnn, AKA the Spot, is the definitive Evil counterpart to Miles as:
      • Both are very book-smart, especially when it comes to science, and will figure out how to use that knowledge in-battle.
      • Both got their powers because of Kingpin's Super Collider, as Miles got bit by a spider from another dimension and Spot became a Humanoid Abomination after being merged with dark matter from the Super Collider.
      • At first, they did not know how to use their new powers until the climax of their respective movies.
      • The Spider-Society considers both of them to be anomalies.
      • Both are brilliant-minded people who feel insecure about the way people treat them (Miles hates that people tell him how he should move forward with his future while Spot is mocked by everyone for his appearance).
      • However, Miles uses his superpowers for good and to protect people, and couldn't really care any less what the Spider-Society thinks of him. The Spot, on the other hand, is incredibly petty and upset about being made fun of and viewed unfairly, to the point where this fuels his desire to destroy the universes of every Spider-Person ever, and even believes Miles' role in destroying the collider is what led to his new form. If Miles had a vindictive and petty nature against those who viewed him unfairly, he would end up becoming like the Spot.
  • In Titan A.E. it is revealed at the end of the film's 2nd act that Joseph Korso serves as this to Cale Tucker. Though he puts up a more amiable and hopeful façade, he is actually just as (if not more) bitter, jaded, and self-centered as Cale is at the start ever since and in large part because of the destruction of Earth. Going so far as to sell out to the Drej. However, in the end after Cale refuses to let him die in spite of his betrayal, learning that the Drej are planning to kill him anyway, as well as the discovery of a way to defeat the Drej Korso comes around to redeem himself by giving his life to save Cale, his crewmen, and the human race.


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