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*** In spite of these similarities, there are three notable differences between them: Naruto's LivingEmotionalCrutch is not his first crush Sakura, but rather [[spoiler: his future wife]] Hinata, while [[spoiler: Obito]]'s LivingEmotionalCrutch was his first ([[SingleTargetSexuality and only]]) crush [[spoiler:Rin]]; Naruto got over his crush on Sakura after Chapter 469 and fell in love with and got HappilyMarried to [[spoiler: [[OneTrueLove Hinata]]]], while [[spoiler:Obito]] never got over [[spoiler:[[TheLostLenore Rin]]]]; finally, Hinata was able to save Naruto from going down a potential StartOfDarkness after [[spoiler:Neji's death]], while [[spoiler:Obito]] didn't have anyone to stop him from making his FaceHeelTurn.

*** In spite of these similarities, there are three notable differences between them: Naruto's LivingEmotionalCrutch is not his first crush Sakura, but rather [[spoiler: his future wife]] Hinata, while [[spoiler: Obito]]'s LivingEmotionalCrutch was his first ([[SingleTargetSexuality and only]]) crush [[spoiler:Rin]]; Naruto got over his crush on Sakura after [[ShipSinking Chapter 469]] and fell in love with and got HappilyMarried to [[spoiler: [[OneTrueLove Hinata]]]], while [[spoiler:Obito]] never got over [[spoiler:[[TheLostLenore Rin]]]]; finally, Hinata was able to save Naruto from going down a potential StartOfDarkness after [[spoiler:Neji's death]], while [[spoiler:Obito]] didn't have anyone to stop him from making his FaceHeelTurn.

** Lord Enorme is this to Utena, as both have a great love for BDSM; but whereas Utena's comes from sexual desire and tends to make sure her target receives pleasure as much, if not more then, pain, Lord Enorme uses it only as cruel torture. Similar to Baiser she has MookMaker powers, but unlike the younger girl's ability to transform anything into a monster or cursed item based on its properties, Enorme spawns her demons directly from her own magic and can only make one type. [[spoiler:This is precisely why she gets [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomped by Utena in their climax battle, as she had an enormous amount of magic from the get-go, [[VillainForgotToLevelGrind but not the ability to grow any stronger]].]]

* With the initial conflict in ''Manga/GushingOverMagicalGirls'' becoming TheGoodTheBadAndTheEvil thanks to the introduction of [[KnightOfCerebus Lord Enorme's faction]], half of their members are the evil to our {{Villain Protagonist}}s' bad:
** Lord Enorme is this to Utena, as both have a great love for BDSM; but where Utena's comes from sexual desire and tends to make sure her target receives pleasure as much, if not more then, pain, Lord Enorme uses it only as cruel torture. Similar to Baiser she has MookMaker powers, but unlike the younger girl's ability to transform anything into a monster or cursed item based on its properties, Enorme spawns her demons directly from her own magic and can only make one type. [[spoiler:This is precisely why she gets curb-stomped by Utena in their climax battle, as she had an enormous amount of magic from the get-go, [[VillainForgotToLevelGrind but not the ability to grow any stronger]].]]

*** Leopolt dedicates her life to Utena after she shocked the malice out of her, while Sister Gigant [[spoiler:only puts up with Lord Enorme's tyranny because Venalita told her so and cold-bloodily tries to kill her once pretenses are dropped. Her loyalty towards Venalita]] is also dubious.
*** Sulfur never lets out her true emotions to anyone other than her close friends and enemies and fights in the name of justice. Sister Gigant conversely shows close to [[TheStoic zero emotions,]] and makes it clear she wouldn't hesitate to kill just because she can.

** Sulfur never lets out her true emotions to anyone other than her close friends and enemies and fights in the name of justice. Sister Gigant conversely shows close to [[TheStoic zero emotions,]] and makes it clear she wouldn't hesitate to kill just because she can.
** All three's fighting styles are aggressive, combat-orientated and incredibly powerful; but whereas Sulfur and Leopolt use their flashy giant fists and explosives rather tactically and can acquire other skills from their power-ups and La Verita, Sister Gigant's size-shifting [[UnskilledButStrong relies on the brute strength her size can give]] but [[SimpleYetAwesome what it lacks in pizzazz, it makes her nigh unstoppable]]. She also uses these powers to commit mass genocide as opposed to limiting it to battling other magical girls.

* Buggy the Clown seemed to be introduced as an Evil Counterpart to Monkey D. Luffy; Indeed, their Devil Fruits are practically opposite in several ways, but similar in others (allow for long range attacks, provide invulnerability to certain kinds of attacks -Luffy can resist blunt force, he's still vulnerable to blades, while Buggy can resist blades but is vulnerable to blunt force-). Also, this was made apparent by their differing attitudes about the cost of gaining a Devil Fruit Power. Before eating a Devil Fruit, Buggy was an excellent swimmer who planned on using his talent to find a legendary stash of treasure, and he now resents the fact that he can't swim anymore. Luffy, on the other hand, before eating a Devil Fruit was such a poor swimmer that he was nicknamed "Anchor" and as such doesn't seem to mind his inability to swim at all since he was so bad at it, anyway. While Luffy is irrepressibly cheerful, Buggy is constantly aggravated. As time goes on, Buggy is far less evil than most villains in the series, so he becomes more LaughablyEvil at best. [[spoiler:Both become elevated to the rank of Emperor at about the same time, but Luffy does so via massively increasing his strength and fighting skills to be able to challenge [[WorldsStrongestMan Kaido]] in combat, whereas Buggy accidentally becomes an Emperor after his henchmen put him at the center of the Cross Guild's poster and the World Government confuses him as the mastermind behind the Cross Guild. TheReveal of the [[ToonPhysics true nature]] of Luffy's devil fruit retroactively turns their fight, one of the first Devil Fruit matchups in the story, into a fight between a Clown and a Cartoon character, both creations designed to spread joy and entertainment to others.]]

* Buggy the Clown seemed to be introduced as an Evil Counterpart to Monkey D. Luffy; Indeed, their devil fruits are practically opposite in several ways, but similar in others (allow for long range attacks, provide invulnerability to certain kinds of attacks -Luffy can resist blunt force, he's still vulnerable to blades, while Buggy can resist blades but is vulnerable to blunt force-). Also, this was made apparent by their differing attitudes about the cost of gaining a Devil Fruit Power. Before eating a Devil Fruit, Buggy was an excellent swimmer who planned on using his talent to find a legendary stash of treasure, and he now resents the fact that he can't swim anymore. Luffy, on the other hand, before eating a Devil Fruit was such a poor swimmer that he was nicknamed "Anchor" and as such doesn't seem to mind his inability to swim at all since he was so bad at it, anyway. While Luffy is irrepressibly cheerful, Buggy is constantly aggravated. As time goes on, Buggy is far less evil than most villains in the series, so he becomes more LaughablyEvil at best. [[spoiler:Both become elevated the the rank of Emperor at about the same time, but Luffy does so via massively increasing his strength and fighting skills to be able to challenge [[WorldsStrongestMan Kaido]] in combat, whereas Buggy accidentally becomes an Emperor after his henchmen put him at the center of the Cross Guild's poster and the World Government confuses him as the mastermind behind the Cross Guild. TheReveal of the [[ToonPhysics true nature ]] of Luffy's devil fruit retroactively turns their fight, one of the first Devil Fruit matchups in the story, into a fight between a Clown and a Cartoon character, both creations designed to spread joy and entertainment to others.]]

* With the introduction of the grown-up Fu, son of [[UnholyMatrimony Mira and Towa]] in ''VideoGame/DragonBallHeroes'' and ''VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse2'', we've now got a neat parallel between two families i.e Vegeta, Bulma and Trunks (good) and Mira, Towa and Fu (evil). As for Mira and Vegeta, each are a proud arrogant BloodKnight with a desire to be the strongest and both become frustrated that they lack capacity. Both men are obsessed with fighting Goku, though Vegeta mellows out while Mira gets worse; both also have pride in their royal titles Mira as King of the Demon Realm and Vegeta as the Prince of all Saiyans. The contrasts betweem Towa and Bulma are more clear cut as both are very beautiful and driven female scientists who keep their respective partners in check all while giving them the means to become stronger; however, while Bulma loves Vegeta unconditionally, Towa sees Mira as a means to an end and despite creating a son with him, Mira's betrayal causes her to dub her husband a failure. As for Fu and Future Trunks, both are time-traveling MasterSwordsmen who have inherited their respective mothers smarts, though while Trunks created changes in time to safeguard his loved ones, Fu creates time rifts and paradoxes simply for shits and giggles.

** Of course, irrespective of who's mad, Chrno has a retiring personality and tends to do what he's told, while Aion is the bossy type, so even if Chrono were evil, the fight would be very different...Good [[CardCarryingVillain Aion would probably lead the same set of companions he does as a villain]], and Evil Chrono would [[LonersAreFreaks be utterly alone]].

* [[BigBad Ai]][[TheAntiChrist on]] in ''Manga/ChronoCrusade'' is clearly Chrono's evil counterpart; even their [[TimeMaster time manipulation skills]] are opposed or [[CardCarryingVillain complementary in the anime]]. In the manga their powers don't seem to be quite as related, but instead it takes the ForWantOfANail path if you [[FridgeBrilliance think about it]] -- as revealed near the end of the manga, [[spoiler:Aion became bent on his path for remaking the world and Pandaemonium when he received visions of Pandaemonium's memories on his coming-of-age day. If Chrono is his twin brother, that means that he probably was lined up to have the ceremony, as well. He never had a chance because of the hubbub Aion caused, but if Chrono had gone first instead of Aion, Chrono probably would've been the one to go crazy, and Aion would've been the "good" twin.]] The fact that Aion refuses to tell Chrono the truth and says it's "better this way" probably shows that he, himself, is aware of how close Chrono came to being like him.

** Hedo serves as the GoodCounterpart to his grandfather Gero. Both are superb scientists who created super androids with universe quaking powers, are impatient and creepy in their mannerisms and both work for the Red Ribbon Army. Except where Gero was a textbook EvilIsPetty MadScientist, his grandson Hedo is ObliviouslyEvil genuinely believing that the Z-Fighters are evil and need to be stopped as he’s just as much a superhero loving dork as Gohan is. When Hedo learns he’s on the wrong side, he quickly heels turns to good and is apologetic for his actions, which is far more than Gero ever got. For further parallels they both have their creations turn against them.
** Cell Max can be considered this for Piccolo as they are both the successors of a previous major villain (King Piccolo Daimao and Cell respectively) and they both have {{Sizeshifter}} powers. Though whereas Piccolo was able to change and grow into something better than his previous self/father, Cell Max is just as bad as his predecessor if not worse since at least OG Cell could be bargained with, while Cell Max is just a savage Shin Godzilla-like monster.
** Speaking of Cell, Gamma 1 & 2 serve as his Good Counterparts as like him they are ''Kamen Rider'' esque insectoid looking androids whom in Gamma 2’s case is a laidback SmugSuper very much like how Perfect Cell was. On top of visual similarities to Cell they also share his habit of underestimating opponents to their downfall. However whereas Cell was a supervillain in every sense of the term, Gamma 1 & 2 are simply on the wrong side and are genuinely superheroes who believe in justice. [[spoiler:Gamma 2 even pulls off a HeroicSacrifice against Cell’s big little brother, the aforementioned Cell Max.]]

** [[InvisibleJerkAss Absalom]] from Moria's QuirkyMinibossSquad. Both he and Sanji have many similarities to each other, as both are blonde short-tempered perverts with a crazed love for Nami and both used the power of {{Invisibility}} [[PowerPerversionPotential to peek on nude girls]]. They even [[NotSoDifferentRemark realize]] what they have in common upon meeting each other, but there's a contrast as Sanji can be heroic, dashing and compassionate; while Absalom is just cruel, vindictive and downright malicious, having molested poor Nami while she was bathing. Absalom is a DirtyCoward too, as when Sanji finds out what Absalom has done he delivers a [[ExtremeMeleeRevenge rage-filled beatdown]] on him, in which Absalom tries to flee and uses cheap tactics to get an advantage. Sanji soon realizes that if he actually got the powers of invisibility he'd become no better than Absalom, so he gives up on it (though he still wants to peek on women). [[spoiler:Ironically, Sanji has his dream come true in Wano, gaining the power of invisibility through his Raid Suit; but despite pervy antics, Sanji nevertheless still uses the ability to protect people, in contrast to Absalom (and now Shiryu) who solely use the ability to hurt people.]]

** Queen surprisingly reveals himself to a kind of EvilCounterpart to Sanji. One of Kaido's CoDragons alongside King -- similar to Sanji's role as one of “Luffy’s wings” alongside Zoro --, Queen is a blonde, pervertedly horny GeniusBruiser and CombatPragmatist who, like Sanji, can be remarkably silly at times and even uses the same Germa technology (such as invisibility) to fight like Sanji does for a time in Wano. However, unlike Sanji, who usually fights honourably and respects women, Queen beats up innocent courtesans who reject him and employs DirtyCoward tactics such as poisoning his own crew to win. Also, while Queen uses weapons and Germa technology in battle, Sanji continues to fight completely unarmed [[spoiler:and even destroys his Raid Suit to show he’s above such tools]]. Queen’s role as MasterPoisoner can also be seen antithetical to Sanji's role as SupremeChef.
*** Queen is also a foil to Chopper, who as TheMedic makes drugs to help people get better, not infect them with diseases like Queen does.

* Donquixote Doflamingo has got ''a lot'' of good counterparts, all while he remains one of the evilest villains in the series.

** [[spoiler:Sanji, coincidentally (or not), is a counterpart to Doflamingo. They both come from infamous Royalty in the North Blue and were forced out, and both Sanji and Doffy deeply [[MommasBoy loved their mothers]] and could do nothing as their respective mothers [[DelicateAndSickly died from illness]] despite their attempts to make them better with food. The big difference is that Sanji [[RebelPrince hated his Royalty]], while Doflamingo did everything in his power to regain his nobility. Also, Sanji had the sheer misfortune of growing up in an abusive household that forbids virtues like compassion and kindness, and was constantly beaten and demeaned for showing said virtues. The only difference was that Sanji grew up surrounded by loving and caring people who taught him morals and disciplined him when neccesary, allowing him to grow up with a strong moral compass; while Doffy's actually GoodParents died and his "caretakers" (his executives) only followed him around because of his Conquerer's Haki and enabled his bratty behavior and god complex, believing he was destined for greatness, until both traits grew to horrifically monstrous proportions. Finally, as much as he is flawed, Sanji is very compassionate and will come to anyone's aid (especially women). Doffy treats his crew kindly, but only as convenient tools and slaves that he won't hesitate to throw away when it's convenient. There's also other similarities: blonde hair, [[ExtremityExtremist kick-based marital arts]] and no shame in [[RealMenWearPink wearing pink]] and to put the cherry on top, Sanji and Doflamingo are even attracted to the same woman: Viola.]]

** Frieza is an eviler counterpart to Vegeta, and also serves as his ShadowArchetype. Both of them are princes of their respective empires, born extreme powerful, command the respect and fear of those around them, have lofty ambitions of ruling the universe for all eternity, are ruled by their pride of being the strongest, and are selfish, spoiled brats who will RageQuit if things don't go their way. Vegeta got better through character development. Frieza remained an unrepentant asshole who allowed his pride to utterly destroy him, ''three'' times.

** Goku has similarities with Broly right off the bat as, in the original telling they were literally placed together as babies with Goku being weak and loud and Broly quiet and ridiculously strong, though Goku escaped Planet Vegeta while Broly got caught in amidst the destruction along with his father Paragus. Both Goku and Broly received horrific injuries as babies that changed their personalities: Goku banged his skull and become a good person, while Broly got stabbed in the chest and became an insane monster. Also like Goku, Broly loves getting stronger, though Broly uses his power to inflict needless pain, showing he's a [[CombatSadomasochist abhorrent]] BloodKnight who disturbs even Goku. In the canon movie, Broly is just a neutral {{Foil}} to Goku and Vegeta; like Goku, he's terrifying when enraged, but unlike Goku, Canon-Broly becomes AxCrazy when pushed hard enough.

** Goku has similarities with Broly right off the bat as, in the original telling they were literally placed together as babies with Goku being weak and loud and Broly quiet and ridiculously strong, though Goku escaped Planet Vegeta while Broly got caught in amidst the destruction along with his father Paragus. Both Goku and Broly received horrific injuries as babies that changed their personalities: Goku banged his skull and become a good person, while Broly got stabbed in the chest and became an insane monster. Also like Goku, Broly loves getting stronger, though Broly uses his power to inflict needless pain, showing he's a [[CombatSadomasochist abhorrent]] BloodKnight who disturbs even Goku. In the canon movie, Broly is just a neutral {{Foil}} to Goku and Vegeta; like Goku, he's terrifying when enranged, but unlike Goku, Canon-Broly becomes AxCrazy when pushed hard enough.

** The second is [[spoiler:"Human Monster" Garou. Both he and Saitama had unpleasant childhoods, being bullied and treated as social outcasts in school (as extra manga chapters reveal); also, both Saitama and Garou sought to become stronger as a result of feeling weak. When they obtained their power, however, their paths diverged: Saitama became a hero who, despite being underappreciated, still believes in TheCape (and is marginally better than several higher-ranked, more popular heroes); Garou became an AxCrazy villain who throws his power around just because he can, which greatly contrasts to Saitama, who never picks fights and only retaliates to those who mean harm. Garou's growing strength is also antithetical compared to Saitama, as Garou "evolves" throughout the series after many embarrassing defeats until he goes OneWingedAngel, while Saitama has his unimaginable strength stay the same and yet is still seen as a weakling by most people. Ultimately, Garou is an interesting example, as he never actually kills the heroes he fights, and he wants to become a monster who symbolizes an absolute existence of fear to all -- as opposed to a murderer like the Monster Association, which he disagrees with even after they show interest on him and try to recruit him into their ranks -- in order to end biased justice and unite everyone against him, as he felt -- based on TV shows he watched and being bullied when playing hero vs. villain as a child -- that only popular heroes were allowed to win. Saitama himself notes Garou wanted to be a hero but took the easy way of a monster, yet he points that it's easy because he lacks confidence and that it's a half-assed objective after all, compared to Saitama's serious hero hobby.]]

** The aforementioned Monster Association is this to the Hero Association as a whole. The organization built itself as an answer to the Hero Association after all, taking on the same principle of gathering and organizing themselves to become a better force against their enemy (in that case, the heroes). The MA freely retake the threat levels the Hero Association has made for themselves, dividing their ranks according to their strength. Finally, their lair is a multi-layered Elaborate Underground Base while the Heroes' HQ is a humongous fortified tower. Additionally, most of their prominent members serve as indivdual {{Foil}}s and {{Evil Counterpart}}s to some heroes (Gums for Pig God, Do-S for Fubuki, Gale Wind and Hellfire Flame for Flashy Flash, etc; see [[Characters/OnePunchManMonsterAssociation their character page]] for more details).

** The earliest master-class example would be [[DirtyOldMan Kensei Ma's]] [[CainAndAbel older brother]] [[BlackSheep Sougetsu Ma]] -- both men are well-known fighters from China, but Sougetsu is considered a disgrace on the family name due to his embracing of the killing-fist philosophy and his turning to crime. [[spoiler:And now Sougetsu is a member of the Nine Fists, making him an even greater counterpart to Kensei]].

** Vincent Volaju the BigBad of TheMovie manages to be a greater Evil Counterpart to Spike to point of it being acknowledged InUniverse. Both are men betrayed by the organisations they worked for, were parted from the women they loved and almost died resulting in both Spike and Vincent seeing themselves as dead and reality as a “waking dream” and this on top of having similar facial and body features and GunKata and martial arts prowess. Except Vincent is Spike without any of his good qualities. Where Spike cares for innocents (despite acting otherwise), Vincent is a bioterrorist mass murdering MadBomber, where Spike is sauve and dashing with women, Vincent is creepy (giving Faye a ForcedKiss and cutting her top open) and where Spike cares deeply for his friends Vincent executes his associates such as Lee Sampson without a second thought.[[spoiler: Even their fates are similar yet different, Spike finally finds his love Julia but she dies when he does, Vincent rediscovers his love Elektra but dies himself when he does.]] Lampshaded by Spike in the cell scene where he claims to Elektra he and Vincent “share the same soul”.

* In ''Manga/ChainsawMan'', each of the [[spoiler:HorsemenOfTheApocalypse]] introduced so far have acted as {{foil}}s to [[TheHero Denji]]. [[spoiler: The Conquest Devil, Makima, also spent her childhood being used as a tool and attack dog by an abusive criminal organization (him by the {{yakuza}} and her by a [[PresidentEvil corrupt Japanese government]]), that like Denji caused her to grow up with a stunted understanding of love and the sort of people she should look for it from. The War Devil, Asa Mitaka/Yoru, started out as an orphan with a FriendlessBackground before becoming a [[DemonicPossession half-Devil]] like he did, although rather than being a victim of circumstance like him her struggles were the result of her [[TheCynic asocial personality and cynical attitude]]]].
** In Part 2 Denji gets a more straightforward one in the form of an AmbiguouslyEvil copycat Chainsaw Man who [[spoiler:[[BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork kills Asa's friend Yuko after she's possessed]]]].

* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'': Shinji Ikari is consistently played as a {{foil}} to Asuka Langley Soryu (an introverted, reluctant pilot of a lower-tech Eva against an outgoing, attention-seeking pilot with a higher-tech Eva), but ''End of Evangelion'' brings it to the point where [[spoiler:Asuka resolves her issues with her mother and fights to the bitter end, while Shinji lets his issues get the better of him until he's pushed to devastate humanity and the planet]].

* Vicious is Spike's Evil Counterpart in ''Anime/CowboyBebop''. They share identical histories as crime syndicate assassins, and once worked together. Spike gave up his killing life after a near-death experience, but Vicious never did, and holds Spike in contempt for betraying his "true nature".

** More importantly, neither one is human. Himegami is actually [[spoiler: what's left of the original's Element, in metaphysical form]]. Likewise, Otohime is really [[spoiler: [[http://readpanda.net/Maken-ki/55/4/ a clone]] created by [[BigBad Takeru Yamato]]]]. Making it a {{justified}} example, since he modeled Otohime after Himegami, because she's his niece.