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* Comicbook/{{Blade}}'s mentor, Whistler, in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'', where his two main functions are to [[MrExposition exposit]] about Blade and vampires and to convince Blade to trust and cooperate with the other heroes. In fact, Whistler was created for the animated series and reused in the movie, and is an interesting example of canon foreigner existing in two mediums without becoming a full CanonImmigrant (though he was referenced in the Marvel Knights section of the 2002- 2004 ''Marvel Encyclopedia'' series). However, he's a {{composite|Character}} of Jamal Afari (Blade's mentor) and "Bible" John Carik (looks and personality).
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* Comicbook/{{Blade}}'s mentor, Whistler, in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'', where his two main functions are to [[MrExposition exposit]] about Blade and vampires and to convince Blade to trust and cooperate with the other heroes. In fact, Whistler was created for the animated series and reused in the movie, and is an interesting example of a canon foreigner existing in two mediums without becoming a full CanonImmigrant (though he was referenced in the Marvel Knights section of the 2002- 2004 ''Marvel Encyclopedia'' series). However, he's a {{composite|Character}} of Jamal Afari (Blade's mentor) and "Bible" John Carik (looks and personality).
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* Comicbook/{{Blade}}'s mentor, Whistler, in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'', where his two main functions are to [[MrExposition exposit]] about Blade and vampires and to convince Blade to trust and cooperate with the other heroes. In fact, Whistler was created for the animated series and reused in the movie, and is an interesting example of canon foreigner existing in two mediums without becoming a full CanonImmigrant. However, he's a {{composite|Character}} of Jamal Afari (Blade's mentor) and "Bible" John Carik (looks and personality).
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* Comicbook/{{Blade}}'s mentor, Whistler, in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'', where his two main functions are to [[MrExposition exposit]] about Blade and vampires and to convince Blade to trust and cooperate with the other heroes. In fact, Whistler was created for the animated series and reused in the movie, and is an interesting example of canon foreigner existing in two mediums without becoming a full CanonImmigrant.CanonImmigrant (though he was referenced in the Marvel Knights section of the 2002- 2004 ''Marvel Encyclopedia'' series). However, he's a {{composite|Character}} of Jamal Afari (Blade's mentor) and "Bible" John Carik (looks and personality).
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** And in a cross-company example, the Justice Lords are versions of the JLA who became corrupted by their abilities and all but conquered Earth for "the greater good", only to be betrayed by their Batman. In other words, the Comicbook/SquadronSupreme. WordOfGod also stated they were based on ''ComocBook/TheAuthority''. The Justice Lord became {{Canon Immigrant}}s as of ''ComicBook/TheMultiversity''.
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** And in a cross-company example, the Justice Lords are versions of the JLA who became corrupted by their abilities and all but conquered Earth for "the greater good", only to be betrayed by their Batman. In other words, the Comicbook/SquadronSupreme. WordOfGod also stated they were based on ''ComocBook/TheAuthority''.''ComicBook/TheAuthority''. The Justice Lord became {{Canon Immigrant}}s as of ''ComicBook/TheMultiversity''.
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* Ethan Bennett, Chief Angel Rojas, the Kabuki Twins, Temblor, Rumor, and Scorn (but ''not'' Wrath, who was just very obscure) from ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman''. Ellen Yin may seem like this, but she is actually a RaceLift of Ellen Yindel, the obscure female police commissioner from ''Comicbook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns''. There's also Smoke and Blaze, two female sidekicks of Mirror Master and Firefly. However, Scorn became a CanonImmigrant, Rojas is basically a [[RaceLift Hispanic]] Harvey Bullock, and Ethan is a {{composite|Character}} of Crispus Allen [[spoiler: and ComicBook/TwoFace with Clayface's powers and codename]].
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* Ethan Bennett, Chief Angel Rojas, the Kabuki Twins, Temblor, Rumor, and Scorn (but ''not'' Wrath, who was just very obscure) from ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman''. Ellen Yin may seem like this, but she is actually a RaceLift of Ellen Yindel, the obscure female police commissioner from ''Comicbook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns''. There's also Smoke and Blaze, two female sidekicks of Mirror Master and Firefly. However, Scorn became a CanonImmigrant, Rojas is basically a [[RaceLift Hispanic]] {{composite|Character}} of Gillian Loeb's [[BadBoss personality]] and Harvey Bullock, Bullock's [[FatBastard build]], and Ethan is a {{composite|Character}} of Crispus Allen [[spoiler: and ComicBook/TwoFace with Clayface's powers and codename]].
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* Cassandra, the captain of the guard's daughter and Rapunzel's lady-in-waiting and <strike>friend</strike> [[Spoiler:[[EvilAllAlong traitor]]]], who did not appear in the first ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'' film, debuted in ''Tangled: Before Ever After'', the hour-long pilot for ''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries''.
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* Cassandra, the captain of the guard's daughter and Rapunzel's lady-in-waiting and <strike>friend</strike> [[Spoiler:[[EvilAllAlong traitor]]]], who friend [[spoiler: before [[EvilAllAlong betraying her]]]], did not appear in the first ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'' film, debuted in ''Tangled: Before Ever After'', the hour-long pilot for ''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries''.
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** The 2018 series also introduces Priscilla and Beep, Camilla's chick companions. Muppet chickens have always been white before, but Priscilla is yellow and Beep is brown.
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* Cassandra, the captain of the guard's daughter and Rapunzel's lady-in-waiting and friend, who did not appear in the first ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'' film, debuted in ''Tangled: Before Ever After'', the hour-long pilot for ''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries''.
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* Cassandra, the captain of the guard's daughter and Rapunzel's lady-in-waiting and friend, <strike>friend</strike> [[Spoiler:[[EvilAllAlong traitor]]]], who did not appear in the first ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'' film, debuted in ''Tangled: Before Ever After'', the hour-long pilot for ''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries''.
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* Most of the villains in ''WesternAnimation/KryptoTheSuperdog'', since Krypto didn't have much of a RoguesGallery in the comics, and Superman villains aren't generally pet owners (unlike Batman villains, so Bat-Hound stories got to feature Catwoman's Isis or Joker's hyenas). Stretch-O-Mutt and Streaky's nephew Squeaky are also original. And while most of the Dog Stars are based on the Space Canine Patrol Agency in the comics (yes really), their leader Brainy Barker is unique to the series.
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* Most of the villains in ''WesternAnimation/KryptoTheSuperdog'', since Krypto didn't have much of a RoguesGallery in the comics, and Superman villains aren't generally pet owners (unlike Batman villains, so Bat-Hound stories got to feature Catwoman's Isis or Joker's hyenas). Stretch-O-Mutt and Streaky's nephew Squeaky are also original. And while most of the Dog Stars are based on the Space Canine Patrol Agency in the comics (yes really), their leader Brainy Barker is unique to the series.series.
* ''WesternAnimation/HarveyStreetKids'' has Pinkeye, Fredo, Bobby the Elder, Zoe, Maria, Stu, Frufru, The Bow, Emil and Chevron, even though they weren't seen in the original Harvey Comics.
* ''WesternAnimation/HarveyStreetKids'' has Pinkeye, Fredo, Bobby the Elder, Zoe, Maria, Stu, Frufru, The Bow, Emil and Chevron, even though they weren't seen in the original Harvey Comics.
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** The Mysterio used in the show is Francine Beck, the daughter of Quentin Beck, the original Mysterio. In the comics, Quentin never had any children.[[note]]He did later create a {{Gynoid}} "daughter" named Misty Beck, but those issues were only written ''after'' the ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' cartoon was off the air.[[/note]]
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** The Mysterio used in the show is Francine Beck, the daughter of Quentin Beck, the original Mysterio. In the comics, Quentin never had any children.[[note]]He did was later create revealed to have created a {{Gynoid}} "daughter" named Misty Beck, but those issues were only written ''after'' the ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' cartoon was off the air.[[/note]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'' has Mac Porter, the head of ''ComicBook/DamageControl'' and [[ComicBookFantasyCasting a loving]] [[InkSuitActor tribute]] to deceased comic creator Creator/DwayneMcDuffie, who created ''Damage Control''. There's also the Plymouth Rocker, Salem's Witch (a possible ShoutOut to Comicbook/ScarletWitch) and Slam Adams, a trio of [[CaptainGeographic Boston-based supervillains]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'' ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'':
** One episode has Mac Porter, the head of ''ComicBook/DamageControl'' and [[ComicBookFantasyCasting a loving]] [[InkSuitActor tribute]] to deceased comic creator Creator/DwayneMcDuffie, who created ''DamageControl''. Control''.
** There's also the Plymouth Rocker, Salem's Witch (a possible ShoutOut to Comicbook/ScarletWitch) and Slam Adams, a trio of [[CaptainGeographic Boston-basedsupervillains]].supervillains]].
** The Mysterio used in the show is Francine Beck, the daughter of Quentin Beck, the original Mysterio. In the comics, Quentin never had any children.[[note]]He did later create a {{Gynoid}} "daughter" named Misty Beck, but those issues were only written ''after'' the ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' cartoon was off the air.[[/note]]
** One episode has Mac Porter, the head of ''ComicBook/DamageControl'' and [[ComicBookFantasyCasting a loving]] [[InkSuitActor tribute]] to deceased comic creator Creator/DwayneMcDuffie, who created ''Damage
** There's also the Plymouth Rocker, Salem's Witch (a possible ShoutOut to Comicbook/ScarletWitch) and Slam Adams, a trio of [[CaptainGeographic Boston-based
** The Mysterio used in the show is Francine Beck, the daughter of Quentin Beck, the original Mysterio. In the comics, Quentin never had any children.[[note]]He did later create a {{Gynoid}} "daughter" named Misty Beck, but those issues were only written ''after'' the ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' cartoon was off the air.[[/note]]
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* Ruby, the red ninja created for ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatDefendersOfTheRealm''. Though a red female ninja named Skarlet was eventually introduced in the video game canon, she has nothing in common with Ruby other than the basic color motif.
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* Alexis Luthor and Kell-El/Superman X from ''WesternAnimation/LegionOfSuperheroes''. Though the latter is essentially a CompositeCharacter of ComicBook/{{Superboy}} and Mon-El.
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* Alexis Luthor and Kell-El/Superman X Kell-El/Superman-X from ''WesternAnimation/LegionOfSuperheroes''. Though the latter is essentially a CompositeCharacter of ComicBook/{{Superboy}} [[ComicBook/{{Superboy}} Kon-El]] and Mon-El.[[Comicbook/DCOneMillion Kal Kent]].
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* Most of the villains from ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'' were created for the series, with the major exceptions being Hot-Streak, Puff, D-Struct and Rubberband Man. Richie Foley (AKA Gear) and She-Bang were also created for the show, though the former was a CaptainErsatz of Rick Stone, Static's buddy from the comics.
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* Most of the villains from ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'' were created for the series, with the major exceptions being Hot-Streak, Puff, Tarmack, D-Struct and Rubberband Man. Richie Foley (AKA Gear) and She-Bang were also created for the show, though the former was a CaptainErsatz of Rick Stone, Static's buddy from the comics.
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* Most of the villains from ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'' were created for the series, with the major exceptions being Hot-Streak and Rubberband Man. Richie Foley (AKA Gear) and She-Bang were also created for the show, though the former was a CaptainErsatz of Rick Stone, Static's buddy from the comics.
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* Most of the villains from ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'' were created for the series, with the major exceptions being Hot-Streak Hot-Streak, Puff, D-Struct and Rubberband Man. Richie Foley (AKA Gear) and She-Bang were also created for the show, though the former was a CaptainErsatz of Rick Stone, Static's buddy from the comics.
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* ''WesternAnimation/WolverineAndTheXMen'' has Dr. Sybil Zane, a scientist heavily involved in the Sentinel project, and Kristie Nord, a young mutant being pursued by Weapon X. Kristie is unique in that while she doesn't exist in the comics, her father, Maverick, ''is'' an actual comic character.
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* ''WesternAnimation/WolverineAndTheXMen'' has Dr. Sybil Zane, a scientist heavily involved in the Sentinel project, and Kristie Christy Nord, a young mutant being pursued by Weapon X. Kristie Christy is unique in that while she doesn't exist in the comics, her father, Maverick, ''is'' an actual comic character.
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* ''WesternAnimation/WolverineAndTheXMen'' has Dr. Sybil Zane, a scientist heavily involved in the Sentinel project, and Kristie Nord, a young mutant being pursued by Weapon X. Kristie is unique in that while she doesn't exist in the comics, her father, Maverick, ''is'' an actual comic character.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble''
** A Season 1 episode has Molecule Kid, the young son of the Marvel villain Molecule Man.
** Season 5 has an episode centered around Yemandi, a female Comicbook/BlackPanther who fought alongside [[Comicbook/TheMightyThor Thor]] hundreds of years ago.
** A Season 1 episode has Molecule Kid, the young son of the Marvel villain Molecule Man.
** Season 5 has an episode centered around Yemandi, a female Comicbook/BlackPanther who fought alongside [[Comicbook/TheMightyThor Thor]] hundreds of years ago.
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* Everyone in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' except Bruce Wayne, Barbara Gordon, and Mister Freeze. Prominent examples would be Terry [=McGinnis=] (who would later become a CanonImmigrant) and his family, Max Gibson, the vast majority of the villains (including BigBad Derek Powers), Barbara's husband Sam and Terry's love interest Dana Tan. The members of the [[Comicbook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica JLU]] (barring Comicbook/{{Superman}} and Big Barda) were similar to Terry, being new {{Legacy Character}}s that were patterned after existing DC heroes: Warhawk for Comicbook/{{Hawkman}} (with ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' later revealing him to be the son of Hawkgirl and John Stewart), Aquagirl for Comicbook/{{Aquaman}} and Micron for Comicbook/TheAtom, with Kai-Ro serving as Earth's future Green Lantern.
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* Everyone in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' except Bruce Wayne, Barbara Gordon, and Mister Freeze. Prominent examples would be Terry [=McGinnis=] (who would later become a CanonImmigrant) and his family, Max Gibson, the vast majority of the villains (including BigBad Derek Powers), Barbara's husband Sam and Terry's love interest Dana Tan. The members of the [[Comicbook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica JLU]] (barring Comicbook/{{Superman}} and Big Barda) were similar to Terry, being new {{Legacy Character}}s that were patterned after existing DC heroes: Warhawk for Comicbook/{{Hawkman}} (with ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' later revealing him to be the son of Hawkgirl and John Stewart), Aquagirl for Comicbook/{{Aquaman}} and Micron for Comicbook/TheAtom, with Kai-Ro serving as Earth's future Green Lantern.Comicbook/GreenLantern.
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* Everyone in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' except Bruce Wayne, Barbara Gordon, and Mister Freeze. Prominent examples would be Terry [=McGinnis=] and his family, Max Gibson, Barbara's husband Sam, Terry's love interest Dana Tan, and every member of the [[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica JLU]][[note]]Warhawk, Micron, Kai-Ro and Aquagirl,
even though they are all {{Legacy Character}}s based on existing heroes from the comics.[[/note]] except Superman and Big Barda. Terry himself would eventually become a CanonImmigrant.
even though they are all {{Legacy Character}}s based on existing heroes from the comics.[[/note]] except Superman and Big Barda. Terry himself would eventually become a CanonImmigrant.
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* Everyone in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' except Bruce Wayne, Barbara Gordon, and Mister Freeze. Prominent examples would be Terry [=McGinnis=] (who would later become a CanonImmigrant) and his family, Max Gibson, the vast majority of the villains (including BigBad Derek Powers), Barbara's husband Sam, Sam and Terry's love interest Dana Tan, and every member Tan. The members of the [[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica JLU]][[note]]Warhawk, Micron, Kai-Ro [[Comicbook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica JLU]] (barring Comicbook/{{Superman}} and Aquagirl,
even though they are allBig Barda) were similar to Terry, being new {{Legacy Character}}s based on that were patterned after existing heroes from DC heroes: Warhawk for Comicbook/{{Hawkman}} (with ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' later revealing him to be the comics.[[/note]] except Superman son of Hawkgirl and Big Barda. Terry himself would eventually become a CanonImmigrant.John Stewart), Aquagirl for Comicbook/{{Aquaman}} and Micron for Comicbook/TheAtom, with Kai-Ro serving as Earth's future Green Lantern.
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* Everyone in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' except Bruce Wayne, Barbara Gordon, and Mister Freeze. Prominent examples would be Terry [=McGinnis=] and his family, Max Gibson, Barbara's husband Sam, Sam, Terry's love interest Dana Tan, and every member of the [[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica JLU]] JLU]][[note]]Warhawk, Micron, Kai-Ro and Aquagirl,
even though they are all {{Legacy Character}}s based on existing heroes from the comics.[[/note]] except Superman and Big Barda. Terry himself would eventually become a CanonImmigrant.
even though they are all {{Legacy Character}}s based on existing heroes from the comics.[[/note]] except Superman and Big Barda. Terry himself would eventually become a CanonImmigrant.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Dilbert}}'' featured Loud Howard, originally a throwaway gag from the comic strip but promoted to side character in the TV show.
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* Most of the villains in ''WesternAnimation/KryptoTheSuperdog'', since Krypto didn't have much of a RoguesGallery in the comics, and Superman villains aren't generally pet owners (unlike Batman villains, so Bat-Hound stories got to feature Catwoman's Isis or Joker's hyenas). Stretch-O-Mutt and Streaky's nephew Squeaky are also original. And while most of the Dog Stars are based on the Space Canine Patrol Agency in the comics (yes really), their leader Brainy Barker is unique to the series.
* Most of the villains in ''WesternAnimation/KryptoTheSuperdog'', since Krypto didn't have much of a RoguesGallery in the comics, and Superman villains aren't generally pet owners (unlike Batman villains, so Bat-Hound stories got to feature Catwoman's Isis or Joker's hyenas). Stretch-O-Mutt and Streaky's nephew Squeaky are also original. And while most of the Dog Stars are based on the Space Canine Patrol Agency in the comics (yes really), their leader Brainy Barker is unique to the series.
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* Skeeter from ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies''. While Skeeter has never appeared as a Muppet proper, she did appear in the "Muppet Teens" series of books, which was the ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies'' as teenagers. [[spoiler: Oh, and as a grown-up in an issue of ''ComicBook/TheMuppetShowComicBook''.]]
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* Skeeter from ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies''. ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies1984''. While Skeeter has never appeared as a Muppet proper, she did appear in the "Muppet Teens" series of books, which was the ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies'' Muppet Babies as teenagers. [[spoiler: Oh, and as a grown-up in an issue of ''ComicBook/TheMuppetShowComicBook''.]]
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* [[WesternAnimation/{{Dilbert}}]] featured Loud Howard, originally a throwaway gag from the comic strip but promoted to side character in the TV show.
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* ''WesternAnimation/Dilbert'' featured Loud Howard, originally a throwaway gag from the comic strip but promoted to side character in the TV show.
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* The animated special ''WesternAnimation/OliveTheOtherReindeer'' features many characters who weren't present in the original book. The most notable examples are Olive's owner Tim, the penguin Martini, and the Postman trying to stop Olive from saving Christmas.
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* The animated special ''WesternAnimation/OliveTheOtherReindeer'' features many characters who weren't present in the original book. The most notable examples are Olive's owner Tim, the penguin Martini, and the Postman trying to stop Olive from saving Christmas.Christmas.
* ''WesternAnimation/Dilbert'' featured Loud Howard, originally a throwaway gag from the comic strip but promoted to side character in the TV show.
* ''WesternAnimation/Dilbert'' featured Loud Howard, originally a throwaway gag from the comic strip but promoted to side character in the TV show.
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* The Japanese VideoGame/{{Tamagotchi}} virtual pets got an American animated video in 1997 called ''WesternAnimation/TamagotchiVideoAdventures'', which features a character named Cosmotchi. Cosmotchi was made specifically for this video and does not make any other appearances in the franchise.
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* The Japanese VideoGame/{{Tamagotchi}} virtual pets got an American animated video in 1997 called ''WesternAnimation/TamagotchiVideoAdventures'', which features a character named Cosmotchi. Cosmotchi was made specifically for this video and does not make any other appearances in the franchise.franchise.
* The animated special ''WesternAnimation/OliveTheOtherReindeer'' features many characters who weren't present in the original book. The most notable examples are Olive's owner Tim, the penguin Martini, and the Postman trying to stop Olive from saving Christmas.
* The animated special ''WesternAnimation/OliveTheOtherReindeer'' features many characters who weren't present in the original book. The most notable examples are Olive's owner Tim, the penguin Martini, and the Postman trying to stop Olive from saving Christmas.
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* Cheater Gunsmoke was the only criminal on ''WesternAnimation/TheDickTracyShow'' who did not originate from [[ComicStrip/DickTracy the comic strip]]. Obviously there was not much the UPA studio could do with Gunsmoke as he appeared in only two episodes.
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* Cheater Gunsmoke was the only criminal on ''WesternAnimation/TheDickTracyShow'' who did not originate from [[ComicStrip/DickTracy the comic strip]]. Obviously there was not much the UPA studio could do with Gunsmoke as he appeared in only two episodes.episodes.
* The Japanese VideoGame/{{Tamagotchi}} virtual pets got an American animated video in 1997 called ''WesternAnimation/TamagotchiVideoAdventures'', which features a character named Cosmotchi. Cosmotchi was made specifically for this video and does not make any other appearances in the franchise.
* The Japanese VideoGame/{{Tamagotchi}} virtual pets got an American animated video in 1997 called ''WesternAnimation/TamagotchiVideoAdventures'', which features a character named Cosmotchi. Cosmotchi was made specifically for this video and does not make any other appearances in the franchise.
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* Gene the Genie from ''WesternAnimation/DuckTalesTheMovieTreasureOfTheLostLamp'' should be part of ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'' continuity, but is never mentioned again outside the movie, despite the movie character Dijon appearing in the final episode, "The Golden Goose".
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** Sticks the Badger in ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom''.
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* The King of this trope would have to be ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog''. With the exception of Sonic, Tails and Robotnik, ''the whole cast'' of ''WesternAnimation/SonicSatAM'' is made up of Canon Foreigners. The most common ones were Princess Sally, Bunnie Rabbot, Rotor the Walrus, Antoine, Dulcy, Uncle Chuck, and Snively.
** It's worth noting that the Freedom Fighters were originally based roughly off the small captive animals of the original games, even retaining their western names. However the concept was revamped before production and only a redesigned Sally Acorn (aka "Ricky") remained (though Rotor and Bunnie are arguably based off of Joe Sushi and Johnny Lightfoot respectively). Interestingly some of the Freedom Fighters (including the remodelled Sally for the show) cameoed in ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogSpinball'' and were intended to be playable characters in canned titles, making for a somewhat complex CanonImmigrant.
** Then there are LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'', such as [[MadScientist Prof Von Schlemer]], [[TheAce McHopper]], and [[HonestJohnsDealership Wes Weasley]].
** Also, almost the entire cast of ''WesternAnimation/SonicUnderground''.
** Sticks the Badger in ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom''.
* Cassandra, the captain of the guard's daughter and Rapunzel's lady-in-waiting and friend, who did not appear in the first ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'' film, debuted in ''Tangled: Before Ever After'', the hour-long pilot for ''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries''.
* Floyd from ''WesternAnimation/BabyLooneyTunes''.
* All four ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' cartoons are the absolute kings of this trope, with dozens of these characters per series (a trend that continued for each added alternate adaptation made from the original comic book, as seen above). The most notable ones are Krang, Bebop and Rocksteady from the [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 Fred Wolf cartoon]], and Cody Jones, Agent Bishop, and Hun from the [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 4Kids series]]. Krang, Bebop, and Rocksteady would become franchise staples, while Hun and Bishop would go on to appear in the [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 2012 series]], with Baron Draxum [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute taking Shredder's place]] in ''WesternAnimation/{{Rise| of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles}}''.
* ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution''
** Comicbook/{{Storm}}'s nephew Spyke, JerkJock Duncan Matthews, Hungan, and Morlocks members Facade, Lucid, and Torpid.
** Comicbook/{{X 23}} was altered a bit before becoming a CanonImmigrant.
--->"This X-23 character is pretty popular among kids ... we should bring her into comics."
--->"Let's make her a child prostitute!"
--->"BRILLIANT!"
** Spyke is a sort of example. A character with similar powers named Spike appeared in ''Comicbook/XForce'', while a canonical cousin of Storm was introduced in ''Comicbook/BlackPanther'' (a nephew wasn't possible since Storm was quite explicitly an only child). His name is David Evan Munroe (his middle name is a ShoutOut to Spyke, whose name was Evan), but it hasn't yet been established whether or not he's a mutant. Another Spyke {{Expy}} named Spike appeared in ''Film/XMenTheLastStand''.
* Harry Grimoire, wizard in training and friend of Felicia, of the ill-fated ''WesternAnimation/{{Darkstalkers}}'' cartoon. While he looks like a total ripoff of Literature/HarryPotter, he does in fact pre-date Rowling's work. Also, there is Hairball, Sasquatch's nephew, who bravely fended off Demitri. Klaus, Victor's stout butler also qualifies. Terramon, the health inspector and Pyron's brother from the last episode. Dracula and Van Helsing may or may not count, as they are {{Public Domain Character}}s.
* Red Claw, Summer Gleeson, Joan Leland, Maven, Baby Doll, Roland Daggett, Calender Girl, Kyodai Ken, Boxy Bennett, and H.A.R.D.A.C. from ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', plus ComicBook/HarleyQuinn, Renee Montoya, Gray Ghost, Roxy Rocket and Lock-Up, five successful {{Canon Immigrant}}s. There's also various one-off supporting characters like Veronica Vreeland or Batman's mechanics Earl and Marva Cooper. It should be noted, though, Summer is basically an {{expy}} of Vicki Vale. A character named John Daggett who most people agree is a ShoutOut to Roland appeared in ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises''.
** Temple Fugate was a subversion. Although the Clock King is a canon character, the DCAU version was an original entry with a separate name and backstory from his comic counterpart. He was also originally an enemy of Green Arrow rather than Batman while the success of the show led to other, new versions of the Clock King with a design similar to the DCAU version to premiere in the comics.
* Ethan Bennett, Chief Angel Rojas, the Kabuki Twins, Temblor, Rumor, and Scorn (but ''not'' Wrath, who was just very obscure) from ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman''. Ellen Yin may seem like this, but she is actually a RaceLift of Ellen Yindel, the obscure female police commissioner from ''Comicbook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns''. There's also Smoke and Blaze, two female sidekicks of Mirror Master and Firefly. However, Scorn became a CanonImmigrant, Rojas is basically a [[RaceLift Hispanic]] Harvey Bullock, and Ethan is a {{composite|Character}} of Crispus Allen [[spoiler: and ComicBook/TwoFace with Clayface's powers and codename]].
* Everyone in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' except Bruce Wayne, Barbara Gordon, and Mister Freeze. Prominent examples would be Terry [=McGinnis=] and his family, Max Gibson, Barbara's husband Sam, and every member of the [[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica JLU]] except Superman and Big Barda. Terry himself would eventually become a CanonImmigrant.
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'':
** Kru'll the Eternal, Music Meister, Equinox, Baby Face, Fun Haus, and Scream Queen were all created for the show. There were also a few supporting characters like ComicBook/PlasticMan's wife Ramona. However, Kru'll is {{composite|Character}} of [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} King Kull]] and ComicBook/VandalSavage and Fun Haus is an {{expy}} of the Jack Nimball Toyman.
** The Batmen of All Nations are featured in one episode, and while Knight, El Gaucho, Legionnaire, Musketeer, Ranger and Wingman all originated in the comics, there's also an unnamed black Batman from South Africa who did not appear in the source material. The same segment also introduced a group of international Jokers, all of whom were created for the show.
* In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheKillingJoke'', the prologue introduces Perry Francesco and Don Francesco.
* From [[WesternAnimation/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays the 1972]] [[AnimatedAdaptation adaptation]] of ''Literature/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays'' come Lord Maze, his niece Belinda, whom Phileas Fogg wants to marry, and Passpartout's [[TeamPet pet]] [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys monkey]] Toto.
* Bruiser the Betelgeusian berserker baboon from the ''ComicBook/BuckyOHareAndTheToadWars'' animated series.
* Bluster Kong and Eddie the Mean Old Yeti from ''WesternAnimation/DonkeyKongCountry''. Also, Kaptain Scurvy and Kong Fu. [[note]] though Kaptain Scurvy is himself an expy of the Kannon enemy from ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry2DiddysKongQuest'' [[/note]]
* Godzookie from the 70s ''[[WesternAnimation/TheGodzillaPowerHour Godzilla]]''.
* Eugene and Amani from ''The New Archies''.
* Indira "Indy" Daimonji and any villain who wasn't Electro, the Lizard, the Kingpin, Kraven, or ComicBook/SilverSable in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheNewAnimatedSeries''. Though Talon is an admitted CaptainErsatz of ComicBook/BlackCat, whom she was initially intended to be before the producers snagged female rapper Eve for the part and [[RaceLift changed the character's appearance accordingly]].
* Hypnotia, Elastika, and Dark Aegis from ''WesternAnimation/IronMan''.
* Most of the villains from ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'' were created for the series, with the major exceptions being Hot-Streak and Rubberband Man. Richie Foley (AKA Gear) and She-Bang were also created for the show, though the former was a CaptainErsatz of Rick Stone, Static's buddy from the comics.
* Gopher from the [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney version]] of ''Disney/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh.'' He {{lampshade|Hanging}}s this constantly -- his CatchPhrase is "I'm not in the book!"
** Darby, Christopher Robin's SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute in ''My Friends Tigger and Pooh''.
** Kessie the bluebird. Introduced in a few episodes of ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh'', before becoming a regular character in ''The Book of Pooh''.
** Lumpy the Heffalump as well.
* The Geek, a female child companion to ''WesternAnimation/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice'', was created for the kid-friendly cartoon series. She was, however, created by the creator of the original comic books, with a light dash of ExecutiveMeddling: originally he created The Geek as a male character, ''intended'' to make the series more kid's-TV-friendly, but when the network suggested Max be made female, he opted to make The Geek female instead. (A much more acceptable compromise.)
* Comicbook/{{Blade}}'s mentor, Whistler, in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'', where his two main functions are to [[MrExposition exposit]] about Blade and vampires and to convince Blade to trust and cooperate with the other heroes. In fact, Whistler was created for the animated series and reused in the movie, and is an interesting example of canon foreigner existing in two mediums without becoming a full CanonImmigrant. However, he's a {{composite|Character}} of Jamal Afari (Blade's mentor) and "Bible" John Carik (looks and personality).
* Skeeter from ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies''. While Skeeter has never appeared as a Muppet proper, she did appear in the "Muppet Teens" series of books, which was the ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies'' as teenagers. [[spoiler: Oh, and as a grown-up in an issue of ''ComicBook/TheMuppetShowComicBook''.]]
** In a similar vein, ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies2018'' introduces Summer Penguin, who's among the circle of the show's titular characters.
* 3/4 of the characters from ''Series/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow'', ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfSuperMarioBros3'', and ''WesternAnimation/SuperMarioWorld'' cartoons have never been (and likely will never be) seen in the games. Most notably Oogtar and every other caveman character inhabiting Dinosaur Land in ''Super Mario World'', every character based off a movie or story in ''Super Show'', and every single character from the 'real world/Earth' in the first two cartoons.
* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' and ''Unlimited'' used a bunch of characters who split the difference between Canon Foreigner and {{Expy}}:
** Hro Talak is Comicbook/{{Hawkman}}, only evil. Except he can't be Hawkman, because the ''real'' Hawkman ([[CompositeCharacter Carter Hall/Katar Hol]]) appeared in a later season. DC [[ExecutiveVeto didn't allow]] the writers to make Hawkman evil. ''Hro Talak'' is an anagram of ''Katar Hol''.
** Galatea is ComicBook/PowerGirl, except she's a clone of Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} rather than an AlternateUniverse counterpart. And she's [[AdaptationalVillainy evil]].
** The Ultimen are the ComicBook/WonderTwins and the other original "[[CaptainEthnic ethnic]]" characters from ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends'', only competent. And they're clones created by the GovernmentConspiracy.
** The Justice Guild is the [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] Comicbook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica (with a little bit of Creator/AdamWest as ''Series/{{Batman}}'' for flavor).
** Devil Ray is practically Black Manta, only he's a nemesis of Franchise/WonderWoman instead of Comicbook/{{Aquaman}} ([[ExiledFromContinuity who could not be used in the later seasons due to the unsold Aquaman pilot]]).
** And in a cross-company example, the Justice Lords are versions of the JLA who became corrupted by their abilities and all but conquered Earth for "the greater good", only to be betrayed by their Batman. In other words, the Comicbook/SquadronSupreme. WordOfGod also stated they were based on ''ComocBook/TheAuthority''. The Justice Lord became {{Canon Immigrant}}s as of ''ComicBook/TheMultiversity''.
** Tsukuri and Aresia are [[AdaptationalVillainy evil versions]] of Comicbook/{{Katana}} and [[Comicbook/InfinityInc Fury]].
* For ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'', the Copper Cranium and the Gilded Arches show up only in the Crimson Chin webtoon. Arches later appeared in a video game. [[Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream King Oberon, Queen Titania]], and the Shadow only appear in the video game ''Shadow Showdown''.
* Eva Skinner[[spoiler:/XANA]] and about ten other one-off characters are introduced in the ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'' novels.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfZelda'' animated series had several of these, including Zelda's father King Harkinian, the fairy Spryte, and every other character to appear who wasn't Link, Zelda, or Ganon.
** While Spryte herself didn't become a CanonImmigrant, the idea of Link having a fairy companion began here, and has been seen in a few games.
** While he did not become a Canon Immigrant, King Harkinian himself however became a Semi-Canon Immigrant when he showed up in The Legend Of Zelda [[ComicBook/TheLegendOfZelda comic book series]] produced by Creator/ValiantComics as well as the SoBadItsGood [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaCDiGames first two Zelda CD-I games]].
* Mostly {{averted|Trope}} in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' as much as any adaptation probably can--the creators decided that every named character should be someone from ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' canon, and more or less stuck to it, even with minor characters like Comicbook/NormanOsborn's assistant, the high school drama teacher, etc.
* ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'' has Mac Porter, the head of ''ComicBook/DamageControl'' and [[ComicBookFantasyCasting a loving]] [[InkSuitActor tribute]] to deceased comic creator Creator/DwayneMcDuffie, who created ''Damage Control''. There's also the Plymouth Rocker, Salem's Witch (a possible ShoutOut to Comicbook/ScarletWitch) and Slam Adams, a trio of [[CaptainGeographic Boston-based supervillains]].
* Lightwave, Iceman's half-sister from ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAndHisAmazingFriends''.
* Alexis Luthor and Kell-El/Superman X from ''WesternAnimation/LegionOfSuperheroes''. Though the latter is essentially a CompositeCharacter of ComicBook/{{Superboy}} and Mon-El.
* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' primarily averts this (see ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' by the same creator), but introduced a new Aqualad, who was [[CanonImmigrant adapted to the comics]] before the show even aired. There's also [[LegionOfDoom the villainous organization]] called [[TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness The Light]], though the actual members are all existing characters and it's really The Secret Society undergoing AdaptationNameChange.
** {{Averted|Trope}} with Artemis; after much confusion by fans, she turned out to be an adaptation of Artemis Crock, the minor comics villainess Tigress. Though she ''did'' get her own version in the comics... before she got StuffedIntoTheFridge five pages in.
** A proper example would be the Terror Twins, a pair of teen villains created for the show, and Green Beetle, a Martian with the same sort of Scarab used by Comicbook/BlueBeetle.
** The tie-in comic gives Robin three new relatives: a cousin and aunt who die along with his parents, and an uncle who survived, but was crippled and couldn't care for him. For bonus points, WordOfGod reveals that Robin is named after his uncle, who went by Rick-- offering an explanation for why a show taking place "now" would feature a kid named ''Dick.''
* Ruby, the red ninja created for ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatDefendersOfTheRealm''. Though a red female ninja named Skarlet was eventually introduced in the video game canon, she has nothing in common with Ruby other than the basic color motif.
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' had a metric ton of these. Most of the time they were to act as supporting characters or the MonsterOfTheWeek. A small handful (Mas y Menos, Billy Numerous, Cinderblock) [[CanonImmigrant managed to make it]] into [[ComicBook/TeenTitans the comics]].
* ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' had quite a few with Volcana, Luminus, the Preserver, Sgt. Corey Mills, General Hardcastle, Detective Kurt Bowman, Darci Mason, and Unity. Mercy Graves, Livewire, and Angela Chen started here and became {{Canon Immigrant}}s.
* ''WesternAnimation/HeroesOnHotWheels'' was actually based on a French comic book called ''ComicBook/MichelVaillant''. The characters of Frank (Michel's younger brother), Hanna (Frank's photographer girlfriend), Quincy (Team Vaillante's mechanic) and Fox (one of Team Leader's racers) were not in the original comics.
* ''WesternAnimation/GreenLanternTheAnimatedSeries'' has Razer, the new Red Lantern. There's also a few original Green Lanterns who were made to provide CannonFodder like Dulok, M'Ten and Shyir Rev. Many of the [[MonsterOfTheWeek villains of the Week]], such as General Zartok and Drusa, were also created for the show.
* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'' primarily based off the Creator/CarlBarks Uncle Scrooge comics, had Launchpad [=McQuack=], Mrs. Beakly, Duckworth (Scrooge's butler is always some stock character in the comics), Gizmo-Duck, Bubba Duck, and Doofus Drake. There was also Webbigail Vanderquack, who was an expy of Daisy Duck's nieces from the comics.
** ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' continues this trend by introducing new characters such as Lena and Mark Beaks.
* The Groovie Goolies from ''WesternAnimation/SabrinaAndTheGroovieGoolies'' were ''Sabrina, the Teenage Witch'' spinoffs... but from her animated series, not the {{Franchise/Archie|Comics}} [[Comicbook/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch comic book]]. The characters were owned by Filmation, and never appeared in Archie Comics (or comic books from any other company, for that matter.)
* Lily Bobtail and her family in Creator/CBeebies' and Creator/NickJr ''WesternAnimation/PeterRabbit'' animated series.
* In the ''Literature/RainbowMagic'' movie, Lydia, her girl posse, and the snowmen were created for the movie.
* Francois (Esmeralda's brother), Dennis the monk and Angelica (Esmeralda and Francois' adoptive grandmother), in ''WesternAnimation/TheMagicalAdventuresOfQuasimodo''.
* The Creator/DiCEntertainment adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/DennisTheMenace'' introduced [[GadgeteerGenius PeeBee Kappa]], [[BlackBestFriend Jay Weldon]], Lars, Mr. Cavallini and Professor Mentalapse.
* Harold, Gawain and many others in ''WesternAnimation/IvanhoeTheKingsKnight''.
* ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsAdventuresInCareALot'' introduced Oopsy Bear and Wingnut. They were not part of the ''WesternAnimation/CareBears1980s'' canon and did not reappear in ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsWelcomeToCareALot''.
** Speaking of ''Care Bears'', there's ''[[WesternAnimation/CareBearsUnlockTheMagic Unlock the Magic]]'''s Dibble, the TeamPet of the cast who only speaks in coos and gibberish.
* The animated adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/BabyBlues'' added the Bittermans, Darryl's co-worker Kenny, and Bizzy the babysitter.
* The kids in ''WesternAnimation/DefendersOfTheEarth'', Rick Gordon, Lothar Junior, Jedda Walker (the Phantom canonically has twins called Heloise and Kit) and Kshin. The Phantom was also given an evil older brother called Kurt Walker.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Mixels}}'', various background Mixels are created from the show that do not originate in the toyline. Some notable ones include the Flexer teacher (the first female character in the series) and Booger, who ended up becoming the main character of the series finale.
* The sea life, Mr. Lambert and many others in ''WesternAnimation/H2OMermaidAdventures.''
* The ''WesternAnimation/GarbagePailKidsCartoon'', an AnimatedAdaptation of the ''Franchise/GarbagePailKids'' trading cards, featured a lot of Garbage Pail Kids that didn't exist in the original trading cards, most of them appearing as bit characters in the movie parody segments. Two notable examples are Louie Litter the sentient trash can and wrecked airplane Bombed Bill, who both appeared in the episode "Honest Abe Has a Close Shave".
* The Redstone and Darkhaven warrens -- and their rabbit denizens -- were created just for the ''WesternAnimation/WatershipDown'' animated series, as they didn't appear in either the [[WesternAnimation/WatershipDown film]] or the [[Literature/WatershipDown book]]. And although there was a mouse character in the book, he was almost completely different personality-wise from Hannah in the series.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967'' featured quite a few villains created for the animated series who never turned up in the comics. Among the most notable of such villains are Parafino, the Human Fly twins (no relation to the villain who debuted in the tenth issue of ''The Amazing Spider-Man Annual''), and Dr. Matto Magneto (not to be confused with the archenemy of the X-Men).
* Many of the minor and supporting characters in ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' were created for the series and not found in the original children's books by Marc Brown. The most notable such character was George Lundgren, who became a main character after season 9.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibleHulk1982'' featured two major characters who were created for the show and never appeared in the comics: Rick Jones' girlfriend Rita and her father Rio.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1981'' gave J. Jonah Jameson a nephew named Mortimer, a relative he never had in the comics.
* ''WesternAnimation/PinkaliciousAndPeterrific'' gave us characters like Rafael, Jasmine, and Lila, who weren't seen in the original ''Pinkalicious'' books.
* ''WesternAnimation/StargateInfinity'' introduces several new alien races to the Stargate-verse, as well as an entirely different cast of characters from its parent show: ''Series/StargateSG1''.
* Cheater Gunsmoke was the only criminal on ''WesternAnimation/TheDickTracyShow'' who did not originate from [[ComicStrip/DickTracy the comic strip]]. Obviously there was not much the UPA studio could do with Gunsmoke as he appeared in only two episodes.
** It's worth noting that the Freedom Fighters were originally based roughly off the small captive animals of the original games, even retaining their western names. However the concept was revamped before production and only a redesigned Sally Acorn (aka "Ricky") remained (though Rotor and Bunnie are arguably based off of Joe Sushi and Johnny Lightfoot respectively). Interestingly some of the Freedom Fighters (including the remodelled Sally for the show) cameoed in ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogSpinball'' and were intended to be playable characters in canned titles, making for a somewhat complex CanonImmigrant.
** Then there are LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'', such as [[MadScientist Prof Von Schlemer]], [[TheAce McHopper]], and [[HonestJohnsDealership Wes Weasley]].
** Also, almost the entire cast of ''WesternAnimation/SonicUnderground''.
** Sticks the Badger in ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom''.
* Cassandra, the captain of the guard's daughter and Rapunzel's lady-in-waiting and friend, who did not appear in the first ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'' film, debuted in ''Tangled: Before Ever After'', the hour-long pilot for ''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries''.
* Floyd from ''WesternAnimation/BabyLooneyTunes''.
* All four ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' cartoons are the absolute kings of this trope, with dozens of these characters per series (a trend that continued for each added alternate adaptation made from the original comic book, as seen above). The most notable ones are Krang, Bebop and Rocksteady from the [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 Fred Wolf cartoon]], and Cody Jones, Agent Bishop, and Hun from the [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 4Kids series]]. Krang, Bebop, and Rocksteady would become franchise staples, while Hun and Bishop would go on to appear in the [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 2012 series]], with Baron Draxum [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute taking Shredder's place]] in ''WesternAnimation/{{Rise| of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles}}''.
* ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution''
** Comicbook/{{Storm}}'s nephew Spyke, JerkJock Duncan Matthews, Hungan, and Morlocks members Facade, Lucid, and Torpid.
** Comicbook/{{X 23}} was altered a bit before becoming a CanonImmigrant.
--->"This X-23 character is pretty popular among kids ... we should bring her into comics."
--->"Let's make her a child prostitute!"
--->"BRILLIANT!"
** Spyke is a sort of example. A character with similar powers named Spike appeared in ''Comicbook/XForce'', while a canonical cousin of Storm was introduced in ''Comicbook/BlackPanther'' (a nephew wasn't possible since Storm was quite explicitly an only child). His name is David Evan Munroe (his middle name is a ShoutOut to Spyke, whose name was Evan), but it hasn't yet been established whether or not he's a mutant. Another Spyke {{Expy}} named Spike appeared in ''Film/XMenTheLastStand''.
* Harry Grimoire, wizard in training and friend of Felicia, of the ill-fated ''WesternAnimation/{{Darkstalkers}}'' cartoon. While he looks like a total ripoff of Literature/HarryPotter, he does in fact pre-date Rowling's work. Also, there is Hairball, Sasquatch's nephew, who bravely fended off Demitri. Klaus, Victor's stout butler also qualifies. Terramon, the health inspector and Pyron's brother from the last episode. Dracula and Van Helsing may or may not count, as they are {{Public Domain Character}}s.
* Red Claw, Summer Gleeson, Joan Leland, Maven, Baby Doll, Roland Daggett, Calender Girl, Kyodai Ken, Boxy Bennett, and H.A.R.D.A.C. from ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', plus ComicBook/HarleyQuinn, Renee Montoya, Gray Ghost, Roxy Rocket and Lock-Up, five successful {{Canon Immigrant}}s. There's also various one-off supporting characters like Veronica Vreeland or Batman's mechanics Earl and Marva Cooper. It should be noted, though, Summer is basically an {{expy}} of Vicki Vale. A character named John Daggett who most people agree is a ShoutOut to Roland appeared in ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises''.
** Temple Fugate was a subversion. Although the Clock King is a canon character, the DCAU version was an original entry with a separate name and backstory from his comic counterpart. He was also originally an enemy of Green Arrow rather than Batman while the success of the show led to other, new versions of the Clock King with a design similar to the DCAU version to premiere in the comics.
* Ethan Bennett, Chief Angel Rojas, the Kabuki Twins, Temblor, Rumor, and Scorn (but ''not'' Wrath, who was just very obscure) from ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman''. Ellen Yin may seem like this, but she is actually a RaceLift of Ellen Yindel, the obscure female police commissioner from ''Comicbook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns''. There's also Smoke and Blaze, two female sidekicks of Mirror Master and Firefly. However, Scorn became a CanonImmigrant, Rojas is basically a [[RaceLift Hispanic]] Harvey Bullock, and Ethan is a {{composite|Character}} of Crispus Allen [[spoiler: and ComicBook/TwoFace with Clayface's powers and codename]].
* Everyone in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' except Bruce Wayne, Barbara Gordon, and Mister Freeze. Prominent examples would be Terry [=McGinnis=] and his family, Max Gibson, Barbara's husband Sam, and every member of the [[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica JLU]] except Superman and Big Barda. Terry himself would eventually become a CanonImmigrant.
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'':
** Kru'll the Eternal, Music Meister, Equinox, Baby Face, Fun Haus, and Scream Queen were all created for the show. There were also a few supporting characters like ComicBook/PlasticMan's wife Ramona. However, Kru'll is {{composite|Character}} of [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} King Kull]] and ComicBook/VandalSavage and Fun Haus is an {{expy}} of the Jack Nimball Toyman.
** The Batmen of All Nations are featured in one episode, and while Knight, El Gaucho, Legionnaire, Musketeer, Ranger and Wingman all originated in the comics, there's also an unnamed black Batman from South Africa who did not appear in the source material. The same segment also introduced a group of international Jokers, all of whom were created for the show.
* In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheKillingJoke'', the prologue introduces Perry Francesco and Don Francesco.
* From [[WesternAnimation/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays the 1972]] [[AnimatedAdaptation adaptation]] of ''Literature/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays'' come Lord Maze, his niece Belinda, whom Phileas Fogg wants to marry, and Passpartout's [[TeamPet pet]] [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys monkey]] Toto.
* Bruiser the Betelgeusian berserker baboon from the ''ComicBook/BuckyOHareAndTheToadWars'' animated series.
* Bluster Kong and Eddie the Mean Old Yeti from ''WesternAnimation/DonkeyKongCountry''. Also, Kaptain Scurvy and Kong Fu. [[note]] though Kaptain Scurvy is himself an expy of the Kannon enemy from ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry2DiddysKongQuest'' [[/note]]
* Godzookie from the 70s ''[[WesternAnimation/TheGodzillaPowerHour Godzilla]]''.
* Eugene and Amani from ''The New Archies''.
* Indira "Indy" Daimonji and any villain who wasn't Electro, the Lizard, the Kingpin, Kraven, or ComicBook/SilverSable in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheNewAnimatedSeries''. Though Talon is an admitted CaptainErsatz of ComicBook/BlackCat, whom she was initially intended to be before the producers snagged female rapper Eve for the part and [[RaceLift changed the character's appearance accordingly]].
* Hypnotia, Elastika, and Dark Aegis from ''WesternAnimation/IronMan''.
* Most of the villains from ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'' were created for the series, with the major exceptions being Hot-Streak and Rubberband Man. Richie Foley (AKA Gear) and She-Bang were also created for the show, though the former was a CaptainErsatz of Rick Stone, Static's buddy from the comics.
* Gopher from the [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney version]] of ''Disney/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh.'' He {{lampshade|Hanging}}s this constantly -- his CatchPhrase is "I'm not in the book!"
** Darby, Christopher Robin's SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute in ''My Friends Tigger and Pooh''.
** Kessie the bluebird. Introduced in a few episodes of ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh'', before becoming a regular character in ''The Book of Pooh''.
** Lumpy the Heffalump as well.
* The Geek, a female child companion to ''WesternAnimation/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice'', was created for the kid-friendly cartoon series. She was, however, created by the creator of the original comic books, with a light dash of ExecutiveMeddling: originally he created The Geek as a male character, ''intended'' to make the series more kid's-TV-friendly, but when the network suggested Max be made female, he opted to make The Geek female instead. (A much more acceptable compromise.)
* Comicbook/{{Blade}}'s mentor, Whistler, in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'', where his two main functions are to [[MrExposition exposit]] about Blade and vampires and to convince Blade to trust and cooperate with the other heroes. In fact, Whistler was created for the animated series and reused in the movie, and is an interesting example of canon foreigner existing in two mediums without becoming a full CanonImmigrant. However, he's a {{composite|Character}} of Jamal Afari (Blade's mentor) and "Bible" John Carik (looks and personality).
* Skeeter from ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies''. While Skeeter has never appeared as a Muppet proper, she did appear in the "Muppet Teens" series of books, which was the ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies'' as teenagers. [[spoiler: Oh, and as a grown-up in an issue of ''ComicBook/TheMuppetShowComicBook''.]]
** In a similar vein, ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies2018'' introduces Summer Penguin, who's among the circle of the show's titular characters.
* 3/4 of the characters from ''Series/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow'', ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfSuperMarioBros3'', and ''WesternAnimation/SuperMarioWorld'' cartoons have never been (and likely will never be) seen in the games. Most notably Oogtar and every other caveman character inhabiting Dinosaur Land in ''Super Mario World'', every character based off a movie or story in ''Super Show'', and every single character from the 'real world/Earth' in the first two cartoons.
* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' and ''Unlimited'' used a bunch of characters who split the difference between Canon Foreigner and {{Expy}}:
** Hro Talak is Comicbook/{{Hawkman}}, only evil. Except he can't be Hawkman, because the ''real'' Hawkman ([[CompositeCharacter Carter Hall/Katar Hol]]) appeared in a later season. DC [[ExecutiveVeto didn't allow]] the writers to make Hawkman evil. ''Hro Talak'' is an anagram of ''Katar Hol''.
** Galatea is ComicBook/PowerGirl, except she's a clone of Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} rather than an AlternateUniverse counterpart. And she's [[AdaptationalVillainy evil]].
** The Ultimen are the ComicBook/WonderTwins and the other original "[[CaptainEthnic ethnic]]" characters from ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends'', only competent. And they're clones created by the GovernmentConspiracy.
** The Justice Guild is the [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] Comicbook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica (with a little bit of Creator/AdamWest as ''Series/{{Batman}}'' for flavor).
** Devil Ray is practically Black Manta, only he's a nemesis of Franchise/WonderWoman instead of Comicbook/{{Aquaman}} ([[ExiledFromContinuity who could not be used in the later seasons due to the unsold Aquaman pilot]]).
** And in a cross-company example, the Justice Lords are versions of the JLA who became corrupted by their abilities and all but conquered Earth for "the greater good", only to be betrayed by their Batman. In other words, the Comicbook/SquadronSupreme. WordOfGod also stated they were based on ''ComocBook/TheAuthority''. The Justice Lord became {{Canon Immigrant}}s as of ''ComicBook/TheMultiversity''.
** Tsukuri and Aresia are [[AdaptationalVillainy evil versions]] of Comicbook/{{Katana}} and [[Comicbook/InfinityInc Fury]].
* For ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'', the Copper Cranium and the Gilded Arches show up only in the Crimson Chin webtoon. Arches later appeared in a video game. [[Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream King Oberon, Queen Titania]], and the Shadow only appear in the video game ''Shadow Showdown''.
* Eva Skinner[[spoiler:/XANA]] and about ten other one-off characters are introduced in the ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'' novels.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfZelda'' animated series had several of these, including Zelda's father King Harkinian, the fairy Spryte, and every other character to appear who wasn't Link, Zelda, or Ganon.
** While Spryte herself didn't become a CanonImmigrant, the idea of Link having a fairy companion began here, and has been seen in a few games.
** While he did not become a Canon Immigrant, King Harkinian himself however became a Semi-Canon Immigrant when he showed up in The Legend Of Zelda [[ComicBook/TheLegendOfZelda comic book series]] produced by Creator/ValiantComics as well as the SoBadItsGood [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaCDiGames first two Zelda CD-I games]].
* Mostly {{averted|Trope}} in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' as much as any adaptation probably can--the creators decided that every named character should be someone from ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' canon, and more or less stuck to it, even with minor characters like Comicbook/NormanOsborn's assistant, the high school drama teacher, etc.
* ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'' has Mac Porter, the head of ''ComicBook/DamageControl'' and [[ComicBookFantasyCasting a loving]] [[InkSuitActor tribute]] to deceased comic creator Creator/DwayneMcDuffie, who created ''Damage Control''. There's also the Plymouth Rocker, Salem's Witch (a possible ShoutOut to Comicbook/ScarletWitch) and Slam Adams, a trio of [[CaptainGeographic Boston-based supervillains]].
* Lightwave, Iceman's half-sister from ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAndHisAmazingFriends''.
* Alexis Luthor and Kell-El/Superman X from ''WesternAnimation/LegionOfSuperheroes''. Though the latter is essentially a CompositeCharacter of ComicBook/{{Superboy}} and Mon-El.
* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' primarily averts this (see ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' by the same creator), but introduced a new Aqualad, who was [[CanonImmigrant adapted to the comics]] before the show even aired. There's also [[LegionOfDoom the villainous organization]] called [[TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness The Light]], though the actual members are all existing characters and it's really The Secret Society undergoing AdaptationNameChange.
** {{Averted|Trope}} with Artemis; after much confusion by fans, she turned out to be an adaptation of Artemis Crock, the minor comics villainess Tigress. Though she ''did'' get her own version in the comics... before she got StuffedIntoTheFridge five pages in.
** A proper example would be the Terror Twins, a pair of teen villains created for the show, and Green Beetle, a Martian with the same sort of Scarab used by Comicbook/BlueBeetle.
** The tie-in comic gives Robin three new relatives: a cousin and aunt who die along with his parents, and an uncle who survived, but was crippled and couldn't care for him. For bonus points, WordOfGod reveals that Robin is named after his uncle, who went by Rick-- offering an explanation for why a show taking place "now" would feature a kid named ''Dick.''
* Ruby, the red ninja created for ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatDefendersOfTheRealm''. Though a red female ninja named Skarlet was eventually introduced in the video game canon, she has nothing in common with Ruby other than the basic color motif.
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' had a metric ton of these. Most of the time they were to act as supporting characters or the MonsterOfTheWeek. A small handful (Mas y Menos, Billy Numerous, Cinderblock) [[CanonImmigrant managed to make it]] into [[ComicBook/TeenTitans the comics]].
* ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' had quite a few with Volcana, Luminus, the Preserver, Sgt. Corey Mills, General Hardcastle, Detective Kurt Bowman, Darci Mason, and Unity. Mercy Graves, Livewire, and Angela Chen started here and became {{Canon Immigrant}}s.
* ''WesternAnimation/HeroesOnHotWheels'' was actually based on a French comic book called ''ComicBook/MichelVaillant''. The characters of Frank (Michel's younger brother), Hanna (Frank's photographer girlfriend), Quincy (Team Vaillante's mechanic) and Fox (one of Team Leader's racers) were not in the original comics.
* ''WesternAnimation/GreenLanternTheAnimatedSeries'' has Razer, the new Red Lantern. There's also a few original Green Lanterns who were made to provide CannonFodder like Dulok, M'Ten and Shyir Rev. Many of the [[MonsterOfTheWeek villains of the Week]], such as General Zartok and Drusa, were also created for the show.
* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'' primarily based off the Creator/CarlBarks Uncle Scrooge comics, had Launchpad [=McQuack=], Mrs. Beakly, Duckworth (Scrooge's butler is always some stock character in the comics), Gizmo-Duck, Bubba Duck, and Doofus Drake. There was also Webbigail Vanderquack, who was an expy of Daisy Duck's nieces from the comics.
** ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' continues this trend by introducing new characters such as Lena and Mark Beaks.
* The Groovie Goolies from ''WesternAnimation/SabrinaAndTheGroovieGoolies'' were ''Sabrina, the Teenage Witch'' spinoffs... but from her animated series, not the {{Franchise/Archie|Comics}} [[Comicbook/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch comic book]]. The characters were owned by Filmation, and never appeared in Archie Comics (or comic books from any other company, for that matter.)
* Lily Bobtail and her family in Creator/CBeebies' and Creator/NickJr ''WesternAnimation/PeterRabbit'' animated series.
* In the ''Literature/RainbowMagic'' movie, Lydia, her girl posse, and the snowmen were created for the movie.
* Francois (Esmeralda's brother), Dennis the monk and Angelica (Esmeralda and Francois' adoptive grandmother), in ''WesternAnimation/TheMagicalAdventuresOfQuasimodo''.
* The Creator/DiCEntertainment adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/DennisTheMenace'' introduced [[GadgeteerGenius PeeBee Kappa]], [[BlackBestFriend Jay Weldon]], Lars, Mr. Cavallini and Professor Mentalapse.
* Harold, Gawain and many others in ''WesternAnimation/IvanhoeTheKingsKnight''.
* ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsAdventuresInCareALot'' introduced Oopsy Bear and Wingnut. They were not part of the ''WesternAnimation/CareBears1980s'' canon and did not reappear in ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsWelcomeToCareALot''.
** Speaking of ''Care Bears'', there's ''[[WesternAnimation/CareBearsUnlockTheMagic Unlock the Magic]]'''s Dibble, the TeamPet of the cast who only speaks in coos and gibberish.
* The animated adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/BabyBlues'' added the Bittermans, Darryl's co-worker Kenny, and Bizzy the babysitter.
* The kids in ''WesternAnimation/DefendersOfTheEarth'', Rick Gordon, Lothar Junior, Jedda Walker (the Phantom canonically has twins called Heloise and Kit) and Kshin. The Phantom was also given an evil older brother called Kurt Walker.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Mixels}}'', various background Mixels are created from the show that do not originate in the toyline. Some notable ones include the Flexer teacher (the first female character in the series) and Booger, who ended up becoming the main character of the series finale.
* The sea life, Mr. Lambert and many others in ''WesternAnimation/H2OMermaidAdventures.''
* The ''WesternAnimation/GarbagePailKidsCartoon'', an AnimatedAdaptation of the ''Franchise/GarbagePailKids'' trading cards, featured a lot of Garbage Pail Kids that didn't exist in the original trading cards, most of them appearing as bit characters in the movie parody segments. Two notable examples are Louie Litter the sentient trash can and wrecked airplane Bombed Bill, who both appeared in the episode "Honest Abe Has a Close Shave".
* The Redstone and Darkhaven warrens -- and their rabbit denizens -- were created just for the ''WesternAnimation/WatershipDown'' animated series, as they didn't appear in either the [[WesternAnimation/WatershipDown film]] or the [[Literature/WatershipDown book]]. And although there was a mouse character in the book, he was almost completely different personality-wise from Hannah in the series.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967'' featured quite a few villains created for the animated series who never turned up in the comics. Among the most notable of such villains are Parafino, the Human Fly twins (no relation to the villain who debuted in the tenth issue of ''The Amazing Spider-Man Annual''), and Dr. Matto Magneto (not to be confused with the archenemy of the X-Men).
* Many of the minor and supporting characters in ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' were created for the series and not found in the original children's books by Marc Brown. The most notable such character was George Lundgren, who became a main character after season 9.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibleHulk1982'' featured two major characters who were created for the show and never appeared in the comics: Rick Jones' girlfriend Rita and her father Rio.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1981'' gave J. Jonah Jameson a nephew named Mortimer, a relative he never had in the comics.
* ''WesternAnimation/PinkaliciousAndPeterrific'' gave us characters like Rafael, Jasmine, and Lila, who weren't seen in the original ''Pinkalicious'' books.
* ''WesternAnimation/StargateInfinity'' introduces several new alien races to the Stargate-verse, as well as an entirely different cast of characters from its parent show: ''Series/StargateSG1''.
* Cheater Gunsmoke was the only criminal on ''WesternAnimation/TheDickTracyShow'' who did not originate from [[ComicStrip/DickTracy the comic strip]]. Obviously there was not much the UPA studio could do with Gunsmoke as he appeared in only two episodes.
