History CompositeCharacter / LiveActionTV

* The ''Once Upon a Time'' spinoff, ''Series/OnceUponATimeInWonderland'', gives us The Knave of Hearts/Will Scarlet from RobinHood. As well as the Red Queen being one of (the pre-reboot) Cinderella's stepsisters.

** For that matter, the version of Comicbook/GreenArrow appearing in ''Smallville'' is essentially Oliver Queen filling [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne's]] role in the DC Universe. Like the comics' Green Arrow, he's a BadassNormal vigilante from Star City with a RobinHood-themed M.O. and an arsenal of deadly arrows. Like Batman, he's the main force behind the founding of the [[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Justice League]] and Clark's closest ally in the superhero community. [[note]] This was likely done because the producers of ''Smallville'' couldn't get the television rights to Batman. They only made ''Smallville'' in the first place because they couldn't make a series about a young Bruce Wayne, as they'd originally intended.[[/note]]

* In the {{Creator/Sky1}} adaptation of ''Film/GoingPostal'', Crispin Horsefry becomes Reacher Gilt's second in command, representing the entire board of the Grand Trunk in the novel. Also Mustrum Ridcully is given Professor Pelc's role as MrExposition.

* In the {{Creator/Sky1}} adaptation of ''Film/{{Hogfather}}'', Teatime's crew is drastically reduced, with Chickenwire standing in for Catseye and Peachy. And Sideney gets Peachy's KarmicDeath rather than his own.

*** Our hero himself is an example and an inversion at once. We have Kit as Dragon Knight (aka Ryuki, Shinji's shiny suit) until his [[spoiler: disloyal]] alternate self takes over after his DisneyDeath. After his return, Kit becomes Onyx (aka Ryuga, evil alternate Shinji's shiny suit.) However, we first saw Onyx in a ''dream'' of Kit's involving him taking Xaviax's lure. This means Dragon Knight is a composite of Ryuki and Ryuga, but Onyx is splitting Ryuga into two guys.

* While ''Series/RoboCopTheSeries''[='=]s the Chairman serves as its counterpart to the Old Man from [[Film/RoboCop1987 the first]] [[Film/RoboCop2 two films]] and Charlie Lippencott likewise for the two techs from ''2'' and Marie Lazarus from ''Film/RoboCop3'', their placement in the opening credits' recreation of [=RoboCop=]'s unveiling suggests that the Chairman and Lippencott also filled Bob Morton and Donald Johnson's respective roles as the overseer of the [=RoboCop=] project and its second-in-command.

* While ''Series/RoboCopTheSeries''[='=]s the Chairman serves as its counterpart to the Old Man from [[Film/RoboCop1987 the first]] [[Film/RoboCop2 two films]] and Charlie Lippencott likewise for the two techs from ''2'' and Marie Lazarus from ''Film/RoboCop3'', their placement in the opening credits' recreation of the unveiling of [=RoboCop=]'s unveiling suggests that the Chairman and Lippencott also filled Bob Morton and Donald Johnson's respective roles as the overseer of the [=RoboCop=] project and its second-in-command.

*** In ''Series/Merlin2008'', the titular character is the one to throw Excalibur back to the Lady of the Lake [[spoiler:after Arthur's death]], a role that in most legendary sources belongs to Sir Bedivere. 

* While ''Series/RoboCopTheSeries''[='=]s the Chairman serves as its counterpart to the Old Man from [[Film/RoboCop1987 the first]] [[Film/RoboCop2 two films]] and Charlie Lippencott likewise for the two techs from ''2'' and Marie Lazarus from ''Film/RoboCop3'', their placement in the opening credits' recreation of the unveiling of [=RoboCop=]'s unveiling suggests that the Chairman and Lippencott also served Bob Morton and Donald Johnson's respective roles as the overseer of the [=RoboCop=] project and its second-in-command.

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

** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E4TheAndroidsOfTara The Androids of Tara]]" is a whole plot reference to ''Literature/ThePrisonerOfZenda''. The serial's BigBad, Count Grendel, is a composite of two villains from the novel, Duke Michael of Streslau (the noble who kidnaps the king in an attempt to steal the throne) and Rupert of Hentzau (his [[TheDragon Dragon]] who duels the hero at the climax and escapes).

** When Creator/TomBaker declined to participate in [[Recap/DoctorWho20thASTheFiveDoctors "The Five Doctors"]], the Fourth Doctor's lines were given to the First Doctor.

** Subverted as Regina (the evil queen from ''Literature/SnowWhite'') pretends to be Ursula (the Sea Witch from ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'') and has her role as the person who makes the deal with Ariel to temporarily make her human, but it turns out Ursula actually does exist.

** Grimlord, while directly based on God Neros from ''Metalder'', effectively supplants [[Series/JikuuSenshiSpielban Queen Pandora]] and [[Series/SpaceSheriffShaider Kubilai]] as the [[BigBad main villain]] of [[CutAndPasteTranslation the entire conglomerate]]. Slightly subverted in that counterparts for both villains did appear, but were DemotedToExtra, Kubilai (a.k.a. Oraclon) becoming Grimlord's monster-maker and Pandora (a.k.a. Desponda, [[TheDragon Despera's]] sister) becoming a one-shot guest villain.

* In ''Series/TheBoys'', [[TheCowl Black Noir]] is a composite of his [[ComicBook/TheBoys comic counterpart]] and the comic's version of [[ApparentlyHumanMerfolk The Deep]]. Like the comic Black Noir he was created to be The Seven's InternalAffairs and a check on [[SupermanSubstitute Homelander]]. However, like the comic version of The Deep he is one of the least violent and kindest members of The Seven, and is a black man whose race is [[SuddenlyEthnicity hidden]] from the general public. Meanwhile the comic version of Black Noir was [[spoiler:a deranged SerialKiller and [[EvilDoppleganger clone]] of Homelander who committed many of the crimes Homelander was blamed for]].

** Beatrix is this to the all three witches of The Trix. She has Icy's style and [[ColorCodedCharacters blue motif]], Darcy's appearance and general personality and Stormy's powers.

* An very literal example in the ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' episode ''Tuvix'', in which a [[TeleporterAccident transporter malfunction]] fused Tuvok and Neelix into a single individual, who while possessing traits of both his component characters, was unquestionably a unique being. By the time a way was found to reverse the process, Tuvix had found his own niche among the crew and was reluctant to go through with it, since he would effectively cease to exist as a result. Of course, keeping him around would have inflicted the same fate on Tuvok and Neelix, so Janeway [[IDidWhatIHadToDo reluctantly ordered]] the [[StatusQuoIsGod inevitable]] separation.

* The Comicbook/{{Huntress}} featured in ''Series/BirdsOfPrey'' is the original Helena Wayne (renamed Helena Kyle) version of the character, but is also a member of the titular team like the later Helena Bertinelli Huntress.

** {{Averted}} in [[Series/{{Merlin 2008}} the television series of the same name]]: not only are Morgana and Morgause separate characters (half-sisters), but so were Vivienne (their mother), the Lady of the Lake (a druid girl called Freya) and Nimueh (an [[EvilSorcerer evil sorceress]]), three very distinct characters that are usually conflated in various retellings, and the source material itself. There was also another character called Vivian who had no relation whatsoever to the above characters.

* ''Series/{{Titans}}'':
** Just like in [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans the animated series]], the show's version of Comicbook/{{Robin}} is Dick Grayson, but uses Tim Drake's costume and bo staff.
** Jericho's mother Adeline Kane is Asian like Lillian "Sweet Lili" Worth, another of Comicbook/{{Deathstroke}}'s flames from the comics, though [[DecompositeCharacter Lillian does later appear as well]].

** This version of [[Comicbook/HawkAndDove Hawk]] is a recovering drug addict, a trait seemingly lifted from his fellow Teen Titan Speedy, who does not appear in the show.

* ''Series/TheTudors'' : Henry VIII in RealLife had two sisters, Mary and Margaret. The character portrayed in the show is given the biography of Mary, but the name of Margaret; creator Michael Hirst said this was to reduce confusion on the set, since Henry's daughter Mary was a major character. There are a number of Thomases in the show, but they're almost always referred to by their last names or titles--Cromwell, More, Wolsey, etc. Edward Seymour's wife Anne Stanhope has a storyline which is an altered (and expanded) version of his historical first wife's antics. This one doesn't have even a flimsy plot excuse, it's simply for the sake of more random sex - oh, and ensuring the complete lack of functional marriages in the show.

* ''Series/TheWalkingDead'':

* ''Series/{{Sharpe}}'' had a tendency to do this, in order to avoid LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, with many recurring characters from the books becoming one-off characters and/or suffering ChuckCunninghamSyndrome. For instance, the company of men that follow Sharpe in the books are reduced to half a dozen key characters. Two specific examples occur in ''[[Recap/SharpeS5E1SharpesRevenge Sharpe's Revenge]]'' to avoid bringing back characters from ''[[Recap/SharpeS4E2SharpesSiege Sharpe's Siege]]'': Maillot is a composite of Maillot (the officer guarding Napoleon's treasure) and Lassan (Lucille's brother), while Wigram is a composite of Wigram (the officer in charge of Sharpe's court martial) and Bampfylde (the officer Sharpe fights a duel with).

* In ''Series/{{Peacemaker}}'', the title character’s father Auggie Smith [[spoiler:is also the armored supervillain White Dragon. In the ''Comicbook/SuicideSquad'' comics, White Dragon was actually the second alter ego of the white supremacist vigilante William Heller.]]