History CompositeCharacter / WesternAnimation

* The ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' episode "Mock 5", an AffectionateParody of ''Anime/SpeedRacer'', had Dee Dee playing the roles of both [[TagalongKid Spritle]] and [[LongLostRelative Racer X]].

** Comicbook/BaronZemo is another one, mixing the first Zemo, Heinrich, (who fought Cap during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and leads Masters of Evil) with his son, Helmut, the second Zemo (costume and personality, the fact that his face was hideously disfigured due to Captain America's actions, which while something similar happened with the first Zemo, was instead his mask being glued to his face, and his actions with the Masters of Evil include the [[ComicBook/UnderSiege Siege on Avengers Mansion]], a scheme done when Helmut reassembled the Masters of Evil a while after Heinrich's death).
** Comicbook/TheEnchantress takes the Space Phantom's place as the early villain who frames the Hulk to get the rest of the Avengers to turn against him, leading to his departure.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersUnitedTheyStand'': The team's government liaison is a thin, clean-shaven ObstructiveBureaucrat named Raymond Sikorski. He bears little resemblance to his comic counterpart, a portly, mustachioed man who was generally helpful to the Avengers, and has much more in common with Henry Peter Gyrich, Sikorski's predecessor in the comics. In fact, the animated Sikorski's physical appearance and meddling nature (right down to forcing Comicbook/TheFalcon onto the team) come directly from Gyrich.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheFantasticFour1978'', ComicBook/{{Medusa|Marvel Comics}} takes her husband Comicbook/BlackBolt's place as the ruler of ComicBook/TheInhumans.

* ''WesternAnimation/HitMonkey'' combines Lady Bullseye with her predecessor, the original Comicbook/{{Bullseye|Marvel Comics}}, giving her the latter's {{Sadist}}ic personality and status as TheDreaded.

** [[ComicBook/SpiderWoman Julia Carpenter]] has a lot of elements of ComicBook/PepperPotts thrown in. This is especially obvious in the second season, where her [[PromotedToLoveInterest romance with Tony]] is given much more focus. She also uses mechanical web-shooters like the ones worn by Peter Parker, unlike in the comics, where she possesses the ability to conjure psychokinetic webbing.

* In the Series/{{Arrowverse}} animated series ''WesternAnimation/FreedomFightersTheRay'', the title character's look and name come from Raymond Terrill, the second Ray in the comics. His sexuality comes from ''Comicbook/TheMultiversity'''s version of Lanford Terrill, the original Ray. His origin appears to be based loosely on Lucien Gates, the Comicbook/{{New 52}} Ray, with Lanford's journalism background.

** Much like the live-action ''Film/{{Daredevil}}'' movie would do years later, the show made the Wilson "Comicbook/TheKingpin" Fisk the one responsible for the murder of Jack Murdock, combining Fisk with Roscoe "The Fixer" Sweeney, the man who killed Jack in the comics.

** Inverted (or something; we're not quite sure what) with Skywarp and Cyclonus. In ''WesternAnimation/TransformersTheMovie,'' Cyclonus ''may or may not'' be an upgraded Skywarp (blame error-prone animation for a confusing TransformationSequence.) The ''Animated'' version, however? Skywarp is one of several clones of Starscream, each with one trait of the original taken UpToEleven. Skywarp represents his cowardice. As for Cyclonus, he's a brief cameo, but AllThereInTheManual tells us that his "internal chronometer" is way off, he is seeking someone named Galvatron (that's Megatron's upgraded form in G1 and several other series), and he has some circuitry in common with Starscream, particularly his (now disabled) self-preservation instinct. This hints without saying that Cyclonus is from the future and used to be Skywarp.

* The 1990s ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' animated series replaces the unnamed Mended Drum barman in ''Wyrd Sisters'' with Hibiscus Dunelm, the new proprietor in ''Soul Music''. ''Soul Music'' also gives Adrian "Big Mad Drongo" Turnipseed all the lines belonging to the other two students at the High Energy Magic Building, Skazz and Tez the Terrible. He's also given Skazz's BlindingBangs.

** Before [[Characters/BatmanDeathstroke Deathstroke]]'s daughter appeared in the animated series continuity proper, Terra's character combined elements of Rose Wilson and Tara Markov, particularly the abusive relationship the comic version of Wilson had with her father, and the long, blonde hair of Wilson's that fell over one eye, creating a visual comparison with Slade.

* ''WesternAnimation/IronMan'':
** [[ComicBook/SpiderWoman Julia Carpenter]] has a lot of elements of Comicbook/PepperPotts thrown in. This is especially obvious in the second season, where her [[PromotedToLoveInterest romance with Tony]] is given much more focus. She also uses mechanical web-shooters like the ones worn by Peter Parker, unlike in the comics, where she possesses the ability to conjure psychokinetic webbing.
** In the comics, Force kick starts the "ComicBook/ArmorWars" storyline after it's discovered that his armor contains stolen Stark technology. Later in the same story, the Russian hero Titanium Man II dies after a battle with Iron Man. The show combines both roles into Crimson Dynamo, a Russian villain who is killed during a battle with Iron Man, and whose death starts the whole "Armor Wars" plot after Stark technology is discovered within his charred armor.
** Additionally, Iron Man calls Crimson Dynamo "Yuri," seemingly indicating that it's Yuri Petrovich inside the suit. However, the armor he wears is that of Valentin Shatalov, one of the men who later used the Crimson Dynamo identity in the comics after Petrovich was arrested and exiled to Siberia.
** Also, in the original "Armor Wars" storyline, Justin Hammer was responsible for distributing the stolen Iron Man technology to various shady characters. One of Hammer's clients was another CorruptCorporateExecutive named Edwin Cord, who used Stark's designs to build the Firepower armor. In the TV series, Hammer is both the one who sells Tony's designs ''and'' the businessman who uses that same technology to create Firepower.
** In general, the show's version of "Armor Wars" combined a lot of characters, often by giving roles held by certain characters in the comics to ones who were already in the show's cast. Examples include ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} being the teammate who Iron Man is forced to fight during his raid on the Vault instead of [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Steve Rogers]], Ghost taking Spymaster's role as the one who is revealed to have stolen Tony's designs, Blizzard and Blacklash being the ones who perform the botched plane hijacking instead of the Raiders, and the Mandroids being Tony's targets at the Vault instead of the Guardsmen (with the Mandroids even sporting armor that looks more like the ones the Guardsmen wear in the comics).
** Speaking of which, the show's Titanium Man is the original Boris Bullski version, but his armor design is heavily influenced by that of the Gremlin, the second Titanium Man in the comics.
** The second season also makes the modular Iron Man armor a composite suit, by giving it the ability to transform into different models, including the Hydro Armor and the Silver Centurion, which were separate (and previous) models in the comics.

** Blackarachnia is a combination of her ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' namesake and Elita One from ''Franchise/TransformersGeneration1'', with her design featuring elements of all of Blackarachnia's appearances in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Beast|Wars}}'' [[WesternAnimation/BeastMachines era]].
** The Japanese dub actually did this to ''everyone'' by making them all the same characters as the ones in [[Film/TransformersFilmSeries the live action movies.]] Especially Bulkhead, who was actually even renamed "Ironhide".
** However, that's a very [[InformedAbility informed]] trait that doesn't show up in the series itself. In fact, ''comedic'' elements were added to that particular character that make "Ironhide" even less like Movie Ironhide than Bulkhead was.

** Much like the live-action ''Film/{{Daredevil}}'' movie would do years later, the show made the Wilson "The Kingpin" Fisk the one responsible for the murder of Jack Murdock, combining Fisk with Roscoe "The Fixer" Sweeney, the man who killed Jack in the comics.

* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'': New character Lena is an {{Expy}} of [[spoiler: Minima [=DeSpell=]]] from the 80s comics, being [[spoiler: Magica [=DeSpell=]'s niece]] who befriends Webby. However, her backstory of actually being [[spoiler: Magica's shadow who was granted sentience after being separated from her host]] comes from a one-shot character from an episode of the original 1987 ''[[WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987 [=DuckTales=]]]'' cartoon.

* ''Composite/MarvelUniverse''

* ''WesternAnimation/MarvelUniverse'':
** ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble'':
*** ComicBook/TheFalcon is similar to James Rhodes, in that he was close friends with Tony and was initially intended to pilot the Comicbook/WarMachine armor before deciding on the Falcon suit instead (he is also voiced by Creator/BumperRobinson, War Machine's voice actor in ''Earth's Mightiest Heroes''). [[spoiler:Additionally, in season 4, he becomes a fusion of different versions of himself as a PlotRelevantAgeUp saw him trade his classic!Falcon inspired costumes in for one inspired by his MCU and ''Ultimate'' counterpart. Furthermore, related to ''Ultimate'', his alternate self in "Planet Doom" wore a costume similar to his ''Ultimate'' costume.]]
*** ComicBook/{{MODOK}} has elements of the [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger movie version of]] Arnim Zola, mainly his role as the ComicBook/RedSkull's chief scientist. MODOK later merges with the Super-Adaptoid, a completely unrelated character in the original comics. This also means he's got a humanoid robot body with his face appearing on its chest, cementing the Zola connection, [[DecompositeCharacter however]], Zola turns up later on anyway.
*** The Midgard Serpent is given elements of Cul, Odin's brother from ''ComicBook/FearItself'', specifically [[spoiler: like him, the Serpent is prophesied to kill Thor]]. (Although strictly speaking, Cul is [[DecompositeCharacter decomposited]] from the Midgard Serpent in Myth/NorseMythology.)
*** [[ComicBook/SquadronSupreme Hyperion]] is merged with Comicbook/TheSentry and King Hyperion from ''ComicBook/{{Exiles}}''. He has the alien fortress of the former and genocidal/megalomanical tendencies of the latter. In fact, The Squadron Supreme are essentially the Squadron Sinister, a similar team of characters who predated the heroes. In particular, their speedster is called Speed Demon rather than Whizzer or Blur - this is the current identity of the Sinisters' Whizzer. They also have versions of Power Princess and Nuke, which the Sinisters never had. At their worst, the Squadron were {{Well Intentioned Extremist}}s and Nighthawk left to protest their actions. Additionally, Doctor Spectrum is the Billy Roberts version, but is black like the original Kenji Obatu version. This combination of Squadrons was recently brought into canon post-ComicBook/SecretEmpire in the form of a Squadron Supreme created by ComicBook/{{Mephisto}}.
*** The show's version of Dracula has elements of Baron Blood, such as his connections to Captain America and UsefulNotes/WorldWar2.
*** The AlternateTimeline version of ComicBook/TheDefenders has a DarkerAndEdgier version of Hawkeye who calls himself ComicBook/{{Bullseye|Marvel Comics}} (after the ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} villain, who impersonated Hawkeye whilst a member of the ComicBook/DarkAvengers), and an evil version of ComicBook/BlackWidow who acts and dresses exactly like Madame Masque (who later appeared in the final two seasons). The former also wore the costume he wore in ''ComicBook/TheUltimates 3''. Speaking of Hawkeye, in the comics, his mentor (and [[CainAndAbel brother]]) was an archer called Trick Shot. In the show, Trick Shot was the identity Hawkeye used back when he was a criminal.
*** ComicBook/AntMan is Scott Lang, but has the personality and science background of Hank Pym. The creators said they specifically designed the character to be a composite of the various Ant-Men from the comics.
*** Radioactive Man is the Russian Igor Stancheck version, but sports the costume and personality of Chen Lu, the original Radioactive Man from China.
*** A Composite Artifact: In the episode "Beneath the Surface" the animated version of the Serpent Crown functions more like the Horn of Proteus. The comicbook Crown is a source of mind-control powers and other abilities including illusions and energy blasts; the animated Crown, like the comicbook Horn, is used to control Giganto.
*** Truman Marsh is an all but InNameOnly adaptation of the character, with his personality and relationship with the Avengers taken directly from Henry Peter Gyrich. [[spoiler: It's also later revealed that Marsh is actually Ultron in disguise.]]
*** Baron Mordo is an unambiguous villain and sports his classic costume from the comics, but is also black like his [[Film/DoctorStrange2016 MCU counterpart]].
*** In ''Avengers: Secret Wars'', Thunderstrike is Jane Foster instead of Eric Masterson, allowing a riff on [[ComicBook/Thor2014 Jane's time as Thor]] without losing the original Thor.
*** In ''Black Panther's Quest'', Attuma is given a number of similarities to [[ComicBook/SubMariner Namor]], the traditional ruler of Atlantis from the comics. In addition to inheriting much of Namor's arrogant personality and his dynamic with ComicBook/BlackPanther, Attuma even sports a black ponytail like the one Namor had in the 90s.
** ''WesternAnimation/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'':
*** The Universal Believers are the Universal Church of Truth, except that instead of the Matriarch, their leader is [[spoiler: J'Son of Spartax]] as the [[GenderFlip Patriarch]]. Although it could also be argued that he's in the Magus role (since the Believers were ''not'' founded directly by Magus, as the UCT were), with [[Characters/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyModern Mantis]] as the Matriarch. This also suggests the Believers are composited with the Priests of Pama (the Kree sect that believed Mantis was the Celestial Madonna).
*** Phyla-Vell has the name, appearance and powers of her comic book counterpart, but her background as a vengeful Kree Accuser is taken from the character Hala.
** ''WesternAnimation/HulkAndTheAgentsOfSMASH'':
*** The episode "Inhuman Nature" is basically the original [[ComicBook/TheInhumans Inhumans]] storyline from ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' with A-Bomb in the role of the Human Torch (outsider who falls in love with Crystal, thereby leading his superhero team to Attilan).
*** Mainframe is reimagined as a former gaming A.I. who escalates and starts endangering real people with his games. This is very similar to an obscure villain called the Prime Mover.
** ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'':
*** Harry Osborn becomes (the first) ComicBook/{{Venom}} (although the symbiote adopts this name first while briefly possessing Spider-Man, after using Flash Thompson, White Tiger, Nova, and Iron Fist as hosts). In most continuities he becomes the [[LegacyCharacter second]] Green Goblin while Venom is a separate character named Eddie Brock. In the final season, he takes on original identity Patrioteer (inspired by his stint as American Son), but he continues this by [[spoiler: bonding to the Anti-Venom symbiote, which also happened to Brock after separating from Venom in the comics.]]
*** ComicBook/NormanOsborn eventually becomes the Iron Patriot like he did in the comics, but the armor he wears is actually modeled after the one sported by James "Rhodey" Rhodes in ''Film/IronMan3'', not the one Norman had during ''ComicBook/DarkReign''. Even as the Green Goblin, he's a fusion of the Goblin of the Ultimate comics (he transforms into a hulking monster instead of wearing a costume) and the classic Goblin (using a glider and bombs, both of which here are S.H.I.E.L.D. tech he stole to compliment his suit). Additionally, while his counterpart from ComicBook/MilesMorales's universe is closer to the actual Ultimate Goblin (having similar horns, as well as being pyrokinetic and leaping around as his mode of travel), he has wings similar to the Goblin from ''ComicBook/SpiderMan2099''
*** The origin of the Venom Symbiote also comes from Carnage's origin in ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan''. The only major difference is that in the Ultimate comics, Curt Conners was the one who created the Symbiote from Peter's blood, while in the TV show, it was Comicbook/DoctorOctopus.
*** Peter Parker becomes the first incarnation of Carnage due to Cletus Kasady's absence.
*** Scorpio is based off Jake Fury, ComicBook/NickFury's brother from the comics, but is named after Max Fury, Nick's evil [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots Life Model Decoy]] from ''ComicBook/SecretAvengers''.
*** Electro starts off in his normal Earth-616 form (complete with the classic costume), but transforms into his energy-based [[ComicBook/UltimateMarvel Ultimate]] counterpart after an accident.
*** The Power Man used is the original ComicBook/LukeCage version, but his costume is heavily based off that of Victor Alvarez, the modern Power Man.
*** Hector Ayala, the original ComicBook/WhiteTiger, is merged with his own father so that he becomes [[LegacyCharacter Ava Ayala's]] dad (he's her older brother in the comics).
*** ComicBook/AmadeusCho, companion to ComicBook/TheIncredibleHercules, becomes the Iron Spider, an identity used by Peter Parker around the time of ''ComicBook/CivilWar'' in the comics (though Peter had worn the armor in two previous episodes).
*** The Scorpion's [[RaceLift ethnicity]], backstory and motivation are largely taken from Davos/Steel Serpent, ComicBook/IronFist's nemesis.
*** The Vulture is the original Adrian Toomes version, but in contrast his comic book counterpart (who has no powers and relies on a [[ClothesMakeTheSuperman winged flight suit]]), is an actual [[WingedHumanoid bird mutate]] like the Jimmy Natale version of the Vulture.
*** Power Man's parents are named Walter and Amanda Cage in this adaptation, thus making Luke Cage his legal birth name rather than Carl Lucas. They are based of James and Esther Lucas from the comics, but they are given the same back story of Peter Parker's parents, Richard and Mary, from the Ultimate Universe, being SHIELD scientists working on recreating the Super Soldier Serum and supposedly dying in a plane crash, the only difference being they survived. Since it was their research that gave Luke his powers, they also have elements of Noah Burstein.
*** ComicBook/ScarletSpider is a combination of both Scarlet Spiders, having Kaine's costume and personality, but being given the name Ben Reilly by Aunt May. [[spoiler: However, he's also a DecompositeCharacter, as he ''isn't'' the Kaine of this universe, who's a separate clone.]]
*** In "Return to the Spider-Verse", the role of the Inheritors from the comic book ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse'' is taken by [[spoiler:Wolf Spider, an evil alternate Peter Parker]]. There's also a ComicBook/SpiderGwen who wasn't bitten by a radioactive spider, but duplicates the powers with technology, like a non-steampunk version of May Reilly/Lady Spider of Earth-803 in the comics and additionally, [[spoiler:fused with Ultimate!Gwen as this Spider-Gwen hails from the same universe as Miles]]. Blood Spider is also an alternate version of Peter Parker, as opposed to the comics, where he was a mercenary named Michael Bingham.
*** The show's version of ComicBook/SpiderWoman turns out to be [[spoiler: ComicBook/MaryJaneWatson]]. Who as Carnage Queen also had elements of Adriana Soria/Spider-Queen and Ultimate [[spoiler: Gwen Stacy Clone]]/Carnage II.
*** In the final episode, Crossbones is transformed into the new Lizard when Curt Connors is cured.
*** Mysterio is Francine Beck, daughter of Quentin Beck. The character is loosely based on Maguire Beck, a cousin of Quentin's who wanted to avenge his death, but who used the Jack O'Lantern identity to do it, teaming up with her cousin's apprentice Daniel Beckhart as the new Mysterio. The "Francine" name appears to come from Francis Klum, who briefly took the Mysterio name at around the same time and was challenged by Daniel.
*** In the "Spider-Slayers" arc, the Slayers have elements of the Spider-Clones (especially the "Maximum Clonage" and "Ultimate Clone Saga" versions, which had more variants than "duplicate Spider-Man") and Deathweb, a team of spider-themed villains that fought the West Coast Avengers and included a huge guy (Therak) and a white-clad teleporter (Anthro).

!!The following have their own pages:

* The version of ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} as seen in ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn2019'' is [[ComicBook/Batgirl2011 Barbara Gordon]] in name, appearance, and background but her personality is more like that of [[ComicBook/Batgirl2009 Stephanie Brown]] and her getting started during the show's take on the ''ComicBook/BatmanNoMansLand'' arc is taken from [[ComicBook/Batgirl2000 Cassandra Cain]].
** The show's version of ComicBook/{{Bane}} blends the ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'' outfit and the infamously memetic voice of Creator/TomHardy's version from ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises''.

** Catwoman wears a very [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity Arkham-esque]] outfit, and is black like Creator/EarthaKitt's Catwoman from 1966.
** Condiment King as the name "Mitchell Mayo" like the InNameOnly version introduced in ''ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey'', yet as the stocky appearance and blue and white costume of [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries the original Buddy Standler version]].

*** April O'Neil has some similarities with the fifth turtle Venus de Milo from ''Series/NinjaTurtlesTheNextMutation'', mainly in that both characters are teenagers, have ponytails, and wield the tessen as their weapon. This is most notable because many fans saw Venus as a ReplacementScrappy for April.

* This was a shrewd method of giving the lead character more roles in early episodes of ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' adapted from ''Literature/TheRailwaySeries'' novels. Whenever the original novels utilized a generic or unadapted engine, Thomas would be used in it's place. For example, he is the engine that tries to pull Henry out of the tunnel in "The Sad Story of Henry", or the rude engine that fetches James' trucks in "Troublesome Trucks", both of which were unnamed background characters in the original books.
** The Fat Controller also took the role of the Narrow Gauge Controller in early episodes. Later on Mr Percival was created to take the role of the Thin Controller from the original books.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'':

** Before ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}}'s daughter appeared in the animated series continuity proper, Terra's character combined elements of Rose Wilson and Tara Markov, particularly the abusive relationship the comic version of Wilson had with her father, and the long, blonde hair of Wilson's that fell over one eye, creating a visual comparison with Slade.

** With the exception of ''ComicBook/DaysOfFuturePast'', where it's ComicBook/{{Bishop}} who takes the role instead, any role that was originally ComicBook/KittyPryde's was given to [[ComicBook/JubileeMarvelComics Jubilee]]. These include the scene from the first episode where Jubilee is kicked out of an arcade after breaking one of the machines (something that happened to Kitty in ''Uncanny X-Men'' #180), and the classic "Kitty's Fairy Tale" issue being loosely adapted as "Jubilee's Fairytale Theater" in the final season.
** ComicBook/{{Beast|Marvel Comics}} mentions that ComicBook/{{Magneto}} is the one who crippled [[ComicBook/ProfessorX Professor Xavier]], an act performed by an alien named Lucifer in the original comics.

** Master Mold is combined with Danger, the evil sentient [[ArtificialIntelligence A.I.]] from Creator/JossWhedon's run. Because of this, Master Mold [[GenderFlip is depicted as a]] {{gynoid}}.

** Silver Samurai is merged with Noburu Hideki, Mariko's fiance from the original ''ComicBook/FrankMillersWolverine'' mini-series. This causes a bit of {{Squick}}, [[BrotherSisterIncest since Silver Samurai is Mariko's BROTHER in the original comics]].

*** The Universal Believers are the Universal Church of Truth, except that instead of the Matriarch, their leader is [[spoiler: J'Son of Spartax]] as the [[GenderFlip Patriarch]]. Although it could also be argued that he's in the Magus role (since the Believers were ''not'' founded directly by Magus, as the UCT were), with [[ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy Mantis]] as the Matriarch. This also suggests the Believers are composited with the Priests of Pama (the Kree sect that believed Mantis was the Celestial Madonna).

*** The Universal Believers are the Universal Church of Truth, except that instead of the Matriarch, their leader is [[spoiler: J'Son of Spartax]] as the [[GenderFlip Patriarch]]. Although it could also be argued that he's in the Magus role (since the Believers were ''not'' founded directly by Magus, as the UCT were), with ComicBook/{{Mantis|Marvel Comics}} as the Matriarch. This also suggests the Believers are composited with the Priests of Pama (the Kree sect that believed Mantis was the Celestial Madonna).

*** In ''Avengers: Secret Wars'', Thunderstrike is ComicBook/JaneFoster instead of Eric Masterson, allowing a riff on [[ComicBook/Thor2014 Jane's time as Thor]] without losing the original Thor.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hit-Monkey}}'' combines Lady Bullseye with her predecessor, the original Comicbook/{{Bullseye|Marvel Comics}}, giving her the latter's {{Sadist}}ic personality and status as TheDreaded.

* The ''Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse'' had a whole lot of these:
** ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'':
*** Clayface is this of the original three men to bear the name in the comics. He's an actor (Basil Karlo) named Matt Hagen who gained shapeshifting powers (Matt Hagen) but consequentially became horribly disfigured (Preston Payne).
*** Vertigo is a composite of the ComicBook/GreenArrow foe Count Vertigo and Ebeneezer Darrk. His name, powers, and Eastern European heritage come from Count Vertigo, while his status as a pupil of Ra's al Ghul and a turncoat member of the League of Assassins (or [[NeverSayDie Society of Shadows]] in the case of the series) comes from Darrk.
*** The second Robin, who appears in the final season, is a composite of the second and third Robins, Jason Todd and [[Comicbook/Robin1993 Tim Drake]], possessing Jason's backstory and general attitude and Tim's name and computer expertise. A comic book continuation would later introduce Jason to the DC Animated Universe.
*** Rupert Thorne has the name and appearance of the comic book version of Rupert Thorne, who was a corrupt politician. His role in the animated series is more similar to Carmine Falcone as he became Gotham's top mob boss and also assumes Sal Maroni's role in Harvey Dent's transformation into Two-Face, albeit not with the acid bottle but instead nuclear waste causing the disfigurement.
** ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' once paid homage to the ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' with the Terrific Trio, which actually consists of two examples: most prominently is team leader Magma, a RockMonster like the Thing but also associated with fire like the Human Torch and is a scientist like Mister Fantastic (unlike 2-D Man, who had Reed Richards's powers), while Freon has more in similarity with Vapor of the U-Foes (enemies of the Hulk) than with the Invisible Girl/Woman.
** ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'':
*** [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Kyle Rayner]] is a combination of Kyle and Hal Jordan. He has Kyle's name, personality, youthfulness and profession as an artist, and Hal's brown hair,[[note]]At first; ''JLU'' depicts him with comic-accurate black hair[[/note]] costume,[[note]]At least at first; Kyle is later shown sporting a new uniform during ''Justice League Unlimited'', which was based on Kyle's costume from the Creator/JuddWinick-penned comics at the time and ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueVsTheFatalFive'' sees a statue of Kyle in his '90s costume[[/note]] and origin story.
*** Sinestro takes Legion's place as the one who fatally wounded Abin Sur and caused him to crash land on Earth in the first place.
*** Franchise/TheFlash is a combination of the second and third Flashes: Barry Allen (occupation and Base of Operations) and Wally West (name and personality) respectively. ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' added to this by giving Wally Barry's role as a founding member of the Justice League and his occupation as a forensics scientist.
*** While ComicBook/{{Brainiac}} on this series has the motifs, methods, and personality of his comic book counterpart, his history is essentially a mild variation of Eradicator's.
*** Jax-Ur is a weird example. He is Jax-Ur in name only, as he is pretty much General Zod in terms of background, role and modus operandi.[[note]]In the comics, Jax-Ur was more of a Kryptonian Luthor, being an overweight evil scientist who was no physical match for Superman even with his Kryptonian superpowers; Zod was the megalomaniacal general who was apprehended after attempting a coup d'état in Krypton, was Jor-El's nemesis, and could hold his own against Superman.[[/note]] In terms of visual appearance, animated Jax-Ur was somewhat closer to ''Film/SupermanII'' General Zod. His personality was also borrowed from Terence Stamp's Zod. Likewise, Jax-Ur's ally, Mala, shared her name with a male villain, but is more in-line with Ursa from ''Film/SupermanII'' (even being voiced by Sarah Douglas in her second appearance) or Faora Hu-Ul.
*** The show's interpretation of the Parasite is a combination of the Rudy Jones and Maxwell Jensen Parasites. He has Rudy Jones's name and origin of being a janitor who was mutated while trying to rob the company he worked for and Maxwell Jensen's ability to absorb the memories and powers of whoever he touches (In the comics, the Rudy Jones Parasite could only absorb his victims' life energy, although this later got retconned to match the series).
*** In an odd example of a composite ''location'', the planet Argo is a combination of the comics' Argo City (name and being Supergirl's home) and Daxam (Krypton's sister planet whose inhabitants are nearly identical to Kryptonians).
** ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'':
*** John Stewart takes over Hal Jordan's role as the Green Lantern who helped found the Justice League and [[spoiler:Hawkgirl's true love from Hawkman.]] Additionally, ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'' gave John Hal's role in Sinestro's expulsion from the GLC.
*** Flash foe Mirror Master was the Sam Scudder version, but possessed the amped up, supernatural abilities of his successor, Evan [=McCulloch=].
*** Also in ''Justice League Unlimited'' Steven Mandragora is a combination of Tobias Whale, ComicBook/BlackLightning's ArchEnemy and Stefano Mandragora, the man who murdered the ComicBook/{{Huntress}}' parents. Steven Mandragora has Tobias Whale's look and physical strength, but has Mandragora's name and status as the man who murdered Huntress' parents.
*** One brief gag during the episode "TheGreatestStoryNeverTold" had ComicBook/BoosterGold see what appears to be Superman fall from the sky, only for "Superman" to turn towards Booster, showing that the other half of their body is Batman (itself a nod to the Silver Age villain Composite Superman), then addressed Booster with the voice of Franchise/WonderWoman.
*** Another in-universe example is when Superman is under the power of the Black Mercy, he imagines himself living on Krypton and married to a woman who is obviously a composite of Lois Lane and Lana Lang, named Loana.
*** In "Ancient History", it's revealed that the Thangaran Shayara Hol, based on Silver Age Hawkgirl, is a reincarnation of the Egyptian Queen Chay-Ara, like the Golden Age Shiera Saunders Hawkgirl. In this version Chay-Ara was actually Thanagaran, as was her husband, who is named Katar Hol like the Silver Age Hawkman, rather than Khufu Kha-Tar. Additionally, Hawkgirl takes Aquaman's role as a founding member of the League. However, the 2018 ''Hawkman'' series would retcon Shayera Hol as a past life of Chay-Ara/Shiera/Kendra's.
*** As mentioned with Hawkgirl, when the show did do a proper ComicBook/{{Hawkman}},[[note]]At least, after an evil {{Expy}} named [[SignificantAnagram Hro Talak]] was used[[/note]] they merged Katal Hol with Carter Hall, via making Katar a past life of Carter's. Like with Hawkgirl, however, the 2018 ''Hawkman'' series would retcon Katar is indeed as a past life of Khufu/Carter's. Related to this, [[spoiler:Shadow Thief is actually Carter's dark side and not a human thief named Carl Sands]].
*** The Justice Lords started off as an adaptation of the Crime Syndicate (an evil version of the League from an alternate reality), but morphs into a commentary about characters like ComicBook/TheAuthority (a group of expies of various League members who are willing to use lethal force).
*** The Ultimen are expies for [[WesternAnimation/SuperFriends Apache Chief, Black Vulcan, Samurai, and the Wonder Twins]], but their origins (a group created by the government to be loyal to them, given fake origins, and the fact that their condition is revealed to be terminal) and the group's name evokes the Ultramarine Corps from ''ComicBook/GrantMorrisonsJLA''.
*** In a case of an organization getting this treatment, thanks to ExecutiveMeddling refusing to let the group by named as such, the TropeNamer [[WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}} for the]] LegionOfDoom was treated as an extended version of the Secret Society.
*** Galatea has the appearance of ComicBook/PowerGirl (costume, looking like a bustier Supergirl) and the Connor Kent ComicBook/{{Superboy}} (origin as a clone created by Cadmus and Lex Luthor).

* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' has Artemis, who shares the name and backstory of her counterpart, but also has elements of Arrowette and Mia Dearden thrown in. Notably, the chest emblem on Artemis' costume comes from Mia's Speedy costume. She eventually takes the Tigress name of her original comic counterpart anyway as part of an undercover [[TheMole mole]] plot, later permanently using the name when her boyfriend Wally West / Kid Flash died, but she stayed a hero, while Arrowette [[DecompositeCharacter appeared anyway]].
** A seeming CanonForeigner character named Sphere, an alien sphere brought to Earth from a Boom Tube, turned out to be the Super-Cycle, a living vehicle used by Young Justice in the comics. However, it and the Super-Cycle associated with the [[ComicBook/NewGods Forever People]] were separate characters originally, but are the same character in the show.
** Wolf, a mutant wolf who joins Young Justice during a mission in India, takes his visual appearance and his origin as the result of being exposed to a serum from ComicBook/RexTheWonderDog (albeit with the serum injected by the Brain and being a mixture of ComicBook/{{Bane}}'s Venom and the Blockbuster formula), and his role as [[ComicBook/Superboy1994 Conner Kent]]'s animal companion from ComicBook/KryptoTheSuperdog.
** Match is also given elements from various Bizarros (backwards S, insanity due to the difficulty of copying kryptonian DNA, the tie in comic even started having his skin turn grey) especially [[ComicBook/Superboy1994 S-01]] (being a faulty previous attempt to clone Superman that's been secretly stored in a stasis in the bowels of Cadmus), and ComicBook/SuperboyPrime (carving an S-symbol into his own chest, having black eyes, status as the "original" Superboy).
** The Guardian seems to be the second Guardian, the clone of Jim Harper who was the first, though he's actually a clone of [[spoiler:Jim's grand-nephew Roy]], but sports an armored costume more similar to that of Jake Jordan, the Manhattan Guardian from ''ComicBook/SevenSoldiers''.
** The Queen Bee in the show is the Post-[[ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths Crisis]] version from ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational'', a dictator who rules [[{{Qurac}} Bialya]], but also possesses the mind-control abilities of the original [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] Queen Bee.
** Mark Desmond/Blockbuster gets his role as control-freak Cadmus boss who created ComicBook/{{Superboy}} from Director Westfield.
** ComicBook/KlarionTheWitchBoy's status as an [[AdaptationalBadass insanely powerful]] and [[AdaptationalVillainy evil]] Lord of Chaos comes from The Child, a foe of Hawk and Dove and the [[ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica JSA]]. Also, in "Misplaced" he takes the role of Bedlam in ''JLA: World Without Grown-Ups.''
** ComicBook/RedTornado's siblings Red Torpedo and Red Inferno both believed themselves to be human and became superheroes during UsefulNotes/{{the Golden Age|of Comic Books}}. Red Torpedo's human identity was the ''original'' Red Torpedo from Quality Comics, and Red Inferno was the ComicBook/AllStarSquadron character Firebrand.
** The Runaways are based on the [[CanonForeigner made-for-TV]] [[CanonImmigrant members of]] the WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}}, but also bear some similarities to Lex Luthor's iteration of ComicBook/InfinityInc (who'd, as noted below, later appear in the revival)
*** Tye Longshadow also takes his surname (and voice actor) from the ''Justice League'' expy of Apache Chief.
*** ComicBook/{{Static}} replaces Black Vulcan in the show's group of ''Superfriends'' analogues. His jacket, however, is a [[MythologyGag nod]] to Vulcan's black and yellow costume. (Presumably, it's because Black Lightning, on whom Black Vulcan was based, is ''already'' in the show elsewhere.)
** Mercy is combined with Robo-Lois from Creator/PaulCornell's "[[ComicBook/TheBlackRing Black Ring]]" story arc in ''ComicBook/ActionComics''.
** The tie-in comic reveals that the Ultra-Humanite's gorilla body originally belonged to Tolifhar, one of the Gorilla Knights from Creator/GailSimone's ''ComicBook/{{Wonder Woman|2006}}'' run.
** The Reach's interest in the meta-gene, and the way their experiments leads not only to new heroes, but to Earth's superhumans realising this is [[MetaOrigin where their powers come from]], seems to be borrowed from the Dominators in ''ComicBook/{{Invasion}}'', which made sense given that the season they were involved was titled ''Young Justice: Invasion''.
** Lynn Stewart, ComicBook/BlackLightning’s ex-wife, turns out to be the sister of John Stewart, the ComicBook/GreenLantern. This makes her a composite of her comic counterpart and Rose Stewart, John’s deceased little sister from Creator/JuddWinick’s ''Green Lantern'' run.[[note]]Lynn was ''intended'' to be John's sister in the comics, hence the name, but the original creator never actually established it, and nobody else followed up on the idea.[[/note]]
** In a composite ''team'' example, ComicBook/InfinityInc uses the [[CorporateSponsoredSuperhero Corporate Sponsored Superteam]] premise from the ''ComicBook/FiftyTwo'' iteration of the group, but also includes Fury and Brainwave Jr., two members of the original 80s version of the team, as members, with Trajectory as the sole member originally from Luthor's team.
** Queen Bee's team of supervillains is a composite of Onslaught (the name of a supervillain team that opposed the ComicBook/SuicideSquad) and the Fearsome Five (Mammoth, Shimmer, and Psimon are members, all of whom are ComicBook/TeenTitans villains), with ComicBook/InfinityInc villain Icicle Jr., ComicBook/WonderWoman villain Devastation, ComicBook/BlackLightning and ComicBook/{{Static}} villain Holocaust, and CanonForeigner characters the Terror Twins also added.
** Dabney Donovan is [[spoiler:an alias used by Dubbilex while in disguise, instead of an evil scientist.]]
** Lady Shiva is combined with David Cain, being [[spoiler: the one who raised their daughter Cassandra and subjected her to TrainingFromHell]].
** Sportsmaster also takes some traits from David Cain, being reimagined as a [[AdaptationDyeJob blonde]] assassin who [[AbusiveDad abused his half-Asian daughter]] and put her through TrainingFromHell as a child in order to mold her into the perfect assassin.[[note]]By contrast, the comic version of Sportsmaster was a redhead who genuinely loved his daughter and was a standard supervillain rather than a hired killer.[[/note]] It's blatant enough that he borders on outright {{Expy}} status.

* In the WesternAnimation/{{Arrowverse}} animated series ''WesternAnimation/FreedomFightersTheRay'', the title character's look and name come from Raymond Terrill, the second Ray in the comics. His sexuality comes from ''Comicbook/TheMultiversity'''s version of Lanford Terrill, the original Ray. His origin appears to be based loosely on Lucien Gates, the Comicbook/{{New 52}} Ray, with Lanford's journalism background.

*** The second Robin, who appears in the final season, is a composite of the second and third Robins, Jason Todd and [[Comicbook/RobinSeries Tim Drake]], possessing Jason's backstory and general attitude and Tim's name and computer expertise. A comic book continuation would later introduce Jason to the DC Animated Universe.

** ComicBook/{{Robin}} is an amalgam of the first three characters who went by that name, although he is mainly implied (and later confirmed in the tie-in comics) to be Dick Grayson. He has Dick's origin and future identity as ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}, but [[ComicBook/RobinSeries Tim Drake's]] fighting style, costume and detective skills. And to a lesser extent, Jason Todd's anger issues.