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* ''Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse''
** ''Film/BirdsOfPrey2020'' pits Characters/{{Harley Quinn|TheCharacter}} as lead hero against Black Mask and Mr. Zsasz, who are both Gotham villains in the comics, but have rarely had much to do with her. (Both of them usually fight Batman, apart from the periods when Black Mask has been used as Catwoman's ArchEnemy in her solo title.) Of course, Harley herself is/was a Batman rogue, so this is a rather downplayed example.

** The main villain of ''Film/BlackAdam2022'' is Sabbac, usually an enemy of [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel Jr. and the Marvel Family]] in the comics. In fact, the comics had previously portrayed Sabbac and Black Adam as ''allies'' rather than enemies.
** ''Film/BlueBeetle2023'': Downplayed with Carapax; Carapax, under the identity of "The Indestructible Man", was indeed a foe to the Blue Beetle in the comics, but he specifically fought the Ted Kord iteration. Here, he fights Jaime Reyes, who is usually Kord's successor but is the first Blue Beetle here.
* The {{Kaiju}} Baragon was originally the enemy of a giant version of FrankensteinsMonster in ''Film/FrankensteinConquersTheWorld''. However, Baragon eventually became part of Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'s RoguesGallery thanks to video-games, action figures, and the films ''Film/DestroyAllMonsters'' and ''Film/GodzillaMothraKingGhidorahGiantMonstersAllOutAttack''.
** King Ghidorah, Godzilla’s archenemy, was transplanted to the "Film/RebirthOfMothra” trilogy to fight Mothra and her son, Mothra Leo. Two different incarnations, Desghidorah and the King of Terror, serve as the main villains of the first and third films respectively.

* Viper started off as a ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'' foe and is usually an enemy of ComicBook/NickFury and ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} as well (to the point that she's now known as [[ComicBook/{{HYDRA}} Madame Hydra]]). Despite this, she is one of the antagonists in ''Film/TheWolverine''. Understandable since despite her connections to Captain America and S.H.I.E.L.D., she has appeared in several notable Wolverine storylines[[note]]This depiction was InNameOnly however[[/note]].

** King Ghidorah, Godzilla’s archenemy, was transplanted to the "RebirthOfMothra” trilogy to fight Mothra and her son, Mothra Leo. Two different incarnations, Desghidorah and the King of Terror, serve as the main villains of the first and third films respectively.

** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'' was a DolledUpInstallment of ''VideoGame/DokiDokiPanic'', hence all the enemies in the game, including Shy Guys, Bob-ombs, Pokeys, Birdo, etc. were not originally Mario's nor did they start off aligned with Bowser (they are part of Wart's 8-Bit army in their original appearance). In turn, Shy Guys and Snifits later became part of the standard bestiary of the ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland'' series, while Yoshi didn't even exist yet when ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' came out.

** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'' was a DolledUpInstallment of ''VideoGame/DokiDokiPanic'', hence all the enemies in the game, including Shy Guys, Bob-ombs, Pokeys, Birdo, etc were not originally Mario's nor did they start off aligned with Bowser (they are part of Wat's 8-Bit army in their original appearance). In turn, Shy Guys and Snifits later became part of the standard bestiary of the ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland'' series, while Yoshi didn't even exist yet when ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' came out.

** Similarly WesternAnimation/ElmerFudd, originally set up as Bugs' ArchEnemy, would frequently be placed against WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck or [[WesternAnimation/SylvesterTheCatAndTweetyBird Sylvester]] in some shorts. Since both of them were often as bungling and hubris driven as Elmer, it tended to be less lopsided who would come out on top, or even if Elmer was the actual villain of the two.

** Marvin The Martian debuted in the short ''WesternAnimation/HaredevilHare'' as a foe for Bugs Bunny. Three of the four following shorts featuring Marvin have him opposing Bugs. The fourth follow-up, ''WesternAnimation/DuckDodgersInTheTwentyFourthAndAHalfCentury'' pits Marvin against Daffy Duck and WesternAnimation/PorkyPig in sci-fi-roles - that short laid the basis for the ''WesternAnimation/DuckDodgers'' animated series where Marvin was a recurring villain and is probably most known for by modern audience.

* [[Characters/MarvelComicsDoctorDoom Doctor Doom]] was featured as a villain in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1981'' and its related series ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAndHisAmazingFriends'', neither of which acknowledged his usual enemies the Fantastic Four. Spider-Man considered him his ArchEnemy instead of Doctor Octopus or Green Goblin in those series.

** While they still are sometimes enemies of Mario, Shy Guys, who originated in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'', are now a standard enemy of the ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland'' series, while Yoshi didn't even exist yet when ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' came out.

** And there's the fact that ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'' was a DolledUpInstallment of ''VideoGame/DokiDokiPanic'', hence all the enemies in the game, including Shy Guys, Bob-ombs, Birdo, etc were not originally Mario's.

** Similarly WesternAnimation/ElmerFudd, originally set up as Bugs' ArchEnemy, would frequently be placed against WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck or [[WesternAnimation/SylvesterTheCatAndTweetyBord Sylvester]] in some shorts. Since both of them were often as bungling and hubris driven as Elmer, it tended to be less lopsided who would come out on top, or even if Elmer was the actual villain of the two.

** On a few occasions when he wasn't trying and failing to catch the Road Runner, a SuddenlyVoiced Wile E. Coyote showed up to antagonize WesternAnimation/BugsBunny in five shorts. That said, the final one, "Hare-Breadth Hurry" plays with this, as Bugs is essentially acting out the Road Runner's usual role.
** Similarly WesternAnimation/ElmerFudd, originally set up as Bugs' ArchEnemy, would frequently be placed against WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck or Sylvester in some shorts. Since both of them were often as bungling and hubris driven as Elmer, it tended to be less lopsided who would come out on top, or even if Elmer was the actual villain of the two.

** Marvin The Martian debuted in the short ''WesternAnimation/HaredevilHare'' as a foe for Bugs Bunny. Three of the four following shorts featuring Marvin have him opposing Bugs. The fourth follow-up, ''WesternAnimation/DuckDodgersInTheTwentyFourthAndAHalfCentury'' pits Marvin against Daffy Duck and Porky Pigs in sci-fi-roles - that short laid the basis for the ''WesternAnimation/DuckDodgers'' animated series where Marvin was a recurring villain and is probably most known for by modern audience.

* ''WesternAnimation/CatwomanHunted'': Characters/{{Catwoman|SelinaKyle}} and Characters/{{Batwoman}} end up facing enemies who aren't part of their usual rogues galleries; [[Characters/WonderWomanCheetah Cheetah]] (''ComicBook/WonderWoman''), Tobias Whale (''ComicBook/BlackLightning'' and ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}''), Nosferata (''ComicBook/{{Superboy}}''), [[Characters/TeenTitansCheshire Cheshire]] (''ComicBook/TeenTitans''), Boss Moxie Mannheim (''ComicBook/{{Superman}}''), Dr. Tzin (''ComicBook/{{Batman}}''), La Dama (''ComicBook/BlueBeetle''), [[Characters/BatmanTaliaAlGhul Talia Al-Ghul]] (''ComicBook/{{Batman}}''), and Oyabun Noguri (''ComicBook/BatmanAndTheOutsiders'' and given the codename "Mr. Yakuza" here). Black Mask is the only villain who is well known for facing against Catwoman, and ironically this movie seems to be their first meeting.

** The first episode has the Acolyte, who was the BigBad to ComicBook/YoungJustice, the team that was the SpiritualSuccessor to the Titans in the comics. ComicBook/BatmanAndTheOutsiders villains the Nuclear Family also face the Titans throughout the first few episodes by being connected to [[ArchnemesisDad Trigon]] and targeting Raven, as Acolyte had tried.

* ''WebAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls'' has a lot of this, largely due to many villains being alignment-swapped in this universe and pulling out more obscure DC villains to act as enemies. For instance, the Double Dare Twins are little-known ''ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}'' villains, but are often used in a VillainOfTheWeek role, either against [[Characters/BatmanAndTheOutsiders Katana]] or the Characters/{{Wonder Woman|TheCharacter}}/Characters/{{Batgirl}}/Characters/{{Supergirl|TheCharacter}} team, while he hasn't shown up at all. Dark Opal ''kind'' of counts, as while he menaces the DCSHG team, mainly Supergirl, here, his backstory {{flashback}} shows that he got there by running away from ComicBook/{{Amethyst|PrincessOfGemworld}}.

** The ''majority'' of villains are not associated to any specific hero. Almost all the heroes work for or with the Justice League [[EvilIsOneBigHappyFamily while most of the villains are part of]] [[LegionOfDoom The Light]]. Speaking of The Light, the main council is led by [[Characters/DCComicsVandalSavage Vandal Savage]], whom originally faced [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Alan Scott]] but became an overarching villain to the DC universe as a whole, in this case here as a WellIntentionedExtremist, and has maintained ComicBook/{{Superman}} villain [[Characters/SupermanLexLuthor Lex Luthor]], ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational villain Queen Bee, and ComicBook/{{Etrigan}} villain ComicBook/KlarionTheWitchBoy, who is also remembered for his role in the storyline ''Sins of Youth''. Other members of The Light, most of which were rotated out and replaced by other villains, include ComicBook/{{Batman}} villain [[Characters/BatmanRasAlGhul Ra's Al-Ghul]], ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} villains Ocean Master and Black Manta, ComicBook/DoomPatrol villain the Brain, ComicBook/TeenTitans and ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} villain Characters/{{Deathstroke}}, original Superman archenemy and later Justice Society villain Ultra-Humanite, ComicBook/NewGods and Mister Miracle villain Granny Goodness, and [[spoiler:ComicBook/BatmanAndTheOutsiders villain Bad Samaritan, here an ambassador of Markovia in the United Nations]]. By the show's present time period, the whole concept of a Rogues Gallery [[ExaggeratedTrope has pretty much vanished]].

** Speaking of Luthor, he never interacts with Characters/{{Superman|TheCharacter}} (though he retains his connection to [[Characters/SupermanConnerKent Superboy]] in being his source of human DNA, a father of sorts). In fact, overall he comes comes off more as an [[ComicBook/GreenArrow Arrow Family]] villain--his first appearance sees him engaged in a XanatosGambit against [[spoiler:clone!]][[ArcherArchetype Roy]], and he's eventually revealed to be behind [[spoiler:the capture of the original Roy Harper and creation of clone!Roy as a ManchurianAgent]]. After that, [[spoiler:he uses his Secretary-General position to attempt to promote the Justice League and the Outsiders as HeroesWithBadPublicity]].

** F.O.W.L. are mentioned and eventually decide to destroy Scrooge [=McDuck=] and his associates, rather than WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck (who ''is'' one of Scrooge's allies, even though nobody treats him with respect). [[ZigZaggingTrope They technically first appeared in an episode of the original]] ''Duck Tales'', but the reboot largely bases them on the more fleshed-out version shown in ''Darkwing Duck'' (including their [[TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness shadowy board of director]] and Steelbeak).
** The Phantom Blot, Mickey Mouse's enemy from the Disney comics, is also a member of F.O.W.L. and has sworn vengeance on Magica De Spell (along with anything magical in general due to his and Magica's history).

* The sole costumed supervillain to show up in the first season of ''WesternAnimation/HitMonkey'' is Lady Bullseye, who is an enemy of Characters/{{Daredevil|MattMurdock}} in the comics.

* Taken to the extreme in ''WesternAnimation/{{Ultimate Spider|Man2012}}-Man'', as part of the show's apparent attempt to be as different as possible to the traditional Spider-Man formula. So far, the show has largely avoided classic Spider-Man antagonists, the only ones showing up after more than ''twenty'' episodes being ComicBook/{{Venom}} ([[spoiler:with Harry Osborn as the host instead of Eddie Brock, though the symbiote later goes to Flash Thompson and turn him into Agent Venom as it does in the comics]]), [[Characters/MarvelComicsOttoOctavius Doctor Octopus]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsNormanOsborn Norman Osborn]] (who doesn't become the Green Goblin until the ''season finale'') and Sandman. The other episodes involve either crossover episodes with other heroes involving villains from the guest-star's rogue gallery (Living Laser for ComicBook/IronMan, Loki for [[Characters/TheMightyThorThorOdinson Thor]], Zzzax for [[Characters/IncredibleHulkBruceBanner Hulk]], Mesmero and [[Characters/MarvelComicsSabretooth Sabretooth]] for Characters/{{Wolverine|JamesLoganHowlett}}) or villains from other Rogues Galleries who are treated like they were Spider-Man's regular villains (Doctor Doom and the Frightful Four, who are Fantastic Four villains, Batroc the Leaper, who is a Captain America villain, [[Characters/MarvelComicsTaskmaster Taskmaster]], who debuted as an Avengers villain, Whirlwind, originally a foe of Ant-Man, the Characters/{{Juggernaut|MarvelComics}} (though justified in that there was one notable comic story where Spider-Man did fight Juggernaut)...) As an added twist, some of Spider-Man's foes are now tied to other heroes, such as Kraven being the one who killed Characters/{{White Tiger|MarvelComics}}'s father, and the Scorpion being from the same mythical city as Characters/IronFist. Even though the show did eventually bring in more Spider-Man rogues and storylines, the aforementioned Taskmaster becomes TheHeavy in the first half of season 3, where he recruits potential new S.H.I.E.L.D. heroes [[spoiler:to spring Green Goblin from prison, leading to Goblin's travels across the Spider-Verse]], and in season 4, ComicBook/{{HYDRA}} and its leader Arnim Zola, both foes of Captain America and S.H.I.E.L.D. (the latter being the mentors to Spider-Man and other heroes) begin to back the Sinister Six, and Crossbones, another foe of Cap and S.H.I.E.L.D., [[spoiler:is selected by HYDRA to replace Dr. Curt Connors as the Lizard when Spider-Man successfully cures Connors for good]].

* ''Literature/MarvelsSpiderManHostileTakeover'' features Echo as an antagonist, with a storyline that loosely adapts her first appearance. However, this version of the character attacks Spider-Man after being tricked into believing he killed her father, unlike in the comics, where it was Characters/{{Daredevil|MattMurdock}} who was framed for the deed.

* In ''Fanfic/SpiderX'', when Franchise/SpiderMan joins the ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'' cast, several characters who were uniquely foes of Spider-Man in the comics, such as Electro, Venom and the Green Goblin, end up facing the X-Men (although a few foes such as Rhino, Shocker and Mysterio are still focused on the wall-crawler).

** The main villain of ''Film/BlackAdam2022'' is Sabbac, usually an enemy of [[Comicbook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel Jr. and the Marvel Family]] in the comics. In fact, the comics had previously portrayed Sabbac and Black Adam as ''allies'' rather than enemies.

* Viper started off as a ''Comicbook/CaptainAmerica'' foe and is usually an enemy of Comicbook/NickFury and ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} as well (to the point that she's now known as [[ComicBook/{{HYDRA}} Madame Hydra]]). Despite this, she is one of the antagonists in ''Film/TheWolverine''. Understandable since despite her connections to Captain America and S.H.I.E.L.D., she has appeared in several notable Wolverine storylines[[note]]This depiction was InNameOnly however[[/note]].

** The series sees the teenage {{Legacy Character}}s who make up the new ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica battling the Injustice Society of America, the villains who killed the original JSA. In the comics, most of the original Injustice Society members had either retired or died by the time most of the JSA legacies debuted in ''Comicbook/InfinityInc'', and it was their own children who instead did battle with the young heroes. The most notable example is probably Icicle, the first season’s BigBad, who, in the comics, died back in ''Comicbook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'', well before Stargirl was even created.

* While many of the villains on ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' came from the rogues galleries of other heroes, most of them were depicted as such. Only 2 villains of those villains were portrayed as being regular parts of Batman's rogues gallery: Gorilla Grodd and Gentleman Ghost. [[Characters/TheFlashRoguesGallery Gorilla Grodd]] (a [[Comicbook/TheFlash Flash]] villain) was depicted as being completely obsessed with Batman, regarding him as the only 1 worthy of his intellect and a regular inmate of Arkham Asylum...despite having almost no interaction with Batman in the comics[[note]]The justification for this is that Barry Allen, the Flash that Grodd fought against, was revealed to have been thought dead, and was saved much later into the show[[/note]]. [[Characters/{{Hawkman}} Gentleman Ghost]] was a major enemy of Comicbook/{{Hawkman}} who had three episodes in a Batman-centric show devoted to him before Hawkman was even ''mentioned''. [[OlderThanTheyThink Although for a brief period in the Bronze Age Gentleman Ghost WAS considered a Batman rogue]].

* ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman'' uses Tobias Whale, who is traditionally an enemy of Comicbook/BlackLightning and Simon Stagg, who is the archenemy of ComicBook/{{Metamorpho}} (who, unlike Black Lightning, ''did'' appear). Characters/{{Deathstroke}} also appears, and while he is pretty much a general DC Universe menace these days and ''has'' fought Batman quite a bit, having some moments as an EvilCounterpart of Batman (this time around, Alfred mentored him too), the character originated as a ComicBook/TeenTitans villain.

** Cavalier, traditionally a minor Batman villain, is Comicbook/GreenArrow's arch-rival here, and also has a grudge against Characters/{{Zatanna}}.

* The Mad Thinker and Awesome Android pop up in ''WesternAnimation/IronManArmoredAdventures'' as enemies (and classmates) of Tony and his buddies. In the comics, they're traditionally enemies of the Comicbook/FantasticFour, even in the ComicBook/UltimateMarvel universe (which the show went with, depicting the Mad Thinker as a [[AgeLift teenaged]] [[GenderFlip girl]], instead of an adult man like the original). And then there's [[Characters/MarvelComicsDoctorDoom Doctor Doom]] and Characters/{{Ma|rvelComicsMagneto}}gneto, who both show up in Season 2 (Magneto's appearance, in fairness, also features Professor X and Jean Grey, both of whom were from the X-Men).

* ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble'' uses Impossible Man, another ComicBook/FantasticFour enemy, as well as Doctor Doom. [[LegionOfDoom The Cabal]], originally created as the EvilCounterpart of ComicBook/TheIlluminati, act as the first main antagonists, founded by Captain America's ArchEnemy [[Characters/MarvelComicsRedSkull Red Skull]] and his other enemy [[Characters/{{AIM}} M.O.D.O.K.]] (whom is more acknowledged here by his later encounters with Iron Man), with Dracula, ComicBook/SubMariner rogue Attuma, and Hyperion (a member of the ComicBook/SquadronSupreme, though his overall depiction is closer to the villainous Squadron Sinister version) also added. Later arcs find ways to add Thanos and the Black Order (though CrisisCrossover events do see Thanos face the team in the comics despite being better known for his encounters with cosmic heroes), a new Cabal featuring [[spoiler: the Leader, Zola, Enchantress, and Loki]], all enemies of [[spoiler:Hulk, Captain America, and Thor, though Loki was the Avengers' original StarterVillain]], and Madame Masque, whom normally faced Iron Man and Hawkeye (Kate Bishop), was used in a season that was heavily centric to ComicBook/BlackPanther, just to name a few, that same season mainly having his enemy [[Characters/BlackPantherEnemies Erik Killmonger]] as the main antagonist.

** In-universe and out with the Royal Flush Gang as they made their DCAU debut in the future-set ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' and the Gang is explicitly stated to have a history with Batman. However, the very first version of the Gang (a different one formed by ComicBook/TheJoker) chronologically made their debut fighting the WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague, the Gang's traditional enemies.

** The Phantom Blot, Mickey Mouse's enemy from the Disney comics, is also a member of F.O.W.L., and has sworn vengeance on Magica De Spell (along with anything magical in general due to his and Magica's history).

** Similarly WesternAnimation/ElmerFudd, originally set up as Bugs' ArchEnemy, would frequently be placed against WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck or Sylvester in some shorts. Since the both of them were often as bungling and hubris driven as Elmer, it tended to be less lopsided who would come out on top, or even if Elmer was the actual villain of the two.

** The Blizzard used for this series, Randall Macklin, is a one shot enemy of Iron Man, who does not appear in this episode, and his origin involves Harry and Peter's invention, likely in reference to Blizzard sometimes facing Spider-Man.

* Taken to the extreme in ''WesternAnimation/{{Ultimate Spider|Man2012}}-Man'', as part of the show's apparent attempt to be as different as possible to the traditional Spider-Man formula. So far, the show has largely avoided classic Spider-Man antagonists, the only ones showing up after more than ''twenty'' episodes being ComicBook/{{Venom}} ([[spoiler:with Harry Osborn as the host instead of Eddie Brock, though the symbiote later goes to Flash Thompson and turn him into Agent Venom as it does in the comics]]), [[Characters/MarvelComicsOttoOctavius Doctor Octopus]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsNormanOsborn Norman Osborn]] (who doesn't become the Green Goblin until the ''season finale'') and Sandman. The other episodes involve either crossover episodes with other heroes involving villains from the guest-star's rogue gallery (Living Laser for ComicBook/IronMan, Loki for [[Characters/TheMightyThorThorOdinson Thor]], Zzzax for [[Characters/IncredibleHulkBruceBanner Hulk]], Mesmero and [[Characters/MarvelComicsSabretooth Sabretooth]] for Characters/{{Wolverine|JamesLoganHowlett}}) or villains from other Rogues Galleries who are treated like they were Spider-Man's regular villains (Doctor Doom and the Frightful Four, whom are Fantastic Four villains, Batroc the Leaper, whom is a Captain America villain, [[Characters/MarvelComicsTaskmaster Taskmaster]], who debuted as an Avengers villain, Whirlwind, originally a foe of Ant-Man, the Characters/{{Juggernaut|MarvelComics}} (though justified in that there was one notable comic story where Spider-Man did fight Juggernaut)...) As an added twist, some of Spider-Man's foes are now tied to other heroes, such as Kraven being the one who killed Characters/{{White Tiger|MarvelComics}}'s father, and the Scorpion being from the same mythical city as Characters/IronFist. Even though the show did eventually bring in more Spider-Man rogues and storylines, the aforementioned Taskmaster becomes TheHeavy in the first half of season 3, where he recruits potential new S.H.I.E.L.D. heroes [[spoiler:to spring Green Goblin from prison, leading to Goblin's travels across the Spider-Verse]], and in season 4, ComicBook/{{HYDRA}} and its leader Arnim Zola, both foes of Captain America and S.H.I.E.L.D. (the latter being the mentors to Spider-Man and other heroes) begin to back the Sinister Six, and Crossbones, another foe of Cap and S.H.I.E.L.D., [[spoiler:is selected by HYDRA to replace Dr. Curt Connors as the Lizard when Spider-Man successfully cures Connors for good]].

** The ''majority'' of villains are not associated to any specific hero. Almost all the heroes work for or with the Justice League [[EvilIsOneBigHappyFamily while most of the villains are part of]] [[LegionOfDoom The Light]]. Speaking of The Light, the main council is led by [[Characters/DCComicsVandalSavage Vandal Savage]], whom originally faced [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Alan Scott]] but became an overarching villain to the DC universe as a whole, in this case here as a WellIntentionedExtremist, and has maintained ComicBook/{{Superman}} villain [[Characters/SupermanLexLuthor Lex Luthor]], ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational villain Queen Bee, and ComicBook/{{Etrigan}} villain ComicBook/KlarionTheWitchBoy, whom is also remembered for his role in the storyline ''Sins of Youth''. Other members of The Light, most of which were rotated out and replaced by other villains, include ComicBook/{{Batman}} villain [[Characters/BatmanRasAlGhul Ra's Al-Ghul]], ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} villains Ocean Master and Black Manta, ComicBook/DoomPatrol villain the Brain, ComicBook/TeenTitans and ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} villain Characters/{{Deathstroke}}, original Superman archenemy and later Justice Society villain Ultra-Humanite, ComicBook/NewGods and Mister Miracle villain Granny Goodness, and [[spoiler:ComicBook/BatmanAndTheOutsiders villain Bad Samaritan, here an ambassador of Markovia in the United Nations]]. By the show's present time period, the whole concept of a Rogues Gallery [[ExaggeratedTrope has pretty much vanished]].

** Inverted in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' where Superman briefly takes over vigilante duty in Gotham, posing as Batman. He falls into a trap set by Bane, Mad Hatter and the Riddler, but escapes the trap with brute force, beating Bane into submission with ease, before using his super speed to apprehend the others, [[OutsideGenreFoe to their absolute shock.]]

** In-universe and out with the Royal Flush Gang as they made their DCAU debut in the future-set ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' and the Gang is explicitly stated to have a history with Batman. However, the very first version of the Gang chronologically made their debut fighting the WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague, the Gang's traditional enemies.

*** Gentleman Ghost and Shadow Thief spend most of their time fighting ComicBook/GreenLantern instead of Hawkman, although in the latter's case, it is due to the LoveTriangle involving Hawkgirl.
*** Instead of being a foe of the ComicBook/{{Justice Society|OfAmerica}}, Roulette appears as a foe of the League. However, her debut does however involve ComicBook/{{Wildcat}} and Characters/BlackCanary, members of the JSA in the comics.

** Giganta is the nemesis of Bumblebee (as both girls are {{Sizeshifter}}s, a reference to ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends'' connecting her size shifting powers to Apache Chief) rather than Wonder Woman.

* Arianrhod the Steel Maiden fought the Special Support Section once in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsToAzure'', but once she appeared in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel III]]'' she became far more associated with the Erebonia arc, through her past as Lianne Sandlot and connection to Osborne as [[spoiler: the reincarnation of her old love]]. To the point where, on this website, her character entry ended up being moved from the Crossbell games' characters page to the Erebonia one.
* In ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight'', Simon Stagg, nemesis of C-Lister ComicBook/{{Metamorpho}}, shows up as a minor antagonist working with Scarecrow.
* ''VideoGame/MagicalTetrisChallenge'': The Big Bad Wolf was originally the enemy of WesternAnimation/TheThreeLittlePigs, but here, he's going up against Franchise/MickeyMouse and his friends as a henchman to Mickey's archenemy, WesternAnimation/{{Pete}}. The pigs don't make an appearance.

* ''VideoGame/{{Pico}}'': Piconjo is often thought of as one of Pico's adversaries, due to him being a comparatively unhinged OddballDoppelganger. In Piconjo's own series, Pico is never encountered, with Piconjo instead fighting his nemesis [=LegendaryFrog=].

** The original game features [[Characters/MarvelComicsTaskmaster Taskmaster]] as an enemy and boss fight. Though he has fought Spidey before (most notably the ''WesternAnimation/{{Ultimate Spider|Man2012}-Man'' cartoon), Taskmaster debuted in ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'' and more commonly menaces heroes more heavily associated with that team. Here, while the Avengers do exist, they don't appear in this game, leaving Spider-Man to deal with him.

* This is one of the plot points in ''VideoGame/LEGODimensions''- thanks to [[BigBad Lord Vortech's]] meddling around with rifts in his own attempt to conquer the multiverse, enemies from various franchises have been taken to different settings. [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Sauron]] has landed his tower in the middle of [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Metropolis]], [[WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie Lord Business]] is overseeing the invasion of [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Springfield]], and Vortech himself shows up to challenge the heroes in [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture 1885 Hill Valley]], and many more.

** The original game features [[Characters/MarvelComicsTaskmaster Taskmaster]] as an enemy and boss fight. Though he has fought Spidey before (most notably ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012''), Taskmaster debuted in ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'' and more commonly menaces heroes more heavily associated with that team. Here, while the Avengers do exist, they don't appear in this game, leaving Spider-Man to deal with him.

* In ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'', Wario, Bowser and Ganondorf become a general BigBadEnsemble of the Nintendo universe, with only the former interacting at all with a character he was initially associated with. Master Hand of the game's OriginalGeneration became a Kirby mini-boss and then teamed up with Crazy Hand to be a boss proper in ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror''. In this case, it's because both games were made by Hal Laboratory.

** Of the 8 playable Survivors ({{Palette Swap}}s included) that hail from ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'', [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil2 Leon S.]] [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil4 Kennedy]] and [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil3 Carlos Oliveira]] are the only people to have never come into contact with Albert Wesker.[[note]]The closest Leon got to meeting Wesker was in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4'' when the latter observed the former from afar during Operation Javier.[[/note]] Likewise, the only ''Resident Evil'' survivors who have encountered [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil3 Nemesis]] are Jill Valentine and Carlos.

* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'' had an episode called "All Ducks on Deck", where the villain was the Phantom Blot, who first appeared as an enemy of Mickey Mouse in old Mickey Mouse comics.

* Most of the villains on ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' come from the rogues galleries of other heroes, most of them were depicted as such. Only 2 villains of those villains were portrayed as being regular parts of Batman's rogues gallery: Gorilla Grodd and Gentleman Ghost. [[Characters/TheFlashRoguesGallery Gorilla Grodd]] (a [[Comicbook/TheFlash Flash]] villain) was depicted as being completely obsessed with Batman, regarding him as the only 1 worthy of his intellect and a regular inmate of Arkham Asylum...despite having almost no interaction with Batman in the comics[[note]]The justification for this is that Barry Allen, the Flash that Grodd fought against, was revealed to have been thought dead, and was saved much later into the show[[/note]]. [[Characters/{{Hawkman}} Gentleman Ghost]] was a major enemy of Comicbook/{{Hawkman}} who had three episodes in a Batman-centric show devoted to him before Hawkman was even ''mentioned''. [[OlderThanTheyThink Although for a brief period in the Bronze Age Gentleman Ghost WAS considered a Batman rogue]].