History CompositeCharacter / TheDCU

* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueCrisisOnInfiniteEarths'' has Harbinger, the ally of the Monitor who he rescued in the past and is ultimately [[spoiler:coerced into killing him by the machinations of the Anti-Monitor]] turn out to be [[spoiler:Kara Zor-El aka Supergirl, rather than Lyla Michaels]].

* In Charlton ''ComicBook/BlueBeetle'' continuity, the first wielder of the scarab was the Great Pharaoh, who used it to trap Kha-Ef-Re, the evil pharaoh who became Dan Garrett's StarterVillain, the Giant Mummy. In the Post-Crisis DCU, the first weilder ''was'' Kha-Ef-Re, and his Giant Mummy form was just a SecretTest for his successor.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Batwheels}}'', Robin is [[ComicBook/WeAreRobin Duke Thomas]], but his outfit and being Robin at the age of twelve are taken from Damian Wayne, while the show's version of Batgirl is [[ComicBook/Batgirl2000 Cassandra Cain]], but her suit seems inspired by Barbara Gorgon's "Batgirl of the Burnside" outfit and Duke's Signal suit.

** 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/Robin1993 Tim Drake's]] fighting style, costume and detective skills. And to a lesser extent, Jason Todd's anger issues.

** 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.
** Raven has her comic book counterpart's powers and backstory in addition to taking [[ComicBook/WonderGirl Donna Troy]]'s role as Starfire's HeterosexualLifePartner.

* ''Series/{{Gotham}}'': Matches Malone, who in the comics is a low-level gangster notable mostly for Bruce Wayne using his name after his death as an undercover criminal alias [[spoiler:killed Thomas and Martha Wayne, making him the counterpart to Joe Chill]]. Additionally, [[spoiler:Hugo Strange is the one who ordered it, combining him with Lew Moxon, who was the gangster who hired Chill in those continuities where the murder of the Waynes wasn't just a random mugging.]]

** Most notably, Franchise/WonderWoman being Bekka from ''ComicBook/NewGods'' as outside of existing the the same universe, Wonder Woman has nothing to do with the New Gods. Superman is also a version of [[ComicBook/LastSon Chris Kent]] (being General Zod's son) and Batman is Kirk Langstrom (Man-Bat).

** This continuity's version of Starfinger is a mash-up of the original Lars Hanscom version and the the Char Burrane version, having the powers of the former and the physical appearance of the latter.

* ''WesternAnimation/LegionOfSuperHeroes2006'' pays tribute to Franchise/{{Superman}}'s entire legacy of PhantomZone criminals in the form of Drax, a young Kryptonian [[BroughtToYouByTheLetterS with a big 'Z' on his chest]] and an inexplicable British accent who was ''born'' in the Phantom Zone and has design elements of the non-Kryptonian Zod from ''ComicBook/SupermanBirthright''.
** The spikes on him are reminiscent of Doomsday. The pale skin may be a shout out to Bizarro as well.

** ComicBook/MrMajestic is [[spoiler: his universe's Kal-El of Krypton]].

*** The Merciless (Batman and ComicBook/{{Ares|DC}})

** The show's interpretation of Dorothy Spinner's imaginary friend Darling Come Home has a personality closer to another imaginary friend from the comics known as Pretty Miss Dot, particularly in being a benign big sister figure to Dorothy.

** Dorothy's imaginary friend Darling is based loosely on Darling Come Home, but has a personality closer to Dorothy's more benign imaginary friend Pretty Miss Dot.

** Much like the below-mentioned ''Harley Quinn'', Condiment King takes the name of "Mitchell Mayo" like the InNameOnly version introduced in ''ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey'' and the appearance of [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries the original Buddy Standler version]].

** 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]].

** The Chief takes Rhea Jones' role in defeating Red Jack. This is one of the rare examples that overlaps with DecompositeCharacter, as Rhea Jones was previously shown to exist in this continuity as a [[AdaptationalEarlyAppearance founding member]] of the original Doom Patrol.

** The Chief takes Rhea Jones' role in defeating Red Jack. This is one of the rare examples that overlaps with DecompositeCharacter, as Rhea Jones is shown to exist in this continuity as a [[AdaptationalEarlyAppearance founding member]] of the original Doom Patrol.

** The Chief takes Rhea Jones' role in defeating Red Jack.

* In Charlton ''Comicbook/BlueBeetle'' continuity, the first wielder of the scarab was the Great Pharaoh, who used it to trap Kha-Ef-Re, the evil pharaoh who became Dan Garrett's StarterVillain, the Giant Mummy. In the Post-Crisis DCU, the first weilder ''was'' Kha-Ef-Re, and his Giant Mummy form was just a SecretTest for his successor.

* In the very first issue of the original ''Comicbook/ActionComics'', Superman beat the crap out of an abusive husband. A similar incident occurs in ''Comicbook/ActionComicsNew52'', but with the vengeful husband going on to become the supervillain Kryptonite Man after [[NeverMyFault blaming Superman for the dissolution of his marriage]].

* A Composite/Decomposite[=/=]LiteralSplitPersonality version in the ''New 52'' version of ''Comicbook/NewGods'', with the Infinity Man. Originally the Infinity Man was just the FusionDance form of the Forever People. In ComicBook/PostCrisis continuity he was given a backstory as Darkseid's brother, Drax. In the ''New 52'', he's the part of Izaya the Inheritor who would rather be the GoodShepherd than a WellIntentionedExtremist, explaining why ''New 52'' Highfather is such a jerk. (And in ''New 52'' continuity, Izaya is Darkseid's brother-in-law.)

** Comicbook/MrMajestic is [[spoiler: his universe's Kal-El of Krypton]].

** Sai's name and affiliation to the counterparts of ComicBook/TheOutsiders suggest she is the Crime Syndicate counterpart to ComicBook/{{Katana}}. However, her overall appearance and cat-like mask are clearly based on the ComicBook/TeenTitans villain Cheshire.

** In the [[Comicbook/TeenTitansGo tie-in comic]], Battalion is still a member of the Titans from Killowat's home dimension, but this version of the character is an alternate incarnation of Cyborg rather than Alexander Lyons.

* In ''ComicBook/SevenSoldiers: The Shining Knight'', the final battle of the Celtic ur-Camelot includes a brief mention of "Gawain, the Silent Knight, attended by his wondrous hawks". In DC's "classic" Myth/{{Arthurian|Legend}} setting, the Silent Knight is an OC named Brian Kent, who had a falcon named Slasher.

* ''Series/DoomPatrol2019'': Heinrich Von Fuchs is a mash-up of the comics' interpretation of General Immortus (being an aged man who has artificially prolonged his lifespan and is affiliated with the Brotherhood of Evil, Immortus existing in this series [[DecompositeCharacter as a separate character who is]] [[GenderFlip female]]) and Dr. Bruckner (being a Nazi scientist responsible for turning Morden into Mr. Nobody).

** Rather than the caped, catlike outfit she sported in the original Golden Age comics, Tigress instead wears the costume her daughter Artemis had in the 90s ''JSA'' series. However, like the Fiddler example, Artemis also exists in this continuity, but is still a teenage girl rather than a supervillain.

* ''Batwheels'' Robin is [[ComicBook/WeAreRobin Duke Thomas]], but his outfit and being Robin at the age of twelve are taken from Damian Wayne, while the show's version of Batgirl is [[ComicBook/Batgirl2000 Cassandra Cain]], but her suit seems inspired by Barbara Gorgon's "Batgirl of the Burnside" outfit and Duke's Signal suit.

* In Charlton ''Comicbook/BlueBeetle'' continuity, the first wielder of the scarab was the Great Pharaoh, who used to trap Kha-Ef-Re, the evil pharaoh who became Dan Garrett's StarterVillain, the Giant Mummy. In the Post-Crisis DCU, the first weilder ''was'' Kha-Ef-Re, and his Giant Mummy form was just a SecretTest for his successor.

* In Charlton ''Comicbook/BlueBeetle'' continuity, the first wielder of the scarab was the Great Pharaoh, who used to trap Kha-Ef-Re, the evil pharaoh who became Dan Garrett's StarterVilllain, the Giant Mummy. In the Post-Crisis DCU, the first weilder ''was'' Kha-Ef-Re, and his Giant Mummy form was just a SecretTest for his successor.