History EvilCounterpart / XMen

* ''[[ComicBook/XMen2019 Powers of X]]'' reveals this is part of [[spoiler:Moira [=MacTaggert's=] Mutation as thanks to {{Reincarnation}} she has lived multiple lives, making her an EvilCounterpart to herself. While Moria is still a good person in most of them, in her third life she created a cure for Mutantkind and tried force it upon them before Mystique had her killed, in her eighth life Moira joins Magneto and tries to conquer America with him before they are stopped by X-Men and Avengers. Worse still in her ninth life Moira joins ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}} slughtering Xavier, Magneto and almost everyone else, but she also awakens Nimrod an unstopple super [[KillerRobot Sentinel]] and is later killed by Wolverine albeit willingly. However in her tenth life Moria having to knowledge of all her previous lives, is able to pass it on to Charles Xavier, thus help him safeguard the future... until it's revealed she was EvilAllAlong.]]

** [[spoiler:After her true descent into darkness, [=Moira MacTaggert=] becomes an EvilCounterpart to Charles even taking up the moniker "Moria X".]]

** [[Characters/MarvelComicsMagneto Magneto]]. Both are influential and outspoken men campaigning for Mutant rights and they worked together in the past helping Mutants and Jews who survived Nazi Death Camps, even [[BashBrothers uniting together]] against Wolfgang von Strucker and HYDRA. However, Magneto and Xavier differ when it comes to their perspective on the world, Charles sees the good in all humanity and dreams of "Mutantkind" to be one with them. Magneto however came to different a conclusion after [[StartOfDarkness spending his childhood in Auschwitz]], he saw mankind as repugnant and unredeemable and considers Mutantkind to be superior to humans. Both the Professor and Magneto deeply care for their respective groups but while Xaiver's occasional leniency causes trouble for the X-Men, Magneto's megalomania has ensured the loss of his brotherhood and his mutant utopias multiple times. When Professor and Magneto's consciousness fuse together they become the InvincibleVillain Onslaught signifying just how goddamn unstoppable both men would be if they ever truly worked as one.
** Cain Marko aka The Juggernaut, Charles's [[CainAndAbel stepbrother]] and his fierce enemy. Both men are two of the most powerful individuals on the planet but Marko's strength is physical, while Charles is a powerful psychic. Xavier can't move without his wheelchair while Juggernaut's mobility cannot be stopped. Both Xavier and Marko suffered under the hands of Cain's father Kurt Marko but Cain deludes himself into thinking Charles was [[ParentalFavoritism favored by his own father]] which makes Cain hate Charles even more despite Charles repeatedly telling his adoptive brother that [[NotSoDifferentRemark he was abused as well]]. Marko gains his powers from the [[PowerCrystal Gem Of Cyttorak]], although Cyttorak actually wanted Xavier to be the Juggernaut. In ''ComicBook/XMen2019'', Xavier and Juggernaut end up with SwappedRoles, [[spoiler:while Charles becomes the AmbiguouslyEvil leader of Krakoa and possesses [[BewareTheSuperman Mutant supremacy]] overtones, Cain [[TookALevelInKindness turns over a new leaf]] helping ComicBook/DamageControl and using his immense strength to protect the innocent. It's even reflected in the inital reunion between the stepbrothers as Cain is the invalid and Charles is the powerful one wearing the scary domed CoolHelmet, except Charles does it make clear that [[BigBrotherInstinct he still cares]] for his stepbrother greatly]].

** Madelyne Pryor is Jean's literal EvilKnockOff created by Mr Sinister to woo Scott. Madelyne possesses all of Jean's abilities and is even a potential host for the Phoenix Force which is why Mr Sinister cloned her a few dozen times. Madelyne is also a chilling reminder of what Jean could be without her loved ones, the X-Men, as Madelyne becomes a BrokenBird when Cyclops abandons her and becomes the Goblin Queen. Jean legitimately cares for her evil clone and is distraught when she has to bring Madelyne down.

* Callisto to [[Characters/MarvelComicsStorm Storm]]. Both are formerly [[StreetUrchin homeless women]] who have a lot of skill with knives and who found themselves being worshipped, Storm by the Kilimanjaro Tribe's men and Callisto by the Morlocks. Upon meeting her Storm can understand Callisto's actions better than her fellow X-Men as Colossus is confused when Callisto is seemly [[VillainessesWantHeroes in love with Angel]] but Storm corrects him knowing it's more desire and reflects own her own DarkAndTroubledPast. The similarities get bigger as Storm leads the Morlocks as effectively as Callisto did and later in M-Day she joins Storm in protecting the Runaways, showing when it comes to the downtrodden she and the "weather witch" are not that different. In modern comics, they consider each [[WorthyOpponent worthy opponents]] as at one point after Storm catches the butterfly knife Callisto throws at her face, [[FriendlyEnemy they hug]].
* To Gambit:

* Mystique represents what her two children ComicBook/{{Rogue}} and ComicBook/{{Nightcrawler}} could become if they didn't gain/have a moral compass. Rogue, like Mystique, has the ability to steal entire lives from other people and both women feel particularly alienated by society, though ironically Rogue's PowerParasite abilities allow her to feel emotions of other people she becomes a selfless person ''because of it'', while being an InvoluntaryShapeShifter ironically makes Mystique extremely selfish, introverted and apathetic. Nightcrawler, whom Mystique actually gave birth to, signifies what she could be if she wasn't so jaded against society, since Nightcrawler takes pride in his appearance while his mother Mystique is actually ashamed of her natural mutant form.
* Speaking of Nightcrawler, his BigRedDevil father Azazel is also a evil counterpart for him. Being catholic Nightcrawler is naturally disposed to his satanic father but their [[TeleportSpam powers]] are connect them and both father and son invoke the {{Swashbuckler}} ideals. Also a group of [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Demon Bamfs]] created by Azazel branch off when Nightcrawler tames them creating more [[https://pm1.narvii.com/6454/df970e510d86acaf27105f530dd7181c2e35bdd1_hq.jpg counterparts]].

* ''[[ComicBook/XMen2019 Powers of X]]'' reveals this is part of [[spoiler:Moira [=MacTaggert's=] Mutation as thanks to {{Reincarnation}} she has lived multiple lives, making her an EvilCounterpart to herself. While Moria is still a good person in most of them, in her third life she created a cure for Mutantkind and tried force it upon them before Mystique had her killed, in her eighth life Moira joins Magneto and tries to conquer America with him before they are stopped by X-Men and Avengers. Worse still in her ninth life Moira joins ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}} slughtering Xavier, Magneto and almost everyone else, but she also awakens Nimrod an unstopple super [[KillerRobot Sentinel]] and is later killed by Wolverine albeit willingly. However in her tenth life Moria having to knowledge of all her previous lives, is able to pass on it on to Charles Xavier thus help him safeguard the future... until it's revealed she was EvilAllAlong.]]

* [[Characters/MarvelComicsWolverine Wolverine]]'s RoguesGallery is filled with long-lived mutants with {{healing factor}}s, claws, and/or adamantium.

** Cain Marko aka [[Characters/MarvelComicsJuggernaut The Juggernaut]], Charles's [[CainAndAbel stepbrother]] and his fierce enemy. Both men are two of the most powerful individuals on the planet but Marko's strength is physical, while Charles is a powerful psychic. Xavier can't move without his wheelchair while Juggernaut's mobility cannot be stopped. Both Xavier and Marko suffered under the hands of Cain's father Kurt Marko but Cain deludes himself into thinking Charles was [[ParentalFavoritism favored by his own father]] which makes Cain hate Charles even more despite Charles repeatedly telling his adoptive brother that [[NotSoDifferentRemark he was abused as well]]. Marko gains his powers from the [[PowerCrystal Gem Of Cyttorak]], although Cyttorak actually wanted Xavier to be the Juggernaut. In ''ComicBook/XMen2019'', Xavier and Juggernaut end up with SwappedRoles, [[spoiler:while Charles becomes the AmbiguouslyEvil leader of Krakoa and possesses [[BewareTheSuperman Mutant supremacy]] overtones, Cain [[TookALevelInKindness turns over a new leaf]] helping ComicBook/DamageControl and using his immense strength to protect the innocent. It's even reflected in the inital reunion between the stepbrothers as Cain is the invalid and Charles is the powerful one wearing the scary domed CoolHelmet, except Charles does it make clear that [[BigBrotherInstinct he still cares]] for his stepbrother greatly]].

* [Characters/MarvelComicsProfessorX Professor X]], team founder and BigGood has many counterparts among the villains faced by the X-Men.

* [[Characters/MarvelComicsMagneto Magneto]] is often set up as the EvilCounterpart to ComicBook/ProfessorX, both worked together in the past helping Mutants and Jews who survived Nazi Death Camps even [[BashBrothers uniting together]] against Wolfgang von Strucker and HYDRA. However Magneto and Xavier differ when it comes to their perspective on the world, Charles sees the good in all humanity and dreams of "Mutantkind" to be one with them. Magneto however came to different a conclusion after [[StartOfDarkness spending his childhood in Auschwitz]], he saw mankind as repugnant and unredeemable and became an AntiVillain. Both the Professor and Magneto deeply care for their respective groups but while Xaiver's occasional leniency causes trouble for the X-Men, Magneto's megalomania has ensured the loss of his brotherhood and his mutant utopias multiple times. When Professor and Magneto's consciousness fuse together they become the InvincibleVillain Onslaught signifying just how goddamn unstoppable both men would be if they ever truly worked as one.
** Lorna Dane aka ComicBook/{{Polaris}} is a GoodCounterpart to her father Magneto, Polaris with own [[MagnetismManipulation magnetic powers]] is the literal embodiment of what Magneto would be if he did genuinely use his powers as a source for good as Lorna does for the X-Men and X-Force. It helps that Polaris has very few of the Anti-Human hangups that her father has in full. Though Polaris can slip into her father's extreme ways DependingOnTheWriter.
** ComicBook/KittyPryde is a downplayed but actually quite appropriate good counterpart to Magneto, like Mags Kitty suffered stimga and racism for being Jewish though Kitty overcame her trauma and strove to make herself a better person who helps others. Magneto however naturally had the opposite reaction, desiring to destroy all who subjugate others [[HeWhoFightsMonsters all while becoming a subjugating tyrant himself]]. In fact Magneto once nearly killed Kitty causing him to instantly realized what a goddamn {{Hypocrite}} he was being and surrendered to the X-Men immediately. Kitty even became TheLeader of the X-Men and Magneto [[StatusQuoIsGod turned evil again]] so their connection/contrast was greater.
* Cain Marko aka [[ComicBook/JuggernautMarvelComics The Juggernaut]] is also an evil counterpart to Charles Xavier being [[CainAndAbel stepbrothers ]] and fierce enemies, both Juggs and the Professor are respectively two of the strongest individuals on the planet but ironically Xavier couldn't move without his wheelchair while Juggernaut's mobility cannot be stopped. Both Xavier and Marko suffered under the hands of Cain's father Kurt Marko but Juggs deluded himself into thinking Charles was [[ParentalFavoritism favored by his own father]] which made Cain hate Charles even more (despite Charles repeatedly telling his adoptive brother that [[NotSoDifferentRemark he was abused as well]]). Even after Marko's father died Caine hated Xavier more for using his mental powers to make himself more successful with sports and academics, prompting a desire to be greater than Charles. This culminates in Marko gaining the [[PowerCrystal Gem Of Cyttorak]] and becoming his unstoppable namesake which is ironic as Cyttorak actually wanted Xavier to be the Juggernaut.
** In more recent comics Xavier and Juggernaut have pretty much SwappedRoles, [[spoiler: while Charles has become the AmbiguouslyEvil leader of [[ComicBook/XMen2019 Krakoa]] and possesses [[BewareTheSuperman Mutant supremacy]] overtones; Cain has [[TookALevelInKindness turn over a new leaf]] helping ComicBook/DamageControl and using his immense strength to protect the innocent. It's even reflected in the inital reunion between the stepbrothers as Cain is the invalid and Charles is the powerful one wearing the scary domed CoolHelmet, except Charles does it make clear that [[BigBrotherInstinct he still cares]] for his stepbrother greatly]].
* The Professor gets another EvilCounterpart in form of Cassandra Nova Xavier his EvilTwin sister. Cassandra is an evil "anti-self" entity literally created to [[YinYangClash balance]] the good that was Xavier with pure evil, so evil in fact little baby Charles tried to kill his sister inside the womb before she could be born. Years later Cassandra comes back for revenge and shows the X-Men just how unstoppable an evil Xavier would be as she takes over her brother and creates absolute havoc. It takes the combined psychic efforts of Xavier, Jean Grey and Emma Frost just stop her... briefly.
* Alex Summers aka ''Havok'' originally was the evil counterpart to his brother Scott Summers aka ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} (thanks to Mr Sinister) but after a HeelFaceTurn this stopped being the case. However it's played straight with Scott's other brother Gabriel Summers aka Vulcan who was ripped out of their mother's womb by aliens, came back to Earth and then was seemly killed by a living island and then came back again as a proper villain. Gabriel is likely what Cyclops and Havoc would become if their mother didn't push them safely out of the plane as kids.
* ComicBook/EmmaFrost was originally set up as the evil counterpart to ComicBook/JeanGrey both being the beautiful [[MindOverMatter psychics]] for their teams Hellfire Club and X-Men respectively, their telepathic power is so great that when Jean and Emma clashed ''it caused shockwaves''. Though Jean is affectionate and kind while Emma is a IceQueen being very haughty and often cruel, when Emma does a HeelFaceTurn and joins the X-men this trope is averted though they become hostile towards each again when Emma gets [[MindlinkMates very cozy]] with Scott. Played straight again in ''ComicBook/AvengersVsXMen'' when Emma is taken over by the Phoenix Force and becomes just as evil as Jean was when she got possessed. Emma was also an evil counterpart to Charles as she was a telepathic headmistress of her own school, recruiting and training young mutant students.
* Madelyne Pryor is a more overt counterpart being Jean's literal EvilKnockOff created by Mr Sinister to woo Scott (it worked) Madelyne possesses all of Jean's abilities and is even a potential host for the Phoenix Force which is why Mr Sinister cloned her few dozens times. Madelyne is also a chilling reminder of what Jean could be without her loved ones the X-Men as Madelyne becomes a BrokenBird when Cyclops abandons her and becomes the Goblin Queen. Interestingly unlike other examples Jean legitimately cares for her evil clone and is distraught when she has to bring Madelyne down.
* ComicBook/{{Sabretooth}} is portrayed as ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}'s evil similar, with near identical powers and completely feral. Interestingly however, both characters were introduced separately from each other, Wolverine first appeared (with slightly different powers than his X-Men debut) in the [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]] comic, while Sabretooth was introduced (with no powers at all and claws that were only part of his gloves) in the pages of ''ComicBook/IronFist''.
* Wolverine's enemy Silver Samurai has an inversion of this with Ebon Samurai. WordOfGod states that Ebon Samurai was a police officer that was killed by Silver Samurai, only to be resurrected as a vengeance-driven superhero.
* Wolverine's RoguesGallery is filled with long-lived mutants with {{healing factor}}s, claws, and/or adamantium. Let's see we've got: Cyber, Lady Deathstrike, Romulus, Daken, and Omega Red.
* Following in their [[ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} dad's]] footsteps, ComicBook/{{X 23}} and {{ComicBook/Daken}} seem to be heading towards this type of relationship with X-23 being the "good" counterpart and Daken being the "evil" counterpart.
* Hell even ComicBook/{{Mystique}} is a kind of evil counterpart to Wolverine as well considering they’ve both [[LongLived lived]] over a century and have made more mistakes than almost anybody else in the Marvel universe (which is saying something) not to mention they were mutant [[OutlawCouple Bonney and Clyde]] for multiple years. Both Wolverine and Mystique have had numerous illegitimate children and are prone to selfish desires, they're also both loners when you really get down to it. When they divide is in the fact Wolverine even at his very worst has a moral compass which Mystique simply lacks, though Logan knows deep down he's really not that different from her which pisses him off when she can correctly call him a {{Hypocrite}} when he tries to act holier than she is. ''Still'' at the end of the day, Wolverine for all his faults has [[TrueCompanions friends]] while Mystique doesn't and she suffers greatly for it.
* Mystique also represents what her two children ComicBook/{{Rogue}} and ComicBook/{{Nightcrawler}} could become if they didn't gain/have a moral compass. Rogue like Mystique has the ability to steal entire lives from other people and both women feel particularly alienated by society, though ironically Rogue's PowerParasite abilities allowed her to feel and emotions of other people and becomes a selfless person ''because of it'' while being InvoluntaryShapeShifter ironically makes Mystique extremely selfish, introverted and apathetic. Nightcrawler whom Mystique actually gave birth to, signifies what she could be if she wasn't so jaded against society, since Nightcrawler takes pride in his appearance while his mother Mystique is actually ashamed of her natural mutant form.
* Speaking of Nightcrawler, his BigRedDevil father Azazel is also a evil counterpart for him, being catholic Nightcrawler is naturally disposed to his satanic father but their [[TeleportSpam powers]] are connect them and both father and son invoke the {{Swashbuckler}} ideals. Also a group [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Demon Bamfs]] created by Azazel branch off when Nightcrawler tames them creating more [[https://pm1.narvii.com/6454/df970e510d86acaf27105f530dd7181c2e35bdd1_hq.jpg counterparts]].
* [[Characters/MarvelComicsShiar Deathbird]] of the Shi'ar Empire is the evil counterpart of her younger sister [[Characters/MarvelComicsShiar Lilandra]] (Xaiver’s LoveInterest) as whereas Lilandra is caring and heroic, Deathbird is a colossal bitch.
* Fantomex is an overt bad counterpart to ComicBook/{{Gambit}} both are [[BadassLongcoat trench coat wearing]] highly skilled Mutant thieves with assassin training who despite lacking a truly powerful Mutation are still incredibly dangerous. Bonus points they both have a French accent (though Fantomex only does it to annoy people). When Storm orders Gambit to take down Fantomex, Gambit is very grateful for the opportunity finding it very cathartic.
* Callisto in many ways is [[Characters/MarvelComicsStorm Storm]]'s evil counterpart both were [[StreetUrchin homeless women]] who have a lot of skill with knives and who found themselves being worshipped, Storm by the Kilimanjaro Tribe's men and Callisto by the Morlocks. Upon meeting her Storm can understand Callisto's actions better than her fellow X-Men as Colossus is confused when Callisto is seemly [[VillainessesWantHeroes in love with Angel]] but Storm corrects him knowing it's more desire and reflects own her own DarkAndTroubledPast. Similarities get bigger as Storm leads the Morlocks as effectively as Callisto did and later in M-Day she joins Storm in protecting the Runaways, showing when it comes to the downtrodden she and the "weather witch" are not that different. In modern comics, they consider each [[WorthyOpponent worthy opponents]] as at one point after Storm catches the butterfly knife Callisto throws at her face, [[FriendlyEnemy they hug]].
* Stryfe is the EvilTwin of ComicBook/{{Cable}} and therefore his evil counterpart though while Cable is TheStoic doing what he needs to do protect the future and his loved ones at any cost, Stryfe on the other hand wants absolute dominance in the BadFuture and unlike his good twin his TimeTravel exploits are done with his bloodthristy desire for power in mind. Stryfe also represent what Cable would become if he'd fallen under the heel of ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}} an unstoppable amoral killing machine, plus Stryfe embraces his cybernetics while Cable struggles with it every day.
* [[spoiler: In the same vein as Cable/Stryfe, Gambit gets an EvilTwin and counterpart in the form of New Sun who comes from a Earth where Gambit didn't fix the PowerIncontinence he had with his HavingABlast powers by having it surgically removed from his brain by Mr Sinister and as result scorched the earth. New Sun traveled to different Earths killing every single version of Gambit he could find till he was stopped by Earth 616 Gambit who had his own powers dialed up to match New Sun. Unlike other examples Gambit isn't stressed about his antithesis only lamenting New Sun doesn't have his "sexy" accent]].
* While they never crossed paths the Blink of ''ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse'' gained one briefly in her own Earth-616 counterpart, who despite originally being created as a SacrificialLamb for the set-up of ''ComicBook/GenerationX'', was revealed to have actually survived, and was found and manipulated by Selene before being freed from her control.
* ''[[ComicBook/XMen2019 Powers of X]]'' reveals this is part of [[spoiler: [[Characters/XMenMutants Moira MacTaggert]]'s Mutation as thanks to {{Reincarnation}} she has lived multiple lives. While Moria is still a good person in most of them, in her third life she created a cure for Mutantkind and tried force it upon them before Mystique had her killed, in her eighth life Moira joins Magneto and tries to conquer America with him before they are stopped by X-Men and Avengers. Worse still in her ninth life Moira joins ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}} slughtering Xavier, Magneto and almost everyone else, but she also awakens Nimrod an unstopple super [[KillerRobot Sentinel]] and is later killed by Wolverine albeit willingly. However in her tenth life Moria having to knowledge of all her previous lives, is able to pass on it on to Charles Xavier thus help him safeguard the future... until it's revealed she was EvilAllAlong.]]
** [[spoiler: After her true descent into darkness, Moira becomes an EvilCounterpart to Charles even taking up the moniker "Moria X". She's also an Evil Counterpart to Jean being a DeathIsCheap reincarnating female DarkMessiah.]]

!''ComicBook/XMen''

!!Comic Books

** [[spoiler: After her true descent into darkness, Moira becomes an EvilCounterpart to Charles even taking up the moniker "Moria X". She's also an Evil Counterpart to Jean being a DeathIsCheap reincarnating female DarkMessiah.]]

!!Films
* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'':
** ComicBook/{{Sabretooth}} acts as ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}'s evil counterpart in the [[Film/XMen1 first movie]]. Both men are mysterious mutants who possess animal-themed abilities and codenames, as well as enigmatic pasts. However, while Logan is more or less in control of his mental faculties, Sabretooth acts like a feral, near-mindless beast.
** Lady Deathstrike serves as this to Wolverine in ''Film/X2XMenUnited''. Like him, she's a mutant who possesses a healing factor and adamantium claws, and is the product of William Stryker's Weapon X experiments. However, she's not truly evil, but is forced to follow Stryker's orders anyway thanks to having been {{Brainwash}}ed.
** The {{Prequel}} film ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'' brings back Sabretooth and also introduces [[ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} Weapon XI]], one of Logan's former teammates who was turned into brainwashed mutant-hunter by Stryker. Weapon XI was imbued with [[AllYourPowersCombined the powers of various mutants]] by Weapon X, including Wolverine's healing factor, agility and SuperSenses. He even has retractable adamantium katana blades that rest inside his forearms, mirroring Wolverine's claws.
** The [[ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}} eponymous villain]] of ''Film/XMenApocalypse'' is this to Professor X; they operate in a similar manner when it comes to recruiting mutants and converting them to a specific belief system. What separates the BigBad from the BigGood is merely the differences in their personalities. [[WordOfGod Director]] Creator/BryanSinger [[http://ca.ign.com/articles/2016/05/02/x-menas-professor-x-is-christ-and-apocalypse-is-a-false-god labels]] Apocalypse as TheAntichrist (who thrives on mass murder and purports to have been "born from death") and Charles as the [[MessianicArchetype Christ figure]] (a pacifist who wishes to preserve life). Both are capable of treating the world as their personal playground, but only the former exercises MightMakesRight; the latter espouses WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility. They both enjoy being idolized; En Sabah Nur wants nothing less than to be worshipped as a god while Xavier wants to be adored as a paternal figure. Apocalypse's LackOfEmpathy is the antithesis of Charles being the [[TheEmpath personification of empathy]], and these traits are exhibited when they interact with their underlings. The selfish Apocalypse pretends to be attentive towards his Horsemen, but he's in truth a BadBoss who is only concerned about how their superpowers will serve his goal for world domination. The altruistic Professor X is a CoolTeacher who cherishes his students and works hard to engage their intellect and ameliorate their psychological health. As a tyrant in Ancient Egypt, En Sabah Nur had utilized fear and violence to control his subjects; Xavier, on the other hand, relies on love and harmony to exert his authority over his surrogate family.
** ''Film/{{Logan}}'':
*** The final antagonist faced in the movie is [[spoiler: X-24, a younger, emotionless clone of Wolverine who was created by the Zander Rice, the son of a scientist that Wolverine had previously killed. As he lacks Logan's humanity and empathy, X-24 is effectively an even more dangerous killer than the man he was cloned from. Overall X-24 is a symbolic counterpart of what Logan would become if he didn't escape the Weapon X program and find the X-Men i.e. a heartless killer animal and it's only through [[MoralityPet Laura]] a.k.a. X-23 killing Logan's EvilTwin that Logan can be meteorically die a true X-Men and hero.]]
*** Speaking of X-23 also serves as one to [[spoiler: X-24, as they were created by the same EvilCorporation and were both cloned from Logan's DNA. However, Laura still possesses emotions and is capable of love, kindness and heroism, while X-24 is a mindless killing machine who knows nothing but violence]].

* ComicBook/{{Magneto}} is often set up as the EvilCounterpart to ComicBook/ProfessorX, both worked together in the past helping Mutants and Jews who survived Nazi Death Camps even [[BashBrothers uniting together]] against Wolfgang von Strucker and HYDRA. However Magneto and Xavier differ when it comes to their perspective on the world, Charles sees the good in all humanity and dreams of "Mutantkind" to be one with them. Magneto however came to different a conclusion after [[StartOfDarkness spending his childhood in Auschwitz]], he saw mankind as repugnant and unredeemable and became an AntiVillain. Both the Professor and Magneto deeply care for their respective groups but while Xaiver's occasional leniency causes trouble for the X-Men, Magneto's megalomania has ensured the loss of his brotherhood and his mutant utopias multiple times. When Professor and Magneto's consciousness fuse together they become the InvincibleVillain Onslaught signifying just how goddamn unstoppable both men would be if they ever truly worked as one.

* Callisto in many ways is ComicBook/{{Storm}}'s evil counterpart both were [[StreetUrchin homeless women]] who have a lot of skill with knives and who found themselves being worshipped, Storm by the Kilimanjaro Tribe's men and Callisto by the Morlocks. Upon meeting her Storm can understand Callisto's actions better than her fellow X-Men as Colossus is confused when Callisto is seemly [[VillainessesWantHeroes in love with Angel]] but Storm corrects him knowing it's more desire and reflects own her own DarkAndTroubledPast. Similarities get bigger as Storm leads the Morlocks as effectively as Callisto did and later in M-Day she joins Storm in protecting the Runaways, showing when it comes to the downtrodden she and the "weather witch" are not that different. In modern comics, they consider each [[WorthyOpponent worthy opponents]] as at one point after Storm catches the butterfly knife Callisto throws at her face, [[FriendlyEnemy they hug]].

* ''[[ComicBook/XMen2019 Powers of X]]'' reveals this is part of [[spoiler: [[Characters/XMenMutants Moira MacTaggert]]'s Mutation as thanks to {{Reincarnation}} she has lived multiple lives. While Moria is still a good person in most of them, in her third life she created a cure for Mutantkind and tried force it upon them before Mystique had her killed, in her eighth life Moira joins Magneto and tries to conquer America with him before they are stopped by X-Men and Avengers. Worse still in her ninth life Moira joins ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}} slughtering Xavier, Magneto and almost everyone else, but she also awakens Nimrod an unstopple super [[KillerRobot Sentinel]] and is later killed by Wolverine albeit willingly. However in her tenth life Moria having to knowledge of all her previous lives, is able to pass on it on to Charles Xavier thus help him safeguard the future]].

* Madelyne Pryor is a more overt counterpart being Jean's literal EvilKnockOff created by Mr Sinister to woo Scott (it worked) Madelyne possesses all of jean's abilities and is even a potential host for the Phoenix Force which is why Mr Sinister cloned her few dozens times. Madelyne is also a chilling reminder of what Jean could be without her loved ones the X-Men as Madelyne becomes a BrokenBird when Cyclops abandons her and becomes the Goblin Queen. Interestingly unlike other examples Jean legitimately cares for her evil clone and is distraught when she has to bring Madelyne down.

* Callisto in many ways is ComicBook/{{Storm}}'s evil counterpart both were [[StreetUrchin homeless women]] who have a lot of [[KnifeNut skill with knives]] and who found themselves being worshipped, Storm by the Kilimanjaro Tribe's men and Callisto by the Morlocks. Upon meeting her Storm can understand Callisto's actions better than her fellow X-Men as Colossus is confused when Callisto is seemly [[VillainessesWantHeroes in love with Angel]] but Storm corrects him knowing it's more desire and reflects own her own DarkAndTroubledPast. Similarities get bigger as Storm leads the Morlocks as effectively as Callisto did and later in M-Day she joins Storm in protecting the Runaways, showing when it comes to the downtrodden she and the "weather witch" are not that different. In modern comics, they consider each [[WorthyOpponent worthy opponents]] as at one point after Storm catches the butterfly knife Callisto throws at her face, [[FriendlyEnemy they hug]].

** In more recent comics Xavier and Juggernaut have pretty much SwappedRoles, [[spoiler: while Charles has become the AmbiguouslyEvil leader of [[ComicBook/JonathanHickmansXMen Krakoa]] and possesses [[BewareTheSuperman Mutant supremacy]] overtones; Cain has [[TookALevelInKindness turn over a new leaf]] helping ComicBook/DamageControl and using his immense strength to protect the innocent. It's even reflected in the inital reunion between the stepbrothers as Cain is the invalid and Charles is the powerful one wearing the scary domed CoolHelmet, except Charles does it make clear that [[BigBrotherInstinct he still cares]] for his stepbrother greatly]].

* Following in their [[{{Wolverine}} dad's]] footsteps, ComicBook/{{X 23}} and {{ComicBook/Daken}} seem to be heading towards this type of relationship with X-23 being the "good" counterpart and Daken being the "evil" counterpart.

* ''[[ComicBook/JonathanHickmansXMen Powers of X]]'' reveals this is part of [[spoiler: [[Characters/XMenMutants Moira MacTaggert]]'s Mutation as thanks to {{Reincarnation}} she has lived multiple lives. While Moria is still a good person in most of them, in her third life she created a cure for Mutantkind and tried force it upon them before Mystique had her killed, in her eighth life Moira joins Magneto and tries to conquer America with him before they are stopped by X-Men and Avengers. Worse still in her ninth life Moira joins ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}} slughtering Xavier, Magneto and almost everyone else, but she also awakens Nimrod an unstopple super [[KillerRobot Sentinel]] and is later killed by Wolverine albeit willingly. However in her tenth life Moria having to knowledge of all her previous lives, is able to pass on it on to Charles Xavier thus help him safeguard the future]].

** Comicbook/{{Sabretooth}} acts as Comicbook/{{Wolverine}}'s evil counterpart in the [[Film/XMen1 first movie]]. Both men are mysterious mutants who possess animal-themed abilities and codenames, as well as enigmatic pasts. However, while Logan is more or less in control of his mental faculties, Sabretooth acts like a feral, near-mindless beast.

** The {{Prequel}} film ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'' brings back Sabretooth and also introduces [[Comicbook/{{Deadpool}} Weapon XI]], one of Logan's former teammates who was turned into brainwashed mutant-hunter by Stryker. Weapon XI was imbued with [[AllYourPowersCombined the powers of various mutants]] by Weapon X, including Wolverine's healing factor, agility and SuperSenses. He even has retractable adamantium katana blades that rest inside his forearms, mirroring Wolverine's claws.