History Expy / WesternAnimation

** [[WesternAnimation/TheAmazingChanAndTheChanClan Suzie Chan]] is essentially a Chinese-American version of Daphne in terms of appearance and temperament. The only difference is that Suzie, being somewhat savvier, avoids falling into the role of the DistressedDamsel.

* Doctor Yap from ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'' is a rather blatant expy of Ben Chang from ''Series/{{Community}}''. They even share the same actor (Creator/KenJeong) and narrative arc (they both start off as quirky professionals [[{{Flanderization}} before devolving]] [[SanitySlippage into raving lunatics]]).

** They would have to do similar tricks to some characters in their version of WesternAnimation/{{Godzilla}} when Toho didn't give them the rights to anything other than Big G himself.

* Hank Hill from ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' is an expy of Mr. Anderson from ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead'', only younger, without a ButtMonkey status, and more fleshed out as a character. His wife Peggy also resembles a younger version of Tom's wife Marcy.

** [[TricksterGod Discord]], the villain of the Season 2 premiere, was conceived after Lauren Faust had done an ArchiveBinge of ''Franchise/StarTrek'' and was very much modeled after [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Q]]; the plans were originally to get a soundalike of Q's actor Creator/JohnDeLancie but they ended up getting de Lancie himself (turning it into an ActorAllusion as well). And the final cherry on top, is that whenever Discord and Baphomet (who is actually a sabbatic goat Deity), they are both similar in appearance since they both have horns, wings, heads of goats, and somewhat-humanoid appearances.

** The third season premiere's villain, [[EvilOverlord King]] [[TheDreaded Sombra]], is purposefully evocative of [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Sauron]]. He's crowned with SpikesOfVillainy (including his horn), he [[OrcusOnHisthrone dwells in an]] EvilTowerOfOminousness in the middle of [[{{Mordor}} a hellish landscape]], and even a shot of a line of [[SlaveRace enslaved]] [[SugarApocalypse crystal ponies]] [[MoralEventHorizon walking in chains]] is reminiscent of the Mirror of Galadriel scene from ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing''.

** Rick Sanchez and Morty Smith originated as parodies of [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Doc Brown and Marty McFly.]] Morty's role is mostly situational--his awkward and nervous personality makes him the opposite of the effortlessly cool [=McFly=]--while Rick is Doc's eccentric mad scientist persona explained by [[TheAlcoholic rampant alcoholism]]. On top of that, they're also expies of Doc and Mharti, characters from a much more direct parody of ''Back to the Future'' made by the same people as ''Rick and Morty'', and the character archetypes of a drunk, spiky-haired old man and his grandson were reused in several of Justin Roiland's cartoons between ''Doc and Mharti'' and ''Rick and Morty''.

** Peridot is one for ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim''. Short, green, fanatically devoted to her leaders, and with a similar voice and speech pattern. Not to mention that there are several nods such as her attempt to flush herself down the toilet and her self-aggrandizing shout of "Praise me! PRAISE ME!" [[spoiler:Unlike Zim, however, she finally sees the beauty and worth of the Earth and defects from her kind to protect it.]] Since Rebecca Sugar is a fan of the show, it's very likely some of these similarities were deliberate.

** Blue Diamond, one of the BigBadDuumvirate, is an expy of [[DefrostingIceQueen Maetel]] from ''Manga/GalaxyExpress999''. From her initial cold, calculating cruelty to her later melancholy disposition, she is a love letter to [[Anime/{{Leijiverse}} Leiji Matsumoto's]] famed themes of humanity versus immortal artificiality. Even her character design reflects this - her initial towering hooded appearance recalls Queen Promethium and [[spoiler: her encounter with Greg on Earth]] has her shed her hood to reveal... a weeping, yet beautiful gem that is the spitting image of Maetel, if a bit blue-tinted.

* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'':
** [[TheHero Ezra]] bears a clear resemblance to WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}, both physically and in character, but he's also reminiscent of early-stage Luke Skywalker with elements of [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Aang]].
** The whole "small outlaw group in a tiny spaceship against massive government forces" resembles ''Series/{{Firefly}}'', particularly with [[TheBigGuy Zeb]] and Jayne.
** On the villain side, we have [[TheBrute the Inquisitor]], who basically takes [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Admiral Zhao]]'s role. They even have the [[Creator/JasonIsaacs same voice actor]].
*** Zhao and the Inquisitor are, in turn, expies of Colonel Tavington from ''Film/ThePatriot''.
** Ezra's DarkerAndEdgier appearance and attitude showcased in Season 3 have drawn comparisons to [[VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed Galen Marek/"Starkiller"]], though Ezra is not nearly as intense as him.
** The similarities between Kanan and Rahm come from the fact that they're both Expies of [[spoiler: Film/{{Zatoichi}}]].
** Hera Syndulla is a [[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe Twi'lek]] equivalent to [[VideoGame/DarkForcesSaga Jan Ors]], being a skilled pilot that is the partner/love interest of a Jedi. They even share a voice actress (Creator/VanessaMarshall).
** The pessimistic, deadpan protocol droid AP-5 is very similar to [[Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy Marvin the Paranoid Android]] (and Creator/StephenStanton modeled his performance on Creator/AlanRickman, who voiced Marvin in [[Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy2005 the movie]]).
** Both Kallus and the Inquisitor have been compared to Grand Admiral Thrawn. The former could be likened to a more up-close-and-personal version of Thrawn (and concept art indicates that Kallus was going to be a Chiss at one point), the later because he’s an alien that works for the xenophobic Empire and operates by way of AwesomenessByAnalysis. Interestingly, the actual Thrawn would later join the cast in Season 3, by which point [[spoiler:the Inquisitor has been dead for well over a year and Kallus has undergone a HeelFaceTurn]].

* The Ice King from ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' sure has a lot of qualities compared to Dr. Two-Brains from ''WesternAnimation/WordGirl''.
** Both have an item on their head that turned them insane.
** Hair turned white and skin pigment changed upon going insane.
** Before their transformations, both had brown hair and bowties.
** Both have a photo of their original selves wearing a green sweater and appeared next to a woman.
** Voiced by Creator/TomKenny.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': [[Characters/AmphibiaTheCore The Core]] sinister DemonicPossession of Marcy using a mask-like helmet, the PsychopathicManchild thought process as a result, EldritchAbomination vibes, ''extremely'' {{Sadist}}ic tendencies, and association with a [[ColonyDrop falling]] WeirdMoon bring to mind a mechanical [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': Just as Philip Wittebane is a CorruptedCharacterCopy for [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Ford Pines]], [[Characters/TheOwlHouseTheCollector The Collector]] plays a similar role to [[BigBad Bill Cipher]]. A SealedEvilInACan who allies with a man who travels dimensions and offers knowledge in exchange for their freedom, is a PracticallyJoker villain, and it's implied that most of their actions is [[ItAmusedMe driven solely to satisfy their own sick amusement]]. The key difference is that The Collector is upfront with their plans and Belos, unlike Ford, doesn't care about the potential casualties as long as it helps in his own goals. They also have a much more amicable relationship, due to the lack of deception in their arrangement. "Edge of the World" reveals that he has a cult worshiping him, implying that like Bill, if he gains a physical form rather than an immaterial 2-D figure, he will become extremely powerful. Hilariously, one of his servants is named Bill. To make matters closer and ironic as well, it's the human, Belos, the one who deceives and betrays the stronger entity, Collector, having been using him like everyone else the Emperor manipulated; with the Collector even being the least evil of the two in terms of morality and intent.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyB'''s Bessie is a version of a character Amy Poehler did for The Upright Citizens Brigade: a hyperactive ten year-old Girl Scout. ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'''s Kaitlin was a watered down version of the character, making her a spiritual cousin of Bessie. In a way, the freedom of animation makes Bessie a purer version of the character than the original! Amy Poehler, who plays Bessie, is one of the credited creators of the show.

** Some aliens are even expies of past aliens. Fasttrack is [=XLR8=] with a Wolverine helmet, and Eatle is Upchuck as a bug. No changes ''at all'' beyond the look. Astrodactyl is also a Jetray ripoff (even has a reddish body and green [[EnergyWeapon Frickin' Laser Beams]]) but he has one power Jetray doesn't in the form of his [[WhipItGood energy whips]].

** Vin Moosk from "Operation: K.N.O.T." is a spoof of Minsc from ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'', right down to being voiced by Creator/JimCummings.

** Xandir's most notable similarity is [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda Link]], but only vaguely. It's a bit of a stretch to call him an expy when the only similarity is blonde hair, pointed ears, a sword and a neverending quest to save his [[strike: girlfriend]] boyfriend. He's really meant more to symbolize effeminate video game heroes in general.

** Both are oblivious the world around them.

* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' character Ralph Wolf (the one who keeps trying to steal sheep) is indistinguishable from Wile E. Coyote except for his red nose. Both characters were created by Creator/ChuckJones, and are customers of AcmeProducts. They weren't always indistinguishable, but later animators became lazy with the character design after having done so many more Wile E. cartoons than Sam and Ralph cartoons, dropping most of what little differences there had been.
** In one ''Looney Tunes'' comic book, Wile and Ralph meet, turning out to be long-lost brothers. They both realize that they both failed to get their respective targets (the Road Runner and the sheep, respectively), so they team up to catch the Road Runner. And fail.

** Likewise, Alexander Graham Wolf from Creator/ChuckJones' Raggedy Ann and Andy special ''The Great Santa Claus Caper'' is an Expy of the "genius" version of Wile E. Coyote who appeared opposite WesternAnimation/BugsBunny.

** In the 70s Hanna Barbera had wanted to do a more FollowTheLeader detective show with Muttley, but when Heatter-Quigley still owned the ''Wacky Races'' characters; (Hanna-Barbera later bought the characters outright.) they still went on with the idea by making a new expy in Mumbly.
*** When it came time for the ''Scooby's All-Star Laff-a-Lympics'', Mumbly reappeared now as a bad guy and now partnered with a Dick Dastardly Expy called the Dread Baron. Both of them actualy appeared in the "Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose" movie, where the Baron was actually voiced by Paul Winchell, Dick Dastardly's voice actor.

* ''WesternAnimation/MarvelRisingInitiation'': The comic book version of ''ComicBook/SpiderGwen'' exists in an alternate universe where it was Gwen Stacy, not her nerdy best friend Peter Parker, who was bitten by the radioactive spider. Since the ''Marvel Rising'' cartoon takes place in the mainstream Marvel Universe (where Peter Parker is presumably already Spider-Man), Gwen's nerdy best friend is a CanonForeigner named Kevin, who serves the same basic role. He even looks very similar to Peter [[spoiler: and gets killed off like him too]].

* Lola of ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' is a near identical copy of Brinna from ''WesternAnimation/KickButtowski''. Both are bratty blonde younger sisters who compete in beauty pageants, dress up as princesses, and have short tempers. Also both characters are voiced by Creator/GreyDeLisle and both series are created by Chris Savino.

* ''WesternAnimation/CampLazlo'' mostly averted this, being not that similar to [[WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife Joe Murray's other show]]. However, the characters of Scoutmaster Lumpus ([[GrumpyBear the grumpy, embittered guy]]) and Samson ([[SicklyNeuroticGeek the hypochondriac dork]]) were lifted from Mr. Bighead and Filburt respectively[[note]]Furthermore, both Filburt and Samson are voiced by the same actor in the Mexican dub--Ernesto Lezama (also known for voicing Porky Pig and Speedy Gonzales)[[/note]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': Just as Philip Wittebane is a CorruptedCharacterCopy for [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Ford Pines]], [[Characters/TheOwlHouseTheCollector The Collector]] plays a similar role to [[BigBad Bill Cipher]]. A SealedEvilInACan who allies with a man who travels dimensions and offers knowledge in exchange for their freedom, is a PracticallyJoker villain, and it's implied that most of their actions is [[ForLulz driven solely to satisfy their own sick amusement]]. The key difference is that The Collector is upfront with their plans and Belos, unlike Ford, doesn't care about the potential casualties as long as it helps in his own goals. They also have a much more amicable relationship, due to the lack of deception in their arrangement. "Edge of the World" reveals that he has a cult worshiping him, implying that like Bill, if he gains a physical form rather than an immaterial 2-D figure, he will become extremely powerful. Hilariously, one of his servants is named Bill. To make matters closer and ironic as well, it's the human, Belos, the one who deceives and betrays the stronger entity, Collector, having been using him like everyone else the Emperor manipulated; with the Collector even being the least evil of the two in terms of morality and intent.

* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'''s Morgan Le Fay almost identical to Disney's [[WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty Maleficent]], both being powerful evil witches obsessed with gaining power who magically transform into dragons to fight the heroes, even both dying from being stabbed in the stomach by a magical sword while in dragon form.
** At least visually, the show's version of ComicBook/{{Katana}} was influenced by Gogo Yubari from ''Film/KillBill''.
** The show's version of ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} is basically an aquatic version of ComicBook/TheIncredibleHercules.
** Fun Haus substitutes for Toyman and/or Prankster with some Joker tendencies, but no one's really sure.
** Slug seems to be a stand-in for Sleez from the ComicBook/NewGods and/or Tobias Whale, in terms of looks and personality.
** Scream Queen is a redesigned Silver Banshee.
** The Music Meister strongly resembles a modernized version of The Fiddler, using singing instead of violin-playing for his mind control.
*** He much more closely resembles Fiddler stand-in Music ''Master'' from the Justice Guild episodes of ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'', down to the wild hair and gapped teeth.
** Equinox shares a similar backstory and obsession with balance to Silver Age [[ComicBook/FinalCrisis Libra]].
** The Faceless Hunter to the ComicBook/SilverSurfer, with a twist. Like the Surfer, he is the herald of an oncoming scourge of entire worlds, a deal he made with said scourge - Starro in this case - over the fate of his own planet. [[spoiler:The twist being he's everything the Surfer ''isn't''. Norrin Radd became the Surfer in exchange for Galactus sparing his world. In this case, though, we find out in the final battle that when Starro found a faceless race that his facehugging mini-Starros could not control, he was just going to leave, but the man who would become the Faceless Hunter said that he would find other worlds for Starro to enslave in exchange for Starro ''destroying'' his world. He proves to be an OmnicidalManiac and eclipses Starro as the final enemy of the season finale.]]
** Ted Kord's heroic death has much more in common with that of ComicBook/CaptainAmerica's sidekick ComicBook/BuckyBarnes than his actual death in the comics.
** The Haunted Tank [[Series/TheDukesOfHazzard jumps a drawbridge, has a horn that plays "Dixie", and is driven by the ghost of a civil war soldier]].

* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'':
** Dash Baxter serves as an expy for Flash Thompson: they're both {{Jerk Jock}}s who bully their protagonist while at the same time being the biggest fan of his superhero alter ego.
** Jack Fenton is an Expy of Mr. Fantastic. Both are scientists and inventors who have made a portal to another dimension, have white streaks in their hair, and an archenemy who has been holding a grudge on them for years.
** Star is Veronica Star from ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'', all grown up. Same name? Check. Blonde? Check. Satellite to a non-white RichBitch? Check. A cheerleader? Check. The only major difference is that she is voiced by Tara Strong, not Grey [=DeLisle=].
** Tucker is an expy of Steve Urkel from ''Series/FamilyMatters'', only without the annoying nasal voice.
** The Guys In White are a pretty obvious expy/parody of the ''Film/MenInBlack'' comic/film series, replacing aliens with ghosts.
** [[TheJeeves Hobson]] from "Livin' Large" has the same job, appearance, personality, voice, and ''name'' as John Gielgud's character from ''Film/{{Arthur 1981}}''.
** Does Ember remind you of [[WesternAnimation/KaBlam another girl with blue hair in a ponytail, a short fuse, and a great singing voice?]]
** Dani Phantom is one to ComicBook/{{X 23}}, being female clones of a hero who were made by the Hero's enemy but ultimately sided with said Hero. For Dani's case it is Danny, for X-23, ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}.
** Franchise/HelloKitty: Sayonara Pussycat.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': Just as Philip Wittebane is a CorruptedCharacterCopy for [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Ford Pines]], [[Characters/TheOwlHouseTheCollector The Collector]] plays a similar role to [[BigBad Bill Cipher]]. A SealedEvilInACan who allies with a man who travels dimensions and offers knowledge in exchange for their freedom, is a PracticallyJoker villain, and it's implied that most of their actions is [[ForLulz driven solely to satisfy their own sick amusement]]. The key difference is that The Collector is upfront with their plans and Belos, unlike Ford, doesn't care about the potential casualties as long as it helps in his own goals. They also have a much more amicable relationship, due to the lack of deception in their arrangement. "Edge of the World" reveals that he has a cult worshiping him, implying that like Bill, if he gains a physical form rather than an immaterial 2-D figure, he will become extremely powerful. Hilariously, one of his servants is named Bill.

* Lotus Blossom from ''[[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' is a stand-in for Karai from the comics.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': Just as Philip Wittebane is a CorruptedCharacterCopy for [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Ford Pines]], The Collector plays a similar role to [[BigBad Bill Cipher]]. A SealedEvilInACan who allies with a man who travels dimensions and offers knowledge in exchange for their freedom, is a PracticallyJoker villain, and it's implied that most of their actions is [[ForLulz driven solely to satisfy their own sick amusement]]. The key difference is that The Collector is upfront with their plans and Belos, unlike Ford, doesn't care about the potential casualties as long as it helps in his own goals. They also have a much more amicable relationship, due to the lack of deception in their arrangement. "Edge of the World" reveals that he has a cult worshiping him, implying that like Bill, if he gains a physical form rather than an immaterial 2-D figure, he will become extremely powerful. Hilariously, one of his servants is named Bill.

* The 90's ''WesternAnimation/IronMan'' series had a CanonForeigner villainess named Hypnotia, who was a thinly-veiled Expy of Enchantress from the ''[[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]]'' comics.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Bonkers}}'': The villain Ma Parker is Ma Beagle from WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987 as an anthromophic dogface tow truck. Both even have the same voice actress, the legendary Creator/JuneForay.

** Dani Phantom is one to ComicBook/{{X23}}, being female clones of a hero who were made by the Hero's enemy but ultimately sided with said Hero. For Dani's case it is Danny, for X-23, ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}.

** Mac, the protagonist, is [[strike:based on]] an exact clone of a one-time ''[[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls Powerpuff Girls]]'' character, Mike (note the names). In that episode, Mike came in as a new student with an imaginary friend (take note) and trouble started brewing afterwards. The students blamed him for causing all this, but it was really his imaginary friend doing the mischief. Mac and Mike look exactly the same except Mike has an outline and has shorter hair.

*** In Space Race which is basically ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces'' [[RecycledInSpace IN SPACE]] we have the Phantom Fink who in that form acts pretty much the same as Dastardly, the major alteration being Fink has a good guy disguise that in itself makes him more of Dick Dastardly + Doctor Jekyll.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot'': 'Rob Renzetti freely admitted the series was based on Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer, and XJ-9 is a pretty clear expy of early (circa season 1) Buffy Summers. Likewise, Brad is pretty obviously Xander, and the Crust Cousins are Cordelia Chase and Harmony Kendall before they were declawed.

* ''WesternAnimation/MarvelRisingInitiation'': The comic book version of ''Comicbook/SpiderGwen'' exists in an alternate universe where it was Gwen Stacy, not her nerdy best friend Peter Parker, who was bitten by the radioactive spider. Since the ''Marvel Rising'' cartoon takes place in the mainstream Marvel Universe (where Peter Parker is presumably already Spider-Man), Gwen's nerdy best friend is a CanonForeigner named Kevin, who serves the same basic role. He even looks very similar to Peter [[spoiler: and gets killed off like him too]].

** Darklos is supposed to be a [[Franchise/{{Predator}} Predator]].
** The Halcyon Knights are one massive Shout-Out to [[HumongousMecha humongous mecha.]] Visually the Knights Zanzor and Guyven homage [[Anime/MazingerZ Mazinger Z]] and [[Anime/{{Raideen}} Raideen]] respectively, while they also share [[Creator/PeterCullen voice]] [[Creator/FrankWelker actors]] with [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Optimus Prime and Megatron.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyB'''s Bessie is a version of a character Amy Poehler did for The Upright Citizens Brigade: a hyperactive ten year-old Girl Scout. Series/SaturdayNightLive's Kaitlin was a watered down version of the character, making her a spiritual cousin of Bessie. In a way, the freedom of animation makes Bessie a purer version of the character than the original! Amy Poehler, who plays Bessie, is one of the credited creators of the show.

** The Cutie Mark Crusaders form a PowerTrio similar to WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls themselves.

* The Mayor from ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' is the expy of a science fair judge in "Mandarker", an episode of the show's SpiritualSuccessor, ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory''. It should be noted that Genndy Tartakovsky, creator of ''Dexter's Lab'', was also animation director for ''The Powerpuff Girls''.

** The show has a minor recurring expy of [[ComicBook/{{Agent 13}} Sharon Carter]] named "Agent X".

** The pessimistic, deadpan protocol droid AP-5 is very similar to [[Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy Marvin the Paranoid Android]] (and Creator/StephenStanton modeled his performance on Creator/AlanRickman, who voiced Marvin in [[Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy the movie]]).

** Blue Diamond, one of the BigBadDuumvirate, is an expy of [[DefrostingIceQueen Maetel]] from Manga/GalaxyExpress999. From her initial cold, calculating cruelty to her later melancholy disposition, she is a love letter to [[Anime/{{Leijiverse}} Leiji Matsumoto's]] famed themes of humanity versus immortal artificiality. Even her character design reflects this - her initial towering hooded appearance recalls Queen Promethium and [[spoiler: her encounter with Greg on Earth]] has her shed her hood to reveal... a weeping, yet beautiful gem that is the spitting image of Maetel, if a bit blue-tinted.

** One episode featured an Expy of Comicbook/{{Brainiac}} called Cybron, as the makers of the show weren't sure how Brainiac would be handled in the post-''[[Comicbook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths Crisis]]'' continuity.
** The Comicbook/WonderWoman team-up episode featured Cyrene, an ancient and powerful sorceress with a serious grudge against the Amazons. The character was very obviously based on Circe, Wonder Woman's recurring sorceress foe.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' had a few.
** Sarasim was an Expy of Comicbook/{{Cyborg}}'s love interest Sarah Simms (possibly with elements of his later girlfriend Sarah Charles [[CompositeCharacter thrown in as well]]), the Puppet King was based off the Puppeteer, Billy Numerous was based off Multiplex, and Larry was based off ComicBook/BatMite.

** A computer virus from an episode is based of of Keramon from Anime/DigimonTheMovie. They look nearly identical and they both [[spoiler: end up splitting into multiple ( read: Thousands!)copies in an attempt to do something horrible and are only stopped at the last second]]

** On the Burbank side of things, Richard resembles Isaac of York from that company's own [[WesternAnimation/IvanhoeBurbankAnimation adaptation]] of Literature/{{Ivanhoe}} and Rebecca looks like a brunette version of Joanna Sedley from the company's adaptation of TheBlackArrow.

* Pam, Alice, and Crimson from ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'' are Expies of the three Kisugi sisters from ''Manga/CatsEye'', right down to looking ''exactly'' like [[PaletteSwap Palette Swapped]] versions of the girls. The joke is lost on American viewers, but is meant to be a ShoutOut, since ''Cat's Eye'' had a very popular French dub in the 80's.
** Alex was also the show's Expy of Ai Kisugi way before Crimson showed up. Her name is even taken from Ai's [[DubNameChange Dub Name]].

* Korvac from ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'' is an expy of ComicBook/{{Thanos}}, even though Korvac himself originated in the comics as well. His status as a cosmic tyrant and the leader of the Chitauri both come Thanos, especially the [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse MCU]] version.

* Colonel Moss from ''WesternAnimation/WolverineAndTheXMen2009'' was heavily based on [[Comicbook/UltimateXMen Ultimate]] John Wraith, right down to having the same mustache and a backstory involving Wolverine scarring his face.

** Tye Longshadow, [[GenderFlip Asami Koizumi]], and Eduardo Dorado, Jr. are [[ReimaginingTheArtifact modernized]] and less-stereotypical Expies of Apache Chief, Samurai, and El Dorado, three of the CaptainEthnic [[CanonForeigner Canon Foreigners]] from ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends''. Comicbook/{{Static}} takes the place of Black Vulcan, becoming something of a CompositeCharacter. ''Outsiders'' sees Ed Dorado, the El Dorado expy evolve into CanonCharacterAllAlong as he takes up the codename of "El Dorado".

* Hank from ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' is an expy of Mr. Anderson from ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead''.
** Similarly, Stuart Dooley is Butthead's expy.

** Chief Angel Rojas is basically Harvey Bullock with a higher rank, a RaceLift to Hispanic, and lacks Bullock's more redeeming qualities.

** Kru'll the Eternal is an Expy of both ComicBook/VandalSavage and the ComicBook/{{Shazam}} foe King Kull, with a hint of Darkseid's son Kalibak.

* Ben's alternate forms in ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'' seem to be Expys of his forms from the original series, albeit with different mixes of ComboPlatterPowers: Swampfire is a mix of Heatblast and Wildvine, Chromastone is the new Diamondhead, Big Chill is Ghostfreak, Arcticguana, and Stinkfly, etc.
** Professor Paradox is a blatant {{Expy}} of [[Series/DoctorWho The Doctor]]. University professors are normally Doctorate holders and a paradox is a type of contradicting statement(s).
*** They even went so far as to make his real name a mystery.
** Some people have compared [[MonsterClown Zombozo]] in ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}'' to [[Literature/{{IT}} Pennywise the Dancing Clown]]. In ''WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien'', he's more like ComicBook/TheJoker.
** Will Harangue from ''Ultimate Alien'' is a blatant J. Jonah Jameson Expy, with some features resembling news pundits like Glenn Beck, Keith Olbermann, and Bill O'Reily thrown in for realism.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' has Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, a parody of Batman and Robin, respectively, down to the fact that their flashback selves are voiced by Adam West and Burt Ward. They are not [[CaptainErsatz Captains Ersatz]] because they have some attributes of other heroes. Appearance-wise, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy resemble Aquaman and Aqualad, respectively.
** One of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy's archenemies is Man Ray, an Expy of Aquaman villain Black Manta. Both are underwater ray-themed supervillains who hide their faces behind masks (or in Man Ray's case, ''is'' his face).