History Main / CompositeCharacter

* This is the treatment given to the {{Whip|ItGood}}lash character in ''Film/IronMan2'': he is a composite of the comics characters Crimson Dynamo and [[CaptainObvious Whiplash/Backlash]].

*** Aldrich Killian is a composite of the eponymous scientist who created Extremis [[spoiler:and The Mandarin.]]

* Some DC Comics {{Elseworld}}s do this; for instance in ''Speeding Bullets'' [[{{Superman}} Kal-El]]'s rocketship is found by the Waynes and he becomes {{Batman}}, while LexLuthor is in a chemical accident and becomes TheJoker. In ''Darkest Knight'', Bruce Wayne becomes GreenLantern, and faces a Sinestro who's absorbed the Joker's mind, Selina Kyle as Star Sapphire, and Harvey Dent as Binary Star (Evil Star with Two Face elements).

* In DCComics' ''First Wave'' line of TwoFistedTales, featuring DocSavage, TheSpirit, etc. The {{Batman}} wields twin revolvers, in sharp contrast to his [[DoesNotLikeGuns usual characterisation]], and seems to be there because DC no longer had the rights to Radio/TheShadow.

** For that matter, the version of Comicbook/GreenArrow appearing in ''Smallville'' is essentially Oliver Queen filling [[Comicbook/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne's]] role in the DC Universe. Like the comics' Green Arrow, he's a BadassNormal vigilante from Star City with a RobinHood-themed M.O. and an arsenal of deadly arrows. Like Batman, he's the main force behind the founding of the [[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Justice League]] and Clark's closest ally in the superhero community. [[note]] This was likely done because the producers of ''Smallville'' couldn't get the television rights to Batman. The only made ''Smallville'' in the first place because they couldn't make a series about a young Bruce Wayne, as they'd originally intended.[[/note]]

** Henri Ducard [[spoiler: alias Ra's al Ghul,]] also fits this trope.
** Lucius Fox's role was expanded to fill his normal role as CEO along side the role of tech support, which was occasionally filled by others or left unexplained and filled in gaps about how Batman uses Wayne Corp resources in his crimefighting. In the comics, he doesn't know the secret identity and doesn't work at all with Batman.
** [[CanonForeigner John Blake]] has elements of [[spoiler:the first three Comicbook/{{Robin}}s. He grew up on the streets like Jason Todd, he deduced Batman's identity as a teen like Tim Drake and he's an orphan who becomes a police officer as an adult and Batman's eventual successor like like Dick Grayson, . His real name being Robin is a neat nod.]]

* In ''Series/TheFlash'', Barry Allen is given one of [[LegacyCharacter Wally West]]'s love interests, and also the need to eat large amounts to "refuel".

* TheFalcon from ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble'' is based off the original Falcon and his [[UltimateMarvel Ultimate]] incarnation. His costume is that of the classic Falcon, but his {{SHIELD}} status and science background come from Ultimate Falcon.

---Van Helsing: Close enough, here! (hands him the stake and mallet.)

* In the film adaptation of ''ToKillAMockingbird'', the characters of Miss Rachel (Dill's alcoholic aunt) and Miss Stephanie (the town gossip) were merged so that Stephanie became Dill's aunt.

** The Music Meister is a composite of DC villains named The Fiddler and the Pied Piper who also used mind control through music. His appearance and name are very similar to a character featured in a ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' episode named "Music Master" who himself was an {{Expy}} villain.

** Krull the Eternal is mostly VandalSavage, but his name and appearance come from [[{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel's]] caveman enemy, King Kull.

** Baron Zemo is another one, mixing first Zemo (fought Cap during WorldWarII and leads Masters Of Evil) with his son, the second Zemo (costume and personality).

** Inverted, however, with William Stryker, who becomes two characters. William Sr is an anti-mutant military leader, as in the second X-Men film, while William Jr is the religious extremist from the original comics.

* Luke and Han are based upon one single character from ''TheHiddenFortress''.

* The live action ''Manga/DragonBall'' movie fused the two Piccolos (Daimaou and Ma Junior) into one. Although, technically, Ma Junior ''was'' Daimaou in the original, or at least his reincarnation.
** Goku's character also acts suspiciously like the teenaged version of his son, Gohan, from one of the later arcs of ''Manga/DragonBall Z''.

* ''Film/GIJoeRetaliation'': Roadblock's background has several elements taken from Stalker in the comics, such as being involved with a gang when growing up in the city, being best buddies with Snake Eyes, and having kids.

* CirqueDuSoleil's Japan-only tour ''Theatre/{{Fascination}}'' combined acts from ''Theatre/LeCirqueReinvente'' and ''NouvelleExperience''; appropriately, the Ringmaster here was a composite of the ''Reinvente'' Ringmaster and the Great Chamberlain of ''Nouvelle'', who served similar emcee functions in their source shows. This Ringmaster had the ''Reinvente'' costume and backstory of a transformed "Ordinary Person", but was played by ''Nouvelle'''s actor (Brian Dewhurst) and from there participated in the latter show's slackwire act.

* CirqueDuSoleil's Japan-only tour ''{{Fascination}}'' combined acts from ''Theatre/LeCirqueReinvente'' and ''NouvelleExperience''; appropriately, the Ringmaster here was a composite of the ''Reinvente'' Ringmaster and the Great Chamberlain of ''Nouvelle'', who served similar emcee functions in their source shows. This Ringmaster had the ''Reinvente'' costume and backstory of a transformed "Ordinary Person", but was played by ''Nouvelle'''s actor (Brian Dewhurst) and from there participated in the latter show's slackwire act.

* CirqueDuSoleil's Japan-only tour ''{{Fascination}}'' combined acts from ''LeCirqueReinvente'' and ''NouvelleExperience''; appropriately, the Ringmaster here was a composite of the ''Reinvente'' Ringmaster and the Great Chamberlain of ''Nouvelle'', who served similar emcee functions in their source shows. This Ringmaster had the ''Reinvente'' costume and backstory of a transformed "Ordinary Person", but was played by ''Nouvelle'''s actor (Brian Dewhurst) and from there participated in the latter show's slackwire act.

* This is the treatment given to the {{Whip|ItGood}}lash character in ''Film/IronMan II'': he is a composite of the comics characters Crimson Dynamo and [[CaptainObvious Whiplash/Backlash]].
** The trailer for ''Film/IronMan3'' shows War Machine wearing NormanOsborn's Iron Patriot armour.

** He totally borrows [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Sephiroth's]] WhiteHairedPrettyBoy aesthetic, although he brought only about [[{{Stripperific}} half the clothes]] with him. They're also both [[spoiler: genetically engineered, though Kuja to a much greater extent than Sephiroth.]] They both also pull a McGuffinDeliveryService on the heroes, although Sephiroth resorts to sneaky tactics while Kuja just abducts the party outright.

** In ''The Black Dossier'', [[BillyBunter Harry Wharton]] is [[NineteenEightyFour Big Brother]], his classmate Robert Cherry is [[TheThirdMan Harry Lime]], "M" to the literary JamesBond, and "Mother" from ''Series/TheAvengers''. Emma Night is Mrs Peel (in ''Series/TheAvengers'', her maiden name was "Knight") and goes on to become JudiDench's M.