History ShadowArchetype / LiveActionTV

* ''Series/Daredevil2015'': Frank Castle serves as a direct shadow for Matt Murdock. Both serve as vigilantes fighting crime after a series of traumatic event (The Punisher for Frank; Dardevil for Matt) and both use [[AntiHero violent methods in doing so.]] However, [[ThouShallNotKill Matt refuses to kill anyone during his crusade against crime]], while Frank believes the only way to stop crime permanently is to [[MurderIsTheBestSolution kill the criminals causing it.]] Also, Matt is constantly questioning himself on wether he has crossed the line into becoming an evil, while Frank has fully convinced himself, that he is forever dead and damned.

* In ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' ComicBook/LexLuthor was always being warned about the darkness that he carried within himself. Enter Lx-3, a failed clone of Lex in the Season 10 premiere, "Lazarus". Lx-3 was essentially Lex without the [[BitchInSheepsClothing facade]], with all the rage and anger simmering at the very surface. An AxCrazy psycho to Lex's ManipulativeBastard, Lx-3 showcases exactly what is lurking beneath the surface of our favourite CorruptCorporateExecutive, while demonstrating how vital that restraint really is if Lex is to be a successful supervillain.