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The Many Dates of Danny Fenton

Many of these characters from different works, whether with Danny dates with each other or Danny, the supporting characters, or other heroes or villains are foils in appearance and characteristics.
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    Danny Fenton Dates 
In a sense, many of Danny's dates are a direct contrast in some way to each other.
  • Kim Possible and Starfire are both redheads with green eyes and are heroines. Kim is a Badass Normal cheerleader and an independent hero with a sidekick who fights hand-to-hand and never learned Danny's secret. Starfire is an alien powerhouse on a team of other heroes who learns Danny's secret and fights similarly to him. They are also respectively his first and last dates.
  • Alex of Totally Spies! and Diana Lombard are both secret agents. Alex is a spy while Diana is a paranormal agent. Alex is outgoing, cheerful and friendly while Diana is more reserved and mature.
  • Gwen Tennyson and April O'Neil are both half-aliens, though the former was from her grandmother's genes while the latter was experimented on as a child. Both have unique powers and fight alongside a team that features a member who is a bit confrontational with Danny. Gwen is mature while April is a bit more laid back.
  • Emma from Stōked and Cleo Setori are both affiliated with water. Emma is a surfer with limited experience while Cleo is a girl who loves sea life but can't be touched by water. Both are also dealing with heartbreak when they see Danny, though Emma is dealing with a crush while Cleo is dealing with an ex-boyfriend.
  • Sabrina Spellman and Kara Kent are both spunky blonde girls that Danny quickly becomes fond of. Sabrina is a half-witch while Kara is an alien. Sabrina the same age as Danny while Kara is a year older. Most importantly, both kissed him on the lips. Sabrina's was accidental, Kara's was not.
  • Jenny Wakeman is a robot, having origins in science-fiction, while Musa is an interdimensional fairy, having fantasy origins. They are both among the more unusual girls Danny dated, and are very active and energetic girls. They also have to deal with other boys, as Jenny deals with a jealous Sheldon while Musa is still recovering from her ex-boyfriend.
  • Cree Lincoln and Vicky from The Fairly OddParents! are both child haters. Cree because she thinks being a teenager means she's above them, Vicky is just cruel. Also, Cree was genuinely nice to Danny before he learned she hates kids while Vicky only faked niceness in hopes her date was rich. In Danny and Kim, Cree regrets everything and only got five years in prison, allowing her to pull a full Heel–Face Turn and get a happy ending, while Vicky got life and doesn't understand why her actions led her to this fate.
  • Violet Parr is a girl Danny's age who is very shy and introverted. Jen Masterson is 2 years older and very extroverted. Both despise Dash Baxter and both grow fond of Danny because he makes the effort to make sure they enjoy their date.
  • Phantasma and Spectra Vondergeist are both ghosts in school. Phantasma is younger and extroverted, Spectra is older but more introverted. Both had crushes on Danny Phantom prior.
  • Wendy Corduroy and Debbie Thornberry are both of the most normal girls Danny's dated. Wendy is laid back while Debbie starts off being more haughty. Wendy is living in Gravity Falls and is pretty okay with it, Debbie travels the world and would love to stay somewhere.
  • Gwen from Total Drama and Daria Morgendorffer start off disinterested in their blind dates. Gwen is very much a Goth girl with limited interests in dating while Daria is aloof and unemotional in general. Both, however, drop their attitude when Danny calls them out.
  • Angelica Pickles starts of a bit of a brat, but Danny helps her loosen up and show she has a soft side. Katie Kaboom has a cute appearance, but her temper lets loose a destructive transformation that Danny is terrified of.
  • Kitty Pryde is a mutant from New York. Barbara Gordon is a vigilante sidekick from Gotham City. They both discover Danny's secrets, both fight a member of their respective rogues gallery, and both are impressed with Danny's heroics.
  • Makoto Kino is a Japanese brunette girl while Felicia Hardy is Caucasian blonde girl. They're both physical forces in combat, and both dislike how the A-listers treat Danny, but Danny learns Makoto's secret without her knowing, while Felicia finds out Danny's but doesn't tell him.
  • Penny Proud and Ginger Foutley are the other normal girls Danny dates. Penny is an African American girl who has a father who opposes dating, Ginger is a Caucasian girl who is dealing with heartbreak.
  • Danny Fenton actually is one to some of his dates.
    • Like Kim Possible, Danny is a teen hero, who also has to juggle school work, family and friends. The difference is that Kim is open about her heroics, while Danny has his Secret Identity.
    • Danny and Felicia Hardy both have powers and similar color schemes as their respective alter egos. But whereas Danny is a good-natured hero, Felicia is a mischievous thief.
    • Danny and Daria Morgendorffer are both pretty snarky. However, Danny is better adjusted and more social than Daria is.
    • Danny and Violet Parr are both heroes with energy shields and invisibility as powers. Violet was born with her powers and came from a family of heroes, Danny got his in a lab accident and his parents are ghost hunters who don't know.
  • Gwen Tennyson to Kim Possible. Both are redheads with green eyes and aces in their schools. While they both fight, Kim fights relatively normal bad guys with hand-to-hand combat, Gwen fights aliens and uses powers.
  • Penny Proud to Cree Lincoln as the two African-American girls Danny dates. Cree is older and turned out to be a terrible person. Penny is the same age and is nicer and easier to get along with.
  • Sabrina Spellman to Gwen Tennyson. Both have ancestry that grants them powers. Gwen has mana powers via her alien grandmother and is a secret superhero. Sabrina inherits her father's magical side and is trying to be a normal girl.
  • Kara Kent to Kim Possible, as a First Love. Kim is a powerless heroine with no secret identity and was the first of Danny's date and the first he grew fondly of. Kara was his Celeb Crush before meeting her, she's alien heroine with a secret identity.
  • Kara Kent to Gwen Tennyson. They both have cousins who are respected superheroes. Gwen is half-alien and a more mature girl, Kara is full alien and a much sweeter person.
  • Jen Masterson to Emma Mackenzie . Both of them are from Canada and are 2 years older than Danny. Emma is still a novice at surfing and a bit shyer, Jen is actively trying to be an athlete and not afraid to voice her thoughts.
  • Jen Masterson to Alex. Both of them are very atheletic and interested in sports. However, Alex is younger and much more naive, while Jen is older and more mature.
  • Katie Kaboom to Kara Kent. Both of them are blonde, have powers, and are in love with Danny. Kara is the girl he had feelings for prior due to his Celeb Crush, Katie is the girl he comes to fear the most.
  • Katie Kaboom to Angelica Pickles. Both act like a Spoiled Brat to a degree. Angelica because she's just that egotistical, Katie is because of her powers, her temper and her family's inability to control her.
  • Barbara Gordon to Kim Possible. Both of them are skilled, redheaded heroines with no superpowers. Kim doesn't have a Secret Identity while Barbara is Batgirl. Kim has siblings and both parents while Barbara is an only child and her father is the only parent in her life.
  • Barbara Gordon to Kara Kent, both of them are DC heroines who are each a Distaff Counterpart to a recognizable hero. Kara is Superman's cousin and has many powers similar to Danny. Barbara is not related to Batman at all and is a skilled fighter without powers.
  • Barbara Gordon to Felicia Hardy. Both are animal themed characters who wear dark colors. Barbara is a detective and a heroine, Felicia is a thief.
  • Cleo Setori to Makoto Kino. Both are girls from a country outside of North America and have unique secrets. Albeit one is a superhero, the other just has a secret that makes things a bit difficult for her life.
  • Starfire to Gwen Tennyson. Also a redhead with green eyes, though Gwen is only half-alien. Gwen is part of a team with a black-haired male who is interested in her, just like Starfire. Their powers are also based on emotion.
  • Starfire to Kara Kent. They are both DC heroines from space. Kara looks very human and is able to socialize and hide among others. Starfire has many non-human features and speaks in a very foreign way.
  • Felicia Hardy to Danny Fenton. Both have the same color scheme as their respective alter egos. But whereas Danny is a good-natured hero, Felicia is a mischievous thief.
  • Felicia Hardy to Kim Possible. Both are athletic girls who have a fondness for Danny. Kim is a Badass Normal with no secret identity, Felicia has bad luck powers and wears a mask.
  • Felicia Hardy to Kara Kent. Kara is a Human Alien heroine who hides in her civilian self and has a friendly personality. Felicia is a human thief with powers who wears a mask as Black Cat and has a flirtatious personality.
  • Felicia Hardy to Katie Kaboom. Both are blondes who have an interest in Danny. Katie has powers that make her unintentionally a threat while unaware of what she does. Felicia has powers where she intentionally causes trouble.
  • Sam Manson is a childhood friend with a crush on Danny's she afraid to admit, contrasting each other dates being a new girl who bonds with Danny very fast. Each story with a different girl will also highlight differences in personalities.
  • Bloom to Minako as the friend of a date who likes Danny too. Minako took the program, Bloom didn't. Minako is also not involved in a relationship, Bloom is.
  • Wendy Corduroy directly towards the previous date, Vicky. Both are redheads who wear green and have a connection with a young brunette boy. Vicky is an awful person and an abusive babysitter to Timmy, Wendy is a laid-back person and the object of Dipper's affections.

    Supporting Characters 
The supporting characters of this story from the other fandom's had been shown to contrast each other.
  • Valerie Gray to Sam Manson as a former Love Interest for Danny. Valerie is an Old Flame who let Danny go, believing she was protecting him. Sam is an Unlucky Childhood Friend who doesn't handle the fact that her crush has a new girlfriend well.
  • Camille Leon to Katie Kaboom. They are both blondes with a big interest in Danny. Katie is a former stalker who Danny is afraid of and aims to better herself to earn his forgiveness. Camille is a disowned heiress who actively uses her powers to make quick cash and Danny finds her very annoying.
  • Jake Long to Danny Fenton. Danny lives with a family of ghost hunters, got his powers from a lab accident and uses his powers to protect humans from ghosts. Jake is descended from dragons on his mother's side of the family, inherited those abilities, and protects magical creatures from humans.
  • Danielle sees Ms. Finster as one to Vlad Masters. Both of them can be nasty, but while the latter is just a selfish supervillain, the former does care for the children around her.
  • Paradox to Clockwork. Both are masters of time, though Clockwork is a ghost who prefers to only be involved if needed, Paradox is an empowered human who goes around and gets involved in person when he can.
  • Deadpool to the Warner Siblings. They can break the fourth wall and are much more cartoony than other characters. However, the siblings originated from a show aimed at children, while Deadpool is usually aimed for older audiences. The Warners ship Danny and Katie simply for a laugh, Deadpool is bitter his choices for potential girlfriends for Danny weren't chosen yet came to heavily ship him with Kim Possible to the point where it's persistent even in other timelines. Even their roles are different, the Warners are trolls who like to mess with Danny, Deadpool is more heroic like his film counterpart and saves Danny from a villain. This even extends to how Danny views them, as he finds the Warners to be extremely annoying, while he views Deadpool as something of a friend, which everyone else disagrees with.
  • Fu Inubozaki and Mio Akiyama appear in Danny and Makoto and both crush on Danny upon meeting him during his stay in Japan. While neither are the primary character of the series they came from, Fu is the leader and club president of the Hero Club (a secret group of magical girl superheroes) while Mio is the bassist and actual brains of the Light Music club (a normal high school band). Fu is a very extroverted girl who has had zero luck in getting a boyfriend, but also clearly has a bad grasp on English, making it difficult for her to speak with Danny. Mio is a very shy girl afraid of speaking with strangers, had no interest in dating or boys until meeting Danny, and knows enough English to be able to speak with him for a period of time.

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