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* There's Professor Paradox from ''[[Ben 10: Alien Force|Ben 10 Alien Force]]'', though somewhat averted/subverted in that he's a good guy (or at least, not a bad guy) and has the entire Time Space Continuum mapped out in his head, allowing him to [[Time Travel]] just as easily as one would walk down the sidewalk.
* Temple Fugate, the ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'' version of the Clock King pictured above, was quite an example. This is the guy who stoically stepped off a bridge because [[Train Escape|he knew the train was always a little early]]. In fact, his extraordinary timing abilities coupled with his analysis of hours of recorded footage of [[Batman]] in combat allows him to dodge his every move, making him one of the few people Batman has never defeated in hand to hand combat. His name even sounds like the Latin phrase "tempus fugit"—meaning "time flies".
** In an example of the stunt casting the DCAU was famous for, Fugate was played by [[Alan Rachins]], then best known for playing the punctilious managing partner Douglas Brachman on ''[[L.A. Law]]''—a clock watcher's clock watcher.▼
** He later reappeared as one of the [[Boxed Crook]]s in the ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' episode "Task Force X". His action plan allowed the non-powered members of the Task Force to successfully infiltrate the Watchtower and steal an artifact from the Justice League.
** His meticulous timing and scheduling is explained in his back story; he owned a business efficiency company that was being sued, and the day of the hearing, the future mayor Hamilton Hill suggested he break schedule and take his coffee break later, so as to look more relaxed and presentable to the court. [[Murphy's Law]] kicked in, his appeal was thrown out, ruining him, and the end result can be summed up thusly:
{{quote|'''Batman''': Give it up, Fugate. Hill committed no crime against you.
'''Fugate''': He did worse! He made me ''late''! }}
▲** In an example of the stunt casting the DCAU was famous for, Fugate was played by Alan Rachins, then best known for playing the punctilious managing partner Douglas Brachman on ''[[L.A. Law]]''—a clock watcher's clock watcher.
* ''[[The Batman]]'' had a variation on this with Francis Grey, a pudgy guy who can rewind time to fix his mistakes, allowing him to effortlessly dodge Batman's punches, high speed traffic, and undo his embarrassing attempts at banter. Unlike most examples of this trope, he doesn't really plan ahead of time, but he knows what's going to happen because he's been there before.
* In ''[[Spider-Man: The Animated Series]],'' Jackson Weele used precision timing both to conduct highly efficient robbery to the actual Clock King's level of precision, as well as making his devices work, especially the Big Wheel tank, which also required precise timing (presumably, because its weapons are in proper firing position for a fraction of a second at a time, but frequently enough that with proper timing you can use them.) The Big Wheel also exists in the comics, as [[C-List Fodder]], but the timing obsession is unique to the series (as is his being an actually dangerous opponent.)
* [[Voltron Force]]: Sky Marshal Wade does everything by the clock. Including using the bathroom. Lance uses this to the Voltron Force advantage.
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