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* From ''[[Advance Wars|Advance Wars 2]]'' onward, the Black Hole Army COs have been almost entirely composed of Evil Counterparts to the Alliance COs.

* Iori Yagami is Kyo Kusanagi's Evil Counterpart in ''[[The King of Fighters]]'', being both fire using heirs to one of three clans that defeated Orochi.

* Because of the Jungian craziness, ''[[Persona]]'' has this in spades. Most characters actually meet their Shadows, played stirringly by Nyarlathotep in a variety of masks. Also of note: Mary with Idealized Mary, Pandora, and the two brats; Nate and Guido as businessmen who took different paths; Ellen outfoxing a very determined stalker only to be told [[Not So Different|they're not so different]] by the not-so-silent ex-classmate she has been trying to locate (Funny, he hasn't seemed to have aged...).

* Because of the Jungian craziness, ''[[Persona (video game)|Persona]]'' has this in spades. Most characters actually meet their Shadows, played stirringly by Nyarlathotep in a variety of masks. Also of note: Mary with Idealized Mary, Pandora, and the two brats; Nate and Guido as businessmen who took different paths; Ellen outfoxing a very determined stalker only to be told [[Not So Different|they're not so different]] by the not-so-silent ex-classmate she has been trying to locate (Funny, he hasn't seemed to have aged...).

** The tradition continues in ''[[Persona 4]]'', where a Shadow is a physical manifestation of all the things the person is suppressing. If it so happens that their actual physical self is there with the Shadow, expect cries of "You're not me!" followed by the Shadow trying to kill any human in the way.

*** {{spoiler|Adachi}} also serves this role for the protagonist. In fact, he even has the same [[Johnny Yong Bosch|US voice actor]] as the main character and a modified version of his first persona.

** [[Quirky Miniboss Squad|Strega]] of ''[[Persona 3]]'' are the Evil Counterparts to SEES. Specifically, Takaya is the Protagonist's Evil Counterpart, though he's more against your team in general than you specifically.

* Wario was once an evil rival of [[Super Mario ~~Bros.~~|Mario]], complete with evil versions of Mario's powerups. Then he shifted to a greedy [[Anti-Hero]] who stole from [[Evil Versus Evil|other villains]], soon replacing his dark powerups with the gimmick of [[Nigh Invulnerability]] and bizarre transformations based on how he is injured. On a couple of occasions Wario has actually helped Mario however, both with and without selfish motives.

* Wario was once an evil rival of [[Super Mario (franchise)|Mario]], complete with evil versions of Mario's powerups. Then he shifted to a greedy [[Anti-Hero]] who stole from [[Evil Versus Evil|other villains]], soon replacing his dark powerups with the gimmick of [[Nigh Invulnerability]] and bizarre transformations based on how he is injured. On a couple of occasions Wario has actually helped Mario however, both with and without selfish motives.

** Later on, Nintendo gave Luigi his own Evil Counterpart in the form of Waluigi.

** Wario got one himself in ''[[Wario Land|Wario Land: The Shake Dimension]]''. The Shake King was essentially a bigger, greedier Wario, with most of his abilities mirroring those of Wario. This is assuming he can be called an evil counterpart; Wario isn't exactly a good guy to begin with.

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** Still, another example of a Good Counterpart for the [[Evil Overlord]] [[Villain Protagonist]] would be Queen Fay, leader of the Elves and the reigning being of Light Magic (you being Dark Magic). She still ends up coming to you for an [[Enemy Mine]] against the [[Anti-Magic]] Empire {{spoiler|in which she ends up sacrificing her energy to power the Overlord's [[Artifact of Doom|Tower Heart]], ending with her corruption and becoming a [[Fallen Hero]]}}.

* Vergil, Dante's EvilTwin from the ''[[Devil May Cry]]'' series.

* Alex Mercer from ''[[Prototype]]'' has to contend with Blackwatch [[Super Soldier]]s who have controlled exposure to the same virus powering him {{spoiler|It ''is'' him, but that you won't find out for a while}}, as well as the Hunters who have similar powers - all the way up to {{spoiler|the Supreme Hunter also being able to shapeshift}} - but are clearly inhuman. It's not so much Good Counterpart versus Evil Counterpart as it is [[Evil Versus Evil]] though.

* Alex Mercer from ''[[Prototype (video game)|Prototype]]'' has to contend with Blackwatch [[Super Soldier]]s who have controlled exposure to the same virus powering him {{spoiler|It ''is'' him, but that you won't find out for a while}}, as well as the Hunters who have similar powers - all the way up to {{spoiler|the Supreme Hunter also being able to shapeshift}} - but are clearly inhuman. It's not so much Good Counterpart versus Evil Counterpart as it is [[Evil Versus Evil]] though.

* Your main power in ''[[Afterburner Climax]]'' is the Climax Mode [[Limit Break]] that allows you to launch [[Macross Missile Massacre]]s. In late-game you run into enemy planes who can launch [[Macross Missile Massacre]]s too. And since [[It's Up to You]]... Well, thank goodness for [[Mercy Invincibility]] is all.

* JC Denton of ''[[Deus Ex]]'' has Walton Simons. Both are [[Badass Longcoat]] [[TheStoic|stoic]] [[Nanomachines|nanocyborgs]].

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** In the main game, various characters have evil counterparts of their own. Shauna for Endorph, Cuthbert for Vitali, Lobo for Christophe and Dio for Odie among others.

* ''[[Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana]]'' has [[Smug Snake|Mull]], who serves as an Evil Counterpart of [[The Stoic|Arlin the swordsman]]. They even share the same sprite, only with a [[Palette Swap]] into a red outfit.

* In ''[[Hitman|Hitman: Blood Money]]'', Mark Parchezzi III is this to Agent 47. Even though 47 can be viewed as a villain, he is shown to have a set of values and morality, while what little is seen of Parchezzi shows him to be pretty much completely without scruples. Plus, while 47 performs rather indiscriminate hits, Parchezzi works for the Franchise, a clandestine government group with the goal of keeping human cloning illegal so that nobody else may benefit from it.

* In ''[[Hitman (video game series)|Hitman: Blood Money]]'', Mark Parchezzi III is this to Agent 47. Even though 47 can be viewed as a villain, he is shown to have a set of values and morality, while what little is seen of Parchezzi shows him to be pretty much completely without scruples. Plus, while 47 performs rather indiscriminate hits, Parchezzi works for the Franchise, a clandestine government group with the goal of keeping human cloning illegal so that nobody else may benefit from it.

* [[The Legend of Zelda|Dark]] [[Ensemble Darkhorse|Link.]] Full. Freaking. Stop.

** Also,[[spoiler|Ghirahim as [[Bigger Bad|Demise's]] sword to Fi as Link's sword. Demise's weapon even looks like a dark version of the [[Infinity+1 Sword|Master Sword]]}}