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[[File:doublerangers_9059.jpg|link=Power Rangers in Space|frame|One team is the [[Trope Namer]]. The other is the original. Guess which is which?]]
[[File:doublerangers 9059.jpg|link=Power Rangers in Space|frame|One team is the [[Trope Namer]]. The other is the original. Guess which is which?]]


A regular [[Legion of Doom]] has members which oppose the heroes and are often their archrivals, but their powers are scattered all over the place, and they're not necessarily [[Evil Counterpart|Evil Counterparts]] even if they have the same number of members.
A regular [[Legion of Doom]] has members which oppose the heroes and are often their archrivals, but their powers are scattered all over the place, and they're not necessarily [[Evil Counterpart]]s even if they have the same number of members.


The Psycho Rangers ''are'' the collective [[Evil Twin]] of the [[Five-Man Band]]. Each one's nature/powers mirror a specific hero and they work together as a group. The same way [[The Hero]] can get his [[True Companions]] together to fight the [[Monster of the Week]], sometimes [[Big Bad|The Big Bad]], [[The Rival]], [[Evil Twin]], [[Monster of the Week]] or [[Evil Counterpart]] can get himself a team made up entirely of Evil Counterparts to the main cast. As a result, if the team includes such specific characters as the [[Big Bad]] and [[The Dragon]], they may also be a [[Five-Bad Band]].
'''The Psycho Rangers''' ''are'' the collective [[Evil Twin]] of the [[Five-Man Band]]. Each one's nature/powers mirror a specific hero and they work together as a group. The same way [[The Hero]] can get his [[True Companions]] together to fight the [[Monster of the Week]], sometimes [[Big Bad|The Big Bad]], [[The Rival]], [[Evil Twin]], [[Monster of the Week]] or [[Evil Counterpart]] can get himself a team made up entirely of Evil Counterparts to the main cast. As a result, if the team includes such specific characters as the [[Big Bad]] and [[The Dragon]], they may also be a [[Five-Bad Band]].


If they know all the moves of their heroic counterparts, the Psycho Rangers may be too strong for their duplicates one-on-one. The heroes can sometimes turn the tables by [[Opponent Switch|switching opponents and fighting each others' evil doubles]]. Without knowledge of the heroes' fighting techniques, the Psycho Rangers become much easier to defeat. (Unless they promptly switch ''back'' again.)
If they know all the moves of their heroic counterparts, the Psycho Rangers may be too strong for their duplicates one-on-one. The heroes can sometimes turn the tables by [[Opponent Switch|switching opponents and fighting each others' evil doubles]]. Without knowledge of the heroes' fighting techniques, the Psycho Rangers become much easier to defeat. (Unless they promptly switch ''back'' again.)
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* Weiss of ''[[Weiss Kreuz]]'' run into no less than ''three'' teams of Psycho Rangers, with increasingly closer resemblances to the series' four protagonists: Schreient, who qualified as Psycho Rangers mostly just by being a team of four assassins opposing the protagonists; Schwartz, who draw a more direct comparison ("Weiss" and "Schwartz" are German for "white" and "black"); and La Mort, the four villains of ''Dramatic Precious'', all-out Psycho Rangers who started out as a previous incarnation of Weiss themselves only to be driven [[Ax Crazy]] by the job.
* Weiss of ''[[Weiss Kreuz]]'' run into no less than ''three'' teams of Psycho Rangers, with increasingly closer resemblances to the series' four protagonists: Schreient, who qualified as Psycho Rangers mostly just by being a team of four assassins opposing the protagonists; Schwartz, who draw a more direct comparison ("Weiss" and "Schwartz" are German for "white" and "black"); and La Mort, the four villains of ''Dramatic Precious'', all-out Psycho Rangers who started out as a previous incarnation of Weiss themselves only to be driven [[Ax Crazy]] by the job.
* ''[[Digimon Frontier]]'''s Dark Legendary Warriors. Notably, there's not as many straight match-ups as you think; [[Holy Hand Grenade|Lobomon]] has a rivalry with [[Dark Is Edgy|Duskmon]], as does [[Designated Girl Fight|Kazemon with Ranamon]], but the other three per team aren't as clear-cut - the good guys tended to encounter just one of their dark counterparts at once, and they'd all team up against him.
* ''[[Digimon Frontier]]'''s Dark Legendary Warriors. Notably, there's not as many straight match-ups as you think; [[Holy Hand Grenade|Lobomon]] has a rivalry with [[Dark Is Edgy|Duskmon]], as does [[Designated Girl Fight|Kazemon with Ranamon]], but the other three per team aren't as clear-cut - the good guys tended to encounter just one of their dark counterparts at once, and they'd all team up against him.
** ''[[Digimon Savers]]''' Bio-Hybrids. Kouki to Marcus (both are [[Hot-Blooded]] fighters, but Kouki takes it all the way to sadistic [[Blood Knight]]), Nanami to Thomas (both [[Teen Genius|Teen Geniuses]]), and Ivan ([[Punch Clock Villain]]) to Yoshi ([[The Chick]]).
** ''[[Digimon Savers]]''' Bio-Hybrids. Kouki to Marcus (both are [[Hot-Blooded]] fighters, but Kouki takes it all the way to sadistic [[Blood Knight]]), Nanami to Thomas (both [[Teen Genius]]es), and Ivan ([[Punch Clock Villain]]) to Yoshi ([[The Chick]]).
* In a recent chapter of ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', while observing [[Floating Continent]] Ostia, [[Arch Enemy]] [[White-Haired Pretty Boy|Fate]] has revealed that he has his own [[Transformation Trinket|Pactio cards]] and a squad of partners to match the Ala Alba. It was also revealed that Nagi Springfield's team the Ala Rubra when ''they'' fought Fate had a similar set of opponents each to match their abilities: a [[Supernatural Martial Arts|martial artist]], a [[The Big Guy|Big Guy]], a [[Glass Cannon|wide-spread destroyer]], a [[Barrier Warrior|barrier fighter]] and Fate himself to match the [[Kung Fu Wizard|combat]] [[Magic Knight|mage]] hero Nagi.
* In a recent chapter of ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', while observing [[Floating Continent]] Ostia, [[Arch Enemy]] [[White-Haired Pretty Boy|Fate]] has revealed that he has his own [[Transformation Trinket|Pactio cards]] and a squad of partners to match the Ala Alba. It was also revealed that Nagi Springfield's team the Ala Rubra when ''they'' fought Fate had a similar set of opponents each to match their abilities: a [[Supernatural Martial Arts|martial artist]], a [[The Big Guy|Big Guy]], a [[Glass Cannon|wide-spread destroyer]], a [[Barrier Warrior|barrier fighter]] and Fate himself to match the [[Kung Fu Wizard|combat]] [[Magic Knight|mage]] hero Nagi.
* Mewtwo's Pokemon clones from the [[Pokémon: The First Movie|first movie]]. The Venusaur, Charizard, Blastoise and Pikachu clones sport markings to distinguish them from the originals but the rest all look the same. It's subverted when {{spoiler|Ash gets killed in the crossfire and their tears revive him}}. In fact the movie might count as a deconstruction of this trope.
* Mewtwo's Pokemon clones from the [[Pokémon: The First Movie|first movie]]. The Venusaur, Charizard, Blastoise and Pikachu clones sport markings to distinguish them from the originals but the rest all look the same. It's subverted when {{spoiler|Ash gets killed in the crossfire and their tears revive him}}. In fact the movie might count as a deconstruction of this trope.
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** The clones in the filler Invasion arc. They are stronger and more violent than the originals. And the filler [[Big Bad]] has cloned most of the captains. [[Cool Versus Awesome|Fun times]].
** The clones in the filler Invasion arc. They are stronger and more violent than the originals. And the filler [[Big Bad]] has cloned most of the captains. [[Cool Versus Awesome|Fun times]].
* The tail end of the last episode of the first season of ''[[Galaxy Angel (anime)|Galaxy Angel]]'' showed a team of evil counterparts to the Angels, one of whom was a spy that the real Angels just helped release. Unfortunately, [[They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot|this is all we ever see of them.]]
* The tail end of the last episode of the first season of ''[[Galaxy Angel (anime)|Galaxy Angel]]'' showed a team of evil counterparts to the Angels, one of whom was a spy that the real Angels just helped release. Unfortunately, [[They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot|this is all we ever see of them.]]
* In ''[[Berserk]]'', the "reborn" (for lack of a better term) Griffith creates a new Band of the Hawk (comprised mostly of [[Legions of Hell|Apostles]] like himself) that has counterparts to the {[[True Companions|group of friends]] formed by [[Anti-Hero]] Guts
* In ''[[Berserk]]'', the "reborn" (for lack of a better term) Griffith creates a new Band of the Hawk (comprised mostly of [[Legions of Hell|Apostles]] like himself) that has counterparts to the [[True Companions|group of friends]] formed by [[Anti-Hero]] Guts
** Grunbeld is a massive warrior who wears similar armor and has an [[Arm Cannon]] like Guts
** Grunbeld is a massive warrior who wears similar armor and has an [[Arm Cannon]] like Guts
** Irvine and Locus are [[Bishounen]] [[Noble Demon]] characters who are obvious counterparts to two nobles (literally and figuratively) on Guts' side, Serpico and Roderick
** Irvine and Locus are [[Bishounen]] [[Noble Demon]] characters who are obvious counterparts to two nobles (literally and figuratively) on Guts' side, Serpico and Roderick
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* The ''[[Yes! Pretty Cure 5]]'' movie features a Dark Cure team. In what is perhaps a bit of [[Genre Savviness]], the first thing they do when they face the Pretty Cure team is to warp their counterparts off to different locations so they can't use the "switching opponents" trick.
* The ''[[Yes! Pretty Cure 5]]'' movie features a Dark Cure team. In what is perhaps a bit of [[Genre Savviness]], the first thing they do when they face the Pretty Cure team is to warp their counterparts off to different locations so they can't use the "switching opponents" trick.
* The Garuru Platoon from ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]''. Giroro's counterpart is [[Aloof Big Brother|Garuru]], Dororo's counterpart is [[Unknown Rival|Zoruru]], Kururu's counterpart is Tororo, Tamama's counterpart is Taruru, and Keroro's counterpart is {{spoiler|a child-aged clone of himself from before he met Fuyuki and Natsumi.}}
* The Garuru Platoon from ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]''. Giroro's counterpart is [[Aloof Big Brother|Garuru]], Dororo's counterpart is [[Unknown Rival|Zoruru]], Kururu's counterpart is Tororo, Tamama's counterpart is Taruru, and Keroro's counterpart is {{spoiler|a child-aged clone of himself from before he met Fuyuki and Natsumi.}}
* [[Deconstructed]], like so many other tropes, in ''[[Angel Densetsu]]'', the various evil (and often [[Distaff Counterpart|spear]]) counterparts to the [[Five-Bad Band]] (no, that's not a typo) are not a cohesive unit, but come in bit and pieces, you have to think on it a bit to see all the similarities. Oh, and of course [[Zig-Zagging Trope|zig zagged]] too, the ''heroes'' are a Five '''Bad''' Band, so their enemies are... [[Delinquent|delinquents]] too. [[It Makes Sense in Context]].
* [[Deconstructed]], like so many other tropes, in ''[[Angel Densetsu]]'', the various evil (and often [[Distaff Counterpart|spear]]) counterparts to the [[Five-Bad Band]] (no, that's not a typo) are not a cohesive unit, but come in bit and pieces, you have to think on it a bit to see all the similarities. Oh, and of course [[Zig-Zagging Trope|zig zagged]] too, the ''heroes'' are a Five '''Bad''' Band, so their enemies are... [[delinquent]]s too. [[It Makes Sense in Context]].
* ''[[Eyeshield 21]]'' had traces of this in both Shinryuuji amd Ojou. Hiruma, Unsui, amd Takami are all physically average quarterbacks who compensate with their dedication and intelligence, Kurita, Yamabushi, and Ootawara are all incredibly large noseguards who cry at the end of their games, Monta, Ikkyu, and Sakuraba are all recievers determined to be the best who have one area of specialty, and Sena, Agon, and Shin are the "aces" of their team.
* ''[[Eyeshield 21]]'' had traces of this in both Shinryuuji amd Ojou. Hiruma, Unsui, amd Takami are all physically average quarterbacks who compensate with their dedication and intelligence, Kurita, Yamabushi, and Ootawara are all incredibly large noseguards who cry at the end of their games, Monta, Ikkyu, and Sakuraba are all recievers determined to be the best who have one area of specialty, and Sena, Agon, and Shin are the "aces" of their team.
* ''[[Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt|Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt]]'' has the two [[Lawful Evil|rule-obsessed]] demon sisters Scanty and Kneesocks, whom are also the [[Big Bad]]'s daughters. Respectively they battle their counterparts with [[Revolvers Are Just Better|revolvers]] and [[Sinister Scythe|scythes]].
* ''[[Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt|Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt]]'' has the two [[Lawful Evil|rule-obsessed]] demon sisters Scanty and Kneesocks, whom are also the [[Big Bad]]'s daughters. Respectively they battle their counterparts with [[Revolvers Are Just Better|revolvers]] and [[Sinister Scythe|scythes]].
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** Proteus = Metamorpho
** Proteus = Metamorpho
** Vulcanus = Black Lightning
** Vulcanus = Black Lightning
* The [[Incredible Hulk]]'s [[Evil Twin]], the [[Red Hulk]], joined forces with the [[Evil Counterpart|Evil Counterparts]] of the other Defenders to form the Offenders: Red Hulk (Hulk); Baron Mordo ([[Doctor Strange]]); Tiger Shark (the [[Sub-Mariner]]); and Terrax (the [[Silver Surfer]]).
* The [[Incredible Hulk]]'s [[Evil Twin]], the [[Red Hulk]], joined forces with the [[Evil Counterpart]]s of the other Defenders to form the Offenders: Red Hulk (Hulk); Baron Mordo ([[Doctor Strange]]); Tiger Shark (the [[Sub-Mariner]]); and Terrax (the [[Silver Surfer]]).
** Now there's also a Red She-Hulk in the mix.
** Now there's also a Red She-Hulk in the mix.
* [[Norman Osborn]], the [[Villain with Good Publicity]] formerly known as the Green Goblin, led ''two'' groups of Psycho Rangers, as part of ''Dark Reign'':
* [[Norman Osborn]], the [[Villain with Good Publicity]] formerly known as the Green Goblin, led ''two'' groups of Psycho Rangers, as part of ''Dark Reign'':
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** Patriot, the [[The Hero|determined leader]] is met by the doubt-filled, insecure Melter.
** Patriot, the [[The Hero|determined leader]] is met by the doubt-filled, insecure Melter.
** The gay magician Wiccan's counterpart is the female sorceress Enchantress.
** The gay magician Wiccan's counterpart is the female sorceress Enchantress.
** The [[Action Girl]] Hawkeye II meets the Executioner II, a [[Psycho for Hire]]; both are [[Badass Normal|Badass Normals]].
** The [[Action Girl]] Hawkeye II meets the Executioner II, a [[Psycho for Hire]]; both are [[Badass Normal]]s.
** Stature faces Big Zero, a [[Badass Bookworm]] [[Legacy Character]] against a [[Dark Action Girl]] and racist. Both are size-changers.
** Stature faces Big Zero, a [[Badass Bookworm]] [[Legacy Character]] against a [[Dark Action Girl]] and racist. Both are size-changers.
** Vision and Egghead are both robots.
** Vision and Egghead are both robots.
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* A rather interesting case in ''[[Pretty Cure Perfume Preppy]]''. The Akutare brothers, managers of the Sunday Scent Shop, oppose the girls in episodes 16 and 17... But the girls are five, so neither Ayameko nor Hanae have counterparts.
* A rather interesting case in ''[[Pretty Cure Perfume Preppy]]''. The Akutare brothers, managers of the Sunday Scent Shop, oppose the girls in episodes 16 and 17... But the girls are five, so neither Ayameko nor Hanae have counterparts.
** Counterpart fan series ''[[Shining Pretty Cure]]'' and ''[[Pretty Cure Full Color]]'' play this more straightly, with the main villains being an equally element-oriented team of [[Evil Counterpart|Evil Counterparts]].
** Counterpart fan series ''[[Shining Pretty Cure]]'' and ''[[Pretty Cure Full Color]]'' play this more straightly, with the main villains being an equally element-oriented team of [[Evil Counterpart]]s.
* In the [[All Things Probable Series|"All Things Probable" series]] of ''[[Kim Possible]]'' fanfics, [http://www.fanhistory.com/wiki/Team_Probable Team Probable] is a group similar to Team Possible, except that they assist villains for pay rather than stopping them for free. Its members (except the [[Team Pet]]) are the [[Distaff Counterpart|opposite]] [[Spear Counterpart|gender]] from their respective counterparts.
* In the [[All Things Probable Series|"All Things Probable" series]] of ''[[Kim Possible]]'' fanfics, [http://www.fanhistory.com/wiki/Team_Probable Team Probable] is a group similar to Team Possible, except that they assist villains for pay rather than stopping them for free. Its members (except the [[Team Pet]]) are the [[Distaff Counterpart|opposite]] [[Spear Counterpart|gender]] from their respective counterparts.
* In ''[[My Little Avengers]]'', [[Big Bad|Loki]] eventually assembles a team of Dark Avengers to combat Thor's Avenger team, selecting ponies whose powers make them [[Evil Counterpart|Evil Counterparts]] to the heroes, with Loki himself serving as Thor's counterpart. The only standout is Loki's [[The Dragon|apprentice]] Trixie, who has no counterpart among the main characters -- though this admittedly becomes a moot point by the [[Final Battle]], as {{spoiler|by then, Trixie's failed an attempt to double-cross Loki and has fled for her life}}, and in any case, all the Avengers (except for Thor, who still takes on Loki) [[Opponent Switch|swap opponents]] in order to get an advantage.
* In ''[[My Little Avengers]]'', [[Big Bad|Loki]] eventually assembles a team of Dark Avengers to combat Thor's Avenger team, selecting ponies whose powers make them [[Evil Counterpart]]s to the heroes, with Loki himself serving as Thor's counterpart. The only standout is Loki's [[The Dragon|apprentice]] Trixie, who has no counterpart among the main characters—though this admittedly becomes a moot point by the [[Final Battle]], as {{spoiler|by then, Trixie's failed an attempt to double-cross Loki and has fled for her life}}, and in any case, all the Avengers (except for Thor, who still takes on Loki) [[Opponent Switch|swap opponents]] in order to get an advantage.
* {{spoiler|The Axem Rangers X}} in Part 2 of ''[[Clash of the Elements]]''
* {{spoiler|The Axem Rangers X}} in Part 2 of ''[[Clash of the Elements]]''


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* The ''[[City of Heroes]]'' [[Expanded Universe]] novel ''The Freedom Phalanx'' has the Tyranny Legion, Psycho Rangers for the not-yet-formed Phalanx. The armored hero Positron has his old boss, Doctor Null, who's stuck inside his armor; Synapse, who got his powers from one of Null's experiments, has Revenant, his ex-friend who was turned into a zombie through a similar experiment; Sister Psyche, the mutant psychic, has the Shadow Queen, whose psychic powers come from a possessed mask; Manticore, a [[Batman]]-esque vigilante, has Protean, the shapeshifter who killed his parents; and, of course, Statesman has Lord Recluse, whose rivalry the entire game revolves around.
* The ''[[City of Heroes]]'' [[Expanded Universe]] novel ''The Freedom Phalanx'' has the Tyranny Legion, Psycho Rangers for the not-yet-formed Phalanx. The armored hero Positron has his old boss, Doctor Null, who's stuck inside his armor; Synapse, who got his powers from one of Null's experiments, has Revenant, his ex-friend who was turned into a zombie through a similar experiment; Sister Psyche, the mutant psychic, has the Shadow Queen, whose psychic powers come from a possessed mask; Manticore, a [[Batman]]-esque vigilante, has Protean, the shapeshifter who killed his parents; and, of course, Statesman has Lord Recluse, whose rivalry the entire game revolves around.
* [[Tom Clancy]]'s ''[[In Name Only|Op-Center]]'' series (which, as the [[Pothole]] implies, was ghostwritten) has the titular crisis command headquarters and its Russian counterpart, ''Mirror Image''. Sometimes they cooperate, sometimes not.
* [[Tom Clancy]]'s ''[[In Name Only|Op-Center]]'' series (which, as the [[Pothole]] implies, was ghostwritten) has the titular crisis command headquarters and its Russian counterpart, ''Mirror Image''. Sometimes they cooperate, sometimes not.
* Sherman Alexie's horror novel ''[[Indian Killer]]'' features two [[Power Trio|Power Trios]], one of white guys who harass Indians and one of Indians who harass white people. The leaders of both gangs are out for revenge because of some perceived slight. (The Indian leader's white father abused him, and the white leader thinks his brother was killed by Indians.) There is one guy who is mostly neutral. And there is one guy who ultimately says [[What Have I Become?]] and turns himself in to the cops. It's all part of the [[He Who Fights Monsters]] theme.
* Sherman Alexie's horror novel ''[[Indian Killer]]'' features two [[Power Trio]]s, one of white guys who harass Indians and one of Indians who harass white people. The leaders of both gangs are out for revenge because of some perceived slight. (The Indian leader's white father abused him, and the white leader thinks his brother was killed by Indians.) There is one guy who is mostly neutral. And there is one guy who ultimately says [[What Have I Become?]] and turns himself in to the cops. It's all part of the [[He Who Fights Monsters]] theme.
* In ''[[Animorphs]]'', [[Sixth Ranger Traitor|David]]'s ultimate plan for the [[Super Empowering|blue box]] was to use it to create a gang of morphing criminals to counter the Animorphs. The Animorphs were able to defeat him before he could put this plan into action.
* In ''[[Animorphs]]'', [[Sixth Ranger Traitor|David]]'s ultimate plan for the [[Super Empowering|blue box]] was to use it to create a gang of morphing criminals to counter the Animorphs. The Animorphs were able to defeat him before he could put this plan into action.


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* The Anti J-Team in ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]'', comprised of criminal counterparts of Jackie, Jade, Viper, El Toro, and Tohru.
* The Anti J-Team in ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]'', comprised of criminal counterparts of Jackie, Jade, Viper, El Toro, and Tohru.
* The Delightful Children From Down The Lane in ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'' look eerily similar to [[Five-Man Band|Sector V]]. {{spoiler|The movie reveals that they were once the lost team from Sector Z.}}
* The Delightful Children From Down The Lane in ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'' look eerily similar to [[Five-Man Band|Sector V]]. {{spoiler|The movie reveals that they were once the lost team from Sector Z.}}
* CHYKN in ''[[WITCH (animation)|WITCH]]''. Formerly the team that did the job WITCH does now, Season 2 Big Bad and [[Fallen Hero|Fallen Heroine]] Nerissa used them to go up against the current team. Of course, for her to pull that off, she ended up having to [[Brainwashed and Crazy|capture and brainwash]] three of her former allies (Kadma, Halinor and Yan Lin), create an Altermare of one of the three so she could be evil (Yan Lin, which lead to her granddaughter Hay Lin's [[Heroic BSOD]]) and resurrect a fourth {{spoiler|whom she killed many years ago}} (Cassidy). Of course, this didn't mean much: they were defeated a few episodes after their reunion and put back inside the Seal of Nerissa for the rest of the season, until she was defeated by WITCH.
* CHYKN in ''[[WITCH (animation)|WITCH]]''. Formerly the team that did the job WITCH does now, Season 2 Big Bad and [[Fallen Hero]]ine Nerissa used them to go up against the current team. Of course, for her to pull that off, she ended up having to [[Brainwashed and Crazy|capture and brainwash]] three of her former allies (Kadma, Halinor and Yan Lin), create an Altermare of one of the three so she could be evil (Yan Lin, which lead to her granddaughter Hay Lin's [[Heroic BSOD]]) and resurrect a fourth {{spoiler|whom she killed many years ago}} (Cassidy). Of course, this didn't mean much: they were defeated a few episodes after their reunion and put back inside the Seal of Nerissa for the rest of the season, until she was defeated by WITCH.
** CHYKN was technically stronger than WITCH because they had two [[Amplifier Artifact|Amplifier Artifacts]] to their one, but because they were mind-controlled their reliance on Nerissa meant they were screwed if she was distracted. Nerissa, being [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]] changed tactics and later used them to attack WITCH when they were split up and not transformed.
** CHYKN was technically stronger than WITCH because they had two [[Amplifier Artifact]]s to their one, but because they were mind-controlled their reliance on Nerissa meant they were screwed if she was distracted. Nerissa, being [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]] changed tactics and later used them to attack WITCH when they were split up and not transformed.
* One of the [[Big Bad|Big Bads]] of ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward]]'' created mutated clones of the turtles, one for each, and they were even called the "Psycho Turtles". In a reversal of the above Titans mention, the Turtles used knowledge about themselves to defeat their evil counterparts without switching opponents, although typically they do switch opponents. Also, like the original "Psycho Rangers", these clones lasted past the end of the season.
* One of the [[Big Bad]]s of ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward]]'' created mutated clones of the turtles, one for each, and they were even called the "Psycho Turtles". In a reversal of the above Titans mention, the Turtles used knowledge about themselves to defeat their evil counterparts without switching opponents, although typically they do switch opponents. Also, like the original "Psycho Rangers", these clones lasted past the end of the season.
* In the Original ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' Series, the Punk Frogs are a notable subversion. While Shredder did (indirectly) mutate them from ordinary frogs, going as far as to teach them how to fight as well as even ''naming them'' based off his heroes such as [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] and Genghis Khan, he had to trick the frogs into believing that the Turtles were the bad guys in order [[Let's You and Him Fight|for the Frogs to fight them.]] When they find out the truth, the Frogs instantly turn against him.
* In the Original ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' Series, the Punk Frogs are a notable subversion. While Shredder did (indirectly) mutate them from ordinary frogs, going as far as to teach them how to fight as well as even ''naming them'' based off his heroes such as [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] and Genghis Khan, he had to trick the frogs into believing that the Turtles were the bad guys in order [[Let's You and Him Fight|for the Frogs to fight them.]] When they find out the truth, the Frogs instantly turn against him.
* Played straight and subverted on ''[[Justice League]]''. In the original, there were three versions of the Injustice Gang. However, only the third was made of any form of counterparting to the seven members of the League (and even then, the relations were stretched at best), and the fights for each tended to trade off who fought who every time. In ''Unlimited'', the various Injustice League members merged into the [[Legion of Doom]], which had grown in response to the Justice League's growth. It should be noted that the villain The Shade has the distinction of being on all four Injustice Leagues. (He points this out at the third Injustice League formation, to which the villain recruiting him replies "Third time's the charm".)
* Played straight and subverted on ''[[Justice League]]''. In the original, there were three versions of the Injustice Gang. However, only the third was made of any form of counterparting to the seven members of the League (and even then, the relations were stretched at best), and the fights for each tended to trade off who fought who every time. In ''Unlimited'', the various Injustice League members merged into the [[Legion of Doom]], which had grown in response to the Justice League's growth. It should be noted that the villain The Shade has the distinction of being on all four Injustice Leagues. (He points this out at the third Injustice League formation, to which the villain recruiting him replies "Third time's the charm".)
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