This a list of archenemy-type relationships in fiction. To see the full criteria for an archenemy, see Archenemy. Also please note that this list is not full, and may never be.
Comics[]
- Lex Luthor, the archenemy of Superman
- Green Goblin (Norman Osborn), the archenemy of Spider-Man
- Carnage, the archenemy of Venom
- The Joker, the archenemy of Batman
- Jigsaw, the archenemy of the Punisher
- Black Manta, the archenemy of Aquaman
- The Octopus, the archenemy of the Spirit
- Hro Talak, the archenemy of Hawkman
- Paran Dul, the archenemy of Hawkgirl
- Circe & Cheetah, the archenemies of Wonder Woman
- Typhoid Mary & Calypso, the archenemies of Elektra
- Professor Zoom (Eobard Thawne), the archenemy of Flash
- Sinestro, the archenemy of Green Lantern
- Black Adam, the archenemy of Shazam
- Violator is the archenemy of Spawn
- Doctor Doom, the archenemy of the Fantastic Four
- T-Ray, the archenemy of Deadpool
- Magneto, the archenemy of the X-Men (Primarily Professor X)
- Bullseye & Kingpin, the archenemies of Daredevil
- Tobias Whale, the archenemy of Black Lightning
- Bushman, the archenemy of Moon Knight
- Galactus, the archenemy of the Silver Surfer
- Ultron, the archenemy of the Avengers
- Sabertooth, the archenemy of Wolverine
- Deacon Frost, the archenemy of the Blade
- Abomination, the archenemy of the Hulk
- The Mandarin, the archenemy of Iron Man
- Loki, the archenemy of Thor
- Red Skull, the archenemy of Captain America
- Mephisto & Blackheart, the archenemies of Ghost Rider
- Klaw, the archenemy of Black Panther
- Baron Mordo & Dormammu, the archenemies of Doctor Strange
- Shredder, the archenemy of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Judge Death, the archenemy of Judge Dredd
- Deathstroke, the archenemy of the Teen Titans (primarily Nightwing)
- Brotherhood of Evil, the archenemy of Doom Patrol
- Moonstone, the archenemy of Captain Marvel
- Grigori Rasputin, the archenemy of Hellboy
- Dark Archer, the archenemy of Green Arrow
- Darkseid, the archenemy of the Justice League (primarily Superman and Orion).
- Thanos, the archenemy of the Guardians of the Galaxy
Literature[]
- Captain Hook is the archenemy of Peter Pan.[1][2]
- Fu Manchu is the archenemy of Commissioner Denys Nayland Smith.
- Karla is the archenemy of George Smiley in John le Carré's Karla Trilogy.[3]
- Inspector Javert is the archenemy of Jean Valjean in the classic French novel Les Misérables.
- Professor James Moriarty is the archenemy of Sherlock Holmes.[4]
- Opal Kobai to Artemis Fowl.
- Professor Ratigan, archenemy of Basil of Baker Street in the book series of the same name, and also in the Disney film adaptation titled The Great Mouse Detective.
- The Sheriff of Nottingham is the archenemy of Robin Hood.
- Randall Flagg is the archenemy of the survivors in Boulder, Colorado in Stephen King's The Stand.
- Lord Voldemort is the archenemy of Harry Potter.[5]
- Gray Man is the archenemy of Spenser in Robert B. Parker's Spenser series.[6]
- Poseidon is the archenemy of Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey.[7]
- Nicolae Carpathia, the archenemy of the Tribulation Force in the Left Behind series.
- Saruman & Sauron - the archenemies of the protagonists in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
- Visser Three, the archenemy of the Animorphs.
Film[]
- Ernst Stavro Blofeld - the archenemy of James Bond, in the James Bond film series.[8]
- King Ghidorah, the archenemy of Godzilla in the Godzilla series.
- Dr. Evil is the archenemy of Austin Powers in the Austin Powers films.
- Sir Charles Litton and Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus - the archenemies of Inspector Jacques Clouseau in The Pink Panther series.
- Rene Belloq & Arnold Ernst Toht, the archenemies of Indiana Jones in the Indiana Jones film series.
- They are archenemies even in the prequel materials from the franchise.[9]
- Velociraptor & Tyrannosaurus Rex, the archenemies of the protagonists, in the Jurassic Park franchise.
- Darth Vader & Darth Sidious, the archenemies of Luke Skywalker, in the Star Wars franchise.
- Agent Smith, the archenemy of Neo, in the Matrix film series.
- Skynet and T-1000, archenemies of John Connor in Terminator.
- Dick Jones & Clearance Boddciker, the archenemies of Robocop, in Robocop.
- Tyrannosaurus and relatives could likely be considered the archenemy of King Kong
- Hans Gruber, the archenemy of John McClane, in the Die Hard franchise.
- John Doe, the archenemy of David Mills, in Se7en.
- William Tavington, the archenemy of Benjamin Martin in The Patriot.
- Rudy, the archenemy of Buck in the Ice Age films.
- Feathers McGraw - the archenemy of Wallace and Gromit.
- Judge Claude Frollo, the archenemy of Quasimodo & Esmeralda, in The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
- Judge Doom, the archenemy of Eddie Valiant, Roger Rabbit & Jessica Rabbit, in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
- Oogie Boogie, the archenemy of Jack Skellingon, in The Nightmare Before Christmas.
- Maleficent, the archenemy of Princess Aurora, in Sleeping Beauty.
- Ursula, the archenemy of Ariel, in The Little Mermaid.
- Queen Grimhilde, the archenemy of Snow White, in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
- Cruella DeVille, the archenemy of the Dalmantions, in 101 Dalmations.
- King Goobot, the archenemy of Jimmy Neutron, in Jimmy Neutron.
- Lord Farquaad, the archenemy of Shrek, in Shrek.
- Jafar, the archenemy of Aladdin, in Aladdin.
- Clayton, the archenemy of Tarzan, in Tarzan.
- Scar, the archenemy of Simba, in The Lion King.
- Sid Phillips, the archenemy of Woody & Buzz Lightyear, in Toy Story.
- Syndrome, the archenemy of Mr. Incredible, in The Incredibles.
- Hades, the archenemy of Hercules, in Hercules.
- Captain Hook, the archenemy of Peter Pan, in Peter Pan.
- William Boone, the archenemy of Mowgli, in Jungle Book '94.
- Hopper, the archenemy of Flik & Princess Atta, in A Bug's Life.
- Darth Maul & General Grievous, the archenemies of Obi-Wan Kenobi, in the Star Wars franchise.
- Randall Boggs, the archenemy of Mike and Sully, in Monsters Inc.
- Darth Tyrannus, the archenemy of Anakin Skywalker, in the Star Wars franchise.
Television[]
- Vilgax, the archenemy of Ben Tennyson in the Ben 10 series.
- Skrawl, the archenemy of Rudy Tabootie, Penny Sanchz, and Snap
- Vlad Plasmius, the archenemy of Danny Phantom
- Barry Dylan, the archenemy of Sterling Archer
- Plankton, the archenemy of SpongeBob SquarePants & Mr. Krabs in SpongeBob SquarePants
- Professor Calamitous - Archenemy of Jimmy Neutron.
- Mandark, the archenemy of Dexter.
- Kipp O'Donnell and Neil Biederman, the archenemies of Eliza Thornberry
- Megabyte - The archenemy of Bob, Dot Matrix and Enzo Matrix in ReBoot
- The Master, Davros and the Daleks are the archenemies of the Doctor, in the Doctor Who
- The Trickster is the archenemy of Sarah Jane Smith
- Jimmy Pesto, the archenemy of Bob Belcher
- Logan Bush, the archenemy of Louise Belcher
- Siegfried - the archenemy of Maxwell Smart.
- Cobra Organization - the archenemy of the G.I. Joe Team.
- Storm Shadow-the archenemy of Snake Eyes
- Sylar is the archenemy of both Peter Petrelli and Noah Bennet in the television series and its various media.
- Dr. Claw - the archenemy of Inspector Gadget.
- Dib - the archenemy of Zim.
- Father and The Delightful Children From Down The Lane, the archenemies of the Kids Next Door in Codename: Kids Next Door.
- Nergal, the archenemy of Billy & Mandy in The Grim Adventures of Billy And Mandy.
- Dr. Drakken and Shego, the archenemies of Kim Possible in Kim Possible.
- Gantu and Dr Hamsterviel - the archenemies of Lilo and Stitch in Lilo and Stitch: The Series
- The Kankers Sisters, the archenemies of The Eds in Ed, Edd N Eddy.
- Lee Kanker is the archenemy of Eddy.
- Marie Kanker is the archenemy of Double D.
- May Kanker is the archenemy of Ed.
- Helga, the archenemy of Penny Proud and LaCienega Boulevardez in The Proud Family.
- Martian Commander X-2, the archenemy of Duck Dodgers in Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century.
- Marcy D'Arcy - the archenemy of Al Bundy.
- Skeletor, the archenemy of He-Man in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.
- Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz - the archenemy (and proud of it) of Perry the Platypus.
- Gideon Gleeful and Bill Cipher - the archenemies of the Pines family in Gravity Falls
- Mojo Jojo, the archenemy of the Powerpuff Girls in The Powerpuff Girls.
- Aku, the archenemy of Samurai Jack in Samurai Jack.
- Katz, the archenemy of Courage in Courage The Cowardly Dog.
- Homelander, the archenemy of Billy Butcher in The Boys.
- Resse Wilkerson, the archenemy of Malcolm Wilkerson, in Malcolm In The Middle.
- Newman, the archenemy of Jerry Seinfeld, in Seinfeld.
- Eric Cartman, the archenemy of Kyle Broflovski in South Park.
- Renee "Ren" Stevens, the archenemy of Louis Stevens, in Even Stevens.
- Zorak-archenemy of Space Ghost
- Khan Noonien Singh, the archenemy of James T. Kirk
- Fire Lord Ozai is the archenemy of Team Avatar in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
- Mumm-Ra the Ever-Living - the archenemy of The Thundercats[10]
- Megatron - the archenemy of Optimus Prime in the Transformers franchise.
- Fred, Kate and Sandra-The archenemies of Will Valentine
- Tirek, Queen Chrysallis, Izzy Glow, and King Sombra the archenemies of Twilight Sparkle
- Joe Carroll is the archenemy of Ryan Hardy in The Following
- Gus Fring, the archenemy of Walter White on Breaking Bad
- Arthur Mitchell a.k.a The Trinity Killer is the archenemy of Dexter Morgan
- Lucifer is the archenemy of Sam and Dean Winchester in Supernatural
- The Cigarette Smoking Man is the archenemy of Fox Mulder and Dana Scully in The X-Files.
- Chuck McGill - the archenemy of Jimmy McGill in Better Call Saul
- Malcolm Merlyn - the archenemy of Oliver Queen
- Ernie the Giant Chicken, the archenemy of Peter Griffin
- Sideshow Bob, the archenemy of Bart Simpson in The Simpsons.
- David Xanatos and Demona - the archenemies of the Manhattan Clan gargoyles, particularly their leader, Goliath, in Gargoyles
- Vandal Savage - the archenemy of Hawkman, Hawkgirl, and Rip Hunter
- Damien Darhk - the archenemy of Sara Lance
- Gabriel Agreste - the archenemy of Ladybug and Cat Noir
Anime/Manga[]
Baki the Grappler
- Yujiro Hanma - the archenemy of Baki Hanma
Berserk
- Griffith - the archenemy of Guts
Black Cat
- Creed Diskenth - archenemy of Train Heartnet (aka the Black Cat)
Blood+
- Diva is the archenemy and twin sister of Saya Otonashi
Chrono Crusade
- Aion - archenemy of Chrono
Claymore
- Priscilla - the archenemy of Clare
Code Geass
- Charles zi Britannia and Schneizel el Britannia - the archenemies of Lelouch Lamperouge
- Kallen Stadtfeld - the archenemy of Suzaku Kururugi
Cowboy Bebop
- Vicious - the archenemy of Spike Spiegel
Cyborg 009
- Black Ghost - the archenemy of Cyborg 009
Death Note
- L - the archenemy of Light Yagami
- Near- the archenemy of Mello
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
- Muzan Kibutsuji - The archenemy of the Demon Slayer Corps
Dragonball
- Piccolo Daimao and Emperor Pilaf - the archenemies of Goku
Dragonball Z
- Frieza - the archenemy of Goku and Vegeta
- Garlic Junior - the archenemy of Piccolo
- No. 17 and No. 18 - the archenemies of Future Trunks and Future Gohan
- Buu - The archenemy of the Kais, including Supreme Kai.
Fist of the North Star
- Shin and Jagi - the archenemies of Kenshiro
- Juda - the archenemy of Rei
- Souther - the archenemy of Kenshiro and Shu
- Raoh - the archenemy of Kenshiro and Toki
Fullmetal Alchemist
- Father,Lust,and Scar archenemies of Edward and Alphonse Elric
- Hunter X Hunter
- Hisoka Morow- the archenemy of Gon freecss
- The Phantom Troupe- the archenemy of Kurapika Kurta
InuYasha
- Naraku and Sesshomaru - the archenemies of InuYasha
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
- Dio Brando - the overall archenemy of the Joestars, mainly Jonathan Joestar, Joseph Joestar and Jotaro Kujo
- Yoshikage Kira - the archenemy of Josuke Higashikata and Reimi Sugimoto
- Diavolo - the archenemy of Giorno Giovana and Team Passione
- Enrico Pucci - the archenemy of Jotaro Kujo and Jolyne Kujo
- Diego Brando and President Valentine- the archenemies of Johnny Joestar and Gyro Zeppeli
- Tooru - the archenemy of Josuke and Joshu Higashikata
Lupin III
- Koichi Zenigata - the archenemy (or frenemy) of Arsene Lupin III
Mobile Suit Gundam
- Char Aznable - the archenemy of Amuro Ray
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
- Zechs Merquise - the archenemy of Heero Yuy
My Hero Academia
- All For One/Shigaraki - the archenemy of All Might/Toshinori Yagi
- Himiko Toga- the archenemy of Ochaco Uraraka
- Tomura Shigeraki and Muscular - the archenemies of Izuku Midorya
One Piece
- The World Government - the archenemy of the Straw Hat Pirates
- Buggy the Clown-archenemy of Monkey D. Luffy
Pokemon
- Team Rocket-archenemies of Ash Ketchum and Pikachu
Rurouni Kenshin
- Shishio Makoto and Yukishiro Enishi - the archenemies of Himura Kenshin
Sailor Moon
- Queen Beryl - the archenemy of Sailor Moon/Usagi Tsukino
- Wiseman - the archenemy of Chibiusa
- Mistress 9 - the archenemy of Sailor Saturn
Tokyo Mew Mew
- Deep Blue and the Saint Rose Crusaders-the archenemies of the Mew Mews
Trigun
- Millions Knives (also twin brother) and Legato Bluesummers - archenemies of Vash the Stampede
YuYu Hakusho
- Younger Toguro and Shinobu Sensui - the archenemies of Yusuke Urameshi
Yu-Gi-Oh
- Maxamillion Pegasus -archenemy of Yugi Mutou and Seto Kaiba
- Rex Goodwin and Sayer-archenemies of Yusei Fudo
- Bandit Keith - archenemy of Joey Wheeler
Psycho Pass
- Makishima is the archenemy of Kogami
- The Sibyl System is the archenemy of Akane
Video Games[]
- Gruntilda Winkybunion - the archenemy of Banjo and Kazooie
- Imran Zakhaev, Vladimir Makarov and General Shepherd - the archenemies of "Soap" MacTavish and Captain John Price.
- Malefor (AKA the Dark Master), the archenemy of Spyro and Cynder in The Legend of Spyro trilogy
- The Brotherhood of Nod and their leader Kane - the archenemies of the Global Defense Initiative
- Sephiroth - the archenemy of Cloud Strife and Tifa Lockhart.
- Doctor Neo Cortex, the archenemy of Crash Bandicoot
- Uka Uka - the archenemy of Aku Aku
- King K. Rool, Kremlings, - the archenemies of Donkey Kong & The Other Kongs
- Risky Boots - The archenemy of Shantae
- The Combine are the archenemies of the Resistance.
- The Black Ops and Race X Aliens - the archenemies of Corporal Adrian Shephard in Half-Life: Opposing Force
- The Covenant - the archenemies of the UNSC
- LeChuck - The archenemy of Guybrush Threepwood in the Monkey Island series
- 343 Guilty Spark and the Gravemind - archenemies of Master Chief and Cortana
- Tartarus and the Prophet of Truth - archenemies of the Arbiter
- Meta Knight and King Dedede,- the archenemies of Kirby
- Keeby, Galacta Knight and Volcana Knight - Archenemies Of Meta Knight
- Kirby's - Archenemies and the Nightmare of King DeDeDe
- Ganondorf - the archenemy of Link
- Bowser- the archenemy of Mario
- King Boo and Bouldergeist - the archenemies of Luigi
- Saren Arterius and Harbinger - the archenemies of Commander Shepard
- The Reapers - the archenemies of the Protheans, and later on, the races of the Citadel.
- Revolver Ocelot, the archenemy of Solid Snake in the Metal Gear Solid series.
- Senator Steven Armstrong, the archenemy of Raiden.
- Ridley, the archenemy of Samus Aran
- GLaDOS, the archenemy of Chell
- Doctor Nefarious, the archenemy of Ratchet, Clank, and Captain Qwark in the Ratchet & Clank series.
- The Ultor Corporation - the archenemies of Red Faction.
- Albert Wesker - the archenemy of Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine
- The Umbrella Corporation - the archenemy of most of the remaining Resident Evil protagonists.
- Andross, the archenemy of Fox McCloud
- Wolf O'Donnell - the arch-rival of Fox McCloud
- Clockwerk - the archenemy of Sly Cooper in Sly Cooper series
- The Templars - archenemies of the Assassins in the Assassin's Creed series.
- Doctor Eggman (a.k.a. Doctor Robotnik) - the archenemy of Sonic the Hedgehog [11]
- Black Doom and Mephiles the Dark - the archenemies of Shadow the Hedgehog.
- Masayoshi Shido, Archenemy of Ren/Joker.
- Dr. Wily, the Archenemy of Classic Mega Man.
- Sigma, Archenemy of Mega Man X.
- M.Bison - the archenemy of Ryu, Ken, Guile and Chun Li in Street Fighter.
- Shang Tsung - the archenemy of Liu Kang and Kung Lao in Mortal Kombat.
- Gary Smith - the archenemy of Jimmy Hopkins in Bully, Bully: Scholarship Edition & Bully: Anniversary Edition.
- Rex Fury - the archenemy of Chase McCain in Lego City Undercover
- Mileena - the archenemy of Kitana.
- Shao Kahn and Shinnok - the archenemies of Raiden
- Kano - the archenemy of Sonya Blade, Johnny Cage, and Cassie Cage
- Quan Chi and Bi-Han (Sub Zero, later Noob Saibot) - the archenemies of Scorpion
- Nightmare - the archenemy, and formerly the alter-ego, of Siegfried.
- Astaroth - the archenemy of Maxi
- Cervantes - the archenemy of Taki and Ivy
- Vergil - the archenemy of Dante in Devil May Cry
- Tira - the archenemy of Sophitia and Yoshimitsu
- Aeon Calcos - the archenemy of Rock
- Darth Malak - the archenemy of Revan in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Darth Nihilus, Darth Sion, and Darth Traya - archenemies of the Jedi Exile in The Sith Lords
- Jerec - the archenemy of Kyle Katarn in the Dark Forces series
- Palpatine - the archenemies of Darth Vader and Galen Marek in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
- Kazuya Mishima is the archenemy and father of Jin Kazama
- Heihachi Mishima is the archenemy and father of Kazuya Mishima
- Anna Williams is the archenemy of Nina Williams
- Boss Cass - the archenemy of Ty the Tasmanian Tiger
- Xehanort - archenemy of Sora
- Xehanort's Heartless - archenemy of Riku
- Xemnas and Organization XIII - archenemies of Mickey Mouse and Ansem the Wise
- Diablo to Imperious and the humans.
See also[]
- Archenemy
- Antihero
- List of fictional antiheroes
References[]
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