List of fictional archenemies

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.
In comic books
* Abomination, Thunderbolt Ross and Leader are archenemies of the Hulk.
*Anton Arcane, archenemy of Swamp Thing
*Attuma, the archenemy of Namor.
* Black Manta, the archenemies of Aquaman.
* Brain and the Brotherhood of Evil, archenemies of the Doom Patrol.
*Bushman, archenemy of Moon Knight
* Cheetah, archenemy of Wonder Woman.
*Chemistro, archenemy of Luke Cage
* Darkseid, archenemy of his son Orion and all of New Genesis, in Jack Kirby's Fourth World.
* Deacon Frost, archenemy of Blade.
* Deathstroke, archenemy of the Teen Titans.
**Blackfire, the sister and archenemy of Starfire
**Trigon, the archenemy of Raven
* Doctor Doom, archenemy of the Fantastic Four, especially Mister Fantastic.
* Doctor Sivana and Black Adam, archenemies of .
* Dormammu and Baron Mordo archenemies of Doctor Strange.
* Fatal Five, Time Trapper, Mordru and Legion of Super-Villains, the archenemies of The Legion of Superheroes.
*Galactus or Mephisto serve as archenemies of the Silver Surfer.
* Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, and Venom, archenemies of Spider-Man.
* Judge Death, archenemy of Judge Dredd.
*Kang, Masters of Evil, and Ultron, archenemy of the Avengers.
* Kingpin and Bullseye, archenemies of Daredevil.
* Klaw, the archenemy of Black Panther.
* Lex Luthor, archenemy of Superman.
*Mirror Master, Captain Cold, Gorilla Grodd and the Reverse Flashes, archenemies of the Flash.
* The Brotherhood of Mutants, archenemies of the X-Men.
* The Octopus, archenemy of the Spirit.
*Overlord and the Vicious Circle, archenemies of the Savage Dragon
* Red Skull, archenemy of Captain America.
*The Singh Brotherhood, archenemies of the Phantom
*Thanos, archenemy of
*Violator and Malebolgia, archenemies of Spawn.
In literature
* Captain Hook is the archenemy of Peter Pan.
* Fu Manchu is the archenemy of Commissioner Denys Nayland Smith.
* Karla is the archenemy of George Smiley in Karla Trilogy.
* Inspector Javert is the archenemy of Jean Valjean in the classic French novel Les Misérables.
* Professor James Moriarty is the archenemy of Sherlock Holmes.
*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.
* Gray Man is the archenemy of Spenser in Robert B. Parker's Spenser series.
* Poseidon is the archenemy of Odysseus in Odyssey.
* House Harkonnen - the archenemies of House Atreides and the Fremen in Frank Herbert's Dune
*Nicolae Carpathia, the archenemy of the Tribulation Force in the Left Behind series.
*Sauron - the archenemy of the protagonists in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
In film
* Ernst Stavro Blofeld - the archenemy of James Bond, in the .
*King Ghidorah and Mechagodzilla are the archenemies 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.
* Agent Smith, the archenemy of Neo, in the .
* Rene Belloq, the archenemy of Indiana Jones in the .
** They are archenemies even in the prequel materials from the franchise.
* Jafar, the archenemy of Aladdin and Princess Jasmine in Aladdin and The Return of Jafar.
*Emperor Zurg, archenemy of Buzz Lightyear in the and the tv spinoff Buzz Lightyear of Star Command.
* Darth Vader, the archenemy of Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy.
* Tyrannosaurus and relatives could likely be considered the archenemy of King Kong
* The Kurgan, the archenemy of Connor MacLeod, from the film Highlander and its various media.
* Skynet, archenemy of John Connor.
In television
*Sister Mary Bernard is the archnemesis of Gabrielle Solis on the TV series Desperate Housewives
* Callisto is the archenemy of Xena in the Xena: Warrior Princess television series.
*Amber Gates is the archenemy of Tanya Turner on the television series Footballer's Wives.
*Nevel Papperman is the archenemy of Carly Shay on the TV series iCarly.
**Chuck Chambers is the archenemy of Spencer Shay on iCarly.
* Azazel is the archenemy of John Winchester in Supernatural
* Jim Keats, archenemy of Gene Hunt.
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius
* Professor Calamitous, the archenemy of Jimmy Neutron
Avatar: The Last Airbender
* Fire Lord Ozai - the archenemy of Aang.
* Princess Azula and Admiral Zhao- the archenemies of Prince Zuko.
Batman Beyond
* Blight - the archenemy of Batman.
Beast Wars
* Megatron - the archenemy of Optimus Primal.
The Big Bang Theory
* Leslie Winkle and Wil Wheaton - the archenemies of Sheldon Cooper.
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
*Captain Pollution - the archenemy of Captain Planet.
Chalkzone
*Skrawl-The archenemy of Rudy Tabootie, Penny Sanchz, and Snap
Danny Phantom
* Vlad Plasmius, the archenemy of Danny Phantom and Dani Phantom
Darkwing Duck
* NegaDuck, Megavolt, Bushroot, Quackerjack, Liquidator and Steelbeak - the archenemies of Darkwing Duck.
Dexter's Laboratory
*Mandark, archenemy of Dexter.
Doctor Who
* 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
Family Guy
* Ernie the Giant Chicken and Carter Pewterschmidt - the archenemies of Peter Griffin
Get Smart
* Siegfried - the archenemy of Maxwell Smart.
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero and G.I. Joe: Sigma 6
*Cobra Organization - the archenemy of the G.I. Joe Team.
*Storm Shadow-the archenemy of Snake Eyes
Heroes
* Sylar is the archenemy of both Peter Petrelli and Noah Bennet in the television series and its various media.
House of Mouse
*Pete the Cat, Mortimer Mouse, & Miss Turtle-The archenemies of Micky Mouse
*Baby Shellby-The archenemy of Donald Duck
Inspector Gadget
* Dr. Claw - the archenemy of Inspector Gadget
Invader Zim
* Dib - the archenemy of Zim
Kim Possible
*Dr. Drakken and Shego archenemies of Kim Possible.
Looney Tunes
*Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam, The Tasmanian Devil and Cecil Turtle - the archenemies of Bugs Bunny.
*Sylvester the Cat - the archenemy of Tweety Bird and Speedy Gonzales.
*Wile E. Coyote - the archenemy of the Road Runner.
*Marvin The Martian - the archenemy of Duck Dodgers in Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century.
*Barnyard Dawg and Henery Hawk - the archenemies of Foghorn Leghorn.
*Ralph Wolf - the archenemy, and ironically, co-worker, roommate and friend of Sam Sheepdog.
Lost
* John Locke- the archenemy of Jack Shephard
* Charles Widmore- the archenemy of Benjamin Linus
* The Man in Black- the archenemy of Jacob
MacGyver
* Murdoc - the archenemy of MacGyver.
Married... with Children
* Marcy D'Arcy - the archenemy of Al Bundy.
Masters of the Universe
* Skeletor - the archenemy of He-Man
*Hordak and Catra-archenemies of She-Ra
The Perils of Penelope Pitstop
*The Hooded Claw - the archenemy of Penelope Pitstop
Phineas and Ferb
* Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz - the archenemy (and proud of it) of Perry the Platypus.
* Suzy Johnson - the archenemy of Candace Flynn
Popeye the Sailor
* Bluto - the archenemy of Popeye
The Powerpuff Girls
* Mojo Jojo - the archenemy of the Powerpuff Girls
Power Rangers
* Lord Zedd - the archenemy of Zordon.
* Goldar - the archenemy of Jason Lee Scott and Tommy Oliver.
* Astronema, Ecliptor andDarkonda - the archenemies of Andros.
Red vs. Blue
* & - the archenemies of Freelancer Tex & Private Church</ref>
Rocko's Modern Life
*Mr. Bighead - The archenemy of Rocko.
Rugrats
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
* Sosai X and his subordinates (most notably Berge Katse of Galactor) - the archenemies of the Science Ninja Team Gatchaman.
The Simpsons
* Sideshow Bob and Principal Seymour Skinner - the archenemies of Bart Simpson.
* Mr Burns and Patty & Selma- the archenemies of Homer Simpson.
South Park
* Eric Cartman - the archenemy of Kyle Broflovski.
Space Ghost and Dino Boy
*Zorak-archenemy of Space Ghost
SpongeBob SquarePants
* Plankton - the archenemy of Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob SquarePants
Star Trek: The Next Generation
* Q and The Borg - the archenemies of Captain Jean Luc Picard.
* Lore - the archenemy of his brother, Data.
* The House of Duras, the archenemies of Commander Worf.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
* Gul Dukat - the archenemy of Captain Benjamin Sisko.
Star Trek: Voyager
* The - the archenemy of Captain Kathryn Janeway.
* Species 8472 - archenemies of The Borg.
Thundercats
* Mumm-Ra the Ever-Living - the archenemy of The Thundercats
Super Friends
*Legion of Doom - the archenemy of the Super Friends.
Tom and Jerry
* Tom - the archenemy of Jerry and viceversa.
Transformers Universe
* Megatron - the archenemy of Optimus Prime
* Galvatron - the archenemy of Rodimus Prime
The Venture Bros.
* The Monarch - the archenemy of Dr. Venture.
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*Professer Pester & Lanston Lickatoad-the archenemies of Fergy Fudghog & Paulie Pretztail
The Woody Woodpecker Show
* Buzz Buzzard and Wally Walrus - the archenemies of Woody Woodpecker
The Wacky World of Tex Avery
*Sagebrush Sid-the archenemy of Tex Avery
*Dan the Man-the archeney of Pompeii Pete
*Amanda Banshee-the archenemy of Freddie the Fly
*Ghengis the Lion-the archenemy of Khannie the Panda
*Mooch the Fox-the archenemy of Maurice the Chicken
Will and Dewitt
*Fred, Kate and Sandra-The archenemies of
The X-Files
*Cigarette-Smoking Man- the archenemy of Fox Mulder.
In anime and 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)
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* is the archenemy and twin sister of Saya Otonashi
Chrono Crusade
* - archenemy of Chrono
Claymore
* Priscilla - the archenemy of Clare
Code Geass
* Charles zi Britannia and Schneizel el Britannia - the archenemies of Lelouch Lamperouge
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
Dragonball
* Piccolo Daimao and Emperor Pilaf - the archenemies of Goku
Dragonball Z
* Vegeta and Frieza - the archenemies of Goku
* Garlic Junior - the archenemy of Piccolo
* and - 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
* Raoh - the archenemy of Kenshiro and Toki
Fullmetal Alchemist
* Father,Envy,and Scar archenemies of Edward and Alphonse Elric
InuYasha
* Naraku - the archenemy of InuYasha
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
* Dio Brando - the archenemy of the Joestars, mainly Jonathan Joestar, Joseph Joestar and Jotaro Kujo
* Yoshikage Kira - the archenemy of Josuke Higashikata
* Diavolo - the archenemy of Giorno Giovana
* Enrico Pucci - the archenemy of Jotaro Kujo and Jolyne Kujo
Mobile Suit Gundam
* Char Aznable - the archenemy of Amuro Ray
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
* Zechs Merquise - the archenemy of Heero Yuy
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 and Seto Kaiba -archenemies of Yugi Mutou
*Rex Goodwin and Sayer-archenemies of Yusei Fudo
*Bandit Keith - archenemy of Joey Wheeler
In computer and videogames
Aliens vs. Predator
*Specimen Six, the Rookie, and the Elite Predator are the archenemies of Karl Bishop Weyland.
series
* - the archenemy of and
series
* Arcturus Mengsk - the archenemy of Jim Raynor
* Sarah Kerrigan - the archenemy of Zeratul
Call of Duty (specifically Modern Warfare) series
* Imran Zakhaev, Vladimir Makarov and General Shepherd - the archenemies of "Soap" MacTavish and Captain John Price.
Castlevania series
* Count Dracula - the archnemesis of The Belmont clan
Command & Conquer series
* The Brotherhood of Nod and their leader Kane - the archenemies of the Global Defense Initiative
* Sephiroth - the archenemy of Cloud Strife
* Professor Hojo - the archenemy of Vincent Valentine
Crash Bandicoot series
* Doctor Neo Cortex - the archenemy of Crash Bandicoot
Donkey Kong series
* King K. Rool, Kremlings, - the archenemies of Donkey Kong & The Other Kongs
* Wizpig - the archenemy of Diddy Kong
The Elder Scrolls
* Dagoth Ur - the archenemy of the "Nerevarine" in The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
* Mankar Camoran - the archenemy of the "Hero of Kvatch" in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
** Mehrunes Dagon - the archenemy of Emperor Uriel Septim VII and Martin Septin
** Jyggalag - the archenemy, and alter-ego, of the Daedric Prince Sheogorath in The Shivering Isles
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
* The Black Knight, Count Evil, The Fire Dragon, Water, and Blue - the archenemies of Ike and Marth
Fallout series
* The Master - the archenemy of the "Vault Dweller" in the original Fallout.
* Frank Horrigan, President Dick Richardson, and the Enclave - the archenemies of the "Chosen One" in Fallout 2.
* John Henry Eden, Colonel Augustus Autumn, and the Enclave - the archenemies of the "Lone Wanderer" in Fallout 3.
Gears of War series
* General RAAM and High Priest Skorge - archenemies of Marcus Fenix.
God of War series
* Zeus - archenemy of Kratos
Half-Life Series
*Nihilanth and Wallace Breen are the archenemies of Gordon Freeman.
**The Combine are the archenemies of the Resistance.
**The G-Man is the archenemy of the Vortigaunts.
**The Black Ops and Race X Aliens - the archenemies of Corporal Adrian Shephard in Half-Life: Opposing Force
Halo Series
*The Covenant - the archenemies of the UNSC
** 343 Guilty Spark and the Gravemind - archenemies of Master Chief and Cortana
** Tartarus and the Prophet of Truth - archenemies of the Arbiter
Kingdom Hearts series
*Xehanort - archenemy of Sora
**Xehanort's Heartless - archenemy of Riku
**Xemnas and Organization XIII - archenemies of Mickey Mouse and Ansem the Wise
**Master Xehanort - archenemy of Terra and Master Eraqus
**Vanitas - archenemy of Ventus
series
* Meta Knight, King Dedede,Master DawDowle and - the archenemies of Kirby
* Keeby and Volcana Knight - Archenemies Of Meta Knight
* - Archenemies and the Nightmare of King DeDeDe
The Legend of Zelda series
* Ganondorf - the archenemy of Link and Zelda
series
* Bowser- the archenemy of Mario
* King Boo and Bouldergeist - the archenemies of Luigi
Mass Effect series
* Saren Arterius and Harbinger - the archenemies of Commander Shepard
** The Reapers - the archenemies of the Protheans, and later on, the races of the Citadel.
Mortal Kombat series
*Noob Saibot-archenemy of Scorpion
* Scorpion - the archenemy of Sub-Zero.
* Kano - the archenemy of Sonya and Jax.
* Shang Tsung - the archenemy of Liu Kang.
* Shao Kahn -the archenemy of Raiden
Mega Man series
* Dr. Wily and Proto Man-archenemies of Mega Man
* Sigma - the archenemy of Mega Man X and Zero
* Dr. Weil- archenemy to Zero in the Mega Man Zero series
Metal Gear and Metal Gear Solid series
* Big Boss, Revolver Ocelot, and Liquid Snake - archenemies of Solid Snake
* Solidus Snake and Vamp - archenemies of Raiden
* Major Zero - archenemy of Big Boss
series
* Ridley - the archenemy of Samus Aran
Rayman series
* Razorbeard - the archenemy of Rayman
* Andrea the Dark Lum - the archenemy of Globox
* The Hoodlums - The archenemy team of Murfy & The Teenies
series
* Doctor Nefarious, Emperor Percival Tachyon and Captain Slag - the archenemies of Ratchet
* Klunk - the archenemy of Clank
series
* The Ultor Corporation - the archenemies of Red Faction.
series
* Albert Wesker - the archenemy of Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine
* The Umbrella Corporation - the archenemy of most of the remaining Resident Evil protagonists.
* Andross, General Scales, the Aparoid Queen and the Emperor Anglar - archenemies of Fox McCloud
** Wolf O'Donnell - the arch-rival of Fox McCloud
series
* Clockwerk - the archenemy of Sly Cooper in Sly Cooper series
series
* Doctor Eggman (a.k.a. Doctor Robotnik) - the archenemy of Sonic the Hedgehog
series
* Ripto-archenemy of Spyro the Dragon
Street Fighter series
* Sagat - an archenemy of Ryu
* Akuma - the archenemy of Ryu and Ken
* M.Bison - the archenemy of Chun Li, Rose and Guile
Soul series
* Nightmare - the archenemy, and formerly the alter-ego, of Siegfried.
* Astaroth - the archenemy of Maxi
* Cervantes - the archenemy of Taki and Ivy
* Tira - the archenemy of Sophitia and Yoshimitsu
* Aeon Calcos - the archenemy of Rock
Star Wars games
* Darth Malak - the archenemy of Revan in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
** Saul Karath - the archenemy of Carth Onasi
** Darth Nihilus, Darth Sion, and Darth Traya - archenemies of the Jedi Exile in The Sith Lords
** Hanharr - the archenemy of Mira in The Sith Lords
* Jerec - the archenemy of Kyle Katarn in the Dark Forces series
* Darth Vader and Palpatine - the archenemies of Galen Marek in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Tekken
* Kazuya Mishima is the archenemy and father of Jin Kazama
* Heihachi Mishima is the archenemy and father of Kazuya Mishima
Turok series
* The Campaigner - the archenemy of Tal'Set in Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
* The Primagen - the archenemy of Joshua Fireseed in Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger series
* Boss Cass - the archenemy of Ty the Tasmanian Tiger
 
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