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An archenemy, archfoe, archvillain or archnemesis (sometimes spelled arch-enemy, arch-foe, arch-villain or arch-nemesis is the principal enemy of a character in a work of fiction, often described as the hero's worst enemy (compare nemesis). The reason as to why the particular villain stands out more than the other rogues gallery villains varies, although they may be the hardest enemy to fight, the hero's opposite, the most often recurring villain, always bearing the most dangerous plots and posing the biggest threat, such as global domination in comparison to burglary, or was once a friend of the hero, or is the source of constant tragedy, pain, and horror to the hero. Archenemy (disambiguation) The term Archenemy may refer to: A major supervillain who stands out more than the other rogues gallery villains is called an archenemy. ...
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It should be noted that just because the villain is the hero's arch-enemy does not necessarily mean that they are their greatest enemy, as there are often other enemies who may be considered more powerful, resourceful, intelligent and/or evil than the archvillain, or perhaps has larger-scale goals. For example in the Superman comics, Darkseid, who threatens the entire universe, is a much greater threat than Lex Luthor who usually just threatens Metropolis and occasionally the world. Also, Apocalypse is a much greater threat than Magneto the arch-enemy of the X-Men, and Him is also a far greater threat than Mojo Jojo, the arch-foe of The Powerpuff Girls. For these reasons, heroes sometimes team up with their archenemy to take down the greater threat (see below). It is sometimes possible for a hero to have more than one archenemy; however, when none of the recurring foes in a hero's rogues gallery stand out more than the others, it is more accurate to say that the hero does not have an arch-enemy (see entries below). Superman is a fictional character and comic book superhero , originally created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian artist Joe Shuster and published by DC Comics. ...
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Mojo Jojo (voiced by Roger L. Jackson) is a fictional character in the Cartoon Network animated series The Powerpuff Girls and its anime spin-off, Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z. He is a notorious genius chimpanzee mad scientist, whose main goal is to destroy the Powerpuff Girls, crush Townsville (or, in...
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Pronunciation The correct way to pronounce 'archenemy' is (artch-en-im-ee). However, there is a second pronunciation, which, although it is incorrect, is somewhat fluent[citation needed]. This incorrect pronunciation is (ark-in-e-mee). The Japanese use this pronunciation of "arch" (アーク Āku) in borrowed English words (アークエネミー Ākuenemī). アーチ (Āchi) would refer to an arch bridge or an archdam. The proper pronunciation would be アーチエネミー (Āchienemī) in katakana.
Cartoon and Video Game archenemies
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* Admiral Zhao and Zuko were the arch-enemies of Aang and his friends in Avatar: The Last Airbender's Book One while Azula and Long Feng were Book Two's archenemies. * Akagi is the archenemy of the protagonist in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. * Aku is the archenemy of Samurai Jack. * Andross and the Star Wolf team are the archenemies of the Star Fox team (although Star Wolf slowly becomes anti-heroic in later Star Fox games). * Archie is the archenemy of the protagonist in Pokémon Sapphire. * Bowser is the archenemy of Mario and all of his friends in the Nintendo video-game series. * Big Boss and Liquid Snake are both archenemies of Solid Snake in the Metal Gear and Metal Gear Solid series * Black Doom is the archenemy of Shadow the Hedgehog. * Bob the Killer Goldfish, Queen Slug-For-A-Butt, Psycrow, Evil the Cat, Professor Monkey-For-A-Head and Evil Jim are the archenemies of Earthworm Jim in the cartoon and video game series. * The Brotherhood of Nod and their leader Kane are the archenemies of the Global Defense Initiative in the Command and Conquer video game series. * Buzz Buzzard, Ms. Meany and Wally Walrus are the archenemies of Woody Woodpecker. * Carmen Sandiego is the player's archenemy in the Carmen Sandiego series. * Carl is the archenemy of Yin, Yang and Master Yo in Yin Yang Yo! * Cat Clan are archenemies of Mio in Pucca * Char Aznable is the archenemy of Amuro Ray in the original Mobile Suit Gundam anime. * Cell is the archenemy of Future Trunks in the Dragonball series. * Clayton is the archenemy of Tarzan in the Disney feature film. * Cobra Commander, and by extension the Cobra Organization, is the archenemy of G.I. Joe. * The Covenant are the archenemies of the Master Chief in the Halo series. * The Dark Dragon is the archenemy of Jake Long in American Dragon: Jake Long * Dark Kat, Hard Drive, Doctor Viper, and the Metallikats are the archenemies of the Swat Kats in Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron. * David Xanatos and Demona are the archenemies of Goliath and the Manhattan Clan in Gargoyles * The Delightful Children from Down the Lane and Father are the archenemies of Numbuhs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 in Codename: Kids Next Door. * Derek Powers is the archenemy of Batman (Terry McGinnis) in Batman Beyond * Dib is Zim's archenemy in Invader Zim. * Doctor Blight, Verminous Skumm, Hoggish Greedly, Looten Plunder, Sly Sludge and Duke Nukem are the archenemies of Kwame, Wheeler, Linka, Gi, Ma-Ti and Captain Planet in Captain Planet and the Planeteers. * Doctor Drakken is the archenemy of Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable in Disney's Kim Possible. * Doctor Eggman (a.k.a. Doctor Robotnik) is the archenemy of Sonic the Hedgehog and all of his friends in Sega's Sonic The Hedgehog video game franchise. * Doctor Neo Cortex is the archenemy of Crash Bandicoot in the Crash Bandicoot video game series. * Doctor Weird, the Mooninites and the Plutonians are the archenemies of Master Shake, Frylock, Meatwad and Carl Brutananadilewski in Aqua Teen Hunger Force. * Don Karnage and the Air Pirates are the archenemies of Baloo, Kit Cloudkicker and Rebecca Cunningham in TaleSpin. * Eggman Nega is the archenemy of Silver the Hedgehog and Blaze the Cat. * The Evil Emperor Zurg is the archenemy of Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear * Elmer Fudd and Yosemite Sam are the archenemies of Bugs Bunny. * Fat Cat and Professor Norton Nimnul are the archenemies of the Rescue Rangers in Chip n' Dale Rescue Rangers. * Frieza is the archenemy of Vegeta and the Saiyans in the Dragonball series. * Ganondorf is the archenemy of Link in the Legend of Zelda video game series and, with Vaati, is also the only Zelda character to have survived to the next game, (Link and most other Zelda characters are either descendants or ancestors from previous games). * Geese Howard is the archenemy of the Bogard brothers in the Fatal Fury series. * Giovanni, the head of Team Rocket is the archenemy of most of the Pokémon games. * Gruntilda Winkybunion is the archenemy of Banjo and Kazooie. * Jack Spicer, Wuya, Chase Young and Hannibal Roy Bean are all archenemies of Omi, Clay, Kimiko and Raimundo in Xiaolin Showdown. * King K. Rool is the archenemy of Donkey Kong in many of Nintendo's Donkey Kong games, including every game in Rare's Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong Land trilogies. * King Dedede is the archenemy of Kirby in the same name of the video game series. * Kira Yamato was the the archenemy of Shinn Asuka in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny. * Lazlo, Raj and Clam from Camp Lazlo have three archenemies: Scoutmaster Lumpus, Edward and Ms. Mucus * Lord Recluse is the archenemy of the Statesman in City of Heroes. * Lyon is a surprise villain and archenemy of Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones. * Mandark is the school archenemy of Dexter in Dexter's Laboratory. * Mandy Luxe is the school archenemy of Sam, Clover and Alex in Totally Spies!. * Maxie is the archenemy of the protagonist in Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Emerald. * Marvin the Martian is the archenemy of Daffy Duck as Duck Dodgers. * M.Bison is the archenemy of Chun-Li, as well as Guile, in the Street Fighter video game series. * Megatron (and his descendants) is the archenemy of Optimus Prime (and his descendants) in the Transformers Universe. * Melissa O' Malley is Juniper Lee's school archenemy in The Life and Times of Juniper Lee. * Montana Max and Elmyra Duff are the archenemies of Buster Bunny and Babs Bunny in Tiny Toon Adventures. * Mozenrath is the archenemy of Aladdin in the Aladdin TV series. * Mojo Jojo is the archenemy of the Powerpuff Girls. * Mr.Burns is the archenemy of Homer Simpson in The Simpsons. * Mumm-Ra the Ever-Living is the archenemy of The Thundercats. * Myotismon is the arch enemy of the original two Digimon series * Negaduck, Megavolt, Quackerjack, Bushroot and Liquidator are all archenemies of Darkwing Duck. * Orochimaru is the archenemy of Naruto. * Pete is the archenemy of Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Minnie, Daisy and Pluto. * Plankton is the archenemy of Spongebob Squarepants and Eugene H. Krabs. Squilliam Fancyson is the archenemy of Squidward Tentacles. * Principal McVicker and Coach Buzzcut are the archenemies of Beavis and Butt-head. * Rau Le Creuset is the archenemy of Mu La Flaga and Kira Yamato in Mobile Suit Gundam Seed * Red Guy is the archenemy of Cow and Chicken, I Am Weasel and I R. Baboon. * The Reds, from the popular webseries Red vs Blue, are the archnenemies of the Blues, and vice versa. Also in that series, O'Malley the AI O'Malley is the archenemy of Tex, and by extension this makes O'Malley an enemy of Church and the rest of the Blues (on occassion the Blues and Reds have worked together to defeat him). * Rez is the archenemy of Gex * Ridley and all Space Pirates are the arch enemies of Samus Aran in the Metroid video game series. * Sagat is the archenemy of Ryu in the Street Fighter series. * Seifer Almasy is the archenemy of Squall Leonhart in Final Fantasy VIII. * Sephiroth is the archenemy of Cloud Strife in Final Fantasy VII and its sequel Final Fantasy VII Advent Children. * The Shredder is the archenemy of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. * Sideshow Bob is the archenemy of Bart Simpson and Lisa Simpson in The Simpsons. * Silas Greenback is the archenemy of Danger Mouse. * Skeletor is the archenemy of He-Man. * Skullmaster is the archenemy of Max in Mighty Max. * Snowball is the archenemy of Pinky and the Brain (specifically a direct intellectual rival of Brain). * Sonsai X and his subordinates (most notably Berge Katse of Galactor) are the archenemies of Science Ninja Team Gatchaman. * Specter is the archenemy of Spike, Jimmy, Casi, Natalie, Hakese, Kei and Yumi in the Ape Escape series. * Sylvester the Cat is the archenemy of Tweety Bird and Speedy Gonzales in the Looney Tunes. * Syndrome is the archenemy of the Incredible Family (especially Mr. Incredible). * The Tasmanian Devil is the archenemy of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck in the Looney Tunes. * The Destroyers gang are the archenemies of the the Warriors gang in Rockstar's 2005 video game. * Timmy Turner from The Fairly OddParents has three archenemies: Vicky, Mr. Crocker and Francis. Timmy Turner's father's archenemy is Dinkleberg (at least in his own mind). * Tobe, The Vagabonds, Muji and Ring Ring are archenemies of Garu and Pucca. * Tom is the archenemy of Jerry in Tom and Jerry. * Tommy and Robotboy have seven archenemies: Dr. Kamikazi, Constantine, Donnie, Bjorn Bjornson, Bjornbot, Kurt and Kurt's Dad. * Unicron is the archenemy of Primus in the Transformers universe. * Vega can be considered Ken's nemesis in the Street Fighter video game series. * Venger is the archenemy of the protagonists in the Dungeons & Dragons animated series. * Vicious is the archenemy of Spike Spiegel in Cowboy Bebop. * Vilgax and Kevin 11 are the archenemies of Ben Tennyson in Ben 10. * Vlad Plasmius is the archenemy of Danny Phantom in the cartoon of the same name. * Wile E. Coyote is the archenemy of Road Runner in the Looney Tunes. * Xehanort is the archenemy of Sora, Donald, Goofy, Mickey, and Riku in the Kingdom Hearts video game franchise. 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Examples of heroes joining forces with their arch enemies to fight a more powerful threat * The Autobots and the Decepticons would put aside their difference to battle Unicron. * Professor X's X-Men and Magneto's Brotherhood of Mutants against the likes of Apocalypse and Onslaught. The film versions of the X-Men and the Brotherhood also joined forces to stop William Stryker in X2. * In Justice League Unlimited, Superman's Justice League and Lex Luthor's Secret Society joined forces against Darkseid. Superman, Luthor and Darkseid have also all worked together in the comics against universal threats such as Imperiex or Dominus. * The animated Teen Titans joined with Slade to battle the demonic Trigon. * Mario and King Bowser joined against Smithy in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, and Cackletta in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. * Raiden joined forces with Quan Chi and Shang Tsung in 2004's Mortal Kombat: Deception to combat Onaga, the Dragon King. * Godzilla in Destroy All Monsters along with Minilla the pair teamed up with one of Minilla's bullies, Kumonga in an affort to defeat King Ghidorah * Doctor Doom has often temporarily allied with the superheroes of the Marvel Universe against major threats such as Thanos and Onslaught. * Danny Phantom and Vlad Plasmius have joined to battle Pariah Dark and Dark Danny. * Xena and Callisto team up against Hope * Hercules and Ares team up against Archangel Michael * Homer Simpson and Sideshow Bob (Bart and Lisa's enemies) have joined to catch the killer (Frank Grimmes Jr). * Tommy, Robotboy and Kurt's Dad have joined to catch Vandel Snicel. * Dr. Robotnik frequently joins forces with Sonic the Hedgehog and the others to battle threats such as Metal Sonic and Mephiles the Dark. * In the Doctor Who serial Terror of the Autons, the Doctor and the Master joined forces to defeat the Nestene Consciousness (admittedly, after the Master had summoned it to Earth). The Master also helped the Doctor against the Valeyard in The Trial of a Time Lord. * In the movie "Street Fighter 2: The Movie Uncut, Uncensored, Unleashed", towards the end, Ryu and Ken (normally fierce rivals) team up to defeat M. Bison. * In Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest, Captain Barbossa, the archenemy of Captain Jack Sparrow, teams up with Will, Elizabeth and others to look for Captain Jack Sparrow. * In Crash Twinsanity, Crash Bandicoot and his arch-enemy Doctor Neo Cortex team up to take on the Evil Twins. * The Star Fox team and the Star Wolf team ally against the Aparoids and the Anglars. * The Master Chief, chief soldier for the human race, and the Arbiter, chief soldier for the Covenant, unite to fight against the Flood in Halo 2. After events in Halo 2 led to factions of the Covenant going to war against one another, it's possible they will team up to fight the Prophets and their army in Halo 3, and it's very likely[citation needed] that they will team up against the Flood again. * In the machinima series Red vs. Blue, the Blues occasionally join forces with the Reds against the rogue AI, O'Malley. * In Rurouni Kenshin, both Himura Kenshin and Saitou Hajime were arch-enemies during the Bakumatsu. Ten years down the road, they formed a tenuous alliance to battle the greater threat of Shishio Makoto. * Venom (Eddie Brock) and Spider-Man united against Carnage on several occasions, including Carnage's debut issues and the Maximum Carnage storyline. * In an episode of Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Buzz Lightyear and the Evil Emperor Zurg join forces against an evil alien race. * In Buffy The Vampire Slayer, towards the end of season 2, Buffy teams up with Spike to stop Angelus. * Harry Osborn, as the Green Goblin, helped his best friend, Peter Parker aka Spiderman, against Venom and Sandman near the end of the movie, Spider-Man 3. * Kane and The Undertaker team up against the likes of Ken Kennedy, MVP, Steve Austin, Triple H, Booker T or "King Booker", and Finlay. * Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock team up against Kane and The Undertaker. * Zack and Ivy team up with the title character of Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego? * Zim and Dib would work together to save the Earth from Tak Heroes who do not have archenemies
The following are examples of heroes who have no archenemies: * Captain Underpants * John Rambo * Alex Rider * Garfield * The Loonatics in Loonatics Unleashed. * Scooby Doo and Shaggy * Ultraman and many of his brethren, although there have been several exceptions. Garfield is a comic strip created by Jim Davis featuring Garfield the cat, Odie the dog, and their owner Jon Arbuckle. ...
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