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Posted: 31 August 2026 at 2:37pm | IP Logged | 1 post reply
Relax. I am not talking about transgender individuals.

So many male characters have been shown to have female counterparts—She-Hulk, Mary Marvel, Supergirl, Batwoman, Batgirl, many more—but I can’t think of any where the imitation has gone the other way. No male versions of female characters.

Am I forgetting someone?

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Part Two: realizing there are very few female characters who aren’t derived from males. Invisible Woman, Elasti-Girl, Platinum, Wonder Woman, others.
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Would Red Tornado to any degree be a female to male version?
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I suppose.
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Closest thing I can think of is Wiccan, Scarlet Witch’s son William who has a similar power set. 

There was a period where Hank Pym was going by Wasp in honor of Janet, believed to be dead at the time. 
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… Wiccan, Scarlet Witch’s son William…

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Don’t even want to know how he got re-alived.

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Well, there was "Wonder-Warrior".  But that was Marty Pasko having fun through Mr. Mxyzptlk.

And didn't Hellcat have a Mad Dog Male counterpart.  I guess that doesn't count.

But no one for Storm or Vixen or Raven.

Didn't Hank Pym take over as the Wasp for a bit?

Wasn't there also a Male Cheetah back in the early 2000's?

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DC had Cat-man.
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In story, Spider-man's black suit was influenced by the then-new Spider-Woman's black and white look.

Not exactly the same as a male spin-off counterpart character, but it's adjacent.

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Now that I think about it, is the Red Guardian a male version of the Black Widow? He seems to be an obvious counter-version of Captain America, but both in-story and publishing first appearance, he came after Natasha and serves similar functions, only publically instead of secretly. Hmm...


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If name alone counts. Wonder Man?
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