With Doom Patrol being renewed for a fourth season, fans can expect a lot more interesting storylines surrounding the superpowered individuals. The Niles-engineered accidents that the heroes were subjected to long before they came to The Manor have proven to be the best things that happened to them. However, their special abilities haven't stopped capable villains from hunting them too.

Both the villains and heroes on the streaming series have impressed fans in different ways during the 3 seasons that have aired so far. Others have had arcs that go deeper than just saving or destroying the world while some have remained outstanding by simply making good use of their special abilities.

UPDATE: 2022/12/10 09:20 EST BY SHAWN S. LEALOS

With Doom Patrol returning for its fourth season in December, fans can watch one of the smartest, off-the-wall superhero shows on television today. This also includes bringing back some of the most entertaining and dysfunctional characters on any TV show. There are so many characters from the comics that could join the show, although several of them would never work on the small or big screen. It will also be hard to match the characters introduced in the first three seasons of the show, from the heroes on the Doom Patrol team to villains like Mr. Nobody, a doomsday talking cockroach, and even an imaginary spider.

Ernest Franklin, AKA Beard Hunter

Ernest Franklin is a villain known as Beard Hunter in Doom Patrol. However, it is his goals that ended up making him an endearing, if not an appreciated character. Beard Hunter is a mercenary who hunts the world's bearded men.

Since Niles Hunter is a bearded man, that made him a target of Beard Hunter. His powers made him one of the strangest characters since he gained power boosts by ingesting other people’s facial hair.

Steve Larson, AKA Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man

When it comes to Steve Larson, he was a villain that viewers had a hard time hating. That is because he was so pathetic and inept that he was barely a threat. Instead, he was someone that fans felt sorry for and ended up killing in the end.

Steve was also known as Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man, a nickname he picked up after a failed robbery. What makes him such a great character is the fact he is there as comic relief, and he has developed a fun reputation as a fan favorite.

Herschel

There are several characters on Doom Patrol that might not exist in reality. This is where the show really connects to the comics on which it is based. Dorothy is one of the most powerful Doom Patrol characters and one of her close imaginary friends in Herschel.

Herschel is there to protect Dorothy when she needs help. When he finally showed up and sent Doom Patrol to help Dorothy when the Candlemaker began to arrive, he proved his importance. He might be an imaginary character, but he is someone that embodies what Doom Patrol characters are all about.

Ezekiel

Not all the best Doom Patrol characters are heroes. Many of them aren't even human. This includes one of the best in the Doom Patrol villain Ezekiel. Introduced in the first season episode "Donkey Patrol," Ezekiel is a cockroach who loves to spew doomsday proclamation. This makes sense because he is the Fifth Horseman of the Apocalypse.

Ezekiel is an extremely religious cockroach who believed he held great power. He even fell in love after joining the Brotherhood of Dangerous Animals. Sadly, Ezekiel never saw his love for Admiral Whiskers lead to anything since Cyborg killed him.

Rita Farr, AKA Elasti-Girl

When Niles Caulder exposes the former Hollywood star to toxic gases in line with the Immortus Initiative, her body develops the ability to be elastic. She initially struggles to adapt to the changes but eventually accepts who she is.

Rita's character development is superior to that of many other characters on the show. As the story progresses, she gradually develops from a fame-obsessed narcissistic person to a very kind one. Despite initially being consumed with Hollywood fame, she learns how to control her powers and dedicates her life to helping both her colleagues and ordinary citizens.

Crazy Jane

Kay Challis has many personalities, but Crazy Jane is her most dominant one. The Jane personality serves to maintain a state of equilibrium in The Underground where the rest of the personalities reside.

Jane is a compact character overall. One of the lesser-known facts about Doom Patrol members is that she is exclusive to the series, so both show and comic fans get to learn something new every day. Through Challis' other personalities, Jane is able to tap into over a dozen different kinds of powers, making her one of the strongest characters. Through her, themes of childhood trauma and depression are also brought up, as it's revealed she was abused as a child.

Eric Morden, AKA Mr. Nobody

Due to a Nazi experiment he underwent in Paraguay, the omnipresent antagonist can travel through different dimensions and alter reality. He can also break the fourth wall and is aware that he is a character in a TV show.

Morden has all the best qualities of a supervillain. He keeps communicating with the audience and making Niles' patients suffer just for fun. And like other great villains, he forms a powerful evil organization with a rather scary name, known as the Brotherhood of Dangerous Animals. He almost defeats the heroes on several occasions too, including the times he kidnaps Niles and manipulates Cyborg.

Victor "Vic" Stone, AKA Cyborg

Vic becomes a hero after receiving cybernetic enhancements from his dad, Silas. Initially a member of the Titans, he joins the Patrol team because of his great friendship with The Chief.

Vic scores more points than other characters due to the fact that he is the more famous one. Having been part of the Titans and the Justice League, even casual fans are very familiar with him. Still, the show treats him fairly by not focusing too much on him or making him too perfect. He has his flaws, both in strength (as he is almost defeated by Mr. Nobody) and in love (as he falls for the terrorist Roni Eves).

Niles Caulder, AKA The Chief

The medical doctor is responsible for bringing all the Doom Patrol members together and offering them shelter. His scientific knowledge is vast, enabling him to handle complex experiments.

As a father figure to the Doom Patrol members, Niles always looks out for them. He isn't without powers, as he is gifted with longevity, an ability mostly seen in MCU characters that have taken the Super Solider serum. He has skeletons in his closet too, something that prevents him from being an overly perfect character. He is quite devious as well, as it's revealed that he was partly responsible for the accidents that gave the heroes their powers.

Larry Trainor

The former United States Air Force pilot has the Negative Entity to thank for his powers, as it merges with him after his plane crashes. The Bureau of Normalcy then saves him, placing him with the rest of the heroes.

The love-hate relationship between Larry and the Negative Spirit feels a lot like that of Eddie Brock and Venom in the Marvel Comics. The two initially clash but soon learn to co-exist in harmony. Apart from doing heroic acts, Larry has plenty of individual character arcs. One of those involves family struggles. He desires to reconcile with his estranged son Paul but that fails to happen becomes Paul is solely focused on capturing him. Larry's sexuality is also explored too, showing that even superheroes need love.

Cliff Steele, AKA Robotman

The former NASCAR driver has most of his parts transferred into a robotic suit after a car accident decimates most of his body. Accepting his fate, he chooses to be part of the Doom Patrol.

Steele is the easiest character to sympathize with. Watching a robot trying to learn about his human daughter is as odd as it is tearjerking. He is an overall fun character for a variety of reasons. He is a better driver than most humans, thanks to his experience on the racetrack. He knows how to entertain his friends too, often dancing in front of them after having learned many moves while he was still a human. He is also one of the few characters on the show that can boast of immortality since his robotic parts make him immune to aging.

Flex Mentallo

Flex can do literally anything by simply flexing his muscles or different parts of his body. After learning about his powers, the Doom Patrol members rescue him from the Bureau of Normalcy where he had been held captive for years.

The outlandish superhero's "Muscle Mystery" is one of the most unique powers in Doom Patrol and it provides plenty of comic relief on the show. He has also impressed by causing people to fly by just flapping his ear lobes. Mentallo is also so proud of who he is that he never bothers to hide his identity like most of the other heroes.

Laura De Mille, AKA Madame Rouge

Formerly a member of the Sisterhood of Dada as well as the Brotherhood of Evil, Rouge time-travels to 2021 to steal information from Niles Caulder. However, she ends up losing her memory.

Rouge's inability to control her powers because of her amnesia is part of what makes her an intriguing character. Her numerous "oops" moments leave fans in a dilemma on whether to hate her or root for her. Her transformation from antagonist to hero is also an interesting arc. She is one of the few baddies on the show that get to reform and make an attempt to destroy her former evil organization.

The Candlemaker

The sole focus of this deity is to turn Earth into wax. He is forced into Dorothy Spinner as a curse, but she manages to manipulate him and turn him into an ally.

The Candlemaker gets bonus points for being the only being to defeat all the Doom Patrol members, something even Morden couldn't achieve. His powers are quite unmatched too. By being able to melt everything around him, he is impossible to defeat. Even better is that he can bring the worst thoughts of his opponents into life and use them as his agents. All these traits make Candlemaker the most powerful antagonist on the show.

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