Roys, Assemble

Look: 9 images of Succession characters as iconic heroes and villains

Inverse reimagines the Succession cast as classic sci-fi and fantasy characters.

by Gabrielle Bondi

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Succession might be a satirical family drama, but the HBO series also secretly uses a number of popular sci-fi and fantasy tropes.

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So Inverse decided to give the characters of Succession a makeover as the heroes and villains in the most iconic franchises.

Here are 9 images of the Succession cast as sci-fi and fantasy characters
9. Tom and Shiv as Vision and Scarlet Witch

Succession’s Season 3 has plenty in common with Captain America: Civil War. The Roys were divided with Tom (Matthew Macfadyen) and Shiv (Sarah Snook) trying to figure out where they stand.

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8. Roman Roy as The Joker

Everyone showed their supervillain side, including Roman Roy (Kieran Culkin) in Succession Season 3 Episode 2.

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7. Tom and Cousin Greg as Batman and Robin

No duo is more comic than Tom and Cousin Greg (Nicholas Braun) on Succession.

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6. Logan and Kendall Roy as Palpatine and Anakin Skywalker

Like Star Wars, characters in Succession often flirt with or embrace the Dark side.

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5. Logan Roy as Théoden

In Season 3 Episode 5, Logan Roy (Brian Cox) recalled the ailing king from The Lord of the Rings.

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4. Stewy Hosseini as Lex Luthor

Stewy (Arian Moayed), like the DC supervillain, is always a couple of steps ahead of the Roys.

3. Logan Roy as Thanos

With the snap of his fingers, Logan Roy usually gets what he wants, including picking a president.

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2. Roman, Kendall, and Shiv as Loki, Iron Man, and Thor.

Kendall’s birthday bash in Season 3 shows how he is the Tony Stark of HBO.

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1. Gerri and Roman as Chewbacca and Han Solo

Gerri and Roman’s relationship has had its ups and downs, but for the most part, they’ve remained loyal to each other.

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