The first Dr. Fate, Kent Nelson, an archaeologist who penetrated an ancient tomb and awakened Nabu who taught young Kent magic and the artifacts of the helmet and amulet on which Nabu's magic is based.
The second Dr. Fate is actually two people, Eric and Linda Strauss who are chosen by Nabu to succeed the old Kent, they're particularly strong when their bodies merge into one Fate.
The third Fate, Jared Stevens is a demon hunter who differs from the other Fates in that he doesn't have a helmet because he has forged it into a sword.
The fourth Fate, Hector Hall, son of the Hawkman, is best known for his adventures with the JSA.
The fifth fate of the younger Kent, Kent V Nelson. He is the grand-nephew of the original Doctor Fate, Kent Nelson.
The latest Fate is Khalid Nassour, chosen by the Egyptian cat-god Bast to be Fate against the death god Anubis.
#20. Clock-themed crime boss, Kent's enemy from the 40s.
#19. The Lord of Order, a powerful wizard from ancient Atlantis who later became evil. He tried to take Blue Beetle's Scarab and use it to create a new Atlantis and destroy the modern world.
#18. Demon from his own dimension and an enemy of 3rd Dr. Fate, mainly an enemy of Jared Stevens who wants the Nabu artifacts for himself.
#17. A very powerful magical horror demon, although he is mainly an enemy of JL Dark/Zatanna, Khalid and Nabu have played an important role in his destruction.
#16. the giant-sized Lord of Chaos, as his name suggests. He used Inza Cramer to spread chaos across the World.
#15. an apostate Lord of Order who sometimes appears in the guise of a hillbilly. He grew tired of the constant war of chaos and order by allying himself with the demon of chaos to become the ruler of the world.
#14. A time-travelling Nazi super-villain and arch-enemy of the JSA who has encountered Fate many times, especially Khalid who was key role in preventing him from destroying the JSA in various timelines.
#13. The first real enemy of the JSA and one of the most powerful telepaths in the DC universe. Kent has been his main enemy from the beginning.
#12. A powerful sorcerer since ancient times dr Fate has encountered him often and has tricked him by posing as Nabu.
#11. a jackal-like god of death, whom Kent has also encountered in the early days, but still Khalid's main adversary.
#10. A demon and a kind of "anti-Nabu" who lives in a helmet and is a sworn enemy of Nabu.
#9. Dark Lord of Apokolips whom dr Fate has met few times. In particular, he sought to destroy Eric and Linda Strauss who used the role of Fate and thus caused Eric's death.
#8. An agent of the Lords of Order and a wizard meant to collect dream energy from the dead but after learning to replicate himself he overstepped his bounds and in his lust for power went on to collect dream energy from all the living and thus caused conflict with Kent and the JLA.
#7. A pale mad scientist from Fate's early days who turned himself into a shadow form so dr Fate couldn't hurt him. An enemy of Kent and the JSA.
#6. Lord of the Netherworld and one of Fate's first enemies, whose evils were thwarted first by Kent and later by younger Kent V.
#5. a former Arkham doctor who was corrupted by #3 and turned into his own agent of chaos, the counter-Fate. In particular, he is the main enemy of Eric and Linda, and it was during the fight against him that Linda eventually died.
#4. Mad scientist who invented Solution Z to control the size of himself and other people and objects. Fate's arch-enemy in the 40s.
#3. Demon and Lord of Chaos who tortured Eric Strauss in a mental hospital and made Dr. Stoner his own henchman and possessed Linda's lawyer Jack Small, mainly an enemy of Eric and Linda but also fought against Nabu, Kent and Jared as well.
#2. One of the greatest and best-known Lords of Chaos, Hector Hall's arch-enemy, who will do anything to destroy Hector and his team JSA.
#HM1: A big pale zombie who has often fought against various Fates.
#HM2: A powerful cosmic being, an enemy of the JLA that Fate has played a major role in destroying.
#HM3: A strong Aztec demon-god who tried to sacrifice Kent and Inza.
#HM4: Childish Lord of Chaos and villain of Amethyst. Fate's opponent especially in the animated series.
#HM5: The Mistress of Hell sent by Satanus to confront Fate in the story "Reign in Hell".
#1 immortal transgender master of ancient sorcery (originally sorceress), Dr Fate's arch-enemy whose main mission is to destroy Fate by any means necessary.