The image of Mr. Freeze making snow angels is oddly adorable.
@@WingedCrusade MOST of the villains deserve a better life,most of them are villains because of how their life was before they decided to "turn evil" and start killing people and bla bla bla evil stuff,you people know what I mean and I don't need to explain it.
Mr freeze was never truly evil, he just wanted to save his wife
The Joker becoming sane just turned him into Lex Luther.
thats what i was thinking, i mean are we just gonna forget president luther?
@@AtrociousAK47 Is it just me or was Lex Luther a better president than Donald Trump
@@maliciousbliss2066 I mean Lex is actually a pretty decent dude overall. His goal is to protect humanity. He is just so insanely Xenophobic and greedy that it really gets in the way lol. There is alot of alternate universes where hes like the best dude ever.
@@Watcher-in-the-Dark tbf according to Red Son, being xenophobic actually pays off
Okay here's the thing that's literally not cowardice. You're looking at Galactus actions from the perspective of a person who knows that Reed doesn't know how to use the Nullifier and wouldn't even if he did. Galactus does not have the knowledge that you do.
1) He knows that's the nullifier and what it does
2) He knows that if used correctly he'll die. If used incorrectly the Universe dies.
3) This being holding it is going to either die, kill Galactus, or kill the universe and die.
Only one of those actions is good for Galactus two outcomes are bad for him. You suggest it's cowardice to not call the bluff of a man who will absolutely die if he doesn't do what he says he's going to do. I say it's educated self interest. He's as old as the Universe he's undoubtedly seen the levels of desperation living beings reach to survive. His choice is the only smart one.
Well done Sir.
It's like Universe full of other planets that I can go snack on or, die/universe dies which means I die.... I'll bugger off because this dude is crazy and could actually kill us all.
Good choice.
Cowardice is not what I would call it either.
And the entity is literally living only to sustain itself. Why would it risk it for a snack?
Also, Reed Richards did, in fact, know what the device was, it's importance, and how to use it. Was it not Richards who identified it within the collection of the Watcher? Amidst all the other devices, he knew that one item was possibly the only thing there that could scare Galactus. Galactus rebuked him, claiming he was an ignorant child, but both were fully aware of the situation at hand.
And as Galactus flies away, he mutters under his breath "These crazy americans and their fucking guns".
to be fair galactus wasn't being a chicken, he was saving the entire known universe from the threat of a madman who wielded powers he could not comprehend.
Plus for him that’s going out to eat and then right you eat your food it pulls out a button that will launch the worlds supply of nukes at you
@@youngmoney4693 It's simple cost benefit analysis. What does he have to gain from winning? One meal. What does he have to loss? ... Yeah... He can just find another planet, there is no need to risk yourself for this specific one.
Marvel's Sandman was always trying to quit the crime gigs.
@@matsujonen It IS kind of hard to hold thievery against a man when he steals what he needs to live.
Not at first, it took until I wanna say the late 70's for writers to go "wouldn't it be more interesting if he wasn't just another greedy bank robber?" I believe it started in Marvel Two-In-One where he went to a bar with the Thing and just kinda... talked out his problems.
He'd done it too. Even joined the Avengers before he got his brain 'reset' by the Wizard.
Kind of sad they never bothered to help him the same way they jumped all over the Superior Spider-Man, to be fair they were right in that latter case but still.
Superhero: JUST QUIT ALREADY
super villains: actually quit
Superhero: *no, that's not how you supposed to play the game*
Mitchell Julius Megamind wasn’t the villain he was the hero even when he wasn’t a hero
Wait... can mr freeze take the biggest bite out of something cold like that ice cream without any consequences, that’s a super power
Actually, It's a super liability, since he can't survive long-term, at a temperature above freezing, without the technology which keeps his Body Temperature in the double-digits BELOW zero. This is the result of a mistake his superior made, trying to shut down his research, while he was attempting to use cryogenics to preserve his wife's life, while he searched for a cure! Later in his life, however, she was CURED, and, since Freeze was reported Dead, she was allowed to think so. However, by THAT time, cumulative damages had reduced Mr. Freeze to a head, confined to a robotic body/support system! The guy just CAN'T seem to catch ONE break!
I'm pretty sure the ice cream would feel WARM to him due to how low his body temperature is.
I don't blame Galactus, tbh
If my food told me they had a gun, I would also probably go find something else to eat.
Yeah, if I sat down at my local fast food joint and my burger had a gun, I'd think, "Hm. You don't have fingers to pull the trigger. You probably don't even know that you have to pull the trigger to fire it. But I am getting the f*** out of here."
Judge Death didn't quit, that was like a lunch break or just stopping by the water cooler.
How about the fact that Fin Fang Foom, formerly one of Iron Man's and The Fantastic Four's greatest enemies, became a buddhist and essentially retired from villainy. These days, he just wants to be left alone to tend to his farm and/or run his restaurant in New York.
Whoa, Iron Man sure traumatized that dragon! No wonder he didn't want to be evil anymore!
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Well his species can shape-shift into humans, so he’s probably in his human form while running his restaurant.
@@beastmaster0934 I'd actually love to be served take out by a giant fire breathing dragon
I love the comic where Joker kills batman and realises that he doesn't have any purpose without him so he got to work a a DMV
Of course he'd pick a line of work that still involves making people suffer...
Forgetting that one-time Magneto was torn down by a wooden gun.
"NOOO, MY POWERS DON'T WORK ANYMORE."
"hee hoo, is actually wooden gun :)"
honestly the amount of times magneto has "quit" being evil is too many that I wouldn't even call it shocking anymore
That scene is so embarrassing. "No, he tricked me.......but how?"😲😂
Can we get a universal being named The Therapist who hops dimensions, giving therapy and advice to everyone from villain to hero?
Might as well its right up there with the other pseudosciences in comic books
Look up Heroes With Issues, it's a very funny youtube fan series about a psychiatrist who helps comicbook heroes and villains with their psychological trauma.
Batman who Laughs is obviously inspired by Judge Death
I was wondering why Batman who Laughs looks familiar. So that's why.
"Galactus promises never to come to Earth again"
He's also not very good at keeping promises. Though, to be fair, every time he's broken that promise he had a reason.
IIRC the deal is he wont eat Earth, so when he does arrive its so the heroes can find him a barren planet to consume. Its like takeout but in space
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There's still that one time (although it's not Earth 616) in MvC3 where he showed up to destroy both the Marvel and Capcom earths in order to prevent a universal cataclysm and it just so happened that the way he was going to do so was by eating them.
@@VestedUTuber Basically, Galactus does what he does purely out of self-interest. He is neither good nor evil.
That was my favorite Mr Freeze....He even had a brief moment of glee when throwing a snowball
Mr Freeze is one of the most heart breaking villains for me. All he really wanted in the end was to save his life but kept getting dealt a shite hand that forced him to slowly throw away everything he was besides a brilliant scientist, and the goal to save his wife.
At the end of her first own comics series Harley Quinn institutionalizes herself, because she realizes that she is insane and should be locked away in Arkham. She even stays there quite some time.
I like that villian from Flash...
The one in the bar..
Flash: Turn urself in!
Him: Got me again!
I love that whole interaction of Flash just casually talking to a member of his rogues gallery and casually convinced him to
A) take his medication
B) turn himself in
And C) rat the other guys out.
Granted that last one he did because they kicked him out but still
Still feel sad on the theory from the trickster video, if the Justice lords reacted badly to Flashs death so how did Trickster feel...
@@MunchoGhen Batman the Brave and the Bold had an episode where the Rogues thought Flash was dead and they just grew depressed and bored to the point they were happy that Flash finally returned to beat them up. I imagine that except Flash never comes back and life just gets worse for them.
Mr Freeze's wife finally died despite all of his efforts to save her. Saving her was why he needed money and resources, thus his villainy. His motive was gone and he effectively had no more reason to be a villain. I've always felt sad for Freeze
Seriously? Lucifer Morningstar QUIT HELL and chucked the keys to the Sandman. How did he not get on this list?
I thought that too. He may not be a villain as such, but he isn't a hero either.
6:40 "however normans methods where a little more violent"
Me: you could say they where a lot less Loki
This is why I love Mr.Freeze. He was a villain that had more motivation than greed or chaos or power. His best interpretation shared by a majority of his incarnations was that he wanted to cure the love of his life. But to do this, he needed to perform many experiments which requires resources of many different sorts, hence committing atrocities. Not the best leap in logic, but the most fleshed out of all the villains Batman has. Some of these incarnations even involve him adopting a temporary support role for Batman because it’s a means of ensuring Nora’s health and safety.
The Hellphibian, the only monster with standard.
TBF with Glactus, if Reed did use it, he’d probably be erased along with the rest of the universe, and someone about to die might actually use it.
Didn't the Human Torch also go mad from some kind of revelation on the way back a la Lovecraft? I remember him saying something along the lines of "We're just ants! ANTS!"
Real life villains haven't stopped. A Van Gough painting was stolen the other day while the museum was in lockdown!
the dudes saw an opportunity and took it. It’s not a good thing, but respect if they fully pull it off
I really want a villain to turn to the light, permanently, not just one story line, but permanently, the villain actually becomes a hero
X-men's Rogue, movie version Storm, Gambit, Maxima, Catwoman, Piccolo, Buu, Vegeta, Hiei, Kurama, psychic kid with blonde wig from Mib Psycho 100, Hawkeye for the most part, Vision (i think), quicksilver and scarlett witch (generally)...
Always liked Joker stopping in the Dark Knight Returns.
Batman retires, joker goes into a catatonic state.
“The joker becomes sane”
Me:The world is ending
The fun thing was, sane Joker ended up being a genuinly good person who did his best to help the people of Gotham.
Judge death looks like the Batman who laughs
Wrong. Instead, it's The Batman who Laughs that looks like Judge Death. Death is a WAY older character. Like Decades older. Both are very similar though, pretty obvious where DC took the idea from. They basically ripped the concept off in its entirety!
They have to retire at SOME POINT
Some of us villains don't want to die uncharacteristically yknow!
Back in my day if you were a villain the only way to stop would be an appointment with the gallows...
I stopped watching the vid and read through all of the batman White Knight story, it was glorious
Please, we all know Lizard didn't go back to being human just for tax purposes.
I never thought Felicia(Black Cat) would do the selfless act of taking Lizard's son out of a sewer tunnel and walking him home, and then staying to help the wife get adjusted to their new life. Maybe we misjudged her. Maybe she isn't all that bad.
I thought Doc Ock reformation was complete and he became Superior Spider-Man: a hero who is struggling his pragmatism with the idealism of heroism ? 🤔
@@dabuff1319 It's not an alternate universe. Though he has gone back to being Doc Oc
"It is very clearly the most rational action, and I will not hear a DAMN WORD TO THE CONRARY"
Gets me every time
1:44
Damn dude comics were intense back then lol wtf
The only villain I’ll feel bad for is scarecrow.
Dude was tortured by his mother, bullied by children, he just had a hard life.
I’d justify his actions, and also maybe black manta’s. Maybe.
“The Joker becomes sane” such good words have never sounded more threatening
"i will not hear a DAMN WORD TO THE COUNTRY!!"
Can someone tell me what was that sudden outburst about if it is a refference to something?
“Only the Ultimate Nullifier is enough to give me pause.”
I know he is one of the most brutal villains spider-man has faced, but the Lizard is just plain wholesome when you think about it.
I wish you include the Starman series in your lists, It had two Villains who quit the business, Bibbo, a superhuman gangster who after getting out of jail was going to rob a bank just to be thrown back in but instead got a job at the bank and the Shade, a major supervillain who decided to give up his evil ways when he fell in love with one of the family of cops who work with Starman
Galactus isn't a super villain though - he just does what he need to. He even sends heralds to warn planets ahead of time.
Just sayin
Dude, Jack Napier is so cool. What a poetic finish to the Joker’s story.
7:08 WAIT!!! SO BASICLY LOKI IS A TIME LORD NOW WTF Whats next he gets his own TARDIS LOL
Sideshow Bob in recent simpsons episodes where unusually teams with the animated family
Even though it didn't even last a full issue the Riddler quitting supervillany last year in Year of the Villain was an amazing read.
12:39 To be fair the ultimate nullifier is a great reason to never mess with beings that got it in the first place
Nobody:
villains: *aIgHT iMMa heAd oUT*
Can you imagine fighting your enemy for months and then all the sudden he says' yeah I'm done'😂
Hero: why don't u just surrender!
Villan: ok
Hero: wait u can't do that
Should've included Stilt-Man in Daredevil Vol 2
I never realized a villain can just give up evil like they quit their first job
10:43 I have that same laptop! This dam thing can keep up with a good deal of current-gen computers--if you're willing to invest a bit in upgrading, but it's worth it!
I prefer the Joker comic where he thinks he actually kills Batman. No longer having his 'other half', he becomes sane, quits crime, finds love, moves out to the middle of nowhere with her, and becomes a decent person. Then, the insanity returns when he learns that batman returns and he struggles so hard fight the insanity because he wanted to stay good and stay with his wife but ultimately fails.
We all respect your choices of reconciliation Mr Curt Conners.
Judge Death looks like The Batman Who Laughs and just happens to have a one off called The Judge Who Laughs. That seems way to coincidental to me.
ARealCupcake I may be late to your post, but Judge Death was invented in the 1980’s long before Batman who laughs was invented, so they ripped off d.c for ripping them off.
Joker was also sane for a bit in the wonderful "Going Sane" story arc. He settles down and becomes an accountant. It's in Legends of the Dark Knight 65-68 (not sure if there's a collected version).
the Hellphibians are basically taken straight out of lovecraftian horror, I'm guessing.
@@themostbritishpersonalive868
Basically deep ones with present day couple expectations.
That hellphibian part was amazing tho
The bar patrons were like " jokes on you were in to that s*** " and the hellphibians went "nah"
I want more villians to quit and turn their life around. Imagine Mr.Freeze joining the bat family. Or how about the Joker's laugh echoing throughout the batcave.
Gotham redemption series, one where Gotham city gets a big step towards becoming peaceful, one where Batman can finally rest.
Whoa, is that the White Rabbit at 11:22??
One of the sadly most underused babes (I mean female villains) in Marvel....
Seriously, she had potential to be a female Kite Man of sorts....
I swear Spider-Man: Life Story is a masterpeice. Also Spider-Man is currently in his late 20s/early 30s not mid-20s.
@@punkwrestle True, but since Marvel incoporates a sliding timeline, he's in his early 30s now. It's one of the reasons why I love Spider-Man: Life Story so much, you get to go on this decades spanning-journey with Spider-Man and the ending is great.
5:25 After seeing judge death it’s pretty easy to see where they got the Batman who laughs from.
Wow I kinda feel sorry for the Hellphibians
Considering that they were probably gonna rape and kill every man in town and they murdered every woman in town....... I wouldn't exactly call this a disproportionate punishment for them.
What about that time Slade quit after failing to save his death son (by the teen titan) by stealing the speed force from Wally West (kid flash) to go back in time to save his son (also stop by the teen titan).
This video made me more sympathetic for freeze
He's backstory is depressing
And he honestly deserves to be forgiven
Was wondering if they would have used the Gone Sane story from Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #65-68
When he said that the Joker became sane, i was like wait WUT.
Me: *But wait that´s illegal!*
#11: That time Mr. Fantastic pulled an “Ultimate Nullifier gambit” on Magneto with a wooden gun.
Will, you don't get enough love, you're an awesome host man! Keep it up!
“IT IS CLEARLY THE MOST RATIONAL OUTCOME” - That’s a mood
Yeah I love boomerang and spider man bromance!one of the many great things nick spencer did in his amazing spider man run!(eat it and weep dan slott!)
why do they have to be shocking times? why cant we have regular times when supervillians quit.
@@Ubermensch9240 and Loki
but I guess in their case they aren't even villains anymore they've fallen into the "anti hero" category
Batman:White Knight has to be one of my favourite DC stories I just absolutely love it.
Still fun when in some retelling Galactus just take back the Nullifier after Reed bluffs to use it and then still leaves or Reed himself agrees to give it back as part of the deal...
Lizard was commendable. I truly respect his choice. It moved me deeply. :...)
Dude, like half of these aren't even quit stories
I doubt is has stuck but the quote "I was a teacher. Once." by the Scarecrow always hits home.
Me *Doesn't see IDW 2005 Megatron on here*
Also Me: *Disappointment*
Your best list yet, Will. Well done.
5:08
Me: *looking at Judge Death and then looking at the Batman Who Laughs* There can be only one.
Oh my god! I remember that one with Mr Freeze! I'm trying not to cry thinking about it now! That moment really hurt my feelings! 😭
13:00 i dont known if thats really cowardice what would you do if you where eating some dudes cheesecake and he pointed a rpg at you
I always found Mr. Freeze to be the most sympathetic and human of Batman's villains.
Mr. Freeze is one of the best "villains" DC ever created
12:22 Christmas themed galactus is horrifying
So basically this video is essentially saying “maybe I don't want to be the bad guy anymore!!!”
*people talking about Robert Pattinson becoming Batman•
Batmans Rouges Gallery: We quit
This is technically American version of anime villains become good guys after season 1.
"The lizard goes to back to college."
Well at least someone did.
Isn't Spider-Man currently 31 in the comics? I know during Spider-verse (2014) he was 29.
But in both situations Spider-Man isn't Mid-20s
To be honest, Galactus probably didn't want to go thru the destruction of another universe again, because that's how he and his ship came about, he's the remnants of the previous universes that existed before he showed up as a villain, and he also apparently prevents the heat-deaths of the universes he presides in.
What about when Carnage gets so annoyed that Deadpool can track him despite his attempt to be chaotic and random that Carnage goes back to his cell and just sits there??
Matthew Seaman That wasn't as much quitting as it was waiting. He himself says he's gonna get right back to it as soon as he could he sure he was in control again (aka when the writers weren't focusing on him.)
@@angelangelis8362 that's pretty meta
Wait when does that happen that sounds awesome
@@amandabaez9687 Deadpool vs carnage comics, it's pretty neat actually
Justice League (the animated series). Ultra-Humanite was perfectly content to just stay in prison!