I distinctly remember a comic where Joker, Penguin, and Two-Face manage to fatally poison Batman . . . . until Robin convinces Two-Face to let his coin decide, at which point Two-Face forces the other two to hand Robin the antidote at gunpoint.
Also another one from the new52, where batman is gone I cant remember where, but Gotham was in flames. Twoface flips a coin, one side is I'll protect Gotham the other one is destroy it with the rest. He flips it and helps Gotham
Any story line where Gotham itself plays a roll against a wider threat makes my heart warm up, it’s a old, sick, crumbling and dark city but it’s very much alive and it’s survived this long for a reason.
The nod of respect Freeze and Gordon had was such a good moment. No words needed, they know this changes nothing about their occupations, just making it clear to both of them that when there's no other choice, they have each other's back.
That really was comedy gold! Fighting for his life, and Joker is having an emotional breakdown over Batman fighting another villain. I mean... How egocentric is Joker, to not realize Batman spends most of his nights fighting other villains? It's in the news, after all. And certainly more than once right in front of him. Totally Joker move, of course. Wish I'd seen the episode...
@@TopFlixin the flashpoint universe created by Flash, the Joker IS Batman’s wife! (Driven insane by watching her little son Bruce die in front of her. And her husband, Bruce’s father Thomas Wayne, becomes The Batman.
Villains having the potential to reform is critical to rationalizing the no-kill rule. Almost every one of Batman's rogues gallery has turned good at one point, even in the main continuity. When Paul Dini was on Detective Comics, he went on a long streak of having bad guys turn good.
@Will N Batman's TellTale series actually had a really good "Redeemable" Joker. That's probably the closest I've ever come to truly liking and feeling sorry for the Joker.
Villains that don't kill innocents; Ivy, Harley, Two-Face, Bane, and yes, Ras, the latter having a strict code to be better than Batman, by showing the civilians of Gotham that the league of assassins kill bad guys, and not just lock them up. Bane also leaves the guards and or police, tied up or beat down, but never dead, when committing a robbery.
@@vandalg282that's dope. I didn't know bane left em alive. Id assume he'd accidentally kill regular cops and stuff all the time in his venomed up rage lol
Honestly because all of Batman’s villains have a character that is complex in a way, Batman in a sense respect’s the gangs by almost never trying to ruin the balance of power within Gotham. The villains respect Batman as the one to keep that balance of power in check
For most of them he’s got a really well established rapport. He’ll still give them a concussion and break a leg/arm but there’s a level of respect cuz he still views them as people (for the most part Joker’s kinda hit or miss). My personal favorite is his relationship with Freeze immediately followed by Cobblepot/Ivy. He always tries to help Freeze with his wife or at least help keep her alive. And in one continuity, if I remember correctly, he legit went to The Iceberg Lounge and was like, “Ight Oswald where is the dude hiding?” (I think it was Scarecrow?) and bro just immediately sold him out and when Scarecrow was like, “Penguin what the fuck?” Cobblepot just responded, “This is a ‘legitimate’ business man.” Showing that while he and everyone else knows he’s got some under the table illegal or questionable shit going on Batman hasn’t tried to have it shut down or him arrested as long as he’s not doing the same sort of shit it was before (like diamond/cash/jewelry heists or obvious arms deals) With Ivy it’s also kinda hit or miss but more in the way of if they help one another when it’s necessary or Bats just stops Ivy when she’s doing shit then pops her back into Arkham as opposed to with Joker where he views him as legitimate fucking issue for society. But Bats tends to respect the scientist side of her and if I remember correctly seems to give her less broken parts than say Scarecrow/Dent or even Man-Bat. I also think he tends to talk to her more/in a more respectful way when they are having to fight
The fact that Batman doesn’t kill is a key point of his character.The villains knowing well that despite this man is strong,determined and feared,he values life and stick to his principles.An honourable opponent who beats them at their game no matter what they brings to the board. To make Batman admit his defeat is their ambition ,yet to lose a formidable opponent is not their desire.Maybe to the villains,Batman is just like one of them.There’s no hatred between most of them,just a sense of rivalry
I get the feeling that it's because all of them want to be the ones to kill him. They don't want to let anybody else manage it, so they'll even go so far as to help Batman simply to avoid 'losing'.
@Deborah-hc8nf isn’t that literally one of the first things shown in the video? They had a competition on who could unmask Batman, so when the PD got involved, they were all like “aw HELL NO!!!” and just rolled with it lol.
@@Deborah-hc8nf Sometimes. Other times they're genuinely searching for redemption or have other reasons. There is a comic where Harley Quinn escapes Arkham to help Batman in finding the new Ventrilloquist (Peyton Riley) after the death of Arnold Wesker. She does this because she was actually close to Arnold Wesker, after she was sent to Arkham without the Joker. She basically tells Batman that if Arkham is a scary place for the guards and heroes, he should imagine what it is like for the inmates and that when she got there, Wesker was nice to her and tried to cheer her up. So she feels that she owes it to him to stop the imposter. She is a genuine help to Batman in this comic.
@@YumiYuna. Don't forget Hal, it took hell of a time to redeem himself to being a Green Lantern again on the eyes of the Guardians and convince Batman's group his on their side.
@@YumiYuna. They are but they abided a nazi regime. They're as bad as Superman because they chose to let evil happen as people who should stand against it.
@@dylanlancaster2157 reminds me of the clip when he’s telling the trickster “James you’re off your meds again… turn yourself in and I’ll come visit you every week. We can play darts!” It’s good to show kids heroes that don’t just beat tf outta the mentally ill
Can we as a community forget the Injustice movie exists? I can't imagine dropping the ball that hard when you've got a distinct and amazing path to follow.
The Deathstroke one makes sense. He’s not just a plain villain. Man goes where he sees fit or where the money goes or just does what he believes in. Sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s bad.
there's one single sentence that resumes why criminals would help batman. this was once said by the joker: "I may be a criminal lunatic, but I'm an american criminal lunatic." most of batman's enemies have similar ideas. they would never allow other criminals to destroy/damage/conquer/... their country/city. even if they have to side with batman to prevent it.
I like how the episode with alien invaders shows that regardless if they're a hero, civilian or villain, they're human first and foremost, and will always fight alongside eachother under the correct circumstances.
The joker canonical knows Bruce is batman, he just blocks it out, in most of the canon universes, which would technically be -52, all the way up to universe 52. Any other numbered universe is a what if in dc comics. This is all still apart of the continuity.
@@johnlucas2838 the reason Bruce visited the asylum is because the joker impossibly fell of a cliff landing in water with the only exit being over 5 - 10 miles long of water before entering into the batcave. He somehow swam there, with out a mask, or rebreather and security cams caught him coming out of the water laughing, leaving a card, and walking straight out of wayne water. He then told Gordon, as Bruce, that he needed to see the clown. He then shows the joker the card, saying you left something behind, to which he turned, seeing that the joker didn't block it out, but that his eyes had changed, he knew batman was Bruce wayne, the fun was lost. He ended up breaking out, which led to him doing the whole face removal, before doing the same to the batfamily, before he disappeared again. He found a knew way to have fun, be a lot darker. He stopped doing crimes, that would be considered comical to him, and started doing sick twisted, crap, cutting people's faces off, gunning down parents in the same manner that happened to Bruce, etc. He started to mentally torture Bruce, that was his New fun, which just so happened, that he needed to get darker to make batman want to kill him. This was apart of the main continuity.
I think the one where the invalians invade Gotham City shows Commissioner Gordon in the best light. All of the cops have been fighting those super villains for their whole professional careers and probably been scared of them since they joined the academy. But all they need is a simple command from the commissioner, and they're willing to instantly give up what they were thinking and follow through on the orders. They trust him that much to know what is right and wrong.
@happiestaku6646 a similar thing happens in the Justice League cartoon. When the Justice League is facing the Justice Lords, they turn to Lex Luthor for assistance. He's clearly not reformed, but he probably knew that if he didn't help them, he'd be lobotomized by Justice Lord Superman. That would've almost certainly been worse than death.
Lex generally helps the heroes, when it benefits him. He doesn't do it out of an ulterior motive, but because it either is part of his plans, helps him agains another supervillain that he has doublecrossed or atleast in one instance because he wanted revenge. There are even instances where he is absolutely the good guy, like in Superman: Red Son, but even then it's not because he's actually good. In Superman: Red Son he basically refused to get bested by Superman and his communist regime, so he was the good guy out of stubbornness and spite. And in the end he even got the girl.
14:41 YOU DID IT! You actually included the fact that Joker helped in Telltale Series. This video is perfection of the video called 5 times Joker saved Batman.
Perfect? Batman needed a "motherboard", no where near percect if they say motherboard. They have never read a single comic in their life if they don't know what a Mother Box is.
_Batman: The Enemy Within_ is just about the only Telltale game in which your actions actually have story consequences. Both plot branches show aspects of the Joker that are novel and even heartbreaking.
I'm sure several of Batman's enemies respect him. Bane, Ras al Ghoul & Riddler do. But several more would never admit it... like Killer Croc (at least to Batman's face anyways).
It's such a unique energy between villains and heroes in comics. It's like, "Yeah, it's a shit-show, but it's OUR shit-show and ain't no one else getting involved in it."
With all of the villans coming to the worlds aid in The Villians of Gothem entry just makes me think of what Joker says to Red Skull, "I may be a criminal lunatic, but I'm an AMERICAN CRIMINAL LUNATIC"
2:21 - For those who don't know, Green Hour was a hero introduced during the hippy years of the 60s. His catchphrase was "Just give me one hour." which he started off saying to the police while trying to get to criminals and villains. His tactic was to get the bad guys high on weed and relaxed enough to talk them down, show them the error of their ways, and turn themselves in. As he was called to deal with bigger and bigger threats, he had to develop greater skills as a chemist to create drugs that would affect alien physiologies, bypass filters, and other hurdles to which he'd always say "give me one hour" to find a workaround. Inevitably, it didn't take long for the character creators (Peace Stone(r) and Rainbow Love) and the editors and execs to come into conflict. Fans liked the idea of having more human villains that could grow and change, but the higher-ups were concerned that this attitude could lead to a significant sea change in the industry that would force them to put more effort into villain characterization and remove the tried and true "villain does a bad thing, gets stopped, then comes back later, rinse and repeat" formula. Not to mention the ever-mounting backlash from Conservatives who hated ideas like criminals being capable of change, a hero who doesn't use force, recreational drugs being portrayed as anything other than life-ruining gateways to Satanism, the many "colored" friends Green Hour associated with that weren't murdered by police as often as they wanted, etc. Eventually, while still under contract, the editors decided to kill off the character in "Final Hour" wherein, during a confrontation with Scarecrow, Green Hour tried to use aerosolized LSD but was pushed back by Scarecrow's fear toxin which was propelled more strongly with chlorofluorocarbons. (Chlorofluorocarbons weren't confirmed to be depleting the ozone layer until the 70s but Rainbow Love never trusted them and wanted Green Hour's death to come across as an unwavering sacrifice of personal safety over morals). The two compounds mixed and Green Hour was ravaged by palpably intense visions of war, disease, environmental collapse, book burnings, and societal hate to the point where he commits suicide. Scarecrow ultimately decides against using the compound as his subjects "need to be alive." Peace Stone(r) and Rainbow Love would try to create their own stories after getting the rights to the character from DC but couldn't get their stories to break into the market as they were seen as "too preachy." The series was seen to have "jumped the shark" during a series of stories where a reality TV star becomes president and his party becomes more and more insane with each issue. Of course, all of this was only possible in the reality where the Comics Code Authority was never formed, but it's still nice to see TH-camrs referencing that dimension.
Villains coming to Batmans aid give his Rouges gallery deeper meaning they are not just thugs they care just as much for Gotham as he does and when it matters the most they can put their differences aside to stop a greater evil
Yeah, most of them don't wanna destroy the world. They just wanna rule it in their own twisted way. You can't rule over a world that's been killed or subjugated by someone else. Gotham is THEIR world, and Batman (as much as they may hate him) is irreplaceable in stopping the biggest and baddest threats to their society.
@@sammy_slammy Eh my guess is that HE wants to be the one to break batman's code. If another villan does it first, then he has failed what he wanted to accomplish.
Sure they respect him, fear him and want to be the one(s) to defeat him. But most of all, hes LIKE them, a freak, theyre on opposite sides but opperate on the same field, special/wierd/super poeple and theyll be damned if some run of the mill cops are gonna get the best of him.
Can you imagine watching Ledger's Joker and Bale's Batman going against Hardy's Bane in the final moments? Would have been more than amazing, it would have been legendary.
Jesus I remember going to watch the Lego Batman movie with my child, thinking it was just gonna be some kiddy movie. But I ended up being genuinely engaged watching it and crying a bit.
Out of all of em, Joker definitely helped him out the most. He’s literally obsessed with him because he is his exact opposite in every way. Joker is yin and Batman is yang. ☯️
In the Arkham games, the big bads and bosses such as Penguin,Scarecrow,Joker,Two Face, and etc. All respect Batman heavily, the lower end thugs that operate below them and their men not so much but his main and bigger enemies have had that respect for Batman and in other medias, even helped him
also when you die some of them show respect too like deathstroke saying that he “died with honour which is more than can be said for most” and I can’t remember the quotes but I know freeze does too
Imagine if Bruce found out sooner let’s say before freeze became freeze he allows freeze to continue the study under one promise make sure it works and helps others which it’ll do because it’s never stated what the disease was matpat said cancer I think body thought something helpful was bad so if that works boom he either made a cure for cancer or a cure that’ll be rare yes but can still help millions of people in the long run
Not to mention that Mr. Freeze legit has a conscience. In the cartoon Batman: The Animated Series, he's approached by a rich old guy who wants to become like Mr. Freeze so he can live longer, if not forever. Mr. Freeze tries to convince him otherwise, even telling him that he'll be able to observe things but not really touch anything again. He still goes through with it, granted, but he later helps Batman defeat the old guy.
What about when Batman defended the Gotham villans from The Punisher. Punisher called him crazy for defending these lunatics yet Batman is protecting them.
12:29 Kevin Michael Richardson is my favorite Voice actor for the Joker. His high and low voices are So good!!!🃏 He even got the Mark Hamill Seal of approval!
Well, Batman's relationship with Catwoman is messed up too. Bruce Wayne is always trying to save Selina Kyle. It gets pretty weird when she likes Batman but hates Bruce Wayne.
14:10 How poetically twisted that scenario is. After all you do and endure, all of reality turns against you. But the one constant, an undying source of torment, ends up being your rock to pull your ass from the fire. Fucking hell
Good thing, too. The Justice Lords lobotomized their major criminals. After hearing about what that does to people and why it was discontinued, I find the Justice Lords extremely disturbing.
Or too much pride. A lot of villains wanna be the ones to kill batman. Some just want him out of the way like mister freeze but some want the achievement of beating batman like the Riddler.
I love how this channel has grown since beginning (during my binge and beyond!). The instances where references are made; the audio is much more clear... which helps from the earlier episodes (which are still good). The choices of reference have always been great. Since TH-cam has taken away the dislike number I have no idea what to gage... though, weather it's 1 or 10,000 they need to rewatch these videos. This series has not only been some of the most fun videos with great knowledge I've seen in awhile... but also are concise with their message. Plus I love the DCEU and subsequent animated films no matter what the actual format or whichever lens it may divulge into next!. If there is one thing I would look forward to in upcoming videos is... as the channel continues to grow, is some more life in the voice over's. They have been good but might be ready for the next level! I cannot wait for the next breakdown top 5/10's to come.
Thank You very much for this heartiest comment ❤️ It brings me a great joy to see you, Staying with my Channel for a longtime. Also, I'm very much thankful for your for this honest suggestion because this actually gives me an idea where I have to do better and grow. Please continue to watch, share and comment on my Video. Both Good and things need to be improved.
For anyone wondering what the background character is at "the greatest mercenary" (02:13) it's the main character from the web novel "teenage mercenary", literally nothing to do with batman lol
My favorite moments where the Villains came to the rescue It's during the Batman TAS Ep Trial. When the villians got loose In Arkham and captured Batman and put him In trial for his crimes against them I do believe the Joker was stalling for the cops In order to get to Arkham to save Batman or for Batman finding a way to escape. Cause there's no way he'll let the other villains have their way with him. Another moment where the Joker save Batman Is during a Justice League Ep. Where the Injustice captured Batman although he may have ambush him he again stalled for time for the Justice League to get there.
Thanks for mentioning TAS Ep Trial. That's a great suggestion. Justice League Injustice Ep. is somewhat different. When their plan falied, Joker tried to kill Batman by himself. Everytime he tried to kill him but Luthor didn't allow.
@Top Flix He's probably doing a little bit of both. Trying to kill him and buy him time to save himself. Either way 1 thing I learn from the Joker no Batman no punchline.
@@TopFlix wholeheartedly agreed. Personally I like it a lot, and the French voice acting team did an amazing job. In my eyes this série has yet to be topped.
19:33 LOL! That's the funniest sequence I've seen all year. That stupid pose he does and the muffled yell + his face after you mute him has me cracking up.
I'm surprised you didn't have "The Man Who Killed Batman " episode from Batman Animated Series as Number 1. Where Joker Avenges Batman when he thinks Batman (voiced by Kevin Conroy) is dead, killed by Sid "The Squid" (a Nobody in eyes of Joker) and gives his famous Eulogy, which Mark Hamill perfectly does (This is after Joker does everything he can think of to prove Batman is still alive.)
I do love that everyone has respect for Batman the cops, the people of Gotham, The Bat Family, and even the villains. It says a lot that everyone has respect for the Dark Knight and it’s awesome! 🖤🦇
I never watched Lego superhero movies thinking it is stupid kids stuff But man that last part made me shed a tear I’m dying to watch this whole movie ❤
I think the funniest example of villain helping Batman is a manga that is centered around joker raising Bruce after he got changed into a baby and joker is trying to raise Bruce to be his enemy again but it's in general a rather wholesome manga
There's more then a few times where villains in general switch sides. when Darkside tried to invade earth, again, you had hero and villian standing side by side... with Lex sacrificing himself with the help of one of the new gods to end both himself and darkside.
0:28 I worked with a woman who looked, I kid you not, EXACTLY like the model they used for Poison Ivy in Arkham Knight. Identical. So I especially like Poison Ivy's scenes in Knight. Never thought a CGI chick could be... hot?
This insane, bisex pseudoclown has nothing to do with the ACTUAL Harley Quinn. If you want Harley Quinn in her very peak, then read Batman: White Knight. Also shows the (probably) best version of the Joker.
I distinctly remember a comic where Joker, Penguin, and Two-Face manage to fatally poison Batman . . . . until Robin convinces Two-Face to let his coin decide, at which point Two-Face forces the other two to hand Robin the antidote at gunpoint.
Thank You for sharing that.
Also another one from the new52, where batman is gone I cant remember where, but Gotham was in flames. Twoface flips a coin, one side is I'll protect Gotham the other one is destroy it with the rest. He flips it and helps Gotham
Thanks Bro
Imagine if the coin told him to let Batman die.
@@ManoloRibera070 Damn, Two Face is seriously a man of principle.
I love the “FUCK YOU, THIS MY CITY TO DESTROY” trope amongst villains in comics
dont step in another villain or villain's turf without getting roughened out badly yes
Any story line where Gotham itself plays a roll against a wider threat makes my heart warm up, it’s a old, sick, crumbling and dark city but it’s very much alive and it’s survived this long for a reason.
I imagine it feels like someone else coming in and destroying your lego sets. It's YOURS to destroy.
Well most villains just terrorize their city.
But they still want a city to terrorize.
Can't do that if it gets wrecked by some other villain.
I can see Mark Hamill saying that
The nod of respect Freeze and Gordon had was such a good moment. No words needed, they know this changes nothing about their occupations, just making it clear to both of them that when there's no other choice, they have each other's back.
100%
Mettle respects mettle.
i love how Gordon didnt even hesistate to answer.."back him up" ICE COLD DELIVERY.
They are both citizens of Gotham.
I love how pragmatically logical and hyper competent that version of Gordon is.
Anyone else gonna talk about how the joker acted like batman's wife? "You just gonna let him talk to me like that!" Hell funny
Ha ha..
That really was comedy gold! Fighting for his life, and Joker is having an emotional breakdown over Batman fighting another villain. I mean... How egocentric is Joker, to not realize Batman spends most of his nights fighting other villains? It's in the news, after all. And certainly more than once right in front of him.
Totally Joker move, of course. Wish I'd seen the episode...
@@cchastant8251 Batman is for the streets smh 😂
@@peacetea_life litterally 😂😂
@@TopFlixin the flashpoint universe created by Flash, the Joker IS Batman’s wife! (Driven insane by watching her little son Bruce die in front of her. And her husband, Bruce’s father Thomas Wayne, becomes The Batman.
Villains having the potential to reform is critical to rationalizing the no-kill rule. Almost every one of Batman's rogues gallery has turned good at one point, even in the main continuity. When Paul Dini was on Detective Comics, he went on a long streak of having bad guys turn good.
But how many innocents they have killed in the comics
True , least the worst of the worst no one tries to redeem.
@Will N Batman's TellTale series actually had a really good "Redeemable" Joker. That's probably the closest I've ever come to truly liking and feeling sorry for the Joker.
Villains that don't kill innocents; Ivy, Harley, Two-Face, Bane, and yes, Ras, the latter having a strict code to be better than Batman, by showing the civilians of Gotham that the league of assassins kill bad guys, and not just lock them up. Bane also leaves the guards and or police, tied up or beat down, but never dead, when committing a robbery.
@@vandalg282that's dope. I didn't know bane left em alive. Id assume he'd accidentally kill regular cops and stuff all the time in his venomed up rage lol
Honestly because all of Batman’s villains have a character that is complex in a way, Batman in a sense respect’s the gangs by almost never trying to ruin the balance of power within Gotham. The villains respect Batman as the one to keep that balance of power in check
Remember, people say that Batman is just as insane as the villains he fights and cause of that, he respects them
Batman stops them from abusing others and batman stops others from abusing them
For most of them he’s got a really well established rapport. He’ll still give them a concussion and break a leg/arm but there’s a level of respect cuz he still views them as people (for the most part Joker’s kinda hit or miss). My personal favorite is his relationship with Freeze immediately followed by Cobblepot/Ivy. He always tries to help Freeze with his wife or at least help keep her alive.
And in one continuity, if I remember correctly, he legit went to The Iceberg Lounge and was like, “Ight Oswald where is the dude hiding?” (I think it was Scarecrow?) and bro just immediately sold him out and when Scarecrow was like, “Penguin what the fuck?” Cobblepot just responded, “This is a ‘legitimate’ business man.” Showing that while he and everyone else knows he’s got some under the table illegal or questionable shit going on Batman hasn’t tried to have it shut down or him arrested as long as he’s not doing the same sort of shit it was before (like diamond/cash/jewelry heists or obvious arms deals)
With Ivy it’s also kinda hit or miss but more in the way of if they help one another when it’s necessary or Bats just stops Ivy when she’s doing shit then pops her back into Arkham as opposed to with Joker where he views him as legitimate fucking issue for society. But Bats tends to respect the scientist side of her and if I remember correctly seems to give her less broken parts than say Scarecrow/Dent or even Man-Bat. I also think he tends to talk to her more/in a more respectful way when they are having to fight
@@samuraijackoff5354 there is an episode in BTAS where he stops jailer from abusing the inmates. He usually treats them with some humanity.
@@fleskhjertafan93 I think you mean Warden Lyle Bolton? Who became then Lock up?
Batman and The Joker. Best friends and worst enemies.
Grods, like Yarrick and Ghazkukull.
And Lovers
Exactly their relationship
Not friends
Frenemies?
The fact that Batman doesn’t kill is a key point of his character.The villains knowing well that despite this man is strong,determined and feared,he values life and stick to his principles.An honourable opponent who beats them at their game no matter what they brings to the board.
To make Batman admit his defeat is their ambition ,yet to lose a formidable opponent is not their desire.Maybe to the villains,Batman is just like one of them.There’s no hatred between most of them,just a sense of rivalry
batman used to kill his villain's and he use a gun to in the very early comic's
That's why he is worst hero ever . Letting criminals get string
honestly I love this trope, the villains of the hero coming to his aid only for the next day things to go back to business as usual
I get the feeling that it's because all of them want to be the ones to kill him. They don't want to let anybody else manage it, so they'll even go so far as to help Batman simply to avoid 'losing'.
@Deborah-hc8nf isn’t that literally one of the first things shown in the video? They had a competition on who could unmask Batman, so when the PD got involved, they were all like “aw HELL NO!!!” and just rolled with it lol.
@@Deborah-hc8nf Sometimes. Other times they're genuinely searching for redemption or have other reasons. There is a comic where Harley Quinn escapes Arkham to help Batman in finding the new Ventrilloquist (Peyton Riley) after the death of Arnold Wesker. She does this because she was actually close to Arnold Wesker, after she was sent to Arkham without the Joker. She basically tells Batman that if Arkham is a scary place for the guards and heroes, he should imagine what it is like for the inmates and that when she got there, Wesker was nice to her and tried to cheer her up. So she feels that she owes it to him to stop the imposter. She is a genuine help to Batman in this comic.
Flash isn't the only regime member with a conscience. Let's not forget that Shazam died speaking against superman.
Flash and Shazam are good people
@@YumiYuna. Don't forget Hal, it took hell of a time to redeem himself to being a Green Lantern again on the eyes of the Guardians and convince Batman's group his on their side.
@@nexusprime2487Injustice is definitely one of Hal's best stories from a character perspective
@@YumiYuna. They are but they abided a nazi regime. They're as bad as Superman because they chose to let evil happen as people who should stand against it.
"Are there any lines you WON'T cross?"
"I don't hurt kids."
*"Didn't stop you with Shazam."*
Love the Flash, even though they are enemies, he will still mourn them
He's the kindest hero. Checks in on some of them in prison even.
@@dylanlancaster2157 he only wants his villains to get the help they need and also hopes they change for the better
I remember him comforting The Trickster because the man was having a bad day.
@@dylanlancaster2157 reminds me of the clip when he’s telling the trickster “James you’re off your meds again… turn yourself in and I’ll come visit you every week. We can play darts!” It’s good to show kids heroes that don’t just beat tf outta the mentally ill
@@granta5009 lol, I wanna be a “super” hero 🦶😍😘🥰😍🦶😽😻😽😻😽🦶🦶🦶🦶😻😽😻
Can we as a community forget the Injustice movie exists? I can't imagine dropping the ball that hard when you've got a distinct and amazing path to follow.
I personally don't think the movie was that bad
@@kydphoenixyuh it wasn’t that bad but it really wasn’t that good
@@kydphoenixyuh It would have been better to make it a multi-part series
It wouldve been best as a pick your own adventure
Want the best, wasn't the worst.
The Deathstroke one makes sense. He’s not just a plain villain. Man goes where he sees fit or where the money goes or just does what he believes in. Sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s bad.
"What is it to be good? What is it to be bad? About $500k, half up front."
-Deathstroke, probably
@@thomaspoteete4119 no that IS deathstroke. dudes a merc but even he knows when a job is to good to not pass up
Mercenary in a nutshell, good? bad? money answer everything.
@@alternative915 "Good? Bad? I'm the guy with the gun. " -Mercenary, Open Fortress
Hes a bad guy, but hes not a BAD GUY.
The smartest hero is not the one who can call his friends for help but the one who can make his enemies his Allies
True
Goku: "write that down write tha...... ooooo a pizza"
To quote a wise old man, “the best way to defeat your enemy, is to make them your friend.”
Cool
Luffy
"We back him up."
That is ones of my favorite scenes in all of animation.
there's one single sentence that resumes why criminals would help batman.
this was once said by the joker: "I may be a criminal lunatic, but I'm an american criminal lunatic."
most of batman's enemies have similar ideas. they would never allow other criminals to destroy/damage/conquer/... their country/city. even if they have to side with batman to prevent it.
That was from the rocketteer also
Didn't he say that because he found out that the marvels red skull was a nazi after working together with red skull?
@@bubblemonkeys yeah
@@bubblemonkeys Yeah. He thought it was just a gimmick until he realized.
Didn't he say that line to the red skull when he found out he was a nazi?
Dude Gordon and Freeze doing the slow mutual respect head nod will always be one of the hardest scenes in all of Animation.
what was that in?
@Door3234 The Batman. At that point, both Gordon and Mr. Freeze must've realized "We're in this together. This is bigger than our differences."
Kinda expected to see Harley Quinn here since she was one of the MVPs during Joker War, constantly saving Batman whenever he got incapacitated
I like how the episode with alien invaders shows that regardless if they're a hero, civilian or villain, they're human first and foremost, and will always fight alongside eachother under the correct circumstances.
True
Literally the plot of DCUO
Joker's face in the Lego movies is one of the funniest, most heartbreaking things.
True
Ah yes, Batman and Joker... the weirdest love story of decades past.
Batman Joker and Harley is the DC equivalent of Naruto Sasuke and Sakura
And apparently, Deadpool and Wolverine is kinda, the successor
Joker doesn't need to know who batman really is he already knows it just he doesn't care about that the fun would end for him
Well he said if he wanted to find out he been could have but that wouldn't be fun
I remember when Bruce visited Arkham to talk to the Joker and Bruce revealed he is Batman, and Joker outright blocked it out.
The joker canonical knows Bruce is batman, he just blocks it out, in most of the canon universes, which would technically be -52, all the way up to universe 52. Any other numbered universe is a what if in dc comics.
This is all still apart of the continuity.
@@johnlucas2838 the reason Bruce visited the asylum is because the joker impossibly fell of a cliff landing in water with the only exit being over 5 - 10 miles long of water before entering into the batcave. He somehow swam there, with out a mask, or rebreather and security cams caught him coming out of the water laughing, leaving a card, and walking straight out of wayne water. He then told Gordon, as Bruce, that he needed to see the clown. He then shows the joker the card, saying you left something behind, to which he turned, seeing that the joker didn't block it out, but that his eyes had changed, he knew batman was Bruce wayne, the fun was lost. He ended up breaking out, which led to him doing the whole face removal, before doing the same to the batfamily, before he disappeared again. He found a knew way to have fun, be a lot darker. He stopped doing crimes, that would be considered comical to him, and started doing sick twisted, crap, cutting people's faces off, gunning down parents in the same manner that happened to Bruce, etc. He started to mentally torture Bruce, that was his New fun, which just so happened, that he needed to get darker to make batman want to kill him. This was apart of the main continuity.
Have you ever heard of this thing called punctuation
best to have a loyal enemy than a fake friend...love how lego batman made the best batman story line ever!
"I once ratted out a counterfeiter to batman" i love how this is how he proves he knows batman
I think the one where the invalians invade Gotham City shows Commissioner Gordon in the best light. All of the cops have been fighting those super villains for their whole professional careers and probably been scared of them since they joined the academy. But all they need is a simple command from the commissioner, and they're willing to instantly give up what they were thinking and follow through on the orders. They trust him that much to know what is right and wrong.
One of the villians you forgot to mention.
During Superman's Regime, it was actually Lex Luthor that helped Batman get all his inside information.
You are 100% Correct.
Except in that Universe, Lex was actually a good guy and not a villain as he was friends with Superman
@happiestaku6646 a similar thing happens in the Justice League cartoon. When the Justice League is facing the Justice Lords, they turn to Lex Luthor for assistance. He's clearly not reformed, but he probably knew that if he didn't help them, he'd be lobotomized by Justice Lord Superman. That would've almost certainly been worse than death.
Lex generally helps the heroes, when it benefits him. He doesn't do it out of an ulterior motive, but because it either is part of his plans, helps him agains another supervillain that he has doublecrossed or atleast in one instance because he wanted revenge. There are even instances where he is absolutely the good guy, like in Superman: Red Son, but even then it's not because he's actually good. In Superman: Red Son he basically refused to get bested by Superman and his communist regime, so he was the good guy out of stubbornness and spite. And in the end he even got the girl.
14:41 YOU DID IT! You actually included the fact that Joker helped in Telltale Series. This video is perfection of the video called 5 times Joker saved Batman.
Thank You for that lovely appreciative comment.
Perfect? Batman needed a "motherboard", no where near percect if they say motherboard. They have never read a single comic in their life if they don't know what a Mother Box is.
Appreciate your honest criticism
_Batman: The Enemy Within_ is just about the only Telltale game in which your actions actually have story consequences. Both plot branches show aspects of the Joker that are novel and even heartbreaking.
I'm sure several of Batman's enemies respect him. Bane, Ras al Ghoul & Riddler do. But several more would never admit it... like Killer Croc (at least to Batman's face anyways).
True
This is why Batman don’t kill his enemies. He knows at the end of the day, they’ve always got his back
It's such a unique energy between villains and heroes in comics. It's like, "Yeah, it's a shit-show, but it's OUR shit-show and ain't no one else getting involved in it."
With all of the villans coming to the worlds aid in The Villians of Gothem entry just makes me think of what Joker says to Red Skull, "I may be a criminal lunatic, but I'm an AMERICAN CRIMINAL LUNATIC"
Red skull as in marvel?
@@isaacalzate8262 Yes, there was a DC Marvel Crossover comic that had the two meet.
Speaking as a non-American, that's an incredibly cringe line.
@@TF2CrunchyFrogHe was talking to a Nazi. Cringe is better
What comic was that from I want to see if there’s a video about that lol!!!
I always love the Yin-Yang relationship of Batsy and his rogues gallery.
Villain:I win.
Batman:(about to die)
Other villains:oh no he won't.
Other Villains: "We didn't hear no bell."
They need him 😂😂😂😂 they dont hate him they would never admit that through that they dont hate batman aka bruce
Nah, more like
Every other villain at the same time: I'll be the one to kill batman.
@@adrianmendoza6179 you mistake joker saved batman more times than this so harley
@@adrianmendoza6179 they of course done him harm aswell
2:21 - For those who don't know, Green Hour was a hero introduced during the hippy years of the 60s. His catchphrase was "Just give me one hour." which he started off saying to the police while trying to get to criminals and villains. His tactic was to get the bad guys high on weed and relaxed enough to talk them down, show them the error of their ways, and turn themselves in. As he was called to deal with bigger and bigger threats, he had to develop greater skills as a chemist to create drugs that would affect alien physiologies, bypass filters, and other hurdles to which he'd always say "give me one hour" to find a workaround.
Inevitably, it didn't take long for the character creators (Peace Stone(r) and Rainbow Love) and the editors and execs to come into conflict. Fans liked the idea of having more human villains that could grow and change, but the higher-ups were concerned that this attitude could lead to a significant sea change in the industry that would force them to put more effort into villain characterization and remove the tried and true "villain does a bad thing, gets stopped, then comes back later, rinse and repeat" formula. Not to mention the ever-mounting backlash from Conservatives who hated ideas like criminals being capable of change, a hero who doesn't use force, recreational drugs being portrayed as anything other than life-ruining gateways to Satanism, the many "colored" friends Green Hour associated with that weren't murdered by police as often as they wanted, etc.
Eventually, while still under contract, the editors decided to kill off the character in "Final Hour" wherein, during a confrontation with Scarecrow, Green Hour tried to use aerosolized LSD but was pushed back by Scarecrow's fear toxin which was propelled more strongly with chlorofluorocarbons. (Chlorofluorocarbons weren't confirmed to be depleting the ozone layer until the 70s but Rainbow Love never trusted them and wanted Green Hour's death to come across as an unwavering sacrifice of personal safety over morals). The two compounds mixed and Green Hour was ravaged by palpably intense visions of war, disease, environmental collapse, book burnings, and societal hate to the point where he commits suicide. Scarecrow ultimately decides against using the compound as his subjects "need to be alive."
Peace Stone(r) and Rainbow Love would try to create their own stories after getting the rights to the character from DC but couldn't get their stories to break into the market as they were seen as "too preachy." The series was seen to have "jumped the shark" during a series of stories where a reality TV star becomes president and his party becomes more and more insane with each issue. Of course, all of this was only possible in the reality where the Comics Code Authority was never formed, but it's still nice to see TH-camrs referencing that dimension.
". . . reality TV star become president and his party becomes more and more insane with each issue."
Some things don't change, eh?
Your wording on Green Hour is hilarious. Kudos Bro ! Voice over does sound like that, to be honest.
9:03 I love how Joker sounds like a jealous ex when Batman is getting killed right in front of him.
I wasn't expecting mirror master to have a no kill rule thing.... Edit holy fuck thanks for the likes these are the most I've ever got
All Flash's villans apart from Reverse Flash have it.
Huh
@@DavidGranato feels weird when one of them is a pyromaniac
@@XenoflareBahamut probably wants to be able to keep eating meat and burning to death leads to a lot of screams.
@@DavidGranato Umm......
What about monke grodd
it says a lot when the villains respect him
Definitely. Shows how you treat even a Villain. More humanely.
Tldr: Basically aliens invade earth and everyone that were previously killing each other stops and attacks the aliens
As the saying goes: "There is no better way to bring people together than a common foe."
The enemy of my enemy is my friend
Villains coming to Batmans aid give his Rouges gallery deeper meaning they are not just thugs they care just as much for Gotham as he does and when it matters the most they can put their differences aside to stop a greater evil
Yeah, most of them don't wanna destroy the world. They just wanna rule it in their own twisted way. You can't rule over a world that's been killed or subjugated by someone else. Gotham is THEIR world, and Batman (as much as they may hate him) is irreplaceable in stopping the biggest and baddest threats to their society.
Seeing Lex Luthor as a real hero is a nice thing.
Facts! Especially in the injustice universe.
May I suggest Lex Luthor's Ascent from Supervillainy to Fatherhood on Ao3?
Actually if not for Luthor's inferior complex, he would be a great hero.
Another good one is the end of the War of Jokes and Riddles, the Joker stops Batman from killing the Riddler.
My favorite post-Morrison Batman story.
Thank You very much for sharing that info with me.
I'm sorry, JOKER stopped BATMAN from breaking his RULE?
Jesus wept a fucking river, how bad WAS it that Joker told Bruce "yo dawg tf you doin"?
@@sammy_slammy
Eh my guess is that HE wants to be the one to break batman's code. If another villan does it first, then he has failed what he wanted to accomplish.
Sure they respect him, fear him and want to be the one(s) to defeat him. But most of all, hes LIKE them, a freak, theyre on opposite sides but opperate on the same field, special/wierd/super poeple and theyll be damned if some run of the mill cops are gonna get the best of him.
Appreciate Your honest Opinion.
Batman and Joker were supposed to team up and defeat Bane in the last movie. That would've been amazing
Can you imagine watching Ledger's Joker and Bale's Batman going against Hardy's Bane in the final moments? Would have been more than amazing, it would have been legendary.
Jesus I remember going to watch the Lego Batman movie with my child, thinking it was just gonna be some kiddy movie. But I ended up being genuinely engaged watching it and crying a bit.
1:32
Joker: Gotham PD beat us to the punch?
Penguin: You mean nobody win this contest?
Riddler: Until the cowl comes off, the game is on.
Out of all of em, Joker definitely helped him out the most. He’s literally obsessed with him because he is his exact opposite in every way. Joker is yin and Batman is yang. ☯️
Did you read the comic where the Joker takes the role of Robin.
In the Arkham games, the big bads and bosses such as Penguin,Scarecrow,Joker,Two Face, and etc. All respect Batman heavily, the lower end thugs that operate below them and their men not so much but his main and bigger enemies have had that respect for Batman and in other medias, even helped him
Deadshot saved Batman from the GCPD in Arkham Origins.
also when you die some of them show respect too like deathstroke saying that he “died with honour which is more than can be said for most” and I can’t remember the quotes but I know freeze does too
I low key hate that Mr.Freeze still a villain. He’s not a bad guy he just wanted to save his wife.
He’s freeze people to death ☠️ for his wife take her to star labs or lex Corp
Imagine if Bruce found out sooner let’s say before freeze became freeze he allows freeze to continue the study under one promise make sure it works and helps others which it’ll do because it’s never stated what the disease was matpat said cancer I think body thought something helpful was bad so if that works boom he either made a cure for cancer or a cure that’ll be rare yes but can still help millions of people in the long run
Not to mention that Mr. Freeze legit has a conscience. In the cartoon Batman: The Animated Series, he's approached by a rich old guy who wants to become like Mr. Freeze so he can live longer, if not forever. Mr. Freeze tries to convince him otherwise, even telling him that he'll be able to observe things but not really touch anything again. He still goes through with it, granted, but he later helps Batman defeat the old guy.
I love a good crossover when the heroes and villains work together to fight a common enemy.
Yeah ! That's a Great Topic for Content
Every villain deep down is touched that, no matter how much death and destruction they cause, batman is always willing to help and rehabilitate them.
...and then enters The Batman Who Laughs.
I actually love that team up 😂
Respect and Fear are often very closely related.
20:16 "You had me at shut up"
What about when Batman defended the Gotham villans from The Punisher. Punisher called him crazy for defending these lunatics yet Batman is protecting them.
Thanks for suggesting that
Batman would probably hate to admit but he needs the Joker just as much as the Joker needs batman in his life
I swear some villains are the heros best friends in disguise
You know while watching this video I was really emotional 😢I allmost cried as I’m a huge Batman fan so I can relate to him in some ways aha
Yes, some Scenes were really emotional like in Lego Batman
When I watching the Animated Series I found it hilarious that Joker was upset and heartbroken when he thought Batman died
Joker is more of a homie to batman than the justice league
12:29 Kevin Michael Richardson is my favorite Voice actor for the Joker. His high and low voices are So good!!!🃏 He even got the Mark Hamill Seal of approval!
It's obvious that Batman is in kahoots with the villains 🤣
A threat or menace
OK Jameson lol
Remember Squid in the animated series? Joker tried to avenge Batman by killing him
Ah yes, the luckiest unlucky guy on Earth lol. That episode of BtAS was hilarious.
Thank You for suggesting that Scene.
One of my favorite episodes 💯
I feel like most of batman villains have a certain level of respect for him especially joker even if they do hate him in a way
True
Batsy and Joker are such a...mess of a relationship but we all love it😭
Well, Batman's relationship with Catwoman is messed up too. Bruce Wayne is always trying to save Selina Kyle. It gets pretty weird when she likes Batman but hates Bruce Wayne.
14:10 How poetically twisted that scenario is. After all you do and endure, all of reality turns against you. But the one constant, an undying source of torment, ends up being your rock to pull your ass from the fire.
Fucking hell
Owl Man and the Crime Syndicate are INFINITELY bigger names than the Justice Lords
Good thing, too. The Justice Lords lobotomized their major criminals. After hearing about what that does to people and why it was discontinued, I find the Justice Lords extremely disturbing.
When villains have standards
Or too much pride. A lot of villains wanna be the ones to kill batman. Some just want him out of the way like mister freeze but some want the achievement of beating batman like the Riddler.
Professionals have standards
Ha ha..
@@MILDMONSTER1234TF2 reference?
I love how this channel has grown since beginning (during my binge and beyond!). The instances where references are made; the audio is much more clear... which helps from the earlier episodes (which are still good). The choices of reference have always been great. Since TH-cam has taken away the dislike number I have no idea what to gage... though, weather it's 1 or 10,000 they need to rewatch these videos. This series has not only been some of the most fun videos with great knowledge I've seen in awhile... but also are concise with their message. Plus I love the DCEU and subsequent animated films no matter what the actual format or whichever lens it may divulge into next!. If there is one thing I would look forward to in upcoming videos is... as the channel continues to grow, is some more life in the voice over's. They have been good but might be ready for the next level! I cannot wait for the next breakdown top 5/10's to come.
Thank You very much for this heartiest comment ❤️ It brings me a great joy to see you, Staying with my Channel for a longtime. Also, I'm very much thankful for your for this honest suggestion because this actually gives me an idea where I have to do better and grow. Please continue to watch, share and comment on my Video. Both Good and things need to be improved.
Batman really has a unique relationship with his rogues. It's very interesting to see him work alongside his enemies.
You can't forget about Batman and Joker: The Deadly Duo. It's a comic arc where Joker and batman team up, and it's great
I absolutely love how seriously you talk about the Lego Batman Movie
I really felt it.
5:05 The nod between men
After all ,freeze was never evil
Nod.......😁
That nod has so much meaning between men
"You've been seeing other villains?! I thought we had something special..."😂🤣😂
That was Epic
I love how he calls him Batsy 😂
I love the respect they all have for each other.
For anyone wondering what the background character is at "the greatest mercenary" (02:13) it's the main character from the web novel "teenage mercenary", literally nothing to do with batman lol
Thank you for sharing that info
But the: Greatest mercenary
Really fit well with him
That webtoon is so cool🔥🔥
My favorite moments where the Villains came to the rescue It's during the Batman TAS Ep Trial. When the villians got loose In Arkham and captured Batman and put him In trial for his crimes against them I do believe the Joker was stalling for the cops In order to get to Arkham to save Batman or for Batman finding a way to escape. Cause there's no way he'll let the other villains have their way with him.
Another moment where the Joker save
Batman Is during a Justice League Ep. Where the Injustice captured Batman although he may have ambush him he again stalled for time for the Justice League to get there.
Thanks for mentioning TAS Ep Trial. That's a great suggestion.
Justice League Injustice Ep. is somewhat different. When their plan falied, Joker tried to kill Batman by himself. Everytime he tried to kill him but Luthor didn't allow.
@Top Flix He's probably doing a little bit of both. Trying to kill him and buy him time to save himself. Either way 1 thing I learn from the Joker no Batman no punchline.
Joker is Batman greatest villain but also his greatest Savior when it comes to their twisted relationship
It's so nice to see someone acknowledge that The Batman (my favorite serie) existed.
The Batman is an Underrated Gem
@@TopFlix wholeheartedly agreed.
Personally I like it a lot, and the French voice acting team did an amazing job. In my eyes this série has yet to be topped.
Is it true ? Voice Acting done by French Artists ? It sure did had great zing to it.
@@TopFlix Indeed the Batman has a fully voice acted French version. Watched it on TV quite a lot.
19:33 LOL! That's the funniest sequence I've seen all year. That stupid pose he does and the muffled yell + his face after you mute him has me cracking up.
I'm surprised you didn't have "The Man Who Killed Batman " episode from Batman Animated Series as Number 1. Where Joker Avenges Batman when he thinks Batman (voiced by Kevin Conroy) is dead, killed by Sid "The Squid" (a Nobody in eyes of Joker) and gives his famous Eulogy, which Mark Hamill perfectly does (This is after Joker does everything he can think of to prove Batman is still alive.)
Thanks for suggesting that dearly.
.. couldn't be me, if I was the Flash personally, "can Batman do this?" And proceeded to drop him & catch him repeatedly
I forget what ep it was but I can clearly remember Joker physically rooting for Batman at 1 point it was hilarious.
In a way, Deathstroke, Joker, and Amber heard at the end of Snyder cut during the knightmare scene could be one of these moments
You have a point there
I do love that everyone has respect for Batman the cops, the people of Gotham, The Bat Family, and even the villains. It says a lot that everyone has respect for the Dark Knight and it’s awesome! 🖤🦇
Thanks!
Thank You for the Dearly appreciation.
I remember Green Hour being such a powerful ally of Batman
Ha ha ha.. You caught that. Voice over does sound like that, to be honest.
@@TopFlix No worries, still a great video. You got one more subscriber today
Thanks man.
10:58 video:“Batman Is.”
Me:“Batman is what? Oh.”
Lego batman being the best batman for like 3 minutes.
YES! YEESSS! YOU'RE THE FIRST ONE WHO MENTIONED LEGO BATMAN MOVIE AND TELLTALE!! MAAAN, I LOVE YOU! THANKS!!!
Riddler in Gotham trinity was so badass in that show. I loved his voice actor
The Mr Freeze and Gordon nod is just “it’s either we fight light friends or die like foes” a mutual understanding
That's one of my favorite kinds of moments: when disparate groups realize they need to work together or die, and don't hesitate to work together.
I never watched Lego superhero movies thinking it is stupid kids stuff
But man that last part made me shed a tear
I’m dying to watch this whole movie ❤
Yes, Go for it !
I think the funniest example of villain helping Batman is a manga that is centered around joker raising Bruce after he got changed into a baby and joker is trying to raise Bruce to be his enemy again but it's in general a rather wholesome manga
Wooow. Great mention
I saw that manga! I really wanted to get it, but i didn't want my dad asking questions so i just pretended like I didn't see it lmao.
2:08
Riddler: *puts his signature on buildings*
Batman: This. B*tch.
There's more then a few times where villains in general switch sides. when Darkside tried to invade earth, again, you had hero and villian standing side by side... with Lex sacrificing himself with the help of one of the new gods to end both himself and darkside.
0:28 I worked with a woman who looked, I kid you not, EXACTLY like the model they used for Poison Ivy in Arkham Knight. Identical. So I especially like Poison Ivy's scenes in Knight. Never thought a CGI chick could be... hot?
welcome to modernity, then, friend, where you may find yourself crushing over bunches of pixels now if you never had a cartoon crush as a kid.
Batman vs THE JOKER is the most iconic arch-enemis
I love how he said the greatest mercenary and a photo of 001
I knew it looked familiar and I was second guessing myself
I really do love the Harley Quinn tv show. It's got some of the most unique storylines and humanizes villains in a great way.
Harley is finally a hero and the other villains are just chilling
This insane, bisex pseudoclown has nothing to do with the ACTUAL Harley Quinn. If you want Harley Quinn in her very peak, then read Batman: White Knight.
Also shows the (probably) best version of the Joker.
12:21 Anyone who learns Batman's identity who's a threat to it, Must either be forced to Forget or Die😂.