Santa Claus: A Superhero Origin Story - Extra Mythology
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🎁🌟 From the ancient tales of St. Nicholas to his modern, jolly incarnation, discover the enchanting evolution of the man in red. 📜✨ As we delve into St. Nicholas' early days, his secret acts of charity, and the mystical transformations that turned him into the legendary Santa Claus. 🎄🔍
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It's interesting how the universe works. Just yesterday I watched a few things about Irving and now you mention him. About Santa, of all things. 😅😂
In my house we celebrate with chocolate coins on this day.
Shame your link only works for the monthly. If I could get you a portion of a lifetime memebership, that would be so awesome.
Santa may not be a member of the Justice League, but he delivers a piece of coal to Darkseid every year. True facts.
Darkseid tries his best to prevent getting that one piece of coal on his desk. Santa breaks through any defence he has made so far.
I was about to comment this myself when I spotted yours.
😂
I think I remember that! Every year Darkseid would upgrade Apokolip’s defenses, but Santa was still able to sneak past them and leave a lump of coal for Darkseid on his desk lol. Well, as the New God of Evil, I think he deserves a lump of coal every year!
"Se you next year!"
*"Do not allow him to leave this place alive."*
"Ho ho ho!"
Superhero:
1. Orphaned at an early age: CHECK!
2. Has a superpower: CHECK!
3. Has a secret lair: CHECK!
4. Has a secret identity: CHECK!
Optional markers:
1. Left a fortune by their parents: CHECK!
Yeup, checks out. He's a superhero.
Had a teamup with Superman: check
Raised by a wise and benevolent uncle? CHECK!
He's awesome, because he's Batman. 😂
NANANANANA BATMAN!
Are we just going to skip over his confrontation with Arius? Nicholas is the patron saint of punching people in the face for a reason.
Giving a beat down for the Lord 😂
Was hoping they’d touch on that too
Ironic that Santa was given Odin element but many Germanic tribes at the time-outside of Franks and Saxons-Arianism.
Came here to say this! I was pretty surprised they skipped it!
Apocryphal
Saint Nicholas’ feast day is still celebrated on December 6th today by many people. I grew up Catholic and my family would give small gifts to each other and kids would leave out shoes for chocolate coins. Major gift giving was still left for Christmas, but the two holidays aren’t quite the same still.
Happy Saint Nicholas’ feast day
December 5th and 6th*
A bit complicated, lol.
Intercessory Prayer of St Nicholas for anyone who wants it:
O good St. Nicholas,
you who are the joy of the children,
put in my heart the spirit of childhood,
which the Gospel speaks,
and teaches me
to seed happiness around me.
You, whose feast prepares us
for Christmas,
open my faith to the mystery
of Godmade man.
You, good bishop and shepherd,
help me to find my place
in the Church
and inspire the Church
to be faithful to the Gospel.
O good Saint Nicholas,
patron of children,
sailors and the helpless,
watch over those who pray
to Jesus, your Lord and theirs,
as well as over those who
humble themselves before you.
Bring us all in reverence
to the Holy Child of Bethlehem,
when true joy and peace
are found. Amen.
in the Netherlands we usually celebrate on the 5th, sinterklaasavond, 'saint nicholas eve'. tho i bet lots of parents do it on a weekend, not a school day
@@shibasaurus322
Gospel:
Sinterklaas kapoentje,
Gooi wat in mijn schoentje,
Gooi wat in mijn laarsje,
Dank u Sinterklaasje
After reading the title and watching this video, I'm even more confident in my belief about Santa being more than a person in red; he's a symbol (just like a superhero.)
But while most superheroes are about symbolizing truth, justice and all other American virtues; SANTA embodies virtues that are (or should) be a part of all the world's cultures. These virtues include things like kindness, selflessness, generosity and love for all people
That's how I was always taught to view the big jolly elf. He's the embodiment of generosity and kindness
@@chickadeestevenson5440 Because of that, Santa IS real...just in a different sense
@@SilverScribe85in both way. He was a real person and now the spirit of the holiday. He became even more than a symbol.
@@Watch-0w1 Another great way to put it
Surprised you missed the part where St Nicholas punched Arius at the Council of Nicea.
Deck the halls? More like deck the heretic!
Fun fact, Santa is actually a canonical character in both the DC and Marvel multiverse. In DC he's a complete badass who solos all of Apokolis on Christmas JUST to personally deliver a sack of coal to Darksied (the most evil and powerful supervillain in DC, basically the devil) every single year. In Marvel he's an Omega-Level Mutant, which if you didn't know Omega-Level Mutants are basically mutants so powerful that they are basically considered gods. Professor X and Scarlet Witch are some examples of Omega-Level Mutants.
It seems like Santa is more like The Doctor rather than a superhero.
I've actually always thought The Doctor was one of the most superhero-esque characters who isn't considered a superhero. They would fit right into the Marvel or DC universe
I agree
Or he is just able to manipulate quantum mechanics and be in multiple places at the same time similar to electrons in an atom.
will you ever do an extra mythology episode on Sinterklaas, the figure still celebrated in the Netherlands? I'd love to see how those traditions evolved and diverged from other incarnations of the man, especially as Pakjesavond was yesterday :)
Yess, i would love that
While that would be interesting, I don't see it happening. Sinterklaas is completely entangled with Zwarte Piet and they probably won't know how to deal with the "blackface" that implies for American viewers.
@@Drjos
I mean, it is originally inspired by the shadows that came along with Odin/Wodan.
@@WritingGeekNLSo?
Sinterklaas in the netherlands first came with the byzantine saint nicholas cultus. Who was very popular in greece at the time. It came to the netherlands as the byzantine princes married the holy roman emporer and moved to nijmegen. Where she also build the still standing sint nicholas chapel. From here sint nicholas as a holiday and a cultus became extremely popular merching with the old pagan traditons into eventualy sinterklaas. Which becauae of this entire story was unique to the netherlands. This is also whete eventualy santa is derived from
Plot twist:
Santa Claus has already been offered membership into the Justice League, multiple times in fact.
Santa just chooses not to join because he believes he can do his best work when not aligned with any organization in particular. :>
...good point...! 😊👍
You're right, Santa would just get held back by the man
I love this analogy of Santa as a super hero.
My favourite part of Christmas is when Saint Nicholas slapped tf out of an arian at the council of Nicaea
Who wins Santa Clause or aryan heretic
Santa was an ass kicking machine
That "wrong story" about St Nick punching people - at first I thought it was a reference to him punching Arius at the Council of Nicea
Maybe with his immortality, unexplainable arsenal of near magical abilities, and ever changing incarcerations. Maybe Santa is secretly a Time Lord.
I mean, his sack of presents has *got* to be bigger on the inside
Everyone knows that Santa Claus is a Time Lord. It's the only explanation. 😅
100%!
His heart is bigger on the inside
The Dalek Empire sends you seasonal greetings:
🎵Slay bells ring! Artron energy detected!
In the vortex, TARDIS is glistening.
A hate-filled sight!
We'll EXTERMINATE tonight!
Those Time Lords in their Galifreyan Lands!🎵
"The Man Named Nick" sounds like an awesome title for X-Mas
it's really beautiful to see the genesis of one of the most beloved festive incarnations (I'm thinking of the Ghost of Christmas Present from Christmas Carol), I think it would be nice to also mention the origins of the other characters, not only Christmas but also those of other holidays (jack lantern: halloween, cupid: Valentine's Day and the Befana: epiphany = even if of Italian origin, but it could have been there), and perhaps "reveal" the secrets of Christmas fairy tales, such as the origins of the famous "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" as an example.
Maybe you've heard that beautiful song from "The Muppet Christmas Carol": "It Feels Like Christmas" sung by the Ghost of Christmas Present, I hope it can make You Feels Like Christmas!
These midweek videos are amazing! Happy holidays guys!!❤️❤️❤️❤️🎄🎄🎄🎄
In Greece, the figure of Santa Claus is identified with St. Basil of Caesarea, and this name is used instead. St. Basil also lived during Roman times, was a Bishop, famed theologian and founded one of the earlierst hospitals in the world.
Santa is a DC Superhero and every year he breaks into Darkseid’s fortress to give him a lump of coal
Nicholas also punched Arius in the face.
I think Santa's earned his place in the DC cinematic universe by now. 😄
I don't see Santa as much of a crimefighter. But I have to admit he definitely has many characteristics of a superhero.
Dutch Sinterklaas used to deal out punishment to bad kids so that's kind of crimefighting.
And doesn't Santa Claus put coal in a stocking if the kid is bad?
@@AudieHolland True, true. But I don't see that as being the same as tracking down grown men who have robbed a bank or committed murder and then proceeded to give them a heavy beat down before leaving them tied up for the police to find.
Santa is a firm believer in social work being the most effective crime prevention.
@@larskjar I suppose that's fair
In Wisconsin we still celebrate the traditional German version of sanit nicks day with the gift giving in boots
I'm pretty disappointed that you didn't mention that many parts of Santa Claus is taken from the UK tradition of Father Christmas, like his jolliness and love of revelry, and his being the embodiment of the Christmas celebration
Saint Nicolas or better known as Sinterklaas in the Netherlands is still celebrated here to this very day. Added stories and traditions. Changed a few around them as well. We celebrate it as long as the early 1600s and while he was born in Turkey in our story he resides in spain now. Comes over in a steam ship every year to stay 3 weeks over here with his chimney soot petes (roetveeg pieten). He brings candy with his helpers in shoes during his stay, visits schools, city centers and more.
On december 5th we have presents evening (pakjes avond) where he gives presents to celebrate his birthday and he leaves on december 6th...
The holiday is mostly loved and kids enjoy it the most. Its a holiday of anonymous giving which is absolutely beautifull.
We dl celebrate christmas as well but Santa is mostly seen as more fictional,after all, we do see Sinterklaas enter our country every single year on the news while the jolly santa isnt seen at all 😋
Forgot to mention that Sinterklaas himself was inspired by the Pagan feasts to praise Odin/Wodan.
I'm Dutch, so I know a little bit more about this cultural tradition. By fact that we still celebrate Sinterklaas over Santa Claus.
...i.m.o. many traditions have multiple roots...!
I really like that kept in theme of santa being as a person who evolved his identity over time and made it a super hero origin story. Makes it really relatable to show the kids,.who i'm sure going to love being shown this.
4:45 In the Greek Orthodox church, St Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors.
(Guess how I know 😉)
Cmon, we're glossing over Santa punching Arius in the face for heresy during the Council of Nicaea?
The Lies episode had better cover that
Wow, so santa loves the color red and distributing wealth to the poor, who knew he was so based
Perhaps he dressed in red either to advertise Coca Cola OR pretends to be a communist while secretly giving gifts to children in the Soviet Union.
Charity is not wealth redistribution.
You just skipped over the council of Nicea and him slapping Arianus of Syrenaica and the ship that was saved? 😵💫
Actually, I'm pretty sure Santa is already on the the Justice League reserves. Every year he visits Darkseid just to give him a lump of coal, and Darkseid just can't stop him no matter how hard he tries.
This backstory is full with twisted and turns and that’s really interesting, could you guys maybe do one about Sinterklaas one day?
Oh just gonna skip over how Nicholas of Myra was a Bishop too, guess it's inconvenient
He also left out the bit where punched Arius.
Exactly. Major Saint Nicolas lore being left out @@Ggdivhjkjl
Kids in our parts have it extra nice. We still celebrate "Sinterklaas" the 6th of December, then on Christmas we have Santa Claus handing out gifts as well.. Though we usually tone down one or the other in gift giving as it can get quite costly otherwise.
I am vengeance, I am the holy night, I. AM. SANTA CLAUS!
Coincidentally 6th of December is the day that the Greek orthodox church honors saint Nicolas
But for the orthodox the equivalent of" santa Claus "
Is Vasilios or Vasilis in modern Greek or Vasili in every other language except English that becomes Bill or Billy or
OK I STOP
You always manage to provide me with a fresh perspective on something, and bring the magic back. The idea of Santa Claus living through all his changes and incarnations, and then deciding to go back to gift giving is so very sweet, and what I needed this holiday season. Thank you ♥
Extra Mythology? Would this not be Extra History since Santa is real...
Should we tell him?
there are a lot of legends of saints who did heroic deeds or preforming miracles, take for example St George that slew a dragon, Joseph of Cupertino power of flight or St Denis surviving post decapitation, there's many more especially in delaying martyrdom like St Lucy or St Margaret the virgin. In fact the process to be canonized a saint includes having performed miracles.
True, because how would we know if that person is ACTUALLY a saint or not ?,but st George slaying the dragon could be either: the dragon is the devil incarnated just like when he incarnated as a snake OR it's a creature that actually existed but medival times used to exaggerate words,OR it could be symbolic/these are also possibilities,saints are indeed heroes,even some acts were not legendary but heroic that actually happened I'm just saying this because I don't want anything attributed to saints to be "legends" like saints doing an act of charity or saving someone from death,I mean sure if miracles are "legends" and it's totally understandable to not believe in them unless you see one,but a saint giving people money,saving people from jail are not to be called legends these are just holy people doing god's work,st Nicholas though,somehow he turned into a man who broke into people's houses and eats their cookies and milk 😂😂
Don't forget the council of Nicea.
Good video but I wish they hadn't skipped the story where he punched Arius in the face at the Council of Nicea.
You totally forgot the part where St. Nicholas punched Arius the Heretic in the face at the Council of Nicea!
The interesting thing is that in some places we celebrate both Saint-Nicholas ( where he is said to be accompanied by "Father Whip" ) and Christmas, where Santa Claus does the gift giving
So I guess he works twice as hard nowadays
I have a feeling since "the incident" Santa is putting coal in someone's stocking at EC 😅
What incident? 😳
@@blaster915 Matt saying he doesn't have Superman on speed dial anymore since "the Incident" 😂
@@noahjohnson935oh right 😂
Ok I want to know what happened
(Film theory intro plays) hello internet!
Grant Morrison's Klaus is well worth a read if you want more wholesome Super-Santa comics.
i'm surprised you didn't bring up the cocoa cola thing
wasn't the red suit he's currently known for born in a coca cola ad?
in the Netherlands it's red cause he wears a bishop's outfit, with mitre and staff, he's a catholic saint after all.
You forgot to mention that while the West belives in Santa living in the North Pole, us Europeans know his true location to be Lapland in Finland, a location called "Santa's village". 😋
I think the movie Klaus is this character's best depiction and his best and most heartwarming origin story. You can't change my mind.
TL; DR sometimes kids say the coolest things….
My friend is a Buddhist, but his kids were raised Christian-ish. As such, his younger son is my Godson. (Episcopalian thing).
Once there was a party at his sisters house. His three kids, and three nieces were talking about time travel (from a TH-cam video they had seen).
A friend of his was visiting from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, who was a Tibetan Gomchan.
When one of his nieces asked the Gomchan about Christmas (it was December) the kids were entertained by an unbelievable story about how Santa Claus used time travel to stretch Christmas Eve over 360 days to deliver presents to good kids worldwide.
[The story took a while, and included cedar trees from Lebanon, as well as a reindeer herd in Norway.
It seemed like he had told versions of this story before].
My Godson was nine, and believed this story until about 12, or so. He would occasionally retell it to younger kids in his teens, often exaggerating parts to show he knew it was mythology.
PS. Why take 5/6 days off a year. Vacation ? No.
Santa apparently is a bodhisattva and won’t miss a yearly festival in Tibet (whose name I can’t remember).
🎵🎶Sinterklaas kapoentje gooi wat in mijn schoentje
Gooi wat in mijn laarsje
Dank u Sinterklaasje🎶🎵
In Belgium December 6 is feast of Sinterklaus when people put up their Christmas decorations. Traditionally one never puts them up before then, although a lot of foreign owned companies have been putting them up earlier and that pleasant tradition is slowly being lost. (The night before, December 5, is Krampusnact when they hold a parade of people in Krampus costumes and attendants.)
In Switzerland we have 'Schmutzli' who are like a sooty version of Nicolas, and acts as his assistant (like Krampus). Schmutzli also carry around a broom for beating naughty children!
1:20 Because Turkey was a thing in 3rd century AD 🤦♂️
People that say he was turkey is so stupid. He was Cappadocian Greek
The place existed at the time, but it's easier to say Turkey than to explain Asia Minor.
You have to remember that education in the US is so bad they've never heard the word "Anatolia", so they need some reference to the modern world. It's meant in the sense "this is the land that modern day turkey occupies".
7:56 I was waiting for you to say: "...and has a tragic backstory." As part of the list.
True charity. Not needing to be seen giving.
In the comics on more than one occasion Santa had trouble so Superman had to deliver the presents for him.
I absolutely enjoyed this episode. Thank you very much. ❤❤❤
Glossed over Santa's MMA showdown with Arius in Nicea
Merry Chistory!
my mom's dad is from Austria and they were talking about Christmas tales last Christmas and Krampus came up and I asked about any stories around him that they had and my mom and my aunt and uncle were just like "man those stories were TERRIFYING" (I don't really remember what they actually said cause it was awhile ago but I think ya get the point)
Apparently, Santa *has* been a member of the Justice League before
Ooooo! In what issue?
@@haven_lady675 Not entirely sure. It’s a story Plastic Man told his nephew
Great video, very funny and right in the Christmas spirit!!
Santa - *This isn't even my final form*
Didn't Coca-Cola also play a huge part in cementing Santa lore as well? Or was it just strictly his appearance?
In other words, did Coke just do a Disney?
Incidentally Santa Clause has appeared in several comic books over the years as an actual superhero.
Santa has had some comics of him being a super hero...
Santa Claus canonically gives coal to *Darkseid.* *EVERY. SINGLE. YEAR.* And Darkseid can never stop him!
În România St Nicholas and Santa Claus (Mos Crăciun) are 2 different people: St Nick is celebrated on the 6th of December,
Mos Crăciun, brings gifts on Christmas eve.
as a Dutch myself
i recognize Sinterklaas
but here we celebrate his holiday on December 5th, not the 6th
I think we used to celebrate it in the morning of December 6. But it was moved to the evening of December 5 as that is more convenient. (As with everything with Sinterklaas, we cannot stop but adapting it to our current needs and interests ;p)
Ancient Elf: "The Prophecy has come to pass, that there would come to us a Chosen One, and that he, having no child of his own, would love all children everywhere, and that he himself would be an artisan, and a craftsman, and a skilled maker of toys. [to Santa] And now, Chosen One, come forward. From this day on, now and forever, you will bring all our gifts to all the children in all the world, and all this to be done on Christmas Eve."
Santa Claus: "How can I do so much in just one night?"
Ancient Elf: "Well, know this: time travels with you. The night of the world is a passage of endless night for you, until your mission is done. This is your legacy, and your gift.... as is the gift of flight. Now, all those within the sound of my voice, and all those on this Earth everywhere know that henceforth, you will be called --- Santa Claus. And now, everyone, Merry Christmas."
--"Santa Claus: The Movie" (1985, directed by Jeannot Szwarc)
Santa has actually teamed up with batman and robin ^^
Happy Saint Nicholas Day to one and all!
Other famous thing about Saint Nikolaus....
He smacked Arius during the Council of Nicea.
Of course, that's not mythology. So, I understand not mentioning it here.
6:21 heck yeah 👍
This was fantastic. Thank you.
RuKlaus sounds like a RuPaul drag name.
Jack Skellington is still my most favourite Santa Claus.
Although Cid in Emminence in Shadow tells an interesting version. I hope it bites him in the behind because at the same time he makes up his story he was telling someone else she shouldn't lie.
Santa seems like a more emotionally secure Bruce Wayne
True Fact here. Santa Claus is an official being in both the DC and Marvel comic universe. Granted he doesn't have his own comic and he rarely shows up. But he's there. Also, (this is also an official event in the comics) marvel's super heroes once put the fully powered Infinity Gantlet on Santa to help him deliver all this gifts on Christmas. It had an... interesting result. No spoilers so look it up yourself.
According to the X-men Universe, Santa is the Strongest Mutant... so I'd say Superhero
wait! wasn't he at the council of nicea.
Heel turn. Gotta love wrestling terminology propping up here and there.
Well there IS a comic on shelves this year about Batman and Santa teaming up…
The version SFDebris narrated is the one I like best.
Santa the super hero, live it
Can you guys talk about what inspired The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus. That movie is so crazy.
My favourite St. Nick myth, is how he b*tchslapped a Bishop during the council of Nicaea.
Imagine getting smacked by Santa
2:34 santa is Mr. Beast
Vid: "Jolly Man In Red."
My brain after learning some about Loa: I can see Kalfu playing Santa if you left out whiskey and jerky instead of cookies and milk. He'd get a laugh from it.
In The Netherlands, we still celebrate Sinterklaas (sint Nicolaas) so possibly Sinterklaas/Santa Claus was brought over by Dutch settlers to New Amsterdam (later New York City).
Too bad you forgot to mention the part where he beated the pulp out of the arian heretics in the council of nicea
I dont blame you for only name dropping sinterklaas 😂
St Nick's a badass.
Coal for all, its cold this time of year
In the Netherlands we still celebrate 'Sinterklaas' on December 5 (the day before his name day). I did not realize that this figure was the same as the American 'Santa'
According to the podcast "Our fake history" Krampus was the catholic counter to to the evil klaus.
7:33 until Santa realized he got the short deal and went on a shooting rampage (as portrayed in a Weird Al song)