@@BrianAwesome yes she is. She is the daughter of Zor-El, brother of Jor-El. She and Kal-El are cousins. I bet you did not know Jor-El had any siblings, did you?
A fan fiction story I plan to start on Wattpad will have a Kryptonian who does not go bad after she arrives on Earth, if you'd be interested in having a look.
I always dug how Lex would shift to full-on good guy mode when faced with an evil Kryptonian. It's like he must oppose them regardless of circumstances.
It's more like self-preservation; Superman has a moral code that don't let him take a humam life , but Mala will just rip off his spine and go on with her life.
@@kuno3336 he opposed him because Superman was better than him. At first the government paid him, and he thought it'd be easy. But even the imperfect clone outsmarted him, it hurt him. Lex is pure arrogance.
I hate how TH-cam keeps disabling comments on these. Most of the people who remember this show are in their 30s by now. This group doesn't need protecting. Let people discuss their shared nostalgia in peace.
Seriously I've been getting tired of the childishization of this platform for years and they've taken it to a whole new level with these recent changes. It's beyond ridiculous and doesn't make any kind of sense whatsoever yet they continue to push it further and further. I'm getting real close to saying burn the platform down to the ground and start from scratch...
Part of the appeal of watching these on TH-cam is the sense of community and discussion about what we liked/disliked/found funny. All of that is completely lost when they turn off comments.
Mala is the perfect example of suddenly obtaining powers and letting it go to your head. Clark is such a good hero because he was raised humbly on a farm and basically grew up with nothing. Mala was a soldier who already had power to begin with and now has super powers. Clark understands people because he was an ordinary person like everyone else, so even when he got his powers his morals never changed. Mala doesn’t understand that because she was above the average person and by obtaining power she could control people even more and no one can stop her. The only time Superman’s morals changed was in the Injustice story, but in Clark’s defense that would make even the best of people loose their mind. Clark will always be the most pure Kryptonian because the Kents raised him right and taught him what it is to be a hero. “The helper seeks to help because he knows what it is to be helpless.” -Wander Over Yonder
you're speaking like Mala has always been a soldier. She had a childhood and a civilian life before her career. You"re speaking as if military peoples aren't normal peoples.
"No doubt they plan to populate the world with Kryptonians!" Damn, Lex, there's only two of them. Mala's only got one womb. How busy do you think they're gonna be to populate a world?
To be fair, he would have no way of knowing how fast Kryptonians reproduce. For all Lex knew, they could lays clutches of at least 20 eggs that hatch in a week, and be ready to make another batch in a day. And given all the wacky things Superman can do like fly and shoot lasers, there's a non-zero percent chance of him being right. Kryptonian biology is bonkers under a yellow sun.
Always loved the Brianic narrated flashback to showing Mala's background, how Jor-El stopped Jax-Ur's coup. Nice way of tapping into Brainiac's function for Krypton as a keeper of knowledge from the orb Sup's recovered early in season one, and of showing more of Sup's dad as well.
I think this is just me, but I think the person who is voicing Brainiac is the also the voice acter of Agent 47 from the hitman games too. Maybe Hitman Absolution specifically and future onward but idk about the trilogy personally
@@barrytelesford5265 I'M CERTAIN I'VE SEEN SUPERMAN BREATH AND TALK IN SPACE BEFORE. WHAT ABOUT WHEN HE FLEW LOIS OUT INTO SPACE THINKING SHE WAS DOOMSDAY? 😅
Mala could’ve been a good ally, but she let the power and her pride take over her mind. She was actually pretty nice at first. Heck her and Supes could’ve even been friends. But sadly she set her fate on the darker side.
If they approached her as a soldier she might have acclimated better. "This is your mission, you represent the last of Krypton and must maintain a professional manner" speech. The big issue was suggesting she would be put in prison for not fitting in as opposed to committing a crime.
She was a bad guy from the start. She only acted different due to the shock of finding out her planet was destroyed and getting used to her new powers from the Earth's sun, but after that she got back on track to being evil again.
I only saw that she got mad when everyone even Superman rejected her. She had potential, she just needed more patience & guidance. Superman also rejected Connor (SuperBoy), a haft Kriptonian. He felt so uncomfortable around Super Boy that he didn't even help Connor with his powers.
The "sphagettification" as they're sucked into the black hole is frighteningly realistic. Of course, with what we now know about black holes, their fate would be even *worse* - circling the event horizon in a cloud of glowing plasma, unable to move or escape, for *millions of years* before finally crossing the event horizon. And vaporizing into a pile of X-rays.
Facts. Especially since Mala Was trying to learn from Superman. But he just gave in, to other's views about her. Plus Mala DID make a good point, about repopulating the Kryptonian race.
Not to mention it might still feel unpleasant, or cause the body to do a reaction. Wind typically doesn't hurt, but if someone blows some air into my face I'll probably flinch even if it was an unexpected breeze. Or how a spray bottle of water or sudden bright lights.
Superman: Now use your powers responsibly Mala: Of course. It's not like I was locked up abusing my authority in a dimension of suffering that totally didn't make me more or less unstable; helped no less by having sudden super powers thrust upon me without years to temper myself and respect others without them. Superman:...okay, back to the Phantom Zone you go...
I think it would’ve been interesting if Mala stayed good and been romantically involved with Superman, it would’ve been random, but I still think it would’ve been interesting
The original Mala from the comic books was actually a different character, for one thing Mala was a man in the comic books, and instead of serving Jax-Ur, he was always a bad guy on Krypton along with his brothers, Kizo and U-Ban. The Animated Series version actually has a lot in common with a completely different character named Maxima, who also appeared in the Animated Series as a super strong potential love interest for Superman who Clark had no interest in. In the comics, Maxima actually does become a good guy and joins the Justice League International (which was also the JL that fought Doomsday in the famous Death of Superman comic).
@@darkmask5933 I also thought she was similar to Maxima, and I know that Lois Lane is the one he is with, but I think a lot of Superman fans have thought about it. I like Batman and Catwoman becuase both of them are strong, can defend themselves, and damsel type love interests are just bad nowadays. I own one comic where Superman and Maxima actually become a couple: Adventures of Superman Annual #3, pretty good, could’ve done more stories like that. I think it’s interesting ideas to consider, I like to think about What Ifs, I also just don’t like how just about every other Kryptonian is evil, so I would’ve liked if Mala could’ve stayed good.
@@codafett I like that people can introduce their own stories, their own ideas into what is already established. Like the DCAU had a lot of awesome and original content, and it’s success will never be repeated. Speaking of, RIP Kevin Conroy, we miss you.
@@carsenmaxwell3336 Superman suffers from Spider-man syndrome where he only has two love interests that the general public remembers (for Supes it Lois and Lana, for Spidey its MJ and Gwen, both also have a slightly less known third love interest that's like part of their superhero worlds, for Spidey its Black Cat, for Supes its Lori Lemaris, but good luck finding anyone who actually thinks they should be together over the first two). As a result, any time they try and pair Supes up with anyone else, like Maxima or Diana, people turn up their noses at it.
Funnily enough I think Bruce Timm and the team wanted to add General Zodd into the series but due to copyright issues with film right holders at the time they weren't allowed to so they had to improvise instead
Batman: TAS had a bigger core of recurring villains that allowed a variety of stories and character arcs. Joker, Posion Ivy, Harley Quinn, Two Face, Penguin, Riddler, Catwoman, Killer Croc, Mr. Freeze, Rash Ail Ghoul, Scarecrow, and Bane (if you include New Adventures since Bane was late into BTAS) were a big group of recurring villains on Batman TAS. Superman adapted more outball rogues that were usually one off episode characters. The only big recurring rogues on Superman TAS were Lex Luthor, Brainic, Metallo, Maxima, the 5th dimension guy (dont know the spelling),Parasite, Bizarro, Liveware, Darkseid later in the series, and Lobo to a lesser extent.
@Clutch Cake Actually, no I didn't realize you were talking about Dames. I always heard baddies as slang for rogues gallery. In that case, I think you're right. If we include new adventures, we have Posion Ivy, Harley, Catwoman, Batgirl, Talia, Zatanna, Batwoman (if we include movies), The Phantasm, that red suit cat lady that Selina and Bruce stop together, Roxy Rocket, and the super strong blonde country girl with those mutated farm live stock monsters. Superman tas has Mala, Lois, Lanna, Supergirl, Maxima, Myxspetilic's girlfriend, Livewire, Valcanna, and the female furries from Darkseid. Does Granny Goodness count as a babe? I ain't judging.
“hahahahahaha! You’re defenseless against us.” And THATS when he should have sit her ass down and had a very serious talk. I bet it was there that the doctor decided that Cadmus had a point
This Superman never felt like a god but a really strong guy who would make mistakes and see the hood in people and though he would lose sometimes he always saved the day
Not surprised by Lex's reaction at all. "They're gonna outbreed us and conquer the earth!" It's not likely that Kryptonian populations would flourish very soon, but from the Earthling standpoint, for all we know, a Kryptonian matures from child to adult in a couple of weeks. A few love sessions and the new king and queen could create a lasting dynasty. Also, we know that Supes himself is strong. Just Kal, Mala, and their son could be enough to conquer half of the world at least.
Yeah when my boy Batman showed up in his series he told him that he's not going to have no vigilantes running wild and his city. At least Batman wouldn't level a whole city like Superman and his rouge gallery of villains
It amazes me how sometimes characters are created with the intention of being villains and the clue to this is in the meaning of their name, as Sinestro is. And now I find out that there is a Kryptonian named Mala. Wow...
Superman wasn’t always the brightest.. let me teach you not only how to use your powers, but hand to hand combat and THEN consider sending you back to the phantom zone.
I don't fully blame Mala. Only one attempt of crime fighting, Which she did very well besides being cocky, Superman is talking about sending her to prison just because. Imagine an inmate serving his long sentence, then while he's doing his work, the Parole officer randomly says, "Nah, put him back in prison."
Thats what im saying like bro, wtf. And everyone had the nerve to be like “ superman did this??” After they just saw a crook sitting through a broken wooden box. Like cmon now, is that seriously the craziest thing you’ve seen superman “done”? her first attempt was cool, it aint like she brutally murdered all the suspects and hung them out to dry, She did the job. Yet, superman was looking at her crazy, Idk as you can tell that shit rubbed me the wrong way. Thought I was the only one that felt like this. Lol
I gotta agree that considering the circumstances, Superman considering sending her back to the Phantom Zone was jumping the shark. Before he made that contemplation, releasing Jax-Ur to conquer Earth wasn't even a thought. I get that Superman was ultimately trying to think of the safety of Metropolis after the fact and she was rough with the criminals, but she was still acclimating to her new strength and powers. Hell, Superman even failed to tell Mala the purpose of the police. I can't help but conclude that Superman did Mala dirty.@@blackwolfdavinci575
@@fightingmedialounge519 Mala got mad that she was rejected by Superman & hurt her pride even worse when Superman chose a mere human over her. That's when she lost her marbles. Everyone put their back on her even the only one left of her kind.
Yeah. Easterbrook voiced her in the first episode. In the second, she was voiced by Sarah Douglas who had previously played Ursa in the Superman movies, whom Mala is inspired by. :)
The original Mala from the comic books was actually a different character, for one thing Mala was a man in the comic books, and instead of serving Jax-Ur, he was always a bad guy on Krypton along with his brothers, Kizo and U-Ban. The Animated Series version actually has a lot in common with a completely different character named Maxima, who also appeared in the Animated Series as a super strong potential love interest for Superman who Clark had no interest in. In the comics, Maxima actually does become a good guy and joins the Justice League International (which was also the JL that fought Doomsday in the famous Death of Superman comic).
5:48 there's something funny to point out here. You hear and see this guy hanging for dear life for a solid six seconds; then he *poofs* out of existence the moment Superman slams Mala into the van where they have a hilarious yet awesome fist fight in the falling van before it crashes down.
lois treats him like shit and doesnt give af about Clark aka who he really is... literally any other chick (like Volcana or Wonder Woman) would be better for clark
I didn't include how Hamilton turned against him, because I didn't want to spoil it for people who haven't seen JLU. Hamilton is, or at least, was, in the actual DC universe, and there he also followed a similar path as the Hamilton of the DCAU, occasionally shifting between ally to heros, and a villain himself.
True he's not a traditionally taught fighter but he does have the advantage that he knows how to fight while flying. Any martial artist can tell you, being able to throw an opponent off balance is pretty important. When everyone can float that leads to a whole new set of mechanics.
Others have streets smarts ,Clark has Farm smarts. He doesnt have too many kung fu moves but He Fights with His Environment which also really helpful and He uses His brain way more than people give him Credit for. There IS a reason why He defeats villains that neutralize His superpowers very easily but still cannot Beat the farmboy
He was by an old Time Farmer WHO lived outside the City and was told to BE nice . My farmboy IS very weak against City Girls and assertive women. I mean how could Jonathan know that His sons Rookie mistakes in Dating the wrong Girl could be that devasting?
I like how it takes ruckus for people to see strange clothes individuals in the same vicinity. That fight they had in the van was kind of sick, actually. Why does Superman let just about anything hit him? Lul
Fun fact: Mala means Little on Serbian language. Also oftenly used as an immature joke calling girl on Balkan known as a fact of she being smaller than most males.
Pro Tip: If you find someone who has been banished to a black hole or a void, leave them. They were probably shitty enough to get themselves in that position to begin with!
the mistake was releasing the general of a failed Kryptonian coup on Earth. Obviously they did not have the sense to even have a brief watercooler discussion about it
I mean, Mala isn’t wrong in a way calling Superman the ruler of Earth. He technically is as he’s the most powerful being on the planet, he just chooses to enforce their laws, and shares their values. If he really was a non-partisan Alien, he wouldn’t get involved.
This is exactly why I’m glad Kryptonians are pretty much extinct. This species is too dangerous to exist. Superman is just lucky to be taken in by good people so his power doesn’t corrupt him.
The fact that Kryptonians are so intelligent and have the potential to be dangerously strong is scary. It's weird they didn't try to take over planets like the Viltrumities. An alternative universe of Kryptonians ruling would be awful
@@googleuser7454 Ah yes so the Injustice comics exist, although Clark is the only living Kryptonian to realize that, his cousin Kara with the help of the insurgents choice to help stop him, its a good read.
To bad super criminals exist regardless, they all see Earth as a problem because humans are in fact too dangerous to exist, yall off each other in the millions cause of the need to feel above each other, mean while cosmic level beings point n laugh knowing they can snap their fingers and we cease to exist. But yes Kryptonians are the problem, who btw killed themselves, or if we're talking Injustice, Brainiac.
She was a soldier following orders when she was captured. The true villain was the powers she let get over her head. If Superman mentored Mala to be a “good” minded individual the situation wouldn’t have escalated to the situation that happened. She may have sacrificed herself to save Superman resulting in her spaghettification taking down the evil commander or would have joined other groups like Wonder Woman amazones
I really feel like Kryptonians should have a time limit required to absorb enough solar energy to get super powers. Like the non-earth ones quickly expel more energy than they should be producing in almost every story.
This is why Superman needs Batman. Superman screwed up the whole situation while Batman would've found a way to keep her under control. She didn't start off evil. She just wanted to be useful at first.
Seems like most of you don't know the difference between manipulating a neutral situation to avoid a negative one and raising your kids. Batman know the difference and Batman knows which one is harder.
@@Kagamid There IS no difference between those two things, you know that right? In order to raise kids, you have to try and keep control, or at the very least neutral. Guess who failed spectacularly at that the second time around? I'll give you a hint, he's got pointy black ears, control freak tendencies, and the emotional comprehension of a sea slug. Besides, knowing him, his first instinct probably would have been to depower her entirely, or throw her back into the phantom zone just cause.
Man, Clark can’t catch a break. Every kryptonian not from his family turns evil or dies
kryptonian ancestors believed in the strongest rules, which is why it fell and also think of it like the saiyans from dbz
Kara isn't related to Supes, and she turned out well.
@@BrianAwesome yes she is. She is the daughter of Zor-El, brother of Jor-El. She and Kal-El are cousins. I bet you did not know Jor-El had any siblings, did you?
A fan fiction story I plan to start on Wattpad will have a Kryptonian who does not go bad after she arrives on Earth, if you'd be interested in having a look.
@@joaniekeyser4036I did notice
“You’d spurn me?! The last woman of your own kind!”
*I mean… she has a point Clark.*
Well you know Superman was raised in the country side 🤠
And there Is always Supergirl
Yeah i know i just couldn't resist lmao.
@@CameraPunk5049 Sweet Home Alabama actually no not in this version; they aren’t even related
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That's what Mark thought right before his "violation" to quote Invincible.
@@CameraPunk5049 I despise you but also respect you
I always dug how Lex would shift to full-on good guy mode when faced with an evil Kryptonian. It's like he must oppose them regardless of circumstances.
The one upside of his pride is that he opposes _anyone_ that's better than him, regardless of whether they're good or evil.
It's more like self-preservation; Superman has a moral code that don't let him take a humam life , but Mala will just rip off his spine and go on with her life.
In Superman Red Son, he opposed Superman because he was Soviet and an alien
He doesn't shift to good. But he'll attacked of threatened and he wants to rule over everyone himself. Just often in more round about ways.
@@kuno3336 he opposed him because Superman was better than him. At first the government paid him, and he thought it'd be easy. But even the imperfect clone outsmarted him, it hurt him.
Lex is pure arrogance.
Seeing Mala catch Lois by the throat mid sentence with the threat “You’ve seen your last yellow sunrise” was HILARIOUS
She was about to punch a whole thru her face 😂
I hate how TH-cam keeps disabling comments on these. Most of the people who remember this show are in their 30s by now. This group doesn't need protecting. Let people discuss their shared nostalgia in peace.
Facts !!!!
Seriously I've been getting tired of the childishization of this platform for years and they've taken it to a whole new level with these recent changes. It's beyond ridiculous and doesn't make any kind of sense whatsoever yet they continue to push it further and further. I'm getting real close to saying burn the platform down to the ground and start from scratch...
Part of the appeal of watching these on TH-cam is the sense of community and discussion about what we liked/disliked/found funny. All of that is completely lost when they turn off comments.
I know excatly what you mean. It's the same with Xmen TAS, Spider-Man TAS, TMNT 80s and the 2003 series, ect....
TH-cam falling. there are incompetent main people .
Superman be like "I'd not sleep with you even if you were the last woman on Krypton"
Nala: Well I'm the last woman and where not on krypton
@@Rhino-Prime Superman: fair point
And with how she was acting, I don't blame him.
@@Manglet762 under uniform all her know life.
Idk how Kal though that would go..over well he clearly doesn’t know much about the ladies..they take rejection TERRIBLY!
Mala is the perfect example of suddenly obtaining powers and letting it go to your head. Clark is such a good hero because he was raised humbly on a farm and basically grew up with nothing. Mala was a soldier who already had power to begin with and now has super powers. Clark understands people because he was an ordinary person like everyone else, so even when he got his powers his morals never changed. Mala doesn’t understand that because she was above the average person and by obtaining power she could control people even more and no one can stop her. The only time Superman’s morals changed was in the Injustice story, but in Clark’s defense that would make even the best of people loose their mind. Clark will always be the most pure Kryptonian because the Kents raised him right and taught him what it is to be a hero.
“The helper seeks to help because he knows what it is to be helpless.” -Wander Over Yonder
Also: "Assholes should never have or be given any power to exert their will over others." - Empytman000
Wrong. Batman lost someone equivalent, both his parents. He kept his morals and didn't kill.
Notice how batman is batman in every fucking universe lol
you're speaking like Mala has always been a soldier. She had a childhood and a civilian life before her career. You"re speaking as if military peoples aren't normal peoples.
Unfortunately for her she didn’t crash on earth when she was a baby to understand humans
They threatend to send her back
Talked behind her back
It's their fold
"No doubt they plan to populate the world with Kryptonians!" Damn, Lex, there's only two of them. Mala's only got one womb. How busy do you think they're gonna be to populate a world?
To be fair, he would have no way of knowing how fast Kryptonians reproduce. For all Lex knew, they could lays clutches of at least 20 eggs that hatch in a week, and be ready to make another batch in a day. And given all the wacky things Superman can do like fly and shoot lasers, there's a non-zero percent chance of him being right.
Kryptonian biology is bonkers under a yellow sun.
Is a super womb thou
@@affegpus4195inbreeding can only get you so far
Legit wonder what their kid would look like.
@@affegpus4195no you fucking didn’t
Always loved the Brianic narrated flashback to showing Mala's background, how Jor-El stopped Jax-Ur's coup. Nice way of tapping into Brainiac's function for Krypton as a keeper of knowledge from the orb Sup's recovered early in season one, and of showing more of Sup's dad as well.
I think this is just me, but I think the person who is voicing Brainiac is the also the voice acter of Agent 47 from the hitman games too. Maybe Hitman Absolution specifically and future onward but idk about the trilogy personally
@@vincentalastor6315 Corey Burton is the VA that voices Brainiac mate.
@@romacechina thanks man
From indefinite phantom zone prisoner to getting crushed by the weight of a thousand neutron stars via the center of a black hole, what a ride
Should’ve just chilled on Earth
Their DEAD dead. Like there's no Sci-fi mumbo jumbo to reverse being crushed by a black hole.
YEAH BUT HOW COME SUPERMAN COULD BREATHE IN SPACE BUT THEY COULDN'T!? 🤔
@@i-yell-a-lot4906 he cant breath in space. he just holds his breath longer from experience
@@barrytelesford5265 I'M CERTAIN I'VE SEEN SUPERMAN BREATH AND TALK IN SPACE BEFORE. WHAT ABOUT WHEN HE FLEW LOIS OUT INTO SPACE THINKING SHE WAS DOOMSDAY? 😅
Mala could’ve been a good ally, but she let the power and her pride take over her mind. She was actually pretty nice at first. Heck her and Supes could’ve even been friends. But sadly she set her fate on the darker side.
I dont think so.
There can only be one superman on this planet.
We can see how Supergirl was sidelined.
If they approached her as a soldier she might have acclimated better. "This is your mission, you represent the last of Krypton and must maintain a professional manner" speech. The big issue was suggesting she would be put in prison for not fitting in as opposed to committing a crime.
She was a bad guy from the start. She only acted different due to the shock of finding out her planet was destroyed and getting used to her new powers from the Earth's sun, but after that she got back on track to being evil again.
Wonder what kind of friend a woman makes when she rubs his chest & kisses with great intent!
I only saw that she got mad when everyone even Superman rejected her. She had potential, she just needed more patience & guidance. Superman also rejected Connor (SuperBoy), a haft Kriptonian. He felt so uncomfortable around Super Boy that he didn't even help Connor with his powers.
The "sphagettification" as they're sucked into the black hole is frighteningly realistic. Of course, with what we now know about black holes, their fate would be even *worse* - circling the event horizon in a cloud of glowing plasma, unable to move or escape, for *millions of years* before finally crossing the event horizon. And vaporizing into a pile of X-rays.
There are truly some fates worse then Death.
@@Wyndamn Was gonna say “than”, but realized “then” works perfectly here
@@Alchemuma or you could be stuck in a black hole 🕳️🕳️🕳️ for an eternity.
@@Alchemuma na fr 🤣🤣
Is that what happens in a black hole? You get spunned around like a dryer
I love big girl characters, too bad she didn't turn good or at least anti hero. Her personality is nice.
Too bad? The various not Faoras and Faora are one of the few DC female villains to stay villains. Nice change of pace if you ask me.
Facts. Especially since Mala Was trying to learn from Superman.
But he just gave in, to other's views about her.
Plus Mala DID make a good point, about repopulating the Kryptonian race.
@@BrianAwesome 2 people ain't enough to repopulate unless you're into incest
Never fear there will always be Big Barda. 👍
@mudshovel 289 Like Adam and Eve? :O
Looking at this as an adult now, its funny how kryptonians flinch when being hit by large objects like they could actually be hurt by them
It’s understandable since they didn’t grow up invulnerable. They instinctively flinch since they still expect to feel pain.
especially since they can still become as vulnerable and powerless as a regular human if exposed to Red Solar radiation@@EclipseCircle
Not to mention it might still feel unpleasant, or cause the body to do a reaction. Wind typically doesn't hurt, but if someone blows some air into my face I'll probably flinch even if it was an unexpected breeze. Or how a spray bottle of water or sudden bright lights.
@@alpyki2588lmao soyjaks defending the bad writing, classic
Superman: Now use your powers responsibly
Mala: Of course. It's not like I was locked up abusing my authority in a dimension of suffering that totally didn't make me more or less unstable; helped no less by having sudden super powers thrust upon me without years to temper myself and respect others without them.
Superman:...okay, back to the Phantom Zone you go...
Mala - NEVER!!!!!!
I think it would’ve been interesting if Mala stayed good and been romantically involved with Superman, it would’ve been random, but I still think it would’ve been interesting
The original Mala from the comic books was actually a different character, for one thing Mala was a man in the comic books, and instead of serving Jax-Ur, he was always a bad guy on Krypton along with his brothers, Kizo and U-Ban. The Animated Series version actually has a lot in common with a completely different character named Maxima, who also appeared in the Animated Series as a super strong potential love interest for Superman who Clark had no interest in. In the comics, Maxima actually does become a good guy and joins the Justice League International (which was also the JL that fought Doomsday in the famous Death of Superman comic).
I agree, that would've made for a much better story.
@@darkmask5933 I also thought she was similar to Maxima, and I know that Lois Lane is the one he is with, but I think a lot of Superman fans have thought about it. I like Batman and Catwoman becuase both of them are strong, can defend themselves, and damsel type love interests are just bad nowadays. I own one comic where Superman and Maxima actually become a couple: Adventures of Superman Annual #3, pretty good, could’ve done more stories like that. I think it’s interesting ideas to consider, I like to think about What Ifs, I also just don’t like how just about every other Kryptonian is evil, so I would’ve liked if Mala could’ve stayed good.
@@codafett I like that people can introduce their own stories, their own ideas into what is already established. Like the DCAU had a lot of awesome and original content, and it’s success will never be repeated. Speaking of, RIP Kevin Conroy, we miss you.
@@carsenmaxwell3336 Superman suffers from Spider-man syndrome where he only has two love interests that the general public remembers (for Supes it Lois and Lana, for Spidey its MJ and Gwen, both also have a slightly less known third love interest that's like part of their superhero worlds, for Spidey its Black Cat, for Supes its Lori Lemaris, but good luck finding anyone who actually thinks they should be together over the first two). As a result, any time they try and pair Supes up with anyone else, like Maxima or Diana, people turn up their noses at it.
"Put me down!"
"Beg me."
Yeah
It’s sad that she had to die, she could have been a great help to Superman, Supergirl and the Justice League
It's not clear if she died in this Series... I hope not...
@@_MrLee she got sucked into a black hole
@@_MrLee she could have help Supergirl against Galatea (Power Girl)
Or to Cadmus.
@@gerardorodriguez7500 galatea isn’t power girl in fact in comics power girl actually has a clone too
Mala, Galatea & Mongal got something in common: powerful physiques 💪🏻
Muscle Mommies 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿
You like men. 🤣🤣
Dont forget Maxima
@@witchking008Maxima has a average body
@@DGarza2324 no, i love women with fitness & female bodybuilding backgrounds.
Mala means “bad” or “evil” (referring to a female) in Spanish. Malo would refer to a bad guy. The writers know what’s up.
I also picked up on that in-joke regarding Mala when I first saw this episode.
It can also mean in Brazilian Portuguese calling someone "luggage", as in an annoying burden or dumbass! 🤣🤣🤣
Actually, I think Mala was a guy in the pre-crisis comics.
@@DeathMessenger1988”Douchebag” in the sense that you’re describing, but yes also “luggage” 😂
That sounded unoriginal...
In her second appearance, Mala was voiced by Sarah Douglas, who played Ursa in Superman 2. Fitting, given that Jax-ur is a General Zod like character.
11:16 Exactly
Funnily enough I think Bruce Timm and the team wanted to add General Zodd into the series but due to copyright issues with film right holders at the time they weren't allowed to so they had to improvise instead
Ok. I'm starting to think that Superman: TAS has more baddies then Batman:TAS.
They were def THICCer...
Batman: TAS had a bigger core of recurring villains that allowed a variety of stories and character arcs. Joker, Posion Ivy, Harley Quinn, Two Face, Penguin, Riddler, Catwoman, Killer Croc, Mr. Freeze, Rash Ail Ghoul, Scarecrow, and Bane (if you include New Adventures since Bane was late into BTAS) were a big group of recurring villains on Batman TAS. Superman adapted more outball rogues that were usually one off episode characters. The only big recurring rogues on Superman TAS were Lex Luthor, Brainic, Metallo, Maxima, the 5th dimension guy (dont know the spelling),Parasite, Bizarro, Liveware, Darkseid later in the series, and Lobo to a lesser extent.
@@Darthzilla99 mmm, Interesting...
@@Darthzilla99 however you do know that I mean babes when I say baddies, right?
@Clutch Cake Actually, no I didn't realize you were talking about Dames. I always heard baddies as slang for rogues gallery.
In that case, I think you're right. If we include new adventures, we have Posion Ivy, Harley, Catwoman, Batgirl, Talia, Zatanna, Batwoman (if we include movies), The Phantasm, that red suit cat lady that Selina and Bruce stop together, Roxy Rocket, and the super strong blonde country girl with those mutated farm live stock monsters. Superman tas has Mala, Lois, Lanna, Supergirl, Maxima, Myxspetilic's girlfriend, Livewire, Valcanna, and the female furries from Darkseid.
Does Granny Goodness count as a babe? I ain't judging.
Clark is the spiritual son of Kansas; Mala is the spiritual daughter of Thanagar.
“hahahahahaha! You’re defenseless against us.”
And THATS when he should have sit her ass down and had a very serious talk. I bet it was there that the doctor decided that Cadmus had a point
Words cannot describe how good this series is!!
The whole DCAU is a masterpiece
Most of dc animation and animated movies are too good...unlike marvel whom the most of their animated universe is garbage
This Superman never felt like a god but a really strong guy who would make mistakes and see the hood in people and though he would lose sometimes he always saved the day
I know what you really ment and I agree. But the sentence "Superman sees the hood in people" made me laugh
@@ingobernoble2678 I just saw it too and I ain’t changing it😂💀
Superman respects people's gangsta 😂
She was a fun character, wish she was used more
Not surprised by Lex's reaction at all. "They're gonna outbreed us and conquer the earth!"
It's not likely that Kryptonian populations would flourish very soon, but from the Earthling standpoint, for all we know, a Kryptonian matures from child to adult in a couple of weeks. A few love sessions and the new king and queen could create a lasting dynasty.
Also, we know that Supes himself is strong. Just Kal, Mala, and their son could be enough to conquer half of the world at least.
Love sessions lol
scientists: boys are hitting puberty earlier than ever and we don't know why! saturday morning cartoons:
Didn't realize what a horn dog Mala was
She's been in the phantom zone for 20 years. Of course she craves some strange, if you know what I mean.
@aaronstevenson4136 yeah who wouldn't be don't do the crime if you can't do the crime
A what
“You’re defenseless against us.”
Yea I would’ve went to Cadmus too 😂
Surprised Hamilton didn't mention that shit when Superman gave him grief for betraying him.
@@EmptyMan000he did genius
3:38 YUP! Staying in the Phantom Zone for WAY BEYOND her intended sentence has traumatized her.
How long was she supposed to be trapped?
@@mcbdllc2848 20 years.
Mala allies herself with powerful people. She's not a criminal. She's a sidekick.
With all the destruction and damage to public property, no wonder Lex hates him.
Insurance rates in metropolis are sky high 🤣🤣🤣
Yeah when my boy Batman showed up in his series he told him that he's not going to have no vigilantes running wild and his city. At least Batman wouldn't level a whole city like Superman and his rouge gallery of villains
It amazes me how sometimes characters are created with the intention of being villains and the clue to this is in the meaning of their name, as Sinestro is. And now I find out that there is a Kryptonian named Mala. Wow...
Her outfit is so badass. It really looks like government official/soldier outfit.
All that and Clark's toughest mission was to explain to Louis what Marla meant with the kiss.
Superman wasn’t always the brightest.. let me teach you not only how to use your powers, but hand to hand combat and THEN consider sending you back to the phantom zone.
Meathead… dead from the neck up.
I don't fully blame Mala. Only one attempt of crime fighting, Which she did very well besides being cocky, Superman is talking about sending her to prison just because. Imagine an inmate serving his long sentence, then while he's doing his work, the Parole officer randomly says, "Nah, put him back in prison."
To be fair superman simply considered it.
Thats what im saying like bro, wtf. And everyone had the nerve to be like “ superman did this??” After they just saw a crook sitting through a broken wooden box. Like cmon now, is that seriously the craziest thing you’ve seen superman “done”? her first attempt was cool, it aint like she brutally murdered all the suspects and hung them out to dry, She did the job. Yet, superman was looking at her crazy, Idk as you can tell that shit rubbed me the wrong way. Thought I was the only one that felt like this. Lol
I gotta agree that considering the circumstances, Superman considering sending her back to the Phantom Zone was jumping the shark. Before he made that contemplation, releasing Jax-Ur to conquer Earth wasn't even a thought. I get that Superman was ultimately trying to think of the safety of Metropolis after the fact and she was rough with the criminals, but she was still acclimating to her new strength and powers. Hell, Superman even failed to tell Mala the purpose of the police. I can't help but conclude that Superman did Mala dirty.@@blackwolfdavinci575
@@fightingmedialounge519 Mala got mad that she was rejected by Superman & hurt her pride even worse when Superman chose a mere human over her. That's when she lost her marbles. Everyone put their back on her even the only one left of her kind.
@@lagopusvulpuz1571 except super choose Lois and that Mala was instead jumping to conclusions based on her own insecurities.
They’re both adults, but I love how Mala is possibly twice if not more the age of Kal and is still into him. Cougar indeed
I can't be the only one who had a crush on Mala when I was little 🥰
I already had kids with her. You can have her now.😁
I mean she is a super sexy muscle mommy.
4:02 damn Clark your own kind
There might be some characters I can introduce into my book for DC Comics some that should never be long forgotten.
Give some names
Give some names
Yet another underrated Superman villain.
He has plenty of villains.
So basically, she went off the deep end because she offered Superman a piece of ass and he turned her down.
mala is a total muscle mommy.
Leslie Easterbrook did a good job as the voice of Mala.
Yeah. Easterbrook voiced her in the first episode. In the second, she was voiced by Sarah Douglas who had previously played Ursa in the Superman movies, whom Mala is inspired by. :)
Interesting Concept of a character. Love it
The original Mala from the comic books was actually a different character, for one thing Mala was a man in the comic books, and instead of serving Jax-Ur, he was always a bad guy on Krypton along with his brothers, Kizo and U-Ban. The Animated Series version actually has a lot in common with a completely different character named Maxima, who also appeared in the Animated Series as a super strong potential love interest for Superman who Clark had no interest in. In the comics, Maxima actually does become a good guy and joins the Justice League International (which was also the JL that fought Doomsday in the famous Death of Superman comic).
I just assumed Mala and Jaxor were more heavily influenced by the lads from the Superman 2 movie.
that fight between mala and superman in the van looks like movie scene that would actually happen
With a name like "Mala", who could have guessed she would turn out to be evil??
1:52 she’s a keeper
“The council was sympathetic to Mala”
A court system giving a woman a lighter sentence? Sounds like Krypton is more like Earth than we thought
Mala was a viltrumite (in personality) and we didn't even realize it.
5:48 there's something funny to point out here. You hear and see this guy hanging for dear life for a solid six seconds; then he *poofs* out of existence the moment Superman slams Mala into the van where they have a hilarious yet awesome fist fight in the falling van before it crashes down.
Oh shit you're right😆 Guess he died and superman just...didn't care.
Yeah he's gone
20 years in prison and that winged eyeliner is still on fleek
Mala was so fine. I wish she was DC canon.
Man if Mala stayed good perhaps she and superman would make a good couple.
I feel like Superman was holding back in this fight a lot like a lot
Moral of the story.... Stop watching the news
Sorry to disappoint you, Mala, but Superman has got Lois Lane.
Even though it's true they can rebuild their race... But... Oh well
@@_MrLee ffFACCTS !
4:07-4:17 that’s right. You have Jax Ur of your own.
lois treats him like shit and doesnt give af about Clark aka who he really is... literally any other chick (like Volcana or Wonder Woman) would be better for clark
Couldn't agree more Lois is the only one for superman
That mail truck fight was baller
I never realized that scientist was in the TAS
Emil Hamilton, an ally of Superman.
@@right_hand_power7960 ex ally.
@@DepoverS yeah, wasn't this the same scientist that made Galatea in JL?
@@right_hand_power7960 Until he became his enemy.
I didn't include how Hamilton turned against him, because I didn't want to spoil it for people who haven't seen JLU. Hamilton is, or at least, was, in the actual DC universe, and there he also followed a similar path as the Hamilton of the DCAU, occasionally shifting between ally to heros, and a villain himself.
Mala is THICC af!
Totally
Than a snicker
Superman definitely not a Street fighter, Martial Artist or military trained. Mala is with a smile!! Love her character
True he's not a traditionally taught fighter but he does have the advantage that he knows how to fight while flying. Any martial artist can tell you, being able to throw an opponent off balance is pretty important. When everyone can float that leads to a whole new set of mechanics.
Others have streets smarts ,Clark has Farm smarts. He doesnt have too many kung fu moves but He Fights with His Environment which also really helpful and He uses His brain way more than people give him Credit for. There IS a reason why He defeats villains that neutralize His superpowers very easily but still cannot Beat the farmboy
Couldn't have been me . I would've caved in and started repopulating 😂
Man it’s fascinating how Superman and Luther can accidentally make enemies
This probably would have gone smoothly if certain people had said fewer words
It sucks they never did a proper Zod storyline. Would have been perfect for the JLU series.
I had a crush on Mala as a kid.
3:30 Lex's comment and her response to it are red flags
3:37 reasonable response I'm sure
Why is it every Kryptonian, that doesn't obey superman, he tries to get rid of ?
Because they are dangerous and strong enough to off him and everybody else
5:00 rewinded for... science reasons but, when that guy gets up, he gets up like a flamingo. LOL
Rewatching this. Superman is guilty of leading her on. He said nothing when she hugged him and kissed him on the mouth. Big mistake!
He was by an old Time Farmer WHO lived outside the City and was told to BE nice . My farmboy IS very weak against City Girls and assertive women. I mean how could Jonathan know that His sons Rookie mistakes in Dating the wrong Girl could be that devasting?
Dust: 7:09 This is *way* funnier than it has any business being.
Interesting how Mala (during her 2nd appearance) was voice by Sarah Douglas, (Ursa from Superman and Superman II)
SWEET !!!!!
I loved the way she shouted HA then stomped superman's head.
Professor Hamilton had a lot of reasons to fear supers.
I like how it takes ruckus for people to see strange clothes individuals in the same vicinity.
That fight they had in the van was kind of sick, actually.
Why does Superman let just about anything hit him? Lul
Death by Spaghetti-fication, time will move so very extremely slowly as they're being stretched and crushed after they pass the event horizon.
Fun fact: Mala means Little on Serbian language.
Also oftenly used as an immature joke calling girl on Balkan known as a fact of she being smaller than most males.
Mala means evil in Spanish
Pro Tip: If you find someone who has been banished to a black hole or a void, leave them. They were probably shitty enough to get themselves in that position to begin with!
the mistake was releasing the general of a failed Kryptonian coup on Earth. Obviously they did not have the sense to even have a brief watercooler discussion about it
There is also Faona who serves General Zod. I was really happy to see Zod appear in My Adventures With Superman along with Brainiac! 🤩🤩🤩
Mala would make an excellent viltriumite 😂 shes got that conquer the planet instict in her.
Who else would like to see a free-for-all between the saiyans, viltramites and kryptonians?
I mean, Mala isn’t wrong in a way calling Superman the ruler of Earth. He technically is as he’s the most powerful being on the planet, he just chooses to enforce their laws, and shares their values. If he really was a non-partisan Alien, he wouldn’t get involved.
Not what being a rule means.
i never thought i'd see spegettification as a villain death, that's a first lol
saw the thumbnail and thought it was icy from winx
IIRC, Mala exists because they couldn't get the rights to General Zod.
But hey,they gave us this babe.
She was already a original character in the comics
This is exactly why I’m glad Kryptonians are pretty much extinct. This species is too dangerous to exist. Superman is just lucky to be taken in by good people so his power doesn’t corrupt him.
The fact that Kryptonians are so intelligent and have the potential to be dangerously strong is scary. It's weird they didn't try to take over planets like the Viltrumities. An alternative universe of Kryptonians ruling would be awful
The earth was just lucky that he fell down a deep ravine and hit his head while he was a child.
@@googleuser7454 Ah yes so the Injustice comics exist, although Clark is the only living Kryptonian to realize that, his cousin Kara with the help of the insurgents choice to help stop him, its a good read.
To bad super criminals exist regardless, they all see Earth as a problem because humans are in fact too dangerous to exist, yall off each other in the millions cause of the need to feel above each other, mean while cosmic level beings point n laugh knowing they can snap their fingers and we cease to exist. But yes Kryptonians are the problem, who btw killed themselves, or if we're talking Injustice, Brainiac.
@@googleuser7454 are they only "normal" in Krypton?
Mala got a huge... widows peak.
Vegeta would go for her as well.
Thank you, Superman, for bringing the supercriminal back.
She was a soldier following orders when she was captured. The true villain was the powers she let get over her head. If Superman mentored Mala to be a “good” minded individual the situation wouldn’t have escalated to the situation that happened. She may have sacrificed herself to save Superman resulting in her spaghettification taking down the evil commander or would have joined other groups like Wonder Woman amazones
Probably wasn't the best call, But it's not like he was gonna leave her in the Phantom Zone for all of eternity.
In his defense she did serve her sentence. Probably should've found a planet with a red sun though.
Dang. I does literally know and remember Mala by Superman. She's just very kindness hot female. I couldn't believe she's meeting Superman. 😅😍😍
Mala was One of my favorite Female characters from the BM and SM series!
The way she snatches Lois up at 4:17 kills me.
Is there any reason for clark to say what he did at 3:50 ? Really the only questionable thing she did was destroying the tv, but no one saw that
The way she was handling the criminals and Hamilton.
I always wondered what were the legal reasons of whatever that prevented them from just using General Zod.
I really feel like Kryptonians should have a time limit required to absorb enough solar energy to get super powers. Like the non-earth ones quickly expel more energy than they should be producing in almost every story.
Man, I loved the Batman/Superman Power Hour back in the day.
This is why Superman needs Batman. Superman screwed up the whole situation while Batman would've found a way to keep her under control. She didn't start off evil. She just wanted to be useful at first.
Just like how Batman kept Jason in control?
@@ChadBenjamin Mhm, its like people FAIL or no *REFUSE* to accept Batman has had more blood on his hands than anyone in the league.
Keep her under control, huh? Jason Todd says hi.
Seems like most of you don't know the difference between manipulating a neutral situation to avoid a negative one and raising your kids. Batman know the difference and Batman knows which one is harder.
@@Kagamid There IS no difference between those two things, you know that right? In order to raise kids, you have to try and keep control, or at the very least neutral. Guess who failed spectacularly at that the second time around? I'll give you a hint, he's got pointy black ears, control freak tendencies, and the emotional comprehension of a sea slug. Besides, knowing him, his first instinct probably would have been to depower her entirely, or throw her back into the phantom zone just cause.