@Ari Mayson ah yes how convincing, both accounts are two weeks old also isn't hacking into your girlfriend's account kind of messed up, even if true which I sincerely doubt, this is probably a scam
Thawne erasing Barry from DCAU is an awesome theory and my new Fancanon. This makes sense as since Kid Flash's costume is in the Flash Museum, and so is Jay Garrick's hat, as well as Thawne's logo and Barry's suit in earlier episodes with it confirmed being Wally now. It makes perfect sense that now Wally is the only Flash in DCAU now, and is also the only one mourning them by putting the alternative Flash suits. Because no one remembers Jay or Barry, and That's why Barry's Eobard shows up when fighting Wally, he only remembers small bits like the costume when remembering the small bits that weren't erased. It also makes sense why Wally is a jokester and more of an overgrown child most-times throughout the show. He put his trauma behind him with his jokes. Kinda like Spidey does sometimes. Thawne doesn't see this child as a "real" Flash, and so he doesn't bother erasing him like Jay and Barry. Or maybe Wally was hidden from Thawne. I thank you for this, and I've accepted it as one of my head cannons from this universe.
I'd had a similar idea, except that Wally and Eobard did a SPEED FORCE FUSION that removed Barry from the timeline--a DCAU FLASHPOINT PARADOX resolution that effectively removed Eobard's temporal immortality: not by removing his connection to Barry, but by Wally and Eobard becoming the *same person*. The reason Wally remembers his "uncle" (but never mentions Barry's name) is b/c the Flash in the DCAU is an amalgam of Wally (taking on his and Barry's origin story) and Eobard. This also explains Flash's jerkass attitude in STAS and silliness in the earlier parts of JL.
My head canon: After years and years of fighting against evil. Barry Allen better known as the Flash had one bad day. A man In a reverse look of the Flash appeared out of nowhere to reek havoc! The Flash swooped In to stop this man, until…both were fighting in the speed force. Both were transported to the past…Barry’s past. Knowing who and what the Flash Is and his capabilities. This was all a part of the plan for the man In yellow. “The Reverse Flash”’s plan. Now that the two were in the past. Both Flash and The Reverse Flash battled It out until they reached Barry’s home. The Reverse Flash held Nora Allen by the throat, about to kill her. In the act of desperation, Flash attempted to stop Reverse Flash, but It was too late…Nora was killed. Barry was also killed In the process. Erasing Barry…and erasing the Reverse Flash out because of the fact, he got his powers If It weren’t for Barry and the Reverse Flash’s alter ego, Eobard Thawne continued his normal life in the future….And…things went out to play by God. Batman’s parents were killed. Superman was raised by the Kent’s and stuff.. just without Barry. ( noted: this isn’t RF of Earth Prime, so I de-powered in a way. Also, I’m not too familiar with the full timeline of the DCAU. So forgive me If I left out some stuff. )
I bet James kinda just meant that as a joke or a off hand comment but I’d actually pay to read a story where Reverse Flash was responsible for the absence of Barry Allen in the DCAU, and Wally was just totally unaware to Thawnes changes to the timeline. Kinda like an inverted Rebirth Event that happened in 2016
@@madmiles5288 you know what, I initially didn’t remember that episode but you’re totally right! Brave and the Bold did do that, thanks for reminding me, guess it’s time for a rewatch
Actually, in the storyline "Batman: The Last Arkham" , there is a note explaining that Zsasz was originally created by Alan Grant and was named after psychiatrist Thomas Szasz. Alan Grant saw the name while visiting his girlfriend in her university library, and it immediately grabbed him.
@@Mr_Flerb When Ditko created Question, and for some time after, his name was merely 'Vic Sage'. When Denny O'Neil did his remarkable 80's run, he revealed that his true name Charles Victor Szasz, and that Vic Sage was a name he assumed for his reporter work.
@@Mr_Flerbthat's like asking if 2 dudes name Dave Johnson and David Jonson copied each others names, people just have similar names guy it isn't that deep
Well since Kara Zor-El was a teenager at the time of Krypton's destruction, and Zod was well-known, it's not too much of a stretch for me to think that Kara discussed all manner of Kryptonian culture with Kal at some point. Hence Zod would have come up and been known to Superman by the time of "For the Man who has Everything"
Except there is no 'Kara Zor-El' in the DCAU, She's 'Kara In-Ze' and she's from the planet Argo, not Krypton for some reason Maybe he learned about him from the memory orb?
@@nicolasdiaz1542 it is. There's val zod, who isn't related to zod in anyway but has the same family name. Fun fact: Female kryptonains take there father's full last name as there second name which is why kara is called "kara Zor-El" instead of "kara El".
@@dcauwatchtower I'm sure that Barry Allen does exist in the DCAU. In one episode of the JLU, Wally West did mention that he had an uncle Barry. Wally mentioned him when talking to Superman (because Superman wanted to retaliate against Project Cadmus). Although I might be wrong.
I would totally want a flash show with zoom making his debut. Wally has one of the best journeys as a hero and it would be great to finally see it on screen
frankly I'd prefer if they used the CW's design for Zoom as a reference point, purely to make Zoom more distinguishable from Thawne in the mainstream@@firesnakex8
They need to make a DCAU Flash film with the Reverse-Flash or Zoom. Probably Zoom because according to the creators only Wally and an unknown Kid Flash are speedsters, and Zoom isn’t actually a speedster.
Dammit I’m confused from some sources I hear that Shiva is the best and then I hear it’s Cassandra Cain also some say that it’s Batman and then sometimes it’s Wonderwoman Now people in the comments are saying that it’s Karate kid uhhhh fricking continuity issues
Zsasz isn't a super villain. He doesn't commit super crimes nor does he have super powers. He's just a murderer and for that, I understand why he was never used.
One interesting point about hidden villains is that some of them were turned into toys like Black Adam and Reverse Flash, i have some in my collection.
7:18 thank you for asking this request! It looks phenomenal and I am so happy to see this interpretation of one of my favorite characters! Thank you watch tower thank you!
You say Static's kid wasn't conceived when he was 15, but given the social issues angle the show had, a teenage pregnancy wouldn't even be _that_ farfetched.
Yes, he does have a backstory, but it’s kind of been implied that he would have ended up that way anyway, even if his parents didn’t die and he wasted their fortune. He’s just straight up insane.
I personally agree with J O'Barr that the Phantasm is based on the Reaper. It is not just the design. Many aspects of Mask of the Phantasm are similar to Batman: Year Two, including giving Bruce a fiancée that he almost gives up being Batman to marry and that the love interest's connection to the villain being what drives them apart at the end. Far from identical, but I know I assumed Mask of Phantasm was inspired by Batman: Year Two after I saw it in theaters.
Marvel had a character named "The Grim Reaper" with a skull motif, a cape, and a scythe for a hand in 1968, before Barr created his character. I'm willing to bet that if someone asked Barr if he ripped off the Marvel character, he'd say no, he created his character independently and the similarities come from both being based on the same the Grim Reaper myth. I do believe that artists and writers should get credit and payment for their work, but this is stretching it. There are tons of differences between Barr's character and the Phantasm, including the secret identity being as different as can be. The similarities are things that tie back to a common source, the legend of the Grim Reaper. So even if the Phantasm were inspired by his work, it has so many differences that it's still a unique character. Barr's idea that they need to credit someone else who previously used the name "Phantasm" for a completely different character is really pushing it. That's a word that already existed outside of comics. He's one step away from saying they need to find the first character to have "the" in his name and pay that character's creator some royalties.
"little zod" is likely zod's son. Zod is the family name, Zod's full name is Dru-Zod. In the comics zod often has children such as val-zod, the superman of the new 52 earth 2 and Lor-Zod of prime earth and new earth (where he went by nightwing)
val-zod actually isn't related to zod, he just shares the same second name of dru. Also nightwing is the name of a kryptonian god (who dated his sister flamebird because reasons) and Lor decided to take his name.
Really hope he and Calendar Man are at Metropolis by the time of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. That way, there'll be an excuse to finally end their reign of terror, regardless on how that game goes.
Originally, Steve Ditko, The Question(Q) creator, wanted Q to suffer from Dissociative identity disorder (DID). His plan was to make him a soft reboot of a famous Batman villain. DC did not like this idea at all. So, it never happened. However, they also never explained the coincidence of them sharing a name. So canon wise, happenstance, being meta, Ditko wanted to make them the same person suffering from DID. [+]
The Mr X section made me wish you made a video with all the nods to indie comics in the DCAU,like Maggie from Love and Rockets in Batman Beyond,Hopey also from LaR in BTAS or Hellboy in JLU.Also...is just me or Mr X. and Sandman Mystery Theatre are reaaaally similar,both visually and plotwise?
I think the fact that Superman was able to have a seemingly accurate dream about Krypton suggests that he has spent a decent amount of time pondering Brainiac's orb, learning things about Krypton, what kind of names people had, etc. Enough for his dream to have a Zod in it.
I have a ton of ideas I was gonna use in DCAU fanfic that I just couldn't get inspired to write and I love your channel because it really encourages me to keep coming up with ideas and eventually adapting them to fanfic and I really appreciate it. You guys are the real MVPs.
Did you know that one of the co-creators of Superman was Canadian and not only was Metropolis based on Toronto (I think), the Daily Planet was originally called the Daily Star, inspired by the Toronto Daily Star. The newspaper in real life is just the Toronto Star now. You said Canadian so I had to.
The all American protector of the all Canadian city, if only the Canadians accepted their discount Americaness and joined up, the invitation is still open
With DCAU now no longer being censored by network, maybe someday will see a dcau Victor Zsasz, and hope someday will get a dcau flash move to explore more of the flash lore.
Something that confused me was Barbara's husband, Sam Young. Because in the comics there's a character named Sam Young, who is the second Anarky, appearing after Batman Beyond was over in the New 52? But they don't seem to have any connection? Was it an accident giving him the same name as another character?
Zsasz and Question are blood-related going back to their ancestors immigrating in the late 1800s. Due to Ellis Island clerical error, one of their names was misspelled
In Superman : The Animated Series (I think this was briefly mentioned) there was an episode with Barry's version of the Flash. whilst it was never mentioned again, Barry Flash was still in the DCAU.
That’s Wally, actually. Already done a video about that, but will also be doing a much more expansive video very soon on whether or not Barry Allen existed in the DCAU!
@@Etticos. In fact why don't we see more of those extreme 90's villains and lesser known villains team up as an Extreme Injustice League. They could have Monarch as their Superman. Savitar as their Flash. Armageddon or Artemis as the Wonder Woman. Black Hand for Green Lantern. And a few others to round things out. Just think what would happen when that group teams up.
The Grim Reaper is part of mythology. Barr doesn't have a case just because he made one; I get it's part of DC and Gotham, but it's about as likely as Marvel suing DC for the phantasm due to their Grim Reaper (avengers). Different colors, based off mythological figure, different story, plus Barr's reaper is super obscure.
My theory on why barry allen does not exist in the DCAU, the origins of reverse flash is that he was a super-fan of the flash and wanted to be him, he was shunned by those around him because most of the world thought the speed force didn't exist, those eobard thawne/reverse flash didn't like were erased from existance by his future self, after gaining the powers of the flash, he wanted to be ahero and some stuff happened and realized he wanted to kill him, but by doing that he wouldn't exist, so WHAT IF HE MANIPULATED THE LIGHTNING BOLT TO HIT WALLY INSTEAD
Concerning Chemo, he wasn't created by a mad scientist. He was the result of the careless actions of Professor Horton. As a way to remind himself of his failures, Horton put them in a giant man-shaped plastic bottle that he named "Chemo." He had just created a formula that caused increased plant growth. Although the formula did that, in a few seconds an orange grew to the size of a basketball, it wouldn't stop growing until it exploded. Horton poured the failed formula into "Chemo" and it reacted with the other chemicals in the container to gain a form of pseudo life. Chemo's first action was to spray Horton with the failed growth formula, causing Horton to grow to giant size and it eventually killed him. In the past, Chemo had very limited intelligence. However, in the recent "Metal Men" miniseries that changed. Now Chemo it fully intelligent and his actions are now intentionally evil.
18:31 The partygoer with the reading glasses and combover reminded me of a character named “Super Hank.” In a LeapPad Interactive Book that featured DCAU Superman from his animated series, “Super Hank” is the imaginary persona of Hank, an overweight balding man who wears reading glasses, who imagines if he had Superman’s powers. The costume colors are different but I wouldn’t be surprised if they used the character model for this frame or it’s coincidence. Also there’s a story in the book where Bizarro pretends to be Clark Kent in a badly disguised outfit. Thanks for reminding me of these things in my childhood.
@@dcauwatchtower It’s LeapFrog’s LeapPad Leap 2 Superman 2-in-1 Interactive Activity Book and Cartridge. It contains two stories titled “Read All About It” and “Mistaken Identity”.
@@dcauwatchtower Because the Question/Vic Sage in main DC continuity (at some point) was an anchorman, Szasz becoming Sage was probably just an anglicization for his in-universe job
Oh hey I remember the spinal fluid sucking vampires from some comics I read online. Need to find and finish that arc I think it was a certain part of detective comics and introduced some new hero’s that were victims of said vampires but managed to not die and apparently loosing some spinal fluid can give people a variety of super powers? Idk didn’t make much sense but was cool I remember there was a dude who could turn invisible that I really liked
Yeah, I really liked this event, it was called *"Bloodlines"* , and the superheros created by the dragon-vampires were called the Bloodpack. The one that could turn invisible was Argus! (nothing to do with A.R.G.U.S of course). I discovered Argus thanks to *Faces of Evil: Prometheus* , in which Prometheus starts his latest rampage by killing a few member of his group (like Gunfire, Anima and Hook... or at least he cut Gunfire's hand off, don't think he finished him afterward), and fleeing before Argus could come after him. Afterward I finally decided to give *"Hitman"* a chance (I love Garth Ennis, by that time I had already read Preacher and The Boys, plus PunisherMAX of course) and I had a blast! My favorite Superman one-shot happened in the Hitman run... *"Of Thee I Sing"* (issue #34) it was really nice to see Tommy Monaghan and Clark Kent have a little chat, and I kinda wished they left it at that instead of milking the popularity of that issue by bringing Tommy back for JLA.
I wish we got that Nocturna episode that would've been entitled "The Count and the Countess" where Nocturna seduces Batman and turns him into a vampire.I heard when wb had less strict censors,the idea was pitched but nothing came of it
We have since made that teased Lady Shiva “what if this was a DCAU movie?” pitch! th-cam.com/video/p8GB0Mi9kHI/w-d-xo.html
tell W.B animation The Flash TAS
Unlikable host. Also very disrespectful.
@@TheSpiderman7285what?
clone wars has obi wan and anakin in the gundark nest btw
@@andreasgrothe9940
Reverse Flash: When you saw your mother die, it was me... Wally West? What timeline is this?
Hunter not Eobard
@@jessr1698 i prefer cw's zoom design
Reverse Flash: Wally, weird question... but did you, um... have an "explosive" reaction when your girlfriend touched your leg?
@@vintheguy Kowalski: Analysis.
@Ari Mayson ah yes how convincing, both accounts are two weeks old
also isn't hacking into your girlfriend's account kind of messed up, even if true
which I sincerely doubt, this is probably a scam
Thawne erasing Barry from DCAU is an awesome theory and my new Fancanon. This makes sense as since Kid Flash's costume is in the Flash Museum, and so is Jay Garrick's hat, as well as Thawne's logo and Barry's suit in earlier episodes with it confirmed being Wally now. It makes perfect sense that now Wally is the only Flash in DCAU now, and is also the only one mourning them by putting the alternative Flash suits. Because no one remembers Jay or Barry, and That's why Barry's Eobard shows up when fighting Wally, he only remembers small bits like the costume when remembering the small bits that weren't erased. It also makes sense why Wally is a jokester and more of an overgrown child most-times throughout the show. He put his trauma behind him with his jokes. Kinda like Spidey does sometimes. Thawne doesn't see this child as a "real" Flash, and so he doesn't bother erasing him like Jay and Barry. Or maybe Wally was hidden from Thawne. I thank you for this, and I've accepted it as one of my head cannons from this universe.
I'd had a similar idea, except that Wally and Eobard did a SPEED FORCE FUSION that removed Barry from the timeline--a DCAU FLASHPOINT PARADOX resolution that effectively removed Eobard's temporal immortality: not by removing his connection to Barry, but by Wally and Eobard becoming the *same person*. The reason Wally remembers his "uncle" (but never mentions Barry's name) is b/c the Flash in the DCAU is an amalgam of Wally (taking on his and Barry's origin story) and Eobard. This also explains Flash's jerkass attitude in STAS and silliness in the earlier parts of JL.
Definitely my headcanon now.
Awesome theory and the fact that Eobard actually won.
My head canon: After years and years of fighting against evil. Barry Allen better known as the Flash had one bad day. A man In a reverse look of the Flash appeared out of nowhere to reek havoc! The Flash swooped In to stop this man, until…both were fighting in the speed force. Both were transported to the past…Barry’s past. Knowing who and what the Flash Is and his capabilities. This was all a part of the plan for the man In yellow. “The Reverse Flash”’s plan. Now that the two were in the past. Both Flash and The Reverse Flash battled It out until they reached Barry’s home.
The Reverse Flash held Nora Allen by the throat, about to kill her. In the act of desperation, Flash attempted to stop Reverse Flash, but It was too late…Nora was killed. Barry was also killed In the process. Erasing Barry…and erasing the Reverse Flash out because of the fact, he got his powers If It weren’t for Barry and the Reverse Flash’s alter ego, Eobard Thawne continued his normal life in the future….And…things went out to play by God. Batman’s parents were killed. Superman was raised by the Kent’s and stuff.. just without Barry.
( noted: this isn’t RF of Earth Prime, so I de-powered in a way. Also, I’m not too familiar with the full timeline of the DCAU. So forgive me If I left out some stuff. )
Wait does Barry's parents exist in the dcau?
The best villain is the one who doesn't wash his hands
Not even the Joker could be so vile and unforgivable 😣
An unmasked assailant, no doubt.
Sex Luthor
Yeah? Because he’s evil
.........evil!
I bet James kinda just meant that as a joke or a off hand comment but I’d actually pay to read a story where Reverse Flash was responsible for the absence of Barry Allen in the DCAU, and Wally was just totally unaware to Thawnes changes to the timeline. Kinda like an inverted Rebirth Event that happened in 2016
That would be so cool
Definitely want to see that
yes please.
Watch Brave and the Bold then lol
Exactly what happens in an episode
@@madmiles5288 you know what, I initially didn’t remember that episode but you’re totally right! Brave and the Bold did do that, thanks for reminding me, guess it’s time for a rewatch
The Question predates Victor Zsasz by around 30 years, so whatever the case may be, Zsasz is copying his name, not the other way around
Actually, in the storyline "Batman: The Last Arkham" , there is a note explaining that Zsasz was originally created by Alan Grant and was named after psychiatrist Thomas Szasz.
Alan Grant saw the name while visiting his girlfriend in her university library, and it immediately grabbed him.
@@randallflagg3700 And “Victor?”
@@Mr_Flerb When Ditko created Question, and for some time after, his name was merely 'Vic Sage'. When Denny O'Neil did his remarkable 80's run, he revealed that his true name Charles Victor Szasz, and that Vic Sage was a name he assumed for his reporter work.
@@shoresean1237 Which still predates Batman’s Zsasz, so the question (ahem) of whether the name was copied from hero to villain remains.
@@Mr_Flerbthat's like asking if 2 dudes name Dave Johnson and David Jonson copied each others names, people just have similar names guy it isn't that deep
If there isn't an Legion of Doom pokerap I'll be disappointed.
Yeah and also this superfriends.fandom.com/wiki/League_of_Evil
I have an explanation to all the hidden villains *THEY WERE ALL HUSH lol*
No! 😭
*H U S H , H U S H*
@@dyvyby maybe
Well since Kara Zor-El was a teenager at the time of Krypton's destruction, and Zod was well-known, it's not too much of a stretch for me to think that Kara discussed all manner of Kryptonian culture with Kal at some point. Hence Zod would have come up and been known to Superman by the time of "For the Man who has Everything"
Except there is no 'Kara Zor-El' in the DCAU, She's 'Kara In-Ze' and she's from the planet Argo, not Krypton for some reason
Maybe he learned about him from the memory orb?
Or Zod is a relatively common kryptonian name
@@arceuslordofcreation8824 Oh. Well either would work I guess.
@@nicolasdiaz1542 it is. There's val zod, who isn't related to zod in anyway but has the same family name. Fun fact: Female kryptonains take there father's full last name as there second name which is why kara is called "kara Zor-El" instead of "kara El".
To be fair, the whole "Sensei is really Ra's's father" thing was years after the _Gotham Adventures_ issue.
Ohhh good point...
@@dcauwatchtower I'm sure that Barry Allen does exist in the DCAU. In one episode of the JLU, Wally West did mention that he had an uncle Barry. Wally mentioned him when talking to Superman (because Superman wanted to retaliate against Project Cadmus). Although I might be wrong.
I would totally want a flash show with zoom making his debut. Wally has one of the best journeys as a hero and it would be great to finally see it on screen
Y’mean like in Flash when Hunter Zolomon from Earth 2 takes out Barry like he is some old garbage before being defeated by friendship
@@juliancornejo1402 I wouldn't say that. As long as they follow the comics they would be good. And as long as its not bad like the cw show.
frankly I'd prefer if they used the CW's design for Zoom as a reference point, purely to make Zoom more distinguishable from Thawne in the mainstream@@firesnakex8
YES I would love a show like that
They need to make a DCAU Flash film with the Reverse-Flash or Zoom. Probably Zoom because according to the creators only Wally and an unknown Kid Flash are speedsters, and Zoom isn’t actually a speedster.
Barry Allen could be the kid flash in this universe?
@@freddyjosereginomontalvo4667 Or maybe Bart Allen.
Or for a different villain they could do Savitar.
I prefer Hunter Zolomon because this is Wally West flash
Professor zoom is actually Eobard Thawne. Hunter Zolomon is simply zoom.
Lady Shiva isn't one of the best martial artists in the DC Universe she's *the* best martial artist in the DC Universe.
Dammit I’m confused from some sources I hear that Shiva is the best and then I hear it’s Cassandra Cain also some say that it’s Batman and then sometimes it’s Wonderwoman
Now people in the comments are saying that it’s Karate kid
uhhhh fricking continuity issues
@@ykomat6860 Well lady shiva did Hey beaten by cassandra Batman is the male fighter(but bronzé tiger beat him many times)
I thought that dc best fighter was karate kid
@@cosmeticmotion1697 wait what ?
why, because dennis o'neil said so when he wrote the question back in the 80's? fuck him.
Zsasz isn't a super villain. He doesn't commit super crimes nor does he have super powers.
He's just a murderer and for that, I understand why he was never used.
Batman wants to have a word with you.
Exactly he is not a supper villain from legion of doom
@@juliandiaz9014 you mean he wouldn’t be qualified
@@srstriker6420 ok
@@juliandiaz9014 I’m just saying
One interesting point about hidden villains is that some of them were turned into toys like Black Adam and Reverse Flash, i have some in my collection.
Yep!
I mean, Zsasz kind of head a sad backstory. Just not on the same level as literally every other villain
I forgot what’s his backstory
Oh never mind I remember now
@@justinslaughter8933 what was it
He had rich parents and they died and he lost all of his money
@@justinslaughter8933 so does every rich kid in Gotham just go bonkers?
Keith David doing the cutawaya and cutbacks for "Justice League", that clip took me back.
7:18 thank you for asking this request! It looks phenomenal and I am so happy to see this interpretation of one of my favorite characters! Thank you watch tower thank you!
You say Static's kid wasn't conceived when he was 15, but given the social issues angle the show had, a teenage pregnancy wouldn't even be _that_ farfetched.
9:43 woah, I never noticed that! Batman is totally mouthing “no” but said “yes.” How you may ask? “Because he’s Batman?” No...
Because he’s Hush lol
But Zsasz HAS a backstory and doesn't do it ONLY for fun, dear sir.
Yeah the guy really thinks he is "freeing" his victims from his "fleshy prisons" and from life
He's not a super villain. That's just a psycho.
Yes, he does have a backstory, but it’s kind of been implied that he would have ended up that way anyway, even if his parents didn’t die and he wasted their fortune. He’s just straight up insane.
I personally agree with J O'Barr that the Phantasm is based on the Reaper. It is not just the design. Many aspects of Mask of the Phantasm are similar to Batman: Year Two, including giving Bruce a fiancée that he almost gives up being Batman to marry and that the love interest's connection to the villain being what drives them apart at the end. Far from identical, but I know I assumed Mask of Phantasm was inspired by Batman: Year Two after I saw it in theaters.
What does the creator of the Crow know about Phantasm?
@@CoriolanusQuince LOL, well what can I say. I mixed up J.O. Barr and Mike W. Barr when typing a comment a year ago. Oops. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Marvel had a character named "The Grim Reaper" with a skull motif, a cape, and a scythe for a hand in 1968, before Barr created his character. I'm willing to bet that if someone asked Barr if he ripped off the Marvel character, he'd say no, he created his character independently and the similarities come from both being based on the same the Grim Reaper myth.
I do believe that artists and writers should get credit and payment for their work, but this is stretching it. There are tons of differences between Barr's character and the Phantasm, including the secret identity being as different as can be. The similarities are things that tie back to a common source, the legend of the Grim Reaper. So even if the Phantasm were inspired by his work, it has so many differences that it's still a unique character.
Barr's idea that they need to credit someone else who previously used the name "Phantasm" for a completely different character is really pushing it. That's a word that already existed outside of comics. He's one step away from saying they need to find the first character to have "the" in his name and pay that character's creator some royalties.
"little zod" is likely zod's son. Zod is the family name, Zod's full name is Dru-Zod. In the comics zod often has children such as val-zod, the superman of the new 52 earth 2 and Lor-Zod of prime earth and new earth (where he went by nightwing)
val-zod actually isn't related to zod, he just shares the same second name of dru. Also nightwing is the name of a kryptonian god (who dated his sister flamebird because reasons) and Lor decided to take his name.
Oh, I've missed this style of video. I still go back at least once a month to watch the video about the number of Leaguers.
Alliteration: "A veritable variety of verified villains"
I love victor Zsasz in the arkham universe. He says killing people is freeing their minds from being "mindless zombies"
Really hope he and Calendar Man are at Metropolis by the time of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. That way, there'll be an excuse to finally end their reign of terror, regardless on how that game goes.
Hey now, you can no longer say you haven't talked about The Zeta Project!
Glad I'm not the only one who noticed the whole Zsasz / Szasz thing, what's up with that?
Turns out Victor Zsasz is the Earth-3 version of The Question.
Edit: I was joking. Don't quote me on that
@@VicEntity What's your source? I tried searching on the DC Wiki and couldn't find anything, otherwise interesting concept.
@@BirdDeadWorld I was joking. Just throwing some absurd headcanon ideas to explain this conundrum
@@VicEntity That's okay, was just wandering since I like reading about the DC Multiverse.
Originally, Steve Ditko, The Question(Q) creator, wanted Q to suffer from Dissociative identity disorder (DID). His plan was to make him a soft reboot of a famous Batman villain. DC did not like this idea at all. So, it never happened. However, they also never explained the coincidence of them sharing a name. So canon wise, happenstance, being meta, Ditko wanted to make them the same person suffering from DID. [+]
21:52 That reddit post was right. Supervillains DO go to the same barber
😂
The Mr X section made me wish you made a video with all the nods to indie comics in the DCAU,like Maggie from Love and Rockets in Batman Beyond,Hopey also from LaR in BTAS or Hellboy in JLU.Also...is just me or Mr X. and Sandman Mystery Theatre are reaaaally similar,both visually and plotwise?
I think the fact that Superman was able to have a seemingly accurate dream about Krypton suggests that he has spent a decent amount of time pondering Brainiac's orb, learning things about Krypton, what kind of names people had, etc. Enough for his dream to have a Zod in it.
10:49 dang reverse flash be packing it down there on his right leg.
I have a ton of ideas I was gonna use in DCAU fanfic that I just couldn't get inspired to write and I love your channel because it really encourages me to keep coming up with ideas and eventually adapting them to fanfic and I really appreciate it. You guys are the real MVPs.
I'm the hush beyond lol
Why your comment say a day ago but this video came out 2 hrs ago lol
@@brianthekillabro5534 Curses my secret identity as Clock King has been exposed...
Love and rockets characters were also in The Batman Adventures 12 as party guest. Also I love how much indie books influenced the dcau!
Whadya mean, "evil" CIA Agent? That sounds like it's not the norm!
Did you know that one of the co-creators of Superman was Canadian and not only was Metropolis based on Toronto (I think), the Daily Planet was originally called the Daily Star, inspired by the Toronto Daily Star. The newspaper in real life is just the Toronto Star now.
You said Canadian so I had to.
No I did not know that, but thank you for the information, have good day or night:)
The all American protector of the all Canadian city, if only the Canadians accepted their discount Americaness and joined up, the invitation is still open
I’d just like to thank you because this video is the reason I got interested in the dcau and now I’ve been a fan for 2 years
Oh awesome!
I love the idea that villains from Apokalips are popular enough (and probably not intimidating enough) to warrant being cosplayed.
With DCAU now no longer being censored by network, maybe someday will see a dcau Victor Zsasz, and hope someday will get a dcau flash move to explore more of the flash lore.
I hope we see Nocturna too
@@chrisanderson2204 Same here. This is a good opportunity.
10:26 Oh no, my least favorite supervillain... “THE RIVER’S FLASH!”
Something that confused me was Barbara's husband, Sam Young. Because in the comics there's a character named Sam Young, who is the second Anarky, appearing after Batman Beyond was over in the New 52? But they don't seem to have any connection? Was it an accident giving him the same name as another character?
That’s a good question, I’m not sure!
So James those character models of Tim Levin's designed for the video are we going to be able to find them on any platform like deviantART Twitter etc
All but the Reaper one are already on his DeviantArt, though I would guess that he will post the Reaper one soon now that the video is out.
13:19 Thwane would do that considering how petty he is
I'm legally obligated to tell you how smart I am ;)
Maybe the question is victor saz incognito
That set up looks a lot better and I only know Victor's zaz because of the Arkham games
I gave the video a like just because you guys announced your ad break instead of just putting it in the middle of a sentence and cutting off the flow
Fascinating stuff. Thanks for the detailed analysis and great visuals! Keep it up guys. God bless you
Great video! We got 2 Jax-Ur episodes, so really I feel like Superman TAS gave us a Zod voiced by Ron Perlman which is pretty fantastic.
When you say the Hitman, I was thinking of Bret 'The Hitman' Hart.
The Reaper (Jack Ryder?)
no. what?
No, you’re thinking of the creeper
Well now we need a comic with reverse flash changing the DCAU timeline
I gotta say that background is super dope and makes me want to set one up just to show off and flex on folks
1:47 you forgot to mention the most legendary Batman villains in the dcau...mr wing and straight man
I don’t know why I love that wallpaper that you’re using as the background
It’s pretty cool!
Many more malicious madman mentions.
That's the best I got
Zsasz and Question are blood-related going back to their ancestors immigrating in the late 1800s. Due to Ellis Island clerical error, one of their names was misspelled
Imagine that
21:52 damn I really wish they had used Zod! His design looks fantastic
In Superman : The Animated Series (I think this was briefly mentioned) there was an episode with Barry's version of the Flash. whilst it was never mentioned again, Barry Flash was still in the DCAU.
That’s Wally, actually. Already done a video about that, but will also be doing a much more expansive video very soon on whether or not Barry Allen existed in the DCAU!
I can't wait for Zod to appear in 2022 during Bruce Timm's next DCAU film.
I do follow Tim Levins. He does an astronomical job emulating Bruce Timms style.
I want to see the villain Monarch.
THE MIGHTYY MONNNARCH!
or
THE BLUEEE MORRRRPHO
@@Etticos. In fact why don't we see more of those extreme 90's villains and lesser known villains team up as an Extreme Injustice League.
They could have Monarch as their Superman. Savitar as their Flash. Armageddon or Artemis as the Wonder Woman. Black Hand for Green Lantern. And a few others to round things out. Just think what would happen when that group teams up.
@@nicholase82 I totally agree with you, but I was just making a Venture Bros reference.
@@nicholase82 well I did thought of one where the Justice league are monsters from a different universe
The Grim Reaper is part of mythology. Barr doesn't have a case just because he made one; I get it's part of DC and Gotham, but it's about as likely as Marvel suing DC for the phantasm due to their Grim Reaper (avengers). Different colors, based off mythological figure, different story, plus Barr's reaper is super obscure.
I would love it if DCAU,s Justice league and JLU gets a season each.
"IT WAS ME, BARRY-Oh, you're, Wally. I... Uh... Well, i'll call Hunter, then, i guess."
Well the Reaper was actually revamped as Phantasm so there we are.
Not quite, but ok
Nah, the reaper was replaced by the grim reaper. images.app.goo.gl/iDeiEb57nc5deK7X9
14:02 MY GOD what a phenomenal episode
Zsaz didn't murder people with a canon. He used a hunting knife. Waka-waka!
15:11 "I diagnose you with mild telekinetic powers, I prescribe advil for the next 4 weeks"
Um, how does Reaper go to the bathroom? How does he eat or do anything in life that requires his hands?
the joke is only funny if he leaves the scythes on his hands 24 hours a day.
I had only ever seen the image of, and heard the name of Mister X. it was cool to learn a bit more of him here.
Man james new background look amazing!!!
Wait? That's the Egg Baby sound effect? I never realised that!
I just realized that Victor Sage= Vic Sage= Visage. Got it,coz he got no face
Me: How many more Zeta jokes are you people are going to do?
James: Yes!!!
My theory on why barry allen does not exist in the DCAU, the origins of reverse flash is that he was a super-fan of the flash and wanted to be him, he was shunned by those around him because most of the world thought the speed force didn't exist, those eobard thawne/reverse flash didn't like were erased from existance by his future self, after gaining the powers of the flash, he wanted to be ahero and some stuff happened and realized he wanted to kill him, but by doing that he wouldn't exist, so WHAT IF HE MANIPULATED THE LIGHTNING BOLT TO HIT WALLY INSTEAD
The reaper is such a funny looking guy. Like. Why you dressed like that? Why the bright red?
Reverse Flash also had an action figure produced by Mattel on the JLU toy line.
5:28 Senpai noticed me!
16:38 Holy shit this joke is still going
The Batman/TMNT movie is actually really good and alot more violent than I assumed going in.
Concerning Chemo, he wasn't created by a mad scientist. He was the result of the careless actions of Professor Horton. As a way to remind himself of his failures, Horton put them in a giant man-shaped plastic bottle that he named "Chemo."
He had just created a formula that caused increased plant growth. Although the formula did that, in a few seconds an orange grew to the size of a basketball, it wouldn't stop growing until it exploded. Horton poured the failed formula into "Chemo" and it reacted with the other chemicals in the container to gain a form of pseudo life. Chemo's first action was to spray Horton with the failed growth formula, causing Horton to grow to giant size and it eventually killed him.
In the past, Chemo had very limited intelligence. However, in the recent "Metal Men" miniseries that changed. Now Chemo it fully intelligent and his actions are now intentionally evil.
18:31 The partygoer with the reading glasses and combover reminded me of a character named “Super Hank.” In a LeapPad Interactive Book that featured DCAU Superman from his animated series, “Super Hank” is the imaginary persona of Hank, an overweight balding man who wears reading glasses, who imagines if he had Superman’s powers. The costume colors are different but I wouldn’t be surprised if they used the character model for this frame or it’s coincidence. Also there’s a story in the book where Bizarro pretends to be Clark Kent in a badly disguised outfit. Thanks for reminding me of these things in my childhood.
Very nice! I’ll have to track these down. Any recollection of the book titles?
@@dcauwatchtower It’s LeapFrog’s LeapPad Leap 2 Superman 2-in-1 Interactive Activity Book and Cartridge. It contains two stories titled “Read All About It” and “Mistaken Identity”.
Thanks!
Just bought a copy off eBay, always trying to grow the collection!
@@dcauwatchtower Thank you and your team for being so dedicated to your work and learning more about this franchise.
I thought Question's name was Vic Sage, it was in the comics right? I need to do some research.
"Vice Sage" is short for "Charles Victor Szasz," it's weird.
@@dcauwatchtower yeah because you think they were related
@@dcauwatchtower Because the Question/Vic Sage in main DC continuity (at some point) was an anchorman, Szasz becoming Sage was probably just an anglicization for his in-universe job
7:38 so nostalgic man 😭
Oh hey I remember the spinal fluid sucking vampires from some comics I read online. Need to find and finish that arc I think it was a certain part of detective comics and introduced some new hero’s that were victims of said vampires but managed to not die and apparently loosing some spinal fluid can give people a variety of super powers? Idk didn’t make much sense but was cool I remember there was a dude who could turn invisible that I really liked
Yeah, I really liked this event, it was called *"Bloodlines"* , and the superheros created by the dragon-vampires were called the Bloodpack. The one that could turn invisible was Argus! (nothing to do with A.R.G.U.S of course).
I discovered Argus thanks to *Faces of Evil: Prometheus* , in which Prometheus starts his latest rampage by killing a few member of his group (like Gunfire, Anima and Hook... or at least he cut Gunfire's hand off, don't think he finished him afterward), and fleeing before Argus could come after him.
Afterward I finally decided to give *"Hitman"* a chance (I love Garth Ennis, by that time I had already read Preacher and The Boys, plus PunisherMAX of course) and I had a blast!
My favorite Superman one-shot happened in the Hitman run... *"Of Thee I Sing"* (issue #34)
it was really nice to see Tommy Monaghan and Clark Kent have a little chat, and I kinda wished they left it at that instead of milking the popularity of that issue by bringing Tommy back for JLA.
So Mos Fortune has the power to basically give and take plot armor for characters?
It is sad that we never got a flash animated series 😭
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Is Red Death from "The Venture Bros" based on The Reaper? That red armor and black cape design is almost the same.
I would guess that’s much more likely a Red Skull knockoff.
0:06 Wait! they never did a video on the Zeta Project?.... unsubscribed! I jk, but seriously get on that, please!
You made me hear the words "Luck glands", and I am very unhappy about that.
The anticipated sequel from a very old video
Slick ad fade, actually watched them all the way through to show my appreciation for the callback
Bruce timm has to make another series ! He’s just teasing us at this point
Nice to know such cool villains are around, though i hatw being reminded of Bashari man i hated that twist poor Hawkman.
I wish we got that Nocturna episode that would've been entitled "The Count and the Countess" where Nocturna seduces Batman and turns him into a vampire.I heard when wb had less strict censors,the idea was pitched but nothing came of it
Check out our “Lost Episodes of BTAS” couple o’ videos!
Maybe they should call Vampire Batman the Bat-king where he lives in an alternative universe where the Justice league are monsters
You missed Hellboy in the photograph from the last mention it includes a woman that resembles Kate Corrigan from the BPRD the place Hellboy works in.
God I am so smart
Wait.. what will szaz will do when he run out of free space for his marks?
Off himself, i'm guessing.