What if Superman Was Evil? (Injustice Lore)
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Superman is the symbol of Americana. A classic hero of good. Indestructable. Thankfully he's on our side. What happens if the Man of Steel turned evil? This is a scenario shown in the series Injustice. A alternate universe where Superman became evil after a devastating loss. This video is an easy introduction to the lore.
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So this is something different! This video is for the people who want a basic introduction to the series. Oddly enough there isn't too many spoilers in terms of character deaths, mostly overarching themes. Also here is the link of DSC if you missed it. www.dollarshaveclub.com/althistory.
HELLO CODY
Great video. You have my props.
SHAZAM DIES LOL
AlternateHistoryHub is this really history?
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Superman: "I could've prevented Metropolis..saved my family!" Batman: "Crime took my family too, Clark." Superman: "But you weren't the gun!"
Now that was brutal
Such a good line, as well.
dokdirge exactly why I like Batman.
Can't they bring Lois back to life
All these amazing comics and they just couldn't start the DCMU right
Question: If Superman was Evil Patrick: EVERYONE DIED..THE END...
*LMAO*
Batman: Well yes, but actually no
why did superman dont use the time travel?
Even though the bat fans and every other hyppocrite fans coming on KZhead saying how they used to love Superman and wonder woman and now they don't anymore. Superman wasn't all evil because he still cared for some of the things that happened and he let Batman lived when he could have easily finished him off, no one in that universe was right and that includes Batman.
@@faster_xx Batman had covertly made several ways to beat everyone in the justice league including himself, but of course he's not perfect, his parents were murdered giving him permanent psychological damage.
“Joker ironically becomes a figure head of rebellion” doesn’t seem so strange nowadays
We do live in a society, you know.
Technichally Joker was actually the one who caused everything
Maybe that was the goal all along (?
@@blackog7820 but Superman wasn't like that before Joker planned this, so it doesn't make sense why would he want rebellion in his name if there wasn't a reason for it yet
joker: *nukes an entire city* edgy 14 year olds: damn, this is totally me
"What if Superman Was Evil?" years later and DC can't seem to STOP asking this question
"How is possible that image comic manage to do it better than us? Just keep pumping out more until be beat them"
@@michaelsantamaria5295 injustice was far better than invincible.
@@OmniDan26 Bhahahahahhahahhahahah Sure thing buddy i guess if you never ready a Dc comic ever
@@michaelsantamaria5295 What are you talking about? I've spent hundreds of hours in the library reading dc and marvel comics. Are you daft?
@@OmniDan26 Omniman can ask for Spider-Man pictures in the Daily Bugle, Superman no. Omniman 1 - Superman 0
Joker: Don't you see Superman I won! Superman: You died, how is that winning? Joker: I made you lose control!
He became the joker in a way
Yep joker won by breaking Superman and plunging the world into a nightmare dictatorship with ironically more chaos. He’s laughing it up in hell.
Devil wont let joker into hell. He knows that he would take over😶
Lady snake84 Noo no noooo N O O O
@@gmat5046 Being cast into the coldest darkest abyss imaginable is a better punishment for Joker than going to Hell.
All it takes is one bad day
Nice reference
Insane Legend I don't get it... ._.
I took the quote from Alan Moore's classic Batman comic The Killing Joke, in which The Joker kidnaps Gordan, paralyses Barbara, and than proceeds to psychologically tortures Gordan, just to show than anyone can became insane after just one really bad day.
AffirmingToe Thanks.
You're welcome
You should do “red son” too. It’s an official what if Superman landed in Russia comic.
@Rust e It's out! And it's amazing!
So he's basically ВЛУАТМАН? Communist Superman....I have to see this
@@erika002 yes
Isn’t there already a red son animated film? I’ve gotta google it
there is a similarity between evil superman and Soviet superman: both try to make a world free of crime and a Batman trying to stop him Edit: please note that they have different causes for their motives and these are 2 separate universes
"I wash my hands because I'm a good guy." is a reference to JLU when Flash and Lex Luthor switch bodies and "Evil headed guy" asks Wally in Luthor's body "Aren't you going to wash your hands." and he replies "No, because I'm evil." and that concludes my comment that no one cares about.
I care..
We care bro
I don’t, but cool comment bro
I love how D.C. Is either extremely kid friendly or dark as hell
Ikr there's no middle ground
Meanwhile, Marvel is a perfect mix of both XD
@@echidnanatsuki882 Perfect is a strong word.
@@echidnanatsuki882 idk man, Marvel also doesn’t have an in between
So dark, are you sure you're not from the DC universe?
What if my Dad never left?
Cisco Blue You, me, and the majority of America would live in a fixed family.
well your mom would leave
Cisco Blue less Sunday night beatings and more inappropriate "wrestling" matches
I swear you asked something like this before. I think it was something like "what if my mom wasn't in jail?"
You'reThatMantis nyet
"The Man of Steel, reduced to nothing more than a man with an iron fist."
great like.
Superman:exist Little green rocks: im about to end this mans whole career
Green rocks: I'm about to end this man.
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While krytonite is dangerous, it never stopped Superman from tearing apart Luthor's kryptonite battle suits
4b50lut3 Z3r0 That's called plot armor.
Superman: exists Red light: I'm about to end this man's whole career
Joker’s injustice plan is amazing. Really thought out and well planned.
well funded as well or so it would seem
I actually wonder how bad can it be if someone just time travel and stops the joker
It's very overcomplicated and convoluted. If he wanted to kill Lois Lane and Metropolis, he could've just blown it up. Superman would've gone through the same thing he went through in the normal timeline.
@@jamesayewale5695 Well, Joker more a less would find more joy in Superman killing his wife soo...
@@thesurvivlist5440 There are several different ways to mind-control Supes, it still would've been easy.
Every Villain(and some heroes) Is Lemons
Pajamapants Jack Hey that's make sense
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeevil!!!!!
Ahhhh....make out reef....good times...good times.
Kevin Canchola *Making out with pillow, police discover him* HEY MAN THATS NOT COOL
There was the Justice League and the Teen Titans, now a new league of villains and heroes shall form, and it shall be know as: LEMON PARTY!!! Google it today!
Scooby doo gang rolls up on The Injustice timeline. Fred: let's see who's really under that mask. (Removes mask) Everyone: *gasp* it's The Boys!
This is such a good joke
GERALD HEIMENBURG not to get wooooshed or anything but injustice came out long before the boys did
@@eliasgibson4743 the boys came out in 2006 and injustice was out in 2013 so
* Homelander intensifies *
@John Galt I disagree. DC has some amazing stories. Don't get me wrong The Boys (TV Show) is incredible, but there have DC Comics storylines that are just as good, if not better.
"The road to hell is paved with good intention"
"So why not do the opposite"
Superman automatically the worst person alive when he crossed the line on Alfred he was innocent
Luno Sol he comes back
But why ALFRED Alfred is love Alfred is life.
alfred was easily one of the top 10 characters in injustice in my opinion
He killed Shazam, who is just a kid, because he asked "Are you sure we should be doing this?" Or something like that, Alfred was brought back via a Lazarus(?) pit, and when I dont remember if it was Jason Todd, or Damian Wayne who Bruce Wayne was fighting, and Alfred somehow stood up when before he couldnt even lift his head, told them to stop, and hugged Bruce
Well DC couldn't have you actually *rooting* for someone who killed the Joker, can they? Especially not Superman. Comics still can't just admit to kids that some bastards needed a bullet yesterday...
Only Joker got what he wanted
He made Superman descend into lunacy and lose control, and look at what happened: an oppressive dictatorial regime happened.
Tello Joker doesn't care for life not even his
@Aspiring Marauder he actually is not insane, he's "Super Sane", meaning he is more sane than anyone ever, and thus knows that he is just a fictional character, occasionally turning the pages in comics, sometimes a subtle wink to the viewer in an animated series, etc., but because he is super sane, when he fell into a chemical that would make others insane, it made him normal-sane, and regretful for everything, and one time he thought he had killed the batman, he thought maybe its not a fiction, there cant be a villain without a hero, he got a normal life, but bats of course came back, and then it started all over again, watch "Imaginary Axis":s video on "The Psychology of The Joker", there is also one on the Punisher
@Aspiring Marauder There *are* different incarnations of the Joker. It sounds like you're pissed off about the very idea of nihilism... maybe just psychos who kill in the name of it and really don't care if they live or die. Plenty don't, sadly. There's a ton of serial killers who didn't care they were going to die. Some thought it's hilarious how much money the state spends on giving them easy deaths. Especially if they tortured people. That's what they deserve. That's what they used to get, everywhere.
@John Newman ...You think only men like the Joker would murder him for tricking them into killing their wife and unborn son, for laughs? Because you sound insane.
So I watched Two hours worth of comicstorion’s version of this, to just have this explained in like seventeen minutes?
Maybe just watch the full game movie here on KZhead?
@@Diamondragan that doesn't go over why hal's a yellow lantern, why ollie's dead, why damian's nightwing, and much more. and even if it does through a throwaway line, it's better showing than hearing
@@jockeyfield1954 yeah, its nice how the comics showcase the 5 year timeskip instead of just mentioning. Its kinda like how the young justice show's comic's (and planned movie) showed what happened in the 5 year timeskip between seasons 1 and 2.
6:35 Where when Superman is evil, Lex Luthor is good. That’s how it happens in timelines in DC.
Aren’t those alternate realities?
"Superman is the spirit of classic Americana, to the point that he's even seen as a boy scout" Superman: "Never even made it to my first merit badge"
Apparently the Boy Scouts were founded in Britain.
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@@jejrjrjrfifjjdjdj2128 Just how I intended it
breaking superbad
Don't kill, Just give 'em very, very bad head injuries
Just create a jail with every person who works there are superman clones and put all the criminals in there
Free lobotomies for bad guys
Don't start with the head, the victim gets all fuzzy.
*That's* a trip to the ICU.
Something tells me that's a fate worse than death
“The Man of Steel uses his power to rule with a iron fist.” Me:You mean Steel Fist
“I don’t like real world politics in my comics!” Injustice timeline: “you sureeeee?”
Huge difference between an entertaining story that has politics versus a political propaganda piece.
Injustice was written to entertain, not to push politics. It was first a video game, that didn't have any deep messaging or even that great of a story. The comics were written as a prequel to the games. Its writers did try to add nuance, but they didn't have much room to work with because it was already predetermined that Superman had to become the villain by the time the game takes place. That first complaint is directed towards hack writers unsubtly pushing propaganda pieces from their political leanings, which leave a bad taste in the reader's mouth. Comparing the work of Injustice to some of the things Marvel's been doing recently, such as drawing your political enemies as the evil villains without any nuance, or attempting (and failing) to make a direct analogy between what you have drawn to an existing system is already low enough. It's worse when you don't have the writing to back up the message you're trying to convey. Injustice has been criticized for many things, but at the very least it is understandable and entertaining, compared to something like Marvel's Civil War 2, which makes NO sense and pretty much has no redeeming qualities.
@@ninjaturtlefan2003 Injustice presents both sides at face value, showing their good sides and their bad sides. It does what *any* good commentary should do: be neutral!
He wouldn’t be Superman... He would be Super MEAN
This made my day
I love that you said that.
Mispaired 😂😂😂
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I always thought of this as DC's civil war
And civil war just a cheap knock off of dark knight returns 😂😂
Nidhish m nair wut lole
No. It would be Kingdom Come.
@Alex The Awsome but supes had a point....if he didn't do it... govt will send someone else.....and they might not have sympathy for Bruce Wayne as Clark kent does
But better
6:29 holy sh!t, that reference made me laugh so hard!
Is he referencing the Justice League Unlimited episode, "The Great Brain Robbery" where Flash and Lex Luther switch minds?
@@Matthew-Anthony Yes :)
@@wallywest2312 I did not know that Cody was so down to Earth that he watched Justice League Unlimited. The live action movies are one thing because they are for adults.
"I wash my hands because I'm a good guy" Having lived through the pandemic this just hits different
Not even that, remember when the flash and Lex switched bodies and he was like "im not washing my hands cause I'm evil"
"The Emolj Movie is Getting a Sequel"
Sir JJ my personal hell
Sir JJ for real?!?!?
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Injustice is proof of how awesome Joker is as a bad guy. It is a top-tier Joker victory, a victory would enjoy even if he had future knowledge he would die from it. The Joker is all about being a dog who chases cars and making people break their own morality, rules, and sanity... using their own standards against them. He is a true sadist that is metaphorically sustained by the tears of those who he broke. He's the perfect anti-Batman... reverse on the insanity perception and actual insanity. Batman seems super-sane, but he's a driven genius madman. Joker seems like chaos itself, but he's a genius who drives his madness. Batman is driven by hyper-morality based in PTSD, Joker is borderline super sane who can pick and choose how his trauma drives him... his choices are slaves to his madness but he is hyper-aware of them, thus paradoxically super-sane.
joker is a violent poet who will go beyond oofing metropolis just to prove a point. batman is the guy who "calls" him out for it
But turning Superman lead to Order, not chaos. Since dictatorships are very much high Order situations.
@@Fallenangel_85 Order without freedom is a prison, better to have chaos and its evils than to live in such a box. Benjamin Franklin was light years ahead of his time when he said that those willing to sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither.
@@That80sGuy1972 It's a balancing act, you don't want total freedom or total control. There is still lots of freedoms in Supermans dictatorship. It's not like he is forcing you into a job you don't want, or relocating you, or preventing your from traveling.
@@Fallenangel_85 I know. I get it. His PRISON has a lot of liberties in it. He went from being an angel (super-powered servant of good) to being a warden (dictator who runs things as he sees fit), a bad transition. No matter how great the dictator, power always passes on to someone else and that will lead to a bad apple. Either the "good" dictator turns bad or the next guy is worse, no absolute power ends well... ever. The love/lust for power corrupts. That truth has been proven over the eons by all cultures. Better the chaos of eternal anarchy than the order of one great man's brief dictatorship. From chaos, cooperation and good rise. From order, corruption and the most insidious infect. The dynamic cannot be contained by one man. It must be many people representing all interests at all times. Nobody achieved that yet but it's better that unattainable goal than one person calling all the shots.
*Superman turns evil* Batman: Alfred where's my kryptonite suit
"WHAT?" "I SAID, WHERE IS MY KRYPTONITE SUIT?!"
0:00 - 0:03 "Superman is the Spirit of Classic Americana" Tell that to Soviet Superman "The Red Son"
Video:"He is an overwhelming good guy" I look down at the next two videos's thumbnails being Superman punching straight through Joker's chest. Me: "OK then..."
Comicstorian?
@@danielpedraza6455 yep
When I was little kid when i played injustice i though he grab jokers you know because how low superman's hand was
are you saying killing the joker would be morally abhorrent?
The second thumbnail for me is superman strangling batman
Technically, the only reason superman continued killing was because Diana, as batman stated, stoked Clarks fire
JoshPVG | Video Games and Anime Reviews Diana didn't stroke Clark's ego she just tried to seduce him and led him astray to the path of genocide because how Deathstroke puts it, "and get a chance to meet Superman's rebound chick fat chance".
Yep, wonder woman is partly to blame.
@@robensmonteau161 Well there's a reason she's different, her origin was different. She wasn't really wonder woman.
I feel like every alternative universe Wonder Woman becomes evil faster than everyone else
@@manuelgutierrez9932 Right? I think it's because she was born a warrior preparing for a great war for her entire life. Kind of the same reason Hawk Girl goes bad a lot too. Plus she's one of the only ones that's strong enough that when she becomes evil she is a threat to everyone.
What if Superman was evil ? Batman : That's why I'm here
I think this is what D&D wanted to get at with Daenerys torching KL in the most recent season but they really didn't pull it off very well
The Metropolis nuke was less of a disaster than GoT season 8.
Between his books and help he was giving them, it's pretty clear GRRM was carrying that writer's room.
Superman sounds like a Greek God in this sense, very emotional and extremely powerful. Except in this case this Greek God does not have the type of checks and balances the Greek God myths had. Being so close to one another they couldn't do a lot without being noticed by everyone else and being stomped.
UnleashedWarrior I would say actually that Superman ( Injustice Universal aside) has a million times more self-control than any Greek god
*Cough* "Injustice GODS Among Us"
whats this bullshit comments? superman does have "checks and balances". he would get pummeled if no had sided with him. people have this crazy idea that he is super powerful (which he is) and unstoppable (which he isnt). he lives in a universe filled with beings like him. he can be defeated in a million and one ways.
John 117 lol. Especially when his all his powers can be permanently taken by golden kryptonite.
golden kryptonite doesn't permanently take away his powers I think it has random effects each time or maybe that's red kryptonite that does that I'm not sure?
Cody just destroyed all the women's studies majors in one fell swoop. Damn
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Bernie on fleek What? Did I miss something?
1:09
FA S Thanks. Clearly I just wasn't paying attention when he said that.
I was dying
I also really recommand the "Superman vs the Elite" comic. It really paints what Superman is fighting for, what limits does he place on himself and why he's kind of a boyscout at times.
It really shows that The Joker is one of the best villains. He did not care that Superman was going to kill him, he wanted Superman to kill him. Breaking a literal god would do more damage to the world than The Joker could ever do, and The Joker knew this. If Joker was still alive, he would of been laughing the entire time.
LOL 1:10 WOMEN STUDIES MAJOR. *SHOTS FIRED*
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I was loving the i justice storyline, until superman straight up murdered shazam. I mean wtf
That suprised you? He had killed anyone who dared question him way before that. Plus Shazam would be a mayor threat if he turned on him
I saw it coming. It wasn't surprising. Super literally destroyed the whole green lantern core! and became a yellow lantern.
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The true threat was Alfred
Alfred such a troll, he mentions how he beat him in year 5
ah nice rule : OBEY no nukes : OBEY No Fighting : OBEY No freedom of speech OBEY A coffie please no OBEY
"You need an ace in the hole. Mine's sup" - Joker
"If you kill a killer, the number of killers in the world stays the same." -Batman
"That's why I don't stop at one killer" - Punisher
Except, what if the person already did it before? :) I think Batman likes to deal in absoluteville, which is his main problem in the series, and he comes off dense. The problem though is, Superman comes across as just far worse, as he turned into a full fledge "fuck your liberties, I will kill who I want, based on who I feel deserves it" type of dictator.
cancerjuly1989 and killing those killers you inspire more people to kill more killers and create more killers who believe killing is the right answer. And then we have the people who want to avenge the people killed by the original killer of killers who started killing killers.
what if i kill 2 killers?
If there are 100 Killers and you kill one there will be 100 again, but if you kill all of them there will be only one
I like how this story also teaches the lesson that small steps corrupt. The first time you compromise your morals is rarely the last. It's almost never "just this once". The more you indulge your dark side, the more it will take control of your life and the harder it will be to stop. But Hitler didn't go from an art student to a power-hungry, genocidal warmonger overnight. Stalin didn't go from a meteorologist to a ruthless, murderous dictator overnight. Turning a hero into a villain is a process that requires months or even years of disappointment, failure, loss and compromise. To be a true hero, you have to have a moral compass and you must follow it even when it seemingly gets in the way of justice, or else you risk slowly becoming the very thing you set out to destroy. But no singular event, no matter how traumatic, can turn a shining icon of justice into a bloodthirsty psychopath overnight.
This goes to the people that say Batman should kill just the Joker and that's it.
@@DeSardet46 Indeed. Once Batman killed the Joker, he would have to ask himself: why not kill Scarecrow too? Two-face? Poison Ivy? Bane? Killer Croc? Black Mask? Ra's Al Ghul? They've all committed atrocities and they show no signs of stopping. Then he'd have to ask: why not kill every other superhero's Rogues gallery? Every murderer on the streets who still draws breath? And then, why not kill all the ruthless third-world dictators that have ordered the deaths of countless innocents? And then, all the shady first-world and second-world politicians who have done terrible things to preserve their own power? And then, the CEOs and directors of all the corporations (Like tobacco companies, for example) who knowingly cause the deaths of thousands in the name of profit? And then all the drug dealers who sell poison to impressionable children? The thieves who ruin the livelihoods of others for their own personal gain? Where does it end? Of course, in the real world, people like the Joker would have been executed long ago by the justice system, but the point still stands. It's a slippery slope.
@@DeSardet46 Batman's whole thing is to incite fear into the hearts of criminals. At this point, all criminals know that he will not kill them. Whence come the fear? Without fear, why the bat?
@@DarkAdonisVyers let's see you put a brave face when a dark shadow figure comes out of nowhere to break the kneecaps off your buddy.
@@DeSardet46 Oh, you mean the common thugs that the GCPD gets paid tax dollars to fight? I was thinking more the actual main villains who the cops actually need Batman for... Also, does this mean that you are OK with Batman permanently crippling villains? I don't see Joker limbless either.
*The Emolj Movie Is getting A Sequel* Me: OH DEAR GOD NOOO
Was the Emoji Movie THAT bad? If so, why?
I think it was cringe or something
@@spartan__015 It was outright horrendous.
The Injustice story line is my all time favorite, in large part due to the proper handling and development of Harley Quinn's character. But also because it's Batman v. Superman done right.
1:10 *Triggering Intensifies*
I'm so shook
meh, I've seen a lot worse, an edgy joke about womens studies has nothing on a video of a boy being eaten by piranhas.
FactHub *S H O O K*
I'm sitting here at home waiting for What if Alexander the Great didn't die so young?
He would conquer India and get the achievement "Who needs Vasco Da Gama"
+Hosea Davit well done.
Exactly what he was doing when he was alive, during those final years in Persia: simply drinking whilst his empire stagnated, sulking over not being able to enter India, and upsetting his most trusted friends and allies for no reason.
People should read the comic series irredeemable if they want to see an all powerful hero lose his mind & become a villain. At least the first 4 issues.
Thanks! I'll give it a read.
I like how Joker in this literally said he wanted to put it on easy mode, so he fucked with Superman breaking him in a day after trying to do the same to Batman for years. xD
There is a comic called Irredeemable with a similar premise, an all powerful man that goes crazy and it is amazing. Highly recommend.
Injustice Irredeemable Invincible Seeing a pattern here.
@@juliendacoolien3454 Oh boi.
@@juliendacoolien3454 The Boys and brightburn
@@juliendacoolien3454 dont forget omniman
Irredeemable is much better than Injustice
Oh yeah, and Alfred beat the crap out of supey.
Stuff And Things he just knocked him out.
ShadowCaveSpider after beating the shit out of him like a badass
Aamer Kastoff Superman didn’t _let_ anything happen, what do you mean?
So basically brightburn but with politics.
Basically
And batman
Brightburn and injustice Superman’s intentions are wayyyy different actually
Not really
@@subscriberswithnovideos-xw9xc dude they basically the same except here there is actually a story and somewhat makes sense, brightburn...yea that was a mess of a film
So we’re gonna ignore that only one live-action Batman has never killed in his film? And that Batman was Clooney’s.
the green lantern corps lost because they didn't take him seriously. they only sent a few dousen green lanters and a gaurden. if they had sent the entire corps, superman was sure to lose. Remember the green lantern corps beat brainiac, imprisoned super-boy prime, cyborg superman, and parallax. also won the sinestro corps war.
They eventually did send the entire corps though, remember? They even took OA with them too. Superman still managed to kill them all, threw the planet right into the sun.
empoleon7, they didn't send the entire corps, because there would have bin billions of green lantern surrounding earth. second, that planet was not the green lantern home world Oa. that was a living sentient planet WHO was a green lantern named Mogo.
Well that would not have been fun now would it?
the green lanterns lost because of plot Armour we all knew, the writers all knew!! nobody had a chance because of injustice 1
yep
I bet superman could have saved Iris.
Khadar Knowledge Flash's wife?
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"The bells....have already been rung"
We live in a society, where honor is a distant memory.
6:30 Lex washes his hands because he’s good but Wally as Lex in justice league unlimited doesn’t because he’s evil
Lol
Constantine says: _That was my plan all along!_ :D
He's learned from Joseph Joestar
Batman: You shouldn’t rule by fear Also Batman: Dresses as a bat to instill fear into his enemies to keep gotham safe *SCREAMS INTERNALLY*
Batman doesn't rule, he puts power back in the hands of the people from criminals. Unless were talking about one of those other batmen.
I think that Batman just wanted to strike fear into his enemies. Not literally everyone like a dictator does to hold on to power.
Made it 69 also good point
Batman doesn’t “rule” Gotham...
The key word is “RULE”
This was very helpful - now understand some of what the hell happened before Injustice 2
Have you ever thought of discussing the Red Son storyline???? Especially, with the animated adaptation coming out next year!!!!
3:40 "Martian Manhunter is better than me".
kingkusnacht lol lol lol lol
True doe
I see Superman here as much more of a tragic character. Losing his family and those who kept him grounded, he's a lost soul who lashes out and so happens to have powers. Who knows, maybe there were things that pointed this way before Lois was killed. The Joker is truly a cerebral individual. Here, he couldn't beat Superman physically so he exploited his mind. Using those he loves. That is a true mark of a brilliant villain right there.... Either die as the hero or live long enough to become a villain. This is what happened here with Superman....
I love this kind of 'MacBeth' style character development. The ultimate tyrant
Oh I didn’t think of that. That is a great comparison.
DC’s Injustice Comics and video games is my favorite arc.
1:09 A future with a mustache AWESOME
A future without CGI, if you know what I mean xD
0:09 Me too... does that mean I am overwhelmingly good?
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Do you pay your taxes?
Ebanker Amonia ...
The main reason why I'm watching this video is because I just watched "Brightburn" last week in theaters.
The quote "The road to hell is paved with good intentions" is true for superman.
Gotta be honest. If I was tricked into killing my pregnant wife. I mean seriously... Who the fuck wouldnt snap? Idc how numb you are. To be accepted as a hero and role model to millions of people and finding love on a foreign planet only to have it be destroyed by a psychotic man. That's heavy as fuck. Of course I do not agree with supermans actions, but I can't blame him for how he turned out.
[P1] Moon Tempehh Joker had a fucking nuke onto his pregnant wife's heart which then killed millions.... Like wtf
oh its understandable that he snapped but what surprises me is that he stays snapped, like through killing some of his friends he never thought to dial that shit back
Not Dopler he did wonder woman pushed him. Her origin explains why. comicstorian or comic explained did a video on it.
which origin? new 52 or rebirth?
Exactly. To create a villian, all it takes is one bad day
Now that I think about it Batman kind of rules Gotham by fear
not the same way...criminals choose to be who they are and what they do... by merely questioning Superman and his rationale in the world of Injustice you have no chance of being treated fairly
Batman doesn't play a role in politics.
Batman is as much at fault as the villains in gotham. His rule of not killing actually ends with him having as much blood on his hands as the villains he fights against. He let's them live to kill again and in doing so, perpetuates the cycle of crime. The writers wrote superman into full on psycho mode because that was the only way the batman's side would be justified as the more morally right side to take.
@@zeckwiz I wouldn't really want an alien with a traumatic past deciding who dies and who doesn't.
That's the problem with you bat fans, you guys understand everything about the story but the problem is personal instead thoughtful and discussiony. And of course the diehard bat delusions fans
The justice lords arc was great too in teasing the idea of this lore
You've done above and beyond retelling this. Superman driven to insanity you accompany with your amazing narration and unsettling music keeps me holding my breathe for the entire video.
also the fear toxin was mixed kryptonite
"But just like the hopes of a woman's studies major those dreams are crumbling down" USE PROTECTION KIDS!
Damian killed Batman's closest thing to a second son Jason and Tim: are we a joke to you?
Not to gripe, but an Alternate History about "What if Superman was real?" (a la the earlier Godzilla episode) would have been a welcome prelude to this... and would have been rather interesting all on its own.
John Pelt a video on what if super heroes were real in general would also be nice.
He kind of already did that with the X-Men.
Well, that covers "if superheroes were real"... to an extent... but Superman's a different ball of wax. It's like saying "What if the Headless Horseman was real?" would be the same as "What if Count Dracula was real?"
No, he did a what if mutants (not the x men) were real. That a lot different then what if superheroes were real.
Watchmen by Alan Moore explores this already, IMO. Dr. Manhattan is a "real" Superman (at least with how he's treated by Moore). Moore does a really good job at exploring what effect a Superman would have on international politics, along with the psychological detachment a lone superbeing experiences when tasked with protecting the world.
Lol "Martian man hunter is better than me" So true. I would of taken Martian Man-Hunter over Cyborg any day.
Alex Oelkers I like Cyborgs character in almost every DC comic series except the Teen Titans Go and the Injustice Cyborg, but you're right though that Martian Manhunter is a more like able character than Cyborg in the first Injustice video game and the Injustice comic book series.
@Iron Giant to be fair he sided with Superman because he also lost everything when metropolis got nuked. So he was just as mentally weak as Superman was during that time. I’d even bet if his friends and family were in another city he’d definitely go along with Batman.
6:44 "He has his own Spy, martian manhunter in the *Red* base the entire time" *[TF2 reenaction]* Robin : "Blu Spy is in the base" Superman : "BLU SPY IS IN THE BASE ??!"
We can't forget about how Scorpion randomly shows up and kills Trigon.
1:30 That was the best joke, in the unlikeliest of places.
Wait, Scarecrow isn't dead. He's alive in Injustice 2.
xXSilentAgent47Xx hmm mm you're right but I don't have an explanation for that answer
+Shinzou Wo Sasageyo! Unless he knocked him out or throught that he killed him.
alternate dimensions. - every comic explanation ever
Maybe he faked his death cause he appears in injustice 1 in a arena transaction and in injustice 2
that scarecrow is from the alternate reality that is being sent to this reality to help batman to defeat evil superman.
I love this arc and story... Thanks for telling.
Now that this has been teased in the snyder cut i need the Justice League Trilogy
The Kraken in squidward!!!😂
it was confirmed that Martin man hunter serviced and was in Atlantis and was disguised as an atlantean librarian. Remember Martin man hunter weakness is fire and intense heat, but it's just a physiological trauma that he suffered when his family was killed by the white Martin's.
I swear to god..... It's Martian not Martin, how can you get that wrong 3 times
Oh man, I know a few white Martins, they're the real villains.
Josiah Moreno No, he's dead. That Arcade Ending has nothing to do with his story inclusion. As Martian Manhunter was about to kill Wonder Woman, Superman blasted her with so much force of his heat vision that Manhunter disintegrated. Before he was attacked by Wonder Woman, Manhunter was trying to save Superman from his mental health and showing him a sense of compassion and understanding through Pathos.
Now the real question is...if scarecrow is dead who is the Injustice 2 scarecrow
;-; I never thought about that...
They probably didn’t think about that’s or the comics are just want if stories But the comics they killed Alfred then brought him back like what the h**L
Superman was created to be an idea, of righteousness and he even quoted that his S is the symbol of hope. The reason for him being unstoppable and extremely overwhelming is that he is an idea, an idea can not be destroyed as long as the hope for good remains. Which is why Injustice Superman, who is no longer that, is significantly much weaker than any other Superman variation
4:51 Here's a quick debunking of that-- The Batman Who Laughs.
So, you didn't actually read Metal? Because they state very clearly, crystal clearly, that the dark multiverse is just fears made real. Things don't even have to make sense to happen there, they just have to be edgier than an 8th grade atheist. Meanwhile, there's Earth-51, where Batman stopped being a pussy after Jason Todd's murder and put the Joker in the ground. Earth-51 ends up a "paradise" because he gets rid of all the villains.
Both of y’all are way too fucking nerdy
Please make a video of "What If the Byzantine Empire Never Fell." It will be at least as interesting as if the Roman Empire never fell. The Byzantine Empire made a huge impact on today's culture as is, but I wonder how that was changed. Would they expand? Would only a few decades be bought for them against the Ottomans? Would they fall to another power? I'd love to know.
For one, I think the Americas would be discovered later, I might be mistaken, but I remember the fall of Constantinople being what triggered the exploration age, because the Ottomans blocked everything between Europe and Asia.
...you...do realize the "Byzantine" Empire was just the Roman Empire right? literally no-one back then ever called them anything else its a name we invented that literally insults them. that would just be a different version of the "what if the roman empire never fell" scenario.
Or maybe: What if the Roman Empire fell, but the Eastern Roman Empire survived
Darth Vader hello
What if Rome never even existed?
Sometimes I forget whether or not I've watched one of your videos from a few years ago and to double check, I watch it again and I'm happy either way. Long story short, your videos are awesome uwu
This was my introduction to the crazy world of Injustice. Thank you so much for giving me an unbiased, throughly detailed summary of the events of Injustice that allowed me to see both sides of this moral quandary. ❤
I see INJUSTICE and I freak out.
I was gonna go to sleep, but then i checked my youtube feed
I love that when it shows Lois getting kidnapped it’s bowser kidnapping her.
Thanks for making this video, Cody. Injustice is one of my favorite games.