Attempting To Explain The Batfamily Tree

[@thewhitewolf58]

Batman: i work alone Also batman: i have one of the largest groups of spin off heros.

[@gerardomagadan6018]

Most of these looked to him as inspiration, he didn't really start them up, he later just takes them im

[@badsportblack1445]

"my 26 sidekicks also work alone"

[@thewhitewolf58]

@@badsportblack1445 sometimes they so sometimes not usually just 1 sidekick. Also were sidekicks originally made so the kids reading comics could have a role to place themselves into, like how his robins were comic book reader age?

[@asitsingh5055]

Batman- I've a whole team of coal miners...I can use whoever I want.

[@thewhitewolf58]

@@gerardomagadan6018 yeah i know hes the navy seal drill instructor of superheros.

[@sxlproductions]

i can't believe you guys left out the most important member of the family:BAT COW

[@batsyishere]

How come they forgot?! T-T

[@sofiaboo6739]

ikr, the GOAT!

[@ironbatman9689]

I looked it up, fandom confirmed it. There is a Bat Cow, Damian Wayne is vegetarian, and Damian is spoiled with 3 pets Bruce lets him keep and a dragon-bat.

[@Jedi-Dell]

@@sofiaboo6739 No, Bat COW, not Bat Goat

[@ChunkyMilkySwag.]

@@Jedi-Dell goat means greatest of all time, they weren’t talking about the animal…

[@malikpendley3476]

Leaving out Lucious Fox is unforgivable.

[@adamandrews5404]

You’re absolutely right, hopefully I can get some opportunity to include them. There are so many characters that had to be excluded for time! But the Foxes absolutely should’ve made it.

[@ChadJr-oy6br]

And Luke fox as batwing

[@badsportblack1445]

He's gotta remake the video now

[@blackmars2811]

Lucius Fox’s son is literally Batman right now

[@yamz_0521]

Man’s really left out the most relevant black people in the family 🤔🤔

[@scenic871]

How could you gloss over the best part or Jason Todd's origin rewrite? He was caught trying to steal the wheels off the batmobile

[@singulariteas]

it's honestly so iconic like the fact that it made bruce laugh too

[@music79075]

What was Jason Todd's original backstory?

[@Isaacisaperson4677]

@@music79075 He was an acrobat along with his two parents. One night, someone sabotaged their act, causing them to fall to their deaths; Jason was adopted by Bruce Wayne and became Robin. Sound familiar? The only big differences are Jason's parents were killed by Croc and Batman didn't immediately have him become Robin, oh and he had Red hair

[@madestro]

The bat family is so confusing in this video that I'm not even sure if Bruce Wayne is part of the bat family anymore

[@pianist150]

"I work alone!... Except for my NUMEROUS underage sidekicks." - Batman probably

[@Kentrc11]

Batman Beyond(Terry McGinnis), Robin Beyond(Matt McGinnis) & Athanasia Al Ghul(League Of Assassins) are apart of the Batfamily as well.

[@keegangrahame5440]

Batman Beyond is a future but not the definitive future of their earth and Athanasia is from the injustice reality. I think this video is mainly based on the main continuity Bat-Family

[@Kentrc11]

@@keegangrahame5440 then you didn't watch the video because it's not.

[@keegangrahame5440]

@@Kentrc11 literally mentions Earth 2 multiple times and says “but we aren’t focusing here”.

[@Kentrc11]

@@keegangrahame5440 lol he said after skimming the video.

[@Enlight3n3dAlpha]

@@keegangrahame5440 The mentioning of earth 2 is because the original storyline of Batman was based there before transitioning into what we now know as the main timeline

[@ll7868]

Clayface and Katana could be considered Bat-Fam. Katana was hand-picked by Bruce as leader of the original Outsiders and was his inside spy while she was working with the Suicide Squad, how else would Bats have been able to keep 2 steps ahead of Waller?

[@ravotheAnimeking]

katana is 100% bat fam 

[@ll7868]

Also, everyone always asks "Which is better, broadsword or katana?" I'd like to see which soul possessed sword is better, Black Knight's broadsword the Ebony Blade or Katana's Soultaker.

[@ravotheAnimeking]

@@ll7868 That is a very good matchup I like katanas chances personally She’s a very experienced fighter even against super strong and with her speed advantage he want be able to stop her

[@doqas]

I never thought of that. Shouldn’t all members of the outsiders be part of the bat family?

[@ll7868]

@@doqas I would consider a couple original Outsiders Bat-Fam, Black Lightning and Metamorpho, the others, Halo and Geo-Force more like second cousins or something.

[@KetiGalaxy]

My personal favorite Batfam member is Carrie Kelley. She’s from an alternative universe in which the government forced the Justice League to disband, but Batman came back a decade later. I like how much she’s of a self-made Robin. She didn’t even ask anyone. She didn’t care for Bat’s identity or anything. She decided “I’m Robin now” and everyone just went along with it. Also she became Batwoman later. The ultimate identity stealer

[@Pero-zl4jp]

I think she became Catgirl later. Not sure about batwoman.

[@KetiGalaxy]

@@Pero-zl4jp I suppose she became both, just in different universes

[@Enlight3n3dAlpha]

She’s not canon to the main/earth 2 continuity. She’s not mentioned or hinted at

[@KetiGalaxy]

@@Enlight3n3dAlpha Cool? Idc

[@edii3920]

Solid video! I learned a lot of history. My only complaint is that there was no mentiontioning of Lucius Fox and his sons.

[@kenji0403]

Exactly! His son is literally Batman right now!

[@zacharykolterman7821]

Signal was in there wasn’t he his son?

[@latribedejudah777]

Thet left out the other Bat Family.... Orpheus, Azrael ( the African American one) who had his own comic like Orpheus, black lightning and thunder with the rest of the outsiders.... like bro... how they gonna mention batman Inc. And not the outsiders who was more important thn them? Surprised they mention Onyx....plus what happen to Simon dark, and Gotham girl , and Manik

[@magma7081]

yeah i was just thinking he forgot about batwing (the man not plane)

[@shism28]

@@zacharykolterman7821 no signal isn’t his son. He has two sons, one who is batwing (Luke fox) and the other (jace fox) who became batman in future state. He also has a daughter(s) but I don’t know them.

[@deeganmckenry8820]

i love that harley is shown in all storys to be the unwanting villan corrupted by the joker. Injustice harley is one of my favourites as it showed she can choose to do good and stand against tyranny

[@danielmunoz9671]

You forgot the latest adquisition to the group called Ghostmaker, who was a former partner and rival of Bruce Wayne at the time when he was training to become Batman. A pretty interesting character

[@jaymehiggins0690]

Oh yeah! I got a figure of him.

[@ashleytuchin7693]

Yeah, Ghostmaker is actually pretty cool. Clown Hunter has potential too.

[@greggceballos2611]

Bluebird a.k.a. Harper Row is the most underrated bat family member. Like, she made her own gear with a freaking toaster.

[@ashleytuchin7693]

Yeah, Harper really needs more love.

[@antidave]

I love her she's such a fun character to read and I will recommend reading through all issues you can find her in

[@Sises]

Exactly, I wish she was in more than basically just the Eternal stories.

[@callumwilkinson2566]

She’s the most cringe unnecessary addition ever

[@Thomas-nn9du]

@@callumwilkinson2566 I couldn’t agree with you more, I really don’t like her as a character and her personality is very unlikable

[@evanrobinson5682]

Lucius, Luke and Jace Fox, Julia Pennyworth, Titus the dog, Alfred the Cat, Bat Cow, and of course- Jarro!

[@devinthadude88able]

I love when people say Cassandra rivals Batman. Because her mother Lady Shiva is better than Batman. You can also argue that Bruce/Batman holds back so that’s why she is better. I think while that is true. Lady Shiva, Bronze Tiger, Batman are equals if they let loose

[@jlpgamin]

It's not even an argument considering he's beaten them both anyway with just skill alone

[@ravotheAnimeking]

If I do recall correctly lady Shiva has limited pre-cog and I think Cassandra is normally shown to be so skilled not just because of who her mother was but because of who her dad was

[@jlpgamin]

@@ravotheAnimeking she doesn't pre-cog even limited means they can know what the opponent is going to do before they do and this has never been shown once

[@rodneylindsey849]

Connor Hawke has gone toe to toe with & Beat Lady Shiva 🖖🏾

[@devinthadude88able]

@@rodneylindsey849 like maybe once or twice

[@WhiteRaven696]

Kathy Kane: Love interest to Bruce Wayne. Kate Kane: Bruce Wayne’s lesbian cousin. Gotta love those reboots and retcons. 😂😂

[@Sweatsofficiallytheworst]

I honestly prefer her being Bruce's cousin tbh. 😂😂💯

[@Antiprincipl3]

And here I was thinking batwoman was actually an original lgbt character, lol.

[@jonatasdanielgomesdossanto538]

One idea that I thought would be interesting is that if Batman has his own Family why couldn't The Joker have his too? Each member of the Joker's family would be a kind of antithesis to the members of the Batman Family. Batman - Joker Catwoman - Punchline Batwoman - Alice Nightwing - Heartless (Infinite Frontier) Batgirl/Oracle - The Seer (new hacker villain who appeared in the Fear State saga) Red Hood - Cheer (A Villain Drug Dealer Who Appeared in Comics Batman: Urban Legends). Red Robin (Tim Drake) - Ulysses Armstrong/ Anarky II Robin ( Damian Wayne) - Joker, Jr (The Joker's True Son) Duke Thomas/The Signal - John Bender, Jr. / The Smiley Stephanie Brown and Cassandra Cain : The Batgirls - Giggles e Guffaw (Joker's fanatical followers)

[@negyt7665]

I dig it. Very nice comparison list.

[@archielive2566]

Nah imo it wouldn’t make sense bc the two characters are the exact opposite, batmans no killing rule wouldn’t make sense as the whole thing is to not be like the joker and other villains and so then doing this wouldn’t make sense

[@coconuty4705]

I've never read a single comic in my entire life but for some reason i decided to watch this video and i have never been so lost. Great video tho

[@jaebee81]

RIP Mr.Pennyworth. still hurts.

[@k_speedfire]

The real goat and head of batfamily

[@k_speedfire]

and mostly important hearth

[@lucasgarcia5172]

Well, I have news for you...

[@jaebee81]

@@lucasgarcia5172 🦻🏽🦻🏽🦻🏿

[@chava7263]

@@lucasgarcia5172 spill it

[@juanvargas-mu2wm]

And Bruce LOVES his kids SO DAMN MUCH

[@averyce2]

Wow. That is some list. But glaring omission of the Fox Family - Lucius & Luke (Batwing). Heck Lucia's was in the Dark Knight played by Morgan Freeman!!!

[@ronaldharrison3005]

The Outsiders. Black Lightning, Geo-Force, Halo, Katana, Metamorpho, and Looker. Since Batman led and was a founding member of the Outsiders. They'd probably be considered part of the Bat Family.

[@MichaelBrown-wt9cf]

Clay face, Orpheus, ghostmaker, Michael lane, penny 2, signal, batwing, blue bird, Titus, Goliath, Lucius fox, dr Thompkins, Alfred the cat, batape and bat cow ?????

[@jamircooper4976]

This was more of a picking random story arcs than a linear Bat Family tree

[@oliveu535]

What is linear about the bat family tree lmao (But yeah)

[@tonymccall8911]

I really can't believe you left out Goliath, Batwing, and Blue Jay.

[@mrdude88]

No Batwing or his father, that’s insane!

[@Sweatsofficiallytheworst]

Damn, no Batman Beyond or Lucious Fox and Luke Fox? Did them boys dirty asl. 😂😂💀

[@rodneylindsey849]

Whew 😅 Catch Your Breath there Adam My Man…Fine Job on the Bat Family … Only complaint is Where are the Fox’s: Lucious ( Wayne Enterprises CEO) , Luke ( Bat Wing) , & Tim ( Batman) ? …Keep Up The Great Work Adam 🖖🏾

[@adamandrews5404]

Ahhh I absolutely should’ve included them!!! Hopefully I can do them justice in another video!

[@rodneylindsey849]

🤙🏾🖖🏾

[@br61499]

And he forgot about harper row/bluebird

[@MegaZero16]

Ghostmaker who ofter keeps his eyes out on Quinn has been glossed over, as well as Luke Fox aka Batwing Maybe one can add Clown hunter... as Ghostmaker is training him, under Batman Inc. otherwise amazingly comprehensive vid on the Batfamily!

[@sfreemanoh]

Wasn't Clayface part of the family for a while as well?

[@archielive2566]

Bluebird

[@abelmoreno4836]

In my opinion all you really need is Batman, Alfred, Lucius, Gordon, oracle, the four main robins and Catwoman.

[@gemjii886]

Pretty much.

[@FoxJof]

I really like Huntress and Cassandra tho, they should gravitate somewhere around while not being full time members.

[@FoxJof]

Oh and Ace and Titus their dogs, of course !

[@archielive2566]

@@FoxJofstill salty ace got mentioned but Titus didn’t

[@Lord-Yoshi]

Well done. This was pretty good. I think a lot of people can't draw the line between an ally and a batfamily member. I think the only members you should have mentioned were Luke Fox / Batwing and Terry McGuiness / Batman.

[@redhood5264]

Lucius Fox and Harper Row I think we're the big 2 left out

[@TriPhi89]

clayface was pretty dope when he was part of the bat fam

[@ProfessorHurt]

The dark underside to this all is DC did their bat-female characters dirty. Take Cassandra for example. From 2006 (though you could say earlier with Hush)-2007, 2009, 2011-2015, Dan DiDio and other like-minded folks really wanted Barbara Gordon back as Batgirl, and did their very worst to ruin the character of Cassandra (a controversial heel turn in 2006 just a few months after her series ended), two stays in limbo, and then banning any person in DC creative from using the character for FOUR years (save out of canon stories). Oh then subjecting her to the Orphan identity. Yeah... DiDio was the greatest enemy to the Bat-Family.

[@MC-tl7oj]

I'm a visual learner so you could've used a chart as you're talking. I kept going, "Wait, who's that person again?? Stephanie Brown?? I wasn't taking notes!"

[@joshmobley7347]

Thanks a lot I’ve been a”Batman fan for 55yrs. & Collecting the Comics for just as long. Some of the stuff in your Video I remember & Some was New Information. Great reporting on all the past&new Age happenings! Peace 👍🦇🦇🦇🦇

[@grahamcann1761]

For me "Huntress" will always be (should always have been, I think,) Helena Wayne. Daughter of Batman and Catwoman. As always thank you so very much for the video.

[@synjuro]

leaving out lucius jace and luke is crazy

[@Sunstar808]

Great job on this list Adam and Top 10 crew. The Bat family and adversaries are so iconic. The Marvel equivalent for me would be Spider-Man.

[@arkhamguard6479]

You forgot Lucius Fox

[@EliteEasyE]

That Earthquake issue sounds like it would be a great animated movie.

[@marcusyates3044]

Attempting to Explain the Spider-Verse!

[@jaebee81]

Yeeesh! Lol

[@izegbuwaidumwonyi1690]

"Part 1(24 hours)"

[@Special_Agent_Frank_Horrigan]

I like how he had to mention the useless piece of information that is batwoman being a lesbian

[@thermonwilliams1579]

Dang I was hoping to hear about Batwing. And I was definitely hoping to hear about probably the newest member of the fam. Ghostmaker

[@jackspicer82]

I love the Bat Pack - Chupacabra, Brat Girl, and Mega Bat. They're not technically part of the family, but I think they're kewl.

[@alisonsmith4436]

Thank you so much Nerds 😀

[@A_jux]

This was good. I’m ready for part 2

[@kbreslin7289]

Terry McGinnis ... a shocking absence.

[@lambo566]

What pic have you used in the background? Looks sick as hell!

[@lambo566]

Also, is scarecrow the one in the middle?

[@ultrashadow9551]

Top 10 Nerds: Like minded crime fighters. Jadon Todd: Exists.

[@TomBaker316]

Nightwing HAD been Batman at start of New52

[@zippity-zap8353]

Julie Madison, Carrie Kelly (diff earth/timeline), Lucious Fox, Tam Fox, Jace Fox, Luke Fox, Tiffany Fox, Julia Pennyworth, Harper Row, Cullen Row, Maps Mizoguchi, Jarro, Hank Clover (and Gotham Girl but can't remember her ID rn), etc. etc.

[@UltimateSpider1385]

Attempting to explain The Ultimate Universe.

[@RobOlivierbjr64]

Great job, Adam, however, with that said, where are Katana and the Foxes; especially the Foxes. Again, great job Adam.👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@androsthewarriorhighalpha]

Make a part 2 I wanna know more!!!

[@samuelalejandrogonzaleszev1605]

Batwing, Bluebird....

[@JaimeGandarillaG]

Child endangerment: A memoir

[@kenji0403]

You completely forgot all of the Fox family!

[@lucapegrucci6408]

Bluebird, both bat wings, luscious fox and another pennyworth

[@jerzcnate]

My question is how do everyone around Batman gets old but yet he never ages

[@supremeleader7863]

Love to see you guys trying new video ideas like this

[@jestaalchaosborne]

I might be crazy but didn’t riddler have a short stint where he helped Batman for a few issues? Plus the alternate universe red hood which was actually joker but good… then the obvious fox’s, ghost maker, the beyond duo, katana…

[@MaxCool2009]

Don't forget Batwing my boi!

[@chriscortesi]

Thank you for this.

[@Voltimino]

Robin appeared before Alfred?!?! O.o

[@flintcityhc1524]

Didnt care for him but surprised Batwing was left out and even a super fast rundown of just the names of Batman Inc members wouldve been cool. Good video

[@ponquin]

Lucius Fox, Batwing, Jarro and Ghostmaker

[@SilentMCYT]

Batman has such a cool team with awesome bakcstories

[@ervinj.thomas6139]

This might be a stretch...Superman (on the Superman The Animated Series). He took up the mantle when Bruce was taken & brained washed by Brainic. One other stretch. Jokero. The Batman series) He took up the mantle when Bruce was infected his toxin knowing Gotham needed a Batman

[@anakin9424]

Attempting to explain the superfamily

[@Hooliganpunks]

I kind of wish he'd recapped all of the members of the Batman Family of the current continuity

[@wookida03jit57]

I've been subscribed for years, and I love the video you created, you should definitely makr more videos like this.

[@brandonscott5544]

Great explains 👍 video top ten nerd 🤓

[@Saddonghussein]

Clayface, katana, starro-robin

[@alfazri8466]

"i work ALONE, except when I don't"

[@br61499]

I had no idea that onyx Adams would end up a part of the batfam.

[@TheMrMRsmoke]

lets settle the argument on who is the real bat-mommy

[@dannyuchiha9017]

you forgot to mention luke fox as batwing

[@CieJe.Alexander]

Pedant here: 3:27-33 "1996 Batman TV show" should be the Adam West led Batman (66-68. 120eps) TV series. 1996 was the year of hype for the Geo. Clooney film Batman & Robin (1997)

[@cramos9176]

You added ace the bay hound but left out lucious fox and his sons ? Suspicious af

[@TheSauceyfellow]

Where’s my batcow?

[@valteal]

I showed this to my mom. She now knows more than the comic writers, especially the new 52 writers. She is very confused.

[@chava7263]

Wym the new 52 writers

[@TheBankMakinDeposits]

Don’t forget about Nightrunner

[@cosmicriptid]

I'm just going to pretend Alfred was there from the begining

[@hakiymyoung2513]

Clayface, you missed clayface

[@TevyaSmolka]

God the new 52 ruined everything with the Batman family.

[@dominictrujillo3323]

You forgot Bat-Wing. ➡️🦇⬅️

[@man_the_nere]

The Question and The Creeper can also be considered members of the family.

[@zayajackson1337]

So is that saying that Earth-2 is the original Batman Timeline and everyone thing else is an Elseworld story to Batman?🤔

[@Juice_Valley]

Am glad Yu happy Yu mentioned Harley Quinn cause ppl tend to forget her

[@yaakovs6135]

I think you missed Luke fox as batwing

[@lukejones7164]

Bette Kane eventually returned as Flamebird in the 90s.

[@SSJBZAY]

So we just not gonna talk about Batman beyond and Lucious Fox

[@emmanuelijomah8163]

You also forgot Bat-Wing

[@FredSays]

Grandpa - Alfred, Dad - Batman, Adopted Daughter 1-12, Adopted Son 1-29.

[@Squidgamemenace27]

LUCIOUS FOX And his son batwing

[@crow337]

Did I miss Bat Wing? Or was he not mentioned?

[@jasonyoung8734]

Him and a few others, part 2 coming.

[@blazing_trojan]

how could he forget about bat cow the most important part of the family with helping keep damian wayne sane

[@christinepearson4972]

Hey quick question in this video when he said Jason todd full name specifically Jason todd middle name j as in the letter j or j as in jay because I'm confused about that

[@willjohnboy]

So if you left a character out they are minor characters lucius and luke fox are not minor characters lucius makes all of batmans tech and luke is batwing and currently batman.