AVENGERS & MARVEL Easter Eggs in DC Cartoons | Watchtower Database

[@im2cxe4u]

You forgot that Amazo's original appearance (different from the comics version) is more like the base form of the Super Adaptoid, a Marvel character with the exact same power set.

[@JacobyJ56]

In another Static Shock episode Out of Africa Static meets Anasie again when he introduces him to Gear Gear says 'I thought you would come in swinging on a web'

[@superlol178]

This was the first one that came to mind...

[@thebirdofbludhaven8647]

You forgot to mention in the terrific trio episode when Batman is stuck under the rubble that is a clear reference to amazing Spider-Man 33

[@dcauwatchtower]

Good one!

[@darkhall8227]

just going to mention that many thanks

[@louisfonseca6505]

I was waiting for that and it didn't come up. Don't forget the military resembled S.H.I.E.L.D. and the commander resembled J. Jonha Jamesom

[@dcauwatchtower]

I don’t think the commander is meant to be JJJ...just because of a mustache, haha. We missed the Spider-Man comic reference for sure. Maybe we’ll make another one of these, Spider-Man specific, for when the next Spider-Man movie comes out!

[@justsomeyetiwithinternetac2182]

Araarararraararrara

[@NoJusticeNoPeace]

I kinda wish you guys covered more than the DCAU. Your videos are so slick, professional, and well-researched that you deserve a larger audience, but I also like that your channel is small enough for you to maintain a personal relationship with your viewers, and broadening your tent would remove that. One the things I love about your videos, like this one, is that you have a clear love for the original source material, like Kirby, and aren't just another Millennial comic channel featuring alt-right fedoralords unironically praising Liefeld's spiky 90s Dork Age aesthetic.

[@dcauwatchtower]

Thank you! ...I think. No, yeah, definitely thank you.

[@dcauwatchtower]

We also appeared on the “Above and Batman Beyond” podcast recently where we discussed how, even if we made a video on every single DCAU character, episode, etc. we’d be at THOUSANDS of videos and then we’d be in trouble. We’ll be fine. 👍 But again, thank you for the compliments! (I take pride in my editing -J)

[@NoJusticeNoPeace]

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[@antona.1327]

Kirby's artwork was also considered tasteless during its time. So?

[@antona.1327]

​@laz kar, contrarian? You are the moron who consistently trashes DC characters and who said on numerous occasions that comic books are trash. I'm not even talking about that time when Linkara embarrassed you before everyone, when you wanted to be a contrarian so hard, you made fun of some poor guy who was complaining about Linkara's unfunny drunk impression of Tony Stark because his own father died of alcoholism. You can't bully me, idiot. I'm above you on every level. And yes, idiot, my point is not contrary. I'm stating a fact. Kirby's artwork was heavily criticized for its unrealistic framing and proportions during the beginnings of his rise to fame.

[@TheShockVox]

The only ones I remember is Static Shock and its "hit him with a web blast!" "I am not that kind of spider" and the Terrific Trio

[@th3rasave]

Shock Vox Well i guess you learned something new, didn't ya, bud! :D

[@JaelinBezel]

@Shock Vox Hey how come Static was never seen in like any group shots in Justice League Unlimited?

[@IGamingStation]

@@JaelinBezel Funny enough, Static/Vergil reminds me of Spider-man/Peter. Both are high school super-heroes (the younger Peter is), both cracks jokes fighting bad guys, both struggle with dating/school/hero stuff, and both are pretty intelligent. Only difference is that Static has electricity powers and is black (only 2 differences).

[@JaelinBezel]

@@IGamingStation Also he isn't super smart.

[@ewanmartel9797]

Superman using and throwing an electrified hammer in Star Crossed could possibly be a reference to him using Mjolnir in JLA/Avengers

[@theunknownsoldier04]

The Annihilator Armor as seen in "Hawk and Dove", "Task Force X", and "The Balance", while based originally off of the Greek mytho of Talos, is a clear reference to the Destroyer Armor from Thor. In "The Balance", Faust controls the armor using his spirit just as the Destroyer only works when piloted by someone's life force (usually Loki's).

[@dcauwatchtower]

Good one! Hadn’t even thought of that but you’re totally right!

[@Spider-Bread]

Oddly enough bruce timm has done some artwork for marvel .

[@NTEDOG561]

Spider Man I love his artwork! But it’s so weird seeing him draw marvel characters when I’m connect to his style more towards dc

[@nick6var]

He drew the Avengers 1 1/2 issue set between Kirby's Avengers 1 & 2. I think Busiek wrote the issue, too.

[@CLDJ227]

You guys forgot to mention the other reference in the "terror beyond" episode of JL. Where Hawkgirl saves Grundy and says "Now if you'll excuse me Hawkgirl Smash".

[@dcauwatchtower]

Ah, you’re right!

[@CLDJ227]

Watchtower Database Its cool, love your channel and keep up the good work.

[@williamallen2733]

Don't forget how Grundy calls Hawkgirl "bird-nose".... Hulk called Nighthawk that all the time in The Defenders

[@moviemania23]

And Grundy yells "Crush" instead of "Smash"

[@PosthumanHeresy]

Seeing Tony and Steve in the DCAU style is just amazing.

[@JJA8020]

That Ultron esque bot also bares a resemblance to Unit 01 from Evangelion.

[@13KuriMaster]

There was another Spidey reference is Anasi's other episode... "So your the spider guy, huh? I kinda expected for you to come in swinging on a web."... "I get that a lot." Note: quote's may not be exact.

[@thewerewolff7248]

actually i don't think the royal flush gang powers a meant to specifically reference the F4 but just marvel characters in general. 10 is more like luke cage, ace more like scarlet witch

[@joshuajwars4271]

Hey wait a minute you just mentioned that Avengers can join Justice League via time warp after Thanos killed them? Insane.

[@vizh]

There were some visual cues, especially in "Batman Beyond" where they didn't try to hide the fact that the show was essentially Spider-man crossed with Batman. They recreated the cover to Amazing Fantasy #15 (first appearance of Spider-man) with a shot of teen Batman swinging on a line with a guy tucked under his arm (I *think* it was in the episode with the FF characters, but I may be misremembering), and they also had Terry stuck under the exact same shaped rubble as in the classic Spider-man comic sequence (a scene that was adapted in "Spider-man Homecoming"). Additionally, I remember a top secret spy base in a Justice League episode that was located under a barber shop which you had to sit in a chair to access... that's from classic Nick Fury issues. Beyond that, a lot of Martian Manhunter's intangibility moves in the show were staples of the Vision rather than things the comic Manhunter had done much.

[@JorgeRamirez-dv5nn]

4:32 There's a scene which pays homage to the Amazing Spider-Man comic books in the same episode. (It pretty much swaps Spider-Man with Batman on the comic book art)

[@omarkarim2280]

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[@LowellLucasJr.]

Here's one you missed: In the Batman TAS episode Showdown, Ras Al Ghul has some ninjas infiltrate a retirement home...the ninjas faces react and resemble Spiderman with his black costume. Also I LOVED INFINITY WAR!

[@erikaatayde8919]

General Eilleing is basically the Red Hulk, but before the Red Hulk was a thing hahaha

[@saravoaides]

Watching your videos is awesome because not only do I get fascinating facts about all my favorite characters, but I can also rest easy in the knowledge that I am not the only hyper-obsessive fangirl out there. There's people other than myself who like dissecting fictional histories 'till they drown in the void and theorize about people who never have and never will actually exist. Warms my heart.

[@barq6994]

Just keep plugging #keepepilogueasecret. Make shirts and mugs. I'd buy em

[@batfreeze56]

Phillip Hudson YOU MEAN THE EPISODE WHERE WE FIND OUT THAT TERRY IS BRUCE'S BIOLOGICAL SON?!

[@BawonSamndi]

8:38 like Omega Red?

[@mateogonzalez5678]

I mean... Doctor isn't synonymous with Lord

[@dcauwatchtower]

I’ve been waiting for someone to catch me on that. You win the grand prize.

[@iceomistar4302]

Love this video, I love both comic universes.

[@markmagician2471]

In Batman Beyond Return of the Joker Terry references Captain America's orgin.

[@dcauwatchtower]

Yep! Which we included in this video.

[@imaadshahrukh4829]

Mark Welch He could also be referencing Mr Freeze.

[@EchoesonMars]

The Patriot Act also features a very Avengers inspired team: Green Arrow= Hawkeye Stargirl= Captain America Shining Knight= Thor S.T.R.I.P.E= Iron Man General Eiling= Hulk

[@Cdr2002]

Eiling is actually more similar to Ross/Red Hulk in his motivations and character portrayal. Superman can even be seen as his equivalent of Ross’s antimosity towards the Hulk.

[@EmperorSteele]

Actually, it was a direct reference to a DC comic team, the Soldiers of Victory. Heck, all 7 original characters featured in the episode in some way: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Soldiers_of_Victory

[@samuraiforever9120]

Technically general eiling is more like red hulk. Also tantrum practically predicted Amadeus cho's version of the hulk. Also I know teen Titans the animated series didn't count as a dcau series but they also had a captain America reference with with red stars origin.

[@UltraVioletKnight]

"Patriot Act" aired a few years before Ross became Red Hulk though. So it's the other way around.

[@NIDELLANEUM]

I had to pause the video at 10:38 because the way you say LLLLLLLLLUKE CAAAAGE?!?! is too funny!

[@mrigankshekhar9635]

You guys are really awesome !

[@robocelot]

JLU's "Kid Stuff" has yet-another-Hulk-analogue Blockbuster. In "The Terror Beyond" Grundy refers to Hawkgirl as 'Bird-nose', which is what the Hulk used to call Nighthawk. I always thought the members of the Cadre seen (but not named) in "Clash" were vaguely Marvel-esque, with Black Mass/Crowbar/Fastball acting like a weird version of the Wrecking Crew along with Shatterfist as (take your pick) Man-Bull or El Toro Rojo.

[@dcauwatchtower]

Definitely missed the Bird-nose one, though I guess it could be lumped in with the Defenders bit. Thanks!

[@YowLife]

It most likely has been stated before, but Captain Marvel is NOT a reference to Marvel. That was always the character's name before Marvel Comics was even a thing.

[@dcauwatchtower]

Didn’t say it was! Fawcett’s/DC’s definitely came first. It was impossible not to touch on a character with “Marvel” literally in their name. 🤙

[@metalwolf717]

what a marvelous video...can't believe I didn't notice those references before...well i was just starting to get into comics, thanks to both DC and Marvel animated universes...but a lot of those references were so on your face i have no excuse!

[@starlordman1017]

I think the robot at 9:11 is a reference to Evangelion's Eva Units and not Ultron

[@dcauwatchtower]

Agreed, it’s definitely more reminiscent of those, but that Ultron face tho

[@robinhyperlord9053]

@@dcauwatchtower You are pathetic.

[@Manobaru]

Doesn't look like an Ultron face to be honest. Looks like a mix between Eva units. Four eyes and head shape of Unit-02, Chin/jaw and eye shape of Unit-01. It's just a colour-swapped Evangelion ;p

[@comicfan1324]

5:20 OK that joke caught me off guard and I loved it!

[@leonardslye8658]

This vid was awesome

[@SA80TAGE]

HEY... lay off... I liked "Roughly One Week Of Ultron" Also wasn't Eiling's transformation more of a nod to Red Hulk/General Ross?

[@kashsmith6181]

General Ross hadn't become Red Hulk yet by that point.

[@DARTH_COMiX]

I'm really exited to rewatch those dcau stuff so i will find the refrences.

[@michaelsemenak8878]

OMG Infinity war rocks

[@jayglenn837]

"Well, almost everyone" _shows a bench with four guys" HHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAAHHHHAAAHAHHAHHAHAHAHA! That was too good.

[@amansinghchhonkar]

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[@dcauwatchtower]

Thank you! Spread the word!

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Already did it!!

[@mechajay3358]

Awesome channel, glad I found it.

[@dcauwatchtower]

Jay Infinite Thanks!

[@manofmartin]

This was wonderful to watch! Hilarious and entertaining! TY!

[@dcauwatchtower]

Man Of Martin Thanks!

[@manofmartin]

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[@blackopsbear2626]

I feel general Elling was like red hulk

[@th3rasave]

Blackopsbear Ross is redhulk...

[@blackopsbear2626]

I said like not was

[@nick6var]

Herbie was actually designed by Jack Kirby for the "New Fantastic Four" cartoon (when Human Torch was licensed separately, and therefore unavailable).

[@isaiahchapman7660]

10:08: "he's even got that little hair floopy, look at that, hmm".

[@andrewomalley7322]

I think it's the first episode of static shock, maybe the second, but at one point Richie says something like "oh so you're a mutant now" and static doesn't like that so he says he prefers meta human. Lol

[@_tenebris25_]

2:26 I always questioned that since I was 5.

[@greatwhitesharkteeth]

I died when you quietly refrenced rihanna

[@imaadshahrukh4829]

You missed a few. Roland Daggett's design from Batman The Animated Series is clearly based on Norman Osborn. Also Derek Powers from Batman Beyond is more of a parallel to Norman Osborn, not the Kingpin. Then there is the New Batman Adventures episode The Cult of the Cat, where Batman and Catwoman end up confronting a cat-worshipping cult whose members wear a costume that resembles Black Panther, with claws resembling Wolverine. Also Bullwhip from the April Moon Gang is based on Omega Red, who has similar tentacles coming out of his hands. In the Justice League episode Secret Origins, J Allen Carter refers to the JL as "Earth's Mightiest Heroes",a tagline that the Avengers are called.

[@dcauwatchtower]

Totally did miss that last one! Derek Powers/Norman Osborn is a much better parallel, you’re right. The rest are more subjective similarities than straight-up “this was based on a Marvel thing” like the rest in this video. But good stuff!

[@imaadshahrukh4829]

Watchtower Database Also forgot to mention that Static Shock villain Johnny Morrow/Replay has powers similar to X-Men mutant Multiple Man.

[@justagundam]

The giant robot in JL could also be a visual reference to the Eva units from Evangelion. It's the shoulder parts and the head.

[@dcauwatchtower]

Yep! Check out our latest video! I bring that up for a sec

[@justagundam]

@@dcauwatchtower can you tell me which video? I like your stuff but I don't wanna sift through streams for a few seconds of being mentioned.

[@inesatt1313]

Back when Detective Comics respected Marvel as a fellow comic book company

[@portersprojects3516]

Fun fact: The comic book cover at 6:54 in the video has the title "Plant Man." There was a character villain called Plant Man in Marvel who fought The Defenders. Also, the character looks like a cross between Swamp Thing and Man-Thing.

[@rigorgrynn4469]

Just looked him up. Holy fuck, what a gambit of costumes and appearances that dude rocks. I kind of dig most of them. The one of the bandana especially.

[@Fargoth_Ur]

Feels weird that the DCAU had a more authentic Defenders lineup than the MCU...

[@joaquinpasion5483]

Well there base on original defenders the one in mcu modern one new defenders

[@seangonzalez1363]

It was either in Batman: The Animated Series or The New Batman Adventures but i did see a building with the word Mephisto on it with a little devil logo right under it. I googled it and its called the Mephisto painting company.

[@rocco9042]

Legit when you were talking about the girl who controlled metal I said at the same time you said it " poloris" Might have spelt it wrong

[@scribblebeck]

You're very funny. Cheers!

[@RolandoLopezNieto]

Great video guys. Does your channel also focus on newer DC Animated movies, like pre and post Flashpoint??

[@dcauwatchtower]

Sorry I'm just now seeing this comment! We primarily focus on the Bruce Timm DCAU, but we've covered lots of other stuff in our podcast, "Trivia Tuesdays," and Ted's new "Graphic Content" show!

[@hunterjacobs292]

Black Spider was literally evil Spider-Man so underrated and under used and is definitely the dcs web-slinger although he’s also has pistol concealed in his forearm to make him more lethal

[@donovanfaust3227]

Black Spider doesn't show up in the DCAU? Young Justice is it's own thing separate from these shows.

[@ethans934]

If Superman’s Luke Cage I’m the Punisher!!!

[@benjaminfeld6388]

There was also a reference to the Wizard of Oz in an episode of Justice league Unlimited. Do you think you could do a video on references to other media in the DCAU at some point in the future?

[@dcauwatchtower]

Oh sure, we've had something like that on the list for a long time--if they could stop making DCAU movies for a sec, that would help... ;)

[@NoahFan114]

Bullwhip's tendrils remind me of Marvel's Omega Red, now that I think about it.

[@AvatarM685]

since you mentioned how tantrum is similar to the hulk & general Eiling is similar to abomination, I wonder what a fight between them would look like. granted it'd probably be just general Eiling winning easily, but still.

[@Yonatan_Max]

Also Evil Star's mask resembles Electro

[@captainjakemerica4579]

Damn never realized these references gosh the intro was great

[@inesatt1313]

Spiderman's Peter Parker story is greater than Batman Beyond's Terry

[@wanderlustwarrior]

I'll take the reference to the Infraggable Krunk!

[@toanuva6178]

9:06 I feel like that's more of an Evangelion reference than a Marvel one. The mech has the same shoulder pauldrons as the Evas

[@SonicUnderground316]

"Why didn't they make it like bullwhip from Batman Beyond (...)" Would that be better? His tentacles are basically like those of Omega Red and a bit of flair from Spidey's web-shooter.

[@johnmontgomery2321]

I have to admit, I didn't really know who commander steel or citizen steel were until Legends of Tomorrow came out. When I first saw the jlu finale, I was confused for a few years until I figured it out.

[@thexdatabase]

the robot from 09:13 also looks like an Eva unit

[@IzayaLee1725]

Man I wish the fanboys where as chill as the company's man I wanna dc and marvel animated tv show

[@bryanschultz6109]

When the General injected himself, he went Red Hulk minus the fire.

[@dcauwatchtower]

Check out our follow up video to this one!

[@KangarooMonkey]

A lot of the Batman Beyond ones just seem like they share common tropes.

[@williamallen2733]

Wildcards is the name of a Superfriends Super Powers episode.... which featured the Royal Flush Gang

[@peterdavidallison]

The 'ask Neal Adams' comment is certainly an interesting decision when talking about Denny O'Neil, who absolutely pronounced it 'Raesh'

[@dcauwatchtower]

Yeah, an outdated comment in an old video, for sure.

[@devongreen7308]

Im glad someone else noticed

[@JohnSmith-yd4on]

There’s an avengers-esque team in the episode “Patriot act” that try to bring down a hulk look-a-like

[@dcauwatchtower]

That team is based on DC’s Seven Soldiers of Victory, actually. We did mention Eiling being like Abomination though!

[@Bertccomedy]

In season 2 justice league star crossed #2 Superman picks up an electric hammer that’s looked closely to when he picked up thors hammer in the Jla/avengers crossover.

[@1juanmtz21]

Barely starting the video but if teen titans go is not included in the dcau and I don’t think it is but they have so so many references it’s insane

[@RedVelvetUnderground333]

It was so great they had jack Kirby in the show , he's king for a reason, even before superheroes, he did amazing work on war,horror, and romance That robot is more an eva ref

[@michaelbrent854]

Marvel need to get a track on there animated series. Freakazoid and Batman Beyond sorta has a spiderman back Storys.I would loove to see a Dcau version of Legion and The X-man Gifted.

[@zacharyvoorhees8798]

in young justice there is a blatant spiderman clone voice acted by one of the spiderman voice actors

[@Abominatrix650]

There's also a Marvel character called "Shriek". She's one of the REALLY dark and edgy characters. Likes to hang out with Carnage, a demonic version of the Green Goblin (I think it's "Demogoblin" or something) and Doppelganger - a thing that looks like a monstrous version of Spider-Man with 8 limbs (not Peter as Man-Spider) She was in Venom 2, played by Naomie Harris. Didn't know she and Carnage were an item until that movie. Because I always thought she was Morbius' love interest. Because that's what she was in the tie-in game for Spider-Man 3. Tobey's Spider-Man got to fight her and Morbius at the same time

[@alexcrespoisplusultra4156]

5:56 I'm pretty sure Derek Powers is the Norman Osborn of the Batman Beyond Universe

[@dcauwatchtower]

Yeah, a couple people have suggested that. Much closer comparison!

[@radium6962]

I love beyond! but, a part of me can't fully love it knowing its existence preventing us from getting a Spider-Man 2099 show and left us with Spider-Man Unlimited, which i love, but, not close to a possible 2099 show.

[@swaggerjones81]

There's an episode of Justice League where a kid is reading a comic book called Mutant Men

[@dcauwatchtower]

Which episode?

[@CartmanKusanagi]

Roland Daggett from Batman TAS bears a striking resemblance to Spider-Man's Norman Osborn.

[@Spiderfanatic3]

darek powers is more of an analog to Norman Osborn than Fisk.

[@dcauwatchtower]

True! Good call.

[@Spiderfanatic3]

Watchtower Database No problem!Also the argument coil be made that Luminus desing is similar to Marvels Multiple Man.

[@ilvpowerrangers]

Do you mind telling me why you put that scene at 9:50?

[@UndarkAido]

10:07 Is 'floopie' the technical term?

[@Overbound]

Was that Owl guy Batman... Moon Night?

[@BATTY3459]

I didn't know Ted Stryker was Luminous!

[@7OnAtuesday]

Cant believe the if death be my destiny batman beyond moment

[@ADG.Est.1988]

I believe in an interview that Galactus was and other Easter eggs on the source wall were confirmed.

[@vangogh7127]

at 8:57 just before he mentions the eye of aggamotto, we see the wand of watoomb

[@dcauwatchtower]

Yep! I forget if we mentioned that in this video, but if we didn’t, we totally caught it in our second Marvel Easter eggs video!

[@awesomedude199614]

What song plays at 5:24 ? It sounds familiar but I can't place it.

[@dcauwatchtower]

"Shut Up and Drive"

[@mikewilhelm2977]

The beginning!!!!!!!!

[@metal87power]

Since from when Lord is a synonym of Doctor?

[@daverhoden445]

The Doctor (from Doctor Who) is a Time Lord. LOL.. That's the best I could come up with.

[@AvroBellow]

Bullwhip would be a rip-off of Omega Red anyway so it wouldn't matter where Chainlink's mechanical tendrils came from. LOL Shaggy Man looked exactly like Sasquatch. LOL I often wonder about "The Four Baldies" as I call them because the analogues get a bit incoherent. I'm referring to Darkseid, Mongol, Thanos and Apocalypse. They all look like variations of the same theme. In the end, everything's a copy of The Tick.... :P

[@benjamingibbons3593]

9:06 I noticed Evangelion reference!!!😆 and some one in the DCAU team is a fan of Neon Genesis Evangelion and it’s franchise.😏