I really like how in the Arrow CW series they call the Arrow Cave "Bunker" which sounds way better and original
@asdasasdas34769 ай бұрын
The quiver would be more fun
@astonprice-lockhart72619 ай бұрын
@@asdasasdas3476 Yeah Harley was incredibly correct on that one!
@gamermixy.t36648 ай бұрын
Yeah
@zaxthedestroyer6759 ай бұрын
Batman: Let's get nuts! Darkwing Duck: Let's get dangerous!
@terrybradford37279 ай бұрын
I was about to say the same thing.
@Morgil279 ай бұрын
The thing I love about the Green Arrow/Batman similarities is how a lot of of modern depictions will straight-up acknowledge the connections. For example, when the Arrowverse first mentioned Batman's existence in that universe, Ollie got super pissed off and defensive, being like "Hey, I did the whole dark vigilante thing first!"
@KadeStringer2.09 ай бұрын
I mean in the arrowverse he kinda did
@volkanyukselen22209 ай бұрын
@@KadeStringer2.0Not really, CW Oliver Queen began his career in 2012 as the Hood while Bats was already a known vigilante a decade earlier.
@InvokedAlbaz9 ай бұрын
The show, “Gotham” shows Bruce being a crime fighter at 15 but doesnt yet have the Batsuit. Oliver was still in the city before being stranded.
@volkanyukselen22209 ай бұрын
@@InvokedAlbaz That's a different continuity though
@jls198319 ай бұрын
In all fairness, Darkwing Duck is more of a rip off of The Shadow.
@paulstokowski14669 ай бұрын
Yep. Even his design was based on him.
@marvinonstage9 ай бұрын
I was going to say thay too.
@wyofett14129 ай бұрын
Technically Batman is a ripoff of The Shadow
@Jason-tz7ir9 ай бұрын
Umm... No...
@miller39309 ай бұрын
I don't know if I agree. Originally Darkwing was supposed to be Double 0 Duck, but because of the success of the Batman movie he became what we know today.
@grahamcann17619 ай бұрын
I started reading comics in the 60s (so yeah, old,) and I remember when Green Arrow went from rich playboy to broke champion of the people, and I thought (think) it was brilliant. And I remember a later story where-in a rich guy had bought the Queen mansion, and discovered the cave. He threatened to tell Oliver Queen's, I'll tell people you're... BATMAN! (he saw the cave, and came to the wrong conclusion) It was a great story. As always thank you so very much for the videos.
@mustang82069 ай бұрын
Personally I enjoy the rich Green Arrow. I like the fantasy escape of imagining what life would be like if you got to be super rich and a cool superhero
@akilbrazier14219 ай бұрын
So was the Green Arrow stuff still in the cave when the guy bought the mansion or was it just a big blank cave that the guy discovered? Because if Oliver forgot to clean the place out first, what an idiot 😂
@grahamcann17619 ай бұрын
@@akilbrazier1421No, the GA stuff was "cleaned-out", which was why the guy thought it was the Batcave, and Queen had been going from there to nearby city Gotham to be Batman. (As near as I recall from over fifty years ago (never trust memory).)
@memoriesofthefuture48049 ай бұрын
I gotta respect how Black Noir swiftly dodged this list lol
@al_says4 ай бұрын
He has super powers... Thats why...
@Goobergal87059 ай бұрын
I'm surprised you didn't mention the CW Green Arrow. Everything to do with the League of Shadows and Ra's Al Ghul, it was so painfully obvious they wanted to do Batman, but didn't have the rights. Also the tone of the show was very much Batman.
@batatinhacomics9 ай бұрын
They even create a whole Batfamily, I mean, Arrowfamily for Oliver. It is indeed painfully obvious.
@akilbrazier14219 ай бұрын
Yea and Oliver was even dark and brooding behind closed doors but put on a playboy act for the public to divert people away from learning his identity….. just like Batman lol
@zzirfamo249 ай бұрын
It’s like you guys don’t know anything abt green arrow lmfao
@habidomusic8 ай бұрын
@@zzirfamo24What makes you say that?
@InvisibleAvenger9 ай бұрын
It's pretty clear cut that the Shadow is the direct inspiration for Batman. In fact the very first Batman story is taken whole cloth from the Shadow story "Partners of Peril", artwork from that story was even used for the first Batman comic. Also notable is that the Shadow is described as appearing bat-like several times in the story. More fun facts, the Shadow was referred to as The Knight of Darkness long before Batman was the Dark Knight. Special mention for Doc Savage and his utility vest. More can be said about the Man if Bronze and his Fortress of Solitude later. Special mention for the Phantom, general costume inspiration as well as tragic backstory inspiration. Street & Smith, the publishers of the Shadow, did not mind creating their own copycats. One such character was the Whisperer aka Police Commisioner James "Wildcat" Gordon. The Whisperer's solo magazine did not last long but stories continued in the back up pages of THE SHADOW MAGAZINE. Even more fun facts -- the same month Batman debuted in comics a pulp magazine publisher debuted their own bat-themed copycat of the Shadow called the Black Bat. One more thing, the whole rich guy secretly being a hero thing is the creation of Baroness Orczy, I like to think of her as the godmother of super hero stories, Baroness Orczy created the Scarlet Pimpernel
@richoffmaeling9 ай бұрын
That’s really cool
@jaimemoreno94089 ай бұрын
The way you slowed down to put emphasis the first time you said DARK... WING... DUCK... perfect. Just perfect.
@ahc12309 ай бұрын
Daredevil is more of a Batman than Batman. He has no vision and relies on echolocation (almost like a real bat)
@daniel-zh9nj6yn6y9 ай бұрын
Dorkly has a video about heroes with wrong names: Ghost Rider should be Daredevil, Daredevil should be Batman.
@jeuryrabassa47249 ай бұрын
And he's one of my top personal favorite Marvel characters.
@jonathanchila64149 ай бұрын
Bats can see as good as us... They just fly at night so it's dark
@jeuryrabassa47249 ай бұрын
@jonathanchila6414 Until they can't. And DD, as bilnd as he is, he is capable of achieving even greater feats than the average human being with his own super human powers and senses. And like Batman, he was also trained as a ninja, and he's considered to be one of the best and greatest martial artists and hand-to-hand combatants in comic book history. And he's a really good lawyer.
@stillbreezing53309 ай бұрын
So, the similaries end cause DD' actually a working stiff. Imagine, fighting crime all nite then having to do court cases😮
@JustComix00019 ай бұрын
AWA Comics has one. The Knight from a book called Knighted. They didn't even hide it, it was part of the fun of the book.
@broken.weeaboo9 ай бұрын
You should do a list of Superman copycats and ripoffs if you haven't already
@BloodBathhhh9 ай бұрын
Omni man Homelander Shazam Black Adam Ikaris eternals Sentry Hyperion All might Goku Icon The Samaritan from Astro City Blue marvel Captain marvel Mr majestic Martian man hunter Saitama Superman is also my favorite superhero !!!
@FlexStyleZ9 ай бұрын
Superman sucks
@BloodBathhhh9 ай бұрын
@@FlexStyleZ everyone has their own opinion but I know he would beat your favorite hero or villain
@FlexStyleZ9 ай бұрын
@@BloodBathhhh idc. wouldn’t make that outdated old relic interesting
@vasp999 ай бұрын
Superman was copied directly off of Doc Savage and a number of other pulp characters .
@marvinonstage9 ай бұрын
And dont forget BLUE FALCON & DINOMUTT! Who actually did a lot of detective work.
@johnlawful22729 ай бұрын
He got updated in a Scooby-Doo animated film
@marvinonstage9 ай бұрын
Yeah. Pretty good too.
@KadeStringer2.09 ай бұрын
@@johnlawful2272it’s not canon
@johnlawful22729 ай бұрын
@@KadeStringer2.0 yeah I thought it was cool it was just a movie about the getting modernized
@bluekirby649 ай бұрын
Well Knuckle duster is apparently the Batman of My Hero Academia According to the Vigilante Manga of course the only similarities that I saw between Batman and Knuckle Duster is there both Vigilantes without superpowers
@johnlawful22729 ай бұрын
I think he's based off frank Miller batman
@ChainsawMixx9 ай бұрын
Brother went from being The Flash to Batman, very cool
@elijahzilla6199 ай бұрын
No, he’s probably more inspiring than Batman like the dark wing duck is actually basically just a parody of Batman
@animarium12498 ай бұрын
Dark wing is The Shadow parody.
@stillbreezing53309 ай бұрын
Great summary. You nailed all points. I knw there still more out there. Id like to mention two. The obscure Fox, from Dark Horse comics, i think, and the Green Hornet. That was so obvious, they even squared off in the campy Batman tv show.
@pound14poundking9 ай бұрын
All copy cats of the original which is ZORRO where Batman got his inspiration
@marvinonstage9 ай бұрын
THANK YOU!!!! EXACTLY! A ONE TO ONE RIP OFF!
@lanrek.odunlami94709 ай бұрын
Nice point. But who came first, Zorro or the Shadow?
@pound14poundking9 ай бұрын
@@lanrek.odunlami9470 zorro he was created and I inspired by juaquim mureita a Mexican American who took revenge on the men that raped and killed his wife and family they called him a fox because he got away and rode black horse and black poncho history doesn’t tell you that
@localhobo53629 ай бұрын
@@lanrek.odunlami9470 Zorro came first. Batman is essentially a combination of both of them
@lanrek.odunlami94709 ай бұрын
@@localhobo5362 Yeah.
@peterdavisau9 ай бұрын
Great mention of Nemesis! Would love to hear you guys talk about Millarworld more often. Their recent Big Game crossover event was amazing!
@DigitalNomad7659 ай бұрын
Don't forget Catman, He's an Old school rip off of Batman 😸😸😸
@natty1879 ай бұрын
@Horopter catman is dc comic character
@quentinfogger57559 ай бұрын
What about Marvel's Shroud?
@alessandrobaggi61299 ай бұрын
@@quentinfogger5755Shroud is basically "dark Moon Knight" minus the different personalities.
@Battinson9 ай бұрын
so ripoff batman @@alessandrobaggi6129
@raidenstark3159 ай бұрын
On the fairly oddparents he was played by adam west
@totalcreativegaming66819 ай бұрын
Other honourable mentions would be Black Noir from The Boys & Darkwing from Invincible, and I guess you could also jokingly say Bartman & Fruit-Batman from the Simpsons
@geribaldi29 ай бұрын
Do love that Green Arrow has a sense of humor. And accepts Harleys name suggestion for the Arrow Cave. Yes, Injustice Universe but still..
@manuelvelez77779 ай бұрын
Darkwing duck: let's get dangerous Batman: let's get nuts Prince: let's go crazy
@notakirakarakaza21189 ай бұрын
"I am the jailer that throws aways the key" goes so god damn hard
@shamanspointofview80839 ай бұрын
7:25 any one who claims moonknight is a copy of Batman has never checked into either enough 😂😂😂
@williampulfer-melville85368 ай бұрын
4:55 Another one I remember was I am the rat that runs up your trouser leg
@Sloan-n9q9 ай бұрын
Killcat from Erik Larsen's savage dragon deserves an honorable mention
@shmac969 ай бұрын
You failed to mention that DWD got a sort of a power from a genie in a back story episode where he wished for the power to appear anywhere at anytime in a dramatic fashion. Its why smoke/fog would appear first and then reveal him. Cant believe I remember that. So in this way a little more like The Shadow.
@sunniedunbar68899 ай бұрын
Batman appeared in one of the Spider’s pulp novels years earlier (as a villain) and shares many similarities to the Spider both in and out of costume (the Shadow comparisons always annoy me).
@carlhita18979 ай бұрын
How about the Confessor-Astro City?
@nathanlink1699 ай бұрын
Waiting for the edit from Dar Knight to Dark Knight
@santoslss9 ай бұрын
I would mention Daredevil. He has a lot elements that came from Batman. His motivarion came from the death of his father; the uniform in order to input fear in the heart of the criminals; more a vigilant than a heroe...never laugh...
@Anto_855719 ай бұрын
Maybe Green Arrow should change him main vehicle to something like an advance, hight tech plane. He could even call it the "Arrow-plane"
@slake97278 ай бұрын
He already had that.
@williampulfer-melville85368 ай бұрын
2:37 He also has an Arrowplane as well similar to the Batwing
@stevegallo84839 ай бұрын
Ted Kord's Blue Beetle not being on the list is a big miss. You mentioned him when talking about Night Owl, but Kord's Blue Beetle has a lot in common with Batman. There's also Hanna Barbera's Blue Falcon.
@kcollier21929 ай бұрын
"I am the terror that flaps in the night! I, am the kid nephew that folds your near mint copy of Detective Comics #10 in half! I- am DARKWING DUCK!"
@trvaron9 ай бұрын
I know that you mentioned Darkwing Duck, but what about Darkwing from the Invincible universe?
@jaymz0109 ай бұрын
Green Arrow is more a modern day Robin Hood. Darkwing Duck more The Shadow And Batman is basically a rip-off of Zorro. Both rich dudes with no powers. Zorro even has a cave HQ under his hacienda
@RavenBlaze4205 ай бұрын
dude done brought up any 90s kid cartoon Darkwing Duck LETS GET DRANGEROUS! I loved that show as a kid lol
@diddymuck9 ай бұрын
Great presentation! The choices were myriad: Mr. Scarlet, Firebrand, The Owl, Black Owl, Daredevil (WW2 version), The Clock, Knight Watchman, The Sandman, The Hangman, The Shroud, The Fox, The Black Hood, The Web, The Badger, The Angel (WW2), etc.
@jonathanstern999 ай бұрын
Wait i assumed lets get dangerous was a riff on lets get nuts from Batman 89
@davehandelman28327 ай бұрын
WAAAAAAAAAY too short. Shadow Hawk, Prometheus.... The list goes ON!
@johngilbert81999 ай бұрын
Thank you, I'm so tired of the "Moon Knight is a batman copy" narrative. This was awesome, esp the honorable mentions at the end.
@DCUOMultiverse6 ай бұрын
The Arthur TV show had.... Dark Bunny Which was literally the Batman Animated Series in the Arthur TV show. ;)
@acheman88369 ай бұрын
There are so many others. Wrath and Killer Moth for example. Speaking of Killer Moth, I could really see him getting the Peacemaker treatment in the DCU
@rubensalvador9422Ай бұрын
I would add Hawk Owl. He had a short run in the Ultimates (not the new universe). He has the basic Batman origin, including wealth and a butler of sorts. In the story he gets his own sidekick orphan, that everyone says he shouldn't. I wished the universe didn't die and we could have had more stories of him.
@NotHunter239 ай бұрын
Next Moon Knight is gonna end up having a moon cave
@Obi-ThreeKenobi9 ай бұрын
Damn, Arris... you DO NOT age... your beard just gets better!
@zaxthedestroyer6759 ай бұрын
Dont forget the batman copycats within dc
@esdraseze20669 ай бұрын
watch the vid goofball
@zalaathrun205 ай бұрын
Not to mentioned Green Arrow at one point in the gold en age operate from Gotham alongside Bats, If I recall correctly similar to how Solomon Grundy now is considered a Superman Vilain but started as a Batman villain.
@AnotherSWnerd9 ай бұрын
Darkwing duck :Let's get dangerous Batman: you wanna get crazy?let's get crazy! Same energy imo😂
@NadeemShekh-uy9zn9 ай бұрын
Darkwing Duck
@jasonolson56309 ай бұрын
I would have included Night Thrasher since like Batman is a rich kid who swore vengeance after his parents were murdered.
@DomanicRicketts-t6l8 ай бұрын
Ain't no way Harley just drops a banger name for Ollie's lair. The Quiver
@cosmici22619 ай бұрын
Batman is arguably the greatest character in DC Comics.
@FriendlyBatDoom9 ай бұрын
Batman is the GOAT 🐐 of DC comics. With only Superman being a close second.
@willjohnboy9 ай бұрын
Correction all of comics
@Tribrid-zv3nq9 ай бұрын
Batman and Superman
@mrfunatparties67639 ай бұрын
Very arguably. Has fake feelings, won't kill those who deserve it, somehow can beat one of the strongest people.
@DelusionalThomas189 ай бұрын
In all of comics id say
@matthewjohnson4419 ай бұрын
2:55 Who's Star Girl? And I didn't know Green Arrow had a sister! 😮
@Cornyboa9 ай бұрын
as much as i adored arrow , i couldn’t stand how they made him act just like batman instead of the smart ass lighthearted oliver queen from the comics /DCAU . You also forgot Darkwing from invincible
@FriendlyBatDoom9 ай бұрын
One is UBER popular and the other isn't that's why.😊
@batnick44339 ай бұрын
5:26 wasn’t Niteowl a replacement for Ted Lord’s Blue Beetle when DC wouldn’t allow Alan Moore to use the recently acquired Charlton Comics characters for Watchmen? Edit: nvm… you just covered that😅
@shawnarthur15164 ай бұрын
To the "Darkwing Duck/Batman" comparison: You missed the fact that they're both insane.
@etzool4 ай бұрын
Man, Midnighter didn't get nearly the screen time he deserves. I'm sure they're going to cock him up, but I couldn't help being excited hearing about The Authority getting at least some attention.
@KingBishop2 ай бұрын
I would say Daredevil is a copy of Nightwing. Not just because he fights with sticks, but because he's super athletic and agile like Nightwing. And also he's pure hearted.
@mrzaphf9 ай бұрын
Nice vids It would be nice if you have listed the traits on which you based your self at the beginning for a "plus value" and be more engaging with the comment's peoples. Keep on the good work guys!
@Slayerthecrow9 ай бұрын
Despite being more of a Dark Version, I have to mention Owlman but I guess that *It doesn't matter*
@Hon_cb1kr8 ай бұрын
Ironman lost both parents and he is a billionaire playboy who fights crime with his gadgets. Ironman is basically batman beyond.
@lesliesimpson629513 күн бұрын
Batman himself was a copy of the Shadow. A millionaire that fought crime in a costume. Secret identity. The very first Batman story was a direct steal from a story of the Shadow.
@johnrife71349 ай бұрын
Shadow hawk
@InvokedAlbaz9 ай бұрын
Imagine if they had named him, “Black Arrow”? Lmfao
@anerrantknight80779 ай бұрын
Moon Knight is actually more from The Shadow than Batman (at least until Dixon’s Marc Spector: Moon Knight series). Former merc, believed dead, only to return with new ‘powers,’ uses a cover ID as a wealthy socialite as his primary identity, uses a pilot (instead of a taxi driver), uses cover IDs to stay informed at different levels of society, etc.
@JackseyezАй бұрын
Green arrow is the blueprint of Hawkeye
@VinnyS91431019829 ай бұрын
Drake Mallard lived in a regular size house and his occupation has never been revealed in over three decades
@josephadelhardt56697 ай бұрын
Of all Batman-like characters, Spawn is the best one. They both wear dark suits. Glide in the air with their capes. Deal with cops that are against them from time to time. Even have clowns as enemies/villains.
@therivster5 ай бұрын
Here’s an idea for Green Arrow’s own Batwing: The Flying Arrowhead 🏹
@kamenrangerzeo82519 ай бұрын
Daredevil, Moon knight, the Shadow, Darkwing Duck, Night man, Night Thrasher, Black Fox. But if I had to pick one that is truly my favorite Batman knock off it would have to be Daredevil
@49ers_red_and_gold29 ай бұрын
Dark wing duck! 🤩
@monkeeeeey9 ай бұрын
Moonknight isn't just a copycat, his powers, multiple personality disoder is very different
@zzirfamo249 ай бұрын
Yup very different. Not to mention fighting styles, and morality aren’t the same either
@josephbarnes249 ай бұрын
Damn I’m not a super fan of comics but, I guess I should have known that the Green Arrow had his own cave let alone an arrow car…
@dmell58945 ай бұрын
Correct me if I'm wrong but Duckwing Duck started the "I am line" before batman. Darkwing duck series came out in 1991 and the Batman animated series came out in 1992. Soo Batman Animated series took Duckwing duck line
@DungeonBricks9 ай бұрын
I would say Rorschach and Green Hornet also fit the list (although I'm not sure if the hornet is older than the bat). Favorite copycat though? I'll definitely have to go backwards, as El Zorro, El Fantasma (the Ghost), and The Scarlet Pimpernel were my first introduction to "superheroes"
@tonyslicer73999 ай бұрын
One person forgot was Tim Vigil comicbook Faust only character like batman but more violent makes carnage like barney very graphic plus Faust cape is how Todd McFarland gotten idea for Spawn cape
@wilmaspuppets9 ай бұрын
Hanna Barbera made several copycats of Batman. The most famous was Space Ghost and one of the Herculoids.
@willstoudemire-pulliam90849 ай бұрын
Isn't nemesis basically prometheus (spelling?) , who is missing from this list?
@chrisgay47869 ай бұрын
Batmanuel! I'll pay dark wing duck, I didn't think you'd go there.
@Anto_855719 ай бұрын
How about Night Thrasher?
@quentinfogger57559 ай бұрын
Oh yeah, forgot about him
@9liveslie-cat-lie1298 ай бұрын
Night Hawk isn't just an honorable mansion. He's a litteral copy.
@vladimiralvarenga91449 ай бұрын
Moonknight also has alter egos like Bruce. And one of them is being a taxi driver civilian so Moonknight can work undercover as regular person n scout for criminals. And matches Malone is batmans disguise as a regular person in the criminal world to find info
@shamanspointofview80839 ай бұрын
2:43 isn’t it called the quiver 😂
@blazingskull659 ай бұрын
Dude the entire Batman mythos originated and blatantly stolen from 2 movies the BAT 1926 and the MAN WHO LAUGHS 1928.
@aaronmckenziepowell079 ай бұрын
Spring-Heeled Jack, Golden Bat, and the Phantom
@prestondavis5449 ай бұрын
Yeah, but Bruce is about 10 or 12 years older than Oliver.😂
@JadedMax9 ай бұрын
5:25 Night Owel is a Blue Beatle ripoff.
@huskaroar68694 ай бұрын
*Owl and * Beetle .
@patriksnellman15509 ай бұрын
So every knock-off Batman design: Without ears and without a chest symbol. Sometimes a different color than black, grey or blue? Take off "No killing" rule and give him a gun. Tadaa! Brand new vigilante hero who definitely is not Batman! 🌚
@switchmasterluke16307 күн бұрын
Didn't Green Arrow lose his fortune back in the 1970s? I never heard that he got it back!
@Nightlightknight9 ай бұрын
Doesn’t that sort of make Nemesis a copycat/homage of a Prometheus too?
@awsomerebel559 ай бұрын
I would like to add No/One from Image comics and part of the Massive-verse. He is the most mysterious character in the series, using high tech and equipment to solve and stop crime while sticking to the shadows just like Batman. He isn't as prominent as the other copycats but I personally love him and how he is just a badass and probably the Batman of the new comic book universe from Image Comics.
@thisguy13499 ай бұрын
Oh no you guys forgot owl man! Batman‘s criminal counterpart 😱
@bowtie22329 ай бұрын
I'd also add that superhero persona Donald Duck has.
@CliffyDoesDallas9 ай бұрын
Dc has always owned the midnighter. The OG midnighter was a lot better than the current version for me
@codybanks80119 ай бұрын
I'm pretty sure it was revealed nemesis was just a rich guy that payed to be a super villain because he was bored? The whole backstory about the family was made up?
@gamermixy.t36648 ай бұрын
There is also a dc character called " catman , he is 80% copy of batman , altho he lack some skills like detective and martial arts, he appeared in " batman: the Brave and bold
@purpleraider81059 ай бұрын
Thank you, I've never understood Moon Knight as a Batman Counterpart. Honestly he's more like Red Hood