Batman KILLS The Justice League

JLA: The Tower of Babel Issues 1 through 4.
▸ Batman is the ultimate strategist, using his intelligence and resources to secure his place among his super-powered allies in the Justice League, not just as a member, but as one of the team's leaders. But what happens when that intelligence is used against him? Ra's al Ghul takes out the JLA, one member at a time‚ using plans devised by Batman himself, with his own methods to subdue his teammates if they ever got out of control. Can the Justice League recover in time to stop Ra's?
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[@savagezerox]

@2:18 Rob throws a lot of shade at other videos on Plastic Man and how powerful he is........ ROB, YOU MADE A WHOLE VIDEO ON HOW POWERFUL HE IS! Based on him in Injustice when he broke his son out of underwater jail. Damn man.

[@comics_explained]

That was different.

[@skizz0tty]

@@comics_explained No shade intended, but... He does appear again at the 23:10 mark - In snow, absorbing bullets. However, I think its safe we can make the argument that the nanite he was hit with was set to expel a cold far colder than anything Earth could throw at him. Something Bats, would ultimately know lol

[@ventrueinconnu3527]

In no way was it different. Except the you weren't riling up the trolls, M'man. ​@@comics_explained

[@peterjaketalkswrasslin6920]

@@comics_explainedI love it.

[@WAVm2011]

On God, brother it was not different​@comics_explained You had everybody thinking that ole dude was a bad motherfucker

[@l3m0npl3dg3]

Rob doesn’t realize he started the plastic man hype lol

[@intothefrayyo]

Huh?

[@BluesManLeFever]

@@intothefrayyogo watch DCeased Rob goes on a 2-3 minute tangent about plastic man when he shows up

[@intothefrayyo]

@@BluesManLeFever I've seen it..

[@l3m0npl3dg3]

@@intothefrayyo then you should know he hyped up how plastic man as one of the strongest characters in the story after that people starting making videos of how strong plastic man is

[@SSpider41]

Bros out here gaslighting us all 😂😂

[@N-b-dy]

I like the animated version ending better when Batman said something along the lines of "If you people can't see the potential danger in an out of control Justice League, I don't need to wait for a vote" Then walked out all smooth and sheet

[@smithling1700]

Agreed, that was to tier batman

[@tyrone1544]

Uh, no one cares what you like or don’t like Retardo. This isn’t a gayy chatroom.

[@simbriant]

The scene after that was good too. Superman (paraphrased): What is the contingency plan to deal with you? You aren't so arrogant as to believe you would never go rogue. Batman: I call it the Justice League.

[@N-b-dy]

@@simbriant Sht was a masterpiece. If only they could bring the same thing to live-action.

[@JacobWilson777]

Which show?

[@jesserothhammer7378]

I liked the way the Justice League cartoon played this out. Everyone was shocked except Superman, who admitted he knew and even gave Batman the kryptonite that was used on him.

[@danieljoseph9439]

I didn't see the cartoon, but as I watched this video, I expected Superman to say he knew.. agreed that the cartoon was better.

[@HighordStarkiller]

On that series and timeline it does make sense Superman knows how dangerous he could be if place under mindcontrol or indoctrination

[@fhartmart]

Can't wait to you make "How Batman destroyed Talia Al Guhl's walls"...

[@Quandryification]

😂😂😂😂

[@mandingo1massiah984]

....... and that's how Damian Wayne came into the picture 😂

[@destrokincaid6318]

I'm dead🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

Batman getting information on how to beat his friends and coworkers by being a genuine friend to them and "taking an interest" in their interests. He Mean Girl'd them!

[@magicman4535]

You again! I can’t believe you’re still here 🫡

[@GregoryChew0921]

I have a coworker who is shaped like a human pear. It is grotesque and the odor doesn’t help.

[@CorbCorbin]

@@GregoryChew0921 She like this? 🍐 😄

[@GregoryChew0921]

@@CorbCorbin he is rotund, I assure you.

[@JDBossanova]

It's only okay when Black Panther, Iron Man and Professor X do it

[@arg_9584]

The Tower of Babel cover art with Batman standing over the Justice League goes so hard!

[@MrJsbigred]

@30:40 Rob calls Aquaman, Ironman

[@joea9298]

I had to go back and listen close after hearing it. Caught that too.

[@jadedavis822]

Yea he did lol 😂😂😂

[@d2maveric]

that's an....upgrade?

[@tobi2960]

No, no, hes not talking about Aquaman. Tony Stark came in and started questioning Martian Manhunter, then left. Weird part is that Rob forgot to incluye those panels in the video.

[@MrJsbigred]

@@tobi2960 Tony is hopping into every multiverse.

[@shayoko6]

Batman-i still own this space station, make sure you pay me rent.

[@user-Reader_of_ALL]

-justice legue is under attack ! --By who? -By me !

[@lorenzdecena]

As individuals, and even more so as a group, the Justice League is far too dangerous to lack a failsafe against any possible misuse of our power.

[@IStevenSeagal]

Gonna miss Kevin Conroy.

[@Memb3rs-only]

That line is so fire 🔥

[@lorenzdecena]

@@IStevenSeagal Too bad Rocksteady did him dirty in the end his last performance was big spit on his legacy.

[@kntgaf]

@lorenzdecena not his last performance and i think you probably knew that. you just want a reason to shit on the game a little more. he will be in batman caped crusader, crisis part2 and probably more…You batman fans are man children kinda like bruce himself. shit is hilarious

[@TheWcasey]

I would genuinely love a Batman game where he’s hunted and finally gets to use his contingency plans on his friends.

[@TributeJr]

I mean, basically Injustice

[@JDBossanova]

Technically that's what the Suicide Squad game is

[@Frankcohle]

@@JDBossanovathat’s what it should have been.

[@iVelorium]

@@JDBossanova No. No it isn't. That game is a travesty.

[@ieyasu_koga]

Aquaman gettin rabies or hydrophobia is fuckin top tier

[@lolwut6666]

Plastic man when frozen does nothing he thaws and he's fine. When shattered he literally can just bonds back together easy. He can even turn into little ones to do it

[@SONOFABITCH]

Anyone who's owned Silly Putty knows this!

[@theclocktower3258]

I mean Batman even has multiple contingencies for HIMSELF. It's not that he doesn't trust the league, if anything it's the fact he trusts them so much that he felt he HAD to make plans like that. Batman even recognizes that he could be manipulated or controlled or fall to evil. Wielding power like the league has and just trusting that the power of friendship will make it all work is reckless naivety I do understand how you would feel some type of way about your friend having such plans, but the best way to move forward would be for each member of the core league to train specifically to counter each other. So rather than have a payload of info that can be stolen, instead each member is just naturally keen to how to combat other members. Thus if any one or two fall everyone already knows what to do.

[@teleportedbreadfor3days]

You pretty much nailed it. And if Batman told them anything, then they’d just come up with a way to counter the very contingency plans they now expect to be used on them

[@johnlawful2272]

Plot armor especially surviving punches from superman when he thought he was darkseid

[@teleportedbreadfor3days]

@@johnlawful2272 That hasn’t happened, but Superman will still hold back against such opponents, whether it’s to prevent collateral damage or to conserve strength and prevent tiring out sooner.

[@johnlawful2272]

@@teleportedbreadfor3days it was in a comic he put batman in a coma

[@teleportedbreadfor3days]

@@johnlawful2272 I see. I was reminded of when Joker used Scarecrow’s fear toxin to make Superman think Lois was Doomsday in Injustice while she was barely pregnant.

[@loneeldritchknight7362]

Kind of ironic that the guy who preps for everything didn't prep for his contingencies to get out.

[@RiceCubeTech]

Because Batman has an ego. He could not comprehend the idea that someone could beat him in a game of wit.

[@rainbow_af3171]

In the animated version he has one .

[@editsbybrycet186]

Rob you literally have a story where Plastic Man wrecks everyone 😂😂

[@endless3cho]

I would rather know you have a contingency against me if I go evil because I would want that (if I was good). I wouldn't want to have a situation where the trust was so silly and simple as "trust me, bro".

[@IStevenSeagal]

Aquaman has every right to get angry at Batman. Aquaman carries a whole nation on his back and also has diplomatic immunity. While in the meantime the American government are in good ties with Aquaman, that doesn't mean the government isnt plotting against him and Atlantis. Their alliance is "shakehands" at the most. And Batman's contingency plans could easily fall to the enemy's hand, that includes the snakey American and British governments.

[@brumtownmiller6130]

The problem is he didn’t tell them he had them. He didn’t have to tell them what his plans were but tell them that he knows how to defeat them if things go wrong, which is reasonable.

[@endless3cho]

The worst part is that he had this information written down and logged somewhere. That kind of information shouldn't be available for retrieval by a possible third party.

[@pittpittmob286]

Aquaman got shot with rabies

[@durk5331]

Honestly would have been smarter and more effective if you wanted to kill him, than the Fear Toxin XD

[@Scunnyundead]

One of my favorite comics of all time and your video explains everything brilliantly as always.

[@sethkosanovich250]

“…and that’s when his loyalty was called into question by Iron Man”

[@lukepage4562]

Rob, i remember multiple times you yourself saying how powerful Plastic Man is. Hell, i even remember you liking Black Bolt, especially House of M.

[@samuelballard3467]

Robs favorite character is blackbolt duh

[@parsman9914]

Rob has changed over the years. Not sure I like it.

[@CouchCit]

Lmao Rob mostly just emphasizes whatever the writers write in any given story he covers. Dude gets super excited about everything. Every one of his videos has some super uber cool/powerful omnipotent moment for a character. It's is like clockwork.

[@Jezee213]

Magnesium actually detonates electrons and acts as a reducing agent. O2 molecules gain electrons from Mg so yes, it will oxidize.

[@TheRBTech]

To expound on that, Mg oxidizes so rapidly that it releases enough energy to tear molecules apart which releases more energy... Moreover, if Mg is submerged in water it aggressively separates the H2O by stealing the oxygen and releasing hydrogen gas which is itself explosive.

[@piercepatterson9274]

Rob, don't apologize for laughing.... I did too.😅

[@ghostlee6434]

Stop kissing his ass. Nobody laughed

[@jesserothhammer7378]

19:12 same thing happened to Hitler in WW1. No joke. He was hit by mustard gas, thought he went blind, and was admitted to a psych ward. Historians have speculated that it's because, as a former painter, he valued his sight and feared losing it most.

[@Dickson_]

I don't understand, like he got his sight back via willpower or he couldn't see because he thought he was blind?

[@ezeqeel8352]

​@@Dickson_ "On 15 October 1918, he and several comrades were temporarily blinded-and according to Friedelind Wagner, Hitler also lost his voice-due to a British mustard gas attack." Some academic fellow argued in 2010s in his research that Hitler's blindness was not because of the gas but for mental breakdown, "hysterical blindness" they call it. So not exactly what happened here.

[@danieljoseph9439]

​@@ezeqeel8352"argued in his research" doesn't mean he's right. Just an educated opinion.

[@ezeqeel8352]

@@danieljoseph9439 I didn't say he is right, I just commented what the man is talking about here Hitler losing his sight on will etc

[@kingp791]

"Kyle's blind son! " IDK why that made me laugh when you said it like that. I read this yrs ago. Good comic.

[@brycechapman2257]

Rob seemed like he had a hate bonner for watching the heroes get wrecked.

[@danielseelye6005]

_Well..._ he has stated on multiple occasions that he would become a villain if given the powers of superheroes so...

[@Alexander-Lionheart_1881]

Yeah apparently there's a lot of that goin around right now

[@00Grimreaper00]

​@@Alexander-Lionheart_1881 Suicide squad: kill the justice league disrespected every hero imaginable.

[@Emery101]

@@00Grimreaper00 BATMANS ONLY WEAKNESS Bullets

[@CactusWithAbz]

@@Emery101 NOOOOOOOOO (in Batman)

[@KroMagnum4]

"The left side of a fridge."🤣🤣🤣🤣😅😂😂🙂🤣🤣🤣 Brilliant!

[@twiggydegree1419]

I feel like making flash blind makes more sense then Kyle

[@ratedtriplex]

It kinda does but what would you do to Kyle then?

[@twiggydegree1419]

@@ratedtriplex fear toxin like in the movie justice league doom

[@CouchCit]

Yo I was thinking the saaame thing

[@deependdiver9737]

Flash could still move fast enough to probe around and catch you lol

[@twiggydegree1419]

@@deependdiver9737 or smack into his surroundings essentially defeating himself

[@jonathanlaureano8995]

Once again sir you're a master at comic explaining! Keep it coming Rob. I wear your Rob Corp shirt and ring proudly!

[@DigitalIndra]

Aquaman literally turned into that one friend who's had too many drinks and you're concerned for their safety.

[@mitchbray6637]

One of the greatest Justice League sotries ever told. This era of JLA comics is my favorite. That JLA title, the one with the big JLA in bold print on the cover, is my favorite monthly title for a team book or any monthly book.

[@ramonmolina9136]

More DC please Rob! Thank you for the great comic explained

[@khornethegrim8258]

With how fast Flash can move an react, how did he manage to get shot by anything?

[@siegeofdarkness8212]

My favorite videos are the ones were Rob gets this excited over the story. No matter how good the story it's never as entertaining as listening to Rob say "Son!"

[@ratedtriplex]

Or "man let me tell ya somethin".

[@startsumtin]

2:51 So Plasticman isn't going to form back after he thaws out? 😂😂😂

[@ayodeledare8724]

Eventually 😂

[@startsumtin]

@@ayodeledare8724 with a little help.

[@DarkSaber-1111]

Rob made the hype now he backpeddeling

[@KrypptikkSoulslayer]

Nuh, he’s neither Buu nor the T1000 🤪

[@NA-of7fn]

DC writers really thought they were clever coming up with stuff like "only batman known the weakness of the flash, which is shooting them with a gun" lmfao

[@SupermanBlack1987]

Can I just say something real quick about Superman in this. Why is it that it's so difficult to show his intelligence consistently. Like right here with the Brainiac device. He's either the brute who punches things everybody's dad or Big Brother or the super smart alien. But he's never all those things all at once. They always have to downgrade him in an area especially whenever Batman's around. I'm sorry but if you got a downgraded character to prop the other one up . I don't know that just seems like BS to me.

[@lg711g9]

Brother another great vid you sure know how to tell a story, salute

[@tonybrewer7536]

Summarizing a story someone else wrote?

[@zeth609]

Funny how plastics man weakness is cold, but how The Hulk is constantly referred as the strongest while just throwing / moving / teleporting him to space would do the trick.

[@shadydealz]

Haven't you uploaded this before? I remember this Legion of Doom story over and over

[@blackwolfoberlander5469]

Honestly the beginning of this reminds me of Justice league: Doom but with more justice league members and of course they changed the villain and plot. Still a cool concept.

[@George-Jonestown]

Tower of Babel is literally the story that "Justice League: Doom" is based off of.

[@blackwolfoberlander5469]

@@George-Jonestown yeah I know I didn't see the title of the comic until towards the ending since I was more listening than watching

[@PrimetimeD]

Nice throw-back. I remember reading Tower of Babel as it came out, and it just blew my mind to see the entire League get neutralized so quickly. And when the "why" was revealed, I was like "Of course it was him. That's how he rolls. And I would have voted to keep him in, because I believe he was right. He was in a lose/lose situation, but he did what he had to do.

[@mptolle]

Love your stuff buddy. Been watching it for a long time. I love your enthusiasm, just slooow down a bit lol. You get talking so fast it’s hard to keep up with what is going on. Love the content though. I will continue watching you

[@nobodyknowsforsure]

Rob just laughing and enjoying the horror 😆 "If you can't see the danger of an out of control justice league...I don't need to wait for a vote...I don't belong here..."

[@irrationallogic1384]

They had something like this in the justice league animated series

[@Rodimusprimerib]

Tower of babel is great! Story goes hard, love it

[@getreadyeddieproductions9084]

The fact that Martian Manhunter doesn’t actually get hurt from fire yet he treats it like his kryptonite

[@__malachi__]

Good to see some more dc content

[@doncharrette6977]

How can anyone ever hit the flash in a fight and not a cheap shot , oh isn’t this the Tower of Babel

[@infinitecontent8001]

One of the best JLA stories ever.

[@rogerbrownreacts8528]

Doesn't he always.

[@d9_1056]

They just....shoot the flash? Isnt that next to impossible?

[@brumtownmiller6130]

Yep and rather than just shoot him with a bullet a regular bullets, they give him seizures and let him live!

[@boxingprodigy9826]

His advantage is his brain what do they expect they all got physical advantages on him

[@VGHistory1]

Finally more DC content.

[@NoBloons]

Me baking brownies: Oh okay so how many eggs? The box: R Ygwa Me: 3 eggs, got it

[@Hoopergames]

One of the greatest DC stories that single handedly ruined their fan base and future batman stories

[@hugomars3773]

"The left side of your refrigerator!" My condiments😮

[@Chalepastel]

I love how Batman gets out before they vote, but I've always imagined how dope would it be if he just stayed and told everyone "well if I'm out, then you can get the fuck outta my space ship" and everyone would be like... "oh shit he's right"

[@hipo4eyes1]

LOL!!! Was thinking the same thing too!

[@bazzfromthebackground3696]

Aquaman sucks so much he turns into Ironman by the end of the comic 🤣 30:43

[@notPalores]

Hiya Rob, been watching for years and I enjoy your videos, mind one day covering Golden Age Plastic Man stories?

[@FlamingAomeba]

If Plastic Man has time to adjust to temperature changes, they dont affect him as strongly. Its one of the reasons he was able to go toe to toe with a corrupted Martian Manhunter empowered by flame.

[@Deathcraftt]

Omg. Tower of Babel. I haven't watched yet, but im excited to hear what you have to say about it. I also love the movie that is loosely based on it (much more pg)

[@romeyrome32]

This story is essentially a mirror of the Justice League Doom animated movie, where Vandal Savage hires mirror master to steal Batman's contingencies plans to defeat the JL members.

[@alexandermccalla5098]

“A grasshopper’s heartbeat in Beijing.” I almost spit take

[@KingJamesIX]

"I don't need to wait for a vote. If you can't see the danger you present to the world. I don't belong here."

[@dominicberry5445]

Bro they took way too long to help flash like he was actually having seizures aquaman was parched 😂

[@Kesha.534.4]

Every upload you make is exceptional! Mad respect for your dedication Keep creating awesome content, you're phenomenal

[@someguy6369]

30:42 Iron Man is in DC now?

[@danielseelye6005]

He's called "Steel" 😁

[@jerrellmackall4653]

i taught i heard that, edibles wearing off.

[@adamsantos6665]

Been looking for this comic for ages

[@KIT_TV22]

"THATS NOT FUNNY." of course! I say while laughing my ass off.

[@johnrushman1586]

Again?? 🤔 i guess its been enough prep time.

[@zacball40]

30:45 “loyalist called into question my iron man” lol

[@BatDad-qu4fo]

I absolutely loved watching this animation a couple years ago. I didn't even know the ending was a little different, but I like the animation one a bit better. Still a fantastic story overall.

[@S.F.Wolfkiel]

3:40, basically Batman gave Aquaman rabies, that makes you afraid of water. Batman is a freaking savage.

[@dumdumcappy]

Rob said Plastic Man was OP in Balckest Night but now he’s saying Plastic Man is chopped liver…

[@VerveQuest72]

I love how DC and Marvel studios have done a continual update of the Tower of Babel with the basic "Scripts of Babble"

[@Marcley18]

He really made a weapon to turn all languages to the Sims 😂

[@brumtownmiller6130]

The fastest man alive got surprised and shot with a projectile that’s barely the speed of sound! That makes alot of sense!

[@Cappita80]

Rob! Love your vids. What you’re referring as dyslexia is called aphasia. Dyslexia is about reading and writing. Aphasia is about verbal communication and processing auditory language. Still, lots of respect to you, man.

[@InfamousTerry4]

It was both, cause reading was fucked and then verbal was fucked so both

[@assagebreel8194]

the perfect amount of yappin

[@genshishio9316]

Naaah bruh, imagine being fed to the lions for stoping the bosses daughter from spoiling the plan 😂

[@BaldHeadKed]

Rob channeling his super villain side.

[@MrJacks2jc]

Do you plan on cover current run? I’m normally not a fan of green story but this is really good.

[@emwbjr]

So I got distracted towards the end and looked away. When I looked back, I didn't realize what was on screen, and I thought that was a JLA cake. So then I had to go back and understand what they were celebrating. But now I see those are chairs, not candles 33:21

[@OrcSpiritUwU]

Im sure it seemed like a good idea at first until batman became a meme for his plot armor

[@greyson3421]

The only thing I find hard to believe in this whole story is, Aquaman actually being useful.

[@johnlawful2272]

Aquaman can sink all 7 continents

[@SRSuave90]

I've been hoping you would do more DC stuff and this is one of my favorite stories!

[@gooseboi2541]

According to Peacemaker, aqua man doesn’t just “talk” to the fish.

[@ivanwilliams7413]

Man... I still have these issues and was worried at the time that Waid couldn't POSSIBLY take over for Morrison. And holy cats, was I proven wrong by the first three pages. This is truly where the "Batman can take down ANYONE" argument came from. And the fallout was sublime. So much so, that it was adapted often from then on out.

[@solamanhuq7780]

If Reid Richard’s can bend reality, Batman is allowed to have prep time. It can be his super power

[@Yourname942]

Do these videos have multiple parts, or do they just end at cliffhangers?

[@ryandane3925]

This Reminds me of Batman Tower of Babel and WB's Movie - Justice League: Doom. Which both take Batman Contingency plans on the Justice League to make them dead or neutralize them.

[@teleportedbreadfor3days]

My main gripe with this story is explained in the video title: *Batman’s CONTINGENCY plans are not meant to be lethal or brutal, only DISABLE the Justice League members should they go rogue. They were altered by Ra’s Al Ghul to kill them. ALTERED. Some Batman haters and critics will just eat up anything that can be twisted and/or used to discredit his character.*

[@VGHistory1]

Wrong.

[@dragonproductions236]

How does setting a guy on fire only disable him?

[@teleportedbreadfor3days]

@@dragonproductions236 It's pretty evident Batman hadn't made or even finished some of these plans, which is actually touched upon by one of the characters if you watch the full video. Obviously, if Ra's - an *extremist* - didn't get his hands on Batman's contingency plans, he would have thought of an alternative, even, to using magnesium, or would have at least used it in a less extreme manner. Batman didn't make the plan. He would have disabled Martian Manhunter, not kill him.

[@Dsrikers]

I could have sworn you covered tower of babble years ago i guess i just assumed you did 😅

[@spiritusecero4191]

Man said he got called into question by iron man 30:43. Even talking about DC, man misses Marvel

[@aaronstevens5325]

what happens after this? I'm really interested in the aftermath of this.

[@mercix1555]

I wonder what you think on the animated version of this storyline

[@Silenced23]

Why do i feel you did a video just like this Rob? Some years ago.

[@ohsofr4230]

Hey Rob, are you still going to cover the twilight timeline for Marvel? Lotta potential in that reading

[@ThaKenMan]

Nah it’s funny. Also I’m having some crazy Deja vu! I could have sworn Rob has covered the Tower of Babel before. Either way I love it.

[@intothefrayyo]

Yep he has