Batman's Greatest Fear

[@Firemaster27]

He could have saved himself like…twenty times if he called them “silhouettes”

[@ki5aok]

Yep, he kept digging that tunnel to escape the hole he dug himself when there was clearly a ladder available.

[@zakanyimen]

Not his fault he had no preptime to come up with an answer

[@ruekurei88]

"Is that like a Gotham slur?"

[@LordCrate-du8zm]

When he described them as “misshapen dark shapes”, the others should have really caught on.

[@-AirKat-]

@@LordCrate-du8zm tbf Superman did catch on but by then it was too late for Batman

[@GamerJosh2611]

"Just call them silhouettes, Batman!"

[@onerandombruh]

Hey, that's hate speech.

[@sephirrothvt]

😂😂😂😂😂. oh he knew what he did

[@Sgtvalentini]

65% of silhouettes cause bla bla bla %of the derp

[@a-buttonace]

Sounds like some sort of Gotham slur

[@michaelandreipalon359]

I can easily hear that on Carl Lumbly's Martian Manhunter voice.

[@VoiceoverRequiem]

fun fact I actually threw sand in JJ’s eyes at the beach and he beat me senselessly which helped inspire this sketch - you never know where creativity strikes!

[@DaRealSmolJester]

wait fr?

[@mrgoldgj]

Real

[@5624-m9z]

Yknow I was puzzled how you commented earlier until I realized you worked on the vid

[@snorp6781]

I can confirm this did in fact happen, I was the sand.

[@bicarbonateofsoda117]

1 hour ago comment from a video uploaded 11 seconds of writing this...

[@justinn8541akaDrPokemon]

"Segregation among races is a horrible idea in ideology and practice" "Evil" Batman.

[@Fire-Wolf-The-Wolgan]

You beat me to it. XD

[@floricel_112]

To be fair, the only one Batmam didn't adamantly deny or feel repulsed by was "the Earth is definitely a sphere and not flat"

[@davibrelazdealbuquerque5766]

Foreshadowing

[@20x20]

sounds evil to me.

[@TechNinjaSigma]

holy moly you're right

[@Heatrecks]

The world's greatest detective, who operates in the dark, doesn't know what a silhouette is. Genius.

[@mojovaa]

When you are operating under the influence of pocket sand, your mind goes to a really dark place.

[@howdoyoudo5949]

​@@mojovaa Rascist places

[@AceUzumazi]

And I'm pretty 99% of the time, he almost always appears to some people as just a silhouette! XD

[@MyShiroyuki]

It's surprisingly common to forget the right word to describe something, especially when you just got sand thrown into your eyes

[@DontKnowDontCare6.9]

KZbin's most pretentious commenter has no humor and has to explain everything. Genius.

[@thebuffrat0182]

Batman: you’re all black. Green Lantern: no no the other guy.

[@fyraltari1889]

Black Lanterns!

[@mr.l8723]

@@fyraltari1889Green Lantern: Well you’re right but also wrong

[@KorrinBeck]

"No _that's_ the other guy." Moron.

[@dukeslytalker1192]

Hes talking about jon stewart​@@fyraltari1889

[@SHMOUSEY86]

Hal seeing the whole thing through the eyes of John Stewart was a fantastic twist.

[@blackjacklover99]

1:20 There actually was a golden age story. We’re scarecrow had special fear toxins. That gave people certain fears. Instead of showing fears they already had.

[@CyanRooper]

Imagine you're flying a plane and suddenly someone injects you with a toxin that gives you a fear of heights.

[@joshuacr]

​@@CyanRooperI'll see your fear and raise you Fear of flying

[@Roy_1]

We're scarecrow

[@goggles8691]

Also, if I remember correctly, it was just used to give Nightwing a fear of heights in the current run (?)

[@blackjacklover99]

@@goggles8691 That sounds interesting

[@comicfan1324]

Plot twist: that wasn’t shadow people. Batman is just afraid of the empty void of nothingness that would be left in his life without his friends in the justice league

[@joshuacr]

*Rick Sanchez* " Get your own damn thing!"

[@potsdam28]

That happened in the comics actually. Scarecrow gas made him see his friends vanish. They were all standing there and he couldn’t hear or see them. He went home and Alfred was gone.

[@jakariashafin8685]

Morty: your not the first guy to be like that​@@joshuacr

[@BlackDiamond2718]

So black people are just empty voids of nothingness? Wow that’s racist.

[@HoleInTheCarpet]

@@potsdam28 If anyone's curious: this story is called "The Autobiography of Bruce Wayne". I think it came out in like 1983 or something and it's **still** one of the most creative uses of Scarecrow I've ever seen.

[@razorart7824]

Not enough people are talking about “Is that like a Gotham slur?” 💀

[@drphot6050]

Haha genius

[@memehawk12]

John Stewart Jumpscare

[@SuperLumianaire]

That's very scary, a lying rich nut job.

[@MahdiArhami-rq9dd]

​@@SuperLumianairecome on, trav not with the king of late night political satire

[@ActuallySatan]

@@SuperLumianaire No, that's Bill Maher you're thinking of.

[@007kingifrit]

@@MahdiArhami-rq9dd king? no, also all late night comedy is just propaganda from the billionares that run the country, they literally ALL make the same jokes

[@lunarumbreon7699]

“Actually Hal, I saw the whole thing”

[@bigyoshi5170]

0:06 I blame this version of Scarecrow entirely for Anakin’s fall to the dark side

[@DARTHSIDIOUS0]

sand

[@CyanRooper]

it's coarse

[@lordarenok]

@@CyanRooper It's rough, and irritating, and it gets everywhere.

[@edwardryan2476]

@@CyanRooper It’s rough.

[@N2Deep00]

Obi-wan: You ever think Anakin killing the younlings was just his subconscious of him wanting Pandme to get a abortion so he wouldn't have to pay child support

[@fleshfurbyTroutLegion-wq5po]

"Actually hal, I saw the whole thing" *"WHAT THE FUCK"* fucking sent me

[@Deuteromis]

Actually it's not black people Batman is afraid of, its the fact that he just sees people blacked out completely because that's how he saw Joe Chill.

[@elcactusdelamuerte506]

Wow so just because one blacked out person killed his parents all blacked out people are bad?!? You're just as bigoted as batman

[@NanoNovaBlast]

Either that or that despite all his friends and loved ones he feels like he'll always be alone surrounded by darkness

[@NanoNovaBlast]

But the JJ answer is probably that he's scared of looking like a bigot in front of John Stewart

[@davidhong1934]

​@@NanoNovaBlast Speaking of which, how powerful is John Stewart?

[@ReeceHorne-c1w]

​@@davidhong1934 One of the more powerful green lanterns, he's used interchangeably with Hal in JL lineups so I assume he's around the same level

[@robbie_the_mastermind2176]

Batman is afraid of shadow people, I understand.

[@SpicyJustice3466]

Must be a timely thing, get racist only when the sun goes down.

[@oilimenoruega7836]

Despite making up 0% of the population, shadow people commit 90% of the scares

[@jamesjacobsmeyer72]

After 3 am, the Hatman does not respect pronouns

[@younglove3362]

He didn't scream they're all black because he was scared. He was just surprised.

[@SpicyJustice3466]

@@younglove3362 unless he is racist against his own kind.

[@dragonsword2253]

John Stewart calling him "Hal" means they're on a first name basis

[@SimonBuchanNz]

Of course - they work together regularly

[@DontKnowDontCare6.9]

This isnt Japan. Why wouldnt they call themselves on a first name basis? Theyre just regular Green Lanterns and Hal is not one of the elders.

[@breakfaith3031]

In western cultures people call each other by their first names (or their title in relevant scenarios) normally. It's considered rude to refer to someone by their last name.

[@RafelChip]

@@breakfaith3031I dunno about “rude” (at least not where I’ve been) but definitely uncommon

[@breakfaith3031]

@@RafelChip I can only really speak for where I've been but in my experience it's usually a sign of disdain towards another person.

[@micaelmeneses3234]

The fucking Jon Stewart cameo 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cjyeeters8136]

That took me out lmao

[@hubrisentertainment5950]

What the Fuck!?!

[@KickedCrusader]

It was so surprising he changed his fuckin costume XD

[@GriiimKiiid]

2:30 nice try Bill Cosby

[@EzrulieDantor]

It has the texture of a pudding pop lol

[@huzaifa8665]

OK that john stewart bit was comedy gold

[@AgentofLADON]

Makes sense since Colbert is friends with Captain America.

[@goldenfiberwheat238]

I don’t get it

[@mauricioalvarezpino1818]

​@@goldenfiberwheat238John Stewart is the name of both black green lantern and that dude that appeared at the end

[@goldenfiberwheat238]

@@mauricioalvarezpino1818 oh

[@frankfraktion2377]

Unlike the actual jon Stewart

[@TB26]

1:27 No batman, I get it. You're afraid of silhouette cutouts.

[@Makrelenik]

I SEE A LITTLE SILLUGHETTO OF A MAN

[@SleepyOcto]

That John Stewart joke killed me, I have been making that joke to myself for YEARS and I'm glad I'm not the only one.

[@darkreflection9087]

2:04 he used pocket sand attack

[@Artemas_16]

Shishishaaaa!

[@SomeGuyOnThisPlatform]

I wouldn’t blame Batman for killing scarecrow after this.. No man makes someone else look like a bigot infront of Jon Stewart without facing death.

[@MasterTemplar781]

Hal Jordan: FOR THE LAST TIME THAT'S NOT ME!

[@mrgamemaster7761]

@@MasterTemplar781Actually Hal I saw the whole thing

[@TheVincenzoGaming]

@@mrgamemaster7761 of course you made that your pfp lol

[@Meta-b1b]

​@@mrgamemaster7761 *"WHAT THE FUCK"*

[@TheMellowFilmmaker]

"We're not the most diverse group here, which is probably concerning." Superman then hired Apache Chief, Black Vulcan, El Dorado, and Samurai.

[@althelor]

The flash then says "I'm not sure if this is much better."

[@Chord_]

idk how this is the first time I've seen someone make that Jon Stewart joke, but I'm glad we as a species finally got there.

[@baronbeat2210]

Actually they made this joke in the green lantern animated series.

[@pkmntrainermark8881]

​@@baronbeat2210 "That fake news guy?!"

[@Sercotani]

@@pkmntrainermark8881 not as fake as the most popular cuckservative news guy that's for sure. Didn't cause people to go harass people who had their children murdered either :)

[@pauldecker4630]

John Stewart the comedian has made that joke.

[@baronbeat2210]

@@pauldecker4630 clip?

[@Thatguy-v4z]

0:14 "No that's the other guy" Fucking sent me💀💀💀

[@therealking6202]

Why do I feel like I'm not in on the joke? This is what getting old is like... Gotta ask the youngsters what things mean.

[@Iamtheultra-nerd]

@@therealking6202 I think that because it's Green Lantern saying it. It's referring to the black Green Lantern

[@theworstspeedrunner]

@@therealking6202 theres another green lantern thats often used as the lantern in the league who is black

[@GanyuSimpingDegenerate]

​@@therealking6202The Green Lantern here is Hal Jordan. There's another Green Lantern named John Stewart who's black.

[@Thatguy-v4z]

@@therealking6202 There is another Green Lantern named John Stewart who's black. He's honestly my favorite of the Lantern Corps

[@dejinnthedjinn5311]

Batman, shadows, silhouettes, so many different words you could use.

[@auraicide4883]

Scarecrow just calling it Scary Sand like it's completely different from regular sand somehow feels like something I'd totally expect him to do.

[@user-jb1ic3fb4d]

"...And think about your next words VERY carefully." He did not choose his words carefully.

[@Zen-zt4uk]

The moment I saw this video title I thought 'The IRS right? Because taxes!' not realizing it was just your average solid JJ video Its still a gem of a video tho

[@xprojectsa3627]

Don't be silly.......that's Jokers biggest fear, he even said it himself.

[@Zen-zt4uk]

@@xprojectsa3627 I think taxes are every billionaire's greatest fears tho, including the arrow guy, he probably hates em too

[@kevinzawadi2662]

"He made me look like a bigot in front of John Stwewart!" 💀💀

[@RF-INF]

"Dude for the last time, thats not me" i just lost it ahahahaha

[@TheVesperiansHouse_]

"Actually Hal I saw the whole thing"

[@IaMcRHis]

WHAT THE FUCK!?

[@forgedabauditt9955]

2:20 You save the best jokes for last

[@AVeryNervousWreck]

2:50 bro is from City-17

[@AveragePAFan]

half life moment

[@btm9099]

Male_07 mindset

[@fergalosanchez7675]

“A Freudian slip there old chum”

[@remrad4315]

All he had to do is say they were all silhouettes and that his fear was being alone.

[@AK-Drakoin]

OH MY GOD A SCARECROW SKETCH IVE BEEN DREAMING OF THIS SINCE YOU FIRST STARTED MAKING THESE THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART

[@redemption8608]

I like the logic of purposefully trying to find a reason to be fearful of whatever the fear toxin is making you hallucinate.

[@dabatman5187]

The Jon Stewart cameo at the end was really unexpected, but I am now ready for him to be the new Green Lantern

[@MountTheodore72]

"We're not the most diverse group here, which is probably concerning." I.m glad somebody said it.

[@DmDaPDm]

"He made me look like a bigot infront of John Stewart!" was hilarious

[@zorafails9200]

“No that’s other guy” Clever. Clever. Stop being funny it’s so early in the video and my lungs have failed already

[@dirrdevil]

Marvel's Sandman only commits crimes because he has sand in his eyes and thinks everyone else are shadows.

[@GlerpidyGlarson]

It's like watching a train wreck of Batman just riding the batmobile like 1000 miles an hour into a wall

[@alicemilton8756]

I love how the villains just stick around to watch the train wreck

[@kylepessell1350]

Well... it WAS Batman's traumatic experience of being trapped in a dark cave full of bats that inspired him to make the criminals of Gotham fear the dark as well. So him having a fear of the dark isn't completely far off but he compartmentalized it and combined it with his Batman persona.

[@SHcMOOK]

"Could it be subconscious bigotry?" "Thats like the second worst kind!"

[@Reminesu]

If only he had prep time for the scary sand…

[@redlandz1977]

“After the first time, it just kind of fizzles out” 😂🤣😂🤣

[@bubbles6126]

John Stewart at the end was so random, I don’t even know who that is🤣🤣🤣

[@elcactusdelamuerte506]

The guy at the end is Jon Stewart he's an actor, writer, comedian, producer e.t.c. he's most known for hosting one of those American talk shows. John Stewart is a green lantern and a black man, hence Hal keep saying thats the other guy

[@epicredits]

How the hell does Batman, a great detective working IN the shadows not know what a silhouette is

[@joshuacr]

Cuz you can't see shadows in the shadow.

[@jasonfraser7536]

The combination of title and thumbnail for this video was brilliant.

[@WarChaserz]

This is why Batman needs prep time, he couldn’t come up with the word “silhouttes” on the spot

[@PhilipK-xk4by]

Batman: Second hypothesis: The sand made me go blind.

[@SpicyJustice3466]

@@PhilipK-xk4by ah.

[@brenlc1412]

Imagine if Green Lantern had said “Oh my God, you’re all yellow!”

[@ThePhuncraft]

All he had to say was "silhouette" and he would've been GOLD.

[@jellybelly8672]

John Stewart appearing out of nowhere killed me

[@AlmightyArceus]

Never has a character needed to remember the word “silhouette” as much as this Batman.

[@MsDarkz123]

Honestly seeing all people as shadowy silhouettes is concerningly scary.

[@SpicyJustice3466]

@@MsDarkz123 well they are Africans so duh, can't have that for white people, no way

[@johnjekyllson28]

Love the “Gotham slur” line more each time I rewatch it.

[@Goatman_Gamer]

And then they finally were like “You know what Cyborg, you can join”

[@joshuazane3210]

The Jon Stewart bit was a fun detail. 😄

[@KatanaDen]

"Actually Hal I saw the whole thing."

[@olliegoria]

𝚆𝙷𝙰𝚃 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙵𝚄

[@eduardotaveras365]

I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who thought Batman could have been saved by saying "silhouettes" instead of putting his foot in his mouth.

[@Brandon_Mishima]

I really appreciate you uploading these videos in proper 4:3 aspect ratio. They're great on my crt monitor.

[@ryanking1634]

Thumbnail is crazyyyy

[@settingred]

silhouette is the word you're looking for

[@Zen-zt4uk]

Batman: "HE MADE ME LOOK LIKE A BIGOT IN FRONT OF JOHN STEWART!" Well either he doesn't see color, doesn't know or confused Hal jordan's name or is impulsively reacting... I vote all three

[@karthikcv8104]

well actually John Stewart saw the entire thing

[@brendanhall5581]

He literally doesn't see color at the moment. Because of the sand in his eye

[@young00cheesey]

How nice of Jon Stewart to provide a cameo on your vid! A+

[@rubiconprime1429]

John Stewart vs Jon Stewart 😂

[@drphot6050]

Someone get James Gunn on the Bla… I mean Batphone lol

[@HoV326]

Green Lantern going, "No that's the other guy." Caught me offguard

[@StupidEdits]

"no thats the other guy" 💀

[@morgantodd3748]

"Good luck. We're 100% BLACK." "Me too."

[@pretzelcatgaming8494]

"I saw the whole thing" i'm dying!!!

[@a.jcheshiremen7822]

“No that’s the other guy.” God damn it Hal! 😂

[@devam8192]

That explains why there's almost no black criminal in Gotham.

[@joshuacr]

Or why the first time he met Black Vulcan, he tried to arrest him 😁

[@martialmurdock6866]

Killer croc is black

[@edgargaebolg9307]

​@@martialmurdock6866 Is he?

[@airstep001]

​@@martialmurdock6866he's green or grey

[@christopherearth9714]

​@@edgargaebolg9307 Was. He's green now.

[@ReeKay09]

“Is that like a Gotham slur?”🤣

[@Masonthebaconhair]

"Good God, You're all black!" "No, that's the other guy" 😂

[@CappyzEdit]

The random Jon Stewart appearance took me off guard.

[@joshuacr]

No, the other guy. (Jon Stewart, no h.)

[@CappyzEdit]

@@joshuacrThanks for the correction.

[@wyatt8315]

Dale Gribble: “That’s my pupil!”

[@Edujs23]

I guess the fear being repressented here is the fear of not knowing Batman wants to be prepared for everything, and not even being able to identify who he is dealing with would make him at least worried

[@FrostDzNz]

"Is that like a Gotham slur?" "He made me look like a bigot in front of John Stewart!"😭

[@splatbubble]

I know there is usually a hilarious chaotic series of quick cuts at the end of very video but the "what the f" just seemed kind of randomly added which made it even more hilarious.

[@WeegeeAnimations]

I like how "Batman" is scared of the dark 😂

[@Vegas242]

Well he called himself Batman because he was/is afraid of bats, so I wouldn't be fully surprised xD

[@frizzledphoenix6670]

"You made me look like a bigot in front of Jon Stewart!" 🤣🤣🤣

[@phoenixio7911]

Batman: Im clinically insane aint I? Superman: Boy is it time you went to a therapist! Batman: No i have the answer... ITS TAX EVASION! 🦅🇺🇸

[@zolazar6928]

When is it not?

[@phoenixio7911]

@@zolazar6928 -9999999 credit score EXECUTION TOMORROW!

[@louiscypher4186]

Batman is rich enough where he can Indulge in completely legal tax avoidance.

[@joshuacr]

He would fully endorse Wesley Snipes if he wasn't so you know, afraid of black people!

[@davidwuhrer6704]

​@@louiscypher4186It's only a felony if you get caught. Shield of boring

[@Hokar424]

"is that like a gotham slur" fucking killed me

[@thequestion210]

Love these. Keep them coming!

[@Jarakin]

Oh that is certainly a thumbnail

[@chazgold]

the John Stewart bit really got me off guard

[@TrueUnderDawgGaming]

Should have said “Shadow people”

[@The_Doc10]

Is that a Gotham city slur?

[@Pudding404]

I can't believe Scarecrow stole Dale Gribble's stand, Pocket Sand. I was scared of Mr. GameandWatch too, batman. I get it.

[@Merlin_Ambrosius]

It’s taxes!

[@al-khamais1629]

This is definitely one of your funniest skits yet lmao I'm glad that you haven't lost your touch

[@DAMIENDMILLS]

For the next 3 minutes, Batman forgot what the word "Silhouette".

[@Rio-ob7yw]

Actually batman being afraid of silhouettes would make so much sense as he never saw joe chill's face only his silhouette as his parents were murdered.

[@JoveJoved]

Batman knows to "never relax".

[@ComicWriter-ml3qt]

I refuse to believe Batman in any universe does not know the word “silhouettes” This man READS!

[@AJ69238]

Job Stewart jumpscare👻

[@CheddarVG]

Silhouettes is the word he's looking for.

[@chessgenius123]

Please make more of these. It makes me laugh so hard 😂

[@Artista_Frustrado]

lmao that ending featuring the other Jon Stweart