First Time Reaction to Justice League: Doom

[@Rembreiker_lychec9257]

One of my favorite details is that despite Star Sapphire having a grudge against Green Lantern, her plan doesn't actually involve him dying. It shows that Carol on some level still cares about Hal.

[@waheedabdullah6371]

Well, he is stuck in a cave with no oxygen

[@the_oc_maniac8972]

I figured that she just wanted him to be miserable for the rest of his life. Kind of like how Reverse Flash wants Barry to be miserable, but Sapphire is not nearly as petty as Thawne.

[@spikejr3113jr]

To be fair they did change Batman’s plans since the originals would only incapacitated them not kill them.

[@TheArcSet]

@@spikejr3113jr Though in the original story, death would be far more merciful that some of those incapacitations.

[@wr5488]

In the comics they get married and have kids at the end of their stories. iirc it’s Kyle here in the original comic too.

[@nicksmyth4050]

Comic nerd here: For the record, yes, Bane has always known Batman’s identity. He broke his back during a storyline called Knightfall, basically the first Arkham game. Star Saphire is Carol Ferris, Green Lantern’s main love interest. She’s possessed by the Saphire Lantern (basically the green lantern only for love instead of will power). She was played by Blake Lively in the Ryan Reynolds “Green Lantern” movie (which is how they met)

[@thespider7869]

the what

[@TerellHayward]

​@@thespider7869Read dummy it's clearly in English and it aint hard to comprehend unless you lack common sense.

[@TerellHayward]

Literally explained something as clear as day, and still proceeded to say " ThE wHaT "

[@stancinatti8198]

So she’s a pink lantern for anyone confused

[@nahuel3433]

The first arkham game chronologically but it was the third to come out. Arkham Origins.

[@spencernaugle]

"You Know Flash was there First" Funny that you say that..... Traditionally Flash being so fast means he takes on so many responsibilities that he's actually often late to things.

[@Raged_Consumer]

It's also meant to be ironic that the man with superhuman speed is late, Barry was always late before gaining powers and kept it up as a way to throw people off. He even suggested Wally do the same.

[@ChristHBK]

@@Raged_Consumer I think it also has to do with the original point made, sure he probably leans into it, but Barry Allans personality itself, likely made him take on a low of responsibility, even before he was The Flash. Like trying to help everyone at once and being late to everything because of it.

[@ultimax10doesgaming48]

In the comics this movie was based on Plastic Man was actually a big part of the story. And even when Batman's contengincey for him was made to be lethal, it could not kill him. Plas is unironically one of the strongest characters in DC and can go toe to toe with Superman if he so chooses to. Batman's afraid of what would happen if he turned evil because there's no sure fire way to stop Plastic Man.

[@jacquesmassard9226]

there are ways to stop him. the issue is that they are all like doomsday weapons...

[@Maswartz226]

He was literally shattered and scattered across the ocean floor for thousands of years and when they got his pieces back together he reformed. Batman said he's the only one who can take on the Martian Manhunter.

[@John-kc4cg]

Unfortunately DC is set on including Cyborg in the league when all of his connections are in the titans. At least MM wasn't written out this time.

[@ultimatex1334]

Honestly this is why Plas being infected during DCeased was fucking terrifying.

[@Vivianthuy-mn9jd]

Batman knew Plas could survive the contingency, he just wasn't sure what kind of effect it would have on his mental state. And there are ways of stopping him which they contingency proves, he could build a prison that's constantly freezing him, have superman lock him in the phantom zone, etc. He's not unbeatable just underestimated, hence Batmans comment of they're lucky he's on their side, it also applies to Superman and Flash but it doesn't need to be said for them

[@jacquesmassard9226]

RIP Dwayne McDuffie. A Great writer and creators. Gone before his time. thanks for this!

[@Maswartz226]

Imagine being Metallo and hearing the plan to turn off all tech more advanced than a steam engine.

[@sustelsuk]

Metallo: wait... ? I'm tech! Oh well I got monies.

[@TimedRevolver]

He'd be in the shield, so unaffected.

[@nubbiewubbie7285]

🗿

[@jonreese7066]

Your worried about Metallo? Bane is a drug addict. No tech means no chemicals no chemicals no venom

[@l0sts0ul89]

​@@jonreese7066 uh not really

[@TimedRevolver]

Superman vs The Elite. You guys really need to watch that one. It's based on a single issue of a Superman run, and it's entirely fantastic. EDIT: Michael Rosenbaum played Lex Luthor in Smallville, and also voiced The Flash in the Justice League/Unlimited animated series. For me, he's to The Flash what Kevin Conroy is to Batman or Mark Hamill to the Joker.

[@Senkoau]

That is a great examination of Supermans character.

[@Jason5818UI]

​@@Senkoau also his intellect proving hes far more than a superpowered jock

[@The_Phantasm]

Bane broke Batman's back in the comics and that's what he was referring to. The Dark Knight movies did a completely different adaptation of it. The circumstances are nothing alike.

[@versati1eceo]

I mean its simplified and it changed HOW it happened but Taking over the cite, learning his identity, breaking his back. that's pretty much it without the Azrael stuff

[@chrisdiokno5600]

Star Sapphire is Hal Jordan's ex girlfriend, Carol Ferris, who basically gained control of the Star Sapphire gem, which gives her powers similar to a Lantern. Also, the Hall of Doom comes from the old comics

[@Jonathan_Collins]

There is a whole video on Bruce explaining each plan out in detail for every member of the League. I watched it and I was not surprised that he included himself in those plans. Bruce did have a point though. The injustice universe proves it.

[@parkerboy795]

Maybe, but on the flip side, Batman Who Laughs proves the danger of him or anyone else holding onto those plans unilaterally. Also, his response to Superman's question didn't make much sense if his plans could take the League out.

[@danielcarrera886]

As well as the Justice Lords and the Crime Syndicate

[@jazzyj3059]

I remember watching that video and just listened to everything he said. You know he has contingencies for his kids too?

[@parkerboy795]

@@jazzyj3059 The more people talk about his contingencies and the more comics try to bring them up, the worse he tends to look.

[@TheArcSet]

That moment where at the end of his file , they're the addendum, basically warning anyone against going after him.

[@travisherndon94]

Okay let me give you details on the villains. Star Sapphire - no she not Starfire's sister, she's a green lantern villain/anti-hero. Metallo (the robot dude) - He's a superman villain Bane (luchador guy) - Batman villain and is most famous for breaking Batmans back. Cheetah - Wonder woman villain Ma'alefa'ak (green alien dude) - Martian Manhunter villain Then lastly Vandal Savage whose a Justice League villain basically he was a caveman that was expose to some radiation from a meteorite but he gain immortality and super intelligent and been living for thousands of years trying to either take over the world or reshape it to his image. Think of him as a evil version of the Immortal from Invincible.

[@Ashurman666]

It was neither. In this interpretation at least it was a meteorite that landed near his cave. The radiation from said meteorite not only made him immortal but also incredibly intelligent

[@travisherndon94]

@@Ashurman666 Okay that's what it was thanks I was confused about what it was.

[@wr5488]

Hal and Sapphire eventually get married!

[@nahuel3433]

What's the deal with Ma'alefa'ak. Is he just another martian that is an asshole?.

[@agm5424]

More like the Immortal is a hero version of him.

[@austin9568AuraMasterDX]

"I'll fuckin do it again." -Batman

[@parkerboy795]

And he does and goes wrong again.

[@poochyenajones1362]

Bat-Dick Strikes Again.

[@DaveRedsky]

Seriously shilling for batman... He's character had turn into trash Plotarmor

[@callmejacob3234]

@@DaveRedsky The plot armor argument is so stupid. Every superhero has plot armor. Captain America and Spider-Man have just as much plot armor as Batman. Every superhero is trash now because Marvel and DC fell off.

[@DaveRedsky]

@@callmejacob3234 no its not you batman meatrider Literally it's that Even when things are physically impossible or the plotholes aren't working. It'll happen

[@CommanderSteelTrap]

Ok, now this is some top quality DC animated content. My only real complaint is the ending, which trades out the nuanced debate from the comics for a moment where Batman walks out like a badass.

[@parkerboy795]

Blame that on people not taking the message from Tower of Babel: A team needs trust in order to work. Instead, all several people got was "Batman can beat anyone with prep time "

[@CommanderSteelTrap]

@@parkerboy795 Yeah, it’s such a shame so many people completely missed the point of the story just so they can say Batman is the coolest superhero.

[@jesuszavala5992]

Can you say the name of the comic please!

[@CommanderSteelTrap]

@@jesuszavala5992 Tower Of Babel.

[@wr5488]

Naw that’s 100% what I came here to say. ‘Batman was wrong and his paranoia put his team in danger, idk if he can be trusted’ somehow gets turned to ‘Batman is too cool for his team who needs his help to be saved’ in this movie. Misses the main point of the story by a mile. And hell we almost NEED Identity Crisis first to explain why Batman is like this. Makes casual viewers think he’s like ready to take out his teammates at the drop of a hat.

[@mrshadow4007]

16:00 That depends on the comic. Lantern Rings can usually: create light constructs, manipulate technology, have an onboard AI that does a lot of stuff, teleport/instant transition/go FTL, manipulate their own and others bodies.

[@efoster8133]

“Can’t he just phase through it to get the bomb off ?” Don’t you remember what mirror master said, if you remove the bomb it’ll explode in a 3-mile radius

[@captaincomic8678]

Fun fact, in the storyline this movie was based on, Tower of Babel, Batman's contingency plan for Green Lantern is to blind him, because the Green Lantern at that time was Kyle Rayner, who was a comic book artist whose skill as a Lantern came from his limitless imagination and skill in visual mediums.

[@atari303]

Nathan Fillion is my favourite VA for Hal Jordan's Green Lantern. That scene in the mine when he thinks he let that innocent woman die gets me every time because of how much emotion he puts into it

[@Montesama314]

Batman: "Yeah, I did it, and I'd do it again. Now deal with it, or get off of MY Watchtower."

[@nathanielclaw2841]

Martian Manhurt cant actually die from fire, thats the worst part, he would be like that until his mind literally shatters and beyond

[@lucky_man2004]

Or he overcome his phycholgical fear of fire but that's unlikely

[@chainsawboy2388]

Martians also don’t have a physical weakness to fire, in. The past they used it to breed at a much faster rate but the guardians of the universe got scared of them given how OP they are and somehow changed their brain into thinking they had this deathly fear of it.

[@RadiatingRedstone]

​@@chainsawboy2388Given their shape shifting and psionic abilities, a psychological phobia of fire built into their genetics is kinda worse than a physiological weakness. Even in humans, mental and emotional stress and/or trauma can significantly impact your physical health, imagine how much worse that is for a species like martians where their minds and bodies are so much more closely connected.

[@Mrs.Garrison69]

So this is actually a sequel to another movie, crisis on two earths. It don’t matter just clarifying(honestly prefer to watch this one first because it setups up owl man way better)

[@parkerboy795]

It's not a sequel. Those movies were their own continuity.

[@SmashPortal]

I don't think it's canonically a sequel to Crisis.

[@azurebalmung4520]

There's a comic where Batman's plans are used again, and you see Green Arrow flipping through them, then going "...wait...there isn't one for me? Oh, screw you, Bats!"

[@Candy_cube_1805]

If I’m remembering correctly in DCeased Damian told Ollie Batman had no plan for him. Later while fighting Zombie aquaman he said something along the lines of “I am a threat, FUCK YOU BATMAN!” After defeating zombie aquaman solo. Not sure if it is the same comic you are talking about but it is very funny.

[@spikejr3113jr]

1:19 yes Michael Rosenbaum played Lex Luthor in Smallville but around the same time he played Wally West, the flash in the justice league animated series. Which lead to one of my favourite jokes. 7:03 they made cyborg a member of the justice league randomly for more “diversity” but he will always be a titan for most people.

[@milkiassamuel780]

Great choice for a reaction. One thing I like the most about this film is the amount of conflict that is created because of Batman and his contingencies against nearly every hero on Earth, really shows how untrusting he is towards the people he cares about even to his closest friends like Clark and Diana, even himself and I to an extent you can understand his plans since the DC Universe is full of dangerous and mind controlling threats that could compromise heroes, but still he let his plans get stolen pretty easily which was his fault. Nevertheless I'm glad Superman still trusts Batman and the two still remains great friends together, since Clark very much understands what it means to control his powers and knows they can be dangerous in the wrong hands. Btw the way Green Lanterns power ring works is that he can materialise anything he can imagine with the ring to an unlimited extent, but no he can't restructure his own DNA. If you want to learn more about Green Lantern Id highly recommend Green Lantern: The Animated Series (2011) sadly the show got cancelled after 1 season due to the failure of the live action movie but it truly dives into the the incredible mythos of Green Lantern comics and the great world building that we only get to see in the comics. The storytelling and characters alone are so fleshed out and developed. I would also kindly like to recommend some other great animated films: - Superman vs The Elite - All-Star Superman - Batman and -Superman: Public Enemies - Green Lantern-First Flight - Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths - Justice League: New Frontier

[@Vivianthuy-mn9jd]

For Batman its not a matter of trust, Superman is actually probably tied with nightwing with how much he trusts him. Instead its about duty, the strongest members have the potential to be world enders if so much as mind controlled. In the comics you'll find there is actually very few differences between superman and batman (passed the image Bruce puts up), and their ideas on contingencies is not one of them, Clark even has had a lead container holding a kryptonite ring just in case

[@leovk5779]

Agreed for all the recommendations, and I would like to add Justice league: gods and monsters to that list. Even though maybe their knowledge of the DC universe is not complete enough to get which secondary characters are which heroes/ vilain in this alternate universe, but it's a great movie nonetheless.

[@milkiassamuel780]

@@leovk5779 Great choice. Gods and Monsters is another excellent and highly underrated DC animated movie, though, as you said since these guys are newcomers to DC, I imagine they'd be a little confused/new to Elseworld stories and unsure of whether these depictions of Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman are important or integral. Odds are if you know more about the canon universe and see how much the movie recontextualises things as a different universe you can appreciate the little changes more

[@adrianmerchant653]

@@leovk5779I would for them to react to Gods and Monsters

[@ryanbagley3293]

This is a fun one. there is a series of dc animated films that have some continuity it I’ll have to look it up to make a ordered list lol Though a few stand alone dc animated films that I recommend: Superman vs the elite Justice league: crisis on two earths Superman/batman: apocalypse Superman/Shazam: return of black Adam All stand alone all have great actions

[@Mrs.Garrison69]

Don’t worry, the rest of us did that in 2019, when they stopped releasing😂 just google a list ya nerd

[@ryanbagley3293]

@@Mrs.Garrison69 fair enough, just seen so many reactors be like ‘oh shit I didn’t know’. Plus they still seem like they are unsure of if each film they’ve watched so far exist in any sort of continuity lol

[@G0d_Ginrai]

Although technically stand-alone as movies, I’d consider *’Superman/Batman: Apocalypse’* as a sequel to *’Superman/Batman: Public Enemies’* as the comics these were based on had the latter lead into the former. I’d then take it a step further and include *’Superman: Unbound’* to make it an unofficial trilogy.

[@SorenAlba54]

This is the movie that shows how far Batman is willing to go to protect the Earth from any threat, even the Justice League because as the tactician of the team, it’s literally his job to be 2, if not, 3 steps ahead for whatever event may occur. He knew the risk of what would happen if the others knew about this and he was fine with it because their abilities can only go so far before it snaps entirely and unless a backup plan was already made, everyone on the planet will be in jeopardy. Henceforth, Bruce Wayne is and always will be the most vital member of this group of protectors.

[@MADLADCOMICS]

41:38 Dwayne McDuffie is one of the creators of Static Shock along with several other comic and cartoon characters

[@slurpingmario8006]

Batman is simply that guy, bro really said “I did nothing wrong and I will in fact do it again” and just left

[@mrshadow4007]

8:15 In DCeased Lex Luthor literally says "Wait, is Batman dead? Then that makes me the smartest man on the planet."

[@LennyWatt65]

The Actor who voices Cyborg also voices Deadshot in the Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League video game

[@omnimegafanboy996]

Superman versus the elite is a wonderful superman movie that tackles superman’s perspective on killing villains I think you guys would enjoy watching it

[@shadowdramon01]

1:20: Yep and he was Flash in the Justice League cartoon. In fact, except Superman (who’s voiced by Tim Daly, his actor from Superman the Animated Series), Cyborg (who wasn’t in the DCAU) and Green Lantern (who was John Stewart in the DCAU) all the Leaguer are voiced by their actors from Justice League/Justice League Unlimited (Kevin Conroy as Batman, Michael Rosenbaum as Flash, Susan Eisenberg as Wonder Woman and Carl Lumbly as Martian Manhunter). They even brought back Alexis Denisof as Mirror Master, Olivia D’abo as Star Sapphire and Phil Morris as Vandal Savage.

[@ricardomiles2957]

JL Doom, or rather Tower of Babel the original story this is based off is another one of those batman stories people completely miss the point and just think how it makes batman look cool. In the original story the whole point is to show how Batman's is flawed, his loneliness, obssesion and paranoia making him act like despicable person. He stalks, manipulates and take advantage of the members trusting him. In the end he was supposed to realize how awful he was and that he needed to learn to trust people

[@timtimothy5405]

Superman vs the elite and under the red hood have got to be part of these!

[@moonrock115]

16:20 - Green Lanterns can create anything thier mind imagines using thier ring, and can to an extent manipulate thier own aura (the green glow around thier bodies that shields them from attacks like a superhuman punch, and from suffocating in space). Thier only limit is that creating constructs requires the ring to be charged and their mind to be focused. A Green Lantern cannot manipulate thier own physical bodies unless their specific species lets them do that, so no matter what Hal Jordan makes, he will still be 100% human. Fear is the greatest enemy of Willpower, and how that affects GL varies depending on the writer. In some cases the ring will abandon Green Lanterns who succumb to thier fears, deeming them unworthy, and in others Green Lanterns giving into fear weakens thier constructs considerably and they struggle to create stable ones. There’s ALOT of lore to Green Lanterns

[@anthonydean1743]

Michael Rosenbaum did play Lex Luthor in Smallville and at the same time voiced the Flash in the Justice League animated series in 01-04, Justice League Unlimited 04-06, and in 5 episodes of the Static Shock animated series, Kid Flash in TeenTitans, and Deadman in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold 09 animatedseries. His first DC voice work was in 99 voicing multiple characters in Batman Beyond including Ghoul a member of the Joker gang in the series & animated movie.

[@ScreamingScallop]

16:23 From what I've heard, Green Lanterns _can_ alter their bodies with the ring; I was told that Kyle Rayner (briefly the "last" Green Lantern in the period when DC tried to fresh-start many of their characters) used his ring to keep himself ripped despite a sedentary job and a Doritoes-based diet. It's not quite the same as making himself small/huge or growing extra limbs, but it's something. 41:50 You can get your end credit scene from SolidJJ's "Batman DESTROYS the Justice League with FACTS and LOGIC."

[@cromwellthesynth]

Sad no-one seems to have mentioned, as far as I can see, that something particularly cool about this film is that it's cast is pretty much the entire cast returning and reprising their voices from Justice League/Justice League Unlimited, the animated shows. Minus Nathan Fillion since they used John Stewart in the shows. But Nathan's become the staple voice for Hal and I can't think of anyone better :P

[@lonely_crash2059]

41:21 sends Batman home, Batman shuts off the power to HIS watch tower

[@chrisdiokno5600]

Also,. to Martian Manhunter, he doesn't have a specific weakness towards fire. Rather its a psychological thing. Basically, he watched his entire people, and more specifically his family, IIRC, burn to death when his planet was conquered by White Martians, leaving him the last survivor

[@CommanderSteelTrap]

That was actually only canon for a single comic run that was retconned soon after thanks to Flashpoint. It’s a real weakness.

[@chrisdiokno5600]

@@CommanderSteelTrap Ah, gotcha

[@neubaufahrzeug9339]

With how abundant kryptonite ends up feeling like superman really didn't need to give batman that little shard.

[@parkerboy795]

Depending on the story, it's not that abundant. Even Lex and Batman with all their resources might only have a sliver or a small rock sized amount.

[@Vivianthuy-mn9jd]

In the comics its arguably more of a symbol that he sides with Bruce on this. In a later comic its revealed he actually made two rings and keeps one on himself at all times which he used to fight Supergirl when she was under Darkseids control

[@waheedabdullah6371]

Mirror Master would've won if he hid a button to make the bomb go off while Barry was running

[@Tpm12luv]

Star Sapphire isn't Starfire's sister lol and is actually another lantern like Green Lantern, specifically she's a Violet Lantern whose powers are charged/powered by love

[@emirozdemir-wallywest1426]

Lex Luthor's actor from smallvile is one of the most popular flash voice actors. He was also the kid flash from teen titans(2003)

[@illam9500]

Star sapphire is a pink lantern. Her ring is embedded in her belly and is powered by love or in this case, heartbreak

[@R-Otaku747]

Batman forsaw injustice and was like, “fine…. I’ll do it myself..”

[@ShadyRK9]

Dooooooom! -Bender from Futurama.

[@dbzfreak60]

DOOOOOOOOOOM!

[@Cgeorgep77]

16:13 when you forget that one time that lantern made a painkiller from his ring and it worked.

[@9791mij]

In one integration the Joker created the Royal Flush Gang. Plus it was great part of the Batman Beyond series

[@emred4653]

hell yeah, yall reacting to more animated dc movies

[@ii3lazelordz267]

16:15 green lantern can manipulate their own body to a limited extent. For example, All green lanterns can use their rings to phase through objects and attacks (a power that most authors and like, ALL media outside comics ignores or doesn't remember) also they all gain super strength from the ring. But that'd be about it as far as i remember (they can use their rings to give themselves body enhancing implants though. Kinda like cyberpunk cyborgs) also their rings' life support can keep a green lantern alive even after they have died sometimes

[@runitback1985]

16:23 it’s surprising that green lantern actually can like manipulate parts of his body, Batman even tried to set up a chip in his psyche to make green lantern believe he was blind, therefore the ring MADE him blind. Fckin nuts I know

[@tres7351]

This is a good one. Great to have all the League, minus Aquaman for some reason, getting to show off their stuff. If you want more recommendations I'd say Superman/Doomsday and Superman vs The Elite, just rewatched that last night, SO GOOD!

[@RockinAfr0]

9:40 Alfred is so hilariously sarcastic! There is a comic where Bruce refuses dinner and Alfred was sitting there with an empty plate like "oh no, and I even went through the trouble of making you a plate of nothing, now ALL of that will go to waste!" With the THICCEST sarcasm! AND YOU CAN SEE HIM THROWING THE NOTHING AWAY IN THE BACKGROUND!! Peak comedy!

[@234cartmanrules]

You guys have to watch all of Kevin Conroys Batman projects 👀

[@celestialecho9817]

About green lanterns powers since you asked in the vid, yes the ring can affect his body as well. Like the list of things it can't do just straight up doesn't exist. In the comic this movie is based on, the contingency for GL was to trick him into thinking he was blind, which the ring reacted to his thoughts and... Actually blinded him. Also yeah don't worry about a lack of imagination using the ring, everyone makes fun of hal for basically just making guns and hammers most of the time

[@Chunkyloops]

Bane was one of the first to figure out Batman's identity

[@zaqmackraken673]

In this version, Cyborg was never with the Titans, joined the Justice Leage directly because he is made of Apokalips tech. He was replaced in the Titans by Blue Beetle, alien techno-symbiote with the exact same power set.

[@chrisdiokno5600]

Basically, ever since the New 52, or around that period, Cyborg was made part of the main Justice League

[@Maswartz226]

It actually goes back to the Superfriends cartoon but yeah.

[@chrisdiokno5600]

@@Maswartz226 Oh right, granted, I wouldn't exactly call the Superfriends the Justice League per say....but yeah, true. Granted he hadn't been part of the League for awhile

[@jasoncaldwell5627]

Green Lanterns can actually manipulate their own bodies to some degree- particularly to heal wounds and bones much faster than normal- but some Lanterns have gone farther- one called Arisia used her ring to accelerate her aging from age twelve to nineteen. Stuff like that.

[@stormageddon2223]

Lanterns can create energy constructs of anything they can imagine. Each type of Lantern has to draw on their color's emotion/aspect to create the constructs. It's called the Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum. Red is Rage, Orange is Averice (Greed), Yellow is Fear, Green is Willpower, Blue is Hope, Indigo is Compassion, Violet is Love, White is Life, Black is Death. Star Sapphire Corps are Violet Lanterns. Love being their source of power is how Hal being her ex makes her so vengeful.

[@CarveronGamer]

16:19 Even though he doesn't do it in the movies/tv shows, in the comics, one lantern thought he was blind so the ring blinded him and in another occasion a young lantern wanted to be older and she grew overnight thanks to the ring.

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

Watching this before Crisis on Two Earths still works. Even though this series is supposed to be a sequel to that one, they're held together by a very loose shoestring. Heck, even the voice cast is completely different.

[@wesrrowlands8309]

It's nice to see some of the old JL voice actors from the show back, DC/WB was always really good about keeping actors for their animated stuff.

[@legionkahn]

Fun Fact the Legion of Doom was created for the old Challenge of the Superfriends cartoon way back in 1978. It's original line up was: Lex Luthor, Sinestro, Cheetah, Solomon Grundy, Black Manta, Giganta, Scarecrow, Toyman, Riddler, Brainiac, Bizarro, Captain Cold, and Gorilla Grodd.

[@Eichaaa]

Wonder woman does has a shield but she only has it when she got her sword

[@rodgill9376]

On one hand, it’s very understandable why Batman created those contingency plans. As he himself pointed out, the Justice League are among some of the most powerful and dangerous beings on the planet. If they ever intended to go rogue or indirectly succumbed to a form of mind control, earth would be fucked and no one would stand a chance. But on the other hand, Batman should had been honest and told his teammates the truth in secret. Least it would had been a lot more understandable on their part so that way, they wouldn’t had felt betrayed or manipulated. Unfortunately, despite the fact that Batman is capable of teamwork and working together with other heroes, he is still at his core very distrustful of people and is often very paranoid of the possible what-if scenarios. Hell, he doesn’t even trust himself and created plans to stop himself should anything bad ever happens. That alone shows that in some way, Batman is the most dangerous one of all, despite the fact that he’s human with no special abilities of any kind. I honestly don’t blame him for doing all of this. It’s better to be prepared than to be caught off guard. Green Lantern was the only one who understood why Batman did what he did while everyone else was not seeing the bigger picture.

[@Teatime7771]

Best part of this animated movie is hearing Claudia Black’s voice for Cheetah. I love Farscape and hearing her voice a DC character. The science fiction series is on Tubi and Peacock.

[@Jamall_Toys]

Each animation style is a different story line/universe. Doom goes with the one that is called Crisis on Two Earths. Then the next Justice League one (I think) Is Flashpoint and that's when DC reset everything and the JL looks different and have new outfits. Then it's JL WAR, JL DARK and JL Apokolips War. And after that it's another reset with Superman: Man of Tomorrow and Justice Society: World War II. What's dope is that they all are connected. Even with that new 3 part movie Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths.

[@matthewdennler2953]

I don't know if anyone else has answer this. But yes, a Green Lantern ring. If you will it hard enough can alter your own body in the calmics. 1 Of the lanterns do not sleep with his ring on because he's afraid of having a nightmare, his Ring activating. And later I think in that same storyline.Batman tricked him to think he was blind in the ring actually made him blind

[@sunnstrider]

I remember when this movie came out and A LOT of fans were excited because the voice actors from the justice league animated series came and did these voices. Outside of Nathan Fillion and Tim Daly who voiced Superman in the Superman animated show like how Conroy did Batman animated show.

[@KojojoMojo]

Yes guys, watch the older animated movies from DC. THEY ARE GOLD. Like all star superman and super man VS the Elites. Or even BMSM publics enemies.

[@biguy617]

I love that this animated movie has Claudia Black voicing Cheetah. That is awesome and perfect for the character. Wonder Woman’s most known villain.

[@atraxisdarkstar]

"He saw Batman in the dark, but he couldn't see he was about to get kicked?" IR imaging doesn't typically work well through thick hot smoke, no. Also Cyborg has been a Justice League member since the 2011 New 52 reboot. Bane broke Bruce's back in the Knightfall comics, which never really got properly adapted, but are amazingly sick. That's also where my third favorite Batsuit comes from (Azrael's armor). Right behind World Forger's Final Batsuit and the Batsuit of the Final Knight

[@Rasklo93]

Star Sapphire is from another lantern core. Sinestor Yellow, Hall Green, Red, Orange, Indigo, Blue. She belong to pink

[@Alexanderthegreat159]

28:45 That's not actually a weakness for Martian manhunter. He just believes it's his weakness. If I remember right he actually doesn't have one he's just such a powerful telepath and so powerful mentally that he can make himself believe that the fire is hurting him when an actuality it wouldn't. At least it's something like that I can't remember the specifics but he's arguably and even greater threat than even Superman if he was at his max potential.

[@theshinythunderclappokemon5830]

The gang at the beginning of the movie that was trying to steal all of those diamonds is the Royal Flush Gang.

[@SylverQrow]

Star Sapphires are the Violet/Pink Lanterns. All lanterns are powered by an emotion. Whether they have an abundance of it or it is forced onto them. Green - will Blue - Hope (this ring is weaker without a green lantern around, but has the ability to neutralize the downside of other rings like red allowing them to take off their rings n not die) Yellow - Fear Orange - avarice ( parasite color, forces the user to become greedy, only one living member of this core everyone he kills he acquires them are light constructs) Red - Hate (this ring replaces your heart, regular people cant take this ring off without dying) Violet - Love (use to be a group of villains, depending on the continuity. They become heroes and stopped being overwhelming by their rings) Indigo - empathy (parasite color, forces the user to feel empathy and are usually given to those that lack it. They can temporarily use the powers of other lanterns.) White - Life (all the previous colors combined/mastery depending on who writes the story. We will probably never see them in animated form 😒) Black - Death (literally just death, lack of emotions. It is a parasite color. If the living wear one, they dont die but they do become a mindless like a Zombie who wants to spread death) There are other color like the ultra violet lanterns n what not but not worth dipping into that for whats not even gunna be show in animation. I hope they prove me wrong but they have too many reboots.

[@0099009969]

*Avarice Averse (and by extension aversive) are not even close to the same thing.

[@superzero8573]

If you want to learn more about the origins of Green lantern: Hal Jordan, you can there an excellent animated movie called Green lantern: first flight it really good and it's visually beautiful. And if you want to learn more about the lore of the other lanterns you can also watch Green Lantern: The Animated Series it's also pretty good

[@Ringking-ws7bz]

There is one movie where Green Lantern gets his ring taken from him by batman effortlessly and its a really fun movie about the justice league meeting

[@AlexZaGreat1]

I remember watching this movie all the time when I was younger. When my parents asked us what movie we wanted to watch, I always requested this one. For some reason, I vividly remember the scene where Bruce gets hit with the cards, and the scene where Hal is chasing the lady on the flying card. Still love this movie though. (Also, holy crap, I didn't realize this was the movie that Flash has the wrist bomb AND Superman gets hit by the bullet. Young me had good taste ngl)

[@fourthhorsemendeath218]

Another thing about Batman in the comics is that he's a master escape artist. Part of his training. Like it's insane how skilled he is

[@OliverWade-h1p]

Im so incredibly happy to see you guys do these movies. DCAU is criminally underrated

[@Lupinemancer87]

Green Lantern rings draw their power from Willpower, one of the seven colors of the Emotional Spectrum. Using their strong will, they can literally create anything out of the green light of Willpower as long as they can imagine it. Even the suit they wear is created by the power, and while it generally takes on a base appearence, they can alter it slightly to fit their style.

[@bthsr7113]

Theoretically a VERY creative and VERY well educated Green Lantern could do something like reinforce their body with subdermal constructs, but that requires careful focus, and for all but the most niche scenarios, the general protective field around them is just going to do the job more easily with less risk. There are endless other options though. Mechs, armors, tools, weapons, puppet constructs masquerading as heads of state...

[@MrNostalgia]

Cyborg is a member of the justice league and the teen titans in the comics.

[@poochyenajones1362]

I like how Superman was the one to trust Batman no matter what at the end. Also in the comics Batman once admits that letting the contingency plans get stolen was one of his biggest mistakes he could've avoided.

[@kctheshadowman9651]

I don’t know if you guys will see this but I am so happy to finally see a group not get on Hal Jordan for being unclever, so many people compare him to the other green lanterns and thanks he’s not clever or they could do better but you actually have to know how the thing works that you are creating which means he literally knows down to the detail how to actually make a gun or at least know the mechanics of how a gun works good enough to make one plus you have to do it incredibly quickly and be able to keep focus and have willpower or it will just not be that durable or effective.

[@SmashPortal]

There's a psychological aspect of Batman leaving the Justice League of his own accord: Because no one voted him out, those people are more likely to accept him back in. They wouldn't feel the social pressure of letting in someone they voted against, and they wouldn't feel as strong about sticking to their views because they didn't actually found those views in the form of a vote.

[@parkerboy795]

It's just pride and ego.

[@jonreese7066]

When he first appeared Bane enacted a plan to break out Batman's villain. To tire Batman out and study him before he faced Batman and btoke Batman's back

[@nightmareman9960]

35:30 it depends of who’s writing her at the time. She officially has a sword and shield, her lasso, and her bracers that are strong enough to block Superman’s heat vision and create shockwave. It’s just up to the writer on what they want her to use, this film is more of the JLA run so this would be her with just the bracers and lasso. New 52 (dcau/flashpoint) is when they waited it over to sword and shield most of the time. 41:15 kicked out of the club he build and funded 😂😂😂 Final notes this film is actually a sequel to another dc animated film called "Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths" Where they are contacted by an alternate universe Lex Luther for help. In his world him, the joker, and other “villians” are the hero’s fighting against The Crime Syndicate basically evil versions of Superman, wonderwoman, and Batman. It give even more context as to why Batman was so adamant in creating these plans.

[@sanddry738]

DC’s animated movies are great. Doom especially executed the premise so well in making you feel how DIRE things are. There’s actually a video on Batman talking about all the contingency plans in detail on KZbin from an old piece of the Dc website I believe

[@saltymisfit6566]

Will I find funny is a Kik Batman out beamed him out of the watchtower and yet he is the one who pays for everything they basically kicked him out of his own house

[@saltymisfit6566]

That divorce was extremely costly 😂

[@dannybob42]

Batman is more the money than the brain. Cyborg meanwhile got bumped up to Justice League member in reboots, he went back to the Titans because you don't fix what's not broke but sometimes he's made part of the seven ahead of Martian Manhunter or the more obscure Red Tornado, for this it seems that he replaces Aquaman. Doom is partly based off of the Tower of Babel storyline, wherein it's learned that Batman has contingencies for everyone and Ra's al Ghul uses it against them, it did affect the trust a lot. The movie uses Vandal Savage instead, as well as the more common versions of Green Lantern and The Flash. The contingencies may've been ripped off of X-Men's Xavier Protocols 4 years earlier. Star Sapphire is not related to Starfire, she's an ex/love interest of Hal Jordan who gets lantern-esque powers by the Star Sapphires, whose power source is love. Bane has always knew, he deduced it early, breaking Bruce's back came from the comic Knightfall, in which Bane debuted by having him wearing out Bruce with several villain attacks and then jumping him in the batcave. Green Lantern can only create constructs it can't affect his living matter I believe. Fire meanwhile is one of Martian Manhunter's key weaknesses, tied to his trauma of Mars being destroyed. Oh Metallo isn't 'just a robot', he's a cyborg with a Kryptonite heart and a big grudge against Superman. Wonder Woman does sometimes use a shield, it's not a mandatory piece of kit

[@jujudisasters]

love watching you guys react to these older Justice League movies!

[@TheChiefEcon111]

I’ve never liked a video specifically for an ad but man, yall just got a new sub just cause of that

[@extranerdinarytroper4835]

“If they happen to become the bad guy” Here’s the problem, though. If Superman, Flash, Wonder Woman or Green Lantern became bad guys, none of these plans would have worked. Superman wouldn’t have stopped to talk to Perry White. Wonder Woman wouldn’t try to stop Cheetah. Flash wouldn’t care about saving some old woman. Green Lantern wouldn’t care that he killed someone.

[@florntlaze810]

Sorry in advance if this looks bad on any other device, this is from my mobile note app. You can use this to chronologically watch the movies if you want to start from the beginning, otherwise go by release date. Timeline of the DC animated movie universe 1 (before reboot) it takes place over 6 years (5.1666y or 62m) of "6" if you add the months (in universe years) in order: Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox; Son of Batman (in restarted universe anytime until Damian then 3 months before BvsR); Justice League: War (8 months max after Flashpoint Paradox, if time jump is in same year?); Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (1 week after War); Nightwing and Robin (short) (during ToA); Batman vs. Robin (minimum 3 months after ToA "cant be a year after SoB if bats says 'months together' with damian"); Batman: Bad Blood; Justice League vs. Teen Titans (within 9 months max after BvsR); Teen Titans: The Judas Contract (1 year after JLvsTT); Teen Titans Go! vs Teen Titans (anytime after TTtJC before DoS because of red suit Nightwing) (optional); Constantine: City of Demons (anytime before JLD); Sucide Squad: Hell to Pay; Sucide Squad: Hell to Pay (comic); Justice League Dark (2017 movie); The Death of Superman (2018 movie) (1 year 6 months after TTtJC); The Death of Superman 2018 movie (comic); Reign of the Supermen (6 months after DoS); Batman: Hush (2019 movie); Wonder Woman: Bloodlines; Justice League Dark: Apoklips War (starts within 6 months Hell to Pay movie main plot is 2 years later).

[@crowsenpai5625]

28:38 “It’s crazy he survived being on fire that long.” Funny thing is, Martian Manhunter is practically as durable as Superman. Fire actually doesn’t hurt him…However all martians have ACUTE Pyrophobia.

[@declan6824]

16:20 They can kind of how it works is that the ring responds to whatever the wearer is thinking for instance if the user believes that they are blind then the ring will make them blind

[@BaithNa]

Michael Rosenbaum was Lex Luthor is Smallville but he also played the Flash in the DCAU's Justice League, Justice League Unlimited and in a few movies.