DC Universe Online.

[@EpitomeOfHope]

Man DCUO makes me violently nostalgic. It was always fun to see how they'd adapt certain storylines.

[@wafagdplqs4421]

This is such a great story with a touching message, as simple qs it is. I always loved when Lex faces the consequences if his actions and hatred of Superman is understand hiw great and *human* the kryptonian is. More human than Lex will ever be.

[@PoutingScout]

Bro is just actively prejudice for no reason 98% of the time. Bro the whole universe is full of sentient alien life in dc 😂 the green lanterns are literally alien space cops besides a handful

[@BaithNa]

This game is actually really fun and you create some very cool looking heroes/villains or recreate existing characters.

[@Jacobflamecaster]

I loved the game, I was so excited when I learned I could run on water as a speedster, completely blew my mind

[@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259]

It's so awesome. It's one of the few great free games to still exist. Everything is ending these days. It's amazing.

[@mhelm0225]

It's still fun, but all the pay to win shit kinda makes it hard to enjoy sometimes.

[@caliburn1123]

​@@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259try Warframe

[@dynaguy3]

I've never heard of these comics. Thanks for covering a lesser known series. I'm looking forward to your Smallville Season 11 analysis

[@Temple277]

It really shows that all Kal and Lex had to do to end their rivalry is simply....to talk with each other meanwhile both of them were in similar situations. Instead of fighting each other all the time and being suspicious about each others behaviors they should just talk about it all and maybe become something more than enemies, friends perhaps? 👀

[@hobbitninja]

Some pre crisis futures had Superman and Old Man Lex traveling the stars together, so you're not wrong

[@annguyen-tr3ne]

that the problem with Lex, he could do anything but just too pridefull to sit down and talk and listen to other opinion

[@ShinySephiroth1]

Reminds me of Rebirth and how pre-Flashpoint Superman was so stubborn in not accepting Lex had reformed that it indirectly led to Lex returning to evil (which led to Perpetua being released).

[@hotfunyunsop6196]

I think this is the first time I commented on this channel, but I gotta say you're one of my favorite KZbinrs at this point. I absolutely love your breakdowns of dc medium that usually doesn't have the depth these stories have brought to light. Keep it up man!

[@AlriikRidesAgain]

Tom Taylor, writing any DC Alternate Universe, will always be a treat.

[@yancylake2019]

As someone who never was able to play this game and only saw the trailer and a cutscene where Lex betrays the player & Batman, I really appreciate this video. I always wanted to find a compilation or story explanation-vid on the DCUO but never got the time to look into it properly; this one will substitute for now.❤❤

[@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259]

The game is free. Go play it. It's so fun

[@Wezt334]

The issue with this story is it conflicts with the actual game story. You have the idea of Lex’s growth in the game storyline however you later learn it was all a trick to ensure Lex gets even more power forming his own council of Lex from parallel timelines

[@ShinySephiroth1]

Is it possible this is after the game finishes, with Future Lex and Future Bruce coming to a real agreement to back and fix things and these events are a consequence of that?

[@Wezt334]

@@ShinySephiroth1 not really, essentially you’d be arguing they went back to fix things using Fracture which was nearly impossible to do and they only just managed it, Lex double crossed, chaos ensures, Future Batman returns Future Lex to their timeline and then they both agree to go back in time again to fix both the broken future and Lex’s time travel escapades. This story only works as an alternate timeline story as opposed to the game’s storyline which is still ongoing

[@Alacaelum]

@@Wezt334 And what if the game story happens after the comic? Like by it usual time travel shenanigans the future repeats future Lex "repents" and the game happens? I mean the point of the comic is that Lex ultimately sacrifices hisnew self to return to who he was, which could just lead to the game.

[@Wezt334]

@@Alacaelum I can’t see that, by that argument the story would work off 3 timelines. The first timeline would be the comic, then Lex resets the timeline leading us to the games opening scene. In this now reset timeline Braniac still wins resulting in the same Future Batman and Future Lex who plan to go back in time to reset the time line using Fracture which results in the new time line the game works from where we learn that Future Lex used the opportunity to attain even more power for himself (the Future Lex). It seems convoluted and would make the comic story redundant as if you read the comic Lex isn’t sacrificing himself to save the world and return to who he once was, his plan was solely to get revenge on Brainiac even if it meant killing all the heroes and villains who still remained in that timeline. If that’s your head canon that’s cool but it conflicts too much with the in game story, you need to remember this was written a year after the game was released by 1 of the games co writers. After the comics release the games story revealed more about what happened before Future Lex & Future Batman sent exobytes into the past which changed how the events of the comic took place. As such at the time of release he comic could’ve been considered canon but since then the game storyline would have since retconned it.

[@Alacaelum]

@@Wezt334 Oh well, then the comic is just its own thing. Still a good comic, and not like game and comic stories diverging is a new thing.

[@anishsingh2848]

As someone who still plays DCUO The game rocks I love it It is still alive and am surprised how genuinely well made it is Still makes me feel I am actually inside the DC comics universe The amount of characters in the game and the continuity Its absolutely amazing I read the comics too back a few years They are good but I am just so in love with the game

[@joshuavis2736]

After seeing the original trailer for DCUO over a decade ago, its nice to finally get closure as to what happened in this universe

[@jakepent3710]

Fun fact for any dragon ball fans, lex shares his voice actor with zamasu in this game

[@crashdummy2701]

🥹 So happy right now. Thank you for making this!

[@dcguy3]

Finally, someone acknowledges this. It's so good

[@graverobbingcleric2745]

I wasn't expecting this. I used to play this with my Brother all the time. I bet he's still playing it...

[@подэмерон]

Oh my. Video about my beloved dc comics game (before they changed game and character designs from amazing jim Lee style to mobile game shit) with cinematic that literally made me interested in dc universe outside of batman years ago. Thank you

[@MiguelSanchezDelVillar]

The only MMO that i really enjoyed, making your own hero/villain was awesome with all the options that the gme had

[@Mephiestopholes]

Amazing as always

[@TheAmazingMusicMan]

It’s honestly wild how I was thinking about DCUO literally yesterday- ON A FUCKING WHIM- and then this video gets uploaded….. the Matrix? Universal collective consciousness? You decide.

[@Coid]

Thanks for putting this on my radar!

[@diegodreossi1458]

Amazing! Ps: Best look for Lex Luthor.

[@ShinySephiroth1]

🎶 I can see clearly now, the raaaage is gone.. 🎶

[@nick_galfi9312]

Looking at the thumbnail I KNEW IT WAS DCUO, so fkn epic and iconic.

[@Deni_Sokolovic]

DCUO comic was great. It really filled in the wide gaps. I'm glad that I took the time to read them. I highly recommend it to others who haven't read it.

[@bagginsfrodos]

I remember my buddy and I pre-ordering and paying for the month subscription to play. We didn't really understand what it was at the time but we understood eventually 😂😂😂 he lost interest I became a stupidly high level with a league until we disbanded 😢

[@adamvifrye2690]

comics are insane man. i swear to god, idk how they think of this stuff.

[@greatestever8143]

Bro ty for this

[@sierrajohnson717]

this was only 11 minutes!!? dude i was so engrossed it felt like a half hour

[@plsdontbeahero]

Never thought I’d see a video on DCUO by Implicitly Pretentious

[@johndaily263]

I’d love to see you tackle Red Son, or Superman: Secret Identity.

[@ExoticZah]

Hopefully this video does numbers, everyone played DCUO back in the day on PS3. The good ole days….

[@trerobinson4917]

A lot of this and many more is touching, I just love marvel and dc comics including the animated series or movies

[@jorgesantander7454]

@3:27 OMG they rebuilt that building in a day!?! Wow.

[@captainvanghn]

Apparently the people who work at The daily planet are Roman cuz they was surprisingly fast builders

[@RadElNew]

Always On My Mind ❤

[@RahulSharma-wq4qy]

Always on my mind - Willie Nelson

[@BrotherShaw]

Didn't know they made a comic off this, but I shouldn't be surprised. I do miss this game a little bit, even if they abandoned PvP.

[@bradbee9874]

The music that plays near the end is 'Lucky' by Station story

[@sddlol19]

I have played the game multiple times yet i never knew there was any transmedia of it out there.

[@DarthDread-oh2ne]

I have A question about anyone on here; What did y'all think about the Smallville high school years ?

[@maylabrown4584]

Honestly I liked it, it was pretty ambitious for its time showing the life of Top Tier Hero in their young days in Live Action for the first time ever. It also, unfortunately and fortunately, set the groundwork for how CW would do most of their older teen/young adult character shows. I wish they were more ambitious nowadays with that kind of stuff, especially in Marvel’s Case who has so many young adult/teen heroes that could get limelight. A Static Shock Show from DC or a Robbie Reyes show from Marvel would be awesome ngl

[@DarthDread-oh2ne]

​@@maylabrown4584 I think the show underutilized the high school itself.

[@maylabrown4584]

@@DarthDread-oh2ne I agree, I kind of liked the idea of all these people who would later become established characters knowing each other or of each other. It reminded me of how Spectacular Spider-Man went with their adaption of Peter Parker shortly into just becoming Spider-Man and having to juggle with all that responsibility.

[@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259]

Dc universe online is SO AWESOME. But i dont have time to play it. Im glad it still exists and hope it still does

[@ryszakowy]

it's sad that many good stories end on wall of light from crysis on infinite earths

[@Lolsocialism]

I know you probably won't see this but I just wanted to say: I've been watching your videos for a while, and the 'Tschüss¨ at the end means a lot to me. I'm danish, my grandmother is half german, and she left us a few years back, but ever since a kid she'd already wave us goodbye with it when we left. Nowadays, seeing that is like a dear reminder of her, even if it's just common german. Thank you for making good content and inadvertantly reminding me of the best person I know.

[@sewing3049]

Little off topic, but I’m not sure who drew the power girlin the scene where Lex is talking to freeze and canary. She either has no nipples or is wearing that suit the most awkward way she possibly could. Sorry, I know it’s off topic but it’s just a weird drawing choice. Keep up the great vids

[@richardsphd]

I don't know about you all, but my DC Universe Online character looked cool as fuck (I made him look exactly like Booster Gold, and named him Boosterer Gold)

[@1001johny]

3:25 Cheap joke, that was at least two days after he killed Zod ;p

[@TheAsocialArtist]

Says who?

[@jinchuriki7022]

Lex won, but at what cost. All that hatred for nothing.

[@TrixTheClown]

This is my game..I ❤ it

[@TevyaSmolka]

Dc universe online tie in comics were super weird

[@jasonbarry3301]

Speaking of openings, remember your mom?

[@stellamarie32]

Wait did someone just reference Prant Patrol in the wild?!

[@CorbCorbin]

So, why can’t Dr. Fate, or one of at least five other characters, easily take care of Brainiac? Not in this story particularly, but in any of the Brainiac is beating them all stories?

[@ShinySephiroth1]

If I were writing it, I'd say he had some macguffin in his ship he took from an ancient civilization he plundered that blocks Lords of Order and/or Chaos from interfering with him... but you're right, Fate and the like should be able to stomp him.

[@jameskey4475]

Legit 🔥💯comic

[@xXSonTJXx]

I always wanted to know the story

[@tylerferguson3193]

Hope you had a good day, happy halloween

[@SL4PSH0CK]

ive heard of positive feedback towards DCU online.

[@basketballfan23]

please talk about batman vs tmnt books

[@takenname8053]

Didn't know the game had a comic

[@TheCommonGentry]

@implicitly Pretentious. i can't remember. have you talked about RED SON?

[@lornbaker1083]

The thing is lex lived his life always trying to find the next challenge to conquer. But he had finally conquered everything. Until the man who Could never be conquered. Arrived. Without superman lex has no purpose. If the perfect rival to a man who wants to conquer every challenge, Is a man who literally cannot be conquered. Then it is clear as day that lex and superman were literally made for each other. I don't mean in the comic book sense. I mean in like the actual philosophical sense. Superman and lex, Represent the concept of the man Forced to A boulder up hill for eternity and the boulder In and of itself to each other. It is something so infinite that it can never truly stop. And whenever it does the result is far more horrific than the status quo. And lex was man enough to realize that in order for the world to run properly. He had to go back to being the man pushing the boulder. He sacrificed everything that he had. Just to make everything the way it was again. That is a level of personal mental redemption That I don't think any human being on earth has ever felt.

[@ericemanwu]

Oh. New outro music.

[@Rapscallion2871]

When are you gonna make a video about GoTG Vol. 3?

[@khalilcals5956]

Does he have any video about zeta project?

[@thechazz3230]

DCUO was a fucking blast

[@johngodofwar5073]

❤

[@Valdemar135]

I will never understand, why you alongside comic book authors think, that killing invaders, who bring war to your home is a bad thing.

[@M4xAndo]

Damn I’m early

[@Kaitothemaxon]

Same

[@UnlikelyTaken]

same

[@MrRonk55]

That's not a bad story arc. Considering I stopped reading comics over thirty years ago, after picking up a New Mutants issue with Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz, I placed it back in the rack and never looked back. I can't say it was bad, I just didn't understand what it was. This story seems true to the classic 60's Luthor, who looked at himself as a hero. Hell, Dr. Doom had a country but Lex had a whole planet where he was the hero and Superman was the villain. There was a great story where Lexs' wife on Lexor found out about his past and Superman helped him to regain his hero status on Lexor. The Silver Age! Guess I'll never leave.

[@sjahbw]

Ok

[@t0k3verse]

How tf do these comments have more likes than the video itself?

[@stevemanart]

Bald

[@Ubermensch9240]

WHAT THE FUCK?

[@k3lvinbr]

there will be a day when he will make a video whiout him bitching about man of steel, but today is not that day

[@CapnAlces]

We're not gonna talk about Kara's breasts at 1:14? WTF?

[@haseaopk]

You know, the no kill rule is great and all for lowly bad guys, but when it comes to brainiac and darkseid, I think maintaining that rule is the dumbest fucking thing in the world.

[@rebal180]

No matter how you want to spin the narrative Superman killing Zod isn't comparable to The Joker or Brainiac. He killed Joker and who he thought was Brainiac out of revenge. Zod was killed to save lives. Sure Superman could've flown him out of the building but, would there be a prison that could hold Zod without taking his powers away? How many times do you want the heroes to learn the same lesson? The villain will always break free and kill more people while the hero is bound by a code that just causes more lives to be taken. Lois would be alive in the Injustice universe if Batman had dealt with Joker before Superman did it. People died in Superman vs the Elite because Superman refused to take Atomic Skull out for good. Even Batman in Arkham City said no matter how many times he stops The Joker he'll just break out and do it all again. Allowing a never ending cycle of murder to continue doesn't make anyone a hero.

[@Valdemar135]

Yeah, comic heroes are absolutely morally bankrupt. Their ideals are selfish. Instead of saving actual lives, they continue to use buzzwords like "hope" and "justice". And more and more people die.

[@MattAnd]

I understand why you think this, but the characters don’t know they’re in a story like this. In Batman’s case his rogues gallery is full of people who need and he wants to help - Harvey Dent, Mr Freeze, The Ventriloquist, etc. There’s even been times where he was almost certain a villain was dead, but they ended up coming back meter just because that’s how comics work Same goes for many heroes. Superman vs the Elite goes into exactly why Superman doesn’t and shouldn’t kill. Using Zod as an example, Superman specifically has the Phantom Zone as a prison for villains who would be too powerful to keep elsewhere - some writers just ignore it to push the “Superman has to kill” angle There’s also the element of the heroes not being the judge and jury. If the judicial system decides the Joker’s too mentally Ill to be executed - why should Batman supersede that?

[@ClassicKrak83]

Nope. I absolutely loathe time travel stories. Boo.

[@brandonmunsen6035]

Ur mom