Justice League Unlimited - The Origins of Terry McGinnis | Super Scenes | DC

Amanda Waller reveals that Terry McGinnis shares Bruce Wayne’s DNA, and divulges the plan she set in motion to make him into the new Batman.
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[@mewtwo7375]

That DNA alteration is most likely what led to Terry's parents eventually divorcing. Warren must've suspected Mary was cheating on him when he noticed Terry didn't resemble him, and those suspicions had to have grown stronger when Matt was born. It's a shame Warren died never knowing what really happened.

[@RegiLHJ]

Mind blown

[@User2100]

I remember reading a comment about Terry dad must have thought his wife was cheating obviously his kids don't look like him but he still helped them out truth be told warren was his father bruce was more like a father figure dispite him being his biological dad.

[@SulliMike23]

Makes perfect sense actually.

[@Enerspook]

Still one of the wildest reveals. The biggest surprise to me was Amanda Waller being conscious of her own actions. In her younger years she was cutthroat and didn’t care who she stepped on. Her turning more religious and recognizing her own hypocrisy makes it more funny.

[@Deimos001]

Yeah with old age comes clarity for many,at least Waller had time to think about what she done. Time is a good teacher.

[@Wolfencreek]

"You dont quite have his magnificent brain" - I disagree, Waller forgets Bruce spent years travelling the globe learning from multiple masters. Terry just had Bruce and still went on to defeat The Joker.

[@Omega_X_Factor]

She meant his genius.

[@grundian]

I always thought that line was there just to put Bruce "over". Batman, Bruce Wayne, is always their #1 earner. He has to always "win".

[@julioforessi1336]

I like to believe that over the years Terry trained not just his body but his mind as well with Bruce. Neither of them were born geniuses, Bruce's knowledge is explained in several ways depending on the iteration, with the one I like most being Matt Reeves' which has Bruce go from college to college never being too sure what he wants for his major so he never quite finishes any but he does end up gathering experience from each one. I would imagine that as Terry grew into an adult he started to value the power of becoming an actual detective.

[@darrennpeagler47291]

1:20: Amanda: Bruce's DNA was easy enough to obtain. He left it all over town.😏 Terry:🤨🤔 Amanda: Not remotely what I meant!😡😤 Terry:😮‍💨🙂‍↔️ Me:🤭😂

[@darthdracul8372]

😒Oh brother

[@LilGTTO]

Can't Lie is was so freaking cool for the Mask Phantom return

[@Thepopcornator]

And for her to have grown to respect Bruce’s no-killing rule.

[@tongla9447]

​@@Thepopcornator and a good ending for her as a movie character.

[@jreg182]

*Phantasm

[@CrossKrow]

Kevin’s Batman was always the best he was more human than the rest 🦇❤

[@gnvtwhp1218]

WB/DC, yall got a bunch of money. Make more of this batman beyond stuff. Disney did it with xmen 97. Sony did it with two spider-verse movies with a teenage spider man. Batman beyond is a FUTURISTIC BATMAN.

[@Bman32x]

It’s been pitched. Multiple times. WB execs keep shooting it down, live action & animated like Spiderverse. The storyboard art leaked earlier this year.

[@IccyTheOne]

​@@Bman32x They're so stupid, when this show came out we were little kids with no money. Now that we're all adults who have to work and SPEND money, they won't make the movie? Such backwards business sense.

[@manuelgrothe608]

Batman Beyond 2: Neo Gotham Forever to honor our late Kevin Conroy age 66

[@soadmontana3310]

It’s a good thing Terry’s parents didn’t get assassinated, cause he didn’t have an good people that would look after him like Bruce had Alfred meaning he would’ve most likely turned into a villain. Now imagine that, batman but a villain

[@kb6900]

Batman who laugh Owlman Wrath Nemesis (he’s a nasty one)

[@JonnySuite13]

Andrea Beaumont, just couldn't pull the trigger... sorta speak. Should've hired Deathstroke.

[@veloxdrake1025]

Not entirely sure on timelines for things like that but if I'm not mistaken by that point Deathstroke "retired" he was already old as dirt when Bruce and the like were the main focus and at some point he "quit" if I recall. I could be wrong but I don't think that's a viable option. He was either dead or done by then. There are other options, sure. But that messes up the story

[@azuresaiyan9005]

@veloxdrake1025 the actual reason he wasn’t there was because of the embargo which prevented too many versions of a character to show up. Deathstroke was in the Teen Titans series so JL/JLU couldn’t use him.

[@veloxdrake1025]

@@azuresaiyan9005 well again, speaking time wise Deathstroke was already in his 50s when Bruce was 30-ish and by this point Bruce was a 90 year old corpse so call him...

[@veloxdrake1025]

Original Deathstroke would have been dead from natural causes by this point. _life, the end_

[@braydoxastora5584]

That would just turn him into the Green Arrow

[@okamireader5]

This is probably the Amanda Waller I like most. On one hand, I actually enjoy Waller as an antagonist, a representation of the US government and their fear of not only the JL but super-powered beings in general. Waller represents that fear as well as the ruthless drive to control those they can and sabotage, exploit, or even get rid of those they cannot. On the other, I like when Waller can find common ground with heroes and acknowledge that, despite her own misgivings and the flaws heroes still have, there are in fact people out there who want to do good and help, whether they're super or not. It's why this Waller admired Bruce Wayne so much. Despite being surrounded by superpowered beings, like Superman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, etc., Batman stood equally among them, sometimes even greater, all through his wits, body, and will as she eloquently put it. That a man could muster these simple yet profound merits and rise to become one of the greatest heroes ever w/o the need for superhuman abilities, and despite all the darkness and horrors Batman has faced and vanquished he has always stood by his code and never crossed the line despite the temptation to do so, even in instances where it could have been justified. It's why Andrea Beaumont ultimately refused to pull the trigger... becuz she knew and understood the man she had loved a long time ago and refused to dishonor everything the Dark Knight stood for... and Amanda likewise understood that she was right. She'd played God with an innocent child out of a misplaced notion that she could create a new Batman becuz she couldn't accept the world without one. Terry's dad was murdered anyway, and tho the pain and trauma of losing him spurred him towards vengeance he himself came to understand he had to honor the man who had raised him by acting in the name of justice. So yes, Terry's fate led him to becoming Batman after all, but he still made the choice to become the new Batman. No one forced him to do it; Terry found a calling and honored the legacy he had unknowingly been born to as well as both of his fathers. Warren might not have been Terry's biological father (throo no fault of his or Mary's) but he was Terry's father in all the ways that mattered. I've no doubts that he would have been proud of Terry, blood relation or not

[@ronaldlalisan5592]

This was a best episode.👍👍👍

[@surgesc8476]

not many people realize including me about one of the Bible verses I would've liked to remember which one it is it was a great episode

[@shyamsundarrajan2469]

Not remotely what I meant hahah she clearly knew what I was thinking

[@andyh4518]

Waller: When you're making a Batman, genetics is only part of the story. The rest is tragedy. So, how about the vast financial resources needed for all of his stuff? That was pretty important too.

[@deryaergul8261]

This was the plot of the movie The Boys From Brazil.

[@ktktktktktktkt]

"Project Batman Beyond" She said the thing!

[@jjmturbo]

Man they did Terrys Dad dirty af.

[@darthdracul8372]

They didn’t exactly do him dirty they just added a little something to a mix

[@normanosborn1277]

They cucked him through technology.

[@nickelsendelmas3555]

Like how Amanda quotes the Bible

[@maureencora1]

Great Episode.

[@JasonCameron774]

Beautiful

[@byronwilks5089]

Good stuff

[@LadyA728]

Amanda Waller is a piece of work

[@godricheart4956]

Sometimes, I suspect there is more to the story. Terry bears a resemblance to Wonder Woman. Perhaps Waller did the same with Ms McGuinness' DNA.

[@okamireader5]

Waller said it herself, that only the paternal DNA was altered, thus the resulting child was the genetic son of Mary McGuinness and Bruce Wayne

[@ezequielperez2224]

It's incredible that after so long Andrea Beaumont , Bruce's love interest, has returned 💜

[@arthurwright4970]

Cool origin story ever

[@joshuamoore4537]

Amanda Waller & Bruce “Batman” Wayne are awesome.

[@Hogan231]

The End of an Era.

[@potstarx4125]

1:28-1:31 💀💀💀💯 classic

[@JJ-oq3tz]

Terry McGinnis became the Batman after Bruce Wayne retired

[@valis_kr3]

2:12 Even in the future everything remakes!

[@G1Grimlock94]

Terry half Bruce Wayne and half Batman genetics

[@mohdimansaifullizan6193]

Dc💙

[@BigDaddy9754]

This great and all...but when are we going to get some contemporary Batman Beyond media DC?

[@bman3794]

Even if Waller didn’t override warrens dna the result would still be the same. Terry was destined to be the new Batman when he met Bruce Wayne and got taken under his wing. Waller was also forgetting another important aspect of Batman. The 💵💵💰💰 part. Batman was a billionaire who could afford the equipmwnt needed for his war on crime. Terry didn’t. And he still wouldn’t if he was left an orphan.

[@joshuakim5240]

It seemed that, logically speaking, the next step of Waller's plan would be to bankroll Terry to complete her Batman replication. Except Masked Phantasm abandoning the prior step of the plan out of sheer disgust caused that step to never be reached, so Waller's monetary aspect of the plan never came to fruition. Ironically, the original Batman would fulfill that part way later anyways.

[@bman3794]

Even if she did bankroll, Terry, there’s no guarantee Terry would take up the mantle of Batman. Consider the years of training studying and all the travels Bruce went through before he finally became Batman. Would Terry honestly go through all of that?

[@yashmandla1234]

Originally it was catwoman who rewrote terrys genes, and thats why if you watch batman beyond terrys fighting style is more catwoman esque

[@joshuamoore4537]

Amanda Waller always has a backup plan.

[@OrdinaryMan1999-tn4hh]

Had more than just Cadmus connections. Was able to hire Andrea Beaumont.

[@VaneWalker]

I'm going to pretend this episode doesn't exist. I don't care if it was foreshadowed, I just fundamentally disagree with the idea that Terry has to of Wayne stock to be Batman.

[@kingjoker8399]

Well it’s canon in comics too so if you want to say it’s not canon then all of Batman beyond isn’t canon to you cuz this been a thing since the comics and he has met all his brothers

[@VaneWalker]

@@kingjoker8399 Yeah, don't care it still sucks

[@senittoaoflightning4404]

@@kingjoker8399 It literally is not canon to the comics. At least not the mainline. This is only canon to the DCAU.

[@jimbenzo]

@@senittoaoflightning4404it very much is canon to the comics lol, to both the Earth-12 timeline(DCAU Comic Timeline), and the Future’s End timeline(which is set in Earth Prime)

[@senittoaoflightning4404]

@@jimbenzo Futures End is not canon. If it was so is Future State. Or the Trinity timeline. They are called "Possible" Futures for a reason. Due to several events (I.e. characters like Deathstroke being dead, many new characters, it being set in the future of The New 52, rather than Rebirth, Brother Eye being developed by Cadmus and Batman, rather than Mr Terrific and Batman, etc) happening that future is no longer possible as too many changes have occured. Earth 12 is the DCAU timeline. Like I said, that's the only timeline it's canon to.

[@samkeller5823]

I’d like to pretend this revelation didn’t happen. I’m not a fan of the whole character being thrusted into something more due to essentially being part of a dynasty,

[@ShoppingBored]

It was already foreshadowed in the series. This makes a good conclusion.

[@calebsoria1777]

3:01 Youre assassin was Barbra ????!!

[@Richie_Godsil]

She looks like Barbara from Beyond but that's actually Andrea Beaumont; she was in Mask of the Phantasm from during the original animated series run.

[@calebsoria1777]

@@Richie_Godsil ohhhh

[@JeffreyTappan-bb8rr]

It's called " agency" .

[@32MattyB]

Always wondered is Terry Damien's half brother?

[@jessr1698]

Yes, Matt McGinnis too

[@itsnotme987]

Always thought this was unnecessary.

[@chimera7454]

How about Alfred

[@joselitopena7396]

👍

[@leocitywrestling7029]

This makes Terry Bruce’s 3rd Son

[@michealwilson5788]

more live action he man in the new dc the dcu today now yes are no 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@moa3645]

DC before it became bad.

[@calebsoria1777]

Wow so his origin story was all based on Amanda Waller

[@yauyuso]

This episode really ruined the show. Batman Beyond was not everyone's cup of tea and this episode really tried to make up some new origin for Terry to force him to be more legit. Not sure if it's Bruce TImm's idea but he really tries hard to force his ideals down peoples throat. Like the Batman/Batgirl romance....

[@Arnold-kp6jc]

WE WANT GAL GADOT BACK FOR WONDER WOMAN 3N

[@MutantsInDisguise]

This is such a complete insult to the Batman Beyond story.

[@aimanaizat1978]

Utdtd7uudt

[@aimanaizat1978]

Ksbdksnsm

[@BakiX]

This is so stupid.

[@irisseraphim]

So the live action super hero movies are dead then. Well it was expected after they tried to compete and launch the justice league around the same to close enough time as avengers movies. They already losttrack of the story writing. Stick to cartoons until someone can do better. This story before was fine with me but I knew they were gonna end before getting to the end

[@pumpkinheadx3715]

this is Why Terry mcginnis will always be better then damian wayne, batman beyond was soo good