MARTIAN MANHUNTER - The Powers and Weaknesses of the DCAU's J'onn J'onzz

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J'onn J'onzz - the Martian Manhunter...he's more powerful than Superman. More powerful than the whole Justice League combined. So, so many superpowers. I can't figure out something eloquent to put here for the video description. I'm so tired. This video took so long to edit. Comic Con wore me out. Please help. Goodnight.
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[@battman505]

Remember in the comics when he got addicted to Oreos and became evil because of them. Good times

[@GreatFox42]

Please tell me more.

[@BrothaJ365]

Huh?! 😳

[@MataNui.]

Ok then.

[@Motorata661]

@@purrora. MARTIAN WANTS HIS CHOOOOCOOOS i.imgur.com/Izwmb4c.jpg

[@thiccfactory2763]

@@Motorata661 so in other words he turned into the Hulk

[@casono]

He was charging up DBZ style and forgot he was in a different show. So he fell over in shame. CLEARLY.

[@curtismorris7699]

Martian Manhunter: "THIS IS TO GO FURTHER BE- Oh wait wrong show *Falls in humiliation *

[@maxalaintwo3578]

Boi is thinking he's Piccolo

[@daikon3199]

God, your underrated

[@Ironcammandoo]

Manhunter Clark kent is a sayajinn just like goku and sayajinns or sayajinnis absorb energy from sun and they have heat vision cold breath fire breath etc 😏

[@Ironcammandoo]

and they exist in our world see for yourself 😎

[@JacobyJ56]

Yeah fire is everyone's weakness it's fucking fire

[@Adrian-gf1zb]

Hellfire

[@thelza1770]

Robot chicken 😅😅😅

[@DragcoDavid]

I like how it was described at one point as "allergic to fire" - he's more vulnerable to fire then most

[@rayburks7059]

Not Batman because he's Batman 🙂

[@extonjonas6820]

@@rayburks7059 Boo

[@retired_orange]

I think that the blue force field thing is a visual representation of J'onn altering his density, as opposed to lowering it to phase, he is heightening it to block laser blasts. And he used it to fight Doomsday because Doomsday is so strong.

[@IanWatson]

I hereby dub it the "anti-schwoop."

[@costreet173]

I thought it was a telepathic force field that's one of his powers in the comics

[@narutokurosaki2929]

I also think he change his density.

[@costreet173]

If you play Justice League on play station 2 his telepathic attacks are blue and in the comics he has used a blue or clear telepathic force shield

[@ericwright7892]

Two words... "Energy absorption." Watch the video again and it'll make sense. As for his Doppleganger from another dimension, I suspect it was the exact opposite and he was expelling energy as it was referred to as "like some dragon ball power up or something"

[@InfernoBlade64]

Martian man hunger is by far the most underrated justice leaguer

[@juanpedro4129]

Winston Shih he is one of my favs he could take down Superman

[@PitchBlackLaser]

Indeed XD

[@StevieStitches]

@@PitchBlackLaser "man hunger"? No, he's called John Jones "the Manhunter" from Mars. His name on Mars is J'onn J'onzz, which is basically a weird Mars version of John Jones.

[@Artificial-Ink-Creative]

nah, this martian has a hunger for oreos!

[@joseurbina3835]

How is he underrated? He's been a fan favorite character since the Crisis on Infinite Earths storyline.

[@serenedoge9920]

Wouldn’t it make sense that J’onn can breathe underwater because he can shape-shift a pair of gills? Would explain why he almost drowned when he couldn’t access his powers. Also, I always thought his abilities derived from his psychic powers. So strength, toughness, speed- all part and parcel of his telekinesis.

[@saudarareza1327]

Yeah. In Young Justice series,.. I've seen Miss Martian shape shift pair of her legs into a fish tail... & webbed hands to adapted in underwater.

[@jimmygames5557]

Yeah I assumed that too like he's already super strong but uses his mental powers to Amp himself even further and that's what puts him near superman level.

[@godzilla1463]

Please cover the power inconsistency of Superman throughout the DCAU. It always bothered me as a kid.

[@PitchBlackLaser]

I don't remember any... he was always very strong but could not take much of a punch while the impact was still fresh... but he could take many punches over time... except for that last episode where he specifically said that he would let loose because darkside could take it... I don't see much of an inconsistency there... in other words he just always had to hold back... except when he was drained in some way already...

[@devinkavanaugh1034]

I agree his power was all over the place! That still drives me nuts

[@Gamefreak8112]

It just became shorthand for this dude is really strong because look what he did to superman. Poor clark.

[@loltrqll]

Batman legit picked up Superman and threw him like WHAT

[@nicodemusedwards6931]

The inconsistencies are less in Superman and more in... everybody else. Characters that should be able to hold their own aren’t able to, the best example being Captain Marvel who got stomped, when he should be on the same level as Superman in strength, and possibly a bit faster. And don’t say it’s because Billy was less experienced, Courage of Achilles and Wisdom of Solomon gives him experience.

[@zacharymorales1656]

If I become a superhero I want to be called schwoop

[@kadijahamad9862]

Zachary Morales call me nyoom

[@itsjohnnycooley]

idkwhattocallmeself i wanna be called nyoink

[@portgasdann3389]

I hope none of you becomes a superhero

[@frantzromain6943]

Portgas D Ann so do we

[@michaelrhett4958]

Da best name!

[@charleshardesty1828]

5:27 I always assumed that he didnt wear the spacesuit to breathe, instead he wears it to survive in the vacuum of space. The suit is probably designed to accommodate any leaguer so Id imagine it has an air supply, he just wouldnt NEED to use it.

[@KairuHakubi]

I figured Mars used to have more atmosphere than it has now. Like we're looking at the martian ruins. That's a common enough trope, since everyone's always going on about all the ice it has, which suggests prior liquid water. I mean you could just say he needs OTHER gases, like if he was Venusian he might breathe CO2 like a plant, but... Mars doesn't have much atmosphere at all, at present. Still maybe he requires that tiny amount of whatever it is.

[@dumbperson7189]

I think the blue power might be him increasing his density

[@sofaking1611]

THICC

[@dumbperson7189]

Sofa King Accurate

[@analothor]

No its clearly a tk force field

[@viet3211]

1@@sofaking1611

[@doctorstrange8310]

Makes him invulnerable.

[@EmperorSteele]

As another commenter said, I always assumed the blue field was him increasing his density. I feel like there was another time he uses it that you didn't show, where he phased through a punch, then puts up the field and tanks a second punch (much like in the Etrigan fight), but I'm probably mistaken as you're the one who just watched like, every episode ever for the zillionth time.

[@justbny9278]

I Also thought that blue field was him changing density. Idk

[@ericwright7892]

I'm leaning more towards energy absorption. Hence how he just eats a laser blast (not well but still eats it)

[@jetpackblues9193]

About the suit J'onn needs in space, maybe he needs it because a) The cold (it has about -280°C in space) b) Radiation (of surrounding suns or something)

[@zyaicob]

Mars has pretty much no atmosphere which both means it's constantly bombarded with radiation (admittedly our sun's non ionising radiation, but i doubt he would need a space suit on say Krypton), and it's mad cold on Mars

[@brauljo]

-280 ℃ is not possible. The coldest possible temperature is 0 K which is -273.15 ℃

[@jetpackblues9193]

@@brauljo That's why I said about

[@brauljo]

@@jetpackblues9193 273.15 rounds to 270, not 280

[@fox7378]

This video is fricking amazing. 10/10 humor. But literally the Martian manhunter, j'onn j'onns is crazy OP. But he is absolutely amazing and I love him to bits. He is soooooo underrated!! But, I gotta admit he doesn't use his powers right. If he were smarter with his abilities, he could probably beat almost everyone in the dcu.

[@lisatrappedmeinygsbasement848]

No he cant beat amazo

[@Reasonablewater27]

@@lisatrappedmeinygsbasement848 phase through him

[@rolandbridgeman5450]

The writers bro with their own said mind I think he beats supes he can become intangible he so powerful they gotta need him so they can show supes as the poster boy I think he’s top 3 fs

[@tobigrantlbart]

Gotta count 'em all Gotta count 'em all Goootta count them aaaall Justice League

[@iliketohearmenmoaning]

My favorite character of all time, I remember as a kid (and still now) this show is my favorite of all time. I really wish he wasn't underrated and hope he gets a movie

[@juanpedro4129]

I hope we'll get a Martian Manhunter movie one day, he is sooo nerf on Supergirl.

[@thomaswelbourn55]

I think there was a point in Supergirl where multiple episodes in a row he couldn't use his telepathy because... Strange reasons I can't remember

[@manof2moro]

One of the reasons he’s weaker in Supergirl is because of the budget for special effects. He requires a lot of effects to make himself and his abilities look good. Supergirl doesn’t require any effects aside from flying and the occasional heat vision and super breath

[@captcrais101]

Juan Pedro who should play him? I would say Trevante Rhodes but I want him to be John Stuart.

[@iliketohearmenmoaning]

Hell yes

[@supercorppridelgbtequality4380]

@@manof2moro to me he is very powerful but holds back a lot

[@LowellLucasJr.]

He may seem too powerful, but we need a race to establish Kyptonians aren't the ONLY aliens around with fantastic powers!

[@ericjohnson7234]

its not the fantastic powers, the dude just came from a planet with a much higher gravity then earth which is why he can fly. Doesn't explain why he is effected by kryptonite

[@noahjones3955]

Eric Johnson well no, kryptonians have those powers, but they just can’t use them on krypton because of the red son, I’m pretty sure they weren’t from krypton and were kind of like a colonizing species, which settled on krypton to keep them from fighting each other with their powers, could be wrong or it could just be something I subconsciously came up with but I remember it from somewhere

[@quotivation47]

GOD, I LOVE HOW YOU ANALYZE "EVERYTHING". Great video

[@wanderlustwarrior]

John's blue energy thing was likely density manipulation shifting to higher density. I think he did the same thing to dive through a plane in The Savage Time. Unlike shapeshifting into a superdense stone, which seems to have... startup and end lag, to use gaming terms, increasing his density via the blue thing also allows him to actually move. I assume the stone is more dense and invulnerable, but less practical.

[@KairuHakubi]

Yeah it's hard to draw someone going _more opaque_ than normal I seem to remember the guy in Mutant X with that power would turn sorta rocky when he became more dense? It's a difficult power to illustrate without a little expositional text box

[@yocapo32]

@@KairuHakubi I guess a more obvious visual change would be to make him look buffer, to imply he's squeezing his muscles as hard as he can to harden them, but that would need a lineart change, so the blue glowy thing is more practical from an animation perspective.

[@KairuHakubi]

@@yocapo32 Oh yeah I suppose if it's a biological power, it could be represented by flexing. kinda like Gurd's time-stop power requiring him to hold his breath.

[@neorenamon]

Many of Jon's powers are loosely grouped under the *Total Body Control* power. He can literally control every cell in his body. That's how he can morph, elongate, increase and decrease his size (and density) as well as several other powers. Flight may be related, but never explained. They clearly toned it down as in the comics, Jon routinely spends much time in space or underwater without special gear. I guess they didn't put it in the Justice League cartoons, but he also has stupid levels of regeneration. That's why his weakness is not *Fire* but his *Pyrophobia* (Fear of Fire). He should be able to almost instantly regenerate normal burns. Of course, the exception is that one time he was injected with a chemical that literally set his blood on fire in a way that could not be extinguished normally. A little concoction Batman created in case Jon ever got out of control and had to be stopped. Too bad someone else stole Batman's files and learned all of his anti-League measures he had invented.

[@friendlyfire7509]

Those are some nice file there bat... it be ashame if they...GOT DELETED!

[@Appocollege]

I just assumed the blue aura was him going Super Martian Super God Martian (see what I did there) but honestly it probably was just a telekinetic shield before they opted to removes his telekinesis Also Static exploited his electricity weakness with the brainiac takeover thing

[@NTTofMistery]

ha noob its Super Martian God Super Martian

[@SpencerN.C.]

I had always assumed the "glowing blue thing" as a visual way to show when John jacks UP his density - a reverse use of the intangibility power.

[@Scupple]

He can also sing.

[@videocrowsnest5251]

I kinda always thought of the space suit/diving suit inconsistency as a matter of the simple concept of: Comfort, and energy conservation. Could a character that has been shown to do it survive in space without a suit? Perhaps/yes/probably. Would it be comfortable for them when they could toss on a protective suit, and not have to bother with all of that when there is no real reason or gain for it? Plus to hang out in space probably does take more effort than say hanging out on the surface of a habitable planet, so I dare say it thus makes logical sense to, if the option is there: Toss on a space suit when in outer space. It's more comfy, and it saves you energy. As a bonus point: Even superpowered individuals are probably not keen to just be in outer space with no protection on a whim because of all the dangers that come with being out there, so if they have the option, they probably don't feel like taking the risk if potential for alternative options exist.

[@breezy3392]

In Supergirl, J'onn is called Manhunter because on Mars, that is what they called their police force

[@ADAJ342]

Ohhhhh, that makes sense!

[@kaildraconis]

Pretty enjoyable video. Definitely grew up on DC and always found MM interesting and both over powered and underrated which made him even more interesting to me. Again great video.

[@Star_Wars_With_PercyMan]

I remember being so hyped when J'Onn came back in that scene along the Great Wall of China, him being a red dragon instead of green one threw me off for sure!

[@yashmakesstuff]

Good to see you again James!

[@clockstomper]

I really like this video, gives you a really specific picture of what the character can do. And this is from a guy who's watched JL tons of times. It's just tough to put it all together in your head like this with so much other information coming at you.

[@ebaronwilliams6051]

"You? Pfft. You're nothing but a scientist"

[@Excalibur-Sonic]

I think telepathic sense with GL maybe also has to do with how much he's connected to the person. He doesn't know Question very well but GL he's known since the first episode.

[@lassegrotkjr6326]

Wow good video, i was actualy waiting fore someone to do something like This fore the comix, so thanks, if that ever comes out its proprebly gonna be somthing like This.

[@loganwx7493]

I think he was wearing the suit not because he needed oxygen, but because space is to harsh of an environment for this Martian manhunter. There’s radiation, pressure, and the freezing temperature of space. Even if he could survive all of that, he might of just needed to wear it because of the communication radios, even though he could’ve just talked using telepathy, but this version of MM doesn’t use his telepathy as a main source of communication. He uses his telepathy more as a locator, and an interrogation tool.

[@zyaicob]

Everyone keeps acting like he didn't come from Mars

[@onyourleft846]

Being a scientist IS A SUPERPOWER in comics. Ask tony stark, hank pym, T-challa (he dropped thanos with a device he made on the spot), doctor doom, or the almighty Reed Richards who can accomplish some almost doctor strange like powers when given the time, like dimensional travel, time travel, extreme weapon production, etc.

[@devonmatthews6443]

Yeah . Genius level intelligence is one

[@NEPONFW]

Excellent coverage on J'onn J'onzz!!!

[@bashfulbreloom9294]

This has always been my favorite video. The jokes hit, and the editing is really good.

[@dcauwatchtower]

It’s one of my favorites, too!

[@bashfulbreloom9294]

@@dcauwatchtower If J'onn was a Pokemon he WOULD NOT be a rock type. He'd be a fossil Pokemon who would be a Grass/Psychic type. Its especially fitting since in Pokemon the psychic type is connected to space and alien Pokemon.

[@DVS_Delusion]

Can I just say, MM is NOT weak against fire. It is a phobia. He is scared of it. So in the Justice League animated show he shouldn't physically get hurt by it. But I still love the video cause Martian Manhunter is my favourite hero ever.

[@Nagas_Arcana]

I imagine the blue aura manifests when he is under stress/fear, as it seems to only happen when he is an extremely dangerous situation. Getting shot point blank, trying to defend a teammate against multiple lasers, and especially fighting Doomsday are terrifying and stressful situations. I would phrase it as an unconscious defense mechanism that increases his durability slightly, hence why it still does damage, but it doesn't go right through him. Sort of like a weak psionic barrier basically. Just my observation though.

[@Heatlifer77]

Oh my god how have I never seen this channel before? AMAZING

[@tntwylmann]

Bro your editing is 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@dcauwatchtower]

Thanks!

[@rhodrage]

Martian Manhunter can't stop me. I'll just turn a lighter on.

[@thejokingbatman]

I think telepathic assault should be called mind ripping

[@loltrqll]

Mind raping

[@cameoshadowness7757]

@@loltrqll that's like calling any physcial attacks rape.

[@Error0101]

@@cameoshadowness7757 Mind diddling?

[@cameoshadowness7757]

@@Error0101 mind diddling? What? Still really far from it...

[@MiguelGonzalez-du8de]

I mean, you could count down his powers to just psychic abilities and shapeshifting to explain all of his powers. It's not that he can fly, he just uses telekinesis to levitate and "fly". He doesn't have speed and super strenght, he just alters his density so that he can move lighter and faster, and then just harden his fists to deal the blow, and so on.

[@randomknowledgeperson2872]

0:57. Ok. That transition was awesome. Here, have a cookie 🍪.

[@kingofnara]

Shape changing would literally mean he could change his shape like he could turn into a hexagon if he wants

[@kontrolzee1761]

I love that word schwooping. That's so schway.

[@diegodankquixote-wry3242]

Kontrol Zee your not the only one cursed with knowledge

[@lucaspotasio5483]

You know, I'm something of a scientist myself! No, no I'm not, but I can't hear the word 'scientist' without think about this Spider-Man line haha ​​great video as always!

[@devinkavanaugh1034]

I dont know what it is about your voice but it's very pleasing to listen to. Add that to my love of DC animation and it all adds up to the perfect you tube video for me... I swear I'm not ass creepy as I sound lol

[@dcauwatchtower]

🥰

[@ivoarmstrong9894]

ah yes, blue thing. the power every nine year old would pretend to have at recess

[@vitor900000]

5:26 Technically you can breath in space. Despite the common belief space is NOT a perfect vacuum and that is why we can detect and see nebulas that are "concentrated" clouds of gas in space. If you have enough strength to create a vacuum stronger than the vacuum of space in your lungs you will "breath". Another thing is do you know what he actually breaths? You said that mar atmosphere is 0.1% oxygen so it probably means he doesn't need it or very little of it.

[@TJFicarrotta]

Mars’s atmosphere was definitely different in the past. Scientists are pretty sure about that. We can’t just go by what it looks like today. Just how much did it have in the past, I don’t know, but it’s now believed that much of the atmosphere escaped into space. As far as I know, they’re not sure how it became the way it is, but evidence today shows river fossils meaning Mars had water at dome point. There’s no magnetosphere now, but for organic life as we know it, there had to have been one.

[@Heatlifer77]

On God, I gotta see this vid everyday, very informative but hilarious af

[@darkobirac8460]

Omg this channel is awesome, why i didn't now for this channel earlier

[@dcauwatchtower]

Subscribe for stuff like this every week!

[@sinnyboy9317]

KZbin: Watchtower Database has uploaded a new video. Me: Don't tell me, just make it play... MAKE IT PLAY NOW KZbin!!! Fan4Lyfe

[@BovineDesigns]

I love that James calls this episode boring and contrived but it's one of the most interesting episodes to me 😂

[@NamLe-gr6xp]

Perhaps the reason why MM has a space suit in “In Blackest Night” is to feel the same and indifferent to the rest of the members. It’s weird seeing Superman have a space suit, but MM just standing there without any protective gear.

[@dastard12]

underated channel. love your indepth viewpoints and sense of humor, way better than most "HERE'S A BUNCH OF CUT AND DRY COMIC BOOK FACTS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT OR YOU DID WE DON'T CARE LOL... TOP 10)

[@dcauwatchtower]

Thank you!

[@AJZulu]

The blue thing could always be his visual indicator that he has Increased Density as apposed to his Intangibility.

[@fearstormzz2132]

Johns weakness to fire isn’t physical but mental

[@navbuoy]

In the comic series Kingdom Come they reduced his appearance to a cameo since he was considered the 3rd Superman and would upset the balance of power. Much like Captain Marvel, they completely de-powered him to a fraction of his former self.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

​@@navbuoyOh, yeah, his mind got broken for reading the world's population there.

[@kimeraclan3135]

You are such a DORK Watchtower Database! I love it! Now you made me want to see more scientists in fiction who aren't total lameos. But I consider J'ohnn turning into stone (that looked more like metal to me at 13:09) the same as density shifting, id est schwooping. If he can shift his density to be lighter in order to phase through solid objects and shift back to his original density, then logically he could become denser. Or maybe its still shape-changing, having malleable cells that are like protoplasm which increase in or decrease in density at will.

[@dcauwatchtower]

Hearted for dork part

[@kimeraclan3135]

@@dcauwatchtower I am deeply moved, trully. Also, you watched that rad episode on VHS? Lucky, I had to wait for the rerun here in Romania, didn't have a VCR.

[@TearsoftheAeon]

Martian Man hunter Doesn't need the suit to breath oxygen, but to withstand the vacuum of space.

[@supercorppridelgbtequality4380]

I think this suit is his orginic one just for looking cool

[@nationstationmusic227]

11:52. Ohhh he did not just go there

[@Mokey_MokeyLordofPuns]

He never uses the blue again cause he found out that shit don't work

[@redtornado5239]

Amazing video to end my day good night guys and gals ❤️💙

[@BrownHairL]

Nice touch with J'onn charging into the screen making it appear as though he morphed into the Watchtower Database logo.

[@oscarclarke2653]

8:02 Look into my eyes...your soul is tainted with the blood of the innocent, feel their pain!

[@rcbmmines4579]

Well the DCAU definitely nerfed him especially in the first two seasons of JL. As a kid I remembered him as the guy who always gets a huge headache whenever he uses his telepathy (memory’s a bit hazy but I remember the scene from starcrossed the most) only to later earn how powerful he was. Looking back the closest he’s shown to be at the strength he usually is was from Destroyer in China.

[@TheCrossSoldier]

Thank you for this! It's a very thorough list. Heck, I completely forgot about that blue power J'onn demonstrates in a few episodes of the series. Also, I do like the fact that you demonstrated that fire wasn't akin to kryptonite for Martians. It just seemed more of a general "fire is bad for him because it's bad for everyone." However, one criticism I do have with this video is that you could have shown J'onn's durability more since in The Savage Time Part III, he removed a jet's engine while the afterburner was blasting him in the face. That's quite a feat that I see often get overlooked.

[@dcauwatchtower]

Thanks! True, though. He’s pretty tough.

[@gluuuuue]

Great video and analysis. It's conceivable Mars had a denser atmosphere ages ago. The green Martian civilization is supposed to have been eradicated centuries or millennia (iir?) prior to the start of the series. Otoh, flashbacks appear to depict J'onn breathing semi-normally after whatever the cataclysm was the white Martians unleashed.

[@UltraGalaxyify]

We see him use his "blue force field thing" a couple of times(ie, when he's using it against the jet transports in "The Savage Time Part III"), and I think it's supposed to augment his physical strength/density, making him harder to harm. True, the White Martian's weapons can still hurt, but he gets right back up in under a minute.

[@dcauwatchtower]

Check out our interview with Rich Fogel for the answer!

[@GabePuratekuta]

Where did you see White Martians in the show?

[@UltraGalaxyify]

@@GabePuratekuta In the two-parter pilot. True, they aren't native Martians, but they're obviously inspired by the White Martians from the comics.

[@mr.medina9836]

Based on my understanding of Justice League and JLU, J'onn has 7 main powers 1. Super strength: can lift incredible weights and break tough objects 2. Super durability: he is more resistant to damage than normal humans 3. Flight: he can make himself float as well as propel himself at incredible speeds 4. Telepathy: he can read and influence the minds of others 5. Shape shifting: he can change his size, shape, color and appearance in a variety of ways 6. Density shifting: he can alter his density. By decreasing his density he can either turn into a gas or become outright intangible. By increasing his density he can boost his strength and durability (blue thing) or turn into a stone-like form 7. Longevity/Immortality: he is hundreds of years old. He either ages very slow or doesn't age at all He has a few other super powers (like you mentioned him fixing his body after he was ripped in half) but I think these are his main powers

[@oldmanlogan9616]

Jesus, the clips of these episodes are taking me through a nostalgia blast, they brought memories from when I was 3 to 4 years old and saw these for the first time.

[@dcauwatchtower]

Then you’ll love this channel!

[@andrewgreeb916]

In general with superheroes it's like they roll the dice and decide whether or not something worked or an attack dealt damage

[@manvan6419]

As a scientist I can confirm none of this makes any sense it’s a cartoon add that to the list of the things that makes you mad

[@Mudkip971]

I think the reason he can survive in water but not in space is because he just requires O2 which is found in our air and in water (H20). Meaning his body probably can make a chemical reaction that can separate the O2 from the H in the a water molecule. Meanwhile space is just space. It has little to no gases.

[@devhermit]

He just forces others to think that he have those powers. Friends, enemies... everyone is under his mind-control. Thanks that he... forces everyone to think that he is good.

[@horsedrawn8347]

Haha you had my sub at "Schwooping".

[@questaoolavo2346]

Martian man hunter almost become a super Martian in the first episodes? Lol but he is more powerful than Superman

[@333angeleyes]

I remember reading about the history of Shazam a.k.a Captain Marvel and how DC pretty much destroyed the company that made him because at one point his popularity surpassed that of superman's which was a big threat to the company. I remember seeing a side comment saying, "it's similar to how they shackled the Martian Man-hunter because he's more powerful than superman. At the time I didn't understand (or even know who Martian man-hunter was) but now I do. Superman is their flagship hero, he is the symbol of DC comics, having a hero that out shines him in every aspect would be bad for the company.

[@devonmatthews6443]

Isn't martian Manhunter part of DC comics... People will still remember superman but it would be more money for the company to hwvr heroes as popular as Superman

[@themaniaclips7854]

You guys need more subs.

[@Navarreswordmaster]

J'onn was so nerfed in JLU that him getting his ass kicked became a running joke when I was rewatching with my roommate recently "J'onn's down, time for act 2"

[@jetpackblues9193]

6:06 One of the things that really bothers me about J'onn are his clothes (or in this case his space suit). Usually his outfit is just made of himself (his skin? Does that mean that he's technically always naked?). But in order to survive in space he apparently needs the suit. But in this scene we see him schwoop through the floor with the suit on. How the hell does this work? Is the suit part of his body? Is it a special suit made for him specifically?

[@themostbritishpersonalive868]

He just shape-shifted to look like a space suit

[@Lutzr2193X]

I think the blue force field thing was supposed to be him increasing his density. Like the opposite of the intangibility power. Like what Vision from Marvel comics can do. edit: Never mind, got further into the video. I don't think its increasing density anymore second edit: I do think it was density increasing for Justice Lord J'onn. So overall, maybe blue thing is him increasing his density.

[@NTTofMistery]

im assuming you thought maybe it wasnt density increasing when other j'onn used it offensively, but increasing your density would also allow you to hit harder with the same velocity. just imagine a balloon hitting you at 5mph and a rock of the same size hitting you at that speed.

[@Lutzr2193X]

@@NTTofMistery Thats the one where I thought it was increasing density. The one that tripped me up is the second time he used it to shield someone. It looked like the aura extended too far. That one might not be increasing density.

[@madsvigan2898]

6:07 the suit might Aswell been for protection against cosmic radiation, or the cold of space, or he simple used the suit, so the rest didn't feel alienated with him floating around unprotected.

[@mansurmajid2403]

This was hilarious and that blue thing might be a force field

[@dcauwatchtower]

Thanks! Check out our interview videos with JLTAS writer Rich Fogel--he explains the blue thing!

[@Jamesalec63]

J'oon has potential to matter of his body and mind to a super level or mega level he has used this when he took over the Jokers brain but he nearly lost control he had to be flexible with regards to the Joker but he didn't have a problem with Darkside well at first, he can't abuse his mental powers there are limits it could backfire and his own body will weaken if he is in space for to long the cosmic rays of space can effectively be a deadly even him but he can change his body into a solid state that he can survive in space but that can come at a price to his head and heart like all he has limits but he is evolving all the the time. The lonely Martians he is green and has fantastic powers but many are a mystery?

[@eglmedia7024]

Everytime i hear someone say "Superman is too OP" im like what about Martian Manhunter he is arguably even more powerful than Superman.

[@Dungeonstone]

The Space suit could be for... ~Radio/verbal communication with the other team members. ~Blocking potentially harmful radiation (I mean after all if fire gets to him maybe other forms of radiation are also damaging). ~Saw that everyone else needed one and didn't want to be left out.

[@AztecCroc]

6:14 0.1% is still 100% more than the 0% of the void of space.

[@StevieStitches]

John Jones from Mars is not too powerful, he's just right powerful.

[@probalgaming6566]

Who is here after watching Justice League cut 2021

[@justice_productions_]

1:33 Loving Bruce Timm’s hair lol (not sarcasm)

[@justjackson7152]

The aura is probably just a part of density shifting just in the reverse of what we usually see, he made himself denser rather than thinner

[@shreejithnair2250]

Who's here after watching Zack Snyder's Justice League!?

[@dcauwatchtower]

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[@Corvidae10]

Martians > Kryptonians There, I said it.

[@rosestar1324]

I always assumed that J'onn was able to breathe underwater because he just added gills to his body even though it's never mentioned.

[@dannyphantom3090]

Its funny as a kid i always remembered jonn and superman being super weak in justice league but rewatching he was still very powerful but the writers just nerfed them so the story wouldn't end in 2 seconds.

[@vjmrtnz17]

*schwooping* really? nice choice of words ! lol

[@pg9862]

You can call it "Ghost form" instead of "Shwoozing" right?

[@SimplyHawa]

*He’s a phantom*

[@pg9862]

@@SimplyHawa ayt.

[@Blurns]

I like to think Green Martians are highly flammable. J'onn seems capable of breathing underwater except for when his powers were disabled by that helmet thingy, so it might have been his shape-changing powers allowing him to breathe underwater like Aquaman. Mars is shown in flashbacks thousands of years ago with buildings & plant life, but the way we know it in modern times. Space suits don't just give you oxygen, but keep you pressurized and cool, because the vacuum of space is the perfect insulator. Combine that with body heat and exposure to sunlight and J'onn might explode unless maybe he was constantly invisible and schwooping while in space or something, but I'm not a scientist.

[@saudarareza1327]

6:43 it's almost ilogic. The significant factor is.. because Mars's gravity is lighter than Earth's gravity. So.. if Martians come to earth, their weight increased. How is it possible to have super speed when you gain weight? Other factor.. Earth's atmospheric pressure is greater than Mars' atmospheric pressure. So it should be.. Martians will feel turbulence in every move.