Origin of Man-Bat

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[@kingshadow8782]

Okay!

[@kingshadow8782]

I'm going to enjoying watching Video.

[@sanadalvi992]

​😮😮1😊1😊😊

[@omgbreezy4707]

Batman refusing to let him pay for meds after business hours is insane 😂😂😂😂😂

[@pasta-and-heroin]

Bootlicker Batman

[@fredwesley514]

That batcare is worst than Medicare 🤣🤣🤣

[@robarrant3429]

It's the most Adam West thing I could imagine him saying at that moment.

[@12thMandalorian]

Batman was a typical government superhero, what a jerk 😂

[@m1_garandmaster541]

Still one of the best Jump Scares in a video game EVER

[@ericwilson8558]

This character is, when you think of it, a really powerful enemy of batman, yet he's highly underrated. If they ever bring him as one of the villains in a live action movie, I hope that he doesn't disappoint.

[@henros4188]

If they do, it has to be a horror themed/styled movie like the recent Batman move did with Riddler, and since it’s ManBat they could also take inspirations form the last Voyage of the Demeter.

[@AifDaimon]

@@henros4188 or make it a Halloween-themed mystery movie; Kirk would fit in PERFECTLY

[@henros4188]

@@AifDaimon EXACTLY

[@chidieberenwadike4165]

Enjoyed him in the cartoon show. Hopefully we see him in Matt Reeve's Batman Universe.

[@danieljace21]

More likely to see him used by Gunn.

[@ensabahnur7657]

Man-Bat's a great character!

[@mr.e9502]

My first encounter with Man-Bat was in Arkham Knight, and it was a HELL of a jumpscare when I first bumped into him.

[@jessemillan1385]

Man-Bat is just as tragic as The Lizard.

[@Living_Soul54]

I like those type of characters who transform from their own serum. If you know any or anyone else in either DC or marvel, would love to hear it.

[@MazeDaGr8]

Just another story of Science gone wrong

[@Living_Soul54]

@@MazeDaGr8 true lol

[@michaelsimpson208]

Or as Mad as Sauron (Marvel version)!

[@encounteringjack5699]

Lol Man-Bat vs Lizard. Pretty sure Lizard would win, but I like the idea.

[@benhenderson8952]

That Arkham Knight jumpscare lives in my head rent free 🦇

[@JW02828]

It will be pretty awesome if they make a movie and put him on the big screen.

[@Saimeren]

Man-Bat is neat. He reminds me of the old Gargoyles tv show.

[@lizardmilk]

Noticed he started out with 4 limbs plus wings. Later he had only legs and arm-wings.

[@MazeDaGr8]

Most people know Man-Bat as that jump scare from Arkham Knight

[@madambutterfly1997]

I feel like in the Multiverse there would be an alternate version of Man-Bat that calls himself Camazotz. Hell that should be part of the Dark Knights Metal storyline. A version of Bruce Wayne that became Man-Bat kind of like vampire Batman in justice League gods and monsters

[@quentinfogger5755]

How many of you remember seeing a glimpse of the live action version of the Man-Bat in the Batman Vs Superman Dawn of Justice?

[@Uchihaprince4899]

can you do the origin of lord Zod

[@theos1022]

His surprise appearance and side mission in Arkham Knight is a real treat.

[@AifDaimon]

Us 90s kids love Man-Bat & sympathise with him

[@paulslade129]

Yup!

[@ericwilson8558]

I really enjoyed this video. Thank you so much for the history of man-bat. He always spooked me as a kid in BAS.

[@JJ-oq3tz]

I feel kinda bad for Dr. Kirk Langstrom because all he wants to cure himself from deafness and tried to the alternate vampire bats DNA but ends up being a giant bat-like creature. He's not a Batman, he just a victim who trying to cure himself.

[@HariOmRadhaKrishna]

I've been collecting the Justice League Dark graphic novels. Man-Bat with Zatana, W. W., Swamp Thing & Detective Chimp is a great team.

[@quentinfogger5755]

Which movie or TV Show do you think did a great job in portraying Kirk Langstorm the Man-Bat? What do you think he would be like in live action?

[@quentinfogger5755]

Can you do history of the Elementals, Cyclone and Sandman along with Kurt Conners the Lizard, Rhino, Chameleon, Scorpion and the Human Fly along with the Tinkerer, Alistair Smythe the Ultimate Spider Slayer, Living_Brain, and Prowler?

[@montrelbledsoe9239]

I actually started liking man-bat because of the first lego bat-man game

[@quentinfogger5755]

Can you please do history of DC OMAC along with the Reach who are the aliens who created the Scarabs in honour of the release of the Blue_Beetle movie?

[@quentinfogger5755]

What do you think Man-Bat would be like some Batman Villain like the Penguin or Deathstroke tried to take control of him?

[@quentinfogger5755]

So when are you going to do history of DC Despero since he is one of the biggest Justice League Villians from the Comics?

[@rubyrubio3970]

Can you do the history of magneto, gambit, judge dredd, Cassie hack, qwenpool, hit monkey, vamperrella, moon girl & devil dinosaur and league of extraordinary gentlemen

[@ayezoop884]

The picture of Frank Robins, makes him look like a Man-Bat

[@random1468]

Man Bat literally one of the example of character that many people underestimate him, Man Bat is so underrated, Man Bat deserve more respect🔥

[@stg4theglitchog768]

If i reimagined Man-bat, i would make Bruce Wayne Man-bat, after his parents died, he didn't become the Batman we know because he didn't find anyone to train him & he saw Gray Ghost get killed by cops because he stopped criminals, so Bruce decided to give himself powers by creating a serum to make him strong, he used bat dna, steroids & meta human dna to do so but it failed and he ended up turning into a bat/human hybrid abomination, afraid of what he became, he got away from his mansion and tries to hide from every, making everyone think he took himself out.

[@assassingio9847]

I love Man-Bat.He is one my favorite Comic Book Villians.

[@jackieanderson9408]

This was sweet 🎂

[@Uncleed251]

Manbat would be the perfect villain for a Batman movie especially if it's a horror mystery instead of just another action film the classic Hammer Horror style would be a perfect for a tragic villain like him.

[@Y2JFan94]

Where’s origin of Huntress video

[@brianhays1797]

I remembered when we has a “good guy” in the Bat Family.

[@99markim1]

I hope next Origin ofKiller Croc story.

[@liltaytjakid26]

My favorite episode in animated series.

[@newhybrid101]

Batman 666(Damian Wayne as Batman) turned Man Bat into a CAPE in DC Nuclear Winter He literally WORE one of the scariest Batman villians. That version of Damian is physically a beast,i have pixel measured him at 6'6 compared to other characters next to him(in a picture he was 2 feet above his 10 year old self who was 4'6,taller than Ras,towered over a vision of Nightwing much more than Bruce did) and he is more buff than his old man and has low superhuman strength

[@knightoath1995]

He scared The shit outta me on batman Arkham Knight I forgot about that jump scare scene

[@DrPhobosAnomaly]

Man-Bat's appearance in the Grant Morrison run that led up to and included Final Crisis and in Batman: Arkham City were omitted.

[@jeffk7881]

I had the BTAS Man-Bat toy as a kid! Loved that character and episode

[@renemarrero6523]

Man Bat 🦇 is petty cool

[@Havok91]

I saw a photo of the recent Manbat figure fighting the FuRay Planet Veteran William, and it was FANTASTIC. I need to get my hands on that bat to go with my own horror collection.

[@quentinfogger5755]

Is Man-Bat the DC version of Marvel's Kurt Conners the Lizard? Who would win between these two mutated scientists?

[@edwinromandotcom]

The artwork is terrific!

[@kingshadow8782]

Good work.

[@unclelink]

No mention of the "other" Man-Bat? Everyone thought it was Langstrom... until it wasn't.

[@jacobwhitlatch97]

Man-bat's secret identity should be Wayne Bruce

[@mrmysterious8124]

Can you look at the History of The Brain from Teen Titans/Doom Patrol🧠🤖

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Love your content 😊😊😊❤❤❤

[@madambutterfly1997]

Doesn't Man-Bat join the bat family? I know Clayface joined at some point

[@user-we4yd6df4w]

He believe he was in the 70s comics.

[@michealstephen2586]

Man-bat scared the 💩 in the batman arkham game.

[@robertdenicola6409]

the jumpscares with this dude in Arkham Knight were insane!!!!!!Lol 😂😂😂😂

[@nickducharme5104]

I need to see man bat in a Batman movie.

[@nickducharme5104]

manbat in the Batman but he is a scientist in a real looking robotic costume that flys around.

[@WesleyB-Rook]

0:32 that’s terrifying

[@josephseda9455]

Man-bat , and bat-mite are part of the same earth family.

[@tangamations5622]

I have an elseworld man at comics it's been on of my favorites

[@tracebaker]

I had no idea he had this origin!

[@eastsidejohnnywalker8687]

reminds me of Kurt Connors we need to see this guy in theaters

[@cbkirby6199]

Man-Bat is a cool villain. I love his portrayal in BTAS and Arkham Knight. I think both of them did justice to the character and made him a bit more interesting. Especially in knight, it’s really hard to watch the scene where (SPOILERS) Batman has to tell Kirk that he killed his own Fiancee when he became Man-Bat.

[@BlackHart730]

Loved him as Batman( God's and Monsters)

[@jamiedeering3400]

Fun fact: in an alternative universe Kirk ended up turning himself into a vampire and became his universe's Batman

[@lack_of_reality]

Honestly one of, if not my favorite Batman villains is Man-Bat. Wish he could be in more media.

[@Infernal_Sniper]

Sadly enough, Batman could have just bought the chemicals if manbat had stayed after their first encounter and explained what was happening to him. Like most of Batman's supervillains, he refused to ask for help until it was too late.

[@nielsfrederiksen6636]

Highly under rated villain. Should have fight Croc at some point.

[@tannerrugg3480]

Also I loved man-bat after reading one of those BAS novels I wish I knew what they’re called

[@quentinfogger5755]

What do you think is the best thing about Kirk Langstorm the Man-Bat in the comics? Which one of his powers and abilities do you think is the best?

[@rahawalkthroughs8203]

Do a video on killer Croc

[@brentperry3669]

Always thought he'd make an intriguing anti-hero

[@paulslade129]

What is your opinion of the version from The Batman cartoon?

[@chinnidiwakar]

He suddenly jumpscared the shit out of me while playing batman video game😅

[@carlosgarza400]

Man, he keeps making villains that were trying to be good

[@kaimengquek1952]

He needs the recombinator from curt conners.

[@puzzledhypnoshroom1004]

I love Man Bat he’s in top 10.

[@quentinfogger5755]

Are you going to do history of Jentorra, Kryler(played by Bill Murray), Multiple Man, Cassie Lang as Stature/Stinger and the city of Chronopolis in honour of the Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumainia movie?

[@Darthghostface193]

Can you do the origin of Omni man?

[@richardalexander56]

Hey Arris did you ever do an origin of Power Girl? If no, can we expect one in the future?

[@rwby900]

Someone actually sat there and said how about we take Batman name and reverse it and call him man bat

[@CloneScavengerVulpin8389]

I wonder if langstrom's version of the cure would have been permanent?

[@shamartTM]

Even though he's technically not Man-Bat I'm a huge fan of Kurt from the God's and Monsters movie that got vampire powers and became Batman

[@ytsi7505]

Was kirk manbat ever shown in comics as a wherebat in other words in control of his transformations and is he connected to the red?

[@icekingjames8791]

🦇🦇🦇🦇

[@ZiKoN22]

Where are the reading recommendations?? please tell me.

[@quentinfogger5755]

How long till you do history of America-Chavez, Speed and Wiccan since these Young Avengers played a major role in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness? Can you please do history of them in honour of the release of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness?

[@troyjackson836]

History of Victor Zsasz?

[@rickybryan1759]

Reeves could do a great job with him

[@chijiokeochubili7279]

Langstrom resembles the one in BTAS

[@gatorcroc7212]

I liked Kirk as Batman in God's and Monsters

[@dtay8913]

Is there a chance we'll get Man-Spider too?

[@quentinfogger5755]

Since you did the history of Midnight Man, Are you going to do history of other Moon Knight villains like Arthur Harrow, Shadow Knight, Bushman, the Zodiac Cartel, Stained Glass Scarlet, Moon_Shade and the Sun-King?Since you did the history of Midnight Man, Are you going to do history of other Moon Knight villains like Arthur Harrow, Shadow Knight, Bushman, the Zodiac Cartel, Stained Glass Scarlet, Moon_Shade and the Sun-King?

[@user-xv2lq2nh4l]

I wonder 🤔 who would win in a fight between Manbat and Morbious the living Vampire

[@kazoomer2453]

I love variant comics

[@MJ-nu7pg]

This makes me believe those Batman memes of him beating people up 🤦🏾‍♂️ He could have let him get the meds

[@WoOlF0059]

Why Batman didn’t cure him ?

[@jackieanderson9408]

😊😊

[@kingshadow8782]

Hi

[@eugenegodzilla946]

Man bat

[@OffensiveProduction1]

Man-bear-pig...

[@tannerrugg3480]

I alway compare man bat like spider-man’s The lizard