Shriek Is A Careless Fool | Batman Beyond

[@francostevo9939]

I know a guy who is a novelist and and he said that he had a character who specializes in sounds. The reason he made such a character was because Shriek. He said and I quote “I have never seen anyone make sound look so badass.

[@claytopolis]

Sound based powers and weapons are underrated.

[@francostevo9939]

@@claytopolis my friend writes a story where humans and humanoid animals coexist. He has been studying different properties of sounds to implement in his story. For example, a sound wave that vibrates at a certain frequency that when adjacent to water, the water could can be compacted to a blade, or even cause water to flow away from the vibration point of origin, or have a running fork vibrate at a frequency that when held above your head, can cause thundering rain to repel away from the user; keeping them dry and un wet.

[@Ultrasound700]

Sound exactly like me about twelve years ago, though all of my writings are long lost.

[@francostevo9939]

@@Ultrasound700 my friend has been writing stories since 2009.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Brings into mind why I would love to create two types of characters: a Multiversal ace pilot with a downtime soft spot for classic literature, yuri love stories and magical girl shows (based on Star Wars Legends' Maarek Stele, the DCAU's Old Yeller-loving Green Lantern John Stewart, and me, who really is into books, girl's love stuff, and mahou shoujos) and a fierce looking yet bubbly and unflinchingly optimistic time manipulator gunslinger girl who was actually born a Muggle guy, only to be put on a superhuman clone body after a near-heroic sacrifice... not that they mind too much, for she adores her new identity (basically a mix of Kyouko Sakura, the DCAU Wally West, Homura Akemi, Vash the Stampede, Chisato Nishikigi, Aoi Futaba, and Guy Shishioh).

[@claytopolis]

Normally when a character has sound powers it's usually just a powerful scream. Shriek was an example of just how versatile sound powers can be. He wasn't just someone what could burp out a blast of force, he was an engineer who knew every way to use sound to his advantage.

[@Orsonfoe]

agreed. making it so there is no sound was so jarring the first time watching. you cant hear anything but you see the danger Terry doesn't see. then next when shriek shows up he takes it in a different direction and makes it so that we can not understand sound. the only other time sound was taken inter a more unique direction where the sound ninja from naruto but the sadly didn't last long.

[@randallflagg3700]

In the 3rd season of *Superman & Lois* (we're 2 episodes into season 4 right now), one of the main villains in the fan-favorite Onomatopoeia, and in the Arrowverse Ono has powers, and they work a bit like Shriek's. On one hand I would have liked to get a more comic-accurate Onomatopoeia, but on the other it was cool to see someone with sound power who is not just Black Canary 5.0 (I mean we got Sara Lance, Laurel Lance, Evlyn Sharp, Dinah Drake, yep that's 4 Canaries right there) but can use their sound powers for a bunch of inventive stuff. Speaking of Shriek, I recently read *"Batman: White Knight Presents: Red Hood "* by Sean Murphy (part of the Murphyverse, that started on DC Black Label with "Batman: White Knight"), and I was happily surprised to get Shriek as the main villain. I was kinda hoping that this comic would get a mention here, but since it's not the main Beyond continuity, I understand why he was left out of this video...

[@andydrew3834]

If there was a Batman Beyond game, I can easily imagine Shriek being the hardest boss or one of the hardest bosses

[@jamesesterline]

Beyond really deserved a good game since the Return of the Joker tie-in game was infamously terrible, Terry's villains would make for fun boss fights in a fifth generation game (or even sixth generation since the PS2 and Dreamcast were out when the show was airing) like Spider-Man 2000 and Enter Electro which had solid bosses that involved a few puzzles like throwing Carnage into a sonic generator or solidifying Sandman with water.

[@thebloodedge284]

Rocksteady was gonna make a batman beyond game but instead of Terry they were originally going have damian as batman beyond but they canceled because around that time people hated damian a lot.

[@dimancor2925]

I mean, there is a PS1 "Batman Beyond: Return Of The Joker" game from 2000.

[@andydrew3834]

@@jamesesterline exactomundo, James

[@andydrew3834]

@@thebloodedge284 I can’t imagine anyone but Terry as the future Batman

[@marcusmclean132]

One think about Shriek is that after Powers rejects his demolition idea and asks him to become an assassin instead, he takes exactly zero persuasion. Not the only villain in Beyond to go from a respectable job to attempted murder in a day, but you'd think he'd have enough self respect as a man of science to push back even just a little bit.

[@peterwhite6415]

I want to add, that it also took very lil persuasion from Terry to enter his workshop/house while being disguised as pizza delivery boy with the wrong adress and some good pizza. Shriek not only accepted the Pizza, but let him in and talk about some of his work... before getting super suspiscious and trying to kill him when he mentions something related to his work and recent shenanigans. The man is not only easy to persuade and cleary willing to kill someone to get some recognizance and get respect, but he also gave me the vibes that he is very protective of his research, cause Terry could have been a corporte spy trying to steal his work for some other company.

[@levievil9220]

@@peterwhite6415I mean if someone was willing to listen and offered free food wouldn’t you want to just explain stuff even if you’re suspicious if they’re a corporate spy literally offer me a pizza and I’ll tell you what you want to know

[@tashibalampkin8555]

I love the scene where he and Terry chill and eat pizza together. When Terry makes himself suspicious, in an instant Shriek tries to split his head open. The whole thing is just hilarious.

[@duhdeedee]

iirc the scene Terry made some remark about shockwaves destroying things (what Shreeve was doing in costume). Clearly he didn't make that part of his research public.

[@mechajay3358]

Yeah, Terry was just starting out as Batman and it was far too soon of him to go in disguises yet.

[@thomasphil543]

@@mechajay3358 Terry showed talent for detective work in the episode, without Bruce help. Ironically, overplaying his hand helped find out Shreeve secret identity sooner.

[@WhiteFangofWar]

Terry's fault for acting sus.

[@thing1thing2themediamaniac43]

That is a GREAT SCENE

[@QueenMonoChrome]

A scene that always stuck with me was Shriek's assitant Ollie basically using the pleasure causing tuning rod to uh...it's logical if not pg-13 conclusion, with Shriek rolling his eyes and turning off his hearing aids to stop hearing Ollie's moaning. I genuinely would not be surprised if Shriek holds this 'indignity' against Batman, having to degrade himself working with people like Ollie who doesn't 'get' what he's doing but he needs the extra hands, and the only thing he can offer is gratification with tools that could change the world.

[@SerumLake]

I did write a section about that but decided to cut it out when editing the video because it grossed me out too much 😂

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Face it, the DCAU has done so many brilliantly done yet easily shrugworthy moments. Case in point, the Flash eating his food in JLU's "The Balance" after talking with Wonder Woman and Hawkgirl... and also his van in JL's "Eclipsed".

[@thing1thing2themediamaniac43]

One of my favorite scenes is in the episode where Shriek makes a comeback and he's using sound to make people speak gibberish so they can't understand each other. He's even threatening to somehow cause mass death with his device. I love the part where his assistant whose addicted to the pleasure inducing aspects of sound waves tries to sneak up on Terry and Terry throws him into a control and breaks it. The part where Olli freaks out and runs away after trying to shut it off is great. "OH NO! I CANT SHUT IT OFF!

[@cinnamonflavord]

If Shriek became deaf far earlier and made the Deafphones I think he would have faired better than a demolition sound suit

[@Inferno144]

A thing I loved about Beyonds designs was some of the villians designs. Be it Spellbinder or Shriek, the costumers were so cool.

[@ashlirabid9614]

Agreed.

[@AnkhAnanku]

I was obsessed with these designs as a kid

[@yaujj65]

Notice that Shriek uniform is similar to Powers private army uniform with its blue and white slick and circle pattern. Makes him tied towards Powers in some ways

[@Nyghtking]

"They could change the world" To quote a spiderman villain: "I don't want to cure cancer, I want to turn people into dinosaurs!" Because said villain had perfected a method of genetic engineering to the point where he could alter a person's DNA and vary much could have cured cancer, genetic defects, ect. but chooses not to because he doesn't want to, same for most villains.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Meantime, there's Gorilla Grodd in JLU's "Dead Reckoning".

[@Iceykitsune]

...is that villain aware that people would pay good money to be turned into dinosaurs?

[@Nyghtking]

@@Iceykitsune Probably, but the guy is a pterodactyl man after he genetically augmented himself so I doubt he cares much about money, he's just a nut.

[@saviorbob]

@@Iceykitsune I mean to be fair that's pretty much how we got splicers in beyond

[@onbearfeet]

I don't think Sauron (yes, that's the name of the character in that panel) is a Spider-Man villain, per se. The panel seems to be from the New Avengers run when Spider-Man was on the team. I think he's more of an X-Men villain usually.

[@jacktoma21]

I really enjoy how creative they got with the variety of ways they could utilize Shriek’s sound gimmick. Compared to Shocker who only uses his guantlet a for concussive force

[@SerumLake]

I wonder if that’s why he was only in a few episodes… 🤔

[@michaelandreipalon359]

​@@SerumLakeSame for the Shocker in S-M: TAS?

[@noahsmith1053]

The episodes where he muted the sound and scrambled languages were so cool to me when I watched them

[@jackofallclaws6672]

A video essay about a Sound-Based Villain being followed up by one about a character whose very laugh can make people go INSANE! How fitting!

[@adriantallent8557]

Being deaf is less of a handicap than most people think, though it takes a lot of time to adapt to. A lot of sounds above a certain decibel can be felt as well as heard. I think Shriek should have been aware of the falling building, if not the direction it was coming from.

[@stingerjohnny9951]

I like how “splicing” remains a background part of this world’s culture and wasn’t just a one episode fad. It makes the world feel more organic

[@omarcogle1965]

I mean how much down the line humans will splice until they turn into an animal?

[@stingerjohnny9951]

@@omarcogle1965 There are no wolves on Fenris…

[@omarcogle1965]

@@stingerjohnny9951 Are you sure about that?

[@thing1thing2themediamaniac43]

Anyone else think The Splicers Episode predicted The TransGender movement?

[@stingerjohnny9951]

@@thing1thing2themediamaniac43 No, more the furry movement. Trans isn’t a cosmetic thing like splicing tends to be portrayed as.

[@videocrowsnest5251]

Shrieks callous nature is on full display when he tries to murder Terry in his pizza delivery boy disguise and late the even younger Dagh down in the tunnels. Not only does he have no qualms about killing, but factor his age into this: Shriek is a grown adult. Dagh was a run-away kid, and Terry the pizza delivery boy was a teenager. That's some especially cold-hearted ruthlessness.

[@The_Phantasm]

Shriek would make a great Daredevil villain.

[@andydrew3834]

Amen!

[@venomfan2020]

Marvel already has a Shriek, her name is Frances Barrison, bride to serial-killer Cletus Kasady, a.k.a. Carnage

[@Coconut_Prrson]

If they get a bit of inspiration from Shriek, this could be a banger DDvsShocker storyline

[@andydrew3834]

@@Coconut_Prrson and I would love to see it

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Regarding the design, Shriek would definitely fit in the Ben 10 universe, either as one of the aliens or as the antagonist.

[@WhiteFangofWar]

The sound blasters aren't so practical, but I can see a few good uses for the sound masker. Covert ops, construction, meditation... Really liked the Babel episode. It was serious subject matter showcasing how dire it is when a deranged supervillain delivers the ultimatum of 'Hero must surrender to me or I kill X number of people' but also kind of funny hearing everyone talk gibberish, even Bruce. Reminds me of another villain who could warp the very inferred meaning of speech, so everything anyone said to each other had a negative slant.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

And funnily enough, the JLA: Babel comic storyline seems to have borrowed from it... and in return, the episode also seems to have borrowed from The Batman Adventures issues 4-5 - "Riot Act" featuring Scarecrow.

[@enbybunny9940]

The idea that you wouldn’t be able to notice A WHOLE BUILDING about to fall on top of you, just because you’re deaf, is hilarious Sounds are vibrations. Just because your ears can’t register them anymore, doesn’t mean your body can’t feel them.

[@limbomask4745]

The finger movements at 1:51 are so fluid! Sad such a great detail is so easily missed.

[@EatYourToastSon]

I'm so glad someone else noticed that! Something tells me that was an animators mini-flex

[@mrheroprimes]

I wonder if that section of Old Gotham is the only portion of the city that survived the near apocalypse of 09, I'm surprised that area wasn't put under the protection of a historical society.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Possibly so.

[@thing1thing2themediamaniac43]

​@michaelandreipalon359 What exactly was The Apocalypse of 09

[@michaelandreipalon359]

@@thing1thing2themediamaniac43 In my opinion, the JLA: Babel comics/the JL: Doom movie for the DCAU, but more catastrophic ranging from a destructive earthquake on Gotham City a la No Man's Land (and sure explains the easy reconstruction of Neo-Gotham in Batman Beyond) to mass deaths like Vixen's (which should explain Warhawk being born from John Stewart and Shayera Hol).

[@mrheroprimes]

@@michaelandreipalon359 I also tend to speculate that Diana Was either Killed or came really close to being killed which was what motivated Batman to beat Ra's al ghoul to the point where even the Lazarus pits couldn't heal him Properly Which is what resulted in him Having his consciousness transferred into Talia body.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

@@mrheroprimes Came close, probably, since she's mentioned to still be around in Static Shock's "Future Shock".

[@DFuxa]

Looking forward to the video on Shriek; easily the one villain from Batman Beyond that I could see going against other DC Heroes.

[@francostevo9939]

FINALLY MY SECOND FAVORITE BATMAN BEYOND VILLAIN INHAVE BEEN WAITING FOR ON THIS CHANNEL!

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Shriek: C'mon Bruce....Jump....yknow you want to! Bruce: THATS NOT MY NAME!!!

[@madskillz808]

Power's true superpower was the ability to come up with sick-ass villan names on the spot.

[@adawnicusautocon]

Ya know what's funny, I can't help but see Ultimate Echo Echo when looking at Shriek. Just think about it?

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Oh, I do too. Thank Glen Murakami.

[@themustachioedfish5988]

So I'm not the only one to think he looks like he's from Ben 10.

[@AroAceGamer]

Doctor Who Finale, Elden Ring DLC and new Serum Lake. I will be eating good tomorrow.

[@SerumLake]

Oh crap I forgot to preorder Shadow of the Erdtree!

[@michaelandreipalon359]

I'll pass on Doctor Who though.

[@nicholasfarrell5981]

​@@michaelandreipalon359why?

[@michaelandreipalon359]

@@nicholasfarrell5981 Not that into it, and trying to digest it, a very long show with still missing episodes and a lot of seasonal rot moments, will be so exhausting and a waste of time. I'd rather stay with more digestible fiction like Star Wars Legends.

[@nicholasfarrell5981]

@@michaelandreipalon359 ah, that's fair.

[@gregorykeithmorris3970]

I really like this character, Shriek was a worthy addition to Terry's rogues gallery. It takes a lot to scare the radioactivity out of Blight in your first scene. Shreeve, Spellbinder and Ian Peek really were the closest to defeating Terry for good. Apart from a cool design and the writers' efforts, Chris Mulkey's performance helped make the character badass, too. Good video, sir. Always a pleasure. I had a bad afternoon at work today and watching this was a major pick me up. Thank you.

[@SerumLake]

You're welcome!

[@heis147]

I always loved this guy’s sleek design and vibe.

[@kimeraclan3135]

I recently saw a KZbin video of a kid and his prosthetic arm where he shows it off, subsequently dislocating it at the elbow region. This highlighted how technology for medical purposes has obvious limitations and it shouldn't be rushed, as it could lead to disastrous oversight. Same principal applies for Man-Bat, Lloyd Ventrix, Anthony Romulus and Shriek. Their achievements (and for Ventric and Romulus, their tools) would have been better had they not rushed into immediate practical application. Then again, curing disability resulting in supervillain is a trope that should be treated more tastefully.

[@kimeraclan3135]

Also, Shriek's costume was schway! It was as if a Mobius style cyclops had elephant legs for hands, with sloth claws, plus a Banshee's shriek. Pun not intended!

[@TheRadicalOneNG]

3:06 Even at his advanced age, Bruce just breaks the planks so casually and with so little fanfare, you can tell the writers respected his character and what he meant to fans.

[@incoherentbabbler4636]

the bit with ollie and the... definitely-just-an-advanced-tuning-fork caught me off guard when i saw it for the first time. anyway it's easily one of my favorites and it's the last traditionally animated episode iirc which is really cool.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

I thought the last traditionally animated ep is "Terry's Friend Dates a Robot"?

[@LosDog]

One of the best memberships I've ever joined.

[@SerumLake]

And thank you for joining!

[@tashibalampkin8555]

I haven't seem it yet but I'm exited for the video. Shriek is one of my favorite BB villains. Just like the title says, he's so smart but so freaking stupid.

[@squeethemog213]

I really enjoyed shriek's design and the episode where he makes the city go nuts is one of my favorites. Thanks for covering him 🙏😃

[@TheGeorge-it8fp]

YES!!! I have been waiting for this one forever!!!!

[@eagercadet4059]

Shriek's costume looks a lot like a alien from Ben 10

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Ultimate Echo-Echo.

[@theartcrusader759]

Considering the fact that the character designs for batman beyond were done by Glen Morakami who also did the character design UAF it's very possible he took the inspiration from his older design

[@eagercadet4059]

@@theartcrusader759 that made me think, some of the cartoons (mainly superhero ones) Teen titans, BTAS, New Batman Adventures, Superman the animated series and even Ben 10 shared a similarly blocky look for their human characters

[@OsirisTheRaptor]

This guy just *looks* like he could pass for a Ben 10 Villian

[@Rose-yx6jq]

Okay so I remember that a ton of people who worked on uaf worked on the DC animated universe. I freaking knew that ultimate echo echo looked passively familiar. Like it's very clear why they took inspirations from shriek when designing one of the better ultimates.

[@MP-kw5ud]

Gotta be honest I find it hilarious that Bruce Wayne refers to himself as Batman in his mind. I'm pretty sure Superman would refer to himself as Clark or Kal-El.

[@tylerbertram7065]

It's because Batman is the man and Bruce Wayne the mask

[@AnAverageGoblin]

@@tylerbertram7065 still the dumbest Batman take on earth.

[@tylerbertram7065]

@@AnAverageGoblin ok

[@Compucles]

Lego Batman: Batman doesn't live in Bruce Wayne's basement! Bruce Wayne lives in Batman's attic!

[@e69alpha]

When he lost his hearing i got scares. I can't imagine losing your hearing entirely

[@jeremy1860]

That ending scene of Shriek realising that he was deaf has stayed with me ever since I first saw it as a kid 😟

[@fwayzay]

I'm on a rabbit hole through these batman beyond videos and it seems like Derrick powers is the root to all the evil villians lol

[@SerumLake]

That's mostly the case in season one, yeah!

[@biguy617]

The pizza delivery scene is a reference to Bruce Lee or the Last Dragon. They both tried the same disguise as a delivery guy.

[@nerddeooo]

Shriek is by far the best batman beyond villain IMO, so creative

[@michaelandreipalon359]

0:20: Gotta adore Alex Ross' art. Never even thought of associating him with the Shocker myself. Am more of an Electro guy. 1:04: You sure? There should be a sound-based villain in old Batman mythos, and there's also the likes of Sonar. 1:27: Powers has a point there, but come on, weaponized sound does make for covert destruction easily excused by flimsy construction. And think of the taxes reduced because of such. 2:05: Surprisingly, TV Tropes puts justifiable fault against Bruce here via "Informed Wrongness". It says thus: *"Powers trying to tear down the Historical District may be for his own personal gain, but Bruce only wants the place unharmed for sentimental reasons. As we've seen when Bruce and Terry explore the district, it has become so rundown that nobody appears to even live there anymore."* Besides, the place will inevitably be torn down after Bruce and maybe even Terry pass on. That I can gladly accept. 3:17: This becomes jarring when we reach the Return of the Joker movie, where he has another revamped look. 3:56-4:19: And yet it's because of this grit that we love and remember the show. Not even Static Shock is this fondly known, what with it semingly treating homelessness/schizophrenia ("Frozen Out") and gun safety ("Jimmy") in a noticeably childish, for lack of better terms, fashion... I don't hate that show, but boy, do I notice campy elements that make it feel less like the DCAU, and more like X-Men/Spider-Man: The Animated Series. So, what do you guys and gals think of the "Bruce Wayne is the mask of Batman" interpretation for the episode "Shriek"? 4:55: Matches Malone is one tough act to follow. 5:36: Guess Derek's dad, Warren, taught him a lot about Lex Luthor and less about Edwin Alva. The soundless sequence really doesn't feel out of place for a show like Samurai Jack. Love that show for unforgettable spectacles like the "everything is bathed in light but the villain" sequence for Chapter XL - "Jack vs. the Ninja". (And yes, I actually am still a fan of Season 5, regardless of its flaws and redundancy with the IDW comics in mind.) That's what I like about Batman Beyond Vol. II issue 5 - "Perfect Pitch". It neatly fits as an interquel for S1E10 - "Shriek" and S2E12 - "Babel", plus it shows off the hearing device that the villain uses in future appearances in the end of the comic. Now that's continuity neatly fleshed out in side material, not unlike Gotham Adventures issue 4 explaining Catwoman's new look and estrangement from Batman, The Batman and Robin Adventures issue 15 and Gotham Adventures issue 6 explaining the man who would become Deadman, Superman Adventures issue 3 explaining why there's a Brainiac on the Fortress of Solitude's Krypton orb (although there is a later continuity clash in Superman Adventures issues 22-23, where said Brainiac does his dramatic uprising), and so on. 8:27: Almost got 'im with Batman's identity there, and why does the assistant look like a descendant of Dr. Milo? With The Batman Adventures 1992 issues 4-5 in mind, Scarecrow did the Babel plot first. Sorry, Shriek. 9:14: If I were Batman (or Superman in "Legacy"), I would have LOVED to torment these naysayers and critics afterwards. I'm a good man, but I am an undenying proponent of paying evil unto evil. I really wonder how Shriek survived that building. Quite a riddle not unlike how the Riddler recovered from his end state in B: TAS' "What Is Reality?". 10:16: Who's voiced by Hogarth Hughes from The Iron Giant and the older Tim Drake in Static Shock's "The Big Leagues" and Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman. 10:27: Heh, dude, blinking won't make us miss seeing the guy. And really, those black and white sequences for "Epilogue" better be a GunBuster Episode 6 love letter. 11:01: I know. Even the other tie-in comics fleshed out certain characters quite well. Can you believe Superman Adventures issue 24 revealed that the Parasite was actually romantically involved with the Wiccan Rainsong of S: TAS' "The Hand of Fate"? 12:53: Three things I have to say about Jack parenthesis The Creeper closed parenthesis Ryder - 1) Good thing he reappeared in Gotham Adventures issue 58 - "Crazy Talk", though at the expense of poor Arnold Wesker who should have been cured from Scarface; 2) wish he got a voiced spotlight in Justice League Unlimited, and; 3) the guy sure is proof that, no, falling in the same acid bath as the Joker ACTUALLY does not AUTOMATICALLY turn you into another dreaded Joker.

[@magnusm4]

He's like the US creating an ink pen to use in space, and the soviet guy just pulls out a lead pencil "We've used this". Impressive, but impractical.

[@seasonembrace3624]

Honestly seeing these new antagonists in Beyond makes me want to see them more often. Like if they had shown up in the Arkham games I could imagine the fights with Spell Binder being similar to the Scarecrow or Mad Hatter fights I think. Not sure how Shriek’s boom box would be dealt with though.

[@Scrinwaipwr]

I always thought Shriek's big chonky paws made him look like a cuddly teddy bear.

[@Wizgoht]

Shriek was my favorite of the show, his design, his gear, all super cool.

[@davidsempere464]

there's that famous panel of spider-man fighting a mad scientist dinosaur man, and he says, "You know how to completely rewrite someone's dna. You could easily turn that into a cure for cancer but instead you're turning people into dinosaurs?" and he yells "i don't want to cure cancer i wanna turn people into dinosaurs!"

[@KittSpiken]

You'd think a sound themed villain would have the foresight to record Powers contacting him to whack Bruce.

[@GrievousReborn]

My first experience with Batman Beyond was a book called Hear No Evil where Shriek was the villain.

[@MegaFafnir]

"It also leaves him completely oblivious to the fact that the building he's standing in front of IS GOING TO FALL ON TOP OF HIM!" 🤣

[@koichidignitythief7429]

Shriek was such a cool villain and his debut was an amazing episode. I legit thought my tv was broken as a kid when the sound dampeners were used, but my 5 year old brain wasn't paying enough attention the first time to realize it was intentional.

[@Rentfree404]

Cant wait 😊

[@chavesa5]

The Shriek "soundless" action sequence was the moment I knew Batman Beyond was going to stick, way back when

[@GhostPlanetFilms]

Shriek's method of driving Bruce mad - the voices in his head - is eerily similar to the graphic novel _Dark Victory._ *SPOILERS FOR DARK VICTORY* In it, Alberto Falcone, while under house arrest, starts hearing the voice of his deceased dad Carmine, only for it to be revealed that it was Calendar Man using a combination of a microphone in a hidden room in the house and Scarecrow's fear toxin mixed in his cigarettes. I almost wouldn't be surprised if it were an influence.

[@DoubleXStudios]

I loved Shriek! He was, indeed, an intelligent fool.

[@Bl4ckD0g]

Shriek was probably one of my favorite Batman Beyond villains. His outfit is killer.

[@NoMoreSuperHero]

There's a soft spot I have just for Shriek, dude inspired my OC to use sound based tech.

[@WobblesandBean]

As someone who's engaged to a professional sound engineer, it's nice to see Shriek get some love.

[@threecowsinatrenchcoat]

I read the title as “shrek is a careless fool” and was completely confused when I saw the thumbnail

[@StrangeCreed]

Shriek was one of those villains that I loved the look and theme of.

[@Chadius]

Babel is one of my favorite episodes. You get to see how bitter Bruce has become and how protective he is for Terry. The city doesn't deserve Terry or his sacrifice.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

But the never-ending battle must still be fought. And besides, sensationalist news outlets deliberately leave out optimistic stuff to stoke negative feelings and unscrupulous ratings, you know.

[@EditDeath]

Cool, looking forward to Creeper. Closest we ever got to putting Freakazoid in the DCAU, and it was about what you'd expect. Hilarious!

[@TaylorPrem]

Bruce Wayne: "Why do they always talk so much?"

[@NerdySatyr]

Honestly one of my all time favourite designs in the whole series

[@tylerbertram7065]

Speaking of Max, will you at some point do a video on her because she's kinda Terry's unofficial sidekick.

[@SerumLake]

She’s on the list

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Hope the video actually says about her not being as scrappy as the fans think she is, especially on binging the show in production order. Trust me, she's really starting to become a gem in the late parts of Season 2 and onwards to Season 3, to the point that I actually start to miss the gal in Return of the Joker and "Epilogue".

[@francostevo9939]

since 2015, I have had a n awesome idea of how a Shriek boss fight can be used in a batman beyond video game. The boss fight could be quite similar to the mr freeze boss fight rom arkham city. Terry can use a series of different attacks but the same attacks cant be used twice. for example, a batarang could be thrown but Shriek can mute and amplify the sound and if the batarang is used again, Shriek can hear the batarang cutting the air and wont fall for it. A glide kick could be used but if used a second time, Shriek can hear the wind blowing as the wings fly and wont fall it twice. Also, smoke bombs and invisibility are useless against Shriek because he could still find out where you are. Why? Because he uses the sound mech in his helmet to to use echolocation to be aware of his surroundings. The sound masker can be used as well to mute everything where his footsteps could only be heard but also amplify few sounds like the soundo f explosive gel being used, the sound of batarang cutting the air, etc; he wont fall for it twice

[@kingofhearts3185]

Someone also suggested that during a Shriek encounter the game sound is shifted, what you see and what you hear won't match. Audio cues for various things don't align.

[@Sorain1]

@@kingofhearts3185 That would be insidious and perfect. You get the sound for 'unblockable' or 'undodgeable' or 'unparryable' with attacks that have different properties to the sound. Alerts for an attack from off screen when there's nothing there, that kind of thing.

[@francostevo9939]

@@kingofhearts3185 okay that is pure GENUIS!!!!

[@francostevo9939]

@@Sorain1 so for example, the sound of detective vision being activated. Instead we would hear something different? Like for example when we turn on detective vision we would instead hear maybe the sound of something entirely different?

[@kingofhearts3185]

Also if Shriek has goons or robots you might hear gunshots but nothing is there, or some such scheme. Environmental hazards like the factory scene would also be an obvious choice.

[@ianyoder2537]

It's a real shame that Shriek had so little appearances. By all accounts he's a fantastic villain, design, abilities, story, they're all great. Same for Ink and Spellbinder. The issue is for some reason Batman beyond didn't take off in comics to evolve the story.

[@MattRNewcomb]

I always loved Shriek’s costume and remade it for skiing in high school and college. I prefer very short skis which are better for turning but not stopping, so i integrated ice climbing axes into the hands as claws (helped a lot on icy slopes). Not my favorite character, but an awesome design and I could easily hide a helmet but utilized a clear eye piece. It was latex covered upolstery foam, so it didn’t hold up after a few seasons. But maybe I’ll remake it someday

[@LyingTube]

Easily one of my top favourite Beyond villains, due admittedly in no small part to his costume looking like a panda.

[@aidanhever3369]

What a bunch of assholes those people are ! They first praised Batman for saving their lives. But when Shriek messed up the communication, they turned on him for no reason ! It's no wonder Terry coldly refused to accept the hand of a firefighter when he remembered that hours before they were ready to sacrifice him... Take notes, Powerpuff Girls.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Granted, there's the chance that there are far more people who sympathize and trust Batman to the right thing against the Babel plot. It's just that the oversensationalist news media most likely edited out their interviews with that positive Neo-Gothamite camp... just like in real life, unfortunately.

[@zemox2534]

Shriek is a sympathetic character, but only to an extent. He wanted to save his business and his reputation. In the end, he not only lost both, but his hearing as well. However, he is very callous and won't hesitate to kill someone if they get in his way. If the writers focus more on his struggle with being deaf and learning to take responsibility for his actions (like Terry) he could have been the only Beyond villain to reform. That is ultimately the issue with most of the Beyond rogues. They do not get enough episodes to truly explore their personalities or present in a sympathetic light. The only exceptions are Ten and to a greater extent, Inque.

[@enderking5220]

am I the only one who thinks Shriek looks like a Galvanic Mechamorph from ben 10?

[@spectraphantom5870]

In my opinion I was more so thinking of Ultimate Echo Echo

[@hayu187]

One of the things that sticks out to me the most about Shriek is he was one of the rare few of Terry's villains that gave us a threat that felt like a proper super villain when he held the city hostage in "Babel". So many others, while still threatening, impacted smaller scales. A lot of the earlier ones seemed to be more targeted at corporate espionage and such

[@darianclark3980]

I know this is very off topic but Shriek's design looks like the inspiration for Ultimate Echo Echo from Ben 10 Ultimate Alien

[@juliantapia1407]

Shriek and Inque are the hottest villains bb gave us

[@Compucles]

To be accurate, Terry didn't turn himself into to Shriek in "Babel." He was able to deduce Shriek's hideout and went after him to fight on equal terms (aside from Shriek having "home field advantage.") Afterwards, when Bruce asked Terry what he would've done if he hadn't figured out Shriek's location, Terry brilliantly gave Bruce a taste of his own medicine by refusing to answer the question.

[@epsilon-6thevillageidiots143]

There’s something about this guys character design that makes me like him so much As a wannabe character designer myself I really like it for some damn reason

[@milosbatmanvideos]

7:34 The guy next to Shriek looks like me, i wonder if that was intentional

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Oh, yes, the Moe Howard/Mako Mankanshoku hairstyle can do that.

[@darkblades1201]

Shriek and the hypno guy are my 2 favorite Beyond villians

[@michaelnally2841]

You mean the spellbinder?

[@darkblades1201]

@@michaelnally2841 yeah fam it was pretty late when I made this comment and could not for the life of me remember his name lol

[@1000jjwalker]

I know its 90s as hell but I freaking love his destine

[@michaelnally2841]

Personally Shriek was my favorite villain in this show more for how they used him in the show. Plus Shriek has a bit more of a motivation to get revenge on Batman besides obviously being thrown in jail.

[@johntheechidna1]

I will say in favor of Shriek, the episodes with him really demonstrated how important sound is in navigating our world, whether as a warning of danger or for communication. Plus, considering there aren't a lot of sound-based villains, this was pretty cool.

[@Walt_Chocolate]

Just started watching your channel, and i like what i see. I noticed that you haven't talked about Willie Watt yet. Maybe you can make a video when you get a chance.

[@SerumLake]

I will get to him, but it's going to take a while!

[@subtlewhatssubtle]

If it says anything, watch the parts in "Where's Terry" where Dak addresses Shriek directly and you'll find that even a runaway kid who thinks supervillains are cool has nothing but sass and contempt for Shriek. He's such a schlub that he can't even win over what should be the easiest possible fanboy.

[@loooptylooops7067]

Bro looks like a Ben 10 alien

[@DeathMessenger1988]

This whole episode showed to me just how deeply small-minded, shortsighted, pathetic and ultimately dull Derek Powers truly is as a person. He's got this guy with amazing sound manipulation technology; sure, dynamite may be cheaper, but Shriek's tech doesn't need to be replaced after every single use. And since Powers is already a heartless businessman, he could very well sell this tech for military use. Anyone who read anything Warhammer 40K can tell you that Shriek's weaponry can be revolutionary, highly destructive and lucrative. Instead, he sends this random scientist with his "impractical tech" bring down old buildings to kill a business rival. Because THAT is somehow more "practical" than actually making money out of this invention. Powers is the embodiment of the modern executives and tycoons who confuse being "practical/pragmatic" with being mindlessly inflexible, bland and callous. The exact type of people like Mark Zuckeberg and Bob Iger, who takes awesome stuff and then dumbs & dilutes it into tasteless, soulless products to be used and discarded or taken advantage in the most blatant and shameless way possible. In fact, you can see in his face and eyes that Derek is sorely and completely lacking in any deep or higher form of intellect and mentality. Much like people have described someone like Palpatine, Tywin Lannister or Roland Dagget in the past, Derek is not just a poisonous blight, but completely empty and hollow. An empty shell of a person with nothing inside but aimless greed, low cunning and petty cruelty. Even when compared to someone like Luthor (who had ACTUAL ambition and thought behind his plans, egomaniacal as he was), Powers comes off as bland for someone who was supposed to be the new Batman's arch-enemy.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

I don't know, even I think Legends' Darth Sidious has a lot of brilliancy in many other places.

[@DeathMessenger1988]

​@@michaelandreipalon359 I'm not saying Sidious isn't a brilliant evil genius. But the plot makes it clear that he's a born sociopath misanthrope whose sole goal is hoarding power and dominion for himself. He has a vision for the galaxy, yes, but it's absolutely self-centered and revolves around his god complex. And Palpatine has the "excuse" of his family being your typical elitist aristocrats with low affect for common people, and that was before Plagueis got his hands on him. He's clearly a visionary in terms of how to gather power and resources and use them to ensure galactic dominance Derek Powers, even BEFORE becoming Blight... The guy had NOTHING behind those eyes: no vision, no Freudian Excuse, no ture motivation or ambition. He was already practically owner of Wayne Industries, which were insanely profitable and wealthy on honest work and applications alone long before he took over, and he was in need for money like Roland Dagget. He had no vendetta against Batman or any hero, unlike Luthor. No guiding principle or twisted worldview or belief. He's just a pure sociopath whose sole emotions are greed, cunning malice and cruelty. He endangers, harms and kills people without ANY point. And as you see in this episode, he's so hardset on that method that he dismisses a revolutionary technology with infinite applications because, quote, "dynamite is cheapter". He doesn't even intend to monopolize it for personal use like some mad scientists do. Just convinces this random scientist to become a killer for hire against some old man he could have sent a more common hitman against. Like I said, the character is so disturbingly hollow that even Palpatine emotes more than this guy. It's a mask, yes, but Palpatine at least CAN mask and fake emotions to play the "benevolent elderly leader who cares for the people" or "benevolent dictator", and is shown to ENJOY things (sadistically yes, but that shows he can feel joy in what he does). Aside from fake politeness with little smiles and anger (usually when he's turning into blight), Powers doesn't change that fucking expression the entire cartoon as far as I've seen. Even when Shreeve is trying to "scare" him at the start... there's no actual fear there until he thinks he's about to be run over by a train. And then he immediately goes back to his normal slightly bored blank look. Like some cold, corporate machine who ruins people, spreads destruction and doesn't even derive emotion from it. I've often said that Palpatine is a low-functioning sociopath that Plagueis honed into a high-functioning one. Powers is a empty shell of a sociopath that got to the top of the corporate ladder. Kinda like "What if Michael Myers became a corporate executive?"

[@michaelandreipalon359]

@@DeathMessenger1988 Ah, I see. And with that in mind, you might wonder what Derek's father was a person, executive, and so on. Oh, shame we never got the rest of those Batman Adventures 2003 tie-in comics, for those would have fleshed the guy out, alongside his wife, who is actually Victoria Beaumont in a new identity complete with being a Red Hood... yes, Andrea's mother somehow faked her death.

[@quinlan5667]

Still my favorite batman beyond villain! Love the design and sound he has!

[@Ericss2009]

Pretty sure Shriek is inspired by Shocker AND Spider-Man's Shriek, having the latter's sound-based powers, color scheme and name. People just overlook Spidey's Shriek due to her obscurity.

[@warcraftfan5]

I find it funny Shreeve could have probably avoided a lot of his misfortune if he contacted Bruce about Powers wanting him dead. Could be an interesting what-if if he were to become an ally to Bats instead, maybe supplying him with sound-based gadgets. Also the silent fight scene in his first appearance is super creative - the way he uses sound is tons more interesting than just typical "big scream" type sound power users you usually see.

[@stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369]

Hes really similar to Ultimate Echo Echo, I think same guy designed them, tho I checked that a while ago so not sure Anyways theyre both extremely awesome

[@Anddq]

Honestly, I found Shriek to be a great villain for the series. Something in the mindset of the riddler but more of an engineer. He want something to make amazing things and got stuck in Blight’s ambition, then his own schemes for revenge. Babel really showed how potentially dangerous he is, and how brilliant. Honestly would have wanted to see more of him

[@MitchK-x8i]

I can't help but to see Shriek as the BB analog to Scarecrow. Both are obsessed with very specific human sensations, so much so to the points where they both weaponize them against the municipal population, with their suits amplifying such abilities(scarecrow suit increases hallucination, shriek launches honed-in vibration blasts). Both feel that Batman(s) had personally wronged them. Both are always looking to do more and more experiments on these sensations of fear and auditory perception, respectively, not caring one bit about the ethics involved.

[@Nyghtking]

Hey, i've got a suggestion: Do a video on Humpty Dumpty, the version of him I saw in the comics was interesting because he himself wasn't dangerous, the issue was he had a compulsion to "fix" whatever he saw as broken, leading to it breaking and earning him the title "The Gotham Saboteur" but he wants to help, but he doesn't know enough to do things right, the danger of him, unlike other batman villains, is that the longer he is free the more things will start breaking down, but when batman finds him he doesn't even fight him, the dude willingly just goes back.

[@XynthoanXV2]

Well, I'm happy to have learned there were more Shriek episodes. I only knew of this first appearance and cameo in JLU.

[@dimancor2925]

New original villains is the difference between Batman Beyond and Spider-Man 2099.

[@Xehanort10]

Yeah most of what I've seen of Spider-Man 2099 villains are just future copies of the present day ones.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Also, real good writing and animation that aged like wine, plus a proper conclusion even in a different show, being the difference between Batman Beyond over Spider-Man: The Animated Series, Unlimited, and Spectacular.

[@thing1thing2themediamaniac43]

One of my favorite BatMan BEYOND villians is SpellBinder who clearly took inspiration from BTAS villians Scare Crow and The MadHatter. I also really love Inque who took inspiration from ClayFace

[@YeahToastGOD]

Wait how do you know the black and white scenes are just in Terry's head? I had no idea about that

[@SerumLake]

1. The actual flashbacks are in colour, while these imaginary scenes are in black and white and ultra widescreen. 2. Each of those scenes starts or ends with a word Terry is saying during his conversation with Amanda Waller 3. He didn't break up with Dana (she made no reference to it during their call at the end of the episode) 4. Dan Riba, who directed the episode, told me

[@YeahToastGOD]

@@SerumLake oh, okay! Thank you

[@Xehanort10]

3:24 The TNBA Joker design always looked more like Freakazoid. Glad his Justice League and Beyond designs. Ah the days when I wanted to see Joker in Batman and other DC stuff. Not like now when he's the most overused villain in all fiction.

[@tylerbertram7065]

Along with Lex Luthor