The Exponential Madness of The Everywhere Man

[@Paolo-ec2si]

If I had to make my own DC universe I would honestly make him a Green Arrow villain, can you imagine? Soooo many people to shoot so many arrows at, even the lethal ones, but it's no problem because they're just copies.

[@-Ughly-]

@Paolo-ec2si Oooooh, thats a good point! That would make for some good fight scenes!

[@metaford3746]

it one of the few perk of having a character that can clone or dupe themselves in your story you can either have the bad guy or good guy go all out on them in brutal fashion like invincible, my hero aca, teen titan og show

[@R1chAsshole]

Yeah but Batman can arguably do the same with a swarm of batarangs

[@joshuagraham2843]

I mean it did happen its called the wildstorm, green arrow is a psychopathic rich guy kidnapping people for hunting game

[@coledavidson5630]

Not really. Since they're all individuals with their own desires and sense of self, it's still like killing a human being

[@DanielLenrd]

Imagine a Super team: Everywhere-Man - Clones Anywhere-Man - Teleports Somewhere-Man - Shrinks Nowhere-Man - Vanishes

[@JinnKurasagii]

Team omnipresent or sum lol

[@coledavidson5630]

Every clone that was erased was a sentent being. They all had their own individual sense of self. These were basically murders

[@Nyghtking]

Pretty much, the thing is, 1 probably knew that too since he was a clone himself but was different than the original, and the original knew that but didn't really have a choice but to delete 1, so it basically comes down to this: 1 was knowingly deleting sentient beings, so the best case scenario for him was that he didn't think about it, for the original he knew he had to delete 1 because of what 1 was doing.and what he would continue to do unless stopped.

[@theburgerking1236]

It’s a horrific idea that John went through what he did, getting to see what you are capable of without your own morals. And the existential dread of having to kill off a version of yourself

[@Tom_Cruise_Missile]

If I cloned myself I know for a fact that my clone would fight to survive, because by God I certainly would!

[@-Ughly-]

@@Tom_Cruise_Missile I feel that 😂

[@IxodesPersulcatus]

I wonder if instead of creating mass from nothing, the device actually pulls the same individual from another near-identical universe. In such case, the minor differences in personality are easily explainable. Imagine that when you press the button, you have a 50% chance of pulling a duplicate or being whisked away into an identical world as a duplicate. Since the copies have the same memories, you would not be able to tell the difference until you are sent away.

[@-Ughly-]

@@IxodesPersulcatus Now THAT is something to think about! I really like this!

[@vexxama]

That’s horrifying…not that they’re merged when it’s undone, the clones are just seperate and can be deleted like that

[@waynemidnight7454]

Everywhere Man's design is one of the more memorable ones in the series. The simple orange with the white mid-stripe, and just an 'e' on his chest and head stands out among the other villains. I think it's the use of warm colors, which is rarely seen is this series. Most of them have alot of cool or neutral colors, which I think allows Everywhere Man to contrast nicely with everyone else. That, and I like the take on this sort of ability to clone himself.

[@ShadowDemon_4]

It's even darker when you realize Robin used the prototype, meaning his clones also had their own thoughts and feelings but were erased just like Everywhere Man. They not only killed the bad clones in this episode, they killed kids.

[@-Ughly-]

@@ShadowDemon_4 Woah....that's definitely something to think about ._. 😂

[@zenithstrikerz1720]

The Robin clones didn’t exist for long though, they were simply copies. Everywhere man’s clone only became an individual after being around for awhile. Plus we don’t know the exact differences between the prototype and finished product, maybe the prototype clones were unable to become individuals or couldn’t last for long.

[@-Ughly-]

@@zenithstrikerz1720 That's a valid point you just made. 🤍

[@Pleasestoptalkingthanks]

I don't know if removing something from existence is the same thing as killing someone. Not to mention, if the prototype exacerbated John's inner darkness and made his perfect copies darker with each iteration, perhaps Robin's copies were more statically heroic; as in they knew what they were made for and accepted the sacrifice.

[@UsenameTakenWasTaken]

​@@-Ughly- That's a coping mechanism they used to deal with the fact that those kids are forked.

[@bearandthebull2372]

This is why Mauler made sure there would only ever be two clones,and neither would know which was the true one. When the other gains it's own consciousness it becomes a liability,and when there's two many eventually one will try to take control.

[@Snowy84557]

His art donations will surely be some huge tax-breaks for him

[@-Ughly-]

@@Snowy84557 Oh, for sure hah

[@2-bit567]

I have a hero oc who sidesteps the sentuent clone issue by just being a hivemind.

[@guythatexists1135]

I used to think he'd be cooler if he was called Everyman,but then I found out that's an actual word. He's pretty neat though. He made Batman run out of smoke pellets; he did the impossible.

[@twobladedswordsandmauls2120]

Also, Everyman is already a villain in DC. He's a Flash villain who has the ability to shapeshift into anyone.

[@emeraldphoenix5868]

The Everywhere Man is one of my Favorite Villains in The Batman,a bit Underrated but still Awesome which he deserves a more attention and more Appearances in modern DC Media He would definitely make an Excellent addition to the Arkhamverse which his Boss Fight would be very Interesting.

[@-Ughly-]

@@emeraldphoenix5868 Him as a Arkham Boss would be VERY interesting to say the least! I wonder how that would work? Maybe similar to Copperhead? 🤔

[@sharkdude7]

Always thought Everywhere Man was clearly inspired by the DC Comics villain Multiplex. Pretty much the same powers and he also has a linear suit design.

[@solomongrande3625]

His backstory is similar to Riot too a Superman villain

[@level3xfactor]

He's essentially just Multiple Man from the X-Men

[@brunoguzman7101]

I love when Batman stories go deep into the sci-fi aspect

[@-Ughly-]

@@brunoguzman7101 Same. It's always interesting to see what they'll do with it, and where they'll take it 🤍

[@boopadoop385]

oh my god i cant believe i forgot about him! He was one of my favourite villans. Unsettling but fascinating!

[@-Ughly-]

@@boopadoop385 It's honestly such a good episode! 🤍

[@AceWandersMinecraft]

A man walked into a Bar- - and said "Ouch"

[@cobytaylor2097]

I was at a fancy resturaunt on a date The girl i was with started scratching her back with a fork I was so surprised i dropped a handfull of mashed potatoes

[@sapofazbemechaebom1594]

​@@cobytaylor2097or something's going really over my head Or I'm in for some iconic Monty Python shit

[@-Ughly-]

@@sapofazbemechaebom1594 Guess we gotta wait and see 😂

[@jacobpartin4553]

Imagine the underwhere man

[@majormccoy2659]

Good video. I thought the Everywhere Man was a interesting concept and the reveal that it was a copy of John being the villain was a good twist and the clones he created actually had personality and wills of their own.I'm a bit surprised that Quantex wristband never popped up again. It would have been interesting to see what would have happened if one of the other villains got a hold of it. Would it create darker versions of them or would it create a strange good version of them? That would have been interesting to see.

[@-Ughly-]

@@majormccoy2659 Ooooooh, wow! That would be highly interesting! I wish they would've done something like that 😯

[@majormccoy2659]

@-Ughly- It would be interesting. Like the Joker for example. He creates a clone and it ends up having the personality he had when he was sane before his chemical dip.

[@phyrath5]

@@-Ughly- Joker gets it... and Joker1 is still an embodiment of absolute chaos but his antics are not only harmless but downright helpful, making Gotham a better place with whimsy and cheer... and enraging the original.

[@poetscotty]

So from what I get the first clone was so evil it's because Jon copied his negative thoughts

[@untitleduck9623]

Imagine trying to argue against him taking full responsibility "It wasn't you, it was the clone!" "You mean the clone of me?"

[@-Ughly-]

@@untitleduck9623 "That I created?" 😂

[@helperdude8205]

basic the machine copy his body but him forgot the soul like to stick with the main body body there why when dream that are so real end you dont know if it really you for a few min and yes i have a dream so real it like i wake up walk outside to go to the store with my mom only to feel so sleepy and fall asleep to wake up basic 5 min ago only to get sleepy faster and faster after a few time i knew it was a dream that i was trap in my soul lose my body because it make a body in my own mind it take 8 more time to wake up and let me tell you if you have never feel this then you lucky being trap in a dream that you know is fake even if it seem real even way his soul was basicly cut off from mind body soul so the clone have mind and body never soul and him lucky him was not evil or art will not his clone will want

[@kevyready2194]

Okay! Someone has to explain this mystery. In this show's comic "The Batman Strikes!" vol 45, Batman and Robin travel to Tibet to train their martial art. They leave Batgirl to take care of Gotham. It shows Batgirl being busy thru the first week. However in one of the panels, it shows her bringing in The Everywhere Man. We know it couldn't been before or after. Could it be that the first copy, "One", wasn't the first?

[@-Ughly-]

@@kevyready2194 HMMMMM! Now this...THIS needs an explanation!

[@hmmmthinker]

I can't fucking believe he said "All I am is... nowhere man" holy shit that is hilarious hahaha "I am about to morb."

[@arsenal4739]

Funny thing is that I was rewatching The Batman on Netflix and I was going crazy because I didn’t recall seeing him and thought it was another movie like Dracula I didn’t hear of. Then I realized I skipped two whole episodes of season 4 when I was about to finish the series itself. You gave me more content to keep watching the show lol thanks for this.

[@-Ughly-]

@@arsenal4739 I'm glad I could help out hah 🤍

[@kapnerad]

So sort of a DC version of Multiplication Man, only with technology instead of a mutation.

[@solarisnova9530]

Surprisingly dc has a few characters that have the capability of utilizing clones infact one of the flash's rouges gallery has that ability

[@AdamYJ]

@@solarisnova9530 I don’t remember a Flash villain who can multiply themself. Do you mean Multiplex? The Flash TV show used him but he was originally one of Firestorm’s main enemies. The Flash show pretty much used Firestorm’s entire rogues gallery. Anyway, another multiplying villain was Riot, who was a Superman villain.

[@alexursu4403]

@@AdamYJ Don't forget Billy Numerous.

[@FrankReviews-x8s]

Everywhere man is one of my favorite stories of this show. A theme in this is duality, one is confident, determined and ruthless while John is shy, slowpaced and kind. John made the device to help the world but you have to fault him it jad dangerous applications as proven by one. Ultimately this is a necessary change for John what this leads to who knows.

[@-Ughly-]

@@FrankReviews-x8s Much like Francis Grey, his story is genuinely so good! 🤍

[@FrankReviews-x8s]

​@-Ughly- I can see Francis story being great but honestly it's because it a tragedy of the man's own making

[@Akimbo411]

This whole video, I just thought it was funny that Batman was even bothering to respond to an art museum robbery when there are murders in Gotham every night.

[@housinengi9512]

Say that as if want screwing the cat that stole a gemstone over joker bashing a dude head in

[@neminem233]

This is the first Batman seris I watched, and the fact that it's this underrated is crazy to me. Because it's so damn good

[@-Ughly-]

@@neminem233 It's actually criminally underrated! It's a true masterpiece, and it deserves way more love and attention. 🤍

[@MrKerrell]

Robin *beats up penguin* "who's the lackey!?"

[@greencomet2011]

The anti-thesis to the Nowhere man

[@Quincy_Morris]

Everyman would be a better villain name. That actually a term that is real.

[@twobladedswordsandmauls2120]

That name was already taken by a different villain. Hannibal Bates, AKA Everyman, is a shapeshifter who can become anyone. He's a part of the Flash's rogues gallery.

[@lordheadass8310]

Gotham has geniuses, magical being, altruistic billionaire,...all these high fantasy concept people. Somehow, still a crime ridden shithole.

[@-Ughly-]

@@lordheadass8310 Right? 😂 Make it make sense hah

[@Digidestined701]

I believe it’s canon that there is a massively powerful curse on the city, making it always evil. Also, most of the millionaires in Gotham are part of a secret organization bent on making Gotham a shithole so they can rule it from the shadows

[@ferydickdong2235]

​@@Digidestined701thats darkside Parts

[@twobladedswordsandmauls2120]

​@@Digidestined701 It is not a massively powerful curse: it's _multiple_ massively powerful curses. Gotham is built on a portal to hell, incurred a curse from the Spectre due to the cruel actions of its original colonist, was cursed again by witch Annie after the witch hunter Nathaniel Wayne hanged her, was also built on top of a cursed asylum, contains the cursed tomb of a malevolent warlock, the haunted "Slaughter Swamp" that gave rise to Solomon Grundy, has a Lazarus pit leeching into the water, and that's just the stuff that they _know about_. Oh, and Gotham is alternately in either New Jersey or New York depending on the writer: and neither of those states recognize a death penalty. The only way for its criminals to be executed would be to invite the FBI into the city, and the corrupt leaders of Gotham unilaterally have an invested interest in making sure the FBI never enter Gotham.

[@Digidestined701]

@@twobladedswordsandmauls2120 Ah yes. The most powerful of curses: Being in New Jersey

[@kuzregoistgold]

Looks like the teen titans villain

[@DanielLenrd]

Billy Numerous?

[@ujnbhy67]

I see the episode in Spanish and believe that the "e" was for Electron.

[@derrickjohnson4952]

Looks like the omnitrix, cool

[@-Ughly-]

@@derrickjohnson4952 It really does 😂

[@derrickjohnson4952]

@@-Ughly- imagine Batman able to duplicate himself wild 🤯. The Batman show from 2004 is an underrated gem though I won’t lie. Always loved the art style

[@-Ughly-]

@@derrickjohnson4952 It's truly a masterpiece that deserves more love and attention 🤍

[@kaylaturnis9486]

🎶 He's a real Nowhere man sitting in his Nowhere Land making all of his plans for nobody! 🎶 Merry Christmas 2024!!! 🎄

[@-Ughly-]

@@kaylaturnis9486 Merry Christmas! 🤍

[@silascaceres4060]

⚡️...I was almost convinced he'd be a Flash foe!⚡️

[@TheNightshadePrince]

He’s cute for a cartoon cartoon character. Lol

[@randallflagg3700]

"When all is said and done, he is but one man. But we... *We are an army!* " The Everywhere Man is one of those *"The Batman"* episodes/villains that I didn't fully appreciate as a kid/young teen, "meh another _Multiplex/Billy Numerous_ kinda episode, whatever"... But after rewatching it a few years later and realizing that Brandon Routh played John Marlowe, I started to like this one-off character a lot more. Plus he was the closest thing to a ginger dude we had on this show! [that wasn't Penguin] Representation FTW! Even the Everywhere Man's costume started to look good in my eyes, simple, but it caught your attention and you're not about to forget it. I might have just not put 2 "E" on it, one on the mask was enough, so maybe something different for the chest piece? Anyway, all hail Brandon Routh, between that role, Superman for the 2006 movie & the Arrowverse *Crisis on Infinite Earths* + Ray Palmer/The Atom in *Arrow/Legends of Tomorrow* , and to stay in the realm of comic books, Todd Ingram in "Scott Pilgrim vs the World" & "Scott Pilgrim Takes Off" ... this dude is a goldmine

[@-Ughly-]

@@randallflagg3700 I completely forgot he played Todd in Scott Pilgrim! 😯 and I'm with you on the chest piece for his design. It definitely should've been something different hah

[@Dr.spider1983]

“I’ve waited a thousand years, YOU CANT STILL BE HERE!” “Stealing money is so pasay these days, unless one steals, every ones money.” “And finally, what crime would be complete without the personal touch, my calling card, there you have it Gotham. The ultimate crime” “Dave has just uploaded himself off the server, it appears gothams ultimate criminal mastermind.. Has just.. Escaped.” “Time changes almost everything.. but the mission.. And the legend of the batman lives on” “Halloweens over Grundy, time to loose the mask.. Trick or treat.. Clayface” “There is a living riddle amongst Gotham that everyone wants answered.. Who.. Is the batman” “For years you’ve listened to the idle threats of criminals who’ve tried and failed to bring the city to its knees, but I am not sure ordinary criminal, I am Gothams most ultimate criminal mastermind and I'm here to prove that even the most heavily guarded facilities can't prevent me from bringing all of Gotham to its knees” “No only am I smarter then you batman, I AM FASTER AND STRONGER.”

[@Agent_Biyan]

Hello Twice from My Hero Academia I am The Everywhere Man

[@JaceyDemy]

While I haven't revisited Everywhere Man as often as some of the others in this gallery that I've waxed about, 1 is absolutely a fun, cheeky little trickster and he made me smile a whole lot. And sometimes that's all I need 😀

[@-Ughly-]

@@JaceyDemy I absolutely agree. Everywhere Man was never really a character that I paid any mind to, but revisiting him really shined a new light on him for me. 🤍

[@prideneverdies1001]

vegapunk

[@Robanhood99]

this was one of my fav episodes i THE BATMAN not top 3 but definitely up there

[@-Ughly-]

@@Robanhood99 Whats your top 3? 🤔

[@picklerickroll7283]

Why does he look like the guy from fatal fury?

[@-Ughly-]

@@picklerickroll7283 Who does? 😂

[@picklerickroll7283]

@ I meant Everywhere man my bad

[@-Ughly-]

@@picklerickroll7283 Nahh, you're good hah I thought it was funny either way 😂

[@thelemming6854]

IORI? LMAOOO

[@ComicBooksandVideoGameNerd96]

Wait what fatal Fury character Rock Howard Iori Yamagi 😆

[@jonhard1049]

He looks like the Flash

[@jacketofdiamonds]

I have no idea who this is.

[@kinggalaxyskulls666]

I’m pretty sure this is a flash villain that or they just copied his powers and dynamic with his clones completely from him

[@ToastOnSmores]

You might be thinking of Multiplex, who did appear on the flash tv show, but he’s actually a firestorm villain in the comics

[@kinggalaxyskulls666]

@ I think you’re right I swear I read a comic where he was kidnapped by his clones because they were deteriorating and he was friends with the flash

[@lightingboy1001]

@@kinggalaxyskulls666 yeah but stuff happens and he kind of dies?

[@-Ughly-]

@@ToastOnSmores What comic is that? 😯 I definitely need to give that a read.

[@randallflagg3700]

@@kinggalaxyskulls666 - They Kind of did that in *The Flash* TV show season 7, in the 4 episodes long *Godspeed War* event. Basically, for a reason too complicated to explain there, a bunch of clones of Godspeed started showing up in Star City and quickly 2 factions of clones formed,causing damages all over the city with their fights, and the Flash has a _Civil War_ on his hands. After on the the clones saved his life, Flash manage to capture him and lock him in the Pipeline to understand what's going on. ... and the gist of it was that one side ("the evil Godspeeds") wants to get rid of the other before attacking the Flash and stealing his speed for their "master" before getting erased... ... but the interesting part, for me at least, is the other side (The "Good Godspeeds", of which the clone that team Flash captured is part of) the faction of Godspeed clones that is opposing them, they want Flash's help to destroy the clones who are subservient to the original Godspeed and then help Flash destroy Godspeed too. Why? Might aw ell copy-past the dialogue from IMDb... Barry Allen : You've been listening this whole time. Why talk now? Prisoner Godspeed : I needed to be sure. In this war, we fight versions of ourselves. But when two sides are evenly matched, there is no winning. Only endless suffering. I know now you are strong. You are the advantage we need to achieve our goal. Barry Allen : Which is? Prisoner Godspeed : To live! We did not ask to be born, but we do ask not to die. The others, they want your speed to give to their master, August Heart. But upon completion of their mission, they will bow down to his final edict. Total submission. Barry Allen : And once they do, they'll die? Prisoner Godspeed : We do not want that fate. _________________________________ That episode reminded me of John Marlow and the climax of the episode "The Everywhere Man" , with the clones taking sides because some just aren't born-kamikaze & don't want to disappear for some other "them".

[@TheWorstWarlock]

It's a shame they didn't get Brandon Routh to play Superman on The Batman.

[@-Ughly-]

@@TheWorstWarlock That would've been phenomenal!

[@TheWorstWarlock]

@@-Ughly- At the time, I thought it was a huge waste.

[@-Ughly-]

@@TheWorstWarlock Yeah, I get that hah

[@jamaulwells4304]

Why white & orange???

[@-Ughly-]

@@jamaulwells4304 I truthfully have no Idea hah

[@TheGoodMorty]

This is just me coming up with shit, but it could be thought of as him maybe tapping into Greed, since it reminds me of the way that the Orange Lantern (Greed) doesn't share his power but makes masses of minions out of the energy of Greed.

[@-Ughly-]

@TheGoodMorty I like that 🤔 that actually makes sense

[@joostine3720]

@@TheGoodMortyor ya know.. just cause his hair is orange

[@halogeek6]

@@joostine3720 ginger hate huh? still bigotry.

[@someplant5971]

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[@Pan_Fryer]