The Search For Every Villain - A Batman Media Deep Dive PART 1

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Intro: 0:00
The Batman: 2:41
Batman and Robin: 3:43
Batman 66: 4:23
Batman The Movie: 9:51
The Adventures of Batman: 9:59
The New Adventures of Batman: 11:00
Batman ZX Spectrum: 12:25
Batman The Caped Crusader: 12:52
Batman 89 + GAMES: 13:33
Batman Return of the Joker: 15:38
Batman Returns + GAMES: 16:09
The Animated Series: 16:49
he Animated Series Game Boy: 24:08
Mask of the Phantasm: 24:38
The Adventures of Batman & Robin: 25:08
Batman Forever + GAMES: 25:48
The Adventures of Batman and Robin Cartoon Maker: 26:13
The Adventures of Batman and Robin Activity Center: 26:40
Partners in Peril: 27:01
Batman & Robin + GAMES: 27:40
The Batman/Superman Movie: 28:21
Batman & Mr. Freeze SubZero: 28:57
Batman Beyond: 29:11
Catwoman: 35:34
Chaos in Gotham: 36:32
Gotham Girls: 36:54
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker + GAMES: 38:25
Gotham City Racer: 39:17
Vengeance: 39:53
Scooby-Doo Meets Batman: 40:30
Birds of Prey: 41:23
Dark Tomorrow: 43:54
Toxic Chill: 45:12
Justice Unbalanced: 45:31
Mystery of the Batwoman: 45:52
Rise of Sin Tzu: 46:06
Catwoman FILM + GAMES: 47:10
The Batman 2004: 48:08
The Batman Plug & Play: 52:15
Villains Of Gotham City TV Action Game: 52:47
Batman Begins + GAMES: 53:17
The Batman vs Dracula: 54:41
Gotham City Rescue: 55:25
Multiply, Divide and Conquer: 55:56
Batman vs. The Joker Interactive Video System: 56:21
Batgirl Year One Motion Comic: 57:18
Gotham Knight: 58:55
The Dark Knight + GAMES: 59:38
Lego Batman The Videogame: 1:00:39

[@reccollect]

Make sure to let me know any mistakes made regarding the villains featured here. I'm aware a shanked a few details with which hero some belong to and if they're based on the comics or not. Keep the corrections coming so I can fix them for the future complilation. Thanks!

[@TheHappyWhale]

U spelled "Rogues" wrong in this vid. Pretty common mistake, don't blame u lol

[@mcknightmareb4u494]

Clock King and Vertigo, while often fighting againsr Batman, are more often seen as Green Arrow's villains. Similarily, the Cobra Cult, the Royal Flush Gang, Solomon Grundy and others are not exclusive to Batman, they're general DC villains. Grundy especially is cosidered Green Lantern Alan Scott's villain before graduating to just a bad guy for any hero to fight. Carmine Falcone and, to a lesser extent, Boss Maroni, should count as Batman villains. They're very often used and are distinct enough from regular mobsters to count as villains (It's not like other media create new generic mobsters, it's almost always Falcone). And this one isn't an error but like, it did feel bizarre for you to discuss the Terrific Trio without pointing out they're obvious Fantastic Four parodies

[@eyanmartin-snyder3435]

​@@mcknightmareb4u494that's dc for you. Been stealing from marvel for ages. Idk how anyone thinks Batman has the best of anything. Dudes just a rich authoritarian grifter that owns a private prison and would likely have voted for trump 💀

[@NeoAya]

I think Carmine Falcone and Joe Chill should count seeing as they're a major part of Batman history and you counted lesser no costume no villian name characters

[@mcknightmareb4u494]

@@NeoAya Joe Chill should not count, he's not a villain, he's just some down on his luck dude who did what he felt he had to in order to make ends meet. Making him an actual character just undermines the message, that being that Bruce's parents died because of a random act of violence, something he now strives to prevent. Making Joe Chill an evil villain shifts Batman from being a protector to being an avenger, from trying to save everyone to trying to make one guy in particular pay. Carmine is obviously a villain though, if he had a silly name like "Criminal Falcon" or something he'd be Batman's 2nd most iconic villain

[@Weezing336]

There are actually two Mad Hatters. One who is obsessed with hats, and the one obsessed with Alice in Wonderland. Both are named Jervis Tetch and are called The Mad Hatter, but they are two different characters. Even Comic Vine doesn't list them as one.

[@Reagan1984]

The Mad Hatter who was obsessed with hats was named Jervis Tetch first, but was retconned when the Wonderland Mad Hatter returned and "reclaimed" his identity. The Hat-themed hatter is now relegated as an imposter, and is simply called the Imposter Mad Hatter or Hatman.

[@Weezing336]

@@Reagan1984 You just said he's a separate character. Thank you. And yes, the one obsessed with hats is now known as the "Imposter" Mad Hatter, and I hate that decision. I would drop the "Imposter" and not have them have anything to do with one another.

[@sphinx1908]

@@Weezing336Bad Hatter

[@BovineDesigns]

19:41 the Interrogator’s episode should have been a Riddler episode. Riddler gets so few episodes so the fact that it wasn’t Edward Nigma in this one was so weird when there were even riddle clues in it.

[@knightwolf1363]

Thank you for using the OG LEGO Batman Clayface truly an understated character

[@rennythespaceguy7285]

LEGO designs are always unmatched. Original LEGO Nightwing and LEGO Batman Movie Polka Dot Man are definitive looks to me

[@loathbringer]

@@rennythespaceguy7285well, besides the Lego incredibles. I’m not a fan of those designs

[@knightwolf1363]

@@loathbringer LEGO incredibles felt like Disney Infinity 0.1

[@dailydoseofsunshine2319]

It just occurred to me that most incarnations of clayface could theoretically turn themself to look like the lego designed clayface. No other villian could do that

[@PunishedGayMelGibson]

Hell yeah dude, I'm gay as hell rn

[@pot_ato1234]

the gay is overwhelming

[@bldontmatter5319]

Is this a blue joke?

[@FilthyTea]

🤨

[@uh-lohn6961]

@@FilthyTeaIkr, it’s crazy.. Gay people exist..?

[@soocoolrobot420]

Me too bro

[@benwax1811]

Loved this deep dive, I can't believe I watched all of it. One note is that Solomon Grundy in The Batman was actually Clayface using his story story/alias. There's a stinger of a hand rising from the swamp at the end implying that the real Solomon Grundy is alive, but that's not who gets screentime or who Batman fights.

[@zachflag6506]

Didn’t they just never acknowledge it again after that episode?

[@thecommentor1804]

Imagine your legacy being “He rushes at BATMAN” lol 15:23

[@reidye]

You don’t know true terror until you encounter polkadot man

[@fiddytree530]

As a suggestion, something I think you could do for part 2 would be comparing and contrasting the villians’ comic appearance with their first appearance outside of the comics as well as adding the date of the the original issue they debuted in. Other than that, another fantastic video from you, am very excited for part 2!

[@ianternet9587]

also covering even more batman stuff

[@dragonsblood23]

This is pretty great Could see this with Flash and Spider-Man as well given their massive lineup of villains

[@KnightLineArtYT]

X-men as well.

[@RunningToNotBeSeen]

I love the variety on your channel. Every new series you create is plucked from a different interest in my brain.

[@Babbleplay]

Sweet Tooth fact : He's in the Gotham Criminal Loser Bar barfight scene in Batman : The Brave and the Bold. No lines; just tries to join the fight, and gets floored.

[@frsttyy]

please keep making content, i always get so excited when i see you post, if you ever struggle with motivation just keep pushing.

[@tableclothninja]

i think spider-man is the only superhero who comes close in iconic villains, still not batman level, but the closest there is

[@vulcanmagma]

Definitely underrated video. glad i saw this in my recommended

[@Katkannibal2018]

Respect the new thumbnails, so dope. Another bomb vid

[@laffodile1636]

9:40 it's king cobra, deadshot and Achilles Milo they were in the batman 66 comic.

[@shaggytheshaman]

"At least, the ones who made it out of the comics." Ah, dang. So many great villains that will be left out.

[@SarcyBoi41]

I'm not being funny but... like who? Besides, I think it's literally impossible to comb through every single Batman-related comic. So damn many.

[@Zionswasd]

​@@SarcyBoi41 I feel like if youre gonna comb through every batman game, movie, and show, and comic anyway, making an hour long video about it, you might as well make it a couple hours and do all the comic villains too.

[@SarcyBoi41]

@@Zionswasd I'm not referring to the video length, but the effort the research would take. There may be almost a hundred or so Batman adaptations in total, but there are literally THOUSANDS of comics. And still, no one has named any decent Batman villains who have yet to make it out of the comics.

[@Zionswasd]

@@SarcyBoi41 It's not a lot of effort to read that many comics, they're picture books, you can skim them and find the bold font names of new villains/just look for the new costume designs, and im sure all of them are documented online anyway, and it seems like he's already read through most of them already, but discounted comic-only villains. You could probably get through every Batman comic in history to find all his villains with a few months of steady research. He's been in almost 10k of his own comics, and each is about 1/10th of the length of an average novel, and being picture books with generally very distinct villain costumes and usually bolded names, you can skim through each one to find any new villains and list them in a few minutes tops. Do that a few hundred times, referencing wikis to cut the research down further. Shit I love batman and listmaking, I could do it in less than a year and I'm not being paid for it like he is.

[@SarcyBoi41]

@@Zionswasd okay, and how much money would it cost him to buy all those comics? You're being insanely pretentious. And you *still* haven't named a single Batman villain that made it out of the comics, let alone an actual good one. If you have an issue with this video, make your own if skimming over 10,000 comics is so damn easy.

[@GamerSlyRatchet1]

Great video. I'm very interested in both the topic and how you're approaching the villain debuts. I didn't even know about the Calendar Man (and potentially Zsasz) cameos in The Batman vs. Dracula! My only issue is the lack of Dr. Phosphorus as an inspiration for characters like Blight or Phosphorus. The latter was even going to glow green like in the comics instead of orange.

[@Slowdive52]

Great video!! Can’t wait for part 2

[@alanfennell4833]

Such a great idea for a video, thanks!

[@KreatorKid6622]

I got the hardest hit of nostalgia seeing Francis Grey, he was one of my favorite villains in one of my favorite Batman episodes.

[@randomfox7261]

in the comics there is a Dr Phosphorus separate to Firefly interesting note, Batman 66 Tie-in Comics reveal False Face' real name as Basil Karlo & he becomes Clayface is there going to be a part 2? kinda strange that some duos/trios were counted as 1, also the fact aliases used by more than 1 person weren't shown as separate (eg: technically you included Matt Hagen & Basil Karlo as Clayface but Cassius Payne & Ethan Bennett were not)

[@TheWickedSoulXBL]

great video man. love all the stuff you do.

[@altalia07]

Sweet video man! Love it

[@ambrema1234]

Great video bro

[@Jamesaa842]

love the dedication, and the upped production value, and you 🤤🤫😜

[@KingNerdius]

Good video, especially since it’s such a conservation of niche media

[@dumb-angel]

my fav youtuber covering my fav superhero lore, 2024 is GOOD

[@aftermarketproductions9391]

Your content is so dope.

[@michaelantonelli7067]

Damn. Throwing on those glasses changed my life

[@josbr6247]

Justice for my boy Yeti, he a villain in my ❤

[@jamespeake4883]

Can't wait for part 2!

[@TheFrostyner]

man i love ur content keep it up bruv

[@slinkraidsagain]

this is the first time in a while i've seen a video in my recommended and thought "i NEED to watch this NOW!"

[@Gr33nManSam]

Bro this video is genuinely so amazing. I watched the entire thing in just one sitting.

[@DeadFawn]

This is a really well made video. Tangentially, I'd be really interested in a video that maybe mentions / discusses some of the villains featured in Beware the Batman, quite a few unique ones in that show.

[@oetproductions8101]

The glasses make you look so studious while talking about batman villains 😂 Love your vids!

[@deetsitmeisterjd]

Amazing job Jeremy 👍 Batman TAS is the greatest cartoon ever made. I've watched it every year for the past 15, never gets old.

[@GOD_ZILLA412]

Finally your back recollect

[@franf.4479]

We maaakin it out of the sky wit dis 1!!!!!

[@MuffinTheCat]

and here I was exited to see part two, and then seeing that the video is recent D:

[@Trockenmatt]

That's actually hilarious, just recently went on my own deep dive in Batman villainy because I loved Gotham, which IMO has the best out of *most* villains.

[@Yamomshouse69n]

33:25 Can’t tell you how hard I winced when I heard that. The C is never silent, it’s pronounced “ki-MEER-uh” or “ki-MARE-uh” depending on where you live.

[@paulvillerius848]

Concerning "The Batman" (2004), I think it's odd that you include Clayface II when said second iteration in the cartoon is more a take on versions of the character from the comic while the first one, Ethan Bennett, has a backstory unique to the series.

[@Weezing336]

Some of these villians are not primarily Batman villains, like Ragdoll or Solomon Grundy, but I'm happy to see them nevertheless.

[@crushersbutlessedgynow]

Will you make a third part for all the honorable mentions? Like the ones that are unique but not as major but still as you say henchman or ones he faces that just to happen to originate from other superhero comics?

[@p.d.l7023]

I remember watching The Batman on Saturday mornings in 2005. Good times.

[@milosbatmanvideos]

I remember watching it back in 2014 at my old house I miss those times

[@andyroooo6329]

When I started watching the video, I instantly wondered if you'd include the The Batman tie in game for the VTech V-Smile

[@notallama1371]

The V-Smile was actually the first "console" I owned, thanks for bringing it back from the deepest corner of my mind!

[@hammeredspace]

He can’t miss

[@UnderTheUmbrella_]

Oh can't wait for you to get to The Brave and the Bold and all it's deep cuts in the second part.

[@MrDdeded]

Cutting dc scribblenauts probably saved you about two hours on this vid

[@jakepent3710]

Great video man. A few minor nitpicks tho, i believe roxy rocket first appeared in the animated series, and that comic you showed was a tie in, although maybe the comic came out before she appeared in the show, idk. The other is some of the villains are kinda other characters villains, such as vertigo, at least if you consider him a version of count vertigo, and the clock king. I may be wrong, but i believe they are both green arrow villains Edit: also, as far as I know, calendar girl is meant to be a loose variation of calendar man

[@davrosdaleks1]

Phosphorous is supposed to be the comics villain Dr. Phosphorous.

[@carraigroche9663]

Is it just me or do you look exactly like the lead singer of the toadies with the glasses also 10 mins in and I already know this is gonna be another killer vid

[@cupsoup7244]

Channel rebrand goes hard

[@SarcyBoi41]

I'm kinda curious how you're gonna handle the Arkham games. Arkham Asylum features several comic villains who don't physically appear in the game, but are portrayed in database entries unlocked by solving riddles. These are Great White Shark, Humpty Dumpty, Prometheus and Amadeus Arkham. A very different version of Humpty Dumpty later appeared in Beware the Batman, but afaik none of the others ever appeared in other non-comic Batman media (Prometheus was poached by Arrow due to Green Arrow not having a sufficient rogues gallery of his own, but Arrow has no connection to Batman). The warden of the asylum, an original character named Quincy Sharp, is also revealed through Riddler puzzles to be an insane vigilante serial killer who believes himself possessed by Amadeus Arkham's ghost due to Hugo Strange's manipulation of him. Arkham City features a pair of original villains, Hammer and Sickle. While they are thugs working for Joker and Penguin respectively, they have their own gimmicks with them being one-armed formerly-conjoined twins, and Russians who wield a hammer and a large sickle. In the post-game the two of them reunite and vow to sew themselves back together, to continue their crimes without working for any other villains. Arkham Origins is a weird one, because if you look into it it technically features Holiday, the villain from the comic story The Long Halloween, though this fact is well-obscured. Alberto Falcone, Holiday's secret identity in the comics, is seen being tortured by Penguin. If you collect Enigma's data packs you unlock audio logs of Alberto, in one of which he threatens someone who doesn't know it's him over the phone in a weird voice. This very strongly and deliberately suggests that he has taken on the identity of Holiday, meaning Holiday is low-key in the game. We all know the fourth game's titular Arkham Knight doesn't deserve a spot though. Rocksteady really gave us a damn reskinned Red Hood after specifically promising they wouldn't do exactly that 💀

[@Gatorade69]

While I'd agree that Batman has the most recognizeable Rogues Gallery I would argue Spider-Man has a very very strong second place. Doctor Daka needs to make a comeback.

[@nightspawnson-of-luna4936]

12:40 wait a minute... Chameleon... ELECTRO?!? What's next Doctor Octopus

[@yeetyeeterson1914]

Falcone is the main one missing here other than that I understand the rest of the exclusion. Falcone is just too involved in Batman’s first years to not be a member of his rogues

[@chapmanblake1902]

Great video! I hate to "um, actually", but False Face from '66 is Basil Karlo/Clayface, but on a shoestring TV budget. They expand upon his transformation (as well as the "backstory" of that animated intro) in a comics run from the 2010s that continues the continuity of the show!

[@chapmanblake1902]

His gimmick is also identical to the MO of Basil Karlo in his first couple appearances (he put on a sfx mask and murdered actors who were in a remake of one of his films) before he transformed himself into one of the more classic looking Clayfaces in the Mud Pack arc during the 80s.

[@marcusbrothers5221]

Rudy Valley was so cool as Lord Fogg. I like the hand gestures he makes when he tokes on the Meachum and fills the room with.....smoke?

[@MsElViktor]

1:01:11 - That grunt is more evil than half of Batman Rogue's gallery

[@davrosdaleks1]

Cassius I do believe is from the comics (son of Lady Clay and the Preston Payne Claface).

[@gavinpower2020]

26:35 it's new years eve 2018 and you just really want to do the floss dance

[@the9thinning1]

THE REBRAND IS HERE

[@pokerfaceslul]

While not being 'official' Batman Media, I do hope Starkid's Holy Musical Batman gets at least a mention in the next Part

[@Impori23]

I would love it if at the end you could rank the villains based on number of appearances

[@Trashboat444]

It wouldve been interesting if for the "original villains" you said whether or not they made it into the comics afterward

[@jaketurner3513]

The plug n play game is such a deep cut. Possible best video game soundtrack of all time

[@99lts]

This guy really blue me away

[@StarGazer0352]

I actually know what a V.Smile is! I used to play on one when I was really little and even remember that The Batman game. Those are probably some of my earliest memories honestly

[@nathanblanck9566]

Ain’t no way they called a game “Multiply, Divide, and Conquer” without seeing the obvious misleading naming of that😭

[@Naedlus]

No mention that "The T"s in Batman Beyond had a basis in Mr. Terrific? Ah well.

[@SwizzleMix]

Peak, commenting for algorithm engagement

[@marquesgorham4226]

Spider-Man's Rouge galleries just as powerful and strong as Batman's too. There's no denying that they both have some of the most iconic villains in the superhero genre

[@j_c_93]

The villains from the 60s show are insanely creative.

[@theravenpirate4744]

Wow I was surprised up to this point there isn't a single Deathstroke

[@agedstring]

Can't wait till we reach Beware The Batman territory

[@cocothecocobo1860]

I was living life thinking carmine falcone was black mask

[@senior_sakuga]

hearing the retro game music is giving me flashbacks to avgn's batman game reviews lmao

[@dominik13579]

I feel Farmer Brown has movies potential

[@animationunlimited2958]

26:21 That office is actually from Spider-Man the animated series. But Spider-Man had a similar game so I am not surprised.

[@TimedRevolver]

Dracula has fought Superman too, so he's more a Justice League villain than anything, because he doesn't seem to care much about which hero he fights.

[@holdenturner8190]

Why no media outside of shows films and games?

[@p.d.l7023]

Because we'd all be here for years!!!

[@barghest94]

WHERE ARE THE RADIO SHOWS?

[@cheeseguru1017]

Glad to see the guy from the Eiffel 65 song is doing well

[@zombiezarrzar419]

55:40 Not only did i have that console, i had the handheld variant and that game don't really remember much about it other than it was just baby's first video game console i also had Shrek and sesame street games for them that and the leap frog.

[@hermanios2152]

you smart cookie remaking all your thumbnails in the new style

[@JinXMoon]

27:40 don't know if you miss it or don't fit in your criteria but Floronic Man is in Batman & Robin

[@hydrocritical2268]

Swamp Thing villain.

[@kombatpath8605]

Batman nes theme goes so hard

[@kalkuttadrop6371]

FYI, there are two Mad Hatters.

[@billyboleson2830]

A lot of the villains used in 04 were stand ins for other villains that they couldnt use

[@MegaMike3443]

They really didn’t give a shit about seizures in the 60’s that first animated series had flashing red and blue in the intro

[@RipplyAnemone67]

I fell like you could of made an honorable mention to the new version of mr freeze made for the animated series

[@armandoguzmannieves5472]

THE V-SMILE!!!! HELL YEAH!!!!!

[@obnoxas]

Bookmark cuz sleepy time! 26:12 Another one! 39:26

[@donovangomez9489]

You missed the Batman (2004) online game 😭😭😭 and the LeapPad Game

[@User-lo6sx]

Rule 2. Needs to be primarily a Batman villain. Despite this you included the following: -Clock King(Green Arrow villain) -Vertigo(Green Arrow villain) -Ragdoll(Flash villain) -Solomon Grundy (Green Lantern villain)

[@grantpaylago]

Go outside

[@KingNerdius]

Solomon Grundy is very much a Batman villain. Possibly a Kingpin situation where he was the enemy of one character but became the a part of another villain’s rogues gallery.

[@User-lo6sx]

@KingnNeedius Grundy fights different heroes in the JLA, not just Batman. Just because he fought Batman a few times doesn’t mean he’s a Batman villain. Joker fought Superman several times, but that doesn’t make him a Superman villain.

[@barghest94]

@@User-lo6sx Grundy fights Batman considerably more often than any other JL character. Joker fights Superman sometimes, he's still a Batman villain. Grundy fights the Justice League sometimes, he's still a Batman villain.

[@Suso227]

ive modded lego batman and yeah the yeti is in the same folder as all the henchmen and shares generic animations with them

[@Weezing336]

What about the Onstar commercials featuring Batman?