Origin of King Shazam

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Today on Variant, we look at the Origin of King Shazam from King Shazam #1 and DC's Year of the Villain event, to find out what happens after the Big Red Cheese becomes infected by the Batman Who Laughs!
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#Shazam #DC

[@nate8604]

DC with the shots at marvel, lol. “Why do you suck so much Thor”??? Hilarious.

[@joshuajae2196]

Yeh lmao, but if king Thor were to fight king Shazam, Shazam get fucked up first hit lol

[@nate8604]

@@joshuajae2196 hold up there bucko.

[@shubhk6098]

Me : tomorrow's a fresh day and I am going study hard Also me at 2.30 am : let's see what king shazam can do !!!

[@blackfire1471]

Hi, my friend.

[@davidshort2806]

It's literally 2:29am as I read ur comment

[@bruteinsight3774]

He Just Went Full Kratos On These gods!

[@alexmercer5414]

Yep

[@dcmarvel6035]

Basically

[@MyzteryMedia]

The “who laughs” name only works with Batman. Sounds stupid with other characters that aren’t as serious as him.

[@sirius4k]

KZbin commentator who laughs.

[@demoneon9527]

Me who laughs

[@imlaz126]

because shazam does laugh so it isnt ironic and catchy when you put who laughs after shazam. But with batman its the opposite

[@GinoongVince]

The Dr. Manhattan who laughs

[@santhiendomail905]

That's why the guy who made Dark Knight Metal sucks

[@damianstarks3338]

Like what they did to Shazam in this story.

[@waheedsaeed5978]

He's so underrated. He's the most powerful League member

[@neph6098]

They already brought the Shazam Family, the next will bring Black Adam on his own movie, then the classic rivalry between him and Shazam, with a little bit of cinematic adaptation this could b a future Shazam movie after those events for sure!

[@damianstarks3338]

Neph yeah I already know about the black adam movie the rock is going to be badass as black adam.

[@damianstarks3338]

Waheed Saeed yep.

[@ayushtyagi1673]

@@waheedsaeed5978 justice league : call Superman we gonna need him to fight shazam Superman: I'ma IGHT

[@Hilversumborn]

Infected Mary will be Bloody Mary

[@Casual-Netizen]

Oh snap.

[@lokanantazain]

Oh crap

[@84y87]

Hilversumborn oh flap.

[@dday906]

I will accept no other name for her other than that one.

[@waq5258]

Hilversumborn oh scrap

[@seb5542]

It basically shows off what he can do without his biggest weakness, other than how he activates and deactivates his powers.

[@bertlee20]

Well since in convergance he made the decision not to change when batman struck him with a high amount of electricity he no longer has a weakness

[@mikef058]

God, what would you say his biggest weakness is?

[@seb5542]

@@mikef058 probably that his powers hinge on him saying Shazam. They can use it against him in a fight. Then his childish attitude and behaviour as well as thought process as a close second. But he really shouldn't act the way he does with the knowledge he has in his Shazam form.

[@legogeneralgrievous4218]

@@seb5542 forgive everything bad I did.

[@stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369]

Also King Shazam finally shows how powerful he is!

[@michaeldemiurgos1387]

Yay we getting a black adam movie . I can't wait to see it .

[@Forloa]

Cant wait too...

[@axxessmundi]

Earth's Mightiest Nightmare!!!

[@greyworld6242]

I wonder if this could be pulled off in live action?

[@McBroTime]

@Luc Germain as a short animated series yeah, it could work

[@kylecooper7533]

I feel like they could do a rebirth esque DCEU and go from the very beginning of DC rebirth and have it be close to the comics.

[@SolaceMcfly]

@@kylecooper7533 DC makes mediocre or bad live action movies i hate it because im a big fan. Animated movies are always fire but they need to do better on live action

[@kylecooper7533]

@@SolaceMcfly I have hope that they can take their time and not rush anything and it'll be good

[@kylecooper7533]

@J I feel like with a lot of build up it could be good.

[@kinggdezzy3920]

All this basically shows just how powerful Shazam really is when he doesn’t hold back nun pf his powers and release it all.

[@grandcanyon-fu9zt]

this is PIS and inconsistent

[@grandcanyon-fu9zt]

@@MagicPrevails I don't like Superman

[@MagicPrevails]

@@grandcanyon-fu9zt ok yeah my bad, i saw what your point was in other comments DC will do anything to put their golden boy on top 🤡

[@grandcanyon-fu9zt]

@@MagicPrevails his son is next golden boy

[@MagicPrevails]

@@grandcanyon-fu9zt No need actually Superboy exists "Oh damn Superman is vulnerable to kryptonite and magic and becomes ordinary, so let's create new one to overcome that" 🤡

[@ninjahombrepalito1721]

Logically Shazam is more powerful than the gods, he has the power of the gods while each god only has the power of a god.

[@Roam-de-route]

The Real Captain Marvel getting the respect he deserves

[@a.dackee9737]

Props to the artist, from working on immortal hulk to Shazam who laughs, his art fits perfectly for this grotesque and horrific Shazam

[@mrbokchoy]

People still forget that Superman gets his powers from Earth and yellow sun. So without them supes would not have powers, while Shazam on the other hand can transform anytime, anywhere and he only uses 20-30% of his powers and he is still figuring a way out to properly harness his powers I respect other people who love supes but I believe that what I have written is true. And please don't start a war in replies.

[@disposable_hero1725]

FYI Supoerman also only uses a small portion of his power. It is also why Supergirl is depicted as being stronger than him, he holds back she doesn't.

[@Rexghh]

After deceased storyline I completely I completely disagree with you

[@iblackfeathers]

the captain marvel who laughs... king captain marvel.

[@tom.8709]

Better name: the King Marvel

[@lightheart5]

Thanks for calling the hero by his true name

[@benparrish672]

King Shazam is my favorite version of SHAZAM

[@waheedsaeed5978]

This is why Shazam is stronger than Superman.

[@michaeldemiurgos1387]

Okay but if supes angry he's over

[@waheedsaeed5978]

@@michaeldemiurgos1387 If Shazam gets angry too then Shazam still wins

[@michaeldemiurgos1387]

@@waheedsaeed5978 IF Shazam is angry he's just like black adam

[@michaeldemiurgos1387]

@Luc Germain vulnerable but still can fight

[@waheedsaeed5978]

@Luc Germain Exactly. So many people forget that

[@Jacob-rd2wh]

Yess I love this channel man

[@KuroNaichi]

Ares? Okay

[@scodiofficer0012]

How powerful would Shazam and Mary Marvel's babies be if they inherited their powers? They aren't related remember?

[@TaviEarth2]

good channel variant is the best

[@brainiac2977]

This raid ads are now taking a fourth of the video. Jeez man

[@abc55052]

I've heard it's a garbage game too, that preys on young for money through online purchases.

[@dluv5guys]

KZbin is making it hard to just make money from views and ads before the video. Dude has to eat bruh

[@Bitulescu]

Guys gotta eat, either way you can skip it and not play the game...

[@Mr9mann]

Oh look. Another villain-sue. The quality of Marvel and DC comics is really at its lowest from as far as I can remember.

[@MansMan42069]

Ah, finally someone sane. Really tired of this kind of bullshit writing.

[@warrenmason1582]

Not so much. What they are doing is showing what heroes look like untethered by morals. You see just how powerful and sadistic they can be when they dont hold back.

[@HelloThere-st1lo]

I don’t even read comics but I love watching these videos

[@HelloThere-st1lo]

Same

[@blackfire1471]

@@HelloThere-st1lo hi

[@blank003]

@@HelloThere-st1lo did u forgot to change to ur alt account? Truly pathetic, u should be embarrassed.

[@nyuz2607]

Love to see a superhero turned bad,king shazam is my new hero

[@2saisai]

He beats gods with no effort but when it comes to a human with a power of money and solar powered alien then he cant do shit to them. Not even the power of gods or magic and break through plot armor.

[@waheedsaeed5978]

Exactly. He should have won easy.

[@blackfire1471]

Finally brilliant person found.

[@waheedsaeed5978]

@@blackfire1471 Truth

[@uwotm8634]

He beat a bunch of featless gods, DC's Thor is not even remotely as strong as Marvel Thor. Also, Superman holds back so much when he fights, but he got angry when he fought King Shazam and was about to fry him, only reason Shazam won was through trickery, he turned back into Billy and tricked Superman into thinking he was innocent then cheapshotted Supes. Shazam is also slower according to DC speed chart.

[@nickholmes7480]

Solar powered alien? Bitch Superman beat Gods on a regular basis.

[@dannygcreates2035]

Can you do an episode on the Tales From The Dark Multiverse One Shots that came out recently

[@herpesinflammation]

“SHAZAM BITCH” is the best moment in any comic book this year.

[@johnnydc7478]

I feel bad for those who don't read comics, watches these videos and say they "read comlcs"

[@mikef058]

lol

[@1014p]

Atm-Fall-Off-Boy far to much to read and no way to know which story is the real one and which is just an artist fluffing material. The moment they pulled infinite earths crap it went down hill near immediately. Oh John wrote a Batman story. We didn’t use Earth 3 billion so he can have that one. 50 years from now, on earth 62 million the original flash found immortality. No he reigns as a king while living with Iris. She has died many times but via time travel he can now make flash copies of anything.

[@ludwi7len]

Gatekeeping

[@gamemaster123561]

Nice to see your videoes again. Entertaining as always.

[@amirultempest]

Awesome 💪💪 I really love this channel 💟💟 back to the Comics. That's the world really starts. Reading the comics with your own imagination and boom you is watching a movie by reading 🔥🔥🔥 _ What I'm saying

[@aaronrehmat4673]

Love this story , video, and characters from greek and Norse Mythology

[@jalenikezeue4114]

I hope we see him fight more Gods and Titans

[@markolthoff7345]

It's sounds very good

[@jibrael5705]

Clicked instantly.

[@LikeIGiveACrap]

Same

[@abady646ify]

Hell yeah , same

[@otakumarcus]

Poor Lady Shazam!

[@gustavogarcia9452]

Wow just wow amazing keep up the great work Arris

[@Roihan54]

I love your Red Hood shirt Arris

[@gr0men]

In one of your videos you mentioned declining views. I'll tell you why. More than 2 minutes of ad in a 8 min video. Quality first man. Happy to watch add breaks in a 10 min video thats not rushed and feels like it's there for the sake of a sponsor.

[@Mrhandyhitman]

About time they start showing a more powerful version of Shazam! They better make him kill super man with some type of lightning beams through his eyes just like they did him in injustice!

[@blackfire1471]

I agree.

[@NJ-eo2oc]

I hope so

[@blackfire1471]

@@NJ-eo2oc hi.

[@gavinprestage7018]

@@NJ-eo2oc I also do cause the injustice death was bs

[@mictlantecutliyoalteuctin1684]

Arris, where can I get a T-shirt like yours?!, love Red Hood!

[@whitecat1441]

i just finish watch Shazam before seeing this video and i HYPE qbout shazam now. SHAZAM!

[@rhkagePKMN]

Always great content

[@the_eternal_darkness_8436]

No views 34 likes Ok KZbin...

[@SKEEZOTHEREALSKEEZO]

Shazam has always been played down imo. They need to make him one of the Frontline hero's of DC

[@mah29001]

There needs to be a horror crossover with the traditional horror characters like Freddy Krueger, Candyman join King Shazam to takeover another Earth.

[@edwardcee.adamadam9871]

Where's Black Adam when we need him

[@cooiolhh8955]

In fact black adam is in the story beats caption marvel . Ba had the chance to kill Billy but he didn't.

[@randyrandleman3618]

This was awesome! 😀

[@bishaldutta4638]

Well king Shazam had beaten the gods because each God had only one type of power while Shazam was using all of his powers together

[@Bengal1677]

Apparently the gods of DC are as dumb as a sack of rocks. Why don't they just take there power's back. If you say they can't well then there not God's. I'm just saying.

[@1014p]

Bengal1677 likely a ritualized deal that essentially copied the power to slightly inferior form. Remember there were once Titan which soon spawned the Greek gods. Then they had kids which also had powers including half breeds. If I recall the Greek gods pulled there power or knowledge of getting abilities from the titans. Only thing separating a god from people is the lack of knowledge by the people to gain that power. Even a technological god so superior to a human by that fact would seem like a deity. Until the day humans reach that level of knowledge. Have to think this through a bit, not just mystical bulshit but simply a tiered system. Shazam simply got a cheat sheet.

[@Bengal1677]

Pniko since we are talking about fictional characters and fictional gods. Yeah could have a point, but think about this Old Superman has copies exact copies yet none of them on the same level because there copies. For Shazam to win so effortlessly is ridiculous in my opinion and by using simple reasoning.

[@christusomnipotens3751]

@@Bengal1677 Why is it ridiculous? Atlas only had the A, Shazam had the A and all the other letters to.

[@SunFlowerSniper]

The name I like best for king Shazam is "Earth's mightiest nightmare"or just the Shazam who laughs

[@IamTheBuckethead]

Epic stuff.

[@a-bomb777]

I thought King Shazam is what Freddy wants to be called?

[@zachariahjonahmaldonado5897]

Hehe, take that people who think Superman is better because 'we have never seen an unhinged Shazam but we have seen Superman pushed past his breaking point der her her'!

[@Turks..]

Ok

[@kolbyking2315]

5:00, wow

[@Smoove499]

He definitely beating superman

[@Opalance]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but This Atlas is NOT the god Atlas, right? This is just the ancient hero Atlas who was brought forward in time and fought Superman. Atlas the god Shazam got his powers from New 52 was like a super tech guy who watched over all the little things in the world and it was mental fortitude over physical in the Trials of Shazam story. Not saying they effed up and did the wrong Atlas, but yeah, they effed up and put in the wrong Atlas in his first appearance in post Flashpoint I do believe.

[@ROCK_UNIVERSE97]

Wicked cool!

[@gianny8580]

I didn't know the norse pantheon is in DC

[@1724kingcobra]

Both dc and marvel use various patheons. Both have Hercules for example.

[@gianny8580]

@@1724kingcobra yea i know they both have the greek pantheon. Until now I've never heard of thor in DC. Just like I've never heard of the Egyptian pantheon in Marvel

[@waaaweee6934]

shazam went kratozieee

[@JAllencorp]

Love it! Why does Atlas look so pale...

[@_kenjitx1_590]

Kratos:I'm interesting

[@vincent_8817]

He fought black adam he gave him a good beating but in the end black adam came on top with the help of his people

[@lxsagi9126]

I dunno man, seems black adam wasn't really trying to beat billy like he previously do so. Black adam in that issue has moral like superman, he's just trying to protect his people.

[@biohazard724]

Most evil version of Billy Batson? Bart Simpson.

[@blackfire1471]

Liked.

[@briandubs5939]

If i wanted to follow this what all comics would i need to get? Shazam is my favorite comic hero.

[@dswynne]

The costume looks great for a Shazam version of a barbarian version.

[@danielcesar664]

His name is captain marvel

[@3weetr595]

Nice shirt where can i get one ?

[@jorgerosas8347]

Awesome

[@knighthonor44]

King Shazam vs Vulcan

[@friendlypersuasion8366]

More Shazam

[@pokeczarelf]

King Shazam VS. King Hyperion.

[@theokeithjones318]

Yes SHAZAM!!!

[@jackstrader1031]

Dammit Batman Who Laugh, not only you corrupted Billy but he also corrupted her sister for you

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

King Shazam is powerful because he got so many powers from various gods.The only thing that's mind-boggling is that even the wisdom of Solomon is so useless against the infection done by the Batman Who Laughs

[@Louves118]

I have that same shirt!

[@mangkubi]

3:03 SANS?!!?!

[@shadotarot]

You know a video is old when it's promotes Raid lol.

[@jeremiahemamdie9285]

True

[@Stream_Wars]

YT...Here's today's sponsor RAID...... **ME** NOT AGAIN.....

[@gforce365]

I learned more about Raid than King Shazam in this video

[@MrYTGuy1]

I love RED HBOB

[@mostafafarweez3161]

WOW, that's really So Awesome that he is INSANELY Powerful. But I do Wonder how Superman and Batman will Defeat hi?! My guess is that Batman will the 1 to be able to do do it. As All incredibly over super powered evil characters weakness usually is their egos :) What do you think? And can't wait for the next issue and please do a video for it Aaron when the next issue comes out. Love this video :)

[@waheedsaeed5978]

They weren't powerful enough to beat Shazam before he was infected they stand no chance now

[@limay90]

Omg i got that shirt...i luv it

[@milesmorales6305]

Why you have to diss the Arkham thugs like that

[@williamcollazo2258]

Yo dude love that shirt. Where can I get pls let me know

[@Caboco.bom11]

*The King Shazam #2? Exist?*

[@michaelmetler6315]

Infected Mary Marvel and infected Supergirl😍😍😍

[@gambashaga]

Unpopular opinion DCs Thor is older than Marvels Thor

[@narutogod3422]

Do a ultra instinct goku vs supernan

[@wesleyvl8572]

Can you makke a vidoe about dc lucifer plz

[@KuraPM]

Yerr

[@Dragonflyjones67]

He-Man vs Shazam

[@theoriginalonion7545]

A Zeus Superman equivalent, and Shazam beats him..right. Whoever wrote this comic, needs to be fired

[@kingfreecs1624]

zeus equivalent? isn't he their only good, plus i think he was just a normal kryptonian king that become more that we started praizing. Nothing makes him zeu's equivalent.

[@JUANxxTNAFAN]

Do Scarab aka evil Blue Beetle! When it comes out.

[@ashreille9917]

They made ares a joke lol. Even the other gods 😂 I wonder if this shazam will able to defeat zeus as well?

[@Red_ready317]

I would like to see him going at it w Superman !!!!

[@audiblewilcox9085]

Do you do green lantern?