DC Animated Universe/Characters/Batman Beyond: Difference between revisions

Content added Content deleted
VisualWikitext
m (Mass update links)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{work}}
{{work}}
The characters of ''[[Batman Beyond (Animation)|Batman Beyond]]'':
The characters of ''[[Batman Beyond]]'':
----
----


Line 13: Line 13:


* [[Animal Motif]]: The Bat
* [[Animal Motif]]: The Bat
* [[Anti Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti Heroes|Type II]].
* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type II]].
* [[The Atoner]]
* [[The Atoner]]
* [[Badass]]:
* [[Badass]]:
Line 31: Line 31:
** He's got quantity. Terry's much more chatty than Bruce.
** He's got quantity. Terry's much more chatty than Bruce.
* [[Delinquents|Delinquent]]: Reforming.
* [[Delinquents|Delinquent]]: Reforming.
* [[Hot Blooded]]
* [[Hot-Blooded]]
* [[Hurting Hero]]
* [[Hurting Hero]]
* [[I Let Gwen Stacy Die]]: His father's death was Terry's big motivation for super-heroics.
* [[I Let Gwen Stacy Die]]: His father's death was Terry's big motivation for super-heroics.
Line 39: Line 39:
* [[Official Couple]]: With Dana.
* [[Official Couple]]: With Dana.
* [[Ordinary High School Student]]
* [[Ordinary High School Student]]
* [[Red Oni Blue Oni]]: The red to Bruce's blue.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: The red to Bruce's blue.
* [[Tall Dark and Snarky]]
* [[Tall, Dark and Snarky]]
* [[Thou Shalt Not Kill]]: Terry takes a somewhat more loose approach to this than Bruce did. He won't personally kill, but he won't go out of his way to save criminals, either. He indirectly killed one person in the pilot alone, and it would have been two if Powers didn't have good doctors.
* [[Thou Shalt Not Kill]]: Terry takes a somewhat more loose approach to this than Bruce did. He won't personally kill, but he won't go out of his way to save criminals, either. He indirectly killed one person in the pilot alone, and it would have been two if Powers didn't have good doctors.
** He ends very frequently killing one shot villains, mostly because the fights are set up in such a way that he has no choice but to.
** He ends very frequently killing one shot villains, mostly because the fights are set up in such a way that he has no choice but to.
* [[Triple Shifter]]
* [[Triple Shifter]]
* [[Troubled but Cute]]
* [[Troubled but Cute]]
* {{spoiler|[[Tyke Bomb]]}}:{{spoiler|His genetics are half Bruce's due to Amanda Waller trying to create a second Batman. His parents were also almost killed by an older [[Batman Mask of the Phantasm|Phantasm]] hired by Waller to create another Batman. Phantasm decided against killing his parents, but his Dad got killed by Derek Powers, prompting Terry to become Batman anyways.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Tyke Bomb]]}}:{{spoiler|His genetics are half Bruce's due to Amanda Waller trying to create a second Batman. His parents were also almost killed by an older [[Batman: Mask of the Phantasm|Phantasm]] hired by Waller to create another Batman. Phantasm decided against killing his parents, but his Dad got killed by Derek Powers, prompting Terry to become Batman anyways.}}
* [[Unwanted Harem]]
* [[Unwanted Harem]]
* [[Would Hit a Girl]]: Almost all the time he meets female supervillains, he will. Except for in [[Batman Beyond Return of the Joker]]; when he fights the Dee Dees, though he may just have been having fun making them knock each other out as his grin seems to imply.
* [[Would Hit a Girl]]: Almost all the time he meets female supervillains, he will. Except for in [[Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker]]; when he fights the Dee Dees, though he may just have been having fun making them knock each other out as his grin seems to imply.
* [[You Killed My Father]]: Said to Blight/{{spoiler|Derek Powers}} word for word. Also his origin story (as it is true for the original Batman).
* [[You Killed My Father]]: Said to Blight/{{spoiler|Derek Powers}} word for word. Also his origin story (as it is true for the original Batman).
* [[You Fight Like a Cow]]: This apparently [[Hannibal Lecture|serves him well]] in his fight vs {{spoiler|The Joker}}
* [[You Fight Like a Cow]]: This apparently [[Hannibal Lecture|serves him well]] in his fight vs {{spoiler|The Joker}}
Line 55: Line 55:
The original Batman from earlier in the [[DCAU]], Bruce is originally reluctant to let Terry take up the mantle of the Bat, but he eventually gives in and becomes Terry’s mentor and Mission Control.
The original Batman from earlier in the [[DCAU]], Bruce is originally reluctant to let Terry take up the mantle of the Bat, but he eventually gives in and becomes Terry’s mentor and Mission Control.


[[DCAU (Franchise)/Batman the Animated Series/Characters|See here for info dealing with him in the rest of the DCAU]].
[[DCAU/Batman the Animated Series/Characters|See here for info dealing with him in the rest of the DCAU]].


* [[Badass]]:
* [[Badass]]:
Line 78: Line 78:
* [[Older and Wiser]]: And way, way scarier than before. As in, the time travel episode of [[Justice League Unlimited]] has him unsettling himself and a 50 year old [[Static Shock|Static]].
* [[Older and Wiser]]: And way, way scarier than before. As in, the time travel episode of [[Justice League Unlimited]] has him unsettling himself and a 50 year old [[Static Shock|Static]].
* [[Playing Gertrude]]: [[Kevin Conroy]] voices Bruce in both the original series and ''Beyond'', and manages to make the aging between both series very believable.
* [[Playing Gertrude]]: [[Kevin Conroy]] voices Bruce in both the original series and ''Beyond'', and manages to make the aging between both series very believable.
* [[Red Oni Blue Oni]]: The blue to Terry's red.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: The blue to Terry's red.
* [[Screw Politeness I'm a Senior]]
* [[Screw Politeness, I'm a Senior!]]
* [[Seen It All]]
* [[Seen It All]]


Line 92: Line 92:
* [[The Not Love Interest]]: One rejected script had Dana break up with Terry and Terry being comforted by making out with Max.
* [[The Not Love Interest]]: One rejected script had Dana break up with Terry and Terry being comforted by making out with Max.
* [[Plucky Girl]]
* [[Plucky Girl]]
* [[Rose Haired Girl]]
* [[Rose-Haired Girl]]
* [[Secret Keeper]]
* [[Secret Keeper]]
* [[Teen Genius]]: She's at the very top of her class and casually breezes through examinations of all sorts without trying and is a very good hacker.
* [[Teen Genius]]: She's at the very top of her class and casually breezes through examinations of all sorts without trying and is a very good hacker.
Line 101: Line 101:


* [[Betty and Veronica]]: The Betty to Ten's Veronica for Terry's Archie.
* [[Betty and Veronica]]: The Betty to Ten's Veronica for Terry's Archie.
* [[Bob Haircut]]: In [[Justice League Unlimited|JLU]]'s "[[Fully Absorbed Finale|Epilogue]]." She gets straight bangs, too.
* [[Bob Haircut]]: In [[Justice League Unlimited|JLU]]'s "[[Fully-Absorbed Finale|Epilogue]]." She gets straight bangs, too.
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: The longer the show ran, the more her screen time seemed to shrink. She was one of the major characters in the first season; by the end, it would have been unsurprising if [[Viewers Are Goldfish|less-attentive viewers]] didn't even know she was the [[Love Interest]].
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: The longer the show ran, the more her screen time seemed to shrink. She was one of the major characters in the first season; by the end, it would have been unsurprising if [[Viewers Are Goldfish|less-attentive viewers]] didn't even know she was the [[Love Interest]].
* [[Distressed Damsel]]: Subverted. Dana manages to defend herself pretty well when push comes to shove (such as in "Rats" and a bit in [[The Movie]]), but she ultimately must get rescued by Terry/Batman even when not distressed.
* [[Distressed Damsel]]: Subverted. Dana manages to defend herself pretty well when push comes to shove (such as in "Rats" and a bit in [[The Movie]]), but she ultimately must get rescued by Terry/Batman even when not distressed.
Line 126: Line 126:
* [[Loyal Animal Companion]]
* [[Loyal Animal Companion]]
* [[Mythology Gag]]: To [[The Silver Age of Comic Books]] Ace the Bat-Hound.
* [[Mythology Gag]]: To [[The Silver Age of Comic Books]] Ace the Bat-Hound.
* [[One Steve Limit]]: With the Royal Flush Gang member. {{spoiler|Of course, retroactively, he was [[Legacy Character|named after]] ''[[Justice League (Animation)|another]]'' [[Justice League (Animation)|Royal Flush Gang's Ace]].}}
* [[One Steve Limit]]: With the Royal Flush Gang member. {{spoiler|Of course, retroactively, he was [[Legacy Character|named after]] ''[[Justice League (animation)|another]]'' [[Justice League (animation)|Royal Flush Gang's Ace]].}}
* [[Team Pet]]
* [[Team Pet]]


Line 158: Line 158:
The former [[Batgirl (Comic Book)|Batgirl]], she has put aside her cowl and has now taken her father’s place as Gotham’s Police Comissioner.
The former [[Batgirl (Comic Book)|Batgirl]], she has put aside her cowl and has now taken her father’s place as Gotham’s Police Comissioner.


[[DCAU (Franchise)/Batman the Animated Series/Characters|See here for info dealing with her in the rest of the DCAU]].
[[DCAU/Batman the Animated Series/Characters|See here for info dealing with her in the rest of the DCAU]].


* [[Badass Normal]]
* [[Badass Normal]]
Line 167: Line 167:
* [[Inspector Javert]]: She was quick to believe the worst about Batman at first, though to her credit, she wises up when it's not his fault. And to be fair, in at least one case she literally witnesses him kill Mad Stan (it was an illusion, but the guy put a lot of work into it).
* [[Inspector Javert]]: She was quick to believe the worst about Batman at first, though to her credit, she wises up when it's not his fault. And to be fair, in at least one case she literally witnesses him kill Mad Stan (it was an illusion, but the guy put a lot of work into it).
** Spellbinder (the illusionist himself) was quick to point out, however, how easily and quickly Barbara fell for it.
** Spellbinder (the illusionist himself) was quick to point out, however, how easily and quickly Barbara fell for it.
* [[Never Mess With Granny]]
* [[Never Mess with Granny]]
* [[The Other Darrin]]: In [[Batman Beyond Return of the Joker|the movie]].
* [[The Other Darrin]]: In [[Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker|the movie]].
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: Though that's ''reasonable'', not ''[[Good Is Not Nice|nice]]''.
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: Though that's ''reasonable'', not ''[[Good Is Not Nice|nice]]''.
** Sometimes she's not even that reasonable. "Eyewitness" is a good example where she willfully holds the [[Idiot Ball]].
** Sometimes she's not even that reasonable. "Eyewitness" is a good example where she willfully holds the [[Idiot Ball]].
* [[Secret Keeper]]: She knows Bruce's secret. She's also one of the few people who knows about {{spoiler|the circumstances surrounding the Joker's death}}, but chooses to keep quiet about it.
* [[Secret Keeper]]: She knows Bruce's secret. She's also one of the few people who knows about {{spoiler|the circumstances surrounding the Joker's death}}, but chooses to keep quiet about it.
* [[Spared By the Adaptation]]: Her appearance here showed that DCAU Barbara didn't suffer the same fate mainline DCU Barbara did.
* [[Spared by the Adaptation]]: Her appearance here showed that DCAU Barbara didn't suffer the same fate mainline DCU Barbara did.


=== Sam Young (Paul Winfield) ===
=== Sam Young (Paul Winfield) ===
Line 190: Line 190:


* [[Alpha Bitch]]: She's actually fairly apathetic, but has the look down pat, and is more than content to do things such as throw most of a school assignment on Terry, or manipulate a classmate to make another guy jealous.
* [[Alpha Bitch]]: She's actually fairly apathetic, but has the look down pat, and is more than content to do things such as throw most of a school assignment on Terry, or manipulate a classmate to make another guy jealous.
* [[White Haired Pretty Girl]]
* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]


=== Chelsea Cunningham (Yvette Lowenthal, Rachel Leigh Cook) ===
=== Chelsea Cunningham (Yvette Lowenthal, Rachel Leigh Cook) ===
Line 196: Line 196:
* [[Alliterative Name]]
* [[Alliterative Name]]
* [[Blue Eyes]]
* [[Blue Eyes]]
* [[Dating Do Si Do]]: Has a new boyfriend in every episode.
* [[Dating Do-Si-Do]]: Has a new boyfriend in every episode.
* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Dana.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Dana.
Line 208: Line 208:
* [[Asshole Victim]]: It's really difficult to feel sorry for him when Willie destroys his expensive car, and continuously hounds him with his new powers.
* [[Asshole Victim]]: It's really difficult to feel sorry for him when Willie destroys his expensive car, and continuously hounds him with his new powers.
* [[Butt Monkey]]
* [[Butt Monkey]]
* [[Dating Do Si Do]]: Implied to be in a relationship with Chelsea one episode, hits on Dana in another, and has a messy break-up with Blade in yet another.
* [[Dating Do-Si-Do]]: Implied to be in a relationship with Chelsea one episode, hits on Dana in another, and has a messy break-up with Blade in yet another.
* [[Expy]]: Of [[Spider-Man|Flash Thompson]].
* [[Expy]]: Of [[Spider-Man|Flash Thompson]].
* [[Hidden Depths]]: The eggbaby episode revealed that Nelson is surprisingly good as a father, if his grade was anything to go by. Remember, Max did his math homework so he'd raise the kid by himself.
* [[Hidden Depths]]: The eggbaby episode revealed that Nelson is surprisingly good as a father, if his grade was anything to go by. Remember, Max did his math homework so he'd raise the kid by himself.
Line 227: Line 227:
* [[Create Your Own Villain]]
* [[Create Your Own Villain]]
* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: Gives one to Mr. Freeze, of all people.
* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: Gives one to Mr. Freeze, of all people.
* [[Damn You Muscle Memory]]: He instinctively shoots a nerve gas canister thrown up in the air before he realized what it was.
* [[Damn You, Muscle Memory!]]: He instinctively shoots a nerve gas canister thrown up in the air before he realized what it was.
* [[Evil Counterpart]]: To ''Mr. Freeze,'' of all people. In his first appearance as [[Walking Wasteland|Blight]], he [[The Worf Effect|nearly kills Freeze]] to solidify himself as Batman's new [[Big Bad]]. Their [[Body Horror|physical conditions]] also deteriorate to the point that [[Batman Beyond (Comic Book)|they depend on a suit to stay alive.]]
* [[Evil Counterpart]]: To ''Mr. Freeze,'' of all people. In his first appearance as [[Walking Wasteland|Blight]], he [[The Worf Effect|nearly kills Freeze]] to solidify himself as Batman's new [[Big Bad]]. Their [[Body Horror|physical conditions]] also deteriorate to the point that [[Batman Beyond (comics)|they depend on a suit to stay alive.]]
* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: During the pilot, he's accidentally gassed by his own nerve gas. The only treatment involves a massive dose of radiation, leading to...
* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]: During the pilot, he's accidentally gassed by his own nerve gas. The only treatment involves a massive dose of radiation, leading to...
* [[I Love Nuclear Power]]
* [[I Love Nuclear Power]]
* [[Irony]]: His transformation into Blight. He was ''[[Corrupt Corporate Executive|already evil]]'' long before his transformation. Afterward, his exterior simply matched what was within.
* [[Irony]]: His transformation into Blight. He was ''[[Corrupt Corporate Executive|already evil]]'' long before his transformation. Afterward, his exterior simply matched what was within.
Line 239: Line 239:
* [[Uncanny Family Resemblance]]: His son Paxton is basically just him with brown hair.
* [[Uncanny Family Resemblance]]: His son Paxton is basically just him with brown hair.
* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: His mental state starts deteriorating from ''the pilot episode forward'' as his hope of being cured dwindles...and as he embraces the power of being Blight.
* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: His mental state starts deteriorating from ''the pilot episode forward'' as his hope of being cured dwindles...and as he embraces the power of being Blight.
* [[Villain With Good Publicity]]: Subverted, he's has a bad reputation even without his illegal actions.
* [[Villain with Good Publicity]]: Subverted, he's has a bad reputation even without his illegal actions.
* [[Walking Wasteland]]
* [[Walking Wasteland]]


Line 254: Line 254:
* [[Shapeshifting]]
* [[Shapeshifting]]
** [[Morphic Resonance]]: She always has a black coloration with the blank, white eyes (her human form is black all over, with chalk white skin and normal eyes). Batman [[Exploited|exploits]] this when he recognized her, after Inque very nearly loses him by impersonating a member of a group of walruses.
** [[Morphic Resonance]]: She always has a black coloration with the blank, white eyes (her human form is black all over, with chalk white skin and normal eyes). Batman [[Exploited|exploits]] this when he recognized her, after Inque very nearly loses him by impersonating a member of a group of walruses.
** [[Shape Shifter Baggage]]: Possibly, but never outright stated, averted. She's implied to be relatively quite heavy for her size (i.e. roughly that of an average sized woman for most of the time), [[Fridge Logic|implying she has a dense body]]. The strength she's demonstrated can explain her ease of movement if that's the case.
** [[Shapeshifter Baggage]]: Possibly, but never outright stated, averted. She's implied to be relatively quite heavy for her size (i.e. roughly that of an average sized woman for most of the time), [[Fridge Logic|implying she has a dense body]]. The strength she's demonstrated can explain her ease of movement if that's the case.
** [[Shapeshifter Default Form]]: She has a "human" form that imitates her original human body, though she can only get the shape right, not the color. Her regular form is much more simplistic, humanoid with an oval-shaped head with a single white dot on it for an eye.
** [[Shapeshifter Default Form]]: She has a "human" form that imitates her original human body, though she can only get the shape right, not the color. Her regular form is much more simplistic, humanoid with an oval-shaped head with a single white dot on it for an eye.
** [[Shapeshifter Weapon]]: Mostly [[Combat Tentacles]], but has used blades and giant needles
** [[Shapeshifter Weapon]]: Mostly [[Combat Tentacles]], but has used blades and giant needles
Line 278: Line 278:
* [[Psychic Powers]]: At first, he could [[Machine Empathy|control a robot]], and by the end of the episode, it was revealed he appeared to be developing a greater talent as a [[Technopath]]. Later demonstrates [[Power Floats|levitation]] and [[Exaggerated Trope|''some serious'']] [[Mind Over Matter|psychokinesis]].
* [[Psychic Powers]]: At first, he could [[Machine Empathy|control a robot]], and by the end of the episode, it was revealed he appeared to be developing a greater talent as a [[Technopath]]. Later demonstrates [[Power Floats|levitation]] and [[Exaggerated Trope|''some serious'']] [[Mind Over Matter|psychokinesis]].
* [[Scary Shiny Glasses]]: Though he ditched them after becoming buff.
* [[Scary Shiny Glasses]]: Though he ditched them after becoming buff.
* [[Stalker With a Crush]]
* [[Stalker with a Crush]]
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: Twice. If he ever gets out of juvie, he's going to be one scary member of the [[Rogues Gallery]].
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: Twice. If he ever gets out of juvie, he's going to be one scary member of the [[Rogues Gallery]].
* [[Whos Laughing Now]]: His ultimate goal is to push everyone around like they used to do with him.
* [[Who's Laughing Now?]]: His ultimate goal is to push everyone around like they used to do with him.
* [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]]: Willie was more than willing to kill his father with his new control over his robot, even with Terry trying to reason, "But he's your father!" Only for Willie to respond, "Not for long."
* [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]]: Willie was more than willing to kill his father with his new control over his robot, even with Terry trying to reason, "But he's your father!" Only for Willie to respond, "Not for long."
* [[You Are What You Hate]]: Nelson did a pretty good job of humiliating Willie in front of their peers. But when Willie returns, more powerful than ever, he now understands what enjoyment Nelson got bullying people weaker than him.
* [[You Are What You Hate]]: Nelson did a pretty good job of humiliating Willie in front of their peers. But when Willie returns, more powerful than ever, he now understands what enjoyment Nelson got bullying people weaker than him.
Line 290: Line 290:


* [[And I Must Scream]]
* [[And I Must Scream]]
* [[Anti Villain]]: Type II/IV.
* [[Anti-Villain]]: Type II/IV.
* [[The Atoner]]: He genuinely did want to try to make up for all the pain he caused. Too bad nothing ever goes his way.
* [[The Atoner]]: He genuinely did want to try to make up for all the pain he caused. Too bad nothing ever goes his way.
* [[Creepy Monotone]]
* [[Creepy Monotone]]
* [[Darker and Edgier]]: Yes, the terrifying, emotionless villain who likes to [[And I Must Scream|freeze people solid]] is made even darker, due to the fact he gets to commit his first ''[[Body Horror|on-screen murder]]'' since [[Batman the Animated Series (Animation)|his debut]].
* [[Darker and Edgier]]: Yes, the terrifying, emotionless villain who likes to [[And I Must Scream|freeze people solid]] is made even darker, due to the fact he gets to commit his first ''[[Body Horror|on-screen murder]]'' since [[Batman: The Animated Series|his debut]].
** In addition to freezing his traitorous girlfriend to death (with a [[Gory Discretion Shot]]) he also freezes an oncoming car in a block of ice and encases a squad of soldiers shooting at him. This may be the biggest killing spree he's ever gone on in the shows.
** In addition to freezing his traitorous girlfriend to death (with a [[Gory Discretion Shot]]) he also freezes an oncoming car in a block of ice and encases a squad of soldiers shooting at him. This may be the biggest killing spree he's ever gone on in the shows.
* [[Despair Event Horizon]]: Sometime between {{spoiler|his new body regressing back to requiring sub-zero temperatures}} and {{spoiler|Derek Powers' and Dr. Stephanie Lake's betrayal.}} At that point, revenge is the only thing he has left (again).
* [[Despair Event Horizon]]: Sometime between {{spoiler|his new body regressing back to requiring sub-zero temperatures}} and {{spoiler|Derek Powers' and Dr. Stephanie Lake's betrayal.}} At that point, revenge is the only thing he has left (again).
Line 299: Line 299:
* [[He's Back]]
* [[He's Back]]
* [[An Ice Person]]
* [[An Ice Person]]
* [[Ironic Echo]]: Uses one towards the scientist who had betrayed him {{spoiler|Dr. Stephanie Lake, who had also becomes his lover}}. It also doubles as a [[Pre Mortem One Liner]].
* [[Ironic Echo]]: Uses one towards the scientist who had betrayed him {{spoiler|Dr. Stephanie Lake, who had also becomes his lover}}. It also doubles as a [[Pre-Mortem One-Liner]].
{{quote| '''Mr. Freeze:''' There may be some momentary discomfort.}}
{{quote| '''Mr. Freeze:''' There may be some momentary discomfort.}}
* [[Mad Scientist]]
* [[Mad Scientist]]
Line 305: Line 305:
* [[Powered Armor]]: Upgraded with the option to emit even more powerful ice blasts from his hands.
* [[Powered Armor]]: Upgraded with the option to emit even more powerful ice blasts from his hands.
* [[Villainous Rescue]]: Saves Terry from [[Walking Wasteland|Blight]] with an ice blast, though it was mostly due to his own anger than concern for Terry's safety.
* [[Villainous Rescue]]: Saves Terry from [[Walking Wasteland|Blight]] with an ice blast, though it was mostly due to his own anger than concern for Terry's safety.
* [[Who Wants to Live Forever]]: His opening monologue.
* [[Who Wants to Live Forever?]]: His opening monologue.
* [[The Worf Effect]]: Mr. Freeze reappears halfway through the episode decked out in a new set of bulletproof [[Powered Armor]], and displays a more powerful Freeze Gun built into the suit. However, he gets [[Curb Stomp Battle|one-shotted]] by new villain [[Walking Wasteland|Blight]] in order to demonstrate the strength of the new [[Big Bad]].
* [[The Worf Effect]]: Mr. Freeze reappears halfway through the episode decked out in a new set of bulletproof [[Powered Armor]], and displays a more powerful Freeze Gun built into the suit. However, he gets [[Curb Stomp Battle|one-shotted]] by new villain [[Walking Wasteland|Blight]] in order to demonstrate the strength of the new [[Big Bad]].


Line 314: Line 314:
* [[Cut Lex Luthor a Check]]: Inverted; it's the fact that his inventions weren't cost-effective that led to his supervillain career, even if it took some pushing from Powers to get him there.
* [[Cut Lex Luthor a Check]]: Inverted; it's the fact that his inventions weren't cost-effective that led to his supervillain career, even if it took some pushing from Powers to get him there.
* [[Electric Instant Gratification]]: He pays his assistant Ollie by letting him use a "pleasure wand" that directly stimulates the brain's pleasure centers.
* [[Electric Instant Gratification]]: He pays his assistant Ollie by letting him use a "pleasure wand" that directly stimulates the brain's pleasure centers.
* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: The irony. A sound engineer turned deaf by his own invention.
* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]: The irony. A sound engineer turned deaf by his own invention.
** Another time, his deafness was an advantage in a fight. Too bad he didn't know a building coming down behind him could possibly crush him.
** Another time, his deafness was an advantage in a fight. Too bad he didn't know a building coming down behind him could possibly crush him.
* [[Make Me Wanna Shout]]
* [[Make Me Wanna Shout]]
Line 323: Line 323:
* [[Birds of a Feather]]: Melanie, with Terry.
* [[Birds of a Feather]]: Melanie, with Terry.
* [[Blue Eyes]]: Melanie
* [[Blue Eyes]]: Melanie
* [[Caught in The Rain]]: Terry and Melanie.
* [[Caught in the Rain]]: Terry and Melanie.
* [[Dating Catwoman]]: Ten and Batman. Bruce comments on it.
* [[Dating Catwoman]]: Ten and Batman. Bruce comments on it.
{{quote| ''"[[Call Back|Let me tell you about a woman named Selina Kyle]]..."''}}
{{quote| ''"[[Call Back|Let me tell you about a woman named Selina Kyle]]..."''}}
* [[Five Bad Band]]:
* [[Five-Bad Band]]:
** [[The Big Bad]]: King
** [[The Big Bad]]: King
** [[The Dragon]]: Queen
** [[The Dragon]]: Queen
Line 336: Line 336:
* [[Knife Nut]]: Jack
* [[Knife Nut]]: Jack
* [[Legacy Character]]: As Bruce notes in their first appearance, the family takes on new members to replace those that retire or go to prison. Ironically, even though the series takes place fifty years in the future, this version of the gang is the first to ever be featured in the DCAU. (The original version would appear later on in ''[[Justice League]]''.)
* [[Legacy Character]]: As Bruce notes in their first appearance, the family takes on new members to replace those that retire or go to prison. Ironically, even though the series takes place fifty years in the future, this version of the gang is the first to ever be featured in the DCAU. (The original version would appear later on in ''[[Justice League]]''.)
* {{spoiler|[[May December Romance]]: King has an affair with Sable Thorpe, Paxton Powers P.A.}}
* {{spoiler|[[May-December Romance]]: King has an affair with Sable Thorpe, Paxton Powers P.A.}}
* [[Military Brat]]: Melanie
* [[Military Brat]]: Melanie
* [[Not So Different]]: This is played with in "King's Ransom"
* [[Not So Different]]: This is played with in "King's Ransom"
Line 360: Line 360:


* [[Absurdly Sharp Blade]]: Sharpened by lasers to molecule-thinness, no less.
* [[Absurdly Sharp Blade]]: Sharpened by lasers to molecule-thinness, no less.
* [[Contract On the Hitman]]: At the end of her first episode, she's targeted by the Legion of Assassins for failing to eliminate her target. She then turns the tables by taking out the entire Legion ''single-handedly'' until only one remains.
* [[Contract on the Hitman]]: At the end of her first episode, she's targeted by the Legion of Assassins for failing to eliminate her target. She then turns the tables by taking out the entire Legion ''single-handedly'' until only one remains.
* [[The Faceless]]: We never see her face in full, though the animation studio actually did produce a drawing that had a distinctive zombie quality to it.
* [[The Faceless]]: We never see her face in full, though the animation studio actually did produce a drawing that had a distinctive zombie quality to it.
** Batman managed to rip her veil off after a particularly wild tackle. He was so shocked by her face she was able to effortlessly kick him, grab the veil and put it back on immediately. This scene was shot from behind her back, so [[Take Our Word for It|trust Batman on this one]].
** Batman managed to rip her veil off after a particularly wild tackle. He was so shocked by her face she was able to effortlessly kick him, grab the veil and put it back on immediately. This scene was shot from behind her back, so [[Take Our Word for It|trust Batman on this one]].
* [[Hot Chick With a Sword]]
* [[Hot Chick with a Sword]]
* [[Implacable Man|Implacable Woman]]
* [[Implacable Man|Implacable Woman]]
* [[Ninja]]: Or McNinja, [[The Faceless|who knows?]]
* [[Ninja]]: Or McNinja, [[The Faceless|who knows?]]
Line 376: Line 376:
* [[A God Am I]]: Has a pronounced God Complex.
* [[A God Am I]]: Has a pronounced God Complex.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: The Chimera Institute.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: The Chimera Institute.
* [[Mix and Match Critters]]
* [[Mix-and-Match Critters]]
* [[Petting Zoo People]]: He invented the splicing process that turns people into these, and...
* [[Petting Zoo People]]: He invented the splicing process that turns people into these, and...
* [[Professor Guinea Pig]]: Used himself as the first test subject.
* [[Professor Guinea Pig]]: Used himself as the first test subject.
Line 382: Line 382:
=== The Stalker (Carl Lumbly) ===
=== The Stalker (Carl Lumbly) ===


* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Of [[Spider Man|Kraven the Hunter]].
* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Of [[Spider-Man|Kraven the Hunter]].
* [[Does Not Like Shoes]]
* [[Does Not Like Shoes]]
* [[Egomaniac Hunter]]: Before he was injured due to underestimating a wounded panther.
* [[Egomaniac Hunter]]: Before he was injured due to underestimating a wounded panther.
Line 397: Line 397:
* [[Bomb Throwing Anarchist]]
* [[Bomb Throwing Anarchist]]
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Blow it all up!"
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Blow it all up!"
* [[Hair Trigger Temper]]: Bruce eventually divines that Mad Stan's rampages are always sparked by either a local news story or something directly affecting him. ([[What Do You Mean Its Not Heinous|Raising the cost of pet licenses?]] ''Blow it all up!'')
* [[Hair-Trigger Temper]]: Bruce eventually divines that Mad Stan's rampages are always sparked by either a local news story or something directly affecting him. ([[What Do You Mean It's Not Heinous?|Raising the cost of pet licenses?]] ''Blow it all up!'')
* [[Mad Bomber]]
* [[Mad Bomber]]
* [[Made of Iron]]: And how. In his introduction in "Rats" he survives events that would reduce most humans to a fine, red smear. Given the prevalence of superpowered humans in the DCU in general it's possible he has minor [[Super Strength]] and [[Super Toughness]] powers to be able to do all the stuff he does.
* [[Made of Iron]]: And how. In his introduction in "Rats" he survives events that would reduce most humans to a fine, red smear. Given the prevalence of superpowered humans in the DCU in general it's possible he has minor [[Super Strength]] and [[Super Toughness]] powers to be able to do all the stuff he does.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: He owns a tiny dog, whom he cares for deeply.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: He owns a tiny dog, whom he cares for deeply.
* [[Shout Out]]: [[Johnny Mnemonic|"Information overload, man!"]]
* [[Shout-Out]]: [[Johnny Mnemonic|"Information overload, man!"]]
* [[Tattooed Crook]]: You can see an atomic symbol on the back of his neck in "Rats."
* [[Tattooed Crook]]: You can see an atomic symbol on the back of his neck in "Rats."
* [[Unstoppable Rage]]: "When Mad Stan's on one of his rants, he's unstoppable."
* [[Unstoppable Rage]]: "When Mad Stan's on one of his rants, he's unstoppable."
* [[Well Intentioned Extremist]]: For example, he wants to blow up the library because he feels it's a symbol of media oversaturation. Ironically, barely anyone goes to the library in the future.
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: For example, he wants to blow up the library because he feels it's a symbol of media oversaturation. Ironically, barely anyone goes to the library in the future.
* [[Wrestler in All of Us]]: In "Rats!", he performs several wrestling moves on Terry, including a pile-driver that leaves his ears stuck in the ground.
* [[Wrestler in All of Us]]: In "Rats!", he performs several wrestling moves on Terry, including a pile-driver that leaves his ears stuck in the ground.


Line 410: Line 410:


* [[All of the Other Reindeer]]: His [[Freudian Excuse]].
* [[All of the Other Reindeer]]: His [[Freudian Excuse]].
* [[Overshadowed By Awesome]]: Some consider [[Crazy Awesome|Mad Stan's first appearance]] the highlight of his episode.
* [[Overshadowed by Awesome]]: Some consider [[Crazy Awesome|Mad Stan's first appearance]] the highlight of his episode.
* [[Rodents of Unusual Size]]
* [[Rodents of Unusual Size]]


Line 421: Line 421:


* [[Grand Theft Me]]: {{spoiler|This is how the Joker survives, thanks to a control chip planted in Tim Drake's neck years ago.}}
* [[Grand Theft Me]]: {{spoiler|This is how the Joker survives, thanks to a control chip planted in Tim Drake's neck years ago.}}
* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: {{spoiler|Twice. The first is when Tim turns on the Joker and administers the fatal strike. The second is when Terry uses the Joker's own joy buzzer to fry the control chip in Tim's body.}}
* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]: {{spoiler|Twice. The first is when Tim turns on the Joker and administers the fatal strike. The second is when Terry uses the Joker's own joy buzzer to fry the control chip in Tim's body.}}
* [[Kill Sat]]: His master plan is to use one to carve up Gotham into a smiley face.
* [[Kill Sat]]: His master plan is to use one to carve up Gotham into a smiley face.
* [[Killed Off for Real]]: {{spoiler|Happens twice, averting his own [[Joker Immunity]].}}
* [[Killed Off for Real]]: {{spoiler|Happens twice, averting his own [[Joker Immunity]].}}
Line 440: Line 440:
* [[Immortality Immorality]]: He's avoiding death through [[Grand Theft Me]].
* [[Immortality Immorality]]: He's avoiding death through [[Grand Theft Me]].
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}: {{spoiler|This fate ironically befalls Ra's at the end of "Out of the Past", when a loose wire falls into a Lazarus Pit and makes a massive explosion that destroys Ra's lair with Ra's inside of it, making the observation "it's safe" just before everything explodes without Ra's realizing.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}: {{spoiler|This fate ironically befalls Ra's at the end of "Out of the Past", when a loose wire falls into a Lazarus Pit and makes a massive explosion that destroys Ra's lair with Ra's inside of it, making the observation "it's safe" just before everything explodes without Ra's realizing.}}
* [[Who Wants to Live Forever]]: Ra's does, even {{spoiler|after the Lazarus Pits can no longer keep his body together due to the original Batman kicking his ass even more so than usual in the [[Noodle Incident|Near Apocalypse of 09]].}}
* [[Who Wants to Live Forever?]]: Ra's does, even {{spoiler|after the Lazarus Pits can no longer keep his body together due to the original Batman kicking his ass even more so than usual in the [[Noodle Incident|Near Apocalypse of 09]].}}


=== Zander (Alexis Denisof) ===
=== Zander (Alexis Denisof) ===


* [[Expy]]: Though they both were created at the same time, Zander's upbringing sounds scarily similar to [[Batman|Damian Wayne's]] in the comics. He's just older, while Damian left the League of Assasins at age ten and has a chance to be a hero, Zander never got out of Kobra.
* [[Expy]]: Though they both were created at the same time, Zander's upbringing sounds scarily similar to [[Batman|Damian Wayne's]] in the comics. He's just older, while Damian left the League of Assasins at age ten and has a chance to be a hero, Zander never got out of Kobra.
* [[One Winged Angel]]
* [[One-Winged Angel]]
* [[Scaled Up]]
* [[Scaled Up]]
* [[Shadow Archetype]]: Was supposed to be a dark mirror to Terry before he {{spoiler|[[One Winged Angel|turned into a dinosaur man]]}}.
* [[Shadow Archetype]]: Was supposed to be a dark mirror to Terry before he {{spoiler|[[One-Winged Angel|turned into a dinosaur man]]}}.
* [[Villainous Crush]]: On Max.
* [[Villainous Crush]]: On Max.


=== Tim Drake (Dean Stockwell) ===
=== Tim Drake (Dean Stockwell) ===
* [[Badass]]: {{spoiler|Don't look now, but, disregarding the Joker's ultimately failed backup plan, Kid Robin just [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu|PERMANENTLY KILLED]] [[Joker Immunity|The]] [[Averted Trope|Joker]] in the flashback.}}
* [[Badass]]: {{spoiler|Don't look now, but, disregarding the Joker's ultimately failed backup plan, Kid Robin just [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|PERMANENTLY KILLED]] [[Joker Immunity|The]] [[Averted Trope|Joker]] in the flashback.}}
* [[Break the Cutie]]: {{spoiler|Will the cute little boy who wants to be a hero end up targeted, tortured, brainwashed and driven insane? ''Of course''.}}
* [[Break the Cutie]]: {{spoiler|Will the cute little boy who wants to be a hero end up targeted, tortured, brainwashed and driven insane? ''Of course''.}}
* [[Grand Theft Me]]: {{spoiler|The Joker did this to him, having implanted a micro-chip in his neck during his [[Moral Event Horizon]] crossing. The chip pretty much made the Joker's mind into adult!Tim's sort-of [[Super Powered Evil Side]]. }}
* [[Grand Theft Me]]: {{spoiler|The Joker did this to him, having implanted a micro-chip in his neck during his [[Moral Event Horizon]] crossing. The chip pretty much made the Joker's mind into adult!Tim's sort-of [[Super-Powered Evil Side]]. }}
* [[Kid Hero]]: Used to be one, as the third Robin. {{spoiler|Horrifyingly deconstructed, though.}}
* [[Kid Hero]]: Used to be one, as the third Robin. {{spoiler|Horrifyingly deconstructed, though.}}
* [[Shell Shocked Veteran]]: After {{spoiler|what the Joker did to him}}? Can't be blamed.
* [[Shell-Shocked Veteran]]: After {{spoiler|what the Joker did to him}}? Can't be blamed.


=== Starro (the [[Starfish Alien]]) ===
=== Starro (the [[Starfish Alien]]) ===


* [[Alien Invasion]]
* [[Alien Invasion]]
* [[A Form You Are Comfortable With]]: A shocking and disturbing example. Starro hides practically in plain sight by attaching himself to {{spoiler|[[Superman]], in one of the biggest twists of the series and as a [[Continuity Nod]] to [[Superman the Animated Series]]}}, and in the process taking over his mind and body until Terry manages to free him from Starro's control. The scariest part? Starro managed to maintain the masquerade for ''years''.
* [[A Form You Are Comfortable With]]: A shocking and disturbing example. Starro hides practically in plain sight by attaching himself to {{spoiler|[[Superman]], in one of the biggest twists of the series and as a [[Continuity Nod]] to [[Superman: The Animated Series]]}}, and in the process taking over his mind and body until Terry manages to free him from Starro's control. The scariest part? Starro managed to maintain the masquerade for ''years''.
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: Starro does this to {{spoiler|[[Superman]] and the entire future Justice League except for Terry}}
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: Starro does this to {{spoiler|[[Superman]] and the entire future Justice League except for Terry}}
* [[Pragmatic Villainy]]: After Terry and the Justice League thwart Starro's attempt to conquer Earth, they get rid of him once and for all by returning him and all his clones to his home planet. Starro and his clones are more than willing to return to their own planet when they're given the opportunity, instead of sticking around and trying to conquer Earth again.
* [[Pragmatic Villainy]]: After Terry and the Justice League thwart Starro's attempt to conquer Earth, they get rid of him once and for all by returning him and all his clones to his home planet. Starro and his clones are more than willing to return to their own planet when they're given the opportunity, instead of sticking around and trying to conquer Earth again.
* [[Send in The Clones]]: Starro's casual time controlling {{spoiler|Superman}} was apparently dedicated to creating a clone army to take over Earth, since he is the last of his kind. He only goes evil when they're ready to spread.
* [[Send in the Clones]]: Starro's casual time controlling {{spoiler|Superman}} was apparently dedicated to creating a clone army to take over Earth, since he is the last of his kind. He only goes evil when they're ready to spread.
* [[Starfish Alien]]: Obviously.
* [[Starfish Alien]]: Obviously.


Line 471: Line 471:


* [[Darker and Edgier]] - Unlike the usual portrayal of the Jokerz as random [[Mook]]s that just show up to cause trouble, these particular ones are portrayed as a somewhat more serious threat.
* [[Darker and Edgier]] - Unlike the usual portrayal of the Jokerz as random [[Mook]]s that just show up to cause trouble, these particular ones are portrayed as a somewhat more serious threat.
* [[Five Bad Band]]
* [[Five-Bad Band]]
** [[Big Bad]] J-Man
** [[Big Bad]] J-Man
** [[The Dragon]] Smirk
** [[The Dragon]] Smirk
Retrieved from "https://allthetropes.org/wiki/DC_Animated_Universe/Characters/Batman_Beyond"