Owlman Origins - Batman's Most Evil And Dark Counterpart Scarred By His Own Corrupt Parents
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- čas přidán 7. 08. 2024
- Batman from the DC universe is one of their prime characters and is built up with incredible detailing. His aspects, fights, moral code, never-ending self-conflict, etc. are all shown in comics or animated series. His war on injustice and his morality of not killing them create much depth about the characters' choice of path. Batman is not an alien and neither is he gifted with any superhuman abilities. His willpower, intellect, and strategy have always brought him victory in most cases. His mental and physical conditions are at the prime and probably the best version any human can achieve. This makes him equal to all meta-humans or superhumans.
In the animated series “Dark Knight Returns” we see how he beats down superman to a pulp. His skills can be best judged when he dodges Darkseid’s omega beams which is an impossible feat. Flash did manage to outrun once but Superman failed. Batman did not run or fly but just managed to bounce off a parademon confusing the ray’s direction to kill the parademon. He is rich and owns a wide gallery of weapons and armors that also help him in his battles. With all that said about the character, the question that follows is “What if Batman was evil” and that is not a very vague question.
0:00 Intro
2:33 Dark Origin Of Owlman?
5:09 Owlman Story In Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths
8:18 What Makes Owlman So Dangerous?
11:20 Evil Versions Of Owlman In Various Forms Of Media - Zábava
_"It doesn't matter"_
One badass final line.
Impressive lets see Bruce Wayne's catchphrase
@@forickgrimaldus8301 I am vengeance, I am the night/knight, I AM BATMAN!
@@MMAisTHEbestSPORT08 _“Look at that subtle variant spelling, the tasteful briefness of it. Oh my God, it even has proper punctuation…”_
@@palpatine1715 yeah just put it in there because i didn’t want to fck this badass line in the ass
Sound like something Kang the conqueror would say
Recently, I've begun wondering if Owlman had his own version of the Court of Owls. Did he, for example, have a Congress of Bats?
Most likely. A group dedicated to doing good things in the shadows which he probably destroyed lol
as far i remember theres no court of bats, but owlman is the leader of the court of owls
@@seventrue871 That's Lincon March or whatever.
🤣 Congress of bats
But that actually makes alot of sense
@@dwainjones2251 Lincoln March's alias is "Owlman"
Owlman needs his own DC animated movie.. I would love to see that.
American Psycho but Owlman and have Christian Bale do it
"Try Getting reservations at Dorsia now Bruce"
- Owlman after beating Batman
every batman villian does its always the joker
Live action movie
Batman Who Laughs too
Lies again? Older Wiser Off White
This guy is a perfect evil counterpart to Batman happy to see you doing a review on him.
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@@WiseGaines why?
@@WiseGaines what happened
@@WiseGaines what are you even talking about?
@@dennisdustin6895 the Batman who laughs
James Woods, who previously voiced Hades in Disney's Hercules, voices Owlman in Justice League: Crisis on Two Earth!!!
He did an awesome job as Owlman.
Hes one of the VAs I'm surprised was on Family Guy with Diane's VA being number one considering she voiced The Boss and Major Kusanagi
@@CircleFly ZEUSEY I'M HOME!!!
James Woods is a timeless American classic
That's crazy!
So you’re telling me Owlman and Batman are technically brothers? Bro that’s crazy… Imagine if they both found that out in Crisis on Two Earths
They are, in a way, Owlman is Thomas Wayne Jr. Who is the older brother of his world's Bruce wayne!
Technically, if Bruce had survived his encounter with owlman in the original owlman orgin comic, owlman and batman could have been direct rivals in the exact same universe
Or partners..!
I'd love a forced team-up between Batman, Flashpoint Batman, Damian & Owl Man.
Call it 'Sins of the Father'.
@@jonathanrayne Sounds Epic!
You gotta love how he kept the coolness batman has. Dude really told wonder woman to get off his plane
Lmao facts, he was bad ass with it 😂
"The difference between you and me is we both looked into the darkness and when it looked back at us, you blinked"
The scene always gives me chills... and I'm 40, hahaha
I would love to see Owlman's take on the Batman Who Laughs if he could survive the encounter that is
He'd get mangled
I’ll say draw.
He objected strongly to the Batman who laughs. Thomas figures its his role to be Batman's #1 foe and has dibs on killing Bruce.
@@Ozzy_2014 thats not at all surprising but it is a shame he didnt join the Dark Knights Metal storyline
Who would win, an original evil counter part, or a cash grab? I'll let you figure out which one is which.
It’s interesting that Owlman, despite being Batman’s evil counterpart, is based on an animal that has a less evil apearence
The owl hunts at night, the bat only sees.
Eh, the owl is used as a symbol in many secret societies
An owl is still a bird of prey. And do you know what animal is part of the owls diet? Bats.
Owls are more evil; than bats.
@@RicardoSantos-oz3uj definitely. Especially since they're used as symbols by secret societies and cults like the Illuminati (literally meaning, "enlightened ones") to show that they are above the ignorant masses
Owlman feels like alternative earth of Ozymandias from Watchmen
1:09… did you just call him dark shield?
I heard that to I was like wtf?
Bruh...... 😑 Dark who? He did my boy dirty
I had to rewind that part too...
DarkSEID....though his new true origin from Infinite Frontier is rather an interesting take.
lmao I said Who?
Owlman is one of my favorite DC characters, top 3 actually. People say that the batman who laughs is the most evil, while i see what you are going at i truly believe its Owlman. He is a perfect dark reflection in a mirror and that makes him the best batman out there for me
Batman who laughs is just a cheap Judge Death if you ask me
@@filipbabic4913 i dont like him, to me owlman is the👑
@@filipbabic4913 True, Batman who Laughed started out interesting yet quickly burned out to being like you said "a cheap Judge Death" Owlman doesn't need a gimmick he IS Bruce just evil
Y’all turned quickly on Btwl it’s funny 😆 people could t stop praising Btwl when it started but now that it’s finally went too hard (him somehow beating a Bruce Wayne with the powers of Doc Manhattan ) yall see what others have been saying all along : that character was a joke . Owlman is the best dark version of Batman, the rest is just fan fictions of « insert character X + Bruce Wayne »
@@togucvinw7 owlman was always my top 3 dc characters
Man,thank you for showing how hard Owlman really is.
I'm very surprised that Owlman had nothing with The Court of Owls given hes a Wayne and has a owl suit. (Yes I know about Thomas Wayne Jr that appeared during the Court of Owl storyline but he wasn't a confirmed Wayne unlike Owlman.
Wouldn't his Earth have a Court called the "Court of Bats"
There's a stories where thomas wayne was an assassin for the court of owls as owlman and under the alias lincoln march. This is his origin however.
@@adamallie8859 yea but it was speculation that its Bruce's brother. It wasn't confirmed nor denied. Still really awesome story. Wasn't he the perpetrator of a complicated plan to defeat Batman using D listed villain
OWLMAN needs to be the court of owls carbon copy or inspiration in the new Matt reeves the batman sequel
I don’t think court of owls existed in earth 3
A pity that Joker couldn't see the comedic irony in not betraying Batman while working with him.
Owlman is cool as all hell. I wish he had his own show
The scene with Batman beating down multiple owl goons makes me wish they focused more on his martial aspect and that he was a faster fighter, kinda takes me back to the taijutsu fights in naruto and shippuden
The closest we got to a live action Owlman was Batfleck’s suit in Zack‘s Justice league & Nite Owl in Watchman 2009.
No watchmen
@@popoutglizzy2837 doctor Manhattan already has your location
Owl-man had no way off that planet that Batman sent him to. After realizing he was defeated, he said, "Oh well, it doesn't matter"
Batman did throw the portal gun with him if it was still functional he could of escaped but o think it was more of him being that devoted to his ideology
The portal gun was there, and him saying it doesn’t matter was because of the multiverse, him choosing not to go for the gun made a universe where he did, gotta listen to the words, it doesn’t matter
Cool thought but he had the teleporter. He could've just stopped the bomb and teleported back to earth prime and blew up the multiverse
@@breakfaith3031 umm Batman already thought of that he locked it so it goes anywhere except Earth Prime.
Probably cause he knows there’s already a universe where he wins the fight
Not gonna lie I thought that owlman was the leader of the court owls
Me too
Hmm potential future story arc 🤣
That would not surprise me if he was.
@@MistarZtv lol you damn right.
Can we all just agree that Owlman’s very first incarnation looked absolutely *FUCKING RIDICULOUS?* 🤣🤣🤣
Yeah, I mean, that owl cowl bruh, it looks stupid as same with johnny quick cowl 🤣💀
He looks like a goober
By today's standards, yeah
In the Batman comic story "the court of owls" the character Lincoln March claims to be Batman's long-lost brother and that his real name is Thomas Wayne Junior.
Who knows, maybe he's the Earth one version of Owlman.
"Try getting Reservations at Dorsia now Bruce"
"you can always be thinner Diana"
"Lets see Bruce Wayne's Credit Card"
"Do you like Huey Louis and the News?"
"Did You know I am utterly Insane"
- Owlman
@Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Well, there exists no evidence to either support or contradict March's claim. I was simply stating a possibility, a fan theory if you will.
Also I have no idea who Arthur Flack or his adoptive mother are.
@Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Oh, sorry never seen it. But I have a pretty good idea of what you're referring to.
@1:10 “WHO?!” “Dark WHO?!”
Darkshield, weren't you listening? Come on, everyone who's anyone knows who Darkshield is, right? You're not one of those uncool losers who doesn't, are you?
Lol.
@@tomkerruish2982 is it the owlman of captain America
There are so many cooler alternate versions of Batman. Has there ever been an alternate version of Batman where he studies magic? Like imagine him having all the tools he already possesses(peak level conditioning, dangerously genius level intellect, vast wealth and access to ahead of the curve weapons and tech) AND having mastered sorcery. Like by the time he begins to reach old age, he fears the decline of his physical capabilities and questions his place among the pantheon of heroes. He notices himself getting slower, weaker etc. So he goes on a 2nd training expedition, this time learning different forms of magic from different teachers. Imagine Dr. Strange’s training but with Bruce Wayne. Maybe it eventually corrupts him? Just imagining Batman combining his advanced fighting abilities with magic is too awesome to not have already happened.
One of the dark knights from the dark multiverse studied magic and used it to seriously fuck some shit up
@@garretwalden2172 wooooooah. I need to see this! I’ve thought about it for a long time lol.
I've never really understood why Batman doesn't use any magic. I get that it would mess up his gimmick, but still.
He'd be like the Dr doom of the DC universe
@@SageofSorrow Don't get too excited, he's only around for 2 or 3 issues and I'm pretty sure doesn't have a fight scene
I would love to see a live action movie for owlman
Joker's sarcasm joke combos lines are the best 2me.
Owlman🦉: What I gather, we're very much alike. Everything about you tells the tale. Your attitude, your costume, your tactics. They all scream of outrange, despair, vengeance. What terrible wrong was done to set you on this path? It doesn't really matter. Nothing matters.
I remember seeing another origin for him.
Like Bruce, Thomas Jr’s parents were murdered in an alleyway, but not by a random mugger and instead a corrupt police officer.
He would go about, practicing every fighting style and what not when he was suddenly scratched in the eye by an owl, giving him the idea of the moniker, Owlman.
He had the same motivation as Bruce: to prevent what he had gone through from happening and get rid of the corruption within the city.
Eventually, Owlman found the perpetrator of his parents’ murder.
However, this is when it takes a dark turn.
The corrupt police officer reveals that the Wayne family themself was corrupt as well, having murdered the child of James Gordon.
And then, Owlman broke.
His entire motivation-his reasoning for going on this crusade against crime and corruption-was all built on a lie.
And so, Owlman drops the guy to his death as he finally realized.
It. Doesn’t. Matter. Nothing matters.
Thomas Wayne from counter Earth from that Earth Two Comic from 2000s survived and tried to stop Owlman
Commissioner Wayne?
owlman had the justice league unlimited costume on lol
I was wondering since you guys have done some pretty impressive awestrucking videos I was wondering can you possibly do a video on Alexander luthor
Please.....
Which Alexander Luthor? Well they all are, but there was an Earth 2 version from the og multiverse killed by Earth-1 Lex and Braniac. Then there was Earth 3's Heroic Alexander Luthor Sr, his Son Alex jr introduced in the COIE where Earth 2's Lex was killed. The Alexander Luthor who fathered Superwoman's child from Forever Evil MAZAHS!
@@Ozzy_2014 I want them to do the Lexington that's been in the comics for at least 25 years
Great video,absolutely love this character.One of the evil versions of Batman.
I just found your channel in the algorithm, digging the content. Keep laying it down!
Man really called Darkside, Darkshield
I don’t know which one to fear more Batman or owl man but you gotta admit they both are pretty terrifying.
Awesome video 😎👍🏾 Owlman was one of my favorite members of the animated movie’s crime syndicate. 💯
The Batman who laugh twisted version darkest version worst than owl man
Don't tell that to Owlman, he gets big mad about it lol
That's more of a joker bat fusion
Owl man punches the air when someone says that lol
I prefer Owlman to TBWL. More grounded imo
@@jasonalbran376 yeah trading brains with Dr manhattan was way too goofy for me
Where is my "Owlman beyond" 😏🔥✨
5:20 he could've broken his arm
I'd say Owlman has an even sicker costume design than Batman
the costume is amazing!!!!! I loooooved his cape!!!!!
"Batman's most evil and dark counterpart" I dunno... I think the Batman Who Laughs would like a word.
I would like to see Zack Snyder's Crime Syndicate. In Earth 3, there is Lightseid, who has the Life Equation and the Alpha Effect and the Alpha Beam.
Owlman is the perfect evil counterpart to Batman. Great review on him man
Dark shield? Don't you mean Darkseid?
The idea of Batman beating up Superman has always struck me as ludicrous. One blast from Kal's X-ray vision and Bruce would be ashes. No way he would be fast enough to evade it.
Heat vision
That’s what makes Batman dangerous he use his intelligence,gadgets fight his opponents with super powers plus he has no fear in battle
@@mikeyhay9636 They only get you so far, and they can be broken. Besides, no one could carry so many at one one time.
@@rimshot2270 true but you have to realize that Batman is an adapter he has no superpowers since childhood he’s been through things that would mortify a lesser person and because of that he doesn’t fear dying and like I said he uses his intelligence and gadgets he can be three steps ahead of his opponents powers or no powers
This dude really just say x-ray vision?
This was dope🔥💯
You should review Jokester or Joker from Earth 3 from 52
First off there are 2 Owl Men
1) In the Watch Man Universe
2) There's another from Earth 3 and is A Member of The "Crime Syndicate"
It's 2 different people, 2 different universes, 1 is an Alternative Batman and the other is an original of himself in the Watchmen Universe.
They should make them fight and Cancel Each Other Out.......For Real 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
You are incorrect. In the Watchman universe there is no owlman but there is a Nite Owl. 2 to be exact. They are a legacy
Owlman: Not good. Never good. After all, I'm only human.
Just got the owlman 🦉 figure yesterday such a nice figure and what a dope character thanks for the awesome information ℹ️ !! 🔥🔥🔥 🦉
Wait... So Owlman could have stopped the Qed bomb ??
Yes, but what would be the point. Any choice could be made the other way by a quantum conterpart. He really was a Nihilst. Believed in nothing .Destroying all of Existence was the one act that would matter. The one thing that could not be made different in another quantum reality.
In a short novel in the anthology called The Way it wasn't....there is a story about cross time travel being discovred. Treasures from different Earths brought to alternate Earths in trade. Made techological leaps. Made much money. It also introduced a plague of suicides. People who had no clear reason to end themselves suddenly doing so. Including one man who had just won big downstairs at the Casino. Jumped from his room high in the tower. We find out its because of the existence of parallel worlds. Nihilism gripped the smarter folk. What does it matter if things are good for me. In another world they are terrible. Its just luck that they are in a world where things have gone well. It makes no difference. And if they suffer, some other version of themselves is not. They got lucky. Existence becomes meaningless and they could not deal with that existential crisis. So happened to owlman. Being too smart he created a problem for himself where none needed to exist ( maybe, as the ultimate challenge to his Super Cortex enhanced brain. If he can't succeed at his plan then there was no point in trying to fight on.
Yep, but just decided not to
I like how the narration makes numerous flubs, but you can tell these flubs were in the script as they were never caught.
Brave and the Bold was my first Owl man outside of the Cryptid.
Heavy stuff,man
Owlman is my fav character
"It doesnt matter"
Owlman vs The Batman Who Laughs would be a fun read
Great video Owlman is one amazing villian
I'd love to see what owlman, flashpoint batman and batman would do if they met
I think the title of most evil version would go to 'The Batman Who Laughs' though.
Owlman: Batman's most evil and dark counterpart.
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Wow. Such an original joke.
@@Jay-Jones Yet so marvelously valid.
@@vsgfilmgroup except no
@@vsgfilmgroup shit wrong person
@@Jay-Jones except no
Dark shield!!! 😂😂😂😂 darksied I think is the word u were looking for...damn auto correct! I know it was auto correct and he was just reading from his script lol
6:34 a rifle?? I guess we just calling everything that shoots a rifle now.
Nice video owlman is the cold hearted batman version gone bad
He's basically watchmen powered up version of night owl. One off situation
There was a Thomas Wayne Jr. in the main Earth, he was retconned out of continuity for decades, but sort of brought back as Talon.
Owls in real life are very proficient hunters.They can hunt at night.
The difference between Batman and Owlman with they both looked into the abyss? … Owlman blinked.
The Animated Version Of Owlman Is Made A Thousand Times Creepier Being Voiced By James Woods.
100% agree
Awesome
I guess the Batman Who Laughs doesn’t exist🤷🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
Owlman would make a better batman than the real batman
i think olwman is the real batman, before it was made not to kill as a rule...
@@cojin01 yep originally batman killed
Honestly, Batman not having an exo suit like Owlman to protect his body is kind of odd.
I get it..
Mortal amongst gods idea...but that pride makes his job harder.
Lets see Bruce Wayne's Bat Suit
- Owlman
Ironically the closest alternate to the real one may be Flashpoint's Batman Bruce's father-Thomas Wayne (Senior)"
If owl man would of just tapped that super woman ass he would of forgotten about all the evil plots. what makes owl man so dangerous is that he isnt a simp.
I think the title of most evil version would go to the Batman who laughs though.
If Kevin Conroy is Batman then James Woods is Owlman
Batman’s number one power: *Plot armor*
What comic storylines are you covering here? I’d love to have a list of comics to read as compendium to this video.
You know it’s interesting the biggest question people usual have is, “what if Superman turned evil” but I think an evil Batman is actually much scarier.
And more likely when comparing both of their mental health lol
Everytime I see owlman, I want a Gatchaman/super science ninja team crossover….
*Talk me out if it*
Darkshield's Omega beams. XD 1:08
Who tf is darkshield
wow that was pretty neat
never heard it explained that way before .
"darkshield" thats a new one 1:07
"It doesn't matter" he's like me for real
1:09 You said DARK SHIELD’s Omega Beams 😂😂
He said Dark shield instead of darkseid lol still like this content. If you didn't, can you cover the entire crime syndicate?
Everyone talking about nihilistic Owlman, but I really would love to hear more about evil, yet still very loyal Pennyworth.
I never knew this story! 😲
I can't help but feel sorry for him at the end. He could've stopped it from getting him killed but he gave up
Yes he could he clearly didn’t want to stop dick riding Batman
Bats go "Eeek, Eeek", Owls go "Whooo, Whooo".
Ah yes Darkshield and owlman who fired a "grenade launcher" rifle at Wonderwoman while she was on his jet.
Honestly the batman who laughs I'm far more dangerous.
So it's not the same Owlman from Watchmen???
The Batman who laughs:" Am i a joke to you."
Yes
He isn’t really dark Batman though, he’s both a sorta fusion of Joker and Batman, as well as a take on if Batman was drove to evil rather than straight up Dark Batman.
He’s a far more differing character to Batman than something like Owlman, he just acts less classically Batman like, which is completely intentional, whereas Owlman as an idea is more of “well what if we took Batman but instead of striving to make the world better he went out to make it worse”.
All in all I’d call TBWL a variant of the character but Owlman is the dark counterpart.
I wonder how the batman who laughs and the court of owls would feel about him
Beware of Darkshield’s omega beams
There are 2 Owlmans. The original is supposed to be Thomas The Owlman Engine, and the other one is an Unknown Identified villain.
wow, i didn't knew that! Thanks!
Batman the hero against killing, but turning people into cucumbers is totally fine.
Owlman (Thomas Wayne Jr.) (DC Comics) is a perfect fit for the CWA (Cightural Wrestling Action) Universe, my caw wrestling program for the CZcams channel that will be born in the Year of 2030.
What do you think about this?
I’d say the Batman who laughs is the most dangerous Batman
Batman wins because of pot device
Like the time he beat the green lantern who having the powered ring decide to fight hand to hand ,,, like really ,,, bad witting