In a world where you have an entire city of hyperintelligent gorillas, multiple alien species, several sentient underwater races, a talking worm, and whatever the heck the Ultra Humanite is, I feel like bestiality no longer applies as a concept, if everyone consents.
no, because he not a animal, his IQ was raised to that of a normal human, allowing him to consent. It is like any other alien race, like mass effect, he can talk and give consent, meaning his now a whole new species. If he was a normal dumb gorilla it be wrong, but he pretty much just a alien who looks like a gorilla now.
I wonder what spurred the creative team to go this route with Mallah and Brain?
They are perhaps the most distant from the source material in characterization... or at least moral compass alignment.
Note: I am not complaining, I enjoy more grey characters, especially mad scientists.
Generally the TV show just went "aaaaa fuck it, lets do our own thing." which mad respects, I hope this keeps going so we can see what batman, wonder woman, green lantern will be like.
Uj/ and makes me wonder what the hell Brainiac 5 could look like in this universe knowing how brainiac looks.
rj/ Virgin: Zack Snyder \[Uj/still like your Jl movie\]
Chad: Jake Wyatt and Josie Campbell.
That is not really a reply.
All iterations are Elseworlds, that is not the issue.
I am curious as to why these characters in this way. Did they pick them out of hat? Was it like that weird dictate that they couldn't do a Lex story in the first season? Did one of the writers just really like the characters?
Cause there are other mad scientists. The Ultra Humanite is even another ape guy.
Uj/ let me clarify that the show is very much a major reinvention of Superman's mythos a lot of things are different like Karas's backstory Metallo being a non-sentient robot Ivo being parasite brain and the monsieur not being entirely evil is simply one of the differences.
I know.
Do you really not understand that I am asking why the creators wrote it that way?
Why did they make that decision.
I know that it is different.
MAWS is taking cues from Anime tropes and such. Why are they making it that way? Because that's how they want to do it. That's like asking why George Lucas gave wizards laser swords and spaceships. He liked the idea.
You ever listen to DVD commentary? Or read a behind the scenes book?
I am looking for an insight into the creatives' choices, because I find that interesting.
I know the simple answer is some variation of, "because they decided to." Bu that is a brainless unhelpful response.
Uj/ for that I don't know maybe there a fan of the Smallville season 11 comic where they were Superman characters in that or like weird relationships or just wanted to do something different.
My guess is that with superman being a well known character, they wanted to create some new stories or give the characters a different spin rather than straight up retellings on well known stories.
> Metallo being a non-sentient robot
Why do people assume that’s the entirety of this show’s take on Metallo? I see it all the time. Like, that episode had them with some kind of issue with what looks like their power source. How does that not lead you to “something something Kryptonite core something something some guy is fused to one”?
MAWS is very willing to do their own thing if it suits their needs. I think they liked the idea of disembodied brain and his french gorilla husband but didn't have a real use for them as villains
I think it's similar with Livewire. They wanted her in the show, because she's a villain designed to animate well and as a throwback to the last animated superman show, but they had no need for her as a rival reporter so they just excised that part of her character.
Moral compass maybe, but this is the only adaptation that adapts them being an openly loving couple, although Teen Titans Go is all but there too.
Honestly though, I'm surprised how surprised people are. They're definitely evil sure but they've been sympathetic occasionally, and it's not like Joker or Darkseid evil. They came off more evil in the Teen Titans show than the comics if memory serves.
I really don't know. Honestly part of me thinks they debated making Livewire Captain Cold, because aside from her powers she's a better match for his general vibe.
https://preview.redd.it/179cxgbei59d1.png?width=1299&format=png&auto=webp&s=384353ea593c5011b550cc3df5c8d1de4e81c3bf
I love how this is a Livewire mental image
While I'm glad we finally got an adaptation of the Brain and Mallah who are gay, I actually don't like how they're much less villanous here. They're members of the team called the Brotherhood of Evil and one of them is a literal brain in a jar, they should be doing shit like holding Portugal ransom with a laser on the moon for "one million dollars" or something like that.
I don't require comic accuracy (I really like what they did with Prof. Ivo, Alex and Deathstroke) but maybe adapt a single villain like in the comics? I'm just saying, there's a reason why Mr. Mxyzptlk keeps popping up in comics
>While I'm glad we finally got an adaptation of the Brain and Mallah who are gay,
Excuse you, what do you call this?
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeHQ1ESeK7I](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeHQ1ESeK7I)
Wait, the Brotherhood of Evil... are good?
https://preview.redd.it/njhf8i0os59d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f36b699d803acfa8072dbe2029ab178e2a659803
I believe story is while traveling the multiverse, they found evil versions of themselves (because 99.999% of them are evil), were attacked, beat their asses and stole their clothes, then dipped
totally not going lead to the evil versions to come after them again in the future.
They’re adapting all these great gorillas, but they are still neglecting to mention staples of DC like Third Gorilla. Third Gorilla is one of the greatest characters.
Any episode with Beeg Gay Monke (real name) is a good episode.
Ffs, I actually looked that up. ;-;
BRAIN AND MALLAH BACK DURING PRIDE MONTH LET'S GO
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Tell me this Is real please
It's from Grant Morrison's run of Doom Patrol. I would highly recommend it, it is a blast.
Damn you said what I said without really spoiling it
Lol, would you believe that was unintentional? I forgot what happens in the next panel!
Does the body rule the mind or does the mind rule the body? So many good Smiths lines in this run.
Once again my theory of every single questionable/inexplicably queer coded thing in DC comics from 20 years ago being by Grant Morrison is confirmed.
Please read Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol, it is one of the best series from DC
It is real but they explode not soon after, this was during Morrison's run I believe
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I love how in the show, they just outright made these two an old gay married couple living in retirement in Bocca Raton
This is just beastiality with extra steps right?
In a world where you have an entire city of hyperintelligent gorillas, multiple alien species, several sentient underwater races, a talking worm, and whatever the heck the Ultra Humanite is, I feel like bestiality no longer applies as a concept, if everyone consents.
Isn’t beastiality just the sexual attraction to animals?
Harkness test
Thats right, Scooby Doo is also technically canon to the DC multiverse.
no, because he not a animal, his IQ was raised to that of a normal human, allowing him to consent. It is like any other alien race, like mass effect, he can talk and give consent, meaning his now a whole new species. If he was a normal dumb gorilla it be wrong, but he pretty much just a alien who looks like a gorilla now.
Harkness Test. https://preview.redd.it/jciey3tzp89d1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b96ab4cb45e633a515abe3354aa310a38701b65f
This might be the happiest I've ever seen Monsieur Mallah. Good for him.
https://preview.redd.it/0pw6tq18g59d1.jpeg?width=719&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a9041d98ce5792bcdcb7f6d8b3759ef9b97c58d2
We also have [Amanda Waller](https://youtu.be/J9KfHf114Fo?si=kJLbixgBtmR7eJP7) dancing like nobody's business. Will that suffice?
Damn she really do be busting it down
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I wonder what spurred the creative team to go this route with Mallah and Brain? They are perhaps the most distant from the source material in characterization... or at least moral compass alignment. Note: I am not complaining, I enjoy more grey characters, especially mad scientists.
Generally the TV show just went "aaaaa fuck it, lets do our own thing." which mad respects, I hope this keeps going so we can see what batman, wonder woman, green lantern will be like.
Uj/ and makes me wonder what the hell Brainiac 5 could look like in this universe knowing how brainiac looks. rj/ Virgin: Zack Snyder \[Uj/still like your Jl movie\] Chad: Jake Wyatt and Josie Campbell.
I WILL NOT STOP UNTIL I SEE KARA ZOR EL MAKE OUT WITH A BRAINIAC SENTRY
Well since Brianiac looks like Onyx from Destiny only fair B5 looks like Crota
Uj/ yeah I could see that or maybe B5 still has his classic appearance as a camouflage since This Clark and Kara might be not nice towards him.
Random thing, or maybe not given what this post is about but I do question why MAWs Brain is German...like who taught the gorilla to be French then?
Uj/ well this show is very much a elseworld take on superman and embraces it so yea.
That is not really a reply. All iterations are Elseworlds, that is not the issue. I am curious as to why these characters in this way. Did they pick them out of hat? Was it like that weird dictate that they couldn't do a Lex story in the first season? Did one of the writers just really like the characters? Cause there are other mad scientists. The Ultra Humanite is even another ape guy.
Uj/ let me clarify that the show is very much a major reinvention of Superman's mythos a lot of things are different like Karas's backstory Metallo being a non-sentient robot Ivo being parasite brain and the monsieur not being entirely evil is simply one of the differences.
I know. Do you really not understand that I am asking why the creators wrote it that way? Why did they make that decision. I know that it is different.
MAWS is taking cues from Anime tropes and such. Why are they making it that way? Because that's how they want to do it. That's like asking why George Lucas gave wizards laser swords and spaceships. He liked the idea.
You ever listen to DVD commentary? Or read a behind the scenes book? I am looking for an insight into the creatives' choices, because I find that interesting. I know the simple answer is some variation of, "because they decided to." Bu that is a brainless unhelpful response.
Uj/ for that I don't know maybe there a fan of the Smallville season 11 comic where they were Superman characters in that or like weird relationships or just wanted to do something different.
My guess is that with superman being a well known character, they wanted to create some new stories or give the characters a different spin rather than straight up retellings on well known stories.
> Metallo being a non-sentient robot Why do people assume that’s the entirety of this show’s take on Metallo? I see it all the time. Like, that episode had them with some kind of issue with what looks like their power source. How does that not lead you to “something something Kryptonite core something something some guy is fused to one”?
Uj/ yeah but for now Metallo is lame.
MAWS is very willing to do their own thing if it suits their needs. I think they liked the idea of disembodied brain and his french gorilla husband but didn't have a real use for them as villains I think it's similar with Livewire. They wanted her in the show, because she's a villain designed to animate well and as a throwback to the last animated superman show, but they had no need for her as a rival reporter so they just excised that part of her character.
Moral compass maybe, but this is the only adaptation that adapts them being an openly loving couple, although Teen Titans Go is all but there too. Honestly though, I'm surprised how surprised people are. They're definitely evil sure but they've been sympathetic occasionally, and it's not like Joker or Darkseid evil. They came off more evil in the Teen Titans show than the comics if memory serves.
Kinda sad Brain doesn't have his badass skull face...
Uj/tbf brain isn't entirely evil in this.
Brain and Mallah + Heatwave and Livewire. Gay/Lesbian solidarity.
Mick isn’t Heatwave in this?
Nah Heatwave is a woman in this series. She hasn’t really done much iirc. I think she had a gender swapped name too but I can’t remember it.
Mickette
I still have no idea why they decided a gender swapped Heatwave should be the fire villain when Volcana is right there
In practice she resembles Heatwave a lot more than Volcana in terms of attitude and powers, so I kind of get it.
Yeah but Superman already has a fire villain: Volcana. Why use a Flash villain? Especially since Volcana is so underutilized.
I really don't know. Honestly part of me thinks they debated making Livewire Captain Cold, because aside from her powers she's a better match for his general vibe.
They've only identified her as "Rory" Honestly she's probably just Mickey Rory.
https://preview.redd.it/179cxgbei59d1.png?width=1299&format=png&auto=webp&s=384353ea593c5011b550cc3df5c8d1de4e81c3bf I love how this is a Livewire mental image
I don't even think Heatwave's in the episode besides this single frame. I find that funny.
I find funny how this is her imagination and the big muscular girl is all over her feet
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While I'm glad we finally got an adaptation of the Brain and Mallah who are gay, I actually don't like how they're much less villanous here. They're members of the team called the Brotherhood of Evil and one of them is a literal brain in a jar, they should be doing shit like holding Portugal ransom with a laser on the moon for "one million dollars" or something like that.
You’re expecting comic accuracy from the show where Parasite is a giant Godzilla mechsuit controlled by Professor Ivo?
I don't require comic accuracy (I really like what they did with Prof. Ivo, Alex and Deathstroke) but maybe adapt a single villain like in the comics? I'm just saying, there's a reason why Mr. Mxyzptlk keeps popping up in comics
I get that because the only villain this show has adapted perfectly is Waller and it’s the version of her from comics that SUCK!!!
fuck portugal in particular
>While I'm glad we finally got an adaptation of the Brain and Mallah who are gay, Excuse you, what do you call this? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeHQ1ESeK7I](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeHQ1ESeK7I)
I like the explanation that here they've never met Caulder. If Doom Patrol ever gets in and he's with them, it'll be over.
They are gay in go
https://i.redd.it/2w10tim0s59d1.gif
Wait, the Brotherhood of Evil... are good? https://preview.redd.it/njhf8i0os59d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f36b699d803acfa8072dbe2029ab178e2a659803
He has the HAT!!! FUCKING PEAK.
I believe story is while traveling the multiverse, they found evil versions of themselves (because 99.999% of them are evil), were attacked, beat their asses and stole their clothes, then dipped totally not going lead to the evil versions to come after them again in the future.
https://preview.redd.it/k31ni6qj569d1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=205f1394e11615f6ff02c7bf71d81485df3acc53 Amazing
Peak
*Bottom Give me evil af Mallah and Brain. Not this cowardice.
I agree, I always thought these two were interesting but I am utterly bored by this version of them.
They heard things were getting dower, so they came in to save the day.
Mallah is way better than Grodd
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Weren’t the ape and the brain evil?
Not this time.
https://i.redd.it/gqrb5ow8179d1.gif
They’re adapting all these great gorillas, but they are still neglecting to mention staples of DC like Third Gorilla. Third Gorilla is one of the greatest characters.
Can't wait to see Lois throw herself from a canyon for Sups to catch her so she can say the line again and blush a little
Why is he looks like Grape Ape?
I thought that was Grodd