I know a guy who is a novelist and and he said that he had a character who specializes in sounds. The reason he made such a character was because Shriek. He said and I quote “I have never seen anyone make sound look so badass.
@claytopolis
3 ай бұрын
Sound based powers and weapons are underrated.
@francostevo9939
3 ай бұрын
@@claytopolis my friend writes a story where humans and humanoid animals coexist. He has been studying different properties of sounds to implement in his story. For example, a sound wave that vibrates at a certain frequency that when adjacent to water, the water could can be compacted to a blade, or even cause water to flow away from the vibration point of origin, or have a running fork vibrate at a frequency that when held above your head, can cause thundering rain to repel away from the user; keeping them dry and un wet.
@Ultrasound700
3 ай бұрын
Sound exactly like me about twelve years ago, though all of my writings are long lost.
@francostevo9939
3 ай бұрын
@@Ultrasound700 my friend has been writing stories since 2009.
@michaelandreipalon359
3 ай бұрын
Brings into mind why I would love to create two types of characters: a Multiversal ace pilot with a downtime soft spot for classic literature, yuri love stories and magical girl shows (based on Star Wars Legends' Maarek Stele, the DCAU's Old Yeller-loving Green Lantern John Stewart, and me, who really is into books, girl's love stuff, and mahou shoujos) and a fierce looking yet bubbly and unflinchingly optimistic time manipulator gunslinger girl who was actually born a Muggle guy, only to be put on a superhuman clone body after a near-heroic sacrifice... not that they mind too much, for she adores her new identity (basically a mix of Kyouko Sakura, the DCAU Wally West, Homura Akemi, Vash the Stampede, Chisato Nishikigi, Aoi Futaba, and Guy Shishioh).
@andydrew3834
3 ай бұрын
If there was a Batman Beyond game, I can easily imagine Shriek being the hardest boss or one of the hardest bosses
@jamesesterline
3 ай бұрын
Beyond really deserved a good game since the Return of the Joker tie-in game was infamously terrible, Terry's villains would make for fun boss fights in a fifth generation game (or even sixth generation since the PS2 and Dreamcast were out when the show was airing) like Spider-Man 2000 and Enter Electro which had solid bosses that involved a few puzzles like throwing Carnage into a sonic generator or solidifying Sandman with water.
@thebloodedge284
3 ай бұрын
Rocksteady was gonna make a batman beyond game but instead of Terry they were originally going have damian as batman beyond but they canceled because around that time people hated damian a lot.
@dimancor2925
3 ай бұрын
I mean, there is a PS1 "Batman Beyond: Return Of The Joker" game from 2000.
@andydrew3834
3 ай бұрын
@@jamesesterline exactomundo, James
@andydrew3834
3 ай бұрын
@@thebloodedge284 I can’t imagine anyone but Terry as the future Batman
@marcusmclean132
3 ай бұрын
One think about Shriek is that after Powers rejects his demolition idea and asks him to become an assassin instead, he takes exactly zero persuasion. Not the only villain in Beyond to go from a respectable job to attempted murder in a day, but you'd think he'd have enough self respect as a man of science to push back even just a little bit.
@peterwhite6415
3 ай бұрын
I want to add, that it also took very lil persuasion from Terry to enter his workshop/house while being disguised as pizza delivery boy with the wrong adress and some good pizza. Shriek not only accepted the Pizza, but let him in and talk about some of his work... before getting super suspiscious and trying to kill him when he mentions something related to his work and recent shenanigans. The man is not only easy to persuade and cleary willing to kill someone to get some recognizance and get respect, but he also gave me the vibes that he is very protective of his research, cause Terry could have been a corporte spy trying to steal his work for some other company.
@levievil9220
3 ай бұрын
@@peterwhite6415I mean if someone was willing to listen and offered free food wouldn’t you want to just explain stuff even if you’re suspicious if they’re a corporate spy literally offer me a pizza and I’ll tell you what you want to know
@tashibalampkin8555
3 ай бұрын
I love the scene where he and Terry chill and eat pizza together. When Terry makes himself suspicious, in an instant Shriek tries to split his head open. The whole thing is just hilarious.
@duhdeedee
3 ай бұрын
iirc the scene Terry made some remark about shockwaves destroying things (what Shreeve was doing in costume). Clearly he didn't make that part of his research public.
@mechajay3358
3 ай бұрын
Yeah, Terry was just starting out as Batman and it was far too soon of him to go in disguises yet.
@thomasphil543
3 ай бұрын
@@mechajay3358 Terry showed talent for detective work in the episode, without Bruce help. Ironically, overplaying his hand helped find out Shreeve secret identity sooner.
@WhiteFangofWar
3 ай бұрын
Terry's fault for acting sus.
@thing1thing2themediamaniac43
3 ай бұрын
That is a GREAT SCENE
@jacktoma21
3 ай бұрын
I really enjoy how creative they got with the variety of ways they could utilize Shriek’s sound gimmick. Compared to Shocker who only uses his guantlet a for concussive force
@SerumLake
3 ай бұрын
I wonder if that’s why he was only in a few episodes… 🤔
@michaelandreipalon359
3 ай бұрын
@@SerumLakeSame for the Shocker in S-M: TAS?
@noahsmith1053
3 ай бұрын
The episodes where he muted the sound and scrambled languages were so cool to me when I watched them
@QueenMonoChrome
3 ай бұрын
A scene that always stuck with me was Shriek's assitant Ollie basically using the pleasure causing tuning rod to uh...it's logical if not pg-13 conclusion, with Shriek rolling his eyes and turning off his hearing aids to stop hearing Ollie's moaning. I genuinely would not be surprised if Shriek holds this 'indignity' against Batman, having to degrade himself working with people like Ollie who doesn't 'get' what he's doing but he needs the extra hands, and the only thing he can offer is gratification with tools that could change the world.
@SerumLake
3 ай бұрын
I did write a section about that but decided to cut it out when editing the video because it grossed me out too much 😂
@michaelandreipalon359
3 ай бұрын
Face it, the DCAU has done so many brilliantly done yet easily shrugworthy moments. Case in point, the Flash eating his food in JLU's "The Balance" after talking with Wonder Woman and Hawkgirl... and also his van in JL's "Eclipsed".
@thing1thing2themediamaniac43
3 ай бұрын
One of my favorite scenes is in the episode where Shriek makes a comeback and he's using sound to make people speak gibberish so they can't understand each other. He's even threatening to somehow cause mass death with his device. I love the part where his assistant whose addicted to the pleasure inducing aspects of sound waves tries to sneak up on Terry and Terry throws him into a control and breaks it. The part where Olli freaks out and runs away after trying to shut it off is great. "OH NO! I CANT SHUT IT OFF!
@Nyghtking
3 ай бұрын
"They could change the world" To quote a spiderman villain: "I don't want to cure cancer, I want to turn people into dinosaurs!" Because said villain had perfected a method of genetic engineering to the point where he could alter a person's DNA and vary much could have cured cancer, genetic defects, ect. but chooses not to because he doesn't want to, same for most villains.
@michaelandreipalon359
3 ай бұрын
Meantime, there's Gorilla Grodd in JLU's "Dead Reckoning".
@Iceykitsune
3 ай бұрын
...is that villain aware that people would pay good money to be turned into dinosaurs?
@Nyghtking
3 ай бұрын
@@Iceykitsune Probably, but the guy is a pterodactyl man after he genetically augmented himself so I doubt he cares much about money, he's just a nut.
@saviorbob
3 ай бұрын
@@Iceykitsune I mean to be fair that's pretty much how we got splicers in beyond
@onbearfeet
3 ай бұрын
I don't think Sauron (yes, that's the name of the character in that panel) is a Spider-Man villain, per se. The panel seems to be from the New Avengers run when Spider-Man was on the team. I think he's more of an X-Men villain usually.
@claytopolis
3 ай бұрын
Normally when a character has sound powers it's usually just a powerful scream. Shriek was an example of just how versatile sound powers can be. He wasn't just someone what could burp out a blast of force, he was an engineer who knew every way to use sound to his advantage.
@Orsonfoe
2 ай бұрын
agreed. making it so there is no sound was so jarring the first time watching. you cant hear anything but you see the danger Terry doesn't see. then next when shriek shows up he takes it in a different direction and makes it so that we can not understand sound. the only other time sound was taken inter a more unique direction where the sound ninja from naruto but the sadly didn't last long.
@cinnamonflavord
3 ай бұрын
If Shriek became deaf far earlier and made the Deafphones I think he would have faired better than a demolition sound suit
@Inferno144
3 ай бұрын
A thing I loved about Beyonds designs was some of the villians designs. Be it Spellbinder or Shriek, the costumers were so cool.
@ashlirabid9614
3 ай бұрын
Agreed.
@AnkhAnanku
3 ай бұрын
I was obsessed with these designs as a kid
@jackofallclaws6672
3 ай бұрын
A video essay about a Sound-Based Villain being followed up by one about a character whose very laugh can make people go INSANE! How fitting!
@The_Phantasm
3 ай бұрын
Shriek would make a great Daredevil villain.
@andydrew3834
3 ай бұрын
Amen!
@venomfan2020
3 ай бұрын
Marvel already has a Shriek, her name is Frances Barrison, bride to serial-killer Cletus Kasady, a.k.a. Carnage
@Coconut_Prrson
3 ай бұрын
If they get a bit of inspiration from Shriek, this could be a banger DDvsShocker storyline
@andydrew3834
3 ай бұрын
@@Coconut_Prrson and I would love to see it
@poweroffriendship2.0
2 ай бұрын
Regarding the design, Shriek would definitely fit in the Ben 10 universe, either as one of the aliens or as the antagonist.
@Rose-yx6jq
3 ай бұрын
Okay so I remember that a ton of people who worked on uaf worked on the DC animated universe. I freaking knew that ultimate echo echo looked passively familiar. Like it's very clear why they took inspirations from shriek when designing one of the better ultimates.
@WhiteFangofWar
3 ай бұрын
The sound blasters aren't so practical, but I can see a few good uses for the sound masker. Covert ops, construction, meditation... Really liked the Babel episode. It was serious subject matter showcasing how dire it is when a deranged supervillain delivers the ultimatum of 'Hero must surrender to me or I kill X number of people' but also kind of funny hearing everyone talk gibberish, even Bruce. Reminds me of another villain who could warp the very inferred meaning of speech, so everything anyone said to each other had a negative slant.
@michaelandreipalon359
3 ай бұрын
And funnily enough, the JLA: Babel comic storyline seems to have borrowed from it... and in return, the episode also seems to have borrowed from The Batman Adventures issues 4-5 - "Riot Act" featuring Scarecrow.
@videocrowsnest5251
3 ай бұрын
Shrieks callous nature is on full display when he tries to murder Terry in his pizza delivery boy disguise and late the even younger Dagh down in the tunnels. Not only does he have no qualms about killing, but factor his age into this: Shriek is a grown adult. Dagh was a run-away kid, and Terry the pizza delivery boy was a teenager. That's some especially cold-hearted ruthlessness.
@adawnicusautocon
3 ай бұрын
Ya know what's funny, I can't help but see Ultimate Echo Echo when looking at Shriek. Just think about it?
@michaelandreipalon359
3 ай бұрын
Oh, I do too. Thank Glen Murakami.
@themustachioedfish5988
2 ай бұрын
So I'm not the only one to think he looks like he's from Ben 10.
@adriantallent8557
3 ай бұрын
Being deaf is less of a handicap than most people think, though it takes a lot of time to adapt to. A lot of sounds above a certain decibel can be felt as well as heard. I think Shriek should have been aware of the falling building, if not the direction it was coming from.
@madskillz808
3 ай бұрын
Power's true superpower was the ability to come up with sick-ass villan names on the spot.
@eagercadet4059
3 ай бұрын
Shriek's costume looks a lot like a alien from Ben 10
@michaelandreipalon359
3 ай бұрын
Ultimate Echo-Echo.
@theartcrusader759
3 ай бұрын
Considering the fact that the character designs for batman beyond were done by Glen Morakami who also did the character design UAF it's very possible he took the inspiration from his older design
@eagercadet4059
3 ай бұрын
@@theartcrusader759 that made me think, some of the cartoons (mainly superhero ones) Teen titans, BTAS, New Batman Adventures, Superman the animated series and even Ben 10 shared a similarly blocky look for their human characters
@DFuxa
3 ай бұрын
Looking forward to the video on Shriek; easily the one villain from Batman Beyond that I could see going against other DC Heroes.
@biguy617
3 ай бұрын
The pizza delivery scene is a reference to Bruce Lee or the Last Dragon. They both tried the same disguise as a delivery guy.
@MP-kw5ud
3 ай бұрын
Gotta be honest I find it hilarious that Bruce Wayne refers to himself as Batman in his mind. I'm pretty sure Superman would refer to himself as Clark or Kal-El.
@tylerbertram7065
3 ай бұрын
It's because Batman is the man and Bruce Wayne the mask
@AnAverageGoblin
3 ай бұрын
@@tylerbertram7065 still the dumbest Batman take on earth.
@tylerbertram7065
3 ай бұрын
@@AnAverageGoblin ok
@Compucles
3 ай бұрын
Lego Batman: Batman doesn't live in Bruce Wayne's basement! Bruce Wayne lives in Batman's attic!
@LowellLucasJr.
3 ай бұрын
Shriek: C'mon Bruce....Jump....yknow you want to! Bruce: THATS NOT MY NAME!!!
@Scrinwaipwr
3 ай бұрын
I always thought Shriek's big chonky paws made him look like a cuddly teddy bear.
@francostevo9939
3 ай бұрын
FINALLY MY SECOND FAVORITE BATMAN BEYOND VILLAIN INHAVE BEEN WAITING FOR ON THIS CHANNEL!
@incoherentbabbler4636
3 ай бұрын
the bit with ollie and the... definitely-just-an-advanced-tuning-fork caught me off guard when i saw it for the first time. anyway it's easily one of my favorites and it's the last traditionally animated episode iirc which is really cool.
@michaelandreipalon359
3 ай бұрын
I thought the last traditionally animated ep is "Terry's Friend Dates a Robot"?
@KittSpiken
3 ай бұрын
You'd think a sound themed villain would have the foresight to record Powers contacting him to whack Bruce.
@squeethemog213
3 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed shriek's design and the episode where he makes the city go nuts is one of my favorites. Thanks for covering him 🙏😃
@tashibalampkin8555
3 ай бұрын
I haven't seem it yet but I'm exited for the video. Shriek is one of my favorite BB villains. Just like the title says, he's so smart but so freaking stupid.
@heis147
3 ай бұрын
I always loved this guy’s sleek design and vibe.
@kimeraclan3135
3 ай бұрын
I recently saw a KZitem video of a kid and his prosthetic arm where he shows it off, subsequently dislocating it at the elbow region. This highlighted how technology for medical purposes has obvious limitations and it shouldn't be rushed, as it could lead to disastrous oversight. Same principal applies for Man-Bat, Lloyd Ventrix, Anthony Romulus and Shriek. Their achievements (and for Ventric and Romulus, their tools) would have been better had they not rushed into immediate practical application. Then again, curing disability resulting in supervillain is a trope that should be treated more tastefully.
@kimeraclan3135
3 ай бұрын
Also, Shriek's costume was schway! It was as if a Mobius style cyclops had elephant legs for hands, with sloth claws, plus a Banshee's shriek. Pun not intended!
@GrievousReborn
3 ай бұрын
My first experience with Batman Beyond was a book called Hear No Evil where Shriek was the villain.
@aidanhever3369
3 ай бұрын
What a bunch of assholes those people are ! They first praised Batman for saving their lives. But when Shriek messed up the communication, they turned on him for no reason ! It's no wonder Terry coldly refused to accept the hand of a firefighter when he remembered that hours before they were ready to sacrifice him... Take notes, Powerpuff Girls.
@michaelandreipalon359
3 ай бұрын
Granted, there's the chance that there are far more people who sympathize and trust Batman to the right thing against the Babel plot. It's just that the oversensationalist news media most likely edited out their interviews with that positive Neo-Gothamite camp... just like in real life, unfortunately.
@jeremy1860
3 ай бұрын
That ending scene of Shriek realising that he was deaf has stayed with me ever since I first saw it as a kid 😟
@GhostPlanetFilms
3 ай бұрын
Shriek's method of driving Bruce mad - the voices in his head - is eerily similar to the graphic novel _Dark Victory._ *SPOILERS FOR DARK VICTORY* In it, Alberto Falcone, while under house arrest, starts hearing the voice of his deceased dad Carmine, only for it to be revealed that it was Calendar Man using a combination of a microphone in a hidden room in the house and Scarecrow's fear toxin mixed in his cigarettes. I almost wouldn't be surprised if it were an influence.
@enbybunny9940
2 ай бұрын
The idea that you wouldn’t be able to notice A WHOLE BUILDING about to fall on top of you, just because you’re deaf, is hilarious Sounds are vibrations. Just because your ears can’t register them anymore, doesn’t mean your body can’t feel them.
@Chadius
3 ай бұрын
Babel is one of my favorite episodes. You get to see how bitter Bruce has become and how protective he is for Terry. The city doesn't deserve Terry or his sacrifice.
@michaelandreipalon359
3 ай бұрын
But the never-ending battle must still be fought. And besides, sensationalist news outlets deliberately leave out optimistic stuff to stoke negative feelings and unscrupulous ratings, you know.
@francostevo9939
3 ай бұрын
since 2015, I have had a n awesome idea of how a Shriek boss fight can be used in a batman beyond video game. The boss fight could be quite similar to the mr freeze boss fight rom arkham city. Terry can use a series of different attacks but the same attacks cant be used twice. for example, a batarang could be thrown but Shriek can mute and amplify the sound and if the batarang is used again, Shriek can hear the batarang cutting the air and wont fall for it. A glide kick could be used but if used a second time, Shriek can hear the wind blowing as the wings fly and wont fall it twice. Also, smoke bombs and invisibility are useless against Shriek because he could still find out where you are. Why? Because he uses the sound mech in his helmet to to use echolocation to be aware of his surroundings. The sound masker can be used as well to mute everything where his footsteps could only be heard but also amplify few sounds like the soundo f explosive gel being used, the sound of batarang cutting the air, etc; he wont fall for it twice
@kingofhearts3185
3 ай бұрын
Someone also suggested that during a Shriek encounter the game sound is shifted, what you see and what you hear won't match. Audio cues for various things don't align.
@Sorain1
3 ай бұрын
@@kingofhearts3185 That would be insidious and perfect. You get the sound for 'unblockable' or 'undodgeable' or 'unparryable' with attacks that have different properties to the sound. Alerts for an attack from off screen when there's nothing there, that kind of thing.
@francostevo9939
3 ай бұрын
@@kingofhearts3185 okay that is pure GENUIS!!!!
@francostevo9939
3 ай бұрын
@@Sorain1 so for example, the sound of detective vision being activated. Instead we would hear something different? Like for example when we turn on detective vision we would instead hear maybe the sound of something entirely different?
@kingofhearts3185
3 ай бұрын
Also if Shriek has goons or robots you might hear gunshots but nothing is there, or some such scheme. Environmental hazards like the factory scene would also be an obvious choice.
@michaelandreipalon359
3 ай бұрын
0:20: Gotta adore Alex Ross' art. Never even thought of associating him with the Shocker myself. Am more of an Electro guy. 1:04: You sure? There should be a sound-based villain in old Batman mythos, and there's also the likes of Sonar. 1:27: Powers has a point there, but come on, weaponized sound does make for covert destruction easily excused by flimsy construction. And think of the taxes reduced because of such. 2:05: Surprisingly, TV Tropes puts justifiable fault against Bruce here via "Informed Wrongness". It says thus: *"Powers trying to tear down the Historical District may be for his own personal gain, but Bruce only wants the place unharmed for sentimental reasons. As we've seen when Bruce and Terry explore the district, it has become so rundown that nobody appears to even live there anymore."* Besides, the place will inevitably be torn down after Bruce and maybe even Terry pass on. That I can gladly accept. 3:17: This becomes jarring when we reach the Return of the Joker movie, where he has another revamped look. 3:56-4:19: And yet it's because of this grit that we love and remember the show. Not even Static Shock is this fondly known, what with it semingly treating homelessness/schizophrenia ("Frozen Out") and gun safety ("Jimmy") in a noticeably childish, for lack of better terms, fashion... I don't hate that show, but boy, do I notice campy elements that make it feel less like the DCAU, and more like X-Men/Spider-Man: The Animated Series. So, what do you guys and gals think of the "Bruce Wayne is the mask of Batman" interpretation for the episode "Shriek"? 4:55: Matches Malone is one tough act to follow. 5:36: Guess Derek's dad, Warren, taught him a lot about Lex Luthor and less about Edwin Alva. The soundless sequence really doesn't feel out of place for a show like Samurai Jack. Love that show for unforgettable spectacles like the "everything is bathed in light but the villain" sequence for Chapter XL - "Jack vs. the Ninja". (And yes, I actually am still a fan of Season 5, regardless of its flaws and redundancy with the IDW comics in mind.) That's what I like about Batman Beyond Vol. II issue 5 - "Perfect Pitch". It neatly fits as an interquel for S1E10 - "Shriek" and S2E12 - "Babel", plus it shows off the hearing device that the villain uses in future appearances in the end of the comic. Now that's continuity neatly fleshed out in side material, not unlike Gotham Adventures issue 4 explaining Catwoman's new look and estrangement from Batman, The Batman and Robin Adventures issue 15 and Gotham Adventures issue 6 explaining the man who would become Deadman, Superman Adventures issue 3 explaining why there's a Brainiac on the Fortress of Solitude's Krypton orb (although there is a later continuity clash in Superman Adventures issues 22-23, where said Brainiac does his dramatic uprising), and so on. 8:27: Almost got 'im with Batman's identity there, and why does the assistant look like a descendant of Dr. Milo? With The Batman Adventures 1992 issues 4-5 in mind, Scarecrow did the Babel plot first. Sorry, Shriek. 9:14: If I were Batman (or Superman in "Legacy"), I would have LOVED to torment these naysayers and critics afterwards. I'm a good man, but I am an undenying proponent of paying evil unto evil. I really wonder how Shriek survived that building. Quite a riddle not unlike how the Riddler recovered from his end state in B: TAS' "What Is Reality?". 10:16: Who's voiced by Hogarth Hughes from The Iron Giant and the older Tim Drake in Static Shock's "The Big Leagues" and Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman. 10:27: Heh, dude, blinking won't make us miss seeing the guy. And really, those black and white sequences for "Epilogue" better be a GunBuster Episode 6 love letter. 11:01: I know. Even the other tie-in comics fleshed out certain characters quite well. Can you believe Superman Adventures issue 24 revealed that the Parasite was actually romantically involved with the Wiccan Rainsong of S: TAS' "The Hand of Fate"? 12:53: Three things I have to say about Jack parenthesis The Creeper closed parenthesis Ryder - 1) Good thing he reappeared in Gotham Adventures issue 58 - "Crazy Talk", though at the expense of poor Arnold Wesker who should have been cured from Scarface; 2) wish he got a voiced spotlight in Justice League Unlimited, and; 3) the guy sure is proof that, no, falling in the same acid bath as the Joker ACTUALLY does not AUTOMATICALLY turn you into another dreaded Joker.
@DeathMessenger1988
3 ай бұрын
This whole episode showed to me just how deeply small-minded, shortsighted, pathetic and ultimately dull Derek Powers truly is as a person. He's got this guy with amazing sound manipulation technology; sure, dynamite may be cheaper, but Shriek's tech doesn't need to be replaced after every single use. And since Powers is already a heartless businessman, he could very well sell this tech for military use. Anyone who read anything Warhammer 40K can tell you that Shriek's weaponry can be revolutionary, highly destructive and lucrative. Instead, he sends this random scientist with his "impractical tech" bring down old buildings to kill a business rival. Because THAT is somehow more "practical" than actually making money out of this invention. Powers is the embodiment of the modern executives and tycoons who confuse being "practical/pragmatic" with being mindlessly inflexible, bland and callous. The exact type of people like Mark Zuckeberg and Bob Iger, who takes awesome stuff and then dumbs & dilutes it into tasteless, soulless products to be used and discarded or taken advantage in the most blatant and shameless way possible. In fact, you can see in his face and eyes that Derek is sorely and completely lacking in any deep or higher form of intellect and mentality. Much like people have described someone like Palpatine, Tywin Lannister or Roland Dagget in the past, Derek is not just a poisonous blight, but completely empty and hollow. An empty shell of a person with nothing inside but aimless greed, low cunning and petty cruelty. Even when compared to someone like Luthor (who had ACTUAL ambition and thought behind his plans, egomaniacal as he was), Powers comes off as bland for someone who was supposed to be the new Batman's arch-enemy.
@michaelandreipalon359
3 ай бұрын
I don't know, even I think Legends' Darth Sidious has a lot of brilliancy in many other places.
@DeathMessenger1988
3 ай бұрын
@@michaelandreipalon359 I'm not saying Sidious isn't a brilliant evil genius. But the plot makes it clear that he's a born sociopath misanthrope whose sole goal is hoarding power and dominion for himself. He has a vision for the galaxy, yes, but it's absolutely self-centered and revolves around his god complex. And Palpatine has the "excuse" of his family being your typical elitist aristocrats with low affect for common people, and that was before Plagueis got his hands on him. He's clearly a visionary in terms of how to gather power and resources and use them to ensure galactic dominance Derek Powers, even BEFORE becoming Blight... The guy had NOTHING behind those eyes: no vision, no Freudian Excuse, no ture motivation or ambition. He was already practically owner of Wayne Industries, which were insanely profitable and wealthy on honest work and applications alone long before he took over, and he was in need for money like Roland Dagget. He had no vendetta against Batman or any hero, unlike Luthor. No guiding principle or twisted worldview or belief. He's just a pure sociopath whose sole emotions are greed, cunning malice and cruelty. He endangers, harms and kills people without ANY point. And as you see in this episode, he's so hardset on that method that he dismisses a revolutionary technology with infinite applications because, quote, "dynamite is cheapter". He doesn't even intend to monopolize it for personal use like some mad scientists do. Just convinces this random scientist to become a killer for hire against some old man he could have sent a more common hitman against. Like I said, the character is so disturbingly hollow that even Palpatine emotes more than this guy. It's a mask, yes, but Palpatine at least CAN mask and fake emotions to play the "benevolent elderly leader who cares for the people" or "benevolent dictator", and is shown to ENJOY things (sadistically yes, but that shows he can feel joy in what he does). Aside from fake politeness with little smiles and anger (usually when he's turning into blight), Powers doesn't change that fucking expression the entire cartoon as far as I've seen. Even when Shreeve is trying to "scare" him at the start... there's no actual fear there until he thinks he's about to be run over by a train. And then he immediately goes back to his normal slightly bored blank look. Like some cold, corporate machine who ruins people, spreads destruction and doesn't even derive emotion from it. I've often said that Palpatine is a low-functioning sociopath that Plagueis honed into a high-functioning one. Powers is a empty shell of a sociopath that got to the top of the corporate ladder. Kinda like "What if Michael Myers became a corporate executive?"
@michaelandreipalon359
3 ай бұрын
@@DeathMessenger1988 Ah, I see. And with that in mind, you might wonder what Derek's father was a person, executive, and so on. Oh, shame we never got the rest of those Batman Adventures 2003 tie-in comics, for those would have fleshed the guy out, alongside his wife, who is actually Victoria Beaumont in a new identity complete with being a Red Hood... yes, Andrea's mother somehow faked her death.
@enderking5220
3 ай бұрын
am I the only one who thinks Shriek looks like a Galvanic Mechamorph from ben 10?
@spectraphantom5870
3 ай бұрын
In my opinion I was more so thinking of Ultimate Echo Echo
@NerdySatyr
3 ай бұрын
Honestly one of my all time favourite designs in the whole series
@koichidignitythief7429
3 ай бұрын
Shriek was such a cool villain and his debut was an amazing episode. I legit thought my tv was broken as a kid when the sound dampeners were used, but my 5 year old brain wasn't paying enough attention the first time to realize it was intentional.
@zemox2534
3 ай бұрын
Shriek is a sympathetic character, but only to an extent. He wanted to save his business and his reputation. In the end, he not only lost both, but his hearing as well. However, he is very callous and won't hesitate to kill someone if they get in his way. If the writers focus more on his struggle with being deaf and learning to take responsibility for his actions (like Terry) he could have been the only Beyond villain to reform. That is ultimately the issue with most of the Beyond rogues. They do not get enough episodes to truly explore their personalities or present in a sympathetic light. The only exceptions are Ten and to a greater extent, Inque.
@StrangeCreed
3 ай бұрын
Shriek was one of those villains that I loved the look and theme of.
@LyingTube
2 ай бұрын
Easily one of my top favourite Beyond villains, due admittedly in no small part to his costume looking like a panda.
@johntheechidna1
3 ай бұрын
I will say in favor of Shriek, the episodes with him really demonstrated how important sound is in navigating our world, whether as a warning of danger or for communication. Plus, considering there aren't a lot of sound-based villains, this was pretty cool.
@ianyoder2537
3 ай бұрын
It's a real shame that Shriek had so little appearances. By all accounts he's a fantastic villain, design, abilities, story, they're all great. Same for Ink and Spellbinder. The issue is for some reason Batman beyond didn't take off in comics to evolve the story.
@EditDeath
3 ай бұрын
Cool, looking forward to Creeper. Closest we ever got to putting Freakazoid in the DCAU, and it was about what you'd expect. Hilarious!
@darkblades1201
2 ай бұрын
Shriek and the hypno guy are my 2 favorite Beyond villians
@michaelnally2841
2 ай бұрын
You mean the spellbinder?
@darkblades1201
2 ай бұрын
@@michaelnally2841 yeah fam it was pretty late when I made this comment and could not for the life of me remember his name lol
@darianclark3980
2 ай бұрын
I know this is very off topic but Shriek's design looks like the inspiration for Ultimate Echo Echo from Ben 10 Ultimate Alien
@epiccow6942
3 ай бұрын
I read the title as “shrek is a careless fool” and was completely confused when I saw the thumbnail
@TaylorPrem
3 ай бұрын
Bruce Wayne: "Why do they always talk so much?"
@Patryk-eddsworld
3 ай бұрын
I want two-face beyond now!!! 😅
@quinlan5667
3 ай бұрын
Still my favorite batman beyond villain! Love the design and sound he has!
@Xehanort10
3 ай бұрын
3:24 The TNBA Joker design always looked more like Freakazoid. Glad his Justice League and Beyond designs. Ah the days when I wanted to see Joker in Batman and other DC stuff. Not like now when he's the most overused villain in all fiction.
@tylerbertram7065
3 ай бұрын
Along with Lex Luthor
@andrewmitchell2343
3 ай бұрын
I used to think Shriek was a lameass character and had dumb motives but he's grown on me since. His origin as a talented guy who's forced to cow to corporate management is kind of relevant. Also i definitely think there was something going on between him and Ollie. Maybe someday they'll explore that more.
@Ericss2009
3 ай бұрын
Pretty sure Shriek is inspired by Shocker AND Spider-Man's Shriek, having the latter's sound-based powers, color scheme and name. People just overlook Spidey's Shriek due to her obscurity.
@thing1thing2themediamaniac43
3 ай бұрын
One of my favorite BatMan BEYOND villians is SpellBinder who clearly took inspiration from BTAS villians Scare Crow and The MadHatter. I also really love Inque who took inspiration from ClayFace
@evilhomer91
3 ай бұрын
Shreak is oddly my favorite dcau villain. Wish he got to be in the spotlight more
@XynthoanXV2
3 ай бұрын
Well, I'm happy to have learned there were more Shriek episodes. I only knew of this first appearance and cameo in JLU.
@EliteEasyE
3 ай бұрын
Aww... the classic GCPD HQ... Commissioner Jim Gordon.
@seasonembrace3624
3 ай бұрын
It really sucks Batman Beyond is slept or ignored by WB. Honestly I gotta wonder what’s going on with this company with the amount of negative choices they have made. Even MK 1 has gotten a fair amount of criticism from MK fans if my memory is right.
@michaelnally2841
3 ай бұрын
Personally Shriek was my favorite villain in this show more for how they used him in the show. Plus Shriek has a bit more of a motivation to get revenge on Batman besides obviously being thrown in jail.
@EliteEasyE
3 ай бұрын
love love love Where's Terry. I think Max should have suited up at some point!
@darkraiknight386
3 ай бұрын
… Ultimate Echo Echo? Um… Ben? Why are you fighting Terry? Also, HOW are you fighting Terry?
@A1ml33y
3 ай бұрын
I like The Marvel inspired Villuans of Batman Beyond & Shrekk i fiubd interesting because he's always not as successful as he would like to be & well does anything he can ti get sone respect for hid Genius. I like how weurd & sci fi this Rigues Gallery was ( Inque , Blight , Spellbinder , The Eart Mover , Splicers ) all very Spuder and 2099 Its funny how Sheeuk is like Shovkee 🤣 aa a Jobber
@Walt_Chocolate
3 ай бұрын
Just started watching your channel, and i like what i see. I noticed that you haven't talked about Willie Watt yet. Maybe you can make a video when you get a chance.
@SerumLake
3 ай бұрын
I will get to him, but it's going to take a while!
@Nyghtking
3 ай бұрын
Hey, i've got a suggestion: Do a video on Humpty Dumpty, the version of him I saw in the comics was interesting because he himself wasn't dangerous, the issue was he had a compulsion to "fix" whatever he saw as broken, leading to it breaking and earning him the title "The Gotham Saboteur" but he wants to help, but he doesn't know enough to do things right, the danger of him, unlike other batman villains, is that the longer he is free the more things will start breaking down, but when batman finds him he doesn't even fight him, the dude willingly just goes back.
@CharlieTheSupersaurus
3 ай бұрын
Not going to lie, misread the title as "Shrek" and was wondering what kind of crazy crossover was going on.
@TRAILLER
3 ай бұрын
"dynamite is cheaper" For ONE small demolition projects maybe. but that dynamite is one use only. the price only scale up with every use of it. The suit is EVERYTHING Walter Shreeve said it would be. Say he did his speech at the shark tank THEY would have fought for the shares.
@stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369
3 ай бұрын
Hes really similar to Ultimate Echo Echo, I think same guy designed them, tho I checked that a while ago so not sure Anyways theyre both extremely awesome
@alicewalker3600
3 ай бұрын
I love the creeper and I can't wait
@neptuniamarina4924
3 ай бұрын
I feel like Shriek out of all BB villains easiest could've been the best reoccurring villain. But as you nailed on the head, BBs biggest problem is that they didn't use their villains often enough, some even only getting a single episode. Playing into the "Maybe we killed them off who knows" A little too much.
@EliteEasyE
3 ай бұрын
Love that New York accent Terry put on as the pizza man. I think Will is from Connecticut apart of the tri-state area with New York and New Jersey so I'm sure he's heard the boys from Brooklyn. It's only a bus ride away/
@SyferGamer
3 ай бұрын
13:11 Whats is that song name ? And where is from ?
@YeahToastGOD
3 ай бұрын
Wait how do you know the black and white scenes are just in Terry's head? I had no idea about that
@SerumLake
3 ай бұрын
1. The actual flashbacks are in colour, while these imaginary scenes are in black and white and ultra widescreen. 2. Each of those scenes starts or ends with a word Terry is saying during his conversation with Amanda Waller 3. He didn't break up with Dana (she made no reference to it during their call at the end of the episode) 4. Dan Riba, who directed the episode, told me
@YeahToastGOD
3 ай бұрын
@@SerumLake oh, okay! Thank you
@EliteEasyE
3 ай бұрын
I think you got an idea there, bro. Dini & Burnett, Ty & Monica finished up Batman the Adventure Continues, perhaps a few Batman Beyond writers can Continue Terry's Adventures as well... it's be nice haha but with Caped Crusaders and the McFarland Toy line I suppose use DCAU fanatics can't get *too greedy*... but it would be nice. There's so much untapped potential in the world. I wish Epilogue was a backdoor pilot for more Batman Beyond... le sigh...
@loooptylooops7067
3 ай бұрын
Bro looks like a Ben 10 alien
@CorbinLeonard-rp4et
3 ай бұрын
Man at least shocker don't blame other,s for his mistakes
@venomfan2020
3 ай бұрын
If I had a nickel for how many times I've seen a villain who manipulates sound & soundwaves by extension as a weapon who called themselves "Shriek", I'd have 2 nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's funny it happened twice. I'm sure Cletus Kasady would've had a good laugh at this
@masterboa6321
2 ай бұрын
I've always thought Shriek looled like a Ben 10 alien.
@GarBear7G
3 ай бұрын
Wait... Shocker built his gauntlets in prison, with limited supplies!?
@ininja32
3 ай бұрын
I remember how Sherik got his ass kicked. Neat episode.
@trevorsizzle3705
3 ай бұрын
Pause at a specific point at 10:49, tell me what you see ounce you find it.
@Banjelelo
12 күн бұрын
Horrifying
@ulyssesveracruz8343
3 ай бұрын
Who do you think could win in a fight the shocker or shriek ?
@alexinfinite7142
3 ай бұрын
This silence offends slannesh, things will get loud now
@topcat59
2 ай бұрын
Cool vid bro.🐱
@camerondodge2070
3 ай бұрын
Isn't it odd that two Batman villains decided to enact a Babel-inspired plot that involved using sound to disrupt communication between people, and that both stories are from the same time period? Perhaps there was some talk between the comics writers and the show writers.
@michaelandreipalon359
3 ай бұрын
Ah, I see someone else has also read either JLA: Babel or The Batman Adventures issue 3.
@jamestoner3900
3 ай бұрын
I actually like Shriek as a villain, if we ever get a Live action Batman Beyond movie one day Shriek is a villain I'd love to see or maybe an Easter Egg nod to, who would portray Shriek in a live action Batman Beyond movie? Something I think is left unanswered about Shriek is his relationship with Ollie, Ollie is an interesting character but there's nothing we really know about him 1. Is Ollie just The Assistant to Shriek? And how did Shriek and Ollie meet? 2. Are Shriek and Ollie in a Homosexual Relationship (When Ollie was pleasuring himself with that brain device it sounded like that he was fantasying about Shriek and also throughout Shriek's Appearances on Batman Beyond there hasn't been Females working with him? Nor is he showing to have any interest in Women) 3 Is Ollie an Alien or a Splicer? What Spliced Animal DNA does he have within him?)
@carterblake3410
3 ай бұрын
i know this is me wishing but i want shriek to be a main villain for a batman beyond movie
@sebastiangaray8494
3 ай бұрын
GET BACK HERE , SHRIEK!!!! SHRIIIIEEEEEK!!! YOU CAN'T ESCAPE ME! I'LL CHASE YOU TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH!!!!
@michaelandreipalon359
3 ай бұрын
Gotta love and hate that moment. Love because it's just so in character for the symbiote Spider-Man. Hate, because my God, this is why the DCAU aged better because it doesn't do such overacting melodrama!
@AnAverageGoblin
3 ай бұрын
@@michaelandreipalon359 Melodrama makes Spider-Man TAS really fun and it fits the vibe of Spider-man.
@michaelandreipalon359
3 ай бұрын
@@AnAverageGoblin But it sure loses the realism and groundedness that a superhero cartoon should have. Makes me look away at times while eyerolling, unfortunately... seriously, the people there should have had someone like Andrea Romano in the helm.
@AnAverageGoblin
3 ай бұрын
@@michaelandreipalon359 "realism and groundedness" yeah okay.
@michaelandreipalon359
3 ай бұрын
@@AnAverageGoblin Think of it this way: do the animated scenes jump back and forth all too fast in Superman: The Animated Series? Do you see lots of stock footage abuse in The New Batman Adventures? Do you cringe in debatable voice acting and scripting in Batman Beyond? Do Batman and Superman even whine after being poisoned, stabbed, overwhelmed, mutated, and so on? Much as I respect X-Men and Spider-Man: TAS, I sure as heck don't rank them among the best cartoon shows of all time for many good reasons pertaining to low production values and grossly overvalued nostalgia from fans who haven't rewatched the show in decades... trust me, they'll be extremely disillusioned when they remove the proverbial nostalgia goggles.
@civilbeast165
3 ай бұрын
Could you make an essay for Dr Cuvier
@SerumLake
3 ай бұрын
He's on the list!
@Groovylonglegs
Ай бұрын
this guy looks like a Ben 10 alien
@SudrianTales
3 ай бұрын
*hears the deaf person comment* Oh boy, I wonder if Shriek knows about the divisions there. Because oh boy, a good chunk would not like it
@MechSonic
Ай бұрын
If I had a knuckle every time they shock base villain/good guy I would have three nickels. This not a lot but weird to happen 3 times out of
@correction64gay74
3 ай бұрын
Is shriek design the main inspiration for ultimate eco eco from ben 10 ultimate aliens ?
@zoltvolt8808
2 ай бұрын
Sorry for the late resopnse. How would differentiate what makes a good batman villain than a good batman beyond villain?
@Thedragonlover95
3 ай бұрын
Ok when first reading the title, I misread is as Shrek. Soo yeah hope this comment made you guys have a good day
@leojamesquiambao1047
3 ай бұрын
have you featured the terrific trio? Would love to see them
@SerumLake
3 ай бұрын
I mentioned them briefly in this video: kzitem.info/news/bejne/xY-vrIuFsWR0anY A full video is on the list!
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