DC managed to make a D level villain, Mister Freeze, into one of the most emotionally devastating origins and storylines for a villain. Hats off to 'em
Thinking about it’s more heroic and sticks to Batman’s morals when Tim pushes joker. Instead he shoots and kills the joker. I know it’s they messed up his mind to go to that limit but the censored version keeps Tim clean.
That is part of the reason why so many are split on, “Which Joker death is best.” One is sudden and gives Joker his just dues, while the other would be how Joker would have wanted to go out (if Batman would never break his code). Of course the uncensored is better, but they did make the censor version memorable in its own right.
it's the Batman equivalent of Street Fighter's "The Day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life, but for me?... It was Tuesday"
Can you imagine that uncomfortable moment when Bruce began suspecting of Talia? They'd be in bed having all the fun and such, and suddenly he hears: Harder *DETECTIVE!*
Actually he got the time wrong, because Batman Beyond takes place 40 years after Batman TAS, Superman TAS, Justice League, etc... It says so on the official websites (like DCAU wikia, DC Comics wikia, Batman wikia, Worlds Finest, etc...).
"Why isn't Mr Freeze in prison?" Keep in mind, he technically _was_ in prison. He was a goddamn head in a glorified snow globe stored in a dimly lit room with hardly any interaction for 40-50 years. I'd say that's sufficient "prison" time for the crimes he committed in Batman: TAS. What I find impressive is that he managed to not go insane during that time. EDIT: Thanks to the peeps in the replies for explaining why he wouldn't go insane.
The best thing is that he somehow got to keep all his wealth. His funding for his charity for his victims was odd to me. -Wait! He gets to keep all his blood money?! -If you take his money then you will be just like him!!!
I actually liked the more graphic/less tame versions of the Joker’s death better. Drake points the gun at Batman, pulls the trigger and the bang flag comes out. While he’s standing there laughing with the gun, Joker yells something like “What are you waiting for?!”. Drake then points it at the Joker and pulls the trigger, shooting the Joker through the heart with the bang flag. Joker gasps, falls back, looks down at the bang flag and says “That’s not funny!”, then dies. It was pretty amusing to see that the Joker didn’t get the final punchline. If you can find it, watch the entire movie all the way through. Definitely worth seeing.
Yeah but the more tame death has also somthing funny to it. Joker pretty much died because of the equivalant of slipping on a Banana Peel. Yes it is not as good as the Shooting death but i still rely liked it.
I always thought that Tim being brainwashed into Joker's "son" would've broken Batman if it had been permanent because when you realize it, this is after Jason has been killed by joker. This meant that at that time, Jason hadn't come back yet and it would've been the second child Bruce had lost. Just imagine that, losing the second person you loved after losing one just before him.
@@AlmightySmorg No. Jason Todd exists in the DCAU. In one of the scenes where Tim first sees the bat cave, he sees young Jason's Robin suit and asks "whatever happened to him?" to which Alfred and Batman were silent to the question.
Damn so Mr. Freeze gave up his whole life just for Nora trying to cure her only for her to leave him all alone like that? Damn wtf that really is sad D:
If I remember the story, she didn't leave him. He left her so that she wouldn't have to live with the man he had become. He wanted the doctor she remembered to be the only one in her mind, and not have to love the monster he became
@@Youmama187 Something like that, when she came out of her situation he not only was a criminal but he lost his body by that point, so he didn't want her to see him as a criminal and a head..
@@user_____M Being black isn’t a problem. The writing is. The new cat women is a great example of a characters race being changed yet still being an amazing character.
@@biandanxious3438 Changing a characters race is still bad though. If you don't believe me try to imagine what it would be like if they made a Jon Stewart green lantern movie but cast a generic white guy for the role, everybody would lose their minds over it. People only gives it a pass when it's a white character getting race swapped, which is a very racist double standard when you think about it.
I saw the uncensored death of the Joker in Batman Beyond, and it was amazing, just like you said, but Mr. Freeze's story is the best from start to finish.
"Remember, there might be some momentary discomfort!" (Freezes the scientist who used that line against him earlier) One of the best one-liners before a kill ever IMO
"Believe me, you're the only one who cares." Those words just break my heart. I felt so sorry for him. Freeze couldn't shed any tears, so I shed some for him.
For whatever its worth, I like how Mr. Freezes last actual actions, despite everything between them, was to save Batman's life twice. Between that and his quote, he realizes that, at the end of everything, Batman may very well have been his only "friend", the only one who ever cared enough to try and help him, and, even if it wasn't "his" Batman, he didn't want to that one person to die with him.
I was impressed that he immediately respected Terry as the new batman as well and just called him Batman, not a copy or something. I guess he knew that if someone was going to get to use the name, they had to deserve the title. Which he may have gathered from the news, or the one time they interacted before he went bad again.
Actually, Bruce’s decision was explained by the man himself. Terry: “But you’re strong again!” Bruce: “No! If I stay here I’ll be even weaker. I was paraphrasing, but you get the idea. His options are pretty clear. He can either be weak; becoming addicted to the Lazarus Pit for all eternity, or he can be strong; use what time he has to the best of his abilities. Which is by helping Terry evolve into Batman.
It should've lasted another 2 seasons at least. Then, Dick Grayson could've made an appearance. I loved the DCAU shows but after Batman TAS and Superman TAS, it seemed like they were cancelling shows too quick to do the Justice League and JLU. Static Shock, which was also part of that universe, ended too soon also.
I personally found Ace's death to be the saddest, even though it's technically an episode of JLU, it was still the most heartbreaking thing in a cartoon I've seen in a long time
Another thing too is that it showed how much of a human Batman was and while yes Bruce is a good person, Batman is more aggressive and will take you out one way or another and with ace he took a more different approach than what they asked him to do he chose this alternative for her, not for the city, the lady that wanted batman kill ace, but for Ace. He understood what it means to lose a childhood and for that it's what makes it more impactful
I wish the Batman Beyond suit in Arkham Knight was the same as in Arkham City. It's a good looking suit but it lost the nostalgic essence from the show.
I gotta say, the Mr.Freeze was a better death. Though both deaths were the end of an era, Mr.freeze's death had much more emotion in comparison. While the Joker's death was more shocking to see, Mr.freeze's death was truly heart breaking, especially with his last words being, "believe me...you're the only one who cares."
It's doubtful that Bruce has worn the Batman Beyond suit for 30 years. That's a good share of his regular Batman career. Aside from that, it would mean the suit is 50 years old when Terry wears it.
It said it was 50 years after the batman tas I believe that's when Terry wore it and when that happened batman was last seen 20 years before. ..so somewhere within 30 years so I would guess maybe 10 years after his physical prime he then made the suit
Although in the movie it’s suggested that the reason Batman retired and needed a cane was because Joker stabbed him in the knee in the final fight, causing permanent damage. He’s still wearing his usual suit there, so i suppose he didn’t use the future suit for long
@@jinhunterslay1638 in the first episode of batman beyond bruce retires he has a heart attack which we later find out was caused by an exosuit he tested when he was aging...but the real reason was because he pulled a gun in a punk who almost killed him where as bruce in his prime would have took him down easily
Note: Blight's fate is left ambiguous in the show. He ends up coming back in an issue of the comics, where he does indeed die after Stalker encases him in molten lead.
#1 choice was my favorite episode. When Freeze finally went back to being rogue and actually killed people that sent chills down my spine. And the first person he took out was the scientist for the whole operation. It was off screen but I was shocked they went there in a show that has younger viewers. But that last part he said, was like the last bit of humanity he had. His respect for Batman.
Its crazy how nobody talks about the way Ian Peek died in season 2 episode 18 "Sneak Peek". Gravity caused the guy to fall endlessly through the earth into the earth's core. Jesus!! The thought of that always stayed with me.
I think the tamer version works more: he died in a way he would have been proud of....slipping and falling! It also works by giving him a death that he would never get....electrocution
At the same time, a key part of humor is expectation. And either way Joker didn't expect Tim to break free. But he also never would have expected a Bat to shoot him.
I agree I’ve always preferred the censored version. 1, it’s the version I saw the most as a kid and 2 it’s actually a funny way for the joker to die. Not to mention that blood curdingly scream of being electrocuted!
@@AndreNitroX Same for me, plus with the Joker dying of electrocution at the (accidental) hand of Tim Drake, it is poetic justice that the electronic chip Joker also dies by electricity from the shock ring.
@@loka7783 until now, i have never made that connection, who would have thought, the jokers one weakness was electricity! Good thing he never fought pikachu! lol
I also liked the censored version because I love the smile Bruce gave when Tim threw away the gun, seeing him break free of Joker's control. I do like both death scenes though and they work well.
"You have to kill Mr Freeze to biopsy his organs" I refuse to believe that in a series set in the future they couldn't do something we can already do: take organ biopsies without killing a patient.
@AssassinAcademy how... he was completely willing to work with them up to the point that they were going to kill him to get organ biopsies, which they could have just taken normally without the murder part. im pretty sure a man with the patience to live as a head for 15 years would have enough patience for them to just make another body or just let them take his head back off since he was becoming functionally immortal again anyway.
@@whoopingmuffin9700 because he knew about Powers's condition. He had secrets that Powers wouldn't want to get out and since he was mutating back, meaning the experiment failed, it was more convenient to kill him. That way there was no chance of anyone finding out Powers was Blight or that anything was wrong with him.
April Moon is an episode i will always remember on this show, because, although the two deaths are implied, they are very dark, imagine being tortured to death by a very hurt and pissed off doctor, the last we see is the doctor assuring his would be victim that everything is going to be ok while approaching him, who is defenseless in the operating table, with sharp surgical tool.
There's two deaths that stick with me, when Ian Peek sinks through the ground while he's screaming for help, and in Static Shock when Omnifarious overdoses on quantum vapor gas and becomes a statue only for his father to finally care about him.
Yeah it's a little better than getting speared to the heart by a tiny flag. If I wanted the Joker to die, I want it done by his own nature. Like in Arkham City, for instance. He stabbed Batman in the shoulder, making him drop the cure he that needed for his Titan formula infection.
Mr. Freeze death holds a great value if you think about it as a character. That's why we see him pop in Injustice 2, not because he is a very famous character (which I heavily doubt it) but because of his back story his main reason for existence... *Revenge.*
The tragic villains are my favorite because you empathize with them and want to help them rather than defeat them. It also makes for a good redemption arc in some cases. Hence why I love Mr. Freeze as an anti-villain and character.
It's also left in the air in the TV series if Blight is actually dead. At the end of the submarine episode, Terry tells Powers' son that they never actually recovered a body and Batman is not the only thing he should be worried about.
@@graywolfdracon probably as much as my self, haha. If they ever make a Batman Beyond live action movie, Mad Stan NEEDS to be in it. He could kick the crap out of the out and new Bane. Definitely my favorite super hero villain of all time next to Ledger's Joker.
It would've been cool if The Zeta Project had been as good as Batman Beyond. Saying this just made me realize how much I want an animated feature-length crossover between Batman Beyond, The Zeta Project, and Static Shock.
I agree with you. Freeze's death really hit me in the gut, though I do believe that Blight going out in a blaze like that was not just Terry's revenge being completed, but also Victor getting the last laugh through his killer's downfall. I don't know if it is explicitly stated anywhere or not, but I think with all the time that had passed since the end of Batman: The Animated Series that led up to this series, I would think Nora Fries is dead too. If that is the case, one must hope she's there with Victor in a better place.
Wasn't there one bad guy who could become intangible like a ghost, but he lost control of his power and died when he fell through the Earth's surface (meaning he would keep falling until he ran out of air or his power wore off and he turned solid in the magma)?
Freeze Said in the original Batman Animated series it would move me to tears if I had any emotions left for tears but after all those years he realized he still did had emotions left that’s why it so sad when he said believe me you’re the only one who cares It breaks your heart because it ties the two together so perfectly and it’s a sad yet fitting ending for a tragic man
4:50 It actually makes perfect sense! Bruce Wayne is a warrior, and like any warrior they'd want to go out with a warrior's death in combat or in the battlefield with honor! Something like a Lazarus Pit or supernaturally extended life is dishonorable and cheating in a way and goes against everything a warrior is about!
freeze's was literally one of my favorite batman characters and he had such an in-depth story with myria and being stuck in a jar as a head. Like if you read the comics and understood mr.freeze and his isolation you would feel remorse and sympathy for him because those diamonds that he stole, he was using them either for villainy or for research on how to fix himself and myria.
I went though the comments to see if anyone else made this point because it is an important one... Joker choking Terry: LAUGH NOW YOU PUNK!!! Terry gasping: Ha Ha Ha... Terry places the electric joy buzzer on the neck of the joker, frying the mind control chip and erasing him from the old Tim Drakes mind.
One theory why Freeze never went to prison: the prosecutor and/or judge decided being a head for all eternity was more than punishment enough and let it go at that.
You should named it "The top 7 best deaths in Batman Beyond" with bullwhip and the terrific 3 Bullwhip and his gang kidnap a doctor's wife and forced him to give him and his gang upgrades, when the doctor and Batman followed them to their hideout they discovered that his wife, April was in league with the gang all along and after Batman defeated the gang and Bullwhip escaped, he went back to the doctor for another upgrade unknowing that the doctor saw him with his wife early and the doctor put him under and give him the drill. He may not have killed him right away but he probably did some fucked up shit to him first. The terrific 3 is a group of three scientists who became superheroes after a lab accident but after awhile they learned that their friend, Dr. Higgins who suppose to be at the lab with them knew about the accident but didn't show up because he was jealous of Dr. Morgan aka Magma. They attempt to blow up the city but Batman stopped them by turning on the lab air conditioner that sucked 2-d man and Frioza, Magma's wife in the vents, killing them and spraying Magma with a water hose killing him as well. What sad about their deaths is that after everything that happen Dr. Higgins still claims to be they friend and Magma who last words was "with heroes, they make a choice, I never did" meaning that he never did fall in as a hero. In my opinion those two are the best deaths in the show including those you have named. And RIP Stan Lee
1:21 I love how clever the show was written back in the day... Powers states a file is missing, but Terry's dad's reaction is not like: "File? What kind of file are you talking about?" no, he instantly denies he knows where it is, which instantly gave away that he knew about it... XD
I think Mr. Freeze kind of redeemed himself somewhat in that he tried to make amends for his past wrongdoings after being given another chance at life. And even in his final moments, he stopped Blight from killing Terry and even appeared to express gratitude that Terry had believed in him and tried to save him. Conversely, Blight (Derek Powers) had lived and died as an irredeemable monster.
The reason why the uncensored version of joker's death is better is because it has joker's infamous last words. "That's not funny, that's not-" . Literally gives me chills every time.
I definitely feel like Freeze's death was one of the most impactful. As a man who has lost his memories from trauma several times over and regained them, that overwhelming sense of loss can drive a man to lose the will to live, and when I was a child, Freeze's demise struck a chord with me that the Joker's deaths both by Tim Drake and Terry McGinnis simply didn't. You could feel that overwhelming sense of resignation to one's fate during that scene. "Believe me: you're the only one who cares." Those eight words carried so much weight with them. As a child, I truly felt pity and empathy for the poor guy. His whole life was tragedy. It was the most impactful and sad death in the series proper. In contrast, there was more of a sense of finality when Terry killed the Joker by frying the chip on Drake's neck. It was more like an affirmation of Terry's worth as the next incarnation of the Dark Knight, as he managed to bring down Bruce's most elusive and dangerous enemy, which Batman classic could never accomplish, showing how Terry had, in his own right, surpassed his mentor, and thus claimed the mantle of Batman for his own. It was a true passing-of-the-torch moment. This differs from the death of Derek Powers in that while Terry had conquered his own personal nemesis, and thus gave him a sense of peace, his victory over The Joker proved Terry's worth as a different kind of Batman from Bruce. Both of their deaths served as powerful moments in Bruce's and Terry's lives, but they were impactful for completely different reasons. Freeze was an enemy that proved Terry's ability to see the best in people despite his tragedies and Bruce's doubts as to Victor's ability or resolve to live a peaceful life when granted the freedom from his own bodily prison. Joker was a final obstacle in Terry's path to proving his worthiness of the cowl; a dark specter of Bruce's past that continued to haunt him. It was the final proof that Bruce had found the rightful heir to the title of the Batman.
The censored version of Jokers death has more poetic justice ti it as the chip implanted that later allows the Joker to return gets fried by electricity as well.
@@thestwinner680 They report on the show that Blight's body was never found, and Terry himself hints that maybe he survived. That was one of the few failings of the show: that they had such an amazing villain, but only kept him around for one season despite teasing his survival.
@@omegashinobi That's what I thought too, BUT! There's a comic set in the cartoon continuity which reveals that Blight escaped. He comes after Batman while in a radiation containment suit this time.
The death of the Joker from the Batman Beyond movie was the scene that I remember seeing in the movie but I only watched the other death scene decades later after becoming an adult
I like the uncensored death because it was Jokers on downfall that lead to his death. Including the death where Joker revels his weak spot and gets himself killed
Mr. Freeze death was heart aching. He was a man who was never truly evil or insane, just desperate to save the one person he loves the most. In the end, he felt Terry would be the only one to care and Terry desperately tried to save him even against the wishes of Bruce.
joker death is the best but Mr.Freeze has the strongest impact, my guy can't get a freaking break at all and his final words to terry just hurts. he submit defeat, not from a battle or wounds, its from the emotional damage he had to relive again
In the episode Sneak Peek, the villain was a reporter who was using a suit that allowed him to pass through walls in order to get scoops. He ended up finding both Terry and Bruce and it was going to be his biggest story yet. But the suit was effecting his body and he ended up not being able to control the intangibility. Ultimately, he fell through the ground to die trapped by gravity at the center of the Earth. I'd say that death deserved to be on this list.
You completely forgot about sneak peek's death. Losing control of his powers and phasing though the ground to fall until he reaches the center of the earth.
"Believe me, you're the only one who cares." That hit me so hard. What a character.
Ikr
I’m with u 🥺
He prevented batman in saving him as he felt he had no quality left in this life and wanted to join Nora
@@fahdahmad7103 Nora was still alive and married someone else in this universe after Victor became Mr. Freeze
I remember watching this years ago, and mr.freeze is really just the one super villain you wanna hug and help, dude can never get a break
Batman "You killed my father!"
Powers "you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down?"
Ah, a business man and killer of many paternal figures. Scar and M. Bison would be proud.
Technically, he killed his Dad, Warren. His Father, Bruce, is pretty much alive!
New meme
CrimsonKira Are you Yellow Temperance
Next gen meme
DC managed to make a D level villain, Mister Freeze, into one of the most emotionally devastating origins and storylines for a villain. Hats off to 'em
Hats off to Pail Dini
He's not D list tho he's more like B or C list
TGAW in the comics he is, but I love him in the show, he gives me the chills
@@franciskaranja9293 he used to be but know is maybe even A
Poop Browner I know, I love him too
The censored Joker death has another layer of poetry as well: the Clown Prince of Crime dies by a variation on the banana peel gag.
Not to mention he was so fond of the old joy buzzer.
Thinking about it’s more heroic and sticks to Batman’s morals when Tim pushes joker. Instead he shoots and kills the joker. I know it’s they messed up his mind to go to that limit but the censored version keeps Tim clean.
That is part of the reason why so many are split on, “Which Joker death is best.” One is sudden and gives Joker his just dues, while the other would be how Joker would have wanted to go out (if Batman would never break his code).
Of course the uncensored is better, but they did make the censor version memorable in its own right.
But what makes the uncensored death even better is what he said after he was shot
“That’s not funny”
That’s not funny
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"Believe me....You're the only one who cares...."
No pun intended, give me chills every time.
That was definitely intended
Didnt he say leave?
A_Stranger2256 I thought so too but I rewatched it and he said believe me
At the very least, Victor Fries could take some comfort in knowing that someone believed in him and was still trying to save him.
@Alexander Kim Alright everyone, chill.
"That's... not... funny..." Fitting last words for the Joker
Poetic
His last words in arkham city were pretty great too.
Actually.. it's kinda funny seeing that written on the tombstone of the Joker.
Indeed
@@lightspeed7312 So was Terry laughing in his face before giving Chippy!Joker a well-deserved lights-out with Joker's own high-voltage joy buzzer.
"Do you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down" - The most memeable line in the entire series.
it's the Batman equivalent of Street Fighter's "The Day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life, but for me?... It was Tuesday"
I did love how Mr Freeze got revenge on that doctor "Remember, there will be some momentary discomfort."
That scream Linda Hamilton let out immediately afterward... wow. Whatever they paid her, it should have been double.
@@jessragan6714 Willie watt hates white people
“Do you have the slightest idea of how little that narrows it down?”
What a legend.
But for me, it was Tuesday.
Can you imagine that uncomfortable moment when Bruce began suspecting of Talia? They'd be in bed having all the fun and such, and suddenly he hears: Harder *DETECTIVE!*
Bruce would just be freaking out after that
i get the feeling some of us reading this aren't going to heaven
Jesus Christ i just died in my seat XD
XD
Yup, profile pic checks out, you definitely want to watch the world burn.
i’d say mr. freeze suffered enough being only a head for around 50 years.
Actually he got the time wrong, because Batman Beyond takes place 40 years after Batman TAS, Superman TAS, Justice League, etc... It says so on the official websites (like DCAU wikia, DC Comics wikia, Batman wikia, Worlds Finest, etc...).
Justin Bryan still a long time to just be head in a jar fully aware of everything going on around you.
I Feel bad for the guy.
Justin Bryan I guess freeze meant he’s been mutated for that long.
Actually it's 50 years the show can confirm btw any one can edit wiki
"Why isn't Mr Freeze in prison?"
Keep in mind, he technically _was_ in prison. He was a goddamn head in a glorified snow globe stored in a dimly lit room with hardly any interaction for 40-50 years. I'd say that's sufficient "prison" time for the crimes he committed in Batman: TAS. What I find impressive is that he managed to not go insane during that time.
EDIT: Thanks to the peeps in the replies for explaining why he wouldn't go insane.
The best thing is that he somehow got to keep all his wealth. His funding for his charity for his victims was odd to me.
-Wait! He gets to keep all his blood money?!
-If you take his money then you will be just like him!!!
Idk how 50 years as a head unable too move unable too truely live enough too bring the madness
Being emotionally dead would likely help him from sinking into insanity.
@@richardrobart-morgan3407
Good point.
He had legal money in accounts and they had 50 years of interest and I'd suspect some of that money was used for investment as well aiding that growth
I actually liked the more graphic/less tame versions of the Joker’s death better. Drake points the gun at Batman, pulls the trigger and the bang flag comes out. While he’s standing there laughing with the gun, Joker yells something like “What are you waiting for?!”. Drake then points it at the Joker and pulls the trigger, shooting the Joker through the heart with the bang flag. Joker gasps, falls back, looks down at the bang flag and says “That’s not funny!”, then dies. It was pretty amusing to see that the Joker didn’t get the final punchline.
If you can find it, watch the entire movie all the way through. Definitely worth seeing.
Yeah but the more tame death has also somthing funny to it. Joker pretty much died because of the equivalant of slipping on a Banana Peel. Yes it is not as good as the Shooting death but i still rely liked it.
Seconded... I own it. It's amazing.
If Someone got a vhs player I'll sell it for a buck
HBO MAX has it. And the entire series
It’s actually on HBO Max the uncensored version of Batman beyond return of the joker
I always thought that Tim being brainwashed into Joker's "son" would've broken Batman if it had been permanent because when you realize it, this is after Jason has been killed by joker. This meant that at that time, Jason hadn't come back yet and it would've been the second child Bruce had lost. Just imagine that, losing the second person you loved after losing one just before him.
I don't think Jason existed in the BTAS Universe I think it just went from Dick Grayson to Tim Drake.
@@AlmightySmorg oh.....that makes this less dramatic then
@@assassinmaster3419 Jason actually does exist in the DCAU I think. If I recall he appears in the Batman: The Adventures Continue comics.
@@thedude4450 so it's back to dramatic.....yay
@@AlmightySmorg
No. Jason Todd exists in the DCAU. In one of the scenes where Tim first sees the bat cave, he sees young Jason's Robin suit and asks "whatever happened to him?" to which Alfred and Batman were silent to the question.
Damn so Mr. Freeze gave up his whole life just for Nora trying to cure her only for her to leave him all alone like that? Damn wtf that really is sad D:
Bitches, they can never be trusted.
DeepbloodEclipse TOO SOON.
If I remember the story, she didn't leave him. He left her so that she wouldn't have to live with the man he had become. He wanted the doctor she remembered to be the only one in her mind, and not have to love the monster he became
@@Youmama187 Something like that, when she came out of her situation he not only was a criminal but he lost his body by that point, so he didn't want her to see him as a criminal and a head..
Someone's clearly got woman problems.
"He actually wants to be batman to protect people and not for selfish reasons"
If only the writers of Batwoman would do this
You mean the show with the SubSaharan Batman that's also a black woman, mhmmm?
We don't talk about that show. It's an insult to the comic.
Even catwoman is more of a protector than others
@@user_____M
Being black isn’t a problem.
The writing is. The new cat women is a great example of a characters race being changed yet still being an amazing character.
@@biandanxious3438 Changing a characters race is still bad though. If you don't believe me try to imagine what it would be like if they made a Jon Stewart green lantern movie but cast a generic white guy for the role, everybody would lose their minds over it. People only gives it a pass when it's a white character getting race swapped, which is a very racist double standard when you think about it.
I saw the uncensored death of the Joker in Batman Beyond, and it was amazing, just like you said, but Mr. Freeze's story is the best from start to finish.
The censored version is gruesome.
I always liked things uncensored and dark. Even as a kid.
@@scottbruckner4653 Yes, but much more fitting an end.
The uncensored version I think was actually worse with the Joker unknowingly electrocuting himself.
That’s a good point.
"Remember, there might be some momentary discomfort!"
(Freezes the scientist who used that line against him earlier)
One of the best one-liners before a kill ever IMO
"Believe me, you're the only one who cares."
Those words just break my heart. I felt so sorry for him. Freeze couldn't shed any tears, so I shed some for him.
I legit cried when Freeze died.
"Believe me, you're the only one who cares." 😭😭😭
For whatever its worth, I like how Mr. Freezes last actual actions, despite everything between them, was to save Batman's life twice. Between that and his quote, he realizes that, at the end of everything, Batman may very well have been his only "friend", the only one who ever cared enough to try and help him, and, even if it wasn't "his" Batman, he didn't want to that one person to die with him.
I was impressed that he immediately respected Terry as the new batman as well and just called him Batman, not a copy or something. I guess he knew that if someone was going to get to use the name, they had to deserve the title. Which he may have gathered from the news, or the one time they interacted before he went bad again.
Actually, Bruce’s decision was explained by the man himself.
Terry: “But you’re strong again!”
Bruce: “No! If I stay here I’ll be even weaker.
I was paraphrasing, but you get the idea. His options are pretty clear. He can either be weak; becoming addicted to the Lazarus Pit for all eternity, or he can be strong; use what time he has to the best of his abilities. Which is by helping Terry evolve into Batman.
Kinda like that time in the comics where he got addicted to venom
@@godzilla2.089 exactly
Each death made far beyond expectations.
Funny how Bruce kissed Ra's who possessed Talia's body.
he jokes about that.
@@dakkuri1 And it was funny as hell
*BEYOND*
@@iamlifeblood but not to infinity
HA! GAAAAAAYYY!
18:40 That's actually really sad for a kid's show "Leave me, you're the only one who cares"
sheesh
It's sadder than that. Mr. Freeze actually says "Believe me, you're the only one who cares."
Believe me
I'll never forget you Mr freeze
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Oh man this show was the best and blew my young mind
It should've lasted another 2 seasons at least. Then, Dick Grayson could've made an appearance. I loved the DCAU shows but after Batman TAS and Superman TAS, it seemed like they were cancelling shows too quick to do the Justice League and JLU. Static Shock, which was also part of that universe, ended too soon also.
This show had every beautiful women wear black lip stick! Sadly, that never became a trend in real life XD
I always feel like Batman Beyond should be DC canon
Ikr but I'm not grown I watched this since 2014 now I figured out his name I was like oh yay my fav show
But I watch Terry as the beyond Batman tho
I personally found Ace's death to be the saddest, even though it's technically an episode of JLU, it was still the most heartbreaking thing in a cartoon I've seen in a long time
Another thing too is that it showed how much of a human Batman was and while yes Bruce is a good person, Batman is more aggressive and will take you out one way or another and with ace he took a more different approach than what they asked him to do he chose this alternative for her, not for the city, the lady that wanted batman kill ace, but for Ace. He understood what it means to lose a childhood and for that it's what makes it more impactful
I wish the Batman Beyond suit in Arkham Knight was the same as in Arkham City. It's a good looking suit but it lost the nostalgic essence from the show.
Ya I agree
I just wish the AK version kept the wings from the AC version, instead of that half kite on Batman’s back.
Ak was better looking tbh
Yeszir
NapalmX717 I don’t like the eyes in Arkham city
I gotta say, the Mr.Freeze was a better death. Though both deaths were the end of an era, Mr.freeze's death had much more emotion in comparison. While the Joker's death was more shocking to see, Mr.freeze's death was truly heart breaking, especially with his last words being, "believe me...you're the only one who cares."
I wonder how long Bruce Wayne wore the Batman Beyond suit before retiring.
Solaceboy probably somewhere between 15-30 years (my hypothesis)
It's doubtful that Bruce has worn the Batman Beyond suit for 30 years. That's a good share of his regular Batman career.
Aside from that, it would mean the suit is 50 years old when Terry wears it.
It said it was 50 years after the batman tas I believe that's when Terry wore it and when that happened batman was last seen 20 years before. ..so somewhere within 30 years so I would guess maybe 10 years after his physical prime he then made the suit
Although in the movie it’s suggested that the reason Batman retired and needed a cane was because Joker stabbed him in the knee in the final fight, causing permanent damage. He’s still wearing his usual suit there, so i suppose he didn’t use the future suit for long
@@jinhunterslay1638 in the first episode of batman beyond bruce retires he has a heart attack which we later find out was caused by an exosuit he tested when he was aging...but the real reason was because he pulled a gun in a punk who almost killed him where as bruce in his prime would have took him down easily
Note: Blight's fate is left ambiguous in the show. He ends up coming back in an issue of the comics, where he does indeed die after Stalker encases him in molten lead.
#1 choice was my favorite episode. When Freeze finally went back to being rogue and actually killed people that sent chills down my spine. And the first person he took out was the scientist for the whole operation. It was off screen but I was shocked they went there in a show that has younger viewers. But that last part he said, was like the last bit of humanity he had. His respect for Batman.
Its crazy how nobody talks about the way Ian Peek died in season 2 episode 18 "Sneak Peek". Gravity caused the guy to fall endlessly through the earth into the earth's core. Jesus!! The thought of that always stayed with me.
Don’t forget that the core is only soild because of how much pressure there is at the center, so he’s going to be pressed from all sides.
I think the tamer version works more: he died in a way he would have been proud of....slipping and falling! It also works by giving him a death that he would never get....electrocution
At the same time, a key part of humor is expectation. And either way Joker didn't expect Tim to break free. But he also never would have expected a Bat to shoot him.
I agree I’ve always preferred the censored version. 1, it’s the version I saw the most as a kid and 2 it’s actually a funny way for the joker to die. Not to mention that blood curdingly scream of being electrocuted!
@@AndreNitroX Same for me, plus with the Joker dying of electrocution at the (accidental) hand of Tim Drake, it is poetic justice that the electronic chip Joker also dies by electricity from the shock ring.
@@loka7783 until now, i have never made that connection, who would have thought, the jokers one weakness was electricity! Good thing he never fought pikachu! lol
I also liked the censored version because I love the smile Bruce gave when Tim threw away the gun, seeing him break free of Joker's control.
I do like both death scenes though and they work well.
“Believe me your the only one who cares” I felt that😔😔😢😢😢😢😢😢
Post-Freeze's death with Terry and Bruce is so sad.
Terry: "I guess you were right about him."
Bruce: "We both were."
"You have to kill Mr Freeze to biopsy his organs"
I refuse to believe that in a series set in the future they couldn't do something we can already do: take organ biopsies without killing a patient.
Why didn't they just clone Fries again THEN do the biopsy?
@@John-Stark why clone him when you can literally take a biopsy under anesthesia with no issue
@@shannahan7 why waste anesthesia when u can just kill him
@AssassinAcademy how... he was completely willing to work with them up to the point that they were going to kill him to get organ biopsies, which they could have just taken normally without the murder part. im pretty sure a man with the patience to live as a head for 15 years would have enough patience for them to just make another body or just let them take his head back off since he was becoming functionally immortal again anyway.
@@whoopingmuffin9700 because he knew about Powers's condition. He had secrets that Powers wouldn't want to get out and since he was mutating back, meaning the experiment failed, it was more convenient to kill him. That way there was no chance of anyone finding out Powers was Blight or that anything was wrong with him.
*Darkest Batman show ever!* It's beyond dark to be honest.
April Moon is an episode i will always remember on this show, because, although the two deaths are implied, they are very dark, imagine being tortured to death by a very hurt and pissed off doctor, the last we see is the doctor assuring his would be victim that everything is going to be ok while approaching him, who is defenseless in the operating table, with sharp surgical tool.
And also my second most favourite Batman animation.
Avokado Avokadov what’s your first?
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I wish they would make a reboot/renewed version of batman beyond
There's two deaths that stick with me, when Ian Peek sinks through the ground while he's screaming for help, and in Static Shock when Omnifarious overdoses on quantum vapor gas and becomes a statue only for his father to finally care about him.
Joker's electrocution death is his best death to me. He actually died like a clown. And that scream with the power fluctuation is absolutely haunting.
Yeah it's a little better than getting speared to the heart by a tiny flag.
If I wanted the Joker to die, I want it done by his own nature. Like in Arkham City, for instance. He stabbed Batman in the shoulder, making him drop the cure he that needed for his Titan formula infection.
Mr. Freeze death holds a great value if you think about it as a character. That's why we see him pop in Injustice 2, not because he is a very famous character (which I heavily doubt it) but because of his back story his main reason for existence... *Revenge.*
The tragic villains are my favorite because you empathize with them and want to help them rather than defeat them. It also makes for a good redemption arc in some cases. Hence why I love Mr. Freeze as an anti-villain and character.
“But fortunately, he is Batman.”
It is shown in the comics that Blight lives, unknown if he survived the next encounter though.
GameGuyZ Blight was reduced into a slime so I don’t think he survived
It's also left in the air in the TV series if Blight is actually dead. At the end of the submarine episode, Terry tells Powers' son that they never actually recovered a body and Batman is not the only thing he should be worried about.
Cardboard 8 Yorick main he said the same thing to Inque’s daughter, but Inque came back. The daughter was never seen again.
That music that plays when Freeze says “Believe me, your the only one who cares” gets me choked up every time.
In the wise words of a great man... "There's only one sane solution: BLOW IT UP!!!" - Stanley "Mad Stan" Labowski
You have no idea how often i quote that line when someone asks me what they should do about a problem....
@@graywolfdracon probably as much as my self, haha. If they ever make a Batman Beyond live action movie, Mad Stan NEEDS to be in it. He could kick the crap out of the out and new Bane. Definitely my favorite super hero villain of all time next to Ledger's Joker.
LOL
Freeze’s story would bring me to tears if I had any tears left to shed
It would've been cool if The Zeta Project had been as good as Batman Beyond.
Saying this just made me realize how much I want an animated feature-length crossover between Batman Beyond, The Zeta Project, and Static Shock.
I agree with you. Freeze's death really hit me in the gut, though I do believe that Blight going out in a blaze like that was not just Terry's revenge being completed, but also Victor getting the last laugh through his killer's downfall. I don't know if it is explicitly stated anywhere or not, but I think with all the time that had passed since the end of Batman: The Animated Series that led up to this series, I would think Nora Fries is dead too. If that is the case, one must hope she's there with Victor in a better place.
How about the death of that guy that got buried alive with radioactive materials and later came back as radioactive mud monsters?
You mean Earthmover? Yeah I agree.
I was hoping he would be in the video. sadly he is not
That was just... ugh, when he saw his own daughter leave him? My heart, dude...
Wasn't there one bad guy who could become intangible like a ghost, but he lost control of his power and died when he fell through the Earth's surface (meaning he would keep falling until he ran out of air or his power wore off and he turned solid in the magma)?
It was Ghost. After a little sabotage in the eletronics of his suit, he lost the control and... just sink.
"But fortunatly
*HE'S BATMAN*"
Freeze Said in the original Batman Animated series it would move me to tears if I had any emotions left for tears but after all those years he realized he still did had emotions left that’s why it so sad when he said believe me you’re the only one who cares It breaks your heart because it ties the two together so perfectly and it’s a sad yet fitting ending for a tragic man
*Batman Beyond is **#schway**!*
Bruce Wayne clone
oh god I forgot that was the 'in crowd' saying for this show xD
So schway that I wanna slag anyone who gets in my way!
The most poetic part o Joker's uncensored death is "That's not funny" beeing his last words...
#1 is Joker. Calling it before the video starts
Still think Joker should have been #1, but yeah Freeze death was pretty tragic
Thomas Gedak A
I haven't watched yet but I knew damn well Freeze better be high as hell on the list
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Freeze's last words really sold me on his death being number 1. It was real tragic.
I remember this episode. Was in tears when freeze died. Never thought I'd be in tears over Mr.Freeze of all people
4:50 It actually makes perfect sense! Bruce Wayne is a warrior, and like any warrior they'd want to go out with a warrior's death in combat or in the battlefield with honor! Something like a Lazarus Pit or supernaturally extended life is dishonorable and cheating in a way and goes against everything a warrior is about!
freeze's was literally one of my favorite batman characters and he had such an in-depth story with myria and being stuck in a jar as a head. Like if you read the comics and understood mr.freeze and his isolation you would feel remorse and sympathy for him because those diamonds that he stole, he was using them either for villainy or for research on how to fix himself and myria.
i remember seeing robin as the joker scared the shit outta me as a kid and still does ngl
Joker technically had three deaths in Batman Beyond
When Batman (Terry) electrocutes the DNA mind thing on Older Tim Drake
So the Joker in a way dies
Yeah joker dead long time ago....just copy of him. And batman beyond is clone of Bruce Wayne.
Michael Rich he technically his son not a clone
I went though the comments to see if anyone else made this point because it is an important one...
Joker choking Terry: LAUGH NOW YOU PUNK!!!
Terry gasping: Ha Ha Ha...
Terry places the electric joy buzzer on the neck of the joker, frying the mind control chip and erasing him from the old Tim Drakes mind.
When he was electrocuted, it was more like an exorcism than a kill. Drake was technologically possessed and Batman destroyed the device causing it.
One theory why Freeze never went to prison: the prosecutor and/or judge decided being a head for all eternity was more than punishment enough and let it go at that.
You should named it "The top 7 best deaths in Batman Beyond" with bullwhip and the terrific 3
Bullwhip and his gang kidnap a doctor's wife and forced him to give him and his gang upgrades, when the doctor and Batman followed them to their hideout they discovered that his wife, April was in league with the gang all along and after Batman defeated the gang and Bullwhip escaped, he went back to the doctor for another upgrade unknowing that the doctor saw him with his wife early and the doctor put him under and give him the drill. He may not have killed him right away but he probably did some fucked up shit to him first.
The terrific 3 is a group of three scientists who became superheroes after a lab accident but after awhile they learned that their friend, Dr. Higgins who suppose to be at the lab with them knew about the accident but didn't show up because he was jealous of Dr. Morgan aka Magma. They attempt to blow up the city but Batman stopped them by turning on the lab air conditioner that sucked 2-d man and Frioza, Magma's wife in the vents, killing them and spraying Magma with a water hose killing him as well. What sad about their deaths is that after everything that happen Dr. Higgins still claims to be they friend and Magma who last words was "with heroes, they make a choice, I never did" meaning that he never did fall in as a hero.
In my opinion those two are the best deaths in the show including those you have named. And RIP Stan Lee
1:21 I love how clever the show was written back in the day... Powers states a file is missing, but Terry's dad's reaction is not like: "File? What kind of file are you talking about?" no, he instantly denies he knows where it is, which instantly gave away that he knew about it... XD
I loved Batman beyond it’s so awesome
Don't forget the awesome OST and kick-ass intro theme! Too bad they never made an extended version of it and release it officially.
Spyros Moustakopoulos you know I could make an extended version for you If you want, I also love that theme
yup i can agree with that one hundred percent
cool, i'll have it up soon then :D
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I think Mr. Freeze kind of redeemed himself somewhat in that he tried to make amends for his past wrongdoings after being given another chance at life. And even in his final moments, he stopped Blight from killing Terry and even appeared to express gratitude that Terry had believed in him and tried to save him. Conversely, Blight (Derek Powers) had lived and died as an irredeemable monster.
Mr Freezes death made me cry seriously it actually did
No way did it really
The reason why the uncensored version of joker's death is better is because it has joker's infamous last words. "That's not funny, that's not-" . Literally gives me chills every time.
The Freeze episode was legit one of the best, so I'm not too mad about Joker not being #1.
The villains in Batman The Animated Series are on a whole new level of amazing and brilliant!
Sup needlemouse been waiting on a another one and love your videos dude
yeah I'm sorry for the delay, I've been quite ill for the past 2 weeks. Thanks for waiting though ;)
NeedleMouseProductions:mr. Freeze is the saddest batman villain
Baby doll:am I a joke to you?
Meltdown was a great episode and R.I.P. Stan Lee.
Im gonna give you a second
I know this is old buuuut Stan Lee had nothing to do with this. That thief worked for marvel.
Hahaha Look! An idiot! Everyone look!
@@elykspuz6596 Thief?
@@sonic2power we didn't ask
I definitely feel like Freeze's death was one of the most impactful. As a man who has lost his memories from trauma several times over and regained them, that overwhelming sense of loss can drive a man to lose the will to live, and when I was a child, Freeze's demise struck a chord with me that the Joker's deaths both by Tim Drake and Terry McGinnis simply didn't. You could feel that overwhelming sense of resignation to one's fate during that scene.
"Believe me: you're the only one who cares."
Those eight words carried so much weight with them. As a child, I truly felt pity and empathy for the poor guy. His whole life was tragedy. It was the most impactful and sad death in the series proper.
In contrast, there was more of a sense of finality when Terry killed the Joker by frying the chip on Drake's neck. It was more like an affirmation of Terry's worth as the next incarnation of the Dark Knight, as he managed to bring down Bruce's most elusive and dangerous enemy, which Batman classic could never accomplish, showing how Terry had, in his own right, surpassed his mentor, and thus claimed the mantle of Batman for his own. It was a true passing-of-the-torch moment. This differs from the death of Derek Powers in that while Terry had conquered his own personal nemesis, and thus gave him a sense of peace, his victory over The Joker proved Terry's worth as a different kind of Batman from Bruce.
Both of their deaths served as powerful moments in Bruce's and Terry's lives, but they were impactful for completely different reasons. Freeze was an enemy that proved Terry's ability to see the best in people despite his tragedies and Bruce's doubts as to Victor's ability or resolve to live a peaceful life when granted the freedom from his own bodily prison. Joker was a final obstacle in Terry's path to proving his worthiness of the cowl; a dark specter of Bruce's past that continued to haunt him. It was the final proof that Bruce had found the rightful heir to the title of the Batman.
bring batman beyond back
The censored version of Jokers death has more poetic justice ti it as the chip implanted that later allows the Joker to return gets fried by electricity as well.
10:33 uh Blight doesn't die. In the tie in comics he's actually shown to still be alive and kicking for a decent while.
But he was ultimately killed in the earlier tie in comics. Basically his corpse was a trophy fof stalker
There is no mention of comics, or anything other than the SHOW. In the SHOWhe fuqqin' *DIES.*
@@thestwinner680 They report on the show that Blight's body was never found, and Terry himself hints that maybe he survived. That was one of the few failings of the show: that they had such an amazing villain, but only kept him around for one season despite teasing his survival.
@@omegashinobi That's what I thought too, BUT! There's a comic set in the cartoon continuity which reveals that Blight escaped. He comes after Batman while in a radiation containment suit this time.
This and Static Shock was what made my Saturday mornings as a kid.
So did bruce get it on with talia even though it was actually Ras????? Wtf
I hope not
he kissed her before finding out it was actually Ras. Terry told Ras that he made him sick with Bruce saying "You, I'm the one who kissed him"
Nooooooooooo!
Fun fact in the comic freeze become a good guy after a while and he is happy
It get's to me every time when Freeze says, "Believe me, you're the only one who cares."
1:42 Man, you just made me flash back to so many Toonami interstitials.
it's that line, "Believe me, you're the only one who cares." that kills me every time.
The death of the Joker from the Batman Beyond movie was the scene that I remember seeing in the movie but I only watched the other death scene decades later after becoming an adult
I do think that the death of joker and freeze should be switched, but I recognize the validity in the reason why you put freeze at number one.
I'm surprised you didn't also mention Joker's secondary death when Terry burned out the microchip housing his consciousness.
I liked the fight between Blight and Freeze myself. Blight was winning that thin too
Mister Freeze's whole story arc is just a walking metaphor of "Life sucks, and then you die".
Uncensored death is the best cuz of what Tim says alter about the gunshot. Which wouldn’t make sense if he didn’t even shoot a gun.
The censored version was way more gruesome. But I would have had him cackling instead of just screaming.
Scott Bruckner I think it’s way less effective though. Lacks the simplicity of the original canon version.
I like the uncensored death because it was Jokers on downfall that lead to his death. Including the death where Joker revels his weak spot and gets himself killed
I've never watched the full Batman Beyond series but the scene where Tim Drake shoots The Joker is one I will always remember.
Great list. "Meltdown" is one of my fave episodes.
Mr. Freeze death was heart aching. He was a man who was never truly evil or insane, just desperate to save the one person he loves the most. In the end, he felt Terry would be the only one to care and Terry desperately tried to save him even against the wishes of Bruce.
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joker death is the best but Mr.Freeze has the strongest impact, my guy can't get a freaking break at all and his final words to terry just hurts. he submit defeat, not from a battle or wounds, its from the emotional damage he had to relive again
I love the batman beyond show
Heart of ice was one of my favourite episodes from btas
Quick shoutout to the death of Ian Peak.
He lost control of his intangibility and fell to the center of the Earth, even as Batman tried to save him.
This show had some fucked up deaths. But for me, Bullwhip’s implied death takes the cake. That shit was dark.
I really wish we Got A Gotham Central Animated show in the DCAU...Is it just me?
There’s a series in FOX called Gotham with the GCPD on center, great show but I wonder how an animated version of that would be
yeah the live action series gotham is pretty decent from what ive seen of it.
mr Freeze has to be one of the most tragic batman villains given his whole motive was just trying to save his dying wife.
great video but R.I.P Stan Lee
fuck stan lee no more competition for DC
@@snakefoolery2177 the hell is wrong with you?
I'm Really Bored I’ve tried bombing a school, and I wonder what’s wrong with you. That’s just too far.
@@greenthatsit1808 you're an asshole...stan loved comics in general, including DC.
Stan Lee created Marvel characters, not DC..
In the episode Sneak Peek, the villain was a reporter who was using a suit that allowed him to pass through walls in order to get scoops. He ended up finding both Terry and Bruce and it was going to be his biggest story yet. But the suit was effecting his body and he ended up not being able to control the intangibility. Ultimately, he fell through the ground to die trapped by gravity at the center of the Earth. I'd say that death deserved to be on this list.
I really liked batman beyond
Me too
You completely forgot about sneak peek's death. Losing control of his powers and phasing though the ground to fall until he reaches the center of the earth.