It's actually interesting because Harley in the new animated series really only gains the accent in the episode with her parents, aside from a few instances where it randomly comes out when she talks. It's kind of seems like a part of the characters origins, she doesnt want to have the accent because of her bad past with her parents.
@@zgiov7576 I can relate to it so hard, because I have worked hard to purge any trace of a Pittsburgh accent, but if I visit home I notice it starting to creep back in.
A lot of people loose their regional accents after moving out of said region and only when they go back or have visitors who still live there it comes back. My fav example is John "Captain Jack' Barrowman, I saw a doc about him and when he's out and about in the U.S. he has a mid-west accent but when he visits his parents in their home his Scottish brogue starts kicking in.
SoJezzalicious “Sure it fed into antisemitic tropes regarding its depiction of Jewish people and used and exploited its representation-starved LGBT+ fans for views without actually giving them the representation it’s trailers promised but that’s just, like, your opinion man and it’s okay because funny lady said the swear word”
I enjoyed it surprisingly. Underneath all the surface-level edge is an endearing show, and as a person who enjoys random over-the-top crap like Rick and Morty, it’s pretty fun.
White Night Harleys are the best, you know it. Don’t lie to me Also Harleen should get a Joker type movie, just recreate everything in the comics Now I ask you to make a Cast: Harley-
Harleen is probably the best interpretation that exists at the moment. The perception of mental deterioration is to the point. This is how I always imagined the transformation. The drawings are also beyond any doubt. My personal top DC Comic 2019.
I started watching the Harley Quinn showing on DC's streaming service. I had me hooked really fast. I liked the Young Justice continuation, but I like the new Harley Quinn even more. Also it has Kiteman. Hell yeah.
To Dang Tall Honestly the New Harley cartoon is my second favorite iteration of her! I like that she’s not trying to imitate Arleen and she sounds and feels like Harley (in terms of personality). Yeah she’s a bit angry but like who wouldn’t be after breaking up with the Joker? I love that she is also taking STEPS toward becoming her own person.
The animated series of Harley Quinn is also so far my favorite Harley, they nailed the character and her relation with Ivy and her crew is seriously heartwarming and HILARIOUS.
rotz I know this is old, but in case you never looked for the series because you misread the comment, it’s talking about the new animated series called Harley Quinn, with two seasons currently, not Batman the Animated Series.
That series made me realize how awesome Harley as a character. I loved her camaraderie with Poison Ivy and how they portrayed King Shark and Clayface. It's because of that show I'm binging BTAS and watching Comic Drake talk about the best girl in Batman.
Telltale’s Harley Quinn. It got down her accent and showed us a level of crazy and controlling with her taking the lead in the relationship that I really liked. It subverted my expectations of just a regular Harley under the chains of Joker.
Telltale’s interpretations of Batman characters was just overall revolutionary. They made a Joker who was a softhearted guy struggling to find friends! And he was the breakout character of the series, in my opinion!
YES. THANK YOU. The way they subverted her and yet made her seem more realistic and dangerous is excellent. I'm so glad I'm not a solo Telltale Batman fan coz man its hard to find people who play and love those games as much as I do. TellTale's take is the freshest thing that's happened to BATMAN since Nolan's THE DARK KNIGHT.
Celestine Buendia From what I’ve heard men with mental illness like John Doe, are taken advantage of more by their partners. If that’s true, that makes their representation of their relationship even better.
and getting completely overshadowed by BOP and it’s commercial failure. The streaming service is killing peoples’ incentive to watch. I can’t convince anyone to watch this show without sounding like an advertisement.
1 addition I would add is Harley Quinn from Batman: The Enemy Within. Seeing her and John (Joker) having switched roles with her bossing all the villains around and her trying to pull an enormous heist, while putting a rouse that she is crazy, so no one will dare oppose her, was an interesting look at how a psychiatrist can go about living a life of crime without the influence of the Joker.
This reminds me of the time I met my first Harley cosplayer....and she was in character...She litterly skipping down the hallway, singing to herself....and I came over to say hello. Well, yeah. She was a very pretty lady, too. "hi." I said. "Well...HELLLLOOOOOOOOOOO!" she chimed. "Hm...wait, I know you! Yer Naruto, ain't cha?" "Um...I'm Goku." "I knew that!" she said.
Two versions of Quinn yhat I love -Injustice: Taking away her interactions with Shazam, she's super fun. And I love that her daughter puts Tu-Tus on toy trucks. It just fits so well. -Batman: Assult on Arkham: Hayden Walsh has a great voice for the character.
HQ: You heard Bats, No killing! WW: You lecture me? How much blood is on your ledger, Quinn? HQ: Oh, buckets full, honey. I was tryin' too hard to impress the wrong guy. Kinda like you with Superman.
harley in the 2020 series is the most believable as a transition from ger btas one. like this seems more like her in a developed staged vs a total revamp which is why i think it's working so well.
Arkham Harley, for the time, was the perfect amount of gritty but true to form that I like to see in Batman villains. I'm a big fan of her original costume though and some of the laughable attempts at sex appeal made the whole character a no for me at first but I grew to appreciate her as she appeared there. Injustice Harley is close second because I love when she appears but haven't gone through most of the storyline Overall giving Harley a sense of self beyond Joker's "favorite" goon is when I appreciate her most. The jokes are cool but I wish they'd stop doing things that make her into a Gwenpool type when she's already a more interesting character imo. I'd like to see them keep her costumes' jester theme more often too
They should do an animated version of 'Batman: White Knight' with Tara Strong & Kaley Cuoco as each version of Harley Quinn (maybe it could also feature the original voice actress, Arleen Sorkin, in some way?)
I used to be only liking the og harley quinn but win I saw the new harley quinn show I felt like I'm seeing an evolution for harley I really love the way thay gave harley an amazing way of expressing harley
I dont know why you feel the need to defend yourself so much, the Harley quinn new animated series is AMAZING. Is witty, is fun in a lot of ways, is just...really smart writing. And their portrayal of Harley and her relationship with the joker, her obsession with him, her wanting to get on the league of doom because the Joker respects them...is a great portrayal of an abusive codependent relationship. Her relationship with her friends is great too, and while some characters like Jim Gordon and Damien are a bit off, I just love the kind of comedy they have, is brilliant.
I agree Harleen is hands down the BEST interpretation of Harley Quinn ever. If it were a movie it would defs be Oscar worthy. Not to mention the art is stunning and so realistic. They actually made the Joker look like a legitimate person someone could actually reasonably be attracted to and fall for.
Harleen is on my To Get list. The author/artist has wanted to do that story for so long there’s still a prototype comic floating around when he was still doing fan work rather than professional. And White Knight was an absolute treat for Harley fans.
3 Harley's that really deserve some acknowledgment are Telltale's, the one from the Lego Batman movie, and the current DC Superhero Girls cartoon. I really like the flip of the script of having Harley be the abusive one in the relationship with John Doe in TT, letting her have a lot of agency that other versions don't really get to have. Having the SHG one basically just be the villain equivalent to their Batgirl also lets them get around the darker parts of her origins by just having her be an overly dedicated Supervillain fangirl. Plus having Tara Strong voice both of them is so much fun. And Lego Harley is just a fun character. I'm a sucker for characters voiced by Jenny Slate.
I do like the Harley in the new harley quinn series, since it explores in a more light hearted way her as an independent character and makes her more grounded with her bestie Ivy and her crew of lovable misfits. Sure it does some messed up shit in the series but I like the dynamics of her trying to find herself, ivy being the straight-man to her antics, and toxic influences getting in the way like joker, queen of fables and the legion of doom.
Batman: White Knight is one of my favorite comic series ever, and I love how Sean Murphy wrote Harley and Jack’s relationship, plus Sean Murphy’s character designs and art style are amazing, making him one of my favorite artists, alongside Hirohiko Araki (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure) and Junji Ito (Uzumaki, Tomie).
Looking at the comments here, I'm probably going to be killed for this, but I don't like the new show. I honestly prefer Harley and Joker to Harley and Poison Ivy. I like seeing weird adaptations where Harley Quinn helps to reform the Joker a little, where she teaches him to respect her, and then they go back to beating up the bat together. I guess seeing her change the Joker kind of brings her backstory full circle to me, she acomplished her goal, maybe it took a long time, and corrupted her along the way, but she finally helped reform the Joker, even if just a little bit.
No offense, but what you just described is the epitome of what I don’t want the character to be. Harley and Jokers relationship is abusive as fuck and having it any other way just comes across as wrong and just not right.
If you were surprised by Harleen then you should check out Sejic other books, in particular Sunstone. Reading that you will begin to understand why Sejic is so good with interpersonal power dynamics.
Drake you scared me with that lead up. New animated series Harley is AMAZING and for a second you made me think you were gonna say you didn’t like her. I 100% agree, best Harley by far
I really liked the Telltale version of Harley Quinn, it was interesting to see a version of Quinn who actually has the Joker playing second banana to her. And honestly through the game she came off as the most dangerous character to actually be in a room with.
I do enjoy Harley Quinn, although I am by no means a Quinn officianodo. Truth be told I barely even read actual comics, despite liking many of these characters quite a bit. I am just lazy. I don't see how anyone could dislike the Harley Quinn from her own show though. She is a blast!!! 🙂
I mean...I 100% understand why people wouldn’t agree but I wanna say I 100% do agree and I appreciate how you go into depth with the different versions of Harley from the DC franchise. You have NO idea how much I love the comic Harleen. I’ve been following the author since my DeviantArt days...he’s always had amazing renditions of DC characters I’d highly recommend his work.
9:28 Honestly I think the time and place for this show, after Titans kind of hurt its reputation for all of the wrong reasons. People _actually_ took issue with villains swearing. Only so few of the villains wouldn't swear publicly, the only ones I could think of being Lex, _maybe_ Penguin(?), this show's version of King Shark and this show's version of Clayface when he's not acting a role that would (sadly those later two do swear, which I especially have a problem with King Shark's case, he is *_WAY_* too pure for that kind of thing). Plus the villains are are allowed to be more naturally degenerate in general, like with Bane, obscure character from the comics Maximilian Zeus and Dr. Psycho.
My favorite was the injustice universe Harley. Her facing up of to her actions and trying to make up for the "buckest full* of blood on her hands. Plus her interactions of being a full blown hero with other heroes is great. Plus I love the message of everyone has a second chance to be good. The worst person can do good. Hell even to the point she's batman partner and is the only person bruce can just talk to since they both lost everything.
I feel like I'm the only one who wants her to go straight or at least be an anti-herione because I believe she one of the few Batman Rouges who could pull it off.
I personally don't love Harley. She is alright, but I have never had much interest in her. There are some interesting stories. And I don't really dislike much of her stuff, I just don't particularly like her.
I'd be surprised if I wasn't the only one mentioning her, but Harley in DC Super Hero Girls (the first one...I'm not a fan of the Lauren Faust version though I think she does good work) was fun to watch. She was training to become a hero but still had that Harley personality otherwise. Favorite is still the original DCAU version though.
Whilst I love the animated renditions, especially her solo show and BTAS but I adore Sean Murphy’s more recent rendition of her in his White Knight series. It’s almost like he took BTAS Harley and made her realise how wrong and screwed up Joker was and how she had to get out before it got worse. She’s give mad agency and her story with Jack if I’m honest it’s more interesting than that of his and Batman’s. Plus, I’m so excited she’s got a spin-off of her own post White Knight’s sequel.
@@deepfriedspaghetti982 fair enough, she is a better example of being overrated though. I love original Harley Quinn but Arkham games Harley is a second best for me.
Gotta throw Margot in there too my man , birds of prey was a super enjoyable and fun movie because of her performance alone. It was a mixture of the og and modern versions for me. And the accent was done well especially considering Margot is Australian
I agree with everything and all your harleys which is rlly satisfactory lol, but other harley i would include in the top is Breaking Glass Harley, i think that comic is a gem, i think portraying Harley as an outcast teenager is rlly accurate, its a lovely alternative universe and also the art is amazing!
I too love the animated series Harley Quinn, honestly it fits her character so well and like the design is really great too. The general feel of that show just fits her like a glove. I also just love Poison Ivy in that universe too LOL
@@xopasstheaux6617 there's way more than just swear words. In fact them swearing is not really a joke at all honestly. What's good about the show is the relationship dynamics between harley, ivy and joker, and least that's what I enjoy the most about it.
My favorite period of the Harley Quinn's comic was the good run Conner and Palmiotti had after New 52. And oh man, did it went off the rails after that... And I'm very much looking forward for season 2 of the show.
I dunno the Harley Quinn cartoon has solidified that Ron Funches is King Shark. The writing has been top notch and probably the deepest look we’ve gotten into her mind.
Yes, who would've thought that Penny from The Big Bang Theory would be such a great Harley Quinn? I doubt even Leonard or Sheldon would've predicted that! It's just a shame they never got Penny to dress up as Harley Quinn, huh?
Personally, I never liked the outfit shift. I prefer the look of the more modest Harley as she fits the aesthetic more than the more risque look she has now.
I miss it when Harley had a black and red color scheme, which she lacks in Bird of Prey. I know why modern Harley doesn't wear a jester outfit (she's free from the Joker and no longer amuses the clown PRINCE of crime), but some design elements like her general color scheme should stay consistent. I know it's also the color scheme for Deadpool (who I despise), but no one owns a color scheme.
@@toganium4175 no, deadpool is based on Deathstroke, Spiderman, Snake eyes, and Wolverine. Spidermans design, Snake eyes wepons, Wolverines powers, Deathstrokes name and job
*My personal current favorite depictions of Harley Quinn would probably go in this order:* *1) DC animated universe-* From Batman TAS-Return of the Joker, the original Harley still resonates with me the most. Arleen Sorkin is also still far & away my favorite voice (Tara Strong 2nd). *2) Harleen-* Still the best written Harley origin imo, shame it hasn't yet been adapted into film. *3) Arkham universe-* Asylum will likely always be my favorite for Arleen Sorkin voicing again, but these games perfectly remolded classic Harley into a grittier (albeit, more sexualized) evolution. This re-imagining of Quinn is well realized enough to stand on its own merits while at the same time effectively recreating TAS' iconic Gothic noire atmosphere in a more quasi-realistic tone. *4) Injustice-* Best blend of classic Harley meets modern for me. She faithfully recreates the character that clung to Joker, but transitions into the independent New 52- esque Harley over time. I thoroughly enjoyed her character arc from Joker's loyal abused right-hand to a more complex guilt-stricken mother, and finally a leader in the Insurgency working with Batman of all people. *5) Harley Quinn animated series-* Because this show is ongoing, it could go downhill in the future. Currently, however, it has my favorite take on Quinn's "emancipation" from Joker (Take notes, DCEU). Her unfiltered mouth & dark comedy are gold, arguably the character's most mature interpretation to date at least in terms of freedom of expression. It has something for potentially every fan. It mixes elements from multiple past source materials across different shows & comics to create this layered but cohesive amalgam. Kaley isn't my favorite voice, but her version is competent. *6) White Knight-* A considerable departure from Harley stories fans were used to back then, but a welcome one that introduced a quality villain in Neo Joker and a creative new dynamic for Harleen. The conflict between her and Marian is almost reminiscent of Fight Club's psychological symbolism with Edward Norton vs. Brad Pitt, reflecting two opposing directions she could have gone. *7) New 52-* I think the majority would agree, one of the only quality things to come out of this reboot was the debut of the modernized independent Harley who'd serve as the DCEU's main inspiration. Transforming from a poster-girl for abuse victims into an almost Feminist icon of overcoming trauma to become your own person and find yourself again, this Harley has been influential to generations. Badass, zany and tragic like the original but arguably more three-dimensional, evolving into an on-again-off-again antihero, this comic run proved Harley "don't need no man" to be a compelling lead. *8) DCEU-* Don't misunderstand, I don't hate or even strongly dislike this version by any means. I simply love it the least and see it as having had the most potential wasted in context of its execution. Margot Robbie's performance is my favorite thing to come out of the DCEU (along with Gal Gadot). I can't see anyone else bringing Harley to life so well in live-action, she's been brilliant thus far. Her meta-humor is also comparable to Deadpool's, though it does fall short. Unfortunately, Robbie alone couldn't save the two cinematic messes she's starred in. Her wacky energy can get repetitive. Worse, so much of her background was streamlined, taking little-no advantage of the wealth of source material available. Lastly, her emancipation has been rushed, largely due to studio interference.
Margot Robbie of course! Said no one ever Not that she’s a bad actress or anything, I actually like her. But I don’t know what she was thinking when she filmed Birds of Pray
I think thats more of a problem with the writers not the actress. They should just pick a comic and make a movie based on that instead of trying to create something new.
Harley + Ivy 4eva! 💓❤ 🥰😍💋💘💝💖 The ultimate, definitive supervillain power couple (as long as they're not portrayed by Margot Robbie and Uma Thurman, that is...)
Drake: THE BEST Harley Quinn Also Drake: These are my personal opinions Me: 🤔 Not sure if trying to start a fire or just forgot favourite, either way (takes sip of tea) let the wars commence Mostly jk, just think title is lil instigating.
Is it possible to objectively quantify if a version of a character is better than the other? I would say you can't and it's 100% a subjective thought/opinion so in this case saying someone is the best Harley Quinn might as well mean it's your favorite and viceversa
Kamposteria7 Eh, I sorta agree with that, but also disagree with that. I feel like you can say things like “this writing is bad” from a non subjective standpoint and that also extends to characters and their representation. For example take the last airbender (film) if you compare it to the source material I think it’s fairly easy to say the characters are written and represented badly. Therefore I do think there can be non subjective rankings to characters representations, however when it comes to “the best” then it does become a lot more subjective. I also disagree that saying the best X equates to my favourite X, firstly because then that implies there is no objectivity at all (which I sorta agree with on the grand scale of things), those words have different meanings and connotations for a reason, secondly because I have rankings that contrary to that. Eg I think Sun and Moon ate the best Pokémon games, but my favourite Pokémon games are RSE. If you said I think/feel that this is the best X then it’s all good, there’s subjectivity in that, but without that then objectivity is being conveyed. Anyway Idk why I pontificated for so long on this point so soz, and as I said I was mostly joking because imo the title was a bit instigating with the words THE BEST (as if it were an objective statement) even though that wasn’t Drakes intent because he’s not trying to start flame wars and such.
I would love to see you do a version of this type of stuff on Deadpool showing your fans which version is the best version of Deadpool, from Fabian, to Joe Kelly, and so on.
@@ComicDrake K… but I do remember in 2014 you did say that Deadpool could actually be somewhat enjoyable if he is in the right hands of the author, so it’s kinda off putting when you said he’s awful regardless of the universe.. but aight. As I respect your opinion, I’m sure you’ll change your mind if you read Joe Kelly’s run on him.
I don't really like Harley, but what ruined her for me was in Harley Quinn Goes to Hollywood (I think) she kills/brutalize a random flight attendant for losing her luggage. It just rubbed me the wrong way and the fact she got away with it and the comics treating like she a pure hearted and friend even though she still kills innocents. That being said I do like the OG animated Harley Quinn due to being written better. Side note I love Tara Strong, but her Harley voice is the worst possible voice ever.
Of all the reasons not to like her you choose her killing a single person over luggage? Not the time she blew up abunch of kids just to give herself a new origin story? Aside from that, in the new/current Harley quinn tv show she won't kill innocents, only bad guys (if possible she tries to find a way around that too).
al qu the problem with harley is that dc is trying to create a redemption arc and keep her as a villain at the same time. one time harley saves others and another time she massacres a bunch of people. they‘re at this point just dragging her redemption arc
Dude, you’re awesome. I’m right there with you, the Harley from Harley Quinn: The Animated Series is my favorite, hands down. Second fav is Margot Robbie’s depiction of Harley.
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It's actually interesting because Harley in the new animated series really only gains the accent in the episode with her parents, aside from a few instances where it randomly comes out when she talks. It's kind of seems like a part of the characters origins, she doesnt want to have the accent because of her bad past with her parents.
Bitch Mayo I noticed that! As the episode with her parents progressed her accent got even stronger, and I love that they didn’t address it.
@@zgiov7576 I can relate to it so hard, because I have worked hard to purge any trace of a Pittsburgh accent, but if I visit home I notice it starting to creep back in.
A lot of people loose their regional accents after moving out of said region and only when they go back or have visitors who still live there it comes back.
My fav example is John "Captain Jack' Barrowman, I saw a doc about him and when he's out and about in the U.S. he has a mid-west accent but when he visits his parents in their home his Scottish brogue starts kicking in.
That was such a sad chapter, the relationship with her parents is all kinds of awful, I felt so bad for her.
Fun Fact: Harley’s granny in the new series is apparently is voiced by the same voice actress as in Harley in the animated Batman series
The best Harley Quinn is the friends we made along the way
Totally underrated and the most out of context comment
That's deep
I’m not crying... (sniff) SHUT UP!
Let's try to keep it at 420 my fellow comment onlookers.
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If they adapted Harleen in the same style as Joker, they'd probably have another Oscar movie on their hands. I could really see it.
I hope they don't. I don't like new Joker at all. Also Oscar is a mostly shitshow these days tbh.
@@cangirayicel7639 I agree with the Oscars are Shit nowadays but I personally enjoy the joker.
@@silentfool1002 alright
@@cangirayicel7639 pleased to meet you
@@silentfool1002 sure me too
God imagine a harley quinn game with bayonetta style combat.... *chef's kiss*
Please, if Harley ever got her own solo game it would likely be done by the same guys who made Lollipop chainsaw.
Have you played Yakuza 'cause I think that style of gameplay could also work for Harley.
The Harley Quinn animated series is actually GOLD, I thought it was going to be terrible but boy did it prove me on
Nah, it's pretty terrible. Antisemitic caricatures (the entire episode about Copplebot's son's bar mitzvah) and gaybaiting galore.
@@ravenfrancis1476
I'm pretty sure one of the head writers is Jewish and I don't know about gaybaiting
@@ravenfrancis1476 Well that's your opinion isn't it? Seems like a lot of people enjoy it and I agree.
SoJezzalicious “Sure it fed into antisemitic tropes regarding its depiction of Jewish people and used and exploited its representation-starved LGBT+ fans for views without actually giving them the representation it’s trailers promised but that’s just, like, your opinion man and it’s okay because funny lady said the swear word”
I enjoyed it surprisingly. Underneath all the surface-level edge is an endearing show, and as a person who enjoys random over-the-top crap like Rick and Morty, it’s pretty fun.
White Night Harleys are the best, you know it. Don’t lie to me
Also Harleen should get a Joker type movie, just recreate everything in the comics
Now I ask you to make a Cast:
Harley-
*Betty White* as... *GRANDMA HARLEY!*
redxsage hilloarious
Margot robbie could still fuckin do. The lady definitely has the acting chops in other movies. She just needs a solid script.
Everything about Everything danny devito
SalvSays yes I know she’s a good actor but I mean all of the scripts and costumes make her look like a high stripper
Harleen is probably the best interpretation that exists at the moment. The perception of mental deterioration is to the point. This is how I always imagined the transformation.
The drawings are also beyond any doubt. My personal top DC Comic 2019.
Stejpan Sejic is a genius, I love everything he does
I started watching the Harley Quinn showing on DC's streaming service. I had me hooked really fast. I liked the Young Justice continuation, but I like the new Harley Quinn even more. Also it has Kiteman. Hell yeah.
I cant believe Poison Ivy is dating Kiteman and that Im supporting the hell out of it. They are so cute together.
To Dang Tall Honestly the New Harley cartoon is my second favorite iteration of her! I like that she’s not trying to imitate Arleen and she sounds and feels like Harley (in terms of personality). Yeah she’s a bit angry but like who wouldn’t be after breaking up with the Joker? I love that she is also taking STEPS toward becoming her own person.
To Dang Tall Kite Man is the man. Being able to date Poison Ivy and survive? He deserves respect.
What's the streaming service
@@gwroly HBO Max
Deep in our hearts, we all know comic Drake is the best Harley Quinn
A4DI
Yes
Am I second best Quinn?
@@WarmLillie yes
The animated series of Harley Quinn is also so far my favorite Harley, they nailed the character and her relation with Ivy and her crew is seriously heartwarming and HILARIOUS.
Kusanagikaiser999 I like her but I don’t think she’s ‘crazy’ enough (although I love it when she talks to Harleen haha).
I fucking love King Shark as a computer wiz hacker extraordinair, and hell Dr. Psycho is instantly my favorite character.
rotz I know this is old, but in case you never looked for the series because you misread the comment, it’s talking about the new animated series called Harley Quinn, with two seasons currently, not Batman the Animated Series.
That series made me realize how awesome Harley as a character. I loved her camaraderie with Poison Ivy and how they portrayed King Shark and Clayface. It's because of that show I'm binging BTAS and watching Comic Drake talk about the best girl in Batman.
Telltale’s Harley Quinn. It got down her accent and showed us a level of crazy and controlling with her taking the lead in the relationship that I really liked. It subverted my expectations of just a regular Harley under the chains of Joker.
agreed
Telltale’s interpretations of Batman characters was just overall revolutionary. They made a Joker who was a softhearted guy struggling to find friends! And he was the breakout character of the series, in my opinion!
YES. THANK YOU. The way they subverted her and yet made her seem more realistic and dangerous is excellent. I'm so glad I'm not a solo Telltale Batman fan coz man its hard to find people who play and love those games as much as I do. TellTale's take is the freshest thing that's happened to BATMAN since Nolan's THE DARK KNIGHT.
Celestine Buendia From what I’ve heard men with mental illness like John Doe, are taken advantage of more by their partners. If that’s true, that makes their representation of their relationship even better.
SPV Films Huzzah, a man of quality!
The Harley Quinn animated series is better than it has any right to be
What does that mean?
agreed
and getting completely overshadowed by BOP and it’s commercial failure. The streaming service is killing peoples’ incentive to watch. I can’t convince anyone to watch this show without sounding like an advertisement.
At first, I thought it was going to be bad but when I saw a clip, it was really enjoyable.
Huh I thought It suck
guess I'll try it out
1 addition I would add is Harley Quinn from Batman: The Enemy Within. Seeing her and John (Joker) having switched roles with her bossing all the villains around and her trying to pull an enormous heist, while putting a rouse that she is crazy, so no one will dare oppose her, was an interesting look at how a psychiatrist can go about living a life of crime without the influence of the Joker.
This reminds me of the time I met my first Harley cosplayer....and she was in character...She litterly skipping down the hallway, singing to herself....and I came over to say hello. Well, yeah. She was a very pretty lady, too. "hi." I said. "Well...HELLLLOOOOOOOOOOO!" she chimed. "Hm...wait, I know you! Yer Naruto, ain't cha?" "Um...I'm Goku." "I knew that!" she said.
That's very cute, wish someone had recorded it!
9:09 Nah man, the Harley Quinn TV Show is indeed amazing.
Two versions of Quinn yhat I love
-Injustice: Taking away her interactions with Shazam, she's super fun. And I love that her daughter puts Tu-Tus on toy trucks. It just fits so well.
-Batman: Assult on Arkham: Hayden Walsh has a great voice for the character.
The assault on Arkham Harley is the same Harley from the arkham games as the movie is part of the games universe.
*That moment when Starfire is Harley Quinn.*
HQ: You heard Bats, No killing!
WW: You lecture me? How much blood is on your ledger, Quinn?
HQ: Oh, buckets full, honey. I was tryin' too hard to impress the wrong guy. Kinda like you with Superman.
I liked how she always was hitting on shazzy in injustice 2 tho, it was borderline pedo tho
Yahtzee!
I agree, Harley from the Harley Quinn animated series is amazing and shows how hilarious and badass she is at the same time.
I highkey thought there were like three total before this video...
Same
You dumb⬇
I feel like the Harley Quinn animated show Harley has the best modernization of the costume
I agree with you. I honestly never liked the BTAS outfit.
The new Harley has an accent, it’s just not a thick, or cartoony, version.
i preffer strong over couco as voice actress but the 2019 series harley it's my favorite too, the writing it's so good that i just love her.
harley in the 2020 series is the most believable as a transition from ger btas one. like this seems more like her in a developed staged vs a total revamp which is why i think it's working so well.
Arkham Harley, for the time, was the perfect amount of gritty but true to form that I like to see in Batman villains. I'm a big fan of her original costume though and some of the laughable attempts at sex appeal made the whole character a no for me at first but I grew to appreciate her as she appeared there. Injustice Harley is close second because I love when she appears but haven't gone through most of the storyline
Overall giving Harley a sense of self beyond Joker's "favorite" goon is when I appreciate her most. The jokes are cool but I wish they'd stop doing things that make her into a Gwenpool type when she's already a more interesting character imo. I'd like to see them keep her costumes' jester theme more often too
I honestly hate the Arkham verse Harley. She's a loser
@@seanmiller4170 understandable
i like harley's costume in the lego batman movie. it keeps the jester theme while adding a modern twist to it.
@@deepfriedspaghetti982 still haven't been able to see that yet! :( I heard it was great
@@nyshyn307 you'll never understand the reason why Harley changes away from her Jester until you go into a abusive relationship
They should do an animated version of 'Batman: White Knight' with Tara Strong & Kaley Cuoco as each version of Harley Quinn (maybe it could also feature the original voice actress, Arleen Sorkin, in some way?)
Me: *reads title
Me: "Of course Batman is the best Harley Quinn; he's Batman"
I used to be only liking the og harley quinn but win I saw the new harley quinn show I felt like I'm seeing an evolution for harley I really love the way thay gave harley an amazing way of expressing harley
9:07 in the immortal words of Kite Man,
"HELL YEAH"
I'm so glad you not only included the series, but agree that it is STELLAR!!!
Saying that the Harley from the 2019 animated series is your favorite is totally valid. The show is amazing and she is great in it.
I dont know why you feel the need to defend yourself so much, the Harley quinn new animated series is AMAZING. Is witty, is fun in a lot of ways, is just...really smart writing. And their portrayal of Harley and her relationship with the joker, her obsession with him, her wanting to get on the league of doom because the Joker respects them...is a great portrayal of an abusive codependent relationship. Her relationship with her friends is great too, and while some characters like Jim Gordon and Damien are a bit off, I just love the kind of comedy they have, is brilliant.
I agree Harleen is hands down the BEST interpretation of Harley Quinn ever. If it were a movie it would defs be Oscar worthy. Not to mention the art is stunning and so realistic. They actually made the Joker look like a legitimate person someone could actually reasonably be attracted to and fall for.
I like how the Whte Knight comics deals with design change of the character
You know I'm just wondering what if Harley what would be in Tim Burton movie
gotta love stephan sejic's draw style
Oh yea new cartoon Harley is awesome also...
Kiteman
HELL YEA
“Wheres me goddamn electric car, bruce????”
Harleen is on my To Get list. The author/artist has wanted to do that story for so long there’s still a prototype comic floating around when he was still doing fan work rather than professional.
And White Knight was an absolute treat for Harley fans.
9:09 Preach Preach Preach
3 Harley's that really deserve some acknowledgment are Telltale's, the one from the Lego Batman movie, and the current DC Superhero Girls cartoon. I really like the flip of the script of having Harley be the abusive one in the relationship with John Doe in TT, letting her have a lot of agency that other versions don't really get to have. Having the SHG one basically just be the villain equivalent to their Batgirl also lets them get around the darker parts of her origins by just having her be an overly dedicated Supervillain fangirl. Plus having Tara Strong voice both of them is so much fun. And Lego Harley is just a fun character. I'm a sucker for characters voiced by Jenny Slate.
The Laura version of Harley AKA not Penny from rwby
I'll go why we need a evil version of Harley in that universe media trying to make her more anti-hero or try to make her hero
I do like the Harley in the new harley quinn series, since it explores in a more light hearted way her as an independent character and makes her more grounded with her bestie Ivy and her crew of lovable misfits. Sure it does some messed up shit in the series but I like the dynamics of her trying to find herself, ivy being the straight-man to her antics, and toxic influences getting in the way like joker, queen of fables and the legion of doom.
Batman: White Knight is one of my favorite comic series ever, and I love how Sean Murphy wrote Harley and Jack’s relationship, plus Sean Murphy’s character designs and art style are amazing, making him one of my favorite artists, alongside Hirohiko Araki (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure) and Junji Ito (Uzumaki, Tomie).
I LOVE the Harley Quinn animated series!!!!♦️🖤
Firstly what do you think of Joker's new sidekick Punchline?
My favorite are:
1) Classic Harley
2) Harleen
3) white Knight Harley
Looking at the comments here, I'm probably going to be killed for this, but I don't like the new show. I honestly prefer Harley and Joker to Harley and Poison Ivy. I like seeing weird adaptations where Harley Quinn helps to reform the Joker a little, where she teaches him to respect her, and then they go back to beating up the bat together. I guess seeing her change the Joker kind of brings her backstory full circle to me, she acomplished her goal, maybe it took a long time, and corrupted her along the way, but she finally helped reform the Joker, even if just a little bit.
And I'm not saying I HATE the show, its just not interesting to me
No offense, but what you just described is the epitome of what I don’t want the character to be. Harley and Jokers relationship is abusive as fuck and having it any other way just comes across as wrong and just not right.
@@eliroth9978 yeah, i understand that point of view
The Harley Quinn Animated version my favorite. To me, they took her BTAS character and took it a step further
I heavily agree with your opinion on the animated series!I love that series so much.
If you were surprised by Harleen then you should check out Sejic other books, in particular Sunstone. Reading that you will begin to understand why Sejic is so good with interpersonal power dynamics.
Drake you scared me with that lead up. New animated series Harley is AMAZING and for a second you made me think you were gonna say you didn’t like her. I 100% agree, best Harley by far
Ikr? Who on Earth would give him flak for that?
@@gottablast918 No U
@@gottablast918 quit shitposting
I loveeeeee the White Knight and it’s version of Harley is incredible
Same here
And now I want a video on why you hate The Magic Time Machine 🤣🤣🤣
I really liked the Telltale version of Harley Quinn, it was interesting to see a version of Quinn who actually has the Joker playing second banana to her. And honestly through the game she came off as the most dangerous character to actually be in a room with.
I do enjoy Harley Quinn, although I am by no means a Quinn officianodo. Truth be told I barely even read actual comics, despite liking many of these characters quite a bit. I am just lazy. I don't see how anyone could dislike the Harley Quinn from her own show though. She is a blast!!! 🙂
I mean...I 100% understand why people wouldn’t agree but I wanna say I 100% do agree and I appreciate how you go into depth with the different versions of Harley from the DC franchise. You have NO idea how much I love the comic Harleen. I’ve been following the author since my DeviantArt days...he’s always had amazing renditions of DC characters I’d highly recommend his work.
9:28 Honestly I think the time and place for this show, after Titans kind of hurt its reputation for all of the wrong reasons. People _actually_ took issue with villains swearing. Only so few of the villains wouldn't swear publicly, the only ones I could think of being Lex, _maybe_ Penguin(?), this show's version of King Shark and this show's version of Clayface when he's not acting a role that would (sadly those later two do swear, which I especially have a problem with King Shark's case, he is *_WAY_* too pure for that kind of thing). Plus the villains are are allowed to be more naturally degenerate in general, like with Bane, obscure character from the comics Maximilian Zeus and Dr. Psycho.
My favorite was the injustice universe Harley. Her facing up of to her actions and trying to make up for the "buckest full* of blood on her hands. Plus her interactions of being a full blown hero with other heroes is great. Plus I love the message of everyone has a second chance to be good. The worst person can do good. Hell even to the point she's batman partner and is the only person bruce can just talk to since they both lost everything.
I feel like I'm the only one who wants her to go straight or at least be an anti-herione because I believe she one of the few Batman Rouges who could pull it off.
You clearly haven't seen the harley quinn series.
@@rando0ne975 I saw a few episodes of it & I didn't like it.
@@amyvillanueva3442 well then your original comment is a lie.
@@rando0ne975 It’s not a lie, just because the show has the premise that they want, doesn’t mean they executed it in a way they enjoy.
The two Harley’s in white knight is a unique approach
I personally don't love Harley. She is alright, but I have never had much interest in her. There are some interesting stories. And I don't really dislike much of her stuff, I just don't particularly like her.
I'd be surprised if I wasn't the only one mentioning her, but Harley in DC Super Hero Girls (the first one...I'm not a fan of the Lauren Faust version though I think she does good work) was fun to watch. She was training to become a hero but still had that Harley personality otherwise. Favorite is still the original DCAU version though.
OG Batman TAS Harley and DC Universe "Harley Quinn"
Whilst I love the animated renditions, especially her solo show and BTAS but I adore Sean Murphy’s more recent rendition of her in his White Knight series.
It’s almost like he took BTAS Harley and made her realise how wrong and screwed up Joker was and how she had to get out before it got worse. She’s give mad agency and her story with Jack if I’m honest it’s more interesting than that of his and Batman’s.
Plus, I’m so excited she’s got a spin-off of her own post White Knight’s sequel.
Is this even a question? Btas Harley Quinn is easily the best
arkham harley is pretty cool too. classic harley is overrated
@@deepfriedspaghetti982 Margot Robbie's Harley is overrated
@@leah-marie5031 i dont even like SS harley that much lol
@@deepfriedspaghetti982 fair enough, she is a better example of being overrated though. I love original Harley Quinn but Arkham games Harley is a second best for me.
brady_boy 26 What about the one from the new animated series?
Gotta throw Margot in there too my man , birds of prey was a super enjoyable and fun movie because of her performance alone. It was a mixture of the og and modern versions for me. And the accent was done well especially considering Margot is Australian
10:38 I looked that place up and I have to ask, how the hell does it pass health inspections?
no hairnets or work clothing. plus, who the fuck buys an antique car and uses it as a table.
Still nice to see someone trying to bring the restaurant from the Batman and Harley Quinn animated movie to life, huh?
I agree with everything and all your harleys which is rlly satisfactory lol, but other harley i would include in the top is Breaking Glass Harley, i think that comic is a gem, i think portraying Harley as an outcast teenager is rlly accurate, its a lovely alternative universe and also the art is amazing!
The best Harley Quinn
is the THICCEST Harley Quinn
Duchi which would be...?
Duchi
Yes
A man of culture
So Rule 34?
Truly a man of culture
I too love the animated series Harley Quinn, honestly it fits her character so well and like the design is really great too. The general feel of that show just fits her like a glove. I also just love Poison Ivy in that universe too LOL
The new harley show is great and the harley from that show is great too
I disagree, the funnies are just swearing by harly quinn every line she says which is not even funny
@@xopasstheaux6617 there's way more than just swear words. In fact them swearing is not really a joke at all honestly. What's good about the show is the relationship dynamics between harley, ivy and joker, and least that's what I enjoy the most about it.
I'm real if they ever make a Harley Quinn Solo game they should let Platinum Games develop it, it would be so perfect!
Mostly agreed with you. To add some: Margot Robbie: she's okay. Melissa Rauch (Recent Animated movie): god-awful.
I know this is a year old comment, but why did you have to remind me of Melissa Rauch's Harley?! Ugh. Damn it, man!
5:35 great now I want a solo Harley Queen video game
I love the Harley Quinn from her show. I imagine that the Gotham we see in the show is the Gotham the Harley sees through her eyes.
Same!
My favorite Harley, besides the BTAS one, is definitely the White Knight one.
Yess, I love so much the Harley Quinn animated series, and I am so happy to find out that other people are enjoying it too ❤🖤🌈
Cant go wrong whit the classic Batman TAS
You think the arkham game is the main reason Harley became sexualized? Did you watch all of her appearances in the animated series?
My favorite is definitely Harleen, hands down, better than even Mad Love.
OMG I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT LIKED THE MODERN DC HARLEY THE MOST
My favorite period of the Harley Quinn's comic was the good run Conner and Palmiotti had after New 52. And oh man, did it went off the rails after that...
And I'm very much looking forward for season 2 of the show.
I agree with the New cartoon Harley Quinn!!! I like it!
I will say for cartoon harley on her show I noticed the accent jumped out around the family episode which seemed like an interesting deliberate thing
I dunno the Harley Quinn cartoon has solidified that Ron Funches is King Shark. The writing has been top notch and probably the deepest look we’ve gotten into her mind.
I love this list! Agree with a lot of it, especially your comments on the Injustice comics Harley!
No mention of Margot Robbie???
Interesting 🤔
The Harley Quinn in the Harley Quinn Show is my favorite one of all time as well.
At first I was very sceptical that kaley cuoco would be a good harley quinn. But after seeing the show she's quickly become my favorite harley
Yes, who would've thought that Penny from The Big Bang Theory would be such a great Harley Quinn? I doubt even Leonard or Sheldon would've predicted that! It's just a shame they never got Penny to dress up as Harley Quinn, huh?
I LOVE THE MAGIC TIME MACHINE DRAKE!!!
"I'd rather have no accent than a bad accent"
RE: Margot Robbie
I thought I was the only one...
Emily Morano I like her accent
Personally, I never liked the outfit shift. I prefer the look of the more modest Harley as she fits the aesthetic more than the more risque look she has now.
I miss it when Harley had a black and red color scheme, which she lacks in Bird of Prey. I know why modern Harley doesn't wear a jester outfit (she's free from the Joker and no longer amuses the clown PRINCE of crime), but some design elements like her general color scheme should stay consistent.
I know it's also the color scheme for Deadpool (who I despise), but no one owns a color scheme.
Thats not deadpools color scheme, if anything its Spidermans, becuase deadpools color scheme is just a joke of Spidermans
@@gorplsnaps2920
1. Spider-Man's color scheme is red and blue
2. Deadpool was based on Deathstroke, not Spider-Man.
@@toganium4175 no, deadpool is based on Deathstroke, Spiderman, Snake eyes, and Wolverine. Spidermans design, Snake eyes wepons, Wolverines powers, Deathstrokes name and job
Not gonna lie, I believe that.
*My personal current favorite depictions of Harley Quinn would probably go in this order:*
*1) DC animated universe-* From Batman TAS-Return of the Joker, the original Harley still resonates with me the most. Arleen Sorkin is also still far & away my favorite voice (Tara Strong 2nd).
*2) Harleen-* Still the best written Harley origin imo, shame it hasn't yet been adapted into film.
*3) Arkham universe-* Asylum will likely always be my favorite for Arleen Sorkin voicing again, but these games perfectly remolded classic Harley into a grittier (albeit, more sexualized) evolution.
This re-imagining of Quinn is well realized enough to stand on its own merits while at the same time effectively recreating TAS' iconic Gothic noire atmosphere in a more quasi-realistic tone.
*4) Injustice-* Best blend of classic Harley meets modern for me. She faithfully recreates the character that clung to Joker, but transitions into the independent New 52- esque Harley over time.
I thoroughly enjoyed her character arc from Joker's loyal abused right-hand to a more complex guilt-stricken mother, and finally a leader in the Insurgency working with Batman of all people.
*5) Harley Quinn animated series-* Because this show is ongoing, it could go downhill in the future. Currently, however, it has my favorite take on Quinn's "emancipation" from Joker (Take notes, DCEU).
Her unfiltered mouth & dark comedy are gold, arguably the character's most mature interpretation to date at least in terms of freedom of expression. It has something for potentially every fan.
It mixes elements from multiple past source materials across different shows & comics to create this layered but cohesive amalgam. Kaley isn't my favorite voice, but her version is competent.
*6) White Knight-* A considerable departure from Harley stories fans were used to back then, but a welcome one that introduced a quality villain in Neo Joker and a creative new dynamic for Harleen.
The conflict between her and Marian is almost reminiscent of Fight Club's psychological symbolism with Edward Norton vs. Brad Pitt, reflecting two opposing directions she could have gone.
*7) New 52-* I think the majority would agree, one of the only quality things to come out of this reboot was the debut of the modernized independent Harley who'd serve as the DCEU's main inspiration.
Transforming from a poster-girl for abuse victims into an almost Feminist icon of overcoming trauma to become your own person and find yourself again, this Harley has been influential to generations.
Badass, zany and tragic like the original but arguably more three-dimensional, evolving into an on-again-off-again antihero, this comic run proved Harley "don't need no man" to be a compelling lead.
*8) DCEU-* Don't misunderstand, I don't hate or even strongly dislike this version by any means. I simply love it the least and see it as having had the most potential wasted in context of its execution.
Margot Robbie's performance is my favorite thing to come out of the DCEU (along with Gal Gadot). I can't see anyone else bringing Harley to life so well in live-action, she's been brilliant thus far.
Her meta-humor is also comparable to Deadpool's, though it does fall short. Unfortunately, Robbie alone couldn't save the two cinematic messes she's starred in. Her wacky energy can get repetitive.
Worse, so much of her background was streamlined, taking little-no advantage of the wealth of source material available. Lastly, her emancipation has been rushed, largely due to studio interference.
Margot Robbie of course!
Said no one ever
Not that she’s a bad actress or anything, I actually like her. But I don’t know what she was thinking when she filmed Birds of Pray
Damn 😆😆😆
Same
I think thats more of a problem with the writers not the actress. They should just pick a comic and make a movie based on that instead of trying to create something new.
Drake my dude i agree the harley quinn from the show is pretty badass
Harley Quinn is best when she's romantically involved with Poison Ivy 🏳️🌈🇸🇪
The Hellfire Club!
Yes
Eh,
Harley + Ivy 4eva! 💓❤ 🥰😍💋💘💝💖 The ultimate, definitive supervillain power couple (as long as they're not portrayed by Margot Robbie and Uma Thurman, that is...)
White Knight Harley is best Harley, SO glad you mentioned it!!!
Drake: THE BEST Harley Quinn
Also Drake: These are my personal opinions
Me: 🤔 Not sure if trying to start a fire or just forgot favourite, either way (takes sip of tea) let the wars commence
Mostly jk, just think title is lil instigating.
Is it possible to objectively quantify if a version of a character is better than the other? I would say you can't and it's 100% a subjective thought/opinion so in this case saying someone is the best Harley Quinn might as well mean it's your favorite and viceversa
Kamposteria7 Eh, I sorta agree with that, but also disagree with that. I feel like you can say things like “this writing is bad” from a non subjective standpoint and that also extends to characters and their representation. For example take the last airbender (film) if you compare it to the source material I think it’s fairly easy to say the characters are written and represented badly. Therefore I do think there can be non subjective rankings to characters representations, however when it comes to “the best” then it does become a lot more subjective.
I also disagree that saying the best X equates to my favourite X, firstly because then that implies there is no objectivity at all (which I sorta agree with on the grand scale of things), those words have different meanings and connotations for a reason, secondly because I have rankings that contrary to that. Eg I think Sun and Moon ate the best Pokémon games, but my favourite Pokémon games are RSE.
If you said I think/feel that this is the best X then it’s all good, there’s subjectivity in that, but without that then objectivity is being conveyed.
Anyway Idk why I pontificated for so long on this point so soz, and as I said I was mostly joking because imo the title was a bit instigating with the words THE BEST (as if it were an objective statement) even though that wasn’t Drakes intent because he’s not trying to start flame wars and such.
@@samuelturner6076l agree with you. I think "l like the most" and "l think the best" are different things if you know what l mean
Can Giray İçel 100% do.
I would love to see you do a version of this type of stuff on Deadpool showing your fans which version is the best version of Deadpool, from Fabian, to Joe Kelly, and so on.
I think Deadpool is an awful character, regardless of universe, so that is one character I will not be making this kind of list for.
@@ComicDrake Ryan Reynolds is fantastic as Deadpool!
@@ComicDrake K… but I do remember in 2014 you did say that Deadpool could actually be somewhat enjoyable if he is in the right hands of the author, so it’s kinda off putting when you said he’s awful regardless of the universe.. but aight.
As I respect your opinion, I’m sure you’ll change your mind if you read Joe Kelly’s run on him.
@@crisp3891 John Kassir is the best Deadpool portrayer imo. Deadpool sounds best with a raspy voice as he is supposed to have one.
I don't really like Harley, but what ruined her for me was in Harley Quinn Goes to Hollywood (I think) she kills/brutalize a random flight attendant for losing her luggage. It just rubbed me the wrong way and the fact she got away with it and the comics treating like she a pure hearted and friend even though she still kills innocents.
That being said I do like the OG animated Harley Quinn due to being written better.
Side note I love Tara Strong, but her Harley voice is the worst possible voice ever.
Of all the reasons not to like her you choose her killing a single person over luggage? Not the time she blew up abunch of kids just to give herself a new origin story? Aside from that, in the new/current Harley quinn tv show she won't kill innocents, only bad guys (if possible she tries to find a way around that too).
al qu the problem with harley is that dc is trying to create a redemption arc and keep her as a villain at the same time. one time harley saves others and another time she massacres a bunch of people. they‘re at this point just dragging her redemption arc
9:11 same bro
I LOVE THE HARLEY QUINN ANIMATED SERIES SOOO MUCH!!!
Dude, you’re awesome. I’m right there with you, the Harley from Harley Quinn: The Animated Series is my favorite, hands down. Second fav is Margot Robbie’s depiction of Harley.