Oddly enough, Joker has played chess before; he bested Ra's al Ghul. There's actual footage of him beating Basil Karlo in 2007's The Batman at the very end, in Arkham Asylum, in a straight jacket.
@@nathanweast4397 Because it's funny, if someone is playing Chess normally, he'll play Twister, but if he's playing Chess in a Straight jacket and has to move the pieces with his teeth, and win, that's hilarious to him, Jokers action taken in a situation is what ever is funniest to him.
As far as Anarchy being a Joker stand in, I'd argue that it's more that Anarchy filled a role that Joker is usually in. Specifically the role of "specifically against Batman", and you could say the same as most of the villains. Pyg and Toad are eco-terrorists (Poison Ivy), Magpy is a thief with some kind of affection for Batman (Catwoman), Humpty Dumpty does games and puzzles (Riddler). They're not rip offs necessarily, but they fill the role and people can conflate the two due to familiarity.
Unfortunately I think these are VERY broad comparisons and don’t really do justice to the characters in the show and their relationship to Batman or the other heroes. They make people think you can easily replace one for the other, but if you tried writing Catwoman like they did Magpie, it would be bashed as a terrible, unfaithful version of Catwoman.
@@GamerSlyRatchet1 I didn't say this was good or bad, just that it may be the root of the comparisons. Also... Did you not see the Catwoman from the second Tim Burton Batman?
The problem though is that they're too similar to the more recognizable villains they're compared to. They're put in those characters roles yes but functionally they serve the same purpose making many question why they didn't just choose the ones everyone remembers. If they were so intent on using more obscure characters then they should've gone with ones that didn't have such similarities to the more popular members of Batman's rogues gallery.
@@SerumLake aye^^ i was about to groan given that many MANY people get what anarchism is wrong, and AS an anarchist it is just so tiring trying to explain what it actually is... TwT;
@@Sparkle8205 personally I don't think we need a lack of a system I think we need to merge Europe all the systems we have and getting rid of some stuff that way we can personally always have the best outcome I like having neutral opinions go mashed into a ball instead of taking a side but I do understand that all political views should be represented properly and not stereotyped so I'm actually personally glad to see that things are being represented properly it's crazy cuz I was good representation of political sides he comes from a Batman episode review
@@Sparkle8205 I feel like the best way to do something is to be kind and figure out the best way to help every political side find a common ground disagreeing on things doesn't mean the middle ground can't be found and I'm glad that proper sides of political representation can be shown without starting arguments and very proud of this comment section and everyone here for being upstanding with their opinions calmly
Fun fact: Jim Kreig once mentioned on Twitter that Anarky in the show was originally going to be a teenager and there was going to a fakeout about him being a potential Robin for Batman before his true colors were revealed. They went in another direction. Also, while I’m at it, the guns were changed late in production, around six months before the premiere. It’s why there’s dialogue in the earlier episodes about bullets. Great video! You echoed a lot of thoughts I had about the character. I never caught on that Anarky was aligning himself with law enforcement while Batman became more of an outlaw. Great observation!
I believe the gun change was not because of school shootings (Americans are very good at ignoring those) but because there had been a mass shooting specifically at a Batman movie (The Dark Knight Rises) by a guy who some press reports suggested thought of himself as the Joker.
There was absolutely a way they could have had Anarky be a child without him getting punched: Make Anarky a child hacker who never appears in person, either using a gold-masked computer avatar on screens, or using mannequins dressed in costume as stand-ins. The reveal that Anarky was a child would have been kept secret until the end of the season, and when he gets captured they'd mention that, since he's a minor, it would be hard to make anything stick and he'd be back, setting up season two.
@Gittykitty what if he gets grown men to wear the Anarky costume in person, with it designed after his avatar? Kind of like the Red Hood Gang from Gotham, where the person behind the persona isn't as important as the persona itself.
I think the comic book version is an interesting foil. The younger generations fighting a system that quite often hates them for the crime of being younger, vs the man who maintains such systems, even though his intentions are pure. You could absolutely have written a very good story if you weren't afraid of a little political commentary
I know Professor Pyg is the villain who came second in the poll, but since he is so drastically different from the comic version, I really hope that you also one day cover the Arkhamverse Professor Pyg. Unlike most villains in the games who have too much screen time and dialogue to cover in one video like Riddler or Joker, the amount of time for Professor Pyg's mission and his dialogue is only slightly longer than an episode. There's the details in the bodies Batman finds with what Lazlo considers were imperfections, so much so that they weren't worthy of being Dollotrons, the confrontation with him, his dialogue in the car and GCPD and lastly his interview tapes talking about his son Janosz Valentin and the riddler story when you scan the poster for the Circus of Strange. The game's depiction does something better in my opinion for the character which is show his Dollotrons with porcelain expressionless white masks which makes them look even more like dolls compared to what they look like in the comics where they have crazy red hair.
I really like that Anarky was given the chance at being the Big Bad of a Batman property. I just reeeeeally wish he had more in common with the source material. Unleashing chaos for the sake of chaos works for other villains, but NOT Anarky.
@@thatonedude977Anarchism is about absence of government in favor of non-hierarchical cooperation, not chaos. The reason why anarchy is constantly used as synonym to chaos can probably be traced back to someone in opposition to the idea, way back in the day, insinuating the absence of government would be chaotic.
@@Victor-qx3vx is usually the notion that in absence of government, bad actors wrestle the power out of that system, so is less anarchy being bad and more that anarchy dies out quickly.
Technically, the gun change from real to lasers is because Dark Knight Rises theater shooting. CN & WB told the staff to change it due to the time of shooting.
Anarky is what kept me watching this show as a kid. Rewatched this as an adult a while ago, and the chessboard reset had me wishing for the season 2 that we never got.
This version of Anarky was a good throwback to the golden and silver age villains in the comics. During the comic code era, most villains were not shown as evil, but as characters obsessed only with proving themselves better than the hero.
I understand the comparisons to Joker but I think you explained it really well. Joker doesn’t take being Batman’s opposite to the same literal sense as Anarchy. And as you said Jokers relationship with Batman is less like chess and more like a stage play in his eyes
Part of me feel that Anarky was an attempt by Alan Grant to make V for Vendetta in DC but never understanding the comic. As you stated before, the comic show how hard it is hard to adopt anarchist society like say…crime lords and militias taking over after central government was dismantled even if they are evil…even the ending was pessimistic.
4:25 to be fair I feel like a lot of action based media work to protect the status quo. Even ones that have a different form of government usually have the characters hate it and working as rebels.
Which makes me, for some reason, kinda enjoy "it will happen again" kinds of fiction, as seen with the endings for Battlestar Galactica 2003 and Attack on Titan. Fighting to protect the status quo is nice and all, but over time, such outcomes do lead to a near-endless cosmic cycle of sorts.
Anarky was a villain. I didn't appreciate him until later in the season, when he developed as an adversary towards Batman, though we didn't get to see that potential since it got canceled.
I remember when I was watching this at the time speculating that BtB's Anarky WAS actually a youth, but controlling a robot body or something. I think this was because he was unusually durable and resistant to pain. In particular, at the end of his first episode he fell a long distance onto concrete, seemed to be incapacitated and then disappeared, which felt like an odd thing to include if it wasn't leading up to something. That's probably ridiculous, and I like your interpretation that he made the Anarky persona SPECIFICALLY to be Batman's rival, but that's what I remember of my experience when the show first came out.
@@louthegiantcookie Same. I think Wrath still has potential. Conceptually, a child enduring the death of their parents at the hands of corrupt police officers makes for the perfect anti-Batman. To work, I think he'd need to be a slow burn villain.
I think its one of this shows strongest points and widely speaking one of the most refreshing ideas to have someone else, who also literally stands for Batman's total opposite: Be his main bad guy. There's just this extremely unique appeal to Anarchy. Specifically this version. Like sure, I like the Joker as the big bad but I am not exactly a fan of him being a total representation of chaos. Especially looking at how he has been portrayed historically. I suppose that is why I like BTAS version as much as I do. The Joker is madness. A paradox in that he represents controlled chaos. Or at least thats how I view the best versions of him, including Ledger's.
Just wanna say I love how you've been broadening the scope of your videos outside of the DCAU to other animated DC properties, as well as comics. You've essentially become my hub for superhero content. I'm loving the variety!
I remember when I watched the show as a kid, I didn't know Anarky had originated from the comics and just thought it was like their version of Wrath from The Batman
I love this version of Anarchy, his costume, voice, and mannerisms. I hope you cover Magpie next because I think she alongside Anarchy, Deathstroke, Two-Face, Croc, and Pyg were the best villains of the show.
@@SerumLake nice! I like him too. I think the creation of Mr. Toad for the show was a nice addition because him and that version of Pyg have great chemistry.
I think my favorite version of Anarky was in Batman Origins, from the side mission to the points he made it felt very well rounded (and it was genuinely fun to play too)
Yeah, one idea I’m surprised that’s never been done yet is a storyline where Anarky and his followers are duking it out with the Court of Owls, it makes perfect sense in my eyes
I think the biggest problem with Anarky in Batman stories in general is that Joker is often already embodying the Chaos that contrasts Batman. Joker embodies a lot of archetypal concepts including the violence of escapism. The concept of Chaos though is the only thing that gives Anarky any teeth. There's just not enough going on with the poor guy. This show had a lot of problems where it couldn't commit to either making its minor villains stand out or just having them lead to the more popular villains.
Actually there’s a comic story where Joker was one of the 2 people to beat Ra’s Al Ghul in chess. The other being Bane. Batman was only able to bring the game into a stalemate
Anarchy is quite the interesting Batman villain because he gives us a little taste of something that actually is missing from Batman's rogue gallery: an evil Batman. The closest comics character we ever consistently get is Deathstroke but he is more of an anti-hero now.
seeing how Anarky was a rival of Batman in this show, I'd be interested to see someone make an attempt at a serious Killer Moth. He was already designed as a sort of "evil-Batman", and Anarky is clearly designed to mirror Batman, all you'd really need to do is just combine the two ideas (basically give Killer Moth a white color scheme and maybe some more unique gadgets besides a cocoon gun, maybe like dust bombs that are a more dangerous version on Batman's smoke bombs?) and I'd think you'd have an interesting character. also before anyone mentions it, albeit the Joker is popular and is considered Batman's greatest enemy, he's more of a Nemesis character than a rival (think less Zuko or Venom, and more like characters like Vader or Green Goblin).
@SerumLake Honestly A little bit of both. I love beware the batman anarchy desgin. Add that with the motivation for him in the comics That's peak right there
I’ve stated this in another comment but I’ll do it again since I love it, Anarky and his followers are duking it out with the Court of Owls, Batman gets involved in this shadow war after investigating a scene of dead Anarky followers and picks up the Talons trail
Payback, was similar to Anarchy, because his motive was to avenge neglected teenagers who were mistreated or disrespected by the adults of Neo Gothem like parents, teachers, bosses, or a two timing jerk and lashed out at them with his beam whip in order to make them change their ways. It is intresting to know that Payback's design is based on The Phantasm!
Joker played chess with Raj in the comics and won, only to get out witted by him as Raj had actually learned a lesson after Bane betrayed their alliance and actually prepared for the Joker's betrayal.
I guess the Arkham origins version is the most accurate. This guy honestly feels like a stand in for the Riddler. Who is also a try hard. Just collect a few riddles and you’ll see what he’s all about.
When he first appeared, I was totally expecting him to become the Joker. In the final episode, I was waiting for him to either fall in a vat of acid or just deciding to "change the game" and switching persona.
I thought anarchy was a pretty interesting character actually. He presents himself as a champion of chaos and yet has detailed plans that span months. I think all his contradictions add to the chaos, which does seem to be as ultimate goal. The scene when Dent finally snaps, becoming Two-Face, and throws anarchy out the window ruining weeks if not more of prep work and Anarchy says “ah finally” was one of my favorite Batman scenes, as it shows, he cares more about the mission of sowing chaos than his personal challenge to Batman and he knows that creating another agent of chaos is a greater step than anything he could do with Batman.
“It depends on who’s writing Batman” Yeah, I can see that. Most people who consider Batman to be a fascist seem to only be familiar with Frank Miller’s Dark Knight or the Arkham Batman
Well it is odd he wears all white instead of Red and Gold as I don’t think he is a teenager in disguise as we’ll never who he really is under that mask but thinking he is a stand-in for the Joker maybe he is the Joker all along like if there was a season 2 maybe he fell in a vat of chemicals and becomes the Joker it’s just a possibility by the way. As I said about him being Joker’s stand in could you say the same about Ethan Bennet’s Clayface being a stand in for Two Face and also don’t forget that it was Chief Rojas fault for ruining his life and he seemed like a very vindictive type person.
@@SerumLakeActually, Gargoyles does have lasers too, it's just that ballistics weaponry stayed active cooperatively for a while. Also, the later DCAU works, especially Batman Beyond, did end up having the Earthlings use laser weapons, most likely reverse engineered from capture Apokoliptian tech.
Ah, Anarchy, either a political charged child trying to be more than himself, or a mouthy poser more concerned with what he isn’t than what he is. [Insert political/Frank Miller commentary here.]
One of those villains who wouldn't fit into a kid-friendly show without a substantial reworking. Like Carnage in Spidey '94. My first encounter with Anarky was actually in Arkham Origins. That one was interesting in that he was not only very young compared to everyone else, but his 'minions' were the homeless and downtrodden who genuinely believed in his call to revolution, considering him their hero. If nothing else he's got good leadership skills for his age.
It’s been a while since I played Arkham Origins, but I remember him being politically motivated. He was also a bit older wasn’t he, presumably so you could punch him in the face!
I just started watching this show because of your videos.zo was wondering what the target of this show was, because some of this, like the soul sycking sword is a bit graphically grim for a kid's show. Still have about half a season left and not much time before it is off Max.
I think that was part of the problem. The creative team wanted to do a darker, more mature show, but the network and the toy company wanted something more child friendly.
@SerumLake - loved the video and you teased us….when is the eventual deathstroke video coming? Would be great to have your view on the different takes on that character, including Beware the Batman.
Honestly, while I enjoyed Beware the Batman these networks exacts frustrate me when they say they want a more darker Batman for a cartoon, and then switch in the last second to make it more child friendly... They need to make up their minds. As for Anarchy, he had a potential. It would have been nice to see him throughout the seasons grow into a real threat.
Reminds me of the Catman character. A bored guy who basically thought he could be better then Batman. I want to say maybe Anarchy is joker if he chose a…composed demeanor. At the end of the day they’re both character out to prove they’re a force of nature and if the world is burning they want people to know it was them who dropped the match.
Anarky maybe a wannabe but if you look at his actions throughout the series, you notice that he left a huge impact on Bruce and his allies. He gave the body of Ghul back to the league, which lead to his resurrection, Gotham losing their commissioner (this leading Gordkn to take his place), Alfred leaving and the effect it had on Bruce, joining forces with Dent and further corrupting him, hiring Slade and leading to the creation of the shows version of the outsiders. And unlike Joker, Anarky actually wants to kill Batman and prove he is better than him. When you yhink about it, he has more in common with The Riddler than The Joker.
I don’t think Batman has a conventional political alignment. If anything, I imagine that he would be a single issue voter focused on crime prevention and prison reform. He would want to expand the power, but also the accountability of the police. He would think that that the police need greater independence from politicians and more freedom to act, but he’s not so naive as to think that all cops can be trusted not to abuse their power as a means to terrorize innocent people. So he would have views that come from both sides of the political spectrum here. He wants more power for the police (right), but also a greater degree of police officer accountability to weed out those who can’t be trusted with that power (left). He would also want major prison reforms to focus on rehabilitation instead of punishment. He’s not Lockup, after all. I think he would be against private prisons because they have a financial interest in criminals recommitting crimes once they are out so that the prison can continue to make money. On this issue he falls solidly on the liberal side of the issue. Separately, but kind of related, I don’t think Batman would be willing to use his money to buy politicians, because that would perpetuate corruption, and I think he would see that as a corruption of his crusade. Though I think that is somewhat hypocritical, I think Batman would be somewhat of a hypocrite in that regard. After all, he fights crime by committing crime (assault, fisticuffs, vigilantism, endangering a minor (Robin), trespassing, operating an unregistered vehicle, probably several aviation law violations, destruction of property, breaking and entering, failing to get a building permit for the construction of the bat cave, the bat boat probably doesn’t adhere to coastguard regulations or have the proper paperwork, etc.)
Joker is all about the joke. Life is a joke that's so bad he can't help but laugh. Anarchy, or at least this version, wants to be free at all costs but wants to show he is free cause there isn't anything he can't do. So he picked Batman cause he felt it was the best way to show he was the best. if I recall right in their first meeting in the show he said batman should feel hnor to be his opponent cause its a big deal. like you said he someone trying to put on a guise of being better then he is and batman shows how far he needs to go.
I will never understand the individuals that don't see Die Hard as not only a Christmas movie, but also simply THE best newer classical Christmas movie of this age. 😤
It's a great Christmas movie, true, but even I admit that Home Alone 1 and 2, plus Tokyo Godfathers, are real hard to beat. No Way Home didn't strike me well when compared to Sam Raimi's films and the ongoing Spider-Verse films though.
@michaelandreipalon359 crap, I forgot about Home Alone. I'd give kudos to #1 because #2 is basically a carbon copy. But I think #1's success and resonance is mostly due to the precise moment in time it came out.
@@GhostRydr1172 Nah, 2's more like a really good video game expansion pack in hindsight. Helps that it has some scenes that eclipse the original, like Tim Curry and his hotel fellows being fake outed by a gun-toting movie and Marv being electroshocked enough to become a MandaloreGaming staple nowadays. In short, it's a "carbon copy" done amazingly well.
I remember Anarky rather well. As it was my FIRST comicbook I remember vividly. It was Robin Comic...Robin Annual #1 (1992) - "The Anarky Ultimatum". And yes, I searched to get it correctly within the time frame. This was Tim Drake's Robin and more or less his solo adventure. With a few panels of Batman, and that is it.
When it comes to Batman's rouges gallery, Anarky is one that is often overlooked since he is a very different kind of villain from who Batman typically faces. Most of Batman's villains are gangsters or career criminals who just want to what they want which is usually wealth and power. Anarky is a kid who wants to try and make a society that he believes is better for the people of Gotham but does it in a way that is very much at odds with the law and a conventional society which could cause more harm than good in the long-term. I think the most faithful adaptation of Anarky comes from the Arkham trilogy of video games as he is young, is politically motivated, and a vigilante who isn't afraid to put someone in the local cemetery who he believes is corrupt or a blight on society. But my favorite adaptation is from Beware the Batman where we see him as how modern society interpretates what anarchism is and he is able to manipulate people to get what he wants. I'll be honest, I get why people call this version of Anarky "Joker Lite" but the only real trait they have in-common is an obsessive desire to outwit Batman, beyond that they are very different characters with very different motivations for why they do what they do.
This show is still on my “to watch” list. I’ll have to check it out, although it doesn’t really sound like I’ll love this version of this character very much. Not that I really have that strong of an opinion on him from the comics, but meh, I’ll still check out the show.
It doesn't surprise me that this show never got picked up for a season 2. Whenever it came on TV when I was young I would watch it, but whenever I saw anarchy playing a major role in an episode, I would change the channel. He just wasn't a fun villain for batman to go up against
Barman the animated series, The Batman, Beware the batman, Batman beyond, batman the brave and the bold, but onto the main point i want this batman back it was a nice twist of the formula.
0:45 The only real thing that this Anarky and Joker have in common is that they’re both villains with no goodness in their hearts. Anarky is different since he’s more flexible, pragmatic, and in some ways a lesser evil compared to the Joker despite being pure evil.
Feels like the ‘A’ should stand for ‘antitheses’ rather than anarchy, since the character is trying so hard to be the opposite of Batman for the sake of defeating. I’d also imagine if he ever did beat Batman he’d just pack up and look for a new adversary to beat.
I find Anarky such a fundamentally obnoxious, grating character. He spouts off all these harebrained political ideas, but can never be held accountable for his actions because he's so young so everyone treats him with kid gloves. He wants to change the world, and then wants to hide behind his age when things get too tough.
I think that's partially the point. He's, at least to me, a criticism of anarchism as a concept, while not outright dismissing him; he's a child in a city where nothing EVER goes right or remains stable for any sustained period of time, of course he's going to turn towards radical change (be that right or wrong).
@@mxcokokoI always saw him as a reflection to those who act like they want Anarchism but in truth don't know much about it and kinda just want to start conflicts. Essentially he's a poser
Oddly I seem to remember a comic where the Joker plays chess with another villain. Apparently he plays it so randomly that annoys the hell out of serious players.
One character I think that got more popular due to their appearance in "Beware the Batman" that I believe os worth comparing their roles between the comics and the show is Magpie who was originally a minor Superman villain with a rather boring gimmick. Magpie originally was just a jewel thief who stole gems named after birds and replaced them with booby-trapped replicas with a weird designed costume. Now she makes a lot of infrequent appearances in new Batman comics and has poison-dipped nails that she can extend at will with her new design being based on her look in Beware the Batman that is a lot sleeker and more in-line with the Batman universe. She still isn't the most popular female Batman villain by any stretch, insert mention of the insane popularity of Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, and Catwoman, but she has become more well-known and well-liked by even some of the most die-hard Batman fans after the show came out.
I would say he is more what the joker was made to become. Where the joker eventually became more of a foil, then just silly vs serious, anarchy I felt was made with that purpose from the start. (In and out of universe. With obviously keeping some themes in line with prior character so reusing the name doesn't cause to many problems and they are not fully presenting something new, as thats "risky")
I loooved this show as a kid and thought it was cool to see characters i never seen before (hadnt started reading comics by then). So when i got older and found out that most ppl didnt watch it b/c joker, etc weren't in it i was mad. I couldnt get a 2nd season all b/c yall didnt get that haha man in a full Fenty beat off rip? 😭😭 lol I love these videos tho and its making me wanna rewatch the series.
I'd say you could say he's a stand-in for the Joker, but only thematically. He's there to be a mirroed version of Batman, like Joker is, but they did so in a completely different manner to the joker.
Don't worry, it wasn't you, it was the people on the opposite end of the spectrum calling me a communist because I didn't think that Mad Stan was a lefty. Your comment was helpful!
@@SerumLake oh lol incidentally i think miller's batman is usually described as fascist rather than libertarian. and i actually agree with you that a society totally without hierarchy is likely not achievable by humans - but that doesn't mean we shouldn't try! as usual nice vid
Anarky is one of my favourite Batman villains and while i admire and appreciate what they were going for with this version of him it didnt really hit for me i preferred what they did with him in Arkham Origins thats my favorite version of him probably because these two are the only big portrayals of him in media outside the comics unless you count Arrow which i was pretty disappointed with.
I find it interesting how some characters need more introduction than others. While Catwoman or Two Face are fairly straightforward enough that a mere representational history will suffice, Anarky requires a 5 and a half minute light analysis of theory and definitions (no shade meant, your points were concise and well-argued) just to set the stage or else people will burn down the comments section.
No slight taken 🫡 I’m still expecting some people to start foaming at the mouth - like those guys that think I’m a card carrying communist because I don’t think people should be exploited 😂
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"When everyone else is playing chess, the Joker's playing Twister."
Damn, that's actually an amazing quote.
Oddly enough, Joker has played chess before; he bested Ra's al Ghul. There's actual footage of him beating Basil Karlo in 2007's The Batman at the very end, in Arkham Asylum, in a straight jacket.
@@nathanweast4397 Because it's funny, if someone is playing Chess normally, he'll play Twister, but if he's playing Chess in a Straight jacket and has to move the pieces with his teeth, and win, that's hilarious to him, Jokers action taken in a situation is what ever is funniest to him.
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My man looks like the Spectre badly cosplaying Moon Knight for Halloween
He does rather resemble the Phantasm as well.
Knew I wasn’t the only one.
Yea I was just about to say 😂
As far as Anarchy being a Joker stand in, I'd argue that it's more that Anarchy filled a role that Joker is usually in. Specifically the role of "specifically against Batman", and you could say the same as most of the villains. Pyg and Toad are eco-terrorists (Poison Ivy), Magpy is a thief with some kind of affection for Batman (Catwoman), Humpty Dumpty does games and puzzles (Riddler). They're not rip offs necessarily, but they fill the role and people can conflate the two due to familiarity.
I think that's the best explanation of this show. Hell if he wasn't called Batman you could easily convince me this was a dubbed Chinese knockoff.
Unfortunately I think these are VERY broad comparisons and don’t really do justice to the characters in the show and their relationship to Batman or the other heroes. They make people think you can easily replace one for the other, but if you tried writing Catwoman like they did Magpie, it would be bashed as a terrible, unfaithful version of Catwoman.
@@GamerSlyRatchet1 I didn't say this was good or bad, just that it may be the root of the comparisons. Also... Did you not see the Catwoman from the second Tim Burton Batman?
Archetypal Stand-Ins isn't a term I'd considered before now.
The problem though is that they're too similar to the more recognizable villains they're compared to. They're put in those characters roles yes but functionally they serve the same purpose making many question why they didn't just choose the ones everyone remembers. If they were so intent on using more obscure characters then they should've gone with ones that didn't have such similarities to the more popular members of Batman's rogues gallery.
Even if you disagree, congrats on being the first person in years that I’ve seen understand anarchism as a position
I had a lot of helpful comments on my video about Mad Stan, they’re the real heroes 🫡
@@SerumLake aye^^ i was about to groan given that many MANY people get what anarchism is wrong, and AS an anarchist it is just so tiring trying to explain what it actually is... TwT;
@@Sparkle8205 personally I don't think we need a lack of a system I think we need to merge Europe all the systems we have and getting rid of some stuff that way we can personally always have the best outcome I like having neutral opinions go mashed into a ball instead of taking a side but I do understand that all political views should be represented properly and not stereotyped so I'm actually personally glad to see that things are being represented properly it's crazy cuz I was good representation of political sides he comes from a Batman episode review
@@Sparkle8205 I feel like the best way to do something is to be kind and figure out the best way to help every political side find a common ground disagreeing on things doesn't mean the middle ground can't be found and I'm glad that proper sides of political representation can be shown without starting arguments and very proud of this comment section and everyone here for being upstanding with their opinions calmly
@@NilesLangston2012
Bloody hell; use some punctuation. Let us breath.
Fun fact: Jim Kreig once mentioned on Twitter that Anarky in the show was originally going to be a teenager and there was going to a fakeout about him being a potential Robin for Batman before his true colors were revealed. They went in another direction. Also, while I’m at it, the guns were changed late in production, around six months before the premiere. It’s why there’s dialogue in the earlier episodes about bullets.
Great video! You echoed a lot of thoughts I had about the character. I never caught on that Anarky was aligning himself with law enforcement while Batman became more of an outlaw. Great observation!
I believe the gun change was not because of school shootings (Americans are very good at ignoring those) but because there had been a mass shooting specifically at a Batman movie (The Dark Knight Rises) by a guy who some press reports suggested thought of himself as the Joker.
That would've been nuts😮 why didn't they do that?
There was absolutely a way they could have had Anarky be a child without him getting punched: Make Anarky a child hacker who never appears in person, either using a gold-masked computer avatar on screens, or using mannequins dressed in costume as stand-ins. The reveal that Anarky was a child would have been kept secret until the end of the season, and when he gets captured they'd mention that, since he's a minor, it would be hard to make anything stick and he'd be back, setting up season two.
@@Gittykitty True, but there's the classic "Where would the kid get a robot" question. Coding is not the same as engineering.
@Gittykitty what if he gets grown men to wear the Anarky costume in person, with it designed after his avatar? Kind of like the Red Hood Gang from Gotham, where the person behind the persona isn't as important as the persona itself.
I think the comic book version is an interesting foil.
The younger generations fighting a system that quite often hates them for the crime of being younger, vs the man who maintains such systems, even though his intentions are pure.
You could absolutely have written a very good story if you weren't afraid of a little political commentary
I know Professor Pyg is the villain who came second in the poll, but since he is so drastically different from the comic version, I really hope that you also one day cover the Arkhamverse Professor Pyg. Unlike most villains in the games who have too much screen time and dialogue to cover in one video like Riddler or Joker, the amount of time for Professor Pyg's mission and his dialogue is only slightly longer than an episode. There's the details in the bodies Batman finds with what Lazlo considers were imperfections, so much so that they weren't worthy of being Dollotrons, the confrontation with him, his dialogue in the car and GCPD and lastly his interview tapes talking about his son Janosz Valentin and the riddler story when you scan the poster for the Circus of Strange. The game's depiction does something better in my opinion for the character which is show his Dollotrons with porcelain expressionless white masks which makes them look even more like dolls compared to what they look like in the comics where they have crazy red hair.
I would like him to cover the Arkham versions of all the Batman villains the only problem is that now includes the terrible Suicide Squad game
@@GrievousRebornthere is no suicide squad game in ba sing se
Source material Pyg is one of the creepiest human antagonists in DC comics.
@@GrievousReborn that game is so no noncanon it got its plotline mercy killed by the developers.
I really like that Anarky was given the chance at being the Big Bad of a Batman property.
I just reeeeeally wish he had more in common with the source material. Unleashing chaos for the sake of chaos works for other villains, but NOT Anarky.
Tbf is that not his name
My thoughts exactly.
@@thatonedude977Anarchism is about absence of government in favor of non-hierarchical cooperation, not chaos.
The reason why anarchy is constantly used as synonym to chaos can probably be traced back to someone in opposition to the idea, way back in the day, insinuating the absence of government would be chaotic.
@@Victor-qx3vx is usually the notion that in absence of government, bad actors wrestle the power out of that system, so is less anarchy being bad and more that anarchy dies out quickly.
LOL! I love that you mimic the way "The Batman" is said in it's respective TV show's intro. Never stop doing that; it tickles me pink.
Technically, the gun change from real to lasers is because Dark Knight Rises theater shooting. CN & WB told the staff to change it due to the time of shooting.
Anarky is what kept me watching this show as a kid. Rewatched this as an adult a while ago, and the chessboard reset had me wishing for the season 2 that we never got.
That’s not Moon Knight that’s the Lunar Squire. 😂
Lol
This version of Anarky was a good throwback to the golden and silver age villains in the comics. During the comic code era, most villains were not shown as evil, but as characters obsessed only with proving themselves better than the hero.
I understand the comparisons to Joker but I think you explained it really well. Joker doesn’t take being Batman’s opposite to the same literal sense as Anarchy. And as you said Jokers relationship with Batman is less like chess and more like a stage play in his eyes
Part of me feel that Anarky was an attempt by Alan Grant to make V for Vendetta in DC but never understanding the comic. As you stated before, the comic show how hard it is hard to adopt anarchist society like say…crime lords and militias taking over after central government was dismantled even if they are evil…even the ending was pessimistic.
4:25 to be fair I feel like a lot of action based media work to protect the status quo. Even ones that have a different form of government usually have the characters hate it and working as rebels.
Which makes me, for some reason, kinda enjoy "it will happen again" kinds of fiction, as seen with the endings for Battlestar Galactica 2003 and Attack on Titan. Fighting to protect the status quo is nice and all, but over time, such outcomes do lead to a near-endless cosmic cycle of sorts.
Anarky was a villain. I didn't appreciate him until later in the season, when he developed as an adversary towards Batman, though we didn't get to see that potential since it got canceled.
I remember when I was watching this at the time speculating that BtB's Anarky WAS actually a youth, but controlling a robot body or something. I think this was because he was unusually durable and resistant to pain. In particular, at the end of his first episode he fell a long distance onto concrete, seemed to be incapacitated and then disappeared, which felt like an odd thing to include if it wasn't leading up to something.
That's probably ridiculous, and I like your interpretation that he made the Anarky persona SPECIFICALLY to be Batman's rival, but that's what I remember of my experience when the show first came out.
The robot body (or perhaps exosuit) idea is also something I suspected, but for me, I was thinking Anarky could have been a young *girl* all along.
I also assumed that they were gonna reveal he was a metahuman in the show when I saw it as a kid. Kinda like Magpie who also had unexplained powers
I love the visual design of Anarky. The complete contrast to Batman being all dark and shadowy.
12:55 Basically, this Anarky is not a Joker clone, he's a poor attempt at an Anti-Batman like Wrath and Prometheus.
Personally, I always really liked Wrath. I wish we saw him in more Batman media.
@@louthegiantcookie Same. I think Wrath still has potential. Conceptually, a child enduring the death of their parents at the hands of corrupt police officers makes for the perfect anti-Batman. To work, I think he'd need to be a slow burn villain.
kinda
I'm always just gonna prefer Owl man over any other opposite of Batman.
@@nicholasaugello2534 I hear you. The recent Earth 3 comic origin story really works.
I think its one of this shows strongest points and widely speaking one of the most refreshing ideas to have someone else, who also literally stands for Batman's total opposite: Be his main bad guy. There's just this extremely unique appeal to Anarchy. Specifically this version.
Like sure, I like the Joker as the big bad but I am not exactly a fan of him being a total representation of chaos. Especially looking at how he has been portrayed historically. I suppose that is why I like BTAS version as much as I do.
The Joker is madness. A paradox in that he represents controlled chaos. Or at least thats how I view the best versions of him, including Ledger's.
Just wanna say I love how you've been broadening the scope of your videos outside of the DCAU to other animated DC properties, as well as comics. You've essentially become my hub for superhero content. I'm loving the variety!
Glad you like them!
I remember when I watched the show as a kid, I didn't know Anarky had originated from the comics and just thought it was like their version of Wrath from The Batman
I love this version of Anarchy, his costume, voice, and mannerisms. I hope you cover Magpie next because I think she alongside Anarchy, Deathstroke, Two-Face, Croc, and Pyg were the best villains of the show.
Pyg is next 🐽
@@SerumLake nice! I like him too. I think the creation of Mr. Toad for the show was a nice addition because him and that version of Pyg have great chemistry.
@@Zekrel Mister Toad is also from the comics. He debuted in 2009.
@@Ability-King-KK oh really?? I didn’t know, thanks very much! I gotta go check out his comic version now
Honestly I wish more Batshows used Killer Moth.
I think beware the Batman was doomed by being on Cartoon Network at a time when they started stepping away from action cartoons
Yeah, very much so.
I really hope I'm not the only one who thought of Moon Knight when I first saw the show's Anarky.
I wish they would've continued this show along with Green Lantern: The Animated Series.
I think my favorite version of Anarky was in Batman Origins, from the side mission to the points he made it felt very well rounded (and it was genuinely fun to play too)
Yeah, one idea I’m surprised that’s never been done yet is a storyline where Anarky and his followers are duking it out with the Court of Owls, it makes perfect sense in my eyes
That was a good explanation of anarchism.
I had some nice people explain it that way in the comments of my Mad Stan video.
Anarchy’s appearance in BTB honestly looks like a combination between the *Spectre* and Moon Knight.
Virgin Anarchy vs. Chad Spider Punk.
I think the biggest problem with Anarky in Batman stories in general is that Joker is often already embodying the Chaos that contrasts Batman. Joker embodies a lot of archetypal concepts including the violence of escapism. The concept of Chaos though is the only thing that gives Anarky any teeth. There's just not enough going on with the poor guy.
This show had a lot of problems where it couldn't commit to either making its minor villains stand out or just having them lead to the more popular villains.
They should've made him Prometheus and kept the design regardless.
Actually there’s a comic story where Joker was one of the 2 people to beat Ra’s Al Ghul in chess. The other being Bane.
Batman was only able to bring the game into a stalemate
Now I haven't read that one!
@ Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #143
Anarchy is quite the interesting Batman villain because he gives us a little taste of something that actually is missing from Batman's rogue gallery: an evil Batman. The closest comics character we ever consistently get is Deathstroke but he is more of an anti-hero now.
This show was my introduction to Batman characters like Anarchy and Professor Pyg
That must have been a mind blower to go from the silly Professor Pyg to the nightmare monster he is everywhere else.
Anarchy is a breath of fresh air to the joker constantly being considered Batman's opposite and nemesis
1:04 is that a missing texture in the background?
seeing how Anarky was a rival of Batman in this show, I'd be interested to see someone make an attempt at a serious Killer Moth. He was already designed as a sort of "evil-Batman", and Anarky is clearly designed to mirror Batman, all you'd really need to do is just combine the two ideas (basically give Killer Moth a white color scheme and maybe some more unique gadgets besides a cocoon gun, maybe like dust bombs that are a more dangerous version on Batman's smoke bombs?) and I'd think you'd have an interesting character.
also before anyone mentions it, albeit the Joker is popular and is considered Batman's greatest enemy, he's more of a Nemesis character than a rival (think less Zuko or Venom, and more like characters like Vader or Green Goblin).
Anarchy is one of those villains that I want in a movie
Comic-accurate Anarky or something more like Beware The Batman’s version?
@SerumLake
Honestly
A little bit of both. I love beware the batman anarchy desgin. Add that with the motivation for him in the comics
That's peak right there
I'd love if he fought Green Arrow in DCU or Battison.
I’ve stated this in another comment but I’ll do it again since I love it, Anarky and his followers are duking it out with the Court of Owls, Batman gets involved in this shadow war after investigating a scene of dead Anarky followers and picks up the Talons trail
Fun fact; the voice of Anarky from Batman: Arkham Origins is Matt Mercer.
I kinda like that version of Anarky
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Payback, was similar to Anarchy, because his motive was to avenge neglected teenagers who were mistreated or disrespected by the adults of Neo Gothem like parents, teachers, bosses, or a two timing jerk and lashed out at them with his beam whip in order to make them change their ways. It is intresting to know that Payback's design is based on The Phantasm!
My favourite detail of his costume is that he seems to have a Burtonverse Utility Belt, capsules and all with circular latch.
Joker played chess with Raj in the comics and won, only to get out witted by him as Raj had actually learned a lesson after Bane betrayed their alliance and actually prepared for the Joker's betrayal.
glad Beware The Batman is getting a resurgence on RUclips. . hope it does get a reboot where the creators have way more freedom.
I guess the Arkham origins version is the most accurate. This guy honestly feels like a stand in for the Riddler. Who is also a try hard. Just collect a few riddles and you’ll see what he’s all about.
When he first appeared, I was totally expecting him to become the Joker. In the final episode, I was waiting for him to either fall in a vat of acid or just deciding to "change the game" and switching persona.
I thought anarchy was a pretty interesting character actually. He presents himself as a champion of chaos and yet has detailed plans that span months. I think all his contradictions add to the chaos, which does seem to be as ultimate goal. The scene when Dent finally snaps, becoming Two-Face, and throws anarchy out the window ruining weeks if not more of prep work and Anarchy says “ah finally” was one of my favorite Batman scenes, as it shows, he cares more about the mission of sowing chaos than his personal challenge to Batman and he knows that creating another agent of chaos is a greater step than anything he could do with Batman.
“It depends on who’s writing Batman”
Yeah, I can see that. Most people who consider Batman to be a fascist seem to only be familiar with Frank Miller’s Dark Knight or the Arkham Batman
Yeah, compare Frank Miller’s Batman to, say, Denny O’Neal’s or Paul Dini’s. They’re almost entirely different characters.
@@SerumLake Yeah, like how O'Neil's hates pollution.
Well it is odd he wears all white instead of Red and Gold as I don’t think he is a teenager in disguise as we’ll never who he really is under that mask but thinking he is a stand-in for the Joker maybe he is the Joker all along like if there was a season 2 maybe he fell in a vat of chemicals and becomes the Joker it’s just a possibility by the way.
As I said about him being Joker’s stand in could you say the same about Ethan Bennet’s Clayface being a stand in for Two Face and also don’t forget that it was Chief Rojas fault for ruining his life and he seemed like a very vindictive type person.
im surprised they didnt get sued for anarky's design considering its moon knights costume
Or the 80s TMNT that was another show that primarily focused on laser guns instead of bullet ones.
Yeah, pretty much any show that wasn’t BTAS or Gargoyles had laser guns.
@@SerumLakeActually, Gargoyles does have lasers too, it's just that ballistics weaponry stayed active cooperatively for a while.
Also, the later DCAU works, especially Batman Beyond, did end up having the Earthlings use laser weapons, most likely reverse engineered from capture Apokoliptian tech.
Ah, Anarchy, either a political charged child trying to be more than himself, or a mouthy poser more concerned with what he isn’t than what he is.
[Insert political/Frank Miller commentary here.]
I’m spoiled for choice on political commentary these days…
One of those villains who wouldn't fit into a kid-friendly show without a substantial reworking. Like Carnage in Spidey '94.
My first encounter with Anarky was actually in Arkham Origins. That one was interesting in that he was not only very young compared to everyone else, but his 'minions' were the homeless and downtrodden who genuinely believed in his call to revolution, considering him their hero. If nothing else he's got good leadership skills for his age.
i feel like batman arkham origins mightve been an inspiration for this anarchy as well or vice versa as they were always very similar in my eyes
It’s been a while since I played Arkham Origins, but I remember him being politically motivated. He was also a bit older wasn’t he, presumably so you could punch him in the face!
@@SerumLakeAnarky in origins actually ended up being a teenager too
@@SerumLake No the final reveal after you fought him was that he was a teenager.
@@marlo176 right, but not 13 years old, right?
@@SerumLake no, not 13. I believe he was about 15-16.
I just started watching this show because of your videos.zo was wondering what the target of this show was, because some of this, like the soul sycking sword is a bit graphically grim for a kid's show. Still have about half a season left and not much time before it is off Max.
I think that was part of the problem. The creative team wanted to do a darker, more mature show, but the network and the toy company wanted something more child friendly.
@SerumLake - loved the video and you teased us….when is the eventual deathstroke video coming? Would be great to have your view on the different takes on that character, including Beware the Batman.
Beware The Batman’s Deathstroke is definitely on the list.
Honestly, while I enjoyed Beware the Batman these networks exacts frustrate me when they say they want a more darker Batman for a cartoon, and then switch in the last second to make it more child friendly... They need to make up their minds.
As for Anarchy, he had a potential. It would have been nice to see him throughout the seasons grow into a real threat.
Reminds me of the Catman character. A bored guy who basically thought he could be better then Batman.
I want to say maybe Anarchy is joker if he chose a…composed demeanor. At the end of the day they’re both character out to prove they’re a force of nature and if the world is burning they want people to know it was them who dropped the match.
I'm down for a Noam Chomsky lecture.
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@SerumLake 😂
I have "How the Red Khmers were poor little victims" or "Why you Czechs should allow yourselves to be conquered by Russia"
Thanks for the video.
Anarky maybe a wannabe but if you look at his actions throughout the series, you notice that he left a huge impact on Bruce and his allies. He gave the body of Ghul back to the league, which lead to his resurrection, Gotham losing their commissioner (this leading Gordkn to take his place), Alfred leaving and the effect it had on Bruce, joining forces with Dent and further corrupting him, hiring Slade and leading to the creation of the shows version of the outsiders.
And unlike Joker, Anarky actually wants to kill Batman and prove he is better than him. When you yhink about it, he has more in common with The Riddler than The Joker.
Anarky feels more like Hobgoblin/Green Goblin villain in the show rather then "Joker" honesty.
I don’t think Batman has a conventional political alignment. If anything, I imagine that he would be a single issue voter focused on crime prevention and prison reform. He would want to expand the power, but also the accountability of the police. He would think that that the police need greater independence from politicians and more freedom to act, but he’s not so naive as to think that all cops can be trusted not to abuse their power as a means to terrorize innocent people. So he would have views that come from both sides of the political spectrum here. He wants more power for the police (right), but also a greater degree of police officer accountability to weed out those who can’t be trusted with that power (left).
He would also want major prison reforms to focus on rehabilitation instead of punishment. He’s not Lockup, after all. I think he would be against private prisons because they have a financial interest in criminals recommitting crimes once they are out so that the prison can continue to make money. On this issue he falls solidly on the liberal side of the issue.
Separately, but kind of related, I don’t think Batman would be willing to use his money to buy politicians, because that would perpetuate corruption, and I think he would see that as a corruption of his crusade. Though I think that is somewhat hypocritical, I think Batman would be somewhat of a hypocrite in that regard. After all, he fights crime by committing crime (assault, fisticuffs, vigilantism, endangering a minor (Robin), trespassing, operating an unregistered vehicle, probably several aviation law violations, destruction of property, breaking and entering, failing to get a building permit for the construction of the bat cave, the bat boat probably doesn’t adhere to coastguard regulations or have the proper paperwork, etc.)
Joker is all about the joke. Life is a joke that's so bad he can't help but laugh. Anarchy, or at least this version, wants to be free at all costs but wants to show he is free cause there isn't anything he can't do. So he picked Batman cause he felt it was the best way to show he was the best. if I recall right in their first meeting in the show he said batman should feel hnor to be his opponent cause its a big deal. like you said he someone trying to put on a guise of being better then he is and batman shows how far he needs to go.
I will never understand the individuals that don't see Die Hard as not only a Christmas movie, but also simply THE best newer classical Christmas movie of this age. 😤
Spider-man No Way Home is a better Christmas movie
It's a great Christmas movie, true, but even I admit that Home Alone 1 and 2, plus Tokyo Godfathers, are real hard to beat.
No Way Home didn't strike me well when compared to Sam Raimi's films and the ongoing Spider-Verse films though.
@michaelandreipalon359 crap, I forgot about Home Alone. I'd give kudos to #1 because #2 is basically a carbon copy. But I think #1's success and resonance is mostly due to the precise moment in time it came out.
@@GhostRydr1172 Nah, 2's more like a really good video game expansion pack in hindsight. Helps that it has some scenes that eclipse the original, like Tim Curry and his hotel fellows being fake outed by a gun-toting movie and Marv being electroshocked enough to become a MandaloreGaming staple nowadays.
In short, it's a "carbon copy" done amazingly well.
I remember Anarky rather well. As it was my FIRST comicbook I remember vividly. It was Robin Comic...Robin Annual #1 (1992) - "The Anarky Ultimatum". And yes, I searched to get it correctly within the time frame. This was Tim Drake's Robin and more or less his solo adventure. With a few panels of Batman, and that is it.
When it comes to Batman's rouges gallery, Anarky is one that is often overlooked since he is a very different kind of villain from who Batman typically faces. Most of Batman's villains are gangsters or career criminals who just want to what they want which is usually wealth and power. Anarky is a kid who wants to try and make a society that he believes is better for the people of Gotham but does it in a way that is very much at odds with the law and a conventional society which could cause more harm than good in the long-term. I think the most faithful adaptation of Anarky comes from the Arkham trilogy of video games as he is young, is politically motivated, and a vigilante who isn't afraid to put someone in the local cemetery who he believes is corrupt or a blight on society. But my favorite adaptation is from Beware the Batman where we see him as how modern society interpretates what anarchism is and he is able to manipulate people to get what he wants. I'll be honest, I get why people call this version of Anarky "Joker Lite" but the only real trait they have in-common is an obsessive desire to outwit Batman, beyond that they are very different characters with very different motivations for why they do what they do.
Are you going to do more villain profiles from Beware the Batman?
Yep, Professor Pyg came second in the community poll so I’ll do him next time I talk about this show.
This show is still on my “to watch” list. I’ll have to check it out, although it doesn’t really sound like I’ll love this version of this character very much. Not that I really have that strong of an opinion on him from the comics, but meh, I’ll still check out the show.
It doesn't surprise me that this show never got picked up for a season 2. Whenever it came on TV when I was young I would watch it, but whenever I saw anarchy playing a major role in an episode, I would change the channel. He just wasn't a fun villain for batman to go up against
Barman the animated series, The Batman, Beware the batman, Batman beyond, batman the brave and the bold, but onto the main point i want this batman back it was a nice twist of the formula.
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The only real thing that this Anarky and Joker have in common is that they’re both villains with no goodness in their hearts. Anarky is different since he’s more flexible, pragmatic, and in some ways a lesser evil compared to the Joker despite being pure evil.
Feels like the ‘A’ should stand for ‘antitheses’ rather than anarchy, since the character is trying so hard to be the opposite of Batman for the sake of defeating. I’d also imagine if he ever did beat Batman he’d just pack up and look for a new adversary to beat.
I find Anarky such a fundamentally obnoxious, grating character. He spouts off all these harebrained political ideas, but can never be held accountable for his actions because he's so young so everyone treats him with kid gloves. He wants to change the world, and then wants to hide behind his age when things get too tough.
I think that's partially the point. He's, at least to me, a criticism of anarchism as a concept, while not outright dismissing him; he's a child in a city where nothing EVER goes right or remains stable for any sustained period of time, of course he's going to turn towards radical change (be that right or wrong).
@@mxcokokoI always saw him as a reflection to those who act like they want Anarchism but in truth don't know much about it and kinda just want to start conflicts. Essentially he's a poser
Oddly I seem to remember a comic where the Joker plays chess with another villain. Apparently he plays it so randomly that annoys the hell out of serious players.
One character I think that got more popular due to their appearance in "Beware the Batman" that I believe os worth comparing their roles between the comics and the show is Magpie who was originally a minor Superman villain with a rather boring gimmick. Magpie originally was just a jewel thief who stole gems named after birds and replaced them with booby-trapped replicas with a weird designed costume. Now she makes a lot of infrequent appearances in new Batman comics and has poison-dipped nails that she can extend at will with her new design being based on her look in Beware the Batman that is a lot sleeker and more in-line with the Batman universe. She still isn't the most popular female Batman villain by any stretch, insert mention of the insane popularity of Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, and Catwoman, but she has become more well-known and well-liked by even some of the most die-hard Batman fans after the show came out.
This Ankary looks like Spectre, a Godlike entity looking for a strategy, Mortal that can outwit him XD
Yeah, he does a little bit. Just needs the green hood and cape!
I saw your description of anarchy and now I am a cartoon
The beware the batman version of anarky feels more like he was based on the icon comics character Nemesis rather than the actually anarky.
I would say he is more what the joker was made to become. Where the joker eventually became more of a foil, then just silly vs serious, anarchy I felt was made with that purpose from the start. (In and out of universe. With obviously keeping some themes in line with prior character so reusing the name doesn't cause to many problems and they are not fully presenting something new, as thats "risky")
Y'know i think i can see why this show wasn't to popular its too dark...like literally all the scenes I've seen of it have been at night 🗿
It makes finding a clear image for my video thumbnails really hard too!
Are you ever going to cover the Arkham video games villains?
No plans at this time.
Kinda funny how he has beef with Tim drake and in the show he kinda stole his hooded costume
I loooved this show as a kid and thought it was cool to see characters i never seen before (hadnt started reading comics by then). So when i got older and found out that most ppl didnt watch it b/c joker, etc weren't in it i was mad. I couldnt get a 2nd season all b/c yall didnt get that haha man in a full Fenty beat off rip? 😭😭 lol
I love these videos tho and its making me wanna rewatch the series.
My work here is done!
Anarchy is a menace to society
Calm down, J Jonah
@@KNadoliyes sir 🤣
Always liked him as a Tim Drake antagonist and thought he could be Tim's version of the joker
I kind of thought anarky was a more weirder version of Equinox from brave and the bold
I'd say you could say he's a stand-in for the Joker, but only thematically.
He's there to be a mirroed version of Batman, like Joker is, but they did so in a completely different manner to the joker.
Anarky was a little corny when the show released, but he's a zany kinda dude, but very adventurous, and fearless, lol.
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i don't think i got way too animated, i was looking forward to this one bc i thought we'd had a good discussion
Don't worry, it wasn't you, it was the people on the opposite end of the spectrum calling me a communist because I didn't think that Mad Stan was a lefty. Your comment was helpful!
@@SerumLake oh lol
incidentally i think miller's batman is usually described as fascist rather than libertarian. and i actually agree with you that a society totally without hierarchy is likely not achievable by humans - but that doesn't mean we shouldn't try! as usual nice vid
funny how this shows up right after I finish his side mission in arkham origin
The algorithm earned its keep today!
Anarky is one of my favourite Batman villains and while i admire and appreciate what they were going for with this version of him it didnt really hit for me i preferred what they did with him in Arkham Origins thats my favorite version of him probably because these two are the only big portrayals of him in media outside the comics unless you count Arrow which i was pretty disappointed with.
For someone who thinks he's so clever and smart.... he spelled "anarchy" wrong. So there's that.
I find it interesting how some characters need more introduction than others. While Catwoman or Two Face are fairly straightforward enough that a mere representational history will suffice, Anarky requires a 5 and a half minute light analysis of theory and definitions (no shade meant, your points were concise and well-argued) just to set the stage or else people will burn down the comments section.
No slight taken 🫡
I’m still expecting some people to start foaming at the mouth - like those guys that think I’m a card carrying communist because I don’t think people should be exploited 😂
Really wish he pulled out the anarchist’ cookbook.
I guess that might've been too subversive for a show that was intended to follow The Brave and the Bold!
@@SerumLake Yeah, definitely the right call lmao. Don’t want to give kids ideas, we’ve seen how well that turned out with TikTok in recent years.
Kinda surprised you didn't mention killer moth. Not sure what there is to say but there's gotta be something.
good video.