Bro you're saying avangers team copied from justice league are you serious There are just some characters copied a team from other team and you are saying full teams copied from other
@@arkangelgaming35 do not know. I watch so many superhero shit last year, that I start notice any difference even between batman and spiderman. Those superheroic franchise are soooo predictable in terms of story, characters, villains. If you watch any first 10 minutes of any superhero movie you will already know who will one in the end
@@MyNameIsHeyo its actually balanced pretty well as i much prefer comic Darkseid who's quite menacing over comic Thanos who's just a simp for Death. Movie version Thanos takes easily.
And in the case of Man Thing and Swamp Thing, I want to say I remember reading that the guy who created Man Thing and the guy creating Swamp Thing were like roommates or friends or something and the guy who created Swamp Thing alleged that the guy who created Man Thing stole his idea and got it Marvel before he could get Swamp Thing to DC.. or something like that...
Swamp Thing and Man Thing were both inspired by The Heap (1942). The fact that they both debuted in 1971 isn't a coincidence; that's when the Comics Code Association relaxed the restrictions against horror comics.
I just like how differently they can take these characters, Deadpool and Deathstroke look similar, but are almost complete opposites as to character, tone, and overall application
I thought Firestar was originally created to replace Human Torch in Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends because Ice Man was already going to be in the show and they decided they wanted at least one friend to be female.
Actually both companies were hiring the same writers and artist as freelance - so they would end up designing very similar characters and STORYLINE's because it is very hard to keep up with creating new characters and stories. Also an artist might design a new character for one company and be told great character but bad look so he changes the look for that character but he really likes his orginal image so he sells that look to the other company and they make a similar hero or villian to match the look - which means both companies end up with a new very similar characters.
What a lot of people don’t know and I didn’t know this myself at first but it’s really understandable once you figure out why they’re so many similar if not almost one for one copycats of characters. The first reason is that a lot and I mean a lot of these artists were roommates. For example if I’m not mistaken I think it was Man-Thing and Swamp Thing creators were roommates at the time. And again(if I’m not mistaken) Marvel and DC comics were literally right down the street from each other at one point and time and a lot of the artist and creators would all live together and talk about their projects with each other. Hell, and some said that they would actually purposely make similar characters to see who could I guess make a better character or see who’s character people would like the most. So it was more of a friendly rivalry and it would make creators work harder because they would want to one up their friends so they could have the bragging rights. A second reason was that a lot creators would leave one company and go to the other after so long but couldn’t take their creations they worked so hard on so they’d for the most part just create a character that was just the same as their last character. Like the Phantom Stranger and the Phantom Reporter, now idk if the same person or not created both I’m just using these two as an example. Say that the creator of the Phantom reporter left Marvel and went to DC but people really loved his character so he’d just create pretty much the same character and since comics were made for little boys they usually wouldn’t pay attention that much to it. But if they did they probably just thought he changed some how since his name, and appearance were so close that they couldn’t be different people. And lastly, idk how true this is but I heard that sometimes people would spy for another comic company and then go to the other with information on appearance, powers etc etc and then get paid for said information. Hell, I’ve even heard that some of those quote on quote “spies” were actual employees of the rival comics company, hell some creators themselves from what I had heard lol. But without those types of things going on we wouldn’t have some of the amazing characters that we have now! So to those who did what they did thank you, because without that the industry wouldn’t have been what it is today🙌🏾 lol.
@Jayden Lau nope ..he is like an entity keeping the both universe from colliding, i guess 🤣i fogot his name and what he does but it is pretty close Edit : his name is Acess (Axel Asher)
This ends in four different ways: -The one that came first becomes the iconic one -The one that came after steals the spotlight -Both of them are equally known -Both of them are unknown to the public
It's interesting how much it varies when the more popular one came first or second. Makes me think this is actually a good practice and helps the better version of the idea come out on top.
Guilherme Reis damn. .i never looked at the name for marvels character. .I’m shocked it’s basically when you copy and past something but delete some of the words that don’t sound like you and replace it with something that does sound like you. .
@@jawadnasir60061 The Scarecrow from DC wants to scare everyone with his scaretoxin. The Scarecrow from Marvel just do crimes. He also trains Crows to kill.
@@jawadnasir60061 DC Scarecrow is a doctor that use fear toxins. Marvel Scarecrow: He's a antihero, He's a supernatural being that guard this another supernatural being from trying to over our world. Also he's stuck in a painting.
DC: Can we use Lizard? Marvel: Go ahead just give him pants and decrease his long ass head. DC: (makes Killer Croc) Seems perfect. Marvel: Killer Croc isn’t it? Pff, doesn’t seem stronger then our regenerating Lizard. DC: What was that? Marvel: Nothing, nothing. Looks great and shit.
Though, Firestar isn't a copy of Starfire. She was made for Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends to replace Human Torch because they couldn't get the rights to him (think something similar to the Sony/MCU Spider-Man situation). Basically, Marvel copied themselves because they sold their IP to multiple companies and needed a way to put one character in without reconfiguring the IP.
Here's my take: Some are definitely copycats, but flash and Quicksilver, Hawkeye and Green Arrow, the butlers, etc. Come on, each universe needs at least one speedster, archer, butler, etc.
@@zaidvally1742 what I was try to say is each universe needs one of those types of character. I did not mean to confuse, I did not mean to say these characters are 100% copycats. But other characters are definitely copycats as they were in direct response to each other.
Call me salty but some of the heroes here aren't very similar and aren't copycats yes they're similar but just because they are doesn't mean they are just copies like black mask and red skull... completely different but that's just me
maddhatter 713 nope your right it’s like comparing killer frost to iceman two completely different types of characters just because they both have ice powers
Of course most of this "copycats" are bad picking. Red Skull is a Nazi super-soldier, and Black Mask is a sadistic mobster. They are completly diffirent.
Raven is half demon with magic and dark magic. Phoenix is basically a celestial goddess. Just because they're women both named after birds means nothing.
Corry Jamieson The title says copycats which would mean that one directly caused the other’s existence. The word also implies that they should have few discrepancies between them. Raven is a half demon who’s power originates from blood and magic, Phoenix is a mutant with access to tremendous power via an unrelated entity. They look completely different due to one coming from Earth and the other from Azarath. They have almost the polar opposite color scheme where as one is entirely Warm colors due to fire. While the other is cool colors blues etc. The Raven is an omen of death where as the Phoenix has a never ending life cycle of rebirth. They are both strong women of great power but other than that they are completely different.
Corry Jamieson. I apologize for coming of that way. To be honest I probably went a little overboard, but I guess having an opinion does come at the risk of others misinterpreting it. I didn’t mean to upset you or lecture you. I just like Raven as I can relate to her quite a lot in my own ways. I guess I kind of have a facade going where when I’m stressed or overwhelmed I avoid confronting these emotions by dissociating and trying to be all that she is. Wise, powerful and courageous and so on. I’ll stay out of your hair, I wish you all the best. Stay safe
@Metapan but it’s true. D.C. came first not marvel. That is a fact. D.C. came in 1934 Marvel came in 1939. Dc is more original than marvel. That is a fact
@Metapan but how. What ur saying makes zero sense because dc came first. D.C. came in 1934 and marvel in 1939. It’s almost Impossible for dc to have copied marvel More because dc has had more time. D.C. have ripped a lot of from marvel aswell but marvel has done it more and has done it more blatantly.
@Metapan look if u were to count how many characters marvel ripped from dc in total and how many dc ripped from marvel in total. The amount of marvel’s side would be far greater
@@tmaacattack I mean yes but i'd argue that neither character is a unique concept. Plus Jarvis has gone from butler to AI and though this is a more modern interpretation of the character should be taken into consideration.
@@crackgoat9780 the timing of their appearence, their roles, their then-persona, and their aforementioned masters overall a multitude of things imply this commonality. Sure its nothing uncommon, nor these two in question are. But can you name any other butler that made such an impact like Alfred did? Point being Alfred was taken as a plot device that preexisted, while Jarvis was more likely inspired by Alfred's popularity.
Dc Captain Nazi (1941) Marvel Master men (1975) Marvel White rabbit (1987) Dc Harley quinn (1991) Dc Joker (1941) Marvel Jester (1971) Marvel Winther soldier (January 2005) Dc Red hood (February 2005) Marvel mutants (1963) Dc metahumans (1987) Dc Robin (1940) Marvel Bucky barnes (1941) Dc Arkham Asylum (1974) Marvel Ravencroft Institute (1991) Dc Captain marvel jr (1941) (first teenager super hero) Marvel spider man (1963) Dc Flash (1940) Marvel Whizzer (1941)
Raven is not a magic user in her original incarnation, magic is not even her best ability,it's the soulself which is an essential part of her was underutilized and downgraded, she has telekinesis and telepathy like every one else but nothing like the phoenix ,the soulself is a shapeless void busted with too much extra dimensional energy.
I think they are comparing the character designs in some cases, its also valid in my opinion, but I also think that they added too many DC characters that were rip offs of Marvel characters (Havoc, Gorgon) as Marvel has the Supreme Squadron's universe in the same way,
@@babyabes5920 Firestar and Starfire Scarecrow and Scarecrow Spiderman has the most distinctive design so it is easy to see it was copied. Deadpool is literally a parody of deathstroke, the writers admitted it. I could go on but it should be obvious
Phoenix and Raven aren’t copycats, they’re drastically different characters who just both happen to have incredibly dangerous powers. Edit: been almost a year and I still get regular replies to this comment lol.
Yeah! One of them got split personalities who becomes a power hungry maniac and the other can't draw so much emotion if a parent is gonna crash the party
@@ambiguousduck2333 Marvel is stupid and cringey Acting is terrible , story is bull 💩 , villains are the typical "i wILl tAkE oVeR tHe eNtIrE wOrLd" type , there is NO character development and every third month they come up with a new 💩 movie . The only likeable marvel character is the basic spiderman 😂😂
It was probably a throwaway villain while cooling off from a major plotline. Marvel makes tons of villains that they kill off wantonly, while DC makes a few villains and never let them die no matter how much that beg.
I'm pretty sure a couple of these characters and their counterparts were created by the same people. In fact, a lot of these were from completely different companies before DC (and probably Marvel) bought the rights.
that and their released publications are literally 2 months apart, with Red Tornado being released in August 1968, and Vision being in October 1968. Publications take longer than 2 months, so to say that Marvel copied DC with that one is probably false. They were being worked on at relatively the same time. Same goes for other characters on this list who are literally 2-3 months apart (Man Thing and Swamp Thing being a big one). So many people site that as DC copying Marvel, but they're literally 2 months apart, and you can't fully publish a comic with a new character in only 2 months, meaning Swamp Thing was in the works before Marvel revealed their new character. DC couldn't have known about it beforehand unless an ex Marvel writer moved over to DC and told them about it.
@@huylam3951 Martian manhunter also has laser beams (with his eyes) and can change his density and become also invisible. He has basically the same powers of Vision but can also read minds and change his form, but has a weakness to fire that vision does not have. Red Tornado is a similar character in personality to Vision and Martian Manhunter and is a robot but that's it.
But we know, Marvel cant make Joker... Edit: I do not underestimate Marvel's characters. Marvel makes a good movie. They great at combining characters into one movie. (As an exception, I'll say Logan a good movie. But Logan is a familiar character before movies.(X-men) The joker was more successful in a single movie with a different actor, in a different way). But when DC makes a solo movie, this is a very meaningful and good script. They proved it with the Joker movie.
@@whoisalainna3347 and seeing as said companies have lasted a couple decades shy of a century and with basically one of the biggest catalogues of characters, you're guaranteed to have two characters be similar in away.
I love how on the show of moon knight they tried to make him less similar to batman. For example Steven is regular guy, he isn't rich like in the comics. And many other things like the gadgets. The point is that Marvel managed to make him an original character
Alot of these were bad comparisons to me too. Raven and the Phoenix force? No way. They are so different. Some of these are 20 + years apart. I think you need to go back to the drawing board. Most of these are completely different. I feel like you just threw some together because you thought they were similar
Yes. This video is very one-sided. Extremists based off of Marvel characters. But in this, they are a rip-off. Gorilla Grodd - Gorilla Man Similiarities: Both are gorillas I wasn't know gorillas are owned by Marvel Etc. etc. They are just similiar characters, not a copycat characters. This video's owner is a dumbass
@@DaffodilSum6788 that's definitely a copy everyone knows that Marvel copies majority character from DC because DC was made first but marvel just know how to make money with their's
That is the one u r thinking of? Copying or not there is a lot of change in design while marvel did it. But dc seems to have hardly changed marvel characters
Numerous N: comics and legos in all fairness, raven and Phoenix have their similarities...they’re both strong empaths, both powerhouses on their team, both more quiet and reserved character personalities, both had a thing for their team leader, both afraid of their full powers, both prone to losing control and going bad, by being taken over by their inner struggles (Phoenix=Phoenix force; Raven=trigon) where both manifest in the shape of a large flying raptor, where both become way more powerful and uncaring of casualties/consequences...yea there’s a lot of differences in plots and storylines, but the base characters are pretty similar
@@maryse4me Thank you. Too many people look at the characters and go but they dont have the EXACT stories and colors so the comparison is invalid. Even someone with no character history can look at their imagedry and see theyre similar in expression.
@@maryse4me had to check if there's an actual obscure character titled Phoenix and not the Phoenix Force/Jean Grey (like X-Man was to the X-Men). Cause otherwise it sounds you're just throwing things at random. Jean Gray is nowhere as reserved nor outspoken as Raven is in most adaptations, whose treated like an introvert, goth or even mystical. Sure Jean comes off rough at times, otherwise far more standard in interacting with other heroes. Also Phoenix is completely external entity that just happened to find Jean as a host, while Trigon held his daughter as a gateway from the start of her origin, essentially the antichrist stereotype for DC. That leaves only the convenient basis of this argument, their bird motifs, thats the only reason this comparison is made. And thats just idiotic, consifering how many characters there are, even some using birds as projection. There is hardly any basis behind the other two points either, you cam find any heroes that arent as hammy but also with their secrets anywhere. Saying they're common is like saying saying every anti-hero copycatted Batman cause they are brutal and brooding (and like it or not you can find similarities even outside of ones like Moon Knight or Wolverine), or his billiomare alter ego for heroes like Tony Stark (which btw has much more legit points) for using their money to fight crime.
@@casono there's NOTHING common here that you can find in some other half a ton of unrelated characters, lol. Just both look like birds, lets dig up some common human personality to say they're similar, thats all the argument there is here.
Sharil Shahed Reserved and outspoken are two different things man. “Nowhere near as” the point is that she is and Raven is a character that copies that trait doesn’t matter if she’s “more” or not. Jean Grey is kind and gentle and acts as a sort of mother figure of the group which leads to her being more calm and reserved, Raven may just differ a bit by being goth/mystic/etc. but she still is that calm and reserved member. Doesn’t take one second to realise that Raven’s powers are ripping off the Phoenix Force so what’s the problem here? “Considering how many characters there are, even some using birds as projections” that right there is shitty logic, that just means that either Raven was by those characters who’s powers and likeness were inspired by the first to ever use said powers or Raven copied the first one to jump into the bandwagon Same argument for why so many DC characters “clearly” aren’t rip offs of Marvel’s, you’re trying to base it off solely on lore and not appearance, likeness, and the fundamentals of the character. If that were the case then literally every single rip off to ever exist isn’t a rip off because they changed the story just enough to avoid a lawsuit. Guess Thanos isn’t a Darkseid knock off cause he’s a Mad Titan and Darkseid’s a New God, get real
Or like "Oh no, he had a" Spider" in his alias, he is a copycat of Spider-Man!". It was oftenly heared by me about Black Spider from DC. But he wasn't copycat of Spider-Man, actually, he is more like Punisher, because he's an anti-hero.
I've always loved how marvel and dc will remix each others ideas. I can just imagine the creator seeing the others work and thinking they could do it better. It's interesting to see how the remix is sometimes more popular then the original.
@@fistfightersclub LMAOOOOO both can: -Can climb walls ✅️ -Shoots web ✅️ -Acrobatic ✅️ Stan Lee copied it and made up some kind of a story to cover it up.
@docholliday2571 yeah no just looked up tarantula and they had none of those powers till the 80s when they were re-written to have those powers. Nice try though.
When DC and Marvel came out, there was a lot of “I created that” and “that was my idea!” So marvel pretty much made a truce and let DC make its own similar characters without taking it into a legal battle every time and Vice versa. They pretty much decided to “let the better version/man win” instead of losing tons of money in lawsuits A lot of people don’t know this but image comic’s artist were originally Marvel’s artists. They felt they weren’t being given enough credit and compensation for their work. They approached Marvel with their complaints and Marvel got greedy, pretty much telling them to piss off. BIG MISTAKE.. A good portion of Marvel’s best artists went off together and created image comics(spawn, Invincible) which royal F’d Marvel for a good while. Art quality went down significantly and people were discerned. Because Marvel didn’t respect the people who were creating their comics. When I say quality went down, I mean they had artist who could not even remotely draw their staple characters (like Wolverine, fantastic 4, every one). Signature artwork gone.
Its also a legal nightmare trying to argue to nuance. Like this video shows Quicksilver and Flash as copycat....If that was true any hero that runs fast would be not allowed under copyright? Nah, I think they saw that trying to push it would just make a mess of the law giving them more red tape.
I like both universes, but I'm not the greatest fan (I have only read very few comics, some old and new TV shows plus RUclips videos. I want to know, how the majority are not copycats? At simple sight, most of them look like it. It is because of their powers and origin stories? I really want to know, and would gladly read from people who really know.
@@belegthoron8603 some of them just look similar on the outside (clothes and basic appearance) For example John Constantine and Peter Wisdom look similar on the outside but John Constantine is a magician/sorcerer/wizard etc whereas Peter Wisdom is a mutant to who can make "blades" of heat. Peter Wisdom doesn't even know magic
@@lolbits8759 My man Dex-Starr is literally a symbol of anger in the DCEU and yeah I may be wrong but man if you call rocket some certain things you're the same as dead, and I'm counting rocket's jetpack as a method of flying
Yeah, probably the reason why is that Raven is introduced as a new hero and Trigon will be introduced later in maybe in flashbacks of Raven or something.
Dc has copied more villains and marvel has copied more heroes but for the most part they were inspired for example quicksilver and flash share only a few similarities that are not enough to call a copy example Spider-Man from tarantula or they evolved into something different example deadpool
Marvel copied way more then dc lol… Dc has the best villains and heroes actually till this date… Dc was made first and had the first ever superheroes and villains. Marvel isn’t bad tho but Dc is definitely more original.
Just making superhero's with the same power's doesn't really make for a "It's a copy!" argument, Most of these heroes share basic similarities but are completely different characters altogether
I can’t believe Marvel created “Firestar” a year after “Starfire.” These people were definitely trying to go for each other’s ass lol They are all really cool though. I’m more of a Marvel fan, but I can’t deny DC does really good designs as well. The only design I’m bothered about is the one guy DC created right after Doc. Ock. It looks like a bootleg.
@@12jswilson As with a lot of these entries, the similarities are pretty superficial when strength/flight/eyebeams are the basic powerset of many characters, while they are written entirely differently. And nearly identical costumes? Which Supergirl costume and which Captain Marvel costume did you have in mind, because they've both been few a number of different ones.
@@Rei-Rei the red white blue gold motif costumes. Listen, some of these I'll admit aren't particularly close like Moonknight and Batman. However, it's very obvious some of these are just straight ripoffs of one kind or another. Doesn't mean they're exactly the same, but you're being ridiculous. Next you'll tell me that Hercules (Marvel) has only superficial resemblance to Hercules (DC).
@@12jswilson Moon Knight would be more accurately a copy of The Shadow, who was also one of the inspirations for Batman, but Moon Knight is a lot closer. Obviously both Hercules are based on the Greek myth, but they are not copies of each other. You can find variations on the same mythic characters in just about every part of pop culture, but nobody says the angels in Evangelion are copies of angels in All Dogs go to Heaven or Good Omens, or even any of the angels that have shown up in Marvel or DC. The problem with the video is that it lumps these all in together and suggests that one character is a copy of another by picking some superficial similarity. For some it's accurate, for others it's ridiculous. For some the whole point of the copy was to parody or pastiche the original. For others it's taking a single element of similarity where they are otherwise fundamentally different characters. As for Supergirl, her costume has traditionally had a yellow element. If that's now gold it certainly post-dates Captain Marvel's costume, which was in fact based on the previous male Captain Marvel design. And before she was Captain Marvel she was Ms. Marvel, in a black and yellow costume that looks nothing like Supergirl's.
Imagine if D.C. and Marvel were both allying companies and hide a wide array of crossovers and actually helped each other to create absolute masterpieces
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-White Dragon (Marvel 1978), White Dragon (DC 1987)
-Scarlet Scarab (Marvel 1977) , Scarlet Scarab (DC 2009)
-Tarantula
(Marvel 1974), Tarantula (DC October 1941), Spider-Man (Marvel 1962), Spider Man (DC Whiz Comics 1947), Black Spider DC 1976, (The Spider, Master of Men 1933)
-Wonder Man (Marvel 1964), Wonder Man (DC 1963)
- fire lord Marvel 1974, Human Torch 1939, firebrand DC 1941, Firestorm DC 1978 , Human Flame DC 1959
-Deadpool (Wade Wilson), Deathstroke (Slade Wilson), Red tool (DC 2013)
-Time Commander 1965 Hourman first appeared in 1940
-Yggardis, the Living Planet 1960
-white tiger red lion
-Mr. Freeze 1959
-Lightning Lad (1958
-Power Man (Marvel 1972 ), Power Girl (DC 1976)
-The Shark(October 1963)
-Robotman (DC 1942), Human Torch 1939, (PERCY 1911: COMICS' FIRST ROBOT)
-Green Lantern Corps first appearance was in 1959
-The Herald (DC) and Cloak (Marvel)
-Lord Pumpkin (Marvel 1993), Mervyn Pumpkinhead (DC 1989)
-Fantastic 4 ( 1961), Challengers of the Unknown (DC 1957)
- Marvel have: Captain Marvel, Marvel Boy, Marvel Girl, Marvel Man (Miracle Man). DC have: Superman, Supergirl, Superboy, Superwoman
, Superdog, Wonder Woman, Wonder Man, Wonder Boy, Wonder Girl
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Bro you're saying avangers team copied from justice league are you serious
There are just some characters copied a team from other team and you are saying full teams copied from other
Marvel & DC are just two cool kids saying the same jokes as each other but getting recognized for it later than the other
This is so accurate
When jack kirby created both
@lmm 2200 lol both jack kirby created da comic he did a better job in DC
@lmm 2200 Jack kirby is a comic book artist for both marvel and DC , he did a better job on DC in terms of speedsters or fast people
@lmm 2200 Nope you are dead wrong. Marvel's comics are better recently.
I know, I suck
Marvel: Hey can I copy your homework?
DC: I was about to ask you the same question?
Marvel: Oh...
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@@saviosada3630 Why thanks.
@@bluecrusaderfilms this is the most beautiful comment I’ve seen
Underrated as hell
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I at least appreciate how 75% of these are only copycats at first glance and the actual characters are incredibly different
Thanos was pulled from Darksied yet the two could not be any different.
Its like they copied at first but then later became their own characters
@@arkangelgaming35 do not know. I watch so many superhero shit last year, that I start notice any difference even between batman and spiderman. Those superheroic franchise are soooo predictable in terms of story, characters, villains. If you watch any first 10 minutes of any superhero movie you will already know who will one in the end
@@MyNameIsHeyo its actually balanced pretty well as i much prefer comic Darkseid who's quite menacing over comic Thanos who's just a simp for Death. Movie version Thanos takes easily.
There's a difference to copying a character and rivalling one or taking inspiration from
1: "Can I copy your homework?"
2: "only if I can copy yours?"
1: "hmmm.......deal!"
"Hey did that one character you make breathe air"
"Yeah."
"Mine did it a few years earlier, I'll see you in court."
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Deadpool literally a parody of Deathstroke
Wade Wilson and Slade Wilson
Yeah that's one of the most obvious ones.
He's no parody, their brothers from another mother
@@lyricaldeezy4151 they're*
**moment of realization** This is why I get confused by Slade's name
@@goaty5779 thank you sir. I see you edited 🤔😁👍
To be fair, most of these were created by two or three guys that went back and forth between both companies. 😂
And there are people who get butthurt over that lol
Makes sence tho. Dunno why the butthurt
Yeah the one most prominent of these situations are Darkseid and Thanos. They were both made by *the* Jack Kirby
kirby lmao
And in the case of Man Thing and Swamp Thing, I want to say I remember reading that the guy who created Man Thing and the guy creating Swamp Thing were like roommates or friends or something and the guy who created Swamp Thing alleged that the guy who created Man Thing stole his idea and got it Marvel before he could get Swamp Thing to DC.. or something like that...
Swamp Thing and Man Thing were both inspired by The Heap (1942). The fact that they both debuted in 1971 isn't a coincidence; that's when the Comics Code Association relaxed the restrictions against horror comics.
The creators of each characters were roommates too!
Thw creator of swampthing stold the idea frm his roommate who created man thing. They poblished man thing a month before they published swampthing.
@@Daniel-ew5qf fr?
And "The Heap" was inspired by Theodore Sturgeon's "It" in 1940
@@Daniel-ew5qf which company is creator of heap?
Many dc and marvel cartoonists were roommates, so it's not uncommon for these things to happen
Enemies to lovers slow burn 100k
@@pettingbears and they were roommates!
@@jaden3898 omg they were roommates
Shipping in the writer's room now. Man, have we evolved
@@pettingbears xqcL
I just like how differently they can take these characters, Deadpool and Deathstroke look similar, but are almost complete opposites as to character, tone, and overall application
I mean it's probably the most famous one for copying the characters though. The co-creator of Deadpool Rob Liefeld even admitted it
At first Deadpool was a parody of Deathstroke
And then he was something else
mooney and bats the same
@@zorororonoa1810 Slade Wilson to Wade Wilson 😂😂
Everyone forgets that Deadpool is actually a Deathstroke/Ambush Bug mix.
Firestar and Starfire they really weren't trying with the names
I thought Firestar was originally created to replace Human Torch in Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends because Ice Man was already going to be in the show and they decided they wanted at least one friend to be female.
@@ScionStorm1 That and i don't think could explain cosmic rays yet.
@@Va1karius Actually I think that one goes to Frankie Raye as one of Galactus heralds.
Both companies were literally competing each other. Literally. They look at each others comics and write everything down
Actually both companies were hiring the same writers and artist as freelance - so they would end up designing very similar characters and STORYLINE's because it is very hard to keep up with creating new characters and stories.
Also an artist might design a new character for one company and be told great character but bad look so he changes the look for that character but he really likes his orginal image so he sells that look to the other company and they make a similar hero or villian to match the look - which means both companies end up with a new very similar characters.
Captain Marvel v Supergirl.
Carol Danvers v Kara Danvers.
No way that's a coincidence.
Danvers is a popular last name.
Apart from the name and the fact that they are both blondes, there is no similarity.
Marvel and DC is like Greek Mythology and Roman Mythology, the gods are almost the exact same with a few minor differences in personality and names
Well that's not rly accurate cuz in that case roman mythology is actually a copy of greek one where both marvel and dc copied one another
Watch full video 90% hero’s are copied from DC marvel copied all character from DC
Lol, that's a hard no
Same creators bro...mostly
Nice analogy
DC: Starfire
Marvel: Firestar
Me: Now that's just lazy
I'll do you one better.
Swamp Thing - Man Thing
How about.
Banshee(Marvel) - Silver Banshee(DC)
@@nabilamal4588 Marvel-Boomerang
Dc- Capt. Boomerang
@@Profile_Profile_Underscore No... Blue beetle. And beetle. Bruh.
Enchantress-enchantress
Marvel: Enchantress
DC: Enchantress
Like wtf?
They Didn’t even try on that one lol
@@sumguy9793 Exactly.
@@tick1180 and scarecrow and scarecrow 😂
Shovel Knight:Enchantress
What's your point? Lol
Same with Scarecrow
What a lot of people don’t know and I didn’t know this myself at first but it’s really understandable once you figure out why they’re so many similar if not almost one for one copycats of characters. The first reason is that a lot and I mean a lot of these artists were roommates. For example if I’m not mistaken I think it was Man-Thing and Swamp Thing creators were roommates at the time. And again(if I’m not mistaken) Marvel and DC comics were literally right down the street from each other at one point and time and a lot of the artist and creators would all live together and talk about their projects with each other. Hell, and some said that they would actually purposely make similar characters to see who could I guess make a better character or see who’s character people would like the most. So it was more of a friendly rivalry and it would make creators work harder because they would want to one up their friends so they could have the bragging rights. A second reason was that a lot creators would leave one company and go to the other after so long but couldn’t take their creations they worked so hard on so they’d for the most part just create a character that was just the same as their last character. Like the Phantom Stranger and the Phantom Reporter, now idk if the same person or not created both I’m just using these two as an example. Say that the creator of the Phantom reporter left Marvel and went to DC but people really loved his character so he’d just create pretty much the same character and since comics were made for little boys they usually wouldn’t pay attention that much to it. But if they did they probably just thought he changed some how since his name, and appearance were so close that they couldn’t be different people. And lastly, idk how true this is but I heard that sometimes people would spy for another comic company and then go to the other with information on appearance, powers etc etc and then get paid for said information. Hell, I’ve even heard that some of those quote on quote “spies” were actual employees of the rival comics company, hell some creators themselves from what I had heard lol. But without those types of things going on we wouldn’t have some of the amazing characters that we have now! So to those who did what they did thank you, because without that the industry wouldn’t have been what it is today🙌🏾 lol.
I'm here to prevent others from saying "*amount of likes* and 0 replies? Let me fix that"
I’m sure half of these weren’t purposely meant to be a copy.
Probably over half
Evil Marshmellows yeah lmao
Keanu reeves is a rip off of Sylvester Stallone. Matrix is a rip off of ghost in the shell.
Some are real rip offs, like deadpool the creator has said in an interview that they really got that idea from deathstroke
Yup.
"All of these are coincidental!"
*Starfire vs Firestar*
"....Wow..."
Like okay most of them are coincidental then lol
That’s what the fuck I thought immediately
I laughed at that one☠
ok but at least marvel made the og enchantress. dc couldve came up with a different name
Or Swamp thing and Man thing
DC : * Creates Circe *
Marvel : "imma call it Enchantress"
DC : "i like that." * creates Enchantress *
Marvel : *Creates Circe in the Eternals*
Win-Win situation honestly.
Sersi*
Is actually sersi
Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.
Thats sersi fool😂
This is why don't compare stuff or fans might get toxic
True
Speedy
Tbh i don't really care 🙄oh btw there is one charecter that both DC and Marvel shared... I forgot his name
Its toxic thats bad
@Jayden Lau nope ..he is like an entity keeping the both universe from colliding, i guess 🤣i fogot his name and what he does but it is pretty close
Edit : his name is Acess (Axel Asher)
This ends in four different ways:
-The one that came first becomes the iconic one
-The one that came after steals the spotlight
-Both of them are equally known
-Both of them are unknown to the public
Pretty much
Thats literally every possible outcomes
Really?
Omg thanks for pointing out
@@lesonarong54 lol
Nah sometimes the one that came second is more iconic
Everyone: firestar, stare fire, now that's just lazy
Me: scarecrow, scarecrow
What other name you want for a scarecrow? It's already really good and fit...
@@itsnotimportant2338 The Scarer could sound cool, or they could just do what they did with Starfire, and put the Crow Scare.
@@christiant.1113 bye bye man lmao
@@itsnotimportant2338 Crowscare
@@itsnotimportant2338 maybe terror straw or something
It's interesting how much it varies when the more popular one came first or second. Makes me think this is actually a good practice and helps the better version of the idea come out on top.
DC: STARfire
Marvel: fireSTAR
WOW SUCH A BIG DIFFERENCE SKKMALMAO
Guilherme Reis damn. .i never looked at the name for marvels character. .I’m shocked it’s basically when you copy and past something but delete some of the words that don’t sound like you and replace it with something that does sound like you. .
Dc: Scarecrow
Marvel: Scarecrow
@@worthas7196 What's the Difference?
@@jawadnasir60061 The Scarecrow from DC wants to scare everyone with his scaretoxin.
The Scarecrow from Marvel just do crimes. He also trains Crows to kill.
@@jawadnasir60061
DC Scarecrow is a doctor that use fear toxins.
Marvel Scarecrow: He's a antihero, He's a supernatural being that guard this another supernatural being from trying to over our world. Also he's stuck in a painting.
Marvel: Can I copy your homework?
DC: Sure, but change it a bit
DC: Starfire
Marvel: firestar
Lmao
DC: Can we use Lizard?
Marvel: Go ahead just give him pants and decrease his long ass head.
DC: (makes Killer Croc) Seems perfect.
Marvel: Killer Croc isn’t it? Pff, doesn’t seem stronger then our regenerating Lizard.
DC: What was that?
Marvel: Nothing, nothing. Looks great and shit.
Dc: can I copy ur homework
Marvel:sure
Marvel enchantress
Dc enchantress
DC:Bruh
Though, Firestar isn't a copy of Starfire.
She was made for Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends to replace Human Torch because they couldn't get the rights to him (think something similar to the Sony/MCU Spider-Man situation).
Basically, Marvel copied themselves because they sold their IP to multiple companies and needed a way to put one character in without reconfiguring the IP.
Here's my take:
Some are definitely copycats, but flash and Quicksilver, Hawkeye and Green Arrow, the butlers, etc. Come on, each universe needs at least one speedster, archer, butler, etc.
@@V_For_Vigilante I'll take that as a really good point
No flash green arrow and Alfred are original
@@zaidvally1742 what I was try to say is each universe needs one of those types of character. I did not mean to confuse, I did not mean to say these characters are 100% copycats. But other characters are definitely copycats as they were in direct response to each other.
agree
Kinda
Human torch was created in 1936, he was the first superhero
1939. Marvel femboy and all their nonsense
Call me salty but some of the heroes here aren't very similar and aren't copycats yes they're similar but just because they are doesn't mean they are just copies like black mask and red skull... completely different but that's just me
Alot of these were bad comparisons to me too. Raven and the Phoenix force? No way. They are so different. Some of these are 20 + years apart.
Bradley Paul no you’re completely right.
maddhatter 713 nope your right it’s like comparing killer frost to iceman two completely different types of characters just because they both have ice powers
Of course most of this "copycats" are bad picking.
Red Skull is a Nazi super-soldier, and Black Mask is a sadistic mobster. They are completly diffirent.
@@alexferrana3979 Also Red Skull can't take off his mask. I believe Roman could.
Raven is half demon with magic and dark magic. Phoenix is basically a celestial goddess. Just because they're women both named after birds means nothing.
True, but the pictures shown in the video pretty much shows the similarities between the two, probably the only similarity.
Corry Jamieson The title says copycats which would mean that one directly caused the other’s existence.
The word also implies that they should have few discrepancies between them.
Raven is a half demon who’s power originates from blood and magic,
Phoenix is a mutant with access to tremendous power via an unrelated entity.
They look completely different due to one coming from Earth and the other from Azarath.
They have almost the polar opposite color scheme where as one is entirely Warm colors due to fire.
While the other is cool colors blues etc. The Raven is an omen of death where as the Phoenix has a never ending life cycle of rebirth.
They are both strong women of great power but other than that they are completely different.
@@ravendc5871 I just pointed out one small similarity, I didn't asked to get an education
Corry Jamieson.
I apologize for coming of that way. To be honest I probably went a little overboard, but I guess having an opinion does come at the risk of others misinterpreting it. I didn’t mean to upset you or lecture you. I just like Raven as I can relate to her quite a lot in my own ways.
I guess I kind of have a facade going where when I’m stressed or overwhelmed I avoid confronting these emotions by dissociating and trying to be all that she is. Wise, powerful and courageous and so on.
I’ll stay out of your hair, I wish you all the best.
Stay safe
@@ravendc5871 thank you, its alright, misunderstanding something is pretty "normal"
Both companies have Scarecrow characters and they look indistinguishable.
DCs Scarecrow is for sure the better and more popular one though
Damn marvel don’t even try to make it discreet that they are ripping off Dc characters 🤣🤣🤣
@Metapan but it’s true. D.C. came first not marvel. That is a fact. D.C. came in 1934 Marvel came in 1939. Dc is more original than marvel. That is a fact
@Metapan but how. What ur saying makes zero sense because dc came first. D.C. came in 1934 and marvel in 1939. It’s almost Impossible for dc to have copied marvel
More because dc has had more time. D.C. have ripped a lot of from marvel aswell but marvel has done it more and has done it more blatantly.
@Metapan look if u were to count how many characters marvel ripped from dc in total and how many dc ripped from marvel in total. The amount of marvel’s side would be far greater
1:30 Silver surfer and black racer?? Now that’s a stretch 🤣🤣
Really Jarvis and Alfred. Are we actually going to be shocked that two ultra rich people have butlers?
Crack Goat but both play a crucial part in assisting their employers who both happen to have dead parents and no superpowers
@@tmaacattack I mean yes but i'd argue that neither character is a unique concept. Plus Jarvis has gone from butler to AI and though this is a more modern interpretation of the character should be taken into consideration.
@@crackgoat9780 the timing of their appearence, their roles, their then-persona, and their aforementioned masters overall a multitude of things imply this commonality. Sure its nothing uncommon, nor these two in question are. But can you name any other butler that made such an impact like Alfred did? Point being Alfred was taken as a plot device that preexisted, while Jarvis was more likely inspired by Alfred's popularity.
Alfreds full name is literally Alfred Jarvis Pennyworth.
But both are rich right?
People who say “Moon Knight is like Marvel’s Batman” are the kind of people who don’t know anything about Moon Knight in the first place
I think a lot of people don’t know who Moon Knight even is
@@benji6509 well they’re about to (Disney+)
I only know moon knight from
"Random bullshit, go"
Batman is just a copy of the shadow anyway.
@@Shagamaw-100 wut?
New drinking game: take a shot everytime DC added a new character with Black as the first name
Wasted
@ClaubynBoi How did you get high grade poison? It’s not fair all I have is a caprisun tropical punch packet 😡
Or "Captain" plus whatever gimmick they use.
MARVEL: Black Captain America
D'OH!
@@strangearbiter467 you like your own comment cringe
@ClaubynBoi you like your own comment cringe
Dc Captain Nazi (1941)
Marvel Master men (1975)
Marvel White rabbit (1987)
Dc Harley quinn (1991)
Dc Joker (1941)
Marvel Jester (1971)
Marvel Winther soldier (January 2005)
Dc Red hood (February 2005)
Marvel mutants (1963)
Dc metahumans (1987)
Dc Robin (1940)
Marvel Bucky barnes (1941)
Dc Arkham Asylum (1974)
Marvel Ravencroft Institute (1991)
Dc Captain marvel jr (1941) (first teenager super hero)
Marvel spider man (1963)
Dc Flash (1940)
Marvel Whizzer (1941)
Doom Patrol predates mutants and X-men
Phoenix: telepathy, telekinesis.
Raven: dark magic.
Author: they are similar
Raven is not a magic user in her original incarnation, magic is not even her best ability,it's the soulself which is an essential part of her was underutilized and downgraded, she has telekinesis and telepathy like every one else but nothing like the phoenix ,the soulself is a shapeless void busted with too much extra dimensional energy.
I think they are comparing the character designs in some cases, its also valid in my opinion, but I also think that they added too many DC characters that were rip offs of Marvel characters (Havoc, Gorgon) as Marvel has the Supreme Squadron's universe in the same way,
Also, isn't phoenix from mythology?
The better comparison would be raven and cloak
@@eivor3975 raven dont have telekinesis or telepathy in her original incarnation, only soul projection, empathy and teleport
This is the ultimate "Can I copy your homework?", "Sure, just don't make it too similar."
Cough cough captain America and commander steel cough cough dr strange and dr fate
Firestar/Starfire XDDDDDDD
4:41
except they did make it too similar
@@babyabes5920
Firestar and Starfire
Scarecrow and Scarecrow
Spiderman has the most distinctive design so it is easy to see it was copied.
Deadpool is literally a parody of deathstroke, the writers admitted it.
I could go on but it should be obvious
Phoenix and Raven aren’t copycats, they’re drastically different characters who just both happen to have incredibly dangerous powers.
Edit: been almost a year and I still get regular replies to this comment lol.
Yeah! One of them got split personalities who becomes a power hungry maniac and the other can't draw so much emotion if a parent is gonna crash the party
Same concept of a lady with super dangerous powers that is named after a bird lmao
There's several one this list that aren't copied
Both have to do with powerful ancestral magik
@@_-.G.-_ similar concept does not mean it's a copy
0:56 Cinderblock appeared in 2009? I thought I saw him in Teen Titans 2003
Thought the same thing
2009 is his first comic appearance
@@skarletxkabal Right
How the hell is DexStarr a rip-off of rocket Racoon?
Small and Hairy mammal with Anger issues and strong weapon/weapons
@@WatermelonNoel wrong
Mahir Khan not saying DexStarr is a rip off just saying some similarities
dont listen to this list, they really dont know what they're talking about
Watermelon Archive the description you made sounds like a dwarf with a weapon of some sort lol
It’s funny seeing which versions had more staying power. Some of them are equally well known and some had an obvious winner.
MARVEL SUCKS !!
Dc's best movies are wayyyyy better than stupid cringey marvel's best movies
Marvel =💩
@@zh4696 why?
@@zh4696 This is such a shit take. If you went into specifics maybe you'd have a semblance of reason, but you don't so you look stupid.
@@ambiguousduck2333
Marvel is stupid and cringey
Acting is terrible , story is bull 💩 , villains are the typical "i wILl tAkE oVeR tHe eNtIrE wOrLd" type , there is NO character development and every third month they come up with a new 💩 movie .
The only likeable marvel character is the basic spiderman 😂😂
@@ambiguousduck2333
You are a typical mindless marvel fan ducky momo
Marvel and Dc’s conversations be like
Marvel: That’s a nice jacket you got there
Dc: I could say the same about you
underrated
I’m you, but from another timeline.
@@teufortimusprime4929 lol
I like how some of these copies or more popular than the og while others are left forgotten for good
The fact that half the top comments in this comment section are mostly the same 2-3 jokes but worded differently makes this video even better lol
Hypocrits talking shit about hypocrites
@@frogshnuckle4475 The irony makes it fucking hilarious
@@frogshnuckle4475 Copycats talking shit about Copycats?
Better ?
The fact that almost if not all of the top comments in this video are copy pasted but edited to make it look different lmao
4:44 This one didn't even have to copy
They look same and their name also same so...
Lol
DC's scarecrow is a very top villain! I don't know Marvel's so I can't say anything.
@@nyckyyzy same
They didn't copied it, they just made a crossover with him
I honestly never knew there was a Marvel Scarecrow
Scarecrows are a real thing too
It was probably a throwaway villain while cooling off from a major plotline. Marvel makes tons of villains that they kill off wantonly, while DC makes a few villains and never let them die no matter how much that beg.
F tier marvel villain
@@dannybenhur6123 shit made me laugh way too much. Everyone knows scarecrows are fictional and DC just copied farmers
@@michaelperez8858 Dude what? Scarecrows are real; they're used to scare away crows.
I'm pretty sure a couple of these characters and their counterparts were created by the same people.
In fact, a lot of these were from completely different companies before DC (and probably Marvel) bought the rights.
How interesting that Man Thing and Swamp Thing were introduced a month apart..
their creators were actually roommates, the similarities aren't a coincidence
@@ratboy7118 damn ya beat me to it.
@@ratboy7118 Oh my God they were roommates
@@Tboss8910 And they were roommates!
That is businezz....
Marvel: Imma copy DC, he wouldnt notice
DC: Imma copy Marvel, he wouldnt notice
😂
WOW
*applauses*
y'know? Thats how the world works.
Some of these aren’t super bad, and then there’s FireStar.
And then right above that there’s scarecrow
Some of these are even copies of what they claim. For example the xmen are actually based upon the legion of superheroes.
What about enchantress
Have you already forgotten about silver banshee, Mr elongated?Gorila man? Gorgon?or bumblebee?😆
@@AngelEmfrbl For example raven or Gorgon lol
I must say some great comparisons, did not know a lot of this before hand.
Marvel:Banshee
Dc:Silver Banshee
Marvel: Wut
Dc:I'm just gonna make it shinny
I'm assuming this is also how shiny pokemon cards were invented?
@@ago8085 lol
They both are copycats of the Irish banshee :))))))
(it s just a joke don t insult me please)
@@ago8085 😂
Beetle - blue beetle
DC:”You can copy my homework but don’t make it obvious.”
Marvel:”Got it.”
5:27
Marvel: eh fuck it bro, they wont notice
4:43
1:52
@@seanthomxx2694 the marvel fan:
😂😂😂😂😂😂I can not believe that 🤣🤣🤣🤣 but scarecrow is even worst😂😂😂😂😂
4:38 hmm.. nah its fine no one will notice that 2 of the same “things” were made 2 months apart
I feel like comparing Red Tornado to Vision is a bit of a stretch, they’re both red robots but don’t have similar powers tbh
that and their released publications are literally 2 months apart, with Red Tornado being released in August 1968, and Vision being in October 1968. Publications take longer than 2 months, so to say that Marvel copied DC with that one is probably false. They were being worked on at relatively the same time.
Same goes for other characters on this list who are literally 2-3 months apart (Man Thing and Swamp Thing being a big one). So many people site that as DC copying Marvel, but they're literally 2 months apart, and you can't fully publish a comic with a new character in only 2 months, meaning Swamp Thing was in the works before Marvel revealed their new character. DC couldn't have known about it beforehand unless an ex Marvel writer moved over to DC and told them about it.
For me vision is more similar to Martian manhunter, both in Powers and personality, although they have extremely different origins
@@dasetof I heard Vision can attack with laser and he can dodge with intangible power.
@@huylam3951 Martian manhunter also has laser beams (with his eyes) and can change his density and become also invisible. He has basically the same powers of Vision but can also read minds and change his form, but has a weakness to fire that vision does not have. Red Tornado is a similar character in personality to Vision and Martian Manhunter and is a robot but that's it.
In the end what does it really matter we got some great characters out of both companies
0:42 actually Vision came first because before the android there was an alien Vision named Aarkus who first appeared in 1940
But we know, Marvel cant make Joker...
Edit: I do not underestimate Marvel's characters. Marvel makes a good movie. They great at combining characters into one movie. (As an exception, I'll say Logan a good movie. But Logan is a familiar character before movies.(X-men) The joker was more successful in a single movie with a different actor, in a different way). But when DC makes a solo movie, this is a very meaningful and good script. They proved it with the Joker movie.
Carnage is Marvel's Joker, so... you are going see Venom 2?
Rïdïcułøus ShiT then I guess you don’t know who the jester is.
@@aidenwall19 yeees, i totally know who's this... (googling it...).
@@denersix9550 pls carnage is not equel to joker
@@denersix9550 Green Goblin is Marvel's joker, Not carnage
2:26 Ah, Black Mash. My favourite!
Don't forget JoNh Constantine and Jack Jrost
He reminds me of Mr Negative
Jaja
What about KingPing
And 6:05 Kingping!
Starfire and firestar 😭😂😂😂
Enchantress enchantress
Scarecrow aaaand... you guessed it: Scarecrow!
starfire wins because shes hotter lol
Starifre would crush firestar though
@@att1tude__ starifre?
You got Black Panther??
Naw, we got Bronze Tiger!
Same energy 😂
Ah yes, my 3 favorite DC superheroes: Elongated Man, Cinderblock and Hourman
*I like this comment*
Hourman is actually cool
Cinder block was a bad guy in the 2004 teen Titans show so idk where this 2009 number is coming from
Are they heroes or porn stars?
Hahhahahahahha ooooh good one
DC Haters and Marvel Haters be like: THIS GUYS GOT SHOES......HES TOTALLY COPYING OUR GUY
DON'T TELL ME YOU HAVE SHOES TOO 🙃
Lol right! Forgetting that the writers for those comics get hired by both companies
@@whoisalainna3347 and seeing as said companies have lasted a couple decades shy of a century and with basically one of the biggest catalogues of characters, you're guaranteed to have two characters be similar in away.
@@Batman89057 WAIT WHO HAS SHOES 😡
Yall do have to admit, Black Spider is a rip off of Spider-Man
75% of these are just “we have McDonald’s at home” moments
"Hey, mom can we get Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D"
"No sweetie, we have Shield at home"
Shield at home: a.R.g.U.s
@@yourcousinsbrokenps2400 well, they needed a shield counterpart
"Hey, mom can we get Scarecrow?"
"We have Scarecrow at home"
Scarecrow at home: Scarecrow
Wait...
@@alexanderm.635 Underrated
@@alexanderm.635 Which of them? Marvel's or DC's?
Why did Marvel literally copied Scarecrow? I’m pretty sure the rest have there unique stories and name but Scarecrow is, well still Scarecrow.
Lmao Rocket and Dexstar have nothing on common. A lot of these are kinda weak
@Coll Spurlock what being space animals
@@grimwolf9167 dexstarr is actually from earth he just has red lantern ring
True
Rocket is a space Raccoon who's smart and can use proper guns.
And Dexstar has a very sad story and if u watched the vid u will cry
I agree some are accurate but most are just appearance based which is kinda dumb
The fact that Thin-Man came before Plastic Man and Mr Fantastic makes me laugh so hard
Same. I mean I never even heard of thin man before watching this
@Proxima lol
@Proxima loll thin-man came as a surprise to me. grundy's mainstream tho so
@@thebrickguy407 yeah Grundy has been in a lot of games, but a lot less in series and movies tho
@@user-br8ed4ly4u he was in JLU right?
So technically the lesson we can get here is that dc and marvel have been helping each other all these years
And marvel sucks
@@zh4696 and Dc too
They thrive off each others ideas.
@@zh4696 No
@@sunghyeonmoon2506 no
I love how on the show of moon knight they tried to make him less similar to batman. For example Steven is regular guy, he isn't rich like in the comics. And many other things like the gadgets.
The point is that Marvel managed to make him an original character
Alot of these were bad comparisons to me too. Raven and the Phoenix force? No way. They are so different. Some of these are 20 + years apart. I think you need to go back to the drawing board. Most of these are completely different. I feel like you just threw some together because you thought they were similar
Yes. This video is very one-sided.
Extremists based off of Marvel characters.
But in this, they are a rip-off.
Gorilla Grodd - Gorilla Man
Similiarities: Both are gorillas
I wasn't know gorillas are owned by Marvel
Etc. etc.
They are just similiar characters, not a copycat characters. This video's owner is a dumbass
Tell me please
yeah, most aren't copies at all. I mean, avengers and justice league? Come on. I barely saw any sign of copying for most of them, both DC and Marvel.
@@DaffodilSum6788 that's definitely a copy everyone knows that Marvel copies majority character from DC because DC was made first but marvel just know how to make money with their's
Um no. It's pretty evenly done on both sides. The copying of characters has been done over the years by DC just as much as marvel. Don't be a fan boy
DC: i am going to make hero, her name Will be Starfire
Marvel: firestar, they won't notice a thing
That is the one u r thinking of? Copying or not there is a lot of change in design while marvel did it. But dc seems to have hardly changed marvel characters
@@tarun3661 bruh the fuck are you so pissed? It's just a joke chill lmfao
@@tarun3661 it was a joke dude
@@jaypaul15 thx 😊
@@tarun3661 Woooooosh
"Hey we need to come up with a badass name for a superhero with stretchy limbs"
"hmm yes elongated man"
Strechy boi
🤣😂🤣
@@bluball3923 rubber band dude
Lmfao
14 times more DC copied from Marvel, so.. (Disclaimer:I'm not a fanboy but I like DC more but enjoy Marvel Stuffs also).
Me at the Scarecrow fan club party: “They don’t know that I’m a Marvel Scarecrow fan.”
Raven isn't a copy cat of pheonix, their as far apart from one another as it is.
Numerous N: comics and legos in all fairness, raven and Phoenix have their similarities...they’re both strong empaths, both powerhouses on their team, both more quiet and reserved character personalities, both had a thing for their team leader, both afraid of their full powers, both prone to losing control and going bad, by being taken over by their inner struggles (Phoenix=Phoenix force; Raven=trigon) where both manifest in the shape of a large flying raptor, where both become way more powerful and uncaring of casualties/consequences...yea there’s a lot of differences in plots and storylines, but the base characters are pretty similar
@@maryse4me Thank you. Too many people look at the characters and go but they dont have the EXACT stories and colors so the comparison is invalid. Even someone with no character history can look at their imagedry and see theyre similar in expression.
@@maryse4me had to check if there's an actual obscure character titled Phoenix and not the Phoenix Force/Jean Grey (like X-Man was to the X-Men). Cause otherwise it sounds you're just throwing things at random.
Jean Gray is nowhere as reserved nor outspoken as Raven is in most adaptations, whose treated like an introvert, goth or even mystical. Sure Jean comes off rough at times, otherwise far more standard in interacting with other heroes. Also Phoenix is completely external entity that just happened to find Jean as a host, while Trigon held his daughter as a gateway from the start of her origin, essentially the antichrist stereotype for DC. That leaves only the convenient basis of this argument, their bird motifs, thats the only reason this comparison is made. And thats just idiotic, consifering how many characters there are, even some using birds as projection.
There is hardly any basis behind the other two points either, you cam find any heroes that arent as hammy but also with their secrets anywhere. Saying they're common is like saying saying every anti-hero copycatted Batman cause they are brutal and brooding (and like it or not you can find similarities even outside of ones like Moon Knight or Wolverine), or his billiomare alter ego for heroes like Tony Stark (which btw has much more legit points) for using their money to fight crime.
@@casono there's NOTHING common here that you can find in some other half a ton of unrelated characters, lol. Just both look like birds, lets dig up some common human personality to say they're similar, thats all the argument there is here.
Sharil Shahed Reserved and outspoken are two different things man. “Nowhere near as” the point is that she is and Raven is a character that copies that trait doesn’t matter if she’s “more” or not. Jean Grey is kind and gentle and acts as a sort of mother figure of the group which leads to her being more calm and reserved, Raven may just differ a bit by being goth/mystic/etc. but she still is that calm and reserved member. Doesn’t take one second to realise that Raven’s powers are ripping off the Phoenix Force so what’s the problem here? “Considering how many characters there are, even some using birds as projections” that right there is shitty logic, that just means that either Raven was by those characters who’s powers and likeness were inspired by the first to ever use said powers or Raven copied the first one to jump into the bandwagon
Same argument for why so many DC characters “clearly” aren’t rip offs of Marvel’s, you’re trying to base it off solely on lore and not appearance, likeness, and the fundamentals of the character. If that were the case then literally every single rip off to ever exist isn’t a rip off because they changed the story just enough to avoid a lawsuit. Guess Thanos isn’t a Darkseid knock off cause he’s a Mad Titan and Darkseid’s a New God, get real
A lot of these are actually nothing alike past appearance, others are just blatant copies lmao.
Fun fact : Deadpool (Wade Wilson) was a originaly created as a joke copy of Deahstroke (Slade Wilson)
Funny how they have the same last name
That's a fucking GENIUS way to copy some and get away with it
@@Motus_Noctis You tend to get away with copies if they were meant as a parody
@Christian Garcia Funnier? Yes, better? No, they serve complete different purposes
@@leonardovenancio6096 yeah deathstroke is a fucking menace to batman and deadpool is a annoyance to wolverine. Love both characters
Half of the “marvel vs dc” is just like “hey that guys has wings!....and so does that guy you copycat!”
Or like "Oh no, he had a" Spider" in his alias, he is a copycat of Spider-Man!".
It was oftenly heared by me about Black Spider from DC. But he wasn't copycat of Spider-Man, actually, he is more like Punisher, because he's an anti-hero.
Deadpool is a complete copied version of death stroke they have almost the same name
@@frosty7310 no
@dio chan how you just gonna say NO even you know it's a copy they have the same name and they look the same
@@frosty7310 they don't look anything alike
I've always loved how marvel and dc will remix each others ideas. I can just imagine the creator seeing the others work and thinking they could do it better.
It's interesting to see how the remix is sometimes more popular then the original.
Kinda reminds me of how hydrox came before Oreos but the latter is a million times more popular
@@netherdominater9960 should of known oreos where a theif. They look so similar but which one taste better
G D I haven't had the chance to try Hydrox yet myself because Oreo stole all their shelf space in the cookie aisle
@@netherdominater9960 if you ever get the chance come back and let me know, lol. Even if it's 15 year later
G D Ill look this weekend since I have errands anyways lol
*"Rocket and Dex Starr cannot fucking fathom being compared too each other"*
Lol
I was so deeply confused that anyone thought they were in any way connected.
Angry cat vs funny raccoon with a gun. I see no difference.
@@Requiem_2803 wait ?
Your telling me that those weren’t 2 copied and pasted pictures there
@@calmgoodfire4662 you know, I’m looking at it…you might be on to something there…
Spiderman(1962) copy of DC's Tarantula (1941)
They’re nothing alike
@@godspeed_1020delulu🤦
Tarantula looks nothing like Spiderman or barely had any powers like Spiderman.
@@fistfightersclub LMAOOOOO both can:
-Can climb walls ✅️
-Shoots web ✅️
-Acrobatic ✅️
Stan Lee copied it and made up some kind of a story to cover it up.
@docholliday2571 yeah no just looked up tarantula and they had none of those powers till the 80s when they were re-written to have those powers.
Nice try though.
When DC and Marvel came out, there was a lot of “I created that” and “that was my idea!” So marvel pretty much made a truce and let DC make its own similar characters without taking it into a legal battle every time and Vice versa. They pretty much decided to “let the better version/man win” instead of losing tons of money in lawsuits
A lot of people don’t know this but image comic’s artist were originally Marvel’s artists. They felt they weren’t being given enough credit and compensation for their work. They approached Marvel with their complaints and Marvel got greedy, pretty much telling them to piss off. BIG MISTAKE.. A good portion of Marvel’s best artists went off together and created image comics(spawn, Invincible) which royal F’d Marvel for a good while. Art quality went down significantly and people were discerned. Because Marvel didn’t respect the people who were creating their comics. When I say quality went down, I mean they had artist who could not even remotely draw their staple characters (like Wolverine, fantastic 4, every one). Signature artwork gone.
Most of Image's "original" books were rip offs of existing Marvel and DC books. The Maxx might've been the only really original series.
Its also a legal nightmare trying to argue to nuance. Like this video shows Quicksilver and Flash as copycat....If that was true any hero that runs fast would be not allowed under copyright? Nah, I think they saw that trying to push it would just make a mess of the law giving them more red tape.
If only Apple had that same mentality.
Marvel had an exodus in the 60, 70s starting with kirby.
14 times more DC copied from Marvel, so.. (Disclaimer:I'm not a fanboy but I like DC more but enjoy Marvel Stuffs also).
Marvel and DC to each other
"YOU LOOK GOOD!!"
"YOU LOOK GOOD!!!"
"YOU GOOD"
"YOU LOOK GOOOOOD!""
How tf did this vid receive 1k likes when the majority of the comparisons aren't even "copycats"?
I imagine that that most of those people either lack or have only a basic understanding of the characters.
Normies and posers
I like both universes, but I'm not the greatest fan (I have only read very few comics, some old and new TV shows plus RUclips videos.
I want to know, how the majority are not copycats? At simple sight, most of them look like it. It is because of their powers and origin stories? I really want to know, and would gladly read from people who really know.
@@thebackgroundguy9491 or dc /marvel fanboys🗿
@@belegthoron8603 some of them just look similar on the outside (clothes and basic appearance)
For example John Constantine and Peter Wisdom look similar on the outside but John Constantine is a magician/sorcerer/wizard etc whereas Peter Wisdom is a mutant to who can make "blades" of heat. Peter Wisdom doesn't even know magic
Wasn’t cinderblock on teen titans which was aired in 2003 ?
Its crazy to think some of this characters will turn 100 years old in 20 years
WHOA WHAT THE FUCK
Superman and batman
@@teamfn546 namor
Sadly a good bunch of the DC roster will enter public domain in 10-15 years because of that.
Black Mask and Red Skull are so different from each other.
*black mash
Their designs are literally the same
@@jayson-fj5tn its BLACK MASK bruh..they did a mistake...same with kingping its KINGPIN not kingping
@@samlasvegas1838 that was the joke....
@@spider-manys2934 ight watever👍🏿
2:15 Literally the only thing they have in common is that they're animals.
And fly and have anger issues and have an arsenal of weapons at their disposal
@@jellymatsuryuka6853 no. one is a space police officer thing and the other is a universe hopping vigilante.
@@GodpraisethePALANTINE Be honest, nobody cares about that part
@@jellymatsuryuka6853
1:rocket dont fly
2:dex-starr have no anger neither rocket
3:dex made things with his red power and rocket with metal
@@lolbits8759 My man Dex-Starr is literally a symbol of anger in the DCEU and yeah I may be wrong but man if you call rocket some certain things you're the same as dead, and I'm counting rocket's jetpack as a method of flying
0:10 moonkinght was way cooler. They aren't copycats, their just alike.
Yeah if moonknight is a copy of batman than deathstroke is copy of taskmaster
i love moonknight but he's literally just a guy with multiple personality disorder
@@Jim_Milton1With that logic, I could say Batman is just a guy with money…
@Jim_Milton1 Iron man is just a guy with money in a suit
Moon knight, a dude with just multiple personalities, cooler than literally batman? Lmao
Wow, scarecrow was such a good character that they had to bring him to the marvel universe
Well scarecrow get more popular after arhkam game series
No wonder Marvel want copy him too
@@yaqinmalul1364 he was plenty popular before then, like in Batman begins
@@predtor8760 yeah i forget about that
Animate movies scarecrow gas hell out of flash and kills him
@@yaqinmalul1364 yeah but the Arkham games didn't come out in the 60s
4:40 "Scare Crow is Scare Crow"
Vanilla ice: "it's not the same"
"Japan is japan"
They even have the same costume
That's really a rip off 🤣🤣
Fun fact raven (1980) is older than her father trigon (1981) 😆
Lol
HAHAHA
Shut up😂😂😂😂
True for all the known characters who are first Gen on tv
Yeah, probably the reason why is that Raven is introduced as a new hero and Trigon will be introduced later in maybe in flashbacks of Raven or something.
That's common for a lot of characters that they are introduced before their parents
Wait, Cinderblock is from 2009? I was 18yo this year, how do I remember it as a kid from Teen Titans anime-ish cartoon?
Teen titans had new characters. Cinderblock and Red X. Both are exclusive to that one show.
@@K.R.X But isn't the date off then?
@@netzash No. Cinderblock has a wiki page. Head over there for proof. Red X is also exclusive to the 2009 show.
Marvel at the 60s
- Hey, I'm going to copy some DC Guys.
DC after 1980s
- Hey, I'm going to copy some Marvel guys.
DC at 70s
😂
DC after getting copied, I'm gonna copy that back to me
@@gogoelrojo 😂🤣😹😆
Marvel went bankrupt in the 80’s which makes this even funnier
Marvel: Hey D.C. can we copy your heroes?
D.C.: Yeah, but only if we can copy your villians.
Dc has copied more villains and marvel has copied more heroes but for the most part they were inspired for example quicksilver and flash share only a few similarities that are not enough to call a copy example Spider-Man from tarantula or they evolved into something different example deadpool
@@EgyptianChiefKeef starfire and firestar explain
Thats pretty accurate
Marvel copied way more then dc lol… Dc has the best villains and heroes actually till this date… Dc was made first and had the first ever superheroes and villains. Marvel isn’t bad tho but Dc is definitely more original.
@@jemoder196 ok smart
The comment section is probably a warzone, so I’m staying clear of that.
I like u lmao
Don't worry, I too come from the Demilitarized Zone
Well you're doing a bad job then
Luckily I've only seen people saying how the video is ridiculous
same
Just making superhero's with the same power's doesn't really make for a "It's a copy!" argument, Most of these heroes share basic similarities but are completely different characters altogether
“no idea’s original, there’s nothing new under the sun. it’s never what you do, but how it’s done”
Exactly
Ah yes, black mash my favourite supervillain
2:29
💀💀💀
But fr black mask and red skull be nothing alike red skull is a Nazi and black mask is a gangsta 💀
His evil plan is to probably put a ton of pepper into people’s mash potatoes to make them feel unwell
@@coltonboley6605 yea I say dc probably was tryharding a bit
I guess that is Black Mask?
I can’t believe Marvel created “Firestar” a year after “Starfire.” These people were definitely trying to go for each other’s ass lol They are all really cool though. I’m more of a Marvel fan, but I can’t deny DC does really good designs as well. The only design I’m bothered about is the one guy DC created right after Doc. Ock. It looks like a bootleg.
My favorite is Carol Danvers (Captain Marvel) and Cara Danvers (Supergirl) with nearly identical powersets and costumes to boot.
And black spider
@@12jswilson As with a lot of these entries, the similarities are pretty superficial when strength/flight/eyebeams are the basic powerset of many characters, while they are written entirely differently. And nearly identical costumes? Which Supergirl costume and which Captain Marvel costume did you have in mind, because they've both been few a number of different ones.
@@Rei-Rei the red white blue gold motif costumes. Listen, some of these I'll admit aren't particularly close like Moonknight and Batman. However, it's very obvious some of these are just straight ripoffs of one kind or another. Doesn't mean they're exactly the same, but you're being ridiculous. Next you'll tell me that Hercules (Marvel) has only superficial resemblance to Hercules (DC).
@@12jswilson Moon Knight would be more accurately a copy of The Shadow, who was also one of the inspirations for Batman, but Moon Knight is a lot closer. Obviously both Hercules are based on the Greek myth, but they are not copies of each other. You can find variations on the same mythic characters in just about every part of pop culture, but nobody says the angels in Evangelion are copies of angels in All Dogs go to Heaven or Good Omens, or even any of the angels that have shown up in Marvel or DC.
The problem with the video is that it lumps these all in together and suggests that one character is a copy of another by picking some superficial similarity. For some it's accurate, for others it's ridiculous. For some the whole point of the copy was to parody or pastiche the original. For others it's taking a single element of similarity where they are otherwise fundamentally different characters.
As for Supergirl, her costume has traditionally had a yellow element. If that's now gold it certainly post-dates Captain Marvel's costume, which was in fact based on the previous male Captain Marvel design. And before she was Captain Marvel she was Ms. Marvel, in a black and yellow costume that looks nothing like Supergirl's.
Marvel and DC are two classmates copying each other's exams.
Imagine if D.C. and Marvel were both allying companies and hide a wide array of crossovers and actually helped each other to create absolute masterpieces
They did have crossovers not so long ago.
That was in the 1990s. Haven't seen another one since then. Don't think they are on talking terms. DC vs Marvel and Amalgam was good while it lasted.
@@handphone77 i remember that. I think they combined popular heroes like Capt. America w/Superman or Wolverine w/Batman
Yes Super Soldier and Dark Claw, among other interesting fusion characters.
@@handphone77 SpiderBoy and the The Hyena? I saw a video referencing that universe.