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My Favorite Micro Two-Face Designs

ANARKY (Beware The Batman)

This is my own redraw of Anarky from the "Beware The Batman" cartoon. While I know everyone has their own opinions on the show (or don't know it exists), I will admit that it has always been one of my favorite Batman shows. One of the most polarizing things about the show is its inclusion of obscure Batman villains like Professor Pyg & Magpie and using them as placeholders for the primary Batman villains. And though I certainly am one to be critical of vast departures in comic-to-screen adaptations, I am willing to forgive certain decisions if they make sense or at least have good reasoning. Case in point: The show's depiction of Anarky.

I will admit that this is kind of a terrible Anarky. He's not a politically conscious teenage anti-hero/anti-villain who masquerades as an adult to further his political rebellion and has an on/off relationship with the Bat Family. Instead, he's basically the show's answer to The Joker. And while I normally wouldn't be so forgiving of such a change to a character that I like and respect, I am willing to accept it if what they make is at least good. And while this isn't a good Anarky, IT IS A GREAT VILLAIN. One thing I like so much about this Anarky is that they basically made him the "Anti-Batman". He dresses in a nearly accurate costume to Batman's, save for it having a hood, an "A" as its symbol, and being entirely white. He even has similar gadgets, though made to kill people as opposed to Batman's non-lethal gadgets. He's also a master combatant who can hold his own against Batman (He was basically the proto Nemesis). I also like how they use him as a Joker placeholder while still making him his own character. Instead of being a maniacal mass-murdering cartoon villain dressed in a purple tuxedo, he's a much more reserved and calculated mastermind who often manipulates others into unknowingly doing his bidding; like when he tricked Batman and Lady Shiva into nearly unleashing an epidemic or when he teamed up with Harvey Dent to take down Batman, which led to the latter getting scarred and becoming Two-Face. He's also not clown-themed in any way, instead going for more of a Chess theme with him as the "White King" and Batman as the "Black King". I also really like his portrayal by Wallace Langham. Instead of being a very off-the-wall over-the-top hammy performance, he's soft-spoken and mellow, but with hints of malice behind his voice. He kind of sounds like Neil Patrick Harris if he had Schizophrenia. Anarky barely ever loses his cool and hardly ever raises his voice, which adds to his menace.

That's all I have to say really. What are your opinions of "Beware The Batman" or this version of Anarky?

My Design for Lady Shiva

This is a design I made for Sandra Wu-San a.k.a Lady Shiva. It's meant to be a fusion of two of her looks; her design from Gail Simone's run on Birds of Prey and her design from Batman: Arkham Origins. How does it look?

Ryuko VS MK1 Characters

I Have A Question...............

The Riddler has a question for you. Can you answer it? If you can't, maybe you aren't as smart as you think you are?

Isle Of Villainy - Voice Cast (Part 1) Every 5 years, 22 villains of the DC Universe are selected for a game show: Isle Of Villainy, a Survivor/Total Drama style reality show taking place on an abandoned island in the middle of the Bermuda Triangle. This year's contestants are split into 2 groups, The Brainz & The Brawn. Hosted by The Joker, these teams will have to work together and fight for survival in different challenges based on different types of themes, all for the prize of the combined wealth of Lex Luthor, Bruce Wayne, and Oliver Queen. This year's theme is Cinema, with every challenge tailored to a certain movie genre, from Romantic Musicals to Depressing War Dramas. Challenges will be won, hearts will be broken, and lasting friendships will be made. Doesn't it feel so good to be bad?

The Brainz

These villains are far smarter than they are strong, though that doesn't mean that they can't put up a good fight.

Justice League: Injustice - Cast (Part 2)

Using this information, Lex sends different members of the legion to fight their respective heroes, with an added bonus that'll allow them to incapacitate the hero. Wonder Woman is infected with a hallucinogenic serum that makes her see everyone as Cheetah. Batman is trapped in an endless maze filled with memorials to all of his past failures. Superman is exposed to red kryptonite, causing him to go insane. Flash is attached to a bomb that'll explode if he stops running or slows to under 100 mph. Martian Manhunter is infected with nanites that burn on contact with air. Aquaman is rendered hydrophobic by Scarecrow's fear toxin. 

SHINIGAMI

After the accidental death of their father, Akira and Fujiko got into a fight that nearly tore the entire tower apart. In the ensuing scuffle, they knocked over some candles and set the building on fire. As the ceiling started to collapse around them, Akira told her to stop fighting since the building was coming down around them. Fortunately, Akira was able to push her off of her just as the floor above them collapsed. Akira was seemingly buried alive in the rubble, while Fujiko’s face was horribly burned by a flaming beam falling on her. Akira was able to escape the burning building and took the Sword Of Order with her. Now left alone and disfigured, Fujiko only had her assassin training to keep her going. But in the coming years, she slowly started to lose her grip on reality. With no one to keep her company except for the loyal Yakuza members who trained her, she started creating people to talk to. Eventually, this habit of talking to herself began to spiral out of control. Whenever she’d be training, she’d become downright terrifying. But whenever she wasn’t training and was just by herself, she’d snap out of it. Sometimes whenever she was in her room, her reflection would talk to her. Eventually, it got to the point that she’d go to training sessions without even knowing it. It seems that during her downward spiral into insanity, Fujiko had developed Severe Schizophrenia. The voices would egg her on, encouraging her to follow a path of death and self-destruction. This would lead to disastrous consequences, like when she killed her sensei during sword training in a frenzy of madness. Eventually, she lost all control and went completely off the deep end. But underneath all of the rage and violence, Fujiko is an extremely lonely person who just wants to be loved. The only reason why she battles her sister is that it's the only way she can think of to spend time with her. She’s even hoping that maybe Ryuko will stop her.

Carmilla Carmine Tribute (Power & Control)

This is a song I found that I think fits Carmilla Carmine, the Swan Demoness, from Hazbin Hotel perfectly. Give it a listen!

The Joker King

As far back as he can remember, Douglas Tan was obsessed with The Joker. He decorated his room in every piece of Joker merchandise he could get his hands on, and tried to research as much about the Clown Prince of Crime that he could. Unfortunately, his parents saw his fascination as an “Unhealthy Obsession”, and they tried their best to distance their son from anything Joker related. They got rid of his merchandise, deleted all of his hard drives containing information, and even sent him to multiple therapists. Doug was a lot like his father though, as when he sent his mind on something, he’d never let it go. He later joined a Jokerz gang, as he saw it as a prime opportunity to spread chaos in The Joker’s name. However, all the Jokerz did was petty vandalism, loitering, and they sometimes even fought other Jokerz. After being sent to prison for the umpteenth time, Doug had an epiphany, and thought he finally knew what The Joker’s message truly was. No matter what you do, nothing matters. Everything ends eventually, no matter how far your legacy reaches past your death. Wanting to spread this wisdom with his fellow Jokerz, he began proselytizing to these people, and became their messiah in a way. After finally getting out of prison, Doug and his friend Pally Otchee went around recruiting Jokerz from other cities, planning on having all of them converge on Gotham. Once he had them all meet up in the Gotham Cemetery, he secretly sprayed them all with hypnotic drugs using hidden misters in the trees. He then convinced all of them to wear bomb vests and to suicide bomb themselves all over Gotham in order to destroy it in the name of The Joker. During the ensuing chaos, Doug headed to the hospital to kill the family that abandoned him, since his father was in a coma after Doug elbowed him in the face. He was stopped by Batman Beyond, but Doug managed to incapacitate him by constantly knocking him on the head in order to keep him delirious. His then took Batman to a construction site, and planned to hang him from the top. Batman managed to escape from the noose, and he along with a couple other heroes tried to stop Doug, who had completely lost it, and had gone full Joker crazy. His sister then ran on the scene, and Doug took her hostage. An explosion caused Doug to loose his footing, and he wound up toppling over the side of the building. His foot got tangled in a rope he was standing on, and his head ended up getting banged on the side of the building, killing him instantly. At least he died with a smile on his face, like a true Joker.