We at cbr recently counted down the 15 best villains to appear in the much lauded batman. Dec 28, 2018 when i was a kid, fire from olympus was one of my least favorite episodes of batman. Maximilian zeus was the ceo of maximilian shipping company in gotham city. Jan 18, 2020 harley quinn is an american adult animated web television series based on the harley quinn character created by paul dini and bruce timm that premiered on november 29, 2019 on dc universe, and.
Maxie zeus voice batman franchise behind the voice actors. Tycoon maxie zeus steals an electron cannon, believing. The animated series heroclix collection with special prerelease events going on at participating venues now, or everywhere when the set officially releases on july 18 th. The batman swoops into action again in this stylish animated series. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show batman. Batman the animated series heroclix troll and toad. When i was a kid, fire from olympus was one of my least favorite episodes of batman. Now, batman must put a stop to maxies mad plan against the city he loves. Maxie zeus is a dc comics supervillain, and an enemy toward batman. The batman animated 2009 art series maxie zeus to see the complete list of pieces ive created for this series, visit this journal entry. Gotham knights is an animated series based off of the dc comics character batman.
Batman the animated series episode 63 fire from olympus. With all episodes from the third season, its the dark knight as youve never seen him before. He carries a metal rod in the shape of a thunderbolt shown in the picture at right, which he uses to electrocute his victims into unconsciousness. The animated series marked an entire generations entry point into the adventures of the dark knight, and is still considered maybe the best portrayal of batman in any media outside of. However, for being such an iconic cartoon for the character, the show was not immaculate as far as bad guys go. He is a delusional criminal mastermind who believes that he is the god zeus and is an occasional enemy of batman. There were vague memories from back in the 90s, but id thought for sure the premise a shipping magnate having snapped, believes hes zeus and takes aim at gotham would prove beyond silly to adult eyes. The animated series e63 fire from olympus recap tv. Episodes season 1 episode 1city of riddles part 1the riddler becomes gothams newest threat episode 2city of riddles part 2the riddler attempts to take revenge on batman episode 3taking up rootspoison ivy takes her revenge on mankind episode 4chilled to the bonecryogenist victor. Batman managed to cut her down, but was blown off the building by maxie. Sep 06, 2017 incidentally, the mad hatter was voiced by roddy mcdowall, making him the only actor to play a villain on both batman. Animation, it originally aired on fox kids from september 5. Images of the maxie zeus voice actors from the batman franchise.
He is depicted as a shipping tycoon with underworld connections. Maximilian maxie zeus is a fictional supervillain appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Contentsshow characters main characters bruce waynebatman barbara gordon vicki vale stephanie brown commissioner james gordon cassandra cain supporting characters. He fashioned himself as the supreme god zeus from greek myhology. The animated series ended production, the show was moved from fox to the wb channel, which was airing and producing superman.
Episodes season 1 episode 1city of riddles part 1 the riddler becomes gothams newest threat episode 2city of riddles part 2 the riddler attempts to take revenge on batman episode 3taking up rootspoison ivy takes her revenge on mankind episode 4chilled to the bonecryogenist victor. Fire from olympus is one of the series surprising gems. Just wanted to give take a shot at one of these great quotes of videos at least once. It is also notable that this version of maxie zeus despises. Believing himself to be destined to be a god among mortal men, maxie zeus steals an experimental weapon. The following is a list of characters that have appeared in the television series the batman, which ran from september 11, 2004, to march 22, 2008. Profile edit maximillian maxie zeus is a character from the animated tv series batman. Theres also a line about part of maxie zeus crackup being due to the stress of running shipments for the mob aka. The animated series is an american animated television series based on the dc comics superhero batman. Season 3 introduces barbara gordon soon to become batgirl and ready to help the batman battle new villains poison ivy, gearhead, maxie zeus, cosmo kranktoymaker, temblor and d.
A list of dc animated universe characters who first became prominent in batman. The creative minds never ran out of juice, as it were, and the ras al ghul episodes are especially interesting an enjoyable. A combined result of the stress as well as the luck that he escaped notice from the authorities caused maximillian to believe he was not bound by the laws of. Hes a villain that would have been a better fit for the 60s batman show and not this more grounded entrant.
Being added a bit with one mysterious girl showing up out of nowhere to come across batman for bruce to trust her to aid him on things, and find out more about herself to stopping villains to hit on her for some, and aiding other people to protect gotham. Batman, batgirl and maxie zeus are all property of dc comics. Batman discovers the mastermind behind a string of perfectly planned heists is a ventriloquism dummy. From the classic dc animated cartoons of my favorite childhood of batman. The animated series was the batman of a generation. Considered by many to be the best batman tv show, this show started the famous dcau and recreates characters and creates new characters in ways that were later picked up by the mainstream dcu. I thought maxie zeus was just too lame, too overthetop, and just plain stupid. Triumphant, he aimed the cannon at the streets below, but batman returned. The animated series show and its sequel series, the new batman adventures, one of the two main antagonists alongside lex. Batman and bat familynote nightwing, batgirl, robin, alfred pennyworth batman alliesnote james gordon, harvey bullock, renee montoya. It completley reimagines batman, making him a teenager in high school. He is depicted as a shipping tycoon with underworld. This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the dc animated universe and is an adaptation of maximillian zeusmaxie zeus. The animated series is an american superhero animated television series based on the dc comics superhero batman.
It is the start of thecannons dc animated universe. In the comics, where wonder woman is a going concern, thats a possibility, but batman. Harley beats maxie zeus with her crew harley quinn animated. In this continuity, however, hades is depicted as an evil villain and batman actually comes into conflict with him in paradise lost. Tas, though appears in the comic series based on the show.
May 14, 20 in the comics, where wonder woman is a going concern, thats a possibility, but batman. This comes with its character card and is part of the batman. The animated series, as superb as it is, is heavily episodic. He is a completely insane and disturbed psychopath who seeks to cause chaos, destruction and misery wherever and whenever he can, as well as the archenemy of batman.
The animated series, maximillian zeus is voiced by the late steve susskind and is a shipping tycoon with underworld connections. These shows were merged as part of an hourlong segment called the. Contentsshow characters main characters bruce wayne batman barbara gordon vicki vale stephanie brown commissioner james gordon cassandra cain supporting characters alfred. An energy weapon developed by the army has disappeared, and batman. The animated series is not far removed from a form of moral pedagogy. A combined result of the stress as well as the luck that he. For the first time ever, these versions of your favorite batman characters come to heroclix.
Images of the voice actors who play the voice of maxie zeus in batman. Developed by bruce timm, paul dini, and mitch brian, and produced by warner bros. Harley quinn is an american adult animated web television series based on the harley quinn character created by paul dini and bruce timm that premiered on november 29, 2019 on dc universe, and. Its consistently praised by critics, and was nominated for more than 20 awards during its run. Maxie zeus first appeared in the batman episode thunder voiced by phil lamarr. It is a shame in my mind that the series ended after volume three volume four is not a direction continuation of the series. When his business started to struggle, he used his company to smuggle for the mafia. Its far from perfect, especially the transitions, but i doubt ill make another one. Maxie zeus, believing himself to be the greek god, steals an electron.
The gladiator armor suit he wears is more similar to roman mythology than greek. Hades, whom maxie zeus equates with batman, was the eldest of the olympian gods, and ruler of the underworld. When megalomaniacal shipping tycoon maxie zeus is led down the halls of arkham asylum at the end of fire from olympus, he recognizes. More than 25 years later, its still one of the top superhero cartoons of alltime. Animation, it originally aired on fox kids from september 5, 1992, to september 15, 1995, with a total of 85 episodes. Though considered a dark god, he was not actually evil and kept the dead in check.
He carries a metal rod appropriately in the shape of a thunderbolt, which he uses to electrocute his victims. Maximillian maxie zeus was a former shipping ceo turned supervillain. They have been indexed as male adult with blue eyes and black hair that is to ears length. Incidentally, the mad hatter was voiced by roddy mcdowall, making him the only actor to play a villain on both batman. Zeus suffered a serious financial crisis after turning to smuggling. Maxie zeus fortress, a crime lord who thinks hes the reencarnation of greek god zeus. The animated series show and its sequel series, the new batman adventures, one of the two main antagonists alongside. Formerly a history professor, he is mentally ill and built his persona around an obsession with greek mythology. Developed by bruce timm and eric radomski and produced by warner bros. Gordon tells batman that stavros was supposed to give him information about an energy weapon that was stolen from maximillian shipping, leading batman to the skyscraper temple of maxie zeus, the shipping mogul that powertripped so hard he broke his brain into thinking it was a god. The animated series and the adam west batman tv series, where he appeared as. The following is a list of characters that have appeared in the television series the batman.
The animated series and lets face it, of course, you are, then idw games has got you covered with two new batman experiences set in its universal game system. The mad man desires to use the weapon against the people of gotham city. Listen to all the actors who have voiced maxie zeus and. The animation style bears a strong resemblance to that of jackie chan adventures, since jeff matsuda was the chief character designer for both shows. This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the dc animated universe and is an adaptation of maximillian zeus maxie zeus. Its certainly easy to spot these new releases on store shelves, after all its the only heroclix with batman. In this interpretation, he wears hightech armor with gloves that generate electricity and is sane for most of the part. The joker is the secondary antagonist of the dc animated universe.
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