Maximillian maxie zeus was a former shipping ceo turned supervillain. He fashioned himself as the supreme god zeus from greek myhology. This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the dc animated universe and is an adaptation of maximillian zeus maxie zeus. 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. It completley reimagines batman, making him a teenager in high school. Contentsshow characters main characters bruce wayne batman barbara gordon vicki vale stephanie brown commissioner james gordon cassandra cain supporting characters alfred. Maxie zeus is a dc comics supervillain, and an enemy toward batman. The animated series show and its sequel series, the new batman adventures, one of the two main antagonists alongside.
The animated series, as superb as it is, is heavily episodic. It is also notable that this version of maxie zeus despises. Animation, it originally aired on fox kids from september 5, 1992, to september 15, 1995, with a total of 85 episodes. He is depicted as a shipping tycoon with underworld connections. More than 25 years later, its still one of the top superhero cartoons of alltime. Its certainly easy to spot these new releases on store shelves, after all its the only heroclix with batman. 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. When his business started to struggle, he used his company to smuggle for the mafia. Believing himself to be destined to be a god among mortal men, maxie zeus steals an experimental weapon.
Batman discovers the mastermind behind a string of perfectly planned heists is a ventriloquism dummy. 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. The animated series was the batman of a generation. 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. In the comics, where wonder woman is a going concern, thats a possibility, but batman. The animated series and the adam west batman tv series, where he appeared as. Now, batman must put a stop to maxies mad plan against the city he loves. Images of the maxie zeus voice actors from the batman franchise. The animated series ended production, the show was moved from fox to the wb channel, which was airing and producing superman. Just wanted to give take a shot at one of these great quotes of videos at least once. I thought maxie zeus was just too lame, too overthetop, and just plain stupid.
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. Batman the animated series heroclix troll and toad. However, for being such an iconic cartoon for the character, the show was not immaculate as far as bad guys go. A list of dc animated universe characters who first became prominent in batman. It is a shame in my mind that the series ended after volume three volume four is not a direction continuation of the series. The mad man desires to use the weapon against the people of gotham city.
Harley beats maxie zeus with her crew harley quinn animated. The batman swoops into action again in this stylish animated series. The animated series is not far removed from a form of moral pedagogy. Batman the animated series episode 63 fire from olympus. Batman, batgirl and maxie zeus are all property of dc comics. Batman managed to cut her down, but was blown off the building by maxie. The animated series e63 fire from olympus recap tv. For the first time ever, these versions of your favorite batman characters come to heroclix. Tas, though appears in the comic series based on the show.
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. Hes a villain that would have been a better fit for the 60s batman show and not this more grounded entrant. Maxie zeus first appeared in the batman episode thunder voiced by phil lamarr. It is the start of thecannons dc animated universe. Gotham knights is an animated series based off of the dc comics character 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. The animated series show and its sequel series, the new batman adventures, one of the two main antagonists alongside lex. The following is a list of characters that have appeared in the television series the batman. In his debut episode fire from olympus, he loses his. Maxie zeus fortress, a crime lord who thinks hes the reencarnation of greek god zeus. Animation, it originally aired on fox kids from september 5.
Maximilian zeus was the ceo of maximilian shipping company in gotham city. He is a delusional criminal mastermind who believes that he is the god zeus and is an occasional enemy of batman. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show batman. May 14, 20 in the comics, where wonder woman is a going concern, thats a possibility, but batman. Fire from olympus is one of the series surprising gems. Contentsshow characters main characters bruce waynebatman barbara gordon vicki vale stephanie brown commissioner james gordon cassandra cain supporting characters. Triumphant, he aimed the cannon at the streets below, but batman returned. This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the dc animated universe and is an adaptation of maximillian zeusmaxie zeus. 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. Developed by bruce timm, paul dini, and mitch brian, and produced by warner bros.
Hades, whom maxie zeus equates with batman, was the eldest of the olympian gods, and ruler of the underworld. 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. The joker is the secondary antagonist of the dc animated universe. Images of the voice actors who play the voice of maxie zeus in batman. With all episodes from the third season, its the dark knight as youve never seen him before. 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. Zeus suffered a serious financial crisis after turning to smuggling. He is depicted as a shipping tycoon with underworld. Listen to all the actors who have voiced maxie zeus and. These shows were merged as part of an hourlong segment called the. Profile edit maximillian maxie zeus is a character from the animated tv series batman.
Though considered a dark god, he was not actually evil and kept the dead in check. In this continuity, however, hades is depicted as an evil villain and batman actually comes into conflict with him in paradise lost. The animated series is an american superhero animated television series based on the dc comics superhero batman. The gladiator armor suit he wears is more similar to roman mythology than greek. Maximilian maxie zeus is a fictional supervillain appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Incidentally, the mad hatter was voiced by roddy mcdowall, making him the only actor to play a villain on both batman. Maxie zeus, believing himself to be the greek god, steals an electron. In this interpretation, he wears hightech armor with gloves that generate electricity and is sane for most of the part. Clio watched in horror as maxie jumped after it and was badly wounded in the blast. Sep 06, 2017 incidentally, the mad hatter was voiced by roddy mcdowall, making him the only actor to play a villain on both 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. Maxie zeus voice batman franchise behind the voice actors. This is an animated series based off of the dark knight movies.
This comes with its character card and is part of the batman. 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. The animated series is an american animated television series based on the dc comics superhero batman. We at cbr recently counted down the 15 best villains to appear in the much lauded batman.
The creative minds never ran out of juice, as it were, and the ras al ghul episodes are especially interesting an enjoyable. From the classic dc animated cartoons of my favorite childhood of batman. Theres also a line about part of maxie zeus crackup being due to the stress of running shipments for the mob aka. He carries a metal rod appropriately in the shape of a thunderbolt, which he uses to electrocute his victims. Dec 28, 2018 when i was a kid, fire from olympus was one of my least favorite episodes of batman. 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 far from perfect, especially the transitions, but i doubt ill make another one. Dc heroclix batman the animated series maxie zeus uncommon. When megalomaniacal shipping tycoon maxie zeus is led down the halls of arkham asylum at the end of fire from olympus, he recognizes. Its consistently praised by critics, and was nominated for more than 20 awards during its run.
Tycoon maxie zeus steals an electron cannon, believing. The animation style bears a strong resemblance to that of jackie chan adventures, since jeff matsuda was the chief character designer for both shows. They have been indexed as male adult with blue eyes and black hair that is to ears length. The animated series, maximillian zeus is voiced by the late steve susskind and is a shipping tycoon with underworld connections. A combined result of the stress as well as the luck that he. 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. Formerly a history professor, he is mentally ill and built his persona around an obsession with greek mythology. When i was a kid, fire from olympus was one of my least favorite episodes of batman. Batman and bat familynote nightwing, batgirl, robin, alfred pennyworth batman alliesnote james gordon, harvey bullock, renee montoya. 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.
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