DC Animated Universe:Did You Know...?

"Did You Know...?" nominations

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Contents 1 DYK nominations 1.1 "Batman" Crossovers (S/O) 1.2 Rogues in Metropolis (S/O) 1.3 Corey Burton (S/O) 1.4 Corey Burton (S/O)

Please, vote on or nominate interesting facts for the DC Animated Universe Wiki "Did You Know" section. See the Archive for approved and rejected nominations.

This following list comprises every approved entry.

Did You Know…

… that Batman is the only character who has appeared in every DCAU television series?
… that Kirk Langstrom was, chronologically, the first villain to appear in the DCAU?
… that Bruce Wayne was absent from only five Batman Beyond episodes?
… that Tim Curry was originally cast as The Joker on Batman: The Animated Series?
… that Professor Hamilton coined the terms "Kryptonite" and "Fortress of Solitude"?
… that "The Last Son of Krypton, Part II" has the largest cast for a single episode, requiring the services of 18 actors?
… that Cheetah was supposed to die off-screen in "Injustice For All," and only due to an animation error that she was able to return?
… that Rene Auberjonois reprised the role of Desaad in "Twilight" almost twenty years after playing it in SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show and The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians?
… that Mike Farrell and Shelley Fabares, who voiced Pa and Ma Kent, are married in real life?
… that the cast of Teen Titans guest-starred as the Royal Flush Gang?
… that "Great Hera!" was Wonder Woman's most spoken exclamation, totaling six times?
… that George Newbern voiced Superman in more episodes (59) than Tim Daly (52)?
… that Sherman Howard, who portrayed Lex Luthor on the live-action series Superboy, nearly got to voice its DCAU counterpart, but was eventually offered the role of a Luthor-type character?
… that Michael Rosenbaum modeled the voices for Ghoul and Deadshot on those of Christopher Walken and Kevin Spacey?
… that Batman Beyond received ten Annie Awards nominations, winning three of them?
… that the DCAU original character Lock-Up appeared in DC Comics before the more famous Harley Quinn?
… that George Newbern, Dana Delany, and Clancy Brown reprised their main DCAU roles of Superman, Lois Lane, and Lex Luthor in the non-DCAU show, The Batman?
… that Nathan Fillion and Gina Torres, who voiced Vigilante and Vixen, had previously worked together on the TV show Firefly in which they flew around in a spaceship, much like they did in "Hunter's Moon"?
… that Bruce Timm is a fan of Buffy and 22 Buffyverse actors lent their voice talents to the DCAU?
… that film director Kevin Smith named his daughter after Harley Quinn?
… that five characters originally from the DC Animated Universe—Renee Montoya, Lock-Up, Harley Quinn, Mercy Graves and Livewire—were introduced into the mainstream comics?
… that Superman saved Lois 31 times?
… that Hugo Strange was replaced by Doctor Moon in "Question Authority" because of the Bat-Embargo?
… Wonder Woman is the only core Leaguer not appearing in Static Shock?
… that "Double Date" was meant to have an injured Batgirl as Oracle and call in Huntress and Black Canary to take down Kirk Langstrom and an army of Man-Bats, but was changed due to the Bat-Embargo?
… that Aquaman and Black Manta (replaced by Devil Ray) were removed from Justice League Unlimited episode "To Another Shore" because of a live-action Aquaman series (which didn't work out) being made?
… that Kevin Conroy has played Batman more than all other Batman actors combined?
… In his first two speaking appearances, "Nothing to Fear" and "Two-Face, Part I", Thomas Wayne was voiced by Richard Moll rather than Kevin Conroy?
… ... that the Joker is the most recurring DCAU villain, appearing in six DCAU series (including the webseries Gotham Girls), and also two related movies?

DYK nominations

"Batman" Crossovers (S/O)

… That only five actors have appeared in both Batman: The Animated Series and a live-action Batman film (Rene Auberjonois, Ed Begley, Jr., John Glover, Patrick Leahy and Vincent Schiavelli)?

Support

--Crouchbk 01:26, January 8, 2010 (UTC)
Also a way to highlight the live action crossovers list. -- Tupka²¹⁷ 21:58, June 17, 2010 (UTC)

Oppose

not correct. Adam West appeared as as aging actor who had played the Grey Ghost in the animated series and played Batman in the 1966 movie.

Nope. This is about the Burton/Schumacher Batman movies, not the 1966 one. -- Tupka²¹⁷ 06:50, September 16, 2010 (UTC)
This is a slippery slope, so it's all about the phrasing. Adam West should definitely count. For that matter, let's expand it to include JL/JLU. Just off the top of my head, Nestor Carbonell played El Diablo in "The Once And Future Thing Part One: Weird Western Tales" and he played the mayor of Gotham in "The Dark Knight." --Harryllax 10:32, January 11, 2012 (UTC)

I think it can do with a rephrase to make it clear it's about the 1989-1997 movies by Burton/Schumacher films. And as for JL/JLU, the Dark Knight also had Eric Roberts and Michael Jai White. But that's what the List of live-action crossovers is for. --Tupka²¹⁷ 10:50, January 11, 2012 (UTC)

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Rogues in Metropolis (S/O)

... that eight villains from Batman's rogues gallery featured in Superman: The Animated Series (Joker, Ra's Al Ghul, Roxy Rocket, Harley Quinn, Riddler, Bane, Mad Hatter and Penguin)?

Support

Just a little fun fact to add. CharmJustice 12:48, December 26, 2010 (UTC)CharmJustice

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Technically untrue. Poison Ivy appeared in an episode of "Static Shock" ("Hard As Nails"), but she never appeared on Superman: The Animated Series. If you're thinking of "Girl's Night Out," that was technically an episode of The New Batman Adventures. Remove Ivy from the equation and Superman: The Animated Series still had seven Bat-villains, which is still a pretty fun fact. --Harryllax 10:24, January 11, 2012 (UTC)

See below. Ivy replaced with Roxy. --Tupka²¹⁷ 10:50, January 11, 2012 (UTC)

Comments

Eight villains from Batman's rogues gallery were featured in Superman: The Animated Series (Joker, Harley Quinn, Roxy Rocket, Penguin, Riddler, Bane, Mad Hatter, and Ra's Al Ghul)? --DCAUBatman 00:53, October 2, 2011 (UTC)

Corey Burton (S/O)

...that Corey Burton voiced more villians for Justice League/Justice League Unlimited than any other voice actor? Burton voiced eight different villains: Brainiac, Dr. Blizzard, The Key, Sonar, Kanto, Weather Wizard, Toyman, and Metallo (the latter two in "Hereafter", wherein Burton subbed for their usual voice actors).

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--Harryllax 12:54, January 9, 2012 (UTC)

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What's so special about eight? --Tupka²¹⁷ 15:22, January 9, 2012 (UTC)

It's more than anyone else in JL/JLU history by far. Rephrased to emphasize that fact. --Harryllax 10:14, January 11, 2012 (UTC)

Michael Rosenbaum and Maria Canals also did a lot. You'd have to count roles for all (well, not all, but several) actors to be certain, and then there's the matter of uncredited roles we're not sure about. --Tupka²¹⁷ 10:21, January 11, 2012 (UTC)

True, the uncredited roles would be a pain, but I think I'm on to something here and I think Burton has the villian record. Let me do some research and revisit this one, k? --Harryllax 10:56, January 11, 2012 (UTC)

A lot of his villains are uncredited. Of the 8 you list, 3 are uncredited. --Tupka²¹⁷ 10:59, January 11, 2012 (UTC)

Then that will be mentioned in the final product. Basically, the question I'm trying to anwer is "Who voiced the most villains in in the DCAU?" So far, it looks like Corey is the answer. I think fans would find it interesting. --Harryllax 11:17, January 11, 2012 (UTC)

Okay, I spent a couple nights researching this and I'll re-submit below. Feel free to delete this one altogether. --Harryllax 12:41, January 12, 2012 (UTC)

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Corey Burton (S/O)

...that Corey Burton holds the record for voicing the most villians in the DCAU? Burton was responisbile for bringing 12 different villains to life. Burton voiced Brainiac, Dr. Blizzard, Binko, Vilmos Egans, General Norman, Istivan Hegedesh, The Key (uncredited), Sonar (uncredited), Kanto (uncredited in "Alive!"), Weather Wizard, Toyman, and Metallo (the latter two in "Hereafter", wherein Burton subbed for their usual voice actors).

A close second is Michael Rosenbaum, at 11. Rosenbaum voiced Deadshot, Ghoul, Terminal, Ollie, Carl (henchman), Trapper, Dr. Polaris (uncredited), Smirk (uncredited), Colonel Josef (uncredited), Flash's body possessed by Lex Luthor's brain (in "The Great Brain Robbery"), and Flash (Brainiac construct) (in "Divided We Fall.")

Other notable DCAU multiple-villain-voicers include Mark Hamill (8), Kevin Michael Richardson (6), Jennifer Hale (5), Richard Moll (5), Lex Lang (4), and Ron Perlman (4).

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I think these are impressive accomplishments for the performers, showing just how talented and versatile they are. Plus, it's a fun fact for DCAU die-hards. I was pretty thorough researching every multi-role DCAU voice actor I could think of. If I got something wrong or missed someone feel free to let me know and, let's discuss to come up with something even better, k? --Harryllax 12:52, January 12, 2012 (UTC)

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I wouldn't call Agent West a villain, and I don't think we can count the Brain Robbery one as one. So Corey takes the cake. --Tupka²¹⁷ 14:37, January 12, 2012 (UTC)

You're probably right about Agent West. I would defend Luthor-controlled-Flash, though. The character WAS Luthor (albeit briefly), just with Flash's body and voice. Rosenbaum wasn't voicing Wally during those scenes, he was voicing Lex. Let me take another crack at this one tomorrow night, or feel free to re-work it yourself. --Harryllax 14:50, January 12, 2012 (UTC)

Okay, re-edited. Thoughts? --Harryllax 11:47, January 13, 2012 (UTC)