I always love that quote as it shows how far Crane has fallen into his own madness with him going from a simple revenge scheme to becoming a terrorist worshiping fear.
Communities and society emerged for fear of nature and predators. We humans have fear as a tool to prevent us from taking bad desicions. Crane is right on that one.
Let's be honest, guys. If Alfred had been attacked with the Scarecrow's anti-fear toxin, his reaction would have been immobilizing the villain with a professional flying kick and telling him, "I'm sorry to inform you, sir, I can't experience the loss of something I never had."
Respectfully disagree. Alfred has one very tangible, overwhelming fear: The loss of another member of his family. He’s seen enough members of them die. He won’t lose another if he can ever help it again.
What I like about this episode is that not only did the Scarecrow get a visual design change, but also in his plans. Instead of in increasing fear, he does the opposite by removing it entirely. That shows that he has learned over the course of his career.
To be fair, removing fear is as effective of a method of destroying society as is increasing it. Like we saw with Bruce's employee, without any sort of fear for cause and effect, people will literally act on impulses. Even if one doesn't want to hurt someone, lack of fear for negative effects would make people do bad stuff. Like here, he saw a woman he got hots for, and just went for it. Imagine if said lady had no fear of what would happen if she smacked daylights out of him. Then in comes a security guard who wants to get in on her good side too, and without fear of effect, would almost murder said man. And the chain continues like this. Now, apply that chain to entire city. Everything would collapse in hours.
It was a very nice detail making Robin the one who manages to prevent Batman from killing the Scarecrow and return him to normal. Apart from serving as a sidekik, the different Robins have served him numerous times as a reminder of his moral principles. In fact, their bond has sometimes literally saved the day. For example, in a 1986 comic, Batman manages to avoid succumbing to the effects of the fear toxin by having his greatest fear overcome the one caused by the toxin, with his biggest concern being losing Jason Todd.
Robin was always ment to be the soul of Batman as Dick said it himself in order for Batman to work he needs a counter balance to show everyone he's not a monster.
They used that as a joke on a Kids WB commercial saying he wanted To be the next batman. Also on a kids WB special when all of A sudden the animanics an others Being captured for good.
Remember those silly tnba commercials from kids WB.😂 Batman beating a zoobat pokemon With his hook or singing jiggly puff To tim drake.😂 Don't get me started on the game one where batman was playing a Game of killing superman then Tim walked in he covered up Saying he doing an experiment then Tim said he play's the next game. Also the one where he shrunk his cape. There were so many.
He’s still ended up an old bitter fart on Batman beyond, I love that show, but I don’t like what a grump they made him, I don’t know if many other people share that opinion
The most badass looking Scarecrow I’m shocked that design wasn’t used in the Arkham series could u imagine his 3D model with the detail used in the games
Actually, he did use it in the Arkham games. The noose, the undead look. But they wanted Scarecrow to actually look more like a scarecrow, so they took the best of both worlds.
The version in Arkham Knight is fairly similar, both designs seemingly being based off Leatherface from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. And both make sure never to show Crane's real face.
Honestly, I don't think this design would work in 3D. It's the LACK of detail that makes this design work. The horrific face and noose are even creepier because they're shrouded in shadow.
I agree, but it’s like they only had a certain amount of cool that they could use for the villains, so they took all the Joker’s cool and put it on the Scarecrow and the Joker ended up the fourth Animaniac(it still hurts my brain that the same people that redesigned Scarecrow were also behind the joker redesign…..it makes no sense) honestly scarecrow might be the only redesign I like in that phase……I hated where they went with 90% of the characters
@@jeremysiron9622 Yeah but they fixed it in Batman Beyond Return of the Joker and for Justice League. And honestly that third design might be the best design of Joker in the DCAU.
@@The_Phantasm I agree, they got it right when they switched it again, it was just so jarring at the time, like the scarecrow and the joker just didn’t look like they belong on the same show during that run
Yeah it’s such an interesting concept and what scarecrow says about how fear keeps people from their worst impulses he’s not wrong it’s such a cool idea I wish we could get another scarecrow story further exploring the concept
It happened in an early 80s story in the comics. His men are given this as a psychological supplement but they become to reckless to stand any chance. Then batman goes to the barn scarecrow's chilling in and crane sicks a robot owl on him.
Oddly it reminds me of that episode of Pokémon where the goal of the episode was to make a snorlax sleep. Probably that idea of a total reversal of the iconic.
Bruce's disguise consisting of sunglasses and evil moustache is hillarious. He didn't even change from his suit and tie. Well done, world's greatest detective
Fear is exactly what keeps Batman in check. It's what keeps ALL Humanity in check. Fear of consequences. Fear of loss. Fear of themselves. Not all fear is the same, but it's all a societal limiter. As long as it is kept under control. In balance. There is a reason why those who lack empathy are either overburdened or unburdened by fear.
"Fear is the glue that holds society together. It's what makes people suppress their worst impulse. Fear is power" Never heard a truer phrase coming from a terrifying villain. In fact, the Scarecrow's philosophy is the same one used by Bruce when he decided to disguise himself as a terrifying bat to scare criminals and Ozymandias when he realized that millions of people had to die through a fake alien invasion to make America and Russia put aside their differences and avoid a nuclear apocalypse. Fear is definitely power
And then DOOMSDAY CLOCK showed how THAT plan went to shit after Rorschach's journal went public. That shows of there's anything more powerful than fear, it's the truth.
@@louisduarte8763 Yeah, I get why many people hate Doomsday Clock, but, compared to the awful HBO show, it's a f*cking masterpiece. By the way, UA-cam hide your comment because of your use of the word sh*t
Fear is one of the most primitive and basic feelings. You need to be stopped to hurt yourself if you want be alive, it is the base. So as try to feel good and well. Eros and Thanatos. Joy and Fear.
@@TetsuShima Huh, that's weird about my comment being hidden for swearing. YT should have told me that. But what was wrong about the WATCHMEN HBO show? I heard mixed reviews and never got around to watching it.
@@louisduarte8763 It's pretty bad, actually. The script is full of massive plot holes and cringe-worthy dialogues, no to mention that the characters of Laurie, Ozymandias and Manhattan were more ruined than Luke in the Last Jedi. There's actually a pretty good 3-hour video by Macabre Storytelling about the show's faults, if you are interested
Fun Fact: In a Tmnt (2012) and BMTAS comic crossover it was actually hinted that scarecrow changed his outfit to this because nobody thought that he was scary.
This is one of my favorite episodes from this season. We didn't get to see enough of this new Scarecrow design with Jeffery Combs' excellent voice work.
Robin is really strong, apparently... This is actually my favorite animated Scarecrow episode. The concept is awesome, and I agree there's even more I'd love to see. Your pitch for a two-parter: 👌
Two problems the writers got wrong with the subway chase sequence Subway cars have a "dead man's switch" where the operator has to hold a switch down (or a handle in place) to operate the train. If the operator has a heart attack or another serious problem and is disabled the brakes automatically activate. At the end of every subway line, there are mechanical trips that activate the train's brakes to prevent the train from running off the end of the line.
I totally agree with you. This episode could've been a two-parter, and I love your idea of the Batfamily taking on the fearless and intimidating Batman. Hell, it could also have worked for Justice League. Imagine that it's an adaptation of the Tower of Babel. Only this time Batman did it on purpose to distract his leaguemates so he could kill the Scarecrow.
Great episode as always! I also loved Scarecrow's redising, fits him SO much better! And i agree with Batman that a little fear is a good thing, it keeps you alive after all.
The Scarecrow's redesign is something TNBA will always be grateful for. Knowing how simple many fans can be, surely the horrible redesign of the Joker would have given the revamp a very bad reputation, with many saying that this flaw already makes the whole series bad, necessitating the existence of a really badass redesign like The Scarecrow's to balance the quality and reception of the series. Thanos would be proud 🥲
I like to think that one of the crocodiles that Bruce beats up was a relative of Killer Croc. I bet Waylon's reaction was: "UNCLE LOUIE, NO!! He performed my bris!" 😢
Yeah, I agree with you, Never Fear should be a two-parter with Nightwing, Batgirl, Catwoman, Robin and Afraid all teaming up to help cure Bruce and stopping the Scarecrow from continuing his plans with Never Fear itself. And yeah, Batman fighting the Bat-Family would be so awesome to see and to also see them battling against the one who made them a family together would be a bit tragic to see.
1:30 - Batman dodging bullets at point blank range looks like the producers finally got to recreate a similar scene used in the two minute test pilot for this series back in 1991.
I wonder if this episode was what partially inspired _The Batman_ with the concept of Batman being more cutthroat and reckless. Also, I’d _love_ a Fanscription of Walter’s Ideas for a 2-parter for this episode.
one of the re-designs i liked both in look & voice/character, plus it shows that Scarecrow learns from his defeats, choosing to weaponize fear in other ways besides just showing someone their worst nightmare/thing they fear most
Never fear, Scarecrow is back with a freaky look. Love it! Even Jeffery Combs voices him. And for Batman to lose his fear, it is much scary either way to never pass him off.
I love how Batman has a pocket knife. Not some kind of absurd gadget, not a batarang that he's just using to cut things, but just a regular "carry around in your back pocket" pocket knife. It is bat *shaped* but it's still just a pocket knife. I respect that man.
Alot of the shows redesigns were more hits than misses if you ask me, The Joker being the biggest example. But you ask me? Scarecrow's new look is 100 percent way more terrifying than he's looked before, and I absolutely love it. #Fear
as someone who’s a massive fanboy of the Re-Animator films, you can’t imagine how big of a smile formed on my face when i heard *the* Jeffrey Combs voiced Scarecrow here !!! i had no idea, but that casting choice is just so perfect in every way
Best Scarecrow episode, and one of the best of TNBA. This was also where they found out that Jeffrey Coombs has a talent for portraying mildly unbalanced, creepy characters (The Question, Ratchet from Transformers Prime, Rat King in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). Bless Tim Drake for his incredible courage, definitely setting himself apart from the previous Robin here.
@@jrcarter9175 He certainly qualifies as the most pragmatic of the Autobots though, and cares very little for humans at first: 'No need for long good-byes, here's the door.'
@@WhiteFangofWarI mean I can't blame him, dude has seen what metal living beings can die from much less squishy flesh covered, blood filled, humans did from, i fully headcannon him as a very caring but gruff person do originally he didn't want humans near their war AT ALL, but over time he realized "humans are fucking scary unicron children indeed"
We can all 100% agree this is the greatest and creepiest design Scarecrow has ever looked! When the team designed Prof. Crane to wonder "if that was truly was a mask?!" They truly created a masterpiece here!!!
Speaking of Scarecrow, as impressive as he is here, my favorite incarnation is from the Arkham games. I love his Freddy Krueger hands and inhuman voice. And he actually looks like a scarecrow in those games.
This was definitely the top ep of the New Batman Adventures for me, Scarecrow's redesign was just top notch, the recast was perfect, and the concept of Scarecrow's new method was just a brilliant inversion.
I saw this episode many years ago - I think it's the only _New Adventures_ episode I've seen - and yet that visual of the red-stained water with Bruce emerging has stuck with me since. Such a great moment.
I do really love Scarecrow's 2nd design, but this version takes the character to a whole other level. And I don't think it would hit quite as hard if not for Jeffery Combs, that man has a calm menace unlike anyone else.
If you had to point to an episode within the new series that would provide reassurance of the future of BTAS, this would definitely be one of them. From scarecrow looking the most frightening ever to an unhinged Batman, this episode does instill the fear to the viewer that Bats could very well go over the edge. Could have done a few more things to make it go from a 9 to a 10, but overall, this was a great episode.
Really love this Scarecrow design and it’s a shame we never got another Scarecrow-centric episode (Over The Edge doesn’t count). Hell, Scarecrow and The Riddler were supposed to be in the final season of JLU as part of the Legion of Doom homage, but the infamous Bat-Embargo kept them off the table. We never got Scarecrow in a prominent role (tho a decent recurring role in the Nolan films) outside the comics until the incredible Arkham games with some of the greatest designs for Scarecrow since…well, THIS episode! Also, special shout-out to Injustice 2 for making Scarecrow a playable character, voiced to perfection by the legendary Robert Englund, probably the ONLY way to top Jeffrey Coombs’ vocal performance.
i love Scarecrow's plan this time around. a downside to fear-based characters is they tend to do the same thing over and over with little division or variety. this time he not going to bring you fear to live but take away your fear. and let the iragonce that is often confused with bravery be your downfall.
Bruce has stated he fears killing. He said something along the lines of it would be simple to just kill a villian to stop them but if he chose that path once it would be too easy for him to keep making that choice. He feared that killing would end up being his first solution.
I agree they could have explore more the idea of Batman without fear, however the fact it was short might have been the point of the episode. Without fear no one is able to survive because the person no longer fears death or has covern for his or her life, something that episode proves with Batman almost crashing the bat-plane in building as well almost dying with Scarecrow.
I remember a similar storyline in the comics - Batman is possessed by a demon in one issue. In the next, criminals in a warehouse learn he’s coming and try to prepare by checking the ceiling and other ways of protecting themselves against a normal Batman, but the demonic Batman just busts through the door absorbing bullets to terrify everyone all over again.
Oh man, this episode had everything for me: awesome action, amazing animation by TMS, one of the raddest redesigns in the whole DCAU, and a relevant moral that plays an important role. Fear is rarely depicted in a positive way outside of Inside Out, and it should get more support. Yes, fear is often responsible for prejudice, chaos, and paranoia and can make us lose confidence, but it also helps us recognize danger, forces us to use our heads, and prevents us from acting on our worst instincts. If not for fear, I would've caused a car crash on my first driving test or persisted to shove my hand down an impossibly narrow crevice.
Loved Scarecrow's new look in New Adventures. I remember watching him knock out Bruce from behind in the shadows and getting that first ever glimpse of his new terrifying visage. "Pff, yeah, it's Scarecrow, go figu- WHOAH, WHAT THE HELL?!?!"
Why I love this episode I'm stilll baffled that his fake moustaches were able to fool everyone. TBAS shown really good that Bruce is master of disguise.
Out of all of the Scarecrow episodes that we've had, 'Never Fear' was the most unique in terms of it's concept and execution. A gas that can take away people's fears and make them become reckless was very unusual but it made for a great story with the idea of Batman not being afraid to kill made it even more interesting. I loved that Robin was the one who had to stop Batman trying to take lives, i would have preferred if Nightwing was the one who had to restrain Batman but i understand that they wanted to more establish Tim Drake as the new Robin and see what situations he could handle. I wasn't completely sold on a lot of the redesigns but the one they came up with for Scarecrow was fantastic, it's my all time favourite and he looked like something out of a Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie. A brilliant episode and wished we got to see more of Scarecrow in TNBA, he is one of the best Batman villains ever. Side note: i wish they explored this concept further in the Justice League animated series where Batman could have suffered a relapse from Scarecrow's toxin and have a situation where Superman & the whole team have to deal with an out of control dark knight who isn't afraid to kill.
Jeffery Combs also did the voice for Brainiac in the video game Injustice 2. Scarecrow is a new character in the game too but to my joy, voiced by Robert Englund.
Scarecrow: "Now that no one is afraid anymore, Gotham will fall into the depths of Anarchy!" Batman: "I'm sorry to inform you that you're not doing a very good job, because damn... That new uniform is really scary." Scarecrow: "I'm afraid your...wait, did you just say you like my uniform?" Robin: "And he's not the only one! I've never seen a cooler outfit than the one you're wearing now! Would you mind makkng me one of these for Halloween! My girl Stephanie would absolutely love it!" Scarecrow: "D-do you really think that? I already knew that I was good at designing costumes, but I didn't expect that... that they would be so well-received..." Batman: "Well, you were wrong, Jonathan. You're the best costume designer I've ever seen. Maybe you'd like to work for me?" Scarecrow: "D-do you really mean that? N-no one has ever praised me, not even one bit. M-maybe it's not too late for me. Maybe I can still cha..." *Is hit from behind and left unconscious* Batgirl: "Good distraction, guys!" 👍 Batman and Robin: 👍
Jeffery Combes is also a Star Trek favourite, playing numerous characters, but most prominently the various clones of Weyoun in DS9, and Shran in Enterprise. He was also the Rat King in the 2012 TMNT series.
There’s this little moment when Batman is approaching the Scarecrow from behind on the train, and you hear this deep, evil, guttural choir chanting. It’s for a few seconds. But it’s terrifying. Utterly terrifying. It elevates Scarecrow from potentially just another villain to a force of unknown, an eldritch evil. Something from Night on Bald Mountain.
It was really clever to make Scarecrow prove his point on how important fear is by taking it away. They could have had yet another fear episode or chose a different villain to unleash an unhinged Batman, but this combination of plot and villain adds a great layer to Victor Crane.
When the gangstar in white was hanging and his "Help me!" And his scream of terror when the rope frayed still to this day is still frightful! The animation was smooth and realistic. It was even though he was the bad guy seeing a bad man turn scared was shocking as a kid.
It's been said in the comics that Batman's no-kill stance has an element of fear to it, as in, he is afraid that he makes once exception he would not be able to stop himself.
The theory I heard that can explain this goes that the reason Bruce feels so cold is because he's having a burnout or the toll of being the gaurdian of Gotham is starting to get to him. Bruce started out to end the mob but eventually things got out of hand when Joker showed up then Man-Bat, Scarecrow and ect started to pop up. It begs the question how long can he stay tge same? How long can he care for Harvey when he watches him kill folks on the drop of a coin? How long can he read of all the people that Phantasm will kill for cash without realizing she's a nothing but a killer. How muh can he stomach knowing created The Joker or how much can Fear gas can he take and have his folks yell at him before he gets numb to it all? I think this can explain that Bruce is just overworked and his getting over this Batman thing but he knows that if he quits it's the apocolypse for Gotham.
What you said makes sense when consider that, in the JL episode where Superman is seemly killed, Bruce goes to his tombstone and says that "Clark show him that justice doesn't need to come from the darkness", establishing that, while Bruce became more darker in TNBA, he slowly recover his humanity as he fought alongside other light optimistic heroes like Superman and the Justice League.
@@alexandrefrauches132 plus I think in the JL episode "A Better World" when Bruce battled JL Lord Batman I think this was the wake up call Bruce needed when he realized how similar they were and how close he was to turning into him. As Dr Fate said it "Justice is blind not heartless" Bruce was slowly loosing his heart (example, in the ep Cold Confer Bruce frozen an Ice maiden's leg which the series confirmed to cause bad hypothermia) but after meeting the JL and seeing his Dark reflection he grew more as a person.
Speaking of going off the deep end, in the first episode of batman beyond as Bruce was forced to use a handgun in order to protect himself and Bunny Freeland from a goon. Who mind you attempted to beat Bruce to death and who knows what he would've happened to Freeland. This was a act of desperation with Bruce's injuries from the assault and his heart related illnesses, Bruce learned he could no longer be the dark knight. Especially when he came close to using the one thing that took his parents away.
The Scarecrow is THE BEST REDESIGN of The New Batman Adventure and My God his voice is scary as hell. Overall this episode is pretty intense! I liked this episode a lot.
How tragically ironic is it that Tim Drake/Robin stops Batman from killing, but Batman is unable to stop Tim from doing the same to Joker in Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker!
The thing that I’ve always loved about the new scarecrow, besides the new creep design and voice is the idea if it’s a costume or not, crane was a short and skinny guy but this one is tall and with large inhuman shoulders and the head is perfectly ambiguous if it’s a sack over the shirt or if the shirt is torn off and it’s revealing his skin Who knows, maybe his gas mutates him, maybe he’s always leaking gas (no pun intended) to make him look more intimidating or it’s just a design choice with no real logic behind
Scarecrow: "Fear is the glue that holds society together. It's what makes people suppress their worst impulses. Fear is power"
I always love that quote as it shows how far Crane has fallen into his own madness with him going from a simple revenge scheme to becoming a terrorist worshiping fear.
Sad thing is, he's not exactly wrong.
"And it will also be very expensive, if you want the antidote."
@@louisduarte8763 he's not wrong on that as well!
Communities and society emerged for fear of nature and predators. We humans have fear as a tool to prevent us from taking bad desicions. Crane is right on that one.
"Welcome to the food chain."
Jeffrey Combs's line reading is pure gold.
Let's be honest, guys. If Alfred had been attacked with the Scarecrow's anti-fear toxin, his reaction would have been immobilizing the villain with a professional flying kick and telling him, "I'm sorry to inform you, sir, I can't experience the loss of something I never had."
Respectfully disagree.
Alfred has one very tangible, overwhelming fear:
The loss of another member of his family. He’s seen enough members of them die. He won’t lose another if he can ever help it again.
@@Lowkeylie thus the kicking
I read it in Alfreds voice.
*loss
But isn't that the idea of an anti-fear toxin? For the person to be unhinged and do something like a flying kick?
I love this version of a Scarecrow. The old west preacher design and Jeffery Combs voice made this the definitive version in my opinion.
What I like about this episode is that not only did the Scarecrow get a visual design change, but also in his plans. Instead of in increasing fear, he does the opposite by removing it entirely. That shows that he has learned over the course of his career.
To be fair, removing fear is as effective of a method of destroying society as is increasing it. Like we saw with Bruce's employee, without any sort of fear for cause and effect, people will literally act on impulses. Even if one doesn't want to hurt someone, lack of fear for negative effects would make people do bad stuff. Like here, he saw a woman he got hots for, and just went for it. Imagine if said lady had no fear of what would happen if she smacked daylights out of him. Then in comes a security guard who wants to get in on her good side too, and without fear of effect, would almost murder said man. And the chain continues like this.
Now, apply that chain to entire city. Everything would collapse in hours.
It was a very nice detail making Robin the one who manages to prevent Batman from killing the Scarecrow and return him to normal. Apart from serving as a sidekik, the different Robins have served him numerous times as a reminder of his moral principles. In fact, their bond has sometimes literally saved the day. For example, in a 1986 comic, Batman manages to avoid succumbing to the effects of the fear toxin by having his greatest fear overcome the one caused by the toxin, with his biggest concern being losing Jason Todd.
Robin was always ment to be the soul of Batman as Dick said it himself in order for Batman to work he needs a counter balance to show everyone he's not a monster.
They used that as a joke on a
Kids WB commercial saying he wanted
To be the next batman.
Also on a kids WB special when all of
A sudden the animanics an others
Being captured for good.
Remember those silly tnba commercials from kids WB.😂
Batman beating a zoobat pokemon
With his hook or singing jiggly puff
To tim drake.😂
Don't get me started on the game
one where batman was playing a
Game of killing superman then
Tim walked in he covered up
Saying he doing an experiment then
Tim said he play's the next game.
Also the one where he shrunk his cape.
There were so many.
It was actually an antifear toxin though...
He’s still ended up an old bitter fart on Batman beyond, I love that show, but I don’t like what a grump they made him, I don’t know if many other people share that opinion
The most badass looking Scarecrow I’m shocked that design wasn’t used in the Arkham series could u imagine his 3D model with the detail used in the games
Actually, he did use it in the Arkham games. The noose, the undead look. But they wanted Scarecrow to actually look more like a scarecrow, so they took the best of both worlds.
The version in Arkham Knight is fairly similar, both designs seemingly being based off Leatherface from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. And both make sure never to show Crane's real face.
Honestly, I don't think this design would work in 3D. It's the LACK of detail that makes this design work. The horrific face and noose are even creepier because they're shrouded in shadow.
His 3D model is seen in Batman Rise of Sin Tzu video game.
The greatest redesign in the entire DCAU. Jeffrey Combs is my favourite depiction of the Scarecrow ever.
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I agree, but it’s like they only had a certain amount of cool that they could use for the villains, so they took all the Joker’s cool and put it on the Scarecrow and the Joker ended up the fourth Animaniac(it still hurts my brain that the same people that redesigned Scarecrow were also behind the joker redesign…..it makes no sense) honestly scarecrow might be the only redesign I like in that phase……I hated where they went with 90% of the characters
@@jeremysiron9622 Yeah but they fixed it in Batman Beyond Return of the Joker and for Justice League. And honestly that third design might be the best design of Joker in the DCAU.
@@The_Phantasm I agree, they got it right when they switched it again, it was just so jarring at the time, like the scarecrow and the joker just didn’t look like they belong on the same show during that run
@@jeremysiron9622 Willie watt hates white people
That is quite an angle for the Scarecrow; taking fear away from his victims.
That's what I love about a lot of these later episodes. Added a lot of interesting twists to these villains.
Yeah it’s such an interesting concept and what scarecrow says about how fear keeps people from their worst impulses he’s not wrong it’s such a cool idea I wish we could get another scarecrow story further exploring the concept
It happened in an early 80s story in the comics. His men are given this as a psychological supplement but they become to reckless to stand any chance. Then batman goes to the barn scarecrow's chilling in and crane sicks a robot owl on him.
Oddly it reminds me of that episode of Pokémon where the goal of the episode was to make a snorlax sleep. Probably that idea of a total reversal of the iconic.
Bruce's disguise consisting of sunglasses and evil moustache is hillarious. He didn't even change from his suit and tie. Well done, world's greatest detective
Fear is exactly what keeps Batman in check. It's what keeps ALL Humanity in check. Fear of consequences. Fear of loss. Fear of themselves. Not all fear is the same, but it's all a societal limiter. As long as it is kept under control. In balance.
There is a reason why those who lack empathy are either overburdened or unburdened by fear.
"Fear is the glue that holds society together. It's what makes people suppress their worst impulse. Fear is power"
Never heard a truer phrase coming from a terrifying villain. In fact, the Scarecrow's philosophy is the same one used by Bruce when he decided to disguise himself as a terrifying bat to scare criminals and Ozymandias when he realized that millions of people had to die through a fake alien invasion to make America and Russia put aside their differences and avoid a nuclear apocalypse. Fear is definitely power
And then DOOMSDAY CLOCK showed how THAT plan went to shit after Rorschach's journal went public. That shows of there's anything more powerful than fear, it's the truth.
@@louisduarte8763 Yeah, I get why many people hate Doomsday Clock, but, compared to the awful HBO show, it's a f*cking masterpiece. By the way, UA-cam hide your comment because of your use of the word sh*t
Fear is one of the most primitive and basic feelings. You need to be stopped to hurt yourself if you want be alive, it is the base. So as try to feel good and well.
Eros and Thanatos.
Joy and Fear.
@@TetsuShima Huh, that's weird about my comment being hidden for swearing. YT should have told me that.
But what was wrong about the WATCHMEN HBO show? I heard mixed reviews and never got around to watching it.
@@louisduarte8763 It's pretty bad, actually. The script is full of massive plot holes and cringe-worthy dialogues, no to mention that the characters of Laurie, Ozymandias and Manhattan were more ruined than Luke in the Last Jedi. There's actually a pretty good 3-hour video by Macabre Storytelling about the show's faults, if you are interested
Fun Fact: In a Tmnt (2012) and BMTAS comic crossover it was actually hinted that scarecrow changed his outfit to this because nobody thought that he was scary.
@@The_Phantasm what do you mean by that
The fancomic did it better.
@@The_Phantasm ok
@@The_Phantasm can I tell you something please it's really important
@@The_Phantasm Willie watt hetes white people
As a little kid, I often had to talk down my alcoholic father when he would flip out about something. So for me, this episode really hits home
It's so wild that they made Joker so much worse, while simultaneously giving Scarecrow the upgrade of his life.
I feel like this was the episode where Tim officially proves himself
I love how the noose on Scarecrow became a iconic mainstay on all other adaptations of him.
This is one of my favorite episodes from this season. We didn't get to see enough of this new Scarecrow design with Jeffery Combs' excellent voice work.
Robin is really strong, apparently...
This is actually my favorite animated Scarecrow episode. The concept is awesome, and I agree there's even more I'd love to see.
Your pitch for a two-parter: 👌
Hands down, the best Scarecrow design in the DCAU.
It's in rise of sin tzu also.
2:16 yep.
Best Scarecrow design, period.
@@realJoeMavro guess Crane realized
Dressing up like an actual scarecrow
Sucked so he went back to the drawing
Board.
@@realJoeMavro injustice 2 was awesome to
Two problems the writers got wrong with the subway chase sequence
Subway cars have a "dead man's switch" where the operator has to hold a switch down (or a handle in place) to operate the train. If the operator has a heart attack or another serious problem and is disabled the brakes automatically activate.
At the end of every subway line, there are mechanical trips that activate the train's brakes to prevent the train from running off the end of the line.
You say it was an error but too me it's proof that Gotham is too behind the times to ever be a safe place.
I love the Scarecrow Redesign, this is the most fascinating Design yet
Having Jeffery combs voice scarecrow was a awesome decision
I totally agree with you. This episode could've been a two-parter, and I love your idea of the Batfamily taking on the fearless and intimidating Batman. Hell, it could also have worked for Justice League. Imagine that it's an adaptation of the Tower of Babel. Only this time Batman did it on purpose to distract his leaguemates so he could kill the Scarecrow.
Great episode as always! I also loved Scarecrow's redising, fits him SO much better!
And i agree with Batman that a little fear is a good thing, it keeps you alive after all.
Fearless Batman is both badass & frightening
Fear breeds hate, hate causes suffering.
Tim: "It's summer vacation. How do you forget that? Never mind I forgot who I was talking to"
Bat-May Day 13.
The Scarecrow is more terrifying in this episode than I imagined.
Probably the best redesign of the series
The Scarecrow's redesign is something TNBA will always be grateful for. Knowing how simple many fans can be, surely the horrible redesign of the Joker would have given the revamp a very bad reputation, with many saying that this flaw already makes the whole series bad, necessitating the existence of a really badass redesign like The Scarecrow's to balance the quality and reception of the series. Thanos would be proud 🥲
This was one of my favourite episodes. The Tim Drake stuff was soo good
I like to think that one of the crocodiles that Bruce beats up was a relative of Killer Croc. I bet Waylon's reaction was: "UNCLE LOUIE, NO!! He performed my bris!" 😢
I will say this... I may disagree with most of the redesigns. But Scarecrows is one of the absolute best!
I always liked this episode's inversion of what we expect Scarecrow to do. When applied to the right targets, removing fear can be far more dangerous.
Yeah, I agree with you, Never Fear should be a two-parter with Nightwing, Batgirl, Catwoman, Robin and Afraid all teaming up to help cure Bruce and stopping the Scarecrow from continuing his plans with Never Fear itself.
And yeah, Batman fighting the Bat-Family would be so awesome to see and to also see them battling against the one who made them a family together would be a bit tragic to see.
1:30 - Batman dodging bullets at point blank range looks like the producers finally got to recreate a similar scene used in the two minute test pilot for this series back in 1991.
I wonder if this episode was what partially inspired _The Batman_ with the concept of Batman being more cutthroat and reckless. Also, I’d _love_ a Fanscription of Walter’s Ideas for a 2-parter for this episode.
Batman: "A little fear is a good thing"
Scarecrow definitely got the best of the redesigns, he became a full-on horror movie monster!
one of the re-designs i liked both in look & voice/character, plus it shows that Scarecrow learns from his defeats, choosing to weaponize fear in other ways besides just showing someone their worst nightmare/thing they fear most
Never fear, Scarecrow is back with a freaky look. Love it! Even Jeffery Combs voices him. And for Batman to lose his fear, it is much scary either way to never pass him off.
Shran voices Scarecrow too!?
@@jeremiahbristow7609 Surprising.
I love how Batman has a pocket knife. Not some kind of absurd gadget, not a batarang that he's just using to cut things, but just a regular "carry around in your back pocket" pocket knife. It is bat *shaped* but it's still just a pocket knife. I respect that man.
Honestly Walter, what you've suggested should be a FanScription episode all on its own. It's a full on masterpiece!
scarecrow's redesign is still amazing , I like that he has kinda a undead classic Quaker look with the neck scarf replaced with the noose
Your idea for a two part episode sounds like a great movie idea.
MAN!
To see Batman get affected by Scarecrow's toxin so much is crazy!
Little Tim had to take charge!
it was so amazing!
Alot of the shows redesigns were more hits than misses if you ask me, The Joker being the biggest example.
But you ask me? Scarecrow's new look is 100 percent way more terrifying than he's looked before, and I absolutely love it. #Fear
as someone who’s a massive fanboy of the Re-Animator films, you can’t imagine how big of a smile formed on my face when i heard *the* Jeffrey Combs voiced Scarecrow here !!! i had no idea, but that casting choice is just so perfect in every way
There should be a fan-script episode about that two parter.
Best Scarecrow episode, and one of the best of TNBA. This was also where they found out that Jeffrey Coombs has a talent for portraying mildly unbalanced, creepy characters (The Question, Ratchet from Transformers Prime, Rat King in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). Bless Tim Drake for his incredible courage, definitely setting himself apart from the previous Robin here.
Ratchet never really struck me as unbalanced or creepy, the synthetic Energon episode notwithstanding. Although the Leader would also qualify.
@@jrcarter9175 He certainly qualifies as the most pragmatic of the Autobots though, and cares very little for humans at first: 'No need for long good-byes, here's the door.'
@@WhiteFangofWarI mean I can't blame him, dude has seen what metal living beings can die from much less squishy flesh covered, blood filled, humans did from, i fully headcannon him as a very caring but gruff person do originally he didn't want humans near their war AT ALL, but over time he realized "humans are fucking scary unicron children indeed"
We can all 100% agree this is the greatest and creepiest design Scarecrow has ever looked! When the team designed Prof. Crane to wonder "if that was truly was a mask?!" They truly created a masterpiece here!!!
I have to respectfully disagree. In my opinion, the best and creepiest design is how he looked in Batman Arkham Knight.
Old Scarecrow: Wizard of Oz
New Scarecrow: Tales from the Crypt
Speaking of Scarecrow, as impressive as he is here, my favorite incarnation is from the Arkham games. I love his Freddy Krueger hands and inhuman voice. And he actually looks like a scarecrow in those games.
This was definitely the top ep of the New Batman Adventures for me, Scarecrow's redesign was just top notch, the recast was perfect, and the concept of Scarecrow's new method was just a brilliant inversion.
This episode was great! And thanks for making my weekend better channel awesome!😊😊😊
I saw this episode many years ago - I think it's the only _New Adventures_ episode I've seen - and yet that visual of the red-stained water with Bruce emerging has stuck with me since. Such a great moment.
Never Fear, Bat-Walter is here!
This is definitely a fantastic outing from the scarecrow, in one of his absolute best redesigns, making him look so creepy.
I do really love Scarecrow's 2nd design, but this version takes the character to a whole other level. And I don't think it would hit quite as hard if not for Jeffery Combs, that man has a calm menace unlike anyone else.
If you had to point to an episode within the new series that would provide reassurance of the future of BTAS, this would definitely be one of them. From scarecrow looking the most frightening ever to an unhinged Batman, this episode does instill the fear to the viewer that Bats could very well go over the edge. Could have done a few more things to make it go from a 9 to a 10, but overall, this was a great episode.
Really love this Scarecrow design and it’s a shame we never got another Scarecrow-centric episode (Over The Edge doesn’t count). Hell, Scarecrow and The Riddler were supposed to be in the final season of JLU as part of the Legion of Doom homage, but the infamous Bat-Embargo kept them off the table.
We never got Scarecrow in a prominent role (tho a decent recurring role in the Nolan films) outside the comics until the incredible Arkham games with some of the greatest designs for Scarecrow since…well, THIS episode! Also, special shout-out to Injustice 2 for making Scarecrow a playable character, voiced to perfection by the legendary Robert Englund, probably the ONLY way to top Jeffrey Coombs’ vocal performance.
"That mustache must be made of the same thing as Clark Kent's glasses!?" 😂
The same ink anyway! 😜
Got to say Scarecrows design is incredible.
i can'T believe they never used it for Live action. Maybe its only good in animation with shadows
@@DasKame Nolan went for more realism. Scarecrow fits Tim Burton better.
i love Scarecrow's plan this time around. a downside to fear-based characters is they tend to do the same thing over and over with little division or variety. this time he not going to bring you fear to live but take away your fear. and let the iragonce that is often confused with bravery be your downfall.
Hoo boy. We made it to the best Scarecrow episode and design.
Bruce has stated he fears killing. He said something along the lines of it would be simple to just kill a villian to stop them but if he chose that path once it would be too easy for him to keep making that choice. He feared that killing would end up being his first solution.
My favorite scarecrow design
Me too. Such a Ghoulish look and calm voice.
I agree they could have explore more the idea of Batman without fear, however the fact it was short might have been the point of the episode. Without fear no one is able to survive because the person no longer fears death or has covern for his or her life, something that episode proves with Batman almost crashing the bat-plane in building as well almost dying with Scarecrow.
I remember a similar storyline in the comics - Batman is possessed by a demon in one issue. In the next, criminals in a warehouse learn he’s coming and try to prepare by checking the ceiling and other ways of protecting themselves against a normal Batman, but the demonic Batman just busts through the door absorbing bullets to terrify everyone all over again.
Oh man, this episode had everything for me: awesome action, amazing animation by TMS, one of the raddest redesigns in the whole DCAU, and a relevant moral that plays an important role. Fear is rarely depicted in a positive way outside of Inside Out, and it should get more support. Yes, fear is often responsible for prejudice, chaos, and paranoia and can make us lose confidence, but it also helps us recognize danger, forces us to use our heads, and prevents us from acting on our worst instincts. If not for fear, I would've caused a car crash on my first driving test or persisted to shove my hand down an impossibly narrow crevice.
I love how even Tim loves the idea of no fear only for Batman ( who already breathed in the toxin) reminds him why it’s unwise
Loved Scarecrow's new look in New Adventures. I remember watching him knock out Bruce from behind in the shadows and getting that first ever glimpse of his new terrifying visage.
"Pff, yeah, it's Scarecrow, go figu- WHOAH, WHAT THE HELL?!?!"
Why I love this episode I'm stilll baffled that his fake moustaches were able to fool everyone. TBAS shown really good that Bruce is master of disguise.
Out of all of the Scarecrow episodes that we've had, 'Never Fear' was the most unique in terms of it's concept and execution. A gas that can take away people's fears and make them become reckless was very unusual but it made for a great story with the idea of Batman not being afraid to kill made it even more interesting. I loved that Robin was the one who had to stop Batman trying to take lives, i would have preferred if Nightwing was the one who had to restrain Batman but i understand that they wanted to more establish Tim Drake as the new Robin and see what situations he could handle. I wasn't completely sold on a lot of the redesigns but the one they came up with for Scarecrow was fantastic, it's my all time favourite and he looked like something out of a Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie. A brilliant episode and wished we got to see more of Scarecrow in TNBA, he is one of the best Batman villains ever.
Side note: i wish they explored this concept further in the Justice League animated series where Batman could have suffered a relapse from Scarecrow's toxin and have a situation where Superman & the whole team have to deal with an out of control dark knight who isn't afraid to kill.
Jeffery Combs also did the voice for Brainiac in the video game Injustice 2. Scarecrow is a new character in the game too but to my joy, voiced by Robert Englund.
Scarecrow: "Now that no one is afraid anymore, Gotham will fall into the depths of Anarchy!"
Batman: "I'm sorry to inform you that you're not doing a very good job, because damn... That new uniform is really scary."
Scarecrow: "I'm afraid your...wait, did you just say you like my uniform?"
Robin: "And he's not the only one! I've never seen a cooler outfit than the one you're wearing now! Would you mind makkng me one of these for Halloween! My girl Stephanie would absolutely love it!"
Scarecrow: "D-do you really think that? I already knew that I was good at designing costumes, but I didn't expect that... that they would be so well-received..."
Batman: "Well, you were wrong, Jonathan. You're the best costume designer I've ever seen. Maybe you'd like to work for me?"
Scarecrow: "D-do you really mean that? N-no one has ever praised me, not even one bit. M-maybe it's not too late for me. Maybe I can still cha..." *Is hit from behind and left unconscious*
Batgirl: "Good distraction, guys!" 👍
Batman and Robin: 👍
Jeffery Combes is also a Star Trek favourite, playing numerous characters, but most prominently the various clones of Weyoun in DS9, and Shran in Enterprise. He was also the Rat King in the 2012 TMNT series.
There’s this little moment when Batman is approaching the Scarecrow from behind on the train, and you hear this deep, evil, guttural choir chanting. It’s for a few seconds. But it’s terrifying. Utterly terrifying. It elevates Scarecrow from potentially just another villain to a force of unknown, an eldritch evil. Something from Night on Bald Mountain.
It was really clever to make Scarecrow prove his point on how important fear is by taking it away. They could have had yet another fear episode or chose a different villain to unleash an unhinged Batman, but this combination of plot and villain adds a great layer to Victor Crane.
What hidden terror keeps me awake at night? That Scarecrow redesign.
"The best design he's ever had"
Injustice 2: *im about to end this man's whole career.*
Batman: "Un-tie me, you little! *UN-TIE ME!!!* "
the noose is the best part
When the gangstar in white was hanging and his "Help me!" And his scream of terror when the rope frayed still to this day is still frightful!
The animation was smooth and realistic. It was even though he was the bad guy seeing a bad man turn scared was shocking as a kid.
It's been said in the comics that Batman's no-kill stance has an element of fear to it, as in, he is afraid that he makes once exception he would not be able to stop himself.
The Best Batman episode ever made hands down!!
The theory I heard that can explain this goes that the reason Bruce feels so cold is because he's having a burnout or the toll of being the gaurdian of Gotham is starting to get to him.
Bruce started out to end the mob but eventually things got out of hand when Joker showed up then Man-Bat, Scarecrow and ect started to pop up.
It begs the question how long can he stay tge same?
How long can he care for Harvey when he watches him kill folks on the drop of a coin?
How long can he read of all the people that Phantasm will kill for cash without realizing she's a nothing but a killer.
How muh can he stomach knowing created The Joker or how much can Fear gas can he take and have his folks yell at him before he gets numb to it all?
I think this can explain that Bruce is just overworked and his getting over this Batman thing but he knows that if he quits it's the apocolypse for Gotham.
What you said makes sense when consider that, in the JL episode where Superman is seemly killed, Bruce goes to his tombstone and says that "Clark show him that justice doesn't need to come from the darkness", establishing that, while Bruce became more darker in TNBA, he slowly recover his humanity as he fought alongside other light optimistic heroes like Superman and the Justice League.
@@alexandrefrauches132 plus I think in the JL episode "A Better World" when Bruce battled JL Lord Batman I think this was the wake up call Bruce needed when he realized how similar they were and how close he was to turning into him.
As Dr Fate said it "Justice is blind not heartless" Bruce was slowly loosing his heart (example, in the ep Cold Confer Bruce frozen an Ice maiden's leg which the series confirmed to cause bad hypothermia) but after meeting the JL and seeing his Dark reflection he grew more as a person.
Speaking of going off the deep end, in the first episode of batman beyond as Bruce was forced to use a handgun in order to protect himself and Bunny Freeland from a goon. Who mind you attempted to beat Bruce to death and who knows what he would've happened to Freeland. This was a act of desperation with Bruce's injuries from the assault and his heart related illnesses, Bruce learned he could no longer be the dark knight. Especially when he came close to using the one thing that took his parents away.
Sometimes a quiet calmness is much more terrifying than a scream of madness.
The Scarecrow is THE BEST REDESIGN of The New Batman Adventure and My God his voice is scary as hell. Overall this episode is pretty intense! I liked this episode a lot.
How tragically ironic is it that Tim Drake/Robin stops Batman from killing, but Batman is unable to stop Tim from doing the same to Joker in Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker!
On of my favorite episodes of the Gotham Knights arc, featuring my favorite Batman Villain.
I like the Scarecrow redesign. It looks significantly better than the wimpy little twig sized man from the original series.
5:00 A proto Batman who laughs
Bat May videos get better with each installment.
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My favorite episode, along with the Long Fall as my favorite episodes of The Batman New Adventures
The thing that I’ve always loved about the new scarecrow, besides the new creep design and voice is the idea if it’s a costume or not, crane was a short and skinny guy but this one is tall and with large inhuman shoulders
and the head is perfectly ambiguous if it’s a sack over the shirt or if the shirt is torn off and it’s revealing his skin
Who knows, maybe his gas mutates him, maybe he’s always leaking gas (no pun intended) to make him look more intimidating or it’s just a design choice with no real logic behind
Batman yelling at Robin..
UNTIE ME!! UNTIE ME, YOU LITTLE...
That was chilling!
I cannot imagine what NBA Scarecrow look like out of the costume. Cause I cannot imagine thos is the same Crane from TAS.