The Martian Manhunter's powerset is vast and can come off as poorly defined and confusing, I think, due to the large amount of them and them being a bit different in various media. Most superheroes have the same set of powers across the board and are instantly recognisable, but not this guy. There are some standard powers from him which stand out instantly - - Intangibility (phasing) - Telepathy - Shapeshifting - Super strength - Flight - Intense heat has also been shown to be his weakness in various media. It has been said that on rare occasions in the comics, he has displayed some telekinetic ability, though this isn't really considered canon and has never been made to be concrete. He has telekinesis in the show, "Young Justice", which doubles as his flight ability, as do all the Martians in that show, including lead character, Miss Martian. Telekinesis feels so defining of Miss Martian in that show, and ties in so well with the traditional flight ability (like how the DCEU's Wonder Woman has bracelets which traditionally just deflect bullets, but also emit energy that creates an air force to push someone back when clanged together), that I think she and the other Martians should keep that power. However, The Martian Manhunter has displayed his own, Martian heat vision in the comics, and in "Smallville", but not in the "Justice League" and "Young Justice" cartoons, and many animated movies. It feels like it comes out of left field in "Smallville" subsequently, and I don't feel like this power should be made canon in the comics due to this. Furthermore, The Martian Manhunter is vulnerable to heat, so it's very weird that one of his powers is heat vision. Speaking of "Smallville", The Martian Manhunter also seems to be able to heat up his hands, and his handprint is found scorched into a Phantom Zone escapee's back, Aldar, after Aldar is killed by him. This ability is apparently called a "heat blast" according to my research, but it isn't actually a power of his in the comics. This should definitely be gotten rid of too, I think. The red streak The Martian Manhunter leaves behind when he flies is also very strange, not being in the comics as well, and I think it too, should be done away with. The telekinesis Martians display in "Young Justice", I think is really cool and nicely, distinctly different from any of the main Justice League roster's abilities - So many of them can fly i.e. Superman, Wonder Woman, and Green Lantern. I would be very happy if all versions of The Martian Manhunter and Martians are given telekinesis as an ability. It's up to whoever's in charge if this happens, of course, and I would definitely get it if the traditional flight ability was stuck with. My ideal Martian Manhunter powerset would be: - Intangibility (phasing) - Telekinesis (Traditionally, he'd find it far easier to control himself than other objects, and would have to use intense focus to move something. The telekinesis is far less powerful than the "Young Justice" version, not being effortless like his other abilities, and this is why he uses telekinesis sparsely in fights. His shapeshifting allows him the ability to morph into large beasts, a very frequent ability of his used in the "Justice League" animated series, and the power he uses most to fight in hand-to-hand combat situations.) - Telepathy - Shapeshifting - Super strength - Weakness: Intense heat. - I LOVE The Martian Manhunter's trademark love of the snack, "Oreos". *Vital edit and note:* The Martian Manhunter's telekinetic ability is effortless with himself, but not with focusing on another object (one to four small objects or one fairly big object, to be exact) due to the ability originating from inside himself, doing things with this ability outside of his self is more difficult as the telekinesis struggles to travel through his super-strong, impenetrable skin.
Yeah, heat vision would be an overkill, he has it in Lego Games and I don't think he should. He's in my top 3 favorite DC characters and I'm going to read Martian Manhunter: Identity comic run after I finish The Terrifics. I think his best version so far is in JLU, cause him being the last Martian is still a better canon for me.
@@monelmonelmonel It's just nice when the audience can clearly define a superhero's powerset when they see him, there's this comforting familiarity that makes a person feel "in-the-know", and like the superhero is a familiar friend to boot. Even with Superman's many powers, they're all easy, or at least fairly easy to recall I think, apart from his microscopic vision. You say "overkill" and it can be argued that Superman's many powers are overkill. However, he is called "Superman", it's in the name, so it fits. Like I said as well, The Martian Manhunter's weakness is intense heat, so this power is weird. It's kind of like if Superman shot a kryptonite ray out of his eyes. It could be assumed he'd use it, and then go, "Ow! Damnit! Worst power ever!!!". Do you like my telekinesis idea? He'd really, basically only have flight, as he finds telekinesis far easier to use on himself than on other objects. I think telekinesis is just nicely different, adding cool variation, as it feels like a lot of characters can simply fly in the DC Universe - Superman, Supergirl, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Sinestro, Zod, Faora etc. There are surprisingly, actually no telekinetics that come to mind. I'm not just trying to make everything fit with "Young Justice", as it's an iconic and beloved DC show, I think this would truly be a cool, character trait. In that show, Miss Martian uses telekinesis far more than morphing into beasts, which I still think should be a signature move of Martian Manhunter, like in the "Justice League" show. I don't really care about him being the last Martian, but I definitely think it works great for "Justice League", like how I think the citizens and racism aspects of Martians works very well in "Young Justice".
More often than not, they seem to not give J'onn his full, established comic book power set. He pretty much has Superman's powers: strength, durability, flight, super speed, super hearing, super breath, vision powers (telescopic, microscopic, x-ray, heat vision) plus shape shifting, intangibility, invisibility, and telepathy. Yeah, he's overpowered, but those are his powers.
I've never liked that The Martian Manhunter is on monitor duty in "Justice League Unlimited", as his massive powerset could be used to help a lot of people. I know he's a recluse and an outsider generally, but it doesn't seem practical to me. If it has to be like this, I think it should be said that the reason he's there, is in case an outside threat manages to find its way into Watchtower, there's a powerful League member situated there, who can take them on e.g. When he fights Task Force X and The Annihilator in "Task Force X".
Fun fact:carl lumbly the guy who voices martian manhunter in justice league unlimited has the same birthday as me
The Martian Manhunter's powerset is vast and can come off as poorly defined and confusing, I think, due to the large amount of them and them being a bit different in various media. Most superheroes have the same set of powers across the board and are instantly recognisable, but not this guy.
There are some standard powers from him which stand out instantly -
- Intangibility (phasing)
- Telepathy
- Shapeshifting
- Super strength
- Flight
- Intense heat has also been shown to be his weakness in various media.
It has been said that on rare occasions in the comics, he has displayed some telekinetic ability, though this isn't really considered canon and has never been made to be concrete. He has telekinesis in the show, "Young Justice", which doubles as his flight ability, as do all the Martians in that show, including lead character, Miss Martian.
Telekinesis feels so defining of Miss Martian in that show, and ties in so well with the traditional flight ability (like how the DCEU's Wonder Woman has bracelets which traditionally just deflect bullets, but also emit energy that creates an air force to push someone back when clanged together), that I think she and the other Martians should keep that power.
However, The Martian Manhunter has displayed his own, Martian heat vision in the comics, and in "Smallville", but not in the "Justice League" and "Young Justice" cartoons, and many animated movies. It feels like it comes out of left field in "Smallville" subsequently, and I don't feel like this power should be made canon in the comics due to this. Furthermore, The Martian Manhunter is vulnerable to heat, so it's very weird that one of his powers is heat vision. Speaking of "Smallville", The Martian Manhunter also seems to be able to heat up his hands, and his handprint is found scorched into a Phantom Zone escapee's back, Aldar, after Aldar is killed by him. This ability is apparently called a "heat blast" according to my research, but it isn't actually a power of his in the comics. This should definitely be gotten rid of too, I think. The red streak The Martian Manhunter leaves behind when he flies is also very strange, not being in the comics as well, and I think it too, should be done away with.
The telekinesis Martians display in "Young Justice", I think is really cool and nicely, distinctly different from any of the main Justice League roster's abilities - So many of them can fly i.e. Superman, Wonder Woman, and Green Lantern. I would be very happy if all versions of The Martian Manhunter and Martians are given telekinesis as an ability. It's up to whoever's in charge if this happens, of course, and I would definitely get it if the traditional flight ability was stuck with.
My ideal Martian Manhunter powerset would be:
- Intangibility (phasing)
- Telekinesis (Traditionally, he'd find it far easier to control himself than other objects, and would have to use intense focus to move something. The telekinesis is far less powerful than the "Young Justice" version, not being effortless like his other abilities, and this is why he uses telekinesis sparsely in fights. His shapeshifting allows him the ability to morph into large beasts, a very frequent ability of his used in the "Justice League" animated series, and the power he uses most to fight in hand-to-hand combat situations.)
- Telepathy
- Shapeshifting
- Super strength
- Weakness: Intense heat.
- I LOVE The Martian Manhunter's trademark love of the snack, "Oreos".
*Vital edit and note:* The Martian Manhunter's telekinetic ability is effortless with himself, but not with focusing on another object (one to four small objects or one fairly big object, to be exact) due to the ability originating from inside himself, doing things with this ability outside of his self is more difficult as the telekinesis struggles to travel through his super-strong, impenetrable skin.
Yeah, heat vision would be an overkill, he has it in Lego Games and I don't think he should. He's in my top 3 favorite DC characters and I'm going to read Martian Manhunter: Identity comic run after I finish The Terrifics. I think his best version so far is in JLU, cause him being the last Martian is still a better canon for me.
@@monelmonelmonel It's just nice when the audience can clearly define a superhero's powerset when they see him, there's this comforting familiarity that makes a person feel "in-the-know", and like the superhero is a familiar friend to boot. Even with Superman's many powers, they're all easy, or at least fairly easy to recall I think, apart from his microscopic vision.
You say "overkill" and it can be argued that Superman's many powers are overkill. However, he is called "Superman", it's in the name, so it fits. Like I said as well, The Martian Manhunter's weakness is intense heat, so this power is weird. It's kind of like if Superman shot a kryptonite ray out of his eyes. It could be assumed he'd use it, and then go, "Ow! Damnit! Worst power ever!!!".
Do you like my telekinesis idea? He'd really, basically only have flight, as he finds telekinesis far easier to use on himself than on other objects. I think telekinesis is just nicely different, adding cool variation, as it feels like a lot of characters can simply fly in the DC Universe - Superman, Supergirl, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Sinestro, Zod, Faora etc. There are surprisingly, actually no telekinetics that come to mind. I'm not just trying to make everything fit with "Young Justice", as it's an iconic and beloved DC show, I think this would truly be a cool, character trait. In that show, Miss Martian uses telekinesis far more than morphing into beasts, which I still think should be a signature move of Martian Manhunter, like in the "Justice League" show. I don't really care about him being the last Martian, but I definitely think it works great for "Justice League", like how I think the citizens and racism aspects of Martians works very well in "Young Justice".
We don’t call them Oreos in DC anymore, nowadays J’onn loves ‘Chocos’ 🍪
More often than not, they seem to not give J'onn his full, established comic book power set. He pretty much has Superman's powers: strength, durability, flight, super speed, super hearing, super breath, vision powers (telescopic, microscopic, x-ray, heat vision) plus shape shifting, intangibility, invisibility, and telepathy. Yeah, he's overpowered, but those are his powers.
Updated Justice League Of America (1997) is my favorite Rest In Peace To David Ogden Stiers.
Wow Shaggy got his food jacked by both his own Dog and a Martian.
Martian Manhunter Evolution (1998-2011) (2000-2011) (Just For Fun & Made Up) My Childhood (Animated & Live Action Films & TV)
01 - Static Shock (2000-2004) (Animated TV)
02 - Justice League (2001-2003) (Animated TV)
03 - Smallville (2001-2011) (Live Action TV)
04 - Justice League: Unlimited (2004-2007) (Animated TV)
05 - The Batman (2004-2009) (Animated TV)
06 - Justice League: The New Frontier (2008) (Animated Film)
07 - Batman: Black And White (2008-2010) (Animated TV)
09 - Batman: The Brave And The Bold (2008-2011) (Animated TV)
10 - Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths (2010) (Animated Film)
11 - Mad (2010-2011) (Animated TV)
12 - Young Justice (2010-2011) (Animated TV)
I've never liked that The Martian Manhunter is on monitor duty in "Justice League Unlimited", as his massive powerset could be used to help a lot of people. I know he's a recluse and an outsider generally, but it doesn't seem practical to me.
If it has to be like this, I think it should be said that the reason he's there, is in case an outside threat manages to find its way into Watchtower, there's a powerful League member situated there, who can take them on e.g. When he fights Task Force X and The Annihilator in "Task Force X".
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He also appeared in Justice League Dark (2017)
I think you're confusing it with League Justice: Apokolips War.
@@jacksonsoares2400 he did appear in the movie at the meeting at the beginning of the movie
He appeared in both
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You missed some like in Reign of Superman
You sure? Did you watch the entire video?
@@NTGNickGreer Yeah I think you only put Death of Superman not sure
@@monelmonelmonel hmm,it is difficult to remember every single appearance the character has appeared in
@@NTGNickGreer Yeah it's okay, still a great video his appearances in the recent animated universe was minimal anyways
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