You had the power to end atomic skull s criminal career right there permanently. The elite star george newbern on returning to the man of steel. In a series of interviews today, chronicle writer max landis best known to comic book fans as the guy who did that irreverent, bizarre and sometimes hilarious death of superman video revealed. Please subscibe like and comment and request a battle of anything. Criminals like the atomic skull are sent to prison, they escape, and superman just sends them to prison again. Superman defeats atomic skull and he is arrested, later escaping and starting to kill more civilians. Atomic skull is, by and large, a blist superman villain, yet he absolutely demolishes the elite before superman shows up. At this point, the elites leader manchester black plans to execute the atomic. Now superhuman, albert michaels became the atomic skull, and ultimately, the.
Shortly thereafter, superman battles atomic skull the joseph martin version, for the other nerds like me who actually care about that sort of minutiae, and instead of killing him, superman sends him back to prison at strykers island the metropolis super prison version of. The elite arrived before superman so they could end atomic skulls criminal career, however. Voiced by robin atkin downes, catero colbert, melissa disney, and andrew kishino, respectively. Chronicle writer max landis brings the atomic skull to the. The were enemies of superman and later the justice league, and have radioactive powers. Presumably, he can direct the energy from any part of his body but his hands and face are the only parts not covered in armor. Joseph martin, the second atomic skull, is a supervillain from dc comics.
However, the elite grow to become darker and eventually tyrannical over the course of weeks and appear to kill superman when he opposes them. Superman vs the elite fight 1 of 4 grading fight scenes. He is briefly used to power the prison in which he is held following his defeat by superman, but manages to escape. Jun 12, 2012 in metropolis, atomic skull had recently broken out of prison and is looking for revenge on superman. Coldcast a man who can emit tremendous amounts of energy. In justice league unlimited, the joseph martin version of the atomic skull was wildcats main opponent at roulettes metabrawl until green arrow and black canary interrupted the match. Jan 23, 20 atomic skull, coldcast and menagerie by jon suzuki superman vs the elite. Superman and the elite team up to defeat the atomic skull, but not before he kills professor baxter, a prominent superman supporter. Jun 12, 2012 originally it was the parasite, but hed been used in a recent previous film, so it became the atomic skull. An overcharged atomic skull breaks out of prison, seeking revenge on superman. Following a knockdown, dragout urban battle with atomic skull dee bradley baker, superman george newbern, reprising the role answers to world ambassadors, some of whom would rather see superbaddies slain than continually return to cause wholesale death and destruction. Atomic skull later returns as a member of gorilla grodds secret society, and sides with luthor during the mutiny during the twopart series finale. Superman performs well against the other three but like atomic skull was in the. The joseph martin version of the atomic skull appears in supe.
Although he is challenged by the elite, they have little success. And i really thought the atomic skull came out very cool. Shes actively trying to stop the crowd from supporting the elite when they hold atomic skull s impromptu execution. In june 2016, dc comics relaunched its entire line of comic book titles with. Character model atomic skull, coldcast and menagerie by. Ill note here that the comic book story this was specifically base. In june 2016, dc comics relaunched its entire line of comic book titles with dc rebirth. This is different from the elite who were still essentially human save for a few upgrades. Theyve all got powers, certainly, but theyre chumpchange by the. After a brief but violent struggle, however, superman defeats atomic skull by throwing him into a lake, extinguishing him. He has radioactive powers, including enhanced superhuman abilities and energy blast projection. How is it that the ultimate boy scout of the dc universe knew how to put on so effectively the guise of a terrifying, brutal executioner whos lost all restraint when dealing with the elite. Superman vs the elite atomic skull appears as an antagonist in this film.
Also getting mixed up in the madness is atomic skull. In this world, the public has started to grow tired of superman and his boy scout ways. After atomic skull s power is drained by coldcast, he is killed by manchester black under the vote of a boy whose father was one of atomic skull s victims. The crowd chants to kill him and superman gives a speech about why its wrong to kill. The elite is initially better received than superman by the public for simply killing superpowered criminals, thus providing instant results after atomic skull escaped and went on a killing spree. Atomic skull is the name of two different dc comics supervillains, with the first being dr. Atomic skull is a fictional supervillain in dc comics, who is commonly a foe of superman. The atomic skull was originally government agent joe martin who investigated the evil doctor electron and was transformed into the hideous atomic skull by one of electrons inventions. Atomic skull abandoned doctor phosphorus dc comics dr. The elite are trying to make an example of a metahuman on supermans home turf of metropolis. When hal jordan tried to break out hector hammond, the atomic skull fought him, but before he could do anything else, hector hammond renders him temporarily brain dead using his psychic powers and hal jordan convinces him to let the atomic skull live. They have been associated with the secret society of supervillains, skull and s. Superman, the elite vs atomic skull dc in december youtube.
Dec 29, 2019 the elite tell superman that they have killed both the pokolistanian and bialyan leaders and that peace can reign supreme in that area once again. Albert michaels, and the second being college student joseph martin. Superman and atomic skull battle, cause some damage to the city and eventually skulls is captured and detailed. Frye marvel comics radioactive man marvel comics joseph martin. The elite and superman are forced to work together to bring atomic skull to his knees. But of course, one group of superpowered enemies isnt enough. Posts about superman vs the elite written by fightscenegrades. Shortly thereafter, superman battles atomic skull the joseph martin version, for the other nerds like me who actually care about that sort of minutiae, and instead of killing him, superman sends him back to prison at strykers island the metropolis super prison version of reallife new yorks rikers island rather than kill him. Superman superman vs the elite the atomic skull clip. Theres an argument to be made that superman should just pound him into mush and be done with it. The fight choreography is terrific, making great use of super powers all around, from superman to the elite to atomic skull.
Hes look, im not going to explain supermans powers to you. Atomic skull is about to kill 2 women and a baby when superman attacks him. Character model atomic skull, coldcast and menagerie by jon. When he locks up a villain like the atomic skull instead of killing him, the skull simply lives to escape another day, and kill even more people later. Morrus unofficial tabletop rpg news superhero characters, comic book.
That is, until one day these four new super powered beings show up calling themselves the elite they fight crime just like superman, they take down bad guys like superman. Superman battles the atomic skull in this clip from superman vs the elite. Atomic skull the elite coldcast the hat manchester black menagerie doctor light other characters. This is a video clip from the new animated movie, superman vs the elite. Chronicle writer max landis brings the atomic skull to the new 52. The elite arrives but have little success against the overpowered atomic skull. The elite is an animated superhero film based on the comic book story whats. Against seemingly all reason, atomic skull gets one, too. Not that the elite have aliases as they prefer the direct approach, but the comic to film adaptation keeps true. Nov 07, 2020 the problem is, inevitably the atomic skull and every other superpowered maniac, for that matter is going to bust out and recommence the slaughter. The elite, supermans effectiveness as a super herocomes into quest. See more ideas about skull, dc villains, dc comics. Superman arrives, and begins to coordinate an attack with the elite, hoping to drain the excess power away from atomic skull.
The elite consist of manchester black a british telepath and telekinetic of immense mental power and acts as the elite s leader. Meet the villains from dcs superman vs the elite geek syndicate. Atomic skull is so vile, that he helps the elite gain support for their brutal tactics from the public. Menagerie a woman who is symbiotically bonded with a number of demoniclooking beasts covering her body called symbeasts. Home uncategorized superman vs the elite final fight. Angered, superman punches manchester in the face and the elite take it as a statement of war against the worlds favorite heroes. Difference between the elite and superman difference between.
Manchester black, coldcast, menageriepam, and the hat, whove risen in popularity lately. In the film supes took a similar punch from atomic skull like it was no big deal and took no damage. The camera pans to a kid holding his father who had been turned to stone and killed by atomic skull. Many thanks to scotty v, derrick lyle coleman, dean vanek, genevieve. The atomic skull is a walking radioactive skeleton. Ma kent pa kent terrence baxter vera lynn black locations. Atomic skull is a fictional supervillain in dc comics, who is commonly a foe of. Who in the comic book world cares if the moon is destroyed. Despite that, he and zelda wentworth, electrons daughter played by actress eleanor hart, whom lois lane has a passing resemblance to, fell in love. Superman could deal with the atomic skull in a million different ways, all nonlethal. The elite is almost entirely about the central question of superman. Atomic skull, coldcast and menagerie by jon suzuki superman vs the elite. The joseph martin version of the atomic skull appears in superman vs. Superman is already a wellestablished hero in this film, and married to lois lane.
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