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Emily writes...
1. How long has been Barbara waiting for Dick to “ be ready for her †?
2. Did she dated any other guy while she was waiting for Dick ?
3. If she did, was she serious with those guys or would she have dumped them as soon as dick came to her ?
4. When and how did he fall in love with her ?
I mean in seasons 1 and 2, he really didn’t seem to have any sort of feelings to her, and then suddenly they were together and living in the same appartement in season 3. It seems a bit forced tbh.
Greg responds...
1. Since their early days at Gotham Academy, depicted in Season One and in our companion comics.
2. Sure. Including Jason Bard, as established in Season Four.
3. I don't want to over-simplify, but in fact, she did dump Jason for Dick, as established in Season Four.
4. I think he's had a thing for her, at least a little, since they played Seven Minutes in Heaven on his 14th birthday (also shown in the comics).
It's only forced because (a) you aren't, frankly, paying a lot of attention to details, especially but not exclusively from the comics, as indicated by your questions above and (b) time passes where you don't get to see them. That's part of the conceit of the show. Life goes on. You don't get to see all of it. But when years have passed, you have to assume that stuff happened that you missed. You know, like Barbara being paralyzed, for example.
Anonymous writes...
Dickbabs seems forced and it’s so boring, you should’ve had kept him with Zee.
#BringbackChalant
Greg responds...
I don't think it's forced or boring. But your mileage may vary.
(And no spoilers for the future, but I will say that literally nothing about your post makes me want to change course. If anything, it makes me want to do the opposite of what you're requesting.)
#HumanNatureIGuess
Michael Broder writes...
When did Robin, Livewire, Stargirl, Looker, and Windfall join the Outsiders?
Greg responds...
Robin/Tim Drake joined the Outsiders sometime between September and November of Team Year Nine. The other four joined in December of Team Year Nine.
Hayden Philyaw writes...
In the Episode “Involuntary†during Prince J’emm’s birthday celebration, I saw a type of Martian Bird! I have three questions about it!
1) do you have a name for it?
2) if so would it’s name start with Ma’ar? (since many animals on Mars start with Ma’ar, like Ma’arphin Beast and Ma’arzuu Beast)
3) Would Gar shapeshift into that?
Greg responds...
1. We just called them Martian Birds. Not too original.
2. Because Ask Greg has trouble with certain special characters, it's hard to see what exactly you're asking in this question, but, yes, it would likely follow the same type of format.
3. Didn't he? Can't remember. But, yes, if he felt like it or needed to.
Suzie writes...
1. Do M'gann and Conner ever do anything special on Valentine’s Day?
2. Do they have a yearly tradition like how Wally often forgot the holiday with Artemis?
3. Also what was their last Valentine’s Day together like since they left in February at the start of season 4?
4. Was the holiday hard for them in the season 2 episode Salvage since they were broken up? I know she was still with Lagoon Boy at the time, but did she miss Conner and secretly wished she could have spent the day with him?
Greg responds...
1. I'm sure they do. Valentine's Day would mean a lot to M'gann because I'm sure there was a Valentine's Day episode of Hello, Megan.
2. I'm not committing to anything specific at this time. But see above.
3. They would have celebrated Valentine's Day in Team Year Ten before leaving for Mars. Can't or wouldn't say it's their last Valentine's Day together, but that's as far as we've taken the series, so far.
4. I'll leave that to your interpretation.
Anonymous writes...
1 Child referred to klarion as brother do the chaos Lords consider each other as siblings?
2 if the answer to 1 is yes does this also count for the Lords of order?
Greg responds...
1. Sometimes. Depends on their mood.
2. Generally.
Rania writes...
It’s a real shame that you decided to end up Chalant. Even if I believe that’s the worse decision you’ve made regarding this show I can’t blame you for that, it’s still your show and do you do whatever you want after all. But did you really needed to do it like that ? Like breaking their relationship out of nowhere, without any explanation when everything seemed to be perfect in their relationship ? Whenever people ask you why they broke up, your only answer is « no spoilers » and you keep saying that since 2011 but here we are in 2022 like literally 11 YEARS LATER and still not an official answer, all we have are fan theories. Why don’t you just say it ? At this point I’m not even asking you to bring them back just to respond to a simple answer so I can get over this ship PLEASE.
Greg responds...
I mean, the simplest answer is that not every high school relationship lasts into adulthood. Frankly, the fact that we had two couples that did, is already a bit of a stretch. I know it happens - I have an in-law who's married to her high school sweetheart. But most of my friends and relatives are not still coupled with the folks they were happily seeing in their early teens.
If you're looking for some BIG REVELATION as to why they broke up, I don't know that I have one that would satisfy you in a forum like this. It's a story to be told someday. Or a set of stories, really, involving both what brought them together and the many factors (small and large) that ultimately broke them up. I have a notion as to why Dick is a serial monogamist, and why it took someone like Barbara to finally nail him down. And I have notions as to what's going on in Z's love life, as well.
It should be obvious that Dick and Z are still friends, still on good terms, even still attracted to each other. But they've moved on. It's okay if you still mourn that ship, however. I certainly see its appeal. And, in any case, everyone's mileage varies. But we try to let our characters tell us where they're going. And this is what they told us.
Tolle writes...
Did hundreds or thousands or millions of people die due to Child's rampage on Earth before Child was stop in young justice phantoms?
Greg responds...
No. Alerted by Madame Xanadu, the heroes were on the scene (each scene) in time enough to stop rampant death. I'm sure there were casualties, but they counted in the tens, not the thousands, let alone millions.
Anonymous writes...
Does Arsenal still act too recklessy when dealing with lex luthor. Or has he managed to keep his anger under control.
Greg responds...
As of when?
Anonymous writes...
Mr. Weisman,
In regards to the Earth-16 version of Thirteen's parents, are their names Terrence "Terry" Thurston and Meihui Lan-Thurston; with the latter's maiden name being Lan?
Greg responds...
You're right about her dad. I'd have to research her mom's name before I could confirm.
Jordan writes...
Was cyborgs Outsider designation D08 before he joined the League? And did the D06 designation get skipped in memory of Brion’s time on the Outsiders?
Greg responds...
Brion's Outsiders designation wasn't skipped in memory of him. It was his before he left the Outsiders. And (with the exception of the hijacked designations briefly assigned to Vandal, Klarion and Teekl), designations are not reused.
And yes, Cyborg had an Outsiders designation before he joined the League, at which point he received a League designation.
As for specific numbers, the policy has generally been not to reveal them outside canon material.
shadow writes...
Are Cissie and Roy friends? Do they get along?
Greg responds...
Yes and yes.
Anonymous writes...
Is klarion still on bad terms with the other chaos lords?
Greg responds...
They have memory issues, so... sometimes?
Anonymous writes...
Vandal's design (at least his face) is way more different on season 3. I was surprised to see that he got a new design on season 4, way more similar to how he looked on seasons 1-2. Why did you guys decide to change it back (if we can put it in that way)?
(also, I know you don't like Deathstroke's ponytail from season 2, but everything else on that design is outstanding, can't say I haven't gotten a bit upset because his design wasn't also "changed back" xD)
Greg responds...
It's been a while now, but I think we felt that some of the designs in S3 of YJ may have moved toward the DC Animated movie style, which Phil Bourassa also designed, and we wanted - in S4 - to pull back to some of what we liked better in characters like Vandal and Batman from the first two seasons. But I truly hated that ponytail, so changing Deathstroke back - even changing him back but losing the ponytail - wasn't a priority when we had so many characters to design anew.
Nada writes...
Hey Greg, been a fan of your work a long time! Just one thing I'm curious about-
Halo didn't explore being a Muslim until s4, and explicitly said they weren't Muslim in s3. So why is Halo considered Muslim rep in s3? I just don't get what all the arguing is about if Halo wasn't Muslim at all!
Greg responds...
I'm not sure why you're asking me, honestly. I can't take responsibility for the entire internet.
I assume the hijab they continued to wear had something to do with it, but Halo was a new entity and their residual Gabrielleness made them feel more comfortable wearing it than not. And as Madia told them in S4, it's fine for Violet to continue wearing it while they are in the process of making up their mind.
Jack writes...
Before the breakup did Queen Perdita ever saw a picture of Garfield Logan before his hair and skin turned green?
Greg responds...
I'm sure she did at some point.
Suzie writes...
1. How close are Superboy and Black Canary? Do they share a somewhat familial bond and are they still close by season 4?
2. Has Garth moved on from losing Tula or is he still struggling to move on like Artemis did?
3. When exactly did Cyborg join the Justice League and how long was he with the Outsiders before joining the League?
4. When did Conner and Megan graduate and move in together? Year and day please.
Greg responds...
1. They're close. But, familial... no. I wouldn't think so. She's a friend and mentor.
2. I'm not sure what you mean by "moved on". I'm not sure I love that phrase. I'm sure he has good days and bad days.
3. Cyborg joined the Justice League in December of Team Year Nine. He joined the Outsiders in January of that same year.
4. They graduated high school in June, Team Year Two. I don't have a specific date. They graduated college in Team Year Six, but because of the Invasion, they may have graduated late. I don't have a specific date. Sometime after graduating, they moved in to the apartment above Lucas Carr's garage. Again, I don't have a specific date, but they were already living there together by July 29, Team Year Eight.
Anonymous writes...
Consedering klarion’s mind is very chaotic how did he remember the deal he made with savage to return back to atlantis? Did teekl remind him about it?
Greg responds...
Sure. Although Chaos doesn't mean he couldn't chaotically remember he had something to do somewhere. And it might as well be Atlantis.
Enes writes...
How did Garfield get money to support himself after Garfield permanently stop acting on star trek 3016 in young justice universe?
Greg responds...
Garfield has inherited money, and he saved quite a bit from his series. Plus, contracts are odd. You're assuming he stopped getting paid after he left. But that's not necessarily true. He was on medical leave.
Anonymous writes...
1 is child also capable of understanding what teekl says?
2 was flaw capable of communication with child?
Greg responds...
1. I don't think she cared enough to try.
2. Of a sort.
Ruby writes...
Was the reason you decided to have Shiva and not David Cain be the abusive parent who relentlessly trained Cassandra into being the perfect assassin due to her backstory in the comics being too similar to Artemis and Sportsmaster?
Greg responds...
Not consciously. Mostly, I think we just found Lady Shiva to be a more compelling character than David Cain.
anon8 writes...
Hi Greg, want to start by saying I love the world building of young justice and the amount of passion you and the team have towards the shows creation, huge respect! The fact that you even take the time to interact with and respond to fans who feel entitled to have all sorts of opinions is a huge thing in itself and the way you respond and handle situations is admirable! I have a couple questions that im not sure can be answered or would warrant a no spoiler haha. Ive looked through the archive to make sure it hasn't been answered before and I don't believe it has so here it goes:
1. Is the Blue Beetle "Big Bad" of Barts time actually Jaime? Once the Reach had Jaime in captivity they might've killed him off for a new host or maybe actually found a way to put him on mode, so the identity of the human host of the tyrant of Barts time is unclear.
2. Flash´s secret identity seems to be important to him, he even has a different eye colour when in his uniform (blue) as opposed to his actual green. With Jay being a public hero with his name known, surely people must recognise him out of costume? In associating him with Bart as his guardian, it wouldn't be impossible for people to make a connection between Allens and Jay, doesn't this put their secret IDs at risk?
Thank you in advance regardless of whether the questions are answered or not. I love the show a lot and have been enjoying the first half of season 4 so far (especially all of Klarions scenes, the were incredibly chaotic hahaha). Very excited for the rest of the season.
Greg responds...
1. IT IS UNCLEAR!! You're the first person that I know of who has noticed that fact. It was left intentionally ambiguous. Jaime assumes, because Bart assumed, that it was him. But I think that's doubtful. Of course, now, we'll never know.
2. Bart's in costume, and the world doesn't know that he's Barry's grandson - especially since Barry's kids are so young. The fact that people know that Jay and Barry are friends doesn't automatically mean that Barry is the Flash. Presumably, Jay has more than one friend.
Suzie writes...
I just want to say that I love that Young Justice Phantoms is focusing more on Superboy for a change and I have a few questions about it.
1. What made you decide on this storyline for season 4
2. Did always want to make a season focusing more on Superboy's character.
3. Why Make Conner and M'gann suffer!?! Trapping him in the Phantom and making M'gann believe she lost the love of her life?!
Greg responds...
1. It's what came next?
2. I don't feel like he's ever been out of focus. And I don't feel he's the sole focus of season four, either.
3. There's very little drama without pain.
Anonymous writes...
Why did the show have to become so dark when it was revived just because the fandom is older? 99.9% of DC media is dark, the optimism in YJ was refreshing. And making material darker doesn't automatically make it more mature.
Greg responds...
I agree that dark doesn't equate with mature. But you're implying that YJ ONLY got dark and didn't get more mature, and I don't agree with that at all. And that's on top of the fact, that I believe YJ remains thoroughly optimistic in its viewpoint. Oh, and probably not as dark as you think.
I don't assume I can convince you of this, but I guarantee that you're not going to convince me.
Anonymous writes...
if you only intended for there to be a handful of characters that are leads, why didn't you keep the cast small like season 1 instead of adding a bunch of characters you have no intention of focusing on? that way, people could have focused on the mains without being distracted by the characters who are background. can you really blame people for being disappointed when their favorite character shows up, only for the show to do nothing with them and move onto someone else?
Greg responds...
I don't blame people.
Why are you blaming me for making the show I want to make? (Or more accurately, the show that Brandon and I want to make, and which many, many, many fans seem to enjoy?)
I've already answered over and over again why we have always continued to expand our cast. Why some characters are leads in a given season. Why some are supporting. Why some are cameos. Why our spotlight moves around as it does. Feel free to go through the ASK GREG archives and get the lowdown. I'm definitely not in the mood to repeat myself.
But I will make these points:
Blue Beetle was a lead in Season Two. In Season Three he was supporting. In Season Three he only cameod. But should we have NEVER introduced him, just because we didn't make him a lead EVERY season?
Zatanna was supporting in seasons one, two and three. She became a lead for a chunk of Season Four. Should we never have introduced her either?
And if, for example, we made Wonder Girl a lead in Season Five (assuming we get a season five and assuming that's in our gameplan), should we have waited UNTIL Season Five to introduce her? Or might not her Season Five characterization BENEFIT from her having been introduced earlier and us having watched her grow at least a little from a Wonder Woman fangirl in Season Two, to the leader of the Outsiders in Season Four, leading up to whatever might be depicted in Five? And if we then dropped her back down to Supporting in Season Six, would that mean we should never have made her a lead in Season Five?
Different fans might disagree about their specific favorites, but I'd bet anything that NO FAN wanted us to have six heroes and NEVER introduce any more ever. It's a big DC Universe out there. And nearly every fan is frickin' greedy for their favorites to appear.
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