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Nick writes...
We know that Bruce Wayne is the legal guardian of Dick and Tim in Young Justice, but I wondering if this applies to the E-16 versions of his other kids.
- Was Bruce Wayne the legal guardian of Jason Todd?
- Is Bruce Wayne the legal guardian of Cassandra Cain?
Greg responds...
Do we know that Bruce is the legal guardian of Tim in YJ? I'm not saying he's not, but I don't ever remember revealing that, so I'm not saying he is, either. And if I won't confirm Tim, I'm obviously not going to confirm Jason or Orphan.
Anonymous writes...
In what years did the original members of the Light joined after Vandal Savage founded the group's name?
Greg responds...
I'm not quite sure what you're asking. The name "The Light" goes back to Marduk's time. If you mean when did they join the modern incarnation, they all joined in the same year Vandal and Ra's founded it, which was the year the Justice League went public.
Anonymous writes...
If M'comm M'orzz looks down on Green Martians, does that also includes his own mother and his Green Martian siblings?
Greg responds...
No spoilers.
Jason R. Carter writes...
So, just how did Guy get into the League when Hal and John were so adamantly opposed to it?
Greg responds...
No spoilers.
Nick writes...
1. When did Pamela Isley become Poison Ivy?
2. When did Victor Freeze become Mister Freeze?
3. When did Jervis Tetch become the Mad Hatter?
Greg responds...
1. Team Year Negative Four.
2. Team Year Negative Seven.
3. Team Year Negative One.
Pete writes...
1. In "Princes All," we see Batman blink. Through his mask. Multiple times, at the Justice League meeting. Why? One would assume that he simply has lenses in his cowl. Is he wearing white contacts? Is he blinking behind them, and the animation is weird? Was this intentional?
Greg responds...
I honestly don't know. I'd have to look at it again.
Anonymous writes...
If Lady Shiva had not interfered when she did, would Ocean Master have actually succeeded in killing everyone at Iris West-Allen's house or would Bart and Mera have been able to stop him?
Greg responds...
Without warning, I doubt Mera could have done anything. Bart's more debatable, I suppose, but I've never subscribed to overpowering speedsters to the point that they can fix everything. I think you have to assume that at least 90% of the attendants would have died. Maybe 100%.
Arjun Mokha writes...
In Bowhunter Security Will mentions that Dick was trying to use him as a Wally West replacement.
a) Did Dick chose Roy and Jim as Wally West replacements?
b) If not, was Jim chosen as a Ted Kord replacement?
c) Was Roy Harper chosen as a Jason Todd replacement?
Greg responds...
Dick wasn't conscious of seeking a Wally West replacement, so trying to create a one-to-one relationship between the Harpers and various dead heroes doesn't really track for me.
Anonymous writes...
In young justice i see that Trajectory of infinity Inc has a Southern accent to her voice what state in the south call Home?
Greg responds...
I don't know that we've nailed that down yet. I have a vague memory of her coming from Georgia. But I'd have to do some research and confer with Brandon to confirm that.
Pablo Torres writes...
Is Elongated Man considered as a meta human or just a human with powers?
I ask this because even though he has his stretchy powers, when Granny Goodness was explaining the negative effects of the Anti-Life equation on normal humans, we saw the green lanterns (who are normal humans) but also Elongated Man, who seem like he was having problems controlling his powers.
Greg responds...
Elongated Man is not a meta-human (at least not on Earth-16). He's a human who takes a "potion" to get his powers.
Pablo Torres writes...
Hello Greg, big fan of the show. Loved it since the beginning and I'll love it till the end.
In short, my question is about the newer members of the Justice League, the ones introduced in season 3. With your usage of designations, we are able to see the timeline of how the membership grew. From the first member (Superman 010 and the newest member from season 2 (Rocket 26). Now from the beginning of season 3 you showed us that Kaldur, now taking the Aquaman mantle from Orin, became a member of the League after Rocket, with a designation of 27. In the same episode you also show us another new member, Steel, who you gave the designation of 36. It would stand to reason that there is at least 8 additional members that we have not seen. In that same first episode you also showed us 3 other new heroes that were confirmed to be part of the JL (Batwoman, Katana and Hardware). That lead the total of members not known to be 5 members. Later, in another episode you confirmed that the character Fire (although not seen) and the character Elongated Man (introduced in another episode) to be members as well. This now leads to 3 unknown members. Now we also saw a couple of character on the first episode in the planet Rann with the league. This included Adam Stange, a character you introduced in season 2, and the character of Ice. However, you did not state if either of these two heroes were part of the League. And if they were members, that would still leave one spot in the league filled by an unknow character. Many have theorized that this spot belongs to Metamorpho, another character you introduced in season 3, but it is unknown.
So, my questions are:
1. Are Ice and Adam Strange official members of the JL?
2. Was Metamorpho ever a member of the JL?
3. Is Steel the latest recruit of the League or are there other heroes after him?
4. Could you fill the designations between Aquaman II (27) â€" Steel (36)
Greg responds...
1. Ice is.
2. Not through the first 25 and a half episodes of Season Three.
3. No spoilers.
4. Yes, I could.
Nick writes...
Wow. Crazy good episode today! One more week...
1. Is Elongated Man Ralph Dibny?
2. How long has Elongated Man been active as a hero?
3. When did Elongated Man join the Justice League?
4. What's Elongated Man's zeta designation?
5. Is his identity kept mostly secret from his fellow Leaguers, or are some aware of it?
Greg responds...
1. Yep.
2. Elongated Man debuted in Team Year Six.
3. Team Year Seven.
4. I don't generally reveal designations here.
5. All are aware.
Anonymous writes...
Are Gargoyles born with foreskins? Do any see the need for circumsicion if they are?
Greg responds...
I'm going to respect their privacy here.
Anonymous writes...
Why did Ra's al Ghul leave the Light anyway? Was it because he gradually lost faith in their methods, or was there another reason?
Greg responds...
No spoilers.
Anonymous writes...
I'm guessing that Black Manta was expelled from the Light because of his role of bringing his son into the Light, but not realizing that his son had been a double agent the entire time until it was too late?
Greg responds...
I guess it depends on how you're defining "expelled".
Jason ask writes...
Who was jason todd closest relationship with when he was robin?
Greg responds...
No spoilers
Anonymous writes...
In the Young Justice universe, do Batman and the Joker have a similar history to their history in the mainstream DC Universe? For example, was Joker the one to kill Jason Todd and cripple Barbara Gordon, or did those things happen in different ways in this universe?
Greg responds...
No spoilers.
Anonymous writes...
I know that you said that by the time of Young Justice Season 1, Bane had not faced Batman, but has he faced him in the time since Season 1? Has he broken the Bat since then?
Greg responds...
No spoilers.
Jason R. Carter writes...
How does it feel having created a more despicable and twisted version of Helga Jace than the one on Black Lightning?
Greg responds...
I haven't seen the one on Black Lightning. But I revel in our version.
Anonymous writes...
How exactly did Jeff put together everything so quickly just by seeing batman's team talking in the same room? Especially the stuff with the Outsiders...really didn't seem believable tbh, just seemed like a way to force the plot ahead.
Greg responds...
I simply disagree, but I acknowledge that your mileage may vary. Jeff's a smart guy, and he'd been gathering clues for some times. Him putting it together then and there worked for us, and seemed to work for a number of people. In any case, as I've stated here many times before, you're not going to convince me that I don't like my show. I like it. I think it works - OR WE WOULDN'T HAVE DONE IT THAT WAY.
Anonymous writes...
In Antisocial Pathologies, Tim is on screen and literally never says a single world - not even when people are talking directly to him...why? Why even have him if you're not going to use him at all.
Greg responds...
We did use him. We may not have used him in a way you liked, but we used him.
The truth is we have economic realities, and actors cost money. We felt Tim would be there, as his brother was in mortal danger. And we felt that we could get away with him not talking. And I think we largely succeeded, but you don't have to agree. To be clear, that's not fun for us. I'd much rather be able to have him speak. But we couldn't afford it.
6f5 writes...
How old are Brainwave and Fury?
Greg responds...
Brainwave isn't in our show. At least not yet.
By the END of Team Year Eight, Fury is 15.
Anonymous writes...
Dear Greg
Hello! I'm keeping my name anonymous because I don't like exposing it on a public forum like this. I hope you understand.
Anyway, onto the question!
Greg, I know you personally don't have any ill intent, but why won't you listen to your LGBT+ or Muslim fans when they tell you how you handled Halo? You seem like such a decent guy outside of that, but for some reason this particular area is a blind spot of yours.
I may not be Muslim, but surely the massive outcry from Muslim fans when you had Halo publicly denounce her Muslimhood while still having her wear a religiously significant garb specific to Muslims must have meant SOMETHING to you?
I'm an out and proud member of the LGBT+ community (at least online), so seeing you dismiss all the people you hurt and refuse to actually, GENUINELY apologize for it (no, I don't count "sorry you're so offended" as an apology, that's just condescending), and to see you continue on the path that you now KNOW hurts us as if the characters you control are somehow out of your hands...that hurts, Greg. That hurts more than you can POSSIBLY imagine. I was so excited for Young Justice season 3. I was so excited hearing that you'd have an explicitly nonbinary character in the show. And then you did what you did. You really hurt your fans in the LGBT+ community, Greg.
Greg responds...
I'm categorically not claiming that the destinies of these characters are completely out of my hands. But...
1. We can't make changes to already made episodes in response to recently aired episodes. It's just not possible for me to, for example, change episodes 319-326 as a result of what fans say about 318. So even if I agreed with the response, it's too late to make that kind of change, which many people seemed - at the time - to be demanding. And I readily admit that in hindsight I got defensive about that. We HAVE listened, however, and it did affect how we handled things in Season Four.
2. Whether you like it or not, I simply do NOT have complete control over these characters. I do not own these characters. It is ABSOLUTELY TRUE that even in 2021, TPTB have not given Brandon and myself a completely free hand with every single LGBTQ+ character on these issues. Things are a lot better than they were in 2010. A lot better. But we still do not have 100% autonomy. We just flat-out don't. Certain things we had planned for Season Three were rejected by TPTB at a relatively late date, and I do believe those choices hurt the overall balance of the series on these issues.
3. I don't know where you heard that we'd explicitly have a nonbinary character on the show in advance of Halo's reveal. Not from me. I can't - or won't - be held responsible for rumors. Now, of course, Halo stated she's nonbinary in one of our episodes, but we viewed that statement as the first step in her journey, and we'd appreciate some patience. You are, of course, not obligated to be patient with us. Maybe we've already lost your trust. And that's understandable. And I am sorry for that. But trust would sure be appreciated if you can manage to suspend your opinion for a while longer.
4. We've been working with MPAC (the Muslim Public Affairs Council), GLAAD and OUT on these plotlines. They are aware of our long term plans for Halo and have been extremely supportive. This suggests to me that the response you speak of isn't monolithic. So I'll admit it has been hard for me to apologize for things, which I believe, in the long term, will be appreciated by the Muslim and LGBTQ+ communities. Now, I may be wrong about that, but I'm trying to be honest here. I believe in what we're doing, and our advisors do, as well. In the end, we may indeed get it wrong, but we are trying really hard to get it right. And contrary to what seems to be everyone's assumption, we are not and have never been operating in a vacuum, assuming that we knew best and that we didn't need to listen to the LGBTQ+ community. We are listening, we have been listening, and we will continue to listen. What we've found is that opinions clearly vary within that community. It's admittedly hard to please everyone, but believe it or not, we are actually trying.
5. It sincerely makes me feel awful that I've "hurt my fans in the LGBT+ community". I AM truly sorry about that. But I know for a fact that I didn't hurt ALL my fans in that community. Because I've talked to a bunch of them. Not on Twitter or on ASK GREG but in real life. Some of them weren't thrilled with what we've aired up to this point. Some of them were just fine with what we did. And most (in both categories) have - once told where we were going - been actually pretty happy with it all. Now, you don't have the advantage of that inside information and most of our fans don't either. But please don't think I don't care, that we don't care. The YJ crew and I care very, very much. And I definitely apologize for being condescending and defensive in the past. That's not me at my best. I can only ask for forgiveness.
6. I've always tried to be an ally. I have very good reasons to try to be an ally, (a) because it's the right thing to do, and (b) because many, many, many people I love and hold close to my heart are a part of the LGBTQ+ community.
So I AM sorry for past mistakes. But if you give us a little more rope, I don't think we'll hang ourselves. I believe our good intentions will not only amount to good intentions. I think they'll prove out. And if I'm wrong about that, I will truly endeavor to apologize again.
Jason R. Carter writes...
How did you go about developing a voice for Ultra-Humanite?
Greg responds...
I went down to my lowest register and roughed it up. Then we used technology to deepen it further and to futz it, so that it sounded like it was coming out of an electronic voice box.
Nick writes...
Wow, Greg! Things are really starting to heat up with today's episode. Two more weeks!
1. How old is Trajectory?
Greg responds...
1. As of the end of Team Year Nine, Trajectory is 15 (assuming she survives that long).
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