# Who's that supervillain? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 28, 2013, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-that-supervillain/654173 "2013-03-28T14:19:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tim314](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim314/32/3468_2.png) [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-that-supervillain/654173/1 "2013-03-28T14:19:30Z")
Who’s the red guy in the back center? [http://www.kohls.com/upgrade/webstore/product\_page.jsp?PRODUCT\<\>prd\_id=845524893081491&mr:referralID=2a42002a-97b1-11e2-9389-001b2166c62d](http://www.kohls.com/upgrade/webstore/product_page.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524893081491&mr:referralID=2a42002a-97b1-11e2-9389-001b2166c62d) (Rollover the image to zoom in) I _think_ I can name all the others. (Corrections welcome) From left-to-right, starting with the front row: Robin, Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman Joker, Penguin, Lex Luthor, Catwoman, Riddler Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Cyborg\*, ???, Brainiac, Bane - Also, why’s Cyborg standing with the bad guys? ---
**Author:** ![tim314](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim314/32/3468_2.png) [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-that-supervillain/654173/2 "2013-03-28T14:22:01Z")
For context: This is the shirt my four-year-old daughter wore to preschool today. “Boys’ tee” my ass. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-that-supervillain/654173/3 "2013-03-28T14:33:35Z")
Not a comics guy, and I’ve little idea of who’s who in DC, but could it be [Etrigan the Demon/Jason Blood](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etrigan_the_Demon)? Frankly, I thought it was Hellboy at first. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-that-supervillain/654173/4 "2013-03-28T15:07:04Z")
Etriga’s yellow. I’m not sure who your guy is, though. Perhaps this question might get more traction in Cafe Society. And you’re right. Why is Cyborg hanging out with the bad guys? ---
**Author:** ![tim314](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim314/32/3468_2.png) [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-that-supervillain/654173/5 "2013-03-28T15:16:13Z")
After scouring the internet, I thought it _might_ be [this guy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrocitus). But if so, he’d be an odd choice to include, as he’s way newer than anyone else on the shirt. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-that-supervillain/654173/6 "2013-03-28T15:48:50Z")
Clearly it’s just some red guy who snuck into the back of the picture. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-that-supervillain/654173/7 "2013-03-28T15:51:30Z")
This is the same conundrum with old wedding photos. That guy is just Braniac’s +1. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-that-supervillain/654173/8 "2013-03-28T16:03:15Z")
Looks like a miscolored Mongul. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-that-supervillain/654173/9 "2013-03-28T16:32:23Z")
Supervillian photobomb? ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-that-supervillain/654173/10 "2013-03-29T00:22:17Z")
> [@tim314](#): > > For context: This is the shirt my four-year-old daughter wore to preschool today. “Boys’ tee” my ass. 🙂 Girls tee shirts would typically be cut a little differently to accommodate the typical, uh, female body form. I guess your four-year-old daughter doesn’t have a problem widdat. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Accident](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Mr.Accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Accident)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-that-supervillain/654173/11 "2013-03-29T00:50:28Z")
Atrocious, head of the red lantern corps. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-that-supervillain/654173/12 "2013-03-29T01:10:33Z")
And I don’t think that’s Cyborg. That guy looks Caucasian and too old. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-that-supervillain/654173/13 "2013-03-29T01:38:22Z")
Yeah, looks like a terribly drawn Atrocitus. But since everybody else is terribly drawn, as well (Joker, Robin, and Wonder Woman, especially), that fits. \>\_\> ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-that-supervillain/654173/14 "2013-03-29T03:26:26Z")
> [@Silver\_Tyger](#): > > And I don’t think that’s Cyborg. That guy looks Caucasian and too old. Metallo? ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-that-supervillain/654173/15 "2013-03-29T05:06:12Z")
> [@Silver\_Tyger](#): > > And I don’t think that’s Cyborg. That guy looks Caucasian and too old. I think it’s probably a _poorly drawn_ Cyborg. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-that-supervillain/654173/16 "2013-03-29T16:17:40Z")
Interestingly, the villains are disproportionately from Batman’s circle. At a rough count: Hero - Villain(s) Superman - Luther, Brainiac Batman (and Robin) - Joker, Penguin, Catwoman, Riddler, Harlequin, Poison Ivy, Bane Flash - None Green Lantern - Atrocitus (probably) Aquaman - None Wonder Woman - None Cyborg - None It looks like the artist was going for who was recognizable (basically the SuperFriends, plus a few), with Atrocitus thrown in as an afterthought because he or she couldn’t think up any good villains for GL, WW, Flash, Aquaman or Cyborg. I have to admit, when I think of DC villains, I also tend toward Luther, Brainiac and then Batman’s foes. I couldn’t offhand name more than a handful of second-rate villains associated with anyone other than Superman or Batman. ---
**Author:** ![AngelSoft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angelsoft/32/440_2.png) [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-that-supervillain/654173/17 "2013-03-29T17:28:03Z")
I looked at the image and immediately thought “Well that’s CLEARLY the Red Skull dude. Surely someone realized that!” Looking through the thread I saw NO ONE had and I was just shocked, as I’m not the biggest comic fan. I had a reply all ready, wondering how anyone could have missed it. Thankfully…before I pushed submit…I realized Red Skull was Captain America…who’s Marvel…which the Justice League is not XD Embarrassment narrowly avoided! ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-that-supervillain/654173/18 "2013-03-29T17:51:31Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > I have to admit, when I think of DC villains, I also tend toward Luther, Brainiac and then Batman’s foes. I couldn’t offhand name more than a handful of second-rate villains associated with anyone other than Superman or Batman. Well, Flash’s gallery is pretty much all goofy, at least, and “second-rate” flatters most of them unmercifully. Wonder Woman’s is possibly worse, and I don’t think Egg-Fu would fit on the shirt, anyway. GL has some better enemies, but the obvious choice would be Sinestro. For Aquaman…I got nothing. (And I’m one of the guy’s rare defenders.) I agree that the art is horrible. Aside from the others mentioned, that’s the worst Brainiac I’ve seen since before he demanded pants. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-that-supervillain/654173/19 "2013-03-29T18:25:07Z")
Oh, come on! Wonder Woman has Cheetah, Hercules … HERCULES FFS … Ares, Circe and Baroness von Gunther, just for starters. She had some tasty opponents. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-that-supervillain/654173/20 "2013-03-29T18:29:29Z")
> [@Evil\_Captor](#): > > Oh, come on! Wonder Woman has Cheetah, Hercules … HERCULES FFS … Ares, Circe and Baroness von Gunther, just for starters. She had some tasty opponents. Oh, were those opponents? I thought they were just her bondage playmates. 😛 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-that-supervillain/654173.md?page=2)