i got bored and made my own Cinematic Universe

0:00 COVID Makes Us Do Crazy Things
2:40 The Bargain Bin Cinematic Universe
4:55 Atlas: The Man of Might
8:45 BLUE BOLT
11:14 The Spider-Queen
13:03 The Sensational CAT-MAN
15:02 Landor: THE MAKER OF MONSTERS!
16:33 SIX-GUN GORILLA
17:35 Little Red Riding Hood
18:18 GRAND FINALE

[gab_gallard]

"We are the D.O.M.A.I.N. In service of the public, we fight and prevail!".

Then every time somebody tries to explain what D.O.M.A.I.N stands for it gets interrupted by some unexpected event. This is a running gag in the franchise and by the end, the heroes themselves don't even know anymore.

[TonyGearSolid]

I'd watch the hell out of that Cowboy Gorilla movie.

[CreepyConnor]

honestly, this seems like the type of franchise that would start out as a joke, but by the 5th movie in, the actual characters themselves (personality not powers) get so good, they actively keep you invested because of the narratives they tell alone.

[casanovafunkenstein]

They should be called "The Public Defenders" as a play on words because they defend the public, are public domain and you got them because you couldn't afford to pay for the rights to use a currently active franchise

[connercoughran]

The only way CatMan / ManCat could be even funnier is if they were voiced by the same guy (sorta like Mike Meyers as Austin Powers and Dr Evil)

[yourlocalcoffee]

Honestly making a cinematic universe like this that isn’t meant to be taken all that seriously would be sick

[dekucake]

Also, the idea of Red Riding Hood being a doctor strange/final fantasy wizard style character feels like such an interesting and new take on the fairy tale

[jeremyeineichner]

"Imagine a gorilla, but with guns" STOP DRILLING YOU'VE STRUCK OIL!

[matthollingsworth]

I had some thoughts: What if we never see Cat-Man's backstory. Instead, he just explains it to people, and it's so ridiculous, no one believes him. The point out plot holes, like how is he able to speak English. How does just living with tigers give him night vision? The movie leaves it ambiguous whether his backstory is actually true or whether he's just crazy.

Atlas is constantly promoting his workout routine to the other characters who don't care at all and find him super annoying. He takes every possible opportunity to admire his own muscles.

Spider-Queen is constantly annoyed because another superhero "borrowed" one of her web shooters and has a similar sounding name, yet he's much more famous and popular. She's constantly insisting that she did the whole spider thing first, and she gets mad every time the knockoff saves someone or gets on TV.

[realdrnobody]

I think it’d be hilarious if, in the crossover movie, it was either never acknowledged whether Cat Man or Man Cat won the fight or if they gave conflicting accounts about who won in their solo movie.

[JayFolipurba]

Atlas is great. Imagine being such a wimp that the god of strength himself comes down from the heavens to tell you he's had enough of your boneless attitude and to get your gains on. Now that's some motivation!

[jaspertyler]

so atlas is a guy who became the strongest man alive by working out. so when a superhero does it, it fails. but when an anime does it, it's one of the best of all time. really shows how the same concept can turn out differently.

[Juiceleessj]

Why am I so intrigued by the idea of the six gun gorilla? I'm just imagining his solo movies being spaghetti westerns where he's the only gorilla and the story is deep and complex, but no one ever questions why he's a gorilla. They only really question why he's such a great shot

[gwest]

If we’re sticking with the public domain theme, all the music has to be either royalty free stuff from Kevin MacLeod or someone like that, really obscure music from before the 60’s, or classical music from centuries ago. Actually, a really good name for it might be “Forgotten Stories”, because all of this is based on characters lost in the annals of comic history.

[ezralegum]

When you make the BBCU film adaptations, remember to cast someone nearsighted as Atlas, so they're squinting and struggling to see shit the entire time (y'know because strong people don't wear glasses)

[balrogdahomie]

Spider-Queen: “You seriously expect us to take on Landor?”

Six-Gun-Gorilla: “Ook. Ook Ook. *sharp exhale* Ook.”

Catman: “Sixgun is right. I appreciate that you think so highly of us, Hood, but we aren’t anywhere near capable of fighting monsters like this. You’d need top of the line heroes for this sort of thing.”

Red Riding Hood: “ You’re right, we do need top of the line heroes. And I made sure to get them.”

Blue Bolt: “Don’t patronize us, Red-“

RRH: “I’m not. Sure, none of you guys were my first pick, but I know a hero when I see one, and I know you guys can handle this. Just because something is on clearance, doesn’t mean it doesn’t work- it just means it hasn’t found the right home yet. And that’s what you guys are. Sure, you’re bargain bin heroes. But you’re still heroes. And that’s good enough for the here and now.”

- there is a pregnant pause as the team considers Red’s words. After a moment, Six-Gun Gorilla stands up. -

6GG: “Ook ook, ook ook *grunt*”

- CM nods thoughtfully, then stands up himself. Slowly, the rest of the Bargain Buddies each stand up in turn, wordlessly accepting the challenge. Once everyone has stood up, Red Riding Hood and Atlas look to each other, crack wry smiles, and nod -

Atlas: Well then… let’s show these monsters what it means to get more than you bargained for.








(Reposted from a reply in another comment. I felt it stood well enough on its own)

[JaredLendy]

The post credit scene for Atlas should just be a workout video

[thenewmase]

Actually, we have to play the Six-Gun Gorilla movie absolutely serious. Make it a legit western with actors playing it straight only with a guy dressed in a bad gorilla suit

[Cyber_CC]

The cowboy gorilla is easily the best of them all, and is actually a character i would love to see.

[imshanedulong]

Man-Cat should definitely be a Lex Luther type evil CEO, but is literally a bipedal cat in a suit.