What Do We Know About Onomatopoeia? | Batman Caped Crusader

In this video I take a quick look at a villain that made a brief appearance in the first trailer for Batman Caped Crusader and highlight why so many people are excited to see him in the show.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:48 A Green Arrow Villain
2:44 His Batman Appearances
4:25 How Might He Be Used in Caped Crusader?
5:53 Outro

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[KevinSmith]

Thanks for the kind words and thanks for the deep dive on Ono!

[Sumschmuck]

Onomatopoeia is my favorite villain concept because his name and gimmick makes him sound like another schlocky joke villain designed just to get his ass kicked, but in reality he's like the fucking zodiac killer

[lexofexcel]

Honestly I hope he's used well in the show. In the comics, he really comes across like an edgy reimagining of a goofy forgotten Silver Age villain minus the actual Silver Age part.

[nono]

Onomatopoeia is a surprisingly competent villain. He's able to fight Batman toe to toe and he's only villain I can remember that manipulated Batman good enough that he invited him into his home where he proceeded to kill Bruce's lover.
The other villain who came close to this was Ras in the TAS canon where he pretended to be his own daughter.

[xanderlowe]

I have to say, Onomatopoeia can really rock a suit and tie. With the mask tucked into the collar of his shirt, it almost looks like that's his natural skin and face, instead of a mask.

[malhawkeye]

I think he could be a cop killer. Collecting badges and eventually deciding to go after Batman, the Caped Copper. But yeah, I don’t expect them to give him his own episode either

[lordfelidae]

I love the conceot, because hes so god damn quiet. Everyone else has a philosophy, a thesis to share. Not this guy. All he has to share with you is what you already know: the sounds he makes. Its bizzarely chilling.

[Hack_Man_VII]

I know Onomatopoeias! Bam! Pow! Splash!

[vibes_]

i hope that they give onomatopoeia the power to make onomatopoeia's come to life, like making a finger gun and yelling "BLAM!" shoots a bullet or shockwave, or yelling "BOOM!" and making a button press motion causes an explosion to go off, mostly because i think that it would be fun to see him finally live up to his namesake

[The_Phantasm]

I figured the reason he wasn't included in the list of villains was because he just didn't have enough lines to be included. Not necessarily that he won't have a big role.

[Wintermute]

Fun fact: Mr. Blank in CW's "Arrow" was originally going to be Onomatopoeia but they couldn't figure out how to translate his gimmick from the comic book to the TV screen.

[jacktoma]

No way Onomatopoeia can cut Alfred’s throat with all the padding he has

[lucianonmarazzo]

I always saw his mask as Less of a target and more Sound Waves.

[themysticknightsofthe]

I hope they give him an actual power. I know there's something to be said for regular people who can go toe-to-toe with real supers (just look at Brock Samson), but that's something we have a lot of in Batman anyway- and I can't get over how cool it would be if his power was to create the actual circumstances his sound effects are associated with by saying them- like, for instance, holding a finger-gun to someone and saying "bang" as they're actually shot by an "invisible bullet" that doesn't really exist.

[NoExplosionsMcgee]

I'm pretty intrigued and excited to see how they'll adapt Onomatopoeia into the world of animation. I always thought he was just made for the comic book medium in mind.

[Sgrinwaipwr]

I'm glad you referenced those onomatopoeia violence sounds from the 1960s show. This character always reminded me of them. Probably what gave his creators the idea.

[Lonewolfgaming]

I don't squat about this guy but goddamn the drip goes hard

[nicksmyth]

This was always one of the more underrated villains. Such a creepy and fascinating character

[ethandfrekirkpatrick]

Wow your predictions were spot on, he was an assassin with no screentime

[society]

Life is a Green arrow fan is such pain, Batman out here taking all of the villains.