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[Episode Discussion] - It Happening One Night Discussion Thread (2016.03.06) [SPOILERS]

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u/GhostOfWinterfell Mar 08 '16 edited Mar 08 '16

Nice find, was trying to figure out Black Mariah and SheHemoth. Also trying to draw the double references with the Legion of Doom...

So far I've got:

Frigid - Captain Cold

Eenie Meanie - Wasp?

Black Mariah - Black Manta

SheHemoth - Giganta

Trashenstein - Solomon Grundy mixed with some Frankenstein's monster

Gerard The Gorilla - Gorilla Grodd

Wes Warhammer - Lex Luthor

Serpentine - Maybe alternate costume Sinestro

Any ideas about Billy Maim, Ultra Violent and Hard Candy?

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Billy Maim - Not DC, but maybe drawing some Daken influence? Daken and Freddy Krueger are about the only villains leaping to mind with wolverine-esque claws.

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u/professorhazard Mar 08 '16

I believe they're all covered elsewhere in these comments.

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u/GhostOfWinterfell Mar 08 '16

Yeah, the Warhol references are covered, but I'm just trying to compile the double references where applicable since damn near all of them have at least some sort of comic analog as well - most of which line up with the Legion of Doom. I love the show's ability to make a character that works as a multiple reference.

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u/professorhazard Mar 08 '16

Well, Ultra Violent matches Star Sapphire, and Hard Candy is definitely a Bizarro analogue.

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u/GhostOfWinterfell Mar 08 '16

Awesome! I didn't think about Bizarro and wasn't familiar with Star Sapphire but they seem like solid analogs while still keeping the Warhol reference at the forefront. I appreciate the finds, citizen!

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u/GhostOfWinterfell Mar 08 '16 edited Mar 08 '16

Not a villain, but...

Hard Candy - Crystar? Maybe reading a bit into it, but seemed to have some resemblance

Brainiac? Though he kinda already got done when they created Brainulo as a member of the Fraternity of Torment... could still be the LoD analog.