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Not all heroes wear halos... Join us as we count down our picks for the most morally questionable caped crusaders! Our list features characters who might save the day, but definitely won't win any awards for their personality or ethics. Which of these problematic heroes shocked you the most with their terrible behavior?
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00:00the only man in the sky is me welcome to watch mojo and today we're counting down our picks
00:09for those superpowered heroes who may not exactly be the best role models i've never seen you lose
00:15like that before yeah number 10 u.s agent things are about to get weird so when they do
00:25we're not gonna need a captain america we're gonna need a u.s agent
00:34the misguided beliefs opinions and methods of john walker aka marvel's u.s agent can also be
00:42juxtaposed against another alias for which walker formerly held the super patriot all three
00:47iterations of this villain feel justified in their motives and believe themselves to be heroes that
00:51are acting in america's best interest i gotta know how'd you get in i don't remember walker while
01:02not an actual super villain as the mcu u.s agent was the second super patriot in marvel comics
01:07wyatt russell's portrayal of walker gives u.s agent a bit more complexity since this fallen
01:12former captain america is a decorated military veteran who usually tries to do the right thing
01:16unfortunately walker is quick to both anger and violence and rarely takes personal accountability
01:22for his behavior we're taking you in bell i don't think so junior varsity captain america
01:30walker number nine namor the submariner
01:34everybody loves a good anti-hero right perhaps this explains why namor the submariner has existed
01:55in one form or another since way back in 1939 this is another character who's vacillated between hero
02:01and villain over the years thanks primarily to namor's complicated relationship with those living
02:05above the waves this mutant king of atlantis has a short fuse and often lets his passion hot-headed
02:11personality blind him to reason who are you i have many names my people call me
02:19but my enemies call me namor namor has been one of marvel's most reliable heroes over the years
02:29working alongside groups like the avengers and the fantastic four however the submariner's proud
02:34and stubborn nature will always keep him at arm's length from becoming any sort of moral role model
02:39number eight roy harper aka speedy aliens invaded the earth
02:53and ollie grew that dopey goatee we try not to call ourselves sidekicks you don't like the goatee
02:58why do we love to discuss the love lives of our favorite fictional superhero it's not entirely clear
03:03but one thing's for sure speedy loves the ladies this former ward of the green arrow also known as
03:09roy harper is flirtatious to a fault now this in itself doesn't make speedy a terrible person but his
03:15indifference towards the relationship status of any potential paramours does make speedy kind of a jerk
03:20titans go and the fact that she's hot has nothing to do with it
03:26elsewhere this expert marksman is almost as quick with his jabs ribbing and insults as he is with an
03:31arrow this has often led many dc comics fans to label harper as a problematic and unlikable member
03:37of the teen titan i thought it was his partner but not anymore
03:42number seven booster gold we need you it's about time not you him squeaky wheel we admit that dc's
03:55booster gold seems to be a character who's perpetually paying for his personal sins this
04:00is due to the fact that at least in the early days booster gold was a self-aggrandizing showboat who
04:05used superheroes for financial gain his cocky and devil-may-care personality may make booster
04:10gold charismatic but it also made him historically untrustworthy look at the reality that i've
04:15created people are excited about a hero that they can actually see this is despite boosters later
04:22years presenting him as at least a somewhat reformed jerk one who legitimately wants to do the right
04:27thing while shining up his tarnished reputation i thought i told you to stay on crowd control
04:32number six hank pimp slash ant-man tell me that isn't what i think it is that depends if you think
04:46it's a poor attempt to replicate my work even for this group that takes nerve die hard comic book fans
04:53knew full well the reasons why marvel decided to utilize the second ant-man scott lane in the lead
04:59role of 2015's movie as opposed to the og hank pym this is due primarily to a storyline where pym lost
05:05both his wife and his job with the avengers after an incident of domestic violence although it should
05:10be said that this behavior hasn't fully defined pym in either the comics or the mcu it did cause this
05:15otherwise brilliant scientist to rethink his behavior this has allowed for pym to receive at least a
05:20modicum of redemption over the years but it was truly unfortunate that it took such a dramatic
05:25mistake for ant-man to head down this road darren don't do this if you sell to these men it's
05:33gonna be chaos i already have and for twice the price thanks to you number five the comedian
05:39you sell a jupiter's kid you're the comedian right you're pretty cool in there there has always been a
05:47fine line between vigilante and villain and rarely has this line been as blurred as it was with the
05:52comedian edward blake's personality feels as flawed as the comedian's idea of justice this rough and
05:58tough customer started out taking a bite out of crime as a member of the minute men before graduating
06:02to doing dirty work for the u.s government
06:04oh this is getting heavy there's little in the form of a moral code when it comes to the comedian
06:16as evidenced by a horrific assault perpetrated upon his former minute man colleague the original silk
06:22spectra the comedian essentially reaped what he sold however falling to his death after being pushed
06:27out of a window by adrian veit aka ozymandias
06:30number four the punisher here is justice here is punishment
06:50how far should superheroes go in their battles against crime frank castle aka the punisher feels
07:00the need to go all the way each and every time this bullet riddled legacy has essentially followed
07:06castle everywhere he's gone since first debuting back in 1974. this was a decade where cities like
07:12new york struggle with crime rates that were out of control and many normal citizens cried out for a
07:16man like the punisher to take the streets back
07:18i still hear my little boy i see him
07:22and i hear his voice
07:26he says get him daddy
07:30if the last single one of them get him
07:33that's why i do what i do
07:36today however castle's merciless methods have been the subject of criticism
07:40counterpoints that were laid out brilliantly in 2025's daredevil born again
07:45our afro mentioned question still stands what do you think of the means to which the punisher achieves his gains
07:51in certain extreme situations the law is inadequate
07:56in order to shame its inadequacy it is necessary to act outside the law
08:03to pursue natural justice
08:08there have been many different peacemakers with many different origins across dc's convoluted canon
08:20however the peacemaker we know best is christopher smith who actually started out his life as a pacifist
08:26he was a superhero who utilized non-lethal methods against villainous forces of evil
08:31now his portrayal in the dc extended universe sees a peacemaker that's more in line with the character's story
08:36after the comic storyline crisis on infinite earths what are we gonna do about him
08:41hey no no no john cena's portrayal of peacemaker is jingoistic sadistic and delusional in his
08:49continued fight for peace cena's christopher smith is misguided ultra violent and close-minded
08:54although we'd be lying if we didn't admit that he's also hilarious i've never killed a man before
09:00oh you still haven't these martial artists they are hardcore their heart stops beating they just
09:08concentrate and move a kidney up into its place when the kidney circulates the blood through the
09:12system no that's not something that happens only the greats just a few times no this never happened
09:17number two omni man
09:19the behavior of omni man from the invincible franchise admittedly makes him a tough sell as a superhero
09:34this insanely powerful extraterrestrial initially intended to conquer earth a plan that included
09:39omni man's brutal murders of the guardians of the globe omni man may have eventually come back to
09:44his heroic senses but this troubled and deeply flawed comic character's actions still make it
09:49difficult to reconcile since he's shed so much blood over the years my turn
09:55this character's shifting moral compass and motivations may make omni man interesting to follow
10:04but they make him hard to root for as well i need to save them
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10:38number one homelander you're not the real heroes
10:44i'm the real hero he's a superhero in name only a complete maniac who keeps up a thin veneer in front
10:51of a rotten horde center homelander is the best sort of antagonist because he's easy to hate but also
10:57interesting enough to follow as a character go have a smoke or something okay i got this oh and uh
11:05you guys you are the real heroes this leader of the seven is technically a superhero in as much as
11:13it's homelander's job title and public front but he rarely acts with any sort of moral compass behind
11:18the scenes his constant desire for validation and approval feeds into his narcissistic personality
11:24homelander doesn't do good things because he enjoys doing them but rather as a means to acquire
11:28the public adoration he so desperately craves
11:45what to you is the most interesting aspect of a flawed hero let us know in the comments down below
11:51you broke my glass i'm sorry take my raven
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