Adam Strange [ chỉnh sửa ]

Adam Strange, ban đầu được cho là xuất hiện trong "Mặt trăng của Hunter", nhưng quyền pháp lý đã ngăn điều đó xảy ra. ^[15] "Mystery In Space", tên của truyện tranh hàng tháng mà Adam đóng vai chính.

Aquaman và Black Manta [ chỉnh sửa ]

Nhân vật trong truyện tranh Aquaman không thể xuất hiện do quyền nhân vật được dành cho một bộ phim truyền hình trực tiếp tiềm năng. Điều này dẫn đến việc Black Manta được đổi tên thành "Devil Ray" cho sê-ri, nhân vật xuất hiện lần đầu tiên trong một tập phim ban đầu được viết để giới thiệu Aquaman. ^[16]

Các nhân vật liên quan đến Người dơi [ ] Hầu hết các nhân vật trong truyện tranh Batman do "Bat-Embargo" dành riêng những nhân vật đó cho phim hoạt hình Batman mới Người dơi và phim Batman mới. Điều này chỉ còn lại Batman có thể được sử dụng nổi bật trong Justice League và Justice League Unlimited . ^{[17] [18]} Điều này dẫn đến việc viết lại một phần của tập phim "Ngày đôi". Ban đầu, Barbara Gordon sẽ xuất hiện trong tập phim. Tập phim sẽ khiến cô bị thương trong một vụ án là Batgirl. Vì Bruce cấm cô tham gia, cô sẽ tự tái tạo thành Oracle và liên lạc với Black Canary và Huntress để kết thúc vụ kiện của mình. Không ai trong số họ sẽ gặp cô ấy trong người. Do Bat Embargo, câu chuyện đã thay thế Batgirl bằng Mũi tên xanh và Câu hỏi. ^[19]

Một số khách mời không nói và nhanh chóng đã tham gia vào một vài tập phim:

• Các phiên bản thay thế của Dick Grayson, Barbara Gordon, Tim Drake và Cassandra Cain xuất hiện rất ngắn gọn trong ba phần "Thời gian man rợ".
• Hugo Strange xuất hiện ngắn gọn tại bàn với các đạo diễn của Project Cadmus trong " Lệnh trừng phạt ngày tận thế ". Một diện mạo tiếp theo lớn hơn trong "Cơ quan câu hỏi" phải được làm lại để sử dụng Doctor Moon.
• Nightwing xuất hiện thoáng qua như một hình bóng trên đỉnh một tòa nhà ở Blüdhaven trong tập "Grudge Match".

Batdess: Kathy Kane[edit]

Kathy Kane the original Silver age Batwoman could not appear as one of the three women to don the costume of Batwoman in the animated movie Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman. According to the featurette included in the DVD release, Alan Burnett explains they had intended to use the name “Kathy Kane” but were asked to change it by DC Comics, thanks to some morally gray actions on the part of the movie Batwoman. This resulted in the character of Kathy Duquesne being created for the show. However, not much later, the a new Batwoman debuted in the new DC continuity being portrayed as a lesbian. The character of Renee Montoya was also absent from the movie. In the comics she was portrayed as Kate kane's Love interest. The movie however features a near identical character named Sonya Alcana.

Black Lightning[edit]

Black Lightning could not appear within the shows due to DC Comics' refusal to pay royalties to his creator, Tony Isabella. This resulted in the character Black Vulcan being created for the show Super Friends. The character Juice is a pastiche of Black Vulcan,^{[citation needed]} and "Soul Power" in Static Shock is also a pastiche Black Lightning.^[17][20]

Blue Beetle[edit]

Blue Beetle could not appear as a member of the Justice League due to rights being tied up until 2007 because of his 1940s radio show and 1980s cartoon proposals.^[17]

Captain Marvel[edit]

When the Justice League episode, "Hereafter" was being produced, Captain Marvel was set to appear as the temporary 7th member. As the rights to the character and the Marvel Family were unavailable to the show, a self-appointed Lobo took the position instead. Later in the episode it was shown that Aquaman had become the 7th member. Captain Marvel later appeared in "The Clash."^[21]

Firestorm[edit]

Firestorm could not appear as DC Comics did not allow the producers to include the Ronnie Raymond version of Firestorm in the show.^{[citation needed]}

Legion of Doom[edit]

While the production team regularly referred to the collection of villains joining forces in the final major arc of Justice League Unlimited as the "Legion of Doom",^[18] DC resisted the use of the term within the show itself.

Plastic Man[edit]

Plastic Man was stated by Dwayne McDuffie to be unusable in the show despite being mentioned as a League member by John Stewart in one episode, but he did not explain why.^[22] In the episode "The Greatest Story Never Told", Elongated Man complains longly and loudly to Booster Gold about feeling left out in comparison to Plastic Man, given the two's very similar powers (although Plastic Man can change into objects, Elongated Man is also one of the premiere detectives of the DC Universe).

Phantom Stranger[edit]

Bruce Timm had intended to utilize the Phantom Stranger in the DC animated universe, but was not allowed to do so.

Teen Titans[edit]

The Teen Titans and related characters were off-limits due to the eponymous series. Green Arrow's sidekick Speedy appears in the episode "Patriot Act" following the finale of Teen Titans.^{[citation needed]}

Vertigo characters[edit]

Sandman and other Vertigo characters were said by Bruce Timm in a Wizard interview to be considered, featuring an appearance of Neil Gaiman's Sandman character, but they weren't sure how to incorporate it into the tone of the show. He went on to say "But now, it's not even an issue. The whole Vertigo universe is closed off for us."^[23] In the same interview, Bruce Timm also states that they did attempt to use the Phantom Stranger and the Spectre but were told they could not use those characters.

Neil Gaiman on the subject: "I always loved the idea of doing a Sandman/Batman Animated cartoon episode, and we were definitely talking about it in '93, after Vertigo came into existence…I'd assumed that they lost interest. But there was definitely some kind of Vertigo/DC divide that came into existence in there somewhere, imposed from DC/Vertigo editorial and above, worried, I was told, that a kid would feel pressured by continuity to pick up a 'For Mature Readers' title and the world would end."^[24]

Canceled characters[edit]

A few characters were developed by writers and producers during the production of the various shows; however, they ultimately did not appear in any episodes or films.

Cyborgirl and Impulse[edit]

When Justice League was pitched to the Kids' WB network, the lineup originally included three young members as proteges for the League. The members would have been Robin, Impulse, and an original character described as a "teenage female version of Cyborg" (Cyborgirl). The promo, which is viewable on the fourth disc of the Justice League Season 1 boxset, is the only appearance of Cyborgirl and Impulse in the DC animated universe.^[25]

Nightshade[edit]

When plans for a Justice League series were originally in development in the late 1990s, Nightshade was included in a roster of prospective Justice League members by producer Bruce Timm. Plans for the original series were canceled and production moved onto Superman: The Animated Series. She did not make into the Justice League series once it entered production.^[26]

Nocturna[edit]

Nocturna was scheduled to appear in an episode of Batman: The Animated Series as a vampire, but the episode was canceled after Fox censors objected to the storyline, which would have involved Batman being turned into a vampire and craving human blood.^[27]

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