great minds think alike or just rip off
each other’s ideas
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
characters marvel stole from DC before
we begin we publish new content every
day so be sure to subscribe to our
channel and ring the bell to get
notified about our latest videos for
this list we’re looking at the different
Marvel characters that seem a tad too
familiar to some of DC’s heroes and
villains both companies have borrowed
characters and concepts from the
competition so we’re not bashing Marvel
DC’s just as guilty number 10
gladiator Hyperion and sentry Superman
ever found it odd that Marvel doesn’t
have anyone on the roster who carries
any resemblance to Superman
well that’s because they’ve tried making
their own Man of Steel and well it
hasn’t exactly worked out the many
Hyperion’s from across the multiverse
are all pretty clear-cut Superman clones
sentry has appeared in numerous
storylines only to be killed off almost
every single time hey just like Supes
and as for gladiator there was no way to
make his purpose any less subtle number
9 Bucky Barnes robbing every superhero
needs a good sidekick right it’s hard to
deny Bucky’s resemblance to the Boy
Wonder
and considering the timing we don’t
think anyone would even argue that this
was simply a coincidence
DC debuted Robin is Batman’s sidekick in
1940 with Marvel debuting Bucky Barnes
as Captain America’s partner just one
year later both have gained a respectful
amount of popularity since their early
years but Robin is the true Oh s
original sidekick number 8 vision Red
Tornado these two androids are almost
carbon copies of each other both are
robotic beings with artificial
intelligence that were originally
created to bring an end to their
respective superhero teams Red Tornado
for Justice League and vision for the
Avengers
however Red Tornado debuted in August
1968 with vision debuting only two
months later it also doesn’t help that
both are highly intelligent beings and
are visually very similar at least we
can tell the two apart from their
abilities one can manipulate wind and
the other has a stone in his forehead
number 7 black cat Catwoman when looking
at the similarities between these two
they become two identical to not
question who copied who much like her DC
counterpart
black cat is a cat burglar who dances
the line between being a hero and a
villain more often the ladder
she even utilizes a whip for combat on
top of that Felicia Hardy has a complex
romance with spider-man similar to
Selina Kyle and Batman while black cat
comes off as a copycat no pun intended
one of the characters co-creators Marv
Wolfman states that he got the idea for
her from a text Avery cartoon right
number six Moon Knight Batman speaking
of Marvel taking inspiration from The
Dark Knight Moon Knight has often been
referred to as Marvel’s Batman by comic
book fans visually Moon Knight looks
like a hooded whited out version of the
Caped Crusader and their stories share
many narrative elements like Batman Moon
Knight stories are often dark and gritty
and they can get incredibly graphic at
times the comparisons don’t stop there
as Moon Knight has displayed excellent
investigative abilities and is an expert
in martial arts and even tosses
moon-shaped shuriken z’ sounds an awful
like a particular billionaire we know
number 5 Quicksilver the flash the idea
of a hero that can run at high speeds
isn’t exactly as mind-blowing the
original as it once was since his debut
in 1940 and especially since his revamp
has Barry Allen in 1956 the flash in his
many incarnations has been the face of
this trope and no hero has reached the
same level of reputation of course given
the Scarlet speedster as popularity
Marvel needed a speedster of their own
enter Quicksilver who made his debut in
1964 unfortunately he comes off as
nothing more than a flash knockoff and
the streak of lightning on his costume
certainly doesn’t help when it comes to
speed you just can’t beat the original
number 4 Hawkeye Green Arrow
you know what makes Green Arrow awesome
the way he kicks ass with a bow and
arrow his sweet Robin hood-like costume
and that sweet sweet facial hair it’s no
wonder he was one of DC’s most popular
characters so in 1964 Marvel decided to
make their own Archer character Hawkeye
while he may have started out as a
villain Hawkeye would end up following
Green Arrow’s footsteps
Green Arrow joined the Justice League
and Hawkeye joined the Avengers
although Green Arrow copied Hawkeye to
both fell in love with heroines Black
Canary and Mockingbird who also have
similarities with one another
number three Deadpool Deathstroke when
Rob Liefeld showed his design of
Deadpool to Teen Titans writer Fabian
Nicieza the writer blatantly said this
is Deathstroke from Teen Titans I mean
the dude isn’t wrong both characters are
mentally disturbed assassins that use
swords and guns to kill anything
standing in their way
Missi aiza even named Deadpool’s
alter-ego Wade Wilson deriving it from
Deathstroke’s real name Slade Wilson
Deadpool might be a ripoff of
Deathstroke but we’d like to think of
this as a beneficial relationship one
just couldn’t exist without the other
even if only one of them has seen
massive success at the box office number
two Thanos Darkseid yeah Deadpool wasn’t
the only deliberate DC ripoff Thanos his
creator jim Starlin has confessed that
Thanos is essentially derived from
Darkseid he was told by editor Roy
Thomas if you’re going to steal one of
the New Gods at least rip off Darkseid
the really good one sure enough
Bannos was born two years after like
Darkseid
he’s a total beefcake hell-bent on
galactic conquest had a not been for
Thanos’s wrinkled chin and glorified
glove of rainbow rocks somebody could
have found themselves in a lawsuit
number 1 the Avengers Justice League
someone was bound to make the superhero
team-up a reality and it was DC who beat
Marvel to the punch the Justice League
premiered in 1960 with DC’s most popular
heroes Superman Batman and Wonder Woman
to name a few
filling the roster three years later
Marvel would premiere their own
superhero team comprising of some of
their most popular heroes as we said
though this was a concept that was
inevitable but it was Marvel and their
crew of heroes who were second at bat do
you agree with our picks check out these
other great clips from WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos every day
each other’s ideas
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
characters marvel stole from DC before
we begin we publish new content every
day so be sure to subscribe to our
channel and ring the bell to get
notified about our latest videos for
this list we’re looking at the different
Marvel characters that seem a tad too
familiar to some of DC’s heroes and
villains both companies have borrowed
characters and concepts from the
competition so we’re not bashing Marvel
DC’s just as guilty number 10
gladiator Hyperion and sentry Superman
ever found it odd that Marvel doesn’t
have anyone on the roster who carries
any resemblance to Superman
well that’s because they’ve tried making
their own Man of Steel and well it
hasn’t exactly worked out the many
Hyperion’s from across the multiverse
are all pretty clear-cut Superman clones
sentry has appeared in numerous
storylines only to be killed off almost
every single time hey just like Supes
and as for gladiator there was no way to
make his purpose any less subtle number
9 Bucky Barnes robbing every superhero
needs a good sidekick right it’s hard to
deny Bucky’s resemblance to the Boy
Wonder
and considering the timing we don’t
think anyone would even argue that this
was simply a coincidence
DC debuted Robin is Batman’s sidekick in
1940 with Marvel debuting Bucky Barnes
as Captain America’s partner just one
year later both have gained a respectful
amount of popularity since their early
years but Robin is the true Oh s
original sidekick number 8 vision Red
Tornado these two androids are almost
carbon copies of each other both are
robotic beings with artificial
intelligence that were originally
created to bring an end to their
respective superhero teams Red Tornado
for Justice League and vision for the
Avengers
however Red Tornado debuted in August
1968 with vision debuting only two
months later it also doesn’t help that
both are highly intelligent beings and
are visually very similar at least we
can tell the two apart from their
abilities one can manipulate wind and
the other has a stone in his forehead
number 7 black cat Catwoman when looking
at the similarities between these two
they become two identical to not
question who copied who much like her DC
counterpart
black cat is a cat burglar who dances
the line between being a hero and a
villain more often the ladder
she even utilizes a whip for combat on
top of that Felicia Hardy has a complex
romance with spider-man similar to
Selina Kyle and Batman while black cat
comes off as a copycat no pun intended
one of the characters co-creators Marv
Wolfman states that he got the idea for
her from a text Avery cartoon right
number six Moon Knight Batman speaking
of Marvel taking inspiration from The
Dark Knight Moon Knight has often been
referred to as Marvel’s Batman by comic
book fans visually Moon Knight looks
like a hooded whited out version of the
Caped Crusader and their stories share
many narrative elements like Batman Moon
Knight stories are often dark and gritty
and they can get incredibly graphic at
times the comparisons don’t stop there
as Moon Knight has displayed excellent
investigative abilities and is an expert
in martial arts and even tosses
moon-shaped shuriken z’ sounds an awful
like a particular billionaire we know
number 5 Quicksilver the flash the idea
of a hero that can run at high speeds
isn’t exactly as mind-blowing the
original as it once was since his debut
in 1940 and especially since his revamp
has Barry Allen in 1956 the flash in his
many incarnations has been the face of
this trope and no hero has reached the
same level of reputation of course given
the Scarlet speedster as popularity
Marvel needed a speedster of their own
enter Quicksilver who made his debut in
1964 unfortunately he comes off as
nothing more than a flash knockoff and
the streak of lightning on his costume
certainly doesn’t help when it comes to
speed you just can’t beat the original
number 4 Hawkeye Green Arrow
you know what makes Green Arrow awesome
the way he kicks ass with a bow and
arrow his sweet Robin hood-like costume
and that sweet sweet facial hair it’s no
wonder he was one of DC’s most popular
characters so in 1964 Marvel decided to
make their own Archer character Hawkeye
while he may have started out as a
villain Hawkeye would end up following
Green Arrow’s footsteps
Green Arrow joined the Justice League
and Hawkeye joined the Avengers
although Green Arrow copied Hawkeye to
both fell in love with heroines Black
Canary and Mockingbird who also have
similarities with one another
number three Deadpool Deathstroke when
Rob Liefeld showed his design of
Deadpool to Teen Titans writer Fabian
Nicieza the writer blatantly said this
is Deathstroke from Teen Titans I mean
the dude isn’t wrong both characters are
mentally disturbed assassins that use
swords and guns to kill anything
standing in their way
Missi aiza even named Deadpool’s
alter-ego Wade Wilson deriving it from
Deathstroke’s real name Slade Wilson
Deadpool might be a ripoff of
Deathstroke but we’d like to think of
this as a beneficial relationship one
just couldn’t exist without the other
even if only one of them has seen
massive success at the box office number
two Thanos Darkseid yeah Deadpool wasn’t
the only deliberate DC ripoff Thanos his
creator jim Starlin has confessed that
Thanos is essentially derived from
Darkseid he was told by editor Roy
Thomas if you’re going to steal one of
the New Gods at least rip off Darkseid
the really good one sure enough
Bannos was born two years after like
Darkseid
he’s a total beefcake hell-bent on
galactic conquest had a not been for
Thanos’s wrinkled chin and glorified
glove of rainbow rocks somebody could
have found themselves in a lawsuit
number 1 the Avengers Justice League
someone was bound to make the superhero
team-up a reality and it was DC who beat
Marvel to the punch the Justice League
premiered in 1960 with DC’s most popular
heroes Superman Batman and Wonder Woman
to name a few
filling the roster three years later
Marvel would premiere their own
superhero team comprising of some of
their most popular heroes as we said
though this was a concept that was
inevitable but it was Marvel and their
crew of heroes who were second at bat do
you agree with our picks check out these
other great clips from WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos every day
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