Not all who wear flashy capes stand for truth, justice and the Human way.
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00:00 So, if there's one thing we all know about comic books, it's that superheroes are almost
00:04 always portrayed as beings who help the innocent, slay the evils of the world, and look amazing
00:09 while doing so.
00:10 While a good majority of our favourite comic book heroes love the people they protect,
00:14 there are also quite a few so-called heroes who actually learn to view humanity as despicable
00:19 creatures barely worth the effort.
00:21 So let's take a look at them as I'm Jules, this is WhatCulture.com, and these are the
00:25 10 Greatest Comic Book Heroes Who Despise Humans.
00:28 10.
00:30 Raven
00:31 Raven has gone through many different iterations of her life, even dying and becoming a wandering
00:34 spirit after becoming possessed by evil and trying to kill her teammates, the Teen Titans.
00:40 Even in her ghost form, Raven held disdain for the humans that often viewed her as a
00:44 demon.
00:45 Raven's entire internal struggle revolves around her battle against the evil that resides
00:49 within her, and the constant feeling of loneliness brought on by the innate mistrust and hatred
00:53 humans have of her.
00:55 While Raven truly hates her father Trigon above any other being in the universe, humans
01:00 come as a close second.
01:01 Raven holds little love in her heart for the humans that live outside the Titans' tower.
01:05 It's true that Raven loves the few humans on her team, and has been trying to open up
01:09 more and more to them about her inner feelings and thoughts, but most of the time the team
01:13 has to learn about her feelings from a magical attack that forces their innermost feelings
01:17 to be exposed to one another.
01:19 9.
01:20 Deadpool
01:21 Deadpool is one of pop culture's greatest icons, due to his comedic self-awareness and
01:25 complete lack of humanity.
01:27 Fans love to praise Wade Wilson for his comedy, his tragedy, and his constant rivalries with
01:32 heroes and villains alike from across the Marvel multiverse, but the Merc with a Mouth
01:36 once himself rebelled against his fans in the classic comic event "Deadpool Kills
01:40 the Marvel Universe".
01:42 Deadpool has also killed more people than can possibly be counted, with many being killed
01:46 simply because Wade felt like it.
01:48 He's also tortured and tormented many of his closest friends and allies, and has ended
01:52 up being rejected by his fellow mutants, from humans, and even from Death herself.
01:57 His hatred of all living things makes Deadpool often become the loneliest immortal being in
02:01 the Marvel Universe.
02:03 While he mostly kills bad guys in their seemingly endless supply of goons, he's also killed
02:07 many innocent people in some pretty messed up ways, whether possessed by another bad
02:11 guy because they got in the way of his chaotic battles, or simply because he's completely
02:14 unstable and they bothered him at the wrong time.
02:18 Deadpool even once encouraged a teen girl to kill herself because he knew that it was
02:22 the one thing that he could never truly accomplish, though he has tried many, many times.
02:28 Pretty grim, right?
02:29 8.
02:30 Rorschach
02:31 While Rorschach may be the loosest definition of a comic book hero, he nonetheless is one
02:35 of the few characters in comic history to hold a true and unshakable disdain for humanity.
02:41 Both in his actions and in his personal thoughts that are found inside his journals, Rorschach
02:45 has shown that he believes without a doubt that the world is truly ugly, and the few
02:49 who are actually good people in this world are really just prey for the others to mercilessly
02:54 devour.
02:55 His outlook on humanity is one of pure hatred, with perhaps children being his only exception.
03:01 He believes that everyone is willing to stand by and ignore the filth on the street, and
03:05 that everyone is constantly complaining about the things that he views to be meaningless
03:09 and unimportant.
03:10 This, mixed with his unshakable delusions of standing firm in the face of even Armageddon,
03:15 has made him one of pop culture's most engaging characters, but also one who could care less
03:20 what the scum of the world, in his eyes, think of him.
03:23 Rorschach is also incredibly brutal.
03:25 He kills anyone that he thinks is evil without a second thought.
03:28 No justice system or jails, no one to judge the wicked except for him.
03:32 7.
03:33 Namor
03:34 As with most kings under the sea, Namor holds a deep mistrust and somewhat obvious hatred
03:39 towards humanity.
03:40 He's often gone to war with humans on the surface for any reason that he deems to be
03:43 worthy of killing, including the Kingdom of Wakanda when he had the powers of the Phoenix
03:48 Force.
03:49 Namor used that uncontrollable power to drown the capital city of Wakanda, killing millions.
03:54 The Sub-Mariner's loyalty to Earth can change seemingly on a dime, and his unpredictability
03:59 mixed with his arrogance and superiority complex all make for one of the most unstable heroes
04:03 on Earth.
04:05 Even when Namor joined the secret superhuman council called the Illuminati, he rarely got
04:09 along with any of his other fellow members.
04:11 He always proposed the most violent and the most destructive methods of dealing with Earth's
04:15 problems.
04:16 Namor would gladly drown the entire Earth if he felt that it would be the only way to
04:19 save his kingdom.
04:21 This arrogance and brutality led to Namor's murder by the hands of King T'Challa during
04:25 one of the secret Illuminati missions, a death that many saw coming and few felt bad about,
04:30 aside from the unshakable moral characters like Captain America.
04:34 6.
04:35 The Spectre
04:36 One of the most powerful beings in the DC multiverse, the Spectre is the embodiment
04:40 of God's wrath.
04:41 And by wrath, we mean the Old Testament, flood the world to start humanity over, type of
04:45 wrath.
04:46 The Spectre is also so full of hatred towards humanity that, if it's not bonded with the
04:50 spirit of a human, it will judge everyone equally as sinners.
04:54 This means that if you litter or something like that, you are the same as a murderer
04:57 in the eyes of the Spectre, and therefore will be subject to his undeniable power.
05:02 Even when bonded with a human, the Spectre has proven to be an uncontrollable force,
05:07 making its users subject to the limitations brought on by being the Spectre.
05:10 Even Hal Jordan, one of the strongest-willed humans in the universe, had difficulty controlling
05:15 the Spectre, trying his best to direct the wrath for good rather than for its innate,
05:20 neutral chaos.
05:21 5.
05:22 Red Hood
05:23 The Second Robin has become one of the most infamous characters in DC Comics history.
05:27 His run as Robin was so hated by DC fans that they almost unanimously voted to kill him
05:31 off in brutal fashion at the hands of the Joker.
05:34 Sadly, like most comic book characters, he was brought back thanks to the use of Ra's
05:38 al Ghul's Lazarus Pit.
05:40 But being revived via the Lazarus Pit meant that the person who emerges from death is
05:44 not the same as the person they once were, and Jason was no different.
05:48 His exposure to the pit made him more unstable, more violent, and less willing to follow Batman's
05:52 straight-edged moral compass.
05:54 Instead, Todd believed that the only way to truly stop criminals is to bury them six feet
05:58 underground.
05:59 Using a new name, 'The Red Hood', Jason quickly became a fan favourite due to his
06:03 brutal tactics on crime and his immediate rivalry with Batman.
06:07 Red Hood has slowly become more of an anti-hero in recent stories, but when he first arrived,
06:11 Red Hood viewed all of humanity as flawed and corrupt, and all too willing to try and
06:15 save monsters like the Joker instead of doing what needed to be done in his eyes.
06:20 4.
06:21 Detective Chimp
06:22 And while some of you might not even know who he is, Detective Chimp has saved the universe
06:25 countless times thanks to his heightened intelligence and overall skills in the magical arts.
06:30 However, due to his appearance, Detective Chimp isn't accepted by most humans, and
06:35 due to his intelligence, he isn't accepted by other chimps.
06:37 So the world's smartest detective is forced to wander the Earth and its spiritual planes,
06:42 saving universes when he can, all the while hating himself and others for the way that
06:46 he looks and how he's treated by his fellow magicians, as well as normal humans.
06:50 Being forced to save people who won't ever truly accept him has led Detective Chimp to
06:54 often despise humans and constantly wonder what the point of it all is, something shared
06:58 with his fellow magician, Constantine.
07:00 Though they also have a major rivalry, as Constantine is more aggressive towards the
07:04 world than even Detective Chimp.
07:06 3.
07:07 Cyclops
07:08 Cyclops was once the greatest mutant to ever live.
07:11 His heroic leading of the X-Men saved humanity countless times, even when he had to fight
07:15 his own friends or lovers.
07:16 That all changed when he gained the power of the Phoenix Force.
07:20 With the Phoenix Force, Cyclops and several other X-Men devastated the world in the pursuit
07:24 of betterment for all of mutant kind, leading to the death of Charles Xavier by Psyche's
07:28 own laser.
07:29 Even after losing the Phoenix Force, Cyclops turned into the one thing that he fought against,
07:33 and that was pretty much Magneto.
07:35 The stress of events like House of M reducing the mutant population, mixed with so many
07:39 other traumatic wars and mutant genocides caused by humanity's unshakable hatred of
07:43 the mutant race, radicalised Cyclops.
07:46 Scott Summers took several mutants and went rogue, fighting against humans, the X-Men,
07:51 and even the Inhumans, all to preserve mutants above any other race on Earth.
07:55 2.
07:56 The Punisher
07:57 Frank Castle already gained a negative outlook on the world when he was in the military,
08:01 but on that fateful day that his entire family was slaughtered in front of him, he lost all
08:05 traces of humanity that was still inside him.
08:08 Though the Punisher doesn't kill or injure the innocent, he certainly has come to despise
08:11 them.
08:12 Whether it's because they allow the evil and corrupt to take power, stand by and let
08:16 good people die or be hurt by evil people, or simply because they are so unaware of the
08:20 filth that has taken over their cities, the Punisher has become fully separated from normal
08:24 citizens and even other superheroes in his hatred of humans.
08:28 This total disassociation can best be seen in the Marvel events Civil War.
08:32 In the first version, Captain America went underground with several heroes to battle
08:35 against Iron Man's loyalist group of heroes who were trying to get heroes to register
08:39 with the government and reveal their secret identities to the world.
08:42 Cap was running out of soldiers and recruited some C-list villains to assist by his side,
08:46 but the Punisher killed those villains on sight, believing that if someone turns evil,
08:51 they simply cannot be forgiven for the crimes they commit and the innocent lives they take.
08:55 This forced Cap to toss the Punisher out of their resistance and turn Frank into a lone
08:59 wanderer who felt justified in his violent and unforgiving actions.
09:03 1.
09:04 Supergirl
09:05 When people see the classic symbol of the House of L, they imagine the wearer of that
09:09 symbol to treasure human life above all others.
09:12 However, Kara, aka Supergirl, has constantly struggled with being an alien forced by her
09:16 cousin to protect a race of people that are far weaker than her in every single way.
09:21 Supergirl actually grew up on Krypton, so she had to fully deal with the loss of her
09:24 entire civilization and wasn't able to experience humanity from a young age like her cousin.
09:29 Thus, it became increasingly difficult to be asked to protect a civilization like ours.
09:33 This hatred became so hard to fight against that at one point, Supergirl just up and left
09:37 Earth to wander the stars and take a break from us.
09:40 Her hatred for humanity became so bad that she actually attracted a Red Lantern ring
09:44 and became a Red Lantern for a time.
09:46 She has come back to Earth, but she still feels isolated and disconnected from us insignificant
09:50 beings that she flies above every single day.
09:53 And there we go my friends, those were the 10 greatest comic book heroes who despise
09:57 humans.
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