Now, these are the principle characters that many theorize are redx2. Nevertheless after watching younger justice and doing a little analysis, I’ve decided that I’ve one other character that matches the invoice. That character is Eric Needham…aka the black spider. Now that is unusual as a result of it is pulling from two completely different interpretations of the character. The comics model and the model from younger justice.
1.) Age: Eric Needham within the comics is an grownup male that appears related in age to batman. the identical might be mentioned in assault on arkham. In younger justice, we aren’t constructive. We are able to nonetheless state that he’s sufficiently old that the league of assassins had educated him. Going by voice actor, he appears like an older model of peter parker. His age would work.
2.)construct: in younger justice, he’s gymnastic, skinny, and muscular. This matches too. Even in comics, he’s barely extra muscular, however not over-the-top. This matches too.
3.)fight model. This one pulls from assault on arkham and younger justice. In AOA, he is ready to struggle with batman one on one for some time. In that point we see that he depends totally on punches, weapons, and occasional low kicks. In younger justice, he principally depends on his weapons and gymnastic assaults. He was additionally educated by the league of shadows in younger justice, so Ra’as would endow him with related preventing kinds to people who he gave batman (although in teen titans, we do not have a league of shadows. We do have a hive which might be probably the most transferrable group he is doubtless get into)
4.)character/objectives: Eric Needham begins out as a thief that steals cash for medicine. finally he goes to far and finally ends up making an attempt to kill drug sellers. Both method, he is usually egocentric. If he begins redx initially of his profession, this might match completely.
5.)model. take a look at Eric’s sneakers:
He has the emblem that’s on his masks on his sneakers. It is a stylistic selection that Redx makes. This is a vital clue, as a result of the only logos are one of many few issues that redx2 did to change the swimsuit. That’s his model selection. He additionally has a masks that bears his emblem, prefers stealth, and loves to make use of weapons. In AOA he makes use of knives, in Young Justice, he makes use of the net shooters, and within the comics, he makes use of weapons and explosives. His alternate identification works right here.
distinctive weapons- Let’s discuss in regards to the net shooters in younger justice. Although they perform like spiderman’s weapon, the net is pink. That is odd, as black spider’s costume is purple and black. I doubt he dyed the webs this coloration because it does not match his motifs. One other factor. When redx is destroying vehicles in Revved up, we study that his sneakers can persist with issues. When he destroys gizmo’s automobile, he sticks on it for a great couple of seconds. When black spider tries to assassinate the journalist, he sticks to the partitions for a great half minute or so. Eric needham dies within the comics by detonating explosives on his physique. In “X” Redx2 threatens to try this when Robin threatens him within the xenothium room.
7.) Alternate universe: Eric needham works the very best if we take a look at it as if younger justice and teenage titans have been parallel time strains (granted deathstroke throws this principle proper out however I am utilizing dick grayson as a yardstick right here). In teen titans, Dick fights Red X who continually searches for Xenothium and steals. We then see X be a part of the league of evil. Lastly, he beats a bunch of villains and disappears eternally. We do not see him after this. Robin then turns into nightwing. This might begin the occasions of younger justice. Then we see the Black spider who’s now a vigilante. We are able to infer this as a result of the league of shadows is a vigilante murderer’s group. This matches properly because it explains why X disappears( he crosses the road as pink x and turns into the vigilante similar to his origin states), how the black spider will get the net shooter that does not appear like know-how from the DC universe that I am acquainted with, and stylistic decisions that handed from pink x to black spider.
I problem anybody with higher DC information than me, to argue with me on this, as a result of I feel that that is the appropriate reply. Eric Needham is each Red X and Black spider. If I in some way missed one thing, I would like somebody to appropriate me.
Ideas?