Current Events > I just can't get over what a dumb idea it is to have Cyborg in Justice League.

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It's like having a Ninja Turtle or a Power Ranger on the Avengers team. It's like, no, you have your team. You don't belong with this one.

I don't blame them for trying to diversify the team, but that is just such a random choice. They should have gone with Steel instead. He has a metal suit like Iron Man and a hammer like Thor without being a ripoff of either character. Plus, he made his debut when Superman temporarily ___died___ and that's the point where this movie is starting off at.

For anyone who watched Teen Titans when they were younger, it's just impossible to separate Cyborg from the rest of the group. Tell me you can look at him without wishing Starfire, Raven, and Beast Boy were there by his side.

Should've just put Martian Manhunter on the team or hell, even Hawkgirl.

JL looks like trash anyway.

Cyborg was moved into the Justice League in New 52.

You know that, right?
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I mean, Cyborg founded the League back in 2011 with the New 52
I get it, it's not what you grew up with, but like he's been a solid member for awhile now
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ChromaticAngel posted...

Cyborg was moved into the Justice League in New 52.

You know that, right?

Who cares about the comics tho
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ChromaticAngel posted...

Cyborg was moved into the Justice League in New 52.

You know that, right?

Doesn't make it a good decision for the live action movie. Plus, the CGI looks really bad on him.

Cyborg is a member of the league in the comics. My issue with him is that he looks like a floating face hovering in front of a ps2 character's body
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ChromaticAngel posted...

Cyborg was moved into the Justice League in New 52.

You know that, right?

If it didn't happen in the cartoons Skye watched as a kid it shouldn't take exist ever.
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It's not like Teen Titans graduating to the JL is unusual.
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ChromaticAngel posted...

Cyborg was moved into the Justice League in New 52.

You know that, right?

Yes, I do. And I think it's just as bad of an idea there. He belongs among the Teen Titans.

LMAO you realize Cyborg is an ORIGINAL member of the Justice League right? Was on it before Teen titans was a thing

tc be amateur
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Cyborg isn't even particularly weak though
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I don't have a problem with it if Nightwing and Cyborg lead the Teen Titans in their own movie.
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no problem with Cyborg but I wish he didn't look like a Bay Transformer
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NewerMernardi posted...

ChromaticAngel posted...

Cyborg was moved into the Justice League in New 52.

You know that, right?

Doesn't make it a good decision for the live action movie. Plus, the CGI looks really bad on him.

Cyborg is a great decision for the live action movie.

1. It adds a minority character.

2. He doesn't have any baggage that would interfere with justice league plots such as John Stewart / having to deal with GL Corps shit.

3. Cyborg's powers have gotten stronger over time as technology has improved, even without changing his character. As these movies move more and more towards sci-fi, having a technology oriented character like that is a huge deal.

4. His technology is related to the Motherbox which is a Darkseid tie-in.

5. He's 8 bajillion times more recognizable than Steel. Give me a fucking break with that suggestion you can't be serious. That is like bullshit on the order of "Why don't they just add Calvin Ellis?"
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ChromaticAngel posted...

NewerMernardi posted...

ChromaticAngel posted...

Cyborg was moved into the Justice League in New 52.

You know that, right?

Doesn't make it a good decision for the live action movie. Plus, the CGI looks really bad on him.

Cyborg is a great decision for the live action movie.

1. It adds a minority character.

2. He doesn't have any baggage that would interfere with justice league plots such as John Stewart / having to deal with GL Corps shit.

3. Cyborg's powers have gotten stronger over time as technology has improved, even without changing his character. As these movies move more and more towards sci-fi, having a technology oriented character like that is a huge deal.

4. His technology is related to the Motherbox which is a Darkseid tie-in.

5. He's 8 bajillion times more recognizable than Steel. Give me a fucking break with that suggestion you can't be serious. That is like bullshit on the order of "Why don't they just add Calvin Ellis?"

6. His CGI looks fucking garbage

Gheb posted...

It's not like Teen Titans graduating to the JL is unusual.

That's fair enough, but how can he graduate from Teen Titans to the Justice League if there are no Teen Titans and he's a founding member of the Justice League?

I look at the lineup, and can't help but think; Token black character.

But I suppose Cyborg is the only black character they could have introduced, that didn't require lengthy exposition to set up properly. Looking at you Jon Stewart. They (WB/DC) could have gradually introduced non-white characters like Marvel (who still don't have an Asian hero), but instead we will get a ham-fisted origin story in the Big Teamup movie. Three if you count Jason's Aquaman, and Not-Gustin's Flash.
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NewerMernardi posted...

6. His CGI looks fucking garbage

I don't have any problem with his CGI except for:

SSJGrimReaper posted...

I wish he didn't look like a Bay Transformer

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Skye Reynolds posted...

Gheb posted...

It's not like Teen Titans graduating to the JL is unusual.

That's fair enough, but how can he graduate from Teen Titans to the Justice League if there are no Teen Titans and he's a founding member of the Justice League?

Why is Batman old when Superman is beginning his career?

Because it's an adaptation. They change things to fit a movie format and to fit their cinematic universe roadmap.
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Darmik posted...

Skye Reynolds posted...

Gheb posted...

It's not like Teen Titans graduating to the JL is unusual.

That's fair enough, but how can he graduate from Teen Titans to the Justice League if there are no Teen Titans and he's a founding member of the Justice League?

Why is Batman old when Superman is beginning his career?

Because it's an adaptation. They change things to fit a movie format and to fit their cinematic universe roadmap.

"Roadmap"

They're just throwing shit at the wall and seeing what sticks

New 52 ended last year. Dunno why they're running with that when it's no where near as memorable as 90's-early 00's DC.
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Smashingpmkns posted...

New 52 ended last year. Dunno why they're running with that when it's no where near as memorable as 90's-early 00's DC.

Cyborg is still JL in Rebirth.

And Rebirth is ridiculously popular.
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ChromaticAngel posted...

Cyborg was moved into the Justice League in New 52.

You know that, right?

it's still dumb. I read New 52 and I hated it then too. the idea is dumb no matter where it happens. he doesn't belong in the founding ranks

I wish they had just gone with Green Lantern instead
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Darmik posted...

Why is Batman old when Superman is beginning his career?

That was a poor decision too.

NewerMernardi posted...

"Roadmap"

They're just throwing shit at the wall and seeing what sticks

Yeah. They're not streamlining the story to fit the film format. They're making it more convoluted by inserting a character who wasn't originally one of the team's members.

He should stick with the adult Titans team (Dick, Donna, Wally, Roy)
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Zikten posted...

he doesn't belong in the founding ranks

Well he is and he has been a founding member since 2011.

What he was originally doesn't fucking mean anything.

Or are you going to be all pissy now that the name of the movie is Justice League and not Justice Society of America?
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Should've replaced him with Green Lantern John Stewart. I hate the way Cyborg looks

Axiom posted...

Should've replaced him with Green Lantern John Stewart. I hate the way Cyborg looks

Not sure why yet but it's apparently critical to the plot that no Lanterns are on Earth at the moment.
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ChromaticAngel posted...

What he was originally doesn't fucking mean anything.

It does when it's all a person sees when they look at the character.

I like Cyborg. I know the cartoon show look some liberties with the Teen Titans. I know that wasn't the only lineup, nor was in the original lineup. But it did reach a larger audience than the comics ever did.

And Cyborg was the least interesting character.

I never expected to see Starfire, Raven, or Beast Boy in a live action film. Having Cyborg in a movie is a painful tease because it reaffirms their absence while giving us the least interesting character of the group. Any other character from that team would have been more welcome in a cinematic universe.

Skye Reynolds posted...

Yeah. They're not streamlining the story to fit the film format. They're making it more convoluted by inserting a character who wasn't originally one of the team's members.

Pretty sure starting Cyborg in the Teen Titans would be significantly more convoluted for a movie.

Skye Reynolds posted...

I like Cyborg. I know the cartoon show look some liberties with the Teen Titans. I know that wasn't the only lineup, nor was in the original lineup. But it did reach a larger audience than the comics ever did.

And Justice League is going to have a significantly larger audience than Teen Titans. For the far majority this is gonna be their introduction to Cyborg.
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Darmik posted...

Pretty sure starting Cyborg in the Teen Titans would be significantly more convoluted for a movie.

It's only a problem if Cyborg is a founding member of Justice League. You could have a Teen Titans film and a sequel before making Cyborg a part of the other team in Justice League 3.

Black character + a strong D.C. character = he's gonna be in

TC git gud at profit
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Darmik posted...

ChromaticAngel posted...

Cyborg was moved into the Justice League in New 52.

You know that, right?

If it didn't happen in the cartoons Skye watched as a kid it shouldn't take exist ever.

Cyborg was in the Justice league way back in Super Friends, in 1985.

Questionmarktarius posted...

Darmik posted...

ChromaticAngel posted...

Cyborg was moved into the Justice League in New 52.

You know that, right?

If it didn't happen in the cartoons Skye watched as a kid it shouldn't take exist ever.

Cyborg was in the Justice league way back in Super Friends, in 1985.

Welcome to Skye logic. It's the exact same thing with Spider-Man. He gets upset if it's not like the 90's animated series. He complained that the Tinkerer was a villain in Homecoming because he hadn't heard of him.
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I don't have a problem with Cyborg being in the JL, but I wished he was designed a bit differently. Like more bulky looking from how I grew up on the Ten Titans show on CN.

He really looks more like super skinny Iron Man.
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Darmik posted...

He complained that the Tinkerer was a villain in Homecoming because he hadn't heard of him.

That was one of the reasons. The shitty name was another.

ChromaticAngel posted...

Axiom posted...

Should've replaced him with Green Lantern John Stewart. I hate the way Cyborg looks

Not sure why yet but it's apparently critical to the plot that no Lanterns are on Earth at the moment.

Ah so future movie plans then. I suppose that makes sense

GigaSPX posted...

I don't have a problem with Cyborg being in the JL, but I wished he was designed a bit differently. Like more bulky looking from how I grew up on the Ten Titans show on CN.

He really looks more like super skinny Iron Man.

...or a 2017 Power Ranger.

Questionmarktarius posted...

...or a 2017 Power Ranger.

That's pretty desperate.

You just know somebody looked at the early release images of the Power Ranger costumes and said, "This could be the next big thing. We need a character who looks like one of them."

I personally loathe Cyborg and will keep complaining about how I wish DC had made a push for Static when they changed the Justice League around instead of Cyborg.
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