Livewire superman the animated series

An obnoxious talk radio host is transformed into a powerful electricity-based supervillain. Lois Lane : What are you talking about?

Created for Superman: The Animated Series , the character appeared in March in Superman Adventures 5 based on the animated series. Introduced in the Superman: The Animated Series self-titled episode "Livewire", Leslie Willis was originally a popular and controversial Metropolis radio shock jock who took cynical joy in attacking Superman during her broadcasts. When Superman arrives to help the police break up the event, Willis gains support from her fans in attacking him until lightning strikes the stage, setting it on fire. Superman pushes Willis to safety as a second bolt of lightning electrifies a metal tower on the stage, but the electricity runs through his body and into a wire that Willis steps on, electrocuting her and changing her appearance. After waking up in the hospital and seeing a news report that suggested Superman deliberately caused her transformation, she swears revenge against him and learns she became an electrokinetic metahuman. She escapes from the hospital and confronts Superman, calling herself Livewire. As she battles him, she drains electricity from nearby electronic devices and takes control of the local media before fleeing to a hydroelectric dam, where he douses her in water.

Livewire superman the animated series

Leslie's outspoken and polarizing style garnered her as many supporters as disputants. People all over Metropolis listened to Leslie. Lex Luthor , in particular, enjoyed her radio show, "Live Wire". Bibbo had called her up to denounce her attitude and pointing out how Superman is a great man, and she proceeded to ridicule Bibbo as well. Ironically, all of these claims were quickly revealed to be untrue. Superman had apparently heard her show, but didn't let it bother him as he considered creating controversy simply to be what shock jocks do. Leslie was interviewed by Lois Lane and Clark Kent about an upcoming party in Centennial Park to celebrate the third anniversary of her show. As part of the celebration, there was going to be a concert. During the party, there was a thunderstorm, and police tried to stop the festivities because they were concerned for the crowd's safety. Leslie disregarded the police's warnings, and went so far as to incite the crowd against the police. The chaos continued until Superman arrived, but he couldn't convince her to stop the party. In fact, she took Superman's appearance as an opportunity to ridicule him in public. Leslie gets struck by a chain lightning that bounced off Superman.

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Lois Lane : What are you talking about? Leslie Willis : Come on, you're always getting exclusives with him. Just how exclusive are you two? Lois Lane : It's not like that. Leslie Willis : Oh it's not, huh? Ah, I guess we'll never know if his pj's have that big red S on them too.

Leslie's outspoken and polarizing style garnered her as many supporters as disputants. People all over Metropolis listened to Leslie. Lex Luthor , in particular, enjoyed her radio show, "Live Wire". Bibbo had called her up to denounce her attitude and pointing out how Superman is a great man, and she proceeded to ridicule Bibbo as well. Ironically, all of these claims were quickly revealed to be untrue. Superman had apparently heard her show, but didn't let it bother him as he considered creating controversy simply to be what shock jocks do. Leslie was interviewed by Lois Lane and Clark Kent about an upcoming party in Centennial Park to celebrate the third anniversary of her show. As part of the celebration, there was going to be a concert. During the party, there was a thunderstorm, and police tried to stop the festivities because they were concerned for the crowd's safety. Leslie disregarded the police's warnings, and went so far as to incite the crowd against the police.

Livewire superman the animated series

And Livewire from Superman: The Animated Series was one of several successful conversions from the small screen to the printed page. Unlike those characters, however, it took her a lot longer to make the jump into her respective mainstream comic book universe. Always portrayed as an irreverent shock jockey with similarly electric powers, Livewire's cartoon and comic counterparts have remained fairly consistent. With her debut cartoon making its high-definition debut on HBO Max, here's the backstory behind Leslie Willis and how she made a thunderous impact on Superman 's world. Livewire first appeared in a Superman: The Animated Series episode of the same name. Initially, she was a human disc jockey named Leslie Willis who spoke horrendously concerning just about everyone, namely Superman. This gained her an unlikely fan in the form of Lex Luthor. She was adamant about hosting a concert celebrating her third year on the air, despite the inclement weather telling her otherwise. Superman and the police tried to disband the raucous event, with a stray bolt of lightning from the concurrent storm passing through the Man of Steel and electrocuting Willis. She woke up much later in the hospital with a chalky skin tone, soon discovering her ability to control electricity.

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Leslie Willis : Seems we got a little problem, people. Superman: The Animated Series. See production info at IMDbPro. Leslie Willis : Look, baby, to make it in this town, I had to be better, sharper, and louder than any man to get half as much notice. Create account. Livewire : What do I need help for? Livewire begins to take electricity from the plant, but Superman uses the distraction to tackle her. Brad Garrett Bibbo voice. During a stunt where she tried to reroute all the power in the city to spell out a dirty message that would be visible from space, she was accidentally electrocuted, granting her superhuman abilities. Elsewhere, the crane operator that previously agreed to Leslie's words continues to enjoy the show, not noticing that something is wrong with his crane. Years later, Livewire became a member of the Superman Revenge Squad to destroy Superman once and for all.

An obnoxious talk radio host is transformed into a powerful electricity-based supervillain. Lois Lane : What are you talking about?

Leslie made a run for it, but the electricity arced off Superman and struck her, changing her skin and hair color instantaneously. Leslie gets struck by a chain lightning that bounced off Superman. Elsewhere, the crane operator that previously agreed to Leslie's words continues to enjoy the show, not noticing that something is wrong with his crane. With that change, she decided that she would now take her revenge out on Superman. Jimmy Olsen : The crowd showed up ugly. Enraged at the loss of her job, she went to the top of the station where she was struck by lightning. Read Edit View history. Throughout issue 5, "Balance of Power", the two-part "War Games" 22—23 , and the two-part finale 65—66 , "Power Play", she joins forces with Professor Hamilton to stop Brainiac and eventually reforms. Trying to restore order, Superman shows up, but he too is attacked by Leslie and the crowd. Brad Garrett Bibbo voice.