[Crazy Jetty]

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Originally Posted by Greenskar

I fault no one here for being more knowledgeable on McGinnis than O'Hara. Its clear he's the more popular of the two in this discussion and I agree with what most have said so far.

But why is it that so few of us are all that knowledgeable about O'Hara? is it because there was no cartoon series dedicated to him? I'd be lying if I didn't admit to only being aware of him prior to Shattered Dimensions video game only through his image on a comic book cover my friend owns.

I enjoyed playing as him in the shattered dimensions game, and haven't even bothered with the new game because of bad reviews that turned me away and I like the MU figure I own.

However, none of those things make him all that appealing, character wise in comparison to McGinnis. But then again, I recognize how unfair that comparison is given what I claim to know.

I was hoping there'd be some O'Hara fans in here that would be able to debate this and recommended reading material in the process. It seems most on here share a similar opinion on here in favor of McGinnis so far.

I think a lot of it comes down to accessibility. Batman Beyond is a lot more accessible than Spiderman 2099.

O'Hara has barily been in anything outside of his own book, which was cancelled almost 15 years ago, and I don't think has been collected and rereleased TPB style (At least not recently). The only thing he's been in of any relevence recently was one or two games.

Terry however was in a popular cartoon, and made a few appearances in two other popular cartoons (Justice League, Justice League Unlimited, Static Shock). Plus, Batman Beyond has been airing daily on the Hub, making him even more accessible to a whole new generation of fans.
THEN factor in the fact that Batman Beyond recently got it's own mainstream comic.

So, Miguel really has absolutely no outlet to reach people who didn't read his comic back in the day.
And I think it's that simple, why Terry is so much better known, and so much more popular. Hell, in this day and age, not a lot of people even know there was a Marvel 2099.