Way before the Marvel and DC superheroes era, we have mystical legends about powerful samurai and knights who conquer new lands, and fight big bad monsters and notorious enemies to unite the whole kingdom. In a way, these samurai and knights are their own era’s superheroes, and have inspired some modern-day super characters as well. For example, Deadpool from Marvel and Katana from DC both wield the iconic Japanese sword, while Black Knight’s overall design is inspired by a King Arthur era’s Roundtable Knight.
And in this modern day and age, anything is possible thanks to some AI magic. In these 13 detailed arts generated by artificial intelligence, Redditor u/zombiekjt has combined the two worlds into one, with both Marvel and DC iconic heroes reimagined into medieval time knights and samurai, and the results are quite astonishing. Who said chivalry is dead?
#1. Spider-Man turns into the friendly neighborhood samurai with his iconic red-and-blue color scheme.
#2. Superman got himself cool armor and still retains his iconic cape. The katana seems a bit unnecessary considering his prowess, though.
Batman fully embraces his Dark Knight title with this medieval getup.
#3. Batman fully embraces his Dark Knight title with this medieval getup.
#4. Wonder Woman looks like a true Amazon warrior in this armor, dual-wielding a short blade and a double-bladed glaive.
#5. Ghost Rider looks like one of the four Horseman of the Apocalypse with the ancient armor and the chained greatsword.
#6. Deadpool looks like, well, Deadpool, with some additional accessories.
#7. Captain America gets himself a badass helmet, and is ready to bash everyone out of the way with his iconic Vibranium shield.
#8. Daredevil now doesn’t have to fight with his bare fists anymore.
#9. Iron Man with the extravagant golden armor, and a cool katana to replace his repulsor.
#10. Catwoman goes full ninja-assassin mode in this black attire.
#11. Black Panther’s detailed armor makes him look like a true king.
#12. Moon Knight living up to his name with this classic white knight armor.
#13. The enemies won’t see it coming with this samurai armor of The Flash.
Do you think a samurai superhero would work well in Marvel and DC Universe? Share your ideas in the comment.