DC Super Heroes

Neither the show nor Reimu exist, this is fanfiction, part of my Reimu Series, blah blah blah

We open with Reimu, dressed like Cyborg (Ray Fisher) in that one scene in Justice League, sitting like a miko.

Reimu: Hello, I'm Reimu Hakurei - a miko who remembers it, because you don't! Ever since the mid '90s when I read a Batman comic, that I think was imported, I've been a fan of DC Comics.

Clips from Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series, Teen Titans, and The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians play as Reimu talks

Reimu (voiceover): DC Comics was the only comic company we knew in Gensokyo. Superman and Batman? Nostalgia for those who grew up there. How did we know them? Around the late 80s, a Superman comic came in through the barrier, and everyone became obsessed; pretty soon, DC actually started a branch in Gensokyo.

Reimu: But of course, don't look this up, because Gensokyo is separated by the border of fantasy and reality and thus it's not real in the Outside World. None of this ever happened elsewhere. What happens in Gensokyo stays in Gensokyo. But I digress. By the late '90s, we were watching dubs of the American DC cartoons on Gensokyian TV stations. So DC decided to make a production just for us. This was called DC Super Heroes.

A mouse appears and opens up a Google search

Reimu: AGAIN, IT'S NOT REAL! To you.

DC Super Heroes title sequence plays, clips from the show play as Reimu talks

Reimu (voiceover): This show was animated entirely in Gensokyo by... Warner Bros. Animation employees who got gapped into the place? I don't know. Interestingly enough, it was all in English. Gensokyo speaks Japanese, but towards the end of the 20th century, productions began being made in English since English speakers were being gapped into Gensokyo as well, and English is a universal language. Anyway, the show premiered in June 1998 and became a smash hit. It spawned the usual 1998 tie-ins: merchandise, a Burger King promotion, and yes... a Game Boy game.

Reimu: Which I have right here. fumbles around, and holds up the box for DC Super Heroes on Game Boy. Released in August 1998. She points to the pixellated "E" rating And yeah, remember, somehow we had ESRB in Gensokyo.

''Brief footage of the game, showing a platforming section featuring Superman, is shown. Reimu groans at the bleeps and bloops of the 8-bit music and green screen''

Back to footage of the cartoon

Reimu (voiceover): Anyway, the cartoon itself. It was like your standard DC fare at the time. DC Super Heroes starred all your favorite super heroes as they did battle against your favorite super villains. The show starred Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Aquaman, Green Lantern, and Cyborg. I saved the best for last.

Footage of Cyborg in the show plays as Reimu drools over him

Reimu (voiceover): HNNNNNNNNG...

Return to various clips of the show

Reimu (voiceover): Some of the stories were original, some of the stories were based on the issues of the comic books from the US, and some of the stories were based on the issues DC produced for us, like the one I'm gonna review today. I grew up watching this show until its' end in May 2000, and it was awesome with a capital A. This is where I got my DC fix besides the comics. And yes, this is where I jerked off to Cyborg besides the comics.

Crowd boos

Reimu: I WAS 10!

Text below her reads: "Speaking of which, the issue I first saw Cyborg in was one released in the US."

Reimu (voiceover): The Gensokyian issues were balls to the wall crazy, fitting in well with our logic. So the show was too. For example, Harley Quinn reformed and became an actual Justice League member very early on. But it was actually coherent and fun to watch, and above all a GOOD show, unlike THAT OTHER SHOW. (editor note: Did she just reference the NC's review of The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog?) But let's not waste any time here. Let's review my favorite episode since it premiered on July 1, 1998, "The Hole Truth."

''The episode begins by zooming down on Metropolis, the title fading in, then out. We cut to a medium shot of Wonder Woman and Cyborg kicking the asses of some thugs.''

Cyborg: (as he shoots a criminal with his arm cannon) BOO-YAH!

Reimu does her famous boner finger

Reimu (voiceover): We start off by seeing Cyborg and Wonder Woman stopping a robbery from happening. Hmmm. I wonder if the writers of Justice League saw this scene.

Wonder Woman ties up the crime lord with her lasso

Wonder Woman: Now tell me why you started this robbery!

Reimu (voiceover, as crime lord): So an example could be provided to Outside Worlders of human violence being acceptable on Gensokyian children's TV!

Crime lord: I was born and raised in a poor family. My parents had to resort to stealing to get the things they needed to survive. Their thievery was passed down onto me as I grew up.

Reimu fakes wiping a tear from her eye

Cyborg: So y'mean I just took out all these thugs 'cause of THAT?

Wonder Woman: Even though he may be misunderstood, it's still a crime, and crime is wrong.

Reimu (voiceover, as Wonder Woman): And it's unknown what crime is in the country this show was made for.

Back at the Hall of Justice, Wonder Woman and Cyborg join Batman and Superman in viewing the latest threat report

Reimu (voiceover): So they return to the Hall of Justice, where they get an alert from a foreign country needing their help to stop Aunnax. Aun-WHAT?

Cut to a 1994 issue of Justice League only released in Gensokyo, where Superman and Green Lantern are fighting against Aunnax

Reimu (voiceover): Aunnax was a villain in the Gensokyo-exclusive Justice League comics. He was an alien that could shapeshift and zap people into the Negative Space. Only someone as powerful as Superman could bring people back to the real world.

Reimu: (Pause) He was always my favorite.

Cut to a panel of another Gensokyo-exclusive Justice League issue, featuring Aunnax saying, "Were you surprised? I bet you weren't expecting it to be the almighty AUNNAX!"

Reimu (voiceover): As far as I know, Aunnax has never appeared in a Justice League issue outside those released in Gensokyo. He was one of the original villains created for us.

Back to the cartoon

Cyborg: Aw man, not anothah mission. Me and Wonder Woman just came back from...

Wonder Woman: A superhero's job is to fight crime whether they like it or not. So stop complaining, Cyborg.

Harley Quinn: But how will we know where Aunnax is?

Reimu (voiceover): Yep, there's Harley Quinn! She switched sides in, like, the third episode!

Harley Quinn: Heck, he could even disguise as me and nobody will know, because he'd switch places with me by sending me to the negative space...

Batman: Enough, Harley. My Bat Alien Detector can easily identify which seemingly innocent bystander could actually be Aunnax.

Reimu inserts the 60s Batman sting and transition as we go to the next scene - the League arriving in Starpoint.

Reimu (voiceover): Honestly, I can only compare this show to...

Footage of...

Reimu (voiceover): The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians.

Back to DC Super Heroes

Reimu (voiceover): So they go to the country of Starpoint, and immediately they set about looking for Aunnax. By the way, Aunnax isn't the main antagonist of this episode. He's just there to set up the plot.

The Bat Alien Detector starts flashing

Aquaman: Batman! The detector found something!

A human man with glasses

Batman: Reveal yourself, Aunnax!

And the mirage melts away to reveal it is Aunnax.

Aunnax: I'm impressed you knew it was me right away, Justice Losers! Hahahaha!

Reimu (voiceover, as Aunnax): I'm impressed you haven't said anything about the fact I'm voiced by a girl!

Superman: You can thank our newest invention for that!

Cyborg: And who y'callin' losers? There ain't any time to lose!

Superman blasts Aunnax with laser eyes, Batman throws a Batarang, Green Lantern conjures a sword, Aquaman blasts water from his hands, Harley Quinn uses her mallet, The Flash runs around and kicks Aunnax repeatedly, Wonder Woman uses her Wonder Spear, and Cyborg shoots lasers from his arm cannon.

Reimu (voiceover): That spear was made for and only used in this cartoon. I don't care right now. I'm too busy focused on Cyborg.

''While everyone is fighting, we pan to a bush. A bug that looks like a stink bug carrying eggs on its back crawls out. We see from its perspective for a few seconds, and we (slightly) zoom in on Cyborg using his arm cannon. We cut back to the bug, which jolts up and down. Then we return to the Justice League, who have successfully defeated Aunnax.''

Aunnax: (as he is vanishing) You haven't seen the last of AUNNAX...!

Cut to Star Fox 64, where an attack carrier spins out of control

Attack carrier pilot: YOU'LL NEVER DEFEAT ANDROSS...!

Back to the episode.

Reimu (voiceover): The Justice League have done their deed and are ready to call it a day, when suddenly...

''The bug from before jumps on Cyborg's human arm and bites him. We see a pretty gross, and a tad bit gruesome, close-up of the bug sinking its fangs into Cyborg's dark skin, leaving two puncture marks from the fangs with a barely-visible ounce of blood, the area around it being red. ''

Reimu winces

Reimu: Eugh. By the way, was I the only one who could actually handle that scene as a kid? Everyone I knew couldn't stomach that. They'd always cringe, close their eyes, or not look at the TV when that close-up happened. My friend Kotohime, for one, hated it, and she was relatively weird. I was always asking her, "Why are you freaked out by that?" Even the one other person I associated with who had a crush on Cyborg, Kurumi, didn't like it. I'm the only person I know that wasn't bothered by it. Granted, I watched Ren & Stimpy, but a lot of others did too, and even they were grossed out by this. (Pause) And most of the people I knew couldn't handle the rest of this episode as well.

Back to the episode, where Cyborg pulls his arm away in pain

Cyborg: YE-OW!

The Flash: Are you alright, Cyborg?

Cyborg: N-no, I ain't... look...

''He holds out his left arm and we see his bitten skin as we see the ant marching away. It looks red and tender with a halo around the bite. The rest of the League gathers around and looks. A lot of them gasp''

Harley Quinn: (gasp) Cyborg!

Wonder Woman: What bit you?

Cyborg: I dunno, all I know is that it was a strange bug. I didn't have time ta notice anythin' else before it bit me. (enunciates in pain and covers his left arm) And now it HURTS!

Green Lantern: We have to get back to the Hall of Justice - fast!

Back at the Hall of Justice, where Cyborg is being examined on a table

Reimu (voiceover): Did you know? This show actually gave a lot of Cyborg fanservice. This episode in particular too. Even though there was only one other person I knew who had a crush on him, and that was Kurumi. I wouldn't meet any other fan-girls of him until I grew up. And even then, I only know three. I wonder where Kurumi is nowadays... But I digress.

The Flash: OK, who here has medical experience?

Wonder Woman: I do!

Reimu (voiceover): What's up with the amount of Wonder Woman prominence in this episode?

We zoom in on a Wikia category section, with the categories "Episodes focusing on Cyborg" and "Episodes focusing on Wonder Woman" listed

Reimu (voiceover): Even the wiki for the show thinks so.

Text briefly appears, saying, "THIS WIKI DOES NOT EXIST OUTSIDE GENSOKYO"

Back to the episode, where Wonder Woman examines Cyborg's human arm as he incessantly scratches at it

Reimu (voiceover): Wonder Woman is assigned the duty of finding out just what the hell is wrong with Cyborg.

Wonder Woman: The puncture marks at the site of the bite seem to have gone away by now. I see nothing wrong with his arm.

Cyborg: Besides unbearable itchin'. (scratches more and moans)

Reimu: Cyborg? Itching? HOORAY!

''The "Yay!" cheer sounds''

Reimu: I've completely forgotten Cyborg HAS gotten itchy before in the past. He hasn't gotten itchy for you guys at all, except in an episode of the show I refuse to name. But for us, he was itchy here...

Cut to a panel of the 1997 Justice League Gensokyo-exclusive issue the episode was based on, where Cyborg scratches at his human arm saying, "So... itchy..."

Reimu (voiceover): ...the comic book story this episode was based on, and...

Reimu: You know what? Forget it. I'll bring it up later.

Back to the episode

Wonder Woman: It's just a normal flea bite. Don't scratch it. It'll go away on its own.

Reimu (voiceover): Yeah, like you're going to brush off the prospect of Cyborg having fleas like it's nothing...

Cyborg: It's itchin' much worse'n one. Ugh... I said I was tired and done for the day, y'take me on anothah mission, and y'see? This is what I end up with. This is why I really don't like goin' on one mission after anothah. (Note: We didn't transcribe it like this, that's really what he says.)

''Cyborg saying, "Another" is played again, with the word "Anothah" at the bottom of the screen. A lime colored arrow points to Cyborg's mouth, showing that's how Cyborg pronounces "Another" (Note: See?'')

Wonder Woman: That's because you're scratching it so much; if you scratch it, it'll get itchier.

Cyborg: I'm scratchin' it so much 'cause it itches so much! (moans) So... itchy...

Wonder Woman: Wait a minute.

Reimu: Could you slow down there a bit, Wonder Woman? I'm not so sure what you said.

Wonder Woman: Wait a minute.

Reimu: Never mind.

Wonder Woman: Wait a minute. I just realized something. The itching isn't localized to the area where Cyborg was bitten.

Cyborg: That's right... (moans) and it feels worse now... (moans again)

Reimu (voiceover): You know, I kind of feel sad for Justin Brown, the voice of Cyborg in this show. Yes he's black, and he was 17 when he voiced Cyborg. He's making sounds he shouldn't have been allowed to make until a year later. I know they aren't what I think they are, but they sound so damn close! Even as a 10 year old girl watching this with Marisa for the first time back in '98, I thought Cyborg moaning sounded moderately sexual. Heck, Marisa agreed with me, and she didn't have a crush on Cyborg!

''Cyborg moans. He motions to his human legs and rolls over so he can shift his legs against the table to scratch; during this his ass is visible. Reimu's jaw drops open.''

Reimu: (Pause) (singing) Kono omoi wo, kesshite shimau ni wa, mada jinsei nagai deshou?

Wonder Woman gasps.

Wonder Woman: It's spread to his legs too!

Aquaman: Do something, Wonder Woman!

Wonder Woman: I am! Jeez Luize!

Reimu briefly photoshops a picture of Luize over the scene when Wonder Woman says "Luize"

Reimu (voiceover): So Wonder Woman concludes Cyborg either must be allergic to the bug's saliva or the bug causes rashes.

Cyborg: I ain't allergic ta anythin', Silas told me that.

Superman: He could be wrong.

Batman: Why not just let Cyborg rest and see how he is in the morning?

The Flash: Good thinking.

The scene fades to black.

Reimu (voiceover): Little-known fact - I had a hard time understanding Cyborg in this show sometimes, due to his dialect. But I digress.

Reimu: OK. For those of you who don't like holes, SCROLL DOWN soon. You'll be glad you did. Those with trypophilia, keep watching. You'll be glad you did.

The scene fades in on Wonder Woman and the rest of the Justice League waking up the next morning.

Superman: The first thing we need to do is check on Cyborg.

The Flash: Don't worry, I'll do it.

Wonder Woman: I'll come with you.

They walk into where Cyborg is, cut to a clip of Teen Titans

Cyborg: It's my room. What're you doin' here?

Back to DC Super Heroes, Cyborg whines

Wonder Woman: How are you feeling, Cyborg?

Cyborg: (whines again) Miserable.

Cyborg goes to lift his left hand up; we cut to The Flash and Wonder Woman with their mouth agape as Cyborg gasps, pretty soon The Flash and Wonder Woman gasp as well.

Reimu: If you don't like holes, SCROLL DOWN NOW. Just shut your eyes and scroll down. For those with trypophilia, WATCH.

''Cyborg's left hand is full of holes. Small crumpet like holes. Smaller, perfect circle shaped bloodied holes dot another side of his hand, and a bit of his arm. The part of the hand below his thumb is enlarged, and has slightly larger, circular bloodied holes. His fingers have holes that resemble lamprey mouths on their tips. His index finger has the same kind of holes as the ones below his thumb a bit down from the tip.''

The Flash: Holey moley, Cyborg! Your hand!

Cyborg just whines and scratches it

Wonder Woman: D-don't scratch it. Just leave it be and it'll heal itself. If it ever does. Whatever this is.

The Flash: I'll go tell the rest of the League; you comfort Cyborg.

Wonder Woman: Got it.

The Flash speeds out.

Reimu (voiceover): Over night, holes have formed in Cyborg's human hand. And Byakuren Hijiri, is it scary! I remember having no reaction to this scene when I first watched the episode, instead focusing more on the pleasure I got from Cyborg itching. Marisa, on the other hand, was audibly gasping, because it was surprisingly horrifying. And it just gets worse from there, for both Cyborg and some of the viewers.

Cyborg groans in pain

Wonder Woman: What's the matter now, Cyborg?

''Cyborg shows the side of his left arm to Wonder Woman. His left arm has been covered in holes, a cluster of holes are at the area where he got bitten the day before. It looks like a chocolate-colored honeycomb. Wonder Woman gasps''

Reimu (voiceover): And this is where Kotohime lost it.

Wonder Woman: P-please, don't panic. I'm begging you. I'll... take you to see a doctor. If that doesn't work, y-you... can upgrade yourself or something. J-just... don't scratch, please!

Cyborg is worried sick

Cyborg: It itches and it's drivin' me crazy! I NEED ta scratch! (whines sadly) Oh man, I was RIGHT when I said I didn't wanna go on anothah mission... look at what's happened ta me...

Reimu (voiceover): My god! It looks like one of those clickbait images you see on the Internet of people's body parts merged with lotus pods!

Reimu: In fact, I'm aware of a hoax in India of an insect that "destroys" people's skin. They used an image of a water bug and a makeup tutorial and a photoshopped image of fingers with lamprey mouths on them. I bet you not, whoever wrote that hoax was watching this episode.

She shows the bug that bites Cyborg at the beginning of the episode

Reimu (voiceover): That is a water bug, in case you didn't know.

Shows Cyborg's infected hand and fingers

Reimu (voiceover): They look exactly the same as the ones in the hoax!

Reimu: Now I'm not going to show the hoax to you, as I bet you're already scarred by what Cyborg is going through. You can look it up yourself though! But I've bet you've already seen it. Anyway!

We cut to the Hall of Justice; Superman, Green Lantern, Batman, Aquaman, and Harley Quinn look shocked

Reimu (voiceover): At the Hall of Justice, The Flash tells the rest of the team about what happened to Cyborg.

Harley Quinn: Where is Cyborg?

The Flash: Wonder Woman's calming him down.

Harley Quinn: Oh puddin', I hope he'll be alright!

Reimu: In case you didn't know, which you probably didn't, Harley Quinn has sort of a crush on Cyborg in this show.

Wonder Woman and an ailing Cyborg come in, Cyborg's holey arms and hands visible and both of his legs ripe with lotus pod like holes.

Cyborg: Yo, guys...

Reimu (voiceover): I love how he says that. He's suffering from a hideous skin condition, and he just tries to act casual like nothing's bothering him. Play that again.

The scene repeats itself

Cyborg: Yo, guys...

Green Lantern: Good heavens! You look horrifying!

Cyborg: I know right? (quickly scratches his legs) Ohhh... Ugh...

The following events happen as Reimu lists them

Reimu (voiceover): The Justice League set Cyborg up on a table and Wonder Woman examines him again.

Wonder Woman: Harley Quinn, you were a psychiatrist, right?

Harley Quinn: Yup.

Wonder Woman: Please! Scan Cyborg! He's damaging his skin even further!

As she says that, pan to Cyborg scratching his arm and legs.

Harley Quinn: Will do.

Reimu (voiceover): This was actually a controversial episode. Anyway, Harley diagnoses Cyborg with the Hall of Justice's advanced medical technology, and we finally learn what's causing all this gruesome imagery.

Harley Quinn: Got it! It says here Cyborg is suffering from a virus transmitted by a recently discovered killer insect.

Cyborg gasps, along with Wonder Woman and the rest of the League, as Harley continues

Harley Quinn: It spreads through touch or its bite, or if its secretion touches the body, to the place of bodily contact, and can circulate throughout the human system in MINUTES! It burns skin like acid! Oh Cyborg! You're in trouble!

The human half of Cyborg's face turns white.

Reimu (voiceover): Ladies and gentlemen, the only time you'll ever see Cyborg has ever been a white guy!

The crowd boos at Reimu

Reimu: What, what'd I say this time?

Cyborg: ...ulp.

Reimu: I honestly betcha whoever made that Internet hoax is from Gensokyo and was watching this episode. It sounds exactly like the information Harley gives.

Cyborg notices the crumpet like holes on his hand have turned into small circular ones.

Reimu (voiceover): They went all out on detailing the condition Cyborg has.

We see Aquaman and Batman looking at Cyborg with a giant, pressure sore like hole in his shoulder, revealing bone with lotus pod like holes in it

Reimu (voiceover): He has exposed bone. With holes in it. On his shoulder.

Cyborg: (lifts up his infected finger tips) It's like I got a finger condition resultin' from usin' the mouse and keyboard too much...

Reimu: I am not kidding, he just said that. Internet was new back in 1998, but since Cyborg is, well... Cyborg, he knows what it is.

Reimu (voiceover): So the Justice League learns there is no cure known, as the disease is recent.

Harley Quinn: Wait! I forgot!

Reimu (voiceover): I love how she literally forgot to tell her teammates probably the most important thing.

Green Lantern: What?

Harley Quinn: The killer insect is a type of maggot. Cyborg has maggot eggs laid inside him. And if we don't act fast, they'll hatch.

Reimu: When do they act fast?

Text below her reads "3 MINUTES"

Reimu: Okay.

Back to episode, where Cyborg notices holes are being burned inside his metallic half

Reimu (voiceover): Unfortunately, it looks like Cyborg's Mother Box has somehow converted the virus, and now it's eating away at Cyborg's metallic armor.

Cyborg: GUYS! COME QUICK!

Superman and Wonder Woman approach Cyborg in a hurry

Wonder Woman: What's the matter?

Cyborg: I think the Mother Box's processed the virus, now it's dealin' damage to my robotic half...

He shows his metallic arm, holes of a variety of sizes are burned into it

Superman: If the Mother Box somehow picked it up and sent it to your robot portion, it must be a serious virus.

Green Lantern: Are maggots going to hatch inside his robot half too?

Harley Quinn: Nuh-uh. The maggots need Cyborg's skin to survive.

Cyborg turns white again and Reimu resists trying to make a joke

Cyborg: ...dude, please... I'm frighteningly sick right now, y'don't need ta make me even sicker. Lemme see somethin'...

He presses a button somewhere on his arm cannon.

Reimu (voiceover): Another oddity in the series, Cyborg could take off some of his armor if he powered it off. I believe it was his helmet and feet that were actually removable. It was like a cast?

Cyborg removes the metallic portion of his face to see a huge, white bump/sore with lotus pod holes on it.

Cyborg: OH MY GOD!

Reimu (voiceover): Sweet Byakuren! This scene is so graphic, they allowed Cyborg to take the Lord's name in vain in it.

He quickly puts the "helmet" back on and powers the armor back on.

Cyborg: You GOTTA do somethin'! PLEASE!

Wonder Woman: Don't worry. I have an idea. Sit tight, Cyborg.

The Flash: Don't let the maggots bite.

Cyborg freezes as he feels something wriggle inside his hand.

Reimu (voiceover): Ah blessed Tempting Fate, thy name is The Flash. Because everything needs to keep escalating for Cyborg.

Cyborg: Uh-oh.

Harley Quinn: Oh, no! We're too late! He could die in a...

''Maggots hatch from Cyborg's hand, crawling out of the holes. Sometimes the wicked creatures all together simultaneously move around into different crevices. Cyborg, who's been on the verge of tears for the past few lines of dialogue, starts crying.''

Reimu (voiceover): That, my friend, is one of the most gruesome scenes ever broadcast on children's television in Gensokyo. And I am horrified to say that I liked it when I was a child.

Harley Quinn: ...day...

Cut to another room, where Wonder Woman leads the team to her invisible jet, she makes it visible

Reimu (voiceover): So the Justice League finally make their plan to cure Cyborg, even though the disease is probably past its final stage.

Wonder Woman: We're going to shrink ourselves and my jet down to nano size and enter Cyborg's body through one of the holes to fight the infection.

Aquaman: That's a great idea!

Green Lantern: Why didn't I think of that?

Reimu (voiceover): Probably because you don't own an actual jet and can only make one out of hard light?

Batman: What are we waiting for? Lives are on the line! Well only one, actually.

Reimu (voiceover): (singing) Na na na na na na na Batman...

Green Lantern makes a shrink ray out of hard light and uses it on himself, the team, and Wonder Woman's jet

Reimu (voiceover): I was just talking about how Green Lantern can't make an actual functioning jet. Yet that shrink ray works.

''They get it and fly it over to the bedridden Cyborg, and enter his body via a hole in his arm. We see the jet inside Cyborg's bloodstream''

Reimu (voiceover): Hey, it's like that one Teen Titans episode! I just realized why this was my favorite episode of the show, by the way. Two words - Cyborg's insides.

Shot of Cyborg's insides from the Teen Titans episode "Crash", and then back to Cyborg's insides from this show

Reimu (voiceover): This version looks much more delicious and gooey, however.

The Flash: Any idea where the virus is?

Wonder Woman: Well we need to save Cyborg's robot armor first. Let's start there.

We see the team enter Cyborg's metallic insides - looking way different than how they looked in "Crash" - and fighting the virus converted by the Mother Box

Reimu (voiceover): So they make the long trek to the robotic half of Cyborg and delete the converted virus burning holes inside Cyborg's armor.

Aquaman: It'll take forever to get back!

Superman: We must do it to save our friend!

They head back to Cyborg's bloodstream

Reimu: You know what? To pass the time it'll take to get back over there, I'm gonna blow your mind. This episode was one of the episodes that got adapted as a level in the Game Boy game. (she holds up DC Super Heroes on the Game Boy again) I shit you not. Possibly one of the most violent, gory, controversial episodes of the show was adapted in the Game Boy game, which was rated E!

Footage of the Zero boss fight in Kirby's Dream Land 3, where Zero shoots blood out of his eye

Reimu: OK, maybe not as bad as some of the things in other E-rated games.

Footage of the "The Hole Truth" level in DC Super Heroes for Game Boy is shown

Reimu (voiceover): It's just based on the "Fantastic Voyage" part of the episode though. And remember when I was listing the times Cyborg has gotten itchy over here? The third time is in this game.

''Footage of the level's intro is shown. "Level 3: The Hole Truth" appears and disappears, and then we see a pretty damn good pixel art illustration of Cyborg scratching his human arm like at the beginning of the episode, with the caption "CYBORG: I'VE BEEN BITTEN BY A KILLER BUG AND I'M REALLY ITCHY..."''

Reimu: I'll show more on that later.

Back to the episode, where the Justice League have reached Cyborg's bloodstream

Reimu (voiceover): Anyway, the Justice League finally make it back to Cyborg's bloodstream, where they do battle with the virus that caused all this mess.

''Batman throws a Batarang, Aquaman blasts with water, Harley swings her mallet, Green Lantern conjures an ax and cleaves the virus with it, The Flash runs around trying to confuse it while also kicking it in the face, Wonder Woman uses her spear, and Superman uses his hand blasts. Aquaman blasts some maggots with water, though The Flash takes care of most of them. Wonder Woman eventually ties up the virus with her lasso''

Wonder Woman: Tell me, why have you made our friend Cyborg deathly ill?

The Flash: It won't answer. It's not living.

Wonder Woman: I'm feeling the presence of its aura.

Reimu spittakes

Reimu: WHAT?

Reimu (voiceover): Yes, in case you didn't know, Wonder Woman could read auras in this series.

Wonder Woman: It deliberately did so. It's that diabolical.

Reimu (voiceover, as Wonder Woman): I love alliterations.

The virus disintegrates and the holes are shrinking

Reimu (voiceover): The virus dies, but now the holes are shrinking. The Justice League need to find a way out, or they could die. But they do!

''The team flies their jet out of the exact hole they entered. They land outside on the floor and return to normal size. Cyborg feels better''

Cyborg: I-I'm cured. Really. You... you guys did it.

Reimu (voiceover, as Cyborg): I-I took Overacting 101, but I don't care, as I'm hot as hell.

The following happens as Reimu talks

Reimu (voiceover): Cyborg and Wonder Woman hug, Cyborg smiles with his mouth open, team pose, and the episode is over.

Reimu: And that's it. That's how DC Comics TV was here in Gensokyo.

Clips of a different episode play

Reimu (voiceover): I realize how graphic that episode was, but it was my favorite episode in my youth, and it still is so I chose to review that one. The other episodes are your typical... eh... Superman: The Animated Series episode. "Cyborg.Org," episode 9 of season 2, where Cyborg discovers his ability to the digital realm for the first time, was and still is another favorite of mine. Perhaps I should've reviewed that one instead.

Reimu: But it doesn't matter. "The Hole Truth" was actually based on a comic book story, which was in the September 1997 Gensokyo-exclusive issue of Justice League. Funny thing is, it was less gross and more weird there. It was also LESS, less gruesome.

Panels from the comic are shown

Reimu (voiceover): Cyborg isn't cold-bloodedly terrified of his condition and instead just finds it awkward; if anything, he's embarrassed. The Justice League do go inside his body to fight the infection though. Speaking of, I think it's time to show you the rest of how it was in the Game Boy game.

''The Game Boy game is shown again, there's a screen saying "CYBORG HAS BEEN INFECTED BY A DEADLY MAGGOT; AS WONDER WOMAN, YOU MUST STEER YOUR JET TO FIND THE VIRUS. ONCE YOU CLEAR CYBORG'S ROBOTIC SIDE OF THE VIRUS, YOU MUST TRAVERSE YOUR WAY TO HIS HUMAN SIDE AND RID HIS BLOODSTREAM OF THE TERRIBLE INFECTION. GOOD LUCK!" The stage starts playing, Reimu is laughing''

Reimu (voiceover): Is that Spring Yard Zone I hear?!

''She bumps into too many things and gets a game over, CONTINUE? screen is shown with Cyborg scratching himself''

Reimu (voiceover): One of two things can happen here. You can continue and...

Cyborg looks at the player with a semblance of a smile, causing Reimu to smile

Reimu: Or...

GAME OVER screen is shown with Cyborg scratching himself

Reimu (voiceover): Yes, if you look close, you can see there're holes on him.

Zoom in on Cyborg's arm to see about three 1-pixel holes on it

Reimu: Oh and you should see how the manual describes this part of the game.

She reads the manual, we repeatedly cut back and forth from the manual to Reimu reading it

Reimu: "While out fighting crime, Cyborg has contracted a killer virus from a new breed of maggot. If it isn't cured in time, itchy holes will appear all over his skin and maggot eggs will hatch! Wonder Woman is the player character in this section, she and her jet have shrunken to a nanite size and she must fly it inside poor Cyborg in order to fight the infection. Once you get rid of the virus in one side, you have to do it on the other. Think fast! If you don't succeed, poor Cyborg will be incessantly scratching forever..."

Reimu silently stares at us, thinking about that last sentence

Reimu: Yeah! OK!

''Cue WASSHOI HORA DA! WASSHOI HORA GA! over "Jazzy Night" by Miki Matsubara''

Reimu: I'm Reimu Hakurei, a miko who remembers it, because you don't! My god, "poor Cyborg," really? It's like they knew we were attracted to him...

Credits, set to "Maiden's Capriccio ~ Capriccio"

Channel Awesome Tagline -- Cyborg: OH MY GOD!