Music Meister Explained

Character Name:	Music Meister -->
Publisher:	DC Comics
First Episode:	Mayhem of the Music Meister!
First Comic:	Batman: The Brave and the Bold #16 (April 2012, non-canon) DC Pride 2022 #1 (August 2022, canon)
Creators:	Michael Jelenic & James Tucker
Voiced By:	Neil Patrick Harris
Aliases:	Darius Chapel
Species:	Metahuman
Powers:	Vocal hypnosis through singing Conductor's baton shoots music sheet-like lasers
Cat:	super
Subcat:	Warner Bros. Animation The CW
Hero:	y
Villain:	y

The Music Meister is a fictional character appearing in media published by DC Comics. He was created by Michael Jelenic and James Tucker for the animated television series , where he was voiced by Neil Patrick Harris.^[1] The character later appeared in the main comics continuity in DC Pride 2022.

The Music Meister also appears in the Arrowverse crossover "Duet", portrayed by Darren Criss, and the animated series Harley Quinn, voiced by Larry Owens.

Fictional character biography

In the episode "Mayhem of the Music Meister!", the Music Meister hijacks a United Nations communications satellite and uses it to spread his mind-control abilities worldwide. However, Batman harnesses Black Canary's abilities to break the mind control and defeat the Music Meister.

The Music Meister also appears in the series finale "Mitefall!" and issue #16 of the series' tie-in comic. He is introduced into the main comics continuity in DC Pride 2022.^[2]

Powers, abilities, and equipment

The Music Meister is a metahuman with a hypnotic voice that forces others to obey him and act as though they were in a musical. Furthermore, he wields a rod-shaped weapon resembling a baton that fires energy blasts.

In other media

Television

• An original incarnation of the Music Meister appears in the Arrowverse, portrayed by Darren Criss.^[3] This version is an extra-dimensional being and fan of Supergirl and the Flash. Introduced in the Supergirl episode "Star-Crossed" as a prisoner of unknown origin in the Department of Extranormal Operations (DEO)'s custody on Earth-38, he hypnotizes Supergirl into a coma before stealing her inter-dimensional extrapolator to escape to Earth-1. In The Flash episode "Duet", Supergirl's allies bring her to the Flash's team on Earth-1, but the Music Meister traps him and Supergirl in a shared dream where they are singers in a 1940s gangster / musical film. Once the pair escape with help from their friends, the Meister reveals he brought them together to teach them a lesson in love before disappearing.^{[4] [5]}
• An original incarnation of the Music Meister appears in the Harley Quinn episode "It's a Swamp Thing", voiced by Larry Owens. This version is a black therapist who is inspired by R&B instead of musical theater.

Film

The Music Meister makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in .

Video games

• The Music Meister appears as a playable character in , voiced by Troy Baker.
• The Music Meister appears as a playable character in Lego DC Super-Villains, voiced by J. P. Karliak.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Music Meister Voices (DC Universe) . November 3, 2024 . Behind The Voice Actors. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
2. Web site: Anderson . Jenna . June 7, 2022 . DC Pride 2022 Review: DC's LGBTQ+ Celebration Makes an Electrifying and Poignant Return . November 3, 2024 . ComicBook.com.
3. Web site: Ge . Linda . January 23, 2017 . The Flash-Supergirl Musical Crossover Adds Darren Criss as Villain . May 7, 2017 . TheWrap.
4. Web site: Supergirl and The Flash to Battle The Music Meister in Musical Crossover . Mitovich . Matt Webb . TV Line . January 8, 2017 . May 7, 2017.
5. Web site: Fitzpatrick . Kevin . January 23, 2017 . Supergirl, Flash Set Fellow Glee Alum Darren Criss as Music Meister . May 7, 2017 . ScreenCrush.