Every time the MCU is compared to the DCEU, the same thing is mentioned, over and over again: the Marvel movies are more fun and more entertaining, whereas the DC movies tend to take themselves too seriously and become impossibly bleak. And that happens, people say, because Warner Bros. wanted to clearly differentiate its movies from the ones coming from Disney.

However, this also seems to be the main fault of the DCEU (which, granted, is just a toddler when compared to the MCU). As Captain America: The Winter Soldier (or, better yet, this year's Civil War) has shown, hefty themes can be debated in a manner that won't chase casual moviegoers away.

It is more than obvious that something needs to change with the DCEU "“ mainly, the mastermind behind the entire shared universe (there is one, you know). However, since that won't happen for some time, what could be done to keep the same tone (dark), but at the same time inject some fun into the films?

Well, here are the characters whom, we believe, could help to that end.