DC Animated Universe | |
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Created by | |
Original work | Batman: The Animated Series (1992–1995) |
Owner | Warner Bros. Entertainment |
Years | 1992–2006 |
Based on | Characters by DC Comics |
Print publications | |
Comics | List of comics |
Films and television | |
Film(s) | List of films |
Short film(s) | List of short films |
Television series | List of television series |
Games | |
Video game(s) | List of video games |
The DC Animated Universe (DCAU, also referred to as the Timmverse or Diniverse by fans) is a shared universe centered on a group of animated television series based on DC Comics and produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It began with Batman: The Animated Series in 1992 and ended with Justice League Unlimited in 2006. [1] [2] The associated media franchise also includes theatrical and direct-to-video feature films, as well as shorts, comic books, video games, and other multimedia adaptations.
The DC Animated Universe has been praised for its storytelling, voice acting, animation, and maturity, with several of its shows listed among the greatest animated television series of all time. [3] [4] It has also influenced the mainstream DC Comics in various ways, such as introducing new characters, revamped backstories, and character designs. [5]
While there are many animated projects based upon DC Comics characters, the DC Animated Universe consists of TV series and films that spin off from Batman: The Animated Series. While the series is largely standalone, two characters outside of the normal Batman canon, Zatanna and Jonah Hex, would guest star. However, the first series to indicate a shared continuity with other well-known characters was Superman: The Animated Series , in which the title character encounters heroes such as Batman, the Wally West version of Flash, the Green Lantern Kyle Rayner, Aquaman, and Doctor Fate. The follow-up sequel to Batman: The Animated Series, titled The New Batman Adventures would feature an art style revamp similar to Superman: The Animated Series, and these two shows would feature crossovers. Both of those shows would be followed by Batman Beyond , which featured an elderly, retired Bruce Wayne passing on the mantle to Terry McGinnis, the Batman of the future.
After Batman Beyond's third season, the Justice League show followed, which starred Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash (Wally West), Green Lantern (John Stewart) Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz), and Hawkgirl. After two seasons, the series was rebranded as Justice League Unlimited , a successor series which expanded the League roster and was the final series set in the DC Animated Universe. In between these shows was also Static Shock , which told the story of Virgil Hawkins and showcased a different aspect of the DC Animated Universe. It was the first time an African American superhero was the titular character of his own animated show, and the show explored many diverse stories and characters throughout its run. Another show that aired was The Zeta Project , which was a spin-off series based on the character Zeta from the Batman Beyond episode of the same name, a humanoid robot who is on the run from NSA agents. While minimal, the show had a few continuity tie-ins with the larger DC Animated Universe as well.
The DC Animated Universe consists of the following animated television series:
Series | Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Showrunner(s) | Connections | |||
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First aired | Last aired | Network | ||||||
Batman: The Animated Series | 1 | 65 | September 5, 1992 | September 17, 1993 | Fox | Bruce Timm | ||
2 | 20 | May 2, 1994 | September 15, 1995 | |||||
Superman: The Animated Series | 1 | 13 | September 6, 1996 | February 15, 1997 | The WB | Bruce Timm |
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2 | 28 | September 8, 1997 | May 2, 1998 | |||||
3 | 13 | September 19, 1998 | February 12, 2000 | |||||
The New Batman Adventures | 1 | 24 | September 13, 1997 | January 16, 1999 | The WB | Bruce Timm |
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Batman Beyond | 1 | 13 | January 10, 1999 | May 22, 1999 | The WB | Bruce Timm |
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2 | 26 | September 17, 1999 | May 27, 2000 | |||||
3 | 13 | August 19, 2000 | December 18, 2001 | |||||
Static Shock | 1 | 13 | September 23, 2000 | May 12, 2001 | The WB | Dwayne McDuffie |
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2 | 11 | January 26, 2002 | May 4, 2002 | |||||
3 | 15 | January 25, 2003 | June 21, 2003 | |||||
4 | 13 | January 17, 2004 | May 22, 2004 | |||||
The Zeta Project | 1 | 12 | January 27, 2001 | August 11, 2001 | The WB | Robert Goodman |
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2 | 14 | March 23, 2002 | August 17, 2002 | |||||
Justice League | 1 | 26 | November 17, 2001 | November 9, 2002 | Cartoon Network | Bruce Timm |
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2 | 26 | July 5, 2003 | May 29, 2004 | |||||
Justice League Unlimited | 1 | 13 | July 31, 2004 | January 29, 2005 | Cartoon Network | Bruce Timm |
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2 | 13 | February 5, 2005 | July 23, 2005 | |||||
3 | 13 | September 17, 2005 | May 13, 2006 |
The DCAU continuity also includes the following feature films:
Film | U.S. release date | Director | Screenwriters | Release | Notes |
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Batman: Mask of the Phantasm | December 25, 1993 | Eric Radomski and Bruce Timm | Story by: Alan Burnett Screenplay by: Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Martin Pasko and Michael Reaves | Theatrical [6] [7] | Continuation of Batman: TAS |
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero | March 17, 1998 | Boyd Kirkland | Boyd Kirkland and Randy Rogel | Direct-to-DVD | |
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker | December 12, 2000 (edited version) April 23, 2002 (uncut version) | Curt Geda | Story by: Paul Dini, Glen Murakami and Bruce Timm Screenplay by: Paul Dini | Continuation of Batman Beyond , Batman: TAS, and The New Batman Adventures | |
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman | October 21, 2003 | Story by: Alan Burnett Screenplay by: Michael Reaves | Continuation of Batman: TAS and The New Batman Adventures | ||
Justice League vs. the Fatal Five | March 29, 2019 (WonderCon Anaheim) March 30, 2019 | Sam Liu | Story by: Eric Carrasco Screenplay by: Eric Carrasco, Jim Krieg, Alan Burnett | Digital HD | |
Continuation of Justice League Unlimited While its canonicity with the DC Animated Universe (DCAU) is open-ended, executive producer Bruce Timm considers the film to be canon. [8] | |||||
Honorable mention | |||||
Justice League: Gods and Monsters | July 21, 2015 (Digital) July 28, 2015 (Physical) | Sam Liu | Story by: Alan Burnett, Bruce Timm Screenplay by: Alan Burnett | Digital HD, DVD and Blue-ray | While Bruce Timm did not gave a clean answer [9] regarding film's continuity ( also mentions Elseworlds) it still inherits the same JLU animation style, thus making the JL:G&M a visual part of DCAU. |
Film | U.S. release date | Director | Screenwriters | Notes |
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The Dark Knight's First Night | 1991 | Bruce Timm & Eric Radomski | Story by : Bruce Timm Teleplay by : Eric Radomski | A short film which acted as the developmental pilot for Batman: TAS . |
Justice League: The First Mission | 2000 | James Tucker | Story by: Bruce Timm | A short film which acted as the developmental pilot for Justice League . |
Chase Me | October 21, 2003 | Curt Geda | Paul Dini and Alan Burnett | A short film with no dialogue based on The New Batman Adventures . |
Batman Beyond | April 20, 2014 [10] | Darwyn Cooke [11] [12] | A short film based on Batman Beyond created by Darwyn Cooke for Batman's 75th anniversary. The short features the original voice cast of the show, as well as cameos of robotic batmen from The New Batman Adventures, The Batman , Batman: The Brave and the Bold , Beware the Batman , The Dark Knight Returns , Michael Keaton's Batman, Adam West's Batman, and the original comic book Batman from 1939. |
Series | Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | Network | ||||
Lobo | 1 | 14 | June 15, 2000 [13] | September 14, 2000 | warnerbros.com | |
Gotham Girls | 1 | 11 | July 27, 2000 | December 14, 2000 | warnerbros.com | |
2 | 10 | June 5, 2001 | October 9, 2001 | |||
3 | 10 | July 16, 2002 | November 19, 2002 |
The DCAU also includes tie-in materials such as comic books, video games, and direct-to video films with a similar animation style; however, their canonicity is disputable. While they are sometimes marketed as being part of the DCAU, some of these works have contradictory elements or are written by a different team.
For instance, many of the DCAU tie-in comics were written by a different team than the animated crew, such as the Ty Templeton penned The Batman Adventures comic series. However, some of the comics, such as the Batman: The Adventures Continue comics were written by the animated series writers, Paul Dini and Alan Burnett. Per the opinion of Bruce Timm, who has commented about the canonicity of the DCAU comics previously, said "we didn't have any direct input on the comics...DC never solicited our opinions on what they were doing, nor would we have had time to give them notes if they had--I learned very early on not to get my nose bent out of joint if they did something in the comics we would never have done--my own personal way of dealing with it was to consider only the animated episodes themselves as true canon-which means that even Mad Love wasn't purely canonical until we adapted it for the animated series." [14]
In terms of feature films, the 2006 feature film Superman: Brainiac Attacks has been stated by writer Duane Capizzi that it was not intended to be part of the DCAU, despite using the same animation style and many of the voice actors from Superman: The Animated Series . [15] The 2017 film Batman and Harley Quinn features the animation style of The New Batman Adventures , though co-writer Jim Krieg has stated that the film is DCAU adjacent, due to the sillier and raunchier elements of the film. [16] [17] Justice League vs. the Fatal Five is a 2019 film done in the style of Justice League Unlimited , but the film's canonicity is considered to be open-ended. It has been stated by Bruce Timm that the film is set within the DCAU sometime after the end of JLU, although in the audio commentary for the film, Timm also mentioned that due to the film's production (it was originally slated to be done in a different art style before being changed during post production) the film would cause some continuity issues, and that fans could ultimately decide on their own. [18] [19]
An animated series based on the Teen Titans comic books was planned for the DC Animated Universe during the mid-1990s, but was ultimately scrapped, however the team was confirmed to exist in the universe in the Static Shock (which was also not initially intended to be part of the DCAU until the second season) episode "Hard as Nails" with Robin confirmed to be a member by Batman. [20] Instead a Teen Titans series not related to the DC animated universe was released. Also, after the success of Batman: The Animated Series in the early 1990s, Fox approached producer Bruce Timm to create a spin-off series focusing on Catwoman, but the project never materialized. [20]
In 1998, writer John P. McCann had been tasked with coming up with a Lobo animated series in the DC Animated Universe, with Brad Garrett set to reprise his role as the character, but the show had been cancelled right before production. A few elements of the show would find its way in the 2000 Lobo webseries, an online Flash animated series starring Lobo, the galactic bounty hunter, however whether the webseries is part of the official DCAU is unclear. A wax statue with the same character design as Lobo in this series appeared in an episode of Gotham Girls which somewhat support that the webseries is part of the official DCAU, although this is still disputed. Unlike the other shows set in the DCAU, it has graphic violence, sexual content, strong profanity, and a lack of tie-ins with the greater DCAU.
Before the release of Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker , a third animated feature based on Batman: The Animated Series was planned, entitled Batman: Arkham. The film was supposed to be a follow-up for Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero , and Boyd Kirkland was attached to write and direct; but the project was soon scrapped. A second Batman Beyond movie was planned for release but was finally scrapped due to the dark tones and controversies of Return of the Joker in 2001. [21] Around 2003, during the production of Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman , Warner Bros. approached Kirkland to write a Catwoman direct-to-video feature film as a tie-in with the 2004 live-action film. Although the script was written, the project was soon scrapped after the poor reception of the live-action film. [22]
Also, a direct-to-video feature-length animated film entitled Justice League: Worlds Collide was planned to connect Justice League with its follow-up Justice League Unlimited , but the production was finally cancelled in 2004, and the script was later rewritten for the animated film Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths , removing all connections to the DCAU. [23] [24]
Many of the DCAU productions have also had comic books created based on the characters of the various series, though their canonicity is disputable. The comics are:
Year | Title | Issues |
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1992 | The Batman Adventures (vol. 1) | #1–36 Mad Love Holiday Special Batman: Mask of the Phantasm Annuals (#1–2) |
1993 | Superman & Batman Magazine | #1–8 |
1995 | Batman and Robin Adventures | #1–25 Annuals (#1–2) Batman & Mr. Freeze: Sub-Zero Dark Claw Adventures |
1996 | Superman Adventures | #1–66 Annual World's Finest Superman vs. Lobo Exclusive Edition (Superman '64 prequel) |
Two-Face: Two of a Kind [25] | #0 | |
1997 | Adventures in the DC Universe | #1–19 Annual |
1998 | The Batman Adventures: The Lost Years | #1–5 |
Batman: Gotham Adventures | #1–60 | |
Batgirl Adventures | One-Shot | |
1999 | Batman Beyond (vol. 1) | #1–6 |
Batman Beyond (vol. 2) | #1–24 Return of the Joker | |
Claritin Syrup Presents Batman [26] | One-Shot | |
2001 | Gotham Knights | #14 (backstory by Paul Dini) [27] |
2002 | Gotham Girls | #1–5 |
Justice League Adventures | #1–34 #1-8 (Burger King miniseries) [28] | |
2003 | Batman Adventures (vol. 2) | #1–17 |
Batman: Shadow of Sin Tzu | #1–260 | |
2004 | Batman: Harley and Ivy | #1–3 |
Justice League Unlimited | #1–46 | |
2010 | Batman Beyond (vol. 3) | #1–6 |
Superman/Batman Annual | #4 | |
2011 | Batman Beyond (vol. 4) | #1–8 |
Superman Beyond | #0–20 | |
2012 | Justice League Beyond | #1–25 |
Batman Beyond Unlimited | #1–18 | |
2013 | Batman Beyond 2.0 | #1–40 |
Justice League Beyond 2.0 | #1–24 | |
Batman Beyond Universe | #1–16 | |
2015 | Batman Beyond (vol. 5) | #1-16 |
Scooby Doo Team Up [29] | #12, #17, #23, #24 (series uses DCAU character models but ignores the lore) | |
2016 | Batman/TMNT Adventures | #1-6 |
Batman Beyond (vol. 6) | #1-50 Rebirth | |
Love is Love [30] | Harley and Ivy story by Paul Dini | |
Harley Quinn [31] | #17-26 (backstory by Paul Dini) (used the art style and character models but has been stated before its follow-up mini-series "Harley loves Joker" to be canon to the current main universe instead) | |
2017 | Harley Quinn and Batman | #1-5 (a prequel to the 2017 animated film Batman and Harley Quinn) |
2017 | Batman and Harley Quinn | #1-7 (a sequel to the 2017 animated film of the same name) |
2018 | Harley loves Joker | #1-2 (used the art style and character models, is also a follow-up to the Harley Quinn main series backstory but is then hinted to be canon to the main comic universe in Harley Quinn #42 with the "next issue" area and then is stated to be in the main universe by its official description) |
2020 | Batman: The Adventures Continue Season One | #1-8 (print); 17 (digital) |
2021 | Batman: The Adventures Continue Season Two | #1-7 |
2021 | Justice League: Infinity | #1-7 |
2023 | Batman: The Adventures Continue Season Three | #1-8 |
With the conclusion of the Justice League Unlimited animated series, Warner Bros has moved on to producing standalone films based on the various DC comics properties rather than reviving the DCAU counterparts.
The last script written for DCAU continuity was titled Justice League: Worlds Collide. This screenplay was created to bridge the several month gap between Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. The draft was eventually adapted into the February 2010 film Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths , with the removal of any references specific to DCAU continuity, replacing Green Lantern John Stewart with Hal Jordan, and the casting of different voice actors than those of the DCAU.
In 2009, Bruce Timm was asked at a ToonZone forum if the DCAU will return in the future, and he stated this: [32]
I very much appreciate that so many of you guys have so much love for the old series, from BTAS through JLU (I do too) -- but frankly, I doubt that we'll be formally, "officially" doing another movie or TV series set in that continuity (...) anything is possible, so conceivably that could change someday -- instead of saying "THE DCAU IS DEAD", maybe we can just say it's in a state of suspended animation until further notice...?
— Bruce Timm, 2009 [33]
On June 8, 2015, during an interview with Nerdist about his new film Justice League: Gods and Monsters , Bruce Timm was asked if the DC Animated Universe will return someday. Although Timm stated that the DCAU continuity was unlikely to return, the possibility always exists. [34]
In 2018, Kevin Conroy said work on the DCAU had stalled because the writers ran out of ideas for stories and believed stopping was best, as they did not want to "compromise on the quality of what they had and start creating kind of silly stories". [35]
The cast of Justice League has been vocal about wanting a revival of the series, while Bruce Timm has said he would return as well if they were asked. [36]
The Batman Beyond comic series is a loose adaptation of the Batman Beyond franchise, intended to fit the character and storylines from the series into the mainstream DC continuity. The miniseries began in June 2010, under the title Future Evil. In August 2010, the series was announced to continue following the completion of the first arc as an ongoing series. [37] That series concluded alongside the entire line of ongoing monthly DC Comics superhero books during the 2011 revamp and relaunch, titled The New 52.
Superman Beyond, a one-shot comic set in the same universe as Batman Beyond, was released in 2011.
Batman Beyond Unlimited, a title chronicling the adventures of the future Justice League introduced in the DCAU, was released in February 2012. [38] This series published monthly triple-sized issues, containing three stories of Terry McGinnis, Clark "Cal" Kent, and the future Justice League Unlimited, respectively. [39]
Batman Beyond Universe succeeded Unlimited in August 2013, condensing to double-monthly issues upon the elderly Superman's rejoining the future Justice League. [40]
Terry McGinnis was the central figure in The New 52: Futures End weekly series. [41]
In 2015–2016, DC Comics and IDW Publishing released a jointly produced, six-issue miniseries comic titled Batman/TMNT , where the New 52 Batman encounters the IDW incarnation of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The success of this miniseries inspired a similar crossover story, with Batman's DCAU incarnation meeting the Amazing Adventures comic version of the 2012 CGI series' Turtles. Titled Batman/TMNT Adventures , the concept was first announced in late July 2016 [42] and scheduled for a six-issue release starting November 9, 2016. [43]
A comic book continuation of seven-issues of Justice League Unlimited, called Justice League Infinity, was released monthly between July 2021 and January 2022; the series is set after the show's finale and explores the consequences of Darkseid's disappearance and the League clashing with alternate versions of themselves within the Multiverse.
There have also been a number of DCAU tie-in video games released to correspond with the various animated television series and films. Some of these games have original plots, while others follow previous stories; their status in DCAU canon is unknown. The games are:
Year | Title | Platforms |
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1993 | Batman: The Animated Series | Game Boy |
1994 | The Adventures of Batman & Robin | Super NES, Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega CD/Mega-CD, Game Gear |
1997 | Superman [44] | Game Boy |
1999 | Superman | Nintendo 64 |
2000 | Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker | Game Boy Color, PlayStation, Nintendo 64 |
2001 | Batman: Chaos in Gotham | Game Boy Color |
Batman: Gotham City Racer | PlayStation | |
Batman: Vengeance | PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, Xbox, Microsoft Windows | |
2002 | Justice League: Injustice for All | Game Boy Advance |
Static Shock (canceled game) [45] | ||
Superman: Shadow of Apokolips | PlayStation 2, GameCube | |
2003 | Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu | Xbox, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, GameCube |
Justice League: Chronicles | Game Boy Advance | |
Superman: Countdown to Apokolips | ||
2016 | View-Master Batman Animated VR | iOS, Android |
Six of these games feature voice acting from the casts of the original shows. These are: The Adventures of Batman and Robin (SEGA CD/Mega CD version), Superman, Batman Vengeance, Superman: Shadow of Apokolips, Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu, and View-Master Batman Animated VR. The SEGA CD/Mega CD game, The Adventures of Batman and Robin, also features animation from one of the studios that worked on Batman: The Animated Series.
A 90-minute documentary film was released on October 16, 2018, as part of the Batman: The Complete Animated Series Deluxe Limited Edition [46] and Batman: The Complete Animated Series Blu-ray/Digital box set, [47] [48] and was later made available on the official Warner Bros. Entertainment YouTube channel. [48] [49] [50]
Year | Series | Episode | DCAU Reference |
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1995 | Freakazoid | Dance of Doom | Batman appears, but is unable to help due to being on a different network [51] |
1995 | Animaniacs | A Hard Day's Warners | Paul Dini and Bruce Timm can be seen at the Batman booth in episode #73 with a Mask of the Phantasm poster [52] |
2011 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Night of the Batmen | Batman's TNBA design shows up among the Batmen of other worlds along with Batman Beyond [53] |
2013 | Teen Titans Go! | multiple | Meta-gags referencing the DCAU have been made [54] |
Year | Title | Issue | DCAU Reference |
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1994 | Man of Steel | #37 | Batman appears in his BTAS design on the front cover [55] |
1999 | Fan Boy | #5 | Bruce Timm was a featured artist, lending his Batman to the issue [56] |
1999 | Superman/Fantastic Four | One-Shot | Superman's DCAU counterpart makes a cameo |
2001 | Catwoman | #89 | Harleen Quinzel pitches a TV series in the same style of The New Batman Adventures [57] |
2005 | Krypto the Super Dog | #1-6 | Artist Min S Ku draws many characters in their DCAU style. |
2007 | Teen Titans Go! | #45 | The Justice League is presented in their DCAU style |
2008 | Legion of Superheroes in the 31st Century | #11 | The Justice League appears in their DCAU versions |
2013 | Green Lantern: The Animated Series | #13 | Lobo shows up in his DCAU design |
2014 | Adventures of Superman | #40 | The Joker shows up in multiple styles, including his TNBA look. [58] |
2017 | Action Comics | #975 | Mr. Mxyzptlk and Superman appear in their STAS style. [59] |
Though the DCAU is an offshoot of the mainstream DC comics universe, it has also affected the DC universe in return. The following characters were originally created for their respective series in the DCAU, but were eventually adapted via retroactive continuity into the mainstream DC comic continuity:
In addition, the backstory of Mr. Freeze was adapted from his portrayal in Batman: The Animated Series, and the visuals and/or characterization of Green Lantern, Supergirl, Toyman, Two-Face, Parasite, Metallo, Clayface, and many others have been applied to their comic counterparts. On a different note, issue #22 of DC Comics' Superman/Batman series, which explores alternate realities, had Bizarro transported to an alternate version of Gotham City that was patrolled by a Batman using the Batman Beyond version of the costume. A version of the future of Batman Beyond made an appearance in Countdown to Final Crisis #21, as part of the new Multiverse in the wake of the Infinite Crisis and 52 series, and a Batman Beyond series had been planned. In January 2015, DC published The Multiversity Guidebook which revealed a universe inspired by the DCAU is Earth-12 in the DC Multiverse, and currently in the Batman Beyond era, while the Justice Lords Earth from those Batman Beyond comics has also been added to the canon as Earth-50. [60]
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