Apache Chief - Other Versions

Other Versions

In the comics, a somewhat similar character called Manitou Raven was created as an homage to him and joined the canonical JLA. Like Apache Chief, Manitou Raven and later, Manitou's widow, Manitou Dawn, have both been seen to say 'Inukchuk' when casting spells or invoking powers.

The character Long Shadow from animated series Justice League Unlimited is based directly on Apache Chief. Here he is a member of the Ultimen, the group itself a reference to the Super Friends. Long Shadow has the ability to increase his size, increasing his strength (he also demonstrates superhuman strength, fighting lava men hand-to-hand even before growing). He also gains enhanced hearing, and is voiced by Gregg Rainwater. Long Shadow comes off as the most innocent and selfless member of the Ultimen, a quality which sets him apart from his somewhat greedy teammates and catches the eye of Wonder Woman. He is also the only member of the Ultimen to express interest in joining the Justice League, the others being more concerned with the material rewards of their current arrangement. When the team discovers that they are clones, and that their cellular structure is breaking down, Long Shadow remains the voice of reason as the others become increasingly unstable, Wind Dragon in particular. When they are unable to find a cure, his teammates begin to destroy the building that serves as their headquarters. Long Shadow assists in evacuating the civilians from the building, then tries to reason with Wind Dragon when he decides to destroy the Justice League. After all but Wind Dragon are defeated, Long Shadow convinces him to stop fighting, citing Wind Dragon's former appreciation of the Justice League as heroes. The Ultimen are incarcerated by Project Cadmus, but Long Shadow is allowed to remain with the Justice League thanks to the efforts of Wonder Woman and Batman. He does not appear after this point, and his fate is unrevealed, though it is likely that he died from his cellular disorder at some unspecified time after his initiation. Numerous clones of Long Shadow and the Ultimen appear in "Panic in the Sky" when Galatea and the Ultimen army attack the Watchtower.

Apache Chief, Long Shadow and Manitou Raven are alluded to in "Beneath", an episode of the animated series Young Justice: Invasion. Tye Longshadow and Holling Longshadow appear visually similar to Apache Chief. Holling is an elderly gentleman, living in an RV park called Happy Trails. Tye is voiced by Gregg Rainwater, while Holling is voiced by Michael Horse. He refers to his missing grandson Tye as, like himself, coming from a long line of Manitou Apache Chiefs, in a conversation with Jaime Reyes, who is searching for the missing teenager. It is revealed in a later episode that Tye has the "meta-gene", a capability for superpowers.