History Characters / InjusticeGodsAmongUsInjusticeUniverse

* RingOfPower: Has exchanged his old GreenLanternRing for a Qwardian one.[[spoiler:The reason is not because he wished to but because that the guardian Ganthet stripped his GreenLanternRing powers... when both Hal and Carol (after retrieving her back from Guy Gardner) are still in the sky. As they fall Hal asks Sinestro (as in certain events their relationship mended) to save Carol. Instead of just saving him, Sinestro offers him a yellow ring. With no other choice, Hal wears it and saves her thus becoming Yellow Lantern.]]

* BigBadSlippage: The tie-in comics show his ProtagonistJourneyToVillain, [[ItGetsEasier his acceptance of extremist methods to solve crime]], the [[SanitySlippage toll]] it's taking on his mental health after becoming the Regime's High Councilor, and his estrangement with Bruce.

* ShadowArchetype: He represents what mainstream Superman could become if [[StartOfDarkness a tragic event]] [[BewareTheSuperman caused him to snap]] and lose his moral compass. The main universe Superman even comments that if he were to be put in a similar position as his Regime counterpart was, [[NotSoDifferent he would have done the same things he did.]]

* BigBadSlippage: The tie-in comics show his ProtagonistJourneyToVillain, [[ItGetsEasier his acceptance of extremist methods to solve crime]], and the [[SanitySlippage toll]] it's taking on his mental health after becoming the Regime's High Councilor after Lois's death and his estrangement with Bruce.

** Don't ask what Lois would think of his present actions. [[spoiler:Shazam gets killed for it]]. Deep inside, he is aware Lois wouldn't approve any his actions, but his grief prevents him from realizing it.

* ILetGwenStacyDie: He accidentally killed Lois Lane when under the influence of Scarecrow's fear gas. When his Batman tries to reason with him and use the death of his parents to crime as a comparison, Superman retorts that "you weren't the gun." This event colors his actions from then on, as he's trying to make a world where people like the Joker are stopped for good to honor Lois' memory. Rather tellingly, when Superman is trapped in a LotusEaterMachine of sorts during Year Three of the comic, the biggest change is that Lois and their child are still alive -- indicating that, at heart, what he wants most is to have his family back.

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: As she is painfully aware, Superman doesn't feel the way about her she does about him -- and even if he did, it wouldn't be the same as when he was with [[TheLostLenore Lois]].

* UngratefulBastard: Treats Superman killing all the Parademons attacking Earth as an in-universe MoralEventHorizon crossing -- even though not only did Superman save the world by doing so, but Batman and his team reaped the benefits of it as well, as they were on the verge of being killed by those same Parademons. Huntress calls him out on this.

* MissingMom: The comics reveal [[spoiler:the Joker got her pregnant. She disappeared for almost a year and the Joker apparently didn't notice -- "funny joke, huh?" -- and she gave birth to a daughter whom she gave to her sister.]]

* SheepInSheepsClothing: This is done especially well, as -- [[ItWasHisSled used to this sort of thing from Luthor]] -- the player is probably sitting by waiting for Luthor to betray them, especially as he does some secretive actions that make it seem like he is about to... [[spoiler:and then [[NotHisSled he never does]]]]. Instead, the 'betrayal' happens towards Evil Superman, and from Evil Superman's point of view, Luthor is a BitchInSheepsClothing.

** Don't ask what Lois would think of his present actions. [[spoiler:Shazam gets killed for it]].

** When others such as Batman point out that he is scaring people, Superman justifies [[KnightTemplar himself]] by saying that the bad guys ''should'' be scared, not realizing that they meant [[BewareTheSuperman people in general]]. There are many instances where Superman [[IgnoredEpiphany wonders]] if he's going over the edge, but he then immediately [[NeverMyFault starts rationalizing]] his new behavior as Batman's fault.

* PsychopathicManchild: By the end of the game, he's reduced to being a raving loon who's NotSoDifferent from the MonsterClown he killed earlier, constantly whining about how "ungrateful" the people are for his rule, seemingly completely ignorant of the costs of it.

** The first time we see him being an outright dick to his own allies is Issue #1 of the Year 4 comics, to the point that Wonder Woman has to warn him against it or [[DefectorFromDecadence he'll up making them go over to Batman]].

* HateSink: While the Main Universe Joker is villainous, he at least has several funny moments in the narrative that make him genuinely amusing at times. The same cannot be said for the Injustice version, who gets saddled with this role in the game and [[VideoGame/Injustice2 its sequel]]. Virtually hated by hero [[EvenEvilHasStandards and villain alike]], he caused Superman's StartOfDarkness, then pulled a StrikeMeDownWithAllOfYourHatred on the poor man that set him on the path to becoming a tyrant, all ForTheEvulz. As such, he's also indirectly responsible for the general collapse of everything good about the DCU in the Injustice-verse. His death goes largely unmourned, everyone is actively happy to be rid of him in the prequel comics, and his role as TheCorrupter to Harley Quinn is played up to make her HeelFaceTurn feel more plausible, as she is absolutely done with him and refuses to partake in his madness any longer.

* TooSoon: Invoked in the opening cutscene.
-->'''Joker:''' I know it's soon, but... think you'll ever love again? Maybe you won't kill your next family...

** NeverMyFault is another problem for him, as when Batman points out how he's scaring people, Superman says he learned it from Batman, and also justifies his killing the Joker as "one death to save millions" when it was obviously motivated by {{Revenge}} and not altruism. Batman even points out how the latter is just the first step in a slippery slope. When Aquaman calls him out on becoming a KnightTemplar, Superman denies it. The game proper only gives more examples of this, with him repeatedly refusing to admit how far he's fallen and even at one point claiming that Insurgency Batman is responsible. The only thing he will claim responsibility for is him killing Lois Lane and their unborn child, and ''that'' wasn't his fault.

* NeverMyFault: He begins to show signs of this after having a FaceHeelTurn. When Batman points out how he's scaring people, Superman says he learned it from Batman, and also justifies his killing the Joker as "one death to save millions" when it was obviously motivated by {{Revenge}} and not altruism. Batman even points out how the latter is just the first step in a slippery slope. When Aquaman calls him out on becoming a KnightTemplar, Superman denies it. The game proper only gives more examples of this, with him repeatedly refusing to admit how far he's fallen and even at one point claiming that Insurgency Batman is responsible. The only thing he will claim responsibility for is killing Lois Lane and their unborn child, and ''that'' wasn't his fault.

* HateSink: He gets saddled with this role in the game and [[VideoGame/Injustice2 its sequel]] — at least, the version from the Injustice-verse itself. Virtually hated by hero [[EvenEvilHasStandards and villain alike]], he caused Superman's StartOfDarkness, then pulled a StrikeMeDownWithAllOfYourHatred on the poor man that set him on the path to becoming a tyrant, all ForTheEvulz. As such, he's also indirectly responsible for the general collapse of everything good about the DCU in the Injustice-verse. His death goes largely unmourned, everyone is actively happy to be rid of him in the prequel comics, and his role as TheCorrupter to Harley Quinn is played up to make her HeelFaceTurn feel more plausible, as she is absolutely done with him and refuses to partake in his madness any longer.

* DarkIsEvil: In contrast to her usual DarkIsNotEvil.

* EvilSoundsDeep: Likely a side-effect of her DemonicPossession.

* HalfHumanHybrid: She's the half-human daughter of [[BigRedDevil Trigon]] [[DemonLordsAndArchDevils the]] [[GodOfEvil Terrible]].
* InTheHood: As part of her BlackCloak.

* OldFriend: To Nightwing and Cyborg, as all three were on the Teen Titans together. [[spoiler:Less so with the new Nightwing, since they weren't on the same team at all.]]
* OurDemonsAreDifferent: Well, she's only a half-demon for starters. Her Regime self emphasizes her demonic nature more than her normal version.
* PeoplePuppets: Capable of it, and uses it on [[spoiler:Green Arrow]] to make him fight [[spoiler:Insurgency Batman]].

* SuperpoweredEvilSide: She retains regular Raven's special ability to temporarily give in to Trigon's influence, turning her skin red, tinting her clothing purple, giving her [[ExtraEyes fo]][[FourIsDeath ur]] GlowingEyesOfDoom, and amplifying her demonic powers, with the difference that she seems to be permanently stuck in it.

* TokenEvilTeammate: To the Regime by the time of the game. [[spoiler:Unlike most of them, she isn't working for the Regime to make the world a better place. She just thinks that working with Superman is a good way to ensure her father makes a comeback.]]

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The story never makes it that clear what happens to her which could have rather large consequences [[spoiler:with her now faithfully serving Trigon.]]

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Just like Grundy and Bane.

* PsychoForHire[=/=]TokenEvilTeammate: To the Regime.

* TheBrute: Serves as the Regime's ultimate weapon.

* SealedEvilInACan: [[spoiler:Near the end of the Story Mode, after he got the living crap beaten out of him by Good Superman in their final fight, Supes picks him up and throws him into the portal that leads directly into the Phantom Zone.]]
* SlaveCollar: How Regime Superman controls his world's Doomsday.

* VillainTeamUp: Subverted with this counterpart. He's being controlled against his will.

* AxCrazy: After the deaths of Lois, his unborn child and his entire city as a result of the Joker's machinations, he has become severely mentally unstable and prone to violent bursts of anger at a single sign of objection (two of which lead to the [[spoiler:deaths of Lex Luthor and Shazam]]), and at one point tries to break Green Lantern's arms and shoulders with sadistic ferocity.

** When others point out that he is scaring people, Superman justifies [[KnightTemplar himself]] by saying that the bad guys ''should'' be scared, not realizing that they meant [[BewareTheSuperman people in general]]. There are many instances where Superman [[IgnoredEpiphany wonders]] if he's going over the edge, but he then immediately [[NeverMyFault starts rationalizing]] his new behavior as Batman's fault.
** After people [[spoiler:witnessed him kill Luthor]], he starts ranting about how "ungrateful" the people are for his rule, seemingly [[UngratefulBastard completely ignorant]] of the costs of it.

* GeneralFailure: The comics show him repeatedly failing in nearly every fight with the Regime, unrealistically insisting on a "no-kill" rule against supers who can and will kill. He's also incapable of coming up with solutions against threats that only Superman can tackle (Darkseid, the Greek Gods etc.) and by the start of Year Five, Catwoman tells him straight up that he can't beat Superman no matter how hard he tries.

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: When Batman points out that he is scaring people, Superman justifies [[KnightTemplar himself]] by saying that the bad guys ''should'' be scared, not realizing that Batman meant [[BewareTheSuperman people in general.]]

* TheBadGuyWins: Joker manages to destroy Metropolis and, most importantly, totally break Superman, twisting him into something as evil and monstrous as himself -- the kind of result that is his dearest goal. (Although it would be a long time before Superman began to truly resemble him.) To him, it doesn't matter at all if he was killed as a consequence. The fact that he is laughing maniacally as Superman kills him says it all.
* BreakThemByTalking: Gives a really nasty one to Superman in the beginning of the game, after he's destroyed Metropolis and drugged Superman into killing his wife and child. Unfortunately for the world, it works like a charm -- [[TheBadGuyWins and Joker ends up laughing all the way to the grave.]]

* HateSink: He gets saddled with this role in the game and [[VideoGame/Injustice2 its sequel]] — at least, the version from the Injustice-verse itself. Virtually hated by hero [[EvenEvilHasStandards and villain alike]], he caused Superman's StartOfDarkness, then pulled a StrikeMeDownWithAllOfYourHatred on the poor man that set him on the path to becoming a tyrant, all ForTheEvulz. As such, he's also indirectly responsible for [[WeUsedToBeFriends making Superman and Batman hate each other]], [[HowTheMightyHaveFallen the Justice League]] [[BreakingTheFellowship falling apart]], the deaths of several heroes who died fighting the Regime, and worst of all, the general collapse of everything good about the DCU in the Injustice-verse. His death goes largely unmourned, everyone is actively happy to be rid of him in the prequel comics, and his role as TheCorrupter to Harley Quinn is played up to make her HeelFaceTurn feel more plausible, as she is absolutely done with him and refuses to partake in his madness any longer.

* LeanAndMean: Similar to many portrayals of ComicBook/TheJoker, he is fairly thin with no visible muscle.

* StrikeMeDownWithAllOfYourHatred: Invoked. He basically dares Franchise/{{Superman}} to kill him, after he used Kryptonite-laced fear gas to make Superman kill Lois and his unborn child, which resulted in Metropolis being nuked. This takes place in [[AlternateTimeline an alternate universe to the main one]], so instead of what would be expected, Superman goes through with it.
* ThanatosGambit: He basically was banking on Superman's reaction after he used Kryptonite-laced fear gas to make the Man of Steel kill Lois and his unborn child by accident, which resulted in Metropolis being nuked. Supes falls for the bait and slowly becomes a [[HeWhoFightsMonsters ruthless tyrant]] in this alternate universe. And the Joker did this ForTheEvulz -- he was tired of constantly losing to Batman, so he decided to go after an easier target, see if they'll break the ThouShaltNotKill rule and become just as monstrous and twisted as he is.

* ItsAllAboutMe: Superman turned to dictatorial tactics because he thought it was the only way to keep the world safe, but after [[spoiler:killing Luthor]] his selfish side shows, [[spoiler:unleashing his full armed forces and Doomsday on Metropolis and Gotham for daring to question him and planning to kill the main universe's Superman and take his Lois, regardless of what she may think.]] This is most evident in how he phrases his motivation when the main universe's Superman confronts him.

* ItGetsEasier: His FatalFlaw. ''So'' much could have been resolved if he had just stopped after killing the Joker and talked to someone about how he felt after Lois and the baby's deaths. Instead, the comics show he went on trying to fight the good fight, only to be confronted with an ongoing stream of horrible situations (like Aquaman's war of Atlantean aggression, the Apokoliptian invasion, Martian Manhunter trying to kill Wonder Woman, etc.) wherein he was forced to commit morally gray acts to save the day. He starts out [[DirtyBusiness regretting these actions]], but eventually becomes so completely desensitized to all the horrible things he does that after doing something he regrets, he instead [[IgnoredEpiphany blames]] [[NeverMyFault someone else]] for ''his'' actions. This allows him to be manipulated by characters like [[LadyMacbeth Wonder Woman]] and even characters he'd normally ''never'' put his faith in like [[CardCarryingVillain Sinestro]].