History Characters / YoungJustice

!![[ComicBook/{{Robin}} Timothy "Tim" Drake]]
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->'''Abilities:''' [[GreatDetective Detective]], Acrobatics, Agility, EscapeArtist, [[AlwaysKnowAPilot Pilot]], [[PlayfulHacker Hacker]], Intellect, Martial Arts Master, ScienceHero, Stealth, Tactical Planning, Unarmed Combat, Weapon Master
->'''First appearance:''' 1989, ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' #436
->''" I got the job for my sense of caution...not just the way I look in a cape."''

Batman's protege the [[LegacyCharacter third Robin]]. One of the [[PowerTrio three]] founding members of Young Justice and the first leader of the team. Tim becomes best friends with Superboy with Bart and Cassie rounding out their group of TrueCompanions in which he is normally the OnlySaneMan in the face of Bart's {{Cloudcuckoolander}} and Kon's TotallyRadical HotBlooded tendencies.

Tim's girlfriend Spoiler (Stephanie Brown) is a frequent Young Justice guest.
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!![[ComicBook/Superboy1994 Kon-El/Conner Kent]]
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->'''Abilities:''' {{Flight}}, [[EyeBeams Heat Vision]], [[BarrierWarrior Force Field Projection]], [[InnateNightVision Night Vision]], [[NighInvulnerability Invulnerability]], Longevity, SuperSpeed (Faster than Sound), SuperStrength, SuperReflexes, [[MindOverMatter Tactile Telekinesis]], Unarmed Combat
->'''First appearance:''' 1993, ''[[ComicBook/{{Superman}} Adventures of Superman]]'' #500
->''"That's right punks – I'm back! The "mock" Superman – Superboy!! And I've got a surfboard now! Be afraid. Be very afraid."''

An [[FunPersonified upbeat]] young clone said to have had human DNA altered in order to mimic Kryptonian abilities created by the Cadmus Institute. One of the [[PowerTrio three]] founding members of Young Justice. He started out with [[MindOverMatter Tactile Telekinesis]] as his only superpower but slowly began to develop more of them with age. He is best friends with Tim and Bart and eventually starts a long term relationship with Cassie.

Kon started out his career working for Cadmus as a Hawaiian superhero housed by the organization. After a number of changes for the worse in the company he was invited to live with the Kents in Smallville and modified his costume to a more sleek look with fingerless gloves instead of his bulky red ones.

Following the dissolution of Young Justice he joined the ComicBook/TeenTitans along with the rest of the "core four" ([[ComicBook/WonderGirl Cassie]], [[ComicBook/{{Robin}} Tim]] and [[ComicBook/{{Impulse}} Bart]]) and learned that instead of being a human clone with modified DNA he was actually a clone made using the [[HalfHumanHybrid Kryptonian DNA of Superman and the human DNA of]] [[spoiler: Lex Luthor.]]
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!![[ComicBook/{{Impulse}} Bartholomew "Bart" Allen II]]
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->'''Abilities:''' SuperSpeed (Faster than Light), PhotographicMemory, SelfDuplication, SuperReflexes, TimeTravel, Limited {{Intangibility}}, Unarmed Combat
->'''First appearance:''' 1994, ''Franchise/TheFlash'' Vol. 2 #92
->''" I was raised in a virtual reality environment. The scientists had to constantly adapt the programs because I kept beating them at super-speed. I just used my super-speed-enabled brain to rewrite your programs. Haxxor'd and pwned, noob."''

The [[SupernaturalGoldEyes yellow eyed]] [[MeaningfulName impulsive]] speedster and grandson [[TimeTravel from the future]] of the Silver Age Flash, Barry Allen. [[InSeriesNickname Imp]] is one of the [[PowerTrio three]] founding members of Young Justice, and the [[{{Keet}} youngest and most cheerful]] member of the team with perhaps the [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} oddest thought process]].

He lives with and is mentored by the Golden Age speedster Max Mercury (Quicksilver) who acts as a ParentalSubstitute for Bart.
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!![[ComicBook/WonderGirl Cassandra "Cassie" Sandsmark]]
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->'''Abilities:''' {{Flight}}, Historical Knowledge (Myth/ClassicalMythology), [[NighInvulnerability Invulnerability]], [[TheLeader Leadership]], SuperSpeed, SuperStrength, SuperReflexes, Unarmed Combat
->'''First appearance:''' 1996, ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 Vol 2]] #105
->''" I... I can't die! I... I have midterms! I crammed for them! It can't all have been a waste!"''

The PluckyGirl daughter of museum curator Dr. Helena Sandsmark and president of the Gateway City Wonder Woman Fan Club who was [[AscendedFangirl granted powers]] by the Greek gods in recognition for her bravery after she "[[BreakOutTheMuseumPiece borrowed]]" the magical [[SuperStrength Gauntlet of Atlas]] and [[{{Flight}} Sandals of Hermes]] from her mother's exhibits to help Wonder Woman out in an emergency.

Wonder Girl was one of the first six members of Young Justice joining at the same time as the two other girls in the original six, Secret and Arrowette. Cassie became the second [[TheLeader leader]] of the team following Robin leaving the position after the team lost their trust in him when Batman's plans to take out the Justice Leauge came to light. She is the only member of the "core four" not to have their own solo series.

In her earliest appearances [[LadyLooksLikeADude she was easily mistaken for a ''boy'']] out of her CivvieSpandex costume with her BoyishShortHair and preference for [[{{Tomboy}} comfortable baggy shirts and long cutoff jeans]]. Over the course of the series she is gifted a pair of vambraces by Donna Troy which she adds to her costume along with adding a pair of red pants in place of the bike shorts she started with. She stops wearing her black wig as a part of her Wonder Girl outfit as she grows her natural blonde hair long enough to put in twintails as she becomes more confident in her role after being acknowledged by her predecessor. She changes her costume again after becoming the leader of Young Justice, wearing a black sleeveless turtleneck with the [[superscript:=]]W[[superscript:=]] [[ChestInsignia emblazoned across the chest]] with red boot cut jeans which have white stars down the outer seams. At this time she also starts letting down her now much [[LongHairIsFeminine longer hair]] keeping it out of her face with her goggles.

Following the dissolution of Young Justice she joined the ComicBook/TeenTitans along with [[ComicBook/{{Superboy}} Kon]], [[ComicBook/{{Robin}} Tim]] and [[ComicBook/{{Impulse}} Bart]] and learned that her [[DisappearedDad disappeared dad]] is [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Zeus]]. This revelation that she is a [[HalfHumanHybrid demi]][[SemiDivine god]] means her powers were [[DivineParentage actually inherited]] and had [[BroughtDownToNormal been sealed]] in an attempt to [[GiveHerANormalLife give her a normal life]] before she [[JumpedAtTheCall jumped at being a hero regardless]].
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->'''Abilities:''' Agility, Archer, EscapeArtist, [[ImprobableAimingSkills Marksmanship]], Unarmed Combat
->'''First appearance:''' 1997, ''ComicBook/{{Impulse}}'' #28

* ArcherArchetype: True to her name, her specialty is with a bow and arrow.

!![[Comicbook/{{Robin}} Timothy "Tim" Drake]]

* See ''[[Characters/{{Robin}}TimDrake Robin]]''

->See Characters/{{Aquaman}}

* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:Takes a shot from Darkseid meant for Secret, and is trapped in a statue of himself far in the future.]]

* See Characters/WonderGirl

A young woman who was given powers that accentuate her attractiveness by Eryx who intends to have her as his bride in return. Damara is the only member of the Relative Heroes who is not one of their siblings. Wondergirl calls on her to help out with the invasion of Zandia.

[[folder:The D.E.O.]]
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->'''First Appearance:''' ''Batman #550 (January, 1998)

The U.S. Department of Extranormal Operations is not necessarily an evil organization but their facilities designed to house and study metahumans tend to be used to imprison to innocent metahumans like Secret. After Robin, Impulse and Superboy help her escape following the D.E.O. misrepresenting what she was and asking them to help return their "monstrous" specimen to them Secret led Young Justice in freeing others held captive at the facility.

* CapeBusters: The D.E.O. is supposed to be a safeguard against metahuman and other super-powered threats and employs various metahumans.

[[folder:A.P.E.S.]]
!!All-Purpose Enforcement Squad
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->'''First Appearance:''' ''Young Justice'' #1 (September, 1998)

The All-Purpose Enforcement Squad (A.P.E.S.) was a secretive branch of the United States Government with ties to every federal organization from the FBI to the CIA, and even the DEO. Two of their top agents were Donald Fite and Ishido Maad, together forming the duo "Fite 'n Maad".

* FunWithAcronyms: ''A''ll-''P''urpose ''E''nforcement ''S''quad
* LandmarkingTheHiddenBase: Their clandestine headquarters is located inside Mount Rushmore.
* {{Reincarnation}}: Donald Fite and his wife are reincarnated as babies after their deaths.
* PunnyName: Fite n' Maad, a pun on "fightin' mad".

[[folder:Harm]]
!!Wiiliam "Billy" Hayes
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->'''Abilities:''' Intellect, Heightened Reflexes, SuperStrength, SuperReflexes, Magic, {{Necromancer}}, Unarmed Combat, Swordsmanship
->'''First appearance:''' 1999, ''Young Justice'' #4
->''"I still consider myself a super-villain in self-training ... although the fewer foolish superheroes that I have to deal with once I'm an adult ... the better!"''

A boy whose life goal is to be ''the world's best murderer''.

* CainAndAbel: He murdered his sister.
* CameBackStrong: His death ends up making him even more powerful, giving him {{Necromancer}} abilities.
* CoolSword: A magic one.
* DealWithTheDevil: The source of Harm's powers which involved the sacrifice of his younger sister [[spoiler:resulting in the creation of Secret.]]
* ElectrifiedBathtub: He killed his sister using this method.
* EvilOrphan: As Greta and her parents learned after adopting him.
* MonsterBrotherCutieSister: Definitely an example, not only is he a scarily competent villain for his age but he killed his cutie of a sister for power.
* OffingTheOffspring: His adoptive father killed him after Billy killed Gretta and Billy's parents were spending their lives in fear of him. [[spoiler:Pity it didn't stick.]]
* ThisMeansWarpaint: He wears white and red facepaint as Harm.
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: As to be expected with a life goal like his.

[[folder:Agenda's Point Men]]
!!Grey Lady, Serpenteen, Blockade, Short Cut, Blank Slate, & Groundswell
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->'''First Appearance:''' ''Young Justice'' #18 (March, 2000)

A team of super-powered clones made by [[Characters/{{Superboy}} Agenda]].

* AdaptiveAbility: Blank Slate's powers allow him to match whomever he face.
* TheBlank: Blank Slate
* CloneAngst: After learning they are clones and being told they are not real people because of it.
* DishingOutDirt: Groundswell has earth manipulation powers.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:The whole lot of them after being treated poorly by Agenda.]]
* InTheHood: Blank Slate wearsa white hood that covers his entire head.
* LizardFolk: Serpenteen is a snake-like member of the Point Men.
* QuirkyMinibossSquad: With the Grey Lady as their team leader.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Grey Lady is the only female on the team.
* {{Teleportation}}: Short Cut can teleport himself, others, and attacks. Short Cut's powers manifest as a blue light show with blue rings appearing around him.
* TomatoInTheMirror: They were not aware they were clones.
* WingedHumanoid: Grey Lady

[[folder:Agua Sin Gaaz]]
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->'''First Appearance:''' ''Young Justice #24 (October, 2000)

A Jamaican crime lord and voudoun practitioner responsible for the death of Empress's mother. He resides in the island nation of Zandia, which is entirely populated by super villains.

* ArchEnemy: Empress's personal villain.
* ArtificialZombie: Combining his science with traditional vodou magic, he was able to create new bodies for deceased souls to inhabit, which he called Antibodies.
* CloningBodyParts: He used his developments to grow back Kite-Man's severed arm.
* DeathByIrony: He uses the metaphor of "devouring" people rather frequently, [[spoiler:and ends up being eaten whole by Secret.]]
* EatenAlive: [[spoiler:By Secret.]]
* EvilutionaryBiologist: He's obsessed with attempting to create life for unknown reasons, and uses a combination of voudoun and science to do so.
* HollywoodVoodoo: A pretty straight example, save for the fact the the Loa don't seem to approve of his actions [[spoiler: and are willing to condemn him to an eternity inside of Secret.]]
* RasputinianDeath: [[spoiler:Shot in the chest by Bonnie, falls into a vat of chemicals, and is devoured alive by Secret.]]
* {{Teleportation}}: Using his magic, he was able to teleport behind Agent Maad in the blink of an eye.

* CloningBlues: After learning they are clones and being told they are not real people because of it.

* TheBlank: Blank Slate

%%!!White Lotus (Nona Lin-Baker)
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%%->'''Abilities:''' Agility, [[BarrierWarrior Force Field Projection]], Unarmed Combat
%%->'''First appearance:''' 1999, ''[[ComicBook/{{Superman}} Adventures of Superman]]'' #565
%%She is a member of the Supermen of America who helped in the invasion of Zandia.
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* AdaptedOut: Two of the characters from Young Justice that do not appear in the the [[WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010 animated series]] [[InNameOnly using the name]].

* DarkSkinnedRedhead

* TookALevelInJerkass: ''ComicBook/DarkCrisisOnInfiniteEarths Young Justice'' features a Cissie who is downright horrible to those around her. When Robin, Superboy, and Impulse go missing, Wonder Girl has to practically beg Cissie to help her find them. At which point Cissie angrily states she quit being Arrowette because she didn't want to be defined by the boys like Cassie supposedly each (which contradicts the above mentioned HeroicBSOD as well as her issues with her mother and the death of her counselor as the ''actual'' reasons she quit) and tells Cassie after they find the boys she's done with ''all'' of them.

* TookALevelInJerkass: ''ComicBook/DarkCrisisOnInfiniteEarths Young Justice'' features a Cissie is downright horrible to those around her. When Robin, Superboy, and Impulse go missing, Wonder Girl has to practically beg Cissie to help her find them. At which point Cissie angrily states she quit being Arrowette because she didn't want to be defined by the boys like Cassie supposedly each (which contradicts the above mentioned HeroicBSOD as well as her issues with her mother and the death of her counselor as the ''actual'' reasons she quit) and tells Cassie after they find the boys she's done with ''all'' of them.

* PowerIncontinence: She cannot control the desire she inspires in others. !!Blindside (Tyson Gilford)

* See [[Characters/BatmanAndBatFamily [=BatFamily=]]]