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* ''Justice League: The Darkseid War -- Batman'' (one-shot) -- Featuring Franchise/{{Batman}} in Gotham adjusting to his new role as the God of Knowledge. Written by Creator/PeterTomasi with art by Fernando Pasarin.
* ''Justice League: The Darkseid War -- Flash'' (one-shot) -- Featuring [[Franchise/TheFlash Barry Allen]] as the Black Racer, the God of Death. Written by Rob Williams with art by Jesus Merino.

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* ''Justice League: The Darkseid War -- Batman'' (one-shot) -- Featuring Franchise/{{Batman}} ComicBook/{{Batman}} in Gotham adjusting to his new role as the God of Knowledge. Written by Creator/PeterTomasi with art by Fernando Pasarin.
* ''Justice League: The Darkseid War -- Flash'' (one-shot) -- Featuring [[Franchise/TheFlash [[ComicBook/TheFlash Barry Allen]] as the Black Racer, the God of Death. Written by Rob Williams with art by Jesus Merino.



* ''Justice League: The Darkseid War -- Superman'' (one-shot) -- Featuring Franchise/{{Superman}} as the God of Strength. Written by Francis Manapul with art by Bong Dazo.

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* ''Justice League: The Darkseid War -- Superman'' (one-shot) -- Featuring Franchise/{{Superman}} ComicBook/{{Superman}} as the God of Strength. Written by Francis Manapul with art by Bong Dazo.









* WhamShot: The final panel of #50 has [[spoiler: Owlman and Metron]] getting incinerated by an unseen entity, tying into ''ComicBook/DCRebirth''.

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* WhamShot: The final panel of #50 has [[spoiler: Owlman and Metron]] getting incinerated by an unseen entity, tying into ''ComicBook/DCRebirth''.''ComicBook/DCRebirth''.
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* CurbStompCushion: In his fight against the Anti-Monitor, [[spoiler: Ultraman was able to draw blood and visibly hurt the Anti-Monitor before getting annihilated. So while he didn't have the power to win, he still had the strength range to put a hurting on the Anti-Monitor before going down]].

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* GenreSavvy: Unlike most past League adversaries, Grail knows ''not'' to underestimate the Batman, or to dismiss him as harmless because he's a powerless human. Indeed, while Barry's technically the first casualty of Grail's touchdown on Earth (due to the Multiversal mechanism of her arrival), Batman is explicitly her initial priority target.
--> '''Grail''': You are the human among the others. Even still, you could cause me serious trouble. So you hurt first.


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* ProperlyParanoid: Unlike most past League adversaries, Grail knows ''not'' to underestimate the Batman, or to dismiss him as harmless just because he's a powerless human. Indeed, while Barry's technically the first casualty of Grail's touchdown on Earth (due to the Multiversal mechanism of her arrival), Batman is explicitly her initial priority target.
--> '''Grail''': You are the human among the others. Even still, you could cause me serious trouble. So you hurt first.
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* GenreSavvy: Unlike past League adversaries, Grail knows ''not'' to underestimate the Batman, or to dismiss him as harmless because he's a powerless human. Indeed, while Barry's technically the first casualty of Grail's touchdown on Earth (due to the Multiversal mechanism of her arrival), Batman is explicitly her initial priority target.

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* GenreSavvy: Unlike most past League adversaries, Grail knows ''not'' to underestimate the Batman, or to dismiss him as harmless because he's a powerless human. Indeed, while Barry's technically the first casualty of Grail's touchdown on Earth (due to the Multiversal mechanism of her arrival), Batman is explicitly her initial priority target.
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* GenreSavvy: Unlike past League adversaries, Grail knows ''not'' to underestimate the Batman, or to dismiss him as harmless because he's a powerless human. Indeed, while Barry's technically the first casualty of Grail's touchdown on Earth (due to the Multiversal mechanism of her arrival), Batman is explicitly her initial priority target).

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* GenreSavvy: Unlike past League adversaries, Grail knows ''not'' to underestimate the Batman, or to dismiss him as harmless because he's a powerless human. Indeed, while Barry's technically the first casualty of Grail's touchdown on Earth (due to the Multiversal mechanism of her arrival), Batman is explicitly her initial priority target).target.
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* GenreSavvy: Unlike past League adversaries, Grail knows ''not'' to underestimate the Batman, or to dismiss him as harmless because he's a powerless human. Indeed, while Barry's technically the first casualty of Grail's touchdown on Earth (due to the Multiversal mechanism of her arrival), Batman is explicitly her initial priority target).
--> '''Grail''': You are the human among the others. Even still, you could cause me serious trouble. So you hurt first.
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* ''Justice League: The Darkseid War -- Green Lantern'' (one-shot) -- Featuring [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Hal Jordan and John Stewart]] defending Oa from an onslaught of Parademons. Written by Tom King with art by Doc Shaner.

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* ''Justice League: The Darkseid War -- Green Lantern'' (one-shot) -- Featuring [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Hal Jordan and John Stewart]] defending Oa from an onslaught of Parademons. Written by Tom King Creator/TomKing with art by Doc Shaner.



* ''Justice League: The Darkseid War -- SHAZAM'' (one-shot) -- Featuring ComicBook/{{Shazam}} with the power of the Gods of New Genesis. Written by Steve Orlando with art by Scott Kolins.

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* ''Justice League: The Darkseid War -- SHAZAM'' (one-shot) -- Featuring ComicBook/{{Shazam}} with the power of the Gods of New Genesis. Written by Steve Orlando Creator/SteveOrlando with art by Scott Kolins.
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** This story also gives an origin for the Anti-Monitor: He was originally a man called Mobius who discovered that the force of creation in his universe was located on the planet Qward. He dug down to the planet's core to reach it and bonded with it; but while in the DC Universe, this force is the White Light of Creation and revolves around free will, in the antimatter universe it was the Anti-Life Equation, which ''erases'' free will. Mobius became the most powerful being in the multiverse, but lost all his agency. All he could do was consume and destroy; he could no longer enjoy it like he could when he was just a man.
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* TheCameo: Though Aquaman is noticeably the only founding member of the Justice League who doesn't make a physical appearance throughout the arc, he is shown among the pictures that Mister Miracle comes across while accessing the Apokoliptian database.


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* ContinuityNod: Metron narrates how the Multiverse has been repeatedly altered in the past, which is accompanied by illustrations that summarize the main battles from ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'', ''ComicBook/ZeroHourCrisisInTime'', ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'', ''[[ComicBook/FlashpointDCComics Flashpoint]]'' and ''ComicBook/{{Convergence}}''.
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* ApocalypseHow: [[spoiler: Either Class Z2 (Omniversal 404) or Class Z3 (Omniversal Negation) is gonna happen to reality, courtesy of the Anti-Monitor, according to the Amazonian prophecy]].
** [[spoiler: Flash learns that destroying The Black Racer would seemingly trigger a Class X4; without the Black Racer, Death itself is free to destroy everything across the universe]].
* BigBad: [[spoiler:Grail, Darkseid's daughter and the one pulling everyone's strings.]]

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* ApocalypseHow: [[spoiler: Either ApocalypseHow:
** An Amazonian prophecy predicts that the Anti-Monitor is capable of either
Class Z2 (Omniversal 404) or Class Z3 (Omniversal Negation) is gonna happen to reality, courtesy of the Anti-Monitor, according to the Amazonian prophecy]].
Negation).
** [[spoiler: Flash learns that destroying The [[spoiler:the Black Racer Racer]] would seemingly trigger a Class X4; without the Black Racer, X4 (death on a universal scale), as doing so would free Death itself is free to destroy everything across the universe]].
universe.
* BigBad: [[spoiler:Grail, Darkseid's daughter and daughter, is the one pulling everyone's strings.strings. She was conceived to wage war against her own father, but inherited his hunger for power and lack of empathy. Once Darkseid and the Anti-Monitor are dead, she becomes the main threat and attempts to take over the universe by merging with the Anti-Life Equation.]]



* CallBack: [[spoiler:Once again [[ComicBook/WrathOfTheFirstLantern Volthoom is killed by an]] [[GrimReaper entity of death.]]]]
* TheCameo:
** While Barry is running in the last issue of the story, a voice calls out to him. It's revealed in ComicBook/DCRebirth to be [[spoiler: the original Wally West]].
* CessationOfExistence: [[spoiler:Fate of reality, as noted above.]]
* CompositeCharacter: The New 52 Black Racer has more in common with Black Flash.

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* CallBack: [[spoiler:Once again [[ComicBook/WrathOfTheFirstLantern Volthoom Volthoom]] is killed by an]] an [[GrimReaper entity of death.]]]]
* TheCameo:
** While Barry is running in the last issue of the story, a voice calls out to him. It's revealed in ComicBook/DCRebirth to be [[spoiler: the original Wally West]].
* CessationOfExistence: [[spoiler:Fate of reality, as noted above.]]
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* DarkIsEvil / EvilCostumeSwitch: Superman. While Evil is a strong word, the dark coloration shows
* DontFearTheReaper: The possessed Flash makes this case for the Black Racer.

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* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: Jessica is brought back to life by a Green Lantern Ring.]]
* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler: Just before Jessica's HeroicSacrifice a disembodied speech bubble calls out to Barry, based on the colors, yellow background and red text, it's clearly meant to be the original Wally West, making a vocal appearance ahead of ComicBook/DCRebirth.]]

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* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: Jessica [[spoiler:Jessica is brought back apparently killed when she throws herself in front of the Black Racer to life by a protect Barry. It's later revealed she survived, as the embodiment of death instead seized Volthoom's soul. A Green Lantern Ring.]]
* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler: Just before Jessica's HeroicSacrifice a disembodied speech bubble calls out
Ring then attaches itself to Barry, based on the colors, yellow background and red text, it's clearly meant to be the original Wally West, making a vocal appearance ahead of ComicBook/DCRebirth.her finger, restoring her consciousness.]]



* EvilCounterpart: Grail to Wonder Woman, more so than even [[spoiler:Superwoman]].
* EvilVsEvil: Darkseid vs. Anti-Monitor, [[spoiler: if not to mention some other beings.]]
* EvilPowerVacuum: [[spoiler: After Darkseid's death, the universe desperately tried to fill the void left by his demise, by giving godhood to half of the Justice League and turning Lex Luthor into the "New Darkseid"]]
* FakeUltimateHero: Lex Luther for the citizens of Apokolips. He claims to be their prophesied savior, when it is actually Superman.
* AGodIAmNot: Green Lantern (see RefusingTheCall). Also, Mobius was motivated by this.
* GodOfEvil: Darkseid is portrayed as such, [[spoiler: but after his death we get some background on his father Zonuz, the former "Dark God", who was even worse than his son]]

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* EvilCounterpart: Grail EvilCostumeSwitch: Superman is tinged in [[DarkIsEvil black]] after [[spoiler:becoming the God of Strength. In this form, he is a ruthless BloodKnight who cares only about testing his own might, which prompts him to fight Wonder Woman, more so than even [[spoiler:Superwoman]].
* EvilVsEvil: Darkseid vs. Anti-Monitor, [[spoiler: if not to mention some other beings.
Woman.]]
* EvilCounterpart: Grail to Wonder Woman. [[spoiler:Both are the daughters of an Amazon and a God, but the former is a power-hungry villainess, while the latter is a compassionate heroine]].
* EvilVsEvil: The first half of the series is about the EvilGod Darkseid waging a war against the omnicidal maniac Anti-Monitor, with the Justice League getting entangled in the conflict due to the two villains choosing Earth as their battlefield.
* EvilPowerVacuum: [[spoiler: After Darkseid's death, the universe desperately tried to fill the void left by his demise, by giving godhood to half of the Justice League and turning Lex Luthor into the "New Darkseid"]]
Darkseid"]].
* FakeUltimateHero: Lex Luther Luthor for the citizens of Apokolips. He claims to be their prophesied savior, when it is actually Superman.
* AGodIAmNot: {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler:Just before Jessica's HeroicSacrifice a disembodied speech bubble calls out to Barry. Based on the colors, yellow background and red text, it's clearly meant to be the original Wally West, making a vocal appearance ahead of ComicBook/DCRebirth.]]
* AGodIAmNot:
** Hal Jordan [[spoiler:is turned into the God of Light after his ring merges with a Mother Box. However, he is unwilling to give up his humanity and orders the Mother Box to destroy itself, thus reverting himself back to a regular
Green Lantern (see RefusingTheCall). Also, Mobius was motivated by this.
Lantern]].
** Mobius' motivation is to [[spoiler:lose the powers he obtained when he became the Anti-Monitor. This is because his apparent divinity caused him to feel detached from the world, thus making him unable to derive pleasure from the things he did before then... namely, torturing his victims]].
* GodOfEvil: Darkseid is portrayed as such, [[spoiler: but after his death we get some background on a god who embodies the concept of evil. [[spoiler:He inherited this title from his father Zonuz, the former "Dark God", who was even worse than his son]]him]].



* GreyAndGreyMorality: We start out with the league getting caught in the middle of a fight between [[EvilVsEvil Darkseid Vs the Anti-Monitor]] [[FromBadToWorse then]] [[spoiler: half the heroes are corrupted and the ones who aren't forced to [[EnemyMine team up with the Crime Syndicate.]]]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Jessica Cruz manages to overcome Volthoom's control of her body and leaps in front of the Flash-pursuing Black Racer. Her death allows the Black Racer to disappear.]]
* HeroicWillpower: [[spoiler:Jessica overpowers Volthoom long enough to perform a HeroicSacrifice (see above) earning her a Green Lantern ring.]]
* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: [[spoiler: When facing the now bloodlusted God of Strength Superman, Wonder Woman resorts to this by using her Lasso of Truth]]
* LesserOfTwoEvils: Lampshaded by Wonder Woman when she frees and recruits [[spoiler:the Crime Syndicate]].

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* GreyAndGreyMorality: We start out with the league getting caught in the middle of a fight between [[EvilVsEvil Darkseid Vs the Anti-Monitor]] Anti-Monitor]], [[FromBadToWorse then]] [[spoiler: half [[spoiler:half the heroes are corrupted and the ones who aren't forced to [[EnemyMine team up with the Crime Syndicate.]]]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Jessica Cruz manages to overcome Volthoom's control of her body and leaps in front of the Flash-pursuing Black Racer. Her Racer, with her death allows allowing the Black Racer to disappear.disappear. Subverted when it's later revealed she only managed to wrestle control of her body for a grand total of one second before Volthoom possessed her again. When the Black Racer touched her body, it was Volthoom who perished, while she was just knocked unconscious]].
* HeroicWillpower: [[spoiler:Jessica overpowers Volthoom long enough to perform a HeroicSacrifice, earning her a Green Lantern ring.
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* HeroicWillpower: [[spoiler:Jessica overpowers Volthoom long enough to perform a HeroicSacrifice (see above) earning her a Green Lantern ring.]]
* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: [[spoiler: When facing the [[spoiler:the now bloodlusted God of Strength Superman, Superman]], Wonder Woman resorts to this by using her wrapping him with the Lasso of Truth]]
Truth and begging him to remember how he used to be. She succeeds momentarily, causing him to assist the heroes in the battle against [[spoiler:Mobius]].
* LesserOfTwoEvils: Lampshaded by Wonder Woman when she frees and recruits [[spoiler:the Crime Syndicate]].Syndicate. They may be psychopathic supervillains, but are the only ones who may have the means to prevent the Anti-Monitor from destroying the universe]].



* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Myrina has this reaction after seeing how evil Grail has become.

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Myrina has this reaction comes to regret her decision to raise her daughter as a weapon after seeing how evil Grail has become.



* OhCrap: At the end, Owlman gets a turn on the Mobius Chair, demands to know the secrets of the universe and promptly panics [[spoiler:mere moments before he comes a splotch on the chair, a victim of [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} a certain blue-skinned god-like being]].]]
** Batman reveals that there has been ''at least three jokers''.
* OnlySaneMan: Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and Shazam are the only ones who manage to remain uncorrupted through the whole event.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Everyone gets a moment of this.

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* OhCrap: OhCrap:
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At the end, Owlman gets a turn on the Mobius Chair, demands to know the secrets of the universe and promptly panics [[spoiler:mere moments before he comes a splotch on the chair, a victim of [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} a certain blue-skinned god-like being]].Doctor Manhattan]].]]
** Batman asks the Mobius chair what the Joker's real name is, but the answer frightens him. The final issue reveals that there has been ''at least he was told [[spoiler:there are ''[[ComicBook/BatmanThreeJokers three jokers''.
jokers]]'']].
* OnlySaneMan: Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and Shazam are Woman is the only ones member of the Justice League who manage to remain uncorrupted is never corrupted through the whole event.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Everyone gets a moment of this.
event. The narration reflects this by showing how her InnerMonologue is solely focused on the crisis at hand, whereas everyone else is too conflicted by their personal inner struggles to pay attention to the Anti-Monitor's threat.



* PregnantBadass: {{Downplayed}} with Superwoman [[NonActionGuy whose pregnancy prevents her from fighting]] but is still able to keep up with the rest of the league, not too mention [[spoiler:Give birth in the middle of the battlefield in a matter of minutes.]]
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:Myrina]]
* RetGone: [[spoiler: Fate of reality, as noted above.]]

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* PregnantBadass: {{Downplayed}} with Superwoman [[NonActionGuy whose pregnancy prevents her from fighting]] joins the battle against [[spoiler:Mobius]] mere hours before she goes into labour, but is still able to keep up with the rest of the league, not too mention [[spoiler:Give league. [[spoiler:She also gives birth in the middle of the battlefield in a matter of minutes.]]
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:Myrina]]
* RetGone: [[spoiler: Fate
[[spoiler:Myrina rejects the Amazons' distaste for war and raises Grail as a weapon she can use against Darkseid, but comes to regret her actions once she sees how evil her daughter has become. At the climax of reality, as noted above.the story, she tricks Grail into unleashing the Omega Effect against her and Darkseid. The former dies, while Darkseid reverts into a baby, ending the crisis.]]



** [[spoiler: Steve Trevor is ''not'' the first man to set foot on Themyscira, and therefore not the ChosenOne of the prophecy. That honor goes to Jason of Themyscira, Diana's twin brother, whose existence she did not even know about until Myrina revealed it prior to her death.]]
** [[spoiler: What Batman learned of the Joker: [[CollectiveIdentity three different people]] have been the Clown Prince of Crime.]]
* {{Sadist}}: Why did the Anti-Monitor want to be reborn so badly to his original "Mobius" self and be freed from the Anti-Life Equation? Just so he could enjoy killing everything and everyone close and personal. He even claimed he found it "unsatisfying" when he killed Lex Luthor's Parademons because they felt no pain or emotion and that he "thirst[s] for suffering". His fight with Ultraman, and what he says to him before he [[spoiler: kills him,]] makes his sadistic nature very clear.

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** [[spoiler: Steve Trevor is ''not'' [[spoiler:''not'' the first man to set foot on Themyscira, and therefore not the ChosenOne of the prophecy. That honor goes to Jason of Themyscira, Diana's twin brother, whose existence she did not even know about until Myrina revealed it prior to her death.]]
** [[spoiler: What Batman learned of the Joker: [[CollectiveIdentity [[spoiler:[[CollectiveIdentity three different people]] have been the Clown Prince of Crime.]]
* {{Sadist}}: Why did the The Anti-Monitor want wants to be reborn so badly to as his original "Mobius" self and be freed from the Anti-Life Equation? Just so Equation because he could enjoy killing everything and everyone close and personal. He even claimed he found it "unsatisfying" when he killed Lex Luthor's Parademons because they felt no pain or emotion and that he "thirst[s] for suffering". His fight with Ultraman, and what he says to him before he [[spoiler: kills him,]] makes his sadistic nature very clear.



* SmugSuper: What Batman, Superman and Lex Luther become when DrunkOnTheDarkSide.
* AStormIsComing: "I see a War between the Dark God and the Anti-God!"
* WhamEpisode:
** Justice League 45. [[spoiler:Using the Black Racer combined with Anti-Life, Mobius kills Darkseid and thereby rattles the cosmos.]]
** Justice League 50. [[spoiler: Among many whams, the clincher is Grail killing Superwoman and using her newborn child--son of Mazahs--to absorb the Anti-Life Equation, all of the powers from the Justice League gods (sans Batman), and initiating an ancient Amazonian ritual to resurrect Darkseid through Superwoman's child. Whom Grail can control, thanks to the Anti-Life Equation.]]

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* SmugSuper: What Batman, Superman and Lex Luther become when DrunkOnTheDarkSide.
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Luthor get DrunkOnTheDarkSide as a result of [[spoiler:ascending into godhood after Darkseid's death]].
** Batman tells Hal Jordan to his face that the Green Lantern is useless without his ring, and dismisses Jim Gordon's efforts in keeping Gotham City safe.
** Superman plainly tells Luthor that he could have killed him any time he wanted and was always above humanity.
** Luthor keeps bragging about how he [[spoiler:has inherited Darkseid's powers]] and accuses the League of not knowing how to properly use their own abilities.
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WhamEpisode: Justice League 45. [[spoiler:Using the Black Racer combined with Anti-Life, Mobius kills Darkseid and thereby rattles the cosmos.]]
** Justice League 50. [[spoiler: Among many whams, the clincher is Grail killing Superwoman and using her newborn child--son of Mazahs--to absorb the Anti-Life Equation, all of the powers from the Justice League gods (sans Batman), and initiating an ancient Amazonian ritual to resurrect Darkseid through Superwoman's child. Whom Grail can control, thanks to the Anti-Life Equation.
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* BookEnds: Played with. The New 52 iteration of the League technically ends the same way it began: Going up against Darkseid. However, this time it's ''not'' another Apokoptic incursion and [[EvilVsEvil Anti-Monitor vs. Apokolips]] (with the League and Earth caught in the middle).

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* WhamLine: After the event, Hal Jordan asks Batman what the Möbius Chair said to him when [[spoiler:he asked who the Joker was.]] Batman's response turns everything we know about a classic character:

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"The Darkseid War" is a story arc in the New 52 ''Justice League'' series. The story is the culmination of Creator/GeoffJohns' ''Justice League'' work (including the main ''ComicBook/JusticeLeague2011'' ongoing, ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica2013'' and ''ComicBook/ForeverEvil'') and features the Justice League being caught in the middle of a conflict between ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} and [[ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths the Anti-]][[ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis Monitor]].

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"The Darkseid War" is a story arc in the New 52 ''Justice League'' series. The story is the culmination of Creator/GeoffJohns' ''Justice League'' work (including the main ''ComicBook/JusticeLeague2011'' ongoing, ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica2013'' and ''ComicBook/ForeverEvil'') ''ComicBook/ForeverEvil2013'') and features the Justice League being caught in the middle of a conflict between ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} and [[ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths the Anti-]][[ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis Monitor]].

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* TheCameo: While Barry is running in the last issue of the story, a voice calls out to him. It's revealed in ComicBook/DCRebirth to be [[spoiler: the original Wally West]].

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* DeityOfHumanOrigin: [[spoiler: Most of the Justice League took up Godhood. Batman becomes the God of Knowledge by taking Metron's place on the Mobius Chair. Flash becomes the God of Death by being possessed by the Black Racer. Shazam becomes the God of Gods when his pantheon gets replaced by a new one. Superman becomes the God of Strength when he gets corrupted by the Hell Pits on Apokalips. Lex Luthor becomes the God of Apokalips when he is infused with the Omega Effect. Grail becomes the Goddess of Anti-Life when she steals the Anti-Life Equation upon separating it from Mobius.]]

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* DeityOfHumanOrigin: [[spoiler: Most [[spoiler:Most of the Justice League took up Godhood. Batman becomes the God of Knowledge by taking Metron's place on the Mobius Chair. Flash becomes the God of Death by being possessed by the Black Racer. Shazam becomes the God of Gods when his pantheon gets replaced by a new one. Superman becomes the God of Strength when he gets corrupted by the Hell Pits on Apokalips. Lex Luthor becomes the God of Apokalips when he is infused with the Omega Effect. Grail becomes the Goddess of Anti-Life when she steals the Anti-Life Equation upon separating it from Mobius.]]



** [[spoiler: What Batman learned of the Joker: [[LegacyCharacter three different people]] have been the Clown Prince of Crime.]]

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* GrandFinale: Of Creator/GeoffJohns's ''JL'' work, ''ComicBook/JusticeLeague2011'', and the ComicBook/New52 era as a whole.

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* FakeUltimateHero: Lex Luther for the citizens of Apokolips.
* AGodAmI: Obviously.
* AGodIAmNot: Green Lantern see RefusingTheCall also Mobius was motivated by this.

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* FakeUltimateHero: Lex Luther for the citizens of Apokolips.
* AGodAmI: Obviously.
Apokolips. He claims to be their prophesied savior, when it is actually Superman.
* AGodIAmNot: Green Lantern see RefusingTheCall also (see RefusingTheCall). Also, Mobius was motivated by this.
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"The Darkseid War" is a story arc in the New 52 ''Justice League'' series. The story is the culmination of Creator/GeoffJohns' ''Justice League'' work (including the main ''Justice League'' ongoing, ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica2013'' and ''ComicBook/ForeverEvil'') and features the Justice League being caught in the middle of a conflict between ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} and [[ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths the Anti-]][[ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis Monitor]].

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"The Darkseid War" is a story arc in the New 52 ''Justice League'' series. The story is the culmination of Creator/GeoffJohns' ''Justice League'' work (including the main ''Justice League'' ''ComicBook/JusticeLeague2011'' ongoing, ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica2013'' and ''ComicBook/ForeverEvil'') and features the Justice League being caught in the middle of a conflict between ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} and [[ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths the Anti-]][[ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis Monitor]].
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* TheCorruption: Since Apokolips is devoid of yellow sunlight, Luthor drops a weakened Superman into a Hellpit, believing its solar energies would rejuvinate him. [[GoneHorriblyRight While it does work, the energies also invert Superman's colors and turns him into a KnightTemplar version of himself. It supercharges him to where his body cannot handle it.]]

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* TheCorruption: Since Apokolips is devoid of yellow sunlight, Luthor drops a weakened Superman into a Hellpit, believing its solar energies would rejuvinate rejuvenate him. [[GoneHorriblyRight While it does work, the energies also invert Superman's colors and turns him into a KnightTemplar version of himself. It supercharges him to where his body cannot handle it.]]



** The strength of S'ivaa, Urgrundian God of Stength

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** The strength of S'ivaa, Urgrundian God of StengthStrength



** The instinct of Ate, Greek Godess of Impulse

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** The instinct of Ate, Greek Godess Goddess of Impulse



* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler: Just before Jessica's HeroicSacrifice a disembodied speech bubble calls out to Barry, based on the colors, yellow background and red text, it's clearly meant to be the original Wally West, making a vocal apperence ahead of ComicBook/DCRebirth.]]

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* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler: Just before Jessica's HeroicSacrifice a disembodied speech bubble calls out to Barry, based on the colors, yellow background and red text, it's clearly meant to be the original Wally West, making a vocal apperence appearance ahead of ComicBook/DCRebirth.]]



* GreyAndGreyMorality: We start out with the league getting caught in the middle of a fight between [[EvilVsEvil Darkseid Vs the Anti-Monitor]] [[FromBadToWorse then]] [[spoiler: half the heroes are corrupted and the ones who aren't are forced to [[EnemyMine team up with the Crime Syndicate.]]]]

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* GreyAndGreyMorality: We start out with the league getting caught in the middle of a fight between [[EvilVsEvil Darkseid Vs the Anti-Monitor]] [[FromBadToWorse then]] [[spoiler: half the heroes are corrupted and the ones who aren't are forced to [[EnemyMine team up with the Crime Syndicate.]]]]



* OnlySaneMan: Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and Shazam are the only ones who manege to remain uncorrupted through the whole event.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Every one gets a moment of this.

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* OnlySaneMan: Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and Shazam are the only ones who manege manage to remain uncorrupted through the whole event.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Every one Everyone gets a moment of this.



* PregnantBadass: {{Downplayed}} with Superwoman [[NonActionGuy whose pregnancy prevents her from fighting]] but is still able to keep up with the rest of the league, not too mention [[spoiler:Give birth in the middle of the battle field in a mater of minuet's.]]

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* PregnantBadass: {{Downplayed}} with Superwoman [[NonActionGuy whose pregnancy prevents her from fighting]] but is still able to keep up with the rest of the league, not too mention [[spoiler:Give birth in the middle of the battle field battlefield in a mater matter of minuet's.minutes.]]



* RefusingTheCall: The entire Green Lanterns corp refuse the Mother Box (having fused with the Green Lantern Core) and the offer to become a God. Hal, being Hal, mentions this because of the morality, but rejects the caution and becomes the God of Light. He restores everything to normal before the Parademons arrive before giving up godhood, since it would mean giving up will.

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* RefusingTheCall: The entire Green Lanterns corp refuse the Mother Box (having fused with the Green Lantern Core) and the offer to become a God. Hal, being Hal, mentions this because of the morality, but rejects the caution and becomes the God of Light. He restores everything to normal before the Parademons arrive before giving up godhood, godhood since it would mean giving up will.Will.



* {{Sadist}}: Why did the Anti-Monitor want to be reborn so badly to his original "Mobius" self and be freed from the Anti-Life Equation? Just so he could enjoy killing everything and everyone close and personal. He even claimed he found it "unsatisfying" when he killed Lex Luthor's Parademons because they felt no pain or emotion, and that he "thirst[s] for suffering". His fight with Ultraman, and what he says to him before he [[spoiler: kills him,]] makes his sadistic nature very clear.

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* {{Sadist}}: Why did the Anti-Monitor want to be reborn so badly to his original "Mobius" self and be freed from the Anti-Life Equation? Just so he could enjoy killing everything and everyone close and personal. He even claimed he found it "unsatisfying" when he killed Lex Luthor's Parademons because they felt no pain or emotion, emotion and that he "thirst[s] for suffering". His fight with Ultraman, and what he says to him before he [[spoiler: kills him,]] makes his sadistic nature very clear.

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** The fire of H'ronmeer, Ma'aleca'andra (Martian) God of Fire, Art and Death.

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** The fire of H'ronmeer, Ma'aleca'andra Ma'aleca'andran (Martian) God of Fire, Art and Death.



** The [[spoiler: Source]] power of Zonuz, [[spoiler: better known as Yuga Khan (Darkseid's father) and God of Evil. He's also the only one forced.]]
** The compassion of Anapel, Koryak (a Siberian people) goddess of Birth and Reincarnation.

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** The [[spoiler: Source]] Source manipulation]] power of Zonuz, [[spoiler: better known as Yuga Khan (Darkseid's father) and God of Evil. He's also the only one forced.''forced'' into this, as a result of Billy beating him after Zonuz tried to usurp the other gods' power.]]
** The compassion of Anapel, Koryak (a Koryakian (an indigenous Siberian people) goddess of Birth and Reincarnation.

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* AStormIsComing: "I see a War between the Dark God and the Anti-God!"


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* AGodAmI: Obviously.
* AGodIAmNot: Green Lantern see RefusingTheCall also Mobius was motivated by this.


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Darkseid War"''' War" is a story arc in the New 52 ''Justice League'' series. The story is the culmination of Creator/GeoffJohns' ''Justice League'' work (including the main ''Justice League'' ongoing, ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica2013'' and ''ComicBook/ForeverEvil'') and features the Justice League being caught in the middle of a conflict between ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} and [[ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths the Anti-]][[ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis Monitor]].



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