History ComicBook / JupitersLegacy

* LikeFatherLikeSon: Like his father, [[spoiler: Hutch]], [[spoiler: Barney ]] wasn’t born with superhuman abilities.

* Central Theme:

* {{Deconstruction}}: The story arc can be read as one of UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks, featuring many of the era's high-concept superheroics, but also showing the tense political climate of the 50s and 60s.

** '''Volume 1 Chapter 5''': [[spoiler: The Paloraxians were EvilAllAlong and demonstrate what sadistic monsters they really are. They never wanted to Earth’s help. They have been stealthily slaughtering Earth’s superbeings with the three hooded strangers revealed to be working under The Paloraxians. They hope to claim Earth for themselves to protect themselves from the oncoming threat. Amidst all of that, Otto is gruesomely murdered, and Sophie is imprisoned as Prince Caius plans to MindRape her into becoming his wife.]].

** '''Volume 1 Chapter 6''': [[spoiler: Caius murders Gabrielle via CruelAndUnusualDeath; and as it seems that Barney is one of the casualties, it’s revealed that it is Jason in disguise - with Barney’s whereabouts unknown. Through his rod, Hutch rallies the family together on Earth to battle against Palorax’s forces. His legs are severed by the planet’s King, but teleports himself, the king, and a large portion of Paloraxian soldiers into the heart of a black hole as Chloe can only cry out in despair]].

** '''Volume 1 Chapter 5''': [[spoiler: The Paloraxians were EvilAllAlong and demonstrate what sadistic monsters they really are. They never wanted to Earth’s help. They have been stealthily slaughtering Earth’s superbeings with the three hooded strangers revealed to be working under The Paloraxians. They hope to claim Earth for themselves to protect themselves from the oncoming threat. Amidst all of that, Otto is gruesomely murdered.

* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler: The Paloraxians to an extreme degree. They never wanted Earth’s superheroes to help. They have been culling them in secret so that they can take the planet for themselves; hoping to shelter them from the unknown doom; and proceed to slaughter every member of the Sampson family with sociopathic glee]].

* SuddenlyDies:

* TheAtoner: After spending 40 years in the Supermax (30 of which included rehabilitation); as a result of [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope jumping off the slope]] and his tyrannical ruling of America in ''Legacy'', [[spoiler: Brandon]] makes it his mission to be this; having converted to Buddhism, wanting to do right by those he wronged, and avoiding the extremist path he took in the previous series.
* BecameTheirOwnAntithesis: A positive example in [[spoiler: Brandon]]. [[spoiler: In ''Legacy'', he abhorred religion to the extent he banned it in the USA when he was President; as well as believed extremism was the only way to enforce positive change in the USA’s infrastructure. In the first issue, after 40 years of jail time - 30 of which included rehab - he has converted to Buddhism and refrains himself from using any form of extremism]].

* TimeSkip: The plot skips forward nine years after [[spoiler:Walter and Brandon's coup]].

* ShoutOut: Jason being encouraged to deliberately fail in his (extra)curricular activities seems to be this to ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles''.

* DysfunctionJunction: PlayedForDrama. The series elaborates on how every member of the original Union had their own personal issues as well as how those issues affected everyone around them on both an intimate scale and a grander scale; while also hinting how these elements lead to the events of ''Legacy'' For most of the characters, it is used to make them sympathetic, while for characters like Walter, it is used to make them unsympathetic. On the other hand, for a character like Skyfox, it is used to make him both.

* DarkseidDuplicate: Blackstar is a huge bald FlyingBrick alien who'd already wiped out an alien species and was a struggle for the combined heroes to bring down.

* The Atoner: After spending 40 years in the Supermax (30 of which included rehabilitation); as a result of [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope jumping off the slope]] and his tyrannical ruling of America in ''Legacy'', [[spoiler: Brandon]] makes it his mission to be this; having converted to Buddhism, wanting to do right by those he wronged, and avoiding the extremist path he took in the previous series.