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* AHouseDivided: Wonder Woman, Batman, and Superman have different ideas on how to figure out what really happened. Instead of arguing, they split up and are joined by any member of the JL, JLA, or JLD that agrees with one of them.
** Wonder Woman wants to find Pandora and is joined by Aquaman, Stargirl, Black Orchid, Hawkman, Deadman (who later switches to Batman's group), Frankenstein, and Zatanna.
** Batman is assisted by the Phantom Stranger to find [[spoiler:Doctor Light's soul]] and is joined by Catwoman, Katana, the Flash, Green Lantern Simon Baz, Vibe, and Steve Trevor.
** Superman is assisted by the Question to find [[spoiler:Dr. Psycho]] and is joined by Cyborg, Martian Manhunter, Green Arrow, Element Woman, Firestorm, and the Atom.

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* AHouseDivided: Wonder Woman, Batman, and Superman have different ideas on how to figure out what really happened. Instead of arguing, they split up and are joined by any member AdaptationalVillainy: The identity of the JL, JLA, or JLD that agrees with one of them.
** Wonder Woman wants to find Pandora and is joined by Aquaman, Stargirl, Black Orchid, Hawkman, Deadman (who later switches to Batman's group), Frankenstein, and Zatanna.
** Batman is assisted by the Phantom Stranger to find [[spoiler:Doctor Light's soul]] and is joined by Catwoman, Katana, the Flash, Green Lantern Simon Baz, Vibe, and Steve Trevor.
** Superman is assisted by
man who would be cursed into becoming the Question is not revealed in the comics, but the Council of Eternity says he is one of the greatest transgressors humanity has ever known, and he himself proudly claims to find [[spoiler:Dr. Psycho]] be someone who rose to power and whose name is feared by the entire world. According to [[WordOfGod Geoff Johns]], he intended for the mysterious man to be [[spoiler:Narcissus, a hunter from Greek mythology who had no such reputation and is joined by Cyborg, Martian Manhunter, Green Arrow, Element Woman, Firestorm, and the Atom.best known for tragically falling in love with his own reflection]].



* [[ImplacableMan Implacable Woman]]: Pandora is a cursed, undead, immortal woman that has been around since hunter-gatherer times. In her tie-in issue, she is pummeled by Giganta and all her injuries quickly heal.

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* [[ImplacableMan Implacable Woman]]: AHouseDivided: Wonder Woman, Batman, and Superman have different ideas on how to figure out what really happened. Instead of arguing, they split up and are joined by any member of the JL, JLA, or JLD that agrees with one of them.
** Wonder Woman wants to find Pandora and is joined by Aquaman, Stargirl, Black Orchid, Hawkman, Deadman (who later switches to Batman's group), Frankenstein, and Zatanna.
** Batman is assisted by the Phantom Stranger to find [[spoiler:Doctor Light's soul]] and is joined by Catwoman, Katana, the Flash, Green Lantern Simon Baz, Vibe, and Steve Trevor.
** Superman is assisted by the Question to find [[spoiler:Dr. Psycho]] and is joined by Cyborg, Martian Manhunter, Green Arrow, Element Woman, Firestorm, and the Atom.
* ImplacableWoman:
Pandora is a cursed, undead, immortal woman that has been around since hunter-gatherer times. In her tie-in issue, she is pummeled by Giganta and all her injuries quickly heal.


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* RewatchBonus: Some minor details turn out to be nods to ''ComicBook/ForeverEvil2013'', the storyline that followed up on the events of this series.
** Pandora tells Superman that, with his help, she can forever eradicate evil, with the words "forever" and "evil" standing out by being written in bold.
** The tarot cards for Firestorm, Cyborg and the Atom identify them as "The Prison", "The Grid" and "The Gameplayer", respectively. This is because [[spoiler:the Atom is manipulating everyone in order to bring the Crime Syndicate to their universe, with her actions resulting in Cyborg's cybernetics being taken over by a sentient virus called the Grid, while the remaining heroes are imprisoned inside Firestorm's Matrix.]]
** One of the pictures the Question collects while trying to figure out who is behind [[spoiler:Dr. Light's murder]] is the drawing of a skull with the words "Have a Nice Day" above it. It appears to not have any significance at first, but turns out to be [[spoiler:a reference to one of [[TheMole the Crime Syndicate's spies]] within the Justice league: the Grid, who resembles a robotic skull and has "have a nice day" as a VerbalTic]].
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** Green Arrow is '''TheArcher'''.

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** Green Arrow is '''TheArcher'''.'''The Archer'''.
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* UnholyMatrimony: [[spoiler:Atomika seens to be awfully happy to see Johnny Quick, her lover, come out of the Earth-3 portal, just as he is when he sees her. In her diminute state, she even nuzzles his cheek.]]
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* RuleOfThree: Trinity war has a theme of threes. There are the three Justice Leagues. The Trinity of Sin play a major role. In part 3, Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman [[note]]Also known as DC's trinity of heroes.[[/note]] follow different leads and are joined by any member of the three Leagues that agree with one of them. [[spoiler:In the finale, the Crime Syndicate of Earth 3 appear]].

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* RuleOfThree: Trinity war ''Trinity War'' has a theme of threes. There are the three Justice Leagues. The Trinity of Sin play a major role. In part 3, Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman [[note]]Also known as DC's trinity of heroes.[[/note]] follow different leads and are joined by any member of the three Leagues that agree with one of them. [[spoiler:In the finale, the Crime Syndicate of Earth 3 appear]].



** Firestorm is '''[[FusionDance The Prison]]'''.

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** Firestorm is '''[[FusionDance The Prison]]'''. [[spoiler:The "Prison" archetype in Xanadu's tarot in explained in ''ComicBook/ForeverEvil2013'': the Crime Syndicate trapped many members of the three Justice Leagues inside the Firestorm Matrix, making it their '''prison'''.]]
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-->'''Cypher:''' I trust you're not talking about '''killing''' them, Diana.

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-->'''Cypher:''' -->'''Superman:''' I trust you're not talking about '''killing''' them, Diana.
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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Lex Luthor is totally unfazed when Pandora appears out of nowhere. He even lampshades this by saying he's [[Franchise/{{Superman}} seen a man fly before]].

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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Lex Luthor is totally unfazed when Pandora appears out of nowhere. He even lampshades this by saying he's [[Franchise/{{Superman}} [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} seen a man fly before]].
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* DoingInTheWizard: The skull-shaped Pandora's box has been treated as a magical artifact for the entirety of the crossover, such as by the magic-heavy Justice League Dark and Wonder Woman, who thought it to be a mythic relic from the Greek Gods. It turns out, however, [[spoiler:that the box is not built on magic, but on '''science''', as the Alfred-Outsider explains in the last parts.]]
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* CliffHanger: The finale ends with [[spoiler:the Justice Leagues severely weakened with several members in critcal condition, and the Crime Syndicate coming to Earth-0 ready to take over]], directly leading into ''ComicBook/ForeverEvil2013''.

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* CliffHanger: The finale ends with [[spoiler:the Justice Leagues severely weakened with several members in critcal critical condition, and the Crime Syndicate coming to Earth-0 ready to take over]], directly leading into ''ComicBook/ForeverEvil2013''.
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''Trinity War'' is a BatFamilyCrossover between the ''[[ComicBook/JusticeLeague2011 Justice League]]'', ''[[ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica2013 Justice League of America]]'', and ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueDark'' titles in the ''ComicBook/{{New 52}}''. It is written by Creator/GeoffJohns and Jeff Lemire. The event ran in six issues over the three titles in July and August 2013. It also has tie-ins from ''[[ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}} Constantine]]'', ''ComicBook/ThePhantomStranger'', and ''Trinity of Sin: Pandora''.

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''Trinity War'' is a BatFamilyCrossover between the ''[[ComicBook/JusticeLeague2011 Justice League]]'', ''[[ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica2013 Justice League of America]]'', and ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueDark'' titles in the ''ComicBook/{{New 52}}''. It is written by Creator/GeoffJohns and Jeff Lemire. The event ran in six issues over the three titles in July and August 2013. It also has tie-ins from ''[[ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}} Constantine]]'', ''ComicBook/ThePhantomStranger'', and ''Trinity of Sin: Pandora''.
''ComicBook/TrinityOfSinPandora''.
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* TeamMercyVsTeamMurder: Discussed. Superman and Wonder Woman are discussing what to do with Despero (which they fought in the immediately previous arc):
-->'''Wonder Woman:''' There's a reason I don't have a list of villains as long as Bruce's, Barry's or even yours. When I '''deal''' with them, I '''deal''' with them.
-->'''Cypher:''' I trust you're not talking about '''killing''' them, Diana.
-->'''Wonder Woman:''' '''Only''' if comes to that.
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** Green Lantern Simon Baz is '''[[GreenLanternRing The Miracle Worker]]'''.

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** Green Lantern Simon Baz is '''[[GreenLanternRing The '''The Miracle Worker]]'''.Worker'''.
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* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: [[CrowdedCastShot Just look at the page image]]. There are three separate Justice Leagues with at least seven members each and the Trinity of Sin in this event.
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* [[WhamEpisode Wham Issue]]:
** Part 5 ends with a huge revelation about PandorasBox: [[spoiler:It's not a prison, it's a doorway. And the Outsider is going to open it]].
** The Finale takes the cake. [[spoiler:Superman was poisoned by a tiny kryptonite shard in his brain, the Atom is the mole for the Secret Society, Cyborg's cybernetic implants are taken over by Grid, Pandora's box is a piece of technology, and the box opens a portal for the Crime Syndicate of Earth 3 to enter Earth-0. Also, the Outsider is Alfred Pennyworth of Earth-3]].

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* RedHerring: The Question gets a clue that [[spoiler:Dr. Psycho]] may be behind [[spoiler:Superman's manslaughter of Doctor Light]]. He and Superman's group tracks him down and has Martian Manhunter probe his mind, but it turns out he wasn't behind it.
** [[spoiler: The "trinity" of "Trinity War" didn't refer to the three justice leagues, or even the Superman-Batman-Wonder Woman trinity. It referred to Earth-3, the MirrorUniverse.]]

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* RedHerring: RedHerring:
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The Question gets a clue that [[spoiler:Dr. Psycho]] Dr. Psycho may be behind [[spoiler:Superman's manslaughter of Doctor Light]]. He and Superman's group tracks track him down and has have Martian Manhunter probe his mind, but it turns out he wasn't behind it.
** [[spoiler: The "trinity" of "Trinity War" didn't [[spoiler:doesn't refer to the three justice leagues, the Trinity of Sin, or even the Superman-Batman-Wonder Woman trinity. It referred refers to Earth-3, [[MirrorUniverse Earth-3]], whose inhabitants had been manipulating the MirrorUniverse.]]heroes in order to imvade and conquer the main universe]].

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* CliffHanger: The finale ends with [[spoiler:the Justice Leagues severely weakened with several members in critcal condition, and the Crime Syndicate coming to Earth-0 ready to take over]]. It also leads to ''ComicBook/ForeverEvil2013''.

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* CliffHanger: The finale ends with [[spoiler:the Justice Leagues severely weakened with several members in critcal condition, and the Crime Syndicate coming to Earth-0 ready to take over]]. It also leads to over]], directly leading into ''ComicBook/ForeverEvil2013''.



* [[spoiler: MirrorUniverse: PandorasBox was a portal to one.]]
* TheMole: Part 3 revealed [[spoiler:that the Secret Society of Super-Villains has a mole on one of the Justice Leagues which will ensure the Secret Society's victory]].
** There are actually ''two'' moles: [[spoiler:The Atom]] (see DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent) and [[spoiler:Cyborg]] (see UnwittingPawn).

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* [[spoiler: MirrorUniverse: [[spoiler:The true purpose of PandorasBox was is to open a portal to one.]]
Earth-3, the birthplace of evil. Once the Outsider activates it, evil counterparts of the Justice League arrive on the main universe and set out to conquer the planet]].
* TheMole: Part 3 revealed [[spoiler:that reveals that the Secret Society of Super-Villains has a mole on one of the Justice Leagues which will ensure the Secret Society's victory]].
** There are
victory. It turns out [[spoiler:there were actually ''two'' moles: [[spoiler:The Atom]] (see DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent) two: Atom, who is actually a member of Earth 3's Crime Syndicate; and [[spoiler:Cyborg]] (see UnwittingPawn).Grid, a sentient computer virus that had been operating within Cyborg's system]].
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* CliffHanger[=/=]SequelHook: The finale ends with [[spoiler:the Justice Leagues severely weakened with several members in critcal condition, and the Crime Syndicate coming to Earth-0 ready to take over]]. It also leads to ''ComicBook/ForeverEvil2013''.

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* CliffHanger[=/=]SequelHook: CliffHanger: The finale ends with [[spoiler:the Justice Leagues severely weakened with several members in critcal condition, and the Crime Syndicate coming to Earth-0 ready to take over]]. It also leads to ''ComicBook/ForeverEvil2013''.

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Removing slashed tropes. Trimming entry and deleting unnecessary spoiler tags (Superman's corruption happens at the very beginning of the story, while Vandal's subplot is inconsequential to the main plot). Deleting misuse of Book Ends (this trope is for matching scenes in the beginning and ending of a story, not for a story literally beginning and ending on the same book).


* AHouseDivided[=/=]LetsSplitUpGang: Wonder Woman, Batman, and Superman have different ideas on how to figure out what really happened. Instead of arguing, they split up and are joined by any member of the JL, JLA, or JLD that agrees with one of them.

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* AHouseDivided[=/=]LetsSplitUpGang: AHouseDivided: Wonder Woman, Batman, and Superman have different ideas on how to figure out what really happened. Instead of arguing, they split up and are joined by any member of the JL, JLA, or JLD that agrees with one of them.



* ArtifactOfDoom: PandorasBox, which contained the SevenDeadlySins of Man and can imprison them again. It can only be opened by those with the [[PureIsNotGood strongest or darkest heart]]. Those that aren't get corrupted by it when they hold it. No one, not even the Greek gods, knows where it came from.
** [[spoiler:It considers ''Superman'' to not be pure enough to wield it properly and briefly possesses him]].
** [[spoiler:It also considers ComicBook/VandalSavage not pure enough and he's an immortal, very evil, villain. He reveals to have a pang of conscience after it rejects him]].
** [[spoiler:Constantine is able to touch it with no ill effects. He says you can't soil a pot that's already filthy]].
** The finale reveals [[spoiler:that it's a piece of technology from Earth 3, the birthplace of evil. Only someone from Earth 3 can open it and the Outsider is such a person]].
* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:Paving the way for ''ComicBook/ForeverEvil2013''.]]

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* ArtifactOfDoom: PandorasBox, which contained the SevenDeadlySins of Man and can imprison them again. It can only be opened by those with the [[PureIsNotGood strongest or darkest heart]]. Those that aren't get don't fit this criteria are either corrupted by it when they hold it. (in the case of Superman and the other heroes) or emotionally scarred (in the case of ComicBook/VandalSavage, who has a breakdown and admits to having a certain degree of conscience). No one, not even the Greek gods, knows where it came from.
** [[spoiler:It considers ''Superman'' to not be pure enough to wield it properly and briefly possesses him]].
** [[spoiler:It also considers ComicBook/VandalSavage not pure enough and he's an immortal, very evil, villain. He reveals to have a pang of conscience after it rejects him]].
** [[spoiler:Constantine is able to touch it with no ill effects. He says you can't soil a pot that's already filthy]].
** The
from, until the finale reveals [[spoiler:that it's a piece of technology from Earth 3, the birthplace of evil. Only someone from Earth 3 can open it and the Outsider is such a person]].
* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:Paving [[spoiler:The Outsider successfully tricks the Leagues into delivering Pandora's Box to him, enabling him to summon the Crime Syndicate]]. This paves the way for ''ComicBook/ForeverEvil2013''.]]



* BookEnds: ''Trinity War'' starts in ''Justice League'' #22 and finishes in ''Justice League'' #23.
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* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:Paving the way for ''ComicBook/ForeverEvil''.]]

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* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:Paving the way for ''ComicBook/ForeverEvil''.''ComicBook/ForeverEvil2013''.]]



* CliffHanger[=/=]SequelHook: The finale ends with [[spoiler:the Justice Leagues severely weakened with several members in critcal condition, and the Crime Syndicate coming to Earth-0 ready to take over]]. It also leads to ''ComicBook/ForeverEvil''.

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* CliffHanger[=/=]SequelHook: The finale ends with [[spoiler:the Justice Leagues severely weakened with several members in critcal condition, and the Crime Syndicate coming to Earth-0 ready to take over]]. It also leads to ''ComicBook/ForeverEvil''.''ComicBook/ForeverEvil2013''.
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''Trinity War'' is a BatFamilyCrossover between the ''[[ComicBook/JusticeLeague2011 Justice League]]'', ''[[ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica2013 Justice League of America]]'', and ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueDark'' titles in the ''ComicBook/{{New 52}}''. It is written by Creator/GeoffJohns and Jeff Lemire. The event runs six issues over the three titles in July and August. It also has tie-ins from ''[[ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}} Constantine]]'', ''ComicBook/ThePhantomStranger'', and ''Trinity of Sin: Pandora''.

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''Trinity War'' is a BatFamilyCrossover between the ''[[ComicBook/JusticeLeague2011 Justice League]]'', ''[[ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica2013 Justice League of America]]'', and ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueDark'' titles in the ''ComicBook/{{New 52}}''. It is written by Creator/GeoffJohns and Jeff Lemire. The event runs ran in six issues over the three titles in July and August.August 2013. It also has tie-ins from ''[[ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}} Constantine]]'', ''ComicBook/ThePhantomStranger'', and ''Trinity of Sin: Pandora''.
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* [[spoiler:'''TheBadGuyWins''': Paving the way for ''ComicBook/ForeverEvil''.]]

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* [[spoiler:'''TheBadGuyWins''': Paving TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:Paving the way for ''ComicBook/ForeverEvil''.]]
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''Trinity War'' is a BatFamilyCrossover between the ''[[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Justice League]]'', ''[[ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica2013 Justice League of America]]'', and ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueDark'' titles in the ''ComicBook/{{New 52}}''. It is written by Creator/GeoffJohns and Jeff Lemire. The event runs six issues over the three titles in July and August. It also has tie-ins from ''[[ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}} Constantine]]'', ''ComicBook/ThePhantomStranger'', and ''Trinity of Sin: Pandora''.

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''Trinity War'' is a BatFamilyCrossover between the ''[[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica ''[[ComicBook/JusticeLeague2011 Justice League]]'', ''[[ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica2013 Justice League of America]]'', and ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueDark'' titles in the ''ComicBook/{{New 52}}''. It is written by Creator/GeoffJohns and Jeff Lemire. The event runs six issues over the three titles in July and August. It also has tie-ins from ''[[ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}} Constantine]]'', ''ComicBook/ThePhantomStranger'', and ''Trinity of Sin: Pandora''.

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* FleetingDemographicRule: The title, TarotMotif, criminal conspiracy that is connected to or directly involves manipulating Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman and the inclusion of the Crime Syndicate are reminiscent of the Trinity story arc.

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* FleetingDemographicRule: The title, TarotMotif, TarotMotifs, criminal conspiracy that is connected to or directly involves manipulating Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman and the inclusion of the Crime Syndicate are reminiscent of the Trinity story arc.


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** Naturally the TarotMotifs Madame Xanadu reveals establish character roles and plot points. Some don't come true until Forever Evil.
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* ClarkesThirdLaw: Pandora's Box has been taken to be a mystical artifact, even by the Gods of Olympus, seemingly ex nihilo for centuries. It's revealed here that it's actually [[spoiler: technology from Earth 3]].

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* ClarkesThirdLaw: Pandora's Box has been taken to be a mystical artifact, even capable of hijacking mystical powers like Shazam's, by everyone including the Gods of Olympus, seemingly ex nihilo for centuries. It's revealed here that it's actually [[spoiler: technology from Earth 3]].[[spoiler:Earth 3]]. It's been equated by [[spoiler:The Outsider]] to Mother Box technology.
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* FleetingDemographicRule: The title, TarotMotif, criminal conspiracy that is connected to or directly involves manipulating Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman and the inclusion of the Crime Syndicate are reminiscent of the Trinity story arc.
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* LetsYouAndHimFight: Shazam goes to Kahndaq to spread Black Adam's ashes, oblivious to the tense political situation regarding its ongoing military conflict and prohibition of American superhuman intervention. The Justice League go to get him out while the Justice League of America go there to get ''them'' out. Naturally the resulting standoff is a powder keg ignited by Superman's powers going haywire and killing Doctor Light. It's only stopped when Superman punches the ground and demands to be taken in.

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