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* DarkReprise: When Superman is chasing the Batmobile in the arctic the music is the main STAS theme pitched flat.
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** Bruce mentions that this isn't the first time that Superman has "[[FaceHeelTurn turned rogue]]", likely referring to the events of "[[Recap/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesS3E12E13Legacy Legacy]]".

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** Bruce mentions that this isn't the first time that Superman has "[[FaceHeelTurn turned gone rogue]]", likely referring to the events of "[[Recap/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesS3E12E13Legacy Legacy]]".
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* NoodleIncident: Bruce's dislike of Boom Tubes. The incident and acquisition of this dislike will eventually be revealed on ''Justice League''.

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* NoodleIncident: Bruce's dislike of Boom Tubes. The incident and acquisition circumstances of how he acquired this dislike will eventually would [[Recap/JusticeLeagueS2E1And2Twilight later be revealed revealed]] on ''Justice League''.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: At one point when Terry calls Bruce from the Watchtower, the latter is reading up on Superman's profile on the computer. This implies (and, considering he is a GreatDetective, short of actually confirming) that Bruce has already suspected Superman as TheMole.


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* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** At one point when Terry calls Bruce from the Watchtower, the latter is reading up on Superman's profile on the computer. This implies (and, considering he is a GreatDetective, short of actually confirming) that Bruce has already suspected Superman as TheMole.
** Superman's parting words that Terry and Bruce have more in common that he thinks pays off in the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' episode [[Recap/JusticeLeagueUnlimitedS2E13Epilogue Epilogue]]. Where Terry is revealed to be Bruce's biological son through Waller's machinations.
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* IOweYouMyLife: Terry notes wryly that Marina is the first of the League to warm up to him, after he rescued her from the tank.
-->'''Bruce''': That's one way to make friends.
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Terry is starstruck when Superman arrives in Gotham one day and offers for him to join the Justice League Unlimited. He reluctantly accepts a trial membership role, despite suspicions from [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bruce]] and the cold welcome he receives from the other League members. Superman then reveals the real reason he brought Terry in: He suspects that there is a traitor within the League trying to kill off the other members and needs Terry's help to investigate the matter. Terry begins to spy on the other League members but reaches a dilemma when he discovers that the traitor is none other than Superman himself...

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Terry is starstruck when Superman arrives in Gotham one day and offers for invites him to join the Justice League Unlimited. He reluctantly accepts a trial membership role, despite suspicions from [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bruce]] and the cold welcome he receives from the other League members. Superman then reveals the real reason he brought Terry in: He suspects that there is a traitor within the League trying to kill off the other members and needs Terry's help to investigate the matter. Terry begins to spy on the other League members but reaches a dilemma when he discovers that the traitor is none other than Superman himself...
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* SpottingTheThread: Warhawk sensed something fishy about the distress call he received on the JLU frequency when he hears that Batman ''didn't''. This makes him suspicious enough to send his remote-controlled armor to intercept the oncoming missile in his place, and the missile blowing up just as it does proves him right.
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* ActorAllusion: The undersea native Marina is voiced by Creator/JodiBenson, who is perhaps better known for [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid another undersea native’s voice]].

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* ActorAllusion: The undersea native Marina is voiced by Creator/JodiBenson, who is perhaps better known for [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid [[Franchise/TheLittleMermaid another undersea native’s voice]].
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* FireForgedFriends: In the end, the entire League (including Batman's biggest critics Warhawk and Barda) are ready to accept Terry into their ranks, but this time Terry turns it down.

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* FireForgedFriends: In the end, the entire League (including Batman's biggest critics Warhawk and Barda) are ready to accept Terry into their ranks, but this time Terry turns it down.down - though in the comics he ends up as a part-time member in much the same fashion as Bruce was.
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* ActorAllusion: The undersea native Marina is voiced by Crewtor/JodiBenson, who is perhaps better known for [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid another undersea native’s voice]].

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* ActorAllusion: The undersea native Marina is voiced by Crewtor/JodiBenson, Creator/JodiBenson, who is perhaps better known for [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid another undersea native’s voice]].
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* ActorAllusion: The undersea native Marina is voiced by Crewtor/JodiBenson, who is perhaps better known for [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid another undersea native’s voice]].
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** When Batman escapes the possessed League and alerts Bruce of the situation at the Arctic, he was informed that Bruce has already had Commissioner Gordon call in the military. Terry protests that the military will bomb the whole place, but Bruce tells him that's their job.

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** When Batman escapes the possessed League and alerts Bruce of the situation at the Arctic, he was informed that Bruce has already had is planning to have Commissioner Gordon call in the military. Terry protests that the military will bomb the whole place, but Bruce tells him that's their job.
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* BaitAndSwitchComment: Warhawk calling Batman out for disobeying orders...then admitting that he liked that about him.

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* BaitAndSwitchComment: BerateAndSwitch: Warhawk calling Batman out for disobeying orders...then admitting that he liked that about him.
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* NoodleIncident: Bruce's dislike of Boom Tubes. The incident and acquisition of this dislike will eventually be revealed on ''Justice League''.
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* HeroOfAnotherStory: Every member of the current League counts as this, Superman included.

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* HeroOfAnotherStory: Every member of the current League counts as this, League, Superman included. included.
* HurlItIntoTheSun: After defeating the Starros, Barda volunteers to use her Mother Box to send all of them to the sun. Superman talks her out of it.


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* TheSwarm: The Starros get their strength not just in their mind control powers, but also of their sheer numbers. At one point in the climax, Terry gets incapacitated by having dozens of Starros pounce on him.

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* ActuallyADoombot:
** Everyone thought Warhawk was killed by the missile, but he himself reveals it was actually just a remote-controlled drone.
** The League find Superman in the Fortress of Solitude, but after a brief altercation learns it was just a drone, which was soon followed by a couple more. The real Superman would show up shortly, however.



* BrainBleach: In the Fortress of Solitude, Batman inspects some strange substance on the ground of an open cage, and thinks it's food, but gets grossed out when Green Lantern tells him it "used to be".



* CassandraTruth: Even when presented with evidence, the Justice League (especially Barda) refuse to believe Batman's accusation that Superman is the traitor.

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* CassandraTruth: Even when presented with evidence, the Justice League (especially Barda) refuse to believe Batman's accusation that Superman is the traitor. It was the presumed-dead Warhawk backing him up that the League decided to confront Superman.


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* SickbedSlaying: The League catch Superman as he is about to sabotage Micron's stasis field and finish him off.
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* CassandraTruth: Even when presented with evidence, the Justice League (especially Barda) refuse to believe Batman's accusation that Superman is the traitor.


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* SmartBall: Lantern comments that Warhawk anticipating that the missile as a trap was actually a rare occurrence.

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* DeadHatShot: Warhawk's helmet flies through the air and smashes into the Batmobile's windshield after the blast.



* EnemyRisingBehind: Heroic example: Once the League confront Superman for his treachery, he has them on the ropes, but Micron momentarily wakes from his coma and grows to giant size before grabbing Superman from behind.



* GodzillaThreshold: Bruce, the patron saint of ThouShallNotKill, implies pretty strongly that, if Terry needs to kill Superman to stop him, then Terry needs to do it.

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Bruce, the patron saint of ThouShallNotKill, implies pretty strongly that, if Terry needs to kill Superman to stop him, then Terry needs to do it.it.
** When Batman escapes the possessed League and alerts Bruce of the situation at the Arctic, he was informed that Bruce has already had Commissioner Gordon call in the military. Terry protests that the military will bomb the whole place, but Bruce tells him that's their job.
** Superman is ready to cause a cave-in to prevent the Starros from escaping into the open world. When Barda points out that Batman and the possessed Aquagirl are still down there, he tells her that Batman already knows the risk involved.


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* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Batman tried to talk the League into fighting off the possession, but to no avail.


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* LogicalWeakness: Starro is an aquatic creature, so electricity is repeatedly used to fight him. Batman manages to escape possession because of his suit's defenses (twice, even) and it's what allowed him to finally wake Superman from Starro's control.

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Futureshadowing misuse.


* {{Futureshadowing}}: Bruce tells Terry that he "never trusted" the boom tubes used by natives of Apokolips. An explanation comes later in the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' episode "[[Recap/JusticeLeagueS2E1And2Twilight Twilight]]", where Batman is seen using a boom tube for the first time with Wonder Woman, and he seems to get motion sickness from doing so.



* LuredIntoATrap: The League has Superman at their mercy thanks to the kryptonite. Starro, communicating with Aquagirl, leads the League further into the Fortress of Solitude...right where Starro made his nest, full of his spawn. The many Starros then proceed to possess the League (aside from Batman thanks to an electric trap).



* OlderThanTheyLook: Due to his Kryptonian DNA, Superman appears to have aged very little in the time since ''Justice League'', acquiring only a few wrinkles and gray hair.

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* OlderThanTheyLook: Due to his Kryptonian DNA, Superman appears to have aged very little in the time since ''Justice League'', ''Superman: The Animated Series'', acquiring only a few wrinkles and gray hair.

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If you're going to remove a bullet to make it only one example, there's no need for bullets in the first place. And the first two Continuity Nods are not examples when they're referring to series that have yet to be released.


* AffirmativeActionLegacy: Most of the new League members are a LegacyCharacter:
** The female Aquagirl, daughter of Aquaman.
** The biracial Warhawk, later revealed to be the son of Hawkgirl and John Stewart.
** The Tibetan Kai-Ro, the Green Lantern.
** The African-American Micron, successor to The Atom.



** This episode contains many to ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'', with nearly all of the contemporary Justice League members being [[LegacyCharacter legacy descendants]] of the original JLU (see below).
** A bit of a funny inversion since ''Batman Beyond'' was produced and aired before ''Justice League'' in real life despite chronologically taking place in the future.
** There is also Starro, who first appeared as one of the many captured rare alien species from the ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode "[[Recap/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesS1E9E10TheMainMan The Main Man]]".

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** This episode contains many to ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'', with nearly all of the contemporary Justice League members being [[LegacyCharacter legacy descendants]] of the original JLU (see below).
** A bit of a funny inversion since ''Batman Beyond'' was produced and aired before ''Justice League'' in real life despite chronologically taking place in the future.
** There is also Starro, who first
Starro appeared as one of the many captured rare alien species from the ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode "[[Recap/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesS1E9E10TheMainMan The Main Man]]".



* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** At one point when Terry calls Bruce from the Watchtower, the latter is reading up on Superman's profile on the computer. This implies (and, considering he is a GreatDetective, short of actually confirming) that Bruce has already suspected Superman as TheMole.

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{{Foreshadowing}}: At one point when Terry calls Bruce from the Watchtower, the latter is reading up on Superman's profile on the computer. This implies (and, considering he is a GreatDetective, short of actually confirming) that Bruce has already suspected Superman as TheMole.



* LegacyCharacter / AffirmativeActionLegacy: Most of the new League members:
** The female Aquagirl, daughter of Aquaman.
** The biracial Warhawk, son of Hawkgirl and John Stewart.
** The Tibetan Kai-Ro, the new Green Lantern.
** The African-American Micron, successor to The Atom.
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I seriously doubt "Epilogue" was thought of before now, and in-universe there was no way Superman knew that.


** This final exchange between Terry and Superman:
-->'''Superman:''' Yeah, [Bruce] wasn't what you'd call a joiner.\\
'''Batman:''' Maybe we've got more in common than you thought.\\
'''Superman:''' ''[to himself]'' More than you think, son. [[Recap/JusticeLeagueUnlimitedS2E13Epilogue More than you think]].

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* ISurrenderSuckers / TrojanPrisoner: How Terry and Superman fool the Starro-brainwashed JLU members and catch them off-guard. The ruse is only discovered when the League see that (shirtless) Superman doesn't have Starro on him.


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* TrojanPrisoner: How Terry and Superman fool the Starro-brainwashed JLU members and catch them off-guard. The ruse is only discovered when the League see that (shirtless) Superman doesn't have Starro on him.
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* ArtEvolution: Superman's STAS character model is updated to reflect the TimeSkip since STAS and to give Clark a new costume inspired by the DCAU Kryptonian fashion style.

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* ArtEvolution: Superman's STAS character model is updated to reflect the TimeSkip since STAS and to give Clark a new costume inspired by blending the basic Superman look with the DCAU Kryptonian fashion style.
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* ArtEvolution: Superman's STAS character model is updated to reflect the TimeSkip since STAS and to give Clark a new costume inspired by the DCAU Kryptonian fashion style.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Aquaman's Justice League file uses his character design from his STAS appearance ("A Fish Story"). bty the time Aquaman appeared on ''Justice League'', Bruce Timm and company chose to redesign the model from scratch rather than reuse his STAS model.

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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Aquaman's Justice League file uses his character design from his STAS appearance ("A Fish Story"). bty By the time Aquaman appeared on ''Justice League'', Bruce Timm and company ultimately chose to discard the STAS model and redesign the model Arthur Curry from scratch rather than reuse his STAS model.scratch.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Aquaman's Justice League file uses his character design from his STAS appearance ("A Fish Story"). bty the time Aquaman appeared on ''Justice League'', Bruce Timm and company chose to redesign the model from scratch rather than reuse his STAS model.
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* HeroOfAnotherStory: Every member of the current League counts as this, Superman included. S

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* HeroOfAnotherStory: Every member of the current League counts as this, Superman included. S
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* BaitAndSwitchComment: Warhawk calling Batman out for disobeying the rules...then admitting that he liked that about him.

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* BaitAndSwitchComment: Warhawk calling Batman out for disobeying the rules...orders...then admitting that he liked that about him.

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* BaitAndSwitchComment: Warhawk calling Batman out for disobeying the rules...then admitting that he liked that about him.



* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Micron is the first, and the only successfully, incapacitated Justice League member who spends the rest of the two-parter in a stasis tank except for one brief moment.

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* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Micron is the first, and the only successfully, successful, incapacitated Justice League member who spends the rest of the two-parter in a stasis tank except for one brief moment.



* {{Foreshadowing}}: This final exchange between Terry and Superman:

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: {{Foreshadowing}}:
** At one point when Terry calls Bruce from the Watchtower, the latter is reading up on Superman's profile on the computer. This implies (and, considering he is a GreatDetective, short of actually confirming) that Bruce has already suspected Superman as TheMole.
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This final exchange between Terry and Superman:



* HeroOfAnotherStory: Every member of the current League counts as this, Superman included.

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* HeroOfAnotherStory: Every member of the current League counts as this, Superman included. S

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