History Videogame / InjusticeGodsAmongUs

* NotSoDifferent:

* ExpendableAlternateUniverse: The [[CrapsackWorld Injustice universe]] and the main one are two different dimensions. The "who cares what happens to the other 'verse" part of the trope is averted, however, when Regime Superman [[spoiler:announces a plan to invade and conquer the main universe.]] Even if the Regime is part of another universe, they are still a threat nonetheless. Insurgency Batman intended to send the heroes back to the main universe, but they insist on fighting for the Injustice universe. [[spoiler:And Batman eventually brings Superman over for the final battle.]]

* ShootingSuperman: Averted. Despite the fact that they [[GameplayAndStorySegregation shouldn't work,]] weapons and other devices work as well on Superman as they do other opponents.

* SupermanStaysOutOfGotham: [[spoiler:Averted by good Superman in Chapter 12 of the game's Story Mode.]]

* ThreeRoundDeathmatch: Averted. This game uses a similar life meter system to ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct'': rather than the match being divided into a "best of three" point system, you are instead given two life bars. When your opponent's first life bar is depleted the action breaks briefly (with the winning character throwing out a quick quip and pose) then the other character rises to their feet and continues the fight, with the first character retaining whatever vitality they had when their opponent fell. Deplete the second bar and the match is over. The opponent is also allowed to use their [[ComboBreaker Wager]] on the second life bar.

* ThreeRoundDeathmatch: Averted. This game uses a similar life meter system to ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct'': rather than the match being divided into a "best of three" point system, you are instead given two lifebars. When your opponent's first lifebar is depleted the action breaks briefly (with the winning character throwing out a quick quip and pose) then the other character rises to their feet and continues the fight, with the first character retaining whatever vitality they had when their opponent fell. Deplete the second bar and the match is over. The opponent is also allowed to use their [[ComebackMechanic Wager]] on the second life bar.

* BewareTheSuperman: The Regime is a dystopian tyranny of superpowered former heroes.

* ''Franchise/TheFlash Characters'': [[Characters/TheFlashTheFlashes The Flash (Barry Allen)]], [[ComicBook/Earth2 Jay Garrick]] (DLC costume), [[ComicBook/WallyWest Kid Flash]] (mobile only), [[Characters/TheFlashEvilSpeedsters Reverse Flash]] (mobile only)

Has a tie-in comic, ''ComicBook/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'', and a sequel, ''VideoGame/{{Injustice 2}}''. A WesternAnimation/DCUniverseAnimatedOriginalMovies project set in the same universe was announced on May 19, 2021.

* TheDictatorship: As the new High Councilor, Regime Superman sets up the One Earth Regime, a planetwide dictatorship which includes members of the former Justice League who now support him, along with villains such as Bane, Sinestro, and Black Adam. Instead of following truth, justice, and the American Way, Regime Superman now believes in lies, injustice, and the authoritarian way, thinking that the [[BeingGoodSucks traditional model of]] [[GoodIsOldFashined superheroics is outdated]]. At first, the Regime is motivated by UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans when it comes to ending crime at all costs, but it slowly devolves into a twisted desire to subjugate the Earth as time passes.

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: After the Joker drove him to pull a FaceHeelTurn, Regime Superman and his allies adopt a hardline policy on crime and take a jaded view on traditional superheroics, but they're also ignorant to realize that it has [[HeWhoFightsMonsters warped them]] into the villains they once opposed. The Flash eventually [[HeelRealization realized]] just how corrupt Superman has become and defects to Batman's side after [[spoiler:witnessing the fallen Man of Steel [[WouldHurtAChild kill Shazam]] in cold blood]].

* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:Regime Superman kills Shazam, who is a just a kid who takes an adult form while super-powered. This is emphasized when Regime Superman calls him "Billy" in a mocking tone.]]

Has a tie-in comic, ''ComicBook/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'', and a sequel, ''VideoGame/{{Injustice 2}}''. A Creator/DCUniverseAnimatedOriginalMovies project set in the same universe was announced on May 19, 2021.

Has a tie-in comic, ''ComicBook/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'', and a sequel, ''VideoGame/{{Injustice 2}}''.

* KnightTemplar: The Regime versions of Franchise/{{Superman}} and Franchise/WonderWoman became this after the Tragedy of Metropolis.

* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: [[spoiler:How Regime Superman [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrkwxMnTfTw kills]] Regime Shazam. Also, Shazam's alter ego, Billy Batson, is just a kid who can appear older.]]

The game has a similar gameplay to 2009's [[VideoGame/MortalKombat9 Mortal Kombat reboot]] but with a few additions such as a interactive objects in the stages with the characters with SuperStrength having the ability to use heavy objects to attack their opponent while [[BadassNormal badass normals]] use those objects to evade attacks. Also, there are stage transitions that can be triggered using a heavy attack on a specific part of the stage, and each character have a special ability unique to them such as Superman having a short damage buff, Wonder Woman changing her fighting style from barehanded to a heavier sword & shield style and Aquaman summoing a water shield that increases defense.

** For the "Injustice" Universe. [[spoiler:The Regime's rampage through Gotham and Metropolis is put to a stop, and the surviving leaders of the dictatorship are either apprehended or willingly turn themselves in. That being said, many heroes become evil, hundreds of people have died as a result of the conflict, including two morally decent people (Lex Luthor and Shazam), and the best chance that this Universe had at world peace has been fragmented. This allows Brainiac to invade Earth with no effort in ''VideoGame/Injustice2''.]]

* CrapsackWorld: The end result of Joker's posthumous actions is years of endless misery and countless deaths of those who called out Superman, who went on to establish a dictatorship on Earth. If he were alive, Joker would be cackling in glee on how he unleashed the chaos in the ''Injustice''-verse in his wake.

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: After the Joker drove him to pull a FaceHeelTurn, Regime Superman and his allies adopt a hard-line policy on crime and take a jaded view on traditional superheroics, but they're also ignorant to realize that it has [[HeWhoFightsMonsters warped them]] into the villains they once opposed. The Flash eventually [[HeelRealization realized]] just how corrupt Superman has become and defects to Batman's side after [[spoiler:witnessing the fallen Man of Steel [[WouldHurtAChild kill Shazam]] in cold blood]].

* NobodyPoops: In Superman's ending, he ingests a Kryptonite capsule, so the Justice League can take him down if he goes rogue. He doesn't ''inject'' it, he ''ingests'' it. So, it should come out in a couple days or so...

The game's story is set in an AlternateUniverse where Superman abandons his principles following the death of his wife Comicbook/LoisLane and the destruction of Metropolis by the hand of the Joker and Harley Quinn, causing him to murder the Joker in cold blood, much to Batman's horror. Sometime later, Superman declares his intentions to rid the world of all crimes and tyranny to the United Nations with him and Franchise/WonderWoman reforming the Justice League into a police force to enforce the will of their ''One Earth'' government, causing Batman to rebel and form a resistance group composed of [[BadassNormal badass normals]], vigilantes and novice metahumans to fight against Superman's authoritarian government. However, years of fighting leaves Batman as the only active member of the resistance after most of his team is either killed, wounded or deserted, forcing him to use a device built by Lex Luthor to summon a Justice League from another universe, an universe where they still are paragons of hope and justice.

The game's story is set in an AlternateUniverse where Superman becomes a tyrannical dictator following the death of his wife Comicbook/LoisLane and the destruction of Metropolis by the hand of the Joker and Harley Quinn, causing him to murder the Joker in cold blood, much to Batman's horror. Sometime later, Superman declares his intentions to rid the world of all crimes and tyranny to the United Nations with him and Franchise/WonderWoman reforming the Justice League into a police force to enforce the will of their ''One Earth'' government, causing Batman to rebel and form a resistance group composed of [[BadassNormal badass normals]], vigilantes and novice metahumans to fight against Superman's authoritarian government. However, years of fighting leaves Batman as the only active member of the resistance after most of his team is either killed, wounded or deserted, forcing him to use a device built by Lex Luthor to summon a Justice League from another universe, an universe where they still are paragons of hope and justice.

The game has a similar gameplay to 2009's [[VideoGame/MortalKombat9 Mortal Kombat reboot]] but with a few additions such as a interactive objects in the stages with the characters with SuperStrength having the ability to use heavy objects to attack their opponent while [[BadassNormal badass normals]] use those objects to evade attacks. Also, there are stage transitions that can be triggered using a heavy attack on a specific part of the stage, and each character have a special ability unique to them such as Superman having a short damage buff, Wonder Woman changing her fighting style from barehanded to a heavier sword & shield style and Aquaman summoing a water shield.

The game's story is set in an AlternateUniverse where Superman becomes a tyrannical dictator following the death of his wife Lois Lane and the destruction of Metropolis by the hand of the Joker and Harley Quinn, causing Superman to murder the Joker in cold blood, much to Batman's horror. After declaring his intentions to rid the world of all crimes and tyranny to the United Nations, Superman and Wonder Woman reform the Justice League into a police force to enforce the will of their ''One Earth'' government, causing Batman to rebel and form a resistance group composed of [[BadassNormal badass normals]], vigilantes and novice metahumans to fight against Superman's authoritarian government. However, years of fighting leaves Batman as the only active member of the resistance after most of his team is either killed, wounded or deserted, forcing him to use a device built by Lex Luthor to summon a Justice League from another universe, an universe where they still are paragons of hope and justice.

The game has a similar gameplay to 2009's [[VideoGame/MortalKombat9 Mortal Kombat reboot]] but with a few additions such as a interactive objects in the stages with the characters with SuperStrength having the ability to use heavy objects to attack their opponent while [[BadassNormal badass normals]] use those objects to evade attacks. Also, there are stage transitions that can be triggered using a heavy attacks on a specific part of the stage, and each character have a special ability unique to them such as Superman having a short damage buff, Wonder Woman changing her fighting style from barehanded to a heavier sword & shield style and Aquaman summoing a water shield.

The game's story is set in an AlternateUniverse where Superman becomes a tyrannical dictator following the death of his wife Lois Lane and the destruction of Metropolis by the hand of the Joker and Harley Quinn, causing Superman to murder the Joker in cold blood much to Batman's horror. After declaring his intentions to rid the world of all crimes and tyranny to the United Nations, Superman and Wonder Woman reform the Justice League into a police force to enforce the will of their ''One Earth'' government, causing Batman to rebel and form a resistance group composed of [[BadassNormal badass normals]], vigilantes and novice metahumans to fight against Superman's authoritarian government. However, after years of fighting, Batman's resistance is reduced to only him after most of his team is killed, wounded or deserted, forcing him to use a device built by Lex Luthor to summon a Justice League from another universe.

The game has a similar gameplay to 2009's [[VideoGame/MortalKombat9 Mortal Kombat reboot]] but with a few additions such as a interactive objects in the stages with the characters with SuperStrength having the ability to use heavy objects to attack their opponent while [[BadassNormal badass normals]] use those objects to evade attacks. Also each character has a special ability unique to them such as Superman having a short light damage buff, Wonder Woman changing her fighting style from barehanded to a heavier sword & shield style and Aquaman summoing a water shield.

The game's story is set in an AlternateUniverse where Superman becomes a tyrannical dictator following the death of his wife Lois Lane and the destruction of Metropolis by the hand of the Joker and Harley Quinn. He and Wonder Woman reform the Justice League into a police force to enforce the will of their One Earth government, causing Batman to rebel and form a resistance group composed of [[BadassNormal badass normals]], vigilantes and novice metahumans to fight against Superman's authoritarian government. However, after years of fighting, Batman's resistance is reduced to only him after most of his team is killed, wounded or deserted to the One Earth government, forcing him to use a device built by Lex Luthor to summon a Justice League from another universe.

The game has a similar gameplay to 2009's [[VideoGame/MortalKombat9 Mortal Kombat reboot]] but with a few additions such as a interactive objects in the stages with the characters with SuperStrength having the ability to use heavy objects in the stages to attack their opponent while [[BadassNormal badass normals]] use those objects to evade attacks. Also each character has a special ability unique to them such as Superman having a short light damage buff, Wonder Woman changing her fighting style from barehanded to a heavier sword & shield style and Aquaman summoing a water shield.

''Injustice: Gods Among Us'' is an April 2013 Creator/DCComics FightingGame developed by Creator/NetherrealmStudios, the company behind the [[VideoGame/MortalKombat9 Mortal Kombat reboot]] in 2011. The game's story is set in an AlternateUniverse where Superman becomes a tyrannical dictator following the death of his wife Lois Lane and the destruction of Metropolis by the hand of the Joker and Harley Quinn. He and Wonder Woman reform the Justice League into a police force to enforce the will of their One Earth government, causing Batman to rebel and form a resistance group composed of [[BadassNormal badass normals]], vigilantes and novice metahumans to fight against Superman's authoritarian government. However, after years of fighting, Batman's resistance is reduced to only him after most of his team is killed, wounded or deserted to the One Earth government, forcing him to use a device built by Lex Luthor to summon a Justice League from another universe.