History WesternAnimation / JusticeLeagueCrisisOnTwoEarths

This direct-to-DVD film, part of the ''WesternAnimation/DCUniverseAnimatedOriginalMovies'' line, is based on Creator/GrantMorrison and Frank Quitely's ''[[ComicBook/JLAEarth2 JLA - Earth 2]].'' It was originally planned as a ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Unlimited'' prequel film, dealing with how the League decided to make the jump to HeroesUnlimited after ''Starcrossed'', but after ''JLU'' ended, the project was briefly shelved before being rewritten to be a separate continuity. Still, the tone is perfect for a Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse entry, and the JLU roots are still very obvious -- it's implied that this version of the League used to include Hawkgirl, the Flash has the same characterization as ''JLU'', the Watchtower is in the middle of being rebuilt, and HeroesUnlimited is a plot point.

* FoeRomanceSubtext: Throughout their battle, Superwoman teases Batman by kissing him and offers to keep him as a pet. When he screams in agony from a broken rib, she tells him she loves it when her "lovers make a little noise."

* BeardOfEvil: Captain Super has one, distinguishing him as the EvilCounterpart of Captain Marvel.
* BigBad: Ultraman [[spoiler:is ''not'' this; Owlman is]].

[[AlternateUniverse Somewhere, in another universe]], there is another Earth where [[MirrorUniverse life is reversed]]. The human heart is on the right side, and people who we know to be supervillains on our Earth, such as ComicBook/LexLuthor and [[ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} Slade Wilson]], are some of this mirror-world's greatest heroes. But on the other end of the spectrum, there is the [[PsychoRangers Crime Syndicate]]. Made up of {{Evil Doppelganger}}s of the Franchise/{{Justice League|of America}}, they run an empire of organized, superpowered crime that has all but taken over the world. Lex Luthor, in a desperate attempt to stop them, crosses over to the mainstream DC Universe to ask the League for help. The League agrees, but they're facing off against a world overflowing with supervillains--and Owlman (the counterpart to {{Franchise/Batman}}) has his own deadly agenda...

This direct-to-DVD film, part of the ''WesternAnimation/DCUniverseAnimatedOriginalMovies'' line, is based on Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's ''[[ComicBook/JLAEarth2 JLA - Earth 2]].'' It was originally planned as a ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Unlimited'' prequel film, dealing with how the League decided to make the jump to HeroesUnlimited after ''Starcrossed'', but after JLU ended, the project was briefly shelved before being rewritten to be a separate continuity. Still, the tone is perfect for a Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse entry, and the JLU roots are still very obvious--it's implied that this version of the League used to include Hawkgirl, the Flash has the same characterization as JLU, the Watchtower is in the middle of being rebuilt, and HeroesUnlimited is a plot point.

An important fact to keep in mind is that, despite the similarities between the two factions, the Crime Syndicate of America is ''not'' composed of {{Mirror Sel|f}}ves of the Justice League of America. Though [[AllThereInTheManual not explained within the film itself]], the members of the Syndicate have different personal and professional backgrounds, with both different origins for their superpowers and different secret identities [[note]] Ultraman is not Kryptonian, Owlman is [[CainAndAbel Thomas Wayne Jr. rather than Bruce Wayne,]] Superwoman is a counterpart to ComicBook/MaryMarvel rather than Wonder Woman, etc. [[/note]]. This is why the "twins" have different voice-actors [[note]]bar Green Lantern[[/note]] and great physical differences from their counterparts; they are actually not the same people as those in the League.

* AllThereInTheScript: Olympia, the superpowered woman with a spear who fights Wonder Woman and is her Mirror Universe counterpart with regards to powers and origin (Superwoman is actually an analogue to Mary Marvel), is never named in the movie.
* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: The Super Family "pops over to the universe next door". Later, the League repays the favor.

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: President Slade Wilson insists that it's better to keep an uneasy truce with the Crime Syndicate than let the Justice League try to take them out. When Superman says they'll do so ''without'' killing them:
-->'''President Wilson:''' Then I've got a better idea. Why don't you go home and end all the crime on ''your own planet''?

-->'''Rose:''' Why don't ''you'' grow a backbone?

** Superwoman explains that Owlman is her kind of psychopath when he reveals that his plan [[spoiler:will destroy reality itself.]]
** Johnny Quick gives his dying approval when he realises [[spoiler:Batman set him up to die from RapidAging in place of Flash.]]

* BadassNormal: Batman once again is the only member of the Justice League without any superpowers, yet steals every scene he is in. He is joined by his EvilCounterpart Owlman, who [[spoiler:turns out to be the true BigBad of this film.]]
* BaitAndSwitch: The film presents Ultraman front and centre opposite Superman on the cover art, and sets him up as the leader and BigBad of the Crime Syndicate.[[spoiler:In actuality, he's taken down less than halfway through to put focus on Owlman's larger, multiverse-destroying plot]].

* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: Batman and Owlman both. [[spoiler:Earth-Prime doesn't look like it has much of an atmosphere]].
* BatmanGambit: The man himself uses one to [[spoiler:get Johnny Quick to volunteer for a likely-fatal part in the plan to stop Owlman]].

* BattleTrophy: Wonder Woman claims the invisible jet for herself after the Crime Syndicate is defeated, calling it "spoils of war". When the Flash notes she can fly on her own, Green Lantern retorts that he still drives a car.

* BigBad: Ultraman [[spoiler:is ''not'' this; Owlman is.]]
* BewareTheSuperman: The alternate Earth has been overrun by the malevolent superpowered beings of the Crime Syndicate, with the only thing preventing them from taking over the [=USA=] government being the threat of a nuclear counter-attack. By the start of the film, the Justice League of the alternate Earth has been obliterated, with the only surviving members being [[BadassNormal Lex Luthor and the Jester]].

** Martian Manhunter does this twice, [[spoiler:the second time with backup from President Wilson and some {{Space Marine}}s.]]

* CombatPragmatist: Owlman uses a gun in his fistfight with Wonder Woman, with [[ShootingSuperman predictable results.]]

** This Superwoman is the thematic double of Franchise/WonderWoman, but her actual powers and origin are those of [[{{ComicBook/Shazam}} Mary Marvel]].

%%* ContemplateOurNavels: Seems to be Owlman's super-power.
* ContinuityNod: It's not a DCAU film anymore, but Bruce Timm has said that most of the original plot was still intact. Included in this film is the construction of the second Justice League Watchtower, the expansion of the League and Wonder Woman obtaining her invisible jet. These events all occurred during the gap between ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' and ''Justice League Unlimited.''

* CosmicKeystone: [[spoiler:Owlman thinks destroying Earth-Prime (apparently just that planet, not the entire Prime universe) will destroy the entire multiverse.]][[note]]Of course since Batman foiled his plan we’d never know if it would have worked anyway.[[/note]]

* DesignatedGirlfight: Wonder Woman has five fights in the movie. They're with Sai, Vamp, Olympia, and Superwoman in the climax, all of whom are women. She also knocks out Model Citizen when she hypnotizes The Flash. The 'fight' with Owlman just involves her kicking him off his plane, though they do trade quite a few blows. What makes this especially odd is that the writers don't seem to have the issues with men hitting women that usually cause this trope.
* {{Determinator}}: We never see Batman receiving medical attention after he (narrowly) survives his encounter with Superwoman, suggesting that [[spoiler:he spent the next two-thirds of the film fighting with at least one broken rib, ''and'' he beat Owlman, who was wearing armor, in the final act.]]

** Superwoman has Captain Super (Evil [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]], with a uniform and BeardOfEvil that makes him look like Black Adam.)

* TheEarthPrimeTheory: Owlman's plot is the [[TropeNamers Trope Namer.]]

** Similar to the main earth, Jimmy has a watch that allows him to call Ultraman at anytime, and Ultraman is legitimately upset about Lex/Superman ganging up on him. The first thing he does when he's called is tell them to lay off Jimmy, after even calling him "his boy", although whether as his right-hand-mook/sidekick or because of an even deeper love and respect. Either way you slice it, it shows that he does care for him.

** {{Lampshaded}} by Martian Manhunter, when he states that his Earth's Rose Wilson is probably evil (she's actually an AntiVillain).

* EvilLearnsOfOutsideContext: The Crime Syndicate learns about TheMultiverse when the heroic Lex Luthor uses a device to warp to another universe. Superwoman is ecstatic about the possibilities, and tells her lover, Owlman, that there is an endless number of Earths out there for them to conquer. However, he rejects her proposal, having become nihilistic upon reflecting about how insignificant his actions are in the grand scheme of things, and decides to destroy all worlds instead.

** Batman seems to feel this way. He [[RefusalOfTheCall flatly refuses]] to participate in fighting the Crime Syndicate until they [[TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive invade the Watchtower]] and seems to have no problem [[spoiler:sacrificing Johnny Quick to avoid risking the Flash's life.]]

* FoeRomanceSubtext: Throughout their battle, Superwoman teases Batman by kissing him and offers to keep him as a pet. When he screams in agony from a broken rib, she tells him she loves it when her "lovers make a little noise".

** "Made Men" is a term used for criminals that have been initiated as official members of TheMafia. Here it's used for lieutenants of the Crime Syndicate who have been granted superpowers in exchange for their loyalty - they have been ''made'' into super-villains.

** Batman struggles a bit inwardly with his similarites to Owlman, especially with [[spoiler:both of their view of alternate universes as expendable. However, Batman rejects [[NotSoSimilar this notion]] when he sees the difference between the two. To quote him: [[Creator/FriedrichNietzsche ("We both looked at the abyss, but when it looked back at us, you blinked.")]]]]

* MisanthropeSupreme: [[spoiler:Owlman,]] who views mankind as a cancer, and wiping it out as curing the disease. Even when Batman tries to argue that [[spoiler:if they're so much alike, Owlman must've been a good man once]], he replies, "No. Not good. Never good. After all, [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters I'm only human."]]

* TheMultiverse: The film takes a serious look at this trope to the point of near-deconstruction: [[spoiler:The main antagonist, Owlman, goes full-blown MisanthropeSupreme over the realization that the multiverse consists of the sum of all universes made from all possible outcomes of every single choice ever made by any sentient being (let's just be generous and say 'infinity'). Anything done is by definition meaningless because an infinite amount of universes exist that contain all possible outcomes of everything. Naturally, his conclusion [[OmnicidalManiac is to perform the one action]] that would, by definition, have any purpose at all because it cannot have a different outcome: '''[[WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond Blow it all up!]]'''.]] Of course, the deconstruction gets taken even further after that: [[spoiler:by stepping foot on Earth Prime and attempting to affect it, Earth Prime just splits into more alternate universes, making it impossible to erase! In the end, not even ''trying to destroy the multiverse'' is effectual]].

** Owlman's Made Men are evil versions of the [[ComicBook/BatmanAndTheOutsiders Outsiders]] (ComicBook/BlackLightning, ComicBook/{{Katana}}, and Looker), a team of misfits led by Batman in the '80s and '00s. There's also some Detroit Leaguers in there (Evil Vibe/"Breakdance", Evil Vixen/"Vamp", and Evil Gypsy/"Gypsy Woman" - Evil Steel is missing for whatever reason); the implication is that these were some of the Made Men absorbed into his fold after the death of J'edd J'arkus, the counterpart to the Martian Manhunter, who led the Detroit League.

** If Martian Manhunter looks a little off, it's because he's sporting his post-ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis look from the comics.
** During Rose's anti-Syndicate speech, there's a [[Series/{{Smallville}} certain blonde reporter]] who looks quite familiar.

* NeverTrustATitle: ''Crisis On Two Earths'' is the name of a classic DC storyline involving parallel universes, however, the Crime Syndicate universe is not one of them.

** During the League's face-off with the Syndicate, Flash and Johnny Quick destroy a piece of science equipment while fighting each other and Quick began hurling the broken pieces at Flash. Flash not only manages to dodge and deflect all the flying shards, but actually ''reassembles the device and hands it to Quick''. Quick responds with a rather apt "[[PrecisionFStrike Bugger]]" before Flash [[TalkToTheFist punches him in the face]].

* OrangeBlueContrast: The DVD cover is a split image of the Justice League and the Crime Syndicate charging at the viewer. The good guys are placed in front of a blue background to highlight their benevolence, while the villains are tinged with a light orange hue that makes them look more menacing.
* OurPresidentsAreDifferent: In the alternate Earth, the US is led by President Wilson, the good counterpart of Slade [[RedBaron "Deathstroke"]] Wilson, who is a villainous ProfessionalKiller in the main universe.

* PapaWolf: Yeah, that's right, Ultraman, send an assassin to kill President Slade's daughter, it's not like he'll hold anything against you and arrive at your headquarters driving a tank with marines and nuclear weapons. Oh, he will? [[NiceJobFixingItVillain Oops]].

* PinballProtagonist: Among the six protagonist Leaguers, Green Lantern doesn't do as much as the others. (Appropriately, the same can be said for Power Ring).

* PreAssKickingOneLiner: Black Canary before she uses her Canary Cry on one of the Made Men point blank.
-->"Wanna hear a secret?"

* PrimeTimeline: {{zigzagged}}, since the heroes don't come from it. They do have to save it, though, due to TheEarthPrimeTheory.

* PunchPunchPunchUhOh: Lex Luthor pounds [[NighInvulnerable ineffectively]] on Ultraman, then the latter slams him into a building.

* RebelliousPrincess: Rose; in this case a Rebellious President's daughter opposed to her father's decision to not antagonize the Crime Syndicate.

** Model Citizen's brainwashing power causes her target to repeat her own sentences. The Flash comments that "This is like the JediMindTrick".

** Owlman's motivation for destroying the multiverse pretty much paraphrases the plot of Creator/LarryNiven's [[https://archive.org/stream/Galaxy_v27n03_1968-10#page/n31/mode/2up All The Myriad of Ways.]]
** When Luthor uses some technobabble to explain how he will be able to open the Syndicate's base on the Moon, Flash asks him to clarify "for those who don't speak Franchise/StarTrek".
%% Needs more context ** '''Owlman''' (To Wonder Woman): [[Film/AirForceOne "Get off my plane!"]]

* StatuesqueStunner: Wonder Woman, naturally, and Superwoman as well, especially since [[http://fav.me/d2ko7u9 concept art]] shows her at roughly Superman's height.

*** Better: Mr. Terrific has several doctorates. The version with an H on his face could well be [[WebVideo/DoctorHorriblesSingALongBlog Dr. Horrible.]]

* StrawNihilist: [[spoiler:Owlman, who believes that parallel universes render free will meaningless. Which is why he wants to blow them up. Heck, he doesn't even ''care'' during his death scene.]]
** It's very likely that [[spoiler:Owlman]] was wrong about new universes being created every time someone makes a decision. Human organs being reversed and blue kryptonite affecting Ultraman the way green kryptonite affects Superman couldn't possibly be the results of decisions made by any sentient being. It seems that Owlman just jumped to a conclusion that justified his already nihilistic outlook, so it probably still "doesn't matter" if he knows he's wrong.

* TechnoBabble: The Flash mocks Lex Luthor's speeches about technology by telling him some of them don't speak "''Franchise/StarTrek''".

* VitriolicBestBuds: At the beginning of the movie, Flash complains that Batman had turned him into a guinea pig and that he doesn't feel that Batman likes him very much. At the end, they need [[spoiler:superspeed to open a "doorway". Flash steps up, but Batman tells him he's too slow and Johnny Quick offers to do it.]] At the end, it turns out that the job Batman needed done [[spoiler:drained the life out of Johnny, and killed him, and ''that'' is why Batman wouldn't let his universe's Flash do the job. Keep in mind, Batman only ''suspected'' it might happen, but knew it was a strong possibility.]]

* WhyDontYaJustShootHim: Superman asks Good Lex why he didn't just destroy the MacGuffin to keep it out of the Syndicate's hands; Lex replies "It's [[PureEnergy pure energy]] - it '''can't''' be destroyed."

This direct-to-DVD film, part of the ''WesternAnimation/DCUniverseAnimatedOriginalMovies'' line, is based on Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's ''[[ComicBook/JLAEarth2 JLA - Earth 2]].'' It was originally planned as a ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Unlimited'' prequel film, dealing with how the League decided to make the jump to HeroesUnlimited after ''Starcrossed'', but after JLU ended, the project was briefly shelved before being rewritten to be a separate continuity. Still, the tone is perfect for a {{Franchise/DCAU}} entry, and the JLU roots are still very obvious--it's implied that this version of the League used to include Hawkgirl, the Flash has the same characterization as JLU, the Watchtower is in the middle of being rebuilt, and HeroesUnlimited is a plot point.

[[AlternateUniverse Somewhere, in another universe]], there is another Earth where [[MirrorUniverse life is reversed]]. The human heart is on the right side, and people who we know to be supervillains on our Earth, such as ComicBook/LexLuthor and [[ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} Slade Wilson]], are some of this mirror-world's greatest heroes. But on the other end of the spectrum, there is the [[PsychoRangers Crime Syndicate]]. Made up of {{Evil Counterpart}}s of the Franchise/{{Justice League|of America}}, they run an empire of organized, superpowered crime that has all but taken over the world. Lex Luthor, in a desperate attempt to stop them, crosses over to the mainstream DC Universe to ask the League for help. The League agrees, but they're facing off against a world overflowing with supervillains--and Owlman (the counterpart to {{Franchise/Batman}}) has his own deadly agenda...

** The movie removes the adulterous TriangRelations between Ultraman, Owlman and Superwoman; and tones down Ultraman's villainy from a psychopathic sadist who randomly fries people from orbit with his heat vision to a profit-driven thug.

* DesignatedGirlfight: Wonder Woman has five fights in the movie. They're with Sai, Vamp, Olympiad, and Superwoman in the climax, all of whom are women. She also knocks out Model Citizen when she hypnotizes The Flash. The 'fight' with Owlman just involves her kicking him off his plane, though they do trade quite a few blows. What makes this especially odd is that the writers don't seem to have the issues with men hitting women that usually cause this trope (see WouldHitAGirl below).

* OrangeBlueContrast: See the poster up top.
* OurPresidentsAreDifferent: President Wilson. You might be more familiar with his EvilCounterpart [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003 Slade]] [[RedBaron "Deathstroke"]] [[ProfessionalKiller Wilson.]]

[[AlternateUniverse Somewhere, in another universe]], there is another Earth where [[MirrorUniverse life is reversed]]. The human heart is on the right side, and people who we know to be supervillains on our Earth, such as ComicBook/LexLuthor and [[Comicbook/{{Deathstroke}} Slade Wilson]], are some of this mirror-world's greatest heroes. But on the other end of the spectrum, there is the [[PsychoRangers Crime Syndicate]]. Made up of {{Evil Counterpart}}s of the Franchise/{{Justice League|of America}}, they run an empire of organized, superpowered crime that has all but taken over the world. Lex Luthor, in a desperate attempt to stop them, crosses over to the mainstream DC Universe to ask the League for help. The League agrees, but they're facing off against a world overflowing with supervillains--and Owlman (the counterpart to {{Franchise/Batman}}) has his own deadly agenda...

* CastingGag: In the French dub, Johnny Quick is voiced by Yoann Sover, who is also the voice of Kid Flash/Wally West in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''. In that same dub, the Jester is voiced by Xavier Fagnon, who also voiced many animated incarnations of the Joker ever since ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold''.

** There's a Crime Syndicate member named Vamp who physically resembles ComicBook/{{Vixen}}. However, her powers are based on [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans Beast Boy]], as she can transform into any animal, all of which retain the colour of her skin.

** Owlman's main Made Man is Black Power (Evil Comicbook/BlackLightning), but Superwoman fits better within the scope of the story.

* EasterEgg: Freeze-framing when Good Luthor shows the League a diagram of the Crime Syndicate's organization tree lets one spot evil versions of heroes like ComicBook/{{Metamorpho}}, ComicBook/BlueBeetle (Ted Kord), [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans Cyborg]], ComicBook/{{Zatanna}}, Red Tornado, and others.

** The title is a reference to either ''Comicbook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'', ''the'' CrisisCrossover, or the various JLA/JSA crossovers, which had names like ''Crisis on Earth-One!''

* OurPresidentsAreDifferent: President Wilson. You might be more familiar with his EvilCounterpart [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans Slade]] [[RedBaron "Deathstroke"]] [[ProfessionalKiller Wilson.]]

* CosmicKeystone: [[spoiler:Owlman thinks destroying Earth-Prime (apparently just that planet, not the entire Prime universe) will destroy the entire multiverse.]]

* TruerToTheText: This animated film marks the first time the Crime Syndicate was faithfully adapted in comparison to the efforts made by ''WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}}'' (which featured a team in ''The World's Greatest [=SuperFriends=]'' called the Super Enemies and consisted of evil versions of Superman, Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman and Aquaman who went by the same codenames as their heroic counterparts and merely had more sinister appearances and costumes), the Justice Lords from ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' (who were more a team of {{Knight Templar}}s than true villains and became that way after [[DeadAlternateCounterpart the death of their Flash]]) and ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' (which [[AdaptationNameChange renamed the team the Injustice Syndicate]] and had Owlman as the only team member from the source material to be represented).

* AdaptationTitleChange: ''Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths'' is based on ''JLA: Earth-2''.

* SaiGuy: Or Sai Girl in the case of Katana's opposite on the parallel Earth, who's named, well, Sai.

** To the original comic. In ''JLA - Earth 2'', it is revealed that the LawOfNarrativeCausality is reversed on Earth-2, meaning evil will always triumph, and the Justice League is forced to leave and let the Syndicate win. Also in the comic, the people of Earth-2 are demonstrated as being inherently vicious, cruel and selfish, whereas in the movie they are innocent victims.
** The movie removes the adulterous TriangRelations between Ultraman, Owlman and Superwoman, and tones down Ultraman's villainy from a psychopathic sadist who randomly fries people from orbit with his heat vision to a profit-driven thug.

* MsFanservice: Model Citizen. Her CleavageWindow is UpToEleven. Justified, in that her entire hat is hypnosis and seduction.

* OmnicidalManiac: [[spoiler:Taken UpToEleven with Owlman, who wishes to exterminate all life by destroying reality itself. Superwoman]] is one by association.

* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: The original graphic novel ''JLA: Earth 2'' ended with the Justice League forced to leave the Crime Syndicate to their own devices after realizing that the Crime Syndicate's universe is one where evil always triumphs. This isn't the case in this animated film, where the League are successfully able to defeat the Crime Syndicate, end their reign over Earth and hold the surviving members accountable for their crimes.

%%* DoesNotLikeShoes: Angelique and Fortuneteller.

* TheAbridgedSeries: Made by the [=DCAbridgedUniverse=] channel on Website/YouTube. Can be viewed [[https://youtu.be/LG_ogMCVP3k here]].

* TakingYouWithMe: The Jester does this to evil Manhunter and Hawkgirl.

%%* WalkingShirtlessScene: Black Power, who's Black Lightning's counterpart.

* TruerToTheText: This animated film marks the first time the Crime Syndicate was faithfully adapted in comparison to the efforts made by ''WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}}'' (which used the Super Enemies and consisted of evil versions of Superman, Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman and Aquaman who went by the same codenames and merely had more sinister appearances and costumes), the Justice Lords from ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' (who were more a team of {{Knight Templar}}s than true villains and became that way after [[DeadAlternateCounterpart the death of their Flash]]) and ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' (which [[AdaptationNameChange renamed the team the Injustice Syndicate]] and had Owlman as the only team member from the source material to be represented).

%%* WingedHumanoid: Angelique/Evil Hawkgirl

An important fact to keep in mind is that, despite the similarities between the two factions, the Crime Syndicate of America is ''not'' composed of {{Evil Twin}}s of the Justice League of America. Though [[AllThereInTheManual not explained within the film itself]], the members of the Syndicate have different personal and professional backgrounds, with both different origins for their superpowers and different secret identities [[note]] Ultraman is not Kryptonian, Owlman is [[CainAndAbel Thomas Wayne Jr. rather than Bruce Wayne,]] Superwoman is a counterpart to ComicBook/MaryMarvel rather than Wonder Woman, etc. [[/note]]. This is why the "twins" have different voice-actors [[note]]bar Green Lantern[[/note]] and great physical differences from their counterparts; they are actually not the same people as those in the League.

* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: The Jester has a pet monkey named [[MythologyGag Harley]].

* DeadpanSnarker: Even though he has only a few minutes onscreen, ComicBook/{{Firestorm}} proves to be one.

** [[spoiler:Batman himself seems to struggle a bit inwardly with his similarites to Owlman, especially with both of their view of alternate universes as expendable.]] However, [[spoiler:Batman [[DefiedTrope rejects]] [[NotSoSimilar this notion]] when he sees the difference between the two. To quote him: [[Creator/FriedrichNietzsche ("You blinked.")]]]]

* NotSoDifferentRemark: [[spoiler:Owlman comments this to Batman in their final battle, especially when he points out how Batman's attributes such as attitude, costume and tactics all invoke feelings from a bad past and Owlman's tone of familiarity implies he went something like it. He even mentions how both don't trust anyone else to do what is needed.]]
* NotSoSimilar: The above in turn leads into [[spoiler:Batman delivering this golden line to Owlman at the end of their fight]]: