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Characters who are members of the Justice League in the Batman: Arkham video game universe.
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The Justice League in General
A holographic image of the League on display in the Hall of Justice.
- Adaptational Late Appearance: Typically, the Justice League is formed sometime in the founders' respective superhero careers. In this universe, they are not founded until well after Batman had "died" after a long career of protecting Gotham.
- Adaptational Wimp: While the ones killed by The Suicide Squad were weakened in some way in those fateful fights so this is somewhat downplayed, they all have nevertheless overcome worse situations in the comics that they're adapted from. Even Wonder Woman is this, as in the comics, she is effectively an equal to Superman, or at least very close to it, capable of matching him in combat and keeping up with him in terms of durability. Here, she dies via being incinerated by his heat vision, something she'd normally be able to No-Sell or at least tank without issue.
- Adapted Out: There are only five members of the Justice League, instead of the typical seven, with Aquaman and Martian Manhunter (the classic founding members) or Cyborg (circa the New 52) going unaccounted for.
- Apocalyptic Log: How the League encountered Brainiac and how he then took control of them is explained via these.
note - Ax-Crazy: Under Brainiac’s control, the Leaguers are far more violent and hostile, killing innocents by the hundreds.
- Badass Crew: It's the Justice League, so they're a badass crew.
- Brainwashed and Crazy: They’ve been brainwashed by Brainiac, and are far more murderous than usual.
- Bright Is Not Good: Besides Batman and Wonder Woman, the Leaguers wear bright and colorful costumes and are no longer the heroes once Brainiac sank his literal tentacles in their minds.
- Celebrity Superhero: Downplayed. While the Justice League is shown to have been garnering fame and fortune from the various billboards and merchandise seen throughout the game, they're still a force for good and well-meaning intentions even before monopolizing their image. Even Superman and Green Lantern's initial attempts to peacefully negotiate with Brainiac upon first meeting are portrayed sympathetically (despite it Gone Horribly Wrong), along with the highlight of "practicing what they preach" overshadowing the Slave to PR implication; their first meeting with Brainiac takes place on "Justice Day".
- Cybernetics Eat Your Soul: The method that Brainiac used to brainwash the Justice League involves using advanced alien technology to literally lobotomize them. That, and adding some other modifications to their bodies for better performance (i.e. Superman's higher resistance to Kryptonite).
- Expy: Ironically, the Brainwashed and Crazy members of the Justice League are the closet thing to a videogame version of the "Supes" from Garth Ennis' The Boys of both the comic book and the 2019 Prime series.
- Fallen Hero: They were originally superheroes who swore to defend the Earth and protect the innocent until Brainiac brainwashed them into becoming his enforcers.
- Five-Man Band: the Justice League consisted of a Human Alien who served as The Leader and The Cape with Flying Brick powers, a Gadgeteer Genius Stealth Expert who served as a Terror Hero and The Cowl with no superpowers, a Semi-Divine Amazoness Warrior, a scientist who can run at the speed of light, and a former U.S. Marine turned intergalactic peacekeeper with Imagination-Based Superpower fueled by his willpower.
- Four Is Death: Four members of the Justice League have been Brainwashed and Crazy by Brainiac and are wreaking havoc on Earth per the latter's orders.
- Genius Bruiser: All members of the Justice League are certified geniuses in academic subjects and capable fighters as superheroes.
- Hero of Another Story: Due to being the main protagonist of the Arkhamverse, Batman has already been the main focus of the six installments in the saga.
- Knight Templar: Despite being much more arrogant in personality under Brainiac's Mind Control, they still retain their earnest desire to do right by others. Except, they're helping a hyper-intelligent, planet-conquering, alien-android.
- More than Mind Control: The scariest thing that Brainaic did to the Justice League isn't simply brainwashing, but twisting their earnest desire to do good for others into perceiving his conquering the same way and to serve him by terraforming the Earth into New Coluan.
- Psycho Supporter: Besides Wonder Woman, the rest of the Justice League has been devolved into Ax-Crazy enforcers after being brainwashed by Brainaic to support his terraforming of Earth in New Colu.
- Purple Is Powerful: As Brainiac's brainwashed minions, the Leaguers sport purple Glowing Eyes of Doom with Tainted Veins.
- Smug Super: As brainwashed minions of Brainiac, bereft of their morality, they all exhibit notable smug and arrogant behavior regarding the Suicide Squad's attempts to kill them, and for good reason considering how powerful the Leaguers are as individuals.
- Unseen No More: After decades of allusions and references, all four finally make their Arkham debut in Kill the Justice League.
- We Hardly Knew Ye: Applies for every member apart from Batman, as they're all killed within their debut game while the story focuses on their assassins more than it does them.
- Worf Had the Flu: Each of the Justice League gets weakened in some way before their boss fights, which is why a bunch of D-Listers with guns can take them down.
Superman
Superman (Clark Kent)
"All my life I moved heaven and earth to protect you. Now is when most people start to pray."
An alien refuge from Krypton, Superman was raised by the humble and loving Kent family in Smallville, Kansas before becoming a journalist for the Daily Planet in the city of Metropolis as Clark Kent.Voiced By (En): Nolan North
Voiced By (It): ???
- Adaptational Dumbass: Most versions of Superman, despite being an All-Loving Hero, instantly peg Brainiac as bad news and don't hesitate to go on the offensive even from first contact. Here, Superman somehow thought that Brainiac could be negotiated with, even when Batman, Flash, and Wonder Woman all saw the obvious trap coming from a mile away. This mistake gets him, his team, and almost all of Metropolis killed.
- Became Their Own Antithesis: Of course, everyone brainwashed becomes this to some level, but he explicitly says he regrets protecting Earth the way he used to when normally, Earth as both a place and concept is what he cherishes the most. Also, while the other three brainwashed League members still retain aspects of their prior personality, Superman straight-up acts like the opposite of what he is when not brainwashed, and this version seemed to be a Martial Pacifist to boot.
- Best Friend: To Batman. Even after being brainwashed by Brainiac and doing a complete 180° of his original kind and humble personality, he still regards the Dark Knight as his equal (also helping that he's Brainwashed and Crazy as well) and mourn his death at the hands of the Suicide Squad.
- Beware the Superman: Due to being brainwashed, he's become evil and now has no problems murdering wantonly.
- Dark Messiah: After getting Brainwashed and Crazy by Brainiac, Superman's usual Messianic Archetype is turned completely on its head by heralding the terraforming of Earth into New Colu.
- The Dreaded: The Suicide Squad all collectively shit their pants when they realize Superman is the "Alpha Target" Waller was telling them about.
- Endearingly Dorky: Before he was brainwashed, Superman is shown to be a bit of a dork. It's most noticeable in his hologram in the Hall of Justice, where he shares his alien past with the viewer by whispering it to them as if it were a gossipy secret.
- Flying Brick: He's the Trope Codifier for having the usual superhero powerset; Flight, Super-Strength, Super-Speed, Super-Toughness/Nigh-Invulnerability, and his additional powers of Eye Laser, X-Ray Vision, and Super-Breath (completed with the freezing aspect).
- Horrible Judge of Character: He and Green Lantern thought they could negotiate with Brainiac. That's what led to them being brainwashed by him.
- Interface Screw: One of his attacks releases a green fog that can make your character "Crazed", making them "unable to distinguish your allies from your foe". In gameplay terms, it turns Superman and the other Squad members into glitchy-looking green spheres.
- Last of His Kind: Like in all media, he's the last surviving Kryptonian from his deceased planet. After Brainiac brainwashed him to become his minion, Superman dies as the second to last boss by the Suicide Squad, rendering the Kryptonians extinct.
- Martial Pacifist: He seemed to be this more than prior versions of the character before his brainwashing. When Braniac claimed to want to negotiate, he practically begged the others to do it with him, despite how Obviously Evil Braniac looks (which was even brought up to him), and the way he confidently told them they would instantly deal with Braniac if things went south fits this trope to a T.
- No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Superman only had the best intentions when he argued to negotiate with Brainiac, relating to his own alien past to convince the Justice League not to prejudice him from the get-go and give peace a chance. This trusting gesture ends with the deaths of the entire Justice League and almost all of Metropolis.
- Oh, Crap!: Just before his boss fight, Superman catches the Gold Kryptonite boomerang thrown at him by Captain Boomerang. While he was amused at first, his reaction becomes one of slight shock that the boomerang is made of Gold Kryptonite and seeing his veins blacken from it.
- Red Eyes, Take Warning: The trailer first shows Superman rescuing the pilot of a downed helicopter, looking relatively normal. However, vaporizing the pilot with his heat vision is the first sign that he isn't himself, and he keeps his eyes at the ready, burning red-hot, for the rest of his appearance.
- Removed Achilles' Heel: Thanks to Braniac's upgrades, he's no longer vulnerable to kryptonite, as Wonder Woman discovers while trying to fight him. The team needs to collect Gold Kryptonite from Lex Luthor before they can get him down to a fightable level.
- Shooting Superman: The trailer ends with a boomerang harmlessly bouncing off of Superman's head, though it does annoy him just enough to prevent him from using his heat vision right on the spot. Boomerang tries to pass King Shark off as the one who threw it. Averted in-game, where thanks to Luthor creating Gold Kryptonite he can be taken down with conventional firearms.
- Smug Super: While not exactly Homelander-levels, post-brainwashing Superman is notably more outwardly prideful of his godlike superpowers and spends most of his boss fight to boast of his inevitable victory.
- Something Person: His codename Superman is this trope.
- Unwitting Instigator of Doom: Audio logs reveal that Superman was ultimately the one to convince the other members of the Justice League to negotiate with Brainiac, even though Batman, Flash, and Wonder Woman all correctly suspected it was a trap. If he had listened to his team, a lot of innocent people wouldn't have died.
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Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman (Diana Prince)
"How do I stop this?! Please, tell me how!"
An Amazon Princess from the Island of Themyscira who left her sisters behind to fight for mankind.Voiced By (En): Zehra Fazal
Voiced By (It): ???
- Adaptational Modesty: No skin is shown below her neck; her most common looks in the comics tend to have her arms, neckline, and much of her legs bare.
- A Day in the Limelight: In contrast to other DC games. As she is the sole Justice League member not under Brainiac's control, she thus gets the most characterization and screentime out of them. It's still not a ton, but this is the first time she's not overshadowed by Superman and Batman in a video game.
- Amazonian Beauty: Literally and metaphorically, being an actual Amazon Princess who possesses both super strength and great beauty.
- Big Damn Heroes: Saves the Suicide Squad from certain death a couple of times throughout the game.
- Even Girls Want Her: Harley is hinted to be attracted to Wonder Woman and even asks Diana to "step on" her at one point.
- Headbutting Heroes: She's fighting Superman in the story trailer.
- Immune to Mind Control: Immunity to mind control is typically part of her powerset, which is why she's the only Superhero not Brainwashed and Crazy.
- Ink-Suit Actor: She's visually based on her voice actress.
- Only Sane Woman: She's the one character on the side of the "heroes" fully committed to saving all of Metropolis' civilians and undoing the mind-control of the other Justice League members, as it quickly becomes apparent in the game that Waller and the rest of ARGUS (and the Suicide Squad as they're forced to do their bidding) are trying to pursue their own murky agenda while fighting Brainiac.
- The Smurfette Principle: The only woman in the Justice League confirmed so far.
- Something Person: Her superhero name, Wonder Woman, is this.
- Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Subverted. She knows that she needs ARGUS and the Squad to help fight Brainiac's forces with the rest of the League now fighting for the other side, but it's clear she doesn't like doing it. Even as she dies, her parting words to the Squad are more of a begrudging acceptance that the fate of the world lies in their hands and that she has to hope they continue to overcome her initially low expectations.
- Token Good Teammate: More like Token Still-Good Teammate, as she's the only Justice League member not under Brainiac's control.
- The Worf Effect: The cutscene where she fights Superman is basically Rocksteady showing the full strength of their take on his character in cinematic form. While she doesn't instantly fall and manages to stab him with Kryptonite, it's revealed Brainiac had made him resistant to the normal green Kryptonite and he promptly fatally blasts her with his heat vision. That said, it's possible that the Squad was able to kill Superman because of whatever damage she did manage to do with that Kryptonite
The Flash
The Flash (Barry Allen)
"You wanna see what a real hero can do? I'll show you!"
Voiced By (En): Scott Porter
Voiced By (It): ???
A metahuman granted enhanced speed through access to the Speed Force.- Ambiguous Situation: It is currently unclear how many different people have taken up the mantle of the Flash in this universe.
- Arch-Enemy: It seems that Captain Boomerang is this to him in this continuity, as there is a noticeable amount of animosity between them compared to how he talks to the other or even how the other possessed League members talk to the Suicide Squad.
- Comic-Book Fantasy Casting: Barry bears an understandable resemblance to Ezra Miller with his slim physique and chiseled jaw.
- Deadpan Snarker: Deadshot attempts to shoot Barry in the "Flash and Burn" trailer, prompting Barry to run behind Deadshot and mockingly whisper, "Did you get him?" Harley attempts to do the same thing, prompting this response:Really?! Why don't you just mail me the bullet?!
- The Dreaded: While many members of Arkham Knight's militia are overconfident in their chances of beating the Bat, a few mention that they're, understandably, less enthusiastic about the idea of fighting the Flash.Militia: I'd rather take over Gotham than Keystone. At least you see Batman coming.
- Fastest Thing Alive: He's called "the fastest man alive".
- Fingore: He gets his left thumb severed by Captain Boomerang by accident. But in a later cutscene after he's been brainwashed, it's back on his hand like nothing happened. Ironically, as a brainwashed enforcer of Brainaic, one of his go-to punishments for those who resist are getting their fingers severed.
- Good Is Not Nice: Even before his brainwashing, even though he seemed to be the most jolly of the league and is called the Kid-Appeal Character of the bunch, he was not in favor of negotiating with Brainiac and wanted to just fight him despite the ploy seeming tailored for someone like him, and mooks in previous Arkham games mention that he often dealt with criminals without slowing down to the point that he often wasn't seen by them.
- Last Disrespects: Boomerang attempts to piss on his body shortly after the Suicide Squad kills him. Deadshot stops him, however.
- Logical Weakness: While the power of the Speed Force is limitless, his physical body isn't even with Brainiac's upgrades. One thing that led to his loss against the Suicide Squad is exhausting himself to the point where he becomes vulnerable to the killing blow.
- Mercy Kill Arrangement: When Wonder Woman uses the lasso to ask him how to stop her friends, the only answer he can give her, with clear eyes, is she has to kill them to save the world.
- Red Ones Go Faster: He wears a red costume and is the fastest man alive.
- Sacrificial Lion: He starts as an ally near the beginning of the game before getting his ass kicked by the Brainwashed and Crazy Green Lantern, and then his own subsequent off-screen brainwashing after being captured by Batman, whose also been brainwashed by Brainiac. To showcase just how dire the situation is and the threat level that Brainiac poses to the world.
- Spanner in the Works: In the very beginning, he saves the Suicide Squad from getting immediately killed by Green Lantern. His last act before being brainwashed was preventing Batman from shooting Harley. Even after he got brainwashed, Wonder Woman, whom he carried to safety, remains normal and her battle with Superman likely allowed the League to kill him later. He also said that the brainwashed League members had to die via the Lasso of Truth to ensure that the Squad and ARGUS didn't waste time trying to figure out how to cure them.
- The Speedster: He's called The Flash after all, and Super-Speed is his core superpower.
- Spell My Name with a "The": His superhero codename is The Flash.
- Starter Villain: Is the first corrupted Leaguer the Suicide Squad tussles within Kill The Justice League.
- Story-Breaker Power: Despite Superman being labeled as "Alpha Target" by Amanda Waller, The Flash is no slouch in the threat level department as his superpower literally allows him to move at the speed of light and he's canonically faster than the Man of Steel. Also, he's regarded as The Dreaded by many criminals and mercenaries as they can't see him coming at them beforehand and, as a brainwashed minion of Brainiac, even ripped out Lex Luthor's heart before anyone notices him. The only reason that he doesn't straight-up kill the Suicide Squad upon his return as a brainwashed minion is due to his arrogance and sadism by toying with them and slowly killing them off, allowing enough time for Wonder Woman to intercept him. This level of power and danger that The Flash poses for the Suicide Squad forces them to acquire the Anti-Speed Force Shields before facing him. Even then, The Flash could still kill them before they would even have the chance to turn the shields on if he hadn't, ironically, moved slow enough for one of them to activate the shields on reflex.
- Super-Speed: The Flash can run at superhuman speeds thanks to his connection to the Speed Force.
- Super Supremacist: As demonstrated in Batman's audio logs, after being Brainiac'ed the Flash complaints of Batman being in charge despite having "no superpowers" (even though Brainiac has cybernetically enhanced Batman to the point where he can knock out King Shark in a single takedown).
- Swiss-Army Superpower: Super-Speed isn't the only application he can do with the power granted by the Speed Force, as his exhibit in the Hall of Justice and his boss fight both showcase and explain it.
- He can literally create cyclones and tornados by running in circles.
- One of the numerous abilities from the Speed Force allows Barry to heal at an accelerated pace.
- He can turn invisible by vibrating his molecules fast enough for stealth purposes. Near the start of the game, after Green Lantern injures him, he hides away by turning invisible, but Captain Boomerang isn't fooled and stomps him while he's on the ground to make him reveal himself.
- By building up Speed Force energy through friction, The Flash can throw lightning bolts. He can also charge up for a lightning mine by running three-dimensional in the air.
- He can create somewhat tangible Speed Echoes to aid him in his battle against the Suicide Squad.
- He's capable of running in the air in three dimensions to charge up for a lightning mine.
- Tainted Veins: It's subtle, but the sides of his face clearly show evidence of Brainiac's corruption, with black, raised veins peeking out of the sides of his exposed face.
- Two First Names: Allen is also a widespread first name.
- Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?: Even a brainwashed Batman lampshades this in a radio com. As a user of the Speed Force being brainwashed by Brainiac, he could've easily killed the Suicide Squad in so many ways at any given time due to his Super-Speed, and none of them would see it coming even if they were to acquire the Anti-Speed Force shields (e.g. they still had to turn it on). Instead, he toys with them by giving them a much slower death by using his Super-Speed in convoluted ways. Just before his boss fight where he decides to just straight kill the Suicide Squad by charging at them, he only uses a certain amount of his speed that, ironically, allows Captain Boomerang enough time to activate the Anti-Speed Force shields on reflex.
Green Lantern
Green Lantern (John Stewart)
"You should listen to the Section Eight here. You ARE gonna get creamed."
A retired U.S. Marine selected by the Guardians of the Universe to defend Sector 2814.Voiced By (En): Dan White
Voiced By (It): ???
- Ambiguous Situation: It is currently unclear how many different people have taken up the mantle of Green Lantern in this universe.
- Boring, but Practical: Despite the ring he wears offering the means to avert this while still being effective in combat, he still sticks to creating and using weapons and hard geometric objects with it in combat.
- Color Character: Green Lantern.
- Cool Chair: He sits on a heavily-armed throne constructed by his Green Lantern ring.
- Determinator: Played for Horror. The user of the Green Lantern ring must possess a strong will to operate it and as a brainwashed minion of Brainiac, John proves to be anything but good.
- Emerald Power: He's a Green Lantern, which grants him abilities like being able to create powerful constructs and fly.
- Faux Affably Evil: While brainwashed by Brainiac, Green Lantern acts chummy with the Suicide Squad and the Flash while also praising Brainiac's horrifying terraforming of Earth and the countless casualties and making veiled threats towards Deadshot's daughter.
- Goofy Print Underwear: After his death, it turns out that (much like in the comics) his costume was another construct and he was wearing boxers with his logo on them underneath.
- Green and Mean: After being brainwashed by Brainiac, John turned the Emerald Power of the Green Lantern ring onto the very same people and the planet he had sworn to protect.
- Hard Light: The constructs he builds using the Green Lantern ring are made of green tangible energy fueled by his willpower.
- Hidden Depths: According to the display of his power ring in the Hall of Justice, John was an architect after finishing his service in the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Horrible Judge of Character: He and Superman thought they could negotiate with Brainiac. That's what led to them being brainwashed by him.
- Imagination-Based Superpower: Thanks to his Green Lantern ring, he can create any Hard Light construct by sheer willpower and imagination.
- Instant Armor: As seen in his battle against The Flash, later in his boss fight, he uses his Green Lantern ring to construct a giant Hard Light version of himself as armor in battle.
- Military Superhero: John is a former marine turned intergalactic peacekeeper. Most of the constructs he uses in his Boss Battle also use a military theme such as attack helicopters, sniper rifles, and the like.
- Scary Black Man: He's the only member of the Justice League who is black and is one of Brainiac's brainwashed minions.
- Smug Super: He acts arrogantly and brazenly under Brainiac's brainwashing, completely certain his ring's power is unmatched by anything around.
- Two First Names: Stewart is also a popular given name.
