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    In General 
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Juris Societas Auxilium
  • Age Lift:
    • Thomas Larson and Violet Parris are listed as founding members of The Society during 1627 as hosts of Thal and Kol, while their comic book counterparts The Bride and Groom were from the present day.
    • Eric and Linda Strauss were also founding members, while in the comics they debuted after Kent Nelson, the first Doctor Fate.
    • Elizabeth Lawrence joined in 1777, while in the comics her oldest appearance was during WWII.
  • Benevolent Conspiracy: They might operate in the shadows, but they're trying to save the world nonetheless.
  • Composite Character: Of the Justice Society of America, with members from the All-Star Squadron and the Seven Soldiers of Victory.
  • Heroic Lineage: The Dodds, Heywood, Travis and Knight families have been part of The Society for decades and even centuries.
  • Old Superhero: Many of their members are no longer in their prime, but that doesn't mean they have gotten soft.
  • One-Steve Limit: Averted. There are two Ted's on the group, Grant and Knight.
  • Posthumous Character: Hadley Jagger and Sylvester Pemberton are already deceased by the present day.
  • Precursor Hero: The third oldest hero team after the Minute Men and Crimebusters.
  • Retired Badass: Many of them were no longer active because of age, but circumstances make them reunite.
  • Society of Immortals: Aztar, Nabu, Kol and Thal have been members of The Society since its founding in the 17th Century.
  • Team Member in the Adaptation: One their founding members is Arion, while one of their listed members is Richard Carter/Mysto. Both characters were unrelated to the JSA in the comics.

    Doctor Fate (Nabu) 

    Hawkman (Kol) 

    Hawkwoman (Thal) 
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    The Spectre (Aztar/Raguel) 
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The Spectre is a supernatural being of near-unlimited might whose mission is to unleash the Vengeance of God upon evil men. He is always bound to the soul of a deceased human. He's one of the founding members of the Society.


  • Angelic Abomination: He might have some of Raguel's personality traits, but he doesn't have his soul, only what remains of his angelic grace. All that's left is indeed a specter of the angel he once was.
  • Beware the Superman: The most powerful Reality Warper in the DC universe is also dedicated to the explicit purpose of murderously punishing anyone he considers a "sinner". And he has no sense of scale (all crimes warrant death, from rape and murder to taking some pocket change from your mother's purse) or reluctance to slay innocents in pursuit of his goals.
  • Composite Character: One of his previous hosts was Taylor Pike, the Spectre from Tangent comics.
  • Cruel and Unusual Death: A specialty of the character.
  • Exalted Torturer: He's technically on the side of the heroes, but never shies from using deadly force even for offenses that can be barely construed as such.
  • Horrifying Hero: He's a wrathful angel possessing a dead human's body with god-like Reality Warper powers and a maniacal fixation on punishing sinners... which he does by dealing out nightmarish deaths and transformations. He's also willing to deal out the same punishments for even the most meagre crimes.
  • Knight Templar: Has a tendency to go overboard.
  • Lovecraftian Superpower: His main powers.
  • Massive Numbered Siblings: While only "siblings" in the sense that they were created by The Presence, he has lots of spirit brothers and sisters, among them Lucifer Morningstar, Michael Demiurgos, Empyrean, Gabriel, Raphael, Metatron, Sandalphon, Amenadiel, Asmodel, Azazel, Belial, Duma, Imogen, Lilith, Ran Va Daath, Remiel, Saraquael, Suriel, Tali, Traumiel, Uriel and Zauriel.
  • The Omniscient: As a divine agent, the Spectre has access to virtually all of the knowledge in the universe and is even aware of events that have been altered by distortions in time.
  • Omniscient Morality License: What makes the Spectre so creepy; while his intentions are good, in many ways he's just as bad as the criminals he punishes, making him arguably not much more than a Serial-Killer Killer with superpowers.
  • Our Angels Are Different: The Voice revealed to Lucifer the Archangel Raguel, whom the latter thought he had killed thousands of years ago, was given a new purpose and name by The Presence as its Spirit of Vengeance.
  • Reality Warper: The Spectre is capable of warping and controlling reality. He can use his ability to control reality to simulate any form of superpower or ability from shapeshifting to warping time and space.
  • Related in the Adaptation: Through his host Jim Corrigan, he's the secondary father of Kate Corrigan of the B.P.R.D.
  • Vengeful Ghost: He's called the Wrath of God and the specter of an actual angel.

    Sentinel (Alan Scott) 
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Alan Scott, the bearer of the mystical Starheart and member of the Society, briefly served as chairman, and has been an almost constant presence on the team throughout the years. He's the father of Jade and Obsidian.


  • Action Dad: He's the father of Jade and Obsidian.
  • Adaptational Sexuality: Post-Crisis Alan was heterosexual, while Post-Flashpoint he was made homosexual. Here he's omnisexual.
  • The Big Guy: Frequently considered the most powerful of the Society, and is sometimes mentioned to be physically quite large as well.
  • The Cape: He's always been the classic cape archetype.
  • The Chosen One: The mysterious power of the lantern chose Alan to bestow great power upon him.
  • Composite Character: Combines his pre and post Flashpoint characterizations by making him Omnisexual.
  • Happily Married: With his wife Molly Mayne-Scott.
  • Hard Light: His ring generates green light that he can shape into any object he can imagine.
  • Heartbroken Badass: After Sam's death.
  • Hereditary Homosexuality: He's omnisexual and his son Todd is gay.
  • Honest Corporate Executive: Owner of his own multimedia company called Scott Media Group.
  • My Greatest Failure: His son, Obsidian, turned into a crazy monster influenced by the Shadowlands. He got better.
  • Older Than They Look: Despite looking in his sixties, his biography mentions he was born in 1804, making him over 200 years old.
  • Ring of Power: His powers originate from a ring he fashioned from a magic lantern.
  • Tragic Keepsake: He keeps the ring from a local man called Chang when he executes Sam in front of Alan. This angered Alan and the American dropped his act as a civil gentleman, letting his military background take over. With deft skill and the element of surprise, Alan overpowered his captors and used their own weapons to kill Chang. Seeing this, Chang's men scattered.
  • Weaksauce Weakness: Unlike the Oa-based Green Lanterns, Alan's weakness is not the color yellow, but wooden objects. Also unlike the other Lanterns, he still has this weakness.

    Wildcat (Ted Grant) 
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Former pro boxing star Ted Grant, inspired by stories of the Minutemen, became a superhero to clear his name. Wildcat has served as a mentor to many younger heroes and villains including Batman, Black Canary, Catwoman and Barbara Gordon.


  • Animal-Themed Superbeing: Cats.
  • Badass Normal: One of the least powerful members, having no super-abilities at all. Yet he's personally defeated an entire team of villains that came calling, and can handle Batman himself in a fight.
  • Boxing Battler: He's a former champion boxer who fights crime in a cat mask.
  • Boxing Lessons for Superman: He has used his skills to train other heroes how to box including Batman, Barbara Gordon, Catwoman, Black Canary, Wild Dog and Cougar.
  • Cats Have Nine Lives: Ted Grant possesses the ability to return from the dead, a total of nine times. These "nine lives" are characteristic of the mythical properties of average house cats.
  • Cool Old Guy: He's generally able to fight well despite his old age and not carrying any weapons.
  • Dented Iron: He started out as just a really good boxer who donned a cat outfit and started fighting bad guys back in the 1900's. While he's in shockingly good shape given his age and now has Resurrective Immortality, he's picked up a lot of injuries over the years and his body is just older and not as capable as it once was.
  • Good Old Fisticuffs: No matter how big the opponent or how seemingly impossible the odds might be in or out of combat Wildcat will always solve the issue with boxing.
  • Kavorka Man: Covered in welts and cauliflower ear, he's still managed to gain interest from and sleep with Laurel Drake, Queen Hippolyta and dozens of other women. It helps that he shows women respect.
  • Made of Iron: Justified, since he's a former boxing champion. Ted Grant knows how to take a punch, or several.
  • Older Than They Look: He might look in his late forties but he was born in 1880, making him over one hundred years old.
  • One-Man Army: Ted loves a fight, and he's insanely good at it. He's surpassed as a Badass Normal only by the likes of Ricardo Diaz Jr., Lady Shiva and David Cain. He's taken on hordes of opponents on his own and won.
  • Resurrective Immortality: His "nine lives" curse fix works more like this since its really quite a bit more than the original nine lives he thought it was.

    Godspeed (Jay Garrick) 
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Jay Garrick is the son of Greek God Hermes and the original super-speedster, who was the predecessor of the Flash and and a member of the Society. It was Jay Garrick's legendary heroics that inspired Barry Allen.


  • Adaptational Backstory Change: Rather then getting his Super-Speed powers via Freak Lab Accident in the comics and media, he gained his powers via the enchanted winged helmet of his father Hermes.
  • Character Tics: Jay always tips his hat and smiles when he saves someone, even though they can't see him do it. It's a habit from the old days.
  • Composite Character: His name and appearance are from the comics, but is combined with Quicksilver and has the hero name of August Heart.
  • Cool Helmet: His signature winged helmet. It was a gift from his father.
  • Cool Old Guy: Everyone in the DCU respects the hell out of him, and he's known as being the most polite man ever.
  • Divine Parentage: His father is the Greek God Hermes.
  • Dogged Nice Guy: Initially, to Joan. He was handsome and muscular and all, but he wasn't a very physically able guy despite this. After he gets his superspeed, she reconsiders.
  • A God I Am Not: He tells Barry that they are not gods, but men with extraordinary abilities.
  • Happily Married: Jay and his wife Joan have been together for decades, and she still dotes on him.
  • Hero of Another Story: Used to be the original speedster before Barry Allen and Wally West.
  • Older Than They Look: He might look in his early sixties, but he was born on the same year as Alan Scott, making him over 200 years old.
  • Old Superhero: He's in his later years but is every bit as brave as in his youth.
  • Primary-Color Champion: His costume is mostly red, blue and has golden accents.
  • Related in the Adaptation: Jay being the son of Hermes in Earth 27, he's also the nephew of Diana Prince/Wonder Woman.
  • Super-Speed: Naturally, since he's a Flash.

    Suprema (Queen Hippolyta) 
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Queen Hippolyta is the ruler of the Amazons and mother of Diana and adopted mother of Donna Troy, Nubia and Andraste. She is also the first Wonder Woman, after Diana, Nubia and Andraste and later as the heroine Suprema.


  • Action Mom: Never mind the fact that Diana is an adult...
  • Adaptation Name Change: Rather than taking the title of Wonder Woman, she goes by Suprema instead.
  • Affectionate Nickname: "Polly".
  • All Amazons Want Hercules: In her case to the Greek God, Zeus. Also, when she's in the Society, Ted Grant, pretty much the embodiment of the gruff masculinity of his time.
  • Gondor Calls for Aid: Though the Tribes of Themyscira may have decided to leave the Patriarch's World to live in Paradise, they did not abandon Mother Earth. When Gaia or the planet has been in jeopardy, the best and brightest of the Amazons have always been there to answer the call.
  • Hereditary Homosexuality: Both she and her daughter Diana, are bisexual.
  • The High Queen: The ruler of Themiscyra, who's held in awe.
  • I Want Grandkids: Occasionally shows this inclination around Diana.
  • The Leader: Hippolyta was a born leader and strategist and is excellent in the arts of persuasion and diplomacy.
  • Like a Daughter to Me: Hippolyta took an active role to Andraste, Nubia and Donna Troy, essentially serving as a second mother to them.
  • Mythology Gag:
    • Her alias as Olive Holloway is a nod to the wife of William Marston, Elizabeth Holloway, and their lover Olive Byrne. Marston was the creator of Wonder Woman.
    • Suprema was going to be Wonder Woman's name before it was changed.
  • Older Than They Look: She's ten thousands of years old and looks like on her fifties at worst.
  • Parents as People: She was very obstinate when asked to give up the mantle of Wonder Woman by her daughter since she enjoyed the freedom and adventure that she experienced and wanted to follow her dreams instead of being tied down as a queen and mother.
  • Rank Scales with Asskicking: She is the queen of the Amazons, so you have to expect she'd be just as badass as the others.
  • Really 700 Years Old: Considering she's the same Hippolyta from Greek mythology, then it's no surprise she's been around for a long time.
  • Royals Who Actually Do Something: She isn't above getting her hands dirty. Even the Queen of Themyscira herself has not been above this sacred duty. Wearing the traditional armor of the Themyscirans, Hippolyta has stepped into the World of Man in the role of 'Suprema' (a role which three of her daughters would go on to fill under the revised title of 'Wonder Woman').
  • Sexy Slit Dress: The slit on her dress shows off her legs.
  • Statuesque Stunner: She's just as tall as Diana and taller than Donna.
  • Strong Family Resemblance: It's easy to tell were her daughter Diana got the looks from.

    Hourman (Rex Tyler) 
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Rex Tyler was a biochemist who discovered a vitamin he dubbed "Miraclo", which gave him super-strength for exactly one hour. Armed with Miraclo tablets, he fought crime as the Man of the Hour, Hourman.


  • Ax-Crazy: Rex gets a little... giddy... when first dosing on Miraclo.
  • Chest Insignia: The hourglass.
  • Comic-Book Fantasy Casting: His appearance is based on Pierce Brosnan.
  • Despair Event Horizon: Losing his family made him sink into a deep depression.
  • Disappeared Dad: Being an active crime-fighter and scientist/business tycoon, Rex had little time for his son, Rick.
  • In the Hood: His Hourman hood combines a hood with a mask and a Badass Cape.
  • Mentor Archetype: He's the mentor of Ava Wilson.
  • Nigh-Invulnerability: The energy released gives Rex limited invulnerability.
  • Red Baron: "The Man of the Hour".
  • Self-Made Man: Rex is basically a walking Horatio P. Alger story, having grown up in poverty, gone to Cornell on a scholarship and built his own company from the ground up.
  • Super Serum: Miraclo, the source of Rex's powers, was originally just a "super-booster" that granted strength, resilience and speed for 1 hour increments (and required periods of downtime).
  • Super-Strength: The energy released gives the subject increased strength.

    Dr. Midnight (Charles McNider) 
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Dr. McNider lost his sight when gangsters bombed his house in retribution for saving an informant's life. Miraculously, he soon found that though he could no longer see in the light, he had perfect eyesight in darkness. Wearing dark goggles and creating "blackout bombs" to allow him to see during the day, he fought crime as Doctor Midnight.


  • Adaptation Name Change: His name was changed from Dr. Midnite to Midnight so he isn't confused with Papa Midnite.
  • Badass Bookworm: Equally intelligent and asskicking.
  • Disability Superpower: He was blinded by a grenade.
  • Empowered Badass Normal: His sole power is perfect night vision, and everything else comes from training, gear and intelligence.
  • Goggles Do Something Unusual: He wore special infrared goggles that enabled him to see clearly despite his physical handicap.
  • Innate Night Vision: Doctor Midnight could see perfectly clear in total darkness without the aid of artificial enhancements, despite the fact that he is blind.
  • The Medic: He's the go to resident doctor at the League, being the one who treated Barbara and delivers Superman's children.
  • Official Couple: With Myra Mason.
  • Robot Buddy: Unlike his appearance as an owl in the comics, his sidekick Hooty is a drone instead.
  • Step into the Blinding Fight: His "blackout bombs" are used for this purpose.

    Songbird (Laurel Drake) 
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Laurel Drake was the original user of the Canary Cry, and mother of Dinah Laurel Lance, the Black Canary and Sara Lance, the White Canary.


  • Action Mom: She is the mother Dinah & Sarah and adoptive mother of Lauren.
  • Adaptation Name Change:
    • Rather than using the Black Canary mantle from her daughter, Laurel in Earth 27 is Songbird.
    • While her name in the comics is Dinah Drake-Lance, her name was changed to avoid confusion with her daughter Dinah Laurel Lance.
  • Adaptation Origin Connection:
    • Her start as a vigilante was inspired and idolized by The Minutemen, particular to the pin-up heroine Silk Spectre.
    • She's the realtor that sold the Ghostbusters their firehouse here.
  • Alliterative Name: When she married to Quentin she's referred as Laurel Lance.
  • Ascended Fangirl: She was a fan of the Silk Spectre and is a superhero herself.
  • Blessed with Suck: She has a hypnotic voice, but she'll get cancer if she uses it too much.
  • Broken Pedestal: She respected her father for being a police man, until he left her and her mother for another woman.
  • Compelling Voice: Unlike her daughters she has a hypnotic voice compared to the Canary Cry.
  • Composite Character: Laurel is a combination of Dinah Drake-Lance, Laurel Lance, and Songbird, a member of the minor heroic team Justice Experience.
  • Cool Old Gal: She's in her 70's and still kicking ass with both her daughters.
  • Domino Mask: As Songbird.
  • Empowered Badass Normal: She uses martial arts and has a hypnotic voice.
  • Hero-Worshipper: She was a major fans of superheroes, specifically the Silk Spectre.
  • Super-Scream: She is the original progenitor of the Canary Cry, the power that her children would later be inherited from. However, as a consequence of using her powers too much she was diagnosed with Throat Cancer. Though she later beats the disease and return as Songbird.
  • Meaningful Name: Her given name is Lisa, but she started going by Laurel after the debut of the second Silk Spectre, aka Laurie Jupiter. She would go on to give the same middle name to both of her daughters.
  • Middle Name Basis: Her first name is actually Lisa, but everyone calls her by her middle name Laurel.
  • Never Mess with Granny: Despite being retired and at an old age, she still can defend herself.
  • Related in the Adaptation: She's the aunt of Tim Drake in Earth-27. Her late mother is Linda Reed and her aunt is Ramona Reed, who in the Earth-Two comics shared the identity of Girl Archer.
  • Retired Badass: She comes out retirement cured from her cancer by rejoining The Society.
  • Silver Vixen: Even at the age of 70, Laurel is still a very attractive woman as Songbird.
  • Squee: She could barely contain her excitement at meeting the second Silk Spectre.

    Sandman (Wesley Dodds) 
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Due to an encounter with the entity known as Dream, Wesley Dodds possessed the power of "prophetic" dreaming. Using a gas mask and a pistol with sleeping gas, Wesley Dodds become the Sandman, a vigilante who makes the criminals fall asleep.


  • Blessed with Suck: His prophetic nightmares.
  • Clairvoyance: When Wesley sleeps, he is imparted with knowledge. This knowledge can change from night to night, or he can be continually imparted with the same knowledge every night for weeks on end. When he awakes, Wesley is able to use this knowledge, often granting him new skills or talents, or otherwise enhancing what skills he already possesses. Many times, this knowledge may just seem to be scattered trivia or otherwise benign information, but Wesley often finds these things to be useless and credits this to the entity known as Dream.
  • Composite Character: Sandman is composite of Wesley Dodds, original Sandman and Sandy Hawkins, who's the fourth Sandman in the comics.
  • Cool Car: The Nightmare. Though Judomaster usually is behind the wheel, the Nightmare is a vital part of the Sandman's arsenal. This modified classic muscle car is enhanced with various features to aid Wes and Sonia in their crusade against crime such as the interior of the bumper being lined with barbed spikes that detach with pull of a switch on the dashboard, a fully-loaded communications system, a powerful engine, armored lining, and a gas sprayer. Wesley keeps the car in his basement laboratory and can drive it out the false floor of a garage on the other side of his city block.
  • Empowered Badass Normal: Due to an encounter with the entity known as Dream, Wesley Dodds possessed the power of "prophetic" dreaming. His dreams often came to him as cryptic, ambiguous visions, but through esoteric training and Dream's instruction, and Wes' own keen intellect, he has developed a technique which has enabled him to properly interpret them. Through an unknown process, Wes' own father passed on this power to him upon the moment of his own death.
  • Fedora of Asskicking: In his original Gas Mask, Longcoat costume.
  • Fights Like a Normal: Though normally not as well trained as a true disciple of the craft like Dinah Lance or Bruce Wayne, Wesley Dodds is an expert of multiple martial arts. His primary form of combat is an idiosyncratic admixture of Tae Kwon Do, Judo, Muay Thai, and Savate styled Boxing.
  • Gadgeteer Genius: The first installment of the Gift imparted Wesley with a permanent mastery of chemical compounds and a truly in-depth understanding of its applications. He likewise also became able to grasp other related sciences with exceptional proficiency.
  • Gas Mask, Longcoat: The Ur-Example, Wesley Dodds wore a suit and a cape with his custom gas mask rather than a longcoat.
  • Genius Bruiser: Even without his Gift of the Dream, Wesley has an exceptionally potent intellect.
  • Grappling-Hook Pistol: One day when feelings a surge of mechanical creativity, Wesley fashioned a modified replication of Batman's grapnel gun. Calling his 'the Wirepoon', Wesley has made use of this specially designed weapon which fired a length of thin, steel cable that he used to scale walls and swing between buildings. He also uses it in combat to ensnare enemies and leave them for the police.
  • Heroic Lineage: His family were members of The Society.
  • Heroic Willpower: Due to his psychic nature and likely the influence of his esoteric training, Wesley has unstoppable determination and strength of will which make him an extremely formidable opponent. This makes him able to function while tolerating massive amounts of physical pain, and also allows him to resist telepathy or mind control. His willpower is strong enough to operate a Green Lantern Ring, or so Alan Scott assures us.
  • Living Lie Detector: The Truth Serum. A variant mechanism in the Wirepoon can fire a single barbed projectile which can immobilize its target in seconds with a successful deployment (Wesley usually fires this mode from point-blank range to mitigate chances of wasting this single-shot). Once the compound on this dart takes effect, the target suffers from a severe but temporary paralysis and puts them in a state of confusion that makes them more susceptible to telling the truth without regard to the consequences. Victims will often then fall asleep within a few minutes and awaken with no memory of events two to three hours prior to their dosing.
  • Morality Chain: Wesley admits that Dian is his greatest asset and his greatest weakness. Though she is quite capable in her own right, Wesley fears one day that an enemy of his will try to use her against him by threatening her well-being. For this reason, to mitigate chances of this happenings, Wesley has made Dian an active part of his crusade and trains her to take care of herself. He keeps no secrets from her.
  • Official Couple: With Dian Belmont, even if they aren't officially married.
  • Psychic Nosebleed: As a psychic, Wesley suffers from migraines whenever exposed to potent psychic interference. When severe, Wesley may experience hemorrhages of the brain, causing his nose to bleed. Wesley has been rendered unconscious for days due to some episodes.
  • Science Hero: The first installment of the Gift imparted Wesley with a permanent mastery of chemical compounds and a truly in-depth understanding of its applications. He likewise also became able to grasp other related sciences with exceptional proficiency.

    Judomaster (Sonia Sato) 
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Daughter of the Yoshio Sato, the first Judomaster and second person to don the Judomaster mantle that became skilled in the martial arts, chief among them being judo.


  • Acquired Poison Immunity: Using techniques her father had learned in the League of Assassins, Sonia has exposed herself to all of Sandman's concoctions and by using bio-feedback techniques, has trained her body to develop an immunity to each and every one, allowing her to operate in thick clouds of the toxins without ill-effect. In fact, even if the cloud is so thick to impair visibility, Sonia can just 'flex' her dispersal field and scattered the cloud away from her.
  • Action Girl: Sonia is a highly skilled martial artist.
  • Affirmative-Action Legacy: She's a Japanese-American woman while her predecessor Hadley Jagger was caucasian.
  • Alliterative Name: Sonia Sato.
  • Badass Driver: Sonia usually drives the Nightmare, Sandman's souped-up armored and weaponized muscle car, and has proven herself an exceptional driver due to her heightened reflexes and steady nerves. Wesley also owns a private collection of many cars, motorbikes, trucks, boats, and aircraft, all of which Sonia has trained on to expert effect.
  • Badass Longcoat: Her black longcoat as Judomaster.
  • Domino Mask: Wears a red one to go with her mostly black outfit.
  • The Engineer: Sonia is a truly exceptional automotive mechanic. She claims that her heightened awareness is the reason for this as she has a preternatural ability to understand exactly how things fit together and can 'see' inside the parts without any special instrumentation. Through great focus, she can even use her aura to tighten and loosen bolts with her aura alone, with all the torque of a power tool. She has used this in the past to disable the engine of a moving automobile while is was clinging to its hood, thereby stopping the vehicle and allowing her to beat its occupants into submission.
  • Expy: Judomaster's costume in Earth 27 is based of Kato from Green Hornet.
  • Irrational Hatred: Sonia hates the League of Assassins with a blinding rage. She acknowledges that she is emotionally compromised when it comes to matters dealing with them and prone to flying off the handle when confronted by them unexpectedly, particularly if she were to encounter the Swiss, Bane, or Ra's al Ghul himself. She even once put a kunai in the shoulder of Red Hood just for admitting his past as the assassin Dumas. Babs fears what she may do if she learned of others' past involvement with the League of Assassins.
  • Legacy Character: Sonia adopted the Judomaster identity to repent for her father’s past deeds and has since been on the run from the Blood Soldiers.
  • Multi-Melee Master: Sonia is an expert in nearly all forms of close-quarters weaponry, as well as most firearms. Her preferred weapons are a pair of sai and multiple kunai which she keeps on her person as Judomaster.
  • Sensory Overload: As her psychic power is rather limited and defined, Sonia does not suffer from intense migraines as often as more powerful psychics might, but she does still run the risk of becoming disabled or impaired if she is especially stressed or unable to regularly take her medication.

    Dian Belmont 
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Dian Whitney Belmont is the third person in the Sandman & Judomaster team of The Society, and Wesley Dodds' romantic partner. She's also the aunt of Muffy St. James/Dusk of the Hex Girls and of Sanderson "Sand" Hawkins.
  • Action Girl: Very few have ever seen Dian's violent side which makes her skill at the more stunning. Trained in self-defense by Sonia Sato, it is no surprise that Dian an easily drop a grown man twice her weight on the ground in the blink of an eye. This is another safety precaution to keep Wesley from stressing over her well-being.
  • Adaptational Skill: In the comics Dian was pretty smart and knew how to defend herself, and here she's also an excellent hacker and a pretty good shooter.
  • Badass Bookworm: Historian, writer, investigator who's been trained in the use of firearms and martial arts.
  • Brainy Brunette: Having studied history extensively for her "Time and the Bottle" stories (which follows the adventures of time-traveling detective Eugene Bottle), Dian is considered to be an expert historian. She also happens to have brown hair.
  • Cultured Badass: Dian loves antiquities of all sorts. She is an avid collector and generous patron to many institutions which preserve such treasures. Dian is an expert at appraising the worth of such objects, especially if she gets her hands on them.
  • Curtains Match the Windows: She has hazel-colored hair and hazel eyes.
  • Great Detective: As a crime writer, Dian is an expert investigator on her own merits. She is particularly good at finding connections that others may overlook in documents.
  • Hackette: Dian is a highly skilled hacker. She was mostly self-taught but after the Sandman and Judomaster made the acquaintance of Batman and his family of crimefighters, it was not long before Dian got an encrypted invite in her e-mail, offering her a place in Oracle's Network. Since joining the Network, Dian has improved her hacking ability considerably, making her a world-class digital detective specializing in research.
  • I Have Many Names: Diana Ware, Dream Girl, Hourglass, Lady in Red, Golden Girl.
  • Lady in Red: One of her nicknames and that's how she and Wesley first met in real life.
  • Mr. Exposition: She's a member of The Network, giving insight on several characters under her alias Hourglass.
  • Non-Idle Rich: She belongs to the wealthy Crowne family of Gotham, but she chose to travel across the country in a humble way, which is how she met Wesley.
  • Official Couple: With Wesley Dodds, even if they're not officially married.
  • Psychometry: Dian can glean information from a person, object, or location through touch. When she is able to interact with the target of this power, her aura absorbs residual energy from the target and gives her esoteric insight, often in the form of visions or psychic impressions.
  • Related in the Adaptation: Through her sister Mary St. James, she's also the aunt of Muffy St. James/Dusk of the Hex Girls. Through her mother Whitney Crowne she's related to Kate and Elizabeth Kane.
  • The Social Expert: Dian is friends with several influential figures in local, regional and national politics. She has also met several leaders (the prime minister of Canada is a big fan). As a wealthy woman in Gotham with her particular pedigree, Dian has considerable influence over the elite socialites in Gotham City.

    S.T.R.I.P.E.S. (Patrick "Pat" Dugan) 
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Patrick Dugan started crime fighting as the adult sidekick to the Star Spangled Kid. He is currently the partner to his step-daughter Courtney Whitmore AKA Stargirl.


    Jonah Hex 
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A Civil War veteran turned bounty hunter, Jonah Hex's disfigured face and boorish personality don't win him many friends, but his code of honor and expert marksmanship skills means he's always willing to fight for and protect the innocent and dispense lethal justice.


  • Abusive Parents: His father Woodson Hex was an alcoholic who sold Jonah to an Apache tribe.
  • Arch-Enemy: Quentin Turnbull was this back in the Wild West, blaming him for the death of his son Jeb Turnbull.
  • Badass Biker: Now he rides a bike alongside his third wife, Talulah Black-Hex.
  • Badass Longcoat: His duster and sometimes wear an Army greatcoat.
  • Badass Normal: Has no powers but he is a highly trained man in military self-defense, boxing and various Native American martial arts (mainly Apache).
  • Bounty Hunter: He worked as a bounty hunter for over a decade before he was recruited by the Department of Continuity.
  • Cigar Chomper: Jonah smokes stogies, as befits his status as a badass Bounty Hunter.
  • Cigar-Fuse Lighting: A favorite trick of Jonah's.
  • Deadpan Snarker: Jonah has a real caustic wit when he wants to.
  • Determinator: Hex, especially if he's after a bounty, or god help you, if you pissed him off.
  • The Dreaded: Jonah Hex's reputation is so great that some men believe him to be a supernatural figure, possessing immortality and the ability to cast spells against his enemies.
  • Facial Horror: Jonah has the right side of his face scarred. His adoptive brother Noh-Tante shoved him into a campfire.
  • Good Scars, Evil Scars: He's a decent enough guy when put to the moral test, but his scarring leads to a lot of assumptions from others.
  • Guns Akimbo: Jonah's trademark weapons are his twin massive Colt Dragoons.
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Most people knew Hex as caring about nothing except for money, but Greg Saunders claims Hex had a quiet altruistic side that he hid and if folk hadn't treated him like a monster, they would have seen it. Those in the pro-Hex camp are quick to point out that Hex actually supported the abolitionist movement even though he fought for the CSA.
  • Kavorka Man: Jonah is uncouth and gruesomely disfigured, but has maintained relationships with some incredibly gorgeous women: White Fawn, Mei Ling, Tall Bird and Tallulah Black.
  • Noble Confederate Soldier: He might have fought for the Confederacy, but he kept his sense of honor and didn't fight for slavery and actually supported abolition.
  • One Degree of Separation: His adoptive father was Inukchuk, Tye Longshadow's ancestor.
  • Red Baron: Deadliest Man Alive.
  • Sociopathic Hero: Jonah is one of these, to a certain extent.
  • Still Wearing the Old Colors: Even after over a century since the end of the Civil War, Jonah still wears his old Confederate blazer.
  • Team Member in the Adaptation: In the comics Jonah Hex is mostly uninvolved with other hero teams outside of time travel, but thanks to being still alive, he's a member of The Society.
  • Two-Faced: Jonah's iconic scars, which hideously mutilate his right cheek, though exactly how badly it does so varies depending on the artist. Exposed teeth and a blind, milky eye are common.

    Desperado (Greg Saunders) 

    Crimson Avenger (Lee Travis) 

    Bulleteer (Alix Harrower) 

    Skyman (Sylvester Pemberton) 
  • Action Dad: Father of Jackie Pemberton, and a former superhero.
  • Half-Human Hybrid: His father was the human John Pemberton while his mother was the Sheeda queen Gloriana Tenebrae.
  • Papa Wolf: When he found out his daughter was captive by the Sheeda, he immediately joined Greg in order to rescue her.
  • Posthumous Character: Died fighting against the Sheeda in order to save his daughter Jacqueline.
  • Related Differently in the Adaptation: Instead of her uncle, he's the father of Jacqueline Pemberton.

    Collider (Albert "Al" Pratt) 

    Phantom Lady (Sandra Knight-Pratt) 
  • Badass Family: She's the cousin of Starman and the mother of Kate Spencer/Manhunter.
  • Casting a Shadow: Her primary superpower. Not always very useful, and pretty easy to get around.
  • Happily Married: To Al Pratt.
  • Invisibility: She can actually do this via her cloak device.
  • Related Differently in the Adaptation: Instead of her grandmother, she's Kate Spencer's mother and Ramsey Spencer's grandmother.
  • Related in the Adaptation: She's the mother of Kate Spencer, AJ Pratt and Grant Pratt here.
  • Stealth Expert: Beyond her ability to create shadows, Phantom Lady was always good at being places where she wasn't allowed and observing things she shouldn't.
  • Teleportation: Can materialize anywhere to sneak up on opponents.
  • Utility Belt: Sandra wore a device which had the ability to blind her opponents and make herself invisible.

    Starman (Ted Knight) 
  • Gravity Master: Ted's gravity rod is the source of all his powers, and nullifying the pull of gravity is among the uses it has.
  • Mind Rape: Was on the receiving end of one at the hands of Melmoth.
  • Passing the Torch: He gave his gravity rod to Courtney, signifying his retirement as Starman.
  • Star Power: The gravity rod draws its power from the stars, and can only be recharged at night. This leads to the occasional problem when it runs out during daylight, and Ted has no way to recharge it.

    Jonni Thunder 
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See the Supporting Characters page

    Yz, the Thunderbolt 
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Yz is a fifth-dimensional djinn. It found itself to be in the Thunderbolt pen, a device used by Jonni Thunder each to make herself into a "superheros".


  • Bond Creatures: Became bonded to Jonni Thunder in order to save her life after a confrontation with Psycho-Pirate, being pardoned and given a new name by The Monitor.
  • Flight: Can easily defy gravity and is usually floating, being capable of flying up to Mach 12.
  • Gender Flip: Only in the technical sense, since it's an entity without a gender, but takes female form because its host is a woman.
  • Hand Blast: Her Vorpal Blasts, which looks like a pink lightning bolt and behave very similarly to electricity.
  • Monochromatic Eyes: Her eyes are completely white.
  • Mundane Utility: Can use her Vorpal Blast to either charge Jonni's cellphone or short-circuit an electric lock.
  • Nigh-Invulnerability: Yz is practically immortal, doesn't age nor falls ill, and if it was somehow "killed", she can reform within a matter of hours at full power.
  • Shock and Awe: Her main powerset. She can turn into pure electricity to travel through wires and pass through metallic surfaces. It might be slower than teleporting, but its much accurate.
  • Teleportation: Can instantly travel herself and someone of the same size to whatever location she has been to, but can travel to new places with a description. This can miss from a few yards to several miles.

    Power Girl (Karen Starr) 

    Huntress (Helena Bertinelli) 
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See the Birds of Prey page

    Kid Mercury (Max West) 
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See The Titans page

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