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In the primary dimension, the League captures Lex Luthor. Shortly thereafter, the Lords' J'onn J'onzz emerges from a dimensional portal, saying he has been sent from an alternate reality by an embattled League that needs the "primary" League's help. Although the League has some doubts (especially Batman), they decide to trust Lord J'onn. But once the League emerge in the Lords' universe, they are quickly lured into a trap and incapacitated. Only Hawkgirl manages to break out, only to be struck out by the Lords' Green Lantern and taken into medical attention. Soon, the Lords, except their Batman, travel to the League's reality.

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In the primary dimension, the League captures Lex Luthor. Shortly thereafter, the Lords' J'onn J'onzz emerges from a dimensional portal, saying he has been sent from an alternate reality by an embattled League that needs the "primary" League's help. Although the League has some doubts (especially Batman), they decide to trust Lord J'onn. But once the League emerge emerges in the Lords' universe, they are quickly lured into a trap and incapacitated. Only Hawkgirl manages to break out, only to be struck out by the Lords' Green Lantern and taken into medical attention. Soon, the Lords, except their Batman, travel to the League's reality.



* ActuallyADoombot: Joker sets off an alarm, and the League take a step back when Lord Superman seemingly arrives on the scene. His RoboSpeak immediately tips them off that it's a robot, and he wasn't alone.

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* ActuallyADoombot: Joker sets off an alarm, and the League take takes a step back when Lord Superman seemingly arrives on the scene. His RoboSpeak immediately tips them off that it's a robot, and he wasn't alone.



* BewareTheSuperman: The Justice Lords, especially since the absolute nature of their control over Earth demonstrates how no-one would be able to stop them if they decided they were better off ruling Earth than saving it. This becomes a plot point in the Cadmus arc in ''Unlimited''.

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* BewareTheSuperman: The Justice Lords, especially since the absolute nature of their control over Earth demonstrates how no-one no one would be able to stop them if they decided they were better off ruling Earth than saving it. This becomes a plot point in the Cadmus arc in ''Unlimited''.



* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Averted. Luthor has a chance to backstab Superman after the crisis is over, but instead chooses to keep his end of their bargain rather than jeopardize his recent pardoning for his crimes.

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* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Averted. Luthor has a chance to backstab Superman after the crisis is over, over but instead chooses to keep his end of their the bargain rather than jeopardize his recent pardoning pardon for his crimes.



* CrapsaccharineWorld: The Earth ruled by the Justice Lords may outwardly appear well maintained and free of crime, with even [[WretchedHive Gotham]] looking upstanding, but it was brought about through tyranny with civil liberties being secondary to the rule of law, [[AllCrimesAreEqual even the most minute are strictly enforced]]. An old man can't even harmlessly complain about a restaurant bill before a paddy wagon shows up to take him away, and all major criminal's have only been pacified through lobotomy.

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* CrapsaccharineWorld: The Earth ruled by the Justice Lords may outwardly appear well maintained and free of crime, with even [[WretchedHive Gotham]] looking upstanding, but it was brought about through tyranny with civil liberties being secondary to the rule of law, [[AllCrimesAreEqual even the most minute are strictly enforced]]. An old man can't even harmlessly complain about a restaurant bill before a paddy wagon shows up to take him away, and all major criminal's criminals have only been pacified through lobotomy.



* EurekaMoment: Flash comes up with his escape plan, while looking at the equipment monitoring his heartbeat.

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* EurekaMoment: Flash comes up with his escape plan, plan while looking at the equipment monitoring his heartbeat.



** The very same episode also featured ''another'' version of this at the very beginning. Lex Luthor, as President, apparently did something that he justified with this belief. The episode never tells us what he specifically did, but whatever it was, apparently it backfired horribly and was about to start WorldWarIII before Superman kills President Luthor. When Superman walks into the Oval Office, he exposits: "Even this wasn't enough for you, Lex. You had to have it all. Now we're on the brink of a war that could destroy the whole planet." Lex -- who appears to still be in a state of shock about his mysterious plans backfiring -- ignores Superman and babbles to himself "Could have been so perfect! Paradise!" Then the conversation spirals out of control, and the scenario described in the trope page's two paragraphs comes into fruition.

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** The very same episode also featured ''another'' version of this at the very beginning. Lex Luthor, as President, apparently did something that he justified with this belief. The episode never tells us what he specifically did, but whatever it was, apparently it backfired horribly and was about to start WorldWarIII before Superman kills President Luthor. When Superman walks into the Oval Office, he exposits: "Even this wasn't enough for you, Lex. You had to have it all. Now we're on the brink of a war that could destroy the whole planet." Lex -- who appears to still be in a state of shock about his mysterious plans backfiring -- ignores Superman and babbles to himself "Could have been so perfect! Paradise!" Then the conversation spirals out of control, and the scenario described in the trope page's two paragraphs comes into to fruition.



** President Luthor gives Lord Superman a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech about how his refusal to kill or cripple him makes him complicit in whatever Luthor does afterwards, up to and including his presidency, and he doesn't have to listen to the law or the will of the people unless he chooses to. Lord Superman crosses the DespairEventHorizon after realising he's right, and immediately decides to correct it.

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** President Luthor gives Lord Superman a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech about how his refusal to kill or cripple him makes him complicit in whatever Luthor does afterwards, afterward, up to and including his presidency, and he doesn't have to listen to the law or the will of the people unless he chooses to. Lord Superman crosses the DespairEventHorizon after realising realizing he's right, right and immediately decides to correct it.



** For all of the horrible things they've done, Lord Batman is absolutely correct to point out that in the world he's made, no child will ever watch their parents be murdered like they have. Mainline Batman has no response to this assertion, and concedes the argument on the spot.

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** For all of the horrible things they've done, Lord Batman is absolutely correct to point out that in the world he's made, no child will ever watch their parents be murdered like they have. Mainline Batman has no response to this assertion, assertion and concedes the argument on the spot.



* WellIntentionedExtremist: The Justice Lords. Their planet was on the verge of a nuclear war before they forcibly established peace and order, creating a world were crime was virtually nonexistent... but so too was free speech and democracy.

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* WellIntentionedExtremist: The Justice Lords. Their planet was on the verge of a nuclear war before they forcibly established peace and order, creating a world were where crime was virtually nonexistent... but so too was free speech and democracy.

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