History ComicBook / CrimeSyndicate2021

** Earth-3 as a whole is this. After [[ComicBook/JLAEarth2 the Antimatter Universe]] and [[ComicBook/ForeverEvil New 52 Earth-3]] had the ''entirety'' of Earth's population as evil, with even the "heroic" characters having a darker edge, this Earth now as a whole values justice and good, which makes them closer to pre-COIE Earth-3.

* LighterAndSofter: Earth 3 as shown in this series is pretty grim, but nowhere near as bad as the versions seen in ''ComicBook/ForeverEvil2013'' and ''ComicBook/JLAEarth2''.

* HurtingHero: The Legion of Justice is a whole team of these.

A paranoid titan (Ultraman), a narcissist (Superwoman), a nihilist (Owlman), a broken moral compass (Power Ring/Emerald Knight), a sociopath (Johnny Quick) and a sadist (Atomica). Does the world stand a chance? Spinning out of the pages of Dark Nights: Death Metal, the DC Multiverse is reborn, and with it a new Earth-3! Witness the true origins of the malevolent makers of mayhem known as the Crime Syndicate as a common foe unites them! But how long can alliances last between villains like these?

** The [[ComicBook/ForeverEvil2013 previous Power Ring]] was a DirtyCoward and the team ButtMonkey. Here, the Emerald Knight's still on the side of justice ([[KnightTemplar if a little extreme about it]]) and has quite a few people watching his every move... [[TheCorrupter for precisely the wrong reasons]]. He's also a John Stewart analogue now rather than a counterpart to Hal Jordan.

* BrokenMasquerade: Downplayed. People already know metahumans exist, (Ultraman's not exactly discrete) but the Starro invasion exposed ''just how many there really are'' across the globe.

* SelfServingMemory: Ultraman reinterpretes everything to convince himself that he never needs help and the rest of the Syndicate are dependant on him. After all, if ''they'' aren't the freeloaders...

** The [[ComicBook/ForeverEvil2013 previous Power Ring]] was a DirtyCoward and the team ButtMonkey. Here, the Emerald Knight's still on the side of justice ([[KnightTemplar if a little extreme about it]]) and has quite a few people watching his every move... [[TheCorrupter for precisely the wrong reasons]] He's a John Stewart analogue though instead of a counterpart to Hal Jordan.

* HeroAntagonist: Alexander Luthor is already shaping up to be one, creating his own army of heroes in response to how many metahumans have exposed themselves.

* BaitAndSwitch: Near the end of Issue #4, Emerald Knight's Ring advises him to forge an alliance with "The Kryptonian, the Own and The Amazon." Resigned, John Stewart flies off...to join [[spoiler: the Legion of Justice instead]]. The issue ends with the Ring exclaiming YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe.

* TheStarscream: Invoked repeatedly and openly. Superwoman intends to [[spoiler: help Owlman and Ultraman win the "metahuman arms-race," then use them to amass an army to conquer her island]]. John's ring invokes this to pester John Stewart about an alliance so [[spoiler: [[KnightTemplar he can wrench control of the world from the Syndicate per his mission from the Overlords of Oa]]]].

** The [[ComicBook/ForeverEvil2013 previous Power Ring]] was a DirtyCoward and the team ButtMonkey. Here, the Emerald Knight's still on the side of justice ([[KnightTemplar if a little extreme about it]]) and has quite a few people watching his every move... [[TheCorrupter for precisely the wrong reasons]].

** Power Ring is now referred to as Emerald Knight. This is reverse in the ''ComicBook/WarForEarth3'' crossover.

* LegacyCharacter: The series states that previous incarnations of Emerald Knight were active on Earth before Stewart, with Owlman having a Power Battery.

* MirrorUniverse: As usual the heroes are villains and the villains are heroes on Earth-3, though there are some exceptions. Unlike previous versions however this one actually tries to make most of the characters similar to their main universe counterparts, such as Emerald Knight getting his ring from the Overlords of the Universe instead of it being magical and Ultraman being a Kryptonian raised by the Kents.

* VillainousFriendship: Johnny Quick and Atomica are genuine friends who worry about each other during the Starro invasion.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: John Stewart protects Coast City from all threats by [[CityInABottle isolating it from basically everyone at all times]] and [[JurisdictionFriction swatting away any aircraft that approach]].

This version of the Crime Syndicate would later appear in following year's ''ComicBook/WarForEarth3'' crossover with ''ComicBook/TeenTitansAcademy'', ''Suicide Squad'', and ''ComicBook/TheFlashInfiniteFrontier''.

** Power Ring is now referred to as Emerald Knight.

This version of the Crime Syndicate would later appear in following year's ''War for Earth-3'' crossover with ''ComicBook/TeenTitansAcademy'', ''Suicide Squad'', and ''ComicBook/TheFlashInfiniteFrontier''.

** Earth-3 as a whole is this. After [[ComicBook/Earth2 the Antimatter Universe]] and [[ComicBook/ForeverEvil New 52 Earth-3]] had the ''entirety'' of Earth's population as evil, with even the "heroic" characters having a darker edge, this Earth now as a whole values justice and good, which makes them closer to pre-COIE Earth-3.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Emerald Knight's power ring does this to him at basically all times, belittling him constantly for not taking his powers UpToEleven.

* WhatTheHellHero: The Legion of Justice is disgusted by Emerald Knight's (accidental) murder of Johnny Quick.