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* AdaptedOut: The contest to send an Amazon out into Man's World's in Franchise/WonderWoman's origin isn't present, with Diana instead being told not to get involved in the AlienInvasion by Hippolyta--[[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight only Diana to elect to ignore Hippoltya's edict]].

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* AdaptedOut: The contest to send an Amazon out into Man's World's in Franchise/WonderWoman's origin isn't present, with Diana instead being told not to get involved in the AlienInvasion by Hippolyta--[[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight only for Diana to elect to ignore Hippoltya's edict]].
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* TheDissenterIsAlwaysRight:
** The very first episode, "Secret Origin", deals with a US Senator's campaign for global nuclear disarmament. This plan appears to be popular with everyone except for one military general who protests the idea. It turns out that the senator is actually an invading alien in disguise and the call for disarmament is an attempt to weaken Earth so they cannot defend themselves.
** In [[Recap/JusticeLeagueS2E1And2Twilight "Twilight"]], Darkseid comes to the Justice League for help. Superman initially refuses, having been [[ContinuityNod brainwashed by him in the past]], an event his reputation never fully recovered from. Everyone, even Batman, chalks Superman's distrust up to holding a rather understandable grudge, then goes to help anyway. Darkseid ends up stabbing everyone in the back.
** In [[Recap/JusticeLeagueS2E19And20Hereafter "Hereafter"]], Superman seemingly gets vaporized by one of Toyman's weapons. While the rest of the Justice League discuss what should be done after Superman's death and who they should recruit to replace him, Batman refuses to take part (aside from attending the funeral). He alone suspects Superman is still alive somewhere, and focuses instead on finding out what happened and how to get Supes back. In truth, Superman is still alive, just blasted into the far future. Ironically, for all Batman's efforts, he plays no part in actually finding or rescuing Superman--and he's on the verge of accepting that Superman might really be dead when Superman finally does return.
** In [[Recap/JusticeLeagueUnlimitedS2E11PanicInTheSky "Panic in the Sky"]], when the Justice League are blamed for an attack against Cadmus, the founding members of the League agree to surrender to authorities until they can prove their innocence. Batman is once again the lone dissenter, arguing that they're more likely to bring the real culprit to justice if they aren't behind bars. His confrontation with Amanda Waller proves crucial to uncovering the truth and [[spoiler:preventing Lex Luthor from transferring his consciousness into a powerful and immortal android, making himself a living god.]]
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* ColourCodedTimestop: In "[[Recap/JusticeLeagueS2E5And6OnlyADream Only A Dream, Part 2]]", the Flash has a nightmare where he speeds up so much that, to him, the world seems frozen. Once he understands what's happening, the world changes to grayscale.
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* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Entire episodes center around Gorilla Grodd, Ultra-Humanite, and Gorilla City. And the brief but very fun shout-out to ''[[DorkAge J. L. Apes]]'' in an otherwise rather sad episode centered on Deadman. Ape!Luthor is, of course, entirely devoid of fur.
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** The giant robot that the League faces in the first episode of ''Unlimited'' is supposed to be Brimstone from ''Comicbook/{{Legends}}'', but that name is never used.

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** The giant robot that the League faces in the first episode of ''Unlimited'' is supposed to be Brimstone from ''Comicbook/{{Legends}}'', ''Comicbook/{{Legends|DC}}'', but that name is never used.
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** The Legion of Doom essentially does the dirty work to itself. While set up as the main opposition to the Justice League in the final season, the League never fights the full force of the Legion. Instead, it's the EnemyCivilWar between Grodd and Lex Luthor, followed by the mistaken resurrection of Darkseid that reduces the Legion of Doom from 60 members to 12, [[Recap/JusticeLeagueUnlimitedS3E12Alive in one episode]].

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** The Legion of Doom Secret Society essentially does the dirty work to itself. While set up as the main opposition to the Justice League in the final season, the League never fights the full force of the Legion. Society. Instead, it's the EnemyCivilWar between Grodd and Lex Luthor, followed by the mistaken resurrection of Darkseid that reduces the Legion of Doom Society from 60 members to 12, [[Recap/JusticeLeagueUnlimitedS3E12Alive in one episode]].



** "Destroyer", the [[GrandFinale final episode]], has the expanded League ''and'' the Legion of Doom [[EnemyMine teaming up]] against a full-scale invasion of Earth by Darkseid and the forces of Apokolips.

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** "Destroyer", the [[GrandFinale final episode]], has the expanded League ''and'' the Legion of Doom Secret Society [[EnemyMine teaming up]] against a full-scale invasion of Earth by Darkseid and the forces of Apokolips.



** Devil Ray was a direct recreation of Black Manta. They could not use the name because of a potential live-action Aquaman series, so they simply changed what he was called.

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** Devil Ray was a direct recreation of Black Manta. They could not use the name character because of a potential planned live-action Aquaman series, so they simply changed what he was called.series that never got anywhere and back then DC/Warner had a policy of [[ExiledFromContinuity Character Embargos]].
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* HotterAndSexier: ''Unlimited'', compared to the first series. Several new (and some returning) characters are introduced, many with very [[FanService fanservice-y) costumes. Examples include Vixen's AbsoluteCleavage, Huntress and Shayera [[BearYourMidriff exposed midriffs]], Black Canary (whose basic character model had been used a [[OldestProfession prostitute in ''Film/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker''), Galatea (an expy of Power Girl, with a [[CleavageWindow similar costume]], and Fire, whole looks like a green naked woman on fire when using her powers. Wonder Woman's neckline was also lowered, with [[MaleGaze some shots]] emphasizing the exposed skin of her chest, rather than just a cleavage line above her costume.

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* HotterAndSexier: ''Unlimited'', compared to the first series. Several new (and some returning) characters are introduced, many with very [[FanService fanservice-y) fanservice-y]] costumes. Examples include Vixen's AbsoluteCleavage, Huntress and Shayera [[BearYourMidriff [[BareYourMidriff exposed midriffs]], Black Canary (whose basic character model had been used a [[OldestProfession prostitute [[TheOldestProfession prostitute]] in ''Film/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker''), ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker''), Galatea (an expy of Power Girl, with a [[CleavageWindow similar costume]], costume]]), and Fire, whole who looks like a green basically naked woman on fire when while using her powers. Wonder Woman's neckline "neckline" was also lowered, with [[MaleGaze some shots]] emphasizing the exposed skin of her chest, rather than just a cleavage line above her costume.
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* HotterAndSexier: ''Unlimited'', compared to the first series. Several new (and some returning) characters are introduced, many with very [[FanService fanservice-y) costumes. Examples include Vixen's AbsoluteCleavage, Huntress and Shayera [[BearYourMidriff exposed midriffs]], Black Canary (whose basic character model had been used a [[OldestProfession prostitute in ''Film/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker''), Galatea (an expy of Power Girl, with a [[CleavageWindow similar costume]], and Fire, whole looks like a green naked woman on fire when using her powers. Wonder Woman's neckline was also lowered, with [[MaleGaze some shots]] emphasizing the exposed skin of her chest, rather than just a cleavage line above her costume.
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* LowerDeckEpisode: The ''Unlimited'' portion of the series focuses heavily on lesser-known members DC Comics, with many minor and supporting heroes receiving their own episodes throughout its three seasons. The episode "Patriot Act" starred seven of these characters, who had weapon- or gadget-based super powers: Green Arrow and Speedy, Stargirl and S.T.R.I.P.E., the Crimson Avenger, Vigilante, and the Shining Knight. Counts as a MythologyGag because they [[note]] with Stargirl substituting for Star-Spangled Kid, and Stripsey without a battlesuit[[/note]] starred in the comic ''Comicbook/SevenSoldiers''.

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* LowerDeckEpisode: The ''Unlimited'' portion of the series focuses heavily on lesser-known members DC Comics, with many minor and supporting heroes receiving their own episodes throughout its three seasons. The episode "Patriot Act" starred seven of these characters, who had weapon- or gadget-based super powers: Green Arrow and Speedy, Stargirl and S.T.R.I.P.E., the Crimson Avenger, Vigilante, and the Shining Knight. Counts as a MythologyGag because they [[note]] with Stargirl substituting for Star-Spangled Kid, and Stripsey without a battlesuit[[/note]] starred in the comic ''Comicbook/SevenSoldiers''.''Comicbook/SevenSoldiersOfVictory''.
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* CustomBuiltHost: The first season finale features Lex Luthor building a nigh-invincible robotic body based on Amazo into which he plans to place his own mind. Turns out this wasn't exactly [[ManBehindTheMan HIS plan to begin with...]]
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* CrissCrossAttack: Done piecemeal in the episode "Divided We Fall, Part 2", where in TheVillain ComicBook/LexLuthor usurps Brainiac's technology to transform himself into a pleomorphic cyborg that can keep the Justice League at bay. Franchise/TheFlash, however, runs at Luthor from different directions at increasing speed, until he's circling the Earth to deliver his next blow. In less than a minute, [[spoiler:nigh-omnipotent Luthor is reduced to gasping and naked in a blast crater]]. Viewable on Website/YouTube [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a0pwb9NvFE here]] (spoilers, obviously).

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* CrissCrossAttack: Done piecemeal in the episode "Divided We Fall, Part 2", where in TheVillain the villain ComicBook/LexLuthor usurps Brainiac's technology to transform himself into a pleomorphic cyborg that can keep the Justice League at bay. Franchise/TheFlash, however, runs at Luthor from different directions at increasing speed, until he's circling the Earth to deliver his next blow. In less than a minute, [[spoiler:nigh-omnipotent Luthor is reduced to gasping and naked in a blast crater]]. Viewable on Website/YouTube [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a0pwb9NvFE here]] (spoilers, obviously).
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* DividedIntoDisaster: being about a massive co-op of superheroes who break down into smaller groups to tackle various threats, will feature this from time to time.
** In the first episode, J'onn dispatches John Stewart, Supergirl, and Captain Atom on a mission, and they're joined by Green Arrow, who wanted a ride back to Earth with them. John initially struggles having to serve as a mentor to the rookie Supergirl, Captain Atom is a military hardass, and Green Arrow butts heads with Captain Atom over political differences, though when John gets knocked out of commission, they pull it together in order to defeat the villain-of-the-week. In the end, John is more confident in mentoring Kara, Kara is more willing to learn, and Atom and Arrow warm up.
** "Hunter's Moon" has Vixen, currently dating Green Lantern, and Hawkgirl, John's ex, teaming up against a group of Thanagarians seeking revenge on the latter for betraying them. Dragged along for this is poor Vigilante (who, incidentally, holds a grudge against Hawkgirl for her part in betraying Earth to the Thanagarians in the first place). Fortunately, by the end of the mission, the two women become friends, while Vigilante is mostly willing to let his grudge go. When John points out to J'onn that putting his girlfriend and his ex together in a team mission is a bad idea (Vixen because she needed experience in space; Hawkgirl because the "victims" called for her expertise), he responds that this isn't about him.
--> '''J'onn:''' Difficult as it may be for you to believe, I don't take your love life into consideration when I make command decisions.
** "Grudge Match" has Huntress and Black Canary (the former kicked out of the League for pursuing a personal vendetta, the latter partly involved in that) dragged into a cage match against a mindcontroled Wonder Woman and other superheroines. By the end of it, Huntress and Canary become FireForgedFriends.
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* AnAesop: The "Better World" two-parter has the message that tyranny is ''not'' an acceptable way to create a peaceful society. This is shown in the scene where Batman and his Justice Lord counterpart visit the alternate Gotham City: clean, prosperous... [[DisproportionateRetribution but you can go to jail for complaining about a restaurant check.]] Yes oppression doesn't have to mean masses of chained individuals being whipped, but it can be oppressive in other ways. It also justifies ThouShaltNotKill, with a simple notion. [[ItGetsEasier The more you kill, the easier it can become.]] The whole Justice Lords world starts when Superman kills Lex Luthor: after a few years, the Justice Lord Superman has [[JumpingoffTheSlipperySlope no qualms about killing the Flash]] when it was his murder by Luthor that turned them into the Justice Lords.
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-->'''Orion'''Someone means to kill you.
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* CaptainObvious: Flash after seeing the stuffed T-Rex in the Batcave:

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* CaptainObvious: In "Starcrossed part 2", Flash after seeing the stuffed T-Rex in the Batcave:


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** In "Flash And Substance", Flash ended up crashing into the road on a giant boomerang Captain Boomerang attached him to landing in front of Batman and Orion.
-->'''Orion:'''You're tied to a very large boomerang.
-->'''Flash:'''Yeah? What Are you guys doing here? The thing isn't for another hour.
-->'''Orion'''Someone means to kill you.
-->'''Flash'''You don't say?
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* LackOfImagination:
** Originally, John Stewart used his Green Lantern ring primarily to generate force fields and laser beams. This was criticized by fans for being an unimpressive use of a weapon that was known for its versatility (and that he was out of character for thinking of something so bland as he's an architect and usually very creative with building), and the second season had John criticized for his lack of creativity by his former mentor. When John is [[FountainOfYouth reverted to his eight year old self]] in "Recap/JusticeLeagueUnlimitedS1E3KidStuff" he's shown as being a lot more imaginative in using his powers so this appears to be a trait exclusive to his adult personality.
** Brainiac is described as having no imagination despite his endless drive to collect all the precious information in the cosmos. When Lex Luthor asked an AndThenWhat endgame to his grand plan, Brainiac had no answer other than acknowledging his directive would finally be fulfilled and implied he would just do nothing. Luthor finds this unsatisfactory and offers to grant his own imagination to Brainiac and work as one entity to reshape the universe to their liking.
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* GooglingTheNewAcquaintance: When the archaeologist Carter Hall asks Hawkgirl out on a date (and she accepts), Batman looks up the man online—and finds that he has a long history of starting flame wars by white knighting on "I hate Hawkgirl" web forums. This is the first evidence that Carter is a little bit obsessed with Hawkgirl.
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* DiegeticSoundtrackUsage: Green Arrow sings a bit from the leitmotif that serves as his personal theme tune when he rides down a zipline and kicks a mook in the face.
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* EndOfAnAge: The Martian Manhunter used this term almost verbatim on Lex Luthor in the first season of Justice League, when Lex Luthor is outwitted for the first time by the teamwork of the Justice League. In the days of Superman: The Animated Series, Superman alone was never able to get Luthor indicted for any crimes. This marks the shift of Luthor's grudge from Superman to the entire Justice League. Luthor's hiring of other supervillains to take down the League also marks the new trend of supervillain team-ups since the existence of the Justice League made it tougher for the villains to act alone.
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* EvilLearnsOfOutsideContext:
** In another dimension, Lex Luthor [[PresidentEvil gets elected President of the United States]] and kills the Flash. This proves to be too much for Superman, and he finally breaks his [[ThouShallNotKill rule against killing]] to murder Luthor. He thus discovers that EvilFeelsGood and leads the heroes, known now as the Justice Lords, in conquering the planet with their power (and lobotomizing anyone who dares to cross them). Both the Justice League of "our" world and the Lords learn of each other's existence simultaneously, with the Lords deciding to conquer Earth while the League desperately works to stop them.
** The above meeting of the Justice League and Justice Lords leads to ''another'' example of this trope: namely, the CADMUS arc. When [[BlackBossLady Amanda Waller]], who already distrusts the League, learns about what happened in the Justice Lords' dimension, she starts considering what would happen if the League ever also lost control. After computer simulations show that the League would inevitably defeat the United States military in any given scenario, Waller creates CADMUS, a top-secret project specifically designed to defeat the Justice League through the creation and cloning of superhumans loyal to the U.S. government alone.

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* DeusExMachina: Darkseid's final defeat in "Destroyer" will probably seem like an especially JustForFun/{{egregious}} example of this to anyone who is not sufficiently familiar with Darkseid.

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Darkseid's final defeat in "Destroyer" will probably seem like an especially JustForFun/{{egregious}} example of this to anyone who is not sufficiently familiar with Darkseid.Darkseid.
** At the end of "A Better World" the Justice Lords are defeated without lethal force simply because Lex Luthor just so happens to have a ''gun that can PERMENANTLY depower superhumans.'' It also works on people who don't actually have superpowers (Martian Manhunter, Diana, Hawkgirl) and Green Lantern rings. This device never came up before or after this moment.
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** Aquaman is trying to prod Shayer out of her funk by provoking her anger, and mocks her when she cannot even banter back.

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** Aquaman is trying to prod Shayer Shayera out of her funk by provoking her anger, and mocks her when she cannot even banter back.

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* AnIcePerson: Ice and Killer Frost are both capable of firing freezing blasts, but the former is a hero and the latter is a villain.



%%* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Yes, Luthor is still in there, [[SubvertedTrope but he]] ''[[SubvertedTrope likes]]'' [[SubvertedTrope it in there]].

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%%* * IfIWantedYouDead: [[InvertedTrope Said by the hero]] during the climax of the Justice League/Cadmus conflict in "Panic in the Sky." After the former Cadmus headquarters is destroyed by [[KillSat the Justice League Watchtower]] Batman points out that the League has been monitoring Cadmus for months and knew they had already moved their headquarters. When Waller then suggests that it was a warning shot Batman tells her "Don't be dense." If the League had wanted to attack Cadmus they ''would'' have attacked Cadmus, not what is now an abandoned and empty warehouse.
* IfOnlyYouKnew: Characters respond with the phrase "You have no idea" when people unknowingly make reference to an aspect of their super-human backstory.
** In "The Savage Time", J'onn J'onzz sees a video of Vandal Savage from sixty years in the future and notes that "you age gracefully". At that time, J'onn has not yet learned that Savage is immortal.
** In "Maid of Honor", Princess Audrey promises not to reveal that Wonder Woman has 'feet of clay' (i.e. that she is not as perfect as people believe she is). Audrey is unaware that Diana was literally sculpted from clay before being given life by the Greek gods.
* IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten: In "Starcrossed, Part 2" [[spoiler:Kragger asks Hawkgirl]] if it would not be better for her to kill the captive Justice League, rather than risk them escaping. He is clearly testing her, and she clearly does not want to comply, so she advances a [[PragmaticVillainy practical]] reason not to.
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IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Yes, After Brainiac first shows himself within Luthor's body, the League tries to reach Luthor and motivate him to resist Brainiac's control. Luthor confirms that he is still in there, [[SubvertedTrope but he]] ''[[SubvertedTrope likes]]'' [[SubvertedTrope it in there]].



%%* INeedToGoIronMyDog: '''Captain Atom:''' I'm pretty sure there's something I have to do someplace.
* IReadItForTheArticles: Flash explains that he purchases a ''Magazine/{{Playboy}}''-[[FictionalCounterpart style]] periodical by commenting that he reads it for the articles.
* ISeeDeadPeople: After a fashion. After Brainiac is destroyed in the ''Unlimited'' season two finale Luthor can see his "ghost" and they have conversations, but to everyone else it looks like Luthor is talking to an imaginary friend. We never learn whether or not he truly can see Brainiac, especially since he lost him after Darkseid was free.
* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: "The Brave And The Bold".
--> '''Gorilla Grodd''': Humans are slow, ugly, immoral, and have an unpleasant body odor!
--> '''Flash''': Hey, who are you calling slow?
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%%* INeedToGoIronMyDog: '''Captain Atom:''' I'm pretty sure there's something I have to do someplace.
* IReadItForTheArticles: Flash explains that he purchases a ''Magazine/{{Playboy}}''-[[FictionalCounterpart style]] periodical by commenting that he reads it for the articles.
* ISeeDeadPeople: After a fashion. After Brainiac is destroyed in the ''Unlimited'' season two finale Luthor can see his "ghost" and they have conversations, but to everyone else it looks like Luthor is talking to an imaginary friend. We never learn whether or not he truly can see Brainiac, especially since he lost him after Darkseid was free.
* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: "The Brave And The Bold".
--> '''Gorilla Grodd''': Humans are slow, ugly, immoral, and have an unpleasant body odor!
--> '''Flash''': Hey, who are you calling slow?
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ImColdSoCold: After Flash after being ThrownOutTheAirlock.is ThrownOutTheAirlock and rescued by Green Lantern, his first words are to say how cold he is.



** Aquaman is trying to prod Shayer out of her funk by provoking her anger, and mocks her when she cannot even banter back.



* AnIcePerson: Ice and Killer Frost are both capable of firing freezing blasts, but the former is a hero and the latter is a villain.
* IdiotBall:
** The episode "In Blackest Night" revolves around Green Lantern and an entire planet not noticing that another planet ''wasn't'' destroyed, simply because a holographic projection made it look like it was. No one bothered to investigate the planet at all (not to mention that somehow none of these advanced species noticed that the planet's ''gravity'' was still there).
** General Eiling in "Patriot Act" shouldn't have used something from a project called "Captain Nazi".
** Toyman decides to gloat after "killing" Superman instead of targeting other members of the League or fleeing in "Hereafter".
** Cadmus thought it was a good idea to trust Lex Luthor, something that Batman even calls Amanda Waller out on. Though Waller claims not to trust him and believes herself to always be two steps ahead of him, she ends up being OutGambitted.
** Anytime someone thinks it's a good idea to trust Lex Luthor. How many times has he tried to play the reformed card? This includes any villains that are planning to work with him, as Grodd or Tala get double-crossed and killed for it.
** In "Clash", Superman lets himself get suckered into an obvious smear campaign trap. Also, Captain Marvel endorses Luthor's campaign.
** Mordred transforms himself into an adult because [[BatmanGambit Batman challenged him to]], forgetting that he made a spell that sends adults to another realm. [[spoiler: This also causes his FateWorseThanDeath.]]
** Plastique thinks she can trust [[FauxAffablyEvil Deadshot]] with her life. Guess who's the ''only casualty'' in the suicide mission?
* IfIWantedYouDead: [[InvertedTrope Said by the hero]] during the climax of the Justice League/Cadmus conflict in "Panic in the Sky." After the former Cadmus headquarters is destroyed by [[KillSat the Justice League Watchtower]] Batman points out that the League has been monitoring Cadmus for months and knew they had already moved their headquarters. When Waller then suggests that it was a warning shot Batman tells her "Don't be dense." If the League had wanted to attack Cadmus they ''would'' have attacked Cadmus, not what is now an abandoned and empty warehouse.
* IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten: In "Starcrossed, Part 2" [[spoiler:Kragger asks Hawkgirl]] if it would not be better for her to kill the captive Justice League, rather than risk them escaping. He is clearly testing her, and she clearly does not want to comply, so she advances a [[PragmaticVillainy practical]] reason not to.



* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: In "Chaos at the Earth's Core" [[spoiler:Supergirl stabs Metallo in his chest cavity with a dagger. The dagger itself is not big enough to qualify for the trope, but Supergirl then ''[[AndShowItToYou pries out Metallo's Kryptonite power source]]'' with the knife]].



%%* ImportantHaircut: John Stewart during ''Unlimited''. Previously, Lord GL.

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%%* * ImportantHaircut: In the switch from JL to JLU, which saw the League transform into a larger, more rigid organization with a cleaer hierarchy and authority, John Stewart during ''Unlimited''. Previously, Lord GL.shaved his head and grew a goatee.



* InSeriesNickname: The Leaguers abbreviate each others' codenames a lot. Huntress calls Question "Q," Green Arrow calls Vigilante "Vig," Batman is "Bats," Superman is "Supes," Mr. Terrific is "T," Green Lantern and Green Arrow are "GL" and "GA..."
* InSpiteOfANail: In the alternate reality of "The Savage Time," the Allies lost UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and the world is dominated by Vandal Savage, but Bruce Wayne's parents were still killed when he was eight years old. Afterwards, the world returned exactly to its previous "real" nature after the League traveled back in time to thwart Vandal Savage, despite the repulsion of the Allied landing at Normandy.
* InTheBack: All of Star Sapphire's on screen defeats were the result of someone sneaking up on her and landing a blow while she was busy fighting someone else.
* InTheirOwnImage: Lord Chronos' desperate endgame in "The Once and Future Thing" is to go back to the beginning of time and reshape the entire reality into one where he is seen as a God.



* INeedToGoIronMyDog: When Lois Lane approaches Captain Atom and Superman for an interview after a supervillain fight, Atom realizes that this is personal for the two of them and quickly excuses himself.
-->'''Captain Atom:''' I'm pretty sure there's something I have to do someplace.



* InstantFanClub: Supergirl has one of these in Japan, with one CosplayOtakuGirl even attacking a jealous Stargirl who was badmouthing her.

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* InSpiteOfANail: In the alternate reality of "The Savage Time," the Allies lost UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and the world is dominated by Vandal Savage, but Bruce Wayne's parents were still killed when he was eight years old. Afterwards, the world returned exactly to its previous "real" nature after the League traveled back in time to thwart Vandal Savage, despite the repulsion of the Allied landing at Normandy.
* InSeriesNickname: The Leaguers abbreviate each others' codenames a lot. Huntress calls Question "Q," Green Arrow calls Vigilante "Vig," Batman is "Bats," Superman is "Supes," Mr. Terrific is "T," Green Lantern and Green Arrow are "GL" and "GA..."
* InstantFanClub: Supergirl has one of these in Japan, with one CosplayOtakuGirl even attacking a jealous Stargirl who was badmouthing her. It turns out there was a Supergirl Convention happening next to their battle.



* InTheBack: All of Star Sapphire's on screen defeats were the result of someone sneaking up on her and landing a blow while she was busy fighting someone else.
* InTheirOwnImage: Lord Chronos' desperate endgame in "The Once and Future Thing" is to go back to the beginning of time and reshape the entire reality into one where he is seen as a God.



* IReadItForTheArticles: Flash explains that he purchases a ''Magazine/{{Playboy}}''-[[FictionalCounterpart style]] periodical by commenting that he reads it for the articles.
* ISeeDeadPeople: After a fashion. After Brainiac is destroyed in the ''Unlimited'' season two finale Luthor can see his "ghost" and they have conversations, but to everyone else it looks like Luthor is talking to an imaginary friend. We never learn whether or not he truly can see Brainiac, especially since he lost him after Darkseid was free.
* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: "The Brave And The Bold".
--> '''Gorilla Grodd''': Humans are slow, ugly, immoral, and have an unpleasant body odor!
--> '''Flash''': Hey, who are you calling slow?



%%* IsThisThingStillOn: Happens to Linda Park in "Flash and Substance". Hilariously.

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%%* * IsThisThingStillOn: Happens to Linda Park in In "Flash and Substance". Hilariously.Substance", Linda Park is reporting on the opening of the Flash Museum and, after she finishs her report, gushes to her camerwoman about how attractive the Flash is and that she can't beleve the camerwoman doesn't have a thing for him as well. Once she finishes the camerwoman explains that ''now'' they're off the air.



* ItHasBeenAnHonor: Batman plans to perform a HeroicSacrifice in "Starcrossed". His last words before he cuts off communication with Flash and Martian Manhunter is to tell them it's been an honour to fight by their side.

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* ItHasBeenAnHonor: Batman plans to perform a HeroicSacrifice in "Starcrossed". His last words before he cuts off communication with Flash and Martian Manhunter is to tell them it's been an honour honor to fight by their side.



%%* ItsALongStory: Superman after returning from the BadFuture in "Hereafter".

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%%* * ItsALongStory: When Superman after returning returns from the BadFuture in "Hereafter"."Hereafter", he tells the rest of the League that it's a long story.
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** The series seems built on the principle that the nicer you are, the more epic your eventual rages are. Darkseid finds out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywo6F4xYTvA the hard and painful way]] when Superman [[WorldOfCardboardSpeech decides to finally stop holding back]]..

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** The series seems built on the principle that the nicer you are, the more epic your eventual rages are. Darkseid finds out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywo6F4xYTvA the hard and painful way]] when Superman [[WorldOfCardboardSpeech [[TheGlovesComeOff decides to finally stop holding back]]..



* IAmNotLeftHanded: This is the subject of the famous WorldOfCardboardSpeech, where Franchise/{{Superman}} sees that he doesn't need to hold his power back against {{ComicBook/Darkseid}}.

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* IAmNotLeftHanded: This is the subject of the famous WorldOfCardboardSpeech, "world of cardboard" speech, where Franchise/{{Superman}} sees that he doesn't need to hold his power back against {{ComicBook/Darkseid}}.
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* LightningLash: In "The Once and Future Thing" part 2, The Dee Dees fight using electric whips. They use these to kill Terry Mc Ginnis.
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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Flash is often seen as quite goofy by his peers, but when the time comes to throw down, he can tangle with ''anyone''. [[spoiler:Braniac-Luthor found this out the hard way.]]

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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Flash is often seen as quite goofy by his peers, but when the time comes to throw down, he can tangle with ''anyone''. [[spoiler:Braniac-Luthor [[spoiler:Brainiac-Luthor found this out the hard way.]]



* DarkReprise: When the hybrid of Braniac and Lex Luthor transforms several newly-created nanomachine constructs into doubles of the Justice Lords, a darker version of the opening theme plays.

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* DarkReprise: When the hybrid of Braniac Brainiac and Lex Luthor transforms several newly-created nanomachine constructs into doubles of the Justice Lords, a darker version of the opening theme plays.



* HannibalLecture: The fake Justice Lords constructed by Braniac. Also President ComicBook/LexLuthor makes a very effective one with Lord Superman [[ColdOpen at the beginning]] of "A Better World".

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* HannibalLecture: The fake Justice Lords constructed by Braniac.Brainiac. Also President ComicBook/LexLuthor makes a very effective one with Lord Superman [[ColdOpen at the beginning]] of "A Better World".



** Brainiac 5 and Green Arrow try to sneak up on the Fatal Five only to find the villains waiting for them. Brainiac 5 utters "shoot". Green Arrow thinks he was upset at the circumstances but Braniac 5 really wanted him to open fire.

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** Brainiac 5 and Green Arrow try to sneak up on the Fatal Five only to find the villains waiting for them. Brainiac 5 utters "shoot". Green Arrow thinks he was upset at the circumstances but Braniac Brainiac 5 really wanted him to open fire.
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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: In "Grudge Match", Roulette introduces Fire as "the '''b''listering '''b'''abe from '''B'''razil".

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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: In "Grudge Match", Roulette introduces Fire as "the '''b''listering '''b'''listering '''b'''abe from '''B'''razil".
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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: In "Grudge Match", Roulette introduces Fire as "the '''b''listering '''b'''abe from '''B'''razil".
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