History WesternAnimation / JusticeLeagueGodsAndMonsters

''Justice League: Gods and Monsters'' is a 2015 movie of the WesternAnimation/DCUniverseAnimatedOriginalMovies line. It is not based on the comic of a similar name, but features an original story by Creator/BruceTimm of Franchise/DC Animated Universe fame. While his [[TimmStyle art style]] makes a return compared to other recent DC animation, the movie is essentially an {{Elseworld}}s tale.

''Justice League: Gods and Monsters'' is a 2015 movie of the WesternAnimation/DCUniverseAnimatedOriginalMovies line. It is not based on the comic of a similar name, but features an original story by Creator/BruceTimm of [[Franchise/{{DCAU}} DC Animated Universe]] fame. While his [[TimmStyle art style]] makes a return compared to other recent DC animation, the movie is essentially an {{Elseworld}}s tale.

* CasualDangerDialog: Wonder Woman and Steve do this while fighting Kobra.

* HotScientist: One of the researchers is quite the PrettyBoy.

* AdaptationalVillainy: Harley Quinn is often depicted as an AntiVillain (and sometimes even an AntiHero) with sympathetic qualities that push her into {{Woobie}} territory. This continuity's Harley is an outright serial killer who WouldHurtAChild. And the Joker is nowhere to be seen in this episode, so she is clearly doing this without his direct influence.

** Likewise, Kirk's view of [[spoiler: Magnus]] was destroyed after [[spoiler: the latter revealed that he had intentionally turned Langstrom into a vampire, his jealousy of Kirk led to him murdering Tina, and that he was the one responsible for framing the scientists murder on the Justice League]].

* PantyShot: Harley's outfit completely shows off her underwear.

* IllBoy: Kirk Langstrom's vampire powers stem from an attempt to cure his lymphoma using vampire bat DNA [[spoiler:and Will Magnus's nanite technology]].

** The names of the failed lab mice for Kirk, Will, and Tina's cure for Kirk are [[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse Mickey]], [[WesternAnimation/MinnieMouse Minnie]] and [[WesternAnimation/MightyMouse Mighty]. The successful mouse is called [[WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry Jerry]].

* BadassBeard: This Superman is the son of General Zod and sports a wicked goatee like that of his father.

** After his truck crashes into a ravine, it actually looks like Ray Palmer might have given the nano-drone pursuing him the slip as it starts walking off in the opposite direction... And then his cellphone rings.

** Prominent and semi-prominent members of the expanded League in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' are some of the scientists targeted by the drones. These include Ray Palmer (the Atom), Kimiyo Hoshi (Dr. Light), Pat Dugan (S.T.R.I.P.E.), Michael Holt (Mr. Terrific), and John Henry Irons (Steel). Additionally, they're also joined by Dr. Hamilton and Victor Fries (Mr. Freeze).

* ProperlyParanoid: Lex Luthor explains he kept the Kryptonian technology from Superman because he didn't want him to find out his father wasn't a benevolent scientist, but a [[TakeOverTheWorld tyrannical madman]] out of fear Superman may decide to follow in his footsteps ... At the start of the film Superman muses how the world might actually be better if he and the rest of the Justice League just took over.

* TheReasonYouSuck:

** The names of the failed lab mice for Kirk, Will, and Tina's cure for Kirk are [[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse Mickey,]] [[WesternAnimation/MinnieMouse Minnie,]] and [[WesternAnimation/MightyMouse Mighty.]] The successful mouse is called [[WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry Jerry.]]

* FanDisservice: Harley's [[{{Stripperific}} "outfit"]] would be be quite the subject of MaleGaze... Except her SlasherSmile and homicidal tendencies are so frightening that it makes her even ''more'' disturbing.

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Harley's fridge is filled with severed limbs and heads... And a grape soda.

** Very similar to the Ace scene from the JLU episode "[[Recap/JusticeLeagueUnlimitedS2E13Epilogue Epilogue]]"

* UnwantedAssistance: Steve Trevor does not want Wonder Woman's help, even though he obviously could use it. At first Bekka continues to help regardless of Steve's complaints ... Until Giganta appears, at which point she's more than happy to let Steve work alone, at least until she can get him to admit he ''needs'' her help.

* AnyoneCanDie: Numerous characters die (and rather gruesomely, might we add), despite their major roles in the main universes. That includes [[ComicBook/TheAtom Ray Parker and Ryan Choi (the first and second Atom, respectively)]], [[ComicBook/{{Cyborg}} Victor Stone (Cyborg) and his father Silas Stone]], [[Characters/BatmanRoguesGallery Victor Fries (Mr. Freeze)]], Kimiyo Hoshi (Doctor Light), [[ComicBook/TeenTitans Karen Beecher (Bumblebee)]], [[ComicBook/SevenSoldiers Pat Dugan (S.T.R.I.P.E.)]], [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} Professor Emil Hamilton]], [[ComicBook/MisterTerrific Michael Holt (the second Mister Terrific)]], [[ComicBook/RedTornado T.O. Morrow (Red Tornado's creator)]], [[ComicBook/{{Steel}} John Henry Irons (Steel)]], [[ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} Stephen Shin]], [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Thaddeus Sivana (an archenemy of Captain Marvel)]], [[spoiler:several named ComicBook/NewGods from Apokolips including Orion and Darkseid, and [[ComicBook/MetalMen Will Magnus and the Metal Men]]]]. Also, [[spoiler:Tina was killed between Kirk's flashbacks and the present]].

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Averted. Despite a lot of people being openly against the Justice League, it is revealed they are still considered very popular online, to the point of some even wishing they would just go ahead and take over the world.

** [[AdaptationalVillainy Highfather]] as well. While undoubtedly ruthless in his actions, Darkseid ''is'' the local GodOfEvil bent on enslaving the universe, and Apokolips a literally hellish world.

-->[[spoiler:'''Will Magnus:''' It's funny how things can change so quickly. After a while, you don't even recognize yourself any more.]]

* NotHelpingYourCase: Superman and Wonder Woman fight the military ordered by President Waller to arrest them, because they must find out the truth behind the scientists' death.

** This version of LexLuthor is a genius scientist suffering from a wasting illness that has left him wheelchair-bound, not unlike StephenHawking.

* MythologyGag: Very similar to the Ace scene from the JLU episode "[[Recap/JusticeLeagueUnlimitedS2E13Epilogue Epilogue]]"

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Averted. Despite a lot of people being openly against the Justice League, it is revealed online they are still considered very popular, to the point of some even wishing they would just take the world over.

* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: One of Harley's victims has been turned into a gruesome jack-in-the-box by cutting off his legs and sticking him to a giant spring.

** On the 'Nature' side; in this universe Orion was never traded to Highfather for Scott Free, however, despite being raised by the likes of Granny Goodness and his father, Darkseid, Orion still comes across as a decent guy who genuinely cares about his people and wants peace between Apokolips and New Genesis. Though given that Highfather is significantly more evil in this story [[spoiler: to the point that he successfully double-crosses and murders Darkseid, it's possible that Darkseid and Granny Goodness are significantly less evil than they are in the normal timeling]].

* ShamWedding: Bekka is set to marry Orion, son of Darkseid, as part of a peace brokerage between Apokolips and New Genesis. While she's initially disdainful of the idea, she realizes that Orion has potential to be more than the monster his father was. Unbeknownst to Bekka, the wedding was a ruse designed to gather Apokolip's leadership in one place for assassination. After Darkseid, Orion, and the rest of Apokolip's elites are dead, Bekka is so disgusted with Highfather that she uses her betrothal gift, a sword-shaped Mother Box, to flee to Earth, becoming Wonder Woman.

** Orion arriving on Bekka's balcony and offering her a romantic tour on his flying vehicle is rather reminiscent of the "A Whole New World" sequence from ''{{Disney/Aladdin}}''.

* BittersweetEnding: By the end of the movie, [[spoiler:many of the World's most brilliant scientists are dead, Batman lost the two only people he ever loved (including one who turns out to have been dead for years), and Wonder Woman leaves the team for an indeterminate amount of time in order to deal with her past]]. On the plus side, however, [[spoiler:the world has been saved, the public now genuinely respects the Justice League as real heroes, and Superman has decided to start going for a more traditionally heroic approach of things, including no longer killing people.]]

** Likewise, Kirk's view of [[spoiler: Magnus]] was destroyed after [[spoiler: the latter revealed that he had intentionally turned Langstrom into a vampire, his jealousy of Kirk lead to him murdering Tina, and that he was the one responsible for framing the scientists murder on the Justice League]].

* DeadAllAlong: Turns out that [[spoiler:Tina]] died years ago, and the one we see talk to Batman is [[spoiler:a robot designed by Will Mangus, who has been impersonating her ever since.]]
* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler:To cover up the fact he accidentally killed his wife, Tina, Will Magnus has one of his Metal Men, Platinum, impersonate her.]]

** On the 'Nature' side; in this universe Orion was never traded to Highfather for Scott Free, however, despite being raised by the likes of Granny Goodness and his father, Darkseid, Orion still comes across as a decent guy who genuinely cares about his people and wants peace between Apokolips and New Genesis.

* AssholeVictim: As mentioned below in the "Bomb" short [[spoiler: very few tears are shed when [[KnightTemplar Doctor Sivana]] is burned alive.]]

** Kirk Langstrom in the main DCU is also known as [[PettingZooPeople Man-Bat]], a B-List member of Batman's rogues gallery. In this film, he actually ''is'' Batman.

* BittersweetEnding: By the end of the movie, [[spoiler:many of the World's most brilliant scientists are dead, Batman lost the two only people he ever loved (including one who turns out to have been DeadAllAlong for years), and Wonder Woman leaves the team for an indeterminate amount of time in order to deal with her past]]. On the plus side, however, [[spoiler:the world has been saved, the public now genuinely respects the Justice League as real heroes, and Superman has decided to start going for a more traditionally heroic approach of things, including no longer killing people.]]

* DeadAllAlong: Turns out that [[spoiler:Tina]] died years ago, and the one we see talk to Batman is [[a robot designed by Will Mangus, who has been impersonating her ever since.]]