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5'''[[Characters/BlackLightning2018 Freeland]]:''' [[Characters/ArrowversePierceFamily Pierce Family]] | [[Characters/ArrowverseFreelandCitizens Citizens]] | [[Characters/ArrowverseFreelandCriminals Criminals]]\
6'''[[Characters/Batwoman2019 Gotham City]]:''' [[Characters/ArrowverseBatFamily Bat-Family]] | [[Characters/ArrowverseGothamCityCitizens Citizens]] | [[Characters/ArrowverseGothamCityCriminals Criminals]]\
7'''[[Characters/SupermanAndLois Smallville & Metropolis]]:''' [[Characters/ArrowverseSmallvilleCitizens Smallville Citizens]] | [[Characters/ArrowverseMetropolisCitizens Metropolis Citizens]] | [[Characters/ArrowverseMetropolisCriminals Metropolis Criminals]]\
8'''[[Characters/LegendsOfTomorrow The Legends]]:''' [[Characters/ArrowverseTheLegends The Team]] | [[Characters/ArrowverseLegendsCurrentMembers Current Members]] ([[Characters/ArrowverseSaraLance Sara Lance]]) | [[Characters/ArrowverseLegendsFormerMembers Former Members]] ([[Characters/ArrowverseLeonardSnart Leonard Snart]] / [[Characters/ArrowverseMickRory Mick Rory]])\
9'''Organizations:''' [[Characters/ArrowverseUSGovernment U.S. Government]] | [[Characters/ArrowverseUSMilitary U.S. Military]] | [[Characters/ArrowverseARGUSAndTaskForceX A.R.G.U.S.]] | [[Characters/ArrowverseTheDEO The D.E.O.]] | '''The J.S.A.''' | [[Characters/ArrowverseLeagueOfAssassins The League of Assassins]] | [[Characters/ArrowverseCriminalGroupsAndOrganizations Criminal Groups]] ([[Characters/ArrowverseTheHIVE H.I.V.E.]] / [[Characters/ArrowverseVandalSavageAndFollowers Savage & His Followers]])\
10'''Time Travel:''' [[Characters/ArrowverseTimeTravelers Time Travelers]] ([[Characters/ArrowverseTheLegionOfSuperHeroes The Legion]] / [[Characters/ArrowverseEobardThawne Eobard Thawne]] / [[Characters/ArrowverseDamienDarhk Damien Darhk]] / [[Characters/ArrowverseSavitar Savitar]]) | [[Characters/ArrowversePastCharacters The Past]] | [[Characters/ArrowverseFutureCharacters The Future]]\
11'''Miscellaneous''': [[Characters/ArrowverseOtherLocales Other Locales]] | [[Characters/ArrowverseMetahumans Metahumans]] ([[Characters/ArrowverseFirestorm Firestorm]] / [[Characters/ArrowverseTheHawks The Hawks]]) | [[Characters/ArrowverseAliens Aliens]] | [[Characters/ArrowverseMystics Mystics]] | [[Characters/ArrowverseOtherEntities Other Entities]]\
12'''The Multiverse (Pre-Crisis):''' [[Characters/ArrowverseOtherEarths Other Earths]] | [[Characters/ArrowverseEarth2 Earth-2]] ([[Characters/ArrowverseHunterZolomon Hunter Zolomon]]) | [[Characters/ArrowverseEarth38 Earth-38]] | [[Characters/ArrowverseEarthX Earth-X]]]]-]]]
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15[[foldercontrol]]
16
17! '''ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica'''
18[[folder:General Tropes]]
19[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jsa.jpeg]]
20[[caption-width-right:350:L-R: Courtney Whitmore, Dr. Charles [=McNider=], Rex Tyler, Todd Rice, Amaya Jiwe, and Henry "Hank" Heywood]]
21
22A top secret organization which began operating in 1942 (on Earth-1). According to Nate Heywood, they are the greatest secret force the United States has ever known.
23----
24* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: Vixen, Stargirl and Obsidian in the comics are not members of the wartime JSA - ComicBook/{{Stargirl}} is a modern day legacy character to Starman, who '''was''' part the wartime JSA, while Obsidian is the son of the golden age ComicBook/GreenLantern and a member of ComicBook/InfinityInc, the JSA equivalent of the ComicBook/TeenTitans. Vixen is a member of the ComicBook/JusticeLeague.
25* AlternateSelf: There are two other JSA's in TheMultiverse, one on the post-[[Series/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths2019 Crisis]] [[Series/Stargirl2020 Earth-2]], the other on [[{{Series/Smallville}} Earth-167]].
26* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: They're more competent and less sloppy than the Legends, as demonstrated when the two teams fight. Granted the Legends were reluctant to fight, but still..
27* BreakingTheFellowship: After Hourman's murder and Vixen jumping through time to chase after his killer, the team mysteriously disbands with only Obsidian remaining. It is later revealed that each took a piece of the Spear of Destiny and were scattered through time. Star Girl ended up in Camelot, Mid-Nite wound up in the 30th century and Commander Steel ended up in 1960's Manhattan.
28* FishOutOfTemporalWater: All but two (Rex and Obsidian) members are scattered throughout time. Amaya is {{Time Travel}}ling with the Legends, Dr. Mid-Nite is on the year 3000, Stargirl is in 507 A.D., and Commander Steel is on the very beginning of The70s.
29* {{Foil}}: To the Legends. The JSA are well coordinated, serious, and very competent with their missions. The Legends are sloppy, constantly argue, don't take things seriously, and regularly screw-up. Furthermore, the JSA remained largely secretive and hidden throughout history, while the Legends always create a scene and alert everyone to their presence in the time period they're visiting. Though on a more positive note to the Legends, while while the JSA have a very strict professional relationship, the Legends are more friendlier with each other.
30* TheGreatestStoryNeverTold: Despite being very colorful superheroes who fought the Nazis, their adventures were kept so secret that ''none'' of the Legends knew about them except Dr. Heywood, the historian. And even then, only because he's Commander Steel's grandson. Likewise their mission to protect the SpearOfDestiny which was so secret only Rip had any knowledge about it.
31* GuestStarPartyMember: All members except Rex (who was immediately killed), Amaya (who joins full time), and Charles (who was also killed) join the Legends in a one episode basis throughout Season 2.
32* HeroOfAnotherStory: Heroes that operated during the 1940s and later on throughout scattered moments across time protecting the SpearOfDestiny.
33* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: All of them are extremely hostile to the Legends when they first meet, with Vixen being particularly hard on Ray, but they're still heroes and considering the circumstances they kinda had a good reason to be suspicious. They grow much warmer by the end of the episode though.
34* MagicalGirlWarrior: Both female members are magic users.
35* MenAreTheExpendableGender: Of the four male members, only one (Obsidian) grew up into old age along with the two female members. Both Rex and Dr. Mid-Nite were killed. The former by Eobard Thawne, the latter by a BrainwashedAndCrazy Rip Hunter. Commander Steel, on the other hand, dies in a HeroicSacrifice.
36* RememberTheNewGuy: So Oliver Queen and Barry Allen were the first public superheroes right? Nope, these guys were active as heroes decades before they were born. Yet they were never acknowledged until five seasons into the Series/{{Arrowverse}}, and only Nate knew of them. Somewhat justified in that the knowledge of their existence was kept extremely classified and the team ended up disbanding not long after the war anyway.
37* SmugSuper: Most of the members of the JSA look down on the Legends and believe they don't need their help, of course they're proven wrong.
38* SuperPowerLottery: TheTeam consist of two metahumans (Obsidian and Dr. Mid-Nite), two magic users (Vixen and Stargirl), a BadassNormal (Commander Steel), {{and|Zoidberg}} [[InformedAbility Hourman]].
39* TheTeam: A superhero team that preceded all the current Series/{{Arrowverse}} teams by over a half century.
40* TwoGirlsToATeam: Amaya and Courtney are the only female members.
41* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: They (or rather, Obsidian and Dr. Mid-Nite) are one of the reasons why the Dominators attacked Earth to destroy all Metahumans.
42[[/folder]]
43
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45
46[[folder:Rex Tyler / Hourman]]
47!! [[ComicBook/{{Hourman}} Rex Tyler / Hourman]]
48[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/arrowverse_rex_tyler.png]]
49
50!!! '''Species:''' Metahuman
51!!! '''Known Aliases:''' ComicBook/{{Hourman}}
52!!! '''Played By:''' Creator/PatrickJAdams
53!!! '''First Appearance:''' "[[Recap/LegendsOfTomorrowS1E16Legendary Legendary]]" (''Legends of Tomorrow'' 1x16)
54!!! '''Appearances:''' ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''
55
56TheLeader of the Justice Society of America, who comes to May 2016 under Future Mick Rory's orders.
57
58-> see Characters/Stargirl2020Heroes for the post-Crisis Earth-2 character who bears his name and background
59-> see Characters/SmallvilleClarksAllies for the Earth-167 character who bears his name and background
60----
61
62* AdaptationalWimp: There is no indication of him using Miraclo in this incarnation.
63* AndStarring: Is given a "Special Guest Star" citation.
64* BattleCouple: He and Amaya are in a relationship, but we never got to see them in action together.
65* DisposableWoman: Male example. Killed early on, his death motivates Vixen into joining the Legends and finding his killer.
66* InformedAbility: He is TheLeader of the JSA, suggesting his combat and strategic prowess. None of those abilities were demonstrated in the show.
67* InTheHood: Wears a black hood as part of his costume.
68* LastEpisodeNewCharacter: Debuts in the Season 1 finale of ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''.
69* TheLeader: Of the Justice Society of America.
70* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Automatically assumes Professor Stein to be TheLeader of the Legends instead of Sara, on account of his age and her gender. [[DeliberateValuesDissonance Justified given that it's the 1940s.]]
71* SacrificialLamb: We got to know him a bit, but he's promptly killed off to show the threat of Reverse-Flash is still very real.
72* TwoFirstNames: Per the Creator/DCComics norm.
73* WeHardlyKnewYe: He's promptly killed by Reverse Flash to prevent his warning to the Legends.
74* WhiteMaleLead: A Caucasian male and TheLeader of the JSA.
75[[/folder]]
76
77[[folder:Amaya Jiwe / Vixen I]]
78-> see the Characters/ArrowverseTheLegends page
79[[/folder]]
80
81[[folder:Courtney Whitmore / Stargirl]]
82!! [[ComicBook/StargirlDCComics Courtney Whitmore / Stargirl]]
83[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/arrowverse_courtney_whitmore.png]]
84[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/arrowverse_stargirl.png]]
85!!! '''Species:''' Empowered Human
86!!! '''Known Aliases:''' ComicBook/{{Stargirl|DCComics}}, Merlin
87!!! '''Played By:''' Creator/SarahGrey
88!!! '''First Appearance:''' "[[Recap/LegendsOfTomorrowS2E1OutOfTime Out of Time]]" (''Legends of Tomorrow'' 2x1)
89!!! '''Appearances:''' ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''
90
91A young woman wielding a MagicStaff and a member of the Justice Society of America.
92
93-> see Characters/Stargirl2020Heroes for the post-Crisis Earth-2 character who bears her name and background
94-> see Characters/SmallvilleClarksAllies for the Earth-167 character who bears her name and background
95----
96* ActionGirl: She's a female superhero.
97* AdaptationalModesty: Her outfit is typically midriff baring, which includes her last live action appearance on Series/{{Smallville}}, while here her outfit covers her belly.
98* AgeLift:
99** Courtney Whitmore is typically depicted as a young girl or a teenager, here she's played by 20 year old Sarah Grey.
100** Furthermore she's more of a modern day character, and definitely not old enough to be in the Justice Society of America during the 1940s.
101* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Much like Jax, she's a fair bit younger than the rest of her team, and may be underaged.
102* BoxingLessonsForSuperman: Courtney doesn't have powers herself, with her abilities coming from her staff. However, she's trained in hand-to-hand combat like all the JSA members.
103* CompositeCharacter: Merlin is a distinct character in the comics. Courtney ends up becoming the Arrowverse version of Merlin. It also counts as GenderFlip.
104** As a WWII era Justice Society member and having Star in her superhero alias, she takes the place of Ted Knight, the original Starman, with her Cosmic Staff replacing Ted's Gravity Rod.
105** Being a WWII era female superhero with advanced hand-to-hand fighting skills and an American flag-themed outfit makes her similar to the Earth-Two Wonder Woman.
106* ForbiddenFruit: She's in-love with an already married man.
107* FlyingFirepower: She can fly and fire energy bolts from her staff.
108* GenderFlip: Prior to Courtney, every version of Merlin has always been male.
109* GuestStarPartyMember: Courtney temporarily joins the Legends during the episode "Camelot/3000" to fight the Legion and save a mind-controlled King Arthur and his men.
110* IChooseToStay: Willingly stays in 507 AD to be with King Arthur.
111* LivingLegend: She got sent back in time, where she's revealed to be Merlin.
112* MagicStaff: Her main arsenal. It provides her with a FlyingFirepower.
113* ShipTease: With Jax, who quite evidently has a crush on her.
114* SoleSurvivor: Courtney is the only member of the SpearOfDestiny team who wasn't killed protecting her fragment.
115* StatuesqueStunner: She's 5'8 1/2 and is definitely attractive as Jax [[FoeromanticSubtext can attest to]].
116* SubordinateExcuse: Her other reason for staying in the 6th century AD: to stay with the man she loves.
117* SymbolMotifClothing: Three stars on each arm and one on her chest.
118* TagalongKid: She's the youngest member of the JSA.
119* WearingAFlagOnYourHead: Her costume is modeled after the American flag.
120[[/folder]]
121
122[[folder:Hank Heywood / Commander Steel]]
123!! [[ComicBook/AllStarSquadron Henry "Hank" Heywood / Commander Steel]]
124[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/arrowverse_henry_heywood.png]]
125[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/arrowverse_commander_steel.png]]
126
127!!! '''Species:''' Human
128!!! '''Known Aliases:''' Commander Steel, The Chameleon
129!!! '''Played By:''' Matthew [=MacCaull=]
130!!! '''First Appearance:''' "[[Recap/LegendsOfTomorrowS2E1OutOfTime Out of Time]]" (''Legends of Tomorrow'' 2x1)
131!!! '''Appearances:''' ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''
132
133Nate Heywood's grandfather and a member of the Justice Society of America.
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135* AbledInTheAdaptation: He was turned into a {{Cyborg}} in the comics due to injuries. He was spared from that fate here.
136* AcePilot: Amaya mentions that he was a fighter pilot before being recruited by the JSA. WordOfGod says he was in the U.S. Marine Corps Aviation.
137* AdaptedOut: He was turned into a {{Cyborg}} in the comics. Here, he remains a BadassNormal.
138* AlliterativeName: '''H'''enry "'''H'''ank" '''H'''eywood.
139* BadassNormal: His only weapons are his skills and his rifle.
140* BatmanGambit: Henry spend the better part of five years rising up the ranks of NASA to ensure that he could place his fragment of the SpearOfDestiny into the flagpole that Neil Armstrong would place on the moon.
141* TheBigGuy: He's the most combat proficient of the JSA due to being a former marine.
142* DisappearedDad: According to Nate, Hank was never around in his father's life. TimeTravel changed the reasons quite a few times, but it's ultimately because he died in a HeroicSacrifice.
143* FaceDeathWithDignity: He calmly makes his HeroicSacrifice and only sheds ManlyTears while giving a final SoProudOfYou speech to Nate.
144* GuestStarPartyMember: Henry temporarily joins the team during the episode "Moonshot" in order to ensure that his fragment of the SpearOfDestiny doesn't fall into Eobard Thawne's hands and to save the members of the Apollo 13 launch. Fittingly this is also the episode he dies in.
145* TheGunslinger: Rarely seen without his trusty rifle.
146* HeroicSacrifice: Due to the Waverider being damaged from a collision with an asteroid belt, the cargo bay door needed to be manually opened in order to adjust for impact upon re-entry to Earth. Henry willingly opens up the cargo bay door knowing that he would be sucked out and die.
147* HiddenDepths: Amaya reveals that he loves to sing and would often try and make her smile during their missions together.
148* LanternJawOfJustice: Squared jawlines are a family trait according to his future grandson Nate.
149* MarriedToTheJob: Hank is a dedicated soldier, something he himself sees as a fault.
150* MilitarySuperhero: He was in the Marine Corps prior to his recruitment into the JSA.
151* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When Nate tells him about how his son become a shitty father to him due to FreudianExcuse of having a DisappearedDad, Hank is immediately distraught.
152* NeverMyFault: When Henry sees Rip for the first time in years he punches him out due to blaming him for bringing him along on the SpearOfDestiny mission and letting his wife think he was dead despite the fact that he willingly chose to help Rip. He eventually realizes this and apologizes to Rip by the end of the episode.
153* RedBaron: Dubbed "The Chameleon" for his stealth and infiltration skills.
154* SemperFi: He was a member of the U.S. Marine Corps and his JSA costume even has the colors of [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/HQMCAviation.svg the aviation component's emblem]].
155* SergeantRock: He was a staff sergeant in the USMC [[note]]whether he was posthumously promoted after his death is left vague[[/note]] prior to his recruitment into the JSA and his "stern yet personable" attitude is evident from the get go.
156* SoProudOfYou: By the end he has this opinion of Nate.
157* TallDarkAndHandsome: He stands 5'11.
158* TallDarkAndSnarky: Acts indifferent towards Nate at first although he eventually warms up to him.
159* TheTeamNormal: The only one with no super powers or abilities whatsoever, being completely in the realms of normality.
160* WhiteShirtOfDeath: Is wearing the white NASA uniform when he performed his HeroicSacrifice.
161[[/folder]]
162
163[[folder:Charles [=McNider=] / Doctor Mid-Nite]]
164!! Dr. Charles [=McNider=] / Doctor Mid-Nite
165[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/arrowverse_dr_midnite.png]]
166
167!!! '''Species:''' Metahuman
168!!! '''Known Aliases:''' Doctor Mid-Nite
169!!! '''Played By:''' Kwesi Ameyaw
170!!! '''First Appearance:''' "[[Recap/LegendsOfTomorrowS2E1OutOfTime Out of Time]]" (''Legends of Tomorrow'' 2x1)
171!!! '''Appearances:''' ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''
172
173A metahuman with InnateNightVision and a member of the Justice Society of America.
174
175-> see Characters/Stargirl2020Heroes for the post-Crisis Earth-2 character who bears his name and background
176-> see Characters/SmallvilleClarksAllies for the Earth-167 character who bears his name and background
177----
178* AdaptationalIntelligence: While his comic counterpart is brilliant, he was a far cry away from inventing ''mind control''.
179* AlternateSelf: Has one two on [[Series/{{Smallville}} Earth-167]] as himself and an employee of Lex Luthor, one on [[Recap/Lucifer2016S02E15DeceptiveLittleParasite Earth-666]] as a gay man trying to get his kid into a prestigious private school, one on [[Recap/Supergirl2015S4E5ParasiteLost Earth-38]] named Cassian, one on [[Film/ManOfSteel post-Crisis Earth-1]] as a Canadian Airman, one on [[Characters/Stargirl2020Heroes post-Crisis Earth-2]] as himself, and one on [[Recap/Batwoman2019S1E16ThoughTheLookingGlass Post-Crisis Earth-Prime]] who is a judge in Gotham City (though this could be a case of IdenticalAncestor).
180* BadassBookworm: He is mainly TheSmartGuy of the JSA, but could hold his own in combat.
181* BlackAndNerdy: African-American and TheSmartGuy of the JSA.
182* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Played with. He is the second JSA member to die overall, but he is the first (of two, the other being Hank) member during the mission to guard the pieces of the SpearOfDestiny to be killed off. Chronologically, he's the very last since he was transported to the distant future.
183* BlessedWithSuck: His powers only allow him to see in the darkness. Downplayed in combat since it makes an [[CombinationAttack effective combination]] with Obsidian's [[CastingAShadow powers.]]
184* CompositeCharacter: He has the name, costume, and gender of Charles [=McNider=] and the ethnicity of Beth Chapel, who was the former's [[AffirmativeActionLegacy African-American female successor for a short time]].
185* CouldntFindAPen: He writes [[DyingClue the name of his killer]] on the floor with his own blood.
186* DroppedABridgeOnHim: Rip kills him without a fight.
187* DyingAlone: Well, if you don't count his murderer Rip, that is.
188* DyingClue: See CouldntFindAPen.
189* GenderFlip: In the comics, the African-American Dr. Mid-Nite is female (though see CompositeCharacter above).
190* GogglesDoSomethingUnusual: It helps him harness his aforementioned [[BlessedWithSuck powers]].
191* HandicappedBadass: He is blind, but is skilled enough to be recruited into the JSA.
192* InnateNightVision: His metahuman powers gives him perfect vision even in total darkness. However, its drawback is that he would be completely blind in normal lighting.
193* InstantExpert: Despite being from the mid 1940s, he seems to adjust to living in the 3000s really well, to the point of being an acclaimed scientist there with his own lab.
194* NeverGotToSayGoodbye: None of his comrades are present when he dies.
195* RaceLift: A Caucasian man in the comics, is a black man here (though again, see CompositeCharacter above).
196* SacrificialLamb: He gets even less screentime and character exploration than Rex Tyler, and is [[DroppedABridgeOnHim unceremoniously killed by]] Rip in the opening scene of "Camelot/3000".
197* TheSmartGuy: He's the intellectual member of the JSA.
198* WeHardlyKnewYe: Only appeared for three episodes in short scenes before being killed off.
199* WhiteShirtOfDeath: Murdered while wearing a typical white labcoat.
200[[/folder]]
201
202[[folder:Todd Rice / Obsidian]]
203!! Todd Rice / Obsidian
204[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/arrowverse_todd_rice.png]]
205[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/arrowverse_obsidian.png]]
206
207!!! '''Species:''' Metahuman
208!!! '''Known Aliases:''' Obsidian
209!!! '''Played By:''' Creator/LanceHenriksen (older), Dan Payne (younger)
210!!! '''First Appearance:''' "[[Recap/LegendsOfTomorrowS2E1OutOfTime Out of Time]]" (''Legends of Tomorrow'' 2x1)
211!!! '''Appearances:''' ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''
212
213A metahuman with umbrakinesis and a member of the Justice Society of America.
214
215-> see Characters/Stargirl2020Others for the post-Crisis Earth-2 character who bears his name and background
216----
217* AgeLift: Usually portrayed as a teenager, this version is played by an adult and then by a man in his seventies via TimeShiftedActor.
218* AndStarring: His older TimeShiftedActor gets this in the guest stars line-up.
219* TheBigGuy: The defensive variant, as detailed in StoneWall below.
220* CastingAShadow: Like his comic counterpart, he's able to conjure and control darkness.
221* CelebrityParadox:
222** The ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' franchise is acknowledged to exist in the Series/{{Arrowverse}}. His older TimeShiftedActor was in [[Film/TheTerminator the franchise's inaugural work]].
223** The ''Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon'' is acknowledged to exist in this universe. His older TimeShiftedActor was one of the main characters in ''WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}}''.
224* CombinationAttack: Shrouds an area in darkness to [[CantSeeADamnThing hamper opponents' vision,]] which naturally has no effect on his teammate Dr. Mid-Nite's night vision.
225* DarkIsNotEvil: A genuine hero who wears an overall black outfit and has shadow-themed powers.
226* GuestStarPartyMember: Todd temporarily joins the team during the episode "Compromised" to help them fight Damien Dahrk.
227* {{Intangibility}}: One of his powers is becoming living shadow, where bullets and weapons will pass right through him.
228* InTheHood: Wears one as part of his superhero costume.
229* LastOfHisKind: The only surviving JSA member during The80s barring Amaya who {{Time Travel}}ed.
230* LockedOutOfTheLoop: For some reason (implied that it's because the Government took issue with him being gay.) Obsidian is the only member of the JSA (barring the dead Hourman and {{Time Travel}}ed Amaya) who wasn't recruited by Rip Hunter to protect The Spear of Destiny and thus doesn't know that his team didn't actually die during their mission.
231* OldSuperhero: He still moonlights as a superhero during The80s.
232* TheQuietOne: Doesn't speak much, if at all, in his introductory episode.
233* StoneWall: His powers (see CastingAShadow and IntangibleMan above) are mostly used for defensive purposes, and his offensive mostly consists of TeleportSpam rather than direct assault.
234* TakingTheBullet: Does this for Amaya when Damien Dahrk shoots her in 1987. Fortunately, he lives.
235* TeleportSpam: He could do this by transforming into a cloud of shadow and then attacking his blindsided opponents.
236[[/folder]]

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