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1A list of characters from the animated movie ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueGodsAndMonsters'' and its tie-in media. Some spoilers will be unmarked.
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5!The Justice League
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7[[folder:As a whole]]
8* AntiHero: All of them are genuinely trying to do good, but their methods are... less than pleasant.
9* BadassCrew: Aside from being a SuperHero team, we have an [[AlienTropes Alien]] FlyingBrick, a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Vampiric]] SerialKillerKiller and a literal [[PhysicalGod Physical Goddess]].
10* DarkAndTroubledPast: Every single one of them had at least one traumatic event in his past, with Wonder Woman probably being the worst.
11* HeroWithBadPublicity: Thanks to their violent methods and disregard of the law, the Justice League isn't exactly well-regarded by the public opinion, with the media flat-out calling them terrorists. [[spoiler:They get better by the end of the movie, however.]]
12* PowerTrio: Unlike most incarnations of the Justice League, which count at least five to seven members at their beginning, this one starts out with only its version of the big three.
13* ThouShallNotKill: Averted, as a major departure from the more traditional despictions of the Justice League; these three have no qualm about using their powers to kill their enemies. [[spoiler:By the end of the first movie however, Superman is seriously considering playing this trope straight.]]
14* TrueCompanions: Despite being more morally ambiguous than their mainstream counterparts, it's made rather clear they genuinely get along well. Superman and Batman have something of an OddFriendship, and [[spoiler:Superman is clearly sad to see Bekka go at the end of the movie.]]
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17[[folder:Superman]]
18!!Hernan Guerra
19[[quoteright:347:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jlgm_chronicles20.JPG]]
20-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BenjaminBratt [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Jérôme Rebbot (FR)[[/labelnote]]
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22In Krypton's final moments, Jor-El and Lara Lor-Van rushed to an incubation pod, in hopes of giving their genetic material so that the legacy of the Kryptonians could live on. After Lara gave hers, Jor-El was subjugated by Zod, who gave his genetic material instead. The pod would land on the faraway world of Earth in a land known as Kansas, found by a local farming couple... who reported it to the authorities. But before the baby inside could be discovered, an illegal immigrant family from Mexico took him as their own. In another life, the last son of Krypton might have been a kind, gentle, dedicated, and hopeful spirit. In this life, however, Hernan is not.
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24* AdaptationalUpbringingChange: DoubleSubverted with this film's version of Superman. After landing in Kansas, we're led to believe that the baby Superman will avert the film's AlternateUniverse setting and be raised by the Kents. Instead, the local farming couple reports the baby to the U.S. Government but, before he can be taken away, the baby is taken in by an illegal immigrant family. Named Hernan Guerra, this film's Superman is initially portrayed as more morally ambiguous compared to Clark Kent, [[spoiler: though the film heavily implies he'll mellow out over time]].
25* AllThereInTheManual: So far, he is the only main character whose civilian name has only been mentioned in the comic tie-in. He is only known as Superman in the movie.
26* AmbitionIsEvil: At the beginning of the movie, he is seriously considering the option of taking over the world to ensure it becomes a better place. [[spoiler:He gets better by the end.]]
27* BadassLongcoat: In contrast with mainstream Superman's trademark cape, this one wears this instead.
28* BeardOfEvil: Taking after his father Zod, and unlike the traditional Superman who is clean-shaven. Though he is not truly villainous and only an anti-hero at worst.
29* BelligerentSexualTension: He certainly finds Lois Lane attractive, but he also finds her personality less than desirable, so he flips from obviously checking her out to being snidely passive-aggressive with her. When Lois is out of earshot, he agrees with Bekka that she's a "bitch".
30* ChildByRape: A variation. Hernan was not naturally conceived, rather the plan was for Jor-El and Lara to provide their genetic codes to an escape pod that would grow their child on the way to its destination. However, after Lara provided her genetic material, Zod attacked and decided to put his own material into the escape pod instead of Jor-El's. So while Zod didn't touch Lara, Hernan's conception was not remotely consensual on Lara's end.
31* CompositeCharacter: He's basically Superman merged with Chris Kent from ''ComicBook/LastSon'', having Zod as his biological father with Clark's biological mother.
32* CulturallyReligious: His tie-in comic reveals that his family is strongly Catholic and Hernan was raised in the faith though he came to rebel against it in his teens. He does seem to have a sentimental fixation to the Virgin Mary however.
33* EyeBeams: As it usually is the case with Superman, he can fire laser beams from his eyes.
34* FlyingBrick: Super-humanly fast, strong and durable, capable of flying and has powerful EyeBeams, as usual with Superman.
35* FriendsWithBenefits: The comic shows that Hernan and Bekka have been intimate.
36* GeniusBruiser: While not a scientist like Batman, he is shown to have some knowledge of Kryptonian technology (at least enough to operate it and adapt it to the Justice League Tower), and [[spoiler:uses his smarts to defeat the combined Metal Men during the climax of the movie]].
37* GoodIsNotNice: He ''is'' trying to do good, and he has a good side, but he isn't exactly tactful, especially in his relationship with authorities.
38* HappilyAdopted: Hernan loves his parents just as much as Clark loves the Kents.
39* HeroicBastard: Technically, since [[spoiler:Zod's genetic makeup was used to create him.]]
40* IAmNotMyFather: Once he finds out [[spoiler:his father was the real person responsible for the destruction of Krypton]], he decides he would rather not follow this path and goes as far as [[spoiler:seriously considering to change his methods to ensure it.]]
41* IcyBlueEyes: His pale blue eyes contrast Clark's traditionally InnocentBlueEyes and reflect his colder view of humanity. (Though here neither Zod nor Lara or even Jor-El are drawn with blue eyes.)
42* InSpiteOfANail: Despite both of them being completely different people from the normal versions, this Superman is still best friends with Batman.
43* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He is arrogant, hot-blooded, cynical and shares some of his father's [[AmbitionIsEvil dark ambitions]]... But he also genuinely wants to protect Earth, goes out of his way to protect innocents, and wants to make the world a better place. He also has a lot of PetTheDog moments, as listed below.
44* KnightInSourArmor: Having been raised by a couple of migrant workers, he has seen the ugliness of the world and his views on it are pretty cynical. He ''still'' became a superhero and worked his best to make it a better place.
45-->'''Superman''': If I deliver justice on a heavy hand, it's because I have been on the receiving hand.
46* TheLeader: Typically the one who makes decision and leads the group.
47* MeaningfulName: Albeit by accident, and only revealed in the tie-in - his adopted surname is Guerra, "war" in Spanish. Furthermore his first name is Hernan, which could be a reference to Spanish invader Hernan Cortes who conquered the Mexica empire. Appropriately warlike for the son of General Zod.
48* MyGreatestFailure: The comic reveals that, back when he was a child, he accidentally got his beloved foster sister crippled by failing to realize she wasn't as indestructible as he was. This shamed him so much he spent an entire portion of his life trying to avoid use his powers out of fear of injuring someone else, even though his sister didn't blame him for it.
49* NiceGuy: [[spoiler:Implies he will become this at the end.]]
50* OddFriendship: He's an alien [[OneManArmy One-Man]] PhysicalGod and SmugSuper, and his closest friend is a [[FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire Friendly Neighborhood]] SerialKillerKiller and BadassBookworm. There's really no reason why they would be friends since they have vastly different life experiences, but Hernan helped Kurt when he needed it most which seemed to have created a close bond of trust.
51* OneManArmy: To the point the government's plan to deal with the Justice League essentially involves finding ways to take ''him'' down, because they are under the impression they aren't that hard to defeat without him.
52* PetTheDog: Has several of these:
53** In ''Bomb'', [[spoiler:he tries to comfort and help [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds Brainiac]] control his powers, before reluctantly delivering him the MercyKill he requested.]]
54** His tie-in comic shows he deeply cares about his foster family, and has him saving a group of children kidnapped by a Carta.
55** Dialogue in the movie reveals he took Batman in the Justice League after finding him on the run from everyone, thus saving his life and giving him protection.
56--->'''Batman''': Why you took [[TokenEvilTeammate me]] in, I'll never know.\
57'''Superman''': You were hungry.
58* PragmaticHero: He isn't openly blood-thirsty like [[TokenEvilTeammate Batman]], but compared to [[TokenGoodTeammate Wonder Woman]], his approach toward superheroism is more cynical and pragmatic. [[spoiler:He becomes a bit more idealistic by the end of the first movie.]]
59* PsychopathicManchild: He'll do whatever he wants and if you have a problem with that, too bad. These issues seem to stem from the prequel comic, where it is revealed that his parents disapproved of him using his powers for anything, even for good, except for one incident where they begged him to save a falling plane, where he called them hypocritical for it and refused to do anything to spite them.
60* PhysicalGod: Not a literal god like Bekka, but considering his powers he might as well be.
61* SmugSuper: The main reason he is so unpopular. Unlike Clark, Hernan does see himself as above the rest of humanity and has a hard time perceiving them as equals, nor does he have any qualm rubbing in the government's face they can't do much to stop him. He is genuinely trying to help everyone, but his arrogance make everyone fear what would happen [[BewareTheSuperman if he went rogue]].
62* StrongFamilyResemblance: He looks like a more weathered Zod.
63* TeensAreMonsters: As a teen, he let a plane crash despite his parents begging him to do something, spitefully saying that it goes against what they've been telling him -- don't use your powers and don't be a hero. He even maliciously smiles while watching the plane go up in flames.
64* TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler:By the end of the movie, after discovering the truth about his father and seeing Magnus going off the deep end, he starts reconsidering his methods and plans to go for a more traditional approach of super-heroism.]]
65* VillainousCheekbones: Like his father Zod, and even more pronounced than his, though he's not really a villain.
66* VillainousLineage: Played with; Hernan is a lot more aggressive and willing to kill than Clark ever could be, he also shows inclinations toward ruling the world. All of which seems to be implied to come from his father, Zod. On the other hand while still HappilyAdopted, Hernan's adopted parents are low income Mexican immigrants, which has exposed him to the less than ideal America; there was also an incident with his sister that showed him the true dangers of his powers and the real difference between him and humans. This is implied to be where his cynical nature came from. In the end, though, Superman is still a good person trying to help the world, and since he shares the same mother as the original Superman this seems to imply that the biggest natural influence on both is Lara.
67[[/folder]]
68
69[[folder:Batman]]
70!!Kirk Langstrom
71[[quoteright:326:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tumblr_nmbdiisilr1qi0dp3o1_1280.jpg]]
72-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MichaelCHall [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Renaux Marx (FR)[[/labelnote]]
73
74A graduate from Gotham University with his friends Will Magnus and Tina Magnus, he studied science in an effort to find a cure for his cancer. Believing he had found the cure to his condition, he used this nanite-infused serum on himself... only to find he had an insatiable hunger for blood, akin to a vampire. He was taken in by Superman and became a member of the Justice League, feeding on criminals and other wrongdoers to satisfy his bloodlust.
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76* AdaptationalHeroism: Sort of. Kirk Langstrom, A.K.A. Man-Bat, is a supervillain in the mainstream Universe and one of Batman's minor rogues, but he also is usually depicted as a TragicVillain. This incarnation, in reverse, is a SociopathicHero.
77* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: The comic reveals he was always considered something of a freak by most people in his hometown. Even his own father never really cared for him, disapproving of him focusing on science rather than manual work.
78* TheAloner: Ironically this is subverted as unlike Superman and Wonder Woman he is shown to have friends in Will and Tina, while Bekka's relationship with Steve Trevor is FriendsWithBenefits. [[spoiler:That is until the reveal that Will is the BigBad and had killed Tina years ago.]]
79* BadassBookworm: A brilliant scientist who also happens to be a vampire Batman.
80* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: How he came to befriend Superman.
81* CompositeCharacter: He's Kirk Langstrom (Man-Bat in the comics) instead of Bruce Wayne.
82* CreepyGood: Well, superhero or not, he is ''still'' a blood-sucking monster.
83* DarkIsNotEvil: Though [[SociopathicHero not the nicest guy either]].
84* DaywalkingVampire: He is seen in action during daytime several times in the movie, and doesn't appear to suffer any drawback.
85* DidNotGetTheGirl: Clearly has feelings for Tina but she instead dated and later married his best friend Will.
86* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: As a side effect of his formula.
87* {{Expy}}: He has a lot in common with [[ComicBook/{{Morbius}} Morbius the Living Vampire]]. Like, ''a lot''.
88* FlyingBrick: Weaker than his two teammates, but he is still strong enough to punch through a human body, and fast enough to easily dodge bullets. He is also capable of flight, though he seems to do it thanks to his suit (kinda like [[WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond Terry McGinnis]]) rather than as a natural ability.
89* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire: Sort of. He is still more than willing to kill people gruesomely and suck their blood, but he feeds only on criminals. Whenever he interacts with civilians or other superheroes, he is a pretty decent person, if a bit asocial, and saves innocents like any superhero would.
90* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Magnus [[spoiler:until TheReveal]]. He and Superman are also quite close, with Batman noting that Superman took him in when he was deep in depression and tried to give him a purpose in life.
91* NiceGuy: Despite his [[NoSocialSkills lack of social skills]] and his [[SociopathicHero blood lust]], he's polite to civilians, and even feels guilt about killing criminals.
92* NoSocialSkills: Implied. He apparently only ever had two friends in his entire life (three if you count the comic) before he joined the Justice League, and is stated several times to spend most of his free time in his lab.
93** We also see he loves Tina, and is a little jealous of her and Magnus together. But never says anything, as he's too focused on his experiments. [[spoiler: Now he's too late to even tell her how he feels about her.]]
94* OddFriendship: He's an [[FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire Friendly Neighborhood]] SerialKillerKiller and BadassBookworm, and his closest friend is a alien [[OneManArmy One-Man]] PhysicalGod and SmugSuper. There's really no reason why they would be friends since they have vastly different life experiences, but Hernan helped Kurt when he needed it most which seemed to have created a close bond of trust.
95* OurVampiresAreDifferent: In his case, he is science-based vampire, created from combining a artificially created virus based on vampire bat DNA with Magnus' nanotechnology. This gave him distinctive vampiric features such as [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]], pale skin, fangs and a cold body, as well as [[LightningBruiser superhuman strength, speed and durability]], at the cost of a BloodLust he has to satisfy in order to survive. He however [[DaywalkingVampire doesn't appear to be affected by sunlight]] (presumably, garlic and crucifixes wouldn’t do anything, either), and can be seen in mirrors.
96* PayEvilUntoEvil: Unlike Bruce Wayne, this version of Batman is not afraid to kill criminals in cold blood.
97** Draining the blood of [[spoiler:Harley Quinn at the end of "Twisted"]]. While the scene itself is definitely disturbing, considering the horrifying things [[spoiler:Harley has been doing during said episode]], its hard to say [[AssholeVictim she didn't deserve it]].
98* RedEyesTakeWarning: He has both natural red eyes as a side effect of his formula, and red goggles as part of his costume.
99* SerialKillerKiller: He deals with his vampiric bloodlust by targeting only criminals. Furthermore, he's voiced by the actor of one of the most famous [[Series/{{Dexter}} examples of this trope ever written]].
100* ShrinkingViolet: Was a male example before his transformation.
101* TheSmartGuy: Usually is the one operating machinery in the Justice League Tower, and he is a scientist in his civilian identity.
102* SociopathicHero: Played with; the comic tie-in show he does have empathy for other people, and genuinely feels guilt for killing people. However, he tends to cast all these doubts aside whenever he goes after criminals and psychopaths, and regularly struggles with his blood lust. In-story, both he and those around him debate whether he is genuinely trying to be a hero or just using it as an excuse to satisfy his hunger.
103* TokenEvilTeammate: While he is genuinely a good guy who saves lives and tries to do good, he requires killing (or at least brutally injuring) his opponents to survive, and out of the trio he is the one who kills the most often and the most gruesomely. [[spoiler:When Superman suggest they should stop killing people at the end of the movie, he reacts like this would be a hassle.]]
104* TokenGoodTeammate: On the other hand, he has at least two regular friends he regularly talks to. Additionally, of the three, he's probably the closest of the Trinity that had a normal life on Earth.
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106
107[[folder:Wonder Woman]]
108!!Bekka
109[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/8xzykvo.jpg]]
110-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TamaraTaylor [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Sophie Baranes (FR)[[/labelnote]]
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112The granddaughter of Highfather, the leader of New Genesis. When she was arranged to marry Orion, son of Darkseid, to secure peace for New Genesis and Apokolips, she wasn't exactly pleased until Orion introduced himself. Sadly, this newfound love only built up to a wedding massacre against Apokolips' attendants by her own grandfather and people. Leaving the New Gods in anger, she met Superman and Batman on Earth, forming the Justice League.
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114* AbsurdlySharpBlade: Her sword is explicitly stated to be capable of cutting through everything.
115* AdaptationalBadass: Bekka in the mainstream universe is a scientist and rarely, if ever, takes part in fight. This one is Wonder Woman, and has all the badassery that comes with it. While this Bekka lacks the original's CharmPerson powers, she makes up for it with her impressive fighting skills.
116* BattleCouple:
117** With Steve Trevor, though their relation has started to get strained by the time of the movie due to Bekka joining the Justice League.
118** With Orion. Subverted in that in this universe, while he's not a stranger to combat, he prefers more passive activities to spend his time on.
119* BlackSwordsAreBetter: Her sword made by the best Smiths on Apokolips.
120* BerserkButton: We ''don't'' recommend bringing up what happened at her wedding in any form.
121* BrokenPedestal: The comic tie-in reveals she actually had a positive image in the public eyes at first, but lost a lot of her admirers when she started hanging around with Superman and joined the Justice League.
122* ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler:She leaves the team at the end of the movie to return to New Genesis and deal with her past once and for all. It's left unclear whether she will return or not.]]
123* CoolSword: One that can cut through anything ''and'' open portals to anywhere she wants.
124* CombatStilettos: She wears high heels in her costume. [[spoiler:This is used against her when the Metal Man matching her uses it to frame her.]]
125* CompositeCharacter: Bekka from the ComicBook/NewGods as Wonder Woman. She's also [[InNameOnly the most removed from the character she shares her codename with]] because of it, as Chris Kent and Man-Bat were still respectively characters from the greater Superman and Batman lores. The only real ties the Wonder Woman and New Gods lores have to each other in the comics basically amounts to just existing in the same universe.
126* {{Dominatrix}}: Implied to be this in her relationship with Trevor.
127* DefectorFromDecadence: She left New Genesis out of disgust after her grandfather used her wedding to slaughter Darkseid and his council, killing her betrothed Orion in the process.
128* EverybodyHasStandards: She's a little weirded out when Hernan casually suggests that the League could easily take over the Earth.
129-->'''Bekka:''' You just got less sexy.
130* FieryRedhead: Red-haired, and quite a temper.
131* FishOutOfWater: As revealed in the comic, she was this when she first arrived on Earth; the duality of the planet especially puzzled her, since where she came from, Good and Evil were separated between two planets. By the time of the movie however, she has been on Earth for decades, so she has grown out of it.
132* FlyingBrick: Seemingly not as strong as Superman, but she still has superhuman physical abilities and can fly.
133* FriendsWithBenefits: Bekka is a sexually active woman, with the comic showing that her and Hernan have been intimate and still are when ever Bekka feels like it. She is also intimate with Trevor. Both relationships have a distinct UsefulNotes/{{BDSM}} flavor, where her and Superman fight, break each others bones and then have sex, with Trevor it's a bit softer but there will still be violence then sex.
134* GoodIsNotSoft: She is closer to a traditional superhero than [[AntiHero her two teammates]] and isn't particularly found of excessive violence. Doesn't mean she has qualms killing villains if she considers it's necessary.
135* HeIsNotMyBoyfriend: Frequently reminds this to Trevor about Superman. She distinctly says she belongs to no-one meaning that any sexual relation she is in is strictly pleasure. By the end, however...
136* InSpiteOfANail: She and Orion still end up falling in love despite how different their lives have been.
137* LadyOfWar: Fairly feminine and graceful, but also a skilled, super-strong fighter.
138%%* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy:
139* LightIsGood: Wears a primarily white costume, and is the closest to a classic hero out of the three leads.
140* MostCommonSuperpower: Definitely fits given her NavelDeepNeckline and, well, everything else.
141* MsFanservice: Her outfit has a NavelDeepNeckline, she is fairly sexually liberated (and implied to be into UsefulNotes/{{BDSM}} with Trevor), and her tie-in comic doesn't shy away from showing her naked at least once.
142* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After Highfather [[spoiler:killed Orion.]]
143-->[[spoiler:"If I had to do it over, I would have warned them all! I would have shouted to the skies!"]]
144* OlderThanTheyLook: Her comic tie-in reveals she has been around on Earth since at the very least before 1962, yet she still looks like a young woman. Probably because, being a New Goddess, she ages at a completely different rate from humans.
145* PhysicalGoddess: In her case, she literally is a New God.
146* ReallyGetsAround: She is a lot more sexually liberated than other versions of Wonder Woman.
147* RelatedInTheAdaptation: The Bekka of the comics is the daughter of Himon, a scientist on Apokolips. Here, she’s the granddaughter of Highfather.
148* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: She became attracted to Orion because he was different from his father, being that he showed his gentle side. This is an inversion of the main universe, where she had a type for [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys bad boys]] like Orion and Batman.
149* TeleportationSpam: She can make use of the Mother Box in her sword to do this.
150* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Justified, as she can call it back to her afterwards.
151* TokenGoodTeammate: By far the nicest of the trio, and while she isn't above killing (although in the comic, when they fight the Forever People, she suggests that because they're innocent people, they don't kill them — which Superman soon enough objects to), she isn't as cynical as [[KnightInSourArmor Superman]] nor as violent as [[SociopathicHero Batman]]. Before becoming Wonder Woman, she apparently also was this to ''New Genesis'', of all people.
152* TragicKeepsake: The sword she uses in combat was given to her by her late husband.
153* WhatTheHellHero: Calls out Superman for considering taking over the world at the beginning of the movie.
154* WidowedAtTheWedding: Her backstory. She was going to get married with Orion as a symbol of final peace between New Genesis and Apokolips, but her father used an underground rebellion to storm the festivities and killed Darkseid's entire council, including Orion. Disgusted, Bekka then ran away from them.
155[[/folder]]
156
157!USA Government
158
159[[folder:President Amanda Waller]]
160!!Amanda Waller
161[[quoteright:338:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/amanda_waller_gods_and_monsters_0001.jpg]]
162-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PennyJohnsonJerald [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Anne Rondeleux (FR)[[/labelnote]]
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164* AdaptationalHeroism: She is more reasonable than her comic counterpart. Additionally, while she's got countermeasures made to deal with the league, given that Herman, Kirk, and Bekka start off a bunch of violent jackasses, it's hard to blame her.
165* AdaptationalAttractiveness: In comparison to the mainstream and some other adaptations, where she can vary from being decent-looking, plain-looking, or even [[{{Gonk}} quite unattractive]].
166* BlackBossLady: As usual with Waller.
167* EveryoneHasStandards: While still willing to develop means to fight and take down the Justice League in case they would go rogue, she is disgusted when Dr. Sivana suggests to nuke a city to stop Brainiac.
168* IronLady: Female, president of the USA, and very commanding.
169* OurPresidentsAreDifferent: This version of Amanda Waller is the president of USA.
170[[/folder]]
171
172[[folder:Steve Trevor]]
173!!Steve Trevor
174[[quoteright:292:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1434135445163.jpg]]
175-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TahmohPenikett [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Thierry Murzeau (FR)[[/labelnote]]
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177* AmazonChaser: Presumably the reason why he is in a relationship with Bekka. [[OvershadowedByAwesome He does resent it a bit however.]]
178* BattleCouple: With Bekka, though by the time of the movie, their relationship has become strained.
179* DistressedDude: In ''Big'', where he has to be saved from Kobra by Wonder Woman.
180* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: He and his men actually manage to [[spoiler:injure ''Superman'' using Red Sun guns during the climax of the movie]].
181* FiveRoundsRapid: His shooting of Giganta with small arms fire goes about as well as you'd expect.
182* FriendsWithBenefits: Seems to be the closest description for his and Bekka's relationship. As it's more than implied they are sexually intimate, but just as heavily implied they are not a couple.
183* HeroAntagonist: In the movie, due to working with the government and being the InspectorJavert.
184* InspectorJavert: His position toward the Justice League when they are framed.
185* LoveInterest: To Bekka/Wonder Woman.
186* OvershadowedByAwesome: Just like in the mainstream universe, he ''is'' a very skilled fighter and competent military, but since he is dating Wonder Woman...
187* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: To the Justice League, before moving to InspectorJavert when they are framed. You can't really blame him when he gets mad at the Justice League for leaving a slaughter behind them and disregarding the law.
188[[/folder]]
189
190[[folder:Dr. Sivana]]
191!!Dr. Thaddeus Sivana
192[[quoteright:307:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thaddeus_sivana_gods_and_monsters_0001.jpg]]
193-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DanielHagen [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Marc Perez (FR)[[/labelnote]]
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195* AdaptationalHeroism: Not that this version really is ''that'' likable, but he was a CardCarryingVillain in the source material.
196* AssholeVictim: He ends up amongst the scientists killed by [[spoiler:the Metal Men.]]
197%%* BaldOfEvil: No hair on his head, and while not exactly evil, still quite a jerk.
198* JerkAss: The little we get to see of him in action doesn't exactly make him appear as likable.
199** JerkassHasAPoint: He's not a fan of the Justice League and is a part of a project that was created to keep them in check, [[BewareTheSuperman which is understandable in this continuity]].
200* KnightTemplar: Took part in a project to eliminate Superman should he go rogue, and when said project goes awry, he suggest dealing with it by ''nuking a city''.
201* LeanAndMean: Rather skinny, and definitely not a nice guy.
202* SinisterShades: Wears a pair of dark glasses concealing his eyes.
203* TokenEvilTeammate: To the government. He seems ''way'' too comfortable with advising Waller to ''nuke'' a still inhabited city in order to stop Brainiac.
204[[/folder]]
205
206!Civilians and Supporting Characters
207!!Earth
208[[folder:Lois Lane]]
209!!Lois Lane
210[[quoteright:288:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/reporter.png]]
211-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PagetBrewster [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Creator/VeroniqueAugereau (FR)[[/labelnote]]
212
213One of the Justice League's most vocal and harshest critics, she serves as a reporter for PLANETNWZ.COM.
214----
215* AmbiguouslyBi: She appears to have some BelligerentSexualTension with Superman, but in the comics her narration makes it seem like she has a crush on Wonder Woman, to the point of acting like Bekka is completely innocent and being manipulated by Hernan.
216* BelligerentSexualTension: Seems to have a bit of this with Superman for the little time they interact with each others; when he acts nice toward her and offers her a tour of the Justice League Tower, she initially is genuinely in awe, but quickly goes back to criticizing his attitude, leading to them arguing.
217* CharacterDevelopment: After the Magnus incident, she praises the Justice League for saving the world and acknowledges they are true heroes.
218* CompositeCharacter: She seems to share some traits with Clark Kent, who doesn't exist in this universe, such as wearing glasses and her serious "mild-mannered" attitude.
219* DisabledInTheAdaptation: Lois doesn't typically require glasses, while this portrayal does.
220* IntrepidReporter: Though unlike her mainstream counterpart, she works on TV news rather than in a newspaper.
221* ItsPersonal: As revealed in the prequel comic, her father was killed as collateral damage in one of Superman's heroics, making her bitter towards him and the League.
222* JerkassHasAPoint: Her antagonism toward the Justice League does make sense when you consider they regularly murder criminals and disregard the authorities.
223* LegFocus: Superman takes a moment to appreciate her legs before talking to Ms. Lane.
224* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: She indirectly gives one to the Justice League through one of her news broadcasts in the tie-in comic. After they defeat the Forever People, she reports on the collateral damage their battle did in Mumbay (of which her father was one of the many casualties) and says her father was a true hero, because he would have found another way to keep all those people from dying, which the Justice League wouldn't lift a finger to do.
225* UnreliableNarrator: In the prequel comic, she is the narrator and she has a very obvious bias against Superman and seems to love Wonder Woman, at worst saying Bekka was being duped by Hernan. In reality Wonder Wonder is no better or worse than Superman.
226[[/folder]]
227
228[[folder:Lex Luthor]]
229!!Lex Luthor
230[[quoteright:337:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jl_gods_monsters_3_jpg.jpg]]
231-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JasonIsaacs [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Creator/PaulBorne (FR)[[/labelnote]]
232----
233* AdaptationalHeroism: While this version of Luthor still opposed Superman and worked on projects to take him down, [[JerkassHasAPoint his reasons for doing so were more understandable]], he doesn't appear to have the usual GreenEyedMonster side of his mainstream self, and [[spoiler:he proves to be a hero by the end of the movie.]]
234* AgeLift: This incarnation of Luthor is a bit older than he usually is depicted as in mainstream continuity; when Superman's pod arrived on Earth, he already was a grown man walking with a cane.
235* AmbiguousSituation: At the start of the film, he’s seen with a cane. By the present day, he gets around in his CoolChair and it’s clear his muscles have atrophied extensively. It’s unclear if his immobility is some kind of motor disease or just from being out in space for too long.
236* BigDamnHeroes: He shows up in the climax of the movie to stop the government's assault of [[spoiler:the Justice League]] by telling them what's really happening.
237* ButNowIMustGo: Leaves along with Bekka at the end of the movie, having grown tired of this universe and wanting to visit new ones.
238* CompositeCharacter: [[spoiler:By the end of the movie, he has essentially become this continuity's equivalent of [[ComicBook/NewGods Metron]].]]
239* CoolChair: Has acquired one [[spoiler:after moving to live in space.]]
240* DisabledInTheAdaptation: Luthor is not typically portrayed as requiring a cane and later a hover chair and it isn't clear how much the former is due to advanced age or him having a motor disease.
241[[/folder]]
242
243[[folder:Will Magnus]]
244!!Will Magnus
245[[quoteright:265:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/will_magnus_gods_and_monsters_0001.jpg]]
246-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CThomasHowell [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Creator/VincentRopion (FR)[[/labelnote]]
247
248A famous scientist expert in nanotechnology, and Kirk's college best friend. He actually is [[TheManBehindTheMan the one behind the drones]] and the movie's real BigBad.
249----
250* AdaptationalVillainy: In the main DCU, he's a scientist trying to help humanity, but here, he's the BigBad.
251* AlasPoorVillain: He's just so miserable before his death, it is hard not to feel a little bad for him. Especially since he acknowledges how far he's fallen and asks for Kirk's forgiveness.
252* AxCrazy: He's a bloodthirsty lunatic who wants to take away free will.
253* BadSamaritan: Revealed to be this.
254* BitchInSheepsClothing: For most of the movie, Magnus displays an affable NiceGuy facade, and along with Tina is one of the few people to actually treat Kirk kindly, even defending him in front of his other friends. By the end of the movie, it's revealed he actually is a sociopath who killed his own wife out of jealousy, was responsible for the entire plot of the movie, and intends to take away humanity's free will.
255* BigBad: He's the one behind the attacks on the scientists, having created shapeshifting robots to impersonate the Justice League.
256* BigBadFriend: Kirk's best friend since high school, and turns out to be the main villain by the end of the movie.
257* DespairEventHorizon: He had one when he accidentally killed Tina, reasoning that, if someone as smart and good as him was capable of such a horrible act, the world was doomed. This is what caused him to lose it and work on a plan to annihilate free will.
258* DomesticAbuse: Once hit his wife so hard he accidentally killed her.
259* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: {{Implied}}. His body language implies he was genuinely remorseful over accidentally killing Tina. And before he kills himself, he begs Kirk to forgive him.
260* FauxAffablyEvil: He speaks politely to Kirk about how he'll take away humanity's free will.
261* {{Foil}}: To Kirk; whereas Kirk is asocial, gloomy and was obsessed with his research before his transformation, Magnus is cheerful, affable and apparently had quite a social life. And whereas Kirk, for all his SociopathicHero tendencies, is a good guy in the end, Magnus, behind his affable attitude, is a psychopath.
262* {{Foreshadowing}}:
263** After the monsters massacre the scientists' meeting at his house, conveniently, he's the only survivor, even though the monsters would've surely made sure they did their job. Being their creator, he likely made sure they did well, but not perfect when "killing" him.
264** Who would know the Justice League well enough to almost successfully frame them? It makes no sense for the government to turn against its own workers, ''especially'' when these workers are one of the brightest minds on the planet and that they're working together for a common cause, that being a contingency plan against the Justice League. Like in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' when Luthor framed the League for firing the Watchtower, the government would see such as level of frame-up as too costly to innocent lives and their own resources and thus would not do it. This rules off the government as one of the suspects. Will, on the other hand, is a close friend of one of the Leaguers and is also shown a motivation in the flashbacks.
265* GreenEyedMonster: He was showing signs of this even during his college days. Whenever Kirk and Tina became slightly affectionate towards each other, he would rudely interrupt them, though he always concealed it with a friendly jab. It is also implied he altered Kirk's bat serum out of jealousy.
266* HeterosexualLifePartner: He was Kirk's main male friend during their teen years. Subverted when he turns to have been a FalseFriend.
267* HiveMind: His plan to eliminate free will involves detonating a Nanite Bomb, which will use Boom Tubes to teleport nanites into everyone on earth, and forcefully link their minds together.
268* HumansAreBastards: After he lashes out and kills Tina, he concludes that if he was capable of doing such a thing then humanity in general must be hopelessly corrupt. He describes this as a "revelation", but it comes across as a self-excusing rationalization that festers into outright insanity.
269* ItsAllAboutMe: The reason for his actions; he was so convinced of being one of the finest specimens of humanity, after accidentally murdering Tina, he came to the conclusion that, if ''he'' was capable of doing something this horrible, then the rest of humanity had to be even worse, and as such doomed if allowed to keep their free will.
270* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: He would rudely interrupt any affectionate moments between Kirk and Tina, but only because he loved Tina. Then he became a {{Domestic Abuse}}r.
271* MaskOfSanity: He is impressively good at hiding his psychosis behind a nice, affable facade.
272* MirrorCharacter: Will's ultimate plan of turning all of humanity into a HiveMind echos the outcome Superman describes when considering taking over the world at the start of the film: everyone in the world connected to a single, productive purpose, and brought together as one. In fact, it's Magnus' monstrous plan that partially motivates Superman to reconsider his methods and [[TookALevelInKindness become more traditionally heroic]].
273* {{Nanotechnology}}: His area of expertise, and what he used to complete the bat virus with Kirk. Also how he created the Metal Men.
274* NeverMyFault: Blames Tina's death on her constant concern for Kirk, as if a wife should have to worry about her own husband attacking her.
275* TwoGuysAndAGirl: His dynamic with Kirk and Tina. Cruelly deconstructed; Tina always loved Kirk more despite marrying him, and he was well-aware of this, causing to [[GreenEyedMonster grow jealous]] and eventually kill her by accident out of frustration.
276* TheSociopath: Under his charming and affable attitude lies a psychopathic monster who planned to take away humanity's free will.
277* WalkingSpoiler: He plays a fairy significant role in the movie and is connected to one of the major twists.
278[[/folder]]
279
280[[folder:Tina Magnus]]
281!!Tina Magnus
282[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_148974.jpg]]
283-->'''Voiced by:''' [[Creator/GreyDelisle Grey Griffin]] [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Kelvine Dumour (FR)[[/labelnote]]
284
285Will Magnus's wife and Kirk's college best friend (and secret LoveInterest).
286----
287* AdaptationalSkimpiness: [[spoiler:Most versions of Platinum, Tina included, [[TechnicallyNakedShapeshifter generate a dress out of her liquid metal]], but when [[OneWingedAngel she reveals her true form]], Tina [[FullFrontalAssault goes naked, complete with nipples]]]].
288* DeadAllAlong: By the time we're introduced to her, [[spoiler: she's been dead for some time and has been replaced with Platinum.]]
289* DudeMagnet: She had both Kirk and Will into her.
290* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She has blonde and is an extremely nice person.
291* KillItWithFire: [[spoiler:Bekka drives her sword through Platinum and boom-tubes her to a star.]]
292* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler:Tina, as in, tin. Pla'''tin'''um was also known as Tina in the main universes.]]
293* NiceGirl: Tina is a sweet and caring person.
294* NoodleIncident: Whatever [[spoiler:Will meant about Tina marrying him "out of obligation" is never known. But she hates it whenever he brings that up.]]
295* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: {{Zig zagged}}. [[spoiler:She was truly in love with Kirk, but married Will "out of obligation". Though then again this is just want Will believed to be true, so it's unclear whether she was even in love with Kirk like Will believed.]]
296* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Her romantic attraction and concern for Kirk throughout her relationship with Will kicked off his eventual outburst which resulted in her death. Her death started his descent into insanity and plans to eradicate free will and take over the world by framing the Justice League.
297[[/folder]]
298
299[[folder:The Scientists]]
300!!The Scientists
301-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CarlLumbly (Silas Stone), Creator/TaylorParks (Victor Stone), Creator/DeeBradleyBaker (Ray Palmer), Creator/EricBauza (Ryan Choi, Stephen Shin), Creator/TrevorDevall (Emil Hamilton), Creator/ArifSKinchen (Michael Holt), Creator/JimMeskimen (Victor Fries), Creator/KharyPayton (John Henry Irons), Creator/LaurenTom (Kimiyo Hoshi), Creator/KariWahlgren (Karen Beecher), Creator/DanGilvezan (Pat Dugan) [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Jean-François Vlérick (Silas Stone, Ray Palmer, Michael Holt, John Henry Irons), Paolo Domingo (Victor Stone, Ryan Choi), Thierry Murzeau (Emil Hamilton, Victor Fries), Kelvine Dumour (Kimiyo Hoshi), Anne Rondeleux (Karen Beecher), Marc Perez (Pat Dugan) (FR)[[/labelnote]]
302
303The world's finest minds. With the exception of Ryan Choi and Victor Stone, it is discovered that they were members of a joint project between [=LexCorp=] and the government, Project Fair Play, created with the goal of creating weapons to level the playing field with the Justice League should they ever turn on them.
304----
305* AdaptationalWimp: With the exceptions of Silas Stone and Stephen Shin, who are just normal scientists canonically anyway, they're all known for being superheroes (or supervillains, in the cases of Dr. Fries, Dr. Morrow, and Dr. Sivana) in the main continuities, but they never became anything more than scientists in this version. They're effortlessly killed by the drones.
306* AgeLift:
307** Karen (Bumblebee) is a middle-aged woman, as opposed to being a teenager like in the main continuities.
308** Victor (Cyborg) is a young boy, whereas he's usually a teenager or a young adult like in the main continuities.
309* BornUnlucky: In the normal comic universe most of them are either heroes or villains, but in the one universe where they are simply ordinary scientist living arguably better and peaceful lives they end up being killed.
310* DiedInYourArmsTonight: Silas and Victor die in each other's arms.
311* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: They all die horrible deaths, either by incineration, dismemberment, or getting drained of their blood, thanks to the drones.
312* HopeSpot: Ray Palmer almost manages to sneak away from a drone after crashing his car, only for his wife to call. The drone hears his phone ringing and kills him.
313* MythologyGag:
314** Ray Palmer and Ryan Choi are coworkers. Ray is the second Atom and Ryan is the third Atom, with Ryan being Ray's protege. In addition, they're both physics experts that are studying shrinking technology.
315** Silas's invention is Cyborg's blasters.
316* NeverMyFault: At the house meeting, they get into an argument about who's at fault and who to blame for what's happening to them. Justified, because they're stressed out about being on a hitlist and are discussing how they're going to protect themselves from the assassins.
317* PapaWolf: Silas attempts to protect Victor from a drone using his invention.
318* RedHerring: Project Fair Play is [[spoiler:using energy weapons powered by red solar radiation against Superman and is otherwise unrelated to the drones, but Will made sure that the League found out about the project so that it would look like they were going on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against the people involved.]]
319[[/folder]]
320
321!!New Genesis
322[[folder:Highfather]]
323!!Highfather
324[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/highfather_gods_and_monsters_0001.jpg]]
325-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RichardChamberlain [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Marc Perez (FR)[[/labelnote]]
326
327Bekka's grandfather and leader of New Genesis. After endless wars, he organised a peace deal with Darkseid, whereby Bekka would marry his son Orion.
328
329He and his people stage a coup on Apokolips, killing everyone and alienating Bekka.
330----
331* AdaptationalBadass: ZigZagged. In the comics Highfather is supposed to be equal to Darkseid in power, but this is rarely shown. Here, however, he [[spoiler:kills Darkseid by overloading him with the Source from his spear]].
332* AdaptationalVillainy: He's as treacherous as Darkseid, if not moreso.
333* ArchnemesisDad: [[spoiler:Archnemesis ''Grand''dad, to Bekka. He didn't like his granddaughter condemning him for his actions. He tells her he'll give her "one last chance" to reconsider leaving, implying that she will not be welcomed back. It's also implied at the end of the film that Bekka will try to stop him.]]
334* BitchInSheepsClothing: As soon as everyone's backs were turned, he and his people [[spoiler:killed off Darkseid's Elite]].
335* TheChessmaster: The marriage was [[spoiler:just a ruse to gain control over Apokolips]].
336* EvilerThanThou: [[spoiler:Shockingly proves to be worse than this version of ''Darkseid''.]]
337* GreaterScopeVillain: Aspires to [[spoiler:cleanse the universe of anyone who disagrees with him]]. With his army and technology, he could very well do so.
338* HeWhoFightsMonsters: It's unknown just how villainous Darkseid was in this universe, but [[spoiler:Highfather is certainly no saint]].
339* {{Hypocrite}}: Criticizes Darkseid's lineage as steeped in betrayal, yet [[spoiler:betrays Darkseid at the earliest opportunity]].
340-->'''Highfather:''' He was Darkseid's blood. One of countless bastards in an endless line of betrayal.\
341'''Bekka:''' [[spoiler:''You'' are one to speak! You are blood soaked in betrayal!]]\
342'''Highfather:''' [[spoiler:Watch your tongue, granddaughter!]]
343* ILied: He never wanted to [[spoiler:live in peace with Apokolips, instead trying to claim it in his name]].
344* LightIsNotGood: Pretty much evil in contrast to his mainstream counterpart.
345* WalkingSpoiler: His actions play a major role in Bekka's presence on Earth.
346* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Once his victory was assured, [[spoiler:he killed Darkseid and Orion]].
347[[/folder]]
348
349[[folder:Orion]]
350!!Orion
351[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/orion_gods_and_monsters_0001.jpg]]
352-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JoshKeaton [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Paolo Domingo (FR)[[/labelnote]]
353
354Orion was Bekka's husband. Their marriage was arranged to maintain peace between New Genesis and Apokolips. He was killed in a coup by New Genesis, which prompted Bekka to leave.
355----
356* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: Orion in the comics was raised by Highfather due to the truce between him and Darkseid involving them swapping their sons, but here this never happened and Orion and Scott Free were raised by their respective parents.
357* AdaptationalIntelligence: Due to his different upbringing, this Orion leans more towards science and art than being a warrior.
358* AdaptationalWimp: This Orion seems to be less of a warrior that he's usually depicted as.
359* BruiserWithASoftCenter: Orion may be the son of Darkseid, but he's also gentle, intellectual, and shows some creative flair when he makes Bekka's sword.
360* HiddenDepths: Unlike canon Orion who was a warrior, this version is more of an artist/scientist. Really stands out considering this Orion grew up on Apokolips where creativity is taboo.
361* InSpiteOfANail: He and Bekka still end up falling in love despite how different their lives have been.
362* TheLostLenore: He's a deceased significant other of Bekka whom she misses dearly.
363* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: Once Bekka got to know him, they genuinely fell in love.
364* PointOfDivergence: Orion being raised by Darkseid led to him becoming a more artistic and scientific individual instead of a warrior.
365* SufficientlyAdvancedAlien: Can create weapons with Mother Boxes in them.
366[[/folder]]
367
368!!Krypton
369[[folder:General Zod]]
370!!Dru-Zod
371-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BruceThomas [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Thierry Murzeau (FR)[[/labelnote]]
372
373Superman's biological father.
374----
375* NeverMyFault: He was warned how his actions would destroy Krypton, but he refuses to accept any responsibility for the damage he caused and instead blames Jor-El.
376* PointOfDivergence: If he had arrived at the lab just a few seconds later, then Superman's story would have played out like normal.
377[[/folder]]
378
379[[folder:Jor-El]]
380!!Jor-El
381-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuriLowenthal [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Paolo Domingo (FR)[[/labelnote]]
382
383The man who would have been Superman's father.
384----
385* PointOfDivergence: He was almost the father of Superman, until Zod arrived a few seconds too soon.
386[[/folder]]
387
388[[folder:Lara Lor-Van]]
389!!Lara Lor-Van
390-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/LaurenTom [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Anne Rondeleux (FR)[[/labelnote]]
391
392Superman's biological mother.
393----
394* InSpiteOfANail: She's still Superman's mother in this universe.
395[[/folder]]
396
397!Villains
398
399[[folder:The Drones]]
400!!The Drones
401-->'''Tina/Platinum voiced by:''' Creator/GreyDeLisle [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Kelvine Dumour (FR)[[/labelnote]]\
402'''Tin voiced by:''' Creator/DeeBradleyBaker [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Marc Perez (FR)[[/labelnote]]
403
404A trio of mysterious drones who are responsible for killing the various scientists, using their ability to mimic the Justice League's powers to frame them. They actually are this universe's version of the ComicBook/MetalMen, created and controlled by Will Magnus.
405----
406* AdaptationalVillainy: Much like their master himself, in the main DCU, the Metal Men are always portrayed as heroes, here they are mass murdering Killbots at the behest of a psychopath trying to remove free will.
407* AllYourPowersCombined: In the movie's climax, they do a FusionDance, allowing them to get this.
408* CanonCharacterAllAlong: They turn out to be this universe's incarnation of the Metal Men.
409* CompositeCharacter:
410** Tina/Platinum is based on the movie's equivalent of Francine Langstrom, Kirk's wife in the comics.
411** They can combine into one drone that has all the powers of the Justice League, just like Amazo.
412** Their look and them being superpowered {{Killer Robot}}s are very similar to Comicbook/{{OMAC}} [[ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis drones]], to the point you'd be forgiven for assuming they were supposed to ''be'' them.
413* DarkIsEvil: All of them except for Platinum are black-colored.
414* TheDragon: Platinum to Magnus.
415* EvilCounterpart: Each of them has been intentionally created to mimic the powers of a specific Justice League member, as part of Magnus' plan to frame them.
416* HealingFactor: They can regenerate from practically any kind of wound. Except being melted in magma or the sun.
417* TheHeavy: All {{Pun}}s aside, while Magnus is the BigBad of the film his FrameUp of the Justice League and subsequent AssimilationPlot couldn't be accomplished without the Drones help.
418* KillItWithFire:
419** Superman eventually kills them by submerging them in magma.
420** Wonder Woman uses a Boom tube to hurl Platinum into the sun.
421* RedEyesTakeWarning: Each of them also has red eyes.
422* ShoutOut: Platinum is a nigh-indestructible ChromeChampion with a HealingFactor, [[ShapeshifterWeapon arm-blades]], can disguise itself as a normal human, is a unique member of a series of {{Killer Robot}}s, and has to be [[KillItWithFire thrown into an extremely fiery pit to be destroyed]]. [[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay Sound familiar?]]
423* TheVoiceless: Due to them being robots, none of them is capable of talking.
424* WouldHurtAChild: The Superman drone has no problem killing Dr. Stone along with his young son Victor.
425[[/folder]]
426
427[[folder:Harley Quinn]]
428!!Harley Quinn
429[[quoteright:245:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/harley_quinn_in_justice_league_gods_monsters_wears_less_clothes_but_is_even_more_distur_448724.jpg]]
430-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TaraStrong
431
432A costumed serial killer who is confronted by Batman.
433----
434* AdaptationalSkimpiness: Bruce Timm had her wear more revealing attire than she's normally depicted with as a TakeThat to the increasing use of this trope on her in other adaptations. As you can see, the outfit doesn't leave much to the imagination.
435* AdaptationalUgliness: She's [[FanDisservice far more]] {{Gonk}}ish than any other version of Harley, who is usually MsFanservice.
436* AdaptationalVillainy: By far the most evil and unscrupulous version of Harley ever portrayed in any medium. Unlike her mainstream counterpart, who tends to fluctuate between being an AntiVillain or AntiHero and who has many pitiable qualities, this version seemingly has none. Worse, ComicBook/TheJoker is nowhere to be seen, which implies that this version of Harley does what she does ForTheEvulz.
437* AnyoneCanDie: Bruce Timm confirmed that Harley's death at the end of Twisted was to set the tone for the series and show that beloved characters are not necessarily safe (even ones he helped create).
438* AssholeVictim: Thanks to her far more monstrous actions in this series it's actually quite a relief when Batman [[spoiler: drinks her blood at the end of her special because she was too dangerous and too deep into her insanity]].
439* AxCrazy: ''Jesus Christ''. In this depiction, her violent insanity is on par with '''Joker'''.
440* BodyInABreadbox: Harley's refrigerator is stuffed with dismembered corpses.
441* {{Butterface}}: She has a shapely body and skimpy outfit like usual. Her face is rather disturbing however. Even ignoring the stitches and weird makeup, her facial features look out of proportion, and her eyes don't seem to both be looking in the same place.
442* ChainsawGood: Until the chain breaks on a cement pillar and whips Harley across the torso. Then Chainsaw Very Bad.
443* CompositeCharacter: She has the Joker's AxCrazy tendencies, as well as his [[BlackComedy sense of humor]]. In fact, many of her facial expressions when she encounters Batman resemble those of Joker in the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse. She's also a crazed serial killer that poses her victims in picturesque positions like Victor Zsasz.
444* FanDisservice: She's scantily-clad, but her character design has been exaggerated to {{Gonk}}-levels of tackiness, as opposed to the more realistically-proportioned Harley Quinn from ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries''.
445* GenkiGirl: Very much like her mainstream counterpart, only it's laced with the ferocity of a deranged serial killer.
446* {{Gonk}}: Most Harleys are {{Ms Fanservice}}s. This one? Not so much.
447* GracefulLoser: While she's a touch surly about it, she calmly admits defeat when Batman has her pinned against the wall. The gracefulness fades when [[spoiler:Batman reveals that he's ''not'' sending her to jail]] and is replaced with very understandable terror.
448* HateSink: Easily the most detestable villain in this alternate universe. Darkseid was at least AffablyEvil since he clearly loved Orion and genuinely wanted him to be happily wed to Bekka, Highfather's actions can be somewhat justified if you choose to believe Darkseid was still evil in this universe, Brainiac was merely a child who had zero control over his actions, and [[spoiler:Magnus was clearly not in the least bit sane and even he himself made a HeelRealization by the end of the movie and chose to commit suicide out of guilt for his own atrocities]]. Harlequin, however, has no sympathetic or likable qualities whatsoever and is an unrepentant psychopath who [[spoiler:murders a little boy.]]
449* ImAHumanitarian: Her eating people is [[FridgeHorror implied]]. She's shown picking her teeth in the mirror... after we clearly see that she keeps the leftover body parts of some of her victims in the fridge. [[spoiler:Batman mauling her at the end of ''Twisted'' would be a clear case of a KarmicDeath if she was indeed a cannibal.]]
450* KnightOfCerebus: Unlike her past incarnations, this version of Harley Quinn is clearly a psychotic serial killer, and the short where she's the main antagonist doesn't shy away from showing the gruesome results of her numerous murders, making it that darkest Chronicles short out of the three. [[spoiler:Batman knew she was too dangerous to just send to jail, so he did everyone a favor by killing her on the spot via bloodsucking.]]
451* LargeHam: A lot of her dialogue involves her raising her voice.
452* MonsterClown: Upgraded from VillainousHarlequin to this. She's far more bloodthirsty than most versions of Harley and has no redeeming qualities to speak of.
453* MummiesAtTheDinnerTable: She has the corpses of several of her previous victims set up in a ghoulish effigy of a happy family in a living room setting.
454* PsychopathicWomanchild: While this incarnation is easily the darkest variation, Harley Quin is still very childlike with believing that she's entertaining her victims by letting them have fun forever. Her M.O is killing a victim then converting their corpses into toys along with selecting random victims to be parts of her "family".
455* ScaryStitches: She has some on her ''neck'', the implications of which are unclear, but [[BodyHorror disturbing nonetheless.]]
456* SerialKiller: Murders people and either stores their body parts in her refrigerator, makes toys out of them (like a giant Jack in a box), or uses them for her "family".
457* SlasherSmile: As might be expected, she sports a psychotic grin.
458* SlashersPreferBlondes: Her victim intended to be the teen sister in Harley's "family" is a blonde girl.
459* TheSociopath: An aggressive and unrepentant SerialKiller who either A) uses her victims as toys, B) grafts their body parts together to make a makeshift mummified family, or C) leaves the leftover parts in a fridge.
460* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Some sources like the DC wikia spells her name as "Harlequin", which can be mistaken for an obscure Green Lantern villain of the same name.
461* {{Stripperific}}: Harley's outfit in this special bears not an unlikely resemblance to her ComicBook/New52 debut outfit (which includes a corset and [[LingerieScene panties]] instead of hotpants) Bruce Timm admitted in an interview that the look was intentional as "[[TakeThat a mean spirited take]]" to Harley's more revealing outfit she's been sporting since the New 52 started.
462* SwordDrag: She briefly drags her sledgehammer behind her before attacking Batman with it. It's clearly the AxCrazy variant.
463* TakeThat: As noted above, this version of Harley is a huge potshot at the ComicBook/New52 incarnation of Harley and those inspired by her.
464* WouldHurtAChild: If there was any doubt that this version of Harley is not the same one most audiences are used to [[spoiler:then seeing the decaying, petrified corpse of a child in Harley's ''family'' probably did the trick]].
465* WrongGenreSavvy: At the end of "Twisted", Harley surrenders to Batman and tells him to take her to jail. Sure Harley, if this was the main DC Universe, you would be. In this one? [[spoiler:Batman is a vampire, and you get to be his first onscreen victim!]]
466[[/folder]]
467
468[[folder:Brainiac]]
469!!Brainiac
470[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/b7ecf5e9_5ae8_4da6_83ba_7994b874b68e.jpeg]]
471-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TaraStrong
472
473An experiment created by the US government that goes rogue and has to be stopped by Superman.
474----
475* AdaptationalHeroism: Brainiac had many incarnations, but most of them were either following AIIsACrapshoot or AliensAreBastards. This one.... well, just read the other tropes.
476* AdaptationSpeciesChange: He's [[spoiler:a genetic engineered boy]] instead of an alien robot.
477* AgeLift: This Brainiac is [[spoiler:a little boy, not an adult.]]
478* CensoredChildDeath: [[spoiler:Superman's MercyKill of him happens off-screen.]]
479* ICannotSelfTerminate: [[spoiler:Begs Superman to give him a MercyKill in order to stop his rampage. Superman reluctantly does it.]]
480* LaserGuidedTykebomb: Was initially created by the government in an attempt to create a defense against Superman.
481* PowerIncontinence: He really doesn't ''mean'' to go on a rampage and kill people, but is unable to control his powers.
482* WalkingSpoiler: Almost every trope on this list is a massive spoiler for the twist at the end of his short.
483* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler:Poor kid didn't even ''know'' what he was and definitely didn't mean to cause so much destruction.]]
484[[/folder]]
485
486[[folder:Giganta]]
487!!Giganta
488[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/c32b161d_c736_4055_8462_e725ae24c8db.jpeg]]
489
490A robot defeated by Wonder Woman.
491----
492* AdaptationSpeciesChange: In a departure from the mainstream comic, this version of Giganta is a non-sentient mecha created by Kobra as a secret weapon rather than an actual person.
493* FemBot: Still designed to look like a giant woman, for some reason.
494* HumongousMecha: As mentioned elsewhere, this Giganta is an enormous mecha as oppsed to a person.
495* TheSpeechless: She doesn't say anything. {{Justified|Trope}}, seeing how she is a non-sentient robot in this version.
496* ShoutOut: Robot Giganta somewhat resembles Jocasta from Marvel.
497[[/folder]]
498
499[[folder:Darkseid]]
500!Darkseid
501[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jla_godsandmonsters_newgods.jpg]]
502-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BruceThomas [[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Thierry Murzeau (FR)[[/labelnote]]
503
504The Leader of Apokolips and one of the most feared beings in the universe.
505----
506* AdaptationalHeroism: He's willing to make peace instead of continuing a centuries-old feud. [[spoiler:Pronounced in Highfather going against the deal ''first'']]. The fact [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes Orion genuinely seems to care about him]] suggest he also is a better father than [[AbusiveParents his mainstream counterpart]].
507* AffablyEvil: He's still a tyrant, but he's willing to make peace with his enemies rather than engage in mindless bloodshed for centuries on end.
508* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Possibly; Orion was raised by him in this continuity, and judging by how the boy react when [[spoiler:Highfather kills Darkseid]], he must have been a better parent than [[AbusiveParents his mainstream counterpart]].
509* EvilVersusEvil: As soon as Orion and Bekka are married, [[spoiler:Apokolips and New Genesis restart their feud, with New Genesis being the more treacherous of the two]].
510* YourHeadAsplode: [[spoiler:Highfather]] does this to him.
511[[/folder]]
512
513!Comic-Only Characters
514[[folder:The Guerra family]]
515----
516* BerserkButton: Rosa is a devout Christian and she takes offense when you speak ill of God or anything/anyone holy.
517* BewareTheNiceOnes: Rosa is a NiceGirl, but [[BerserkButton don't tell her that God isn't good.]]
518* BigShutUp: Rosa gives one to Hernan along with a slap.
519* BigLittleBrother: Valentina is older than Hernan by a couple of years, but due to his powers, she considers him her older brother.
520* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Hitting your children. Once, Manuel almost hit Hernan when he yelled at him for using his powers (though Valentina wonders if it was just because he knew that he would've hurt himself from Hernan's NighInvulnerability), and Rosa slaps Hernan and tells him to shut up when he says God is horrible (and this was minutes after a confrontation with a racist mob). Nowadays, in any other circumstance in the West, this would be heavily frowned upon and might even be grounds for some folks to call in Child Protective Services, but anyone from a non-white family might be able to relate to getting a slap when one of their parents is ''very'' upset with them, which hopefully isn't often.
521* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: Hernan's father considers hitting Hernan, but goes back on it. Hernan's mother hits him later. Though there's also some DeliberateValuesDissonance in this, since they're otherwise not abusive and perhaps a bit justifiable given the circumstances.
522* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: After rescuing a group of girls (one of which had reminded him of Valentina) from a cartel, he is reminded of his mother's devout commitment to Virgin Mary when the girls reveal that they prayed to her for someone to save them. This convinces Hernan to return home to see his family. Sadly, [[NeverGotToSayGoodbye Rosa passed away while he was gone]], but he at least makes amends with his father and sister.
523* {{Foil}}: To the Kents.
524* GoodParents: Deconstructed. They try their best to raise Hernan right, but other issues like everything involving being undocumented Mexican immigrant farmers in the South and Hernan being descended from an evil maniac get in the way of that. But ultimately, it's clear that they love Hernan as if he were their own flesh and blood.
525* IWishedYouWereDead: After Hernan unleashes his wrath on a mob of racists harassing them, a stressed out Manuel angrily tells Hernan that it was a mistake to adopt him. He comes to regret it and apologizes to Hernan when he returns.
526* MoralityPet: They're this to Hernan. Particularly Valentina. When she becomes paralyzed from the waist down while playing with him when he was using his powers, it causes him to stop using his powers.
527* NeverGotToSayGoodbye: Rosa died from cancer years after Hernan left.
528* NiceGirl: Rosa and Valentina.
529* ParentsAsPeople:
530** Out of fear of what the wrong people might do if they knew the truth about Hernan, they tell him not to use his powers and even yell at him when he uses them for good, like protecting the other farmers. When a plane comes tumbling out of the sky in Hernan's teenage years, they beg Hernan to do something. [[TeensAreMonsters A moody Hernan refuses]], calling them {{hypocrite}}s for wanting him to be a hero ''now'' (and this was after he accidentally crippled Valentina).
531** In one scene, Manuel angrily raises his hand to hit Hernan after yelling at him about his powers, but apologizes and tearfully hugs him. Later, Rosa hits him and tells him to shut up when he speaks blasphemy after unleashing his powers on a racist mob.
532[[/folder]]
533
534[[folder:Francine]]
535!!Francine
536
537An ex-girlfriend of Kirk.
538----
539* AdaptationalJerkass: She's based on mainline's Kirk's wife, who, barring the ''ComicBook/New52'', was a loving and supportive person in Kirk's life.
540* BitchInSheepsClothing: It turns out she was just manipulating Kirk for her own ends.
541* PointOfDivergence: In this reality she and Kirk broke up, and she eventually married someone else.
542[[/folder]]
543
544[[folder:The Forever People]]
545!!The Forever People
546
547A group of rich elites that bought genetic modification to gain superpowers.
548----
549* AdaptationSpeciesChange: The Forever People are traditionally inhabitants of New Genesis, while these versions are augmented humans.
550* AdaptationalVillainy: These incarnations of the Forever People are elitists who eventually grow mad with their power and try to conquer the world, when in the source material the Forever People were good guys.
551* SmugSuper: They're wealthy elites that spent their money on getting metagenes, because they wanted to be gods.
552[[/folder]]
553
554[[folder:Dr. Psycho]]
555!!"Jackson Alpert"
556
557A deranged geneticist Bekka clashed with in the 1960s, who during the events of the tie-in comic creates the Forever People as part of a scheme to elevate himself.
558----
559* AdaptationalAttractiveness: He's tall and good-looking when Dr. Psycho is traditionally short in stature and deformed.
560* AdaptationNameChange: He assumes the name of Jackson Alpert, when in the comics Dr. Psycho's real name was Edgar Cizko.
561* CompositeCharacter: In addition to being this continuity's Dr. Psycho, [[spoiler:the main tie-in comic ends with him becoming Imperiex]].
562* HatesTheirParent: It's implied he doesn't think highly of his mother when Bekka calls him a "sick son of a bitch" and he responds that he is guilty on both counts.
563* KilledMidSentence: Bekka [[spoiler:decapitates]] him while he's in the middle of gloating that he'll [[spoiler:transform back into Imperiex soon]].
564-->'''Dr. Psycho:''' And when [[spoiler:Imperiex]] ''rises'' again, ''you three'' will--
565* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:His ultimate fate after Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman best him as Imperiex is that Bekka decapitates him shortly after he becomes human again.]]
566[[/folder]]

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