The identity of the Man behind The Secret Society
- So my theory is that the leader of the Secret Society is the Outsider from Flashpoint who managed to survive the continuity merge and emerged around the time the Justice League first formed.
- Confirmed. Part 1 of Trinity War revealed a tarot card of him labeled The Outsider.
- It might, however while this might be The Outsider, it's yet to be confirmed that this is Flashpoint's Outsider. He just might be a new version created after the new universe.
- Confirmed. Part 1 of Trinity War revealed a tarot card of him labeled The Outsider.
The Outsider
is working for someone.And that person is the villain of Trinity War. Who would he be?- Trigon. He's a major demon lord and was originally meant to be Satan. The Seven Deadly Sins in Pandora's box are the Adaptational Badass version of his sons, who he locked up because they threatened even him. That, or they were loyal and he's trying to free them to wreak havoc
- Darkseid. He has a history of micromanaging Earth villains to destabilize it for a takeover/find the Anti-Life Equation. After "testing" the Justice League of America in the first battle, he knows it's best to screw them over. Being a busy Multiversal Conqueror, he got The Outsider to be the Big Bad of Trinity War, while he invades Earth 2.
- The Anti-Monitor. He's realised that crashing in universe after universe is bad for his health, so is comfortably having Earth destroyed by Trinity War. After all, Earth has become a Cosmic Keystone due to Infinite Crisis, and while Flashpoint has changed that the Anti-Monitor is unaware of that. Hard to blame him.
It seems he's working for the Crime Syndicate of Earth 3.
Trinity War's stealth plot is the reveal of Earth Three and the Injustice Society of Amerika
- Dimensional displacement? Evil Society? Knowledge of Batman's home address and his secret stash of anti-Justice League goodies? That's because the mysterious man who broke into the bat cave is Bruce Wayne from Earth 3. Further, the identity of the Mysterious leader of the society is none other than his faithful Butler Alfred in his long ago villain identity of the Outsider.
- The last part is semi-confirmed in Justice League 22, The man in the hat is the Outsider, but no evidence it's Alfred.
- Yet!
- The last part is semi-confirmed in Justice League 22, The man in the hat is the Outsider, but no evidence it's Alfred.
- CONFIRMED!
The mole for the Secret Society is Wonder Woman
- Even if she is unaware of this fact. A potential hint towards this fact is how Booster Gold vanished from the timeline completely once Superman and Wonder Woman had their first kiss, as seen in Justice League International. Based on Booster's own words, it was never meant to happen. In the current issues, Wonder Woman is also very adamant about seeking out Pandora's Box, despite having been told it is not the source of Superman's illness and loss of control over his power. It is only a possibility, but I think it is worth considering.
- Addendum: Considering how meta Booster Gold's comment on Supes/Diana sounds (very few fans support the romance), it's possible that this will somehow tie in to the huge disparity in characterization between Diana in her own book and Diana in the greater DCnU. Some kind of duplicate, perhaps?
Jossed. Atom (or Atomica) is the mole, and Cyborg is an unwilling and unwitting mole too.
Zatanna is the mole
- In previous issues of Justice League Dark, Zatanna has told Constantine that he is a hero who pretends to have an agenda. After joining the Justice League, she accuses him the opposite. she is actually a shape shifting Secret Society member that wants to get Wonder Woman to Pandora's Box.
Jossed. Atom (or Atomica) is the mole, and Cyborg is an unwilling and unwitting mole too.
The Outsider's identity.
- Alfred Pennyworth. After the Joker wrecking the Batfamily, Alfred went nuts with grief. The Outsider manipulating things before Death of the Family? This is a universe with time travel. Alfred was The Outsider Pre-Crisis, so its possible
- The Devil Himself. How canon Neil Gaiman's work is remains to be seen, but even if Lucifer is that still wouldn't stop, say, The First of the Fallen being the Devil figure. He's much older than the Greek Gods. Not to mention that the Seven Deadly Sins are in Pandora's Box. Now who's said to be the father of sin?
- Speaking of Gaiman...
- Alfred Pennyworth from the "Gentlemen's Gentlemen" story from Whatever Happened to The Caped Crusader?, where he was that story's Joker. He looks similar to our lovable butler, but is somewhat psychotic with white skin and a verbal tic where he gives a short "ha." This is another part of the "refugee from the multiverse/previous continuity" theory.
- Alfred Pennyworth from Earth 3. Since the Crime Syndicate is confirmed to be The Man Behind the Man, it's likely.
One of the above is Confirmed: The Outsider is Earth 3 Alfred.
