With This Ring (Young Justice SI) (Thread Fourteen)

"What do you mean I have to spend YEARS on this world fixing everything! I want to go home with my pony wife!"

 

They're honestly not sure that he's evil at all.

I will not be using that person.

 

This feels like a partial Justice Lords timeline with how willing they are to sign up with ReneGrayven.

I guess the combination of being in a suicide squad timeline where Wallers actions are revealed AND already dealing with Apokolips has lit a fire under their ass.

Edit:

Is there something wrong with this worlds Flash? Don't know much about this continuity.

 

It's hilarious that Grayven tried to play the benevolent alien conqueror so well that even the heroes are like "well, why not join him?"

How did he not see this coming? He's been exceptionally reasonable, communicated properly his goals and an actual plan, hasn't made any outrageous demands or hammed up any "evil" tendency. Combine that with throwing every government in the world's dirty laundry and what did he think was gonna happen?

You don't know about Ezra Miller? How? This is the DCEU timeline, the one of the recent DC movies. He's the actor that plays the Flash in this continuity, just look him up.

 

Oh wait this is the Miller timeline? Nevermind then that makes perfect sense.

Honestly haven't watched anything of the DCEU so couldn't remember who played this version, might be different from the character he plays but still not someone you want in a story if you can help it, even by proxy.

 

Okay then. What about Aquaman?

 

I do have to wonder. If they'd just put the body to a high-sunlight environment instead of burying it in the ground, maybe he'd recovered naturally. BvS ends with showing that Supes is not all the way dead, and it was also suggested by Zod's corpse not decaying

 

Then why boom tube him to Scotland instead of like, Jupiter, or the sun?

"I'm a monster. What I do is evil. I have no illusions about it, but it must be done."

I'm guessing Brannon doesn't have the self-awareness of the Operative, but the hypocrisy of it reminded me of that little speech. Brannon's probably not even up to General Eiling's standard of, "Alright, I've become what I hate, I'll give you that. But in the long run, you'll see that I was right. You'll see you need the likes of me to protect you from them."

Edit: I went back and read the issues with Last Line (Superman/Batman #47 and 48). And this bit is a neat parallel of what happened in those books:

In the original story, Last Line is fighting Superman and Batman. The revelation of All American Boy (with a bit of manipulation from Batman) caused Brannon to turn on Waller. But here... Brannon isn't fighting Superman, he's fighting an alien conqueror and his henchmen, including Subjekt-17 who, without context, has to look nearly as bad as All American Boy. So Brannon has still soured on Waller (and probably most of the government)... but this is the sort of threat he signed on to fight (even if he probably thought there would be less amicable chatting).

 

Mr Zoat, did the Anti-Life, and later the Life Entity, have any substantial effect on the Shade? Because I imagine the former could've accelerated his loss of personal motivation to do anything, while the latter could've helped him in regaining it, throwing off the dwarf that's possessing him.

 

Randall?

 

I'm going to laugh if Grayven ends up actually conquering this world. It would be like his trip to the Justice Lords/Stormwatch world after killing Klarion, except he actually takes over.

And is trapped dealing with the DCU, admittedly.

 

He got involved in the film when Steppenwolf attacked Atlantis. Since Grayven hasn't, he isn't involved. He probably won't even find out about it until he next surfaces.

Because it's not about what he wants. It's about what's doing what's best for the galaxy, and if that means giving one soldier a second chance to not be a fool, then that's what it means.

Richard. Though it should have one 'g'.

Not directly, but seeing the people around him affected while he couldn't do anything about it left him even more disenchanted with superheroism.

 

I suppose fighting a possessed Richard Swift would be a good challenge for Paul when it inevitably happens. I just hope that the Shade can be exorcised of Simon Culp's influence if that ever comes to pass.

 

*Spends five minutes laughing at Grayven in vindication*

See this is why I was confused before about how well prepared he was to do this. He sold his position so well he can't realistically fail! If it was just taking advantage of government secrets and blatant attacks while the military couldn't or wouldn't marshall the other the fight back then yeah the JL would form and the ship could be the final boss fight. Though I still question the ship be too much of a big gun. Or if he didn't release secrets and just campaigned with the promise of violence. But this?
Dude made himself such a fine position he got hoisted by his own petard!

 

You could just swap in the TV flash. I much prefer that actor despite the bad writing of the show.

 

I'd rather use old television series Flash, because as far as I remember he was less stupid.

 

I know right! On Justice Lords Earth he at least had the good since to ham it up so he is recognizably the Big Bad! Here he was just politicking.
He could've at least pulled a Loki and pissed off all his ideal JL members. Him not ensuring Captain Atom would be on the JL side was the first thing that didn't make since to me.

If he wants the JL properly to form why didn't he attack Atlantis like he did Themyscira and make a token effort to steal that box? What was his ideal JL line up here?
What was his thinking to put the cart so far before the horse?

I wonder if she'll step in at all? Be fun for the pony princess get the Big Damn Hero moment.

 

It would probably be funnier to me if it ends up with the Renegade actually having to follow through and add this earth as a planet he rules. And accidently actually having to be the Big Good of the this universe.

"Ah, shit. I actually have to follow though with my campaign promises?"

I'd be sad if it was ANOTHER rehash of 'and now I am evil you better get together as the justice league and stop me.'.

Similarly, I hope there are actually future updates of the SI of Power Rangers Verse actually following through and making the Earth better. Stories usually cut off and barely mention after that kinda thing.

 

He put Adam in the perfect place to backstab him after he got over his initial shock!

Superman when he inevitably gets better, Batman, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter, Cyborg, Captain Atom and Accomplished Perfect Physician.

 

He really underestimated how angry Adam was over how he was screwed over by everyone.

Interesting line up. When this team eventually expands, who would you want to be in the first wave of recruits?

 

I think you meant "blade" instead of "black"?

Joshua, at least according to his wiki page.

 

Still don't understand why the Flash isn't going to be involved. Like, sure, the actor is a piece of shit . . . But the actor isn't the character.

 

Thank you, corrected.

That version of the Flash is rubbish too. Just not as much as the actor.

 

Hey Zoat, how did Danette Reilly, her wife and son Logan deal with the anti-life?

 

It's not Venus, but I'll take it all the same. Hope he enjoys hitch hiking home. Well done.

 

Not great, not terrible. Their farm is a long way from the broadcasters and they have a clearly defined physical job to do each day, which is a definite advantage.

 

Huh, I’d have expected the justifiers to try and forcibly recruit the magic robot superhero

 

Her nature isn't common knowledge, and there was a lot going on.

 

That should say 'less'.

Missing color format.

So you're going with that origin of how Darkseid learned of the Anti-Life. Does that apply to any of the other universes we've seen in this story?