Justice League
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Real Identity: Not Applicable
Appearances (Movie): Justice League: Gods and Monsters
Appearances (Comics): Genesis Part Three
Powers/Skills: Various
Voiced By: Various
After ending the threat of Jackson Alpert's Forever People together, Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman encountered Alpert, who survived death and evolved into a god-like being named Imperiex using in part the trio's stolen DNA. Wonder Woman, who met Alpert nearly 50 years ago, and knew full well he was a psychopath didn't believe his intentions to bring peace and order to the world. They opposed Imperiex, were forcibly turned into his puppets, freed by Mother Box, and battled him in Pripyat, Ukraine. Wonder Woman realized the three of them still bore a connection to Imperiex and they could use it to their advantage. Batman took the Mother Box fragment left after her death and attacked Imperiex's mind at risk of losing his own. Wonder Woman regained her focus, will, and strength and battered Imperiex so he would loosen his grip on Batman's mind. Superman joined her as Batman dug deeper. Wonder Woman then summoned her sword. The shard channeled their minds and fused their will to the blade.
They gripped the sword together and stabbed Imperiex in the chest, invading his psyche. They tore down the walls of his consciousness and forced him to de-evolve back into elderly Jackson Alpert. Alpert vowed he would soon evolve back into Imperiex again so Wonder Woman sliced his head off. Superman incinerated his remains. The trio was soon surrounded by three advanced aircraft. President Amanda Waller, Colonel Steve Trevor, and Dr. Lex Luthor approached them for a discussion. They relocated to the Cheyenne Mountain Complex. When Waller asked what the government should do with them, Wonder Woman mused they should be thanking them for saving the world. But Luthor blamed them for the threat of Imperiex and the Forever People. It was inevitable there would be misguided attempts to duplicate or surpass their power. Superman protested that while the government thought of them as threats, the people saw them as heroes.
Waller played a report by Lois Lane talking about her hero and late father, who was killed during the Mumbai incident. She implored viewers not to accept a world where hideous violence was the solution or they truly deserved Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman as their heroes. She branded them as monsters. Superman capitulated and asked Waller what she was proposing. They made a pact. Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman comprised a government task force. A.R.G.U.S. built them a headquarters called the Tower of Justice in Metropolis, created bright and shiny myths to bolster their public image, and named their team the Justice League. Colonel Trevor was their official government liaison and Dr. Luthor was reluctantly their advisor. At the Tower of Justice, Luthor, reminded them to keep up their end of the pact and make the world a better place then left.
Wonder Woman reiterated she hated Luthor but Superman said it wasn't worth the energy. Batman noted the angry protestors down below but Wonder Woman noted the crowds were getting smaller every day and they were winning them over. Batman expressed his concern with Waller and Luthor but Superman declared they had a lot to learn if they thought the Justice League could be controlled. Weeks later, Lois Lane interviewed Wonder Woman and Superman then Dr. Luthor months later about the events leading up to the League's formation. Publically, Luthor testified at the United States Capitol and referred to the League as a weapon of absolute power. He predicted ties between the Oval Office and Tower of Justice would fray. Some time later, the Justice League participated in a mission to retrieve files stolen from President Waller by a terrorist organization. They discovered the terrorists were using a bunker below the Kasnian embassy in Metropolis. They forced their way rather than wait for Trevor and dispatched the terrorists before the files could be sent. Almost 50 were killed.
The Justice League garnered a 22% approval rating domestically and 29% worldwide. Superman didn't think relations were getting any better with the government and believed they needed to start considering their options. The League soon became embroiled in Will Magnus' vision to change the world by linked all minds on the planet with his Nanite Bomb. Magnus had the means of distrbution with microscopic Boom Tubes but lacked a power source. He came to discover the space ship Superman came to Earth in as an infant was suitable. The ship, however, was nestled within the Tower of Justice. Magnus came up with an elaborate plan to gain access to the ship. He sent three of his robot creations to start assassinating scientists he worked with on Project Fair Play, a secret government program aimed at neutralizing the League if necessary. These robots would mimic each member of the League and implicate them in the murders. Taking advantage of the already existing tensions, Magnus would pit the government against the League and take advantage of the chaos.
Victor Fries was killed by the Batdroid near the Arctic Circle then Ray Palmer a few days later upstate from Gotham City by the Wonderdroid then a couple days later, Silas Stone by the Superdroid. The day after Stone's death, Batman analyzed the murders of the scientists and Superman realized the League was being framed. Batman went to Stone's office at Gotham University to check his files, Superman invited Lois Lane to the Tower for spin control, and Wonder Woman approached Steve Trevor for the findings of the forensics report. President Waller recommended the League should volunteer on their own to speak to the authorities but Superman wasn't having any of it. Most of the remaining scientists from Fair Play gathered at Karen Beecher's mansion in the country to figure out their next move together. Batman eavesdropped on them. The three droids arrived and killed everyone. As part of his plan, Magnus was incinerated within an inch of his life and Platinum, still disguised as his wife Tina, faked its death at the hands of the Wonderdroid.
Batman and later Superman and Wonder Woman tried to intervene but failed to save anyone. The droids boomed away. Superman heard Magnus' faint heartbeat and took him back to the Tower. Unsure if he would even recover and still unaware of what was happening, the League had no coice but to ask for help from the last scientist involved with Fair Play, Dr. Luthor. However, as soon as Superman left Luthor's ship, the Superdroid boomed in and blew it up. President Waller played to Magnus' plan and sanctioned Fair Play. She authorized Trevor to demand the League's surrender. Trevor amassed a small force and surrounded the Tower. During the stand off, Magnus' five robots infiltrated the Tower with the Nanite Bomb just before Batman raised a protective field around the building. Platinum and Tin took care of Batman and restrained him as Superman and Wonder Woman battled Trevor's forces outside. Platinum injected a solution of organic nanites into Magnus and completely revived him.
As the battle shifted in Trevor's favor, Dr. Luthor boomed in. He managed to teleport in time but couldn't get into the Tower and stop Magnus. Luthor explained Magnus was the real threat. Trevor, Superman, and Wonder Woman quickly assaulted the Tower's field. Superman's attacks rocked the Tower enough for Batman to engineer his escape and power down the field. Superman challenged the droids, merged as one, and fought them throughout Metropolis. Batman and Wonder Woman fought Magnus and Platinum respectively. Superman burned out the droids' Mother Boxes and melted them in magma deep below the city. Wonder Woman boomed Platinum into the Sun. Batman learned Magnus was endowed with abilities by the nanites but beat him to a pulp. With 17 seconds left before the bomb detonated, Batman tried in vain to shut it down. Wonder Woman took out the computer with her sword but the ship's core was destabilized. Superman returned in time and pulled the ship into space where it safely detonated. Magnus realized the error his ways and killed himself by deactivating the nanites within him.
A week later, the clean up effort in Metropolis continued. The world, the city and even Lois Lane readjusted their opinions of the Justice League, who saved the world at a terrible risk to themselves. Lane admitted she was grateful they were around to protect the world. Superman revealed he was considering some reforms like no more political ties and no more killing. Wonder Woman departed with Luthor to return home and confront her unsettled past. Before leaving, Luthor returned the original files from Superman's ship and revealed Kryptonian science had dramatic applications on Earth in fields such as medicine, engineering, and physics. Batman and Superman went to work right away on their new "science project."