Young Justice (animation)/Characters/The Light

This page is for listing tropes related to members of "The Light", a mysterious council of DC bad guys who seem to be behind almost every major crime the Team encounters in the animated series Young Justice. Their alliances even extend off-planet - Desaad has supplied them with the technology of The New Gods, and they add  to their contacts in season two.

While they control a large number of minor baddies from DC lore who do their bidding and dirty work, the group itself is a mere 7 members. As of season 2, the members are:
 * Vandal Savage (L1)
 * Ra's al Ghul (L2)
 * Lex Luthor (L3)
 * Queen Bee (L4)
 * Black Manta (L5)
 * The Brain (L6)
 * Klarion the Witch Boy (L7)

For other characters that appear in the series, see the Young Justice Character Index.

In General

 * Big Bad: The group as a whole takes this role. "Auld Acquaintence" reveals Vandal Savage had the idea to form the group, but they act as an alliance of equals.
 * Big Bad Septumvirate
 * Canon Foreigner: The group itself, though its individual members are not.
 * The Chessmaster
 * Evil Versus Evil:
 * The Faceless: When they're projected on their viewscreens, you can't make out more of each member than a glowing silhouette.
 * The Illuminati: The Light seems to have a lot of Illuminati-characteristics, down to the name ("The Light" being very similar to "the enlightened ones").
 * Legion of Doom: Serve as an interesting reconstruction of the concept.
 * Light Is Not Good
 * The Man Behind the Man: Make that "The Commitee Behind Cadmus". Nearly every villain in the series so far is working for them, or at least somehow connected to the group.
 * The Omniscient Council of Vagueness
 * Order Versus Chaos: Chaos to the Justice League's order. Though in this case, they don't want to destroy the world, just prevent humanity's stagnation from too much peace and status quo.
 * Shadow Archetype: You might notice how there are seven members of The Light just like there were seven founding members of the Justice League.
 * Spell My Name with a "The"
 * Rule of Seven: They have never had more than seven members at a time so far.
 * Well-Intentioned Extremist: Want to fast-track humanity's advancement and put Earth on top throughout the universe. Unfortunately, they're also willing to do almost anything to get there.
 * Xanatos Gambit: The Light is an expert at these. They use one in nearly every episode.
 * You Are Number Six: Before each member was revealed they were only known by their number within the Light in the credits.
 * You Are Number Six: Before each member was revealed they were only known by their number within the Light in the credits.

Vandal Savage A04
"Voiced by Miguel Ferrer"




 * Badass Longcoat
 * Beard of Evil
 * Brown Eyes
 * Contemplative Boss
 * Contemporary Caveman: Very evident in his design.
 * Earth Is the Center of the Universe: He appearantly holds the opinion that Earth's rightful place is "at the center of the cosmos".
 * Evil Sounds Deep
 * Fallen Hero: Word of God is that Savage was a hero at one time or another.
 * Genius Bruiser: The genius part is obvious, but he's also a very dangerous hand-to-hand combatant.
 * Good Scars, Evil Scars: Has three scars on his face. Word of God says they're from a run-in with a bear.
 * Implacable Man: Takes full body rams powered by Super Speed with as much difficulty as getting breathed on.
 * Kneel Before Zod:.
 * Lightning Bruiser: Considering he caught by surprise, he clearly qualifies.
 * Really 50,000 Years Old
 * The Social Darwinist: He is a firm believer of conflict helping to advance the species.
 * The Social Darwinist: He is a firm believer of conflict helping to advance the species.

Ra's Al Ghul
"Voiced by Oded Fehr"


 * Back From the Dead: Lampshaded by Alfred in the tie-in comics, when he notes that Ra's never stays dead.
 * Beard of Evil
 * Fallen Hero: Word of God is that Ra's was a hero at one time or another.
 * Green Eyes
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old: Or 600, Word of God hasn't pinned down an exact year yet.
 * Skunk Stripe

Lex Luthor
"Voiced by Mark Rolston"


 * Affably Evil: Politely spoken, kind and seems to want peace for the world. But he's still Lex Luthor, and working with Savage and the others to carry out a decidedly social darwinist agenda.
 * Badass in a Nice Suit
 * Bald of Evil: It is Lex Luthor after all...
 * Corrupt Corporate Executive
 * Cut Lex Luthor a Check: Completely inverted in "Targets", where Lex uses a few well placed super assassins to help sell his most recent advances in cyborg weapons technology to a major government.
 * Evil vs. Evil: Lex and the League of Shadows don't get along....
 * Glorified Sperm Donor
 * Green Eyes
 * Luke, I Am Your Father:
 * Manipulative Bastard
 * Not So Different:
 * Third Person Person
 * Villain Team-Up: Is shown to be in one with Ra's Al Ghul in "Targets". It's only later that we learn it's because they're both members of The Light.
 * Villain with Good Publicity

Queen Bee
"Voiced by Marina Sirtis"


 * Even the Girls Want Her: According to Batman, she has the ability to put not just men but also some women under her thrall (no doubt a thinly veiled reference to her power working on lesbians).
 * Evil Is Petty:
 * God Save Us From the Queen
 * Manipulative Bitch: Just listen to what she says to.
 * Qurac: Runs a nation known as Bialya
 * Which apparently is right next door to the actual DC Comics fictionation Qurac, as the team infiltrate her country by crossing the border. (Qurac is actually a decent country in this continuity, though).
 * The Smurfette Principle: The only female member of The Light.
 * The Vamp
 * Violet Eyes
 * Would Hurt a Child: In "Images", she casually threatens Garfield by having him placed under her thrall. She can easily make him hurt himself if she wants.

Black Manta
"Voiced by Khary Payton"


 * Artificial Gill
 * Badass
 * Badass Arm-Fold: Example
 * Badass Normal
 * Clothes Make the Superman
 * Dragon Ascendant: Is promoted to take Ocean Master's place on the Light in the 3rd episode of season 2.
 * Eye Beams
 * Large Ham: At times.
 * Luke, I Am Your Father: During the Time Skip
 * Man of Wealth and Taste: Check out the inside of his sub.
 * No MacGuffin, No Winner: Invoked
 * Offing the Offspring:
 * Powered Armor
 * Scary Black Man: Masked, but he still counts.
 * Spotting the Thread
 * Wicked Cultured

The Brain
"Voiced by Nolan North/Corey Burton"




 * Affably Evil
 * Brain In a Jar
 * Deadly Doctor: Should be apparent when he tries to take out Captain Marvel's brain.
 * Exactly What It Says on the Tin
 * Evil Genius
 * French Jerk
 * Mad Scientist
 * Poirot Speak
 * Spell My Name with a "The"

Klarion the Witch Boy
"Voiced by Thom Adcox"

"Klarion: This isn't T. O. Morrow. Sportsmaster: Klarion, this is Professor Ivo. Klarion: I didn't order this! Send it back! (Teekl purrs at him) Morrow's in a coma? Did I already know that?"
 * Adaptational Badass: In the comics, he's a magic user from the Witch-World. Here, he's a Lord of Chaos and the actual Arch Enemy to Doctor Fate.
 * He has lost to Nabu twice, and its unlikely Nabu was at full power either time; however, the first time he lost because his familiar was targeted, the second because he was distracted fighting the entire team at once  He has yet to lose in a straight fight.
 * And in the final episode of the first season, . Its pretty obvious that he's the most powerful villain in the show at time of writing.
 * Badass in a Nice Suit
 * Adaptational Villainy: While he is morally grey in the comics, he's nowhere near this bad.
 * All Witch Boys Have Cats
 * Beware the Silly Ones
 * Black Eyes: He easily fits into the first catagory due to his status of an evil lord of chaos.
 * Creepy Child / Teens Are Monsters: Played with. He acts like a child and looks like a teenager despite being an "ageless" Lord of Chaos and could be considered the oldest member of The Light.
 * Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette: He almost looks grey in some shots due to how pale he is.
 * Familiar: His cat Teekl.
 * Faux Affably Evil: Quick to joke and laugh, but he's probably one of the worst villains in this continuity in the sense that there's probably nothing he won't do.
 * Femme Fatalons: Black, of course.
 * For the Evulz: Word of God is that Klarion joined the Light mostly because "it seemed like fun".
 * Game Face: First seen during his fight with Nabu in "Denial" and used throughout "Misplaced". It helps to show that he's not human at all.
 * Nightmare Face: His eyes alone put him pretty firmly in the Uncanny Valley.
 * Horned Hairdo
 * Humanoid Abomination
 * Intelligible Unintelligible: Teekl's meows are intelligible to Klarion, and indeed the cat at times seems to be more knowledgeable than Klarion himself.
 * I Shall Taunt You
 * Jerkass
 * Karma Houdini: As Fate points out, Klarion can't be held, so it's not really worth trying to even stop him from leaving.
 * Oh Crap: When he realizes that Nabu knows what his cat actually is.
 * Order Versus Chaos: In this series Klarion is a Lord of Chaos.
 * Red and Black and Evil All Over: His normal outfit and overall colors are black and shades of red.
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning: Teekl's eyes can look downright demonic but Klarion's Game Face has a rather ratlike pair of them as well.
 * Right-Hand-Cat
 * The Sociopath
 * Spoiled Brat: His own minions occasionally have to act like frustrated parents.
 * Spoiled Brat: His own minions occasionally have to act like frustrated parents.


 * Trickster: Not a nice one though.
 * Villain Exit Stage Left : A justified case. See Karma Houdini.

Ocean Master (Prince Orm of Atlantis)
"Voiced by Roger Craig Smith"


 * Bishonen
 * Cain and Abel: With Aquaman.
 * Dropped a Bridge on Him: Savage says that he was disgraced. This may or may not mean he's dead, but he lost his membership regardless.
 * Early-Bird Cameo: Ocean Master is actually mentioned and appears very briefly in a flashback told as a story in "Downtime." This is before it's revealed that Orm is him or that he's a member of The Light.
 * Foregone Conclusion: A version of Aquaman's brother who's a decent person? That's not gonna last long...
 * Especially when you consider he has the same voice actor as L5.
 * Comic #14 confirms it: L5/Ocean Master is Orm.
 * Fantastic Racism: In the comic tie-in, he leads the Purists, a cult dedicated to "cleanse" Atlantis from non-humanoid Atlanteans. He actually doesn't give a damn about the Purist cause, but they make convenient minions.
 * Gray Eyes
 * Would Hurt a Child: Or more specifically, would hurt said child's pregnant mother in an attempt to gain her power, thereby killing said child at the same time. Luckily, he was stopped.