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''Countdown to Final Crisis'' (2007-2008) is perhaps one of the most baffling things to come out of [[DC Comics]]. It was meant as the leadup to what would have been the biggest events in the DCU, but ultimately, it fell short, not even bearing connection to the ''[[Final Crisis]]'' for which it was named. Trying to summarize it is a difficult task, as the plotline is essentially a very shaky patchwork of loosely connected plot threads. But someone has to try:
[[The Multiverse]] has gone wonky. The [[Crisis
* [[Wonder Woman|Donna Troy]] and [[Batman|Jason Todd]] end up traveling the Multiverse with [[Fluffy the Terrible|Bob, one of the Monitors]], searching for Ray Palmer, initially joined by Ryan Choi ([[The Atom|the fourth Atom]]), but joined by [[Green Lantern|Kyle Rayner]] instead when Choi gets whisked out of the plot. They search multiple universes and come up empty-handed most of the time.
* [[Shazam|Mary Marvel]], seemingly abandoned by the power of Shazam, goes out searching for answers. She ends up stealing [[Black Adam]]'s power, turning evil not once, but twice.
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* [[The Flash|The Trickster and Pied Piper]] go undercover to gather info on the other Rogues, and get framed for murder. They wind up in a situation not unlike "The Defiant Ones" save for a surplus of homophobic potshots and unpleasantry.
* [[Catwoman (Comic Book)|Holly Robinson]] and [[Batman|Harley Quinn]] end up in a women's shelter organized by Athena (actually Granny Goodness in disguise), who trains them as warriors without telling them why.
* [[Legion of Super
* The Monitors mull over whether or not they should intervene, before ultimately taking actions that are... morally questionable.
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* [[BLAM Episode]]: The entire series, depending on who you ask, but special mention goes to Paul Dini's issue, in which Superman-Prime imprisoned and tortured Mr. Mxyzptlk with the help of a [[Mirror Universe]] Zatanna, only to have her do a [[Heel Face Turn]] and [[Redemption Equals Death]] free the imp.
* [[Canon Dis Continuity]]
* [[Character Filibuster]]: Solomon the Monitor spends half the series repeatedly hijacking the Monitors' conference with constant, doom-prophesying horror stories about ''[[Crisis
* [[City of Adventure]]: Metropolis.
* [[Chained Heat]]: Trickster and Pied Piper find themselves handcuffed together for a good amount of the plot.
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* [[Dark Magical Girl]]: Mary Marvel.
* [[Department of Redundancy Department]]: "I'LL KILL YOU! [[Shaped Like Itself|I'll KILL YOU TO DEATH!]]"
* [[Depending
** [[Depending
* [[Discontinuity Nod]]: [[Geoff Johns]] actually put "Don't worry about Countdown" on a chalkboard in ''[[Booster Gold]].''
** Later on, {{spoiler|the Red Robin costume worn by Jason Todd on Earth-51}} appeared in ''Robin'' and was adopted by {{spoiler|Tim Drake}}.
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: Mary Marvel taking a pole from Zatanna and saying "Ooh, no wonder you wanted to keep this for yourself!" with a look of ecstasy on her face.
* [[Dropped a Bridge
* [[Evil Versus Evil]]: Monarch conquered Earth-51 and wouldn't stop there. Then [[Unstoppable Rage|Superman-Prime]] [[Fight Scene|attacked]] [[Apocalypse How|him]]...
* [[Face Heel Turn]]: Twice, first by Mary Marvel, then by one of the Monitors.
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* [[Fluffy the Terrible]]: Bob the Monitor.
* [[Four Lines, All Waiting]]: Hoo, boy.
* [[Got the Call
* [[Grievous Harm
* [[Idiot Ball]]: Passed about like a hot potato. Mary Marvel pulls off a [[Face Heel Turn]] twice; Monitors Bob and Solomon's [[Xanatos Gambit]]; and Renee Montoya's decision to release Trickster and Pied Piper, (both suspects in a murder investigation) upon Trickster's demonstration of their innocence (puppets were involved), even though {{spoiler|they both aided in the murder of Bart Allen}}, The Question's reasoning for letting two potential criminals walk, ("The puppets convinced me.") and the future humans keeping an ill Karate Kid in the past where he won't infect ''them.''
* [[I'll Kill You!]]: [[Department of Redundancy Department|To death!]]
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* [[Kudzu Plot]]: The characters even [[Lampshade Hanging]] it!
* [[Last of His Kind|Last of Her Kind]]: Forerunner, whose entire race was subjected to a [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]] from Solomon.
* [[Leaning
* [[Living MacGuffin]]: Ray Palmer.
* [[The Mole]]: Bob the Monitor.
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* [[Unwitting Instigator of Doom]]: Hal Jordan.
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: Darkseid, the ultimate evil in the universe, one of the biggest [[Big Bad|Big Bads]] to ever have set foot in comics... is found lounging on a couch in Mary Marvel's apartment.
* [[Who Dares?]]: Don't ever beat Ultraman in place of Super-Woman.
* [[Who Watches the Watchmen?]]: At the end, Donna Troy asks "Who monitors the Monitors?" (loosely translated from ''"quis custodiet ipsos custodes?"'')
* [[Your Princess Is in Another Castle]]: Donna, Kyle, Jason and Bob the Monitor, with regards to Ray Palmer.
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