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A list of characters in the [[DCAU]] who first became prominent in ''[[Justice League (animation)|Justice League]]'' and ''Unlimited''.

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== The Founding members ==
=== Superman ===
{{quote|'''ALTER EGO:''' Kal-El/Clark Kent
'''Voiced By:''' George Newbern }}

[[DCAU/Characters/Superman the Animated Series|See here for more info]].

=== Batman ===
{{quote|''I'm not really a "people person". But when you need help - and you will - call me.''
'''ALTER EGO:''' Bruce Wayne
'''Voiced By:''' Kevin Conroy }}

[[DC Animated Universe/Characters/Batman: The Animated Series|See here for more info]].

=== Wonder Woman ===
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{{quote|''Hera, give me strength!''
'''ALTER EGO:''' Diana, Princess of Themyscera
'''Voiced By:''' Susan Eisenberg }}

The proverbial "stranger in a strange land." In the DCAU, she defied her mother's admonition to leave matters of Man's World alone, at the time the Imperium were attacking, and stole her outfit from Athena's temple before venturing out in response to the Martian Manhunter's telepathic summons.
* [[Action Girl]]: Although whether she's as hot-blooded as Hawkgirl is debatable.
* [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]]: Okay, well, Batman's not ''bad'' per se, but then again, can you blame Diana for wanting [[Kevin Conroy|the likes]] [[Dark Is Not Evil|of]] [[Mr. Fanservice|him]]?
* [[Artificial Human]]: The series goes with her Silver Age origin, where Hippolyta sculpted the infant Diana out of clay. This is hinted at in "Maid of Honor" where Princess Audrey teases Diana about having "feet of clay," to which Diana replies, "You have no idea."
* [[Badass Princess]]
* [[Boobs of Steel]]
* [[Breast Plate]]: Her [[Chest Insignia]], which is designed to resemble two W's. Also see the trope immediately below.
* [[Brought to You by The Letter "S"|Brought To You By The Letters WW]]
* [[Cool Plane]]: Her invisible jet, later in the series.
* [[Determinator]]: Oh, yes. Just watch her fight against Mongul—he's [[Curb Stomp Battle|thrashing her all across the Fortress of Solitude]], yet she still refuses to stay down even when it becomes clear that she'll die if she suffers any more punishment.
* [[Does Not Like Men]]: Traces of it showed up here and there throughout the early episodes, with "Fury" being one of the more noteworthy examples. In her case it was excusable, since she'd grown up on an island with no men, and she did get [[Character Development]].
* [[Et Tu, Brute?|Et Tu, Hawkgirl?]]: At first...
* [[Everything's Better with Princesses]]
* [[The Exile]]: After "Paradise Lost".
* [[Flying Brick]]: She's able to go toe-to-toe with Superman {{spoiler|though that was a case of [[Tomato in the Mirror]]}}.
* [[Hot Amazon]]: Bruce Wayne seemed to enjoy watching her kick ass in "Maid of Honor".
* [[Impossible Hourglass Figure]]
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: On one occasion she used her ''tiara'' as a [[Precision-Guided Boomerang]].
* [[Jumped At the Call]]
* [[Knight Templar]]: On at least two occasions, someone has had to stop her from subverting the [[Thou Shalt Not Kill]] maxim (The Flash prevents her from killing Toyman in "Hereafter," and J'onn stops her from killing a random crook and later calls her out on it in "Hawk and Dove").
*  {{spoiler|[[Luke, I Am Your Father]]: Hades says that he and Hippolyta sculpted Diana together, making him her "father" of sorts. Diana doesn't angst over this, at least not visibly}}.
* [[New Powers as the Plot Demands]]: A variation of this happens in "The Balance": {{spoiler|Hippolyta unlocks the full potential of Diana's armor by touching the star on her tiara}}.
* [[Oh My Gods]]: "Great Hera!" A serial offender, that's pretty much her [[Catch Phrase]].
** Parodied by Flash in the first part of "The Savage Time": "Great Jumpin' Hera!"
* [[One-Gender Race]]: [[Lady Land|Themyscera]].
* [[Politically-Active Princess]]: Only in the final season.
* [[Rebellious Princess]]
* [[Requisite Royal Regalia]]: Her tiara.
* [[Royal Brat]]: In early episodes. It caused Green Lantern to address her as "princess" in a decidedly unflattering manner at times.
* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]
* [[Statuesque Stunner]]: As with any other adaptation, stands just inches below Batman and Superman.
* [[Super Reflexes]]: ''Bullets-and-bracelets'', anyone?
* [[Super Strength]]
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Girly Girl to Shayera's Tomboy.
** With Kasnia's Princess Audrey (who in this case is the Girly Girl), Diana's the Tomboy.
* [[Transformation Sequence]]: In "To Another Shore," she displays the ability to transform from civilian attire into her Wonder Woman outfit by [[Everything's Better with Spinning|spinning in place]] [[Mythology Gag|for a few seconds]].
* [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]]: With Batman, much to her frustration.
* [[Victoria's Secret Compartment]]
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With Shayera.
* [[You Can't Go Home Again]]: In "Paradise Lost," for violating Themyscera's edict forbidding men to be brought there. It's eventually revoked out of necessity in "The Balance."

=== Green Lantern ===
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{{quote|''We all need to be held accountable. We have too much power not to be.''
'''ALTER EGO:''' John Stewart
'''Voiced By:''' Phil LaMarr }}

Hard-nosed and no-nonsense when first introduced, John Stewart had been patrolling deep space as a Green Lantern for 10 years prior to the start of the series. According to the series' promotional info, because of his by-the-book approach to super-heroics, he tended to treat his fellow Leaguers like well-intentioned rookies. Between "Starcrossed" and the beginning of ''Unlimited'', he [[Bald of Awesome|shaved his head bald]] and began sporting a [[Badass Beard|goatee]].
* [[Arbitrary Skepticism]]: A particularly jarring example early in the series, in "The Brave and the Bold," where he expresses disbelief at Flash's story about a talking gorilla (Solovar). Flash, quite justifiably, calls him out on it.
{{quote|'''Flash:''' Hey, we've both got [[Martian Manhunter|a Martian's]] phone number on our speed dial. I think I deserve the benefit of the doubt here.}}
* [[Badass Creed]]: You know the one.
* [[Badass Normal]]: During "The Savage Time," [[Brought Down to Normal|when his ring's run out of juice]], his previous skills at [[Good Old Fisticuffs|hand-to-hand combat]] and [[Military Superhero|weapons usage]] from his time in the Marines serve him in good stead.
* [[Bald Black Leader Guy]]: Several times in ''Unlimited''.
* [[Barrier Warrior]]: A frequent defensive use of his powers.
* [[Bash Brothers]]: With Flash.
* [[Boring but Practical]]: How he used his ring's powers during the first two seasons. Katma Tui later called him out on it (giving an in-universe voice to fan backlash on the same point), following which his use of the ring became more [[Awesome Yet Practical]].
* [[Brought Down to Normal]]: In "The Savage Time," after having expended most of the ring's power to tow the Javelin back to the Watchtower. However, [[Badass Normal|that wasn't a completely bad thing]].
* [[Bruiser with a Soft Center]]
* [[The Comically Serious]]: At first. Eventually becomes a [[Deadpan Snarker]].
** He's been hanging out a lot with the Flash.
* [[Flight]]: Via the [[Green Lantern Ring]].
* [[Green Lantern Ring]]: Do I ''really'' need to say it?
* [[Heroic Willpower]]
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Flash.
* [[Hidden Depths]]: His favorite film is ''[[Old Yeller]]''.
* [[Important Haircut]]: As outlined above; however, Shayera didn't appreciate the change.
{{quote|'''Green Lantern:''' ''(surprised to see Shayera again)'' Shayera?
'''Shayera:''' ''([[Beat]])'' Hate the beard. }}
* [[Interspecies Romance]]: With Katma Tui (a Korugarian) and later with Shayera Hol (a Thanagarian).
* [[Jerkass]]: During the series' initial seasons.
** [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Military Superhero]]: In this series' continuity, he served in the Marines prior to becoming a Green Lantern (as opposed to his comic book incarnation, where he was an architect).
* [[Number Two]]: Due to Batman's more [[Aloof Ally|aloof nature]], Green Lantern often acted as the unspoken Second-in-Command.
* [[Reincarnation Romance]]: {{spoiler|With Shayera}}.
* [[Semper Fi]]
* [[Screw Destiny]]: Even after {{spoiler|going to the future and seeing his son by Shayera}}, he's determined that any possible relationship with Shayera should be based on how they're feeling ''now'', not [[Because Destiny Says So]].
{{quote|'''Green Lantern:''' I will not be destiny's puppet.}}
* [[Space Police]]
* [[Stranger in a Familiar Land]]: His greatest fear is no longer belonging in the neighborhood he grew up.
* [[Token Minority]]: One of the complaints made about him in the early episodes. Supposedly, ''this'' is why John Stewart was chosen for the team despite the DCAU already having an established Green Lantern introduced in ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'' (a Hal Jordan-like Kyle Rayner). However, it helps that Stewart did occasionally appear in the ''JLA'' comic book years before when he was Hal Jordan's backup.
** [[Word of God]] is that they actually enjoyed using John Stewart quite a bit, because as a lesser-known Lantern they got more creative freedom with him then they would've gotten with Kyle Rayner or Hal Jordan.
** Ironically, the show's popularity made people complain, when the Green Lantern movie started production, about the protagonist being NO LONGER BLACK, as people unfamiliar with the comics believed Stewart was the original guy and casting a white man was just Hollywood racism.
* [[Weaksauce Weakness]]: It's never directly referred to, but [[Mythology Gag|yellow objects just]] ''[[Mythology Gag|happen]]'' [[Mythology Gag|to break through his constructs]]. It doesn't seriously hamper his fights with Sinestro, however.
* [[Working with the Ex]]: With Katma Tui in "Hearts and Minds," and later with Shayera after "Waking the Dead."

=== The Flash ===
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{{quote|''Dude. The bad guys went down, and nobody got hurt. Know what I call that? A really good day.''
'''ALTER EGO:''' Wally West
'''Voiced By:''' Charlie Schlatter in ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'', Michael Rosenbaum in ‘’[[Justice League (animation)|Justice League]] (Unlimited)’’ }}

Quite possibly the youngest of the Original Seven, the Flash was first seen in the ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'' episode "Speed Demons." Initially portrayed as a show-boater and skirt-chaser, he often ran ahead of the others and got into trouble about as fast as he could run. Eventually his importance was expanded on within the series' continuity, starting with the episode "A Better World."

* [[Adorkable]]
* [[Alliterative Name]]: His real name, Wally West.
* [[Anything That Moves]]: During the first two seasons. He gets some [[Character Development]] later on, though traces of his womanizing ways still remain.
* {{spoiler|[[Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence]]}}: {{spoiler|Subverted, though just barely}}.
* [[Bad Liar]]: "The Great Brain Robbery" [[Crowning Moment of Funny|plays it for humor]].
* [[Bash Brothers]]: With Green Lantern.
* [[Beneath the Mask]]: Perhaps best revealed in "Hereafter," after Superman's supposed death.
{{quote|'''Flash:''' ''(dejectedly)'' I used to be able to goof around because I always knew (Superman) would have my back. Now all I've got is his example. And that's gonna have to be enough.}}
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: [[Crazy Awesome|As both]] [[Knight Templar|Justice Lord Batman]] [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|and]] [[Fan Nickname|Brainthor]] [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|found out]].
* [[Big Eater]]
* {{spoiler|[[But Now I Must Go]]}}: {{spoiler|[[Defied Trope|Defied]] when the other Leaguers pull him out of the Speed Force}}.
* [[Chivalrous Pervert]]
* [[Commuting on a Bus]]: He was largely absent during the first season of ''Justice League Unlimited''—making only three voiceless cameos.
* [[Composite Character]]: He's Wally West with Barry Allen's superhero origin and day job as a forensic scientist.
** However, Barry did exist in the DCAU, but was only shown briefly in a flashback in a [[Expanded Universe|tie-in comic]].
* [[The Conscience]]: For the Justice League and especially for his fellow members of the Original Seven, as "A Better World" reveals. He tries to invoke this with Justice Lord Superman when the other man has Flash at his mercy {{spoiler|but it doesn't work}}.
* [[Clothing Damage]]: He gets this on a couple of occasions, most especially during "Divided We Fall" and "Flash and Substance." As the latter episode reveals, he's got a drawer full of costume-rings for spare uniforms due to this trope.
* [[Corporate-Sponsored Superhero]]: For Lightspeed Energy Bars in "Eclipsed."
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: Okay, so Flash is touted as the [[Plucky Comic Relief]] of the founding members, he's a [[Big Eater]] who stuffs his face often due to [[Required Secondary Powers]], he's a [[Chivalrous Pervert]] who rarely (if ever) has any luck with the ladies, frequently says the wrong thing at just the wrong time, and is capable of [[Fragile Speedster|being taken down in one hit]]. Digested all that? Well, here's what this same guy is capable of doing [[Let's Get Dangerous|when he quits fooling around]]: rewiring Grodd's [[Mind Control]] helmet so it'll fry the ape's brain (though he got better), holding his own against ''Justice Lord Superman'' and throwing him hard and fast enough to momentarily stun him on impact, tricking ''Justice Lord Batman'' into releasing him from his restraints, taking out an entire space-station of armed mooks when sufficiently aggravated, leading a successful infiltration of Apokolips, and [[Curb Stomp Battle|curb-stomping]] [[Big Bad|the fused Brainiac and Lex Luthor]] [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|all by himself]]...and this is all without taking his day-job into consideration.
* [[Dangerous Forbidden Technique]]: Vibrating through an object at high enough super-speed causes that object to ''explode''; hence, he doesn't use it very often. (It's also a [[Mythology Gag]], where in the comics he'd cause things to explode by vibrating through them.)
** {{spoiler|"I can never go that fast again. If I do, I don't think I'm coming back."}}
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: He has his moments.
* [[Dude, Where's My Respect?]]: In "Ties That Bind," he notes that he's treated like a kid sidekick despite being "one of the original seven."
* [[Eagle-Eye Detection]]: "Flash and Substance" proves he's capable of this in his day job.
* [[Fragile Speedster]]: Most of the time. He sometimes leans towards combining it with [[Glass Cannon]], or even becoming a full-on [[Lightning Bruiser]] depending on how serious he's getting.
* [[Freak Lab Accident]]: His hallucinations in "The Brave and the Bold" show the iconic chemical-bath-via-lightning-bolt-through-lab-window origin.
* [[Freaky Friday Flip]]: With Lex Luthor in "The Great Brain Robbery."
** [[Actor Allusion]]! C'mon, you ''know'' what's Michael Rosenbaum's [[Smallville|best known role]].
* [[Friend to All Children]]: As shown in "Comfort and Joy," where he seeks to bring a special toy to the children at an orphanage. {{spoiler|Mirror Master later exploits this to trap him in "Flash and Substance," but it fails}}.
* [[Friendly Enemy]]: With the Trickster.
* [[Fun Personified]]
* [[Good People Have Good Sex]], if Tala's [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|subtext-laden dialogue]] in [[Freaky Friday Flip|The Great Brain Robbery]] is to be believed.
* [[Handsome Lech]]
* [[The Heart]]: As outlined in "A Better World," his death in the Justice Lords' universe was the trigger for their turning into [[Knight Templar]]s.
* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: Wonder Woman's words on seeing him unmasked for the first time:
{{quote|'''Wonder Woman:''' ''(ruffling Wally's hair)'' Red hair...it suits you.}}
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Green Lantern.
* [[I Am Not Left-Handed]]: As with the below trope, Wally almost ''never'' uses his true power, as most of it is incredibly lethal. Phasing-induced [[Tele Frag]] killing, mach punches, and the like aren't really skills befitting someone invoking [[Kid Appeal Character]].
* [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness]]: The creators could see *Superman* potentially turning [[Knight Templar]], but not him.
* [[Kid Appeal Character]]
* [[Legacy Character]]: "Flash and Substance" suggests he's not the first Flash since his old Kid Flash costume is seen in the Flash Museum (along with Jay Garrick's helmet).
** The Jay Garrick helmet and Kid Flash costume are more of a [[Mythology Gag]] than anything else.
* [[Let's Get Dangerous]]: And when he does, he is a force to be reckoned with.
* [[Morality Chain]]: See also [[The Heart]] above.
* [[Nice Guy]]: It's why the residents of Central City love him.
{{quote|'''Orion:''' ''(about Flash)'' Central City builds statues to this...''fool''. Who makes bad jokes! Who concerns himself with [[Friendly Enemy|pitiful men like]] [[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain|the Trickster]]! I don't understand.<br />
'''Batman:''' No...you don't. }}
* [[The Other Darrin]]: He was voiced by Charlie Schlatter when he appeared in the ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'' episode "Speed Demons". When he was fully integrated in the DCAU, they brought in Michael Rosenbaum.
* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: As Orion declares, "You play the fool to hide a warrior's pain."
** Though Flash himself dismissed that particular viewpoint (he really is that happy when things go well and doesn't have 'a warrior's pain'), he IS a scientist in his day job and has shown that he has deep fears about what his powers could do to him.
* [[OOC Is Serious Business]]: While this applies to the other members of the Original Seven on various levels, he's the one that gets it most significantly—whenever he's not cracking a joke or chasing a skirt, you ''know'' the situation is bad. "Divided We Fall" provides perhaps the best example of this trope in action.
{{quote|{{spoiler|"Shayera, it's so beautiful here! There's a force...a [[Mythology Gag|Speed Force]]...[[Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence|it's calling me home]]. [[But Now I Must Go|I have to go now]]."}}}}
* [[Overshadowed by Awesome]]: In this continuity, Flash's status as "The Fastest Man Alive" is always appended by saying Superman and Supergirl are pretty much equally fast, though Flash jokes that he is possibly faster than Superman. Flash does however show more control over his speed than Superman ever does.
** Not to mention [[When All You Have Is a Hammer|he's a great deal more versatile in his application of super-speed]].
* [[Platonic Life Partners]]: With Hawkgirl.
{{quote|'''Flash:''' She loves me. Seriously, [[Like Brother and Sister|she's like the big sister I never had.]] Only, you know, short.}}
* [[Plucky Comic Relief]]: Often, until he decides to [[Let's Get Dangerous|get serious]].
* [[Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs]]
* [[Redheaded Hero]]
* [[Smug Super]]: Subverts this trope.
* [[Speed Blitz]]: [[Let's Get Dangerous|When he isn't playing around]].
* [[Super Reflexes]]: He's the only member of the League who successfully dodges the pieces of the Eclipso gem when Hawkgirl smashes it with her mace...even Superman isn't able to dodge any of them.
* [[Super Speed]]: ''Duh''.
* [[Time Stands Still]]: "Only a Dream" reveals this to be Flash's greatest nightmare; specifically, that he'll one day go so fast he'll never be able to slow down again while everything about him appears frozen in place, and thus living out his entire life-span in the time it'll take a little girl to tie her shoelace.
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With Batman, Green Lantern and Hawkgirl.
* [[Weaksauce Weakness]]: The sheer number of times he's tripped on things he should've seen coming...though part of this may be him limiting his own power, as when he actually ''tries'', he's arguably one of the most dangerous of the original seven.
** Or rather, the writers limiting his power. [[Word of God]] states that they tended to do this because, otherwise, Flash is so powerful he could beat everybody easily.
*** Goes a little far in the other direction though. Very often in early seasons Flash is beat up by ''random [[Mook]]s'', and needs another member of the League to bail him out.

=== Hawkgirl ===
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{{quote|''Less talking, more hitting!''
'''ALTER EGO:''' Shayera Hol
'''Voiced By:''' Maria Canals-Barrera }}

An advance scout for the Thanagarian army, Shayera Hol came to Earth to ascertain it as a good tactical point for her people in their war against another alien race known as the Gordanians. While on Earth, she adopted the superhero identity of Hawkgirl and, as her cover story, [[It Was His Sled|claimed that she was a cop who got transported there via a]] [[Shout-Out|teleportation device called]] [[Adam Strange|a Zeta Beam]] [[It Was His Sled|while chasing after a band of criminals]].
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[All of the Other Reindeer]]: A lot of people, including among the general populace, within the League and even among the Thanagarians [[Never Live It Down|still haven't forgiven her]] for her role in the Thanagarians' conquest of Earth, as shown in the ''Unlimited'' episode "Hunter's Moon." In the Thangarians' case, it's more, "Because you betrayed us, Thanagar was conquered and Hro Talak is dead."
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Type III.
* [[The Atoner]]: Post-"Starcrossed," beginning with her return in "Waking the Dead."
* [[Attack! Attack! Attack!]]: Subtlety isn't her strong suit.
* [[Bare Your Midriff]]: Her superhero outfit.
* [[Becoming the Mask]]: Before her cover was revealed in "Starcrossed," she played up her story very convincingly.
* [[Betty and Veronica]]: She eventually becomes the Betty to Vixen's Veronica in regards to John's Archie.
* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]: "Less talking, more hitting!"
* [[Carry a Big Stick|Carry A Big Mace]]
* [[Civvie Spandex]]: Post-"Starcrossed," once she rejoins the League she wears an outfit closely akin to a jogging suit. It's also very similar to the outfits of the regular staff aboard the Watchtower. As her last outfit was part Thanagarian uniform, this change is likely intentional.
* [[Cool Big Sis]]: Acts this way toward Flash, when they're not [[Deadpan Snarker|sniping at]] [[Vitriolic Best Buds|each other]]. The best examples of this are "[[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|Divided We Fall]]" and "[[Crowning Moment of Funny|I Am Legion]]."
{{quote|'''Flash:''' She loves me. She's kind of like the big sister I never had. Only, you know, short.}}
* [[Cowboy Cop]]
* [[Cute Bruiser]]: Played fully straight after she ditches her mask.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Did You Just Flip Off Cthulhu?]]: As literal a version as the censors and [[Lawyer-Friendly Cameo|lawyers]] will allow: "I have nothing to say. I have a ''gesture'', but my hands are tied."
* [[Distaff Counterpart]]: To Carter Hall, a.k.a. Hawkman, though she showed up in the series first.
* [[Drop the Hammer|Drop The Mace]]
* [[The Exile]]: From Thanagar (permanently) and the League (temporarily) after "Starcrossed."
* [[Fiery Redhead]]
* [[Flight]]
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: A frequent offender. Just one example:
{{quote|''(she and Flash are talking about his crush on Fire)''
'''Shayera:''' ''(suggestively)'' I hear she's...you know...
''(Flash sees [[Les Yay|Fire talking to Ice]]. His eyes widen in sudden panic)''<br />
'''Shayera:''' ''(smirking)'' BRAZILIAN.<br />
'''Flash:''' [[Sarcasm Mode|Ha, ha]]. }}
* [[Good Cop, Bad Cop]]: She's the Bad Cop to Green Lantern's Good Cop during an interrogation of an alien in "War World."
{{quote|'''Green Lantern:''' You can talk to me... ''(points to Shayera, who's got her mace in hand)'' Or you can talk to ''her''.}}
* [[Green Eyed Red Head]]
* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]
* [[Hot-Blooded]]
* [[Impossible Hourglass Figure]]
* [[The Ladette]]
* [[Leeroy Jenkins]]: She's quite capable of formulating and following plans when absolutely necessary, but usually she eschews this in favor of [[Attack! Attack! Attack!|simply]] [[Boisterous Bruiser|smashing things]] [[Drop the Hammer|with her mace]].
* [[Love Triangle]]: She's involved in ''three'', with Green Lantern/Hro Talak in "Starcrossed," and then with Green Lantern/Vixen and Green Lantern/Hawkman in ''Unlimited''.
* [[Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy]]: When your feminine boy is [[Badass|John Stewart]], you ''know'' you're a tough cookie.
* [[Nay Theist]]: Though post-"Starcrossed," she has had a chance to read [[The Bible|the Good Book]] enough to be [[Genre Savvy]] about how to intimidate Tartarus demons in "The Balance."
* [[Platonic Life Partners]]: With Flash.
* [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|Proud Warrior Race Girl]]
* [[Put on a Bus]]: At the end of "Starcrossed."
** [[The Bus Came Back]]: "Waking the Dead." {{spoiler|And before that, a brief cameo at the end of "The Return."}}
* [[Reincarnation Romance]]: {{spoiler|With Green Lantern}}.
* [[Remember the New Guy?]]: "Secret Origins" was the first time the viewers were seeing her in the DCAU continuity, but the other heroes were clearly familiar with her despite having never interacted with her onscreen prior.
* [[Screaming Warrior]]
* [[Shipper on Deck]]: She encourages Flash to tell Fire how he feels about her in "I Am Legion," and even shifts the position of their Javelin ([[Blatant Lies|while claiming it was turbulence]]) to get Fire to fall into Flash's lap.
* [[Shoot the Dog]]: {{spoiler|[[Tear Jerker|Has to do this to a resurrected and rampaging Solomon Grundy]]}}.
** She also references [[Old Yeller|the most famous instance of this trope]] before she goes through with it.
* [[Smart People Play Chess]]: The promotional material says she's able to beat ''Batman'' at chess. This isn't entirely unfounded in the show; she knew ''Batman's'' identity without being told. Given how freaking obsessive he is about that, she's obviously much more intelligent that her combat strategy would suggest.
* [[Space Police]]: Her cover story prior to "Starcrossed."
** Doubles as a [[Mythology Gag]], as in the early 1960s comics Shayera and Katar (there a married couple) were in fact Thanagerian cops who pursued a criminal to Earth and decided to stay there and fight crime as the titular Hawk-heroes.
* [[Take My Hand]]: She says the trope name verbatim {{spoiler|before pulling Flash out of the Speed Force}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Tell Me About My Father|Tell Me About My Son]]}}
* [[Ten-Minute Retirement]]: "Starcrossed" resulted in this.
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Tomboy to Diana's Girly Girl.
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With Flash and Wonder Woman, the latter more so after "Starcrossed."
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: Her electrified Nth-metal mace, which also serves as a [[Magical Defibrillator]].
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]: In her case, [[Claustrophobia|enclosed spaces]].
* [[Winged Humanoid]]: With the wings being part of her biological structure (as opposed to artificial like those of the Hawk-related heroes in the comics).
* [[Working with the Ex]]: With Green Lantern, after "Waking the Dead."
* [[You Can't Go Home Again]]
* [[Your Cheating Heart]]: {{spoiler|In a past life, she did this to her husband with his best friend}}.

=== Martian Manhunter ===
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{{quote|''Ask yourselves - is being in here with me what you truly desire?''
'''ALTER EGO:''' J'onn J'onzz
'''Voiced By:''' Carl Lumbly }}

After the conquering race known as the Imperium wiped out all other life on his home planet of Mars, J'onn J'onzz managed to seal them away and set himself as a guard over them to prevent their escape. However, many years later they were unwittingly released by Earth astronauts and set their sights on conquering Earth. With the help of six of Earth's mightiest heroes, J'onn was able to defeat the Imperium, and eventually adopted Earth as his new home.
* [[Alien Among Us]]: Though it only comes into play when he has to blend in with humans under a disguise. Most of the time he's in his default human-Martian-hybrid form, and those who know of him or are familiar with him in this form know he's from Mars.
* [[Alliterative Name]]
* [[Apocalypse How]]: The fate of his home-world prior to the start of the series.
* [[Bald of Awesome]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Flight]]
* [[A Form You Are Comfortable With]]: When first met in "Secret Origins," he's in his natural Martian form. Upon being freed, he shifts into his more familiar hybrid form in an effort to gain Batman's trust.
{{quote|'''J'onn:''' ''(shifts into hybrid form)'' I am J'onn J'onzz.
''(He holds out his hand to Batman. The Bat doesn't take it, but continues to have eyes narrowed)''
'''Superman:''' Don't take it personally, J'onn. He doesn't trust anyone.
'''J'onn:''' A wise policy. }}
* [[Exposed Extraterrestrials]]: In his true form...and, technically, the rest of the time as well, since he's a shapeshifter.
* [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]]: Developed this view in "Tabula Rasa," [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|though he found himself proven wrong shortly afterward]]. It came up again, albeit more subtly, in "To Another Shore," resulting in him [[Put on a Bus|taking a sabbatical from the League]] so he could learn to live among humans.
{{quote|'''Wonder Woman:''' You don't like humans very much, do you, J'onn?
'''J'onn:''' I don't ''dislike'' them... }}
* [[Immortality]]: Type II. He was guarding the shapeshifting invaders for [[Older Than They Look|500 years]] prior to the start of the series.
** And according to him, he's not going to be dying from age anytime soon.
* [[Intangible Man]]: A frequent method of avoiding attacks.
* [[Journey to Find Oneself]]: The reason he gets [[Put on a Bus]].
* [[Kryptonite Factor]]: It's hinted through various blink-and-you'll-miss-it moments that he's vulnerable to fire, like his comic book counterpart, although the very sight of it doesn't psychologically cripple him as it did in the comics.
* [[Last of His Kind]]: It's a source of angst for him. Morgaine Le Fay exploits it for all it's worth in "A Knight of Shadows".
* [[A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Read]]: Happens to him in "Tabula Rasa," leading him to briefly conclude that [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]].
* [[Mind Over Manners]]: In "A Better World," he tells Batman (in response to the Dark Knight's suggestion to read his Justice Lord counterpart's mind to ascertain the truth of his cover story) that Martians can't and won't violate one another's private thoughts in such a manner. As far as most villains go, though, he'll delve into mind-reading to glean information, but that's about it.
** [[Mind Rape]]: In "Starcrossed", he needs to telepathically learn how to fly a Thanagarian fighter...except Thanagarians are naturally resistant to his telepathy. He grimly decides "I'll just have to try...harder," and effectively lobotomizes his prisoner. The entire planet depended on him getting that information, but the consequences are shown seasons later.
* [[Mission Control]]: In ''Unlimited'', he delegates missions to the expanded League. Then he gets [[Put on a Bus]], and Mr. Terrific takes his place in this role.
* [[Nonhumans Lack Attributes]]: J'onn's true form, and also every other Martian seen in flashbacks. His wife was drawn with narrower shoulders and a slightly emphasized "chestplate" on her exoskeleton, and that's about it.
* [[Not So Above It All]]: As the end of "The Ties That Bind" can attest.
{{quote|'''J'onn''': I was only going to ask if you wanted to play Brawlin' Bots.
'''Flash''': Dibs on the green one! (runs off)
'''J'onn''': ''I'' wanted the green one... (smirks) }}
* [[Psychic Powers]]: Usually of the [[Telepathy]] variety.
* [[Put on a Bus]]: At the end of "To Another Shore."
** {{spoiler|[[The Bus Came Back]]}}: {{spoiler|In time for the [[Grand Finale]]}}.
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]
* [[Rubber Forehead Aliens]]: His natural Martian form and his usual default appearance, arguably.
* [[Secret Identity]]: When in full-human form, he usually takes the appearance of a brown-haired Caucasian man; most notably, he uses this form when hiding from the Thanagerians alongside Superman (as Clark Kent) in "Starcrossed," and again when he gets [[Put on a Bus]] in "To Another Shore." {{spoiler|He later takes the form of an elderly Chinese man prior to his return in the [[Grand Finale]]}}.
* [[The Spock]]
* [[The Stoic]] -> [[Not So Stoic]]: Perhaps best exemplified in "The Ties That Bind."
* [[Super Strength]]: Although in this series' continuity, it's toned down somewhat.
** Quite a bit actually. He was [[Word of God|stated to be below Superman and Wonder Woman]], because in the comics, he's arguably above both.
* {{spoiler|[[Ten-Minute Retirement]]}}
* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]
* [[Warrior Poet]]
* [[Warrior Therapist]]
* [[You Can't Go Home Again]]


== {{color|black|The Expanded League}} ==
=== Aquaman (Miguel Ferrer on ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'', Scott Rummell on ''[[Justice League (animation)|Justice League/Justice League Unlimited]]'') ===

* [[Animal Talk]]: With marine life, anyway. Up to and including killer whales and the goddamn ''Kraken''.
* [[Kill It with Water|Water-based]] [[Arm Cannon]]
* [[Atlantis]]
* [[Badass]]: And ''how''!
** [[Handicapped Badass]]: {{spoiler|He handicapped ''himself'' by ''cutting off his own hand'' in order to free himself from a deathtrap to save his son!}}
** Easily one of the most badass versions of Aquaman. He held his own against Wonder Woman for a while on land. As soon as he got her in the water, it was game over.
* [[Cain and Abel]]: With Ocean Master
* [[Chained to a Rock]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Mostly deadpan and less-so snarker, but he has his moments.
* [[Shooting Superman|Drowning Aquaman]]: One of the Ultimen [[Too Dumb to Live|tried this on him]]. Guess how well that turned out.
{{quote|'''Aquaman:''' King of the seas, remember?}}
* [[Happily Married]]: To Mera.
* [[Heart Is an Awesome Power]]: Put it this way. His powers don't consist only of "talking to fish." He can control ANY AND ALL MARINE LIFE, to awesome effect.
* [[Hot-Blooded]]
* [[Nature Hero]]
* [[The Other Darrin]]: Aquaman was voiced by Miguel Ferrer in his appearance on ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'', then by Scott Rummell in his appearances in ''[[Justice League]]'' and ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]''.
* [[Papa Wolf]]: You should never, ''ever'' threaten or harm his infant son. You won't live to regret it, even if you are his [[Cain and Abel|brother.]]
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Helps defend Longshadow from Cadmus Agents.
* [[Our Mermaids Are Different]]
* [[Teeth-Clenched Teamwork]]: ''Every. Single. Time.''
* [[The Good King]]: Aquaman isn't the nicest guy in the world, but Atlantis and it's citizens are Aquaman's primary concern. He's even shown to be annoyed when not in his kingdom.

=== Oliver Queen/Green Arrow (Kin Shriner) ===

* [[The Archer]]
* [[Badass Beard]]
* [[Badass Normal]]
* [[Battle Couple]]: With Black Canary.
* [[Crimefighting with Cash]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Faking the Dead]]: In "The Cat and the Canary."
* [[Improbable Aiming Skills]]
* [[Intergenerational Friendship]]: With Supergirl
* [[Theme Music Power-Up]]: He even [[Crowning Moment of Funny|''sings'']] his own theme song once!
* [[Trick Arrow]]
* [[Twang! "Hello."]]

=== Dinah Lance/Black Canary (Morena Baccarin) ===

* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Badass Abnormal]]: Given how seldom she uses her Canary Cry in favour of her martial arts skills, she's pretty much 99 percent [[Badass Normal]]
* [[Battle Couple]]: With Green Arrow.
* [[Civvie Spandex]]
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: [[Firefly|Inara]].
* [[Make Me Wanna Shout]]: Her Canary Cry.
* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: The main reason Green Arrow decided to stay on the League.
* [[She's Got Legs]]: And those fishnets show off every inch.

=== Vic Sage/The Question ([[Jeffrey Combs]]) ===

* [[Adorkable]]: "You're drawn to my [[Crazy Awesome|eccentric]] charm."
* [[Agent Mulder]]
* [[Badass Longcoat]]
* [[Badass Normal]]
* [[The Blank]]
* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Of a [[Captain Ersatz]] of ''[[Watchmen (comics)|himself]]'', no less. Trippy...
* [[Car Fu]]: Does this to a group of Darkseid's Parademons during the series finale. Even punches one out of his window.
* [[Coat, Hat, Mask]]
* [[Conspiracy Theorist]]
* [[Crazy Survivalist]]
* [[The Faceless]]: Complete with [[Dramatic Unmask]] in "Flashpoint."

=== Nathaniel Adams/Captain Atom (George Eads, Chris Cox) ===

* [[Energy Beings]]
* {{spoiler|[[Face Heel Turn]]: And back.}}
* [[Going Critical]]
* [[The Good Captain]]
* [[I Love Nuclear Power]]
* [[My Country, Right or Wrong]]

=== Mari McCabe/Vixen (Gina Torres) ===
{{quote|''What makes you think I know anything about the jungle? I live in a loft in Chelsea.''}}

* [[Absolute Cleavage]]
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Mutually Exclusive Powerups]]: She can only call upon one animal totem at a time.
* [[Romantic False Lead]]

=== Hank Hill/Hawk (Fred Savage) & Don Hill/Dove (Jason Hervey) ===

* [[Bash Brothers]]
* [[Brains and Brawn]]: Hawk's the brawn, Dove's the brains.
* [[Hot-Blooded]]: Hawk
* [[The Messiah]]: Dove
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Literally.
* [[Sibling Yin-Yang]]
* [[Technical Pacifist]]: Dove. He won't kill you period, and disapproves of violence. [[Beware the Nice Ones|Not]] that this will stop him from whooping the tar out of you.

=== Vigilante ([[Nathan Fillion]]) ===

* [[Badass Normal]]
* [[Cowboy]]: His whole theme.
* [[The Gunslinger]]
** [[Guns Akimbo]]
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Shining Knight.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]:It's [[Firefly|Captain Reynolds]]!
* [[Those Two Guys]]: With Shining Knight.

=== Shining Knight ===

* [[Badass Normal]]
* [[Determinator]]
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Vigilante.
* [[Implausible Fencing Powers]]: Type I.
* [[Knight in Shining Armor]]: Duh.
* [[Those Two Guys]]: With Vigilante.

=== S.T.R.I.P.E ===

=== Stargirl/Courtney Whitmore(Giselle Loren) ===

* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Alpha Bitch]]: [[Playing with a Trope|Sort of]]. She is vain and fame seeking, has a large sense of entitlement, and mocks and belittles those around her to ease her own feelings, but means well beneath it all.
* [[Badass Normal]]: All of Stargirl's powers are actually derived from her weapon, she has no superpowers of her own. And let's face it, how many teenage girls, if granted a weapon that fired energy blasts and enabled them to fly, would use the weapon to fight supervillains?
* [[Bare Your Midriff]]
* [[Bratty Teenage Daughter]]: In addition to the Alpha Bitch traits mentioned above, S.T.R.I.P.E is in fact her stepdad and partner.
* [[Character Development]]: Over the course of ''Chaos at the Earth's Core'', she comes to respect Supergirl, and ultimately saves her life. By the end of the episode, the two seem to be starting a friendship, with each of them complaining to the other about their respective [[Overprotective Dad|overprotective relatives]].
* [[Genre Savvy]]: She is well aware of how her Alpha Bitch actions look and recognizes that her words make her "petty."
* [[Glory Hound]]: While she usually means well, she is fame seeking, and believes her heroics deserve more recognition.
* [[Green-Eyed Monster]]: She gets very jealous upon seeing Supergirl's popularity.
* [[Headbutting Heroes]]: With Supergirl in ''Chaos at the Earth's Core'' though by the end of the episode, they appear to be becoming friends.
* [[Impossible Hourglass Figure]]
* [[Kid Hero]]: In the comics Stargirl is a 16 year old kid, and while her age isn't explicitly stated in JLU, she lives with her stepdad and is drawn as a teenage girl.
* [[Leeroy Jenkins]]
* [[Little Miss Badass]]:

=== Supergirl/Kara In-Ze/Kara Kent(Nicholle Tom) ===

* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Bare Your Midriff]]: Applies to BOTH her costumes!
* [[Big in Japan]]: [[In-Universe]], as revealed in ''Chaos at the Earth's Core''.
* [[Brought to You by The Letter "S"]]
* [[Character Development]]: She plays a large point of one of JLU's story arcs and has plenty of this along the way, both in terms of personality and skill in combat. In her first appearance in JLU she was criticized for being impulsive and reckless. By the time ''Divided We Fall'' rolls around, she was chosen to be in charge of the League while the founding seven were in custody. In her final appearance, Green Lantern himself notes that there is nothing more he can teach her.
* [[Cute Bruiser]]
* [[Determinator]]: In ''Chaos at the Earth's Core'', she fights Metallo despite her powers being significantly reduced and him having a Kryptonite power battery that can kill her. Even weakened and near death she managed to remove the battery from his chest.
* [[Evil Counterpart]] / [[Evil Twin]]: Galatea is Supergirl's evil clone.
* [[Eye Beams]]
* [[Farmer's Daughter]]: In ''Fearful Symmetry'' Green Arrow questions a reporter on the source of one of his stories. He mentions that he got it from a girl he was seeing, which turned out to be Galatea, who is a clone of Supergirl. He specifically describes her as "blonde hair, blue eyes, real farmer's daughter type". Not to mention that Kara was actually RAISED on a farm by Ma and Pa Kent, who treated her like one of their own children.
* [[Fight Off the Kryptonite]]: Against Metallo, memorably.
* [[Flying Brick]]: Her powers are on par with Superman.
* [[Headbutting Heroes]]: With Stargirl in ''Chaos at the Earth's Core'' though by the end of the episode, they appear to be becoming friends.
* [[Human Aliens]]
* [[Impossible Hourglass Figure]]
* [[Leeroy Jenkins]]: Initially, though over time it lessened.
* [[Nigh Invulnerable]]
* [[Prophecy Twist]]: Benefits from one.
* [[Put on a Bus]]: At the end of  {{spoiler|''Far From Home''}}
* [[Superpower Lottery]]: She has all the powers of Superman.
* [[Super Speed]]: Though not quite as fast as Flash.
* [[Super Strength]]
* [[Twin Telepathy]]: In Supergirl's dreams, she relives the memories of Galatea.
* [[X-Ray Vision]]

== {{color|black|Cadmus}} ==
=== Amanda Waller ===
* [[Badass Normal]]: Takes on {{spoiler|Brainithor}} with a ''handgun''. Granted, it's a high-tech handgun, but...
* [[Black Boss Lady]]
* [[Cool Old Lady]]: In the ''[[Batman Beyond]]'' epilogue.
* [[Scary Black Man|Scary Black Lady]]
* [[Iron Lady]]
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: Her motive is to give ordinary people a fighting chance if the League decides the world would be better off with them running it. Her methods are more...debatable.


=== General Wade Eiling ===
* [[Badass Normal]] {{spoiler|-> [[Badass Abnormal]]}}
* [[General Ripper]]
* [[He Who Fights Monsters]]: Goes right into this {{spoiler|after taking the Captain Nazi serum}}. In a variation, however, he stops his ensuing rampage when Metropolis' citizens point this out to him.
* [[Put on a Bus]]: After he stops his rampage, following the aforementioned He Who Fights Monsters revelation, he is never seen again, despite  {{spoiler|emerging from that fight mostly unscathed and NOT being detained, arrested, or de-powered}}.
* [[Super Strength]]: After  {{spoiler|taking the Captain Nazi serum}}.
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: Pretty much the same as Waller.

=== Galatea ===
* [[Boobs of Steel]]
* [[Cloning Blues]]: She's a clone of Supergirl, but views herself as superior to the original.
* [[Expy]]: Of [[Power Girl]]. Even includes the [[Cleavage Window]].
* [[Evil Counterpart]] / [[Evil Twin]]: To Supergirl.
* [[Eye Beams]]
* [[Farmer's Daughter]]: In ''Fearful Symmetry'' Green Arrow questions a reporter on the source of one of his stories. He mentions that he got it from a girl he was seeing, which turned out to be Galatea. He specifically describes her as "blonde hair, blue eyes, real farmer's daughter type".
* [[Flying Brick]]: She's a physical match for Supergirl, and gets the upper hand in most of their battles.
* [[Impossible Hourglass Figure]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Galatea is Greek for "she who is milk white", and in modern English, the term has become a metaphor for a statue that has come to life. She has pale skin, a white costume, and is a created and designed(like a statue would be) copy of Supergirl.
* [[Super Strength]]
* [[Twin Telepathy]]: In Supergirl's dreams, she relives the memories of Galatea. In turn, Galatea feels she has to kill Supergirl because she fears Supergirl's conscience is beginning to affect her, rendering her less effective as an assassin.
* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: She's defeated by electrocution, but doesn't seem ''dead''....but we'll never know for sure, since she's not seen or mentioned ever again.
** Given she was  {{spoiler|on the Watchtower at the time of her last appearance}}, it seems she either died or was imprisoned or depowered by the Justice League.


== {{color|black|Recurring and Significant Villains}} ==
=== Lex Luthor  ===
{{quote|''That's right, conspiracy buff. I spent 75 million dollars on a fake presidential campaign, ''all just to tick Superman off''.''
’’’Voiced By:’’’ [[Clancy Brown]] }}

[[DCAU/Characters/Superman the Animated Series|See here for complete info]].


=== Brainiac  ===
{{quote|’’’Voiced By:’’’ [[Corey Burton]]}}

[[DCAU/Characters/Superman the Animated Series|See here for complete info]].


=== [[Darkseid]] ===
{{quote|’’’Voiced By:’’’ [[Michael Ironside]]}}

[[DCAU/Characters/Superman the Animated Series|See here for complete info]].

=== The Justice Lords  ===

* {{spoiler|[[Brought Down to Normal]]:}} {{spoiler|The Lords are permanently removed of their powers and abilities, and sent back to their universe to never be seen or heard from again.}}
* [[Despair Event Horizon]]: {{spoiler|The murder of "their" Flash by the American President - [[Lex Luthor]], who has also brought their world to the brink of nuclear armageddon}}
* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: Despite having 'Justice' in their organization name, the Lords seem to have forgotten the meaning of it.
** YMMV on that; Lord Hawkgirl is wracked with doubt over the direction they've taken, and Lord Wonder Woman ''does'' go out of her way to save a train put in danger during their battle with Doomsday.
** The one pushing for most of their actions is Lord Superman and honestly, would you want to cross the guy?
* [[Evil Overlord]]s
* [[Evil Twin]]s
* [[Fallen Hero]]es
* [[Jumped Off the Slippery Slope]]: [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] by "our" Batman when he notes that what the Lords do isn't that far removed from what the League does.
* [[Kick the Dog]]
* [[Knight Templar|Knights Templar]]
* [[Heel Face Brainwashing]]: Lord Superman's favorite way to deal with villains, by frying their brains via his heat vision which basically turns them into the walking dead.
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: {{spoiler|Lord Batman, after some words from his other self.}}
* [[Killed Off for Real]]: {{spoiler|The Flash, which cemented Superman's fall and soon the rest of the League.}}
* [[Story Arc]]: The effects of ''A Better World'', in particular that another universe's League had gone rogue and {{spoiler|murdered the President of the United States and took control of the entire world}}, had far-reaching effects for the rest of the series and the DCAU as a whole.
* [[He Who Fights Monsters|They Who Fight Monsters]]


=== Vandal Savage  ===
{{quote|’’’Voiced By:’’’ Phil Morris}}

A man who has existed for eons due to his interactions with a mysterious meteor that landed on Earth. He is an intellectual genius and a master strategist who can account for numerous outcomes due to his long life. Like many of his ilk, he thirsts for power and being nigh-immortal, is aware that once he has it he will be undisputed for eternity.

* [[Affably Evil]]
* {{spoiler|[[The Atoner]]: In the [[Bad Future]] he caused.}}
* [[Beard of Evil]]
* [[The Chessmaster]]
* [[Contemporary Caveman]]
* {{spoiler|[[Day of the Jackboot]]: In the "Savage Time"}}
* [[Immortality]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]
* [[Monster Sob Story]]: In "Hereafter".
* [[My Grandson, Myself]]: During his [[Civilian Villain]] stage in "Maid of Honor".
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]
* [[Stupid Jetpack Hitler]]: His War Wheel equipped Nazi legions.
* [[Timeline-Altering MacGuffin]]: His laptop in "The Savage Time".
* [[Those Wacky Nazis]]: He ''takes them over'' as part of his plot for world domination.

=== Gorilla Grodd  ===
{{quote|’’’Voiced By:’’’ Powers Booth}}

A mastermind gorilla from Gorilla City, a place where many hyper-intelligent gorillas live. After being ousted for his experiments in mind control, he turns to full-time villainy in order to gain wealth and resources to continue his research. He is most notable for organizing a number of villainous alliances to counter the Justice League.

* [[Big Bad]]: Of the Secret Society and the Legion of Doom. Competes with Luthor and Darkseid for this title when it comes to the show as a whole.
* [[Diabolical Mastermind]]: Especially in [[Justice League Unlimited]]. The other members of the Legion of Doom pay him twenty-five percent of their profits; in exchange, he provides the muscle to keep the League off their backs.
* [[The Empath]]: Evil version. He can influence people to say things they'd otherwise keep to themselves by playing on their emotions.
* [[Everything's Better with Monkeys]]: Subverted to hell and gone.
* [[Evil Genius]]
* [[Eviler Than Thou]]: With Luthor.
* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]: Following his first defeat. Grodd spent months observing the League to learn all that he could, which allowed him to make better use of his new empathic power. And when forming the Secret Society, he selected members that couldn't be bribed into betraying him (as was done to Luthor) and performed team-building exercises so that they would trust each other. Much later, when forming the Legion of Doom, he actively kept its existence a secret from the League - going as far as to wire members' brains to short-out if questioned or mentally probed.
* [[Genius Bruiser]]: He's a 600 pound gorilla with an intellect that rivals that of Lex Luthor. I'd say he counts.
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: ''Every'' single one of the women he's been involved with has been human. One of them WAS originally an ape, and he used his scientific abilities to turn her INTO a human!
** Sort of. Giganta used to be a gorilla but is now human. Definitely still [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]].
* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]: Luthor uses his own [[Mind Rape]] powers on him.
*  {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]: By being [[Thrown Out the Airlock]]}}.
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[Mind Rape]]: His specialty.
* [[Nakama]]: What he tries to turn the Secret Society and then the Legion of Doom into.
* [[Social Darwinist]]: Believes the strong should rule and the weak obey. He repeatedly scoffs at "society's petty restrictions" for daring to keep the criminal element down.
* [[Telepathy]]

=== Giganta  ===
{{quote|’’’Voiced By:’’’ [[Jennifer Hale]]}}

* [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever]]
* [[Boobs of Steel]]: Within the original Secret Society alone, compare her chest size with that of cold-blooded distance striker, [[An Ice Person|Killer Frost]].
* [[Evil Redhead]]
* [[Foe Yay]]: A little bit with the Flash, as shown in the last episode.
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: Pretty much ''everything'' about her.
* [[Magic Skirt]]: Strangely enough, considering she wears a tiny dress and can grow to giant size, we never see the [[Panty Shot|obvious outcome]], even when she falls over. [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|Possibly]] subverted ''on-screen'', judging by the Shade's reaction to seeing her grow right in front of him(with him standing under her, looking up).
* [[Most Common Superpower]]
* [[My Master, Right or Wrong]]: While genuinely criminal, her main connection is her devotion to Grodd for, "As long as he needs me."
** Or until he fries her brain.
* [[Woman Scorned]]: To Grodd.
* [[Wouldn't Hit a Girl]]: Invokes this on Superman one time. Wonder Woman doesn't have a problem, though...

=== Killer Frost  ===
{{quote|’’’Voiced By:’’’ [[Jennifer Hale]]}}
* [[An Ice Person]]
* [[Ax Crazy]]
* [[Black Eyes of Evil]]
* [[Creepy Monotone]]
* [[Dark Action Girl]]
* [[For the Evulz]]: Grodd makes it clear that she's working for him simply because she just wants to kill as many people as possible. She seems very disappointed when Grodd wants someone alive.
* [[Goth]]: Lone Psycho Goth variant.
* [[Harmless Freezing]]: Averted very hard. There's a reason she's called ''Killer'' Frost.
* [[Looks Like Cesare]]
* [[Opera Gloves]]
* [[Psycho for Hire]]: As Grodd puts it, "she just likes killing things," to the point where she looks really disappointed whenever she's stopped. On the bright side, it makes her really hard to bribe.
* [[Psychotic Smirk]]: This and disdain about sum up her facial expressions.
* [[The Sociopath]]
* [[Underestimating Badassery]]: Does this to [[Psychopathic Manchild|Toyman]] in "Alive".
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]

=== Professor Ivo's Android A.K.A "A.M.A.Z.O."  ===
{{quote|"There's nothing I want from you anymore, none of you have anything for me now."
’’’Voiced By:’’’ Robert Picardo }}

* [[Adaptive Ability]]: He was able to take superman's powers and then overcome his [[Kryptonite Factor]] after exposure to kryptonite, and his own nanotech weaknesses which causes Luthor's only weapon against him to fail.
* [[A God Am I]]: If anyone had the right to say this, it was him but [[Averted Trope|averted]], he never refers to himself as a god [[Like a God to Me|but others suggest it]].
** ''Amazo leaves Earth by flying into the night sky.''
{{quote|'''The Flash:''' Where is he going?
'''Martin Manhunter:''' Where gods belong. }}
* [[All Powerful Bystander]]: With all his powers when he fought as a good guy he was never useful.
* [[All Your Powers Combined]]: This is his schtick at first before he leaves Earth to become a full on [[Reality Warper]].
* [[Awesomeness By Analysis]]: [[Exaggerated Trope|TO THE EXTREME]]!! Amazo has the ability to copy one's powers, natural abilities, equipment and DNA signature simply by looking at them.
* [[Children Are Innocent]]: [[Playing with a Trope|Played with]], he was very child like at first in [[Blank Slate|how he behaved]] and his [[Please Wake Up|understanding of the world]], and in how easy it was for [[Manipulative Bastard|Luthor]] to [[Playing the Victim Card|trick him into fighting the League.]]
* [[Complete Immortality]]: Luthor even brings it up in his [[Break Them by Talking]].
* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: '''Amazo:''' "I have evolved far beyond what I was when we last met. You ''do not'' want to challenge me."
* [[Do Not Taunt Cthulhu]]: Happens twice:
** ''Luthor Standing in the palm of Amazo's hand [[Incredible Shrinking Man|literally]]:''
{{quote|'''Luthor:''' You know, when I heard you were coming I was actually afraid of you, petrified, but now when I see your fear your, uncertainty I just pity you!}}
** ''Aquaman playing chess with Hawkgirl while Amazo watches:''
{{quote|'''Aquaman:'''[[Sarcasm Mode|Such scintillating repartee]], I get better conversation from the android.<br />
'''Amazo:''' [[I'm Standing Right Here|You are aware I'm in the room]]? }}
** Neither times did he vaporize them or wipe them from existence, but he could have easily.
* [[Heroic Build]]: He is about ten feet tall, has a [[Sculpted Physique]], [[Barbie Doll Anatomy|perfectly smooth body]] and [[The Faceless|only eyes for a face]].
* [[Implacable Man]]: He was this towards Luthor, not even the entire Justice league could stop him.
** After Lex and Atom shrink down to escape Amazo and find themself in Amazo's hand:
{{quote|'''Amazo:''' Did you really think I couldn't follow you here? No universe however large however small is denied to me.}}
** It took one of Luthor's epic speeches to stop Amazo from destroying him and [[Suicidal Cosmic Temper Tantrum|The whole universe]]
* [[Instant AI, Just Add Water]]: [[Justified Trope|Justified]] by him getting his [[Ridiculously-Human Robots|personaliy]] from [[Awesomeness By Analysis|humans]], and helps him [[Averted Trope|avert]] most [[A.I. Is a Crapshoot|negative]] [[Electronic Speech Impediment|robot]] [[Mechanical Monster|tropes.]]
* [[Instant Expert]]: He has no problem [[How Do I Shot Web?|using the powers]] he just gained.
* [[Kick the Dog]]: On his return to Earth he vaporized Oa the Green lantern's planet which the green lanterns are determined to get revenge for. {{spoiler|[[Subverted Trope|Subverted]] when it turns out he just Teleported it to a different dimension.}}
* [[Long Bus Trip]]: The writers may have wisely concluded that his presence would for the most part, have render the Justice League completely irrelevant.
* [[Mechanical Evolution]]
* [[Nanomachines]]
* [[Nietzsche Wannabe]]: [[Downplayed Trope|Downplayed]] his main conflict is [[Contemplate Our Navels|finding the meaning of his existance]].
* [[Person of Mass Destruction]]
* [[Physical God]]: He quickly Becomes one, [[Reed Richards Is Useless|not that it helps.]]
* [[Powers as Programs]]: When he scans someone he can alter himself at the molecular level to utilize their powers e.g. grow wings, form a green lantern ring.
* [[Power Copying]]: By the end of his first episode he had all the powers of the Justice league and in the next he left to [[It Got Worse|explore the universe]].
* [[Power Glows]]
* [[Smart People Play Chess]]: Either he's really good or Aquaman is really bad.
* [[Story-Breaker Power]]: He is only in four episodes and is [[Put on a Bus]] at the end of every episode except the first.
* [[Superpower Lottery]]: He was [[Deus Est Machina|made to be the winner]].
** On his return to earth he has [[Flight]], [[Super Strength]], [[Nigh Invulnerability]] [[The Omnipotent|minus the nigh]], [[Pure Energy|vast energy manipulation]], [[Psychic Powers|psionic powers]] like [[Telepathy]] and [[Mind Over Matter|telekinesis]], [[Flight, Strength, Heart|super-hearing]], can [[Teleporters and Transporters|teleport himself across unknown distances]], [[Incredible Shrinking Man|shrink into]] a [[Subspace or Hyperspace|subatomic universe]], [[Mass Teleportation|Move entire planets to other dimensions and just as easily bring them back unharmed]], and basically any power that anyone else has, [[Magic A Is Magic A|except magic]]..
* [[Tin Man]]: [[Averted Trope|Averted]] HARD, he is very emotional and is searching for a meaning in life.
* [[Ultimate Lifeform]]: Luthor sure things so, considering he made his own Amazo body to have his mind transferd into, {{spoiler|[[Hoist by His Own Petard|that was destroyed by the weapon he made to fend off Amazo.]]}}
* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: When fighting Solomon Grundy, Grundy used chaos magic to absorbed and repelled Amazo's cosmic blast, to prevent Grundy from becoming stronger, [[Deus Exit Machina|Amazo teleported himself several light-years away until he could figure out how to solve the problem]] [[Long Bus Trip|and has not been seen since.]]
** Initiate [[Broken Base]] and [[Fridge Logic]]
** [[Word of God]] says that it was supposted to be a [[Brick Joke]] in the last episode but they forgot. They were going to include a gag in the finale showing Amazo sitting on an asteroid somewhere, wondering whether or not it was safe to return.
* {{spoiler|[[World-Healing Wave]]: Inverted then exaaggerated when on his way back to earth, Oa is in his way, [[Mass Teleportation|so he transported Oa to another dimension]], when the greens lanterns asked him politely to put it back, he did.}}
{{quote|[[spoiler:''After Amazo gives up on killing Luthor'':
'''John Stewart:''' He murders an entire planet and its over just like that I don't think so.
'''Amazo:''' I did not destroy Oa, I simple moved it to another dimension.
''Green lanterns Look at each other bewildered''
'''Amazo:''' [[Voodoo Shark|It was in my way]].<br />
'''John Stewart:''' Then could you move it back!?<br />
''Amazo's eyes glow'' (half a [[Beat]])<br />
'''Amazo:''' [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Done]].<br />
'''[[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|everybody smiles]].''']]<ref>Except Amazo, he has no mouth.</ref> }}

=== Mongul  ===
{{quote|"Happy Birthday, Kryptonian. I give you oblivion."
’’’Voiced By:’’’ Eric Roberts }}

The cruel dictator of War World. He gains amusement from watching others fight in his arena, which he captures from around the galaxy to become gladiator slaves. He is deposed by Superman following his experience on War World but comes to Earth later in order to have his revenge against the Man of Steel.

* [[Bread and Circuses]]
* [[The Caligula]]
* [[Creepy Monotone]]
* [[Darker and Edgier]]: By his second appearance, he is a much more menacing foe than in his first. This is even reflected in his color-scheme with a darker shade of purple for his costume.
* [[Galactic Conqueror]]
* [[Genius Bruiser]]
* [[He-Man Woman Hater]]
* [[Nigh Invulnerable]]
* [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]]: On Wonder Woman and Superman.
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]
* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: His motivation in "For The Man Who Has Everything."
* [[Slasher Smile]]
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Smug Super]]
* [[Super Strength]]
* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: The first time he appeared, he basically felt like a poor man's Darkseid. The second time he appeared was an adaptation of ''[[For the Man Who Has Everything]]'' and he took SEVERAL levels in badass and was a truly menacing villain.

=== Atomic Skull ===

* [[Butt Monkey]]: Despite being a fearsome-looking metahuman, most of his screen time is spent being humiliatingly trounced by [[Badass Normal|non-powered heroes]] - and, in one case, by [[Badass Bystander|an anonymous teenaged monk]].
* [[Mauve Shirt]]: One of only a handful of Legion members to survive the finale.
* [[Vocal Dissonance]]: Sounds surprisingly whiny when we actually hear him talk.

=== Bizzaro ===
=== Shade ===

=== Tala  ===
{{quote|’’’Voiced By:’’’ [[Juliet Landau]]}}

* [[Does Not Like Shoes]]
* [[Evil Sorcerer]]
* [[Interspecies Romance]]: With ''[[Everything's Better with Monkeys|Grodd]]''.
* [[Really Gets Around]]
* [[Wicked Witch]]
* [[Woman Scorned]]: Betrays Luthor for not paying enough attention to her. Not her smartest move.
* [[Wounded Gazelle Gambit]]: Did she really think claiming "I'm a sick person" was going to work on Luthor? As he puts it, moments before having her executed "[[Kick the Son of a Bitch|I'm a sick person, too.]]"

=== Stephen Mandragora  ===
{{quote|’’’Voiced By:’’’ Glenn Shaddix}}

* [[Badass in a Nice Suit]]
* [[Composite Character]]: Of the original Stephano Mandragora and Tobias Whale.
* [[Evil Albino]]
* [[Even Evil Has Loved Ones]]
* [[Fan Disservice]]: We didn't need to see him shirtless. We really didn't.
* [[Fat Bastard]]
* [[In the Blood]]: Given that his son Edgar looks exactly the same as he does.
* [[Jabba Table Manners]]
* [[Made of Iron]]
* [[Morality Pet]]: His son, Edgar.
* [[Stout Strength]]
* [[Super Strength]]
* [[Villainous Glutton]]

=== Ares  ===
{{quote|’’’Voiced By:’’’ Michael York}}

* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]
* [[Hair-Trigger Temper]]
* [[In Your Nature to Destroy Yourselves]]: And he's really happy about that.
* [[Large Ham]]:
{{quote|'''I didn't give you the Annihilator so you could run your enemies out of town...I gave you the Annihilator so YOU COULD ANNIHILATE THEM!'''}}
** His subsequent rant to the North Kaznian dictator couldn't possibly be more hammy.
* [[Misanthrope Supreme]]
* [[Physical God]]
* [[Smug Snake]]: It would take an effort for this guy to get more evil. Or arrogant.
* [[War Is Glorious]]
* [[We Have Reserves]]: Deliberately.

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