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* [[Macross Missile Massacre]]: In "Panic in the Sky". {{spoiler|They were transport vessels full of super soldiers sent to kill the League.}}

* [[Magicians Are Wizards]]: When [[Zatanna]] closes out [[Stage Magician|her show]], she tends to perform actual magic to give the audience a big finale. Instead of [[Pull a Rabbit Out of My Hat|grabbing a rabbit]], she pulled a member of the audience out of her hat.

* [[Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane]]: It is never definitively established if Hawkman's theory about his and Hawkgirl's past lives in Ancient Egypt is true or not. The other characters are never truly convinced, and his beliefs might all be the result of damaged Thanagarian technology, but much of the story of their past lives does match their current relationships and characters.

* [[Mean Character, Nice Actor]]: Victor Rivers had trouble voicing the character of Hro Talak in "Starcrossed" as he descends into violence over the course of the episode. In real life Victor Rivers is a speaker and activist fighting [[Domestic Abuse]] and found the scenes where he essentially beats Hawkgirl to be particularly difficult.

* [[Men Are the Expendable Gender]]: Invoked by Aresia in "Fury" although she and about two other women are the only ones who actually think that's true. Even the other Amazons are shocked at her attempted Gendercide

* [[Metaphorgotten]]: Galatea has a pretty funny one:

{{quote|'''''Galatea:''' Boredom is my kryptonite. Okay, actually [[Shaped Like Itself|kryptonite is my kryptonite]]. [[But I Digress|But, you know what I mean.]]''}}

* [[Mike Nelson, Destroyer of Worlds]]: {{spoiler|Vandal Savage in 'Hereafter'.}}

* [[Mind Control]]: Grodd's signature move.

** Doctor Destiny gains the power to enter and twist peoples' dreams in "Only A Dream."

** In "Hearts and Minds", Despero is using the flame of Pythar to empower legions of soldiers, but instead decides to mentally rape Katma Tui and Hawkgirl into personal slaves.

** Ace of the Royal Flush gang has the ability to make you insane just by looking at you, even when not in her physical presence. Simply seeing her on television can transfer her powers to you.

** Carter Hall (Hawkman) was imprinted with the log of an eight-thousand year old Thanagarian ship, convincing him he was the reincarnation of Thanagarian Katar Hol. The actual imprinting was accompanied by him screaming in pain and passing out, and when he recounted it later he could barely stammer about "the feedback" when the possibility of damaged technology was brought up.

* [[The Mole]] - Up until the finale of ''Justice League'', {{spoiler|Hawkgirl}}.

* [[Monowheel Mayhem]]: Due to Vandal Savage's time-tampering, [[World War II]] is filled with Nazis War Wheels, [[Stupid Jetpack Hitler|mammoth war machines that overwhelm Allied tanks and infantry alike]]. The War Wheels are originally from the [[Blackhawk]] series, and the Blackhawk's themselves appear to help defeat the Axis.

** The [[Mirror Universe]] Luthor gives one to that dimension's Superman at the beginning of a "A Better World", pointing out that he could have stopped Luthor years ago if only he had killed him. This version of Superman takes him up on the suggestion.

** [[Shazam|Captain Marvel]] gives one to the Original Seven (Particularly Superman) over their recent actions.

* [[Redheaded Hero]] - Flash, Hawkgirl {{spoiler|and [[The Question]], without his mask.}}

* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]] - Hawk and Dove, who are colored according to the philosophies they personify, but coincidentally embody many of the personality traits of this trope as well.

'''Mongul:''' A... jaundiced account. }}

* [[Sensor Character]]: J'onn J'onzz often fulfills this role, thanks to his telepathic abilities.

* [[Sex Face Turn]]: Batman seduces Cheetah when he is being held prisoner by the Injustice Guild, and she is subsequently torn when Luthor plans to destroy the Watchtower. Ultimately, the Justice League receive a warning about the bomb and are able to survive, and Solomon Grundy drags Cheetah off-screen to punish her for her betrayal. {{spoiler|It was not her, but the Ultra-Humanite who warned the League.}}

* [[Sexy Discretion Shot]]: When Shayera and John [[They Do|finally admit their feelings to each other]] they kiss passionately, and the scene cuts to an old woman hitting "Jackpot!" on a slot machine.

* [[Swiss Army Weapon]] - Hawkgirl's Energy Mace.

* [[Sword of Damocles]]:

** CADMUS fears that the League itself will become a hanging Sword, particularly with their Binary Fusion Generator pointing down at the world; the original story is namechecked as LexCorp Damocles-class missiles are used to attack the League when Amanda Waller feels they have crossed the line. Waller and compatriots were partially inspired by the actions of the [[Evil Twin|Justice Lords]], who ''did'' take control.

* [[Symbolic Blood]] - The end of the flashback in "Ancient History" shows {{spoiler|past-incarnation Jon and Shayera}} dead with a pool of red... poisoned wine.

* [[Theme Naming]]: Trickster notes how most of the Flash's Rogue's are Captains, and complains that they would probably treat him with more respect if ''he'' were a captain. Of course, Mirror Master is also outside the pattern and gets plenty of respect, [[Harmless Villain|so maybe there are other reasons]].

* [[Theme Tune]] - Both Justice League and Justice League Unlimited have their own. When the League travels to the wild west, a country-tinged version of their original theme plays as they ride into action.

* [[Thememobile]] - The Batmobile, obviously. Parodied with the Flashmobile, a souped-up shaggin' wagon [[The Flash]] bought with [[Money, Dear Boy|the money he made]] shilling for an energy bar company.

* [[Then Let Me Be Evil]]: Though John Dee had occasional fantasies of power and vengeance on the Justice League, when "Only a Dream" began he was a well-behaved prison inmate who even the guards liked and believed should be released. However, his parole is turned down again, his wife leaves him and then the prison erupts in a full scale riot. From all indications he really was a rehabilitated convict, but when the system would not even give him a chance he decided to go whole-hog and cut loose.

* [[Tiny Guy, Huge Girl]]: Big Barda and Mr. Miracle, [[Trope Codifier|one of the original pairs]], appear in the second season of ''Unlimited''.

* [[Title Drop]]: In "Wild Cards," the Joker refers to the Royal Flush Gang, who are dressed as playing cards, as 'wild cards.'

{{quote|'''Felix Faust:''' ''listing the contents of Hades' library to Wonder Woman'' "...dark tomes that make the Necronomicon [[Up to Eleven|look like a children's book]]...'''}}

** When Vandal Savage captures J'onn J'onzz in "The Savage Time," he has [[wikipedia:Josef Mengele|Josef]] get him to talk.

** Dr. Moon in "Question Authority", who is assigned the task of getting information from the Question.

** Shifter and Downpour of the Ultimen can transform into any animal or form of water (Respectively), [[Captain Ersatz|based upon]] the [[Wonder Twins]] of the ''[[Superfriends]]''.

* [[Was It All a Lie?]]: Green Lantern asks this of Hawkgirl at the end of "Starcrossed."

* [[We Are as Mayflies]] - Martian Manhunter is already over a thousand years old, and he came to realize that he will likely outlive any of his current human friends so he had better learn to like humanity.

* [[Welcome Episode]] - "Initiation".