Young Justice (animation): Difference between revisions

* [[And I Must Scream]]: T.O. Morrow turns off Red Tornado's motor functions, powers ''and'' voice, leaving him a motionless shell that nonetheless can see, hear and think about everything Morrow is doing.

* [[And Your Little Dog, Too]]: Almost word-for-word.

* [[Angst? What Angst?]]: Becomes a plotpoint in-universe in "Failsafe" {{spoiler|at least until Artemis's "death"}}. In "Disordered", {{spoiler|Conner}} feels intense guilt because he ''didn't'' angst one bit during "Failsafe".

* [[Apocalypse How]]: Red Volcano attempts a Class 1.

* [[Attractive Bent Gender]]: Kid Flash can not help but admire Miss Martian's [[Rule 63]] impersonation of him.

* [[Badass Boast]]: Episode "Terrors" offers us two interesting subversions:

'''The Riddler:''' ''No one can say the Riddler goes where he's not wanted.'' }}

* [[Bad Future]]: "Bloodlines". {{spoiler|The world is devastated forty years into the future, with Mount Justice a blasted crater. Impulse traveled back in time to avert it, but at the end of the episode the wasteland remains.}}

** Artemis trying to explain to Robin why she's in Gotham, when he clearly knows who she is.

** The Team's taunts when captured in various deathtraps:

'''Superboy:''' And you can't drown me! I'm a Kryptonian! We don't breathe air! }}

* [[Blonde, Brunette, Redhead]]:

* [[Book Ends]]: The episode "Insecurity" has opening and closing scenes taking place at night, in a bedroom, between a father and daughter, with the dads even calling their daughters by the term of endearment, "baby girl". {{spoiler|While Mr. Jones was likely sincere in his affection towards his daughter, Sportsmaster's use of the term was straight up psychological manipulation; attempting to regress Artemis back to when he could dominate her will.}}

* [[Bookcase Passage]]: Played very straight in "Homefront". Lampshaded no less:

'''Robin:''' You should see the Batcave... }}

* [[Bound and Gagged]]:

* [[Child Soldiers]]:

** The Team becomes a black ops unit for the Justice League. The Light quickly realizes the implications of this, and it is brought up and Lampshaded repeatedly, most memorably by an almost exasperated Mr. Twister when Robin protests that they are not children while he [[Curb Stomp Battle|curb stomps]] them.

** When discussing the possibility of adding new members to the Justice League, Batman supports keeping Captain Marvel in the League, despite the reveal that he is actually only ten years old. [[Wonder Woman]] finds his support less than reassuring since he indoctrinated Robin into crimefighting at ''nine''. Batman explains that he did that to Robin [[Turn Out Like His Father|in order to keep Robin from turning out like himself]].

* [[Children Raise You]]: [[Red Tornado]] reveals that while he was chosen as the Team's den mother because he had no secret identity double life to live, he grew to relish the activity as a way of learning how to act more human, since the Justice League are far too controlled and stiff to be a good representation of human interaction.

** Red Arrow gets one from the tag team of Sportsmaster and Cheshire in "Targets".

* [[Curse Cut Short]]: From "Secrets". Doubles as an [[Oh Crap]] moment.

* [[Cursed with Awesome]]: Due to being a clone, Superboy will never visibly age. Alanna points out that means Conner will always be good looking, but Superboy still views it as a negative. Also lampshaded by Superboy:

* [[Cute Machines]]: The robo-sphere from "Bereft."

* [[Danger Room Cold Open]]: One episode incorporates one of these as its entire plot. The Team (and therefore the viewer) doesn't know that it's fake due to the emotional distress of their psychic teammate.

* [[Everything's Better with Monkeys]]:

** The robot minions in "Schooled," M.O.N.Q.I.s. This began a [[Running Gag]] of Superboy explaining that he ''hates'' monkeys

** Beast Boy likes transforming into monkeys and gorillas, and his default form looks like a human-monkey hybrid.

* [[Everything's Better with Rainbows]]: Lampshaded in "Denial" when Nabu blocks Klarion's attack with a rainbow shield.

* [[Everything's Better with Princesses]]: Well, technically it's Queen Perdita, but given her age, it fits.

* [[Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas]]: In "Disordered" one of the thugs immediately places himself protectively in front of his mother<ref>except, it's not really her</ref> when he thinks they're under attack.

** In "Auld Acquaintance", Superboy throws Robin at {{spoiler|mind-controlled Batman}}.

** In "Alienated", Superboy asks Superman for a "triple combo", which starts with Superman throwing him at a [[Spider Tank]]. He jumps off it, hits another one, jumps off that one to take out a third, then lands and punches out a fourth one.

* [[Fiery Redhead]]: Very much Speedy.

* [[Fighting Game]]: "Revelation" opens with Robin and Aqualad [[Virtual Training Simulation|in a real-life fighting game as a sparring session]]. They are awarded points for combos, dodges and other gaming moves.

* [[From a Certain Point of View]] mixed with [[Lying Creator]]: Before the second season began airing, Greg Weisman stated that it would continue on minutes after the last season finale ended. While this is technically true, it is very misleading, since the scene that does take place right after the first season lasts less than a minute and is followed by a five year [[Time Skip]].

* [[Fun with Acronyms]]: Robot monkeys? Why they are '''M'''obile '''O'''ptimal '''N'''eural '''Q'''uotient '''I'''nfiltrators. Ivo even lampshades it when they get destroyed.

* [[Future Slang]]: Impulse has more than a few 'unusual' phrases in his vocabulary, most notable being 'crash' for something good, and 'the mode' for something...not. {{spoiler|Possible [[Foreshadowing]], as he comes from a [[Bad Future|post-apocalyptic future]], and in the present the agents [[Mind Control Device|controlling]] Neutron refer to his [[Mind Control|controlled]] state as "the mode" and, when he overloads, speak of it "crashing the mode..."}}

* [[Girls Night Out Episode]]:

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* [[Harmless Freezing]]: At least to Miss Martian, due to her [[Bizarre Alien Biology]]. Being frozen by an ice villain is implied to usually be fatal.

* [[He Knows Too Much]]: The Scarab says this word for word when Ty Longshadow's grandfather makes a vague reference to Jaime's "one on the inside". Fortunately, Jaime keeps the Scarab in check.

* [[Heel Face Turn]]: {{spoiler|Chesire.}} Implied, [[Time Skip|offscreen]], and possibly temporary.

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* [[Hidden in Plain Sight]]: Mount Justice is this, by Robin and Kid Flash's admission. See [[Home Base]] below.

'''Kid Flash''': Uh... He means, we're hiding in plain sight. }}

* [[Holding Hands]]:

* [[Ironic Echo Cut]]:

** In the pilot.

'''Kid Flash''': Sweet! }}

** In "Humanity":

'''Zatara''': She's grounded for life! }}

* [[Irony]]: {{spoiler|Red Arrow, the most adamant on finding the mole, was revealed to the be mole all along. Though, unwillingly}}.

** In "Terrors", during a therapy session at Belle Reve, Superboy snaps at Miss Martian that they "don't live in a fantasy world where all problems are solved in half an hour." In "Image", M'gann explains how she envies Megan from 'Hello Megan!', including the fact that all of her problems can be solved in twenty-two minutes.

** In "Failsafe", before the Team heads off against the alien invaders.

* [[Leeroy Jenkins]]:

** Kid Flash is guilty of this in the pilot. And also in "Drop Zone", where he shoots the Team's "stealth" orders to hell by rushing headlong into a crossfire between Bane and Kobra cultists.

* [[Motor Mouth]]: Impulse.

* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Superboy has a number of shirtless scenes, and together with Aqualad, has the most muscled physique. Works in-universe for Miss Martian.

'''Miss Martian''': (Blushing) Works for me. }}

* [[My Kung Fu Is Stronger Than Yours]]: In "Misplaced", Zatanna tries to use a spell against Klarion, only for it to fizzle pointlessly against his shield. He dismisses her attempt as "baby magic", then uses her type of spellcasting to send her flying.

** Averted due to Martian Manhunter's fondness for the name John. He took the name John and came up with Red Tornado's name of John Smith. With Giovanni Zatara, who sometimes Anglicizes his name as "John," and Green Lantern John Stewart, that is four Justice League members named John. Martian Manhunter suggests that Superboy should also be named John, but that idea is turned down.

** Clark '''Kent''' and '''Kent''' Nelson, which is [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]]: J'onn suggests "Kent" as Superboy's last name, but since Superboy and Megan do not know Superman's secret identity they assume it is in honor of Kent Nelson.

** Played with in "Disordered". When introducing themselves one of the Forever People says his name doesn't translate to anything on Earth so he goes with "Wolf"... except Superboy has a wolf named Wolf with him, so he goes with "Bear" instead.

* [[Only Fatal to Adults]]: "Misplaced" opens with Klarion and other immortal sorcerers casting a spell that causes everybody on the planet over the age of eighteen to disappear, leaving only the Team and Billy Batson (who cannot become Captain Marvel for fear of likewise being removed) to determine the cause. {{spoiler|Halfway through the episode it is revealed that, to the adults, it looks like the ''kids'' are missing: Klarion and the other sorcerers split Earth into two separate dimensions, one with the adults and one with the children. Captain Marvel's transformation allows him to switch between worlds thanks to the age change}}.

* [[Le Parkour]]: Kid Flash, in sort of a stumbly, not-always-exactly-as-intended way. Robin, on the other hand, is the stylish one.

* [[Pinocchio Syndrome]]: Discussed and lampshaded in "Humanity". The first three members of the "Red family" ultimately get this, which leads to T.O. Morrow declaring them as failures; Red Volcano is only one designed NOT to have it, {{spoiler|which results in him [[AI Is a Crapshoot|turning on]] his "father"}}.

* [[Platonic Life Partners]]: Wendy and Marvin are "[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=13510 best platonic friends]," according to [[Word of God]].

* [[Playful Hacker]]: Robin.

** In episode 5, Miss Martian grows extra arms to fight off Ivo's robot M.O.N.Q.I.s. This scares the truck driver, Kid Flash, and then herself upon seeing Kid's reaction.

** In "Homefront," Robin's optimistic statements being proven wrong by Red Torpedo slamming him and Artemis with a tidal wave, only for him to quip, with increasing frustration, "Or not."

* [[Running Gag]]:

** Robin's obsession with prefixes and his tendency to create back-formations by removing them.

** [[Green Arrow]] and Artemis use a [[Doctor Who|blue police box as their Justice League teleporter.]]

** The villain Black Spider was retooled to resemble [[Spider-Man]], and is voiced by Josh Keaton who played Spider-Man in ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man]]'' cartoon, which was also created by Greg Weisman.

** In "Schooled", Miss Martian briefly uses her shapeshifting powers to become a four-armed green-skinned Martian, reminiscent in form (though not in dress) of ''[[John Carter of Mars]]''.

** In "Performance," when Miss Martian [[No Biochemical Barriers|catches the flu that has been affecting so many of the people around her]], Robin mentions that [[H. G. Wells]] [[The War of the Worlds|predicted there could be such a cross-species disease]].

** In "Earthlings", Adam Strange quotes Lewis Carroll in order to get some Rannian policemen to chase him, specifically [[Jabberwocky]] and [[Alice in Wonderland]]. Later Alanna, who obviously has never heard this tale and does not speak English, tries to do this to Kroleteans:

** Bumblebee's line after discovering the ancient ruins in "Beneath":

* [[Show Within a Show]]:

** Evidently there is a ''[[Saved by the Bell]]''-esque show called "Hello Megan" that M'gann got her catchphrase from. It's mentioned briefly at Artemis's home in Episode 8 and appears in one of M'gann's flashbacks in Episode 9. Has its [[Hello Megan (Darth Wiki)|own fabricated page now]]. Clips, including the opening sequence, are seen in "Image."

* [[Speak of the Devil]]:

** In "Secrets":

'''Harm:''' Indeed, [[Third Person Person|Harm]] is not done... }}

** When the Forever People are explaining who Desaad works for to Superboy, the refuse to speak [[Darkseid]]'s name. Amusingly, Dreamer's projection of Desaad is the one that says "unspeakable", as if it has a mind of its own for that particular moment.

* [[Stealth Hi Bye]]:

** Robin appears to have inherited Batman's tendency for this, and the other members of the Team find it extremely frustrating.

** In "Downtime", Aqualad demonstrates to Garth that he seems to have picked up on this trait from Robin.

** Villains in general are very good at disappearing quickly when visibility is impaired.

* [[Stock Scream]]: Not even ''Young Justice'' is safe from [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PxALy22utc Wilhelm!] For the curious, it occurs in "Drop Zone", when Superboy tosses Mammoth into the Kobra thugs.

* [[Strange Minds Think Alike]]: In "Humanity", Zatanna shares Robin's [[Running Gag]] tendency for backformations.

'''Zatanna:''' "Why? Be as chalant as you like." }}

* [[Suicide Mission]]: {{spoiler|"Failsafe" ends with an invasion of the alien mothership that Superboy, at least, knows is going to be a one-way trip. Robin and Kid Flash, though they had ''hoped'' to survive, were trapped within the ship and caught in the explosion}}.

* [[Sure, Let's Go with That]]: When Superboy needs a civilian last name, Martian Manhunter suggests Kent. Not being privy to Superman's secret identity, Miss Martian and Superboy assume that he's referring to the late Kent Nelson, who they've met.

* [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]: Artemis in "Alpha Male"

* [[Sympathy for the Devil]]:

** Conner empathizes with Icicle, Jr. over living in their respective fathers' shadows.

* [[Team Pet]]:

** The robo-sphere the Team found in Bialya, which "lives" with the group in their headquarters.

** The giant wolf found in India, which goes with the Team on missions.

* [[Technology Marches On]]: In "Image" when Superboy, Kid Flash and Robin wonder what "Hello Megan!" is that Miss Martian is referring to, Garfield Logan shows them an old videotape of the sitcom his mother starred in years before. Kid Flash snarks "Woah, you still have VHS. Where's your 8 track?"

* [[That Came Out Wrong]]:

** A non-sexual one in "Homefront" when Robin and Artemis are watching the footage of the security cameras of their friends being ambushed and the four cameras are wiped out.

'''Robin''': ''(hurriedly)'' "The cameras! I meant the cameras." }}

** Played straight in "Humanity" in this conversation between Robin and Zatanna with a good helping of [[Ship Tease]].

'''Zatanna''': I don't mind. }}

* [[That Makes Me Feel Angry]]: Superboy in "Schooled." Using those exact words.

* [[Truncated Theme Tune]]: ''Young Justice'' returned from its last hiatus with the theme song reduced to a five second bit of the tune and its title card, rather than the 20 second one that introduced all characters. This was at least partly to make room for the ''DC Nation'' shorts that appear before/during/after the show. Foreign broadcasts keep the extended theme song.

* [[Truth-Telling Session]]: "Usual Suspects". {{spoiler|It's set up to look like Connor, M'Gann and Artemis are ALL selling the Team out for different reasons... and then a three-stage flashback shows them opening up about their issues one-by-one.}}

'''Wally:''' I swear I was kidding! }}

* [[Turn Out Like His Father|Turn Out Like His Mentor]]: Batman explicitly states that the reason he indoctrinated Robin into crimefighting at age nine was ''not'' to create a successor, but to help Robin bring his parents' killers to justice so that he could deal with his past and not turn into a jaded, bitter fanatic like Batman. He succeeded.

* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]:

** Superboy wants to learn from Superman, but Supes distanced himself from the kid until the New Year's episode.

'''Clark Kent''': (''angrily'') I am not his father! }}

** Robin shows some signs of this as well, being visibly jealous when Batman asks to speak to "Just Aqualad" after a failed training mission. Fortunately, Batman is fairly [[Genre Savvy]], and as soon as he notices Robin's hurt feelings he invites him outside for a father-son basketball game. He refers to it as "training" but his real intentions are obvious.

* [[Wham! Episode]]: In "Usual Suspects", {{spoiler|it turns out that Red Arrow is [[The Mole]] via mind control, and he has not only allowed The Light access to the Watchtower, but has also infected the entire Justice League with mind-controlling nanotechnology.}}

* [[Wham! Line]]: The [[Title In]] from "Happy New Year"

* [[What Is This Thing You Call Love?]]: When the Team kisses one another at midnight on New Years Eve, Red Tornado comments that "human customs still elude me."

* [[What Measure Is a Non-Cute?]]: {{spoiler|Miss Martian}} fears what will happen when her true appearance is discovered, as her natural form is huge and monstrous. [[Subverted Trope|The Team points out that they are not so shallow as to judge her by her appearance]].

* [[A Worldwide Punomenon]]:

** A liberal use in the pilot though not quite enough for a [[Hurricane of Puns]]...yet.

'''Robin:''' [upon running out of zipline] ... I'm at the end of my rope. }}

** "Psimon says forget!"