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* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler: Superman's head is blown off by a Scullion droid mid-sentence.]]

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* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler: Superman's head is blown off by a Scullion droid mid-sentence. In the next issue Hal Jordan and Barry Allen are also killed by Scullions.]]


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* MenAreTheExpendableGender: Played ''ruthlessly'' straight in issues #6 & 7 of ''3001'' where [[spoiler: Superman, Barry Allen, Hal Jordan and Batman are all killed off by the scullions while Blue Beetle and Booster Gold are missing presumed dead. Conversely none of the five existing female members of the League are killed and Batman is replaced by his own female descendant by the end of the issue. The ''only'' male member of the League confirmed alive by the end of #7 is Guy Gardener (who is biologically female but self identifies as male).]]


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** Issue #7 of ''3001'' is perhaps even more of a turning point: [[spoiler:Hal Jordan and Barry Allen are killed by Scullions and Batman makes a HeroicSacrifice. With Superman's death the previous issue Diana is now the ''only'' member of the original team still alive.]]
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* TimeSkip: After 15 years the comic skips ahead to 3001. [[spoiler: Lois has implanted her mind in Ariel's body, L-Ron has been rebuilt, Firestorm is reforming Cadmus and has resurrected Barry and Guy Gardner (the latter in a female body), Superman and Teri are dating, and Hal is nowhere to be seen.]]

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* TimeSkip: After 15 years issues the comic skips ahead to 3001. [[spoiler: Lois has implanted her mind in Ariel's body, L-Ron has been rebuilt, Firestorm is reforming Cadmus and has resurrected Barry and Guy Gardner (the latter in a female body), Superman and Teri are dating, and Hal is nowhere to be seen.]]
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* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler: Superman's head is blown off by a Scullion droid mid-sentence.]]
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* TookALevelInDumbass: After being brought back to life [[spoiler: and becoming the new Flash]] Teri's IQ has dropped dramatically from being a TeenGenius to what she claims is "higher than average". This has been noticed in universe, including by Teri herself and the theory is it is [[BlessedWithSuck linked to her new powers]] either because her brain can't handle change properly or because of complications from [[spoiler: Barry's D.N.A.]]
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* [[spoiler:AlternateTimeline: This isn't the post-''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}'' 31st century, but instead a future of the ''Formerly Known as the Justice League'' and ''I Can't Believe It's Not The Justice League'' miniseries. In this timeline, Ted Kord was cryogenically frozen along with Booster Gold, and Fire went back to save Ice from Hell.]]

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* [[spoiler:AlternateTimeline: AlternateTimeline: This isn't the post-''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}'' 31st century, but instead a future of the ''Formerly Known as the Justice League'' and ''I Can't Believe It's Not The Justice League'' miniseries. In this timeline, Ted Kord was cryogenically frozen along with Booster Gold, and Fire went back to save Ice from Hell.]]
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* TheAce: In ''3001 #2'' Supergirl (the real Kara Zor-El, not a clone) shows up and takes a less than a minute to defeat Starro who has been confounding the whole league at this point. Teri, who immediately before had been complaining that the 'historical' Supergirl [[FutureImperfect was fictional]] practically melts in hero worship.
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* TimeSkip: After 15 years the comic skips ahead to 3001. [[spoiler: Lois has implanted her mind in Ariel's body, L-Ron has been rebuilt, Firestorm is reforming Cadmus and has resurrected Barry and Guy Gardner (the latter as a woman), Superman and Teri are dating, and Hal is nowhere to be seen.]]

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* TimeSkip: After 15 years the comic skips ahead to 3001. [[spoiler: Lois has implanted her mind in Ariel's body, L-Ron has been rebuilt, Firestorm is reforming Cadmus and has resurrected Barry and Guy Gardner (the latter as in a woman), female body), Superman and Teri are dating, and Hal is nowhere to be seen.]]
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* GenderBender: Guy Gardner comes back as a woman.

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* GenderBender: Guy Gardner comes back as a woman. Subverted in that Guy seems to still identify as a man, effectively making him trans.

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* BiggusDickus: Etrigan, according to [[spoiler: Fire]].



** Post-Crisis [[spoiler: Supergirl]] reappears after the time skip.



* CameBackWrong: The League are clones of the originals, but they lack chunks of their memories and their personalities don't quite match up, not to mention that Superman lacks his heat vision and flight and Flash lacks his protective aura.

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* CameBackWrong: The heart of the series. The League are clones of the originals, but they lack chunks of their memories and their personalities don't quite match up, not to mention that Superman lacks his heat vision and flight and Flash lacks his protective aura.


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** Wonder Woman later develops empathy and restraint, although she rarely and unwillingly exercises them.


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* GenderBender: Guy Gardner comes back as a woman.


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* LoopholeAbuse: Starro conquers Wodin, noting that enslavement is legal if the correct documents are signed with Moonshadow 6's bureaucracy.


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* TimeSkip: After 15 years the comic skips ahead to 3001. [[spoiler: Lois has implanted her mind in Ariel's body, L-Ron has been rebuilt, Firestorm is reforming Cadmus and has resurrected Barry and Guy Gardner (the latter as a woman), Superman and Teri are dating, and Hal is nowhere to be seen.]]
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* LadykillerInLove: Superman is a boorish HandsomeLech who propositions every attractive woman he meets but when he starts crushing on Teri he turns flustered, ''blushes'' and constantly denies she is his girlfriend in the face of his teamates teasing.


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* MoralityPet: Teri is this for both Wonder Woman and Superman after [[spoiler:she is revived as the new Flash]]. Wonder Woman is apparently deeply irritated by Teri but saves her live and calls her friend (only to immediately deny it after). Superman meanwhile takes Teri under his wing to train her as a hero and obviously develops feelings for her, panicking whenever she is in danger.

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Relaunched post-''ComicBook/{{Convergence}}'' as ''Justice League 3001''.



* AffirmativeActionLegacy: [[spoiler: Teri succeeds Barry Allen as the Flash]]

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* AffirmativeActionLegacy: [[spoiler: Teri succeeds Barry Allen as the Flash]]Flash.]]
* [[spoiler:AlternateTimeline: This isn't the post-''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}'' 31st century, but instead a future of the ''Formerly Known as the Justice League'' and ''I Can't Believe It's Not The Justice League'' miniseries. In this timeline, Ted Kord was cryogenically frozen along with Booster Gold, and Fire went back to save Ice from Hell.]]



** [[spoiler: Flash gets resurrected from his remains the issue after his death in #4. He is then resurrected [[TheyKilledKennyAgain a second time]] in the body of the recently deceased Teri.]]

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** [[spoiler: Flash gets resurrected from his remains the issue after his death in #4. He is then resurrected [[TheyKilledKennyAgain a second time]] Both he and Teri get killed in #7, and Teri gets brought back with his DNA in the body of the recently deceased Teri.mix in #8.]]



* TheBusCameBack: A particularly surprising and popular example as [[spoiler: they had apparently been wiped from creation. Post-Crisis Ted Kord and Booster Gold return.]]
* CameBackStrong: [[spoiler: Green Lantern's body is now suffused with the Green Light, at the price of it killing him as he uses his powers]]
* CameBackWrong: The League are clones of the originals, but lack chunks of their memories and their personalities don't quite match up, whilst Superman lacks his heat vision and flight and Flash lacks his protective aura.

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* TheBusCameBack: A particularly surprising and popular example as [[spoiler: they had apparently been wiped from creation. Post-Crisis Ted Kord and Booster Gold return.return in #11.]]
* CameBackStrong: [[spoiler: Green Lantern's body is now suffused with the Green Light, at the price of it killing him as he uses his powers]]
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* CameBackWrong: The League are clones of the originals, but they lack chunks of their memories and their personalities don't quite match up, whilst not to mention that Superman lacks his heat vision and flight and Flash lacks his protective aura.



* EvilCostumeSwitch: Well not evil, but the League's costumes reflect their darker personalities, particularly with Batman's red costume and Wonder Woman's mace.
* ExplosiveLeash: [[spoiler:Every member of the Justice League 3000 project has inhaled "nano mines" that can be detonated on a moment's notice so long as they are in range. Terry kills the then-current Flash this way as a show of force to make sure the rest of the league stays in line.]]
* FiveBadBand: [[spoiler: Terry]] is the BigBad, The Convert is TheDragon, Coeval is the EvilGenius, Kali is TheBrute and Locus is the DarkChick

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* EvilCostumeSwitch: Well Well, not evil, but the League's costumes reflect their darker personalities, particularly with Batman's red costume and Wonder Woman's mace.
* ExplosiveLeash: [[spoiler:Every member of the Justice League 3000 project has inhaled "nano mines" that can be detonated on a moment's notice so long as they are in range. Terry kills the then-current Flash this way as a show of force to make sure the rest of the league League stays in line.line. Ariel convinces Terry to neutralize the mines in #11 after the Five have been defeated.]]
* FiveBadBand: [[spoiler: Terry]] is the BigBad, The Convert is TheDragon, Coeval is the EvilGenius, Kali is TheBrute and Locus is the DarkChickDarkChick.



* HeelFaceTurn: Firestorm, Lois Lane and [[spoiler: Terry.]]
* HeroicAlbino: Well more anti-heroic albino. Terry at least genuinely believes in the League and wants them to fix the galaxy's problems, but both of their actions are very morally questionable, such as cloning and tampering with the League. [[spoiler: Subverted when it turns out that he's an evil sociopath. Teri becomes a straight example when she is resurrected.]]

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* HeelFaceTurn: Firestorm, Lois Lane and [[spoiler: Terry.]]
]] Lois indicates she turned during her original lifetime.
* HeroicAlbino: Well Well, more anti-heroic albino. Terry at least genuinely believes in the League and wants them to fix the galaxy's problems, but both of their actions are very morally questionable, such as cloning and tampering with the League. [[spoiler: Subverted when it turns out that he's an evil sociopath. Teri becomes a straight example when she is resurrected.]]



* {{Jerkass}}: Superman and Wonder Woman. The degree of it decreases over time though

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* {{Jerkass}}: Superman and Wonder Woman. The degree of it decreases over time thoughthough.



* LetsGetDangerous: The League constantly bicker and are outclassed by the Five every time they fight. But with proper leadership and knowledge they wipe the floor with the Five on Camelot 7.

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* LetsGetDangerous: The League constantly bicker and are outclassed by the Five every time they fight. But with proper leadership and knowledge they wipe the floor with the Five on Camelot 7.Nine.



* MythologyGag: Batman's costume resembles that of a [[WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond Batman from a different future]]. Speaking of WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond one of the characters is named Terry...and his and Bruce's roles are reversed.

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* MythologyGag: Batman's costume resembles that of a [[WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond Batman from a different future]]. Speaking of WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond, one of the characters is named Terry...and his and Bruce's roles are reversed.



* PsychoRangers: The BigBad clones his own Injustice League with each designed to counteract the Justice League after being enhanced. They comprise of Zeus, Mirror Master, Bane, Sinestro and Lois Lane.

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* PsychoRangers: The BigBad clones his own Injustice League with each designed to counteract the Justice League after being enhanced. They comprise of Zeus, Mirror Master, Bane, Sinestro and Lois Lane.



* ReallyGetsAround: Wonder Woman is much more forward now, propositioning Batman and Green Lantern. The only man she won't have a go at is Superman.

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* ReallyGetsAround: Wonder Woman is much more forward now, propositioning Batman and Green Lantern. The only man [[BiTheWay person]] she won't have a go at is Superman.

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* GreenLanternRing: Green Lantern's cloak mimics the abilities of the traditional Green Lantern ring. He complains that the ring was better.

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* GreenLanternRing: Green Lantern's cloak mimics the abilities of the traditional Green Lantern ring. He complains that the ring was better. [[spoiler: Subverted when Teri reveals that the cloak merely channels the power now infused into Hal's body.]]


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* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Ice seems weary of life and burying her comrades.
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* TheSlowPath: The only character who seems to be the same as from the present day is Etrigan the Demon.

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* TheSlowPath: The only character who seems to be A few immortal characters have lived out the same as from millennium since the present day is day. Etrigan the Demon.Demon and Ice are the only known examples so far.

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* AffirmativeActionLegacy: [[spoiler: Teri succeeds Barry Allen as the Flash]]



* TheBusCameBack: A particularly surprising and popular example as [[spoiler: they had apparently been wiped from creation. Post-Crisis Ted Kord and Booster Gold return.]]
* CameBackStrong: [[spoiler: Green Lantern's body is now suffused with the Green Light, at the price of it killing him as he uses his powers]]



** Lois Lane seems to have returned as a villain.



* CombatPragmatist: The League resorts to this increasingly with their diminished abilities and teamwork. Green Lantern in particular realises that this is the only possible way to fight Locus, attacking her from behind and keeping her disorientated so that she cannot focus her powers.



* FiveBadBand: [[spoiler: Terry]] is the BigBad, The Convert is TheDragon, Coeval is the EvilGenius, Kali is TheBrute and Locus is the DarkChick



* HeroicAlbino: Well more anti-heroic albino. Terry at least genuinely believes in the League and wants them to fix the galaxy's problems, but both of their actions are very morally questionable, such as cloning and tampering with the League.

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* HeelFaceTurn: Firestorm, Lois Lane and [[spoiler: Terry.]]
* HeroicAlbino: Well more anti-heroic albino. Terry at least genuinely believes in the League and wants them to fix the galaxy's problems, but both of their actions are very morally questionable, such as cloning and tampering with the League. [[spoiler: Subverted when it turns out that he's an evil sociopath. Teri becomes a straight example when she is resurrected.]]



* {{Jerkass}}: Superman and Wonder Woman.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Superman and Wonder Woman. The degree of it decreases over time though



* LetsGetDangerous: The League constantly bicker and are outclassed by the Five every time they fight. But with proper leadership and knowledge they wipe the floor with the Five on Camelot 7.



* RealityWarper: Locus. She's so powerful, the Wonder Twins order the League to retreat from the planet that she is on. They don't and a CurbStompBattle ensues in her favor.

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* PsychoRangers: The BigBad clones his own Injustice League with each designed to counteract the Justice League after being enhanced. They comprise of Zeus, Mirror Master, Bane, Sinestro and Lois Lane.
* RealityWarper: Locus. She's so powerful, the Wonder Twins order the League to retreat from the planet that she is on. They don't and a CurbStompBattle ensues in her favor.


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* TheSlowPath: The only character who seems to be the same as from the present day is Etrigan the Demon.


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* TeamMom: Ariel Masters, somewhat literally.


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* TookALevelInKindness: Other characters note that Superman is becoming more humble, and the Wonder Twins are amazed when Wonder Woman shows compassion for the first time since they attempted to create her [[spoiler: for the people sacrificed to recreate the League.]]
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* WhamEpisode: Issue #7, just... Issue #7: [[spoiler:Terry turns out to be both the leader and the founder of the five. He kills Teri in front of the League and [[YourHeadASplode blows up Barry's head with nano-mines]], killing him once again. He's also been releasing nano-mines into the air at Cadmus, meaning that he can kill the entire League with the push of a button. And finally, Coeval convinces Terry that there's no reason to take chances by keeping the Cadmus employees alive. Terry agrees and lets Coeval detonate the nano-mines inside every single Cadmus employees' head at once.]]
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* CreditsGag: Used to varying degrees on each issue.

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* BigBadFriend: [[spoiler:Terry turns out to have been the leader and creator of the Five all along in issue 7.]]



* DarkerAndEdgier: Wonder Woman lives for fighting. Superman is sexually promiscuous, belittles Batman, enjoys being worshipped and thinks nothing of killing his foes.

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* DarkerAndEdgier: Wonder Woman lives for fighting. Superman is sexually promiscuous, belittles Batman, enjoys being worshipped and thinks nothing of killing his foes. They do get a little better after the team's origins are revealed, but not by much.



* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:Terry proves this when he [[NeckSnap murders]] [[CainAndAbel Teri]] and then subsequently [[ExplosiveLeash also]] [[YourHeadAsplode kills]] the current Flash in Issue 7.]]

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* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:Terry proves this when he [[NeckSnap murders]] [[CainAndAbel Teri]] and then subsequently [[ExplosiveLeash also]] [[YourHeadAsplode kills]] the current Flash in Issue 7.7, also stating he formed the Five to begin with.]]



* ForScience: Terri's motivation. Terry is slightly more idealistic.

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* ForScience: Terri's Teri's motivation. Terry is slightly more idealistic. [[spoiler:Teri abandons this in favor of true heroism when she becomes the Flash, and Terry proves his idealism was all a ruse.]]
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** [[spoiler: Flash gets resurrected from his remains the issue after his death in #4.]]

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** [[spoiler: Flash gets resurrected from his remains the issue after his death in #4. He is then resurrected [[TheyKilledKennyAgain a second time]] in the body of the recently deceased Teri.]]
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* ExplosiveLeash: [[spoiler:Every member of the Justice League 3000 project has inhaled "nano mines" that can be detonated on a moment's notice so long as they are in range. Terry kills the then-current Flash this way as a show of force to make sure the rest of the league stays in line.]]
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* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:Terry proves this when he [[NeckSnap murders]] [[CainAndAbel Teri]] and then subsequently [[ExplosiveLeash also]] [[YourHeadAsplode kills]] the current Flash in Issue 7.]]
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* StealthSequel: To [[spoiler: ''Formerly Known as the Justice League'' and ''I Can't Believe It's Not The Justice League''.]]

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* CloningBlues: The Flash questions if he and Green Lantern were really best friends, or if they're just programmed to think that. Batman and Green Lantern both note that they remember him being "sunnier".
** [[spoiler: It turns out they're not really clones at all..]]

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* CloningBlues: The Flash questions if he and Green Lantern were really best friends, or if they're just programmed to think that. Batman and Green Lantern both note that they remember him being "sunnier". \n** [[spoiler: It turns out they're not really clones at all..all.]]



* IBelieveICanFly: Averted for once within a Justice League team. Only Green Lantern can truly fly, as Superman has lost his flight.

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* IBelieveICanFly: Averted for once within a Justice League team. Only Green Lantern can truly fly, as Superman has lost his flight.flight, [[TooDumbToLive regardless of what he thinks]].



* LegendFadesToMyth: The tales of the original Justice League have since become fairy tales with multiple interpretations. They think Superman's origin was either an alien landing on Earth, or a farm boy finding a magic cape. [[spoiler:The former is correct, by the way]].

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* LegendFadesToMyth: The tales of the original Justice League have since become fairy tales with multiple interpretations. They think Superman's origin was either an alien landing on Earth, or a farm boy finding a magic cape. [[spoiler:The former is correct, by the way]].



* MythologyGag: Batman's costume resembles that of a [[WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond Batman from a different future]].
** Speaking of WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond one of the characters is named Terry...and his and Bruce's roles are reversed.

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* MythologyGag: Batman's costume resembles that of a [[WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond Batman from a different future]].
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future]]. Speaking of WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond one of the characters is named Terry...and his and Bruce's roles are reversed.



* WeHaveReserves: [[spoiler:When the Flash is killed by Locus, the Wonder Twins are horrified, but Terry suggests they generate another Flash]].

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* WeHaveReserves: [[spoiler:When the Flash is killed by Locus, the Wonder Twins are horrified, but Terry suggests they generate another Flash]].Flash.]]
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** [[spoiler: Flash gets resurrected from his remains the issue after his death in #4.]]


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* ForScience: Terri's motivation. Terry is slightly more idealistic.


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* TheNeedsOfTheMany: [[spoiler: The revelation in #4 that the killing of a person is needed to resurrect each League member raises this as an issue.]]


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* SixthRanger: Firestorm joins the team in #4.
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* TheReveal: [[spoiler: The League are not clones at all. The Wonder Twins instead overwrote the memories and DNA of five people with the original Justice League's DNA using nanotechnology, essentially killing these five subjects.]]
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* WomanScorned: Locus.

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* WomanScorned: Locus.Locus did not take Green Lantern's "rejection" well.
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*WomanScorned: Locus.
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** [[spoiler: It turns out they're not really clones at all..]]
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* ReallyGetsAround: Wonder Woman is much more forward now, propositioning Batman and Green Lantern.

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* ReallyGetsAround: Wonder Woman is much more forward now, propositioning Batman and Green Lantern. The only man she won't have a go at is Superman.
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* TheSociopath: In issue #3, armed forces make Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman surrender by threatening to gun down the innocents around them, aware that their weapons can't harm the League. Batman quickly gives in, but Wonder Woman couldn't care less.
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* WeHaveReserves: [[When the Flash is killed by Locus, the Wonder Twins are horrified, but Terry suggests they generate another Flash]].

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* WeHaveReserves: [[When [[spoiler:When the Flash is killed by Locus, the Wonder Twins are horrified, but Terry suggests they generate another Flash]].

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