History ComicBook / SalvationRun

* TooKinkyToTorture: This series gives a reason why the Joker is like this: the burning sensation he felt when he took his fall into the vat of chemicals never went away and not only has he gotten used to it over time, he grew to enjoy it.

* TooKinkyToTorture: This series gives a reason why the Joker is like this: the burning sensation he felt when he took his fall into the chemical bath never went away and not only has he gotten used to it over time, he grew to enjoy it.

A tie-in comic to ''ComicBook/CountdownToFinalCrisis'', and ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'' itself, written by Creator/BillWillingham. The Government has taken all of Earth's supervillains and exiled them to another planet. Here they have to band together in order to survive the harsh environment, and the strange techno-biological creatures who seem intent on killing them. Among those sent are [[Franchise/TheFlash The Rogues]] after killing [[spoiler:Bart Allen]], the Secret Society of Supervillains after attacking [[ItMakesSenseInContext a wedding]], and dozens of others. Tempers flare and lines are drawn between factions, as the battle to stay alive wages. Soon, the villains are divided into two factions, one to survive on the planet (led by ComicBook/TheJoker) the other to find a way off (led by ComicBook/LexLuthor).

--->'''Cold (putting Abra Kadabra's arm in a splint)''': That should hold until we find a hospital.
--->'''Wizard''': I suppose the nearest is a few billion light years away.
--->'''Cold''': Sarcasm noted, you're not helping.

* ReverseMole: [[spoiler:Blackbuster is really the Martian Manhunter in disguise.]]

A tie-in comic to ComicBook/CountdownToFinalCrisis, and ComicBook/FinalCrisis itself, written by Creator/BillWillingham. The Government has taken all of the Earth's supervillains and exiled them to another planet. Here they have to band together in order to survive the harsh environment, and the strange techno-biological creatures who seem intent on killing them. Among those sent are [[ComicBook/TheFlash The Rogues]] after killing [[spoiler:Bart Allen]], the Secret Society of Supervillains after attacking [[ItMakesSenseInContext a wedding]], and dozens others. Tempers flare and lines are drawn between factions, as the battle to stay alive wages. Soon, the villains are divided into Two factions, one to survive on the planet (led by ComicBook/TheJoker) the other to find a way off (led by ComicBook/LexLuthor).

* AnIcePerson: Captain Cold, Mr. Freeze, and Killer Frost all appear.

* BiggerBad: Amanda Waller. The entire plot is kicked off in the first place by her and her Checkmate organization secretly rounding up all of the Earth's most dangerous supervillains and exiling them to another planet to die under a lying pretense of giving the villains their own world to rule. [[GoneHorriblyWrong Naturally this goes wrong and the villain survivors return to Earth more pissed and dangerous than ever.]]

* EvilVsEvil: Joker and Luthor get their own camps and are at each others throats. Mirror Master speculates that they represent Chaos and Order respectively.

* JerkassHasAPoint: In-Universe; Iron Cross yells at Giganta and a few women for not working (even derogatorily calling them Fraulein). When they won't work with a Nazi, Mammoth says that Nazi, or no, at least Iron Cross is helping.
* KillItWithFire: When [[spoiler:ComicBook/MartianManhunter]] is revealed, all the villains swarm him, but the "attack" devolves into a confused mess, Deadshot even comments that he can't get a shot off, and Captain Cold saying he can't see the guy. ComicBook/LexLuthor tells Abra Cadabra to transmit a message telling everyone to clear out, wile fire based villains attack. Heat Wave, Neutron, Tar-pit, Heatmonger, and Deadshot all take him down.
* KilledOffForReal: As a lead-in to Final Crisis, DC needed to thin the herd [[spoiler:Hellhound was gored, and taken by his team back to camp, only to be ditched by the Body Doubles so the predators eat him instead. Psimon is beaten to death by the Joker who found him boring. Iron Cross was convinced to grab ComicBook/TheJoker, who casually shoots him in the head. Monsieur Mallah dies after trying to forge an alliance with Grodd, Grodd insults him and they fight each other, Grodd gets the upper-hand, and beats Mallah to death using the Brain, causing both to die. Hyena is shot by a Parademon. Solomon Grundy is killed by the Parademons, but he always comes back because of the swamp. Neutron, Plasmus, Heatmonger, Warp, Thunder and Lightning are all used to power the escape device,and are subsequently blown up.]]

* MadScientist: Luthor, Sivanna, Immortus. Luthor even says to ComicBook/VandalSavage that he knows what he's doing because he got a degree from MadScientist School.

* MoralEventHorizon: In-universe, with Captain Cold saying that killing [[spoiler:ComicBook/TheFlash]] was the worst thing that he, and the rogues, ever did.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Heat Wave panics and chews on his finger when he believes that he's killed [[spoiler:ComicBook/MartianManhunter]], believing that they'll all get cut up by rusty razors. Bane tells him to calm down as he's still alive.

* ReverseMole: [[spoiler:Blackbuster is really the ComicBook/MartianManhunter in disguise.]]

* ShoutOut: To ''Series/GilligansIsland'' when ComicBook/LexLuthor is asked how he's going to make a teleporter, "With sticks and coconuts?"
** [[spoiler:Heat Wave calls ComicBook/MartianManhunter "Film/MyFavoriteMartian"]]
* SoftGlass: Averted [[spoiler:when Grodd beats Mallah with the Brain's dome, with enough force to shatter it, The blows still kill him.]]

* VillainousFriendship: Much of the conflict of the story comes from the villains getting fed up and taking their aggression out on each other. [[ComicBook/TheFlash The Rogues]] seem to be the only ones who are friends (even if they threaten each other with death over who caused the aforementioned MoralEventHorizon). Working together to survive.

A tie-in comic to ComicBook/CountdownToFinalCrisis, and ComicBook/FinalCrisis itself, written by Creator/BillWillingham. The Government has taken all of the Earth's supervillains and exiled them to another planet. Here they have to band together in order to survive the harsh environment, and the strange techno-biological creatures who seem intent on killing them. Among those sent are [[ComicBook/TheFlash The Rogues]] after killing [[spoiler:Bart Allen]], the Secret Society of Supervillains after attacking [[ItMakesSenseInContext a wedding]], and dozens others. Tempers flare and lines are drawn between factions, as the battle to stay alive wages. Soon, the villains are divided into Two factions, one to survive on the planet (led by SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker) the other to find a way off (led by ComicBook/LexLuthor).

* KilledOffForReal: As a lead-in to Final Crisis, DC needed to thin the herd [[spoiler:Hellhound was gored, and taken by his team back to camp, only to be ditched by the Body Doubles so the predators eat him instead. Psimon is beaten to death by the Joker who found him boring. Iron Cross was convinced to grab SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker, who casually shoots him in the head. Monsieur Mallah dies after trying to forge an alliance with Grodd, Grodd insults him and they fight each other, Grodd gets the upper-hand, and beats Mallah to death using the Brain, causing both to die. Hyena is shot by a Parademon. Solomon Grundy is killed by the Parademons, but he always comes back because of the swamp. Neutron, Plasmus, Heatmonger, Warp, Thunder and Lightning are all used to power the escape device,and are subsequently blown up.]]

* {{Jerkass}}: The Joker is a pretty big prick, from not wanting to work to killing people for the dumbest reasons (boring him and touching his suit) to [[spoiler:knocking Gorilla Grodd off a cliff because he didn't want to share leadership]]. Luthor lampshades it by saying he does nothing but complain and contribute nothing productive.

* EvilVsEvil: Joker and Luthor get their own camps and are at each others throats. Mirror Master speculates that they represent [[ChaoticEvil Chaos]] and [[LawfulEvil Order]] respectively.

* [[spoiler:GeniusLoci]]: It's alive. [[spoiler:The Planet is alive and it's been created as a testing ground for Apokolips troops.]]

* VillainousFriendship: Much of the conflict of the story comes from the villains getting fed up and taking their aggression out on each other. [[TheFlash The Rogues]] seem to be the only ones who are friends (even if they threaten each other with death over who caused the aforementioned MoralEventHorizon). Working together to survive.

* TheCaligula: When the Joker gets his own camp he becomes this. Dismissing Bolt's insistence that the camp needs food.

* {{Jerkass}}: The Joker is a pretty big prick, from not wanting to work to killing people for the dumbest reasons (boring him and touching his suit) to [[spoiler:knocking Gorilla Grodd off a cliff because he didn't want to share leadership]]. Luthor lampshades it by saying he does nothing but complain.

A tie in comic to ComicBook/CountdownToFinalCrisis, and ComicBook/FinalCrisis itself, written by Creator/BillWillingham. The Government has taken all of the earth supervillains and exiled them to another planet. Here they have to band together in order to survive the harsh environment, and the strange techno-biological creatures who seem intent on killing them. Among those sent are [[TheFlash The Rogues]] after killing [[spoiler:Bart Allen]], the Secret Society of Supervillains after attacking [[ItMakesSenseInContext a wedding]], and dozens others. Tempers flare and lines are drawn between factions, as the battle to stay alive wages. Soon, the villains are divided into Two factions, one to survive on the planet (led by SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker) the other to find a way off (led by ComicBook/LexLuthor).

* JerkassHasAPoint[=/=]StrawmanHasAPoint: In-Universe; Iron Cross yells at Giganta and a few women for not working (even derogatorily calling them Fraulein). When they won't work with a Nazi, Mammoth says that Nazi, or no, at least Iron Cross is helping.

* KilledOffForReal: As a lead in to Final Crisis, DC needed to thin the herd [[spoiler:Hellhound was gored, and taken by his team back to camp, only to be ditched by the Body Doubles so the predators eat him instead. Psimon is beaten to death by the Joker who found him boring. Iron Cross was convinced to grab SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker, who casually shoots him in the head. Monsieur Mallah dies after trying to forge an alliance with Grodd, Grodd insults him and they fight each other, Grodd gets the upper-hand, and beats Mallah to death using the Brain, causing both to die. Hyena is shot by a Parademon. Solomon Grundy is killed by the Parademons, but he always comes back because of the swamp. Neutron, Plasmus, Heatmonger, Warp, Thunder and Lightning are all used to power the escape device,and are subsequently blown up.]]
* MadScientist: Luthor, Sivanna, Immortus. Luthor even says to VandalSavage that he knows what he's doing because he got a degree from MadScientist School.

* VillainousFriendship: Much of the conflict of the story comes from the villains getting fed up and taking their aggression out on each other. [[TheFlash The Rogues]] seem to be the only ones who are friends (Even if the threaten each other with death over who caused the aforementioned MoralEventHorizon). Working together to survive.

* BerserkButton: Scandal Savage threatened to cut off Bolt's hand if he ever tried to grab her ass again.

* CampGay: Monsieur Mallah

--->'''Cold (putting Abra Kadabra's arm in a splint)''': That should hold until we find a hospital.\\
'''Wizard''': I suppose the nearest is a few billion lightyears away.\\
'''Cold''': Sarcasm noted, you're not helping.

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Brutale gets run through by [[spoiler: a Parademon]] surprisingly, he survives despite the high body count, reappearing in later stories.

* JerkassHasAPoint overlaps with StrawmanHasAPoint: In-Universe; Iron Cross yells at Giganta and a few women for not working (even derogatorily calling them Fraulein). When they won't work with a Nazi, Mammoth says that Nazi, or no, at least Iron-Cross is helping.
* KillItWithFire: When [[spoiler:ComicBook/MartianManhunter]] is revealed, all the villains swarm him, but the "attack" devolves into a confused mess, Deadshot even comments that he can't get a shot off, and Captain Cold saying he can't see the guy. ComicBook/LexLuthor tells Abra Cadabra to transmit a message telling everyone to clear out, wile fire based villains attack. Heat-wave, Neutron, Tar-pit, Heatmonger, and Deadshot all take him down.

* MoralEventHorizon: In-universe, with Captain Cold saying that killing [[spoiler:ComicBook/TheFlash]] was the worst thing that he, and the rogues, ever did.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Heat-wave panics and chews on his finger when he believes that he's killed [[spoiler: ComicBook/MartianManhunter]] believe that they'll all get cut up by rusty razors. Bane tells him to calm down as he's still alive.

** [[spoiler:Heat-wave calls ComicBook/MartianManhunter "Film/MyFavoriteMartian"]]
* SoftGlass: Averted [[spoiler: When Grodd beats Mallah with the Brains dome, with enough force to shatter it, The blows still kill him.]]
* TokenGoodTeammate: Thunder and Lightning, they try to be more civil, and tell people to stop blaming Catwoman for their troubles. Lampshaded when Bane says that they don't have a long enough rap sheet for this place. [[spoiler: They also try to give food to a captured Martian Manhunter]].

A tie in comic to ComicBook/CountdownToFinalCrisis, and ComicBook/FinalCrisis itself. The Government has taken all of the earth supervillains and exiled them to another planet. Here they have to band together in order to survive the harsh environment, and the strange techno-biological creatures who seem intent on killing them. Among those sent are [[TheFlash The Rogues]] after killing [[spoiler:Bart Allen]], the Secret Society of Supervillains after attacking [[ItMakesSenseInContext a wedding]], and dozens others. Tempers flare and lines are drawn between factions, as the battle to stay alive wages. Soon, the villains are divided into Two factions, one to survive on the planet (led by SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker) the other to find a way off (led by ComicBook/LexLuthor).

* [[spoiler: GeniusLoci]]: It's alive. [[spoiler: The Planet is alive and it's been created as a testing ground for Apokolips troops.]]

* {{Jerkass}}: The Joker is a pretty big prick, from not wanting to work to killing people for the dumbest reasons (boring him and touching his suit) to [[spoiler: knocking Gorilla Grodd off a cliff because he didn't want to share leadership]]. Luthor lampshades it by saying he does nothing but complain.

* KillItWithFire: When [[spoiler: ComicBook/MartianManhunter]] is revealed, all the villains swarm him, but the "attack" devolves into a confused mess, Deadshot even comments that he can't get a shot off, and Captain Cold saying he can't see the guy. ComicBook/LexLuthor tells Abra Cadabra to transmit a message telling everyone to clear out, wile fire based villains attack. Heat-wave, Neutron, Tar-pit, Heatmonger, and Deadshot all take him down.
* KilledOffForReal: As a lead in to Final Crisis, DC needed to thin the herd [[spoiler: Hellhound was gored, and taken by his team back to camp, only to be ditched by the Body Doubles so the predators eat him instead. Psimon is beaten to death by the Joker who found him boring. Iron Cross was convinced to grab SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker, who casually shoots him in the head. Monsieur Mallah dies after trying to forge an alliance with Grodd, Grodd insults him and they fight each other, Grodd gets the upper-hand, and beats Mallah to death using the Brain, causing both to die. Hyena is shot by a Parademon. Solomon Grundy is killed by the Parademons, but he always comes back because of the swamp. Neutron, Plasmus, Heatmonger, Warp, Thunder and Lightning are all used to power the escape device,and are subsequently blown up.]]

* MoralEventHorizon: In-universe, with Captain Cold saying that killing [[spoiler:TheFlash]] was the worst thing that he, and the rogues, ever did.

* ShootTheDog: To save her own skin Catwoman [[spoiler: Outs Martian Manhunter as being in disguise]]. Reasoning that he's super-powered and probably can last longer than she could against the angry villains. While he does put up a good fight, the fire villains take him down painfully. [[spoiler: They also accidentally leave him there which caused a series of events which led to his death at the hands of Libra]]. Nice one Catwoman.
* ShoutOut: To GilligansIsland when ComicBook/LexLuthor is asked how he's going to make a teleporter, "With sticks and coconuts?"
** [[spoiler: Heat-wave calls ComicBook/MartianManhunter "Film/MyFavoriteMartian"]]

* VillainousFriendship: Much of the conflict of the story comes from the villains getting fed up and taking their aggrsssion out on eachother. [[TheFlash The Rogues]] seem to be the only ones who are friends (Even if the threaten each other with death over who caused the aforementioned MoralEventHorizon). Working together to survive.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: In-universe Captain Cold regards [[spoiler: Grundy's]] death this way. Saying that they may have spoken only two sentences to each other.

A tie in comic to CountdownToFinalCrisis, and FinalCrisis itself. The Government has taken all of the earth supervillains and exiled them to another planet. Here they have to band together in order to survive the harsh environment, and the strange techno-biological creatures who seem intent on killing them. Among those sent are [[TheFlash The Rogues]] after killing [[spoiler:Bart Allen]], the Secret Society of Supervillains after attacking [[ItMakesSenseInContext a wedding]], and dozens others. Tempers flare and lines are drawn between factions, as the battle to stay alive wages. Soon, the villains are divided into Two factions, one to survive on the planet (led by SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker) the other to find a way off (led by ComicBook/LexLuthor).

* KilledOffForReal: As a lead in to Final Crisis, DC needed to thin the herd [[spoiler: Hellhound was gored, and taken by his team back to camp, only to be ditched by the body doubles so the predators eat him instead. Psimon is beaten to death by the Joker who found him boring. Iron Cross was convinced to grab SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker, who casually shoots him in the head. Monsieur Mallah dies after trying to forge an alliance with Grodd, Grodd insults him and they fight each other, Grodd gets the upper-hand, and beats Mallah to death using the Brain, causing both to die. Hyena is shot by a Parademon. Solomon Grundy is killed by the Parademons, but he always comes back because of the swamp. Neutron, Plasmus, Heatmonger, Warp, Thunder and Lightning are all used to power the escape device,and are subsequently blown up.]]

* KillItWithFire: When [[spoiler: MartianManhunter]] is revealed, all the villains swarm him, but the "attack" devolves into a confused mess, Deadshot even comments that he can't get a shot off, and Captain Cold saying he can't see the guy. ComicBook/LexLuthor tells Abra Cadabra to transmit a message telling everyone to clear out, wile fire based villains attack. Heat-wave, Neutron, Tar-pit, Heatmonger, and Deadshot all take him down.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Heat-wave panics and chews on his finger when he believes that he's killed [[spoiler: MartianManhunter]] believe that they'll all get cut up by rusty razors. Bane tells him to calm down as he's still alive.
* ReverseMole: [[spoiler:Blackbuster is really the MartianManhunter in disguise.]]

** [[spoiler: Heat-wave calls MartianManhunter "Film/MyFavoriteMartian"]]

A tie in comic to CountdownToFinalCrisis, and FinalCrisis itself. The Government has taken all of the earth supervillains and exiled them to another planet. Here they have to band together in order to survive the harsh environment, and the strange techno-biological creatures who seem intent on killing them. Among those sent are [[TheFlash The Rogues]] after killing [[spoiler:Bart Allen]], the Secret Society of Supervillains after attacking [[ItMakesSenseInContext a wedding]], and dozens others. Tempers flare and lines are drawn between factions, as the battle to stay alive wages. Soon, the villains are divided into Two factions, one to survive on the planet (led by SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker) the other to find a way off (led by LexLuthor).

* BaldOfEvil: LexLuthor

* KillItWithFire: When [[spoiler: MartianManhunter]] is revealed, all the villains swarm him, but the "attack" devolves into a confused mess, Deadshot even comments that he can't get a shot off, and Captain Cold saying he can't see the guy. LexLuthor tells Abra Cadabra to transmit a message telling everyone to clear out, wile fire based villains attack. Heat-wave, Neutron, Tar-pit, Heatmonger, and Deadshot all take him down.

* ShoutOut: To GilligansIsland when LexLuthor is asked how he's going to make a teleporter, "With sticks and coconuts?"

** [[spoiler: Heat-wave calls MartianManhunter "My Favorite Martian"]]

A tie in comic to CountdownToFinalCrisis, and FinalCrisis itself. The Government has taken all of the earth supervillains and exiled them to another planet. Here they have to band together in order to survive the harsh environment, and the strange techno-biological creatures who seem intent on killing them. Among those sent are [[TheFlash The Rogues]] after killing [[spoiler:Bart Allen]], the Secret Society of Supervillains after attacking [[ItMakesSenseInContext a wedding]], and dozens others. Tempers flair and lines are drawn between factions, as the battle to stay alive wages. Soon, the villains are divided into Two factions, one to survive on the planet (led by SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker) the other to find a way off (led by LexLuthor).

* EvilVsEvil: Joker and Luthor get their own camps and are at each others throats. Mirror Master speculates that they represent Chaos and Order respectively.

* Hypocrite: Gorilla Grodd mocks Monsieur Mallah's claims that they are similar and derides him as the uplifted pet of a MadScientist. Grodd conveniently fails to mention that he was uplifted by an alien MadScientist.

A tie in comic to CountdownToFinalCrisis, and FinalCrisis itself. The Government has taken all of the earth supervillains and exiled them to another planet. Here they have to band together in order to survive the harsh environment, and the strange techno-biological creatures who seem intent on killing them. Among those sent are [[TheFlash The Rogues]] after killing [[spoiler: Bart Allen]], the Secret Socoety of Supervillains after attacking [[ItMakesSenseInContext a wedding]], and dozens others. Tempers flair and lines are drawn between factions, as the battle to stay alive wages. Soon, the villains are divided into Two factions, one to survive on the planet (led by SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker) the other to find a way off (led by LexLuthor).

--->'''Cold (putting Abra Kadabra's arm in a splint)''': That should hold until we find a hospital.
--->'''Wizard''': I suppose the nearest is a few billion lightyears away.
--->'''Cold''': Sarcasm noted, you're not helping.
* DeathWorld: The setting [[spoiler: it's really has artificial intelligence courtesy of Apokolips.]]

* MoralEventHorizon: {{InUniverse}} With Captain Cold saying that killing [[spoiler: TheFlash]] was the worst thing that he, and the rogues, ever did.

* ReverseMole: [[spoiler: Blackbuster is really the MartianManhunter in disguise.]]

* JerkassHasAPoint StrawmanHasAPoint: In-Universe; Iron Cross yells at Giganta and a few women for not working (even derogatorily calling them Fraulein). When they won't work with a Nzai, Mammoth says that Nazi, or no, at least Iron-Cross is helping.