EPISODES #01, 02, 03 - "SECRET ORIGINS"
Real
Name: Unknown
Voiced by Gary Cole
A spy for the forces of the Imperium, this Alien Invader assumed the identity of the late astronaut J. Allen Carter and used his persona's fame to infiltrate the political arena and undermine Earth's defenses.
Bruce Timm on J. Allen Carter: “We intended for him to look like [Lee Major’s character] Steve Austin [from The Six Million Dollar Man], but I didn’t think it came across on the screen…That character is an in-joke upon an in-joke. He’s the first man on Mars, so his name is ‘J. Allen Carter,’ like John Carter of Mars. We went down a list of famous movie astronauts and thought it would be neat if he looked like Steve Austin. He has Steve’s hair and his features look a little like Lee Majors" (courtesy of Starlog Magazine).
Real
Name: Lucas "Snapper" Carr
Voiced by Jason Marsden
An intrepid reporter for Channel 3 News in Metropolis, Lucas Carr is affectionately known as “Snapper Carr” for his predilection for snapping his fingers on-air. A valued member of his news team, he provides live coverage of breaking news—which, more often than not, involves the Justice League.
Cartoon Network on Snapper Carr: “Lucas ‘Snapper’ Carr is an intrepid news reporter. He is never hesitant to get right in the thick of the nasty situations, probably because he knows the Justice League will show up nearly every time to save the day" (courtesy of Cartoon Network’s Justice League Homepage).
To pay tribute to the Justice League's teenage mascot from the Silver Age, the creative team initially decided to utilize Snapper Carr as the series' resident news reporter. As the character responsible for general exposition and scene transitions, he filled the role previously held by Summer Gleason (Batman: the Animated Series), Jack Ryder (The New Batman Adventures), Angela Chen (Superman), and the nameless talking head from Batman Beyond.
Appearing frequently as a supporting character during the course of the first two seasons, Snapper Carr received no significant scenes or character development beyond his initial appearance in "Secret Origins" and, for Unlimited, his role was completely supplanted by Sroya Bashir, presumably due to the vocal talents of the versatile (and cost-effective) Jennifer Hale. He did, however, make one final appearance as part of the crowd scene in the final minutes of "Divided We Fall."
Real
Name: General Wells
Voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson
A United States General with the nation’s security in mind, Wells was uncomfortable with Senator Carter’s disarmament plan, and even less comfortable with Superman’s involvement.
Bruce Timm on General Wells: “Originally, in part one of 'Secret Origins,' General Wells’ line, ‘We can’t entrust the world’s security to one man,’ ended with ‘…especially him!’ We felt that anyone who hadn’t seen 'Legacy' would be confused, wondering, ‘Well, why not him? Why does this guy hate Superman so much?’ As it is now, it works both ways: either Wells is just being a practical military tactician, or he doesn’t trust the guy who almost conquered the world for Darkseid" (courtesy of The World's Finest).
A minor supporting character, General Wells made a cameo in "Maid of Honor" and received a bookend appearance in "Starcrossed," where he stood powerless to stop another alien invasion.
Real
Name: Hippolyta, Queen of Themyscira
Voiced by Susan Sullivan
Queen of the Amazons and ruler of Themyscira, Hippolyta was indifferent to the plight of Patriarch's World during its invasion by the Imperium's forces. Her daughter, however, was not, as Diana left under cover of night to join a resistance force that would eventually become the Justice League. Although saddened by her daughter's absence—and by her temporary banishment for bringing her male teammates onto the island during a mission—Hippolyta has remained supportive of her daughter's decision to become Wonder Woman, recognizing it as the will of the Gods.
Cartoon Network on Hippolyta: “Wonder Woman’s mother is Hippolyta, the Amazon queen and ruler of Themyscira. Because of her past relationship with the deceitful Hades, Hippolyta was charged by the Gods to guard the gates of the underworld" (courtesy of Cartoon Network’s Justice League Homepage).
Visually based upon the Silver Age Hippolyta (the Golden and Modern Age versions had dark hair, making them more physically resemble Diana), it could be argued that, instead of using her comic book origins, the creative team chose instead to adapt the character from her original story. Students of Greek mythology will remember that Hippolyta (referred to as Hippolyte in classical texts) was queen of the Amazons during the period that Heracles (or Hercules, as he was known to the Romans) arrived on the island to perform his ninth labor. Sent by King Eurystheus to acquire the Amazon Queen’s girdle, Hippolyta, surprisingly, complied with the request, as she was attracted to the Greek hero (a trait shared by her comic book incarnation millennia later). However, when she delivered the girdle to Hercules’ ship, her fellow Amazons, assuming that she was being abducted, attacked. Seeing this as a double-cross, Hercules slew Hippolyta and kept the girdle. This could be where the events of "Paradise Lost" picked up: Hippolyta, now in the underworld, had an affair with Hades, which led to her unwitting role in facilitating the Titans' uprising and her task of guarding the portal to the underworld as punishment.
Making her debut in "Secret Origins," Hippolyta became a major supporting character in Season One, making prominent appearances in "Paradise Lost" and "Fury." Her role diminished in the following seasons, however, as she made a small cameo in "Hereafter" and a final appearance in "The Balance."
Real
Name: Inapplicable
Voiced by ???
Foot soldiers for the Imperium, this is the natural physical form of the so-called Alien Invaders.
Bruce Timm on the Alien Invaders (circa 2001): “With all the alien technology, we had a really hard time trying to come up with something we hadn’t done before or something that hadn’t been seen a zillion times before. During the initial development process, we kind of keyed in on the old illustrator Richard Powers [a sci-fi illustrator from the 1950s and 60s; some of his artwork can be seen here]. So all of the stuff sort of has a slightly Richard Powers-eque look to it" (courtesy of Toon Zone).
Butch Lukic on the Alien Invaders (circa 2005): “The alien designs were all influenced by Richard Powers’ stuff; he’s a paperback science fiction cover artist. We wanted that style. It really didn’t have much to do with any H.G. Wells’ material, except for the alien walkers” (courtesy of ToyFare Magazine).
Real
Name: J'onn J'onzz
Voiced by Carl Lumbly
In addition to being his first appearance, "Secret Origins" is also the first appearance of J’onn J’onzz in his Martian form.
For more information, see the J’onn J’onzz—The Martian Manhunter entry.
Additional
Details:
J.
Allen Carter’s name, in addition to resembling John Carter of Mars,
also pays tribute to three Golden Age DC heroes:
Jay Garrick (The Flash), Alan Scott (Green Lantern), and Carter Hall (Hawkman).
The
scenes of Superman working to disarm nuclear missiles is reminiscent of Superman
IV: The Quest for Peace, the
critically-reviled 1987 film that featured the Man of Steel eliminating the
world’s nuclear stockpiles at the height of the Cold War.
Many references
to H.G. Wells’ 1898 novel The War of the
Worlds occur here, including the use of tripod fighting machines, the use of
“Wells” as the General’s name, and the use of a simple native resource to
defeat the Alien Invaders (sunlight replacing the germs of Worlds).
The plot device
of the Alien Invaders copying specific human forms and encasing the originals in
cocoons is
reminiscent of the 1956 film Invasion of
the Body Snatchers.
The Flash’s reference to the proposed League
being “like a bunch of super-friends” is a reference to Justice
League’s
antecedent program Super Friends; a
series that ran under a variety of titles from 1973 to 1985.
EPISODES #04, 05 - "IN BLACKEST NIGHT"
Real Name: John Stewart
Voiced by Phil LaMarr
Taking a stroll down
the streets of
For more information, see John Stewart's Green Lantern entry.
Real Name: Al McGee
Voiced by Garrett Morris
A
Real Name: Chris
Voiced by Ricky D'shon Collins
Al McGee's grandson, Chris was impressed to find out that his grandfather knows Green Lantern personally.
Both Al McGee and Chris were designed to be supporting characters for Green Lantern, and were meant to act as a link to his past and to his roots. After "In Blackest Night," they made one more appearance in this series: during Stewart's nightmare sequence in "Only a Dream," where Dr. Destiny played upon the shock that Stewart saw Mr. McGee express when he discovered exactly why Stewart was away from Detroit for so long.
Real Name: Unknown
Voiced by Kurtwood Smith
As the prosecutor during John Stewart's trial, he sought to prove Stewart's guilt and cast doubt on the unsanctioned actions routinely taken by the Green Lantern Corps in intergalactic society.
Some may recognize the prosecutor's voice as belonging to Kurtwood Smith, an actor probably better known as Red Forman on That '70s Show.
Additional Details:
“In Blackest
Night” was inspired by at least two Green Lantern stories from the comics:
Justice League of America #140-141 (March-April 1977), in which
the Manhunters orchestrated a plot to make Green Lantern Hal Jordan believe that
he destroyed a populated world (a plot foiled by the Justice League; see here), and Cosmic
Odyssey, a four-part 1988 miniseries that featured John Stewart failing to
save a populated planet through his arrogance.
Many of the
aliens used for crowd scenes in this episode (and for much of Season One) are
leftover character models from Superman.
John Stewart’s
civilian clothing is reminiscent of the style of the fictional black hero John
Shaft, who made his first appearance around the same time as Stewart. Appearing
first in the 1970 novel Shaft, which
was soon adapted for the 1971 film, it is more than likely that some of his
characterization filtered its way into Stewart’s, whose debut comic, Green
Lantern #87, was dated December 1971 / January 1972.
Add that to the fact that “Night” was in production around the time
that the 2000 remake, starring Samuel L. Jackson, was in theaters, it’s likely
that the creative team sought to pay Shaft tribute by incorporating that look
into Stewart’s wardrobe.
The Flash’s
groan-inducing line, “If the ring wasn’t lit, you must acquit!” is a joke
referencing attorney Johnny Cochran’s defense of O.J. Simpson during his
infamous murder trial.
EPISODES #06, 07 - "THE ENEMY BELOW"
Real Name: General Brak
Voiced by Xander Berkeley
A high-ranking officer in Atlantis' military, General Brak supported Orm's palace revolution, as Orm's rhetoric reinforced Brak's distrust and hatred of the "surface-dwellers" and promised action against them.
Real
Name: Mera, Queen of Atlantis
Voiced by Kristin Bauer
As Queen of Atlantis and wife of Arthur, Mera serves as the monarch’s closest confidant and friend. In addition, she is capable of holding court in Arthur’s absence and even assisted the Justice League in preventing Orm’s attempted coup d'tat.
In addition to her appearance here, Mera also appeared in "The Terror Beyond" and in "Hereafter," where she made a cameo at Superman's funeral.
Real
Name: Arthur, Prince of Atlantis
Voiced by ---
The infant son of Aquaman, his father sacrificed his own hand in order to save him from a deathtrap devised by his uncle, the evil Orm.
Additional Details:
The use of
“Brak” for the name of Aquaman’s general may be a reference to Brak, the villain from the Hanna-Barbera animated series Space
Ghost (1966-1968) and, later, the comedic character from Space
Ghost: Coast to Coast (1994) and
The Brak Show (2001).
A woman
resembling Summer
Gleason, the
EPISODES #08, 09 - "INJUSTICE FOR ALL"
Additional Details:
Lex Luthor’s
escape from his penthouse office is near-identical to his escape during the
climax of the Superman episode
“Brave New Metropolis,” including identical vehicles (see here),
the escape through Metropolis (see here
and here), and
the pursuit by Superman (see here).
The only major difference is the outcome—whereas
Luthor here succumbs to his kryptonite-induced cancer, Luthor in "Brave New
Metropolis" crashed his damaged vehicle into one of his giant statues (see here).
Lex Luthor’s
costumes from “Injustice for All” are meant to pay homage to the varying
attire worn by Luthor during his lengthy criminal career.
For example, his business
suit, the outfit worn by him during the Superman
series, refers to his post-Crisis
reimagining, when John Bryne’s 1986 Man
of Steel miniseries recast him as a corporate
shark.
His gray prison fatigues reference his simple wardrobe from the
1960s,
and the purple-and-green Super Friends
uniform harkens back to his costuming from the 1970s.
Finally, the body
armor, which would be worn for the majority of his Justice
League appearances, refers to his look from the early 1980s.
It has been
suggested that the opera watched by Ultra-Humanite in his prison cell is Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini, an opera set in Japan
and first performed in
In a somewhat
awkward use of stock characters, the little blond girl saved from the fire by Batman
looks (and sounds) incredibly similar to the girl rescued by Wonder Woman in “Paradise Lost.”
The building that
served as the Injustice Gang’s hideout appears to be a closed-down
animation-themed store, and is probably an in-joke referring to the massive
closings of the Warner Bros. Studio Stores, which went out of business in 2001.
Zan and Jayna—the
Wonder Twins of Super Friends fame—make an appearance as
statues in the Injustice Gang’s
hideout.
They would later reappear
as analogue siblings Downpour and Shifter in the Justice League Unlimited
episode "Ultimatum."
Green Lantern’s
reference to the Ultra-Humanite as “Magilla” refers to Magilla Gorilla, a
Hanna-Barbera character who had a series of animated shorts in the 1960s.
Lex Luthor’s
words, “Et tu, Humanite?,” referring to the Ultra-Humanite’s betrayal, is
a play on Julius Caesar’s parting words to his betrayer Brutus, from the
William Shakespeare play Julius Caesar
(“Et tu?” is Latin for “And you?”).
The Joker’s
last line to Batman, “You’re despicable,” is a reference to the famous
Daffy Duck catch phrase, and also makes light of their long-running rivalry
(referring to Daffy’s own long-running rivalry with fellow Warner Bros.
character Bugs Bunny).
EPISODES #10, 11 - "PARADISE LOST"
Real
Name: General Phillipus
Voiced by Andrea Romano
General of the Amazon guard, Phillipus is responsible for the security of Themyscira. In addition, as Queen Hippolyta's friend and most trusted advisor, she was chosen to teach Diana how to control her powers and utilize them to their fullest potential.
Treated mainly as a background character (referred to as "Amazon Officer" in the closing credits), her design nonetheless draws heavily from the character Phillipus from George Pérez's Wonder Woman series. While only referred to by name in passing, General Phillipus is prominently featured during any scene that take place in Themyscira (organizing Wonder Woman's farewell salute in "Paradise Lost," capturing Hawkgirl in "Fury"). Sadly, she did not appear in the Unlimited episode "The Balance," which featured the final appearance of Themyscira and its Amazons.
Additional Details:
“Paradise
Lost” was inspired by Justice League of
America #10 (March 1962), in which Felix Faust mentally took control of
members of the Justice League in order to obtain three mystical artifacts—the
Red Jar of Calythos, the Green Bell of Uthool, and the Silver Wheel of Nyorlath—which
he intended to use to free the Demons Three—Abnegazer, Rath, and Ghast (see here).
The title of the
episode is a reference to John Milton’s epic poem Paradise
Lost, which chronicled the Christian Satan and his war against God.
The Bernie’s
News newsstand may be a reference to Alan Moore’s seminal Watchmen
series, which featured a newsstand with a proprietor named Bernie as a recurring
location. This venue would later reappear (and be "destroyed"
again) in the Justice League episode "Hereafter."
Hurricane
Cassie, the
little girl Wonder Woman saves during the hurricane, is a reference to Cassie
Sandsmark, the second (and current) Wonder Girl.
The amulet that
Faust’s uses to transform the Amazons to stone has the head of Medusa
imprinted on it. Medusa, of course,
is the woman from Greek mythology who was cursed by Athena to have the ability
to transform humans into stone. Medusa
herself would later appear in the Justice
League Unlimited episode “This Little Piggy.”
In the museum,
the vase Wonder Woman recognizes as having been created by an individual named
Menalippe is a reference to her comic book counterpart, who was the priestess who initially told Hippolyta to shape an infant out of clay,
which the gods later transformed into Diana.
Flash’s comment
to J’onn J’onzz that “he must really be from Mars” (referring to his
disinterest in Flash’s Amazon fantasy) is a reference to John Gray’s
relationship-themed advice book Men Are
from Mars, Women Are from Venus: The
Classic Guide to Understanding the Opposite Sex.
The decoration
topping the magic wand Flash handles in Felix Faust’s office resembles the Eye
of Agamotto, the most powerful magical artifact possessed by Marvel Comics’
character Dr.
Strange.
EPISODES #12, 13 - "WAR WORLD"
Real
Name: Unknown
Voiced by Maria Canals
An unemployed resident of War World, this individual befriended J'onn J'onzz during his first gladiatorial game.
Additional Details:
“War World”
was inspired by a 1989 Superman story
arc where the Man of Steel, during a period of self-imposed exile from Earth,
was abducted by a slave ship and sold to Mongul, ruler of the artificial planet
War World, who forced him into gladiatorial combat for his own amusement.
Notable issues of this arc include Adventures
of Superman #454 (May 1989), the first post-Crisis
appearance of Mongul, and Action Comics Annual #2 (1989), which featured
the first appearance of Draaga (see here).
In addition to
the above, another influence in the creation of “War World” was likely to
have been Gladiator, the Academy
Award-winning 2000 film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe.
Mongul’s
robotic sentries
resemble Brainiac’s robotic sentries in the Superman episode “Stolen Memories.”
John
Stewart's "one man's trash is another man's treasure" comment (in
regards to the alien girly calendar) reveals Stewart's interest in alien women,
as evidenced in later episodes by his relationships with Korugarian
Katma Tui and with the Thanagarian-born Hawkgirl.
EPISODES #14, 15 - "THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD"
Real
Name: Solovar
Voiced by David Ogden Stiers
The chief of security for Gorilla City—an advanced, hidden civilization of intelligent gorillas—Solovar followed the escaped Grodd into the human world, where he met and later helped members of the Justice League stop the criminal.
Cartoon Network on
Solovar: “Solovar
is chief of security for
It would appear that Solovar’s
role has been diminished in the
Justice League series—originally
he was ruler of Gorilla
This is not the first time that David Ogden Stiers has been involved in a Justice League-related project, as he starred as Martian Manhunter in the 1997 live-action Justice League of America pilot.
Real Name: Dr. Sarah Corwin
Voiced by Virginia Madsen
Encountering an imprisoned Gorilla Grodd through the Internet, Sarah Corwin fell in love with the simian criminal and agreed to aid him in his plot of world domination.
Adding the character of Sarah Corwin into "The Brave and the Bold" provided Grodd with a henchman and a window into the villain's depravity (he prefers human women to his own kind, despite his low opinion of humanity), which added additional depth to the classic villain. However, it would appear that Grodd has since dumped her, considering his later relationships with both Giganta and Tala.
As for Virginia Madsen, the Academy Award-nominated actor, she returned as Roulette in the Justice League Unlimited episodes "The Cat and the Canary" and "Grudge Match."
Real Name: Unknown
Voiced by Phil Morris
A general in Gorilla City's military, this unnamed ape attempted to interrogate the Justice League, but grew to respect them when they saved the city from nuclear attack.
Voiced by Phil Morris, it was on the strength of this performance that he was cast to voice Vandal Savage in Justice League episodes "The Savage Time," "Maid of Honor," and "Hereafter."
Additional Details:
The title of the
episode, “The Brave and the Bold,” was also the name of an anthology series
published by DC Comics, which ran from August 1955 to July 1983.
Also, in 1999, there was a six-issue miniseries entitled Flash
& Green Lantern: The Brave and
the Bold, which featured a series of team-ups between the Silver Age Flash
(Barry Allen) and the Silver Age Green Lantern (Hal Jordan).
During
Solovar’s escape from the authorities of Central City, he races through a
playground where he, ironically enough, uses the monkey bars of a jungle gym.
The Flash’s
reference to Solovar as “Mojo” refers to Mojo Jojo, the simian villain from
Cartoon Network’s animated series The
Powerpuff Girls (which
aired from 1998 to 2005).
Solovar’s
retort to the Flash, “Get your
stinking paws off me, you filthy human," is a play on Charlton Heston's
famous line from the original 1968 version of Planet of the Apes, “Take
your stinking paws off me, you damn dirty ape!”
During the
Flash’s dream sequence, we get a glimpse of the Flash’s origin, revealing
that this version of Wally West received his speed powers from the same type of chemical and lightning-induced accident that produced the Silver Age
Flash.
In addition, the
Flash’s dream sequence featured a collage of the Flash’s most notable
physical transformations. The
overweight Flash appeared in The Flash
#115 (September 1960), in a story entitled “The Day Flash Weighed 1,000
Pounds!” The mirror-distorted
Flash could be from any number of issues featuring his arch-enemy Mirror Master,
and the puppet Flash appeared in The Flash
#133 (December 1962), in a story entitled “Plight of the Puppet-Flash!”
The Flash with the giant head appeared on the covers of The
Flash #177 (March 1968), Green Lantern
#13 (June 1962), Justice League of America
#7 (October-November 1961), and Adventures
in the DC Universe #9 (December 1997). Finally,
the scene with Flash as a gorilla appeared in Flash
Annual #12 (1999), which was part of the JLApe:
Gorilla Warfare! story arc.
In retrospect,
the scene with the Flash dreaming that he’s been transformed into a gorilla is
a nice bit of foreshadowing for the events of the aforementioned “Dead
Reckoning,” where Grodd reveals that his plan for world domination involves
transforming everyone into apes, including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and
Lex Luthor.
In another
awkward use of stock characters, the blond guy wearing the vest in Flash’s
jail cell resembles the adult version of the actor who played Cousin
Spunky,
from the Batman: the Animated Series
episode “Baby Doll.”
The police
detectives who interrogate Flash return again in the episode “Eclipsed,”
where they aid Green Lantern in his interrogation of the general dressed as
Eclipso. The “good cop” of the
duo, seen here, is also notable for his passing resemblance to Barry Allen.
The
The enclosure
Grodd is caged in at the end of the episode is of
the same design as the monkey cage from the Superman episode “Monkey
Fun.”
EPISODES #16, 17 - "FURY"
Real Name: Helena Kosmatos
Voiced by ---
Shown during Hippolyta's recounting of Aresia's life, this is what Helena Kosmatos looked like before her life began anew on Themyscira.
For more information, see the Aresia entry.
Real Name: Unknown
Voiced by ---
The captain of the doomed refugee ship, this unnamed man was responsible for keeping Helena Kosmatos alive while they were adrift at sea. He died of a heart attack shortly after washing ashore on Themyscira, and was honored by Hippolyta by being the only man to receive burial on the enchanted island.
Additional Details:
The title of the
episode, “Fury,” refers to the original name of the DC character(s) that
Aresia was based upon (for more information, see the Aresia
entry).
Aresia’s use of
a plague to decimate her enemies brings to mind Dr. Poison, a longtime Wonder
Woman adversary known for her use of toxins as weapons.
EPISODES #18, 19 - "LEGENDS"
Real Name: Ray Thompson
Voiced by Neil Patrick Harris
A victim of the nuclear holocaust that destroyed his planet, this is the visage Ray Thompson created for himself using his mental powers.
For more information, see the upcoming Ray Thompson entry.
Real Name: Music Master
Voiced by Udo Kier
The first supervillain encountered by the reality-displaced Justice League, the Music Master proved to be a formidable threat with his sonic energy-generating accordion.
Music Master is based upon the Fiddler, a supervillain of the Golden Age Flash. The real Fiddler later made a cameo, however, in the Justice League Unlimited episode "Flash and Substance."
Real Name: Dr. Blizzard
Voiced by Corey Burton
A malicious criminal made of ice, Dr. Blizzard won the Injustice Guild's contest by bringing in the biggest prize: Black Siren and the Flash.
Corey Burton on voicing Dr. Blizzard: “It was kind of simmering—kind of Clint Eastwoody—[and] slightly British tinged. I must have had a bit of a whisper to it for the iciness. Actually, the most difficult voices to do are whispering ones…it puts so much stress on your voice to whisper loudly and you dry out your vocal chords. It’s amazing how a stage whisper can be the hardest thing you can do to your voice. That and hysterical laughter. [...] I wasn’t asked to audition for Dr. Blizzard. I’m sure they were already sold because of Brainiac—the iciness in his characterization" (courtesy of Comics2Film).
Described in the "Legends" script as "a cold-hearted villain made of ice" (according to Comics2Film), Dr. Blizzard is based upon the Icicle, a supervillain of the Golden Age Flash. The real Icicle never appeared on Justice League or Unlimited, but traces of his character can be found in Killer Frost and Captain Cold.
Real Name: The Sportsman
Voiced by Michael McKean
Obsessed with sports, the Sportsman is at his most dangerous with a baseball bat, a golf club, or a ping-pong paddle.
The Sportsman is based upon the Sportsmaster, a supervillain of the Golden Age Green Lantern. The real Sportsmaster, however, later made a pair of cameos on Justice League Unlimited, appearing as an opponent to Wildcat in the Meta-Brawl ring in "The Cat and the Canary" and as a background character in "The Great Brain Robbery."
Real Name: Sir Swami
Voiced by Jeffrey Jones
Combining actual magical powers with the slight-of-hand of a stage illusionist, Sir Swami may just be the most powerful member of the Injustice Guild.
Sir Swami is based upon the Wizard, a supervillain of the Justice Society of America, and Sargon the Sorcerer, a turbaned mystic who operated as a villain for part of the Silver Age.
Additional Details:
“Legends” is
loosely based upon the old Justice League / Justice Society crossovers of the
1960s, where an enemy threatening both Earth-1 and Earth-2 would necessitate a
team-up. The first of these
crossovers occurred in Justice League of
In addition to
the above, “Legends” also borrows concepts from the short story “It’s a
Good Life,” written by Jerome Bixby and published in 1953; this story was
famously adapted for the classic television show The Twilight Zone in
1961. The story centers on a six
year old with phenomenal telepathic and reality-warping powers, who uses these
powers to manipulate and terrorize his family and neighbors; forcing them to
live their lives accordi
