Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths: Difference between revisions

In the DCU, there is another Earth where [[Mirror Universe|life is reversed]]. The human heart is on the right side, and morality is switched around. Supervillains such as [[Lex Luthor]] and Slade Wilson are some of this world's greatest heroes. But on the other end of the spectrum, there is the [[Psycho Rangers|Crime Syndicate]]. Made up of [[Evil Counterpart|Evil Counterparts]]s of the [[Justice League]], they run an empire of organized, superpowered crime that has all but taken over the world. Lex Luthor, in a desperate attempt to stop them, crosses over to the mainstream DC Universe to ask the League for help. While the League agrees, they're facing off against a world overflowing with supervillains, and Owlman ([[Batman]]'s Evil Counterpart) has his own deadly agenda...

ThisThe direct-to-DVD film '''''Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths''''' was originally planned as a ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' prequel film, dealing with how the League decided to make the jump to [[Heroes Unlimited]] after ''Starcrossed''. After JLU was cancelled, the film was re-imagined to show off the mainstream DCU. Still, the tone is perfect for a DCAU entry, and the JLU roots are still very obvious. (For example: Absent Hawkgirl, Funny Flash, Watchtower being rebuilt, and the [[Heroes Unlimited]] is still a plot point.)

An important fact to keep in mind is that, despite the similarities between the two factions, the Crime Syndicate of America is ''not'' composed of [[Evil Twin|Evil Twins]]s of the Justice League of America. Though [[All There in the Manual|not explained within the film itself]], the members of the Syndicate have different personal and professional backgrounds, with different origins for their superpowers and different secret identities. They are [[Expy|Expys]]s, which is why the "twins" have different voice-actors;<ref>Bar Green Lantern</ref>; they are actually not the same people as those in the League.

* [[All There in Thethe Script]]: Olympia, the superpowered woman with a spear who fights Wonder Woman and is her Mirror Universe counterpart with regards to powers and origin, is never named in the movie.

{{quote| '''Batman''' (to Owlman): There is a difference [[Evil Counterpart|between me and you]]. We both looked into the abyss, but when [[The Abyss Gazes Also|it looked back]], you blinked.''}}

* [[The Baroness]]: Superwoman.

** Martian Manhunter does this twice, {{spoiler|the second time with backup from President Wilson and some [[Space Marine|Space Marines]]s.}}

* [[Brought to You Byby The Letter "S"]]: Superman, of course, but also Owlman, Johnny Quick, Ultraman and Superwoman and her Made Men.

** There is a Crime Syndicate member, named Vamp, who appears to be a combination of Vixen and [[Teen Titans (Animationanimation)|Beast Boy]].

** Another similar combination occurs with a character named Sai, whose name suggests a Crime Syndicate counterpart to Katana. However, her overall appearance, as well as her use of a cat-like mask, recalls [[Teen Titans (Animationanimation)|Cheshire]].

** Owlman's main Made Man is Black Power (Evil [[Black Lightning (Comic Book)|Black Lightning]]), but Superwoman fits better within the scope of the story.

{{quote| '''Jester''': I was down to my last joke anyway... *pulls out a bomb* ...but this one'll ''[[Heroic Sacrifice|kill ya!]]''}}

** The Crime Syndicate wants to threaten the governments of their world with complete destruction if they do not submit to their demands.

** {{spoiler|Owlman wants to do it to Earth Prime, and thus the Multiverse. It ends up [[Hoist Byby His Own Petard|happening to him]], not that he cares.}}

* [[Easter Egg]]: Freeze-framing when Good Luthor shows the League a diagram of the Crime Syndicate's organization tree lets one spot evil versions of heroes like [[Metamorpho (Comic Book)|Metamorpho]], [[Blue Beetle]] (Ted Kord), [[Teen Titans (Animationanimation)|Cyborg]], [[Zatanna]], Red Tornado, and others.

* [[Everything's Better Withwith Monkeys]]: The Jester has a pet monkey named [[Mythology Gag|Harley]].

* [[Everything's Worse Withwith Bears]]: Vixen's Crime Syndicate counterpart shapeshifts into a bear to attack Wonder Woman.

* [[Evil Counterpart]]: Basically the entire plot, and inverted with good counterparts for the supervillains. [[Lampshaded]] by Martian Manhunter, when he states that his Earth's Rose Wilson is probably evil ( she's actually an [[Anti-Villain]]).

{{quote| ''' {{spoiler|Owlman}}:''' It doesn't matter.<br />

* [[Hoist Byby His Own Petard]]: {{spoiler|Owlman. He ''could'' have shut down the bomb that killed him, but he decided that his decision simply did not matter.}}

* [[Humans Are Bastardsthe Real Monsters]]: Owlman believes this. When Batman suggests that an alternate Earth was devastated by something else, Owlman sounds almost insulted. Owlman counteracts Batman's theory by telling him they both know what humans are capable of.

* [[Impaled Withwith Extreme Prejudice]]: The Jester. He gets his own back though.

{{quote| '''Flash''': Hey this is just like the Jedi mind trick!<br />

'''Model Citizen''': This is not like the Jedi mind trick.<br />

{{quote| '''Ultraman:''' You think you can come to my place of business, an' call me out?}}

{{quote| "Whoa! And they call ''me'' the Flash..."}}

* [[Near Villain VictoryEucatastrophe]]

* [[Never Trust a Title]]: ''Crisis On Two Earths'' is the name of a classic DC storyline involving parallel universes, however, the Crime Syndicate universe is not one of them.

* [[Nietzsche Wannabe]]: Owlman, who believes that [[All the Myriad Ways|parallel universes render free will meaningless]]. {{spoiler|Which is why he wants to blow them up. Heck, he doesn't even ''care'' during his death scene.}}

** Flash yells this when he unwittingly speeds out of the air base and begins plummeting to the ground below. Luckily, Green Lantern saves him.

** During the League's face-off with the Syndicate, Flash and Johnny Quick destroy a piece of science equipment while fighting each other and Quick began hurling the broken pieces at Flash. Flash not only manages to dodge and deflect all the flying shards, but actually ''reassembles the device and hands it to Quick''. Quick responds with a rather apt "Bugger" before Flash [[Talk to Thethe Fist|punches him in the face]].

* [[Our Presidents Are Different]]: President Wilson. You might be more familiar with his [[Evil Counterpart]] [[Teen Titans (Animationanimation)|Slade]] [[Badass Nickname|"Deathstroke"]] [[Career Killers|Wilson.]]

* [[Psychopathic Manchild]]: Superwoman. She is willing to help {{spoiler|[[Omnicidal Maniac|blow up the universe]]}} just because her crush wants to, and generally acts like a nasty little girl. Given that she is Mary Marvel--aMarvel—a teenager in an adult body--thisbody—this makes a lot of sense.

{{quote| Wanna hear a secret?}}

{{quote| '''Batman:''' If we're really alike, you know this is wrong. You must have been a good man once. <br />

* [[Statuesque Stunner]]: Wonder Woman, naturally, and Superwoman as well, especially since [httphttps://favweb.mearchive.org/web/20190928095203/https://www.deviantart.com/philbourassa/art/d2ko7u9Crime-Syndicate-155654577 concept art] shows her as even taller than Superman.

* [[Strong Asas They Need to Be]]: Owlman's suit, {{spoiler|first he's able to overpower Wonder Woman, then when he's fighting Batman that's completely ignored, and when they fight on Earth Prime Owlman initially kicks his ass at first, but he's still not as strong as he was in the start of the film.}}

* [[Taking You Withwith Me]]: The Jester does this to evil Manhunter and Hawkgirl.

* [[Tank Goodness]]: At the end, the president shows up driving a tank.

{{quote| '''Flash:''' Some of us don't speak [[Star Trek]].}}

* [[Why Don't Ya Just Shoot Him]]?: Superman asks Good Lex why he did not just destroy the [[MacGuffin]] to keep it out of the Syndicate's hands; Lex replies "It's [[Pure Energy|pure energy]] - it '''can't''' be destroyed."

* [[Would Hit a Girl]]: Superman had no problem battling Superwoman. Given that she is as strong as he is (give or take) and evil, this makes sense.

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