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The Outlaws - After being resurrected by Ra’s al Ghul’s Lazarus Pit out of guilt Jason Todd, the second Robin, returned to Gotham City under the guise of the Red Hood and tried to bring order through violence and murder to the streets. When Batman confronted him he managed to sway Jason from attacking Gotham but not in his crusade to take down criminals permanently. While going off on his own Jason returned to Gotham several times, some on his own and others on Batman’s behalf, before deciding to take his work elsewhere.

During his travels in Arizona Red Hood had discovered operations run by Intergang, the criminal gang based out of Metropolis with known dealings with Apokolips. While attempting to deal with them he discovered he wasn’t the only vigilante targeting them as a mysterious figure called “Phantasm” was also interrupting Intergang’s operations. After several run-ins with Phantasm Red Hood investigated only to discover the Phantasm was a guise used by a young boy named Danny Chase. Learning he sought revenge against Intergang for the death of his parents, FBI agents who went undercover together and were killed once discovered, he used his metahuman telekinetic abilities to craft the Phantasm outfit and try to scare the criminals away. With Jason’s help Danny Chase was able to bring close further in on their main operations, but as a result Intergang retaliated harshly.

Intergang hired the assistance of Rose Wilson/Ravager, the daughter of Slade Wilson/Deathstroke, for protection against the Red Hood and Phantasm. They engaged several times but each time the two vigilantes were able to escape death by Ravager’s hand. When finally reaching Intergang’s main base in Arizona they, along with Ravager who they’d convinced aid them in exchange for better pay, discovered they had imprisoned an Apokolitian named Tyrus, codenamed “Power Boy”. After freeing him and finally bringing down Intergang both Power Boy and Ravager decided to join the two, now calling themselves “the Outlaws”.

As the Outlaws moved through the country, solving more crimes and bringing down more gangs and so on, they eventually became wrapped up in a mystery revolving around a girl calling herself “Secret”. Their investigation also caught the attention of Harm, a demonically enhanced boy who tries to kill them. They find out that Secret is the soul of Greta Hayes murdered along with the rest of her family by her brother William in order become powerful through the demon that granted him the powers to become Harm. Greta’s was the only soul able to escape and with the help of the Outlaws they are able to defeat Harm and free her family’s spirits. Greta however was not allowed to pass, apparently having a larger purpose with her new spiritual abilities.

Now fully assembled the Outlaws, led by Jason Todd’s Red Hood, travel throughout the world to solve whatever problems are overlooked by those like the Justice League. During their travels they’d met both the Titans and the Outsiders, aiding where they could before moving on. While some of their actions haven’t been condoned most of the hero teams have never attempted to stop them or arrest them, some feeling they’ve agreed to “look the other way”.

Themyscira - After so many atrocities committed against the Amazons of Themyscira, including the betrayal of Queen Hippolyta’s own son Hippolytus, Hera the queen of Olympus had granted the them sanctuary away from “man’s world”. Through the protective magic that covered the island the Amazons remained eternal, youthful and untouched for centuries while the outside world continued on with their existence passing into myth. Along with these gifts Hippolyta was granted a daughter, Diana, the first and only child to be born in the new Themyscira; her origins as the creation of Zeus kept a secret.

Not until the 21st century was Themyscira accidentally discovered by USA agent Steven Trevor during one of his missions that forced him down into the Aegean Sea. After it was decided that Princess Diana would take him back to man’s world, acting as an emissary for the Amazons, she came to the modern world and was dubbed “Wonder Woman” by the public. In time through her actions more and more relations were attempted between Themyscira and the outside world.

While at first acting as both ambassador and hero Princess Diana soon became overwhelmed with the duties and stepped down from being a diplomat. She allowed her mother Hippolyta to choose a successor which, to the surprise of many, the queen decided to take herself. Wanting to see “man’s world” for herself Hippolyta became the new representative of Themyscira and the Amazons while she entrusted the duties of the throne to Artemis and Philippus, her trusted advisors and protectors.

Thanks to several years of combined efforts from Diana’s aid in the world, along with her fellow heroes in the Justice League, and Queen Hippolyta’s delegations, many peaceful relations were met between nations and Themyscira, the island itself being accepted into the UN along with Atlantis. While not every country was keen on the idea it was clear that the Amazons were returning to “man’s world” slowly but surely.

With time Themyscira itself open its borders to the outside world, allowing man to visit and, in some cases, make the island their new home. At first the Amazons were strict to the code of only allowing women to stay on the island. While men have been allowed to visit, including many philosophers, politicians and scientists, they were not all treated the same as the women were. However thanks to both Diana and Hippolyta’s council, as well as many of the men offering to exchange technologies and modern medicines with the Amazons, peaceful agreements had been met. As of now thanks to these exchanges the Amazon culture has been greatly updated and advanced in many regards with a fusion of magic and technology as a slowly growing factor.

All of these changes had angered Zeus who, in retaliation, has brought about Hippolyta’s death. In response Diana had led her Amazonian army to Olympus for the justification of dethroning Zeus. Due to the absence of both Hippolyta and Diana, the latter of which had disappeared after staging the siege on Olympus, the rule of Themyscira had fallen to Philippus who, now needing to act as both queen and diplomat, had had to suffer the burden of crown and country. Even with help from her fellow Amazons and the UN it’s proving to take some toll on her.

Earth’s Elemental Forces - For those who know of it all life on Earth is connected by the four great elemental powers. Each one holds power over a certain force of life and all life connected to it, each force apparently having a living avatar that acts as the elemental power’s will. There have also been some objects of magical nature that have tapped into these forces and use their powers in a similar fashion.

The Red is the force that connects all animal life, even microorganisms, on the planet Earth. The ancient shaman Tantu of the Zambesi had once tapped into this power and imbued it within a totem; he claiming it was a gift from the god Anansi. The totem itself was able to give the wielder the powers and abilities of any animal they chose, the Red’s power tapping into their strengths. The Anansi Totem itself is currently worn by Mari McCabe, the superheroine Vixen. Another artifact with powers connected to the Red is the helmet worn by Dominic Mndawe/Freedom Beast, which allows him to communicate with animals and temporarily fuse them into chimeras. While its origins are not fully known Mndawe told how it was originally found by park reserve ranger Mike Maxwell which he used to keep the wildlife safe from poachers. The chosen avatar of the Red is the hero Bernhard “Buddy” Baker/the Animal Man, gaining these powers after stumbling upon a deep cavern that seemed to be an outlet for a primal source of the Red. With it he now has the ability to mimic the inherent powers of any animal life in existence; even extinct or alien. These abilities seem to have passed through Buddy into his daughter Maxine.

The Clear, or also called the Blue, is the connection of all aquatic life as well as the powers of the oceans and all bodies of water. Some legends say that the ancient Atlantean sorcerers had imbued the powers of the Clear to all ancient Atlanteans, granting them the ability to live in the ocean depths and communicate with aquatic animals. Certain magical arts are still practiced by the Atlanteans that allows them connection the Clear, including Hydrokinesis and Aquakinesis; different classes of control of water both learned by Queen Mera. As tradition stands the avatar of the Clear is the crowned king of Atlantis, meaning Arthur “Orin” Curry/ Aquaman currently holds the position.

The Green connects all plant life on Earth and is ruled by a collection of entities that make up the Parliament of Trees, a collective mind force of previous Elementals that acted for the Green. In the current age a being only identified as “Swamp Thing” had become the Green elemental avatar. At first it was just a force of nature that never truly acted unless severely provoked by violence or damage to the Louisiana swamps where its power was strongest. After the death of Alec Holland, a scientist killed by terrorists for his attempt at creating a Bio-Restorative Formula for vegetation, the entity of Swamp Thing fused with his remains and gained his memories and conscious, the two fusing into one singular identity. While Swamp Thing acts as the Green’s avatar and protector another had had a deep connection to the Green like him, Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy. Due to the experiments of Jason Woodrue on his assistant, Isley, she had nearly died before becoming connected to the Green which helped to manifest her metahuman powers; Woodrue attempting the same process but the effects proving fatal for him. While devoting herself to criminal intent Poison Ivy had encountered Swamp Thing several times, both having a respect and admiration for the other in their want to keep plant life safe. After Ivy’s death Swamp Thing now remains the only true being connected with the Green.

One of the more mysterious of the elemental force the Grey is apparently the thing that connects the fungal life on Earth. Very little is known of its true potential and, as far as is known, there have never been any avatars or entities of parliament with any real connection to the Grey. Even Swamp Thing, with knowledge of the co-existence between the Green and the Grey, does not fully understand its true nature.

While all four elements are connected to aspects of life there is a fifth and far more dangerous elemental force that associates with death, the Black; also called the Rot. Unlike the other forces of the Earth the Black seeks to extinguish all forms of life to make the world a barren waste, often at opposition with the other elemental forces and their avatars and parliaments. Anton Arcane, a former friend and fellow scientist to Alec Holland, had discovered the Rot and attempted to connect with it to grant himself immortality. The Black eventually accepted him as the avatar of its power, he becoming a common enemy to Swamp Thing. His own niece, and eventual lover of Swamp Thing, Abigail Arcane, had also become connected to the Black but unlike her uncle she sought to use its powers against him to protect not destroy. Working with Swamp Thing the two had eventually destroyed Arcane and his connection with the Black. However recently it has been discovered that Solomon Grundy, the zombified remains of Cyrus Gold thanks to the Lazarus Chemical, has become a host for the Black itself; all of Grundy’s former self and memories gone. While Grundy has not been seen all of the elemental forces remain on constant watch for when the Black would make its next move.

An interesting note is that thanks to the investigations of Green Lanterns Hal Jordan and John Stewart they have found that the power behind the Black is not originally from Earth. While the true origin remains a mystery some within the Crops, including some of the Guardians of the Universe, fear that it may be connected to the fabled entity of death Nekron. If true then the prophecy of the “Blackest Night” may in fact come to pass as many fear.

The Second Wildcat - Much like the Flash, Green Lantern and other members of the Justice Society of America, Wildcat’s title was also inherited although by far different means. Theodore “Ted” Grant, the famous boxer who’d taken the nickname “Wildcat”, was a womanizer in his youth. He had several affairs over the years including with his eventual crime fighting partner Dinah Drake-Lance, the 1st Black Canary; some rumors even speculating he may be Dinah Laurel Lance’s real father.

Young Wildcat fan Selma Montez had an affair with her idol many years back when his tours took him through California. He left her alone, pregnant, and was soon caught up in the affairs of the Justice Society not to realize he had left a child behind. Not until several years later did Selma attempt to contact Grant but every time the messages never reached him. Using what money she could spare she traveled to New York to find him on her own, along with her daughter Yolanda.

The two eventually found Ted after his retirement from boxing and crime fighting only for him to learn the truth. Rather than fully supporting them as a family, given he’d settled down with someone else, he instead paid them off and made sure they were both happily secured for the rest of their lives as long as no one knew the truth. While Selma accepted it Yolanda was furious as her father, resent him for most of her life.

One day Selma was mugged and killed on her way home, Yolanda seeking Ted for assistance in tracking down her killers. He reluctantly agreed, temporarily coming out of retirement to become Wildcat once again, and the two eventually brought the murderers into custody. Impressed by her devotion and passion Grant offered to train Yolanda, along with help from Dinah Lance/2nd Black Canary. While she was taught to fight Ted had hoped she would accept the title of Wildcat given he was far too old to fight but Yolanda didn’t want to be a crime fighter like him.

Only a few years later Ted Grant had finally passed away. In his will he left most to his family in New York but he did leave Yolanda a small fortune, along with all his Wildcat equipment. After a heart-to-heart with Dinah, she confiding that she was aware of the possibility that Grant was her father and she and Yolanda could be sisters, she convinced her to finally agree to her father’s wishes.

After some final training from Lance, along with help from Oliver Queen/Green Arrow and Roy Harper/Arsenal, Yolanda finally inherited the mantel of Wildcat. She returned to California and acted as vigilante, having honorary membership with the Justice League and Harper’s Outsiders group. She occasionally helps the larger teams but often works alone, hoping to keep the name of Wildcat meaningful to the people.

The Rough Bunch - During the mid to late 1800’s, also known as the “Wild West” ear, the states were plagued with all manner of bandits, thieves, murderers, and other criminals. History remembers the famous heroes who fought against the criminal element even back then, the most famous group recorded in U.S. history being the rag-tag group called “the Rough Bunch”.

It started in 1867 with plantation owner turned Confederacy Radical Quentin Turnbull, who started his own gang turned small army with the intent to bring down the Union. Among those trying to stop him was Turnbull’s compatriot turned enemy Jonah Hex; he being the one to scar the bounty hunter’s face after he blamed Hex for the death of his son Jeb Turnbull. For years Hex had tried hunting down and killing Turnbull, always being one step behind in his efforts.

During his travels Jonah Hex came to Elkhorn, Wisconsin where he met one Sheriff Ohiyesa Smith, sometimes called “Pow Wow”. Learning of a cattle rustling ring run by one of Turnbull’s associates the two worked together to bring them down, along with unexpected aid of Gregory “Greg” Saunders, known only to everyone else as the Vigilante. After Saunders revealed he too was hunting down Turnbull and his men the three decided to work together, traveling further west.

After arriving in San Antonio, Texas the trio soon made the acquaintance of con man Bartholomew Aloysius Lash, infamously known as “Bat Lash”. Having run into and wronging Turnbull and his men and barley managing to escape with his life Lash decided to join the team in the hopes of freeing himself from Turnbull’s pursuit. His connections had also hired the aid of his friends Walt and Wayne Trigger; or “the Trigger Twins” as reputation named them. With the prospect of stopping Turnbull and bringing some peace to the west they agreed to join as well, the entire group helping to stop a shipment of explosives sent to Turnbull in the hopes of destroying the Transcontinental Railroad; still being built.

The final members of the team to join were crime fighting couple of Nighthawk, Hannibal Hawkes, and Cinnamon, Kathrine “Kate” Manser, along with the mysteriously super powered Super-Chief. While Hawkes and Manser were after Turnbull’s right-hand-man El Papagayo Super-Chief, his true name later revealed as Flying Stag of the Wolf Clan, wanted retribution for Turnbull attacking his village to try and gain the Chief’s amulet that grants his powers.

With the group assembled they rode all throughout the west, hunting down Turnbull and his men while bringing peace to every corner of the Wild West. In time the group had gained the reputation of being known as “the Rough Bunch”, some seeing them as heroes while others as a group of vigilantes out only for profit and glory.

As the Rough Bunch came ever closer to bringing Turnbull down the villain was soon aided by the unexpected arrival of super-villains David Clinton/Chronos and Toby Manning/Terra Man from the future 21st century. While Chronos was there for his own gain, as well as to ensure the change in the time stream would go smoothly for the modern age, Manning as it turned out was a descendant of Turnbull looking to bring back his family name and fortune. By bringing back future weapons and technology Turnbull and his new allies had a horrific advantage over the Rough Bunch.

Thankfully the western heroes were not alone as they too were aided by a time traveler, Rip Hunter. Wanting to ensure the proper history was set straight and to bring both villains back to his timeline to face justice Hunter aided the Rough Bunch in their time of need. It also turned out he was a great admirer of the group and their exploits, calling them “histories first real superhero team”.

When it all boiled down the final battle between the Rough Bunch and Turnbull was faced in California where he planned to allow Mexican criminals through the border to garter a larger force to take down the Union. A great firefight broke out between the two groups, eventually ending with the deaths of Walt Trigger, Vigilante, Terra-Man and Turnbull himself; Jonah Hex being the one to give the finishing blow.

After mourning the loss of their friends the Rough Bunch soon disbanded, Rip Hunter thanking them nonetheless for their help before returning to his own time with Chronos. While mention of the heroes as individuals is known throughout history barley any records remain of the Rough Bunch itself. The one great piece of proof is a picture with all member of the Rough Bunch, before going into battle, along with Rip Hunter himself. He keeps the picture with him for sentimental purposes, feeling he’d lived one of the greatest adventures of his life to be alongside them.

The Sinestro Crops War - After discovering the entity of fear Parallax and harnessing its powers for himself, thanks to the ingenuity of the Weaponers of Qward, Thaal Sinestro, once considered one of the greatest Green Lanterns in the Crops, began his own legion of ring wielders. The Sinestro Crop soon grew out of his example of fear being the only force to bring true order to the universe. Through time and patience Sinestro’s Corp soon rivaled that of the Green Lanterns.

Through the years however each attempt to topple the Guardians of the Universe failed due to unforeseen intervention or quick thinking by some of the Crops lead members; such as Hal Jordan, John Stewart and Guy Gardner. Along with this the Sinestro Crop faced newer threats like the Red Lanterns, Larfleeze and the Star Sapphires. Sinestro’s forces dwindled with time and his chances of success shrunk with them.

In time opportunity presented itself when Sinestro’s forces had stumbled upon the plans of the despot Mongul to attack Earth with his weaponized Warworld. To ensure the survival of his remaining Corps members while trying to gain the Warworld for himself Sinestro manipulated Lex Luthor and the members of his secret Injustice League to defeat Mongul. Upon their victory and the death of the alien tyrant Sinestro turned on the Injustice League, allowing them to leave while claiming the Warworld for his Corps.

Now with the powerful warship in his command Sinestor’s first act was to reclaim his once ruled world of Korugar. Through more manipulation and deceit he was able to seem the savior to the people, rallying Korugar’s armies as well as gaining more Yellow Lanterns in the process. With his forces now strongly established he enacted his final push on the Green Lanterns of Oa.

Sinestro sent several of his forces to different locations. Half of his troops led by himself went to Oa to keep the Lanterns distracted while Arkillo, his second-in-command, led the charge with the Warworld against Mogo, the living planet and the Green Lantern’s strongest member. Meanwhile a smaller contingent of Lanterns lead by Amon Sur, Abin Sur’s son, went to Earth to recruit more Lanterns in the hopes of claiming it right under the noses of the Corps; as well as cut off any aid from the superheroes and friends to the Lantern Corps.

On Oa the situation became more and direr as Sinestro’s army managed to rip through the planet’s defenses while making their way to the Guardians of the Universe to oust them from power. During the fight Sinestro released the entity Parallax to possess the body of Hal Jordan, making him a host and depriving the Green Lanterns of one of their strongest members. In an act of desperation the Guardians used the power of the entity Ion, the embodiment of willpower, to turn the tide. In doing so Ion chose Sodam Yat, the last Daxamite and member of the Green Lanterns, to be its host, Hal Jordon was freed while Parallax was wounded and captured, and Sinestro’s forces were all decimated while he was branded with a Green Lantern symbol across his back. He and the remaining Corps members were imprisoned.

The attack on Mogo was a means to keep the living planet from aiding the Lanterns on Oa. After the initial attack Mogo sent a distress call which was met by a small group of Green Lanterns including Guy Gardner, Kiowag, Ch’p, Arisia Rrab and Arkkis Chummuck; given they were the only ones nearby after returning from another mission. While outnumbered the group managed to use their skills and Mogo’s remaining power to handle Arkillo and his forces. In the ensuring battle Ch’p sacrificed himself to save Arisia before Guy Gardner, enraged by the loss, temporarily became host to a Red Lantern Ring. Using both of his power rings he decimated the attacking army without hesitation or remorse, his lust for revenge taking control of him. After Arkillo’s death at the hands of Kilowag it took the efforts of the remaining Lanterns to quell Gardner’s rage and ensure his survival after the Red Power Ring detached from him. Mogo was finally saved but at a great cost.

When Amon Sur sent Yellow Power Rings across Earth several had found hosts including Simon Baz, a wrongfully convicted Lebanese-American man who many feared because they believed him a terrorist, Jonathan Crane/the Scarecrow, Black Manta, Victor Zsasz, several convicted psychopaths and murders with a scary reputation, and even Bruce Wayne/Batman. With the exception of Bruce Wayne Amon Sur gathered the other Yellow Lanterns, convincing them to join in conquering Earth for Sinestro. This act had caught the attention of Volthoom, the entity within the Power Ring of the Crime Syndicate, who was now being wielded by Jessica Cruz; a traumatized woman after seeing her family murdered. While Amon Sur rallied his troops Batman had done the same with the Green Lantern John Stewart, Justice League and other heroes, informing them of the Yellow Rings presence and deciding to try and use the ring’s powers against them. In the ensuing battle that took place in New York, after the Yellow Lanterns addressed their hostile takeover to the United Nations, Simon Baz turned on the Sinestro Crops and aided the heroes. Jessica Cruz had also managed to overcome her fear, thanks to the aid of Batman’s encouragement, and destroyed Valthoom and the Power Ring. In the end, after Sinestro and Parallax’s defeat, the Yellow Power rings on Earth depowered and both Simon and Jessica had both earned Green Lantern rings.

In the aftermath of the Sinestro Corps War the Green Lantern Corps was reduced to a few hundred remaining members; including the recent inductees Baz and Cruz. With both Sinestro and Parallax captured the Guardians agreed their strength would be needed keeping the fear entity under their constant watch; with the aid of the Ion possessed Sodam Yat. Hal Jordan, now an Alpha Lantern, took charge of finding new recruits for the Corps and bringing them back to Oa, one of the first being a young artist from Earth named Kyle Rayner. Guy Gardner returned to Oa in order to help train the other new recruits while John Stewart remained on Earth to continue aiding the League and personal train Cruz and Baz while they were inducted as new members to the League itself.

The Shadow War - When Ra’s al Ghul still lived his rule over the League of Shadows was final and as everlasting as his own extended life. During his time he had lead the League into one of its most complicated times with the meeting of Bruce Wayne/the Batman, who Ra’s had felt was a worthy successor despite Wayne’s vow to never kill being the one thing that stopped his succession. It had even led to the birth of Ra’s grandson Damien al Ghul Wayne who, after failing to meet his father’s standards, was instead raised to become his grandfather’s successor. After his death at the hands of Owlman from the Crime Syndicate, during his plan to use the Lazarus Chemical to increase the abilities of the Court of Owls’ Talon assassins, the order within the League soon fell into disarray.

When it came to decide a new leader Ra’s daughter Talia seemed the logical choice, she intending to continue her father’s work while continuing to raise Damien into her successor. However Nyssa Raatako al Ghul, Talia’s half-sister, had also stepped up to claim the position with the intent of changing the League’s tactics in bringing mankind’s benefit and put an end to a pointless crusade her father, whom she deemed made due to too long of a life exposed to the Lazarus pits, continued in a fruitless effort. The lines were soon drawn and a civil war within the League of Shadows erupted that spanned across the world in its darkest corners.

Along with her son Damien Talia’s forces mainly consisted of those loyal to her father and his cause. These members included the Ra’s faithful bodyguard Ubu, the son of David Cain calling himself “the Mad Dog”, the maniacal Professor Ojo, and the former trained assassins Thomas Merlyn/Dark Archer and Hook. Another surprising ally came in the form of Bane, a former member of the League of Shadows who returned to aid Talia in the hopes of ruling the league with her; showing he had an affinity for her that Bruce Wayne shared in some regards.

With most League members on her sister’s side Nyssa and her followers had started the war at a great disadvantage. Help to her cause however came from her lover Scandal Savage, the daughter of the immortal Vandal Savage. Through her father’s wealth and resources Nyssa’s side was soon provided aid from past associates to the League of Shadows with no true love for Ra’s methods or past transgressions. These allies included Sandra Woosan/Lady Shiva, who resented Ra’s for the contribution of the death of her sister, Jade Nguyen/Cheshire, blaming the League for ruining her family and wanting to protect her current one, the mysterious White Canary who also had a personal vendetta with the League, and the mercenary Slade Wilson/Deathstroke, who was paid handsomely thanks to Scandal’s money. An offer had even been reached out to Cassandra Cain/Black Bat, given her family’s history with the League as well; she only replying she would “think about it” but has yet to confirm or deny any alliance.

As it currently stands both sides are still in conflict and the “Shadow War”, as some have called it, continues to rage on. On Talia’s word the war has not come to the major cities in America, such as Gotham, Metropolis, Washington D.C. and Central City, as to not arouse the suspicions of any unwanted super powered interventions; especially with the “Batman Family” of Gotham. Nyssa’s forces seem to follow the same tactic though more at the behest of Scandal who, having dealt with the superhero element along with her father, agrees their intervention may only bring both sides down in the end.