Showing posts with label Young Justice: Outsiders (2019). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Young Justice: Outsiders (2019). Show all posts

Thursday, March 28, 2019

Neptune's Trident - Young Justice: Outsiders (2019)

A powerful magical artefact and weapon, Neptune's Trident was used by Prince Orm's alter-ego, the super-villain and would be usurper Ocean Master in combat.

Despite being in Atlantean custody for six years, the trident still remained in his possession by the 29th of September, becoming integral to the prince's plan to murder several of the partners of the Justice League and their children as part of the Light's Nuclear Option.

Due to not being affiliated with them and jeopardising their secrecy, Queen Bee ordered for the assassination of Ocean Master, which was committed by Lady Shiva. Whilst cleaning up the crime scene, his decapitated body, head and the trident fell into the Light's possession. 

Traya - Young Justice: Outsiders (2019)

The daughter of John Smith - the android body of Red Tornado - Traya was friends with many of the children of the Justice League.

Invited to a playdate being hosted at the West-Allens, she accompanied her father to Central City, arriving shortly before the last guests Lois Lane and her son Jonathan. She would go on to sit with Artur Curry and Lynn Stewart-Pierce, talking to them as the others played noisily around them.

Traya was almost killed by Prince Orm when the disgraced Atlantean Prince threatened to use Neptune's Trident to initiate The Light's Nuclear Option, an act of vengeance against the League and the Light for his six-year imprisonment in an Atlantean prison. She was saved by Lady Shiva, who was hired to assassinate Ocean Master and ensure his presence was never discovered.

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Simon Stagg - Young Justice: Outsiders (2019)

The C.E.O and majority shareholder for numerous companies, Simon Stagg was an industrialist who created the Branchwater metahuman trafficking ring to ensure that Stagg Industries could publicly compete with rivals, whilst also secretly have them commit industrial espionage on his behalf.

He hired mercenaries Cheshire and Sportsmaster to procure him metahuman criminals, whilst also engaged the Mad Hatter with a proposition, paying him to create a device that would give him complete control over them. 

Nightwing believed that Stagg's participation in this scheme caused him to develop paranoia against metahumans, for fear of being subjected to the same crimes he had committed onto others. Wanting to find a way to neutralise metahuman abilities should it be necessary to do so, he discovered the existence of a Metahuman Failsafe that had been salvaged from a Reach warship and was being kept at STAR Labs Detroit for further research. Stagg contracted Cheshire to lead a team to the facility and steal it for him.

However, he was caught red-handed by Miss Martian and Superboy when the Reach device was transported to him via the Shade's ability to open shadow portals. He was arrested by the G.C.P.D after they received an anonymous tip about his companies' illegal activities, leading to his incarceration. 

Whilst reading in his prison cell late one evening, Stagg was visited by Shade, who had been freed from Tetch's mind control by Cheshire. Stagg became terrified at the sight of his former victim, trying to back away as the metahuman advanced on him. 

Branchwater Security - Young Justice: Outsiders (2019)

A security firm owned by Stagg Industries and several shell companies related to the major shareholder Simon Stagg, Branchwater Security was really a front for a metahuman trafficking ring within America. They were created to help Stagg perform corporate espionage and warfare without any of these dealings being traced back to him.

Unlike the rivalling Markovian Bedlam Syndicate, Branchwater targeted adult metahumans with criminal careers, hiring mercenaries to acquire prisoners that were being transferred to Belle Reve Penitentiary as potential operatives. Also, in their employ was Jervis Tetch, who created nanotech that could remotely control subjects when it was injected into their bloodstream. Tetch placed Clayface, Livewire and Mist under his influence, using the shapeshifter to appear as him and make authorities believe he was complying to the agreement of his parole. He also sent Mist and Livewire to Cheshire to aide her in a job to steal Reach technology from STAR Labs Detroit.

However, due to the combined efforts of the Justice League, "The Team", Nightwing's Team, Oracle, Robin's Team and Batman, the heroes were able to disrupt Brachwater's operation and have Stagg taken into police custody for receiving stolen goods, with Oracle forwarding evidence to the G.C.P.D to ensure he would be charged for his part in the criminal operation.

Although Hatter, Cheshire, Sportsmaster, and the Shade got away, Clayface, Kadabra and Brick were incarcerated in Belle Reve. Mist and Livewire were also invited to attend the STAR Labs funded Metahuman Youth Centre in Taos due to being minors.

Branchwater Owners: 

  • Simon Stagg
  • Stagg Industries
  • Lakewood Protection Agency
  • Antler Bay Media
  • Twelve Point Unlimited

Branchwater Opperatives:

  • Cheshire
  • Sportsmaster
  • Mad Hatter
  • Abra Kadabra
  • Mist (Former)
  • Livewire (Former)
  • Clayface (Former)
  • Shade (Unknown)

Branchwater Targets: 

  • Brick

Sunday, March 24, 2019

Dawn Allen - Young Justice: Outsiders (2019)

The twin sister of Don Allen, Dawn Allen was a metahuman who inherited her father's ability to run at superspeeds. She resided with her parents in Central City, where her mother and future nephew looked after her during the day. 

On the 29th September 2018, she was piling letter blocks on one another when the doorbell rang, rushing off with Don to get it. However, Bart caught them before she could reach the door, holding them still while Iris let Mera and Artur in. 

She would go on to interact with the other children invited to their playdate, playing with Jennifer Peirce. 

Dawn was among those targeted by Prince Orm to kill in his plan to enact The Light's Nuclear Option and have revenge on everyone who allowed him to rot in an Atlantean prison for six years. However, before this could be put into effect, Ocean Master was decapitated and all guests were none the wiser about the attempt made on their life.  

She would become an aunt in 2043 when Don became a father to Bart. 

Don Allen - Young Justice: Outsiders (2019)

The young son of Barry and Iris West-Allen, Don Allen was the twin brother of his sister Dawn, inheriting his father's superspeed. He grew up alongside his family in Central City.

Playing with his teddybear whilst his mother watched the news, he jumped up and sped off to answer the door. However, both Don and Dawn were intercepted by Bart Allen, who affectionately referred to him as the "Tornado Toddler." Petitioning to be put down, Bart told him to "stay whelmed," accidentally calling him "dad."

He would play with the other kids who arrived throughout the, happily chasing one of the tornadoes that John Smith created to appease Artur and Jennifer Pierce. Toddling around the room, Bart chased after Don trying to get him to slow down as his powers once again activated. 

Don was targetted by Ocean Master as part of his revenge plot against The Light and the Justice League, planning on killing all the attendees in the West-Allen household. His life was spared by Lady Shiva's intervention, killing the Atlantean and ensuring that no one was any the wiser about the Light's Nuclear Option. 

In 2043, Don would go on to father a son that he would call Bart, who would go back in time and eventually be trapped in the present. 

Lois Lane - Young Justice: Outsiders (2019)

A journalist for the Daily Planet, Lois Lane was the mother of a young boy that she called Jonathan, who she fathered with Clark Kent. She was friends with fellow parents and loved ones of the Justice League, including Iris West-Allen, Will Harper, Mera, John Smith and Lynn Stewart-Pierce.

Lois was invited to join Iris and the others at a playdate she was hosting at her home in Central City. Accepting this, she and Jonathan were the last to arrive, unaware that they were being observed by Prince Orm from the house opposite.

Greeting her host, she expressed her excitement for the event, adding that she could only really relax with them as they knew what it was like to have loved ones who risked their lives as costumed heroes.

She would go on to talk with Bart Allen, Will Harper, John Smith by the fireplace, still holding Jonathan.

Lois and the others were unknowingly saved from assassination by Lady Shiva, who acted on the orders of the Light to execute Orm and ensure that he did not start a war with the Justice League by carrying out their Nuclear Option and murdering League family members.