Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Two
Summary
Justice League : Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Twohas been released , and with it have come a slew of new Easter Eggs and references from DC comedian and beyond . The latest film inDC ’s Tomorrowverse series , the animated moving picture blame up after the end ofJustice League : Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part One , with hero from across dimension struggling to keep up with the terror of the antimatter waving . With such a wide breadth of torpedo , villains , and alternate existence on display , it ’s no wonder that the film is hole - packed with clever nod and niche quotation .
Some of these callbacks are simply ways to tie in the crossover outcome into the previous films of the Tomorrowverse , withJustice League : Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Twoacting as a kind of focal point for the entire serial . Others are more obscure callback to lesser - bang comics , non - superhero media , or even other animated DC properties , likethe DCAMU . All things consider , the film managed to cram plenty of Easter Eggs and references into a small 130 - hour runtime .
10The Return Of Will Friedle As Terry McGinnis
Called back to Batman Beyond
The first animated visual aspect of Terry McGinnis ' Batman since his appearance inJustice League Unlimitedin 2005 , the return ofBatman Beyondwas greatly anticipated . All the serious that the Tomorrowverse was actually capable to call up the phonation talents of Will Friedle as Terry , who voiced the Batman successor way back in the originalBatman Beyondseries . Even though Terry only has a couple of lines throughout the entire film , already push with important reference , see Friedle return to the role was a nice signature .
That being said , Terry ’s appearance seemed to have replaced another member of the Batfamily , Jason Todd . As the vigilante Red Hood , Jason Todd was ab initio heatedly previse to appear in the Tomorrowverse for the first clip inJustice League : Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Two , just as he does in the original comic , albeit as Robin rather than Red Hood . Wether Terry took Red Hood ’s position on the team is up for public debate , but there ’s no denying that it can be inconceivable to please every sports fan at once .
9Wonder Woman’s Immortality May Reference Future State
The film may be sowing the seeds for Wonder Woman’s return
At one point inJustice League : Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Two , particular direction is put on Wonder Woman ’s speculate immortality when she speaks with an alternate Hippolyta from an Amazon - ruled Earth . Diana describes immortality as a jinx , get to watch each of her loved ones fail one by one . Yet by the end of the film , it seems Wonder Woman was just one of many poor boy to perish in the antimatter waves .
A lingering shot of Wonder Woman ’s tiara , somehow surviving the outcome , may imply otherwise . compound with the early conversation regarding Diana ’s immortality , the Tomorrowverse may be gearing up to reference the DC ComicFuture State : Wonder Woman , in which Diana is the last living being in all of introduction , only to restart the population with a unexampled grownup belt . This could be the commission the animated series goes in forresetting the enliven DC continuityonce again , but it ’ll stay a secret untilJustice League : Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Threereleases .
8John Constantine Successfully Jumps Universes
The last vestige of the original DCAMU
InJustice League : Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Two , John Constantine make a surprisal client visual aspect . Though initially having misplace his memory and original appearance after centuries of multi - dimensional vagabondage , Constantine is able to remember his personal identity after a conversation with John Stewart , returning to his old ego . As DCAMU voice actor for Constantine , Matt Ryan , reprises his character as the cocky British sorcerer , it ’s all but directly confirm that this Constantine is indeed the same one from the premature animated world .
7Dr. Light Name Drops Ayn Rand
The libertarian posterchild gets used in a diss
Justice League : Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Twotakes the time to put the spotlight on some lesser - known DC theatrical role , admit Dr. Light and The Question , who are both part of the master group of heroes coordinating the interdimensional efforts to stop the antimatter waves . clear sharing inspiration withRorschach ofWatchmenfame , The Question is a libertarian - fool confederacy theorist that easy arrest on other heroes ' nerves with his ceaseless inquiring . One of the heroes he itch the wrong way is the sassy Dr. Light , who call him out with a cheeky reference .
Among the cross - talk and spat within the heroes ' main central office follow The Question ’s assertions that the antimatter wafture might be come from a uncongenial entity , Dr. Light can be heard dismissing the faceless detective , quipping " I bet you read Ayn Rand unironically . " Ayn Rand is an infamous libertarian author well know for her bookAtlas Shrugged , which has become a sanctified text to outspoken anti - establishment impression in all probability carry by the the like of Rorschach and The Question . It ’s easygoing to miss , but this acknowledgment is one of the dependable jokes in the film .
6Psycho Pirate References Treasure Island
The villainous empath’s name gets some explanation
Among the roster ofJustice League : Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Two , the lesser - known villain Psycho Pirate gets a shocking amount of screentime . The emotion - controlling supervillain end up being one of the most riveting characters in the film ’s hurl , getting an origin story as well as an explanation behind his ridiculous name . Charles is discover to have had a enchantment with pirates ever since being a kid , and even lives out his mellow - seas fantasies for a time in World War II , command a ship on behalf of Nazi Germany .
later on on , Supergirl meets Psycho Pirate on the Satellite , and ends up unintentionally kick in him his name , infer at the theme of his gonzo costume , which was manifestly design with no conscious motif . psychotic person Pirate thanks Supergirl for the illumination of his character by emotionally manipulate her , leaving her vulnerable in the comic fight . He take a leak his release with a citation from Long John Silver ofTreasure Island , undoubtedly one of his favorite al-Qur’an ; " Thems that die will be the lucky ones . " He even takes the sentence to put on a play , pirate accent .
5The Spectre Mentions The Presence
The cosmic entity gets its first Tomorrowverse reference
Justice League : Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Twois a genuine who ’s who of DC ’s great cosmic mythology , with some of the most powerful characters from the comics rearing their heads . Towards the end of the film , The Spectre speaks to the Monitor , who had apparently dismissed him long ago as a figment of his imagination brought on by untold millennium of isolation . Despite his relatively unassuming appearance , The Spectre is the federal agent of The Presence , the closest affair to an all - encompassing god in the DC universe .
In his conversation with the Monitor , The Spectre directly mentions his master ’s name . This could be handsome tidings forJustice League : Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Three , as inthe originalCrisis on Infinite Earthscomic , an aspect of The Presence , known simply as The Hand , does make an appearance . How with child of a role this traditional incarnation of an Abrahamic God will play in the final bit of the Tomorrowverse remains to be see .
Supergirl’s protagonist status is marred by the previous film
Alongside Psycho Pirate , Supergirl is a prominent character ofJustice League : Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Two , getting an explanation for the fourth dimension discrepancy in her years and arrival on Earth compared to Kal - El . Supergirl is also the one to become the Harbinger , a separate character in the original crosswalk comic , explained as the solution of her tutorship under the Monitor . With so much focus on Kara , it ’s only natural that the events ofLegion of Super - Heroes , which starred her as the admirer , would get a mention .
Scenes from the film directly play out on one of the Monitor ’s monitors as the queer A.I. Satellite carry on to observe her long after she leaves the interdimensional being ’s stewardship . The mill around trauma of the expunction of Brainiac 5 and the rest of her protagonist from her first pic inJustice League : Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Oneis also a recurring sticking point , dragging down Kara ’s scrap spirit . Using Supergirl as a focal point , the sequel has managed to directly link up in the events ofLegion Of Super - Heroes .
3The Original Atomic Knights Get A Cameo
One of the most obscure DC properties yet to feature in the Tomorrowverse
While ensuring the safety of one tugboat , Supergirl and Superman come across an incredibly strange sight – A convoy of futuristic knights hinge upon elephantine , cavalry - sized dalmatians . Kara later describe the Earth they ’ve just saved as marred by radiation , implying that this Earth in special is a fall behind cause anyway . The caption and credit introduce one of the dog - riders as an Atomic Knight , substantiate the show of one of the mostobscure DC propertiesfor the Tomorrowverse to incorporate yet .
While Atomic Knight later became the name of a single DC hoagie , it was originally simply a title given to a grouping of gallant post - apocalyptic reformist in a run ofStrange Adventuresway back in the 60s . Sure enough , the history sport armored heroes in an irradiated wasteland galavanting around on giant dog , dead toller for the Atomic Knights that appear inJustice League : Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Two . This recondite slash just goes to show the commitment the Tomorrowverse has to exploring some of the most unearthed side of DC ’s comics .
2Pyscho Pirate’s Old Aliases Are Real Villains
The campy names didn’t come from nowhere
Psycho Pirate is give away to be a very old supervillain , having hopped from substitute Earth to alternate Earth for possibly hundreds of years after being give the ability to do so by Dr. Fate . Ted Kord ’s Blue Beetle recognize the empath from one of his failed attempts at taking over a world . Psycho Pirate excuse that he uses a new name that check the reality he busy for each attempt , include Dr. Spectro and Rainbow Warrior .
Both of these public figure reference material DC villains . Dr. Spectro was a luminance - based scoundrel with a polka - dose costume , though he was originally an enemy of Captain Atom rather than Blue Beetle . Rainbow Warrior does n’t draw up exactly , but the name intelligibly references Rainbow Raider of the Flash ’s sure-enough scallywag ’s gallery , a similarly camp baddie with a multicolor bar . Sure enough , Rainbow Raider ’s real name was indeed " Roy G. Bivolo " , which Psycho Pirate gives up on explaining is a nod to the common acronym for the colors of the rainbow , ROY G. BIV – Red , Orange , Yellow , Green , Blue , Indigo , and Violet .
1Superman Echoes Perry White’s Classic Catchphrase
The old-timey slang is a relic of early Superman
Upong interpret the army of shadow demons gather at the tug he is to oppose , Superman quiet exclaims " Great Caesar ’s Ghost ! " Fellow hero Green Arrow agrees that he wishes that the late Roman Emperor ’s phantasma was all they were up against while eying the terrifying horde of wight . This phrase may seem like a strange matter for Superman to say , but is in reality a tongue - in - brass callback to the character ’s history .
The exclamation " Great Caesar ’s Ghost ! " references Clark Kent ’s editor at The Daily Planet , Perry White . In various mirthful and TV incarnations , Perry White was know for using the idiom upon seeing something fantastic . In the Tomorrowverse , it seems Superman has picked up on some of his old foreman ' slang expression . Thelive - action Superman TV seriesAdventures of Supermaneven had an installment titledGreat Caesar ’s ghostwriter , proving the depthsJustice League : Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Twois uncoerced to go to for some great references .
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