Destroyer (Justice League Unlimited)
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| “Destroyer” | |
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| Episode no. | Season 03 Episode 13 |
| Writer(s) | Dwayne McDuffie |
| Director | Joaquim dos Santos |
| Original airdate | May 13, 2006 |
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Destroyer is the thirteenth episode and series finale of Justice League Unlimited. It is also the DC Animated Universe finale so far.
This episode was the finale to both the Justice League and Justice League Unlimited television series. It can be seen as a finale to the previous Dini/Timm animated Superman series as well, much as last season's episode, "Epilogue" can be seen as a finale to the stories of both the previous animated Batman and Batman: Beyond series, and their main characters. In that Batman-centric episode from Season 2, the basic final fate of both major Batman DCAU characters is explored, while here (and indirectly in the previous episode, "Alive") we see the possibly final fates of Superman's two major antagonists over the years and various series: Luthor and Darkseid.
[edit] Plot
The Justice League reluctantly teams up with the Legion of Doom in anticipation of an omega-level threat. Darkseid at long last launches a full-scale invasion of Earth and while the combined League and Legion battle parademons across the planet. Meanwhile, Superman, Batman and Lex Luthor take on Darkseid atop the Daily Planet building.
"Destroyer" concludes the season arc "Legion Of Doom". Lex Luthor's faction of the Legion returns to Earth in search for the aid of the Justice League, after the villains accidentally unleash the maniac god Darkseid instead of Brainiac. The Justice League and the Secret Society come together in alliance to stop this threat as revenge thirsty Darkseid and his creatures invade Earth.
While Lex Luthor, Superman and Batman battle Darkseid and the rest of the meta-humans battle Apokolips troops, Luthor gets the unusual aid from Metron to get Darkseid's ultimate object of desire: the Anti-Life Equation. At the climax the Earth was saved by Luthor when he offers the Equation to Darkseid and they both vanished.
Batman concedes the Secret Society five minutes before the League chases them. The final moment features all members running down the stairs of the Metropolis Watchtower in groups according to the era of comics each character belongs.
[edit] Trivia
- The final scene features most of the Justice League members coming down the Earth Watchtower stairs in groups according to the era they belong in comics.
- During the fight with Darkseid, Batman manages to evade his Omega beams, making him the only human to ever accomplish the feat.
