Justice League Dark: Apokolips War

The Justice League and the Teen Titans devise a plan to defeat Darkseid, the ruler of the planet Apokolips, but are secretly being watched by Darkseid through Cyborg who sees their whole plan. After the Justice League arrive on Apokolips, they are soon defeated by Paradooms, hybrid creatures made from Parademons and Doomsday using Superman’s Kryptonian DNA. The battle ends with most of the League members and Titans killed, while those who survive are either enslaved by Darkseid or have escaped and are in hiding.

Two years later, Darkseid has placed devices known as “Reapers” which mine the planet’s core. Superman is depowered after being tattooed by Darkseid with liquid kryptonite. He is then released so that he can spend the rest of his life knowing that his failed plan cost his teammates lives. The remaining heroes blame Superman for his failed plan. He reunites with Raven, who has been struggling to maintain her father Trigon’s imprisonment. They seek John Constantine for a location spell to track Damian Wayne to help free his father Batman. Although considering himself a coward for fleeing during the initial attack on Darkseid and leaving his wife Zatanna to die, Constantine locates Damian at a League of Assassins outpost, and he reluctantly agrees to join the group.

They travel to Stryker’s Island in Metropolis and meet with Clark’s wife Lois Lane who has recruited the Suicide Squad to their cause, now led by Harley Quinn. Clark and Lois’ plan is to infiltrate LexCorp and use a Boom Tube to reach Apokolips and kill Darkseid. Meanwhile, the remaining heroes attacking the Reapers are slowly being killed by the Paradooms. Lex Luthor, who was working with Lois to gain intel on Darkseid, is at LexCorp. Lois, Luthor, and the Squad remain on LexCorp to defend the Boom Tube while Clark, Damian, Raven, Constantine, and Etrigan the Demon infiltrate Apokolips. Batman learns of Luthor’s betrayal and sends Paradooms and the new Furies after the heroes.

Upon arrival, Clark’s group is attacked by the Furies, consisting of cybernetic versions of Wonder Woman, Mera, Hawkman, Starfire, and Martian Manhunter. Wonder Woman kills Etrigan, before Constantine breaks her free using her Lasso of Truth; she decides to stay behind to fend off the other Furies. Superman’s group later rescues Flash from a treadmill powering Apokolips. Cyborg, who has been integrated into Apokolips’s network confronts them. Constantine frees him from Darkseid’s control, which also frees the remaining Furies. Darkseid orders Batman to kill Damian, but he hesitates when being reminded of his parents’ death, which breaks him free of Darkseid’s control. Furious, Darkseid tries to kill Batman, but Damian intercepts him, dying in Batman’s arms. Damian’s death overwhelms Raven, the two having confessed their love for one another earlier on Striker’s Island, and her emotional instability frees Trigon. Constantine offers his body as a vessel for Trigon, but he refuses and takes Clark’s body instead, purging the kryptonite from him, restoring his powers, and kills Constantine by breaking his neck. Now possessing Clark, Trigon attacks Darkseid. Zatanna visits Constantine in the afterlife, revealing that she used a spell to manipulate him into fleeing the battle that killed her as part of a contingency plan prepared by Batman when she died. Raven and Zatanna then revive Damian and Constantine.

At LexCorp, Paradooms overwhelm Lois’ team, forcing them to initiate a self-destruct. Lois transmits a goodbye message to Apokolips with Cyborg’s assistance. Her death shocks Clark back to his senses and frees him from Trigon’s possession. Superman then battles Darkseid. Constantine and Raven combine their magic to give Trigon a physical body so he can continue fighting Darkseid. After sending the rest of the heroes back to Earth, Cyborg sacrifices himself to drag Darkseid, Trigon, and the Paradooms into a void Boom Tube with no destination. Trigon prevents Darkseid’s escape as they are dragged into oblivion along with Apokolips.

Despite their victory, Batman reveals that the Reapers have drained 31% of Earth’s magma, the planet’s rotation was compromised, and billions of people will die before the League can find a solution. As a result, Constantine convinces Flash to run back in time and reset the timeline again. Despite knowing that the world will never be perfect or the same as before, it still has to be better than theirs. Flash agrees and makes another flashpoint, resetting the timeline.

Last Updated: September 09, 2025 at 11:18