This week’s episodes of Young Justice: Outsiders added extra characters to their already spectacular roster and had the villains make large steps of their scheming plans. Whereas the primary two episodes arrange what was to return and defined pertinent data for each the villains and the heroes, the third episode this week not solely introduced collectively the Large Unhealthy council of villains for the primary time this season — it additionally tapped into some subsequent technology of DC heroes.

[Ed. note: This post contains spoilers for episodes 7-9 of Young Justice: Outsiders.]

Episode 7 gave an in-depth take a look at Vandal Savage’s ties to Darkseid juxtaposed with a enjoyable coaching sequence for Halo, Geo-Power, and Forager. Episode 8 revealed that Batman, Nightwing, Aquaman (Kaldur) and Robin (Tim Drake) are working separate groups to hold out corresponding missions. The kicker is that the groups themselves aren’t conscious that they’re working as a part of a grand plan. Although the tip consequence paid off, Marvel Woman is appalled that they’d misinform their groups.

“Dwelling Fires,” the ninth episode, begins with villainous group the Gentle, at present made up of Vandal Savage, Lex Luthor, Queen Bee, Klarion, Deathstroke and Extremely-Humanite. It’s the primary time this season that the Gentle has come collectively, although we’ve seen among the particular person members placing their plans into place. The Gentle discusses two concurrent and delicate missions. The primary is bounty hunter Lobo, despatched to kill Forager throughout one other coaching session. The second, nonetheless, is extra discreet and includes a mysterious determine ready for a gathering of utmost significance.

Specifically, the large Justice League playdate.

Yup — all the present (identified) youngsters of League heroes, introduced both by their super-powered mother or father or their civilian one, congregate at Iris West-Allen’s place. Meaning 18 Justice League-adjacent individuals below one roof.

Let’s rely all of them off:

Iris West-Allen, star reporter and spouse of the Flash, hosts the gathering at her place, juggling the eventual Twister Twins Don and Daybreak with the assistance of grandson from the longer term, Bart Allen, a.ok.a. Child Flash.

First to reach is the queen of Atlantis herself, Mera, with younger Arthur Curry.

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Will Harper exhibits up with daughter Lian (whose mom the murderer Cheshire appeared within the earlier episode) and talks briefly to Lynn Stewart, ex-wife of Black Lightning and sister of Inexperienced Lantern, there with daughters Anissa and Jennifer Pierce.

The doorbell rings and Iris is busy corralling the kids, so Rocket (Raquel Erwin) and her son, Amistad, reply to greet a pregnant Bumblebee (Karen Beecher).

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Red Twister — in his John Smith alter ego — and his adopted daughter Traya Sutton, a Bialyan refuge, additionally arrive and Red Twister delights the excited youngsters along with his powers.

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Final to the gathering is the one and solely Lois Lane, carrying her son Jonathan (who’s clad in a wee little Superman hoodie), who thanks Iris for internet hosting. It’s good to be with the one different individuals who perceive the life and their numbers are solely rising. Counting Damian Wayne from the present’s sixth episode, that makes ten superhero kiddos, with Karen Beecher’s child on the best way.

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With the home full, the mysterious determine throughout the road readies to take motion. The id of the would-be murderer is revealed to be Orm (it’s a giant yr for Orm), who desires to wipe out crucial individuals to the Justice League in a single fell swoop. Earlier than he can, Girl Shiva confronts him, saying that this line of motion has been beforehand thought-about by the Large Bads, however they’ve dubbed it the “nuclear choice” — in the event that they selected to enact it, they should be ready for an equal or larger retaliation. Orm doesn’t care, so Girl Shiva cleanly slices off his head.

Seems, it wasn’t Orm, however Girl Shiva being examined by the Gentle. She fulfilled the mission and might now be part of the Gentle’s ranks as their new enforcer.

The opposite mission — bounty hunter Lobo despatched to kill Forager — technically failed; although Lobo assumes he succeeded, he’s unaware that Forager faked his personal loss of life. However the Gentle reveals that Forager’s loss of life was not the purpose of that specific mission: they needed affirmation that Nightwing assembled a covert ops workforce.

Two villain missions accomplished, however the greatest reveal is that Granny Goodness is the most recent member of the Gentle. The founding father of the Goode Googles, proven speaking about her charitable efforts on tv earlier this episode, is definitely a super-villain working with Darkseid. Whereas the heroes are fairly on prime of the interior workings of the meta-human trafficking ring, contemplating Nightwing purchased Oracle a pair of googles only for funsies in an earlier episode, they won’t know the complete extent of the Gentle’s plans.

New episodes — together with the midseason finale — of Young Justice: Outsiders air on DC Universe on Jan. 25.