Injustice (franchise)

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Injustice
Injustice series logo
Genre(s)	Fighting
Developer(s)	NetherRealm Studios
Publisher(s)	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Writer(s)	Brian Chard Dominic Cianciolo John Vogel Jon Greenberg Shawn Kittelsen
Platform(s)	PlayStation 3 Wii U Xbox 360 Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 PlayStation Vita iOS Android Xbox One Arcade
First release	Injustice: Gods Among Us April 16, 2013
Latest release	Injustice 2: Legendary Edition March 27, 2018

Injustice is a series of fighting video games developed by NetherRealm Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, featuring characters from the DC Comics universe. The games were directed by Mortal Kombat creator and industry veteran, Ed Boon, whose team had previously developed Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe for Midway Games, and written by Brian Chard, Dominic Cianciolo and John Vogel and Jon Greenberg. While it featured the voice talents such as Kevin Conroy, George Newbern, Susan Eisenberg, Phil LaMarr, Alan Tudyk, Grey Griffin, Fred Tatasciore, Tara Strong, Khary Payton and Richard Epcar reprising their roles from various DC Comics based media.

The series' plot and premise take place within an alternate reality to the main DC Universe continuity, where Superman becomes a tyrant and establishes a new world order after the Joker tricks him into killing Lois Lane and destroying Metropolis, causing Batman to form an insurgency in an effort to stop his regime. The first game, Injustice: Gods Among Us (2013), focuses on Batman receiving aid from an alternate universe where he summons counterparts of the Justice League's members from an another universe to join his insurgency and end the regime. The second game, Injustice 2 (2017), follows the same narrative five years later after the events of the first game set in the same universe of the Regime where Batman's insurgency rebuilds society after Superman's fall while dealing with a Society of Super Villains led by Gorilla Grodd and the alien collector Brainiac, forcing Batman to consider freeing Superman to help combat the threats.

Games[]

Title	Year	Platform(s)
		PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Win	X360	XOne	Android	iOS	PS5	Xbox Series X/S	Google Stadia	Nintendo Switch
Injustice: Gods Among Us	2013	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Injustice 2	2017	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No

Injustice: Gods Among Us[]

In the first game of the series, set in an alternate reality, Superman establishes a new world order after the Joker tricks him into killing Lois Lane and destroying Metropolis with a nuclear bomb. In an effort to stop this, Batman summons counterparts from another universe to end the regime.

Injustice 2[]

Set five years after the events of Injustice: Gods Among Us, features a bigger cast of characters and set in the same universe where Batman and his insurgency rebuilds society after Superman's fall while dealing with a Society of Super Villains led by Gorilla Grodd and a collector of worlds called Brainiac, where Batman has no choice to consider freeing Superman to even out the odds.

Characters[]

• A light grey cell indicates the character was not in the video game or the animated film.

Characters	Video games		Animated film
	Injustice: Gods Among Us (2013)	Injustice 2 (2017)	Injustice (2021)
Story characters[]
Batman Bruce Wayne	Kevin Conroy[1][2]		Anson Mount[3]
Superman Clark Kent/Kal-El	George Newbern[1][2]		Justin Hartley[4]
Cyborg Victor Stone	Khary Payton[1][2]		Brandon Micheal Hall[5]
The Joker	Richard Epcar[1][2]		Kevin Pollak[6]
Wonder Woman Princess Diana	Susan Eisenberg[1][2]		Janet Varney[7]
Green Arrow Oliver Queen	Alan Tudyk[1][2]		Reid Scott[8]
Catwoman Selina Kyle	Grey Griffin[1][2]		Anika Noni Rose[9]
Harley Quinn Dr. Harleen Quinzel	Tara Strong[1][2]		Gillian Jacobs[10]
Bane	Fred Tatasciore[1][2]		No voice actor
Black Adam Teth-Adam	Joey Naber[1][2]
Aquaman Arthur Curry	Phil LaMarr[1][2]		Derek Phillips[11]
Green Lantern Hal Jordan	Adam Baldwin[1]	Steve Blum[2]	Brian T. Delaney[12]
Flash Barry Allen	Neal McDonough[1]	Taliesin Jaffe[2]	Yuri Lowenthal[13]
Robin/Nightwing II Damian Wayne		Scott Porter[2]	Zach Callison[14]
Nightwing/Deadwing Dick Grayson	Troy Baker[1]		Derek Phillips[15]
Thaal Sinestro
Hawkgirl Kendra Saunders	Jennifer Hale[1]
Killer Frost Louise Lincoln			Cameo
Deathstroke Slade Wilson	J.G. Hertzler[1]
Ares
Doomsday	Khary Payton[1]		Hallucination
Lex Luthor	Mark Rolston[1]
Raven Rachel Roth	Tara Strong[1]		No voice actress
Shazam Billy Batson	Joey Naber[1]		Yuri Lowenthal[16]
Solomon Grundy Cyrus Gold	Fred Tatasciore[1]		No voice actor
Brainiac Vril Dox		Jeffery Combs[2]
Gorilla Grodd		Charles Halford[2]
Atrocitus		Ike Amadi[2]
Firestorm Jason Rusch		Ogie Banks[2]
Black Canary Dinah Lance		Vanessa Marshall[2]
Scarecrow Dr. Jonathan Crane		Robert Englund[2]	Cameo
Captain Cold Leonard Snart		C. Thomas Howell[2]
Cheetah Barbara Ann Minerva		Erica Luttrell[2]
Deadshot Floyd Lawton		Matthew Mercer[2]
Doctor Fate Kent Nelson		David Sobolov[2]
Blue Beetle Jaime Reyes		Antony Del Rio[2]
Poison Ivy Dr. Pamela Isley		Tasia Valenza[2]	No voice actress
Supergirl Kara Zor-El		Laura Bailey[2]
Swamp Thing Alec Holland		Fred Tatasciore[2]
DLC characters[]
Batgirl Barbara Gordon	Kimberly Brooks[1]
Martian Manhunter J'onn J'onzz	Carl Lumbly[1]
Lobo	David Sobolov[1]
Zod	Nolan North[1]
Zatanna Zatanna Zatara	Lacey Chabert[1]
Darkseid		Michael-Leon Wooley[2]
Red Hood Jason Todd		Cameron Bowen[2]
Starfire Koriand'r		Kari Wahlgren[2]
Black Manta David Hyde		Kane Jungbluth-Murry[2]
Atom Ryan Choi		Matthew Yang King[2]	No voice actor
Enchantress June Moone		Brandy Kopp[17]	Cameo
Guest characters[]
Scorpion Hanzo Hasashi	Patrick Seitz[1]
Sub-Zero Kuai Liang		Steve Blum[2]
Raiden		Richard Epcar[2]
Hellboy Anung Un Rama		Bruce Barker[2]
Leonardo		Corey Krueger[2]
Raphael		Ben Rausch[2]
Donatello		Joe Brogie[2]
Michelangelo		Ryan Cooper[2]
Premiere skins[]
Arrow Oliver Queen	Stephen Amell[1]
Green Lantern John Stewart	Phil LaMarr[1][2]
Grid		Khary Payton[2]
Reverse-Flash Eobard Thawne		Liam O'Brien[2]	Cameo
Power Girl Karen Starr		Sara Cravens[2]
Mr. Freeze Dr. Victor Fries		Jim Pirri[2]
Vixen Mari McCabe		Megalyn Echikunwoke[2]
Flash Jay Garrick		Travis Willingham[2]
Black Lightning Jefferson Pierce		Kane Jungbluth-Murry[2]
Bizarro El-Kal/Kent Clark		Patrick Seitz[18]
Non-playable characters[]
Brother Eye		David Loefell[2]
Lucius Fox		Phil LaMarr[2]
Doctor Randall		Tara Strong[2]
Allura In-Ze		Grey Griffin[2]
Victor Zsasz		Steve Blum[2]	Reid Scott[19]
Professor Martin Stein		Fred Tatasciore[2]
Brainiac 5 Querl Dox		Liam O'Brien[2]
Film characters[]
Lois Lane			Laura Bailey[20]
Ramą Kushna
Jimmy Olsen			Zach Calison[21]
Captain Atom Nathaniel Adams			Fred Tatasciore[22]
Mirror Master Evan McCulloch			Yuri Lowenthal[23]
Ra's al Ghul			Faran Tahir[24]
Jonathan Kent			Kevin Pollak[25]
President of the United States
Killer Croc Waylon Jones			Edwin Hodge[26]
Mister Terrific Michael Holt
Plastic Man Patrick "Eel" O'Brian			Oliver Hudson[27]
Mirror Master Soldier			Andrew Morgado[28]
Huntress Helena Bertinelli			No voice actress
Hawkman Katar Hol			No voice actor
Clayface Basil Karlo
Amazo
Calendar Man Julian Gregorian Day			Cameo
Perry White
Weather Wizard Mark Mardon
Trickster Axel Walker
Plastique Bette Sans Souci
Riddler Edward Nygma
Two-Face Harvey Dent
Mad Hatter Jervis Tetch
Mantis
Captain Boomerang George Harkness
Giganta Dr. Doris Zeul
Catman Thomas Blake
Pied Piper Harley Rathaway
Turtle
Man-Bat Dr. Kirk Langstrom
Ron Troupe

In other media[]

Comics[]

The Injustice: Gods Among Us comic book series was announced by Ed Boon on October 5, 2012, during the EB Games Expo.^[29] The series serves as a prequel detailing the events leading up to the game, as well as those that happen in the interregnum between Superman's murder of the Joker and the discovery of the primary universe.^[30] The series was first written by Tom Taylor and illustrated by a number of artists, including Jheremy Raapack, Mike S. Miller, Bruno Redondo, Tom Derenick, and others.^[31] The comic was released digitally beginning on January 15, 2013.^[32] The series was later issued in regular comic book form, and eventually a collected edition.^[33] In December 2014, Tom Taylor announced that he would be leaving the series and left after writing Injustice: Year Three #14, with Brian Buccellato replacing him by continuing the story into Year Four and Five.^[34] The final chapter of the series was released in September 2016, leaving the story incomplete;^[35] another comic book series, titled Injustice: Ground Zero, followed afterwards, which picked up the story and concluded the retelling of the game's events from Harley Quinn's perspective.^[36]

During NetherRealm Studios' Injustice 2 panel at San Diego Comic-Con International on July 22, 2016, Boon announced a digital comic book series which will detail the backstory to the events of the game.^[30] The series is written by Tom Taylor, who had previously worked on the tie-in comic books for Injustice: Gods Among Us.^[30] Bruno Redondo is its lead artist, with contributing artwork from Juan Albarran, Daniel Sempere, and Mike S. Miller.^[37] Beginning on April 11, 2017, the series was released in weekly chapters through various digital retailers, including ComiXology, Google Play Books, the Kindle Store, and DC Comics' own mobile app.^[30][37][38] Print versions became available for purchase on May 3, 2017, each containing multiple digital chapters.^[38][39]

A miniseries known as Injustice vs. Masters of the Universe featuring a crossover with Mattel's Masters of the Universe franchise was first published on July 18, 2018, by DC Comics. It is written by Tim Seeley with art by Freddie Williams II,^[40] and follows the second game's alternate ending, where Superman wins out over Batman. After killing Braniac and combining himself with Braniac ship, Superman has turned Batman with the help of Braniac technology into the Black Oracle, who can predict crimes before they happen, very similar to Minority Report style. Damian Wayne, who has become an adult finally realise with Cyborg that they have been fighting for the wrong side the entire time and then reform seeking the help of the Masters of the Universe in stopping Superman for good. Damian manages to free Batman from Superman's control but is killed by Wonder Woman for his betrayal which triggers Batman's release from Superman's programming. After Darkseid and Skeletor forces invades Earth and Eternia, they all needs to co-operate to save the world.

Film[]

On May 19, 2021, it was announced that an animated Injustice film is in the works as part of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies line.^[41] On July 21, 2021, more details for the film were revealed as it will be an adaptation of the Year One comic series, featuring a very whole different voice cast instead of the regular cast from the games.^[42] The film was released for digital and physical formats on October 19, 2021.^[43]

Reception[]

Aggregate review scores
As of July 12, 2017.

Game	Metacritic
Injustice: Gods Among Us	(WIIU) 82/100[44] (X360) 81/100[45] (PS4) 80/100[46] (PC) 79/100[47] (PS3) 78/100[48] (iOS) 69/100[49]
Injustice 2	87/100 (PS4)[50] 88/100 (XONE)[51]

The series has been a critical and commercial success, with praise going to its story, gameplay mechanics, presentation, abundance of in-game content, character customization options and use of the DC Comics license.

See also[]

• Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe: A 2008 video game developed by Midway Games, with similar gameplay, aesthetic, and many of the same characters, that served as the inspiration for the Injustice games.^[52]

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