Endgame

"Endgame" is the 20th episode of the second season of Young Justice, and the 46th and final episode of the overall series. It aired on March 16, 2013.

Logline
On the verge of finally ending the alien invasion, the team discovers the price of victory may be the entire planet Earth!

Synopsis
In a courtroom, the accused Leaguers are asked by one of the magistrates if there's anything more they would like to offer to the tribunal before they reach a veredict. Icon rejects the opportunity, claiming that they have already presented enough evidence to prove his clients innocence. The Leaguers are found guilty on all charges, by the High Court, and are taken away. Hawkman watches from the crowd his spouse being taken away, but she just looks at him while smiling. After the Leaguers are taken away, Miss Martian, Superboy and Adam Strange arrive on court with holographic evidence of the Light and the Reach admitting that they framed the League, which would prove their innocence. Unfortunately, they are too late.

On the Reach's ship Black Beetle expresses his desire to leave the meat infested planet, but the Scientist point's out that the infestation is already aboard ship. Black Beetle claims that since the ambassador is gone, he's now able to kill all the heroes.

Aqualad, Blue Beetle and Green Beetle arrive where Black Beetle and the Scientist are. Green and Blue Beetle take down every Reach agent and the Scientist with their staple guns, while Aqualad takes on Black Beetle. They exchange some blows, Black Beetle using his scythe blades and Aqualad his water sword, but Black Beetle uses his chest sonic cannon and takes down Aqualad. He then turns his attention to Blue and Green Beetle. Using his telekinetic powers Green Beetle smashes Black Beetle to the ground and then holds him up to try to reset his scarab to set him free. Black Beetle claims that freedom is overrated and turns the tide using his own scarab to destroy Green Beetle's, something that would have killed him if he wasn't a martian.

Back on Rimbor's courtroom, the Tribune says that the evidence that Miss Martian, Superboy and Adam Strange brought is compelling, but the High Court have already ruled. Icon tries to convince him by stating that what they have there is a confession that solidly places blame of the attack on Rimbor on the real criminals, the Light, and that it also gives the motive, bringing Earth to the Reach's attention. The Tribune agrees, but, to Icon's surprise, asks them for something "more" to offer. Superboy intervenes by claiming they do have something "more" to offer, and Miss Martian tries to help him. Since they really don't have something "more" to offer they start making things up as they speak. Miss Martian says that it is a court of justice and whatever decision they take will have repercussions throughout the galaxy, and Superboy adds that what they offer is an opportunity to demonstrate that truth and justice prevails there. Not surprised, the Tribune claims that that's not the "more" they are accustomed to receive. They respond to this by saying that if the tribunal demonstrates its fundamental fairness, then more disputes would be brought to it, and the more disputes that are brought, the more "mores" the tribunal will receive.

On the Reach's ship Black Beetle is about to strike the finishing blow on Green Beetle, but Blue Beetle intervenes. Angrily Black Beetle blames Blue Beetle for the Reach's debacle, and tries to destroy his scarab. While on the process of destroying the scarab, he and Jaime Reyes claim that they stopped fighting over control and are now friends, before turning Black Beetle's attack against himself. Black Beetle's scarab is destroyed, and Blue Beetle learns about the Reach's plan to destroy the world to erase all evidence that the Reach tried to take over the Earth.

In a park, two Reach drones come out of a lake with a Magnetic Field Disruptor, or MFD, and activate it. A black thunder cloud then appears over the city.

A huge black cloud appears over the Eiffel Tower, with six twisters appearing around it.

A huge thunderstorm appears over the city, with a drone guarding a Magnetic Field Disruptor in a monastery.

Captain Atom, Blue Beetle, Nightwing, the Atom and Aqualad discuss the ongoing chain of natural disasters, while the League is spread thin saving lives across the globe. Blue Beetle claims that this is all due to Black Beetle's Magnetic Field Disruptors scattered across the globe. The disruptors are causing a deterioration of the Earth Magnetic Field, which in turn is causing all the natural disasters. Blue Beetle locates 20 Magnetic Field Disruptors, each protected by Reach drones, which uppon reaching "crysalis" mode, will cause a deterioration of the planet's magnetic field that would destroy the world.

An incoming call from the United Nations Secretary General Tseng turns out to be, to Captain Atoms surprise, Lex Luthor. Luthor contacts the League to offer them a possible solution for their problem. Although skeptical the League hears him out. Lex claims that LexCorp has developed an anti-Reach software, a virus that disables the Magnetic Field Disruptors.

While waiting for the Tribune's decision about the acused Leaguers, Miss Martian tells Superboy that she's sorry about what happened with their relationship, as it was her fault, and that she knows it's too late because he is dating Wendy Harris now. Superboy, surprised, tells her that he's not dating Wendy, that they are just friends, and that she is dating Marvin White.

The Tribune reachs a verdict, to drop the charges against the League, and they will be freed. Very excited, Miss Martian jumps and hugs Superboy. Icon thanks them and tells them the League owes its freedom and reputation to them and the Team. Superboy and Miss Martian then Zeta back to Earth.

Forty heroes are gathered in a briefing in Metropolis City, to disable the Magnetic Field Disruptors. Captain Atom explains that the heroes would be paired off with another, forming twenty squads. Blue Beetle creates Reach-tech Eggs, which Lex laces with the anti-Reach virus software created by LexCorp. While one member would run interference against the Reach drones guarding the disruptors, the other would get close enough to plant the virus by physically touching the eggs with the disruptor. Wonder Girl is very skeptical about trusting Lex, but Robin assures her that it isn't in Luthor's best interest to have his home world destroyed. In any case, the heroes don't have much choice either.

On Rimbor, the freed Leaguers are walking through a street, and are happy to be heading home. All of a sudden, three giant monitors in the sky start transmitting a message by Vandal Savage to the citizens of Rimbor and the whole galaxy. He says that he is declaring Earth off-limits to all incursion or invasion and threatens those who breach Earth's security. Superman wonders why Savage thinks that they would take his threat seriously and Batman points out the approaching Warworld saying that there's his answer.

Meanwhile Snapper Carr is coordinating all the squads from the Watchtower.

Aqualad and Lagoon Boy engage a couple of Reach drones protecting the disruptors. Aqualad orders Lagoon Boy to plant the egg while he provides cover. Still angry at Aqualad, Lagoon Boy asks if he now trusts him, but Aqualad convinces him that he has already trusted him by saying that he trusted Lagoon Boy enough to let him take his place on the Team. Using his hydrokinetic powers Aqualad creates a sea monster-like creature and smashes two drones, Lagoon Boy uses his Atlantean Sorcery to inflate himself and smash another. Aqualad cuts the remaining drones with two water swords while Lagoon Boy deactivates the disruptor.

Kid Flash is running around evading the Reach drone's attacks. Artemis tries to shoot one down but misses, the drone then shoots a nearby school bus blowing it up. Artemis is sent flying, and is caught by Kid Flash. He tells Artemis that they'll go back to Paris someday, when they don't have a world to save. Artemis shoots an arrow that contains some kind of powerful magnetic pellets that stuck to the two drones, and pulled them towards each other making them blow up upon impact. Kid Flash deactivates the disruptor and runs up to Artemis and kisses her.

In the sewers Static and Black Lightning are battling two Reach drones. While Black Lightning takes care of the drones, Static deactivates the disruptor. After they finish, Black Lightning offers to be Static's mentor.

Black Canary reports to the Watchtwer that she and Asami have disabled the disruptor. Snapper Car celebrates that tha mission was a success, since they destroyed the twenty disruptors, but the Atom points out that they missed one because the Earth Magnetic Field is still being disrupted. Blue Beetle contacts the Watchtower to tell them he has found a twenty first Magnetic Field Disruptor.

Blue Beetle informs that the twenty first disruptor is in the Arctic, and it was hidden from his previous scans by Earth's North Magnetic Pole. Since there are no Zeta Tubes in the Arctic, the Flash offers to take care of the situation.

Cast and characters
! colspan="3" | Non-speaking roles
 * Cameron Bowen
 * colspan="2" | Robin
 * Tim Curry
 * colspan="2" | G. Gordon Godfrey
 * Miguel Ferrer
 * colspan="2" | Vandal Savage
 * Bruce Greenwood
 * colspan="2" | Batman
 * Kevin Grevioux
 * colspan="2" | Black Beetle
 * Bryton James
 * colspan="2" | Virgil Hawkins/Static
 * rowspan="2" | Phil LaMarr
 * colspan="2" | Green Beetle
 * colspan="2" | Aquaman
 * rowspan="2" | Stephanie Lemelin
 * colspan="2" | Artemis/Tigress
 * colspan="2" | Computer
 * rowspan="2" | Eric Lopez
 * colspan="2" | Blue Beetle
 * colspan="2" | Scarab
 * Yuri Lowenthal
 * colspan="2" | Lagoon Boy
 * rowspan="2" | Jason Marsden
 * colspan="2" | Impulse/Kid Flash
 * colspan="2" | Atom
 * Vanessa Marshall
 * colspan="2" | Black Canary
 * Jesse McCartney
 * colspan="2" | Nightwing
 * Danica McKellar
 * colspan="2" | Miss Martian
 * rowspan="3" | Masasa Moyo
 * colspan="2" | Scientist
 * colspan="2" | Cat Grant
 * colspan="2" | Bumblebee
 * rowspan="3" | Nolan North
 * colspan="2" | Tribune
 * colspan="2" | Superboy
 * colspan="2" | Superman
 * rowspan="2" | Khary Payton
 * colspan="2" | Aqualad
 * colspan="2" | Black Lightning
 * Mark Rolston
 * colspan="2" | Lex Luthor
 * Jason Spisak
 * colspan="2" | Kid Flash
 * James Arnold Taylor
 * colspan="2" | Flash
 * Tony Todd
 * colspan="2" | Icon
 * Greg Weisman
 * colspan="2" | Lucas Carr
 * Michael T. Weiss
 * colspan="2" | Captain Atom
 * Mae Whitman
 * colspan="2" | Wonder Girl
 * rowspan="3" | Nolan North
 * colspan="2" | Tribune
 * colspan="2" | Superboy
 * colspan="2" | Superman
 * rowspan="2" | Khary Payton
 * colspan="2" | Aqualad
 * colspan="2" | Black Lightning
 * Mark Rolston
 * colspan="2" | Lex Luthor
 * Jason Spisak
 * colspan="2" | Kid Flash
 * James Arnold Taylor
 * colspan="2" | Flash
 * Tony Todd
 * colspan="2" | Icon
 * Greg Weisman
 * colspan="2" | Lucas Carr
 * Michael T. Weiss
 * colspan="2" | Captain Atom
 * Mae Whitman
 * colspan="2" | Wonder Girl
 * Tony Todd
 * colspan="2" | Icon
 * Greg Weisman
 * colspan="2" | Lucas Carr
 * Michael T. Weiss
 * colspan="2" | Captain Atom
 * Mae Whitman
 * colspan="2" | Wonder Girl
 * colspan="2" | Captain Atom
 * Mae Whitman
 * colspan="2" | Wonder Girl
 * colspan="2" | Wonder Girl
 * colspan="3" | Adam Strange
 * colspan="3" | Ambassador
 * colspan="3" | Arsenal
 * colspan="3" | Asami Koizumi
 * colspan="3" | Batgirl
 * colspan="3" | Beast Boy
 * colspan="3" | Blue Devil
 * colspan="3" | Brain (photograph)
 * colspan="3" | Captain Marvel
 * colspan="2" | Darkseid
 * colspan="3" | Desaad
 * colspan="3" | Doctor Fate
 * colspan="3" | Eduardo Dorado Jr.
 * colspan="3" | Galet Dasim
 * colspan="3" | Garth
 * colspan="3" | Green Arrow
 * colspan="3" | Guy Gardner
 * colspan="3" | Hal Jordan
 * colspan="3" | Hawkman
 * colspan="3" | Hawkwoman
 * colspan="3" | Jason Todd (hologram)
 * colspan="3" | Jay Garrick
 * colspan="3" | John Stewart
 * colspan="3" | Martian Manhunter
 * colspan="3" | Mary West
 * colspan="3" | Mercy Graves
 * colspan="3" | Monsieur Mallah (photograph)
 * colspan="3" | Plastic Man
 * colspan="3" | Ra's al Ghul (photograph)
 * colspan="3" | Red Arrow
 * colspan="3" | Red Tornado
 * colspan="3" | Rocket
 * colspan="3" | Rudy West
 * colspan="3" | Sphere
 * colspan="3" | Ted Kord (hologram)
 * colspan="3" | Tseng Dangun
 * colspan="3" | Tula (hologram)
 * colspan="3" | Tye Longshadow
 * colspan="3" | Ubu (photograph)
 * colspan="3" | Wolf
 * colspan="3" | Wonder Woman
 * colspan="3" | Zatanna
 * colspan="3" | Jason Todd (hologram)
 * colspan="3" | Jay Garrick
 * colspan="3" | John Stewart
 * colspan="3" | Martian Manhunter
 * colspan="3" | Mary West
 * colspan="3" | Mercy Graves
 * colspan="3" | Monsieur Mallah (photograph)
 * colspan="3" | Plastic Man
 * colspan="3" | Ra's al Ghul (photograph)
 * colspan="3" | Red Arrow
 * colspan="3" | Red Tornado
 * colspan="3" | Rocket
 * colspan="3" | Rudy West
 * colspan="3" | Sphere
 * colspan="3" | Ted Kord (hologram)
 * colspan="3" | Tseng Dangun
 * colspan="3" | Tula (hologram)
 * colspan="3" | Tye Longshadow
 * colspan="3" | Ubu (photograph)
 * colspan="3" | Wolf
 * colspan="3" | Wonder Woman
 * colspan="3" | Zatanna
 * colspan="3" | Rocket
 * colspan="3" | Rudy West
 * colspan="3" | Sphere
 * colspan="3" | Ted Kord (hologram)
 * colspan="3" | Tseng Dangun
 * colspan="3" | Tula (hologram)
 * colspan="3" | Tye Longshadow
 * colspan="3" | Ubu (photograph)
 * colspan="3" | Wolf
 * colspan="3" | Wonder Woman
 * colspan="3" | Zatanna
 * colspan="3" | Tye Longshadow
 * colspan="3" | Ubu (photograph)
 * colspan="3" | Wolf
 * colspan="3" | Wonder Woman
 * colspan="3" | Zatanna
 * colspan="3" | Wolf
 * colspan="3" | Wonder Woman
 * colspan="3" | Zatanna
 * colspan="3" | Zatanna
 * colspan="3" | Zatanna

Continuity

 * The trial against the League, which was last seen in "War", is concluded.
 * Miss Martian and Superboy present the evidence the Team gathered in "Summit".
 * Miss Martian thinks Superboy is dating Wendy Harris; she made that assumption based on what Nightwing told her in "Intervention".
 * The arrival of the Team at Mount Justice mirrors the scene in "Fireworks" where the Justice League arrives at Cadmus Labs. This was also used in "Revelation" and "Happy New Year".
 * Impulse takes up the mantle of Kid Flash, following the conversation he and Wally had in the previous episode.
 * Virgil officially joins the Team under the name Static, after being offered membership in "The Hunt".
 * The episode ends on July 4 and July 5, the same dates "the two-part pilot took place on.

Trivia

 * Number 16:
 * There are 16 timestamps. Ten of them show 16 minutes.
 * When the scarab notifies Jaime of Kid Flash's impending death, he has only 16 seconds to live.
 * James Arnold Taylor replaces George Eads as the voice of the Flash.
 * Nolan North replaces Miguel Ferrer as the voice of Tribune, though Ferrer does provide voice work for the episode, as Vandal Savage.

Goofs

 * When the Leaguers were on Rimbor about to hear the verdict, the lower front part of Wonder Woman's top was miscolored yellow instead of red. In the next scene is red, but in the following, it turns to yellow again.
 * When Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, John Stewart, Martian Manhunter, Hawkwoman, Hawkman, and Icon arrive at Mount Justice, Icon is not colored in when The Team arrives, and you get a rear view of the eight.

Unanswered questions

 * What is the Light planning to do with Darkseid?
 * If the Reach apocalypse was averted, what caused the destruction seen at the end of "Bloodlines"?
 * Why does B'arzz O'oomm need the Team's help?
 * Where did the twenty-first egg come from?
 * Why does Jay Garrick look younger?