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This is a list of answers to questions derived from the second season's story arc. These questions are taken directly from the episode guides.

This page contains spoilers pertaining to the second season of the Young Justice. Read at your own risk.


Happy New Year[]

 
Superboy tells Alanna in "Earthlings" that he broke it off, because Miss Martian "left [him] no choice". It was later revealed in "Depths" that he broke up with her because he disapproved of the way she "abused" her psychic powers and because she tried to tamper with his mind.
  • Why are the Leaguers wanted criminals?
 
As revealed in "Earthlings", during the 16 hours the six Leaguers were missing, they were sighted in Rimbor, and whatever they did there caused them to be considered wanted criminals, and by extension, every member of the League is unwelcome in the entire sector. In "Alienated", it is explained that the Leaguers went on a violent rampage while on Rimbor.
 
According to Nightwing in "Bloodlines", the Kroloteans were on Earth to study humans and search for a "Meta-Gene".
  • How long has Tseng been replaced with an alien?
 
Tseng was replaced at roughly the same time as Noor Harjavti and Bibbo Bibbowski, which occurred on December 1, 2015, as seen in "Players, Chapter Six: Rolling Doubles". This means he was impersonated for about a month.[1]
 
As seen in "Alienated", Aqualad left the Team after blaming them for Tula's death, and discovering that Aquaman kept his true lineage from him. He is currently working with his father. However, in "Depths" it was revealed that this is merely a ruse and he is working undercover for Nightwing to get close to the Light and ascertain the identity of their Partner.

Wally and Artemis have left the Team and moved to Palo Alto where they attend college together, as seen in "Salvage".

 
Because Blue Beetle bears a striking resemblance to Black Beetle, a member of the Reach as the Kroloteans' competitors, as seen in "Before the Dawn".
  • Who hired Lobo and why did he have to put on a show?
 
The Light hired him, presumably to expose the Kroloteans, as revealed in "Summit".
 
As revealed in "Endgame," Godfrey is an associate of Darkseid and an ally of the Light, who wanted to erode the Earth's trust in the Justice League.

Earthlings[]

 
As Queen Bee said herself in "Players, Chapter Six: Rolling Doubles", it was for revenge. Presumably because of the events from "Image".
 
In "Alienated", Miss Martian reveals that the League went on a rampage during the missing 16 hours, all the while making sure everyone knew who they were.
 
In "Depths", he states that he broke up with her because he disapproved of the way she "abused" her telepathy and because she then tried to to make him forget his anger.

Alienated[]

  • Who is the "Competitor"?
 
The Reach, as revealed in "Before the Dawn".
  • Who is the agent of the "Competitor" that the Kroloteans refer to?
 
Black Beetle, as revealed in "Before the Dawn", whom they mistook for Blue Beetle.
 
In "Bloodlines", Nightwing reports that the Kroloteans were kidnapping humans for study and search for a "Meta-Gene", which, as explained in "Before the Dawn", is genetic human marker that indicates mankind's potential of withstanding catastrophic physical trauma by developing superhuman abilities. Presumably, the Kroloteans wanted to weaponize it, just as the Reach (their competitors) intended to.
 
In "Bloodlines", Nightwing is studying those data files containing some details of their plan: kidnapping humans for study and search for a "Meta-Gene" within them.
 
Tula became Aquagirl and joined the Team in Team Year One (2011).[2]
  • How and when did Tula die?
 
Tula sacrificed herself to contain Tiamat, as depicted in Young Justice: Legacy.
 
Aquaman told Kaldur after Manta told him he was keeping secrets from him, as seen in Young Justice: Legacy.
 
As revealed in "Depths", Aqualad is not truly working with Black Manta. He is actually working as a double agent for Nightwing, and only the two of them, along with Wally and Artemis, know the truth.
  • How is Icon familiar with intergalactic trial law?
 
Icon is an alien and a lawyer.[3]
 
He was captured and imprisoned in Atlantis, with his true identity as Prince Orm revealed, as described in "Home Fires".

Salvage[]

 
No. Both she and Wally have quit the hero life, but she momentarily joined the Team on one last mission, at Nightwing's request, in "Depths".
 
He used a special drug of his own invention that induces catatonia for weeks. Artemis used this on Psimon in "The Fix".
 
As revealed in "Intervention," the Light wanted possession of the Scarab and Kord died trying to prevent its theft.
 
In "The Fix", Artemis reflects that she and Wally had left the hero life to "just be normal". Exactly what led them to that decision is still undisclosed.

Beneath[]

  • Why does the Partner want human abductees?
 
The Reach wants to study and test the Meta-Gene, as explained in "Before the Dawn".
  • What is the significance of the scarab markings in the underground cave?
 
Thousands of years ago, the cave was used for a magic ritual to cleanse the Scarab of Reach control, as explained in "Intervention".

Bloodlines[]

 
In "Before the Dawn", the Reach ambassador explains that it is a genetic human marker that indicates mankind's potential of withstanding catastrophic physical trauma by developing superhuman abilities.
  • Who were the aliens controlling Neutron?
 
Two members of the Reach: Black Beetle and the scientist. They can't be seen clearly, but they have matching silhouettes to the characters seen in "Before the Dawn".
  • What caused the future to turn out the way it did?
 
An apocalypse caused by the Reach as seen in "Before the Dawn".
  • Why wasn't Impulse's apocalyptic future completely subverted after what he accomplished in the present?
 
Though he averted the Reach's conquest of Earth, Mount Justice was still destroyed, as seen in "Darkest".
  • What is the meaning of the phrase "crash the mode" and how is it known to Impulse, the older Neutron, and the aliens?
 
The Reach use the term "on mode" to refer to someone or something being under their control. If the mode "crashes", control is lost. Impulse and Neutron lived under Reach conquest, as shown in "Before the Dawn", and thus assimilated Reach terminology.

Depths[]

 
It is revealed in "Before the Dawn", that the Manta Troopers took Lagoon Boy to the Reach for experimentation on the Meta-Gene.
 
In "Darkest", Artemis became the lieutenant of Aqualad, under the name "Tigress".
 
The secret plan operated on a strictly need-to-know basis. At first only Kaldur and Nightwing, the originators of the plan, knew. They told Artemis because they needed her help. They told Wally because Artemis wouldn't help them if he wasn't told. No one else needed to know.[4]
  • Why did Black Manta want to destroy the Earth-Mars communications satellite? (Answer)
 
The Light wanted to keep Earth and Mars isolated from each other.[5]

Satisfaction[]

 
Jason became Robin, joined the Team and died all within Team Year Three (2013).[6] The circumstances of his death remain unrevealed.

Darkest[]

 
As revealed in "Before the Dawn", the Scarab belongs to the Reach and they want to put him back under their control.
  • Where does Aqualad's allegiance truly lie?
 
It becomes evident in "Before the Dawn", from Miss Martian's telepathic probing, that Aqualad is loyal to Nightwing and their cause.
 
Having tested positive for the Meta-Gene, she was included in the shipment of test subjects from Bialya, in part as punishment for her failure to prevent the rescue of another batch of subjects in "Beneath".[7]

Before the Dawn[]

  • Did the other abductees also acquire superhuman abilities?
 
It becomes evident in "Cornered" that the abductees obtained superhuman powers and they make use of their newfound powers in "Runaways".
 
It was revealed in "Intervention" that an ancient ritual had been performed to free the Scarab of Reach control. After Blue's Scarab was put back on mode, Zatanna performed the same ritual to free it again.
 
It is revealed in "Summit" that Godfrey's initial support was part of the Light's plan to ultimately turn the populace against the Reach. Further, in "Endgame", it is revealed that Godfrey was an associate of Darkseid and an ally of the Light.

Cornered[]

 
Despero was imprisoned in a stasis cell, and was transferred to the Warworld when the Reach took control of it, as seen in "The Hunt".
 
In "The Fix", Superboy tells Nightwing that Miss Martian told him about her psychic attack on Aqualad and that she was not sure she could help him.

True Colors[]

  • What does Vandal Savage mean when he says that the Reach's drink contains everything that they need the body to need?
 
As stated in "The Fix", the chemicals that make up the additive in Reach would, over generations, addict the human population to the drink.
  • What is the additive that the Reach is using and what does it do?
 
As shown in "The Fix", it contains a trace amount of chemicals that would, over generations, remove the will of humans to resist Reach subjugation. It also had a mitochondrial marker that would make it easier to identify, isolate, and locate people with Meta-Genes.
  • What is the alternative to removing the Scarab that Green Beetle referred to?
 
As shown in "The Fix", Green Beetle claimed he could use his innate abilities to reach inside the scarab and silence it. This was ultimately a ruse to allow him to reboot and reprogram the scarab.
 
As it became clear in "Summit", the Light was working behind the Reach's back and sabotaging their plans.
  • What does Lex Luthor have planned for the abductees?
 
He sent them to the Warworld on a rescue mission to save the Team, as shown in "The Hunt". This was done to create a distraction, so that Deathstroke could secretly procure the Warworld's crystal key, which was guarded by the Reach.

The Fix[]

  • Was Green Beetle truly sincere in his volunteer "debrief" to Miss Martian?
 
No. In "Runaways", he was shown to be an agent of the Reach, working with Black Beetle to corrupt Blue Beetle. In "The Hunt", Miss Martian realized that he and his scarab fed her only what they needed her to see.
  • Did Green Beetle really fix the Scarab to let Blue Beetle have full control with no problems?
 
No. In "Runaways", he was shown to have secretly reprogrammed Blue Beetle's scarab so that it followed Reach directions and took control of Jaime Reyes.

Runaways[]

 
As revealed in "Summit", Luthor and the Light had indeed been working behind the Reach's back and sabotaging their plans.

War[]

  • What does the Reach plan to do with the key of the Warworld?
 
They wanted to use it, but were unable to, as the ambassador forbade an assault on the Justice League members guarding the key chamber, as seen in "The Hunt".
 
It becomes clear in "Intervention" and "Summit" that the Light had always planned to betray the Reach. By spurring Mongul into an attack, the Reach was forced to expose their fleet, thus belying their proclaimed benevolent intentions and sullying their public image. The battle caused the Reach fleet to take heavy losses, weakening them significantly. The Light also wanted the opportunity to take control of the Warworld, which they do in "Summit".

Complications[]

  • What did the Reach do with Mongul and the Team members who were captured?
 
All prisoners were kept unconscious in stasis cells in a chamber guarded by Black Beetle, as seen in "The Hunt".
 
Arsenal was fighting for his freedom in the Warworld, where he eventually aided the runaways in rescuing the Team. Sphere was sucked off into space, but was reunited with Nightwing and Miss Martian, and helped them locate Superboy. Both events occurred in "The Hunt".

The Hunt[]

 
The conclusion of the fight is seen in "Intervention"; Black Beetle returns Mongul to a stasis cell, with help from Green Beetle.
  • What does the Light intend to do with the Warworld's crystal key?
 
They intended to keep it out of the Reach's grasp and use it to take control of the Warworld for themselves. This was revealed in "Summit".

Intervention[]

 
In "Summit", it is revealed the Light planned to use the Reach to weaponise the Meta-Gene while playing as their tools of conquest. In "Endgame", Lex Luthor confirms that the Light always planned to betray the Reach, and that he had prepared a virus for use against their tech. The Justice League and the Team were both used to defeat the Reach. Exactly when and how the Light had originally planned to betray the Reach before the Team forced their hand in "Summit", and what else they had in store for the League and Team, is unknown.

Summit[]

  • Where is the Light headed with the Warworld and to what purpose?
 
They brought the Warworld to Rimbor to enforce a warning delivered by Vandal Savage that the Earth was not to be touched by any alien, as seen in "Endgame".
 
He used Magnetic Field Disruptors to try and disrupt the Earth's magnetic field to the point where it would break apart. This was seen in "Endgame".

Endgame[]

  • What is the Light planning to do with Darkseid?
 
In "Evolution" it's revealed that the Light is partnered with Darkseid to conquer the galaxy, with the understanding that their two planets would have to battle each other when all other planets had fallen.
 
In "Volatile", Prince J'emm J'axx mentions B'arzz and the Earth heroes banished the Reach from Earth and Mars. The exact details are not revealed.

See also[]

References[]

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  2. Weisman, Greg (2022-03-14). Question #25655. Ask Greg. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  3. Weisman, Greg (2022-03-14). Question #25654. Ask Greg. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
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