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Darkwear suit

Nightwing donning a Darkwear suit.

Darkwear consists of an assortment of equipment used on stealth missions by members of the Team and the Justice League, past and present. Unlike stealth-tech which is merely a coating of dark gray or black splayed over the heroes current uniforms; Darkwear suits do not feature any recognizable themes, logos or symbols that can identify the wearer's superhero persona, which is why it is used on places where the Justice League is not allowed to intervene, so as to avoid international incidents.[1]

History[]

The technology was adopted sometime between 2016 and 2018.[1]

Characteristics[]

Darkwear is composed of three elements:

  • a form fitting, black and gray jumpsuit with no identifying marks
  • a mask that covers the lower face
  • high-tech contact lenses

Darkwear also incorporates a transmitter that is not only used for communication, but can release counter-frequency pulses to disable wireless devices such as security cameras.[2]

Augmented Reality lenses[]

Darkwear UI

Tigress's UI while receiving Beast Boy's feed.

The lenses are the most used component of the set, as they can be worn in and out of costume. They provide the wearer with an optical User Interface (UI) that interconnects each logged user and allows them to communicate with text and audio/visual, among other utilities, largely eliminating the need for portable computers or phones. The lenses provide each user with an array of functions, including but not limited to:

  • Sample analyzer[1]
  • Subject identifier[3]
  • Telescopic view[3]
  • Night vision[3]
  • Vital signs reader[3]
  • X-ray[3]
  • Mini-drone's video feed[3]
  • Distortion of the user's face when captured on camera[3]
  • Keypad decoder[4]
  • Instant messaging[4]
  • Language translator[5]
  • Speech recognition[5]
  • Sorting arsenal[6]

Each user is identified on the UI with an icon, through which they can transfer selected data to another, by dragging and dropping files into their assigned icons.[3] It is also possible to nest assorted users into different groups.[7] When activating the interface, the color of user's eyes changes to their interface's display color.[3]

Known user icons[]

User Icon User Icon User Icon
Aquaman II[2] Aquaman insignia Blue Beetle[8] Blue Beetle insignia Robin[9] Robin insignia
Arrowette[6] Arrowette insignia Forager[5] Forager insignia Halo[5] Halo insignia
Arsenal[6] Arsenal insignia Geo-Force[5] Geo-Force insignia Katana[10] Katana insignia
Batgirl[9] Batgirl insignia Kid Flash[8] Kid Flash insignia Spoiler[9] Spoiler 2nd insignia
Batman[10] Batman insignia Metamorpho[10] Metamorpho insignia Static[11] Static insignia
Batwoman[9] Batwoman insignia Mist[12] Mist insignia Superboy[3] Superboy insignia
Beast Boy[5] Beast Boy insignia Nightwing[1] Nightwing insignia Terra[5] Terra insignia
Bio-Ship[11] Bio-Ship insignia Oracle[1] Oracle insignia Tigress[3] Tigress insignia
Black Lightning[3] Black Lightning insignia Orphan[12] Orphan insignia Wonder Girl[8] Wonder Girl insignia

Background information[]

  • The lenses worn by Darkwear users bear a striking resemblance to Hypnos 2.0, spy tech used by an espionage organization called Spyral, which also distorts the user's face with a swirl when captured by a camera.
  • Batgirl's UI icon has the classic character's costume yellow-on-purple color scheme, which was first seen with Yvonne Craig's portrayal in the 1960s Batman TV series.
  • Geo-Force's UI icon is the symbol that his original comic book counterpart had on his second uniform, first seen in Batman and the Outsiders #14.
  • Halo's UI icon resembles the Aurakle that possessed Violet (and made Halo) in her comics origin story. The three-pronged ray of light is also incorporated on the latter's uniform.

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Weisman, Greg (writer) & Berkeley, Christopher (director) (January 4, 2019). "Princes All". Young Justice. Season 3. Episode 1. DC Universe.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Vietti, Brandon (writer) & Heuck, Vinton (director) (August 6, 2019). "Unknown Factors". Young Justice. Season 3. Episode 21. DC Universe.
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 Robinson, Andrew (writer) & Zwyer, Mel (director) (January 4, 2019). "Royal We". Young Justice. Season 3. Episode 2. DC Universe.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Vietti, Brandon (writer) & Berkeley, Christopher (director) (January 4, 2019). "Eminent Threat". Young Justice. Season 3. Episode 3. DC Universe.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Pugsley, Tom (writer) & Heuck, Vinton (director) (July 2, 2019). "Leverage". Young Justice. Season 3. Episode 15. DC Universe.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Hohlfeld, Brian (writer) & Heuck, Vinton (director) (November 4, 2021). "Tale of Two Sisters". Young Justice. Season 4. Episode 05. HBO Max.
  7. Vietti, Brandon (writer) & Zwyer, Mel (director) (August 20, 2019). "Terminus". Young Justice. Season 3. Episode 23. DC Universe.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 Vietti, Brandon (writer) & Zwyer, Mel (director) (July 9, 2019). "First Impression". Young Justice. Season 3. Episode 17. DC Universe.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Dubuc, Nicole (writer) & Berkeley, Christopher (director) (November 18, 2021). "The Lady, or the Tigress?". Young Justice. Season 4. Episode 07. HBO Max.
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 Paredes, Francisco (writer) & Berkeley, Christopher (director) (January 25, 2019). "Exceptional Human Beings". Young Justice. Season 3. Episode 10. DC Universe.
  11. 11.0 11.1 Weisman, Greg (writer) & Heuck, Vinton (director) (July 16, 2019). "Early Warning". Young Justice. Season 3. Episode 18. DC Universe.
  12. 12.0 12.1 Weisman, Greg (w). Jones, Christopher (a). Wright, Jason (col). Abbott, Wes (let). Meares, Ben, Kubert, Katie (ed). "Evocative Intel" Young Justice: Targets (August 9, 2022), DC Universe Infinite: DC Comics
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