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"Princes All" is the first episode of the third season of Young Justice, and the 47th of the overall series. It debuted on January 4, 2019 on DC Universe, along with the second and third episodes, "Royal We" and "Eminent Threat".

Logline[]

After the Justice League faces a horrifying incident on the planet Rann, Dick Grayson gathers an elite squad of heroes to shut down a meta-human trafficking syndicate in Markovia.

Synopsis[]

 
The Watchtower
July 04, 21:16 EDT

Nightwing tells Aqualad he is taking a leave of absence after what happened to Wally and that Barbara will be there to step up if he needs help. Aqualad starts assigning new missions: Alpha Squad, consisting of Superboy, Miss Martian, and Beast Boy, will go to Mars to help Green Beetle. Tigress, Kid Flash, Bumblebee, and Guardian will search for proof that LexCorp is bringing out the Reach's drink under a different name as Beta Squad. Watching from a distance, Nightwing remarks, "Business as usual." before leaving.

 
Markovburg
July 04, 22:16 EEST
Two years later

Simon Ecks tells a Markovian teenager named Otto von Furth that he was unable to find a heart donor for his sister Ana and she has died. Unbeknownst to Otto, Henchy had taken Ana to another location, where Ecks submerges her in a dark substance.

 
Rann
July 16, 00:16 UTC
Tragedy on Rann

A routine mission with the Justice League takes a dark turn for Black Lightning.

Ana, now with her Meta-Gene activated, is forced to join Parademons in an attack on Rann. When she goes after Ice, Black Lightning intervenes and takes her down. However, Ana's heart gives out and she dies. Alanna identifies Ana as a teenaged meta-human and Black Lightning feels regret for his actions.

 
The Watchtower
July 27, 19:57 EDT

Miss Martian is debriefing the Team after a mission when Steel and Black Lightning arrive, the latter not in his superhero outfit. Wonder Girl asks Static if he knows why. New Justice League leader Aquaman arrives and invites Miss Martian, as Team leader, to observe the emergency meeting that has been called. Aquaman admits it will be a tough discussion and Miss Martian reassures him that he will always have her support.

During the League meeting, the members discuss meta-human trafficking and how the League has been restrained in dealing with the problem, even with helping with humanitarian efforts after disasters, thanks to restrictions placed by the United Nations, for whom Lex Luthor is now Secretary-General.

League Exodus

Batman resigns from the Justice League, as do several other heroes.

Batman wonders if the League has outlived its usefulness and wants to offer an alternative. Aquaman and League co-leader Wonder Woman disagree that the League can no longer serve the Earth's people, prompting Batman to resign. Green Arrow follows suit, along with Batwoman, Hardware, Katana and Plastic Man. Green Arrow asks Black Canary to join them, but Canary refuses, deducing Arrow and the others went behind Kaldur'ahm's back and planned things in advance.

After the resigning members leave, Aquaman and Wonder Woman agree that they will need to issue a statement so the League is not held responsible for what their former members do. Black Lightning informs Aquaman that he is also resigning, but assures him he didn't know what Batman and Green Arrow had planned. Aquaman, knowing what happened with Black Lightning on Rann, says he understands.

Black Lightning declines

Black Lightning wants nothing to do with "Batman Incorporated".

Before Batman and Green Arrow leaves the Watchtower, Batman announces to the Team members that "it's time." Arrowette, Spoiler, and Robin all depart after Green Arrow, much to the surprise and confusion of the remaining Team members. Batman then tries to recruit Black Lightning, who refuses because he doesn't trust Batman and disapproves of how he went about his resignation.

After Batman departs, Black Lightning speaks to Static, telling him he is sorry but that Virgil should find a new mentor.

 
Moscow
July 28, 03:03 MSK
Nightwing shuts down traffickers

Nightwing destroys a meta-human trafficking lab, before turning his sights towards another in Markovia.

Nightwing investigates a facility where Bedlam is conducting Meta-Gene experiments. He takes down several Bedlam agents and frees kids who are being held, hostage. After acquiring a sample of the tar Bedlam has used for the experiments, he destroys the facility and escapes. Oracle, who is monitoring Nightwing's progress, analyzes the sample of the tar and determines that it is only found in Markovia, so Nightwing declares that's the next stop.

Cat Grant is at the Markovian Royal Palace for a press conference with the Markovian king and queen, Viktor Markov and Ilona DeLamb-Markov, two years after their daughter Princess Tara Markov was abducted. She conducts an interview with Prince Brion Markov, who has been studying abroad for the past two years. He states that he had to leave after Tara was taken, to expand his knowledge of the world and use it to serve his country. Grant brings up the fact that Brion's brother Gregor Markov was born 16 minutes before him and thus is first in line for the throne, but before he can answer, she cuts the interview short when the press conference begins.

During the conference, Viktor and Ilona announce that Markovia will accept refugees from Qurac after Bialya invaded the country. They then speak about their opposition to meta-human trafficking, with Viktor pledging that Markovia will do anything it can to help shut it down.

Brion talks to Jace

Determined to find his sister, Brion enlists the help of Dr. Helga Jace.

Brion meets with Helga Jace, who confirms that Brion tests positive for the Meta-Gene. She says it's likely Tara tested positive as well. Brion believes that's why she was abducted, then asks Helga if Markovia has the technology to create meta-humans. Helga is hesitant, saying she doesn't know but will try to find out.

 
Star City
July 29, 07:16 PDT

Oracle informs Nightwing about the Justice League and Team members who resigned, but Nightwing says he can't worry about that because he is looking to recruit people to join him in investigating meta-human trafficking in Markovia; in particular, the Markovburg Children's Hospital. His first recruit is Tigress.

 
Markovburg
July 29, 03:00 EEST
Markovia King and Queen killed

Only a day after opening Markovia's borders to Qurac, the king and queen are murdered.

A teenaged Quraci girl approaches a door in the Royal Palace but discovers a Quraci with superspeed, who runs inside. The girl is taken captive by Henchy while the speedster rushes through the Palace and attacks Viktor and Ilona in their bedroom.

Security agents confront the speedster, but he takes them down. Baron DeLamb, the head of Markovian security, engages the speedster with a sword, then shoots the speedster in the back, killing him. Brion and Gregor arrive on the scene, asking what happened, and then discover that Viktor and Ilona have been murdered.

 
Happy Harbor
July 29, 10:16 EDT
Conner and M'gann Engagement

Conner and M'gann seal their engagement with a kiss.

Oracle informs Nightwing about what happened in Markovia and says he will need more recruits for his mission. Conner begins confiding in M'gann that he is beginning to feel the burden of having to step up in Superman's absence due to him being in space for so long. M'gann begins to assure Conner that he will do what is right until they are interrupted. Dick arrives and asks Conner for his help for one mission. Conner accepts and Dick quickly leaves. M'gann raises concern, saying she needs Conner's support, having lost several members of the Team. Conner assures her he'll always be there for her and, to prove it, he proposes to her. M'gann delightfully accepts and they seal the moment with a kiss.

DeLamb declares martial law

DeLamb declares martial law in Markovia, and promises extreme vetting for all Quraci refugees.

G. Gordon Godfrey interviews Baron DeLamb, who says he will serve as regent of Markovia until Gregor is old enough to take the throne. In the meantime, DeLamb has implemented martial law and intends to vet every Quraci refugee for meta-human powers.

Brion and Gregor are watching the segment and neither of them trusts Frederick. Brion believes Gregor's coronation should be postponed until after their parents' funeral, but Gregor disagrees. After Gregor leaves, Brion declares that Markovia needs a hero and makes a phone call to Helga.

 
Metropolis
July 29, 22:16 EDT

Black Lightning visits his ex-wife Lynn Stewart-Pierce and his daughters, Jennifer and Anissa. He informs Lynn that he is leaving the hero life, this time for good, but Lynn doesn't believe it will last.

Nightwing recruits Lightning

Nightwing tries to recruit a disillusioned Black Lightning.

After Black Lightning leaves, Nightwing tries to recruit him for his mission. Lightning declines, revealing to Nightwing that he no longer has his powers. Nightwing assures him he only needs the man, but Lightning still says he won't go.

 
Metropolis
July 30, 00:00 EDT

Tigress and Superboy meet Nightwing at a Zeta-Tube. Before they depart, Black Lightning shows up, saying he's only here for one mission. Nightwing assures him it's a one-time deal. The four board the Super-Cycle and depart through the Tube.

End credits scene: Brucely sleeps under Artemis's kitchen table, cuddling a Kid Flash plush toy.

Cast and characters[]

Voice actor Character
Troy Baker Brion Markov  
Simon Ecks  
Steve Blum Henchy
Denise Boutte Lynn Stewart-Pierce  
Crispin Freeman Will Harper
Gregor Markov  
Bruce Greenwood Viktor Markov  
Batman
Grey Griffin Helga Jace  
Plasma/Ana von Furth  
Stephanie Lemelin Tigress
Computer
Jason Marsden Kid Flash
Vanessa Marshall Black Canary
Ilona DeLamb-Markov  
Jesse McCartney Nightwing
Danica McKellar Miss Martian
Masasa Moyo Cat Grant
Nolan North Superboy
Superman
Frederick DeLamb  
Jacqueline Obradors Alanna
Khary Payton Aquaman
Black Lightning
Maggie Q Wonder Woman
Alyson Stoner Oracle
James Arnold Taylor G. Gordon Godfrey
Alan Tudyk Green Arrow
Mae Whitman Wonder Girl
Uncredited
Russian Trafficker #1
Non-speaking roles
Adam Strange
Anissa Pierce  
Arrowette  
Batwoman  
Beast Boy
Blue Beetle
Brucely
Bumblebee
Captain Marvel
Count Vertigo (silhouette)
Doctor Fate
Fatherbox
Flash
Guardian
Gabrielle Daou  
Hardware  
Ice  
Jaculi  
Jennifer Pierce  
John Stewart
Katana  
Lagoon Boy
Lex Luthor
Lian Nguyen-Harper
Martian Manhunter
Otto von Furth  
Parademons  
Plastic Man
Red Tornado
Robin
Rocket
Sphere
Spoiler  
Static
Steel  
Tara Markov (picture)  
Thirteen  
Wally West (picture)
Wolf
Zatanna
24 Character debut
0 Speaking debut
0 Episode debut


Continuity[]

Trivia[]

Goofs[]

  • Kid Flash is eating from a bag of snacks in the shot as Jeff leaves the Justice League meeting. In the next shot of him, the bag is gone, then it reappears in his hand in the next.
  • When seen on a rooftop after destroying the lab, Nightwing's suit is drawn with blue piping down the center of the torso where there is otherwise a black seam.
  • The last few minutes of the episode switches between inconsistent models of the Super-Cycle. First, when Superboy arrives at the Parkway, the Super-Cycle is clearly shown with its laser cannons. But in the next shot, the cannons vanish. They reappear when the gang enters the Zeta-Tube.

Cultural references[]

Questions[]

Questions
For complete answers to the questions in this section, click here.

Answered questions[]

Partially answered questions[]

Quotes[]

  • Aquaman: And we are an important symbol for truth and justice worldwide.
  • Green Arrow: Kaldur, symbols are great, but--
  • Batman: But all that matters it the mission. And if the UN's roadblock to that mission, then we remove it, by removing the League.
  • Dick Grayson: Hey, Roy. I mean, Will. Will. Sorry. Still not used to it.
  • Will Harper: Well, Richard. I mean, Dick, who are you here to recruit this time?
  • Jefferson Piece: I'm useless. Broken.
  • Dick Grayson: I came for the man, not the powers. You're still a hero. And I need you on this.

Home video releases[]

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