The Light is an ominous council with seven members.[nb 1] When communicating with their agents or each other, they often appear on separate screens obscured by bright white light. The Team is currently unaware of their existence.
History
The origin and purpose of the Light remains largely unknown, but so far it seems that they are procuring means to counterbalance the collective might of the Justice League and make everyone "see the Light". The group was conceived by Vandal Savage, but he's not the leader, rather the first among equals.[1] The identities of the leaders are known only to a very select group of individuals that work with them.[2]
Activities
They were responsible for the operations of Cadmus Labs, and thus for the creations of the genomorphs, including Superboy.[3] They have also masterminded several other key events, including:
- The League of Shadows' assassination of CEO Selena Gonzalez;[nb 2][4]
- Mister Twister's attack on Happy Harbor which was overseen by T.O. Morrow[5] on their behalf,[6] apparently in a plot to reprogram Red Tornado;[5]
- Kobra's takeover of Santa Prisca, and the synthesis of Kobra Venom;[6]
- Sportsmaster's attempt to purchase a case of Kobra Venom from Kobra;[6]
- The League of Shadows' kidnapping of Dr. Serling Roquette and subsequent use of the Fog to steal information from STAR Labs and Wayne Tech;[7]
- Klarion's attempt to steal the Helmet of Fate.[8]
- Black Manta's attack on Poseidonis;[9]
- Psimon's study of an extraterrestrial Sphere in Bialya and later his attempt to kidnap and hypnotize Superboy;[10]
- Lex Luthor and Ra's al Ghul's ploy to reunite North and South Rhelasia as a single country with Lex Corp as a major investor, essentially placing the country under the control of the Light;[11]
- The attempt at breaking every super-criminal out of Belle Reve Penitentiary;[12]
- The Brain's experimentation on Kobra Venom using animals in northern India as test subjects;[13] and
- The Injustice League's appearance and global attack, used partially to test Kobra Venom-enhanced plants and partially as a means to misdirect the heroes away from the Light's true members so that they could continue to operate in secret.[14]
Members
There are seven members of the Light, who are designated by codenames from L-1 to L-7.
- L-1 is Vandal Savage.[nb 3]
- L-2 is Ra's al Ghul.[nb 4]
- L-3 is Lex Luthor.[nb 5]
- L-4 is Queen Bee.[nb 6]
- L-5 is Ocean Master.[nb 7]
- L-6 is The Brain.[nb 8]
- L-7 is Klarion.[nb 9]
Operatives
Note: This list includes only individuals that have been confirmed to have communicated with the Light directly, whether this occurred on-screen or was confirmed through dialogue.
- Project Cadmus[3]
- Mister Twister[6]
- Sportsmaster[6]
- Cult of the Kobra[nb 11]
- League of Shadows[7]
- Black Manta[9]
- Psimon[10]
- Hugo Strange[nb 12]
- Icicle Sr.[nb 12]
- Riddler
- Injustice League[14]
During their communication with Sensei, it was revealed that the Light also has an operative within the Team.[7] Sportsmaster implied the same during a fight with Aqualad.[11]
Appearances
Voice talents
- L-1 – Miguel Ferrer[15]
- L-2 – Oded Fehr[16]
- L-3 – Mark Rolston[15]
- L-4 – Marina Sirtis[17]
- L-5 – Roger Craig Smith[18]
- L-6 – Nolan North[19] / Corey Burton
- L-7 – Thom Adcox[20]
Notes
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