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73 story guides

From Brainiac's invasion to Children of Krypton. Read the plot, follow your mentor's path and find the missions that continue the story.

Episodes and chapters follow release order. The original campaign branches by mentor, and classic arcs overlap; this is a reading order, not one mandatory journal route. Story pages contain plot spoilers.

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73 stories

The original game

The original game

The original game

Arriving in an abandoned alleyway, Future Lex Luthor meets with present Lex Luthor and forms an alliance to take advantage of the coming invasion by Brainiac and the unleashing of the Exobyte technology.

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Choose your mentor

Three hero mentors and three villain mentors introduce different enemies and missions. Choose the branch that matches your character.

Hero / Superman

Meta (Superman) - Hero path

They begin in Metropolis's Little Bohemia, where Gorilla Grodd has invaded and is transforming citizens into gorillas. It is up to the new Hero, fresh off the Brainiac Harvester Ship to stop him (with a little guidance from Superman).

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Tech (Batman) - Hero path

They begin in Gotham City's East End, where Scarecrow has been releasing Fear Gas into the streets. It is up to the new Hero, fresh off the Brainiac Harvester Ship to stop him (with a little guidance from Batman).

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Hero / Wonder Woman

Magic (Wonder Woman) - Hero path

They begin in Metropolis's Chinatown, where Felix Faust has invaded and is stealing citizens' souls. It is up to the new Hero, fresh off the Brainiac Harvester Ship to stop him (with a little guidance from Wonder Woman and help from Zatanna in the final battle).

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Villain / Lex Luthor

Meta (Lex Luthor) - Villain path

They begin in Metropolis's Little Bohemia, where Lex Luthor is developing a method to take down the new super heroes by transforming them into copies of Parasite. Luthor needs the help of the new Villain, fresh off the Brainiac Harvester Ship, to help him finish the tests and prevent Power Girl from stopping them.

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Villain / The Joker

Tech (The Joker) - Villain path

They begin in Gotham's North Burnley, where a gang war has erupted. New Villains are first enlisted to aid the Falcone Mob who are under siege by the Gotham Police Department. During the conflict they assist Catwoman in robbing a warehouse, despite interference from Huntress.

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Villain / Circe

Magic (Circe) - Villain path

They begin in Metropolis's Chinatown, where they battle the Sentinels of Magic, eventually confronting Doctor Fate alongside Brother Blood.

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Classic story arcs

These arcs intertwine with the mentor paths and original alerts and raids. Follow their documented mission and instance sequences within each guide.

Original campaign

Arkham Unleashed

This series of mission arcs relate to Arkham Asylum escapees Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy, and Scarecrow. Each villain plots a crime that fits their individual (iconic) characterizations, and once caught launch a deadly takeover of the Asylum. Expectedly, the missions take place in Gotham City and the Arkham Asylum instance.

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Original campaign

Beginning of the End

Brainiac has taken control of some of Earth's most dangerous technology. With the HIVE under his thumb, and apparently in full control of the reactivated Brother Eye satellite, Brainiac is poised to take over the planet not by force, but by technological prowess. This story arc takes place in Metropolis, Gotham City, the HIVE Moon Base, Watchtower and Hall of Doom Alerts, and a

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Original campaign

Dying of the Light

This series of missions relate to the Green Lantern and Sinestro Corps war. The power rings of the Corps are fading and a disturbance has been tracked to Earth. While the Green Lanterns investigate, the Sinestro Corps launches an offensive, blaming the GLs for their woes. The missions take place in Metropolis, and so far encompass a single story arc and repeating PVP event.

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Original campaign

Gotham's Gang War

The Joker, using the emergence of the new Exobyte powered heroes and villains, starts up a gang war in Gotham City to cover his own tracks. Quickly it takes on a life of its own, throwing Gotham's criminal underworld into chaos. This story arc takes place in Gotham City, and includes the Two-Face mission included in Update 2.

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Original campaign

Hearts of Darkness

Circe, the treacherous goddess, seeks to promote the rule of magic over humanity. To complete her conquests she has manipulated other magical societies and even launched a direct attack against Amazonian defenders in the world of man. This story arc takes place in Metropolis and tied into the Update 1 Valentine's Event.

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Original campaign

Legacy of Krypton

Lex Luthor's hatred of Superman has the criminal mastermind to ever more desperate measures. Continuing his plans to destroy the Man of Steel, Lex has many different projects underway, all with one goal: Kill Superman. This story arc takes place in Metropolis, and ties into the Area 51 and Smallville Alert instances.

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Original campaign

Punchline

Joker is on the loose and experimenting with a new version of his infamous (and deadly) Joker Toxin. This time though, he appears to have help. A mysterious benefactor is giving Joker access to tech not normally in the Clown Prince of Crime's arsenal. But is Joker as in control as he appears? This story arc takes place in Gotham City, and ties into the Oolong Island, Blüdhaven,

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Original campaign

Sins of the Father

The demon Trigon, father of Raven, has begun the steps necessary to make his way to Earth. At first unleashing his energy through his daughter, and then through Brother Blood and his evil Cult, Hell on Earth is approaching. This story arc takes place in Metropolis and Gotham City.

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Original campaign

Survival of the Fittest

Gorilla Grodd has launched attacks against humanity, seeking to transform everyone into apes under his psychic control. Meanwhile, the Ultra-Humanite has also resurfaced, attempting to destroy humanity. This story arc takes place in Metropolis and the Gorilla Island and Stryker's Prison Alert instances.

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Original campaign

'Til Death Do Us Part

Black Adam has had enough of mourning the loss of his wife Isis, and has enlisted Felix Faust to find a way to revive her. However, Faust has plans of his own, and is attempting to use Adam's grief and rage as his key to the power of SHAZAM! and the Flame of Life itself. This story arc takes place in both Metropolis, Gotham City, and the Khandaq Raid instance.

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Original campaign

Wishful Thinking

Catwoman has learned that Gotham University has unearthed a trove of jeweled cat statues. She intended on liberating them, but something went wrong in the University's Warehouse.

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Episodes and DLCs

Fight for the Light

As the battle between the Green Lantern Corps and the Sinestro Corps comes to a head, both factions begin deputizing New Heroes and New Villains to bolster their ranks. Meanwhile, the Red Lantern Corps arrives to feed off the hatred caused by the chaos on Earth.

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Lightning Strikes

As the chaos continues, worm hole vortexes begin appearing in both Metropolis and Gotham City, from which creatures known as Paradox Reapers begin appearing in an attempt to consume the current timeline.

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The Battle for Earth

The battle against Brainiac peaks as the tyrant attempts to claim the Flame of Change from Themyscira, with both Circe and Wonder Woman uniting their forces to stop him.

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The Last Laugh

Growing irritated with the alliances between heroes and villains, the Joker gains the access codes to the hero and villain Safe Houses, the JLA Watchtower and the Hall of Doom and "shares" them with all members of the conflict.

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Hand of Fate

Doctor Fate and his heroic supporters continue their battle against the evil sorcerer Felix Faust and his villainous cohorts even as the world reels from Brainiac’s invasion.

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Home Turf

Home Turf is the 6th episode pack. Access to the episode content is available to all players with a combat rating of 60.

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Origin Crisis

Origin Crisis picks up where The Battle for Earth left off – after heroes and villains united against Brainiac, stopping his plans to remake the multiverse in his image, Future Lex Luthor’s designs on the Nexus of Reality and its promise of near-infinite power were revealed. The last we saw of that story, Future Batman arrived to stop Lex. The space/time continuum has been comp

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Sons of Trigon

Sons of Trigon picks up where the " Sins of the Father" storyline from the base game left off, with the demon lord Trigon ready to break free of his bonds, intent on destroying Earth. The influence of this powerful villain has already been felt across the world, and it will be up to the player to either stop it or use it to their advantage.

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War of the Light Part I

Strange prismatic mists have appeared in Metropolis that are affecting the city's citizens in addition to various heroes and villains, ranging from Yellow (Amber), Green (Emerald), Blue (Azure), and Red (Crimson), these mists have led the Blue Lantern Corps to come to Earth to join the other three corps already present on the planet in collecting the mists to discover their sou

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Amazon Fury Part I

In Brainiac's bid to digitize the multiverse, he created three avatars, each associated with a powerful Nexus of Technology, Meta, and Magic. It was the Avatar of Magic's creation on Themyscira outside the gates of Tartarus that has led us to this moment. Furious at the attack on Paradise Island, Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, began silently planning a counterstrike. Holding

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Halls of Power Part I

Darkseid's son, Kalibak, and the villainous Mantis have called upon the agents of Darkseid to delve beneath the surfaces of New Genesis and Apokolips to help them retrieve powerful ancient relics for a dark purpose. The heroic Mister Miracle and fierce Big Barda have assembled a force together in an effort to stop them.

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War of the Light Part II

In the core game, Green Lanterns and Sinestro Corps agents first came to Earth when their rings began to fail. They began fighting with each other, assuming their arch rivals were responsible.

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Amazon Fury Part II

The Amazon War continues, and with the arrival of the powerful Gods, Ares and Hades, the War has spread beyond the mortal realm. Players must battle alongside Wonder Woman or Circe through the depths of the shadowy underworld to discover what really happened to the Amazon Queen, Hippolyta.

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Halls of Power Part II

Darkseid is relentless in his efforts to gather ancient artifacts of the Old Gods and has turned his legions on the Celestial City, home of Orion and the New Gods of New Genesis. Meanwhile, on Apokolips, Granny Goodness is abducting Earth's greatest heroes and villains to see how well they stand up against the cruelty of Apokoliptian machinations.

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Bombshell Paradox & Corrupted Zamaron

Travel to an alternate, World War II-inspired universe where the DC Bombshells await with a timeline threatened by infinite war. Or, take the fight back to Zamaron where the Black Lanterns have appeared, corrupting everything in their path.

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Desecrated Cathedral & Oa Under Siege

Defend Oa from the rising threat of the Black Lantern Corps in Oa Under Siege and begin a new storyline in Desecrated Cathedral, as Raven is lured back to the Gotham Wastelands to face a new threat.

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Flash Museum Burglary & Unholy Matrimony

The Flash Museum Burglary Duo is a continuation of the ongoing League of Assassins storyline, which started in Episode 15's The Bombshells Paradox. Now, the League has broken into the Flash Museum in Central City, in what looks to be an attempt to steal an artifact from an alternate reality - Talia Al Ghul's scimitar! In this Duo, players must navigate through the museum to kee

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Blackest Day & The Demon's Pit

And so begins the penultimate episode of the War of the Light saga. An epic finish to an epic story begins now.

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The Demon's Plan & Deep Desires

The Demon's Plan is the conclusion to the League of Assassins storyline where everything is on the line. The League's plots are coming to fruition, and both Green Arrow and Captain Cold have been captured. Heroes must join forces with Black Canary to infiltrate Ra's al Ghul's infamous mountain fortress of Nanda Parbat to rescue Green Arrow, while Villains assist Heat Wave in re

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Blackest Night & Wastelands Wonderland

The Blackest Night falls from the skies, The darkness grows as all light dies, We crave your hearts and your demise, By my black hand, the dead shall rise!

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The First Piece & Prison Break

A mysterious figure has asked you to investigate a heist taking place in one of Gotham University's Museum Warehouses. The target appears to be a valuable and potentially powerful Kahndaqi artifact. Partner with Hawkgirl or Heat Wave to retrieve the artifact and discover who’s behind the heist.

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Phantom Zone & Science Spire

The Fortress of Solitude's defense systems are malfunctioning and Superman is busy investigating an incredible off world threat. If you’re a hero, he’s going to give you a call and ask for a little help checking out his digs. If you’re a villain, you better believe Lex Luthor put a listening device in the Fortress during the Fortress raids long ago, so while Superman is away, t

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Brainiac's Bottle Ship & The Will of Darkseid

In Episode 22, General Zod and his followers escaped from the Phantom Zone! Lois Lane then tracked his Kryptonian forces to Lex Luthor's Science Spire in Metropolis, and there discovered what they were after – the secret coordinates to: Brainiac's Bottle Ship!

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Darkseid's War Factory & Harley's Heist

The journey to meet (and hopefully defeat) Darkseid began with Episode 11: Halls of Power Part I. In this episode, we first learned that Darkseid was sending his agents below the surfaces of New Genesis and Apokolips, gathering relics in an attempt to harness the power of the Old Gods by recovering ancient Third World artifacts. By Episode 14: Halls of Power Part II, they had u

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Iceberg Lounge & A Rip in Time

In the Episode 24 Duo, Harley's Heist, we found ourselves wrapped up in a heist thanks to the gals of Gotham! Harley Quinn, Catwoman, and Poison Ivy – who are always up to no good, it seems – hosted their inaugural heist at the Regal Hotel. That's right – inaugural. Meaning the first. Meaning they've got more up their skintight sleeves…

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Wayne Manor Gala & Kandor Central Tower

Well, it seems Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, and Catwoman are at it again! The escapades with these three began back in Episode 24: Harley's Heist, when they attempted a caper at the Regal Hotel. But one little heist doesn’t pack enough punch for these three, so they showed up at the grand opening of Penguin’s new club in Episode 25: Iceberg Lounge. The girls quickly learned that c

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Amazon Fury Part III

In Amazon Fury Part I, Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, had gone mad, or so it seemed when she allied with Circe and declared war on the mortal world! Her own daughter, Wonder Woman, had rallied an army of Amazons that defended the people of Gotham City, and attempted to help their Queen see reason.

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Age of Justice

Travel back in time to the 1940s to save the past from a new threat: Per Degaton and his allies. This period in time has been identified as particularly vulnerable to manipulation, and it will be up to today’s heroes and villains to prevent Per Degaton from rewriting history and destroying the Justice Society forever! Join forces with the greatest heroes of the Golden Age – the

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Riddled with Crime

A gang war is brewing between the Joker and the Riddler, and has pulled in some of Gotham’s worst of the worst to choose sides to ally with in an epic power struggle.

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Earth 3

An unknown craft has crash landed in the peaceful town of Smallville, and Lex Luthor has asked you to investigate the situation. Find out what you can about the mysterious pilot of this ship, and what his intentions may be for our world.

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Deluge

Starro returns to invade DC Universe Online once again in Deluge! Heroes and villains alike must band together and resist its influence before it’s too late! You’ll need to fight your way through this alien intrusion, from the chaotic streets of Central City to an isolated Atlantean Research Outpost, in an effort to discover the source of the invasion and how to stop it! Though

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The Death of Superman

Doomsday is back and bigger than ever, and that's never good news for Superman. Luckily, this time he has back up in the form of exobyte-enhanced heroes, and based on how strong Doomsday is looking and the looks those exobyte-enhanced villains are giving, he's going to need it.

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Teen Titans: The Judas Contract

The Titans are looking for new recruits, so you’ll need to journey to Titans Tower and have your skills put to the test in their training room to see if you’re worthy of making the cut! Though things may turned out more complicated than originally planned when the Tower is put under siege and several of the Titans go missing. It will be up to you to save them, and find out if t

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Atlantis

The House of Atlan has been summoned to the Throne Room of Atlantis. Mera and Aquaman have invited you as a special guest in their court.

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Justice League Dark

An otherworldly daemonic entity looms over Gotham City, threatening to devour all of existence. Join John Constantine, Zatanna, Shazam and a cabal of powerful magic-users to fight back the Devourer! Journey to iconic magical locations including Shazam's Rock of Eternity and A.R.G.U.S.' fabled Black Room in search of artifacts powerful enough to fight the daemonic threat.

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Metal Part I

The Batman Who Laughs has unleashed chaos on Gotham City to keep Batman’s allies from finding the Dark Knight. Dark Multiverse energy is infecting people, turning them into threats. He's cracked open Arkham Asylum, sending escaped inmates to run amok. Nightwing wants to protect Gotham City in Batman's absence. Killer Croc wants to protect his home turf. A mysterious benefactor

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Metal Part II

Hawkgirl, Martian Manhunter, and Green Lantern T’Larto are coordinating efforts with the hawk planet’s authorities to push back the Dark Knights advance on Thanagar.

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Birds of Prey

Metropolis descends into a battle royale after Lex Luthor broadcasts to the world that he's leaving his wealth, technology, and weapons to anyone willing to take them. Crime is rampant and the Birds of Prey are on the case! Each of the Birds of Prey has a mission for players in the new open world. For example, Heroes will help Huntress fight crime while Villains partner with Ca

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Wonderverse

A lot has happened ever since the rupturing of the Source Wall. The multiverse started collapsing, Universes collided with each other, and All gods, Greek, Old and even New, has thrown the merged Themyscira into complete war and chaos trying to recover and steal source wall fragments to reasons known only to themselves.

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Long Live the Legion

In the 31st Century, the Legion of Super-Heroes is locked in battle with the timeless sorcerer Mordru. Unable to defeat his rivals, Mordru devises a new plan: to win the future by destroying the past! The Legionnaires come up with a brilliant plan: to call for help from the heroes from the past that Mordru seeks to destroy.

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World of Flashpoint

The actions of the Anti-Monitor brought through the Flashpoint timeline to collide with ours, and the only way to fix the paradox it created is to make an effort in the timeline itself. Head to Its Gotham City and team up with the allies of this dark timeline, including Thomas Wayne AKA Batman, a turned Penguin, Booster Gold's drone partner Skeets, Flashpoint Oracle, and more!

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House of Legends

Episode 41: House of Legends is an unorthodox Episode that contains the new hub for heroes and villains: House of Legends, introduces allies and an On Duty revamp. Unlike most episodes, it has no minimum Combat Rating requirement, although there may be requirements to individual pieces of content involved.

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Legion of Doom

Perpetua is unleashing chaos, destruction, and - most importantly - Doom so that she can rise to power and rewrite the Multiverse! Alpha Lex Luthor has asked you to do your part by serving his new Legion of Doom.

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Dark Knights

Perpetua's plans to undo, remake, and destroy the Multiverse are nearly complete. The Hall of Justice and most of Washington D.C. are in ruins. The world's heroes and villains must cut off Perpetua's power and stop her once and for all, but time is running out.

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The Sins of Black Adam

Demons have claimed Kahndaq, and only The Shazamily and friends can help Black Adam rescue his country and his beloved wife Isis from the Underworld!

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Shock to the System

Meet with Static to confront Ebon in his lair and convince him to stop his latest attacks against Dakota City.

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Justice League Dark Cursed

A powerful curse is burning through the world's most powerful magic users, escalating their powers to dangerously violent extremes! Hoping Batman can take on the hard work, John Constantine's transported his House of Mystery to overlook Gotham Cemetery, where he and it are now under attack.

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Brainiac Returns

Seeking to learn from his previous defeats, Brainiac has returned to launch an all-out assault on the Earth's ultimate symbols of hope and resistance - the Hall of Justice and the Hall of Doom. With the world hanging in the balance, the Justice League and Lex Luthor's Secret Society are forced to unite their powers and resources to thwart Brainiac's ingeniously malevolent plan.

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Harley Quinn vs. Apokolips

Follow the adventures of Harley Quinn as she’s recruited into the Female Furies! In exchange for a brand-new suit and hammer, she’s ready to take on what seems to be an easy task with irresistible rewards... or so she thought.

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Light and Rain

Light and Rain - Chapter 1

Day of Reckoning

Uncover the truth that sleeps within Kaznia City, where a string of mysterious murders sends shockwaves through the streets. Teaming up with occult detective John Constantine of Justice League Dark, you’re caught in a web of supernatural secrets and discoveries that will challenge everything you know.

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Light and Rain - Chapter 2

Fearful Day

The chapter is intended to be the second of a 4-part Story Arc, " Light and Rain".

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Light and Rain - Chapter 3

Raging Night

The battle against fear takes a darker turn in Chapter Three of Light and Rain: Raging Night. Plunging players into the heart of despair as sorrow, death, and corruption threaten to consume the living planet Mogo. Lyssa Drak has unleashed Nekron and the Black Lanterns, using Luzia Cavalera’s transformation into a Gray Lantern to spread sorrow energy that drains and weakens Lant

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Light and Rain - Chapter 4

Hope Burns Bright

From the depths of sorrow, a spark of hope ignites. In Chapter Four of Light and Rain: Hope Burns Bright, the Gray energy wave continues to spread across the stars, threatening to extinguish all life. Mogo, once mournful, now stands on the brink of becoming something far worse, frozen, shattered, and lost forever. Luzia Cavalera’s sorrow has reached a critical point, and unless

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Children of Krypton

Children of Krypton - Chapter 1

Shadows Over Argo

The hunt for Kryb leads to the depths of the Atlantic within Argo City — the birthplace of Supergirl! Join the Woman of Tomorrow in the fight to bring Kryb to justice!

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Children of Krypton - Chapter 2

Wrath of the Worldkillers

The Worldkillers have descended upon Titans Bay, surrounding the city with a forcefield that prevents anyone from entering or escaping. Power is failing across the globe, civilians are trapped within the city, and Earth's defenders are running out of time. Join Supergirl and a reluctant new ally in Reign, as you enter the besieged city, reclaim S.T.A.R. Labs and Titans Tower, a

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Narratives adapted from DC Universe Online Wiki contributors, with original sources and contributor histories on every guide. Text is shared under CC BY-SA. The official chapter page confirms Shadows Over Argo and Wrath of the Worldkillers; unnamed future chapters are omitted.