Description
DC Alterverse
UNIVERSE-50
This universe is based on Wildstorm universe characters. Most of the characters are based on members of the WildC.A.T.s team, except for Sunlighter, Erebus, Firestone and Prima Donna, based on Apollo, Midnigther, Flint and Diva, respectively, who were members of the group Stormwatch.
Most codenames have a correlation to the names of the Wildstorm’s characters, except Veritas (Zealot/Wonder Woman composite) and Shooting Star (Grifter/ Captain Comet composite). I couldn’t find a good word related to “zealot”, so I used the Latin word for “truth” (a reference to Wonder Woman’s Lasso of Truth). Shooting Star is a synonym of Comet, although it the word “Shooting” is also a reference to Grifter’s habit of wielding guns.
Also, the names of Apollo’s and Midnighter’s counterparts have inverted/crossed motifs in comparison to the source material: Apollo’s mythological reference (Apollo is a Greek deity related to the sun) goes to Midnighter’s pastiche Erebus (the Greek deity of darkness), while Midnighter’s nighttime reference turns into daytime reference for Apolo’s pastiche Sunlighter.
The members’ Universe-0 counterparts are or were, at some point of any continuity, members of the Justice League, including honorary member Captain Comet.
Despite the groups’ name, none of the members have a feline-motif, but the source material WildC.A.T.s didn’t have a cat-related member either.
Justice L.E.O.P.A.R.D.S. (League of Extraordinary Operatives Prepared for Action, Rescue, Defense and Security)
Clockwise from lower left:
SUNLIGHTER
Real name: Kal-El/ Clark Kent
Based on: Apollo
Universe-0 counterpart: Superman
Marital/ Relationship status: Married to Erebus/ Bruce Wayne.
EREBUS
Real name: Bruce Wayne
Based on: Midnighter
Universe-0 counterpart: Batman
Marital/ Relationship status: Married to Sunlighter/ Clark Kent.
CHARM
Real name: J’ann J'onzz/ Jane Jones
Based on: Voodoo
Universe-0 counterpart: Martian Manhunter
Marital/ Relationship status: n a relationship with Shooting Star/ Adam Blake.
GAP
Real name: Inza Nelson
Based on: Void
Note: She wears the mask of N.A.B.U. : Nanotech Advanced Biomagical Unit.
Universe-0 counterpart: Doctor Fate
Marital/ Relationship status: Married to Kent Nelson.
VALIANT
Real names: Hal Jordan
Based on: Spartan
Universe-0 counterpart: Green Lantern/ Hal Jordan
Marital/ Relationship status: Married to Carol Ferris.
Note: Interestingly, the TV series Arrow has a Spartan (John Diggle) unrelated to the Wildstorm’s character. Then, in the Arrowverse crossover Elseworlds, Earth-90 Barry Allen (John Wesley-Shipp reprising his role from the 1990’s The Flash series) says John should be wearing a ring, implying that Earth-90 John Diggle was a Green Lantern (possibly a version of John Stewart). It makes this (Wildstorm’s) Spartan-based character being a Green Lantern a bit ironic.
MAJESTRIX
Real name: Kara Zor-El/ Karen Starr
Based on: Mister Majetic
Universe-0 counterpart: Power Girl/ Power Woman
Marital/ Relationship status: Married to Veritas. They have a daughter together, thanks to the advanced reproductive technology of her homeworld. They used cloning techniques to combine their genetic material into an embryo, then implanting it on Veritas. Their daughter is named Donna Starr-Prince.
Notes: Donna Starr-Prince is based on Wildstorm’s Kenesha, daughter of Zealot and Mister Majestic, having Donna Troy (who, in some continuities, is a magic clone of Diana/Wonder Woman) as her Universe-0 counterpart.
VERITAS
Real name: Diana Prince
Based on: Zealot
Universe-0 counterpart: Wonder Woman
Marital/ Relationship status: Married to Kara Zor-El/ Karen Starr a.k.a. Majestrix.
FIRESTONE
Real name: Iris West-Allen
Based on: Flint
Universe-0 counterparts: Flash (Barry Allen) and Iris West (based on the TV version from the Arrowverse).
Marital/ Relationship status: Married to Barry Allen, who doesn’t have superpowers in this universe.
PRIMA DONNA
Real name: Dina Lancelotti
Based on: Diva
Universe-0 counterpart: Black Canary
Note: She shares her power with her sister Sara, who acts as a solo hero, as a reference of Wildstorm’s two Divas (sisters Isabella and Alessandra Fermi) and Arrowverse’s two Canaries (sisters Laurel and Sara Lance). Her name was adapted to Italian, as a reference to Diva's nationality. In an epiosde of the TV series Legends of Tomorrow, Sara Lance's surname was associated to Lancelot (she flirted with Queen Guinevere).
Marital/ Relationship status: In a relationship with Barbara Gordon.
HARPOON
Real name: Orin (Atlantis), Arthur Curry (surface)
Based on: Warblade
Universe-0 counterpart: Aquaman
Marital/ Relationship status: Married to Mera.
CYBERIA
Real name: Sarah Charles
Based on: Ladytron
Universe-0 counterpart: Cyborg
Marital/ Relationship status: In a relationship with Victor Stone.
SHOOTING STAR
Real name: Adam Blake
Based on: Grifter
Universe-0 counterpart: Captain Comet
Marital/ Relationship status: In a relationship with Jane Jones/ Charm.