1 00:00:06,180 --> 00:00:08,560 Previously on Justice League: 2 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:11,510 - We meet again, Kal-El. - What do you want? 3 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:14,520 Even as we speak, Apokolips is being assimilated... 4 00:00:14,690 --> 00:00:17,320 by the Kryptonian menace known as Brainiac. 5 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:19,770 Once he's finished siphoning the memory banks... 6 00:00:19,940 --> 00:00:21,770 and technology of my planet— 7 00:00:21,940 --> 00:00:23,690 He'll annihilate it. 8 00:00:23,860 --> 00:00:25,280 Good. 9 00:00:25,780 --> 00:00:27,030 We know he used you... 10 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:28,530 humiliated you. 11 00:00:28,700 --> 00:00:30,120 - Get over it. - All right. 12 00:00:30,290 --> 00:00:32,630 But I need you to do something for me. 13 00:00:32,790 --> 00:00:35,120 - Who are you? - They call me Forager. 14 00:00:35,290 --> 00:00:37,290 Do you know someone named Orion? 15 00:00:37,460 --> 00:00:40,130 Orion is a god who is far above us. 16 00:00:40,500 --> 00:00:42,380 Hold still. We won't hurt you. 17 00:00:42,550 --> 00:00:45,050 No, you most certainly will not. 18 00:00:46,470 --> 00:00:49,810 Superman has played his part. Now it's our turn. 19 00:00:52,020 --> 00:00:54,520 You imbeciles are letting Brainiac get away. 20 00:00:54,890 --> 00:00:58,730 Oh, my stars. What is that thing? 21 00:00:59,270 --> 00:01:01,480 J'ONN: We'll know soon enough. 22 00:02:16,100 --> 00:02:18,520 No response. The controls have been overridden. 23 00:02:18,690 --> 00:02:21,940 - So, what do we do now? - What can we do but wait? 24 00:03:29,510 --> 00:03:31,720 Welcome, Kal-El. 25 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:38,590 Once I offered you the chance to join me in carrying on the legacy of Krypton. 26 00:03:38,770 --> 00:03:40,690 Today, I renew that offer. 27 00:03:41,350 --> 00:03:42,680 You must be joking. 28 00:03:43,230 --> 00:03:46,150 Why do you reject your great heritage? 29 00:03:46,310 --> 00:03:48,400 The entire history of your planet... 30 00:03:48,570 --> 00:03:50,400 its knowledge and splendor... 31 00:03:50,570 --> 00:03:52,530 its awe and mystery... 32 00:03:52,700 --> 00:03:55,200 are encoded within me. 33 00:03:58,540 --> 00:04:00,710 Superman, don't— 34 00:04:01,830 --> 00:04:04,170 I am Krypton. 35 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:06,410 You're a perversion... 36 00:04:06,590 --> 00:04:10,510 dishonoring the very memory of my father and all my people. 37 00:04:10,670 --> 00:04:12,920 And this is your final decision? 38 00:04:13,090 --> 00:04:15,180 Read my lips: Go to— 39 00:04:15,340 --> 00:04:18,430 Unfortunate but predictable. 40 00:04:26,100 --> 00:04:27,680 Move! 41 00:05:14,490 --> 00:05:15,910 Someone had to do it. 42 00:05:16,070 --> 00:05:17,780 No problem. 43 00:05:17,950 --> 00:05:21,120 - Then it's over. - Again, you've miscalculated. 44 00:05:21,950 --> 00:05:24,580 It hasn't even begun. 45 00:05:34,630 --> 00:05:35,960 - It's hard, isn't it? 46 00:05:37,430 --> 00:05:41,560 But we must lovingly tend our garden if we want it to grow strong and tall. 47 00:05:41,850 --> 00:05:44,560 - I hate this. - What's wrong, child? 48 00:05:44,770 --> 00:05:47,020 I've tried, Highfather, really, I have... 49 00:05:47,190 --> 00:05:48,650 but look! 50 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:50,900 Patience, my dear. 51 00:05:51,060 --> 00:05:54,480 Everything has a purpose and a place. 52 00:05:55,530 --> 00:05:57,410 Everything? 53 00:05:57,570 --> 00:05:59,280 Given time. 54 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:07,790 - Highfather. 55 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:12,920 I have urgent news from Apokolips. 56 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:15,300 Indeed? 57 00:06:15,460 --> 00:06:16,790 We are friends of Superman. 58 00:06:16,970 --> 00:06:20,060 He sent us to warn you that Darkseid is under attack on Apokolips. 59 00:06:20,220 --> 00:06:23,720 Do not speak that name in front of the children. You'll frighten them. 60 00:06:23,890 --> 00:06:25,310 They should be afraid. 61 00:06:25,470 --> 00:06:28,810 For too long, the shadow of Apokolips has threatened New Genesis. 62 00:06:30,190 --> 00:06:31,980 Come with me. 63 00:06:33,020 --> 00:06:35,560 Would you excuse us, children. 64 00:06:44,990 --> 00:06:47,370 - Well? - Let me mount an army. 65 00:06:47,540 --> 00:06:49,880 While Darkseid is under siege, we will attack... 66 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:52,330 and end his reign of terror once and for all. 67 00:06:52,710 --> 00:06:56,090 Superman asked for your help. He doesn't want to start a war. 68 00:06:56,250 --> 00:06:58,590 - Don't be so sure. - You forget. 69 00:06:59,050 --> 00:07:02,590 In the name of peace, we swore not to interfere on Apokolips. 70 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:04,090 We made a pact. 71 00:07:04,390 --> 00:07:08,440 As long as Darkseid is in power, there can be no real peace. 72 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:10,600 There is truth in what you say. 73 00:07:10,770 --> 00:07:13,440 - Then give the order. - No! 74 00:07:13,610 --> 00:07:15,690 Though I love you like a son... 75 00:07:15,860 --> 00:07:19,240 you are too young to remember the endless bloodshed we endured. 76 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:22,030 Before making such a terrible decision... 77 00:07:22,410 --> 00:07:24,370 I must commune with the Source. 78 00:07:24,530 --> 00:07:26,370 You will await my verdict. 79 00:07:27,790 --> 00:07:29,540 Yes, Highfather. 80 00:08:22,590 --> 00:08:23,920 Darkseid. 81 00:08:31,020 --> 00:08:34,610 - It appears our stratagem was a success. 82 00:08:36,860 --> 00:08:38,190 Yes. 83 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:42,200 As promised, I've delivered Superman into your hands. 84 00:08:52,660 --> 00:08:55,120 Those people we met down below, who are they? 85 00:08:55,460 --> 00:08:57,380 They're not important. Just bugs. 86 00:09:00,130 --> 00:09:01,550 And where are you going? 87 00:09:01,710 --> 00:09:03,340 To face Darkseid. 88 00:09:03,510 --> 00:09:06,890 But Highfather ordered you to wait. Why are you so eager to fight? 89 00:09:07,050 --> 00:09:09,720 I have my reasons. Now stand aside. 90 00:09:09,890 --> 00:09:11,220 We can't let you go. 91 00:09:11,390 --> 00:09:13,480 Try to stop me! 92 00:09:20,860 --> 00:09:25,700 Next time I let Superman take charge, just hit me real hard. 93 00:09:29,990 --> 00:09:32,200 - Remember the terms of our bargain. 94 00:09:32,370 --> 00:09:36,210 In exchange for Superman, you promised to spare my planet. 95 00:09:36,370 --> 00:09:37,700 Agreed. 96 00:09:48,180 --> 00:09:51,060 - But I still can't fathom why you need him. 97 00:09:51,220 --> 00:09:53,720 Surely not for simple revenge. 98 00:09:53,890 --> 00:09:55,560 It is quite elementary. 99 00:09:55,730 --> 00:09:57,440 Observe. 100 00:10:03,650 --> 00:10:06,900 Over the years, I have roamed the universe collecting data. 101 00:10:08,530 --> 00:10:14,120 As my appetite grew, I changed and evolved into what you see today. 102 00:10:18,250 --> 00:10:22,250 From this central core, I can send countless drones... 103 00:10:22,420 --> 00:10:26,590 to the farthest corners of the galaxy to gather more data for my collection. 104 00:10:27,300 --> 00:10:29,430 But it is not enough. 105 00:10:29,590 --> 00:10:32,840 I have reached the limits of my programmed functions. 106 00:10:33,050 --> 00:10:34,760 To evolve to the next level... 107 00:10:35,100 --> 00:10:39,980 I must extract living DNA from the last Kryptonian. 108 00:10:47,070 --> 00:10:49,820 Now I become a true life form... 109 00:10:49,990 --> 00:10:53,700 the likes of which this universe has never seen. 110 00:11:00,620 --> 00:11:02,710 Wait. What have you done? 111 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:07,260 - Just a minor modification to override your control circuits. 112 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:11,300 You are now the instrument of my will. 113 00:11:20,770 --> 00:11:23,610 - You deceived me, Darkseid, used me. 114 00:11:24,270 --> 00:11:26,230 It's what I do. 115 00:11:39,250 --> 00:11:41,960 J'onn, wake up. 116 00:11:46,420 --> 00:11:48,630 - What hit us? - It was Darkseid. 117 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:53,010 Then Superman was right. This was all an elaborate trap. 118 00:11:53,470 --> 00:11:55,970 Where is Superman? 119 00:11:57,640 --> 00:12:01,020 I can't locate him. He's either unconscious or... 120 00:12:10,610 --> 00:12:13,280 All these worlds that Brainiac has visited. 121 00:12:13,530 --> 00:12:17,240 Somewhere in here there might be information about Thanagar. 122 00:12:17,990 --> 00:12:21,660 There's no time to think about that. Superman needs us. 123 00:12:23,960 --> 00:12:25,290 Why are you doing this? 124 00:12:25,750 --> 00:12:28,670 Before, Brainiac had the power to devour planets. 125 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:31,800 Now he can consume an entire universe. 126 00:12:50,690 --> 00:12:53,900 He is my solution to the ultimate problem: 127 00:12:54,280 --> 00:12:56,780 The Anti-Life Equation. 128 00:13:03,370 --> 00:13:04,700 This isn't Apokolips. 129 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:08,040 No, but Mother Box senses Darkseid's hand here. 130 00:13:15,050 --> 00:13:16,680 But why? 131 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:19,550 - You, of all people, should know the universe is filled... 132 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:22,390 with chaos, confusion and uncertainty. 133 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:25,180 I will tear it down to nothing... 134 00:13:25,350 --> 00:13:29,350 and then rebuild it, bringing order and discipline at last. 135 00:13:29,810 --> 00:13:31,350 Think of it, Superman. 136 00:13:31,520 --> 00:13:35,440 A new universe created in my image. 137 00:13:47,420 --> 00:13:49,090 What? 138 00:13:51,590 --> 00:13:53,260 By the Source! 139 00:14:11,230 --> 00:14:13,610 Highfather, what is it? 140 00:14:16,780 --> 00:14:18,780 Darkseid. 141 00:14:19,450 --> 00:14:22,450 - Get everyone to the escape pods! - What? 142 00:14:22,620 --> 00:14:25,790 We have no choice. Evacuate the city. 143 00:14:32,130 --> 00:14:36,340 - Darkseid, I calculate that this reaction will soon reach critical mass. 144 00:14:36,510 --> 00:14:39,300 If you don't release me, there will be no stopping it. 145 00:14:39,470 --> 00:14:40,970 Precisely. 146 00:14:41,140 --> 00:14:43,310 - Then I guess it's up to us! 147 00:14:58,820 --> 00:15:00,700 Brainiac, stop them! 148 00:15:01,110 --> 00:15:03,030 - I have no desire to save you... 149 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:06,490 but I am compelled to obey. 150 00:15:17,420 --> 00:15:20,000 - Get back! - No way! 151 00:15:28,310 --> 00:15:30,060 No! 152 00:15:40,990 --> 00:15:42,990 Finish them now! 153 00:15:47,540 --> 00:15:49,210 What? 154 00:15:53,500 --> 00:15:56,590 Hello, Father. Don't I get a hug? 155 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:17,990 - Having fun? - Yes. 156 00:16:21,900 --> 00:16:23,360 Come on! 157 00:16:30,290 --> 00:16:31,790 Cover me. 158 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:34,290 My pleasure. 159 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:52,930 By the gods. 160 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:24,000 - Warning! Circuit incomplete. 161 00:17:24,170 --> 00:17:25,920 Critical system failure. 162 00:17:27,930 --> 00:17:29,430 Where's Darkseid? 163 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:31,850 I don't know, but we've gotta get out of here! 164 00:17:47,490 --> 00:17:49,870 I'm glad to see growing up with Highfather... 165 00:17:50,070 --> 00:17:51,950 hasn't made you soft and weak. 166 00:17:55,960 --> 00:17:58,000 You make an old man proud... 167 00:17:58,790 --> 00:18:03,290 but I won't let you or anyone else stand in my way. 168 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:11,090 Spare the rod... 169 00:18:13,010 --> 00:18:15,720 - Any minute now, Brainiac will explode. 170 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:19,140 And guess what. You're going with him. 171 00:18:23,190 --> 00:18:27,490 No, Darkseid. To get off this rock, you'll have to go through me. 172 00:18:27,650 --> 00:18:30,360 You really are a glutton for punishment. 173 00:18:30,530 --> 00:18:33,490 Time and again I've beaten you, humbled you. 174 00:18:33,660 --> 00:18:36,870 What makes you think today's outcome will be any different? 175 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:38,370 Because this time... 176 00:18:38,540 --> 00:18:43,590 I won't stop until you're just a greasy smear on my fist. 177 00:18:43,750 --> 00:18:45,000 Let's go. 178 00:19:09,950 --> 00:19:14,160 Seems you need another lesson in humility, boy. 179 00:19:20,540 --> 00:19:21,920 - Wait! 180 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:24,080 Where's Superman? 181 00:19:24,710 --> 00:19:26,420 That idiot. I'll get him. 182 00:19:26,590 --> 00:19:28,420 The rest of you take off now! 183 00:19:28,590 --> 00:19:30,090 - But— - Just do it! 184 00:19:30,260 --> 00:19:32,180 I hope he knows what he's doing. 185 00:19:41,940 --> 00:19:44,980 This is where you belong, Superman: 186 00:19:45,190 --> 00:19:46,820 Under my heel. 187 00:20:27,730 --> 00:20:29,480 Superman! 188 00:20:30,530 --> 00:20:32,110 Go! I'm finishing this! 189 00:20:32,280 --> 00:20:34,030 Kent, don't be a fool. 190 00:20:36,950 --> 00:20:40,290 Get out of here! Now! 191 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:49,840 No! 192 00:21:00,850 --> 00:21:01,980 Loser. 193 00:21:16,910 --> 00:21:19,330 Nothing could have survived that... 194 00:21:19,490 --> 00:21:21,820 not even Darkseid. 195 00:21:22,540 --> 00:21:24,790 You know something, Bruce? 196 00:21:25,500 --> 00:21:26,830 You're not always right. 197 00:21:52,020 --> 00:21:54,860 - Any sign of the others? - I've searched everywhere. 198 00:21:55,530 --> 00:21:56,860 There's nothing. 199 00:21:57,910 --> 00:21:59,580 Then all is lost. 200 00:22:03,870 --> 00:22:06,620 - Listen. - I'll race you! 201 00:22:07,330 --> 00:22:09,620 Highfather! Highfather! 202 00:22:10,460 --> 00:22:12,420 It's a miracle! 203 00:22:27,140 --> 00:22:28,600 How did you survive? 204 00:22:28,770 --> 00:22:32,900 He found us, and hid us in his hive until the storm blew over. 205 00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:36,860 You did this? 206 00:22:37,900 --> 00:22:39,570 Forgive my presumption, Highfather. 207 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:43,950 No. Forgive me... 208 00:22:44,410 --> 00:22:48,580 for forgetting that everything has a purpose and a place. 209 00:22:48,910 --> 00:22:54,500 Today, here at our side, you have found your place. 210 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:59,920 Perhaps someday you will find yours as well. 211 00:23:00,970 --> 00:23:41,870 Someday.