Justice League: World Invasion

Justice League: World Invasion a movie set within the DCEU. It is the 2nd Justice League movie in the DCEU. It was released on May 5, 2026. The movie has received almost universal panning, with people criticizing its use of characters as well as storytelling. It was produced and directed by Irealey Ruinedthefilm.
== Plot ==
In a prolog, Hawkgirl first arrives on earth. As the Justice League confront her on her reason for coming to Earth, she declares that Darkseid has taken over her planet. The heroes welcome her to earth and make her a member of the Justice League.
10 years after the the first Justice League film, Hawkgirl is missioned with locating terrorists in Africa. While there, she encounters a giant metal monster who tries to kill her. The monster grabs some kind of tech device that was hidden in one of the underground buildings. After batting the monster for a bit, Hawkgirl dents the monster's metal body with her mace. The monster rises to full height before grotesquely yelling out "SHAYERA". As US military soldiers show up to help Hawkgirl, the metal monster flees into space. One of the soldiers asks Hawkgirl what that monster was. She responds by saying that it was Steel Jaw X. When the soldier asks why he was after the tech device, Hawkgirl looks at it in shock and declares that it's an engine part from a long lost Thanagarian ship.
Back at Justice League headquarters, Hawkgirl is mad. She can't believe the Thanagarian tech was in the hands of terrorists. Wonder Woman tried to get Hawkgirl to reveal what was so important about the tech she found. Hawkgirl then tells everyone about how hundreds of years ago on Thanagar, a series of scout ships went to look for new worlds. However, one ship never made it back. Hawkgirl then tells about her encounter with Steel Jaw X and how she remembers him from the Apokoliptian invasion on Thanagar as one of Darkseid's most powerful warriors. Hawkgirl ends her story by stating that if Steel Jaw X is on earth then an invasion from Darkseid can't be far behind.
A few days later, the Justice League hear word that a spacecraft is approaching Earth. The heroes are quick to intercept, thinking it could be Darkseid. However, when the ship gets closer, Hawkgirl recognizes it as Thanagarian. When the ship lands, a Thanagarian male steps out. He introduces himself as Hro Talak. he tells the heroes that he is the last Thanagarian to leave Thanagar after the Darkseid invasion. hawkgirl is happy to see him as she sees him as a mentor figure. The 2 go to a mountain to discuss their home planet. Talak tells Hawkgirl how by the time he left Thanagar, Darkseid had almost completely destroyed the planet. Hawkgirl tells Talak that he can find refuge on Earth and that together, they will defeat Darkseid and his forces. Talak then tells Hawkgirl that he has no more to teach her and that she is truly worthy of the title of Thanagarian warrior.
On Apokolips, Darkseid is in his throne room. Dessad tells Darkseid that the heroes have taken the bait. They have recovered the Thanagarian ship and accepted its cargo. Darkseid tells Dessad that great work has been done and that their invasion plans are exactly on schedule. Once Darkseid gets to Earth, he will find the Anti Life Equation and use it to reshape the universe into his will.
Back on Earth, Talak shares his experiences on Thanagar with the Justice League. Both Superman and Wonder Woman announce their call to another mission and leave. Meanwhile, an investigation team searches Talak's ship and are shocked to find mother boxes. The team quickly recovers the boxes and incases them in protective containers. One of the team members contacts Batman and tells him about their findings. Batman is shocked to hear this and goe to tell the rest of the League about it. The League is currently in transit with Talak with them. Batman chases down the League's transport in order to warn them. He manages to cut off the transport. The other heroes in Aquaman, Hawkgirl, Cyborg, and Flash come out of the transport to confront batman on his behavior. Batman tells the League that Talak was lying about his whole mission to Earth. Talak comes out from behind the heroes to announce that he indeed has. He tells the heroes that the Thanagarians were wiped out like he had told the. Right after Hawkgirl had left Thanagar, Talak made a deal with Darkseid. He would help him take over Earth and in return, Darkseid won't destroy Thanagar. Talak suddenly draws a blaster weapon and shoots Aquaman with it. Everyone watches in horror as Aquaman is reduced to dust. He then knocks down the other heros and flies off to reclaim the mother boxes. The heroes attempt to chase after him. When Talak arrives at the facility his ship is being kept at, he decimates the place, looking for the mother boxes. When he reclaims them, he flies off to a place to activate them. He is confronted by Hawkgirl, who fights him in an attempt to stop him. but Talak is too powerful and defeats her. He then activates the mother boxes.
The boom tubes open on Apokolips and Darkseid announces that their invasion begins now. Darkseid's forces jump thru the boom tubes and land on Earth. The heroes watch as Darkseid's army descends on Metropolis. Batman contacts Superman and Wonder Woman to tell them about Talak's betrayal and Darkseid's invasion. Superman and Wonder Woman drop whatever they are doing and head to Metropolis. The heroes immediately begin fighting Darkseid's forces. Nearby, the Shazam family notice the invasion and rush to help out. They try to group up with the Justice League but find themselves encountering Steel Jaw X as he crashes down in front of them. He attacks them by firing his laser at them. The Shazam family scatter to avoid the attack.
Superman and Wonder Woman arrive with Superman declaring that they will kill all of Darkseid's army as well as Darkseid himself. Meanwhile, Darkseid and Dessad look over the city from the top of the Daily Planet building. Talak soon joins them. Talak tells Darkseid that their plan is working perfectly. However, Darkseid tells Talak that their victory can only be certain when the heroes are dead.
Having lost Steel Jaw X, the Shazam family finally meet up with the Justice League. The League heroes look at the Shazams, who are fanboying over being in the presence of the League. However, Superman orders the Shazams to focus on the invasion. The heroes all start fighting Darkseid's forces. They are all trying to kill as many Parademons as possible. Suddenly, Steel Jaw X emerges from the ground and attacks the heroes. Superman turns his attention to Steel Jaw X and attacks him. The 2 fight throughout the city until Superman kills Steel Jaw X with his heat vision. Darkseid sees this and goes to face Superman himself. Darkseid is very powerful and fights Superman with brutality. Wonder Woman then joins the fight. Meanwhile, Hawkgirl confronts Talak. She tells him how he betrayed everything she thought Thanagar stood for. Talak tells her that she is just a child and doesn't know a thing about real world problems. This makes hawkgirl attack Talak in anger. Batman, Cyborg, and Flash are confronted by Dessad, who tells them that he will enjoy their deaths. However, Dessad falls easily to the 3 heroes. The Shazam family joins the fight against Darkseid. However, Darkseid is still a brutal fighter who refuses to go down. Hawkgirl and Talak continue their fight. However, hawkgirl is getting beaten. Suddenly, Cyborg appears and shots at Talak and brutalises him. As Hawkgirl stand over Talak. He tries to plead with her, saying that all he wanted was the survival of their race. But Hawkgirl doesn't care what he thinks and she blasts him with his own blaster until he dies. With Talak dead, Hawkgirl and Cyborg go to help fight Darkseid. All the heroes are now fighting Darkseid. It is now becoming too much for him to handle and Darkseid gets defeated. Superman then takes Wondy's sword and brutally slashes at Darkseid before stabbing his skull and brutally ripping off his head so that his spine also comes out. He throws Darkseid's head on the floor as his glowing eyes flicker out. When Darkseid's farces see that Darkseid is dead, they all flee back thru the boom tubes. the heroes close the boom tubes when all the parademons have gone thru and destroy them. The heroes stand in the middle of the decimated city. The Justice League thanks the Shazam family for helping them fight off Darkseid's forces. They are made honorary League members. The Shazam family is very happy about this and they all go home.
== Critical Response ==
The movie currently holds a 1% rotten tomato score. Critics of the film criticize the film's story, characters, and other elements. Most of the criticism lies with characterizations for many of the character. They feel that Superman's bloodthirsty portrayal during the 2nd half of the movie is uncharacteristic of Superman, as stating that he wants to kill all of Darkseid's forces and how he brutally kills Darkseid without mercy ruined his character. Fans also criticised Hawkgirl's dominant role, stating that the film feels more like a Hawkgirl movie rather than a Justice League movie. Another massive criticism was the killing off of Aquaman and how his death was handled. The heroes never mention him throughout the rest of the movie, making his death seem unimportant to the story.
Critics also panned the portrayal of the Villains. Most of that criticism is for the film's portrayal of Steel Jaw X. As Steel Jaw X's 1st live action portrayal, fans were expecting a lot more from him. His massive nerf to the point of having his body dented by Hawkgirl's mace and being killed so easily by Superman was nothing like the powerhouse portrayed in other media containing Steel Jaw X. Steel Jaw X being turned into a Darkseid lackey was also heavily criticized as it is completely inaccurate to other portrayals of Steel Jaw X being the leader of his own army. Steel Jaw X's limited dialog also caused much backlash, as the only real word he says is Shayera, with everything else being incoherent roars and growls. Steel Jaw X also didn't live up to fans expectations for the character based of trailers, where fans believed he would have a major role in the film but in reality only had less than 2 minutes screen time.
The inclusion of Talak was also heavily criticized. Fans felt his inclusion in the story undermined Darkseid's role. Fans also pointed to Talak's inclusion contributed to Steel Jaw X's poor portrayal. As if Steel Jaw X replaced Talak's role in the film, it could have been better.
Darkseid's portrayal also received criticism as despite being the film's main villain, he only gets 5-6 minutes of screen time. Fans also believed that Darkseid was killed off to quickly and his death seem underwhelming considering how powerful Darkseid is supposed to be.
The film's story is often compared to Transformers: Dark of the Moon due to similar plot elements such as an assumed ally being turned out to be working for the enemy. Steel Jaw X's portrayal is often compared to Dark of the Moon's portrayal of Shockwave. Also, Darkseid and Talak's death scenes heavily resembled Megatron and Sentinel's deaths from Dark of the Moon.
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