DC Next-Gen

DC Next-Gen is a comic initiative designed by DC Comics to build up new and unique takes on the next generation of superheroes and villains, with one rule: to not pull any legacy heroes from canonical DC futures. The initiative gets published since May 18th, 2019.
==Comics==
===Ongoing===
*Batman Next-Gen
*Superman Next-Gen
*Wonder Woman Next-Gen
*Flash Next-Gen
*Green Lantern Next-Gen
*Aquawoman Next-Gen
*TBD
*Justice League Next-Gen
===Limited Series===
*TBD
==Characters==
===Main===
====Batman Next-Gen====
*Akihiro Fukuya/Batman - a slightly aggressive yet honorable Japanese American young adult who works multiple part time jobs as he saved a man in a wheelchair from a gang of thugs. Learning that elderly man is Damian Wayne, he gets trusted to the Wayne secret, that Bruce and once Damian were Batman and since Damian lost the ability to move his legs, he needed a new Batman, setting his eyes on Akihiro. Due to this, Akihiro becomes the new Batman, training himself in boxing and other martial arts, being somewhat brutal yet keeping the no kill rule.
*Michelle Parker/Robin - a young and somewhat energetic teenager who resides in Gotham's Park Row district as she finds Batman and wants to be a hero just like him, soon being brought on by Akihiro as his sidekick, Robin, using several gadgets to help Batman.
==== Superman Next-Gen ====
* Adonis/Adam Palmer/Superman - a New God who can fly, use strength and can fire out a concussive blast who was the son of Kalibak as he was abandoned by his own father and left drifting through space due to him seemingly being worthless to the Apokalipian as he crashes on the town of Happy Harbor, being raised by an orphanage as he soon learns of Superman and wants to become like him, soon growing up and gaining Superman's blessing to become the next Superman, working as an intern at the Golden Glimpse, mainly due to wanting to replicate Superman's past.
==== Wonder Woman Next-Gen ====
* Maat/Maya Price/Wonder Woman - a noble and honorable Amazon from Bana-Mighdall who is the best warrior of the Amazons there as when Diana retired from being Wonder Woman and decided to elect a new Wonder Woman from Bana-Mighdall, she picks Maat as she decides to become a globetrotting heroine, fighting against multiple threats as she wields three gifts, the legendary Lasso of Truth, a magical bag of sand she can use to create small constructs and a suit of armor themed around the jackal.
==== Flash Next-Gen ====
* Tammy Olivera/The Flash - a geeky and energetic scientist working for the D.E.O. who lead an expedition to figure out what the Speed Force is, being granted the speed of the Speed Force as she becomes the next Flash, fighting strange and bizarre menaces with the help of the D.E.O.
==== Green Lantern Next-Gen ====
* Jason Coleman/Green Lantern - a half-human, half-Rannian strong-willed college student who is chosen to wear a Green Lantern power ring which once belonged to the deceased Guy Gardner as he now fights to protect his sector while he seeks to uncover the truth about his alien heritage.
==== Aquawoman Next-Gen ====
* Lana Vulko/Aquawoman (voiced by TBD) - a professional swimmer who learns that she is the daughter of the Atlantean advisor known as Nudis Vulko, being granted the role of new guardian of Atlantis, deciding to try and bridge the gap between Atlantis and the surface world, wielding two gauntlets that can blast out water.
===Supporting===
====Batman Next-Gen====
*Damian Wayne - the aging CEO of Wayne Industries who got saved from muggers by Akihiro as he decides to train him into becoming the next Batman, also allowing Akihiro to work for Wayne Industries as an intern.
*Asami Fukuya - Akihiro's maternal niece and surrogate daughter who currently lives with him as she loves her uncle and learns he is the Batman, promising to not tell anyone.
*Yumi Chang - a sweet-natured grad-student and ace reporter who grows fascinated with the new Batman, wanting to figure out what exactly he is, also being a friend of Akihiro's.
*Jeremiah Zuckler/The Joker - a mild mannered accountant who got visited by a dying Joker and injected with the Joker's blood, turning mad like Joker as instead of becoming a criminal mastermind, he becomes a vigilante, fighting off the voices of the Joker and using the Joker name for good, encountering Batman and becoming a recurring partner to him.
*Emily Darling - an energetic athlete and professional dancer who operates at the recently reformed Iceberg Longue as she acts as an informant to both the new Batman and Joker, enjoying her job working at the Iceberg Longue.
==== Superman Next-Gen ====
*Tara Madson/Supergirl - a teenager who was captured by Drake Biotics and experimented on, having Superman's DNA alongside the DNA of several other alien races injected into her as she gains flight, strength and the ability to turn into a stone golem as she is found by the new Superman and is given his blessing to be a heroine as well.
*Grace Griffin - the head of Happy Harbor's News Channel, the Golden Glimpse, who views the new Superman as a righteous hero, and has a crush on him as she also encounters Adam, considering him to be rather weak and pathetic.
*Simon Mitchell - a skilled photographer working for the Golden Glimpse as he is rather egotistical, believing that he is the new Superman's best friend yet almost never gets to see him, also just ignoring Adam's existence.
==== Wonder Woman Next-Gen ====
*Calliope of Bana-Mighdall - a prized musician of Bana-Mighdall who is close friends with Maat, having a rather obvious crush on her, deciding to join her on her worldwide treks.
*Astrid the Wolf Valkyrie - a Norse valkyrie with strength and agility on par with Wonder Woman, being themed around a wolf as she is a rival to Wonder Woman due to them worshiping different gods although they are willing to put aside their differences.
==== Flash Next-Gen ====
*William Strong - a cocky and brave operative of the DEO who operates as one of their field agents as he is extremely friendly towards Tammy and occasionally helps her in dealing with the bizarre.
*Dante Del Toro - a Mexican-descended police officer who works occasionally with the Flash as he finds her to be reckless but what Central City needs.
*Zuri - an anthropomorphic genetically evolved female gorilla from Gorilla City who befriends the new Flash, being the current President of Gorilla City as she wants to build bridges.
==== Green Lantern Next-Gen ====
*Hope Devine - a kind-hearted yet somewhat sarcastic college student who is Jason's roommate as she learns that he is a Green Lantern and decides to keep his secret.
*Victoria Watson/Blue Lantern - a rather friendly and hopeful American/British college student who is chosen to wield a Blue Lantern Corps power ring, deciding to try and help although she soon learns of the great beyond of space and decides to become a space traveler and join up there with the Blue Lantern Corps.
*Hal Jordan/Guardian One - the first human Green Lantern who after the death of the Guardians of the Universe, decides to reform the Guardians now consisting of representatives from numerous alien races and Lantern Corps as he gives Jason his blessing to be the next human Green Lantern.
====Aquawoman Next Gen====
==== Justice League Next-Gen ====
===Antagonists===
====Batman Next-Gen====
*Silas Decker/The Dark Knight - a flamboyant and somewhat bored rich socialite who learns of the new Batman and decides that he can be a better Batman, becoming a murderous copycat as he uses high tech to fight and soon after being stopped by Batman, decides the only way to be a better Batman is to destroy the Batman.
*Razoul/Ra's Al Ghul - an Arabian terrorist who succeeded the fallen Ra's al Ghul as leader of the League of Assassins, taking his name as he resides in Gotham, wanting to recreate the League under his image, believing he can turn Batman to his side.
*Edmond Rose/The Gentleman - one of Gotham's newer mob bosses who is a fine dressed man who believes in order as he claims to be in control of Gotham's crime scene, becoming fascinated by Batman and wants to wipe him straight off the scene in Gotham.
*Derek Magnus/King Thor - a wealthy, but mentally ill weapon manufacturer who believes himself as a reincarnated Thor of Asgard, causing him to believe that Batman is the demon Surtur and that the new Joker is his brother Loki as he wants to take over Gotham and reform it into Asgard. He wields a weaponized high-tech hammer which can fire bolts of electricity.
*Danice Leige/Markswoman - a cold and skilled mercenary who claims to be able to shoot anything from anywhere as she soon begins to clash against the new Batman.
*Clayton Armstrong/The Game Master - a game designer who was driven insane due to his terrible life as he had always found comfort in video games, soon deciding to become a criminal mastermind, setting up elaborate games that put innocents in risk, his massive games catching the eye of Batman.
==== Superman Next-Gen ====
*Kalibak - the new warlord of Apokolips who took over after killing his father as he is Adonis' father as he soon sets his eyes on Earth, becoming a nemesis to the child he abandoned in his pursuit of power.
*Drake Dreyfus/Ultimus - the corrupt and narcissistic CEO of Drake Biotics who seeks to be the most prized man in Happy Harbor, seeing the new Superman as competition, soon injecting himself with Kryptonian DNA to turn himself into the ultimate warrior, wanting to kill Superman.
*Lyman Michaels/The Wolfman - a scientist working for Drake Biotics who was mutated into a rampaging wolf monster as he has one goal, to kill Drake Dreyfus, soon becoming a nemesis to Superman as well.
*Jack-Rine Smith/Frostbite - a criminal and robber operating out of Happy Harbor who ends up mutating to gain the powers to use ice, planning to use his ice powers to commit a greater robbing spree.
*The Toy King - a sentient giant Nutcracker possessed by the soul of a deceased criminal, with the power to animate toys and turn them into monsters and weapons, wanting to have "fun" over Happy Harbor.
==== Wonder Woman Next-Gen ====
*Set - the Egyptian god of violence who is heralded as the darkest and evilest of gods as he is fascinated by the new Wonder Woman, laying out schemes to toy with her, while wanting her to become his apprentice.
*Dora Simmons/Steel Beast - a cold worldwide terrorist leader obsessed with power who transfers her mind into a metallic cheetah-like beast as she begins to clash with Wonder Woman, wanting to see her suffer.
*Daphne Philopater/The Pharaoh - a mad archaeologist who believes herself to be a pharaoh from Ancient Egypt as she wields a snake-like staff seemingly made from Apep itself and wants to create a New Egypt.
==== Flash Next-Gen ====
*Scratch - an extradimensional entity who is trapped in the Speed Force as they want to cause suffering and pain, being broken free during Tammy's expedition as they can move fast and possess bodies, wanting to destroy everything and anything.
*Dr. Lorraine McShaw/Mirror Mistress - a criminal scientist who discovers a parallel universe she calls the Mirror World, mutating into an Eldritch monster made out of mirrors as she wants to cause chaos and destruction, being able to travel through mirrors.
*TBD
==== Green Lantern Next-Gen ====
*Sinestro Corps, consisting of:
**Thaal Sinestro - the true leader of the Sinestro Corps who despite his aging still plans to spread an age of fear as he decides to expand his Yellow Lanterns, especially after learning that Hal Jordan is crafting a new Guardians of the Universe.
**Roderick Radcliffe/The General - a cold and sadistic general who worked for the country of Markovia as he was demoted due to his fear mongering and planned war against the rest of the United Nations. This fear mongering catches the eyes of Thaal Sinestro who killed a Yellow Lantern and gave Radcliffe his ring, as he becomes the personal nemesis to the new Green Lantern.
*Sierra Wilson/Reaper - a sadistic sorceress who resides in Coast City as she has control over the undead and dark magic, wanting to find a way to gain full control over life and death itself.
*Graham Hurst/Red Lantern - a college student whose rage and hate, filled by his traumatic experience with overbearing bullies and an abusive father, led him to be chosen to wear a Red Lantern ring. After killing his father and bullies with it, Graham now operates as a full time Red Lantern, wanting to destroy the Green Lantern.
====Aquawoman Next-Gen====
*Anton Dreykov/Red Stingray - a Russian pirate who decides to begin a campaign of conquering the Seven Seas, wearing an advanced high tech suit as he learns of Aquawoman, wanting to use her to help fuel his plans of conquest.
==Trivia==
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