DC Universe (Max)

The New DC Animated Universe (NDCAU or the Max-Verse) is a media franchise and a shared universe centered on a group of animated television series based on DC Comics. It's created by Ciro Nieli and Glen Murakami (along with Netflix and Max) and produced by Warner Bros. Animation. The shows exist within their own shared universe/canon continuity. The influences of the continuity are based on the DC Rebirth continuity with mixed elements from the Classic DC Universe and DCEU. This is the spiritual successor to the previous DC Animated Universe ("Timmverse").
Character designs and art style are provided by Nick Lombardo, Steven Choi, Bryce Collins, Seungmin Kim, Romeo del Rosario and R.C. Montesquieu. Though the style is influenced comic book artist Mark Bagley, Animation style is provided by Man of Action (a group consisting of Steven T. Seagle, Joe Kelly, Joe Casey and Duncan Rouleau.) and Storyboarding by Jeff Wamester.
==In-Continuity with the DC Max-Verse==
While there are several animated show based on DC characters for decades, the "DC Animated Max-Verse" refers to the stable of shows and films that spin off from the original premiere animated movie, Superman: The Last Son of Krypton.
===TV Series===
DC Maxverse primarily consists of these animated series (and their related films and shorts; see below):
*Superman: The Man of Steel
*Batman: The Dark Knight
*Wonder Woman: The Amazing Amazon
*Justice League of America (sequel to the Trinity Trilogy)
*Blue Beetle: Animated
*Supergirl: The Maid of Might (spin-off to Superman: The Man of Steel)
*Superman & Wonder Woman
*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
*Justice League Academy
*Suicide Squad
*The Terrifics
*Krypto and the Super-Pets
===Movies===
The following animated movie is also part of the continuity:
*Superman: Son of Krypton
*Superman/Batman: World's Finest the Movie
*Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
*Justice League: Origins (HBO Max) (Series pilot and premiere for Justice League of America)
*Wonder Woman: Rise of the Horsewomen.
*Superman/Wonder Woman: World's Finest Act 2
*Supergirl and the Justice League: Rafezilla Unleashed!
*Year of the Villain
=== Shorts ===
* Renegades Raid
* Tour of the Multiverse
=== Comics ===
==Exclusive & Original Characters==
===Rafe Luthor===
Rafe Luthor is the delinquent nephew of Lex Luthor and the official archenemy of Supergirl. He is also the eldest son of Lena Luthor and older brother of Natalie Luthor, Lori Luthor and Jaime Luthor.
Rafe was born in Siegelville, Florida where he previously lived with his mother, Lena Luthor, his step-father Percy and his siblings Natalie. When Rafe was released from Juvenile hall, Lena sends him to live with his uncle Le in Metropolis under his care for a while to become a proper young man. Rafe was very familiar with Mercy, Otis and Eve as he knew them on several occasions. He made his first impression by "accidently" tripping Jimmy Olsen and breaks his camera for his pleasure
He was introduced to Superman: The Man of Steel and returns as one of the main antagonists in Supergirl: Maid of Might.
Powers & Abilities-Upon being struck with a Dark Kryptonite sliver that slit into his chest and straight to his heart, Rafe's metabolism has been altered and gave him unpredictable occurrences like black outs, nose bleeds and devastating dark powers similar to that of General Zod's but different in his case. To help maintain the DK energy, Rafe had an alien architect to design a specialized harness matrix that can help control & channel the Dark Kryptonite within his body while stabilizing his condition.
Dark Forms: While using to the Dark Kryptonite energy through the matrix, Rafe has a variety of bio-techno suits & transformations, some have both human and monstrous characteristics.
*Base Form:
*Bruiser Mode:
*Velocity Mode:
*Blaster Mode:
*Jet Mode:
*Tendril Mode: This Form has an array of 12 spiny tentacles
*Stalker Mode:
*Saber Mode:
*Aqua Mode:
*Kaiju Mode: Rafe Luthor's tenth, yet powerful and ultimate form. Rafe Luthor has the appearance of a Godzilla-esque Kaiju over 60 meters tall with a large and muscular build. Most of his body is covered metallic silver skin-like armor while his multi layered underbelly is metallic violet and he possesses purple on his claws and feet. He has three rows of dark kryptonite dorsal spines curved towards the back which goes from his neck to his long tail, . His eyes have violet sclera, yellow iris w/h black slit pupils and his large hands have four claws while he has three clawed toes on his feet. He shoots out a powerful burst of Dark Kryptonite energy from his mouth and when he does it, the spines on his back began to glow similar to Godzilla's when he uses the atomic breath.
===Mauler Komodo===
A reptilian anti-hero introduced to the HBO Max-Verse. Shaun O'Neil was an smuggler from Sydney, Australia when was enlisted to an early military experiment for a super soldier via enhancements, make a strong super human to give better efficient in missions (against enemies and say at home duties, like rescue); they wanted man-made, aka controllable, meta-humans. They were using new 'chemicals' and 'variables' which naturally weren't discloses to the patient via waver and simply being part of the military. In truth they were using various elements along with animal DNA to give humans animal abilities, such as strength and swimming durability. It was a new frontier and he was the first one in and given he was a test subject, things were bound to go wrong ESPECIALLY something as shady as this. Turns out Shaun was a test subject for what would become known in BB as Splicing, given this was easily 10+ years before so things were even more unstable. Someone goofed/it was risky and he ended up as he did, with his DNA screwed up royally and becoming a walking talking man-sized if not bigger Komodo dragon-monitor lizard hybrid. After he escaped he a branded a fugitive by the Australian government who tried to keep him contained and then disposed to avoid leaking about the experiments. Moni later faked his own death and the hitched on a cargo ship to leaves his country and travels to Gotham City to expand his clientele, working as a thief mercenary and bounty hunter for-hire.
Moni had few runs-ins with the Batman 
=== Vanity Woman ===
Based on Lori Fitpatrick's fixen
===ToonMan===
ToonMan is an original character introduced to the HBO Max-Verse that serves as a comic relief in the continuity. He is shown to have unlimited shapeshifting abilities, which allow for many and varied sight gags. Tom Marx was junior high school class clown from Bludhaven. He was experiment with a black and white ectoplasm that had transformed him
Powers an Abilities
Cartoon Physics
*Omnipresence
*4th Wall Awareness:
*Musical Inducement:
*Physics Infringement:
*Elasticity:
*Polymorphing:
*Replication:
*Zip!Speed
*Invulnerability:
*Super Strength:
*Semi-Immortality:
*Master of Disguise:
*Cartoon/Animated Constructs:
*Dimensional Travel:
===Metra Woman===
An original character introduced to the Netflix-Verse. Metra Woman, aka Felicia Stratus is an attractive, beautiful and powerful Metahuman with powers similar to that of a Kryptonian. Jenna has been traveling the world as a freelance Superhero.
Jenna has tannish skin, amber brown eyes, long black hair reaching her mid-upper back and pink lipstick. She has a very athletic yet and well-muscled physique with, toned abs, long muscular yet shapely legs, buxom breasts, and ripped broad shoulders. Metra Woman wears a tight form-fitting neon orange spandex bodysuit w/h a stylized blue/silver "M" on her chest, showing her neck, torso, and her cleavage, blue boots and a long blue cape that reaches down to her calves . Her musculature of her shoulders, arms, bicep/triceps, slim waist, legs, calves, buttocks are highlighted throughout the suit. Her appearance is seemingly identical to Jetstream/Josie Stronghold from Sky High. Metro Woman is shown to be confident, feisty, compassionate, kind-hearted, calm, strong-willed woman with a strong sense of justice
Powers and Abilities: Metro Woman has unlimited superhuman abilities.
*Super Strength: Felicia can lift a thousand tons and can go head-to-head with any adversary, however, she's not at the same exact strength level as Superman or wonder Woman as she struggles lifting large airplanes, roadways, large building debris, etc.
*Speed:
*Invulnerability:
*Durability:
*Supersonic Flight:
*Super Breath:
*X-ray vision:
*Expert Combatant: Ultra Woman is a master of all forms unarmed combat.
===Dynamosaurus-Rex===
An altered sapphire skinned Tyrannosaurus-Rex that's introduced to the DC Max-Verse. Dynamosaurus was an ordinary juvenile Tyrannosaurus living on Dinosaur island when it was abducted by the Dominators and performed an experiment that gave the young dinosaur enhanced abilities and average intelligence. The dinosaur eventually escaped the back and used it's new found swimming capabilities to return to the island and into the wild. Over the years, D-rex grew up to adulthood and becomes a fierce and formidable carnivore and the dominant apex predator on the Island living a simple life.
D-Rex resembles an average Tyrannosaurs, however due to the experimental augmentations he's went through, D-rex has developed unique features. D-Rex has bluish skin, darker tone on the back and a whitish gray underbelly with orange-red eyes w/h black pupil. D-rex has fully thick leathery scaled thick hide with dark blue and black crocodilian scutes spanning his neck, back, and waist/hips. Unlike the rest of his kind, D-rex has three fingers on his forelimbs; one digit acts as thumb. He's approximately over 6 meters tall, reaching a length of 40-50 feet long. . His roar is the same exact pitch from the Jurassic Park T. rex while his vocal effects are provided by Chris Metzen and his skin texture and elements of the Vastatosaurus rex from Peter Jackson's King Kong
He is a pastiche to Marvel Comic's Devil Dinosaur.
Powers & Abilities
*Super Strength: D-rex size and strength enables him to withstand blows from super powered beings like Superman, Wonder Woman
*Enhanced durability: The experiments had gave D-rex reinforced thick bone and thick impenetrable hide. This make him resistant to blades, bullets, rockets, explosions and falling from several hundred feet from the air. Even the horns of a Triceratops can't pierce his skin.
*Enhanced speed and stamina: D-Rex can reach speeds up to 30 mph over short distances and can traverse vertical landscapes.
*Enhanced reflexes: D-rex has a unique skeletal structure and possesses a narrow, short rib cage and a large gap between the ribs and hips that gives him a waist and allowed D-rex surprising flexibility for his size.
*Leaping: Despite his size, D-rex is capable of leaping on to prey
*Claws:
*Tail: His tail was also extremely durable, capable of whipping
=== TBA ===
Based on WWE HOF Trish Stratus
==Extraterrestrials/Alien Races==
=== Drakonians ===
A warring reptilian race whose members have the appearance of anthropomorphic Dragons from the planet, Drakon-5. They have advanced technology, a strong government, and gladiatorial battles. There society is vibrant, harmonious, energetic and diverse, but a primarily military orientated. Ancient codes of honor are upheld by every caste in their civilization, and all walks of Draconian life are taught to respect and revere their warrior kin. Drakonians are one of the oldest races in the Universe. They have different body types: medium/normal, feminine, slim/lanky, heavy/obese, elderly or muscular/strong. They are one the oldest races in the universe
Tough, hospitable and aggressive, Draconians are omnivorous and have a high sense of loyalty among their race.
Draconian technology is far more advanced than Kryptonian, Thanagarian, Human, etc. It has a combination of both Science and Magic
==== Notable Members ====
* Draconian Empire:
** Emperor ??: The ruthless and tyrannical ruler of the Draconian Empire.
** General (): A fearsome and ruthless general
**
* The Resistance
** ???
** ???
** Shaza
== Original Materials and Objects ==
=== Dark Kryptonite ===
A new Kryptonite variant introduced to the DC Max-Verse and has a crucial role in the continuity. It is a powerful and corrupted form of Kryptonite that was physically altered by the effects of the Phantom Zone or by the entity Nekron. It enhances the physical capabilities of the yellow sun fueled Kryptonian who either injects it into their flesh or consumes by eating or drinking, making him/her faster, stronger, more powerful, aggressive and virtually unstoppable. When in contact, it can corrupt other variants of Kryptonite even at the smallest fragments and shards. 
It very similar to the Dark Energon from the Transformers series as it's a purplish crystalline substance which emits a dark purple aura around it and its not irradiated like normal green Kryptonite. 
Rafe Luthor's affliction to Dark Kryptonite is very different for him
Notable users:
*General Dru-Zod: Stabs himself with a shard into his heart
*Faora: Imbued with the Kryptonite's power along with Nam-Ek, Tor-An and Ursa
*Nam-Ek: Imbued with the Kryptonite's power along with Faora, Tor-An and Ursa
*Ursa: Imbued with the Kryptonite's power along with Faora, Nam-Ek and Tor-An
*Tor-An: Imbued with the Kryptonite's power along with Faora, Nam-Ek and Ursa
*Rafe Luthor
=== Light Kryptonite ===
A new Kryptonite variant introduced to the Max-Verse (or Netflix-Verse). It is the direct opposite of Dark Kryptonite. which was created by Dr. Light/Kimiyo Hoshi's powers and the mysterious Entity of Life. It depicts a white crystal emitting a whitish aura of pure ambient light. It gives Kryptonians immense strength and power and gives the user a temporary immunity to green Kryptonian approximately 2 hours. It also has the ability to purify Dark Kryptonite only in it's solid form The effects of Light Kryptonite are temporary.
Notable users:
* Supergirl
== Production Crew ==
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== Trivia ==
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