The Light

### Current Members

Lady Vic, Bizarro, Cassandra Savage, Rogues, Blockbuster, Count Vertigo, Mister Freeze, Professor Ivo, Professor Ojo, Riddler, Furies, HIVE, Atomic Skull, Black Manta, Icicle Sr, Killer Frost, Siren, Tommy Terror, Tuppence Terror, Brotherhood of Evil, Abra Kadabra, Fauna Faust, Felix Faust, Wotan

### Past Members

**Inner Circle:** Ra's al Ghul

**Enforcers:** Lady Shiva, Deathstroke

Heat Wave, Lex Luthor, Red Arrow, Terra, League of Shadows, Cheshire, Icicle Jr.

### Allies

The Society, Darkseid's Elite, Joker, Cult of Cobra

## Background

The Light is a council comprised of seven self-proclaimed enlightened members & super villains with operatives working underneath them. The origin of the group dates back centuries & was founded by Vandal Savage. He & his daughter Ishtar had saved his city from an invader & due to leading the people through their darkest hour, they became henceforth known as "The Light". Over the following centuries, the group came & went as needed.

The current group was founded sometime in 2002 after the Justice League was publicly announced. Their goal was to counteract the League's role in preserving society's "calcified status quo". According to Savage, the League inhibited mankind by protecting it from disaster, crime & tragedy—factors needed for humanity to evolve.

To counteract this, the Light created networks of operatives, placed key individuals in key positions & explored the boundaries of all new technology (genetic engineering, biochemical engineering, robotics, nano-robotics, techno-sorcery, etc.). A resurgent Earth "taking its rightful place at the center of the cosmos" appears to be the Light's ultimate goal.

During their founding, each founder possessed authority in different fields. Ra’s al Ghul had high authority the underworld, Granny Goodness' focus was outerspace, Queen Bee had her foot in politics, Ocean Master had direct ties to the sea, The Brain was a scientific genius & Klarion was a master sorcerer. Though Lex Luthor was not a leader, he was higher than an operative & secured their footing in the business world. With Ra's & the League of Shadows' departure the Light, this ideology technically no longer exists.

### Notable Acts

The Light has masterminded several key events, including:

* Creating genomorphs at CADMUS, including Superboy & Galatea (2004)
* Blackmailed Tigress using her family into revealing secrets about the Titans (2004)
* The capture of Speedy & deploying a clone as a sleeper agent to infiltrate the Justice League (2005 - 2006)
* Raiding Cadmus Labs to secure Roy Harper (2007)
* The assassination Selena Gonzalez, the CEO of Farano Enterprises, a company that once did business with Cadmus Labs (2008)
* Kidnapping of Dr. Serling Roquette & subsequent use of the Fog to steal information from S.T.A.R. Labs & WayneTech
* Assassination of King Andre & attempted assassination of his daughter Perdita as a favor to Count Vertigo & as a means to get Vlatava under the Light's control through him (2012)
* Making Terra a spy in order to gather information about the League (2012 - 2015)
* Attempted assassination of Lex Luthor? (2014)
* Using the media to manipulate public opinion for the Reach then later turning it against the Reach (2014)
* Awakening Tiamat in hopes of using it as a weapon (2017)
* Creating meta-human trafficking rings in order to supply the Light with an army of meta-teens (2014 - Present)

## Members

### Leader

* L-1: Vandal Savage
* L-2: *Unknown*; formerly Ra’s al Ghul
* L-3: Granny Goodness
* L-4: Queen Bee
* L-5: Ocean Master
* L-6: The Brain
* L-7: Klarion

### Enforcers

* Lady Vic
* Lady Shiva (formerly)
* Deathstroke (formerly)

### L-1 Operatives

* Bizarro
* Cassandra Savage
* Rogues
	+ Captain Cold
	+ Captain Boomerang
	+ Golden Glider
	+ Top
	+ Mirror Master
	+ Trickster
	+ Weather Wizard
* Heat Wave (formerly)
* Lex Luthor (formerly)
* Red Arrow (formerly)

### L-2 Operatives

* Blockbuster
* Count Vertigo
* Mister Freeze
* Professor Ivo
* Riddler
* Terra (formerly)
* League of Shadows (formerly)

### L-3 Operatives

* Furies
	+ Gilotina
	+ Mad Harriet
	+ Lashina
	+ Stompa
	+ Bernadeth
	+ Sweet Leilani

### L-4 Operatives

* HIVE
	+ Brother Blood
	+ Psimon
	+ Damien Dahrk
	+ Devastation
	+ Jinx
	+ Gizmo
	+ Mammoth
	+ Shimmer

### L-5 Operatives

* Atomic Skull
* Black Manta
	+ N.E.M.O.
* Icicle Sr.
* Killer Frost
* Siren
* Tommy Terror
* Tuppence Terror
* Icicle Jr. (formerly)

### L-6 Operatives

* Brotherhood of Evil
	+ Mad Mod
	+ Madame Rouge
	+ Gemini
	+ Monsieur Mallah
	+ Ultra-Humanite

### L-7 Operatives

* Abra Kadabra
* Fauna Faust
* Felix Faust
* Wotan

## Trivia

* Originally, the identities of the leaders were known only to the other leaders & a very select group of individuals that worked with them.
* All operatives are under certain leaders but are lended to others if their services are needed.
* Ra's & the League of Shadows eventually left The Light after the HIVE's attempt on the life of Ra's grandchild Damian.
* Operatives are allowed to do as they please outside of their work for the Light as long as it does not interfere with the Light's goal.
* Though it is unconfirmed, it is speculated among hero & villain circles that the assassination attempt on Lex was due to him ending his relationship with The Light as their beneficiary.
* There has been some speculation that Doctor Sivana took over Ra's spot as the new leader on The Light, helping to secure their footing in the businessworld.

## Notes

* The leaders of The Light are based off of *Young Justice,* as that's where The Light comes from*.*