The thing is Owlman is mistaken. Only changes to Earth Prime affect other universes, not the other way around. What further complicates, well, all of this is that Johnny didn't actually die... Speedsters don't die, ever. Also, we're basing this whole Headscratcher on. But ultimately, Owlman is a nihilistic, Moreover, he's not killing Owlman, he's letting Owlman kill. Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (February 23, 2010) Gypsy Woman was a "Made Man" of the Crime Syndicate under Owlman. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JusticeLeagueCrisisOnTwoEarths. However, if Owlman destroyed Earth Prime and end all realities, he would be making a choice no other Owlman had ever done and thus a meaningful choice determined by his own will rather than the will of another Owlman. Aren't villain and hero supposed to be reversed in Luthor's universe? Man can only destroy itself, it just takes time. Hope you enjoy your stay. Simple really. Can you see the contradiction here? Well then welcome to comic book logic. It's the Grandfather Paradox. How exactly does that square with his idea that there are worlds where no fish was brave enough to crawl up out of the ocean and thus man never evolved? Doesn't fit with what we're shown. I think Owlman literally didn't understand the rammifications until the game was set and then he simply accepted the the outcome and chose to die in a bomb rather than starve or freeze. Superman & Lex Luthor's defeat of Ultraman. Lets hope those duplicates don't try again. Could a clone or a shapeshifter have reversed layouts? Removing Earth and humans from the equation wouldn't have any effect on anything Martians, Kryptonians, Thanagarians etc,etc have done to shape the universe. He knew that his Luthor was a criminal and that the League were heroes already. Every choice on the evil earth creates more. And even more so, there are those who realize they have counterparts trying to destroy earth prime and thus join them, or try to stop them. Take away the Earth before a choice is made, you take away the choices. Either way, that's only the case in most instances, given Alt!Lobo's presence. If Owlman is right, it truly didn't matter if he died, because somewhere else, he didn't. Batman left the dimension hopper for Owlman so that he could potentially save himself (which in hindsight is incredibly stupid of Batman- if Owlman, I think we do also have to chalk this up to "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few". But again, what's the point? If that's true then what happens to the past? It would just change how things worked out in that particular reality. As someone mentioned above, doing this would ultimately undermine Owlman's philosophy that nothing matters. Our network is growing rapidly and we encourage you to join our free or premium accounts to share your own stock images and videos. Also, Jester's pet Earth Prime is like the trunk—if you chop it down, the rest of the tree dies with it. He believes that man is a force of destruction. It's the trunk. Because even if Owlman's plan isn't going to literally destroy the entire multiverse, it still risks killing quite a lot of people. because what happens on Earth Prime should be no more important to what happens on Earth (whatever number this story takes place on) than say your parents or grand parents have on you. But then when he actually uses it, the Justice Lords are right in front of him. But then why do we have. Géneros: Fantasía, Ciencia Ficción, DC Comics, Acción, Superhéroes, Animación Sinópsis: En Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, un Lex Luthor bueno, llega desde un universo alterno para reclutar a la Liga de la Justicia para ayudar a salvar a su Tierra de la amenaza Sindicato del Crimen, un grupo de personajes malévolos con super poderes idénticos a los de la Liga de la Justicia. From the way I saw it, Owlman wanted to destroy everyone and everything because it was the only meaningful choice he thought he could make. As was already mentioned the moment Owlman traveled to Earth Prime a different Earth was created where he didn't. Each release is of the highest quality and most user friendly. Earth Prime was once inhabited, as evidenced by the visible ruins — that's proof enough for Owlman to reach a conclusion that gibes with what he's inclined to believe anyway. After seeing the reversed layout of Alt-Lex's organs, why is Superman's first conclusion that he's from another universe? How would anything exist before humans of that were true? Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths Funny Cookies help us deliver our services. Then, he failed. Lex Luthor (Single appearance) 2.2. In the book it was Fidel Castro and I thought that was a great concept. On top of this, nothing indicates that Johnny needed to keep going once Batman passed through. If he destroys it in whatever year this adventure takes place, the other Earths have already been created. (Work with me for a second) and that Earth Prime is either the seed or the roots and either way nothing else can exist without it but that doesn't really make sense (unless there is some time travel involved as well that simply isn't mentioned.) So your grandfather never died, so he did die. We see a myriad of possibilities, but no proof that, Why wouldn't Owlman just abort the QED in the end, wait until he was fairly certain that Batman was off of Earth Prime, then go back and finish the job? Why did Good!Luthor not use the dimensional shifter to save himself and the Jester in the first scene, right after he had gotten the quantum trigger? And Owlman most likely wasn't on Earth Prime anyway. Him mentioning the fish world was a hyperbole that didn't need to technically be true to illustrate his point. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. Two ideas here. Destroying Earth Prime, intentionally anyway, is entirely impossible because it involves a choice. Martian Manhunter (Single appearance) 1.5. Batman didn't kill Owlman, he just sent him to the ice planet and gave him a choice. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the Main namespace are tropes and should be created through the, Awesome/Justice League Crisis On Two Earths, Characters/Justice League Crisis On Two Earths, Fridge/Justice League Crisis On Two Earths, Funny/Justice League Crisis On Two Earths, Headscratchers/Justice League Crisis On Two Earths, Heartwarming/Justice League Crisis On Two Earths, TearJerker/Justice League Crisis On Two Earths, Trivia/Justice League Crisis On Two Earths, WesternAnimation/Justice League Crisis On Two Earths. Are Lex Luthors predisposed to be evil or did Lex know about our Earth before coming here? But he would be dead, so he wouldn't be able to see it. X-Ray Vision: He uses … Face Death with Dignity: His reaction when Batman strands him on an icy parallel Earth with his own bomb seconds away from detonation is to merely smirk and affirm his driving philosophy: "It doesn't matter." If man is never around to destroy the planet, then he saves everything. There is another way of looking at it if you want to potentially give the writers more credit than they likely deserve in over thinking this. Also, using an established DC character instead of a real world figure is more appealing to some fans. A page for describing WMG: Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Headscratchers/JusticeLeagueCrisisOnTwoEarths. In theory, Johnny could just come back any time he wants, he just doesn't want to and even if he does, he can arrive back at any period of history. That seems to be a rather major hiccup in his philosophy. Yes actually there was a shapeshifter that reversed everything in the people he copied. Note: This page was cut for reason: Main redirect to work Tropes used in Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths include: Absolutely Happened : It takes very little mental effort to pretend that this movie is part of the DCAU canon. Their control is still limited by what amounts to a cold war between them and the normal governments. My guess is that their original plan was to escape somewhere and do something important (but not quite vital to the plan) before jumping dimensions. There is a universe where Owlman didn't just shrug it off and spent eternity trying to get off that planet, probably a few where he managed it for example. The reverse organ thing just proved that Alt-Luthor was a different person from normal Luthor. Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths is a 2010 animated film featuring the DC Comics superhero team The Justice League dealing with their counterparts from another dimension. The very act of opening a portal or otherwise making contact with Earth Prime automatically creates a second. Owlman first appeared in Justice League of America#29 (August 1964) and was created by Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky. He didn't deserve to, because he was part of humanity. Even Tony Stark who built a suit with a box of scraps had a box of scraps. For example, If we take Martian Manhunter - there has to be an Earth were he never left Mars (for whatever reason), meaning there must be multidimensional Marses where x happens but y doesn't and etc etc. Batman commits a lie of omission, but ultimately it was still Johnny's decision. There was no human race, and there would be no human race. Unless Batman didn't know that Owlman and his planet-killing bomb would be going to a dead iceworld and is an asshole who didn't give a damn. When the Q.E.D. No, he walks into the police station to contact the Justice League, but the cops pull guns on him and react to him like he was a criminal, so he makes his 'threat' to ensure they call the League. Clearly if there is a world where no fish evolved into man its closer to Earth Prime than a planet that was destroyed by humans. Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths/Awesome Everything About Fiction You Never Wanted to Know. It will remain unaltered because any attempts to move from the branch to the trunk with just grow another branch. The explanation that we are given is that the universe functions more or less like a tree. Again you guys, you're ignoring my question. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. A page for describing Funny: Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths. They're not exactly known for the thoroughness and lucidity of their world views. He states his belief that Earth Prime must have been destroyed by man. Character page for Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths. If every possible choice branches off... why isn't there ALSO a reality where Owlman's bomb, for one reason or another. He may have come to the conclusion that all other attempts were stopped somehow by providence/destiny/etc. A page for describing Main: Justice League Crisis On Two Earths. The Justice League Superman (Clark Kent) The Leader: Of the Justice League. Interdimensional travel gets confusing like that since there is no rule saying they all have to be at the same time period. He is using an earpiece. He doesn't know for certain, but simply believes that Earth Prime was destroyed by humans because he believes humanity is fundamentally destructive and malevolent. Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths ACTION In a parallel universe, the lone survivor of Earth’s Justice League – Lex Luthor – travels through other-world dimensions to join forces with Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash and J’onn J’onzz in a desperate attempt to save his world and its people. Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths is an original direct-to-video animated superhero film released on February 23, 2010. Actually that was Alt!Katana not Chesire. By taking out Earth Prime you are essentially killing near enough the whole tree however because the root is still in place a new Earth Prime is created that replaces the old one.