The new season of Young Justice has finally kicked off on DC’s streaming service DC
Universe!
Young Justice Outsiders has been a long time coming for many a fan of the show, with it
being resurrected after it’s frustrating cancellation after only two seasons on the
Cartoon Network between 2010 and 2013.
Now that it’s back, many fans have theories about what will happen in the upcoming episodes
of the brand new season.
So today, we’re counting down the top 10 young justice outsiders fan theories!
And if you’re watching this in the future and these theories don’t pan out – or
do – give us a shout in those comments below, and perhaps we’ll do an update video!
But in the meantime, let’s get to our list!
10 Harley Quinn Let’s start off our list with a major maybe!
One of the biggest rumours going into Young Justice Outsiders was that the show may be
used as a platform to tie in another DC Streaming Service show, the Harley Quinn animated series.
Some believe that Harley will end up making a cameo in the show in order to bring in Young
Justice audiences.
It’s make sense, considering another DC Universe show recently acted as a bridge point
for a new series that is yet to debut on the subscription service; Titans had a whole episode
concerning Doom Patrol, with Doom Patrol getting its own show later this year.
Internal advertising, people.
9 Someone’s Gay!
One upon a time on Twitter, Young Justice’s showrunner and co-creator Grey Weisman made
a comment concerning LGGT characters in the DC universe, saying, I quote, “There are
already LGBT characters in Young Justice”.
Now, this was in response to fans inquiring if there were ever plans of introducing a
queer character in season 3.
And don’t be mistaken; Weisman was referring to the fact that in the comics, characters
who have appeared in the show identify as a member of the LGBTQ community.
That being said, it also prompted a theory that a character in the show will come out
this season, with the popular belief being that Traci Thirteen will likely be the one
since Natasha Irons aka Steel has just become a member of the Justice League, and the two
have been dating since Rebirth in the comics.
Other guesses are Kaldur, mainly because Aqualad in the comics (Jackson Hyde) was recently
revealed to be a queer character.
And of course, shippers are all about Rocket and Zantanna.
8 Spyral In the show’s premiere episode, you may
have noticed a homage to the comics.
Once upon a time in the comics, Dick Grayson had a brief stint as an agent, named Agent
37, for the Spyral spy organization in the Grayson comic, written by Tim Seeley and Tom
King.
The agents used tech called Identity protection impacts that prevents ones face from being
recorded on camera, turning their faces into spirals.
It appeared in Young Justice Outsiders, with the Alpha Squad using Spyral tech.
Some see this as simply an homage, but it’s also started rumours and theories that somehow,
the Spyral Spy Organization will be incorporated into this season, and somehow Dick Grayson
will get involved with them.
Realistically, it seems like an aspect of the comics that’s simply been adapted in
a different way, but hey, to each their own.
7 Steven Universe This one is quite the long shot.
Some fans may have noticed during one of the early episodes of this season that there was
the appearance of a game within the world called Gem Chaser.
The character on the game’s advertising looks a whole lot like the protagonist of
another animated show with a history of a hiatus, Steven Universe.
In addition to that, Gems are rather important in that show; gems are an extraterrestrial
species of magical human like beings, and make up some of the most important characters
in that show.
So naturally, a theory started to brew that Steven Universe exists in Young Justice.
Whether or not you think it’s part of the same multiverse, or it exists as a fictional
show, that’s up to you, but some fans are convinced there’s a connection thanks to
this potential easter egg.
6 Halo’s Powers Foreshadowing Halo is one of the new additions to Season
3, and she’s got a pretty interesting spectrum of powers.
Introducing in The Brave and the Bold issue 200 back in 1983, Halo generates various coloured
auras which give her different abilities thanks to an ancient energy being from the dawn of
time.
She becomes one of the members of the Outsiders.
What each of her auras do in the comics varies slightly than what they do in the show.
For example, in the comics, her red energy is heat beams, whereas in the show, they’re
forcefields.
Her green and blue energy has yet to be revealed, although we saw a tiny bit of the green energy
in the final trailer for the show, being used against an enemy who was attacking Blue Beetle,
so there’s a chance that, just like in the comics, it could be a statsis beam in stop
and manipulate foes.
Anywho, there’s a theory that these unaddressed powers are something that will play a major
role later on in the season, hence why the character was brought into the show in the
first place; her powers are unique and versatile, and it seems that perhaps she may have to
use them to access something that the other heroes can’t – like maybe bringing back
Wally West from the dead, pulling him out of the Speed Force?
Wishful thinking, yes, but hey, who knows what may happen.
It’s worth noting that in the comics, her violet aura produces empowering mental effects
that can give her previous body’s consciousness control of their shared body, so out of body
experiences are something that isn’t implausible.
Currently, her violet powers are healing, with Halo having the ability to heal herself
and others, but not bring people back from the dead.
5 Gordon Godfrey G Gordon Godfrey is an outspoken critic of
the superheroes in the world of Young Justice.
And because of his negativity, many believe he’s eventually going to be a villain.
One theory is that Gordon Godfrey is actually an alias, and that his real identity is Glorious
Godfrey of Apokolips, something that Justice League Unlimited and DC comic fans may have
already connected the dots to.
This theory suggests that he’s an agent of Apokolips working on Earth to turn people
against the Justice League, in an attempt to start up a revolution against them; revolutions
is something that Glorious Godfrey is no stranger to, known for causing political upheaval on
Apokolips as well.
4 Tara Tara Markov was prominently featured in the
trailers leading up to Season 3 as the princess with metahuman powers who had gone missing.
Outside of the Young Justice Universe, Tara is known as Terra, the character who was a
member of the Teen Titans and played a very important role in the famous Judas Contract
storyline, in which she betrayed the Titans (and had a weird inappropriate relationship
with Slade Wilson).
Anywho, we know she’ll be introduced this season at some point, and of course, there’s
a ton of theories on how exactly that will pan out.
Some believe she’s exactly what she appears to be; another kidnapped metahuman who, once
introduced, will have her own character development that we’ll see be fleshed out after her
debut.
Another theory is that she’s actually one of the individuals behind the metahuman kidnapping,
and, in true Terra behavior, she’ll betray her brother Brion and end up being an enemy
of our heroes after being rescued from the League of Shadows in episode 6 (the synopsis
has been released).
3 Red Hood One of the most popular theories, or rather,
hopes, for Season 3 is that Red Hood will be introduced into the fray.
This hope became a full blown fan theory due to the title of the Season – Outsiders.
In the comics, Outsiders is the team that Red Hood is associated with.
We know that Jason Todd in the Young Justice universe is presumed dead, which was confirmed
by the holographic memorial for the character in the team’s HQ.
Dick Grayson also told Tim Drake, the current Robin, “just don’t die, okay?” in the
previous season.
So there’s some sort of incident that hasn’t been fully addressed or explored yet.
One fan theory suggests that Arsenal will be the link between Red Hood and the rest
of the Young Justice team, having encountered Jason while working solo, and that the Outsiders
will be formed in response to the metahuman trafficking that occurs in this season.
2 Darkseid and the Light The end of season 2 saw a meeting between
The Light and Darkseid.
But, as many fans have speculated, this new budding partnership stands a very good chance
at turning sour.
This theory from redditor CIA Guy 4You explains this speculation quite well.
I quote, “I’m not entirely sure why the Light would be working with Darkseid, because
his ultimate goal is the Anti-Life Equation.
He could use this to pretty much destroy or subject all life in the Universe to his will,
so conquering the Earth is pretty much an inevitability in his agenda.
I’m betting the Light attempts to manipulate him or ends up getting double crossed by Darkseid,
promoting the launch of his invasion on Earth.”
1 Wally West Will Return Wally West’s return from the dead is perhaps
the one thing that fans of Young Justice want more than anything else.
At the end of season 2, Wally aka Kid flash made a heroic sacrifice, ultimately resulting
in what appeared to be his death.
Season 3 so far has been full of Wally references, and the popular theory is that Wally’s return
will mimic his return in the DC Rebirth comic.
In addition to that, it’s not uncommon for members of the Flash family to return from
the dead, thanks to the Speed Force.
Well, at least, return and reveal that they weren’t actually dead, just trapped in the
Speed Force.
Barry Allen did.
And Wally West ALSO did.
So for something like that to translate into the series isn’t completely implausible.
It’s quite possible.
And that’s the forerunner theory for Wally’s return, naturally.
That being said, it’s noted that Greg Weisman has stated he’s not a fan of the concept
of characters returning from the Speed Force after being believed to have died.
Because of this, some believe that perhaps, in a bold move, Wally will stay dead; something
that’s uncharacteristic of comic books in general, if we’re being honest.
The other theory is that if Wally returns, it’ll be a Wally from a different universe,
causing some serious conflict amongst the group.
But here’s hoping the speed force theory pans out and gives us the catharsis we all
want and need!
There we have it friends!
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