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Young Justice Invasion Krolotean Plan Revealed? Flash & Apache Chief Implications (Spoiler’ish News)

by John Babos on June 2, 2012

Cartoon Network’s DC Nation Block hit Young Justice: Invasion had its sixth season two episode hit airwaves this weekend. The episode titled “Bloodlines” advances the Roy Harper clone subplot in a huge way as well as the the main Invasion plot of the season with viewers learning the plans, or part of the plans anyway, of the stranded Krolotean alien threat.

They are experimenting on humans to isolate the metagene for some nefarious purpose. In the episode, they have imbued a poor kid with dangerous radioactive powers to unknowingly become the villain Neutron.

The Young Justice team wins with the help of all manners of Flash family members: Barry Allen (Flash), Jay Garrick (the original Flash), Wally West (Kid Flash) and…. Bart Allen (Impulse)?!?

Impluse has traveled from the future to stymie the threat of Neutron and save the life of Barry Allen / Flash. Unknown to the team is that that the Krolotean plans have huge reprucussions for the future. Bart came back from a bleak future hoping to change the past and save his grandfather (Barry Allen / Flash).

While they do save both Neutron and the Flash, viewers learn that the the future is still a wasteland. Impulse does not know that other steps need to be taken to prevent the Kroloteans from achieving this apocolyptic future on Earth.

We also learn that Bart Allen is trapped in the past which adds an interesting dynamic to a team that was missing its speedster Kid Flash until this episode. We learned earlier this season that Wally West and Artemis, another previously MIA original team member, have been in college together and are also dating.

With teasers for next week’s episode indicating that Artemis returns to the team, will Kid Flash join or will he stay in colleage letting Impulse take his team spot? Can Young Justice function well with two speedsters? Well, it has two Robins (Nightwing and Robin), so why not two Kid Flashes?

Putting the Puzzle Pieces Together….

Interestingly, with the reveal that part of the Krolotean plans are to isolate and experiment on humans with the metagene, it would seem that the steps are in place from the previous episode to have Apache Chief, from Super Friends infamy, to make the leap into the Young Justice world. Ty Longshadow is after all captured and being delivered to the Kroloteans who are in the service of the mysterious Competitor. (UPDATE: See enhanced frame here with 4 kids not 3. Looks like all 4 Super Friends are accounted for now.)

This (re)introduction seems to be part of DC Entertainment’s overall plan to ensure its properties reflect the diversity of the world. This is clearly in play whether in DC Nation’s Young Justice TV animated series and in DC Comics proper (with the recent right and left tug-of-war over a gay Green Lantern).

Whether it’s a swerve or not, from the preceding episode titled “Beneath”, the writers seem to be hinting that the Competitor is a New God from Apokolips or an alien with access to New God tech like Boom Tubes.

We also still need to know about where a now seemingly villainous Aqualad will play into this season and the simmering alien invasion threat.

A fun season so far.

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Sam L. Y.

I hope this will lead to Flash dying; Kid Flash unlocking his hidden speed, since he appears to be limited now, and becoming The Flash.
Cheesfart

I agree completely. When i think of flash Barry Allen’s name is what pops in my head first but young justice has made everyone love Wally even more than before. And now with Bart in the picture and no way home hes there to stay. Wally is 21 now time to drop the “kid” also how much slower he was then his family kinda sucked haha poor wally. Wally wasnt the first flash but was the most loved and strongest and if not soon by the end of the season id say look to see him pick up the matle soon. Especially with Impulse on the scene, he came back to stop neutron and in turn save his gramps (flash) but when he stopped neutron Bart’s future still didnt change which means that Barry could still die maybe BECAUSE Bart saved him. idk but i think the clock is ticking for Barry Allen, 3 speedsters is just too much. Aslo not counting the three veterans on the team- Nightwing, miss martian, and superboy there are now nine members of the team with the inclusion of Bart. Batgirl and bumblebee are 18 and 21….Nightwing is also 18 with an invite to the team. TIME TO DOWNSIZE and move. Now as much as i love Nightwing in this show i cant help but feel hes taking any chance of shining away from Tim (the new robin, and not a little funny robin like dick was but a slightly oder one with alot of potential) I dont think Dick should join the league yet but do what batman did and just relay the missions intervening if need be. Screw Mal he is useless to the series sorry and im half so no its not racist im sure ill get accused of it he just does something nightwing could do on his own and he has no physical contribution to the team. So nightwing needs to do that miss martian can just leave, join the league or die or something i dont like her and superboy can stay. Hes only 16 physically and 6 chronologically. Despite my little peeves and and wants i still freacking LOVE this show and this season is blowing away last season. DC landed a kick ass bomb with this show it is a MEGA hit
- Cheesfart
  
  i mean Nightwing has an invite to the League not the team sorry typo. I think the team should be Superboy, Robin, Blue beetle, Wonder Girl, Lagoon Boy, Beastboy(still wish his voice was deeper its kinda annoying) Impulse, and i guess batgirl. Nightwing stay too i love his character too much. Miss Martian i change my mind its not that i dont like her its just she so fake. She constantly is hiding her true self and i know she is not this little nice girl that she puts off considering how she handles kroloteans and how superboy dumped he because he felt he had “no choice” Now what could you have done…..couldnt have been good. And bumblebee you are 21 damn years old running around with teens. Even Dick and Barbara have another year of being teens maybe closer to two depending on how far the are into their 18th year. Get the hell out of the group lol shes like that high schooler tha never moved on. Shes also kind of pointless unless the mission requires shrinking and im sure there wont be many of those writers write whats exciting, nothing exciting about someone who can become small. And as for the lasers and flight i think Jaime has that covered as Beetle and on a much faster and stronger scale. Just how i feel take it or leave it lol
  - Cheesfart
    
    One more thing does anyone wish that Jaime’s name was pronounced as its spelled or and im the only one? Dont get me wrong im SOOOO damn happy there is finally a latino hero on the show adding even more diversity to the already diverse and as of now hes my favorite chacter on the team. But his name is so dorky and funny sounding it spells Jaime-(Jaymee) but is pronounced (hi-mee) no offense to Mexican or Latino culture at all but thats a sucky sounding name. Saying it how its spelled would be better to me
    - Jhernandez1981
      
      They are saying it how its spelled. J’s sound like H’s in spanish – which is the language he was named in. And dont worry, as a latino I can probably say with some validity that a portion of us are not offended by YOUR ignorance.
- Sam L. Y.
  
  Everyone should have loved Wally West even before Young Justice.
  He was The Flash in Superman: TAS, Justice League, and JLU. Wally has been the main and iconic Flash since the 80s. Barry’s return is a new thing, atleast in comics. Barry died there too, Wally took his place, and unlocked higher speeds than Barry could ever imagine, beyond light speed.
  
  Mal Duncan is also a character from the comics, who originally had no powers, yet everyone around him did. He later became Herald/Vox/Guardian.
Ray G

Im assuming the clone of Superboy turns out to be Superboy Prime. I think this competitor will end up creating their own team of metas ala JLU. Really loving this seasob.
- Sam L. Y.
  
  It’s not Superboy-Prime. They already showed him to be Project Match, another character already in existence in DC Comics.
Knomad75

Did you notice. Right before Bart leaves for the past, he says that he has alot to do. That leads me to think he knows there is more to do than save Barry and Neutron. Also, what’s the point of making them think he entended on returning to the future if he has accomplished his mission? I think he needs stay close to the team for some other reason. Remember where his time machine was placed before leaving to the past. He chose that spot so he would end up inside the headquarters so he could meet the team. If his only goal was to save Barry and Neutron why not just show up at Barry’s house? He still has something to do and it involves the team.
- Babos
  
  It’ll be interesting to see what’s next for Bart for sure.