Legion of Doom

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Legion of Doom
Legion of Doom.png
All for one and one for doom!
Location Hall of Doom
Objective To defeat the Super Friends and take over Earth and if possible the universe
Leader Lex Luthor
Members Captain Cold
Cheetah
Bizarro
Black Manta
Brainiac
Giganta
Gorilla Grodd
Scarecrow
Sinestro
Solomon Grundy
Toyman
Riddler
First appearance COTSF: "Wanted: The Superfriends" (1978)

The Legion of Doom is a supervillain team in the Super Friends animated franchise.

Members

Appearances

TV series

Movies

Comics

History

Original Series

Legion of Doom in the Funny Books

Behind the scenes

In popular culture

  • In The Venture Bros. episode "It Happening One Night," the Doom Factory is a parody of the Legion of Doom.
  • In the Teen Titans Go! episode "Snuggle Time," the Teen Titans become evil and rename themselves as the Legion of Doom, despite there being another supervillain team called that. They also build a new base in the shape of the Hall of Doom.
  • Krypto mentions the Legion of Doom in the theatrical film DC League of Super-Pets.

Arrowverse

The Flash

  • "Think Fast:" Cisco indirectly refers to the Super Friends cartoon by calling DeVoe a one-man Legion of Doom, and that they should send the Super Friends, his teammates, to get him.
  • "Armageddon, Part 3:" In 2049, Chester talks about a previous encounter with the Legion of Doom.

Legends of Tomorrow

  • "Raiders of the Lost Art," Nate christens the main set of villains for the second season to be the Legion of Doom after a Hanna-Barbera cartoon he watched as a kid.

Family Guy

Main article: Family Guy
  • "It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One:" Mayor Lois claims that Adolf Hitler is plotting with the Legion of Doom to assassinate Jesus, using Lake Quahog as a base. Then the scene cuts to a Super Friends-style narrator announcing the Legion of Doom as their Hall of Doom rises from the swamp. Lex wants to know how she found out, to which Solomon Grundy reveals he "kinda dropped the ball" on that. All of the members are there except for the Riddler.
  • Something, Something, Something Dark Side: After a swamp creature almost takes Cleveland/R2-D2 below, he wonders what else could be in there, to which the narrator starts announcing the Legion of Doom with the Hall of Doom coming out of the swamp, but Chris/Luke Skywalker yells at him that it's not the time, so the narrator quickly responds, "Okay" and the Hall of Doom descends back into the swamp.

Riverdale

  • "Chapter Forty-Three: Outbreak:" When Cheryl hears from Veronica that the latter's father, Hiram, is working with Cheryl's uncle, Cheryl says it's "Shades of the Legion of Doom."
  • "Chapter Eighty-Five: Destroyer:" Veronica refers to the commissioner working with his Legion of Doom.

Robot Chicken

Main article: Robot Chicken
  • Robot Chicken DC Comics Special: The intro is a parody of the Challenge of the Super Friends intro. Segments include the Hall of Justice, the Legion of Doom, and the Hall of Doom.
  • Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise: A sendup of the Legion of Doom, featuring the Legion of Doom and the Hall of Justice.

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