Summary
There are tons of heroes in theJustice Leaguewho inspire people every day to be more heroic, but sometimes they aren’t able to inspire their own family. While family relationships can be difficult, these relationships take that to the next level, as these Justice League members have siblings who choose crime over heroism.
Growing up in the same family doesn’t always impart the same morals. There are tons of characters who choose to be heroes because of their upbringing, and there are plenty who choose to be villains because of theirs. This sometimes leads to the odd situation where one sibling is a worldwide hero in the Justice League, and the other sibling is a villain who only cares about themselves.These are 15 Justice League heroes who have villainous siblings.
15Orion And His Brother Kalibak
New Gods#1 by Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta.
Two brothers that stand for almostcompletely opposite things are Orion and Kalibak. While both are the sons of Darkseid, Orion was sent to live on New Genesis and was actually shown love and kindness.Kalibak stayed on Apokolips, raised by Darkseid, and became a brutal warrior who only cared about furthering his father’s insidious plans. Whenever Darkseid tries to attack Earth or any other planet, it’s almost always Kalibak who is leading his father’s army. His incredible strength makes him a dangerous foe, as he can even match Superman in battle. Overall, Kalibak is a bleak look at what Orion would’ve been if he had stayed with Darkseid.
14Ma’alefa’ak, Martian Manhunter’s Villainous Brother
Martian Manhunter#0 by John Ostrander, Tom Mandrake, Carla Feeny, Heroic Age, and Bill Oakley
One of the biggest tragedies that Martian Manhunter ever went through was the extinction of his people. Even more tragic was when Martian Manhunter found out that his own brother, Ma’alefa’ak, caused this extinction event. Ma’alefa’ak is obsessed with bringing about the end of the Martian race, which has led him to try and hunt down and kill Martian Manhunter several times. Despitehow powerful Martian Manhunteris, he’s yet to be able to stop his evil brother. One of the most tragic aspects of Martian Manhunters story is that he’s one of the very last of his race, and this is only made worse by the fact the one survivor os his race is his villainous brother Ma’alefa’ak.
Martian Manhunter
J’onn J’onzz, also known as the Martian Manhunter, is a Martian law enforcement officer who, after becoming stranded on Earth, transformed into a superhero and police detective. He was one of the Justice League of America’s original members.
13Grail Was Orion’s Evil Sister
Grail is the daughter of Darkseid, and is every bit as evil as one might expect her to be. While she’s hardly interacted with her brother Orion at all, she’s yet another example of someone in Orion’s life being corrupted by Darkseid. While Grail wasn’t corrupted by Darkseiddirectly,she still seeks out the Anti-Life Equation just as her father does, and she wants it for much the same reason. For as heroic as Orion became, he has two siblings to show just how villainous he could’ve been in another life. Recently, Grail has been used as a villain for Wonder Woman, considering they’re both of Amazon descent.
12James Gordon, Jr. Is Barbara Gordon’s Personal Villain
Batman#407 by Frank Miller, Dave Mazzucchelli, Richmond Lewis, and Todd Klein.
Barbara Gordon has dealt with plenty of villains in her time as Batgirl and Oracle, but the worstserial killer she’s ever fought is James Gordon Jr, her very own brother.James is a vicious serial killer with no real feelings at all. He enjoys killing people and has often made Barbara the center of several of his twisted crimes. Barbara spent most of her childhood with James and having to fight him is often the hardest thing she’s ever had to do, which makes him a deeply personal and tragic villain for her. While Batman has the Joker, James has proven to be the essential rival to his sister Barbara.
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11Grid Is The Closest Thing To A Brother Cyborg Has
Justice League#23 by Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Oclair Albert, Eber Ferreira, Rod Reis, and Nick J. Napolitano
Cyborg is an only child, but he has something that’s just as close as a brother. After suffering a major accident, Victor Stone had to have much of his body replaced with machinery in order to live. This turnedVictor into the superheroCyborg, and he became a living computer, but eventually, this computer half would gain its own personality. This being would be known as Grid and manages to separate from Victor, now its own entity, Victor has to battle the very machinery that saved his life and has been a part of him since his accident. That’s about as close to a brother as one can get.
10Geo-Force Has One Of The Most Famous Evil Siblings
New Teen Titans#26 by Marv Wolfman, George Perez, Romeo Tanghal, Adrienne Roy, and Ben Oda.
Not many people have heard of Geo-Force, but just about everyone knows his sister.Tara Markov joined the Teen Titansand was a beloved member, right up until she revealed she was a traitor. It turns out that Tara Markov had been working with Deathstroke the entire time and helped him nearly destroy the team. This would result in Tara’s death, and Geo-Force continues to argue she was manipulated and misunderstood, but to this day,Tara is known as one of the biggest traitors in comics. While Geo-Force still appears in comics every now and then, his sister Tara has been forgotten to history as a major villain.
9Golden Glider Rejected Her Brother’s Attempt At Redemption
The Flash#250 by Cary Bates, Irv Novick, Vince Colletta, and Jerry Serpe
One of theFlash’s most iconic villains will always be Captain Cold, but Captain Cold did try his hand at heroism once. Despite primarily being known as a villain, Captain Cold eventually made his way onto the Justice League where he tried to do good for once. This didn’t last, and that might partly be because of the fact his sister, Golden Glider, never gave up her criminal ways. The entire time Leonard Snart was trying to be a hero,his sister was still out there robbing banks. While Snart tried his hand at being a hero, the fact his sister never stopped being a criminal is likely why he relapsed into being one himself.
8Lena Luthor Tempted Her Brother Back To Evil
Superman’s Girl Friend, Lois Lane#23 by Otto Binder and Kurt Schaffenberger.
Typically, Lex Luthor is the villain of the Luthor family. But this wasn’t always true. During theNew 52,Lex Luthor actually managed to get onto the Justice League, and he seemed to legitimately be trying to turn his image around and become a hero, at least for awhile.Lex had even been acting as Supermanfor a while in Metropolis, after theNew 52Superman had died. WhileLena Luthor is usually the good one helping the Superman family, she ends up stealing one of Lex’s warsuits, taking on the name Ultrawoman and rampaging across Metropolis to destroy Lex’s legacy.
7Blackfire Is A Dark Reflection Of Her Heroic Sister
New Teen Titans#22 by Marv Wolfman, George Perez, Romeo Tanghal, Adrienne Roy, and Ben Oda.
Starfire is a beloved member of the Teen Titansand one of the most famous characters on the roster. She’s a beacon of hope and kindness, but her sister is much the opposite. While STarfire does her best to save people from slavery and protect the innocent,Blackfire is only concerned with becoming the next ruler of Tamaranean.Hated by her people, she ended up betraying her entire race to another alien empire, purely so she could subjugate and end up ruling them despite their rejection of her. This has made her a dangerous and vicious enemy to her sister, Starfire.
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6Mera’s Villainous Sister Will Do Anything To Destroy Her
Brightest Day#4 by Geoff Johns, Peter Tomasi, Ivan Reis, Ardian Syaf, Scott Clark, Oclair Albert, Vicente Cifuentes, David Beaty, Peter Steigerwald, John Starr and Rob Clark Jr
Hila is the twin sister of Mera and will do absolutely anything to take control of Atlantis. Often times, Hila has impersonatedMera to try and run Aquaman out of Atlantis. Naturally, this has been a huge problem for both Aquaman and Mera. After being banished from Atlantis, Hila found her way to Xebel, a kingdom made up of banished Atlanteans. She was able to quickly take control over this kingdom, which granted her a new army to attack Atlantis with. Now, she tries every chance she gets to assassinate Aquaman andhopefully bring Atlantis under the control of Xebel.
