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Summary
White Martians may be theJustice League’smost underestimated adversaries , but they could be even more dangerous with one tweak . 2023 turn into something of an unexpected revivification for the White Martians , who in DC canon are one out of four race from the satellite Mars . These wild shapeshifters showcased how serious they could really be against the Justice League inDark Knights of Steel .
produce by Tom Taylor and Yasmine Putri , Dark Knights of Steelis a chivalric reimaginingof Graeco-Roman DC traditional knowledge . Dark Knights of Steel#9 by Taylor , Putri , Arif Prianto , and Wes Abbott is the first to discover that the invading White Martians had been the master opponent deplumate the strings behind the scenes , shifting the plot in apparent motion the intact time .
However , even in their most impressive effort , there is one thing holding them back : their impuissance to fervor . As has been the case with just about every DC story showcasing the White Martians , even those within prescribed continuity , fire testify to be the White Martians ' untying by the end .
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Fire Is a White Martian’s Undoing Every Time
Dark Knights of Steeltruly shows off how impressive the White Martians are as a Justice League foe . Not only are they shown to be wildly powerful , but they are examine to be incredibly skilled at subterfuge . mean that by the prison term anyone becomes savvy about their plans , they ’re already too late , and those plan have already been put in gesture . This is the pillowcase inDark Knights of Steel , where it is well past the halfway peak of the series before the universe ’s version of the Justice League check that the White Martians were even on their planet — let alone what a White Martian is .
However , even in an substitute existence , flame evidence to be the White Martians ' downfall . Their reveal in the ninth issue comes with the Green Arrow shooting a fiery pointer at someone who go on to be a White Martian , alarm the League to who and what they ’re dealing with . By the metre the net issue rolls around , the Justice League know they can shell their adversary by allowing fire to rain down down on them , and that aggressive tactic proves to be the heroes ' triumph . likewise , in official DC persistence , Batman by himself is capable to dispose of the White Martians with even greater ease by using firing .
The Problem with Fire as a Weakness for White Martians
Outside actual DC lore , attack as a impuissance is a fleck underwhelming . After all , fire is a weakness for most people in cosmopolitan — superhero , exotic , and otherwise . The average human being is not going to hold up long if a fireball is thrust in their direction . In terms of actual DC traditional knowledge , though , attack as a independent weakness redact the White Martians at a disadvantage every time because it ’s so easy to exploit . Someone can convince an entire alien species to flee the planet just by rubbing two wooden sticks together . Superhero stories thrive on creativity , and finding unexampled ways to beat the White Martians can only serve bring up them into becoming a bigger — and more exciting — terror to theJustice League .
Dark Knights of Steelis uncommitted now , online and in collected editions , from DC Comics .
