Absolute Power #2

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Chapter Two: Resistance

Eighty percent of superheroes are depowered and imprisoned on Gamorra, but those still at large include some of the major heroes, including the Titans and most of the former Justice League. Amanda Waller calls a "war council" at the Hall of Order to discuss how to find and capture the remaining ones. The Brainiac Queen suggests targeting their loved ones to draw them into the open, but Waller turns it down, saying that those people are civilians and it is their job to protect them. She insists that she is not a sociopath, causing Dreamer and Failsafe to shoot each other a skeptical glance. Waller instead decides to launch an assault on the Fortress of Solitude.

At the Fortress, Wonder Woman says that the first thing they need to do is pick a leader, unfortunately Aquaman, Batman and Mister Terrific start arguing as they each believe it should be them. Nigtwing interrupts and takes charge. He makes a speech to the assembled heroes, saying that Waller assumes they will fold without their powers, but her obsession with dominating the world means she can't understand that they will always selflessly fight against tyranny and injustice. He splits them into teams and starts handing out assignments: Batman will retrieve Waller's Mother Box; Superman and Zatanna will try to get help from the Multiverse; Black Canary and the Birds of Prey will extract Green Arrow; and Wonder Woman and Robin will free their imprisoned friends from Gamorra.

Superman provides the depowered heroes with the Fortress' arsenal of alien weapons and tells them that "tactical suits" which will replicate their powers are in production, although currently only Aquaman, Batman, Wonder Woman and Wally West's are ready. He also gives Wally a motorcycle which will replace his super-speed. While the heroes prepare, Mister Terrific begins work on a teleporter to allow them to deploy undetected. However, the cybogised Jon Kent leads the Brainiac Queen to the Fortress and they blast in. The Queen and Jon attack and Dreamer follows, opening portals which the Queen throws heroes through.

The Titans attack Jon while Superman tries to get through to him. Global Guardian, one of Task Force VII, sneaks in through the portal and begins draining superpowers from the Titans. Zealot slices him in half but he quickly repairs himself. Superman is unable to reach Jon and so Wally incapacitates him with Kryptonite. Batman tries to get the Phantom Zone Projector, but Global Guardian snatches it away and hurls it at the wall, breaking it. Batman temporarily incapacitates Global Guardian with sonic weapons built into his suit and Wonder Woman and Aquaman throw the deactivated android through a portal. Meanwhile Dreamer watches the carnage, horrified.

Jon seems to momentarily break his programming, but this is just to lure Superman close so he can infect him with the Queen's circuitry. Wally drags Jon off Superman using his motorcycle and flies them at full speed into Blue Beetle's Bug. Jon is knocked unconscious and Wally falls off the bike.

The Brainiac Queen finds the Bottled City of Kandor and Aquaman smashes it open, freeing the miniaturised Kryptonians within. The Kandorians swarm around the Queen and start destroying her from the inside. However, she is able to generate a burst of red solar energy and render them powerless.

The heroes who can flee through Mister Terrific's teleporter and Superman sets the Fortress to self-destruct. The Brainiac Queen grabs Superman to prevent him leaving, but Dreamer attacks the Queen, yelling at her to let Superman go. Dreamer declares that she is done with Waller's plan. The Fortress explodes, seemingly destroying them both, and Jon momentarily regains control of himself. However, the Queen rapidly reassembles herself and takes back control of him.

Meanwhile, Green Arrow is going through the captured supervillain weapons in the Justice League basement. He finds Time Commander's hourglass and smirks, saying "Time's up".

| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Batman (Bruce Wayne)) * Nightwing) * Superman (Clark Kent)) * Wonder Woman (Diana of Themyscira)) **Supporting Characters:** * Aquaman (Arthur Curry)) * Atom Smasher) * Birds of Prey) ** Batgirl (Cassandra Cain)) ** Black Canary (Dinah Drake II)) ** Oracle (Barbara Gordon)) ** Sin) ** Zealot (Zannah of Khera)) * Blue Beetle (Ted Kord)) * Booster Gold) * Doctor Mid-Nite (Pieter Cross)) * Kandorians * Mister Terrific (Michael Holt)) * Plastic Man) * Red Tornado) * Robin (Damian Wayne)) * Titans) ** Beast Boy) ** Donna Troy) ** The Flash (Wally West)) ** Raven) ** Starfire) * Wonder-Family ** Wonder Girl (Cassie Sandsmark)) ** Wonder Girl (Yara Flor)) * Young Justice Society) ** Air Wave (Harold Jordan Levey)) ** The Boom (Judy Garrick)) ** Dyna-Mite (Dan Dunbar)) * Zatanna) **Antagonists:** * Amanda Waller) ** Brainiac Queen) *** Superman (Jon Kent)) Brainwashed ** Bureau of Sovereignty *** Green Arrow (Oliver Queen)) *** Sarge Steel) ** Suicide Squad) *** Dreamer (Nia Nal)) ** Task Force VII) *** Failsafe (Zur-En-Arrh)) *** Global Guardian) **Other Characters:** * Adam Strange) * Animal Girl (Maxine Baker)) * Animal Man (Buddy Baker)) * Aqua-Family ** Aquaman (Jackson Hyde)) ** Tempest (Garth)) * Arrow Family ** Arsenal (Roy Harper)) ** Red Canary) * Black Lightning) * Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)) * Blue Devil) * Captain Atom) * Cyborg) * Doctor Occult) * Doom Patrol) ** Beast Girl (Kareli)) ** Elasti-Woman (Rita Farr)) ** Mento (Steve Dayton)) ** Negative Man (Lawrence Trainor)) ** Robotman (Cliff Steele)) * Elongated Man) * Fire) * Flash Family ** The Flash (Avery Ho)) ** Impulse (Bart Allen)) ** Kid Flash (Wallace R. West)) ** Max Mercury) ** Thunderheart (Iris West)) * Frankenstein) * Hawk (Hank Hall)) * Hawkgirl (Kendra Saunders)) * Ice) * Justice League Dark) ** John Constantine) ** Detective Chimp) ** Madame Xanadu) ** Ragman) * Justice Society of America) ** Doctor Fate (Khalid Nassour)) ** The Flash (Jay Garrick)) ** Green Lantern (Alan Scott)) ** Hawkman (Carter Hall)) ** Jade) ** Jesse Quick) ** Obsidian) ** Stargirl) ** Wildcat (Ted Grant)) * Jor-El) * Killer Croc) * Lara Lor-Van) * Metamorpho) * Midnighter) * Miss Martian) * The Ray) * Shazam Family) ** The Captain (Billy Batson)) ** Mary Marvel (Mary Bromfield)) * Super-Family ** Power Girl (Kara Zor-L)) ** Superboy (Conner Kent)) ** Super-Man (Kong Kenan)) * Vixen) * Amazo) * Brainiac Prime) * Chronos) * Hera) * Justice League) Disbanded * The Key) * Kryptonians * Maeve Nal) * Matter Master) * Mercy Graves) * New Gods * Paul Nal) * The Rogues) * SuperCorp * X'Hal) **Locations:** * Multiverse ** Earth 0 *** Arctic Circle **** Fortress of Solitude *** Gamorra Island **** Metahuman Detention Center Real name revealed **** Presidential Palace *** United States of America **** Gotham City ***** Gotham Clock Tower **** Washington, D.C. ***** Hall of Order ** Sphere of the Gods *** The Dreaming *** Underworld **** Phantom Zone **Items:** * Batsuits ** Batrope ** Utility Belts * Black Mercy * Blue Beetle Scarab) * Bottled City of Kandor * Bracelets of Submission * Chronos' Mask * Green Kryptonite * Justice League Tactical Suits ** Aquaman's Tactical Suit ** Batman's Tactical Suit ** The Flash's Tactical Suit ** Wonder Woman's Tactical Suit * Kryptonian Warsuit * Lasso of Persuasion * Mother Box * NewMazo's head) * Phantom Zone Projector * Superman's Recovery Suit * Super-Computer * T-Spheres * Time Commander's Hourglass * Wonder Woman's Shield * Wonder Woman's Sword * Wonder Woman's Tiara * Zealot's Sword **Vehicles:** * Ambo * Blue Beetle's Bug * Brainiac's Skull Ship * Mercy Graves' Plane * Wally West's Motorcycle **Concepts:** * Black Zero * House of Brainiac * Magic * Metahumans

| Notes = * This story takes place after the events of Superman Vol 6 16, Batman Vol 3 150 and Green Lantern Vol 7 13. ** Batman's story continues in Batman Vol 3 151. ** Superman and Zatanna's story continues in Superman Vol 6 17. ** Wonder Woman and Robin's story continues in Wonder Woman Vol 6 12. * There a few continuity errors in this issue: ** Red Canary) is shown on a screen in the Hall of Order as part of the superheroes imprisoned by the Bureau of Sovereignty. However, she is currently shown to be free and with Team Arrow in Green Arrow Vol 7. ** Hawkgirl) appears in this issue as a prisoner of the Bureau of Sovereignty, but is later listed among the heroes still at large. | Trivia = | Recommended = | Links =

Creative credits

Writers: Mark Waid

Interior art: Dan Mora

Color: Alejandro Sanchez

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