Universe Zeta

Universe Zeta is an alternate DC Universe taking place in the distant future.

Introduction
"See your Watchtowers abandoned, your Batcaves desolate and your Fortresses of Solitude lost to you. You have wrought pain and damage upon this reality, and I will remove you from it."

By the year 3000 the perpetual fights between heroes, villains and everyone in between had seen many variations of the same conflict. Old heroes lost their codes of honor, and in the process, their identity as well. When heroes and villains both began to simply kill, it became all out war. First the loss of The Last Son of Krypton. The death of Superman struck a nerve with the world and people began to demand more permanent solutions to the problem of criminals and villains, more than just shoving them in holes in the wall and having them break out. People couldn't fathom the idea of losing their heroes, their ideals, while the criminals they fought simply walked the world, none the worse for their loss.

The Justice League buckled under their demands, and those who didn't take this stance on combating villainy found themselves on the wrong side of public opinion. The less impervious of them found themselves assaulted by mobs many times, others left, abandoning the planet that had lost its moral compass. The others began on the collision course that led to a climactic final battle.

In the sands of Khandaq the warriors, as they ceased to be heroes or villains that day, met and fought a battle of necessity and philsophical survival. It was devastating, and the aftermath left the world without either. Lightning, energy and more turned Khandaq into a waste, and put an end to them all. This left the world both undefended, but without the common threat of meta criminals, however the more paranoid among the population realized that the bigger threats. the extraterrestrial and extraplanar ones would see this as an opportunity.

There were 58 years of peace following this devastation, but the cowls, parasites and symbols couldn't be left alone forever. New threats are arriving, what are you going to do about it?