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     Reality names were reused several times. See also DC Universe, DC Extended Universe, DCAU.

 The DC Universe (DCU)[1] is a universe comprised of several films and series adapting DC Comics stories. It officially began in 2024 with Creature Commandos, though some earlier events in its canon are shared with the DC Extended Universe.[2]

History

Early history

In this universe, Earth was dominated by humans for thousands of years, and their civilization progressed without knowledge of other intelligent life on their world, such as the Amazons on Themyscira[3] or the Atlanteans underwater.[4] Eventually, humans began making advancements beyond other Earths, which could be seen as early as 1831, when Dr. Victor Frankenstein brought to life his patchwork zombies, Eric and the Bride.[5]

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G.I. Robot with Easy Company in World War II

Later in 1943, a complex combat android was manufactured by the U.S. government to kill Nazi soldiers in World War II, and served with the army platoon Easy Company until the end of the war. Around 1965, the android was studied by Dr. William Magnus, who presumably used the knowledge he collected to make further progress in the realm of robotics.[6]

Superhero influx

By the late-20th century, superpowered metahumans such as the Thinker and Nina Mazursky had become a normalized part of human culture, as had costumed superheroes and supervillains. Alien life was also discovered, leading to the U.S. government capturing Starro in the 1980s and experimenting on it for years.[7]

Superheroes became a major part of life on Earth by the 21st century, with some like Batman in Gotham City, the second Blue Beetle in Palmera City, and Superman in Metropolis, becoming famous and well-liked figures.[8][9][10] Others, like the Amazon hero Wonder Woman and the Atlantean hero Aquaman, brought public attention to Themyscira and Atlantis, though some still considered them myths.[3][4]

U.S. Task Force programs

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The Task Force X team sent to Corto Maltese

At some point, the U.S. government formed A.R.G.U.S. to deal with metahumans, magic, or any other extranormal threats.[3] Their director, Amanda Waller, founded the Task Force X program, through which she could force incarcerated supervillains to perform covert ops government missions in exchange for shorter sentences. This program ran for years without the knowledge of Congress, running missions that led to the shutdown of the experiments on Starro in Corto Maltese in August 2021, and the defeat of the invading alien Butterflies in January 2022.[7][11]

Following the Butterflies' defeat, Waller's daughter exposed Task Force X to the press,[11] and Congress shut the program down. In 2023, Waller managed to circumvent Congress's restrictions against using human prisoners as mission operatives by selecting entirely non-human individuals for her new Task Force M program, which she used to carry out a mission to protect Princess Ilana Rostovic from the witch Circe in Pokolistan.[3]

Points of Interest

Residents

Media

Films

Released films

Upcoming films

Television series

Ongoing series

Upcoming series

Notes

  • The first wave of projects in the DCU is entitled "Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters", which begins with Creature Commandos.[1]
  • Every project in the DCU is developed and produced under DC Studios, overseen by co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran.
  • Gunn and Safran have stated they plan to release two films and two TV series in the DCU per year.[15]

Trivia

  • While the DCU officially began with the 2024 release of Creature Commandos,[16] the events of the DCEU projects The Suicide Squad, Peacemaker Season 1,[2] and Blue Beetle[17][18][14] are retroactively part of the DCU timeline.
    • The only element of Peacemaker not canon to the DCU is the appearance of the Justice League, which will be explained in the upcoming second season.[2]
    • Actors from these retroactively canon projects will reprise their roles in the DCU.[19]
    • Previously, Gunn and Safran had stated that the DCEU's continuity reset at the end of The Flash would give birth to the DCU,[20] making it a soft reboot.[21][22]


See Also


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters Announcement – YouTube
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 James Gunn on Creature Commandos and Killing Nazis in His New DC Universe – YouTube
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Creature Commandos: "The Collywobbles"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Peacemaker: "A Whole New Whirled"
  5. ↑ Creature Commandos: "The Tourmaline Necklace"
  6. ↑ Creature Commandos: "Cheers to the Tin Man"
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 The Suicide Squad
  8. ↑ Peacemaker: "The Choad Less Traveled"
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Blue Beetle
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 Superman
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Peacemaker: "It's Cow or Never"
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Warner Bros. Reveals An Exciting Slate of Animated Projects at Annecy Animation Festival – Nexus Point News
  13. ↑ Creature Commandos: "Priyatel Skelet"
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Blue Beetle Will Be the First Character in the New DC Universe, James Gunn Confirms – The Wrap
  15. ↑ Here's How Many DCU Films and Shows Will Release per Year – ComicBook.com
  16. ↑ James Gunn Reminds Us "No One Has Seen Anything from The DCU Yet" – Bleeding Cool
  17. ↑ Warner Bros Springs First Trailer For DC’s ‘Blue Beetle’ – Deadline
  18. ↑ Blue Beetle director confirms movie's place in DCU – GamesRadar+
  19. ↑ DC's Creature Commandos Full Cast Revealed – Collider
  20. ↑ James Gunn’s New DC Slate: Your Burning Questions Answered – Gizmodo
  21. ↑ DC Studios: 6 Questions About James Gunn's Movie, TV Plans – The Hollywood Reporter
  22. ↑ 'Superman Legacy' Cast Adds Isabela Merced, Edi Gathegi and Nathan Fillion – Vanity Fair

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