Between rounds, Solomon Grundy will blurt out "Grundy smash!" Now why does that sound familiar?.Injustice: Gods Among Us contains examples of: The film Injustice, a DC Universe Animated Original Movies project serving as an adaptation of the game and its comic tie-ins, was released in 2021. Has a tie-in comic, Injustice: Gods Among Us, and a sequel, Injustice 2. Mortal Kombat Characters (DLC): Sub-Zero, Shao Kahn.Wonder Woman Characters: Athena, Giganta.Justice League of America Characters: Atom Smasher, Starro the Conqueror, Mister Terrific, The Atom, S.T.R.I.P.E., Doctor Fate.Green Arrow Characters: Black Canary, Roy Harper.Green Lantern Characters: Kilowog, Atrocitus, The Guardians of the Universe.Superman Characters: Darkseid, Metallo, Parasite, Lois Lane.Batman Characters: The Riddler, Two-Face, Deadshot, Killer Croc, The Penguin, Scarecrow, Hugo Strange, Commissioner Gordon.Non-playable supporting characters include: Suicide Squad Characters: Deadshot (mobile only).Static Characters: Static (mobile only).New Gods Characters: Darkseid (mobile only).Mortal Kombat Characters (DLC): Scorpion.Wonder Woman Characters: Wonder Woman, Ares.Shazam! Characters: Shazam!, Black Adam.Teen Titans Characters: Cyborg, Deathstroke, Raven.Justice League of America Characters: Hawkgirl, Killer Frost, Martian Manhunter (DLC), Zatanna (DLC).Green Arrow Characters: Green Arrow, Arrow (DLC Costume).The Flash Characters: The Flash (Barry Allen), Jay Garrick (DLC costume), Kid Flash (mobile only), Reverse Flash (mobile only).Green Lantern Characters: Hal Jordan, John Stewart (DLC costume), Sinestro, Solomon Grundy, Jessica Cruz (mobile only).Superman Characters: Superman, Lex Luthor, Doomsday, General Zod (DLC), Lobo (DLC).Batman Characters: Batman, The Joker, Harley Quinn, Nightwing, Catwoman, Bane, Batgirl (DLC), Damian Wayne (Regime Nightwing costume), Batman (Thomas Wayne) (DLC Costume), Batman Beyond (DLC Costume), Arkham Knight (mobile only), Cassandra Cain (mobile only), Killer Croc (mobile only), The Batman Who Laughs (mobile only).Also, there are stage transitions that can be triggered using a heavy attack on a specific part of the stage, and each character have a special ability unique to them such as Superman having a short damage buff, Wonder Woman changing her fighting style from barehanded to a heavier sword & shield style and Aquaman summoing a water shield that increases defense. The game has a similar gameplay to 2011's Mortal Kombat reboot but with a few additions such as a interactive objects in the stages with the characters with Super Strength having the ability to use heavy objects to attack their opponent while badass normals use those objects to evade attacks. However, years of fighting leaves Batman as the only active member of the resistance after most of his team is either killed, wounded or deserted, forcing him to use a device built by Lex Luthor to summon a Justice League from another universe, a universe where they are still paragons of hope and justice. Sometime later, Superman declares his intentions to rid the world of all crime and tyranny to the United Nations, with him and Wonder Woman reforming the Justice League into a police force to enforce the will of their One Earth government, causing Batman to rebel and form a resistance group composed of badass normals, vigilantes and novice metahumans to fight against Superman's authoritarian government.
The game's story is set in an Alternate Universe where Superman abandons his principles following the death of his wife Lois Lane and the destruction of Metropolis at the hands of the Joker and Harley Quinn, causing him to murder the Joker in cold blood, much to Batman's horror. Injustice: Gods Among Us is an April 2013 DC Comics Fighting Game developed by NetherRealm Studios, the company behind the Mortal Kombat reboot in 2011.