A YJA moment - The Light

The Light was the name attributed to a group of world-class super-villains who gathered together for mutual benefit. Much of the intel on this organization was obtained in an information sharing agreement between the Office of National Emergency and the Justice League, who are thanked for their cooperation.

It has not been revealed when the Light first joined together, but its first major endeavor was working with the alien empire known as The Reach.  The Reach were invaders who conquered worlds to exploit their natural resources and populations. The Light made a deal with the Reach, aiding their takeover in exchange for being allowed to become administrators.

The Light, in truth, had no intention of being slaves themselves and worked behind the scenes to undermine the Reach.  Lead by the immortal villain Vandal Savage, the original members of the Light included Black Manta, the Brain, Deathstroke, Klarion, Ra’s Al Ghul.  Based on the testimony of the late Aqualad, Lex Luthor and Queen Bee were also members, but the evidence is insufficient for prosecution.

The Young Justice team used the mutual distrust between the Reach and Light to ultimately defeat them. I, in the final three-way battle, most of the Light were captured.  Ra’s Al Ghul was fatally wounded by Black Beetle and neither Luthor or Queen Bee were in attendance.

Only Vandal Savage managed to escape, reportedly taking Warworld out of the solar system and disappearing into to places unknown.  It was erroneously believed that the Light had been defeated, but recent intelligence from Amanda Waller, former director or Task Force X, has suddenly put that into doubt.

Currently, the leadership of this new Light is believed to been assumed by current UN Secretary-General Lex Luthor.  While Waller did not discover the full membership list, she did discover that Checkmate director Maxwell Lord, new Task Force X director Henry Peter Gyrich, Weapon X director John Sublime, mercenary Deathstroke the Terminator, and media mogul G. Gordon Godfrey are members. The status of Vandal Savage and Queen Bee have not been determined.