Ever wonder how an organization like The Legion of Doom is structured and functions? Post worldbuilding regarding all DC villains concerning THE villain team of all villain teams
>Senior members/staff
>Villains that want to join, but are rejected/banned
>Everyday routines, roles, and responsibilities
>Misc nameless staff (if any) that clean or do b***h work for villains
>Group activities, newsletters, and other fun/dumb shit
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>Senior members/staff
lex luthor, overall head and in charge of grand strategy and organization goals, chief financer
black manta, second-in-command, head of naval affairs, 90% of the global economy passes over the ocean making his operations very lucrative and disruptive to world peace and order
sinestro, in charge of extra-terrestrial affairs, only his yellow power ring can keep the various space cops off their back
bizarro, no real responsibilities, but he is lex luthors top enforcer as he rivals superman in power while also being easily kept under control
braniac, leader in technology and information, to keep the legion one step ahead of global law enforcement in the never ending arms race
captain cold, honestly anyone who can hit the flash even once deserves a spot up there
>Villains that want to join, but are rejected/banned
the joker, part-time member
dangerously unstable and difficult to control, he is deliberately left out of the organization because he always goes off plan and is always begging for global attention
he is only tolerated because they cant afford to fight both the justice league and their fellow criminals simultaneously
I don't believe there would be a "second in command" for obvious reasons given the collection of people we're talking about here. Lex would be the unofficial chairman only because of his resources, charisma, and of course intelligence to convince everyone to play nice. Senior members likely have more pull in voting either due to skills or buying their way in. Despite the Super Friends style, I don't see Brainiac cooperating with these people. Like you said, Sinestro would be their alien contact, and would only be a member because causing a ruckus on Earth means diverting Green Lantern attention away from whatever scheme he's setting up off world.
And that's the key thing here about their cooperation; spreading the JLA thin and directing forces. Imagine a bulletin board with open contracts where one villain agrees to take a job based on a risk/reward system. They run the risk of getting caught, but also a big payday if they succeed. Win or lose isn't relevant, because the person who issued the contract needs attention away from whatever they're doing. Like for example Black Adam is only a member to strengthen Kandaq's borders, and believes he can manipulate villains to achieve his own global ends.
As for Joker, you know damn well he'd have a senior spot. Why? They'd cater to him so he'll "play nice", and maybe even bought him off with a "Big Red Button" that would end them all, but its funnier if he never presses it. Heck maybe he wouldn't even appear most day, and has Punchline in his stead
who would be the dedicated magic guy?
you gotta have one of those
curiously, none of the original superfriends roster of the legion had anyone specializing in magic
maybe black adam, though he is more magically powered than a master of magic
wotan, arch-enemy of dr fate, is another choice, though obscure
>complete with him wondering why he gets so little villain respect when he is so powerful and able to match a justice league heavy hitter
klarion the witch boy felix faust and circie could all work as magic representatives
part of the science department of course along with with sivana T.O morrow and others
Some versions of Cheetah have her dabble in magic.
He runs the Monster Society of Evil, the Legion's NAACP rival.
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Damn autocorrect.
In the Lego DC Super villains game, the Legion of doom had like, Grodd, Black Adam, Clayface, Livewire, Killer Frost, Ivy, Two-Face, Metallo, Joker, Harley, Catwoman, and others.
For this exercise just assume almost all DC villains are affiliated with the Legion of Doom in some manner. Not all of them "gold members" but still allowed to walk the Hall of Doom. Unless you can think of some villains so shit they can't even buy their way in.
Yeah I was thinking of most b***h work staff like cleaning, food, and maintenance just being robots either built by Lex or Toyman. Example; imagine a bunch of supermodel tier yes men/women that just exist to serve LoD members and keep the daily routine going. Some may joke about fricking them because someone can't land a real date, others might get chastised/billed for breaking them out of rage
>Misc nameless staff (if any) that clean or do b***h work for villains
they would probably rely on Z-list villains, preferably the ones with high degrees of sanity and low threat level, to man the legion of dooms lexbucks, giftshop, and kwik-e mart
both to reduce the odds of them killing their fellow criminals over the bill, but also to make sure they arent shivved in the bathroom to open up a job slot
they might just rely on toymans patented toilet-cleaning robots to do all the dirty work, but they might also just manage a schedule for generic henchmen to clean the toilets if they ever fear toyman has secretly planted a bomb in every toilet to remove any potential threats to his position
>legion of doom roll call
>but instead of just rehashing the details of the next plan, they go over quarterly financial statements and updates on their respective projects
Aside from actual threats to top supers, I think guys with resources and workforce for an actual legion would be in favor.
>Group activities, newsletters, and other fun/dumb shit
villains going on strike because they complain about half their paychecks going back to lex because he owns the coffee shop, the cafeteria, and the wi-fi in the legion of doom
>legion of doom
cringe. a team of supervillains joining just because they're supervillains is stupid and gay.
>implying that scarecrow arguing with lex luthor about how hard it is to commute to a swamp wouldnt be the funniest thing ever
That's actually wrong and supervillain teamups are cool
why would myzptlk need to break into an apartment? why the frick would he team up with other supervillains? makes no sense tbh
Those are questions a third-dimensional being would ask.
Somehow not having a DEI department made it so they made money despite having no products nor services.
swamp-thing, after being convinced by aquaman, defeats them singlehandedly the moment it's made apparent that black manta doesn't stop the rest of the legion of doom from polluting
Nobody ever brings up that the Hall of Doom looks like Darth Vader.
More like Vader looks like the Hall of Doom.
>is structured and functions
They sell sneakers and meme stocks to fund their operations.
Henchmen are very stupid, so easy to find and employ.
how does he fit into the legion of doom?