All the heroes from the Smallville version of the Justice League, ranked

Small Villa was a series that, halfway through its run, had a kind of identity crisis. Starting out as a kind of Superman prequel centered on Clark Kent’s youth, it became a show that wanted to embrace the Superman mythos but also actively avoid it. To that end, other DC characters appeared, eventually forming an iconic team.

Simply referred to as “the League,” Clark's group of allies in Small Villa They were meant to be a prototype version of the Justice League from the comics. While the roster included many of the heroes associated with the group in the comics, it also had some somewhat unfamiliar faces. As they appeared in Small Villa Of all the shows, there have also been numerous changes from the original material.

5 Smallville's Scarlet Speedster Was Not The Flash

One of Clark's first superhuman allies in Small Villa He was a fast young thief named Bart Allen. Despite his thieving nature, the two teenagers became fast friends, with Bart's superhuman speed even greater than Clark's. Bart knew little about his nature and history, remembering only his name and the names Barry Allen, Jay Garrick, and Wally West. A few years later, Bart began working for Oliver Queen, both as a courier and as part of Ollie's “League” that he founded as Green Arrow. There, he began wearing a red hoodie with a lightning bolt motif, and used the name Impulse and worked alongside other proto-heroes.

In the comics, Bart Allen is the future grandson of Barry Allen (the second and more famous Flash) and comes to the present with the identity of Impulse. Eventually maturing from his irresponsible ways, he became both the second Kid Flash and the fourth Flash, the latter of which occurred when he was temporarily aged. Bart in Small Villa was essentially just a solidification of the Flash legacy and a bit of a loose adaptation overall, though it did share Bart's immaturity from the comics. Eventually, it was revealed that Jay Garrick (the Golden Age Flash) also existed in the show's continuity, though his connection to Bart beyond the same powers was negligible. Impulse was definitely a nice addition, but it was mostly just there to open the floodgates to the comic book nature of the show.

4 Smallville Adds Teen Titans Cyborg to League

One of the most intriguing additions to Small VillaThe Justice League version was Victor Stone. Also known as Cyborg, the character is a hero usually depicted as a member of the Teen Titans. In the comics, he was part of the “New Teen Titans” team, which was essentially the third iteration of the team. Brutally maimed and disfigured due to a freak accident that also killed his mother, Victor was rebuilt by his father Silas into a partial mechanical man. Initially bitter and angry at his lot in life, he eventually found a new family among the Titans and a best friend in Garfield Logan, aka Beast Boy. He also has not one, but two love interests named Sarah, although these two women are largely unrelated and rarely interact. The New 52 comic book reboot controversially erased Cyborg's Titans history and made him a founding member of the Justice League, but this has since been rescinded.

In Small VillaVictor Stone was transformed into Cyborg after a car accident that killed the rest of his family. Unlike the comics and cartoons, his cybernetic enhancements were mostly covered by his skin. At the same time, Clark's X-ray vision revealed that his internal cybernetics made Victor similar to his comic book counterpart. Cyborg had many of the same powers as the comics, namely superhuman strength, control over technology, durability, and the power to fire energy blasts (which manifested from his hands rather than through a cannon). He didn't do much beyond his initial appearances and initial team-up with the rest of the League, but remained an ally who was on standby and in contact with Chloe Sullivan. Unfortunately, he also lacked many of his contacts from the comics, which took away from the depth.

3 Green Arrow was Clark's closest ally in Smallville

In the comics, Green Arrow was once a mere imitation of Batman, but that all began to change with the Bronze Age of Comic Books. Losing his wealth and adopting a liberal mindset, Oliver Queen became the voice of the streets in the DC Universe. Combining his skills as an archer with trick arrows and sometimes more violent means (as seen in Mike Grell's Green arrow run), Green Arrow annoys many other heroes with his hypocritical attitude, including Green Lantern Hal Jordan, who ironically may be Ollie's best friend. In Small VillaOliver Queen/Green Arrow was both similar and different from the comics.

He was once again a wealthy and somewhat sarcastic CEO who had honed his archery skills after being temporarily stranded on an island. Other than that, however, he lacked the other qualities from the comics, as are largely associated with an older Green Arrow. Likewise, he was essentially playing Batman to a certain extent, with Green Arrow and Clark being a different kind of “World's Finest” team. In a sign of things to come in the next CW series ArrowOllie didn't end up with Black Canary, who is usually portrayed as the Emerald Archer's one true love. Instead of his cute little bird, he ends up dating Lois Lane's cousin, Chloe Sullivan.

Likewise, Ollie and Lois had dated in the past, which reflected the fact that she apparently once had a thing for blondes. While somewhat inaccurate to the source material, he was still a great hero who stood by Clark no matter what. He even showed some of his awareness of social issues from the comics when he took a young prostitute named Mia Dearden under his wing.

2 Smallville's Clark Kent didn't become Superman until the end

In some ways, Clark Kent's version in Small Villa mirrored the young version of Superman from the Silver Age comics. There, he had his powers as a young boy while growing up in Smallville, and even wore a costume and acted as Superboy. Clark did not do this in the show, even though his powers were already developing. The only exception to this was the power to fly, with Small Villa operating under a “no flying, no tights” rule. Thus, Clark spent almost the entire series avoiding becoming Superman, despite having already fought many of his iconic villains. In fact, he only donned the costume at the end of the series, and that was actually a CGI model and not actor Tom Welling.

Though reticent to embrace his destiny, Clark Kent in Small Villa He was still a hero and accepted the teachings of his parents, especially his adoptive father, Jonathan Kent. The comic book version is more adamant about this, however, choosing to leave and join the world as a superhero without being “forced” to. The interpretation Small Villa is a bit closer to the version seen in the DC Extended Universe played by Henry Cavill, although at least he was wearing the costume. Fortunately, fans may finally see an animated version of this version of Clark Kent acting as Superman, with a Small Villa followed in the evaluation phase. Hopefully this will finally give fans the recognizable interpretation of the Man of Steel they've been longing for.

1 Aquaman was another member of the Smallville League

Among other members of the League on Small VillaAquaman was the only founding member of the Justice League in the comics. His origins are left vague in the series, but it is established that he was an Atlantean. This allowed him to be successful as a swimmer and he also developed a keen interest in protecting marine life. In addition to being able to breathe underwater, he has superhuman strength (which seemed to rival Clark's when exposed to water), can create projectiles from water, boasts superhuman dexterity, and can communicate with marine life. Initially romantically involved with Lois Lane before leaving to complete her mission to protect marine life, he aids Clark and the rest of the proto-League on various missions. He later meets and becomes engaged to Mera, fulfilling his role as protector of the seas.

Aquaman is very similar in the comics, although the version in Small Villa seemed to be based mainly on the pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths incarnation. In this take, Arthur was half-Atlantean and half-human, and also became weaker when he was out of the water for too long. That origin was scrapped after Crisiswhere instead it is completely Atlantean, however Small Villa he kept his positionCrisis birth name of “Orin”. Since 2011, the classic iteration of Arthur Curry/Aquaman (minus the weakness to water) has been the norm, both in the comics since the New 52 reboot and as played by Jason Momoa in the now-concluded DC Extended Universe. In terms of comic book accuracy, this hero has certainly been the best, eclipsing nearly every other member of the League. Likewise, he showed Clark a thing or two about truly embracing who he was meant to be.