Superman features intense battles, intriguing character dynamics, and a captivating story, but the newly released DC Universe film also includes some Easter eggs, referencing the existence of other DC heroes.
Fans already got a taste of James Gunn’s DCU in last year’s Creature Commandos and the aforementioned Superman. They will continue to see more of what Gunn is developing in next month’s Peacemaker Season 2.
So, which DC heroes have been confirmed for the DCU by Superman? Here are all the heroes confirmed.
List of all secret DC heroes confirmed for DCU by Superman’s Hall of Justice mural
The following heroes, which include Golden Age DC Comics characters, have been confirmed to exist in the DCU by Superman’s Hall of Justice mural (via ScreenRant):
- Silent Knight (Brian Kent)
- Black Pirate (Jon Valor)
- Golden Arrow
- Flash (Jay Garrick)
- Max Mercury
- Aquaman (Arthur Curry)
- Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson)
- Wildcat (Ted Grant)
- Tarantula (John Law)
- Atomic Knight (Gardner Grayle)
- Freedom Beast (Dominic Mndawe)
- Black Bison (John Ravenhair)
- Amethyst (Amy Winston)
- Vibe (Paco Ramone)
- Sandman (Wesley Dodds)
- Spectre (Jim Corrigan)
- Vigilante III (Patricia “Pat” Trayce)
Other known heroes in the DCU so far
Several heroes have been introduced or confirmed to exist in the DCU. Superman’s cast includes some of these heroes.
- Superman/Clark Kent/Kal-El
- Supergirl/Kara Zor-El
- Peacemaker/Christopher Smith (He is the first character to originate from the now-defunct DC Extended Universe)
- Vigilante/Adrian Chase (the second character originating from the DCEU)
- Engineer/Angela Spica (introduced as a villain in Superman, she is expected to become a hero or antihero in the upcoming film The Authority)
- Green Lanterns:
- Hal Jordan
- John Stewart
- Guy Gardner
- Hawkgirl/Kendra Saunders
- Metamorpho
- Mr. Terrific/Michael Holt
- Batman/Bruce Wayne
- Rick Flag Sr.
- Creature Commandos (anti-heroes):
- Bride
- G.I. Robot
- Weasel
- Doctor Phosphorus/Alex Sartorius
- Nina Mazursky
- Eric Frankenstein
Superman is currently playing in theaters across the United States. The film currently holds an 83% fresh score and 93% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
The film’s cast includes David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Edi Gathegi, Nathan Fillion, Isabela Merced, Anthony Carrigan, Skyler Gisondo, Sara Sampaio, and María Gabriela de Faría, among many others.
