Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths #6 is an issue of the series Dark Crisis (Volume 1) with a cover date of January, 2023. It was published on November 8, 2022.
Synopsis for "Chapter Six: Legacy War"
Mister Terrific tries to contact the Green Lantern Corps in Space Sector 666 to recall them to Earth for the fight against the Dark Army, but the signal breaks down and a horde of Shadow Demons swarm out of the Black Lantern Central Power Battery and attack them.
On Earth, the assembled heroes battle Pariah's army of possessed villains. Changeling attacks Deathstroke in a powerful werewolf form, but Slade appears to be unkillable as Darkness oozes from his wounds rather than blood.
In Multiverse-2, Barry Allen and Hal Jordan devise a way to combine their powers and teleport the Justice League back to Earth 0. However, Hal warns them that it may not be enough to break their connection to the paradise worlds and that some of them may not make it. Green Arrow tells them that it's worth the risk to save everything, despite Black Canary's warnings that he may die if he tries to leave. Hal and Barry put their plan into action and the League disappear in a blaze of light.
Meanwhile at the Hall of Justice, the heroes are being overwhelmed by sheer weight of numbers. Jace Fox arrives with reinforcements, but Pariah sends them into their own paradise worlds. Mister Terrific brings out Pariah's antimatter cannon, believing he can use it to cut Pariah off from the corrupted Darkness and remove his powers. However, Pariah sees them and sends the Dark Army to stop them.
Jon Kent fights the entire Dark Army single-handed, while Yara Flor sneaks up behind Pariah and binds him with her Golden Boleadoras to force him to see the truth: the voice of the "Great Darkness" is nothing but the sickness in his own mind. However, Pariah refuses to believe it and breaks free. He attempts to banish Yara to her own world, but Jace shoots him with the cannon, which he has modified to turn Pariah's own powers against him. Pariah disappears into his own paradise world, a recreation of his universe lost in the Crisis on Infinite Earths.
The Dark Army are diminished but continue to fight, still possessed by the corrupted Darkness. Doomsday almost kills Jon Kent, but he is saved by his father, who has returned to Earth with the League and the entire Green Lantern Corps. The heroes continue to battle the possessed villains, and in the middle of the melee Arsenal and Black Canary reunite, having each believed the other was dead. However, they realize that Green Arrow did not return with the others.
Even with Pariah gone the Darkness and his infinite Earths continue to spread across the Multiverse. The corrupted Darkness has possessed Deathstroke, who declares he will kill every last one of them.
Appearing in "Chapter Six: Legacy War"
Featured Characters:
- Justice League
- Aquaman (Arthur Curry)
- Batman/The Night (Bruce Wayne)
- Black Canary (Dinah Drake)
- Emerald Knight/The Guardian (John Stewart)
- The Flash (Barry Allen)
- Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) (Apparent Death)
- Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
- Hawkgirl
- Martian Manhunter
- Superman (Clark Kent) (Flashback and main story)
- Wonder Woman (Diana of Themyscira)
- Zatanna
- Superman (Jon Kent) (Flashback and main story)
- Wonder Girl (Yara Flor)
Supporting Characters:
- Batman (Jace Fox)
- Bat-Family
- Black Adam
- Captain Atom
- Crush
- Firestorm (Ronnie Raymond)
- Martin Stein (Behind the scenes)
- Green Lantern Corps
- Ice
- Jon Kent's Justice League
- Aquaman (Jackson Hyde) (Cameo)
- Blue Beetle (Ted Kord)
- Booster Gold
- Frankenstein (Dies)
- Mister Terrific (Michael Holt) (Also as an hologram)
- Supergirl
- Swamp Thing (Levi Kamei)
- Titans
- Titans Academy students
- Vixen
Antagonists:
- Pariah/Kell Mossa (Pre-Crisis) (Flashback and main story)
- The Dark Army (Multiverse) (Possessed)
- The Great Darkness (Corrupted) (Flashback and main story)
- King Deathstroke (Possessed)
- Legion of Doom (Possessed)
- Shadow Demons (Antimatter Universe)
Other Characters:
- Adam Strange (Cover only)
- Doctor Fate (Khalid Nassour) (Cover only)
- Doctor Light (Kimiyo Hoshi) (Cover only)
- Hawkman (Carter Hall) (Cover only)
- Jerry the Winged Horse (Cover only)
- Justice Society of America
- Atom Smasher (Cameo)
- Green Lantern (Alan Scott) (Cameo)
- Jade (Cameo)
- Obsidian (Cameo)
- Power Girl (Kara Zor-L) (Cameo)
- Wildcat (Ted Grant) (Cameo)
- Lois Lane (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Mart (Pariah's son) (Pariah's Paradise World (Behind the scenes)
- Mister Miracle (Scott Free) (Cover only)
- Powerhouse/Naomi McDuffie (Unknown Earth) (Cover only)
- President Superman (Earth 23) (Cover only)
- Red Tornado (Cover only)
- Shazam (Billy Batson) (Cover only)
- Sondra (Pariah's wife) (Pariah's Paradise World) (Behind the scenes)
- Superboy (Conner Kent) (Cover only)
- Tarran (Pariah's daughter) (Pariah's Paradise World) (Behind the scenes)
- Wonder Girl (Cassie Sandsmark) (Cover only)
- Lucius Fox (Mentioned only)
- Luke Fox (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Infinite Frontier
- Multiverse-1
- Earth 0
- Speed Force (Behind the scenes)
- Multiverse-2
- Booster Gold's Paradise World (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Cameo)
- Connor Hawke's Paradise World (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Cameo)
- Earth-AD (Unnamed) (In ruins)
- Firestorm's Paradise World (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Cameo)
- John Henry Irons' Paradise World (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Cameo)
- Ted Kord's Paradise World (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Cameo)
- Pariah's Paradise World (Unnamed) (Behind the scenes)
- Antimatter Universe (Mentioned only)
- Pariah's Universe (Unnamed) (Destroyed) (Mentioned only)
- Pariah's Multiverse
- Multiverse-1
Items:
- Aero-Discs (Cover only)
- Antimatter Cannon (Mentioned only)
- Antimatter Chamber/"Antimatter Cannon" (See Notes)
- Batsuits
- Black Lantern Central Power Battery
- Blue Beetle Scarab
- Deathstroke's Energy Lance
- Eighth Metal
- Ares' Axe
- Ares' Helmet
- Bracelets of Submission
- Golden Boleadoras
- Lasso of Truth
- Trident of Poseidon
- Ares' Axe
- Firestorm Matrix
- Green Arrow's Bow
- Green Lantern Ring
- Helmet of Fate (Cover only)
- Ikon Suit
- Kinetic Hammer
- Lex Luthor's Warsuit
- Nekron's Scythe
- Nth Metal
- Queen Nubia's Crown
- Ravager's Sword
- Staff of Understanding
- Starheart
- Steel's Armor
- Tantu Totem
- Waterbearers
- Weather Wand
- Wonder Woman's Tiara
- Yara Flor's Tiara
- Yellow Lantern Ring
Vehicles:
Events:
- Death of Superman (Mentioned only)
Concepts:
- Antimatter (Behind the scenes)
- Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum
- Magic
- Omega Beams
- Red Skies
Notes
- The events of I Am Batman #15 take place just before this issue and lead into Batman/Jace Fox's appearance during the battle at the Hall of Justice.
- Pariah's Antimatter Chamber is mistakenly referred to as the Antimatter Cannon which, however, belonged to the Pre-Crisis Anti-Monitor.
- There's an error in this issue as Firestorm is banished to his own Paradise World by Pariah but, a few moments later, he's seen in the background during Pariah and Yara Flor's fight.
Trivia
- The cover is a homage to the cover of Crisis on Infinite Earths #12.
See Also