The Justifiers of Law to the Anointed is a group of uplifted animals created by Dr. Moreau and his assistant Edward Ivo.
History
Once ordinary animals, the Justifiers were experimented upon by Dr. Moreau, who had discovered how to transplant tissue from one animal to another and then chemically alter growth to turn animals in the shape of men. In some cases, he even fused species. Moreau then operated on their brains and used hypnosis to give them sentience and replace their animal instincts with his "Laws." However, Moreau found that his beasts would over time regain their inherent savagery despite their conditioning.
After Lucas Carr by chance found himself on the island, Dr. Moreau decided to take the Justifiers to mainland England, hoping that being in civilization would temper their animalistic instincts. Showcased to the public, the Justifiers initially scuffled with the authorities for attacking a man as a demonstration before their master set them to finding Jack the Ripper to prove themselves as more than "frauds" or "freaks."
Prowling the streets, the Justifiers seemingly drove the Ripper into hiding, but showed signs of returning to their animalistic behavior. Eventually, the Ripper struck again, and the Justifiers tracked him down to his lair, where the killer revealed that he was in fact the first of Moreau's uplifted animals. After proclaiming his plan to turn humans into animals as an inverse of his maker, Dianna snuck up on him and smashed his head against the wall. Returning to her predatory behavior after tasting his blood, Dianna convinced her fellow beast-men to do so as well, and they ate the Ripper's corpse.
The Justifiers were then gathered by Moreau, who planned to graft ape flesh to them to further refine them, having been inspired by the Ripper's true identity. They rebelled, prompting Moreau to shoot Delphinius. Black Arrow, Komodo, and Bernardus changed their minds to stand with their maker, which resulted in a fight within the Justifiers. After the battle, all of them, as well as their creator, died. To prevent such horrible things from happening again, Carr set fire to Moreau's house, burning the corpses of the Justifiers.[1]
Trivia
Moreau mentioned that Ivo drunkenly called the beasts "Just a Lot of Animals," a reference to the Just'a Lotta Animals from Earth-C-Minus.[1]
See Also
- Appearances of Justifiers of Law to the Anointed (Island of Dr. Moreau)
- Images that include Justifiers of Law to the Anointed (Island of Dr. Moreau)
- Team Gallery: Justifiers of Law to the Anointed (Island of Dr. Moreau)
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