Young Justice
Warning : contains spoilers forYoung Justice : Targets#1 !
WhileYoung Justiceseason 4 may have concluded , the Team ’s adventures continue in DC Comics ' tie - in seriesYoung Justice Department : butt . The first matter includes an appearance from Will Harper ’s Bowhunter Security and their surprising new hire . Young Justice , DC ’s animated take on its immature heroes , is have intercourse for its talkative adaptation of the comic book population . Now , that expansiveness includes a heroic turn for Gotham villain Clayface . Usually seen as a classic Batman villain , Clayface has seemingly turned over a young leaf with Will Harper and Bowhunter Security ’s help .
Bowhunter Security debuted in season 3 ofYoung Justiceand was most recently seen in the second electric discharge of time of year 4 . The security system firm was founded by former Justice League member Will Harper , ringer of the original Roy Harper . The Harper clones usually provide security together , sometimes pulling in the service of other heroes , like the newly - heroic Clayface . Clayface - original name Matthew Hagen - was last seen onscreen in time of year 3 , where he wasunder the control of Mad Hatter . He made his outflow with the help of a few young Hero of Alexandria and has now reappeared in the Sir Frederick Handley Page ofTargetsgoing by the name Harlan Matthews .
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In this take ofTargets , Bowhunter Security has been hire as protection for Queen Perdita of Vlatava , who is chew the fat Star City and their locating of S.T.A.R. Labs . As this is adirect continuation to time of year 4 ofYoung Justice , Perdita is again under threat from Count Vertigo , who wish well to steal her stool . However , because of his own history with failing to protect Perdita and her family - revealed afterwards in the issue - Will Harper occupy the Queen ’s aegis personally . All three Harper clones are on the job , as well as Green Arrow and Black Canary in camouflage - and , of course , Clayface as Harlan Matthews . When Perdita is attacked during her visit , all the hero recruited for her tribute jump into natural action .
Clayface is the first to jump into the faithful to battle Perdita ’s attackers , proving his usefulness and reliable desperate nature . Other than a abbreviated canonic audioplay perform during DC FanDome 2020 , prior to time of year 4 ’s release , this effect ofYoung Justice : Targetsis the first metre fan have seen Clayface on the side of the heroes inYoung Justicehistory . Clayface vacillates between paladin and villainin the comics universe , but until now , Young Justicefans have only seen him as an adversary for the Team . His bearing as Perdita ’s bodyguard , however , is more than welcome in this egress , and could hopefully set him up with a new role in the franchise .
Matthews " goes full Clayface " and provides unparalleled protection for both the fag and the other heroes , using his abilities to hold his friend from tranquilizer darts . Though a sonic approach finally do in Clayface , his new desperate status and willingness to fight prove , again , that anyone can commute sides , expert or bad , in theYoung Justiceuniverse . Young Justicehas always been concerned in redemptionand characters with flexible morality , and this novel addition to a fan - favorite squad brings the show ’s essential " redemption " train of thought to the tie - in comics . Perdita ’s abduction arc will continue in succeeding yield ofYoung Justice : Targets , where DC Comics fans may again see Bowhunter Security and the continuation of Clayface ’s heroic journey .
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