TLDR;
The video provides a comprehensive summary of the animated series "Young Justice," covering all four seasons. It highlights key plot points, character developments, and overarching themes. The series follows a team of young superheroes as they navigate missions, personal relationships, and the complexities of the superhero world.
- Introduction of the main characters and their mentors.
- The team's formation and early missions.
- The challenges they face, including betrayals and losses.
- The evolution of the team and its members over time.
- The overarching conflicts and villains they confront.
Intro [0:00]
The show focuses on a group of sidekicks eager to prove themselves as heroes. The initial team includes Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad, Miss Martian, and Superboy. These young heroes seek independence from their mentors in the Justice League.
Independence Day and Fireworks [1:11]
The first episode shows the sidekicks' disappointment when the Justice League only offers them a superficial tour of their headquarters. Robin, Kid Flash, and Aqualad hack the League's system and investigate a fire at Cadmus, where they discover Superboy, a clone of Superman. They free Superboy, but he initially attacks them under mind control. They are captured but Aqualad manages to reason with Superboy, who then frees them. The Justice League confronts them, but the young heroes argue for real missions.
Covert Missions and Team Building [4:03]
The League agrees to give the team covert missions under Batman's guidance, assigning Red Tornado as their warden at Mount Justice and Black Canary as their trainer. Miss Martian officially joins the team. Kid Flash, Robin, and Aqualad try to convince Speedy to join, but he refuses. The team faces Twister, a villain with similar powers to Red Tornado, and Miss Martian initially misjudges the situation, causing Superboy to get angry. She later returns with a plan to defeat Twister, earning back the team's trust.
Drop Zone and The Light [6:03]
The team investigates missing Venom shipments in Santa Prisa, uncovering a plot by Colt Cobra to create permanent Venom. They stop Sportsmaster from taking the shipment, but one vial remains. Aqualad becomes the team leader. It's revealed that all the missions are connected by a mysterious group called the Light.
Schooled and Infiltrator [7:20]
Superboy is annoyed by Superman's lack of attention. Professor Ivo attacks the Justice League with Amazo, an Android capable of absorbing superpowers. The team is tasked with delivering Amazo to Star Labs, but Ivo steals him back. The team retrieves Amazo, and Superboy realizes that other adults care about him. Speedy saves Dr. Serling Roquette from the League of Shadows, who want her to create a weaponized fog. The Justice League tasks the team with protecting the doctor, and Artemis, Green Arrow's new protégé, joins the team.
Denial and Downtime [9:53]
The team, except for Robin, helps Red Tornado with a mission involving Klarion the Witch Boy, who kidnaps Kent Nelson. Wally refuses to believe in magic but sets aside his beliefs to save everyone. Nelson advises Wally to find someone to keep him in check. Each team member is seen in their home environment, except Superboy and Miss Martian. Aqualad struggles with his decision to stay above the surface and visits Atlantis, where he helps defend against an attack by Black Manta.
Bereft and Targets [12:08]
The team wakes up in Bialya with wiped memories. They investigate alien technology and Superboy is captured. Miss Martian rescues him, and they find a sphere-like alien tech that Superboy keeps as a pet. Red Arrow is on a solo mission to protect Lex Luthor, who is mediating between Northern and Southern Rasia. Cheshire and Sportsmaster, working for Ra's al Ghul, try to kill Lex. It's revealed that Red Arrow and Lex are working together to ensure the peace treaty is signed. Superboy and Miss Martian start attending school and pick their Earth names.
Terrors and Homefront [14:47]
Miss Martian and Superboy go undercover in Belle Reve prison to investigate a potential prison escape. They blow their cover in front of Icicle Jr. Hugo Strange is helping the ice villains by importing technology. Two robots resembling Red Tornado capture the team in the cave. Artemis and Robin rescue their teammates with an EMP emitter. Red Tornado vanishes, and it's revealed that Cheshire is Artemis's sister.
Alpha Male and Revelation [17:09]
Batman told Aqualad to investigate the mole situation, causing tension within the team. The Justice League takes over the Red Tornado situation. The team goes to Northern India to investigate gorilla attacks, joined by Captain Marvel. They discover that the Brain is controlling giant animals with collars found in Belle Reve, using Cobra Venom. Superboy takes in a giant wolf. The Injustice League terrorizes multiple cities, and Batman sends the team to destroy the source plant. Aqualad wears the Helmet of Fate, and the plan is successful.
Humanity and Disordered [19:46]
The episode focuses on Red Tornado and his robot siblings. Red Tornado's dad, T.O. Morrow, wants to create a new robot, Red Volcano. The team has a new member, Zatanna. They kidnap Zatanna to find Red Tornado and discover that Red Tornado left to ensure his siblings aren't manipulated. The team tries to recover from a mental training exercise gone wrong. Superboy learns about New Genesis and Apokolips from the Forever People, who want to take Sphere back.
Misplaced and Coldhearted [22:52]
Klarion the Witch Boy splits the world into two dimensions, one for adults and one for kids. Captain Marvel travels between dimensions to defeat Klarion. Zatanna wears the Helmet of Fate, and her father, Zatara, takes her place. The Lords of Light steal something important during the chaos. The episode takes place on Kid Flash's birthday. He is excluded from a mission and tasked with delivering a heart for a transplant. Count Vertigo tries to prevent the transplant, but Kid Flash succeeds.
Image and Agendas [25:37]
Superboy and Miss Martian are into roleplay. The team is tasked with stopping Queen Bee from brainwashing the president of Karak. They help Garfield Logan, and Miss Martian saves his life by morphing her blood. Queen Bee knows Miss Martian's secrets and blackmails her. The Justice League plans to take in new members. Lex Luthor tells Superboy about another clone at Cadmus. Superboy frees the clone, who has anger issues. Lex reveals that he is half-human and Superboy's biological father, giving him a sticker to suppress his human DNA.
Insecurity and Usual Suspects [29:09]
Artemis finds out she was added to the team because her mom begged Green Arrow and Batman. Green Arrow tells the team to watch Sportsmaster. The team finds out that Klarion hired Professor Ivo to make a weapon from a sea creature, and Sportsmaster provided the creature. The Justice League adds new members, including Red Arrow. Icon's sidekick, Rocket, joins the team. They stop Cheshire from smuggling a mysterious case. Connor gets a call from Lex Luthor, and Artemis and Miss Martian reveal their secrets.
Auld Acquaintance [32:25]
Red Arrow puts a biotech chip into each member of the Justice League, making them slaves to Vandal Savage. Red Arrow is a Cadmus clone brainwashed for this purpose. Red Tornado programs an algorithm to power down before infecting anyone. The team makes an antidote and infiltrates the Watchtower. Everyone is back to normal. Six members of the Justice League went missing for 16 hours.
Happy New Year and Earthlings [34:14]
Five years pass. Dick Grayson is now Nightwing, and Tim Drake is the new Robin. New additions to the team include Beast Boy, Blue Beetle, Batgirl, Wonder Girl, Bumblebee, and Lagoon Boy. Wally and Artemis have left the hero scene, and Miss Martian and Superboy aren't dating anymore. Miniature aliens called the Kroloteans are stealing and making tech. Intergalactic bounty hunter Lobo reveals one of these aliens. The heroes find out the aliens are using Zeta tubes for intergalactic travel. Miss Martian, Superboy, and Beast Boy travel to Rann to stop the Krolotean invasion.
Alienated and Salvage [37:39]
Miss Martian reveals that the six Justice League members were doing criminal activities on Rimbor during their missing 16 hours, putting Earth on an Intergalactic Wanted list. They meet Aqualad, working with Black Manta. Aqualad turned to the dark side after Tula's death and finding out who his real father is. Nightwing, Wally, Green Arrow, Black Canary, and Guardian try to host an intervention for Red Arrow, who is searching for the real Roy Harper. Cheshire reveals that the real Roy Harper might be alive and that she had a baby with clone Roy.
Beneath and Before the Dawn [40:19]
Blue Beetle's friend, Ty, is abducted. Nightwing sends a squad to Bialya to investigate Zeta tube activity. They find out that Simon and his gang are abducting children to send them to a secret alien partner of the Light. Bart Allen, Flash's grandson from the future, arrives to prevent a grim future where Earth is enslaved. Clone Roy and Cheshire locate the real Roy Harper in Tibet, missing his right hand.
Depths and Satisfaction [42:16]
A new Earth-Mars communication satellite is launched. Connor and Megan broke up because Miss Martian invaded Connor's mind. Aqualad kills Artemis, but it's later revealed that he was acting to infiltrate the Light. The real Roy Harper wakes up in a hospital and is angry at Green Arrow. He escapes to kill Lex Luthor but changes his mind when Lex offers him a robotic hand.
Darkest Before Dawn [44:45]
Artemis joins Aqualad's undercover mission as Tigress. She finds out that the Light wants Aqualad's squad to kidnap Blue Beetle. They infiltrate Mount Justice and kidnap Blue Beetle, Beast Boy, and Bart Allen. Aqualad blows up the area around Mount Justice. Weird-looking aliens experiment on Blue Beetle. Aqualad finds out that they plan to abduct and experiment on children to find out more about the metagene.
Before the Dawn and True Colors [45:46]
Nightwing comes up with a plan to free everyone kidnapped by the Reach. Miss Martian brain blasts Aqualad and finds out what's going on. They are introduced to Black Beetle. Blue Beetle will turn evil and work for the Reach to enslave Humanity in the future. Nightwing tells Captain Atom to warn the public about the Reach. Blue Beetle tells Nightwing and Canary that Bart told him he would turn evil. Bumblebee and Atom shrink and go inside Blue Beetle to remove the Scarab. The team investigates a new soft drink released by the Reach and Lex Luthor.
The Fix and Runaways [49:35]
Artemis takes out Simon. Miss Martian faces difficulty with her guilt. Nightwing is looking into Green Beetle and the Reach drink. Green Beetle tells Blue Beetle he might have a way to fix his Scarab. The abducted kids have developed new superhero powers. Nightwing sends Blue Beetle to convince them to go back to the lab. Lex sends Red Volcano to attack STAR Labs, and Blue Beetle destroys him.
War and Complications [52:01]
Warworld, controlled by Mongol, is on a mission to destroy Earth. The Reach and Earth's heroes team up to defeat Mongol. Blue Beetle kidnaps team members to deliver them to the Reach. Arsenal manages to escape. Blue Beetle acts innocent. Sportsmaster and Cheshire infiltrate Black Manta's base to kill Aqualad. They help Miss Martian escape. Nightwing figures out that Blue Beetle is under Reach's control.
The Hunt and Intervention [54:00]
Lex Luthor advises the runaway kids to save the heroes that Blue Beetle kidnapped. He gives them a Mother Box. The kids and Arsenal save the heroes by unleashing Mongol at Black Beetle. Lex gets the key to Warworld. Nightwing kicks out Arsenal from the team. The Reach makes sure everyone sees Blue Beetle as their hero. The team works on a plan to kidnap Blue Beetle. Zatanna, Rocket, Bart, and others take Blue Beetle to Bialya, where Zatanna cleanses him.
Summit and Endgame [56:12]
The Reach and the Light come face to face. Aqualad reveals that the Light was sabotaging the Reach. The heroes strike in to take down both the Light and the Reach. They record a confession from Vandal Savage and the Reach's Ambassador. The Reach leaves Earth. Lex offers Nightwing the antidote to the Earth's doomsday devices. The heroes neutralize all the devices, but there is one more. Flash, Bart, and Kid Flash try to neutralize it, but Kid Flash dies.
Endgame Aftermath [58:59]
The heroes mourn Wally's death. Nightwing leaves the team, and Artemis changes her name to Tigress. Bart Allen takes up the mantle of Kid Flash. Miss Martian breaks up with Lagoon Boy and accepts her feelings for Superboy. Superboy forgives her. Wonder Girl and Robin get together. Lex Luthor becomes the head of the United Nations.
Princes All and Royal We [1:00:08]
Two years after the last episode, Black Lightning accidentally kills a 13-year-old Earth girl who was trafficked. He resigns from the Justice League. Aqualad is now Aquaman and the head of the Justice League, and Megan is the new leader of the team. Batman proposes to disband the league and the team but quits after Aquaman refuses. Nightwing works with Oracle to find clues about metahuman trafficking. He decides to investigate Markovia. The king and queen of Markovia are assassinated. Nightwing and Tigress infiltrate the Royal crowning party of Gregor Markov.
Eminent Threat and Private Security [1:04:43]
Prince Brion Markov reveals to Simon Ecks that he wants to be a metahuman. The team saves Prince Brion. The king banishes all metahumans from Markovia. Nightwing hires Will Harper, Roy Harper, and Jim Harper to destroy a trafficking ring.
Away Mission and Rescue Op [1:06:42]
Miss Martian and Superboy travel to New Genesis. Miss Martian's brother, Ma'am, is causing tensions between the bugs and the new gods. Miss Martian defeats Ma'am. The heroes infiltrate Infinity Island to rescue Princess Tara. They spot Jason Todd. Oracle finds out who Halo is. Nightwing and Oracle are dating.
Evolution and Trip Tick [1:08:49]
Nightwing, Artemis, and Superboy spend their time training Halo, Brion, and Forager. Black Lightning and Dr. Jace end up sleeping together. There are several different teams working to crack down on metahuman traffickers.
Exceptional Beings and Another Freak [1:09:42]
Batman receives a tip from Cheshire that the new League of Shadows has its base in Santa Prisca. He finds out that Deathstroke is the new head of the League of Shadows. Cheshire looks around Will and Tigress's house. The episode focuses on Victor Stone, whose father is a world-renowned scientist. An accident happens, and Victor is attached to a Father Box. Halo calms Victor down.
Nightmare Monkeys and True Heroes [1:12:00]
Beast Boy works as an actor. He finds out that Granny is selling VR goggles that are secretly testing teens for the metagene. Nightwing, Artemis, Superboy, Tigress, and Black Lightning rescue Princess Tara from a meta-human fight club. Tara is working for Deathstroke as a double agent.
Aftermath and Season 4 [1:13:06]
Brion, Halo, Tara, and Forager officially join the team. Lex makes it difficult for the Justice League to function. Beast Boy confronts Granny Goodness. Dr. Jace is in the dames loone distress. She lied to Halo and delivered her to Granny Goodness. Granny attaches Halo to her ghost Dimension. Victor Stone comes in with the outsiders and puts Granny in her place. Will tries to date Tigress, but she runs away.
Season 4 Arcs [1:18:48]
Superboy makes sure Lex Luthor's real face is brought to public. Lex has to resign as the head of the UN. Batman, Aquaman, Nightwing, and all the leaders apologize to their team members. Black Lightning becomes the official head. Miss Martian's character arc begins. She and Connor leave for Mars with Beast Boy and Martian Manhunter for a martian wedding ceremony. Problems arise due to Mars's Orthodox Customs. Connor and Beast Boy investigate the king's murder.
Season 4 Arcs Continued [1:21:28]
Tigress's arc begins. Cassandra Savage and Onyx seek Asylum from the League of Shadows. Lady Shiva kidnaps her daughter, Cassandra Cain. Tigress rescues Cain with the help of Cheshire, Onyx, and Barbara Gordon. Tigress sends Onyx and Cheshire to Ra's al Ghul for rehabilitation. Zatanna's arc begins. She mentors Traci Thirteen and Mary Marvel. A new Lord of chaos appears. Vandal Savage is related to Nabu and Arion. Aquaman's arc begins. There is a prophecy in Atlantis about the return of the one true king.
Season 4 Arcs Continued and Conclusion [1:27:22]
Superboy's arc begins. He is stuck in The Phantom Zone with notable cryptonian criminals. There is a lot of time travel happening. The heroes end up winning. Miss Martian fries Lad's brain. Connor and Megan finally get their happily ever after.