9) Glorious Godfrey
Sidestepping the question of whether he’s been successful at it or not, something Zack Snyder has aimed to do in his DCEU movies so far is to deconstruct the heroes and examine their place in the modern world. For instance, Batman V Superman looked at the mixed responses to Superman from the government and the media.
Assuming Snyder wants to keep that up in Justice League, Glorious Godfrey would fit right in. In the comics, Godfrey is one of Darkseid’s minions who comes to Earth ahead of him to weaken humanity’s faith in its heroes. He poses as a right-wing reverend who whips up a hate campaign against superheroes.
Godfrey might not be as well known as other names on this list, but would make a whole lot of sense if he was included in the movie. Even if they removed the connection to Darkseid and reduced his importance, Godfrey’s inclusion would be a nice callback to the comics and would be a perfect match for Snyder’s approach.
8) Orion
Sticking with the Fourth World mythology for a moment, the inclusion of the forces of Apokolips leaves the door wide open for the rest of the New Gods to appear in Justice League.Â
In case you’re not familiar with the mythos started by Jack Kirby in 1971, Apokolips has a sister planet called New Genesis. Whereas Apokolips is hellish, New Genesis is a utopia populated by the New Gods. Their greatest hero is Orion. Darkseid’s biological son, Orion was raised by New Genesis’ High Father and has fought his evil dad on a number of occasions, as well as allying himself with the Justice League.
With the focus quite rightly being on Earth’s heroes, there won’t be room to feature Orion in a major capacity, but that doesn’t mean he couldn’t turn up briefly. Either as an easter egg for the fans to pick up on or a set-up for a potential future appearance later on down the line.
