6 Major Things Justice League Changed From The Comics

6) Cyborg’s Origin Story

Unlike the Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Flash, Wonder Woman and Aquaman, Cyborg is not a founding member of the Justice League. The seventh member of the team was originally Martian Manhunter, but when the DC Universe rebooted with the New 52 continuity, Cyborg was added and given a new backstory.

Justice League: Origin not only provided the team with a fresh start following the events of Flashpoint, but it also served to promote Cyborg from the Teen Titans roster. In Justice League, we saw bits and pieces of the character’s origin, but his creation is a huge part of the comic book storyline.

Much like in the DCEU, Victor Stone was involved in an explosion, but in the New 52 continuity, his origins tie into Darkseid’s invasion. That’s because Victor confronts his father at S.T.A.R. Labs and is caught in the explosion of a Mother Box creating a boom tube. His dad, Silas Stone, works to repair his son using technology, which ultimately fuses with Victor’s body.

While his connection to the Mother Boxes is shown in Justice League, it’s an abridged and somewhat jarring version of his origin. In fairness, the film had a lot of ground to cover regarding introducing characters into the DCEU, but the lack of backstory on Cyborg left a lot of non-comic book fans confused.