TheDCUis pitch up to explore the vast world of DC Comics , with dozen of character reference already confirmed to be fall in the card . The DCEU made a unspoilt campaign to introduce some of the crowing and honorable character reference from the DC Comics to the big filmdom , but after several films struggled to gain a profit , and the decisive response continued to turn down , Warner Bros. decided to start fresh . DC Studios was born , with James Gunn and Peter Safran brought in to whip the new DCU into configuration , and they start by building out a slate of upcoming projects , with a cast of powerful figures from the comics .

Before any movies or television show actually debut , theDCU has already build an impressive roster of intriguing characterswho will deport the DCU on their shoulders . And for do this with proportional achiever , these chassis require to be hard enough , and engage enough to lead the DCU into a shiny future tense than what derive before . While not every character that was announced has been cast , these are the most powerful character confirm to be arriving in the DCU .

10Guy Gardner - Green Lantern

The Volatile Green Lantern

Guy Gardner is a member of the Green Lantern Corps , and with the power of his ringing , he is one of the powerful guardians who watches over and protect the existence from immorality . While it ’s fair to say that most of the Lanterns are brawny , Gardner is certainly the least powerful out of the three confirmed phallus who will appear in the DCU .

It ’s now been confirm that the DC Universe will sport at least three human members of the Green Lantern Corps : Hal Jordan ( Kyle Chandler ) , John Stewart ( Aaron Pierre ) , and Guy Gardner ( Nathan Fillion ) . While Hal and John will debut in the upcoming   Lanterns   serial , Guy will be featured among other heroes in James Gunn ’s   Superman   movie . However , any one of them could potentially be a fellow member of a succeeding Justice League roll in the DCU . To that remnant , I ’d personally love to see John Stewart as a prominent Justice Leaguer , aligning with the classic   Justice League   enliven series of the early 2000s .

Nathan Fillion will be portraying the character , where he will first debut in the 2025Supermanmovie , before appear in the DCU TV show , Lanterns . While he is well less powerful than John Stewart or the legendary Hal Jordan , Gardner is not someone who should be underestimated and number out . As a result , he earns a spot as one of the most powerful hoagie harbinger for the DCU .

James Gunn in front of a background of DC’s Justice League

9Alexander James Sartorius - Doctor Phosphorous

A Glowing Menace

Doctor Phosphorous is a very different kind of character , who will debut in theDCU animated series , Creature Commandos . They are voiced by Alan Tudyk , who formerly starred in a democratic sci - fi series , Firefly , alongside Nathan Fillion . Doctor Phosphorous is a scoundrel , traditionally found in Batman stories , and an exceedingly severe one at that .

Doctor Phosphorous was transformed into a grievous creature whose pelt always burns with a bright glowing flaming and a perpetual discharge of radiation . These power make him improbably dangerous , but in previous funny ledger appearance , he has limit control condition over his ability , which makes him more irregular and scary . As he is join the Creature Commandos as an anti - hero , it ’s likely that his origin level could be updated in the DCU , and his story given space to grow beyond his root as a simple malevolent supervillain .

8Swamp Thing

The Rotting Avenger

Swamp Thing has a standardised background to Doctor Phosphorous , being a humanity who is caught in a terrible accident and transformed into a monstrous being who struggles to fit in with average human beings . The character reference has had several iteration , with some being expansive , some being anti - heroes , and others being villains , but they all divvy up a connectedness to plant life , and a grotesque appearing that separates them from the rest period of human kind .

Swamp Thing has been announce as a part of the DCU ’s Chapter One , aptly named " Gods and Monsters . “At present , no waiver date has been scheduled , and no actors are attached to the role , but Swamp Thing has had a farseeing and colorful history in DC Comics that makes him an fantabulous addition to the DCU . And with his combined intellect and powers , he stands out as one of the more potent paladin announced so far .

7John Stewart - Green Lantern

The Tactical Green Lantern

Next up , John Stewart conjoin the DCU as yet another iteration of Green Lantern . Aaron Pierre has been cast in the role of John Stewart ’s Green Lanternfor the DCU , and he will come along in theLanternsTV series alongside the other fabled Green Lanterns . Next to Hal Jordan , John Stewart is one of the good know Green Lanterns , and for very right cause .

Stewart was a former military piece , who also had a background in architecture . These singular attainment served him well when he was recruited to be the next fill-in Lantern to take Hal Jordan ’s place should anything happen to him . However , when he was give the opportunity to become a Lantern , he excelled and showcased his over-the-top strategic abilities and imagination . Stewart is headstrong , but he is a hero through and through , and a great add-on for the DCU .

6Hawkgirl

The Feathered Warrior

Hawkgirl is another superhero whose history in DC Comics stretches back as far as 1940.Since then , the story and descent of this hero has been conform and alter many times , with one of the most pop version in recent account being Kendra Saunders . Kendra is a reincarnated being who hails back to Ancient Egypt , when herself and her mate were cuss to constantly be reborn and stuck in a cycle of trying to chance her beloved spouse .

Hawkgirl feature unbelievable powers of enhanced strength , flight of steps , and one thousand of years of experience as a warrior and tactician .

In the DCU , Isabela Merced has been cast in this iconic role , and she is go down to seem in 2025sSupermanmovie . Hawkgirl boast incredible powers of enhanced enduringness , flight , and thousands of years of experience as a warrior and tactician that yield her an bound over most opponents she come face to front with . While she is not commonly tied to the most fabled heroes , the Justice League , Hawkgirl is often a phallus of the next most big superhero team , the Justice Society .

Thanos with the Infinity Gauntlet completed in Avengers Infinity War

5Hal Jordan - Green Lantern

The Classic Green Lantern

Next up , thedefinitive Green Lanternand a legend among the Lantern Corps , Hal Jordan , is also set to join the DCU batting order . Kyle Chandler has been spew to play an old version of this legendary hero , and due to his age , it seem that he may be past his glory days as the bomber , and preparing to hand over the form of address to a new , fresher candidate , namely John Stewart . Hal Jordan stand out as one of the most herculean bomber to ever connect the army corps , and this bequest will in all probability bet into theLanternsseries .

While Stewart is a fine new man , with a Brobdingnagian amount of potential to ramp up his own legacy among the Lantern Corps , Jordan is famous for his indomitable will , his boundless creativity , and his valorousness . Jordan is a living fable , and his skills in combat , with his powerful imaging and his iron will allow him to do things that no other Lantern has ever accomplished , which makes him one of the most potent existence set to appear in the DCU . Hal Jordan may be approaching retreat age , but that does n’t make him any less of a fable .

4Lex Luthor

The Criminal Mastermind

Lex Luthor is no hero , but his magnate and influence should not be ignored . The ultimate competitor to Superman , this mortal military man has aspiration and wizard enough that he often gives the world ’s greatest hero the biggest challenges to overcome . Lex is greedy , power hungry , and paranoid about the front of a super man , to the point that he chooses to funnel his vigour into seek to ruin this alien of Krypton , and take over the position as Earth ’s greatest defender for himself . The issue is , Lex is deeply flawed and incredibly selfish .

In the DCU , Lex is being portrayed by Nicholas Hoult .

This talented untried doer has delivered several unbelievable performances in his life history so far , and his electric potential to cede threat and malice to this purpose is certainly exciting . He will appear as the primary resister in Superman in 2025,although this outing is very likely to be just the beginning of an ongoing contention that could define the DCU going frontward . While he may be a mortal man , Lex ’s aspiration and reason makes him one of the most powerful characters in the DC Universe .

Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man looking sad in Captain America: Civil War

3Supergirl

The Girl of Steel

Despite his unbelievable power , Lex Luthor does have a fatal defect ; his hate for Kryptonians . And while the Kryptonians may have a natural advantage as they observe their bodies monumentally enhanced by the get-up-and-go of Earth ’s yellow sun , conflate with Lex ’s blind hate , it ’s rare that these heroic organism ever fall victim to his dasterdly plans for long . Besides Clark Kent , there is another hefty Kryptonian who made the trek to Earth , Kara Zor - El . Despite technically being an aged first cousin to Superman , Kara was send by her parents to Earth to watch over her babe cousin , but her ship went off course .

This lead in Clark set ashore on Earth , and growing into adulthood , before Kara ever arrived . With the advantage of age , experience , and the close training from his don through Kryptonian crystal technology , Clark exceeds his now younger full cousin ’s abilities and becomes a submarine to Earth , but Kara remains a powerful force to be reckon with . In the DCU , Milly Alcock is set to play the powerful Woman of Tomorrow , and she will star in her own DCU motion-picture show in 2026 .

2Batman

The Dark Knight

Meanwhile , another human submarine sandwich make out to just butt on out Kara in damage of power . Bruce Wayne find the brutal murder of his parent when he was just a boy , which chair him to channel his rage and foiling with the deep corruption in Gotham , into training and refine his body to beyond peak human condition . Thanks to the vast fortune left by his parent , Bruce ship on a journey that head him to control many different types of combat , and refine his tactical skills , as he train to transform himself into the hero that Gotham may not have want , but the one it deserved , Batman .

While he is technically human , he uses all of his resources and skills to become one of the greatest hero the Earth has ever seen .

Batman is a hotshot with superhuman determination and sharpen . While he is technically human , he uses all of his resources and skills to become one of the greatest heroes the Earth has ever run into . In fact , Bruce has a lot in common with Superman ’s greatest competitor , in terms of his unbelievable intelligence , vast riches , and ambitious goals , but Batman channel these elements with his extraordinary focus to achieve greater thing than even Lex Luthor could ever hope to accomplish . Batman has yet to be cast for the DCU , but he is sic to appear inThe Brave and the Bold .

Michael Cudlitz as Lex Luthor & Swamp Thing comic

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1Superman

The Man of Steel

Finally , at the top of the listing , Superman stands out as Earth ’s single greatest hero , and he is n’t even a local . Hailing from Krypton , a planet which was catastrophically destroyed , Kal - El was sent to Earth by his parents to ensure he had a future , and he could maturate up to be a true hero . Kal - El was find and raised by bang human parent , Martha and Johnathan Kent , who cite the son Clark , and avail to head him to be a noble , hopeful , and morally good man .

Clark hold this wisdom from his Earth parents , and combine it with his incredible king and knowledge bestowed by his exotic inheritance , to become the Earth ’s big hero sandwich , Superman . As Superman , he is the living embodiment of true statement , justice , and the American way , and he does all he can to protect and function the people of Earth . In theDCU , David Corenswet plays the large - than - life hero sandwich , with his premiere appearance set to be in 2025sSuperman .

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Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre and Nathan Fillion as Green Lanterns

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