I think the villains deserve a chance to shine. After all, they’re the ones who keep things interesting, aren’t they? What fun would the heroes be if they didn’t have anyone to challenge them?
F: Fana
G: Gorilla Grodd
H: The Hand
I: Ijyūin
J: Jiro Hotta
All right, all right, all right. F–J, more villains at play. We’ve got some good ones coming up in the next few weeks, too!
Later, in the midst of her duties as a member of the Justice League, Diana—known to the world as Wonder Woman—is attacked by a group of gorillas loyal to Gorilla Grodd, an uber-genius primate who may may have been exposed to cosmic radiation from a space rock and/or might be an alien (depends on your source). Their leader explains to Wonder Woman that, like Grodd, they want revenge on humanity for what it has done to their kind. She promises to help and they come to an accord. The gorillas later assist when Wonder Woman goes to free Themyscira, including the still imprisoned Circle, from the Nazis who have invaded the island.
To be fair, “villain” may be pushing it. He steals beautiful things to make his mothers happy, is and excellent cook, excels at housework, and is an excellent student. He even marries his childhood sweetheart/accomplice and wants to be a pediatrician.
In my defense, he’s robbing people for fun.
Trigger is a drug developed to enhance weak quirks, but because villains started to use it to strengthen their ability to do crimes, several nations, including Japan, banned the substance. It is, of course, still sold illegally in different forms: the original and one adulterated with uppers that turns anyone who uses it into an instant villain, and is addictive. In Vigilantes, Jiro deals the former type, which is relatively harmless but still criminal and brings him into conflict with both the police and the Villain Factory, who manufactures the second. He mitigates those circumstances by helping Aizawa investigate the Villain Factory and its members.
