Superman's One Earth Regime, also known as The One Earth Government, is one of the two major factions in Injustice: Gods Among Us (2013), and is the opposite of Batman's Insurgency.
History
After the death of Lois Lane and her unborn son caused by Superman (who was drugged by the Joker with Scarecrow's Fear Toxin laced with Kryptonite) as well as the destruction of Metropolis, Superman decided the world wasn't safe enough from criminals and villainy, so he created a new government in the form of a dictatorship after murdering the Joker in a moment of madness at the time when Batman was interrogating him on where he got the nuke that destroyed Metropolis. Upon starting the One Earth Regime, he made himself the High Councillor. Several heroes such as Wonder Woman, Cyborg, and even Robin joined the cause and other villains like Sinestro, Solomon Grundy, Black Adam, and Bane joined too where they were paid or coerced by Superman to join, according to Ares. Doomsday was the only one who didn't join the Regime voluntarily, as Superman captured him and took control of him with a control collar, keeping him in the Fortress of Solitude as a last resort weapon.
Eliminating almost all the villains on the planet, as well as the heroes who either acted against the regimes interests or refused to conform to Regime law (like Nightwing, Green Arrow, Huntress, Batwoman, Black Canary, Black Lightning, and Captain Atom), and any civilians who dared to object to Superman’s rule, Superman's Regime took control of the entire planet, virtually eliminating the criminal element. He also forced several others to join him, such as Catwoman and Aquaman, under the threats that he will destroy something they love: in Catwoman's case, it was Batman; in Aquaman's case, it was Atlantis. It is implied that simply having superpowers was grounds for being targeted by the regime. For villains, the outcome was elimination. For heroes it was coercion into joining the regime. The regime’s stance on children is largely unknown, but an exchange between Blue Beetle and Superman indicates that the latter does not kill children, implying that children are among the few that the regime turn a blind eye towards. Batman's Insurgency and Harley Quinn's Joker Clan were the only resistance left, but Superman revealed Batman's identity, seized all his assets, and took over his home and the Batcave. However, Superman had a spy in his Regime in the form of this world's Lex Luthor, who in this world didn't indulge in illegal activities and was Superman's friend. Despite building technology for Superman, Lex Luthor secretly funded Batman's Insurgency without Superman's knowing.
Year Two
Year Three
Year Four
Year Five
Events of Injustice: Gods Among Us
The first appearance of the Regime is when Batman teleports alternate versions of himself, the Joker, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, and Aquaman to this world so they can help him fight Superman, though the alternate Batman and Joker were brought here accidentally.
When the Joker was captured by the Regime after he and Batman fought shortly after being brought here, he escaped and Batman ended up captured by Hawkgirl and Yellow Lantern (Green Lantern's counterpart who joined the Sinestro Corps) after he was defeated in battle by the Joker. Meanwhile, the rest of the alternate dimension heroes were found by Batman and brought to the Insurgents' lair.
Superman soon got word of the duplicates from Yellow Lantern, and after the duplicate Batman was captured, he knew it wasn't his Batman, so he imprisoned him at Stryker's Island and used him as bait to draw the real Batman and the Insurgents. However, he thought about bringing the Lois from their world so she could be by his side as he ruled, though his madness prevented him from realizing that she'd be afraid and disgusted.
Eventually, after Cyborg's duplicate and Deathstroke infiltrated the Watchtower and took control of the teleportation system, Superman lost his chance to eliminate his last effort of resistance against him. Eventually, he discovered that Lex really worked for the Insurgents, and after he attempted to incapacitate him with a Kryptonite weapon, he ripped him out of his suit and strangled him in front of hundreds of people.
At the Fortress, Superman now planned to destroy both Metropolis and Gotham City to set an example for the chaos that would follow in his absence and then find the dimension that the duplicates originated from to punish them for interfering, but when Shazam (who had doubts over his loyalty) tried to protest, Superman mercilessly killed him by burning his heat vision through his skull. This drove Shazam's partner, the Flash, to resign from the Regime and to help the Insurgents.
High Councillor Superman had Aquaman bring an army of Atlanteans to attack Metropolis and bring Doomsday, while he had his other Regime enforcers attack Gotham. The Insurgents fought to protect Gotham, while the duplicate Wonder Woman persuaded Wonder Woman's Amazons to return to the force of good, and they fought the Atlanteans in Metropolis.
The duplicate Batman then convinced Batman to bring the Justice League's Superman here, and with his help, High Councillor Superman and the Regime were defeated. High Councillor's Superman's accomplices have been rounded up or turned themselves in, Green Lantern turned his Regime counterpart and Sinestro over to the Guardians of the Universe, Wonder Woman dethroned her Regime counterpart, and High Councillor Superman is kept in a cell that emits red sun energy that will nullify his powers.
Events of Injustice 2 comic
It has been 4 years since the Regime fell, the former High Councillor and his followers are locked up on Stryker's Island, Aquaman returns to Atlantis, and Black Adam and Wonder Woman went to hiding in Kahndaq.
Adam found a ship with another Kryptonian named Kara Zor-El.
Injustice 2
During Brainiac's invasion of Earth, Black Adam, Wonder Woman, and Supergirl attack Stryker's Island in an attempt to release Superman and other Regime members. Before they can, Batman arrives and reluctantly frees Superman, stating that in order to defeat Brainiac and save the Earth, the Regime and Insurgency must work together.
Eventually, the team successfully defeats Brainiac; however, their differences begin to arise with their common interest secured, and the alliance collapses.
Absolute Justice
After Batman defeated Superman, the former High Councillor is imprisoned in the Phantom Zone. It is unknown what happened to the remaining Regime members.
Absolute Power
After Superman defeated Batman, he re-established the Regime into the Legion. Now merged with Brainiac technology, Superman plans to expand his army by using Brainiac's collection.
Members
Leaders
- Superman (Founder, High Councillor)
- Wonder Woman (Co-Founder)
Current Members
- Hawkgirl (Imprisoned)
- Cyborg (Defected)
- Raven (Imprisoned)
- Robin/Nightwing (Damian Wayne) (Defected to his own team)
- Killer Frost (Imprisoned and escaped from the Phantom Zone)
- Girder
- Black Adam
- Solomon Grundy (Imprisoned)
- Doomsday (Imprisoned in the Phantom Zone)
Former Members
- Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) (former Yellow Lantern, returned to Green Lantern Corps and Defected to the Insurgency)
- The Flash (Defected to Insurgency)
- Shazam (Deceased)
- Lex Luthor (Mole for Insurgency, Deceased)
- Green Lantern (John Stewart) (Deceased)
- The Spectre/Mister Mxyzptlk (Trapped in Limbo)
- Swamp Thing (Defected)
- King Shark (Deceased)
- Bane (Defected to The Society)
- Catwoman (Defected to The Society and later Insurgency)
- Supergirl (Defected to the Insurgency)
- Ares (Defected)
- Aquaman (Defected)
- Metamorpho (Deceased)
- Black Lightning (Defected to Insurgency)
- Sinestro (Deceased)
- Killer Croc (Defected)
- Clayface (Defected)
- Penguin (Defected)
Armies
- Regime Soldiers
- Atlanteans Soldiers (under Aquaman) (formerly)
- Amazons Soldiers (under Wonder Woman) (Defected and joined Insurgency)
Allies
Enemies
- Insurgency
- Joker Clan
- Green Lantern Corps
- Teen Titans
- The Society
- Brainiac
- Darkseid
- Black Manta
- Hellboy
- Bizarro
- Joker (Injustice Universe, deceased)
- Joker (Main Universe)
- Main Universe Heroes
- Superman
- Batman
- Green Arrow
- Aquaman
- Wonder Woman
- Cyborg
- Green Lantern
Trivia
- The Regime seems to be yet another take on the popular superhero group known as The Authority, created by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch.
- In Year One, Superman got rid of all Nuclear Weapons and Weapons of Mass Destruction due to the Metropolis Tragedy, and he made it illegal for the Construction, Sale, Trade, and Use of Nuclear Weapons, so that there will be World Peace Forever.
- What Superman did to all Nuclear Weapons is unknown, but it is possible that he threw all Nuclear Weapons into the sun, which is similar to what Superman did in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, which is fitting for Injustice Superman's Global Ceasefire, and for the One Earth Government Regime.
- The Regime and the Injustice story are similarly based on Earth 50's Justice Lords from episodes 37-38 of the 2003 animated show Justice League by Stan Berkowitz.
- Both groups were founded by Superman after he killed a supervillain who previously murdered someone close to him.
- The Justice League was permutated with authoritarianism, adopted a merciless policy towards any crime or resistance, and operated within politics to spread their control.
- Both groups were eventually defeated/dismantled by their main universe counterparts.