Black Adam features some fun video game injustice Easter eggs

black Adam It’s now showing in theaters around the world, and DC fans continue to discover some of the fun Easter eggs found in the movie. It’s easy to spot references to the larger DC Universe franchise — but one set of references that seems less obvious are Easter eggs from DC, NetherRealm Studios, and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment’s unfairness video game series. unfairness It became a staple of the DC franchise, sparking its own comic book series from acclaimed comic creator Tom Taylor, an R-rated animated film, and has generally cemented its iconography along with other popular A-list alternative facts.

Check out the cool gestures that black Adam Makes for DC unfairness Toys:

The first big Easter egg was the one that gamers everywhere jumped at: Dr. Fiat breaks out and unfairness Pose victory!

As you can see in the tweet above, there is a moment of CGI animation in the black Adam This is a direct ode to Dr. Fiat’s role in Injustice 2which was released in 2017. The spelling movements that Fate makes with his victory Injustice 2 It is recreated in black Adam as an actual talisman. (spoilers) At the end of the film’s second act, Teth Adam (Dwayne the Rock Johnson) transforms into a human form, and surrenders himself to ARGUS and Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) in order to avoid further turmoil in the world.

However, soon black Adam Locked up in suspended animation, his native Kahndaq is threatened by the demonic entity Sabbac. JSA’s power is overshadowed by Sabbac’s power, and Doctor Fate performs a Hail Mary play to send his astral projection to the ARGUS prison and infiltrate Black Adam’s mind to awaken him to the danger of Sabbac. The arrival of fate to save Adam uses the same spelling movements and visuals Injustice 2 Which makes it a solid (not obvious) Easter egg.

other unfairness Easter egg in black Adam Much less clear. In the second chapter of the movie, black Adam He approaches JSA, who tries to persuade him to step down from fighting enemies from Intergang (and the like). Needless to say, Teth-Adam isn’t quick to play nice with superheroes, and ends up having his second match with Hawkman (Aldis Hodge) in the cramped space of teen Amon Tomaz’s room. Amon keeps his pace with the merchandise and booty cult of the Justice League hero – including the Batman figure. After doing some digging, it looks like the Batman character in question is Batman Injustice 2 Figure from Diamond Selects:

Black Adam goes on to reveal just how sprawling (if not disjointed) the brand is in DC. The film united the Snyderverse and Gunnverse angles of the DC Universe, brought back Henry Cavill’s Superman, and even gave a nod to the Injustice Universe. You can catch it in theaters if you haven’t.