All 26 DC Characters In Superman’s Metahumans Mural Explained

Warning! This post contains SPOILERS for James Gunn’s SupermanJames Gunn has revealed official images from Superman’s incredible Hall of Justice mural. Serving as one of the DCU movie’s best Easter eggs, the mural features several classic metahumans and vigilantes from across the ages. It’s also inspired by the real-life mural at the Cincinnati Union Terminal, the iconic landmark used during the filming of Superman and the original inspiration for the comics’ Hall of Justice.

Posted on Twitter/X, James Gunn has revealed the full images of the mural, allowing fans to finally see every single metahuman and vigilante from the DCU’s past. After all, some of the heroes could hardly be seen in the movie itself, so it’s nice to see Superman’s full Hall of Justice roster without any guesswork based on blurry screensH๏τs:

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Now that we have all 26 characters finally confirmed, here’s a breakdown of every new DCU metahuman and vigilante featured on Superman’s impressive Hall of Justice mural.

Sister Symmetry

Madame Xandadu?

Sister Symmetry DC Comics

Sister Symmetry is shown on the far left side of the Hall of Justice mural, shown wearing the Cloak of Cyra as an agent of the Lords of Order (not unlike Doctor Fate and the Helmet of Nabu). While the person underneath the cloak isn’t revealed, it’s worth noting that DC’s Madame Xanadu was formerly Sister Symmetry. While Gunn previously suggested that Doctor Fate was also on the mural, it seems that he misspoke.

Silent Knight

Brian Kent (A Past Hawkman Life)

Silent Knight Brian Kent DC Comics

The Silent Knight was a medieval superhero living in the 6th century at the time of King Arthur, having encounters with Merlin, the Knights of the Round Table, and Morgan Le Fey. Interestingly, it was revealed that Brian Kent was one of many reincarnations of Hawkman’s Carter Hall. Likewise, his love Lady Penbrook was the reincarnation of Hawkgirl.

Kent is a fascinating inclusion considering Kendra Saunders’ Hawkgirl is part of Superman’s main cast (played by Isabela Merced). While her origins were not fully specified in Superman itself, it has since been confirmed that reincarnation is part of his DCU origins, so the confirmation of the Silent Knight certainly supports this idea when it comes to Hawkgirl’s history (and supposedly Hawkman’s).

Exoristos

An Exiled Amazon

Exoristos DC Comics

Exoristos is an Amazonian warrior who was exiled from Paradise Island, long before Wonder Woman would leave Themyscira to become a hero to the world of man. That said, Wonder Woman would come to inherit Exoristos’ legendary sword for a time, having made its way back to the Amazons’ armory.

Black Pirate

Jon Valor

Black Pirate DC Comics

Jon Valor’s Black Pirate was a privateer seeking justice on the high seas in the 16th century. Shown with a pirate ship behind him on the mural, Valor is further proof that metahumans and vigilantes have existed in the DCU for three centuries, as was first established by Superman’s opening text.

Miss Liberty

Bess Lynn

Miss Liberty DC

Miss Liberty was a masked hero during the American Revolutionary War, who had formerly been a nurse. She’s also the ancestor of the WWII hero Liberty Belle.

Maxwell Candrell

(Whip Whirlwind)

Max Mercury Whip Whirlwind DC Comics

One of the metahumans featured on the mural is a speedster, depicted in a starting position ready to race. This looks to be Maxwell Candrell, a speedster born in the 19th century. Max also once wore a red and blue costume as “Whip Whirlwind” in the 1800s before he took the name Max Mercury.

Super-Chief

Flying Stag

Super-Chief DC

Also known as Flying Stag, Super-Chief is a 15th-century Iroquois warrior who possesses superhuman powers granted to him by a mystical amulet made from a meteorite. Super-Chief is also a mantle that has been handed down from generation to generation in the comics’ DC Universe.

El Diablo

Lazarus Lane

Diablo DC Comics

DC’s original El Diablo was Lazarus Lane, an Old West gunslinger and antihero in the 19th-century who was cursed by a shaman and resurrected following his death. Tied to a “Spirit of Vengeance” and becoming a dark masked avenger, it’s been argued that Lazarus was the precursor to Marvel’s Ghost Rider, having made his debut two years prior.

Hugo Danner

The Original Strongman

Hugo Danner

Shown as a strongman with a bolt of lightning set to strike right above his head, the middle of the Hall of Justice mural likely depicts Hugo Danner, the original superhuman strongman from the 1930s novel Gladiator, who’s also been depicted in stories from both DC and Marvel Comics. It’s widely believed Danner was a key inspiration for Superman himself.

Ghost of Flanders

Rip Graves

Ghost of Flanders

Also known as Rip Graves, The Ghost of Flanders is a former WWI war hero who fought as a masked crimefighter during WWII, representing the spirit of fallen soldiers in wartime who operated from a crypt beneath the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

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