The Light is a council comprised of seven self-proclaimed enlightened members. Initially, when communicating with their agents or each other, they often appeared on separate screens obscured by bright white light.
The group was founded by Vandal Savage somewhere between 2006 and 2007, after the Justice League was publicly announced, to counteract the latter's role in preserving society's "calcified status quo". In his view, the League inhibited mankind by protecting it from disaster, crime, and tragedy—factors needed for humanity to evolve.
To counteract this, the Light created or co-opted networks of operatives, placed key individuals in key positions, and explored the boundaries of all new technology. Genetic engineering, biochemical engineering, robotics, nano-robotics, techno-sorcery, and all conceivable methods of mind control were all explored by the Light in its quest to accelerate human evolution. A resurgent Earth "taking its rightful place at the center of the cosmos" appears to be the Light's ultimate goal.
The Light used to communicate with their operatives through separate screens obscured by bright white light in order to conceal their identities. The identities of the leaders were known only to a very select group of individuals that worked with them. They maintained their individual bases, as well as a central headquarters in Mongolia
Members:
L-1
L-2
L-3
L-4
L-6
L-7
Black Manta
Former Members:
L-5
Allies:
Darkseid
Former Allies:
The Kroloteans
The Reach
Operatives:
Abra Kadabra
Bane
Blackbriar Thorn
Blockbuster
Captain Cold
Devastation
Deathstroke
Felix Faust
Hugo Strange
Icicle
Icicle Jr.
Killer Frost
Mister Freeze
Mallah
Profesor Ivo
Psimon
The Riddler
Tommy Terror
Tuppence Terror
The Wizard
The Cult of Kobra
The Injustice League
The League of Shadows
Former Operatives:
Project Cadmus
Cheshire
Kaldur'ahm
Red Arrow
Red Volcano
Static
Asami Koizumi
Eduardo "Ed" Dorado Jr
Tye Longshadow
Sportsmaster
Tigress
T.O. Morrow
