It’s time to meet the new big bad that’ll terrorize Green Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl and theLegends of Tomorrowteam: The Dominators. The alien race from DC comics will be the villains in the four-way crossover event between the CW series that will air during the upcoming 2016-17 TV season.
These aliens are of a violent race marked by the red circles on their foreheads. In the comics, they were interested in humanity’s genetic potential and the manipulation of the meta-gene that resided in most superhumans. Speaking withTHR, executive producerMarc Guggenheimsaid of the TV iteration of the characters:
“We’re taking inspiration from a DC crossover from the late 1980s known asInvasion!, which featured an alien race called The Dominators, who’d previously vexed the Legion of Superheroes. We’re using cutting-edge prosthetics and computer effects to achieve a feature film-quality look which is faithful toInvasion!artistTodd McFarlane’s interpretation of the characters.”
What’s interesting about the inclusion of The Dominators is that they were very similar to the aliens of The Reef inYoung Justice. The second season of the DC animated series saw these beings invade earth under a friendly guise, when they were really kidnapping humans with dormant meta-genes to conduct experiments and possibly create an army of meta-humans to use against earth.
Vandal Savage was the first big villain to incorporate all of the CW heroes onLegends of Tomorrow, but now that he’s been handled, it’s time to up the ante. Plus, the network addedSupergirlto its roster after the show was dropped by CBS.
The Flashseason 3 premieres on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 8 p.m.,Arrowseason 5 premieres Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 8 p.m.,Supergirlseason 2 premieres Monday, Oct. 10 at 8 p.m. andLegends of Tomorrowseason 2 premieres Thursday, Oct. 13 at 8 p.m. on The CW.
