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Amazons, Gods, & the Justice League
In the Justice League footage released thus far, an epic battle between can be seen that pits the Amazons, Atlanteans, and other beings against a swarm of Parademons and warriors, presumably the armies of Darkseid.
Those other beings are referred to as the Old Gods by Justice League producer Charles Roven, and the battle at hand affected the splitting of the Mother Boxes.
"Back before history, mankind, the Atlanteans before they were underwater, the Amazonians (sic), and actually the Old Gods, teamed together and decided that, based on an event that happened, these Mother Boxes were going to be divided between the three non-god groups," Roven said.
As noted in Wonder Woman, those Old Gods eventually all fall, save for Ares. Ares manifests in the climactic battle against Wonder Woman, and eventually falls as well.
This could be what Steppenwolf is referring to when he says Earth is unprotected. He mentions Green Lanterns and the Kryptonian by name, but he is also probably referring to the death of the Gods that previously protected the planet.
Hit the next slide to learn more about the Mother Boxes.
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The Mother Boxes are powerful artifacts that can be used in a variety of ways, though more often than not they are used to open Boom Tubes that allow travel to far off places in the galaxy.
Justice League will revolve around these Mother Boxes, specifically three of them that were split up amongst Earth's protectors after they defeated the armies of Apokolips.
The first resides in Themyscira, given to the Amazons. The second resides in Atlantis, protected by the Atlantean army. The third was given to the humans for safekeeping, and as Wonder Woman showed the powerful item resurfaced during World War I.
That Mother Box seems to be the same Mother Box that helped to create Cyborg, who will be an integral member of the Justice League.
How Steppenwolf plans to use these is unknown, but just know they will play a big part in whatever his mission ends up being.
Justice League hits theaters on November 17, 2017.
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