- "We live in a world on the cutting edge. And as mankind advances, so too does the danger it faces. For years, we protected America in secret. But now, we want you to know you're in good hands."
"Hope, help, and compassion for all."
"That's our motto here at..."
"The D.E.O.. Call us for all your extranormal needs." - —Lex Luthor, Supergirl and Lena Luthor[src]
The Department of Extranormal Operations, simply known as the D.E.O., is a governmental organization. It was a subsidiary of Luthor Corp and, hence, was owned by Lex Luthor.[1] The building was destroyed by Rama Khan after he escaped Brainy's custody, and hence the organization was disbanded for the time being.
The D.E.O. would be reconstituted after the president gave J'onn an offer to rebuild it and lead it.[2]
History[]
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Luthor Corp subsidiary
At some point, the D.E.O. was founded as a governmental organization. Sometime following its founding, it became a subsidiary of Luthor Corp, and thus became owned by Lex Luthor.[1]
At some point during this period, J'onn J'onzz became the director of the D.E.O.[3], but was later replaced by Alex Danvers.
D.E.O. commercial
At some point prior to early 2020, Supergirl, Lex Luthor and Lena Luthor made a commercial to promote the D.E.O.'s ability to detain hostile extraterrestrials; due to Kara being a survivor of the original multiverse, her memories were not rewritten with Earth-Prime's history, and so she had no memory of making the commercial. [4]
Following the departure of Alex Danvers as director, Querl Dox was promoted to the position.[5]
In his new position as Director, Querl Dox utilized the resources of the D.E.O., researching who may have been targeting the transgender community and threatening Dreamer. Brainy passed on his findings to Detective Rivers of the National City Police Department.[6]
The D.E.O. is destroyed.
In April 2020, the D.E.O. National City headquarters was destroyed by Rama Khan, after he stole the Kryptonite housed there.[7] The organization itself was shut down afterward and the remains of the building were dumped in the ocean; all by Lex Luthor, who saw no further use for the D.E.O. The trash eventually formed a huge mass that joined to Oscar; the garbage was dumped into the Sun.[8]
In 2021, the president called J'onn J'onzz and gave him the offer to rebuild and lead the D.E.O. to prepare it for the true extra-normal threats such as the Fifth Dimension/magic along with aliens like previously. J'onn and Alex were reluctant to accept the offer due to jurisdiction conflicts, but Kara convinced them to take the offer.[2]
Known members[]
Current members[]
- Alex Danvers (agent and former director)
- Kara Danvers/Supergirl (agent)
- J'onn J'onzz/Hank Henshaw/Martian Manhunter (director)
Former members[]
- Lex Luthor (owner)
- Querl Dox/Brainiac 5 (former/director)
- Reiff
Appearances[]
DC's Legends of Tomorrow[]
Season 5[]
Season 6[]
- "Ground Control to Sara Lance" (pictured)
Supergirl[]
Season 5
Season 6
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The Flash[]
Season 6[]
- "Marathon" (mentioned)
- "A Girl Named Sue" (indirectly mentioned)
Trivia[]
- Protocol 5 is the order to evacuate.[7]
- Being an agent of the DEO appears to cover legal issues, as they cause a lot of collaterial/collective public/property damage.
References[]
| Other versions of D.E.O. (Earth-Prime) | ||||
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| Earth: Prime • Obsidian Platinum | ||||
| Original multiverse | ||||
| Earth: 38 • TUD15 • TUD16 | ||||
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