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|show3= Supergirl
 
|show3= Supergirl
 
|airdate3= December 11, 2018
 
|airdate3= December 11, 2018
|cast= [[LaMonica Garrett]] as [[Mar Novu|Mar Novu/The Monitor]]<br>[[Jeremy Davies]] as [[John Deegan]]<br>[[Stephen Amell]] as [[Oliver Queen|Oliver Queen/Green Arrow/The Flash]]<br>[[Carlos Valdes]] as [[Cisco Ramon]]<br>[[Danielle Panabaker]] as [[Caitlin Snow]]/[[Killer Frost (split personality)|Killer Frost]]<br>[[Grant Gustin]] as [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|Barry Allen/The Flash/Green Arrow]]<br>[[David Ramsey]] as [[John Diggle]]<br>[[Tyler Hoechlin]] as [[Clark Kent|Clark Kent/Superman]] and [[John Deegan|Superman (John Deegan)]]<br>[[Melissa Benoist]] as [[Kara Danvers|Kara Danvers/Supergirl]]<br>[[Ruby Rose]] as [[Kate Kane|Kate Kane/Batwoman]]
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|cast= [[Stephen Amell]] as [[Oliver Queen|Oliver Queen/Green Arrow/The Flash]]<br>[[Melissa Benoist]] as [[Kara Danvers|Kara Danvers/Supergirl]]<br>[[Jeremy Davies]] as [[John Deegan]]<br>[[LaMonica Garrett]] as [[Mar Novu|Mar Novu/The Monitor]]<br>[[Grant Gustin]] as [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|Barry Allen/The Flash/Green Arrow]]<br>[[Tyler Hoechlin]] as [[Clark Kent|Clark Kent/Superman]] and Superman (John Deegan)<br>[[Danielle Panabaker]] as [[Caitlin Snow]]/[[Frost|Killer Frost]]<br>[[David Ramsey]] as [[John Diggle]]<br>[[Ruby Rose]] as [[Kate Kane|Kate Kane/Batwoman]]<br>[[Carlos Valdes]] as [[Cisco Ramon]]
 
|before= {{Cross|Crisis on Earth-X}}
 
|before= {{Cross|Crisis on Earth-X}}
 
|after= {{Cross|Crisis on Infinite Earths}}
 
|after= {{Cross|Crisis on Infinite Earths}}
 
}}
 
}}
'''''Elseworlds''''' is the name of the fifth annual [[shared multiverse]] crossover event between {{S|The Flash (The CW)}}​​​​​, {{S|Arrow}}​​​​​, and {{S|Supergirl}}​​​​​. The crossover aired over three nights from December 9 to December 11, 2018. This crossover served as a set-up for the television series {{S|B}}​​​​​ and officially confirmed {{S|1990}}​​​​​ to be canon in the Arrowverse.
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'''''Elseworlds''''' is the name of the fifth annual [[Arrowverse]] crossover event between {{S|The Flash (The CW)}}​​​​​, {{S|A}}​​​​​, and {{S|S}}​​​​​. The crossover aired over three nights from December 9 to December 11, 2018. It served as a set-up for the television series {{S|B}}​​​​​ and revealed that [[CBS]]' {{S|1990}}​​​​​ was canon in the Arrowverse.
   
 
==Synopsis==
 
==Synopsis==
The three-night event begins with [[Arkham Asylum]] doctor [[John Deegan]] rewriting reality, which results in [[Oliver Queen|Oliver]] and [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|Barry]] swapping lives. In this [[Elseworlds (concept)|new reality]], the two heroes are the only ones that know that they are in the wrong lives and have each other's powers.<ref>[https://ew.com/tv/2018/11/15/arrowverse-stars-reveal-details-about-the-trinity-centric-elseworlds-crossover/ "Arrowverse stars reveal details about the Trinity-centric 'Elseworlds' crossover" - Entertainment Weekly]</ref>
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{{Synopsis|The three-night event begins with [[Arkham Asylum]] doctor [[John Deegan]] rewriting reality, which results in [[Oliver Queen|Oliver]] and [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|Barry]] swapping lives. In this [[Elseworlds (concept)|new reality]], the two heroes are the only ones that know that they are in the wrong lives and have each other's powers.|https://ew.com/tv/2018/11/15/arrowverse-stars-reveal-details-about-the-trinity-centric-elseworlds-crossover/}}
 
==Plot==
 
On [[Earth-90]], [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|the Flash]] escaped as a [[Mar Novu|mysterious figure]] that uses a powerful book to destroy that Earth. On [[Earth-1]], the same figure gave the book to [[Arkham Asylum]] psychiatrist [[John Deegan]], who used it to rewrite reality according to his will. The following day, [[Oliver Queen]] and [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|Barry Allen]] woke up in each other's lives; Oliver is the Flash and Barry is the Green Arrow. At [[S.T.A.R. Labs (Earth-1)|S.T.A.R. Labs]], [[Team Flash]] did not believe them and locked them up in [[S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator|"The Pipeline"]]. Oliver and Barry used each other's abilities to escape and travel to [[Earth-38]] to get help from [[Kara Danvers]] and acquainted themselves with her cousin [[Clark Kent]] and his girlfriend [[Lois Lane]]. Meanwhile, an android called [[A.M.A.Z.O.]] awoke and threated [[Central City (Earth-1)|Central City]]. [[Cisco Ramon]] retrieved Oliver and Barry from Earth-38, with Kara and Clark helping. After defeating A.M.A.Z.O., Cisco vibed the mysterious figure and Deegan. The figure tells the group that something is coming and they will not be able to stop it. While Clark returned to protect Earth-38, Oliver realizes the figure and Deegan were located in [[Gotham City]].
 
 
In Gotham, Barry, Oliver, and Kara were arrested by the [[Gotham City Police Department|GCPD]] after getting into a fight. They were bailed out by [[Wayne Enterprises]]' CEO [[Kate Kane]], who told them Deegan is at Arkham Asylum. The trio, with the assistance of [[Caitlin Snow|Caitlin]] and [[John Diggle|Diggle]], broke into Arkham to confront Deegan. They retrieved the "[[Book of Destiny]]" but Deegan escaped and caused a mass breakout. During a confrontation with inmate [[Nora Fries]], Barry and Oliver were exposed to fear gas and believed each other to be [[Eobard Thawne]] and [[Malcolm Merlyn]], respectively. After stopping the breakout, Kate, as the vigilante Batwoman, roused them from their hallucinatory state and told them to leave Gotham. They head to [[A.R.G.U.S.]] to restore reality, where Earth-90's Flash warned them about the Monitor. Barry, Oliver, Kara and Earth-90's Flash confront the Monitor, who said he is rewriting reality to test out worlds to stop an upcoming crisis. Monitor stole the book, escapes and returns it to Deegan. He wrote a new reality in which Barry and Oliver are criminals known as the Trigger Twins, who have no powers. They are confronted by a black-suited Superman.
 
 
Oliver realized the Superman impostor is actually Deegan; they forced him to save innocents while they escaped in order to find Cisco. Deegan and his forces, including the [[Alex Danvers (Earth-1)|Earth-1 doppelgänger]] of Kara's adoptive sister [[Alex Danvers]], were holding Kara at S.T.A.R. Labs. Olver and Barry located Cisco and persuaded him to take them to Earth-38. They found Clark, who agrees to return with them to Earth-1 while Kara persuaded Alex to release her. Arriving on Earth-1, Clark and Oliver fought Deegan and his forces so Alex, Barry, and Kara can find the Book of Destiny. They located it in the [[Time Vault]] and took it to Clark, who restores Barry, Oliver, and Kara to their real selves. Deegan retrieves the book and attempts to rewrite reality again. To impede his progress, Barry and Kara slow time down by speeding around the Earth in opposite directions. Oliver confronted the Monitor, asking him to spare Barry and Kara, but the Monitor demands something from Oliver in exchange. Clark, joined by Lois, [[Querl Dox|Brainiac 5]], and [[J'onn J'onzz]], fought Deegan and a revived A.M.A.Z.O. Barry and Kara were nearly torn apart by their speed but Oliver shot the book with an arrow enhanced by the Monitor. Deegan reverts to himself, though heavily disfigured, and reality is restored. After returning to Earth-38, Clark and Lois told Kara they are expecting a child and will return to [[Argo City]], leaving Earth's protection to her. On Earth-1, Oliver was contacted by Kate, who said Deegan, now incarcerated at Arkham, has made [[Roger Hayden|a new friend]]; who told Deegan that "Worlds will live, worlds will die, and the universe will never be the same".
 
   
 
==Cast==
 
==Cast==
*[[John Wesley Shipp]] as [[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|The Flash]]
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*[[Cassandra Jean Amell]] as [[Nora Fries]]
*[[LaMonica Garrett]] as [[Mar Novu|Mar Novu/The Monitor]]
 
*[[Jeremy Davies]] as Dr. [[John Deegan]]
 
 
*[[Stephen Amell]] as [[Oliver Queen|Oliver Queen/Green Arrow/The Flash]]
 
*[[Stephen Amell]] as [[Oliver Queen|Oliver Queen/Green Arrow/The Flash]]
*[[Candice Patton]] as [[Iris West-Allen]]
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*[[Kirk Acevedo]] as [[Ricardo Diaz]]
*[[Carlos Valdes]] as [[Cisco Ramon|Cisco Ramon/Vibe]]
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*[[John Barrowman]] as [[Malcolm Merlyn|Malcolm Merlyn/Dark Archer]]
*[[Danielle Panabaker]] as Dr. [[Caitlin Snow]]/[[Killer Frost (split personality)|Killer Frost]]
 
*[[Hartley Sawyer]] as [[Ralph Dibny|Ralph Dibny/Elongated Man]]
 
*[[Grant Gustin]] as [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|Barry Allen/The Flash/Green Arrow]]
 
*[[David Ramsey]] as [[John Diggle]]
 
*[[Tom Cavanagh]] as [[Harrison Sherloque Wells]] and Professor [[Eobard Thawne|Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash]]
 
*[[Tyler Hoechlin]] as [[Clark Kent|Clark Kent/Superman]] and [[John Deegan|Superman (John Deegan)]]
 
*[[Elizabeth Tulloch]] as [[Lois Lane]]
 
 
*[[Melissa Benoist]] as [[Kara Danvers|Kara Danvers/Supergirl]]
 
*[[Melissa Benoist]] as [[Kara Danvers|Kara Danvers/Supergirl]]
*[[Echo Kellum]] as [[Curtis Holt]]
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*[[Mehcad Brooks]] as [[Jimmy]]
 
*[[Tom Cavanagh]] as [[Harrison Sherloque Wells]] and Professor [[Eobard Thawne|Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash]]
 
*[[Jeremy Davies]] as Dr. [[John Deegan]]
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*[[Bob Frazer]] as [[Roger Hayden|Roger Hayden/Psycho Pirate]]
 
*[[LaMonica Garrett]] as [[Mar Novu|Mar Novu/The Monitor]]
 
*[[Grant Gustin]] as [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|Barry Allen/The Flash/Green Arrow]]
 
*[[Liam Hall]] as [[Joe Wilson|Joe Wilson/Kane Wolfman]]
 
*[[Liam Hall]] as [[Joe Wilson|Joe Wilson/Kane Wolfman]]
 
*[[David Harewood]] as [[J'onn J'onzz|J'onn J'onzz/Martian Manhunter]]
 
*[[Tyler Hoechlin]] as [[Clark Kent|Clark Kent/Superman]] and Dr. John Deegan/Superman
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*[[Echo Kellum]] as Dr. [[Curtis Holt]]
 
*[[Chyler Leigh]] as [[Alex Danvers (Earth-1)|Alex Danvers]]
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*[[Candice Patton]] as [[Iris West-Allen]]
 
*[[Danielle Panabaker]] as Dr. [[Caitlin Snow]]/[[Frost|Killer Frost]]
 
*[[David Ramsey]] as [[John Diggle|John Diggle/Freelancer]]
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*[[Jesse Rath]] as [[Querl Dox|Querl Dox/Brainiac 5]]
 
*[[Emily Bett Rickards]] as [[Felicity Smoak]]
 
*[[Emily Bett Rickards]] as [[Felicity Smoak]]
 
*[[Ruby Rose]] as [[Kate Kane|Kate Kane/Batwoman]]
 
*[[Ruby Rose]] as [[Kate Kane|Kate Kane/Batwoman]]
*[[Bob Frazer]] as [[Roger Hayden]]
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*[[Hartley Sawyer]] as [[Ralph Dibny|Ralph Dibny/Elongated Man]]
*[[Cassandra Jean Amell]] as [[Nora Fries]]
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*[[John Wesley Shipp]] as [[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|Barry Allen/The Flash]]
*[[John Barrowman]] as [[Malcolm Merlyn|Malcolm Merlyn/Dark Archer]]
 
*[[Kirk Acevedo]] as [[Ricardo Diaz]]
 
*[[Chyler Leigh]] as [[Alex Danvers (Earth-1)|Alex Danvers]]
 
 
*[[Adam Tsekhman]] as [[Gary Green]]
 
*[[Adam Tsekhman]] as [[Gary Green]]
*[[Mehcad Brooks]] as [[Jimmy]]
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*[[Elizabeth Tulloch]] as [[Lois Lane]]
*[[Jesse Rath]] as [[Querl Dox|Querl Dox/Brainiac 5]]
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*[[Carlos Valdes]] as [[Cisco Ramon]]
*[[David Harewood]] as [[J'onn J'onzz|J'onn J'onzz/Martian Manhunter]]
 
   
==Trivia==
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==Plot==
 
On [[Earth-90]], [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|the Flash]] escaped as a [[Mar Novu|mysterious figure]] used a powerful book to destroy that Earth. On [[Earth-1]], the same figure gave the book to [[Arkham Asylum]] psychiatrist [[John Deegan]], who used it to [[Elseworlds (concept)|rewrite reality]] according to his will. The following day, [[Oliver Queen]] and [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|Barry Allen]] woke up in each other's lives; Oliver is the Flash and Barry is the Green Arrow. At [[S.T.A.R. Labs (Earth-1)|S.T.A.R. Labs]], [[Team Flash]] did not believe them and locked them up in [[S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator|"The Pipeline"]]. Oliver and Barry used each other's abilities to escape and travel to [[Earth-38]] to get help from [[Kara Danvers]] and acquainted themselves with her cousin [[Clark Kent]] and his girlfriend [[Lois Lane]]. Meanwhile, an android called [[A.M.A.Z.O.]] awoke and threated [[Central City (Earth-1)|Central City]]. [[Cisco Ramon]] retrieved Oliver and Barry from Earth-38, with Kara and Clark tagging along. After defeating A.M.A.Z.O., Cisco vibed the mysterious figure and Deegan. The figure tells the group that something is coming and they will not be able to stop it. While Clark returned to protect Earth-38, Oliver realized that the figure and Deegan were located in [[Gotham City (Earth-1)|Gotham City]].
*The title of this crossover, ''Elseworlds'', is a reference to a publication imprint produced by DC Comics for stories that took place outside of the DC Universe canon.
 
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*[[Kate Kane|Kate Kane/Batwoman]] made her debut in this crossover. Her own series, {{S|B}}​​​​​, premiered on [[The CW]] on October 6, 2019.
 
 
In Gotham, Barry, Oliver, and Kara were arrested by the [[Gotham City Police Department|GCPD]] after getting into a fight. They were bailed out by [[Wayne Enterprises]]' CEO [[Kate Kane]], who told them Deegan is at [[Arkham Asylum]]. The trio, with the assistance of [[Caitlin Snow|Caitlin]] and [[John Diggle|Diggle]], broke into Arkham to confront Deegan. They retrieved the "[[Book of Destiny]]" but Deegan escaped and caused a mass breakout. During a confrontation with inmate [[Nora Fries]], Barry and Oliver were exposed to fear gas and believed each other to be [[Eobard Thawne]] and [[Malcolm Merlyn]], respectively. After stopping the breakout, Kate, as the vigilante Batwoman, roused them from their hallucinatory state and told them to leave Gotham. They headed to [[A.R.G.U.S.]] to restore reality, where [[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|Earth-90's Flash]] warned them about the Monitor. Barry, Oliver, Kara, and Earth-90's Flash confront the Monitor, who said he is rewriting reality to test out worlds to stop [[Anti-Monitor Crisis|an upcoming crisis]]. Monitor stole the book, escaped, and returned it to Deegan. He wrote a new reality in which Barry and Oliver were criminals known as the Trigger Twins, who have no powers. They are confronted by a black-suited Superman.
*Like {{Cross|Crisis on Earth-X}}​​​​​, ''Elseworlds'' received its own special opening title card.
 
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*Like {{Cross|Invasion!}}​​​​​, the first two parts of ''Elseworlds'' ended with a "To be continued on" card.
 
 
Oliver realized the Superman impostor is actually Deegan and they forced him to save innocents while they escaped in order to find Cisco. Deegan and his forces, including [[Frost|Killer Frost]] and the [[Alex Danvers (Earth-1)|Earth-1 doppelgänger]] of Kara's adoptive sister [[Alex Danvers]], were holding Kara at S.T.A.R. Labs. Oliver and Barry located Cisco and persuaded him to take them to Earth-38. They found Clark, who agreed to return with them to Earth-1 while Kara persuaded Alex to release her. Arriving on Earth-1, Clark and Oliver fought Deegan and his forces so Alex, Barry, and Kara could find the Book of Destiny. They located it in the [[Time Vault (Earth-1)|Time Vault]] and took it to Clark, who restored Barry, Oliver, and Kara to their real selves. Deegan retrieved the book and attempted to rewrite reality again. To impede his progress, Barry and Kara slowed time down by speeding around the Earth in opposite directions. Oliver confronted the Monitor, asking him to spare Barry and Kara, but the Monitor demanded something from Oliver in exchange. Clark, joined by Lois, [[Querl Dox|Brainiac 5]], and [[J'onn J'onzz]], fought Deegan and a revived A.M.A.Z.O. Barry and Kara were nearly torn apart by their speed but Oliver shot the Book of Destiny with an arrow enhanced by the Monitor. Deegan reverted to himself, though heavily disfigured, and reality was restored. After returning to Earth-38, Clark and Lois told Kara they are expecting a child and would return to [[Argo City]], leaving Earth's protection to her. On Earth-1, Oliver was contacted by Kate, who said Deegan, now incarcerated at Arkham, has made [[Roger Hayden|a new friend]]; who told Deegan that "Worlds will live, worlds will die, and the universe will never be the same".
*This crossover focused on five core characters. Those characters were [[Oliver Queen|Oliver Queen/Green Arrow]], [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|Barry Allen/The Flash]], [[Kara Danvers|Kara Danvers/Supergirl]], [[Clark Kent|Clark Kent/Superman]] and [[Kate Kane|Kate Kane/Batwoman]].
 
*This crossover introduced [[Lois Lane]] as well as the [[Earth-1]] doppelgängers of [[Alex Danvers]] ([[Alex Danvers (Earth-1)|Earth-1 Alex Danvers]]) and [[James Olsen]] ([[Jimmy]]).
 
*This is the first crossover:
 
**Since {{Cross|Heroes Join Forces}}​​​​​ to not include {{S|DC's Legends of Tomorrow}}​​​​​.
 
***However, [[Gary Green]] does appear in {{Ep|Elseworlds, Part 3}}. Also, {{Ep|Legends of To-Meow-Meow}} refers to the crossover subtly.
 
**Since {{Cross|page=Flash vs. Arrow (crossover event)|Flash vs. Arrow}}​​​​​ where no antagonists are dead by the end.
 
**Where {{F|Emily Bett Rickards|([[Felicity Smoak]])}} doesn't appear in every episode as she only appeared in {{Ep|Elseworlds, Part 2}}​.
 
**To feature [[Ralph Dibny|Ralph Dibny/Elongated Man]], [[Clark Kent|Clark Kent/Superman]], [[Joe Wilson]], [[Ricardo Diaz]], and [[Querl Dox|Querl Dox/Brainiac 5]].
 
*This crossover marks the first time when the title of the next crossover <small>({{Cross|Crisis on Infinite Earths}}​​​​​)</small> is revealed at the end.
 
*This crossover had the most absent series regulars as there were 13 series regulars who were absent. The series regulars who did not appear in the crossover were:
 
**{{S|The Flash (The CW)}}​​​​​ - [[Danielle Nicolet]] ([[Cecile Horton]]), [[Jessica Parker Kennedy]] ([[Nora West-Allen]]), [[Chris Klein]] ([[Orlin Dwyer]]), and [[Jesse L. Martin]] ([[Joe West]]).
 
**{{S|Arrow}}​​​​​ - [[Rick Gonzalez]] ([[Rene Ramirez]]), [[Juliana Harkavy]] ([[Dinah Drake]]), [[Colton Haynes]] ([[Roy Harper]]), [[Sea Shimooka]] ([[Emiko Adachi]]), and [[Katie Cassidy Rodgers|Katie Cassidy]] ([[Laurel Lance (Earth-2)|Earth-2 Laurel Lance]]).
 
**{{S|Supergirl}}​​​​​ - [[Katie McGrath]] ([[Lena Luthor]]), [[Sam Witwer]] ([[Ben Lockwood]]), [[Nicole Maines]] ([[Nia Nal]]), and [[April Parker Jones]] ([[Lauren Haley]]).
 
*This is the second crossover to serve as a set-up for a new series in the [[shared multiverse]], the first being {{cross|Heroes Join Forces}} which served as set-up for the television series {{S|L}}.
 
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
====Promotional images====
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===Promotional images===
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
Arrowverse - special 3-night crossover event.png
 
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Elseworlds - special 3-night DC crossover event.png|Title reveal
Batwoman first look.png|First look at Batwoman.
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Batwoman first look.png|First look at Ruby Rose as Batwoman.
 
Elseworlds poster - Destiny will be rewritten.png|"Destiny will be rewritten"
 
Elseworlds poster - Destiny will be rewritten.png|"Destiny will be rewritten"
Mar Novu first look.png|First look at Mar Novu/The Monitor.
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Mar Novu first look.png|First look at LaMonica Garrett as Mar Novu/The Monitor.
Superman and Lois Lane promo image.png|First look at Superman with Lois Lane.
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Superman and Lois Lane promo image.png|First look at Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch as Superman and Lois Lane.
 
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Elseworlds, Part 3 title card.png|''Supergirl''
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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==Trivia==
 
*The title of this crossover, ''Elseworlds'', is also the title of [[wikipedia:Elseworlds|a publication imprint]] produced by DC Comics for stories that took place outside of the DC Universe canon.
 
*[[Kate Kane|Kate Kane/Batwoman]] made her debut in this crossover. Her own series, {{S|B}}​​​​​, premiered on [[The CW]] on October 6, 2019.
 
*Like {{Cross|Crisis on Earth-X}}​​​​​, this crossover received its own special opening title card.
 
*Like {{Cross|Invasion!}}​​​​​, the first two parts of this crossover ended with a "To be continued on" card.
 
*This crossover focused on five core characters. Those characters were [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|Barry Allen/The Flash]], [[Kara Danvers|Kara Danvers/Supergirl]], [[Kate Kane|Kate Kane/Batwoman]], [[Clark Kent|Clark Kent/Superman]], and [[Oliver Queen|Oliver Queen/Green Arrow]].
 
*This crossover introduced [[Lois Lane]] as well as the [[Earth-1]] [[Doppelgänger]]s of [[Alex Danvers]] ([[Alex Danvers (Earth-1)|Earth-1 Alex Danvers]]) and [[James Olsen]] ([[Jimmy]]).
 
*This is the first crossover:
 
**Since {{Cross|Heroes Join Forces}}​​​​​ to not include {{S|L}}​​​​​.
 
***However, an [[Elseworlds (concept)|Elseworlds]] version of [[Gary Green]] does appear in {{Ep|Elseworlds, Part 3}}. Also, {{Ep|Legends of To-Meow-Meow}}, which aired the same week as this crossover, had a subtle reference to this crossover.
 
**Since {{Cross|page=Flash vs. Arrow (crossover event)|Flash vs. Arrow}}​​​​​ where no antagonists are dead by the end.
 
**To feature [[Ricardo Diaz]], [[Ralph Dibny|Ralph Dibny/Elongated Man]], [[Querl Dox|Querl Dox/Brainiac 5]], [[Clark Kent|Clark Kent/Superman]], and [[Joe Wilson|Joe Wilson/Kane Wolfman]].
 
**Where {{F|Emily Bett Rickards|([[Felicity Smoak]])}} didn't appear in every episode​.
 
**Where the title of the next crossover <small>({{Cross|Crisis on Infinite Earths}}​​​​​)</small> is revealed at the end.
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==Behind the scenes==
 
*There were 14 series regulars who were absent in this crossover. The series regulars who didn't appear in the crossover were:
 
**{{S|F}}​​​​​ - {{F|Danielle Nicolet|([[Cecile Horton]])}}, {{F|Jessica Parker Kennedy|([[Nora West-Allen|Nora West-Allen/XS]])}}, {{F|Chris Klein|([[Orlin Dwyer|Orlin Dwyer/Cicada]])}}, and {{F|Jesse L. Martin|([[Joe West]])}}.
 
**{{S|A}}​​​​​ - {{F|Rick Gonzalez|([[Rene Ramirez|Rene Ramirez/Wild Dog]])}}, {{F|Juliana Harkavy|([[Dinah Drake|Dinah Drake/Black Canary]])}}, {{F|Colton Haynes|([[Roy Harper|Roy Harper/Arsenal]])}}, {{F|Sea Shimooka|([[Emiko Adachi|Emiko Adachi/Green Arrow]])}}, and {{F|page=Katie Cassidy Rodgers|Katie Cassidy|([[Laurel Lance (Earth-2)|Laurel Lance/Black Siren/Black Canary]])}}.
 
**{{S|S}}​​​​​ - {{F|Katie McGrath|([[Lena Luthor]])}}, {{F|Sam Witwer|([[Ben Lockwood|Ben Lockwood/Agent Liberty]])}}, {{F|Nicole Maines|([[Nia Nal|Nia Nal/Dreamer]])}}, and {{F|April Parker Jones|([[Lauren Haley]])}}.
 
*This is the second crossover to serve as a set-up for a new television series in the [[Arrowverse]], the first being {{cross|Heroes Join Forces}} which served as a set-up for the television series {{S|L}}.
   
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 04:40, 14 September 2020

For the eponymous multiversal phenomenon, see Elseworlds (concept).

Elseworlds is the name of the fifth annual Arrowverse crossover event between The Flash​​​​​, Arrow​​​​​, and Supergirl​​​​​. The crossover aired over three nights from December 9 to December 11, 2018. It served as a set-up for the television series Batwoman​​​​​ and revealed that CBS' The Flash​​​​​ was canon in the Arrowverse.

Synopsis

The three-night event begins with Arkham Asylum doctor John Deegan rewriting reality, which results in Oliver and Barry swapping lives. In this new reality, the two heroes are the only ones that know that they are in the wrong lives and have each other's powers.[src]

Cast

Plot

On Earth-90the Flash escaped as a mysterious figure used a powerful book to destroy that Earth. On Earth-1, the same figure gave the book to Arkham Asylum psychiatrist John Deegan, who used it to rewrite reality according to his will. The following day, Oliver Queen and Barry Allen woke up in each other's lives; Oliver is the Flash and Barry is the Green Arrow. At S.T.A.R. Labs, Team Flash did not believe them and locked them up in "The Pipeline". Oliver and Barry used each other's abilities to escape and travel to Earth-38 to get help from Kara Danvers and acquainted themselves with her cousin Clark Kent and his girlfriend Lois Lane. Meanwhile, an android called A.M.A.Z.O. awoke and threated Central CityCisco Ramon retrieved Oliver and Barry from Earth-38, with Kara and Clark tagging along. After defeating A.M.A.Z.O., Cisco vibed the mysterious figure and Deegan. The figure tells the group that something is coming and they will not be able to stop it. While Clark returned to protect Earth-38, Oliver realized that the figure and Deegan were located in Gotham City.

In Gotham, Barry, Oliver, and Kara were arrested by the GCPD after getting into a fight. They were bailed out by Wayne Enterprises' CEO Kate Kane, who told them Deegan is at Arkham Asylum. The trio, with the assistance of Caitlin and Diggle, broke into Arkham to confront Deegan. They retrieved the "Book of Destiny" but Deegan escaped and caused a mass breakout. During a confrontation with inmate Nora Fries, Barry and Oliver were exposed to fear gas and believed each other to be Eobard Thawne and Malcolm Merlyn, respectively. After stopping the breakout, Kate, as the vigilante Batwoman, roused them from their hallucinatory state and told them to leave Gotham. They headed to A.R.G.U.S. to restore reality, where Earth-90's Flash warned them about the Monitor. Barry, Oliver, Kara, and Earth-90's Flash confront the Monitor, who said he is rewriting reality to test out worlds to stop an upcoming crisis. Monitor stole the book, escaped, and returned it to Deegan. He wrote a new reality in which Barry and Oliver were criminals known as the Trigger Twins, who have no powers. They are confronted by a black-suited Superman.

Oliver realized the Superman impostor is actually Deegan and they forced him to save innocents while they escaped in order to find Cisco. Deegan and his forces, including Killer Frost and the Earth-1 doppelgänger of Kara's adoptive sister Alex Danvers, were holding Kara at S.T.A.R. Labs. Oliver and Barry located Cisco and persuaded him to take them to Earth-38. They found Clark, who agreed to return with them to Earth-1 while Kara persuaded Alex to release her. Arriving on Earth-1, Clark and Oliver fought Deegan and his forces so Alex, Barry, and Kara could find the Book of Destiny. They located it in the Time Vault and took it to Clark, who restored Barry, Oliver, and Kara to their real selves. Deegan retrieved the book and attempted to rewrite reality again. To impede his progress, Barry and Kara slowed time down by speeding around the Earth in opposite directions. Oliver confronted the Monitor, asking him to spare Barry and Kara, but the Monitor demanded something from Oliver in exchange. Clark, joined by Lois, Brainiac 5, and J'onn J'onzz, fought Deegan and a revived A.M.A.Z.O. Barry and Kara were nearly torn apart by their speed but Oliver shot the Book of Destiny with an arrow enhanced by the Monitor. Deegan reverted to himself, though heavily disfigured, and reality was restored. After returning to Earth-38, Clark and Lois told Kara they are expecting a child and would return to Argo City, leaving Earth's protection to her. On Earth-1, Oliver was contacted by Kate, who said Deegan, now incarcerated at Arkham, has made a new friend; who told Deegan that "Worlds will live, worlds will die, and the universe will never be the same".

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