The Light’s Head Enforcers in Young Justice—Sportsmaster and Lady Shiva—represent two different takes on "The Dragon" archetype: one a brutal, reputation-obsessed mercenary who thrives on sheer force and intimidation, and the other a calm but lethal grandmaster assassin whose menace comes from grace, precision, and terrifying control. Both embody the role of high-powered enforcers for the Light, but each reflects a different philosophy of villainy.
Sportsmaster
Sportsmaster (Lawrence Crock) is portrayed as a physically abusive father and an enforcer who values reputation, pride, and violence above everything else. He is the archetypal violent thug with a code—one driven by ego, self-interest, and the need to maintain his fearsome standing. He embodies brute strength, intimidation, and unpredictability, using sports-themed weaponry as tools of both showmanship and vicious efficiency. His downfall comes when his obsession with reputation overtakes allegiance to the Light, making him more of a self-interested mercenary than a loyal enforcer.
Key traits:
Abusive patriarch who shaped Artemis and Cheshire through violence.
Badass Normal who competes on par with Deathstroke and Black Manta.
Obsessed with image and feared as a professional mercenary.
Represents the chaos and thuggery side of the Light’s enforcers.
Lady Shiva
Lady Shiva (Sandra Wu-San) replaces Sportsmaster and represents refinement, lethal artistry, and terrifying authority. Unlike Sportsmaster, she is calm, disciplined, and deeply respected—even by someone like Deathstroke, who fears her wrath. She is both the Light’s chief enforcer and the Sensei of the League of Shadows, showing her dual mastery of combat and leadership. Unlike Sportsmaster’s reputation-based violence, Shiva actively molds others into weapons, including her own daughter Cassandra, whom she mutilates to ensure her growth as a killer. This makes her a colder, more terrifying villain: less loud, more deadly.
Key traits:
The “deadliest woman alive,” feared by both allies and enemies.
Retains discipline, serenity, and prestige—her menace lies in restraint.
An Evil Matriarch who raises Cassandra Cain as a weapon.
Represents the precision and control side of the Light’s enforcers.
“Artemis supporting her (fem) bff/crush by watching her perform in the school’s musical.”
*I hope you don’t mind me changing the request just a little bit, i thought it would be perfect to do a Romeo and Juliet type of thing, but just imagine that they made it a musical lmao.
When you decided to join the high schools musical, Artemis wasn’t to sure how to feel. She wasn’t one for musicals, especially this new edition of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ of course though she would go to anything you did, you were Y/N her favorite person, next to her parents obviously.
Now you see it wasn’t that she didn’t want you to do the musical, but it was that you were Juliet, and that would mean you’d have to kiss some guy. In fact she disliked that idea so much she had to keep herself from finding a way to.. well get rid of this certain person. It got to the point where her parents secretly told the guy off, in their own special way of course.
It wasn’t that Artemis liked you, you were her bestfriend. Okay maybe she did like you, but it wasn’t like she was ever going to say anything.
Tonight was the night, the opening night of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and you were beyond perfect in her eyes, you were like an angel, your voice sounding like bells. She wasn’t going to lie when she had to keep herself from yelling ‘Go Y/N’ every time you did well anything.
But that very last scene something clicked in her, you kissing that guy. She couldn’t watch, She then realized she really did like you. Maybe a bit to much to other people, but to her it was just perfect.
After the show was done she couldn’t wait for your beautiful self to come walk out, so she could give you a hug. Then there you were slightly running over to her, hugging her. It felt perfect. “You did absolutely wonderful Y/N!” You blushed at her and thanked her. She looked at you and smirked “I should do the musical next year.” You gave her a confused look, “I thought you didn’t want to because football took over most of your life, which might i add your looking fine today.” Artemis looked at you and smirked, “If I get to be in that guys shoes, than I'd be in it any day.” You blushed and looked away and she speaks again, “I’m doing that musical next year.”
You look back over at her and she smiles, “Artemis did you just tell me you liked me? Cause if you do, you don’t have to be my Juliet to kiss me.” Artemis shrugged, “Maybe, but if what your saying is the truth than maybe i might have a small one.” You laughed and rolled your eyes taking the rose she had forgotten she was holding for you and walked away.
I've been neglecting tumblr because IG decided I couldn't share my post anymore. Ok, let's try to share something here from time to time. Starting with my Young Justice mock cover that you never saw completed.
Artemis walked down the stairs that led down to her apartment mailbox. She had no idea why she was going, Wally had been dead for six months now, maybe it was to keep their tradition alive or maybe it was just hope. Or maybe she had gone crazy but whatever it was, it led Artemis out the door and down the stairs to the mailbox. She stood in front metal box looking to see if there was any new changes to the outer part of the box before she looked inside. As she looked she thought back to the first she did this, nearly 6 six years.
~~~ 6 years ago~~~
Gotham City
February 15, 13:34 EDT
It was the day after Valentine's day and Artemis was pissed to say the least. Her idiotic boyfriend had forgotten Valentine's day! I mean sure they've only been dating for 2 months but seriously! Was it too much for a simple text? Too much for phone call? And when she confronted him, he had the gall to look at her confused and ask 'What're you so mad about?'
She didn't say anything, instead she chose to turn and walk towards the zeta tubes. Faintly before she was teleported away, Artemis thought she heard Robin yell 'It's Valentine's day, ya dumbass!'
It's been 14 hours now and she hasn't responded to a single one of his texts nor has she answered any of his calls. She knew he was sorry but it kind of hurt thinking that everyone else had a gotten something for Valentine's day while she was left with nothing but her anger at her oblivious boyfriend. I mean for Pete's sake, M'gann even decorated the entire cave with pink and red streamers and heart shaped balloons! Who on earth would miss something like that?! Wallace Rudolph West apparently.
The blonde sighed as she heard her mother call her name, "Artemis! Can you go get the mail?" she asked from the kitchen.
"Yeah sure, mom." Artemis called back, as she rolled off her bed. She walked over to the front door and pulled on her favorite leather jacket and slipped on her combat boots before she walked out the front door. She walked down three flights of stairs and walked out the main doors; she strolled over to a mailbox with the name 'Crock' written on it and opened it.
Inside was a gorgeous yellow rose, along with with a card. On the front of the card, it read 'Happy Valentine's day' but someone added a 'belated' to it, so it now read 'Happy belated Valentine's day'. Artemis flipped open the card and there read one of the corniest things she has ever read. It read:
"Roses are red
And though one isn't
You know I love you, even though I forgot a present
I may have forgotten that it's Valentine's
But I'll always remember that you are mine"
Artemis couldn't help but roll her eyes at the first line but she had tiny unshed tears there as she continued to read. She shook her head as she continued to reread the card. "Happy belated Valentine's day, beautiful." A familiar voice said behind her. Turning around she saw the person who had caused her so much annoyance in the past 14 1/2 hours. Wally stood there wearing a white button down shirt, rubbing the back of his neck as he gave her a smile.
"So, this how your apologizing? By giving me a rose, a card and dressing up nicely?" She asked incredulously.
"Ummmm, yes?" Wally tried to sound confident but his words sounded more like a question.
"Hm," she hummed. Wally closed his eyes, afraid she might yell at him or even throw the flowers at him and break up with him on the him on the spot but he was caught off guard when she wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him a peck on the cheek. "Good, because I love it." she said, as she nuzzled closer to him. "But don't you ever do that again, or I might just have to break up with you."
Wally's eyes widen before returning to their normal size. "I promise I won't forget next year. Happy belated Valentine's day, beautiful." She let out a giggle before she returned his words.
~~~Present Time~~~
Every year after that he would end up forgetting Valentine's day and every year he would give her a yellow rose and a card with a corny poem in it. After their second year of dating he started to give her a red rose as well, and each time she asked him why, he would give her a different answer, "It's ketchup and mustard!", "It's the colors of Kid Flash duh!", "Yellow and red make orange and orange is fire!" and so on.
Artemis sighed, she couldn't find anything different on the outside of the box. It looked the exact same as it did two days ago, old and rusty but still it stood tall holding every piece of mail she and Wally have every received. She hesitated slightly before reaching forward and opening the small box, sighing when there was nothing in there.
She could feel tears burning in her eyes, threatening to fall. She knew that there wasn't going to be anything in there but a tiny part of her wished that she would find her red and yellow rose and her cheesy Valentine's day card. She was closing the mailbox's lid when something caught her attention, she blinked through her clouded vision and she gasped.
Inside was the box was a yellow and red rose weaved together with a pink and red card that read "Happy belated Valentine's day!" laying on top of the roses. She carefully picked up the card and opened it and practically cried her eyes out when she saw the familiar writing:
"Roses are red
But the yellow ones mean so much more
After I disappeared from you
You thought I'd miss it just like before
In those 6 months that I was lost
I'd thought our paths would never cross
I'm sorry I left you in those icy plains
But I promise to never leave you again"
She couldn't believe her eyes, looking around she couldn't see anyone through her hazy vision. "You like my present, beautiful?" she heard that oh so familiar voice that she had dreamed about hearing for the past six months. She couldn't move, couldn't turn around, couldn't do anything but listen to his sweet comforting voice.
"Please be real! Please!" Artemis rasped out, as she silently cried. Tears pouring out of eyes like a waterfall as she collapsed to her knees just like she did all those months ago.
Wally immediately raced over to her and wrapped his warm muscular arms around her shaking body. "Shhhh, it's okay. It's okay, let it all out. I'm right here and I'm never leaving again. I promise." He whispered into her ear, whilst gently rubbing her back as she continued to sob loudly into his chest. After crying for god knows how long, Artemis finally composed herself as she looked at Wally for the first time. His hair was longer and he had a couple of tiny scraps on his face but other than that he was same old Wally. Her Wally. Her goofy, funny loving boyfriend. Her Baywatch. "Happy belated Valentine's day, beautiful." he said, with his gorgeous goofy grin. The same one where she could not resist grinning back at.
"Happy belated Valentine's day, Baywatch." she said, as he carried her bridal style back into their apartment.
the repercussions of even little things, but certainly something as big as Conner's death have to play out across the rest of the season. I just think that's real life, that's essential. We're not the kind of show that sort of does something and then forgets about it a minute later, even if it's something relatively small. Back in Season 1, there was a training exercise that went badly. And we spent the whole next episode just dealing with the ramifications of a training exercise where no one was actually physically hurt. So obviously, something like this is going to be playing out all season long, and potentially, assuming we get another season, forever.
About Mars and Artemis
think Mars was so big and science fictiony, our sort of Mars noir arc, that it was good to come back and ground the show for the second arc, in the spy stuff and the real life that Artemis' arc provides us. I think the contrast is helpful and I think it makes the grief that everyone's experiencing feel more real too because we're in an environment that's more real.
also Artemis was the right character because we've seen her journey through grief and through loss. Those are certainly something that we're picking up on with fans, having done a similar story between her and Wally, but now with Conner and [M’gann]. But now seeing, of all the people on our core team of characters, to have to go through this again. Not only for herself, but because she knows what an impact Conner has been for [M'gann] and everybody else on the team. And they're more than just a team, they're a family. And so to kind of experience this new loss through her eyes, knowing her backstory, I think there's just a lot of resonance there, a lot of threads to pick up on. I think the audience will feel that and find those new threads interesting.
I mentioned in my last post how much I love Young Justice.... and lets just say it sparked inner fangirl feels so this is a post dedicated to young justice!!!!
