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The Second Watchtower

The second Watchtower was an orbital command center for the Justice League. It was built to replace the original Watchtower that was sacrificed to save the Earth during the Thanagarian invasion. Several other smaller 'satellites' are seen orbiting it.

Overview

This Watchtower was much larger to accommodate the larger League that existed following the Thanagarian invasion. In addition to the League members, the Watchtower also employed an extensive support staff. It was equipped with extensive hangar facilities, including at least nine separate landing pads, to support a fleet of Javelin air/space craft, an advanced transporter system, and a powerful orbit-to-ground binary fusion weapon. Firing the weapon requires tremendous amounts of energy. After firing, the Watchtower's power systems require one hour to recharge and restore primary power to the station. Until then, the station is on strictly emergency power and largely out of communication beyond a special communications link to the President of the United States while physical access severely limited.

The Watchtower's center is a sort of promenade with a monitor perch. Around it are an ops pit, a teleporter, and a stage. This promenade is directly adjacent to the hangars and to several hallways that lead to storage facilities, an infirmary which includes public facilities and private facilities, laboratories for research and repair and 'apartments'/quarters that cater to each leaguer's living conditions.

The Watchtower was originally slated to be decommissioned after the Cadmus incidents, but instead was used in tandem with the League's new ground-based HQ, the Metro Tower. However, the station's main energy cannon was taken permanently off line to avoid a repeat of the dangerous incident when Lex Luthor hijacked the weapon long enough to make an unwanted firing on an American city to frame the League.

Monitor

After the League was expanded, J'onn took the role of the League's official coordinator, keeping watch on a global scale and handing out assignments based on the availability of hero personnel and the best match of abilities to situations. He was presumably picked for this job because of his intelligence and wisdom, but also because, as an alien, he was the one most able to spend an indefinite amount of time in the Watchtower.

Conference Room

After the League was expanded the Conference Room was a place for where the founding members went to talk about important events and or to plan out situations.

High Security Storage Area

Many items of conquered enemies were stored in the Watchtower:

See also

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