Arrowverse: 10 Implications From Crisis On Infinite Earths

3. Black Lightning Is Now One Of The Most Senior Heroes In The Arrowverse

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Jefferson Pierce as Black Lightning is unique as a superhero among his fellow Arrowverse superheroes due to the fact that his show doesn't start out as an origin story, in fact it was Jefferson coming out of a self-imposed retirement to take up the mantle again.

It was interesting to see Jefferson react to the fact that Superman is an actual superhero, due to Superman being a comic book character in his original universe. With the fact that he is now a member of the CW Justice League, we should be able to see more crossovers with the Freeland-based superhero with the rest of his wider universe.

There is an interesting point to note that Jefferson would chronologically one of the earliest superheroes due to the fact that his original stint as Black Lightning had pre-dated Oliver's debut as the Hood and may even rival Superman or Batman as one of the elder statesmen in the Arrowverse.

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