Young Justice follows the forming and subsequent activities of a young group of heroes, that follow in the footsteps of their mentors the justice league.
Aqualad / Kaldur ‘Ahm[7] (or “Kaldur” for short) is the leader of the team. His powers, channeled through 
the tattoos on his arms, are a mixture of Atlantean sorcery and science.[9] He displays super strength, increased durability, ability to control water and discharge electricity through his hands.[36] Additionally, as an Atlantian, he can breathe and speak underwater. He is elected leader because of his calmness and his ability to efficiently and clearly give orders.[37] He states that he does not want to remain leader and wishes to turn the position over to Robin when he is ready, saying that it is his destiny to lead this team.[37]
Robin / Dick Grayson[6] is the youngest member (at age thirteen)[7] though he is also the most experienced superhero on the team.[8] He does not possess any superpowers. However, he is well-rounded in his abilities (physically and intellectually),[6] using his strategic intellect and technology expertise.[38] His talents include martial arts and throwing weapons, gymnastics, stealth, infiltration and computer hacking. He has a flippant personality, and can be heard laughing in combat or when sneaking up on villains in order to throw them off. He repeatedly experiments with the English language. As seen by his favorite words of ‘Whelmed’ and ‘Aster’. Batman has forbidden Robin from revealing his secret identity to the team.[39]
Kid Flash / Wally West[6] is the team’s fifteen-year-old speedster. He has enhanced speed.[39] Kid Flash cannot vibrate his molecules through solid objects like the Flash and gets a bloody nose during the attempt.[39] He has a laid back personality, and enjoys flirting with women, such as Artemis, Black Canary, and especially Miss Martian. Kid Flash and Robin are good friends and know a great deal about each other, more so than the other team members. Wally likes to collect items from the team’s missions, such as T. O. Morrow’s robotic eye and Cheshire’s mask.[39][40]
Superboy / Connor Kent departs from his normal comic book origins. Instead the producers created him as a sixteen-week-old clone of Superman, made by Project Cadmus. Although he does not have all of Superman’s abilities, he has super strength, increased durability, super hearing,[41] and super vision, which also allows him to see in infrared.[37] Superboy is ill-tempered and hates telepathy as a result of being mind-controlled by Cadmus. His almost nonexistent, complex relationship with Superman causes him to become more angry and withdrawn.[42]
Miss Martian / M’gann (Megan) M’orzz is Martian Manhunter’s sixteen-Martian year-old niece,[20] as well as being an inexperienced superhero.[6] As a Martian, she has telekinesis, telepathy, and flight. Additionally, she can shapeshift, though she has trouble mimicking men.[39] She has stated that she cannot become intangible as her uncle can, implying that this is an advanced skill.[39] She pilots her own bio-ship, which transports the team and turn invisible. She is kind, optimistic, and somewhat naive, often saying “Hello, Megan!” when she suddenly realizes something. She immediately develops a crush on Superboy.[36]
Artemis / Artemis Crock[43] is the team’s fifteen-year-old archer.[6][38] She has no superpowers, but is very skilled with a bow and arrow. She is introduced as Green Arrow’s niece, though it is later implied that this is not the case. Red Arrow believes that there must be a good reason behind Batman and Green Arrow’s decision to add her to the team, and therefore agrees not reveal his suspicions to the rest of the group, but he warns her not to hurt his friends.[40] Artemis has a sassy, forward personality, causing friction between her and Kid Flash. After suffering amnesia, Artemis assumes that one of her father’s tests is to kill Kid Flash. Artemis’s mother is disabled, and worries about her daughter.[44]
