Legion of the Third Eye

"Despero is the beginning! Despero is the end! Despero is all!"

- Members of the Legion of the Third Eye under the influence of Despero. "A new order to the universe is coming, one that will be written in fire, and with the blood of all who opposed me."

- Despero, leader of the Legion of the Third Eye.

The Legion of the Third Eye is a fanatical utopian cult from the planet Kalanor and they followed the will of their leader, Despero. They are the supporting major antagonists in the 2-part episode "Hearts and Minds" of the Justice League animated TV series.

History
Despero formed this cult long ago after he received his "revelation" from the Flame of Py'tar about his third eye and shown its power to the people of Kalanor. He told them that the planet was once a paradise eons ago, and it shall be again with the Legion spreading its light across the cosmos.

Despero gave the Legion troops access to the Flame of Py'tar, which enhanced their abilities and made them practically unstoppable. He then send them out into conquering the entire galaxy.

The Legion's chief deity, the Py'tar appeared using J'onn J'onzz's body, speaking to all lesser members of the Legion and told them to reject Despero's ways of madness. After the Py'tar reverted to its original arboreal form, the Legion soldiers still imbued with the Flame turned to trees and their leader Despero was swallowed by a great plant.

Members

 * Despero (also called Lord Despero) - founder and leader of the Legion of the Third Eye.
 * Franzee (Lieutenant Franzee) - Lieutinant of the soldiers of the Legion.
 * Krizblack - Despero's right-hand and high priest of the Legion of the Third Eye.
 * Radocko - member of the Kalanorian resistance movement and Despero's spy.

Trivia

 * The Legion of the Third Eye's symbolic namesake sigil which represents the third eye on Despero's forehead, is loosely based on the Eye of Providence symbol.