By saying one sentence, 'Have a nice day', Grid reveals himself to be the one that had hacked the Justice League, and thus proving to be a villain from the very beginning. In the chaos, Pandora's Box is opened and The Crime Syndicate steps out. Grid then forms fully and then attacks the Leagues. So are you.' Suddenly, another voice comes from Cyborg, the now in control Grid, and Cyborg's armor breaks away from him, leaving him an almost lifeless husk. Cyborg, in shock, asks her if she is a traitor, to which she replies, 'Oh Vic. Atom, who is actually Atomica of Earth-3, admits to doing it. Upon a further look, it is revealed that a sliver of Kryptonite had been lodged into Superman's brain, which had caused him to kill Light. Superman, who had caused the war by unintentionally killing Doctor Light, suddenly succumbs to the sickness that had stricken him since the killing of Light. When the Box's powers suddenly become dormant during the ensuing fight, the heroes have enough time to try and figure out what is going on. At the end of the meeting, Cyborg discovers that they had been hacked while the battle was taking place, with the screen showing the image of a skull and crossbones and the words 'Have a nice day' over them.ĭuring the events of Trinity War, in which all three of the Justice League's battle each other while possessed by Pandora's Box, Grid is shown in an entirely different light. The new (and entirely unknown) Atom arrives in time to help shut down the robot and win her a spot in the League. However, the meeting that follows becomes a disaster when Platinum, a robot created by Will Magnus, goes haywire when she cannot find Magnus. Cyborg uses this information to invite certain heroes to join the Justice League. Major Story Arcs Trinity WarĪt first, Grid is mentioned by Cyborg as a computer system that catalogues all of the information on the world's superheroes. Grid served first as a program inside of Cyborg, but then during the events of Trinity War and Forever Evil he was introduced as Cyborg's evil counterpart.

Grid was created by writer Geoff Johns and illustrator Ivan Reis, first appearing in name in Justice League #18 and appeared fully in Justice League #23. From then, he began to plan to get rid of Cyborg so that he could finally feel.

He theorized that while he, Grid, served as the machine side of Cyborg, Cyborg served as the human side, the only one capable of emotion, and Grid grew to resent that. Grid's job was simple, collect and process the data that Cyborg uploaded, but Grid longed for something that he could not have: emotion. Self described as a sentient computer virus, Grid was created at the same time that the superhero Cyborg was brought online.

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