Legends of Today

This episode is part of a larger crossover series, Heroes Join Forces.

"Legends of Today"

Episode
Title Card

Information

Season 2 » Episode 8

Episode number

31 of 184

Airdate

December 1, 2015

Chronology

Preceded by	Followed by
Gorilla Warfare	Running to Stand Still

Heroes Join Forces

Followed by

Legends of Yesterday

"Legends of Today"^[1] is the eighth episode of the second season of The Flash, and the thirty-first episode overall. It aired on December 1, 2015.

“	I would like to propose a toast. I wish it wasn't just the dark times bringing us together– But it is friends like you that make those dark times worth having. What a guy. Steals my drinks, steals my words. As I was saying, it's good to see everyone.	”
— Oliver Queen and Barry Allen^[src]

Synopsis[edit | hide | hide all]

Vandal Savage arrives in Central City and sets his sights on Kendra Saunders. After Vandal attacks Kendra and Cisco, they turn to Barry for help. Realizing how dangerous Vandal is, Barry takes Kendra to Star City and asks Oliver and team to hide her until he can figure out how to stop Vandal. However, things quickly go from bad to worse when a man with wings AKA Hawkman shows up and flies off with Kendra. Meanwhile, Harrison develops a serum to make Barry run faster and asks Jay to test it out.

Appearances[edit | hide]

Characters[edit | hide]

Protagonists[edit | hide]

Antagonists[edit | hide]

Harrison Wells (Eobard Thawne) (mentioned)
Genghis Khan (mentioned)
Grodd (mentioned)
HIVE
- Ghosts
  - Damien Darhk
Zoom (flashback)
Julius Caesar (mentioned)
League of Assassins
- Ra's al Ghul (Malcolm Merlyn)
Deathstroke (mentioned)
Sasha Mahnovski (Vandal Savage)

Other Characters[edit | hide]

Chay-Ara (vision)
Dinah Lance (mentioned)
Houdini (mentioned)
Horus (mentioned)
Indiana Jones (mentioned)
Khufu (vision)
Laurel Lance (mentioned)
Quentin Lance (mentioned)
Robin Hood (mentioned)
Tina McGee (mentioned)

Teams and Organizations[edit | hide]

Events[edit | hide]

Vandal Savage's Uprising
- Skirmish at Thea Queen's Loft
- Chase for the Staff of Horus

Species[edit | hide]

Objects and Concepts[edit | hide]

Locations[edit | hide]

Earth-1
- Earth
  - Africa
    - Egypt (vision)
      - Temple of Horus (vision)
  - Asia
    - Lian Yu (mentioned)
    - China (mentioned)
  - North America
    - United States of America
      - Missouri
        Central City
        CC Jitters
        
        Central City Police Precinct
        
        Mercury Labs Headquarters (mentioned)
        
        S.T.A.R. Labs
        
        St. Mark's
      - Washington
        Star City
        A.R.G.U.S. Headquarters
        
        57th Street Tower
        
        Bunker
        
        Thea Queen's Loft
      - Wisconsin (mentioned)
Earth-2 (mentioned)
- Earth (mentioned)
  - Jay Garrick's Lab (mentioned)
Speed Force (mentioned)

Notes[edit | hide]

This sets up the spin-off series, DC's Legends of Tomorrow.

Gallery[edit | hide]

Vandal Savage attacks
Title Card

Promotional Images[edit | hide]

Exclusive fan screening poster
"One Week"
Comic Sneak Peek

References[edit | hide]

↑ NEWS Flash #2.8 Description: "Legends of Today" (Arrow Crossover Part 1)

The Flash
Season 1	Pilot (The Flash: 2014) • Fastest Man Alive • Things You Can't Outrun • Going Rogue • Plastique (The Flash) • The Flash Is Born • Power Outage • Flash vs. Arrow • The Man in the Yellow Suit • Revenge of the Rogues • The Sound and the Fury • Crazy for You • The Nuclear Man • Fallout (The Flash) • Out of Time (The Flash) • Rogue Time • Tricksters • All-Star Team Up • Who Is Harrison Wells? • The Trap • Grodd Lives • Rogue Air • Fast Enough
Season 2	The Man Who Saved Central City • Flash of Two Worlds • Family of Rogues • The Fury of Firestorm • The Darkness and the Light • Enter Zoom • Gorilla Warfare • Legends of Today • Running to Stand Still • Potential Energy • The Reverse-Flash Returns • Fast Lane • Welcome to Earth-2 • Escape from Earth-2 • King Shark • Trajectory • Flash Back • Versus Zoom • Back to Normal • Rupture • The Runaway Dinosaur • Invincible • The Race of His Life
Season 3	Flashpoint • Paradox • Magenta • The New Rogues • Monster (The Flash) • Shade • Killer Frost • Invasion! (The Flash) • The Present • Borrowing Problems from the Future • Dead or Alive • Untouchable • Attack on Gorilla City • Attack on Central City • The Wrath of Savitar • Into the Speed Force • Duet • Abra Kadabra • The Once and Future Flash • I Know Who You Are • Cause and Effect • Infantino Street • Finish Line
Season 4	The Flash Reborn • Mixed Signals • Luck Be a Lady • Elongated Journey Into Night • Girls Night Out • When Harry Met Harry... • Therefore I Am • Crisis on Earth-X, Part 3 • Don't Run • The Trial of The Flash • The Elongated Knight Rises • Honey, I Shrunk Team Flash • True Colors • Subject 9 • Enter Flashtime • Run, Iris, Run • Null and Annoyed • Lose Yourself • Fury Rogue • Therefore She Is • Harry and the Harrisons • Think Fast • We Are The Flash
Season 5	Nora • Blocked • The Death of Vibe • News Flash • All Doll'd Up • The Icicle Cometh • O Come, All Ye Thankful • What's Past Is Prologue • Elseworlds, Part 1 • The Flash & The Furious • Seeing Red (The Flash) • Memorabilia • Goldfaced • Cause and XS • King Shark vs. Gorilla Grodd • Failure Is an Orphan • Time Bomb (The Flash) • Godspeed • Snow Pack • Gone Rogue • The Girl with the Red Lightning • Legacy (The Flash)
Season 6	Into the Void • A Flash of the Lightning • Dead Man Running • There Will Be Blood • Kiss Kiss Breach Breach • License to Elongate • The Last Temptation of Barry Allen, Part 1 • The Last Temptation of Barry Allen, Part 2 • Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three • Marathon • Love Is a Battlefield • A Girl Named Sue • Grodd Friended Me • Death of the Speed Force • The Exorcism of Nash Wells • So Long and Goodnight • Liberation • Pay the Piper • Success Is Assured
Season 7	All's Wells That Ends Wells • The Speed of Thought • Mother • Central City Strong • Fear Me • The One with the Nineties • Growing Pains • The People v. Killer Frost • Timeless • Family Matters, Part 1 • Family Matters, Part 2 • Good-Bye Vibrations • Masquerade (The Flash) • Rayo de Luz • Enemy at the Gates • P.O.W. • Heart of the Matter, Part 1 • Heart of the Matter, Part 2
Season 8	Armageddon, Part 1 • Armageddon, Part 2 • Armageddon, Part 3 • Armageddon, Part 4 • Armageddon, Part 5 • Impulsive Excessive Disorder • Lockdown (The Flash) • The Fire Next Time • Phantoms • Reckless • Resurrection (The Flash) • Death Rises • Death Falls • Funeral for a Friend • Into the Still Force • The Curious Case of Bartholomew Allen • Keep It Dark • The Man in the Yellow Tie • Negative, Part 1 • Negative, Part 2
Season 9	Wednesday Ever After • Hear No Evil • Rogues of War • The Mask of the Red Death, Part 1 • The Mask of the Red Death, Part 2 • The Good, the Bad and the Lucky • Wildest Dreams • Partners in Time • It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want To • A New World, Part 1: Reunions • A New World, Part 2: The Blues • A New World, Part 3: Changes • A New World, Part 4: Finale

Crossovers
Flash vs. Arrow (Crossover)	Flash vs. Arrow • The Brave and the Bold (Arrow)
Heroes Join Forces	Legends of Today • Legends of Yesterday
Invasion!	Medusa • Invasion! (The Flash) (The Flash) • Invasion! (Arrow) (Arrow) • Invasion! (DC's Legends of Tomorrow) (DC's Legends of Tomorrow)
Crisis on Earth-X	Crisis on Earth-X, Part 1 • Crisis on Earth-X, Part 2 • Crisis on Earth-X, Part 3 • Crisis on Earth-X, Part 4
Elseworlds	Elseworlds, Part 1 • Elseworlds, Part 2 • Elseworlds, Part 3
Crisis on Infinite Earths	Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part One • Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Two • Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three • Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Four • Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Five
Armageddon	Armageddon, Part 1 • Armageddon, Part 2 • Armageddon, Part 3 • Armageddon, Part 4 • Armageddon, Part 5

[1] NEWS Flash #2.8 Description: "Legends of Today" (Arrow Crossover Part 1)

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