The combined efforts of Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman had failed. That failure took the form of their bodies lying bloodied before Doomsday in the ruins of Gotham and Metropolis. For a week the military, through sheer willpower and numbers, was able to keep the beast contained to the the two cities. However as they too began to falter the government was left with no other choice but to push through a previously thought to be outlandish plan. The creation of a team known as Task Force X comprised primarily of the world's most dangerous criminals. Once formed this Task Force X would be deployed immediately with the sole purpose of killing Doomsday.