the name of the crossover had brought speculation to what the "trinity" stood for. in the 2012 fcbd special, pandora, the phantom stranger and the question were dubbed the trinity of sin. in regards to the name, geoff johns stated there was "a bit of a mystery" around it saying, "is it about the trinity of sin? the trinity of leagues? is it about batman, superman, and wonder woman? what does "trinity" mean? what is it all about? that's something that the story explores." in "justice league" #23, it is revealed that the "trinity" refers to the true number of evil, three, referencing earth-3.