Monday, December 4, 2023

Character Analysis: DCEU Superman

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Note: All these movies were watched using HBO max

Background

Similar to most incarnations of Superman, the DCEU Superman was sent to Earth from the planet Krypton moments before the planet imploded by his birth father Jor-El

  • MOS 2:37 Clark is born. It’s stated that Krypton’s core is imploding and that this is because its inhabitants harvested it for energy


He’s later found and raised by Martha and John Kent, who urge him to keep his alien heritage and the superpowers secret. Superman later finds digital backups of Jor-EL who explains to him his origin and encourages him to use those powers for good.

  • MOS 57:43 Clark lets his father die to keep his powers secret. It’s so dumb 

  • MOS 31:40 Clark is told he’s not from Earth 

  • MOS 39:40 Clark finds what will become the fortress of solitude 

  • MOS :43 Clark meets a digital backup of his original father Jor-el 

  • MOS 48:47 Becoming Superman is Jor-el's idea. The S symbol is stated to be hope 


Eventually Earth is invaded by 3 Krypton survivors led by a war criminal named Zod. They’re in search of Superman because the “codex” containing the genetic history of the Kryptonian race is encoded in his cells.

  • MOS 1:03:09 Zod and Co appear on Earth and send a message directed at Superman across the globe 

  • MOS 14:30 Clark is launched from Krypton with a “codex”. 

  • MOS 1:20:40 It’s stated the codex for Krypton was stored on Earth 

  • MOS 1:41:40 The codex was encoded in Clark’s cells 


Zod tries to convince Superman to take over the Earth, but Clark refuses. This ends with Clark killing Zod and settling down as a news reporter.

  • MOS 2:07:58 Superman kills Zod 

  • MOS 2:12:56 Superman takes on the identity Clark Kent 

  • BVSU 27:02 Clark has a relationship with Lois 


The damage Superman and Zod cause in their battle results in another hero Batman, wanting to destroy Superman as retribution. Though they eventually team up to defeat a monster created by the Scientist Lex Luthor called Doomsday. Superman dies during the battle.

  • BVSU 1:19:59 Batman and Superman have their first confrontation 

  • BVSU 1:41:32 Lex makes Doomsday using Zod’s body and his own DNA with a Krypton machine 

  • BVSU 2:39:34 Superman “dies” fighting Doomsday 


In the Justice League movies he’s later revived using an ancient artifact known as the mother box. He then helps stop an invasion from the alien Steppenwolf, with the implication that Darksied will be the next big villain the team would face.

  • JL 22:30 The amazons have been keeping an eye on the “mother box”

  • JL 33:14 Mother boxes can be combined to formed the unity, a powerful artifact that can destroy worlds and transform them into into an environment Steppenworld can survive In

  • JL 1:12:00 The motherbox is used to revive Superman 

  • JLSC 3:37:30 Superman and Bruce make peace with each other 

  • JLSC 3:51:50 Martian Manhunter is introduced and says Darksied will come to invade Earth 

Abilities


Solar energy absorption

Superman can absorb solar radiation to gain super strength and durability, as well as the ability to survive in extreme environments like space.

  • MOS 9:09 It’s stated Clark will take in the Earth’s yellow sun radiation 

  • MOS 50:00 It’s stated that the atmosphere of Earth and it’s sunlight make Clark super powerful 

  • MOS 1:27:08 Superman can survive in space. He flies into Earth's atmosphere 

  • BVSU 2:30:55 The sun gives Superman power


Flight

Superman can fly at high speeds.

  • MOS 52:00 Superman flies for the first time. He breaks the sound barrier 


X-ray vision

Superman has X-ray vision that allows him to see through all solid objects, except those that block radiation(like lead).

  • MOS 23:36 Clark loses control of his x-ray vision at a young age  

  • JL 1:14:00 Superman uses his x-Ray vision to look at the JL members internally 


Heat Vision

Superman can shoot lasers from his eyes.

  • MOS 42:00 Clark uses heat vision to cauterize a wound 

  • BVSU 2;04:40 Superman uses heat vision to take out turrets 

  • JL 1:14:47 Superman uses laser vision on Cyborg

  • JLSC 2:46:40 Superman uses heat vision on Batman 


Telescopic vision

Superman’s eyes can zoom in on objects to see things far away or on a microscopic level.

  • MOS 1:03:30 Clark uses telescopic vision to see zod's ship  


Ice Breath

Superman can breathe icy wind to freeze nearby objects.

  • JL 1:43:35 Superman uses ice breath to freeze Steppenwolf's weapon 

Feats

Strength

  • MOS 22:44 Clark holds up a falling oil rig 

  • MOS 1:30:17 Superman smashes Zod through multiple buildings, and makes them all explode 

  • MOS 2:03:02 Superman fights Zod. They collide in a crash that makes a large crater  

  • BVSU 54:40 Superman pulls a giant ship 

  • BVSU 2:26:16 Superman pushes Doomsday out of orbit  

  • JL 1:41:10 Superman lifts a giant building 

  • JL 1:42:20 Superman breaks apart the motherbox 


Speed

  • MOS 50:55 Clark jumps up hundreds of feat into the air

  • MOS 52:00 Superman flies for the first time. He breaks the speed barrier 

  • MOS 2:06:57 Zod and Superman exit the earth’s atmosphere and reach a satellite in seconds 

  • BVSU 2:26:16 Superman pushes Doomsday out of orbit  


Endurance

  • MOS 22:00 Clark is immune to fire 

  • BVSU 2:27:45 Superman survives a nuke going off and atmospheric reentry


Scaling

  • MOS 1:45:20 Zod uses some kind of energy beam weapon that’s stated to increase the Earth's mass and produce particulate in the atmosphere

    • MOS 1:54:35 Superman is able to withstand the pressure of Zod’s terraforming machine 

  • BVSU 2:28:57 Doomsday creates an explosion seeable from space  

  • JL 1:03:40 It’s stated the mother box can change a planet. Superman is “stronger than a planet” and that the box could fix him 

  • JL 1:15:50 Superman is able to keep up with Barry Allen 

    • JL 1:40:50 Superman can keep up with flash

    • JL 1:50:00 Superman and Barry race 

    • JLSC 3:26:14 Barry runs faster than the speed of light 

Experience

  • MOS 1:34:17 Superman fights Zod’s followers 

  • MOS 2:03:02 Superman fights Zod. They collide in a crash that makes a large crater  

  • BVSU 56:00 Superman goes around the planet saving people 

  • BVSU 2:05:05 Superman and Batman fight 

  • BVSU 2:33:55 Superman fights Doomsday with Wonder Woman and Batman  

  • BVSU 2:34:55 Superman uses heat vision on Doomsday

  • JL 1:15:15 Superman fights all the other members of the JL at once 

  • JL 1:39:33 Superman fights and defeats Steppenwolf 

Weaknesses

Superman is weakened in the presence of Kryptonite, radioactive fragments of Krypton

  • BVSU 11:59 Kryptonight is found

  • BVSU 2:06:07 Superman is weakened with a kryptonite gas 

 


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