Character Analysis: Injustice Superman

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Background

Injustice Superman has the same basic background as most versions of Superman. He was sent away from Krypton before it was destroyed, found by the Kents, became a hero, etc. His history deviates in his adulthood. In the Injustice timelines Joker drugged Superman with a kryptonite laced fear gas, and tricked him into killing Lois. Joker then rigged a nuke to go off in Metropolis at the same time Lois died. In Superman’s grief induced rage he killed the joker and basically started to systematically take over the planet as dictator to prevent such a tragedy from ever repeating. 

• INJ1 Metropolis has been destroyed by a nuke https://youtu.be/2EGkFJwYMYA?list=PL79WOe3PuU4NYt28cRDrEGRfMLaIst7n_&t=62 

• INJ1 Superman confronts Joker and kills him https://youtu.be/2EGkFJwYMYA?list=PL79WOe3PuU4NYt28cRDrEGRfMLaIst7n_&t=139 

• INJY1 is 28 Superman reveals Batman’s identity on twitter https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-I/Issue-28?id=25097#15 

• INJY2 is 16 Superman has toppled nations and established his own private military corporations  https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Two/Issue-16?id=1307#8 

In the plot of the Injustice game Batman and Lex Luthor pull in heroes from an alternate universe to help topple Injustice Superman’s empire. Imprisoning him after he’s defeated.

• INJ1 The normal Justice League is pulled into Injustice https://youtu.be/2EGkFJwYMYA?list=PL79WOe3PuU4NYt28cRDrEGRfMLaIst7n_&t=933 

• INJ1 It’s stated Superman killed or coerced most heroes into working with him https://youtu.be/8eJyLnh-7vA?list=PL79WOe3PuU4NYt28cRDrEGRfMLaIst7n_&t=948

• INJ1 Injustice Superman is defeated and imprisoned https://youtu.be/i16g0IHVJx4?list=PL79WOe3PuU4NYt28cRDrEGRfMLaIst7n_&t=974 

In Injustice 2, it’s revealed Brainiac is coming to destroy the Earth. Injustice Superman, Batman and their respective allies team up to take him on. After Brainiac is defeated Batman and Superman have a final fight over the remains of his technology.

• INJ2 The first game is recapped. It’s explained that several years ago Batman called upon a JL from a parallel earth to stop Superman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ64W4xijPk 

• INJ2  Brainiac attacking Krypton https://youtu.be/KQ64W4xijPk?t=197 

• INJ2  Brainiac makes his first appearance. He says he wants to study Earth and destroy Superman https://youtu.be/KQ64W4xijPk?t=2537 

• INJ2  Batman goes to meet Superman in prison to talk about Brainiac. Superman is aware of who he is because he destroyed Krypton.  https://youtu.be/KQ64W4xijPk?t=2876 

• INJ2  Batman forms a truce with Superman to help fight against Brainiac https://youtu.be/KQ64W4xijPk?t=4995 

If Batman wins the final battle Superman is permanently depowered with gold kryptonite and imprisoned in the phantom zone. If Superman wins he takes control of Brainiac's tech and uses it in a new bid to enslave/take over the entire universe.

• INJ2  Batman uses Gold kryptonite radiation to take away Superman powers and imprisons him in the phantom realm https://youtu.be/KQ64W4xijPk?t=9993 #weakness 

• INJ2  Alternate ending where Superman wins and uses Brainiac's tech to start universal conquest. He bonds with Brainiac's ship  https://youtu.be/KQ64W4xijPk?t=10107 

Abilities

Solar energy absorption

The ability to absorb solar energy. This is how Superman gets his general super strength, speed and durability. His wounds can also heal faster via solar energy.

• INJY4 is 12 Solar energy can heal Superman injuries faster https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Four/Issue-12?id=25184#7 

Flight

The ability to fly.

• INJ2  Superman flying https://youtu.be/KQ64W4xijPk?t=913 

Super hearing

The ability to hear sounds over long distances.

• INJ1 Hearing a person talk from space https://youtu.be/DvL8i196u7o?list=PL79WOe3PuU4NYt28cRDrEGRfMLaIst7n_&t=792 

Super breath

The ability to create wind storms with a breath.

• INJ1 Superman uses super breath https://youtu.be/h1VvMHxPrw0?t=4 

Heat vision

The ability to create lasers from one's eyes.

• INJ1 Superman using heat vision https://youtu.be/h1VvMHxPrw0?t=8 

• INJ2 Superman using laser vision while fighting Brainiac's forces https://youtu.be/KQ64W4xijPk?t=6866  

• INJY0 is 10 Superman using laser vision to try to attack Jay Gerick https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Year-Zero/Issue-10?id=177680#19 

• INJY1 is 6 Superman breaks missiles with laser vision https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-I/Issue-6?id=25119#10 

X-ray vision

The ability to see through solid objects.

• INJY0 is 2. It's stated Superman has X-ray, teloscopic and microscopic vision https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Year-Zero/Issue-2?id=174235#9 

• INJY0 is 5 Superman looks through a wall with X-ray vision https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Year-Zero/Issue-5?id=175218#11 

• INJY1  is 11 Superman uses x-ray vision on Batman’s hand https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-I/Issue-11?id=25064#15 

Microscopic vision

The ability to see miniature objects like a microscope.

• INJY0 is 2. It's stated Superman has microscopic vision https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Year-Zero/Issue-2?id=174235#9 

Ice breath

The ability to freeze things with a breath.

• INJ1 Superman’s Ice breath https://youtu.be/h1VvMHxPrw0?t=58 

• INJY3 is 12 Superman using ice breath to put out a fire on Sinestro https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Three/Issue-12?id=15299#5 

• INJGZ is 23 Normal Superman using ice breath to freeze Black Adam https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Ground-Zero/Issue-23?id=106203#8 

Survivability

Superman can survive in harsh environments like space.

• INJY0 is 12 Superman surviving in space https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Year-Zero/Issue-12?id=178804#7 

• INJY2 is 17 Superman in space https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Two/Issue-17?id=1309#10 

Misc

• INJY0 is 14 Superman resists mind controll https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Year-Zero/Issue-14?id=180056#4 https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Year-Zero/Issue-14?id=180056#9 

• INJY2 is 2 Superman can tell if a person is lying from their heartbeat and pulse https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Two/Issue-2?id=1315#7 

• INJ2C is Superman has robot duplicates of himself https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-2/Issue-35?id=126232#22 

Arsenal

Yellow lantern ring

A yellow lantern ring. Superman was considered worthy of one when the previous owner of one was killed in battle.  It can create energy constructs and detect opponents. 

• INJY2 is 22 Superman attracts and uses a yellow lantern ring. He then uses it to form pliers to remove a kryptonite bullet he’s been shot with https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Two/Issue-22?id=1320#19 https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Two/Issue-22?id=1320#20 

• INJY2 is 22 Yellow lantern superman https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Two/Issue-22?id=1320#22 

• INJY2 is 23 Superman creates energy beams with the yellow lantern ring https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Two/Issue-23?id=1322#7   

• INJY2 is 24 Superman’s ring gets amped by the fear of billions of people https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Two/Issue-24?id=1324#5 https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Two/Issue-24?id=1324#6 

• INY3 is 2 Yellow rings have enemy detection devices https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Three/Issue-2?id=15312#10 

• INY3 is 7 The yellow ring tells Superman of an approaching enemy https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Three/Issue-7?id=15335#10 

Like most continuities all Lantern rings have time limits. They can also be used as communication devices and affect things like a person’s synapse.

• INJY0 is 6 Joker mentions that lantern powers have a time limit https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Year-Zero/Issue-6?id=175623#22 

• INJY2 is 6 Various Green Lanterns returning to Oa. They can use the rings to communicate with each other https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Two/Issue-6?id=1331#4 

• INJY2 is 10 Lantern rings can be used to stop the synapses of a person’s brain.  https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Two/Issue-10?id=1275#10 

Feats

Strength

• INJY0 Batman says Superman has moved a moon and flown into the heart of a star https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Year-Zero/Issue-14?id=180056#7  

• INJY0 Superman crushes the amulet of chaos. This universes version of Green lantern and Specter were unable to do this https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Year-Zero/Issue-14?id=180056#10  

• INJY1 is 2 Superman lifts a submarine https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-I/Issue-2?id=25081#17 

• INJY1  is 12 Superman and several others lift Atlantis out of the sea and place in a desert https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-I/Issue-12?id=25066#16 https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-I/Issue-12?id=25066#17 

• INJY1  is 20 Superman lifts a large section of a skyscraper https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-I/Issue-20?id=25082#12 

• INJY1 is 28 Superman pushes the watchtower into Earth’s atmosphere with Wonder Woman https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-I/Issue-28?id=25097#19 

• INJY2 is 4 Superman tackles Sinestro into the moon with enough force to create a massive crater https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Two/Issue-4?id=1327#16 https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Two/Issue-4?id=1327#17 

• INJY2 is 24 Superman pushed the planet Morgo through space and into the sun https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Two/Issue-24?id=1324#11  

Speed

• INJ1 Superman flies out of orbit to the JL watchtower https://youtu.be/TdhMChLSkpc?list=PL79WOe3PuU4NYt28cRDrEGRfMLaIst7n_&t=801 

• INJ1 Superman flies back to Earth from orbit https://youtu.be/DvL8i196u7o?list=PL79WOe3PuU4NYt28cRDrEGRfMLaIst7n_&t=805 

• INJ1 Superman can punch people out of orbit and back to the Earth’s surface in seconds https://youtu.be/h1VvMHxPrw0?t=45 

• INJ2  Superman attacks Brainiac's mothership at multiple places at super speed https://youtu.be/KQ64W4xijPk?t=7036 

• INJY1 is 24 Superman flying into orbit https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-I/Issue-24?id=25090#14 https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-I/Issue-24?id=25090#15

• INJY1 Annual Superman flies Lobo out of orbit and threatens to throw him into the sun https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-I/Annual-1?id=75226#12 https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-I/Annual-1?id=75226#13 

• INJY4 is 21 Superman flew to the planet Apokalips https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Four/Issue-21?id=25202#23 

• INJY4 is 24 Superman flying to the planet Apokalips https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Four/Issue-24?id=25207#12 https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Four/Issue-24?id=25207#13 

• Superman flies Parasite to the sun in a few seconds https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Five/Issue-3?id=20851#16  

Endurance

• INJ1 Superman survives the watchtower exploding https://youtu.be/TdhMChLSkpc?list=PL79WOe3PuU4NYt28cRDrEGRfMLaIst7n_&t=814 

• INJ2  Superman tanks the combined blast of several cannons from Brainiac's ship https://youtu.be/KQ64W4xijPk?t=7108 

• INJY0 is 14 Batman says Superman has flown into the heart of a star https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Year-Zero/Issue-14?id=180056#7  

• INJY1  is 35 Superman takes an explosion from Captain Atom self-destructing. This s has more than 10 nuclear bombs of force behind it https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-I/Issue-32?id=25106#15 https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-I/Issue-32?id=25106#20 

• INJY2 is 21 Superman tanks an energy blast from the lantern high commander Ganthet https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Two/Issue-21?id=1319#14 

• INJY5 is 2 Superman is punched across several continents by Doomsday https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Five/Issue-2?id=20850#18 

Scaling

Green lantern’s

Superman has fought various members of the Green and Yellow lanterns. He also has a yellow ring himself at points, so obviously he scales to their feats.

• INJY2 is 2 It’s mentioned Kyle Ryner has traveled across space and various planets https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Two/Issue-2?id=1315#3 

• INJY2 is 2 It’s stated Kyle went to fight a way 100s of light years away 1 ½ years ago https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Two/Issue-2?id=1315#15 

• INJY2 is 2 Several green lanterns have traveled from Oa to Earth https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Two/Issue-4?id=1327#21 

Misc

• INJ1 Lex’s special attack can create an explosion seen on the surface of Earth https://youtu.be/DvL8i196u7o?list=PL79WOe3PuU4NYt28cRDrEGRfMLaIst7n_&t=734 

• INJ1 Mainline Superman flies Doomsday across the planet https://youtu.be/i16g0IHVJx4?list=PL79WOe3PuU4NYt28cRDrEGRfMLaIst7n_&t=606 

• INJ2  Supergirl flies to the sun in a few seconds and back https://youtu.be/KQ64W4xijPk?t=6617 

• INJY0 is 5 The villain Blank mantra can survive at 15,000 pounds per square inch underwater  https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Year-Zero/Issue-5?id=175218#12

• IJY5 is 19 Bizzaro Superman can survive 25 million degrees F https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Five/Issue-19?id=47417#12 

Experience

• INJ1 Superman fights Green lantern https://youtu.be/TdhMChLSkpc?list=PL79WOe3PuU4NYt28cRDrEGRfMLaIst7n_&t=744 

• INJ1 Normal Superman fights Injustice Superman https://youtu.be/i16g0IHVJx4?list=PL79WOe3PuU4NYt28cRDrEGRfMLaIst7n_&t=764 

• INJ2 Superman fights Kara https://youtu.be/KQ64W4xijPk?t=6701 

• INJ2 Superman fights Fire Storm https://youtu.be/KQ64W4xijPk?t=8276 

• INJ2 Batman and Superman fight Brainiac https://youtu.be/KQ64W4xijPk?t=8627 

• INJ2 Batman and Superman fight each other https://youtu.be/KQ64W4xijPk?t=9187  

• INJ2 Superman fights Flash https://youtu.be/KQ64W4xijPk?t=9520 

• INJ2 Superman fights Kara https://youtu.be/KQ64W4xijPk?t=9779  

• INJ is 4 Superman overpowers Hal’s constructs https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-I/Issue-4?id=25115#14  

• INJY1 is 9 Superman defeats the god of war Arese https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-I/Issue-9?id=25124#20 

• INJY1 is 25 Superman stopped an invasion from Apokalips https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-I/Issue-25?id=25092#4 

• INJY1 is 29 Superman kills Martian Manhunter  https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-I/Issue-29?id=25099#21   

• INJY1 is 32 Superman fights Captain Atom https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-I/Issue-32?id=25106#9 

• INJY2 is 4 Superman fights Sinestro https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Two/Issue-4?id=1327#15  

• INJY2 is 11 Superman fights against the green lantern corps https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Two/Issue-11?id=1299#5 

• INY3 is 12 Superman fights Etrigan https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Three/Issue-12?id=15299#15 

• INY3 is 17 Fighting a super powered Batman https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Three/Issue-17?id=15307#13 

• INJY4 is 4 Fighting Montoya https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Four/Issue-4?id=25211#5 

• INJY4 is 8 Superman fights Wonder Woman https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Four/Issue-8?id=25218#19 

• INJY4 is 21 Superman fights Darksied https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Four/Issue-21?id=25202#13 

• INJY5 is 2 Superman fights Doomsday https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Five/Issue-2?id=20850#11 

• INJY1 is 23 Superman fights Kalibak https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-I/Issue-23?id=25088#5 

• INJY5 is 20 Superman fights Doomsday and Bizarro https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-Year-Five/Issue-20?id=48737#17 

Weaknesses

Red sun radiation can sap Superman of his energy.

• INJ2 Batman reveals he has a red solar grenade and will use it on Superman https://youtu.be/KQ64W4xijPk?t=761 

• Red sun energy is used to keep Superman powerless during his imprisonment https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-2/Issue-5?id=111552#4 

Kryptonite can weaken Superman. Gold Kryptonite can permanently remove his powers.

• INJ2 Batman uses gold kryptonite to try to depower Superman permanently. https://youtu.be/KQ64W4xijPk?t=9187  

• INJ2 Batman uses Gold kryptonite radiation to take away Superman powers and imprisons him in the phantom realm https://youtu.be/KQ64W4xijPk?t=9993 #weakness 

• INJY2 is 17 Catwomen uses kryptonite earrings to weaken Superman https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Injustice-Gods-Among-Us-I/Issue-17?id=25075#13 

Finally Superman has no protection against magic.

• INJ2 It’s stated Kryptonians are vulnerable to magic https://youtu.be/KQ64W4xijPk?t=6287