I prefer the Brainiac from the Legion of Super-Heroes cartoon. Basically has a similar aesthetic to the STAS Brainiac, all the same powers, the same eternal survival, and even the same voice as the DCAU I believe, but he's still from Colu.



Plus, the show solves the weird problem of Coluans not being robotic while Brainiac is, by just... making all Coluans robotic. Frankly, I think it's a really elegant solution compared to some of the hoops that DC has jumped through over the years! And way better than trying to make Brainiac organic. Plus it gives Brainiac Five some really visually cool powers that I kind of miss in literally every other version.

This is my absolute favorite permutation of Brainiac, I'm pretty sure. It's just a shame he has so few appearances and is only in a show that frankly, not that many people saw.