Superman Villains Appreciation 2021

[Thor-Ul]

The New Krypton look

I never was in favor of that redesign. I like a Metallo with more human proportions and less hulkish, but that redesign to make him a pair with Reactron it was not the best chice in my opinion.

[Gaius]

The New Krypton look

Hmm, maybe do a second pass on the skull mask and put it on the Rebirth look but the rest just comes off as something you'd see in a low budget sci-fi movie.

[Vordan]

I never was in favor of that redesign. I like a Metallo with more human proportions and less hulkish, but that redesign to make him a pair with Reactron it was not the best chice in my opinion.

I had the same initial opinion, but as a military “tacticool” take on what they want their “hero” to be? I’ve warmed up to it over time. Still waiting for that Metallo design that clicks for me.

[Frontier]

Did Rampage just appear on The Flash?

[Vordan]

Hah well she’s fought Starman and Shazam in addition to Supes, so it has precedence. Weird choice I must admit. The CW guys sure like to mine the Byrne era.

[Frontier]

Hah well she’s fought Starman and Shazam in addition to Supes, so it has precedence. Weird choice I must admit. The CW guys sure like to mine the Byrne era.

Do you mind her getting her powers from the Strength Force?

[Vordan]

Do you mind her getting her powers from the Strength Force?

Imma be real with you: I have never spent more than a passing thought about Rampage lol. Williamson’s other Forces stuff sucked and was the weakest part of an otherwise solid run, so I don’t mind at all if they’re changing stuff up. Having Rampage connect to the Strength force works fine for me.

[Multiverse]

Did Rampage just appear on The Flash?

I thought she looked familiar; to be fair, I only really knew her through the last season of JLU.

[Lvenger]

[marhawkman]

Never heard of her before today because she apparently hasn't been used since CoIE, and rarely got used before then:

"Black Flame"(Zora Vi-Lar) is a Kryptonian who got banished to the Phantom zone at some point.

[Vordan]

Been a big couple of years for Mongul

[Vordan]

Congrats Bloodsport on becoming the fourth classic Superman villain to make it to the big screen

[Gaius]

Meanwhile Brainiac is just standing there in the waiting room impatiently tapping his foot.

[Vordan]

Meanwhile Brainiac is just standing there in the waiting room impatiently tapping his foot.

I guess the reboot might use him but I honestly don’t want it to. Guess S&L will probably use Brainiac at some point or another as well.

[Mistah K88]

Meanwhile Brainiac is just standing there in the waiting room impatiently tapping his foot.

I think that Brainiac got screwed by both of the recent Superman related movies having alien invasions. (Zod and the Apokolips crew) So maybe it's time for a closer to home bad guy who can cause serious damage to Superman, but isn't necessarily a world ender like Brainiac, Mongol, and the like. The question is, do we WANT a Superman movie where the world isn't going to end if he doesn't stop the villain. (by world not ending, I mean immediately. Sometimes long term effects can be much worse than short term ones, but movies can't really explore that all that much)

Can Toyman carry a movie guys? Can Metallo without Lex involved?

I think so...heck just using bits from his first episode in Superman the Animated Series alone, by using Intergang as his catalyst in both bullying him into madness and also giving him access to all sorts of technologically advanced weaponry (even by Metropolis standards) that can challenge Superman, that he would tinker with to make them look like harmless children's toys. It'd just be set up for us to believe that these technologically enhanced gangsters are the villains of the movie while little nobody Winslow Schott becomes a monster and the true baddie...Though they'd have to do it different from how they portray some Bat villains (in that he was abused, yes...but that abuse doesn't absolve him of the sinister things he does)

That said...they may have screwed the pooch with Intergang receiving weaponry well beyond human technology as well by introducing the Apokolips crew so soon in movies...