Who are your favorite rogues that crossed paths with the Man of Steel?
Multiple choice is allowed
Lex Luthor
Brainiac
General Zod (and all fellow Zoners)
Ultra-Humanite
Doomsday
Mongul
Metallo
Parasite
Livewire
Toyman
Bizarro
Mr Mxyzptlk
Manchester Black
Cyborg Superman
Bloodsport
Who are your favorite rogues that crossed paths with the Man of Steel?
Multiple choice is allowed
Last edited by Multiverse; 11-24-2022 at 03:25 PM.
Definitely, My Top (4) Four choices would be...
Lex Luthor
Brainiac
(Robotic, Skeletal version only)
Bane
(DCAU version)
Obsession
Last edited by K7P5V; 11-24-2022 at 11:04 PM. Reason: Made Adjustments.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, I LOVE the hipster douchebag Prankster who rocks up with ludicrous oversized novelty gags to cause a distraction for Supes while other criminals are getting their stuff done. That is an example of how smaller scale villains can thrive.
I'll also clarify my vote for Zod is ONLY for Zod. I will always prefer there to be no other surviving Kryptonians than Kal-El and Zod.
"Has Sariel summoned you here, Azrael? Have you come to witness the miracle of your brethren arriving on Earth?"
"I WILL MIX THE ASHES OF YOUR BONES WITH SALT AND USE THEM TO ENSURE THE EARTH THE TEMPLARS TILLED NEVER BEARS FRUIT AGAIN!"
"*sigh* I hoped it was for the miracle."
Dan Watters' Azrael was incredible, a constant delight and perhaps too good for this world (but not the Forth). For the love of St. Dumas, DC, give us more!!!
Lex,i can relate too.parasite in that dcau movie.. manchester black,lobo..etc cause they can play off from clark rather well. Also love ultrahumanite...
"People’s Dreams... Have No Ends"
When I did a deep dive on Mr. Mxyztplk/Mr. Mxyzptlk, I liked him a lot more. I don't know as I'd call him a villain--and I don't like what's been done with him in recent years--creators try to be so dark and extreme they lose the whimsy. We need more whimsy.
Mxyzptlk is my favorite followed by Darkseid, Brainiac, Luthor, and Zod in that order
Ah dang I clicked too early, didn't realize it was a multi-vote so I only put one in for Luthor.
If I could get a revote I'd also vote for Brainiac, Mongul, Metallo, Parasite, Manchester Black, and Doomsday.
Lex Luthor, Brainiac, and Zod are my top three in that order.
"So you've come to the end now alive but dead inside."
I liked Luthor a lot more when he was constantly breaking out of jail and not a constant fixture of big business/politics, so I didn't vote for him
Zod has his place, but again a little too overused.
I went with Brainiac, Metallo, Toyman, Mxyzptlk, the Parasite and Ultra-Humanite (though i could do without the white-gorilla body).
Really need to get the original super-villain back from the JSA and into Lex's old mad scientist role. Make him the one guy who can match Luthor's genius but finds all of Lex's public relations stuff a waste of talent.
I think Lex and Parasite are good opponets. Zod is good in small doses.
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"Great stories will always return to their original forms"
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NOTE: Poll / thread was started in November 2022.
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With 24 people having voted so far,* Lex Luthor = 17 votes
* Brainiac = 15 votes
* General Zod (and all fellow Zoners) = 9 votes
* Ultra-Humanite = 8 votes
* Mr Mxyzptlk = 8 votes
* Metallo = 7 votes
* Parasite = 7 votes
* Bizarro = 6 votes
All others currently have 5 votes or less.