The Single Most Annoying Character In DC Lore.

[Refrax5]

You got me curious there. What do you find annoying about Val Zod?

Well, I resented the entire main cast of Earth 2 being shoved to the side in favor of Taylor's OCs and Batman. But he was such a weird mishmash of undeveloped and poorly thought out ideas without much personality. Apparently, he's the son of that universe's General Zod. Nothing is done with that. He's agoraphobic until Lois gives a saccharine pep talk and that's never brought up again. He's a pacifist, which is all well and good, but in a series thats about the world on the verge of destruction from the cosmic personification of evil, he's absolutely useless, standing around lecturing everybody about how "violence is the stupidest way to deal with conflict" while innocent people are being ripped apart by space demons. After the world blows up, he throws the Superman symbol in the dirt (which he earlier said he would never take off because the Els took him in), saying the world ended because of the heroes being too violent. His only consistent personality traits were refusing to do anything useful and lecturing everybody else about how he was a better person than him.

He just sucked on every level. He alternated between having no personality to being absolutely insufferable and his introduction pretty much turned the more interesting characters into a footnote.

I hate how people keep trying to make him more than he was. He has a cool design, but he was such a terrible character.

[Frontier]

Well, I resented the entire main cast of Earth 2 being shoved to the side in favor of Taylor's OCs and Batman. But he was such a weird mishmash of undeveloped and poorly thought out ideas without much personality. Apparently, he's the son of that universe's General Zod. Nothing is done with that. He's agoraphobic until Lois gives a saccharine pep talk and that's never brought up again. He's a pacifist, which is all well and good, but in a series thats about the world on the verge of destruction from the cosmic personification of evil, he's absolutely useless, standing around lecturing everybody about how "violence is the stupidest way to deal with conflict" while innocent people are being ripped apart by space demons. After the world blows up, he throws the Superman symbol in the dirt (which he earlier said he would never take off because the Els took him in), saying the world ended because of the heroes being too violent. His only consistent personality traits were refusing to do anything useful and lecturing everybody else about how he was a better person than him.

He just sucked on every level. He alternated between having no personality to being absolutely insufferable and his introduction pretty much turned the more interesting characters into a footnote.

I hate how people keep trying to make him more than he was. He has a cool design, but he was such a terrible character.

Honestly I feel like this explains alot about Taylor's Superman run with Jon.

[Aarkus]

Definitely Harley Quinn

Superboy Prime was amusing at first, but the joke definitely got old long before they killed him off

[Timber Wolf-By-Night]

Kent Shakespeare from the Five Years Later era of the LSH.

And I know this will be controversial, but it needs to be said: Ambush Bug. Keith Giffen's worst tendencies cynically embodied in one intolerably insufferable (and not remotely funny) character.

[caj]

Probably Lobo or Harley Quinn

[DragonsChi]

Damian Wayne and Jon Kent

Don’t feel either really add value their respective families and seem like reminders of how blotted they are.

Jon had a some promise when he was a kid but now as an adult he is just another super person amount super people who will never be Clark Kent.

[Refrax5]

Honestly I feel like this explains alot about Taylor's Superman run with Jon.

I'm not a big fan of Taylor's work in general. I didn't read much of his Jon run, but I've heard similar complaints.

[superduperman]

Probably Lobo or Harley Quinn

Lobo would have been my first choice but at least they aren't pretending he's a hero.

[Kaijudo]

Dan DiDio.

[astro@work]

Danny Chase/Phantasm of the New Teen Titans.
Cringed when he first appeared, and nothing ever changed my mind!

Secondarily Damien Wayne, although he's okay in small doses.

[Thor-Ul]

Well, I resented the entire main cast of Earth 2 being shoved to the side in favor of Taylor's OCs and Batman. But he was such a weird mishmash of undeveloped and poorly thought out ideas without much personality. Apparently, he's the son of that universe's General Zod. Nothing is done with that. He's agoraphobic until Lois gives a saccharine pep talk and that's never brought up again. He's a pacifist, which is all well and good, but in a series thats about the world on the verge of destruction from the cosmic personification of evil, he's absolutely useless, standing around lecturing everybody about how "violence is the stupidest way to deal with conflict" while innocent people are being ripped apart by space demons. After the world blows up, he throws the Superman symbol in the dirt (which he earlier said he would never take off because the Els took him in), saying the world ended because of the heroes being too violent. His only consistent personality traits were refusing to do anything useful and lecturing everybody else about how he was a better person than him.

He just sucked on every level. He alternated between having no personality to being absolutely insufferable and his introduction pretty much turned the more interesting characters into a footnote.

I hate how people keep trying to make him more than he was. He has a cool design, but he was such a terrible character.

What an excellent description of Val-Zod. I would add the failed attemp to make him a light version of Flashpoint Superman. And yeah, cool suit.

[Jely4me]

Jimmy Olsen.

[Eskana]

I didn't mind original Harley. I've never been able to get on board with quasi-reformed antihero Harley. And it's annoying how much they keep pushing her.

I would add Ambush Bug. I just find him annoying and his main schtick (kooky personality and the fourth wall breaking) has been taken by too many others.

I also personally don't like the Creeper. I don't like the name, the design (is he wearing a boa?), and I just find him annoying.

[Twice-named]

I’ll add Batgod

[Stanlos]

Diana's brother or whatever he is at this point.

What in Hera's name are you talking about? Diana has no brothers.