Bruno Mannheim (DC)

“	In your name we commend this offering, the heart of this wayward daughter... that the fires of your hate and pain may blaze on Earth and your basalt paradise...	„
	~ Bruno during a sacrifice.

Bruno "Ugly" Mannheim is a supporting antagonist in the DC Comics universe and one of Superman's enemies. He's one of the most powerful and ruthless gangsters in Metropolis, who worships the idea of crime itself.

Portrayals[]

In Superman: The Animated Series, he was voiced by Bruce Weitz.
In Smallville, he was played by Dominic Zamprogna.
In DC Universe Online, he was voiced by Bruce Carey.
In Young Justice, he was voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson.
In The Death of Superman, he was voiced by Trevor Devall.
In Superman & Lois, he was played by Chad L. Coleman.

Biography[]

Modern Age[]

Mannheim is one of the leaders of the Intergang. He is also the son of Moxie "Boss" Mannheim.

Since his return in the miniseries 52, Bruno claims now to have been "reborn" thanks to the New God Darkseid, and to have become a psychopath. During Week 25, now a devoted worshipper of crime itself, he has Intergang follow "The Crime Bible" of which the original copy is bound by the stone with which Cain killed Abel. He is also shown to now be a cannibal, killing and then eating those whom do not submit to (or simply do not immediately join) Intergang like he did with Mirage. Mannheim later abducts Kite Man, Lamelle, Rawson, Sewer King, and Squid in order to get them to join Intergang. Some of them turn him down and are killed as a result.

Over the course of the series, he comes into conflict with Renee Montoya, Nightwing and the new Batwoman, whom he wishes to sacrifice. As of Week 48, Mannheim has captured Batwoman and has her bound and gagged to a sacrificial altar, stabbing her through the heart shortly thereafter. When Montoya arrives and rescues her lover, Batwoman rips Mannheim's knife out of her own chest and impales him in the back, seemingly fatally. This is during Mannheim's attempt to turn Gotham City into a miniature replica of Apokolips. Batwoman survives her injuries.

Superman encounters him several weeks later, mutated to be several stories tall. Before teleporting away, he states that Darkseid is not his master anymore. Based on that comment, someone else is behind Intergang's recent activity. In Gotham Underground, Bruno Mannheim and Intergang are involved in a gang war with Tobias Whale.

DC Rebirth[]

In 2016, DC Comics implemented another relaunch of its books called DC Rebirth which restored its continuity to a form much as it was prior to "The New 52". Bruno Mannheim was informed by two of his men that the attack on "Author X" has failed. He throws the two men into the swimming pool and electrifies it. Lois and Jon visit Cora Benning's office and find a note stating that she was taken by Intergang. While leaving the office, the three of them encounter Bruno Mannheim in the hall who claims that he is asking for directions. Lois thinks to herself that Mannheim is trying to get her to lower her guard.

In other media[]

Superman: TAS[]

Main article: Bruno Mannheim (DC Animated Universe)

Bruno Mannheim appeared in four episodes of Superman: The Animated Series, voiced by Bruce Weitz. In this series, he works alongside Kanto and serves Darkseid.

Smallville[]

Main article: Bruno Mannheim (Smallville)

Bruno is a minor antagonist that appears in Smallville Season 8. He was portrayed by Dominic Zamprogna.

Young Justice[]

Bruno Mannheim (1) — Mannheim in *Young Justice*

Bruno Mannheim appears in the Young Justice episode "Disordered", voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson. In this series, he and his gang use Apokoliptian technology. In the episode "Disordered", Superboy and the Forever People stumble upon Mannheim and Intergang robbing a subterranean gold vault using Apokoliptian technology and weapons.

Mannheim escapes the initial encounter, though he is later stripped of his weaponry and captured when Superboy takes command of a corrupted Infinity-Man and turns it against Mannheim. In "Salvage", Mannheim and Whisper A'Daire use special technology to merge four Appellaxian host bodies into one Appellaxian Golem so the former could make it his personal enforcer. However, Superboy and Blue Beetle destroy the golem and the latter restrains Mannheim and A'Daire against two trees, where Sportsmaster puts them in catatonic states as a warning to anyone who goes against the Light. As of the episode "First Impression", Mannheim recovered and continued to further Intergang's goals, such as attempting to steal Reach technology.

Arrowverse[]

Main article: Bruno Mannheim (Arrowverse)

DC Universe Online[]

In DC Universe Online, Bruno and his Intergang try to sacrifice Batwoman, but they end up being stopped.

The Death of Superman[]

Bruno Mannheim appear in The Death of Superman voiced by Trevor Devall.

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