Superman Clone

“	I guess this time I'll need to see to it that you stay dead..	„
	~ The Superman Clone to Superman.

“	Metropolis is in my protection now and forever.	„
	~ Superman Clone.

“	It really irks me when folks don't take responsibility for the little things. Don't get me wrong, I'm here to help. But every time I have to stop and sweat the small stuff, it potentially keeps me from attending to more urgent matters. Life-threatening matters. You may wanna think about that the next time you leave the screen door open.	„
	~ The Clone to an old lady whose cat he saved from a tree.

“	Superman Clone: Protect the people. Superman: That's why I'm here.	„
	~ The Clone's last words to the real Superman.

The Superman Clone is the secondary antagonist of DC Animation's first ever direct-to-DVD movie Superman: Doomsday. As the name implies, he is an evil clone of Superman created by Lex Luthor to attend his dirty work. Eventually, he breaks free of Luthor's control and becomes the vigilante wannabe protector of Metropolis.

Just like the real Superman, he was voiced by Adam Baldwin.

Overview[]

Following the apparent death of Superman defending the world from a rampaging Doomsday, a clone was created in his image. However, the clone began to act out of control and started to dominate the city as a merciless tyrant, forcing the real Superman to emerge from hiding (having been severely injured - but not killed). The two Men of Steel battled for control over the city, with the original Superman ultimately coming out on top.

The Superman Clone was responsible for the death of Toyman (at least in this movie's canon) - via dropping him onto a police car from a great height, this act of murder was the first sign of the Clone going insane and was also the moment that separated him from the real Superman (who never deliberately kills his enemies).

The Superman clone is an original character for the movie that serves as an amalgamation of most of the Supermen from the Return of Superman comic storyline with the sole exception of Steel. The clone is a clone created by Lex Luthor much like Superboy, a general villain like Cyborg Superman who also pretended to be the real Superman, and uses the same ruthless methods as the Eradicator.

History[]

Backstory[]

The Clone was created by Lex Luthor after the apparent death of the real Superman defending the world from a rampaging Doomsday. The Cloning Project was supposed to create an army of Supermen that would follow the laws of Lex Luthor. The Clone appeared in time to save Lois Lane and a child who was taken hostage by Toyman. Toyman was then apprehended by the police, after which the clone went to LexCorp to find Luthor. However, he found himself in a room filled with Red Sun lamps and was promptly can be beaten by Luthor (who was wielding kryptonite-encrusted gauntlets). After Luthor pummeled him, he mockingly congratulated the barely conscious clone for deceiving the citizens of Metropolis into believing that he is the real Superman returned from the grave.

Role[]

While flying across Metropolis, he heard on the news feed that Toyman killed a four year old girl named Katie Alpert before being arrested. This angered the Clone and he flew towards Metropolis' police precinct. The Clone arrives and drops Toyman on a police vehicle from a great height, this action showed that the clone was going insane and was a broken mirror reflection of the real Superman. Later on, the Clone saved a cat from a tree, only to make subtle threats to the old lady (implying he might kill the cat if it gets stuck on the tree again). The police arrived to arrest the Clone Superman, who callously dismisses the rule of law and told one of the officers to "watch the Language". The next day, he returned to Luthor who was notably displeased about the death of Toyman. Luthor ordered the clone to find the body of the real Superman and reminded him that he could easily kill him at any time if he should prove disobedient. While walking the streets of Metropolis, he went to a local haircut parlor to find out that he has a ball of lead containing kryptonite that was lodged within his brain (a kill switch for Luthor if the clone gets out of hand). The clone removes the Lead by using his heat vision and a pair of scissors. He then returns to the laboratory and kills the incomplete clones of Superman while saving Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen. Afterwards, Luthor attempts to lure the Clone back into the red sun room, only for the Clone to lock the door with Luthor trapped inside and proceeds to throw the entire chamber down into the streets of Metropolis in an attempt to kill Luthor. When the military arrives to stop him, he responds by assaulting the army with his heat vision, hypocritically proclaiming that: "I'm only doing this because I care."

The Battle of the Supermen and Death[]

The Real Superman returns to confront his replica, however, he's only recovered sixty-seven percent of his usual strength and armed himself with a Kryptonite gun to even the odds. The two Supermen fight and the battleground quickly becomes reminiscent of the clash between Superman and Doomsday. They continued to fight near the Superman Memorial. The Clone used Heat Vision on Lois after she tried to shoot the clone with the Kryptonite gun, but only to destroy the weapon itself not Lois. The two Supermen fought while covered in tar and before the clone could kill Superman, the real Superman used his heat vision on the Kryptonite ammo that was glued onto the clone with the tar. With the Clone's dying breath, he told Superman to protect the people and Superman replied "It's why I'm here". The Clone died shortly after, finally ending his insane rampage.

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Trivia[]

The subtitles of the movie list him as Dark Superman.
This Superman clone is an amalgamation of three of the Supermen from the comics:
- He is a clone created by Lex Luthor much like Superboy, though is an adult clone whereas Superboy is a teenage clone made from both Superman and Lex's DNA.
- He is depicted as a general villain and doppelganger like Cyborg Superman.
- His brutal crime fighting methods and ruthless tactics, including killing criminals, mirror those of the Eradicator.

External Links[]

The Superman Clone on the Magnificent Baddie Wiki.

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