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So whose the least lame Superman Villain, outside of Lex?

Next best Superman Villain

  • Bizarro

    Votes: 19 5.1%

  • Brainiac

    Votes: 281 74.7%

  • Mongul

    Votes: 3 0.8%

  • Metallo

    Votes: 14 3.7%

  • Mister Mxyzptlk

    Votes: 39 10.4%

  • Parasite

    Votes: 8 2.1%

  • Toyman

    Votes: 12 3.2%
  • Total voters
    376
RedVejigante

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So Superman is weird, right? Easily one of, if not THE most Iconic Superheroes in history, and his arch-nemesis is one of the greatest villains in all of fiction. But then it gets fuzzy. The man with the power of a god is infamously difficult to create adversaries for, and thus we're left with a rouges gallery that is something of a mixed bag. So, out of Supe's list of foes, who do you consider the greatest enemy, apart from Lex himself?

And before you speak his foul name, Darkseid is intentionally not on this list because he is, as far as I'm concerned, not strictly speaking a Superman villain! Am I wrong in this estimation? Probably! But lets allow some of the lesser villains to have their time to shine...

Write-ins are encouraged, by the way, since I didn't have room to include some of Supes more notable B-list enemies. Looking at you, Eradicator-stans....
 
alexi52

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Apart from Lex it's Brainiac although I will say Toyman always creeped me out when I was younger
 
Verelios

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Toyman has the more interesting plotlines but it's Brainiac. He's who I think of after Lex for a Superman Villain.
 
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RedVejigante

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Dali said:
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Naw, man...Supes and Bats are besties...

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Veelk

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Doomsday.

As far as I know, there hasn't been an incarnation of the character that was actually good despite being among the most famous because he was in the lame story that was a meaningless publicity stunt killed superman.

Edit: Oh, LEAST lame. To clarify, I think Doomsday is the lamest.

Um, okay, in that case I guess either Darkseid or Brainiac or Mister Mxyzptlk. Darkseid for the scale, Brainiac for the connection to the home world (in certain adaptations, Mxyzptlk for the creativeness it demands of Supes.
 
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RedVejigante

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Dali said:
I literally just finished watching Justice League:Doom where Batman's protocols for "neutralizing" the Justice League are stolen. Batman is more diabolical than Lex could ever hope to be.
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Eh, Doom is fine and all, but Batman's brilliant scheme for taking down Superman basically amounts to, "shoot him with Kryptonite". Lex is too good for that.
 
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Z-Beat said:
Darkseid

But since you refuse...

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I'll always love Doomsday because we ultimately learned that his whole schtick is about evolving in ways that he cant be hurt, so the stupid little bone cages around his eyes are basically his way of saying, "seriously, stop poking me in the eyes, bro".
 
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The thing I like about Myxyzptlk is that Superman can't punch his way out of that problem. It's always about tricking him somehow.
 
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Htown said:
The thing I like about Myxyzptlk is that Superman can't punch his way out of that problem. It's always about tricking him somehow.
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Yes! I was hoping Mxy would be higher in the poll, honestly...not only does his nature demand that Supes find inventive ways to defeat him, but he's just such an iconic, unique character. Love the imp.
 
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RedVejigante said:
Yes! I was hoping Mxy would be higher in the poll, honestly...not only does his nature demand that Supes find inventive ways to defeat him, but he's just such an iconic, unique character. Love the imp.
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i would have voted Mxy but he's the least malicious of the bunch. Only a bored and lonely old 5th dimensional imp. it's worse than lame, it's depressing. every time he shows up I just want Superman to give him a hug, maybe take him to the zoo or something.
 

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It is DC so the answer is always The Joker... given that is the only vaguely interesting character in their entire universe.

Batman even tries to keep superman away from him in case the joker corrupts him and also to try to keep himself relevant given he has no powers or abilities.
 
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RedVejigante

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Akira86 said:
i would have voted Mxy but he's the least malicious of the bunch. Only a bored and lonely old 5th dimensional imp. it's worse than lame, it's depressing. every time he shows up I just want Superman to give him a hug, maybe take him to the zoo or something.
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True, especially so after Morrison made him even more tragic and sympathetic with the introduction of Vndyktvx and their whole mythology.
 
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I'm always kind of intrigued by Mongul, who is largely a villain that no one really thinks of or gives a shit about, despite the fact that he was part of storyline so iconic that it made its way into the DCAU...
 
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I think of Vandal Savage as a Superman villain for some reason (I guess because of that sick Justice League Unlimited episode where him and a depowered Superman are the only two people left on future Earth).

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The only reason Myxzptlk is not winning is because not enough people know about him. I refuse to believe it's anything other than this.
 
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Sargerus said:
The only reason Myxzptlk is not winning is because not enough people know about him. I refuse to believe it's anything other than this.
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He's famous enough to be one of the displayed characters on the Superman ride at Six Flags while walking down the line to get to the ride!

I was so happy to see him there. You're right tho, no one knows who he is. His name is a bitch to pronounce too of course lmao
 
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Brainiac will gets all the votes, but it really is Myxzptlk, because, like lex luthor, is a villain that superman just can't beat with just punching things real hard
 
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RedVejigante said:
I'm always kind of intrigued by Mongul, who is largely a villain that no one really thinks of or gives a shit about, despite the fact that he was part of storyline so iconic that it made its way into the DCAU...
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That's because there isn't much to him? It's not like the reason that storyline is so good is because Mongul is a complex or intriguing character, it's intriguing because the plot device he uses is one that draws introspection for Superman.

But Mongul himself, he's just a by the numbers evil overlord. His lines and delivery in Young Justice are amazing tho.

 
Luigi87

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It's Brainiac.

And points for animated Mister Mxyzptlk for being voiced in Superman TAS and Justice League Action by Gilbert Gottfried.
 
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RedVejigante said:
I'm always kind of intrigued by Mongul, who is largely a villain that no one really thinks of or gives a shit about, despite the fact that he was part of storyline so iconic that it made its way into the DCAU...
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Any villain can be amazing when they're written by Alan Moore, but yeah, I read For the Man Who Has Everything as a kid and it was incredible.
 
Trafalgar Law

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superman's rogue's gallery is filled with the toughest and smartest guys around lmao , it's top 5 easily
braniac, darkseid, zod, mxy, parasite ,bizarro , metallo, mogul and co

he has an amazing rogue gallery
i'd argue prior to the mcu , darkseid, lexy, braniac and zod were super recognizable apart from a few of batman's and spidey's villains, as well as magneto
 
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RedVejigante said:
But then it gets fuzzy. The man with the power of a god is infamously difficult to create adversaries for,
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I think it may be more effective to frame it as a character who's been published a minimum of twice of month for 80 years can end up doing just about everything.

I mean at this point what comic character doesn't operate on a God Tier level? Cap? Nightwing?


oh but for the pole my vote goes to Terra-Man.
 
The Adder

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It's Brainiac. Brainiac is existentially terrifying and goes for the same goal in wildly different ways time and again.
 
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