History Awesome / SupermantheAnimatedSeries

** Three words: ''"Lights Out, Clyde!"''... '''BAM'''. Lobo knocks Superman flat with one punch(subverted due to Superman being weakened by a space ship laser and being Sucker punched by a losing Lobo at the last second.)

* "The Hand of Fate": Superman going back to fight an EldritchAbomination that can easily kill him, and in the process convincing Dr. Fate to rejoin "the never-ending battle".

* Lobo's personal introduction as detailed on the HeroicComedicSociopath page... not to mention his first fight between him and Superman, (a fight which Lobo has a good claim to ''winning'') with their respective theme songs dueling in the back ground.
** Three words: ''"Lights Out, Clyde!"''... '''BAM'''. Lobo knocks Superman flat with one punch.

--> '''Darkseid:''' I can't believe he's blood.

* Superman starts off with a serious awesome moment in his very first major fight of the series. Kaznian terrorist John Corben has just stolen the [[HumongousMecha Lexo-Skel Suit 5000]], which at that point is considered the single most powerful fighting ''thing'' on the planet (as the people were not yet familiar with superheroes). After taking some punishment, Superman stops holding back and [[CurbStompbattle removes the cyborg's limbs, slams it into the ground, and rips the metal covering the pilot's chair.]] He pulls Corben out and says, [[PreAssKickingOneLiner "Shall we go a few rounds without the suit?"]] Corben whimpers his surrender, Lois calls in the story, and the world of crime and crimefighting is changed forever.

** Also, The Joker. When he comes to Metropolis, everyone underestimates him and Batman as powerless nuts who are no real threat to anyone, from mob bosses to Lex Luthor to Superman himself. He then [[NotSoHarmlessVillain proceeds to show everyone why underestimating him is generally a bad]] (IE: fatal) idea, fooling everyone he comes across and blowing up half of Metropolis before he gets taken down. His best moment is completely outwitting Superman, getting the drop on him with a statue made of Kryptonite and some well placed acid, dancing around his weakened body and torturing him while laughing maniacally, in one of the more sadistic BreakTheHaughty moments in WesternAnimation. Worst of all, he apparently only let Superman think he won at first so that he could kill him in front of a kidnapped Lois Lane. And, if it weren't for the timely intervention of Batman, he would have succeeded. Also, this was around the time of his VillainDecay in ''TNBA'', so it was a real breath of fresh air.

** This one's almost nothing but Moments of Awesome! One of the best comes when Joker "borrows" one of Luthor's giant killer robots and sics it on Batman, which chases him and later Lois all around town, resisting all the punishment Batman can throw at it. Finally it corners them and is moving in for the kill when Superman arrives and casually smashes it with one blow, while wearing an expression that clearly says "You may be [[MemeticMutation the Goddamn Batman]], but I'm still the Man of Steel."

** [[spoiler:Turpin then goes on to rally the other humans, tackle one of Darkseid's henchmen and finally free Superman with a well-aimed throw of the aforementioned henchman's weapon. ''Taunting Darkseid all the while''.]]
** Superman then gets one right after. Kalibak tackles our freed hero, as the crowd silently cheers on Superman, he decks a very satisfying right hook to Kalibak's face-sending him flying!

** Edward Lyghtner puts on a suit of armor that projects red sunlight and decks Supes, explaining that red sunlight weakens him. Supes hits him with a pipe, then proceeds to beat the crap out of him!
*** Lyghtner forgot that all red sunlight does is take away his superpowers, and even without them Clark is ''still'' a big, beefy dude.

* During “A Fish Story”, ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} is shown to be reasonably competent and tough but nothing exceptional for most of the episode. It was still enough to subvert the whole [[ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman "Aquaman is useless" thing]]. Then, near the end of the episode its revealed he is the king of his people as a masssive Atlantean battleship emerges from the water which towers over Lex Luthor's freighter. Superman has to convince Aquaman to not obliterate Luthor... [[spoiler:And then one of Luthor's men fires a harpoon at Aquaman when his back is turned. Aquaman [[OffhandBackhand whips around and catches it with ease]] and his navy absolutely decimates the freighter. Once the freighter is sunk and Luthor has fled, Aquaman warns Superman that if anyone fucks with his kingdom again he'll wipe out the rest of mankind's civilization.]] Considering his previous treatment in animation, Aquaman's appearance on ''Superman'' was not only a crowning moment for the character, it was a crowning moment for the creators as well.

* Supergirl defeating all three Furies and Granny Goodness by cleverly turning their abilities against each other, in her introductory episode.

** Also, The Joker. When he comes to Metropolis, everyone underestimates him and Batman as powerless nuts who are no real threat to anyone, from mob bosses to Lex Luthor to Superman himself. He then [[NotSoHarmlessVillain proceeds to show everyone why underestimating him is generally a bad]] (IE: fatal) idea, fooling everyone he comes across and blowing up half of Metropolis before he gets taken down. His best moment is completely outwitting Superman, getting the drop on him with a statue made of Kryptonite and some well placed acid, dancing around his weakened body and torturing him while laughing maniacally, in one of the more sadistic BreakTheHaughty moments in WesternAnimation. Worst of all, he apparently only let Superman think he won at first so that he could kill him in front of a kidnapped Lois Lane. And, if it weren't for the timely intervention of Batman, he would have succeeded. Also, this was around the time of his VillainDecay in TNBA, so it was a real breath of fresh air.

** One could argue the three-parter in general is a CMOA, not just for being a Superman/Batman story, but also for establishing the DC Animated Universe.

* The climax of ''Apokolips...Now! Pt II'': there's something [[SugarWiki/SoCoolItsAwesome sweetly awesome]] about seeing the denizens of New Genesis (Scott, Barda, Forager, the Black Racer, and Metron among them, and all headed by Orion) roll in at the eleventh hour on the Glory Boat.

** Except he doesn't. As WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague shows, Superman managed to win back Earth's trust, making Darkseid's actions ultimately for naught. At the end of the day, Superman comes out on top.

* During ''A Fish Story'', ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} is shown to be reasonably competent and tough but nothing exceptional for most of the episode. It was still enough to subvert the whole [[ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman "Aquaman is useless" thing]]. Then, near the end of the episode its revealed he is the king of his people as a masssive Atlantean battleship emerges from the water which towers over Lex Luthor's freighter. Superman has to convince Aquaman to not obliterate Luthor... [[spoiler:And then one of Luthor's men fires a harpoon at Aquaman when his back is turned. Aquaman [[OffhandBackhand whips around and catches it with ease]] and his navy absolutely decimates the freighter. Once the freighter is sunk and Luthor has fled, Aquaman warns Superman that if anyone fucks with his kingdom again he'll wipe out the rest of mankind's civilization.]] Considering his previous treatment in animation, Aquaman's appearance on ''Superman'' was not only a crowning moment for the character, it was a crowning moment for the creators as well.

* Luthor gets one in ''The Way of All Flesh''. Corben is one step away from ripping him to pieces for not mentioning how the new body won't have any sensation of taste, touch or smell. How does Luthor handle it? Luthor casually points out that he's Corben's only chance to ever regain those senses.

* In the episode ''Heavy Metal'', Metallo has Superman on the ropes, when [[BigDamnHeroes Steel intercedes]] and [[IAmYourOpponent introduces himself.]]

* Another crossover Batman episode. R'as al Ghul is basically got all of Superman's strength, and is prepared to kill Superman and Batman. Supes manages to distract R'as from their attention by pointing out Talia is falling to her death (''either punish me or save your daughter''). And in spite of his continuing weakness, escapes with an unconscious Batman, from the self destructing hideout.
* Superman and the Flash having a race. Yeah I'm a sucker for these two, but the fastest man alive and faster than a speeding bullet going all out was awesome!
** And, according to WordOfGod [[spoiler: Flash won.]]
* During ''A Fish Story'', Comicbook/{{Aquaman}} is shown to be reasonably competent and tough but nothing exceptional for most of the episode. It was still enough to subvert the whole [[ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman "Aquaman is useless" thing]]. Then, near the end of the episode its revealed he is the king of his people as a masssive Atlantean battleship emerges from the water which towers over Lex Luthor's freighter. Superman has to convince Aquaman to not obliterate Luthor... [[spoiler:And then one of Luthor's men fires a harpoon at Aquaman when his back is turned. Aquaman [[OffhandBackhand whips around and catches it with ease]] and his navy absolutely decimates the freighter. Once the freighter is sunk and Luthor has fled, Aquaman warns Superman that if anyone fucks with his kingdom again he'll wipe out the rest of mankind's civilization.]] Considering his previous treatment in animation, Aquaman's appearance on ''Superman'' was not only a crowning moment for the character, it was a crowning moment for the creators as well.

** Except he doesn't. As JusticeLeague shows, Superman managed to win back Earth's trust, making Darkseid's actions ultimately for naught. At the end of the day, Superman comes out on top.

** Except he doesn't. As WesterAnimation\JusticeLeague shows, Superman managed to win back Earth's trust, making Darkseid's actions ultimately for naught. At the end of the day, Superman comes out on top.

** Three words: ''"Lights Out, Clyde!"''... '''BAM'''. Lobo knocks Superman out with ''a punch to the face!''
** Special mention goes to Lois for stepping in to try to help Superman. It does absolutely no good, but the mere fact that she ''tried'' to take on Lobo single handedly is awesome.

* The Kents' Moment of Awesome comes in a time-travel episode, where Brainiac travels to Smallville to try and kill Superman while he's still a teenager. Brainiac and Clark battle it out in the family's barn, and Brainiac seems to have the upper hand...and then Ma and Pa Kent open fire on him with double-barrelled shotguns. Sure, it didn't have much effect aside from getting Clark some time to recover, but it takes balls to take on a super-powered homicidal robot with buckshot.

* The climax of ''Apokolips...Now! Pt II'': there's something [[SoCoolItsAwesome sweetly awesome]] about seeing the denizens of New Genesis (Scott, Barda, Forager, the Black Racer, and Metron among them, and all headed by Orion) roll in at the eleventh hour on the Glory Boat.

* And of course, Darkseid then gets one of his own when [[spoiler:interference from New Genesis forces him to retreat. He fires his omega beams directly at Superman's face only to stop short and make the beams zig-zag behind Superman and vaporize Turpin.]]

* Any time one of the Lanterns recites the Oath is a Moment of Awesome in my book. Case in point: Kyle Rayner reciting it while recharging his ring, allowing him to beat the crap out of Sinestro in his episode of Superman: The Animated Series. The name of the episode? "In Brightest Day".

** And of course, there was Darkseid's entire plan in the finale, an utterly ''brilliant'' XanatosGambit. If Superman succeeded in conquering Earth, Darkseid could claim it without breaking his treaty with New Genesis, [[LoopholeAbuse as he technically didn't attack it]]. If Superman loses, a dangerous enemy is removed and Darkseid can focus his forces more on defeating New Genesis and continue his expansion. If something in the middle happened (which it did) and Superman's brainwashing is removed, the damage is still done and Superman's image and reputation on Earth is tarnished. Meanwhile, Darkseid is still worshiped by his people, no matter how horrible he is to them. No matter what the outcome, '''Darkseid wins!'''

** As for Batman, he sneaks into Lex Luthor's penthouse, knocks out Mercy [[OffhandBackhand without turning around]] when she [[ClickHello pulls a gun on him]] and scares Luthor half to death before the Mooks break in. Before, Luthor thought Batman was some nut in a cape the Joker was too lame to kill off. Next scene, Luthor decides to kill the Joker because he exposed him to the Goddamn Batman.

* Of course, Darkseid then gets one of his own when [[spoiler:interference from New Genesis forces him to retreat. He fires his omega beams directly at Superman's face only to stop short and make the beams zig-zag behind Superman and vaporize Turpin.]]

-->'''Darkseid''': People of Earth, I am Darkseid, lord of Apokolips. Here is your savior, cowed and broken. I have crushed him as easily as I have crushed all who dared to oppose me throughout the cosmos. I am power unlike any you have ever known: absolute, infinite, and unrelenting. You have no choice but to prepare as a long dark future as my subjects and my slaves.\\

** Brainiac zaps him with kryptonite and beats on him while saying, "You are your father's son. Headstrong. ''Foolish''. Easily defeated. In the end, forgotten." Superman punches a hole in his chest.

*** Lyghtner forgot that all red sunlight does is take away his superpowers, and even without them Superman is ''still'' a big, beefy dude.

** Also, The Joker. When he comes to Metropolis, everyone underestimates him and Batman as powerless nuts who are no real threat to anyone, from mob bosses to Lex Luthor to Superman himself. He then [[NotSoHarmlessVillain proceeds to show everyone why underestimating him is generally a bad]] (IE: fatal) idea, fooling everyone he comes across and blowing up half of Metropolis before he gets taken down. His best moment is him completely outwitting Superman, getting the drop on him with a statue made of Kryptonite and some well placed acid, dancing around his weakened body and sadistically torturing him while laughing maniacally, in one of the more sadistic BreakTheHaughty moments in WesternAnimation. Worst of all, he apparently only let Superman think he won at first so that he could kill him in front of a kidnapped Lois Lane. And, if it weren't for the timely intervention of Batman, he would have succeeded. Also, this was around the time of his VillainDecay in TNBA, so it was a real breath of fresh air.

* The three-part episode "World's Finest" had a scene that established exactly what the relationship between Superman and Batman would be. When he confronts Batman in the midst of roughing up some mobsters, Superman gets grabbed and judo-thrown across the room. (The look of utter surprise on his face as he lands is excellent.) Superman then peers through Batman's mask with his x-ray vision and discovers Bruce Wayne underneath. After a heated argument that ends with kryptonite, Superman returns home and while changing into Clark Kent, finds a tracer on his cape. Looking out over the skyline, he sees Batman on a very far away rooftop with binoculars looking back; Batman throws him a mocking salute and vanishes into the shadows. Clark grits his teeth and crushes the tracer between his fingertips.
--> "Touché."

* The three-part episode "World's Finest" had a scene that established exactly what the relationship between Superman and Batman would be. When he confronts Batman in the midst of roughing up some mobsters, Superman gets grabbed and judo-thrown across the room. (The look of utter surprise on his face as he comes to rest is excellent.) Superman then peers through Batman's mask with his x-ray vision and discovers Bruce Wayne underneath. After a heated argument that ends with kryptonite, Superman returns home and while changing into Clark Kent, finds a tracer on his cape. Looking out over the skyline, he sees Batman on a [[strike: nearby]] very far away rooftop with binoculars looking back; Batman waves at him and vanishes into the shadows. Clark grits his teeth and crushes the tracer between his fingertips. "Touché."

* The three-part episode "World's Finest" had a scene that established exactly what the relationship between Superman and Batman would be. When he confronts Batman in the midst of roughing up some mobsters, Superman gets grabbed and judo-thrown across the room. (The look of utter surprise on his face as he comes to rest is excellent.) Superman then peers through Batman's mask with his x-ray vision and discovers Bruce Wayne underneath. After a heated argument that ends with kryptonite, Superman returns home and while changing into Clark Kent, finds a tracer on his cape. Looking out over the skyline, he sees Batman on a [[strike: nearby]] very far away rooftop with binoculars looking back; Batman waves at him and vanishes into the shadows. Clark grits his teeth and crushes the tracer between his fingertips.

** This one's almost nothing but Moments of Awesome! One of the best comes when Joker "borrows" one of Luthor's giant killer robots and sics it on Batman, which chases him and later Lois all around town, resisting all the punishment Batman can throw at it. Finally it corners them and is moving in for the kill when Superman casually smashes it with one blow, while wearing an expression that clearly says 'You may be [[MemeticMutation the Goddamn Batman]], but I'm still the Man of Steel.'

* In part two of "The Main Man", he [[BriarPatching Briar Patches]] some alien mooks, warning them that they ''really'' don't want to throw him into one of the Collector's cages with an unseen creature. He's right: the habitat is for a dodo, from Earth, and includes a yellow sun lamp which quickly recharges him.

** Darkseid gets one right after that, oddly enough. Before the fight, Darkseid announces that "I am many things, Kal-El. Half of them you can't even begin to comprehend." After being beaten and tossed to the people whose lives he's made into a literal living hell...they all help him up and start to carry him off to a doctor while Superman looks on horrified. Darkseid stops the crowd long enough to give this parting shot: "I am many things, Kal-El. But here, [[AGodAmI I am God.]]"

--> '''Darkseid:''' "I can't believe he's blood."

* Superman is fond of awesome ShutUpHannibal moments. A {{mook}} threatens him with a ray gun, gloating, "Hey, Alien, this laser can punch through four sheets of reinforced titanium. I have no doubt it can..." Supes simply {{Flash Step}}s up to him and crushes it.

* During ''A Fish Story'', Comicbook/{{Aquaman}} is shown to be reasonably competent and tough but nothing exceptional for most of the episode. It was still enough to subvert the whole [[ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman "Aquaman is useless" thing]] at the very least. Then, near the end of the episode its revealed he is the king of his people as a masssive Atlantean battleship emerges from the water which towers over Lex Luthor's freighter. Superman has to convince Aquaman to not obliterate Luthor... [[spoiler:And then one of Luthor's men fires a harpoon at Aquaman when his back is turned. Aquaman [[OffhandBackhand whips around and catches it with ease]] and his navy absolutely decimates the freighter. Once the freight is sunk and Luthor has fled, Aquaman warns Superman that if anyone fucks with his kingdom again he'll wipe out the rest of mankind's civilization.]] Considering his previous treatment in animation, Aquaman's appearance on ''Superman'' was not only a crowning moment for the character, it was a crowning moment for the creators as well.

* "The Hand of Fate": Superman going back to fight an EldritchAbomination that can easily kill him, and in the process convincing Dr. Fate to rejoin "the never-ending battle".

--> Luthor: So go ahead, kill me if you want to! [[AndThenWhat But what then?]]