History Characters / InjusticeOneEarthRegime

* KickTheSonOfABitch: Zig-zagged. [[EverybodyHasStandards On one hand]], they've killed heroes who they only killed [[DisproportionateRetribution because they got in their way of oppression]] and [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds sympathetic]] villains who [[AlasPoorVillain never truly deserved to die]]. On the other, some of the [[HateSink vile scum]] they execute like the Joker, Zsasz, Grodd, or Brainiac utterly deserve the deaths they've inflicted upon.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler:Depending on how you feel towards Harley Quinn, Diana running Harley through with her sword can count as this. Even though she's part of Batman's Insurgency, she was still complicit in the nuking of Metropolis and the rise of the Regime itself, to say nothing of her bloody history prior to that.]]

[[Characters/InjusticeTheInsurgencyJusticeLeague The Insurgency/Justice League]] | '''One Earth Regime''' ([[Characters/InjusticeSuperman Superman]]) | [[Characters/InjusticeTheSociety The Society]] | [[Characters/InjusticeOther Other]] ([[Characters/InjusticeBrainiac Brainiac]]) | [[Characters/InjusticeDLC DLC]] | [[Characters/InjusticeMainUniverse Main Universe]] | [[Characters/InjusticeNonPlayableCharacters Non-Playable Characters]]-]]]]]

See [[Characters/InjusticeSuperman here]].
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[[folder:Wonder Woman]]
!!Diana of Themyscira[=/=]ComicBook/WonderWoman
!!!'''Species:''' Amazonian
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SusanEisenberg (games), Creator/JanetVarney (animated film) (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages:''' Rebeca Patiño (Latin American Spanish), Sabine Arnhold (German), Marie-Frédérique Habert (French), Creator/JasmineLaurenti (Italian), Priscila Amorin (Brazilian Portuguese)[[/note]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''Did I mention I'm an Amazon?'']]
The right-hand woman of Superman. When he killed the Joker and started down the road to benign tyranny, she supported and encouraged him to keep going, standing by his side through to starting the One World Regime and beyond. She has been exiled from Themyscira after her heroic counterpart removed her from power, and ever since has been plotting with Black Adam to rescue the captured members of the Regime and restart it.

* AdaptationalModesty: Her default costume has tight underpants covering her legs, similarly to the (Good) Wonder Woman of the first game.
* AdaptationalHeroism: [[spoiler:In the games, Wonder Woman was the one who pushed Superman into embracing a totalitarian, oppressive and brutal approach towards handling problems on Earth and becoming a dictator. While she's initially his most vocal supporter in the animated movie and certainly agrees with his new approach to dealing with criminals, she's horrified by the fact he murdered a bunch of kids at a Joker-themed dance party, and by the end, she turned against him. She's also genuinely thankful that Batman and his allies arrived to help them deal with Amazo, baffled that Superman still treats them like criminals after the battle was over.]]
* AdaptationalJerkass: She's bitter, cold, condescending, and manipulative and an all around {{Jerkass}} as she pushes for Superman and the Regime to hold to their twisted ideals, showing no remorse for her actions when called out on them by others, a far contrast from her mainstream counterpart. And far from her counterpart's status as the voice of compassion, she's consistently the one member of the old Regime to resist cooperation with the old Insurgency, even after the rest of Earth's heroes have accepted that [[EnemyMine Brainiac is a threat that's more important than their petty squabbling]].
* AdaptationalVillainy: Even before having a full-blown FaceHeelTurn, this version of Diana has a noticeable HeWhoFightsMonsters mentality, something supported both by Ares's observations and also how Diana seems to be taking just a little ''too much'' delight in seeing Superman adopt a more militant world-view. Not only that, but her interactions with Superman in the prequel comics show more and more [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative Bitch]] and LadyMacbeth symptoms as time goes on. Basically, it seems like Diana had wanted to cut loose for a long time. Even Martian Manhunter notes in the prequel comic, after restraining her, how her actions are dictated not by a desire for security and peace, but bloodlust. Nowhere is this more apparent than [[MirrorMatch in her confrontation with her alternate self.]] Where good Wonder Woman is the compassionate and noble hero she normally is, Regime Wonder Woman is an outright BloodKnight who dismisses her counterpart as "weak-willed".
* AdaptationalWimp: This version of Wonder Woman gets her ass handed to her in the opening chapter by Batman. ''Without prep time'', and without the handwave that occurs before Batman fights just about anyone else in the Story Mode (e.g. deactivating Firestorm's powers with a special batarang, using a red sun grenade on Superman). It notably happens a second time where Batman beats her down ''again'' with only a suit of PoweredArmor enhancing his capabilities. This is also a {{Retcon}} of her portrayal in the Injustice prequel comics where she was strong and fast enough to trade blows with Superman.
** This Wonder Woman doesn't seem to be bulletproof given that she goes out of her way to block pistol shots with her bracelets when confronting [[spoiler:Harley Quinn]]. This is in line with her mainstream comics ([[DependingOnTheWriter usually]]) and [[Film/WonderWoman2017 film]] counterparts, but again counts as a retcon of her power level in the Injustice prequel comics, where she flat-out ignores rifle fire to the face without even bothering to flinch, much less block or dodge.
* AllAmazonsWantHercules: Played straight in terms of her feelings for Superman. [[{{Irony}} Apparently averted]] for Hercules himself:
-->'''Bane:''' I am as strong as Hercules.
-->'''Wonder Woman:''' [[AnalogyBackfire And as big a fool]].
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: As she is painfully aware, Superman doesn't feel the way about her she does about him.
* AntiVillain: For all of her violent behavior and LadyMacbeth tendencies she truly does desire to save everyone by any means necessary. Her virtues have just been drowned in a sea of bitterness and cynicism between her different history with Steve Trevor and the events surrounding Metropolis that confirmed her disillusionment with humanity and conventional heroism. Some of her intro dialogues reflect this.
-->'''Wonder Woman:''' You call this peace?\\
'''Doctor Fate:''' I cannot save everyone.\\
'''Wonder Woman:''' Words of weakness!
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: As second in command of the New Regime, In the comic, she's stronger than Superman. Her being princess of the Amazons also qualifies her as an authority.
* TheBaroness: Sexpot variety.
* BattleCouple: She's fully intending for her and Superman to become this. [[ManipulativeBastard Remember that this is after everything that's happened to him]] not the least of which is [[spoiler:losing Lois Lane and her and Superman's unborn child.]]
* BerserkButton: Wonder Woman really doesn't like being told that [[LadyMacBeth she advanced Superman's start of darkness]] even though this is true. When Harley admits she was trying to impress the Joker by playing his accomplice in Metropolis' destruction and claims she is doing the same with Superman, Wonder Woman replies by [[spoiler:immediately running into Harley with a sword]].
* BewareTheSuperman: Even ''Ares'' is afraid of her, or at the very least, her and Superman [[BattleCouple together]].
* BloodKnight: As in the first game, beyond following the PayEvilUntoEvil philosophy of the Regime Wonder Woman is noticeably much more bloodthirsty and eager for combat in a way that even Superman isn't.
* BraidsOfAction: Has them, in contrast to Main Universe Wonder Woman, who just lets her hair flow naturally.
* BrightIsNotGood: She has the primary colors of her counterpart in the other universe, but was ruthless even before the Regime was formed.
* BrokenPedestal: She becomes this to Supergirl after Kara realizes how bloodthirsty she is when she tries to kill Harley.
-->'''Supergirl:''' I ''trusted'' you, Diana!
** Blue Beetle also mentions that he used to admire her.
* CoDragons:
** In the first game, She and Yellow Lantern are the most trusted allies of Regime Superman. Ironically, [[spoiler:by the end of the first game Hal has realized how much Supes has fallen from grace and surrenders to Insurgency Superman.]]
** With Black Adam to Superman in the second game after Black Adam takes Yellow Lantern's place.
* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: AI Wonder Woman is one of the more agitating computer opponents in the game, prone to spamming the very hard to block and highly damaging Lasso of Truth grab move, which chunks your health bar for over 100 damage.
* TheCynic: No longer has faith in humanity based on her claim that man's rage "cannot be tempered, only quelled."
* DarkActionGirl: Instead of being a superheroine, this Diana sided with the Regime and served as TheDragon to Superman.
* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: To Ares in the prequel comic. He's not amused.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: She cuts off the God of War's hand and [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice and runs her sword through his spinal column]].

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!![[Characters/SupermanTheCharacter Clark Joseph Kent]][=/=]Kal-El[=/=]ComicBook/{{Superman}}
!!! '''Species''': Kryptonian
!!! '''Voiced by''': Creator/GeorgeNewbern (games) Creator/JustinHartley (animated film) (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Mario Arvizu (Latin American Spanish), Sascha Rotermund (German), Antoine Tomé (French), Matteo Zanotti (Italian), Creator/GuilhermeBriggs (Brazilian Portuguese)[[/note]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''The world's changed since Metropolis.'']]

Once humanity's greatest hero, Superman is now imprisoned for oppressing the world under his murderous [[Characters/InjusticeOneEarthRegime Regime]]. Beaten but not broken, Superman still holds that [[HobbesWasRight only the iron-fisted dictatorship he led can protect the world]] and many of his followers plan to see him set free.
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* AdaptationalBadass: In the [[WesternAnimation/Injustice2021 animated adaptation]], [[spoiler:he actually defeats his counterpart since he refused to hold back, knowing that the alternate Superman would since he used to do the same.]]
* AdaptationalHeroism: In the [[WesternAnimation/Injustice2021 animated adaptation]], [[spoiler:he doesn't go on to create the Regime and is instead convinced by an AlternateUniverse Lois to surrender. Also when he learns of the existence of the multiverse earlier in the film he shows no interest in conquering those worlds and using an alternate Lois as his ReplacementGoldfish.]]
* AdaptationalVillainy: To say this is not the Superman from the beloved DC Universe would be a ''massive'' understatement.
* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: In the [[WesternAnimation/Injustice2021 animated adaptation]], [[spoiler:he doesn't enter a relationship with Wonder Woman, who does try to kiss him at one point. This is understandable as it hasn't been long since Lois' death.]]
* AlliterativeName: His given name and surname start with the same sound.
* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: Injustice Superman is the closest DC has to its own [[Franchise/StarWars Anakin Skywalker.]]
* AlternateSelf: In the game there's his counterpart from the regular DC universe who is brought to the ''Injustice'' universe to defeat Superman. [[spoiler:The [[WesternAnimation/Injustice2021 animated film adaption]] does something similar by trying to have the Superman of Earth-9 (who claims he's from Earth-1 while their universe is Earth-22) talk the main version into surrendering. When this fails they bring a version of Lois to stop him, with her version of Clark having been [[DeadAlternateCounterpart killed by Brainiac]]]].
* AMillionIsAStatistic: When confronted by Supergirl on his actions as the High Councilor, Supes gives a MotiveRant to her about how UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans and HobbesWasRight, and why killing an evil person like the Joker in retaliation for Metropolis was necessary to save millions.
-->'''Superman:''' ''[angrily]'' I took one life to save millions.\\
'''Supergirl:''' [[ArmorPiercingQuestion But it wasn't just one, Kal, was it? How many?]] ''[[ArmorPiercingQuestion How many?!]]''
* AndIMustScream: In the Ladder ending, [[spoiler:he gets trapped in the Phantom Zone, via a gateway which drags him toward itself by his otherwise-BadassCape. What makes it worse is that all the memories leading to his FaceHeelTurn, including the Joker's speech and the graves of his family, all flash before him before he is sucked into the Zone by a demonic entity. Afterwards, the player is given a shot of Regime Supes screaming while drifting away.]]
* AntagonistInMourning: [[spoiler:Appears visibly hurt by Batman's death in Damian's Arcade ending.]]
* ApologeticAttacker: To Supergirl after defeating her in the Story Mode.
* AscendedFridgeHorror: Granted, it's been done before with other evil incarnations of Superman, but it's still there. He represents what can happen if Superman went evil.
* AxCrazy: After the deaths of Lois, his unborn child and his entire city as a result of the Joker's machinations, he has become severely mentally unstable and prone to violent bursts of anger at a single sign of objection (two of which lead to the [[spoiler:deaths of Lex Luthor and Shazam]]), nearly throttles mainstream Wonder Woman to death while giving a SlasherSmile (though she's saved by mainstream Aquaman's timely intervention), and at one point tries to break Green Lantern's arms and shoulders with sadistic ferocity.
* BadassArmFold: He does this pose in his victory cutscene, as he succeeds in making his opponent kneel before him.
* BadassCape: Attached by his logo, no less. [[spoiler:His Classic Battle loss animation {{subvert|edTrope}}s the "badass" part horrifically as the gateway to the Phantom Zone in the Fortress of Solitude's menagerie [[CapeSnag drags him by it with a vortex]].]]
* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:If you pick the Absolute Power ending. Superman kills Brainiac, merges with the Skullship, restores the Regime, brings the remaining cities of Earth back, and releases several alien warriors from the collection to form an army rivaling the combined Lantern Corps in size to protect the Earth and secure his dominance. He also has the means to [[ReforgedIntoAMinion bend dissenters to his will]] using Brainiac's technology, and his threat of this to Kara means that one way or another she'll be back into his fold. The crossover comic miniseries ''ComicBook/InjusticeVsMastersOfTheUniverse'' picks up on this ending.]]
* BaitTheDog: Supergirl's arrival seems to bring out the Superman everyone remembers, as he instantly develops a family bond with her, and he is shown to genuinely regret the falling-out between him and Batman and the breakup of the Justice League, hinting at the possibility of a redemption arc. However, Superman's disillusionment with the way things used to be and belief that he was right all along turn out to be too deeply ingrained into his psyche to dislodge, and [[spoiler:combined with Batman's stubborn refusal to accept his own flawed logic, this leads him to return to the dark places he ventured to before, returning to power and forcing everyone to obey him under threat of UnwillingRoboticization, even as he [[BeingEvilSucks admits this isn't his intent]] and [[KickTheMoralityPet hurting Kara makes him feel awful]]]].
* BeardOfSorrow: A mild case. He briefly grows a stubble after the deaths of Lois Lane, her unborn child, and all of Metropolis and his killing the Joker. It doesn't stick.
* BecameTheirOwnAntithesis:
** Went from trying to protect people and stop psychopaths that would kill millions to being just that, and much worse.
** As a husband to Lois, too. Once he was a loving husband who was waiting to be a loving father. Now, he is a psychopathic {{Yandere}}, who is willing to MurderTheHypotenuse - the prime universe Superman.
* BeingEvilSucks: For all his unrepentant ranting that HobbesWasRight, it becomes clear that this is how Superman actually feels about being a tyrant. He misses being a hero, wishes he and Batman were still friends and, despite himself, would probably like to listen to Supergirl and go back to being TheCape, but is too disillusioned with conventional heroics to actually follow through and do it.
* BelievingTheirOwnLies: He justifies killing the Joker by saying that it was [[HeWhoFightsMonsters "one death to save millions of lives"]], but anyone who witnessed this act knows he was motivated by {{revenge}} for everything the clown had done, not altruism.
* BerserkButton:
** Anything related with the fugitive Batman has become this to him in The Year Two of the prequel comics. By Year Four, he's practically become obsessed.
** Don't ask what Lois would think of his present actions. [[spoiler:Shazam gets killed for it]]. Deep inside, he is aware Lois wouldn't approve any of his actions, but his grief [[EvilCannotComprehendGood prevents]] him from fully realizing it.
** Anything that has to do with the Joker. So much that during mentioning his name he kills Injustice Lex Luthor and [[spoiler:the whole first Joker Underground movement.]]
* BewareTheSuperman: '''Literally.''' He even tells the Main Universe Superman that fear "is the only thing people understand."
* BeyondRedemption: By the time of the first game, it is made clear that this version of Superman has fallen so far into villainy there is no turning back for him. By the second game, most of Superman's former friends who haven't joined his side have given up on the idea of turning him back into the hero he once was. This also serves as a big feeling of regret for Batman and Supergirl as they both regret that they weren't able to save Superman from becoming the monster he is now.
* BigBad:
** Of the first game's story mode, as a result of Joker's evil twisting him into a monster as sadistic as the clown himself.
** [[spoiler:Takes over the role as PostFinalBoss once Brainiac is defeated. If Batman is the PlayerCharacter in the final chapter, Superman is the final enemy he must defeat in order to stop the Regime.]]
* BigBadEnsemble: With Brainiac in the second game. Though Brainiac is the most active threat by kicking off the plot to begin with, and both sides fiercely oppose each other, Superman is fully intent on restoring the Regime once Brainiac is dealt with.
* BigBadSlippage: The tie-in comics show [[ItGetsEasier his harsher stance on crime]] and the [[SanitySlippage toll]] it's taking on his mental health after becoming the Regime's High Councilor. By the start of the game, he's firmly in villain territory.
* BigBrotherInstinct: In various intros with supervillains, he warns them to stay away from his cousin. [[spoiler:Fighting her himself causes major pangs of guilt in him, and he's desperate for her to come around to his point of view without him having to force her into it, but if that's what it takes...]]
* BigEgoHiddenDepths: While occasionally he makes some mild SmugSuper boasts toward his opponents, his match intros and clash dialogue with Supergirl and [[MirrorMatch himself]] suggest he's not as confident in his abilities as he claims to be.
* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: He begins to adopt this perspective as he descends further and further into darkness, as he starts to believe that anyone against him is evil and is willing to destroy entire cities to prove it.
* BreakingSpeech: He delivers one of these to the Justice League Superman during their confrontation.
* BreakingTheBonds: In his two-liner intros, he starts in cuffs and breaks out of them before the second line. For bonus points, there's a Kryptonite crystal between the cuffs proper, meaning his power ''[[FightOffTheKryptonite should]]'' have been inhibited.
* BrightIsNotGood: Following his FaceHeelTurn, he still wears red and blue, albeit a little darker in color to show that he's no longer the PrimaryColorChampion he used to be.
* BroughtToYouByTheLetterS: He retains his iconic logo.
* BrokenPedestal: PlayedForDrama and milked for maximum pathos. His descent into darkness cost him the admiration of many, and their reactions to him now range from wanting him gone for good to sadly remarking on his fall from grace to begging him to come back to his old self again. Even Superman himself is displeased with how things turned out, admitting he didn't want to end up a tyrant.
-->'''Superman:''' This world needs me.\\
'''Black Lightning:''' We need the ''old'' you, Superman!

-->'''Superman:''' Do you know who I am?\\
'''Jay Garrick:''' I prefer to remember you as you were.

-->'''Green Lantern:''' You were the best of us, Clark!\\
'''Superman:''' Still the same me, Hal.\\
'''Green Lantern:''' Can't say I agree.

-->'''Vixen:''' You ''can'' go home again, Superman. [...] But you have to ''want'' to change.
* BroughtDownToBadass: [[spoiler:In the Absolute Justice ending, he is {{depower}}ed with gold Kryptonite before being sent into the Phantom Zone. But despite this, [[WeWillMeetAgain he vows to come back.]] How he plans to do this is unknown, but Batman agrees Superman can return and still pose a threat in his own Arcade ending and is preparing to take care of him when the fateful day arrives.]]
* BullyingADragon: Despite how powerful he is, people really love picking fights with him and {{Hand Wav|e}}ing it as an easy win even if [[GameplayAndStorySegregation but for gameplay there's no way they could take him in a straight fight]], and [[LampshadeHanging he often warns them they're getting in over their heads by doing so]]. Black Manta is especially bad in this regard.
-->'''Superman:''' [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor Careful what you wish for.]]\\
'''Black Manta:''' No, [[FantasticRacism alien]], ''[[NoYou you]]'' should be careful!
* ByronicHero: A rare case of Superman becoming this, but Injustice Supes fits the classic definition, driven by grief, motivated by strong passions and having a powerful will. This ends up Subverted when he turns into a full villain.
* CainAndAbel: Despite being cousins instead of siblings, Superman and Supergirl slowly develop this dynamic in Story Mode and in pre-fight intros.
* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: [[spoiler:Having learned his lesson with Luthor and Shazam, Superman opts to condemn the last obstacle to his return to power by [[ReforgedIntoAMinion turning him into his minion]] in the Absolute Power ending, aware that killing Batman would anger many.]]
* CantTakeCriticism: He reacts ''negatively'' with extreme force to any criticism levied on him, ''especially'' if someone brings up Lois in a bad manner or anything related to the Joker. [[spoiler:Shazam and Luthor get killed for this reason]].
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In the first game he is treated as if he were almost unstoppable, to the point that the only way to defeat him is by using kryptonite or with another Superman. In the comic it is made clear that he really is not that powerful, losing a lot of fights and saving himself by sheer luck.
* ChokeHolds: During the raid on Stryker's Island, he nearly throttles mainstream Wonder Woman to death with his iron-fisted grip and a PsychoticSmirk, though she is saved by Aquaman's timely intervention.
* CompositeCharacter: His StartOfDarkness (killing the Joker after the latter murdered people close to him) and subsequent change into a believer of PayEvilUntoEvil makes him a counterpart to [[ComicBook/KingdomCome Magog]], though Superman is unrepentant while Magog at least recognized he went too far after the Kansas incident.
* ConservationOfNinjutsu: He is able to fight Wonder Woman, Aquaman and Green Lantern at the same time, in the comics he often has problems with them in individual fights.
* ControlFreak: Ever since he became the High Councilor, he's obsessed about ending crime for good and hunting down the Insurgents. Since he's now the Tyrant of Steel, it's easy to see why people are scared of him. He even tells mainstream Superman that fear "is the only thing people understand."
* TheCorrupter: Superman's KnightTemplar policies slowly poisoned Robin, causing him to side with the Regime over Batman.
* CondescendingCompassion: Towards humans. Several times in the story mode and in numerous battle intros Superman behaves as though [[FantasticRacism human beings are his pets]].
* {{Cyborg}}: [[spoiler:In his Story Mode ending, he kills Brainiac and bonds with his ship, using its technology to enhance his power and obtain control of the captured cities. He even [[ReforgedIntoAMinion turns Batman into a mindless slave]], and is implied to have done the same thing to his cousin, Batman's allies, and members of the Society in his ladder ending.]]
* TheCynic: After the nuking of Metropolis, he devolves into a cynical KnightTemplar who believes [[PayEvilUntoEvil it's acceptable to]] [[ThouShaltNotKill kill people]] in the name of justice, and takes a hardline stance on crime.
* CynicismCatalyst: The death of his wife and his unborn child at his hands and the destruction of Metropolis (all of this orchestrated by the Joker) were this for him.
* TheDarkSideWillMakeYouForget: The more lives he took, the more freedom he took away, the more he lost sight of his ideals and principles. By the time of the first game, he is completely gone.
* DeadpanSnarker: Although far more condescending than normal Superman's light-hearted snark.
* DespairEventHorizon:
** He has crossed it long before the game's story mode begins, having lost all hope in humanity's good nature after seeing the depravity of the Joker.
** [[spoiler:The bitter way he says goodbye to Supergirl in Batman's ending suggests he's sunk even further despite her reassurances.]]
* DependingOnTheWriter: Exactly how powerful Superman is compared to members of the Insurgency and the Regime often varies depending on who is writing. Sometimes he's so powerful that trying to beat him without kryptonite is practically suicide, while other times he's relatively easy to beat, to the point where Wonder Woman or Alfred can beat him up.
* DeusExMachina: He is one in Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent, where he [[spoiler: comes out of nowhere and kills Ultraman, saving a weakened Jon from the former.]]
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:He's apparently vaporized by Brainiac's ship after trying to protect Metropolis from it, only to later reappear [[BigDamnHeroes to save Batman from Brainiac's Betas]].]]
* DisproportionateRetribution: [[spoiler:His VillainousBreakdown in a nutshell. He decides to unleash his military against the "ungrateful" civilian populace, and when Shazam tries to call him out on this, he kills him.]]
* DoNotTauntCthulhu: In the game proper, it can obviously be done because you can defeat the character, but most people who try this in the comics are brutally murdered.
* DontCreateAMartyr: [[spoiler:In the Absolute Power ending, having learned his lesson after killing Luthor for betraying him in the previous game, which caused the populace to question his rule, Superman opts to condemn Batman to a FateWorseThanDeath by [[ReforgedIntoAMinion turning him into a brainwashed minion]], knowing that killing him would further infuriate others.]]
* DontMakeMeDestroyYou: Though a standard response to the BullyingADragon examples above, the final showdown with Batman particularly stands out:
-->'''Superman:''' Quit Bruce, you can't win!\\
'''Batman:''' You of all people know, Clark, [[{{Determinator}} I NEVER quit!]]
* DraggedOffToHell: [[spoiler:His ultimate fate in Classic Battle is to be sucked into the Phantom Zone.]]
* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: When Batman points out that Superman's scaring people, Superman justifies himself by saying that the bad guys ''should'' be scared, not seeming to understand that Batman meant [[BewareTheSuperman people in general.]]
* TheDreaded: Becomes this after his FaceHeelTurn. Seeing as he's the Man of Steel with no qualms about killing, it's easy to see why people would be scared of him.
* EtTuBrute: He's fairly used to having backs turned on him by his old friends at this point, but his reactions to opposition from Supergirl (and by extension, Power Girl) suggest it ''really'' stings him.
-->'''Superman:''' Are ''you'' going to turn on me too?
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:
** No matter how much he has fallen, Lois is the only woman he ever truly loved and the idea of another living Lois existing in a parallel universe becomes an obsession and a driving force for him to attempt to travel there and bring her to his own world, even if he has to kill his counterpart and receive her fear and disgust as long as she is alive.
** Supergirl is this as well, as he is fairly delighted to meet her after years of believing himself the last Kryptonian. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, it's not enough to stop him from beating her down when she tries to get in his way, or planning to have her ReforgedIntoAMinion if she refuses to become TheDragon to his restored Regime in his ending. Even then, he still [[KickTheMoralityPet feels bad for doing it]].]]
** He also cares about Bruce to a small extent. Whilst the care they have for each other aren't enough to end the conflict between the Regime and the Insurgency, it was strong enough that [[spoiler:Superman didn't kill Batman when given the opportunity to do so and decided to just put him under his control in his Absolute Power Ending.]] If anything, Batman and Superman want to be on the same side again, but their varying ideals make it clear it's too late for that.
** Zig-zag with Wonder Woman. At the beginning they had a strong friendship that continues to be maintained even after becoming villains, which eventually evolved into a romance. But this is eventually subverted in the first game, where it is shown that he no longer cares about her, and had no problem replacing her with a Lois from an alternate universe.
* EvenEvilHasStandards:
** Subverted with Sinestro. He might have disapproved of Sinestro's attack on Clarion from behind during their attack, but as seen in HeroKiller below, it's incredibly hypocritical on his part.
** Played straight with Black Canary. At first, he was ready to kill her when she attacked him with the Canary Cry. However, he immediately stops when he finds out she's pregnant. It's clear that he's against hurting pregnant women, considering how he unintentionally killed his own wife and unborn son.
** Even Supes was visibly shocked when Robin slit Victor Zsasz's throat in the 1st chapter, doing it while he was not only unarmed, but also after putting him in a chokehold and kicking his legs out from behind, eerily similar to a terrorist execution.
** Not ten minutes later, he also restrains Damian as he's chewing out Bruce for letting people like Lois or Jason Todd die because he couldn't stop the Joker as he knows that even the boy is going too far by mentioning something as low and hurtful as that.
** Like Wonder Woman, he is uncomfortable with torture. [[spoiler:Unlike Wonder Woman, he does find it easier to let OTHERS do it for him.]]
* EvilCannotComprehendGood:
** When others point out that he is scaring people, Superman justifies [[KnightTemplar himself]] by saying that the bad guys ''should'' be scared, not realizing that they meant [[BewareTheSuperman people in general]]. There are many instances where he [[IgnoredEpiphany wonders]] if he's gone over the edge, but then immediately [[NeverMyFault rationalizes]] his new behavior as Batman's fault.
** Deep inside, he knows Lois wouldn't approve any of his actions, but he's too consumed by her loss. Instead, he'll [[BerserkButton violently lash out]] whenever anyone mentions this to him, especially in a poor manner. [[spoiler:It also [[RedemptionRejection stops him from redeeming himself]] in ''Injustice 2'' as he repeatedly ignores Supergirl's appeals to his kinder side]].
** After people [[spoiler:witness him kill Luthor in the open]], he [[VillainousBreakdown rants]] about how "ungrateful" the people are for his rule, completely [[UngratefulBastard ignorant]] of the collateral damage it has caused.
* EvilCostumeSwitch: Abandons his default armored look in favor of his secondary costume after becoming the New Regime's leader, which is more armored and hard-lined. It even changes his intro and outro from his heroic trademarks to reinforcing GasMaskMooks and demanding his downed opponent to [[KneelBeforeZod kneel before him.]] The start of Injustice Year Four Annual is when he switches into the game's costume and Plastic Man sarcastically commends Superman's new intimidating evil outfit.
* EvilFormerFriend: To Batman and any other superheroes that choose to oppose his actions.
* EvilLearnsOfOutsideContext: Joker's actions culminate in Superman becoming a megalomaniacal dictator and forming the Regime to subjugate the Earth. With most of the world's heroes either dead or supporting the new government, Batman has no choice but to recruit heroes from another dimension to put a stop to the mad tyrant. However, this also makes Superman aware of the existence of other realities, inspiring him to extend his influence across the multiverse, [[spoiler:something which he does in his ''Injustice 2'' arcade ending]].
* EvilMentor: He acts as this to Damian, who sees him as a father figure. Though oddly enough it's also somewhat subverted as Superman tries to rein in Damian, whose extremism eclipses Superman's.
* EvilOverlord: Is a total tyrant by the beginning of the game. The comics show it was a gradual process, mostly going from righteous anger to self-righteousness, to total KnightTemplar fundamentalism.
--> "I'm done talking. Whether you agree with me or not is up to you. Deal with it. This is not a Democracy."
* EvilTwin: To the version of Superman that never had a FaceHeelTurn.
* TheExtremistWasRight: When Supergirl attempts to reason with Superman by reminding him that he is the son of Jor-El, who fought against Zod's attempt to take over Krypton rather than supporting it, Supes instead states that his father should have listened to Zod instead.
* ExtremityExtremist: He favors using his fists in battle.
* EyeBeams: He can use his heat vision in combat, like a meter-burn blast during a command grab.
* FaceHeelTurn: The main impetus of the game's plot is Superman adopting an "ends justify the means" philosophy after some great tragedy that kills millions, namely the destruction of Metropolis.
* FallenHero: He was once the Man of Tomorrow. One Metropolis teen even laments how he's the opposite of what he used to be.
--> "[[LeaningOnTheFourthWall I miss Superman. I miss the guy who actually inspired people. The Superman who had time to help a kid who fell off a bike. Before he was changed. Before he gritted his teeth and looked angry all the time. Before he became all hard and dark because people, supposedly, needed him to. I miss the City of Tomorrow -- and the man of yesterday.]]"
* FantasticRacism: He's accused of this against humans by several characters, including Gorilla Grodd, himself notable for hating humans. Superman's, however, is a form of condescending-yet-benign paternalism rather than Grodd's genocidal fury, Darkseid's wish to turn humans into slaves, Brainiac's test-subjects-on-a-slab scientific cruelty or General Zod's arrogant apathy.
-->'''Superman:''' Humans... they've been slaughtering each other for millennia. ''I'' stopped that violence! Humans need strong leadership, we have to save them from themselves!
* FatalFlaw:
** ItGetsEasier. He starts out [[DirtyBusiness having regrets about these actions]] in the comics, but as time passed, he slowly became emotionally detached and has no pangs killing someone.
** NeverMyFault is another problem for him, as when Batman points out how he's scaring people, Superman says he learned it from Batman, and also justifies killing the Joker as "one death to save millions" when it was obviously motivated by {{Revenge}} and not altruism. Batman even points out how the latter is just the first step in a slippery slope. When Aquaman calls him out on becoming a KnightTemplar, Superman denies it. The game proper only gives more examples of this, with him repeatedly refusing to admit how far he's fallen and even at one point claiming that Insurgency Batman is responsible. The only thing he will claim responsibility for is him killing Lois Lane and their unborn child, and ''that wasn't'' his fault.
** [[{{Determinator}} Refusal to compromise]]. He cannot bring himself to doubt his ideals or reflect on his own actions, and so, anyone who doesn't agree must be betraying him. Unlike the last game, in the sequel he shows "patience" with people who won't come around at first, but ultimately [[PsychologicalProjection he'll try to make them conform to his twisted worldview]] rather than ever consider the idea that he actually might be wrong. This ultimately [[spoiler:kiboshes the second chance the story gives him.]]
** [[SillyRabbitCynicismIsForLosers Cynicism]]. [[KnightTemplar He still believes that only tyranny and lethal force can save the world from evil]], because he tried the more idealistic route and still lost everything he held dear. As a result, [[EvilCannotComprehendGood he ignores]] Supergirl's attempts to appeal to his humanity, being too cynical to accept maybe he was right the first time, combined with thinking traditional superheroics is fundamentally flawed. He also clings on to ILetGwenStacyDie, telling Supergirl that heroes' loved ones die if they hold back, but his ongoing disillusionment from losing Lois prevents him from moving on.
** ChronicHeroSyndrome, ironically for a villain. Despite the awful, villainous things he's done, he's convinced that it's for the greater good of bringing peace to Earth. Further, he feels he ''has'' to do this to stop crime and injustice from running rampant, and to stand down would be to let people like the Joker and Brainiac live to keep ruining lives.
* FateWorseThanDeath: Once the player clears ladder mode, [[spoiler:a cutscene will show him [[DraggedOffToHell being sucked into the Phantom Zone's portal]] at the Fortress of Solitude. As he desperately tries to escape, he sees memories of the events leading to his FaceHeelTurn before being pulled in. Superman is then seen trapped inside a crystal, [[AndIMustScream screaming in anguish]] as he is banished further into the Zone]].
* FauxAffablyEvil: Even after his FaceHeelTurn, he's still polite and has proper manners. However, it's obvious that it's just a façade.
* FinalBoss: In Story Mode and the Classic Battle ladder. [[spoiler: As well as the Absolute Justice ending of the second game.]]
* {{Flight}}: He doesn't even ''stand''; [[PowerFloats he hovers just above the ground]].
* GainingTheWillToKill: Part of the conflict between him and Batman is him breaking of the [[ThouShaltNotKill no-kill rule]]. After killing the Joker in revenge for Metropolis, Big Blue had some pangs about it, but the damage he's done as the High Councilor could've been avoided had he explained how he felt about Lois and the baby's deaths. Joker's death is a major CharacterDevelopment for Superman since he [[PayEvilUntoEvil accepts]] [[ItGetsEasier killing]] in the name of justice as time passes.
* GlowingMechanicalEyes: [[spoiler:After bonding with Brainiac's ship in his ending, his eyes acquire a white glow to signify his new power.]]
* GoodCannotComprehendEvil: [[FallenHero "Good" isn't the right word exactly]], but this is otherwise in effect when he is confused at the Joker's claims that [[TheBadGuyWins he won]] in a pre-battle intro, wondering aloud how getting yourself killed counts as winning. What Superman doesn't get is that it was enough of a victory for Joker to [[TheCorrupter make him lose control]]; his own survival was utterly secondary to proving Superman's ideals and morality wrong.
* GoodHairEvilHair: In contrast to the famous "one loose curl" style, his hair is all slicked back.
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* HatedByAll: As detailed in the prequel comic, the entire world hates his Regime due to its severe authoritarian nature and global scope, though most are too afraid to stand up to it. Even some of the Regime's own high-ranking members start to question its level of power, and some start hating Superman himself since he treats them so disrespectfully. He gets hit with this big-time in the game itself after he [[spoiler:kills his world's Lex Luthor in public]].
* HeatVision: Used liberally throughout his moveset.
* HeroKiller: [[spoiler:He kills Green Arrow, Black Canary, Mogo, Ganthet, several other Green Lanterns and Hercules in the comics. In the main game, he spitefully murders Lex Luthor and Shazam.]]
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Determined to put a permanent end to remorseless, mass-murdering villains and stop standing by and letting the problems of the world go unsolved. By the start of the game, however, [[YouAreWhatYouHate he's become exactly that]].
* HijackedByGanon: [[spoiler:After Brainiac's defeat in ''Injustice 2'', he once again becomes the primary threat.]]
* HopeBringer: Starts as this in Year One of the comic. Superman begins his crusade by righting wrongs no one else is able or willing to fix -- putting a stop to [[WarIsHell the horrors of war]], locking up Batman's villains in a more secure facility than [[CardboardPrison Arkham Asylum]] and so on. When Shazam (as Billy Batson) asks ordinary people for their opinions on the Justice League's actions, two people speak up fully in favor of them, because Superman is making a genuine difference in the world; when he saves the world nigh-singlehandedly from the wrath of Apokolips by killing all the Parademons, he becomes incredibly popular. Even as Catwoman and Batman agree to stand against Superman if he tries to take over the world, she hangs a lampshade on this:
-->'''Catwoman:''' The reason so many people support Superman's actions is because they're disenfranchised and disheartened and they want the world to be a better place.
* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: Clark used to be a HopeBringer and seen as TheCape to the general populace, and someone who was respected by hero community. Now, he's seen with fear and hatred, though a few heroes attempt to appeal to his idealistic sense of self, it falls on deaf ears.
* HumiliationConga: [[spoiler:Batman's team manages to teleport away from him just in time, escaping not only him but all the forces he amassed at Stryker's Island. Knowing that the Watchtower was the only way for them to do so, he starts flying towards it... only for it to explode, thanks to Deathstroke's sabotage. Immediately afterwards, he is challenged by a kryptonite-armed [[TheMole Lex Luthor]]. The only reason Lex fails to use the weapon and defeat him is the intervention of Shazam. Superman kills Lex, but not before receiving a WhatTheHellHero FinalSpeech that convinces him to listen to the people and hear their dissent. A VillainousBreakdown ensues.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: When isn't he hypocritical of others?
** When Sinestro shoots Klarion in the back, killing him in the process, both Superman and Wonder Woman call Sinestro out on it, with Superman saying "That's murder, Sinestro!" Now read that line again and then see HeroKiller above. Sinestro pretty much nailed it with his response:
---> '''Sinestro:''' Says the alien who was trying to extricate Batman's head from his body. Spare me your petty distinctions.
** Even earlier, when he learns that Batman has allied with Etrigan to oppose him, he claims that Batman has fallen as he's willing to "Ally with Hell", this while Superman happens to be wearing Sinestro's yellow ring of fear.
** He complains that the citizens have become ungrateful for his rule [[spoiler:when they saw that he killed Lex Luthor while on live TV]], but he is an UngratefulBastard in a terrible way to [[spoiler:Shazam, who was the one who saved Superman from Lex Luthor]].
** When Supergirl told him about how Wonder Woman [[spoiler:stabbed Harley, he coldly stated Wonder Woman was just taking care of a criminal. Before he was overthrown, Superman included criminals in his own Regime, most of whom were only part of it either for their own personal gain or because he threatened them.]] Superman also chides Batman for allowing Harley to be part of the Insurgency despite how many of those same villains he pressed into serving him.
** He also tells Supergirl that he's determined to not let another Metropolis to happen again. Evidently, he's forgotten about when he threatened to level Metropolis and Gotham during his VillainousBreakdown in the previous game or when he and the Justice League threatened to dump Atlantis in the middle of the Sahara in the prequel comics.
** In one of the opening scenes against either Enchantress or Bizarro, he tells them that they hurt innocent people. Superman really has no moral authority to say so as he was a tyrannical dictator who has murdered tons of innocents, and Enchantress even chews him out on it. He similarly tells Grodd that those who harm humans disgust him, but Grodd calls him out on [[ObliviouslyEvil lack of self-awareness]].
** In some of his intros with Damian, Superman chides him for wanting to kill Batman, saying that he was right about some things and that compromise is needed. His own track record with compromise is not very good.
** In another of his intros with Blue Beetle he claims that he doesn't hurt children, even though in the last game he murdered Shazam. Blue Beetle even calls him out on this.
--->'''Blue Beetle:''' There any line you won't cross?\\
'''Superman:''' I don't hurt children.\\
'''Blue Beetle:''' Didn't stop you with Shazam.
* IdiotBall: After becoming a KnightTemplar, he becomes ''so'' much easier to manipulate. Just ask [[LadyMacbeth Regime Wonder Woman]] and [[ObviouslyEvil Sinestro]].
* IfIWantedYouDead: [[spoiler:During the Absolute Power ending, he flat-out tells Batman that if he'd wanted to, he could have simply killed Batman at any time in the last few years, and would have had no trouble doing it.]]
* ILetGwenStacyDie: He accidentally killed Lois Lane when under the influence of Scarecrow's fear gas. When his Batman tries to reason with him and use the death of his parents to crime as a comparison, Superman retorts that "you weren't the gun." This event colors his actions from then on, as he's trying to make a world where people like the Joker are stopped for good to honor Lois' memory. Rather tellingly, when Superman is trapped in a LotusEaterMachine of sorts during Year Three of the comic, the biggest change is that Lois and their child are still alive -- indicating that, at heart, what he wants most is to have his family back.
* IgnoredEpiphany: There are several instances where Injustice Superman has moments reflecting that he's gone over the edge and starts doubting his actions, but it never sticks and he immediately starts rationalizing his new behavior as Batman's fault.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: How he kills the Joker. With his bare arm no less.
* ImpliedDeathThreat: In the Absolute Power ending, [[spoiler:he orders Supergirl to become TheDragon to his newly restored Regime, and threatens to forcibly convert her into a [[ReforgedIntoAMinion brainwashed]] [[UnwillingRoboticization cyborg]] if she refuses, bringing up a brainwashed Batman as an example. Being that she's powerless, the corrupt Man of Steel knows she'll be in his side one way or another.]]
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Mercilessly subverted. The Joker's evil manages to push him over the edge, and Joker even mocks Batman for believing that Superman fits this trope.
* InformedAttribute: He is supposedly the most powerful member of the regime, but the number of times he is a victim of the Worf Effect makes this hard to believe.
* InsaneTrollLogic: Played for horror. Upon hearing people are questioning his rule after they [[spoiler:witnessed him kill Luthor on live TV]], he [[VillainousBreakdown rants]] that they are [[UngratefulBastard "ungrateful"]] for his "protection," and unleashes his forces on Metropolis and Gotham to crush any dissent. In addition, he justifies killing the Joker by saying it was "one death to save millions of lives", but everybody can see he was actually motivated by revenge for everything the clown did.
* {{Irony}}: The only exception to his NeverMyFault attitude is the one act he truly isn't responsible for; see ItsAllMyFault below.
* ItsAllAboutMe: He turned to dictatorial tactics because he thought it was the only way to keep the world safe, but after [[spoiler:killing Luthor and Shazam]], his selfish side shows, [[spoiler:unleashing his military and Doomsday on Metropolis and Gotham for daring to question him and planning to kill the main universe's Superman and take his Lois, regardless of what she may think]]. This is most evident in how he phrases his motivation when his counterpart confronts him.
--> ''He stole her from me!''
* ItsAllMyFault: In stark contrast to [[NeverMyFault how he views his actual bad deeds]], Superman doggedly insists that the events of Metropolis were his fault, even when virtually everyone else doesn't see it that way -- judging from pre-battle intros, the general consensus [[EvenEvilHasStandards even among supervillains]] is that ''the Joker'' was the one responsible for what happened to him and Supes was the ''victim'', nothing more. Those who extend the blame beyond the Joker limit it to Harley Quinn (because she helped him do it and didn't try to stop it at any point; in the comics [[MyGreatestFailure even she feels this way]]) and occasionally to Batman (if they view his leniency towards the Joker through a MurderByInaction lens).
* ItGetsEasier:
** He starts out [[DirtyBusiness having regrets about these actions]] in the comics, but as time passed, he has no qualms killing ''anybody'' who opposes his rule on a whim.
** It's also deconstructed, as the events transform him into a lunatic who rants about his FreudianExcuse, [[NeverMyFault blames others]] for his actions, and whines about the [[UngratefulBastard "ungratefulness"]] of the populace towards his rule.
* JadeColoredGlasses: The loss of Lois has made him cynical about traditional superheroics.
* JerkassHasAPoint: The prequel comic gives Superman several good points to make, even if he's not always pleasant when he makes them. Not putting a more permanent stop to the Joker when Batman, by his own admission, knew he would never accept rehabilitation and would only return to torment the people of Gotham time and time again ''was'' wrong, and that ''does'' make Batman partially responsible for the events at Metropolis because the Joker would never have been able to even go there if he were properly dealt with at some stage earlier. Arkham Asylum ''is'' a completely useless facility that can neither reform its inmates nor prevent them from escaping back onto the streets, and the issues Batman's RoguesGallery allegedly face are ''no excuse'' for their crimes, most of them committing them gleefully and voluntarily. And the fact Ganthet is lecturing him about ComesGreatResponsibility despite the Guardians [[BystanderSyndrome standing by and allowing the Kryptonians to blow up their planet]] without lifting a finger to help them ''is'', at the very least, textbook hypocrisy.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Compared to the events of the prequel comics and the first game, [[TookALevelInKindness he's a lot more]] unruffled, polite, and [[SanityStrengthening has dropped]] his [[AxCrazy insane behavior.]] He's even a lot more forgiving towards enemies. On the other hand, however, his methods and outlook on crime are ''still'' way too unacceptable and extreme despite being a lot less strict and brutal this time around.
* JudgeJuryAndExecutioner: Atlantis' archivist ([[spoiler:who is later revealed to be the ComicBook/MartianManhunter in disguise]]) even describes him as this when explaining the goings-on to good Aquaman.
* JustTheFirstCitizen: When Plastic Man meets him in the Year Four Annual, the other Justice League members try to present Superman and themselves as this, but Plastic Man points out that Superman is sitting on a throne. The Justice League decays into a bunch of stooges following a dictator.
* KickTheDog: An unfortunate number.
** His tirade on Batman in Issue 11 of the prequel comic, playing him up as a horrible parental figure to Nightwing and Robin to the extent that Batman punches him. Downplayed in that [[JerkassHasAPoint the things he says aren't entirely untrue]].
** A rather vicious one in #13 of Year One where he and Wonder Woman brutally take down Galaxor (a guy who was trying to protect his country from Superman's dictatorship) and ''break his spine''.
** [[spoiler:When he decides to destroy Kahndaq, Black Adam's country, if the latter won't join the Regime.]]
** [[spoiler:Murdering Shazam for [[DisproportionateRetribution trying to call him out on how far he's fallen]].]]
** [[spoiler:During the attack on Metropolis, while most of the other Regime metas are seen fighting the heroes, Regime Superman primarily concerns himself with killing civilians and destroying escape routes.]]
* KickTheMoralityPet: [[spoiler:Fighting and knocking Supergirl unconscious is such a moment for him. Rather than respond to her with a snappy comeback or blunt dismissal, he leans over her, puts his hand on her arm and apologizes for what he did. It's a powerful moment because it's the only time in the ''Injustice'' series where he fully owns his actions and does not try to [[IDidWhatIHadToDo justify them]] or [[NeverMyFault pawn them off on someone else]].]]
* KillAndReplace: Before his showdown with the Main Universe Superman, [[spoiler: he plans to kill him in hopes of entering his universe and take his Lois for himself, and show her how much the world has changed for the better.]]
* KneelBeforeZod: His victory scene. You know he's gone to the dark side when he pulls this.
* KnightTemplar: While his desire to protect humanity from crime and warfare is not an act, his ability to care for people on an individual level is inconsistent at best and practically non-existent at worst. [[spoiler:In the finale, he's fully willing to beat the living hell out of Hal and Barry, who used to be two of his closest friends and heavily debased themselves out of loyalty to him during his reign, simply because they're opposing his plan to kill Brainiac. He is even willing to turn on his only living relative when she also tries to stop him.]]
-->'''Supergirl:''' Kal, stop! These are your ''friends!''\\
'''Superman:''' My "friends" should be '''helping''' me, instead of standing in my way!
* LackOfEmpathy:
** He's so detached that most of his rants are about him having [[FreudianExcuse lost his family]], and [[JerkassHasAPoint calling out someone's faults and flaws. While he's not wrong about it]], he refuses to acknowledge [[NeverMyFault his own.]] To prove how apathetic he is, he tells an entire class before he's leaving to ''be good''. The old Superman would give a paragraph about the importance of benevolence and kindness.
** The most terrifying example is him [[spoiler:callously murdering Shazam, a teenager, and looking down at his corpse as if it was a bag of trash]]. By that moment, you can tell that he's become ''worse than the Joker.''
** A horribly visible example is his plan to bring the other universe's Lois to his, despite the fact that it's clear that Lois [[EverybodyHasStandards would be just as appalled as everyone else at what he's done to the world]]. He even outright tells his good counterpart that he ''doesn't care'' as long as she's alive, almost as if he's treating her as a mere possession.
** Plastic Man, of all people, actually gets under his skin by pointing out that Superman should know how it feels to outlive your own child or feel the need to protect them. However, Superman's response is to nearly kill him but is only stopped by Flash. Proving that Superman is fully aware of the atrocities he's commiting and does understand the pain he's putting others through but he has to push himself forward because too many have died because of his mercy.
---> '''Plastic Man''': "Considering all of this started with the death of your [=KID=], I figured you'd have a bit more empathy for---"
* LastOfHisKind: Subverted. Though he has the reputation of being "The Last Son of Krypton", there are in fact several other surviving Kryptonians. [[KneelBeforeZod One of whom]] he's now channeling.
* LightningBruiser: "Faster than a speeding bullet", "more powerful than a locomotive", and "able to leap tall buildings in a single bound", in addition to being bulletproof.
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Lois was this for him. The Joker tricking him into killing her is what turned Big Blue evil.
* TheLostLenore: Lois again. He's still haunted by the memory of losing her, and [[ILetGwenStacyDie his inability to forgive himself for her death]] prevents him from moving on. Also, mentioning her in a negative way [[BerserkButton riles]] him.
* LotusEaterMachine: Briefly in the comics. Everybody lives! Except the Joker, who is killed by Batman who then turns himself in and reveals he's Bruce Wayne. It's not perfect, he can still hear the voices of his friends trying to help him.
* LoveMakesYouEvil: The accidental deaths of his wife Lois Lane and their unborn child by his own hands take a toll on Superman's sanity and moral compass.
* LovingAShadow: His plan to [[spoiler:take the alternate universe's Lois is this. Despite his Lois being VERY similar to the alternate (and still living) Lois, it's still a different Lois overall. Mainstream Superman even points out that his Lois would still be disgusted by his actions nonetheless]].
* MakeAnExampleOfThem:
** [[spoiler:He decides to destroy Kahndaq, Black Adam's country, if the latter won't join Regime. The latter doesn't have a choice, especially when Shazam comes to support his boss.]]
** [[spoiler:After finding out the people of Earth fear and hate him, he plans to destroy Gotham and Metropolis to set an example of what happens when people cross him and make the people of Earth fear him more, even saying this almost word for word.]]
** [[spoiler:He threatens to robotize Supergirl if she refuses to become TheDragon to his Regime in the Absolute Power ending, bringing up Batman, who was transformed into a brainwashed minion by using Brainiac's tech.]]
* MaskOfSanity: After Metropolis, he makes frequent attempts to hide how far gone he is, but everybody knows he's a bitter and former shell of the man they once revered. Occasionally, he'll act as the BigBrotherMentor to Shazam and nice with Luthor around, but it doesn't take long for [[VillainousBreakdown everything to come down]] when [[spoiler:he kills Luthor on live television]].
* MeetTheNewBoss: Once he finally abandons any pretensions of merely being a guardian and forms the One Earth Government to rule the Earth.
* MeteorMove: His new supermove has him punching his opponents into the air, punching them twice mid-air, and catching them with a FacePalmOfDoom from which he pushes them back into the ground.
** A variation of his supermove takes this literally as he starts it by actually flying into space and hitting his opponent with a meteor.
* MindRape: In the Absolute Power ending, [[spoiler:he uses Brainiac's tech to MindRape Batman into submission, and threatens Supergirl with a similar fate if she refuses to become TheDragon to his restored Regime.]]
* MirrorBoss: To the Good Counterpart Superman from the heroic universe at the end of the Story Mode.
* MoralEventHorizon: InUniverse, his murder of Shazam is considered this by the Insurgency. Bruce, Barry, and Jaime bring him up whenever Clark or other Regime members try to justify his actions.
* MoralityChainBeyondTheGrave: He repeatedly justifies his actions by stating they're for Lois' sake. When they face off, the main universe Superman tells him point-blank that Lois would be afraid and disgusted by his actions and what he's become. Regime Superman is beyond caring by this point.
* MoralityPet: In an odd deconstruction, Superman tries to be this to Damian. For all of Superman's KnightTemplar behavior, he regularly chastises Damian for his extremist behavior, telling him that the strong protect the weak, compromise is needed, and killing isn't always the solution. Hypocrisy notwithstanding, it makes Superman sound a bit like his [[TheCape old self]].
* MotiveRant: Gives one to Supergirl during the Absolute Power path.
-->'''Superman:''' I used to be afraid. Afraid my powers would make people fear me. Afraid who I'd hurt if I wasn't careful every second of every day. I spent my whole life holding back. My fear cost me Lois. That's why I don't ''hold back'' '''''ANYMORE!'''''
* TheMourningAfter: Lois for him. He never stops loving her, and the implication is that he never will. Try as she might, Injustice Wonder Woman is clearly second best in his eyes, a fact she is clearly aware of.
* MultiversalConqueror: [[spoiler:In his Arcade ending, he forms a new ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes to bring order to his universe and all universes beyond.]]
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: As Superman descends further into evil, he adopts this mindset. Thinking that all criminals should be executed without a trial and deserve no mercy. Superman eventually gets to the point where he uses murder as a first resort to any problem he encounters, including dealing with anyone who so much as speaks out against him. Just ask Shazam.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Implied in an intro with [[LadyMacbeth Wonder Woman]] or Cyborg, though the latter has a more sympathizing stance.
--> '''Wonder Woman:''' After all this time, Kal?\\
'''Superman:''' Maybe this has gone too far.\\
'''Wonder Woman:''' Words of weakness.

-->'''Cyborg:''' Forget which side you're on?\\
'''Superman:''' Maybe this has gone too far.\\
'''Cyborg:''' That's what I was afraid of...
* MyWayOrTheHighway: Expresses this sentiment towards Supergirl, once she realizes his checkered past and compares him to Zod.
* NeverMyFault: He frequently rants about other people's faults without acknowledging his own. The only thing he will claim responsibility for is killing Lois Lane and their unborn child, and ''that wasn't'' his fault.
** When Batman points out how he's scaring people, Superman says he learned it from Batman, and also justifies killing the Joker as "one death to save millions," when it was obviously motivated by {{revenge}} and not altruism. Batman even points out how the latter is just the first step in a slippery slope.
** When Aquaman calls him out on becoming a KnightTemplar, Superman denies it.
** The game proper only gives more examples of this, with him repeatedly refusing to admit how far he's fallen and even at one point claiming that Insurgent Batman is responsible. In his dream, Superman stopped himself from killing Lois and Batman chose to kill Joker and surrender himself to the police. In Superman's mind, all of this is Batman's fault because he never killed the Joker, the one person who was proven to be irredeemable.
** [[spoiler:When confronted by the Flash in the "Absolute Power" ending, [[EvilCannotComprehendGood he accuses the Scarlet Speedster of causing everything after "losing his nerve"]], not realizing that Flash had begun to lose his nerve long ago after seeing how extreme he became.]]
* NoMoreHoldingBackSpeech: Superman gives a very dark reimagining of it to Supergirl after she finds out how awful he has become.
-->'''Superman:''' I used to be afraid. Afraid [[BewareTheSuperman my powers would make people fear me]]. Afraid [[BlessedWithSuck who I'd hurt if I wasn't careful every second of every day]]. [[WillfullyWeak I spent my entire life holding back.]] [[ILetGwenStacyDie My fear cost me Lois.]] That's why [[FallenHero I don't hold back anymore]]!
* NotDistractedByTheSexy: When Wonder Woman comes into his command station in a dress with a NavelDeepNeckline, he doesn't bat an eye, though even Yellow Lantern makes a comment on how she looks.
* NotSoAboveItAll: During a banterous intro with Green Arrow, he tells the archer that this won't be a fair fight, only for the latter to retort that it'd only be sporting that he'd give him a chance. Superman then admits that that's ActuallyPrettyFunny.
* NotSoDifferentRemark:
** To Sinestro and Black Adam. ''Especially'' to Black Adam, which the latter himself [[LampshadeHanging points out in prequels.]]
** After Regime Superman is sent to prison, his main universe counterpart even comments that if he [[ShadowArchetype were to be put in a similar position as his Regime counterpart was,]] he would have done the same things he did.
** From General Zod, as his cousin is all-too-happy to tell him when she realizes [[KnightTemplar what he's like]]. [[InsultBackfire He notes that he is actually more interested in sympathizing with Zod than his own father by this point]], believing that perhaps Krypton would have been saved if Jor-El had been more like Zod. On top of that, Zod's motivation for his coup in Post-Crisis canon was trying to save his planet from destruction by supplanting its ObstructiveBureaucrat leaders, which is not unlike what Superman's now doing, and his [[WhiteMansBurden rather condescending view of humanity]] as ''needing'' him to protect them is not terribly removed from [[PunyEarthlings how Zod sees them]].
** He is also very similar to Atrocitus. Both of them lost their wife and children, as well as their home (Planet Ryut for Atrocitus, Metropolis for Superman) to an outside force (the Manhunters, the Joker) upon whom [[TheDogBitesBack they took harsh vengeance]], before extending their hatred to their enemy's negligent handler (Atrocitus holds the Guardians responsible for the massacre of Sector 666, Superman views Batman's mercy towards the Joker as repeat MurderByInaction). Each is the LastOfHisKind (or so Superman believed before Kara showed up). Both have a PayEvilUntoEvil policy and strong overtones of WithUsOrAgainstUs, alongside a KnightTemplar worldview. Both are characterized as {{Tragic Villain}}s [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds who do terrible things because of their painful pasts]]. Atrocitus is aware of this and lampshades it in one of their pre-fight intro dialogues.
-->'''Atrocitus:''' That same rage created me.
** As the United States Senator revealed, Batman is a lot more similar to him than meets the eye, despite their varying ideologies. If one sits down and thinks about it, she's right. They decided to instill fear in criminals after losing their loved ones (Lois for Superman, Thomas and Martha for Batman), founded a team that helps him instill said fear (The One-Earth Government for Superman, the Bat-Family for Batman), are the worst types of PrinciplesZealot, and act impulsively without any input from others. The difference? [[RepressiveButEfficient Superman is far more competent than Batman]].
* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: He became a KnightTemplar because he thought it was the only way to keep the world safe. But as time progresses, he becomes [[ItsAllAboutMe selfishly obsessed]] in maintaining his grip on Earth, [[spoiler:especially when he killed Shazam and Luthor. He even planned to [[AndNowYouMustMarryMe take Multiverse Lois Lane as his bride forcefully]] and [[MurderTheHypotenuse kill Multiverse Superman]] even if she won't like it]].
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* ObliviouslyEvil: On one hand, he knows he's not the man he used to be, as shown by his final conversation with Batman [[spoiler:before their showdown at the end of the game]]; on the other hand, he remains clueless about just how different he has become, saying completely innocuously that he is always the hero to Catwoman and telling Grodd that those who hurt humans disgust him. Grodd, himself a [[FantasticRacism human-hating]], CardCarryingVillain, [[EvenEvilHasStandards is disturbed]] by Superman's lack of self-awareness.
-->'''Gorilla Grodd:''' ''How'' do you not see the {{irony}}?!
* OffhandBackhand: In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDav-JfidL0 Announce Trailer]], the first thing he does is catch The Flash in a [[NeckLift one-handed chokehold]] without looking at him.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Let's just say JokerImmunity [[PayEvilUntoEvil didn't save him this time]].
* PaintItBlack: One of the palette swap colors for the no-longer-heroic Superman is black with white highlights, similar to his [[Recap/JusticeLeagueS2E11And12ABetterWorld Justice Lord]] costume. [[spoiler:In both the Story Mode and the Battle Simulator endings, he switches to darker colors after merging with Brainiac's ship.]]
* TheParanoiac: ''Hypersensitive'' to any criticism levied on him, he responds with outright DisproportionateRetribution. [[SanitySlippage As time progressed]], he's now a rage-fueled madman ranting about how "ungrateful" people are towards his rule and blaming others for his downfall. He even [[{{Yandere}} develops an obsession]] on Multiverse Lois [[LovingAShadow when told about it]], planning to [[AndNowYouMustMarryMe take her as his bride forcefully]] even if she won't like it.
* ParentalSubstitute: [[spoiler:To Damian Wayne, after he and Batman fall out over Dick Grayson's death.]]
* PayEvilUntoEvil:
** After his unwitting killing of Lois and their unborn child, as well as the destruction of Metropolis, this becomes his new policy, and his first victim is the Joker himself. He vows to no longer stand by and watch while injustices in the world go unpunished.
* PetTheDog: Has a few moments in the comics.
** In Year One #14, he saves a pair of news anchors from Two-Face by non-lethal means, zapping his coin with EyeBeams and crunching his gun in one fist but not killing him.
** He objects to Sinestro's attack of Klarion from behind during their attack on Tower of Fate.
** [[spoiler:In Year 4, #4, he allows Batman, who has come as Bruce Wayne to take away Renee Montoya, who greatly suffered after having too many super pills. Though Wonder Woman tells him to capture Batman, he lets him go, if on a condition that Batman will stop hunting him. Which Batman breaks.]]
** When he and Batman fight in Year Five, the latter taunts him to kill him if he wants. Superman does not.
** [[spoiler:In Year 5, #13, he supports Damian's decision to become Nightwing, as it helps him.]]
** The first thing as High Councilor? [[spoiler:Restoration of Metropolis with Atom and Black Lightning.]]
** He stops to check if Supergirl was still alive after being hit by Brainiac's force field. To note, he previously ignored the arrow in ''Pa Kent's'' arm from years earlier.
** In the prologue, Superman sees that Damian is going way too far in his [[CallingTheOldManOut enraged scolding of Batman]] by bringing up the death of Jason Todd and, and, gently placing his hand on Damian's shoulder, tells him to stop.
** [[spoiler:When he uses Brainiac's ship to restore the cities he stole, Metropolis, the city he operated in and restored after the Joker blew it up, remained digitized and he was too weak to try it.]]
** [[spoiler:Coast City wasn't restored either, though not for lack of trying. He apologizes to Green Lantern for his failure.]]
* PhysicalGod: If he wasn't already before that, [[spoiler:he definitely becomes this after bonding with Brainiac's ship.]]
* PostFinalBoss: [[spoiler:Despite his most important character in the story, who drives the plot forward through the GodzillaThreshold, he takes over as the final antagonist after Brainiac is defeated. If Batman is the PlayerCharacter in the final chapter, Superman is the final enemy he must defeat in order to stop the Regime]].
* PragmaticVillainy:
** Although Superman [[EvenEvilHasStandards was shocked]] at Robin executing Zsasz in cold blood to prove Batman's ideals wrong, it was the abruptness that shook him as the Man of Steel himself was desensitized to killing by then.
** In the Absolute Power ending, [[spoiler:Batman attempts invoking the StrikeMeDownWithAllOfYourHatred trope on Superman to show how far he's fallen. Having learned his lesson with Luthor and Shazam, Superman instead opts to condemn him to a FateWorseThanDeath by turning him into a brainwashed minion, aware that killing Batman would rile people.]]
* PrimaryColorChampion: Subverted, as he is still a bad guy, unlike his main universe counterpart.
* PrinciplesZealot: {{Exaggerated|Trope}}. Superman clings on to PayEvilUntoEvil, especially in regards to villains like the Joker and Brainiac. One flashback to the beginning of his reign has him turning Arkham Asylum into [[FinalSolution his own personal copy-cat Auschwitz]] to deal with all convicted criminals in Gotham (he still reacted to Robin's summary execution of Victor Zsasz with shock, but it was probably the abruptness of it). [[spoiler:Both the "Power" and his arcade endings have him decide that just taking over Earth is not enough to quench his desire to bring order, and he starts down the path of becoming a galactic (and even ''multiversal'') conqueror.]]
* PsychologicalProjection: Unlike the previous game, in the sequel he shows "patience" with people who won't come around at first, but will try to force them to follow his twisted KnightTemplar worldview rather than realize he actually might be wrong. [[TheCynic Being too jaded]] about losing Lois [[EvilCannotComprehendGood stops]] him from accepting a HeelFaceTurn or hearing Supergirl's repeated pleas to his kinder side.
* PsychopathicManchild: By the end of the game, he's reduced to being a raving loon who's not very different from the Joker whom he killed personally, constantly whining about how "ungrateful" the people are for his rule but completely ignorant of the collateral damage. To say the MonsterClown will laugh from the grave upon seeing what he made Superman become is an understatement.
* PuttingOnTheReich: His New Regime gives off this vibe.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: In the first game, he has a pale complexion and dark hair which distinguishes him from his main universe counterpart who has a more medium complexion and brown hair.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Batman in the prequel comic where he accuses him of [[FriendlyEnemy loving the Joker and mourning him instead of Metropolis]] and that he needed Joker in his life and that that's why he never killed him. On top of this he also tries to play him up as a terrible parental figure to Nightwing and Robin, which is [[ShutupHannibal enough to prompt Batman to punch him]].
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Has glowing red eyes when displayed on the Future City monitors.
* RelativeButton: Anytime someone refers to Lois and how she would react to his crimes if she were alive, they're immediately marked for death.
* RepressiveButEfficient: His rule is iron-fisted and unpopular, but his goal to stamp out crime, corruption and war has not diminished. Ares is actively aiding the Insurgency and the Main Universe heroes because Superman's simply too ''good'' at it.
* RevengeIsNotJustice: Superman's dictatorship is rooted in the belief that his mercy towards criminals caused the death of Lois, his unborn child, and the destruction of Metropolis. While some do agree that his methods have provided long-term stability and security, others believe that Superman is no better than the criminals he goes after and he's killed fellow heroes for not being on his side.
* SanitySlippage: Lois' death, the nuking of Metropolis and the events of the comics and game slowly whittle away at his sanity until there's nothing but an utterly rage-filled maniac left.
* SatanicArchetype: This version of Superman has incredibly Satanic elements surrounding his character. A FallenHero who used to be the greatest superhero on Earth until the Metropolis incident, Superman becomes an EvilOverlord that sacrifices all notions of goodness in his heart until he's nothing but an [[LackOfEmpathy apathetic]] [[TheCaligula tyrant]] and [[CrapsackWorld turns the world into a living Hell]] (paralleling the FallenAngel archetype to [[ExaggeratedTrope an incredibly disturbing degree]]), usurps all governments on Earth to replace them with a completely totalitarian, autocratic and oppressive Fascist dictatorship (reminiscent of [[UsefulNotes/FascistItaly Italy]] during the reign of UsefulNotes/BenitoMussolini) in which he mercilessly slaughters any opposition, [[TheCorrupter corrupts the Justice League into becoming his henchmen]], and even coerces ComicBook/BlackAdam [[DealWithTheDevil into joining him]] by [[SadisticChoice threatening to destroy Kahndaq if he doesn't do so]]. Not to mention, Regime Superman's personality perfectly embodies every single one of the SevenDeadlySins, further enhancing his Satanic qualities. Furthermore, all of this demonic nature is put on full display when he's caught murdering Lux Luthor in cold-blooded fashion, where he completely loses it and becomes a PsychopathicManchild that [[VillainousBreakdown throws a massive, deranged temper tantrum]] by planning to destroy the world, starting with Metropolis and Gotham in order to keep people oppressed (somewhat similar to the Devil in Christianity planning to destroy the world [[InTheirOwnImage in order to recreate it in his own image]]), and most importantly, he ends up becoming a ShadowArchetype to the mainstream ComicBook/{{Superman}} (who is most commonly depicted as TheParagon and [[MessianicArchetype Earth's greatest protector]]) as to [[FaceHeelTurn what if he lost his moral compass]], enough as to why he fears being a MirrorCharacter to his EvilCounterpart. And what ultimately seals the deal, though, is the fact that Regime Superman is an obvious expy of Darth Vader, another character who's notable for being another Satanic Archetype, not to mention the High Councillor's [[PuttingOnTheReich surprisingly uncanny resemblance]] to infamous historical dictator UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler. Parallels to TheAntichrist, specifically being a corrupted version of a {{Messianic Archetype}}, can also be seen.
* ShadowArchetype:
** He represents what mainstream Superman could become if [[StartOfDarkness a tragic event]] [[BewareTheSuperman caused him to snap]] and lose his moral compass. After learning about what led his Regime counterpart to villainy, the main universe Superman comments that if he were to be put in a similar position as his Regime counterpart was, [[NotSoDifferentRemark he would have done the same things]].
*** Mainstream Superman's arcade ending shows that [[spoiler:his fight with his Regime counterpart has [[EvilMeScaresMe spooked him]], wondering if he could go down the same path. Due to this, he ingests a Kryptonite piece that can be remotely detonated by a trigger that changes hands between his fellow Justice League members except Batman]].
** He's also one to Supergirl, as while he still hasn't recovered from the DespairEventHorizon, she wishes to actually give people hope (and make them trust the House of El again), and not be a WellIntentionedExtremist dictator unlike her estranged cousin. [[TokenGoodTeammate Not that one could rightly call her a heel in the first place,]] [[spoiler:but she turns against the Regime and joins up with Batman in the endgame. Even then, she feels she failed her cousin, who she was supposed to protect from people like the Joker, ''and'' her family by being unable to stop the House of El's reputation from being tarnished.]]
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: In the New Regime trailer, he flatly refuses to "hold the moral high ground at the expense of peace", a marked change from [[ThouShaltNotKill what he used to represent]].
* SkillGateCharacters: His Heat Vision is near-impossible to beat for a beginner.
* ShouldersOfDoom: His Regime costume has rather prominent shoulder guard which adds to the Regime leader vibe.
* SlowlySlippingIntoEvil: The Injustice comics and the game do a good job taking a step-by-step approach to emphasizing Superman's increasing comfort with violence and extreme methods. Superman genuinely does believe and tries to be heroic, but without Lois and his estrangement from Bruce, his conscience and kindness get hardened. He slowly drifts from humanity and his reactions towards evil actions and crime become more and more extreme and disproportionate. He never consciously enacts evil actions but always in reaction, where his only method is extreme.
* SNKBoss: As the FinalBoss of both the Story Mode and Classic Mode, he hits harder blow-for-blow than a player-controlled Superman, takes almost two times more damage to defeat, has an extremely reduced cooldown time on his special ability (which itself lasts 3 times longer than normal), and he ''abuses the hell out of it.'' Getting hit by his Super move while his character ability is activated will take off about 3/4 of a full health bar.
* StartOfDarkness: Killing the Joker is this overall for him, but in the comics, [[spoiler:killing Green Arrow was the real start. Before then he had attacked villains and legitimate targets, but his anger went out of control and he started targeting former friends. After killing Arrow, he cripples Batman by breaking his back and starting to torture him with Ollie's blood on his hands. Batman tells him at this point he's no longer a hero by any measure]].
* SuperBreath: Which becomes [[HarmlessFreezing freeze breath]] when Enhanced.
* SuperheroesWearCapes: Subverted, since he's not a hero anymore.
* SuperpowerLottery: He wouldn't be Superman without this trope. Thanks to [[ThePowerOfTheSun Earth's yellow sun]], he possesses superhuman [[SuperStrength strength]], [[SuperSpeed speed]] and [[SuperSenses senses]]. He also has separate abilities, such as the [[FlyingBrick power to fly]], [[XRayVision see through opaque objects]], and [[EyeBeams project thick beams of heat from his eyes]], as well as becoming [[NighInvulnerability virtually impenetrable to most weapons]]. [[spoiler:He becomes even more powerful in the Regime ending, where he fuses with Brainiac's ship and becomes a cyborg with access to all the Coluan's technology]].
* SuperStrength: Enough to [[MeteorMove punch someone into space]].
* SympatheticMurderer: His killing of the Joker is still considered this. The Joker went out of his way to wrong him in a very deep and personal way and rubbed it to his face; it was very much PayEvilUntoEvil next to everything else. Batman is even forced to admit he "understood" why Superman did it when testifying in court.
* TailorMadePrison: [[spoiler:He gets locked up in one that simulates the light of a red sun, greatly weakening his powers, [[SequelHook though he can still mildly use his heat vision]].]]
* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: Unlike his videogame and comic counterpart, [[spoiler: in the animated version, after the fight against an alternative Superman isn't enough to stop him, he's "defeated" by an alternative version of Lois Lane, who is still pregnant and lost "her Superman" in a fight against Braniac. She asks him [[ArmorPiercingQuestion how many people he would keep killing in the name of peace]], causing him to have a HeelRealization and to surrender on his own accord.]]
* TautologicalTemplar: After killing the Joker, he decides that because he is the Man of Steel, whatever he does in service to "saving" his world is justifiable because he says so, even if it meant [[spoiler:killing others for showing dissent]].
* {{Technopath}}: [[spoiler:What he becomes in his Story Mode ending after bonding with Brainiac's ship.]]
* ThatManIsDead: He's fully discarded his civilian identity of a mild-mannered reporter after what happened to Metropolis.
* ThenLetMeBeEvil: After [[spoiler:killing Lex]], he cannot bear the complaints that he is murderous. He decides to launch attacks as a way to discipline them.
* ThereWasADoor: [[spoiler:In a dream sequence, Superman walks through the divider when he visits Batman in jail as an offer to bust him out. Batman declines even though by that point no one would object. They hug instead]].
* TinTyrant: What with his suit having visibly metallic parts, [[spoiler:especially after bonding with Brainiac's ship in the Absolute Power ending]].
* TookALevelInBadass: Although he was always powerful, in the beginning any pill-using hero was able to fight him or even beat him, and he was no match in a fight against Wonder Woman. For the events of the game, trying to fight him even with the pill is near suicide, and Wonder Woman was no match for him in a one-on-one battle anymore.
* TookALevelInJerkass: After his FaceHeelTurn, as the prequel comic shows. And while by the events of the game proper, he's fairly polite and well-mannered, [[spoiler:it's a [[BitchinSheepsClothing façade]], one that [[VillainousBreakdown comes apart at the seams]] during his HumiliationConga.]]
** The first time we see him being an outright dick to his own allies is Issue #1 of the Year 4 comics, to the point that Wonder Woman has to warn him against it or [[DefectorFromDecadence he'll end up making them go over to Batman]].
* TookALevelInKindness: Downplayed in Injustice 2. While he is overall much more pleasant to be around than the first game, being more willing to hear the opinions of others and much less hostile to those who don't share his view, this doesn't make him any less unrepentant about his previous actions (to the point he lectures his cousin Kara about SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids, [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans Utopia Justified (and STILL Justifies) The Means]]), and can potentially [[spoiler:become much worse in one of the two possible endings (as well as his Arcade Ending) where he takes over Earth, creates a even more powerful Regime bolstered by a massive army from Brainiac's collection and aims to spread his authoritarian order '''throughout the Multiverse'''.]]
* TwoFirstNames: His middle name Joseph and surname Kent are applicable as given names.
* TheWorfEffect: Seems to suffer this a lot; gets beaten up by Alfred, Ch'p, Ganthet, Black Canary, Batgirl and Huntress (together), Renee, Wonder Woman, Zeus, Bizarro, Doomsday, Batman, Hawkman and so on.
* UnskilledButStrong: In a very strange and different way from the Superman of the main universe, this Superman seems to be an arrogant buffoon with his superpowers, so much so that it's almost like he dedicated himself to ''not'' being skilled in any way. Flashbacks to the fourth year of the comics reveal that he's arrogant to the point that he intentionally tries to avoid knowing how to fight properly while Diana and Bruce try to train him, later mocking Batman and is disgusted with him for thinking he needs training and better preparation to fight in the future. He also evidently lacks the intelligence, knowledge, common sense and willpower of the main universe Superman, relying solely on his superpowers.
* UnexplainedRecovery: He appears to rescue Batman in Brainiac's ship, despite having been apparently disintegrated in a massive explosion. It is conceivable that he has survived the blast, being NighInvulnerable and all, but that doesn't explain why both Supergirl and Brainiac are unable to find him and presume him to be dead.
* UnderwearOfPower: His secondary costume has a very stylized version that dips low in front, goes higher up the torso to square around the hip, and additional portions extend down the inner thighs. It also serves to distinguish him from Main Superman.
* TheUnfettered: Though he used to be [[TheFettered the opposite trope]], he became this once he started his New Regime.
* UngratefulBastard: Ironically, in the very same scene in which he rants about how "ungrateful" the people are for [[spoiler:turning on him following the execution of Lex Luthor]], he kills [[spoiler:Shazam, who was the only reason he was ''able'' to beat Luthor rather than taking a face full of kryptonite]].
* UnreliableNarrator: When addressing the world, he claims that Batman was an accomplice in the destruction of Metropolis and that this "drove him insane with guilt". Of course, in Superman's mind, [[MetaphoricallyTrue Batman is responsible due to having never killed the Joker before his sending Superman off the deep end.]]
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: If Doctor Fate is to be believed in the story mode, the reason Brainiac found his way to Earth to begin with is because of the chaos caused by Superman's Regime and its wars with Batman's Insurgency and the Green Lantern Corps, in particular in the comics. Even further - Fate additionally warns that the infighting between Superman and Batman is causing the Lords of Order to give up on humanity, which is why they back Brainiac (and it's implied they might support an even ''greater'' threat).
* UnwittingPawn: Ironically, to the Joker. After getting tired of losing to the Caped Crusader, he decided to go after Superman and destroy everything he cared so dear. Even before his demise, [[AllAccordingToPlan it was all part of the clown's plan since he would never beat Batman, but wondered if an insane Superman would.]]
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: His speech in the New Regime trailer fits this to a T, the utopia in question being a world without crime.
* VillainHasAPoint: Superman's argument that the Joker sickened Harley Quinn's mind beyond healing has merit, considering her many attempts at rehabilitation in the past have ended in disaster. Especially given Supergirl's [[NaiveNewcomer lack of familiarity]] with Harley's situation. Granted that [[spoiler:Harley proves him wrong in her Ladder ending.]]
** He may have ultimately gone too far but regarding enemies like Joker and Kalibak who have zero regard for life, simply beating them up and then arresting/sending them back where they came from ultimately proves futile as they always come back more dangerous than before.
*** There's also the fact that Batman's hesitance to permanently deal with the Joker makes him just as responsible for everyone the Joker kills the next time he breaks out.
* VillainousBreakdown: At the end of his HumiliationConga, [[spoiler:Superman takes a moment to listen to the population's dissent and... doesn't take it well. As in, views them as ungrateful for his "peace" and decides that a military assault on them would bring them in line.]]
* VillainousLegacy: Even after Superman's defeat in the first game, the effects caused by his 6-year tyrannical rule over the entire world have left it permanently fractured and broken. The Justice League is now heavily crippled and only a fraction as powerful as it used to be. People live in fear of either Superman escaping or his allies destroying more cities as they almost did. Various factions are also vying to take the power vacuum left behind, including Grodd.
* VillainousRescue: [[spoiler:After he was seemingly vaporized by Brainiac, he flies ''[[FoeTossingCharge through]]'' Brainiac's drones and saves Batman from being killed.]]
* VillainProtagonist: He is both a villain and a playable character in the Story Mode of ''Injustice 2''. [[spoiler:The Absolute Power ending takes place from his perspective.]]
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Because of his reputation as TheParagon to Earth's heroes, the people of Earth mostly accept his autocratic rule. [[spoiler:It's only after he kills Lex Luthor that the populace, which has quietly grumbled about his rule for the past five years, starts to openly question him.]]
* WeCanRuleTogether:
** Makes this offer to Batman in Issue 11 of the prequel comic.
** In the "Absolute Power" ending, [[spoiler:he offers Supergirl a SadisticChoice: either become TheDragon to his newly restored Regime, or be [[ReforgedIntoAMinion a forcibly]] [[UnwillingRoboticization brainwashed minion]] [[FateWorseThanDeath like he did to Batman]] if she refuses. It's left vague as to whether she reluctantly joined the Regime or was cyborgized in his ladder ending.]]
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Superman and Batman used to be extremely close to one another, and occasionally will try to convince Bruce what he's doing is right. However, unlike Bruce, Clark is far past the idea of trying to convince Bruce to give up and join him.
* WeWillMeetAgain: In the "Absolute Justice" ending, [[spoiler:he is sent to the Phantom Zone and this time, he is permanently de-powered by golden Kryptonite, and even then, he vows to return one day. How he will manage to accomplish this or threaten anyone ever again remains unknown, but Batman agrees he can return and still pose a threat in his own Arcade Ending and is preparing to take care of him when the fateful day arrives]].
* WhatTheHellHero: Many of his opponents call him out for his highly questionable behavior during his five-year reign. He in turn [[ArmorPiercingQuestion scoffs at]] Batman on his [[ThouShaltNotKill no-kill policy]], all but outright accusing him of MurderByInaction.
-->'''Superman:''' How many innocent people have to ''die'' before YOU accept that some lives ''need'' '''to be''' '''''TAKEN?!'''''
** He has a habit of emphasizing that his Regime saved lives. Multiple characters, including Batman, Flash, Blue Beetle, Enchantress, and even ''Grodd'' call him out on this, considering the Regime's actions.
* WithUsOrAgainstUs:
** [[spoiler:Superman decides to destroy Kahndaq, Black Adam's country, if the latter won't join Regime. He states that either Kahndaq is an ally, or is a threat.]]
** Expresses a "me" version to Supergirl in [[spoiler:the Absolute Power ending]].
--->'''Superman:''' Either you make the right choice... ''[[ImpliedDeathThreat or I'll do it for you]]''.
* WorthyOpponent: In one of his dialogues with Green Arrow, he admits Black Canary scares him more than Ollie does; considering Black Canary beat the living crap out of him, it's for good reason.
* {{Yandere}}: Has shades of this during the final act with [[spoiler:the mainstream Superman]] as he expresses desire to kill him and bring [[spoiler:the mainstream world's version of]] Lois into his universe to make her love him.
* YearInsideHourOutside: Enough time inside for his and Lois' hair to turn grey and their daughter Lara to become a super-heroine in her own right in Superman's LotusEaterMachine.
* YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame: His reaction to Atrocitus' claim that he would be a perfect Red Lantern.
* YouAreWhatYouHate: He starts out determined to put a permanent end to remorseless, mass-murdering villains and stop standing by and letting the problems of the world go unsolved. By the end of the game, [[HeWhoFightsMonsters he's become the very thing he once despised]].
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: [[EvilCannotComprehendGood Being that he's still a rage-fueled cynic, Superman ignores]] Supergirl's repeated attempts to appeal to his better side after she learns of his backstory. Various other heroes, including Batman, Black Lightning, Green Lantern and Vixen also separately try to appeal to him without success.
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* AuthorityGrantsAsskicking: Towards the end, he is seen rallying the One Earth Regime's troops in preparation for [[spoiler:the annihilation of Gotham and Metropolis]]. To help this, he instructs his soldiers to execute a group of traitors. [[spoiler:And then Insurgency Flash intervenes after his HeelFaceTurn]].

* AdaptationalJerkass: She's bitter, cold, condescending, and manipulative and an all around {{Jerkass}} as she pushes for Superman and the Regime to hold to their twisted ideals, showing no remorse for her actions when called out on them by others, a far contrast from her mainstream counterpart.

* AccidentalMurder: Of Dick Grayson. He's still hurting over it, and gets upset when people are flippant about it.
-->'''Robin:''' I didn't murder Dick, Bruce!\\
'''Batman:''' No, your temper did, Damian.
* AdaptationalVillainy: Despite Damian Wayne normally being a [[BrattyHalfPint violent, bratty child]] whose upbringing with the League of Shadows he's portrayed as genuinely proud to be Batman's son and with a relationship that's generally positive despite their differences. The ''Injustice'' version already has Damian's temper being more pronounced, but he completely [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope jumps off the slippery slope]] after his AccidentalMurder of Dick Grayson, becoming such a fanatical KnightTemplar in the name of fighting crime to the degree where even Superman tries to rein in his violent, extremist behavior.

* HateSink: She's easily the most loathsome of the Regime same for perhaps Damien and Superman. Not only is Diana cold, murderous, and possessing very little of the love and compassion that defines her mainstream counterpart, but she's also arrogant and condescending to most everyone save for Superman, to whom she actively encourages his darker impulses. In the tie-in comics she pointedly doesn't relay Aquaman's offer for a truce and alliance to Superman as he begins to form the Regime, and in ''Injustice 2'' she takes any opportunity to start arguing with Bruce and pointing fingers at him to blame for what's happening.

* HateSink: She's easily the most loathsome of the Regime same for perhaps Damien. Not only is Diana cold, murderous, and possessing very little of the love and compassion that defines her mainstream counterpart, but she's also arrogant and condescending to most everyone save for Superman, to whom she actively encourages his darker impulses. In the tie-in comics she pointedly doesn't relay Aquaman's offer for a truce and alliance to Superman as he begins to form the Regime, and in ''Injustice 2'' she takes any opportunity to start arguing with Bruce and pointing fingers at him to blame for what's happening.

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: As she is painfully aware, Superman doesn't feel the way about her she does about him — and even if he did, it wouldn't be the same as when he was with [[TheLostLenore Lois]].

* ButtMonkey: Of all the characters in ''Injustice 2'' Damian is on the receiving end of the most insults, condescending comments and snarking about his age and daddy issues. The Insurgency heroes, the Society, his ''[[TheFriendNobodyLikes Regime teammates]]'', and most of the DLC characters all pile on him in battle intros, clashes, and even in the story mode at times.

*** And as Damian especially points out, for all his posturing, Batman would absolutely want to kill any criminal, the Joker included, if they wronged him as deeply as the Joker did Superman. The events of ''ComicBook/ADeathInTheFamily'' and ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker'' stand as grim proof of this.

* EvilCostumeSwitch: Changes into her Amazonian armor after becoming Superman's [[TheDragon Dragon]]. Not only does this suit have more armor than regular Wonder Woman with SpikesOfVillainy, [[EvilIsSexy it also shows more leg and conspicuously enhances her cleavage]].

* TemptingFate: "Not so super, was he?" [[spoiler:Cue Main Universe Superman crushing him in return .]]

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Fred Tatasciore (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages:''' Enrique Cervantes (Latin-American Spanish)[[/note]]

* BrightIsNotGood: She has the primary colors of her counterpart in the other universe, but is was ruthless even before the Regime was formed.

* DeathByIrony: [[spoiler:He saves Superman from being incapacitated by Lex Luthor, who just told him that "no good comes from hero worship." Superman murders him soon afterwards after Shazam tries to talk him out of destroying both Gotham and Metropolis.]]

* GutturalGrowler: His voice becomes much gruffer whenever he's angry.

** Later, when Batman looks perturbed over not being told Superman has a cousin, Damian points out Batman knows all about keeping secrets and has no business getting snotty that someone kept one from him.

!!Diana of Themyscira[=/=]Franchise/WonderWoman

* OedipusComplex: Has fond memories of his mother, but harbors a deep hatred and contempt for his father and feels much closer to his replacement father figure. Firestorm outright calls him "Oedipus".
-->'''Catwoman:''' I met [Talia] once.\\
'''Damian:''' No woman could surpass her!\\
'''Catwoman:''' That's why you don't have a girlfriend.

* FascistButInefficient: Is also this besides RepressiveButEfficient. Superman's poor treatment of his subordinances slowly but surely begins chipping away at their respect and in the Flash's case, loyalty to him, and, for all the peace that their oppressive thumb brings, it quickly shatters whenever the citizens get a chance to fight back. Even the Regime's attempts to quash the insurrection is viewed by some members as overly excessive, as Shazam tries to point out.

* BoobsOfSteel: It's a given with Wonder Woman. While she might not be the ''strongest'' member of the roster, she's definitely one of the bustier characters, only beaten by Power Girl.