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Kent Nelson is an ordinary man, but when he puts on the Helm of Fate, he becomes a powerful servant of the Lords of Order and acts to preserve the destiny of the universe. The only problem is that, in the ''Injustice'' universe, only a terrible destiny awaits the planet. From the war between Batman and Superman and the impending invasion of Brainiac, Fate only wishes to change what will come, but he is bound to let the atrocities happen so something greater than Earth will be spared.
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Kent Nelson is an ordinary man, but when he puts on the Helm of Fate, he becomes a powerful servant of the Lords of Order and acts to preserve the destiny of the universe. The only problem is that, in the ''Injustice'' universe, only a terrible destiny awaits the planet. From the war between Batman and Superman and the impending invasion of Brainiac, Fate only wishes to change what will come, but he is bound to let the atrocities happen so something greater than Earth will be spared.
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* AboveGoodAndEvil: How he sees himself. Brainiac considers morality to be beneath him. Nevertheless, he is chuffed to hear the Lords of Order have decided to endorse him.
-->'''Doctor Fate:''' My directive is to aid you.\\
'''Brainiac:''' Those that command you are wise!
* AdaptationalBadass:
** His comic counterpart is still a huge threat, but this Brainiac takes it up a notch. For one, his intro dialogues with Atrocitus (plus Scarecrow's Arcade Mode ending) reveal that he's destroyed ''billions'' of worlds, as opposed to thousands in the comics. His intro dialogue with Green Arrow also has him implying he's become a full MultiversalConqueror, instead of a mere GalacticConqueror, which is [[spoiler:seemingly confirmed by Raiden's ending.]] His Earth-1212 counterpart has even conquered 17.6% of the entire multiverse. In general the game builds him up as the single most dangerous being in the DCU, while in the comics there's at least a few villains generally above him.
** A good example is how he measures up in relation to a fellow cosmic DCU BigBad, Darkseid. In the comics they're both of a roughly similar threat level, and both trigger a GodzillaThreshold situation when they show up. In the ''Injustice'' universe Darkseid is dealt with by Superman alone in a prequel comic without much trouble, with his entire army getting obliterated and the tyrant being trounced in personal combat. Meanwhile Brainiac requires every hero and villain on Earth to pull an EnemyMine to even have a chance at stopping him; before this point he's basically [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomping]] Earth's defenders with no trouble, and Superman even admits that his Regime (which has him and several other peer heavy hitters like Supergirl and Black Adam) would be helpless to stop him alone. Even after the collective metahumans' intervention negates most of Brainiac's technology (his main strength), Superman still wouldn't have been able to defeat him in a one-on-one fistfight if not for [[WorfHadTheFlu the worldwide attacks on his fleet weakening his main body.]]
** Also applies in regards to his fighting style. Brainiac post-2008 is usually depicted as stronger than Superman,[[note]]He was also sometimes such before then, [[FightingAShadow depending]] on what body his mind was in. His nanoswarm incarnation for instance was said to have grip strength comparable to Doomsday's, while his Silver Age version was seemingly no stronger than an ordinary human without his gadgets.[[/note]] but has always been a [[UnskilledButStrong poor fighter]] who, when stripped of his technological advantage, sometimes lost to the Man of Steel due to his bad habit of dropping his guard to gloat whenever he had an advantage. ''New Krypton'' made a point of emphasizing this with him losing to [[StrongAndSkilled Zod]] when both are depowered, and the 2009 ''Superman Secret Files'' say that while he is "as strong and invulnerable as a Kryptonian", his moves "appear sluggish and lumbering." In ''Injustice'' he's a lot more fluid and potent thanks to the requirements of being playable in a fighting game, though even then it's notable that he's a LightningBruiser in-game instead of a MightyGlacier like some other big strong characters.
* AdaptationalLateAppearance: His appearance in Injustice 2 is apparently the first time he's been to Earth in this continuity, during which Superman and Batman are at least in their 40s (Damian, Batman's son by Talia, is stated in one of his intros to be 18) and have had careers in superheroics for decades. In the comics, he's Superman's ArchEnemy and shows up relatively early on (or at least his [[ActuallyADoombot drones]] do).
* AdaptationOriginConnection:
** In this universe, Brainiac ''destroyed Krypton'' after retrieving two of its cities (Argo City and Kandor) and is only now headed to Earth because he only recently heard of "the Last Son of Krypton."
** He also is responsible for the existence of Grid in this setting, creating a separate body for him instead of Grid creating a body for himself out of the cybernetics he forcefully rips from Cyborg's body.
** [[spoiler:According to Superman's ending to the main story mode, he also has prisoners from Daxam and Czarnia, indicating that, among other things, he is connected to ComicBook/{{Lobo}}'s origin story as well.]]
** The comics reveal [[spoiler:he's possibly the creator of Amazo- or at least, whoever created Amazo used some of his technology to do it.]]
** In his intro dialogue with Batman, Hellboy comments that he's only in this universe because he "got shanghaied here by Brainiac." Suffice to say, he's not pleased about this.
* ArchEnemy: To Supergirl. He killed her mother, destroyed her planet, and is also partially responsible for her cousin's fall from grace. As Superman points out, she has more reason to want him dead than anyone.
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:He's KilledOffScreen in the Absolute Power ending. Considering the lives he's trapped, cities he forcefully collected, had the remains of each planet scorched, and [[TooPowerfulToLive the fact that there's no way they could imprison him]], [[KarmicDeath his death was far from unjust]].]]
* AttackDrone: One of his attacks has him summon a small drone that flies across the screen and shoots the opponent.
* AxCrazy: Paints himself as a being who only wishes to collect knowledge. In truth, he's a vicious OmnicidalManiac.
* BadassBoast: Gets off an epic one with just ''three'' words when Darkseid brags he is indeed a god, from fiery Apokolips:
-->'''Brainiac:''' [[ButForMeItWasTuesday Noted for classification.]]
** From the main story:
-->'''Brainiac:''' I match your strength, you cannot match my intellect! You are only a [[SuperiorSpecies Kryptonian,]] of which [[SmugSuper I]] have killed '''''billions!'''''
** A more generic one that appears in a lot of his combat intros:
-->'''Brainiac:''' Facing me... is a fatal error.
* BadassBookworm: Alien scientist who values knowledge, and he's so powerful that it takes [[spoiler:the combined efforts of Batman and Superman to stop him.]]
* BadBoss: Treats his followers an air of politeness but doesn't think twice about turning on them.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: He wants the universe all to himself. At the end of Flash's Arcade mode, [[spoiler:Flash decides to give him just that by dropping him off near the end of time.]]
* BigBad: The primary source of conflict in ''Injustice 2''.
* BigBadEnsemble: With Superman. 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 and becoming a MultiversalConqueror when all is said and done.
* BigBrotherIsWatching: He reveals that he absorbed Brother Eye, Batman's surveillance network and CPU for the Batcave, into his neural network, allowing him access to data on Batman and his allies.
* BlasphemousBoast: He's got his share.
-->'''Brainiac:''' Are you a god?\\
'''Doctor Fate:''' Close enough to one!\\
'''Brainiac:''' [[AGodAmI Then I am as well.]]
-->'''Brainiac:''' Diana of Themyscira.\\
'''Wonder Woman:''' By the gods, I will defeat you!\\
'''Brainiac:''' [[BadassBoast No gods can save you.]]
* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: [[spoiler:Batman and his allies make this argument after Brainiac's defeat, believing that even if they thought he should be an exception to the no-killing rule, they need him to help figure out how to safely restore the captured cities, an argument backed up by the fact that Superman's first attempt to restore the cities via controlling Brainiac's ship himself resulted in some of the cities being accidentally deleted from the ship's memory.]]
* TheChewToy: As the final boss of Ladder Mode, beating him is always the initial focus of any characters' Ladder Ending, and as such he is constantly subject to unpleasant fates of varying stripes, among them: [[spoiler:being killed by characters like Atrocitus, Grodd, the Joker, Wonder Woman, and Superman for varying reasons, being {{Mind Control}}led by and getting the KissOfDeath from Poison Ivy and getting {{Mind Rape}}d by Scarecrow]]. Being beaten down and tied up with his own CombatTentacles is the ''nicest'' thing that happens to him, but since he's such a vicious bastard in Story Mode you'll virtually ''always'' [[PayEvilUntoEvil side with his tormentor]].
* TheCollector: As always, Brainiac seeks knowledge by collecting the major cities of inhabited planets, then destroying the planet itself. As he desires this knowledge to be exclusive, Green Lantern John Stewart will sometimes compare him to the Orange Lantern Larfleeze, while Darkseid ridicules him, claiming that knowledge is useless without power.
* CombatPragmatist: Brainiac is a dirty fighter. His SecretAIMoves for his SNKBoss mode involve manipulating parts of his ship to crush his opponent, planting a mine to electrify the floor, or unleashing laser-shooting drones. Meanwhile his unlockable abilities include throwing up a drone to shoot his enemy and calling in a KillSat shot from his spaceship. His supermove is another good example: he calls down his drones to hold his opponent in place, then nukes them with his spaceship's main gun.
** In the Story Mode, he easily defeats Supergirl by ambushing and restraining her with his CombatTentacles, and incapacitates [[spoiler:Superman]] by [[spoiler:blasting him from the safety of his ship skull ship with a WaveMotionGun.]]
* CombatTentacles: His weapons are eight mechanical limbs that sprout from his back like ComicBook/DoctorOctopus. Naturally, his fighting style primarily makes use of these.
* TheComicallySerious: All the humor from his pre-fight dialogue comes from his no-nonsense attitude contrasting with the sillier or snarkier characters.
* CompositeCharacter: He's mostly based on his Post-Crisis, post-''Superman: Brainiac'' incarnation, but has the PoweredArmor and CombatTentacles of his New 52 incarnation.
* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: When fought as an arcade boss, Brainiac has [[SecretAIMoves access to moves that his playable self doesn't]] and all his custom moves. One of these is planting a mine on the ground and electrifying the floor or manipulating parts of the ship to attack the opponent. Justified since the boss fight takes place inside his Skull Ship, where he has complete control of its surroundings and you are pretty much forced to fight in his terms.
* ConflictKiller: The reason why he is the BigBad in ''Injustice 2''. The story is mostly a three-way conflict between the Insurgency vs the Regime vs the Society. The moment he shows up with the intention of annihilating planet Earth, he becomes a threat to everyone else.
* ControlFreak: True to his comics incarnation, this he reason why he seeks to make sure that the only life in the multiverse is what's contained shrunken in his ship. Also the reason he attacks Earth at all; that any Kryptonians still exist outside of his control severely annoys him. Additionally, this character trait is referenced constantly in his in-game dialogue:
-->'''Brainiac:''' ''(grab)'' You belong to me.\\
'''Brainiac:''' ''(clash quote)'' I take what is mine.\\
'''Brainiac:''' ''(round win)'' Your world is mine.
* CreepyMonotone: Much like many of Jeffrey Combs' roles, his voice is more-or-less entirely drained of emotion. It goes hand-in-hand well with his sociopathy.
* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: Invoked. He's an evil stoic cyborg who encourages fellow cyborg [[ShapedLikeItself Cyborg]] to "abandon [his] humanity" to become stronger.
* DeathFromAbove: Can summon lasers from his ship in gameplay, even if the fight is inside his ship.
* DeflectorShields: Has one his ship that's virtually impenetrable, even Superman can't break it.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Heavily implied in his intro dialogue with Darkseid to have killed or captured many gods.
* DifficultButAwesome: Brainiac is very rarely seen online, quite possibly the [[https://testyourmight.com/threads/statistical-tier-list.65695/ least played]] character period, but is considered [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym5-Flrsy2s high]] [[http://www.ign.com/wikis/injustice-2/Tier_Lists tier]] regardless. Most of his combos require precise timing, he's slow, and he lacks any projectiles besides his trait (without unlockable abilities), but his air maneuverability and mix-ups are surprisingly good, his normal melee attacks have great range, and when utilized properly he hits like a truck.
* DisappointedByTheMotive: He has a tendency to incur this reaction, given that his entire ''raison d'etre'' involves stealing a world's knowledge and casting its people aside to make sure that knowledge is exclusive. Darkseid scoffs that knowledge is useless without power, and John Stewart points out he could just ''study'' those worlds instead, before comparing him to Larfleeze.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:The Story mode continues even after he is defeated, setting up the final conflict between Batman and Superman.]]
* DistinctionWithoutADifference: He doesn't ''destroy'' planets, he just steals all their cities and most of their inhabitants, then callously tosses aside whatever's leftover. Atrocitus calls him out on this and even invokes this trope, see above.
* TheDreaded: As in the source, ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} is terrified of him, and thinks their only hope is to [[GodzillaThreshold release her cousin]]. Even then, Bruce notes ''Superman'' himself fears him too, and Superman warns him that without his help, they have no hope of beating him. Also, in Green Lantern's intro dialogue, he states that the Guardians specifically warned him about Brainiac.
** [[spoiler:Battle Simulator Brainiac]]'s ending states that because of him, Coluans are despised even if they are nothing like Brainiac, which was [[spoiler:his]] motivation to stop him.
** [[BigBadWannabe Grodd]] regards him as basically unstoppable and invulnerable.
-->'''Aquaman:''' The people of Atlantis demand justice.
-->'''Grodd:''' Against ''Brainiac''? Heh heh. I've seen his mind... felt his power... he can't be stopped.
* EvenEvilHasStandards:
** Though it falls under PragmaticVillainy on his part (as it poses a threat to his collection), even ''[[TheSociopath Brainiac]]'' recognizes [[HateSink the Joker]] for the irredeemable psychopath he is and outright calls him a "cancer" that needs to be neutralized.
--> '''Brainiac:''' I will not let your cancer spread.
** His intros with Gorilla Grodd imply he fully intended to make good on his deal and put Grodd in charge of worlds to rule. While some interactions are vague on whom betrayed whom, whenever they're specific, it's Grodd betraying him, and in another Brainiac says he "appreciates Grodd's service".
** Though others call him out that it's a DistinctionWithoutADifference, he would insist that he ''collects'' worlds, he doesn't conquer them. He acts indignant in the story mode when Green Arrow and Black Canary assume he wants them to serve him, and retorts that he is "no petty despot". In versus intros, he shows disappointment in Superman for being a "simple brute" wasting his potential, and rejects Darkseid's suggestion that he should be a warlord, again asserting he collects knowledge, not power.
* ExtremityExtremist: All of his melee special moves, heavy attacks, and basic combo strings make use of his [[CombatTentacles tentacles]] and legs, with his primary combo starter being a dive kick. He very rarely uses his fists, usually as minor blows in combos.
* EvilCounterpart:
** Per usual of being one of the "Big Three" when it comes to Superman's {{Arch Enem|y}}ies, alongside Lex Luthor and General Zod, but in the case of the ''Injustice'' universe, this becomes a case of ''Eviler'' Counterpart. While Superman is oppressive and brutal in his aim to subjugate Earth, he does act on a genuine belief that [[WellIntentionedExtremist he has to do questionable actions if it means keeping Earth and it's people safe from criminals and invaders]]. He and Brainiac are also extraterrestrial beings with strong ties to Krypton (Superman being Kryptonian and Brainiac being the one who destroyed the planet), though Brainiac has [[TheSociopath absolutely no scruples or setbacks to commit his acts of terror without remorse]], plus he generally serves as an analogue of the extraterrestial aspects of Superman, namely [[ShadowArchetype what if he was instead an invader with no decent set of morality or standards]].
** A more general example would be applied towards Supergirl. Like the aforementioned Superman, she, too, is a Kryptonian and one who truly wants to stand up for justice and hope and to do the right thing upon coming to Earth, provided that [[AllLovingHero she is altruistic and selfless]]. Brainiac serves to be the total opposive of what Supergirl stands for.
** Cyborg is another example of Brainiac being an ''Eviler'' Counterpart. Much like Superman, Cyborg was a [[FallenHero former hero]], though he does [[WellIntentionedExtremist desire good intentions]], regardless of his less-than-stellar reputation. Like Brainiac, he's a cybernetic being who possesses great knowledge and potential. Incidentally, it's because of this that Brainiac takes an interest towards Cyborg, which the latter does not take kindly to.
* EvilIsBigger: One of the tallest and bulkiest characters in the game.
* EvilIsPetty: One of Firestorm's intro lines to claim Professor Stein is smarter than Brainiac. Brainiac takes that as a challenge and asks if Stein has discovered the source of dark matter. [[LameComeback Firestorm admits he hasn't, but he's working on it.]]
** There's also the fact that one of his main reasons for attacking Earth is to erase the fact that he missed a couple of Kryptonians after destroying their home world.
* EvilSoundsRaspy: He has a raspy, vaguely mechanical voice.
* EvilerThanThou:
** A bigger threat than both Superman ''and'' Gorilla Grodd, to the extent of forcing an EnemyMine between hated enemies to stop him.
** He and Darkseid both see themselves as superior to the other. Brainiac is unimpressed by Darkseid's track record with fighting the forces of Earth and says his status as a god doesn't matter as much as he thinks, while Darkseid insists that no amount of intellect can protect Brainiac from his Omega Beams and his motives for villainy are pathetic.
** Atrocitus opines that Brainiac is even worse than the Manhunters, either because of the sheer number of worlds he's destroyed, or possibly because the Manhunters ''only'' kill people and destroy planets, while Brainiac [[AndIMustScream leaves the cities and peoples he absorbs trapped in his collection with no way out.]]
** In his intros with Blue Beetle, he comments that he's defeated the Reach before.
** Invoked in Black Manta's Arcade Mode ending -- he comments that if he can [[StrongAsTheyNeedToBe beat Brainiac,]] then taking out the Regime should be a cakewalk.
** In some of his intros with the Joker, Brainiac opines that the MonsterClown is [[HorrifyingTheHorror even worse than he is]], and that he's a cancer to his collection who needs to be neutralized.
* {{Faceship}}: He still has skull-shaped spaceships at his command.
* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: [[spoiler:Despite what the Lords of Order believed, there's no ending in Story Mode or Battle Simulator where Brainiac succeeds in collecting Earth, nor is there a point where he gets any revenge on whoever defeats him. Even his attempts to bargain with his triumphant opponents in the Ladder Mode endings have ended only with his death.]]
** Subverted by [[spoiler: his alternate universe counterparts. Earth-1212 Brainiac from the Battle Simulator not only collected Earth, but 17.6% of the entire multiverse. One of his MirrorMatch intros also has another alternate universe Brainiac claiming to have collected everything in his universe, including Earth.]]
* FatalFlaw: [[DidntSeeThatComing Lack of foresight]]. For all his intellect, Brainiac is clearly someone who's used to all his plans going off without a hitch and therefore rarely, if ever, has any Plan B. For starters, his plan to draw the Flash out to have the Society ambush and kill him failed, allowing Barry to join up with Batman. When Cyborg and Catwoman took back Brother Eye from him, he dismisses it as a minor victory and doesn't bother trying to take it back. He also clearly didn't anticipate Superman defeating him and his technopathic connection to his fleet disrupted, which nearly caused his ship to crash and almost caused him to lose his collected cities. Scarecrow even alludes to this, saying his [[NervesOfSteel lack of fear]] is actually "a lapse born of arrogance".
* FauxAffablyEvil: He talks in a soothing, polite-sounding and almost friendly-like voice. This does not, in any way, cover his monstrous actions.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Brainiac's ship stage has two noticeable examples:
** One, his super-move involves using his ship's main cannon to nuke his opponent... even if they're ''inside'' his ship.
** Two, the stage transitions both involve the ship's tentacles attacking whoever got knocked through the transition. Makes sense if Brainiac isn't selected (then he'll just be on his throne, directing the ship), or if Brainiac is the one doing the hitting. If Brainiac is the one being knocked through, however, he's technically hitting himself- as he says himself, the ship is basically an extension of his body. This occurs even with the SNKBoss version of Brainiac, who ''does'' manipulate those same tentacles to attack outside of the transition.
* GeniusBruiser: Twelfth-level intellect and boasts the strength to match a Kryptonian in a physical brawl.
-->'''Brainiac:''' I match your strength. You cannot match my intellect!
* GreaterScopeVillain:
** To Superman and the Regime in the first game, in a sense. While the Joker was the one that pushed Superman to darkness, the latter would never be on the planet in the first place if he hasn't destroyed Krypton. In addition, he separated his cousin Kara, who was supposed to guard and protect Kal-El, which would have turned him out in a much different path than he took.
** The prequel comics revealed that he is this for [[spoiler:the League of Assassins, since it's revealed that Coluan technology was used to create AMAZO in their plan to destroy humanity. He's also the mastermind behind the Red Lantern attack on Oa]].
** In turn, Doctor Fate notes that the Lords of Order are backing Brainiac because balance was compromised by the Regime's defeat and have forbidden Dr. Fate from intervening, [[spoiler:as stopping him would trigger ''an even worse catastrophe''.]]
* GreenAndMean: Coluans generally have green skin and Brainiac is a member of their species. And as his list of tropes imply, he's one of the most vicious and terrifying of Superman's foes.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: He has cybernetic eyes that glow in the dark, giving him a pretty creepy stare, especially in shots with low lighting.
* HomeStage: Brainiac's Ship is a stage in ''Injustice 2''.
* HorrifyingTheHorror: He's a massively powerful evil alien conquerer and even ''he'' is utterly disturbed by the Joker!
* ImmuneToMindControl: As a result of his powerful mind, neither Grodd nor Ivy can control him.
* InformedAttribute: Given that he's a most intelligent being in the universe, you would expect him to play on smarter grounds like using the brainwashed heroes to manipulate/divide an already tattered Justice League before swooping in for the kill. He just goes in, attempts to blow everything up, tries to use the brainwashed heroes to kill his opposition and brags about how smart he is. It doesn't end up well when Superman and Batman form a completely unimpeded EnemyMine against him.
* InsufferableGenius: He's the smartest being in the universe and reminds everyone how smart he is in every other intro dialogue.
* InkSuitActor: His facial structure resembles that of his voice actor, Jeffrey Combs.
* {{Jerkass}}: Not only is he a monstrous Planet killer, he's also a huge ass. Observe, for example, his round win and clash quotes when fighting Supergirl:
-->''(round win)''
-->'''Brainiac:''' Your [[YouKilledMyFather mother]] would be disappointed.
-->''(clash)''
-->'''Supergirl:''' For the people of Krypton!
-->'''Brainiac:''' Your abject failure?
* KickTheDog: [[spoiler:Kills Kent Nelson after the Helmet of Fate is destroyed.]]
* KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler:By Superman in the Absolute Power ending.]]
* KillSat: Brainiac's Super Move involves his mothership blasting one on a restrained target (this also happens in the final boss [[MindScrew which takes place inside his own mothership]]). Also, one of his attacks has him calling down a purple laser from the sky.
* KnightOfCerebus: The Story Mode takes a turn for the dark whenever he's on-screen.
* KryptoniteFactor: [[spoiler:According to Superman after he's defeated the first time, attacks on his fleet and ship weaken his ability to fight personally, which may be the AchillesHeel to his own technopathic connection to his technology.]]
* LackOfEmpathy: Towards everything in the universe that isn't knowledge.
-->'''Atrocitus:''' Trillions demand vengeance!\\
'''Brainiac:''' Those not collected?\\
'''Atrocitus:''' '''Those you slaughtered!'''
* {{Leitmotif}}: A brass chord that's reminiscent of the theme from ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'' plays every time Brainiac does something vile, and is used during his Super Move.
* LegacyCharacter: If set up in a MirrorMatch, the second Brainiac will claim to be either an [[TheBadGuyWins alternate universe Brainiac who defeated everyone in his home universe]], Brainiac 5 in disguise (a descendant of Brainiac from the 31st century), or Brainiac 6 (another descendant from further down the line). In the latter case, Brainiac 1 will challenge Brainiac 6 to a battle in order to prove his worthiness.
* LoadBearingBoss: When he's defeated in Arcade Mode, a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgYieRZb2vE cutscene]] plays depicting him undergoing a sort of PowerIncontinence, screaming in pain and grasping his head while his ship collapses around him before crashing. Likely due to his technopathic connection to his technology. This also happens in Story Mode; Brainiac's defeat results in his ship being sent hurtling towards the Earth, threatening the billions of shrunken cities onboard.
* MagicVersusScience: Firmly on the science side. His intros with more magic-based characters have him scoffing at their abilities, such as telling Wonder Woman "no gods can save you", blandly noting to Darkseid that he's defeated gods before, responding to Cheetah's assertion that her magic is beyond him with "NOTHING is beyond me", and telling various magic-based characters that he will collect their magic and/or make them share the knowledge. That said, it's also clear that [[ScienceCannotComprehendPhlebotinum he doesn't know much about what magic and other mystical things are truly capable of]]. He claims that Darkseid's power can't so much as touch him, but it demonstrably can do more than that. He overlooked Kahndaq, according to Black Adam, because he didn't know it existed or that the Rock of Eternity was protecting it. And because he didn't collect Kahndaq, Black Adam and Aquaman are able to cripple the shields of his Skullship and allow the World's Finest to board it.
* TheManBehindTheMan:
** It's revealed that he is the mastermind behind Gorilla Grodd and by extension, the whole Society. [[spoiler:In the comics, he's also the mastermind behind both the League of Shadows and the Red Lantern attack on Oa.]]
** In turn, the Lords of Order are backing Brainiac, believing that he will "restore order" to Earth. They even warn Doctor Fate from intervening, [[spoiler:as doing so would only be the catalyst for ''something worse on the horizon''.]]
* MechaMooks: His Betas. As shown in ''Injustice #64'', they're strong enough to kill Red Lanterns.
* MindManipulation: He can mind control people with his technology, which he abuses to make Swamp Thing and Firestorm attack Superman after he defeats and captures them. [[spoiler:In the Absolute Power ending, Superman uses the same technology to MindRape Batman into submission.]]
* MultiversalConqueror: His MO, according to several of his intros, is not restricted to this universe. His MirrorMatch intros even have an alternate universe Brainiac saying he's only in the Injustice Universe because he already collected his own. Dialogue with the {{Guest Fighter}}s imply that Brainiac is responsible for their presence in the ''Injustice'' world, which their endings all confirm (the Turtles being there from a combination of Brainiac on one end and Krang and Shredder on the other).
** One of the events available in Multiverse Mode is "Overtaken". It's a BossLevel against Earth-1212 Brainiac... who the flavor text states has already conquered ''17.6% of the multiverse''. "Our" Brainiac is really only getting started by comparison...
* MyNameIsInigoMontoya: "I. Am. Brainiac."
* NervesOfSteel: He's apathetic to nearly all of his opponents, whether they be a PhysicalGod, Wizard, or SpacePolice, considering himself superior to all of them. Considering he's annihilated ''billions'' of civilizations and apparently killed gods before, he's not bluffing. It doesn't impress Scarecrow, though.
-->'''Scarecrow:''' And what terrifies ''you'', Brainiac?\\
'''Brainiac:''' [[PunctuatedForEmphasis I. Fear.]] '''''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Nothing.]]'''''\\
'''Scarecrow:''' [[VillainHasAPoint Hmmm... a lapse born of arrogance.]]
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: In the Story Mode, he displays a few abilities once and then never again. A notable example is when he somehow creates Grid seemingly from nowhere with EyeBeams shot from a computer monitor, violating the law of conservation of mass in the process. He also seems to achieve {{Flight}} in the cutscene where he fights Superman, complete with a unique sound effect, which he [[CutscenePowerToTheMax can't do in gameplay.]]
* NoSell:
** Walks off Black Canary's scream like it's an ordinary sound, which is notable because in the prequel comics Black Canary's cry was able to wound even Superman. He also shrugs off a full burst of Supergirl's heat vision, who promptly collapses from the exertion. Additionally, Grodd and Ivy's intros have them saying that their MindControl doesn't work on him.
** In ''Injustice #65'', Superboy/Connor Kent unleashes his most powerful heat vision burst in a rage when Brainiac [[spoiler:seemingly kills Cassie]], discharging directly into Brainiac's face and upper torso. Brainiac simply walks through it, punches Superboy in the face (bloodying him and nearly making him lose consciousness), and tells him in a mildly annoyed tone to cut it out.
* NotDistractedByTheSexy: PlayedWith. Brainiac is a cold, logical and stoic being who tells in one fight introduction Poison Ivy that her charms do not tempt him because carnal pleasures are beneath him. With that said, he notes Catwoman's sensuous beauty in one of their intros and ends up [[spoiler:getting controlled by Poison Ivy in her Arcade Ending and being compelled into capturing all cities in the world in exchange for a kiss]].
* NotSoDifferentRemark:
** Green Arrow complains in dialogue with Brainiac that all the aliens he meets are despots. Brainiac shoots back that humanity has its own share of despots and they don't need him ''or'' Superman to be oppressed. [[VillainHasAPoint Arrow is forced to concede the point.]]
** When he asks Bane to join him, Bane immediately refuses because it would be no better than serving Superman again.
** Cyborg remarks that Brainiac reminds him of his father, who was also cold and emotionless.
* NotSoStoic: His cold, emotionless facade will sometimes crack: in Story Mode he can't keep a smug smile off his face when he begins collecting Earth's cities, and in his intros he'll occasionally express annoyance, anger, or even (disturbingly) lust. In his intros with Green Lantern and Batman, he almost ''laughs'' when the latter two claim they will defeat and capture him.
* ObviouslyEvil: Everything about him from his imposing physique to his raspy voice to his creepy and obvious cybernetics screams "evil." And that's not even getting into his gigantic skull-shaped ships or army of robotic minions that look like mutilated corpses. Lampshaded by Black Canary:
-->'''Black Canary:''' The skull-shaped ship's a bit obvious.\\
'''Brainiac:''' Fear facilitates collection.\\
'''Black Canary:''' The tentacles just make it silly.
* OmnicidalManiac: Once he has the knowledge from a given planet, he destroys it.
* OmniscientMoralityLicence: Apparently, being a genius is grounds to do whatever you like.
* OrcusOnHisThrone: In the Story Mode, he's only ever really seen inside of his skull ship whilst overlooking Earth. His drones are what cause the rest of the damage to the planet and it's only when Superman and Batman are ''inside'' his ship when Brainiac finally decides to engage himself in battle.
* PetTheDog: Takes a genuine interest in Cyborg, to the point where he even wanted him by his side. However, Cyborg is clearly more disgusted by this.
* PlanetLooters: Routine for him. He takes what he wants from a given world, then discards the rest for being superfluous.
* PragmaticVillainy:
** In the ending, he goes bonkers when Superman [[spoiler:takes over his ship, fearing that he'll crash it due to not being able to handle it, and destroy Brainiac's collection. Not because Brainiac actually cares about the trillions of people sealed away on it, but because he values the knowledge contained within.]]
** As with with Superman, Brainiac knows the Joker will destroy his collection for good due to his AxCrazy MO. This is because he sees the Clown Prince of Crime as a cancer who needs to be neutralized.
* PsychicPowers: Heavily implied to be a product of his SuperIntelligence. Grodd comments that after he's ''seen'' Brainiac's mind, he's convinced that no one can defeat him, despite his own mind control abilities. One of his round win quotes is also "I know your thoughts", implying a degree of telepathy (which would be consistent with his comics self).
* PurpleIsPowerful: His default outfit includes a lot of purple highlights.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Batman after capturing him and Supergirl in the Story Mode:
--> '''Brainiac:''' You have failed in every effort to oppose me. You are not exceptional. Merely an ordinary specimen of a primitive species.
* TheReveal: If you play as Brainiac in the Arcade Mode its revealed that [[spoiler:the one you are controlling is [[GoodAllAlong Brainiac 5]], his heroic descendant from the future and member of the Legion of Superheroes who traveled back in time to stop him.]]
* RoboticPsychopath: Brainiac is a being who has subjected himself to bodily mechanizations to the technology he possesses, essential making him a cybernetic being. That, and he's a totally ruthless and unfeeling monster who will destroy anything that stands in his way.
* RoguesGalleryTransplant: In the comics, he's often a Justice League enemy just due to his high power and threat level, but he is still very much an iconic Superman foe, his ArchEnemy and thematic EvilCounterpart. In the Injustice Universe, he's more of a general DCU threat -- and [[AdaptationOriginConnection hasn't encountered Superman]] before the events of the game.
* RubberForeheadAliens: Brainiac is a [[AliensAreBastards Coluan]], resembling a green humanoid ([[InkSuitActor specifically Jeffrey Combs]]) with metallic appendages covering his body.
* SadisticChoice: Offers this ultimatum to Batman in Chapter 8: surrender Kara or he will destroy Planet Earth. Batman notes that even if they did, Brainiac [[MortonsFork would still destroy the planet.]]
* ScienceCannotComprehendPhlebotinum: It's often brought up in pre-battle intros that Brainiac doesn't understand mystical things on Earth like magic and the Green. Black Adam claims this is why he gave Khandaq a wide berth, what with it being the site of the Rock of Eternity. Grodd, who has more familiarity with Earth and its mysteries, replies he won't make that error. [[DownplayedTrope That said,]] Adam also notes that the Rock of Eternity's magic would only keep Brainiac away for so long, mostly by staying hidden, and that he'd soon figure it out.
* SecretAIMoves: Whenever the AI plays Brainiac on his mothership stage, he'll have access to several giant metallic tentacles that can attack the player. In effect, it turns the battle into one against both him ''and'' his ship. Naturally, the player can't use these when they control him[[spoiler:, because they're actually controlling Brainiac 5]].
* SecondaryColorNemesis: His skin is green and his armor has purple highlights to contrast with the red and blue of Superman.
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: He talks this way, probably to emphasize his SuperIntelligence.
* SevenDeadlySins: Brainiac manages to display around five of the sins; {{Lust}}, [[VillainousGlutton Gluttony]], {{Greed}}, {{Sloth}} and {{Pride}}.
** For Lust, he has a compulsive and madly obsessive habit of collecting knowledge and information.
** For Gluttony, he constantly goes from one galaxy and planet to another, never stopping at all. Linking with Greed, Brainiac has no desire to share what he has collected nor does he want them taken away from him.
** For Sloth, Brainiac just lounges on his ship throughout the Story Mode, never personally entering the battle until he is directly confronted by Batman and Superman and spends the rest of his time manipulating the Society and sending in his drones to attack Earth.
** For Pride, he has a highly inflated opinion about himself and openly and contemptuously disregards everyone and everything around him as not being worth praising or spending time with. It's really saying a lot when Brainiac exhibits this sort of view towards Darkseid, a literal ''God of Tyranny''.
* ShockAndAwe: His tentacles can electrocute opponents. One of his SecretAIMoves is also planting a mine that electrifies the floor.
* SlouchOfVillainy: In his mothership, he will stand in the background watching from his throne as the two fighters duke it out if he is not selected by the player.
* SmugSuper: Sees himself as a superior being to all life on Earth. In fact the better part of his intro dialogue consists of him bragging about how he's superior to his opponent. This includes Darkseid and Raiden, who are literally ''deities.''
* SNKBoss: In Arcade mode due to the above mentioned SecretAIMoves, which include attacks that are very hard to dodge and one that does more damage than a player's super move. He also has a lot more health than a normal enemy and, from a story perspective, he needs to be beaten ''twice'', once with Superman and once with Batman, where every other chapter lets the player choose which of the two heroes they wanted to tackle a given challenge with.
* TheSociopath: This is what amounts to Brainiac, given that all he ever cares about is collecting as much knowledge as he could across the cosmos. He has no capability to exhibit remorse or caution to any of his reprehensible actions, has an incredibly grand opinion about himself and dismisses just about everyone unless they display something that is worthy of talent by his standards (which has nothing to do with morality) and acts on a very compulsive mindset in collecting cities and destroying planets.
* SoftSpokenSadist: Talks in a calm, almost fatherly voice. It only highlights how evil he really is.
* StrongAsTheyNeedToBe: He's at least as strong as Superman in the main story, but can be defeated by BadassNormal characters like Deadshot in Arcade Mode. Justified in that Arcade Mode endings are explicitly alternate universes, so the alternate universe versions of Brainiac could just be weaker.
* SuicidalOverconfidence: Invoked on anyone who challenges him. In particular, Brainiac seems more [[LampshadeHanging incredulous and disbelieving than anything else]] in his intros with characters obviously [[PowerCreepPowerSeep way below his level.]]
-->'''Captain Cold:''' Got a problem, Brainiac?\\
'''Brainiac:''' With your self-delusion? Yes.
-->'''Batman:''' You've heard of the Phantom Zone?/'''Green Lantern:''' The Guardians want you on trial.\\
'''Brainiac:''' ''[[NotSoStoic (almost laughing)]]'' You mean to imprison ''me?''
* SuperIntelligence: A little, yeah.
* SuperStrength: Goes hand to hand with Superman in the cutscene before his boss fight, and actually seems to have a noticeable edge. His stage transition ([[GameplayAndStorySegregation which only really makes sense when he does it]]) is also the most impressive in the game in terms of striking strength displayed- he kicks his opponent ''straight through'' the walls of his ship, which are ''several meters thick'' and made out of some alien alloy far more durable than any Earth armor (judging by the fact that parts of the ship are capable of restraining Kryptonians, and his own armor is capable of holding up to their blows). This became more notable when ''Injustice #65'' showed that even Superboy/Connor Kent couldn't break the walls of the same ship with his most powerful punches.
* {{Technopath}}: Part of his {{Secret AI Moves}}et includes controlling parts of his ship to attack the opponent.
* TinTyrant: He's covered in PoweredArmor.
* TooPowerfulToLive: [[spoiler:Apart from the fact that he [[PayEvilUntoEvil deserves to die]], this is the Regime's big contention about wanting to kill him over imprisoning him -- he's simply too strong to be contained by Earth technology. Batman's counterpoint is that they need him to restore the lost cities of Earth, but his point is weakened by his inability to name a prison that would be up to the task.]]
* UnknownRival: Both Superman and Supergirl considered him TheDreaded and are terrified of him. Meanwhile, prior to the events of the game, Brainiac had no idea that they even existed, and was busy destroying ''billions'' of other populated worlds instead of looking for them. This changed when Regime Superman's war with the Green Lanterns drew his attention, but if that hadn't happened, he probably would have continued laying waste to the multiverse for the rest of his life, ignorant as to their survival.
* VillainHasAPoint:
** His complaints about how conflictive humans can be are right. As is his comment that Batman's trust in Harley Quinn (who just a few years ago nuked a major city alongside Joker, starting the whole mess) defies logic. His intros with Black Canary also have him calling the latter an idiot for sparing Superman in the prequel comics, as the rogue Superman then went on to conquer the Earth and kill a lot of people ("your weakness condemns thousands"). Black Canary [[LameComeback can only respond]] that good guys don't kill.
** Green Arrow thinks he's just another run-of-the-mill wannabe alien GalacticConqueror like Superman or Darkseid, only for him to retort that Earth has its own share of tyrants and they don't ''need an'' alien to be oppressed. Arrow is [[{{touche}} forced to accept the point]].
** In one possible pre-battle intro, Superman tells him that he can't have Earth. A skeptical Brainiac asks if it would fare any better under Supes, which Superman [[SarcasmBlind doesn't see for an insult]].
* VillainRespect: While he treats most of the cast with a mixture of contempt and apathy, he holds a surprisingly genuine respect for Cyborg, calling him "the pinnacle of human evolution" for being half-machine. This even extends to some of their intros, where he showers Cyborg with praise and compliments and even [[WeCanRuleTogether offers him the chance to join him.]] Cyborg begs to differ.
* VillainousBreakdown: His cold, detached demeanor turns to anger when [[spoiler:Superman takes control of his ship.]]
-->'''Brainiac:''' [[spoiler:My ship! YOU WILL NOT DESTROY MY COLLECTION!]]
* VillainousCrush: Implied towards Catwoman during one intro.
-->'''Brainiac:''' You are beauty at its most sensuous.\\
'''Catwoman:''' Should I be creeped out, or flattered?\\
'''Brainiac:''' Flattered. It saves your life.
* VillainousGlutton: In an unconventional sense; Brainiac is ridiculously fixated on the planets that he has collected, which prompts him to endlessly travel the universe, searching for more of them to acquire. His gluttonous nature has contributed to the destruction of ''billions'' of planets and the deaths of an immeasurable amount of lives.
* WorfHadTheFlu: Superman says he was only able to beat Brainiac because the attacks on his fleet by his fellow heroes weakened Brainiac mid-battle.
* WorthyOpponent:
** ''Subverted'' with Batman and Superman. He's actually pretty disappointed how little of a challenge they are.
-->'''Brainiac:''' ''[to Batman]'' You have failed in every effort to oppose me. You are not exceptional. Merely an ordinary example of a primitive species.
-->'''Brainiac:''' ''[to Superman]'' Earth sapped your potential, Superman... it made you a simple brute.
** Played straight with Cyborg however, who he wishes to recruit as a protege. Cyborg scoffs at the idea.
** Double subverted with Darkseid. Their clash quotes show that Darkseid considers Brainiac to be this, but Brainiac doesn't share the sentiment. Though Darkseid's ending shows [[spoiler:that he saw Brainiac as nothing more than an "errant intellect" when compared to a god's power. The Lord of Apokolips Omega-beams the Coluan to prevent a KillSteal as he saw Superman as his and his alone to kill]].
-->'''Darkseid:''' Tap your tremendous power!
-->'''Brainiac:''' It'd be unfair I use all of it on you.
-->[later]
-->'''Darkseid:''' Together we could crush Superman.
-->'''Brainiac:''' Earth's history suggests otherwise.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: A villainous example. He says this about Cyborg, feeling that his humanity holds him back from reaching his full potential. And he proves this by incarnating his digital self in the form of Grid. Cyborg thinks otherwise.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Battle Simulator Brainiac ('''Spoilers Unmarked!''')]]
!!Querl Dox[=/=][[ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes Brainiac-5]]
!!! '''Species:''' Coluan
!!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/LiamOBrien (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Octavio Rojas (Latin American Spanish dub)[[/note]]
In Battle Simulator, the playable Brainiac is really a disguise for Brainiac 5, a heroic descendant of Brainiac. He's returned to defeat his ancestor to clear the name of his species and undo his many crimes.
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* CanonCharacterAllAlong: His appearance as the original Brainiac was merely a disguise for his true heroic identity.
* {{Catchphrase}}: The last line of his ending is "Long live the Legion," firmly establishing that this character is the same one that starred in the ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' comic book.
* GoodAllAlong: Thought you were playing the bad guy? Guess again!
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: He gets reprimanded by the Legion of Super-Heroes for "borrowing" a time portal to travel to the past, but he tells them that he did what he must for his people's sake and that he's always on the Legion's side.
* IdenticalGrandson: Subverted. During gameplay, he is only ever seen in his ancestor's disguise. His real form, which is only seen in the ending, looks nothing like him (Brainiac 5 has blond hair for one while the original Brainiac is bald).
* MirrorMatch: Subverted. He look and fights exactly like normal Brainiac, but they are merely distant relatives instead of the same individual.
* RedeemingReplacement: He despises his ancestor for his crimes. [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong To rectify this, Brainiac 5 seeks to redeem his race, the Coluans]], since they're widely feared and hated due to the original Brainiac's actions.
* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: Brainiac 5 "borrowed" a time-bubble to prevent Brainiac from taking over, and making android constructs feared in the future.
* WalkingSpoiler: Talking about him reveals he takes up Brainiac's playable slot in the Arcade mode.
* WhatTheHellHero: The ComicBook/LegionOfSuperheroes put Brainiac-5 on trial for his attempts to change the timeline by defeating his evil ancestor. He knew it would happen and decided it was WorthIt.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Doctor Fate]]
!!Kent Nelson/Nabu[=/=]ComicBook/DoctorFate
!!! '''Species:''' Human
!!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/DavidSobolov (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Raúl Anaya (Latin American Spanish), Bernd Rumpf (German), Creator/PhilippeDumond (French), Marco Balbi (Italian), Carlos Campanile (Brazilian Portuguese)[[/note]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/doctor_fate_8.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''What comes next, mere mortals cannot stop.'']]
Kent Nelson is an ordinary man, but when he puts on the Helm of Fate, he becomes a powerful servant of the Lords of Order and acts to preserve the destiny of the universe. The only problem is that, in the ''Injustice'' universe, only a terrible destiny awaits the planet. From the war between Batman and Superman and the impending invasion of Brainiac, Fate only wishes to change what will come, but he is bound to let the atrocities happen so something greater than Earth will be spared.
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-->'''Doctor Fate:''' My directive is to aid you.\\
'''Brainiac:''' Those that command you are wise!
* AdaptationalBadass:
** His comic counterpart is still a huge threat, but this Brainiac takes it up a notch. For one, his intro dialogues with Atrocitus (plus Scarecrow's Arcade Mode ending) reveal that he's destroyed ''billions'' of worlds, as opposed to thousands in the comics. His intro dialogue with Green Arrow also has him implying he's become a full MultiversalConqueror, instead of a mere GalacticConqueror, which is [[spoiler:seemingly confirmed by Raiden's ending.]] His Earth-1212 counterpart has even conquered 17.6% of the entire multiverse. In general the game builds him up as the single most dangerous being in the DCU, while in the comics there's at least a few villains generally above him.
** A good example is how he measures up in relation to a fellow cosmic DCU BigBad, Darkseid. In the comics they're both of a roughly similar threat level, and both trigger a GodzillaThreshold situation when they show up. In the ''Injustice'' universe Darkseid is dealt with by Superman alone in a prequel comic without much trouble, with his entire army getting obliterated and the tyrant being trounced in personal combat. Meanwhile Brainiac requires every hero and villain on Earth to pull an EnemyMine to even have a chance at stopping him; before this point he's basically [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomping]] Earth's defenders with no trouble, and Superman even admits that his Regime (which has him and several other peer heavy hitters like Supergirl and Black Adam) would be helpless to stop him alone. Even after the collective metahumans' intervention negates most of Brainiac's technology (his main strength), Superman still wouldn't have been able to defeat him in a one-on-one fistfight if not for [[WorfHadTheFlu the worldwide attacks on his fleet weakening his main body.]]
** Also applies in regards to his fighting style. Brainiac post-2008 is usually depicted as stronger than Superman,[[note]]He was also sometimes such before then, [[FightingAShadow depending]] on what body his mind was in. His nanoswarm incarnation for instance was said to have grip strength comparable to Doomsday's, while his Silver Age version was seemingly no stronger than an ordinary human without his gadgets.[[/note]] but has always been a [[UnskilledButStrong poor fighter]] who, when stripped of his technological advantage, sometimes lost to the Man of Steel due to his bad habit of dropping his guard to gloat whenever he had an advantage. ''New Krypton'' made a point of emphasizing this with him losing to [[StrongAndSkilled Zod]] when both are depowered, and the 2009 ''Superman Secret Files'' say that while he is "as strong and invulnerable as a Kryptonian", his moves "appear sluggish and lumbering." In ''Injustice'' he's a lot more fluid and potent thanks to the requirements of being playable in a fighting game, though even then it's notable that he's a LightningBruiser in-game instead of a MightyGlacier like some other big strong characters.
* AdaptationalLateAppearance: His appearance in Injustice 2 is apparently the first time he's been to Earth in this continuity, during which Superman and Batman are at least in their 40s (Damian, Batman's son by Talia, is stated in one of his intros to be 18) and have had careers in superheroics for decades. In the comics, he's Superman's ArchEnemy and shows up relatively early on (or at least his [[ActuallyADoombot drones]] do).
* AdaptationOriginConnection:
** In this universe, Brainiac ''destroyed Krypton'' after retrieving two of its cities (Argo City and Kandor) and is only now headed to Earth because he only recently heard of "the Last Son of Krypton."
** He also is responsible for the existence of Grid in this setting, creating a separate body for him instead of Grid creating a body for himself out of the cybernetics he forcefully rips from Cyborg's body.
** [[spoiler:According to Superman's ending to the main story mode, he also has prisoners from Daxam and Czarnia, indicating that, among other things, he is connected to ComicBook/{{Lobo}}'s origin story as well.]]
** The comics reveal [[spoiler:he's possibly the creator of Amazo- or at least, whoever created Amazo used some of his technology to do it.]]
** In his intro dialogue with Batman, Hellboy comments that he's only in this universe because he "got shanghaied here by Brainiac." Suffice to say, he's not pleased about this.
* ArchEnemy: To Supergirl. He killed her mother, destroyed her planet, and is also partially responsible for her cousin's fall from grace. As Superman points out, she has more reason to want him dead than anyone.
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:He's KilledOffScreen in the Absolute Power ending. Considering the lives he's trapped, cities he forcefully collected, had the remains of each planet scorched, and [[TooPowerfulToLive the fact that there's no way they could imprison him]], [[KarmicDeath his death was far from unjust]].]]
* AttackDrone: One of his attacks has him summon a small drone that flies across the screen and shoots the opponent.
* AxCrazy: Paints himself as a being who only wishes to collect knowledge. In truth, he's a vicious OmnicidalManiac.
* BadassBoast: Gets off an epic one with just ''three'' words when Darkseid brags he is indeed a god, from fiery Apokolips:
-->'''Brainiac:''' [[ButForMeItWasTuesday Noted for classification.]]
** From the main story:
-->'''Brainiac:''' I match your strength, you cannot match my intellect! You are only a [[SuperiorSpecies Kryptonian,]] of which [[SmugSuper I]] have killed '''''billions!'''''
** A more generic one that appears in a lot of his combat intros:
-->'''Brainiac:''' Facing me... is a fatal error.
* BadassBookworm: Alien scientist who values knowledge, and he's so powerful that it takes [[spoiler:the combined efforts of Batman and Superman to stop him.]]
* BadBoss: Treats his followers an air of politeness but doesn't think twice about turning on them.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: He wants the universe all to himself. At the end of Flash's Arcade mode, [[spoiler:Flash decides to give him just that by dropping him off near the end of time.]]
* BigBad: The primary source of conflict in ''Injustice 2''.
* BigBadEnsemble: With Superman. 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 and becoming a MultiversalConqueror when all is said and done.
* BigBrotherIsWatching: He reveals that he absorbed Brother Eye, Batman's surveillance network and CPU for the Batcave, into his neural network, allowing him access to data on Batman and his allies.
* BlasphemousBoast: He's got his share.
-->'''Brainiac:''' Are you a god?\\
'''Doctor Fate:''' Close enough to one!\\
'''Brainiac:''' [[AGodAmI Then I am as well.]]
-->'''Brainiac:''' Diana of Themyscira.\\
'''Wonder Woman:''' By the gods, I will defeat you!\\
'''Brainiac:''' [[BadassBoast No gods can save you.]]
* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: [[spoiler:Batman and his allies make this argument after Brainiac's defeat, believing that even if they thought he should be an exception to the no-killing rule, they need him to help figure out how to safely restore the captured cities, an argument backed up by the fact that Superman's first attempt to restore the cities via controlling Brainiac's ship himself resulted in some of the cities being accidentally deleted from the ship's memory.]]
* TheChewToy: As the final boss of Ladder Mode, beating him is always the initial focus of any characters' Ladder Ending, and as such he is constantly subject to unpleasant fates of varying stripes, among them: [[spoiler:being killed by characters like Atrocitus, Grodd, the Joker, Wonder Woman, and Superman for varying reasons, being {{Mind Control}}led by and getting the KissOfDeath from Poison Ivy and getting {{Mind Rape}}d by Scarecrow]]. Being beaten down and tied up with his own CombatTentacles is the ''nicest'' thing that happens to him, but since he's such a vicious bastard in Story Mode you'll virtually ''always'' [[PayEvilUntoEvil side with his tormentor]].
* TheCollector: As always, Brainiac seeks knowledge by collecting the major cities of inhabited planets, then destroying the planet itself. As he desires this knowledge to be exclusive, Green Lantern John Stewart will sometimes compare him to the Orange Lantern Larfleeze, while Darkseid ridicules him, claiming that knowledge is useless without power.
* CombatPragmatist: Brainiac is a dirty fighter. His SecretAIMoves for his SNKBoss mode involve manipulating parts of his ship to crush his opponent, planting a mine to electrify the floor, or unleashing laser-shooting drones. Meanwhile his unlockable abilities include throwing up a drone to shoot his enemy and calling in a KillSat shot from his spaceship. His supermove is another good example: he calls down his drones to hold his opponent in place, then nukes them with his spaceship's main gun.
** In the Story Mode, he easily defeats Supergirl by ambushing and restraining her with his CombatTentacles, and incapacitates [[spoiler:Superman]] by [[spoiler:blasting him from the safety of his ship skull ship with a WaveMotionGun.]]
* CombatTentacles: His weapons are eight mechanical limbs that sprout from his back like ComicBook/DoctorOctopus. Naturally, his fighting style primarily makes use of these.
* TheComicallySerious: All the humor from his pre-fight dialogue comes from his no-nonsense attitude contrasting with the sillier or snarkier characters.
* CompositeCharacter: He's mostly based on his Post-Crisis, post-''Superman: Brainiac'' incarnation, but has the PoweredArmor and CombatTentacles of his New 52 incarnation.
* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: When fought as an arcade boss, Brainiac has [[SecretAIMoves access to moves that his playable self doesn't]] and all his custom moves. One of these is planting a mine on the ground and electrifying the floor or manipulating parts of the ship to attack the opponent. Justified since the boss fight takes place inside his Skull Ship, where he has complete control of its surroundings and you are pretty much forced to fight in his terms.
* ConflictKiller: The reason why he is the BigBad in ''Injustice 2''. The story is mostly a three-way conflict between the Insurgency vs the Regime vs the Society. The moment he shows up with the intention of annihilating planet Earth, he becomes a threat to everyone else.
* ControlFreak: True to his comics incarnation, this he reason why he seeks to make sure that the only life in the multiverse is what's contained shrunken in his ship. Also the reason he attacks Earth at all; that any Kryptonians still exist outside of his control severely annoys him. Additionally, this character trait is referenced constantly in his in-game dialogue:
-->'''Brainiac:''' ''(grab)'' You belong to me.\\
'''Brainiac:''' ''(clash quote)'' I take what is mine.\\
'''Brainiac:''' ''(round win)'' Your world is mine.
* CreepyMonotone: Much like many of Jeffrey Combs' roles, his voice is more-or-less entirely drained of emotion. It goes hand-in-hand well with his sociopathy.
* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: Invoked. He's an evil stoic cyborg who encourages fellow cyborg [[ShapedLikeItself Cyborg]] to "abandon [his] humanity" to become stronger.
* DeathFromAbove: Can summon lasers from his ship in gameplay, even if the fight is inside his ship.
* DeflectorShields: Has one his ship that's virtually impenetrable, even Superman can't break it.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Heavily implied in his intro dialogue with Darkseid to have killed or captured many gods.
* DifficultButAwesome: Brainiac is very rarely seen online, quite possibly the [[https://testyourmight.com/threads/statistical-tier-list.65695/ least played]] character period, but is considered [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym5-Flrsy2s high]] [[http://www.ign.com/wikis/injustice-2/Tier_Lists tier]] regardless. Most of his combos require precise timing, he's slow, and he lacks any projectiles besides his trait (without unlockable abilities), but his air maneuverability and mix-ups are surprisingly good, his normal melee attacks have great range, and when utilized properly he hits like a truck.
* DisappointedByTheMotive: He has a tendency to incur this reaction, given that his entire ''raison d'etre'' involves stealing a world's knowledge and casting its people aside to make sure that knowledge is exclusive. Darkseid scoffs that knowledge is useless without power, and John Stewart points out he could just ''study'' those worlds instead, before comparing him to Larfleeze.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:The Story mode continues even after he is defeated, setting up the final conflict between Batman and Superman.]]
* DistinctionWithoutADifference: He doesn't ''destroy'' planets, he just steals all their cities and most of their inhabitants, then callously tosses aside whatever's leftover. Atrocitus calls him out on this and even invokes this trope, see above.
* TheDreaded: As in the source, ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} is terrified of him, and thinks their only hope is to [[GodzillaThreshold release her cousin]]. Even then, Bruce notes ''Superman'' himself fears him too, and Superman warns him that without his help, they have no hope of beating him. Also, in Green Lantern's intro dialogue, he states that the Guardians specifically warned him about Brainiac.
** [[spoiler:Battle Simulator Brainiac]]'s ending states that because of him, Coluans are despised even if they are nothing like Brainiac, which was [[spoiler:his]] motivation to stop him.
** [[BigBadWannabe Grodd]] regards him as basically unstoppable and invulnerable.
-->'''Aquaman:''' The people of Atlantis demand justice.
-->'''Grodd:''' Against ''Brainiac''? Heh heh. I've seen his mind... felt his power... he can't be stopped.
* EvenEvilHasStandards:
** Though it falls under PragmaticVillainy on his part (as it poses a threat to his collection), even ''[[TheSociopath Brainiac]]'' recognizes [[HateSink the Joker]] for the irredeemable psychopath he is and outright calls him a "cancer" that needs to be neutralized.
--> '''Brainiac:''' I will not let your cancer spread.
** His intros with Gorilla Grodd imply he fully intended to make good on his deal and put Grodd in charge of worlds to rule. While some interactions are vague on whom betrayed whom, whenever they're specific, it's Grodd betraying him, and in another Brainiac says he "appreciates Grodd's service".
** Though others call him out that it's a DistinctionWithoutADifference, he would insist that he ''collects'' worlds, he doesn't conquer them. He acts indignant in the story mode when Green Arrow and Black Canary assume he wants them to serve him, and retorts that he is "no petty despot". In versus intros, he shows disappointment in Superman for being a "simple brute" wasting his potential, and rejects Darkseid's suggestion that he should be a warlord, again asserting he collects knowledge, not power.
* ExtremityExtremist: All of his melee special moves, heavy attacks, and basic combo strings make use of his [[CombatTentacles tentacles]] and legs, with his primary combo starter being a dive kick. He very rarely uses his fists, usually as minor blows in combos.
* EvilCounterpart:
** Per usual of being one of the "Big Three" when it comes to Superman's {{Arch Enem|y}}ies, alongside Lex Luthor and General Zod, but in the case of the ''Injustice'' universe, this becomes a case of ''Eviler'' Counterpart. While Superman is oppressive and brutal in his aim to subjugate Earth, he does act on a genuine belief that [[WellIntentionedExtremist he has to do questionable actions if it means keeping Earth and it's people safe from criminals and invaders]]. He and Brainiac are also extraterrestrial beings with strong ties to Krypton (Superman being Kryptonian and Brainiac being the one who destroyed the planet), though Brainiac has [[TheSociopath absolutely no scruples or setbacks to commit his acts of terror without remorse]], plus he generally serves as an analogue of the extraterrestial aspects of Superman, namely [[ShadowArchetype what if he was instead an invader with no decent set of morality or standards]].
** A more general example would be applied towards Supergirl. Like the aforementioned Superman, she, too, is a Kryptonian and one who truly wants to stand up for justice and hope and to do the right thing upon coming to Earth, provided that [[AllLovingHero she is altruistic and selfless]]. Brainiac serves to be the total opposive of what Supergirl stands for.
** Cyborg is another example of Brainiac being an ''Eviler'' Counterpart. Much like Superman, Cyborg was a [[FallenHero former hero]], though he does [[WellIntentionedExtremist desire good intentions]], regardless of his less-than-stellar reputation. Like Brainiac, he's a cybernetic being who possesses great knowledge and potential. Incidentally, it's because of this that Brainiac takes an interest towards Cyborg, which the latter does not take kindly to.
* EvilIsBigger: One of the tallest and bulkiest characters in the game.
* EvilIsPetty: One of Firestorm's intro lines to claim Professor Stein is smarter than Brainiac. Brainiac takes that as a challenge and asks if Stein has discovered the source of dark matter. [[LameComeback Firestorm admits he hasn't, but he's working on it.]]
** There's also the fact that one of his main reasons for attacking Earth is to erase the fact that he missed a couple of Kryptonians after destroying their home world.
* EvilSoundsRaspy: He has a raspy, vaguely mechanical voice.
* EvilerThanThou:
** A bigger threat than both Superman ''and'' Gorilla Grodd, to the extent of forcing an EnemyMine between hated enemies to stop him.
** He and Darkseid both see themselves as superior to the other. Brainiac is unimpressed by Darkseid's track record with fighting the forces of Earth and says his status as a god doesn't matter as much as he thinks, while Darkseid insists that no amount of intellect can protect Brainiac from his Omega Beams and his motives for villainy are pathetic.
** Atrocitus opines that Brainiac is even worse than the Manhunters, either because of the sheer number of worlds he's destroyed, or possibly because the Manhunters ''only'' kill people and destroy planets, while Brainiac [[AndIMustScream leaves the cities and peoples he absorbs trapped in his collection with no way out.]]
** In his intros with Blue Beetle, he comments that he's defeated the Reach before.
** Invoked in Black Manta's Arcade Mode ending -- he comments that if he can [[StrongAsTheyNeedToBe beat Brainiac,]] then taking out the Regime should be a cakewalk.
** In some of his intros with the Joker, Brainiac opines that the MonsterClown is [[HorrifyingTheHorror even worse than he is]], and that he's a cancer to his collection who needs to be neutralized.
* {{Faceship}}: He still has skull-shaped spaceships at his command.
* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: [[spoiler:Despite what the Lords of Order believed, there's no ending in Story Mode or Battle Simulator where Brainiac succeeds in collecting Earth, nor is there a point where he gets any revenge on whoever defeats him. Even his attempts to bargain with his triumphant opponents in the Ladder Mode endings have ended only with his death.]]
** Subverted by [[spoiler: his alternate universe counterparts. Earth-1212 Brainiac from the Battle Simulator not only collected Earth, but 17.6% of the entire multiverse. One of his MirrorMatch intros also has another alternate universe Brainiac claiming to have collected everything in his universe, including Earth.]]
* FatalFlaw: [[DidntSeeThatComing Lack of foresight]]. For all his intellect, Brainiac is clearly someone who's used to all his plans going off without a hitch and therefore rarely, if ever, has any Plan B. For starters, his plan to draw the Flash out to have the Society ambush and kill him failed, allowing Barry to join up with Batman. When Cyborg and Catwoman took back Brother Eye from him, he dismisses it as a minor victory and doesn't bother trying to take it back. He also clearly didn't anticipate Superman defeating him and his technopathic connection to his fleet disrupted, which nearly caused his ship to crash and almost caused him to lose his collected cities. Scarecrow even alludes to this, saying his [[NervesOfSteel lack of fear]] is actually "a lapse born of arrogance".
* FauxAffablyEvil: He talks in a soothing, polite-sounding and almost friendly-like voice. This does not, in any way, cover his monstrous actions.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Brainiac's ship stage has two noticeable examples:
** One, his super-move involves using his ship's main cannon to nuke his opponent... even if they're ''inside'' his ship.
** Two, the stage transitions both involve the ship's tentacles attacking whoever got knocked through the transition. Makes sense if Brainiac isn't selected (then he'll just be on his throne, directing the ship), or if Brainiac is the one doing the hitting. If Brainiac is the one being knocked through, however, he's technically hitting himself- as he says himself, the ship is basically an extension of his body. This occurs even with the SNKBoss version of Brainiac, who ''does'' manipulate those same tentacles to attack outside of the transition.
* GeniusBruiser: Twelfth-level intellect and boasts the strength to match a Kryptonian in a physical brawl.
-->'''Brainiac:''' I match your strength. You cannot match my intellect!
* GreaterScopeVillain:
** To Superman and the Regime in the first game, in a sense. While the Joker was the one that pushed Superman to darkness, the latter would never be on the planet in the first place if he hasn't destroyed Krypton. In addition, he separated his cousin Kara, who was supposed to guard and protect Kal-El, which would have turned him out in a much different path than he took.
** The prequel comics revealed that he is this for [[spoiler:the League of Assassins, since it's revealed that Coluan technology was used to create AMAZO in their plan to destroy humanity. He's also the mastermind behind the Red Lantern attack on Oa]].
** In turn, Doctor Fate notes that the Lords of Order are backing Brainiac because balance was compromised by the Regime's defeat and have forbidden Dr. Fate from intervening, [[spoiler:as stopping him would trigger ''an even worse catastrophe''.]]
* GreenAndMean: Coluans generally have green skin and Brainiac is a member of their species. And as his list of tropes imply, he's one of the most vicious and terrifying of Superman's foes.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: He has cybernetic eyes that glow in the dark, giving him a pretty creepy stare, especially in shots with low lighting.
* HomeStage: Brainiac's Ship is a stage in ''Injustice 2''.
* HorrifyingTheHorror: He's a massively powerful evil alien conquerer and even ''he'' is utterly disturbed by the Joker!
* ImmuneToMindControl: As a result of his powerful mind, neither Grodd nor Ivy can control him.
* InformedAttribute: Given that he's a most intelligent being in the universe, you would expect him to play on smarter grounds like using the brainwashed heroes to manipulate/divide an already tattered Justice League before swooping in for the kill. He just goes in, attempts to blow everything up, tries to use the brainwashed heroes to kill his opposition and brags about how smart he is. It doesn't end up well when Superman and Batman form a completely unimpeded EnemyMine against him.
* InsufferableGenius: He's the smartest being in the universe and reminds everyone how smart he is in every other intro dialogue.
* InkSuitActor: His facial structure resembles that of his voice actor, Jeffrey Combs.
* {{Jerkass}}: Not only is he a monstrous Planet killer, he's also a huge ass. Observe, for example, his round win and clash quotes when fighting Supergirl:
-->''(round win)''
-->'''Brainiac:''' Your [[YouKilledMyFather mother]] would be disappointed.
-->''(clash)''
-->'''Supergirl:''' For the people of Krypton!
-->'''Brainiac:''' Your abject failure?
* KickTheDog: [[spoiler:Kills Kent Nelson after the Helmet of Fate is destroyed.]]
* KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler:By Superman in the Absolute Power ending.]]
* KillSat: Brainiac's Super Move involves his mothership blasting one on a restrained target (this also happens in the final boss [[MindScrew which takes place inside his own mothership]]). Also, one of his attacks has him calling down a purple laser from the sky.
* KnightOfCerebus: The Story Mode takes a turn for the dark whenever he's on-screen.
* KryptoniteFactor: [[spoiler:According to Superman after he's defeated the first time, attacks on his fleet and ship weaken his ability to fight personally, which may be the AchillesHeel to his own technopathic connection to his technology.]]
* LackOfEmpathy: Towards everything in the universe that isn't knowledge.
-->'''Atrocitus:''' Trillions demand vengeance!\\
'''Brainiac:''' Those not collected?\\
'''Atrocitus:''' '''Those you slaughtered!'''
* {{Leitmotif}}: A brass chord that's reminiscent of the theme from ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'' plays every time Brainiac does something vile, and is used during his Super Move.
* LegacyCharacter: If set up in a MirrorMatch, the second Brainiac will claim to be either an [[TheBadGuyWins alternate universe Brainiac who defeated everyone in his home universe]], Brainiac 5 in disguise (a descendant of Brainiac from the 31st century), or Brainiac 6 (another descendant from further down the line). In the latter case, Brainiac 1 will challenge Brainiac 6 to a battle in order to prove his worthiness.
* LoadBearingBoss: When he's defeated in Arcade Mode, a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgYieRZb2vE cutscene]] plays depicting him undergoing a sort of PowerIncontinence, screaming in pain and grasping his head while his ship collapses around him before crashing. Likely due to his technopathic connection to his technology. This also happens in Story Mode; Brainiac's defeat results in his ship being sent hurtling towards the Earth, threatening the billions of shrunken cities onboard.
* MagicVersusScience: Firmly on the science side. His intros with more magic-based characters have him scoffing at their abilities, such as telling Wonder Woman "no gods can save you", blandly noting to Darkseid that he's defeated gods before, responding to Cheetah's assertion that her magic is beyond him with "NOTHING is beyond me", and telling various magic-based characters that he will collect their magic and/or make them share the knowledge. That said, it's also clear that [[ScienceCannotComprehendPhlebotinum he doesn't know much about what magic and other mystical things are truly capable of]]. He claims that Darkseid's power can't so much as touch him, but it demonstrably can do more than that. He overlooked Kahndaq, according to Black Adam, because he didn't know it existed or that the Rock of Eternity was protecting it. And because he didn't collect Kahndaq, Black Adam and Aquaman are able to cripple the shields of his Skullship and allow the World's Finest to board it.
* TheManBehindTheMan:
** It's revealed that he is the mastermind behind Gorilla Grodd and by extension, the whole Society. [[spoiler:In the comics, he's also the mastermind behind both the League of Shadows and the Red Lantern attack on Oa.]]
** In turn, the Lords of Order are backing Brainiac, believing that he will "restore order" to Earth. They even warn Doctor Fate from intervening, [[spoiler:as doing so would only be the catalyst for ''something worse on the horizon''.]]
* MechaMooks: His Betas. As shown in ''Injustice #64'', they're strong enough to kill Red Lanterns.
* MindManipulation: He can mind control people with his technology, which he abuses to make Swamp Thing and Firestorm attack Superman after he defeats and captures them. [[spoiler:In the Absolute Power ending, Superman uses the same technology to MindRape Batman into submission.]]
* MultiversalConqueror: His MO, according to several of his intros, is not restricted to this universe. His MirrorMatch intros even have an alternate universe Brainiac saying he's only in the Injustice Universe because he already collected his own. Dialogue with the {{Guest Fighter}}s imply that Brainiac is responsible for their presence in the ''Injustice'' world, which their endings all confirm (the Turtles being there from a combination of Brainiac on one end and Krang and Shredder on the other).
** One of the events available in Multiverse Mode is "Overtaken". It's a BossLevel against Earth-1212 Brainiac... who the flavor text states has already conquered ''17.6% of the multiverse''. "Our" Brainiac is really only getting started by comparison...
* MyNameIsInigoMontoya: "I. Am. Brainiac."
* NervesOfSteel: He's apathetic to nearly all of his opponents, whether they be a PhysicalGod, Wizard, or SpacePolice, considering himself superior to all of them. Considering he's annihilated ''billions'' of civilizations and apparently killed gods before, he's not bluffing. It doesn't impress Scarecrow, though.
-->'''Scarecrow:''' And what terrifies ''you'', Brainiac?\\
'''Brainiac:''' [[PunctuatedForEmphasis I. Fear.]] '''''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Nothing.]]'''''\\
'''Scarecrow:''' [[VillainHasAPoint Hmmm... a lapse born of arrogance.]]
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: In the Story Mode, he displays a few abilities once and then never again. A notable example is when he somehow creates Grid seemingly from nowhere with EyeBeams shot from a computer monitor, violating the law of conservation of mass in the process. He also seems to achieve {{Flight}} in the cutscene where he fights Superman, complete with a unique sound effect, which he [[CutscenePowerToTheMax can't do in gameplay.]]
* NoSell:
** Walks off Black Canary's scream like it's an ordinary sound, which is notable because in the prequel comics Black Canary's cry was able to wound even Superman. He also shrugs off a full burst of Supergirl's heat vision, who promptly collapses from the exertion. Additionally, Grodd and Ivy's intros have them saying that their MindControl doesn't work on him.
** In ''Injustice #65'', Superboy/Connor Kent unleashes his most powerful heat vision burst in a rage when Brainiac [[spoiler:seemingly kills Cassie]], discharging directly into Brainiac's face and upper torso. Brainiac simply walks through it, punches Superboy in the face (bloodying him and nearly making him lose consciousness), and tells him in a mildly annoyed tone to cut it out.
* NotDistractedByTheSexy: PlayedWith. Brainiac is a cold, logical and stoic being who tells in one fight introduction Poison Ivy that her charms do not tempt him because carnal pleasures are beneath him. With that said, he notes Catwoman's sensuous beauty in one of their intros and ends up [[spoiler:getting controlled by Poison Ivy in her Arcade Ending and being compelled into capturing all cities in the world in exchange for a kiss]].
* NotSoDifferentRemark:
** Green Arrow complains in dialogue with Brainiac that all the aliens he meets are despots. Brainiac shoots back that humanity has its own share of despots and they don't need him ''or'' Superman to be oppressed. [[VillainHasAPoint Arrow is forced to concede the point.]]
** When he asks Bane to join him, Bane immediately refuses because it would be no better than serving Superman again.
** Cyborg remarks that Brainiac reminds him of his father, who was also cold and emotionless.
* NotSoStoic: His cold, emotionless facade will sometimes crack: in Story Mode he can't keep a smug smile off his face when he begins collecting Earth's cities, and in his intros he'll occasionally express annoyance, anger, or even (disturbingly) lust. In his intros with Green Lantern and Batman, he almost ''laughs'' when the latter two claim they will defeat and capture him.
* ObviouslyEvil: Everything about him from his imposing physique to his raspy voice to his creepy and obvious cybernetics screams "evil." And that's not even getting into his gigantic skull-shaped ships or army of robotic minions that look like mutilated corpses. Lampshaded by Black Canary:
-->'''Black Canary:''' The skull-shaped ship's a bit obvious.\\
'''Brainiac:''' Fear facilitates collection.\\
'''Black Canary:''' The tentacles just make it silly.
* OmnicidalManiac: Once he has the knowledge from a given planet, he destroys it.
* OmniscientMoralityLicence: Apparently, being a genius is grounds to do whatever you like.
* OrcusOnHisThrone: In the Story Mode, he's only ever really seen inside of his skull ship whilst overlooking Earth. His drones are what cause the rest of the damage to the planet and it's only when Superman and Batman are ''inside'' his ship when Brainiac finally decides to engage himself in battle.
* PetTheDog: Takes a genuine interest in Cyborg, to the point where he even wanted him by his side. However, Cyborg is clearly more disgusted by this.
* PlanetLooters: Routine for him. He takes what he wants from a given world, then discards the rest for being superfluous.
* PragmaticVillainy:
** In the ending, he goes bonkers when Superman [[spoiler:takes over his ship, fearing that he'll crash it due to not being able to handle it, and destroy Brainiac's collection. Not because Brainiac actually cares about the trillions of people sealed away on it, but because he values the knowledge contained within.]]
** As with with Superman, Brainiac knows the Joker will destroy his collection for good due to his AxCrazy MO. This is because he sees the Clown Prince of Crime as a cancer who needs to be neutralized.
* PsychicPowers: Heavily implied to be a product of his SuperIntelligence. Grodd comments that after he's ''seen'' Brainiac's mind, he's convinced that no one can defeat him, despite his own mind control abilities. One of his round win quotes is also "I know your thoughts", implying a degree of telepathy (which would be consistent with his comics self).
* PurpleIsPowerful: His default outfit includes a lot of purple highlights.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Batman after capturing him and Supergirl in the Story Mode:
--> '''Brainiac:''' You have failed in every effort to oppose me. You are not exceptional. Merely an ordinary specimen of a primitive species.
* TheReveal: If you play as Brainiac in the Arcade Mode its revealed that [[spoiler:the one you are controlling is [[GoodAllAlong Brainiac 5]], his heroic descendant from the future and member of the Legion of Superheroes who traveled back in time to stop him.]]
* RoboticPsychopath: Brainiac is a being who has subjected himself to bodily mechanizations to the technology he possesses, essential making him a cybernetic being. That, and he's a totally ruthless and unfeeling monster who will destroy anything that stands in his way.
* RoguesGalleryTransplant: In the comics, he's often a Justice League enemy just due to his high power and threat level, but he is still very much an iconic Superman foe, his ArchEnemy and thematic EvilCounterpart. In the Injustice Universe, he's more of a general DCU threat -- and [[AdaptationOriginConnection hasn't encountered Superman]] before the events of the game.
* RubberForeheadAliens: Brainiac is a [[AliensAreBastards Coluan]], resembling a green humanoid ([[InkSuitActor specifically Jeffrey Combs]]) with metallic appendages covering his body.
* SadisticChoice: Offers this ultimatum to Batman in Chapter 8: surrender Kara or he will destroy Planet Earth. Batman notes that even if they did, Brainiac [[MortonsFork would still destroy the planet.]]
* ScienceCannotComprehendPhlebotinum: It's often brought up in pre-battle intros that Brainiac doesn't understand mystical things on Earth like magic and the Green. Black Adam claims this is why he gave Khandaq a wide berth, what with it being the site of the Rock of Eternity. Grodd, who has more familiarity with Earth and its mysteries, replies he won't make that error. [[DownplayedTrope That said,]] Adam also notes that the Rock of Eternity's magic would only keep Brainiac away for so long, mostly by staying hidden, and that he'd soon figure it out.
* SecretAIMoves: Whenever the AI plays Brainiac on his mothership stage, he'll have access to several giant metallic tentacles that can attack the player. In effect, it turns the battle into one against both him ''and'' his ship. Naturally, the player can't use these when they control him[[spoiler:, because they're actually controlling Brainiac 5]].
* SecondaryColorNemesis: His skin is green and his armor has purple highlights to contrast with the red and blue of Superman.
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: He talks this way, probably to emphasize his SuperIntelligence.
* SevenDeadlySins: Brainiac manages to display around five of the sins; {{Lust}}, [[VillainousGlutton Gluttony]], {{Greed}}, {{Sloth}} and {{Pride}}.
** For Lust, he has a compulsive and madly obsessive habit of collecting knowledge and information.
** For Gluttony, he constantly goes from one galaxy and planet to another, never stopping at all. Linking with Greed, Brainiac has no desire to share what he has collected nor does he want them taken away from him.
** For Sloth, Brainiac just lounges on his ship throughout the Story Mode, never personally entering the battle until he is directly confronted by Batman and Superman and spends the rest of his time manipulating the Society and sending in his drones to attack Earth.
** For Pride, he has a highly inflated opinion about himself and openly and contemptuously disregards everyone and everything around him as not being worth praising or spending time with. It's really saying a lot when Brainiac exhibits this sort of view towards Darkseid, a literal ''God of Tyranny''.
* ShockAndAwe: His tentacles can electrocute opponents. One of his SecretAIMoves is also planting a mine that electrifies the floor.
* SlouchOfVillainy: In his mothership, he will stand in the background watching from his throne as the two fighters duke it out if he is not selected by the player.
* SmugSuper: Sees himself as a superior being to all life on Earth. In fact the better part of his intro dialogue consists of him bragging about how he's superior to his opponent. This includes Darkseid and Raiden, who are literally ''deities.''
* SNKBoss: In Arcade mode due to the above mentioned SecretAIMoves, which include attacks that are very hard to dodge and one that does more damage than a player's super move. He also has a lot more health than a normal enemy and, from a story perspective, he needs to be beaten ''twice'', once with Superman and once with Batman, where every other chapter lets the player choose which of the two heroes they wanted to tackle a given challenge with.
* TheSociopath: This is what amounts to Brainiac, given that all he ever cares about is collecting as much knowledge as he could across the cosmos. He has no capability to exhibit remorse or caution to any of his reprehensible actions, has an incredibly grand opinion about himself and dismisses just about everyone unless they display something that is worthy of talent by his standards (which has nothing to do with morality) and acts on a very compulsive mindset in collecting cities and destroying planets.
* SoftSpokenSadist: Talks in a calm, almost fatherly voice. It only highlights how evil he really is.
* StrongAsTheyNeedToBe: He's at least as strong as Superman in the main story, but can be defeated by BadassNormal characters like Deadshot in Arcade Mode. Justified in that Arcade Mode endings are explicitly alternate universes, so the alternate universe versions of Brainiac could just be weaker.
* SuicidalOverconfidence: Invoked on anyone who challenges him. In particular, Brainiac seems more [[LampshadeHanging incredulous and disbelieving than anything else]] in his intros with characters obviously [[PowerCreepPowerSeep way below his level.]]
-->'''Captain Cold:''' Got a problem, Brainiac?\\
'''Brainiac:''' With your self-delusion? Yes.
-->'''Batman:''' You've heard of the Phantom Zone?/'''Green Lantern:''' The Guardians want you on trial.\\
'''Brainiac:''' ''[[NotSoStoic (almost laughing)]]'' You mean to imprison ''me?''
* SuperIntelligence: A little, yeah.
* SuperStrength: Goes hand to hand with Superman in the cutscene before his boss fight, and actually seems to have a noticeable edge. His stage transition ([[GameplayAndStorySegregation which only really makes sense when he does it]]) is also the most impressive in the game in terms of striking strength displayed- he kicks his opponent ''straight through'' the walls of his ship, which are ''several meters thick'' and made out of some alien alloy far more durable than any Earth armor (judging by the fact that parts of the ship are capable of restraining Kryptonians, and his own armor is capable of holding up to their blows). This became more notable when ''Injustice #65'' showed that even Superboy/Connor Kent couldn't break the walls of the same ship with his most powerful punches.
* {{Technopath}}: Part of his {{Secret AI Moves}}et includes controlling parts of his ship to attack the opponent.
* TinTyrant: He's covered in PoweredArmor.
* TooPowerfulToLive: [[spoiler:Apart from the fact that he [[PayEvilUntoEvil deserves to die]], this is the Regime's big contention about wanting to kill him over imprisoning him -- he's simply too strong to be contained by Earth technology. Batman's counterpoint is that they need him to restore the lost cities of Earth, but his point is weakened by his inability to name a prison that would be up to the task.]]
* UnknownRival: Both Superman and Supergirl considered him TheDreaded and are terrified of him. Meanwhile, prior to the events of the game, Brainiac had no idea that they even existed, and was busy destroying ''billions'' of other populated worlds instead of looking for them. This changed when Regime Superman's war with the Green Lanterns drew his attention, but if that hadn't happened, he probably would have continued laying waste to the multiverse for the rest of his life, ignorant as to their survival.
* VillainHasAPoint:
** His complaints about how conflictive humans can be are right. As is his comment that Batman's trust in Harley Quinn (who just a few years ago nuked a major city alongside Joker, starting the whole mess) defies logic. His intros with Black Canary also have him calling the latter an idiot for sparing Superman in the prequel comics, as the rogue Superman then went on to conquer the Earth and kill a lot of people ("your weakness condemns thousands"). Black Canary [[LameComeback can only respond]] that good guys don't kill.
** Green Arrow thinks he's just another run-of-the-mill wannabe alien GalacticConqueror like Superman or Darkseid, only for him to retort that Earth has its own share of tyrants and they don't ''need an'' alien to be oppressed. Arrow is [[{{touche}} forced to accept the point]].
** In one possible pre-battle intro, Superman tells him that he can't have Earth. A skeptical Brainiac asks if it would fare any better under Supes, which Superman [[SarcasmBlind doesn't see for an insult]].
* VillainRespect: While he treats most of the cast with a mixture of contempt and apathy, he holds a surprisingly genuine respect for Cyborg, calling him "the pinnacle of human evolution" for being half-machine. This even extends to some of their intros, where he showers Cyborg with praise and compliments and even [[WeCanRuleTogether offers him the chance to join him.]] Cyborg begs to differ.
* VillainousBreakdown: His cold, detached demeanor turns to anger when [[spoiler:Superman takes control of his ship.]]
-->'''Brainiac:''' [[spoiler:My ship! YOU WILL NOT DESTROY MY COLLECTION!]]
* VillainousCrush: Implied towards Catwoman during one intro.
-->'''Brainiac:''' You are beauty at its most sensuous.\\
'''Catwoman:''' Should I be creeped out, or flattered?\\
'''Brainiac:''' Flattered. It saves your life.
* VillainousGlutton: In an unconventional sense; Brainiac is ridiculously fixated on the planets that he has collected, which prompts him to endlessly travel the universe, searching for more of them to acquire. His gluttonous nature has contributed to the destruction of ''billions'' of planets and the deaths of an immeasurable amount of lives.
* WorfHadTheFlu: Superman says he was only able to beat Brainiac because the attacks on his fleet by his fellow heroes weakened Brainiac mid-battle.
* WorthyOpponent:
** ''Subverted'' with Batman and Superman. He's actually pretty disappointed how little of a challenge they are.
-->'''Brainiac:''' ''[to Batman]'' You have failed in every effort to oppose me. You are not exceptional. Merely an ordinary example of a primitive species.
-->'''Brainiac:''' ''[to Superman]'' Earth sapped your potential, Superman... it made you a simple brute.
** Played straight with Cyborg however, who he wishes to recruit as a protege. Cyborg scoffs at the idea.
** Double subverted with Darkseid. Their clash quotes show that Darkseid considers Brainiac to be this, but Brainiac doesn't share the sentiment. Though Darkseid's ending shows [[spoiler:that he saw Brainiac as nothing more than an "errant intellect" when compared to a god's power. The Lord of Apokolips Omega-beams the Coluan to prevent a KillSteal as he saw Superman as his and his alone to kill]].
-->'''Darkseid:''' Tap your tremendous power!
-->'''Brainiac:''' It'd be unfair I use all of it on you.
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-->'''Darkseid:''' Together we could crush Superman.
-->'''Brainiac:''' Earth's history suggests otherwise.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: A villainous example. He says this about Cyborg, feeling that his humanity holds him back from reaching his full potential. And he proves this by incarnating his digital self in the form of Grid. Cyborg thinks otherwise.
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[[folder:Battle Simulator Brainiac ('''Spoilers Unmarked!''')]]
!!Querl Dox[=/=][[ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes Brainiac-5]]
!!! '''Species:''' Coluan
!!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/LiamOBrien (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Octavio Rojas (Latin American Spanish dub)[[/note]]
In Battle Simulator, the playable Brainiac is really a disguise for Brainiac 5, a heroic descendant of Brainiac. He's returned to defeat his ancestor to clear the name of his species and undo his many crimes.
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* CanonCharacterAllAlong: His appearance as the original Brainiac was merely a disguise for his true heroic identity.
* {{Catchphrase}}: The last line of his ending is "Long live the Legion," firmly establishing that this character is the same one that starred in the ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' comic book.
* GoodAllAlong: Thought you were playing the bad guy? Guess again!
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: He gets reprimanded by the Legion of Super-Heroes for "borrowing" a time portal to travel to the past, but he tells them that he did what he must for his people's sake and that he's always on the Legion's side.
* IdenticalGrandson: Subverted. During gameplay, he is only ever seen in his ancestor's disguise. His real form, which is only seen in the ending, looks nothing like him (Brainiac 5 has blond hair for one while the original Brainiac is bald).
* MirrorMatch: Subverted. He look and fights exactly like normal Brainiac, but they are merely distant relatives instead of the same individual.
* RedeemingReplacement: He despises his ancestor for his crimes. [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong To rectify this, Brainiac 5 seeks to redeem his race, the Coluans]], since they're widely feared and hated due to the original Brainiac's actions.
* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: Brainiac 5 "borrowed" a time-bubble to prevent Brainiac from taking over, and making android constructs feared in the future.
* WalkingSpoiler: Talking about him reveals he takes up Brainiac's playable slot in the Arcade mode.
* WhatTheHellHero: The ComicBook/LegionOfSuperheroes put Brainiac-5 on trial for his attempts to change the timeline by defeating his evil ancestor. He knew it would happen and decided it was WorthIt.
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[[folder:Doctor Fate]]
!!Kent Nelson/Nabu[=/=]ComicBook/DoctorFate
!!! '''Species:''' Human
!!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/DavidSobolov (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Raúl Anaya (Latin American Spanish), Bernd Rumpf (German), Creator/PhilippeDumond (French), Marco Balbi (Italian), Carlos Campanile (Brazilian Portuguese)[[/note]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/doctor_fate_8.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''What comes next, mere mortals cannot stop.'']]
Kent Nelson is an ordinary man, but when he puts on the Helm of Fate, he becomes a powerful servant of the Lords of Order and acts to preserve the destiny of the universe. The only problem is that, in the ''Injustice'' universe, only a terrible destiny awaits the planet. From the war between Batman and Superman and the impending invasion of Brainiac, Fate only wishes to change what will come, but he is bound to let the atrocities happen so something greater than Earth will be spared.
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** [[GreaterScopeVillain Even from beyond the grave]], he still haunts Superman. While not a saint himself post-Metropolis, Big Blue [[GoodCannotComprehendEvil can't fathom]] that Joker's only goals were to prove his ideals wrong and spread wanton chaos whether or not he survived. Doctor Fate notes that the MonsterClown's scheme worked so well that it's causing the Lords of Order to give up on humanity itself and support Brainiac, and even says that if the infighting within the Justice League keeps on going, [[spoiler:the Lords will back an even bigger threat on the horizon]].
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** [[GreaterScopeVillain [[VillainousLegacy Even from beyond the grave]], he still haunts Superman. While not a saint himself post-Metropolis, Big Blue [[GoodCannotComprehendEvil can't fathom]] that Joker's only goals were to prove his ideals wrong and spread wanton chaos whether or not he survived. Doctor Fate notes that the MonsterClown's scheme worked so well that it's causing the Lords of Order to give up on humanity itself and support Brainiac, and even says that if the infighting within the Justice League keeps on going, [[spoiler:the Lords will back an even bigger threat on the horizon]].
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* GreaterScopeVillain: Even though Brainiac was responsible for blowing up Krypton, Joker is responsible for Superman's FaceHeelTurn, and his posthumous legacy still haunts everyone. He even rubs it in everyone's faces.
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* BrutishBulls: Atrocitus' super involves summoning The Butcher, the bull-like AnthropomorphicPersonification of the Red Light of Rage.
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* BrutishBulls: Atrocitus' super involves summoning The Butcher, the bull-like AnthropomorphicPersonification of the Red Light of Rage.
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* ForTheEvulz: Deconstructed. Aside from causing Superman's downfall and the subsequent chain of events just for evil, the sheer horror of his misdeeds [[EvenEvilHasStandards prompts revulsion even in other villains]]. His MO to prove the true "ugliness" of society and [[EvilCannotComprehendGood think]] others are the same as him reveals how psychotic he truly is.
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* ForTheEvulz: Deconstructed. Aside from causing Superman's downfall and the subsequent chain of events just for evil, the sheer horror of his misdeeds [[EvenEvilHasStandards prompts revulsion even in other villains]]. His MO to prove the true "ugliness" of society and [[EvilCannotComprehendGood think]] others are the same as him reveals reveal how psychotic he truly is.
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* HateSink: Make no mistake — he's still LaughablyEvil and an entertaining character, but the worst crime he committed was so heinous that if people pick between Superman and him, they often root for ''[[SympathyForTheDevil Supes]]'' despite how reviled he is. He's directly responsible for the mess in the ''Injustice''-verse by virtue of causing Superman's downfall ForTheEvulz and banks for exactly that. Thus, everyone hates him and no one is happy to see him back, not even Harley. Even his usual traits are deconstructed to show how awful he is, as he tends to make light of everything and ridicules his opponents' personal pain. The EvenEvilHasStandards moment he has in ''Year Zero'' rings pretty hollow given that even if he targeted all groups of people by nuking Metropolis, he still murdered ''millions'' while laughing.
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* HateSink: Make no mistake — he's still LaughablyEvil and an entertaining character, but the worst crime he committed was so heinous that if people pick between Superman and him, they often root for ''[[SympathyForTheDevil Supes]]'' despite how reviled he is. He's directly responsible for the mess in the ''Injustice''-verse by virtue of causing Superman's downfall ForTheEvulz and banks for exactly that. Thus, everyone hates him and no one is happy to see him back, not even Harley. Even his His usual traits are deconstructed to show how awful he is, as he tends to make is by making light of everything and ridicules mocking his opponents' personal pain. The His EvenEvilHasStandards moment he has in ''Year Zero'' rings pretty hollow given that even if he targeted all groups of people by nuking Metropolis, he still murdered ''millions'' while laughing.
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* TheHyena: A shtick of his — he laughs at the misery of others. As the DCU's resident nihilist, [[EvilLaugh he sadistically cackles at everything]], especially death, destruction, and despair. He's even known to laugh maniacally when he's the one on the receiving end, especially when Superman offed him.
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* TheHyena: A shtick of his — he laughs at the misery of others. As the DCU's resident nihilist, [[EvilLaugh he sadistically cackles at everything]], especially death, destruction, and despair. He's even known to laugh maniacally manically when he's the one on the receiving end, especially when Superman offed him.
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* LaughingMad: Cackles a lot when he wins a match, while doing ColdBloodedTorture on his opponent in his Super, and in his arcade endings.
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* LaughingMad: Cackles a lot when he wins a match, while doing ColdBloodedTorture on his opponent in his Super, Supers, and in his arcade endings.
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* JusticeWillPrevail: Well, not justice ''per sé''...
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* JusticeWillPrevail: Well, not justice ''per sé''...
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!!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/RichardEpcar (games), Creator/KevinPollak (animated film) (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Creator/JoseAntonioMacias (Latin American Spanish), Bodo Wolf (German), Stéphane Ronchewski (French), Riccardo Peroni (Italian), Isaac Schneider (''Injustice: Gods Among Us'', Brazilian Portuguese), Marcio Simões (''Injustice 2'', Brazilian Portuguese)[[/note]]
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* HateSink: Make no mistake — he's still LaughablyEvil and an entertaining character, but the worst crime he committed was so heinous that if people pick between Superman and him, they often root for ''[[SympathyForTheDevil Supes]]'' despite how reviled he is. He's directly responsible for the mess in the ''Injustice''-verse by virtue of causing Superman's downfall ForTheEvulz and banks for exactly that. Thus, everyone hates him and no one is happy to see him back, not even Harley. Even his usual traits are deconstructed to show how awful he is, as his jokes come with references to nihilism, mockery of his opponents' personal pain, and wanton chaos. The EvenEvilHasStandards moment he has in ''Year Zero'' rings pretty hollow given that even if he targeted all groups of people by nuking Metropolis, he still murdered ''millions'' while laughing.
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* HateSink: Make no mistake — he's still LaughablyEvil and an entertaining character, but the worst crime he committed was so heinous that if people pick between Superman and him, they often root for ''[[SympathyForTheDevil Supes]]'' despite how reviled he is. He's directly responsible for the mess in the ''Injustice''-verse by virtue of causing Superman's downfall ForTheEvulz and banks for exactly that. Thus, everyone hates him and no one is happy to see him back, not even Harley. Even his usual traits are deconstructed to show how awful he is, as his jokes come with references he tends to nihilism, mockery make light of everything and ridicules his opponents' personal pain, and wanton chaos.pain. The EvenEvilHasStandards moment he has in ''Year Zero'' rings pretty hollow given that even if he targeted all groups of people by nuking Metropolis, he still murdered ''millions'' while laughing.
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* LaughablyEvil: Deconstructed — he thinks horrible things should be PlayedForLaughs, but his jokes are laced with references to torture, wanton chaos, and anarchy. [[StrawNihilist To him, life is just a "gag" as he puts it]].
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* LaughablyEvil: Deconstructed — he thinks horrible things should be PlayedForLaughs, but his jokes are laced with references to torture, wanton chaos, and anarchy.nobody finds them funny. [[StrawNihilist To him, life is just a "gag" as he puts it]].
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* PosthumousVillainVictory: He would have laughed at the CrapsackWorld that is the ''Injustice''-verse in glee if he were alive, having proven that anyone can have a "bad day" as he puts it. The clown indeed got the last laugh by turning Superman into something much worse.
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* PosthumousVillainVictory: PosthumousVillainVictory: He indeed got the last laugh by turning Superman into something much worse, but would have laughed in glee further at the CrapsackWorld that is the ''Injustice''-verse in glee became if he were alive, having proven that anyone can have a "bad day" as he puts it. The clown indeed got the last laugh by turning Superman into something much worse.it.
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* StrawNihilist: Lampshaded and deconstructed. As the DCU's poster child for nihilism, he believes that life is just "a joke." Having succeeded with Superman, he tries invoking the StrikeMeDownWithAllOfYourHatred trope again on the other characters. Given Joker's repeated use of MultipleChoicePast, Atrocitus even wonders what exactly drove him to this. However, his rants on having "a bad day" as he claims reveal how messed-up and insane he is.
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* StrawNihilist: Lampshaded and deconstructed. As the DCU's poster child for nihilism, he believes that life is just "a joke." Having succeeded with Superman, he tries invoking the StrikeMeDownWithAllOfYourHatred trope again on the other characters. Given Joker's repeated use of MultipleChoicePast, Atrocitus even wonders what exactly drove him to this. However, this, but his rants on having "a bad day" as he claims reveal how messed-up and insane he is.
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* EvilSoundsRaspy: Creator/IkeAmadi voices him with the type of deep, intimidating voice you'd expect someone who looks like a BigRedDevil to have.
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* GutturalGrowler: Creator/IkeAmadi voices him with the type of deep, intimidating voice you'd expect someone who looks like a BigRedDevil to have.
* EvilSoundsRaspy: Unlike the CreepyHighPitchedVoice supplied by Creator/RichardEpcar, Creator/KevinPollak gives the Joker a growling, raspy voice instead.
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* GutturalGrowler: Unlike the CreepyHighPitchedVoice supplied by Creator/RichardEpcar, Creator/KevinPollak gives the Joker a growling, raspy voice instead.
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* ItAmusedMe: What do you expect from a sadist who torments people at their expense, makes jokes laced with references to nihilism, and leaves the world much worse than before? When said MonsterClown finds it funny to do such things, they clearly have sanity problems.
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* ItAmusedMe: What do you expect from a sadist who torments people at their expense, makes jokes laced with references to nihilism, light of everything, and leaves the world much worse than before? When said MonsterClown finds it funny to do such things, they clearly have sanity problems.
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* MultipleChoicePast: No one can get a straight answer from Joker on why he’s still alive. He gives several different explanations, none of them lining up. Maybe he’s an alternate version from another Earth, a figment of someone’s imagination caused by Scarecrow’s fear toxin, or resurrected by Nekron. We don’t know which is true (if any), and that’s how Joker wants it.
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* MultipleChoicePast: No one can get a straight answer from Joker on why he’s still alive. He gives several different explanations, none of them lining up. Maybe he’s an alternate version from another Earth, a figment of someone’s imagination caused by Scarecrow’s fear toxin, or resurrected by Nekron. We don’t know which is true (if any), and but that’s how Joker wants it.
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* PosthumousVillainVictory: If Joker were alive, he would have laughed at the CrapsackWorld that is the ''Injustice''-verse in glee, having proven that anyone can have a "bad day" as he puts it. The clown certainly had the last laugh by turning Superman into something much worse.
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* PosthumousVillainVictory: If Joker were alive, he He would have laughed at the CrapsackWorld that is the ''Injustice''-verse in glee, glee if he were alive, having proven that anyone can have a "bad day" as he puts it. The clown certainly had indeed got the last laugh by turning Superman into something much worse.
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* RevenantZombie: It's heavily implied that his appearance in the matches in the second game (not the story, since that was a hallucination) is as a member of TheUndead. Among the proposed explanations as to how he came back are a deal with Shinnok (a necromancer) or Nekron (one of DC's [[TheGrimReaper Grim Reapers]]), and his victory pose involves him shooting his famous Bang! gun ''through his head'' with no ill effect. All the while, he maintains his personality from life.
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* RevenantZombie: It's heavily implied that his appearance in the matches in the second game (not the story, since that was a hallucination) is as a member of TheUndead. Among the proposed explanations as to on how he came back are a deal with Shinnok (a necromancer) or Nekron (one of DC's [[TheGrimReaper Grim Reapers]]), and his victory pose involves him shooting his famous Bang! gun ''through his head'' with no ill effect. All the while, he maintains his personality from life.
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* TortureTechnician: Per the norm, Joker finds sadistic glee in beating people to death with crowbars, torturing them with electricity and blowing them up with dynamite sticks.
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* TortureTechnician: Per the norm, Joker he finds sadistic glee in beating people to death with crowbars, torturing them with electricity and blowing them up with dynamite sticks.
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* HateSink: Make no mistake — he's still LaughablyEvil and an entertaining character, but the sole crime he committed was so heinous that if people pick between Superman and him, they often root for ''[[SympathyForTheDevil Supes]]'' despite how reviled he is. He's directly responsible for the mess in the ''Injustice''-verse by virtue of causing Superman's downfall ForTheEvulz and banks for exactly that. Thus, everyone hates him and no one is happy to see him back, not even Harley. Even his usual traits are deconstructed to show how awful he is, as his jokes come with references to nihilism, mockery of his opponents' personal pain, and wanton chaos. The EvenEvilHasStandards moment he has in ''Year Zero'' rings pretty hollow given that even if he targeted all groups of people by nuking Metropolis, he still murdered ''millions'' while laughing.
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* HateSink: Make no mistake — he's still LaughablyEvil and an entertaining character, but the sole worst crime he committed was so heinous that if people pick between Superman and him, they often root for ''[[SympathyForTheDevil Supes]]'' despite how reviled he is. He's directly responsible for the mess in the ''Injustice''-verse by virtue of causing Superman's downfall ForTheEvulz and banks for exactly that. Thus, everyone hates him and no one is happy to see him back, not even Harley. Even his usual traits are deconstructed to show how awful he is, as his jokes come with references to nihilism, mockery of his opponents' personal pain, and wanton chaos. The EvenEvilHasStandards moment he has in ''Year Zero'' rings pretty hollow given that even if he targeted all groups of people by nuking Metropolis, he still murdered ''millions'' while laughing.
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* TheBadGuyWins: The entire Injustice universe is one big one for The Joker. He manages to destroy Metropolis, and most importantly, totally break Superman, twisting him into something as evil and monstrous as himself — the kind of result that is his dearest goal (Although it would be a long time before Superman began to truly resemble him). To him, it doesn't matter at all if he was killed as a consequence. The fact that he's laughing maniacally as Superman kills him says it all. He even points this out in the sequel to Superman by [[LampshadeHanging rubbing it in his face]]:
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* TheBadGuyWins: The entire Injustice universe is one big one for The Joker. He manages to destroy Metropolis, and most importantly, totally break Superman, twisting him twist Superman into something as evil and monstrous as himself — the kind of result that is his dearest goal (Although it would be a long time before Superman began to truly resemble him). To him, it doesn't matter at all if he was killed as a consequence. The fact that he's laughing maniacally as Superman kills him says it all. He even points this out in the sequel to Superman by [[LampshadeHanging rubbing it in his face]]:
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* MultipleChoicePast: No one can get a straight answer from Joker as to why he’s still alive. He gives several different explanations, none of them lining up. Maybe he’s an alternate version from another Earth, a figment of someone’s imagination caused by Scarecrow’s fear toxin, or resurrected by Nekron. We don’t know which is true (if any), and that’s how Joker wants it.
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* MultipleChoicePast: No one can get a straight answer from Joker as to on why he’s still alive. He gives several different explanations, none of them lining up. Maybe he’s an alternate version from another Earth, a figment of someone’s imagination caused by Scarecrow’s fear toxin, or resurrected by Nekron. We don’t know which is true (if any), and that’s how Joker wants it.
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* TheHeavy: Despite his death, he inspired the entire events of the series.
** By tricking Superman into killing Lois Lane and destroying Metropolis, he inspired Superman into becoming a dictator who kills anyone who disagrees with and/or refuses to join him. Joker's actions also push Wonder Woman into enabling Superman's actions in the first place.
** Joker's actions also inspires the Joker Gang and Joker Clan to see him as a liberator and cult leader after Superman becomes a tyrant. Harley actually calls them out for worshipping the man responsible for all the events in the ''Injustice''-verse.
** By tricking Superman into killing Lois Lane and destroying Metropolis, he inspired Superman into becoming a dictator who kills anyone who disagrees with and/or refuses to join him. Joker's actions also push Wonder Woman into enabling Superman's actions in the first place.
** Joker's actions also inspires the Joker Gang and Joker Clan to see him as a liberator and cult leader after Superman becomes a tyrant. Harley actually calls them out for worshipping the man responsible for all the events in the ''Injustice''-verse.
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* TheParagon: Despite his death, he inspired the entire events of the series.
** By tricking Superman into killing Lois Lane and destroying Metropolis, he inspired Superman into becoming a dictator who kills anyone who disagrees with and/or refuses to join him. Joker's actions also push Wonder Woman into enabling Superman's actions in the first place.
** Joker's actions also inspires the Joker Gang and Joker Clan to see him as a liberator and cult leader after Superman becomes a tyrant. Harley actually calls them out for worshipping the man responsible for all the events in the ''Injustice''-verse.
** By tricking Superman into killing Lois Lane and destroying Metropolis, he inspired Superman into becoming a dictator who kills anyone who disagrees with and/or refuses to join him. Joker's actions also push Wonder Woman into enabling Superman's actions in the first place.
** Joker's actions also inspires the Joker Gang and Joker Clan to see him as a liberator and cult leader after Superman becomes a tyrant. Harley actually calls them out for worshipping the man responsible for all the events in the ''Injustice''-verse.
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* MultipleChoicePast: Just like his backstory, he offers different explanations for his BackFromTheDead status. From another Earth? A Scarecrow-induced illusion? Resurrected by [[ComicBook/BlackestNight Nekron]] or [[Franchise/MortalKombat Shinnok]]? The Lazarus Pits? The Source Wall? The Phantom Zone? [[SureLetsGoWithThat He'll go with whatever his opponent thinks is true.]]
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* MultipleChoicePast: Just like his backstory, he offers No one can get a straight answer from Joker as to why he’s still alive. He gives several different explanations for his BackFromTheDead status. From explanations, none of them lining up. Maybe he’s an alternate version from another Earth? A Scarecrow-induced illusion? Resurrected Earth, a figment of someone’s imagination caused by [[ComicBook/BlackestNight Nekron]] Scarecrow’s fear toxin, or [[Franchise/MortalKombat Shinnok]]? The Lazarus Pits? The Source Wall? The Phantom Zone? [[SureLetsGoWithThat He'll go with whatever his opponent thinks resurrected by Nekron. We don’t know which is true.]]true (if any), and that’s how Joker wants it.
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* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler:Kills Grodd. The game doesn't advocate killing supervillains, but seeing as Grodd sold out the entire planet to Brainiac to save his own skin he more than earned it.]]
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* DoesNotLikeShoes: Injustice 2's portrayal of Atrocitus goes about barefooted, throughout the game. His armor, also has a rather organic, exoskeleton quality to it, possibly implying that he actually goes without clothes as well. Some armor options give him the appearance of boots over the tops of his feet, but if knocked down, you can see the armor has no soles, exposing his feet.
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* DoesNotLikeShoes: Much like Atrocitus, Swamp Thing is portrayed as a hulking, organic armored brute, with large, bare feet, throughout the game. Some of his attacks can turn his entire arms and legs into thickets of branches or tree trunks, but revert to their natural state afterwards, leaving him barefoot.
