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* DaddyIssues: Clark speculated that [[WellDoneSonGuy Kenny]] might not have turned out so bad if it wasn't for his father. Given that Conduit builds an army of robots resembling the man, literally for no other reason than to cheer him on, he may well have a point there.
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* FreudianExcuse: Conduit's father's emotional abuse of him made him the unstable person he is today.
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* FreudianExcuse: Conduit's father's emotional abuse of him made him the unstable person he is today. Clark himself speculated that Conduit might not have turned out so bad if it wasn't for his father. This is further emphasized by how the supervillain built an army of robots resembling his father, literally for no other reason than to cheer him on as he fought Superman.
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-->'''Jimmy''': Superman? It..i-it's okay, pal. You've saved my life so many times; I wouldn't have had the years I had if not for you! But even a hero can lose, sometimes...It-it's not your fault.
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-->'''Jimmy''': Superman? It..It... i-it's okay, pal. You've saved my life so many times; I wouldn't have had the years I had if not for you! But even a hero can lose, sometimes... It-it's not your fault.
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* DaddyIssues: Clark speculated that [[WellDoneSonGuy Kenny]] might not have turned out so bad if it wasn't for his father. Given that Conduit builds an army of robots resembling the man, he may well have a point there.
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* DaddyIssues: Clark speculated that [[WellDoneSonGuy Kenny]] might not have turned out so bad if it wasn't for his father. Given that Conduit builds an army of robots resembling the man, literally for no other reason than to cheer him on, he may well have a point there.
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''The Death of Clark Kent'' is a ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' storyline released in 1995. It was part of a series of {{Milestone Celebration}}s done at the same time due to these titles hitting issue #100 at the same time; those other titles being ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' (which saw Diana regain her heroic title), ''ComicBook/GreenArrow'' (which saw Conner Hawke become the second Green Arrow just in time for Oliver Queen to perish) ''Franchise/TheFlash'' (which introduced the Speed Force) and ''[[ComicBook/JusticeLeague Justice League America]]'' (which was part of a multi-part story with ''Guy Gardner: Warrior'') This story also concluded a storyline that was started during the ''Zero Month'' issues of the ''Superman'' comics following ''ComicBook/ZeroHourCrisisInTime''.
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* FingerInTheMail: In a story that followed the saga, Clark receives a letter from Conduit (a fierce enemy of his who died in the previous arc) saying, "The Golden Gopher was mine!" that also contains a lock of ComicBook/JimmyOlsen's hair. This instantly sends Clark flying off to the address indicated by the note, which was what Conduit wanted as he had set up a DeadMansSwitch to kill Jimmy after his death (and, if possible, Superman as well).
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* BattleStrip: Superman goes shirtless before his hand-to-hand duel with Conduit.
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* DelicateAndSickly: [[spoiler: Kenny]] was irradiated by Kryptonite when Clark's shuttle flew over his pregnant mother. His frequent bouts of poor health prevented him from excelling to quite the same degree as Clark.
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* IllChild: Gender Flipped; [[spoiler: Kenny]] was irradiated by Kryptonite when Clark's shuttle flew over his pregnant mother. His frequent bouts of poor health prevented him from excelling to quite the same degree as Clark.
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''The Death of Clark Kent'' is a ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' storyline released in 1995. It was part of a series of {{Milestone Celebration}}s done at the same time due to these titles hitting issue #100 at the same time; those other titles being ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' (which saw Diana regain her heroic title), ''ComicBook/GreenArrow'' (which saw Conner Hawke become the second Green Arrow just in time for Oliver Queen to perish) ''Franchise/TheFlash'' (which introduced the Speed Force) and ''[[ComicBook/JusticeLeague Justice League America]]'' (which was part of a multi-part story with ''Guy Gardner: Warrior'') This story also concluded a storyline that was started during the ''Zero Month'' issues of the ''Superman'' comics following ''ComicBook/ZeroHour''.
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''The Death of Clark Kent'' is a ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' storyline released in 1995. It was part of a series of {{Milestone Celebration}}s done at the same time due to these titles hitting issue #100 at the same time; those other titles being ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' (which saw Diana regain her heroic title), ''ComicBook/GreenArrow'' (which saw Conner Hawke become the second Green Arrow just in time for Oliver Queen to perish) ''Franchise/TheFlash'' (which introduced the Speed Force) and ''[[ComicBook/JusticeLeague Justice League America]]'' (which was part of a multi-part story with ''Guy Gardner: Warrior'') This story also concluded a storyline that was started during the ''Zero Month'' issues of the ''Superman'' comics following ''ComicBook/ZeroHour''.
''ComicBook/ZeroHourCrisisInTime''.
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* FamousLastWords: Conduit's last words (to Clark) are "This is all your fault."
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''The Death of Clark Kent'' is a ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' storyline released in 1995. It was part of a series of {{Milestone Celebration}}s done at the same time due to these titles hitting issue #100 at the same time; those other titles being ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' (which saw Diana regain her heroic title), ''ComicBook/GreenArrow'' (which saw Conner Hawke become the second Green Arrow just in time for Oliver Queen to perish) ''ComicBook/{{Flash}}'' ''Franchise/TheFlash'' (which introduced the Speed Force) and ''[[ComicBook/JusticeLeague Justice League America]]'' (which was part of a multi-part story with ''Guy Gardner: Warrior'') This story also concluded a storyline that was started during the ''Zero Month'' issues of the ''Superman'' comics following ''ComicBook/ZeroHour''.
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* ScrewTheRulesTheyBrokeThemFirst: Superman and Conduit on the faux Smallville High School football field decide that they would fight each other fairly without each other using their powers. However, when Superman has Conduit pinned in a headlock that he couldn't break out of by his own natural abilities, Conduit uses his Kryptonite radiation to get Superman off him. Realizing that Conduit wasn't going to play by the rules, Superman follows suit.
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* TermsOfEndangerment: Conduit calls Superman "Clarkie" on a number of occasions.
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* TermsOfEndangerment: Conduit calls Superman "Clarkie" on a number of occasions.occasions and calls Jimmy (who he kidnaps and nearly murders in an attempt to hurt Superman [=/=] Clark) "Red".
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* PortalCut: Superman in dealing with Warp causes the foe's body to be separated in half by stranding each half by the two teleportation portals he uses. His parents when seeing this fearing this might happen if Warp turns his teleportation power off.
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* PortalCut: Superman in dealing with Warp causes the foe's body to be separated in half by stranding each half by the two teleportation portals he uses. His parents when seeing this fearing fear this might happen if Warp turns his teleportation power off.
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* PortalCut: Superman in dealing with Warp causes the foe's body to be separated in half by stranding each half by the two teleportation portals he uses. His parents when seeing this fearing this might happen if Warp turns his teleportation power off.
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* OffWithHisHead: Superman's fight with Metallo in this story arc ends with him kicking the robot's head off his new body, since Metallo was now equipped with a geo-magnet that prevented Superman from doing any damage to him. To overcome that, Superman caught Metallo as the robot was making a leap towards him and prevented him from touching any ground while he was being held up by the Man of Steel.
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* IJustWantToBeNormal: When Lois expresses shock at the intensity of Superman's anger towards Conduit, he explains the importance of Clark and the parts of his life where he can't obtain a greater-than-usual advantage because of his powers. (For instance, he wants to have a crack at writing the great American novel.)
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* IllChild: He was irradiated by Kryptonite when Clark's shuttle flew over his pregnant mother. His frequent bouts of poor health prevented him from excelling to quite the same degree as Clark.
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* IllChild: He Gender Flipped; [[spoiler: Kenny]] was irradiated by Kryptonite when Clark's shuttle flew over his pregnant mother. His frequent bouts of poor health prevented him from excelling to quite the same degree as Clark.
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* MechaMooks: Conduit's recreation of Smallville from his high school years is full of robotic recreations of its citizens that are all programmed to idolize their creator Kenny Braverman and to hate Clark Kent/Superman, going so far as to even attack him with built-in weapons. There was also a robotic recreation of Lois Lane that tried to squeeze Superman to death with a hug. The Smallville high school sports stadium is mostly populated with hard-wired clones of Kenny's father, to give Kenny the adulation that his real father would never give him.
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* MechaMooks: Conduit's recreation of Smallville from his high school years is full of robotic recreations of its citizens that are all programmed to idolize their creator Kenny Braverman [[spoiler:Kenny Braverman]] and to hate Clark Kent/Superman, going so far as to even attack him with built-in weapons. There was also a robotic recreation of Lois Lane that tried to squeeze Superman to death with a hug. The Smallville high school sports stadium is mostly populated with hard-wired clones of Kenny's father, Mr. Braverman, to give Kenny his son the adulation that his the real father Mr. Braverman would never give him.
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* MechaMooks: Conduit's recreation of Smallville from his high school years is full of robotic recreations of its citizens that are all programmed to idolize their creator Kenny Braverman and to hate Clark Kent/Superman, going so far as to even attack him with built-in weapons. There was also a robotic recreation of Lois Lane that tried to squeeze Superman to death with a hug. The Smallville high school sports stadium is mostly populated with hard-wired clones of Kenny's father, to give Kenny the adulation that his real father would never give him.
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* DeadManSwitch: After [[spoiler: Kenny Braverman]] dies, a mechanism is set off that tries to kill Jimmy Olsen, and if possible, Superman along with him.
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* DeadManSwitch: DeadMansSwitch: After [[spoiler: Kenny Braverman]] dies, a mechanism is set off that tries to kill Jimmy Olsen, and if possible, Superman along with him.
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* VideoWill: Conduit leaves a recording for Superman in addition to the DeadManSwitch.
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* VideoWill: Conduit leaves a recording for Superman in addition to the DeadManSwitch.DeadMansSwitch.
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* PercussivePickpocket: Lois Lane steals a policeman's radio phone using this technique when she was on the run in Metropolis, and uses the phone to get in touch with "Terrible" Turpin.
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* TimeTravel: Assumed to be the case when Superman inexplicably appears in the town of Smallville during his high school years...until it is revealed that it was a robotic recreation of Smallville from that time period in the present day.
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* MissedHimByThatMuch: Lois takes a quick stop at a gas station to refill her car while on her search for Superman. Right at that moment, Jonathan and Martha show up nearby while being transported by a Californian resident, still under the belief that Lois died from one of Conduit's bombs, and fail to notice her as she drives off.
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* CharacterNameAlias: While in hiding and working as a lumberjack, Clark goes by the name "[[Franchise/{{Batman}} Wayne]] [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Jordan]]."
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* IllGirl: He was irradiated by Kryptonite when Clark's shuttle flew over his pregnant mother. His frequent bouts of poor health prevented him from excelling to quite the same degree as Clark.
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* IllGirl: IllChild: He was irradiated by Kryptonite when Clark's shuttle flew over his pregnant mother. His frequent bouts of poor health prevented him from excelling to quite the same degree as Clark.
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* ForcedToWatch: Conduit sets up television around the deathtrap he stuck ComicBook/JimmyOlsen in, presumably to invoke this on Superman.
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* ForcedToWatch: Conduit sets up In a story after the conclusion of the saga, Superman finds a death trap surrounded by television around the deathtrap he stuck ComicBook/JimmyOlsen in, screens, which Conduit had presumably set up so Supes would be able to invoke this on Superman.see the captive (Jimmy Olsen) die in spite of everything he could do. It didn't work.
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* UpbringingMakesTheHero: Conduit hated Clark due to an extreme case of WhyAreYouNotMySon; so extreme that his dad continued comparing him to Clark while standing over his grave...right next to Superman, who snapped that he became the man he was because of his parents, and Kenny might have turned out better with a halfway-decent father.
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* IllBoy: He was irradiated by Kryptonite when Clark's shuttle flew over his pregnant mother. His frequent bouts of poor health prevented him from excelling to quite the same degree as Clark.
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* IllBoy: IllGirl: He was irradiated by Kryptonite when Clark's shuttle flew over his pregnant mother. His frequent bouts of poor health prevented him from excelling to quite the same degree as Clark.
