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* BigBadWannabe: Lex Luthor, for all his ambitions of world domination, is hopelessly outclassed by Brainiac. He makes a deal with Brainiac to help dispose of Superman, whereupon he will seemingly chase Brainiac out of Earth, making himself a hero in the eyes of the populace. Unsurprisingly, Brainiac ends up turning on him. It turns out Luthor anticipated that, which is why he planted a self-destruct sequence on him. What he ''didn't'' anticipate was Brainiac already knowing about, and subsequently removing, said self-destruct sequence, leaving Luthor to be quickly flattened.

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* BaitAndSwitchComment: Midway through the film, Perry and Jimmy, waiting at the hospital, note that both Clark and Superman are conspicuously absent, and it seems as though they've figured out Clark's secret...but their conclusion is that Clark deeply cares about Lois and just can't stand to see her like this.
* BigBadWannabe: Lex Luthor, for all his ambitions of world domination, is hopelessly outclassed by Brainiac. He makes a deal with Brainiac to help dispose of Superman, whereupon he will seemingly chase Brainiac out of Earth, making himself a hero in the eyes of the populace. Unsurprisingly, Brainiac ends up turning on him. It turns out Luthor anticipated that, which is why he planted a self-destruct sequence on him. What he ''didn't'' anticipate was Brainiac already knowing about, finding, and subsequently removing, said self-destruct sequence, leaving Luthor to be quickly flattened.



* HopelessSuitor: Jimmy has a massive crush on Mercy Graves, which Lois doesn't approve of. Not only is she older than him, Mercy is Lex's bodyguard.

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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Mercy [[OneHitKO gets taken out in one hit]] when Jimmy climbs into one of her boss's Lexo-suits.
* HopelessSuitor: Jimmy has a massive crush on Mercy Graves, which Lois doesn't approve of. Not only is she older than him, but Mercy is also Lex's bodyguard.bodyguard. He ultimately loses interest after she assaults him after catching him snooping in a restricted area.



* LotusEaterMachine: [[spoiler: Superman has to go fetch some AppliedPhlebotinum from the Phantom Zone to save Lois Lane and defeat Brainiac. It seems like he's done it and got back, and cured Lois and revealed his secret identity, and they're officially together now. When she starts talking about forgetting about defeating Brainiac, he realises it's all just an illusion that the Phantom Zone is using to keep him from escaping, and breaks free of the illusion.]]

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* LotusEaterMachine: [[spoiler: Superman has to go fetch some AppliedPhlebotinum from the Phantom Zone to save Lois Lane and defeat Brainiac. It seems like he's done it and got back, and cured Lois and revealed his secret identity, and they're officially together now. When she starts talking about forgetting about defeating Brainiac, he realises it's all just an illusion that the Phantom Zone is using to keep him from escaping, escaping and breaks free of the illusion.]]



** Lois mentions "That ComicBook/GreenLantern guy" would stop Brainiac if Superman doesn't do it first.

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** Lois mentions "That "that ComicBook/GreenLantern guy" would can stop Brainiac if while Superman doesn't do it first.is lying low.



* OhCrap: [[spoiler:Lex Luthor shouldn't have expected to be able to plant a self-destruct mechanism on a Kryptonian supercomputer without it noticing...]]
-->'''Lex Luthor''': [[ThisIsGonnaSuck Oh boy.]]
** Lex Luthor is practically doing this for the whole movie.
-->Inform my attorneys. AllOfThem.

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** While trying to spin the situation to his advantage at the end, Lex implies he and the Last Son of Krypton are a kind of team and calls himself "[[ComicBook/SupermansPalJimmyOlsen Superman's pal]]." One of the reporters immediately points out that the title actually belongs to Jimmy, whom Lex's bodyguard is accused of assaulting.
* OhCrap: [[spoiler:Lex OhCrap:
** Lex
Luthor shouldn't have expected [[spoiler: to be able to plant a self-destruct mechanism on a Kryptonian supercomputer without it noticing...]]
-->'''Lex --->'''Lex Luthor''': [[ThisIsGonnaSuck Oh boy.]]
** Lex Luthor is practically doing this ends his last scene in a quiet freakout. One of the reporters interrupts his self-aggrandizing (and rather inaccurate) account of fighting Brainiac to mention the report of Lex's bodyguard assaulting Jimmy. Lex tries to spin it as an honest misunderstanding resulting from the teen poking around a private area. Then another reporter holds up a piece of incriminating evidence with the Lex-Corp logo on it and asks for the whole movie.
-->Inform
a comment. Lex can only maintain a wide but unsettled smile and give Mercy damage control instructions.
--->'''Lex''': Inform
my attorneys. ''[beat]'' AllOfThem.



** Though mostly to dissuade his crush on Mercy, Lois tries to encourage Jimmy to spend time with Sara.

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** [[ShipperWithAnAgenda Though mostly to dissuade his crush on Mercy, Mercy]], Lois tries to encourage Jimmy to spend time with Sara.



* TrademarkFavoriteFood: By his admission, [[Characters/SupermanJimmyOlsen Jimmy]] prefers cheeseburgers and chili fries.

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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: By his admission, [[Characters/SupermanJimmyOlsen Jimmy]] prefers likes cheeseburgers and chili fries.


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* WhatWouldXDo: Jimmy asks himself what Lois would do while he's infiltrating Lex-Corp.

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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Gender-Inverted. Jimmy has a crush on Mercy Graves, and even states that her being on the "dark side" only increases the allure. He seems to drop it after she beats the crap out of him, though.

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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: AllGirlsWantBadBoys:
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Gender-Inverted. Jimmy has a crush on Mercy Graves, and even states that her being on the "dark side" only increases the allure. He seems to drop it after she beats the crap out of him, though.



* MsFanservice: Mercy spends a great deal of her screentime doing little more than showing off her long toned yet shapely legs.

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* MsFanservice: MsFanservice:
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Mercy spends a great deal of her screentime doing little more than showing off her long long, toned yet shapely legs.



* MythologyGag: Lois mentions "That ComicBook/GreenLantern guy" would stop Brainiac if Superman doesn't do it first.

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* MythologyGag: MythologyGag:
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Lois mentions "That ComicBook/GreenLantern guy" would stop Brainiac if Superman doesn't do it first.



* TrademarkFavoriteFood: By his admission, Jimmy prefers cheeseburgers and chili fries.

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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: By his admission, Jimmy [[Characters/SupermanJimmyOlsen Jimmy]] prefers cheeseburgers and chili fries.
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''Superman: Brainiac Attacks'' is a DirectToVideo movie, created to cash in on the mild-success of ''Film/SupermanReturns'', that on aired a part of the Toonami block on Saturday June 17, 2006 and was released on DVD Tuesday June 20, 2006. It also aired on Creator/ToonDisney on June 16, 2008, being the first Superman film to air on the channel. The film features Superman battling the forces of ComicBook/LexLuthor and ComicBook/{{Brainiac}}. It also focuses on the relationship between Superman and Lois Lane and stands as the first Superman solo animated film.

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''Superman: Brainiac Attacks'' is a DirectToVideo movie, created to cash in on the mild-success mild success of ''Film/SupermanReturns'', that on aired a part of the Toonami block on Saturday June 17, 2006 and was released on DVD Tuesday June 20, 2006. It also aired on Creator/ToonDisney on June 16, 2008, being the first Superman film to air on the channel. The film features Superman battling the forces of ComicBook/LexLuthor Lex Luthor and ComicBook/{{Brainiac}}.Brainiac. It also focuses on the relationship between Superman and Lois Lane and stands as the first Superman solo animated film.
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Despite sharing the same art style and several voice actors, it is ''not'' an installment of the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse.
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* AdaptationalDyeJob: Mercy is a blonde in the movie whereas she was a brunette in the series.
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** Similarly, Mercy admits she thinks Jimmy is cute, but it doesn’t stop her from immediately trying to kill him.
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* MsFanservice: Mercy spends a great deal of her screentime doing little more than showing off [[ShesGotLegs her long toned yet shapely legs.]]

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* MsFanservice: Mercy spends a great deal of her screentime doing little more than showing off [[ShesGotLegs her long toned yet shapely legs.]]
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* TrueLovesKiss: [[spoiler: How Superman wake Lois from her coma, and really look like this, even if it is actually the residue of the serum in him that cured her.]]

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* TrueLovesKiss: [[spoiler: How Superman wake waking Lois from her coma, and coma really look looks like this, even if it is actually the residue of the serum in him that cured her.]]
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* OhCrap: [[spoiler:Lex Luthor shouldn't have expected to be able to plant a self-destruct mechanism on a kryptonian supercomputer without it noticing...]]

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* OhCrap: [[spoiler:Lex Luthor shouldn't have expected to be able to plant a self-destruct mechanism on a kryptonian Kryptonian supercomputer without it noticing...]]
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* InformedDeformity: Downplayed example. Jimmy actively avoids Sara, seeing her as unattractive in comparison to Mercy simply for wearing clothes. This is in spite of her having the exact same slender body type as virtually every major female character in the film.

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* InformedDeformity: Downplayed example. Jimmy actively avoids Sara, seeing her as unattractive in comparison to Mercy simply for wearing clothes.glasses. This is in spite of her having the exact same slender body type as virtually every major female character in the film.
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* InformedDeformity: Downplayed example. Jimmy actively avoids Sara, seeing her as unattractive in comparison to Mercy simply for wearing clothes. This is in spite of her having the exact same slender body type as virtually every major female character in the film.
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Gender-Inverted. Jimmy has a crush on Mercy Graves, and even states that her being on the "dark side" only increases the allure. He seems to drop it after she beats the crap out of him, though.
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* BigBadWannabe: Lex Luthor, for all his ambitions of world domination, is hopelessly outclassed by Brainiac. He makes a deal with Brainiac to help dispose of Superman, whereupon he will seemingly chase Brainiac out of Earth, making himself a hero in the eyes of the populace. Unsurprisingly, Brainiac ends up turning on him. It turns out Luthor anticipated that, which is why he planted a self-destruct sequence on him. What he ''didn't'' anticipate was Brainiac already knowing about, and subsequently removing, said self-destruct sequence, leaving Luthor to be quickly flattened.
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''Superman: Brainiac Attacks'' is a DirectToVideo movie, created to cash in on the mild-success of ''Film/SupermanReturns'', that on aired a part of the Toonami block on Saturday June 17, 2006 and was released on DVD Tuesday June 20, 2006. It also aired on Creator/ToonDisney on June 16, 2008, being the first Superman film to air on the channel. The film features Superman battling the forces of ComicBook/LexLuthor and ComicBook/{{Brainiac}}. It also focuses on the relationship between Superman and Lois Lane and stands as the first Superman solo animated film. NeedsWikiMagicLove.

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''Superman: Brainiac Attacks'' is a DirectToVideo movie, created to cash in on the mild-success of ''Film/SupermanReturns'', that on aired a part of the Toonami block on Saturday June 17, 2006 and was released on DVD Tuesday June 20, 2006. It also aired on Creator/ToonDisney on June 16, 2008, being the first Superman film to air on the channel. The film features Superman battling the forces of ComicBook/LexLuthor and ComicBook/{{Brainiac}}. It also focuses on the relationship between Superman and Lois Lane and stands as the first Superman solo animated film. NeedsWikiMagicLove.


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* ThroughHisStomach: [[spoiler:Sara brings Jimmy his favorite foods while he's in the hospital, finally making him relaxed around her.]]
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: By his admission, Jimmy prefers cheeseburgers and chili fries.
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* LighterAndSofter: Then ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'', which the film's art style was based on. However, in this case it only decreases the quality.

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* LighterAndSofter: Then Than ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'', which the film's art style was based on. However, in this case it only decreases the quality.

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* TenMinuteRetirement: [[spoiler:Clark considers quitting his job at the Daily Planet until he realizes Lois will rush into danger with or without him around.]]



* GrievousHarmWithABody: There is something weirdly funny seeing Brainiac smacking Superman around with Lex Luthor in his battle suit...



* GrievousHarmWithABody: There is something weirdly funny seeing Brainiac smacking Superman around with Lex Luthor in his battle suit...



* LighterAndSofter: Then ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' which the film's art style was based on. However, in this case it only decreases the quality.

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* LighterAndSofter: Then ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'', which the film's art style was based on. However, in this case it only decreases the quality.



* TenMinuteRetirement: [[spoiler:Clark considers quitting his job at the Daily Planet until he realizes Lois will rush into danger with or without him around.]]
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** Though mostly to dissuade his crush on Mercy, Lois tries to encourage him to spend time with Sara.

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** Though mostly to dissuade his crush on Mercy, Lois tries to encourage him Jimmy to spend time with Sara.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Mercy is a lot less morally ambiguous. She is fully supportive of Lex's secret pact with Brainiac.
* HopelessSuitor: Jimmy has a massive crush on Mercy Graves, which Lois doesn't approve of. Not only is she older than him, Mercy is Lex's bodyguard.


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* ShipperOnDeck:
** John and Martha are very supportive of Clark telling Lois his secret, as well as his feelings for her.
** Though mostly to dissuade his crush on Mercy, Lois tries to encourage him to spend time with Sara.
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* MythologyGag: Lois mentions "That GreenLantern guy" would stop Brainiac if Superman doesn't do it first.

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* MythologyGag: Lois mentions "That GreenLantern ComicBook/GreenLantern guy" would stop Brainiac if Superman doesn't do it first.

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''Superman: Brainiac Attacks'' is a DirectToVideo movie, created to cash in on the mild-success of ''Film/SupermanReturns'', that on aired a part of the Toonami block on Saturday June 17, 2006 and was released on DVD Tuesday June 20, 2006. It also aired on Creator/ToonDisney on June 16, 2008, being the first Superman film to air on the channel. The film features Superman battling the forces of Lex Luthor and Brainiac. It also focuses on the relationship between Superman and Lois Lane and stands as the first Superman solo animated film. NeedsWikiMagicLove.

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''Superman: Brainiac Attacks'' is a DirectToVideo movie, created to cash in on the mild-success of ''Film/SupermanReturns'', that on aired a part of the Toonami block on Saturday June 17, 2006 and was released on DVD Tuesday June 20, 2006. It also aired on Creator/ToonDisney on June 16, 2008, being the first Superman film to air on the channel. The film features Superman battling the forces of Lex Luthor ComicBook/LexLuthor and Brainiac.ComicBook/{{Brainiac}}. It also focuses on the relationship between Superman and Lois Lane and stands as the first Superman solo animated film. NeedsWikiMagicLove.
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* OutOfCharacterAlert: [[spoiler:Superman realizes he's trapped inside an illusion when "Lois" suggests he should forget about Brainiac.]]


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* TenMinuteRetirement: [[spoiler:Clark considers quitting his job at the Daily Planet until he realizes Lois will rush into danger with or without him around.]]
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* TheFinalTemptation[=/=]LeaveYourQuestTest[=/=]LotusEaterMachine: [[spoiler: Superman has to go fetch some AppliedPhlebotinum from the Phantom Zone to save Lois Lane and defeat Brainiac. It seems like he's done it and got back, and cured Lois and revealed his secret identity, and they're officially together now. When she starts talking about forgetting about defeating Brainiac, he realises it's all just an illusion that the Phantom Zone is using to keep him from escaping, and breaks free of the illusion.]]

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* TheFinalTemptation[=/=]LeaveYourQuestTest[=/=]LotusEaterMachine: LotusEaterMachine: [[spoiler: Superman has to go fetch some AppliedPhlebotinum from the Phantom Zone to save Lois Lane and defeat Brainiac. It seems like he's done it and got back, and cured Lois and revealed his secret identity, and they're officially together now. When she starts talking about forgetting about defeating Brainiac, he realises it's all just an illusion that the Phantom Zone is using to keep him from escaping, and breaks free of the illusion.]]
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For that to qualify, it must have been advertised as part of the DCAU in the first place.


* CanonDiscontinuity: Despite using character designs, art style, animation, and even some of the same voice actors from ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'', the film is ''not'' part of the ''[[Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse DCAU]]''.
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''Superman: Brainiac Attacks'' is a DirectToVideo movie, created to cash in on the mild-success of ''Film/SupermanReturns'', that on aired a part of the Toonami block on Saturday June 17, 2006 and was released on DVD Tuesday June 20, 2006. It also aired on Creator/ToonDisney on June 16, 2008, being the first Superman film to air on the channel. The film features Superman battling the forces of Lex Luthor and Brainiac. It also focuses on the relationship between Superman and Lois Lane and stands as the first Superman solo animated film. It was very heavily criticized for poor writing and acting. NeedsWikiMagicLove.

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''Superman: Brainiac Attacks'' is a DirectToVideo movie, created to cash in on the mild-success of ''Film/SupermanReturns'', that on aired a part of the Toonami block on Saturday June 17, 2006 and was released on DVD Tuesday June 20, 2006. It also aired on Creator/ToonDisney on June 16, 2008, being the first Superman film to air on the channel. The film features Superman battling the forces of Lex Luthor and Brainiac. It also focuses on the relationship between Superman and Lois Lane and stands as the first Superman solo animated film. It was very heavily criticized for poor writing and acting. NeedsWikiMagicLove.

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