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* BroughtDownToNormal: Superman, due to Kandor's artificial red sun.
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-->'''Brainiac''': I am flesh and machine. I am the strength of ten thousand worlds.

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-->'''Brainiac''': I am flesh the knowledge and machine. I am the strength of ten thousand worlds.worlds. I am flesh and machine. I am becoming everything.
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* NoInfantileAmnesia: Superman claims to have some memories of Krypton despite having left as a baby.
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* HoldingOutForAHero: Perry speculates that attempting to make humans self-sufficient may be the reason Superman has been gone for weeks.
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* NeckLift: Brainiac is a big fan of this. He and his robots did it ''three times'' in the trailer which lasted for less than two minutes.

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* NeckLift: Brainiac is a big fan of this. He and his robots did it ''three times'' in the trailer See OrificeInvasion below, which lasted for less than two minutes.naturally lends itself to a ''lot'' of examples of this trope.
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* MistakenForGay: Lombard points out that Clark is secretive about whether he has a girlfriend and is [[GymBunny muscular, but not into sports]]. Lois throws it right back at him.

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* MistakenForGay: Lombard points out that Clark is secretive about whether he has a girlfriend and is has [[GymBunny muscular, a bodybuilder's figure, but not isn't into sports]]. Lois throws it right back at him.

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* SuperOCD: Braniac UpToEleven

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* SuperOCD: Braniac UpToElevenUpToEleven.
* TemptingFate: Ma Kent points out that Superman probably acts the way he does because he's afraid of history (i.e. the destruction of Krypton) repeating himself. Cue the appearance of an envoy of the guy who stole Kandor...
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* EnhanceButton: Consciously averted with Perry asking how far an image could be zoomed in before loss of detail.
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* FishOutOfWater: Supergirl, who showed up on Earth a few months ago well into her teens. For example, she finds the idea of eating actual meat off-putting.
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* MistakenForGay: Lombard points out that Clark is secretive about whether he has a girlfriend and is [[GymBunny muscular, but not into sports]]. Lois throws it right back at him.
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* CrapsaccharineWorld: Every city Braniac keeps, they are clean and in order, but step out of line...
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* SuperOCD: Braniac UpToEleven
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* MenAreTheExpendableGender: No women are seen harmed or killed on screen. Even when we see probes about to go into Supergirl's ears, the scene cuts just before it happens.

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* MenAreTheExpendableGender: No women are seen harmed or killed on screen. Even We clearly see probes going into Superman's skull complete with blood, but when we see probes about to go into Supergirl's ears, the scene cuts just before it happens.
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* MenAreTheExpendableGender: No women are seen harmed or killed on screen. Even when we see probes about to go into Supergirl's ears, the scene cuts just before it happens.

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* CasualDangerDialogue: Lois has a constant line of snark for her hostage takers in the opening.



* ShootTheHostage: Bizarrely, the police in the opening have zero problem shooting at the thieves while they're using Lois as a hostage. The ringleader actually points this out, figuring they must not be on good terms.



* WrongGenreSavvy: The thieves in the beginning think they've got their escape all planned out, having timed their heist to coincide with a natural disaster elsewhere in the world so Superman will be occupied them. They neglected to read about the second Kyrptonian, and Superman shows up anyway.

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* WrongGenreSavvy: The thieves in the beginning think they've got their escape all planned out, having timed their heist to coincide with a natural disaster elsewhere in the world so Superman will be occupied them.occupied. They neglected to read about the second Kyrptonian, and Superman shows up anyway.

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* ApocalypseHow: Brainiac vaporizes worlds once he's done with them, or destroys the local star. He didn't bother with Krypton because it was going to go up by itself.



* BigBrotherIsWatching: Brainiac constantly monitors all activity within his bottled cities, dispatching drones to curb any subversive conversation or actions.



* CombatTentacles: Brainiac's harvester ship has them.
* ConspicuousCGI: not as blanant as [[SupermanBatmanPublicEnemies some instances]] in the DC animated line, but vehicles such as the helicopters in the opening scene are noticeably CGI.

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* CombatTentacles: Brainiac's harvester ship has them.
them, both outside and in.
* ConservationOfNinjutsu: One Brainiac probe is a mildly difficult opponent for Superman before he knows what it is. He mows them down in droves after that.
* ConspicuousCGI: not Not as blanant blatant as [[SupermanBatmanPublicEnemies some instances]] in the DC animated line, but vehicles such as the helicopters in the opening scene are noticeably CGI.



* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: Lois lampshades this in regards to Supergirl as she takes out the thieves in the beginning, even using the trope name word for word.



* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Brainiac's decision to spare Krypton because it was going to explode anyway ultimately doomed him. More generally, Superman escapes Kandor by destroying the drones sent to stop him then hitching a ride when they're beamed out for repairs.



* MySkullRunnethOver: Brainiac hooks Superman up to his archive and starts downloading, betting that Superman's brain would liquify after only one world. [[spoiler:Superman then beats Brainiac by taking him out of his ship, overloading him with the constant shifting data of a living world which he so desperately tries to contain in his bottled cities.]]



* PunchCatch: Brainiac does this to Superman in their first fight.

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* PunchCatch: Brainiac does this to Superman in their first fight. Superman gets to return the favor later.



* ShoutOut: In a blink-and-miss scene, Superman stabs Brainiac with two electrical cords just like he did in ''{{Series/Smallville}}'', ''Arctic''.

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* ShoutOut: In a blink-and-miss scene, Superman stabs Brainiac with two electrical cords just like he did in ''{{Series/Smallville}}'', ''Arctic''.the ''{{Series/Smallville}}'' episode "Arctic".



* WaistcoatOfStyle: Jimmy Olsen wears one in a departure from the more traditional sweater-vest.

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* TheStinger: [[spoiler:Brainiac's cube boots up in the Fortress of Solitude.]]
* WaistcoatOfStyle: Jimmy Olsen wears one in a departure from the more traditional sweater-vest.sweater-vest.
* WrongGenreSavvy: The thieves in the beginning think they've got their escape all planned out, having timed their heist to coincide with a natural disaster elsewhere in the world so Superman will be occupied them. They neglected to read about the second Kyrptonian, and Superman shows up anyway.
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* EyeScream: Brainiac having his eyes replaced with cybernetic ones in the opening sequence.


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* GoryDiscretionShot: The deaths of most of the people killed by Brainiac's drones.


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* RedEyesTakeWarning: Superman's eyes glow red when he's readying his heat ray vision, or often just when he's really pissed. Brainiac's eyes are always red, but they glow more brightly when he's angry.
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* MagicSkirt: Supergirl wears one.
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* CityinABottle: Brainiac has a whole collection of them.

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* CityinABottle: CityInABottle: Brainiac has a whole collection of them.
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* FlippingTheBird: Lois flips Brainiac off while he's [[EvilGloating gloating]] over his domination of Earth. His reaction is priceless.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Would we recognize Lois any other way?
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->''Millions under siege. <a href="http://www.telsgroup.com.de/services/project_carriages/">projektspedition</a> One {{Franchise/Superman}} to save them.''

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->''Millions under siege. <a href="http://www.telsgroup.com.de/services/project_carriages/">projektspedition</a> One {{Franchise/Superman}} to save them.''
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* ShutUpHannibal: Courtesy of Supergirl.
-->"Hey! Plughead! You talk too much!" ''[cue MegatonPunch]''
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* BareYourMidriff: Supergirl
* CityinABottle: Brainiac has a whole collection of them.
* CombatTentacles: Brainiac's harvester ship has them.


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* CoolStarship: Superman's Kryptonian rocket.


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* OrificeInvasion: Brainiac's drones are fond of shoving probe cables down victims' throats.
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* PurpleEyes: This film's Lois Lane has them.



* ShoutOut: In a blink-and-miss scene, Superman stabs Brainiac with two electrical cords just like he did in ''{{Series/Smallville}}'', ''Arctic''.

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* ShoutOut: In a blink-and-miss scene, Superman stabs Brainiac with two electrical cords just like he did in ''{{Series/Smallville}}'', ''Arctic''.''Arctic''.
* WaistcoatOfStyle: Jimmy Olsen wears one in a departure from the more traditional sweater-vest.
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->''Millions under siege. One {{Franchise/Superman}} to save them.''

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->''Millions under siege. <a href="http://www.telsgroup.com.de/services/project_carriages/">projektspedition</a> One {{Franchise/Superman}} to save them.''
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* ConspicuousCGI: not as blanant as [[SupermanBatmanPublicEnemies some instances]] in the DC animated line, but vehicles such as the helicopters in the opening scene are noticeably CGI.
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-->''Millions under siege. One {{Franchise/Superman}} to save them.''

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-->''Millions ->''Millions under siege. One {{Franchise/Superman}} to save them.''
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-->''Millions under siege. One {{Franchise/Superman}} to save them.''

'''''Superman: Unbound''''' is an animated adaptation of the 2008 comic arc ''Superman: Brainiac'' due to be released in 2013. Voice actors include MattBomer (''Series/WhiteCollar'') as Superman, ''Series/{{Castle}}'' stars Stana Katic and Molly Quinn in the repsective roles of LoisLane and {{Supergirl}}, and John Noble (''Series/{{Fringe}}'') as Brainiac.
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!!This movie provides examples of:
* BadassBoast:
-->'''Brainiac''': I am flesh and machine. I am the strength of ten thousand worlds.
* NeckLift: Brainiac is a big fan of this. He and his robots did it ''three times'' in the trailer which lasted for less than two minutes.
* PatrickStewartSpeech:
-->'''Brainiac''': Such a savage world.
-->'''Superman''': It gives me strength.
* PunchCatch: Brainiac does this to Superman in their first fight.
* ShockwaveClap: Superman does one.
* ShoutOut: In a blink-and-miss scene, Superman stabs Brainiac with two electrical cords just like he did in ''{{Series/Smallville}}'', ''Arctic''.

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