History YMMV / TheNail

* CompleteMonster: ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} still retains his monstrous nature in this alternate universe as the despot ruler of Apokolips. Driven by paranoia due to the incident involving the Boom Tube that resulted in his Parademons getting eliminated and reduced 17% of Apokolips's mass during his attempt to invade the Earth, Darkseid declares an all-out war against New Genesis because [[{{Hypocrite}} he found them to be cowards who used dirty tactics]]. In addition, he also tortures the agents of New Genesis, Big Barda, and Mr. Miracle, because they were trespassing during the Boom Tube incident. After Big Barda calls out Darkseid and his minions on how weak they are, Darkseid then activates the Omega Doom weapon that could destroy the universe, then [[BadBoss brutally murders all (but one) of his loyal followers]], whom he saw as nothing but traitors, in order to power up his new suit.

* HilariousInHindsight: One could argue that the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse is something of a SpiritualAdaptation of this series, as that universe didn't exactly have Superman around for long and many heroes, Batman especially, only really operating in the shadows and being regarded with fear and suspicion by the general populace.

** Batman, empowered by Green Lantern, manages to fight [[spoiler:Jimmy Olsen]] to a near standstill. It doesn't work, and leaves them both exhausted and in no condition to fight, but it brings the fight to [[spoiler:the Amish commune where Superman lives]], which then promptly ends the fight.

** Batman, empowered by Green Lantern, manages to fight [[spoiler: Jimmy Olsen]] to a near standstill. It doesn't work, and leaves them both exhausted and in no condition to fight, but it brings the fight to [[spoiler: the Amish commune where Superman lives]], which then promptly ends the fight.
** Lois and Jonathan Kent [[spoiler: taunt and incapacitate Eclipso easily, while Superman was ready to agree to his demands in exchange for letting them go]].
** [[spoiler: Green Arrow's]] HeroicSacrifice at the end of ''Another Nail''.

** Joker takes a running leap over this when he [[spoiler:murders Dick/Robin and Babs/Batgirl with homicidal glee. Few can hardly fault Bats for killing him after that]].

** Batman [[spoiler: having an HeroicBSOD that borders on [[DespairEventHorizon DEH crossing]] after the deaths of Dick and Babs and his murder of ComicBook/TheJoker]] is ''NOT'' funny. The absolutely ridiculous expression on his face when [[spoiler: Alfred and Selina]] try to make him react '''is''', though.

%% ZCE * {{Sequelitis}}: ''Another Nail.''

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Considering who he is Lex Luthor likely had anti-metahuman issues on his own, but did he come up with the whole idea of modern metahumans being alien invaders by himself, or was he manipulated into this perspective by the ''true'' villain because the real mastermind enjoyed the irony of ensuring a genuine alien invasion by setting up the heroes as being responsible for a fake one?
* CompleteMonster: ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} still retains his monstrous nature in this alternate universe as the despot ruler of Apokolips. Driven by paranoia due to the incident involving the Boom Tube that resulted in his Parademons getting eliminated and reduced 17% of Apokolips's mass during his attempt to invade the Earth, Darkseid declares an all-out war against New Genesis because [[{{Hypocrite}} he found them to be cowards who used dirty tactics]]. In addition, he also tortures the agents of New Genesis, Big Barda and Mr. Miracle, because they were trespassing during the Boom Tube incident. After Big Barda calls out Darkseid and his minions on how weak they are, Darkseid then activates the Omega Doom weapon that could destroy the universe, then [[BadBoss brutally murders all (but one) of his loyal followers]], whom he saw as nothing but traitors, in order to power up his new suit.

** [[spoiler:Selina dressing up as Robin to try and get Batman to come to terms with himself]] could also count

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Lex Luthor likely had anti-metahuman issues on his own, but did he come up with the whole idea of modern metahumans being alien invaders on his own, or was he manipulated into this perspective by the ''true'' villain because the man enjoyed the irony of ensuring a genuine alien invasion by setting up the heroes as being responsible for a fake one?