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A podfic is available [[http://www.hpmorpodcast.com/?page_id=1705 here]].
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A mirror link is available [[https://alexanderwales.com/the-metropolitan-man-1/ here]] and a podfic is available [[http://www.hpmorpodcast.com/?page_id=1705 here]].
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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10360716/1/The-Metropolitan-Man Metropolitan Man]]'' is a DeconstructionFic of the ComicBook/{{Superman}} franchise written by Creator/AlexanderWales, told mostly [[VillainProtagonist from the perspective]] of ComicBook/LexLuthor.
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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10360716/1/The-Metropolitan-Man The Metropolitan Man]]'' is a DeconstructionFic of the ComicBook/{{Superman}} franchise written by Creator/AlexanderWales, told mostly [[VillainProtagonist from the perspective]] of ComicBook/LexLuthor.
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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10360716/1/The-Metropolitan-Man Metropolitan Man]]'' is a DeconstructionFic of the ComicBook/{{Superman}} franchise by Creator/AlexanderWales, told mostly [[VillainProtagonist from the perspective]] of ComicBook/LexLuthor. Set in the 1930s, this fanfiction paints a picture of what the author thinks would happen if a [[SuperStrength superstrong]], [[SuperSpeed superquick]], [[{{Flight}} flying]] and [[NighInvulnerability unkillable]] alien in possession of XRayVision and SuperSenses comes out and starts saving people.
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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10360716/1/The-Metropolitan-Man Metropolitan Man]]'' is a DeconstructionFic of the ComicBook/{{Superman}} franchise written by Creator/AlexanderWales, told mostly [[VillainProtagonist from the perspective]] of ComicBook/LexLuthor. ComicBook/LexLuthor.
Set in the 1930s, this fanfiction paints a picture of what the author thinks would happen if a [[SuperStrength superstrong]], [[SuperSpeed superquick]], [[{{Flight}} flying]] and [[NighInvulnerability unkillable]] alien in possession of XRayVision and SuperSenses comes out and starts saving people.
Set in the 1930s, this fanfiction paints a picture of what the author thinks would happen if a [[SuperStrength superstrong]], [[SuperSpeed superquick]], [[{{Flight}} flying]] and [[NighInvulnerability unkillable]] alien in possession of XRayVision and SuperSenses comes out and starts saving people.
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Audiobook available [[http://www.hpmorpodcast.com/?page_id=1705 here]].
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* CatchPhrase: "Truth, justice, and the American way" was used by Calhoun, of all people, to taunt Superman. [[spoiler: It worked. Too well.]]
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* DownerEnding: In multiple ways. [[spoiler: [[TheBadGuyWins Despite Superman offering him mercy and a chance to work together for the good of humanity, Lex still kills him. Later, Lois confronts Lex about his crimes, which resulted in the deaths of hundreds of people, but admits that he won't face any consequences because there is no proof.]] And finally, Floyd is left to die a slow and painful death in his makeshift jail without Superman around to bring him food or water.]]
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* DownerEnding: In multiple ways. [[spoiler: [[TheBadGuyWins Despite Superman offering him mercy and offers Lex a chance to work together for the good of humanity, but this act of mercy just gives Lex still kills the opportunity he needs to kill him. Later, Lois confronts Lex about his crimes, which resulted in the deaths of hundreds of people, but admits that he won't face any consequences because there is no proof.]] And finally, an injured Floyd is left to die a slow and painful death in his makeshift jail without Superman around to bring him food or water.]]
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* DownerEnding: In multiple ways. [[spoiler: [[TheBadGuyWins Despite Superman offering him mercy and a chance to work together for the good of humanity, Lex still kills him. Later, Lois confronts Lex about his crimes, which resulted in the deaths of hundreds of people, but admits that he won't face any consequences because there is no proof.]] And finally, Floyd is left to die a slow and painful death in his makeshift jail without Superman around to bring him food or water.]]
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* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Superman won't accept gifts and won't kill anyone... [[spoiler: until Calhoun finally manages to push him too far. Superman decides to kill him, and does so in public with a single punch. He later describes this to Lois as an act of premeditated murder.]]
* InvincibleHero: Lex Luthor tries everything to avert this trope.
* InvincibleHero: Lex Luthor tries everything to avert this trope.
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* PlaguedByNightmares: Lex has a recurring nightmare about Superman crushing his skull between his hands.
--> In the dream he was just one in a long line of people that stretched out on either side of him, an endless number of people waiting to be killed by Superman. The alien did the work calmly and cleanly, and Lex was the only one who was trying to fight back.
--> In the dream he was just one in a long line of people that stretched out on either side of him, an endless number of people waiting to be killed by Superman. The alien did the work calmly and cleanly, and Lex was the only one who was trying to fight back.
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* CatchPhrase: "Truth, justice, and the American way" was used by Calhoun of all people, to taunt Superman. [[spoiler: It worked. Too well.]]
%%* TheChessmaster: Lex Luthor
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* CatchPhrase: "Truth, justice, and the American way" was used by Calhoun Calhoun, of all people, to taunt Superman. [[spoiler: It worked. Too well.]]
%%* * TheChessmaster: Lex LuthorLuthor, who hides his mistrust of Superman while secretly trying to find a way to kill him.
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* EatingOptional: What many suspect of Superman and one of the things Lois questions him about when she asks him over for spaghetti.
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* DeducingTheSecretIdentity: Lex Luthor analyzes the timing of Superman sightings and notices that they're much less common during the normal workday - suggesting that Superman has a day job, which would require a civilian identity. [[spoiler: He eventually compares photographs of Superman and Clark Kent and concludes they're the same person.]]
* EatingOptional: What many suspect of Superman and one of the things Lois questions him about when she asks him over for spaghetti.
* EatingOptional: What many suspect of Superman and one of the things Lois questions him about when she asks him over for spaghetti.
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* KarmaHoudini:[[spoiler: Lex Luthor gets off scott free for his crimes including setting up Martha Kent's death and goes to exploit Superman's technology for his own ends.]]
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* KarmaHoudini:[[spoiler: Lex Luthor gets off scott free for his crimes crimes, including setting up Martha Kent's death death, and goes to exploit Superman's technology for his own ends.]]
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* StarfishAliens: [[spoiler: The real kryptonians were this, resembling a mix of spiders and eels. Superman isn't technically the last Kryptonian, but actually a construct created by the ship his "father" sent out, based on scans of Earth's civilization. Ironically, he's more human here than in most other incarnations]]
* VillainProtagonist: Lex Luthor, according to the author
* VillainProtagonist: Lex Luthor, according to the author
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* StarfishAliens: [[spoiler: The real kryptonians were this, resembling a mix of spiders and eels. Superman isn't technically the last Kryptonian, but actually a construct created by the ship his "father" sent out, based on scans of Earth's civilization. Ironically, he's more human here than in most other incarnations]]
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* VillainProtagonist: Lex Luthor, according to theauthorauthor.
* VillainProtagonist: Lex Luthor, according to the
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* BreakTheScientist: Lex Luthor has a very difficult time reconciling everything he knows about science with Superman’s anomalous nature.
--> "Now then," said Lex, "I will admit that a degree of convergence is implied by Darwin's theory of evolution, but not to such an extent. These features, a strong jaw and brown hair, blue eyes and his ridiculous musculature, well, I can accept that the marsupials of Australia bear more than a passing resemblance to the more traditional mammals of North America despite being separated by millions of years, but this beggars belief. And why does he even need legs if he can fly? What evolutionary reason would there even be for that? And not only does he look human, but he looks like an attractive human at that!"
--> "Now then," said Lex, "I will admit that a degree of convergence is implied by Darwin's theory of evolution, but not to such an extent. These features, a strong jaw and brown hair, blue eyes and his ridiculous musculature, well, I can accept that the marsupials of Australia bear more than a passing resemblance to the more traditional mammals of North America despite being separated by millions of years, but this beggars belief. And why does he even need legs if he can fly? What evolutionary reason would there even be for that? And not only does he look human, but he looks like an attractive human at that!"
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* HumanAliens: As always, Luthor pokes holes at it.
--> "Now then," said Lex, "I will admit that a degree of convergence is implied by Darwin's theory of evolution, but not to such an extent. These features, a strong jaw and brown hair, blue eyes and his ridiculous musculature, well, I can accept that the marsupials of Australia bear more than a passing resemblance to the more traditional mammals of North America despite being separated by millions of years, but this beggars belief. And why does he even need legs if he can fly? What evolutionary reason would there even be for that? And not only does he look human, but he looks like an attractive human at that!"
** [[spoiler: Then it turned out Kryptonians looked more like a cross between a spider and an eel and Clark was something the ship built.]]
--> "Now then," said Lex, "I will admit that a degree of convergence is implied by Darwin's theory of evolution, but not to such an extent. These features, a strong jaw and brown hair, blue eyes and his ridiculous musculature, well, I can accept that the marsupials of Australia bear more than a passing resemblance to the more traditional mammals of North America despite being separated by millions of years, but this beggars belief. And why does he even need legs if he can fly? What evolutionary reason would there even be for that? And not only does he look human, but he looks like an attractive human at that!"
** [[spoiler: Then it turned out Kryptonians looked more like a cross between a spider and an eel and Clark was something the ship built.]]
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* HumanAliens: As always, Luthor pokes holes at it.
--> "Now then," said Lex, "I will admit that a degree of convergence is implied by Darwin's theory of evolution, but not to such an extent. These features, a strong jaw and brown hair, blue eyes and his ridiculous musculature, well, I can accept that the marsupials of Australia bear more than a passing resemblance to the more traditional mammals of North America despite being separated by millions of years, but this beggars belief. And why does he even need legs if he can fly? What evolutionary reason would there even be for that? And not only does he look human, but he looks like an attractive human at that!"
** [[spoiler: Then it turned out[[spoiler:Subverted. Kryptonians looked more like a cross between a spider and an eel in this story don’t resemble humans at all, and Clark was something is an artificial being the ship built.built after scanning Earth.]]
--> "Now then," said Lex, "I will admit that a degree of convergence is implied by Darwin's theory of evolution, but not to such an extent. These features, a strong jaw and brown hair, blue eyes and his ridiculous musculature, well, I can accept that the marsupials of Australia bear more than a passing resemblance to the more traditional mammals of North America despite being separated by millions of years, but this beggars belief. And why does he even need legs if he can fly? What evolutionary reason would there even be for that? And not only does he look human, but he looks like an attractive human at that!"
** [[spoiler: Then it turned out
