Zod's "I WILL FIND HIM!!" And he says it four times in the film. The "Where's Waldo" Crossovers have already begun.
"What does the [letter on costume] stand for?"
"WHERE DID YOU [action]? ON A FARM!?"
Thanks to trolls interpreting Superman's neck snap of Zod differently, referring to Superman as the "Man of Murder".
"STOP INVINCIBLE SON" - Jonathan Kent's decision to sacrifice himself has been met with some derision by /tv/.
Tied to Fandom Rivalry, images of Superman mocking The Avengers with "It took 6 of you stop an alien invasion? Seriously?" cropped up days after Man of Steel's release. Conversely, Avengers fans made a rebuttal image with Tony Stark pointing out that they managed to stop their invasion without destroying the whole damn citynote Avengers: Age of Ultron and Captain America: Civil War quickly made this comeback look dated.
A similar joke began circulating between DC fans and Godzilla fans, arguing that Godzilla himself actually caused less property damage in his 2014 remake than Superman did here. note This is assuming one is attributing The World Engine to Superman. Otherwise, aside from him accidentally crashing the Scout Ship, he is far less responsible for damages.note Also, once again, the sequel made this joke dated: while Boston was already in ruins, the nuclear pulses of Godzilla’s thermonuclear mode turned most of anything left standing into irradiated ash and glass (Although, in that case, given the villain’s Healing Factor, a scorched-earth approach was actually necessary).
"Hopeman," to refer to Cavill's Superman. It comes from the film's aversion to using the name Superman and the "On my world it means hope" line being used in most of the marketing.
Still images of the scene where Superman screams in anguish while on the verge of tears after killing Zod have become a popular reaction image, especially for articles or threads dealing with something negative pertaining to the DCEU.
Still frames of the scene in the church where Clark talks while an image of Jesus Christ looms over him and the scene where he strikes a crucifix pose in space are often used as sarcastic images about examples of "subtle" symbolism in movies.
"Zack Snyder invented crying/screaming" Explanation In the Fandom Rivalry of Zack Snyder fans and James Gunn, a video on Twitter came up comparing a scene from this film, where Superman cries over killing Zod, and one from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3; the scene where Rocket cries/screams over his friend Lylla being shot. The video was captioned "Zack Snyder is the blueprint". This led to numerous replies and quote tweets typing "Oh my god, I didn't know Zack Snyder invented crying" in a highly sarcastic manner.
