History Recap / SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesS1E7TheWayOfAllFlesh

* RageAgainstTheReflection: Metallo finally realizes he's stuck with his SenseLossSadness is trapped inside of lifeless robot body for the rest of time. He is no longer John Corben, tearing much of his artificial skin off and he smashes that man's reflection in the mirror.

* ContrivedCoincidence: A plot point. Corben contracts a rare disease despite being in prison, allowing him to take Luthor up on his offer of 'saving' him. Lois at least justifiably points out that as a global mercenary, he could've been exposed anywhere prompt to the series Pilot. Clark of course discovers Lex actually engineered the illness.

* TurnedOnTheirMasters: Corben allowed himself to be turned into Metallo to get revenge on Superman, but after realizing that his metallic body left him with without the ability to feel anything, pain [[SenseLossSadness or pleasure]], he demands Luthor implant his mind on another body. When Superman confronts Luthor on his yatch, Corben uses his Kryptonite to subdue Superman, but then Superman reveals a sample of the virus and that Dr. Vale purposefully infected him under Luthor's orders. Corben realizes that he was nothing more than Luthor's UnwittingPawn in his revenge against Superman, and tries to infect Luthor as payback

* ExactWords:
** When Corben mentioned that he couldn't feel anything, Luthor tells him there would be "adjustments," which Corben assumed meant that his new body needed some fine-tuning. Turns out, Luthor meant that the adjustments were on ''his'' end (i.e. he'd have to get used to his new condition).
* FalseReassurance: When he goes to confront Luthor, he tries to explain that, in time, he ''would'' be able give Metallo his senses back (or transplant Corben’s brain onto another organic body). Metallo is not fooled this time.

* BlatantLies: When Superman tells Corben that Lex ordered Dr. Vale to give him the disease, Lex tells Corben that the kryptonite made Superman delirious and that he's trying turn them against each other to save his own life.

* ExactWords: When Superman tries to explain to Corben that Luthor is the latter's enemy for turning him into Metallo, Corben's response is to credit that Luthor made him the man he is today, or the virus would've killed him otherwise. To his credit, Corben's not far off: Luthor made him the man he is today ''by tampering his food with the virus'', and he would've been dead if not for the procedure that made him Metallo (the twist is, it was [[ManipulativeBastard all part of his plan]]).
* FalseReassurance
** When Corben mentioned that he couldn't feel anything, the doctors said there would be "adjustments" to be made, which assumed they meant that his new body needed some fine-tuning. They later explain that "The adjustments were yours to make." (i.e. he'd have to get used to his new condition).
** When he goes to confront Luthor, he tries to explain that, in time, he ''would'' be able give Metallo his senses back (or transplant Corben’s brain onto another organic body). Metallo is not fooled this time.

* RageAgainstTheReflection: Metallo finally comes to terms with his SenseLossSadness and knows he is trapped inside of lifeless robot body for the rest of time. He is no longer John Corben, tearing much of his artificial skin off and he smashes that man's reflection in the mirror.

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** When Corben mentioned that he couldn't feel anything, the doctors said there would be "adjustments" to be made. He assumed they meant that his new body needed some fine-tuning; what they actually meant was that he'd have to get used to his new condition.

* CassandraTruth: Played straight initially during the final battle. Corben doesn't listen to Superman's warnings that he's been set up and Lex is his real enemy. However, upon producing the virus, Corben ''does'' believe him. It's justified, as Corben knows Lex, he knows Luthor already lied about his body's adjustments, and what Superman's saying makes too much sense to chalk it up to BlatantLies.

* RageAgainstTheReflection: Metallo finally comes to terms with his SenseLossSadness and knows he is trapped inside of lifeless robot body for the rest of time. He is no longer John Corben, tearing much of his artifical skin off and he smashes that man's reflection in the mirror.

* SaveTheVillain: After the boat blows up, Superman saves Luthor from a shark.

* LackofEmpathy: Even if he’s only trying to convince Corben not to turn on him, Luthor clearly doesn’t fully grasp the frustration he has from no longer being able to feel any type of sensual pleasure.

* TurnedOnTheirMasters: Corben allowed himself to be turned into Metallo to get revenge on Superman, but after realizing that his metallic body left with without the ability to feel anything, pain [[SenseLossSadness or pleasure]], he demands Luthor implant his mind on another body. When Superman confronts Luthor on his yatch, Corben uses his Kryptonite to subdue Superman, but when Superman reveals a sample of the virus, and that Dr. Vale purposefully infected him, Corben realizes that he was nothing more than Luthor's UnwittingPawn in his revenge against Superman, and tries to infect Luthor as payback

* KarmaHoudini: Luthor thanks to the virus sample going down with his yacht and Vale having been eliminated before he can be arrested and give testimony. Though it's downplayed when Superman points out Metallo will want Lex's head on a platter just as much as he wants Superman's.

* KarmaHoudini: Luthor. Though it's downplayed when Superman points out Metallo will want Lex's head on a platter just as much as he wants Superman's.

* TamperingWithFoodAndDrink: As Corben beats a Kryptonite weakened Superman in a lower deck, Superman takes out a small glass vial containing the virus, and tells Corben that he was infected while locked up in Stryker's Island by Dr. Vale, who was ordered by Luthor to mix the virus into his food.

* AdaptationalOriginConnection: In the comics, Dr. Vale believes Superman is an advanced scout of an alien invasion and rebuilt Corben into Metallo to fight him, and Metallo killed Vale. Here, Dr. Vale works for Lex, who had him rebuild Corben, and later had him killed.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Pretty much every part of Corben's blatant sexual advances towards Lois is "The Way of All Flesh".
--> Corben: I've been thinking about you a lot... especially these last few months in prison...
** He then [[ForcefulKiss forces a kiss]] on her, which gives us ''this.''
--> Corben: I... I didn't feel ''anything...'' (*gawks at her, obviously distraught*)
** And then, later on:
--> Scientist: You can never get sick, you are invulnerable to injury, you'll never feel pain again!
--> Corben: And what about ''pleasure?''
** And then, later on...
--> Woman: ''(offscreen)'' It's so ''big'', Mr. Luthor... ''(Luthor and the woman are revealed to be on a yacht)'' I've never seen a yacht ''this'' size!
** ''And then, later on...'' Corben crushes an apple ("I can't taste anymore!"), throws away a vase of flowers ("I can't ''smell'' anymore!"), and walks over to Luthor's woman ("Can't...''can't''...") and throws her overboard in rage.

'''Lex:''' And what makes you think there's any of him left to find?\\

* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: Dr. Vale. In the comics, he believes Superman is an advanced scout of an alien invasion and rebuilt Corben into Metallo to fight him, and Metallo killed Vale. Here, he was hired by Lex to help Corben, and is likely unaware of Lex's true intention.