History Awesome / TheDeathOfSuperman

* The entirety of the fight between Superman and Doomsday is one to the animators themselves, who perfectly showcased a titanic struggle between two powerful beings in animation, arguably even more so than its [[WesternAnimation/SupermanDoomsday predecessor]]. You can even '''''feel''''' the power behind each of their blows, and the overarching tension leading towards the titular [[TheHeroDies death of Superman.]]

* The entirety of the fight between Superman and Doomsday is one to the animators themselves, who perfectly showcased a titanic struggle between two powerful beings in animation, arguably even more so than its [[WesternAnimation/SupermanDoomsday predecessor]]. You can even '''''feel''''' the power behind each of their blows, and the overall tension leading towards the titular [[TheHeroDies death of Superman.]]

* The entirety of the fight between Superman and Doomsday is one to the animators themselves, who perfectly showcased a titanic struggle between two powerful beings in animation, even more so than its [[WesternAnimation/SupermanDoomsday predecessor]]. You can even '''''feel''''' the power behind each of their blows, and the overall tension leading towards the titular death of Superman.

* The titular fight between Superman and Doomsday is one to the animators themselves, who perfectly showcased a titanic struggle between two powerful beings in animation, even more so than its [[WesternAnimation/SupermanDoomsday predecessor]]. You can even '''''feel''''' how powerful each of their blows are.

* The titular fight between Superman and Doomsday is one to the animators themselves, who perfectly showcased a titanic struggle between two powerful beings. You can even '''''feel''''' how powerful each of their blows are.

*** One thing had to be pointed out. As Superman landed his final blow, keen-eyed viewers could see that Doomsday hasn't gored him yet by that time. That means just like what [[Characters/TheFlashEobardThawne a certain evil speedster]] did [[WesternAnimation/SuicideSquadHellToPay to prolong his life]] [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueTheFlashpointParadox just as a bullet was ripping through his head]], Doomsday only had mere moments, a split second, to deliver the final blow. ''[[MutualKill And boy, did he deliver.]]''

** In a cross between Awesome and Heartwarming for Superman, not only did he keep Doomsday at bay, he saved several civilians during the battle. Notable examples are shielding a woman stuck in a car from another car thrown by Doomsday, covering a kid from the collapsing bridge tower, and stopping Lois and Jimmy Olsen's helicopter from crashing.

*** The fact that Doomsday could [[ItCanThink learn]]. It was able to catch Martian Manhunter, right as the martian tried to phase through him to get to Batman's aid. He was then easily tossed towards the aforementioned gas station, taking him out of the fight.

** Wonder Woman takes him on one on one and manages to hold her own, bashing her shield on his face multiple times, swiftly dodging his blow as she was backed onto a building, and as she realized the Lasso couldn't work on Doomsday, being the mindless beast he was, she the used it to ''toss him'' against a truck. This being Doomsday however, he quickly recovers and follows up with a CMOA of his own, as he shatters her sword by punching it point-first. Note that, when Wonder Woman throws down with Doomsday in Metropolis, she'd already fought him offscreen with the rest of the Justice League, as she's obviously bloodied and battered before this. And ''still'' does better than anyone save Superman himself against the monster.

** The fight itself is a CMOA. The battle's description in the comic is practically Rocky vs Apollo in Film/RockyII taken [[ExaggeratedTrope up to eleven]], with both fighters going the distance in Metropolis, pounding each other with punches powerful enough to blow out every single window in the Daily Planet. It even ends similarly, but instead of a DoubleKnockout, it's a MutualKill.

** Aquaman and Martian Manhunter tag-teaming Doomsday. The former stabbed the beast with his trident, piercing him, right before being taken out of the fight. You can even hear Doomsday roaring in pain as the trident electrocuted him. The latter gave Doomsday a few good hits, processing the beast's mindless, aggressive thoughts, all the while phasing through Doomsday's blows like it's nothing for him. In fact, the martian could have been a tough opponent for Doomsday, if only he wasn't tossed into a gas station, setting him on ''[[KryptoniteFactor fire]]''.

*** After failing repeatedly to get his hands a phasing Martian Manhunter, Doomsday roared in frustration ''right in his face''. The martian didn't even ''flinch'' at it.

** Aquaman and Martian Manhunter tag-teaming Doomsday. The former stabbed the beast with his trident, piercing him, right before being taken out of the fight, and the latter gave Doomsday a few good hits, processing the beast's mindless thoughts, all the while phasing through Doomsday's blows like it's nothing for him. In fact, the martian could have been a tough opponent for Doomsday, if only he wasn't tossed into a gas station, setting him on ''[[KryptoniteFactor fire]]''.
*** After failing repeatedly to hit Martian Manhunter, Doomsday roared in frustration ''right in his face''. The martian didn't even ''flinch'' at it.
** Wonder Woman takes him on one on one and manages to hold her own, bashing her shield on his face multiple times, dodging his blows, and as the Lasso didn't work on Doomsday, she used it to ''toss him'' against a truck. This being Doomsday however, he quickly recovers and follows up with a CMOA of his own, as he shatters her sword by punching it point-first. Note that, when Wonder Woman throws down with Doomsday in Metropolis, she'd already fought him offscreen with the rest of the Justice League, as she's obviously bloodied and battered before this. And ''still'' does better than anyone save Superman himself against the monster.

*** After failing repeatedly to hit Martian Manhunter, Doomsday roared in frustration ''right in his face''. The martian didn't even ''flinch''.

*** After failing to hit him, Martian Manhunter didn't even ''flinch'' as Doomsday roared in frustration ''right in his face''.

** Aquaman and Martian Manhunter tag-teaming Doomsday. The former stabbed the beast with his trident, piercing his flesh, and the latter gave Doomsday a few good hits, entering the beast's thoughts, all the while phasing through Doomsday's blows. In fact, the martian could have been a tough opponent for Doomsday, if only he wasn't tossed into a gas station, setting him on ''[[KryptoniteFactor fire]]''.

** Wonder Woman takes him on one on one and manages to hold her own, bashing her shield on his face multiple times, dodging his blows, and as the Lasso didn't work on the mindless beast, she tossed ''Doomsday'' against a truck. This being Doomsday however, he quickly recovers and follows up with a CMOA of his own, as he shatters her sword by punching it point-first. Note that, when Wonder Woman throws down with Doomsday in Metropolis, she'd already fought him offscreen with the rest of the Justice League, as she's obviously bloodied and battered before this. And ''still'' does better than anyone save Superman himself against the monster.

** Aquaman and Martian Manhunter tag-teaming Doomsday. The former stabbed the beast with his trident, piercing his flesh, and the latter gave Doomsday a few good hits, entering the beast's thoughts, all the while phasing through Doomsday's blows. In fact, the martian could have been a tough opponent for Doomsday, if only he wasn't tossed into a ''gas station'', [[KryptoniteFactor burning him]].

** Wonder Woman takes him on one on one and manages to hold her own, leaving him panting in exhaustion. This being Doomsday however, he quickly recovers and follows up with a CMOA of his own, as he shatters her sword by punching it point-first. Note that, when Wonder Woman throws down with Doomsday in Metropolis, she'd already fought him offscreen with the rest of the Justice League, as she's obviously bloodied and battered before this. And ''still'' does better than anyone save Superman himself against the monster.

** Green Lantern was next, and he was no slouch either. His HardLight constructs may be broken by Doomsday, but his first strike takes the cake. He formed a giant jackhammer and used it to pound on Doomsday for a few seconds straight. In fact, his BadassBoast that a member of the Green Lantern Corps like him eating monsters like Doomsday for breakfast would have had merit. Only if the monster he's facing ''wasn't Doomsday''.

*** One thing had to be pointed out. Martian Manhunter didn't even ''flinch'' as Doomsday roared right in his face as he phased through his punches.

** Green Lantern was next, and he was no slouch either. His HardLight constructs may be broken by Doomsday, but his first strike takes the cake. He formed a giant jackhammer and used it to pound on Doomsday for a few seconds. In fact, his BadassBoast that a member of the Green Lantern Corps like him eating monsters like Doomsday for breakfast would have had merit. Only if the monster he's facing ''wasn't Doomsday''.

** Props to Batman for simply ''surviving'' Doomsday's onslaught as long as he does without any powers or way to hurt the monster. In fact, his bombs dealt some good ClothingDamage to Doomsday's containment suit, exposing half his head and half his torso. Take note that the same suit withstood orbital reentry as the meteor was torn apart. Which made one think, how strong is Batman's bombs?

** Green Lantern was next, and he was no slouch either. His HardLight constructs may be broken by Doomsday, but his first strike takes the cake. He formed a giant jackhammer and used it to pound on Doomsday for a few seconds. In fact, his BadassBoast that a member of the Green Lantern Corps like him eating monsters like Doomsday for breakfast would have had merit. Only if the monster he's facing wasn't ''Doomsday''.

** Green Lantern was next, and he was no slouch either. His HardLight constructs may be broken by Doomsday, but his first strike takes the cake. He formed a giant jackhammer and used it to pound on Doomsday for a few seconds. In fact, his BadassBoast that a member of the Green Lantern Corps like him eating monsters like Doomsday for breakfast would have had merit. Only if the one he's facing wasn't ''Doomsday''.

** Props to Batman for simply ''surviving'' Doomsday's onslaught as long as he does without any powers or way to hurt the monster.

** The Flash also deserves a mention. Being visibly pissed off that his friend Green Lantern has been injured in the fight, he picks up Hawkman's mace and starts mercilessly hitting Doomsday with it from every direction. If it had been any other villain, they would have fallen.

** The fight itself is a CMOA. The battle's description in the comic is practically Rocky vs Apollo in Film/RockyII taken UpToEleven, with both fighters going the distance in Metropolis, pounding each other with punches powerful enough to blow out every single window in the Daily Planet. It even ends similarly, but instead of a DoubleKnockout, it's a MutualKill.

* Superman finally entering the battle against Doomsday. The whole League has barely been able to slow him down, Wonder Woman held him off for the longest but even she's been beaten to within an inch of her life. Doomsday picks up Diana's broken sword, preparing to stab her with it, when familiar red beams blast him away. Superman and Doomsday do a mutual PunchCatch, and the force blows out ''every window on the street.'' Just the start of showcasing how closely matched Superman and Doomsday are, but also how ''terrifyingly powerful and utterly destructive'' they both are.

** Superman's final all-or-nothing attack against Doomsday. It was an awesome HeroicSacrifice on the caliber of [[WesternAnimation/SupermanDoomsday suplexing Doomsday from orbit]] and [[Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice impaling him with a Kryptonite spear]], perfectly showcasing Superman's HeroicResolve. Uttering a [[BigNo big no]], Superman mustered everything he got into one final strike. After launching into a flight, which ''shattered the very ground he's standing on'', he flew right to the beast, striking him so hard his head turned ''a full'' '''''180 degrees'''''.