History Characters / DCEUSuperman

* TheHero: Of all the DCEU protagonists introduced so far, Superman is the best example of the standard heroic archetype. He is brave, [[HumbleHero modest]], responsible, saves people from both human threats and natural disasters, etc.

[[Characters/DCEUJusticeLeague Justice League]] (Superman, [[Characters/DCEUBatman Batman]]) | [[Characters/DCEUShazam Shazam]] ([[Characters/DCEUBillyBatson Billy Batson]], [[Characters/DCEUBlackAdam Black Adam]]) | [[Characters/DCEUJusticeSociety Justice Society]] | [[Characters/DCEUOtherSuperheroes Other Superheroes]] -]]]]]

[[Characters/DCEUJusticeLeague Justice League]] (Superman, [[Characters/DCEUBatman Batman]], [[Characters/DCEUWonderWoman Wonder Woman]], [[Characters/DCEUAquaman Aquaman]], [[Characters/DCEUTheFlash The Flash]], [[Characters/DCEUCyborg Cyborg]]) | [[Characters/DCEUShazam Shazam]] ([[Characters/DCEUBillyBatson Billy Batson]], [[Characters/DCEUBlackAdam Black Adam]]) | [[Characters/DCEUJusticeSociety Justice Society]] | [[Characters/DCEUOtherSuperheroes Other Superheroes]] -]]]]]

* GeniusBruiser: Closer to his comic book counterpart, this Clark is established as being quite intelligent, knowing how to treat wounds, maintaining a high degree of control over his powers, being a pretty good tactician, and being knowledgeable about science and a fan of the classical Greek philosophers. He may have been the first "genetic roll of the dice" in Kryptonian civilization in centuries, but those "dice" (Jor-El and Lara) were loaded towards intellectualism to begin with. Also, like in the comics, he eventually chooses a civilian career where his powers give him no special advantage over anyone else (well, typing at super-speed ''does'' help with the deadlines).

* RavenHairIvorySkin: A TallDarkAndHandsome man who has very pale skin, making him a RareMaleExample of this trope [[note]]Supes complexion in the comics varies DependingOnTheArtist. On the other hand, Cavill is the third live-action Superman with a similar pale complexion after the late Creator/ChristopherReeve and Creator/BrandonRouth.[[/note]].

* SkewedPriorities: He believes Batman is a dangerous vigilante (not an unreasonable assessment), but Gotham City is a widely known WretchedHive, and, since it's just across the river from Metropolis and Superman has super-speed, he could easily stop a lot more crime in Gotham City than Batman, which would make Batman's vigilantism unnecessary. [[SupermanStaysOutOfGotham Superman doesn't do anything to stop crime in Gotham]] except tell Batman to stop fighting it.

%%* ThouShaltNotKill: Like most versions of the character, he highly prefers to avoid killing and will even go out of his way to SaveTheVillain when possible, as shown when he pleaded for Zod to surrender peacefully even after their long and painful battle, stopped Lex Luthor from getting pasted by Doomsday and [[spoiler:chose to {{cherry tap|ping}} Steppenwolf rather than quickly and relentlessly pummel him to death.]] However, also like most versions of the character and in particular the Post-Crisis comics version, he ''will'' do it as a last resort if it means saving innocent lives.

** Creator/NicolasCage is '''The Hunter'''. He's the roughest of the Elseworld Supermen and is shown visilby struggling in his battle against a giant spider.
* UnderwearOfPower: Unlike the main Superman, they all have this.

* AdaptationalUgliness: Downplayed. The Superman from the DCEU is more classically handsome, while this Superman has more unconventionally attractive features.
* DarkerAndEdgier: He appears in a dark and stormy world fighting a gigantic spider. Contrasting this is that his suit is far more vibrant than DCEU Superman's.
* DevelopmentGag: His entire appearance is one to a movie that never made it out of DevelopmentHell. The shots of his spider fight closely match the concept art for the movie scene, made public decades later.

* HeroesWantRedheads: Because Lois is [[AdaptationDyeJob a redhead in this adaptation]].