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* HeelRealisation: Ultimately [[spoiler:Metallo realises that his leaders are wrong about Superman when he sees that Superman has done nothing but protect bystanders during their fight where ''he'' was the one who actually endangered lives]].
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler: Luthor is very annoyed that his Metallo suit has made its way into the hands of the Soviet Union. He is, after all, a capitalist.]]
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler: Luthor [[spoiler:Luthor is very annoyed that his Metallo suit has made its way into the hands of the Soviet Union. He is, after all, a capitalist.]]
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* HeroWithBadPublicity: With a generous helping of PerspectiveFlip when Superman arrives in Moscow. He is stunned when the citizens he encounters flee in terror from him despite his attitude to them being nothing but polite and friendly, and is obviously heartbroken when he realises that this is obviously because Soviet propaganda has demonised him as a threat and a weapon of the West. This is quickly rectified when he refuses to fight Corben and instead acts to protect innocent bystanders endangered by his zealous attacks on Superman.
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* HeroWithBadPublicity: With a generous helping of PerspectiveFlip when Superman arrives in Moscow. He is stunned when the citizens he encounters flee in terror from him despite his attitude to them being nothing but polite and friendly, and is obviously heartbroken when he realises that this is obviously because Soviet propaganda has demonised him as a threat and a weapon of the West. This is quickly rectified when he refuses to fight Corben and instead acts to protect innocent bystanders endangered by his zealous attacks on Superman.
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* HeelRealization: Sort of, with a generous helping of PerspectiveFlip: when Superman arrives in Moscow, he is stunned when the citizens he encounters flee in terror from him despite his attitude to them being nothing but polite and friendly, and is obviously heartbroken when he realises that this is obviously because Soviet propaganda has demonised him as a threat and a weapon of the West.
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** The main Soviet characters in general; while they have a lot of talk about how Superman and the United States are posing an actively-hostile threat to the Soviet Union and are seeking to impose their values and way of life on them, they are the ones who start every fight in the story.
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** The main Soviet characters in general; while they have a lot of talk about how Superman and the United States are posing an actively-hostile threat to the Soviet Union and are seeking to impose their values and way of life on them, they are the ones who start every fight in the story.story and are clearly angling to impose the values of Communism over America.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Corbin. In #5, when Superman arrives in Moscow hoping to talk to Metallo and the Soviets peacefully, Corbin attacks him and accuses him of being "the invader, who comes to my country uninvited [and] terrorises the citizens", leaving Corbin and the Soviets no choice but to fight him. This is practically word for word what Corbin himself did in the previous issue, only unlike Superman (who has actually not attacked anyone and has only tried to be polite and reasonable), Corbin provoked a battle in front of the White House with reckless lack of concern for the citizens. This clearly illustrates how, for all his posturing, he's ultimately just a propaganda-brainwashed fanatic.
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** Corbin. In #5, when Superman arrives in Moscow hoping to talk to Metallo and the Soviets peacefully, Corbin attacks him and accuses him of being "the invader, who comes to my country uninvited [and] terrorises the citizens", leaving Corbin and the Soviets no choice but to fight him. This is practically word for word what Corbin himself did in the previous issue, only unlike Superman (who has actually not attacked anyone and has only tried to be polite and reasonable), Corbin provoked a battle in front of the White House with reckless lack of concern for the citizens. This clearly illustrates how, for all his posturing, he's ultimately just a propaganda-brainwashedfanatic.fanatic.
** The main Soviet characters in general; while they have a lot of talk about how Superman and the United States are posing an actively-hostile threat to the Soviet Union and are seeking to impose their values and way of life on them, they are the ones who start every fight in the story.
** Corbin. In #5, when Superman arrives in Moscow hoping to talk to Metallo and the Soviets peacefully, Corbin attacks him and accuses him of being "the invader, who comes to my country uninvited [and] terrorises the citizens", leaving Corbin and the Soviets no choice but to fight him. This is practically word for word what Corbin himself did in the previous issue, only unlike Superman (who has actually not attacked anyone and has only tried to be polite and reasonable), Corbin provoked a battle in front of the White House with reckless lack of concern for the citizens. This clearly illustrates how, for all his posturing, he's ultimately just a propaganda-brainwashed
** The main Soviet characters in general; while they have a lot of talk about how Superman and the United States are posing an actively-hostile threat to the Soviet Union and are seeking to impose their values and way of life on them, they are the ones who start every fight in the story.
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Corbin and his Soviet handlers prepare for a military battle when Superman arrives in Moscow, confident that they can overpower him and utterly annihilate him in battle -- not stopping to consider for a moment that Superman might genuinely not ''want'' to fight, but just to talk.
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Corbin and his Soviet handlers prepare for a military battle when Superman arrives in Moscow, confident that they can overpower him and utterly annihilate him in battle, and at the very least will make propaganda hay out of all the soldiers Superman will kill in battle -- not stopping to consider for a moment that Superman might genuinely not ''want'' to fight, fight or kill anyone, but just to talk.
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* HelpMistakenForAttack: When Superman arrives in Moscow in #5 hoping to resolve the situation peacefully, he is nothing but friendly and polite to the citizens he encounters, as always -- but because they've been subjected to Soviet propaganda depicting him as a weapon of the capitalist West, they react in fear and run away from him.
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* HelpMistakenForAttack: When Superman arrives in Moscow in #5 hoping to resolve the situation peacefully, he is nothing but friendly and polite to the citizens he encounters, as always -- but because they've been subjected to Soviet propaganda depicting him as a weapon of the capitalist West, they react in fear and run away from him. Made explicit when he goes to comfort a crying, lost girl -- and someone smashes a branch over his head to 'protect' her.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Corbin. In #5, when Superman arrives in Moscow hoping to talk to Metallo and the Soviets peacefully, Corbin attacks him and accuses him of being "the invader, who comes to my country uninvited [and] terrorises the citizens", leaving Corbin and the Soviets no choice but to fight him. This is practically word for word what Corbin himself did in the previous issue, only unlike Superman (who has actually not attacked anyone), Corbin provoked a battle in front of the White House with reckless lack of concern for the citizens. This clearly illustrates how, for all his posturing, he's ultimately just a propaganda-brainwashed fanatic.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Corbin. In #5, when Superman arrives in Moscow hoping to talk to Metallo and the Soviets peacefully, Corbin attacks him and accuses him of being "the invader, who comes to my country uninvited [and] terrorises the citizens", leaving Corbin and the Soviets no choice but to fight him. This is practically word for word what Corbin himself did in the previous issue, only unlike Superman (who has actually not attacked anyone), anyone and has only tried to be polite and reasonable), Corbin provoked a battle in front of the White House with reckless lack of concern for the citizens. This clearly illustrates how, for all his posturing, he's ultimately just a propaganda-brainwashed fanatic.
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Corbin and his Soviet handlers prepare for a military battle when Superman arrives in Moscow, confident that they can overpower him and utterly annihilate him in battle -- not stopping to consider for a moment that Superman might genuine not ''want'' to fight, but just to talk.
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Corbin and his Soviet handlers prepare for a military battle when Superman arrives in Moscow, confident that they can overpower him and utterly annihilate him in battle -- not stopping to consider for a moment that Superman might genuine genuinely not ''want'' to fight, but just to talk.
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* AntiVillain: Corben is a proud patriot of Communist Russia and is only targeting Superman under the belief that his power aligned with the Capitalist West is an existential threat to his homeland. He even takes out his own commanding officer when he sees he's willing to sacrifice their own people for propaganda purposes. Played with in later issues, as it's hinted that his fanatical devotion to Communism at least some narcissistic blood lust in his character as well; he identifies himself as "the People", and wants to be the one to kill Superman himself...
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* AntiVillain: Corben is a proud patriot of Communist Russia and is only targeting Superman under the belief that his power aligned with the Capitalist West is an existential threat to his homeland. He even takes out his own commanding officer when he sees he's willing to sacrifice their own people for propaganda purposes. Played with in later issues, as it's hinted that his fanatical devotion to Communism masks at least some narcissistic blood lust in his character as well; he identifies overidentifies himself as "the People", and wants to be the one to kill Superman himself...
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Corbin. In #5, when Superman arrives in Moscow hoping to talk to Metallo and the Soviets peacefully, Corbin attacks him and accuses him of being "the invader, who comes to my country uninvited, terrorises the citizens", leaving Corbin and the Soviets no choice but to fight him. This is practically word for word what Corbin himself did in the previous issue, illustrating how for all his posturing he's ultimately just a propaganda-brainwashed fanatic.
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* HelpMistakenForAttack: When Superman arrives in Moscow in #5 hoping to resolve the situation peacefully, he is nothing but friendly and polite to the citizens he encounters, as always -- but because they've been subjected to Soviet propaganda depicting him as a weapon of the capitalist West, they react in fear and run away from him.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Corbin. In #5, when Superman arrives in Moscow hoping to talk to Metallo and the Soviets peacefully, Corbin attacks him and accuses him of being "the invader, who comes to my countryuninvited, uninvited [and] terrorises the citizens", leaving Corbin and the Soviets no choice but to fight him. This is practically word for word what Corbin himself did in the previous issue, illustrating how only unlike Superman (who has actually not attacked anyone), Corbin provoked a battle in front of the White House with reckless lack of concern for the citizens. This clearly illustrates how, for all his posturing posturing, he's ultimately just a propaganda-brainwashed fanatic.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Corbin. In #5, when Superman arrives in Moscow hoping to talk to Metallo and the Soviets peacefully, Corbin attacks him and accuses him of being "the invader, who comes to my country
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Kryptonite appeared in the original Superman film; it's referenced in the comic.
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* AntiVillain: Corben is a proud patriot of Communist Russia and is only targeting Superman under the belief that his power aligned with the Capitalist West is an existential threat to his homeland. He even takes out his own commanding officer when he sees he's willing to sacrifice their own people for propaganda purposes. Played with in later issues, as it's hinted that his fanatical devotion to Communism at least some narcissistic blood lust in his character as well; he identifies himself as "the People", and wants to be the one to kill Superman himself...
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* ComicBookFantasyCasting: As with Brainiac in ''ComicBook/{{Superman 78}}'' resembling Creator/YulBrynner, [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Hal Jordan]] resembles Creator/KurtRussell.
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* ComicBookFantasyCasting: As with Brainiac in ''ComicBook/{{Superman 78}}'' resembling Creator/YulBrynner, [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Hal Jordan]] resembles Creator/KurtRussell. General Sam Lane, meanwhile, resembles Creator/LeeMarvin.
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* GreenRocks: This story introduces kryptonite to the continuity, and it's the only thing powerful enough to power the armor that Lex designed to combat Superman, it happening to be his weakness a serendipitous coincidence. Exposure to its energies is also implied to be giving Corben super strength, as he punches a hole in concrete without harming himself.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler: Luthor is very annoyed that his Metallo suit has made its way into the hands of the Soviet Union. He is, after all, a capitalist.]]
* GreenRocks:This story introduces kryptonite to the continuity, and Kryptonite, of course. it's the only thing powerful enough to power the armor that Lex designed to combat Superman, it happening to be his weakness a serendipitous coincidence. Exposure to its energies is also implied to be giving Corben super strength, as he punches a hole in concrete without harming himself.himself.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Corbin. In #5, when Superman arrives in Moscow hoping to talk to Metallo and the Soviets peacefully, Corbin attacks him and accuses him of being "the invader, who comes to my country uninvited, terrorises the citizens", leaving Corbin and the Soviets no choice but to fight him. This is practically word for word what Corbin himself did in the previous issue, illustrating how for all his posturing he's ultimately just a propaganda-brainwashed fanatic.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Corbin. In #5, when Superman arrives in Moscow hoping to talk to Metallo and the Soviets peacefully, Corbin attacks him and accuses him of being "the invader, who comes to my country uninvited, terrorises the citizens", leaving Corbin and the Soviets no choice but to fight him. This is practically word for word what Corbin himself did in the previous issue, illustrating how for all his posturing he's ultimately just a propaganda-brainwashed fanatic.
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* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Despite having Superman at death's door, Nikolaev is forced to retreat. When questioned why he didn't just kill him then and there, his commanding officer, Morosov, tells him that no one would believe him and they have to show the world that he can be beaten. This really pisses off Nikolaev.
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* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Despite having Superman at death's door, Nikolaev is forced to retreat. When questioned why he didn't just kill him then and there, his commanding officer, Morosov, tells him that no one would believe him and they have to show the world that he can be beaten. This really pisses off Nikolaev.Nikolaev.
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* ComicBookFantasyCasting: As with Brainiac in ''ComicBook/{{Superman 78}}'' resembling [[Creator/YulBrynner]], [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Hal Jordan]] resembles [[Creator/KurtRussell]].
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* TheCameo: In issue #2, a US pilot crash lands in the Arctic and is instrumental in rescuing Superman after his first fight with Metallo goes bad. In issue #3, he's shown holding his pilot helmet with the callsign "Hardball", revealing him to be the Donnerverse version of [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Hal Jordan]].
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* TheCameo: In issue #2, a US pilot crash lands in the Arctic and is instrumental in rescuing Superman after his first fight with Metallo goes bad. In issue #3, he's shown holding his pilot helmet with the callsign "Hardball", "Highball", revealing him to be the Donnerverse version of [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Hal Jordan]].
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* LateArrivalSpoiler: TheReveal from '''78'' that Jor-El and Lara survived Krypton's explosion by being trapped on Kandor is casually brought up in Issue #2.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: Turns out that Jor-El was just as awkward as Superman is when he introduced Lara to his own parents.
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* LikeFatherLikeSon: Turns out that Jor-El was just as awkward as Superman is when he introduced Lara to his own parents.
-->'''Jor-El''': I'd rather he avoided inheriting that trait.
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'''Superman '78: The Metal Curtain''' is a 2023 Creator/DCComics six-issue mini-series. It is the sequel to ''ComicBook/{{Superman 78}}'', set an AlternateContinuity connected to ''Film/SupermanTheMovie''. It is written by Robert Venditti (''ComicBook/HalJordanAndTheGreenLanternCorps'') and drawn by Gavin Guidry
On the day that Krypton exploded, something else followed young Kal-El to Earth -- a chunk of Kryptonite, crash-landing in the Soviet Union. Flash forward to the present day and as Lois tries to investigate mysterious goings on involving the US Military, the Soviet Union prepares a secret project: Metallo, a suit of PoweredArmor powered by that very Kryptonite chunk. As Superman continues to grow closer to Lois Lane, he now must deal with this Russian threat that seeks to destroy what they believe to be the symbol of American power.
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* TheCameo: In issue #2, a US pilot crash lands in the Arctic and is instrumental in rescuing Superman after his first fight with Metallo goes bad. In issue #3, he's shown holding his pilot helmet with the callsign "Hardball", revealing him to be the Donnerverse version of [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Hal Jordan]].
* CurbStompBattle: Superman's first fight with Metallo goes very south and is only saved thanks to Hal's intervention.
* DatingWhatDaddyHates: General Sam Lane meets Superman for the first time. He's clearly unimpressed.
* PoweredArmor: Unlike the mainstream Metallo, this Metallo is a massive suit of powered armor, powered by Kryptonite.
* RaceLift: The mainstream John Corbin was a Caucasian American. His counterpart Nikolaev is a Russian.
* TheReveal: In issue #3, General Lane realizes the Metallo armor being active means they somehow got help. The end of the issue reveals from who: [[spoiler:Lex Luthor, who isn't happy that it seems that they just ignored his contributions]].
* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Despite having Superman at death's door, Nikolaev is forced to retreat. When questioned why he didn't just kill him then and there, his commanding officer, Morosov, tells him that no one would believe him and they have to show the world that he can be beaten. This really pisses off Nikolaev.
On the day that Krypton exploded, something else followed young Kal-El to Earth -- a chunk of Kryptonite, crash-landing in the Soviet Union. Flash forward to the present day and as Lois tries to investigate mysterious goings on involving the US Military, the Soviet Union prepares a secret project: Metallo, a suit of PoweredArmor powered by that very Kryptonite chunk. As Superman continues to grow closer to Lois Lane, he now must deal with this Russian threat that seeks to destroy what they believe to be the symbol of American power.
!!Tropes Featured in this Series:
* TheCameo: In issue #2, a US pilot crash lands in the Arctic and is instrumental in rescuing Superman after his first fight with Metallo goes bad. In issue #3, he's shown holding his pilot helmet with the callsign "Hardball", revealing him to be the Donnerverse version of [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Hal Jordan]].
* CurbStompBattle: Superman's first fight with Metallo goes very south and is only saved thanks to Hal's intervention.
* DatingWhatDaddyHates: General Sam Lane meets Superman for the first time. He's clearly unimpressed.
* PoweredArmor: Unlike the mainstream Metallo, this Metallo is a massive suit of powered armor, powered by Kryptonite.
* RaceLift: The mainstream John Corbin was a Caucasian American. His counterpart Nikolaev is a Russian.
* TheReveal: In issue #3, General Lane realizes the Metallo armor being active means they somehow got help. The end of the issue reveals from who: [[spoiler:Lex Luthor, who isn't happy that it seems that they just ignored his contributions]].
* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Despite having Superman at death's door, Nikolaev is forced to retreat. When questioned why he didn't just kill him then and there, his commanding officer, Morosov, tells him that no one would believe him and they have to show the world that he can be beaten. This really pisses off Nikolaev.
