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->'''Detective Blake:''' "Put that man down you maniac! Step away from the edge!"
->'''Superman:''' "Sure officer, I'll put him down... Just as soon as he makes a FULL confession. To someone who still believes the law works the SAME for rich and poor alike. Because that ain't Superman!"
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->''"The 'Superman' who appeared six months ago could hurdle skyscrapers and toss trucks around. Now it's '''faster''', now it's '''stronger'''. How soon before it can't be '''stopped'''?"''
-->--'''Lex Luthor'''
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->'''Scientist:''' "This is nuts. His heartbeat just accelerates, then slows back down to normal."
->'''Lex Luthor:''' "'''It'''. It's not '''human'''."
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->''"I'm a writer. The pen is mightier than the sword and way easier to lift."''
-->-- '''Clark Kent'''
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->'''Lois Lane:''' "Kent you look like something a pig couldn't hold down."
->'''Clark:''' "Duly charmed."
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->''From the moment humankind suspected your existence, work was begun on the ultimate '''Anti-Superman''' weapon. I '''am''' that weapon. Made to destroy you!"''
-->-- '''Metallo'''
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->'''Jor-El:''' "Brainiac: Target worlds with younger, fiercer suns where he will grow strong. Worlds where the gravity is weak so he will seem to '''fly'''. Oh, my son..."
->'''Lara:''' "We must be '''brave'''. At least as brave as '''he''' will have to be."
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->'''Saturn Woman:''' "Nimrod the Hunter used a teleport rifle to fire a microscopic lead pellet into your brain. The pellet's hollow and inside there's a tesseract space big enough to fit 30 people. I need to access your '''memory''' immediately."
->'''Superman:''' "In my brain? '''What''' did you say?"
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->''"You go use that strength of yours to help and inspire folk, maybe that '''''S''''' can be something that reminds us of the '''best''' we can be."''
-->-- '''Jonathan Kent'''
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->''"Remember when [[ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes we]] were so disappointed in him that first time? We'd built him up as this idol in our minds, this myth, and he was just a gawky caveman kid. But for him... meeting us, that was when he knew that the universe was bigger than he ever hoped. We were proof that Planet Earth had a future worth fighting for. Meeting us was the greatest day in his life.''"
-->--'''Saturn Woman'''
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->''"We are the Colony of the Collector of Worlds. We know everything there is to know. On Yod-Colu we began as C.O.M.P.U.T.O. On Noma they called us Pneumenoid. On Byrak: Mind^2. On Krypton - where '''you''' were born - we were Brainiac 1.0."''
-->-- '''Brainiac'''
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->''"If compelled to choose between your '''home''' planet or your '''adopted''' world, which would it be? Which is '''stronger'''? '''Nature''' or '''nurture'''?"''
-->-- '''Brainiac'''
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->'''Civilian #1:''' "Check him out. Guy's doing the work of ten men. How am I supposed to compete with that?"
->'''Civilian #2:''' "It ain't a competition. Get off yer butt."
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->'''Clark:''' "I can jump half a mile. I can lift a truck. I can start a fire with my stare. Pa, I wasn't there for you - I'm so sorry."
->'''Pa Kent:''' "Shh Clark! No man on Earth has the amazing powers you have. Promise me you'll use them to become a force of good - a champion of the downtrodden. Never give up the fight to make this world a better place, son..."
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->''"The Curse of Superman... He becomes anything you want him to be... Our world... Wanted THAT..."''
-->-- '''Clark Kent of Earth-45'''
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->''"You have been judged Kal-El! Judged from beyond the grave!"''
-->-- '''Xa-Du the Phantom King'''
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->''"I am Maxim Zarov, codenamed 'Nimrod'. Hunter of the Mighty. I have killed everything that ever lived. I look forward to killing a man from another world."''
-->-- '''Nimrod'''
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->''"'[[ComicBook/AllStarSuperman There's always a way.]]' When the odds are impossible - DO the impossible."''
-->-- '''Superman'''
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->'''Superman:''' "How did I get involved in any of this?"
->'''Gsptlnz:''' "You were Mxy's favorite trick, and the king's. The one who tricked back. You outsmarted Mxy EVERY time."
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->'''Xa-Du the Phantom King:''' "MY WILL! STILL STRONG! MY GRIP ON THE MATERIAL WORLD! UNDIMINISHED!"
->'''Superman:''' "I don't think so. In fact - I THINK YOU'RE FALLING APART!"
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->''"Good morning world! Are you all ready for my '''GRRRREATEST''' trick? Welcome - to the End of Days Show! I'm here to make a deal - with all of you! I'm offering life eternal in my forever kingdom! And all you have to do? All you have to do - when Superman comes to you begging for help - say 'no'. Deal?"''
-->-- '''Vyndktvx'''
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->'''Lex Luthor:''' "Something's coming out of there... What the hell '''is''' that thing? Shut it down..."
->'''Vyndktvx:''' "Oh it's too late for that. Don't you know what day it is? It's Super-Doomsday."
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->'''Superdoom:''' "It's all over! Ready to die Superman?"
->'''Superman:''' "Actually? I think I have other plans..."
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->''"Why not just DIE? Die AGAIN and AGAIN! And! AGAIN! [[ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman You're at your best when you're dying!]]"''
-->-- '''Superdoom'''
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->''"Do you know what I am? An unstoppable '''KILLER FRANCHISE''' from another reality! A thought that gets bigger and better the more you think it. The thought of a Superman '''BETTER''' than you!"''
-->-- '''Superdoom'''
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->''"But I grow '''stronger''' as you grow '''weak''' and '''falter''' as befits your essential '''nature'''... Because they call you a '''hero''' but there's '''blood''' on your noble crest. A '''stain''' that can '''never''' come out. The mark of '''betrayal''' and '''exploitation'''. Kneel worker drone. I'll show you what you are behind the lie! I'll make '''coins''' of you. Your 'S' a dollar sign!"''
-->-- '''Vyndktvx'''
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->''"A tortured brute? A worker ant? If you say so. But there's '''more''' to me than that!"''
-->-- '''Superman'''
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->''"Why do you lose every single time? It's '''simple'''. You have the power of a god, but you don't understand the basic rules of the '''trick'''. For every '''''action''''' - there is an equal and opposite '''''reaction'''''. For every '''you''' - There's someone like '''me''' to fight back. And I don't '''give up'''."''
-->-- '''Superman'''
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->''"I '''promised''' you both to put my special powers to good use wherever I could. Turns out there's a place for me after all in all of this - This new thing - This suit and cape - '''Superman''' they called me - And there are '''others''' like me. Like the world is waking up and it was all meant to be."''
-->-- '''Superman'''
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->''"Pa. Ma. I've done the best I can so far, but I have to tell you... This could take a while. But don't worry. I '''got''' it."''
-->-- '''Superman'''
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