History Recap / SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesS1E9E10TheMainMan

* SaveTheVillain: After being trapped by the Preserver, Lobo is reduced to begging Superman to free him. Superman initially refuses, claiming that it's perfect karmic punishment for the trouble he caused on Earth, but Lobo swears he'll find a way to escape (even if that scenario doesn't seem likely) and get revenge on Superman and Earth's people for his imprisonment. Unable to take that chance, Superman agrees to free Lobo and the two [[EnemyMine work together]] only long enough for Superman to return to Earth and Lobo to get his bounty.

* NotSoStoic: Th Preserver loses it when he turns into his monstrous form after Superman and Lobo fend off all of his attempts to put them back in cage. He comments to Lobo that "a trash like him is not worth saving".

* KnockoutGas: The police try to help Superman out by gassing Lobo, but he only pretends to collapse so he can suckerpunch Superman again.

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Lobo is actually quite good at his job, if not the brightest bulb in the box.

* OneWingedAngel: The Collector shifts to its true hulking, clawed and really pissed off form to battle Lobo and Superman personally.

* ThrownOutTheAirlock: How the Preserver is defeated.

* TemptingFate: Lobo's "[[YouAndWhatArmy Who's gonna make me?]]" boast, which usually leads to appropriate trouble showing up. After the Preserver goes OneWingedAngel in response, he mentions he should probably quit saying it.

Superman conducts a test flight of the rocket that brought him to Earth, and Professor Hamilton wonders about the "great achievements" and "brilliant minds" to be found among the stars. [[DescriptionCut Cut to]] SelfDemonstrating/{{Lobo}}, capturing a target in a seedy alien bar. His trip to collect the bounty is interrupted when an alien {{collector}} calling himself "the Preserver" hires him to capture a bigger prize -- the last Kryptonian.

Superman conducts a test flight of the rocket that brought him to Earth, and Professor Hamilton wonders about the "great achievements" and "brilliant minds" to be found among the stars. [[DescriptionCut Cut to]] SelfDemonstrating/{{Lobo}}, capturing a target in a seedy alien bar. His trip to collect the bounty is interrupted when an alien collector calling himself "the Preserver" hires him to capture a bigger prize -- the last Kryptonian.

* BriarPatching: [[BroughtDownToNormal Drained of his powers by being kept under red sunlight]] by the Collector, Superman tries to elude a pack of alien bounty hunters, but they finally catch up with him right outside another habitat. He warns them that they ''really'' don't want to throw him in there, so of course they do... revealing that the occupant is no ravening monster, but a dodo. From Earth. [[CueTheSun Cue the Yellow Sun Lamp]] and a [[OhCrap typical reaction from the bad guys.]]

* FauxAffablyEvil: The Collector seems calm, mellow, and usually polite, right up to the point he reveals his true form, which matches his ''true'' personality.

* SarcasticConfession: Clark Kent tells Lois that he's always beating her to the scoop because he's [[ClarkKenting Superman in disguise]].

* HooksAndCrooks: Lobo's famous hook on a chain [[ExplosiveDecompression finds a good use]] (though not for [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids disemboweling, obviously]]).

* HooksAndCrooks: Lobo's hook on a chain [[ExplosiveDecompression finds a good use]] (though not for disemboweling, obviously).

* GildedCage: Lobo is enjoys himself in his TailorMadePrison, but only until he remembers how he got there.

* GildedGage: Lobo, but only until he remembers how he got there.

* MyCard

* RunningGags: In the process causing considerable damage to the LexCorp building in "The Main Man"
* SarcasticConfession