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* ForegoneConclusion: A retroactive one for "Knight Time". Despite Braniac's apparent final death in that episode, the time travel plot here confirms at least one copy of Braniac's program is still out and will survive into the far future. This will get picked up on ''Justice League''.
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* ClingyJealousGirl: Lana is displeased over Clark talking to some pretty girls instead of getting her some punch as promised. She literally pulls him away.
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* EvilIsPetty: Brainiac's primary motivation is just to prove for all time that he, not Superman, was the superior survivor of Krypton.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Clark is a bit apologetic that he accidentally knocked Kenny across the court and into a table, saying he didn't mean to do that.
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* YouKeepTellingYourselfThat: At the diner, a sour Kenny insists that Clark got the better of him by way of a lucky break and nothing more.
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* WholePlotReference: The entire episode is basically the Superman version of ''The Terminator'' with Brainiac as the T-800/SkyNet, the Teen Clark as Sarah Connor, the Legion of Super-Heroes as Kyle Reese and the Resistance, etc.
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* StableTimeLoop: Apparently Clark first got his glasses because the Legion gave him a pair identical to what he'll wear as an adult.
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* YouGottaBeKiddingMe: Clark when he's shown a vision of himself as Superman.
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* YouGottaBeKiddingMe: Clark YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Clark, when he's shown the Legion show him a vision holographic image of himself as Superman.
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* YouGottaBeKiddingMe: Clark when he's shown a vision of himself as Superman.
-->'''Clark:''' Red underwear?!
-->'''Clark:''' Red underwear?!
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* MyFutureSelfAndMe: When the Legion first meets teenage Superman, they find that he isn't quite the brave hero that they're familiar with. He ''is'' just a teenager without full control of his powers, after all.
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* RealityEnsues: When the Legion first meets teenage Superman, they find that he isn't quite the brave hero that they're familiar with. He ''is'' just a teenager without full control of his powers, after all.
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** The shot where Brainiac awakens in Saturn Girl's exposition are reused storyboards from "][[Recap/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesS2E14GhostInTheMachine Ghost in the Machine]]", though the sequences were reanimated.
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** The shot where Brainiac awakens in Saturn Girl's exposition are reused storyboards from "][[Recap/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesS2E14GhostInTheMachine "[[Recap/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesS2E14GhostInTheMachine Ghost in the Machine]]", though the sequences were reanimated.
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* HurlItIntoTheSun: When Braniac has teen-Clark, Saturn Girl tells him to activate Branic's teleportation belt, while Clark manages to escape in the nick of time, Branick gets sent into space, where the sun's extreme heat causes his robot body to burn and melt.
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* HurlItIntoTheSun: When Braniac has teen-Clark, Saturn Girl tells him to activate Branic's teleportation belt, while Clark manages to escape in the nick of time, Branick Braniac gets sent into space, where the sun's extreme heat causes his robot body to burn and melt.
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* HurlItIntoTheSun: When Braniac has teen-Clark, Saturn Girl tells him to activate Branic's teleportation belt, while Clark manages to escape in the nick of time, Branick gets sent into space, where the sun's extreme heat causes his robot body to burn and melt.
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* TheCameo: Kairi Tanaga from "[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimtedSeriesE44DayOfTheSamurai Day of the Samurai]]" can be seen in the crowd at the party.
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* TheCameo: Kairi Tanaga from "[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimtedSeriesE44DayOfTheSamurai "[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE44DayOfTheSamurai Day of the Samurai]]" can be seen in the crowd at the party.
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* TheCameo: Kairi Tanaga from "[[Recap/BatmanE44DayOfTheSamurai Day of the Samurai]]" can be seen in the crowd at the party.
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* TheCameo: Kairi Tanaga from "[[Recap/BatmanE44DayOfTheSamurai "[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimtedSeriesE44DayOfTheSamurai Day of the Samurai]]" can be seen in the crowd at the party.
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* TheCameo: Kairi Tanaga from "[[Recap/BatmanE44DayOfTheSamurai Day of the Samurai]]" can be seen in the crowd at the party.
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* TheMountainsOfIllinois: As noted in the DVDCommentary, Smallville is in a part of Kansas that should not have hills in the background.
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* RecycledAnimation:
** The shot where Brainiac awakens in Saturn Girl's exposition are reused storyboards from "][[Recap/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesS2E14GhostInTheMachine Ghost in the Machine]]", though the sequences were reanimated.
** When Brainiac blasts the two guards in the beginning, there's a full screen frame of a fire explosion, which is reused footage from "[[Recap/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesS3E1WhereTheresSmoke Where There's Smoke]]" when Volcana blasted Superman with a fire ball in the parking lot. This is recurrently used throughout the episode: when Brainiac is chasing down Clark and misses a fire, when the gas truck explodes, when Pa and Ma Kent shoot Brainiac, and finally when Clark smashes the tractor into the harvester.
** The shot where Brainiac awakens in Saturn Girl's exposition are reused storyboards from "][[Recap/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesS2E14GhostInTheMachine Ghost in the Machine]]", though the sequences were reanimated.
** When Brainiac blasts the two guards in the beginning, there's a full screen frame of a fire explosion, which is reused footage from "[[Recap/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesS3E1WhereTheresSmoke Where There's Smoke]]" when Volcana blasted Superman with a fire ball in the parking lot. This is recurrently used throughout the episode: when Brainiac is chasing down Clark and misses a fire, when the gas truck explodes, when Pa and Ma Kent shoot Brainiac, and finally when Clark smashes the tractor into the harvester.
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* RiddleForTheAges: Some point between the then-present and the future, Brainiac knows Clark Kent is Kal-El/Superman. It's never elaborated in the rest of the DCAU if he had known all along.
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* SmugSuper: As his powers began to manifest, Clark Kent became a jerk in high school. Even Lana Lang, his girlfriend and best friend, found him arrogant and hard to be around sometimes.
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* SmugSuper: As his powers began to manifest, Clark Kent became a jerk in high school. Even Lana Lang, his girlfriend and best friend, found him arrogant and hard to be around sometimes. Though to be fair, Kenny was being a jerk to him first.
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* WhatTheHellHero: Lana isn't happy with Clark showing off. Even if he didn't mean to, Clark still took up Kenny's challenge.
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Actually, the Kents die from an illness in the original comics, until a retcon has them live through Clark's adulthood.
* KilledOffForReal: It's implied Brainiac is destroyed for good.
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** When Clark surprises him, Jonathan remarks he almost had a heart attack, which was how he died in the original comics.
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** When Clark surprises him, Jonathan remarks he almost had a heart attack, which was how he died in the original comics.''Film/SupermanTheMovie''.
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* GasLeakCoverup: After all's said and done, Saturn Girl mind-controls everyone in Smallville to believe that the damage caused by Brainiac's rampage came from a tornado.
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** Brainiac has one to ''Film/SupermanII'':
--->"At last, the son of Jor-El kneels before me."
--->"At last, the son of Jor-El kneels before me."
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* SmugSuper: As his powers began to manifest, Clark Kent became a jerk in high school. Even Lana Lang, his girlfriend and best friend, found him arrogant and hard to be around sometimes.sometimes.
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* RealityEnsues: When the Legion meets teenage Superman, they find that he isn't quite the brave hero that they were familiar with.
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* RealityEnsues: When the Legion first meets teenage Superman, they find that he isn't quite the brave hero that they were they're familiar with.with. He ''is'' just a teenager without full control of his powers, after all.
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* RealityEnsues: When the Legion meets teenage Superman, they find that he isn't quite the brave hero that they were familiar with.
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* MythologyGag:
** Clark being at odds with Kenny Braverman. In the comics, Kenny regularly lost to Clark--eventually becoming the villain Conduit and obsessed with revenge.
** When Clark surprises him, Jonathan remarks he almost had a heart attack, which was how he died in the original comics.
** Clark being at odds with Kenny Braverman. In the comics, Kenny regularly lost to Clark--eventually becoming the villain Conduit and obsessed with revenge.
** When Clark surprises him, Jonathan remarks he almost had a heart attack, which was how he died in the original comics.
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* KneelBeforeZod: "At last, the Son of Jor-El kneels before me!"
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* IAlwaysWantedToSayThat: Chameleon Boy always wanted to say "Up, Up and Away!!"
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* IAlwaysWantedToSayThat: Chameleon Boy always wanted to say "Up, Up and Away!!"Away!!"
* MakeWrongWhatOnceWentRight: Brainiac travels back in time to Smallville to kill Clark Kent before he can become Superman.
* MamaBear: When Brainiac comes after her son, Martha Kent picks up a shotgun and gives him both barrels.
* PapaWolf: Jonathan Kent was ready to go out and clobber Brainiac with a shovel when he thought Clark was in danger, but Martha recommends a shotgun instead.
* SmugSuper: As his powers began to manifest, Clark Kent became a jerk in high school. Even Lana Lang, his girlfriend and best friend, found him arrogant and hard to be around sometimes.
* MakeWrongWhatOnceWentRight: Brainiac travels back in time to Smallville to kill Clark Kent before he can become Superman.
* MamaBear: When Brainiac comes after her son, Martha Kent picks up a shotgun and gives him both barrels.
* PapaWolf: Jonathan Kent was ready to go out and clobber Brainiac with a shovel when he thought Clark was in danger, but Martha recommends a shotgun instead.
* SmugSuper: As his powers began to manifest, Clark Kent became a jerk in high school. Even Lana Lang, his girlfriend and best friend, found him arrogant and hard to be around sometimes.
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* ClarkKenting: Mocked. Clark disbelieves that "a pair of glasses is going to fool anyone.""
* ClothingDamage: Clark Kent's clothing is burned off and ripped to shreds when Brainiac tries to ambush him as a teenager in Smallville.
* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: When his powers first began to manifest, Clark Kent had a lot of trouble adjusting to his newfound strength. When engaging in a "friendly" game of basketball, he accidentally threw his opponent across the court and through a refreshment table.
* IAlwaysWantedToSayThat: Chameleon Boy always wanted to say "Up, Up and Away!!"
* ClothingDamage: Clark Kent's clothing is burned off and ripped to shreds when Brainiac tries to ambush him as a teenager in Smallville.
* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: When his powers first began to manifest, Clark Kent had a lot of trouble adjusting to his newfound strength. When engaging in a "friendly" game of basketball, he accidentally threw his opponent across the court and through a refreshment table.
* IAlwaysWantedToSayThat: Chameleon Boy always wanted to say "Up, Up and Away!!"
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The Legion of Superheroes goes back in time to help the Teen of Steel fight a time-traveling Brainiac.
!!This episode contains examples of the following tropes:
* ButtMonkey: Kenny Braverman. Trounced by Clark at sports and Brainiac in real life.
* ChickMagnet: Clark Kent was irresistible in high school and Lana Lang even complained about his ability to attract every woman in the area.
* ClarkKenting: Mocked. Clark disbelieves that "a pair of glasses is going to fool anyone."
!!This episode contains examples of the following tropes:
* ButtMonkey: Kenny Braverman. Trounced by Clark at sports and Brainiac in real life.
* ChickMagnet: Clark Kent was irresistible in high school and Lana Lang even complained about his ability to attract every woman in the area.
* ClarkKenting: Mocked. Clark disbelieves that "a pair of glasses is going to fool anyone."
