History TearJerker / ForTheManWhoHasEverything

** And then the music rises, the same achingly sad theme that played over the destruction of Krypton back in the pilot for ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'', as Jor-El and Lara watched their son fly away and their world die.

* Jor El in both versions, but particularly in the original comic. Falsely predicting Krypton's destruction led to him becoming a laughing stock on Krypton, destroying his career and leaving him an embittered old man. In the original story, he smashes a crystal sculpture of a tree, knocking off a chunk depicting a bird feeding its chick, and breaks down sobbing.

-->'''Superman''': [[BewareTheSuperman Do you have any idea what you did to me?!]]

* Jor El in both versions, but particularly in the original comic. Falsely predicting Krypton's destruction led to him becoming a laughing stock on Krypton, destroying his career and leaving him as an embittered old man. In the original story, he smashes a crystal sculpture of a tree, knocking off a chunk depicting a bird feeding its chick, and breaks down sobbing.
* While Superman might have gotten his ideal life ("He is content"), its shown that he subconsciously knows that Krypton would not have been a utopia, and the fact that it wasn't destroyed doesn't mean that bad things won't happen. His mother is dead from the "wasting sickness", Jor-El has turned bitter and become affiliated with the Sword Of Rao cult which is causing all manner of social unrest, [[Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} his cousin Kara]] has been brutally beaten, and this is a world where he is just an ordinary man who can't protect his family. In the end, Superman concludes that perhaps it is for the best, and leaves Krypton alone with its ghosts.

* While Superman might have gotten his ideal life ("He Is Content"), its shown that he subconsciously knows that Krypton would not have been a utopia, and the fact that it wasn't destroyed doesn't mean that bad things won't happen. His mother is dead from the "wasting sickness", Jor-El has turned bitter and become affiliated with the cult Sword Of Rao which is causing all manner of social unrest, [[Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} his cousin Kara]] has been brutally beaten, and this is a world where he is just an ordinary man who can't protect his family. In the end, Superman concludes that perhaps it is for the best, and leaves Krypton alone with its ghosts.
* No matter what, Kandor gets stolen by Brainiac. Even in the alternate timeline/fantasy world.

* No matter what, Argo City gets stolen by Brainiac. Even in the alternate timeline/fantasy world.

* The underlying pathos of Superman's utter loneliness in the Pre-Crisis era: his ultimate dream was precisely what he couldn't have; a normal family life.

* No matter what, Argo City gets stolen by Brainiac. Even in the alternate timeline.