History WesternAnimation / AllStarSuperman

* PetTheDog: [[spoiler: Lex himself at the end, donating the blueprints of Superman's DNA to Dr. Quintum.]]

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The fight between Bar-El and Lilo and Superman causes [[spoiler: a huge tear in the Moon that seems to be widening, thus threatening to destroy it.]] In the comic book, we see [[spoiler:Superman fixing the Moon by using bridges he brought from Earth.]] In the movie, this isn't shown (probably because it would be rather silly), so the ultimate fate of [[spoiler:the Moon]] is left uncertain. Basic physics says the Moon will simply be fixed by its own gravity.

* LighterAndSofter: This is the first movie in the WesternAnimation/DCUniverseAnimatedOriginalMovies line to be rated PG instead of PG-13. For example, Supes doesn't ''bend Atlas' elbow the wrong way'' during the arm wrestling competition.

* NoBiochemicalBarriers: Lois Lane states that Superman is ''not'' going to die, that she and he are going to have a life and children together, but Superman explains that even if he survives the solar poisoning [[AvertedTrope they could never have children because their physiology is too different.]]

* TheSociopath: Solaris the Tyrant Sun, a computer that goes around destroying stars for no apparent reason, and decides to make Earth worship it as a god.

* StableTimeLoop: Clark, not Lois as in the comic, manages to bang out the "SUPERMAN DEAD" headline that Hercules had shown him earlier to maintain the loop.

* MythologyGag: After spending weeks in space following parasite's rampage on Stryker's Island, Clark is surprised to learn people though he was dead, he [[HandWave hand waves it]] by saying he survived after being buried in an old, well stocked bomb shelter. At the end of the [[ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman Superman returns arc,]] during the rebuilding of Metropolis, Superman looks on as a construction crew digs out Clark (actually [[spoiler: ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} who shape shifted into the form of Clark]]) who tells everyone he survived Doomsday's rampage by hiding in an old bomb shelter for a month when the building above collapsed.

* FootPopping
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Lois comments that a future Superman looks kind of like her father. You don't say...

* TheLastDance: [[spoiler:Superman knows he is going to die anyway, and hurls himself into the sun to sustain it and save the Earth]].

Written by Creator/DwayneMcDuffie, the film was released to home media on February 22, 2011. Voice actors include James Denton (''Series/DesperateHousewives'') as Superman, Creator/ChristinaHendricks (''Series/MadMen'') as Lois Lane, Creator/MatthewGrayGubler (''Series/CriminalMinds'') as Jimmy Olsen and Creator/AnthonyLaPaglia (''Series/WithoutATrace'') as ComicBook/LexLuthor.

* SenseLossSadness: [[spoiler: For a few brief moments, Lex Luthor saw it ''all'' and understood ''everything'', the very nature of the universe... and then it all went away. This, more than anything else, led to the only HeelRealization that he has had in any incarnation]].

Written by Creator/DwayneMcDuffie, the film was released to home media on February 22, 2011. Voice actors include James Denton (''Series/DesperateHousewives'') as Superman, Creator/ChristinaHendricks (''Series/MadMen'') as Lois Lane, Matthew Gray Gubler (''Series/CriminalMinds'') as Jimmy Olsen and Anthony [=LaPaglia=] (''Series/WithoutATrace'') as ComicBook/LexLuthor.

* SenseLossSadness: [[spoiler: For a few brief moments, Lex Luthor saw it ''all'' and understood ''everything'', the very nature of the universe... and then it all went away. This, more than anything else, lead to the only HeelRealization that he has had in any incarnation]].

* CoverBlowingSuperpower: When Clark is interviewing Luthor in prison and [[spoiler: Parasite]] breaks free, he needs to rescue the guards and protect Luthor, all without being seen doing superhuman feats or suspiciously disappearing from view.

* ArcWords / BookEnds: "Doomed planet. Desperate scientists. Last hope. Kindly couple." is said both in the opening narration and by Luthor in the conclusion.

* LegacyCharacter: [[spoiler: Superman becomes this with descendents being derived from his DNA.]]

* StrangeSyntaxSpeaker

* CursedWithAwesome: The solar poisoning that is killing Superman has also granted him even greater abilities, tripling his strength at a ''minimum'' (There is simply no technology available to test his strength beyond that range). It might be killing him, but at least he can do a lot before he goes. [[spoiler: However, about halfway through the film this plot-point is reversed without explanation, as he explains that transporting the bottled city of Kandor to its new planet will take ''longer'' due to his condition. This could be hand-waved as his poisoning outpacing the overcharge, but there's no excuse given.]]

* ClarkKenting: [[TropeMaker Of course]]. In addition to the presence of glasses, when he appears as Clark he slouches, his hair is ruffled, he can not walk two feet without tripping over something and his voice is markedly different. These features are frequently mentioned within the various ''Superman'' comics, and were included in all live-action [[Film/{{Superman}} films]], but this is the first animated feature to include them.
** He's no longer pretending, however, near the end when his sickness is becoming overwhelming.

* SuperSerum: Superman develops a serum that will grant a normal human all of his strengths and abilities without any of his weaknesses. However, it only lasts for twenty-four hours, and it needs to be specifically tailored to an individual person's DNA.
** [[spoiler: However, it can make a normal human ''permanently'' Superman if used while being conceived.]]

* LineOfSightName: For whatever reason, in the animated version, Superman's answer to the Ultra-Sphinx's [[UnstoppableForceMeetsImmovableObject question]] is remembering a car advertisement in the Daily Planet.
** Actually, that's the case in the comic, as well. The advertisement is shown at the bottom of the last page of issue 3.

* YourDaysAreNumbered: The premise of the film is Superman dying from solar poisoning and spending his remaining days doing all that he can to finish his life and leave the universe better for his passing.

* JerkJock: Lombard. Turns into JerkWithHeartOfGold when he's worried about Clark during the climax.

* JerkJock: Lombard.