History YMMV / InjusticeGodsAmongUs

** Superman is hated for being simultaneously [[ComplacentGamingSyndrome fast, high-damaging, and worst of all, easy to use]]. In the Grand Final of [[UsefulNotes/FightingGameCommunity Evolution 2013]], the Superman player dominated the matches by spamming his heat vision, being booed by the audience the whole time.

** Superman is hated for being too overpowered. In the Grand Final of [[UsefulNotes/FightingGameCommunity Evolution 2013]], the Superman player dominated the matches by spamming his heat vision, being booed by the audience in return.
** While most off the variants of Superman The VideoGame/Injustice2 version, who has high stats and a useful passive, making him an instant GameBreaker.

** Superman's scream is up there with [[Franchise/DevilMayCry Dante]]'s in terms of narm.

** Superman's scream is up there with Dante's in terms of narm.

* CompleteMonster: ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} is the [[PlanetBaron despotic ruler of the planet Apokolips]] and [[ArchEnemy one of the most sworn and powerful enemies]] of [[Characters/InjusticeSuperman Superman]]. Torturing Black Racer into submission, Darkseid allows his son Kalibak to lead an assault on Earth, killing tens of thousands of people, before his army was destroyed by Superman. Angered at the fact that Superman sullied his reputation by killing Kalibak, Darkseid starts scheming the destruction of Superman more aggressively, first hiring Lobo to take him down and then, when that failed, joining the conspiracy with Ares and Hera, manipulating humans, superheroes, and Olympians into a bloody conflict, with the human government even launching nukes as a result. After this, Darkseid [[ComicBook/InjusticeVsMastersOfTheUniverse found the weakened Skeletor]] in the cosmos, and from him, he found the location of the solution to Anti-Life Equation to be in Castle Greyskull. Invading Eternia, Darkseid kills, captures and transforms thousands of people into his obedient slaves, as he tries to uncover Anti-Life Equation, to [[MultiversalConqueror take control of the multiverse]], killing the minds and personalities of every living being aside from himself.

* EvilIsSexy: While the main Wonder Woman undergoes AdaptationalModesty, the Regime Wonder Woman retains her LeotardOfPower with several changes, while at the same time being the catalyst towards Superman's fall into madness. Even more so during the scene where she tries to seduce Superman by wearing a very provocative outfit.

* WTHCastingAgency:
** Zatanna's [[Creator/LaceyChabert voice actress]] uses the same voice used in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010''. It's fine in that show... where she's a teenager. Here, it sounds a little too young for what appears to be a more adult physique (and in the comics since it [[RetCanon brought over from the]] Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse, Zatanna is supposed to be around the same age as Bruce Wayne/Batman[[note]]That said, Zee originally ''was'' a teenager when she first debuted[[/note]]). If she's meant to be a fairly young adult (say, early twenties), it would be understandable, but as it is, it can be somewhat jarring. Especially, since the game has [[Creator/JenniferHale another actress]] who is [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague already]] [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold known]] for playing an adult Zatanna amongst the cast members.
** Stephen Amell from Arrow naturally provides the voice for Green Arrow's Arrow skin but his performance, though just the same as the one on the show, doesn't mesh well of the lines that were clearly written for Alan Tudyk's more lighthearted take on the character.

* MagnificentBastard: Characters/{{Deathstroke}} was a mercenary and assassin and a major enemy of the [[Franchise/TeenTitans Titans]], whom he tried to kill on many occasions. After the rise of [[Characters/InjusticeSuperman Superman]]'s [[Characters/InjusticeOneEarthRegime regime]], Deathstroke lost most of his work. He was brought back into action when Franchise/{{Batman}} contacts him, hiring him to steal a Mother Box from the Regime for Batman's plans. He manages to get to it, but knowing he can't escape, he sends Batman the Mother Box's model so he can copy it before he is captured by the Regime. After being tortured by the Regime, he joins the Insurgency and ends up on a mission with ComicBook/{{Cyborg}}; during it, he enacts his own plan. He first takes out Shazam and Flash with creative usage of bombs, then sabotages the Watchtower reactor to blow up, not caring about it putting the Insurgency's plans in jeopardy. He is then sent on another mission by Lex Luthor, in which he sneaks up on and ties up Franchise/WonderWoman, later taking her down by analyzing her fighting style and outsmarting her.

** [[spoiler:Dick Grayson]] WAS [[https://thenerdistheword.co.uk/2013/05/01/the-stupidest-death-in-a-comic-ever-award-goes-to/ KILLED BY A ROCK]].[[labelnote:Explanation]] His death in issue #16 is widely derided as silly.[[/labelnote]]

* MemeticBadass: Alfred, due to the beating he gave Superman. Some even joke that he never took the pill.

* TierInducedScrappy:
** Lobo is considered by many as one of the worst characters in the game.
** Superman is hated for being too overpowered. In the Grand Final of [[UsefulNotes/FightingGameCommunity Evolution 2013]], the Superman player dominated the matches by spamming his heat vision, being booed by the audience in return. On the flipside, most of the Superman variations in the mobile version fall on the opposite end of the spectrum, as they tend to have relatively low attack and uninspired and useless passives. ''Dawn of Justice'' Superman in particular was decried for having a passive that both has a very low chance of triggering and is useless in single player. This trend would only be reversed with the VideoGame/Injustice2 version, who has high stats and a useful passive, making him an instant GameBreaker.
** In the mobile version, Hawkgirl is memetically considered the worst character to ever plague challenge packs. Somewhat improved after a buff that doubled her passive tag cooldown to 4 seconds, making her a reasonable niche pick that goes well with Black Adam, New 52 Nightwing and the new ([[PowerCreep thus very powerful]]) Luchador Bane.
** Both versions of Killer Frost in the mobile game are loathed in online PVP for being such {{Game Breaker}}s, especially the default version that nerfs the entire team's power generation and has an unblockable S2.
** The Joker (the regular silver version and the Insurgency version), as his passive used to deal very little damage that scaled poorly. An update changed it so that [[TakingYouWithMe upon death, his passive deals 30% (silver) / 40% (gold) of enemy maximum health as unblockable damage]], which is no [[{{Pun}} laughing]] matter. This would also make him a possible counter to cards that increases team % health like Red Son Solomon Grundy or Krypto Lex Luthor. He is also not reliant on power to support stronger cards - he just needs to blow up in your face to smack off a large portion of your life bar, dealing the same damage regardless of his stats.

* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Aquaman generally has NeverLiveItDown joke status since the ''WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}}'' cartoon. His portrayal here partially helped revitalize his reputation as a badass to non-comic readers.

* SpiritualSuccessor: Of ''Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe'', the previous DC-related fighting game by Netherrealm
(formerly known as Midway). ''Injustice'' borrows many concepts from that game, but executed with more creative freedom thanks to the absence of censorship.

** The Joker Underground group, who obviously idolize the Joker, which means they get incinerated by Superman. While the narrative treats this as another way in which Superman has gone off the deep end, they were celebrating '''THE GODDAMN JOKER''' and have the gall to revere him as an icon of liberty. Even besides the countless bodies he left in Gotham, the Joker ''is the one who nuked Metropolis and set Superman on this path and did it specifically to turn Superman bad in the first place.''

** The Gen Z teenagers who idolize the Joker, which means they get incinerated by Superman. While the narrative treats this as another way in which Superman has gone off the deep end, they were celebrating '''THE GODDAMN JOKER''' and have the gall to revere him as an icon of liberty. Even besides the countless bodies he left in Gotham, the Joker ''is the one who nuked Metropolis and set Superman on this path and did it specifically to turn Superman bad in the first place.''

** Scorpion retains his ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' moveset, including his Hellfire attack, which teleports him behind an opponent to set up damaging combos. This is problematic here because ''Injustice'' lacks a block button, instead players must hold the opposite direction button from their opponent to block.

** Injustice Batman in the comics and main game is either a true IconOfRebellion, or a self-righteous, judgmental JerkAss who makes supporters die for lost causes, such as having a bunch of BadassNormal heroes go against Darkseid's legions in an obviously suicidal action while ''still'' condemning Superman for killing Parademons, an action which saved millions of lives (including that of Batman and his teammates). He could probably have reined Superman in by working alongside him, as Clark offered when asking for emotional support. Batman refuses and this makes Superman pretty much isolated turning to a violent Wonder Woman and later, Sinestro, for guidance. Instead, Batman engages in petty surveillance and bugging schemes on Superman and the Justice League and ''still'' complains when Superman "outs" his SecretIdentity in revenge. He also continues to [[spoiler:insist on ThouShaltNotKill to Black Canary, despite knowing how dangerous it is to keep KnightTemplar Superman in line. Indeed, this action kills Dinah, and only by Doctor Fate's intervention she survived]]. What's more, in the issue 23 of Year Five Bruce asks Alfred if he really is this.

* BrokenBase: Superman being a victim of TheWorfEffect all the time, many people like that Superman receives beatings, while others consider that these fights make him seem too weak, for someone who is supposedly the most powerful member of the regime. Not to mention that it removes the sense of threat that Superman originally had,

** Particularly difficult to fault among these early actions is Superman's decision to relocate everyone in Arkham Asylum to some unknown, more secure, location, on the grounds that Arkham Asylum is utterly useless and isn't helping anyone, which is pretty much an objective fact. Arkham Asylum is the poster child for the CardboardPrison trope, and many of its residents treat it more like a Rec Room than an asylum. Superman's actions essentially amount to a LampshadeHanging reality check on one of the most ridiculous conventions in all of ComicBooks, one which has never had any satisfying explanation apart from simply not drawing attention to it, which makes Batman's opposition to Superman on this matter patently absurd.

* TooBleakStoppedCaring: The comic gets hit with a lot of this, to the point where many just skip out on it and enjoy the game proper. A major criticism is that it tends to rely too much on killing off characters for shock value, or as plot devices, rather than take time for character or story development. For instance, it wasn't enough that Lois Lane had to die, she was also pregnant at the time. Just about every superhero winds up stabbing another superhero in the back. Batman even disowns his own son. The villains actually seem to be the most trustworthy characters. And, of course, the massive amounts of DoomedByCanon, which means that the Regime is gonna massacre a ''hell'' of a lot of people and the audience is gonna have to be satisfied with only putting them in jail.

** Just about ''every character'' has the same basic structure to their combos. Quick hitconfirm, followed by an ability that locks the opponent in for a free MegatonPunch, or just outright animation-canceling into said punch, hit them midair, and the do a further damaging combo as you land. ''Everyone''.

** Doomsday's Super Move, [[DiggingToChina Mass Destruction]], is often referred to as the "{{Wrong Turn|At Albuquerque}} [[ShoutOut at]] [[WesternAnimation/BugsBunny Albuquerque]]."

** In an early scene of the story mode shortly after Billy Batson shoots down ComicBook/BlackAdam with a lightning bolt, ComicBook/GreenArrow and Franchise/TheFlash engage in a brief exchange which is humorous in light of the controversial reception to the DCEU films and overall better reception (by comparison) of the Arrowverse TV shows:

*** Another humorous observation is that the voice actor for the Flash and Damian Wayne [[spoiler:(AKA Regime Nightwing)]], Creator/NealMcDonough, later opposed Green Arrow in another medium (Series/{{Arrow}}) as '''Damien''' Darhk.

** The Clash system has a lot of wasted potential even with how extensive it is. Most characters don't have MirrorMatch dialogue between their main and Regime/Insurgency counterparts, with Nightwing arguably the worst example. The DLC are also a bit wasted; Lobo and Scorpion only have dialogue with Superman and Batman, while Batgirl only has dialogue with all other Batman characters save for Bane and Harley.

* IdiotPlot: The entire story could have been averted if Superman actually used his super senses to keep track of Lois while she's at the Metropolis docks in the middle of the night. To make matters worse, Lois actually ''suggested'' that Superman do that, yet for some unfathomable reason, he didn't.

* MagnificentBastard: [[Characters/BatmanDeathstroke Deathstroke]] was a mercenary and assassin and a major enemy of the [[Franchise/TeenTitans Titans]], whom he tried to kill on many occasions. After the rise of [[Characters/InjusticeSuperman Superman]]'s [[Characters/InjusticeOneEarthRegime regime]], Deathstroke lost most of his work. He was brought back into action when Franchise/{{Batman}} contacts him, hiring him to steal a Mother Box from the Regime for Batman's plans. He manages to get to it, but knowing he can't escape, he sends Batman the Mother Box's model so he can copy it before he is captured by the Regime. After being tortured by the Regime, he joins the Insurgency and ends up on a mission with ComicBook/{{Cyborg}}; during it, he enacts his own plan. He first takes out Shazam and Flash with creative usage of bombs, then sabotages the Watchtower reactor to blow up, not caring about it putting the Insurgency's plans in jeopardy. He is then sent on another mission by Lex Luthor, in which he sneaks up on and ties up Franchise/WonderWoman, later taking her down by analyzing her fighting style and outsmarting her.

* UncannyValley: Several character models suffer a little of this, but Wonder Woman is hit hard. In some cutscenes her head and/or face seem too small for the rest of her, while parts of her body [[MostCommonSuperpower are often just too big]].

* BrokenBase: Superman being a victim of TheWorfEffect all the time, many people like that Superman receives beatings, while others consider that these fights make him seem too weak, for someone who is supposedly the most powerful member of the regime.

* OlderThanTheyThink: Metropolis was destroyed by a nuclear attack aimed at Superman in a 1996 ''Main/{{Elseworld}}'' comic. Despite the horrific loss of life, Superman remained the same hero afterward simply [[LivingEmotionalCrutch because Lois]] just happened to be safely elsewhere that day.

* CantUnHearIt: While bolstered by a number of cases from the ''Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse'' and ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'', this game did set up a number of voices fans imagine in their heads, including Creator/NealMcDonough as Barry Allen, and helped cemented Creator/TroyBaker and Creator/KimberlyBrooks as alternates for Nightwing and Batgirl/Oracle (granted, unlike in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'', Baker actually did voice Nightwing, as opposed to his grunts for Tim being reused).

** Watching Superman murder Shazam with HeatVision can be even more unnerving if you’ve seen ''Film/{{Brightburn}}'', where a sociopathic boy with Superman's powers kills his father like that in an even more gruesome way. It also becomes incredibly disturbing for anyone who has seen ''[[Series/TheBoys2019 The Boys]]'', due to a scene where Homelander kills a woman by firing his EyeBeams [[EyeScream into her eyes]].

** Killer Frost and The Flash's somewhat out-of-nowhere "I know your weakness." "Romantic comedies?" dialogue becomes funnier when ''{{Series/The Flash 2014}}'' is picked up by {{Creator/TheCW}} with Caitlin Snow as a main character, knowing what they are (in)famous for...

** Zatanna's [[Creator/LaceyChabert voice actress]] uses the same voice used in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''. It's fine in that show... where she's a teenager. Here, it sounds a little too young for what appears to be a more adult physique (and in the comics since it [[RetCanon brought over from the]] Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse, Zatanna is supposed to be around the same age as Bruce Wayne/Batman[[note]]That said, Zee originally ''was'' a teenager when she first debuted[[/note]]). If she's meant to be a fairly young adult (say, early twenties), it would be understandable, but as it is, it can be somewhat jarring. Especially, since the game has [[Creator/JenniferHale another actress]] who is [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague already]] [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold known]] for playing an adult Zatanna amongst the cast members.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment:
** A RunningGag recurring goal in the S.T.A.R. Labs missions is hitting Nightwing in the head a certain number of times when fighting him. [[spoiler:It becomes a lot less funny when you realize that's [[DeathByFallingOver how he died]]]].
** Creator/TroyBaker voiced Robin in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'', and voices Nightwing here, mirroring Dick Grayson doing the same thing in his backstory. [[spoiler:Then you realize Damian Wayne does the same thing in the ''Injustice'' storyline, by killing Dick]].

* HarsherInHindsight: Watching Superman murder Shazam with HeatVision can be even more unnerving if you’ve seen ''Film/{{Brightburn}}'', where a sociopathic boy with Superman's powers kills his father like that in an even more gruesome way. It also becomes incredibly disturbing for anyone who has seen ''[[Series/TheBoys2019 The Boys]]'', due to a scene where Homelander kills a woman by firing his EyeBeams [[EyeScream into her eyes]].

** "Year Three": ComicBook/JohnConstantine wants {{revenge}} on the [[Characters/InjusticeOneEarthRegime Regime]] for oppressing his daughter, so he joins the Insurgency and enacts a plan to take the Regime down. Constantine first tricks ComicBook/{{Raven}} into calling on [[Characters/InjusticeSuperman Superman]] for help so he can trap Superman to exploit his weakness to magic. He uses this to spread false rumours in hell from Etrigan to convince Trigon that Superman was the one who kidnapped his daughter, which causes Trigon to return to Earth, putting all of reality at risk for Constatine's own ends. Constantine manipulates every single event throughout the issue to get rid of the Regime and Trigon in one shot. He banishes Trigon and Mr. Mxyzptlk to another dimension and severely cripples the Regime, though at the cost of Huntress's death.