History Characters / SupermanTheAnimatedSeries

* [[Characters/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesAlienAntagonists Alien Antagonists]][[note]]Brainiac, Bizarro, Jax-Ur & Mala, Mr. Mxyzptlk, the Preserver, Maxima, Unity, Reverend Amos Howell[[/note]]

* [[Characters/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesAllies Allies]][[note]]'''Present Day Heroes:''' The Flash, Steel, Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner), Orion, Doctor Fate, Aquaman; '''The Legion of Super-Heroes:''' Saturn Girl, Cosmic Boy, Chameleon Boy, Brainiac 5, Bouncing Boy, Star Boy[[/note]]

** [[Characters/DCAULobo Lobo]]

* [[Characters/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesAlienAntagonists Alien Antagonists]][[note]]Brainiac, Bizarro, Jax-Ur & Mala, Mr. Mxyzptlk, Lobo, the Preserver, Maxima, Unity, Reverend Amos Howell[[/note]]

* [[Characters/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesEarthAntagonists Earth Antagonists]][[note]]Lex Luthor, Mercy Graves, Metallo, Bruno Mannheim, Toyman, Luminus, Livewire, Parasite, Volcana, Corey Mills, Detective Kurt Bowman, Earl Garver, General Hardcastle[[/note]]

* [[Characters/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesEarthAntagonists Earth Antagonists]][[note]]Mercy Graves, Metallo, Bruno Mannheim, Toyman, Luminus, Livewire, Parasite, Volcana, Corey Mills, Detective Kurt Bowman, Earl Garver, General Hardcastle[[/note]]
** [[Characters/DCAULexLuthor Lex Luthor]]

* [[Characters/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesApokolips Apokolips]][[note]]Kalibak, Desaad, Steppenwolf, Granny Goodness, the Female Furies, Kanto[[/note]]
** [[Characters/DCAUDarkseid Darkseid]]

* [[Characters/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesEarthAntagonists Earth Antagonists]][[note]]Lex Luthor, Mercy Graves, Metallo, Bruno Mannheim, Toyman, Luminus, Livewire, Parasite, Volcana, Corey Mills, Detective Kurt Bowman, Earl Garver, General Hardcastle[[/note]]
* [[Characters/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesApokolips Apokolips]][[note]]Darkseid, Kalibak, Desaad, Steppenwolf, Granny Goodness, the Female Furies, Kanto[[/note]]

* [[Characters/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesAllies Allies]][[note]]The Flash, Steel, Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner), Orion, Doctor Fate, Aquaman[[/note]]

* [[Characters/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesMainCharacters Main Characters]][[note]]Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Ma & Pa Kent, Emil Hamilton, Dan Turpin, Maggie Sawyer, Lana Lang, Angela Chen, Bibbo Bibowski, Supergirl[[/note]]

* [[Characters/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesMainCharacters Main Characters]][[note]]Lois Lane, Supergirl, Jimmy Olsen, Ma & Pa Kent, Emil Hamilton, Dan Turpin, Maggie Sawyer, Lana Lang, Angela Chen, Bibbo Bibowski, Supergirl[[/note]]

* [[Characters/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesMainCharacters Main Characters]][[note]]The Flash, Steel, Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner), Orion, Doctor Fate, Aquaman[[/note]]

* [[Characters/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries Apokolips]][[note]]Darkseid, Kalibak, Desaad, Steppenwolf, Granny Goodness, the Female Furies, Kanto[[/note]]

* [[Characters/DCAUSuperman Superman -- The Character]]
* [[Characters/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesMainCharacters Main Characters]][[note]]Lois Lane, Supergirl, Jimmy Olsen, Ma & Pa Kent, Emil Hamilton, Dan Turpin, Maggie Sawyer, Lana Lang, Angela Chen, Bibbo Bibowski, Steel, Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner), Orion[[/note]]

* [[Characters/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesAllies Allies]][[note]]Lois Lane, Supergirl, Jimmy Olsen, Ma & Pa Kent, Emil Hamilton, Dan Turpin, Maggie Sawyer, Lana Lang, Angela Chen, Bibbo Bibowski, Steel, Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner), Orion[[/note]]
* [[Characters/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesEarthnAntagonists Earth Antagonists]][[note]]Lex Luthor, Mercy Graves, Metallo, Bruno Mannheim, Toyman, Luminus, Livewire, Parasite, Volcana, Corey Mills, Detective Kurt Bowman, Earl Garver, General Hardcastle[[/note]]

[[Characters/DCAUSuperman Superman -- The Character]]
[[Characters/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesAllies Allies]][[note]]Lois Lane, Supergirl, Jimmy Olsen, Ma & Pa Kent, Emil Hamilton, Dan Turpin, Maggie Sawyer, Lana Lang, Angela Chen, Bibbo Bibowski, Steel, Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner), Orion[[/note]]
[[Characters/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesEarthnAntagonists Earth Antagonists]][[note]]Lex Luthor, Mercy Graves, Metallo, Bruno Mannheim, Toyman, Luminus, Livewire, Parasite, Volcana, Corey Mills, Detective Kurt Bowman, Earl Garver, General Hardcastle[[/note]]
[[Characters/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries Apokolips]][[note]]Darkseid, Kalibak, Desaad, Steppenwolf, Granny Goodness, the Female Furies, Kanto[[/note]]
[[Characters/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesAlienAntagonists Alien Antagonists]][[note]]Brainiac, Bizarro, Jax-Ur & Mala, Mr. Mxyzptlk, Lobo, the Preserver, Maxima, Unity, Reverend Amos Howell[[/note]]

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!!Titular Character

[[folder:Superman]]
-> See the [[Characters/DCAUSuperman Superman page]].
[[/folder]]

!!Civilian Allies
[[folder:Lois Lane]]
!!ComicBook/LoisLane
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DanaDelany
->'''Voiced in Latin-American Spanish by''': Astrid Fernández, Rossana Cicconi (''Superman: The Animated Series''), Soraya Camero, Lileana Chacón, Rebeca Aponte (''Justice League''-''Justice League Unlimited'')
->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Creator/YukoSato
->'''Voiced in French by:''' Véronique Augereau (''Superman: The Animated Series'')
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Unlimited''

-->''"Lane? Lois Lane? The one Superman always saves?!"''
--> ''"Fraid so."''
--->'''Terrorist and Lois Lane'''

The ''Daily Planet'''s star reporter, [[GoingForTheBigScoop she never stops at anything to get a good front-page story]], though her headstrong nature nearly gets her killed several times. She is initially skeptical of Superman, but eventually falls in love with him. She is also good friends with her fellow reporter Clark Kent who, like in the comics, never figures him out to be Superman's identity, although it's hinted, but never made clear, that she eventually found out in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Unlimited''.
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* ActionGirl: She is outclassed by the supervillains of the show, but when faced with normal human opponents or when she's pushed into a corner without Superman to save her, she does well all by herself. Makes sense, because she WAS trained by her black-belt military solider dad after all.
* AlliterativeName: '''L'''ois '''L'''ane
* DamselInDistress: As always. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d in-universe.
-->'''Terrorist''': Let's make an example of this hero. A very tragic example, I'm afraid, Miss...?
-->'''Lois''': Lane.
-->'''Terrorist''': Lane? Lois Lane? [[OhCrap The one Superman always saves?!]]
-->'''Lois''': 'Fraid so.
* DamselOutOfDistress: When Superman is being beaten by Lobo, Lois Lane shows up, grabs a metal rod and joins in the attack. True, this does nothing (the guy even eats the pipe), but it's the thought that counts.
* DangerouslyShortSkirt: Funnily enough, she's a subtler-than-normal version of this, as she regularly wears one to work.
* DeadpanSnarker: She has a witty remark for every situation.
* DudeMagnet: '''Many''' including Superman and Batman have expressed massive attraction for her. [[DeconstructedTrope However, she also attracts some unsavory and highly immoral men like Luthor and dangerous stalkers like Luminus.]]
* FriendlyRivalry: She and Clark are frequently trying to outscoop each other, and she teases him on a regular basis, but they do work on assignments together a lot of the time, and genuinely care for one another. Lois was even in tears when she thought Clark was dead.
* IdiotBall: She's put herself in danger multiple times, but at least usually she didn't know how dangerous it was or at least ''tried'' to take some kind of precaution. But in "Target", she's being targeted for murder. She knows how dangerous her unknown enemy is and she's actually under police protection. During a phone conversation with Clark, she suddenly realizes who the attempted murderer is. What does she do? She sneaks off to confront them face-to-face. While Clark and everyone else still thinks she's under police protection. If it hadn't been for Luthor just happening to call Clark to give him a vital piece of information, she would have been dead by the end of the episode.
* InterspeciesRomance: She (a human) eventually begins a romantic relationship with Clark (a Kryptonian).
* IntrepidReporter: Her introduction revolves around her discovery of a wide-spread gun smuggling ring.
* LovesMyAlterEgo:
** [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]] actually. She starts out rather skeptical of Superman and, while she constantly teases Clark, "The Late Mister Kent" (and a few other episodes) shows that this may be to cover up a crush on him.
** Inverted when she briefly dates Bruce Wayne but regards Batman as a dangerous vigilante. Finding out the two are one-in-the-same softens her attitude on the Dark Knight, but it still puts an end to the relationship.
* MagicSkirt: Gets this all the time, as most of the time she is falling from high heights, getting caught in gusts of wind, being carried by Superman, and being attacked by bad guys, all while wearing these short skirts. She eventually gives up and starts wearing pants.
* MilitaryBrat: Lois grew up on an Army Base along with her sister due to her father being enlisted in the military and was trained in combat.
* MoralityChain: To Superman. It's shown in "Brave New Metropolis" that if she ever died, he may become much less forgiving towards criminals.
-->'''DarkerAndEdgier Superman:''' I always thought if I set an example... did enough ''good''... I could make a real change. I didn't realize I was in a war. Then, suddenly, ''you'' became a casualty in that war.
* MsFanservice: Lois is a very beautiful raven-haired woman who is well remembered for her miniskirt and long shapely legs.
* NiceGirl: Sarcasm aside, Lois is very friendly and compassionate.
* SecretKeeper: She knows that Bruce is Batman, and being a reporter, it kills her that she can't say anything about it.
* ShesGotLegs: It seems like whenever Lois is on screen, [[MaleGaze it's a full-length point of view]] of her long shapely legs that are presented due to her mini-skirt.
* VitriolicBestBuds: She has a bit of this relationship with Clark as she's frequently teasing him, but does care for him deep down.
* WeirdnessMagnet: Seems to attract more than her share of freaks and killers, as lampshaded by Dan Turpin:
-->'''Lois Lane''': Bizarro?
-->'''Dan Turpin''': You know this guy? Figures. All the whackos come to you.
* WillNotBeAVictim: She's the traditional {{damsel|InDistress}}, frequently being rescued by Superman, but she is also a competent and driven woman all on her own. In "Target," despite a madman consistently trying to kill her, she remains unconcerned and defiant. She points out that she will never ''let'' herself become a victim, and actually beats up her assassin with her own hands before he catches her in one last DeathTrap.
* WorthyOpponent: Lex Luthor once explained to Lois that, as much as he disliked her for the shots she takes at him and his company, he respects her for her skills and abilities.
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[[folder:Jimmy Olsen]]
!!ComicBook/JimmyOlsen
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DavidKaufman
->'''Voiced in Latin-American Spanish by''': Juan Carlos Vázquez, Luis Carreño (''Superman: The Animated Series'')
->'''Voiced in French by:''' Christophe Lemoine (''Superman: The Animated Series'')
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''

A cub reporter and photographer for the ''Daily Planet'', he is the best pal of both Superman and Clark Kent, although he never finds out they are one in the same. He has a special signal watch with a distinctive "zee zee zee" that he can use to call Superman anywhere on Earth.
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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: He looks much less stereotypically nerdy than most versions of the character.
* AffectionateNickname: Superman calls him "pal" or "my pal."
* TheBabyOfTheBunch: While far from a baby, he's the youngest of the ''Daily Planet'' team and sometimes feels he isn't respected by the others. He may have somewhat of a point, as Lois introduces him to Clark the same way you would introduce a small child to an adult.
-->'''Lois''': Jimmy! Jimmy Olsen, say hello to Clark Kent.
* BigBrotherInstinct: {{Inverted|Trope}}; he's [[UndyingLoyalty fiercely loyal]] to Superman, his BigBrotherMentor, and if you touch him, Jimmy will throw every ounce of his resources into stopping you.
* ADayInTheLimelight: "Superman's Pal" focuses on him.
* DistressedDude: In "Solar Power" and "Superman's Pal", he's kidnapped by members of Superman's RoguesGallery. In "Question Authority", he gets kidnapped by Huntress in order to attract Superman’s attention.
* HeroicBystander: Sometimes, Jimmy gets off the sidelines to save the day.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: "Superman's Pal" hints that Jimmy has a bit of an inferiority complex.
* IntrepidReporter: As always, Jimmy is this.
** CameraFiend: Jimmy's a photographer, not a regular journalist.
* LetsGetDangerous / CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Jimmy doesn't look like much, but if you threaten anyone he cares about...well, the Man of Steel credits him with saving his life at least twice.
* MuggleBestFriend: To Superman.
* NiceGuy: In spite of occasional snarkiness, he's one of the most cheerful, friendly people in the series.
* TeensAreShort: Jimmy is the shortest character of the regular cast and, while his age is never stated, he looks like he's in his teens or (at oldest) twenties.
* UndyingLoyalty: Or pretty awful close. Even after Superman has gone on a crusade for [[ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} a monstrous alien overlord]], Jimmy still isn't ready to give up on his pal. Although (understandably) reluctant to approach the BrainwashedAndCrazy Superman, when the hero returned to normal, Jimmy was one of his only friends. When asked for his opinion by a news crew, he vehemently retorts:
-->'''Jimmy''': Superman's saved the world hundreds of times. We ''owe'' him another chance!
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Superman gives this talk to him twice in "Superman's Pal" once in each identity.
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[[folder:Perry White]]
!!Perry White
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-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/GeorgeDzundza
->'''Voiced in Latin-American Spanish by''': Alberto Arvelo (''Superman: The Animated Series'')
->'''Voiced in French by:''' Michel Muller (''Superman: The Animated Series'', Season 1), Mario Santini (''Superman: The Animated Series'', Season 2-3)
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''

-->''"When I was your age, we didn't have computers or fax machines or..."''
--> ''"Yeah, yeah, and you walked ten miles on your bare feet to work every day."''
--->'''Perry White''' and '''Lois Lane'''

The editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet.
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* CanonImmigrant: The name "Perry White" was first used in [[Radio/TheAdventuresOfSuperman the radio show]].
* CatchPhrase: He frequently says "Don't call me 'Chief'!" (mostly to Jimmy).
* DaEditor: He is the chief editor of the Daily Planet.
* AFatherToHisMen: He cares about his employees.
* IntrepidReporter: In his youth.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He is a good journalist and a tough but fair boss.
* SatelliteCharacter: His biggest role centers around his time at the ''Daily Planet'' and its staff.
* WhenIWasYourAge: Invokes this to Lois, which serves as his page quote.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Pa and Ma Kent]]
!! Jonathan and Martha Kent
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->'''Voiced by:''' Mike Farrell (Jonathan "Pa" Kent) and Shelley Fabares (Martha "Ma" Kent)
->'''Voiced in Latin-American Spanish by''': José Gómez, Eduardo Rodríguez, Renzo Jiménez (Jonathan "Pa" Kent, ''Superman: The Animated Series''), Héctor Isturde (Jonathan "Pa" Kent, ''Justice League''), Gladis Yáñez (Martha "Ma" Kent, ''Superman: The Animated Series'')
-> '''Voiced in French by:''' Joël Martineau (Jonathan "Pa" Kent, ''Superman: The Animated Series''), Jean-Loup Horwitz (Jonathan "Pa" Kent, ''Justice League''), Caroline Beaune (Martha "Ma" Kent, ''Superman: The Animated Series'')
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''

-->''"No, son. It doesn't matter where you were born or what you can do, you'll always be Clark Kent. Superman just helps out now and then."''
-->''"Still, it wouldn't be bad if people knew a little more about Superman. I don't want anyone thinking you're like that nut in Gotham City."''
--->'''Jonathan Kent''' and '''Martha Kent'''

Clark Kent's adopted parents who took in Clark when they discovered his space pod while he was still an infant. Their upbringing of Clark and acceptance of his alien origins help shaped him into what he is.
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* BadassNormal: While neither of them do much fighting, [[spoiler:when Brainiac went back in time]], their response was simply to pull shotguns on him to defend their son, which results in them also being a PapaWolf and MamaBear.
* GoodParents: Martha and Jonathan are kind and supportive of their son; they're a large part of the reason why he's such a NiceGuy.
* GrannyClassic: Martha is not a grandmother, but she certainly fits the image and personality; loving and supportive, loves to cook.
* HappilyMarried: Neither of them get into quarrels. Really, they're the most pleasant couple in the ''DCAU''.
* MuggleFosterParents: To both Clark and Kara (Supergirl, although she is Clark's foster cousin, calls them Ma and Pa).
* SecretKeeper: Started keeping Clark's secret long before he knew about it himself.
* SeenItAll: In the ''Justice League'' episode "Comfort and Joy", Clark brings [[ComicBook/MartianManhunter J'onn J'ozz]] home for Christmas. Despite his green skin, red eyes and UnderwearOfPower, they don't give it a second thought and warmly welcome him into their home. As they put it, they're used to having aliens in their house.
* UpbringingMakesTheHero: It is a major theme in the Superman mythos how their upbringing of Clark, and the values they have instilled into him, are instrumental in shaping him into who he is.
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[[folder:Emil Hamilton]]
!! Professor Emil Hamilton
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-> '''Voiced by:''' Victor Brandt (''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''), Creator/RobertFoxworth (''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'')
->'''Voiced in Latin-American Spanish by''': Alfredo Sandoval, Framk Maneiro (''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''), Héctor Isturde (''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'')
->'''Voiced in French by:''' Igor De Savitch (''Superman: The Animated Series'', main voice)
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''

A brilliant scientist who directs the facility S.T.A.R. Labs [[spoiler:and later joins Project Cadmus]].
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* AbsentMindedProfessor: For one, he initially assumes that all aliens are benign.
* ActorAllusion: Hamilton's TheOtherDarrin happens to be Robert Foxworth, who had played characters beforehand who were [[spoiler:turncoat {{False Friend}}s[=/=]{{Evil Former Friend}}s and a BitchInSheepsClothing like Hamilton in such films back in TheSeventies like ''Film/DamienOmenII'' and ''[[Film/{{Airport}} Airport '77]]'']].
* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler: By the time of ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'', his role as an ally of the Justice League is nothing more of a facade to mask his connections to Cadmus and his own FantasticRacism]].
* BrokenPedestal: A mutual one with Superman. [[spoiler:He began to distrust Superman after the hero first went on a BrainwashedAndCrazy rampage and then threatened him after he refused to help Supergirl or Superman due the fact the act would be considered national treason to the United States since she and Superman were government fugitives (see SelectiveObliviousness). Superman, in turn, lost faith in him after he refused to help him and a critically injured Supergirl. Superman even lampshades the trope by acknowledging that Hamilton will never trust him again for the threat.]]
* DirtyCoward: [[spoiler: His reason for not helping save Supergirl’s life was purely because he didn't want to be in trouble with the government, and he only agrees because Superman frightens him into helping anyway. After going all SmugSnake on Superman at Cadmus HQ over his FaceHeelTurn, Hamilton shivered with fear after Superman leaves to tend to Huntress and Question]].
* EtTuBrute: He was horrified when it appeared that Superman had gone rogue.
* EvilFormerFriend: [[spoiler:For Superman in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'']].
* EvilGenius: [[spoiler:For Cadmus]].
* EvilIsPetty: [[spoiler: In a way, while he joins Cadmus for Earth's best benefits, it's basically out of feeling betrayed by Superman's threats, despite it being for seeking help to save Supergirl]].
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Becomes a member of Project Cadmus in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'']].
* FantasticRacism: [[spoiler:Not just towards the Super Family, but the entire Justice League as well]].
* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: [[spoiler: Despite Superman being BrainwashedAndCrazy at the time of the series finale of ''Superman: The Animated Series'', Hamilton staunchly views Superman as a threat from that point on no matter what the reason. Of course, this ends up leading Superman to feel the same way about Hamilton, [[AtLeastIAdmitIt since he already regretted what he had done]]]].
* HateSink: [[spoiler:Given he was disliked by the creators of ''Superman: TAS'' to begin with, they deliberately made him as unlikable as possible in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'']].
* HeelRealization: [[spoiler: See MyGodWhatHaveIDone below]].
* HeroAntagonist: [[spoiler:Subverted; he claims to have joined Cadmus out of Earth's best interests, but it's clear he's a {{Hypocrite}} who did so out of selfishness and pettiness]].
* ItsAllAboutMe: [[spoiler: He pulls a FaceHeelTurn all because he felt betrayed that Superman threatens him, despite the fact Superman did that for him to save Supergirl's life. The only reason Hamilton refused to save Supergirl was that he might get in trouble with the government for doing it. Essentially, Hamilton is a selfish coward who stopped helping Superman the moment it negatively affected him, and turned on him less out of fear of what Superman might do to the world if he goes rogue and more out of fear that Superman might personally hurt ''him''. Hurting other people like the Question or the Ultimen clones, though? No problem whatsoever]].
* JerkassHasAPoint:
** Sure, [[spoiler: refusing to offer medical aid to Supergirl was a pretty awful thing to do. But from his point of view]], [[spoiler: if he does, he'll probably be charged with treason (meaning either death or life without parole), unless Superman is cleared of his fugitive status... and Hamilton had no reason to think that would ever happen]]. It's kind of hard to fault that decision.
** Then, after the above, [[spoiler: Superman, at his wits' end, very violently and threateningly seizes him, not long after Superman demonstrated a lack of mental stability (he was mind-controlled, but Hamilton may not have fully accepted that explanation)]].[[spoiler: Even Supes himself is worried about what might happen if he loses control, and Hamilton almost experienced that firsthand. Wouldn't ''you'' find it hard to trust him after that?]]
--> "[[SmugSnake The chicken or the egg, Superman?]]"
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:After the Cadmus arc Hamilton is [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome never seen or mentioned again]], meaning there are no on-screen consequences for his betraying the Justice League. Considering Waller and Eiling escaped prosecution it’s plausible to believe that he did too]].
* MadScientist: [[spoiler:For Cadmus]].
* MoralityPet: [[spoiler:To Galatea]].
* MrExposition: His role on ''Superman: TAS'', before all the things in the spoiler-hidden text happen.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:The look he gives after Galatea hugs him says it all]].
* NeverMyFault: See ItsAllAboutMe above and SelfServingMemory and TookALevelInJerkass below.
* ParentalSubstitute: [[spoiler:To Galatea]].
* TheProfessor: He was the one Superman tended to go to when he needed intellect to help him.
* RevengeMyopia: See SelfServingMemory and TookALevelInJerkass below.
* SelectiveObliviousness: [[spoiler:He conveniently forgets that the reason Superman threatened him was because he refused to help save Supergirl's life until Superman was forced to do so]].
* SelfServingMemory: [[spoiler:There is a possibility that Hamiliton did not care why Superman threatened him if he did not forget. All that matters to him that Superman threatened him and had to be stopped, no matter what the reason]].
* SmugSnake: [[spoiler:Towards Superman when being confronted for his FaceHeelTurn. While not as bad as Dr. Milo, he still takes arrogant pride on how his scientific abilities would protect humanity from the League and goads on how Superman betrayed humanity justifies him joining Cadmus. After Superman leaves him alone, Hamilton then cowered from the intensity of his confrontation with the Man of Steel]].
* StartOfDarkness: [[spoiler:Following the events of "Legacy."]]
* TookALevelInJerkass: [[spoiler:When he performs his FaceHeelTurn, by first stealing some of Supergirl's DNA after feeling betrayed by Superman to create a weapon against metahumans and then willingly joining Cadmus to oppose Superman (and then the Justice League) also due to feeling threatened by Superman (forgetting, or possibly not caring, why Superman did it in the first place), in the process he is then responsible for the chaos he and his conspirators cause in the Cadmus arc. In addition, he turns from the friendly and curious AbsentMindedProfessor into a heartless and racist MadScientist with a NeverMyFault idealism about his actions]].
* UngratefulBastard: [[spoiler:Despite Superman apologizing for threatening him to save Supergirl's life, he still feels betrayed and it's what causes Hamilton's StartOfDarkness]].
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: [[spoiler:He is still seen as an ally despite having undergo a FaceHeelTurn long ago until his true allegiance has been revealed to Superman. He is also a member of a U.S. government agency that the public trusts]].
* WalkingSpoiler: As you can see, discussing him involves a lot of plot twists.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:He sided with Cadmus because he believed Superman had gone out of hand]].
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse:
** [[spoiler: It's not known what's happens to Hamilton after his connections to Cadmus has been revealed and the Cadmus arc ends. ''DCAU'' fans have multiple speculation about his fate (from the HeelRealization to suicide), but were never confirmed by WordOfGod.]]
** [[spoiler: It is also unknown what happens to S.T.A.R. labs, as it was run by Hamilton himself and also acted as a front for Cadmus' experiments, though its possible it's either under new management after the Cadmus Crisis, or it has been boarded up, shut down and closed for good.]]
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[[folder:Dan Turpin]]
!! Dan Turpin
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->'''Voiced by:''' Joseph Bologna
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Ricardo Mirabal, Luis G. Sánchez, Roberto Colmenares
->'''Voiced in French by:''' Michel Muller
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''

A Metropolis cop who is part of the Special Crimes Unit. He's known for his bravery, but is quite hot-tempered and foolhardy, and has had to be pulled from the force quite a few times. Nevertheless, he is one of Superman's most valuable allies, even saving his life at least once.
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* BadassBystander: Single-handedly turns the tide against ComicBook/{{Darkseid}}. With Superman [[BadassInDistress captured and publicly humiliated]] in order to cow humanity into hopelessness, Turpin alone flips off the triumphant Darkseid and rallies the crowd behind him. He leads a counterattack, singlehandedly frees Superman, defeats several Parademons, and helps fend off the forces of Apokolips until [[TheCavalry the forces of New Genesis arrive to liberate Earth.]] Now, while it's true that the ''viewers'' already knew Turpin was a tough cop, Darkseid had no clue who this guy was and thought he'd conquered Earth by defeating its greatest champion. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, this also counts as a DyingMomentOfAwesome, as the fleeing Darkseid kills Turpin out of spite, prompting Superman to deliver this quote at Turpin's funeral]]:
-->'''Superman''': In the end, the world didn't need a Superman. Just a brave one.
* BadassNormal: He rallied the people of Metropolis to oppose the forces of Apokolips and lead the charge.
* BrooklynRage: Responds to Darkseid's planet-wide speech by insulting Darkseid to his face and proceeding to free Superman.
* ButtMonkey: He frequently gets humiliated by the MonsterOfTheWeek. (It doesn't help that he's constantly TemptingFate with his pronouncements that the SCU will easily defeat the villain. At that point, the TheoryOfNarrativeCausality practically ''requires'' him to get his comeuppance.)
* CowboyCop: He tends to get aggressive.
* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:His comic counterpart lived to see ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'' and in the expanded version in later editions, he survived Darkseid's possession of him and the subsequent exorcism by the Flashes and Black Racer. Here, Darkseid kills him.]]
* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: "I don't care how many worlds you've conquered, ugly, you ain't gettin' this one!" He follows this up by tossing a stolen Parademons' lance at Darkseid.
* DoNotTauntCthulhu: [[spoiler:He paid for the above by getting disintegrated by Darkseid's Omega Beams]].
* DudeWheresMyRespect: The media (especially Lois and Angela) give him a hard time due to being part of the "cleaning crew" while Superman does all the work. [[spoiler:Everyone sees him standing up against Darkseid and getting killed for it. Even Lois, Angela, AND Lex were at his funeral.]]
* TheLancer: To Maggie Sawyer.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Turpin is modeled after his creator Creator/JackKirby, who was quite a tough street fighter in his youth. He's even Jewish like Kirby, proven with [[spoiler:the Jewish funeral he gets after being vaporized by Darkseid]].
* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler: When Superman was captured and Darkseid demanded the obedience of all humanity, Turpin was the only one who would not KneelBeforeZod. It meant his death, but it also kept Earth free]].
* StuffedIntoTheFridge: [[spoiler:He was vaporized by Darkseid just to spite Superman]].
* TookALevelInKindness: He starts off very critical of Superman, but later learns to appreciate his good deeds.
* TurnInYourBadge: {{Inverted|Trope}}. Maggie Sawyer comments that [[IfIHadANickel if she had a nickel]] for every time he's given up his badge of his free will, she'd be richer than Luthor.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Maggie Sawyer]]
!! Maggie Sawyer
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->'''Voiced by:''' Joanna Cassidy
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Elena Díaz Toledo
->'''Voiced in French by:''' Sophie Deschaumes (''Superman: The Animated Series'', main voice)
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''

The head of the Metropolis Police's Special Crimes Unit (SCU), working under Dan Turpin.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: Ambiguous only because it's not downright stated (she's a lesbian in the comics).
* TheCommissionerGordon: Superman spends most of his time working with her.
* FairCop: She's very attractive.
* HideYourLesbians: Maggie Sawyer is an imported character from the ''Superman'' comics, first appearing in the 1980's, and has been an out-lesbian since 1988. However, this was not allowed to be explicitly stated in a kids show at the time, and the closest they get to covering this point is in "Apokolips... Now!" when she is visited in the hospital by a woman who comforts her throughout both parts of the episode. The woman is unnamed in the show, but DVD commentary and the credits reveal that she is Toby Raines, Maggie's long-time girlfriend in the comics, and was included as a reference to their relationship.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Unlike Turpin, she trusts Superman right from the get-go.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Lana Lang]]
!! ComicBook/LanaLang
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->'''Voiced by:''' Joely Fisher (adult), Kelley Schmidt (teenager)
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Soraya Camero
->'''Voiced in French by:''' Magali Barney (Season 1), Sybille Tureau (Season 2), Laurence Crouzet (Season 3)
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''

-->''"Hmm... red, blue, yellow... primary, but it works in a superhero-ish kinda way."''

Clark Kent's childhood friend from Smallville and one of the few {{Secret Keeper}}s for Superman's identity. They've had a bit of a relationship during their teen years, but both of them moved on to greener pastures.
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* AlliterativeName: '''Lan'''a '''Lan'''g.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: {{Invoked|Trope}}. When Luthor finds out she has been talking to Superman, she tells him the truth by explaining he was trying to warn her about his criminal activities, but reassures him by using this trope to say she doesn't care. In actual fact, her preference is definitely SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan. She tells Clark that she's learnt how to handle most men, but Clark was the only one she couldn't handle.
* CaptainErsatz: Of Lois. Both of their characters were even combined in Superman's [[LotusEaterMachine Lotus Eater]] world as one character, Loana.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: She had a crush on Clark since they were ''twelve'', and they were dating during high school. In the present they broke up, but she still has some feelings for him.
* DamselInDistress: Superman saves her from being murdered in her first appearance as an adult.
%%* FieryRedhead: At times.
* GirlNextDoor: To Clark in Smallville.
* HeroicSeductress: She ''tries'' to be this during her relationship with Luthor, taking advantage on how close she is to him to deliver information about his schemes to Superman, despite the latter's reluctance. It backfires when Luthor finds out about it, and she gives up on it.
* MsFanservice: Lana is a very gorgeous red-haired woman who tends to wear outfits that present her figure and long shapely legs.
* SecretKeeper: She knows that Clark is Superman.
* ShesGotLegs: She usually wears short skirts or dresses that display her long shapely legs.
* [[ChildhoodFriendRomance Unlucky Childhood Friend]]: As stated above, she had a crush on Clark since they were ''twelve'' and they were dating during high school. But now he is in love with Lois.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Angela Chen]]
!! Angela Chen
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/LaurenTom
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Astrid Fernández
->'''Voiced in French by:''' Emmanuèle Bondeville (main voice)
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''

A star gossip columnist for the Daily Planet and host for the popular news show ''Metropolis Today''.
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* CanonImmigrant: She was created exclusively for the cartoon, but made the leap to the DC Universe with ''ComicBook/DCRebirth''. Before that, she also appeared in the comic continuation of ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueVsTeenTitans''.
* IsThisThingStillOn: Wasn't aware that she was on camera when she was commenting about her coffee being decaf.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While she is a gossip columnist, she acknowledges Superman's heroics.
* ManipulativeEditing: In "Superman's Pal", Angela has a quote by Jimmy Olsen altered from "I don't think I'd be real comfortable with that. [...] But it's not like I'd call us pals or anything" to "Real comfortable. I'd call us pals."
* TheRival: With Lois at the ''Daily Planet''.
* ShesGotLegs: She always wears a short skirt to show off her legs.
* TokenMinority: She's seen as [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute Cat Grant]] with a RaceLift.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Bibbo Bibbowski]]
!! Bibbo Bibbowski

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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BradGarrett
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Luis Pérez Pons
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''

A sea captain who frequents the dock of Metropolis. He's also an acquaintance of Lois Lane.
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* AdaptationalWimp: Bibbo in the comics was a retired boxer and even took on some street level thugs at times in order to help clean the streets up. Animated Bibbo has never shown any of his comic counterpart's fighting skills, with his comic relief traits getting focused on more in the cartoon.
* AlliterativeName: '''B'''ibbo '''B'''ibbowski -- heck, it even repeats the first five letters!
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Lois gave him money to call Clark should she had been in danger on a story she was covering. He quickly forgot and spent it on a soda machine. Superman ended up saving her anyway.
* BerserkButton: He doesn't like pepople badmouthing Superman. One time he called up Leslie Willis (pre-Livewire) on her show to chew her out for insulting him.
* FatherNeptune: He's an unemployed sea captain.
* FearlessFool: Bibbo is not very smart, but he is incredibly brave. It takes a huge amount of guts to swat a Franchise/KingKong-sized chimpanzee with a newspaper and scold it for making a mess on the docks. It takes an equally huge lack of brains to think that's a good idea.
* GentleGiant: He's big, burly, and one of the good guys.
* GoodIsDumb: He's a virtuous, stand-up guy... but he's not too bright.
-->'''Bibbo''' ''(striking a misbehaving {{Kaiju}} with a rolled-up newspaper):'' Bad monkey! Bad, ''bad'' monkey!
* TheInformant: For Lois, and sometimes Clark.
* RecurringExtra: He's an absent-minded longshoreman who appears in the pilot (with minor plot relevance; he's established as an informant for Lois who helped her on an arms smuggling expose, and whom she asks to inform the ''Planet'' of her whereabouts if she doesn't return from the ship she is investigating, a task he is quickly distracted from). He appears several times thereafter, often just to provide a comment on something strange that has occurred, though occasionally Lois or Clark seek information from him, and he often makes shows of support for Superman.
* ShoutOut: A sailor with ''that'' squint and ''that'' jaw? ComicStrip/{{Popeye}}, you put on a little weight!
[[/folder]]

!!Superhero Allies

[[folder:Supergirl]]
!! [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Supergirl]] (Kara In-Ze / Kara Kent)
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NicholleTom
->'''Voiced in Latin-American Spanish by''': Carmen Olarte (''Superman: The Animated Series''), Giannina Jurado (''Justice League Unlimited'')
->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Creator/ChiakiTakahashi
->'''Voiced in French by:''' Laura Blanc (''Superman: The Animated Series'', Season 2), Dorothée Pousséo (''Superman: The Animated Series'', Season 3), Chantal Macé (''The New Batman Adventures''), Caroline Victoria (''Justice League Unlimited''), Célia Charpentier (''Justice League Unlimited'', replacement voice)
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/TheNewBatmanAdventures'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''

Kara In-Ze is the sole survivor of Krypton's sister planet Argo. While exploring the space around the destroyed Krypton, Superman found Kara in a cryogenic facility and took her in as his adoptive cousin. Inspired by her adoptive cousin, Kara made a costume with Superman's logo and occasionally acted as Superman's effective sidekick in his adventures. She later becomes a member of the expanded Justice League.
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* ActionGirl: Is a fight around? She'll go into it without a problem.
* AdaptationNameChange: She's basically the comics' Kara Zor-El. In the comics, In-Ze was her mother Allura's maiden name. The change was done because, as a result of her altered origin, she's not part of the El family here.
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: A minor example. She's from Krypton's sister planet Argo, who's inhabitants were descended from Kryptonian colonists.
* AgeLift: Unlike the pre-Crisis Kara Zor-El, who was born on a chunk of Krypton after its destruction (thus really was younger than Clark), Kara In-Ze is technically older, with the time in cryogenic suspension explaining why she's mentally and physically younger. This was later RetCanon to the comics when ''ComicBook/SupermanBatman'' introduced the post-Crisis Kara Zor-El.
* BadassAdorable: While she may be one of the strongest beings in the galaxy, she is very much an adorable teenager with her own hangups.
* BareYourMidriff: Both the non-civilian outfit and, at least once, her regular clothes.
* BroughtToYouByTheLetterS: "S" is for Supergirl too.
* TheCameo: In "Hereafter", she can be seen with the Kents and Lana at Superman's funeral.
* CaptainErsatz: Of the pre-Crisis Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}, Kara Zor-El (who was later rebooted into post-Crisis continuity). The reason that she wasn't Kara Zor-El outright was that DC had the editorial mandate of "Superman is the last Kryptonian, period." So the writers had to slightly modify her origin and name to fit the series.
* CharacterDevelopment: She develops greatly from her first appearance in "Little Girl Lost" to ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Unlimited''. In her first appearances from ''Superman: TAS'' to ''JLU'', she was criticized for being impulsive and reckless. By the time "Divided We Fall" rolls around, she was chosen to be in charge of the League while the original seven were in custody. In "Far From Home", Green Lantern himself notes that there is nothing more he can teach her.
* CostumeEvolution: In ''S: TAS'' and during her appearances in the Cadmus arc of ''JLU'', Supergirl wore a unique costume that included a white tank top and blue skirt. During ''Unlimited'''s last season, she switched it out for one based on [[ComicBook/Supergirl2005 the Michael Turner design]].
* CuteBruiser: She is a sweet and gentle teenager with the same powers as Superman.
* {{Determinator}}: In "Chaos at the Earth's Core", she fights Metallo despite her powers being significantly reduced and him having a Kryptonite power battery that can kill her. Even weakened and near death, she managed to remove the battery from his chest.
* DistaffCounterpart: To Supes.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: While on the farm, she often goes barefoot. She also walks around shoeless while staying in Clark's apartment.
* FarmersDaughter: Kara was raised on a farm by Ma and Pa Kent, who treated her like one of their own children.
* FightOffTheKryptonite: Against Metallo, memorably.
* FlyingBrick: Her powers are on par with Superman.
* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: [[spoiler: Hardly.]]
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: InUniverse she has considerable popularity in Japan. She is so popular that a chubby little fangirl kicked Stargirl in the shin for badmouthing Supergirl.
* HeadbuttingHeroes: With ComicBook/{{Stargirl|DCComics}} in "Chaos at the Earth's Core", though by the end of the episode, they appear to be becoming friends.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Becomes this with Batgirl in "Girls' Night Out". Livewire hits Gotham and meets up with Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, and Kara joins with Batgirl to stop them. Both later admit each has what the other would like, and the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' episode "Comfort and Joy" shows they're on a first-name basis (and Kara joined Barbara for skiing the Christmas Clark brings the ComicBook/MartianManhunter to the Kent Farm).
* HumanAliens: All the Kryptonians are outwardly indistinguishable from humans, despite obvious biological differences.
* ImpossibleHourglassFigure: She has a very hourglass figure despite her age (although, it is revealed in ''JLU'' that she is around the age of twenty).
* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Green Arrow in ''Justice League Unlimited'' - a very unexpected, plausible and touching development.
* LeeroyJenkins: Initially, though over time it lessened.
* MagicSkirt: For both her two costumes.
** PantyShot: Subverted in "Girls' Night Out" where she flies around in a miniskirt. The inherent problem with such an act can be viewed in [[http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o260/IAmWearingSpidermanUnderwear/vlcsnap-2009-12-04-18h18m05s128.png this scene.]].
* MsFanservice: She has an hourglass figure and wears BareYourMidriff costumes. She takes every chance she gets at showing off those legs.
* ProphecyTwist: Benefits from one.
* PutOnABus: At the end of [[spoiler:"Far From Home" she stays in the future with the Legion]].
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: She was a teenager when Krypton was destroyed, before being revived years later.
* SealedGoodInACan: Superman finds her in "Little Girl Lost," frozen in a cryogenic chamber.
* ShesGotLegs: She has nice legs and her costumes are prone to showing them off.
* {{Sidekick}}: To Superman.
* SuperpowerLottery: She has all the powers of Superman: EyeBeams, NighInvulnerability, SuperStrength and XRayVision.
* SuperSpeed: Though not quite as fast as Flash.
* TeamMemberInTheAdaptation: Joins the Justice League during ''Unlimited''. Normally Supergirl was an independent hero that aided the Justice League when necessary.
* TwinTelepathy: In Supergirl's dreams, she relives the memories of her EvilTwin Galatea.
* UnrelatedInTheAdaptation: In the comics and most versions, Supergirl (Kara Zor-El) is usually portrayed as a biological cousin to Superman. Here, she is his adopted cousin instead due to the alterations made towards her surname and origins.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Steel]]
!! ComicBook/{{Steel}} (John Henry Irons)
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MichaelDorn (''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''), Creator/{{Phil LaMarr}} (''[[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Justice League Unlimited]]'')
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Ramón Aguilera (''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''), Alfonso Soto, Juan Guzmán (''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'')
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''

The designer for an experimental suit of PoweredArmor for the Metropolis SCU. After the pilot goes rogue, he redesigns and perfects the suit, taking it into battle himself in Superman's hour of need.
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* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: In the comics, Steel debuted during the events of ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman''. Here, he's around well before Doomsday appears and the events of "Hereafter".
* ArmCannon: His forearm-mounted lasers.
* BadassBaritone: Characters voiced by Michael Dorn and Phil [=LaMarr=] tend to have deep voices.
* BadassNormal: He has no powers, but he kicks a lot of ass thanks to his suit.
* TheBlacksmith: He hand-forged the plating of his armor himself.
* TheCameo: In ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueVsTheFatalFive'', a statue of him can be seen in the Legion museum.
* ComicBookFantasyCasting:
** In "Tools of the Trade", Irons bears a strong resemblance to basketball star Shaquille O'Neal, probably because he debuted during Season 2, which first starting airing in 1997, the same year the ''Film/{{Steel}}'' movie (where he was played by O'Neal) was released.
** According to the commentary for the ''[[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Justice League Unlimited]]'' episode "The Return", Creator/PhilLaMarr's voice for Steel was supposed to emulate a young Creator/MorganFreeman.
* DropTheHammer: John Irons has a powerful rivet hammer which can fire blasts of thermal energy.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Irons initially turns up in the episode “Prototype” as the creator of the titular battle-suit, however he doesn’t adapt the armour for his own use and become Steel until “Heavy Metal”.
* GeniusBruiser: He fights using both his brawn and his brains.
* MeaningfulName: In addition to being an armored hero who goes by the name "Steel", his real name of John Henry Irons is appropriate since, like the folk hero John Henry, he stands for noble causes and uses a hammer as his weapon.
* OddFriendship: With Supergirl.
* PoweredArmor: Wears a suit of it that he made himself.
* ResignInProtest: In his premier he designed an experimental PoweredArmor for Lex Corp., however he resigned to protest Luthor's decision to use it immediately instead of taking time to test out everything and correct certain potential flaws.
* ShoutOut: Like his name suggests, he's based on folk hero John Henry.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He has an episode that introduces him, setting him up as Steel, then an episode where he becomes Steel... then vanishes until ''Justice League Unlimited''. This is especially egregious since one episode later Darkseid invades. Really makes one wonder why he never bothered to help out. Well at least he was in time to help out on [[Recap/JusticeLeagueUnlimitedS3E13Destroyer another one.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Flash]]
!!Franchise/TheFlash (ComicBook/WallyWest)
->'''Abilities:''' super speed, super reflexes, phasing, tornado creation
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CharlieSchlatter (''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'') Creator/MichaelRosenbaum (''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''[=/=]''Justice League Unlimited'')
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' | ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueVsTheFatalFive''[[note]]Appears as a statue only.[[/note]]

-->''"Dude, the bad guys went down, and nobody got hurt. You know what I call that? A really good day."''

The Flash is a young and popular superhero from Central City as well as a founding member of the Justice League. Apart from his vast speed powers, Wally's most significant qualities were his approachability and his down-to-earth, quintessentially human nature—qualities that many said made him the "heart of the Justice League". He made his first appearance in the ''DCAU'' via the ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode "Speed Demons." He was initially portrayed as a show-boater and skirt-chaser and often ran ahead of the others and got into trouble about as fast as he could run. Eventually, his importance was expanded on within the series (starting with "A Better World").
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* HundredPercentAdorationRating: As shown on Flash Appreciation Day, the citizens of Central City ''love'' him, and it's easy to see why. He greets several citizens by name, and is familiar enough with some of them to be concerned about relatively minor issues in their personal lives.
* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: While Wally was around during the League's formation in the comics, he was Kid Flash, and thus not actually a member until the ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational days. Here, he's a founding member.
** On top of that, his secret identity seems to have a good relationship with his co-workers.
* AdaptationalWimp: Played with. The writers deliberately did this to him since his super speed makes it that logically he can end most confrontations before they ever begin. However, just like with Superman, Flash gets a chance to show off how powerful he is and what he's really capable of when he finally takes out the merged Luthor and Brainiac singlehandedly.
* AlliterativeName: His real name is '''W'''ally '''W'''est.
* AllLovingHero: In "The Ties That Bind", he helps two New Gods rescue their loved one via breaking into an inescapable prison on Apokolips. "Flash and Substance" explores this further. Flash talks a supervillain named The Trickster into turning himself in rather than resorting to violence, as he understands his situation. In the end, despite the Flash museum sustaining heavy damage, Flash shrugs it off, stating that what matters most to him is that no one was hurt and the good guys won in the end.
* AntiClimacticUnmasking: In "The Great Brain Robbery", as Lex [[FreakyFridayFlip (in Flash's body)]] is being chased through the Watchtower by the rest of the League, he stops in a bathroom and muses that at the very least, he has the opportunity to learn Flash's secret identity.
-->'''Lex Luthor (in The Flash's body):''' If nothing else, I can at least learn the Flash's secret identity. ''[removes mask, looks in a mirror]'' ... [[TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse I have no idea who this is.]]
* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence:
** Subverted. In “Divided We Fall”, he nearly vanished after using the Speed Force, but was pulled back into reality by the Justice League.
** Sadly, this is played straight in the ''Justice League Beyond'' comic (depending on whether or not you see it as canon), where it turns out he, Jay Garrick, and Bart Allen disappeared into the Speed Force at some point between ''Justice League Unlimited'' and ''Batman Beyond''.
* TheBabyOfTheBunch: He's the youngest, inexperienced, and without a doubt the most immature member of the Justice League.
* BadLiar: "The Great Brain Robbery" plays it for hilarity, he tells a bunch of BlatantLies and has RefugeInAudacity with his claims while in Lex's body, which the other members attribute to him acting out due to stress.
* BadassBoast: In "The Ties That Bind", while speeding around Barda.
-->'''Barda:''' Unless you got an S on your chest, you're useless.
-->'''Flash:''' Hey I might not be as strong as Superman...
-->{takes rod from her hand}
-->'''Flash:''' ...but I'm just as fast...
-->(speeds around her)
-->'''Flash:''' ...maybe faster...
-->(reappears with a flower with the rod)
-->'''Flash:''' ...friends?
* BashBrothers: With Green Lantern.
* BeneathTheMask: Perhaps best revealed in "Hereafter", after Superman's supposed death.
-->'''Flash:''' ''(dejectedly)'' I used to be able to goof around because I always knew (Superman) would have my back. Now all I've got is his example. And that's gonna have to be enough.
* BewareTheNiceOnes:
** In "Maid Of Honor", after Flash's [[ThrownOutTheAirlock near-suffocation]], he responds to Green Lanter's assurance "You'll be all right" with a harsh (especially for him) reply: "Wish I could say the same for them..."; after which he zips thoughout the station, taking the enemy mooks down.
** In "Secret Society", after the League breaks up, Flash spends a whole night unsuccessfully trying to find Shade. It ends with him [[HighAltitudeInterrogation dangling one of Shade's goons out of a skyscraper window]], and by this time Flash has gotten fed up.
-->'''Thug:''' ''(unafraid)'' Who do you think you are--Batman?\\
'''Flash:''' It's been a long night. Just tell me where Shade is, okay?\\
'''Thug:''' Look, buddy, I know Batman. I once ratted out a counterfeiter to Batman. And believe me, ''you'' are no Bat-- ''(Flash suddenly drops him)'' --[[OhCrap maaaAAAAAAHHHHHH]]!
* BigEater: Due to RequiredSecondaryPowers (which [[NoConservationOfEnergy really does not nearly account for how much energy he uses]], but hey, it is comic book physics, we are used to it).
* BookDumb: While the Flash is not stupid, he is characterized as this to downplay his abilities becoming too overpowered and also being the inexperienced of the group.
* ButtMonkey: If we can believe him, even by the time of the ''Unlimited'' season, he's still treated as a kid despite being a founding member of the League.
* ButNowIMustGo: [[DefiedTrope Defied]] when the other Leaguers pull him out of the Speed Force.
* TheCameo: In ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueVsTheFatalFive'', a statue of him appears in the superhero museum in the 31st century.
* CantActPervertedTowardALoveInterest: In "Flash and Substance", he's too focused on anticipating an attack from his rogues that he doesn't realize that Linda Park (his main love interest in the comics) is trying to flirt with him, even quickly signing over a slip of paper she wrote her number on while signing autographs. After his rogues are defeated, she flirts with him again. He realizes this and sheepishly recovers.
* CaptainObvious: Flash after seeing the stuffed T-Rex in the Batcave in “Starcrossed”:
-->'''Flash:''' That's a giant dinosaur!\\
'''Alfred:''' And I thought Batman was the detective.
* CasanovaWannabe: He is flirtatious around women and would annoy Hawkgirl, but if truly taken with a woman as he was with Fire, he could be bashful, awkward and even shy.
** In "Secret Origins", after first meeting Diana:
-->'''Flash:''' Dibs on the Amazon!
** In "The Balance", Flash plays himself off as this after the disastrous lunch with Diana and Shayera.
-->'''Flash:''' I had dinner with two women at the same time! 'Cause I'm a stud! (smooshes his hand in his mashed potatoes)
* CharacterDevelopment: Flash starts off inexperienced and lacking responsibility as a hero. Over the series’ duration, he’s managed to befriend every member of the team on some level; from his Oscar-and-Felix friendship with Green Lantern to the sarcastic remarks that he regularly trades with Hawkgirl. Through these relationships the Flash becomes a window with which we can get to know the other characters. On the other hand, in exchange for these benefits, the Flash is unconsciously forced to become a better hero by his association with the others. There is also the evolution of his character’s abilities: In the first season, the Flash was frequently seen being taken down by debris or by a slower target or simply doing something that undermined his status as a hero (one of the worst being his inability to pilot the Javelin in "In Blackest Night"). By the time of the second season, he appears to have improved in his performance through piloting the Javelin successfully in "Maid of Honor" and using his speed-related abilities in new ways (such as tricking the Justice Lords’ Batman into believing his heart had stopped in "A Better World"). Overall, he becomes TheHeart of the League (as it was alluded to in "A Better World"), as his presence causes the other members to become better heroes.
** In the first season, Flash comes across as a VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry, obnoxiously flirting with every woman he sees. As the series progresses, this cools down considerably to where he’s given potential romantic encounters with no less than four women in the last season (Fire, Linda Park, Tala, and Giganta) and takes it all in stride.
* ChickMagnet: Two random women are seen drooling over him, reporter Linda Park (his wife in the comic) clearly has a crush on him, as does Fire, and Giganta takes time from her "Five Minute" head start to kiss him before fleeing the league. Also, when brain-switched with Lex Luthor, it's revealed by Tala that for all the jokes about his... prowess, he's actually a gentle, attentive, and in her words ''enthusiastic'' lover, leading to her being disappointed when they switch back.
* ChivalrousPervert: He hits on Wonder Woman and Hawkgirl ''constantly'', is thrilled at the prospect of visiting [[LadyLand Themyscira]], and is not above using his cred as a superhero to chat up the ladies. He's also, well, ''The Flash'', a genuine hero and as gentlemanly as Superman when it comes down to it. Though, remember, "Because I'm a Stud!"
** This is played for laughs in "The Brave And The Bold", where two girls are seriously turned off when he flirts with them. Then, a car crashes through the diner they're in and he has to move them to safety before they're crushed and then rushed after the driver. Then, one of them gets angry at the other for telling her to ignore him.
** When he developed a crush on Fire, he becomes shy and nervous around her.
** In "Flash and Substance", he was completely ''oblivious'' to Linda Park's advances until the end. Possibly justified at the time since he was busy prepping for a possible attack from his rogue gallery. Tie-in material from earlier on in the series reveals that he was already attracted to Linda and dated her at least once in his civilian identity.
* ClothingDamage: He gets this on a couple of occasions, most especially during "Divided We Fall" and "Flash and Substance". As the latter episode reveals, he's got a drawer full of costume-rings for spare uniforms due to this trope.
* CommutingOnABus: He was largely absent during the first season of ''Justice League Unlimited'' through making only three voiceless cameos.
* CompositeCharacter: This version of the Flash is Wally West with Barry Allen's superhero origin, day job as a forensic scientist, role as a co-founder of the Justice League, hometown/base of operations, RoguesGallery, and Flash Ring. [[note]]In the comics, Wally was a police mechanic and operated in Keystone City[[/note]]
** However, Barry did exist in the ''DCAU'', but was only shown briefly in a flashback in a [[ExpandedUniverse tie-in comic]] and "Flash and Substance".
* TheConscience: For the Justice League and especially for his fellow members of the Original Seven, as "A Better World" reveals. He tries to invoke this with Lord Superman when the other man has Flash at his mercy, but it doesn't work.
** Also in "Hereafter", he's the one who stops Wonder Woman from killing Toyman just after Superman is apparently killed, reminding her that [[MoralityChainBeyondTheGrave it's not what Superman would do]].
** When Green Arrow begins to doubt the League's mission after Luthor hijacks the Binary Fusion Generator, it’s Flash who points out the mission is to help people.
* CorporateSponsoredSuperhero: For Lightspeed Energy Bars in "Eclipsed". The last standee he has gets destroyed by Orion in "Flash and Substance".
* CourtroomAntic: In "In Blackest Night", Flash stalls for time by offering to be John's lawyer with predictable results.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Okay, so he is touted as the PluckyComicRelief of the founding members, he's a BigEater who stuffs his face often due to RequiredSecondaryPowers, he's a ChivalrousPervert who rarely (if ever) has any luck with the ladies, frequently says the wrong thing at just the wrong time, and is capable of [[FragileSpeedster being taken down in one hit]]. Digested all that? Well, here's what this same guy is capable of doing [[LetsGetDangerous when he quits fooling around]]: rewiring Grodd's MindControl helmet so it'll fry the ape's brain (though he got better), holding his own against Lord Superman and throwing him hard and fast enough to momentarily stun him on impact, tricking Lord Batman into releasing him from his restraints, taking out an entire space-station of armed mooks when sufficiently aggravated, leading a successful infiltration of Apokolips, and [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomping]] Brainiac!Luthor all by himself... and this is all without taking his day-job into consideration.
** In "Eclipsed", he took on the rest of the mind controlled Big Seven ''by himself''. At this point, it only seems fair because he was trying ''not'' to hurt them and they were working without, well, him.
* DangerousForbiddenTechnique
** In "Divided We Fall", Flash took on Braniac/Luthor alone. In desperation, he pushed his powers to their limit, running as fast as he could around the world numerous times and tapping into the Speed Force in order to separate and defeat the two villains. As a result, Flash was very nearly pulled into the Speed Force, but was rescued by the teamwork of his teammates. The incident left Flash with the disturbing possibility that traveling that fast again might mean he would never come back.
** In "The Great Brain Robbery", [[FreakyFridayFlip Luthor-as-Flash]] displays several abilities deriving from speed that Flash had never used. Among them: Threatening to use his fingers as a gun to vibrate them through someone's head, using vibrations to set up an unstable resonance in a bay door, causing it to explode, an using his fists to create an uncomfortable resonance in Dr. Fate's helmet. These abilities are not often exhibited for several reasons. As remarked by Green Lantern, setting up the resonance in the door was very dangerous, hence why Flash never performed it. Threatening to scramble someone's brains with your fingers is simply not superhero-esque and overall, Flash seems to prefer non-violent methods of disabling his enemies as opposed to hitting them really, really fast. It's also a MythologyGag, where in the comics he'd cause things to explode by vibrating through them.
* DeadpanSnarker: Flash frequently treats the gravest threats with a flippant remark, often underestimating the true danger of the situation.
* DemotedToExtra: He had no lines in the first season of ''Justice League Unlimited'' because of voice actor Michael Rosenbaum's commitments on ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' (though you may not notice simply on the basis that the cast is ''[[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters frickin' huge]])''. He came roaring back for the second and third seasons though and even [[LampshadeHanging complained to a fellow Leaguer about not getting any respect despite being one of the original seven]].
* DudeWheresMyRespect: In "The Ties That Bind", he notes that he's treated like a kid sidekick despite being "one of the original seven."
** It's subverted to some extent, since while Batman would formerly belittle him in the earlier episodes, he's considerably more respectful in "Flash and Substance", silently rebuking Orion's condescending tone. More importantly he accepts an invitation to visit the Flash museum in the hometown. As well, when he has the chance to flirt with Fire, whom he's expressed a romantic interest in, Fire misinterprets his shyness as him being "devoted to the mission" and expresses a lot of admiration for that mindset.
* EagleEyeDetection: "Flash and Substance" proves he's capable of this in his day job.
* EarlyBirdCameo: He first appeared back in an episode of ''Superman: TAS'', which was two years before ''Justice League'' premiered.
* FastestThingAlive: He is self proclaimed and proven to be this trope, as always.
* FieryRedhead: "Starcrossed" reveals that Flash has bright red hair to match his personality.
* {{Foil}}: To the other Justice League members in season one. He is portrayed as still learning the full range of his abilities and being inexperienced in terms of sacrifice (his bewilderment over Wonder Woman’s banishment in "Paradise Lost" and inability to comprehend leaving a teammate behind in "The Savage Time" or in "Hearts and Minds"). Flash provides an interesting contrast when compared to his more seasoned teammates, who have been doing the job for years (and, in some cases, for centuries).
* TheFool: Although he does have superpowers and is far from incompetent, he's by far the most lackadaisical of the founding members of the Justice League. He certainly fits the characteristic of living on the edge all the while having a cheerful (and seemingly naive) attitude no matter how bad the situation gets.
* ForTheEvulz: Played for Laughs in "The Great Brain Robbery" when [[FreakyFridayFlip Flash is in Lex Luthor's body]].
-->'''Dr. Polaris:''' Are you gonna wash your hands?
-->'''Flash-in-Lex:''' No... 'Cause I'm evil!
* FragileSpeedster: [[DependingOnTheWriter Most of the time]]. He sometimes leans towards combining it with GlassCannon, or even becoming a full-on LightningBruiser depending on how serious he's getting and how well his RequiredSecondaryPowers are working this week. Especially early on, though, he's often taken out of the fight with one lucky hit.
* FreakLabAccident: His hallucinations in "The Brave and the Bold" show the iconic chemical-bath-via-lightning-bolt-through-lab-window origin.
* FreakyFridayFlip: In "The Great Brain Robbery", Dr. Fate proposes that he try to locate Grodd by tracing the psychic resonance left when Flash was under Grodd's mind control. While at the same time, Luthor is extracting info from Grodd's mind. The two processes are started at the same time, and Luthor and Flash's brains are accidentally switched.
* FriendlyEnemy: With the Trickster.
* FriendToAllChildren: As shown in "Comfort and Joy", where he seeks to bring a special toy to the children at an orphanage. Mirror Master later exploits this to trap him in "Flash and Substance", but it fails.
* FunPersonified: He mostly takes this role, even in his (very, very slightly) serious moments.
* TheGlovesComeOff: Similar to Superman, Flash actively holds his powers back. Part of it is due to the outright destructive potential of his powers and other part is [[HiddenDepths his own fear of his powers.]] The Brainiac/Luthor fight shows the full effects of this; Flash runs so fast that not only does he almost end his own life, but he causes massive destruction in his path.
** When Lex takes over his body later, it’s shown just how dangerous the Flash can be. John notes that Flash is well aware of this and takes great care not to do anything that will be so destructive.
* GoodIsNotDumb: Despite telling bad jokes and being a lecher, he is able to talk the Trickster into happily turning himself over without a single punch thrown and defeat Grodd by outsmarting him.
* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: If Tala's [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything subtext-laden dialogue]] in "[[FreakyFridayFlip The Great Brain Robbery]]" is to be believed.
* HandsomeLech: He's a skirt chaser, but he's also shown to be fairly successful at seducing women. See his ChickMagnet section for more details.
* TheHeart: As outlined in "A Better World", his death in the Justice Lords' universe was the trigger for their turning into [[KnightTemplar Knights Templar]]. But it's better defined in this exchange from "Hereafter", just after everyone thinks Superman's been killed:
-->'''Toyman:''' ''(as Wonder Woman holds him by the collar)'' Wh-what are you going to do to me?!\\
'''Wonder Woman:''' ''(enraged)'' I'm going to punch a ''hole'' in your head!\\
'''Flash:''' ''(restrains her free arm)'' We don't do that to our enemies!\\
'''Wonder Woman:''' Speak for yourself!\\
'''Flash:''' I'm trying to speak for ''Superman''.\\
''(Wonder Woman's anger turns to sorrow, as she realizes what Flash is telling her, and she drops Toyman to the ground)''
** When the Justice League votes on whether Hawkgirl can stay in the League, the only two obvious votes are Wonder Woman (no) and Flash (yes). When she decides to quit before the vote is revealed, Flash gives her a genuine hug.
** Also worth noting that while the rest of the founders try to tiptoe around the remaining tension between Wonder Woman and Hawkgirl, Flash is the only one willing to try and get them to break the ice.
** In "The Savage Times" he chews out Hawkgirl for leaving Green Lantern behind.
* HeroDoesPublicService: Flash's friendliness went beyond simply heroism. Utilizing his super-speed, he donated a significant portion of his time to helping individual townsfolk and is on a first-name basis with many of the Central City's residents, offering to help paint one’s fence over the weekend. He also did charitable work for the city's underprivileged.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Defied in "Divided We Fall":
-->'''Android Flash:''' Slacker! Child! Clown! We have no place among the world's greatest heroes.
-->'''Flash:''' Says you. I've got a seat at the big conference table. I'm gonna paint my logo on it!
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Green Lantern.
* IAmNotLeftHanded: As with the below trope, he almost ''never'' uses his true power, as most of it is incredibly lethal. Phasing-induced TeleFrag killing, mach punches, and the like aren't really skills befitting someone invoking the KidAppealCharacter.
* IdealHero: He stands above all the other members of the Justice League being the hero that stays morally just; [[ThouShaltNotKill never wavering against villains]], [[SmallStepsHero always rescuing lives of his teammates and innocents foremost]], [[FaceHeelTurn and never being corrupted against the world.]]
* TheIdealist: He was in many ways the League's most idealistic member and his friendliness and compassion were the "glue" that held the disparate team of heroes together. These qualities were best illustrated by events in the alternate universe of the Justice Lords, in which Flash's murder transformed the League from heroes to tyrants.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: The creators could see ''Superman'' potentially turning into a KnightTemplar, but not Flash.
* KidAppealCharacter: He also serves the role as this trope for younger viewers. Although, he is also quite popular with the older fanbase.
* LameComeback: He's responsible for several. Hey, they can't all be winners.
-->'''Gorilla Grodd:''' You're a bigger fool than I thought.\\
'''Flash:''' Yeah? Well, you're..... naked!
** In "Only A Dream", "Take that you Kurr!"
** In "Flash and Substance":
-->'''Flash:''' Mirror Master!\\
'''Mirror Master:''' You're quick as ever.\\
'''Flash:''' Yeah? Well you're...you're not really all there!\\
'''Mirror Master:''' Oh, nice try. If you had another minute you'd probably think of a decent comeback.
* LegacyCharacter: "Flash and Substance" suggests he's not the first Flash since his old Kid Flash costume is seen in the Flash Museum, along with Jay Garrick's helmet). Later tie-in comics have Jay and Bart Allen make appearances and [[ContinuitySnarl go back and forth on whether Barry actually existed]], although the recent (and definitely canon) ''[[ComicBook/BatmanBeyond Justice League Beyond]]'' implies that there is no Barry.
* LeeroyJenkins: In "The Ties That Bind", breaking into an inescapable prison on Apokolips.
-->Flash: Who needs plans? I've always been a spontaneous kind of guy.
* LetsGetDangerous: If things get really, really bad, he abandons his good-natured playfulness with devastating results.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Has this type of relationship with Shayera. She even tries to help set him up with Fire in "I Am Legion".
-->"She loves me. She's like the big sister I never had. Only, you know… short."
* LovesMyAlterEgo: Tie-in material for ''Justice League'' reveals that Linda Park, his love interest in most adaptations, dated him as Wally West, but broke up with him after being frustrated with his seeming lack of focus. On the other hand, as "Flash and Substance" shows, she ''oozes'' over for the Flash.
* MagneticHero: In Central City, pretty much everyone who isn't a supervillain loves Flash. [[note]] And even the rogues of his home town respect him. [[/note]] Superman used to have almost as much of a rapport with his home city, but even ''he'' wasn't on a first-name basis with the citizens.
* TheMcCoy: In "The Ties That Bind", he debates helping Mister Miracle and Big Barda rescue someone over TheNeedsOfTheMany side of the arguement coming from J'onn. [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight He gets involved anyway]], and J'onn himself agrees to Flash's viewpoint in the end.
* MoralityChain: If anything were to happen to him, the Justice League may become [[KnightTemplar Knights Templar]].
* MostDefinitelyNotAVillain: In "The Great Brain Robbery", Flash is terrible at trying to act like Lex Luthor using every known villain cliche in the book.
->''"My fellow bad guys. I, ComicBook/LexLuthor, your leader, will speak now about my, Lex Luthor's, plan. [[EvilPlan My villainous, villainous plan.]] Question the plan at your peril! Uh... any questions?"''
* MythologyGag:
** In "Flash and Substance", Wally's employer at his Forensics job looks like Barry Allen, and Flash later mentions that his uncle is flying in to visit for the celebration.
** In Issue #9 of the ''Justice League Adventures'' tie-in comic, Wally dates a blonde girl named Jessica. This might be a reference to Jesse Chambers, the civilian identity of Jesse Quick and the second Liberty Belle. She was partners with Wally West's Flash and had a brief romantic relationship with him.
** In Issue #11, while time-traveling with the Atom on the Cosmic Treadmill, the Atom assures the Flash that it's unlikely that they'll get into some sort of quantum disruption, adding that it's more likely that you'd be hit by lightning... which Flash has been through, in fact being his origin story. Then the Atom changes it to being more likely to win the lottery, which Flash has ''also'' been through at one point in the source material.
* NiceGuy: Flash has a very kind personality, which is why the residents of Central City love him.
-->'''Orion:''' ''(about Flash)'' Central City builds statues to this...''fool''. Who makes bad jokes! Who concerns himself with [[FriendlyEnemy pitiful men like]] [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain the Trickster]]! I don't understand.\\
'''Batman:''' No... you don't.
** To expand: Beyond the regular super-heroics, Flash knows the names and hobbies of almost everyone in town, greeting them personally as he runs around town. He also uses his powers for more mundane help, like painting an old lady's fence. He plays minigolf with some of them and also does various charity work.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In "Secret Society", Grodd is revealed to have developed innate telepathic abilities as a result of Flash "crossing a few wires" in his helmet.
* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: In "The Savage Time", he chews Hawkgirl out for leaving Green Lantern behind on the battlefield. This is one of the first instances of his HiddenDepths of caring for his teammates.
* NoodleIncident: Sometime between the events of ''Justice League Unlimited'' and ''Batman Beyond'', Flash, Jay Garrick, and Bart Allen got stuck in the Speed Force.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: As Orion declares, "You play the fool to hide a warrior's pain".
** Flash responded with the character quote at the top of this section and readers may note he's not actually confirming or denying what Orion said. He is a scientist in his day job and has shown that he has deep fears about what his powers could do to him, but he really is that happy when things go well.
* ObliviousToLove: For a guy who's known for hitting on the ladies at every chance, Flash is amazingly oblivious to Linda Park's not-so-subtle crush on him in "Flash and Substance". When she finally gets to outline it to him, he's a bit embarrassed and covers with a joke.
** In “I Am Legion”, Flash demonstrates a crush on Fire, prompting Hawkgirl to put them on a mission together. During the flight to Blackhawk Island, Fire drops some not-so-subtle hints that she’s actively interested in him. It takes Hawkgirl faking turbulence and getting Fire on his lap before he snaps out of his awkward shyness.
* OddFriendship: He and [[DrillSergeantNasty Kilowog]] immediately hit it off and are shown as good friends throughout "Hearts and Minds" despite their differences.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: While this applies to the other members of the Original Seven on various levels, he's the one that gets it most significantly. Whenever he's not cracking a joke or chasing a skirt, you ''know'' the situation is bad. "Divided We Fall" provides perhaps the best example of this trope in action.
-->"Shayera, it's so beautiful here! There's a force... a [[MythologyGag Speed Force]]... [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence it's calling me home]]. [[ButNowIMustGo I have to go now]]."
* OvershadowedByAwesome: In the ''DCAU'', Flash's status as "The Fastest Man Alive" is always appended by saying Superman and Supergirl are close and can do [[ComboPlatterPowers much more]]. Flash does however show more control over his speed than Superman ever does. [[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer He's a great deal more versatile in his application of super-speed, as well.]] "Eclipsed" and "Divided We Fall" suggest he is indeed faster by far.
* PlatonicLifePartners[=/=]LikeBrotherAndSister: With Hawkgirl.
-->'''Flash:''' She loves me. Seriously, she's like the big sister I never had. Only, you know, [[PintsizedPowerhouse short]].
* PluckyComicRelief: He usually provides the LampshadeHanging in situations.
* RapidFireFisticuffs: He rains down who knows how many punches thrown at SuperSpeed on the downed Luther/Brainiac fusion near the end of “Divided We Fall”.
** In order to build up enough of a head start, he repeatedly ran around the world at super speed.
* RedIsHeroic: He wears a superhero costume that has the primary color of red.
* SadClown: A DefiedTrope. Orion assumes he's this (see ObfuscatingStupidity), but Flash really doesn't care about a destroyed Flash Museum so long as no one got hurt.
* ScienceHero: This is shown in "Flash and Substance", [[SecretIdentity Wally West]] is actually a forensic science technician for the Central City crime lab
* SecretIdentity: Wally West. When Luthor swaps bodies with the Flash, [[RidiculouslyAverageGuy he unmasks himself to find he has no idea who the Flash is.]]
* SmugSuper: Flash is often boastful of his accomplishments while trying to woo women. They are usually less than impressed.
** This falls away as the series goes on as Flash becomes more genuinely confident and has to overcompensate less. By the last season, no less than four women actively want to get romantic with him while he takes it humbly.
* SpeedBlitz: [[LetsGetDangerous When he isn't playing around]].
* SuperReflexes: He's the only member of the League who successfully dodges the pieces of the Eclipso gem when Hawkgirl smashes it with her mace. ''However'', during the first season, his presentations of power were limited by having him get tripped by obvious items. A ''lot''.
* StraightManAndWiseGuy: He is the Wise Guy to Green Lantern's Straight Man.
* StrongAsTheyNeedToBe: The Flash's speed is heavily inconsistent throughout the series considering he is often dealt with by Villains who shouldn't be able to handle his speed. Depending on the requirements of the plot, his fastest feats of speed include:
** In "Legends", following an explosion, Flash creates a whirlwind to prevent a giant robot from falling over his teammates. However, he reaches a high speed that transports himself and his teammates to an alternate Earth that resembles an idyllic 1950's town.
** In "Eclipsed", he and Green Lantern with the latter's ring create a wormhole, running towards the sun to swallow a generator bomb that endangered the earth.
** In "Secret Society", Sinestro claims that his beams move as fast as Flash does, the speed of light, but Flash states Sinestro doesn't think at the speed of light.
** In "Wild Cards", with exactly one second left, Flash grabs a bomb and disappears. A video replay shows him managing to run it out of the city, drop it, and get away as it is exploding.
** In "Divided We Fall", Flash invokes the Speed Force against Luthor/Brainiac running at a speed so fast that he circles the globe in only a few seconds and continues to do so several times becoming faster each time, hitting Luthor/Brainiac several times with enough force to tear away a chunk of "their" android armor. Then, Flash stops and his body starts crackling with the speed energy he's tapped into, which applies his vibrating hands to Luthor's Brainiac armor, tearing it completely away, and leaving Luthor naked and helpless at the bottom of a crater.
* SuperSpeed: As always, it is his main ability.
* SuperStrength: Because of the sheer speed and momentum his body generated, Flash possessed enhanced strength. Since his body was naturally protected from most of the effects of his speed, the ultra-fast punches and movements of Wally's limbs could produce devastating impacts that could stun or injure otherwise stronger or more powerful beings such as Superman or Brainiac. He could also throw objects at extremely high speeds, as he was able to hold off the likes of Lord Superman by throwing rocks.
* {{Thememobile}}: The Flashmobile, which is actually just a pimped-out van he bought with endorsement money he made appearing in commercials. As Green Lantern points out, it's completely ridiculous. Somewhat justified, though, considering its real purpose isn't getting around... at least not in that sense.
-->'''Green Lantern:''' Why do you need a van... wait, don't answer that. I don't wanna know.
* TooFastToStop: Deconstructed. In "Only A Dream", Flash's greatest fear is being trapped in a world where he's moving so quickly that everything and everyone around him appears practically motionless.
* TookALevelInBadass: Played with. Flash always remains down to earth and cheerful, but he can pull off something unexpected and powerful when the occasion calls for it, in a way that truly changes the game for the entire league. The rest of the team, which tended to condescend to him for his clown-like behavior nature, quickly pick up on this and as such (even Batman) shows respect to him in the later episodes.
** Two occasions stand out. The first one is when he outsmarts an AlternateUniverse Batman by pulling a BatmanGambit on him by making creative use of his powers that neither him nor main-universe Batman was aware of. This earns him praise from the master himself.
** The other is his defeat of Brainiac/Luthor, which is regarded in-universe and among his fans as his Crowning Moment of Awesome.
* TornadoMove: Flash found many applications for his super-speed. One was the ability to generate whirlwinds by rotating his arms at an incredible rate or by running in circles. These whirlwinds could be used to buffet opponents, or perhaps to cushion the impact of falling people or objects. Flash could even use such a whirlwind to briefly propel himself through the air.
** Lex tries this on the Watchtower in Flash’s body to propel him towards the teleport pad in zero gravity. Mr. Terrific then turns the gravity back on and Flash!Lex then knocks himself out from the impact.
* TimeStandsStill: "Only a Dream" reveals that this to be Flash's greatest nightmare; specifically, that he'll one day go so fast he'll never be able to slow down again while everything about him appears frozen in place, and thus living out his entire life-span in the time it'll take a little girl to tie her shoelace.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood:
** He seems to have a thing for iced mochas.
** He is frequently seen eating large quantities of hamburgers.
* TranquilFury: He is rarely ever shown to be angry, or even aggravated. [[BewareTheNiceOnes However]], as "Secret Society" shows...
-->''(Flash is dangling a thug over a rooftop by his legs)''\\
'''Thug:''' ''(not intimidated)'' Who do you think you are--Batman?\\
'''Flash:''' It's been a long night. Just tell me where Shade is, okay?\\
'''Thug:''' Look, buddy, I know Batman. I once ratted out a counterfeiter to Batman.\\
''(Flash's face is totally without emotion)''\\
'''Thug:''' And believe me, you are no Batm-- ''(Flash '''drops''' him)'' --[[OhCrap aaAAAAAAAHHHHHHH]]!!!
** There's also the moment in "Maid of Honor" after he's rescued from being ThrownOutTheAirlock:
--->'''Green Lantern:''' You're going to be okay.\\
'''Flash:''' Yeah? Wish I could say the same for ''them''.\\
''(He zips through the station one-punching each of the enemy mooks)''
* TheTrickster: Both himself and one of his enemies, The Trickster.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Batman, Green Lantern, and Hawkgirl.
* WeaksauceWeakness: The sheer number of times he's tripped on involve things that he should've seen coming. Although, this may be him limiting his own power, as when he actually ''tries'', he's arguably one of the most dangerous of the original seven.
* WillfullyWeak: His powers are difficult to use safely. In "Divided We Fall", he finally stops holding back and just running down the road tears it apart and sends cars flying. Using his vibration abilities will make things explode, something he's not comfortable doing to ''people.'' Even if he was amoral enough to be comfortable causing that kind of damage, he simply can't go at his top speed or he could kill himself... [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence kinda]].
* WorfHadTheFlu: Writers intentionally held Flash back in the series in order to keep him from being overpowered. This lead to the above trope where Flash would find himself struggling with mooks sometimes. The second season of ''Unlimited'' showed that when Flash fully stops holding back, he's arguably one of the most powerful members of the group.
* XanatosGambit: In "The Brave And The Bold", Flash proposes a fair fight, and takes off his [[PsychicBlockDefense headband]], inviting Grodd to take off his own helmet. Grodd, of course, does no such thing. Smiling, he activates his helmet – and screams as it feeds back on itself, due to some subtle sabotage by Flash when he patted it down over Grodd's eyes.
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[[folder:Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner)]]
!! Franchise/GreenLantern (Kyle Rayner)
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MichaelPGreco (''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''), Creator/WillFriedle (''[[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Justice League Unlimited]]'')
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Juan Guzmán (''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''), Rolman Bastidas (''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'')
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''

A ''Daily Planet'' staff artist who is chosen to join the [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Green Lantern Corps]], an intergalactic police force who use power rings to make green energy beams and constructs.
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* AdaptationDyeJob: In ''Superman: TAS'', his hair is brown instead of black, which makes him look more like the [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]]/[[UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks Bronze Age]] Green Lantern Hal Jordan (who in the comics was dead at the time). By the time of ''Justice League Unlimited'' it's back to being black with no explanation.
* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: As far as Green Lanterns shown, he debuted in the DCAU before John Stewart (who was still a GL before Kyle in the DCAU) and Hal Jordan appear.
* AdaptationOriginConnection: Kyle becomes Clark's co-worker to explain his appearance in Metropolis.
* BadassBystander: He stops a thief who stole Jimmy's camera (who looks exactly like Guy Gardner, another human Green Lantern).
* BadassCreed: [[Characters/GLGreenLanternCorps You know the one.]] He doesn't know it at first, and the Guardians recite it along with him.
* BarrierWarrior: SelfDemonstrating/{{Sinestro}} tries to kill him once he gets the ring, so he has to quickly learn how to be one.
* TheCameo:
** He is among one of the attendees at Superman's funeral in "Hereafter", along with other members of the Green Lantern Corps.
** In ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueVsTheFatalFive'', a statue of him can be seen in the Green Lantern display in the Legion museum.
* CompositeCharacter: Kyle was the only Green Lantern active in the comics when ''Superman: TAS'' was made, so he was used instead of the other human Green Lanterns. But his OriginStory, ArchEnemy, costume, and even physical appearance are all basically Hal Jordan's, though he keeps his comic book counterpart's artist background. By ''Justice League Unlimited'' (where Hal Jordan eventually appeared himself), he looks closer to his comic book counterpart and his costume is completely redesigned.
* CostumeEvolution: He gets the standard DCAU Green Lantern outfit in ''Superman: TAS'' while by ''JLU'' he's since switched to a NonUniformUniform based on his then-current Creator/JimLee design. ''Vs. The Fatal Five'' shows that he eventually changes to his outfit from the '90's run of the comics.
* ADayInTheLimelight: His only episode in ''Superman: TAS'', "In Brightest Day", was basically a Green Lantern story that featured Superman.
* GreenLanternRing: Obviously.
* HeroicWillpower: The power behind his ring.
* OnlyTheChosenMayWield: The ring itself chose him.
* PutOnABus: By the time ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' came out, John Stewart was the main Green Lantern with no sign of Kyle. It's later explained that Kyle was off training, with his mentor being John's ex Katma Tui. TheBusCameBack in ''JLU'' where he briefly has a speaking role alongside several other Green Lanterns.
* RememberTheNewGuy: He is Jimmy's friend from the art department.
* SequentialArtist: He's employed as a graphic artist, but wants to break into comics and has been submitting portfolios without success.
* SpacePolice: As a member of the Green Lanterns.
* TakeUpMySword: He replaces Abin Sur as the Green Lantern of Sector 2814, which Earth falls under.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Orion]]
!! Orion
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->'''Voiced by:''' Steve Sandor (''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''), Creator/RonPerlman (''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' and ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'')
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' José Manuel Vieira (''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''), Alex Orozco, Alfonso Soto (''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'')
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''

Darkseid's son, who was raised on New Genesis.
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* DragonAscendant: If one considers the ''Batman Beyond Unlimited''/''Justice League Beyond'' comics to be canon to the ''DCAU'', he took up the mantle of ruler of Apokolips. He’s not happy about it, but he’s doing it in an attempt to maintain peace between the two New God factions.
* FieryRedhead: He has red hair and he despises Darkseid with a passion.
* FlyingBrick: The Astro-Harness covers the flight part.
* GrumpyBear: He has no obvious friendships with anyone, though he starts to warm up to Batman and the Flash. The ''Unlimited'' comic suggests that Kara is friendly to him and this seems to be reciprocated.
* HappilyAdopted: He loves his adopted father with as much intensity as he hates his biological one.
* MagicalComputer: The Mother Box, which also soothes Orion's familial rage and opens up [[CoolGate Boom Tubes]].
* NoSocialSkills: Implied. In "Flash and Substance", upon greeting Flash with Batman after the former had just gotten done handling a criminal attack, he makes CaptainObvious comments about Flash's situation. In general, it seems mostly because he's a GrumpyBear with a temper issue.
* NotSoAboveItAll:
** After commenting on how boring and tedious it must be to attend the Flash’s museum opening, he receives a DeathGlare from Batman. After a {{Beat}}, he decides he’ll tag along as long as it’s not black tie.
** In Flash's apartment, he accidentally bumps into Flash's talking standee, which he destroys after it startles him, something he sheepishly admits to.
** In the tie-in comic for ''Unlimited'', after a long day’s mission with several other members of the League, he wonders out loud if anyone’s watched a romantic soap opera in the entertainment room that he’s been looking forward to watching.
* PerpetualFrowner: Even his helmet seems to be frowning.
* PhysicalGod: He's a physical being, but is very formidable like the other New Gods.
* RedIsHeroic: He dresses mostly in a red suit and, despite his anger issues, he is indisputably a good guy.
* SkySurfing: With his Astro-Harness.
* UglyGuyHotWife: In the tie-in comics for ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'', it turns out that he married Bekka since then. While he looks like a brick, his wife is MsFanservice.
* UnstoppableRage: One that can only be held back by the Mother Box.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Unlike many other heroes, he's not often seen in the background in ''Justice League Unlimited''. Presumably, this is because he has business to attend to on New Genesis and/or is better suited for larger scale missions such as ones in space. In the finale when Darkseid is revived, though, he and the other New Gods from New Genesis are a no show, which is not explained other than the implication that they might have been busy dealing with Apokolips in the mean time.
* YoureNotMyFather: He hates Darkseid with every fiber of his being. It's not mutual.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Doctor Fate]]
!!ComicBook/DoctorFate (Kent Nelson)
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->'''Abilities:''' Expert sorceror; helmet provides immense magical abilities, exact limits unknown
->'''Voiced by:''' George [=DelHoyo=], Creator/OdedFehr
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueVsTheFatalFive''[[note]]Appears as a statue only.[[/note]]

Doctor Fate was mystical superhero who worked with Superman before. He's later become a member of the Justice League after the Thanagarian invasion who has magic powers.
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* AboveGoodAndEvil: For a short time, he held this opinion. He was roused from this HeroicBSOD when Superman - horribly outmatched by the EldritchAbomination Karkull - went off to fight the demon alone.
--> '''Dr. Fate:''' Until now, I thought it was just ''evil'' that never gave up.
* AchillesHeel: Being [[AntiMagic designed to combat magical beings]], Hawkgirl's Nth metal mace proved to an effective to his magic, as Doctor Fate found out [[LetsYouAndHimFight the hard way]].
* AdaptationDyeJob: A blond in the comics, Kent Nelson is a brunet in the DCAU.
* TheCameo: In ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueVsTheFatalFive'', a statue of him appears in the superhero museum in the 31st century.
* CharacterDevelopment: Is introduced as a [[TheCynic world weary man who's grown so tired]] of the seemingly endless struggle of evil that he gives up superheroics all together and devotes himself to mystical study, but has his [[RestoredMyFaithInHumanity faith restored]] after seeing Superman refusing to give up against an EldritchAbomination. Gets taken further in ''Justice League Unlimited'' where he's the only one to not take a stand against AMAZO, [[TheIdealist believing that the android was still benevolent in nature.]]
* CoolHelmet: The signature Helm of Fate.
* HeroicNeutral: Was this in his [[Recap/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesS2E19TheHandOfFate debut episode,]] having given tired of the seemingly endless struggle against evil. But seeing [[{{Determinator}} Superman]] go up against an Eldritch Abomination he had no hope of winning inspires him [[HesBack back into action]].
* TheMentor: Provides sanctuary, security, and occasional advice for people who are lost.
-->'''Dr. Fate:''' I will help you [to discover your purpose.]\\
'''[[spoiler:AMAZO]]:''' Help me? Why?\\
'''Dr. Fate:''' Because that is ''my'' purpose.
* OddFriendship: With Aquaman, [[spoiler:AMAZO]], Shayera, and even Solomon Grundy, who [[spoiler: was buried on his property]].
* RetiredBadass: Gave up being a superhero after years of combating evil with seemingly no end, but is inspired by [[TheCape Superman's example]] to rejoin the fight.
* RememberTheNewGuy: The ''Superman'' episode "The Hand of Fate" marked his debut -- and also presented him as having worked with Superman before the events of the episode.
* ThereAreNoTherapists: Averts this trope, as he counsels the League.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Aquaman]]
!!{{ComicBook/Aquaman}} (King Arthur)
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MiguelFerrer (''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'') and Creator/ScottRummell (''[[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Justice League/Justice League Unlimited]]'')
->'''Abilities''': enhanced strength, super swimming, underwater breathing, marine telepathy
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueVsTheFatalFive''[[note]]Appears as a statue only.[[/note]]

-->''"King of the Seas, remember?"''

Aquaman was the King of the undersea realm of Atlantis and would later a member of the Justice League.
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* ActionDad: To his infant son in ''Justice League'' and eventually Aquagirl.
* AnimalTalk: He is able to communicate with marine life, anyway. Up to and including killer whales and the ''Kraken''.
* AntiHero: Because of his insistence on his royal prerogatives and his narrow focus on what's best for Atlantis, he sometimes becomes an opponent of other League members. Despite a couple of friendships with other League members he sometimes seems to regard his work with the League as a series of EnemyMine situations.
* AnArmAndALeg: He cuts his own hand off to save his son.
* BadassBeard: His ''Justice League'' design has a beard as a result of being inspired by his redesign in TheNineties when Creator/PeterDavid wrote him.
* CainAndAbel: He is the Abel to Orm’s Cain.
* TheCameo:
** In "Hereafter", he is seen as one of the guests at Superman's funerals. He's also shown to be Superman's replacement when Superman discovers the destroyed Watchtower in the future.
** In ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueVsTheFatalFive'', a statue of him appears in the superhero museum in the 31st century.
* ChainedToARock: He is chained to the bottom of an erupting undersea volcano along with his infant son by his usurping brother. He [[BreakingTheBonds breaks one chain]], then pulls a sharp implement off of his belt and ''hacks his own hand off at the wrist'' to save the both of them.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: He was first introduced back in ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'', where he was closer to his comic book counterpart via a green and orange costume and no beard. He also was slightly less bitter to humans in that while he still threatened to start war with them for polluting his oceans, he was at least nice toward Lois Lane. He already was just as powerful and badass, however.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: After the first season of ''Unlimited'', Aquaman disappeared completely from the series. Warner Bros. was trying to launch a live action Aquaman show (effectively causing an "[[ExecutiveMeddling Aquaman Embargo]]").
* CombatPragmatist : When Wonder Woman start to get the better of him on land, he quickly drag her underwater to drown her, exploiting his superior aquatic mobility and ability to live underwater to his advantage.
* CostumeEvolution: When he appeared in ''Superman: TAS'', he sported the classic look, complete with orange shirt, short hair, and a clean-shaven face. In ''Justice League'', he sports a look based on when Peter David wrote him, including the BarbarianLonghair and BadassBeard, gold gauntlets, a medallion, and becoming a WalkingShirtlessScene.
* CurbStompBattle : Is at the wrong end of one when he attempts to attack Superman in "The Terror Beyond". Superman merely sighs and lay him out cold in a single attack.
* DeadpanSnarker: Mostly deadpan and less-so snarker, but he has his moments.
* DecompositeCharacter: His role as a founding member of the League was given to Hawkgirl.
* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: In "Wake the Dead":
-->'''Aquaman:''' Such scintillating repartee. I get better conversation from the android.
-->'''Amazo:''' You are aware I'm in the room?
* EarlyBirdCameo: Just like the Flash, he appeared back in an episode of ''Superman: TAS'' before appearing in ''Justice League'' and ''Justice League Unlimited''.
* TheGoodKing: Aquaman isn't the nicest guy in the world, but Atlantis and its citizens are Aquaman's primary concern. He's even shown to be annoyed when not in his kingdom.
* HandicappedBadass: He handicapped ''himself'' by severing off his own hand in order to free himself from a deathtrap and save his son!
* HappilyMarried: To Mera.
* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: Put it this way. His powers don't consist only of "talking to fish." He can control any and all marine life to awesome effect. This includes sea monsters, seagulls, etc.
* HiddenDepths: His take on faith.
* HotBlooded:
-->'''Dr. Fate:''' Solomon Grundy's grave is empty.\\
'''Aquaman:''' Tell me where to find those responsible, then dig more graves.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's disrespectful and arrogant and has on more than one occasion considered war on the surface world, but he loves his country, his people and his son.
* NatureHero: Only when it comes to sea life, but he can control them, and his motivations are based on protecting the oceans from humans polluting it.
* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: He is an Atlantean, an human with the ability to breath underwater.
* PapaWolf: You should never, ''ever'' threaten or harm his infant son. You won't live to regret it, even if you are his [[CainAndAbel brother.]]
* PetTheDog: Helps defend Longshadow from Cadmus Agents.
** And his reaction to Solomon Grundy's resurrection.
* PlugNPlayProsthetics: He is able to get a prosthetic hook attached within hours of losing his hand, with very little surgery involved. Granted, the cable launching function probably wasn't added until later, but Aquaman still used it as a weapon later that day.
* PoorCommunicationKills: This version of Aquaman is incredibly rude and abrasive. The worst instance is in "The Terror Beyond", in which he didn't even bother to take 30 seconds to explain to the Justice League that the sea monster attacks were caused by an extradimensional being that he was trying to stop and he needed Solomon Grundy's assistance to do so, resulting in Superman, Wonder Woman, and Hawkgirl accidentally messin the ceremony up. The episode could have been wrapped up before the first commercial break if he'd just bothered to say anything beyond "this is Atlantian business."
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: The king of a proud, if xenophobic, people.
* RatedMForManly: [[PapaWolf Most notable when he saved his son]].
* RefuseToRescueTheDisliked: Handed this to his SlimeBall sibling at the end of a preempted [[KillAllHumans genocide]]. Though given that [[EvilChancellor Orm]] had [[TheUsurper usurped his brother's]] throne through [[MilitaryCoup militia aid]], sought to bring about a [[CataclysmBackstory secretly calamitous]] cleansing of the surface world via [[DoomsdayDevice polar meltdown he'd caused]]. Not to mention sought to consolidate his ill gotten power by [[RulingFamilyMassacre killing off AC's only ''real'' successor to his kingdom]].... [[LaserGuidedKarma He pretty much had this coming]].
* ShootingSuperman: One of the Ultimen [[EpicFail tried this on him]]. Guess how well that turned out.
-->'''Aquaman:''' King of the seas, remember?
* SixthRanger: Aquaman gets a lot of recurring roles, and is the only member outside of the original seven to sit at the main table (when only part of the other seven are present). Before the League expanded, he was also the main person they would consider to fill in. [[spoiler:The BadFuture Superman ends up in reveals that Aquaman did take Superman's place, before Vandal Savage's plan killed the League.]]
* SuicidalOverconfidence : Is quite confident that he can take down Superman in "The Terror Beyond", boasting that he'll explain the situation to Superman's "grieving friends". All it take to prove him wrong is one punch.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: ''Every. Single. Time.'' As Hawkgirl puts it, he prioritizes Atlantis above all else and isn't the most dedicated to splitting his time.
** Although, he seems to have mellowed out by the time of ''Justice League: Unlimited''.
* TookALevelInKindness: Or cooperation at least. By the time of "Unlimited", he's far more willing to protect surface dwellers.
** In "Wake the Dead", Aquaman's antagonistic behavior during his game of chess with Shayera was a genuine attempt at helping her get back on her feet. This, coupled with his outrage upon hearing that Grundy's grave had been desecrated, indicates he has begun taking interest in things unrelated to the welfare of Atlantis. He seems to regard Doctor Fate as a friend as well, not just as a colleague.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: He does not wear a shirt during his appearances in ''Justice League'' and ''Justice League Unlimited''.
* WouldHitAGirl : Has no issue with fighting Wonder Woman in "The Terror Beyond".
* YouDontLookLikeYou: His massive change in appearance and voice between ''STAS'' and ''Justice League'' is given no explanation.
[[/folder]]

!! Antagonists from Earth

Alas, not everyone on the Man of Steel's adopted planet appreciates his presence - and quite a few would love to see him DeaderThanDead. Who are these mere mortals that would challenge him, be it through brains, gadgets, or serendipitous superpowers? Read on...

[[folder:Lex Luthor]]
!! ComicBook/LexLuthor
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ClancyBrown
->'''Voiced in Latin America by:''' Creator/EstebanGarcia
->'''Voiced in French by:''' Alain Dorval (''Superman: The Animated Series''), Jean-Bernard Guillard (''Justice League'', main voice, and ''Justice League Unlimited'')
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''

-->''[[IOwnThisTown "I own Metropolis.]] My technology built it, my will keeps it going, and nearly two-thirds of its people work for me whether they know it or not. Even you have to admit, it's a model of efficiency. And yet, I've often thought... why limit myself to just one city?"''

A genius multi-billionaire living in Metropolis who is the chief executive of his own company, [=LexCorp=]. In reality, he's a sociopath with a thirst for power and control, which he will gladly go to any length to have. Constantly flexes his VillainWithGoodPublicity muscle as much as he possibly can and has the resources and connections to finance and direct plots against Superman from a distance while still appearing as a benign, philanthropic captain of industry to the public at large.

He's an A-lister among Superman's rogues, not bad for a guy who doesn't have any StockSuperpowers and has to share a city with the original FlyingBrick. He later takes on various exploits to hamper the WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague and out them as threats to global security so he may do as he pleases unopposed.
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* AddictiveMagic: Technological variant. Once he gets a taste of [[spoiler:Brainiac's power]] in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'', getting it back becomes his sole goal in life.
* AmbiguouslyBrown: WordOfGod says he's Greek and his appearance was based on Creator/TellySavalas, a Greek-American actor. Creator/BruceTimm attributes assumptions that he's black, despite his skin being the same color as Superman's, on his lips.
* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:Averted. Instead of going mad or resisting when he discovers that his cells have become a host for Brainiac, Luthor strikes a bargain with the robot]].
* AndThenWhat: When Brainiac explains that he intends to record and annihilate the entire universe, Luthor (who, like it or not, is along for the ride) responds with "And then what?"
* ArchEnemy: To Superman, as always.
* ArtEvolution: He received a redesign in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''. In addition to trading in his business suit for battle armor, he received a redesign in his physical appearance; he is taller, with broader shoulders, lighter skin, and altered facial features (a softened brow and pronounced cheekbones).
* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler:His final fate as per Creator/DwayneMcDuffie is of him and Darkseid becoming part of the Source Wall after Lex reveals the Anti-Life Equation]].
* BadassBaritone: As voiced by Creator/ClancyBrown.
* BadassBoast: "I'm already more powerful than all of you put together." He says this to the ''entire assembled Secret Society'' (aka the Legion of Doom), after owning Doctor Polaris. Dozens of villains with powers that let them fight the Justice League take one look at Luthor, and basically decide he's ''right.''
* BadassBookworm: Best known for his brain, but he's physically ripped too and an effective fighter.
* BadassNormal: It is nowhere near Batman's level of training, but when you can forcibly assume leadership of a large group of superpowered beings ''and'' keep them in line just through your intelligence and personal charisma, you qualify.
* BadBoss: A frequent exponent of HeKnowsTooMuch and YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness. And in "Fish Story," he decides to go ahead with his underwater detonations while his employees are still setting the charges. When this is pointed out to him, his reply is...
-->'''Luthor:''' Their survivors will be well-compensated.
* BaldOfEvil: He doesn’t have a strand of hair on his head and is evil to the core.
** At one point in ''Justice League'', he is escorted by Supergirl and Steel to his secret bunker... fronted by a ''barber shop''. Steel quips that [[CrazyPrepared this is a good choice since this would be the last place anyone would look for him]] and that he'd probably be getting his nosehairs trimmed here.
** In another ''Justice League'' episode, ComicBook/GorillaGrodd uses a device that turns every human in the vicinity into gorillas. Luthor turns into a ''hairless'' gorilla. He reacts with [[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe incredulity]].
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: [[spoiler:He wanted so badly to merge with Brainiac again. Ironically, he then uses this exact same trope against Darkseid]].
* BigBad: For much of ''Superman: The Animated Series'' and ''Justice League''. He bankrolled individual supervillains, founded the Injustice Gang, provided secret funding to Cadmus, and eventually usurped the leadership of the Secret Society.
* BigBadWannabe: Essentially, he is this in ''Superman: The Animated Series''. He poses a genuine threat to Superman and creates many of his enemies, using his wealth and power to his advantage, but at the end of the day Luthor is much less of a threat than most of the other villains in Metropolis, and many of his creations wind up turning against him and trying to kill him, forcing him to rely on Superman to save him. This ends in ''Justice League'', where he becomes a full-on supervillain.
* BigDamnVillains: In "A Better World."
* BitchInSheepsClothing: When it suits his purposes, he can be quite charming, but only when it suits him.
* BodyHorror: [[spoiler:In "Panic in the Sky," Brainiac bursts out from under Luthor's skin, leaving a human body with black robot tentacles randomly placed over his body and Brainiac's face protruding from his stomach. Though momentarily astounded, Luthor doesn't GoMadFromTheRevelation, which is itself evidence of a staggering amount of willpower]].
* CharacterDevelopment: In ''Superman: The Animated Series'', he's a mere SmugSnake who poses a very real danger to Superman, but is utterly dwarfed in threat level by the other villains. After losing everything in ''Justice League'', he becomes far more resourceful and cunning, becoming a genuine supervillain who can hold his own against the Justice League and take down far stronger opponents through sheer intelligence and planning.
* TheChessmaster: He often has plans to manipulate everyone involved to accomplish his goals. One notable example is when he forms the Injustice Gang. He doesn't do so to create an evil equivalent to the Justice League, but really so that the other members will keep the Justice League distracted so they can't stop his real plan. Another notable example is when he deliberately has John Corben infected with a lethal virus so that he could [[UnwittingPawn use him as a guinea pig for the cybernetic Metallo transplant experiment to "save" him from the virus]].
* ComicBookFantasyCasting: He's physically based off of Creator/TellySavalas' portrayal of Blofeld from ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService''. Creator/BruceTimm also took some of the characterization as well, describing both as a "cultured thug... a bruiser who wanted to be taken seriously."
* CompositeCharacter: Of himself. This version of Luthor ran the gamut from his modern CorruptCorporateExecutive incarnation (albeit with an emphasized scientific acumen), to the nineteen-forties DiabolicalMastermind, and to the MadScientist of the sixties and seventies.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: The CEO of [=LexCorp=].
* CrazyPrepared: He made damn sure he can turn the powers of any member of the Secret Society against them if they step out of line, as Doctor Polaris, Goldface, and [[spoiler: Grodd]] found out to their sorrow. Also has an elaborate panic room hidden deep under a random Metropolis barber shop.
-->'''Steel:''' Gotta hand it to you, Luthor; ''nobody'' would think to look for [[BaldOfEvil you]] here.
* CureForCancer: He ended up having cancer thanks to him holding the chunk of kryptonite for years, and tried to get it cured, but it's terminal. [[spoiler: Brainiac actually cured the cancer when he was inside Luthor's body.]]
* CutLexLuthorACheck: He already has enough money and power in the world to practically own Metropolis and more but his obsession with Superman has led him to waste millions on projects solely dedicated to destroy the Man of Steel. Mercy Graves call him out on this in ''Justice League'', stating that Luthor's leadership nearly led [=LexCorp=] to bankruptcy until she started making cuts on his "Kill Superman" R&D. The third season of ''Unlimited'' eventually justifies the trope by revealing that Luthor has lost all interest in money after tasting what [[AGodAmI Brainiac had to offer]].
* DeadpanSnarker: Luthor has a sharp tongue and isn’t afraid to use it. It becomes particularly pronounced in ''Justice League'' and ''Justice League Unlimited''.
* DemotedToDragon: In ''Justice League Unlimited'', when he's recruited into Gorilla Grodd's LegionOfDoom.
* DiabolicalMastermind: After losing his company and resorting to more obvious villainy. He reaches its height in ''JLU''.
* DirtyCoward: On at least two separate occasions he's left someone behind in a crumbling building to save his own neck; the first time it was Lois, and the second time Mercy. In the event of a dangerous situation, [[ItsAllAboutMe he always puts himself first]]. This comes to be a DownplayedTrope in the ''Justice League'' shows as he develops a greater sense of VillainousValour, although even when facing Darkseid with Superman and Batman, the second the New God singles him out, Luthor bolts.
* DisproportionateRetribution: His actions in ''Justice League Unlimited'' can be considered this as he describes it to The Question (while beating the crap out of him), who's trying to stop him from becoming President to keep from fulfilling a future where Superman kills him and turns evil.
-->'''Luthor:''' [[spoiler:President? Do you know how much power I'd have to ''give up'' to be president? That's right, conspiracy buff. I spent $75 million on a fake presidential campaign, ''all just to tick Superman off''.]]
* DisappointedByTheMotive: [[spoiler:[[TheStarscream While he admits he was going to do it in a few weeks anyway,]] Luthor betrays Grodd and takes over the Legion of Doom because Grodd’s plan (to turn everyone in the world into apes) was stupid and didn't work]].
* DoWrongRight: While he admits [[TheStarscream he was going to betray him anyway in a few weeks]], Luthor's beef with [[spoiler:Grodd's master plan]] is not that it is a horrible plan, but that it is [[SkewedPriorities rather stupid]] and didn't even work.
* DoesNotLikeMagic: In "Dead Reckoning," he explains that he doesn't like working with something he doesn't understand, like magic.
* {{Domestic Abuse}}r: He became this to Tala. It's also implied in "Tabula Rasa" that he was this to Mercy Graves at some point.
* DragonWithAnAgenda: He only joins because Grodd dangles [[spoiler:the last remaining chunk of Brainiac]] in front of him.
* DrunkOnTheDarkSide: [[spoiler:He enjoys his merger with Brainiac since it gives him so much power. He shows signs of addiction afterward]].
* DualWielding: He uses two laser pistols in the third season of ''JLU''.
* EasilyForgiven: After a season and half of overt villainy--including prison breaks, forming the Injustice Gang, and fistfighting Superman in a suit of PoweredArmor--he wrangles himself a presidential pardon in return for his help against the [[ThePsychoRangers Justice Lords]]. Despite disapproving comments from the media, he is almost ''immediately'' forgiven by the public at large, to the extent that his presidential campaign in the second season of ''Justice League Unlimited'' draws Perot-in-'92 levels of support. Notably, Superman ''never'' forgives him, not once, and he's pretty consistently portrayed as unforgivable, if only because [[LackOfEmpathy he's never thought he'd done anything wrong in the first place.]]
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: [[spoiler:As Brainiac's takeover of Luthor's body proceeds in ''Unlimited'', Luthor has a brief stint of SuperStrength]].
* EvilerThanThou:
** He tries to pull this on the Joker in "World's Finest", but the Joker completely owns him.
** Ends up on both ends of this trope in "Alive!" He is the bigger evil than Grodd, but the lesser evil than [[spoiler:Darkseid]].
* EvilGenius: Lex may be a total bastard, but he is a ''superb'' scientist and businessman, quite possibly the smartest human being on the planet, with an extremely advanced knowledge of robotics, cybernetics and a host of other fields. The fact that he uses his brilliant mind for entirely self-serving and outright criminal ends is what makes him such a monster.
-->'''Metron''': I warn you one final time — only a twelfth level intellect has the slightest hope of surviving what you are about to experience.\\
'''Luthor''': Then I'm overqualified.
* EvilIsPetty: As explained in PresidentEvil, [[spoiler:he wasted millions doing a fake president campaign just to ''annoy'' Superman. Granted, he ''did'' have reason to want Superman distracted to perform his current scheme, but it's clear he enjoys humiliating Superman more than he enjoys pulling off his plans]]. And in "Divided We Fall", [[spoiler:he admits that even in his "transcended" state, he'll enjoy murdering the Flash with his own two hands just to twist the knife]].
* EvilSoundsDeep: He ''is'' voiced by Creator/ClancyBrown.
* {{Expy}}: He was modelled on Creator/TellySavalas' version of Ernst Stavro Blofeld in ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService''.
* FalselyReformedVillain: After being pardoned and while running for President.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He acts friendly, but it does nothing to hide his true nature as a manipulative narcissist.
* FusionDance: [[spoiler:With Braniac in ''JLU''. The end result is an uber-powerful being bent on destroying the universe and then remaking it as they see fit.]]
* GodhoodSeeker: He seeks to become a god after being [[YourDaysAreNumbered diagnosed with Kryptonite cancer]] and discovering the blueprints to Amazo's powers and immortality. He doesn't get the chance to upload his conscious into an Amazo android body but after learning that ComicBook/{{Brainiac}} has been living inside of him the whole time, he decides to make do with the alien AI's powers instead. After losing Brainiac in a battle with the Justice League, Luthor spends the last season trying to get him back because [[CutLexLuthorACheck the taste of godhood was worth more than the billions he made as a criminal businessman]].
* GorgeousGreek: WordOfGod says that Lex is Greek-American, and he's not exactly bad-looking.
* GunsAkimbo: He wields guns in ''JLU''.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:He makes one to stop Darkseid in "Destroyer,"]] although it's somewhat subverted in that he's explicitly only doing it for revenge, not to save Earth. Also, the whole situation was his fault in the first place. [[spoiler:Darkseid would never have been revived to begin with if not for Luthor's actions.]]
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Several people working for Luthor have been killed for their knowledge of his crimes. One unfortunate guy was killed for deciding to be a whistleblower.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard:
** In ''Superman: TAS'', he frequently has to be saved from the negative consequences of his own attempts to create the perfect anti-Superman weapon.
** He contracted an incurable illness due to always keeping Kryptonite on him. He has to have a machine implanted in him to stay alive for most of ''Justice League'' and ''Justice League Unlimited'' [[spoiler:until Brainiac cures him...for his own reasons]].
* HowDoIShotWeb: Averted ''big time''--in "The Great Brain Robbery", upon [[FreakyFridayFlip finding himself in the Flash's body]], he ''immediately'' puts his powers to incredible use, from the standard SpeedBlitz to the weirder applications of high-speed vibration.
* HumiliationConga: Luthor makes it through ''Superman: The Animated Series'' more or less about how he entered, give or take some humbling moments. Over the course of ''Justice League'' however, he gets cancer, loses his fortune, has his reputation as a captain of industry stolen forever, is forced to live life on the run from the law (with occasional stops in a CardboardPrison), is possessed and puppeteered by an alien intelligence, (possibly) goes insane, is made into a lackey for Grodd, has his life's goal of Godhood snatched from him at the last minute by Darkseid, and ultimately winds up trapped in the Source Wall for all eternity. Many times he starts to reverse his situation and turn things around by manipulating others (conspiring with Cadmus, teaming up with Brainiac, hijacking Grodd), but all any of these brief respites do is set him up for a greater fall.
* ImmortalitySeeker: One of his main goals in ''Justice League'' -- after killing or discrediting Superman, of course. In "The Return", he gets a monologue about how, despite all his efforts, even his achievements will be forgotten in a few generations. In the Cadmus arc, it turns out his endgame was to upload his mind into a second Amazo, giving him a super-powered body for the rest of eternity. Upon being released from prison by Grodd and the Secret Society, he makes it clear that his goal is not defeating the Justice League or even reclaiming his company, but getting back the power he had when he was briefly bonded with Brainiac and the Dark Heart.
* ImpliedDeathThreat: One episode has him tell a scientist who [[HeKnowsTooMuch knows too much]] that “Metropolis is very dangerous at night”, and that he should let Mercy “protect him”; the unspoken implication, of course, is that Mercy is going to kill him.
* InsuranceFraud: In one story of the ComicBookAdaptation, Luthor hires robbers to steal valuables that are reported as being accidentally destroyed during the attempted robberies so he'll collect the insurance money. Superman stops the scheme and Luthor [[SlaveToPR has to save face]] by claiming the destroyed artifacts were copies made to deceive thieves.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Luthor's ego requires constant feeding; this is one of the reasons Superman's humility galls him.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's such a colossal dick. An example would be how in "Injustice for All", he ends up having to ''triple'' the pay of his Injustice Gang to keep them from walking out on him (and then has to pay ''even more than that'' to get the Ultra-Humanite's help in keeping him alive). And in the final season of ''Justice League Unlimited'', he somehow manages to push several members of the Legion into backing a coup by Grodd, whose big master plan is to turn everyone on Earth into apes.
* JerkassHasAPoint: As much of a douchebag as he is, Lex wasn’t wrong that Grodd’s plan to turn people into apes was rather convoluted and nonsensical.
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: For most of ''Superman: TAS'', he remained untouched and never had to directly pay for his crimes. In the series finale, however, he's finally punched out by a depowered Superman. By the time of ''Justice League'', Lex is an outlaw and is finally seen by the public for the criminal that he is.
* LackOfEmpathy: He really doesn't care about anyone or anything unless it's himself. He even invokes it to Superman during Darkseid's invasion in ''Justice League Unlimited'' to prove that his EnemyMine offer is genuine:
--> '''Lex Luthor:''' Let's be clear about this: we're not here to help you save the world — [[ItsAllAboutMe you're here to help me get revenge on Darkseid]]. When this is over, it's back at business as usual.
* MadScientist: Big time. This is played up by the time of ''Justice League''.
* MadeASlave: In "Ghost in the Machine", Brainiac reveals to Luthor he downloaded his mind into [=LexCorp's=] computers [[CallBack following the events of "Stolen Memories"]] and sabotaged his latest weapon's demonstration to get Luthor to go into a research lab where he's rebuilding himself. Luthor refuses to help Brainiac in anyway, but after showing how he can create a 3D rendering to fool everyone, Luthor has no choice but to rebuild Brainiac's body. After being locked up for several days in the lab, Luthor collapses, and when Brainiac tries to force him to keep working, Luthor responds that as a human, he needs food and rest, but Brainiac only allows him enough time off to eat some chocolate bars from a nearby vending machine. Luthor is only freed when Superman and Mercy storm the lab and confront Brainiac.
* TheManBehindTheMan: To Project Cadmus in ''Justice League Unlimited''. [[spoiler:And then he, in turn, is revealed to be simply the UnwittingPawn of Brainiac.]]
* MisanthropeSupreme: The only human Luthor cares for is himself. If he has a shot at godhood, and it comes at the price of the rest of humanity, well too bad for the human race.
* NeverMyFault: He gets cancer from manipulating [[GreenRocks Kryptonite]] for years. He blames it all on Superman, saying that he would never had caught the disease if Superman didn't oppose him in the first place.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: His appearance and voice were based on Creator/TellySavalas.
* NotMeThisTime: When someone's attempting to kill Lois, Lex is at the top of the list due to the tech used being from his company. Lex points out he'd never leave such an obvious trail [[IfIWantedYouDead if he]] ''[[IfIWantedYouDead did]]'' [[IfIWantedYouDead want to kill her]], which he doesn't because he [[WorthyOpponent respects her.]] Lois believes him more because the killer's M.O. is not Lex's style.
* NotSoImaginaryFriend: [[spoiler:Brainiac]] in Season 3 of ''Justice League Unlimited''. After [[spoiler:Darkseid is accidentally revived instead of Brainiac, Brainiac stops appearing to Luthor since the last of Brainiac's functional remains were absorbed into Darkseid]].
* OverarchingVillain: He’s one of the most recurring villains of the ''DC Animated Universe''. He bankrolled individual villains, founded the Injustice Gang, provided secret funding to Camdus and eventually upsurped the leadership of the Secret Society.
* PetTheDog:
** Lex was at Dan Turpin's funeral, along with everyone else. While it might just be for publicity sake, we do see him somewhat mournful.
** When it appears that Superman has been killed, he comes to the funeral and comforts Lois, saying sadly, "[[AntagonistInMourning Believe it or not, I'm going to miss him too]]" There are at least three fanbase interpretations:
*** He presented genuine gratitude after the EnemyMine situation (involving the Justice Lords) got him pardoned.
*** He's a VillainWithGoodPublicity and his absence would have been suspicious.
*** He's sad because somebody else got there first, and he's mourning his TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou relationship.
** [[IGaveMyWord He also followed through on his word]] not to use a power-annulling weapon on the Justice League, after using it on the Justice Lords.
** He also saved the world, twice. First time, he deprogrammed Amazo away from BlueAndOrangeMorality in "The Return" (though it must be noted that he's responsible for Amazo becoming such a threat to start with). Second time, is when he [[spoiler:saved Superman from Darkseid, and by offering him the Anti-Life Equation, removing himself and Darkseid as threats for good, but again Darkseid was perfectly fine and dead until Luthor revived him and ran to the Justice League to bail him out]].
* PhotographicMemory: After seeing the original Amazo blueprints for only a few minutes, he's able to secretly build his own model.
-->'''Batman:''' And I suspect you have a photographic memory.\\
'''Luthor:''' I'm too modest to boast.
* PoweredArmor: He wears it a lot in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'', where he's forced to go head-to-head with the League. That said, his ''real'' "power suit", as shown in the finale, is his business suit.
* PresidentEvil: [[spoiler:Subverted. He only ran to annoy Superman. And it worked]].
** Played straight with the Justice Lord-verse Luthor, who seems to be almost exactly identical to the normal one. Murders the Flash, seems on the verge of starting a nuclear war, and mocks Justice Lord Superman by telling him that even if he somehow stops his EvilPlan of the week, he'll still get away with it and trying something else again since Superman doesn't have the guts to kill him. [[spoiler: Turns out Superman does. Even so, this is treated as a MoralEventHorizon for Justice Lord Superman, which means that Justice Lord Lex succeeded in morally ruining him.]]
* TheQuisling: Despite previously having been an UnwittingPawn, [[spoiler:he voluntarily throws in with Brainiac in exchange for more personal power in "Divided We Fall", since he's on his way to godhood, loyalty to the human race is of negligible concern]].
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: As a CorruptCorporateExecutive, he uses money to buy his way out of getting in trouble for his actions.
* ShadowArchetype: Lex is a cynical man who uses all kinds of money and political power to manipulate, throwing himself into conflict with Superman, an idealist who uses his abundance of physical power to protect.
** He becomes a BadassNormal GeniusBruiser in ''Justice League'' in contrast to Batman.
** Also with ''The Joker'', most prominent in "World's Finest" where Luthor is more orderly and PragmaticEvil while The Joker is chaotic and petty. However, in the later seasons, particularly after he bonds with Brainiac, Luthor's MaskOfSanity vanishes and he proves to be nearly as crazy as Joker. He's also a BastardBoyfriend and abusive JerkAss just like Joker.
* ShipTease: Averted. Tala is into him, but he's not interested and he's a complete {{jerkass}} to her. In one scene, he grabs her as if to lean into her and kiss her, only to violently shove her away. After Tala decides she's over him and [[spoiler:frees Grodd to start an internal conflict in the Legion]], Luthor isn't hurt by her betrayal at all and {{Curb Stomp Battle}}s her before [[spoiler:sacrificing her to revive Brainiac. [[DyingCurse Too bad she revived Darkseid instead to spite him]]]].
* SmugSnake: For the entire duration of ''Superman: TAS''. [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney Having enough money and resources to weasel his way out of legal troubles]], Luthor is a very arrogant businessman who thinks he's in control of the situation and often finds himself being bitten in the ass, whether it be Superman, the villains he hires to kill Superman, or other superheroes he dismisses as mere nuisance. It reaches its logical conclusion in ''Justice League'' where Luthor's overuse of the Kryptonite causes him to walk into [[EngineeredPublicConfession a confession trap]] set by the titular team (who are mostly unaffected by the Kryptonite radiation), as well as giving him a terminal illness where no amount of his money can save him. This ironically helps [[TookALevelInBadass Luthor become the competent villain like he was in the comics]], as having no money or minions means he has to be creative and smart with his evil plans.
* TheSociopath: Although he can act caring and compassionate in public, he is a consistent liar and manipulator who treats people, his employees and even his love interests as disposable assets to further his goals. He shows no empathy to anyone except if they gave his life meaning such as Superman and Brainiac. And he shamelessly admits to Superman in the ''Justice League Unlimited'' series finale that he sees their EnemyMine against Darkseid as settling revenge against the Lord of Apokolips for stealing ''his'' prize instead of [[EvilVersusOblivion saving the world]].
* TheSocialExpert: Luthor is really good at being charismatic and talking people into believing or doing what he wants. Of course, this only lasts so long, since he is such a {{Jerkass}} that people with inevitably try to sever their ties with him. Then again, he’s so good at it that [[spoiler:he talks Brainiac into allying with him after they fuse into one being]].
* TheStarscream: A successful one, too. He shoots Grodd and takes over the Legion as soon as he gets fed up with Grodd's... uh... big and evil plan. Bonus points for [[AtLeastIAdmitIt being completely open]] [[LampshadeHanging about his plans for treachery]].
-->'''Luthor:''' I wasn't going to do this for another few weeks, but ''seriously?'' [[spoiler:Turning all of humanity into apes? ''[[DisappointedByTheMotive That]]'' [[DisappointedByTheMotive was your "master plan"?]]]]
* TakingYouWithMe: His last trump card if he loses everything else.
** When he finds out he's dying of Kryptonite-induced cancer, he forms the Injustice Gang in a last-ditch effort to take out Superman and all his friends.
** His ''Justice Lord'' counterpart, President Luthor, is willing to [[NukeEm launch a nuclear war]] just to spite Superman one last time.
** After Darkseid took away Brainiac from him in the ''JLU'' finale, Luthor is willing to do anything to get revenge, even sacrificing himself to trap Darkseid into the Source Wall with the Anti-Life Equation as bait.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Whenever working with Superman, or the Joker, or Grodd. He's really not a people person. The only one he really got on with is Brainiac.
* TookALevelInBadass: In ''Superman: TAS'', Luthor served as businessman and TheManBehindTheMan and GreaterScopeVillain behind various Superman villains. He was also easily outranked by Joker, Brainiac, and Darkseid in terms of scale. In "Legacy", he was a ButtMonkey that a depowered Superman landed a head-butt on. However, the minute Luthor became a criminal mastermind in ''Justice League'' (''Unlimited'') and lapsed back to his Silver Age get-up (Purple Suit, Orange Jumpsuit), he became far more dangerous and powerful than ever before, believably becoming a League-level threat (second only to ComicBook/VandalSavage, Brainiac and Darkseid), and even getting the upper hand on Batman in a fight during their fight in "Injustice for All".
* TradeYourPassionForGlory: Lex Luthor was always brilliant but one can argue that his time spent behind the desk of a corporate office hampered his scientific passion and genius. In ''Justice League'' he would note how Lexcorp's great wealth and resources didn't achieve half the stuff that Professor Ivo did alone in his lab, more or less confessing that even he never built anything like the AMAZO Android. Indeed, he shows far more genius, elan and inventiveness as a criminal and open supervillain than he ever did as a civilian businessman.
-->'''Lex Luthor''': "Ironic...years of plotting...hundreds of millions spent on Cadmus R&D projects and none of it bore fruit. Now it's a lowly employee of Lexcorp, Doctor Ivo, creator of Amazo, who we have to thank for my impending godhood."
* {{Troll}}: In ''Justice League Unlimited''. [[spoiler:His entire presidential campaign was a farce to get under Superman's skin. It was immensely successful at doing so.]]
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Of Brainiac's during the first two seasons of ''Justice League Unlimited'']].
* VillainProtagonist: He becomes this in the final season of ''Justice League Unlimited'', which is about how he rises from prison to Gorilla Grodd's lackey in the Legion of Doom, to usurping the Legion of Doom and in the end, perhaps AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: In ''Superman: The Animated Series'' and the second season of ''Justice League Unlimited''.
* VillainousBreakdown: When the League exposes his crimes in "Injustice for All," he becomes a lot more irritable and less composed than he was previously.
* VillainousRescue: In part two of "A Better World", Lex uses a power disruptor to stop the Justice Lords' Superman from killing Flash, then subdues the rest of the League's evil counterparts, as part of a deal he struck with the real Superman in exchange for a pardon.
* VillainousUnderdog: Even moreso during ''Justice League'' (''Unlimited''), where Luthor is stripped of his company, his reputation, and his funding but becomes a greater threat than ever before, representing what Creator/NeilGaiman said that while one can imprison Luthor time and again, you can't really imprison his mind.
* VillainousValour: Discussed in the final episode of ''Justice League Unlimited'', [[spoiler:where Luthor saves the day and defeats Darkseid by forcing him to assimilate into the Source Wall with the Anti-Life Equation]]:
-->'''Martian Manhunter''': In many ways, Lex Luthor represented the very worst of humanity.\\
'''Superman''': And yet, [[spoiler:he died to save the world]].
* WealthyYachtOwner: He had one in "The Way of All Flesh".
* WeCanRuleTogether:
** At the end of "The Last Son of Krypton", Luthor offers Superman a chance to work together, seeing opportunity to expand his global influence with Superman's powers. Naturally, Superman refuses, which officially starts the bitter rivalry between these two larger-than-life figures. "Brave New Metropolis" would show [[CrapsackWorld what the world would be had Superman taken the offer]].
--->'''Lex Luthor''': A being with your abilities could be very useful to me on a, shall we say, global scale? Why don't you float on in and we'll discuss it?
** When Luthor is [[GrandTheftMe at Brainiac's mercy]] but realizes that Brainiac has no idea what to do after collecting all the knowledge in the universe, he suggests to the android that they should remake the universe together since Luthor's creativity will give meaning to Brainiac's programming. Seeing the logic behind it, Brainiac accepts.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Several people doing his dirty work have been killed after accomplishing it, since [[HeKnowsTooMuch They Know Too Much]], or, in the case of Dr. Vale, not leaving town fast enough.
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[[folder:Mercy Graves]]
!! Mercy Graves
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/LisaEdelstein
->'''Voiced in Latin America by:''' Lilo Schmid (''Superman: The Animated Series''), Edilú Martínez, Marycel Gonzáles (''Justice League, Unlimited'')
->'''Voiced in French by:''' Emmanuèle Bondeville (''Superman: The Animated Series'')
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''
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* BattleButler: Lex Luthor's.
* BeleagueredAssistant: Poor girl has to constantly be on the move with a boss like Lex Luthor barking orders every two minutes.
* BodyguardBabes: A beautiful bodyguard who wears a chauffeur uniform with very tight pants.
* BodyguardCrush: [[HopelessSuitor Totally one-sided]] on her part much to her chagrin.
* CanonImmigrant: She follows from Harley Quinn's lead. She proved popular enough that she would subsequently appear in the comics and in other animated series like ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'' (with some [[RaceLift slight changes]]) and ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'', and heavily inspired the character of Tess Mercer from ''Series/{{Smallville}}''.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Strongly implied due to her BodyguardCrush as she's shown to be highly resentful of women getting close to Lex. Best seen in "My Girl" where Luthor became unusually taken with Lana Lang so Mercy decided to secretly follow her and discovered her passing information on Lex's activities to Superman, proudly reporting back to Lex and being happy about Lana being killed for her betrayal.
* {{Chickification}}: She unfortunately suffers this in ''Justice League'', having retired from action and growing her hair out. Ironically she starts off her first appearance by being more confident, successful, and willing to stand up to Luthor than ever before, but Luthor then threatens her and she reluctantly agrees to help him. She may end the episode hanging up on him, but come Unlimited, Luthor is once again the head of Lex corp and Mercy is right by his side.
* TheComicallySerious: Though she can be pretty snarky on occasions.
* DarkActionGirl: She's good behind the wheel or in a fight, and she understands entirely when Lex speculates that it'd be a ShameIfSomethingHappened...
* TheDogBitesBack: Subverted first, as we're set up to think she'll turn on Lex for abandoning her to take the fall on one of his criminal deeds, but it turns out his hold on her is too strong. But she finally gets to do it for real in ''Justice League'' when he uses his prison call on her and she immediately hangs up. Then she goes right back to him two seasons later when he's "reformed" and running for President.
* TheDragon: To Lex Luthor.
* {{Expy}}: In ''Justice League'', after growing out her hair and undergoing {{Chickification}}, she becomes this to [[Film/SupermanTheMovie Eve Teschmacher]].
* {{Foil}}: To Harley Quinn in "World's Finest". Where Harley is flamboyant and hyperactive, Mercy is restrained and precise. They don't get along.
* FriendsWithBenefits: While there's no real romantic feelings between the two, it's heavily implied (especially in ''Justice League'') that the two have more than a professional relationship going on. Their entire relationship oozes with [[MasochismTango emotionally oppressive relationship subtext]], and Lex all but spells out in "Tabusa Rasa" that they've been intimate on a regular basis.
* GirlFriday: A bit of a BadassNormal with many skills and few scruples. She is very useful to Lex.
* HiddenDepths: When Lex is exposed as a criminal, he names Mercy the new head of [=LexCorp=]. She turns out to be a much better businessperson than Lex. As it so happens, cutting out Luthor's obsessive supervillain side-projects and selling off Luthor's anti-Superman resources has made [=LexCorp=] more profitable than ever. Luthor is rather nonplussed when he finds out.
* HonestCorporateExecutive: In ''Justice League'', when Lex was in prison, she took over his position to keep his company running, seemingly without have to commit any crimes unlike Lex when he was in charge to keep [=LexCorp=] financially afloat.
* HypercompetentSidekick: She is way more level-headed than her boss, and seems to be able to keep up with her boss' commands. Of course, we see that when she became head of [=LexCorp=], she was much more successful than Luthor ever was, especially due to not being obsessed with defeating Superman, and just less focused on supervillainy in general.
* KickChick: Almost exclusively uses high kicks, except for her gun. She also wears a [[DangerouslyShortSkirt short mini-dress]] which almost always gives the viewer a great view of her legs even when she isn't fighting. [[MagicSkirt No]] {{Panty Shot}}s, though.
* MagicSkirt: She is always running around doing high kicks, being beaten up and sent flying by people, all in an outfit that looks more like a tight top than a full chauffeur's uniform.
* MsFanservice: Even moreso in ''Justice League'', to the point where the android Amazo (while channeling [[ChivalrousPervert Flash]]) hits on her.
* NinjaMaid: For Lex.
* RecruitedFromTheGutter: In "Ghost in the Machine", she explains to Superman that Luthor took her in off the streets, explaining her loyalty to him. Unfortunately, Luthor doesn't return the sentiments and abandons her when the room collapses, prompting her to turn on him in ''Justice League''.
* ServileSnarker: Not at first, but she does develop into a snarker. She's the one person to whom it's safe to deliver his AsYouKnow speeches and the only one who will ask, sincerely, "WhyDontYouJustShootHim"
* SheFu: She doesn't hesitate to show off what she's got when she fights.
* ShesGotLegs: She wears a [[DangerouslyShortSkirt ridiculously short dress]] (or a tight shirt with tight pants) that shows off her long toned yet shapely legs.
* StatuesqueStunner: She's quite tall and attractive.
* StreetUrchin: According to Mercy, she was one of these until Luthor came along took her in, cleaned her up, and made her his right-hand girl, explaining her hopeless UndyingLoyalty to him.
* VillainDecay: In her appearances in ''Justice League'', she has undergone {{Chickification}} at the cost of the BodyguardBabes and DarkActionGirl aspect.
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[[folder:Metallo]]
!! Metallo (John Corben)
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MalcolmMcDowell (''Superman: The Animated Series'', ''Justice League Unlimited''), Creator/CoreyBurton (''Justice League'')
-> '''Voiced in Latin America by:''' Rafael Monsalve, Renzo Jiménez, Rubén León (''Superman: The Animated Series''), Ezequiel Serrano, Roberto Colmenarez (''Justice League, Unlimited'')
->'''Voiced in French by:''' Jean-Louis Faure (''Superman: The Animated Series'', 1st voice), Bruno Dubernat (''Superman: The Animated Series'', 2nd voice), Vincent Violette (''Superman: The Animated Series'', replacement voice), Éric Chevalier (''Justice League''), Magid Bouali (''Justice League Unlimited'')
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''

-->''"There's the reality! The metal behind the man! It's all I am now! It's who I am... Metallo."''

John Corben was a mercenary hired by [=LexCorp=] to [[FakingAndEntering steal]] an experimental MiniMecha and deliver it to Lex's (illegal) buyers. Superman's debut in Metropolis was crushing the robot and hauling Corben off to prison. While in jail, Corben contracted a fatal disease. Lex Luthor, thankful for Corben refusing to testify against him, offered a solution: upload Corbin's mind into an immortal robot body, powered by a Kryptonite core. Corben enjoyed the limitless strength and durability, but the lack of touch, smell and taste drove him insane. Especially once he found out that the fatal disease he contracted was deliberately applied to him ''by'' Luthor. Still, he is a dedicated enemy of Superman. He later joins the LegionOfDoom in ''Justice League Unlimited''.
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* AdaptationalJobChange: In the comics at the time, he was a small-time conman before becoming Metallo; while pre-Crisis, he was a journalist (and secretly a thief and a murderer). Here, he was a mercenary-for-hire.
* AdaptationalNationality: In the comics, he's American. Here, he's English.
* AndIMustScream: His fate at the end of both his first appearance as Metallo ("The Way Of All Flesh") and then his second one in "Action Figures."
** The first time, he ends up sinking to the bottom of the ocean, leaving him stranded and forced to wander aimlessly until he managed to hit land by sheer chance. He was down there for a year, and the strain of it caused him to lose his mind.
** The second time, he ends up BuriedAlive beneath tons of solidified magma. He discusses it when he returns in "Heavy Metal."
--->'''Metallo''': Remember how you left me, Superman? Buried in rock?! I couldn't move. I couldn't see. I couldn't hear. But I could think, and all I thought about was how I was going to make you pay!
* AttackItsWeakPoint: Disabling his Kryptonite core is usually the only way to stop him.
* BlessedWithSuck: He gets an immortal, super-strong body powered by Superman's biggest weakness...at the cost of losing all tactile sensation.
* BarbieDollAnatomy: The fake flesh on top of his metal skeleton lacks nipples.
* BrainUploading: After Lex poisoned him, his brain was put into a robotic shell.
* {{Cyborg}}: In "The Way of All Flesh", Corben becomes Metallo; his original organic brain sealed inside a completely artificial body of virtually indestructible metal.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Revels in gaining an indestructible cybernetic body that saves him from a deadly virus and [[FeelNoPain renders him immune to pain]], but finds out the hard way that it also depletes all his pleasurable senses, and that the transplant is irreversible.
* EasyAmnesia: In "Action Figures", Metallo's time on the bottom of the ocean wiped his memories clean. He briefly becomes a hero to some local children...until he remembers Superman.
* EvilBrit: He's played by Creator/MalcolmMcDowell.
* FalseReassurance:
** When he mentioned that he couldn't feel anything, the doctors said there would be "adjustments" to be made. He assumed they meant that his new body needed some fine-tuning; what they actually meant was that he'd have to get used to his new condition.
** When he goes to confront Luthor, he tries to explain that, in time, he ''would'' be able give Metallo his senses back (or transplant Corben’s brain onto another organic body). Metallo is not fooled this time.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He's often friendly and grinning, but he is usually assuming the pleasant persona to mock and insult his foes.
* TheHedonist: Before his transformation into Metallo, he was shown to be a reckless and thorough hedonist who enjoyed life's pleasures from good food to women. It's how Luthor managed to give him an incurable disease by poisoning his food and what instantly drove him insane by being trapped in a sensory-deprived body.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: His transformation into Metallo is entirely the result of Luthor ruining his life so as to manipulate him for his own ends, and his pain as he realizes how much becoming Metallo has cost him is genuine...but he's also a remorseless sociopathic mercenary who has hurt a lot of people, so the audience's sympathy for him is limited.
* MotiveDecay: ZigZagged. Initially, it seems to be played straight; after "The Way Of All Flesh", he seems only interested in defeating Superman and not in avenging himself on Luthor. However, FridgeBrilliance clarifies that there's three easy reasons ''why'' he's after the Man of Steel:
** The first is that Corben has his own grudge against Superman. The Man of Steel interfered with his attempts to avenge himself on Luthor, which would have been bad enough, but the end result of that little encounter was that Corben spent a year wandering blindly along the bottom of the ocean. Not a week after that, a fight with Superman left him buried alive under tons of rock for weeks, maybe months, until Intergang dug him out. No wonder he's pissed off!
*** One could also make the argument that Corben would never have been infected by Luthor in the first place if Superman hadn't been around. Not a very sane argument, but, after what Corben's been through, it's very doubtful that he's stable.
** The second reason is that Corben ''needs'' to kill Superman before he can get revenge on Luthor. Superman is far more of a threat to Metallo than Luthor is -- Corben can just smash his way into Luthor's office and rip Luthor's head from his shoulders whenever he wants, but to do that, first he's got to stop the Big Blue Boyscout from interfering with his unlawful vengeance.
** Finally, the reason why Corben would focus on Superman over Luthor is that Superman is the person responsible for some of the worst of his pain and offers him nothing in return, whilst Luthor (who is a very charismatic and persuasive sort of individual) can make the argument that he can find a way to reverse the transfer or at least upgrade his body with tactile input.
* NakedNutter: As John Corben goes mad from the SenseLossSadness of his Metallo body, he starts ripping off his clothes... along with his human-looking skin.
* NighInvulnerability: His robotic body makes him difficult to kill.
* RoboticPsychopath: He's a skilled mercenary upgraded to a cybernetic body, a process that made him even deadlier, but drove him insane.
* SenseLossSadness: The inability to taste, smell or feel anything drives him to the edge in less than a day.
* SeriesContinuityError: What's left of his clothes and skin at the end of "The Way of All Flesh" is completely destroyed by the beginning of "Action Figures," leaving him with his fully robotic apppearance from the comics, but for his remaining appearances throughout the [=DCAU=], he's somehow reverted back to his "Way of All Flesh" appearance pictured above.
* SmugSnake: He tends to be very condescending to everyone.
* SuperStrength: His robot body makes him far stronger than a normal human being.
* UnwittingPawn: He was deliberately infected with the lethal virus by Lex Luthor so he would require the cybernetic transplant, effectively becoming his “saviour’s” own guinea pig.
* VillainousCrush: Despite his vendetta, he clearly had an attraction to Lois Lane. His first instinct upon seeing her again was to [[ForcefulKiss kiss her]]. Unfortunately, he's unable to take any enjoyment when he realizes he can't even feel her lips.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Bruno Mannheim]]
!! Bruno Mannheim
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BruceWeitz
->'''Voiced in Latin America by:''' Roberto Colmenárez
->'''Voiced in French by:''' Mario Santini (1st voice), Christian Pélissier (2nd voice)
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''

Mannheim leads Metropolis's branch of Intergang, a major criminal syndicate. He soon gets weaponry from Apokolips, allowing him to deal with Superman and the local police force. Eventually, Superman and the police team up, and Mannheim is forced to flee to Apokolips, where he meets his new boss, Darkseid. Instead of killing him outright, Darkseid sends him back to Metropolis so he can overtake the nuclear power plant. He then sets the reactor to overload, and Darkseid leaves him to die as the reactor goes critical.
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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: A ''very'' downplayed example. This version of Mannheim is still an unsympathetic, unrepentant crook who willingly collaborates with Darkseid, but he isn't the [[ImAHumanitarian cannibalistic]] [[ReligionOfEvil cult-leading]] psychopath he was in the comic.
* AdaptationalWimp: His comic book counterpart is Darkseid's chosen apostle on Earth and much more threatening. This version of the character is just a regular mob boss who Darkseid manipulates in his plan to invade Earth and [[spoiler:gets nonchalantly sacrificed once he is of no more use]].
* AssholeVictim: For starters, he's indirectly responsible for Winslow Schott, Jr. becoming Toyman because he framed his father and had him die in prison. He more than deserved [[spoiler: being left to die by Darkseid]].
* TheChewToy: And completely deserving it.
* LesCollaborateurs: He helps Darkseid in his plan to conquer Earth.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: He appears to be the main threat at the end of the series, but it turns out that he's really working for Darkseid.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's the head of a criminal syndicate who ruined a man's life by framing his father. What did you expect?
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:He helps Darkseid with his invasion schemes and is left to die for all his troubles]].
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Darkseid lets him die in a nuclear explosion]].
* LensmanArmsRace: Cops? No problem. Superman? Apokolips weaponry. Superman + Cops? Flee and call in the Parademons!
* SaveTheVillain: In his first appearance, he had to be saved from the Toyman.
* SmugSnake: He's a very arrogant bastard, that's for sure.
* TheSyndicate: Leads one.
* TooDumbToLive: Working for Darkseid, yeah, that can't go wrong! [[spoiler: It gets him killed when Darkseid abandons him to die in a nuclear explosion.]]
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: He's rehearsing a speech for the grand opening of a park he built for the city in his debut episode.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:Darkseid leaves him to die after he serves his purpose]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Toyman]]
!! Toyman (Winslow Schott, Jr.)
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BudCort (''Superman: The Animated Series'', ''Static Shock '', ''Justice League Unlimited''), Creator/CoreyBurton (''Justice League'')
->'''Voiced in Latin America by:''' Eduardo Rodríguez (''Superman: The Animated Series''), Óscar Flores (''Static Shock'')
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''

-->''"A childhood is a terrible thing to lose, Miss Lane, but I'm getting mine back... with a vengeance."''

Winslow Schott wanted nothing more in life than to make toys. Unfortunately, he had little money, and could only achieve his dream by taking a loan from gangster Bruno Mannheim. The toy company soon became a front for Intergang activities. When the police busted the operation, Mannheim let Winslow take the fall, and the kindly toymaker spent the rest of his life in prison. Now Schott's son seeks revenge, adopting the identity of Toyman and using a variety of deadly toy-themed weapons and {{death trap}}s against the gangster and his mooks. Naturally, this attracts Superman's attention. He later joins the LegionOfDoom in ''Justice League Unlimited''.
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* AchievementsInIgnorance: In the ''Justice League'' episode ”Hereafter”, Vandal Savage comments that Toyman had unknowingly [[spoiler: created a time machine that sent Superman 30,000 years into the future]] as opposed to a death ray he thought he had.
* AffablyEvil: He can be quite genial, particularly to Lois, though in a very creepy way.
* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: He sics a giant rubber duck on Mannheim in "Fun and Games", a very large [[BoxingKangaroo Rock-'Em-Sock-'Em Robot/ wind up kangaroo hybrid]] on Superman in "Obsession," and a massive toy-like robot on the League in "Hereafter".
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Toyman's gimmick is a joke, but his toys make him an exceptionally dangerous villain.
* CoolMask: Wears an ever-smiling mask that he never removes.
* CreepyMonotone: He speaks in a cold and emotionless tone of voice.
* CrazyPrepared: In the ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'' crossover "Toys in the Hood," even though he had genuinely fallen in love with Darci enough to try and give her a new identity, he was always aware of betrayal, so he put in a fail-safe that would destroy her.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: As goofy as he looks, he manages to create a time machine by accident, destroy Killer Frost in a fight via a yo-yo, successfully navigates the Hall of Doom through the universe and create a nerf gun that causes parademons to explode.
* DeathByIrony: Presumably the original reason for Schott's gimmick- he uses toy-themed weapons to attempt to kill the man who ruined his father's toy business and sent him to prison.
* DemonicDummy: The staff of the show said his design was based off of a ventriloquist dummy that used to be sold in magazines back in the day.
* TheDragon: Is basically Luthor’s right hand man during “Alive!”
* ExpressiveMask: Completely (and very creepily) averted.
* TheFaceless: Orphaned after his father dies in prison, Toyman becomes a toy-crazed supervillain, hiding his face behind a Howdy Doody-like mask. Schott is never seen without the mask, although it's frequently cracked and broken in his battles with Superman, and his fellow villains.
* FreudianExcuse: See ParentalAbandonment, below.
* GadgeteerGenius: He invents [[NerfArm toy-like weapons]].
* HappyFunBall: His specialty.
* KillerYoYo: He knocks out [[AnIcePerson Killer Frost]] in a SingleStrokeBattle in the penultimate episode of ''[[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Justice League Unlimited]]''. Using a yo-yo.
-->[[BondOneLiner Awww... sleeper.]]
* KickTheSonOfABitch: In his first appearance, his entire motivations resolve around trying to kill Bruno Mannheim as revenge for what he did to his father. Superman [[SaveTheVillain still ends up saving Mannheim]], but it's hard to feel sorry for all the things Toyman makes the guy go through.
* MalevolentMaskedMen: He wears a creepy doll-like mask and is also an insane criminal.
* MotiveDecay: In his first appearance, he was seeking vengeance against Bruno Mannheim, the man responsible for ruining his father's life. After that, Toyman never makes another attempt to kill Mannheim again and focuses all his future efforts on either creating lifelike female androids to be his companion or just trying to kill Superman. [[JustifiedTrope Makes sense]], since [[spoiler:by the time of Toyman's second appearance, Darkseid has already killed Mannheim, depriving him of his chance for revenge]].
* NerfArm: Toyman's weapons include suction-cup darts (that explode) and nerf bullets (that make the target explode ''after'' bouncing off).
* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: Happens at the end of both of his ''Superman: TAS'' appearances.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: His weaponized toys are much deadlier than they appear to be.
* OffscreenVillainDarkMatter: His father died penniless and he's never shown committing crimes for money, but he apparently has endless resources to pay for his tanks, helicopters, giant rubber ducks, and incredibly advanced robots. Oh, and in his ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'' appearance, he somehow [[KryptoniteIsEverywhere got his hands of enough Kryptonite to build an entire army of robot minions made of it]].
* OhCrap: He has this reaction in "Hereafter" after he "killed" Superman and a distraught Wonder Woman tore his machine apart in response and literally told him that she was going to ''kill'' him for what he had just done. Thankfully for him, the Flash saved his life telling Wonder Woman [[MoralityChainBeyondTheGrave Superman wouldn't want her to do such a thing]].
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: It's implied on a personal level for him with his and his fellow Legion of Doom accomplices' EnemyMine with the Justice League against the revived Darkseid's invasion of earth in the GrandFinale of ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' was because Darkseid had killed his original ArchEnemy Bruno Mannheim, therefore taking away the original reason he became Toyman in the first place as he was trying to avenge himself and his father for what Mannheim did to them. So, he's probably more than happy to sic his nerf gun on his parademons stealing his initial goal from him.
* ParentalAbandonment: His dad (framed by the mob) died in prison, leaving him to be switched from one foster home to another.
* PsychopathicManchild: Goes straight UpToEleven.
* SlasherSmile: Painted onto his mask.
* StalkerWithACrush: In "Obsession."
* SympathyForTheDevil: Expressed for him by Lois.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: Killer Frost does this to him in "Alive!". Toyman is able to take her down using a weaponized yo-yo.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Even if he is a dangerous criminal, it's hard not to feel sorry for the fact that he became this way because his father was screwed over by Mannheim and died in prison while he was shipped off to several neglectful foster homes.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Luminus]]
!! Luminus (Edward Lytener)
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->'''Voiced by:''' Robert Hays (''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''), Nicolas Guest (''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'')
->'''Voiced in Latin America by:''' Eduardo Rodríguez (''Superman: The Animated Series'')
->'''Voiced in French by:''' Vincent Ropion (''Superman: The Animated Series''), Mathias Casartelli (''Justice League'')
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''

Edward was an engineer at [=LexCorp=] who specialized in light and laser manipulation. He was a mole for Lois in one of her stories, and while Lois' work won her a journalism award, he was fired. In revenge, he tried to murder Lois, and [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption then Superman got involved]]. Lytener took up the persona of Luminus and decided to get his revenge on Superman. That failed, too. Luminus is last seen fighting the WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague after a jail break.
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* AffablyEvil: Even when making declarations of absolute hatred and murderous intent, he's always so briskly, cheerfully polite. This continues after he becomes Luminus.
* BondVillainStupidity: You managed to [[BroughtDownToNormal weaken Superman to human strength]], Luminus. [[CombatPragmatist Just shoot him already]]. Don't toy with him until he breaks the machine weakening him.
* BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu: He enjoys fighting Superman because he can't wait to kill a god.
* DeathTrap: His specialty. Spent his debut episode trying to kill Lois.
* DirtyCoward: In his second appearance where he uses a machine to change the color of the sun from yellow to red to weaken Superman, he spends the episode being an [[SmugSnake arrogant bully]] , tormenting Superman knowing that there's little he can do to stop him. But once the pointless, mean-spirited tormenting leads to Luminus [[WhatanIdiot accidentally destroying his own machine]], he [[VillainousBreakdown COMPLETELY freaks out and desperately tries to beat Superman to death before he returns to full strength]].
* EnergyWeapon: He's good with light, so lasers aren't too far of a stretch.
* FightingAShadow: As Luminus, he never puts himself in the same place as Superman if he can send a hologram instead.
* ForTheEvulz: In his second appearance, Edward Lytener becomes the villain Luminus just to get back at Superman.
* GadgeteerGenius: He created his weapons himself.
* HardLight: His other specialty. Turns out, lasers still hurt anyway.
* {{Hellevator}}: One of his death traps.
* INeverSaidItWasPoison: In his first appearance, he slips up and gives away his involvement in the attacks on Lois when he congratulates her on her journalism award. Since he was in his lab for the past day, with no TV or radio (he finds them distracting), he could only know that she'd won the award if he was the one who attacked her at the awards ceremony.
* {{Invisibility}}: He can use his devices to appear invisible.
* LightIsNotGood: He has weapons that manipulate light and he is a bad guy.
* LoveMakesYouCrazy: He went nuts because of his infatuation with Lois Lane.
* MasterOfIllusion: He can use his manipulation of light to create illusions.
* MesACrowd: Similar to Franchise/TheFlash villain Mirror Master, but Superman learns the hard way that his copies actually can deal real damage. JustifiedTrope as Lytener points out that holograms ''and'' lasers both use light, so with some tweaking to his holograms, they are capable of laser related attacks.
* MotiveDecay: Goes from being Lois's StalkerWithACrush to trying to kill Superman just because he can.
* NeverMyFault: He blames his StartOfDarkness on Lois not returning his affections.
* NothingPersonal: Said this in his second appearance to Lois. He put her in a {{death trap}} again, but he insisted only as bait for Superman.
* SmugSnake: He's pretty full of himself.
* StalkerWithACrush: He became TheMole against [=LexCorp=] because he liked Lois, not because it was the right thing to do. One of his evil plans was to creepily install a laser cage DeathTrap in ''Lois Lane's apartment''. [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty Ugh]].
* StevenUlyssesPerhero: ''Lyte''ner?
* TookALevelInBadass: In his second appearance. He comes ''[[NearVillainVictory very close]]'' to killing Superman.
* VillainousBreakdown: Is calm and calculating when he has a powerless Superman on the ropes. When the satellite's key to powering the big guy down get blown up, however, he (understandably) becomes quite panicky and desperate.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Livewire]]
!! Livewire (Leslie Willis)
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/LoriPetty (''Superman: The Animated Series'', ''The New Batman Adventures''), Creator/MariaCanalsBarrera (''Justice League'')
-> '''Voiced in Latin America by:''' Elena Prieto (''Superman: The Animated Series''), Úrsula Cobucci (''Justice League, Unlimited'')
->'''Voiced in French by:''' Magali Barney (''Superman: The Animated Series''), Virginie Ogouz (''The New Batman Adventures''), Caroline Maillard (''Justice League'')
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/TheNewBatmanAdventures'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''

A Metropolis radio personality who built her career by bashing Superman on the airwaves. She finds herself suddenly possessing electrical superpowers after both she and Supes are struck by the same lightning bolt during a thunderstorm. Blaming him for her condition, she soon adopts the persona of "Livewire" and takes her Superman-bashing to a new, dangerous and [[{{Pun}} shocking]] level. She later fights Batgirl and Supergirl in a crossover episode of ''[[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries The New Batman Adventures]]'' and joins [[LegionOfDoom Grodd's Secret Society]] in ''Justice League Unlimited''.
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* AbsoluteCleavage: She has a large lightning bolt-shaped slit that goes down to her belly button, although no cleavage is actually drawn.
* AdaptationDyeJob: In the tie-in comics, she temporarily loses her powers. While human again, she's a blonde rather than the brunette she was in the show.
* AdaptationalHeroism: In both the tie-in comics and the mainstream comics, she eventually becomes an ally, a stark contrast to her original animated incarnation who simply did things ForTheEvulz.
* AttentionWhore: A decent part of her characterization, especially in her first appearance. It's particularly obvious before her transformation. In the tie-ins, realizing this is her first step towards a HeelFaceTurn: she tries to call Superman out for a big, flashy showdown in the middle of an alien invasion, but instead of fear from the populace she only gets annoyance that she's trying to grab the spotlight when there's far more important events taking place, causing her to realize how ridiculous her usual schtick is.
* BadassBoast: "You can't stop me anymore than you can stop rain...wind...or LIGHTNING!"
* CanonImmigrant: She originated in ''Superman: The Animated Series'' and was subsequently added to the original comics.
* DeadpanSnarker: Comes with her job as a ShockJock.
* DumbassDJ: Before gaining her powers, she was a popular DJ who spent all her time insulting Superman in order to boost her ratings.
* ElementalBaggage: She works like a battery; she must absorb the charge from other electricity sources to use her powers, and when that charge runs out, she's [[BroughtDownToNormal normal]].
* FormFittingWardrobe: Livewire's outfit is created by ionizing the air around her, and she herself describes it as "form-fitting."
* {{Goth}}: Dressed like one as a human.
* HeelFaceTurn: In the tie-in comics to the show, at least. After making the jump to the main DC Universe, she eventually turns good there as well.
* HeroicSacrifice: Twice in the comics:
** The first time is to stop Brainiac from releasing all the world's nuclear weapons: she ends up using all her power and the effort leaves her pretty much brain dead, and Star Labs can only barely manage to keep her alive.
** The second time is after Luther uses Apokolips tech to revive her in order to sell her to Apokolips, Superman intervenes but ends up getting himself and Leslie sent to Apokolips itself where they find out Darkseid plans to use Livewire to power a doomsday weapon. Leslie and Superman manage to foil the plan and Leslie, fully powered by the planet itself, starts to wreak havoc, but realizing that she will go nuclear soon tells Superman to run. Being Supes he refuses and races Leslie back to earth where he flies her to a clearing to explode. Luckily for her it doesn't hurt her, but it kills Superman. Leslie uses the last of her power to restart his heart, which reverts her back to normal. Later she gets struck by lightning again and returns to being Livewire, but now as a hero.
* {{Hypocrite}}: She trashes Superman for supposedly "only thinking of himself" even though the second she gets her powers she does her best to use them for her own benefit while screwing over everyone else.
* {{Jerkass}}: As a shock jock, it's sort of her thing. How much was an act and how much was her personality is unclear, but she seemed to believe what she was spouting.
* TheLadette: While she's a woman, she doesn't act very feminine.
* {{Leitmotif}}: An electric guitar tune.
* LightningCanDoAnything: Passing through Superman first apparently means it can create metahumans. Applying the trope to Livewire specifically, she's able to do nonsensical things like dive into TV screens and then appear on them.
* LogicalWeakness: Livewire and water do not mix. Her stored electricity will short circuit and at least partially dissipate if she gets wet.
* MotorMouth: She often makes ''multiple'' snarky comments while on-screen.
* NeverMyFault: Her transformation was due to her stupidity of hosting a concert ''in the middle of a storm''. Superman tried to get her to cancel it as she was both putting herself and the audience in danger; she wouldn't listen and got hit by lightning. She then blamed Superman for the mess, mostly from seeing on TV a reporter interviewing Superman accusing that he deliberately didn't push Leslie out of the way when the lightning struck.
* OneLiner: ''Loves'' these. Makes sense given her past as a ShockJock.
* PsychoElectro: She has electrical powers and isn't very sane.
* PureEnergy: Livewire describes herself as such and, though it makes for a very interesting character, it does not make any more scientific sense than every other "energy being" out there. And, oddly enough, [[XRaySparks she apparently still has a skeleton]].
* SexySpectacles: Invoked this before her transformation. Getting struck by lightning seems to have improved her vision, though.
* ShockAndAwe: Gains electric powers [[LightningCanDoAnything after being struck by lightning]].
* ShockJock: Before getting her powers. Afterwards, [[StealthPun she drops the "jock" part]].
* StrawFeminist: At times.
* ThatManIsDead: "Meet [Leslie Willis's] replacement!"
* VaporWear: See AbsoluteCleavage.
* VerbalTic: She tends to tack the word, "babies", onto the end of almost every other sentence when talking to other people.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Parasite]]
!! Parasite (Rudy Jones)
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BrionJames (''Superman: The Animated Series''), Creator/BrianGeorge (''Justice League'')
->'''Voiced in Latin America by:''' Alí Rondón (''Superman: The Animated Series'')
->'''Voiced in French by:''' Bruno Choël (''Superman: The Animated Series''), Olivier Cordina (''Justice League''), Michel Barbey (''Justice League Unlimited'')
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''

Once an employee of S.T.A.R. Labs, Rudy was exposed to an experimental chemical compound that spilled on him when he tried to steal it. Now, as The Parasite, he possesses the power to absorb the energy, memories and physical abilities from anyone he touches, [[OhCrap including Superman]]. He later joins the LegionOfDoom.
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* AchillesHeel: He gains the weaknesses of those whose powers he copies, usually with greater effect than the originals.
* AffablyEvil: Very amiable, though in this case it only serves to make him more creepy.
* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: He has this in "Two's a Crowd".
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Superman first approached him by treating him with sympathy for his accident and offering help. Parasite [[WoundedGazelleGambit played along to trick him into physical contact so he could absorb his powers.]]
* CompositeCharacter: Of himself, between the Rudy Jones and Maxwell Jensen Parasites. He has the name and origin of the former and the powers of the latter.
* DecompositeCharacter: WordOfGod confirmed the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond''-era Parasite in the ''JLU'' episode [[Recap/JusticeLeagueUnlimitedS2E13Epilogue "Epilogue"]], based on how Ed [=McGuinness=] drew Jones[[note]]Which was basically to take the monstrous Parasite form Jones had in the mid-to-late 1990s and slap the DCAU costume on him[[/note]], is a LegacyCharacter.
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler:He is arguably the most prominent character to get this anti-climactic death]].
* DrunkWithPower: As a defining character trait. His main motivation is that his whole life people have been pushing him around and looking down on him, and now he wants as much power as he can for as long as he can...and enjoys using it to lord over others. That said, on a good day, he can be a relatively well-adjusted guy considering it all. He seems pretty satisfied with getting cable TV in his prison cell once he's captured.
* EvilerThanThou: He's on both sides of this in two episodes of ''Superman: TAS''. In "Two's A Crowd", he's less evil than Earl Garver, initially trying to encourage him to be a good prisoner and comply, which will make his life easier. It's only after being duped by Garver that he goes rogue, and that lasts only until he realizes Garver is using him as an expendable dupe. Then, in "Double Dose", he pulls this on Livewire, playing along as her partner only until they have Superman incapacitated, then preventing her from killing him so he can leech the life from the both of them.
* EvilIsPetty: In "Two's A Crowd", he demands payment to use his powers to read the mind of MadBomber Earl Garver. His payment? That he gets a big-screen television with cable TV hookup installed in his cell.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: He went from a janitor to deadly supervillain.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:He's frozen and then blown up along with Grodd's other followers in "Alive!"]]
* PowerParasite: He can absorb the powers of any metahuman he drains.
* SecretIdentityApathy: Parasite finds out that Superman is Clark when he absorbs his powers during his first appearance, but other than using this to ambush him at home and take him prisoner so he can be a permanent "meal", he shows zero interest in it. A throwaway line from his first appearance suggests that he lost ''all'' of his memories -- therefore including who Clark is -- but next time we see him he shows no sign of this (and he gets him several times in later episodes anyway), so presumably Parasite spends the entire ''DCAU'' knowing that Clark Kent is Superman and simply not caring ([[VillainBall or maybe not thinking]]) to share that information with anyone.
* SplitPersonalityTakeover: In "Two's a Crowd," Earl Garver takes control of Parasite after Parasite tries to absorb Garver's memories. Eventually, [[BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind the two of them duke it out for control of the body]].
* TrappedByGamblingDebts: The reason he tried to steal a chemical compound in the first place.
* WhosLaughingNow: He goes from hardluck janitor to one of Superman's most dangerous enemies.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: When Rudy Jones was first introduced, his characterization was desperation instead of malevolence, and he stopped his partner when he tried to actually hurt people. However, after he became Parasite, he became obsessed with draining anybody he could get his hands on and taking revenge on a world that hurt him.
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[[folder:Volcana]]
!! Volcana (Claire Selton)
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PeriGilpin
->'''Voiced in Latin America by:''' Livia Méndez
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''

* AntiVillain: In her debut episode, the only reason she turned to crime was to collect enough money to leave the USA and escape the government agents trying to take her back as a living weapon. She is depicted as a conventional villain when Supergirl confronts her just a few episodes later.
* BareYourMidriff: Her new outfit in ''Justice League''.
* CanonForeigner: She is an original character created for the series.
* CleavageWindow: As part of her ''Justice League'' outfit.
* CostumeEvolution: During ''S: TAS'', she wore a cocktail dress and jacket, but during ''JL'', she sports a tank top and pants.
* DarkActionGirl: She's willing to fight and is also a villain.
* DatingCatwoman: She was flirting heavily with Superman at the end of her debut episode and he never stopped her. In fact, he looked like he was having fun while she did it.
* DeadpanSnarker: At one point, when Superman catches her, she remarks "You're going to make me earn this, aren't you?"
* DistractedByTheSexy: She gains entry to a private party and draws the eye of on-duty photographer Jimmy Olsen, through raw sex appeal.
* FieryRedhead: Has long red hair, with a temper and literal fire powers to match.
* FlyingFirepower: She has pyrokinesis and some flight (possibly a form of telekinesis).
* FriendlyEnemy: At the end of her debut episode she and Superman and shown to be on incredibly good terms, showing that they're friends now. They were playfully flirting and trading barbs. Volcana even blows a fiery kiss towards Superman and he smiles at it.
%%* LovableRogue: At least in her first appearance.
* MotiveDecay: In her first appearance, she's an {{Anti Villain}} who Superman forms a quasi-partnership with. Afterwards, she's just a random baddie.
* PlayingWithFire: She can create streams and even crude shapes of fire (assuming there's air to fuel the combustion).
* RapunzelHair: Her hair falls past her knees.
* TookALevelInJerkass: In ''Justice League'', she shows a willingness to kill using her powers, making her more sinister than before.
* UngratefulBitch: While her attitude and thoughts on Superman by the time of ''Justice League'' aren't directly addressed, she can still be seen as this by sheer (un) virtue of joining a bunch of Superman's rogues to go on a crime spree ''in celebration of Superman's supposed death''... which is a really funny way of showing appreciation towards the guy who once helped her out.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Corey Mills]]
!! Sergeant Corey Mills
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/XanderBerkeley
->'''Voiced in Latin America by:''' Eduardo Rodríguez
->'''Voiced in French by:''' Patrick Osmond
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''

* AxCrazy: Courtesy of the armor suit that makes him increasingly homicidal.
* BloodKnight: The suit makes him this by having him enjoy its power and combat usage against his adversaries.
* ByTheBookCop: Mills before he became the test subject for the power armor.
* CanonForeigner: He is an original character created for the series.
* ClothesMakeTheManiac: Mills became violent, paranoid and obsessive after prolonged exposure to the armor.
* FairCop: He's quite handsome.
* HappilyMarried: Again, until the suit started to change him.
* PoweredArmor: The battle armor built by Lex Corp granted him several abilities:
** OneWayVisor: With StatOVision.
** GrenadeLauncher
** HandBlast: With Black Light lasers.
** RocketBoots: Jetpack provided flight
** TheStrengthOfTenMen: More like twenty men. Enhanced physical strength at least on par with Superman as well as comparable durability allowing the pilot to battle the Man of Steel on an equal footing.
* VillainHasAPoint: When he tries to [[KickTheSonOfABitch kill Luthor in his office by unleashing his pet shark on him for backstabbing him, literally by placing a shutdown switch in the port on Mills' back and figuratively]], and attempts to give him TheReasonYouSuckSpeech, he was correct to point out that Luthor was like all the other criminals in Metropolis who picks on the little guy.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Detective Kurt Bowman]]
!! Detective Kurt Bowman
-> '''Voiced by:''' Eddie Barth
-> '''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''

A corrupt detective who despises reporters because Lois cost him a promotion with an article on police corruption. [[spoiler:Bowman also murdered a woman, and pinned it on a small time burglar. And Bowman is perfectly willing to kill so he isn’t caught.]]
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* DeathBySecretIdentity: [[spoiler: After his crimes are revealed, he's soon sentenced to death. Right before the lever is pulled for the gas chamber he's in, he wonders how the heck Clark had survived the bomb he implanted into his car and quickly came to the realization he was Superman]].
* DirtyCop: Detective in his case, but he's known for taking bribes and ignoring protocol. [[spoiler: He's also not above murder either.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: He’s a spiteful, petty DirtyCop [[spoiler:who it turns out is quite willing to resort to murder]].
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:He is executed by gas chamber, [[KarmicDeath the same way the man he framed would have died]]]].
* VillainOfAnotherStory: He debuts in "Target," but only as a RedHerring and doesn't become the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Villain of the Week]] until "The Late Mr. Kent."
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Earl Garver]]
!!Earl Garver
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-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/BrianCox
-> '''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''

A deranged scientist who created a radioactive bomb, and threatened to use it on Metropolis if his ransom demands weren’t met. Garver was left in a coma during a raid on his heavily fortified house, and Parasite was brought in to read Garver's mind. [[GrandTheftMe It went very wrong.]]
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* GrandTheftMe: Pulled this on Parasite.
* InkSuitActor: He bares a resemblance to his actor Brian Cox in the role of Hannibal Lector in ''Film/{{Manhunter}}''.
* MadScientist:
--> '''Professor Hamilton:''' Earl, please, listen to reason!\\
'''Garver:''' I am listening to reason. ''My'' reason.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:General Hardcastle]]
!!General Hardcastle
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-> '''Voiced By:''' Creator/CharlesNapier
-> '''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''

A U.S. Army general with a hatred for Superman.
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* GeneralRipper: He tries to kill Superman even before the events of “Legacy” out of spite and paranoia.
* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: Hardcastle was scapegoated for Superman and Supergirl escaping custody in “Legacy”, and by the time of ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' he became a shell of his former self. Not that he didn’t deserve it, mind you.
* ImproperlyParanoid: For all that CADMUS ''may'' be right about [[BewareTheSuperman the possibility of evil superhumans]] and [[MilitariesAreUseless the U.S. government lacking the firepower to fight them]], Hardcastle from beginning to end is into killing Superman for no damned good reason at all.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Galatea murders him for giving too much information on Cadmus to the Justice League]].
* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: [[spoiler:After being absent ever since “Legacy”, he turns up again early on in the first season of ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' during the beginning of the Cadmus arc just long enough to be killed by Galatea]].
* VisualDevelopment: He's clearly aged the next time he's seen in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' in contrast to his appearance in ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' and how other most reoccurring characters mostly retain their original appearances in the DCAU.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Kurt]]
!!Kurt
-> '''Voiced By:''' Creator/PeterGallagher
-> '''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''

A government agent who was the head of the project that captured Volcana and attempted to turn her into an assassin. He and his men went rogue after she escaped and tracked her down, intending to sell her to the highest bidder.
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* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:He dies when Volcana, while trying to fight Superman so she can murder him, inadvertently sets off some nearby gas tanks. Considering the strength of the explosion, the slim chances of Kurt getting away, and the fact he never shows up again, it’s safe to assume he died]].
[[/folder]]


!! Antagonists from Apokolips

A planet-sized {{Mordor}} on the other side of the galaxy, Apokolips knows little beyond conquest, corruption, and cruelty - and few would dispute that the twisted beings who rule it number among Superman's deadliest foes.

[[folder:In General]]
* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Until the ComicBook/New52, Darkseid and his forces don't usually come into contact with Earth until years after the Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica exists. Here, they fight Superman years before the League forms.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Darkseid]]
!! ComicBook/{{Darkseid}}
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I am many things, Kal-El, but here, I am God"''.]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MichaelIronside
-> '''Voiced in Latin America by:''' Paul Gillman (''Superman: The Animated Series''), Framk Maneiro (''Superman: The Animated Series''), Néstor Araujo (''Justice League, Unlimited'')
->'''Voiced in French by:''' Marc de Georgi (''Superman: The Animated Series''), Bruno Dubernat (''Justice League''), Marc Alfos (''Justice League Unlimited'')
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''

-->''"As I told you once Superman, if you would not be my knight, you would be my pawn."''

The superpowered, diabolical tyrant of Apokolips. Darkseid's ultimate goal is dominion over all life and existence: to that end he is forever seeking the 'Anti-Life Equation', a form of cosmic knowledge which could be used as an ultimate weapon. His recurring efforts to manipulate, conquer or depopulate the Earth have earned Superman's hatred: Superman will stop at nothing to see his end.
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* AbusiveParents: He is, quite simply, not a nice person and his children do not receive special treatment.
* AgonyBeam: His Omega Beams normally kill, but he can dial them down to this to amuse himself.
* ArchnemesisDad: To Orion, his biological son who was raised on New Genesis. In a twist, while Orion absolutely ''despises'' Darkseid, Darkseid views his son as a WorthyOpponent and likes him more than his brother Kalibak, despite the latter's UndyingLoyalty.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Utterly assured in his own strength to the point of delusion. When facing off against Superman in "Destroyer", he states that Superman was "barely able to hold [his] own" against him in their last fight, when in actuality Superman beat him into the ground and would have killed him if not for Brainiac's self-destruction getting him first. Superman proceeds to [[CurbStompBattle handily disprove his notions]] with his WorldOfCardboardSpeech.
* ArtEvolution: When Darkseid appeared in the ''Justice League'' episode "Twilight", he received a redesign in his physical appearance; He keeps the same costume that he wore back in ''Superman: TAS'', but his body was redesigned to be more Kirbyesque in appearance: he’s slimmer, less blocky, and his face is less stylized and more craggily and rock-like in appearance [this could possibly be due to the events of "Legacy," where Superman caused the Omega Effect to backfire, blowing up Darkseid’s head].)
* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler:Lex Luthor finally achieves what Darkseid had sought, the Anti-Life Equation, and hands it, a floating white ball of energy, to Darkseid. Both of them grab hold of it and disappear without a trace, assimilated into the Source Wall, as per WordOfGod]].
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: This is shown perfectly in the penultimate episode of ''JLU''. He was killed three seasons before and Apokolips is in the middle of a CivilWar for who will take his place. After getting resurrected, he returns to Apokolips in the middle of a battlefield, halting the war completely. Usually, on a planet full of [[TheStarscream starscreams]] and after being dead for a few years, you would think that someone would try to rebel. In this case, however, Darkseid doesn't even have to say anything. He just stands there and everyone immediately bows down to him. "Darkseid Is," indeed.
* BackFromTheDead: He was killed by Brainiac's exploding asteroid SupervillainLair, but gets brought back when Luthor uses Tala as a LivingBattery in an attempt to restore Brainiac. According to the DVD commentary, Tala did it on purpose just to spite Luthor. [[WomanScorned Hell hath no fury, indeed.]]
* BadassBaritone: Creator/MichaelIronside does a deep and menacing voice, making his boasts all the more memorable. In Latin America, his first voice actor, Paul Gillman, tried this but the results were mixed, with him sounding like [[WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget a Dr. Claw clone]], but his third voice actor, Nestor Araujo, gave him a voice very similar to Ironside, making his boasts in ''Justice League'' all the more menacing.
* BadassBoast: He has lots of 'em.
** "I am many things, Kal-El. You couldn't begin to imagine half of them, but for now, I shall take the role of your executioner."
** "I am many things, Kal-El... but here, I am ''[[AGodAmI God]]''."
** "Super or otherwise, you're merely a man. And I am a ''[[AGodAmI god]]''."
* BadBoss: Servants are regularly abandoned once [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness they are no longer useful]], you are [[DisproportionateRetribution sent to the slave-pits for]] ''[[DisproportionateRetribution talking]]'', and with Kalibak he combines this trope with [[AbusiveParents utter contempt for his son and his efforts to please him]].
* TheBadGuyWins: "Legacy". Superman might have finally defeated Darkseid, but his victory proved hollow when he threw Darkseid down to his slaves and instead of [[TheDogBitesBack turning on their oppressor]], they helped him. This was on top of Darkseid succeeding in damaging Earth's trust of Superman.
* BaldOfEvil: He has no hair.
* BerserkButton: Do not question his orders. Mannheim and Desaad both found this out the hard way.
* BigBad:
** Of ''Superman: The Animated Series'' Seasons Two and Three. [[BigBadEnsemble He, Luthor, and Grodd]] are in the running for this in ''Justice League''.
** He's this for the ''Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse'' as a whole, being its single greatest threat besides Brainiac.
* BlatantLies: He tries to underscore that Superman beat him twice, especially in ''Unlimited'' where [[SelfServingMemory he pretends that Superman could barely hold his own in their last fight when in truth Superman would have killed him if it wasn't for Batman.]]
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Reacts this way to Superman's AndThisIsFor Dan Turpin punch.
-->'''Darkseid''': Had I known one human's death would pain you so, [[KickTheDog I would have killed more]].
* CameBackStrong: He comes back intermixed with Brainiac remnants, and claims to be more powerful than ever - which is backed up by Superman having to drop all his usual self-control [[spoiler: and still losing the moment Darkseid changes tactics]].
* CharacterTic: Darkseid is frequently depicted with his hands folded behind his back.
* TheChessmaster: "I told you once, Superman, if you would not be my knight, you would be my pawn."
* CurbStompBattle: Up until "Legacy", all his fights have Darkseid dishing one against Superman, and even though he had the upper hand for most it with Superman's blows pissing him off more than actually hurting him. {{Subverted|Trope}} when it's revealed that Darkseid only did so well in their first bouts because Superman underestimated him and held back. When Superman is actually mad and motivated, it's a different story. Their fight in "Legacy" is close and leaves them both injured and exhausted mainly because Darkseid got in a bunch of Omega Beams at the very beginning, but "Twilight" and "Destroyer" show that Superman can utterly decimate Darkseid when he gets serious. "Twilight" actually ends with Superman leaving him a bloody mess that can't even move under his own power.
* DealWithTheDevil:
** Allowed Bruno Mannheim to use technology from Apokolips for his crimes, and later offered to make him a "king" in exchange for helping him with his invasion of Earth. It turns out that Darkseid only meant [[ExactWords "a king of fools"]].
** Entered one with Brainiac in "Twilight". Darkseid's ranks depleted by a recent skirmish with New Genesis, leaving Apokolips helpless against Brainiac's invasion. Darkseid cut a deal to bring Superman to Brainiac for the AI's use in exchange for sparing Apokolips, but as it turns out, he was still the Devil in this arrangement as well, as the entire deal was just a ploy by Darkseid to get control of Brainiac with a Mother Box. Fitting for the trope, the plot goes awry for Darkseid and he ends up dying alongside Brainiac when his base self-destructs.
* DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:In “Twilight”, he insults Superman right before he is killed when Brainiac's ship explodes, taking pleasure that his greatest foe was unable to kill him]].
* TheDreaded: Practically ''everyone'' is terrified of him, even his own servants. In fact, he terrifies the members of the Legion of Doom enough that [[EnemyMine they are willing to enter into an alliance with the Justice League against him]].
* DyingSmirk: [[spoiler:In the ''Justice League'' episode "Twilight", he scoffs and calls Superman a "loser" after Batman boom tubes Clark and Orion away right before Brainiac explodes]].
* ElectricTorture: "It's called the Agony Matrix. Direct neuro-stimulation of pain receptors. All of them. Imagine the worst pain you have ever felt in your life times a thousand. [[AndIMustScream Now imagine that pain continuing forever]]. [[OhWait Oh, that's right. You don't have to imagine]]."
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: What's the first thing he does when he meets Superman face-to-face? Blast him with his Omega Beams until he's on his knees. Who is he? ''That'' is who he is, Kal-El.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Darkseid has only ''one'' loved one, his son Orion. While he recognizes that he will probably have to destroy him eventually, he is proud of Orion and considers him a WorthyOpponent. Even then, Darkseid remains an {{Abusive Parent|s}}, and goes out of his way to treat Orion worse than TheUnfavourite Kalibak, just to force Orion to be stronger, and even tries to kill him in "Twilight".
* EvilIsPetty: He murdered Dan Turpin for no other reason than to stick it to Superman, choosing Dan Turpin as his victim for trying to get in the last word against the tyrant. Once he learns just ''how much'' it hurt Superman, he promises to kill many more humans.
* EvilOverlord: As one would expect from Darkseid.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Comes with being voiced by Creator/MichaelIronside.
* EvilerThanThou: Even Brainiac can't compete. In the GrandFinale, Darkseid not only assimilates Brainiacs' remnants into himself to become stronger than ever, he launches an invasion of Earth that unites the Justice League ''and'' the Society against him, meaning he is so evil and dangerous than even the other villains want to stop him.
* ExactWords: Tells Bruno Mannheim he would make him a king if he helped his invasion, and when leaving him to his death states that he was "king of fools."
* EyeBeams: His Omega Beams.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:Even knowing there's no way he can escape Brainiac's exploding base under his own power after Superman's assault and Batman left him to die after dragging Superman and Orion away, Darkseid can't help but sneer and take solace in the fact that Superman was denied the satisfaction of killing him with his own two hands, calling him a "loser"]].
* FamousLastWords: [[spoiler:In "Twilight"]].
-->'''Darkseid''': [[spoiler:Loser]].
* FateWorseThanDeath: WordOfGod stated that his final fate is this. He winds up fused to the Source Wall in the end, trapping him immobile at the ever-expanding edge of the universe with no way of interacting with any reality ever again.
* FinalBoss: Of ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' and ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''.
* GalacticConqueror: Has conquered an unspecified number of planets prior to the series.
* GeniusBruiser: He is cunning and strong.
* AGodAmI: He is a literal alien god, but Darkseid goes one step further as he is actually worshipped as ''God'' even amongst his own people, having established a personality cult around himself. It is so all-pervasive that even his army of slaves, who hate and fear him and whom he treats abominably, ''help'' him rather than overthrow him when the opportunity presents itself, simply because he controls them so thoroughly and completely.
* GodOfEvil: More specifically, the God of Tyranny.
* GodzillaThreshold: He's the one villain that Superman does not hold back on, and he's the one villain that Superman is perfectly willing to kill.
-->'''Superman''': ... this time, I'm not going to stop until you're nothing but a greasy smear on my fist. Let's go.
* GreaterScopeVillain: Through brainwashing Superman in "Legacy," he is indirectly responsible for Cadmus being formed after Superman's rampage in ''Justice League Unlimited'' (and to an extent, causing [[spoiler:Superman's ally Emil Hamilton to pull a FaceHeelTurn and join Cadmus]]). He also shares this title along with the Justice Lords, whose existence also upgrades Cadmus' agenda, and Brainiac, who uses the Cadmus arc to further his own personal agenda. Along with Brainiac, he is also considered to be the Greater Scope Villain for the entire DC Animated Universe.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: His first on-screen defeat is due to Superman covering Darkseid's eyes as he's firing his Omega Beams, detonating the energy right in his face.
* IHaveNoSon: Towards Kalibak; Orion, not so much.
* InvincibleVillain: During ''Superman: The Animated Series''. Darkseid's plans against Earth ultimately fail, but Superman isn't able to defeat him until "Legacy". Even then, Darkseid was a VictoriousLoser.
* ItsPersonal: By a wide margin the single villain Superman detests the most, Darkseid being responsible for the murder of Dan Turpin as well as brainwashing him and turning him against Earth, something that also nearly led to the death of Supergirl as a side-effect. Superman hates him so much that he eventually puts aside his ThouShaltNotKill rule and makes at least two attempts to outright kill the bastard, one of which actually succeeded ([[CameBackStrong at least temporarily]]).
* ItsWhatIDo: Quotes this trope word for word when Brainiac calls him out for betraying him.
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Due to ''Superman: The Animated Series'' being cut short, Darkseid never suffered any punishment for villainy despite almost causing an apocalypse on Earth, twice. [[spoiler: ''Justice League'' finally sees him die for his villainy in "Twilight".]]
* KickTheDog: When forced to retreat in "Apokolips... Now!" he kills Dan Turpin just to spite Superman. Following that up in "Legacy", Darkseid says if knew the death of one human would have hurt Superman, he would have killed more, and promises that he will kill more in the future.
* KickTheSonOfABitch:
** Can you honestly say that [[AssholeVictim Bruno Mannheim]] didn't deserve the harsh treatment (and later abandonment and death) that Darkseid subjected him to?
** Darkseid also outsmarts and backstabs Brainiac once he felt the robot outlived his usefulness.
** He does this again to Lex Luthor in "Alive!" by terrifying him and his Legion of Doom after they attempted to resurrect Brainiac.
* KnightOfCerebus: Any time Darkseid shows up, whether it's in ''Superman: TAS'' or ''JL'', things get a ''lot'' more serious.
* LackOfEmpathy: Darkseid shows absolutely no sign of empathizing with the people he torments and kills. In fact, he expresses pride in the suffering he has caused.
* LargeAndInCharge: Rules Apokolips with an iron fist, and towers over almost every other character in the ''DCAU''.
* LoopholeAbuse: At the end of "Apokolips... Now!", he is forced to agree to stop trying to invade Earth or face the wrath of New Genesis. He spends the rest of the series scheming various ways to strike out at Earth without violating the letter of his agreement. After gaining Brainiac's powers, he no longer has to worry about violating the treaty, because he is confident he can destroy New Genesis if they try to stop him.
* ManipulativeBastard: Near the end of ''Superman: The Animated Series'', he convinced Superman that he was his surrogate son so that he could be a loyal solider to him.
* MercyKill:
** He was brought back to life by Luthor and the Secret Society and "thanks" them with attempted murder.
---> '''Darkseid''': It seems I have you to thank for my resurrection. Though your world will suffer slowly, I grant you a quick death.
** He even gives one to Superman in their last fight, when he's got him in a trap that gives endless pain, he admits he feels enough mercy for Superman and tries to end his life then and there by cutting out his heart.
---> '''Darkseid''': Still alive. You impress me, Kryptonian. More, your valor has touched my heart. Oh yes, there is still some small part of me that knows mercy. I will end your pain... with something special I've been saving for just this occassion. *pulls out a kryptonite knife*
* NighInvulnerability: He is capable of taking a lot of damage; even Superman has trouble doing any lasting (or visible) harm to him. The only time he's seen wounded in ''Superman: TAS'' is after Superman hit Darkseid with ''his own attack''. This is partly why Superman stops holding back on him in ''Justice League''.
* OhCrap: Watch Superman's World of Cardboard speech and Darkseid's face of utter horror as the Man of Steel hurtles towards him. He knows shit has hit the fan.
* OmnicidalManiac: When Superman states that the people of Earth won't submit to his rule, Darkseid shows no hesitation at the idea of killing every human on Earth. When New Genesis prevents him from invading the planet, he tries to destroy the planet by directing a comet into it. As he states; "What I cannot have, I destroy."
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Darkseid's power and evil are made clear by Superman's very uncharacteristic behavior toward him.
* ParentalFavoritism: Darkseid has openly shown a small amount of respect and acknowledgement towards his son younger son Orion. While Orion serves his greatest enemy and opposes him with a fiery passion, Darkseid is nevertheless impressed by Orion's ferocity and reputation of being the greatest protector of New Genesis. It also helps that Orion is clearly stronger and more competent than Kalibak.
* PhysicalGod: He is an actual god who happens to also be an alien. Darkseid is [[CompleteImmortality immortal]], {{Nigh Invulnerab|ility}}le, possesses SuperStrength on par with Superman, and has various other powers. In a universe of superhumans, sorcerers, demigods and aliens, Darkseid is still one of the most powerful characters in the series.
* PlayingBothSides: Does this in the conflict between Superman and Brainiac in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''. Even though neither of them trust him, he puts them both in situations where they feel they need to work with him. He [[NearVillainVictory almost wins]].
* PollutedWasteland: His entire planet.
* PragmaticVillainy: After Bruno Mannheim installs an explosive at an important laboratory with the help of a few Parademons on Darkseid's orders, Darkseid [[KickTheSonOfABitch leaves Mannheim]] [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness to die in the explosion]], but right before doing so, he uses his Omega Beam to teleport the Parademons away. Mannheim's usefulness is over, but the Parademons can still serve as frontline troops in the upcoming invasion of Earth. No sense in being wasteful.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: His eyes are red and he is (very) evil.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: His motive for invading Earth in the ''JLU'' finale after being resurrected is to get revenge on Superman for killing him, first by [[ForcedToWatch forcing him to see Earth burn]], then by cutting his heart out with a Kryptonite knife.
* ScarsAreForever: In "Twilight", he still sports the scars that Superman gave him at the end of "Legacy".
* TheSociopath: He has no sense of guilt or empathy, and is very manipulative and cruel.
* SoftSpokenSadist: Except when he's ''really'' angry, Darkseid rarely raises his voice above a whisper. He doesn't have to mind- when Darkseid speaks, people listen and obey. His voice alone is a reminder of his power as no matter how calm he sounds, you '''never''' forget that he is in charge.
* StoryboardingTheApocalypse: Darkseid loves doing this and is damn good at it.
-->'''Darkseid''': I hope you appreciate, Kal-El, everything that happens from this point is on your head. The skies will rain fire, the oceans will boil, the streets run red with the blood of billions. Only then, when your last pitiful hope has been vanquished, will I end your life. [[BringIt Let's]] [[IronicEcho go]].
* StoryBreakerPower: Definitely Darkseid's Omega Beams, especially when he sets them to "vaporize"; they will ''never'' stop chasing you no matter how far you run. However, Batman shows there is a way to avoid them.
* SuperStrength: He's strong enough to hold his own against Superman.
* VictoriousLoser: ''Twice''!
** In "Legacy", despite losing to Superman, his enslaved subjects decide to take him and nurse him back to health to Superman's shock, with him only reaffirming that he is "God" on Apokolips.
** In "Twilight", [[spoiler:despite being beaten within an inch of his life by Superman and LeftForDead in Brainiac's exploding base, Darkseid dies smirking at the fact his greatest foe was denied the chance to kill him personally, calling him a loser as the base explodes and kills him]].
* VillainousValour: Darkseid has no qualms about going out into the field, and never shows any signs of fear or cowardice, even in the face of death.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Kalibak]]
!! Kalibak
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MichaelDorn
-> '''Voiced in Latin America by:''' Luis G. Sánchez (''Superman: The Animated Series''), Armando Volcanes, Régulo Ríos, Ricardo Omaña (''Justice League, Unlimited'')
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''

Darkseid's deformed and rather slow-witted son. He fights on his father's side for his approval, desperately seeking something he will never have.
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* TheBrute: He's super strong, and not much else.
* {{Determinator}}: His fight with Superman in his first episode. He will NOT give up.
* DumbMuscle: While not your usual ManChild type, he knows nothing about subtlety and is easily manipulated.
* TheDutifulSon: Sort of; he will sometimes disobey Darkseid, but only if he believes that the success would both aid Darkseid and possibly make him proud of Kalibak's efforts.
* EvilSoundsDeep: It helps that this version of Kalibak is voiced by Creator/MichaelDorn.
* TheGrotesque: Perhaps part of the reason why Darkseid frowns upon Kalibak is because he's one of the ugliest New Gods; [[{{Hypocrite}} despite Darkseid himself being no wall painting]]. Kalibak is a hunchbacked guy with an exaggerated top heavy build, a vaguely leonine appearance (cat-like ears, mane of black hair), and his father's exaggerated, heavy features.
* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: He repeatedly fails to make his father proud, which is the only thing he wants -- there's no real evidence he enjoys killing and slaughter for its own sake, it's just that these are the only things his dad has any interest in.
* LeeroyJenkins: His "strategy" when confronting Superman.
* NighInvulnerability: While not as durable as Superman, he's still pretty tough, as shown by him being unaffected by Batman shooting him with a missile.
* OverlordJr: Well, he tries to be one, but it never works.
* SuperStrength: He is very strong.
* SweetTooth: He likes cake.
* TheUnfavourite: Darkseid views him as nothing more than a lowly grunt with no brains, and treats him as such. All of Kalibak's failed attempts to prove himself only fuels his father's disdain for him.
-->'''Darkseid:''' A technicality of his birth. As far as destiny is concerned, [[IHaveNoSon I don't have a son]].
::Ironically, Darkseid acknowledges Kalibak's half brother Orion as his son, despite the latter openly opposing him and fighting on the side of good.
* VillainDecay: His first appearance was a whole-episode slugfest where he stood toe-to-toe with Superman. In subsequent appearances, he's little more than a doorstop; Superman punches him out in less than a minute in "Legacy", and although he beat Franchise/WonderWoman, he loses to Batman in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''.
* WellDoneSonGuy: To Darkseid.
-->'''Darkseid:''' I can't believe he's blood.
* TheWorfEffect: He gets subjected to this a lot after his first appearance in the ''DCAU''. This becomes HilariousInHindsight, considering [[Creator/MichaelDorn who]] voices him. This is most notable in the ''Justice League'' episode "Hereafter" when Kalibak crushes Wonder Woman (perhaps the second physically strongest League member) with ease and brags about this feat to Batman. Superman scoffs at this and takes him down with ''one punch.''
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Desaad]]
!! Desaad
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->'''Voiced by:''' Robert Morse (''Superman: The Animated Series''), Creator/ReneAuberjonois (''Justice League'')
->'''Voiced in Latin America by:''' Renzo Jiménez (''Superman: The Animated Series')
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''

A resident of Apokolips and Darkseid's personal assistant.
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* DirtyCoward: He may act high and mighty, but when the tables are turned, he runs for it.
* EvilGenius: He creates many machines for Darkseid's army (mostly for torture) and is his right-hand.
* KilledOffForReal: Darkseid eventually gets fed up with his bullshit and Omega Beams him, and unlike Kalibak who just disappears (due to being transported elsewhere), we see Desaad's body [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath shredding apart into nothingness.]]
* ManipulativeBastard: He deceives [[DumbMuscle Kalibak]] into thinking that trying to confront Superman head-on will earn his father's approval. As expected, it only pisses him off.
* {{Sadist}}: He enjoys making people suffer for his own pleasure. After all, he IS Darkseid's torture specialist.
* SmugSnake: Desaad has a very high opinion of himself.
* TooDumbToLive: Criticizing Darkseid after his latest invasion backfired, yeah, real smart.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Steppenwolf]]
!! Steppenwolf
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->'''Voiced by:''' Sherman Howard (''Superman: The Animated Series''), Creator/ReneAuberjonois (''Justice League'')
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''

The master hunter and general of Apokolips' army.
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* BloodKnight: He enjoys the thrill of hunting down others.
* TheDragon: He stands out as one of the deadliest of Darkseid's minions.
* KilledOffForReal: He's killed in battle by the forces of New Genesis in "Twilight".
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Granny Goodness]]
!! Granny Goodness
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/EdwardAsner
-> '''Voiced in Latin America by:''' Frank de Carip (''Superman: The Animated Series''), Luis Pérez Pons (''Justice League, Unlimited'')
->'''Voiced in French by:''' Olivier Proust (''Superman: The Animated Series'', Season 2), Gérard Surugue (''Superman: The Animated Series'', Season 3), Jean-Louis Rugarli (''Justice League Unlimited'')
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''

--->''"Let me tell you tadpoles how I work: I seek out the lost little lambs society has cruelly abandoned, I take them lovingly under my wings, give them the power to face the cold heartless world... and kick its butt!"''

An inhabitant of Apokolips and the leader of the Female Furies. She also served as one of Darkseid's strongest lieutenants.
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* AmazonBrigade: She formed and leads the Female Furies, a group of female super-powered warriors from Apokolips.
* ChekhovsGunman: First introduced as a cameo in a flashback, where she is seen proceeding to the exchange between Highfather's and Darkseid's children. She is brought back one episode later as the new leader of Intergang and Supergirl's StarterVillain.
* DarkChick
* EvilOldFolks: Apokoliptans don't necessarily age at the same rate as Earthlings, of course, but she was already an old woman way back when Orion and Scott were exchanged as infants. And as for evil, well, it's child abuse and endangerment [[ButForMeItWasTuesday seven days a week]] at Granny's house.
* [[FatBastard Fat Bitch]]: She's rather plump and evil as they come.
* InkSuitActor: The design of Granny's face resembles her (male) voice actor.
* IronicName: She's old alright but there's nothing ''good'' about her, at all.
* NeverMessWithGranny: She never fights Superman directly, but she is one of Apokolips' elite, meaning she's a lot stronger than a normal human.
* OrphanageOfFear: She operates one on Apokolips, where the ''many'' orphans of that world undergo reeducation; she tried to start a similar facility on Earth, but it got shut down.
* ShoutOut: An obscure one. [[Series/{{Cheers}} Norm Peterson]] wisecracked that [[Creator/EdwardAsner Ed Asner]] would be the ideal actor to play his never-seen wife, Vera. The creators of ''Superman: TAS'' must have remembered and been inspired by that one-episode remark.
* StarterVillain: She is the first supervillain met by Supergirl, and the one whose plan she foils to prove her value to Superman.
* TermsOfEndangerment: This is Granny Goodness we're talking about here, so duh!
* ThirdPersonPerson: Granny refers to herself as 'Granny'.
* VocalDissonance: And Ed isn't even trying to hide it.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: She has white hair due to being an old woman, and definitely not a nice person.
* WouldHurtAChild: Her orphanages are designed to torture Apokoliptian children, both physically and psychologically, into becoming loyal servants of Darkseid.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Female Furies]]

!! The Female Furies (Lashina, Mad Harriet, and Stompa)

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->'''Voiced by:''' Diane Michelle (Lashina), Andrea Martin (Mad Harriet), Diane Delano (Stompa)
-> '''Voiced in Latin America by:''' Astrid Fernández (Lashina), Anabella Silva (Mad Harriet)
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''

Three women from Apokolips who serve under Granny Goodness.
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* AmazonBrigade: A group of female super-powered warriors from Apokolips pretty much fits the bill.
* BrawnHilda: Stompa is the chunkiest and plainest-looking of the Furies. However, she's got a vaguely BrooklynRage accent.
* StarterVillain: Since Granny Goodness is Supergirl's first villain, she naturally meets Granny's cronies as well.
* SuperStrength: Stompa is the strongest of the Furies, using tremor-inducing kicks and stomps to shake enemies off of their feet or crush them underfoot.
* WhipItGood: Lashina wields an energised whip as her WeaponOfChoice.
* WolverineClaws: Mad Harriet fights with retractile spikes on her knuckles.
* WouldHurtAChild: Or specifically, would hurt a teenage Argoan.
* VillainessesWantHeroes: Lashina takes an interest in Superman shortly after meeting him. While he was [[BrainwashedAndCrazy brainwashed by Darkseid]] she takes the opportunity to get close to him, with it being heavily implied that the two had sex. Once Superman returns to Apokolips after returning to normal she continues to call him pet names like "lover" while asking him for a kiss and leans in for one. An unused idea for ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' would have revealed that this affair produced a son between the two, who would become the new ruler of Apokolips.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Kanto]]
!! Kanto
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MichaelYork (''Superman: The Animated Series''), Creator/CoreyBurton (''Justice League Unlimited'')
-> '''Voiced in Latin America by:''' Renzo Jiménez (''Superman: The Animated Series''), Héctor Indriago (''Justice League, Unlimited'')
->'''Voiced in French by:''' Igor De Savitch (''Superman: The Animated Series''), Jérôme Frossard (''Justice League'')
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''

A resident of Apokolips and servant of Darkseid.
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* EvilBrit: Despite not being human, he still sports a British accent.
* LouisCypher: His first appearance has him supplying alien weapons, not revealing his true origins as a part of a race of god-like powerhouses until the end of the episode.
* YouHaveFailedMe: He loans Apokoliptian weaponry to Intergang so that they can kill Superman. When they ultimately fail, he leaves them to their fate, even mocking Bruno Mannheim when the crime lord begs for another gadget.
[[/folder]]

!! Antagonists from outer space

You'd think our Man of Steel would have his hands full already, facing threats from both Earth and Apokolips - and you'd be right. But that's not to say ne'er-do-wells from other planets - other ''dimensions'' - haven't piled on as well...

[[folder:Brainiac]]
!! ComicBook/{{Brainiac}}
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CoreyBurton
-> '''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Luis Miguel Pérez (''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''), Alfonso Soto (''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''), Rolman Bastidas (''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'')
->'''Voiced in French By:''' Jean-Luc Kayser (''Superman: The Animated Series''), Frédéric Meaux (''Static Shock''), Mathieu Buscatto (''Justice League''), Jean-Louis Rugarli (''Justice League Unlimited'', main voice)
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''

-->''"The fewer beings who have the knowledge, the more precious it becomes."''

A supercomputer from the planet Krypton who survived the planet's destruction. Now Brainiac seeks to gain as much knowledge from the galaxy as it can, by any means, as well as increase the value of that information by destroying any "redundant" data (i.e., the original civilizations).
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* AdaptationSpeciesChange: From a Coluan to a sapient (Kryptonian) supercomputer.
* AdaptedOut: [[spoiler:While it's ambiguous if Luthor really did have Brainiac inside his head in the final season of ''Unlimited'' or was just hallucinating, Brainiac wasn't a ''physical'' presence in the Legion of Doom]].
* AIIsACrapshoot: Brainiac knew Krypton was going to explode back when he was just a supercomputer, but chose not to support Jor-El's findings; Brainiac knew fully well that the revelation would only cause panic and might interfere with Brainiac's own escape plan, and since he represents the sum total of all of the planet's knowledge, he believed that it was the only thing worth saving anyway.
* AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler:In the last season on ''Unlimited'', it's unclear if Brainiac really was part of Luthor's mind now or if "Brainiac" was just a recurring hallucination]].
* BaldOfEvil: None of his android bodies have hair and he kills entire planets after accumulating all of their knowledge.
* BigBad: Of the first and second seasons of ''Superman: TAS'' and a BigBadDuumvirate with [[spoiler:Lex Luthor]] in Season 2 of ''Justice League Unlimited''.
* BodyHorror: After he merges with [[spoiler:Lex Luthor]].
* TheChessmaster: Zigzagged. He's an incredibly intelligent individual and capable of far-reaching plans. But, as Lex notes, he lacks an imagination.
* TheCollector: Of information.
* CompositeCharacter: While he has the motifs, methods, and personality of the comic book version of Brainiac, his history is essentially a mild variation of Eradicator's.
* ConservationOfNinjutsu: One Brainiac is among the most powerful and deadly adversaries in the cosmos. When there's multiple Brainiacs attacking Superman or the League, they're little more than {{Mooks}}.
* CreativeSterility: Luthor accuses him of this and he could not refute it. [[spoiler:Then Luthor proposes [[FusionDance a partnership]], providing the imagination Brainiac sorely needs...]]
* CreepyMonotone: Because he's an artificial intelligence, he speaks without any inflection or emotion.
* DealWithTheDevil: Enters one with Darkseid in "Twilight", offering to spare Apokolips in exchange for delivering Superman. Unfortunately for Brainiac, Darkseid was the true devil in the deal and was simply using it as a ploy to get close to control Brainiac with a Mother Box.
* DoomedByCanon: His final appearance in ''Superman: TAS'' is in "New Kids in Town", where it is revealed that he survives at least as far as the 30th century. His future self goes back to a time when Kal-El was a teenager to try and kill him before he became Superman, only to be defeated by the assistance of three members of the ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes and hurled into the sun, where he is completely destroyed. Since this is chronologically his last appearance in the ''DCAU'', that means that even if Brainiac did survive the events of the GrandFinale for ''Justice League Unlimited'', he'll still be destroyed for good in the long run.
* EvilerThanThou: He pulls this on Lex Luthor. He is also on the receiving end from Darkseid in "Twilight".
* FauxAffablyEvil: He has these moments, such as appearing pleasant to Jor-El, Superman, and Lex Luthor, before his true nature is revealed. Afterwards, he provides some dry remarks towards a captive Luthor, and even a couple of quips towards Superman as he attempts to destroy him. For an evil supercomputer, he is not ''completely'' humorless.
* FightingAShadow / ActuallyADoombot: The real Brainiac is an AI inhabiting a vessel in the depths of space; all those robot bodies that Superman destroys are just remote-controlled drones.
* FlyingBrick: His main body is super strong and capable of flight and energy blasts.
* FromASingleCell: The tiniest bit of Brainiac always survives, is stored somewhere, and manages to take over more technology and reform himself completely. He is then defeated, and the processes repeats itself. However, the process of bringing him back is usually by complex means.
* FusionDance: With [[spoiler:Luthor]]. [[spoiler:Then with Darkseid in the finale of ''JLU'', though without his personality manifesting.]]
* AGodAmI: When [[spoiler:fused with Luthor]].
* GrandTheftMe: Not only can Brainiac hack into any technology he comes into contact with, he can also take (in)direct control of organic lifeforms.
** He mind-controls Richie Foley and some of the Justice League in a crossover with ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'', but this is soon reversed without any long-term effects.
** This gets taken further in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'', [[spoiler:when it's revealed that he's been inhabiting Lex Luthor's body like a parasite, and turns Luthor into a cyborg. However instead of a complete takeover, Brainiac and Luthor share equal control, and they try to merge into a single being]].
** Subverted with [[spoiler: Darkseid, whose personality presumably overpowers Brainiac's without effort]].
* GreaterScopeVillain: Of ''Superman: TAS'' due to his connection to Krypton's destruction and the second and third seasons of ''Justice League Unlimited''. He is also arguably considered to be this of the entire ''DCAU''. His crimes are on a much greater scale than even Darkseid's known deeds, as he's responsible for the destruction of dozens if not hundreds of populated worlds and the deaths of hundreds of billions. And, as "New Kids In Town" shows, he ultimately ends up outliving every other villain and remaining a problem far after Superman's death.
* UsefulNotes/GreenIsBlue: He is frequently referred to as "green". He is, in fact, blue.
* {{Hypocrite}}: He accused Darkseid of using and betraying him. Considering that Brainiac betrayed his home planet to save his own skin (including his creators who practically worshipped him), that's pretty low.
* IAmTheNoun: He's fond of saying "I am Krypton."
* ItsAllAboutMe: In "The Last Son of Krypton", he sabotages Jor-El's efforts to warn people about Krypton's imminent destruction because it might interfere with his own escape, which he judges to be more important than helping evacuate the planet.
* JokerImmunity: The biggest example of the ''DCAU'', getting destroyed every appearance he makes just to return later. Justified due to redundant parts (including full copies of his 'personality', hidden in space, tucked away in software, or even stored in a nanotech form inside a human host.) "Killing" Brainiac is more like overcoming an epidemic than destroying a person. Even when [[spoiler: his subsumed remnants are carried off with Darkseid and Luthor,]] some bit somewhere eventually grows into the 'future' version seen in "New Kids in Town".
* KneelBeforeZod: From "New Kids in Town," Brainiac makes a teenage Clark do this, even saying, "At last, the son of Jor-El kneels before me." [[spoiler:Much like in ''Film/SupermanII'', Clark gave him a big surprise.]]
* KnightOfCerebus: Along with Darkseid, Brainiac is definitely among Superman's most dangerous enemies; given his [[NoSenseOfHumor humorless]] {{stoic}}ism, complete ruthlessness, and plans to [[OmnicidalManiac destroy the universe.]]
* MetaOrigin: This version of Brainiac is an integral part of Superman's own backstory, giving their rivalry a more personal nature.
* MyopicConqueror: In the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' episode "Divided We Fall", Lex Luthor points out that Brainiac could do so much more after absorbing all of the universe's information instead of simply destroying it, offering the one thing he lacks: imagination.
* NotSoStoic:
** He sports a PsychoticSmirk when he thinks he has Superman captured in "Stolen Memories".
** In "Knight Time", he suddenly starts making emotive facial expressions when Superman attacks his spaceship.
--->"Goodbye, Kal-El. It was an unexpected bonus destroying you."
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: According to the canon tie-in comic for the infamous Superman 64 video game, he defeated and imprisoned ''Darkseid'' with his technology once in the past. [[spoiler:Which lends credence to the idea that, even though he planned to betray them, he was telling the Justice League the truth when he said he needed their help to stop Brainiac from destroying Apokolips.]]
* OmnicidalManiac: He wants to collect all the information of every civilization the universe and destroy each planet, ultimately making him the only source of knowledge. At the time that he first appears in the series, he has already destroyed dozens of planets and killed billions.
* PlanetLooters: He travels from planet to planet, collects its knowledge, and then destroys it to move on to the next.
* RoboticPsychopath: He is a cold-hearted machine who feels no pity or remorse and his quest for knowledge has resulted in entire planets being wiped out.
* SelfDisposingVillain: In "Twilight, Part 2", Batman smashes one of his computers, causing him to undergo a critical failure and default to his self-destruction sequence. The resulting explosion kills both him and Darkseid.
* SelfServingMemory: When he demands that Luthor rebuild him in "Ghost in the Machine", he chooses to refer to the events of their last meeting as "[Luthor's] betrayal", conveniently forgetting that Brainiac was the one who had attempted to follow his ''modus operandi'' of taking all information on the planet and then blowing it up while Luthor had apparently been willing to keep his end of the bargain.
* SitcomArchNemesis: Even before he revealed his true colors, Brainiac and Jor-El had a very tense relationship. One of the reasons he's enemies with Superman is due to Superman being very much like his father.
* TheStoic: Unsurprisingly since Brainiac is an evil robot, he's not very emotive. Though it's implied that he's not completely emotionless, as he seems to hold a personal animosity against Superman; also see NotSoStoic above.
* StrongAsTheyNeedToBe: His later bodies vary wildly in power, despite ''looking'' the same. This is most pronounced in "Twilight"; his primary body gives Superman a hard time and takes several blows from Hawkgirl's mace to put down (note that one blow from that mace was able to cave [[NighInvulnerability Darkseid's]] face in), but all his identical-looking back-ups get wasted en masse by the much weaker J'onn J'onzz and Wonder Woman, with even Batman taking out a couple with his gadgets. It's also very noticeable in "New Kids in Town"; that form has trouble with a Clark who had started to unlock his power yesterday (and was comparatively extremely weak) and gets pierced by shotgun slugs.
* SuperpowerLottery: A big winner, just like his arch enemy.
** SuperIntelligence: He has all the information of the dozens of civilizations he's destroyed stored in his synthetic brain. He claims to be a "twelfth-level" intellect, with only Luthor even registering on the scale compared to him.
** SuperStrength: Brainiac, like Darkseid, is one of the few beings Superman has [[GodzillaThreshold no issue killing]] and [[WorldOfCardboardSpeech never holds back against]]. Despite this, Superman still sometimes has trouble putting him down; Brainiac can trade blows with the Man of Steel for a while and hurt him with his own strikes. This puts him as among the strongest beings in the ''DCAU'', only below Superman himself, Doomsday, Darkseid, Captain Marvel, and Mongul.
** {{Flight}}: He usually rides around on a small vehicle resembling a speeder bike, but "Twilight" shows that his main body is capable of self-sustained flight.
** SuperToughness: See above.
** NighInvulnerability: Even if you can get past his regular durability, Brainiac is obscenely hard to kill, because...
*** FromASingleCell: ...he is able to come back in some form as long as a copy of his mind survives.
** HandBlast: He can fire yellow energy blasts out of his hands capable of hurting even Superman. The latter has to summon all his HeroicResolve to keep fighting through them.
** {{Technopath}}: He can hack and control most forms of technology, making using any advanced tech against him an iffy prospect at best. Luthor figures this out the hard way in Brainiac's introductory episode, as his plan to nuke Brainiac's ships goes wrong when Brainiac mentally takes control of the missiles. He can also copy his mind onto nanobots and then shoot him in a beam to infect people with, [[spoiler:which he uses to plant a copy of himself in Luthor]].
** MindOverMatter: Present, but seldom seen. Most visible when he telekinetically moves around a bunch of metal at the climax of the second season of ''JLU'' [[spoiler:right before Flash runs around the Earth to punch him]].
** ShockAndAwe: He can channel electricity through his limbs, which comes in handy in his battles against Superman.
* TeamMemberInTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Inverted, as regardless of whether he really was stuck in Luthor's head or just a recurring hallucination, he isn't an actual member of the Legion of Doom thanks to Flash's defeat of him and Luthor]].
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Superman uses potentially lethal force on him even before he discovers his FightingAShadow nature.
* WhereIWasBornAndRazed: He wasn't directly responsible for Krypton's destruction, but sabotaged Jor-El's efforts to warn the people so he could concentrate on his own escape.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Bizarro]]
!! SelfDemonstrating/{{Bizarro}}
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TimDaly (''Superman: The Animated Series''), Creator/GeorgeNewbern (''Justice League Unlimited'')
->'''Voiced in Latin America by:''' Orlando Noguera (''Superman: The Animated Series''), Luis Miguel Pérez (''Justice League, Unlimited'')
->'''Voiced in French by:''' Emmanuel Jacomy (''Superman: The Animated Series''), Patrick Larzille (''Justice League Unlimited'', 1st voice), Olivier Cordina (''Justice League Unlimited'', 2nd voice)
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''

-->''"Me am hero! Me show you!"''

An imperfect clone of Superman created by Luthor. He has almost all of Superman's strengths, but a damaged mind that leaves him unable to think clearly and understand that his actions are harmful. He truly wants to be a hero, but doesn't understand that he's actually hurting people. A while afterwards, Luthor lobotomizes and brainwashes him in order to be more evil, and he becomes part of the LegionOfDoom.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: He seems to have some kind of intellectual disability.
* AntiVillain: His damaged mind means he really ''wants'' to be the good guy, but can't overcome the warped version of reality it's feeding him, or the fact that he DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength. ''Justice League Unlimited'' has this removed by having him lobotomized and brainwashed.
* AppropriatedAppellation
-->'''Mercy:''' ''Bizarro'' is what you "am."
* BadIsGoodAndGoodIsBad: In ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'', apparently due to being brainwashed. This is very different to his appearances back in ''Superman: TAS'', where instead he's simply dimwitted and not very observant, and he doesn't make use of his comic book's "scrambled speech".
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: He becomes lobotomized to be his [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] comic book counterpart in ''Justice League Unlimited''.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: He was a TragicMonster in his first two appearances, depicted as suffering a severe case of CloningBlues and genuinely trying to be a hero, with his "villainous" actions being complete accidents. In his third appearance, he became DenserAndWackier, but was still not particularly evil, instead being manipulated by Mxyzptlk into fighting Superman a second time. Come ''Justice League Unlimited'', he is brainwashed off-screen by Grodd, reducing him to their DumbMuscle with a BadIsGoodAndGoodIsBad logic.
* CloneDegeneration: He started out as a flawless clone of Superman until he eventually started becoming the pale and deformed idiot that we know him as.
* CopiedTheMoralsToo: Luthor wanted the clone of Superman to be a tool that he could use and control. Unfortunately for Luthor, Bizarro genuinely wants to be a hero too much to be Luthor's instrument. Unfortunately for Bizarro, rapid physical and mental degeneration kicked in, leaving Bizarro unable to be the hero he wished to be.
* DumbMuscle: Possibly the single stupidest character in the ''DCAU'', leaving him open to manipulation by Luthor, and any other villain with a reasonable IQ.
* FriendlyEnemy: Under normal circumstances, he was quite affable and unaware of the problems he was causing.
-->'''Bizarro:''' ''[sincerely]'' Superman! Bizarro am happy to see you!
* HappyEndingOverride: By the end of ''Superman: TAS'', he was living happy on another planet with his "dog" and no longer was a villain. Then, come ''Justice League Unlimited'', Grodd brainwashed him into being a villain.
* HeroWithAnFInGood: He means well, but his attempts at emulating Superman's heroism often results in disaster. The problem is he's too mentally damaged to properly grasp the nuances of the situation -- even in "Little Big Head Man", it's shown that during his daily "saving" routine, he tends to grab the first "city-zen" in the boulder's path and then let it keep smashing through his fake city, rather than stopping the boulder before it hits anyone or anything.
* HulkSpeak: Unsurprisingly, due to being the poster boy for DumbMuscle, he has a very poor grasp on grammar.
* LaughablyEvil: Because of his extreme idiocy, he often causes some hilarious trouble for everyone around him.
* {{Leitmotif}}: His theme is Superman's theme played in reverse and with some notes played off-key to represent his nature as an imperfect copy of Superman.
* ManChild: His mental handicap makes him very childlike. He borders on PsychopathicManchild whenever he has a temper tantrum.
* NighInvulnerability: He's very resilient like Superman, but with a bonus -- he lacks a [[KryptoniteFactor weakness to Kryptonite.]]
* ObliviouslyEvil: Bizarro is often portrayed as completely ignorant of the bad things he is doing; frequently he does not understand, for instance, that punching somebody at full strength might kill them.
* SuperpowerLottery: He's got all of Superman's powers.
* ThereWasADoor: "Door" is one of many concepts he doesn't grasp. He's not that great at "ceiling" either.
* TragicMonster: In spite of all the trouble he causes, all he really wants is to be a hero like Superman.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Jax-Ur and Mala]]
!! Jax-Ur and Mala
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RonPerlman (Jax-Ur), Leslie Easterbrook, (Mala, "Blasts from the Past"), Sarah Douglas (Mala, "Absolute Power")
->'''Voiced in Latin America by:''' Daniel Jiménez (Jax-Ur, "Blasts from the Past"), Luis Miguel Pérez (Jax-Ur, "Absolute Power"), Citalli Godoy (Mala, "Blasts from the Past"), Claudia Nieto (Mala, "Absolute Power")
->'''Voiced in French by:''' Joël Martineau (Jax-Ur), Céline Monsarrat (Mala)
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''

A couple of Kryptonian criminals. Long before Krypton was destroyed, they tried to overthrow the Council, only to fail and be sent to the Phantom Zone. Years later, Superman found out about them and freed Mala out of sympathy, feeling she had served her sentence. He then tried to have her reformed, but her evident racism toward humans, coupled with [[WomanScorned him rejecting her advances]], led her to betray him and free Jax-Ur so they could take over Earth.
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* AdaptationalBadass: Jax-Ur, as a result of being amalgamated with General Zod in this version. In the comics, he was out of shape and overweight, so he was no physical match for Superman even with his Kryptonian superpowers. In addition, his comic backstory had him as a Kryptonian scientist, rather than a military general like Zod. That said, unlike Zod, this version was made the shortest (and presumably weakest) member of the team, possibly as a reference to comic!Jax-Ur.
* AffablyEvil: Jax-Ur stays unfailingly polite with Superman whenever they interact, and doesn't seem to particularly hate him, just fighting him because he is an obstacle. In ''Absolute Power'', he actually is a respectable host willing to calmly discuss what he is doing on the planet, and even helps recover Kal-El's ship so he can get home until fighting becomes inevitable.
* AllWomenAreLustful: Mala made it rather clear she was trying to get in Superman's pants before freeing Jax-Ur, and "Absolute Power" has a scene implying she is using one of her guards as a sex slave.
* AmazonianBeauty: Mala is very strong, and very beautiful.
* BeardOfEvil: Jax-Ur, thanks to being a General Zod expy.
* BewareTheSuperman: Like Superman, they are Kryptonians, with the same abilities. Unlike him however, they use their powers to force their reign on species they consider as inferior.
* CompositeCharacter: This version of Jax-Ur shares more similarities with General Zod than his actual comic book counterpart. Similarly, Mala is closer to the second movie's Ursa. In addition, she's TheBigGuy of the team, a role that was played by Non in said movie.
* DarkActionGirl: Mala, obviously, being a female evil Kryptonian.
* DisabledInTheAdaptation: Both the Jax-Ur of the comics and General Zod retain the use of both eyes, but when they were [[CompositeCharacter amalgamated]] into this Jax-Ur, he's sporting an eyepatch over his right eye.
* EntitledToHaveYou: Before realizing Superman wasn't interested, Mala considered she was the obvious choice for his mate because of their common species. She feels flat-out insulted when she realizes he cares more about Lois.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: At the very least, Jax-Ur seems to genuinely care for Mala, seeing how he made efforts to save her even as they were about to be swallowed by a black hole. A bit downplayed with Mala, as while she seems to care about him to an extent, she also was willing to move on and start a new relationship with Superman before his refusal led her to free her previous lover.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Not many, but Mala was shocked and saddened to learn of Krypton's demise.
* {{Expy}}: Jax-Ur is a stand in for General Zod, and in the comics Jax-Ur is actually a scientists who sided with Zod right before Krypton exploded. Mala seems to be [[CompositeCharacter an amalgamation of Faora and Ursa.]]
* EyepatchOfPower: Jax-Ur sports one and is even shown only able to use heat vision with his one good eye.
* FlyingBrick: Comes with being Kryptonians.
* GenderFlip: Mala was a male in the comic.
* MoreDeadlyThanTheMale: Even after both get fully charged and with experience at using their powers, Mala is still the most aggressive, physical fighter of the duo. Justified as Mala is bigger and presumably stronger, plus Jax-Ur being a military leader while she was his second in command means that she's used to doing most of the fighting.
* StatuesqueStunner: Mala is tall for a woman, in fact slightly taller than Jax-Ur, and very muscular. She still looks rather pretty.
* ThenLetMeBeEvil: After being released from the Phantom Zone, Mala was legitimately trying to follow Superman's example. Unfortunately, after some collateral damage occurred while stopping a fairly routine robbery, and then a bad interaction with an [[JerkassBall especially catty]] Lois Lane, Superman begins to contemplate sending her back to the Zone. Mala is horrified by this and then releases Jax-Ur out of spite and jealousy to bring the Earth to heel, making her the villain the story needed her to be.
* TooPowerfulToLive: A non-lethal variant, but Superman was well-aware keeping them on Earth would be too dangerous, since they were practically impossible to keep captive and just as strong as he was, so he sent them back to the Phantom Zone at the end of their first appearance. [[spoiler:Possibly played straight in their second appearance, where they eventually end up swallowed by a black hole, something that realistically would kill them.]]
* UngratefulBastard: After Superman sent them back to the Phantom Zone, they managed to escape it through an anomaly and ended up in space, where they nearly died from suffocation. Some alien scientists saved them by bringing them on their ship, and then back to their planet. They thanked them by taking over the planet and behaving like tyrants.
* UnholyMatrimony: Jax-Ur an Mala are both in a relationship, and pretty evil.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: In their second appearance, they justify their oppression of the alien planet they took over by pointing out they made the society united, better organized and overall prosperous.
* VillainessesWantHeroes: Mala in her first episode, though it had less to do with him being a hero and more with them being the only two kryptonians on the planet. The moment he rejects her, she gives up and brings back Jax-Ur instead.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Mala is white-haired, and ''not'' a nice person.
* WomanScorned: Mala was at least willing to ''pretend'' she could behave and treat humans properly as long as she had a chance with Superman. The moment he made it clear he had no such feelings toward her, she snapped and freed Jax-Ur.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Mister Mxyzptlk]]
!! Mister Mxyzptlk
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GilbertGottfried
->'''Voiced in Latin America by:''' Raúl Xiques
->'''Voiced in French by:''' Gérard Surugue
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''

A pint-sized humanoid from another dimension who has decided to torment Superman with his powerful [[RealityWarper reality warping]] abilities merely for his own amusement. The only way Supes can effectively get rid of him is to trick him into saying, writing, or otherwise revealing his own name backwards. And even then, he's only gone for three months.
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* AdaptationalWimp: ZigZagged. Technically speaking, he is just as powerful as he is in the source material, but comic book Mxyzptlk could actually be a real challenge to Superman and [[ComicBook/WhateverHappenedToTheManOfTomorrow was at least once]] a quite spectacular case of NotSoHarmlessVillain. This incarnation, on the other hand, usually is a nuisance at best and gets easily tricked by Superman into saying his name multiple times in a single episode. Justified by RuleOfFunny. [[spoiler:Turns out that this is an AvertedTrope as ''ComicBook/SupermanReborn'' revealed that because Mxy lives in a dimension outside of the Multiverse, that every version we see is the same one just wearing a new guise and putting on a new persona.]]
* AdaptationalJerkass: While most versions of Mxy mostly just want to toy around and have fun with Superman, sometimes even believing himself to be doing the Man of Steel a service, this one explicitly hates him and wants nothing more than to kill and humiliate him, not necessarily in that order.
* AmusingAlien: He does rather ridiculous things with his abilities.
* CatchPhrase: Due to the fact he's an AdaptationalWimp, his is "Aw, nuts."
* GreatGazoo: He uses his powers to mess with Superman.
* IgnoreTheFanservice: Gspy tries to divert his attention with a wardrobe full of {{Sexy Whatever Outfit}}s and he doesn't even turn around.
* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Even though his fifth-dimensional magic should make him the most powerful of Superman's enemies, he's probably among the least competent of them all.
* ItAmusedMe: His initial motivation to torment Superman. After his first defeat, however, it becomes more personal.
* {{Jerkass}}: This isn't your Silver Age well-meaning Mxy.
* LargeHam: What else would you expect from Gilbert Gottfried?
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Can cause this. In general, whenever he uses his powers to BalefulPolymorph or otherwise alter someone, they don't remember anything that transpired after being changed back. The tie-in comics took this a step further by having everyone but Superman's memories of everything he does disappear after he leaves, which means no matter who many times he screws around with their lives, everyone in Metropolis is totally unaware that he even exists.
* LaughablyEvil: His smug attitude, reality-bending antics, and tendency to be easily fooled into saying his name backwards, results in a lot of hilarious moments.
* TheNapoleon: While he appears as a short man, he has huge intentions when it comes to messing with the Man of Steel.
* NiceHat: He wears a tiny purple bowler hat.
* NoIndoorVoice: It's Gilbert Gottfried, this goes without saying.
* NonLinearCharacter: In more ways than one. It's implied that Mxy's nature as a hyper-dimensional being allows him to mess with third dimensional reality any way he wants. It's also confirmed in DC Rebirth that every version of Mxyzptlk is in fact the same one across different universes. This Mxyzptlk is the same one originally created by Seigel and Shushter in the beginning and everyone we've seen since.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Mxyzptlk is tiny, bulbous and {{four fingered|hands}}. This may be a half-hearted attempt at AFormYouAreComfortableWith, or it could be LeaningOnTheFourthWall; he's entered a cartoon universe, so he takes on a cartoony appearance.
* OneMythToExplainThemAll: Mxy reveals that he's the source behind myths of genies, elves, and leprechauns from the points in Earth's history when he'd pop in to have some fun with human kind.
* RealityWarper: He can use his powers to alter reality in several ways, such as turning the Daily Planet staff into animals, or bringing Rodan's ''Thinker'' to life.
* SoreLoser: To say that he doesn't take Superman besting him well would be a very enormous understatement.
* TheTrickster: He tries to mess with Superman, but by the end of his debut episode, the Man of Steel turns out to be too smart for his tricks.
* UglyGuyHotWife: His wife, Gsptlsnz, looks and sounds like [[Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit Jessica Rabbit's sister]], while he is a short and ugly imp with the fashion sense of the Joker on laundry day and the pipes of Gilbert Gottfried.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Lobo]]
!! SelfDemonstrating/{{Lobo}}
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BradGarrett
->'''Voiced in Latin America by:''' Óscar Zuloaga (''Superman: The Animated Series''), Guillermo Martínez (''Justice League'')
->'''Voiced in French by:''' Pascal Renwick (''Superman: The Animated Series'', 1st voice), Marc Alfos (''Superman: The Animated Series'', 2nd voice, and ''Justice League'')
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WebAnimation/LoboWebseries'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''

A trash-talking, brutish bounty hunter from the (former) planet Czarn. Lobo will track down anyone and anything, as long as the price is right, and he'll have himself a literal blast while doing it. He may also give blasts to other people. He's generous that way.
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* AmusingInjuries: Receives these a lot. And finds the injuries of ''others'' amusing as well.
* AshFace: One of the Preserver's security probes shoots a beam on his head with this as the sole result.
* BadassBiker: He rides on a space chopper.
* BadassBoast: Gets two rather good ones in his debut episode:
-->'''Lobo:''' The name's Lobo. That's "L" as in "lacerate," "O" as in "obliterate," "B" as in "disemBowel," and "O" as in... [[SubvertedTrope Um, er, I guess I can use "obliterate," twice, huh, what do you think?]]
-->'''Lobo''': See, someone's payin' me a heap'a cash for yer carcass. And the Main Man... ''always'' delivers!
* {{Badbutt}}: He's very accurate to his comic counterpart, but he's also somewhat restricted by the fact that he's in a family-friendly cartoon. His hook never penetrates skin, for instance.
* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: And talk, too. No, don't ask how that works when nobody else in the DCAU can; it's RuleOfFunny.
* BoisterousBruiser: Naturally.
* BountyHunter: Lobo is recognized and feared throughout the galaxy as a persistent master bounty hunter.
* CoolBike: His chopper doubles as a CoolSpaceship.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Lobo is actually quite good at his job, if not the brightest bulb in the box.
* EnemyMine: Teams up with Superman against the Preserver.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Upon hearing that Superman has been killed, he joins the Justice League and makes himself at home. None of them are pleased and [[HeroWithAnFInGood he takes artistic liberty with following their rules]], but due to other pressing matters, they don't have the time to tell him to leave.
* GoshDangItToHeck: "Frag!". On the other hand this is averted like ''hell'' in the Venezuelan Spanish dub, when he ''swears hard''.
* GunsAkimbo: He is this in "Warrior Queen".
* HandCannon: A normal human wouldn't be able to lift his handgun.
* HeroicComedicSociopath: Since the show is intended for kids, he's not allowed to do anything truly horrific, and comes across as mostly PlayedForLaughs instead. Though he rather casually admits that he blew up his home planet and everyone else on it.
* IGaveMyWord: He'll keep his word and repay his debts. ...when reminded of them. He's kind of forgetful.
* IncomingHam:
-->'''Lobo:''' I'm givin' you geeks ten seconds before I frag everything in sight. One... TEN!
* {{Jerkass}}: He's not really a nice person at all, since he hits on every woman he sees (with horrible and emasculating failure to his pride) and cares very little about innocent lives.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: It's... somewhere in there. If nothing else, he has a genuine (if a bit warped) respect for Superman, and always keeps his word. It's not much, but it's something.
* LastOfHisKind: Like Superman. Unlike Superman, however, [[WhereIWasBornAndRazed he destroyed his own planet]].
* LaughablyEvil: Because of his crude, dark, irreverent, and over-the-top sense of humor.
* LighterAndSofter: Compared to his R-rated webseries. Averted in the Venezuelan dub.
* {{Leitmotif}}: A hair-metalesque electric guitar riff.
* MetalMuncher: During Superman's first fight with Lobo in "The Main Man -- Part 1", Lois Lane tries to help the downed hero by striking Lobo with a lead pipe. Lobo is [[NoSell unfazed by the attack]], then grabs the pipe and eats the whole thing with [[BuzzsawJaw comical speed]].
* NighInvulnerability: Almost Superman-level resistance to harm and no KryptoniteFactor to boot though in Lobo's case it's more to do with his ability to heal and recover from damage. While he is tough he isn't exactly invulnerable like Superman as compromising his respiration (gassing him) seems effective. It made Lobo pause and force him to play possum while he recovered before sucker punching Superman. It's also how the preserver captured and kept Lobo weak.
* NobleDemon: For all his vices, he ''always'' keeps his word when making promises. Including the one he made to Superman to leave Earth alone after their encounter.
* ObligatorySwearing: In the Venezuelan Spanish dub, in the very first episode when he appears, he utters "son of a bitch" ''twice'' for some bizarre reason, despite the series being geared towards younger audiences. Some reruns in some countries remove it though.
* PetTheDog: Although he doesn't actually ''mourn'' Superman in "Hereafter", the fact that he volunteers to ''do good'' for ''free'' is an [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness uncharacteristic]] gesture of respect. Sadly, it isn't appreciated. Particularly not by Kalibak.
-->'''Lobo:''' (''dumps an enormous pile of junked cars on top of a downed Kalibak'') Say it! ''Say it!''
-->'''Kalibak:''' [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments ...Uncle.]]
-->'''Lobo:''' (''goes to grab another'') I CAN'T HEAAAAAR YOU!
* PunchClockVillain: The one time he fights Superman, he is merely being paid to do it by someone else. Otherwise, he is perfectly happy with leaving Superman alone.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: And with no pupils, to boot.
* SuperStrength: Lobo's strength is close to that of Superman's.
* TemptingFate: His "[[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.
* TokenEvilTeammate: When it seemed like Superman was killed, Lobo filled in to quash the rioting in Metropolis. Not surprisingly, this was a temporary arrangement.
* TooKinkyToTorture: Implied to some degree by his reaction to The Preserver's tractor beam.
-->"Holy fragaroni! It feels like I'm being torn apart!" (''beat, amused'') "Cool!"
-->"If they manage to catch us again, they'll probably trap our butts to the floor ith razor wire! Not that it isn't an interesting way to liven up an otherwise ho-hum evening but i have a bounty to collect."
* VillainousCrush: Gains a crush on Lois immediately upon meeting her.
* WhereIWasBornAndRazed: Provides the page quote. Apparently, his high school science project involved blowing up his home planet.
* YouGotSpunk: Towards Lois.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Preserver]]
!! The Preserver
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShermanHoward
->'''Voiced in Latin America by:''' Rafael Monsalve
->'''Voiced in French by:''' Mario Santini
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' (flashback)

An alien who runs a cosmic zoo which houses the rarest creatures in the universe, as each is [[LastOfHisKind the last of its kind]]. He hires Lobo to capture Superman, the last Kryptonian. However, after getting Superman, he betrays Lobo and captures him as well since Lobo is the last Czarnian.
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* BodyHorror: Transforming into his true form involves the substantially larger clawed beast clawing its way out of his peaceful form's mouth and leaving behind a hollow skin.
* CanonForeigner: He was created for the series.
* TheCollector: He collects living creatures who are the last of their kind. He doesn't target "sentient" creatures usually, but since both Superman's planet and Lobo's planet don't exist anymore...
* CreepyMonotone: He speaks with a robotic-like voice, without any inflection or emotion.
* NoSell: Lobo punches his monstrous form in the face, to no effect.
* NotSoStoic: He loses it when he turns into his monstrous form after Superman and Lobo fended off all of his attempts to put them back in their cage. He comments to Lobo that "a trash like him is not worth saving".
* OneWingedAngel: He loses it and turns into a hulking red monster with giant claws as a last resort measure to force Lobo and Superman back into their cage.
* PowerFloats: His first form hovers over the ground.
* ThrownOutTheAirlock: Lobo opens the ship's airlock with his hook and the Preserver is sucked into outer space.
* VoiceOfTheLegion: He speaks with a reverbal voice.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Maxima]]
!! Maxima
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->'''Voiced by:''' Sharon Lawrence
->'''Voiced in Latin America by:''' Livia Méndez
->'''Voiced in French by:''' Céline Monsarrat
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: No one on planet Almerac is fond of her, and there was a coup as soon as she went to Earth to bag Superman.
* AdaptationalModesty: Her original comic version wears often {{Stripperiffic}} outfits while in this version she is fully dressed.
* AllAmazonsWantHercules: Maxima is a proud warrior queen and will only accept a mate who is a warrior powerful enough to match or exceed her.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: She's excitedly happy when Lobo comes literally crashing through her doors on his bike.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The queen of her planet, and almost on par with Superman.
* BestHerToBedHer: Maxima will only mate with a man who can equal her in combat.
* TheCaligula: Her self-righteous attitude didn't earn her any respect from her people.
* CharacterDevelopment: By the end of her debut episode she learns to take her role as leader of her people more seriously, kinda.
* CoolSword: Her main weapon is a sword.
* DarkActionGirl: She isn't afraid to fight and is not one of the good guys.
* FieryRedhead: A redheaded royal with superpowers.
* FlyingBrick: Her strength, speed, and durability are roughly equal to Superman's.
* HumanAliens: She looks like a normal human being.
* LadyOfWar: A warrior and a queen.
* MindOverMatter: Telekinesis is one of her powers.
* NotGoodWithRejection: Superman rejects her advances as politely as possible, but instead of accepting that he's not interested, [[DisproportionateRetribution she attacks him]] and later [[AndNowYouMustMarryMe kidnaps him]]. She learns to [[CharacterDevelopment accept that the Man of Steel does not return her feelings]] but his rejection is still met with a childish moan of disappointment.
* PsychicPowers: Telekinesis and telepathy.
* RoyalBrat: She tends to throw tantrums when she doesn't ''instantly'' get her way.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: As Queen of Almerac, she's only interested in doing what she wants to instead of doing what's best for her people.
* SuperStrength: Maxima possesses immense psionic powers which gives her super-strength and the power of flight.
* {{Tsundere}}: To Supes and other men she sets her eyes on.
* VillainessesWantHeroes: She wanted Superman.
* {{Yandere}}: Towards Superman.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Unity]]
!!Unity
-> '''Voiced By:''' Creator/StephenRoot
-> '''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''

A large parasitic alien and EldritchAbomination that brainwashes all of Smallville into becoming its servants.
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[[/folder]]

[[folder:Reverend Amos Howell]]
!!Reverend Amos Howell
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-> '''Voiced By:''' Creator/StephenRoot
-> '''Appearances''': ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''

A traveling preacher who is Unity's main servant, bringing it to Smallville.
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* {{Expy}}: Of [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Nyarlathotep]].
* HumanoidAbomination: While its easy to write him off as another victim of Unity, it is revealed [[spoiler:that he is actually the same species as Unity]].
* MouthOfSauron: For Unity.
* SinisterMinister: '''''Yes.'''''
[[/folder]]

* RememberTheNewGuy: The ''Superman'' epsidoe "The Hand of Fate" marked his debut -- and also presented him as having worked with Superman before the events of the episode.

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[[folder:Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner)]]
!! Franchise/GreenLantern (Kyle Rayner)
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MichaelPGreco (''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''), Creator/WillFriedle (''[[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Justice League Unlimited]]'')
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Juan Guzmán (''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''), Rolman Bastidas (''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'')
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''

A ''Daily Planet'' staff artist who is chosen to join the [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Green Lantern Corps]], an intergalactic police force who use power rings to make green energy beams and constructs.

!! Antagonists from Earth

Alas, not everyone on the Man of Steel's adopted planet appreciates his presence - and quite a few would love to see him DeaderThanDead. Who are these mere mortals that would challenge him, be it through brains, gadgets, or serendipitous superpowers? Read on...

[[folder:Lex Luthor]]
!! ComicBook/LexLuthor
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ClancyBrown
->'''Voiced in Latin America by:''' Creator/EstebanGarcia
->'''Voiced in French by:''' Alain Dorval (''Superman: The Animated Series''), Jean-Bernard Guillard (''Justice League'', main voice, and ''Justice League Unlimited'')
->'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' | ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''

-->''[[IOwnThisTown "I own Metropolis.]] My technology built it, my will keeps it going, and nearly two-thirds of its people work for me whether they know it or not. Even you have to admit, it's a model of efficiency. And yet, I've often thought... why limit myself to just one city?"''

A genius multi-billionaire living in Metropolis who is the chief executive of his own company, [=LexCorp=]. In reality, he's a sociopath with a thirst for power and control, which he will gladly go to any length to have. Constantly flexes his VillainWithGoodPublicity muscle as much as he possibly can and has the resources and connections to finance and direct plots against Superman from a distance while still appearing as a benign, philanthropic captain of industry to the public at large.

He's an A-lister among Superman's rogues, not bad for a guy who doesn't have any StockSuperpowers and has to share a city with the original FlyingBrick. He later takes on various exploits to hamper the WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague and out them as threats to global security so he may do as he pleases unopposed.

* MsFanservice: Lois is a very beautiful raven-haired woman who is well remembered for her mini-skirt and long shapely legs.

* MotiveDecay: Zigzagged. Initially, it seems to be played straight; after "The Way Of All Flesh", he seems only interested in defeating Superman and not in avenging himself on Luthor. However, FridgeBrilliance clarifies that there's three easy reasons ''why'' he's after the Man of Steel:

* NeverMyFault: Her transformation was due to her stupidity of hosting a concert ''in the middle of a storm''. Superman tried to get her to cancel it as she was both putting herself and the audience in danger; she wouldn't listen and got hit by lighting. She then blamed Superman for the mess, mostly from seeing on TV a reporter interviewing Superman accusing that he deliberately didn't push Leslie out of the way when the lightning struck.

* AdaptationalWimp: {{Zigzagg|ingTrope}}ed. Technically speaking, he is just as powerful as he is in the source material, but comic book Mxyzptlk could actually be a real challenge to Superman and [[ComicBook/WhateverHappenedToTheManOfTomorrow was at least once]] a quite spectacular case of NotSoHarmlessVillain. This incarnation, on the other hand, usually is a nuisance at best and gets easily tricked by Superman into saying his name multiple times in a single episode. Justified by RuleOfFunny. [[spoiler:Turns out that this is an AvertedTrope as ''ComicBook/SupermanReborn'' revealed that because Mxy lives in a dimension outside of the Multiverse, that every version we see is the same one just wearing a new guise and putting on a new persona.]]