The Lethal Five Dying to Kill Superman

Even one like Superman has a soft underbelly. Here are five villains who almost overwhelmed the ‘Man of Steel.’ Despite the apparently invincible Superman being bestowed with an array of superpowers such as near-invulnerability, flight, super-strength, and heat vision, he is still vulnerable to being vanquished.

And, a number of villains are bent upon finishing him off – these are not ordinary villains: they have unique strengths capable of inflicting enormous evil on others.

Lex Luthor
Lex Luthor’s evil mainly stems from his near-genius intellect. All the same, Lex has so far failed in his several attempts to bring Superman down. In the film Superman, Lex Luthor employs an old trick against his archrival – and almost triumphs – when he exposes Superman to a fragment of Kryptonite and saps his strength.

General Zod
Three criminals of Krypton, led by General Zod, are incarcerated for eternity in a small pocket dimension called Phantom Zone. After an explosion in space releases Zod and company from their prison, they head for the nearest planet – Earth. Since they come from the same planet, the three villains have the same powers that Superman has. Thought the two other villains – Ursa and Non – are intimidating enough, Zod is particularly murderous and persistent in his evildoing.

Metallo
Metallo, the criminal cyborg, is very dangerous, what with his enhanced strength being derived from a piece of Kryptonite. In Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, he almost overwhelms the television version of Superman by just staying close to him. However, in their rematch, Superman is wise enough to keeps his distance and uses his ‘super-breath’ and heat vision to beat Metallo.

Captain Marvel
Lex Luthor, who is elected as the president in the animated film titled Superman/Batman Public Enemies, convinces everyone that Superman is bad. Captain Marvel, too, has a set of powers similar to that of Superman. Marvel is also a magic-based being, and Superman is vulnerable to magic. As Superman and Captain Marvel exchange blows, Batman and Power Girl, two other heroes, help save Superman from Marvel.

Doomsday
The villain Doomsday is different from other villains in that he actually succeeds in killing Superman. In the movie titled Superman: Doomsday, while Doomsday, a powerful creature goes on a bloody rampage, Superman stops the monster in order to protect the city of Metropolis. Even though Superman emerges victorious, the injuries he suffered in the colossal clash are too much even for him. However, a Kryptonian robot and advanced alien technology breathe new life into Superman.

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The Lethal Five Dying to Kill Superman

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