Superman Villains

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 * Image                  = Sfoes.gif
 * ImageText              = Superman Villains
 * MainNemesis            = Superman
 * OtherEnemies           = Superboy, Supergirl, Krypto


 * Status                 = Active
 * Universe               = Multiverse
 * BaseOfOperations       = Metropolis


 * Quotation              = You've seen the destruction...you know the end was near -- but you do not know why...or who was behind it. We do
 * Speaker                = Lex Luthor


 * ArchVillains           = Lex Luthor; Darkseid
 * CurrentMembers         = Mister Mxyzptlk, Toyman, Metallo, Cyborg Superman, Bizarro, Prankster, Parasite, Intergang, Brainiac, Zod, Doomsday
 * FormerMembers          =
 * DeceasedMembers        = Mongul
 * Associated             = Metron, Deadshot, Deathstroke,


 * Origin                 =
 * PlaceOfFormation       = Metropolis
 * Creators               = Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Otto Binder, Dan Jurgens, Jack Kirby
 * First                  = {{cnst|Action Comics #23}}


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Metropolis Organized Crime Wave
Before Superman donned his costume, Metropolis was already controlled by several gangs. Even though in America, Metropolis is seen as a gleaming city of hope and prosperity, underneath there are many facets of the city under control by the most ruthless mobsters and criminals.

Intergang

From the beginnings of Superman's career to now, a crime syndicate has had its cluthes on Metropolis for a long time. This organization had ties to the far outer reaches of space to Apokolips.
 * Bruno Mannheim Bruno Mannheim, nicknamed "Ugly", is arguably the second formidable human being to ever challenge Superman. His organization, Intergang, has been under the control of Darkseid for many years. Recently, Bruno has become a psychopath and another mysterious villain has now begun running Intergang's activities.
 * Morgan Edge Morgan Edge was former president of Galaxy Broadcasting Systems, a prominent media corporation that owned television station WGBS. Superman's alter-ego, Clark Kent and Cat Grant exposed Egde when it was discovered that he had ties to Intergang. Edge has since lost his job and sponsored the Superman Revenge Squad.

Megalomaniacs
Besides Mannheim and Edge, other denizens of subjugation, power, and darkness have appeared in Superman's career that continue to challenge him to this day. Heavy Hitters:


 * Lex Luthor: Coming out of a rough childhood and adolescence, Alexander Joseph Luthor began furthering his career in the business world. Soon, Luthor became Superman's oldest and most driven foe, thus becoming Kal-El's arch-enemy. A shrewd powerful businessman hell-bent on world domination, Luthor has no special powers, except maybe his exceptional genius intellect, which he uses to formulate plans of destruction towards Superman and sometimes Metropolis; plans of omnipotence over the world. A self-proclaimed Machiavellian industrialist, scientist, and white-collar criminal as referenced by one of his famous quotes, "I'm the greatest criminal mind of all time!," Luthor has proven to be Superman's own "super-foe", being responsible for cloning Superman in order to ultimately destroy him, engineering smear campaigns to ruin Superman's reputation, and almost destroying Metropolis.
 * Darkseid: After surviving an attempt by his mother, Uxas had become ruler of Apokolips for thousands of years. A sadistic despot, Darkseid is determined to make sure that he's ruler of the entire universe and to attain that goal, he desperately seeks the Anti-Life Equation, a device that can control all life. Darkseid is responsible for partially igniting Our Worlds at War, and has been a persistent villain until before Final Crisis where his son, Orion, killed him. However, Darkseid was reincarnated and is still wreaking havoc yet again.
 * Brainiac: Originally from the distant planet, Colu, The Brain InterActive Construct was designed by The Computer Tyrants, Colu's living computers, to obtain information in the universe. Brainiac thus broke away from his superiors and has a goal of ulimately obtaining all information in the universe and destroying all the planets it came from. Brainiac's rampage has made him enemies with Kal-El, the only humanoid who can stop him. Brainiac has since shrunk the city of Kandor, inhabited a human being, gained a new body, lusted for Superman's body, and has almost dominated the universe in his 13th version. Currently, Brainiac and Superman continue to be enemies.
 * General Zod: Dru-Zod was one of Krypton's most efficient military commanders. That all changed when he hears that his friends, renowned scientists Jor-El and Non have predicted Krypton's imminent destruction. The High Council lobotomizes Non to keep him quiet, making Zod become disillusioned with the Kryptonian society. Zod, with the aid of his lover, Ursa, and Non, launch an insurrection plot to overthrow Krypton's government and establish a new order on the planet. Zod's main motivation applied to his megalomania, his insatiable need to control everything. Zod tried to get Jor-El to join their rebellion, but he refused. Eventually, The Council thwarted Zod's plot; sentenced him, Ursa, and Non to eternal imprisonment in the Phantom Zone. Jor-El condemned them to the imprisonment, prompting Zod to swear vengeance against him  and his heirs. Zod has since escaped the Phantom Zone and terrorized Jor-El's son, Kal-El, just as he promised.

Self-Preservationists

 * Doomsday: Born on Krypton in the distant past as an evolved artificial life-form, The Ultimate was created by a mysterious alien scientist, Bertron. After many years of dying and coming back alive in Berton's experiments of evolution, Doomsday snapped and turned on Berton, killing him and hordes of other living Kryptonian creatures. Doomsday then traveled the galaxy, becoming a extraterrestrial serial killer bent on destructing the universe's society. His murder spree lead him to Earth where his plan for destroying Earth was thwarted by Superman. Doomsday and Superman engaged in fight that lead to both of their deaths. Superman and Doomsday were later resurrected and they still challenge each other currently. Whatever kills Doomsday only makes him stronger; he revives himself only to bring death to all sentient beings.
 * Parasite: A menial slacker and janitor of a Pittsburgh S.T.A.R. Labs facility, Rudy Jones came in contact with hazardous chemicals changing him into a purple being capable of draining energy from anyone. Jones has since used his newfound abilities to gain Superman's powers in order to better himself. After Jones's defeat, Superman has had to battle other versions of Parasite like Dr.Freeman, Alex and Alexandra Allston.


 * MinorVillains          = Satanus, Blaze, Kalibak, Brainiac 13


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 * RecommendedReading     =
 * Crisis on Infinite Earths
 * Infinite Crisis
 * Final Crisis
 * Our Worlds at War
 * Lex Luthor: Man of Steel
 * Death of Superman
 * Superman: Up, Up and Away!
 * Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?


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 * Wikipedia              = List of Superman enemies
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