| Death Battle Combatant | |
|---|---|
 The Man of Steel | |
| Superman | |
| Origin | Action Comics #1 |
| Company | Warner Bros. |
| Appearance(s) | Goku VS Superman Chuck Norris VS Segata Sanshiro (cameo) Goku VS Superman 2 |
| “ | I feel like I live in a world made out of cardboard. Always taking constant care not to break something. To break someone. Never allowing myself to lose control, even for a moment, or someone could die. But you can take it, can't you, big man? What we have here is a rare opportunity for me to cut loose, and show you just how powerful I really am! | „ |
| ~ Superman to Darkseid |
Kal-El (adopted name Clark Kent), AKA Superman, is one of the most iconic superheroes of all time from DC Comics. He appeared in the 25th episode of Death Battle, Goku VS Superman, and the Rematch in the 50th episode, where he fought Dragon Ball protagonist Son Goku. He was voiced by ItsJustSomeRandomGuy.
History
Kal-El was sent to Earth in a rocket by his father Jor-El to escape the destruction of Krypton. He was raised by Jonathon and Martha Kent in Smallville after they stumble upon his rocket and is given the name Clark Kent.
Upon learning of his heritage, he decided to use his powers granted to him by Earth's yellow sun to protect his home planet as the champion of justice known as Superman. In his civilian identity, he works as a reporter for the Metropolis Daily Planet.
Death Battle Info (Goku VS Superman)
Background
- Alternate Identity: Clark Joseph Kent
- Birthname: Kal-El
- Age: 39
- Height: 6'3"
- Weight: 225 lbs.
- Married to Lois Lane
- Occupation: Pulitzer Prize winning Investigative Reporter
Power Source
- Solar Radiation
- Constant Power Absorption
- Healing Factor
- Yellow Sunlight increases power
- 2700x-5500x
- Red Sunlight has no effect
- 2700x
- Blue Sunlight doubles increase
- 5500x
- Adds new abilities
Super Sense
- Super Hearing
- X-Ray Vision
- With the exception of lead
- Telescopic Vision
- Microsopic Vision
- Electro Magnetic Spectrum Vision
- Theta Vision
- Can see a person's aura
Powers
- Flight
- Healing Factor
- Arctic Breath
- Heat Vision
- Maximum Temperature
- Unknown; drains solar power quickly
Infinite Mass Punch
- Acceleration to near light speed creates relativistic mass
- Impact equivalent to 10 Octillion Megatons
- Uses a lot of energy
- Planet busting
- Speed force regulates durabilty if necessary, ensuring survival
Genius Intellect
- Super Brain
- Perfect Photographic Memory
- Technological Genius
- Master Tactician
- Can read & memorize DNA
- Taught all remaining Kryptonian knowledge by Jor-El
Martial Arts
- Pressure Points with Batman
- Hand to Hand with Wonder Woman
- Boxing with Wildcat
- Psychic Barrier with J'onn J'onzz
- With Mongol II
- Worked to uncover full potential
- Torquasm-Rao & Torquasm-Vo
- Enhances and protects body and mind
Weaknesses
- Reliant on constant solar radiation
- Kryptonite
- Severely weakens muscles
- Eliminates stored solar power
- Magic
- Includes enhanced weapons
- Spends more time protecting others than improving skills
Death Battle Info (Goku VS Superman 2)
Superman / Clark Kent / Kal-El
- Powers
- Super strength
- Super speed
- Super & arctic breath
- Heat vision
- Super senses
- Martial Arts
- Torquasm-Rao
- Torquasm-Vo
- Psychic barriers
- Vulnerabilities
- Kryptonite
- Magic
Death Battle Quotes
Goku VS Superman
- "Don't worry, folks, this looks like a job for super... Whoa! I got it! I got it!"
- "Fight? Well, that's not really what I do..."
- "Kaio-what?"
- "So... you're an alien too, huh?"
- "Okay Blondie! What's going on?!"
- "Huh... déjà vu."
- "Game? You think this is a GAME?! I haven't even begun to play."
- "Oh great. Not another..."
- "Here we go again..."
- "Ultimate form, huh? About time you ran out of hair styles..."
- "Don't have much left in me. Have to get above those clouds..."
Goku VS Superman 2
- "Son Goku, I've been expecting you..."
- "This stops here!"
- "I'm impressed, I actually felt that."
- "With every step, an earthquake. With every breath, I could create a hurricane! This is my burden. Be thankful it is not yours."
- "Blue hair? Meh. I've seen worse."
- "You can take it can't you? You're too strong for your own good!"
- "All right, have you had your fun? I would prefer we don't accidentally destroy the Earth a second time!"
- "I'm sorry..."
Chuck Norris VS Segata Sanshiro
Superman was seen fighting Goku in his Super Saiyan God form during the climax of Chuck Norris VS Segata Sanshiro when the two martial artists clashed, foreshadowing their rematch in the near future.
One Minute Melee
Superman makes a cameo in the April Fools episode of One Minute Melee, Goku VS Sonic, in which he appears to face Saitama from One Punch Man after the bald hero kills Goku. It was later made into the Season 3 finale. Superman fails to stop Saitama, but is later clarified by Black Widow that the Caped Baldy was not responsible for the city's destruction.
In Piccolo VS Martian Manhunter, Superman makes a cameo in the ending when Piccolo asks Martian Manhunter who he was waiting for.
Gallery
Trivia
- With his first comic appearing in 1938, and being created in 1933, chronologically-speaking, Superman is the oldest Death Battle combatant yet.
- Superman is the third DC character in Death Battle, after Wonder Woman and Batman, and with the next 10 being Deathstroke, Lex Luthor, Green Arrow, The Flash, The Joker, Doomsday, Bane, Batman Beyond, Raven and Doctor Fate.
- Superman, along with his opponent, are the fifth and sixth returning combatants in the series, after Leonardo, Batman, Boba Fett and Samus Aran, and with the next six being Charizard, Shadow the Hedgehog, Deadpool, Metal Sonic, Thor and Wonder Woman.
- He is the third returning combatant to win both times, with the first two being Leonardo and Samus Aran.
- Superman has the second highest number of kills out of all of the Death Battle combatants, killing not only his opponent, but everyone on Earth, which at the Original airing, Earth had a population of just over 7 Billion and that's only human life. The highest number goes to Chuck Norris and Segata Sanshiro, who erased all of existence during their battle.
- Superman's character model was taken from Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe in the first match, and later from Injustice: Gods Among Us as the New 52 version for the rematch.
- Both Ben Singer and Chad James revealed on Death Battle Live that they dislike Superman and prefers Goku as a character but had to put their bias aside to determine the winner.
- Superman's voice actor, ItsJustSomeRandomGuy, voices the character on his YouTube series, Hi I'm a Marvel and I'm a DC. He also promoted the fight with videos made in his style to commemorate the occasion.
- Superman is the final combatant to have won in DEATH BATTLE Season 1 and the first Season Finale winner.
