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Superman: The Animated Series | |
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Image showing Superman during the end credits of the series | |
Genre | |
Based on | Superman by |
Developed by | |
Voices of | |
Theme music composer | Shirley Walker |
Composer(s) | Kristopher Carter Michael McCuistion Lolita Ritmanis Shirley Walker Harvey Cohen |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 54 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Running time | 25 minutes |
Production company(s) | Warner Bros. Animation |
Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
Release | |
Original network | Kids' WB |
Original release | September 6, 1996 – February 12, 2000 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Batman: The Animated Series |
Related shows | The New Batman/Superman Adventures Superman (1980s) |
Superman: The Animated Series is an American animated television series based on the DC Comics's flagship character, Superman.[1] It was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and originally aired on Kids' WB from September 6, 1996 to February 12, 2000. The series was the first of several followups of the acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series, and was equally praised for its thematic complexity, quality animation, maturity and modernization of its title character.[2][3]
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Overview[edit]
Premiering ten years after the 1986 reboot of the Superman comic-book character, the animated series paid tribute to both the classic Superman of old and the newer 'modern' Superman. For instance, the depiction of Krypton reflects the older idealized version in the Silver Age of Comic Books while the scope of Superman's powers reflects the more restrained contemporary concept as developed by John Byrne in that the superhero has to struggle to perform spectacular feats, while Clark Kent is shown to be openly, if quietly, self-confident (similar to the depiction of Batman's alter-ego, Bruce Wayne, in Batman: The Animated Series).
Midway through the series' run, it was combined with The New Batman Adventures to become The New Batman/Superman Adventures. The characters of Superman and Batman were then spun off into a new animated series, Justice League, which also featured other popular DC Comics characters, including Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, and Hawkgirl which spawned a sequel series Justice League Unlimited.
Development and production[edit]
Originally producer Bruce Timm wanted the show to have a more 1940s Fleischer StudiosSuperman-cartoon feel.[citation needed] Another original character design sheet showed the characters in a stylised 1950s style (not unlike that of the live-action Adventures of Superman TV series), suggesting that the producers also considered setting the series during that period, or possibly ending up like Batman: The Animated Series (set during modern times, but with an Art Deco feel) or as the producers said Gotham was Art Deco with Gothic elements, Metropolis was 'Ocean Liner Deco'.[citation needed] As with the first season of Batman, the opening theme sequence of Superman lacked an on-screen title. Also like Batman, the opening theme for Superman lacked any lyrics, instead being an instrumental piece played over various scenes from the series. Koko Enterprise Co., LTD., TMS-Kyokuchi Corporation and Dong Yang Animation Co., LTD contributed some of the animation for this series.
During the series, Bruce Timm and his crew began using TMS as an outsourced pre-production unit as well as an animation unit, and they storyboarded and directed episodes themselves.
One noticeable aspect of the series carried over from Byrne's work was Superman's powers were significantly downplayed compared to his comic book counterpart. Where as in the comic he could lift millions or billions of tons effortlessly, this version struggled lifting trucks, construction equipment, roadways, etc. The writers admit that he was made as strong as story permitted. His durability was also considerably less that while bullets bounced off him, heavier ordnance like high caliber bullets, cannons and missiles caused him pain or discomfort (but it's often due only to the recoil, such weapons are still rather inefficient, only slowing him down). He's also recurrently shown being sensitive to electricity, high-voltage electric currents being able to cause him a great deal of pain (for this reason, Livewire is one of his most formidable enemies in this animated series), and in one episode lasers proved capable to blind him temporarily. Despite this greatly reduced durability, he's very rarely shown injured or bleeding. His lung capacity seems also quite limited, since he needs special equipment to go underwater or in outer space.
In the series, the evil computer Brainiac is not only from Krypton, but is portrayed as responsible for preventing the knowledge of Krypton's imminent destruction from reaching its people so as to save himself, rather than be committed in the presumably futile task of saving the population of the planet. In addition, the ship that carries the infant Kal-El to Earth is designed to have a pilot, and the autopilot used instead was programmed to land smoothly upon reaching its destination. This was done so that the ship is in perfect working condition during Superman's adulthood and could be used as his mode of long range transportation in space. Access to Kryptonian technology and artifacts is initially severely restricted, such as the ship containing a phantom zone projector and Braniac's technology, although Superman later finds a devastated colony in Krypton's solar system with partially salvageable technology, in addition to Kara In-Ze in her functioning cryostasis capsule.
Season two was originally scheduled to run 26 episodes, but it was extended to 28 episodes in order to accommodate a two-part story introducing Supergirl.[4]
While the series features adaptations of much of Superman's rogues gallery, the writers supplemented the supply of enemies by paying tribute to Jack Kirby's Fourth World creations that introduced the villain Darkseid to the series as Superman's archenemy. Darkseid had been portrayed as a villain in Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show and The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians in the 1980s, but in this series, he was closer to the enormously powerful, evil cosmic emperor originally envisioned by Kirby. Corey Burton's voice performance as Brainiac was done in the same cold, low-affect style as HAL 9000 in the Space Odyssey films, and was also modeled after the 'Control Voice' heard during the opening narration of The Outer Limits.[citation needed]
TMS also did the digital black hole effects in the Superman: The Animated Series episode 'Absolute Power,' although Koko and Dong Yang did the background and character animation.
Comic adaptation[edit]
As with the majority of shows in DC animated universe, Superman: The Animated Series received a comic adaptation taking place in the same universe, that ran from 1996 to 2001, with 68 issues, an annual and a special issue featuring Lobo. Paul Dini wrote the first issue of the series, followed by Scott McCloud, Mark Millar and Evan Dorkin. Among the artists that contributed with the series are Ty Templeton, Rick Burchett, Mike Manley, Aluir Amancio, Min S.Ku and Neil Vokes.
Episodes[edit]
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | 13 | September 6, 1996 | February 15, 1997 | ||
2 | 28 | September 8, 1997 | May 2, 1998 | ||
3 | 13 | September 19, 1998 | February 12, 2000 |
Cast[edit]
Actor | Role |
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Tim Daly | Clark Joseph Kent / Superman / Kal-El / Bizarro |
Dana Delany | Lois Lane |
David Kaufman | James 'Jimmy' Olsen |
Clancy Brown | Alexander 'Lex' Joseph Luthor |
Corey Burton | Brainiac |
Michael Ironside | Darkseid |
Joseph Bologna | SCU Lt. Daniel 'Terrible' Turpin |
George Dzundza | Perry White |
Lisa Edelstein | Mercy Graves |
Lauren Tom | Angela Chen |
Mike Farrell | Jonathan Kent |
Shelley Fabares | Martha Kent |
Joely Fisher | Lana Lang |
Victor Brandt | Professor Emil Hamilton |
Joanna Cassidy | Inspector Maggie Sawyer |
Supporting Characters[edit]
- Ron Perlman – Jax-Ur
- Christopher McDonald – Jor-El
- Finola Hughes – Lara
- Dorian Harewood – Ron Troupe
- Gilbert Gottfried – Mister Mxyzptlk
- Sarah Douglas – Mala
- Malcolm McDowell – John Corben / Metallo
- Michael Dorn – Kalibak & John Henry Irons / Steel
- Robert Morse – DeSaad
- Sherman Howard – Steppenwolf
- Ed Asner – Granny Goodness
- Steve Sandor – Orion
- Diane Delano – Stompa
- Andrea Martin – Mad Harriet
- Diane Michelle – Lashina
- Lori Petty – Leslie Willis / Livewire
- Bruce Weitz – Bruno Mannheim
- Brad Garrett – Lobo & Bibbo
- Dean Jones – Colonel Sam Lane
- Peri Gilpin – Claire Selton / Volcana
- Jason Marsden – Teenage Clark Kent
- Nicholle Tom – Kara In-Ze / Kara Kent / Supergirl
- Bud Cort – Winslow Schott / Toyman
- Brion James – Rudy Jones / Parasite
- Sharon Lawrence – Maxima
- Miguel Ferrer – Weather Wizard & Aquaman
- George Del Hoyo – Kent Nelson / Dr. Fate
- Ted Levine – Sinestro & Karkull
- Brian Cox - Earl Garver
- Michael P. Greco – Kyle Rayner / Green Lantern
- Charlie Schlatter – Wally West / The Flash
- Melissa Joan Hart – Saturn Girl
- Chad Lowe – Rokk Krinn / Cosmic Boy
- Frank Welker – Titano
- Scott Menville – Trouble & Kenny Braverman
- Jason Priestley – Reep Daggle / Chameleon Boy
- Kevin Conroy – Bruce Wayne / Batman
- Mark Hamill – The Joker
- Arleen Sorkin – Dr. Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn
- Paul Williams – Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin
- Bob Hastings – Commissioner James Gordon
- Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. – Alfred Pennyworth
- Robert Costanzo – Detective Harvey Bullock
- Mathew Valencia – Tim Drake / Robin
- Charity James – Roxanne Sutton / Roxy Rocket
- David Warner – Ra's al Ghul ('The Demon Reborn')
- Olivia Hussey – Talia al Ghul ('The Demon Reborn')
- Roddy McDowall – Jervis Tetch / The Mad Hatter
- John Glover – Edward Nygma / The Riddler
- Henry Silva – Bane
- Stephen Root – Reverend Amos Howell
- Robert Hays – Edward Lytener / Luminus
- Jennifer Lien – Inza
Home media[edit]
Much like Batman: The Animated Series and other Warner Bros. cartoons adapted from popular DC Comic books, Superman: The Animated Series was released on DVD January 25, 2005, though it did not receive the same disc transfer as Batman did (the second disc of each volume was given the Side A/B treatment). The DVDs present the series' episodes in their airing order along with special features. Volume Two was released on December 6, 2005 and Volume Three was released on June 20, 2006. On November 24, 2009, Warner Home Video released Superman: The Complete Animated Series, a 7-disc boxed set that includes all 54 episodes of the series as well as extensive bonus features.[5][6][7]
A direct-to-DVD feature, Superman: Brainiac Attacks was released in 2006, although it is not considered to be part of DCAU continuity, despite featuring the same character designs as Superman: The Animated Series, as well as both Tim Daly and Dana Delany reprising their voice roles as Superman and Lois Lane, respectively.
DVD Name | Ep # | Release Date | Additional Information |
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Superman: The Animated Series – Volume 1 | 18 | January 25, 2005 |
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Superman: The Animated Series – Volume 2 | 18 | December 6, 2005 |
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Superman: The Animated Series – Volume 3 | 18 | June 20, 2006 |
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Superman: The Complete Animated Series | 54 | November 24, 2009 |
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Altered sequence in 'Apokolips..Now! Part II'[edit]
'Apokolips..Now! Part II' was later altered from its original airing on February 7, 1998. Originally the Dan Turpin funeral at the episode's end was a true homage to late New Gods creator Jack Kirby and featured several of his comic creations as attendees to the funeral including Nick Fury, the Fantastic Four, Big Barda, Scott Free, Orion and others, alongside Kirby's friends and fans Mark Evanier, Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, Alex Ross, his father Norman Ross and Stan Lee. These characters and persons were later removed and the scene pacing was re-edited for subsequent airings and its DVD release on Superman: The Animated Series Volume 3 Disc 3. The original sketches for this scene can be found at Michael Eury's book The Krypton Companion published by TwoMorrow's Publishing (ISBN1-893905-61-6). Neither DC nor Warner ever commented on the decision to alter this particular scene, but it has been speculated that copyright issues regarding the use of the likenesses of Marvel Comics characters and the long-time rivalry between the two companies might have motivated the deletion.
Music[edit]
As with Batman: The Animated Series, Shirley Walker was in charge of the series' music. Walker wrote the series theme and composed themes for various characters, as well as scoring six episodes herself – 'Father's Day,' 'The Hand of Fate,' 'Obsession,' 'Absolute Power' and the two-parter 'Legacy.' Unlike the previous series, only four other composers worked on the series – Kristopher Carter, Harvey R. Cohen, Michael McCuistion and Lolita Ritmanis. Almost every episode had a completely original score; very few reused music from previous shows, and only one episode ('Superman's Pal,' credited to Carter, McCuistion, Ritmanis and Walker) was entirely 'scored' with tracked material.[8]
On January 28, 2014, La-La Land Records released a 4-disc compilation of music from the series, collecting 20 complete episode scores, including those of the 'World's Finest' three-parter, the 'Apokolips.. Now!' two-parter, the 'Little Girl Lost' two-parter and 'In Brightest Day..'. It is a limited edition release of 3000 units and can be purchased through the label's website.[9]
If sales of this release improve significantly, La-La Land Records will produce a second volume.[10]
Track listing[edit]
- Superman: The Animated Series – Main Title (Shirley Walker) 1:07
- The Last Son of Krypton Part I (Lolita Ritmanis)
- Krypton Opening/Monster Attack 2:37
- Family Theme 1:12
- Earthquake/Jor-El Appeals* 1:59
- Brainiac Confrontation* 2:14
- Jor-El Escapes Arrest/Jor-El Outside 1:52
- Decision to Send Kal-El 3:01
- Brainiac Leaves Krypton*/Kal-El Leaves Krypton*/** 1:43
- The Last Son of Krypton Part II (Michael McCuistion)
- Recap (The Last Son of Krypton, Part II)*1:07
- Kal-El Lands on Earth/Couple Find Kal-El 2:09
- Clark's Abilities/Clark Meets His Parents 3:19
- Clark's First Flight*** 2:24
- News Program Source :32
- Industrial Film Source 1:10
- Superman Rescues Lois*/Missile Hits Airliner* 3:13
- The Last Son of Krypton Part III (Harvey R. Cohen)
- Recap (The Last Son of Krypton, Part III)* 1:00
- Superman Saves Airliner* 2:39
- Clark's Identity Crisis* :56
- Lois Abducts Bibbo/Lois Meets John 1:46
- Clark Recognizes Ship*/Orders to Kill Lois* 2:05
- Robot Loose in City* 2:08
- Lois Gets Story* 1:03
- Monkey Fun (Lolita Ritmanis)
- Family Pet 2:00
- Titano Lost and Found 2:06
- Monkey Business/Babysitting With Fleas/Bacteria Attack* 2:07
- Jimmy Runs Away* 1:01
- Monkeys on the Loose*/Superman Cages Lions 1:54
- Titano at the Dock 1:53
- Titano/Amusement Park* 1:37
- Superman vs. Titano 1:39
- Pop Goes the Weasel (Traditional, arr. L. Ritmanis) :37
- Titano Relocated 1:13
- Tools of the Trade (Kristopher Carter)
- Tank Attack* 3:04
- Meet Kanto/Mannheim Gets Gloves 1:22
- Train Wreck/Train Robbery 1:31
- To the Rescue* 1:44
- Turpin Resigns 1:11
- Prisoner Turpin/Superman Finds Turpin/Turpin Saves Superman* 3:55
- Superman Thanks Turpin*/ Planet Apokolips* 1:20
- Tools of the Trade – Bonus Track (Kristopher Carter)
- Train Wreck/Train Robbery (Alternate) 1:51
- Superman: The Animated Series – Video End Credits (Shirley Walker) 2:37
- THE LAST SON OF KRYPTON, PART III – Bonus Music-And-Effects Track
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- Superman Destroys Robot*(H. Cohen)/Superman Spurns Lex*(M. McCuistion)/Brainiac Returns*(L. Ritmanis) 3:07
- The New Batman/Superman Adventures – Main Title (Shirley Walker) 1:05
- World's Finest Part I (Michael McCuistion)
- Closing Time*/Joke in the Box Source*/ Batman Takes Evidence* 1:37
- Terrorists on Plane* 1:11
- Lois Talks to Superman/Lois Beats Herself Up :58
- Joker Abducts Lex 1:20
- Lex & Joker Make a Deal/Lois Meets Bruce 1:42
- Joker Undoes Carlini 1:27
- WayneLex T-7 :52
- First Dance 1:11
- Batman Shows Up/Binko's Bad Night*/Batman Bugs Superman* 3:29
- World's Finest Part II (Michael McCuistion)
- Recap (World's Finest, Part II) :38
- Bruce and Lois Go Out/Joker Crashes Date/Joker's Plan 2:23
- Batwing Takes Off*/Superman Meets Joker* 1:39
- Batman Saves Superman* 3:08
- Batman Makes His Exit :29
- Harley Cheers Up Joker/Lex Meets With Joker 2:01
- Batman Pays Lex a Visit/Superman Flies By* 1:14
- Jet Pac Transportation*/Joker Uses Robot 1:12
- World's Finest Part III (Michael McCuistion & Lolita Ritmanis)
- Recap (World's Finest, Part III) (M. McCuistion) :35
- Ship in Distress (M. McCuistion) 1:45
- Batman Drops In/ Batman Unmasked/ Superman Stops Robot (M. McCuistion) 1:30
- Batman Has to Leave/Lex Sets Up Joker (M. McCuistion) 1:28
- Arrival at Lab*/Robots Battle Superman*/Batman Gets to Lexwing*(L. Ritmanis) 6:04
- Lexwing Crashes*(M. McCuistion) 2:22
- Bruce Returns to Gotham* (M. McCuistion) 1:08
- Mxyzpixilated (Harvey R. Cohen)
- Stopping Traffic/Reading the Comics/The Statue Moves 2:43
- Chickens/Setting the Rules 3:23
- A Close Shave*/Proofreading/Apartment Source 3:52
- Building Battle Suit 1:54
- Clark's Calendar/Office Menagerie/Aerial Chase* 4:50
- Why Am I Eating This? :56
- Father's Day (Shirley Walker)
- Scream Machine Lands/Superman vs. Machine 3:56
- Desaad's Tricky Plan 1:26
- Kalibak Comes to Earth/Kalibak Trashes Minerva 1:56
- Kalibak Ambushes Superman :48
- Superman vs. Kalibak/Fight on Train Track 2:04
- Battle Continues/Power Struggle 3:25
- Darkseid Beams Superman 2:21
- Father's Day – Bonus Track (Shirley Walker)
- Restaurant Source 1:07
- The New Batman/Superman Adventures – End Credits (Shirley Walker) :35
- Superman: The Animated Series – Twenty-Second Promo (Shirley Walker) :26
- In Brightest Day (Michael McCuistion)
- Kyle Catches Thief :58
- Abin Makes Ring Choose/Ring Chooses Kyle* 3:27
- Kyle Is Green Lantern :32
- Superman Finds Abin/Sinestro Wants the Ring 2:22
- Superman Meets Guardian :44
- Kyle Saves Little Girl/Fight Continues 3:02
- Superman Helps Council/Fight for Power/Kyle Wins Battle 4:05
- Kyle's Their Man 1:16
- A Little Piece of Home (Kristopher Carter)
- Break-In at the Museum* 2:14
- Lex Sees Superman Weak*/Waiting for a Reaction :51
- Lois Gets a Phone Call/Steal Treasury Plates*/No Deal with Lex* 5:31
- Lois Visits S.T.A.R. Labs/Superman vs. Dinosaur*/Superman Throws Rock* 4:26
- Livewire (Harvey R. Cohen)
- Wake-Up Source 1:30
- Construction Crane/Prevents Crane Accident* 2:42
- Centennial Park Source 1:15
- Leslie Becomes Livewire* 1:37
- Livewire Checks Out :59
- Metamorphosis Complete 1:07
- She Turns Off the Light/Tower of Power Is Back 1:31
- Superman Averts Planes* :59
- Livewire Gets Recharged*/Caution Sign 3:41
- Apokolips Now! Part I (Kristopher Carter)
- Maggie Brings Cash :51
- Hovercraft Steals Truck/Superman Fights Craft/Superman & Broken Glass 2:56
- Darkseid Arrives*/Orion Arrives 2:10
- New Genesis & Apokolips* 2:55
- Air Base Battle/Orion Zaps Hovercraft/Orion Wins at Air Base* 3:20
- Mannheim at Power Plant :33
- Orion Goes Back 1:24
- Power Plant Explodes*/Superman Sees Explosion 1:20
- Apokolips Now! Part II (Kristopher Carter)
- Recap (Apokolips Now! Part II) 1:00
- Hamilton Has Bad News 1:06
- Meet Steppenwolf :26
- Steppenwolf Arrives*/Missiles Bring Down Superman 2:11
- Demons Take Over City/Attack of the Demons* 2:01
- Superman Puts Out Fire* 1:44
- Darkseid Appears* 1:00
- Dan Fights Demons* 1:39
- Apokoliptic War Machine/Darkseid Takes Control* 1:14
- Orion to the Rescue*/Dan's Funeral 4:42
- The New Batman/Superman Adventures – Twenty-Second Promo :26 (Shirley Walker)
- Superman: The Animated Series – Ten-Second Promo (Shirley Walker) :16
- Little Girl Lost Part I (Lolita Ritmanis)
- Journey Through Space 2:43
- Superman Enters Chamber/Kala's Story/Superman Finds Kara 3:02
- Kara Flies 1:17
- Intergang Interest/Intergang Arrives :28
- Gang Fights Superman* 2:38
- Granny Knows Best/Kara Joins Jimmy :48
- Following Gang Into Building :45
- Granny Takes Control**** 2:52
- Little Girl Lost Part II (Lolita Ritmanis)
- Recap (Little Girl Lost, Part II) :53
- Surrounded 1:53
- Superman Is Captured*/Kara Leaves for Apokolips 3:23
- Kara Arrives on Apokolips**** 1:18
- Kara Escapes Parademons**** 2:00
- Superman Kneels*/Darkseid's Prediction/Get Back Home* 3:31
- Stop Comet*/Superman Catches 2:50
- Supergirl's OK 1:07
- Feeding Time (Michael McCuistion)
- Toxic Waste* 2:28
- Rudy Becomes Toxic/Goo on Superman's Finger* 1:24
- Parasite Saps Police* 1:16
- Parasite Visits LeBeau*/Parasite Saps Superman's Energy* 2:23
- Parasite Can't Rob Bank :32
- Parasite Attacks Clark/His New Meal Plan* :49
- Jimmy Gets Idea 2:19
- Superman Saves Jimmy/Saved by a Bug* 2:25
- Legacy Part I (Shirley Walker)
- Planet Attack 2:20
- Leader Revealed 1:27
- Kal-El's Dream 1:20
- Brainwashed 2:01
- Supergirl Chases Robot 2:01
- Lex Knows :34
- Ready for Battle :49
- Kal-El Attacks Earth :57
- Lex Kills Kal-El 3:53
- Legacy Part II (Shirley Walker)
- Recap (Legacy, Part II) :28
- Taken Prisoner 1:37
- Superman Tries to Escape 2:09
- Lois Springs Superman*** 3:47
- Lois Comforts Superman*** 2:08
- Return to Apokolips 1:20
- Superman vs. Furies 1:01
- Superman vs. Darkseid 2:16
- Darkseid Prevails 2:07
- Lois and Superman :46
Video games[edit]
Superman 64, released for the Nintendo 64 console in 1999, was the first video game to be produced based upon the series, however it is considered to be one of the worst Superman video games and worst games ever.[11] A second video game, Superman: Shadow of Apokolips was released in 2002 for the PlayStation 2 and GameCube consoles. It was produced by a different company, and was described as 'a respectable but average superhero game.[12]
Awards and nominations[edit]
- 1997– Best Individual Achievement: Music in a TV Production- Shirley Walker for Superman main title theme. (nominated)
- 1997– Outstanding Special Class Animated Program- Bob Goodman, Jean MacCurdy, Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Bruce Timm, Dan Riba, Andrea Romano, Stan Berkowitz and Hilary J. Bader. (nominated)
- 1998 – Outstanding Special Class Animated Program- Jean MacCurdy, Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Bruce Timm, Hilary Bader, Stan Berkowitz, Rich Fogel, Steve Gerber, Bob Goodman, Hiroyuki Aoyama, Curt Geda, Kenji Hachizaki, Butch Lukic, Toshihiko Masuda, Dan Riba, Andrea Romano and Yûichirô Yano (shared with The New Batman Adventures) (won)
- 1999 – Outstanding Sound Mixing - Special Class- Tom Maydeck, Robert Hargreaves, Pat Rodman and John Hegedes (shared with The New Batman Adventures) (won)
- 2000– Outstanding Music Direction and Composition- Lolita Ritmanis for 'Fish Story.' (nominated)
- 2000– Outstanding Music Direction and Composition- Michael McCuistion for 'In Brightest Day..' (nominated)
- 2000– Outstanding Sound Editing – Special Class- Gregory Beaumont, Diane Griffen, Mark Keatts, George Brooks, Kelly Ann Foley, Robert Hargreaves, Linda Di Franco, John Hegedes. (shared with The New Batman Adventures) (nominated)
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The Parasite | |
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Cover art for Superman #684, by Alex Ross | |
Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | (Jensen)Action Comics #340 (August 1966) (Jones)Firestorm (second series) #58 (April 1987) (Allstons)Adventures of Superman #633 (Dec. 2004) |
Created by | (Jensen) Jim Shooter[1] (Jones)John Ostrander and Joe Brozowski (Allstons)Greg Rucka, Matthew Clark, and Andrew Lanning |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | - Raymond Maxwell Jensen - Rudy Jones (with Torval Freeman) - Alex and Alexandra Allston |
Team affiliations | S.T.A.R. Labs Suicide Squad Superman Revenge Squad Secret Society of Super Villains |
Abilities | Absorption of energy, superpowers, and intelligence through physical contact |
The Parasite is the name of several fictional characters that appear in Superman comic book stories published by DC Comics. A supervillain, Parasite has the ability to temporarily absorb the energy, knowledge and super-powers of another being by touch, making him a formidable foe for the Man of Steel. In 2009, The Parasite was ranked as IGN's 61st Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.[2]
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Fictional character biography
Pre-Crisis
Raymond Maxwell Jensen
Raymond Maxwell Jensen was a lowlife who got a job as a plant worker for a research center. [3] Wrongly believing that the company payrolls were hidden in storage containers, Jensen opened one and was bombarded with energies from biohazard materials (which was actually waste collected by Superman when he traveled into outer space), which transformed him into a purple skinned, parasitic entity, becoming the Parasite. Any time he touched someone, he could absorb their physical and mental properties. Touching Superman would instantly absorb a sizable fraction of his superhuman powers (it was established early on that he is not capable of acquiring the whole of his powers). On one occasion, while attempting to absorb a greater portion of his adversary's powers than previously, his body disintegrated for a period of time due to the pressure to his cells. Despite these abilities, the Parasite became depressed because he could no longer embrace his wife and children. [4]The Parasite made a number of reappearances before the Crisis, yet he never successfully found a means to permanently defeat Superman. [5]Despite this, he had knowledge of his foe's alter ego and often used this to attack Clark Kent. Gaining sizable intellect from his multiple encounters with Superman, Parasite devised the means to reanimate dormant plant remains left behind from the Earth-Two supervillain Solomon Grundy, creating a newer and stronger version of the creature to plague his adversary. On another occasion, Parasite devised the means to transfer the powers of the hero Air Wave to the young hero's adversary Davy Jones temporarily. [6]
Parasite was one of the main characters in the second Marvel/DC crossover between Spider-Man and Superman (Marvel Treasury Edition #28). In this story, he was recruited by Doctor Doom as an agent in Doom's latest plan to conquer the world by wiping out all power sources but his own fusion reactor. Doom claimed that he needed the Parasite to function as an invincible bodyguard, capturing the Incredible Hulk and Wonder Woman and giving the Parasite a harness that would allow him to retain their powers for prolonged periods. However, Doom's true intention was to kill the Parasite by allowing him to absorb so much power that his cells would burst, causing Parasite to, according to Doom's calculations, transform into a crystalline mass that would allow Doom to perfect the reactor by using its energy-manipulation abilities to control the reactor's power output. This plan was thwarted when the Parasite briefly absorbed Spider-Man's powers, causing his borrowed spider-sense to alert him to Doom's treachery and turn on Doom, although he was subsequently defeated by Superman using a gauntlet of Doom's that prevented the Parasite from absorbing his energy when he was attacked.
Post-Crisis
Rudy Jones
Originally a menial slacker, Rudy Jones was transformed into the Parasite while working as a janitor at a PittsburghS.T.A.R. Labs facility. Unknown to anyone at the scene, the Lord of Apokolips, Darkseid, remembered the Pre-Crisis Parasite and manipulated Jones to become the modern version. He made Rudy think that a waste container might have held something valuable. He opened it and was exposed to strange radiation that changed his body into the bald, green-skinned villain. Jones now had the ability to absorb the life energy of other people, leaving smoldering skeletons. This power was necessary for his survival as his own body is in a constant state of hunger for energy that it cannot sustain on its own. During this time, Martin Stein, one half of the Firestorm matrix (Ronnie Raymond being the other half) learned he was dying and decided to destroy all the nuclear weapons in the world. This did not sit well with Earth's governments, particularly the United States, who sent the Suicide Squad to Times Square where Firestorm was holding a press conference. Things quickly got out of control as the Squad and the Justice League, both intent on subduing Firestorm, fought one another, and the Parasite (who was brought on the mission against the protestations of both Amanda Waller and Colonel Rick Flag Jr.) is released. He goes on a rampage and apparently kills Multiplex, only being brought under control by the cooperation of both teams. Later, he attacked the new Firestorm who easily subdued him and left him near death.
During one of his stints at Belle Reve Prison, doctors attempted to make him human again. Despite their intentions, the doctors only managed to change his skin color to the more familiar purple and also inadvertently increased his absorption power, enabling him to feed on other forms of energy, such as electricity and heat. After a number of years, the Parasite became involved in the plot to save Superman from overloading on solar energy. Rudy and Superman battled on the moon where Superman uncontrollably unleashed an immense blast of heat vision that the Parasite absorbed, causing him to mutate even further into a huge, hulking monster with teeth resembling a leech's. This mutation again increased Rudy's draining abilities, allowing him to absorb fast-moving objects' inertia, as well as making him impervious to telepathic attack to an unknown extent, since he could now drain energy through a mental link as he displayed when Dubbilex telepathically attacked him. His extra size and power did have a downside, however; he needed to absorb more energy more frequently in order to stay alive.
Unfortunately for a scientist that was tending to Rudy during one of his terms in imprisonment, he was tricked by Lex Luthor and somehow absorbed into the Parasite. This joining was different from Rudy's others as, apparently due to unspecified modifications to Rudy's physiology during this stint at S.T.A.R. Labs (although some sources speculate that the scientist's strength of character contributed to his 'survival'), he actually retained the scientist, Dr. Torval Freeman, as a part of his own mind. This combined intelligence made the Parasite even more menacing, given Freeman's superior intellect. He is later recruited by Morgan Edge to be part of the second Superman Revenge Squad. After Superman's powers were converted into energy-based ones, the Parasite returned to see what he could absorb from the Man of Steel. However, at this point in time, Superman was not in full control of what was happening with his powers and nearly killed the Parasite.[7] Later, Parasite returned once again to make trouble for Superman, but found himself facing off against Supergirl instead, absorbing some of her new angelic powers and nearly killing himself due to the 'divine judgment' of Supergirl's new 'wings'.
At one point, Rudy was contracted to help drain off a being named Strange Visitor's excess electromagnetic energy as she could not fully control it. This exposure to Strange Visitor's power caused the Parasite to mutate again, giving him the ability to fully and permanently retain the intellects of all of his victims and also allowed him to maintain any stolen energy for up to twenty-four hours. Like Torval Freeman, Rudy also absorbed an unknown shapeshifter into his biology, granting him the permanent power to mimic the exact genetic makeup and appearance of his victims.
After he later escaped from S.T.A.R. Labs in the early 2000s, the Parasite began to form a plan to get back at Superman. He began stalking Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen in an attempt to get to those closest to Superman. The Parasite had taken the form of one of his previous victims, an old man, and was run down in the pandemonium that evening when Lois came to his aide. Not realizing that she was actually in contact with the Parasite, a simple touch was all Rudy needed to get her knowledge of Superman. Rudy was surprised to learn from Lois Superman's secret identity. A new plan formed when he realized how close Superman actually was to Lois; the Parasite decided to take her place and tear him down emotionally by pretending to be a scorned Lois Lane, apparently even having an affair with Luthor in the process. When Clark attempted to confront Lois about her recent distance from him, in a fit of rage uncharacteristic of Lois Lane, Rudy punched Clark out of their apartment and into the streets of Metropolis. Shortly after this display, Superman got the Parasite to reveal himself in the guise of Lois Lane. Rudy could not handle the fact that anyone other than himself as the Parasite took down the Man of Steel. Just as the Parasite was about to lay the final blow to an exhausted Superman, Rudy drops, completely crippled by kryptonite poisoning he had drained from Superman, unbeknownst to either Rudy or Clark. Superman finally realized the reason he has felt so weak recently was because he was being constantly drained by the Parasite and also the victim of the mysterious kryptonite poisoning. When he asked Rudy how long he had pretended to be Lois, the Parasite related his story to the Man of Steel. In his final moments, he tells Superman that he still needed to have contact with Lois once every twenty-four hours to maintain his charade, confirming that she is still alive. He also told him that Lois loves him more deeply than he could ever know, and loves him in a way that nobody ever loved the Parasite. The Parasite died before he could tell Superman where Lois was imprisoned (Superman [vol. 2] #157). Although Superman initially tried to investigate himself, his efforts were hampered by a bout of kryptonite poisoning, and Steel was forced to contact Batman to help the investigation. Accompanied by Superman, Batman tracked a spree of recent disappearances to the Parasite's hiding place, during which Superman gained a new insight into Batman's methods and actions, and Lois was soon found alive by the two heroes. Lex Luthor, with whom it is implied the Parasite had engaged in amorous, 'extramarital' activity while in Lois' form,[citation needed] was infuriated when he learned of the Parasite's schemes. As such, Luthor went to great efforts to obtain the Parasite's remains.
In Justice League of America (vol. 2) #2, the Parasite is found to be holed up in St. Roch, Louisiana, where he uses his power-absorbing abilities to temporarily neutralize the powers of villains for a fee so they might evade detection during the course of criminal efforts.
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In Action Comics Annual #10, a headshot of the Parasite was seen as part of 'Superman's Top 10 Most Wanted' that bore a resemblance to the version seen in Justice. This version of the Parasite later appeared in Action Comics #751 wearing the Superman: The Animated Series-inspired costume Parasite wore circa 2000, and is later seen as a member of the new Injustice League. It has not yet been revealed if this Parasite is the same that appeared in Justice League of America (vol. 2) #2, but he has been revealed to be a resurrected Rudy Jones by Lex Luthor in Superman: Last Son.
He can seen as the member of Libra's Secret Society of Super Villains.
In the New Krypton storyline where 100,000 Kryptionian refugees are freed from the bottle city of Kandor, the Kandorians decide to take it upon themselves to eliminate Superman's enemies. A group of Kandorians break the Parasite out of prison, killing several prison guards in the process and imprison the Parasite in the Phantom Zone.[8] Superman freed Parasite so he could be taken to Belle Reve, but Parasite escaped.[9]
Superman: Secret Origin
The 2009-10 miniseries Superman: Secret Origin redefines Parasite's origin. In this version, Rudy Jones is a janitor of the Daily Planet. One day Lex Luthor chooses Rudy as part of a daily 'LexCorp Lottery' in which he selects one person from the crowd formed outside the LexCorp building to provide them with a new life. Inside LexCorp, Rudy eats a donut which had been accidentally spilled with a purple toxic material (revealed in Issue 5 to have been produced by extracting the radiation from Kryptonite). This transforms him into the Parasite, subsequently going on a rampage in Metropolis until he is stopped by Superman. He was last seen in Issue 5 to be in a holding cell in LexCorp tower, having been seen by both Lex and Lois Lane's father, General Sam Lane.
Alex and Alexandra Allston
After the villain Ruin (who was secretly Professor Hamilton) performed some experiments, two new Parasites debuted, one purple, the other green.[10] The two new Parasites were teenagers named Alex (the green Parasite) and Alexandra (the purple Parasite) who wanted to seek vengeance on the people who made their lives difficult. They were soon subdued by Superman after a battle. After attempting to escape from a metahuman prison, Alex was killed by an OMAC while his sister Alexandra escaped and joined the Secret Society of Super Villains under Alexander Luthor, Jr. (who was posing as Lex Luthor).[11] She is later one of the villains sent to retrieve the Get Out of Hell free card from the Secret Six.
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Powers and abilities
All Parasites are able to absorb the life energy of other beings. They are also able to absorb virtually any other energy form and use it.
Rudy Jones and Dr. Torval Freeman gained enhanced strength, agility and endurance by absorbing the energy of other beings.
After contact with the Strange Visitor, Parasite’s powers changed enabling him to keep the energy he took longer. Somewhere Jones and his scientist counterpart gained new powers by absorbing a shape-shifter as well. Now, not only does he sap the life energy out of his victims, he can actually become his victims right down to their DNA.
One of Parasite's most prominent physical features is the physical deformities to his face, seemingly totally covered by a mask, including his eyes, nose and mouth, giving him ambiguous as well as fearsome facial features.
Other versions
Superman: Red Son
In Superman: Red Son, an incarnation of Parasite is one of various enemies of Superman created by Dr. Lex Luthor.
All-Star Superman
Parasite Superman
An alternate version of Parasite appeared in DC Comics' All-Star Superman #5 as an antagonist in the main subplot. He passes by Clark Kent who is interviewing Lex Luthor, a prisoner on Death Row at the 'Stryker's Island' prison. Clark is surprised to see the Parasite, and the entity feeds on Superman's ambient energy. This provides enough power for the Parasite to go on a murderous rampage. The sheer amount of energy causes the Parasite to evolve into little more than a body and a mouth. Clark uses subterfuge and his strength to ultimately defeat the creature. Lex believes his attempts actually helped.
Kingdom Come
In the DC Kingdom Come alternate timeline, the Parasite is involved in the explosion that destroys Kansas. Besieged by a group of metahumans led by Magog, the weakened Parasite desperately lashes out at Captain Atom, tearing through his outer shell and causing the Captain's nuclear energy to erupt. The ensuing explosion destroys everything within a large radius and annihilates over a million people. With the exception of Magog and the enormous hero Alloy, none of the metahumans involved in the battle, including the Parasite, are shown to survive.
Justice
Justice features the faceless, pre-Crisis version of the Parasite as part of the Legion of Doom. While not identified by name in the story, it is revealed via Batman's computer files[12] that this version of the Parasite is Maxwell Jensen. He first appears in issue four as part of a group of villains sent to kill Superman (alongside Bizarro, Solomon Grundy, and Metallo), draining Superman's powers before Metallo exposes Superman to his Kryptonite heart. The quartet are soon defeated by Captain Marvel, who slams Metallo's heart into Parasite to defeat him. Lex Luthor teleports to the group almost immediately after Marvel and Superman leave to the Batcave, literally scolding the group as he returns Metallo his heart, telling Parasite he also gets Superman's weaknesses as well as his strengths. He is later seen giving Luthor an unconscious Supergirl. When the Justice League attacks the Hall of Doom, Parasite initially attacks Aquaman using some of Supergirl's powers, hoping to take his powers and threatens Mera's life, and is subsequently stabbed by Aquaman. Gold later tries to imprison him in his body, hoping to turn Parasite into gold, but is distracted after Platinum is attacked by Metallo. After escaping he takes Black Adam's powers and Metallo's heart to kill Superman, but he is still unable to beat the Man of Steel and is defeated by the lightning bolt from Black Adam saying Shazam!.
JSA: The Liberty Files
In the second JSA: The Liberty Files miniseries entitled JSA: The Unholy Three, Parasite is a former KGB agent working freelance as a contract killer.
Elseworlds
In Marvel Treasury Edition 28, Doctor Doom manipulates the Hulk into freeing the Parasite from prison, and the Parasite and Doom come into conflict with Superman and Spider-Man.
In other media
The New Adventures of Superman
The Parasite first appeared in the 1960s Filmation cartoon, The New Adventures of Superman. However, despite the same name and powers, his appearance has little in common with the comic book version. Here the Parasite is a thief named I.C. Harris, who is portrayed as a balding man with a mustache and does not have purple skin. In the episode, Superman knowingly tricks the Parasite into absorbing so much of his energy that he explodes.
DC Animated Universe
Superman: The Animated Series
The Parasite later appeared in the 1990s television series Superman: The Animated Series voiced by the late Brion James. The origin for the animated Parasite is fairly consistent with his modern origin. This version is able to duplicate the voices of whomever he drains.
He first appears in the episode 'Feeding Time'. Rudy Jones, janitor at S.T.A.R. Labs, is caught mid-robbery with a crook named Martin Lebeau (voiced by Robert Patrick) while they are trying to steal a chemical stored in barrels with unknown properties. When Lebeau and Rudy make their getaway in a pickup truck after narrowly evading the security, Lebeau's anger at Rudy leads him to make Rudy ride in the back with the semi-closed barrels. The barrels soon open, spilling their contents all over Rudy and transforming him into the Parasite. Rudy soon uses his new powers to go after Lebeau in revenge, almost killing him but for the timely intervention of Superman, from whom the Parasite is able to drain a substantial amount of energy during their first encounter, greatly weakening Superman. With Superman's powers, Parasite goes on a rampage and even finds Superman in his apartment, draining him once again, learning his secret identity of (Clark Kent), and trapping him inside a boiler room in S.T.A.R. Labs as a 'daily recharge' for his crime sprees (hence the title, 'Feeding Time'). While the Parasite is away, Jimmy Olsen stumbles across Superman in the boiler room and frees him just as the Parasite returns and almost kills him. Superman, having regained some of his strength, slips into his titanium-lead alloy Kryptonite armor and engages the Parasite in a ferocious battle which ends when the Parasite grabs a piece of Kryptonite which drains him of all his Kryptonian powers to the point of unconsciousness and amnesia. He is subsequently incarcerated in a S.T.A.R. Labs holding cell.
In 'Two's a Crowd', the Parasite becomes a supporting protagonist. Superman and Maggie Sawyer ask the Parasite's help to absorb information of an atomic bomb that has been hidden by rogue ex-S.T.A.R. Labs scientist Earl Garver (voiced by Brian Cox) since Earl has been knocked unconscious. In exchange for Cable TV in his cell, the Parasite agrees. Somehow, Earl's mind takes over the Parasite's body. After wrong locations are revealed, Superman is forced to fight Garver/Parasite at the location of the bomb, while Rudy and Garver fight inside the Parasite's mind for control of the Parasite's body. Superman and Jones manage to defeat Garver and stop the bomb, and Rudy regains control of his body. With Earl Garver recovered and incarcerated, Parasite gets his end of the bargain as he is seen watching TV in his cell.
The Parasite makes his final appearance in the series in the episode 'Double Dose', where Livewire breaks him out of prison and forms an uneasy alliance with him to destroy Superman. However, the Parasite's greed gets the better of him when he constantly attempts at every opportunity to take Livewire's powers for himself. Every attempt fails, until the two encounter Superman, protected against both the Parasite and Livewire by a layer of latex. Livewire shatters it, however, with liquid nitrogen, and the Parasite drains Superman of his powers, but then turns on Livewire and does the same to her, intending to keep both of them trapped and alive as a 'daily recharge' (as in 'Feeding Time'). With both Superman's and Livewire's powers, the Parasite confronts Superman alone, but is quickly defeated when Superman tricks him into burning a mop and setting off an emergency shower which, reacting with Livewire's vulnerability to water, drains the Parasite of all his new powers and memories (including Superman's secret identity) to the point that he no longer remembers who he himself is. He is then arrested and returned to prison.
Justice League
Parasite later makes subsequent appearances in the 2000s series Justice League where he is now voiced by Brian George, owing to Brion James's passing. Gorilla Grodd recruits him into the Secret Society, along with Giganta, Killer Frost, Shade, and Sinestro to resurrect Clayface and defeat the Justice League in the episode, 'Secret Society'. Once again, he manages to drain significant energy from Superman, and also from the Flash and Wonder Woman. In the end, he is defeated by Wonder Woman when she swings him around a football stadium with her lasso until he is knocked out upon impact with a billboard.
Justice League Unlimited
In Justice League Unlimited, Parasite first appears in 'Clash', where he defeats and absorbs the powers of Elongated Man and Metamorpho, and briefly battles Batman before being taken down by Captain Marvel. He is later seen once again as a member of Gorilla Grodd's Secret Society. In 'Alive!', Parasite, along with countless villains, teams up with Grodd in a mutiny against Lex Luthor aboard Grodd's spaceship and absorbs Giganta's power in the process. In the end, he is assumed killed when Killer Frost freezes him and the other mutineers and Darkseid blows the entire ship up.
The Justice League Unlimited episode 'Epilogue' (which takes place in the Batman Beyond era) features a new Parasite, with a more grotesque appearance compared to the modern day Parasite, as a member of the Iniquity Collective, one of the enemies of the JLU. During the battle, he is defeated and knocked out by Warhawk. The Batman Beyond era Parasite was voiced by Marc Worden.
Smallville
In the season 8 Smallville episode 'Injustice', the Rudy Jones version of the character (played by Brendan Fletcher) appears with Livewire, Neutron, and Plastique, who form into a team of meteor freak rogues who search for Davis Bloome aka Doomsday. His powers are similar to the animated series' character, except that he permanently absorbs the powers of those he touches, though he is able to return them.[13] It's not yet certain if Jones can absorb memories from his victims. When Rudy stole someone's abilities, an image of a transparent purple figure would exit his body, enter his victim's, then leave and go back into his body, robbing the person of their powers. This figure resembled how Parasite appeared in the comics.
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Prior to Rudy's debut, Clark also faced an opponent with a similar power. Eric Summers (played by Shawn Ashmore), a young student at Smallville, briefly absorbed Clark's powers when the two were struck by lightning while both held on to a chunk of kryptonite. But, unlike with Parasite, Eric never displayed the ability to absorb the powers of others on his own, and never attempted to absorb them from anyone other than Clark.
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Parasite appears in a cameo in the DC Universe Animated feature Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, battling Superman and Batman along many other DC villains, trying to claim Lex Luthor's one billion dollars bounty on Superman. He has no dialogue and appears onscreen in a few shots. Additionally, his character design model sheet for his front view appears in the A first look at Superman/Batman: Public Enemies feature included in the Green Lantern: First Flight animated movie DVD.
Superman Reborn
Parasite, along with Silver Banshee and Brainiac, were considered as the three main villains for Superman Reborn, but the film was cancelled before beginning production.
All-Star Superman
Parasite appears in All-Star Superman voiced by Michael Gough. He appears as a prisoner on Death Row at the Stryker's Island prison where Clark Kent is interviewing Lex Luthor. Due to Superman's cells overwhelmed with a massive amount of yellow solar radiation, Parasite was able to absorb his energy without touching him. This provides enough power for the Parasite to go on a murderous rampage. Clark uses subterfuge and his strength to ultimately defeat the creature by throwing debris over him. In this version he possessed a thermal-like vision that helped him to identify sources of energy.
Young Justice
Parasite appears in the Young Justice episode 'Performance', voiced by Adam Baldwin. He infiltrates Jack Haley's Circus, while on their foreign tour in Europe, to steal tech using the abilities of the members of Haley's Circus. This iteration of Parasite seems to be based on Raymond Jensen, the Silver-Age Parasite, given the fact that he takes on the alias of 'Ray the Roustabout' in order to infiltrate the Circus. After stealing Miss Martian's abilities, Superboy discovers him shape-shifted into a clown resulting in Parasite's cover being blown. When cornered on the top of the Haly Circus train, Parasite reveals that he had siphoned Miss Martian's powers and knows that she is in someway related to the Martian Manhunter. Parasite uses Miss Martian's telekinesis to pull Superboy towards him in order to siphon Superboy's powers then flies off. Robin managed to pick Parasite's pocket at the last minute in order to obtain the technology for Intergang's plot to build a black hole generator. When they arrive at Geneva, Parasite has assembled the black hole generator but then Superboy suddenly goes berserk after using Lex Luthor's shields and attacks Parasite. Parasite manages to drain Superboy's powers again. When asked by Miss Martian on what he has against Geneva, Parasite stated that he 'never liked the food.' Red Arrow use a foam arrow on Parasite which doesn't work but the heroes manage to trick Parasite into igniting gas tanks. As with his usual appearance, he also drains the weaknesses out of his victims which causes him to be affected by Miss Martian's weakness of fire. Parasite is then arrested by King Faraday and his agents as King Faraday places an inhibitor collar on Parasite.
Video games
- Brian George reprises his role as Parasite as a boss in Superman: Shadow of Apokolips video game for GameCube and PlayStation 2.
- Parasite appears as a boss in Superman 64.
- Parasite was featured in concept art for the console versions and as a main boss in the Nintendo DS version of Superman Returns.
- Parasite appears in DC Universe Online voiced by Robert Faires. In the villain campaign, Parasite's clones were unleashed on Metropolis University and the players had to fight the Science Police to keep them from being freed. Afterwards, Lex Luthor informs the villains that Parasite has Power Girl barricaded in Metropolis University's library. Lex stated that he enlisted Parasite's help in order to harvest Power Girl's DNA in exchange that Parasite has a Kryptonian-based meal. In order to help Parasite get to Power Girl, the players had to use the mutagen Lex Luthor developed on some meta-powered University students transforming them into Parasite-resembling Leeches. Parasite uses the Leeches in order to disable the force fields. Once the force fields are disabled, the players had to infect more University students to help Parasite defeat Power Girl. When Power Girl is defeated with the help of Parasite and his Leeches, the players take a sample of Power Girl's DNA.
See also
References
- ^'Traci Adell, the WWF, Fatale on TV, and the Web of the Snyder – Part 2'. Jim Shooter's Blog. 6 January 2012. http://www.jimshooter.com/2012/01/traci-adell-wwf-fatale-on-tv-and-web-of_06.html. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^Parasite is number 61, IGN.
- ^Action Comics #340
- ^Superman #286
- ^Action Comics #555
- ^Action Comics #361
- ^Adventures of Superman #552
- ^Superman #682
- ^Superman #684
- ^Adventures of Superman #633
- ^Adventures of Superman #641
- ^Justice #4
- ^Al Septien, Turi Meyer (writers) & Tom Welling (director) (2009-05-07). 'Injustice'. Smallville. episode 21. season 8. The CW.
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