The Return Of Cyborg Superman (Suicide Squad Rebirth: Earthlings On Fire)

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The Suicide Squad is the name of two fictional organizations appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first version of the Suicide Squad debuted in The Brave and the Bold #25 (Sept. 1959), and the second and modern version, created by John Ostrander, debuted in Legends #3 (Jan. 1987).

[@PathsUnwritten]

The Eradicator is so cool with those shades.

[@leollii]

PathsUnwritten agreed

[@ManintheArmor]

Shades are the definition of cool.

[@jaceharrison7936]

is there a reason its a part of his design?

[@Va1karius]

Jace Harrison I think his eyes were just sensitive to the sunlight. Like how people wear sunglasses.

[@hindsightpov4218]

Steven Chang Yeah. The Eradicator's eyes couldn't tolerate the sun's bright light so instead of having heat vision he projected energy blasts from his hands.

[@grandmoffgavin8895]

I have two things to say: 1. Zod is metal as fuck. 2. Honest question here, isn't the mirror supposed to melt against the heat vision?

[@ting280]

a long time ago it was established that Superman's radiation extends a little past his skin which is why his clothes are as bulletproof as his body. maybe Zod was standing really close, like nose pressed up like a pig against the mirror lol

[@SkyCE9A]

ting280 The whole "ptotective force field" idea has been pretty thoroughly dropped for years, now. I think it's actually been like 2 or 3 DC-reboots since they even mentioned it. It was hardly used past that specific series run, and it has been completely absent from the character since even before Nu52. Superman's clothing getting easily ripped and destroyed is a regular occurance, now.

[@bythepowerofoa]

everyone knows mirrors reflect lassssers... lol jk he's probably just reflecting a concentrated blast like supes does when he shaves, glass has a fairly high melting point and he's just using a minuscule area when he was doing it so it probably could hold up

[@Rakebab1]

bythepowerofoa mirrors absorb a tiny, miniscule fraction of light but enough energy to absorb and eventually be melted by. The common place ones we buy aren't perfect reflectors of light.

[@VGuyFawkes]

Raqebur Rahman: Because comics. If Superman can shave himself with mirrors I´m sure Zod could pass minutes focusing his heat vision on this area of his head, changing the area of the mirror before it could melt, afterall, they can see the change in molecular level... ;-)

[@retsz]

Shouldn't Enchantress be able to keep Zod in check? Kryptonians are vulnerable to magic, right?

[@wolfpack_104]

I'm a simple man. I see a thumbnail of Cyborg Superman, I say "this is the best thing coming out of DC rebirth", and I click the link.

[@bernardthompsonjr2347]

@ComicsExplained Mr. Oz is Cosmic Boy of the Legion of Super Heroes aka The Pre-52/Identity Crisis Time Trapper, the clue is first time Mr. Oz appeared in Superman #32 during the "New 52"), while watching Superman fight and Mr. Oz stated that he was part of his initial education. “Clark," Oz says. "You always get up when you get knocked down…I taught you that." Remember as part of the revised Superman origin, The Legion of Super Heroes from the 30th Century took Clark during his teens to the future and help train him to use his powers. The Three Legionaires were Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl. Lightning Lad is captured & imprisoned by Mr. Oz with Tim Drake, The Original Flash, Doomsday, Waverider and others; and Saturn Girl is imprisoned at Arkham Asylum in the 21st Century.

[@thebigbrodie]

Uses heat vision to mealt his own skull without damaging the mirror. Classic

[@Syroderick]

KNEEL BEFORE ROB.. and then listen to his buttery voice as he explains things that most of us wouldn't take the time to read but is otherwise entertaining.

[@linkeffect82]

I really loved the end with Zod's comments to Amanda, it gives him more complexity, but it also served to give her some introspection for her to question her own methods and extremism.

[@honestred7600]

Where are the "Make Krypton Great Again" Zod t-shirts?

[@yakudde]

Would buy one

[@mrheroprimes]

if any one watched the superman doomsday animated movie. witch showed putting a green kryptonite bomb in side a kryptonian head is not going to work because all they have to do is find a mirror and use heat vision to bur a hole to get to boom and remove it. i do not think amanda waller was thinking that one throw, trying to control a man with the same powers as superman that is going to back fire big time.

[@Maximara]

The one problem is there is a _major_ discrepancy with Hank Henshaw's New 52 History. In Team 7 it was stated he started with that project five years ago *but* in Superman: Lois and Clark #1 he was returning from a 10 year mission Jupiter. Another strange discrepancy is Hank Henshaw remembers landing with his four companions (as in the New Earth history) but he was alone on the ship that the New Earth superman intercepted.

[@Max-ux8ny]

Bruce Grubb Maybe it was on purpose, but I doubt it. Team 7 is in the past (not in he beginning of The New 52), but i don't think this makes the discrepancy. The other one is just a small continuity error I think, there's a lot of other ones

[@vincentx915]

Here's a Suicide Squad 2 movie plot idea. The Squad has to retrieve a sarcophagus, but the camera never shows to audience who it is until the end of the movie. Where Lex, Vandal Savage and The Brain (I hope to see him Live-Action some day) open it to reveal, Cyborg Superman.

[@jerewhere]

I was never into comics at all I love games more but the way you explain these comics and there stories make me visualize in my head what events take place you sir have definitely earned a sub

[@dani.phantm]

Rick Flag is THAT NIGGA. giving Harley dat pipe 😂

[@ElectricChairJ]

Did they ever explain what Zod did about the big hole in his skull exposing his brain?

[@dazdavis7896]

So can Brainiac, I'd say HE is more dangerous per se.... But Darkseid is definitely Superman's "most formidable" enemy. He's a damn Demigod.

[@Lynch2507]

Real talk, Cyborg Superman. Fuckin badadd

[@KenTheSith]

Lawls. "Share romantic interests!" That's what I'm going to call it now.

[@yoursafeplace8476]

Allow me to point out again. June Moon and Croc hooked up in the last video, it just wasn't mentioned, but we get told about Harley and Flagg. So there, now you're not confused anymore.

[@trevorwenger2966]

Correct me if im wrong but couldnt they just make a kryptonite bomb and cover it on lead or some protective cover that keeps the effects from zod until the bomb went off?

[@afnan338]

trevor wenger Not sure about this but doesn't lead only prevent superman from seeing beyond it through xray vision?

[@mrheroprimes]

if any one watched the superman doomsday animated movie. witch showed putting a green kryptonite bomb in side a kryptonian head is not going to work because all they have to do is find a mirror and use heat vision to bur a hole to get to the boom and remove it. i do not think amanda waller was thinking that one throw, trying to control a man with the same powers as superman that is going to back fire big time.

[@e2victor613]

Robomerc they did put a kryptonite bomb inside his head but zod just ripped that shit out

[@jamesh3775]

Thr background music was tripping me out for a minute. Anyways nice vid Rob!

[@jeremiahbristow7609]

I like the callback to Superman: Doomsday here.

[@TheOther-Dude]

Hey ComicsExplained could you do a video for the Eradicator? I've never even heard of that guy. Please and thank you

[@unnoticed9988]

Amanda Waller has so much plot armor its crazy.

[@palecurve]

Jesus do I feel old compared to some of these comments. I remember reading Death of Supes, then we got Superboy, Steel, Cyborg and Eradicator. Anyone know if -this- Eradicator is from that timeline? Yeah he was destroyed but y'know. Because comics.

[@kalebeckham559]

Hey Rob could you do a video on the limits of Wonder Woman's Lasso? I've always wondered about it.

[@kylewindere2133er]

Cyrborg superman hands down might be the most boss and devastating villain

[@coopergerrish4317]

Superman's clone in super man doomsday movie burns a hole in his head, like Zod does in this comic

[@valentineX1X]

Also I want a dc version of the guardians of the galaxy. With hank, the eradicator, zod and new 52 cyborg supes. Think how insane that team would be.

[@MrTom23]

he didn't destroyed it, he took it off, like superman's clone did once

[@nicodemusedwards6931]

10/10. He said Kneel before Zod.

[@darkknights7814]

Could you please do more scuicide squad videos they the best!

[@shamarjasher2767]

Rob... oh Rob... So if this is the Pre-New 52 General Zod (because he was in the Phantom Zone with his armies), how is he in the New 52 landscape? Does the Phantom Zone outside of time and space? Are there many portals to escape from that take you to different universes? Hmmm...

[@darkcyborgsuperman9521]

All hail Cyborg Superman.

[@food4209]

I never knew Cyborg Superman was in the comic books also lol I only know him from Superman cartoon and in the Superman game on Super Nintendo

[@ItsThatGameEmulator]

Favorite villian is back!!

[@Sergio_713]

What if the marvel and dc villains switched universes. Would marvel have more trouble with dc's villains or will dc have more trouble with marvels villains. Batman vs venom joker vs spiderman. i think that would be a cool video concept rob

[@madelinelawrence7358]

Rob can you do something on the goblin entity/force and or the goblin queen (marvel comics)

[@Rayner921]

So Rob you are doing to do a Martian Manhunter video right? I mean he has a good and large amount fans also.

[@valentineX1X]

Hank henshaw is the fucking man. I want to see him fight the new 52 cyborg supes.

[@Zero_Burden]

Matt Fontwell hank is cyborg sups

[@valentineX1X]

Skull gaming pro in the new 52 supergirls dad was made cyborg super man by brainiac. Google it.

[@Zero_Burden]

Matt Fontwell I thought you meant that hank Henshaw was a Normal man

[@headbooty2652]

Hey love your youtube, but I think it would be more presentable if you didn't say things like Basically and Literally throughout the video

[@ranwolf76]

So basically DC dropped the mystery of what happened to Henshaw and his crew when he came back from a shuttle mission with everyone dead/missing?

[@judahcochrane8518]

Cyborg and Eradicator also Steel are the best spin offs of Superman

[@SkyCE9A]

So....how 'bout that Cyborg Superman??? I think you mentioned him for all of 30 seconds, in a 17min video. Not a single mention of how he returned. Really tired of clickbait or misleading titles. I really thought you were better than that. If the video is going to focus on Zod, and the SS, why not just title it "The Return of Zod," "Zod Joins the Suicide Squad," or something that is actually relevant. Crazy idea, I know!!!

[@kryptoniteee]

Thank god someone else mentioned it. This prick does this too often

[@blackholeghost1875]

4:37 I thought Lex Luthor ordered to destroy all the superman clone as stated in the red hood and the outlaws, that's why the bizarro in the dark trinity was taken by black mask.

[@ivandelgado6180]

i can only hear "and so on and so forth"

[@CarlDavid]

Rob correct me if I'm wrong superman has a healing factor, point being when green kryptonite is remove from him he heals instantly. Wouldn't this mean that kryptonite has some type anti healing factor. And question does it only apply to kryptonians.

[@tangkhul_Tekken]

The Title should've been Suicide Squad - Rise of the return of General Zod for the battle of the Quest to the Phantom Zone - Chapter 1 The beginning

[@King_Hyperion89]

This vid is basically Zod vs the Suicide Squad. Again.

[@applyingnow7903]

Suicide SQUAD...! AYYY.. KEEP UP GOOD WORK BRO

[@MrTaleTailTotal]

I dig Zod in the new 52 compared to his pre- new 52 self more. He seems far more barbaric then before, has that Conan the barbarian thing going for him.

[@infinitetranquilo]

Maybe I missed it somewhere along the way, but with these enemies of superman here I'm curious. Where is Braniac?

[@TheTalentedMoron]

I'd really like to take you out for a beer sometime. You used to be my neighbor, I have shelves of comic trades, and we have a common friend. Oh, this is Lexington, I need to specify, completely non-sexual.

[@lunaruno9920]

yay the original cyborg superman back

[@MBK625]

rob senpai notice me........aaaaand do star brand explained I wanna know jus hoe much power this kid has

[@HustlePhamEntTV]

That New 52 Cyborg Superman looked wack af

[@darkknights7814]

I also want to see what happens to general zod next

[@Lynch2507]

If dr oz IS pre new 52 Lex Luther, I hope they keep good guy lex Luther. He's a really cool concept

[@DrBiBeatz]

Oisin Lynch I he cannot be Alex has not that kind of power's to in prison people.

[@elmaton65]

Not confusing really 2 supermen become 1. Comics aren't perfect so there might be a memory or 2 Comics that did or didn't happen. I just go with it.

[@shanemays3696]

What is going to happen when someone finds out how badly Waller almost fucked up?

[@PitchBlackLaser]

are darkside an brainiac not way more formidable than cyborg superman? @ 12:02

[@ftwnoobbuster]

General Zod is a savage!!!!!

[@irage1740]

btw more red hood and flash and you guessed it BATMAN!!!

[@aaronwilder2775]

man, I *love* dc rebirth

[@sharkdude7]

Sup Rob, videos r awesome

[@dequanndillard2794]

Where is the wonder woman rebirth Rob I know the third story arc is done.

[@tropic294boi7]

Please do unstoppable colossus vs world war hulk

[@slitty1147]

Is this the same hank henshawn who escaped the source wall

[@venoumusgammer4112]

Could you make a Suicide Squad playlist

[@greenlanternhg5141]

More Superman Rob!

[@nightsyko]

i taught that old superman stopped cyborg superman from become cyborg superman by catching his space ship when he was accting all convert in the new 52

[@thunder3612]

Yo guys, cool guy in the town. And it's me

[@JKissoon1]

How does Zod not knock himself out as soon as he hits brain? Why wouldn't the mirror melt? Does Supes not have a way into the phantom zone in his fortress?

[@ting280]

Supes absolutely has a gate to the PZ in his fortress. Zod doesn't know. I'm not sure if the two Supermen know either. but they'll find out eventually.

[@dazdavis7896]

Wait. So does this happen before or after action Comics vol.4?? Cuz that showed everything with cyborg supes rounding everybody up and then them going to get Zod and ends with Zod getting his wife Ursa out of the phantom zone. So why would it show cyborg supes and eradicator getting pulled OUT of the phantom zone here in this if they didn't get put IN there until action comics vol.4 - revenge squad??? So is this before all of that then? You make it sound like this is afterword, but then it doesn't show him with his wife, And that's how revenge squad ended, Him getting her out and running away with her and their son to regroup and what not and to come back and fight another day.

[@charlestyner8631]

Did Zod lose his family? A superwife and another superson? That would suck monkey nuts and if so, I feel for him. There aren't many things that would break a man down and kill his spirit to give up so easily.

[@kratosgow2]

Charles Tyner Nah, His wife and son is with him now, and safe. He free them from the phantom zone.

[@irage1740]

rob you beast keep up the great work!

[@dmarioisajerk]

WTF you barely mentioned Cyborg Superman

[@kennethmartin8715]

Rob Corp RULES! !!!

[@castlevaniatrump1777]

General Zod would never kneel to anyone, he talks in third person dammit! Also Harley looks like a boy, wtf can't they sexy her up a little if there going to make her a ringer in every conflict!

[@mrheroprimes]

if any one watched the superman doomsday animated movie. witch showed putting a green kryptonite bomb in side a kryptonian head is not going to work because all they have to do is find a mirror and use heat vision to bur a hole to get to boom and remove it. i do not think amanda waller was thinking that one throw, trying to control a man with the same powers as superman that is going to back fire big time.

[@joneshugh]

+ won't it make him weaker?

[@dr.calibrations7984]

Zod is such a BAMF!

[@lordspen5882]

Damn I have a chart to follow this

[@kohuya1885]

when are the walking dead comics coming back to this channel?

[@space1734]

Katana looking fine

[@jordanvankooten9734]

Do the other one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Superman is king

[@ipoststuff1841]

I just realized the eradicatir is superman ermac

[@Anti-HyperLink]

Who was Harley calling "Puddin'" at the end?

[@mjefferson3223]

Are you going to continue covering green lanterns? I'm curious if you still like it

[@moltpikachu2217]

rob can u do what if zod prime one million

[@louisthompson4712]

Great job, Rob! I made a rhyme. That ain't no crime. I might be a poet, and just don't know it.

[@jaikhaira743]

Can you please cover ex nihilo??

[@GibbsVideography]

Zod lost his mind.

[@nathanielbrown9399]

I know! Steve Trevor!

[@ensabahnur7657]

Well done!

[@josuii118]

Great. Now how in the world did Henshaw jump back in to his role? I came here for a deeper explanation of stories, not click bait garbage.

[@voiddarkstar7561]

Kryptonite

[@DarthAlphaTheGreat]

So you skipping Death of Amanda Waller?

[@Sizeband]

this was more like the return of zod

[@TazDevil50]

do we know if Lex is good? I think it up in the air

[@phisaki]

so on and so forth!

[@alexx196z5]

God damn I want Cyborg Superman shader in Injustice 2

[@aaron5574]

This shouldve been the plot of the movie.

[@cake6851]

aaron leaf Zods dead tho