Superman's Weaknesses are USELESS

[@mohamed-degkayse7265]

"Your weakness is magic!" "Yea everyone's weak to magic, its fucking magic"

[@MarvinPowell1]

Fighting types aren't. (Batman is a Fighting type.)

[@kris-lembelembe]

@@MarvinPowell1 magic is fairy type sooooooo

[@RD-zx6py]

It's like Martian Manhunter being weak to fire. Yep, just like the rest of us.

[@starterking]

​@@kris-lembelembe It's actually the psychic type. See Alakazam and Delphox and hoopa heck even the fairy types with magic related designs like Hatterene are part psychic. The magician trainer class used psychic types. And off the top of my head there's probably more. Enamorus is a fairy genie I guess so that is one for fairy but not psychic. But magic is overwhelmingly psychic related.

[@michaelchi1336]

@@RD-zx6pyactually Martian manhunter isn’t hurt by fire he’s just afraid of it and for good reason

[@aerozord]

reminds me of vampire weaknesses "So a stake through the heart will kill you" "I mean yea, but a stake through the heart will kill just about anything"

[@carlosfunez4036]

Garlic:

[@Bookslayer10]

Sunlight:

[@RezzieRaccoon]

@@Bookslayer10 that kills redditors

[@Dangityoulilshi]

@@RezzieRaccoon natural grown grass and fresh air

[@alisaglam2465]

@@carlosfunez4036 a person can choke on a garlic.

[@ShadowSlayer1441]

A normal rock is also a shard of the planet where Batman's parent's died. Batman is vulnerable to rocks, coincidence? I think not!

[@ClockworkGearhead]

Would have been funnier if you said lead, because, lol, bullets.

[@ravindupadmanath2802]

I guess croc's "I THREW A ROCK AT HIM" really was effective.

[@technorave555]

"Everyone has a [rock] limit."- The Flash

[@Night5225]

orphanite

[@Mate397]

@@ravindupadmanath2802 "It was a big rock..."

[@mechajay3358]

2:16 And he is right on getting corrected, I'm surprised that they haven't brought up the fact that he's also weak against the Red Sun.

[@Skullhawk13]

Sunscreen.

[@orangeinkius7257]

Not to mention that yes, Kryptonite does usually affect him from several feet away and dull his powers to the point where he can't just laser it, and him exploding it like in the video would probably just disperse dust from the kryptonite around the area which would be just as bad at the rock being in one piece

[@twonilooni]

Actually at 2:17 there's a note that mentions it

[@melo2942]

Goodluck using that weakness 😂

[@Da-Blood-Priest]

He is not weak against red sun, he just becomes normal human when it’s light touches him

[@mjbull5156]

"Superman, you did not so much destroy the kryptonite rock as turn it into a fine airborne dust. A radioactive dust, which we are all now breathing in. So thanks a lot for that."

[@buzz3248]

Superman's lasers can penetrate black holes, so if we go by physics he can either destroy kryptonite on an atomic level or straight up delete like a black hole does to matter

[@akaneriyun4774]

He didn't destroy it but he did scatter its atoms with his heat vision. It's no longer kryptonite if he broke it down to simpler elements.

[@Walt_Raleigh]

Superman's laser eyes are energy based, not concussive, so he can very well destroy it to an atomic level, which is in line with the "Nah, I'd win" personality he has in this sketch.

[@davidwuhrer6704]

​@@akaneriyun4774Not sure how that works. Krypton is an element, but it's a noble gas, so it won't form ionic bonds. I don't know what kryptonite is supposed to be chemically, but what Superman is weak to is the radiation, which seems to be nuclear. Although, it's fantasy, it's not required to make sense.

[@davidwuhrer6704]

​@@buzz3248Black holes don't delete matter, they absorb it. The mass becomes part of the black hole.

[@TheDrCN]

You know what, I also can't see through lead, am not immune to magic, and can be physically harmed by being pelted with space rocks. I'm basically the same as Superman.

[@sbeveroni2048]

Also the thought of dead kryptonians doesn't affect your psyche, seems like you're an upgrade to Superman.

[@SirsasthNigam.]

but you can't lift a car with Tactile Telekinesis or have Superhuman condition , Optic blasts , X-ray Vision and thats just a few

[@thekingofdoges]

@@SirsasthNigam. no idea what you're talking about

[@unbearable9770]

Can you get a job as a mild mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper!???

[@notredboi]

​@@SirsasthNigam. But do you any proof he can't do any of that?

[@mechafreak7938]

Was I the only expecting the conversation to steer towards Batman realizing he might have to get checked for cancer upon realizing how often he's been around exposed kryptonite like Lex?

[@aminadabbrulle8252]

He already did that after the Zarbar reveal.

[@nonnon-existent]

It's a prequel to Lego Batman's cancer

[@small.clover]

Someone already did that bit, can't remember if it was solidjj or not

[@DKen2021]

Oftentimes he usually has it encased in a containter, possibly lined with lead, so I'm sure Batman had considered the possibility of the material having a negative effect. Meanwhile, Lex the genius just had a chunk of it consealed in their coat pockets.

[@placeholderdoe]

Kryptonite only gives you Lego cancer, which is actually very treatable

[@ChestRockwell24]

I remember a comic from the early 2000s where Superman is literally right next to a nuclear bomb when it goes off. At the time of detonation he was being exposed to kryptonite. His hair wasnt even messed up afterwards.

[@KelpTheGreat]

I assume the explosion vaporized the kryptonite and sent the particles far and wide, making them ineffective for continually draining Superman's strength.

[@randomdude6446]

​@@KelpTheGreatIn the comics superhuman has been shown being able to fight through kryptonites effects. It might still weaken him but his powers are still fully functional presumably that's what happens here.

[@ChestRockwell24]

​@@KelpTheGreathe still would have been weakened right. Or think about the justice league cartoon. Superman fights Captain Marvel, who is magic. Superman whoops his ass, Captain Marvel gets hits in too. At the end, again Supermans hair isn't even messed up while Cap is visibly damaged. Its only when he hits him numerous times with magical lightning that he does any real damage. And even then, he does less damage then he would to a normal person. This is a theme on the show. Superman is weak to red sun radiation too. He fights Captain Atom in an episode and he uses red sun blasts. Again Superman whoops him and his hair is once again not even messed up while Atom ends up hospitalized lol. Superman basically just randomly decides to ignore his "weaknesses".

[@HaddaClu]

More than a few "in the future" as well as "Elseworld" stories have mentioned that Superman will eventually become immune to the kryptonite radiation. The longer he lives in earth and absorbs the yellow sunlight; the more powerful he becomes.

[@AMan-xz7tx]

@@randomdude6446 I assume it's more of a scenario where kryptonite's ability to weaken superman is more akin to a negative pharmaceutical effect where he could build a minor tolerance to it with repeated exposure, at least I think that's the angle you could go for

[@BurnByMoonlight]

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from reading Warhammer books, it’s that everyone has a weakness and it’s the author.

[@Quonzer]

Underrated comment.

[@Jordan-ii4ip]

Speaking of Henry Cavill...

[@incapablecreditor8117]

So what you're saying is, if we kill Jerry Siegel, batman will finally win! Well, let's get to it boys

[@Sthose]

Phil Kelly is the kryptonite of the Tau Empire and the Tau fans

[@manncake6828]

​@@Jordan-ii4ipDang amazon they had a good thing there then ruined it like netflix ruining the witcher :(

[@RS-bi1pc]

"It has to touch me" meanwhile, Superman every time it's even in the same room as him: "Oh god, my organs, I am immediately weaker than a terminally ill cancer patient on their death bed!"

[@eatingyoshi4403]

I've always thought that was more of a movies thing but Im no DC expert so w/e.

[@fishonmydish7774]

@@eatingyoshi4403 pretty sure in the cross-over for B:TAS and S:TAS Batman just holds it out like 10 feet away and Superman basically falls over, then he throws it in a glass of water and it stops affecting him as much. Not to mention it was a tiny shard in a plastic baggie, so it really just depends on the writer.

[@redrick8900]

@@fishonmydish7774 Size of the rock isn't determinative. A smaller rock could have a much higher radioactive charge than a larger one.

[@billybobby4637]

From CBR: I know for Gold K it's two feet (according to Mark Waid's Super-Quiz, hosted on this very site). Obviously Green has a much wider radius of effect; I seem to recall Luthor mentioning 10 meters in the Action Comics Annual #10? Even if it wasn't that, I'm sure he noted an exact distance. Edit: I looked the page up, Luthor said 10 feet, not 10 meters. Regardless, that's an official number, at least for the nebulous (in regards to Superman continuity prior to Secret Origins) and relatively brief post-Infinite Crisis pre-New 52 period. The number may have been different for other versions.

[@c.m.6487]

It's a pointless "weakness" anyway. In the majority of cases it just makes him "weak," and yet somehow villains are never able to kill him while he is under the effect. In many cases Superman still takes a punch from a giant monster or Zod or something, which would liquefy a normal human, and he survives. Superman has ALWAYS been the original "Mary Sue." 🙄

[@Pillow5816]

As a purse-stealer, it's very useful for stealing purses. People tend to be very afraid of glowing green rocks.

[@devourerofsouls4079]

Can confirm, I was the three pieces of kryptonite.

[@pileofbread3456]

Can confirm, I was the purse

[@ap7635]

Yeah but can you steal enough to afford the cancer treatments?

[@abhinandhari7812]

But u shouldn't steal the pink one

[@Lo-Sir]

@@abhinandhari7812 I especially steal the pink one

[@granatapacificadue]

1:46 for those curious: Lead is one of the very few materials that is able to shield whatever is behind it from gamma rays. If a solar flare were to happen, you can put your electronic devices in a lead container, and you'd be guaranteed to save them.

[@CootKittehLily]

Thank you kind stranger. We ready for apocalypse now.

[@alexbaker1569]

That's not true, lead has a high molecular density due to its high number on the periodic table, this means It's more effective at blocking radiation than less dense elements, because the gamma rays are more likely to collide with a nucleus and be absorbed by them However, it dosent actually stop gamma radiation, just causes its intensity to decrease quicker than other materials, a thin sheet of lead is going to struggle to sheild against gamma radiation, because the light isn't spending much time in the material, so dosent have many opportunities to be stopped Large volumes of basically anything can act as radiation shielding, that's why water and concrete are often used, they're not as effective as lead per cm of shielding distance, but they're cheap and easy to make very thick TLDR: lead is good yes, but it isn't a guarantee, anything can sheild against gamma rays, lead is just more effective for the same thickness, and is just as useless when too thin

[@alexbaker1569]

With the solar flare example, the atmosphere is doing most of the work blocking any radiation, because even though its not that dense, it's 100km thick, so blocks most cosmic rays (that's part of the reason the ozone layer was so important)

[@alexbaker1569]

Other thing, earth's magnetic field is also a big factor, but that's different so I didn't mention it, it's worth nothing one of the main reasons mars is so uninhabitable is because its lack of magnetic field and low atmospheric density causes the surface to be constantly bathed in radiation

[@jmssnetto]

3:32 that one second of "BATMAAAAANNN" after he just assumed he could win Superman by affecting him emotionally is killing me

[@Definitelyachannel]

I love winning superman

[@thebiolibrary5572]

HE WINS! THIS WAS A BATMAN VICTORY!

[@anandbatra290]

*ThAt MeAnS i WiN*

[@talkingdomination1928]

EMOTIONAL DAMAGE!

[@TB-xr7sp]

It's called defeating.

[@theworldsgreatestjidiot9667]

2:16 Supermans other weakness is being in a comic book that doesn't have his name on it

[@spiffygonzales5160]

Eh. Yesnt. Some people generally prefer a weaker Superman anyways. And even aside from that, going easy on the likes of wonder woman and Aquaman and not winning (again he's not really trying) isn't exactly a loss

[@JesusVillalobos]

Like, Batman in Detective Comics?

[@JJunkAFunk]

“The Death Of Superman”

[@spacevagabond4017]

Let’s just summarize that (and arguably his other weaknesses) as: “Writers.” It’s also the biggest weakness of many heroes, The Flash and Spider-Man most famously.

[@Leeloo-Foxx]

@@spacevagabond4017 some would say that spider-mans writers are the true villian of his world even

[@libertarianesque8645]

Proposed Retcon: It's not the radiation from kryptonite that hurts Superman. It just reminds him of the family he lost and makes him really, really sad.

[@OnionChoppingNinja]

for goodness sake don't give DC ideas!

[@declan6602]

His super memory makes him relive the destruction of krypton? That would be dope

[@fatbgmanbg975]

@@OnionChoppingNinjasups vs scientology...

[@fatbgmanbg975]

​@declan6602 in the voice of the honest trailers guy* You have seeing superman saves the one's that he cares about,but,can this time save himself from... HIS EMO PHASE!!😔😭🤧

[@MeepChangeling]

How has he lost them tho? He was a god damn baby. No hippocampus, no permanant memories. Earth is his home. He doesn't remember Krypton at all.

[@Can_O_Crayola]

Honestly, my preferred Batman vs Superman stories have always been the one where Bruce walked into that fight fully knowing that he has absolutely no chance of winning a true 1v1 and is attempting another angle to "win", like in Hush where he was just buying time for Selina to kidnap Lois and snap Clark out of the mind control...and buying those precious few minutes almost had him shattering his hands punching Clark with kevlar gauntlets and a kryptonite ring, and he had to bust out a lot of purpose-built high tech gadgets just to irritate Superman mildly.

[@JacksonFactotum-rw2gs]

Yeah, that actually sounds how it would go. Batfans want to believe Batman solos the entire Justice League through prep, but really, without plot armor and artificially-induced stupidity of the characters, Batman could only ever outwit and delay them through massive investment and sacrifice, but fighting and winning a 1v1 battle with any of them is simply impossible, much less him casually soloing everyone.

[@Nathana56]

I love how they’ve had this weakness conversation way more than once

[@Kumaa177]

That's how you know it's a realistic friendship

[@jeremybrown9611]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@nathanmutai1861]

Excellent observation, Nathan! 🤝

[@Romashka_Sov]

​@@ZeissWorldokay, I will not

[@melbiamil5144]

Red sun over paradise

[@maxwellquipey1]

"Every kryptonian ever" implies superman is either not a kryptonian or is a ghost

[@oz_jones]

Or both.

[@Ed_man_talking9]

he does count as an American, that title could just be a nationality and not a race.

[@ThrarmAnimation]

​@@Ed_man_talking9 dues citizenship

[@dragoknight589]

@@ThrarmAnimationI think the papers for the first one were destroyed

[@Cendrail0001]

"And so at the end of the day, even though my skin, be it made of steel, (...) I still consider myself man"

[@aidangordon2713]

Ah, Superman. If he weren't such a sweetheart, he'd be a universal threat.

[@BR-jw7pm]

(Edit: this comment thread plus Superman vs the Elite had changed my opinion on Superman and rescind my previous comment) That’s kind of why I’m not a Superman fan; he’s basically invincible to everything but THE strongest stuff. I’m not saying he’s a badly written CHR cuz I like the fact he has this god-like powers but has the willpower to use it for good; it’s just boring if the hero is TOO strong (though in Supe’s defense, I haven’t seen much SM media so there’s probs a lot of things I’m overlooking; correct me if I’m wrong on anything)

[@Marvelfanatic3658]

Injustice in a nutshell. Only reason he continues to do what he does it because Batman won't kill him and vice versa.

[@Kamiyoda]

And he'd have a dumb name like Superboy Prime. Just spit balling here, not singling anyone out.

[@jaimebustillofernandez3901]

Even worse, Supes himself is FAR more powerful than the infamous superman-but-evil characters (tighten, omniman, brightburn, homelander)

[@MusicoftheDamned]

​ @BR-jw7pm To be fair, a lot of Superman stories are boring and poorly written in part because they focus almost exclusively on his overwhelming power that you know he's going to win with even if they don't go the even more boring "cynical and/or evil Superman" route like _Batman v. Superman_ and _Injustice_ did. His better written stories tend to focus more on how kind he is *despite* all of the powers, like _All-Star Superman_ and such. (To be fair to Superman though, you generally know most big-name heroes are going to win in the end, so that's not an issue exclusive to him.)

[@LANDEN_BERGER]

The concept of superman is like that kid your playing guns with who says "no i cant die because i have a forcefield"

[@JodaroKujo]

That’s basically isekai characters

[@SimonASNG]

Yup, ruins the plot. So they have to make his power level inversely proportional to his intelligence in using it.

[@gerlofsdonia4522]

The thumbnail reminds me of that one cover where Superman became immune to kryptonite and just ate a big chunk of it for no reason other than to show off.

[@Sparkle8205]

mmm yummy radiation

[@declan6602]

@@gerlofsdonia4522 Kryptonite Nevermore! Love that comic

[@christopher20206]

I remember seeing a comic page Superman just inhale kryptonite gas and say "kryptonite my favourite"

[@declan6602]

@christopher20206 that was Ultraman

[@kenstorm707]

@@christopher20206 Not Superman, Ultraman. Ultraman's weakness is blue kryptonite.

[@darkphoenix2745]

1:34 Basically the plot of The Boys:

[@HeyItsDyl]

I was thinking this

[@abdulracmanandamama5676]

i heard superman's lasers bounce off kryptonite like a mirror?

[@Amogus-i6i]

​@@abdulracmanandamama5676depends on the heat sensitivity

[@zechariahwilson9994]

literally😭😭😭😭

[@eloquent_redneck3719]

those pesky laser eyes they'll get ya

[@omarelsheikh7249]

these weakness videos are so funny because you know we've been building to this exact video since the start

[@datcat11scratch]

@@ZeissWorld i don't think something's more likely to happen just because you wrote it in sanskrit also wouldn't you want to get subscribers from people actually liking your content? oh wait, you don't have any lol

[@Dinoman-mo7mt]

Okay, i won't and i won't subscribe either.​@@ZeissWorld

[@nihtgengalastnamegoeshere7526]

@@ZeissWorld नहि। त्वं मूर्खः असि।

[@anonymousx1101]

I like how we went from using screenshots to drawing the scenes for the video! Love how far you've come, Solid JJ!

[@cCrossoRr]

Red sunlight. Everyone always forgets this one

[@carcosian]

Not very relevant in a solar system with a yellow sun.

[@ClockworkGearhead]

@@carcosian Yeah, but that's how Red Son was defeated. No need to leave the solar system.

[@CommanderSteelTrap]

He’s flown through Red Suns before and kept going. That one takes time and if he’s got enough Yellow Sun radiation in him, it’s not gonna do much.

[@cCrossoRr]

@@carcosian Red sunlight lamps. I mean Soviet batman almost killed superman with them

[@PrDrNintendo]

I mean, can anyone really just turn our sun red just like that?

[@ፔ̇̈]

Lex Luthor being negatively impacted by Kryptonite was actually shown in one of the DC animated series.

[@kaladinthepaladin7929]

He then proceeded to blame Superman for making him carry it around.

[@TheMastermind7259]

​@@kaladinthepaladin7929well that's understandable but what I don't understand is why he kept it on himself for *years.* I mean, the kryptonite, it affects humans too, but only if it's there for years, meaning that Luthor just kept that on himself for goddamn years and after 10 million fights with Superman finally took it off from himself? I feel like DC made a big plot hole in there.

[@kyotanaka920]

The kryptonite has also sometimes given him super powers as a result of cancer. Whether it's from Brianiac or just some freak occurrence

[@jonahmiller5881]

@@TheMastermind7259 It's Lex Luthor. Obsessing over Superman's superiority is a core aspect of his identity. It would be strange for him not to keep Kryptonite on him at all times. Hardly a plot hole.

[@Rabidratwithnosoul]

Didn't the rock give lex super cancer

[@JaxBlade]

This is great xD and reminds me of that comic of when Superman was enjoying an offday and then a random villain showed up and was like "I made this suit to hurt even you" and Superman said "Many people always say they made somethin to hurt me, Yes I can be hurt its not that hard, but they miss the main problem, the problem isnt hurting me, the problem is surviving me" and that was just a COLD AF line. As Rocky said it don't matter how hard you hit, its about how hard you can get hit and keep movin forward lol

[@michaelthesavior8740]

You HAVE to drop the name of that comic

[@superlord1428]

Do you remember what comic that was? Sounds like a good read

[@JaxBlade]

If you type in Superman surviving me comic on google you'll see the exact panel I'm referring to haha

[@superlord1428]

@@JaxBlade Surviving me?

[@MrElTee13]

@@JaxBlade No dice.

[@BarokaiRein]

Meanwhile in DCU "Kryptonite exists somewhere within the same ZIP code as me? Not only do I lose my powers, but a 7 year old make-a-wish kid could beat me to death with a teddy bear."

[@AloMoMoMola]

"Faster than a speeding bullet" reminded me of the movie where Metallo morhps his hand into a gun and even drops a one liner before shooting Superman with a shard of kryptonite and Supes literally couldn't react in time to dodge or do anything also, you're neglecting Superman's biggest canonical weakness "Robots, but only if they're big enough"

[@federicopalacios7439]

That's the problem with comics, Flash is also canonically trillions of times faster than light, and can react instantly to anything. So for example, if a bullet were to him him, he would react to it, turn around, and see that a bullet was attempting to pierce his skin, all in the time it takes the bullet to move even a milimeter. Yet, he has been taken down with bullets many times; same applies for Superman, he's not THAT fast, but he's still much faster than light, no bullet or arrow should ever be able to catch him offguard in any possible scenario.

[@RafelChip]

I think the movie is ‘Batman and Superman public enemy #1”

[@TheDirtysouthfan]

In that same movie, Superman survives having a piece of Kryptonite lodged next to his heart and later on he completely overpowers the effects of a large dose of Kryptonite through sheer willpower while fighting Lex Luthor. That movie made Kryptonite look really weak.

[@SWAHswah-tm7sn]

​@@RafelChipit's been adapted multiple times and for such a stupid way to take him down it's been quite prevalent. They did the kryptonite bullet for the sake of simplifying tower of babbel instead of...whatever the fuck that was that made that really weird looking panel.

[@HoradeFidges]

@@federicopalacios7439 In the Flash cw tv show there was a scene where Barry got caught off guard, was shot in the back, and as the bullet pierced his skin, he reacted stepping forwards and grabbing the bullet. I don't think he ever was shown with that reaction speed against projectiles, a lot of times being hit by one. And again, this was him chilling in his apartment, as opposed to being in flash mode where one would think he would have his guard up.

[@ChaplainPhantasm]

"My X-ray vision doesn't work through lead, for some reason." It's science, Clark. It's basic science.

[@Qualman701]

But do you know what does work through lead? Laser eyes

[@SorowFame]

Clearly didn’t inherit Zor-El’s brains

[@bubbles784]

@@SorowFame Isn't that Jor-El? Zor-El being his uncle.

[@ChaplainPhantasm]

@@Qualman701 Exactly.

[@SorowFame]

@@bubbles784 might be, sounds about right

[@candacescorner3141]

The funniest thing about this to me is that we’re talking about the same guy who, within the solid jj cinematic universe, was previously killed by robots in like 5 seconds.

[@samueldimmock694]

To be fair, killing him was obviously little more than an inconvenience, so, his point still stands. As if that makes it any less funny.

[@paulamarina04]

if im not mistaken "giant robots but only if theyre big enough" is listed as one of supermans weaknesses somewhere

[@Suzuki_Hiakura]

ngl that was one of my favorite movies when I was a kid lol. Damn shame the disc is scratched to hell.

[@Derp-rz1nn]

@@Suzuki_Hiakuraworlds finest?

[@jaydentt]

so hes weak to robots!

[@11338325]

These are Superman's weaknesses according to the comics and official DC data books: *Vulnerability to Kryptonite* Since the destruction of Krypton, its remains (rendered radioactive by the explosion) have been spreading throughout the universe as Kryptonite, a crystalline substance whose specific radioactive wavelength is lethal to Kryptonians native to this reality. The most common form of Kryptonite is Green Kryptonite, and its effect is directly poisonous to him. Kryptonite from other realities do not necessarily have the same effects on all Kryptonians. *Vulnerability to Magic* Superman's biomatrix is his most powerful asset, but the strength of this field is also its greatest weakness. Its permeability to certain wavelengths makes him vulnerable to certain radiations, particularly magical energies whose chaotic electromagnetic or extra dimensional signatures disrupt this force field. Superman's vulnerability to magic varies depending upon the special effects of the magic. He can be injured and worn down by magical entities. Magic can have powerful and unpredictable effects on Superman and his magical enemies have often proven to be the most dangerous. *The Black Tide* If Superman's chi flow is disrupted by being overwhelmed by this disturbed substance, he'll suffer from fatigue and pain; until he sub comes to unconsciousness. Eventually he will die, unless acupuncture is administered in time. *Lead* Superman cannot see through lead with his x-ray vision powers. *Solar Energy Dependency* His abilities will eventually weaken without replenishing his energy reserves with normal (yellow) sun radiation, especially if he doesn't have any direct contact with yellow sunlight. When exposed to the same red solar radiation as Krypton's red sun Rao, it causes Superman to lose his powers within a large amount of exposure until the exposure to yellow sunlight will reverse this effect. *High-Pitched Noises* Because of his super hearing, Superman's ears are extra-sensitive to extreme noises. This gives individuals like Black Canary and Silver Banshee who use sonic screeches, a particular advantage in combat against him. *Psionics*

[@xvoidxhunter2129]

Idk if lead really counts as a weakness, sure his vision cant see through it but its not like lead would damage or weaken him

[@inumari3703]

The message you copied got cut off midway. Just thought I’d let you know. Thanks for posting the info brother, much appreciated.

[@azure4622]

I've been wondering this since I'd heard about his yellow sun red sun thing, but was everyone on kyrpton just like a regular person and no one knew they had powers until superman?

[@ailospjellok7475]

i mean yeah, but like everyones weak to extremely high pitched noises and "LACK of solar system", if you dont have a sun you just die from being at absolute zero

[@azx7023]

​@@azure4622 I believe some used them and then were banished to a prison dimension

[@rusticgiraffe4262]

3:08 you know, I thought I had acclimated to Solidjj’s comedy style but that jump cut completely got me. Bravo sir.

[@shan4680]

That ending was *great*!

[@FurnaxIkki]

Shout-outs to Freakazoid, whose weakness is being trapped in a cage of graphite bars charged with negative ions. A weakness so specific and situational the only reason that a villain used it on him is Freakazoid *told* him that the weakness was and then helped him build the cage.

[@DemonKingVI]

You mean The Greatest Superhero Of All Time? His other weakness is being succeptable to whatever Cosgrove wants to do at any given moment.

[@kevinvieira2834]

His weakness is so specific it almost feels like it exists only so that batman has something to use

[@jaanzi4347]

Freakazoids weakness is his ADHD medication that he clearly never takes.

[@DemonKingVI]

@jaanzi4347 It's also KIND OF his superpower... why would he medicate that away? I mean, yeah, the REST of us need it, but if MY ADHD gave me superspeed and the ability to break the fourth wall I'd go cold turkey, too.

[@xaratherus]

I thought it was poo gas? But then I realized no one likes poo gas, Freakazoid.

[@giantWario]

I mean after they were pretty much disintegrated by the explosion of their entire planet, what's left of the Kryptonians could probably fit in that grave.

[@hossdelgado626]

Eh, widen it a little bit, but more or less yeah

[@Drakonig]

​@@hossdelgado626 or maybe he just dug it deeper

[@BlandoGaming]

I expected Batman to say something to that effect, but maybe that would have been taking it a little too far. 😂

[@benjaminshinar9509]

batman might have put the bottled city of Kendor in that grave.

[@Andre-c6z]

Still can’t believe that an entire planet of Supermen died out.

[@JohnQ5]

Good on Supes for admitting the "surrounded by kryptonite" plan would work and then saying "try it".

[@cesarvictoriano8072]

I’ll admit I still wish they discussed how Kryptonite comes in so many colors. “So why does pink kryptonite make you gay? What, was it made from the Kryptonians who swung that way?” “Well hard to figure that out when everyone who steals them just tries to use them to kill me somehow.”

[@discombobulatedecho6025]

Imagine if that’s how gayness worked on Earth too. Like if you use pink Himalayan salt instead of regular salt when eating it literally turns you gay 😂

[@ThatScootFanboy]

Not to be a lore asshole, but the only Kryptonite that was on Krypton was Green Kryptonite, Green being the only natural form. Pretty much every other kind, including Pink Kryptonite is man-made by Luthor or someone like that.

[@courier6402]

​@@ThatScootFanboySo Lex saw the gay bomb and thought I'll just copy that.

[@roujin518]

@@courier6402 Maybe it was just him trying to create synthetic kryptonite and the different elements it was based from cause the different colors and effects. So basically their is an element on earth that just turns kryptonians gay, or at least attracted to men.

[@jaspertyler4557]

the real question is, how does pink kryptonite work on gay kryptonians? does it turn them straight, or are they just immune to it? and what if they're asexual or bi? so many questions.

[@JJ_R]

Considering Superman lifted a whole island made of kryptonite in Superman Returns, I’m not surprised.

[@Pillow5816]

He must have been wearing gloves.

[@Marvelfanatic3658]

​@@Pillow5816 Lead gloves

[@Reir0o]

The island was mostly crystalline, but with some kryptonite growths here and there. But yeah I get the point.

[@The-Deadite]

I liked how kryptonite works in Superman TAS, it made him feel sick but it didnt depowered him- basically it only stalled, you couldnt kill him with it cuz an ill Superman is still Superman.

[@DrakeBarrow]

Eh, it can pass. He was already severely injured/weakened from the Kryptonite shank he took from Luthor, the whole thing showed it was a ton of effort for him and he was very obviously hurtfrom the proximity. After that, if he hadn't gotten lucky in terms of medical care he would have died.

[@Cludnugget]

"You couldn't fit every kryptonian.." "They were vaporised, Clark. They fit."

[@Custerd1]

"I had Brainiac shrink 'em all down. They fit."

[@OluwasegunKolawole-kx7pt]

Even in vapor form, you can't fit billions of people in a casket

[@AmartharDrakestone]

@@OluwasegunKolawole-kx7pt Vaporized AND shrunk down by Brainiac. Better now?

[@Cludnugget]

​@@OluwasegunKolawole-kx7ptwho said anything about a casket anyway? It's just a hole in the ground.

[@hugogamers0019]

I love how outranged Batman sounds when he say “You can’t just do that, you can’t just destroy kryptonite!”. He’s like “You can’t just destroy your weakness, how else im gonna kill you!”.

[@owenbaker2.084]

I imagine that the grave was actually Snowflame’s, and Batman just removed his tombstone and replaced with “Every Kryptonian Ever” one instead.

[@MmmMmph1968]

Solid JJ canonize this please

[@Amogus-i6i]

Jj ran out of budget

[@lordbiscuitthetossable5352]

I mean, he knew he was going to OD on Cocaine. I imagine Batman had this whole thing planned from the beginning. XD

[@MarvinPowell1]

Clark grew up on Earth as a baby; why would he even care about Kryptonians? That'd be like caring that your great grandparents were in the Holocaust without having even know that before I told you.

[@MarvinPowell1]

Clark grew up on Earth as a baby; why would he even care about Kryptonians?

[@riotguards]

Supermans one critical weakness is being portrayed as a gritty worn down superhero movie

[@thewhitewolf58]

Thats like protraying batman as an old disabled man on the verge of being poor.

[@SirsasthNigam.]

“It has to do with the kind of stories that get to be told, and if you lose your eye on the ball, which is character,” continued Gunn. “We love Superman." Zack Synder-I had a buddy who tried getting me into “Normal” comic books, but I was all like “No one is having s*x or killing each other. This isn’t really doing it for me.”

[@thewhitewolf58]

@SirsasthNigam. So zack snyder just does not like comics unless they stray into being edgy?

[@deviant0105]

It cracks me up knowing people probably brought their kids to 'the fun Superman movie' just to watch the third act be a 9/11 sequence where Superman ends the fight by snapping the bad guy's neck and crying out in anguish after. Movie ends and you walk out feeling more joyless than you were going in.

[@SirsasthNigam.]

@@thewhitewolf58 just watch Man of Steel Pitch meeting

[@dazzlethestar151]

0:26 *Baffled sample text* is now my favourite visual joke from this channel

[@babykata-dt3ys]

Ok i wont ​@@ZeissWorld

[@deleetiusproductions3497]

@@ZeissWorld well i can't send the golden monkey since this is a comment section but i've seen it so i don't have to subscribe

[@45hAsh]

​@@ZeissWorldalright then

[@vguyver2]

Honestly, I always wondered of Superman's powers are actually his biggest weakness. Like, his super hearing, super smell, supervision, and strength can all be turned against him. Villains usually respond with Kryptonite, but desensitizing him to the point he accidentally kills someone would probably the best way to go about it.

[@Paul-kt6st]

In the old black and white Superman TV show, one of the villains just plays a loud high pitch noise through the city that humans can't hear. It kind of drives Superman crazy.

[@sigma1328]

Fun fact, kryptonite in powder/dust form can still have an effect, from weakness to mind control. So Supes blowing it up just screws himself. Especially if he breaths it in.

[@jrt99b]

I love the idea that the reason for everyone acting so off beat and quirky is low-grade kryptonite poisoning.

[@timmiller1]

Fun *fiction

[@orions2908]

Thank god superman doesn't have, I don't know, incredibly powerful lungs capable of easily blowing it all quite far away

[@sigma1328]

@timmiller1 Fun Fictional Fact

[@juanandresrueda4957]

​​@@orions2908and he isn't extremely fast and capable of breaking out of any confined space before breathing the stuff

[@TortillaCh0mper2]

I like Superman arguing about the "being weak to magic". Sounds better to say that he's vulnerable to magic (like almost everyone else). It's like saying that your weakness is gravity.

[@NicolasCermak]

"I can fly, but my weakness is gravitational pull"

[@williamdaviddiazcuchimaque7511]

Más bien es como decir que tú debilidad es el fuego

[@notthememes6116]

The grave bit should've been batman saying the grave is empty CAUSE THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO BURY

[@potsdam28]

I thought it would be full of kryptonite

[@lazyatbeinglazy13]

I sure do love how half of the time Superman can just slap his nuts against kryptonite without being affected, and the other half of the time (the time when he needs to carry) it literally makes him weaker than a paralyzed toddler

[@potsdam28]

His real weakness is plot

[@imperialdragon4516]

The ultimate superman with common sense and no dumb plot

[@Ocastia]

The common sense of Shooting a laser at a radioactive rock... At best it does nothing, The second best option is that he cuts the rock in half, which achieves nothing, worst case the rock shatters into a fine Radioactive mist. Great idea if you want to give everyone in the room lung cancer.

[@reliantbelial2341]

What if i cast perish tho

[@josemontesdeocah]

Bad part is, in every literation of superman, if he is not smart, the whole universe gets destroyed. Can't wait for the ending of "my adventures with superman"

[@geekjokes8458]

actually the complete opposite: superman with no weakness is a terrible plot

[@enderreaper1482]

​@@geekjokes8458 yea but like this video shows, it's the only one that makes sense.

[@MarxistMomentum]

2:14 The comments section is the true arbiter of truth.

[@cyberninjazero5659]

"(I didn't forget about the Red Sun, you jerks)"

[@Red-mg4ro]

Pft.

[@mihaicovaciu6634]

The ideea is, why going somewhere with red sun in the first place unless magically someone that knows this specific thing teleports him there.

[@cyberninjazero5659]

@mihaicovaciu6634 Red Sun lamps exist

[@omgitzthunderlol4598]

@@mihaicovaciu6634another thing is he isn’t weak to magic he just has no resistance

[@TheBloccobill]

The twist from batman being cheerful being cut off to a grave saying "every kryptonian ever" is a pure masterpiece of comedy

[@geroldgrimel4811]

Imagine being a kid in 1967 watching this on TV and trying to mentally process it.

[@boyscout2889]

Everyone forgets that Kryptonite can be refined into a metal, or ground up and added to the process of making a focusing lens to use in a laser array, increasing the effective range of the kryptonite. Imagine taking out Superman with a laser pointer, that would be the funniest thing on planet Earth

[@redrick8900]

"Everyone forgets" then cites bad writing almost nobody read.

[@Magnus_Fraus]

@@redrick8900 all of current dc and marvel

[@thej5448]

doesn't feel nice being hit by a laser does it, superman?

[@redrick8900]

@@Magnus_Fraus That's not fair. Something is always good.

[@NareshSinghOctagon]

@@redrick8900 ,like the other guy said,this is knowledge you'd have to dig deep and find. For all we know,it could be knowledge that was in a fairly popular comic/TV series that's been way out of print.

[@doublem6884]

When I was a kid, I found and read an old comic where it gave Luther's backstory. A small meteorite made of kryptonite landed on Earth and Superman got weakened by it. (I think he went up to it to move it or something, I don't recall). Luther saw him and was like, "Oh no, Superman! I'll help!" he pushed the meteorite into a lake with a bulldozer and superman flew off, but then all of his hair fell out from the kryptonite. He blamed Superman and that's why he's Superman's arch-nemisis. Lex Luther hates Superman because he "made" him bald. And this is the only backstory for Lex that I accept.

[@TheOfficialPSI]

This is definitely the Lex from the same continuity where he stole 40 cakes. That's as many as four tens! And that's terrible.

[@nonya1366]

I like to think regardless of continuity, Lex remembers but Superman doesn't. For superman it was a heroic civilian saving him from a weakness he didn't know he had. For Lex, it was the event that changed his life *forever.*

[@ChronoSquare]

So Lex being a villain is literally because Superman made him mald?

[@llSuperSnivyll]

Superfriends also depicted that backstory, but it's slightly different. After discovering that Superboy was weak to kryptonite, Lex starts to work on a substance to remove said weakness, but ends up causing a fire, with Lex in danger of dying due to the toxic fumes. Superboy sees this and uses his superbreath to remove the fumes, but Lex got bald out of his incident. He throws away the cure and declares himself his arch-enemy. Because he got bald out of something he himself caused.

[@brenlc1412]

1:54 I guess we now know how LEGO Batman got his cancer.

[@MagicSpectrum]

Who says he has cancer?

[@Taypokemon]

@@MagicSpectrumLego Batman says.

[@pochiluis0570]

And not lego cancer, it was REAL cancer!

[@BadgerOff32]

There is one version of Superman where the 'Kryptonite is finite' theory is explored. Superboy Prime (which is a somewhat misleading name because he is literally just Superman from another universe) is probably the most dangerous and villainous version of Superman because he has literally no weakness. He travelled every inch of his universe and destroyed every last trace of Kryptonite, so it could never be used against him. Kryptonite from outside of his universe also has zero effect on him. He also has a special suit that absorbs solar radiation (like he does) effectively turning it into an additional solar battery, so he can can fight twice as hard and for twice as long as other Supermen can.

[@ChestRockwell24]

Prime also laughed off Mordru's magic.

[@kwesi.0525]

2:41 Ussop in water 7 be like:

[@JaiRana-cl3td]

So true… Damn, One Piece is great…

[@LynixLegend]

Cap. Usopp locked in on Water 7 specifically. I've never seen bro go that hard. Ever.

[@JaiRana-cl3td]

@@LynixLegend Oh yeah, that is true

[@megafights1372]

​@@LynixLegenddressrosa 😐

[@nool607]

luckily sogeking was there

[@Markyparky56]

"Pelting you with your mother's pearls" is a dark, dark line and I'm impressed for whoever came up with that. Bravo.

[@AfroManny15]

0:44 then why did both Deadshot and Bloodsport put you in the hospital with a KRYPTONITE BULLET?!?

[@Red-lu1rx]

I was gonna say this aswell

[@stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369]

The power of irony is greater

[@antonhanna2423]

Truth be told, when you become *so* overconfident about being bulletproof to the point where you go out of your way to *dare* somebody to shoot you, chances are some petty hero/villain is gonna invent a specialized gun and/or bullet which was *custom built* to *cripple* if not *outright kill* people who are on the same playing field as you. Just ask Luke Cage or The Hulk.

[@stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369]

@@antonhanna2423 yeah but they dont usually have the speed and sight to see the usually bright green glowing bullet, but maybe he gets distracted lol

[@YouthRightsRadical]

Wrap the krptonite in lead, then shoot. Superman's senses show him a normal bullet. He habitually stands there and tanks bullets. When it hits, the lead is stripped away by the impact, exposing the kryptonite, which is then able to penetrate him.

[@JacobGreen-j9b]

"Kyrptenite is finite." As if Batman can't find a way to make more artificially or clone it.

[@stanislausklim7794]

1. Red sun 2. Keep in mind that in the DCAU, Lex did get a cancer of some kind of a piece of kryptonite kept in his desk. 3. There is one thing (at least in the DCAU) impervious to metal: nth metal, which is the stuff that Thanagarian weapons (including Hawkgirl's mace) are made of.

[@VidGamer123]

You mean Nth metal is impervious to *magic* which is true (for some continuities anyways).

[@edgesmith7112]

Red sunlight can depower Superman and his heat vision is limited when he’s not exposed to a yellow sun

[@Cludnugget]

It's a shame JJ didn't put a subtitle in about this at around 02:18

[@peterstoric6560]

Granted, it’s not an instant effect and just drains his power over time (at least in comics)

[@santiagoteruel4145]

​@@peterstoric6560 depends of the author, but it depowering him instally is kind of illogical

[@herseydahil3889]

Still wouldn't work. He is faster than light but i am sure even normal human speed would be enough. Batman stands, opens the sunlight and boom sups hit them. İt is not like he depowers in a second so he can still shoot laser. Also damn guy sees through everything, you can't expect him to ignore the giant sunlight under the cloth.

[@peterstoric6560]

@@santiagoteruel4145 to be fair, superheroes as a concept are illogical as well.

[@TheMysticGauntlet]

Superman : Laser eyes are infinite, so they can't be stopped. Mirrors : Hold my beer.

[@spacevagabond4017]

Also, they’re usually written to be his most draining of his solar power. It’s a simple way of nerfing him so he doesn’t spam them against non-living threats and win instantly like he’s Homelander with laser eyes. Better to have defense than to put it all into offense.

[@kappadarwin9476]

@@spacevagabond4017 I think in this case Superman could destroy the rock with his heat vision faster than Batman could replace said rock because Batman has to have a small enough quantity to not get superman to notice.

[@WalterPowerbright]

Kryptonite Mirrors:

[@LiamDysart-f1t]

I like how they're talking about this while sitting in the room with THE FLASH, WHO IS CANONICALLY SO FAST THAT HE MOVED FASTER THAN INSTANTANEOUS TELEPORTATION (because speed is distance ÷ time) and could 100% kill everyone in the room if he really, really wanted to. AND HIS WEAKNESS IS SLIPPING ON ICE

[@mattdavis9601]

He's a seasonal superhero.

[@zlosov5817]

Oh no his weakness is still Kryptonite. more specifically: the conversation of what pink kryptonite does to him, not even the rock himself, just the public knowledge. Can't be a hero if you're canceled

[@J4R0D]

we don't talk about the pink one

[@zlosov5817]

@@J4R0D I know superman was standing behind your back with a gun to your head as you typed that.

[@dineez627]

Let's talk about the pink one.

[@jinglejangle1533]

​@@dineez627 ok so wich pink kryptonite do you prefer, the old one that makes superman gay or the new less problematic one that flips his gender?

[@seelcudoom1]

@@jinglejangle1533 hit em with the hrt stone

[@Maxsmack]

2:15, running out of solar power, and red suns. So unless the fucking sun goes out, or he travels to another part of space with a different sun, he’s pretty much invincible.

[@ahobbyist9520]

Also incredible amounts of lightning (livewire) which still isn’t enough usually. He really essentially has no weaknesses

[@LBTVGAMES]

I mean, if you shrunk down a red sun maybe and attacked him at night I think a Batman did that once

[@adre2194]

What if we covered him in sunscreen

[@JoseMolina-ij3xx]

Well, he did die from Doomsday, but that creature is just another kryptonian with the same strengths.

[@dorkfish1275]

@@JoseMolina-ij3xx so beating the shit out of him works? interesting

[@NSGrendel]

Superman needs sunlight. Essentially his weakness is a woman that convinces him to be a gimp. I'll go now. Tell no one I was here.

[@garetheckley2671]

I guess it would always be consensual at least. Until he just got... ok I've overthought this.

[@jonniedoe8658]

Superman's weakness is Louis Lane

[@shadowking9739]

So get Lois Lane to convince him to try BDSM in a dark basement and boom! Out of commission, thanks to dommie mommy roleplay.

[@FirstNameLastName1162AD]

Get small pieces of kryptonite and encase them in bullets made of lead. Odds are, Superman will think the first bullet is just a regular bullet and won’t bother dodging it. The bullet itself breaks on impact with his skin, exposing him to the kryptonite inside. The small piece of kryptonite should make him just weak enough to shoot him with the remaining bullets

[@DGneoseeker1]

Well done Superman you just filled the room with fine particles of exploded Kryptonite and inhaled them.

[@elishafollet5347]

He probably super heated it to the point that the tiny particles are no longer kryptonite

[@buzz3248]

@@elishafollet5347 Considering the fact that Superman's lasers can penetrate black holes, you are probably correct.

[@L3tHaLMaN1A-l8u]

Same Laser beam that somehow didn't obliterated metropolis whenever he mis-fire💀 (Or any of the building.) Godzilla Stevie wonder Reincarnation if i have to describe superman into four words.

[@buzz3248]

@@L3tHaLMaN1A-l8u Funny point, but superman can choose how strong they are. He can even fire invisible ones that are just slightly hot to scorch stuff. His abilities are stupid lmao

[@L3tHaLMaN1A-l8u]

@@buzz3248 He can control the temperature but holy shit His aim are literally Stevie wonder Reincarnation Style 💀 I'm surprised that He deserve that ability 💀 give that type of power to Hawkeye or green *arrow then they'll end the movie in 20 minutes 😭

[@calebowens693]

They pointed out that it's kryptonite radiation which actually harms Superman. If the supply of kryptonite did run out, there have been lots of versions of synthetic kryptonite. Even the George Reeves Superman went up against that, and kryptonite wasn't used very often there. Also, that grave had enough space for the population of Kandor, which is a majority of the surviving kryptonians (they are shrunk rather small, though).

[@hyperiongm330]

Nukes have almost killed him a few times because of the radiation and also Being a Nuke.

[@soldier22881]

what about regular radiation? earth has alot of radioactive isotopes, couldn't those have the same effect as kryptonite?

[@calebowens693]

@@soldier22881 In theory, yes. Most comic writers didn't actually think of that, so I don't think I ever saw a radiation which wasn't kryptonite that had a similar effect. Often, Justice League and Legion of Super-Heroes stories had some plot device with 'a bit of kryptonite added to affect Superman/Superboy', but it was legitmate kryptonite. Superman did trick a Kryptonian villain into recreating the same chemical reaction which forms kryptonite (and thus incapacitating himself with the small amount of kryptonite made).

[@soldier22881]

@@calebowens693 ah thank you so much dude, wish you the best

[@TheeOK1]

​@@calebowens693 there's actually a villain named Conduit who just emited radiation so strong it affects Superman the same as kryptonite. Radiation can definitely affect him in potent enough levels, but you don't even need to go that far, synthetic kryptonite or just copying the frequency of kryptonite should theoretically be enough since all radiation is just energy that moves in a specific wave frequently. Despite the whole kryptonite rarity thing, it should be pretty easy to replicate it in its most basic form.

[@rafaelvivesgomes814]

I agree with the idea that "superman has super hearing and super sight, so like, good luck getting the jump on him, since he's like, super fast and all" but I just have to put it out, bullets are faster than sound, so physically superman can't hear a bullet before it hits him. Don't get me wrong, still "good luck trying to pull that of" since he can still hear you pulling the trigger and what not, but just some food dor thought. (But I do guess the bullet makes a sound while it travels, and he could hear that and dodge? Idk tbh)

[@omgitzthunderlol4598]

It would be a close dodge though

[@senpaistreams502]

great argument except for the fact superman can hear someone call his name from earth while he is in the vacuum of space where sound can't travel or him being able to see when moving faster then light despite light not having the time to bounce off objects and into his eye to see

[@rafaelvivesgomes814]

@senpaistreams502 TRUE, COMIC LIGIC FTW!!!

[@BlondeSancho-qb9hz]

Using logic as for your argument is useless when it comes to Superman. He constantly defies the laws of science.

[@Soulfin]

@@BlondeSancho-qb9hz he also defies his own laws, don't forget he got hit by a kryptonite bullet SOMEHOW.

[@lautarosilva5272]

The weakness to magic is also to elemental things. Fire, lightning, etcetera. If someone were to put some sort of weather machine to storm Metropolis, since Superman is usually the highest flying object, he'd get hit. Maybe it wouldn't kill him, but maybe he's weakened enough to finish him with kriptonite?

[@thecomicbookguy7968]

"The comment section will correct me if I'm wrong" Yes, yes they will

[@Venomguy43]

We will for sure

[@melfsade5557]

already did superman quite literally wouldn't hear what hit him

[@WayneDave195]

The comments are not very convincing then

[@L3tHaLMaN1A-l8u]

Fym💀 it's that not we are not convincing, it's that the Writer Had lost the plot of superman😭 like atleast give the Mascot of Superman's Weakness some respect and Straightforwardness💀

[@asinglesliceofbread8198]

I’m honestly suprised the last punchline wasn’t “oh wait I can buy you”

[@npcwithsidequest]

@@ZeissWorld gfy

[@AgentofLADON]

"Slavery is illegal Bruce. We've talked about this."

[@bridgerhibbert2993]

@@AgentofLADON "I own the building you work at."

[@PixyEm]

"I just bought The Daily Planet, you're fired"

[@insignificantgnat9334]

Though if Superman really wanted to he could monetize his powers to the point where he could effectively print money. The only reason Clark isn't obscenely rich is that he doesn't want to abuse his abilities.

[@aros0018]

I think the major thing that everyone forgets is that it's not like it's these guys' first day on the job as superheroes. They've been active in-universe for years and had to fight people who tried to use their weaknesses against them. After a while through just sheer experience alone they'd start coming up with ways to get around their weaknesses. Think about it. Everyone on the planet knows that Kryptonite is Superman's weakness...and yet he's still standing. That's not just happenstance, he actually had to get good at dealing with Kryptonite.

[@LuznoLindo]

A pretty clever way to see all this. Well done.

[@spacevagabond4017]

Pretty much. God knows if I had powers and weaknesses, first thing I’m doing is figuring out how to mitigate/handle them, or never tell a soul about them. If I were a kryptonian, I’m not saying squat about my kryptonite weakness at the start-Lex figuring out and deducing kryptonite could harm him in the movie is still some of the most insane luck I’ve ever seen. Or if I were Spider-Man, nobody is going to learn about spider sense unless they’re psychic.

[@williamgrimm2452]

It’s a bit of an honor system. Superman doesn’t laser people to death from orbit, so when they surprise him with kryptonite they don’t then instantly kill him either

[@TippedScale]

​@@spacevagabond4017Essentially, be a silent super hero and you're good

[@superpaytonmars8852]

And this is why I don't take the whole prep time argument seriously. That's a total cop-out.

[@Slayerthecrow]

A love how they finally address Superman's "Weakness" to Magic, cause every time I heard of it, kinda sounds like BS in some cases, cause it's more like being vulnerable than weak to it, but then again, who won't be vulnerable to magic aside from Magic Users?

[@ecneicsPhD4554]

But magic can be learnt. You can learn it and then at least have a deterrent. I never understood why Batman never learnt magic.

[@NagaoKenshin]

i think shazam has some resistance to it actually

[@patrickswasey5301]

Plus there's endless fight scenes where he goes blow to blow with magic-powered bricks like Shazam and Black Adam. So if Superman is ''weak'' to magic then would that means Earth's Gods are weak to alien punches?

[@santiagoteruel4145]

​@@ecneicsPhD4554 in some comics he di, he just messed it upreally bad

[@darksideofevil13]

It's not that everyone isn't equally effected. It's that it's something that can also hurt Superman. That's why it's brought up.

[@Codeblueninja]

When the grave showed up I was half expecting it to be John Kent and Batman to be "If it works on me it would work on you."

[@mariobosnjak99]

Him melting that cryptonite with his laser vision would just result in some molten cryptonite. And even if the cryptonite does explode for some reason great, you now have a bunch of smaller shards of cryptonite flying everywhere along with a bunch of cryptonite dust you will inhale

[@kekero540]

Also heating up radioactive material seems like the last thing you’d want to do.

[@soloknight7197]

Turns out, it canonically cancels out the immediate radiation. He would need to personally inhale it at that point

[@zyswanson7865]

Yeah the whole weakness is magic thing is completely bs. He’s more resistant to magic than anything. Think of it this way, if you were hit by a magic lightning bolt you’d probably die, or become a potato, Superman gets knocked out then goes back to normal at most by it. Sure being trapped in a book or getting body swapped, losing memories, etc, that can definitely hinder or even stop him, but it would also stop anyone. The difference between you and him is that he has other super friends and we’re just, well… normal.

[@Sundeath41]

Batman holding Kryptonite: look superman, a glowing green rock from your home planet Superman holding Plutonium: look batman, a glowing green rock from your home planet

[@Romashka_Sov]

2:30, Dude you still fund them, that's the reason why you are here

[@4DMoth]

1:27 RIGHT!? That's like saying that Flash's weakness is science, I mean sure, but that doesn't narrow it down to what field, what amount, in what context, etc.

[@yoface2537]

Haha, your ultimate weakness!! Entomology!!

[@BeefIngot]

His weakness is age of consent laws.

[@handles_are_a_bit_rubbish]

@@BeefIngot That's Green Lantern.

[@dairoleon2682]

Another bit to the way kryptonite doesn't work: Superman is afflicted by kryptonite's *radiation,* but he frequently and easily *travels faster than light.* Which is a form of radiation. Then again, in order for him to recognize the kryptonite for what it is, he'd have to stay in place long enough to see it. Catch-22.

[@Sleb_theman]

If he’s deprived of sunlight for long enough, he becomes super weak. So just, like, make a big cloud?

[@futuza]

He could just fly away, the only solution is to BLOW UP THE SUN!

[@LaffyTaffy04]

@@futuza He would just fly over and bring in a new sun or crush a black hole into one.

[@Zekyb0y]

​@@LaffyTaffy04you don't crush a black hole, they were stars and their mass is all compressed, also depending on the model their gravity is infinite after the event horizont

[@tylervanpeursem7627]

Simple, magic cloud that comedically follows him around

[@PhotriusPyrelus]

Clouds only block some of the visible spectrum. Radiation (which is ostensibly what gives him his power, since it's the radiation of Kryptonite which de-powers him) cuts right through them without even noticing they're there.

[@Warfolomei]

What if kryptonites are Clarks longest joke ever. They are just painted rocks and so nothing, he is just waiting for the perfect time to say "Gotcha".

[@inquisitormalleus6435]

That would explain how so much of it ends up in Earth...

[@GreaterGrievobeast55]

Lex Luthor: B-but i've been fueling my huge mech suit with this stuff! Metallo uses it too! It shoots kryptonite lasers and everything! Superman: it's green painted coal Lex, you've effectively been hitting me with strobe lights this whole time, and Metallo is pretty much a walking chimney. Black mask: I went to war with Red hood and spent millions of dollars fo...for c- Superman: For coal, yes

[@MattManDX1]

@@inquisitormalleus6435 I think the actual explanation is that it was chunks of his planet that were flying through space directly behind him in his baby space ship and they followed in his wake when his ship made its FTL jump to Earth

[@Ryder-a-Blaze]

Let’s not forget about those scissors that Sups used to cut open his skin to remove the lead ball from his brain, with some work those scissors could be made into a much more powerful weapon to take down Sups.

[@schwarzerritter5724]

Probably made of kryptonite.

[@GreaterGrievobeast55]

scissors? I thought he just lasered through his skull?

[@gabrielandriel8960]

@@GreaterGrievobeast55 Yeah, he used the scisors to take the kryptonite thingy from his brain, but he opened it with his vision,

[@kappadarwin9476]

Having it is one thing using it effectively is another.

[@picklenik9658]

Ive always thought the “Superman is weak to magic” thing was stupid too. It’s like saying humans are “weak to guns”. Like yeah no shit it’s a gun

[@Saph-Fire]

03:16 - End : That, my dear Kal-El, is called a _metaphor_ , heheh. 🤭😆😋

[@DemoniqueLewis]

4:19 There’s a deer with a million Bucks joke around here somewhere.

[@efiisee]

Let's find it GODDAMNIT 😂

[@Clauricorn]

Red sunlight, electricity, and extremely loud noises (his superhearing cannot handle it). Those are all of the other ones I can think of.

[@getthedunkon9347]

Good nature, he takes time to get into superspeed, if not ready then he can be caught off-guard regardless of super hearing. Batman can just straight up out stealth him. Not even an exaggeration, he's straight up disappeared from superman in the early days despite them being feet away from each other. It's not even just him, he can straight just not be seen by Oracle's cameras. He was able to get into somewhere that can detect air pressure low as a thousandth of a pound. If Batman willed it, he could straight up never be seen again.

[@jamessloven2204]

Are you saying that Superman is weak to gun shots? Not the bullet but the sound?

[@knightofarnor2552]

Supergirl once listed off Kryptonian vulnerabilities, giving the ones you listed and also adding "And robots, but only if the robot is big enough."

[@Rengokuo4o6]

​@@getthedunkon9347 because Superman's superhearing is a big plot hole in DC universe. If he can hear everything then why isn't he saving everyone?

[@victormirandakoepke8352]

​@@Rengokuo4o6 I'm pretty sure "I Can't save everyone" is a pretty big bummer for superman in pretty much every continuity "I can at this moment hear a number of people suffering whom I could save right now, but I can't save them all" is a often recurring theme with him. For all that he's borderline a god there's still only one of him (at least since he forgot he could make mini supermen pop out of his hands)

[@slidingislife6744]

The proximity Batman was holding the kryptonite close to Superman is enough to weaken him

[@tacticalpossum7090]

DC's biggest joke is making Batman more and more unbelievable

[@LuznoLindo]

You aren't wrong. How he was portrayed in his very first appearance was arguably his most realistic: A guy in a weird outfit with purple gloves and a grappling hook, driving around at night in his red car for criminals to fight.

[@spacevagabond4017]

Similar to Captain America (another peak human), he’s usually fine on his own, but has gotten a monstrous power creep simply so he won’t look useless when put with the heavyweights. At this point, I’d honestly be fine if someone just made him a good guy vampire. Guy has enough resources that he should never need to eat somebody, he’d be superhuman physically, AND he’d have a bunch of unique powers that would fit his aesthetic and fighting style.

[@SpiralDemonic]

That's not why you wrote this comment tho. You just hate batman coz he's made sups look bad numerous times. by what metric does a character become believable? I've NEVER seen this criticism directed at anyone but bats.

[@tacticalpossum7090]

@SpiralDemonic it's probably because he's the biggest hero of his type by a huge margin, so keeps getting more and more unbelievable stakes to overcome.

[@SpiralDemonic]

​@@tacticalpossum7090 Response got screw over by KZbin and i can't be pissed anymore. Just source the first claim. " it's probably because he's the biggest hero of his type by a huge margin" Most well know would of been debateable but this. naa i need a source on that.

[@DinoLoverGaming]

It's my headcanon that the glow alone is what affects him the most, like how absorbing the glow of a yellow sun supercharges him

[@j-starchaser]

Are you saying he's weak to green light? Good thing he doesn't need to drive, I guess...

[@DinoLoverGaming]

@@j-starchaser You know what I meant, wiseass

[@atticusball2170]

Why do batman and Superman have a better rivalry in this channel than in dawn of justice

[@Marvelfanatic3658]

This is actually well-written.

[@LaffyTaffy04]

Because they actually know each other. This is all their version of cheering for rival sports teams, they know they would never come to blows.

[@MusicoftheDamned]

Because Batman was a psycho in that movie compared to just hilariously petty and this Superman is similarly actually likeable as a person beyond Henry Cavill's good looks instead of bordering on emo forced Christ analog.

[@relo999]

@@LaffyTaffy04 "This is all their version of cheering for rival sports teams, they know they would never come to blows." Clearly you don't watch football.

[@Milk_Drinker420]

Because Snyder is a hack

[@Anupamprime]

SUPERMAN After Spamming Laser Eyes Everywhere:- "Homelander was Right "

[@thegreatandterrible4508]

The red sunlight is pretty effective... for some reason

[@getthedunkon9347]

Think of it like Carbon Monoxide. It's doesn't directly affect you but it takes your ability to respire and use oxygen. That's the Red Sun. It doesn't hurt him, it just takes away his super powers.

[@zhanucong4614]

so supes is weak to hamon users

[@callins7247]

​@zhanucong4614 if they learned how to change the yellow sun energy to red yes, but he's definitely weak to stands and unless he gets hit by a kryptonite version of the arrow or while beneath a red sun version of uv rays and weaken his immune system enough that he'll be infected by the space virus to be able to precieve then then he's screwed

[@zlosov5817]

Communism.

[@lordbiscuitthetossable5352]

It's less that red sunlight is effective against him, but that our sun can energise them to a level far beyond their potential. Interestingly, Krypton Society was so backwards they chose not to leave their planet very much. Though I could see how some writers would go "lol red sun" and just call it a day.

[@fergalosanchez7675]

Batman having an existential crisis because he can’t kill his friend lmao

[@BR-jw7pm]

(No I didn’t forget about red sun jerks!) Damn! Solid’s got his bases covered! He’s too clever!

[@apirlfools]

yet not clever enough to think of a way to avoid red sun

[@oneovertwo1186]

@@apirlfools Yeah, it's not really covering the bases if he doesn't say how Superman gets around it.

[@marbles8641]

Gonna nerd out here and touch on this as much as possible. #1. Kryptonite has an effective range, usually depicted as the distance of a room so I'd say 12-20ft. So putting the rock on the would cause Supes immense pain. Though this also could be due to relative size of the kryptonite. I do agree with the heat vision solution outside of the affective range. Just BAM gone (Hell when he goes rogue, he could just nuke people with those beams. Though science people wonder if destroying with the beams would just make a very deadly gas) #2. Kryptonite Bullet is effective for two reasons, 1. More than likely a Kryptonian wouldn't be expecting a bullet that could hut them and would just try to tank it. 2. Once the bullet is fired, if their in effective range, they'll already be losing power and in immense pain. #3. Gold Kryptonite - Effective Distance 1 meter (Roughly 3 ft), the radiation from this turns a Kryptonian effectively Human, permanently. #4. Red Sunlight and red sunlight radiation quickly drains a Kryptonian of their powers and yellow sunlight stores. Basically crossing a room under red sunlight will have a Kryptonian completely human in vulnerability by the other side. This is often used to imprison Supes and his family. Thought Yellow sunlight will quickly recharge them. #5. Attacks of sufficient power can hurt Kyrptonians. Simply put, they're not truly invincible, just sturdy and need significant power to be hurt. Usually someone of similar strength or greater. Speedsters can hurt them, weapons of a significant output can hurt them, etc etc. Though the most common tactic is to try and weaken a Kryptonian first before fighting them, which is why Kryptonite is used so often. Side Note - There is WAY too much Kryptonite out there. Literal tons to a mountain worth, much of which Batman and Lex have/had stockpiled over the years.

[@oa-san53]

Great comment