Superman Forced to Work with Hated Villain Superboy-Prime

Even relating to villains, there are few individuals within the DC Universe that Superman actually hates. Nonetheless, not solely is he now being pressured to work with one of many individuals he loathes most, however he is anticipated to just accept their ‘redemption’ regardless of their blood-soaked and really private historical past. May even Superman make a spot in his coronary heart for such a despicable villain, and extra importantly, can followers?

In a preview of Superman #29, Superman is reunited with Superboy-Prime. An alternate model of Clark Kent from a universe the place he is the one superhero, Superboy-Prime is maybe DC’s most despised villain – an entitled bully whose temper-tantrum slaughtered heroes together with Superman’s adopted brother Conner Kent.

Superboy-Prime was given a second chance again in 2020’s Darkish Nights: Loss of life Steel, when he sacrificed himself to save lots of the multiverse. Seemingly returned to Earth-Prime, Superboy-Prime was given a second likelihood to be the hero he claimed he may very well be. Nonetheless, his return paints him as the identical smug jerk he is been prior to now, with Superman immediately outraged that the Time Trapper expects the 2 to work collectively.

Superboy-Prime Is Superman’s New Ally

Towards Darkseid, Solely This Unlikely Alliance Can Save the Multiverse

Superman not too long ago found that the long run heroes often called the Legion of Super-Heroes are missing, proper as Darkseid assembles his personal corrupted model of the workforce drawn from DC’s new Absolute Universe. The Time Trapper argues that as an anomaly outdoors time and area, Superboy-Prime is the one issue Darkseid’s military is not ready for, and one who has expertise of all of the heroes-turned-villains below Darkseid’s command.

Much more than the Joker, Superboy-Prime turned a personality that DC followers like to hate. In contrast to different supervillains, Superboy-Prime acted largely out of petulance, lashing out with out appreciating the potential penalties of his actions. After killing a number of heroes and being locked away by the Inexperienced Lantern Corps, he returned many times with the purpose of humiliating the heroes of the DC Universe, contemplating them unworthy in comparison with his personal ‘good’ world.

Writers additionally used Superboy-Prime as a stand-in for entitled followers, along with his primary motivation being the assumption that the DC Universe must be wiped away and changed by one thing purer and less complicated. Nonetheless, as Superboy-Prime factors out, regardless of his many murders, DC’s reboots have successfully erased his crimes, so a redemption arc ought to be potential, particularly if he is going up in opposition to a villain as vital as Darkseid.

Is Superboy-Prime Truly Redeemed?

Whereas the Former Villain Is Right here to Assist, He Nonetheless Appears Just like the Identical Boastful Jerk

The one drawback is that regardless of being given a second likelihood, Superboy-Prime is seemingly simply as lackadaisical about his evil deeds as ever, brushing them off when Superman brings them up. With Darkseid creating his own reality over within the Absolute Universe, it is potential that Superboy-Prime could flip sides on the first alternative.

In fact, there’s nonetheless the chance that Superboy-Prime actually does remorse his actions and is downplaying the lives he took to try to persuade Superman to work with him – the hunt to search out the Legion of Tremendous-Heroes will reveal the reality, however followers cannot be stunned that Superman is outraged on the concept of accepting Superboy-Prime as an ally, not to mention a redeemed hero.

Superman #29 is coming August 27 from DC Comics.