Bizarro

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Bizarro
Information
Species:	flawed Kryptonian clone
Hair:	Black
Eyes:	Yellow
Relatives:	Superman (genetic template); Lex Luthor (creator)
Base:	Metropolis, Bizarro's World
Affiliations:	Mr. Mxyzptlk, Giganta; Legion of Doom; Lex Luthor
Rogue of:	Superman, the Justice League
Abilities:	Superhuman strength, speed, stamina and invulnerability, super hearing, X-ray and heat vision, and flight
Voiced by:	Tim Daly, George Newbern

"Me am hero! Me show you!"

Bizarro was Superman's deficient clone. He was a tragic figure and more misguided and manipulated rather than intentionally evil.

Contents 1 History 2 Powers and Abilities 3 Theme 4 Appearances 4.1 Superman: The Animated Series 4.2 Justice League Unlimited

[edit] History

Bizarro was the prototype of an army of 'Supermen' manufactured by Lex Luthor. At first the clone looked and acted like Superman, but wasn't aware of his alter ego Clark Kent, seeing as he rescued the real Kent from falling off a cliff. However, the cloning process was unstable and the Superman clone mutated in form and mind into a grotesque travesty of the Man of Steel, dubbed "Bizarro" by Mercy Graves. Bizarro set about imitating Superman's heroic actions with disastrous results: he prevented a bridge from opening in order to allow a boat to pass through thereby nearly causing the boat to crash, only stopped by the timely intervention of Superman, and he hurled a wrecking ball towards a park believing he was saving a building. As far as he knew, he was Superman, and the appearance of the real Superman confused him, and he believed the real Man of Steel was an impostor. After meeting up with Lois Lane he took her to the laboratory where he was born and discovered to his dismay that there were several Superman clones in production. After Luthor tried a failed attempt to kill him Bizarro went on a rampage destroying the lab and preventing the activated self-destruct sequence from being shut off. Superman arrived on the scene and allowed the group to escape but Bizarro was still convinced that Superman was the impostor. However, once Bizarro saw Superman saving Lois, he realized that he was the actual duplicate. In the end, he actually performed a very Superman-like deed by sacrificing himself, so that Superman and Lois could escape the exploding laboratory.

Bizarro survived the explosion, however, and found himself without a home or past. He began searching the world for answers but could find none until he saw a newscast about Hamilton revealing the existence of the Fortress of Solitude. Elated to find the information, Bizarro traveled to the fortress and soon found the Brainiac Orb. Upon activating it, he asked who he was and where he came from. The orb, believing Bizarro to be Superman, explained that he was Kal-El and he came from the planet Krypton. Determined to be home again, Bizarro attempted to remake Krypton in Metropolis and decided that in order to complete his task, he had to blow it up. He stole a missile and hurled it at Metropolis so that his Krypton would be complete. It was only after learning that Lois would be killed as well that Bizarro abandoned his plan. Superman then took Bizarro to another planet capable of supporting life but was uninhabited by any animal life.

For some time, Bizarro found happiness on his new world even recreating Metropolis from rocks and trees and remaking the Fortress of Solitude. However, Mr. Mxyzptlk appeared before him and convinced him that Superman was his enemy, putting him on his new world only out of jealousy. After seeing an image of Superman and all his companions (including Lex Luthor and Supergirl) laughing at him, he became enraged and determined to get an apology. Being transported to Earth by Mr. Mxyzptlk, Bizarro first confronted Lois and later fought Superman refusing to listen to reason. Bizarro eventually arose the victor of the fight but was soon confronted by the SCU who carried weapons powerful enough to hurt and perhaps kill him. Fortunately, Superman arrived and saved him proving that he wasn't the enemy. Afterwards, Bizarro was returned to his world peaceful and contented once again.

Bizarro soon teamed up with Giganta for a brief time, before realizing that she was merely using him for his strength. How he got off his planet is still a mystery.

Bizarro later teamed up with Grodd's Legion. Here, he was experimented on by Grodd and Luthor before Bizarro's mind was so warped that despite hating Luthor, he did anything he commanded. Controlled by backwards logic, Bizarro was a powerful tool for the Legion to use. He took part in the attack on Nanda Parbat where he killed several monks with his heat vision. Bizarro was also present during the attack on Gorilla City where he fought Superman. When Luthor's brain was switched with the Flash's, Bizarro suspected that something had happened to his leader but none of his fellow villains understood Bizarro's logic. Bizarro later sided with Luthor when he was attacked by Grodd and his loyal followers. During the fight, Bizarro tried to choke Grodd but was pummeled by Rampage and hit by Electrocutioner's blast. Bizarro and the rest of the surviving villains helped the Justice League when Darkseid's forces attacked Earth. He aided Dr. Light, Black Canary, and Green Arrow in fighting the Parademons invading Rome. In the end, Bizarro and the others were given a chance to run off from the Justice League.

[edit] Powers and Abilities

As he was a (disfigured) clone of Superman, Bizarro possessed the superhuman abilities of strength, speed, flight, durability, super senses, x-ray and heat vision. Bizarro's strength allowed him to lift roughly 100 tons (200,000 pounds) under optimal conditions, marking him in the higher strength levels of the superhuman community. He was capable of flying or running near mach 3 and was durable enough to survive massive explosions or forces. Unlike his predecessor however, Bizarro was rather unintelligent (making him easily manipulated by beings such as Lex Luthor and Mr. Mxyzptlk) and was unaffected by Kryptonite.

[edit] Theme

• Bizarro's theme in the series is a warped version of Superman's, playing the wrong notes intentionally, an analogy of Bizarro's own warped appearance and logic to that of Superman.

[edit] Appearances

Superman: The Animated Series

• "Identity Crisis"
• "Bizarro's World"
• "Little Big Head Man"

Justice League Unlimited

• "Ultimatum"
• "I Am Legion" ^(Cameo)
• "To Another Shore" ^(Cameo)
• "Dead Reckoning"
• "The Great Brain Robbery"
• "Grudge Match" ^{(Mentioned Only)}
• "Alive!"
• "Destroyer"