kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Batman questions anyone and anything and has a plan for any eventuality, PARTICULARY those that pose a global scale threat. It’s nothing personal, it’s just reasonable precaution. That’s basically his true superpower. He also does trust Superman as a person, as a colleague and friend. I don’t think he ever considers there to be a true risk that Superman turns on humanity of his own will. However, Superman is susceptible to mind control, to magic, to unpredictable forms of kryptonite. And he is not the only living Kryptonian in existence either. It would be stupid not to plan for such threats.
Lex depending on the version, may or may not think that Superman actually poses a willful threat to humanity. But even if he also trusts that Superman is what he appears to be, a selfless hero that only wants to help people, he probably hates that idea even more. He usually doesn’t distrust Superman’s intent. He hates what it says about and does to human-kind, and by extension, himself. He things depending on an alien demigod will make humanity weak and complacent. He thinks that Superman holds the Earth back from reaching their potential. That it permanently neuters them from become Supermen themselves. So he makes it his mission to ruin Superman however he can. If he can kill him, good. Not a problem anymore. If he can publically discredit him, sow distrust across the globe, that’s good too, maybe better. People who distrust him won’t depend on him and may, in fact, fear him. As a result they are more likely to better themselves, their technology, their science, to rival and fight back against Superman.
TL:DR: Batman takes precautions. Lex hates and attempts to kill or sabotage. They’re not the same.
Excellent summary. I think “Superman Allstars” dives into Luthor’s opinion about Superman.
His hate for Superman stems from the fact that he’s powers are all gifts and he didn’t work for them. All other men, when compared to Superman, is a mockery of masculinity (Luthor’s opinion). Such an outlier must not exist for humanity to work hard and move forward.
DacoTaco@lemmy.world 1 day ago
To drive this point home, batman has plans for everyone in the justice league; even himself. He made a recording and planted weapons and plans in remote locations that he describes in said recording.
He likes his coworkers, but understands everyone, even himself, can turn evil and need stopping.
howrar@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
What’s the logic behind having plans for taking down an evil version of yourself? Who watches for that to carry out the plan when the time comes? What’s the plan if that person becomes evil and now has the means to combat non-evil Batman? Does he have a plan for that too? Because if so, evil Batman will also have it.
ICastFist@programming.dev 19 hours ago
My guess is that anyone who knows/understands batman would look at the plan and discard it immediately. He’s great at planning, but can take longer to figure something out when things don’t go according to plan or are unexpected - no wonder the joker is his nemesis, he’s too chaotic. Come to think of it, the anti-batman plan might be “call the joker”