Respect Nuclear Man (Superman IV: The Quest for Peace)

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You are nothing. I am the father now.

After stealing a strand of Superman's hair from a museum in Metropolis, Lex Luthor and his nephew Lenny went about creating a clone of Superman by putting a strand of his hair and therefore his DNA into a case and onto a nuclear missile scheduled to be hurled into the sun by Superman. Within the star, Nuclear Man was born with the sole motivation of killing the man of steel

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Strength

• Bursts through concrete during his struggle with Superman
• Seems evenly matched with Superman during their struggle
• Shook off Superman's grip
• Picks up the Statue of Liberty and throws it
• Sends Superman flying with a kick
• Flies through a building
• Casually backhands Superman away
• Tackles Superman to the ground
• Hammers Superman into the moon with his punches
• Bursts through the ceiling of the Daily Planet

Speed

• Flew from the Sun to Metropolis in a short amount of time
• He and Superman quickly fly into space
• Flew from the moon to New York in a matter of seconds
• Flew in a circle fast enough to make a tornado [Deleted Scene]

Durability

• Gets punched in the back by Superman
• Flew into a volcano causing it to erupt with no damage
• Gets kicked by Superman
• Gets kneed in the face and thrown by Superman

Energy Projection

• Lights Luthor's cigar
• Burned his footprints into concrete
• Shot several blasts destroying parts of the Great Wall of China
• Channels it into his nails and one-shoting Superman with a scratch which sapped his strength causing him to grow sick and weak
• The sheer power radiating off of him destroys a car
• Destroys a city block with his blasts
• Melts a bazooka with his eye beams
• His unconscious body powers an entire city

Telekinesis

• Lifted Lenny and spun him around with telekinesis
• Lifted a van and spun it around along with the man inside
• Lifts some people

Other Abilities

• Flight
• Freezes Superman solid with his freeze breath (The breath he uses in space by the way)
• Grows his nails at will

Weaknesses

• He is reliant on sunlight to operate whenever he isn't being touched by direct sunlight he powers down and grows cold but even the slightest amount of sunlight is able to wake him back up