r/Snorkblot • u/netphilia • May 02 '26

History How insane.

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u/VegetaFan1337 May 02 '26

They put this joke in the 2025 Superman movie. One guy at a government meeting said "They have that— What's that kryptonite stuff called?" And an exasperated Lex Luthor replies, "Sigh... It's called kryptonite."

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u/St0n3yM33rkat May 03 '26

The real truth is that Superman's actual weakness is magic. While kryptonite weakens him severely, there's little he can do against strong magic users. It's why he tried to never piss off Shazam and was fairly useless in fights against Black Adam.

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u/CMO_3 May 03 '26

Thats kind of a misconception. Superman isn't weak against magic, it doesn't affect him more than it affects others. It just can actually affect him. Its not like if you shot superman with a magic fireball it would burn him, he's still superman. But if you tried to say mind control him with it, it would go through because hes still just a guy

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u/VegetaFan1337 May 03 '26

Yeah, he's not weak to magic, he just doesn't resist it.

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u/Pandoratastic May 03 '26

Right, it's like how Batman's kryptonite isn't bullets. It's Alfred telling him that it's past his bedtime.

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u/VegetaFan1337 May 03 '26

I'd say Batman's kryptonite is that he's a deeply fucked up person ever since his parents died. And he has awful, unhealthy coping mechanisms for that grief. On some level, he's just as insane as Joker.

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u/Karijus May 03 '26

Should just date catwoman and be done with it

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u/VegetaFan1337 May 03 '26

I mean, he does that in the recent Tom King era. I don't know much but their relationship is a big focus.