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During The Omega Infinity Crisis Timeline, in the future, Superman has become more jaded and much more cynical than he was in his youth. This is pretty much what Zack Snyder had in mind when he directed Man of Steel and BvS, (Especially in the dream sequence). But there was never given any real reason behind this dark take on the Man of Tomorrow. In the DC United, where the events of the Omega Infinity Crisis, Superman's family was killed by Steppenwolf, as Darkseid had begun his conquest for the Anti-Life Equation. Superman did get justice for his family's murder, but because he previously had feared of what the Injustice Superman said could be true, he decided to banish himself into the Phantom Zone, failing as Earth's hero in the process. In his time, Superman had adopted a cynical attitude much like how Batman did, and even wondered what's the point of fighting. Years later as the entire cosmos was enslaved by the Omega Regime, Superman was freed, but adopted a darker look, and sought to save the Earth, but not because he wants to, only because he doesn't have a choice.

To create this dark alternate take on Superman, I went for something in the lines of Kingdom Come. Since that's one of the most iconic interpretations of Superman to date. It also serves as a reminder to embrace hope, not cynicism. I also gave him a beard, because "why not?" and he's got the Fleisher look in his eyes. All and all this is the Superman we shouldn't want or need. Becaue a dark Superman is a bleak world, but he does get some redemption in the end.

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During The Omega Infinity Crisis Timeline, in the future, Superman has become more jaded and much more cynical than he was in his youth. This is pretty much what Zack Snyder had in mind when he directed Man of Steel and BvS, (Especially in the dream sequence). But there was never given any real reason behind this dark take on the Man of Tomorrow. In the DC United, where the events of the Omega Infinity Crisis, Superman's family was killed by Steppenwolf, as Darkseid had begun his conquest for the Anti-Life Equation. Superman did get justice for his family's murder, but because he previously had feared of what the Injustice Superman said could be true, he decided to banish himself into the Phantom Zone, failing as Earth's hero in the process. In his time, Superman had adopted a cynical attitude much like how Batman did, and even wondered what's the point of fighting. Years later as the entire cosmos was enslaved by the Omega Regime, Superman was freed, but adopted a darker look, and sought to save the Earth, but not because he wants to, only because he doesn't have a choice.

To create this dark alternate take on Superman, I went for something in the lines of Kingdom Come. Since that's one of the most iconic interpretations of Superman to date. It also serves as a reminder to embrace hope, not cynicism. I also gave him a beard, because "why not?" and he's got the Fleisher look in his eyes. All and all this is the Superman we shouldn't want or need. Becaue a dark Superman is a bleak world, but he does get some redemption in the end.