Superman
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Superman is a powerful being. In some universes, he is a cartoon character.
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Super-God Masterforce cartoon
Ginrai compared the power granted by transtectors to that of Superman, noting that people would want to use such power beyond the constraints of society. Friend or Foe!? The True Form of the Monster!!
Transformers Legends anthology
Jake Williams knew of Superman cartoons made by Max Fleischer. Through them, he had learned of Superman's alter ego: Clark Kent. Lonesome Diesel
Transformers film
Robert Epps referred to the United States Air Force's Combat Control as "Superman School". Transformers
Rise of the Beasts film
To console Noah after the latest in a long string of failed job interviews, Kris brought up how even the mighty Superman suffered job hunting woes before he was hired by the Daily Planet. Noah didn't find the sentiment particularly uplifting, however. Rise of the Beasts
Notes
- In Battle on the Junk Planet, when Scrapheap sees Blurr speeding by very fast, he uses the Superman-related catchphrase "Faster than a speeding bullet!".
- Optimus Primal's rescue of the Axalon in the Beast Wars episode "Victory" was an homage to a traditional Superman rescue, complete with "Is it a bird?" "Maybe a plane?" and some very Superman-esque musical cues.
- Last Bot Standing #3 has Steeljaw sardonically call Hot Rod the "last son of Cybertron" in reference to Superman's occasional moniker, "the Last Son of Krypton".
- Superman, Batman, and the rest of the Justice League would've met the Transformers in a comic book crossover pitched by Phil Jimenez. Alas, the pitch never came to fruition.[1]
- Animated Toxitron is an homage to Bizarro, a failed clone of Superman.
- As with Optimus Prime, Superman is considered an analogue to Jesus.
- Much like Batman, Superman has been voiced by a number of Transformers voice actors over the years that consisted the likes of Nolan North, Travis Willingham, David Kaye, Alan Tudyk, Peter Jessop, David Lodge, Michael Daingerfield, Yuri Lowenthal, Crispin Freeman, Beau Weaver, Max Mittelman, Troy Baker, Adam Baldwin, and Darren Criss.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Superman (スーパーマン Sūpāman)
