History WesternAnimation / ReignOfTheSupermen

** One of Superboy's fangirls resembles Miss Martian's human form from ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''.

* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Besides the obvious,]] Luthor manages to rescue the Justice League from their outer-space exile, and they in turn go on to rescue Metropolis from the invading force.

* HappilyAdopted: Superboy's fate, same as in the comics. [[spoiler:As of the epilogue, he has been renamed Conner, and is living as a normal boy with Ma and Pa Kent.]]

* AdaptationAmalgamation: While mostly based on ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman'', this section does add elements of ''ComicBook/ForeverEvil'' with [[spoiler:Lex Luthor rescuing the Justice League and saving the world, and -- as hinted at in TheStinger and confirmed in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanHush'' -- Luthor joining the Justice League.]]

* AmbiguouslyEvil: G Gordon Godfrey (especially given how he’s often TheMole for Darkseid) briefly appears at the beginning. On one hand he argues that humanity can’t trust the new Supermen due to knowing nothing about them (something that is especially true for [[spoiler:Cyborg Superman who is working for Darkseid]]) and Superboy being under Lex Luthor's control. His message against supers coming across as less hateful and forceful than previous versions of the character, and more concerned about humanity getting complacent, also clouds the interpretation of his character. Urging ordinary humans to rely on themselves and be their own super heroes isn't ignoble and can be read in different ways. On one hand, this could have been a manipulative method to [[spoiler:make more people willing to join the Cyber Corps]], but it also might have been a coincidence, and it’s likely that that message also indirectly foreshadowed or inspired the heroic actions of Bibbo and the others at the end (although this might be a case of NiceJobFixingItVillain). The fact that he isn't seen among Darkseid's followers during his third invasion of Earth and its aftermath in [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueDarkApokolipsWar Justice Leauge Dark Apokolips War]] adds to the possibility that this version of him was just an ordinary human.

** Speaking of Matrix Supergirl, Martian Manhunter took her role as the shapeshifter who made possible Superman and Clark Kent appear together in public to explain Clark's survival.

* AdaptationalJobChange: The Joan Dale of the comics was a reporter when she wasn't out adventuring as Miss America. The version here, a MythologyGag to the Clintons being present in the comics' version of the funeral and referring to UsefulNotes/HillaryClinton's 2016 Presidential run, is President of the United States.

Franchise/{{Superman}} is dead, [[WesternAnimation/TheDeathOfSuperman having fallen in battle defeating Doomsday]]. However, that's not the end of the story, as Superman's tomb is empty and four men -- [[ComicBook/{{Steel}} a man clad in]] PoweredArmor, [[ComicBook/{{Superboy}} a teenager]], a ruthless vigilante with a willingness to use lethal force, and a {{cyborg}} -- rise up, each one believed to be the resurrection of Superman. But who, if any of them, is the real Superman?

* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: A more subdued version than usual but [[spoiler: Becky is one of the first to join Bibbo in facing the Cyber Corps due to recognizing its done something bad to Eric]].

* MovieMultipack: The film is the second half of a ''Death of Superman'' duology that was started with [[WesternAnimation/TheDeathOfSuperman the eponymous film]].

** Superboy relates his malformed clones to [[spoiler:the real Superman]] as a "bunch of [[SelfDemonstrating/{{Bizarro}} bizarros]]". The ones we see look [[BodyHorror far removed]] from the eponymous clone from the comics, though.

** He punishes Donovan, who nearly gave Lois the info on Superboy's cloning program by leaving him brutally beaten and with a broken arm. When he breaks the news to Superboy that only ''[[HalfHumanHybrid half]]'' [[HalfHumanHybrid of his DNA is from Superman]], he tells the scientist "You're fired" [[YouHaveFailedMe and unleashes the failed clones on him.]]

* AmbiguouslyEvil: G Gordon Godfrey (especially given how he’s often TheMole for Darkseid) briefly appears at the beginning. On one hand he argues that humanity can’t trust the new Supermen due to knowing nothing about them (something that is especially true for [[spoiler:Cyborg Superman who is working for Darkseid]]) and Superboy being under Lex Luthor's control. The fact that his message against supers come across as less hateful and forceful than previous versions of the character, and more concerned about humanity getting complacent also clouds the interpretation of his character. Messages urging ordinary humans to rely on themselves and be their own super heroes isn't an ignoble one and can be read in different ways. On one hand, this could have been a manipulative method to [[spoiler:make more people willing to join the Cyber Corps]], but it also might have been a coincidence and it’s likely that message also indirectly foreshadowed or inspired the heroic actions of Bibbo and the others at the end (although this might be a case of NiceJobFixingItVillain). The fact that he isn't seen among Darkseid's followers during his third invasion of Earth and its aftermath in [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueDarkApokolipsWar Justice Leauge Dark Apokolips War]] adds to the possibility that this version of him was just an ordinary human.

* AdaptationalHeroism: The Eradicator is still a lethal enforcer kind of guy, [[spoiler:but while in the original comic he honestly believed himself to be Kal-El of Krypton, and his use of the Fortress of Solitude to recharge slowed the ''real'' Superman's recovery as the Eradicator was siphoning energy from him. In this film, the Eradicator is following its directive to protect Kryptonian life, acting as a guardian for Kal-El and ''giving'' energy to him to aid in his recovery. Why the Eradicator decided to go out and incinerate criminals is left unexplored.]]
* AdaptationalJobChange: The Joan Dale of the comics was a reporter when she wasn't out adventuring as Miss America. The version here, was a MythologyGag to the Clintons being present in the comics' version of the funeral and referring to UsefulNotes/HillaryClinton's 2016 Presidential run, is President of the United States.

''Reign of the Supermen'' is a 2019 film in the ''WesternAnimation/DCUniverseAnimatedOriginalMovies'' line and the second part of the story that started with ''WesternAnimation/TheDeathOfSuperman'', set in the WesternAnimation/DCAnimatedMovieUniverse. In addition to the returning voice actors including Creator/JerryOConnell as Cyborg-Superman, Creator/CressWilliams as ComicBook/{{Steel}}, Creator/RebeccaRomijn as ComicBook/LoisLane, Creator/RainnWilson as ComicBook/LexLuthor, Creator/JasonOMara as Franchise/{{Batman}}, Creator/RosarioDawson as Franchise/WonderWoman, Creator/ChristopherGorham as Franchise/TheFlash, Creator/NathanFillion as Franchise/GreenLantern, Creator/ShemarMoore as ComicBook/{{Cyborg}}, Creator/NyambiNyambi as the ComicBook/MartianManhunter, Charles Halford (''Series/{{Constantine}}'') as the Eradicator and Bibbo Bibbowski, Creator/PaulEiding as Jonathan Kent, and Creator/JenniferHale as Martha Kent, the cast includes Creator/CameronMonaghan (''Series/{{Gotham}}'') as ComicBook/{{Superboy}} and Creator/TonyTodd reprising his role from the ''WesternAnimation/LegoDCComicsSuperHeroes'' specials as ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} (replacing Creator/SteveBlum).

This film and its predecessor was rereleased on October 1, 2019 in a [[ReCut Extended Cut]] CompilationMovie, ''The Death and Return of Superman''.