History WesternAnimation / SupermanBrainiacAttacks

* SameCharacterButDifferent: It was not written to be part of the [[Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse DCAU]], but the ''Superman: The Animated Series'' art style was used, so it was quite jarring when some characters acted nothing like you expected, with ComicBook/{{Brainiac}} himself a powerful but standard-issue bad guy, and ComicBook/LexLuthor being basically his old-school-film-series self.

''Superman: Brainiac Attacks'' is a DirectToVideo movie, created to cash in on the mild-success of ''Film/SupermanReturns'', that on aired a part of the Toonami block on Saturday June 17, 2006 and was released on DVD Tuesday June 20, 2006. It also aired on Toon Disney on June 16, 2008, being the first Superman film to air on Toon Disney. The film features Superman battling the forces of Lex Luthor and Brainiac. It also focuses on the relationship between Superman and Lois Lane and stands as the first Superman solo animated film. It was very heavily criticized for poor writing and acting. NeedsWikiMagicLove.

* MsFanservice: Mercy spends a great deal of her screentime doing little more than showing off [[ShesGotLegs her long legs.]]
** The same goes for Lois Lane, who also shows off her legs through her skirt and wears a sexy black dress that looks great on her.

''Superman: Brainiac Attacks'' is a DirectToVideo movie, created to cash in on the mild-success of ''Film/SupermanReturns''. The film features Superman battling the forces of Lex Luthor and Brainiac. It also focuses on the relationship between Superman and Lois Lane and stands as the first Superman solo animated film. It was very heavily criticized for poor writing and acting. NeedsWikiMagicLove.

* MissFanservice: Mercy spends a great deal of her screentime doing little more than showing off [[ShesGotLegs her long legs.]]

''Superman: Brainiac Attacks'' is a DirectToVideo movie, created to cash in on the mild-success of ''Film/SupermanReturns''. Very heavily criticized for poor writing and acting. NeedsWikiMagicLove.

* CanonDiscontinuity: Despite using character designs, sets and even some of the same voice actors from ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'', the film is ''not'' part of the ''[[Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse DCAU]]''.

'''''Superman: Brainiac Attacks''''' is a DirectToVideo movie, created to cash in on the mild-success of ''Film/SupermanReturns''. Very heavily criticized for poor writing and acting. NeedsWikiMagicLove.

* CanonDiscontinuity: Despite using character designs, sets and even some of the same voice actors from ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'', the film is ''not'' part of the ''Franchise/{{DCAU}}''.

* SameCharacterButDifferent: It was not written to be part of the Franchise/{{DCAU}}, but the ''Superman: The Animated Series'' art style was used, so it was quite jarring when some characters acted nothing like you expected, with ComicBook/{{Brainiac}} himself a powerful but standard-issue bad guy, and ComicBook/LexLuthor being basically his old-school-film-series self.

* SameCharacterButDifferent: It was not written to be part of the {{DCAU}}, but the ''Superman: The Animated Series'' art style was used, so it was quite jarring when some characters acted nothing like you expected, with ComicBook/{{Brainiac}} himself a powerful but standard-issue bad guy, and ComicBook/LexLuthor being basically his old-school-film-series self.

* TrueLovesKiss: [[spoiler: How Superman wake Lois from her coma, and really look like this, even if it is actually the residue of the serum in him that cured her. [[ShoutOut Complete with lightening and all, the resurrection scene of Flynn]] in ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'' resembles it quite much.]]

* SameCharacterButDifferent: It was not written to be part of the {{DCAU}}, but the ''Superman: The Animated Series'' art style was used, so it was quite jarring when some characters acted nothing like you expected, with ComicBook/{{Brainiac}} himself a powerful but standard-issue bad guy, and SelfDemonstrating/LexLuthor being basically his old-school-film-series self.

* TheFinalTemptation[=/=]LeaveYourQuestTest[=/=]LotusEaterMachine: [[spoiler: Superman has to go fetch some AppliedPhlebotinum from the Phantom Zone to save LoisLane and defeat Brainiac. It seems like he's done it and got back, and cured Lois and revealed his secret identity, and they're officially together now. When she starts talking about forgetting about defeating Brainiac, he realises it's all just an illusion that the Phantom Zone is using to keep him from escaping, and breaks free of the illusion.]]

* TheFinalTemptation[=/=]LeaveYourQuestTest[=/=]LotusEaterMachine: Superman has to go fetch some AppliedPhlebotinum from the Phantom Zone to save LoisLane and defeat Brainiac. It seems like he's done it and got back, and cured Lois and revealed his secret identity, and they're officially together now. When she starts talking about forgetting about defeating Brainiac, he realises it's all just an illusion that the Phantom Zone is using to keep him from escaping, and breaks free of the illusion.

* [[spoiler: TrueLovesKiss: How Superman wake Lois from her coma, and really look like this, even if it is actually the residue of the serum in him that cured her. [[ShoutOut Complete with lightening and all, the resurrection scene of Flynn]] in ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'' resembles it quite much.]]

* CanonDiscontinuity: Despite using character designs, sets and even some of the same voice actors from ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'', the film is ''not'' part of the ''Franchise/{{DCAU}}'' despite all appearances.

* SameCharacterButDifferent: It was not written to be part of the {{DCAU}}, but the ''Superman: The Animated Series'' art style was used, so it was quite jarring when some characters acted nothing like you expected, with {{Brainiac}} himself a powerful but standard-issue bad guy, and SelfDemonstrating/LexLuthor being basically his old-school-film-series self.

* MissFanservice: Mercy spends a great deal of her screentime doing little more than showing off [[She'sGotLegs: her long legs.]]

* MissFanservice: Mercy spends a great deal of her screentime doing little more than showing off [[She'sGotLegs her long legs.]]

* [[spoiler: TrueLovesKiss: How Superman wake Lois from her coma, and really look like this, even if it is actually the residue of the serum in him that cured her. [[ShoutOut Complete with lightening and all, the resurrection scene of Flynn]] in ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'' actually resembles it quite much.]]

* [[spoiler: TrueLovesKiss: How Superman wake Lois from her coma, and really look like this, even if it is actually the residue of the serum in him that cured her. [[ShoutOut Complete with lightening and all, the resurrection scene of Flynn in "Tangled" actually resembles it quite much]].]]

* [[spoiler: TrueLovesKiss: How Superman wake Lois from her coma, and really look like this, even if it is actually the residue of the serum in him that cured her. [[ShoutOut Complete with lightening and all, the resurrection scene of Flynn in {{Tangled}} actually resembles it quite much]].]]

* [[spoiler: TrueLovesKiss: How Superman wake Lois from her coma really look like this, even if it is actually the residue of the serum in him that cured her. [[ShoutOut Complete with lightening and all, the resurrection scene of Flynn in ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'' actually resembles it quite much]].]]

* CanonDiscontinuity: Despite using character designs, sets and even some of the same voice actors from ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'', the film is ''not'' part of the ''Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse'' despite all appearances.

'''''Superman: Brainiac Attacks''''' is a DirectToVideo movie, created to cash in on the mild-success of ''Film/SupermanReturns''. NeedsWikiMagicLove.

* LazyArtist: Nearly all the designs are recycled from ''[[WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries Superman: The Animated Series]]''.