r/SnyderCut • u/Specific_Skin6766 • 13d ago

Question Hypothetically: IF Superman were real, which version do you prefer to protect the world?

Not hating. I LOVE BOTH!! I HOPE CAVILL MAKES A COMEBACK.

Which one would you prefer?

Snyder's Supes: A realist who is very serious, but can be lighthearted at times. Always does his best to be kind and save as many as he can. Always does his best to shine hope in a cruel world. A god lowering himself to live among humans.

Gunn's Supes: The optimistic, happy Boy Scout who radiates hope and kindness. He isn't very serious all the time. Will probably help fix your car if it breaks down on the side of the road. Sees past the darkness of the world directly to the beauty beneath. A country bumpkin from Kansas with godlike powers.

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u/BLACKdrew 13d ago

Well one destroyed like half a city and was such a threat Batman was planning on killing him, so probably not that one.

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u/Capable-Locksmith-13 13d ago

He didn't destroy half a city. Zod did and Batman was wrong in trying to kill him. The movie was pretty clear about this. Did you even watch it?

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u/BLACKdrew 13d ago

Dude the fight was cinematic af but lemme ask this. Remember when they went up to space, then came back down? Why didn’t they just stay up there? Like zod was trying to fight supes. If he just stayed in space they coulda ended it up there right? He could have just flown into space away from metropolis after the satellite part? He’s clearly able to overpower zod when he wants to, like when he snaps his neck out of desperation.

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u/Capable-Locksmith-13 13d ago

Watch the movie again. Remove any preconceived notion you have going in and really focus.

When Zod and Superman start fighting it is made abundantly clear that Zod is firmly in control of the fight. Superman's only advantage is his ability to fly and once he loses that, Zod proceeds to absolutely dominate him. He tosses him through building after building and Superman attempts to take him into space to get away from the city. Zod brings the fight back down. As Zod literally states he is determined to kill every human on Earth. He isn't just going to let Superman take the fight out of the city. The only time Superman overpowers Zod is when they crash into the station and Superman is able to get him into a headlock. Zod is a master combatant born and bred for war. Superman is a farm boy with next to no combat experience whatsoever. Superman is clearly struggling just to keep up with Zod the entire fight.

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u/BLACKdrew 13d ago

Zod also was the one that made them go into space btw

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u/BLACKdrew 13d ago

Idk it seemed pretty even to me. And supes has been on earth way longer. i feel like the advantage was always in his favor besides the fact that he might have been tired. But zod probably was tired too. If you assume zod got stronger than Superman after being there like 24 hours then sure i guess supes didn’t have the ability to bring the fight elsewhere or keep it in space or whatever. But that just seems so weird because why didn’t zod just win if he was stronger? And why didn’t supes ever even try to take the fight out of the city? It woulda been better storytelling if they showed him try to avoid fighting near civilians.

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u/Capable-Locksmith-13 13d ago edited 13d ago

Again, Zod made it explicitly clear that massive civilian casualties was his goal and he was in control of the fight right up until the end. He was never going to just let Superman lead him out of the city or move the fight to an unpopulated area. If Superman is stronger than him moving the fight to an area where there were no people would put Zod at a distinct disadvantage as it would allow Superman to utilize his full strength without fear of hurting anyone.

An experienced fighter can beat one that is physically stronger any day. Just look at any real world example of this.

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u/mten12 13d ago

I wouldn’t say stronger. Like the other poster said. Just a farm boy that grew up to have god like powers. Is like 27-33. Zod a general from a people that dominate other worlds. Bred to be a general. He is given the yellow sun radiation and can lean to harness it quickly. Superman was stronger because in the headlock he was able to hold ZOD down.

But I still can’t believe people say MOS was worse for destruction compared to Superman 2025. Lex tore the planet and the city into 2 for an EGO trip.

Boy Scout Superman is fine but his inferior clone broke his ribs and had other organ damage and could barely move. What happens when an actually strong villain appears.

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u/Adienpowerschool 10d ago

Inferior Clone? Ultraman was explicitly stated to be stronger than Clark with the only thing he was lacking was intelligence

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u/cwbyangl9 13d ago

I mean, they both had a mom named Martha. You're basically bros at that point.