[After Brainiac reveals himself from within Lex Luthor]
Ta-da.
It's over, Lex.
Not until I--
[Lex Luthor screaming]
I'd hoped to remain hidden--
Until I could install myself into the android.
But you forced my hand.
Brainiac.
Dude. That is messed up!
I don't understand what's happening!
You are under my control. I have lain dormant within you for years, Lex Luthor, subtly influencing your actions until we arrived at this point. Do you not recall my kidnapping you in this very building?
[A flashback to the Superman: TAS episode "Ghost in the Machine" is shown]
Yes... You forced me to build you a new body.
Kal-El destroyed that body, foiling my plans. In any event, I always have a backup plan. Consider: how could you have survived that point-blank blast from me, unless--
Unless... it wasn't intended to kill me?
The beam carried a nanotech payload that inserted a microscopic, holistic copy of my program inside your body. Since then, I have steadily grown in strength, protecting this body until I could arrange my transfer into a more suitable one.
You cured my cancer; gave me super-strength!
Your animal-protein shell was insufficient for my needs. Improvements were required.
Hate to interrupt this special live performance of The Thing With Two Heads, but it's time to go to jail now.
What he said. [shoots Brainiac/Luthor several times] We'll take it back to Cadmus and see if the tech boys can't pull Luthor out of what's left of that hunk of-- [Brainiac/Luthor suddenly stands, instantly repairing] I'll be dipped!
Be gone.
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