Superman quotes from Superman: The Animated Series

Lex Luthor

I'm afraid we already have a window washer.

Lex Luthor

Oh, the silent treatment, eh? Well, I don't know what you thought you heard out there, but I know what you can prove, and it's nothing. [still no response] You see, uh... Super-man... I own Metropolis. My technology built it, my will keeps it going, and nearly two-thirds of its people work for me whether they know it or not. Even you have to admit, it's a model of efficiency. And yet, I've often thought... why limit myself to just one city? A being with your abilities could be very useful to me on a, shall we say, global scale? Why don't you float on in and we'll discuss it?

Lex Luthor

[loses his composure] Say something!

Superman

I'll be watching you, Luthor.

Superman

Little boys shouldn't play with sharp objects.

Toyman

Who invited you, Superman?

What do you think we'll get for it, Nito?

Superman

I'd say five to ten, with time off for good behavior.

Lex Luthor

Actually I'm glad you came. I have a deal for you.

Superman

I'm listening.

Lex Luthor

As long as I have the rock, you can't stop me, but it is bothersome to have you always trying. So, the deal is this: you leave me and my operations alone, and I and my little green rock will leave you alone.

Superman

I don't make deals with criminals.

Lex Luthor

I control everything in this town, Superman. Your cooperation is not really necessary. The offer was merely a courtesy.

Superman

You will never control me, Luthor. Never! [takes off]

Lex Luthor

Well then, I guess I'll have to kill you.

The fact that your body chemistry absorbs the radiations so readily, leads me to believe that you share with it a point of origin.

Superman

You mean it came from Krypton?

More than likely it is Krypton, or rather a small piece of it. 'Kryptonite' if you will.

Superman

What's happened to you?

Parasite

I don't know, Superman. It's as if I've turned into some kind of monster. Can you help me?

Superman

Let me take you back to S.T.A.R.. Maybe Professor Hamilton can treat you.

Parasite

Okay, Superman. Just don't hurt me.

Superman

I won't. Hang on. [offers his hand]

Parasite

Oh, you can count on it!

Parasite

Man! What a rush! So that's what real power feels like.

Superman

[about Corben's new invulnerability] How did you do it, Corben? A drug? Some kind of operation?

John Corben

Elective surgery. Jealous?

Superman

Not likely. You're going back to prison.

John Corben

I'm as strong as you are now!

Superman

Almost...

John Corben

No, stronger! [A panel on Corben's chest opens, revealing a kryptonite heart and weakening Superman] What's the matter, guy? You're looking a little green at the gills. [He chuckles, and then knocks Superman backward with a single punch] I think you are jealous of me. Because now I'm the real Man of Steel!

Superman

I know about Dr. Vale. It's just a matter of time before the police find them.

Lex Luthor

And what makes you think there's any of him left to find?

Superman

You'll excuse me if I don't see you home.

Lex Luthor

You'll never pin this on me. The virus is destroyed and Corben's lost at sea, and even if you found him, there'd still be that kryptonite to worry about.

Superman

I don't think I'm the one that should be worrying...

Brainiac

I apologize for any discomfort, but it was important that I accurately gauge your powers.

Superman

Why? Morbid curiosity?

Brainiac

Curiosity, yes. Morbid, hardly. You see, we have more in common than you could possibly know, Kal-El.

Superman

How do you know my name? Have you been to Krypton?

Brainiac

I am Krypton.

Brainiac

In all my travels, I have never encountered another quite like you. We would make a formidable pair, we twin sons of Krypton. Join me, Kal-El. Help me explore the galaxies and collect knowledge, and I will give you memories of Krypton. You will know your world as if you lived there yourself.

Superman

But Earth is my home now.

Brainiac

Powers such as yours should not be confined to a single infinitesimal dot. Consider my offer. In exchange for this world, I am offering you the universe.

Superman

It was several hours after I touched the orb that I saw the images. It's too soon to trust him completely.

Lex Luthor

[laughs] I never trust anyone completely. Since Brainiac arrived, I've had him targeted from land base platforms with a payload of six and a half megatons. Enough firepower to incinerate Metropolis county.

Superman

"Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer."

Lex Luthor

Precisely. Although in your case, I'll make an exception.

Superman

You destroyed those planets, didn't you? And every living soul on them!

Brainiac

Only their knowledge was important. It was what I was programmed to collect and protect.

Superman

But why kill?

Brainiac

The fewer beings who have the knowledge, the more precious it becomes.

Superman

You're insane!

Lobo

Finally! Been tryin' to get in touch with you all day.

Superman

Who are you?!

Lobo

Oh, I'm sorry. My card. [punches Superman in the face]

Lobo

The name's Lobo. That's L as in "Lacerate", O as in "Obliterate", B as in "disem-Bowel" and O as in, uh... Well, I guess I can use "Obliterate" twice, huh? What do you think?

Superman

I think you're a certifiable madman.

Lobo

Thanks.