Superman: The Animated Series · Season 1, Episode 8
“Stolen Memories” · Season 1, Episode 8
In this episode: Superman (4), Brainiac (4), Lex Luthor (3)
So, Mr. Luthor, how long did you intend to keep your rendezvous a secret? In case you haven't heard, there's a thing known as "national security."
There's also a thing known as "free enterprise". It was LexCorp that scanned the heavens, it was LexCorp that made contact and it will be LexCorp that reaps the benefits.
I apologize for any discomfort, but it was important that I accurately gauge your powers.
Why? Morbid curiosity?
Curiosity, yes. Morbid, hardly. You see, we have more in common than you could possibly know, Kal-El.
How do you know my name? Have you been to Krypton?
I am Krypton.
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.
But Earth is my home now.
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.
It was several hours after I touched the orb that I saw the images. It's too soon to trust him completely.
[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.
"Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer."
Precisely. Although in your case, I'll make an exception.
You destroyed those planets, didn't you? And every living soul on them!
Only their knowledge was important. It was what I was programmed to collect and protect.
But why kill?
The fewer beings who have the knowledge, the more precious it becomes.
You're insane!
You are your father's son, Kal-El. Headstrong, foolish, easily defeated and ultimately forgotten.
It'll take years to rebuild these systems.
You have two weeks.
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