Superman/Batman: Apocalypse is a 2010 American animated superhero film produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It serves as a standalone sequel to Superman/Batman: Public Enemies and is based on the comic book storyline "The Supergirl from Krypton" by Jeph Loeb and Michael Turner.
Plot[]
Weeks after the events of Public Enemies, a spaceship crash-lands in Gotham City Harbor, and a teenage girl emerges. She inadvertently wreaks havoc with her powers until Superman arrives to correct the damage, allowing Batman to eventually expose her to Kryptonite, which weakens and injures her mentally.
With Superman's help, they discover the girl is Kara Zor-El, Superman's cousin, who has been in suspended animation for decades. While Superman welcomes Kara, teaches her English, and helps her adjust to Earth society, Batman remains suspicious, even considering the possibility of Kara being an enemy.
Tipped off by Batman, Wonder Woman and Lyla ambush Kara and Clark Kent in a park and suggest they train Kara at Themyscira. Superman reluctantly agrees, but Batman and Wonder Woman advise Superman to steer clear of Kara, criticizing his care of her.
On the desolate planet Apokolips, Darkseid learns of Kara's presence on Earth and orders Granny Goodness to have her brought to Apokolips as a possible leader for the Female Furies. Two months later, Batman and Superman are checking on Kara on Themyscira during a sparring match against Artemis. When Kara and Lyla sneak away for a swim, a horde of Doomsday clones arrives from Apokolips. Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the Amazons fight them until Superman vaporizes them with his heat vision. Batman, however, discovers Kara missing and Lyla dead, with Darkseid ordering the attack as a diversion to allow time for Granny to kidnap Kara.
On Apokolips, Darkseid brainwashes her into becoming the captain of the Furies. Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman ask Big Barda to help them to Apokolips, to which she reluctantly agrees. There, Superman infiltrates Darkseid's palace while Wonder Woman and Barda enter the fighting arena, fighting Granny Goodness and the Female Furies. After a fight with Barda killing Stompa to save Wonder Woman, Granny and the other Furies are subdued. Separating himself from the others, Batman finds Darkseid's supply of Hell Spores, the source of the fire pits on Apokolips.
Superman encounters Darkseid and is forced to battle the brainwashed Kara. Darkseid watches them fight until Batman confronts Darkseid and informs him that he has activated the Hell Spores, which will destroy Apokolips. He issues Darkseid an ultimatum: free Kara and promise to leave her alone, and Batman will deactivate the Spores. Superman defeats Kara, and Barda and Wonder Woman present Darkseid with the subdued Granny, whereupon Darkseid finally releases Kara, and the heroes leave Apokolips, bringing Kara back to Themyscira.
Back on Earth, with their lives apparently normal again, Clark takes Kara to meet his adoptive parents in Smallville, but they are ambushed by Darkseid; he had promised to leave Kara alone, but not Superman or Earth. After a lengthy battle, Kara manages to hold her own, but Darkseid eventually gains the upper hand and knocks her unconscious. Before Darkseid can leave, Superman returns to Earth and reengages him, but Darkseid still does not relent and again overwhelms Superman with his Omega Beams. Kara recovers and uses Darkseid's Mother Box to send him into space. While Superman anticipates Darkseid's eventual return, Kara informs him that she changed the coordinates, leaving him frozen in space.
Having saved her cousin's life and found her place on Earth, Kara decides to use her powers to fight for altruism; under the alias of Supergirl, and she is met with applause by Wonder Woman, the Amazons, and finally Batman. Superman and Supergirl fly to Metropolis together.
Cast[]
Andre Braugher as Uxas / Darkseid
Kevin Conroy as Bruce Wayne / Batman
Tim Daly as Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman
Summer Glau as Kara Zor-El / Supergirl
Susan Eisenberg as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman
Julianne Grossman as Big Barda
Ed Asner as Granny Goodness
Rachel Quaintance as Harbinger / Lyla Michaels, Artemis (uncredited)
Salli Saffioti as Gilotina, Mad Harriet (uncredited)
Andrea Romano as Stompa, Vicki Vale (uncredited)
Jim Ward as Radio DJ, Cop (uncredited)
Dave B. Mitchell as Bearded Longshoreman
Greg Alan Williams as Terrified Longshoreman
John Cygan as Male Radio Caller, Gus (uncredited)
April Winchell as Female Radio Caller 1, Treasure (uncredited)
Tara Strong as Female Radio Caller 2, Lashina (uncredited)
Release[]
The film premiered on September 28, 2010, in the United States as a direct-to-video release by Warner Home Video.
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