The Overlord said:
I'm sorry but Brainiac starting off as an alien and then becomming a human is too convoluted to work on the screen, plus it ignores the robot brainiac, which is the best version of the character.
Really?? I don't see it that way at all. It's quite Simple. As for Robot Brainiac being the Best, I disagree. It'll just mean he's one dimensional and boring. Changing the characteristics of a villain may be something new or even a bit risky, but I think that it should be tried so that stay interesting.
Plus a little green man would look stupid and cheap on film, keep Brainiac as robot and give him his late Pre crisis look. Giving Brainiac two movies just makes things more convoluted and drawn out, Brainiac should be in one movie and should have one form, keep it simple or you will lose the audience.
Personally ever since I changed my mind on having Brainiac on film I thought that he should be perhaps the biggest Villain to be portrayed on film. (Granted, I think that Superman movies should have 6 installments) Even bigger than Darkseid. So to me, two films isn't much.
As for Brainiac's motive, "Survival of the fittest" what is he ripping off Apocalypse now?
Not really. I'm still thinking it out. Remember? It's not clear to me as to how it will be applied. But one thing I do know is that he has no superiority complex when he look at humans. (as most villains do) as for saying that it's a ripoff, most Villain motives are ripoffs to begin with. You can look at every villain in comics book history (form now until Doomsday) and see that it might be ripping off or is inspired by some other previous work. All work, no matter what, is in some way inspired, plagiarized or otherwise by previous works.
Revenge, Brainiac was kicked out of Colu, why would he have a grudge against Superman?
It goes with a Back story that I had. It involves Brainiac, ancient Krypton, Kem-L and the Eradicator. It goes a little something Like this: 200,000 years ago Krypton was a Planet that has been struggling to unify. (earlier in it's History there was a civil War) Some Believe that Krypton should Isolationists, Others wish to Explore the Universe and Others vow for Racial Supremacy.
Kem-L Created the Eradicator to maintain Kryptonian Supremacy and sought to conquer the Stars. As Krypton Sought to become more Civilized, Kem-L and His followers were forced to Leave.
Colu was a relatively peaceful Society, but was somewhat Xenophobic. Vril Dox was somewhat of an Outcast on Colu and His dealings with The Cleric were somewhat offputting to them. Granted they were both at odds with each other, there was a mutual respect that the both held for each other.
Basically: Kem-L and the Eradicator is responsible for the Destruction of Colu. Vril Dox, (despite being either Banished or put to death) works to fight off the Kryptonians and save his people. Thus he Loses his tangibility and inhabits a machine. The Cleric eventually ends the conflict and the Eradicator is Deactivated and kept in his possession.
That covers the backstory of him disliking Kryptonians, particularly Kal-Els predecessors. The Thing is Revenge not really one of his major Motivations at this time. Still thinking it over.
Fine maybe the knowledge thing is not needed, but Bainiac should be a robot and his goals should reflect that. Perhaps brainiac was once the central computer on the planet Colu, which had many of the same social ills we have, war, poverty, genocide, etc. Brainiac was tasked with a finding a solution, but everyone of his solutions ultimately fasiled, because the humanoid Coluians could not go of their greed and petty hatreds. Eventually Brainiac came to the conclusion that the Coluians were fundamanetally illogical and irrational and killed them all.
It sounds okay from here.
Brainiac replaced with new robots that rebuit the planet and created a uptopia. Seeing how much better the robots were than humaniods at living together and building a better society Brainiac decided that organiac life may threaten his paradise, so he went to other planets, killed the organiacs there and replaced them with robots. Soon he decided to bring his style of order to the entire universe as well.
This is were you completely lose me. (plus you contradicted yourself) This sounds too much like the Borg. (which is one of many reasons why I find the single-minded Robot routine boring to say the least) Second it's just too simplistic of a Villain origin. Brainiac needs more.
If brainiac is trying to over the universe because he is another petty tyrant, how does that amke him any different from Darkseid?
I'm not too sure what you are trying to say here, but I'm assuming that you are talking about my version of Brainiac being not that much different from Darkseid. As I see it he is very different in motivation and demeanor.
Again I can PM a more comprehensive take on my Brainiac.
