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DCU Brief@DCUBrief · Dec 19, 2024

EVERY DCU Easter Egg in the #Superman trailer. A THREAD 🧵

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A detailed breakdown of Easter eggs and character appearances in the Superman trailer, including Krypto, Green Lantern, Hawkgirl, Lex Luthor, Gorilla Grodd, and hints at a conflict involving the nation of Boravia and a mysterious Kaiju monster that may be Ultraman.

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    EVERY DCU Easter Egg in the #Superman trailer. A THREAD 🧵

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    Krypto the Superdog appears! Superman's canine friend is from the planet Krypton. He has super-strength, flight and most of Superman's powers. Because he has super-hearing, Krypto can hear Superman's whistle anywhere in the world.

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    Guy Gardner appears! Gardner is a Green Lantern with years of experience, played by Nathan Fillion. He is seen wearing a Lordtech suit, owned by billionaire Maxwell Lord.

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    Hawkgirl appears! This is the Kendra Saunders version of Supergirl, played by Isabela Merced. She is also wearing a Lordtech suit.

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    Mister Terrific appears! He is a genius and brillaint inventor played by Edi Gathegi. He is also part of the ad-hoc Justice League wearing Lordtech suits.

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    Lex Luthor appears! Played by Nicholas Hoult, this version of Lex is described as a scientific genius, but also genuinely evil.

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    Metamorpho appears! Played by Anthony Carrigan, Metamorpho can change his body into any element he wishes!

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    Stagg Industries appears Simon Stagg is the billionaire owner of the company who created Metamorpho through genetic engineering.

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    The fictional nation of Boravia is in political turmoil. In the comics, Boravia is a European country that had a civil war after internal revolt against an international armaments racketeer who helped steal a poison gas. In the trailer a Boravian boy is calling for Superman.

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    The Boravian news report hints at political turmoil, with troops amassing at the border. GBS news is also the same station that appeared in Creature Commandos, the new TV Series set in the DCU.

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    Superman is fighting a Kaiju monster! This may be an original character created for the film.

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    Ultraman (possibly) appears! It's rumoured that the character who Superman is fighting in the stadium is Ultraman. He is an evil alternate version of Superman.

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    The citizens of Metropolis appear angry at Superman. ISuperman in return is battle-damaged and weary. It's possible this could be an imposter (Ultraman), or perhaps Superman has just made a mistake.

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    The Fortress of Solitude can be seen. Superman's hideout on earth. The scenes at the Fortress were filmed by James Gunn in Norway, near the Northern lights.

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    A damaged robot appears This could be one of the assistant robots Superman has at the Fortress of Solitude, as the Fortress can be seen in the background of the shot.

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    A mysterious purple energy blast, and green entity appear at the end. They could be characters, or simply energy impacts from the Kaiju monster or Lex Luthor. Speculate in the comments!

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    A Daily Planet newspaper headline reads "Hammer of Boravia Creates Havoc Downtown". The newspaper shows a gorilla that looks like Gorilla Grodd, who is potentially from Boravia—the nation in political turmoil Grodd is a genius supervillain who can mind control entire armies.

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    Grodd has already appeared in the DCU. In today's episode of Creature Commandos, a vision of the future showed Grodd leading a nuclear war with Princess Rostovic. He was mind-controlling an army of Knights who use purple energy blasts to kill people. Superman was dead.

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    In the Mister Terrific fight scene, the soldiers attacking him are dressed in green and purple suits. The suits look broadly similar to Lex Luthor's soldiers from the comic book from Superman: For All Seasons.

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    If you enjoyed this thread, follow for more DC news! We'll be posting more Superman and DCU threads every week!

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    Meanwhile, you can read our thread on Creature Commandos right here! It's the first TV Show in James Gunn's new DCU, and will lead into Superman.

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    Correction:

    DCU Brief@DCUBrief · Dec 22, 2024

    New hi-res look at the newspaper from Superman. It's not Gorilla Grodd. It's described as a "a superpowered mystery man" from Boravia who is getting revenge on Superman for intervening in their political affairs. Details below.