10 Best Times Superheroes Switched Sides
1. Superman - Injustice
As a bastion of goodness throughout most of his comic book life, Superman takes the cake for just how shocking it was to see him turn bad. Considering his killing of Zod to stop his destruction in Man of Steel was controversial despite being justifiable, Injustice: Gods Amongst Us saw Kal-El take on a truly unhinged persona.
It begins when he’s tricked by Joker into killing both Lois Lane and her unborn child. This also leads to Joker detonating a nuclear bomb and Superman then takes bloody revenge, murdering the Clown Prince in reply. All this leads to Superman deciding the world would be better off under his control rather than just his protection, and so enacts a planetary-wide dictatorship.
Superman leads a cult of other heroes who take control of the Earth by force, with Wonder Woman, Cyborg and Robin as his underlings and Batman leading the rebellion along with Catwoman, Black Canary and a host of other heroes.
Often in fighting games the narrative takes a backseat. It’s perfectly possible to ignore it all the same in Injustice, but there’s a meaty story mode for those who want to explore it, with a compelling arc that sees one of comic books’ most famous good guys turn bad in a big way.