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Bizarro
An imperfect Superman duplicate whose inverted logic is a genuine cognitive difference rather than an act.
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Commonly believed Bizarro is a failed clone of Superman.
Actually He was created by a duplicator ray, not cloning. His inversions are systematic and extend to his weaknesses — blue kryptonite harms him where green does not — and the inverted speech is a genuine cognitive difference, not an act.
The feat ledger
Matches Superman's strength as an imperfect duplicate
Flies unaided, part of the copied power set
Conventional weapons have no effect on him
His vision powers are inverted — freeze vision and flame breath
Blue kryptonite affects him where green does not, the inversion applied to weaknesses
His inverted speech is a genuine cognitive difference, not an affectation
Created by a duplicator ray rather than cloned
Survives attacks that would destroy conventional weapons entirely
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- Post-Crisis DC — 1986 Crisis on Infinite Earths through 2011 Flashpoint
- New 52 — DC relaunched continuity, 2011 to 2016
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