Superman’s Final Fate in DC Canon is Worse Than Fans Can Imagine – Screen Rant

Unfortunately for Superman, his ultimate destiny is harsher than anyone ever imagined. A glimpse into the future reveals the tragic days ahead for the Man of Steel.

For years, Clark Kent has been keeping the DC Universe safe under the guise of his powerful alter ego, Superman. As a Kryptonian, he's been blessed with an amazing array of powers that make him the most formidable force for good around. However, such godlike power has a few drawbacks. Nearly everything about Clark is enhanced under the Earth's yellow sun, from his incredibly powerful vision to his super-hearing that keys him into trouble all across the globe. But various Elseworlds have explored another little-discussed power of his: functional immortality. Because of his Kryptonian physiology, Superman has been shown to live far longer than humans, outliving many of his closest allies and the people he loves the most.

But the Last Son of Krypton's longevity is much darker than fans think. In The Flash #141 by Pop Mhan, and Joshua Hood, Wally West is being pursued by the Black Flash, the grim reaper of speedsters. While Wally's allies in the Flash Family try to keep him safe and fight back against the manifestation of death, Wally decides to take care of the ghoul himself. Wally starts running at an incredible speed with the Black Flash in tow. Flash runs so fast, he begins traveling thousands, then millions of years into the future. Wally can see the events of history unfold before him and notes how the Earth will die some two billion years into the future. Flash also makes note that the only person around to grieve for the planet is a "bearded man in bright red boots".

Though not named, Wally is clearly referencing Superman, whose costume notably includes such boots. Clark has been depicted as living well past most of his allies in stories such as Kingdom Come and DC One Million. But a two billion-year-old Superman is one of the oldest takes on the hero yet. But what's tragic about Clark's fate is that he's cursed to stand by helplessly as everything he cares about withers and dies. His family, his friends, and his entire world is one day going to be snuffed out right in front of him and there's not a thing Superman can do about it.

Clark was only days old when his birth home was destroyed. But while he was born out of tragedy, Superman found a home for himself on Earth. Clark had no personal connection to Krypton, and he's not that sad that it's gone. But Clark is going to have a front-row ticket to the death of his adopted world, and that's going to hit him harder than any villain he's ever faced. The longevity he possesses might seem like a blessing to some, but all it really affords Clark is the 'privilege' of seeing his greatest love die and the planet he spent eons protecting become engulfed in flames. Even someone as powerful as Clark can't stop the inevitable, but it really is a shame that Superman has no choice but to be the sole witness of his home's eventual death.

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