It's not fighting Zod, Lex Luthor, Doomsday or even saving people! Those are "secondary missions" which "feed" his primary purpose on Earth - as dictated by Jor-El:
He must open a new era for the human race. He will shape a new future for the human kind.
This is very important. Every other superhero can save lives. Superman is beyond that, he is far more important.
Just follow me.
In the Donnerverse:
Clark created the Fortress of Solitude when he was 18 (1966). He spent 12 years alone, learning the intergalactic cultures and the use of his powers.
He debuted as "Superman" when he was 30, in 1978.
By the time he was 39 ("Superman 4") he fought the nuclear weapons policy and eventually freed Earth from nuclear weapons. It was the REAL beginning of his primary mission, which is not (only) to save human lives (very limited, he cannot be everywhere), but also make human kind PROGRESS and EVOLUTE.
I GUESS by the time he was 45 or so, he had inspired human kind to embrace a new era, out of the darkness. It would be the start of a new civilization.
He debuted as "Superman" when he was 30, in 1978.
By the time he was 39 ("Superman 4") he fought the nuclear weapons policy and eventually freed Earth from nuclear weapons. It was the REAL beginning of his primary mission, which is not (only) to save human lives (very limited, he cannot be everywhere), but also make human kind PROGRESS and EVOLUTE.
I GUESS by the time he was 45 or so, he had inspired human kind to embrace a new era, out of the darkness. It would be the start of a new civilization.
In the Snyderverse:
Clark wandered across the world from 1998 to 2013, saving TONS of lives and preventing many catastrophes. Like TV David Banner in some ways. He grew a beard, so nobody kinda recognized him later as either Clark Kent and Superman. We're talking about a big timespan of 15 years where he saved hundreds of thousands of human lives, to say the least.
By the time he was 33, he debuted as "Superman".
The Metropolis's death count (many claim it is 5.000 casualities) is the prize to pay for having Superman on Earth, active since 1998 and set to save the world God only knows how many times.
I guess in the future to come, Superman will start his TRUE mission: which is not (only) to save human lives (very limited, he cannot be everywhere), but also make human kind PROGRESS and EVOLUTE.
I GUESS by the time he was 45 or so, he had inspired human kind to embrace a new era, out of the darkness. It would be the start of a new civilization.
By the time he was 33, he debuted as "Superman".
The Metropolis's death count (many claim it is 5.000 casualities) is the prize to pay for having Superman on Earth, active since 1998 and set to save the world God only knows how many times.
I guess in the future to come, Superman will start his TRUE mission: which is not (only) to save human lives (very limited, he cannot be everywhere), but also make human kind PROGRESS and EVOLUTE.
I GUESS by the time he was 45 or so, he had inspired human kind to embrace a new era, out of the darkness. It would be the start of a new civilization.
