Smallville
Summary
Smallvillefeatured ten season of lineament maturation for some of DC Comic ’s most notable hero and scoundrel , but some type get the short end of the stick when it came their adaption within the serial . Centered aroundTom Welling ’s Clark Kent , the serial publication serve as a coming - of - age tale for Superman , preface many other major players within the character reference ’s mythos and the wider DC Universe along the way . While there were many great adaption of these characters within the show , unluckily , Smallvilledidn’t do the serious job with every character under its licence .
As a web telly drama with a limited budget , constraints regarding special force were ofttimes a point of contention when it came to portray some of DC ’s more sci - fi orient Hero and villains . Other times , Smallville ’s need to invariably interject internal secretion - fueled teen drama into its role get in the direction of their theatrical performance . Lastly , the serial was certainly a victim of its time as well , with popular understanding of sure amusing characters coloring their delineation in the serial publication in a negative brightness level .
10Jor-El
Clark’s not-so-fatherly biological Dad
In most Superman media , Jor - El is typically impersonate as a stoical , grave , but in the end caring subaltern don shape for Clark Kent to appear up to alongside his " genuine " Fatherhood , Jonathan Kent . WhileSmallvilledid a great line of work with the latter , the former ’s behavior could sometimes border on antagonistic , work so far as to abduct Lois Lane . invariably oscillating between a loving buff to his son and a tyrannical alien with his own docket , Smallvillecould never quite seem to resolve on whether Jor - El was ultimately a good or bad influence .
9Jimmy Olsen
The Daily Planet’s annoying photographer
Never the most pop fixture of Superman ’s inner round , Jimmy Olsen is n’t exactly a fan - best-loved , and it ’s rare that his personation do n’t reflect that . Smallville ’s interpretation of Jimmy leaned intemperately into the character ’s objectionable side , becoming a downright jealous presence constantly loom over Clark ’s shoulder . Not only that , but Jimmy often constitute himself roleplay as a bare telephone extension of Chloe , failing to even evidence his own destination and personality . Smallville ’s interpretation of Jimmy Olsen was so bad , that he was vote out off and replace by his brother , who turn out to be the " real " Jimmy .
8Lana Lang
The character’s comic identity crisis wouldn’t be solved by Smallville
Little is consistent about Lana Lang in the comics , beyond being a second love interest for Clark Kent to fawn over with an alliterative " L " name . The comics have presented many different version of the character , sometimes a scientist , sometimes a intelligence reporter , and even contain the mantle of Superwoman on occasion . Smallville ’s vision for the character was a one - note target of desire who catch an laughable amount of screen time considering her want of development . It ’s no wonderSmallville ’s introduction of Lois Lanewas so well - receive after years of will - they - won’t - they with Clark and Lana .
7Supergirl
The Maiden of Might stole Clark’s thunder
A capable heroine , the Arrowverse’sSupergirlhas proven that the spiritualist of television can do with child things with the character . Unfortunately , Smallvilleoften had a clear yield with figuring out something for their Supergirl to do , overshadow the sleep of the cast of characters when she appears while somehow sense like a character from a unlike series all together . To make matters bad , she beats Clark to the biff of being a publicly - acknowledge hero , dub herself " The Maiden of Might " , jade a blue - and - red costume before Superman had a probability to within the series ' canyon .
6Maxwell Lord
Smallville wasn’t big enough for two great corporate villains
Michael Rosenbaum ’s Lex Luthor in Smallville remains to this day one of thegreatest portrayals of Superman ’s nemesisof all time , far outshining his contemporary , Maxwell Lord . While the Maxwell Lord of DC Comics is a clever manipulator , interchangeable to Lex , Smallvilleinstead boiled him down to a one - note villain with unecessary psychic ability . Not only that , but he expend one-half of his brief time in the serial publication act as a ram minion of the Red Queen , hamstring his own agency as a villai in his own right .
5Aquaman
The defender of the seas was still a laughing stock in Smallville
Of all the Justice League members forSmallvilleto incorporate into their adaptation of the superhero team , Aquaman was a bold option . Long before Jason Momoa repaired Aquaman’sSuperfriendsreputation as a useless hero with the power to babble out to fish , Smallville ’s interlingual rendition of the character did petty to combat this pathetic epitome . Not only did his frosted tips and bright orangeness and dark-green athleisure turnout look ridiculous among the cast of the show , but his recur weakness to drying up made him just as much of a laughing stock as general audiences at the time were farmiliar with .
4General Zod
No one was kneeling before Smallville’s Zod
One of Superman ’s most iconic and instantly ominous villains , General Zod is a staple of the grapheme ’s lore whose invasion always spell out tragedy for the Man of Steel . alas , Smallvilledragged out Zod ’s storey through some needlessly elaborate beatnik , including having him spend a respectable portion of his life in the show possessing another character for the sake of the budget . Zod ’s second show was better , but the enjoyment of it was somewhat soured by the fact that he was technically a clone – It would ’ve servedSmallvillebetter to get Zod right the first clock time around .
3Martian Manhunter
An unnecessary recurring character in an already bloated cast
Never being accredit as his own hero , Martian Manhunter is more of a staple of the Justice League in DC media rather than a standalone hero . This makes it all the more perplexing that Smallville chose to comprise J’onn J’onzz at all , offer only the sparsest glances of his reliable kind thanks to the show ’s monetary constraints . Not only that , but his detective plotline run entirely separate from the ease of the series , making John Jones ' segments a foreign resort detour that the show refuse to lease go of .
2Doomsday
The death of Superman was entirely unthreatening
More of a force of nature than a theatrical role in his own rightfulness , Doomsday ’s appearing in the comics was an ominous omen of Superman ’s close at hand death . Once again , Smallvillefell victim to its need to overtly serialize its antagonist , soak up out Doomsday ’s comer by making him a exalt Hulk smash - off with Davis as a vessel . By the meter he arrives in full force , the only thing that makes him backbreaking to take seriously than his goofy creature design is how easily Clark defeats him , stuffing him underneath the crust of the Earth , a far watchword from the comics ' Doomsday .
1Cyborg
Victor Stone’s central conflict was a moot point
A key aspect to Cyborg ’s character in DC mythology is his struggle with his visual aspect , wrestling to go for his cybernetic body . This makes it all the more egregious that the automatonlike parts ofSmallville ’s Victor Stone are entirely hidden , making it screaming when the character bemoan his coming into court despite see like a role model . Not only didSmallvilleeschew the centre conflict to Cyborg ’s character , but they saddle him with some embarrassing weaknesses to hack on , his astonishingly fragile construction strangle his power to be a hero far too much .
