DC Universe Online Presents Bizarro
October 27, 2009 by Joel Tan
Filed under Coming Soon, MMORPG, MMORPG News
How’s this for a Halloween gimmick? In line with its monthly introduction of the cast of characters for upcoming massively multiplayer online game DC Universe Online, Sony Online Entertainment has just revealed the newest addition to the title’s growing roster, Bizarro.
Bizarro indeed needs no mask to scare pesky children on a trick-or-treat spree on Halloween. For those unfamiliar with this Frankenstein’s Superman, Bizarro is a fictional supervillain that appears in comic books published by DC Comics.
As a testament to the popularity of Bizarro, his name, however fictitious it may be, is often used to describe anything that uses twisted logic or a person with a twisted mind (or personality, I might add).
So how did this twisted mirror of Superman come to be? Why, from the equally twisted mind of a supervillain, of course. Bizarro is the result of a project gone awry … a project commissioned by Superman archenemy Lex Luthor. Here’s a brief background of the Man of, uhmm, Twisted Steel:
In hopes of having a Superman of his very own, Lex Luthor called upon his top scientist, Dr. Teng, to scan and replicate the hero’s genetic structure. Due to complications in the construction of the carbon copy, their results gave birth to a monstrous menace, Bizarro.
Bizarro has a reputation on the streets of Metropolis that is the polar opposite of Superman’s. With freeze vision, flame breath, and strength to match Superman’s, Bizarro is a daunting enemy. Kryptonite, which can cripple Superman, actually gives Bizarro strength, giving him an advantage over Superman.
Bizarre indeed.
DC Universe Online and Sony Online Entertainment Present Bizarro
