- Superman: You used me! Manipulated me as if I was a brainless puppet!
- Brainiac: My methods were not unlike yours, only more efficent.
- Superman: Until now!
- [Heats up the forcefield to get to Brainiac who tries stop him using robotic arms but fail to Superman's strength, he then shoves his fist through Brainiac's body]
- Brainiac: [Last words] This is illogical, you're merely a being of flesh while I'm...
- Superman: A useless machine.
- [Tears Brainiac's head off with the spine, then crushes the head with his foot]
- Superman: I am no hero. I am merely a servant of the state who seeks, as you do, to better the lives of our citizens.