As the new Kryptonian Empire lay siege to a planet, their emperor, Brainiac, descend upon a crowd of scrambling, terrified civilians, hovering in the air using repulsors. He takes the form of a faceless, humanoid android with glowing red highlights. He wears a black cloak and the top of his head displays his symbol, three glowing red dots arranged in a triangular formation. Brainiac speaks in an eerily detached tone despite the destruction around them.

Come, now. Accept your place and make this unchallenging for us all. You will perish and ALL of your struggles and lives will be forgotten to the annuls of time, for we are the superior beings. You will pay in pain for your resistance. That is how it should BE.

That is... unless an obedient few are willing to step up and become model Kryptonian citizens. In that case, you may only step forward... and kneel.