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Brainiac Attacks or How Do You Fit This Film In the DCAU?


I recently decided to edit only the opening and ending of Superman: Brainiac Attacks to allow this film to be seen as part of the DCAU, set in a parallel dimension/reality/universe to the main universe in which most of the stories are set. The idea was given to me after having seen Justice League's "A Better World", which showed how Justice LEAGUE, and in particular Superman, had taken a different route in their lives after that reality's Luthor had done yet another bad deed.

With this new opening and new ending, the story within is now a retelling of the events by Nu Brainiac. In this opening, Nu Brainiac says that he's the result of a fusion between the Brainiac from Superman: The Animated Series (last seen, chronologically, in the episode "Knight Time") and the Brainiac from Superman: Brainiac Attacks, and begins to say HOW this came to be.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO8KPIQSg9Q

In this ending, Nu Brainiac concludes the story by reciting HOW the "Brainiac Attacks" Brainiac survived thanks to Luthor, and how after Luthor's death in "A Better World"'s flashback scene, he became aware of a transdimensional portal that could take him to a parallel universe. He also says that it was the film's Brainiac's idea to fuse with the Brainiac from Superman: The Animated Series (last seen, chronologically, in the episode "Knight Time"), so as to become all-powerful. He also concludes that he has reached that goal, and has now set a new goal. The story ends now with Nu Brainiac's arrival in Apokolips, during the events of Justice League's "Twilight".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NbHPnC7vn4

So essentially, the present of the story is set before JL's "Twilight", while the "flashback" story is now set a long-ish time before "A Better World".

The purpose behind both, aside from adding Superman: Brainiac Attacks into DCAU, is to explain HOW Brainiac survived after being seemingly destroyed in "Knight Time", and to also show a little backstory for Superman in the alternate reality of JL's "A Better World".

Do note that this is NOT top notch editing, nor do I claim this is the only way it could've been done. I took bit and pieces from everywhere to demonstrate the value of the idea, as it obviiously would've been much better had it been drawn to the dialogue rather than sketched out from previous clips. So I apologize if you thought you'd see something hi-tec, but I unfortunately, I can't draw well enough for this thing.

Anyway... Enjoy!

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So... no one has an opinion on this?

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I'd like to see the two animated Brainiac films (Brainiac Attacks and Superman Unbound) re-edited to they make sense continuity wise.

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