In the Injustice universe, Clark Kent is a tragic cautionary tale of what happens when the ultimate symbol of hope loses his moral compass. His descent begins when the Joker tricks him into killing a pregnant Lois Lane and detonating a nuclear bomb in Metropolis. This trauma shatters his restraint, leading him to murder the Joker and establish the High Councilor persona. He creates the One Earth Regime, a global dictatorship that replaces freedom with absolute security enforced by lethal force. As the years pass, Clark’s altruism is replaced by paranoia and a god complex; he views any dissent as a threat to the peace he has "gifted" to humanity. He murders close friends like Green Arrow and even children like Shazam to maintain order, justifying every atrocity as a necessary evil to prevent another Metropolis. By the time he is challenged by the heroes of the prime universe, he has become a cold, calculating tyrant who believes that humans are too weak to govern themselves. Even when stripped of his powers and imprisoned, he remains unrepentant, convinced that his version of "justice" is the only way to save a chaotic world.