The Lich King

Arthas is teh 1337. He would wtfpwn Supern00b. ROFLOL!!!1!!!!1!1! YA RLY! Athas is wai po\/\/erphul.

Typically when I consider someone for this illustrious list I don't account for anything in the way of subordinates. That would make it too easy for me to resort to using entire supergroups or armies, which is not the point of this list. I make this concession for Arthas however, and there is a very special reason. Unlike other famous leaders such as Napoleon or Dr. Doom (neither of whom could beat Superman in a fight) the Lich King's army is one completely of his own creation. He rose his soldiers, monsters, and zombie dragons from the dead under his own power, and they possess no minds of their own. They aren't sentient beings the same way you and I are, they function only as extensions of the Lich King's will. It is true that some of them retain aspects of their personality, some even resist him, but a majority of his minions only shamble their way towards the enemy at the whim and command of their ghoulish king. In other words, when General Petraeus commands an army it isn't a superpower, but when Arthas commands an army of the undead which he raised himself it counts.

So when Superman fights the Lich King he basically has to fight his way through a countless number of death knights, flesh giants, and frost wyrms as well as contend with the magical powers of Arthas' wights, wraiths, and lichs. This is in addition to the massive power of the Lich King himself.

It certainly doesn't help that the Lich King (and his entire army for that matter) is a completely magical being. For those not in the know, magic is one of the few things Superman is not invulnerable to, meaning Frostmourne rends Superman's flesh as easily it rends the flesh of any other lesser being. This also makes Superman vulnerable to the magical attacks of the Lich King's army of undead necromancers, and the variety of buffs and debuffs Arthas himself no doubt possesses.

On a more chilling note, it also makes Superman vulnerable to the magical undeath plague the Lich King uses to destroy and resurrect his undead cronies. So after this fight it looks like Stratholme has a tough new boss. I hope he drops phat l00tz. Zombie Superman FTL.

Next Week: Alucard