For as long as a figure like Superman has existed, people have wondered how a man with that much power could be defeated. The Man of Steel is, of course, a benevolent force for good, but what if he indulged in a few fascistic tendencies? Modern-day projects like The Boys have explored that dark hypothetical in a way that feels like prophetic text, but Invincible upped the ante.
Rather than just one alien aggressor terrorizing Earth, Amazon’s animated series introduced a whole planet of near-immortal, omnipotent colonizers. Viltrum’s imminent assault on our world has been a looming threat for Invincible’s past two seasons, forcing our hero — who happens to be half-Viltrumite himself — to become Earth’s first line of defense.
