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Uta posted...

He saves them both. That's kind of the defining quality of Superman, though all the edgelords trying g to make him into a gritty dark hero seem to miss that point.

That's not the defining trait of Superman at all and it's been touched on numerous times in the comics that for all Supermans power it's impossible for him to save everyone. He is one man who can't possibly be everywhere at once. There's also the issue that comes up all the time of how much he should do.

The fact that he balances all this stress and responsibility that would break anyone else while still keeping an optimistic outlook is the point and if anyone doesn't understand the character it's you.