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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account.  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Mar 27, 2016 4:00 AM UTC   by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Mar 27, 2016 4:00 AM UTC **Correction appended, March 28** **_Spoilers for_** **Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice** **_ahead_** Batman and Superman may have their differences, but by the end of [_Dawn of Justice_](http://time.com/4268724/batmanvsuperman-review-movie-ben-affleck-henry-cavill/)_,_ the two heroes ([and even Wonder Woman](http://time.com/4217665/batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice-wonder-woman/)) are forced to unite against a common enemy: Doomsday. If you’re not a comic book fan, there’s a chance you didn’t even catch Doomsday’s name. The only allusion to it is when [Lex Luthor](http://time.com/4267487/batman-v-superman-everything-to-know/) proclaims to Superman that the monster is “your doomsday” with a lowercase “d.” In the film, Doomsday doesn’t survive the night, but he has a robust presence in the Superman comics. Here’s what you need to know:  Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, center, in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Warner Bros. Warner Bros. **Doomsday is one of the few villains to equal Superman’s strength** Superman is an alien with superhuman powers, which means many of his foes cannot match him and instead rely on technology or tricks to trip up the Man of Steel. Not so for Doomsday, who was created—at least in the comics—on Krypton and equals Superman in strength. In fact, he kills Superman in a storyline dubbed, “[The Death of Superman](http://time.com/4269550/could-batman-kill-superman/).” (More on that later.) Doomsday, an unthinking creature, is hellbent on killing everyone and everything in his path. He is a massive blob monster with bones protruding from his body. **MORE** [Here’s What You Probably Missed in](http://time.com/4269544/batman-v-superman-easter-spoilers-easter-eggs/)[ _Batman v Superman_](http://time.com/4269544/batman-v-superman-easter-spoilers-easter-eggs/) **He has a different creator in the comics** In _Batman v Superman_, Lex Luthor creates Doomsday using his own DNA, that of the dead General Zod (an alien from Krypton you may remember as the bad guy from _Man of Steel_) and Kryptonian technology. But this origin diverges from the comic books.  Michael Shannon as General Zod in Man of Steel. Warner Bros. Warner Bros. In the comics, Doomsday was born during prehistoric times on Krypton. An alien scientist named Bertron conducted a series of cruel experiments on a humanoid infant in which it is killed over and over again until it evolved into Doomsday (then known as The Ultimate). Doomsday eventually kills Bertron. He’s nicknamed Doomsday by the media after he comes to earth. ### Meet All the Actors Who Have Played Batman and Robin  Lewis Wilson was the first actor to play Batman on screen, with Douglas Croft joining him as the first Robin in the 1943 film Batman. Columbia Pictures—Getty Images  Robert Lowery was the second to don the guise of Batman, playing the caped crusader in the 15 chapter serial, Batman and Robin in 1949. Everett  Johnny Duncan played Robin to Lowery's Batman in the 1949 Batman and Robin serial. Columbia  Adam West played the role of masked crime fighter for three seasons on the 1960s television series Batman. Mondadori—Getty Images  Burt Ward joined Adam West as his Robin for the Batman television series. Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images  Michael Keaton played Batman in the 1992 film Batman Returns. Warner Bros.  Following Keaton three years later, Val Kilmer portrayed the billionaire playboy in 1995's Batman Forever. Warner Bros.  Chris O'Donnell played Robin for two different Batmen. He was Val Kilmer's Robin in 1995 (pictured above) and then joined George Clooney in 1997 for the widely panned Batman & Robin. Warner Bros.  Hard to remember, but George Clooney once took a turn as Batman, back in the 1997--before the Oscars knew his name so well. Warner Bros.  Christian Bale donned the mask for Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy. Ron Phillips—Warner Bros  Ben Affleck is the latest to join the ranks of actors who have portrayed the caped crusader, in the upcoming Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice movie. DCComics.com  Will Arnett voices Bruce Wayne/Batman in The Lego Batman Movie, a 3D-animated take on the DC superhero and a spin-off of 2014's The Lego Movie. Warner Bros. **He doesn’t share DNA with General Zod in the comics—but does in** **_Smallville_** The movie shows Lex Luthor mixing his own blood with that of General Zod to create the monster in the Genesis Chamber of the Kryptonian spaceship that crashed in _Man of Steel._  The planet Krypton in Man of Steel. Warner Bros. Warner Bros. For those who skipped _Man of Steel_, the Genesis Chamber is used to create beings. By destroying the ship in _Man of Steel_, Superman (presumably) throws away any chance he had of creating more of his race. Given the damage to that ship, it’s unclear how Doomsday is created. The Kryptonian science behind General Zod’s transformation goes largely unexplained in _Batman v Superman_. In the comic books, Doomsday is created long before General Zod is even born. However, Doomsday does share blood with General Zod in _Smallville_, the TV show about Superman’s early years. **MORE** [Wonder Woman’s Epic Introduction Is Undercut by a Perpetually Helpless Lois Lane](http://time.com/4269943/batman-v-superman-wonder-woman-lois-lane/) **Doomsday killed several Green Lanterns in the comics** Before Superman crossed paths with Doomsday, the monster took out several Green Lanterns—superheroes who transfer power through rings—in the comic books. **Doomsday “kills” Superman** It will probably come as no surprise to comic book fans that Superman’s fight with Doomsday ends with his “death” at the end of the film. (We can presume from the levitating dirt above his coffin in the final shot that the Man of Steel will return just in time for the _Justice League_ films.) After all, Doomsday is best known as the monster who kills Superman in “The Death of Superman.” The two characters confront each other in front of the Daily Planet building in Superman’s home city of Metropolis and beat each other to death. **But Doomsday didn’t die** After Superman’s death, four super-beings appeared, two of whom claimed to be the real Superman. One of them strapped the apparently lifeless body of Doomsday to an asteroid and flung it into deep space. Doomsday, however, awoke from his slumber and survived (though chained to the asteroid). **Neither did Superman** He returned to life too because—come on—he’s Superman. [Here’s how](http://time.com/4269550/could-batman-kill-superman/). **So they faced off** **_again_** Superman took on the “resurrected” Doomsday in space. Though he could not defeat the creature, he was able to use a time travel device to leave Doomsday at the End of Time. There, Doomsday was defeated by entropy. (Yes, really.) Doomsday shows up again in other storylines (thanks to time travel devices), including joining the ranks of the Suicide Squad before slaughtering them all. But don’t expect him to show up in the August _Suicide Squad_ movie. The beast seems dead, at least for now. **Correction**: The original version of this story incorrectly described _Smallville_. It was a TV show about Superman’s early years. 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