<sod>Eighteen months after the [[Man of Steel (film)#Plot|destructive battle]] in [[Metropolis (comics)|Metropolis]], [[Superman]] has become a controversial figure. Billionaire Bruce Wayne, who has covertly operated in [[Gotham City]] as vigilante [[Batman]] for nearly two decades, blames Superman for the mass casualties that resulted from his fight with [[General Zod]]. Superman, in his public identity as ''[[Daily Planet]]'' journalist Clark Kent, sees Batman as dangerous and seeks to expose him. [[LexCorp]]'s mogul [[Lex Luthor]] also sees Superman as a threat and convinces Senator June Finch to help him recover [[kryptonite]] from Zod's failed [[terraform]]ing attempt from the [[Indian Ocean]]. Finch later stonewalls Luthor's efforts to use Zod's DNA and the Kryptonian scout ship recovered from the battle to create a biological weapon.<eod>
<sod>Eighteen months after the destructive battle in [[Metropolis (comics)|Metropolis]] <!--- Do not pipelink this with "destructive battle" because it's an easter egg link. See WP:EGG and discuss on talk page--->(''[[Man of Steel (film)|Man of Steel]]''), [[Superman]] has become a controversial figure. Billionaire Bruce Wayne, who has covertly operated in [[Gotham City]] as vigilante [[Batman]] for nearly two decades, blames Superman for the mass casualties that resulted from his fight with [[General Zod]]. Superman, in his public identity as ''[[Daily Planet]]'' journalist Clark Kent, sees Batman as dangerous and seeks to expose him. [[LexCorp]]'s mogul [[Lex Luthor]] also sees Superman as a threat and convinces Senator June Finch to help him recover [[kryptonite]] from Zod's failed [[terraform]]ing attempt from the [[Indian Ocean]]. Finch later stonewalls Luthor's efforts to use Zod's DNA and the Kryptonian scout ship recovered from the battle to create a biological weapon.<eod>