Superman's missions are the first ones available and aren't too hard to get 3 stars in, except for possibly one or two of them.
#1) Getting Started
This is an introductory mission that requires you to do nothing but input the button sequences for moves at the top of the screen. This mission is almost impossible to not get 3 stars in, since his Super Move fulfills the requirements for the other two stars.
- Strengthen your skills - Simply input all of the commands to finish.
- Land a 5 Hits Combo - The Super Move counts as 7 hits and will get you this star.
- Execute a Combo greater than 30% - Once again, the Super Move hits for 38% damage.
#2) The Yellow Sun
The first true mission, which has you fighting against Bane. You start out with low health, but there are patches of sun that when you stand in them, your health will gradually recover. Note that these patches of sun will move periodically.
- Defeat Bane - As long as you keep replenishing your life, you shouldn't have any trouble with this battle.
- Land a Level Transition - Get Bane to the right side of the arena, then press Back + A (360)/X (PS3)/B (Wii U) to launch him through the stage and into another area.
- Win with 50 or more seconds remaining - As long as you keep the pressure on Bane, you should no trouble defeating him within the time limit.
#3) Kryptonite Batarangs
This is one of the trickier missions to get 3 stars in for Superman, since you need to make sure you don't get hit by the Batarangs, which do extra damage. Note that level transitions for this mission are disabled and there is infinite time.
- Defeat Batman - Defeating Batman himself isn't too troublesome and shouldn't take too long, especially since there is no time limit.
- Use an Interactive Object - There is both a plane and a car that are hanging on either side of the screen, so jump up and grab one of them to get this star.
- Avoid getting hit by a Batarang - This is definitely the hardest of the three stars in this mission. You can either stay close and keep rushing down Batman with constant attacks, or you can stay back and dodge the batarangs, while using heat vision attacks. You may want to come back to this after you've mastered Superman and can perform a perfect set of juggles.
#4) Heating Up
This mission is incredibly simple and doesn't actually involve any real fighting. You simply need to hit the buttons as prompted on screen to win the tug of war match between the two Supermen. It may be possible to get all three stars at once but it's unclear if waiting too long to put in button presses (required for star 3) counts as "missing" an input.
- Win the Battle - Simply hit the buttons as prompted on screen to push back the beam and win. If you are prompt about it then you should be able to finish this in as few as five button presses.
- Win without missing any button inputs - Just don't miss any of the button presses. This may also mean that if you wait too long, you'll fail this so be prompt and precise.
- Cross the line 5 times - To do this, it seems you need to allow the point where the beams connect to cross the center line five times. Hit a couple of buttons but don't finish the match. Wait for the beam to come back towards you passed the half way point before hitting the buttons a few more times and sending it back across. Repeat this process four more times to get this star.
#5) Rain of Fire
You are fighting Cyborg in this mission, with pieces of debris falling down from the sky. Either of you can get hit by the debris, which causes a bit of damage and can stun you out of a combo.
- Defeat Cyborg - The pieces of debris are more annoying than Cyborg in this mission, so make sure you utilize them to your advantage, as they will stun you or Cyborg even if you're in the middle of a combo.
- Win without getting hit by more than 5 pieces of debris - You need to defeat Cyborg and avoid getting hit by more than 5 pieces of debris. You want to make sure you always keep an eye out for the debris and make sure you don't get into a long combo, so as to avoid one hitting you while doing it.
- Connect 10 Special Moves - Superman's heat vision moves are probably the most ideal to use in this mission, since they are ranged attacks. Just hit Cyborg with 10 of these to accomplish this challenge.
#6) Meteor From Krypton
You are fighting Catwoman in this mission and you cannot be hit at all by any of her attacks. You need to survive 20 seconds without getting hit at all, which can be slightly annoying if you want the three stars. It might be best to try and do each of the other two stars at separate times. You will fail if you get hit even once.
- Stay alive for 20 seconds - You cannot get hit even once, as you will fail. You can either play it offensively or defensively here. If you keep on Catwoman with attacks, she shouldn't have a chance to get her own attacks off on you.
- Land a 4 Hit Juggle Combo - You need to land a four hit combo on Catwoman while she is in the air. One combo you could use is Heavy Heavy Light to launch Catwoman, then Forward Heavy Light twice while she's in the air, which will hit for 4 hits.
- Throw twice - You have to throw her twice within the 20 seconds you have to survive. It shouldn't be too difficult to get in close and throw her.
#7) Save the Human
This mission requires you to destroy objects that are being sent towards a human civilian. The barrels have to be dealt with by using Flying Ground Smash, while the flying objects need to be hit with Heat Zap. Keep doing these two until a giant object, which needs to be Heat Zapped 10 times to be destroyed.
- Save the citizen - As long as no objects hit the citizen, then you will pass.
- Don't miss an incoming threat - You need to destroy every single object that comes into view.
- Crush the bugs - Not that long into the mission, some bugs will appear on the ground near the broken ground. Hit them with the Flying Ground Smash to crush them and get this star.
#8) Noxious Fumes
You are fighting the Joker in this mission, while you are poisoned with Kryptonite, which will slowly deplete your health.
- Defeat The Joker - The fight itself isn't too hard, as long as you keep pressuring The Joker and don't let up on your assault. The poison shouldn't even bother you, as long as you don't get hit.
- Win with a throw - Make sure you keep an eye on The Joker's health and when it starts getting low, keep to using single hits until you feel comfortable enough to grab him with a throw to win the match.
- Win without using any Special Ability - Don't use any of your special abilities and just stick to basic combos to win.
#9) Man Of Steel
You will be fighting three different villains in this mission, in the order of Solomon Grundy, Black Adam and then Doomsday. You have to finish off each opponent with Superman's Super Move, but you don't have to worry about your meter, since once each one's health gets low enough, you will be granted enough to pull off the move.
- Defeat all villains - None of the three aren't too difficult, which is why you should split the other two stars into two different tries, as you need to defeat all three with one life bar.
- Win using only punches - You cannot use any other moves except for those with punches, such as Superman's basic combos, as well as Flying Punch and Flying Ground Smash.
- Connect 10 Special Moves on one opponent - You need to connect with 10 Specials on one opponent and since you are stopped close to defeat to use your Super, there isn't much room for error. Make sure they all connect and don't do any other moves to deplete the opponent's health.
#10 Kryptonite Plated
Superman's last mission is against Lex Luthor and he starts out by having his armor plated with Kryptonite. In order to break it, you need to hit it 10 times with any attacks, after which Lex will be vulnerable to damage.
- Defeat Lex - The difficulty has been ramped up a bit with this fight, as Lex is a lot more challenging than any of the other missions so far. Be careful of Lex, as he is known to set up traps with his moves.
- Win without jumping - You cannot do a normal jump at all, so pelt Lex with combos and special moves. Note that any special moves that put Superman into the air don't count as jumping, so you are free to use them.
- Win with a Super Move - You'll build up some meter while getting rid of the Kryptonite, so that's definitely a plus. It helps to not use the meter at all during the match and try to save it for the Super Move at the end. If you get in a Clash, don't press any buttons, as you will not want to spend any meter.
