All 15 Superman suits ranked from worst to best

15. The Flash / Unmade Superman Lives movie

Worn by: Nicolas Cage

If Superman existed in the Joel Schumacher Batman universe, he would probably have been the Nicolas Cage version. All you have to do is look at the photos of Cage suited up in a costume fitting for the Superman Lives movie that never got made. Honestly, it looks like it belongs in that universe.

Here's the thing though, the Greek God physique and abs embedded into the Batsuits actually work because of their dark colors. It also makes a creature of the night like Batman look far more, well, god-like. With Superman, however, it looks a bit silly.

The abs on the suit that Cage was set to wear in the film might have looked better if that obscenely large House of El chest emblem didn't exceed the chest and pectoral muscles by such a great deal. Yes, some of the more simple designs in the past have had large "S" symbols on their chests but those suits have had far less going on. The Superman Lives suit just looked overcrowded, and the dull shade of yellow in the symbol doesn't feel very triumphant.

We finally got to see what this suit looked like in action in The Flash (via a CGI recreation) and although it was pretty cool, it also highlighted how unusual this suit was. If only Superman Lives actually happened, maybe this one would have ranked higher.