EDI GATHEGI as MISTER TERRIFIC in

"You brought the damn dog???"

Mali the falafel vendor genuinely was one of the most impactful characters in the whole film and he wasn't even a super hero or villain, he's just a guy who shows up twice. His death makes you think of innocent people killed by billionaires directly and indirectly. Because legit, you know how insane and fucked up in the head someone has to be to kidnap and murder a kind civilian who just helped Superman get up and gave him some free food ONE TIME??? And yet Mali still died a hero, he worried about Superman even in his last moments with a gun pointed at his head and fully ready to sacrifice himself for him.

Because usually when you have your villain, usually the civilians working for them are gonna be largely faceless or cowed. And then when the hero crashes the scene, only the armed goons are taken out while said civilians flee to remove any questions.

In here though, you can tell they all enjoy working for Luthor. The technicians in his hq have fun plugging in directions to Ultraman. And those in the base camp wear tropical shirts while listening to music and playing games on their downtime. Nobody is working with rigid confirmity nor are there moral reservations (the only objection shown was when his obsession almost got them killed).

So when Mr. Terrific arrived on the scene, it is actually fitting that he wiped out the workers alongside the armed goons.

“maybe that’s the real punk rock”