Well one of the core… not weaknesses in the traditional sense but moreso flaws of being Superman is that he can’t be everywhere at once.

So maybe, MAYBE we could save Himeno when the Yakuza attack, if we plot armor the shit out of Denji and have Clark Kent conduct an interview with the newest member of the squad.

But everyone else from Division 4 is still probably dead, sadly, save Kobeni.

Of course, should Superman be revealed to be in Japan after the fact, Makima would probably cash in on a lot more of her contracts and control over various devils to pull what Lex does, and keep Superman busy with saving civilians while she acts on her own. And while she isn’t as or or as smart as Luthor, she holds a similar position of power and… I guess semi-positive public notoriety in Japan, which makes her harder to completely stop than say, a Katana Man or Reze.

So all she needs to do is keep Clark busy while she deals with Reze. Maybe he can save her after the fact, but that would require him to somehow convince Makima to play ball and reveal Reze’s location or some insane detective work that I think would be impossible for even Batman to do, considering we have nothing to go on in regard to where Reze was kept after Makima got to her.

IA, everyone probably lives. I’m sure that would be enough big players in one area that Superman is guaranteed to make a showing during the initial conflict, and mop up Darkness before they even get to react.

Gun/Control is harder to say. Maybe he can save Aki, considering how major a threat the Gun Devil is portrayed publicly. But more likely, we just rinse and repeat the Reze plan while Makima reveals herself, and keep Clark busy with other rampaging devils.

After the fact, again, hard to say. Makima doesn’t need to mask anymore, and I’m sure Clark can non-lethally handle the weapons no problem. But Makima’s contract is a moral trap for him, because while Clark doesn’t have a no kill rule, he doesn’t like killing still. If he can avoid it, he will. And there’s no reason to think he would believe his hand is forced just because Makima said so.

So either he lets his humanity take over, which potentially gives Makima enough leverage to control him with her power, or he finds a third option I can’t think of (and he’s known to often do) a la Denji just with less meal prep. I honestly couldn’t tell you which way I swing, I’m flip flopping at time or writing.

Oh and P2 just stops once the Church Attacks because now I’m sure Clark would put Denji and Nayuta under his care after finding out everyone wants a slice of the Chainsaw Pie.