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Kryptonite is a fictional material that appears primarily in Superman stories published by DC Comics. In its best-known form, it is a green, crystalline material originating from Superman's home world of Krypton that emits a unique, poisonous radiation that can weaken and even kill Kryptonians .
Lex and Otis find Bizarro in the damaged tunnels, feeding on rats. When Bizarro spots them, he immediately tackles Otis and eats his ear. Luthor repeatedly kills Bizarro with X-Kryptonite to make him stronger, eventually turning him into a more monstrous form. Superman fought him in Smallville, Metropolis, and the Moon.
Elements of the Eradicator and Superboy / Kon-El are incorporated into an original character named Kell-El / Superman X who appears in Legion of Super Heroes, voiced by Yuri Lowenthal. [44] He is a 41st-century clone of Superman who was created by the artificial intelligence K3NT to oppose Imperiex and was modified to be immune to kryptonite. [45]
Krypton is usually portrayed in comics as the home of a fantastically advanced civilization, which is destroyed when the planet explodes. As originally depicted, all the civilizations and races of Krypton perished in the explosion, with one exception: the baby Kal-El who was placed in an escape rocket by his father, Jor-El, and sent to the planet Earth, where he grew up to become Superman.
General Zod in The Adventures of Superman #589 (April 2001). Art by Duncan Rouleau and Marlo Alquiza.. The first Zod to be introduced following Crisis on Infinite Earths is the Zod of a so-called "pocket universe" resembling the universe in which the pre-Crisis comics take place; this allowed for a "Kryptonian" Zod to be introduced while maintaining Superman's status as the last of his race in ...
Quex-Ul is a Kryptonian who is exiled to the Phantom Zone for killing Rondors, an endangered species, to profit off their healing horns. [1] He and Superman later learn that Quex-Ul had been controlled by another Kryptonian, Rog-Ar. Afterward, Quex-Ul throws himself into his gold kryptonite trap to save Superman, losing his powers and memory.
Concept art for Doomsday by Dan Jurgens.. Doomsday was conceived in 1991 during an annual brainstorming session with the editors and writers of Superman comics, in response to a concern by some writers that most of Superman's foes at this point either relied on technology or their intellect to outmaneuver Superman or had some natural advantage against him, wanting to create a new foe with ...
Metallo (/ m ə ˈ t æ l oʊ /) is the name of different supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of Superman.All versions of the character are powered by Kryptonite and are partially or completely mechanical.