Jon Kent

## Background

### 2004 - 2017: Jon Kent

Jonathon Samuel Kent, or Jon as he's mostly known, is the firstborn son of news reporters Clark Kent & Lois Lane. Named after both of his grandfathers, he was the new apple of his family's eye.

Just a month before his birth, Clark had been formally introduced to his genetic clone so there was more than one new family member coming to dinner. His birth also caused many complications for his mother as giving birth to a Kryptonian-human hybrid was stressful on her fragile body. She spent weeks recuperating at the Fortress of Solitude with the occasional help of Dr. Charles McNider, aka Doctor Mid-Nite, while Clark mostly took care of Jon.

Jon lived a typical life for a regular American boy. He went to school, hung out with his family in their townhouse & regularly visited his grandmother in Smallville. He wouldn't be aware of his family's origins until he was around the age of eleven. He caught on pretty quick, discovering his heat vision first when he almost accidentally killed the neighbor's cat. Though he normally spent his summers helping his grandmother with the farm, he began training with his father & Conner to master his superpowers.

When the time came, Clark gave Jon a hat & glasses to help form Jon's secret identity. After being given the grand tour of the Titans Tower on the west coast then the Mount Justice on the east, Jon was inducted into the Titans' new class of superheroes.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Kryptonian-Human Hybrid Physiology**: Because of his hybrid human/Kryptonian genetic structure under the effects of a "yellow" sun, Jon possesses the same potential powers as an average Kryptonian. According to Batman's research his abilities have the potential to exceed that of his father's due to his Human/Kryptonian hybrid cells.
	+ ***Solar Radiation Absorption***: Jon is able to absorb the light & radiation of stars & suns, mainly those of the yellow stellar spectrum. His body is constantly absorbing & storing energy from the sun, which in turn grants him superhuman powers.
	+ ***Superhuman Strength***: Jon possesses incredible superhuman strength & is capable of handling tens of thousands of pounds. He is able to use his incredible strength to jump incredible distances and land safely. According to Lois, he is capable of easily lifting up automobiles & large boulders.
	+ ***Superhuman Stamina***: Jon possesses a stamina phenomenally exceeding that of humans. Despite Jonathan can lengthily go without tiring, he eventually does need to rest or relax.
	+ ***Superhuman Speed***: Jon has the ability to move, react, run & fly at superhuman speeds. He can use this power to disarm opponents, catch bullets or shrapnel & cross vast distances in seconds. He has moved so fast that his teammates once mistook him for Kid Flash.
	+ ***Invulnerability***: His body is nigh-invulnerable due to his superhumanly dense cellular & anatomical structure as well as his radiating bio-electrical aura. However, in the beginning, his invulnerability was inconsistent, as he got a scraped knee & a concussion. Later on, he has shown increased degrees of durability, such as withstanding the impact of being slammed through a building. His invulnerability also extends protection against toxins, poisons & diseases.
	+ ***Accelerated Healing***: He has an accelerated "healing factor," enabling him to heal almost instantaneously from most wounds.
	+ ***Flight***: Jon is able to manipulate graviton particles to defy the forces of gravity and achieve flight. Jon is capable of flying at speeds comparable to his father.
		- **Flight Field Projection**: Unlike his father who can only carry people with him in flight, Jon apparently can share the ability to some extent, levitating his mother alongside himself.
	+ ***Enhanced Visual Perception***: Though stated by Robin that it would take him a week, Jon was able to thoroughly scan through 175 hours of surveillance videos in a few seconds.
		- ***X-Ray Vision***: Jon possesses the ability to see through solid objects.
		- ***Electromagnetic Spectrum Vision***: Jon can see into all of the EM Spectrum. He can see and identify radio/television and any & all broadcast/transmitted frequencies, allowing him to avoid detection through radar or satellite monitoring methods.
		- ***Telescopic Vision***: Jon is able to see objects from great distances.
		- ***Microscopic Vision***: He can see small objects & images down to the sub atomic level.
	+ ***Heat Vision***: His heat vision is powerful enough to singe even his father's skin & cause considerable collateral damage to his surroundings.
	+ ***Superhuman Hearing***: Jon has extreme hearing. He first displayed this power to listen in on the conversation between his father, Batman & Wonder Woman.
	+ ***Super Smell***: On various occasions, Jon has demonstrated that his sense of smell is significantly enhanced to the point he can smell odors across the entire city.
	+ ***Super-Breath***: Jon is able to project his voice at a high decibel level, which is strong enough to shatter all the windows in his home. He later develops the ability to project freezing cold blasts to create considerable amounts of ice. While not having perfected it, Superboy is learning to project hurricane force winds by breathing.

### Weaknesses

* **Kryptonite:** Like all Kryptonians, he is vulnerable to the exposure of Kryptonite, a radioactive mineral from his father's home planet Krypton. Depending on the nature of the said Kryptonite, it will cause a different adverse affect on him. The most common, Green Kryptonite, can be lethal if the exposure is prolonged.
* **Solar Energy Dependency:**  Like average Kryptonians, Jon needs to recharge his energy by absorbing solar energy from the yellow sun radiation. Lack of solar energy in long periods will gradually weaken his abilities, ultimately making him vulnerable.
* **Vulnerability to Psionics**: His inexperience in dealing with psychic foes leaves him wide open, especially if those psychic attacks target his powers.
* **Magic**: His vulnerability to magic varies depending upon the special effects of the magic. He can be injured & worn down by magical entities.
* **Lead**: He cannot see through lead with his x-ray vision powers.
* **Sensory Overload**: Because of his super hearing, his ears are extra-sensitive to extreme noises. This gives individuals with sonic screeches, like Black Canary & Silver Banshee, a particular advantage in combat against him.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Strength:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Speed:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Occult:** 1 - Nonexistent
* **Weapons:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Range:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Strategy:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Combat:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **TOTAL:** 116 - Threat Level 3 / General Threat

## Trivia

* He's named after his adopted paternal grandfather & maternal grandfather.
* His powers were less chaotic than Clark as a child but he had more experienced people helping him.
* Jon is a major foodie & knows the best places to eat in Metropolis.
* His best friend is Damian Wayne. Jon has dubbed them the "Super Sons."

## Notes

* The characters was first introduced in *Convergence: Superman* #2.