Heat Vision - SirJeffCena

**Heat Vision** is the power to project beams of concentrated heat from one's eyes. A potent and dangerous ability, the temperature can range from gently breathing warmth onto something or someone, to reaching levels hot enough to melt steel or strong enough to demolish a skyscraper.

Heat vision is most often associated with Kryptonians as it is one of their trademark superpowers. Because their cells absorb the power of Earth's young sun, they can project this heat from their optic organ as a form of heat vision - usually triggered at first by sexual arousal.

## Kryptonian heat vision

Kryptonian heat vision, at least for those who are aware of the ability, manifests almost instantly after exposure to an environment under a yellow sun, such is demonstrated by the disciples of Zod. However, this ability is in some way cognitively tied to Kryptonian arousal and sexual attraction and develops during puberty, spraying erratically and chaotically during intense moments of sexual desire, but through dedicated practice, they can control this ability. While it's not known exactly how hot it can get, Clark was able to evaporate a whole flood into steam and ash an entire tower with his heat vision and Clark said that it can vaporize a human being.

Also, heat vision doesn't seem strong enough to affect another Kryptonian's body, but Clark's was able to minimally affect Brainiac's clothes which were made out of nanites.

## Characters with this ability

### Kryptonians

* **Clark Kent/Superman** - This ability first manifested in *Heat*. Clark can emit extreme heat and fire beams from his eyes. Clark's heat vision is often shown as an orange color.
* **Clark Luthor/Ultraman**
* **Kara Kent/Supergirl** – Kara's heat vision is shown to be a dark red color.
* **Zod**
* **Conner Kent** - Conner, because he has strands of Kryptonian DNA, specifically Clark's, can emit extreme heat and fire beams from his eyes. His heat vision is shown to be a yellowish color
* **Aethyr**
* **Nam-Ek**
* **Alia**
* **Basqat**
* **Kryptonian Visitor** - This man demonstrated some of his powers before the Kawatche people, one of them being heat vision.

### Aliens

* **Bizarro** - Bizarro, after replicating some of Clark Kent's DNA strands, gains heat vision, but emits it differently. He can release extreme heat and energy bolts from his eyes.
* **John Jones/Martian Manhunter** - John can emit strong beams of multi-colored energy from his eyes.

### Metahumans

* **Lana Lang** - After drinking Clark's blood after being bitten by a "vampire", Lana temporarily got the ability to use heat vision. She was also able to use it after having Clark's powers transferred to her through kryptonite and electricity.
* **Jeremiah Holdsclaw** - While wielding Palak, Jeremiah could emit intense heat and fire from his eyes, very similarly to Kryptonians.

### Technology

* **Brainiac** - Brainiac, as a Kryptonian machine, can emit extreme heat and fire beams from his eyes.

## Notes

* Originally in the pilot episode, Clark was to have developed his heat vision in a sex ed class (similar to *Heat*). It was dismissed for the time as the creative team thought it was too soon, and wanted to develop better visuals for it.
* Clark, Kara, Conner, and Lionel all had problems controlling their heat vision for the first time. However, Lana had no problems immediately using hers power both times she acquired the power.
* Early in Smallville episodes, Kryptonian heat vision was represented by shimmering air as the heat was expelled from the eyes. In later seasons, heat vision is more commonly displayed as red or orange 'fire beams'.