Superman (Prime Earth)

*For the new timeline, see Superman (New Earth). For other Supermen, see Superman (disambiguation).*

## Superman

### Real name

Kal-El
Clark Joseph Kent

### Alias(es)

Supes
Greatest Superhero of All-Time
Son of Krypton
Man of Steel
The Last Son of Krypton
Most Powerful Man on Earth

### Birth

June 8, 1985
Argo City, Krypton

### Affiliation(s)

 House of El
 *Daily Planet*
 Justice League

## Appearances

### Film(s)

*Man of Steel*
*Man of Steel: Enter the Knight*
*Suicide Squad*
*Justice League I*
*Flashpoint*
*Man of Tomorrow* (mentioned)

"*What are you going to do when you're not saving the world? Have you given any thought to that?"
"I have actually. I gotta find a job where I can keep my ear to the ground. Where people won't look twice when I want to go somewhere dangerous and start asking questions."*"
―Martha Kent and Clark Kent[src]
**Kal-El,** legally named **Clark Joseph Kent**, is a superhero known by many as **Superman**, a survivor of Krypton, the host of the Growth Codex, a investigative reporter for the *Daily Planet*, the husband of Lois Lane, and the founding member and leader of the Justice League.

Born to Jor-El and Lara Lor-Van of the House of El, the couple realized that Krypton was doomed to be completely destroyed with their entire civilization going with it. To save their son from the impending doom of their planet, they sent Kal to Earth, where he would be found by kindly farmers Jonathan and Martha Kent in Smallville and was adopted by the couple, naming him "Clark Joseph Kent". Using his maturing superpowers, he defends the people of Earth from various threats of all sorts, such as the terraforming attempt by the Kryptonian warlord Dru-Zod and the Sword of Rao, using the alias **Superman**.

As Superman, he became the world's most beloved and famous superhero, becoming known as the Greatest Superhero of All-Time. His career led to him having various enemies, the most prominent one being the CEO of LexCorp, Lex Luthor, who possesses great unwavering hatred for the alien.

During a time at the peak of Lex Luthor's career, he first met with Bruce Wayne. When it was apparent to both of them about Luthor's ill intent, they faced eachother as their alter egos, being manipulated into fighting eachother by Luthor. Luthor later revealed to the world about his bleeding edge creation, Metallo, with its true purpose of eliminating Superman. He and Batman joined forces with Wonder Woman to fight Metallo which ended in a victory for both of them. following their victory, he and Wonder Woman decided to form the Justice League, where they would help end the Second Amazon-Atlantean War.

## Biography

### Early life

#### The Last Son of Krypton

"*Your son, Lara. Where have you sent him?"
"His name... is Kal, son of El, and he is beyond your reach.*"
―General Zod and Lara Lor-Van[src]Kal-El was born on the day known on Earth as February 29, 1980 in the outskirts of Argo City on planet Krypton to Jor-El and his wife Lara Lor-Van in the wake of a military coup d’état led by General Zod. Following a difficult birth, Kal-El's first cries were heard by the nearby Rondors outside the House of El Citadel.
The first Kryptonian conceived from natural birth on the planet in centuries since the end of the age of Krypton's cosmic expansion, Kal-El was Jor-El's proof that their race could continue on past the planet's demise. In the time leading to Kal's birth, Jor-El made preparations to save his son, developing a specialized pod to deliver him to Earth, located many light years away from Krypton. Jor-El deduced his son would develop astonishing abilities during his time on the planet, becoming a godlike figure he'd hoped would lead the planet's population to greatness. Moments before bidding his son farewell, Jor-El bonded the genetic information within Krypton's Growth Codex to the cell's of Kal-El's body, after which he finally placed a command key into the starship.

As his parents started the launch sequence for his ship, however, General Zod and his forces invaded the Citadel and engaged his former friend in a fierce duel, desperate to retrieve the Codex and abort the launch. Lara, however, succeeded in launching the starship, inducing an enraged Zod to mortally stab her husband through a gap in his armor, killing him. Determined to retrieve the Codex, Zod ordered Kal-El's pod shot down, but at that moment the Sapphire Guards overtook the Sword of Rao, destroying their aircraft. This gave just enough time for the Phantom Drive of Kal-El's starcraft to activate, allowing Kal-El to escape to his freedom.

#### Raised in Kansas

"*How do we know you won't one day act against America's interest?"
"I grew up in Kansas, General. I'm about as American as it gets.*"
―Calvin Swanwick and Superman[src]On June 18, 1980, the starship emerged near to the gas giant Saturn, and continued on its course to Earth. It landed largely undetected in the rural town of Smallville, Kansas within the property of the Kent farm. Upon seeing the alien craft's flaming aftermath, local farmers Jonathan and Martha Kent (who were driving home from a grocery run) sought to put out the flames to prevent further damage to the farm. As they did that they heard the wails of the child which led them to discover Kal-El within the craft.
The childless couple decided to adopt the infant inside the pod and hide his true origins from everyone for most of his childhood, raising the infant and naming him "Clark Joseph Kent."

At some point, Clark discovered the power of Heat Vision when he accidentally set fire to a comic while he was learning how to read.

#### Guidance from Martha

"*Sweetie, how can I help you if you won't let me?"
"The world's too big, mom."
"Then make it small. Just, um... focus on my voice. Pretend it's an island, out in the ocean. Can you see it?"
"I see it."
"Then swim towards it, honey.*"
―Martha and Clark Kent[src]When he was 9 years old, Clark attended Weisinger Primary School. On his first day of schoolduring class, Clark's teacher, Ms. Rampling, called on him to answer a question about the founders of Kansas, but got no response as Clark's enhanced senses began manifesting, terrifying the young Kryptonian.
As she got closer, Ms. Rampling noticed Clark's panicked behavior and asked if he was okay, but Clark ran out of the classroom in an attempt to escape the sights and sounds around him. Clark went to hide in a janitor's closet, refusing to leave, causing his teacher to call his mom for assistance. When she told him this, Clark's heat vision was triggered by his frustration, heating up the closet's doorknob and burning Ms. Rampling's hand.

At that moment, Martha Kent arrived outside the closet, where the rest of Clark's class had gathered. When Clark still refused to open the door, Martha asked her son how she was supposed to help him if he wouldn't let her. Distraught, Clark told his mom that the world was too big for him, so Martha instructed him to "make it small" by focusing on her voice, drowning out everything else. Finally able to control his senses, Clark came out from the closet and asked his mom what was wrong with him, but Martha just held him.

#### An act of God

"*When the world finds out about what you can do, it's gonna change everything. Our beliefs, our notions of what it means to be human. Everything. You saw how Pete's mom reacted, right? She was scared, Clark."
"Why?"
"People are afraid of what they don't understand."
"Is she right? Did God do this to me? Tell me!*"
―Jonathan and Clark Kent[src]One day, when Clark was 13, he was riding the bus when Pete Ross, a bully from school, started pestering him about a football game. Lana Lang, one of Clark's classmates, told Pete to leave Clark alone, but Pete continued to bother Clark, insulting him. However, at that time, one of the bus's tires blew out and the bus driver lost control, crashing off a bridge and into a river. As the bus was sinking, Clark decided to save his classmates by pushing the bus onto the river bank. Lana, recovering from the shock of the crash, looked around for Clark and spotted him outside, realizing what he had done. Clark went back into the water to retrieve Pete before he drowned as his classmates watched.
#### Learning the truth

"*You're not just anyone, Clark, and I have to believe that you were sent here for a reason. All these changes you're going through, one day you're gonna think of them as a blessing. When that day comes, you have a choice to make. A choice of whether to stand proud in front of the human race or not."
"Can't I just keep pretending I'm your son?
"You are my son. But somewhere out there you have another father who gave you another name. And he sent you here for a reason, Clark. And no matter how long it takes, you owe it to yourself to find out what that reason is. You're going to have to make a choice one day. About the kind of man you're going to be. Whether to stand proud alongside the human race or not, whoever that man is, for good or bad, he's gonna change the world.*"
―Jonathan and Clark Kent[src]Later that day, Pete's mother confronted Jonathan and Martha about the incident, and Martha attempted to convince her that the whole situation wasn't as serious as she'd made it out to be. Back at their home, Jonathan told Clark that he had to hide his gifts from the world if he were to be safe, even if it meant letting people die, as not everybody will be as understanding as they are, but Clark questioned why he shouldn't help people if he can. Inquisitive as to his place in the world, his father decided to divulge to Clark his origins by revealing the Kryptonian ship he and his wife found him into him from under the floor of the barn, proving Clark is an alien. He hugged Clark and said he will always be his son, but Clark owed it to himself to discover who he really is and the reason he was sent to Earth.
#### Death of Jonathan Kent

At age 17, Clark was driving with his parents on a highway when a tornado swept through the area. People began abandoning their vehicles with Jonathan telling Clark to get his mother to safety. Clark realized he could help people with his abilities but his father told him not to use them, safeguarding his secret. As Jonathan was helping other people, Clark carried a little girl to safety. Jonathan went back for the dog who was still in the car, but upon rescuing it, he injured his leg. Just as Clark was about to step in and save his adoptive father, Jonathan held up his hand and signaled for him to stay put before getting subsequently swept away in the tornado and dying, lending much guilt to Clark.

### Becoming Superman

"*You were sent here for a reason. And even if it takes you the rest of your life, you owe it to yourself to find out what that reason is.*"
―Jonathan Kent's guidance to Clark[src]Not long afterward, Clark followed Jonathan's bidding as well as following his own growing desire to find himself, leaving Kansas in pursuit to find the reason he was sent to Earth. He traveled across North America for years, surviving on the borders of civilization, helping others in need and swiftly disappearing shortly afterward.
#### Discovering the scout ship

Following the lead from the two soldiers, Clark got a job working for the Arctic Cargo helicopter company near to the base camp for the discovery site, going by the name "Joe." While on the job, Clark briefly met Lois Lane, a Daily Planet reporter who was there to write a piece on the mysterious object. Clark and Jed Eubanks escorted Lois to the site, with Clark carrying her heavy bags.

Later that night, Clark snuck away from the military to investigate the ice himself, unaware he'd been discovered by Lois. After finding a spot to begin tunneling, Clark used his heat vision to make a path through the ice to the object, revealing it to be an ancient Kryptonian vessel.

After boarding the ship, Clark was marveling at the sight when a console rose from the deck with a port for what he realized was the key he'd been given to him by Jonathan Kent long ago. Inserting the key, Clark became aware of the Kryptonian service android behind him, which began to attack him with a whip-like appendage. Struggling against the android, Clark managed to successfully insert the House of El command key into the console, deactivating the ship's security measures as the android ceased its attack.

As the android drifted off, Clark noticed a man in one of the hallways and followed him around the ship. During his pursuit, Clark came across the bodies of the ship's former crew, long dead. At the same time, Lois Lane entered the ship and was also attacked by the android, causing her to shout in pain. Hearing the commotion, Clark arrived and crushed the android with his bare hands, saving Lois' life. As he went to check her wounds, Lois was hysterical, but Clark merely waited for her to let him help. Revealing to her his special powers, Clark used his heat vision to cauterize her internal wound, saving her life.

An interactive projection of Jor-El appeared and welcomed Clark, referring him by his birth name, Kal-El. Jor-El enlightens him of his heritage, why he was sent to Earth and the obligation to test the limits of his powers. The Scout ship then activated after thousands of years of dormancy and landed on a mountaintop. Jor-El then displayed to Clark the coat of arms of the House of El, which consists of a stylized letter "S" enclosed within a diamond-shaped outline, and showed him the history of Krypton and the dangers of other Kryptonians, before giving Clark a Kryptonian Supersuit, which the latter put on. Due to Jor-El's explanation, Clark was now finally able to accept his alien heritage as Kal-El, and embrace his powers, finally able to overcome his weakness of mental power suppression, and so he went outside and began to test the limits of his powers, gradually learning how to fly. Clark returned to Smallville and visited Martha after several years of being abroad. He described to her the explorations he went on and that he found the answers to the questions he had, before Lois Lane showed up at the farm with questions about Clark. Clark found Lois at the Smallville Cemetery over Jonathan's grave, where he told her that he died in order to protect Clark from the world. His sacrifice convinced her to not publish her story revealing him to the world.

#### Black Zero Event

Meanwhile, General Zod, the maniacal Kryptonian military leader, sent a message to the people of Earth to hand over his missing citizen or suffer his wrath. Recognizing that he couldn't put people in danger after a discussion with a Smallville priest, Clark voluntarily handed himself in to military custody wearing his new suit.

Lois arrived shortly after wanting questions from Clark and was about to give him a name, but was interrupted by Dr. Hamilton and General Swanwick, who made their intentions regarding delivering Kal-El to General Zod clear. Shortly thereafter Faora Hu-Ul arrived in a dropship for Kal-El, but she also unexpectedly requested for Lois to join them as well, much to the dismay of both Kal-El and Colonel Hardy. Once aboard the *Black Zero*, Kal-El came face to face with General Zod, who had him tied down, as the atmosphere aboard was replicating Krypton's, leaving Kal-El practically helpless, due to it rendering him unable to access his stores of solar energy. Zod's leading scientist Jax-Ur then proceeded to take some of Kal-El's blood, before Zod exposed him to mental probing.

Zod attempted to sway Kal-El to his side, requesting the location of the Kryptonian Growth Codex that Jor-El had sent with the latter to Earth. Kal-El, however, promptly refused to sacrifice his adopted planet, even if that meant restoring his native one.

#### Showdown in Smallville

Lois, however, had brought Jor-El's key aboard the ship and he helped her escape using an escape pod before changing the atmosphere for Kal-El to re-claim some strength to break free. Joe-El instructed Kal-El to beat a hole in the ship for yellow sun rays to get through, for Kal to recuperate his full strength, while Jor-El imparted his final words to his son, encouraging him to save mankind. Kal-El then raced after Lois in the falling escape pod, reaching her just before the pod exploded on impact.

Kal's super hearing alerted him to General Zod, already at the Kent Farm and threatening Martha. He flew over and attacked Zod. They subsequently collided into a gas station, which exploded. Zod's breather mask was damaged and all his senses were subsequently overwhelmed, causing him to collapse from the mental strain of trying to process the sudden information from his senses. Faora Hu-Ul and Nam-Ek followed and confronted Kal-El, with the pair outnumbering him, beating him to the ground and cautioning him that he won't prevail.

He was thrown through numerous buildings in Smallville by Faora, while Nam-Ek went to confront the incoming military forces. Before Faora could kill Nathan Hardy, Kal-El tackled her and also breached her mask, forcing Nam-Ek to carry her away and escape.

General Zod's forces retreated back to space to begin their plans for terraforming Earth, while Kal-El flew home to check on his mother.

Hardy, after witnessing Superman's efforts to save them, then proclaimed that Superman was not mankind's enemy, much to the former's thanks.

#### Terraforming attempt

Lois then told Kal-El that Jor-El’s AI gave her directions to use his starship against Zod’s, with Kal-El then promptly taking his infant starship over to the Northcom base, handing it over to Colonel Hardy, before flying to the Indian Ocean to destroy the World Engine that General Zod had unleashed. At the US Military Northcom base, General Swanwick gives a green light to the operation against Zod, with a soldier under his command telling him that the alien Kal-El (who has now been dubbed by others in the military as "Superman") and Colonel Hardy are on the way.

The World Engine's defenses attacked Superman with many huge tentacles of molten-hot Liquid Geo, but he eventually manages to break through them, and destroy the World Engine by flying up the colossal gravity beam. Taking a few seconds to lie in direct sunlight to recover from the battle, Superman then flies to Metropolis on the other side of the planet, to stop General Zod who had unleashed his *Black Zero* starship upon the city at the same time.

While Superman flies back, Colonel Hardy and Lois are under attack from General Zod, the latter attempting to shoot their plane out of the sky with the Fortress of Solitude. Superman, however, returns right in time to collide with the Fortress (incapacitating its targeting systems) and destroy its Genesis Chamber, much to Zod's dismay. The Fortress is thus swiftly brought down onto the ground in Metropolis, colliding with many skyscrapers in the process. Meanwhile, thanks to the efforts of Colonel Hardy and Dr. Hamilton, the phantom drive of Kal-El's Starcraft is activated, and the plane successfully collides with the *Black Zero*, creating a temporary Phantom Zone energy singularity that sucks in the Black Zero and the plane.

At this time, Superman emerges from the crashed Fortress, and flies up, just in time to catch Lois, who had fallen from the plane shortly before the collision. Due to him also having been once exposed to Phantom Zone energy, Superman struggles to escape the tremendous gravitational pull of the singularity, which he ultimately succeeds in doing. He then proceeds to put Lois beside Perry White and Jimmy Olsen and in a moment of adrenaline, Lois kissed Superman, who responded, before confronting Zod, who was revealed to still be on Earth, having been too far from the singularity.

#### Final duel with General Zod

Superman went to face Zod, who speculated how he could have built a new Krypton out of Earth if Superman hadn't betrayed them. Vowing to avenge his people to Superman, Zod promised that he would take away all whom Superman loved, and then attacked him. Superman, seeing no other way to reason with Zod, Superman vowed that he would stop him no matter what it took. He fought Zod in the intense and incredibly destructive Black Zero Event, destroying buildings, vehicles, and property, including the Wayne Tower brought down by Zod's heat vision, much to the dismay of Bruce Wayne, who witnessed it occur from the streets.

The battle intensified once Zod managed to master his heat vision and Superman struggled to counter the Kryptonian's superior experience and skill in honing his abilities. Zod efficiently gained the upper hand in the fight, before ripping off his armor and finally grasping his flying ability, now on even footing with Superman.

The two then clashed climatically in mid-air, with Zod hurling Superman through numerous skyscrapers, and tackling him into outer space, destroying a Wayne Enterprises satellite in the process. The two mighty aliens then crashed in Metropolis Central Station, where General Zod, feeling that he was beginning to lose the fight, opened his heat vision on innocent civilians. Superman grappled Zod, trying to divert the latter's heat vision away, before resorting to breaking Zod's neck to save the civilians, causing him to scream in brief trauma. However, he was then consoled by Lois, who had just gotten to the station by that time.

### New career at the *Planet*

"*Welcome to the* Planet*.*"
―Lois Lane to Clark.[src]Superman flew back home to see his mother in Smallville. To his relief, she was fine, with the only damage she commented on was to the house. Later, Clark began a new job in Metropolis as a junior reporter at the Daily Planet. Upon arriving, he was introduced by Perry White to his new coworkers, including Lois ane. Lois smiled at his new glasses and shook his hand, welcoming him to "the Planet" (both the *Daily Planet*, as well as Earth), to which Clark laughed.
#### A beacon of hope

In his first days of openly being a superhero, Superman took to dealing with natural disasters (notably the wildfires in the home forests of the state of Senator Stearns, that had almost claimed hundreds of lives), crime and humanitarian missions, but he notably avoided getting involved in controversial political disputes, such as wars between the nations of Earth.

As such, a massive silvery statue of Superman was built in Metropolis (on the epicenter of what was left after General Zod's terraformation attack on the city, in the new commemorative Heroes Park), and online message boards are created, with numerous people from all over the world using them as a means to ask Superman for help, regarding both trivial (helping to pay their rent) and severe (curing their cancer) matters.

At different points in time, Superman also prevented a missile attack on the United States, rescued victims from a building explosion, and prevented a devastating earthquake (by shifting an entire tectonic plate).

As Clark Kent, he is quickly promoted from just a junior reporter, quickly rising through the ranks at the Daily Planet after promptly displaying exceptional insights and investigative skills, which leads to Perry White assigning him bigger and bigger stories for the Planet. After only a year working as a reporter, Clark had already twice received the Elliot Prize for Investigative Journalism, is the first of any of the reporters on the Daily Planet staff to earn such prestige so quickly.

### The Metahuman project

Lex Luthor had been researching metahumans, with Diana being one of them.

## Personality

Superman is exceptionally kind-hearted, possessing a strong sense of justice, honor, empathy, honesty, patriotism, and innate selfless benevolence. Jor-El foresaw that his son would become "an ideal" for humanity to strive towards.

## Powers and abilities

### Powers

"*Why am I so different from them?"
"Earth's sun is younger and brighter than Krypton's was. Your cells have drunken its radiation, strengthening your muscles, your skin, your senses. Earth's gravity is weaker, yet its atmosphere more nourishing. You've grown stronger here than I ever could have imagined. The only way to know how strong is to keep testing your limits.*"
―Clark and Jor-El[src]
**Kryptonian physiology**: As a Kryptonian, Superman possesses a wide variety of immense, seemingly godlike abilities. On a planet near a red star, Superman would have physical attributes nearly identical to those of humans, but while on a planet near a star that is younger and brighter than Krypton's, he is granted many new abilities and powers that surpass the capabilities of humans and Metahumans alike.

"*If stupidity was a superpower you would be goddamn Superman!*"
―Mr. Nobody to Robotman[src]
* **Superhuman strength**: Superman possesses immense levels of strength that is virtually incalculable and limitless, as he is able to carry, lift and exert billions of tons of force.
* **Flight**: Clark can fly via manipulations to his own gravitational field, taking advantage of Earth's weaker gravity to propel himself through the skies and even beyond the planet's atmosphere. Upon mastering this technique, Superman can fly at hypersonic speeds that allow him to circle the globe in moments.
* **Nigh-invulnerability**: Superman's body is virtually indestructible, allowing him to withstand any and all Earth weapons, the extreme heat of an oil rig conflagration, the extreme cold of the Arctic, exposure to the vacuum of outer space, falls from great heights, and a high-speed collision with a mountaintop without injury.
* **Accelerated healing**: Superman is shown to heal at incredible rates when exposed to the solar radiation of a yellow sun.
* **Superhuman speed**: Superman can run and fly faster than the speed of sound, he regularly communicates Flash while he was running.
* **Superhuman reflexes**: Superman's speed extends to his reflexes as well, as he managed to catch bullets and dodge enemy attacks.
* **Superhuman stamina**: Superman almost never seems to grow tired. He is able to survive flying at high speeds into outer space and underwater. After reaching his full potential, Superman hardly showed signs of fatigue.
* **Superhuman vision**: Superman possesses superhuman eyesight that encompasses a variety of sensory capabilities including telescopic, infrared, ultraviolet, X-ray, and gamma-ray visual capabilities that allow him to see the entire electromagnetic spectrum when he desires, through mental focus.
	+ **Heat vision**: Superman possesses the ability to emit beams of intense heat and concentrated plasma from his eyes that can reach temperatures of 5500 °C.
	+ **Telescopic vision**: Superman has the ability to focus his vision to see great distances.
	+ **X-ray vision**: Superman can focus his vision past layers of matter to see through them.
* **Superhuman hearing**: Superman is able to hear at extreme variances of sound and pitch frequency, allowing him to pick up numerous sounds, including both infra- and ultra-sound, from immense distances.
* **Superhuman smell**: Superman has incredibly acute olfactory senses.

### Abilities

* **Genius-level intellect**: Superman is extremely intelligent.
	+ **Expert journalist**: Clark Kent, as a reporter for the very famous and respected Daily Planet newspaper, is an exceptionally skilled investigative reporter, displaying remarkable insight and investigative skills right away after getting hired as a junior reporter, quickly climbing through the ranks.
	+ **Expert social intuit**: Superman, as both Kal-El and Clark Kent, has a considerable degree of social confidence, making him highly talented in intuitively determining how to interact with others.
	+ **Tactician**: Superman has proven himself a very capable tactician in combat, as when facing off with the far more skilled and experienced enemies.
	+ **Leadership**: Being the leader of the Justice League, Superman has a natural talent in leadership, with even the much more experienced Batman.
* **Disguise**: Clark managed to successfully falsify his identity, and stay hidden as he traveled the world for many years, with even the extremely skilled reporter Lois Lane needing weeks of research to track him down. He even fools the regular population by wearing glasses.
* **Skilled combatant**: Despite not having any formal combat training, Clark is a formidable fighter when facing most opponents due to his tremendous strength and various powers. When facing other Kryptonians with more combat experience, Clark is shown to be an improvisational learner and an effective brawler.
* **Indomitable will**: Superman has tremendous determination and strength of will, since he refuses to ever hunker down and give up, even when placed against seemingly insurmountable odds.
* **Free will**: Being a Kryptonian born of biological reproduction, Kal-El possesses a more complete and higher free will than his fellow men and even his parents. Jor-El had in fact predicted that his son might have the right to choose to protect humanity or have Krypton be reborn on Earth.

### Weakness

* **Kryptonite**: Superman is vulnerable to the effects of Kryptonite, a radioactive xenomineral native to Krypton.

## Facilities

* **Fortress of Solitude**: An ancient outpost on Earth left by his ancestors thousands of years ago.
* **Kent farm**: The farm he grew up in with his human parents.

## Equipment

* **Kryptonian Supersuits**: Clark wears a red and blue Kryptonian skinsuit as the superhero Superman. The suits were crafted from an immensely durable material, and are adorned with the House of El glyph on its chest.
* **Glasses**: Clark wears glasses to conceal his identity.
* **Starcraft**: As a baby, Kal-El was placed into a small starship equipped with a phantom drive, which his parents used to send him to Earth.
* **House of El Command Key**: Clark once possessed a piece of Kryptonian technology made of liquid geo that allowed him to enter the Fortress of Solitude found in the Arctic.The key held within it the artificial intelligence program of Jor-El's conscious self. He wore it around his neck as a pendant during his years searching for his origin.
* **Growth Codex**: Kal-El's cells have been bonded to the Kryptonian growth codex by Jor-El, which contain the genetic makeup of over a billion Kryptonians.

## Relationships

	+ Jor-El - father
	+ Lara Lor-Van - mother
	+ Zor-El - uncle
	+ Alura In-Ze - aunt
	+ Kara Zor-El - cousin
* Jonathan Kent - adoptive father
* Martha Kent - adoptive mother
* Superboy - genetic relative

Allies* Lois Lane
* Pete Ross - former bully
* *Daily Planet*
	+ Perry White - employer
	+ Jimmy Olsen
* Justice League
	+ Bruce Wayne/Batman
	+ Diana Prince/Wonder Woman
	+ Barry Allen/Flash
	+ Arthur Curry/Aquaman
	+ Hal Jordan/Green Lantern
* Task Force X - situational allies
	+ Captain Boomerang
	+ Mirror Master
	+ Mindboggler
	+ June Moone / Enchantress
	+ Dru-Zod/General Zod - victim
	+ Faora Hu-Ul
* LexCorp
	+ Lex Luthor - archenemy, manipulator
	+ Mercy Graves
	+ Metallo
* Project Cadmus
	+ T.O. Morrow
* Ares
* Orm Marius/Ocean Master

## External links

* Superman (Prime Earth) on DC Database
* Superman (Prime Earth) on DC Extended Universe Wiki
* Superman (Prime Earth) on Wikipedia