Jor-El

> You will travel far, my little Kal-El. But we will never leave you, even in the face of our deaths. You will make my strength your own. You will see my life through your eyes, as your life will be seen through mine. The son becomes the father, and the father the son.
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> Jor-El, Superman: The Movie

**Jor-El** was a respected scientist from Krypton and husband of Lara and older brother of Zor-El. He is father of Kal-El, who he sent to The Planet Earth so he could save him from the destruction of Krypton allow him to grow up on another planet as its greatest protector. / **Jor-El** is the biological father of Superman. He was a leading member of the Science Council before Krypton's destruction. He foresaw the planet's destruction and, failing to convince the rest of the Council, he decided to send his son, Kal-El to Earth to save him and give the world a light to lead the way for them to become a great people. He continues to guide his son through the Fortress of Solitude.

## Biography

### After Physical Death on Krypton

Jor-El was a member of the Science Council of the planet Krypton, who discovered that the planet and its sun are on the verge of destruction. However, his warnings to the Science Council fell on deaf ears, as they considered this to be inciting sedition.

Undaunted by the ignorance of the Science Council, Jor-El built a star ship for his infant son Kal-El to travel to Earth in, placing within the ship a green glowing crystal and an energy module containing the last remaining energies of Krypton. Lara sees the Earth as being primitive and that Kal-El will be a stranger among them, but Jor-El assures her that his son shall never be alone. As they watch the star ship rise into the sky and depart from Krypton, the ground crumbles underneath their feet and everyone else's until both Krypton and its sun explodes.

### After Training Kal-El in the Fortress

About 18 years after reaching Earth, Kal-El who became Clark Kent was summoned by the ***Green Crystal*** to travel to the Arctic Circle and cast it into the sea from where it created a Kryptonian-style structure called the Fortress of Solitude. Inside, Clark activated a holographic representation of his biological father Jor-El, who taught his son the true nature of himself and his true name of Kal-El, spending 12 years teaching his son everything the memory crystals have recorded. At the end of the teaching, Kal-El stood in the uniform of a superhero that the world will call Superman, bearing the family crest of El as a symbol upon his chest as did his real father before him.

## Relationships

* Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman - Son.
* Jason White - Grandson.

## Appearances/Actors

* Earth-96 (1 film)
	+ *Superman Returns* (Archive footage) - Marlon Brando

## Other versions

### Singer continuity

As it is implied that Luthor visited the Fortress once before, and the structure itself still stands, it can only be interrupted as a sequel to the theatrical cut of *Superman II*. Luthor activates the memory crystal of Joe-El's earliest teachings. When Luthor's thugs ask if Jor-El can hear them, he replies "No. He's dead." Jor-El explains in detail the crystal technology works. Luthor is still seems completely unaware that the spiritual essence of Jor-El and his wife reside in the Fortress.

## Trivia

* The idea of Superman's S-Shield originating from Krypton as the House of El's family crest came from Marlon Brando himself.
* When Jor-El physically appeared in seasons 9 and 10 of Smallville, he was dressed in an outfit similar to Donner's Jor-El.

## Gallery

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## Relationships

### Family

* Lara † - wife
* Kal-El - son