Superman (DC Extended Universe)

> "*Well, I believe in truth, but I'm also a big fan of justice.*"
> ― Superman confronting Steppenwolf
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## Summary

**Clark Joseph Kent**, born with the Kryptonian name **Kal-El**, is a super powerful and nigh-indestructible alien, and superhero of the House of El, one of the extremely few survivors of the destruction of Krypton, and an investigative reporter of the Daily Planet. In addition, Kal-El is the first Kryptonian of natural birth in centuries, the host of the Growth Codex, and the leader of the Justice League.

When Kal-El's father, Jor-El, realized that Krypton was doomed, he and his wife Lara sent their son to Earth, where he would be found by Jonathan and Martha Kent and is taken in with giving the infant the name "Clark Kent". Using his superpowers, he defends the people of Earth from threats, such as the terraforming attempt by the Kryptonian warlord General Zod, using the alias **Superman**.

Clark would go on to defend the Earth for nearly two years as the Man of Steel before sacrificing himself to stop the Kryptonian Deformity, Doomsday . His selfless act led to him being mourned the world over while also inspiring other metahumans to reveal themselves worlwide, including the nascant Justice League spearheaded by Batman and Wonder Woman to combat the threat of Steppenwolf . Eventully Superman was ressurrected by the League out of desperation and, after some conflict, Superman aided in the battle against the New God and alongside the members of the Justice League took his place as the world's protector once again.

## Feats

* As a child saved a bus full of people
* Much later in life saved the workers of an oil rig (Although he was incapacitated)
* Came to learn of his Kryptonian heritage from the AI duplicate of his father, Jor EL
* Battled General Zod and his Sword of Rao on several occasions
* Destroyed the Kryptonian World Engine
* Trapped the Sword of Rao in the Phantom Zone
* Killed General Zod in a dramatic battle at Metropolis
* For 21 months had protected the world as premier hero
* Saved Lois Lane in Nairomi
* Alongside Batman and Wonder Woman battled Doomsday
* His sacrifice inspired the emergence of the Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman and Justice League
* After his resurrection left him disoriented, overwhelmed the Justice League with ease
* Later joined them in Russia and defeated Steppenwolf

## Powers and Stats

Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Flight, Enhanced Senses (Can see through one way mirrors and perceive internal organs with X-ray Vision as well as have hearing capable of detecting events in Smallville from Metropolis ), Energy Projection (Can fire devastating beams of light capable of reaching 5,500 degrees celsius ), Empowerment (Draws his power from Earth's yellow sun and atmosphere), Healing Factor  (Mid-Low Class; with solar energy can heal back from being ravaged by a nuclear weapon), Sound Manipulation  (Shattered every ceramic object in Smallville with his screams as an infant),Life Support  (Is fine after being submerged in water for a long period or by being in the vacuum of space ) | All previous abilities plus Ice Manipulation (Using Freeze Breath froze Steppenwolf's Axe)

Resistance to Fire (Completely unaffected by being on fire) and Cold (Unaffected by the low temperatures of the arctic or space)

Destructive Capacity: **Small Country Level** (Even while weakened is able to destroy the World Engine [The World Engine shattered a mountain with the mere shockwaves of it's landing], can harm Doomsday and is on par with Wonder Woman | At least **Small Country Level** (Stomped the entire Justice League by himself before absolutely dominating Steppenwolf  in combat)

Striking Strength: **Small Country Level** (Smashed through the World Engine and smacked around Doomsday) | At least **Small Country Level** ( Ragdolls Aquaman and Wonder Woman and later on beat down Steppenwolf with ease)

Lifting Strength: **Class M** (Can crush diamond in his hands, drag a cruise ship across thick ice and should be comparable to Aquaman, likely Class Z (at one point shifted a tectonic plate) | At least **Class M,** likely **Class Z** (Overpowers Wonder Woman with one arm and is unmoved by the combined strength of Aquaman, Wonder Woman and Cyborg)

Durability: **Small Country Level** (Took the force of the World Engine for several seconds and survived being hit with Doomsday's energy blasts [Those same blasts are powerful enough to be seen from space] | At least **Small Country** **Level** (Only irritated by Cyborg's blasts and later was unmoved by a ram attack from him, recovers quickly from Wonder Woman's headbutt)

Speed: **Relativistic+** (Flew from Metropolis to Mexico, flew from one end of the Earth to the other, and in his first flight flew to Mount Kilimanjaro, comparable to Wonder Woman [Who reacted twice to Heat Vision] with his reactions being equal to his speed. **Speed of Light** attack speed with Heat Vision (His Heat Vision is explicitly red light) | At least **Relativistic+** (Moves faster then Wonder Woman can react and sees Steppenwolf as near stationary, only moderately slower then the Flash. **Speed of Light** attack speed with Heat Vision)

Stamina: **Superhuman** (Keeps fighting even after being smacked around by Faora-Ul and the Sword of Rao for an extended period, is able to still fly and battle Doomsday despite being exposed to Kryptonite and being beaten down by Batman)

Range: **Standard melee range** physically, **hundreds of meters** with Heat Vision

Intelligence: **Gifted**; As the son of Jor El, the greatest mind the Kryptonian Thinker Guild ever produced, Clark is an incredibly adept intellect which is represented in his lifetime. At 9 years old Clark was the first place winner of his science fair and at age 13 was reading "Plato's Republic" and in his adult life Clark was able to live off the grid for an extensive period, falsifying his name and work history (Managing to stay undercover while travelling the world and working in many fields). He also possesses a level of medical knowledge since he understood he had to cauterize Lois' wound during their meeting in Man of Steel.

He also demonstrated himself as being an incredibly capable reporter and investigator, twice winning the Elliot Prize for Investigative Journalism after merely a year of work. More impressively, however, he also deduced the secret identity of the vigilante known as the Batman (Who at this point had maintained their anonymity for over 20 years in Gotham City) by using his skills and enhanced senses.

Standard Equipment: Kryptonian Suit

##### Notes:

* Do not attempt to scale Post-Revival Superman to the Mother Boxes.
	1. There is no indication the Mother Boxes scale in durability from their Destructive Capacity
	2. The "cleansing a planet by fire" has no timeframe
	3. The feat required extensive effort from Superman and the additional aid of Cyborg (who in turn was manipulating a nanosecond of weakness with his technopathy)
* Do not scale Superman to Country Level based off of this calculation
	1. While the feat is fine for Lifting Strength there are far too many unknowns with this feat
	2. The magnitude of the earthquake is completely unknown (The calc assumes Magnitude 6 with no reasoning)
	3. The type of tectonic plate is completely unverified
	4. The timeframe is further unknown
* Do not attempt to scale the DC Extended Universe characters based on "Zack Snyder's Justice League"; the film is currently non-canonical to the DCEU as explored here

## Weaknesses

* Kryptonite inflicts great pain on him and can limit his abilities (This is a temporary effect however)
* Incapable of seeing through lead
* Requires direct exposure to sunlight to heal from more grievous wounds (as demonstrated in BVS and Man of Steel)
* Can be depowered by being exposed to an atmosphere akin to his native Krypton's

## Sources

* How Strong is the DCEU Superman? | Comic Books vs the World
* How Fast is the DCEU Superman? | Comic Books vs the World
* Respect Superman (DCEU) | Vs Battles Wiki
* Superman (DC Extended Universe) | r/respectthreads
* DCEU Superman Respect Thread | ComicVine