Fortress Of Solitude (Donnerverse)

**Fortress Of Solitude** is The Kryptonian Place of Solace And-Occasional Headquarters for Kal-El in The North Arctic.

### Type

Huge Crystalline Building, similar-to The Crystalline-Architecture Native to The Planet Krypton

## History

The Fortress-Of Solitude is Somehow Permanently Created by Green Flashing Crystal that Jor-El Had EnClosed in Kal-El's Extraordinary Spaceship. The Crystal-Leads-An Teenage named Clark Joseph Kent to An Ice Field where,-after He Throws-It Down, It Somehow Melts into An Ice-And Grows into The Huge-Crystalline Building similar-to The Crystalline-Architecture Native to The Planet Krypton. **The Fortress Contains for Numerous Memory Crystals that Can Be Used to Access Jor-El's of His Artificial Intelligence and His Heirly Holograms, Known Interactive-Holographic Recordings of Lara and Other Regular Kryptonians, and Cool Crystaline Chamber that Uses Red-Sunlight Radiation to Strip Regular Kryptonians of Their Extraordinary-Super Powers. The chamber was first used in *Superman II* when Superman willingly stepped into it in order to be with Lois Lane. After his powers were restored, he battles General Zod, Ursa and Non and tricks them into thinking they could force him to do it again, but he secretly switched the controls so they were depowered outside the chamber while he was safe inside of it. The trio are easily defeated and safely slid down the slated walls of the fortress to the ground. The theatrical doesn't show their arrest by U.S. Arctic Patrol but it was included in the extended tv version.** In *Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut*, the Fortress is destroyed by Superman as its existence was revealed to Lex Luthor and Eve Teschmacher. However, Superman then turns back time, so technically the Fortress is completely restored, while the nuke is stopped from ever opening the Phantom Zone.

**the Fortress is created by a crystal that Jor-El enclosed in Kal-El's spaceship. It leads teenage Clark Kent to an ice field where, after he throws it down, melts into the ice and grows into a huge crystalline building. This feat is similar to other descriptions in science fiction of a nano-assembler device, with what appears to be restructuring of hydrogen and oxygen in the ice and elements in the sea floor under the ice into the crystals the fortress is made of. This Fortress contains numerous "memory crystals" that can be used to access interactive holographic recordings of Jor-El, Lara, and other Kryptonians, and a chamber that uses red sun radiation to strip Kryptonians of their superpowers. Superman summons the U.S. Arctic Patrol to arrest all the criminals outside his fortress.** In Richard Donner's cut of *Superman II*, the Fortress is destroyed by Superman as its existence was revealed to Lex Luthor as well as the U.S. solders who arrested General Zod, Ursa, and Non. However, Superman then turns back time (ala *Superman I*), so technically the fortress is completely restored.

**In *Superman* and its sequels (except for *Superman III*, in which it did not appear), the Fortress is created by a crystal that Jor-El enclosed in Kal-El's spaceship. The crystal leads teenage Clark Kent to an ice field where it is "planted" by Clark, after which it melts into the ice and grows into a huge crystalline building, similar to the crystalline architecture shown on Krypton at the beginning of the film. This fortress was also used to start Kal-El's 12-year training to become Superman. This Fortress contains numerous "memory crystals" that can be used to access Jor-El's artificial intelligence and hologram, interactive holographic recordings of Lara, and other Kryptonians, and a chamber that uses red sun radiation to strip Kryptonians of their super powers.** In Richard Donner's cut of *Superman II*, the Fortress is destroyed by Superman as its existence was revealed to Lex Luthor and his henchwoman, Eve Teschmacher. However, Superman then turns back time (à la 1978's *Superman*), so technically the Fortress is completely undamaged, while Zod, Ursa and Non are returned to the Phantom Zone.

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Superman The Movie - Fortress Of SolitudeSuperman The Movie via Its' Special Edition - Fortress Of SolitudeSuperman The Movie via Its' Extended Cut - Fortress Of Solitude