Rao

## Summary

There are many interpretations in regards to **Rao**. In the common interpretations, Rao is the name that Kryptonians attributed to their sun. In Superman: The Man of Steel #126, Rao is a figure embodying the Sun in Kryptonians belief system, but also is the cause of existence of the Gods of Earth. In this interpretation, Rao seems to be associate with the Source. In Superman: The Last God of Krypton, Rao is the Sun God who fought against the Goddess of Ice Cythonna in the war of ice and fire, and sealed her "beyond the borders of existence", in "the eternal darkness of the frozen void". In Superman: Blood of My Ancestors, Rao was depicted as the God of the Old Old Testament and El as Samson, Finally, in Action Comics #886, Rao is a Brahma-like figure, i.e the Creator, who self-manifested in the once void Universe, and caused the creation of the Universe.

There are many other interpretations about Rao. These interpretations show that there are many depictions of Rao depending on the context of the interpretation, but are all part of Rao.

## Stats

**Tier:** **1-B**

**Name:** Rao, Rao-The-Newly-Born, Rao-The-First-Kryptonian, Rao-The-Father, The Ruler Of The Gods Of Krypton, The Sun God, The Sky Father Of Krypton

**Origin:** DC Comics

**Gender:** Male

**Age:** Transcends the concept of time

**Classification:** Gods

**Dimensionality:** **Trans-dimensional**

**Power Range:** **Trans-verse** (One of Rao depictions "fathered the ancestor of all the Gods of Earth". Another Rao depiction is the Creator figure who caused the creation of the Universe in the once void Universe. The Sphere of the Gods is on a level/plane of existence transcending space and time)

**Travel Speed:** **Irrelevant** (The Sphere of the Gods is on a plane of existence transcending space and time)

**Combat Speed:** **Irrelevant**

**Reaction Speed:** **Irrelevant**

**Lifting Strength:** **Unknown**

**Punching Power: Unknown**

**Durability:** **Trans-verse**

**Powers and Abilities:**

* Deity Physiology
* As the Sun God
* As the Creator figure

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Acausality, Higher-Dimensional Existence, Trans-Dimensional Existence, Cosmic Awareness (Should be aware of what happens to her other aspects like the rest of the figures in the Sphere of the Gods), Dimensional Travel (Gods are well-known to be able to travel from dimension to dimension), Idea Embodiment, Immortality

All previous powers and abilities, Sun Embodiment, BFR (BFR'd Cythonna to the Void); Flight

All previous powers and abilities, Creation, Conceptual Manipulation, Energy Manipulation, Life Manipulation, Magic (Magic is a result of the creation of the Universe), Matter Manipulation, Reality Warping, Spatial Manipulation, Temporal Manipulation, Power Bestowal (El, who with Rao established the House of El of which Superman is the last descendant, became an aspect of Rao expressing its strength), Flight

**Standard Equipment:** None

 **Intelligence:** Nigh-Omniscient

**Weaknesses:** None notable

**Note:**

* **Note 1**:

Like the rest of the figures in the Sphere of the Gods, Rao is a Creator figure identified by other names in the context of different belief systems.

* **Note 2**:

There are different depictions of Rao in each story. Therefore, do not scale any characters to Rao in the same tier (1-B), since Rao depictions are not always the same interpretation.

## Gallery

Rao depiction as the Source figureRao depiction as the Sun GodRao depiction as the Creator figure