Tal and Lara

### Intimacy Level

Mother and Son; Lara wanted to see Tal, but couldn't because Zeta refused; Tal was angry with Lara for apparently abandoning him; Lara's A.I. believed the good Tal-Rho had and that one day, he could reunite with his brother and come together one day.

### Status

Mother and Son, Allies

**The mother and son realtionship between Tal-Rho and Lara LorVan**

## Early History

Throughout most of his life, Tal was led to believe his mother abandoned him and was forced to live under his father's abusive nature. However, this was a lie. For years, Lara learned the truth about her son's existence and tried reaching out to him. However, Zeta refused. When Kal-El was born, Lara wished her sons would reunite one day. After Krypton exploded, taking the lives of many Kryptonians, including his parents, Tal-Rho was made an orphan. Hoping to use his mother's technology, the Eradicator, to supplement humans with dead Kryptonian minds, he plotted to bring everyone back, including her. He kept her AI in his fortress; however, his father would never let him access it should Lara change his mind. Tal wanted to know why his father even bothered to give him his mother's AI and was somewhat disappointed that Zeta would not let him talk to Lara. Instead, he went through with his father's plans up until he learned about Kal-El's existence. When he learned from Kal that he spoke to their mother and how she hoped there was goodness in him, it still didn't stop Tal with his plans.

## Throughout *Superman & Lois*

When reunited with his mom's AI years since Krypton's destruction, Tal held nothing back when he ranted to her about how she abandoned him. However, Lara insisted she never intended to forget about him, noticing his jealousy of how she had a newfound family. He reveals the pain Zeta inflicted on him over the years, unaware that Zeta kept them apart for years and that Lara truly felt remorse for not trying harder. When Clark also revealed that they were both enemies, Lara was heartbroken to learn this. After Tal nearly killed Jordan, Lara stopped him by believing there was still good in him before Kal engaged in a fight with him for attacking his son.

In *Anti-Hero,* Tal and Lara appeared to have started to make amends again. After meeting Bizarro, Tal told Lara that he and Kal-El both worked to fight their captors together. Tal-Ro claims that their mother would have been proud to see her sons working together like she wanted

## Quotes

I tried reaching you, but the barriers they had erected were insurmountable.
**Tal-Rho:** Oh, you stand here, pleading walls were too thick, gates were too high, when we both know the true obstacle was your own heart and love's absence within it.
**Lara:** That is not true. My love for you has always been real. And now fate has given us another opportunity.
**Tal-Rho:** Fate intervened long ago.

**Clark Kent:** She could have been a mother to us both if you'd chosen a different path.
**Tal-Rho:** There is no choice in this life, only the illusion of such.
I think you're wrong.
**Clark Kent:** She believes there's still good in you.
**Tal-Rho:** And you, brother? Do you feel the same?
**Clark Kent:** No. But I want to.