Superman (New 52)

## Summary

**Superman**, also known as **Clark Kent** and **Kal-El**, is a Kryptonian superhero. Though born of the planet Krypton, he was sent away in a spaceship as a baby to save him from his home planet's destruction. His spaceship landed on Earth in Smallville, Kansas where he was found and adopted by Jonathan and Martha Kent. Raised to a high moral standard, Superman uses his powers to protect innocents and safeguard his adopted home.

## Powers and Stats

**Tier:** **4-B**

**Name:** Kal-El, Clark Kent, Superman

**Origin:** DC Comics

**Gender:** Male

**Age:** 29 years old

**Classification:** Kryptonian

**Powers and Abilities:**

* Powers and Abilities
* Resistances
Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Yellow Stellar Radiation Absorption and Empowerment, Self-Sustenance (Types 1 and 2), Flight, Enhanced Senses, Heat Vision, Breath Attack, Enhanced Senses, Body Control, Vibration Manipulation (via thunderclaps), Skilled Combatant, Non-Physical Interaction (for Super Breath), Genius Intelligence, Danger Sense (Through Super Hearing), Regeneration (At least Mid-Low), Longevity

Resistance to Transmutation, Matter Manipulation, Gravity Manipulation, Radiation Manipulation, Disease Manipulation, Sleep Inducement and Sound Manipulation, Electricity Manipulation

**Attack Potency:** **Solar System Level** (Evenly fought against Orion's Post-Flashpoint Avatar and gave him more trouble than blasts from Mogo, who can light up a dead universe)

**Speed:** **Massively FTL+** (Scoured the Earth. Flew from the edge of the universe to Earth in 2 months. Seemingly flew from Pluto's orbit to Earth in seconds. Outpaced and blocked a beam of light)

**Lifting Strength:** **Class Y** (Bench-pressed the mass of Earth for 5 days continuously while cut off from yellow sunlight and shed only a drop of sweat in the process. Stopped Brainiac's larger-than-Earth ship from crashing into Earth with help from Martian Manhunter. Pushed a Kryptonite Moon)

**Striking Strength:** **Solar System Level**

**Durability:** **Solar System Level** (Took attacks from Orion's Post-Flashpoint Avatar)

**Stamina:** Superhuman (Bench-pressed the mass of the Earth for 5 days continuously in absence of sunlight and only sweat a single drop)

**Range:** Standard melee range

**Standard Equipment:** Adaptable, near-indestructible Kryptonian armour

**Intelligence:** Extraordinary Genius (Read a library of medical texts equivalent to 10 years of medical training in 5 minutes. Assembled a mass of data into an image in less than a minute when it would take a supercomputer years. Formulated the unified field equation. Expert in various alien technologies, such as inventing and building new things with Kryptonian technology rather easily. Multilingual. Good leadership skills with decent amount of battle experience)

**Weaknesses:** Kryptonite (various varieties). Entirely dependent on stellar radiation of a yellow star to sustain powers (slowly loses powers if deprived of Sunlight). Stellar radiation of red star weakens him due to having less energy than that of a yellow or blue star. Susceptible to magic (but not weak against it, as he resisted a magical blast that could destroy a planet to some extent). Cannot see through lead. Left as vulnerable as a normal human after using Super Flare for 24 hours before being able to use powers again

**Feats:**

* List of Feats
* Some more Feats
* Superman Respect Thread (read New 52 Superman section)
* New 52 Superman Respect Thread

**Notable Attacks/Techniques:**

* **Heat Vision:** Superman can accurately target things smaller than human beings from orbit and use either a narrow or wide-area beam. The heat intensity can be greater than that of the sun and can be modulated to deliver different frequencies and types to best affect his opponent. His heat vision is invisible at lower temperatures, but blinding at higher temperatures.
* **Super Flare:** Superman can expel all the solar energy stored in his cells in one explosive blast, incinerating everything a quarter mile around him. The technique is unstable as of yet and makes Superman temporarily vulnerable.
* **Superhuman Breath:** Superman is able to inhale and exhale huge volumes of air with great force, and capable of extinguishing large fires and moving heavy objects with his breath alone. This ability also allows Superman to hold his breath for extended periods in airless environments.
	+ **Freeze Breath:** Superman can freeze his opponents by using his Super Breath to do release a large volume of air. This is due to the Joule-Thomson effect.
* **Radar-Sensing Capabilities:** Superman, as of Action Comics #49, has the ability to sense transmissions, energy waves, and signals spanning all across the globe; giving him the ability of also being a "super antenna".