Kal-El (Earth Three)

**Kal-El**, known as **Ultraman** and nicknamed **Superman U**, is a Kryptonian world conqueror from Earth Three and a member of the Crime Syndicate.

Eventually, Kal developed a problem with his powers, so he decided to look for a doppelganger and steal his heart. He and his team invaded Earth-0 during the party of Clark Kent and Lois Lane. The Justice League managed to go to Earth Three to stop the Crime Syndicate.

## Biography

#### Early life

Kal-El landed on Earth from his planet in a space pod and was adopted by a family who mentally abused him for being different. With his status as an alien, it allowed him to realize his full potential. At some point in his adulthood, he took on the name, Ultraman.

Unlike his Earth-0 doppelgänger, Kal's powers are enhanced by Kryptonite.

## Personality

Whereas Earth-0 doppelgänger was raised on the principles of justice and fairness, Kal was indoctrinated into the belief of power and supremacy.

## Powers and abilities

### Powers

* **Kryptonian physiology:** Normally, like all Kryptonians, Kal's capabilities were no greater than a normal human of his physical conditioning. However, once charged by the energy spectrum of a yellow sun, he is able to perform various superhuman feats.
	+ **Solar energy absorption:** Kal's cellular structure allows his to absorb, store and metabolize the wavelength of yellow sun radiation to fuel all of his abilities. Direct exposure to sunlight will also accelerate his absorption rate
		- **Accelerated healing factor:** Kal's solar-charged metabolism accelerated his healing and allowed his to burn calories at a fast rate, making his resilient to weight gain.
			* **Contaminant immunity:** Kal has immunity to all forms of disease and contaminants on Earth. This immunity extended to similar contaminants or chemicals from most other worlds.
		- **Flight:** Kal is able to manipulate his own gravitational field to generate thrust and propel herself through the air, often at hypersonic speeds, much faster than his can travel by foot. As such, his was able to levitate and fly past Earth's atmosphere and near the planet's orbit.
			* **Super leaping:** Kal was able to jump several stories in a single bound without having to fly.
		- **Heat vision:** Kal can emit red energy beams of intense heat from his eyes. Due to his control over the beams, Kal has demonstrated being capable of burning through stone and welding metal, causing small explosions and fires, and physically repelling or potentially damaging enemies with similar durability, making it useful in combat. Notably, Kal was able to instantly burn a caterer into dust and smoke.
		- **Invulnerability:** Kal is virtually invulnerable to all Earthly weapons, with bullets simply ricocheting off his whenever they came into contact with his skin. However, his condition did diminish his endurance somewhat; Kal was easily incapacitated after crashing through a glass wall due to Superman's freeze breath.
			* **Atmospheric adaption:** While Kryptonians do require oxygen, their physicality allows them to survive while inhaling more harsh forms of it.
		- **Extended longevity:** As a Kryptonian, Kal's lifespan is considerably longer than a normal human and likewise, he aged much slower.
		- **Super breath:** Kal is able to exhale powerful gusts of air from his mouth which are similar to force winds. He could also cause the temperature of her breath to drop, therefore able to freeze nearly anything.
		- **Super hearing:** Kal possesses tremendous auditory awareness as he could perfectly pick up sounds from miles away and even through structures.
		- **Super speed:** Kal possessed immense superhuman running and movement speeds.
		- **Super strength:** Kal possessed overwhelming superhuman strength, able to challenge Superman in a direct physical confrontation.
		- **Telepathy immunity:** Kal is immune to most forms of telepathic powers.
		- **X-ray vision:** Kal had the ability to see through objects, except for lead.
		- **Kryptonite** **Enhancement:** If exposed to Green Kryptonite from Earth Three, it briefly enhances Ultraman's powers.

### Abilities

* **Expert hand-to-hand combatant/Martial artist:** Being a high-ranking member of the Crime Syndicate, Ultraman is a highly trained hand-to-hand combatant and martial artist, allowing him to not rely solely on his powers in battle. This allowed Kal to fight a similarly trained Superman and even briefly gain the upper hand in their first fight. He also easily overpowered Bruce Wayne after a brief struggle. However, Kal probably managed to only best Bruce because of his powers.

### Weaknesses

* **Red sun energy:** Kal is powerless when exposed to the energy of a red sun.

## Equipment

* **Ultraman Suit:** Kal wore a protective suit as his alter-ego, Ultraman.
	+ **Retractable mask:** Kal wears an electronic/holographic, protective, intimidating, face mask to cover his identity, leaving his hair exposed. The mask also includes a voice modulator that disguises Kal's voice. It likely also serves as a way to shield him from direct sunlight, as Kal only ever removed the mask indoors or at night. The mask's holographic nature allowed Kal to use his heat vision while it was active without damaging it in any way.

## Behind the scenes

* In the DC comics, Ultraman is a member of the Crime Syndicate of Earth-3 and the evil counterpart of Superman who gets stronger upon exposure to Green Kryptonite.