Ray-El

**Ray-El** is a Kryptonian and one of the last surviving members of the late planet Krypton. He is also the 2nd cousin of Kal-El and Kara Zor-El, as well as the mentor to Superwoman and ally to the J.L.A.D.F.

## ***Superwoman: The Series***

### Season 1

After going against orders to hang up the cape for a while after the battle with The Strikes, Superwoman attempted to quell a riot at Stryker's Island caused by Gorilla Grodd. This didn't go so well as she was taken down by the intelligent gorilla, but it was Vincent who saved her. Superman then decided to send her to Sunstone Hall where she met Ray-El for the very first time. Once there, the Kryptonian began to help her train her in strengthening her mind.

### Season 2

After the Superwoman Protocol was used on Janice, Ray had arrived at Knight Hold where he had conducted an investigation into how this could have happened. As a result, he realized that the woman he was with when modifying Ultramech wasn't a future version of Superwoman at all, but her daughter from a parallel universe: Angel Strike. She manipulated him into thinking it was her from the future so that she could make her mother weak and powerless to defend herself while she could indulge herself in Janice's suffering and eventual demise. Realizing he made a mistake in aiding Angel Strike, Ray was determined to intervene in the wrongs he had committed unintentionally and looked to do the right thing.

## **Powers & Abilities**

### Powers

* **Kryptonian Physiology:** Like all Kryptonians, Ray-El possesses amazing powers and abilities while exposed to a yellow or blue sun. His however are dampened due to his exposure to the Green Plague, prior to his escape from Krypton's demise. He also possesses the Mental Warrior Disciplines, giving him powers Kryptonians are moderately trained.
	+ **Invulnerability:**
	+ **Solar Energy Absorption:**
	+ **Superhuman Strength:**
	+ **Superhuman Speed:**
	+ **Superhuman Stamina:**
	+ **Superhuman Healing:**
	+ **Telepathy:**
	+ **Telekinesis:**
	+ **Flight:**
	+ **Heat Vision:**
	+ **Electromagnetic Spectrum Vision:**
	+ **Superhuman Senses:**

### Abilities

* **Hand-Hand Combat:**
* **Mind Warrior Discipline:** Ray-El is well known in the mind warrior disciplines.

## **Weaknesses**

* **Kryptonite:** Like all Kryptonians, Ray-El possesses the same weakness to Kryptonite. Despite this, he isn't too phased by it like his cousins are, however it's due to his mind warrior disciplines that give him some protection against it.
* **Magic:** Like most Kryptonians, Ray-El's biomatrix possesses no natural defense against the effects of magic. As a result, he can be harmed by such things.
* **Red Sun Energy:** Like all Kryptonians, Ray-El comes from a world where he possesses no powers as the natural sun of Krypton is red. Though he lives on Earth, where no such sun exists, exposure to artificial red sunlight is enough to render him powerless, so long as he is exposed to it.

## **Equipment**

* **House of El Warsuit:** As a member for the House of El, Ray-El wears a Kryptonian battlesuit as a superhero. It possesses massive sunstone gauntlets which are mounted on his forearms and protrude farther than his hands. The suit also comes equipped with a helmet with only 2 eye sockets. It also comes with a cape with the House of El crest on it and 2 large shoulder pads that protrude out 1-2 ft.

## **Trivia**

* Ray-El's first official appearance in the show is episode 24 of Season 1.