Shawn Kent

**Shawn Kent** (born 2007) is the adoptive son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane and the adoptive brother of Jonathan Kent and Jordan Kent, who nicknamed him **Superboy** after it was discovered that is a kryptonian.

## Biography

### Early life

"*Clark, I need you to get to Metropolis now; it's the boys."
" The boys?*"
—Lois Lane and Clark Kent[src]

As a result of the merging of Earth-38 with Earth-1 and Earth-TUD5, the timeline was changed, resulting in Lois and Clark having twins instead of just one son. They were born in 2007 instead of 2019.

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Jordan had destructive outbursts and tantrums that were eventually diagnosed as social anxiety disorder, while Jonathan was a happy, athletic kid.

As a child, Lois and Clark took Jordan and Jonathan to spend a summer in Smallville, where they met Sarah Cushing. There, Jordan was quiet writing in his notebook.

In Jordan's teenage years, he started therapy.

### Discovering Clark's secret

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One night, after having dinner with Jonathan and Lois, Jordan went to his room to play video games, when Clark returned home, he went into Jordan's room and apologized for missing the day's therapy, Jordan said that his mother had already said that he was working, his father also said that Jordan was a great Superman in the game, with Jordan responding that Superman was boring and he was playing as Raiden, Clark said that if he needed to talk, he was there. When he was leaving, Jordan told him to turn up the music.

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The next morning, when Jordan left his room, Jonathan questioned him about his outfit, with Jordan answering him sarcastically. Then they went to school. When Jordan's gradmother, Martha Kent died, he went to her funeral in Smallville, there, when Jordan was eating, Jonathan asked him if he had taken his pills from him, Jordan said he was not his mother, with Jonathan saying that someone had to look after him, when Jonathan saw Sarah and her family arriving, he warned Jordan and they went over to meet them with his parents, Sarah said she was sorry for his loss of him, when his parents left, they talked about the summer they met.

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Then Sarah asked what had in the Kent farm barn, so he and Jonathan accompanied her there. While in the barn, Sarah said that almost anything there could kill them and that Smallville sucks. Sara then asks for Jordan's phone. Sara then picks up the phone and says that there will be a bonfire tomorrow and he can go. Jordan tries to impress Sarah by climbing on the scaffold without a ladder to reach the router, but he falls hard on the ground when the straps that hold the steel beams are broken. Jonathan then tries to save his brother from the steel beams by jumping in front of him, but Jordan manages to turn them over and save them both. Sara alerts Clark, who finds the boys, and quickly takes the steel beams off them.

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Then, a doctor examines them and says that they only have mild concussions. Then they go to their rooms. Jonathan says he missed training for the week and Jordan asks him if he really cares about it now. Jonathan said that if he wants to stick to something, it must be Sarah Cushing. He takes Jordan's cell phone and mocks the message the other one sent to Sarah, calling him freaky and Jordan says they need to find out what happened in the barn.

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The next morning, Jordan and Jonathan investigate the barn; he finds it strange that they are not dead. Their search reveals a spaceship, which scares Jon. Jordan takes a crystal from the ship and Jonathan asks what it is, with Jordan responding that whatever it is, it is not from Kansas.

 File:Jonathan and Jordan discover that their father is Superman.png   When Lois and Clark return home, the twins confront their parents and Clark reveals his origins; to prove his alter ego, he lifts his car over his head while flying, surprising the twins, who feel they have heard lies all their lives and angrily leave. Later, they go to Sarah's party.

 File:Jordan kisses Sarah.png   While they talk, his attraction to her becomes overwhelming and he kisses her passionately. Sara reveals that she has a boyfriend, just as he appears to fight. Jonathan steps in front.

But soon several boys are beaten up, until Jordan accidentally uses his heat vision and explodes the bonfire. At Kent farm, Jonathan asks what will happen to Jordan and Clark says he doesn't know. Jordan explains what it was like to use the powers and Jon then says that Jordan can control, which is like learning to drive, if the cars were indestructible and with giant lasers, infuriating Jordan, who leaves the salt and goes to his room. He then has a conversation with his father on the porch, who says that everything will be fine. The next morning, the twins talk to Sarah about what happened the night before. He gives them privacy for them to talk alone. Sarah says she knows about his secret and will keep it, so she gets in the car and leaves.

### Moving to Smallville

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## Personality

Jordan suffers from social anxiety disorder, as a result he has been shown to lash out when stressed as both a child and a teenager, he is best described as a loner, not socializing much with kids of his own age and a lack of interest in what others think of him. Despite trying to remain closed off to others, he has shown genuine moments of connection like with his childhood crush, Sarah Cushing and for his twin brother, Jonathan Kent, seeing him be attacked by kids at the bonfire is what caused Jordan to activate his heat vision for the first time.

Jordan seems to be closer to his mother, Lois Lane than to his father, Clark Kent as she has been more present in his life while Clark was saving the world as Superman, she was able to comfort him during an anxiety attack and Jordan felt particularly betrayed by her knowing about his father's secret identity and not telling him, Jordan has grown distant from his father because he was always travelling for "work" and this has caused resentment to build towards him. However, this rift has possibly began to heal as Clark was able to comfort Jordan after the emergence of his powers and promising to be there for him.

## Powers and abilities

### Powers

"*It was a strength I'd never had before. I felt... control.*"
—Jordan Kent[src]

* **Kryptonian physiology:** Normally, like all Kryptonians, Shawn's capabilities are no greater than a normal human of his physical conditioning. However, once charged by the energy spectrum of a yellow sun, he becomes able to perform various inhuman feats. While generic for his race, having grown up essentially his entire life with these powers have allowed him to store up energy in greater quantities and metabolize it into his body with greater efficiency; this combined with a lifetime of experience and practice with these abilities allows him to use them with far greater control and an equally greater levels of raw power compared to other Kryptonians.
	+ **Solar energy absorption:** While Shawn's powers are dependent on the energy spectrum from a yellow sun, the stored up energy allows him to use his powers without constant exposure to the solar radiation until finally depleted. Yet, as his body is near-constantly exposed to such energy and able to passively absorb it, this essentially keeps his reserves fully charged near-constantly. Direct exposure to sunlight will also accelerate his recovery from any injuries he does manage to sustain.
		- **Invulnerability:** With Shawn's cells supercharged with solar energy, Shawn's bodily durability is considerably stronger than even the densest of Earth's metals such as steel. He only suffered a mild concussion from badly falling 30 feet and having multiple large metal beams falling directly onto him.
	+ **Superhuman speed:** The solar energy within his cells enable him to propel himself at super-sonic speeds as well as accelerate his movements and reactions to velocities.
		- **Flight:** Shawn has the ability to defy gravity by the means of gravitational manipulation or the ability to generate an anti-gravity field around himself. He has not really control over this.
		- **Heat vision:** By concentrating the solar energy in Shawn's body, he can emit red energy beams of intense heat from his eyes. Shawn first used the power when under stress over being bullied and his brother being beaten up by Sarah's boyfriend for a mistake.
	+ **Superhuman hearing:** Shawn has super-sensitive ears that can perfectly pick up sounds from miles away and even through structures. He used his power for the first time when he heard unconsciously Jonathan and Jordan get beaten.
* **Extended longevity:** As a Kryptonian, Shawn's lifespan is considerably longer than a normal human and likewise ages much slower.

### Weaknesses

* **Kryptonite:** Like all Kryptonians, even while empowered, Shawn is vulnerable to the exposure of Kryptonite, a radioactive mineral from his home planet Krypton. Depending on the nature of the said Kryptonite, it will cause a different adverse effect on him;

## Appearances

### *DC's Legends of Tomorrow*

#### Season 5

* "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Five" (mentioned)

### *Superman & Lois*

#### Season 1

* "Pilot"
* "Heritage"
* "The Perks of Not Being a Wallflower"
* "Haywire"
* "The Best of Smallville"

## Gallery

### Promotional images

#### *Superman & Lois*

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## Trivia

* Jordan is a fan of "Flake" by Fidlar.
* Jordan's name is derived from "Jor-El", the name of his biological paternal grandfather. Like his brother, Jonathan Kent was named after their adoptive grandfather, Jonathan Kent Sr.. Jordan was also the alias assumed by Clark after quitting his powers in the famous story arc *Whatever Happened to the Man of Steel?*.
* The video game Jordan is playing in "Pilot" is Injustice 2. A DC Comics fighting game where Superman is one of the antagonists who took over the Earth with his Regime, which was composed of The Flash, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, who turned Yellow, Shazam, etc., after the Joker had tricked him into killing Lois & their unborn child in Injustice: Gods Among Us. Batman, with help from a Justice League from a different Earth, defeated him. But Superman is freed in Injustice 2 when Brainiac began attacking. Supergirl is a playable character in that one.

## References

1. ↑ "Exclusive: The CW's 'Superman & Lois' May Feature Superboy & Robin, aka The Super Sons" - The GWW
2. ↑ "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Five"
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Pilot"
4. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `Heritage`