The Hunter (Superman)

The Hunter is an alien character that features in the 1988 Superman cartoon.

Biography

The Hunter's origins were traced to the Phantom Zone that served as a prison for criminals from the planet Krypton. Amongst them included General Zod and two female Kryptonians who were punished with banishment but managed to survive the fate of Krypton after it exploded. Whilst there, they were trapped helplessly and watched through the dimensional barrier to see Earth where they saw Superman, the son of Jor-El who were responsible for their exile. Not only did Zod and his comrades want to get their freedom but also revenge on their enemy's son. One of the female Kryptonians revealed her plan when she showed her comrades a chemical pool she had created. This pit of green liquid contained carbohydrates, xenopeptides and carbites that were all the building blocks of a genetic scientists dream. Whilst the renegade Kryptonians could not escape the Phantom Zone barrier, they decided to craft an organic unliving construct to accomplish this feat. Through concentration, they began to envision what they believed to be the perfect hunter that merged all the qualities that they saw in the task. Thus, this mental concentration saw the creation of the Hunter who declared that he existed for one purpose which was the extermination of the son of Jor-El. Upon asking the location of his prey, General Zod revealed that Superman lived in Metropolis on Earth and urged the Hunter to begin his mission. With ease, the Hunter managed to pierce the barrier between the Phantom Zone and Earth where he arrived on humanity's homeworld. In Metropolis, his arrival came within the city where drivers crashed their cars in order to avoid hitting him as he stood at a junction on the road. The Hunter examined a ruptured fire hydrant and look at the water that emerged when a police officer attempted to arrest him. Using his natural abilities, the Hunter's body took on the consistency of water and sent a burst of water to deal with the police officer. After which, as a stream of moving water, he moved into the sewers where he sought Superman who the Hunter saw as the "hated" son of Jor-El.

He would learn of Supermans closeness to Daily Bugle reporter Lois Lane and kidnapped her in order to force a confrontation with the Kryptonian. However, he quickly learnt that Superman was a powerful foe to face and thus the Hunter resorted to more sinister means at defeating Superman which resulting in him acquiring Kryptonite. It appaared as though the Hunter had killed Superman with the substance after which the artificial alien attempted to free his creator from the Phantom Zone. However, Superman arrived and interrupted the process allowing only General Zod through. The Hunter this time attempted to finally kill Superman and morphed into an electric being but his power was turned back against himself and he was destroyed.

Background

Personality and attributes

In terms of appearance, the Hunter was a large humanoid with green skin and a head that held two large circular red eyes. His hands had three digits on their surface whilst his feet had only two.

Powers and abilities

The Hunter possessed the unique ability of altering his molecular structure into that of any other element. He demonstrated the ability to transform into steel, diamond, water, electricitiy and even Kryptonite though to accomplish these feats he requires physical contact with the substance.

Some unknown reason that was perhaps linked to the creature's unique origins meant that the HUnter had the capacity to travel from the Phantom Zone without being trapped by the barrier.

Appearances

• Superman: The Hunter

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