Rao (DC)
Rao is a comic deity that features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Origin
It was said that ages ago he had left Krypton which fell into decay but Rao brought new life and vitality to a new world. That planet was Earth where it was said that Rao had fathered the ancestors of all the gods of that world. (Superman: Man of Steel v1 #126)
New Krypton
The New 52
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different series of events.
Around 250,000 years ago, a Kryptonian took on the name of Rao where he developed a religion that worshipped him and he had gained power by sapping the life energy from his believers. (Justice League of America v4 #6) After bringing peace to Krypton, he took thousands of his followers in the Church of Rao onboard cathedral ships that went out more followers to worship him. (Justice League of America v4 #7)
Overview
Personality and attributes
As a sun god, he was the sky father of Krypton and ruler of all the deities on that world. (Superman: Man of Steel v1 #126)
It was said that all pantheons great and small knew of Rao. (Superman: Man of Steel v1 #126)
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Rao made his first appearance in Superman: The Last God of Krypton v1 #1 (1999).
In other media
Television
- In Smallville, Rao was referenced in the live-action television series. A key Kryptonian religious artifact was the Book of Rao. The clone Major Zod as part of his plans established a public company on Earth named R.A.O. Corporation.
- In Supergirl, Rao was mentioned in the live-action television series in the episode "Truth, Justice and the American Way". His name was invoked by Kara Zor-El during the funeral of her aunt Astra.
Films
Video games
Novels
- In Man of Steel, General Zod's rebel army was referred to as the Sword of Rao as stated in the novel adaptation tie-in of the live-action movie.
Appearances
- Action Comics:
- Superman: The Last God of Krypton v1: (1999)
- Justice League of America v4: (2015)
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