Sunstone (DC)
The Sunstone is an artifact that features in DC Comics.
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History
Sunstone was an element that was native to the world of Krypton and actually served as the basis for much of their technology. (Action Comics v1 #837) At some points, the inhabitants of that planet created an advanced civilization where in time they managed to create an interstellar fleet that was the deadliest ever constructed or concieved due to the use of this mineral. Kryptonian Sunstone ships were so powerful that they were able to devastate entire planets with only a single vessel needed for this task. With this power, they struck fear in nearby civilizations and held galaxies in their grip. (Superman v1 #653)
After the battle with Superboy Prime, the Fortress of Solitude was destroyed in the struggle against the mad Kryptonian. Lex Luthor managed to find a crystal shard of the Fortress which he stole and later studied whereupon he determined its advanced properties. (Action Comics v1 #837) With the fragment, Luthor created a signal to track down the Kryptonian starship The Doomsday that had crashlanded on Earth in 1938. (Action Comics v1 #838) This led to fragments of the the ships Sunstone rupturing across the surface of Metropolis and forcing a newly empowered Superman to arrive to protect its inhabitants. (Action Comics v1 #839)
Overview
They acted as a form of memory crystal with the ability to store more data than any computer on Earth. (Action Comics v1 #837) It was self-replicating and infinitely programmable allowing small fragments bring about large scale Sunstone formations. (Action Comics v1 #839) This substance acted as a miracle mineral with properties such as being light, infinitely programmable, self-repairing, stored vast power, and had the capacity to transmit data at lightning speeds. (Superman v1 #653)
Whilst a potent construction tool, it was equably capable of being used as a weapon. Sunstone vessels were able to launch fragments of themselves as massive crystal missiles that dealt impact damage to enemy infrastructure. However, the damage did not end there as the crystals then rooted to the ground of their new environment. It then began to draw upon the target planets own matter and used its atoms to convert, reshape as well as reconfigure itself into automated battle constructs to pacify the world. (Superman v1 #653)
Appearances
- Action Comics v1 #837
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