Kryptonians
The Kryptonians are a race of humanoid beings that feature in DC Comics.
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History
Origin
During ancient times, their homeworld did not rotate and during this era the only habitable region was the twilight zone between the sunlight area and the dark side. In this era, there were only two tribes left that lacked enough food to support them both. To settle the matter of survival, champions were selected from the tribes to fight with the winner gaining the food for his people. During the battle, the champions learnt of two metals native to Krypton that caused a rock to rotate when they came into contact. Using this knowledge, the champions began to stockpile enough of the metals in two different locations to cause the world to rotate thus allowing both tribes to be saved. (Superman v1 #260)
Modern
The New 52
Overview
Figures within their pantheon and beliefs included:
- Rao :
- Cythonna : Goddess of Ice who ruled Krypton in its earliest era where she pursued Rao until he rejected her whereupon she waged the Wars of Ice and Fire against him until he imprisoned here in the void where she was to remain until the destruction of Krypton. (Superman: The Last God of Krypton v1 #1)
- Lorra : a goddess of beauty in the pantheon of Krypton. (Action Comics v1 299)
- Yuda : the Mistress of the Moons who was the goddess called upon for love and marriage whose worship diminished following the beliefs in Rao. (Krypton Chronicles v1 #3)
- Trolius : the mythical lord of Krypton's red skies. (Superman v1 #243)
- Flamebird : she was stated to be a necessary part of life as she destroyed in order to prevent stagnation and to allow new life to grow in the aftermath. (Action Comics v1 #886)
- Vohc : the Builder and also known as He-Who-Builds who was responsible for crafting the world, he desired the Flamebird and went mad after she rejected him for the Nightwing causing him to turn against them causing him to be known as Vohc the Breaker. (Action Comics v1 #886)
- Nightwing : in Rao-orthodox doctrine was called "Rao-the-Father's watchful eyes in the darkness". (Action Comics v1 #886)
According to the book of Rao, the Kryptonian pantheon contained 14 major deities, 211 demigods and 1402 titans. (Action Comics v1 #886) A legend told on Krypton by teachers was that the progenitors of their race were two space explorers that landed on their world during ancient times. These two were a pair known as Kryp and Tonn who were the parents of the Kryptonian race. (Superman v1 #238)
When facing the final threshold of death, Kryptonians faced the Ytrrym Effect key events of their future life flashed in their minds in those last few moments. (Action Comics v1 #492) One funeral practice among scientists was that when they died their brains were kept into within spheres so that they could continue to provide counsel to the living and did so to their custodian. (Adventure Comics v1 #323)
Technology
They had constructed small crystals to serve as books that established neural links with their user and mentally educated them on certain subjects. These computer systems were highly interactive and answered queries whilst placing the user in the system lobby before generating representations of the subject matter. (Action Comics v1 #886)
Members
- Jor-El :
- Kal-El :
- Garf-Og : male scientist who when he died had his brain placed within a sphere with Jor-El being his custodian and him providing scientific advice. (Adventure Comics v1 #323)
- Va-Kox :
- Zo-Mar :
- Gra-Mo :
- Zar-Al : male teenager who was the son of Zol-Zu, his father sent him into a time ship to the future to Earth to find Zeelium to save Krypton. On Earth, he began calling himself the Krypton Kid but after failing to find the substance he distracts Superboy in order to go back in time to Krypton to perish alongside his father. (Adventure Comics v1 #242)
- Roz-Em : (Adventure Comics v1 #304)
- Than-Ol : (Superman v1 #158)
- Jo-Mon :
- Ar-Ual : (Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane v1 #93)
- Bar-Nes : (Superman v1 #360)
- Val-Mer : (Superman v1 #360)
- Ta-Tem : (Superman v1 #360)
Notes
- Kryptonians were created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster where they made their first appearance in Action Comics v1 #1 (June, 1938).
In other media
Television
- In Legion of Super-Heroes, Kryptonians were shown in the animated series primarily with Superman but further members of the race were shown in the episode "Messenge in the Bottle". Their backstory was shown whereby their world faced geological destruction and it's salvation in Jor-El's device known as the Messenger was lost when the Terror known as Brainiac stole the city of Kandor. The loss of Kandor saw the Messenger lost as well whereupon Krypton exploded thus killing the vast majority of Kryptonians. Beyond Superman, the only other survivors were in the Bottle City of Kandor until the 31st century when they were restored to their original size on the reformed Krypton.
- In Supergirl, Kryptonians appeared as part of the background in the live-action television series. The episode "Blood Bonds" stated that long ago Kryptonians were split into warring warrior tribes on the wastelands of their world before they developed into a highly advanced society. An ancient proverb of their people was, "Blood bonds us all" with family seen as important in their culture. On Krypton, it was said that it was a point of strength for one to acknowledge their weakness.
Films
Video games
Novels
Appearances
- Superman:
- Action Comics:
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