Krypton

For other uses of this name, see Krypton (disambiguation).

Krypton in Action Comics v2 #5.

Krypton is the home planet of Superman.

History

Pre-Crisis, Earth-2

Krypton was an idyllic world in another part of the universe, which gave birth to a race of "supermen". All Kryptonians have the same powers as Superman. The reason is because of Krypton's lower gravity that they were powerless on their own planet.

Pre-Crisis, Earth-1

Krypton was a super-advanced paradise where science ruled above all. Through the use of science, Kryptonians had freed themselves from all worries, cares, chores, and wars. Robots and computers were used for everything, even for determining what career paths the young children would take as they grew up.

Long ago, an onrushing meteor threatened the planet Krypton where it would strike the world in ten days and had the power to destroy whole cities. A scientist by the name of Skal-Var began construction of a rocket designed to destroy the comet before it impacted his world. However, the comet's generated an electrical disturbance that disrupted the guidance system of the rockets causing each to miss. Skal-Var would not have the time needed to create a guidance system to bypass the electrical disturbance and in desperation he built the Comet-Missile 3X which he would pilot in order to ensure it hit its target. Thus, the comet was destroyed before it could bring harm to Krypton but this came at the cost of Skal-Var's life. As a result, he became regarded as a hero on his homeworld for his sacrifice and his Comet-Missile 3X became considered one of the relics of Krypton. (Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen v1 #69)

In its history, Kandor, the capital of Krypton, was shrunk and taken away by Brainiac. Kryptonopolis, another major city, was the new capital. Space flight was banned as a result of an experiment performed by Jax-Ur which destroyed one of Krypton's two moons.

The destruction of Krypton was the result of a build-up of internal pressures at its core. The explosion transformed of the matter which made up Krypton into a various kinds of kryptonite. Kal-El, the survivor of Krypton, was rocketed to Earth before its destruction.

The New 52

Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different series of events.

In his quest to save worlds from the Multitude, Brainiac came to Krypton where he collected the city of Kandor by shrinking it for his collection. (Superman v3 #23.2)

Overview

A number of native animals populated the planet which included:

• Crystal Birds : these gigantic crystalline avian's once populated the skies of ancient Krypton where in prehistoric times swarms of these birds congregated to the site of the mountains instinctively to die where their skeletons formed the living Jewel Mountains. (Action Comics v1 #310)
• Octosaur :
• Thought-Beast :

Places on the planet included:

• Antarctic City :
• Kandor :
• Zaro City : (Superboy v1 #126)
• Wizard City : a city that survived the destruction of Krypton and landed on Earth. (Adventure Comics v1 #216)
• Firefalls :
• Kryptonopolis :
  • Red Tower of Kryptonopolis : an executive-like mansion similar to the White House on Earth. (World's Finest v1 #146)
• Argo City :
• Scarlet Jungles :
• Cloud Castle :
• Proto-Tombs of Xan :
• Fire-Geysers : also known as the Three Sisters of Krypton as they always burst together and were regarded as a national monument. (World's Finest v1 #146)
• Jewel Mountains : they became the source of the proverb "every tiny diamond thinks it outshines the Jewel Mountains". (World's Finest v1 #146)
• Gorvan Shore : the hills were home to a plant that could be used to brew Thoni Tea. (Superman v1 #669)

Ansomlands : home to Karsta Wor-Ul. (Superman v1 #669)

In other media

Television

• In Superman: The Animated Series, the planet Krypton was shown in the DC Animated Universe where it made its first appearance in "The Last Son of Krypton". It was home to the highly advanced Kryptonian civilization who were ruled by a planetary council and sought guidance from the artificial intelligence named Brainiac. At some point, they had banished their worst criminals to the Phantom Zone. The scientist Jor-El determined that their world faced impending destruction and tried to warn his people but they refused to believe him as Brainiac dismissed his claims. Jor-El later discovered that Brainiac had hid the truth of Krypton's destruction as the artificial intelligence uploaded himself onto a satellite to save himself. It was then that Krypton exploded but not before sending his newborn son Kal-El on a rocket to safety that headed towards Earth.
• In Supergirl, the planet Krypton was shown in flashbacks where it was the home of both Superman and Supergirl. It faced impending doom many years ago leading to the two heroes being launched to Earth prior to its destruction.

Films

• In Superman/Batman: Apocalypse, Krypton's destruction was shown during a flashback sequence in the animated film adaptation of the comic storyline with it revealed that Superman's cousin Kara Zor-El was another survivor of their homeworld.
• In Superman: Unbound, Krypton was shown in flashback sequences in the animated film. The ancient world inhabited by the advanced Kryptonians was attacked by the supervillain Brainiac who captured the capital of Kandor and shrunk it into a Bottle City many years before the planets destruction.
• In Man of Steel, Krypton made an appearance in the live-action film set in the DC Extended Universe. It was home to the ancient and highly advanced Kryptonian civilization with their world suffering from a planetary core collapse due to extensive mining. This caused the near extinction of the Kryptonians with Kal-El along with the Phantom Zone being the few survivors.

Appearances

• Superman:
• World of Krypton:

Links

Internal Links

• Krypton (Fleischer)
• Krypton (Super Friends)
• Krypton (Films)
• Krypton (Lois and Clark)
• Krypton (DC Animated)
• Krypton (Smallville)

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