Krypto
Krypto is a male comic dog who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Pre-Crisis
Krypto was a male dog that was native to the alien world of Krypton where as a puppy he was taken as a pet of the House of El. Whilst there, he came to meet the infant Kal-El and was his cherished pet but there were fears that Krypton could explode at any time. Thus, Jor-El decided that they could not afford to waste anymore time with test animals and reluctantly used Krypto to be the experimental rocket. A passing meteor came to impact the rocket ship causing it to become lost in deep space where eventually it came to crash on the planet Earth. (Adventure Comics v1 #210)
Post-Crisis
Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. It was known that the El family had a dog back on Krypton with the animal being named Krypto. (Superman v2 #167) He inhabited a simulation of Krypton that was created by Brainiac 13 to be a trap for the Man of Steel. Ultimately, Superman and Lois Lane managed to return to Earth just as the fake Krypton was destroyed but not before Krypto followed him thus surviving the world's destruction. Thus, he came to reside on Earth where he stayed with Superman where the dog was the only other thing to survive from his long lost homeworld. (Action Comics v1 #776)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
The New 52
Krypto was shown as being the dog and pet to the House of El in the final years of Krypton. When the planet faced destruction, Jor-El thought to use the Phantom Zone as a means or him and his family to survive. However, the trapped prisoners there sought to use it as an opportunity to get their revenge on him. One even managed to get his hand through the barrier when Krypto attacked him to protect his owners where he was pulled into the Phantom Zone to become trapped in that anti-verse. (Action Comics v2 #5) Within the Phantom Zone, Krypto came to survive the destruction of Krypton and in a spectral state followed Kal-El who was sent via rocketship to Earth where he grew up to be Superman. (Action Comics v2 #13)
Rebirth
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Due to being a native of Krypton, Krypto gained all the traits of the Kryptonians when under a yellow sun. This included superstrength, unbreakable skin, flight, super-senses and other such powers. (Adventure Comics v1 #210)
Notes
- Krypto was created by Otto Binder and Curt Swan where he made his first appearance in Adventure Comics v1 #210 (March, 1955).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In Krypto the Superdog, Krypto featured in the setting of the animated television series where he was voiced by actor Samuel Vincent.
- In Justice League Action, Krypto appeared in the animated television series in the episode "Best Day Ever" where he was voiced by actor Jason J. Lewis.
- In Titans, Krypto appeared in the setting of the live-action DC Universe television series where he was portrayed by dog actors Wrigley, Digby, and Lacey.
Films
- In Superman/Batman: Apocalypse, Krypto appeared in the setting of the 2010 animated film.
Video games
- In Infinite Crisis, Krypto appeared in the setting of the MOBA video game where he was voiced by actor Frederick Theodore Posenor III.
Appearances
- Adventure Comics v1: (1955)
- Superman v2:
- Action Comics v1:
- JLA v1:
- Action Comics v2:
- Supergirl:
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