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- "He was an infant when he left, the Last Son of Krypton. I-I was sent to protect him."
- ―Kara Zor-El[src]
Kal-El was the last son of Krypton, son of Jor-El and cousin of Kara Zor-El. He was attemptivly sent to Earth in an escape pod after the planet's destruction. Though while on his path, he was intercepted and killed by Dru-Zod and the Sword and Rao.
Biography[]
Last Son of Krypton[]
Kal-El was born on Krypton to Jor-El. In the time leading to Krypton's destruction, Jor-El made preparations to save his son, developing two specialized pods to deliver him and Kara Zor-El, his cousin, to Earth, located many light years away from Krypton. Jor-El bonded the genetic information within Krypton's Growth Codex to the cell's of Kara Zor-El's body.[1]
Discovery and Death[]
- "We intercepted his pod, but your cousin was not the one that we needed."
"WHAT DID YOU DO?!"
"The infant... did not survive." - ―Dru-Zod and Kara Zor-El[src]
After the pods were launched, they both eventually separated, with Kara landing on Earth and Kal's pod being intercepted by Dru-Zod. The Sword of Rao attempted to extract the Codex from him but found that he was not its host. Zod later recounted that Kal did not survive the procedure, a revelation that enraged Kara.[1]
Equipment[]
- Starcraft: As a baby, Kal-El was placed into a small starship which was used to send him to Earth. However, it was eventually found by the Sword of Rao.
Relationships[]
Family[]
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Enemies[]
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Appearances[]
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Trivia[]
- In the comics version of the Flashpoint Timeline, Kal-El never died with his pod instead landing in Metropolis, where he was captured by the government and held captive in a laboratory. Years later, he was found malnourished by the main timeline Flash, along with an alternate Batman and Cyborg.[2]
