Krypton

Krypton
Founded	c. 100,000 B.C. (civilization)
Capital	Kandor
Locale	Rao System, Bergeron Arm
Galaxy	Galaxy-9
Population	1 billion (formerly)
Appearances
Film(s)	Man of Steel
Comic(s)	Man of Steel Prequel General Mills Presents Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - Playground Heroes (mentioned)

Krypton was a planet in the Rao system in orbit of a red sun known as Rao. It was the notable home of Kryptonians, before the planet was destroyed in a seismic implosion due to careless mining of the planetary core.

Prior to the implosion, Krypton endured the Kryptonian Civil War which resulted in the death of its foremost scientist Jor-El and the incarceration of General Dru-Zod and his Sword of Rao. Nearly all Kryptonians were killed in the implosion, except for Kal-El, Zod, and the Sword of Rao.

History

Early Years

Formation

Krypton formed over 8.7 billion years ago, and the development of cellular life lead to the creation and evolution of the Kryptonians.

Their culture had begun exploring other galaxies 18,000 years ago and even set up colonial outposts on other planets. However, the Kryptonians abandoned their colonies and began genetic cultivation, artificially engineering newborns for pre-determined roles in society. As a result, the planet's resources became exhausted.

Kal-El's ship leaving Krypton.

Destruction

Krypton was doomed to destruction as a result of its inhabitants' careless mining of the planet's core, accelerating a forthcoming seismic implosion. Jor-El attempted to warn the Governing Council of their mistakes, but at the same time, General Dru-Zod attempted a coup d'état, starting the Kryptonian Civil War. Jor-El used the distraction to infuse the Growth Codex of Krypton into the cells of his son, in hopes of preserving the Kryptonian race, before sending his son to Earth. Enraged, Zod killed El, but was arrested by the Sapphire Guards shortly thereafter.

The destruction of Krypton.

He and his followers were then banished to the Phantom Zone for 300 years, shortly before the planet imploded in 1980, leading the Kryptonians to be endangered. This caused General Zod and his followers to be freed from the Phantom Zone thereafter due to the shock wave.

Geography

Krypton is portrayed as having had an Earth-like terrain composed of canyons and oceans. Its gravity was much greater than that of Earth, and its atmospheric composition differed to the extent of being unsuitable for humans. Krypton featured many cities that were towering metropolitan areas surrounded by walls and towers.

The wildlife comprises the great Rondor, considered as the king of the wild. An other notorius species are Kryptonian War Kites. Faora is known as "Tigress of Zod", thus indicating that Krypton is inhabited by tiger-like creatures. Krypton also ospitates Earth-like lizards, snakes and birds, such as the Blood Morals.

The planet is orbited by four moons, including the destroyed Wegthor.

Fauna

Rondor

Kryptonian War Kite

Blood Moral

Lizard

Chamaleon-like reptile

Snake

Fly-like insect

Wars and conflicts

• Last War
• Kryptonian Civil War (1980)

Behind the scenes

• In the DC Comics universe, the destruction of Krypton created Kryptonite.
• In the comic Playground Heroes, General Mills Presents Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, a Ko'erst mentions that Krypton is located in the Bergeron arm of Galaxy-9.

External Links

• Krypton on DC Database
• Krypton on Wikipedia