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"Make a better world than ours, Kal."

―Lara Lor-Van^[src]

Lara Lor-Van was the biological mother of Kal-El and the wife of Kryptonian scientist Jor-El.

Both she and Jor-El decided to have a natural birth for their son and reluctantly sent her son to Earth. She later perished along with the rest of Krypton as the planet imploded.

Biography

Born from the advanced genetic engineering of the Genesis Chambers like every other Kryptonian of her time, Lara was at some point arranged to be married to the scientist Jor-El which eventually bore a long and fruitful union.^[1] Together, Lara and her husband Jor-El came to the decision to give birth to a child by natural means, disobeying Kryptonian law. She later gave birth to a son they name Kal-El. Both parents knew that Krypton's implosion was imminent and Jor-El suggested sending the baby to Earth. Lara hesitated about sending her child there, fearing for his safety. Lara stayed with the boy, while Jor-El vainly attempted to convince the Law Council to evacuate Krypton.^[2]

Lara Lor-Van and Jor El about to launch son — Lara and Jor prepare Kal's ship

Jor-El eventually stole the growth codex, doing so upon witnessing General Zod's coup d'état. He gave Lara the codex; she began preparing to send their child to Earth, whilst Jor-El attempted to stop General Zod. In the meantime, she launched the ship and Kal began his journey. Jor-El was stabbed in the torso by General Zod before he was arrested.^[2]

Later, she attended General Zod's sentencing where he and his forces were sentenced to three hundred years in the Phantom Zone. Enraged, General Zod bellowed out a warning to Lara that he would find her son, no matter what. Not long after, Lara watched on as Krypton's core collapsed. Despite inevitably vain advice from her droids to take shelter, she resigned herself to death as the planet imploded.^[2]

Personality

"Lara, and I were a product of the failures of our world as much as Zod was. Tied to its fate."

―Jor-El^[src]

Genetically engineered to be born into the Kryptonian Thinker Guild, Lara was highly intelligent. Unlike most of her fellow Kryptonians though, Lara was also a highly innovative individual who was capable of breaking the thinking boundaries programmed into her engineered DNA. As a result, she could see that Krypton's society was stale, flawed and outdated, so she and her husband subsequently chose the illegal step of having a natural-born child, strongly believing in their cause. Knowing that her planet was to be imminently destroyed, Lara took the strong and incredibly hard step of sending her son to Earth so that he could survive and be free of Kryptonian society's chains and be truly free, choosing to stay behind herself, so that any flaws do not travel with her son, since she still considered herself to be as much a product of the outdated society as her former family friend, Dru-Zod.

Lara was also an exceptionally kind and loving mother, tearful and devastated at the prospect of forever sending away her infant son Kal-El, and fearing that the people of Earth would view him as a freak and outcast, due to his alien superpowers. She would, however, ultimately have in her the strength to send him away, out of General Zod's reach, tearfully pleading with Kal-El to "make a better world than [her's]."

Powers and abilities

Powers

Kryptonian physiology: As a Kryptonian, Lara's bone structure is almost identical to that of a human. On a planet near a red class M main-sequence star, like her native Krypton with its sun Rao, Lara had physical attributes nearly identical to those of humans. However, if she were to travel to a planet near a yellow G-type main-sequence star, like Earth, she would have gained many incredible superpowers, identical to those of her son Superman, which would have made Lara also appear godlike.

Abilities

Gifted intellect: Lara Lor-Van, as an illustrious member of the Kryptonian Thinker Guild, was highly intelligent, though not on par with her husband Jor-El.
- Free will: Lara was also a highly innovative character, with her and Jor-El being the only known genetically-engineered Kryptonians who managed to break the thinking boundaries programmed into their engineered DNA. However, as Jor-El states, even she is genetically incapable of having as much free will as her naturally born son Superman.

Equipment

Kelex: Lara's male service robot, who helped deliver her son Kal-El.
Kelor:: Lara's female service robot, who helped Jor-El break free from the Sword of Rao and steal the Growth Codex.
Infant Starship (Formerly): Lara's husband Jor-El constructed this starship and equipped it with a Phantom Drive, in order to send their infant son Kal-El away from Krypton's imminent apocalypse and onto Earth. As Jor-El was preoccupied with fighting off General Zod, Lara was the one to launch the starship.

Relationships

Family

House of El
- Jor-El † - husband
- Kal-El - son
- H'Raka † - pet
- Kelex † - service robot
- Kelor † - service robot

Allies

Enemies

Sword of Rao
- Dru-Zod † - friend turned enemy and husband's killer
- Faora-Ul
- Gor
- Nam-Ek
- Tor-An
- Jax-Ur
- Car-Vex
- Nadira
- Dev-Em II

Gallery

Man of Steel

Behind the scenes

Initially, Connie Nielsen was considered for the role of Lara Lor-Van, Julia Ormond was eventually cast, but she dropped out, leading to Ayelet Zurer's casting in her stead.^{[citation needed]}
Lara Lor-Van in the DC Extended Universe is the third live-action incarnation of the character, following incarnations portrayed by Luana Walters and Susannah York .

References

↑ Man of Steel: The Official Movie Novelization
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Man of Steel

External links

Lara Lor-Van on DC Database
Lara Lor-Van on Wikipedia

[1] Man of Steel: The Official Movie Novelization

[Man_of_Steel-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Man of Steel

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[2]

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 |species= [[Kryptonian]]
 |nationality=
+|gender= Female
-|alias= Lady Lara <small>(by [[Kelex]])</small>
+|alias= Lady Lara
 |DOB=
-|DOD=[[1980|February 29, 1980]]
+|DOD=February 29, [[1980]]
 |affiliation= [[Kryptonian Thinker Guild]]<br>[[House of El]]
-|family= [[Jor-El]]<small> (husband; deceased)</small><br/>[[Superman|Kal-El]]<small> (son)</small><br>[[Zor-El]]<small> (relative; deceased)</small><br>[[Alura In-Ze]]<small> (relative;deceased)</small><br>[[Kara Zor-El]]<small> (relative; unknown)</small>
 |status= Deceased
 |actor= [[Ayelet Zurer]]
+|movie= ''[[Man of Steel]]''<br>''[[Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice]]'' <small>(mentioned)</small><br>''[[Zack Snyder's Justice League]]'' <small>(mentioned)</small>
-|movie= ''[[Man of Steel]]''
-|book=''[[Man of Steel: Friends and Foes]]''<br/>''[[Man of Steel: Superman Saves Smallville]]''<br/>''[[Man of Steel: The Early Years: Junior Novel]]''<br/>''[[Man of Steel: The Fate of Krypton]]''<br/>''[[Man of Steel: Inside the Legendary World of Superman]]''<br/>''[[Man of Steel: The Official Movie Novelization]]''<br/>''[[Guide to the Man of Steel]]''
+|book= ''[[Man of Steel: Friends and Foes]]''<br>''[[Man of Steel: Superman Saves Smallville]]''<br>''[[Man of Steel: The Early Years: Junior Novel]]''<br>''[[Man of Steel: The Fate of Krypton]]''<br>''[[Man of Steel: Inside the Legendary World of Superman]]''<br>''[[Man of Steel: The Official Movie Novelization]]''<br>''[[Guide to the Man of Steel]]''
+}}
-|gender = Female}}
 {{Quote|Make a better world than ours, [[Superman|Kal]].|Lara Lor-Van|Man of Steel}}
-'''Lara Lor-Van''' was the biological mother of [[Superman|Kal-El]] and the wife of Kryptonian scientist [[Jor-El]]. Both she and Jor-El decided to have a natural birth for their son and reluctantly sent her son to [[Earth]]. She later perished along with the rest of Krypton as the planet imploded.
+'''Lara Lor-Van''' was the biological mother of [[Superman|Kal-El]] and the wife of Kryptonian scientist [[Jor-El]].
+Both she and Jor-El decided to have a natural birth for their son and reluctantly sent her son to [[Earth]]. She later perished along with the rest of Krypton as the planet imploded.
 ==Biography==
-Together, Lara and her husband [[Jor-El]] had decided to give birth to a child by natural means, disobeying [[Kryptonian]] law. She later gave birth to a son they name [[Superman|Kal-El]]. Both parents knew that [[Krypton]]'s implosion was imminent and Jor-El suggested sending the baby to [[Earth]]. Lara hesitated about sending her child there, fearing for his safety. Lara stayed with the boy, while Jor-El vainly attempted to convince the Law Council to evacuate Krypton.<ref name="MS">''[[Man of Steel]]''</ref>
+Born from the advanced genetic engineering of the Genesis Chambers like every other Kryptonian of her time, Lara was at some point arranged to be married to the scientist Jor-El which eventually bore a long and fruitful union.<ref>{{Book ref|Man of Steel: The Official Movie Novelization}}</ref> Together, Lara and her husband [[Jor-El]] came to the decision to give birth to a child by natural means, disobeying [[Kryptonian]] law. She later gave birth to a son they name [[Superman|Kal-El]]. Both parents knew that [[Krypton]]'s implosion was imminent and Jor-El suggested sending the baby to [[Earth]]. Lara hesitated about sending her child there, fearing for his safety. Lara stayed with the boy, while Jor-El vainly attempted to convince the Law Council to evacuate Krypton.<ref name="Man of Steel">{{Film ref|Man of Steel}}</ref>
 [[File:Lara Lor-Van and Jor El about to launch son.jpg|thumb|220px|left|Lara and Jor prepare Kal's ship]]
+Jor-El eventually stole the [[growth codex]], doing so upon witnessing General [[Dru-Zod|Zod]]'s coup d'état. He gave Lara the codex; she began preparing to send their child to Earth, whilst Jor-El attempted to stop General Zod. In the meantime, she launched the ship and Kal began his journey. Jor-El was stabbed in the torso by General Zod before he was arrested.<ref name="Man of Steel"/>
+Later, she attended General Zod's sentencing where he and his forces were sentenced to three hundred years in the [[Phantom Zone]]. Enraged, General Zod bellowed out a warning to Lara that he would find her son, no matter what. Not long after, Lara watched on as Krypton's core collapsed. Despite inevitably vain advice from her droids to take shelter, she resigned herself to death as the planet imploded.<ref name="Man of Steel"/>
-Jor-El eventually stole the [[growth codex]], doing so upon witnessing [[General Zod]]'s coup d'état. He gave Lara the codex; she began preparing to send their child to Earth, whilst Jor-El attempted to stop General Zod. In the meantime, she launched the ship and Kal began his journey. Jor-El was stabbed in the torso by General Zod before he was arrested.<ref name="MS"/>
-Later, she attended General Zod's sentencing where he and his forces were sentenced to three hundred years in the [[Phantom Zone]]. Enraged, General Zod bellowed out a warning to Lara that he would find her son, no matter what. Not long after, Lara watched on as Krypton's core collapsed. Despite inevitably vain advice from her droids to take shelter, she resigned herself to death as the planet imploded.<ref name="MS"/>
 ==Personality==
 {{Quote|Lara, and I were a product of the failures of our world as much as Zod was. Tied to its fate.|[[Jor-El]]|Man of Steel}}
-Genetically engineered to be born into the [[Kryptonian Thinker Guild]], Lara was highly intelligent. Unlike most of her fellow [[Kryptonian]]s though, Lara was also a highly innovative individual who was capable of breaking the thinking boundaries programmed into her engineered DNA. As a result, she could see that [[Krypton]]'s society was stale, flawed and outdated, so she and her husband subsequently chose the illegal step of having a natural-born child, strongly believing in their cause. Knowing that her planet was to be imminently destroyed, Lara took the strong and incredibly hard step of sending her son to [[Earth]] so that he could survive and be free of Kryptonian society's chains and be truly free, choosing to stay behind herself, so that any flaws do not travel with her son, since she still considered herself to be as much a product of the outdated society as her former family friend, [[General Zod]].
+Genetically engineered to be born into the [[Kryptonian Thinker Guild]], Lara was highly intelligent. Unlike most of her fellow [[Kryptonian]]s though, Lara was also a highly innovative individual who was capable of breaking the thinking boundaries programmed into her engineered DNA. As a result, she could see that [[Krypton]]'s society was stale, flawed and outdated, so she and her husband subsequently chose the illegal step of having a natural-born child, strongly believing in their cause. Knowing that her planet was to be imminently destroyed, Lara took the strong and incredibly hard step of sending her son to [[Earth]] so that he could survive and be free of Kryptonian society's chains and be truly free, choosing to stay behind herself, so that any flaws do not travel with her son, since she still considered herself to be as much a product of the outdated society as her former family friend, [[Dru-Zod]].
-Lara was also an exceptionally kind and loving mother, tearful and devastated at the prospect of forever sending away her infant son [[Superman|Kal-El]], and fearing that the people of [[Earth]] would view him as a freak and outcast, due to his alien superpowers. She would, however, ultimately have in her the strength to send him away, out of [[General Zod]]'s reach, tearfully pleading with Kal-El to "make a better world than [her's]."
+Lara was also an exceptionally kind and loving mother, tearful and devastated at the prospect of forever sending away her infant son [[Superman|Kal-El]], and fearing that the people of [[Earth]] would view him as a freak and outcast, due to his alien superpowers. She would, however, ultimately have in her the strength to send him away, out of General [[Dru-Zod|Zod]]'s reach, tearfully pleading with Kal-El to "make a better world than [her's]."
-==Powers and Abilities==
+==Powers and abilities==
 ===Powers===
-*'''Kryptonian Physiology''': As a [[Kryptonian]], Lara's bone structure is almost identical to that of a [[human]]. On a planet near a red class M main-sequence star, like her native [[Krypton]] with its sun [[Rao]], Lara had physical attributes nearly identical to those of humans. However, if she were to travel to a planet near a yellow G-type main-sequence star, like [[Earth]], she would have gained many incredible superpowers, identical to those of her son [[Superman]], which would have made Lara also appear godlike.
+*'''Kryptonian physiology''': As a [[Kryptonian]], Lara's bone structure is almost identical to that of a [[human]]. On a planet near a red class M main-sequence star, like her native [[Krypton]] with its sun [[Rao]], Lara had physical attributes nearly identical to those of humans. However, if she were to travel to a planet near a yellow G-type main-sequence star, like [[Earth]], she would have gained many incredible superpowers, identical to those of her son [[Superman]], which would have made Lara also appear godlike.
 ===Abilities===
-*'''Gifted Intellect''': Lara Lor-Van, as an illustrious member of the [[Kryptonian Thinker Guild]], was highly intelligent, though not on par with her husband [[Jor-El]].
+*'''Gifted intellect''': Lara Lor-Van, as an illustrious member of the [[Kryptonian Thinker Guild]], was highly intelligent, though not on par with her husband [[Jor-El]].
-**'''Free Will''': Lara was also a highly innovative character, with her and [[Jor-El]] being the only known genetically-engineered [[Kryptonian]]s who managed to break the thinking boundaries programmed into their engineered DNA. However, as Jor-El states, even she is genetically incapable of having as much free will as her naturally born son [[Superman]].
+**'''Free will''': Lara was also a highly innovative character, with her and [[Jor-El]] being the only known genetically-engineered [[Kryptonian]]s who managed to break the thinking boundaries programmed into their engineered DNA. However, as Jor-El states, even she is genetically incapable of having as much free will as her naturally born son [[Superman]].
 ==Equipment==
-*'''[[Kelex]]''': Lara's male service robot, who helped deliver his son [[Superman|Kal-El]].
+*'''[[Kelex]]''': Lara's male service robot, who helped deliver her son [[Superman|Kal-El]].
-*'''[[Kelor]]:''': Lara's female service robot, who helped him break free from the [[Sword of Rao]] and steal the [[Growth codex|Growth Codex]].
+*'''[[Kelor]]:''': Lara's female service robot, who helped Jor-El break free from the [[Sword of Rao]] and steal the [[Growth codex|Growth Codex]].
-*'''[[Kal-El's Starcraft|Infant Starship]] (Formerly)''': Lara's husband [[Jor-El]] constructed this starship and equipped it with a [[Phantom Drive]], in order to send their infant son [[Superman|Kal-El]] away from [[Krypton]]'s imminent apocalypse and onto [[Earth]]. As Jor-El was preoccupied with fighting off [[Zod|General Zod]], Lara was the one to launch the starship.
+*'''[[Kal-El's starcraft|Infant Starship]] (Formerly)''': Lara's husband [[Jor-El]] constructed this starship and equipped it with a [[Phantom Drive]], in order to send their infant son [[Superman|Kal-El]] away from [[Krypton]]'s imminent apocalypse and onto [[Earth]]. As Jor-El was preoccupied with fighting off [[Dru-Zod|General Zod]], Lara was the one to launch the starship.
 ==Relationships==
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 ===Family===
 *[[House of El]]
-**[[Jor-El]] † - Husband
+**[[Jor-El]] † - husband
-**[[Superman|Kal-El]] - Son
+**[[Superman|Kal-El]] - son
-**[[H'Raka]] † - Pet
+**[[H'Raka]] † - pet
-**[[Kelex]] † - Service Robot
+**[[Kelex]] † - service robot
-**[[Kelor]] † - Service Robot
+**[[Kelor]] † - service robot
 ===Allies===
 *[[Council of Five]]
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 ===Enemies===
 *[[Sword of Rao]]
-**[[Zod]] † - Friend turned Enemy and Husband's Killer
+**[[Dru-Zod]] † - friend turned enemy and husband's killer
 **[[Faora-Ul]]
+**[[Gor]]
 **[[Nam-Ek]]
 **[[Tor-An]]
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 ==Gallery==
+===''[[Man of Steel]]''===
 <gallery>
 Jor-El_helping_Lara_with_her_pregnancy.jpeg
 Jor-El, Lara and Kal-El on Krypton.jpg
 Jor-El and Lara with Kal-El.jpg
-Jor-El and Lara farewell their son.jpg
+MoS-Jor-El and Lara Lor-Van with baby Kal-El.jpg
+Man of Steel - Lara Lor-Van (1).jpg
 Man of Steel - Lara Lor-Van (4).jpg
+MoS - Kal-El's starcraft launch-1.gif
-Man of Steel - Lara Lor-Van (1).jpg
+MoS - Kal-El's starcraft launch-2.gif
+MoS-Kal - El's starcraft launch-3.gif
+MoS - Jor-El's death-3.gif
+MoS - Jor-El death-4.gif
+MoS - Zod threatens Lara Lor-Van with finding Kal-El.gif
 Man of Steel - Lara Lor-Van (2).jpg
+MoS - Destruction of Krypton-1.gif
-Man of Steel - Lara Lor-Van (5).jpg
+MoS - Destruction of Krypton-2.gif
+MoS - Destruction of Krypton-3.gif
+MoS - Destruction of Krypton-4.gif
+MoS - Destruction of Krypton-5.gif
+MoS - Destruction of Krypton-6.gif
 Man of Steel - Lara Lor-Van (3).jpg
+Man of Steel - Lara Lor-Van (5).jpg
+MoS - Destruction of Krypton-7.gif
 </gallery>
 ==Behind the scenes==
 *Initially, [[Connie Nielsen]] was considered for the role of Lara Lor-Van, Julia Ormond was eventually cast, but she dropped out, leading to Ayelet Zurer's casting in her stead.{{Cite}}
+*Lara Lor-Van in the [[DC Extended Universe]] is the third live-action incarnation of the character, following incarnations portrayed by {{WPS|Luana Walters}} and {{WPS|Susannah York}} .
 ==References==
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+[[es:Lara Lor-Van]]
+[[fr:Lara Lor-Van]]
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 [[Category:Deceased characters]]
+[[Category:House of El Family Members]]

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