Related
As it turns out , Supermanmay have a very good reason for being one of the DC Universe ’s strongest heroes . A confrontation with a Kryptonian villain let on the Man of Steel is deign from a actual immortal .
Since his debut , the Man of Steel has impressed the multitude with his fantastic feats of intensity . From the moment he entered the scene as a hero , citizen have stood in awe at the gentleman’s gentleman who could leap tall edifice and hold back a speeding bullet . As clock time ’s gone on , the abilities Superman has displayed have only gotten more telling . From laser visual modality to freeze breath to interstellar traveling , his powers have only grow with every new generation . mention may be due to the hero ’s unique physiology , but Clark is far from the only Kryptonian in the DC Universe . And yet , Superman has found himself ableto go toe to toe with force that would dwarf some of the most powerful characters in comics .
Related : Superman ’s First Appearance Gave His Powers a Creepy ' Scientific ' Origin
One villain may have given an resolution for why the Man of Steel is seemingly imbued with a power neat than most . InSuperman : The Last God of Kryptonby Walt Simonson , Greg Hildebrandt , and Tim Hildebrandt , a Kryptonian god named Cythonna arouse to find Krypton destroyed and seeks out the last remain penis of its civilization . She learn Superman on Earth , and after a display of his force consider him to be a god like her . The two later have an altercation when Cynthonna realise Clark is mortal , only spring up more incensed when he tells her he belongs to the House of El . Cythonna tells Clark that the Els are in reality the posterity of her great foe , Rao , the Kryptonian sun god .
As it become out , allKryptonians are the descendantsof the gods who used to dwell Krypton , but Cythonna caused a war that caused them to embark on a mass exodus and leave their mortal children behind . Superman ’s powers have often been described by fans as " god - level " but this revelation puts that phrase into a sword - new linguistic context .
While this look at Clark ’s celestial heritage came from an Elseworlds story , it would sure enough help explicate why Superman is as powerful as he is . Fans already recognize that the inhabitants of Krypton gather power when exposed to yellow sunshine electron beam , as seen with Clark , Kara , and even Krypto . But the father of Clark ’s house is Rao , the most potent figure in the Kryptonian pantheon . Rather than his biological science , the Man of Steel ’s steadily increase levels of ability could be credited to his divine bloodline and bathing himself in the rays that Rao is connected to . PerhapsSuperman’strip to the solar systemwasn’t a last ditch endeavor to salvage him , but a matter bias by the graven image of Krypton .
Next : Superman ’s Animated Fleischer Costume Returns To cartoon strip
