Jor-El
Jor-El is a fictional character from the Superman franchise—the Kryptonian scientist who sent his infant son Kal-El to Earth before their planet's destruction.
The name has become shorthand for a wise but doomed father figure who sacrifices everything to save his child: He delivered the warning with all the gravitas of Jor-El explaining Krypton's fate.
Female name, Latin origin
- scientistOne who studies nature
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- red sunSolar disk, tinted scarlet
- Phantom ZoneExtradimensional penal dimension
Kryptonian · Codex · destruction · prophecy · Supergirl · Krypto
Male child relation
- LaraFemale name, Latin origin
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- sending awayCausing to depart
- protectionGuarding against harm
legacy · guidance · lineage · patriarch · progenitor · birthright · heritage · infant
- Man of SteelIndestructible superhero's epithet
- SmallvilleAny unremarkable small town
- Action ComicsLong-running superhero anthology
- DC ComicsMajor superhero publisher
Russell Crowe · voice · hologram · flashback · origin story · reboot
- SmallvilleAny unremarkable small town
- MetropolisHero's fictional American city
- Fortress of SolitudePolar stronghold with extraterrestrial tech
- hologram3D image from light
crystal · guidance · Lois Lane · Daily Planet · cape · biological father · Superboy · Martha Kent
Lara
Female name, Latin origin
Kryptonian · Phantom Zone · Codex · destruction · prophecy · Supergirl · Krypto
son
Male child relation
- LaraFemale name, Latin origin
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- sending awayCausing to depart
protection · legacy · guidance · lineage · patriarch · progenitor · birthright · heritage · infant · rocket
Marlon Brando
- Man of SteelIndestructible superhero's epithet
- SmallvilleAny unremarkable small town
- Action ComicsLong-running superhero anthology
Russell Crowe · DC Comics · voice · hologram · flashback · origin story · reboot
Clark Kent
- SmallvilleAny unremarkable small town
- MetropolisHero's fictional American city
- Fortress of SolitudePolar stronghold with extraterrestrial tech
hologram · crystal · guidance · Lois Lane · Daily Planet · cape · biological father · Superboy · Martha Kent · powers
doom
Unavoidable grim fate
- destructionAct of completely ruining
- warningAlert about danger
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
council · death · martyrdom · selflessness · salvation · rocket · last hope · farewell · Lara · noble
Jor-ElMartha Kent
Jor-ElGeneral Zod