Krypton
Caped hero's origin
Krypton is a chemical element, one of the noble gases—colorless, odorless, and largely nonreactive.
It's used in certain lighting applications, including flash photography and some lasers.
The name comes from a Greek word meaning hidden, reflecting how difficult it was to isolate.
In popular culture, Krypton is Superman's home planet, the source of his powers and his vulnerability to kryptonite.
Deficiency in force
- SupermanMetropolis's flying defender
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- radioactiveEmitting nuclear decay particles
- meteorGlowing atmospheric space rock
Achilles heel · Lex Luthor · power drain · glowing · deadly · exposure · fragments · debilitating
Unreactive periodic table element
- periodic tableSystematic display of elements
- inertInactive, physically or chemically
- xenonElement fifty-four, noble gas
- argonUnreactive element eighteen
neon · radon · electron shells · spectral lines · isotopes · colorless · odorless · fluorescent
Kryptonian birth name
- red sunSolar disk, tinted scarlet
- SmallvilleAny unremarkable small town
- fortress of solitudeSecluded personal sanctuary
- DC ComicsMajor superhero publisher
Supergirl · Jor-El · Metropolis · Lara · Kryptonian · birthplace · origin story · crystalline
weakness
Deficiency in force
- SupermanMetropolis's flying defender
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- radioactiveEmitting nuclear decay particles
meteor · Achilles heel · Lex Luthor · power drain · glowing · deadly · exposure · fragments · debilitating · fatal flaw
noble gas
Unreactive periodic table element
- periodic tableSystematic display of elements
- inertInactive, physically or chemically
- xenonElement fifty-four, noble gas
argon · neon · radon · electron shells · spectral lines · isotopes · colorless · odorless · fluorescent · discharge tubes
Kal-El
Kryptonian birth name
- red sunSolar disk, tinted scarlet
- SmallvilleAny unremarkable small town
- fortress of solitudeSecluded personal sanctuary
Supergirl · Jor-El · DC Comics · Metropolis · Lara · Kryptonian · birthplace · origin story · crystalline · Kara
- Fictional PlanetsTatooine, Arrakis, Vulcan, Gallifrey, Cybertron
- SupermanSuperman, Clark Kent, Kal-El, Lois Lane, Lex
- Comic LocationsGotham, Metropolis, Arkham Asylum, Batcave, Fortress of Solitude
- DC ComicsSuperman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Flash
- Fictional PlacesGotham City, Hogwarts, Mordor, Narnia, Gondor
- Fictional WorldsHogwarts, Narnia, Westeros, Mordor, Gondor