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"I'm running out of time. Take this. You have to find the fortress. You have to save Superman."
Adam Strange to Seg-El[src]

Kal-El is a future member of the House of El and a hero on Earth known as Superman.

Biography[]

Original timeline[]

"Because where I'm from, your grandson becomes the greatest hero in the universe. Like, ever."
Adam Strange to Seg-El[src]

Sometime in the future, Kal-El was born to Jor-El and his wife on Krypton. Through his father, Kal was the grandson of Seg and the nephew of Dru-Zod, though Zod was unaware of this. Before Krypton's destruction, Jor and his wife placed their son in an escape pod and sent him to Earth.

Kal grew up and became the hero Superman and a member of the Justice League. At some point in his adult life, Kal became enemies with Zod, unaware he was his uncle. He came into contact with Adam Strange and allegedly sent him back in time to warn his grandfather about Brainiac. He also gave Strange his cape to serve as an hourglass to show how much time he had to restore the timeline before time ran out for him Kal to exist. 

New timeline[]

House of El sigil turns into Zod sigil

House of El sigil turns into House of Zod sigil; possibly erasing Kal-El from existence.

After Seg tricked Brainiac, he got sucked into the Phantom Zone with the alien, despite Val's best efforts to pull him back. For a moment, Kal-El's cape returned to its original condition. Once Seg disappeared, Zod destroyed the control panel, hindering any chance for his father and Brainiac to come back. Because of this action and due to stopping Brainiac from taking Kandor, the cape's sigil changed to the House of Zod sigil, possibly erasing Superman from existence and securing Krypton's survival.

Trivia[]

  • Kal's greatest enemy, General Zod is also his uncle, as Zod is the son of his grandfather, Seg.
  • Because of Zod's takeover, it's unknown as to whether Kal was actually born in the new timeline.
  • With the reveal of Nyssa being Kal's grandmother, this is the first time that there were more informations about his paternal family outside of his parents, aunt (Alura In-Ze), uncle (Zor-El), and his cousin (Kara Zor-El).
  • It's been noted by Adam Strange that Kal was the only person who was ever able to stop Doomsday.
  • In DC comics, Kal-El is a Superman who first appeared in Action Comics #1 (April 18, cover date June 1938), created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, during the era known as the Golden Age of Comic Books.

Appearances[]

Season 1[]

Season 2[]

References[]

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