Kairo (Superman/Aquaman Hour)
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Kairo (sometimes spelled Cairo or Kyro) was the Silver Age Green Lantern Hal Jordan's alien sidekick featured in The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure created by Filmation in 1967. He was voiced by Ted Knight.
[edit] Character history
Described as "Green Lantern's Venusian helper", young Kairo followed Hal Jordan (who he refers to as "Boss") across the galaxy assisting him in any way he could, despite having no powers of his own. Though a true backstory is never given for his character, he is apparently from Venus and met Jordan during one of his adventures, and is one of the few people on Earth to know his dual identity. Something of a mechanic, he helps repair a number of Jordan's devices like his plane, and on one occasion fixed his lantern battery by hitting it. He has no way of maneuvering through space on his own, so he rides on Jordan's back through the cosmos.
Kairo was created solely as a character on The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure and has never appeared in a DC comic. He was featured in all the Green Lantern shorts that were made during the show's short run, and helped him take down villains like Evil Star, Orc, and Sirena.
[edit] Trivia
- The character Kai-ro featured in the series Batman Beyond and Justice League Unlimited is named after Kairo.
- Kairo was created as a replacement for Tom "Pieface" Kalmaku, Hal Jordan's comics sidekick, because "Pieface" was a racial slur and might have offended viewers.
