Superman (Kal Kent)
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | DC One Million #1 (1998) |
| Created by | Grant Morrison |
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| Alter ego | Kal Kent |
| Team affiliations | Justice Legion Alpha Superman Squad |
| Abilities | Evolved Kryptonian powers including force vision, telepathy, flight etc. |
Kal Kent is a fictional superhero who appears in the DC Comics, created by Grant Morrison. He is the Superman of the 853rd century.
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[edit] Character history
[edit] DC One Million
In the 853rd century, the progenitor of the Superman Dynasty, Superman Kal-El, is about to return from his solar Fortress of Solitude after several centuries. As part of the festivities, the Justice Legion Alpha went back in time to recruit the ancient Justice League of America. The current Legion had counter parts to the League except for Green Lantern (they had the future Starman instead). After arriving at the end of the 20th century, Kal Kent and the Justice Legion convinced the League to go the future and participate in trials as part of the celebration.[1]
Following the Leagues departure, Hourman releases the "Hourman virus" which infected not only people, but technology. It is revealed that the virus is Solaris' artificial intelligence in its infancy. The virus is spreading because Solaris is looking in all technology and organisms for its body. To cure the world and save it from Solaris, they had to create Solaris. Once in his body, Solaris became self aware, with his intelligence increasing with every passing second. Starman sacrifices himself but he is able to banish Solaris by creating a black hole. Their time machine didn't have enough power for deep time travel, but Superman is able to punch through the time barrier to bring the Legion back to the 853rd century. They arrive in time for Superman-Prime's arrival and the final destruction of Solaris.[2]
[edit] All Star Superman
In 2005, DC Comics announced All Star Superman would be written by Grant Morrison and illustrated by Frank Quitely. The premise is a universal Superman who isn't constrained by decades of continuity, and has the best elements of the mythos plucked from each era of Superman history. Morrison plans to use aborted plans from the "Superman 2000" pitch and will expand on previous plot lines including DC One Million and Solaris.[3]
Kal Kent isn't actually named until Superman mentions him by name in All Star Superman #2. He is shown in holographic form detailing the Superman Dynasty's feud with Solaris. He makes his first appearance leading a group of Superman Squad members against the Chronovore in Smallville the day Jonathan Kent died.[4]
[edit] Powers and abilities
Kal Kent has Kryptonian powers that have evolved into the far future. His power levels are far beyond the Silver Age Superman. Due to other alien/extradimensional admixtures in the Superman Dynasty bloodline, he also has additional powers such as super ESP, force vision, telepathy, telekinesis, teleportation, magic manipulation, heat manipulation, electicity manipulation and 10 senses. Kal gets the energy for his main powers from the original Superman Kal-El and Earth's Super-Sun. He can destroy planets by effortless will-power and strength. Kal also can run faster than the speed of light with no energy being used. His durability, stamina and endurance levels are high enough to withstand blows from DC power-houses like Doomsday, Anti-Monitor, Brainiac 13, Imperiex, Solaris, Darkseid and may be even Superman-Prime himself[citation needed]. Finally his agility, reflexes and extrasensory and visionary power are nearly incalculable. He is also immune to Kryptonite, Red sun light/radiation, psionics, and magic. He is smarter than Brainiac 5 and has psychic, intangibility and invisibility powers. Kal has made himself a yellow solar super-sun energy collecting suit to raise his power levels. The suit itself is indestructible and makes Kal invincible and immortal. Although humans have developed into a superhuman race as well, Superman promised his successors greater powers if they pledged to always protect Earth and the solar system.[5]
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