The Teen Titans are also watching the reveal, in their new base. A weakened Conner, both from the green kryptonite and his wound, tries to prove her wrong as he attacks her with his heat vision but he misses. Upon Cat Grant's advice, Tess read Peter Pan to Alexander. She is continuing his task, which was to stop and imprison the vigilantes. Henshaw suggests that Superboy and Supergirl offer themselves to Eclipso, which will likely draw the entity out of all the normal humans in order to manifest itself in super-powered beings. Later, Superman and Lois arrive at Watchtower where Tess Mercer, Chloe and Oliver along with Batman, Nightwing Martian Manhunter, Supergirl, Jay Garrick and his team of teenagers. [12], In the DC Comics' limited series Infinite Crisis, the other-dimensional Superboy-Prime watches Conner during his seclusion in the paradise dimension. All Kryptonian powers under a yellow sun (Demonstrated: invulnerability, super hearing, super speed, super strength, heat vision, flight), telekinesis When General Zod is killed after escaping from the Phantom Zone with them, Batman recruits Doctor Mid-Nite, who with the help of Harley Quinn successfully performs open heart surgery on Conner using Zod's heart, allowing Conner to return to the real world. Could this child really be the son of Superboy, or is everything not what it seems? It seems when he gets angered that his abilities are almost on par with Clark's, however, this may be because Clark developed his powers slowly, meaning he has much greater control and is constantly holding himself back, while Conner developed his abilities rapidly and had trouble holding back. Lois fought back and with help from Superman, exposed the truth about Lex Luthor, concerning faking his death, and the evil criminal activities to the public. Now based in Smallville with a new civilian identity as Clark Kent's cousin "Conner Kent", Superboy is asked by Superman to accept Cyborg's invitation to join a new incarnation of the Teen Titans with his former Young Justice teammates Robin, Impulse, and Wonder Girl. Soon after they are joined by Secret, Arrowette, Wonder Girl, and others. But after feeling manipulated by Lionel Luthor, Alexander came to once again accept Tess's love and set aside Lex's enmity issues. Conner goes to save the children on the flaming wheel. There are actually two different Superboys in the comics (three if you count Superman in his boyhood years), one being Conner Kent, a clone of Superman, and the other one being Jonathan "Jon" Kent, the son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane. He also had begun to develop Lex's obsessive fixations on the House of El symbol and more importantly Lex's dislike of the wearer that was deemed to be evil. He would later help stop Jon's Solar Flare power from going out of control. After Lex's clone destroyed Cadmus Labs, Alexander survived thanks to Tess Mercer. Superboy later experiences the life of Kon-El, a descendant of the same Kryptonian soldier and a member of the second House of El established by his predecessor. ", "Wizard's top 200 characters. The series depicted Conner attempting to resettle his life in Smallville, and it ran until September 2011. When Clark's Kryptonian DNA fully manifested, Conner began to take on an appearance with black hair, and also had slowed in his aging, thus looking like Lex as a teenager but with some of Clark's features. In "The Final Night", the Earth's sun was being eaten by a Sun-Eater which severely weakened Superman but Superboy's power level remained the same and he was able to use his tactile telekinesis at normal strength. [62] IGN also ranked Superboy as the 83rd greatest comic book hero of all time, stating, "This genetic clone of Superman and Lex Luthor often bears the weight of the world on his burly shoulders. During their confrontation, Lex disavowed Superboy as his child, calling him a failed experiment. Conner's hair transforms from Lex's red hair color to Clark's black hair color due to the emergence of his Kryptonian DNA from within his human DNA. While Conner speeds towards her, Rose says that he might be strong but he is also careless, and then wounds him with her sword. Alexander as an unstable "teenager" with Lex's memories. After that, Conner says they need to get Watchtower on the line immediately. It's revealed that he was mistaken for Clark Kent and taken to the 31st century, where he was dumped once his true identity was realized, he then fought alongside the Legion of Super-Heroes for the remainder of his time there. But when Lex's genetic memories manifested in Alexander, Tess locked him in Cadmus, from which Alexander managed to escape. Nothing is mentioned about Conner Kent's relationship with Superman, but based on his backstory, it would still seem like he has a relationship with the Kents. Conner tells her if she wants a real fight she should confront him and leave the rest of his team out of this. Superboy is retconned from the original premise of a human clone of Paul Westfield with restructured DNA (based on a genetic template from Roxy Leech) to a hybrid of Superman's Kryptonian DNA and Paul Westfield's human DNA. [11], After encountering dark reflections of themselves from a possible future, the Titans make it back to the present to contemplate what they've just seen. [35], In the New 52, it seems that Superboy has not yet obtained all of his Kryptonian powers and his only abilities are his tactile telekinesis and a degree of superhuman strength (a weight machine shows he is able to lift in excess of three tons with no strain at all in issue five) as well as a superhuman healing factor (something Harvest pointed out after Superboy's fight with Grunge) and is even able to bend light around him to turn invisible. Rose then says that his proposal makes it easier on her because he is the reason she is there in the first place, while revealing that she has a green kryptonite sword especially for him. Despite being Jon Lane Kent, the future Beast Boy and Rose Wilson hide this and dress him in Kon-El's costume for their own purposes. During the training, Clark showed a picture of his own parents (Martha and Jonathan) to Conner. "[63] In 2013, ComicsAlliance ranked Superboy as #35 on their list of the "50 Sexiest Male Characters in Comics".[64]. During Teen Titans, Superboy developed Kryptonian powers including heat vision,[38] x-ray vision,[39] and super-hearing. Conner kisses Megan after he reveals his genetic origins. Hope you guys like it! By Derek Faraci Published Oct 21, 2020 64.3% . Kon-El is depicted as a modern incarnation of the original Superboy. Superboy takes revenge on N.O.W.H.E.R.E, but is captured by them and prepared to be terminated, until the Teen Titans return and rescue him. Wanting to cheat death, Lex had himself cloned and had his mind transferred from his old dying body to the younger clone body that was also more fit and with a full head and beard of red hair. ... Conner Kent (12) Clark Kent/Lois Lane (10) Clark Kent & Bruce Wayne (5) Dick Grayson & Bruce Wayne (4) Tim Drake & Dick Grayson (4) Eclipso reverts to a single diamond that Henshaw and Supergirl catch in mid-air. 01-29-2021, 04:17 PM #283. It has become so powerful that when he escaped his test tube, he managed to destroy the entire laboratory and killed everyone inside save for Dr. Caitlin Fairchild. Superboy has gathered all of the youngest of heroes and they prepare to stop the tide. Inside Jaime and Zan's room, the woman reveals that she is Slade Wilson' s daughter and that the reason she is attacking them is because of her father. Conner is buried in Metropolis beneath his own statue Kal-L's and Lois Kent's graves) and the Cult of Conner soon starts up, hoping for his return. Conner says to Rose that the "S" on his chest means "Hope" not "Murder" but he can't just let her walk away. After the events of Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day and the apparent death of Donna Troy, Young Justice disbands with Superboy, Robin, Impulse, and Wonder Girl going their own separate ways. Deviously, Lex Luthor acquired the DNA of Superman's to try and clone him. While Conner and Megan return to the team's headquarters, Megan feels that something is wrong at the compound. Conner Kent : Hope it wasn't too fast. Superboy: Son of Tomorrow (2016): Short film about Superboy (Connor Kent) after the fall of the Hobsneck Bridge he leans on his friends to help him over come the treat of Parasite. During their battle, Jon Lane Kent is seriously injured, but then Kon-El falls through a portal and is transported to Krypton's Argo City in the past, days prior to planet's destruction. Those who would not accept him as Superman would refer to him as "The Kid", "Superkid", and "Superboy", a name he hated. Superboy fights Amazo and joins the fight against Atrocitus, who recruited Starro the Conqueror to attack Oa. [20] Superboy memorial statues are erected in Metropolis[21] next to Superman's statue and in San Francisco outside of Titans Tower. Eve Watson told him that he would have to use human DNA to do this. Thinking of loss can cause great heartache, and at times, it's best to have someone there who understands. Alexander then struck a nerve about the powerful men in her life: Lex Luthor, Oliver Queen, Zod and Clark Kent. There, Raven shows him that he had a young soul that was stronger than his inner demons and steadily growing. He realized that he and Clark were a lot alike; he even questioned if Clark was his father in which Clark stated that he preferred the term "brother" and started understand the exact nature and cause of his heat vision when he saw Lois Lane. Superboy and Kid Flash would also reunite with Wonder Girl and Red Robin in the Teen Titans. Recently, it has appeared the legal status has been near dropped,[citation needed] as the Superboy name has been used as normal in several books such as Teen Titans[volume & issue needed] since his return in Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds, with his 'S' shield no longer obscured. Superboy is now part of the Teen Titans and since he left N.O.W.H.E.R.E, he is living in New York City near the base of the Teen Titans. Lois Lane : [escaping from Lionel] Thanks, Conner. Some of his abilities seem to mirror that of Clark's when he was younger. He also seems to have adopted a more modern hairstyle. As a "teenager", Alexander initially wore street clothes but later changed into a more defined version of Lex's attire. In addition, he demonstrated the ability to extend his telekinetic field around other people that he touches to make them invulnerable. He seemed to grow easily attached to Tess and even professed to love her for her kindness. After the new team gathers at Titans Tower in San Francisco Bay, it is revealed via an email sent to Robin that Superboy's human DNA is not from Paul Westfield but from Superman's archenemy Lex Luthor. Conner then asks Rose that if she is so better than then why she haven't killed Jaime, Zan or even Stargirl yet. In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. Conner saves a family from possessed civilians. Conner Kent is the second Superboy. Tim later mentioned that although he didn't know why, he felt Conner's name "tugging at my heart". storyline alongside three other "fake" Supermen, including Cyborg Superman, the Eradicator and Steel. Later, Superman visits Conner and tells him that Jay told him he was proud for him. While there, Superboy visits Krypton via virtual reality and experienced the life of a Kryptonian soldier who saved the life of Superman's descendant Captain Van-L during a battle against the terrorist group Black Zero. Although he desires to be a good hero, Superboy has anger issues. Rose says that he must go ahead and kill her because she won't get sent to a prison, like the one her father was sent and then proceeds to commit suicide but Conner uses the arrows with his telekinesis and destroys Rose's sword. We also need to know what all this means for the DC Universe's overarching continuity. After the death of Superman at the hands of a kryptonian monster named Doomsday, Project Cadmus Executive Director Paul Westfield wanted to create a clone replacement of Supermanthat would follow the agendas of Project Cadmus as well as his own personal agenda. After Superboy-Prime is retconned by himself, Superboy and Kid Flash (Bart Allen), who has also been resurrected, Bart and Kon are returned to the 21st century to resume their lives. [28] As a result, most inhabitants of his dimension do not remember him. [5] After twelve failed attempts, the clone known as Experiment 13 was grown from a single cell to a teenage boy in less than a week and was a complete success. The Teen Titans are unaware that Kon-El is "dead" and that they have an impostor in their midst who intends to kill all of Earth's meta-humans, although Superman and Supergirl believe Kon-El is dead and have not told the Titans. Having spent his first 16 weeks of existence as a science project and mind-controlled puppet, Superboy is defiant and does not like being told what to do or being dismissed. Later, during Wonder Girl and Conner's first date, Superboy is forcibly sucked through a time portal to the 31st century. This prompts the Kid to turn to another reporter, Tana Moon, who breaks the story live on WGBS. He developed a close bond with several teammates, particularly those who joined the team at nearly the same time as him: Robin (Tim Drake), Batgirl (Cassandra Cain), and Miss Martian. His caretaker comes to take over the operation, he is subjected to virtual reality and was subjected to power exercising procedures to monitor his telekinesis as his powers are growing everyday. Suddenly Zan, who has been transformed into an ice man, along with Jaime appear being on top of a huge pink dinosaur, in which Jayna has been transformed. Oliver reminds her they all fight for justice and will ensure their new baby will have a safe and healthy upbringing. Superman: 10 Things To Know About The Older Superboy, Conner Kent Superman's son, Jon Kent, isn't the only Superboy flying around. [11] Superboy later states that he has developed telescopic vision[41] and eventually figures out how to use his freeze breath. I think Conner got the Kent name from not only being a clone of lex/Clark but he was a "cousin" or "nephew" when trying to live in Smallville. He then tries to attack her again but the effect of the kryptonite on him has also weakened his powers. Rose then threatens Conner that if he kills her she will blow up his friends and their home base. In this alternate future, Conner has greater control of his powers, Cassie chooses him over Captain Marvel Jr., Lex Luthor is his mentor/father figure, and the Titans are "freakin' bad guys". Tess continued to reach out to him, but he drifted away believing that she only wanted to help so she could redeem herself from her evil deeds that she committed. After the simulation and Superman asking Superboy to look out of questionable cloning practices by Cadmus, Superman tells Superboy that he considered Superboy family and bestows upon him the Kryptonian name of Kon-El in honor of Superman's cousin in spirit. Also, it is implied that some of Conner's personality were easily comparable to Clark's when Clark was a teenager. It is revealed that the mourners are part of a resurrection cult supposedly based on Kryptonian theology, which Wonder Girl and Ralph Dibny refer to as the "Cult of Conner". Conner argues with Jay saying that they did stop Phosphorus but Jay responds by saying they didn't deal with the fire or the destruction. After shooting at Martha Kent in an attempt to shot then kill Clark, "Alexander Luthor" was found by Lionel Luthor in Suicide Slums (which confused Alexander at first as Lex dropped Lionel 40 stories). Conner Kent /kon-el appreciation 2021 All users, both new and returning, are expected to follow THE CBR COMMUNITY STANDARDS & RULES . Superman delivers a rousing speech to the heroes. They can distract the Manhunters with physical attacks while Watchtower leads an evacuation to the heartland. When Tess Mercer awakened at Cadmus Labs, she found the young clone who went by the name of "Alexander". Supergirl and Superboy discover that their respective abilities aren't stopping Eclipso, and they look to Henshaw for suggestions. Jayna transformed herself into a gorilla and went to help Superboy with the flaming wheel. Superboy can also manipulate solid masses such as volumes of sand or dust, causing the individual particles to fly apart in an explosive manner to create particle clouds or a forceful attack. Conner uses his super-hearing and hears Jaime, inside the building, talking to a young woman asking her why she is doing this. Tess managed to find him, however, she realized that she was too late, as not only did Alexander remember the past but also the emotions that came along with them when they drifted away from each other. Signs . arrests Rose. Alexander and Lionel took LuthorCorp back from Tess and Oliver. After a mission in Paris where they battled the Agenda and meet a supermodel named "Hex", who claims to be Jonah Hex, Superboy meets the new Cadmus Director (Mickey "the Mechanic" Cannon), new military liaison Col. Adam Winterbourne (one of the men the Kid rescued from the Wild Lands), and one of the new ace scientists, Serling Roquette. As a "small child", he originally wore a blue patient outfit like Lex's clones and later wore casual dress cloths. When the villainous Kryptonian H'El manages to disrupt his DNA, Superman uses his Kryptonian armor to stabilize Superboy's condition. The Eclipso monster says he is fascinated by the idea of having Superboy and Supergirl as his own Adam and Eve, in which they both respond with disgust. After Superman announces a worldwide ceasefire, he talks to the Kents as he finds it nearly impossible to forgive Superman. Tim is subsequently captured by Mr. Oz, but escapes with the younger present-day Tim Drake. After the character's death in the Superboy series, Kon-El was replaced by Jon Lane Kent in subsequent stories. Jon isn't erased from history, and his actions outside of the pocket universe are well remembered, but he is truly gone, leaving Kon-El once again as Superboy. What's caused Clark's sudden curiosity into his own lif… Then Superman makes a speech that is broadcast all over the world. Superboy briefly featured as the main character in a revival of Adventure Comics, one of DC's oldest Superman books. Mia, who is still suffering from drug poisoning, says that she can't fight in her condition but Conner, through the telepathic link, tells her to just start shooting arrows. He owns a bakery in Gotham with Jason, and life is just fine. He took on the new identity of Alexander "Lex" Luthor II, Lex's illegitimate child from Australia and retook LexCorp while posing as a "good guy", even pursuing a relationship with the Matrix Supergirl and continued to torment Superman from the shadows. Conner putting on a Red-K ring. In a massive turnout Lex publicly admits that if it weren't for the heroes of earth the universe would be lost. Martha Kentwas a native of Earth-2 and the ex-wife of Jonathan Kent. Originally, Superboy's only superpower is a telekinetic force field that surrounds his body and granted him abilities that approximated some of Superman's powers such as super strength, flight and invulnerability. Not sure it's "the thing" but it might work. Garrick then informs them that the D.E.O. In the Superman/Supergirl/Superboy crossover storyline "H'El on Earth", he is attacked by a time traveling Kryptonian named H'El for being a clone, after which H'El delivers his body to Supergirl and Superman for execution. 3. This caused Lex to begin to slip up, as Lois Lane discovered proof that Lex Luthor had years earlier murdered a female LexCorp employee and framed an innocent man for the murder. He is unsure as to whether or not, being a clone, he even has a soul. Surprisingly, Megan Morse, Blue Beetle, Speedy, Zan and Jayna, who along with Superboy are all members of Jay Garrick's team, appear and Megan says he must go and save the kids on the wheel and leave Phosphorus to them. Although he disliked the name at first, when Superman was resurrected, Superboy accepted the name gladly. But over the years he's managed to carve his own legacy and win a large legion of fans. Wonder Girl leads a memorial broadcast over the Internet, and she and hundreds of others pay their final respects to Conner in a traditional Kryptonian way. Clark Kentwas the human son of Jonathan and Martha Kent in an alternate universe. [43] Superboy, like Superman, derives his Kryptonian powers from the absorption of solar energy from the Earth's yellow sun, and he is as vulnerable to Kryptonite and magic as is the Man of Steel. Superboy however escaped before reaching maturity and attempted to take on the name of "Superman". Conner later overheard Clark and Tess talk about him. The Conner Kent Superboy has been a very popular part of the animated series 'Young Justice'. Moments later, he dies. When they arrive they find Mia trying to calm down Jayna, who is lying on the floor screaming her brother's name. When Superman died fighting Doomsday, Lex and Project Cadmus proceeded to create a clone of Superman. I cannot emphasize this enough. On the return trip home, they accidentally arrive ten years in the future instead of the present. During the story, Kon-El uses the last of his powers to lift Argo City off of the dying Krypton, saving it so that a young Supergirl can arrive on Earth just as history records. Stealing a key from Tess, he ran from the mansion to find out where his memories are connected to for he believes that the symbol's wearer is "evil" and wants to kill him. He then dies with the planet, accepting himself as more than a "living weapon", in Superman #25. 1. After Clark Kent got sick from green kryptonite spores and Jonathan Kent let Helen Bryce take a blood sample from Clark to do some testing, Lex Luthor broke into Helen's office and stole the blood sample. The character retains this name after Superboy relocated to Smallville. Jon grew up without knowing of his parents' past while living a normal life, but became suspicious of their behavior due to his father still acted a superhero and his mother still published her work under the pseudonym "Author X". Later, Superman gives him his first real name "Kon-El" (after a descendant of the second House of El and Superman's cousin in spirit). Jay Garrick then appears on time and saves her leaving both Conner and Megan surprised. Power and Abilities But as he aged, more of Lex's memories and feelings began to manifest. as a recreation of Jon Lane Kent, the biological son of Superman and Lois Lane from a potential future timeline. Conner, fatally injured from the explosion, lies dying in the arms of Wonder Girl. 10. It was later revealed that Conner is a clone of the future son of Superman and Lois Lane, Jon Kent, who died when he was less than four years old from the same source that gave him powers, the yellow sun. It was discovered that he is a hybrid clone of Clark and Lex and possessed Clark's powers. [10], When Superboy reappears, he is wearing the classic Superboy outfit (with a Legion belt buckle). The field also allowed Superboy the ability to manipulate objects that he came into tactile contact with, bend them into any shape that he could visualize mentally, and disassemble things such as machines and other complex constructions by touch. Status Seeing him hurt, an obviously worried Megan calls his name but Conner tells her and the rest of the team to stay back. Clark then started training Conner (like he did for Kara Kent) to control his powers. While it attempts to do that, they believe they can stop it. [40] He also developed Kryptonian invulnerability. With that stroke of memory, Alexander had a seizure which Tess and the therapist ran to his aid. Also on the team are Teen Titans veterans Cyborg, Starfire, and Beast Boy. When she sees that it works, she tosses another bell to Superboy, who follows the same strategy. Mia says that they couldn't just sit there and do nothing while Phosphorus was causing havoc and Conner says that Garrick is not fair with them. https://smallville.fandom.com/wiki/Conner_Kent?oldid=324498. "Judge Says Siegels Own Superboy. After the fight Jay appears saying that they actually failed on their mission, making them feel very disappointed about themselves. Superboy with a wife and kid? The field allowed Superboy to lift heavy objects by extending the field around him and deflecting any solid object that came into contact with him. Much like Lex, Alexander shares the same appearance as a child and as a teenager even down to Lex's red hair and dark green eyes. It was during this that Superboy discovered that he had a weakness to Kryptonite radiation that made him sick in the presence of it as guessed by Professor Hamilton. He is created by a project called N.O.W.H.E.R.E., an organization attempting to control the new generation of meta humans. He seemed able to pinpoint Tess's own insecurities and then preyed on them without any effort. Kon-El is surprised by Superman's heroism and is touched by it. They then communicate with Henshaw in order to make a plan to defeat the villain. When Superboy arrived in Metropolis, he used the name "Superman". The short starred Oli Reynolds and [Rikki Lawton], and Matthew J Rowney directed and produced it. Superboy was created by N.O.W.H.E.R.E. Connor Kent hasn't seen his father in 6 years, and he's ok with that. Superboy and Wonder Girl's relationship is developed throughout Young Justice. Upon returning, Conner reacquaints himself with Superman, who does not recognize him and is perplexed by his existence. After their victory, Superboy, Superman and Kid Flash returned to the 21st where Conner was reunited with Martha Kent at the Smallville Farm. [9], During Superboy's first adventures with the Teen Titans, his Kryptonian powers start to manifest. During their research when they had Superman's body, Westfield's scientists discovered a bio-electric aura surrounding Superman's body that provided some of Superman's powers such as invulnerability, flight through a form of self-telekinesis, protection from getting dirty and protection from skin-tight clothing to be damaged. In fact, he told anyone who'd listen that he was a clone of Superman. Here's what you need to know about Conner Kent. After failed attempts to acquire Superman's DNA (which included an attempt to steal his corpse),[2][3][4] Westfield decided to genetically alter a human clone to look like Superman and made the clone to be the closest human equivalent to a Kryptonian as they could based on their research. Clark tells them to say goodbye to their loved ones and suit up ready for war. [13][14][15] Along with Alexander Luthor Jr., another survivor of the previous Crisis, they wish to reconstruct the DC Universe in their image after determining that the heroes they've been observing didn't meet their own standards of what heroism really was.
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