Superman (All Star)

“	Jonathan Kent taught me that the strong have to stand up for the weak and that bullies don't like being bullied back. He taught me that a good heart is worth more than all the money in the bank. He taught me about life and death. He taught me that the measure of a man lies not in what he says but what he does. And he showed me by example how to be tough, and how to be kind and how to dream of a better world.	„
	~ Superman

Summary

Many years ago, the doomed planet Krypton was destroyed in an unimaginable cosmic conflagration: in a last ditch effort to save their son, desperate scientists Jor-El and Lara Lor-Van placed their son, Kal-El, in an experimental rocket ship, and sent the last hope of their people to the stars. Eventually, the Last Son of Krypton would crash-land on Earth in the Kansas town of Smallville and be found by a kindly couple, farmers Jonathan and Martha Kent, who would raise him as their own son, Clark.

As time went on, and the boy Clark Kent learned the truth of his powers and heritage, he donned an 'action suit' based on the clothing of the lost planet Krypton and would become the hero Superman, defender of all mankind.

His final adventures began when saving Leo Quintum and his workers from a mission to the Sun sabotaged by Luthor; in diving into the sun, Superman's cells were overloaded with yellow solar radiation, which, while temporarily granting him enhanced abilities, would also in time destroy his body from the inside, ultimately killing him. With his remaining days so limited, Superman resolved to prepare the Earth for his passing.

Powers and Stats

Tier: At least 6-A, likely Low 5-B

Name: Kal-El/Clark Kent

Origin: DC Comics (All-Star Superman)

Gender: Male

Age: Unknown, at least 30 years

Classification: Alien (Kryptonian)

Powers and Abilities:

• Superman
• Optional Equipment

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Empowerment and Stellar Radiation Absorption, Genius Intelligence, Photographic Memory (Memorized Lois' entire DNA code), Social Influencing (Is a beloved hero admired by billions of people. Luthor was reduced to tears upon experiencing the world through Superman's view), Flight, Regeneration (Mid-Low), Enhanced Senses (Sight, Hearing, and Smell), Information Analysis (Analyzed Lombard's body to see why he was immune to Bizarro's touch), Heat Manipulation via Heat Vision (Seen here), Freeze Breath (Froze a small portion of the Sun with his breath and casually froze a group of inmates), Aura (Has a bio-electric field and can extend it to others), Forcefield Creation (Created a forcefield to block Solaris' attack), Energy Projection (Hurled raw energy at Bizarro), and eventually Transformation, Inorganic Physiology, and possibly Resurrection (Superman's body is gradually converting into pure energy and this allows him to live even though he already died) and Preparation

Resistance to Fire Manipulation (Unfazed by Bizarro's flame breath), Radiation Manipulation (Has a suit that protects him from Red Solar Radiation. Fully immune to Green Kryptonite), Extreme Cold (Can fly in space unprotected)

Summoning (Commands a group of Superman Robots), Size Manipulation (Has a shrinking ray that was once used by Brainiac), Limited Power Bestowal (Concocted a serum that grants an individual access to Kryptonian powers for 24 hours), BFR (Has a ray that can send people into the Phantom Zone), Limited Life Manipulation (Created life using pure solar energy), Gravity Manipulation (Has a gravity gun that gave an empowered Luthor difficulties)

Attack Potency: At least Continent level (Comparable to Bar El and Lilo who created a large crack on the moon), likely Small Planet level (Stated that he could split a planet in half which would require this much energy)

Speed: Massively FTL+ (Picked flowers from Alpha Centauri while Lois was in the shower, a total distance of 8 light years. Flew to the Sun in seconds)

Lifting Strength: At least Class Z (Casually pushed 200 quintillion tons with one arm)

Striking Strength: At least Continent level, likely Small Planet level (Can create mini suns with a Cosmic Anvil. Struck a planet so hard that it started to retreat back into the Underverse. Damaged Solaris the Tyrant Sun with a punch and defeated Solaris)

Durability: At least Continent level, likely Small Planet level (Survived a beating from two Kryptonians and was thrown hard enough to crack the moon and back into Earth and only suffered a bloody nose)

Stamina: Extremely High

Range: Unknown, at least one planetary diameter

Standard Equipment: Nothing notable

• Optional Equipment: Superman Robots, Shrink Ray, Phantom Zone Ray, Gravity Gun

Intelligence: Extraordinary Genius. As a Kryptonian, Superman is capable of processing and storing information far faster than any ordinary human being is able to. Superman has stated that his overexposure to the Sun tripled his intellectual capabilities. He is a skilled scientist and inventor, concocting a serum granting Kryptonian abilities and matching it with a person by analyzing their entire DNA sequence, leaving instructions on how to combined Kryptonian and human strands, coming up with a way to cure any human disease, and inventing a machine that converts thought into sounds and visuals, a suit that protects him from lethal red solar radiation, as well as a time telescope that enables him to speak with descendants many centuries into the future. Superman is also highly resourceful and quick-thinking, as he was able to build a rocket out of scraps with Zibarro in order to escape Bizarro-World. He also possesses high deductive skills, answering the unanswerable question and has massive battle experience with all kinds of powerful beings. Outsmarted Luthor by using a gravity gun to force his metabolism to accelerate, depleting Luthor of his serum. Is destined to complete 12 super challenges, with his final challenge to repair the Sun and build an artificial heart for it.

Weaknesses: Kryptonite (excluding Green), Stellar Radiation of a red star, Magic, X-Ray vision does not work on lead, Superman is slowly dying from an overdose of solar radiation.

Notable Attacks/Techniques:

• Kryptonian Physiology: Superman's cellular structure is much more dense, resilient, and biologically more effective than human tissue. He does not possess superhuman strength levels despite his enhanced cellular ability without his cellular structure charged with yellow solar energy. Without such charging, his physical capabilities are identical to a human of his height and weight who engages in regular physical activity. As an alien, he possesses several organs whose functions are not yet disclosed or understood, but are believed to be part of or the source of his bio-matrix force field and reclamation aura. Superman's body also stores energy actively within his bio-cellular matrix as an energy pattern that is linked to his body's electromagnetic field. This energy powers most of his abilities such as flight, heat vision and other solar-based abilities while supplementing his physical abilities to superhuman levels.
  • Stellar Radiation Absorption: As a Kryptonian, his cells function like a super battery, hyper metabolizing specific wavelengths of radiation as fuel to enable living functions and/or superhuman abilities. Different wavelengths of radiation have different effects on Superman's physiology and well being, but his cells cannot absorb or utilize all types of radiation. The wavelength of his home star system's red sun enables his body to function on an identical level of a healthy human while the solar radiation on Earth, in both its raw and filtered state through the Earth's atmosphere, acts as fuel to enable all of his powers. Every time Superman uses any of his superhuman abilities, his body expends absorbed sunlight and he is capable utilizing any of them to various degrees through controlled circumstances. The stellar radiation of a foreign blue star proved to increase his known abilities under a yellow sun to a higher degree and enabled additional powers.
  • Superhuman Strength: Superman has the ability to physically lift humongous levels of weight, and deliver physical blows of colossal magnitudes.
  • Superhuman Speed: Superman has the ability to move and fly incredibly fast. He can likely achieve speeds trillions of times faster than light.
  • Superhuman Stamina: Superman’s Kryptonian physiology allows him exert himself at peak capacity for an undetermined amount of time. In the presence of a yellow star, his solar reserves are constantly replenished . In an environment without the light of a yellow star, his solar reserves gradually decrease as he exerts himself.
  • Superhuman Durability: Superman is immensely durable, able to easily withstand bullets, missiles, bombs and other weapons without a scratch. His body is nigh-invulnerable due to his immensely dense cellular and anatomical structure as well as his radiating bio-electrical aura. Superman is under some circumstances resistant or immune to different forms and levels of lacerations, blunt force trauma, energy-based assaults, falls from great heights, explosions, the cold void of space, toxins and all known diseases on Earth. His supercharged bio-electric "aura" acts as an invisible "force field" radiating within a few millimeters from his skin.
  • Flight: When Superman's body is charged with solar energy, he is able to emit a gravitational field that enables him to defy gravity and fly. He has extreme mobility while he is in flight, allowing him to fight, change course, and also carry great weights air-borne.
  • Superhuman Vision: Superman possesses a superior sensory arrangement of visual capabilities.
    • X-Ray Vision: Superman possesses the ability to see through anything except lead. Since it is passive, this ability would not generate harmful radiation in the same manner as a focused projection of hard X-rays.
    • Telescopic Vision: Superman has the ability to focus his vision to see something at great distances, with equivalent clarity of visual perception. Saw a villain go on a rampage in Metropolis while on Mars.
    • Microscopic Vision: Superman has the ability to see extremely small objects and images down to a molecular level. Can see his own cells as well as his DNA structure.
    • Electromagnetic Spectrum Vision: Superman can see all of the Electromagnetic Spectrum. He can see and identify radio/television and any and all broadcast/transmitted frequencies, allowing him to avoid detection by radar or satellite monitoring methods. Can see radio-negative anti waves.
  • Superhuman Hearing: Superman has incredible hearing at extreme variances of sound and pitch frequency, allowing him to easily pick up noises across vast expanses of space. He has shown enough control to block out ambient sounds to focus on a specific source/frequency. Heard Jimmy's watch while Jimmy was on the Moon. Can hear Solaris' voice on the 103 MHz wavelength.
  • Superhuman Olfaction: On various occasions, Superman has demonstrated that his sense of smell is significantly enhanced to the point he can easily smell odors across entire planets. Smelled a leak in Lois' car.
  • Stellar Radiation Expulsion: Superman can also release his stored solar energy directly.
    • Heat Vision: Superman can accurately target things smaller than human beings from orbit and use either a narrow or wide-area beam. The heat intensity can be greater than that of the sun and can be modulated to deliver different frequencies and types to best affect his opponent. His heat vision is invisible at lower temperature, but blinding at higher temperatures.
  • Superhuman Breath: Superman is able to inhale and exhale huge volumes of air with great force, and capable of extinguishing large fires and moving heavy objects with his breath alone. This ability also allows Superman to hold his breath for extended periods in airless environments.
    • Freeze Breath: Superman can freeze his opponents by using his Super Breath to do release a large volume of air. This is due to the Joule-Thomson effect (see detailed description here).

Note #1: Due to lack of panel time and definable feats, everything about the character is a matter of speculation. The only thing known is that his abilities have increased, though by how much is unknown.

Note #2: This version of Superman is immune to Green Kryptonite.

Note #3: Before making any changes to this page, please read and follow the Power-scaling Rules for Marvel and DC Comics.

Gallery

All-Star Superman
Cover Image

Animated adaptation look - 1

Animated adaptation look - 2

Flying into the Sun

Increase in strength

The Prime Superman
meets his past self

Protecting his home

It's never as bad as it seems

A kiss for the ages

Notes

Additional information about All-Star Superman:

• Superman's Fortress includes a Time Bubble among its many mementos, indicating the Superman of All-Star worked with his universe's Legion of Super-Heroes at one point or another.
• Superman notes the existence of the Justice League in the past tense, suggesting the team has disbanded by the time of the events of All-Star Superman.
• The Twelve Super-Challenges that Superman completed before his demise were enumerated by writer Grant Morrison as:
  • Saving the first manned mission to the Sun.
  • Brewing the Super-Elixir.
  • Answering the Unanswerable Question.
  • Chaining the Chronovore.
  • Saving Earth from Bizarro-Home.
  • Returning from the Underverse.
  • Creating life (in the form of Earth Q).
  • Liberating Kandor/curing cancer (with the aid of Leo Quintum and the Kandor Emergency Corps, respectively).
  • Leaving behind the recipe/formula to create Superman 2.
  • Defeating Solaris the Tyrant Sun.
  • Conquering Death.
  • Building an artificial heart for the Sun.
• Earth Q is in fact our own world (according to Grant Morrison), meaning that this version of Superman is in fact essentially our 'creator'; the final pages of All-Star Superman #10 additionally suggest that all other versions of Superman as conceived of in the real world are in fact reflections of this one, 'primal' Superman.
• The future self of this Superman is virtually identical to Superman Prime of DC One Million, that version of Superman (also created by Grant Morrison, who noted in the back-matter of Absolute All-Star Superman that it was intended to be the same character) himself inhabiting the sun for a prolonged period of time, giving rise to a Superman Dynasty including Kal Kent and a 5th dimensional Superman that act as members of the Superman Squad, and ultimately becoming a golden being by the time of the 853rd century. This back-matter additionally noted this future Superman of All-Star was retitled "Prime Superman", in order to avoid confusion with Superboy Prime.

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