Var-El (Earth-One)

Var-El was a native of the planet, Krypton, and a respected member of the House of El. Many years prior to the destruction of Krypton, Var-El discovered a means for crossing long interstellar distances and journeyed to a planet in the Sol system called Earth. His discovery later inspired his grandson, Jor-El to send his child, Kal-El to Earth shortly before Krypton exploded. Var-El’s Earth expedition is not common knowledge among surviving Kryptonians. Many years later, a statue of Var-El was erected in the House of El memorial vault on the planet, Rokyn.

Known Relatives: Jor-El the First (son, deceased); Kayla Var-El (daughter, deceased); Zim-El (son, deceased); Kru-El (grandson); Ruth-Ar (brother-in-law, deceased); Byma Ruth-Ar (daughter-in-law, deceased); Nim-Zee (son-in-law, deceased); Gem-Zee (grandson, deceased); Van-Zee (grandson); Jor-El the Second (grandson, deceased); Zor-El (grandson, deceased); Kal-El (great grandson); Lyle-Zee (great grandson); Kara Zor-El (great granddaughter, deceased); Lili Van-Zee (great granddaughter) (See House of El for a more comprehensive list of Var-El’s extended family).

Known powers: Var-El possessed no superhuman powers while living under a red sun. While active on Earth, he possessed physical attributes equitable to that of Superman. His powers included: Super-strength, invulnerability, flight, x-ray vision, heat vision, telescopic vision, and enhanced senses.

Weaknesses: While active on Earth, Var-El suffered the same limitations common to all Kryptonians within the influence of a yellow sun. The radioactive mineral known as Kryptonite was fatal to him. He was as vulnerable to supernatural attacks as any Earth human, and his vision powers could not see or penetrate through items encased in lead.