Tala-El (Earth-One)



Real Name: Tala-El Nicknames: No known nicknames Former Aliases: No known former aliases Other Current Aliases: No other known current aliases

Status
Occupation: Moliom councilor Legal Status: Tala-El was a legal citizen of the city of Kandor on the planet, Krypton with no criminal record. Identity: Public Marital Status: Married Group Affiliation: Kryptonian Science Council Base of Operations: Kandor, Krypton

Origin
Tala-El was a native of the planet Krypton in the Pre-Crisis continuity.

Place of Birth: Krypton Place of Death: Krypton

Known Relatives: Gam-El (son, deceased); Pym-El (son, deceased); Yu-El (uncle, deceased); Pir-El (father, deceased); Im-El (grandfather, deceased); Sorn-El (great grandfather, decased); Fil-El (great-great grandfather, deceased); Nox-El (ancestor, deceased); Plen-El (ancestor, deceased); Fedra Shu-El (ancestor, deceased); Shu-El (ancestor, deceased); Thar-El (ancestor, deceased); Wir-El (ancestor, deceased); Val-El (ancestor, deceased); Sul-El (descendent, deceased); Hatu-El (descendent, deceased); Var-El (descendent, deceased); Jor-El the First (descendent, deceased); Jor-El the Second (descendent, deceased); Nim-El (descendent, deceased); Zor-El (descendent) Kal-El(descendent); Jon Hudson (descendent);

First Appearance: Krypton Chronicles #1 Final Appearance: Krypton Chronicles #1

History
Tala-El was a respected member of the noble House of El on the planet, Krypton. In the Kryptonian year 9852, Tala-El and several other dignitaries met to discuss the formation of an international federation to unite all of Krypton's disparate nations. Tala-El suggested following Kandor's system of government and forging the new federation as a technocracy. His colleagues however, desired a more democratic system of government rather than a society ruled strictly by the laws of science.

Tala-El elected to consult with his uncle, Yu-El, a priest of Rao in order to arbitrate the dispute. Yu-El exclaimed that only Rao can ultimately decide on Krypton's future. He posed a contest wherein the four delegates would gather on the Plain of Wanan outside the city of Kandor to wait out an approaching thunderstorm. Each delegate would carry with him a lightning rod, and whoever's rod was not struck by lightning, shall be the deciding vote for the federation.

Tala-El, along with Sin-Dar, Hal-Vu and Tantho did as instructed, and brought their respective lightning rods out onto the plains during a thunderstorm. A lightning bolt came down, striking each rod in turn except the one held by Tala-El. As agreed, the delegates committed themselves towards forging Krypton's capital city as a technocracy. Tala-El later confessed to his uncle the true reasons why he won the contest. Humoring Yu-El's piousness, he told him that Rao inspired him to construct his lightning rod out of non-conductive material.

Not long after, the first Kryptonian Science Council convened in Kandor. Tala-El was chosen as one of the earliest council Molioms and helped to write the Kryptonian Planetary Federation constitution.

Tala-El passed away long before the catastrophe that ultimately destroyed Krypton, but a statue was erected in his honor and placed within a special memorial vault devoted to the House of El on the planet, Rokyn.

Characteristics
Height: Unknown Weight: Unknown Eyes: Eye colour unknown Hair: Originally gray, later Bald Unusual Features: No unusual features

Powers
Known Powers: Tala-El did not possess any superhuman powers while living under a red sun. Had he lived on a world revolving around a yellow sun, he would have developed physical attributes similar to that of Superman. Known Abilities: Tala-El was a skilled scientist and politician. Strength Level: Strength level unknown

Miscellaneous
Equipment: No known equipment. Transportation: No known transportation. Weapons: No known weapons.

Trivia

 * Tala-El is a direct ancestor of the Silver Age Superman.

Recommended Readings

 * Krypton Chronicles #1

Related Articles

 * House of El
 * Kandor
 * Krypton
 * Kryptonian Science Council
 * Moliom
 * Plain of Wanan
 * Superman (Silver Age)
 * Yu-El