Gam-El (Earth-One)




 * "As long as Krypton exits, men and women will remember your name and accomplishment, Gam!"
 * --Anonymous Kryptonian

Real Name: Gam-El Nicknames: Gam-El the Architect Former Aliases: No known former aliases Other Current Aliases: No other known current aliases

Status
Occupation: Architect Legal Status: Gam-El was a legal citizen of Kandor and later, Kryptonopolis on the planet, Krypton. Identity: Public Marital Status: Married Group Affiliation: House of El Base of Operations: Kryptonopolis, Krypton

Origin
Gam-El was an ancient native of the planet, Krypton and one of the most revered members of the esteemed House of El. Known as Gam-El the architect, he helped to bring Krypton out of the ashes of the Last War and usher in a new era of cultural and technological advancement. Gam-El passed away (presumably of natural causes) many years prior to the destruction of Krytpon. His direct descendents would one day include Krypton's last male heir, Superman. Gam-El's legacy survived the death of his home world and a statue of him was erected in the House of El memorial hall in New Kandor on the planet, Rokyn.

Place of Birth: Kandor, Krypton Place of Death: Krypton Known Relatives: Don-El (descendent, deceased); Fedra Shu-El (ancestor, deceased); Fil-El (ancestor, deceased); Hatu-El (descendent, deceased); Im-El (ancestor, deceased); Jor-El the First (descendent, deceased); Jor-El the Second (descendent, deceased); Kal-El (descendent); Kalya Var-El (ancestor, deceased); Kara Zor-El (descendent, deceased); Kru-El (descendent, deceased); Nim-El (descendent, deceased); Nox-El (ancestor, deceased); Pir-El (grandfather, deceased); Plen-El (ancestor, deceased); Pym-El (brother, deceased); Shu-El (ancestor, decased); Sorn-El (ancestor, deceased); Sul-El (descendent, deceased); Tala-El (father, deceased); Thar-El (ancestor, deceased); Val-El (ancestor, deceased); Wir-El (ancestor, deceased); Yu-El (great-uncle, deceased); Zim-El (descendent, deceased); Zor-El (descendent, deceased)

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

History
The great city of Kryptonopolis was destroyed in the final days of the Erkol/Urrika War (also called the Last War). Some thirty years later, the respected architect, Gam-El, traveled to the wartorn continent of Lurvan to survey the wreckage. With his assistant, Marg-Rom, he made an appeal to the Kryptonian Science Council to rebuild Kryptonopolis and restore it to its former glory. Further, he wanted to relocate the official city-seat from Kandor to New Kryptonopolis. The Science Council approved Gam-El's proposition and provided him with sufficient financial backing to begin his project.

Midway through construction, Gam-El detected various signs of sabotage. A group of nefarious individuals bombed one of the site foundations in the nightime hours. Gam-El contacted his brother, Pym-El, of the Kryptonian Security Forces and together they routed out the young terrorists. Pym-El tricked them into revealing the name of their benefactor – a wealthy Kandorian entrepreneur named, Kly-Anth. Gam and Pym-El traveled to Kandor and confronted Kly-Anth directly. Kly-Anth confessed to being the leading property owner in all of Kandor. Many Kandorians threatened to leave Kandor for the new city, which would have cost Kly-Anth substantially in lost revenue. Pym-El arrested him and from that point on, construction of Kryptonopolis continued without obstruction. By 9874, Kryptonopolis became the official capital city of Krypton.

Characteristics
Height: Unknown Weight: Unknown Eyes: Hair: Unusual Features: No unusual features

Powers
Known Powers: On Krypton, Gam-El possessed no super-human powers. If he had lived on a world revolving around a yellow star, he would have developed physical attributes similar to that of Superman. Known Abilities: Gam-El was an expert in the field of architecture. Strength Level: Gam-El possessed the strength level of a healthy, adult, male Kryptonian who engaged in moderate regular exercise.

Miscellaneous
Equipment: Thought-Tracker Eye Transportation: Kryptonian hover-craft Weapons: No known weapons.

Trivia

 * Gam-El bore a striking physical resemblance to his direct descendent, Kal-El.

Recommended Readings

 * Krypton Chronicles
 * World of Krypton (Volume 1)

Related Articles

 * House of El
 * Kandor
 * Krypton
 * Kryptonopolis
 * Rokyn
 * Thought-Tracker Eye