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I did not ask to be created. But I will decide the time and circumstance of my termination. 
- — Superboy src
Superboy, also known as Kon-El and Conner Kent, is a clone of Superman and Lex Luthor. Originally created as a clone of Jon Lane Kent, his origins likely changed when Mister Mxyzptlk merged the legacy of the Prime Earth and the New Earth/Convergence Superman.
History
New 52
Superboy: Incubation
Superboy is a clone of Jon Lane Kent created by N.O.W.H.E.R.E., an organization which threatens the lives of teen heroes and has a wide array of unforeseen plans. He was awakened by his caretaker and pseudo-mother Caitlin Fairchild.
He was continually tested by N.O.W.H.E.R.E. under orders by Zaniel Templar and supervised by Rose Wilson, Doctor Umber and Doctor White. His first field mission was to infiltrate an alien prison designated as Pen 51, where he lost control of his telekinetic powers and was first separated from N.O.W.H.E.R.E. Upon reaching the surface he was attacked by another alien from Pen 51 who revealed that Superboy is both Kryptonian and human.[2] After defeating Caitlin Fairchild, Superboy met with Centerhall who told him he's free to come and go as he pleased, but asked that Superboy considered returning to help N.O.W.H.E.R.E. put a stop to dangerous metahumans.
After seven days of freedom, Superboy felt his first compulsion towards heroics when he stopped a metahuman couple who had killed a restaurant full of people.
First encounter with Supergirl!
Superboy met with Supergirl (Prime Earth) above a bridge, as she was drawn to his symbol and saw him as a fellow lost person. However, when Superboy accidentally used his powers on her, she was disgusted when she found out that he was a clone, and gave him the name Kon-El, meaning abomination in Kryptonian.
As he met Centerhall again, he agreed to rejoin N.O.W.H.E.R.E.[3]
After freeing Caitlin Fairchild while in disguise, Superboy prepared for battle against the Teen Titans. After taking Wonder Girl and the other Teen Titans down Superboy realized that he was in fact created as a weapon and was being wielded by N.O.W.H.E.R.E.[4] In an encounter with Supergirl, he learned of his Kryptonian heritage, though when she learned he was a clone, she considered him Kon-El, "an abomination in the House of El."[5]
Superboy returned once again to N.O.W.H.E.R.E. and defeated Centerhall. He discovered he was the second clone created, but was defeated in combat by Rose Wilson before he could find out more.[6]
The Culling
After a failed rescue attempt by the Teen Titans, Superboy was forced to train for the Culling with a metahuman called Grunge. Superboy realized that Grunge, Caitlin Fairchild and the other so-called "Ravagers" shared a common immunity to his telekinesis. Superboy defeated Grunge, but being wounded himself, passed out.[7]
When he woke up, Superboy found himself in the Colony faced with Beast Boy and Terra. After being convinced to join the Teen Titans in their battle to defeat Harvest, he and the other Titans teamed up with the time-stranded portion of the Legion of Super-Heroes.[8] Harvest sent the Ravagers to finish off the young heroes. Superboy tried to take down their leader, Warblade, but was outmatched because of his opponent's immunity to telekinesis. Dawnstar tipped the balance back in his favor. With Warblade defeated, the young heroes could face Harvest.[9] Harvest escaped and the complex exploded, but Superboy and Wonder Girl managed to save the others.[10]
With the Teen Titans and Ravagers
Superboy woke up in an island full of animals believed to be extinct. Wonder Girl was with him,[11] and they found the other Titans the next day. As they spent time on the island, they started finding clues that it was Danny the Street who brought them there. Danny offered to bring them home with the risk of his life. The Titans agreed reluctantly.[12]
Superboy returned to New York where he found an apartment which he rents with money he "borrowed" from a bank. Bunker tried to explain to him that what he did was wrong, but Superboy failed to understand.[13]
H'El on Earth
Considered an abomination by H'El
While he was on a walk with Miguel, he was attacked by H'el because he is a clone. Even with the help of the Teen Titans, he lost the fight and was abducted.[14] H'el brought Superboy to Supergirl to serve as proof to his loyalty towards Krypton. His life ended up into the hands of Supergirl when H'el asked the female Kryptonian if they should end his life, in which Supergirl answered not to do it yet.[15]
Superboy was then brought to Superman for the same reason he was brought to Supergirl. When H'el was about to snap his neck, Superman interfered and saved him. Superboy tried to help Superman fight H'el to no avail and he ended up getting badly injured.[16]
After H'el left, Superboy was brought to the Fortress of Solitude by Superman to try and save his life. Superman found out that he had three strands of DNA as opposed to the usual two. Two of them were identified, which are Human and Kryptonian, but the third one could not be identified. To stop the genetic meltdown, Superman put his Kryptonian battle armor on Superboy. It worked but it caused Superboy's telekinesis to concentrate and condense, limiting his power only to the things he touched.[17] Superboy and Superman were immediately thrown out of the fortress. Together, Superboy and Superman visited Lex Luthor in his prison to develop a plan to defeat H'el. They were joined by the Justice League. Superboy humorously wondered if Flash was called "Man" Flash because of the connection to his friend. Together with the justice league, Superboy broke into the fortress of solitude. However, their victory was short lasted as Superman and Superboy were sucked into a Alien Device. In the Alien Device, their powers were weakened and they talked about themselves and fought aliens.
Doctor Psycho
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Forever Evil and Lost in Time
Teen Titans landed at the Fallen Watchtower. Saving the law enforcement on the scene in the wake of debating whether the Justice League is dead or not, Johnny Quick utilize the Vibrational Frequency of Kid Flash to cause a temporal rift which pulled Superboy alongside whatever is left of the Teen Titans into the future,[18] after being thrown to different focuses in time[19] Kon and the Titans arrived in a possible future where the child of Superman killed the vast majority of the Metahumans on Earth,He was brought onboard the Justice League satellite by beast boy of the future and was assault by the group who confused him for the evil Superboy, Kon went outside of Satellite shortly after Jon telepathically placed the memories of him killing the metahumans, the duo engaged in battle,which Kon overpowered as well as figured out how to pierce him onto the Satellite, before he could land a finishing blow he was pulled into the timestream.[20]
Krypton Returns
Main article: Krypton Returns
Called to Krypton by the Oracle
Superboy, Superman, and Supergirl were mysteriously pulled into space, summoned by the being known as the Oracle, who told the Kryptonians that their enemy H'El had successfully gone back in time and saved Krypton from its doomed fate but had caused a time paradox they needed to resolve.
The team was sent back in time to the last days of Krypton, with Superboy being assigned to save Supergirl in the past from an Eradicator that was hunting her. After he succeeded, Superboy wiped past-Supergirl's memories of his involvement to preserve the timestream, even though he knew doing so would preserve her hatred of him as a clone when they would first meet years later.
After H'El's defeat by Superman and his father, Superboy secretly stayed in the past and orchestrated the events that allowed Supergirl to escape the planet in a rocket before it exploded. On Krypton for its destruction, Superboy looked back on his short life, realizing that he was not a living weapon, just a boy that tried.
Though Superboy died on Krypton, he was not dead for long, as he was reborn as the Herald of the Oracle. Though he served dutifully, he longed for his old life as Superboy and as a member of the Teen Titans.
Paradox
When Jon Lane Kent returned from the future, his existing consciousness linked with the other Jon Lane Kent of the period who was in stasis. The two consciousnesses summoned Kon away from his duty as the herald of the Oracle. Kon became a bridge between the two Jons. While the Jon that returned from the future worked with star labs, Kon and the other Jon would constantly send messages to Jon at his time at star labs.
When Jon went to explore the N.O.W.H.E.R.E. base, he made contact with the other Jon. Their contact created a pocket reality engulfing the entire N.O.W.H.E.R.E. base. When they made contact Jon had a heart to heart with Kon inside their unconsciousness. Kon and the two Jons fused into a singular being, with their body producing tachyons. They transformed multiple of Jon's star labs associates into their ultimate reality versions before the other Jon took control and killed two security officers. With the three beings fighting for control, they split apart and simultaneously summoned every superboy version in reality. The other Jon took control of all the other Superboys and attempted to kill Jon, Kon and the others.
However, the attempt was not successful and Jon sacrificed himself throwing himself and the other Jon into the wall of the pocket reality. The destruction of the pocket reality returned the star lab workers back into their normal reality versions and returned all the Superboys to their respective realities. By killing himself and destroying the pocket reality, Jon was erased from existence, and Kon was brought back as the one and only Superboy.
Secret Origins
Superboy visited S.T.A.R. Labs to take a DNA test. The doctor prepared a Kryptonite coated syringe because he assumed that he would need it to break Superboy's skin, however, Kon explained that his power relied solely on his T.K., therefore the kryptonite needle was not needed.
While there, to distract from the pain and to wait for the test to finish, Superboy reflected on his past. He explained his creation, origin, time with the Teen Titans, and death. he describes how hard it is to live up to Superman, after meeting him.
While there, Superboy has a realization, he doesn't need a DNA test to tell him who he is. He's Superboy!
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The mysterious 10% of unknown DNA
However, when he leaves, the DNA test finishes. Revealing that his DNA is 45% human (Lois Lane/Jon Lane Kent), 45% Kryptonian (Superman/Jon Lane Kent), and 10% Unknown. The Doctor is intrigued as the computer is not being able to identify the third strand of Kon's DNA.
Crucible
Main article: Supergirl: Crucible
Wanting to find a sense to his existence, Kon traveled throughout the world, learning different religions and philosophies. While in Rome, he stumbled into the students of an inter-planetary school for super-heroes called Crucible Academy. One of those students -Maxima- was under orders to take him to Crucible. Though Supergirl, who happened to be a Crucible student, stepped in the way and tried to stop her schoolmates. When Maxima -and Kon- pointed out that Kryptonians hate clones, Supergirl replied she had changed and she knew better now.
Superboy agreed to go to Crucible anyway, reasoning he had nothing to lose for visiting that place. However, one of the preceptors captured him with the purpose of extracting his Kryptonian DNA with which creating an army of clones. Supergirl and her schoolmates rescued him, and Kon and Kara managed to destroy the cloning facility. Afterward, Kon returned to Earth to help people.
Wanted
The Titans say goodbye to Kon...
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Harvest and N.O.W.H.E.R.E
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DC Rebirth
Return From Gemworld
A long time ago, after destroying a lab after suspecting them of foul play, Superboy was transported to the Gemworld.[21] While there he helps a woman and her child from being harassed from the men who killed her husband. As gratitude, she helped him mask an identity in the Gem World. In return for her help, he helped her on a farm.[22]
During his time on Gemworld, a Crisis happened. However, since he was on gemworld, reality shifted without him. Therefore to all the residents of the new world, he was forgotten and replaced.
Reunited with his old friends and a new version of his old team.
The pre-formed Young Justice team arrived in the Gemworld after soldiers attacked Earth. Conner reunited with them all and, after helping them defeat Dark Opal, officially joins the team and leave Gem World.[22]
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Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Cloned Kryptonian Physiology: Under the effects of a "yellow" sun, Superboy possesses the half-potential of powers an average Kryptonian. Though his kryptonian abilities hasn't perfectly developed, probably due to his young age. These include:
- Solar Radiation Absorption: Under optimal conditions, this is the main source of Superboy's powers as they are contingent upon exposure to solar radiation from a yellow sun star system. His Kryptonian body is constantly absorbing and storing energy from Earth's yellow sun, which in turn grants him incredible powers.
- Self-Sustenance: Superboy can live and speak in the vacuum of space just fine even though he had difficulties breathing in space when he was in it for first time.[5]
- Superhuman Strength: Superboy displayed strength enough to bench press a couple tons, he is strong enough to lift a semi-truck car over his head while flying [23], He also has showcased enough physical might to lift the city of Kandor into space without his psychic powers.[5][24] His upper limit has fluctuated over time however.
- Superhuman Speed: Superboy is able to move at incredible speed by sheer force of will. This extends to his perceptions and allows for feats such as catching bullets in mid flight as well as covering vast distances in little or no time. He was able to travel for more than three miles and back so fast that people didn't even noticed he left.[22] While not as fast as Impulse and other Flashes on the ground, Superboy can still fly at speeds faster than speed of sound and keep up with his speed.[25]
- Superhuman Agility: Superboy is significantly faster and more agile than a normal human being, and can easily dodge bullets and avoid physical combat strikes.
- Superhuman Reflexes
- Superhuman Durability: Even without his tactile telekinesis field, Superboy is tough enough to resist the touch of lava.[22]
- Heat Vision: Superboy can, as a conscious act, fire beams of intense heat at a target by looking at it. He can vary the heat and area affected.[26]
- Superhuman Hearing: Superboy hearing is sensitive enough to hear any sound at any volume or pitch. With skill and concentration, he can block out ambient sounds to focus on a specific source or frequency.[27]
- Superhuman Stamina: Superboy can exert himself at peak capacity for several days.
- Accelerated Healing: Superboy has the ability to heal himself (from the wounds or diseases of others or themselves).
- Flight: Superboy can fly without using his tactile telekinesis. He was able to fly incredibly fast from Smallville to the middle of a desert.[21]
- Telekinesis: Superboy has full telekinetic powers; he's used it to levitate, manipulate and repel objects and people, create force fields, disassemble people and things and shoot telekinetic blasts.
- Tactile Telekinesis: Superboy's body is completely surrounded by an invisible field of telekinetic energy, protecting him from harm and enhancing his physical abilities. This can also be used to manipulate objects that are on the same surface as the user (such as the ground) or to fly by pushing his own body through the air (this usually requires effort though).
- Simulated Invulnerability: Superboy uses his telekinetic ability to create an invisible force field around his own body.
- Simulated Superhuman Strength: Superboy uses a telekinetic field to lift heavy objects.[28] Superboy's strength is so great with his telekinesis he easily defeated Martian Manhunter in a few blows.[29]
- Telekinetic Senses: Conner can similarly expand and extend his sensory output beyond the limited range of his immediate surroundings. Sharpening both his touch to feeling everything around him, from picking up the subtle vibrations on the air or in the ground in order to simulate a sonar tracking effect. To amplifying his audible/decibel range of happenstances well out of listening range.
- Telekinetic Hyper-Acceleration: Kon-El can focus his telekiesis inward to accelerate his molecular motion in order to move at ultrahigh velocities.[2]
- Simulated Heat Vision: By vibrating molecules within his line of sight, Superboy can set things ablaze through the application of extreme heat.
- Telekinetic Blasts: Superboy is able to project bursts of raw energy bolts of concussive force. He mostly projected the energy from his hands, but his TK field permeated from his entire body. The blasts he emitted had concussive force equivalent to 5,000 pounds of TNT.
- Flight: Superboy uses his telekinetic ability to emulate the practice of flying.
- Tactile Telekinesis: Superboy's body is completely surrounded by an invisible field of telekinetic energy, protecting him from harm and enhancing his physical abilities. This can also be used to manipulate objects that are on the same surface as the user (such as the ground) or to fly by pushing his own body through the air (this usually requires effort though).
- Telepathy: Superboy possesses telepathic powers, enabling him to sense, broadcast and detect the thought patterns of sentient beings. He also seemingly has a very potent telepathic resistance, that enables him to defend against psychic manipulators.[24]
Abilities
- Farming[21]
- Genius Level Intellect: Superboy has shown to possess superior intellect to what humans could ever have. His mind works with incredible speeds, and combined with his tactile telekinesis, it might be one of his greatest assets.
- Multilingualism: Due to his unique psionic powers, Superboy can learn new languages by simply touching a person. He has shown to know and speak English and Kryptonian perfectly.
Weaknesses
- Vulnerability to Kryptonite[26]
- Vulnerability to Magic[30]
- Power Limitation: Thirteen Gen-Actives appear to be able to resist Superboy's telekinesis.[3]
Paraphernalia
Equipment
- Containment Suit (Formerly): Superboy's suit sports the symbol of the House of El and monitors his TK and repairs itself.
Notes
- Superboy (Kon-El) was created by Karl Kesel and Tom Grummett, first appearing in Adventures of Superman #500. However, in the Prime Earth continuity, Superboy (Kon-El) first appeared as part of the New 52 DC Universe in Superboy (Volume 6) #1 by Scott Lobdell and R.B. Silva.
- Superboy was likely almost completely revamped following the DC Rebirth initiative, with much of his history in the New 52 being quietly wiped away in favor of something closer to his pre-Flashpoint existence. Though this reboot of his character wasn't directly explained in-universe, the anomaly could've been caused by Doctor Manhattan's intervention in the timeline, the merging of New Earth and Prime Earth Superman, or any number of reasons listed here.
Trivia
- Superboy's name "Kon" comes from a Kryptonian slur that means "abomination."[31]
- Tim Drake and Bart Allen both consider Conner to be their best friend.[26]
Recommended Reading
- Superboy Recommended Reading
- Adventure Comics (Volume 1)
- Superboy (Volume 1)
- Superboy (Volume 2)
- Superboy (Volume 4)
- Superboy (Volume 5)
- Superboy (Volume 6)
- Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 1)
- Superboy and the Ravers (Volume 1)
- Young Justice (Volume 1)
- Young Justice (Volume 3)
- Teen Titans (Volume 3)
- Teen Titans (Volume 4)
Related
- 242 Appearances of Kon-El (Prime Earth)
- 206 Images featuring Kon-El (Prime Earth)
- 23 Quotations by or about Kon-El (Prime Earth)
- Character Gallery: Kon-El (Prime Earth)
Footnotes
- ↑ Superboy (Volume 6) #34
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Superboy (Volume 6) #3
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Superboy (Volume 6) #4
- ↑ Teen Titans (Volume 4) #5
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Superboy (Volume 6) #6
- ↑ Superboy (Volume 6) #7
- ↑ Superboy (Volume 6) #8
- ↑ Teen Titans Annual (Volume 4) #1
- ↑ Superboy (Volume 6) #9
- ↑ Teen Titans (Volume 4) #9
- ↑ Superboy (Volume 6) #10
- ↑ Teen Titans (Volume 4) #10
- ↑ Superboy (Volume 6) #11
- ↑ Superboy (Volume 6) #14
- ↑ Supergirl (Volume 6) #14
- ↑ Superman (Volume 3) #14
- ↑ Superboy (Volume 6) #15
- ↑ Forever Evil #2
- ↑ Teen Titans (Volume 4) #24
- ↑ Teen Titans (Volume 4) #2
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 Young Justice (Volume 3) #3
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 Young Justice (Volume 3) #6
- ↑ Young Justice (Volume 3) #7
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Superboy (Volume 6) #25
- ↑ Young Justice (Volume 3) #16
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 Young Justice (Volume 3) #5
- ↑ Young Justice (Volume 3) #11
- ↑ Superboy (Volume 6) #5
- ↑ Teen Titans Annual (Volume 5) #1
- ↑ Young Justice (Volume 3) #14
- ↑ Teen Titans Annual (Volume 4) #2
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