Subject 13 (Titans TV Series)

History

Developed by Project Cadmus as a clone by Dr. Eve Watson, Subject 13 has the DNA of Superman and Lex Luthor, who he considers his "dads". He escaped from Cadmus lab, killing everyone in his way. He frees the super-dog Krypto from his cage and the two leave. To escape he used the uniform of a security guard named "Conner", name by which he began to identify himself.^[2]

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Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Cloned Kryptonian/Human Hybrid Physiology: Because of Cadmus inability to successfully clone Superman Conner's DNA had to be stabilized with the genes of Lex Luthor, making Conner a human/kryptonian hybrid.
  • Solar Energy Absorption: Like Superman, Superboy's cells process and store yellow sunlight in order to fuel his powers.
    • Superhuman Strength: Superboy possesses incredible levels of strength, he is able to tear tanks to pieces with his bare hands and has traded blows with incredibly powerful enemies.
      • Super-Leaping: Thanks to his powerful muscles Superboy is able to launch himself into the air at great speed.
    • Superhuman Stamina
    • Superhuman Durability: Thanks to his kryptonian genes Superboy is nearly invulnerable.
    • Superhuman Speed: While not as fast as a speedster Superboy is still far faster than common humans.
    • Superhuman Reflexes
    • Superhuman Agility
    • Multi-Sensory Vision
      • X-Ray Vision
    • Heat Vision
    • Super-Breath

Abilities

• Genius Level Intellect: As partially cloned from Lex Luthor, Conner keeps his genetic memory, including his vast knowledge.^[2]
  • Science^[2]
• Multilingualism
• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Basic)

Weaknesses

• Vulnerability to Kryptonite: Like all kryptonians, Superboy is vulnerable to exposure to Kryptonite, but because of his hybrid physiology of being half human he is not as adversely affected by the substance as Superman. Though he did comment how much it hurt to be exposed to kryptonite.
  

Notes

• This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the television series Titans and is an adaptation of Conner Kent/Superboy. The original character was created by Karl Kesel and Tom Grummett and first appeared in Adventures of Superman #500.
• Conner was portrayed by Brooker Muir in season one and Joshua Orpin in season two.

Related

• 6 Appearances of Subject 13 (Titans TV Series)
• 3 Images featuring Subject 13 (Titans TV Series)
• Quotations by or about Subject 13 (Titans TV Series)
• Character Gallery: Subject 13 (Titans TV Series)

Footnotes

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