I am the Superboy. A genomorph. A clone made from the combined DNA of Superman and Lex Luthor. I was created to replace Superman should he perish, to destroy him should he turn from the light. Lex Luthor's Light. I'm more than that now, more than the weapon I was created to be. 
- — Superboy src
Superboy, also known as Project Kr, Kon-El and Conner Kent, is a binary clone created by Project Cadmus with genetic material from Superman and Lex Luthor. He is a founding member of the Team, the Justice League's covert operations team.
History
Origins
Superboy was a covert operation run by Project Cadmus, a genetics lab, to clone Superman if he should die or "turn from the light". In 16 weeks, the clone was grown to the approximate age of a 16-year old. However, as a result of his suppressed Kryptonian DNA, he does not have all of Superman's powers. When a fire on the street level of the lab attracted the attention of Aqualad, Kid Flash, and Robin, he was freed and joined their team.[1]
In the Team
Superboy's nonexistent relationship with Superman takes its toll on him, as he ignores Black Canary's training and becomes more angry and irrational. He later learned of his human parentage from Lex Luthor and sought greater power by suppressing his human side with a drug he called "Shields". He uses the Shields in patches that, while giving him full Kryptonian powers, makes him angrier and irrational. He comes clean to the team about his human parentage and his use of Shields. Following Superboy's lead Artemis then reveals her secret, family consists of mostly villains. Finally Miss Martian comes clean about her being a white martian and is being blackmailed by Queen Bee, rather than a green Martian like her uncle the Martian Manhunter. Superboy tells her that he has known for sometime and accepts her for who she is. They had all been called to an Santa Prisca by their villainous connections, and set a trap with the team for them. But the League is infected by Starro Tech by Roy Harper, who is revealed to be a light-controlled clone. The team manages to defeat the league and destroy the tech starro.
5 Years Later
Miss Martian began using her powers to rip Intel from the mind without concern of what happens to their psyches. Superboy was angered over her abuse of power, but hoped that he was important enough for her to convince her to stop. However, M'gann had tried to alter his mind to make him forget he was angry at her, greatly hurting Kon-El emotionally as he instantly recognizes her touch inside his mind. Left with no other choice and realizing her actions towards him was the last straw, Superboy broke up with Miss Martian. He and Superman have become very close, even calling each other brothers, they work very well fighting together. Superboy, Nightwing, and Miss Martian have been invited to join the Justice League but all three said they were happy were they are.
Eventually, Conner and M'gann realized they still loved each other and got back together following the death of Wally West.
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Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Cloned Kryptonian 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 speeds.
- Superhuman Stamina
- Superhuman Durability: Thanks to his kryptonian genes Superboy is nearly invulnerable, bullets and explosives do little to no damage to him and he has been able to take blows from mutants, Atlanteans, Kryptonians and other aliens without any serious injuries.
- Superhuman Speed: While not as fast as a speedster, Superboy is still far faster than common humans.
- Multi-Sensory Vision
- Superhuman Hearing
- Decelerated Aging
- 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.
- Solar Energy Absorption: Like Superman, Superboy's cells process and store yellow sunlight in order to fuel his powers.
Abilities
- Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced): Trained by Black Canary in the art of combat.
- Espionage
- Leadership[4]
- Genius Level Intellect
- Indomitable Will
- Multilingualism: G-Gnomes programmed him to be able to speak Atlantean.
- Mechanic: An expert in repairing motor bikes.
- Pedagogy
Weaknesses
- Vulnerability to Fail-safe (Formerly): Luthor has implanted in Superboy's subconscious voice activated fail-safes that can shut him down on command. It was later removed from his mind by Miss Martian.
- 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.
- Vulnerability to Red Sun
Other Characteristics
- Mental Disorder (Formerly)
Paraphernalia
Equipment
- Shield Patches: (Formerly) In order to combat his doppelgänger Match, Lex Luthor had given Conner a set of patches called "Shields". These shields were shaped in the form of diamond used by the House of El and designed to negate Conner's human DNA for an hour to unlock potential powers. Prolonged usage impacted heavily on Conner's rage, however it enhanced the powers he has and granted him the other following powers:
- Heat Vision
- Flight
- X-Ray Vision
- Increased Strength
Notes
- This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the television series Young Justice 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.
- Superboy was voiced by Nolan North, who also provided the voice of Superman.
Trivia
- Conner's "birthday" is March 21, 2010.[6]
- Jonny Kent, Clark's son, viewed Conner as an uncle.[7]
- Bruce Wayne tried to get Clark to accept Conner as the boy's "father," but Clark instead chose to later after he accepted Conner as family, to view him as his little brother as opposed to his son.
Related
- 121 Appearances of Superboy (Earth-16)
- 26 Images featuring Superboy (Earth-16)
- 3 Quotations by or about Superboy (Earth-16)
- Character Gallery: Superboy (Earth-16)
Footnotes
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