Tal-Rho was Superman's brother in John Henry Irons' home reality. He attempted to conquer Earth with an army of Kryptonians.
History
Tal-Rho's life presumably mirrored that of his main universe counterpart until his move to Smallville, Kansas. As the Superman of his world did not reside in Smallville, Tal-Rho was able to secretly convert the townspeople into Kryptonians without any interference.
He then approached Kal-El and invited him to join his mission to remake Earth into a New Krypton, telling him that humans were inherently immoral and could never change their savage nature. His world's version of Kal-El did not have a loving human family and lived apart from humanity rather than among them, and as such had no emotional ties to mankind and was frustrated with them after twenty years of trying to lead by example only for evil to remain. Superman decided that Tal-Rho was right and chose his fellow Kryptonians over humanity. He joined Tal-Rho and with their army of Kryptonians the brothers destroyed Metropolis in seven minutes. Superman went on to crush all resistance to their mission, even after the humans discovered the Kryptonians' secret weakness Kryptonite.
Tal-Rho's ultimate fate is unknown, but as his universe was destroyed in the Crisis he is presumably dead.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Kryptonian Physiology: Under the effects of a "yellow" sun, Tal-Rho possesses the same potential powers as an average Kryptonian. These include:
- Solar Energy Absorption: Under optimal conditions, this is the main source of Tal-Rho's super powers as they are contingent upon exposure to solar radiation from a yellow sun star system. His biological make up includes a number of organs which lack analogues in humans and whose functions are unknown. It is believed that between one or more of these and his bio-cellular matrix, "yellow" solar energy is stored for later use. This allows for the use of these powers to fade when yellow solar radiation is not available instead of immediate failure.
- Heat Vision: Tal-Rho 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.
- Super-Hearing: Tal-Rho's 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.
- Enhanced Vision: Tal-Rho's vision processes the entire electromagnetic spectrum as well as allowing vast control over selective perception and focus.
This umbrella ability includes the following:- Electromagnetic Spectrum Vision: Tal-Rho can see well into most of the electromagnetic spectrum. He can see and identify radio and television signals as well as all other broadcast or transmitted frequencies. Using this ability, he can avoid detection by radar or satellite monitoring methods. This also allows him to see the aura generated by living thing.
- Telescopic Vision: This is the ability to see something at a great distance, without violating the laws of physics. Though limited, the exact extent of the ability is undetermined. In function, it is similar to the zoom lens on a camera.
- X-Ray Vision: This is the ability to see through any volume of matter except lead. Tal-Rhos can see things behind a solid, opaque object as if it were not there. He can focus this ability to "peel back" layers of an object, allowing hidden image or inner workings to be observed. The exact type of energy perceived—such as x-rays, cosmic rays, or some other energy invisible to normal humans—is unclear. This ability perceives an ambient energy source though, it does not involve the eye projecting a concentrated, possibly toxic, beam to be reflected back from objects.
- Microscopic Vision: This is the ability to see extremely small objects and images down to the atomic level.
- Infrared Vision: Tal-Rho can see with better acuity in darkness, and to a degree in total darkness.
- Flight: Tal-Rho is able to manipulate graviton particles to defy the forces of gravity and achieve flight. This ranges from hovering to moving in any posture, in any direction.
- Invulnerability: Due to the interaction of his dense molecular structure and supercharged bio-electric aura, Tal-Rho is nigh-invulnerable to extreme energy forces. In addition, his extends this protection against toxins and diseases.
- Superhuman Stamina: Tal-Rho is able to maintain continuous strenuous physical action for an indefinite period of time. This based on his body converting yellow solar radiation directly to energy but is limited by physiological and psychological needs to eat, drink, and sleep.
- Superhuman Strength: Tal-Rho's strength is augmented by yellow solar radiation interacting with the greater than human density, resilience and biological efficiency of his musculature. His strength is more an act of conscious will on energy fields than actual physical strength. It is this act of conscious will that enables him to perform physical feats that are beyond the mere application force, such as moving a mountain top without said rock crumbling under its own mass.
- Superhuman Speed: Tal-Rho 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.
This also confers: - Super-Breath: Tal-Rho is able to create hurricane force winds by exhaling air from his lungs. He can chill the air as it leaves his lungs to freeze targets. He can also reverse the process to pull large volumes of air or vapor into his lungs.
- Longevity: Tal-Rho can live longer than regular humans, remaining at his prime as long as he was under the exposure of the "yellow" sun.
Weaknesses
- Kryptonian Physiology: Under the effects of a "yellow" sun, Tal-Rho possesses the same potential weaknesses as an average Kryptonian. These include:
- Solar Energy Dependancy: Tal-Rho's abilities will eventually weaken without replenishing his energy reserves with normal (yellow) sun radiation. When exposed to the same red solar radiation as Krypton's red sun Rao, it causes him to lose his powers and stamina within a large amount of exposure until exposure to yellow sunlight reverses this effect.
Related
- 1 Appearances of Tal-Rho (Arrowverse: Controlled Burn)
- 1 Images featuring Tal-Rho (Arrowverse: Controlled Burn)
- Quotations by or about Tal-Rho (Arrowverse: Controlled Burn)
- Character Gallery: Tal-Rho (Arrowverse: Controlled Burn)
Footnotes
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