White Kryptonite was apparently harmful to plant-life. It is a "relatively stable" isotope of kryptonite, which, like its pre-Crisis version, disrupts Kryptonian cells in an unpredictable way. It can also purify water. Red kryptonite has also been shown in Smallville. The newly discovered mineral was first analyzed by Dr. Chris Stanley, a minerologist at the London Museum of Natural History. As revealed in the World of Krypton mini-series the abortive detonation of a doomsday device by the Black Zero terrorist group set off a slow chain reaction within Krypton's core causing the native elements of Krypton to fuse together into a new radioactive element. During Infinite Crisis this ring was destroyed by Kal-L of Earth-2. Whenever Clark was exposed to it, it caused nearly crippling pain and temporarily removed his powers. Kryptonite is a substance from the Crisis Cluster of Universes. In this form, he normally wears a leather jacket and rides around on a motorcycle. It has had healing effects on Superman. The scientific name for the rock was displayed on its case, 'Sodium lithium boron silicate hydroxide with fluorine'. X-Kryptonite (in Pre-Crisis only) is a synthetic kryptonite that granted Streaky superpowers. Black - First appeared in Smallville. Slow Kryptonite, which releases "slow" rays, is synced with a slow human body, allowing it to affect it. Gold Kryptonite also played key roles in several non-canon stories, including the 1986 tale Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? In Pre-Crisis continuity, Gold Kryptonite is one of the more rare variations of Kryptonite found in the DC Universe, and typically exists in the form of a meteor floating through space. :D Effects are typically depicted to last for 1-2 Days, after which the Kryptonian in question is always immune to that specific chunk of red kryptonite. Upon the destruction of Krypton, Kryptonite was scattered all throughout the galaxy and some of the meteor fragments drifted to the planet Earth. It has had healing effects on Superman. Superman's first encounter with kryptonite did not take place in his comic. "I've never seen anything like it. Not to be confused with X-Kryptonite. Trask had the paranoid belief that Superman was the first agent of an alien invasion. It played key roles in the 1982 limited series "The Phantom Zone", as well as in three noncanonical stories, namely the 1986 tale Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? The only time Black Kryptonite was ever used (to date) on Clark was in the episode "Crusade", when he was re-programmed as Kal-El. This is Red Kryptonite's only appearance in the series, so it is unknown if the substance would have had other effects on Superboy if it had appeared again. The specific color is not definite, given that it is never mentioned and that the series was in black & white, but from its effects, it is presumed to be green kryptonite in all cases: Kryptonite was featured in Superman: The Movie. However, the 'real' Kryptonite doesn't appear to have anything in common with the film's version other than the chemical formula. Two known samples of this "magic kryptonite" have been forged into a pair of twin medallions known as the Ach-om Rashay - the Amulet of Mindfulness. In most versions of the comics continuity, Superman retains his powers (and invulnerability to conventional weapons) while exposed to Green Kryptonite, although dramatically weakened and in severe pain. In this film's usage, the term "kryptonite" seems to mean simply a "Kryptonian meteorite". Green Kryptonite. It can also purify water. In the episode "Rest in Peace", Sinestro refers to a form of kryptonite called "Krypton Steel" as "a harmless form of kryptonite that only Superman can penetrate". Removes superpowers from Kryptonians permanently; however, in one story, a temporary antidote was developed that negated this effect for a short period of time. Split the personality of … (As everything effects Bizarros in the opposite manner, Blue Kryptonite increases Bizarro powers … In the film, Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) and his cronies (Ned Beatty and Valerie Perrine) track a large chunk to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where they steal it from a museum under the cover of night. In most incarnations, lead blocks the effects of Kryptonite. Blue Kryptonite was introduced in the seventh season of Smallville. Recently, a mining group in Serbia discovered a new mineral, called Jadarite, the chemical composition of which is sodium lithium boron silicate hydroxide, the chemical formula for Kryptonite written on a case of the substance in the film Superman Returns minus fluoride. Their experiments turned the Kryptonite red, making it useless as a power source and altering its effect on Superboy. This characteristic is not a constant however, and it has been theorized some victims of Gold Kryptonite may be able to sire offspring born with natural Kryptonian abilities. In the Pre-Crisis Continuity depending on the particular dimension such as Earth-One, there were many forms and shades of Kryptonite, while others showed only one form such as Earth-Two and Earth-Thre… In the comics, some varieties of kryptonite that turned out to be hoaxes: As noted above, kryptonite was originally created for the 1940s Superman radio series. In Adventure Comics (volume 1) #171 (December 1950) the kryptonite shown trapping Superboy was colored purple but acted just like regular Green. Superman once encountered Gold Kryptonite when he had to race against the Flash across the endless reaches of the Universe. Gold Kryptonite can permanently remove a Kryptonian's powers by altering specific cells in their body to no longer absorb solar energy. The length of time of the interference is presently unknown, and its effective range seemss limited to only be within a short distance of a few yards. He later threw most of the Kryptonite into space, except for one piece which was washed into the sewer. The comics continuity has consistently held that only exposure to Kryptonite, in and of itself, would be sufficient to kill Superman but his body can reject it before death as seen in Smallville. After wearing the ring for several months, the radiation produced cancerous growths in his hand, and he was forced to amputate the diseased limb. Superman III is a 1983 superhero film directed by Richard Lester from a screenplay by David Newman and Leslie Newman based on the DC Comics character Superman. Later in the film, Gorman's creation, the Ultimate Computer, severely weakens Superman with a kryptonite ray before Gorman has a change of heart and attacks his own machine. In the fourth season episode "Kryptonite Kid", a young man named Mike Walker working at the same military research base was caught in a Kryptonite explosion while working to find a cure which would make Superboy immune to the radiation. Advances in technology are also able to simulate the radiation of Green Kryptonite. It was not until 1949 that the comic book writers incorporated it into their stories, as both a convenient danger and weakness for Superman and to add an interesting element to his stories. This was a parallel to the pre-Crisis version of Krypton which was destroyed when its uranium core exploded. In the story, it turned Superman's skin transparent, resulting in his "solar batteries" overloading. Kryptonite is a fictional substance from the Superman comic book series (and subsequent related media). Welcome to /r/Smallville! Kryptonite also appears in an episode of the Legion of Super Heroes cartoon, where it is revealed Brainiac 5 has a piece of it, and that the villain Drax, who, despite being an analogue to Superman, is immune to it. Exposure to green Kryptonite radiation will greatly weaken a Kryptonian, robbing them of their powers. Superman and other Kryptonians, though, are unaffected. The most commonly depicted variety of kryptonite is greenish in coloring, though it was colored red in its first appearance in Superman (volume 1) #61 (November / December 1949). Originally, the DC Universe was home to a variety of minerals collectively called kryptonite. Created by pre-crisis Supergirl while experimenting with Green Kryptonite in hopes of finding an antidote. Also created for the series was black kryptonite (first appearing in the episode "Crusade"), which is capable of separating certain entities within individual organisms, e.g., splitting a person's good and evil sides. Blue Kryptonite Logically then, this form of the mineral has an effect on Bizarro rather than on Superman, undoing his less than favorable characteristics and … Superman-Red and Superman-Blue appear in a panel in Infinite Crisis #5, when Alexander Luthor, Jr. is trying to fuse the many alternate Supermen. Though more likely, the researchers who performed the analysis of the fragment did not perform a core sample test. It apparently affects people from Krypton as well, and not even the strength of Superman or Bizarro can escape. (Action Comics Annual 11 (2008). It was produced during explosion of Krypton. (a possible conclusion to the story of Superman of Earth-One), an "imaginary story" about what might have happened if someone other than the Kents had found the baby Superman, and the Superman & Batman: Generations stories. It was actually introduced in 1943 on the Superman radio series, as both a plot device and to allow Superman's actor, Bud Collyer, to occasionally take time off. In post-Crisis comics, long-term exposure to kryptonite is known to have the same effects on human beings as exposure to Earth-born radioactive materials; these effects include cancer. But as recently shown, if a Kryptonian is using their superhuman abilities in any dangerious effect at the time they exposed to this artifical Gold K, those exposed Kryptonians will be rendered completely powerless and can die from the situation they are in at the time of their depowering such as Zod's followers who attacked Metallo. One character named Marsh inhaled liquid Kryptonite to gain superhuman strength. Unfortunately, it also apparently clung to him and caused him to absorb solar energy at a rapidly accelerated rate, eventually causing his powers to go out of control and his body to build more mass. Post-Crisis this is the formal name of the kryptonite source of the first antimatter universe that the reformated Clark Kent of the Crime Syndicate of AmeriKa is powered by. 8.5k members in the Smallville community. As pieces of the Lexcorp sample were distributed, many fell into the possession of other criminal organizations and supervillains. In the television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Green Kryptonite acted similarly to movie-continuity Kryptonite. As mentioned above, the Krypto the Superdog episode "Streaky's Cat Tail" features "purple-spotted kryptonite", which causes Superdog to compulsively chase his tail. The material created from the remains of Superman's native planet of Krypton generally has detrimental effects on Superman. Superman has transformed into a dragon, a dwarf, a lunatic, a non powered giant, an ant-headed humanoid and a villain when being exposed to Red K on various occasions. One half of the amulet was located inside of a volcano on, In Post-Crisis Continuity, like Bizarro himself Blue Kryptonite is opposite to the more common green variety, it will make kryptonian based Bizarros (see, The Kryptonite concept was first developed by, The first use of Kryptonite was actually in an unaired episode of the Adventures of. When Perrine's character Miss Teschmacher learns that one of the missiles is headed for Hackensack, New Jersey (where her mother lives), she rescues Superman from drowning and removes the kryptonite, after which his strength and powers quickly return. Silver Kryptonite: It is an artificial K metal created by Professor Milton Fine combining ordinary rock and the liquid form of a metal which makes up Superman’s body. Labs scientist created a "Hybrid Kryptonite," which has no effect on Kryptonians, but hurts humans. In another episode, "Darkseid's Golden Trap", gold kryptonite appears, which is stated to have an effective range of 20 ft (6.1 m). A non-canonical roleplaying game supplement by comic book writer Roger Stern called the new element "kryptonium" with kryptonite being its common ore. A temporary antidote was once developed that negated the effects of Gold Kryptonite for a short period of time. Blue Kryptonite only affects Bizarros and is harmless to humans and Kryptonians. For many years the only way a character could have access to kryptonite in the DC Universe was to have a piece of this original sample, or to somehow fetch it from the remains of Krypton itself. Kryptonite made frequent appearances in the syndicated "Superboy" TV series, most of it green. Other existing realities such as the Time Trappers' pocket dimension have naturally occuring alternate forms of Kryptonite. The evil Superman and Clark Kent, the embodiment of Superman's remaining good qualities, then engage in an epic battle at a deserted junkyard, where Clark emerges victorious and the evil Superman fades from sight (it should be noted that this might only have been an hallucination on Superman's part). During this time Clark was also immune to the effects of Green Kryptonite. Superboy, a student in Peterson's class (as Clark Kent), collapsed from the radiation and felt its effects for the first time. Appearances Dem … Blue Kryptonite: Blue kryptonite is the Bizarro analogue to green kryptonite. Anti-Kryptonite from the first antimatter universe of Crime Syndicate of AmeriKa has no effect on matter based Kryptonians. Originally, the DC Universe was home to a variety of minerals collectively called kryptonite. He discovered that the amount of the new element in Krypton's core was reaching critical mass and that it would soon explode, destroying the planet. Pre-Crisis: Anti-Kryptonite does nothing to harm super-powered Kryptonians, but has the same effects of normal green k on non-super-powered Kryptonians. Later in the film, Gorman's creation, the Ultimate Computer, severely weakens Superman with a kryptonite ray before Gorman has a change of heart and attacks his own machine. It is referred to again in "The Bride of Bizarro" but it is not seen. Kryptonite, in the animated series, still has effects on normal humans as well. While physically resembling Green Kryptonite, the "Blood" variant drains a portion of life force from present attendees, intended to direct this energy towards an effigy of the deceased as part of a Kryptonian resurrection ceremony. It is later revealed that this was a manipulation of Felix Faust and the rock was either regular green Kryptonite or not Kryptonite at all. Effects on Kryptonians Blue Kryptonite strips super-powered Kryptoniansof all their abilities, making them mortal and, thus, susceptible to damage and pain as with any human. Ross Webster orders the creation of synthetic kryptonite after remembering a Daily Planet story about the last original chunk disappearing years earlier after falling to Earth (whether Webster references the kryptonite robbery in Superman: The Movie is unclear.) As borosilicate glass is commonly crystalline and green-tinted, this could be a plausible human mis-identification of kryptonite; alternately, as no 'unknown' component is listed, one might assume this (sodium/lithium/borosilicate/fluorine) blend to be the actual composition of green kryptonite. In addition, he uses a shard leftover from processing it to create a kryptonite shiv, which he uses to stab Superman with at one point. Clark hears the voice of his biological mother, Lara, calling for help from Kara's crystal and decides to release her, despite Jor-El's warnings. Consequently only Clark Kent and his parents knew of its true existence. Blue Kryptonite. It seems to be emitting a specific radioactivity that's damaging to your cellular structure." It was forged into Jor-El's victory ring which was presented to him when he first became a member of the Kryptonian Council. Yes, blue kryptonite can reverse the unpredictable effects of red kryptonite. On the show, not only is green kryptonite (referred to in the first two seasons of the series as "meteor rock") harmful to Clark Kent, but it can produce bizarre changes in humans, animals, and plants, typically turning them into powerful mutant menaces, commonly known by the denizens of Smallville as "Meteor Freaks," that Clark must oppose. But in all known instances presently, these Kryptonites only effect Kryptonians who originate from the same source dimension. In this film's usage, the term "kryptonite" seems to mean simply a "Kryptonian meteorite". It was assumed for a long time that kryptonite radiation was harmless to non-Kryptonians, but occasional isolated incidents were reported where it had sporadic effects on humans. Instead of being lethal, it restored Superman's powers. In the 2000s television series Smallville, the show expands on the concept of the substance being harmful to humans, as well as making extensive use of the substance. Clark and his partner Lois Lane reported on the incident in. Fortunately, Professor Hamilton supplies Superman with a distinctive and durable lead protection suit for such situations. Black kryptonite was formed by heating up green kryptonite. The second, in the Justice League story "Tower of Babel", was created by Batman as a way of stopping Superman without killing him, should this prove necessary. First appearing in DC Comics’ Superman No. In Smallville, it removes Kryptonian powers, in addition to killing Bizarros. It is the third installment in the Superman film series and a sequel to Superman II (1980). Kryptonite was used throughout the 1990s television series Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. The transmutation of Earth's kryptonite could be explained by the acceleration of its natural atomic decay under this theory. Superman, while visiting the pocket universe, used this universe's native Gold Kryptonite (Superman found he was immune to the kryptonite that existed in that universe) to remove the powers of General Zod and several other Phantom Zone criminals who had destroyed all life on that world; Superman then executed the criminals by use of green kryptonite, as punishment for the villains' crime. Does not exist in Post-Crisis continuity. Two post-Crisis stories have featured artificially created red kryptonite. However, in some incarnations the effects of red kryptonite last only as long as the Kryptonian is exposed to it. Your place to discuss anything and everything about our favorite town of weird! Directed by Glen Winter. Kryptonite was produced from the material of Krypton, when it was destroyed in an explosion. It has no effect on Kryptonians, but bestows temporary superpowers on Earth lifeforms, most prominently Supergirl's pet cat, A modified variety of Green Kryptonite produced by a human scientist that affects humans in a manner similar to Green Kryptonite on Kryptonians, appearing in, Artificially created by the villain Nero, "Magno-Kryptonite" is magnetically attracted to all substances originally from Krypton, with such incredible force that not even the strength of Superman or Bizarro can escape it according to, Affects humans the same way Red Kryptonite affects Kryptonians. The Red Kryptonite that Batman created is similar to the Red Kryptonite in the. They may have only chipped off the outer layer in order to test it. After Superboy wreaked havoc with Metallo, Lana tricked Superboy into being exposed to another chunk of Red Kryptonite which reversed the effects of the first. After co-opting and launching two nuclear missiles for opposite ends of the United States, Luthor places the kryptonite on a chain around Superman's (Christopher Reeve) neck and drops him into a swimming pool. Green kryptonite remains the only variety of the substance ever seen in the DCAU. Additionally, it appeared briefly in the post-Crisis DC Universe, when Superman used it on a trio of Kryptonian criminals while visiting the Pocket Universe (Adventures of Superman #444, Superman v2, #22). Like the previous comics incarnation, this silver form was not a true form of the stone. He then used the altered Blue Kryptonite to halt an army of advancing Bizarros. Why it is called "Slow Kryptonite" is because the rays sent out by normal Kryptonite are "fast" (high in frequency) and synced with the accelerated kryptonian body. Superman was purged of it after battling the Parasite. Green Kryptonite made several more appearances throughout the series, used mostly by Lex Luthor and Metallo. Clark Kent of the Crime Syndicate of AmeriKa, http://www.comicvine.com/kryptonite/18-32213/, https://supermanrebirth.fandom.com/wiki/Kryptonite?oldid=25693. Professor Hamilton coined this term to refer to the change that occurred to the Kryptonite that the Cyborg Superman blasted the Eradicator with when it passed through the latter and struck Superman. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Lex Luthor once fashioned a small piece of Kryptonite into a gemstone, which he fitted into a ring. It is speculated that kryptonite may be located in a hypothetical "island of stability" high on the periodic table, beyond the currently known unstable elements, in the vicinity of atomic number 150. As shown in "Barbarians at the Planet" and "The House of Luthor" The story of kryptonite intrigued Superman's archenemy Lex Luthor. Kryptonite can be used as a powerful energy source. Magno-Kryptonite is a variation of kryptonite that tracks objects from Krypton. The mineral, to be named Jadarite (after Jadar, the location of the Serbian mine where it was discovered), will go on show at the London Natural History Museum [2]. You'd think just to be backward, it would make Bizarro stronger and healthier! Interestingly, kryptonite is never once referred to as the term "meteor" as it is in the previous movies and Smallville series, only as "distant remains" or "radioactive pieces of Superman's home-world" and once by its official name. These changes seem to be linked to the circumstances under which the subject was exposed to kryptonite and the subject's emotional state (similar to how gamma radiation affects people in the Marvel Comics universe). The various known forms of Kryptonite in the Superman comics: In both Superman Returns and its indirect predecessor, Superman: The Movie, Green Kryptonite is shown as effectively removing Superman's powers during the time he is exposed; in the first movie, Superman is nearly drowned while exposed to Green Kryptonite, and in Returns, Superman is brutally beaten by Lex Luthor's henchmen and stabbed with a Kryptonite shard by Luthor. Trask headed Bureau 39, a secret government organization that investigated perceived alien threats. The harm inflicted on Clark by kryptonite on Smallville is varied. It was later secretly removed from the rocketship by a government cabal to become the power source for the cyborg Metallo. Superman stages an elaborate ruse in which he pretends to have retrieved the lead-encased metal from the ocean, and uses it to lead a wanted criminal into a trap. It was made from what was left of a mountain range on Krypton called the Jewel Mountains (it is shown in one comic story to be used by Zod and Ursa outside the Zone in the "real" world as well, to blow up the piece they had and transport themselves back to the Phantom Zone. With Tom Welling, Michael Rosenbaum, Kristin Kreuk, Allison Mack. In some situations, the effects of Gold Kryptonite can also rob a victim of his memory, as was the case with the Phantom Zone criminal, Quex-Ul. Powers Green kryptonite weakens Superman and other Kryptonians. ), Created from Green Kryptonite that passed through a mysterious red-hued cloud en route to Earth. Amazingly, in April 2007 it was announced that geologists in Serbia had found a mineral identified as having the chemical formula sodium lithium boron silicate hydroxide [1]. Green kryptonite is deadly to all Kryptonians. Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. In "Obituary for a Super-Hero", Luthor used a Kryptonite bomb planted on a yacht to attempt to kill Superboy. The name "kryptonite" covers a variety of forms of the substance, but usually refers to the most common "green" form. Lex Luthor steals it from a Metropolis museum and uses it in his quest to create a new kryptonite landmass. No two chunks of Red Kryptonite have the same effect. Silver kryptonite made an appearance in the fifth season episode entitled "Splinter". This version of Red K was created at a military research base where scientists were working to neutralize Kryptonite's effect on Superboy while still retaining its radioactive properties so it could be used as a power source. Developed by Gus Gorman (played by Richard Pryor), it was intended to be a copy of Green Kryptonite. It instead had an opposite effect on him and actually stabilized and cured him, preventing him from eventually exploding as previous Bizarro duplicates had. Blue kryptonite was created by aiming the bizzaro ray at green kryptonite. Brainiac attacked Superman with a dunce cap, but Superman used the force of all three eyes to use his heat vision to dissolve Brainiac's force field. This issue was normally overlooked in the pre Crisis comic books, but a non-canonical game sourcebook did refer to kryptonite as "the common ore of the super-actinide Kryptonium, an unusually stable transuranic element, whose atomic number is believed to be 126." In one early Silver Age story, Superboy built up immunity to specific chunks of Green Kryptonite through repeated non-fatal exposure, as seen in the story "The Great Kryptonite Mystery", (Superboy (volume 1) #58, July 1957). Long term and high-level exposure to green kryptonite can be fatal to Superman. 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