Krypton
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Krypton's Red Sun
Krypton Exploding
Krypton was a planet deep in space.
It's the homeworld of Kryptonians such as Jor-El, Lara, Kal-El (aka Superman), the Kandorians, Zycree, Logar, Hul, Rom-lok and strange dragon type creatures.
Major Cities
Kandor was once a city located on the planet Krypton. But the evil villain Brainiac reduced the city and its inhabitants to a tiny size, and placed the city in a bottle. He apparently removed the city from Krypton before it exploded.
Destruction
Several weeks before Krypton’s impending doom, the planet was ravished by minor quakes. One quake was bad enough that Jor-El and the rest of the Science-Council were summoned together. Jor-El warns them of the instability at the planets core and the coming doom and even has support, but when he suggests to the council that they authorize the building of ‘Space-Arks’ and send them to the newly discovered Earth he looses their confidence. This troubled the rest of the council because they know as does Jor-El that there is a ban on building ships for the purpose of space travel and exploration. Kato also angrily reminds Jor-El about the rogue scientist who 20 years before wanted to exile the Ruling / High Council into space. Kato then tells him to leave immediately.
Discouraged, he leaves. He and his wife Laura immediately begin building a rocket-ship.[1] A few weeks into the building of the ship, Laura realizes that it will only fit two. Jor-El tells her that there isn’t time to build a larger ship.[2]
Jor-El repeatedly went before the High-Council to warn them of the danger. They would only laugh at him.[3]
A few weeks later, the Kryptonian date is 57.52.8.[4] Jor-El is once again warning the High-Council about their impending doom. Their Sun is unstable and expanding, they should order an immediate evacuation. They laugh him right out of the building.[5]
That same afternoon, the Science-Council, summons Jor-El. They tell him of the council’s decision to disbar him. Moments later, the planet begins to quake for the last time. Jor-El rushes to his lab, where Laura and young Kal (as he called him) are waiting. They put Kal into the ship and as Jor-El tries to get Laura to go she refuses and tells him that her place is by his side.[6] So, they send him to Earth an orphan from parents and planet.
References
- ↑ Young Kal-El’s ship was called a ‘rocket-ship’ by his father Jor-El, in the Season 1 episode, The Planet-Splitter.
- ↑ Summary from Season 1 (1973) episode, The Planet-Splitter.
- ↑ From Season 3 (1978) episode, Secret Origins of the SuperFriends.
- ↑ From the 1983 Shorts: The Krypton Syndrome.
- ↑ From the 1983 Shorts: The Krypton Syndrome.
- ↑ From Season 1 episode, The Planet-Splitter.