Superboy-Prime

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Evil-doer

Normal
Superman-Prime

Full Name

Kal-El

Alias

Clark Kent

Superboy-Prime
Superman-Prime
Prime
Superboy
Clarkie
The Time Trapper

Origin

DC Comics Presents #87

Occupation

Supervillain

Leader of the Legion of Doom
Formerly:
Superhero
Member of the Black Lantern Corps
Member of the Legion of Super-Villains
Member of the Sinestro Corps

Powers / Skills

Indomitable willpower
Intimidation
Magic immunity
Kryptonite immunity
Power mimicry immunity
Combat proficiency
Kryptonian physiology:
Super strength
Super speed
Super stamina
Super agility
Super reflexes
Energy absorption
Regenerative healing factor
Nigh-invulnerability
Enhanced vision
Heat vision
Superhuman senses
Superhuman breath
Flight
X-ray vision
Telescopic vision
Microscopic vision
Radar vision
Infrared vision

Hobby

Fighting others.

Destroying things.
Mocking superheroes.

Goals

Take Superman's place as Earth's defender.

Bring Earth-Prime back at any cost, if it means killing the heroes and villains of Earth (all failed).
Destroy the Anti-Monitor for destroying his universe.
Defeat Monarch (all succeeded).
Defeat the Darkest Knight (succeeded, posthumously).

Crimes

Torture

Mass murder
Mundicide
Destruction
Jailbreak
Terrorism
Torture
Attempted usurpation

Type of Villain

Vengeful Misanthrope

“	I'll kill you! I'll kill you to death!	„
	~ Superboy Prime's most infamous quote.

“	Cold? COLD?! You don't know cold. Cold is being the only survivor of a dead world that got obliterated in a multiversal holocaust. Cold is being locked up because you tried to do the right thing. Cold is what this universe has made me. Cold is what you all made me.	„
	~ Superboy Prime's second most infamous quote.

“	I want to say yes. And I see a world where I do and I'm loved by everyone. I'm accepted. I become a hero again. The kind of hero I always hoped to be... but wasn't. But it's a world without my parents. Without Laurie.	„
	~ Superboy Prime.

Superboy-Prime is a major antagonist in the DC Universe. He is an alternate version of Kal-El, better known as one of the many variations of Superman, and the archenemy of both Conner Kent and Bart Allen.

Once an ordinary hero, he became unhinged following the destruction of his world and became one of the main antagonists of the Infinite Crisis storyline. He had even more power than the current Superman and was comparable to the Silver Age Superman in terms of power, making him easily one of the most powerful supervillains in DC Comics. He makes his debut in DC Comics Presents #87.

He is also a major antagonist in other storylines such as Sinestro Corps War, Legion of 3 Worlds and Dark Knights: Death Metal.

Biography[]

Crisis on Infinite Earths[]

The Crisis on Infinite Earths, a multiversal catastrophe in the form of a wave of anti-matter, consumed parallel dimensions by the Anti-Monitor. Superboy aided hundreds of worlds during the crisis, but was ultimately unable to prevent the destruction of the Earth from his own dimension. Superboy later took part in the battle against the Anti-Matter in the Antimatter Universe. After the defeat of the Anti-Matter, Superboy and the others escaped to a Paradise Dimension offered to them by Alexander Luthor, Jr.

Superboy-Prime secluded himself from others within the Paradise Dimension, opting to replay events from his life on Earth Prime using crystals. Over time, Superboy-Prime becomes frustrated and attempts to reach out to Kal-L, the Superman of Earth-2. Superboy-Prime was then persuaded by Alexander, who had come to believe that the Paradise Dimension was the reason for Lois Lane's failing health, to help him return to reality. When Superboy-Prime hesitated, Alexander showed him the negative aspects of the Post-Crisis Earth, including the deaths of his parents and girlfriend in a car accident.

Altering Reality[]

Superboy-Prime, infuriated, shattered the barrier of reality. This assault resulted in shifts in DC continuity, including the resurrection of Jason Todd, the combining of Superman's origins, the Doom Patrol's rebooting as new characters, Donna Troy's multiple origins, the various incarnations of Hawkman and the different incarnations of the League of Super-Heroes.

Countdown to Infinite Crisis[]

Eventually, Alexander reveals to Superboy-Prime that his powers are returning, and the two combine forces to break through the barrier wall. Together, they set into motion the events that culminate in Infinite Crisis. In quick succession, Superboy-Prime destroyed the ecosystem of Thanagar, initiating the Rann-Thanagar War, and attacked the JLA Watchtower, capturing Martian Manhunter in the process.

Personality[]

Originally destined to be the greatest superhero and the world's chosen champion in the fight against evil, Superboy-Prime, left scarred by the traumatic events he witnessed, has become a brutal killing machine. Years of isolation in the paradise dimension while endlessly viewing the events of a life he could no longer have put severe stress on his already fragile mind. During Infinite Crisis when the turning point came and he accidentally killed several heroes his mind finally snapped and he retreated into denial of the horrific nature of his actions.

After being further imprisoned by the Flashes and spending three more relative years imprisoned again, Prime has buried any remorse or compassion under an insane belief that since he is a Superman, everything that he does is right and views any other reality apart from his own as an imperfect duplicate of his world. All of this has left Prime in a psychotic state of mind unable to distinguish the morality of his own actions and the ability to commit even the most heinous of deeds with no guilt at all. Hellbent on nothing but killing numerous superheroes while also leaving an endless wave of utter destruction in his wake and as such, he is one of the most dangerous villains in the universe.

Powers and Abilities[]

Superboy-Prime has had a collection of powers over time, being one of the many alternate Supermen of DC comics he possesses standard Kryptonian powers but was able to amplify them via power-armor and other devices: over the course of the Crisis Superboy-Prime became more and more powerful, at the peak of his power he had absolute control over time to the point he could create pocket universes.

Also, due to Superboy-Prime being from another universe, he was immune to most of Superman's weaknesses, such as magic and kryptonite - his power-suit was also designed to constantly feed him yellow sun radiation and keep him at peak power even when exposed to red sun radiation.

Relationships[]

Allies[]

Enemies[]

Teen Titans:
- Nightwing
- Beast Boy
- Kid Flash
- Ravager
- Raven
- Red Robin
- Solstice
- Superboy
- Wonder Girl
- Robin
- Blue Beetle
- Bumblebee
- Miss Martian
- Supergirl
- Red Star
- Aquagirl
- Flamebird
- Zatara
- Speedy
- Offspring
- Starfire
- Cyborg
Justice League
- Superman (formerly)
- Batman (formerly)
- Wonder Woman (formerly)
- Martian Manhunter
- Aquaman
- Green Lantern (Guy Gardner)
- Plastic Man
- Batgirl
The Batman Who Laughs
Dark Knights
Robin King

Quotes[]

“	I do hate myself. I hate what I've become. They turned me into this monster. They turned me into a villain. I was Superboy once. I was a hero once. And they all took it from me. And for that, they're all gonna pay.	„
	~ Superboy-Prime.

“	You fooled everyone into believing you were actually Superboy. You don't even have a cape. You're a loser, Conner. A fake. You don't deserve to wear that symbol. You're not special! YOU'RE NOT SUPERBOY! I AM!!!	„
	~ Superboy-Prime to Kon-El.

“	Hey. HEY! Don't think I can't hear you out there, you stupid worm! Don't think I don't know who you are. From Venus or the Wildlands, it doesn't matter! I see you to, y'know. I can't believe...after everything they've done...you're all still here. Well GOOD! Just wait until you see what I'm gonna do to Billy.	„
	~ Superboy-Prime...to all of us.

Trivia[]

He was created by Elliot S. Maggin and the late Curt Swan.
Superboy-Prime wasn't born with his superhuman abilities, as he was a normal being unlike most Kryptonians in the pre-Crisis era.
The reason the character's name temporarily changed from "Superboy" to "Superman" was because of a real-life legal battle between the Siegel family and DC/Timer-Warner. However, after certain legal decisions were made concerning the trademark, the character was allowed to be called Superboy-Prime again.
Even in all his madness, Clark still deeply loves Laurie; showing he hasn't lost who he is at his core. He eventually does get a happy ending with her in Death Metal, where he's ejected out of the comics once he makes a heroic sacrifice and finally gets to be with the love of his life.

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Contents

Biography[]

Crisis on Infinite Earths[]

Altering Reality[]

Countdown to Infinite Crisis[]

Personality[]

Powers and Abilities[]

Relationships[]

Allies[]

Enemies[]

Quotes[]

Trivia[]

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