That one at least makes sense, Martian’s were evolving too rapidly so someone split them into white and green and psychologically implanted a fear of fire. I think it was the guardians or some other 10th level intellect
@@gyyhgbtrf5082then there’s the weird psychic virus, that caused anyone that was still bonded with another to spontaneously combust. Considering that’s what happened to John’s family, it’s no wonder he’d get psychological damage from that. I’d be too, if my wife and child turned to charcoal right in front of me.
@@MarcusMaddox91it really is though. Sure if he were constantly hearing the screams of dead kryptonians, it would effect his ability to fight. However, such a thing would not take away the ability to use powers or hinder them in the way kryptonite has for all these years in the comics. It wouldn’t de power his invulnerability, strength, or speed, etc, it would just impair his ability to use such powers if the screams were in inflicting torment on him. If it is some kind of different radiation than the UV radiation that gives him power, sure that makes sense, it returns him to the state which he would be in if he were on in krypton, where the material was abundant, but would be much more volatile on Superman, someone who is being cut off from the powers he’s had his whole life due to being on earth and so close to the sun. It’s like battery suddenly being sapped of all its energy, or turning off a faucet
@@MarcusMaddox91if this was true than the evil Kryptonians would not care about no people's screams. In fact some might like it. Kryptonite affect all of them good or evil because is radiation and Kryptonians cells were genetically modified to absorb as much available solar radiation as possible like plants. Barely enough radiation from a red dwarf. Kryptonite on the other hand is poisonous radiation to them and long exposure could even kill them (that's how it has always been)
I always thought it was because it was part of his planet, and he gains his powers through the sun. The kryptonite would almost be like a repellent of the sun, and thus taking away his powers as if he was back on krypton. Not necessarily radioactive, but such a drastic switch from being the most powerful being on earth to just a normal man would mess everything up, physically, mentally, emotionally, and psychologically. Just what I always thought 🤷🏽♂️
The historic explanation is that there was a Superman radio show in th days of live radio. The actor who voiced Superman was sick so they needed some reason for Superman to be sic so someone else could read the lines, thus Kriponite!😮
You could have said kryptonite is actually emitting green gluten rays and Superman needs a gluten free diet and it STILL would have been a better reason than that crap. 😂😂😂
*Fun fact:* Superman can only be affected by the kryptonite of his universe. For example, the Superman of Earth Two didn't suffer any incovenience when Earth One Batman attacked him with the kryptonite his Clark previously gave him
I always thought it was because it was part of his planet, and he gains his powers through the sun. The kryptonite would almost be like a repellent of the sun, and thus taking away his powers as if he was back on krypton.
PAY ATTENTION... THEY CHANGE THE REASON. SOON YOU WILL SEE SUPERMAN BE ABLE TO IGNORE THE SOUND WAYS AND Kryptonite Will NOT HURT HIM NO MORE. THEY WILL TAKE A WAY HIS ONE TRUE WEAKNESS 💯
I always just assumed that kryptonite was just a part of his home planet so it just reverted him back to the state the of a kyrptonian on their home planet.
@@Hellraiser988Makes more sense when you take note that there are multiple forms of radiation So kryptonite radiation would be different from solar radiation and might functionally drain or nullify solar radiation Edit: spelling correction
I always thought it was because it was part of his planet, and he gains his powers through the sun. The kryptonite would almost be like a repellent of the sun, and thus taking away his powers as if he was back on krypton. Not necessarily radioactive, but such a drastic switch from being the most powerful being on earth to just a normal man would mess everything up, physically, mentally, emotionally, and psychologically. Just what I always thought 🤷🏽♂️
The real reason was actually explained in the TV show Smallville, it's because Clark was raised under a yellow sun. Krypton used to have kryptonite everywhere on it but because everyone was born under the red sun in that galaxy the kryptonite had no effect on anybody. It only affects those raised under the yellow sun.
The most commonly held "origin" of Kryptonite was for the Superman Radio Program in 1943 as a way to write out Bud Collyer- the voice of Superman- for a few days because he was sick (or wanted a Vacation- depending on which version of the rumor you've heard). Another voice actor "filled in" by just making groaning sounds (or sounded muffled from hiding in a closet- again, depending on which version you've heard!)
Considering other wild explanations characters have had this is actually pretty tame. We already know Superman has super hearing and those rocks are from another planet so maybe they can contain sound waves. To be honest I always thought it was the opposite of radiation. That kryptonite being from his home world is able to absorb the solar radiation from the sun and therefor from Superman, draining his powers faster then he can absorb sunlight. Fun Fact: The original green lantern got caught off guard and got hit with a piece of wood. Because of this he believed his green lantern powers didn't work on wood so he subconsciously made it so. Later green lanterns would have the weakness of yellow due to yellow being associated with the yellow fear lanterns.
I like my explanation: All of Superman's abilities are heightened in yellow sunlight, as opposed to red, because they absorb radiation through their skin. Honestly, uranium should give him some weird side effects, too, but it's just another energy his body can process along with the UV light that amplifies his natural state. Kryptonite, both from long term exposure over time by his people, is just a type of radiation that makes him sick (and it's like breathing to us, for a Kryptonian, he can't turn it off, just block it with lead)
It's pretty terrifying the fact Superman, while being exposed to kryptonite, hears the agonizing screams of his people. Being the last son of your species is truly AWFUL
How the hell they were crying thre planet was blasted and no one has the idea of it happing except for some They didn't even get the chance to scream 😑
I thought it was a last minute answer in the radio program because the actor was taking a 2 week vacation. It was an easy answer to why superman was gone for 2 weeks. 🤔
That show also has Clark say he’s “allergic” to it in some instances. Which I always thought was an interesting way to describe Superman’s weakness as well. It’s definitely better than the screams of all dead Kryptonians.
That doesn’t make any sense at all for superman to get weak with dead kryptonians crying out because that would mean if superman met another kryptonian like his cousin they’d both become weak being near each other like in the movie that will smith played in where’s he’s a drunk hero
That explanation in the video was stupid but If he was weak from the cries of dead kyptonians why would an alive Kryptonian (Super Girl) make him weak? They are saying his weakness is the cries of all the dead people that died on Krypton not all kryptonians
That’s actually messed up beyond belief that it’s not the radiation from the kryptonite but the screams of his dying people and being the only son of his people whenever he hears their dying cries he suffers from ptsd of being the only one who survived the destruction of his home planet
Sometimes, writers need to just let things be. This is right up there with Synder's idea for Mr. Frieze, where he's just a creepy stalker, and not her husband. Just because it's dark, doesn't mean it's good writing
I think prefer the other version, which states that all Kryptonians and their DNA, got mega doses of radiation from the planet Krypton (as the planet was one giant Kryptonite radiation source). But that their red sun Rao suppressed the effects. Its this radiation that part of where Kryptonians get their power from. This mega dose combined with yellow sun light makes them super. But it was only Kryptons red sun aka Rao that suppressed the effect of Kryptonite, so that is why Krytonite still effects Kryptonians under any other red sun light. Its this radiation sensitivity that causes other colors to effect Kryptonians differently, like red makes them jerks. It also explains why hybrids are still affected, source of their power is also the source of their weakness.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought this was worse than the radiation explanation, not everything has to have a profound and tortured explaination
I always assumed that it was because kryptonite interfered with supermans ability to use suns radiation by doing the same only maybe better. Like sucking the energy from the surroundings and even supermans body before he could use it while also adding some disruptive "code" to it superman later learns to overcome. Like some kind of jamming device. Would also explain different kinds of kryptonite or why only the kryptonite of one particular universe can affect one particular superman. Because his superpowers are being sort of broadcasted across the universe and every superman has his frequency just like any kryptonite has its.
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Anybody else feel bad for that green lantern, i mean he thinks that the planet dying was his fault and his first response is to get someone to kill him like man, thats sad.
*In action comics and in cw superman' superman trancends time space and matter that of which means kryptonite substances can be manipulated and reconstruct by superman himself*
I thought it was because of the way that sunlight refracted through it that it prevented Superman from being able to utilize sun energy (even though that wouldn't explain kryptonite being used in a dark room or at night as far as I was told that was the Canon explanation)
And red kryptonite takes his power away, if I remember correctly. There were so many colors of kryptonite when I grew up reading comics. Those were the fun days of comics.
I always thought it’s because it has red sun based materials in it because it’s a rock from Krypton. So when he’s around it it just makes him normal like if he were on krypton
I like the common explanation from the 1970's better. Superman's physiology makes him basically a power cell that absorbs radiation. Kryptonite radiation would contaminate Superman's power cells causing them to fail or become inefficient. This would end up weakening him or killing him if his body's solar batteries failed.
it should just be that it releases some kind of gravitational waves that make the sunlight energy in supermans cells temporarily unable to be used. so he has no powers and he feels the intense energy he stored inside - now burning him.
Even if we can once ignore the whole 'insidious explanation' part of your reasoning, it doesn't explain why Supergirl and other Kryptonians are affected by it.
Nope, I’m going with the radiation from the Kryptonite that can seriously mess up Clark’s supercharged metabolism. In the Silver Age comics, Superman was juggling a chunk of green Kryptonite whilst he was exposed to a red sun, perfectly fine. “Kryptonite is deadly to Superman because it’s haunted with Kryptonian ghosts.” Give me a break.
This checks out and explains why some kryptonite harms him in small amounts(high density/remnants of Kryptonian cities) and other times big chunks can be overpowered by him (rural/no population zones of krypton)
It's a neat idea, but no. And it shouldn't hurt him exactly. We did see his blood boil in Smallville. But I prefer the explination that it just rapidly drains his stored solar energy, making him normal, and too much exposure can permantly strip his ability to store it, basically neutralizing his powers. Which would also makes sense as to why Kryptonians never had powers, if the planet was made out of it, along with the red sun.
In Man of Steel, the weapons of Krypton hurt him because it makes sense that the technology that Zod had from Krypton would effect a Kryptonian regardless of changes
I once read a theory that Superman’s powers are at least partly psychic in nature, and that kryptonite being the remains of the planet Krypton and therefore being present for the deaths of billions of people, is infused with all their dying anguish. Superman is exposed to this psychically, and it’s torturous.
I thought it was common on krypton and naturally limited kryptonians, who didn't have powers like his on Krypton, except clark was intolerant since he left as a baby and it causes him to become weaker than most krytonian he fights when exposed to it. Clark drops in pain where the other guys just adjust to the situation.🧐
I prefer the radiation aspect of it. Superman needs solar radiation to keep his superhuman physique, so anything not solar related (red sun or green kryptonite) would dampen or weaken his powers. Only gold kryptonite could permanently strip Superman of his superhuman powers.
I've always assumed and am going to keep assuming that none of the people on Krypton have any super powers until they leave their planet, And Kryptonite doesn't hurt Superman it makes him human-like, and he can actually feel pain from all the injuries he sustained in all the fights he's ever had. Who's to say that humans wont end up with some superman type powers on other planets and a simple earth rock takes them away.
So of Krypton was saved then Superman would have been unstoppable. Plus I've read and saw multiple movies and stories saying that Krypton exploding was just the natural end for Krypton. Ain't no way a Lantern could do anything, plus Kryptonians are 9 something level beings, they were 3 levels smarter than humans and had far better tech. They should have dipped.
"Weakness." Except for the fact that he flat out ignores it whenever he wishes. Hell - he spent 75 years on Ancient Krypton _(red star, by the way.),_ surrounded by animal that had Kryptonite embedded in their scales... and yet Superman kills an ancient Kryptonian Dragon. With his bare hands. With no powers.
So characters like Amazo are vulnerable to kryptonite too due to the anguished cries? Doesn’t add up. Or how about characters who can transmute elements? What about red kryptonite? Some emotional stress will change his physiology?
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Because the guy that played superman in the radio show sometime needed a break 😂
The kryptonite all contain energy emotions souls animals and beings and effects him in different way it’s how the writers want to effect him or empower him so the weakness is the writers ✍️
So to clean up this misinformation. Superman is elemental type superhero. His powers are based on whatever radiating based elements he comes in contact with. Kryptonite interferes with the process of Superman's body absorbing Yellow Sun radiation causing him to become sick as his body starts to absorb the Kryptonite energy as well.
I just thought that kryptonite saps the solar rays from his cells and reverts his equilibrium back to that of a normal kryptonian and the equilibrium was so vastly different its fatal when prolonged
I always thought is was because he one he left Krypton as a baby. He grew up on earth like a native but hes also from Krypton. Where under they're red sun hes normal. The Kryptonite is remnants of his destroyed planet that he never got to live on. Those things make him weak on earth. On Krypton hes a regular guy.
what about synthesized kryptonite? "Aight, I need you guys to stop being peacefully dead and hop all up in this crystal hell prison" Unless it's just a crystaline gateway to Krypton-Hell???
That doesn’t make sense since artificially crafted kryptonite that has never been near Krypton still harms him. Batman even made a special variation that causes him to have his skin become transparent which over enhances his ability to absorb sunlight. So his super senses are to strong for him.
Radiation is a much better explanation. So according to Brainiac, all Supes needs are earplugs.
But they’d have to be lead earplugs to stop his super-hearing
or go deaf
He just needs noise cancelling headphones
Ok, DC is garbage. Confirmed. 😐
Or being in outer space
Does this mean that pink kryptonite holds all the gay souls?
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@@blaisejacques5629bruh.
Superman become gay because of the pink kryptonite
For a lot of seemingly straight people yall love talking about pink kryptonite🤔
@@Comic-Nationhomophobic people have zero intellect and live in a fantasy world.
Why does Kryptonite hurt Superman?
_EMOTIONAL DAMAGE_
Lol.
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lol they just tryna make it seems as if he can defeat this as well---- its dumb thou
*Gold Kryptonite has all the cries of all Billionaire people that used to live on Krypton*
That's a really stupid explanation DC came up with. It's almost up there with Martian Manhunter's weakness to fire - off and on.
That one at least makes sense, Martian’s were evolving too rapidly so someone split them into white and green and psychologically implanted a fear of fire. I think it was the guardians or some other 10th level intellect
@@gyyhgbtrf5082then there’s the weird psychic virus, that caused anyone that was still bonded with another to spontaneously combust.
Considering that’s what happened to John’s family, it’s no wonder he’d get psychological damage from that. I’d be too, if my wife and child turned to charcoal right in front of me.
Personally, Dark Knights Metal takes the cake of stupid.
@@ziggybarone3168 • Okay, I'll give you that. 🤣
@@gyyhgbtrf5082 • Agreed
That is literally multiple million times stupider than radiation.
Not really.
@@MarcusMaddox91yes. really. Get back to your closet
@@MarcusMaddox91it really is though. Sure if he were constantly hearing the screams of dead kryptonians, it would effect his ability to fight. However, such a thing would not take away the ability to use powers or hinder them in the way kryptonite has for all these years in the comics. It wouldn’t de power his invulnerability, strength, or speed, etc, it would just impair his ability to use such powers if the screams were in inflicting torment on him. If it is some kind of different radiation than the UV radiation that gives him power, sure that makes sense, it returns him to the state which he would be in if he were on in krypton, where the material was abundant, but would be much more volatile on Superman, someone who is being cut off from the powers he’s had his whole life due to being on earth and so close to the sun. It’s like battery suddenly being sapped of all its energy, or turning off a faucet
@@taleofshinobi and that's overthinking it.
@@MarcusMaddox91if this was true than the evil Kryptonians would not care about no people's screams. In fact some might like it.
Kryptonite affect all of them good or evil because is radiation and Kryptonians cells were genetically modified to absorb as much available solar radiation as possible like plants. Barely enough radiation from a red dwarf.
Kryptonite on the other hand is poisonous radiation to them and long exposure could even kill them (that's how it has always been)
I always thought it was because it was part of his planet, and he gains his powers through the sun. The kryptonite would almost be like a repellent of the sun, and thus taking away his powers as if he was back on krypton. Not necessarily radioactive, but such a drastic switch from being the most powerful being on earth to just a normal man would mess everything up, physically, mentally, emotionally, and psychologically. Just what I always thought 🤷🏽♂️
The thing that depowers him is the red sun, kryptonite would eventually kill him.
I grew up Reading Superman and I recall it was radiated pieces of his exploded planet. I have no clue when they rewrote it being Green Lantern ring.
The historic explanation is that there was a Superman radio show in th days of live radio. The actor who voiced Superman was sick so they needed some reason for Superman to be sic so someone else could read the lines, thus Kriponite!😮
You could have said kryptonite is actually emitting green gluten rays and Superman needs a gluten free diet and it STILL would have been a better reason than that crap. 😂😂😂
Kryptonite is actually emitting misgender remark and it offend him and he need to call everyone transphobic fascist to maintain his delusion
You DARE mock the green gluten rays?
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*Fun fact:* Superman can only be affected by the kryptonite of his universe. For example, the Superman of Earth Two didn't suffer any incovenience when Earth One Batman attacked him with the kryptonite his Clark previously gave him
@thecoklordthats earth 3
Then why was the My Adventure Superman’s Superman affected by other kryptonite?
@@arthureaterofworlds5176plot hole
@@arthureaterofworlds5176because this rule is often forgotten
Yup, it’s only a thing in Infinite Crisis.
I always thought it was because it was part of his planet, and he gains his powers through the sun. The kryptonite would almost be like a repellent of the sun, and thus taking away his powers as if he was back on krypton.
PAY ATTENTION... THEY CHANGE THE REASON. SOON YOU WILL SEE SUPERMAN BE ABLE TO IGNORE THE SOUND WAYS AND Kryptonite Will NOT HURT HIM NO MORE. THEY WILL TAKE A WAY HIS ONE TRUE WEAKNESS 💯
I always just assumed that kryptonite was just a part of his home planet so it just reverted him back to the state the of a kyrptonian on their home planet.
That’s what I always thought, too. Saw Smallville, which hinted that the meteor rocks were bits and pieces of Krypton.
hinted? its a well known fact that kryptonite is pieces of krypton. thats been known since kryptonite was a thing.
@@drockman92
Exactly that would make so much sense
That's exactly what it is. Radioactive fragments of his home world. Don't listen to this garbage.
Yeah, i feel like this retcon isn't gonna stick, so I'll just stick to explanation of Kryptonite being a radioactive rock.
That isn't a good explanation either Superman gets his power from radiation
@@Hellraiser988Makes more sense when you take note that there are multiple forms of radiation
So kryptonite radiation would be different from solar radiation and might functionally drain or nullify solar radiation
Edit: spelling correction
I always thought it was because it was part of his planet, and he gains his powers through the sun. The kryptonite would almost be like a repellent of the sun, and thus taking away his powers as if he was back on krypton. Not necessarily radioactive, but such a drastic switch from being the most powerful being on earth to just a normal man would mess everything up, physically, mentally, emotionally, and psychologically. Just what I always thought 🤷🏽♂️
@@yugijakreally it should just be left as it from his home planet and just not used to it we see him get used to it and i just barely effects him
@@Hellraiser988 There are different kinds of radiation.
The real reason was actually explained in the TV show Smallville, it's because Clark was raised under a yellow sun. Krypton used to have kryptonite everywhere on it but because everyone was born under the red sun in that galaxy the kryptonite had no effect on anybody. It only affects those raised under the yellow sun.
This would explain why general zod is not affected as much he lives to hear people suffer and probably finds it music to his ears.
That is both ungodly levels of idiotic and depressing.
There’s a word for that “grimderp”
Yep it should be a magical stone
@@countryboy1635😂😂😂
Thats actually dumber than it just being a special kind of radiation
The most commonly held "origin" of Kryptonite was for the Superman Radio Program in 1943 as a way to write out Bud Collyer- the voice of Superman- for a few days because he was sick (or wanted a Vacation- depending on which version of the rumor you've heard). Another voice actor "filled in" by just making groaning sounds (or sounded muffled from hiding in a closet- again, depending on which version you've heard!)
Considering other wild explanations characters have had this is actually pretty tame. We already know Superman has super hearing and those rocks are from another planet so maybe they can contain sound waves.
To be honest I always thought it was the opposite of radiation. That kryptonite being from his home world is able to absorb the solar radiation from the sun and therefor from Superman, draining his powers faster then he can absorb sunlight.
Fun Fact: The original green lantern got caught off guard and got hit with a piece of wood. Because of this he believed his green lantern powers didn't work on wood so he subconsciously made it so.
Later green lanterns would have the weakness of yellow due to yellow being associated with the yellow fear lanterns.
I thought since Superman grew up on Earth, his body wasn't accustomed to Krypton environment. Since Kryptonite is a piece of Krypton so it harms him.
no, green kryptonite is harmful to all kryptonians
Unfortunately, that only works for Superman and all Kryptonian are vulnerable to Kryptonite.
I do not want to know what pink kryptonite sounds like...
"Can i get a hooyaahhh"
Say gex
@@swaggyline7883 gex
Rupaul, Rosie O'Donnell & Wendy Williams in an argument yelling over each other.
Hot transvestite comes to mind.
I like my explanation:
All of Superman's abilities are heightened in yellow sunlight, as opposed to red, because they absorb radiation through their skin. Honestly, uranium should give him some weird side effects, too, but it's just another energy his body can process along with the UV light that amplifies his natural state.
Kryptonite, both from long term exposure over time by his people, is just a type of radiation that makes him sick (and it's like breathing to us, for a Kryptonian, he can't turn it off, just block it with lead)
Does this mean that the Pink Kryptonite produces moan sound waves?
No 😂😂😂 God no bruh 😂😂😂
In one stone holds their screams of horror, in the other holds their moans of pleasure
That would be a stupid reason.
It's pretty terrifying the fact Superman, while being exposed to kryptonite, hears the agonizing screams of his people. Being the last son of your species is truly AWFUL
How the hell they were crying thre planet was blasted and no one has the idea of it happing except for some
They didn't even get the chance to scream 😑
Why are you here
@@IdkNamez who?
@@gamerpaymon5720 the person who posted the comment. I see him everywhere
Then shouldn't the pink kryptonite mean all the moans of gay souls💀
Really doesn’t hold up when you begin to question it, but this is dc comics so anything is possible, anything. Literally, they don’t care
I thought it was a last minute answer in the radio program because the actor was taking a 2 week vacation. It was an easy answer to why superman was gone for 2 weeks. 🤔
Yeah, ngl, that's pretty ass. Might as well say Batman's weakness is bullets because that's what killed his parents... oh wait
in Smallville they show clark kents blood near kryptonite, his blood starts shaking
I thought it was boiling
That show also has Clark say he’s “allergic” to it in some instances. Which I always thought was an interesting way to describe Superman’s weakness as well. It’s definitely better than the screams of all dead Kryptonians.
Writers can ruin anything. Just give them a chance
AKA Gamma Radiation 😮
Yup.... Brainiac is "The Leader" Evolved
That doesn’t make any sense at all for superman to get weak with dead kryptonians crying out because that would mean if superman met another kryptonian like his cousin they’d both become weak being near each other like in the movie that will smith played in where’s he’s a drunk hero
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@@styxx5613 thank you lol
No problem
That explanation in the video was stupid but If he was weak from the cries of dead kyptonians why would an alive Kryptonian (Super Girl) make him weak? They are saying his weakness is the cries of all the dead people that died on Krypton not all kryptonians
HE NEVER SAID THAT.. SMH
Was that Chris Pratt holding a box of krytonite?
This story of Kryptonian Hell is a good idea for a last Superman Film with Warner Brothers
*insert Family Guy's Stephen King publisher clip*
"You're not even trying, are you?"
…can’t Superman just put on earplugs?
That’s actually messed up beyond belief that it’s not the radiation from the kryptonite but the screams of his dying people and being the only son of his people whenever he hears their dying cries he suffers from ptsd of being the only one who survived the destruction of his home planet
DC's perpetual need to shake things up even if it means completely destroying things that were working perfectly well.
Sometimes, writers need to just let things be. This is right up there with Synder's idea for Mr. Frieze, where he's just a creepy stalker, and not her husband. Just because it's dark, doesn't mean it's good writing
So Superman just need to wear Noice Canceling Headphones?
Im sure it would cost less than an entire radiation suit lined with lead.
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Does that mean pink kryptonite is just really good peer pressure
I think prefer the other version, which states that all Kryptonians and their DNA, got mega doses of radiation from the planet Krypton (as the planet was one giant Kryptonite radiation source). But that their red sun Rao suppressed the effects. Its this radiation that part of where Kryptonians get their power from. This mega dose combined with yellow sun light makes them super. But it was only Kryptons red sun aka Rao that suppressed the effect of Kryptonite, so that is why Krytonite still effects Kryptonians under any other red sun light. Its this radiation sensitivity that causes other colors to effect Kryptonians differently, like red makes them jerks. It also explains why hybrids are still affected, source of their power is also the source of their weakness.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought this was worse than the radiation explanation, not everything has to have a profound and tortured explaination
God dang that's serious
I always assumed that it was because kryptonite interfered with supermans ability to use suns radiation by doing the same only maybe better. Like sucking the energy from the surroundings and even supermans body before he could use it while also adding some disruptive "code" to it superman later learns to overcome. Like some kind of jamming device. Would also explain different kinds of kryptonite or why only the kryptonite of one particular universe can affect one particular superman. Because his superpowers are being sort of broadcasted across the universe and every superman has his frequency just like any kryptonite has its.
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Edit: thats why I pause the video and read comments first.
Anybody else feel bad for that green lantern, i mean he thinks that the planet dying was his fault and his first response is to get someone to kill him like man, thats sad.
*In action comics and in cw superman' superman trancends time space and matter that of which means kryptonite substances can be manipulated and reconstruct by superman himself*
The screams explanation made my eyes roll way too hard... and now my head hurts.
Wasn't it created for the radio series so people wouldn't get bored or annoyed by an immortal character
I thought it was because of the way that sunlight refracted through it that it prevented Superman from being able to utilize sun energy (even though that wouldn't explain kryptonite being used in a dark room or at night as far as I was told that was the Canon explanation)
And red kryptonite takes his power away, if I remember correctly. There were so many colors of kryptonite when I grew up reading comics. Those were the fun days of comics.
I always thought it’s because it has red sun based materials in it because it’s a rock from Krypton. So when he’s around it it just makes him normal like if he were on krypton
I like the common explanation from the 1970's better. Superman's physiology makes him basically a power cell that absorbs radiation. Kryptonite radiation would contaminate Superman's power cells causing them to fail or become inefficient. This would end up weakening him or killing him if his body's solar batteries failed.
it should just be that it releases some kind of gravitational waves that make the sunlight energy in supermans cells temporarily unable to be used. so he has no powers and he feels the intense energy he stored inside - now burning him.
Even if we can once ignore the whole 'insidious explanation' part of your reasoning, it doesn't explain why Supergirl and other Kryptonians are affected by it.
Woah, that makes sense that's why other kryptonite colors makes Superman reacts differently
Nope, I’m going with the radiation from the Kryptonite that can seriously mess up Clark’s supercharged metabolism. In the Silver Age comics, Superman was juggling a chunk of green Kryptonite whilst he was exposed to a red sun, perfectly fine.
“Kryptonite is deadly to Superman because it’s haunted with Kryptonian ghosts.” Give me a break.
This checks out and explains why some kryptonite harms him in small amounts(high density/remnants of Kryptonian cities) and other times big chunks can be overpowered by him (rural/no population zones of krypton)
It's a neat idea, but no. And it shouldn't hurt him exactly. We did see his blood boil in Smallville. But I prefer the explination that it just rapidly drains his stored solar energy, making him normal, and too much exposure can permantly strip his ability to store it, basically neutralizing his powers. Which would also makes sense as to why Kryptonians never had powers, if the planet was made out of it, along with the red sun.
Well, I guess Batman has more than one way to actually hurt Superman.
Instead of the radiation, the sound of screaming was imbued with the rock mineral which Superman is anguish of the suffering.
It's a piece of his planet which makes him human not weaker
In Man of Steel, the weapons of Krypton hurt him because it makes sense that the technology that Zod had from Krypton would effect a Kryptonian regardless of changes
I once read a theory that Superman’s powers are at least partly psychic in nature, and that kryptonite being the remains of the planet Krypton and therefore being present for the deaths of billions of people, is infused with all their dying anguish. Superman is exposed to this psychically, and it’s torturous.
I thought it was common on krypton and naturally limited kryptonians, who didn't have powers like his on Krypton, except clark was intolerant since he left as a baby and it causes him to become weaker than most krytonian he fights when exposed to it. Clark drops in pain where the other guys just adjust to the situation.🧐
I prefer the radiation aspect of it. Superman needs solar radiation to keep his superhuman physique, so anything not solar related (red sun or green kryptonite) would dampen or weaken his powers. Only gold kryptonite could permanently strip Superman of his superhuman powers.
Ok that the coolest classic superman fact that just wow
I like when Superman is immune to it
...Glowing Psychic PTSD Rocks.
Yeah. That's SUCH a better idea.
I believe its that krypton has properties that made their radiation absortion null and it makes him weak. Hence the complete lose of ablity to funtion
I've always assumed and am going to keep assuming that none of the people on Krypton have any super powers until they leave their planet, And Kryptonite doesn't hurt Superman it makes him human-like, and he can actually feel pain from all the injuries he sustained in all the fights he's ever had.
Who's to say that humans wont end up with some superman type powers on other planets and a simple earth rock takes them away.
So of Krypton was saved then Superman would have been unstoppable. Plus I've read and saw multiple movies and stories saying that Krypton exploding was just the natural end for Krypton. Ain't no way a Lantern could do anything, plus Kryptonians are 9 something level beings, they were 3 levels smarter than humans and had far better tech. They should have dipped.
Its rock from his home planet that weakens him. This must be an elseworld version. That would make more sense
Who knew a noise cancelling headset could save superman
This explanation makes Ultraman and his addiction to kryptonite more sinister.
Ok… now I’m interested.
It drain his energy and it is fact, radiation is a bonus who work on weak kryptonians more that humans at this time
I always assume it was part of the krypton and having a red sun made them nearly immune to it but under a yellow sun it affects him
DC editorial team should be fired for letting this get through the first draft
this only makes a little bit of sense for green kryptonite and not all the other random colors
"Weakness." Except for the fact that he flat out ignores it whenever he wishes. Hell - he spent 75 years on Ancient Krypton _(red star, by the way.),_ surrounded by animal that had Kryptonite embedded in their scales... and yet Superman kills an ancient Kryptonian Dragon. With his bare hands. With no powers.
Kryptonite is from his home world. Its literally a good weapon made from kryptons core, thus making it the only weapon to kill superman.
It’s basically a posion from his home world that his people are allergic too
If it’s sound then he would just have to cover his ears, even if it a psychic situation his body should still be able to function normally.
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So characters like Amazo are vulnerable to kryptonite too due to the anguished cries? Doesn’t add up. Or how about characters who can transmute elements? What about red kryptonite? Some emotional stress will change his physiology?
Because the guy that played superman in the radio show sometime needed a break 😂
The kryptonite all contain energy emotions souls animals and beings and effects him in different way it’s how the writers want to effect him or empower him so the weakness is the writers ✍️
So to clean up this misinformation. Superman is elemental type superhero. His powers are based on whatever radiating based elements he comes in contact with. Kryptonite interferes with the process of Superman's body absorbing Yellow Sun radiation causing him to become sick as his body starts to absorb the Kryptonite energy as well.
I just thought that kryptonite saps the solar rays from his cells and reverts his equilibrium back to that of a normal kryptonian and the equilibrium was so vastly different its fatal when prolonged
Okay. So I have lots of problems with this but the one I’m going to state is Tomar-Re was the GL of sector 2813 when Krypton was destroyed….
I always thought is was because he one he left Krypton as a baby. He grew up on earth like a native but hes also from Krypton. Where under they're red sun hes normal. The Kryptonite is remnants of his destroyed planet that he never got to live on. Those things make him weak on earth. On Krypton hes a regular guy.
Green Lantern's thought: I'm in so much guilt for being the reason all kryptonians died that I'll kill the last surviving member of it!
This might help explain how kryptonite didn’t have as much of an effect on Superman in the injustice series.
what about synthesized kryptonite?
"Aight, I need you guys to stop being peacefully dead and hop all up in this crystal hell prison"
Unless it's just a crystaline gateway to Krypton-Hell???
The more i learn about comics, the less impressed i am about the writing talents.
That doesn’t make sense since artificially crafted kryptonite that has never been near Krypton still harms him. Batman even made a special variation that causes him to have his skin become transparent which over enhances his ability to absorb sunlight. So his super senses are to strong for him.
Well if he gets shot in the heart with Kryptonite, i doubt he is hurt by kryptons scream but just because this radiation is inside his body
And this is part and parcel of reason one modern day comic books, especially the ones made by the big 2, Are becoming Irrelevant.