supergirl season 1 episode 1 dailymotion

Red kryptonite has been used to split Superman into two beings - one an evil Superman, the other a good Clark Kent - a split that’s been reused many times throughout the years. In one case, Superman was rendered vulnerable on only the left side of his body in another, Superman was transformed into a Super-ant-man with the head of an ant.

Unlike green kryptonite, which pretty reliably robbed Kryptonians of their super powers, red kryptonite tended to have less consistent effects. Red kryptonite was particularly good at this. Sometimes the utter madness of the kryptonite frenzy produced something weird and wonderful enough to be memorable. Each version of kryptonite worked in different ways, and produced different effects on Superman/Superboy and his cousin Supergirl. In addition to green kryptonite, there was also blue kryptonite, white kryptonite, gold kryptonite, silver kryptonite, red kryptonite, and every conceivable mash-up of those primary forms. In those days, Kryptonite proliferated to the point that the classic green version of the element was just one of many. Silver Age Superman Family comic books are filled with cases like this. Kryptonite has to be handled carefully, however, or else it can quickly turn into nothing more than a gimmick for writers looking for an easy storyline.

Radio, television, movie, comic strip, and comic book writers have relied on it to try and find ways to make stories about an invulnerable character interesting, as well as to make the threats faced by the god-like superheroes from Krypton seem somewhat challenging. Batman wears a chunk of it in a ring just in case he has to take down his old friend.

Lex Luthor has used kryptonite time and again to, temporarily at least, defeat his old enemy Superman. Kryptonite robs Kryptonians of their superpowers. Although kryptonite’s been put to a lot of uses through the years by the countless storytellers who have helmed the adventures of Superman, Superboy, and Supergirl, its primary purpose has always been to bring a touch of vulnerability to the otherwise invincible characters. Kryptonite, radioactive fragments of Superman’s home planet of Krypton, has been central to Superman stories ever since. Kryptonite was introduced to the Superman Family mythology in 1943, not in the pages of DC Comics but as a part of the radio serial, The Adventures of Superman.

Supergirl season 1 episode 1 dailymotion