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More problematically, they had no easily exploited weaknesses. It could take days to de-power a Kryptonian in a blind cell-- no easy feat. Supercharged brains could absorb and recall vast amounts of information and they made shockingly swift advances in the realm of organic crystallized nanostructures. The Sunstones amplified the already formidable powers of Kryptonians into battleships capable of annihilating entire armadas.  
 
More problematically, they had no easily exploited weaknesses. It could take days to de-power a Kryptonian in a blind cell-- no easy feat. Supercharged brains could absorb and recall vast amounts of information and they made shockingly swift advances in the realm of organic crystallized nanostructures. The Sunstones amplified the already formidable powers of Kryptonians into battleships capable of annihilating entire armadas.  
  
In the end, containing the Kryptonian threat required a complex and multilayered solution from [[Oa]], Guardians of the Universe. Using magical might from the [[Demiurge]], armies from [[Asgard]], a complex strategy of biowarfare, andtheir newly formed [[Green Lantern Corps]], the Oans finally beat the Kryptonians back to their home planet and irradiated the upper atmosphere with the only absolutely lethal substance known: Kryptonite.
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In the end, containing the Kryptonian threat required a complex and multilayered solution from [[Oa]], Guardians of the Universe. Using magical might from the [[Demiurge]], armies from [[Asgard]], a complex strategy of biowarfare, andtheir newly formed [[Green Lantern Corps]], the Oans finally beat the Kryptonians back to their home planet and irradiated the upper atmosphere with the only absolutely lethal substance known: Kryptonite.
  
 
Kryptonians born after the fall of the Hegemony were clones of clones, perpetuated in endless cycles of genetic restructuring. Each generation was successively weaker and more frail. By 1940 CE, their ability to harness latent energy was vastly depleted. [[Jor-El]] was the first Kryptonian in generations to experience empowerment of sunlight, while searching Earth for a cure for the sterility plague. His son Kal-El and his niece, Kara Zor-El, would be born with the genetic damage undone-- the first 'healthy' Kryptonians born in over fifteen millennia.
 
Kryptonians born after the fall of the Hegemony were clones of clones, perpetuated in endless cycles of genetic restructuring. Each generation was successively weaker and more frail. By 1940 CE, their ability to harness latent energy was vastly depleted. [[Jor-El]] was the first Kryptonian in generations to experience empowerment of sunlight, while searching Earth for a cure for the sterility plague. His son Kal-El and his niece, Kara Zor-El, would be born with the genetic damage undone-- the first 'healthy' Kryptonians born in over fifteen millennia.

Revision as of 00:05, 13 April 2021

Kryptonians, natives of planet Krypton, were the fulcrum of events that altered the entirety of the cosmos some 50,000 years ago.

Kryptonians were engineered by Celestials as part of a long-term analysis of survivability in low-light environments. An extremely dense upper atmosphere heavily laden with airborne heavy metals kept the planet perpetually dark and cold, borderline inimical to life.

While dwelling on Krypton, most Kryptonians seemed no different than any other mammalian race. It was when they discovered space travel-- in primitive, lurching rockets-- that their true potential was discovered. Exposed to certain frequencies of broad-wave solar radiation, the equivalent of mitochondria in their cells were triggered into overdrive. They absorbed latent energy all around them, including drawing upon the endless power of Hyperspace.

Empowered thus, the original Kryptonians were creatures of incalculable strength. Even those of average ability could lift dozens of tons and endure tremendous variations in temperature and radiation exposure. Senses were enhanced to the point of being able to sense objects even through barriers, and hear discrete noises from vast distances. Even their eyes were weapons, capturing and focusing hyperspace energies into concentrated broad-spectrum radiation that they could use to annihilate their opponents.

More problematically, they had no easily exploited weaknesses. It could take days to de-power a Kryptonian in a blind cell-- no easy feat. Supercharged brains could absorb and recall vast amounts of information and they made shockingly swift advances in the realm of organic crystallized nanostructures. The Sunstones amplified the already formidable powers of Kryptonians into battleships capable of annihilating entire armadas.

In the end, containing the Kryptonian threat required a complex and multilayered solution from Oa, Guardians of the Universe. Using magical might from the Demiurge, armies from Asgard, a complex strategy of biowarfare, andtheir newly formed Green Lantern Corps, the Oans finally beat the Kryptonians back to their home planet and irradiated the upper atmosphere with the only absolutely lethal substance known: Kryptonite.

Kryptonians born after the fall of the Hegemony were clones of clones, perpetuated in endless cycles of genetic restructuring. Each generation was successively weaker and more frail. By 1940 CE, their ability to harness latent energy was vastly depleted. Jor-El was the first Kryptonian in generations to experience empowerment of sunlight, while searching Earth for a cure for the sterility plague. His son Kal-El and his niece, Kara Zor-El, would be born with the genetic damage undone-- the first 'healthy' Kryptonians born in over fifteen millennia.