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Superman’sgreatest weakness has always been kryptonite . While in the presence of kryptonite , Superman lose all of his ability , and the radiation will eventually kill him . During one of DC ’s major crisis , a shocking item about kryptonite was discover : kryptonite only work on a Superman from the same universe as the iconic greenish rock .
During a particularly tense conversation inInfinite Crisis#3 by Geoff Johns , Phil Jimenez , George Pérez , Andy Lanning , Norm Rapmund , Wayne Faucher , Guy Major , Jeromy Cox , and Nick J. Napolitano , Batman come face to face with a version of Superman from another universe . This Superman is try out to convince Batman to let his realness be overwritten .
Naturally , Batman is unconvinced and brings out his classical kryptonite band to take down the alternate Superman . Shockingly , this kryptonite has no effect at all . The olderSuperman is completely unaffected by the kryptoniteand even uses his oestrus imagination to immediately destroy it . The honest-to-goodness Superman explains thatunless the kryptonite comes from the same Krypton as the Superman in question , it will have no force .
myriad Crisis#3 also includes the first appearing of Jaime Reyes , who becomes Blue Beetle shortly thereafter .
Kryptonite is Superman ’s most well - screw failing , but as longsighted - time DC Comics readers roll in the hay , he has other notable vulnerabilities beyond that .
Kryptonite Is Superman’s Biggest Weakness, But Only In His Universe
Art fromSuperman#8 by Joshua Williamson, Jamal Campbell, David Baldeón, Gleb Melnikov, Rapmund, Alejandro Sánchez, and Dave Sharpe
When the planet Krypton was demolish , the explosion irradiate tons of debris and then launched it through space in every direction . This radiation has a lethal effect on any Kryptonian who comes into tangency with it . They will grow increasingly sickly , lose all of their powers , and finally buy the farm if they continue to be exposed to the kryptonite . These effect are a uncomplicated " Superman pattern " that almost every fan — and villain — of the DC Universe knows . But this encounter betweenBatman and the other Supermanshows an incredible detail that most overlook : kryptonite can only hurt a Superman from the same universeas that kryptonite .
lector have see a few alternate versions of Kryptonians over the years , and they ’ve all obey this unexpected rule to some degree . Ultraman — an malign version of Superman from another universe — not only is n’t affected by Kryptonite but snort it up for a powerfulness increase . Unlike Supergirl — who is as weak to kryptonite as her cousin — Power Girl is also a Kryptonian from another universe , and whilePower Girl has some strange eaknesses , kryptonite does n’t seem to be one of them , with her well shrugging it off in the past .
Superman Won’t Have to Worry About Kryptonite If He Goes to Another Universe
Superman’s Greatest Weakness Doesn’t Matter in the Multiverse
Superman is an absurdly powerful character , and he has few impuissance that baddie can exploit . Now , thanks to a few different beginning and clues , it seems that Superman could just belie his big failing completely by pass to another universe . With how many adventures the Justice League goes on , a multiversal trip is n’t out of the ordinary for them . NowSupermanwill never have to worry about kryptonite — so long as the kryptonite is n’t from the same cosmos as him .
Infinite Crisis#3is available now from DC Comics !
