Jor-El

Jor-El was a renowned scientist and member of the Science Council during the last days of the planet Krypton. He is the father of Kal-El, it was Jor-El who is responsible for attempting to save his race from extincition by sending his only son to Earth from Krypton's destruction and, in doing so, guided him into becoming Superman.

Decades after his death, Jor-El and his wife, Lora, are remembered by their son through monuments constructed in the Fortress of Solitude and a semi-intelligent A.I. system that was programmed into the fortress' Sunstone Crystals to act as a means of conference for Kal-El in matters on his heritage.

"You will give a people of Earth an ideal to strive towards, they will race behind you, they will stumble, they will fall. But in time, they will join in you in the sun, Kal. In time, you will help them accomplish wonders."
 * —Jor-El.

Appearance & Biography

 * Portrayer: Russell Crowe (English), Not Known (Japanese Dub), Not Known (German Dub), Not Known (Italian Dub), Not Known (Polish Dub), Not Known (Arabic Dub), Not Known (Latin American Spanish Dub)

Appearance

 * Hair Color: Black
 * Eye Color: Black
 * Height: Not Known
 * Weight: Not Known

Friends/Allies

 * Lois Lane - Ally

Family

 * Kal-El (son)
 * Lara Lor-Van (wife, deceased)

Neutral

 * H'Raka - Mount

Enemies

 * Dru-Zod (former good friend turned enemy and killer, deceased)

Abilities

 * Scientific Expertise: as an illustrious member of the Kryptonian Thinker Guild, Jor-El was one of Krypton's foremost scientists. He was able to accurately predict that that mining Krypton's core would result in its imminent collapse and, by extension, the destruction of the entire planet. Jor-El is an innovative character who is breaking the thinking boundaries programmed into his engineered DNA.
 * Marksmanship: Jor-El also possessed amazing marksmanship with weapons, such as the Kryptonian Rifle, as seen when Zod's men arrested Jor-El, and Kelex intervened.
 * Skilled Combatant: Jor-El was also, a very skilled in hand-to-hand combat, even going toe to toe with General Zod and winning.