Krypto

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Krypto , also known as Superdog , is a fictional superhero that appears in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly associated with Superman superhero. In most continuities, Krypto is a Superman pet dog, and is usually described as a white dog from a generic pedigree. Krypto is sometimes described as resembling a Labrador Retriever, but its specific type is almost never determined.

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Krypto's first appearance is in the Superboy story at Adventure Comics # 210 where he was created by Otto Binder and Curt Swan.

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Fictional character biography

Original krypto

In Krypton, parallel evolution led to the emergence of species similar to Terran's cats, wild animals, birds and dogs, who were domestic companions while they were on Earth. As described in his first appearance, Krypto was originally a Kal-El toddler when they were in Krypton. Jor-El, testing a prototype for a rocket that will eventually send Kal-El to Earth, decides to use Krypto as a test subject. However, Krypto rockets were thrown off the track; the rocket floated through space for years until it finally landed on Earth, where Krypto reunited with the now-teenage super-hero Superboy. Due to the environment (the Earth's yellow sun and low gravity), Krypto has the same strength and capability as its master, even though his physical abilities are proportional to his smaller size and species, similar to ordinary vs. dogs. human. Krypto's particular sensory abilities (sense of smell and hearing) will be more acute than Superman's abilities, just as the ordinary dog ​​senses will be more acute than ordinary human senses. Krypto also has super-dog intelligence (roughly human level, although with the characteristics and interests of his dog still exist); his comics state this through the use of mind balloons that show what Krypto thinks.

Krypto is described as a white dog with a generic pedigree. The initial appearance of a character in a comic usually presents an exaggerated anthropomorphic facial expression; this was replaced in later appearance by a more generic dog face. When fighting crime, Krypto usually wears a gold collar, miniature miniature of Superman symbol - "S" which is famous for dog tag, and dog version of Superman robes. Whenever he is on Earth and wants to appear as a "ordinary dog", Krypto will only pull up his collar and robe, pulling it back if necessary. In one story, he was given a collar containing a robe that could be pulled into a collar that could be stretched or hidden by pressing the earring on his collar.

When not accompanying Superboy/Superman, Krypto spends most of his time wading through the sky; while on Earth, he lives with the Kent family, posing as their pet dog, "Skip". In that identity, his guards used a brown dye patch on his back to disguise Krypto could burn with his hot vision when he went to the costume; later, the Kents designed a pulled dye applicator and other methods Krypto could use to switch to "Skip" and return unassisted.

Krypto has the distinction between two super-animal organizations: the Super Animals Legion, and the 30th Canine Space Pattern Agent. After 1971 changing Superman by editor Julius Schwartz, Krypto did not appear for several years. The character again suffered amnesia in two parts of the Green Arrow reserve story at Action Comics # 440 and 441. His memory was restored in Superman # 287.

Krypto had its own feature at The Superman Family # 182 (March-April 1977) to # 192 (November-December 1978) and it was written by Bob Toomey.

In the final Superman (non-canonical) superman Superman story, Alan Moore's What Happens To The Future? , Krypto sacrificed his life to save Superman by biting his throat out of Kryptonite Man. The criminals die but Krypto is irradiated by him and dies as well.

In Superboy Krypto's family tree, Krypto's father's name was given as Zypto, his grandfather as Nypto, and his great-grandfather as Vypto.

Krypto modern

Krypto pocket universe

After 1985-1986 Crisis on Infinite Earths limited series, Superman's history was extensively rewritten, initially removing all other Krypton victims in his original revision version, including Krypto, thus once again establishing the premise that Superman really " Krypton's last child "legitimate.

Finally Krypto in some form was reintroduced into the myth of Superman, the first as essentially a precise copy of the pre-crisis Crypto that existed in the pocket universe created by Time Trapper. In this early Post-Crisis storyline, Superman found himself in this pocket universe where, similar to Pre-Crisis Earth Prime from Superboy-Prime, his teenage counterpart is the only super-man on Earth. Eradicating the genocidal power of the three Phantom Zone villains, this alternative Superboy has an intelligent Krypto counterpart too, who valiantly sacrifices his power for his master to give him the golden kryptonite to defeat his enemy. This is the same pocket reality from which Supergirl's "Matrix" originated.

Krypto and Bibbo

The second modern krypto is a small white pet dog, rescued, and then named by Bibbo Bibbowski. Initially, Bibbo wanted to name the dog "Krypton" after Superman's home planet. However, the engraver of the dog tag (knowing that Bibbo has just won the lottery) intentionally drops the letter "n" ("Six letters or less for 1 dollar"), so he tries to squeeze more money out of Bibbo; Angry Bibbo refused to obey and rename the dog "Krypto." Soon after, the dog found two young people who had been trapped in the bomb shelter for a month after Superman's fight with Doomsday. Children are very malnourished and dehydrated, but it is known that they will survive and recover. This gave Superman the idea of ​​explaining Clark Kent's long absence by doing a false rescue of similar difficulties.

Krypto was later acquired by modern Superboy; However, this Krypto version is an ordinary Earth dog without superpowers, and dogs and Kon-El do not get along. For a while, Krypto's friends were Rex Leech's agent, the daughter of Rex Roxy, a creature of a genetically engineered race in Cadmus called "DNAliens" known as Dubbilex, and TV reporter Tana Moon. Krypto is involved in many Superboy adventures. The dog was finally derived from the series, which was left in Hawaii when Superboy returned to Project Cadmus. Superboy's friends believe he's lost and Krypto is left in the care of his favorite neighbor, a young woman named Hillary. After Superboy # 69 of the series, the dog went to live in Cadmus. Krypto, a creature named Grokk the Living Gargoyle, and a DNAlien named Angry Charlie, started a revolt against the Agenda, an evil consortium that influenced Cadmus at the time. After a fight with a DNAlien named Gen-gnome, Krypto was never seen again, his last appearance on Superboy # 74.

Dog from Krypton

The third and more familiar version of Krypto was introduced in the early 2000s, Superman comic storyline Back to Krypton, as a fake and idealized Krypton dog (which coincidentally resembles the pre-crisis Krypton) already made. as a trap by Brainiac 13. Superman was able to defeat the trap, and when he returned to Earth, Krypto followed him.

This new version of Krypto has all the physical capabilities of its pre-Crisis predecessors, but with normal dog intelligence. This initially causes many problems for his new master when, for example, he will scratch the door to show that he wants to go out and inadvertently prying large pieces out of the door with his superhuman powers, or inflicting miserable physical damage when fighting criminals (due to Krypto bite the way a normal dog, just without being careful about his super powers). As a result, Krypto for some time locked in the Fortress of Solitude under the care of one of Superman's robots. This robot is programmed to emit the original master master's scent. Superman has tried hard to train the dog, and he now sometimes accompanies Man of Steel on missions. Batman never missed a chance to make fun of Krypto when Batman and Superman did not see eye-to-eye.

Krypto operates alone for a short time, helping out when disaster strikes the planet because of an attacking Imperiex plan. He was shown to save the endangered.

In the arc of the story "Hush", Batman uses Krypto to sniff out the existence of Poison Ivy after she uses kryptonite lipstick to control Superman. It seems that Krypto likes Catwoman very much, too.

Krypto is part of a rescue force united in the Superman/Batman storyline "Public Enemies" (# 1-6). Thinking of Batman and Superman need to be rescued from President Lex Luthor, a small team of superheroes, which includes such heroes as SuperBoy, Nightwing, and Robin, stormed the White House. Krypto smashed the upstairs section while subjugating several Secret Service agents.

Krypto had a very strong reaction to Kara Zor-El when he first met him. The dog happened to the girl as she explored the Fortress of Loneliness and assault, going so far as to use hot vision and other potentially deadly attacks. Batman, who disbelieved Kara at the time, pointed this out as an argument that Kara might not be what she said when she commented, "Does that bother you at all? That dog hates it?" Superman's response was, "It's his job to protect the castle when he's here. In addition... the dog hates everyone . "

Sometime later, Superman left Krypto in SuperBoy's care, saying that Smallville's open space is a better place for dogs, and that Superboy can use a friend (as shown in Teen Titans vol 3, # 7). Their relationship had a shaky start, not helped by Krypto making Superboy trouble with Starfire superheroine for destroying his foreign garden.

However, they gradually developed a close friendship, in which Krypto willingly did whatever he could to protect Conner. One example of this loyalty is Krypto's rapid defense against Conner from Superboy-Prime who is very angry. He bites Superboy-Prime on his shoulders. Although Krypto was injured with a blow that sent him bouncing on the main street of Smallville, this only strengthened his relationship with Conner. Unfortunately Superboy perished in a temporary battle destroying the multipurpose influence tower built by Superboy-Prime.

Krypto made a brief appearance at JLA # 87. The entity known as Fernus took over Martian Manhunter's mind and body. Krypto is telepathically influenced and uses Atom as a toy to chew. Ray and the League were rescued by John Stewart and his wound healed by Flash.

Later, he was mentally influenced by an alien fleet led by Despero spacefighter. This is seen in Superman/Batman # 32 (March 2007). Along with other earth-based heroes influenced by aliens, Krypto attacked Superman and Batman after meeting at Metropolis. The two titular heroes neutralize the threat of aliens, freeing the minds of all affected people.

One Year Later

Action Comics # 850 presents the latest revision from Superman, contains many fine retcons for Superman: Birthright, the latest major revision of Superman's continuity. The current version shows that Krypto is indeed the El family dog ​​of the original Krypton (as in the Silver Age), indicating the presence of an identical white dog at the birth of Kal-El. Although Action # 850 is not related to the specifics of how this dog was sent to Earth or when he arrived (Krypto was not shown clearly in one of Clark's childhood short scenes), subsequent problems from Superman title already contains a reference to Krypto being around when he is "young". Both Krypto's current retconned inclusions are derived from Krypton ersatz and debuted during Superman's adult life.

Later, the back-up feature on Action Comics Annual # 11, written by Geoff Johns, finally clarified the details of Krypto's "New Earth" origin: "The Kryptonian Dog from El's House, Krypto is delivered in a prototype rocket made by Jor-El. Lost for years, Krypto was eventually discovered and rescued by Clark when he was a child. "This retcon carries a modern Krypto almost identical to the original Silver Age version.

Krypto disappeared for over a year after the death of previous owner Conner Kent, but Superman was unable to devote much time to searching for him, since he had no power for much of that time. Krypto responds to a call from Jimmy Olsen's emergency signal signal and gets him back. Krypto was quick to defend Jimmy who along with Superman fell under attack, and was mortally wounded as a result. Jimmy took Krypto back to his apartment, and took care of the wounded dog back to health. Superman then decides to let Krypto stick with Jimmy when he realizes that Krypto always prefers the company of young people, like himself as a child and Kon-El. Jimmy gives Krypto a secret identity "Pal", a game on the old title of Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen .

Quieter

During the storyline of Green Lantern Sinestro Corps War , Robin enlists Krypto's help in the battle against Superboy-Prime, who has returned to Earth as part of Sinestro Corps. Under Robin's command, Krypto attacks Prime with a wild rage that destroys the Prime armor, but is sadly beaten, though he buys heroes enough time for Superman, Power Girl, and Supergirl to join in the fight.

During Superman's battle with Atlas villains, and after Atlas paralyzes heroes like Steel and Bibbo Bibbowski, Atlas regrets that he has not faced a worthy opponent. At that time, Krypto appeared swearing to "hurt this one" because he "loves people" (Superman). Krypto proved more than a match for Atlas, revealing the magical nature of Atlas for Superman. This is the first and only story to show what Krypto 'thinks', and though it's translated to readers, Krypto 'speaks' in a simple way with broken English, rarely using pronouns. The story also focuses on how Superman taught Krypto to be more calm and well-behaved; Superman convinces Lois that Krypto loves him as well. After Pa Kent's death and Brainiac attacks on the family farm, Krypto arrived on the front steps of Kent Farm, to protect Martha Kent and give friendship. The Krypto clone created by Cadmus appears in Power Girl .

Geoff Johns details the role of Krypto in Adventure Comics . The character appears with Connor Kent being resurrected as his companion and best friend, with a much friendlier relationship than before Connor's death.

Krypto was instrumental in helping Connor Kent escape from the Black Lantern electric ring effect. He then participated in the final battle against the Lantern Black Corps. The dog was again seen living quietly on a Kent farm, sitting next to Martha.

What's New 52

In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC continuity. In this new timeline, Krypto appears as a normal dog without power on Krypton. There's a mention about the ghost of a white dog that protects Clark Kent. In Action Comics # 5 (March 2012), at the last minute of Krypton, Jor-El tries to save his family by opening the portal to the Phantom Zone, when suddenly the detention attempts to escape. Krypto boldly defends the family but is sucked into the Zone, while Kal-El's baby shows sadness for losing a dog.

The grownup Superman found Krypto on Action Comics # 13 (December 2012) after being dragged into the Phantom Zone by the jailer's first inhabitants. At the conclusion of the story, Superman was able to bring Krypto back to Earth. With Krypto in critical condition, Superman rushes to the observation deck, exposing Krypto to solar radiation. Krypto was then healed at an accelerated pace and comforted by him. Quick healing reveals that dogs have developed super powers such as Kal-El, Kon-El, and Kara Zor-El have.

At # i, Superboy <24, Krypto was shown to fight against the polar bears in the Arctic before deciding to join Superboy and Doctor Psycho in a fight against H.I.V.E. Superboy was knocked out by Psycho-Pirate, with Krypto by his side.

Then, the Warworld threat is high on Earth. Batman and Superman are blackmailed to recruit their 'clan' members and Krypto appears. He was shown whining after the mention of Superboy, who allegedly died. Krypto helps Superman and Supergirl in the fight against various groups of Warworld challengers, as a delayed tactic to save the Earth from destruction. Thanks to the secret efforts of Steel and Batgirl, no innocent people were hurt.

Superman became ill and voluntarily imprisoned himself. Batman recruited Krypto on a mission to the Phantom Zone in an attempt to find a cure; otherwise they find something very dangerous.

DC Rebirth

In DC Rebirth, Superman's previous history before The New 52 was restored. Krypto is seen in the continuity of DC Rebirth, as a family dog ​​of Superman, Lois and their son Jon. The collar is made of old superman belt from Fortress of Solitude, as a gift from Jon.

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Powers, abilities and tools

In its original pre-crisis incarnation, Krypto has the same strength and capability as the adult Krypton, though its physical abilities are proportional to its smaller size and species. Krypto's particular sensory abilities (sense of smell and hearing) are more acute than Superman's abilities, just as the ordinary dog ​​senses will be more acute than normal human senses. He also has a super-dog intelligence (roughly human level, although with the characteristics and interests of his dog still exist); his comics state this through the use of mind balloons that show what Krypto thinks.

Krypto has a brief appearance in the 2010 film Superman/Batman: Apocalypse. In the film Krypto reacts violently to Kara Zor-El's sudden appearance at the Fortress of Solitude. Before he can do any real damage to him, Superman stops him and tells him to let him. Batman, who was also present, sided with Krypto's actions, telling Superman that he trusted dog instinct.

Books

In 2011, Capstone Publishers began publishing a series of DC Super-Pets books illustrated by Art Baltazar. The stars lined up at Pooches of Power written by Sarah Stephens and drawn by Baltazar.

Video game

• Krypto appears on DC Universe Online . In hero and criminal campaigns, Krypto helps the players in both campaigns against Brainiac forces when they attack the Fortress of Solitude.
• Krypto appears as a playable character in Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham .
• Krypto appears as a playable character in Infinite Crisis , voiced by Frederick Theodore Posenor III. He made a character that can be purchased in a free-to-play game on March 26, 2015.
• In Injustice 2 , Krypto is mentioned in the pre-battle dialogue by Bizarro.

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References

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External links

• Krypto in DB Comic Book
• Markstein, Don (2009). "Krypto the Superdog". Toonopedia Don Markstein. Archived from the original on December 3, 2015.
• Krypto in the Internet Movie Database
• Krypto in Mike's Extraordinary Comic World
• Krypto animated series on TV.com
• Krypto cartoon and toy source

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Further reading

• Korte, Steve; Baltazar, Art (2013). The DC Super-Animals Character Encyclopedia . Capstone Publisher. p.Ã, 128. ISBNÃ, 978-1479520305.

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