Parents
- Seg-El (Father)
- Nyssa-Vex (Mother)
Siblings
- Zor-El (Brother)
Relatives
- Kara Zor-El (Niece)
Romances
- Louise McCallum
- Lara Lor-Van (Wife)
Children
- Kal-El (Son)
Grandchildren
- Jonathan Kent (Grandson)
Core Details
Name
Jor-El
Nickname
Joe
Species
Kryptonian
Home
City of Kryptonopolis, on Krpton
Year of Birth
1935
Family & Relationships
Highlights
- Sent to Smallville by his father, as a Kryptonian rite of passage
- Fell in love with a human, she died when a bullet ricocheted off him & hit her;
- Accused of the murder, taken in by Hiram & Jessica Kent, went back to Krypton
- Worked as a scientist, created cloning technology & the Phantom Zone
- Copied his brainwaves & created an artificial intelligence
- Discovered that Krypton's core was unstable & would eventually explode;
- Tried to warn the Science Council but they refused to believe it
- Sent his only son, Kal-El, to Earth moments before Krypton exploded
- Died with the rest of his people when Krypton was destroyed
- His AI, which was installed in his son's ship, guided & taught Kal-El
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