Kal-El (UE-44)

"Why? What did I do to you? It wasn't just me. You destroyed my whole planet!"

- Captain Luthor to Superman about his counterpart

Kal-El was the Kryptonian superhero known as Superman before he went rogue and destroyed the Earth.

Early life
Kal-El was born on the planet Krypton and was sent to Earth just before its destruction where he became the vigilante known as Superman.

Defender of Earth
At some point, Superman started protecting the people of Earth and prevented a school bus from falling off Pingtang Bridge.

Rogue Superman
Leading an army of Kryptonians, Superman destroyed Metropolis in just 7 minutes. Later, Superman flew behind Lois Lane as she exposed his weaknesses, burning her to ashes on television and traumatizing the Lane Irons family.

The U.S. Army then engaged in battle with Superman at some point. He used his heat vision to kill a squadron of soldiers led by General Sam Lane but Captain Luthor managed to survive this encounter and eventually learned his Kryptonian name, his inability to see through lead and his weakness to Green Kryptonite.

Later, John Henry Irons lured Superman to outer space in his ship. Superman attacked his ship and damaged its ballistic shields, making Irons vulnerable. Moments before complete destruction, John fired a Red Solar Rocket at Superman and was brought to Earth-Prime, leaving Superman's fate unknown.

Powers

 * Kryptonian Physiology: Kal-El had various superpowers due to his Kryptonian physiology when exposed to the energy of a yellow sun.
 * Flight: Kal was able to fly.
 * Superhuman Breath: Kal was able to freeze things with his breath.
 * Heat Vision: Kal was able to fire red energy beams from his eyes that were able to burn through almost anything.
 * Invulnerability: Kal was invulnerable to almost all forms of damage and was able to withstand close range gunfire from the army.
 * Superhuman Durability: Kal was able to withstand attacks that would kill most other people such as when he survived close range gunfire.
 * Superhuman Strength: Kal had superhuman levels of strength.
 * X-Ray Vision: Kal was able to see through almost any material except for lead.

Weaknesses

 * Kryptonite: Kal is vulnerable to all forms of kryptonite with different types producing varying results.
 * Green Kryptonite: Kal was susceptible to green kryptonite due to it being a radioactive element from his home planet, Krypton.
 * Lead: Kal was unable to see through lead.

Former Equipment

 * Superman Suit: Kal wears a black and silver protective suit when operating as Superman.