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    {{Quote|There's always hope.|Zor-El to Kara|Fear Knot}}
    {{Quote|There's always hope.|Zor-El to Kara|Fear Knot}}
    '''Zor-El''' is a respected scientist on [[Krypton (Earth-Prime)|Krypton]] and the father of [[Kara Zor-El (Earth-Prime)|Supergirl]].
    '''Zor-El''' is a respected scientist from [[Krypton (Earth-Prime)|Krypton]], the husband of [[Alura Zor-El (Earth-Prime)|Alura Zor-El]] and the father of [[Kara Zor-El (Earth-Prime)|Kara Zor-El]].


    ==Biography==
    ==Biography==
    ===Early Life===
    ===Early Life===
    Zor-El was born into the House of El and grew up with his brother, Zor-El, who became a scientist like himself.
    Zor-El was born on [[Krypton (Earth-Prime)|Krypton]] into the [[House of El (Earth-Prime)|House of El]] and grew up alongside his brother, [[Jor-El (Earth-Prime)|Jor-El]]. He would grow up to be a well respected scientist and marry [[Alura Zor-El (Earth-Prime)|Alura Zor-El]], with the pair eventually having a daughter named [[Kara Zor-El (Earth-Prime)|Kara Zor-El]].


    Predicting the imminent destruction of Krypton, Zor-El and Alura sent Kara to [[Earth (Earth-Prime)|Earth]] in a [[Kara Zor-El's Pod (Earth-Prime)|pod]] to protect her cousin, [[Kal-El (Earth-Prime)|Kal-El]]. He then stayed behind on Krypton to activate [[Argo City (Earth-Prime)|Argo City]]'s shields to save it from the destruction endured by the rest of the planet. Knowing that he had almost no chance of survival, he sent himself to the [[Phantom Zone (Earth-Prime)|Phantom Zone]] where he would stay for the next three to four decades. While there he hid in a cave from the [[Phantoms (Earth-Prime)|Phantoms]] and slowly lost all hope of escape.<ref name="A Few Good Women">{{Ep|A Few Good Women}}</ref>
    ===Sacrifice===
    In order to ensure [[Argo City (Earth-Prime)|Argo City]]'s safety during the destruction of [[Krypton (Earth-Prime)|Krypton]], Zor-El stayed behind to activate the shields. Knowing he has nearly no chance of survival, he sent himself to the [[Phantom Zone (Earth-Prime)|Phantom Zone]].<ref name="A Few Good Women">{{Ep|A Few Good Women}}</ref>

    For the next three to four decades, Zor-El hid in a cave from the [[Phantoms (Earth-Prime)|Phantoms]] and lost hope of escape.<ref name="A Few Good Women"/>


    ===Reunited with his Daughter===
    ===Reunited with his Daughter===
    When Kara was sent to the Phantom Zone and was approached by Phantoms, she was saved by Zor-El. She then woke up from the attack, realizing her savior was her father, Zor-El, who survived the destruction of [[Krypton (Earth-Prime)|Krypton]]. Despite his discouragement of not standing up to the Phantoms, Kara did not listen and fought them without a plan, eventually rescued by her father again.<ref name="A Few Good Women">{{Ep|A Few Good Women}}</ref>
    In 2020, Kara was sent to the Phantom Zone after an encounter with [[Alexander Luthor (Earth-Prime)|Lex Luthor]]. When landing, she was approached by a group of Phantoms but was saved by Zor-El. She woke up some time later only to discover that it was her father who saved her, and he had been alive all this time. He told Kara that there was no point attempting to escape, but she didn't listen and had to be saved from the Phantoms by him again.<ref name="A Few Good Women"/>


    Hours later, Zor-El was successfully convinced by Kara to fight the Phantoms. They then left his hideout, witnessing Phantoms opening [[Phantom Zone Portals (Earth-Prime)|portals]] to another section of the Phantom Zone. They then grabbed a Phantom and travelled on their back, landing while Kara injures her leg in the process.<ref name="A Few Good Women"/><ref name="Phantom Menaces">{{Ep|Phantom Menaces}}</ref>
    A few hours later, Kara successfully convinced Zor-El to fight the Phantoms, and so they left the cave where they witnessed them opening a [[Phantom Zone Portals (Earth-Prime)|portal]] to another section of the Phantom Zone. They grabbed hold of one of the Phantoms while they were going through the portal which got them to their destination but resulted in Kara's leg being injured.<ref name="A Few Good Women"/><ref name="Phantom Menaces">{{Ep|Phantom Menaces}}</ref>


    ⚫
    Zor-El then tried to help his daughter but was captured by [[Scar (Earth-Prime)|Scar]] and other several bandits who held him captive. With the help of a [[Fifth Dimension|Fifth Dimensional]] [[Imps (Fifth Dimension)|Imp]] called [[Nyxlygsptlnz (Fifth Dimension)|Nyxlygsptlnz]], Kara's leg was healed and the two teleported to [[Shadow Lake (Earth-Prime)|Shadow Lake]] where Zor-El was being held to rescue him.<ref name="Phantom Menaces"/>
    ====New Ally====
    ⚫
    Struggling to walk in pain, several bandits kidnapped Zor-El. With the help of [[Nyxlygsptlnz (Fifth Dimension)|Nyxly]], a [[Fifth Dimension]]al [[Imps (Fifth Dimension)|Imp]], Kara teleported to the [[Shadow Lake (Earth-Prime)|Shadow Lake]] and rescue Zor-El.<ref name="Phantom Menaces"/>


    [[File:Lost Souls (Supergirl) 017.png|250px|right|thumb|Kara, Zor-El and Nyxly]]
    [[File:Lost Souls (Supergirl) 017.png|250px|right|thumb|Kara, Zor-El and Nyxly]]
    Now with Nyxly, they escaped from the bandits and walked to the [[Anchor (Earth-Prime)|Anchor]] that links the Phantom Zone to the rest of the universe. However, the [[Mirrors (Earth-Prime)|mirror]] intended to open a portal back to [[Earth (Earth-Prime)|Earth]] was damaged. The trio then worked together and found another mirror in the storage. However, Zor-El was injured by [[Scar (Earth-Prime)|"Scar"]], who in fact was Nyxly in disguise. Zor-El ordered Kara to leave without him as he was a liability. As Kara escaped the Anchor, leaving a rogue Nyxly behind, Zor-El was brought to safety.<ref name="Lost Souls">{{Ep|Lost Souls (Supergirl)}}</ref>
    The three of them then walked to the Phantom Zone [[Anchor (Earth-Prime)|Anchor]] which links the zone to the rest of the universe in an attempt to escape. However, when they arrived they found that the [[Phantom Zone Mirrors (Earth-Prime)|mirror]] which was supposed to be a portal back to [[Earth (Earth-Prime)|Earth]] was damaged. They then worked together to find another mirror that was in storage but during this search Zor-El was attacked by [[Scar (Earth-Prime)|"Scar"]] who turned out to actually be Nyxly in disguise. Zor-El told Kara to go on without him as he was now a liability, and so she went to the control room promising to come back for him. Once at the control room, Nyxly revealed to Kara that she was the one who attacked Zor-El which resulted in a fight that damaged the controls and caused the Anchor to self-destruct. Kara then escaped with Zor-El just in time, leaving Nyxly behind.<ref>{{Ep|Lost Souls (Supergirl)}}</ref>


    ====Rescued by the Superfriends====
    ====Rescued by the Superfriends====
    [[File:Fear Knot 001.png|250px|right|thumb|The Tower arrives]]
    [[File:Fear Knot 001.png|250px|left|thumb|The Tower arrives]]
    As the father-daughter duo walked together, they were approached by Phantoms and gave Kara a [[Fear Visions (Earth-Prime)|Fear Vision]], discouraging her of leaving the Phantom Zone. Thankfully, Zor-El was able to restore Kara's mind. As countless Phantoms swarmed in, Kara and Zor-El were hit with a blinding yellow light while regaining full strength. As they slowly recover from the injuries during the residency, [[The Tower (Earth-Prime)|The Tower]] flew in and Kara brought Zor-El onboard. Reunited with his family and friends, Kara quickly hugged [[Alexandra Danvers (Earth-Prime)|Alex]] and left the Phantom Zone.<ref name="Fear Knot">{{Ep|Fear Knot}}</ref>
    As the pair walked together, they were approached by a group of Phantoms who gave Kara a [[Fear Visions (Earth-Prime)|fear vision]] which discouraged her from leaving the Phantom Zone. However, Zor-El was able to restore her mind and just as they were about to be swarmed by Phantoms they noticed a blinding yellow light from a [[Yellow Sun Grenades (Earth-Prime)|Yellow Sun Grenade]] which gave them their powers back. They quickly recovered from their previous injuries as [[The Tower (Earth-Prime)|The Tower]] flew in and Kara then brought herself and Zor-El aboard as the ship left the Phantom Zone.<ref name="Fear Knot">{{Ep|Fear Knot}}</ref>


    ==Powers and Abilities==
    ==Powers and Abilities==
    ===Powers===
    ===Powers===
    *'''[[Kryptonians (Earth-Prime)|Kryptonian]] Physiology''': Zor-El's Kryptonian physiology grants him a variety of superpowers when exposed to a yellow sun.<ref name="Fear Knot"/>
    *'''[[Kryptonians (Earth-Prime)|Kryptonian]] Physiology''': Zor-El's Kryptonian physiology grants him a variety of superpowers when exposed to a yellow sun.<ref name="Fear Knot"/>
    **'''Solar Energy Absorption''': Krytonians are able to absorb solar energy from yellow suns and convert the energy as strength for powers.<ref name="Heritage">{{Ep|Heritage}}</ref>
    **'''Solar Energy Absorption''': Kryptonians are able to absorb solar energy from yellow suns and convert the energy as strength for powers.<ref>{{Ep|Heritage}}</ref>
    ***'''Accelerated Healing Factor''': Zor-El is able to heal at a superhuman speed as shown when he was exposed to the [[Yellow Sun Grenades (Earth-Prime)|Yellow Sun Grenades]].<ref name="Fear Knot"/>
    ***'''Accelerated Healing Factor''': Zor-El is able to heal at a superhuman speed as shown when he was exposed to a [[Yellow Sun Grenades (Earth-Prime)|Yellow Sun Grenade]].<ref name="Fear Knot"/>


    ===Abilities===
    ===Abilities===
    *'''Genius-level Intellect''': Zor-El is a respected scientist and engineer on Kryton and was one of the few people who predicted the destruction of Krypton.<ref name="A Few Good Women"/>
    *'''Genius-Level Intellect''': Zor-El was a respected scientist and engineer on Krypton and was one of the few people who predicted the planet's destruction.<ref name="A Few Good Women"/>
    **'''Bilingualism''': Zor-El is able to speak English and [[Kryptonese (Earth-Prime)|Kryptonese]].<ref name="A Few Good Women"/>


    ==Appearances==
    ==Appearances==

    Revision as of 21:27, 16 May 2021

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    “ There's always hope. ”
    — Zor-El to Kara[src]

    Zor-El is a respected scientist from Krypton, the husband of Alura Zor-El and the father of Kara Zor-El.

    Biography

    Early Life

    Zor-El was born on Krypton into the House of El and grew up alongside his brother, Jor-El. He would grow up to be a well respected scientist and marry Alura Zor-El, with the pair eventually having a daughter named Kara Zor-El.

    Predicting the imminent destruction of Krypton, Zor-El and Alura sent Kara to Earth in a pod to protect her cousin, Kal-El. He then stayed behind on Krypton to activate Argo City's shields to save it from the destruction endured by the rest of the planet. Knowing that he had almost no chance of survival, he sent himself to the Phantom Zone where he would stay for the next three to four decades. While there he hid in a cave from the Phantoms and slowly lost all hope of escape.[1]

    Reunited with his Daughter

    In 2020, Kara was sent to the Phantom Zone after an encounter with Lex Luthor. When landing, she was approached by a group of Phantoms but was saved by Zor-El. She woke up some time later only to discover that it was her father who saved her, and he had been alive all this time. He told Kara that there was no point attempting to escape, but she didn't listen and had to be saved from the Phantoms by him again.[1]

    A few hours later, Kara successfully convinced Zor-El to fight the Phantoms, and so they left the cave where they witnessed them opening a portal to another section of the Phantom Zone. They grabbed hold of one of the Phantoms while they were going through the portal which got them to their destination but resulted in Kara's leg being injured.[1][2]

    Zor-El then tried to help his daughter but was captured by Scar and other several bandits who held him captive. With the help of a Fifth Dimensional Imp called Nyxlygsptlnz, Kara's leg was healed and the two teleported to Shadow Lake where Zor-El was being held to rescue him.[2]

    Kara, Zor-El and Nyxly

    The three of them then walked to the Phantom Zone Anchor which links the zone to the rest of the universe in an attempt to escape. However, when they arrived they found that the mirror which was supposed to be a portal back to Earth was damaged. They then worked together to find another mirror that was in storage but during this search Zor-El was attacked by "Scar" who turned out to actually be Nyxly in disguise. Zor-El told Kara to go on without him as he was now a liability, and so she went to the control room promising to come back for him. Once at the control room, Nyxly revealed to Kara that she was the one who attacked Zor-El which resulted in a fight that damaged the controls and caused the Anchor to self-destruct. Kara then escaped with Zor-El just in time, leaving Nyxly behind.[3]

    Rescued by the Superfriends

    The Tower arrives

    As the pair walked together, they were approached by a group of Phantoms who gave Kara a fear vision which discouraged her from leaving the Phantom Zone. However, Zor-El was able to restore her mind and just as they were about to be swarmed by Phantoms they noticed a blinding yellow light from a Yellow Sun Grenade which gave them their powers back. They quickly recovered from their previous injuries as The Tower flew in and Kara then brought herself and Zor-El aboard as the ship left the Phantom Zone.[4]

    Powers and Abilities

    Powers

    • Kryptonian Physiology: Zor-El's Kryptonian physiology grants him a variety of superpowers when exposed to a yellow sun.[4]
      • Solar Energy Absorption: Kryptonians are able to absorb solar energy from yellow suns and convert the energy as strength for powers.[5]
        • Accelerated Healing Factor: Zor-El is able to heal at a superhuman speed as shown when he was exposed to a Yellow Sun Grenade.[4]

    Abilities

    • Genius-Level Intellect: Zor-El was a respected scientist and engineer on Krypton and was one of the few people who predicted the planet's destruction.[1]

    Appearances

    Appearances
    		A Few Good Women Appears
    		Phantom Menaces Appears
    		Lost Souls (Supergirl) Appears
    		Fear Knot Appears

    Gallery

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 A Few Good Women
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Phantom Menaces
    3. ↑ Lost Souls (Supergirl)
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Fear Knot
    5. ↑ Heritage

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