Superman


 * This article is about the Fighter. For other uses, see Superman (Disambiguation).

Kal-El, better known by his super hero name, Superman, is a Fighter from the DC Universe in MultiVersus.

Origin
Created by artist Joe Shuster and writer Jerry Siegel, Superman (real name: Kal-El) is one of the three most popular superheroes from the DC universe, alongside Batman and Wonder Woman. Initially a villain created for a short story known as The Reign of the Superman and possibly influenced by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche's concept of the Übermensch, the character wouldn't have the status of a hero nor his powers until a short story, The Superman, released the same year. Although the duo had worked hard and received promising letters from Consolidated Book Publishing in regards to its publication, they eventually dropped out and the story was burned by Siegel, making it lost media. The Superman character would eventually be used in the story they sold to DC Comics, which published it in June 1938's Action Comics #1.

While Superman has had various reincarnations and reinterpretations across DC 's history, his most well-known backstory revolves around Kal being sent to Earth as a baby in an escape pod by his parents after his home planet, Krypton, got destroyed by a natural cataclysm. His pod landed in the American countryside, near the town of Smallville, where he was found and adopted by farmers Jonathan and Martha Kent, who named him Clark Kent. Clark would later develop various superhuman abilities, such as incredible strength and impervious skin. His adoptive parents advised him to use his abilities for the benefit of humanity, and he decided to fight crime. To protect his personal life, he changes into a colorful costume and uses the alias "Superman" when fighting crime. Clark resides in the American city of Metropolis, where he works as a journalist for the Daily Planet.

According to the main lead writer for MultiVersus, Superman's portrayal in the game is an original interpretation that combines both his New and Prime Earth incarnations.

Official Biography
"Founding member of the Justice League, and one of Earth’s mightiest heroes."

Disaster struck Kal-El’s home world of Krypton when he was just a baby, leaving his parents with no choice but to send him to the stars. His rocket crash-landed on Earth where he was found by Martha and Jonathan Kent and raised as their child. As he grew older, the light of Earth’s yellow sun activated his incredible Kryptonian powers, which he vowed to use to protect humanity and stand up for truth and justice. As one of the founding members of the Justice League he has been an inspiration for countless generations of heroes as he continues to fight evil in all its forms.

Default Variant
Superman's default look doesn't seem to have a specific basis, instead, being simply an amalgamation based on most classical depictions of the character.

Trivia

 * Superman used to be classified as a Bruiser until May 16, 2022, when his archetype was changed to Tank on the official website.
 * This makes him the second Fighter to have had his archetype changed after Batman.
 * With his debut of Action Comics #1 being in 1938, Superman is currently the oldest character to appear in the game.

External

 * Superman (Clark Kent) and Kal-El (New Earth) on DC Database.