Are Kryptonians weak on Krypton?

Superpowered Kryptonians are vulnerable to kryptonite, radioactive remnants of Krypton, magic and solar radiation from red and orange suns. They are also vulnerable to physical attacks from beings native to Krypton essentially in proportion to their vulnerability in non-powered situations.
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Are Kryptonians strong on Krypton?

While living on Krypton, or any planet under a red star, Kryptonians seem relatively just as physically powerful as normal humans, but have highly advanced technology which allows them to control their world. However, on Earth, which has both lesser gravity and a yellow star, Kryptonians gain superpowers.
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Is Superman weak on Krypton?

Superman's weakness was inspired by a real element.

Kryptonite, that glowing green rock from the core of Krypton, is one of Superman's few Achilles' heels.
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Why are Kryptonians so weak on Krypton?

Kryptonite is a fictional material that appears primarily in Superman stories published by DC Comics. In its best-known form, it is a green, crystalline material originating from Superman's home world of Krypton that emits a unique, poisonous radiation that can weaken and even kill Kryptonians.
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Are all Kryptonians weak to kryptonite?

Green kryptonite weakens Superman and other Kryptonians, and can and will kill them with long-term exposure. Kryptonians under green kryptonite's effects experience severe muscular weakness, usually to the point of collapse, and excruciating pain, with both conditions progressively intensifying.
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Is everyone on Krypton as strong as Superman?

Well no, Krypton has a Red Star that completely negates their powers. So the common Kryptonians would be far weaker than Superman ever was. Even if any Kryptonians are under a yellow star, they'd still not be close to Superman's power. Kel-El is vastly different from his fellow deceased Krptonians.
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What does blue Kryptonite do to Superman?

Blue Kryptonite strips super-powered Kryptonians of all their abilities, making them mortal and, thus, susceptible to damage and pain as with any human. It is possible that the substance does this by turning off the manifestation of genes that allow Kryptonians to process sunlight while in contact with it.
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Why is Superman strong on Earth but not Krypton?

On Earth, Superman discovered he had great strength. This has to do with the fact that he was now on a planet with a much weaker gravitational pull than that of Krypton. Superman can perform such magnificent feats of strength because Earth's gravity doesn't affect him as much as Krypton's stronger gravity would.
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Are Kryptonians immortal on Krypton?

This, along with their immunity to earthly diseases, bacteria, and viruses, provides a Kryptonian with a form of ageless immortality, unless they are killed by either a being of similar incalculable strength, or during an exposure to kryptonite xenominerals or a red sun's radiation.
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Who is the weakest Kryptonian in Superman?

8 Jor-El (Weakest)

Upon his return, Jor-El was reintroduced as a sort of anti-hero. He has come to cause a lot of problems for Clark, but does continue to try to help his son.
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Who is Superman's greatest weakness?

The most notable weakness to his name is kryptonite, radioactive slivers of his home world able to reduce him to a severely weakened state. Other wild cards such as overwhelming strength and magic can do real harm to Superman.
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Why is Kal El weak on Krypton?

Kal-El and Clark affected by Black K. As a Kryptonian, Kal-El possesses the same weaknesses as Clark Kent. He is susceptible to any variant of Kryptonite, is rendered powerless by the radiation of a red sun, and can be affected by arcane spells like any man.
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Who can realistically beat Superman?

Captain marvel is for sure one of those few marvel characters who can challenge and defeat Superman. She has superhuman abilities, and as we all know she single handedly fought with Thanos. She is having power to split moon into two parts.
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Who is the strongest person on Krypton?

The 16 Strongest Kryptonians Ever, Officially Ranked
  1. 1 SUPERMAN. Superman's true strength comes from the duality of his heritage.
  2. 2 DOOMSDAY. ...
  3. 3 SUPERBOY-PRIME. ...
  4. 4 SUPERGIRL. ...
  5. 5 GENERAL ZOD. ...
  6. 6 POWER-GIRL. ...
  7. 7 VAN-ZEE NIGHTWING. ...
  8. 8 JOR-EL. ...
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Is General Zod as strong as Superman?

General Zod

Zod, though, is even stronger than Superman because he has absorbed less of Earth's sun than Kal-El. Zod overpowers Superman from the first time that the two opponents face off.
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What does Black kryptonite do to Superman?

Black Kryptonite is a Varietal of Kryptonite, made by heating Green Kryptonite to extreme temperatures. It can split Kryptonians into two separate beings, made up of that person's good side and his or her evil side.
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How long is Superman's lifespan?

All in all, most would agree that Superman is perpetually somewhere between his mid-20s and mid-30s, but seeing as he is essentially immortal, his age is practically irrelevant, anyway.
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What is the lifespan of Kryptonian?

Kryptonian's Longevity

Usually female Kryptonians can vary from their teenage years (16-21), and males (22-25). However those that have aged being in their natural atmosphere and have only arrived in new terrain can only have their aging suspended where they already are.
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How many Kryptonians survived the destruction of Krypton?

It had roughly 100,000 survivors trapped inside. During the New Krypton story arc, they all got released and returned to normal size. Then there's Argo City, which (in many versions) also survived Krypton's destruction, though eventually was destroyed as well, with its population intact.
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Why is Superman weak to red light?

The more time spent pulling in the radiation from a yellow sun's rays, the more potential power they could gain. The opposite is true for a red sun. Being under a red sun makes Kryptonians completely lose all of their abilities and benefits from yellow sun radiation.
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Why does the sun make Superman stronger?

Superman's space-dad says that Earth's sun is younger than that of Superman's home planet. Because of this, Superman's cells will 'drink up' our sun's radiation, making him considerably stronger.
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Can Superman lift 200 quintillion tons?

In Superman All Star when he was supercharged by being in direct contact with the sun, his limit was found to be 200 Quintillion tons, which would put Superman's maximum lift limit is 66.67 Quintillion tons when not under the effect, but he felt like he could do more, so that shows he's not actually straining himself ...
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What is white Kryptonite?

White Kryptonite kills any and all plant life that it comes into contact with. If Poison Ivy knew that you were carrying White Kryptonite, she would do all in her power to bring you to your untimely, plant-killing end. So we recommend not juggling the White Kryptonite any time soon!
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What does platinum Kryptonite do?

Creators. Platinum Kryptonite was a variant of Kryptonite which had the effect of permanently bestowing the full range of Kryptonian super-powers to non-powered humanoids.
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What is black Kryptonite?

Black Kryptonite is a form of refined Kryptonite that can separate the personalities of a single being into two separate beings. This Kryptonite is created by heating Green Kryptonite to extremely high temperatures.
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