What does green kryptonite do to humans?

Post-Crisis sources establish that green kryptonite is cumulatively harmful to humans; with sufficient long-term exposure, it can result in cancer, as Lex Luthor discovered, much to his dismay, from a ring with a green kryptonite jewel he wore to ward off Superman's presence.
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What does green Kryptonite do?

Effect on Kryptonians

When in proximity to Green Kryptonite, Kryptonians have displayed loss of their superpowers; weakness; nausea; pain; their veins pop out and look dark, and their skin also begins to turn slightly green after long exposure. Prolongued exposure to Green Kryptonite is fatal to Kryptonians.
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What does Blue Kryptonite do to humans?

Effects on Kryptonians

Blue Kryptonite strips super-powered Kryptonians of all their abilities, making them mortal and, thus, susceptible to damage and pain as with any human.
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What does Pink Kryptonite do?

Pink Kryptonite is a type of Kryptonite that seemingly turns Kryptonians homosexual. It is unknown what it would do to an already homosexual Kryptonian, although one could assume it would render them heterosexual.
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What color Kryptonite makes Superman stronger?

14 RED KRYPTONITE - POWERFUL

It can sometimes take two to three days for its ghastly effects to take hold. No two samples of Red Kryptonite affect Superman in the same way.
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EFFECTS OF KRYPTONITE ON SUPERMAN AND HUMANS



Is there a red Kryptonite?

Red Kryptonite is a varietal of Kryptonite. It has various effects on Kryptonians. In the Silver Age comics and Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, it has a different effect each exposure to the Kryptonian; in Smallville, it removes their inhibitions.
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Is there purple Kryptonite?

Purple Kryptonite was a type of Kryptonite that was purple in color. Its' effects on Superman or other Kryptonians was never revealed, but it's presumably the same as Green Kryptonite.
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What is black Kryptonite?

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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What is white Kryptonite?

White Kryptonite was a variant of Kryptonite. It is lethal to all plant life, regardless of origin.
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What is silver Kryptonite?

Silver Kryptonite is a synthetic form of Kryptonite created by Brainiac from the liquid metal that formed the body of his humanoid avatar.
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What is yellow Kryptonite?

"Yellow Kryptonite" was part of a hoax masterminded by Lex Luthor. It was not actually Kryptonite, but a harmless yellow sphere (as were the other types of Kryptonite he used). He hoped the that Superman would think that it was Kryptonite and thus hold back - which he did.
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What is Platinum Kryptonite?

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 does purple Kryptonite do to Superman?

Debuted in Superman Family Adventures #9 (March 2013). A non-canonical variety. Exposure to periwinkle kryptonite causes Kryptonians to lose all their inhibitions.
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Is there blue Kryptonite?

Blue Kryptonite

It works wonders on any afflicted Kryptonian. It does quite the opposite for any member of the Bizarro family. Blue Kryptonite appears to weaken Bizarro in the same way that Green Kryptonite weakens Superman.
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What does each color Kryptonite do?

There was Red Kryptonite, which caused aggressive and odd behavior, White Kryptonite that killed plants, Blue Kryptonite which affected Bizarro Kryptonians, Red-Gold to remove memories, Black which split people into good and evil selves, Jewel, Magno, Anti, X…you name it.
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Is Pink Kryptonite canon?

Tons of folks who are decrying the backlash to Jon Kent being bisexual are pointing out the existence of Pink Kryptonite to highlight that even though some avid comic book fans really want Superman and every iteration of the hero to be wholly heterosexual, Pink Kryptonite exists and is canon in one timeline.
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What does Blue Sun do to Superman?

It robs Superman of his powers for some reason! Most recently, in a storyline in Action Comics #855 (by Geoff Johns, Richard Donner and Eric Powell), Superman discovers that Bizarro's Hrtae orbits a blue sun and that the blue sun gives Superman EXTRA powers!
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Who used platinum Kryptonite?

9 Platinum Kryptonite

On Earth, this technically gives Platinum Kryptonite users the same powerset as that of Superman's. The only use of Platinum Kryptonite documented in the comics was when Batman gifted this to Gotham Girl, who was seen empowered by the meteorite and finally being able to fly on her own.
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What is Wonder Woman's weakness?

Wonder Woman is not immortal and will one day perish like any living creature native to Planet Earth. This means that her own biological clock is indeed her greatest weakness, counting down to the day of demise, albeit slower than your average human due to her demigod status.
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What does the red sun do to Superman?

Being under a red sun makes Kryptonians completely lose all of their abilities and benefits from yellow sun radiation. The longer they are underneath the red sun, the more diminished their powers become.
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What does Jewel Kryptonite do?

Jewel Kryptonite was created from the remnants of Krypton's Jewel Mountains. It allowed the Phantom Zoners to heighten and focus their low-level mental abilities in order to affect the universe outside of the Phantom Zone. Jewel Kryptonite was a variant of Kryptonite.
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What Kryptonite makes Superman evil?

In All-Star Superman, which takes place outside of DC Universe continuity, Black Kryptonite makes Superman evil, almost as if he is transforming into Bizarro Superman. In Superman/Batman: The Search for Kryptonite, it is stated that Black Kryptonite makes Clark go insane.
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Why does Superman fear Kryptonite?

Basically, it's radiation. Kryptonite is a radioactive element produced by the destruction of Krypton. It is lethal to Superman if his exposure to it is unchecked. Superman's major source of weakness is Kryptonite.
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Can Superman become immune to Kryptonite?

Kryptonite has been Superman's Achilles Heel for generations – but the Man of Steel could become immune to it all with one simple act! Since it was first introduced in his radio show, Kryptonite has been the bane of Superman's existence.
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What do rubies do to Superman?

Red Kryptonite brings out the rebellious and immoral personality of Kryptonians and rids them of their inhibitions. The effects of Red Kryptonite are likened to that of being under the influence of too much alcohol or narcotics, without the loss of physical capability.
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