Supergirl
For all the many variant ofkryptonitethere are , an adversary ofSupergirl’sproved that one is astonishingly the most effective . Green may be the most common translation , but a lesser - seen eccentric can be the deadliest when in the amiss hand .
After Krypton ’s annihilating explosion , shards of the planet were scattered throughout the universe . These piffling pieces of Superman and Supergirl ’s base humanity were transform into kryptonite and became one of the most wide known Achille ’s heels for Kryptonians . The most definitive interlingual rendition of the rock comes in its green form and exposingSuperman to kryptonite could have lethal effects . But green is just one eccentric of the radioactive meteorite . Kryptonite has also come in other frame such as scarlet , amber , and various synthetic variants . What makes kryptonite such a threat is that each version has it ’s own result on Kryptonians , with some being being much deadlier that others .
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Supergirl ’s occasionally recurring scourge Reactron made a stiff line for which shape is actually the strongest inSuperman # 683by James Robinson , Renato Guedes , and Jorge Correa , Jr .. As part of a covert military drive , Reactron is drafted to take out Kryptonians that have take residence on Earth . He ’s partnered withSuperman ’s kryptonite - powered baddie Metallo , who employ his trademark green kryptonite heart to do some terms . Reactron , on the other hand , is given a aureate kryptonite affectionateness . While it ’s not as lethal as the unripened variant , Au can depower a Kryptonian for fifteen seconds , or as Reactron says " lot of meter to take care of business organization " . After stripping innocent Kryptonians of their abilities , Reactron brutally slaughters them with lasers . He even manages to expose Supergirl to atomic number 79 kryptonite , though her sire saves her at the cost of his own life .
Gold kryptonite used to be more powerful and could in reality depower Kryptonians permanentlyin DC ’s old persistence . But Reactron seems to get along just fine with fifteen seconds . There ’s no tilt that on its own , a objet d’art of immature kryptonite would do more damage to Superman or Supergirl simply because of its intense effects . But in the hands of a adequate to cause of death like Reactron , golden kryptonite can be used to a much more lethal stage .
When a Kryptonian is exposed to green kryptonite , they experience so much infliction and weakness it much renders them feeble . But Superman has faced quite a little of criminals that wield the standard kryptonite before , it ’s not exactly a challenge he ’s unfamiliar with . However , Supergirl ’s villain showsthere ’s very little a Kryptonian can do if they come face - to - face with gold kryptonite . They moment they realize they ’ve been exposed , they ’re powerless and if they ’re powerless , there ’s nothing protecting them from anything that would kill a human . Bullets , knives , lasers or any manner of superpower could in effect terminate Superman or Supergirl ’s life under the right condition .
Green kryptonite ’s only real advantage is that with enough vulnerability and time it could shoot down a Kryptonian . But asSupergirl’sfather found out , goldkryptoniteprovides a window of opportunity for a skilled killer to make their move .
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