Fuck, I can't believe I just asked that question.
OH! No, it's really good that you did, because it explains something I'd been wondering about.
Which is to say, the answer is kind of spoilery. Not plot-crucial, but still.
Wesley: Illyria can be...difficult. Testing her might be hard without getting someone seriously hurt. Angel: We'll make Spike do it. Wesley: Good.
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Jessica - Jun 23, 2006 10:26:55 am PDT #2448 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Frankenbuddha - Jun 23, 2006 10:27:22 am PDT #2449 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
(Fuck, I can't believe I just asked that question.)
Glad I'm not the only one who was wondering that. Although, and I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm mis-remembering, but I thought the sun went supernova which is why Krypton was destroyed in the first place.
§ ita § - Jun 23, 2006 10:27:29 am PDT #2450 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Geek alert!
I was trying to out someone as a geek by mentioning their grief at Elves and Men fighting together in the main timeline of the LotR movies, since the Last Alliance was the last time it happened. The person I was outing him to said "No! They fought together at the end of The Hobbit!"
You'd fit right in. But I do want to know the answer.
tommyrot - Jun 23, 2006 10:28:33 am PDT #2451 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
But HOW did he get back as the Kryptonian sun would make him desuperfied?
He borrowed a space shuttle?
Nicklas - Jun 23, 2006 12:18:53 pm PDT #2452 of 10001
"Either it's murder, or this library has a very strict overdue policy."
I thought the sun went supernova
Possible. My Supes-knowledge has never been great. He kind of, you know, bores me to silly tears. Normally.
Kalshane - Jun 23, 2006 12:32:55 pm PDT #2453 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
I think it was just the planet that blew up, hence all the resulting Kryptonite.
Actually, I seem to recall seeing Krypton's red sun still existing in the comics recently, so the "How'd he get back?" question is valid. Or more specifically, "How did he not suddenly die in space?"
That's been something I've always wondered about the whole Supes being able to fly in space angle is how does he manage the long distances between yellow stars to keep himself "charged up" and avoid accidentally getting too close to a red one.
Gris - Jun 23, 2006 12:42:11 pm PDT #2454 of 10001
Hey. New board.
Also, does he fly a LOT faster than the speed of light? I mean, we're assuming Krypton is pretty far away, right?
Or does he employ relativity for himself + earth-spinny-time-machine when he gets back, erasing hundreds of years of non-Supes Earth history?
Tom Scola - Jun 23, 2006 12:46:08 pm PDT #2455 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
In Superman, the Animated Series, Superman needs to wear a spacesuit, and he flies between planets in the spaceship that brought him to Earth.
Gris - Jun 23, 2006 1:01:59 pm PDT #2456 of 10001
Hey. New board.
I always assumed that the spaceship he flew to earth in was a standard, close-to-light-speed thing that didn't take too long by his standards thanks to relativity.
Wrong, or never addressed?
Jessica - Jun 23, 2006 1:59:24 pm PDT #2457 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Also, does he fly a LOT faster than the speed of light? I mean, we're assuming Krypton is pretty far away, right?
He makes like the audience and waves his hands.