Alien
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There are several known species of extraterrestrial aliens in the Smallville universe. Clark Kent is himself an alien, as are several of his friends and enemies.
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[edit] Humanoid aliens
So far, all alien intelligences shown are humanoid in form, and most are outwardly indistinguishable from humans. All those seen so far seem to possess some form of superhuman abilities or powers, and are generally stronger and more durable than humans.
- The most significant alien species on the series are Kryptonians who, in their natural environment on the planet Krypton, are similar to humans in abilities, but possess powers far beyond those of humans when exposed to the yellow sun of Earth. Prior to the destruction of their homeworld, Kryptonians achieved technology far more advanced than Earth's. The Kryptonian scientist Dax-Ur was able to survive for 100 years living on Earth, passing as a human even with his powers removed by blue kryptonite; apparently, he was able to father a child with a human woman, suggesting the two species are able to interbreed. Clark Kent and his cousin Kara are the last known surviving Kryptonians, other than those in the Phantom Zone.
[edit] Zoners in their own bodies
- The unknown species of Titan. Titan was an escaped Phantom Zone prisoner, or "Zoner." He possessed superhuman strength on par with Clark, and had a bone spike on his arm, but it isn't clear if this was part of his body or not. Although able to survive the impact of Clark's punches, Titan died when he fell on his own spike weapon and was impaled.
- The unknown species of Gloria. In addition to superhuman strength and durability, she was able to implant seeds in human males; these seeds grew into thorny vines Gloria could animate and control. The vines were strong enough to hold Clark, and their thorns were able to pierce his body. Both the vines and Gloria were vulnerable to electricity.
- The unknown species of Aldar. His only visible nonhuman features were his slitted red eyes. Aldar possessed strength, speed and durability sufficient to defeat Clark in a fight, and ate human bone marrow. He was killed by the Martian Manhunter, apparently by burning a handprint into his skin.
[edit] Phantom Zone phantoms
These aliens were disembodied "phantoms" whose original forms were never seen.
- The unknown race of Baern. Baern was an energy being who claimed to have destroyed his entire civilization. While possessing a human form, he was able to absorb vast quantities of nuclear radiation, project destructive energy blasts, and demonstrated enhanced strength, speed and durability in the Kryptonian range. Baern also interacted with and absorbed data and energy from Earth and Kryptonian technology.
- The unknown race of the phantom who posed as Dr. Hudson. He was telepathic, able to project mental illusions encompassing all senses into a Kryptonian mind and detect memories in detail.
- The phantom who posed as Clark Kent, sometimes referred to as Bizarro, was apparently Kryptonian in origin; however, he was apparently created in a laboratory, making his true nature unclear. Unlike other phantoms, he burned out human hosts after only a day of possession; eventually, he created and possessed a genetically modified Kryptonian body which was immune to this effect. This body absorbed energy differently than natural Kryptonians, being powered by kryptonite and weakened by sunlight. Bizarro's modified body was destroyed when it was overloaded with blue kryptonite radiation.
[edit] Shapeshifting aliens
- Martians, the race of the Martian Manhunter. He possesses a number of Kryptonian-like abilities, such as flight and super-strength, as well as additional powers, such as telepathy. The Martian Manhunter is able to rapidly regenerate from massive injury, but this power is inhibited by high levels of oxygen, forcing him to travel outside the Earth's atmosphere to heal. In the online adventure Smallville Legends: Justice & Doom, he is shown shapeshifting, but has yet to display this ability in the main series; therefore, it is not known if the green, ridged humanoid form shown in Justice & Doom is his native form. In Smallville, the only visible sign of his non-human status is his occasionally glowing red eyes. In the comics, the Martian Manhunter is the last survivor of his species; the existence of other Martians has yet to be discussed on Smallville, though he has said his family is dead and his civilization was destroyed.
- Brainiac is a unique artificial intelligence created on Krypton. It is composed of a fluid material that can reshape itself to match the form, texture and color of either metal or human flesh. Brainiac can duplicate the yellow sun-powered abilities of Kryptonians, interact with both earthly and Kryptonian technology and computer systems, draw minerals from the human body, and extract information from a Kryptonian brain.
[edit] Non-intelligent aliens
- A number of alien parasites were located in the walls of the Kawatche Caves; these parasites were capable of infecting humans and removed inhibitions, causing thrill-seeking behavior.
