Bizarro
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This article is about the Zoner Bizarro. For the Season 7 episode, see Bizarro (episode).
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| Bizarro Clark | |
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| Family | None (created in a labratory) |
| Powers and Abilities | All Kryptonian powers (Demonstrated: Super strength, super speed, flight, heat vision, super hearing, X-ray vision, invulnerability,(healing factor), Kryptonite absorption (increases powers) |
| Played By | Tom Welling |
| Status | Deceased (Persona) |
| Appeared In | Zod, Phantom, Bizarro, Gemini, Persona |
"I'm you, only a little more bizarre." – Bizarro, to Clark Kent, Phantom
Bizarro Clark or Bizarro was the last and possibly most dangerous Zoner released from the Phantom Zone in 2006. He was accidentally created in a laboratory on the planet Krypton, and was sent into the Phantom Zone by Jor-El and J'onn J'onzz. [citation needed] He escaped in 2006 when Clark Kent opened a portal to Earth so he could escape from the Zone. [citation needed] Bizarro followed him through and spent the next several weeks seeking a host who could sustain him. He eventually confronted Clark and stole a piece of DNA from him, allowing him to create an imperfect clone of the Kryptonian which would act as a permanent host body for Bizarro to inhabit. [citation needed]
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[edit] Physical Appearance
Bizarro usually wore the inverse of Clark Kent's brightly-colored attire: a navy-blue jacket over a maroon shirt. When he posed as Clark, he often wore the dark blue jacket and bright red shirt that Clark was seen wearing in the show's early seasons. His voice was also noticeably deeper than Clark's.
When exposed to strong levels of sunlight, Bizarro's skin becomes a gray stone-like substance and it breaks away when exposed to more direct levels of sunlight, revealing chunks of what appears to be bright green flesh.
[edit] Personality
"This creature was discarded at birth as a poor imitation. He was shown no compassion, no conscience. Therefore, he has none. He knows only one thing: survival." – Martian Manhunter, Bizarro
As a wraith, Bizarro appeared to have no moral qualms. He was obsessed with finding a Kryptonian to create a permanent host, and has probably killed dozens, if not hundreds, of humans.
While posing as Clark, Bizarro seemed strangely affected by the memories he shared with Clark as he began to kill people in a less indiscriminate fashion, decided against revealing Clark's powers to the town's populace and steadily increased his attempts to integrate himself into society. He also found himself developing human emotions like his feelings for both Lois Lane and Lana Lang. Brainiac even taunted him for falling in love with a human like Kal-El did. Unlike Clark, he has less morals and did things Clark would never do. He hit on Lois at the mansion by grabbing her backside but accepted when she rejected him, opened up to Lana in ways that apparently Clark never did and was willing to kill in order to survive.
[edit] Powers and Abilities
"You're no match for my strength." – Bizarro, to Clark, Bizarro
As a wraith, Bizarro had the ability to fly and possess a human body for up to 24 hours before it died. In this form, he exhibited invulnerability and vast superhuman strength. While inside the body of an elderly man, Bizarro tore a hole in Martian Manhunter's stomach before punching him skyward, and dragged a grown man across a room while in possession of a small boy. He was also immune to the Crystal of El's anti-phantom powers.
Bizarro could also somehow visually distinguish between humans and Kryptonians, as he instantly knew that Clark Kent was from Krypton and also recognized Martian Manhunter, who sent Bizarro into the Phantom Zone before Krypton exploded. Bizarro could also extract DNA from a Kryptonian and use it to create a vessel for himself, obtaining his target's memories and superpowers in the process.
Once Bizarro had created his own body from Clark's DNA, he displayed a level of Kryptonian superpowers superior to that of Clark:
- Super strength - Bizarro's strength increases when he drains green kryptonite
- Super speed - Bizarro can run as fast as Kal-El
- Flight - Bizarro can use his new new body to fly
- Invulnerability - Bizarro was able to withstand punches from Kal-El
- Heat vision - Bizarro's heat vision exhibits bolts of lightning, as if it heats the air to the point of ionization
- Super hearing - Bizarro was able to hear a bomb ticking at the top of the Daily Planet
- Healing Factor - Bizarro is able to heal from injuries very rapidly once exposed to green kryptonite
As might be expected from a reverse Kryptonian, Bizarro draws his power from green kryptonite. Exposure to it causes Bizarro momentary pain, but this passes within a few seconds, at which point he becomes stronger than before. This made green kryptonite useless as a weapon against him.
[edit] Vulnerabilities
"How do I stop someone who has all my powers and none of my weaknesses?" – Clark Kent, to Martian Manhunter, Bizarro
While Bizarro was designed to have no real weaknesses, exposure to the rays of a yellow sun would strip him of his virtual invulnerability and transform his skin into jagged stone. He was also highly vulnerable to blue kryptonite as direct contact with it imbued him with so much strength that his body, unable to cope with the stress of such sudden power, would self-destruct.
[edit] Early Life
Bizarro was created in a laboratory on the planet Krypton. Shunned by society, he began to loathe life, and bore a particular hatred towards Kryptonians, eventually becoming uncontrollable. It was then that Jor-El and the Science Council decided to strip Bizarro of his corporeal form and place his essence inside the Phantom Zone, and Jor-El called upon the Martian Manhunter to assist him in this task.
[edit] Season Six
"Thanks for sharing. I feel a lot better now." – Bizarro, to Clark Kent, Phantom
When Clark Kent escaped from the Phantom Zone, several of the other prisoners – including Bizarro – followed him back to Earth. Bizarro burst out of Iguazu Falls in Argentina, and began a desperate search to find a Kryptonian body, inhabiting human hosts to survive. He killed a couple making a tourist video; Lex Luthor obtained this video and his wife, Lana Lang, stole it and gave it to her father-in-law, Lionel Luthor. Lex and Lionel then simultaneously began tracking the wraith.
Bizarro inhabited an old man in Quebec when Martian Manhunter found, and was subsequently injured by, the phantom. Lex's men arrived shortly after, but Bizarro escaped through the old man's chest and proceeded to possess and kill a mail carrier in a neighboring village. Eventually, Bizarro took control of a young boy named Philipe Lamont. Lex abducted the child and brought him to Reeves Dam to extract the boy's mutated DNA and empower his super-soldier army. The possessed boy broke free and killed Bartlett, Lex's project assistant, and the doctor. Clark arrived as Lex escaped the wraith.
Bizarro left the boy's body through his mouth and passed through Clark's body to create a permanent body using Clark's Kryptonian DNA. Clark was momentarily stunned, but soon awakened to find an exact duplicate of himself with Bizarro dwelling inside of it, and the two began a super-powered battle that tore the dam apart. Lionel arrived with green kryptonite and tried to disable Bizarro with it, unaware that it would strengthen him. Bizarro was then able to overpower Clark, sending him flailing through the air uncontrollably.
[edit] Season Seven
"Hey, Clark! You ever wonder what would happen to all of these humans if you weren't here to play savior? I know you do. You'd just never admit it." – Bizarro, to Clark Kent, Bizarro
Bizarro flew after Clark and continued their battle upon finding him. Clark managed to gain the upper hand when Bizarro stepped into sunlight, and Bizarro was punched away and impaled on a power line pole. Bizarro then went to Clark's loft at the Kent Farm and healed himself using Clark's chunk of green kryptonite. Wanting to strike a deal with Lex, Bizarro made his way to the Luthor Mansion where he met Lois Lane and came onto her. Under the impression she was interacting with Clark, Lois responded by letting Bizarro down gently at first, then slapping him when he grabbed her backside. Bizarro located Lex and was taken to an area of Reeves Dam that housed more kryptonite, only for Lex to double-cross him. After knocking Lex unconscious, Bizarro fought with Clark again, and was punched upward toward the sun. Martian Manhunter caught Bizarro and flew off into space, trapping Clark's doppelganger on Mars.
Bizarro tracked down Brainiac to ask him for a way to live under the sun and take Clark's place permanently. Brainiac was too weak to help him, but divulged that a Kryptonian scientist named Dax-Ur, who could be located with a shield, could help. Bizarro went to the Fortress of Solitude to look for the shield and alerted Jor-El to his presence, which led to Clark being freed from his icy imprisonment to put to stop to his look-alike's plan. Bizarro again asked Chloe for help, but his behavior made her question if he was really Clark; she was proven correct when Clark returned. Lana was also informed of Bizarro's charade and was shocked to realize that she had been living with an impostor for over a month.
However, Brainiac was using both Bizarro and Clark to locate Dax-Ur for himself. While posing as Lionel, Brainiac told Clark that he could acquire a supply of blue kryptonite from Dax-Ur and use it to destroy Bizarro. Meanwhile, Bizarro followed Lana to Oliver Queen's apartment, and Lana called Clark for help when she saw Bizarro's true appearance in sunlight. Clark arrived, but was powerless once he opened the lead box containing the blue kryptonite; as such, he was left unable to get close enough to Bizarro to defeat him. Finally, Lana declared her love for Bizarro, which lowered his guard long enough for her to place the blue kryptonite in his hand. Shortly before exploding, Bizarro reciprocated Lana's feelings.
[edit] Appearances
- Season 6 - Bizarro appeared in his phantom form in Zod. He was seen possessing an old man in Quebec and a young boy in Phantom before making a copy of Clark's physical appearance.
- Season 7 - Bizarro appeared in Bizarro, Gemini, and Persona played by Tom Welling.
[edit] Relationship with Lana Lang
"When I first came to Smallville, the only thing that mattered was my own survival, but that all changed when I met you." – Bizarro, to Lana Lang, Persona
Clark was nowhere to be found when Bizarro escaped from Mars and returned to Earth, having been frozen solid in the Fortress of Solitude by Jor-El. Bizarro used the opportunity to take over Clark's life, including his relationship with Lana Lang. As Bizarro lavished her with attention and affection, Lana believed that "Clark" had simply changed his priorities and paid no mind to his evasion of sunlight or his flippant disregard for his missing cousin Kara. Bizarro even resumed an intimate relationship with Lana, promising to fly her to Paris for romantic dinners. Eventually, Lana and Bizarro decided to leave Smallville forever to be alone and happy together.
Bizarro's main motivation for seeking out Brainiac was so that he could find a way to live under the sun without his skin distorting. However, when Clark returned to Smallville, he was shocked that Lana was not only unharmed, but she had no idea the man she was living with was not Clark. Regardless, Clark tried to hide her from Bizarro, but he tracked her down. The three then engaged in a confrontation where Bizarro declared that Lana had changed him and that he had fallen in love with her, and pointed out that Clark would never be able to devote his life to Lana like Bizarro could. Clark tried to protest, but Lana seemed to agree, admitting that she had never felt more loved and happy than the month she spent with Bizarro. Ultimately, though, Lana helped Clark destroy Bizarro. In his last moments, Bizarro declared his love for Lana.
The relationship between Bizarro and Lana was called Bizana by fans.
[edit] Quotes
- Bizarro: Thanks for sharing. I feel a lot better now.
- Clark: What just happened?
- Bizarro: I took a little piece of your DNA. (chokes Clark) And now, I'm gonna take your life!
- Season Six, Phantom
- Bizarro: Hey, Clark! Do you ever wonder what would happen to all of these humans if you weren't here to play savior? I know you do; you'd just never admit it.
- Clark: You don't know anything about me.
- Bizarro: No, Clark, I know everything about you. I didn't just borrow your DNA; I have all your memories. All your thoughts. Every last twisted one of them. When I'm living your life, I won't make those same mistakes.
- Bizarro: (provoking Clark) You had the existence I could only dream of. Every pleasure at your disposal and you wasted it. You don't deserve this life, Clark, but I do.
- Bizarro: We should go see the world, Lana. All the places you ever dreamed of. How about Paris? We'll have breakfast at the Eiffel Tower. I'll fly you there myself.
- Lana: Yeah, right. You have a lot of powers Clark, but last I heard, flying wasn't one of them.
- Bizarro: You make me feel like I can fly.
- Season Seven, Persona
- Bizarro: You've come a long way from your Ivory Tower haven't you professor?
- Brainiac: You're not Kal-El!
- Bizarro: I'm the new and improved version.
- Season Seven, Persona
- Bizarro: (referring to Clark) I know what's in his mind, Lana. He doesn't love you like I do.
- Clark: That's a lie!
- Bizarro: You're lying Clark, to yourself. You're so worried about doing the right thing that you don't even see it.
- Season Seven, Persona
[edit] In the Comics
Bizarro, based on the different eras of the comics, has seen an abundance of different origin stories and histories.
The original Bizarro was created in a laboratory accident. A scientist was demonstrating his newly invented "duplicating ray" to Superboy, testing it on a radium pellet and a jewel. However, the duplicated radium was non-radioactive and the jewel melted. The scientist then stumbled and knocked the machine, inadvertently creating an imperfect Superboy. Although the scientist insisted the duplicate was not alive, it nonetheless escaped from the lab. Although Bizarro wanted to be accepted, his appearance and erratic behavior scared people, especially since he had no idea of his own super-strength. He was befriended by a blind girl, shortly before Superboy realized the remains of the machine would act as kryptonite to him. Bizarro headed straight towards Superboy, having somehow realized that the shockwave from his destruction would cure his friend's blindness.
There have been at least two different Bizarros in current continuity. The first Bizarro created appeared in Man of Steel #5 (1986), and made several attempts to "be" Superman, including wearing a jacket and glasses over his costume, although leaving it visible. He was apparently not capable of speech. As his non-living matter was continually flaking off, he was destroyed when he and Superman smashed into each other. In a modern parallel, this Bizarro also somehow realized that his destruction would cure someone else's blindness (in this case, Lucy Lane, Lois Lane's sister).
Lex Luthor later recreated Bizarro to see if it would offer insight into how to stop the "Clone Plague." This Bizarro escaped and kidnapped Lois, taking her to "Bizarro World," a warehouse set up like a surreal version of Metropolis. He subjected her to danger, so that he would be able to rescue her from it. Lois managed to escape, and Bizarro was recaptured by LexCorp, where it subsequently died.
The current incarnation of Bizarro was created by Batman villain The Joker after stealing the powers of Mr. Mxyzptlk as part of Emperor Joker's own twisted universe later saved by Mxyzptlk. This Bizarro later joined the Secret Society of Super Villains after a race with Zoom – the outcome being irrelevant as Bizarro's complicated speech patterns made the initial deal unsure. Lex Luthor would later make Bizarro a much more violent creature by keeping him captive in a room with a television for over a year.
In most comics, Bizarro's speech patterns use opposite words in place of the proper versions. For instance, if he says, "Goodbye, me no am Bizarro", that statement would mean, "Hello, I am Bizarro." Some incarnations portray him as being gentle (if destructively careless) and confused rather than actually malevolent.
In the comic, blue kryptonite is Bizarro's traditional weakness. However, where in Smallville is overloads him with powers to the point of self-destruction, in the comics, he weakens and could theoretically kill him the way that Green Kryptonite does to Superman.
[edit] Notes
- The doppelganger was never actually referred to as Bizarro, but was only as "the phantom" or "the wraith." Chloe once referenced him as "Bizarro-Clark." He has also been described as "bizarre" by several characters, including himself. In addition, one of the episodes he was featured in was called Bizarro.
- Bizarro absorbed the kryptonite radiation in a similar way to how Clark's ship did. This is perhaps only similar neutralization of the kryptonite however; when Clark inserted the kryptonite key into his ship in Exodus, the kryptonite did not charge the ship, but in fact caused it to self-destruct. This reinforces the idea that whilst both occasions caused the green kryptonite to turn clear, it was a neutralizing effect from the ship, and an energy-leeching by Bizarro.
- Clark's fight with Bizarro marked the second time he fought a double of himself; the shape-shifting Tina Greer assumed his appearance when the two of them faced off in Visage, although Tina lacked Bizarro's level of power.
- Bizarro was rumored to have been trapped by Martian Manhunter on the sunny side of Mars. (Bizarro) Because of Bizarro's vulnerability to sunlight, this would have reduced his powers and potentially made it difficult for him to fly back to Earth. This may perhaps also be considered a nod to elements of the DC Comics continuity, where the corrupt Superboy Prime was left stranded without a yellow sun for power, perhaps fittingly the opposite of what happens to Clark's opposite Bizarro.
- According to producers, his return in Gemini was made possible by the solar eclipse that Zor-El caused in Blue. [1] Normal solar eclipses occur when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partially obscuring Earth's view of the Sun. Zor-El's solar eclipse may have been broader in scope, blocking out the Sun throughout the solar system.
- Al Gough left Bizarro's return in the future open, saying "There is ALWAYS a chance that this guy could show up." [2]
- When Bizarro was created in the lab on Krypton, he was frowned upon by society and so created a dislike to all life, in particular Kryptonians. Martian Manhunter told Clark this in Labyrinth in a deleted scene.
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