Curtis Knox
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| Curtis Knox | |
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| Family | Sophia (wife, deceased) |
| Occupation | Neurosurgeon (BCE Clinic) |
| Powers and Abilities | Immortality |
| Played By | Dean Cain |
| Status | Immortal |
| Appeared In | Cure |
"I have been speared by Mayan warriors, survived Mongols' arrows, and the cold steel of Crusaders' blades. What makes you think the sting of a 9 millimeter could slow me down?" - Curtis Knox, to Lex Luthor, Cure
Curtis Knox is an immortal doctor who supposedly cured meteor freaks from their powers and psychosis. In actuality, he was obsessed with trying to make his wife Sophia immortal by harvesting body parts from meteor freaks.
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[edit] Powers and Abilities
Dr. Knox was purported to have the power of immortality.
He was shot six times by Lex Luthor, and recovered within seconds. It is unclear exactly how his power worked, but it appeared to work differently from a Kryptonian healing factor. When Clark Kent is shot, his body quickly heals and the bullet is automatically ejected from his body. When Dr. Knox was shot, he had to painfully dig the bullets out of his chest with his hand.
The source of Dr. Knox's powers is unclear. He may have a biological healing factor which gives him effective immortality in a manner similar to Clark Kent, whose Kryptonian healing factor was implied to give him effective immortality in Hereafter.
Alternatively, Dr. Knox's immortality may be be a broader power with non-biological origins (e.g. magic or Kryptonian technology). It's also possible that he could be an extra-terrestrial life form.
In addition to his powers, Dr. Knox developed non-metahuman abilities during his long life. He was a brilliant neurosurgeon who developed a cure for meteor freaks. He cured them, while simultaneously removing all of their memories of having powers and of Lex's experimentation.
[edit] Vulnerabilities
Dr. Knox lacked the power of physical invulnerability. He was capable of being wounded; when he was shot by Lex, he bled and was knocked down for several seconds before he started breathing again. The extent of his wounds seems to be limited; by the time Dr. Knox recovered from the gunshot wounds and stood up, his bleeding appeared to have abated.
He was also capable of being knocked out; when Clark threw him into a live power wire, Dr. Knox was knocked unconscious for several seconds.
[edit] Season Seven
Dr. Knox targeted metahumans with high concentrations of kryptonite in particular organs, which he would then transplant into his wife's body. He killed Sasha Woodman and then attempted to dispose of her dead body at the Smallville Fertilizer Plant. He also targeted Chloe Sullivan, because of the high concentration of kryptonite in her heart.
Clark then went to Dr. Knox's lab to save Chloe. He fought with Dr. Knox in the lab, and during the battle Dr. Knox severely damaged some of the equipment keeping his wife alive. She died and Dr. Knox knelt next to her and cried, much to the surprise of Clark and Chloe. It's possible that the Martian Manhunter may have sent him into the Phantom Zone or dismembered him for his extensive history of crime on Earth.
[edit] History
Dr. Curtis Knox has been potentially alive for millennia. He claimed to have fought warriors from the Mayan culture, a civilization which reached its height between 250 and 900 AD. He also claimed to have fought in the crusades which lasted from the 11th to 12th century. Lex Luthor found research that showed that Knox has been alive since at least 1675.
Knox also claimed to have been Jack the Ripper.
[edit] Quotes
- Lex: Doctor, three of my patients are missing. You wouldn't happen to have any idea why someone with a brand new lease on life would suddenly disappear.
- Dr. Knox: Perhaps it's because you insisted on eradicating any recollection of their stay at Hotel 33.1.
- Lex: No, I insisted they be able to start new lives unfettered by disturbing memories
- Dr. Knox: Especially those that could incriminate you.
- Lex: I used face recognition software to run an image search. (pulls up image of Knox with Nazis) There we go.
- Clark: Knox wasn't alive during World War 2, Lex. He's too young.
- Lex: He's much older than he looks. This is Knox in 1888. And here he is in 1675. Clark, he's had a thousand names and he's lived for centuries. That's why you can't kill him. Curtis Knox is immortal.
- Chloe: I came here for help, not to be cut up by some Jack the Ripper wannabe.
- Dr. Knox: I was Jack the Ripper.
- Dr. Knox: Your powers might be far beyond those of mortal men, but you've met your match.
- Clark: I won't let you kill anyone else.
- Dr. Knox: I'd kill a thousand more to never have to be alone. You don't know the pain of living centuries, watching the woman you love grow old and turn to dust.
- Clark: What'd you do with Knox?
- Martian Manhunter: Your father and I had a "don't ask, don't tell" policy when it came to crime and punishment. I suggest we abide by the same rules.
- Clark: You didn't kill him, did you?
- Martian Manhunter: Knox is immortal, Kal-El. You can't kill him.
[edit] Trivia
- Dr. Curtis Knox is played by Dean Cain, who played Clark Kent in Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.
- Dr. Curtis Knox's initials are "C.K", just like Clark Kent's. This is probably an homage to Dean Cain's role on Lois and Clark.
- Curtis Knox is rumored to be a portrayal of Vandal Savage. In the animated Justice League series, Vandal Savage was voiced by Phil Morris. Phil Morris has played Martian Manhunter on Smallville in a number of episodes. His role in Knox's only episode, Cure is most likely a homage to Vandal Savage.
[edit] In the Comics
Because Knox is immortal and his very name is an alias, there is speculation that he is in fact the Smallville version of infamous DC immortal Vandal Savage, who often used aliases. In recent years, Savage has been depicted in the comics as harvesting organs from his own long-lived descendants; he does this not to extend his wife's life, but to extend his own as his powers fade.
