Curtis Knox
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| Curtis Knox | |
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| Family | Sophia (wife, deceased) |
| Occupation | Neurosurgeon (BCE Clinic) |
| Powers and Abilities | Rapid Cell Regeneration |
| Played By | Dean Cain |
| Status | Unknown |
| 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 kryptonite-infected 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 by painfully digging the bullets out of his chest with his hand. The source of Dr. Knox's powers is unclear. 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 electrocuted him by throwing him into a generator, Dr. Knox was knocked unconscious for several seconds.
[edit] Role in 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. The Maya were still a viable empire during the time of the conquistadors, which may be when Knox encountered them.
- He also claimed to have fought in the The Crusades which lasted from the 11th to 12th century.
- Lex Luthor found research that showed that Knox's facial features match those from a painting form 1675. (The painting is really Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), also Dean Cain is 6' tall as opposed to Napoleons 5' 7.)
- Knox also claimed to have been Jack the Ripper who terrorized and murdered prostitutes in the late 1880's in the Whitechapel District of London.
- Lex also found a picture of Knox with Hitler indicating that he was most likely a member of the Nazi Party pre-World War II.
[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 but he did not divulge the true fate of Knox to Clark.
[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] Notes
- Dr. Curtis Knox is played by Dean Cain, who played Clark Kent/Superman in Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.
- Dr. Curtis Knox's initials are "C.K", just like Clark Kent's. This is an homage to Dean Cain's role as Clark Kent on Lois and Clark (on that show, Jimmy Olsen frequently called Clark Kent "C.K").
- 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.
- Dean Cain is the fourth Superman Alum to have a role on Smallville and the first alum of a media besides the Superman movies.
- Knox's method of extracting kryptonite-laced organs from his victims seems to be both horribly sadistic and illogical. He apparently refuses to use any sort of anesthetic on his victims while he operates on them, preferring instead to simply tie them down. This is incredibly sadistic as his victims are forced to watch as he cuts them open and removes their organs. It is illogical because the victims would attempt to fight back while tied down, increasing the probability that Knox would make a mistake in the delicate surgical process.
[edit] In the Comics
Because Knox is immortal, 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.
