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Gabriel "Gabe" Sullivan (born 1961) was the father of Chloe Sullivan. He worked as the plant manager at LuthorCorp Fertilizer Plant Number Three from 2000 to 2004.

Season One[]

Gabe led Chloe's class on a field trip through the plant, embarrassing her with his corny jokes. During the field trip, everyone was taken hostage by Earl Jenkins, who was suffering from meteor rock poisoning.

He reported Chloe missing and led the search parties when she was kidnapped by the Sheriff's deputy.

He was on hand to greet Lionel Luthor the day he arrived at the plant to announce that it was closing.

Season Two[]

He went in with Lex on the employee buyout and he invited Lana Lang to live with Chloe and him until she graduates from high school.

Season Three[]

Lionel promoted him when Chloe started providing Lionel with information about Clark and he bought a new house in Brat Flats. But Lionel ordered Lex to fire him when Chloe refused to continue spying on Clark. Lionel went further of course and made it nearly impossible for him to get another job.

When Chloe decided to testify against Lionel Luthor, he entered protective custody with her. Their safe house was blown up moments after they entered.

Season Four[]

Gabe and Chloe were both led through a tunnel before the blast. It is later revealed that the explosion was staged by Lex to fake Chloe's death to protect her from Lionel.

Appearances[]

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 #
Season 1 - - - - - - - X - - - - - - - - - - - X X 3
Season 2 - - - - - - - - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Season 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X 1
Season 4 - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Total 6

Notes[]

  • Gabe Sullivan appears in a deleted scene in the Pilot episode, in which he was played by Eric Keenleyside. Gabe met Lex when he came down to the plant with orders by Lionel to fire some employees. To Gabe's surprise, Lex had no intention of firing the employees and planned to find other cost saving methods.
  • The novel Temptation refers to Gabe as 'Jim Sullivan" in one instance.
  • Gabe Sullivan was never seen or mentioned throughout Seasons 5-10 (not counting a flashback in Progeny and an alternate reality in Apocalypse). According to Al Septien, this was because Gabe had passed away.[1] It is unknown when Gabe's death is supposed to have happened. He is not present at Chloe's high school graduation in Commencement (nor mentioned in the episode). In the episode Tomb, Lois says that Chloe "hasn't been getting much sleep, between school and her job at the Planet and...", but is cut off before she can state what the third thing is. In both Tomb and the episode Kara, Lois Lane is seemingly presented as Chloe's closest relative.

Trivia[]

  • According to Lex Luthor, Gabe talked about his daughter all the time at work.[2]

References[]

  1. Always Hold On To Smallville: "Episode 68 - 4x02 Gone"
  2. Craving
Chloe Sullivan in Smallville
Family Gabe SullivanMoira SullivanLois Lane
'Ships ClarkLoisLanaPeteLexLionelJimmyOliverDavisEmil
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Chronicles Chloe ChroniclesVolume TwoVengeance Chronicles
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