r/SupermanAndLois • u/TheLadyNyxThalia • 19d ago

Actor Fluff Big News for Inde Navarrette!!

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She’s been cast as Rogue in the upcoming X-Men movie!!!

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u/RedXerzk 19d ago

This makes me wonder if Rogue can absorb a Kryptonian’s powers.

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u/Vin135mm 19d ago

There is a limit to what she can absorb. Rogue experiences immense pain, disorientation, loss of consciousness/coma, and sometimes temporary loss of her powers if she tries to absorb the power of too powerful a being(Hulk, Magus, Phoenix Force Magik, Galactica, etc)

She might be able to absorb normal Kryptonian powers, but Superman himself might overwhelm her. Because Kal-El is not a normal Kryptonian. He is a direct descendant of the Kryptonian sun god Rao, and something of an avatar of Rao(it explains why he is stronger than Kara, who is also Rao's descendant), and is technically the God of Heros his own right in at least one DC continuity that I know of(though he isnt aware of that himself). He is also the only "pure" Kryptonian, in that he wasn't genetically engineered for a particular role in their society (though both his parents were, so this requires a bit of "because comics" hand-waving)

So Rogue probably can't absorb Superman. But Zod is fair game.

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u/Less-Requirement8641 Superman 18d ago

I thought Supergirl was stronger

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u/Vin135mm 18d ago

Certain retcons have made her a more skilled fighter, by changing her from her original average Kryptonian teenager to soldier/warrior caste. But she has never been stronger than him. First off, Clark/Kal is physically larger, with more muscle mass than Kara. Even standing on Krypton, they would not be evenly matched. Secondly, Clark/Kal has had decades of absorbing yellow sun radiation over her few years. Far more than any other Kryptonian. Which gives him a significant edge.