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Clark Kent/Kal-El/The Blur/Superman (Tom Welling)

The main character of the show, we all know his Backstory -- he was rocketed to Earth as a baby from the planet Krypton just before it was destroyed in an Earthshattering Kaboom and found by Jonathan and Martha Kent after his spaceship crash-landed in Smallville during a meteor shower that devastated much of the town.

In the show's early seasons, Clark spent most of his time fighting meteor freaks, hopelessly pining for Lana Lang, wishing he were normal and befriending his future Arch Enemy, Lex Luthor. From Season 8 onwards, he began working at the Daily Planet alongside Lois Lane (with whom he began to have feelings for) and taking steps towards embracing his destiny as Superman, finally doing so in the Grand Finale.

For his Earth-2 counterpart, Clark Luthor/Ultraman, see Earth-2.


Jonathan Kent (John Schneider)

Clark's adoptive human father. In Season 5, he ran for the Kansas State Senate and won... only to die of a heart attack a short while later following a confrontation with Lionel Luthor (and as a consequence of Clark altering history to save Lana, who had been killed in a car accident). He returns in Season 10 to give Clark some guidance, and shows up yet again in the Grand Finale to give Clark his Superman costume.


  • Aesop Amnesia
  • Badass Normal: At his best, he can go toe-to-toe with Lionel and survive anything the Freak of the Week can throw at him.
  • Doomed by Canon: Jonathan is an interesting case as the original comics, movies and television shows had him die. Later comic books and the show Lois and Clark allowed him to live. However, Smallville returns to the original canon by having Jonathan die which granted was not due to old age, but rather trauma from being possessed by Jor-El and finally dying during a confrontation with Lionel Luthor.
  • Foil: To Lionel Luthor.
  • Former Teen Rebel
  • Go Out with a Smile
  • Happily Married: To Martha.
  • Hard Head: How many times has Mr. Kent been knocked out now?
  • Hot Dad
  • Jerkass: Was this at times, usually toward Lex in the early seasons.
  • Killed Off for Real
  • Knight Templar Parent
  • Muggle Foster Parent
  • Papa Wolf: If you mess with Clark, Jonathan will come for you. With a shotgun.
  • Properly Paranoid: Jonathan can come off as a paranoid Knight Templar Parent, but you know what? He was right about Alicia. He was right about Brainiac. He was right about what Lex would do if he ever found out Clark's secret. Pick a person that Clark trusted and who then betrayed him; chances are, Jonathan predicted it.
  • Secret Keeper
  • So Proud of You
  • Spirit Advisor
  • Thou Shalt Not Kill: He invokes this on Clark, even though he has come close to breaking that trope, on a few occasions. Most notable being when he fought Lionel Luthor over Clark's secret. While he didn't kill him, the stress of it caused his own heart attack. It comes in handy later on when Clark realizes Jonathan's Ghost in "Oracle" was none other than Braniac. Lionel himself pointed out, that the last thing Jonathan would want from Clark was to have him kill, even if it's his enemies.

Martha Kent (Annette O'Toole)

Clark's adoptive human mother. In Season 5, Martha took over Jonathan's Senate seat after his death and moved to Washington, D.C. at the end of Season 6. Returns in Seasons 9 and 10.


Kara Kent/Kara Zor-El

See Kryptonians

Conner Kent (Lucas Gabreel)

Formerly the Lex clone known alternately as Lx-15 and "Alexander", he developed serious amnesia following his failure to kill Clark and re-capture by Tess. This was accompanied by the manifestation of Kryptonian abilities; Tess eventually discovered that he contained DNA from not only Lex, but Clark as well, and left him with Clark for training. After finding out that Clark and Tess were hiding half of his heritage from him, Conner felt betrayed and went to Earth-2 Lionel. Lionel, of course, put a Red Kryptonite ring on him, making him temporarily evil.

Clark was able to destroy the ring, and Conner was immediately guilty for his actions (which included nearly killing Lois and stealing). Lionel came in and weakened them both with Kryptonite, then dragged Conner away, intending to convince Conner to join him. Conner, however, defied him, declaring that he knew who he was, before using his heat vision to destroy the Kryptonite, saving Clark while Lionel made his escape. Afterward, Clark forgives him for his actions, since he wasn't himself. Conner surprises Clark, revealing that he is wearing a black t-shirt with the "S" symbol on it, telling Clark that he wants to follow in his footsteps.

For his pre-amnesia personality of "Alexander," please see LuthorCorp.


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