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I loved stories of Red Kryptonite growing up! I just loved that you never knew what you were going to get when Superman was exposed. It seems like I remember a fun story of Krypto being exposed, and he turned into different animals? Maybe?
It's interesting to see the effects of Red in the shows Smallville and Supergirl.
Huh - I don't agree with that wiki's description of the effect of Red Kryptonite in the show Supergirl. I felt like it was more related to the effect in Smallville. That it removed her inhibitions to the point that any anger she was holding in came to the surface and took over. I think that's different than "turning evil".
Jim wrote: "I loved stories of Red Kryptonite growing up! I just loved that you never knew what you were going to get when Superman was exposed. It seems like I remember a fun story of Krypto being exposed, ..."
I agree, I loved the use of it in Smallville. I actually think Tom Welling could act better under the bad influence - his acting skills when he tried to come across too pure were a little lacking.
I also am a rare person who liked Superman III the movie...
At least RedK does an exciting influence, and not an annoying one like removing powers.
I will agree that the Red Kryptonite didn't make her evil at all, it just took all her inhibitions away. The writers of this show know and understand Supergirl lore and are using it to the best of their ability. The Idea that Maxwell Lord made synthetic Red Kryptonite, which is something that Luthor did a few times inthe comics, means simply that real and true Red Kryptonite still lurks and is real somewhere in deep space waiting to make its appearance and at a full and pure strength.
Erin (Paperbackstash) *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "I also am a rare person who liked Superman III the movie..."Ha! Me, too - primarily for that scene. I've always loved the idea of duality and to see the physical manifestation of his two sides fighting each other was pretty cool.
Speaking of the Pink Kryptonite again, ran across this when reading an article. Glad to have a morning giggle at work when I was having trouble staying awake in the first place
It looks like Red Kryptonite has evolved in affect a lot over time.
I was amused to see in a video today that there was a one time usage of "pink Kryptonite", which turned Superman temporarily gay lol
"Pink Kryptonite
In Supergirl (vol. 4) #79, when Linda Danvers takes the original Kara Zor-El's place and arrives in the Pre-Crisis era, there is a comical scene where Superman is apparently exposed to Pink Kryptonite, with the implication that it temporarily turned him gay."
Full link showing Kryptonite type, appearance and usage
http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Kryptonite