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<blockquote data-quote="Snapdragyn" data-source="post: 6146007" data-attributes="member: 12432"><p>Well, no. [spoiler]When Sups awakens tied to the table on the spaceship, the doctor specifically tells him that he has no power there. When the Jor-El program takes over the ship, Sups regains his power after 'Jor-El' reprograms the life support to produce Earth-like air - not because of any alteration to the ship's lighting (which would've made much more sense & been easily visible to the audience). That proves it was supposed to be Earth air granting super strength on the ship.</p><p></p><p>Then when battling Team Zod on Earth we twice see Sups damage or remove their breathers, causing them to breath Earth air. In these cases it leads to them gaining his sensory powers (x-ray vision, super hearing) & being overwhelmed by the input (something he had spent a lifetime learning to handle). It happens twice, & is a big point in both battles where it happens - they were fine standing in yellow sunlight & breathing their own air (& using super strength, contra the situation with Sups on the spaceship), but when the masks came off they suddenly gained super senses.</p><p></p><p>Both of these are departures from the comics canon (at least the older ones with which I'm familiar), which works like you mentioned - yellow sunlight & lighter gravity. I'm fine with that part. I just wish they had been internally consistent as to what happened when - if the air determines senses, then let Sups rip free of the table on the spaceship; if it determines strength then show Team Zod removing their breathers when they have to fight the super-strong Kal-El.</p><p></p><p>If what you're saying is that the sun gave strength but the air caused Sups to be so sickened that he was as weak as human-normal, then I think we're into the realm of splitting hairs. It walks like a duck, & quacks like a duck, but apparently we're supposed to call it a sick parrot instead? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> [/spoiler]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snapdragyn, post: 6146007, member: 12432"] Well, no. [spoiler]When Sups awakens tied to the table on the spaceship, the doctor specifically tells him that he has no power there. When the Jor-El program takes over the ship, Sups regains his power after 'Jor-El' reprograms the life support to produce Earth-like air - not because of any alteration to the ship's lighting (which would've made much more sense & been easily visible to the audience). That proves it was supposed to be Earth air granting super strength on the ship. Then when battling Team Zod on Earth we twice see Sups damage or remove their breathers, causing them to breath Earth air. In these cases it leads to them gaining his sensory powers (x-ray vision, super hearing) & being overwhelmed by the input (something he had spent a lifetime learning to handle). It happens twice, & is a big point in both battles where it happens - they were fine standing in yellow sunlight & breathing their own air (& using super strength, contra the situation with Sups on the spaceship), but when the masks came off they suddenly gained super senses. Both of these are departures from the comics canon (at least the older ones with which I'm familiar), which works like you mentioned - yellow sunlight & lighter gravity. I'm fine with that part. I just wish they had been internally consistent as to what happened when - if the air determines senses, then let Sups rip free of the table on the spaceship; if it determines strength then show Team Zod removing their breathers when they have to fight the super-strong Kal-El. If what you're saying is that the sun gave strength but the air caused Sups to be so sickened that he was as weak as human-normal, then I think we're into the realm of splitting hairs. It walks like a duck, & quacks like a duck, but apparently we're supposed to call it a sick parrot instead? ;) [/spoiler] [/QUOTE]
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