Tala - DCAU Wiki: your fan made guide to the DC Animated Universe. Tala was a powerful sorceress who worked for Project Cadmus and was later recruited in Grodd's Legion of Doom. History Cadmus Tala was the Division Head presumably responsible for magical and mystical projects. Her assignment was to concoct a plan to retrieve the Annihilator,[2][3] and then remove its vulnerability. In order to accomplish the latter, Tala enlisted the unwitting help of her old mentor and implied lover― Felix Faust, after collecting his mortal remains from Tartarus, and trapping his soul inside a mirror.
Legion of Doom At some point, Tala was released from her magical prison by Grodd, who became the object to Tala's undivided gratitude and affection from that point on. Tala asserted Luthor that his pursuit of Brainiac was a "pure wild goose chase", and was growing increasingly desperate over his obsession. Tala was very jealous, possessive, and longed for affection. After Luthor's warring faction emerged triumphant, Tala begged for forgiveness, pleading insanity. No tights, no flights. The rule prohibited Smallville from having Clark Kent possess the ability of flight and also from wearing his trademark Superman outfit.
Violations Edit No flights Edit Clark has shown to have the ability to fly, or has flown, on a number of rare occasions through the past decade: No tights Clark's choice of clothing, while saving Metropolis as the (Red-Blue) Blur, gradually evolved into the current comic book version of his suit. In Salvation, Clark had a dream where he was seen very briefly wearing his trademark outfit (although viewers can't make out Clark's facial features). In Lazarus, the suit is seen (in the same package from Salvation) three times in all its technicolor glory: First by Lois (who looks at it), then by Clark (who was going to put it on), and finally in the last scene of the episode (locked away in the Fortress of Solitude until the last episode of the show). In Homecoming, Clark sees his future self in the Superman suit flying while trying to stop a nuclear explosion. Clark and Lex. "You and I... we will both be great men... because of each other.
We have a destiny together, Clark... only on different sides. " - Lex Luthor "And I'll always be there to stop you... always. " - Clark Kent "Oh, I'm counting on it. " - Lex Luthor Finale, Part 2 Clark Kent and Lex Luthor have a complex relationship that began as a close friendship and moved steadily toward mutual enmity. Clark's secret Edit "I could have helped you become a hero! " Although Lex did not exactly know the entire story behind Clark's alien origins, he knew there was something odd about his friend from the moment that Clark saved him by pulling him from Elbow River following a car accident. Lex financed Dr. Lex eventually witnessed Clark's superpowers while in a drug-induced psychosis, confirming his beliefs. In 2004, Lionel sent Clark a key to a secret room in the Luthor Mansion that compiled all the information Lex had gathered on Clark over the years.
Lex's realization left him bitter and betrayed. Early Life. Episodes. Allusions to the Superman Universe. Superman appeared in the Season Nine finale Salvation in Clark's dream sequence, in person (from a distance) in Homecoming and finally in Finale, Part 2. References to Superman from other media Edit Musical Allusions The original John Williams score to the 1978 film Superman: The Movie is used as one of the series' strongest allusions to the Superman universe.
Theme A Edit Above is the original opening theme from the 1978 score. The theme is in a major key and makes use of large intervals. Shown here is the theme as played on the Smallville series. Theme B This is the theme from the opening credits of Superman: The Movie. Here is the theme commonly used to allude to the opening credits. However, in the final scene of Finale, Part 2, the theme is heard at its fullest after Clark embraces his identity as Superman.
DC Comics characters appearance in Smallville This is a list of characters appearing or alluded to by reference or voice-over on Smallville from the Superman comics/DC Universe. Season 1. Meteor infection. Meteor infection is the process of acquiring metahuman powers due to green kryptonite exposure. Meteor-infected individuals who acquired their powers from a meteor shower, especially if they use their abilities to threaten, hurt or kill other people, are often referred to as "meteor freaks. " Chloe Sullivan and Lana Lang, however, have started using the terms "meteor-challenged" or "meteor-infected" instead. (Cure) After Jimmy Olsen learned about Chloe's meteor power, he also stopped using the phrase "meteor freaks. " (Gemini) Powers and Abilities Edit Two factors greatly increase the odds of meteor infection: The specific type of exposure: ingestion, inhalation, envenomation, sting, viral/bacterial/fungal infection, injection, genetic manipulation, etc.
Vulnerabilities Meteor infection can in most cases cause psychosis, for which there is no known cure other than removing the factors which cause the meteor power; Dr. Type of Exposure Ingestion Edit Inhalation Sting Bite Wound & Subsequent Catalyst.