Hailing from the planet Krypton, he is a super-powered alien who was raised in Smallville, Kansas. He resided there until his early adult years, when he moved to Metropolis. Born as the biological son of Jor-El and Lara-El, and given the birth name Kal-El, he was sent to Earth by his parents, he was rocketed off of the planet just minutes before its destruction. He was found by farmers Jonathan Kent and Martha Kent to which they raised him as their son and named him Clark.