Krypton

Krypton was the home planet of Kara Zor-El, Kal-El and the Kryptonians before its destruction. It was located 2,000 light years from Earth, orbiting an old red dwarf star called Rao.

Overview
The planet was separated into guilds, two known ones being the science and military. Krypton was governed by the Ruling Council, but its exact composition and functioning is unknown.

Apparently, birds didn't exist on Krypton.

A flower native to Krypton was the Dar-Essa.

Beginnings
Kryptonian life began on Urrika, the planet's first continent. Urrika was inhabited by the Juru, a matriarchal tribal people with a polytheistic religion. Among their worshipped entities was Yuda Kal, a goddess of life and birth. Over time, the people's religion became monotheistic, with the sun god Rao becoming the only God. With the worship of Rao, modern Krypton was born. Eventually, the Ruling Council of Krypton ordered any evidence of the Juru, including their language and so-called "superstitions", to be destroyed and erased from their history.

War with Daxam
Krypton is known to have feuded with its sister planet Daxam over their various differences, such as Democracy vs. Monarchy and how life should be lived. Both Krypton and Daxam went to war over their respective ideals, with casualties in the thousands.

Destruction
In 1979, the planet was known to be unstable, and would soon be destroyed. Amidst the chaos caused by the impending death of the world, members of the House of El chose to save who they could by sending them away from the planet. The infant Kal-El was sent to Earth, and his cousin, Kara Zor-El, was sent along with him, and instructed to look after him. Shortly following their departure, the planet finally destabilized and exploded, destroying it utterly. The destruction of the planet knocked Kara's pod off course, and also sent radioactive pieces of the mineral Kryptonite flying into space, some of which found its way to Earth.

It is later discovered that Argo City survived the planet's destruction thanks to the efforts of Zor-El.

Former inhabitants

 * Alura Zor-El
 * Kara Zor-El
 * Kal-El
 * Non
 * Mur
 * Tor
 * Gor
 * The Commander
 * Zod
 * Samantha Arias
 * Thara Ak-Var
 * Lir-Al

Deceased inhabitants

 * Astra
 * Jor-El
 * Lara Van-El
 * Zor-El
 * Kara Zor-El's grandmother
 * Indigo
 * Julia Freeman
 * Grace Parker

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Trivia

 * Harry Wells implied that just as there are 53 (known) different versions of Earth, there exists multiple versions of Krypton in the multiverse, not just in Earth-38 and Earth-X.
 * It's implied that Krypton died in Earth-1's universe, and that some Kryptonite found its way to Earth since Oliver has at least one arrow with a Kryptonite head.
 * In 2018, both January and March statements were released regarding the TV series Krypton stating that it was not part of the Arrowverse and thus it would not crossover with the DC shows of The CW.

Behind the Scenes

 * Krypton was first featured in Action Comics #1 (June, 1938) and was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.