34 Facts About Krypto

Krypto, known as Krypto the Superdog, is a fictional superhero dog appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the character Superman.

In most continuities, Krypto is Superman's pet dog, usually depicted as a white dog of a generic pedigree.

Krypto is sometimes depicted as resembling a Labrador Retriever, a plain white Dalmatian, a White Shepherd, a spitz-type dog such as a husky or a laika, or even a primitive dog such as a dingo, a pye-dog, or a tugou, but his specific breed is almost never specified.

Krypto has appeared in numerous cartoon television shows and films, such as a self-titled animated series; the television series Smallville, the HBO Max series Titans, portrayed by dog actors Wrigley, Digby, and Lacey; and the animated film DC League of Super-Pets, voiced by Dwayne Johnson.

However, Krypto's rocket is knocked off-course; the rocket drifts through space for years until it eventually lands on Earth, where Krypto is reunited with the now-teenaged superhero, Superboy.

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Certain sensory abilities of Krypto's are more acute than those of Superman, just as an ordinary dog's senses are more acute than those of an ordinary human.

Krypto has super-canine intelligence ; the comics expressed this via the use of thought balloons indicating what Krypto thinks.

When fighting crime, Krypto usually wears a gold collar, a miniature facsimile of the famed Superman-"S" symbol for a dog tag, and a dog-sized version of Superman's cape.

Whenever he is on Earth and wants to appear as an "ordinary" dog, Krypto simply pulls his collar and its attached cape off, pulling it back on when necessary.

Krypto has the distinction of belonging to two organizations of super-animals: the 30th century Legion of Super-Pets, and the Space Canine Patrol Agents.

Krypto is irradiated in the process and dies with the villain.

Second modern Krypto is a small white pet dog, rescued, and later named by Bibbo Bibbowski.

Krypto is later acquired by the modern Superboy; however, this version of Krypto is an ordinary Earth dog with no superpowers.

Superboy's friends believe him to be missing and Krypto is left in the care of Hillary, a young neighbor that he likes.

Krypto operates on his own for a short period of time, helping out when disasters rocked the planet because of the plans of the invading Imperiex.

Krypto destroys part of the upper floors while subduing some Secret Service agents.

Krypto has a surprisingly violent reaction to Kara Zor-El when he first encounters her.

Krypto is telepathically influenced and uses the Atom as a chew toy.

Krypto goes missing for over a year following the death of his previous owner Conner Kent, but Superman is unable to devote much time to search for him, having himself been without powers for much of that time.

Krypto responds to the call from Jimmy Olsen's makeshift signal watch and makes his return.

Krypto is quick to defend Jimmy who, along with Superman, falls under attack and is badly injured as a result.

Superman later decides to let Krypto stay with Jimmy when he realizes that Krypto has always preferred the company of younger people, such as himself as a child and Kon-El.

Just then, Krypto emerges vowing to "hurt this one" because he "loves man" .

Krypto proves to be more than a match for Atlas, revealing Atlas' magical nature to Superman.

Krypto is instrumental in helping Connor Kent escape the effects of a Black Lantern power ring.

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Krypto later participates in the final battle against the Black Lantern Corps.

Krypto bravely defends the family but is sucked into the Zone, while baby Kal-El shows anguish at losing the dog.

Krypto is then healed at an accelerated rate and is comforted by him.

Krypto is shown whining after the mention of Superboy, who is suspected of being dead.

Krypto is seen in the DC Rebirth continuity, as the family dog of Superman, Lois and their son Jon.

Krypto's collar is made out of the belt of an old Superman uniform from the Fortress of Solitude, as a present from Jon.

Certain sensory abilities of Krypto's were more acute than those of Superman, just as an ordinary dog's senses would be more acute than those of a normal human.

Krypto had super-canine intelligence ; the comics expressed this via the use of thought balloons indicating what Krypto was thinking.

Krypto resorted to Using this move to stop Lulu, but survived after being shielded by Ace.