>A species of godlike beings with super-science at their disposal
>died out because they lack rockets
Is there a more retarded origin story than Superman?
>>78347115
Don't have powers on their homeworld. They used to colonize shit but are too xenophobic and insular (like China) to continue expanding. See planet Daxam. They go full ferngully on their planet and it blows up. Only a few survivors most of which escape from an interdimensional prison.
>First and greatest superhero you pleb.
Hawkman's is probably worse
I always carry a rocket. They deserved what they got for not being prepared.
The Kryptonians were an ancient race that reached a point of spiritual nihilism and slowly died from their stagnation.
Do you also think it doesn't make any sense that Rome collapsed while it's aristocrats and leaders feasted and partook in orgies in their estates?
>Superman's parents were doomsday preppers
>>78347264
>Do you also think it doesn't make any sense that Rome collapsed while it's aristocrats and leaders feasted and partook in orgies in their estates?
Said like a man who truly doesn't understand why Rome fell.
>>78347264
Let them eat cake
An apt quote in this context for certain.
>>78347115
They weren't godlike, they only have powers after absorbing yellow sun radiation. You'd know this if you actually read a comic over a wikipedia article.
>>78347377
Tolerance and apathy played a large part, just like with Krypton. Krypton lost its vitality
>>78347411
Wait wait, shouldn't that be
>>>/his/
? Or is anybody who disagrees with you /pol/?
>>78347115
They didn't die because they lacked rockets; they died because no one believed the one guy saying the planet was going to explode until the planet exploded.
>>78347415
>quote
Yeah, sure, buddy.
>>78347115We are the godlike beings all along