| The Eradicator was originally a sentient device created 200, 000 years ago on the planet Krypton by Kem-L, a Kryptonian ancestor of Superman. The Eradicator was designed as a weapon against the Cleric, and as a device that ensured the genetic purity of Kryptonians. It had many powers, one being able to alter the genetic makeup of all Kryptonians so that they would be unable to live anywhere besides Krypton. Because of this introduced genetic flaw, the Kryptonians who left with the Cleric all died. Also this meant no Kryptonians could escape when Jor-El discovered Krypton's imminent doom. The Cleric gained control of the Eradicator and years later gave the artefact to Superman, who used it to teleport home from outer space. Superman, however, found the Eradicator's powers many and uncontrollable. Deciding the Eradicator was too dangerous; Superman buried it in the Antarctic. Buried, the Eradicator secretly created a Kryptonian Fortress and attempted to transform the Earth and alter Superman's mind to "transform" him into a Kryptonian. Eventually the Eradicator became one with the power of Earth’s sun, and he was reformed as a humanoid. |
