History of Superboy Prime

[@danielmedina9519]

The whole time I just felt sorry for Prime... He seems like he was a good guy until he went insane... Because seriously, who wouldn't go insane if they found out their earth was destroyed... I probably wouldn't go to the phantom paradise universe though, but would try to cope in Earth 1... Or whatever the Pre-52 Universe was...

[@TheCookieGamer523]

I believe it was called new earth (earth 1)

[@emperorpalpatine7149]

Superboy-Prime is one of the most ruthless and evil villains in the DC Universe. He killed the original Golden Age Superman, he massacred the Teen Titans, he was the worst thing to happen to the Green Lantern's since Parallax possessed Hal Jordan, and he plotted to destroy the entire Universe.

[@zvonimirtomac7896]

If someone brings him back, he/she better make him like he was supposed to be.

[@davidhollingsworth864]

Emperor Palpatine it WOULD have made TONS of sense if the Superman that Superboy Prime beat to death actually was the original one that made his 1938 debut...he was the right age, all the references to him, and ultra-respectful things said and thought about him match up - he SHOUD have, by all those accounts, been the original Kal-el of the Golden/Silver Age....BUT it's unmistakeable that the name of the Superman that was killed was Kal-L, NOT Kal-el. I know, I know, that MUST have been a screw-up by the writer(s) because EVERYTHING else fits....but the original 1938 version was the one named Kal-el from Earth 1 - the one Kal-L (from Earth 2) knocked out (along with another character) and then told Superboy to take them to safety while he finished Antimonotor. WHAT the HELL were the writers thinking by naming the old Superman Kal-L and stating he was from Earth 2??? It made no sense....NONE! To further prove he was not our 1938 Superman, the writers also depicted a scene where the reporter, Clark Kent, stood outside a building called the Daily GLOBE, not the Daily Planet...making that world DEFINITELY not ours.This little twist by the writers ruined any sensical understanding of who the Superman characters really were. For instance, Kal-L fit the bill for SA/GA Superman to the T, except his name and the other two details I mentioned - that left the younger Kal-el, from Earth 1, to be our 1938 Superman (Superboy had not known, at this point, that his name was going to be revealed to be Kal-el someday).....only real problem there was that his and his Lois's ages didn't gel with their 1938 origins - both would be in their late 60's here. That's why Kal-L SHOULD have been the original Superman....but he wasn't. That begs the question that if Kal-L wasn't him, and Kal-el's age doesn't gel in order to be him...then where the HELL was he in this story? I gotta chalk this one up to writer error.....but then, since when did comics absolutely HAVE to make sense?

[@chilliciouspatrioticmeatlover]

Yeah, Good times.

[@chilliciouspatrioticmeatlover]

@@zvonimirtomac7896 Geoff Johns is bringing him back in the current SHAZAM title

[@Robin-kp1nv]

*''I'LL KILL YOU TO DEATH!!!''* He's a great character though regardless. Would make an epic movie if they focused on him.

[@sakupurevdondov2273]

Robin MXZ people die if they’re killed

[@joshmathew7551]

It could be worse, he could plan on killing you to life.

[@PewDiePieFqn56]

He also had some of the most epic fights ever, destroying the green lanterns and Ion Sodam Yat, most of the DC verse in general.

[@guitarhero661]

His fight with Sodam was one of the best fights in comics ever.

[@atastywonton]

Harnam Chana You sir, are correct! :)

[@guitarhero661]

TheAstrius Can you please elaborate ?

[@N7Normandy1]

I like how they managed to make the S symbol look like the most evil looking symbol on Superboy Prime yet it looks so heroic on the other Kryptonians.

[@starfishsicko]

Am I the only guy who likes Superboy Prime? Like a lot. For some reason, I just find him so intriguing.

[@LuisGarcia-wq1pn]

he's story is so sad

[@lalaland2751]

I like him too!

[@EmptyMan000]

Indeed. He's just an unstable kid with godlike power in a world where everything gets taken from him, causing him to lash out and destroy everything around him. All in all, he just wanted to grow up and be Superman on his own world.

[@dctribute9865]

me too

[@thefurrybastard1964]

I always thought he should have had a redemption story arc.

[@parkb5320]

Back in the 80's, Earth-Prime was supposed to be the Earth that we live in, where all super heroes are just in comic books. So according to DC Comics, we no longer exist.

[@madseason5614]

You should have mentioned that Superboy prime was based from the silver age superman not post crisis, hence he's much stronger than superman powerwise. Good synopsis, subbed.

[@ShimyIa1]

god this is confusing. so many universes...

[@peterzeppeli2563]

I know right!

[@atastywonton]

Well it's easier now because there's only 52 of them :)

[@TushantMirchandani]

+Remyusu ..............nope. Convergence just happened. :)

[@Yungtacosss]

+ShimyIa1 Take a seat lol that's a pretty known occurrence in DC comics

[@masterxeon1001]

superboy prime was the best superman.

[@dionj3570]

DAMN, you like Faust too.

[@kenroycherrington956]

+masterxeon1001 One of the most powerful version of Superman besides Superman in a million. Only one weakness he has: red sun.

[@arslanbali]

I hope this channel becomes one of the greats on KZbin. Good luck!

[@TheRealHelvetica]

Superboy prime decided to become a basement dwelling otaku? I already like him.

[@SonGoku-vt7lu]

I noticed a little flaw in your description about Superboy being thrown into the speed force by the Flash's. Not really a flaw, but a slight lack of information. Jay Garrick had to stop running because he was too slow to keep up with the other Flash's. This led to Wally West taking on too much stress from running so fast, which flung him through reality, and into the past, present, and future, all at different times, leaving Bart as the only Flash pushing Superboy Prime. And When Superboy was about to kill Bart, because he was too weak to push him into the speed force alone, Barry Allen came out of the speed force, with Johnny Quick, and Max Mercury, and helped Bart push SBP into the speed force. This left Jay Garrick as the only remaining speedster, as this also caused the speed force to collapse, destroying it entirely, and leaving Jay Garrick only able to run at the speed of sound. Then, after he came back in his anti-monitor inspired armor, he flew away after killing Connor Kent, intent on flying through Oa at the speed of light, to cause a new big bang. After being barely slowed down by flying through a 300 mile thick wall of green lantern will power, he was slammed through Rao, the red sun of Krypton, by Kal-L(the elderly Superman of Earth 2), and Kal-El(Superman of Earth 1), and they landed far away, on the Planet Green Lantern, Mogo. SBP proceeded to beat Kal-L to death, and was then imprisoned by the Green Lanterns, after being KO'd by Kal-El, because they had all lost their powers from the red sun radiation. And also, during the whole Blackest night fiasco, you probably just didn't mention it, but Alexander Luthor Jr. was actually a Black Lantern, which is why he was alive at all, after the Joker killed him at the end of Infinite Crisis. And Prime only put on the black lantern ring because he hoped it would give him the ability to kill all the other black lanterns that ALJ brought with him, saying, "If I can't beat you- I'll join you!", not knowing that you DIE when you put on a black lantern ring. He then somehow overpowered the Anti-monitor powered black lantern rings, and managed to somehow sever all the other connections with extreme emotion. Very good video though. And I would love to see more of SBP in the future, so if he does show up, I hope you make a video of it, so I'll know.

[@Reimsupreme]

Watch his kid flash video

[@azuki2780]

That information is shown at 4:50, it's just not spoken. You can see Jay talk about how he's not fast enough. You could say there's a slight lack of information about pretty much everything he says. He can't be too detailed about every little thing or the video would be hours long...

[@cl1cka]

Fun fact - in Prime Origins it was specifically stated that Red Sun DOES NOT affect him in this Universe....But then the author realised that he is practically invincible and wrote the "flying through Red Sun by 2 Supermans affecting him" scene, hoping people didn't remember that Prime shouldn't have been affected at all...

[@CaptainMarvel4Ever]

A combination of confusing, and awesome :) With a story like that, I can see why DC felt the need to reboot. In any case it's very cool, thanks for doing a video on all of this.

[@MsDreamer1994]

I love your history of superheroes! Do more soon! :)

[@ItsSuperEffective]

I do one a week. I can't afford to do more than that at this moment in time.

[@abbycadabyfarytale34]

ItsSuperEffective Could you please do history of hawkgirl?? ...pretty please

[@ItsSuperEffective]

Please read the FAQ on my channels "about" page.

[@abbycadabyfarytale34]

ItsSuperEffective ok...I understand

[@Zazz854]

ItsSuperEffective this one was too good to prefect

[@sonicjr53]

been waiting for you to do this one! great as usual!

[@Gettin_chunky]

I think he is an awesome character. It's just too bad the writing has been so inconsistent. At one point he's beating the entire DC universe then he's beaten by the Titans. What? As to your point about Monarch being stronger than him, that is incorrect. I have the comic book. Prime rips him apart. I'd say that establishes Prime to be the stronger of the two. One of the reasons he was so strong then was he absorbed oan energy. They never really go into how he absorbs energy other than solar radiation.

[@AK33M]

First video I've seen of yours. Thanks. I've been wanting to know more about Superboy Prime for a while. My only thing is, you didn't really emphasize on how strong he was. Did he actually put up a good fight against the justice league by himself? I thought he was stronger than superman. I'm a bit confused in regards to how strong he is. But anyway. I subscribed. Great idea for a channel.

[@kazen16]

good job sir! thanks for this

[@DragonBallzMoviesHD]

SBP is badass

[@Bag2218]

Lol you should have done this one in collaboration with Linkara. He's always got some...choice words...when it comes to Superboy Prime.

[@animecat33]

The living as an internet troll part killed me a bit, sorry i couldn't stop myself from laughing XD

[@0428ricardo]

WOW dude, the amount of detail and back story you put in your videos is always above and beyond.

[@TheCharliRed]

I clicked through your channel [for hours] a few days ago... my brain still vibrates 'cause of so much information x) great history videos, you're awesome!

[@7HELLYEABITCH7]

I've been waiting for this one for so long ;-; the wait was worth it haha thanks Faust! And keep up the great work! =D

[@awesomejeho]

Amazing video Faust. I like how took a complicated character and made it seem so easy and simple to explain. I was always confused on Superboy Prime, but now I get him. Thank!

[@matthewplays3190]

You haven't done Superman Prime One Million.

[@toxicdreamer9995]

Where history of super boy :(

[@turnonmyaxel]

Talking about two years down the line today is the day before Rebirth comes out hmm

[@asura2545]

what is the difference between superboy prime and superman prime?

[@ItsSuperEffective]

They're the same person, for some time there was a legal issue with the name Superboy, so DC avoided using it where they could.

[@asura2545]

k thanks

[@StarStreamFlowArtist]

ItsSuperEffective I thought Superman-prime was from that elseworld title (or whatever it wasn't main continuity) where Superman is like God and spend like 10, 000 years in the sun or something and he was completely different then SB-Prime

[@StarStreamFlowArtist]

ItsSuperEffective I thought Superman-prime was from that elseworld title (or whatever it wasn't main continuity) where Superman is like God and spend like 10, 000 years in the sun or something and he was completely different then SB-Prime

[@ItsSuperEffective]

You're thinking of Superman One Million, a different character. He did go by Superman Prime, but I was answering the question in terms of main universe continuity. I don't cover Elseworld stuff on this channel, so if you see me answer a question and not bring up irrelevant esleworld information, please don't be surprised.

[@snacks_mcgee788]

Love ur vids keep up the great work

[@Beeznitchio]

I have been waiting for you to do this one. Now I just need to wait till I have some moments to concentrate so I can give the video the attention I want to give it.

[@charlesneruda6869]

thanks! always wondered about him. very interesting character.

[@holgerpetersen9918]

Good Video! You explained this difficult Event very well! Thanks Man!

[@DisturbiaMundi]

I found this by mistake but if by far one of the best videos I have ever watched. Thank you so much for sharing the story of one of my favourites characters ever. :)

[@Riku5690.]

Thank you so much for this video

[@adama5742]

holy cow... dude, you rock. if it wasn't for you i wouldn't understand a good portion of the history of any characters! thanks a bunch!

[@arslanbali]

me confused...??...?

[@LRR001]

me to :S

[@colinjones6530]

I genuinely enjoy your videos. I enjoy hearing your perspective then comparing them to my ideals on certain comics and story lines. I also love what you represent in comic fan basis. I love that your appearance contradicts the genuine perceptions as comics for the old socially awkward people.

[@cace7212]

Your shirt 😂 I love it

[@Vidious808]

oh man hes my favorite! im glad you did this!

[@xerohcool]

Retcon PUNCH!!!

[@shantoreywilkins1123]

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[@pinacoladatime5915]

Yeeessss I was waiting for this :D

[@Azaroth12345]

I like your recap on the history of Superboy Prime. I was curious about him as a fan of the Superman lore. Thanks for edifying on who is Superboy Prime.

[@oldfashionednewbie]

I love this channel, but GOD DAMNIT YOU'RE KEEPING ME UP!

[@TheMike5125]

Finally!

[@guitarhero661]

7:45, such a Badass panel

[@nightmareraid1439]

my headhurts from all this confusion goin, but great video man :)

[@JayNConnor]

I like the new hair dye :)

[@danuelnoryaga2462]

Thank u your cool for doing these vids for people like me keep it up

[@calebbeasley77]

Good coverage vs time taken man. Also like the shirt pimpin, subtle yet very different lol.

[@javierdominguez4376]

Keep up the good work

[@KukizNKreamz]

Always wanted to know aboyt prime! Thanks for an awesome vid!

[@rosequartz8482]

I love your videos! and your shirt >.

[@rjbse]

I read your "About" page of your KZbin channel, would you at-least take suggestions for highest upvoted request for "History of XX character"? BTW thanks to your "History of ..." playlist, I was able to catch up to what is happening on DC, which I had to leave long back due to erratic supply of comics here. So thank you!

[@helloitsnova]

LOL DC is trolling superboy prime all along.

[@atastywonton]

Super Boy Prime vs Entire Green Lantern Corps vs Entire Yellow Lantern Corps vs Every Hero On Earth 1 (12,000+ super-powered local and galatic superhumans/aliens) = EPIC WIN! ItsSuperEffective, I love how SERIOUS you are in this video. This is your best video yet! You should just change your channel and your entire LIFE and dedicate everything you do to Super Boy Prime :-D (Even though you said at the end you hate him lol xD)

[@shantoreywilkins1123]

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[@TyroneJester]

love your dc stuff

[@iloveyoongi2600]

I feel really sorry for superboy prime, he honestly only wanted to get to him home universe, but when he did, nobody loved him anymore, includeing his own parents

[@atastywonton]

10:15 Super Boy Prime, as a Black Lantern...FUCK YEAH! :-D My favorite part, actually EVERYTHING about Super Boy Prime is my FAVORITE part! :-D I wish he had more time as a Black Lantern.

[@NightWolfXVI]

Awesome!!!!

[@SinnerMillerMan]

You should be called The "Source" for I loved how you explained what had happened to Superboy Prime... I got almost all of the past issues except for beyond him carving the S symbol into his chest...

[@dranzergigs8333]

Good news.. he is back! He got freed from the destruction of the source wall but somehow ended into some kind of a magical prison. It doesn't make sense since he is not affected by magic. He is going after Shazam at present.

[@jeremycline9542]

I appreciate your passion for the characters. Thanks to you, Batwoman is now one of my favorites.

[@ItsSuperEffective]

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[@spockvskhan4561]

Thanks Faust!

[@achaidez1547]

cool video. thanks

[@thrill76]

Thank you so much for the history of Superboy Prime. He's a very fascinating & disturbing comic book character.

[@Natalief100]

Love all your vids about superheroes and villians!! Would be awesome to see one about Harley Quinn from her own comic series :)

[@cktforce]

I love you DUDE! YOu are the best!!!!

[@paulmaykramer]

What a great show.

[@Cyclopsblast]

Absolute genius. Wow! Crisis on Infinite Earths wowed me. Superboy Prime surprised me. He was such a goodie in old comics that it was surprising to see how evil he could become. I only knew part of his history. I didn't realize that he was the reason that Jason Todd was back. Maybe Rebirth will bring Prime back.

[@pownedmanstuff]

Super by prime has been in the teen titans New 52 comics...

[@ItsSuperEffective]

That wasn't Superboy Prime, that was John-Lane Kent, a totally different character.

[@atastywonton]

ItsSuperEffective Exactly, you even said Super Boy Prime hasn't appeared yet in the New 52 and that you didn't know if he was going to be because he's still stuck on the Source Wall.

[@joshuabarreto6419]

ItsSuperEffective Nice presentation!I'm glad theres someone else such as yourself that still reads the comics or still likes the comics,it feels sometimes like i'm the only one that still likes DC comics or marvel comics,sometimes I feel like most people are moving to mangas or Japanese comics or animes.

[@polix69]

I love you dude

[@swapnasaritnayak2569]

superboy prime is basically Thanos in marvel. He completely toyed with the cosmics destroyed universes , even created them , Broke the fourth wall , Kills Everyone and he didn't even need the IG , like thanos did.

[@EDsavant]

You forgot to tell how he just punched his way out of the phantom zone.

[@ThisGirlReviews]

You are amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@angellopez6734]

Faust , ive been following your videos for a while and I love how informative your videos are. I've been trying to catch up with the new 52 but I really want to get into the crisis series. where do you suggest I start ? I want to know everything about superboy prime, the anti monitor, monitors, everything.

[@slappyguy4456]

If superboy prime is so powerful he could probably kill me before I finish writing this com

[@danghannahdang]

I like the way you say "universes."

[@wrahvin]

love your shirt, that is my favorite Britney quote

[@anibalgarza01]

Thank you

[@Airgearzx]

Do the history of Argent from the Teen Titan comics. I feel she's very underrated. Oh and great video, like always

[@jermainejohnson131]

Faust your cool at making histories of DC and Marvel. I was asking could do a history about Static Shock.

[@Blaque90034]

2017 rebirth theory: Mr Oz is Superboy Prime, trying to take years from the heroes!

[@rayanaref7761]

Thank you so much I really wanted to know about superboy prime really helpful video (I have a question not about the vid can u tell me the difference between variant comics abd the normal ones?)

[@atastywonton]

Source Wall imprisonment? Psh! That won't stop Super Boy Prime lol xD No he actually still IS trapped to the Source Wall. The sooner Super Boy Prime appears in the New 52 the better! :-D

[@redrasegarden]

hay new poster, cool :)

[@lesnapaomsp3673]

this is the best show ever

[@N7Normandy1]

That is so funny and ridiculous. Super Boy ultimately gets diminished to a troll on the internet.

[@cliftonmoore8316]

my mind is just numb right now

[@mosj9876]

im glad you cleared that up for me. reading it confused me

[@azuki2780]

Calling it now. Clark Kent in Superman Rebirth is Superboy-Prime.

[@naodamdetsyon6929]

I feel sorry for Prime

[@brianjsheridan1799]

I really like superboy prime as a villain he was practically unstoppable. He tore through the justice league and every other team that came up against him even the one green lantern that was a daxomite I forget his name but He was pretty much superman with a lantern ring and he put him down hard. That is one of the reasons I like he is so savage and ruthless killing super hero's left and right he is bad ass and knows it he doesn't hold any of his strength back at all!! Just vicious as hell and they need a character like that who has the strength to rip apart any hero that steps up to the plate! He really tore up all the hero's without much of a problem that's why he is such a great villain because he isn't afraid to kill to make his dream come true and make his perfect world!!!

[@grimmjowwsbane775]

I like your new hair the colors are so much more defined it's great ^////^

[@NicholasTheThorn]

Nicely done!!!!! Pax, Br. Nicholas

[@sharkfinbite]

O my gosh. It's you again. I liked the first videos you made man. Some how you became weirder looking since the last time I saw you. Haha. Have a nice day.

[@YahMum69]

superboy prime was always my favorite villain i actually never knew he fought monarch tbh but monarch is pretty op XD

[@sunshineyrainbows13]

Can you do an original (non 52) history of the Conner Kent Superboy? It's long and confusing to me and no one really talks about it. And then, of course, I think a Superboy Jon history is necessary soon considering Rebirth and all that.

[@antwan1357]

Also Jason Todd red hood being reborn using the waters of tax all gul makes more sense.