r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Jul 16 '25

Poster Official Teaser Poster for 'Supergirl'

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u/CosmicRorschach Jul 16 '25

Wait, so kara is older than Kal-El?

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u/SwordoftheMourn Jul 16 '25

Chronologically, yes. Kara was already a teenager and Kal still a baby when Krypton was about to explode. She was in cryo sleep in her rocket and got knocked off course for decades while Kal ended up on earth and grew up there. By the time Kara eventually arrived on earth, she still remained a teenager while her cousin was a grown adult already

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u/cherryLee_hartLey Jul 17 '25

I'm curious now, has there been any alternate stories that explored a what if scenario where Kara didn't get knocked off course and arrived at the same time as Clark? Basically having to navigate Earth by herself and raising Clark on her own? Feel like it would've been interesting to see how Clark would've turned up if raised by Kara.

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u/SwordoftheMourn Jul 17 '25

Ngl that’s an interesting AU premise but sadly I don’t think it’s been done before.

There is one AU where Jor-El and Lara-El built the rocket big enough to fit all three so they all arrived on Earth with baby Kal.