A question about superman: How can a species have evolved to have superpowers that require a type of star that this species did not evolve under?

Heavy planets core…. like uranium. Sort of like exercising on the top of a mountain and then competing in sea level, that would give you an edge.

Red suns do not put out as much energy as yellow ones do. Kryptonians evolved to harvest as much energy from their weak sun as they could. Then being exposed to a powerful yellow sun, their physiology is suddenly “I am cornholio!”

Superman is capitalised, as hinted at in the details.
Because it’s a make believe fantasy creation.

Superman’s Kryptonian heritage and DNA did not require exposure to a Yellow Sun to be this way. The evolution of this trait would be better analysed if generations of Kryptonians had to deal with and adapt to living under a Yellow Sun.

@drhat77 Sweet – so maybe we humans get superpowers when we find a planet orbiting a blue or white star?

@wildpotato I think our yellow sun provides such a diverse biosphere that we do not need to feed directly off the sun.

We do know Superman is a fictional character, right? Just checking.

@pachyderm really? What about Santa claus

or jesus

It’s not just our yellow star. Kal-El has to be working as a reporter before he can harness the sun’s power. It’s gotta be that job or he will have no powers at all.~

I think Ed Wood summed it up perfectly when he shouted, “What do you know? Haven’t you heard of suspension of disbelief?”

Fantasy or science fiction always finds a way!