Comic Theory: Would Superman Be Stronger With Darker Skin?
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- Superman from DC Comics gets his powers from the sun, but wouldn't he absorb more energy if he had darker skin?
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a morgan freeman kryptonian, kicking your ass while narrating it beautifully.
thisisamessful
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Narrated this comment in his voice.
thisisamessful I'm black and that was funny
"Kryptonians are aliens, and fictional ones at that"
Drake has been to area 51 and knows aliens are real
Wait what
And Yet DC Managed To Make Them Look Like Humans GTFO!
I love how most comments are about expecting racist comments in the comment section. Like chill out guys, just watch the video instead.
Auron1Roxas2 which is precisely why I am telling people to chill out. People are missing the point of the whole video by focusing on the racial aspects rather than the actual question presented in the video: does skin pigmentation affect supermans solar absorption in anyway?
People get hooked up on the wrong topics and it brings no quality to the discussion presented at hand.
Auron1Roxas2 I find that these "comic fans" you're talking about aren't real comic fans. They tend to be a mix of hipster like dicks who claim to be fans for outsider appeal and assholes with an agenda and a vague idea of the characters they picked up from wiki. Most real comic nerds learned lessons from the comics we read, like don't be racist. This is a channel that is mostly true comic nerds and not pretenders.
xcaluhbration angry Joe Budden is my spirit animal
SUPERMAN AINT REAL HIP HOP
+Auron1Roxas2 just as people get upset if a black super hero turns white, or a female one turns male. Or anything that goes against comic book lor. People weren't pissed off when Wally was created, as long as he's not THE FLASH. New characters are ok with people. Changing existing characters is not. It's not all about racism, you know.
Drake you playing a dangerous game here today and I respect that. Like
I little danger only makes you stronger. IF you live through it of course
Fax
Same
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I'm impressed that there are more comments expecting racism, than racist comments.
hell, there are more comments calling out the comments expecting racism, than there are racist comments.
Lmao
@@jamesbizs that’s what he just said....
@@LUX-lx6fb read it again....
@@LUX-lx6fb increase your attention span, it will help you in life
Hmm came in here expecting to see racist comments, don't see any yet... I'm impressed lol.
lol i was scared to even scroll to the comments! pleasantly surprised!
Tre Tucker maaaan me too
Comic Drake that's Whatsup.. I'm happy there's a place where we can all geek out in peace .A Brotha might shed a tear lol
lol
A very large portion of the comic community despises racism.
I've seen less racism on most comic-book related channels than any other RUclips communities, honestly.
I've been reading on this topic for the past 2 days and your video just come up. Since Dark skin and dark colors absorb up to 40% more sunlight than light skin I came to a consensus. Kryptonian get empowered not just by sunlight but by the energy output of a G-type star (so called yellow sun) and above. Even by fictional standards it doesn't make any sense for them to get that amount of energy simply by sunlight, so they absorb energy (radiation) in more than one way, store and amplify it even on Krypton. On an evolutionary standpoint, to survive, Krypton's lifeforms would have evolved to absorb as much energy as possible from their sun and likely other sources like Sunstones, living crystals etc.. So most lifeforms on the planet would be of darker skin ton and light skin would be rare.
Their skin is one of the many organs from which they absorb radiation, and sunlight is what trigger their bio-superconductive and energy amplification ability to absorb, store and amplify radiation energy. So under a G-type star, dark-skinned Kryptonians would have the same powers but on a higher scale than light-skinned Kryptonians, they would recharge faster, have larger reserves and a hotter heat vision that would probably be bluish white. To make up for the lower absorption & trigger response of their skin, light-skinned Kryptonians would likely draw energy more effectively from their surrounding and their body would use the energy more efficiently so that it last longer.
hm. you my friend have put alot of thought into this my friend lol
So basically it doesn't matter which is stronger/better, it just means that it is different.
Like a battery. Do you want a battery that lasts longer ( white ), or a battery that gives more power ( black ).
Not better or worse, just different.
Yep, both are sun powered Kryptonian in the end, at that scale, the difference of power expression in general is unimportant. Even if one have significantly more energy and power output, In the grand scheme of things it doesn't really matter.
You’ve got it backwards.
Light skin provides better absorption qualities of ultraviolet radiation. This helps the body to synthesize higher amounts of vitamin D for bodily processes such as calcium development is environments with lower light levels.
This is why populations further from the equator tend to be light colored and those nearer the equator darker.
Melanin is a natural UV blocker not a booster.
A dark skinned Kyptonian would have lower absorption rates than a light skinned one.
@@BC08 No, I don't. it's actually you who got it backward and get confused by applying a human process to an alien species on which it wouldn't work. The relation between melanin and vitamin D or anything relatively similar would likely be very different for Kryptonian. It's about light absorption and radiation not about a particular spectrum of light or any vitamin, but something that severely block a spectrum of light would certainly be extremely rare in Kryptonian life forms and not impossible.
Melanin protects the skin by absorbing UV instead of letting them penetrate deeper, this would be disadvantageous for Kryptonian. Red suns don't emit large amounts of X-rays or UV, their light is abondant but "poor" that's why Kryptonian would preferably not pass on any spectrum or even wavelengths even if not plentiful. That would explain why unlike Tamaranean, UV light don't provide the necessary kick for Kryptonian. If their powers scale so high under G-type stars it mean that they absorb so much and process extremely well even under low light & low radiation environment, the key is to have enough of both to kick start their bio-superconductive and energy amplification ability to absorb, store and amplify radiation energy.
All the life forms on this planet evolved to absorb radiation of any type at different rates and efficiency, naturally some will privilege certain types over others but outright blocking a source of energy would be an evolutionary disadvantage. It all comes around because of the physics of light absorption for dark color/pigment, once you remove melanin in the equation, which should be done obviously. Read my comment again with that notion and you'll get it.
least he won't get skin cancer
Sickle cell.
Lower percentage not totally wont
We still get skin cancer just lower rate.
dracosfire7 Yea pretty much.
doctor99268 lest he wont get breath cancer
Huh never really thought about this.
BackstageAiden I sure have. Glad I found this video :)
Didn't know there were black kryptonians wow very interesting learned something new
In a multiverse where there's virtually infinite realities, this being the DC multiverse assume everything exists. Whatever the writers want.
@@kingS-sl9wj nope there is a part in krypton that is inhabited by black people, and that in every DC multiverse, the only difference is that..in a few of these multiverse a black person got to earth.
@@isimikehinde5584 you are completely wrong. You are completely wrong. Looooooool it's actually funny how you said that with confidence. Vathlo islands on krypton are black inhabitants 😂😂😂😂 you clearly don't read DC properly.
@@kingS-sl9wj uhhh that what i said..read my comment again.
Oh looool damn I didn't realise. Why would you even say that to me when there's nothing that I previously said that implies that there isn't? I made a general statement thats correct. But apologies I didn't realise what you said.
Lol I’m black and the title brought me here. I needed to know the answer 😂😂🤷🏾♂️
Well now you know that black kryptonian can absorb more sun energy and are far superior than light skin kryptonians.
and then you have Supermen with powers that can cancel each other out like Vampire Superman.
Wolfsite is that a real version of supes?
I haven't read the story but there is a Universe that exists in the current continuity were all the heroes have been turned into vampires (naturally starting with Batman)
Does sunlight weaken or strengthen him?
Technically both.
Why tho?
Yes his natural melanin would make him a bit stronger. Melanin absorbs the sun rays more efficiently.
Yes twice as strong.
@@christopherjones5827 You guys are complete morons. The point of melanin is protection AGAINST ultraviolet radiation. It's common knowledge in dermatology science that "light skin provides better absorption qualities of ultraviolet radiation. This helps the body to synthesize higher amounts of vitamin D for bodily processes such as calcium development. Light-skinned people who live near the equator with high sunlight are at an increased risk of folate depletion." There's a reason why black people suffer from Vitamin D deficiency DUH!
@@christopherjones5827 yes, 5x strong!! Lol
@@NesConey Exactly but you know they won't petray him that strong.
Black superman would be stronger due to the dark pigment absorbing more energy.
BoTmAnEm CaSsIoPeIA darker skin blocks out uv light so no he wouldn't
i highly doubt that
A dog absorbs more light than humans I dont see krypto being stronger than superman
Dark skin doesn't 'block out' anything. It absorbs energy. The melanocytes in the skin absorb certain wavelengths......more than pale skin.....just look at the real world. The fastest man on earth is a very black dude from Jamaica. Look at the basketballers, the footballers, Serena williams....and so on
But if his skin is absorbing it, then everything underneath is getting a lower sunlight dose.
Honestly, they just established in this video that even Caucasian Superman's skin is doing something to block out some of the effects of yellow sun radiation and that when virtually all melanin is removed, his powers get stronger. Therefore, shouldn't doing the opposite, and increasing the barrier between the sun and whatever actually converts it into energy, make him weaker?
That the gift of melanin.
Gatta Harmon Melanin isn't a gift, its an adaptation. If it was universally good then no other race would exist.
Isn’t the whole purpose of melanin (the thing that makes skin black) to prevent the skin from absorbing solar radiation (the very thing that give superman his powers)?
Cybersaur Tecz majority of the planet has melanin not pale skin
Horace Frazier White people still have melanin.
Horace Frazier That's not even true, there are asians as pale as white people are.
I always need to take step back seeing Super Obama
Now he will become prism
Lol this sounds like it's going to be a good one
No. Sunlight simply doesn't have the energy density for Superman to do what he does in the first place. Here's my theory on his biology.
The Biology of Superman
Based on books and movies on the character know as Superman, I have come up with a theory of how his and those of his race, the Kryptonians came to possess the powers and abilities we are familiar with. The Kryptonians are said to have been a highly advanced civilization, far advanced of humanity. I believe this is a clue to Kryptonian physiology. The planet Krypton orbits a red giant star nearing its death. I believe that Kryptonians had reached the limit of their evolution and were on the verge of evolving into space-based organisms. The final trigger to their new state of being was not available in sufficient amounts to allow evolutionary transition. The trigger is neutrinos, the sub-atomic particles emitted by the fusion reactions in the core of stars. Kryptonians were able to absorb and metabolize neutrinos in the same way humans produce vitamin D from sunlight. It was the Kryptonian scientist Jor-El who first made the discovery, but had also discovered that his planet was about to explode, destroying his people before they could evolve to escape their fate. A young, yellow star produces sufficient strong fusion reactions to produce the levels of neutrinos to trigger the physiological change.
The choice was clear; Jor-El would send his only son to this world not only to test his theory, preserve his family blood line, but also to become a beacon to any off-world Kryptonians that may have survived. I believe it was Jor-El’s intent that Kal-El (Superman) never become a superhero at all, but simply be accepted by the populous long enough that Kal-El could retreat from humanity and perform his duties of searching for surviving Kryptonians from his “solitary” outpost near the north pole. Infants of the evolved Kryptonian species require little immediate protection from open space and begin metabolizing neutrinos immediately to create invulnerability to radiation, near absolute zero temperatures, and the vacuum of space itself. With the invulnerability comes heightened strength, both of which are proportionate to the development of the child. The ability to control the inertia of incoming neutrinos for controlled flight is a tremendous expenditure of energy and as such, in Kryptonians comes only during the change to adulthood. This fact can be seen in Kryptonians who are evolved as adults, who are immediately able to fly. Once evolved, Kryptonians will continue to metabolize neutrinos indefinitely. Like fat cells in the human body, evolved Kryptonians are able to store excess energy for times when there are little or no neutrinos to absorb. Their energy stores are limited and depending on the amount exertion, can be depleted within a short amount of time. Operating at peak output for days or weeks can out-tax a Kryptonians absorption rate. Even though neutrinos are so small, they pass through solid matter, Superman is able to better absorb them outside of the Earth’s atmosphere. This is why he is often observed loitering in orbit after strenuous exertion.
Evolved Kryptonian senses are able to perceive the entire electromagnetic spectrum. Visually, they are capable of selectively perceiving any wavelength they choose. In the case of Superman, he can see the ambient x-rays from the sun allowing him to see through any object except those capable of deflecting x-rays such as lead. With concentration, Superman is able to sense the atmospheric vibrations associated with sound even over great distances or even in space. This ability allows evolved Kryptonians to trace gases associated with stars and nebulas over vast distances. Internally, evolved Kryptonians organs operate at extreme temperatures, but their surface temperatures rarely vary above or below normal human body temperature. Excess heat is emitted in the form of infrared and microwave radiation from microscopic glands that ring the iris of each eye ball. Heat management is also achieve by inhaling ambient gasses, condensing it and using it as a form of refrigerant. If not needed, a Kryptonian can simply exhale the super cooled gas as we have seen with Superman’s cold breath.
Superman, because of his 30+ year’s head start on any other Kryptonian, will always be more powerful than any newer evolved Kryptonian. It will only be when other Kryptonians bear children under a yellow star and those children mature to adulthood will more generations of Superman-level Kryptonians exist.
Michael Davenport I enjoyed reading this post
Michael Davenport thank you for this
Thanks!
Michael Davenport That was a great comment, I really like that theory!
awesome theory.
This actually makes sense dark colors absorb more heat.
Also I'd wager his skin acts as a filter, letting some through but not too much. which would explain why turning his skin clear would have such a detrimental effect on him, that filter has been removed allowing it all in at once.
Mata Nui
One of the only things I hate about being Black. That's why I don't go Outside much.
Mr Bonkerrz you could be superman for all you know
Enemy of The state no white skin absorbs more but we get a tan when there is too much so we need to deflect it but Africans are darker so they naturally deflect most of it as protection that's why people with dark skin are more likely to suffer alzheimers in European countries because there is less vitamin D available
Enemy of The state africans get darker in the sun not lights. Please do some research
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Black attracts heat
Shinobi Savage
Damn 0-100 real quick.
Shinobi Savage xD
*Like A Black Dude Attracts White Women*
Pug Thug Damn.
Z0RO__ Last time I checked Africans were the color brown.
I have to know how did dark-skinned Kryptonians ever got to exist, as living under a red sun it'll mean that Kryptonians live in a low UV-light environment (note: should Kryptonians be albino? Maybe an albino Superman would be the strongest since he'll be like the transparent skin one)
If Superman is this powerful with just absorbing light with his head and hands, imagine what'll be if he exposed more skin (besides increasing the sales of those comics of course).
I do believe that it is the UV that charges him, since he's be known to lose his powers under infrared lights (remember Red Son?), but my question is why did he immediately lost his powers under the infrared lights if he has enough energy at night?
black superman looks way cooler than white superman. and this is my first time seeing a picture of him.
No he doesn't
marshall parker aww we got a racist
His suit looks cooler imo
And way hotter
The Evil Commenter it’s an opinion
this is gonna be a clusterfuck of a comment section
Yes
Than literally nothing happened lmao
@@ItsSupercat94 Same I expected white supremacists battling it out with everyone else but no it's just civil
Well Black don’t crack so he’ll at least look the same forever
There's more comments complaining about possible race comments than there are actual race comments. Come on guys, stop hitting yourself
I don't think I've even see a racist comment. Just a bunch of race baiters complaining about the possible racist comments. and no one seems to see, or care, about the irony.
Prepare yourself for racist comments drake
Comic Drake drake i find it weird that you reply faster than my girlfriend 😂
Flash: "Fastest man alive"
Hawkgirl: "Which might explain why you can't get a date"
mattwo7 lmao yes
Comic Drake lol
The only comments I've been seeing pertaining to race and being off topic, are comments like YOURS.
This just popped in my head if kryptonians were this super advance race, space flight all that stuff wouldn't they find a system with a yellow sun? And then be super before sup?
Ssshhh. Suspension of disbelief!
Otherwise all of this just falls apart.
Odds are some power hungry sorts have gone out and searched for yellow suns.
I see a substantial amount of comments expecting other people to be racist & yet I didn't see a single racist comment. Almost like they're looking/hoping for trouble.
Good watch Drake. Looking forward to more "huh, never thought about that" - kind of theories from ya.
Trevor Nickell I'm the woah never thought of that
Auron1Roxas2 "comic book fans are Hella racist", nice blanket statement there; I'm totally sure you're capable of rational thought & observation. So I guess Drake's a racist for being a comic book fan & you must be one too with that profile pic. Also, way to prove my point with your hysterical need to white knight & opening with an insult, thus "looking for trouble". Lol, you people are too damn easy! XD
Trevor Nickell no....its just raccist nerds havent found this video yet.
Yall have a tendency to get fake butt hurt about anything blacc
Karceno 4ever
Oh hey, another intellectual that doesn't know how observation works or how to spell. I love how you somehow conclude that I'm a racist because... How exactly? It really helps your strawman argument.
Nobody is hoping or looking for racism, it’s just racism has become an expectation these days, specially when discussing black characters.
Thanks for being brave enough to explore the subject.
Starfire gets her powers the same way. Is this because her race was in the same star system as the kyrpton?
I think her physiology differs slightly from kryptonians because she absorbs energy in greater amounts to fire off her energy blasts. While flight and strength are emotionally based according to her animated counterpart.
Comic Drake oh i was mislead. But that brings up the question of would starfires powers change or weaken if she was under a red sun or blue sun?
I think could change since solar radiation is still solar radiation, just at different frequencies depending on the sun
Musa Kamara
I don't care what starfires skin color is i would still bang her.
RED DRAGON LIGER CLAW I'm guessing you wouldn't bang the CW's black starfire though?
New sub here, I really enjoyed this analysis. Keep up the good work
Glad to have you! Thanks for the kind words and I hope you enjoy your stay! We have a lot of other fun videos in the backlog that you might like. :)
Enjoyed the review.. Thanks for sharing!!
My apologies Comic Drake. Nonetheless I did enjoy your video. Any plans to examine: Black Panther? Blue Marvel? Or maybe Icon?
It all depends if superman gets bad sunburns or not
great video and keep up the good work bro 👍👍
this theory is actually something. would a dark skin kryptonian be powerful than a light skin kryptonian due solar ray absorption? and people please don't make this a race thing, cuz African Americans aren't the only dark skin race in the world and Caucasian Americans aren't the only light skin race in the world. besides it's a theory and, if kryptonians do get powerful with sun ray absorption, the theory maybe sound. oh I wrote this before watching the video.
i Think that Black Kryptonians should be a little bit different in ho their poers work, maybe like reverse vampires, 5 times stronger than a white Kryptonian under direct sunlight but almost pwerless at night or in the dark.
Bro9650 There is but they're just as strong as the white Kryptonians
Olusegun Musitafa - Dark Skin Kryptonians already exists in REAL LIFE. They are called Samoans
Well you're right about the skin pigment but the only race in the world is the human race unless you believe in the whole subhuman agenda
it's still nosense boy
Asking the real questions lol. But this was really interesting, especially considering i have dark skin myself.
leronne clemencia same totally interesting
I said the same thing lol
Here here
Cool video but the comment section is going to be filled with racist.
videogamebomer *racism
Surprisingly it’s not, this makes youtube history
Is it tho? Is it? no, no it's not.
videogamebomer yeah
videogamebomer well the good news is there's no racism. But the bad news if there's a grammar Nazi. *Racists.*
Really good video and a very interesting topic that I haven't seen people take about before. Also comment to help Drake out since I know he needs it.
The reason most stars appear white to us is because we have two different kind of light sensors in our eyes. Sensors called "rods" detect brightness, while sensors called "cones" detect color. The cones are not very sensitive, so if a light is too dim they are not activated, and we perceive the color as white.
The sun emits light in the full spectrum so when you mix all the colours together, in this way, you get white.
The only reason we see the sun as yellow, orange or red, at sunrise or sunset, is because its short-wavelength colors (green, blue, violet) are scattered out by the Earth's atmosphere, so only the reds, yellows, and oranges get through the thick atmosphere to our eyes.
When you look at the sun at noon and 2pm, high altitudes like on a sky slope or from space, it is white.
I assume Superman's suit is supposed to allow light to pass through without it being invisible as a result.
Hahahahaaaaa I laughed out loud when reading the title. This premise is amazing
Who got this recommend while the news of a Black Kal-El is in production? Lmfao
The answer is Yes LOL.
Well maybe if normal physiology was applied.
In the CW DCU, Superman has 30 years of yellow sun, supergirl gets a few months and she is stronger. Wait...what?
why don't this man just strap a solar panel to his cape
good point but how will he be able to absorb the energy it stores?
Egg Benedict doesn’t need too but good idea.
because we have internal solar panels
But if Flashpoint Superman got power from ultraviolet light, why didn’t the Kryptoians have powers?
I think it's cuz in the bottle, the sun in there is still red and it's a seal shut bottle that was created by brainiac. evil that he maybe, he's still smart and probably knew of the potentials of kryptonians, maybe
Olusegun Musitafa Ya, but like, on krypton. Before it exploded.
Red stars are cooler than most others. Emitting most of their energy in the red wavelengths. It is possible that Rao produced very little UV light, if any at all.
Deception975 Ya, good point. Thanks dude!
This is actually an interesting question regardless of anyone's race
Actually no but it would make it harder for you to see if he had a sunburn ^^.
This was very interesting, but man you look tired. I'm not surprised you're covering such an odd subject if you're as sleep deprived as you look. I hope you're doing okay!
Comic Drake sorry to hear that man! Stay positive though man, you are doing a great job! This video was very interesting.
Comic Drake You've done great work! I always love to watch your videos. Keep it up, but don't tire yourself to death, we don't want that!
The hustle is real
High-Lord Harza he deleted his comment?
RxDoc, When I moved my channel from an individual account to a brand account, all of my previous comments were deleted.
Dope Vid keep them coming and keep up the good work!!
I appreciate you sir. Nothing contrevercial. Just science and comics..... Nothing bias . You the man Drake
The short answer is yes
I'm more of a batman fan. Because the dark knight always wins.
I've never found myself asking this question yet it makes so much sense lol
Great video as always never thought of something like this
Not sure if you correct this in the future, but in the night, you’re wrong about there being a complete absence of sunlight. The moon’s light reflects sunlight so it’s still sunlight just being reflected from the moon.
>Superman wearing a skimpier costume
While that does make sense . . . Just *no*
Scientifically, the Kryptonians would be darker anyway because they would have been exposed to more UV radiation thus required more hyper melanin in order to survive. This is a common trait among many species even endo and ectothermic species.
Following evolutionary function, Krypton would have had an entire race of dark skinned people.
That actually makes sense melanin does store sunlight. he has a point. Is black Superman stronger hmmmmmmmm🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
Yes but it will never be said 😂
Maybe dressing up like a ninja would help him. lol Or dressing up like Black Noir from the boys.
Time for Drake to get Witchunted.
I love how comic fans try to use logic to explain comics.
i saw this exact topic a while ago on 4chan
Cool theory but there is a bit of a hole, you said that it is likely that his skin absorbs ultra-violet and infra-red electromagnetic waves that are almost always around us. First of all, ultra-violet radiation isn't almost always around us, most of it is absorbed by our ozone layer and it isn't released by many things on earth because that would require a very high temperature. Secondly, if he gets his energy through infra-red waves, infra-red waves are released by everything at room temperature! He should have the exact same powers on Krypton or any other planet with a temperature similar to earth.
Holy shit things are going to get interesting
i believe all kryptonians including val-zod gain strength the very same way,the prolonged exposure to yellow or blue solar energy will have an effect on their godlyness,lets use superman 1 million for example,if all the kryptonians were put inside a blue star core for eons just imagine how godly they could become,im also including
general zod,ursa,val-zod,and even the everyday kryptonians we see in kandor.
I think Kryptonians are actually plants that evolved.
I remember an old "Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen" story that actually had him on a planet where he had powers like Superman. I'm thinking it didn't say what color the sun was, but I always assumed it was blue. (This was pre-crisis, so I doubt the rule would still apply, but it is interesting the idea that humans under a certain sun would also get powers.)
Shouldn't Supergirl & Power Girl be more powerful than Superman since their outfits showcase more skin to get more sunlight
Not sure about Powergirl, but Supergirl is. However, Superman has had them much longer and knows how to use them more effectively and efficiently.
Supergirl is already (in canon) more powerful than superman because she flew around the sun for so many years in stasis. That said, superman was able to grow up slowly gaining powers from more of a distance and subsequently has more control than supergirl. Though I haven't read the newest run, i doubt they'd change that.
Supergirl was never stronger than Superman. Ever. It has been stated multiple times that she only seems more powerful because she is less in control, while Superman holds back. Stop making shit up.
I mean there is a sort of sci-fi answer as to why Superman would be light skinned. If you look at humans, humans who spent thousands of years with less sun are lighter. Krypton had a red sun, which is weaker, meaning the whole planet would have less sun. Therefore Superman would be lighter skinned. With that said, because he gets stronger by absorbing light, he would have been even stronger with dark skin. All sci-fi of course.
Yet Kryptonian lifeforms would have evolved to absorb as much sunlight as possible and amplify it to fuel themselves, so most would be black and white skin would be rare. They don't just absorb sunlight from G class star, but solar energy as a whole. it's just that G class star and above make them Super. Kal-El would be white simply because he's just a light-skinned Kryptonian.
I just read the title and I had my right eyebrow raised for 20 minute
Some of the comments PROVE that the commenters are not comic book fans at all they just stumbled on this video by happenstance and decided to comment? As in, the basis of your "argument" is that you simply want to argue?
Never understood why people think our sun is yellow when in fact is white
Ben Kenobi not a lot of us spend much time looking at it.
Ben Kenobi earth 1 logic
I heard it was black
our eyes cannot comprehend the true spectrum of the sun color or compositions
Well the atmosphere makes it appear yellow so I'm not that surprised.
This video caused me to gain respect for you
Subbed
Michael B Jordan as Val Zod?
This comment is from 5 months ago and it seem that this could actually be a reality. You must be psychic.
noooooo somebody new, he's out there
I came in here expecting easily offended comments accusing Drake of racism, but I don't see any. I overestimated how much backlash this video would get, and I'm glad that was an overestimation.
Only racist I've seen are ones predicting racist comments
Sebastian Maregatti how are those comments racist
Reading this made me lose a bit of brain cells... christ
So people are racist because many racist people didn't make racist comments on this video like the comment sections of other videos pertaining to race which are filled with racist comments? Lol, ok. 👌🏽
If you're looking for some racism I always have plenty to spare. I'd be happy to share some with you if you need it.
Would an asian be worse at flying?
Would he even need the glasses to hide his identity?
Idk about the heating up/cooling down thing, I learned that people in hotter/equatorial climates developed darker skin to block excess UV, whereas people in northern/colder climates developed lighter skin to absorb as much vitamin D as possible, so I woulda guessed that darker skin would make his body less efficient at absorbing sunlight. That's just my two sense anyway, and it was still a neat video!
Trust me, you're going to get hate for this video but great work, Drake.
The answer to the question is maybe, but Kryptonians are different from humans so using human genetics isn't the way to go.
Syrup anyone?
Me
That fan costume is basically Superman wearing a Kamui from Kill la Kill
Lmfao lets gooooo
Very well put together video man. And great theory. 👍🏿
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Dark objects don't cool down faster then lighters objects. You put a bright colored car and a dark colored car in the sun the dark colored car takes longer to cool down because more heat is absorbed and held on to inside the car because the dark color absorbed more heat. The light car wont be as muggy and hot inside as the dark car. Dark tin takes longer to cool down than brighter tin. If you flip dark tin over its underside will be hot too. White Tins underside will not be as hot as its side facing the sun. The dark tin absorbs heat through and through. Correct me if IM mistaken about this.
The sun is white not yellow
Magnus Batz comics.
No that is a wight dwarf the sun is yelo.
strawberry bleach if the sun was yellow what color do you think snow would have?
The Sun is actually Green but our eyes can’t see the natural rays so it looks yellow or white to us.
It emits all colors within the visible spectrum. So, it is white.
Interview with Black Suoerman: So Suoerman I understand you fly everywhere, even in regular clothes?
Black Superman: I used to own a car but I was always getting pulled over so I always fly now. I used to have a really sweet ride that rivaled the Batmobile but it got towed after the cops shot it up last time they pulled me over. They ruined a nice Armani suit I was wearing too. Over 500 hundred bullet holes in it but hey I'm still here saving your little asses.
There *is* sunlight at night. Moonlight is refracted sunlight. While solar panels can't absorb moonlight anywhere as efficiently, perhaps a Kryptonian could.
Excellent breakdown of the physics and physiology involved, as well as examples from the lore to support each statement. I respect the integrity of the thorough research that went into analyzing the principles involved. Definitely interested in other material from your channel.
Superman has power at night one because of solar storage, too because there is no such thing as moonlight. Moonlight is merely reflected sunlight or something like that
What if Superman had a single clear skin hand that he kept gloved and only unleashed it when he needed to supercharge?
Dats just a hypothesis , A COMIC HYPOTHESIS! Appreciation for viewing
My head canon is that every sentient race/world in the DC universe posses the meta gene... over thousands/hundred thousand years, the meta gene homogenizes thus giving the entire race the same power. Of course, this would apply to the races of krypton and not the plants and animals (unless the meta gene was found in the last universal common ancestor thus spreading across all spectrum of life).
If i recall correctly, the reason why not all of humanity possess the meta gene today was due to the White Martians experimenting on early homo sapiens... but that doesn't really have much to do with what I'm talking about now
Anyways, this could also explain why it is so difficult to clone kryptonians and why most comics depict them as non-space explorers... they need "something" only found on krypton to thrive.
Basically, it isn't due to skin but due to meta gene comic book magic~
Nice one. this makes a great argument. you rock
Like a shiny Charizard with the hidden Solar Power ability.
If kryptonians can get their powers from a yellow sun from earth, what if humans were exposed to red solar radiation from a red sun on krypton ?
An Earth human's biology doesn't quite work like that. Both in fiction and non-fiction, while Earth humans are known for our ability to easily adapt for survival, this can take time through generations. But taking one of us to a whole new solar system (with sustainable resources but a different sun), wouldn't grant us powers.
I say that to say that, in fictional theory, it'd be possible over a long period of time, if we needed to adapt in someway. Such as if we were placed on a planet where we'd need to produce our own heat at any random moment (sudden cold snaps). Our decedents would ADAPT but the older generation (i.e. us) would just be....well, us.
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Very interesting theory. I enjoyed the video. You now have a new subscriber.
Wow... I feel so stupid now.... I was telling people straight up that Superman couldn't be Black... Now I watch this and I damn near cried realizing how Naive I've been... There's hope after all...