Parasite stealing Clark's powers

[hamburgers]

MOD EDIT

he better get em back

[KryptonChuck]

Plastique and Parasite know way too much information regarding Clark Kent.

[DaTraggernaut]

I WANT TO TURN THE tv off now!!! lol

[O'Neill]

That was stupid. Really stupid. If Clarks powers can be taken that easily, than he's not really as "super" as they make him out do be.

[dunkman]

Parasite always takes Superman's powers, but Superman can always outsmart him to get them back.

[tippership commander]

last i CHECKED< parasite cant take them fully, and clark shoulda naturally gotte nhis powers BACK, shortly...leading to 2 ppl with clark's powers..

BUT NO, they have to go and weaked clark so much,,

im not mad at the writers, i have faith in them, but.......???

[kp1984]

Should the had him touch Davis. Let's see how tough Davis is without powers?

[HowardFilms]

You guys should really learn something about the main character of this show and his villains.

Parasite steals superman's powers. Lex tries to make money on the real estate market. Jor-El beats Zordon in a Ms. Head Trapped in a Tube Thingy Beauty pageant. Babies Poop.

Come on now, keep up.

[vyperman7]

Is anyone else sick of how the writers handle Clark losing his powers?

Parasite's ability is to steal powers from meteor infected people. Clark is not a human infected by the meteors. He is an alien from another planet, whose biological makeup is affected by Earth's yellow sun. This is what seperates him from being just another run of the mill meteor freak. Since Clark's powers are not from the meteors, Parasite should not have been able to take his powers or inherit Clark's weakness to Kryptonite. Kryptonite is only lethal to people from Krypton. Parasite only takes a meteor power. He doesn't take someone's biological makeup or their origins.

They did the same thing with Eric in Asylum in regards to Kryptonite as well. This has always bugged me.

[lm1212]

Yeah, I expected Parasite to possibly die from trying to take Clarks power, or for it to just not work. I don't like the idea of Superman losing his powers to that Parasitic little twit.

[ron75upc]

Parasite, is a DC character. He always takes Supermans powers. It was in the SAS and in comics. The diffence in this universe vs. those was that superman powers are restored after time!!! Parasite, cannot restore the powers he is like a rechargable battery, that comes and gets his fix and it wears off after time!!!

[vyperman7]

I was refering more to how he was developed in Smallville. DC doesn't really apply here. This version of Parasite is based off of being a meteor freak, whose power targets meteor enhanced abilities. Clark's powers have nothing to do with the meteors. So this version of Parasite should not have had any affect on him.

[27CDruid]

Parasite's ability is to steal powers from meteor infected people. Clark is not a human infected by the meteors. He is an alien from another planet, whose biological makeup is affected by Earth's yellow sun. This is what seperates him from being just another run of the mill meteor freak.

Parasite always been able to take superman's powers. Its his thang!


Since Clark's powers are not from the meteors, Parasite should not have been able to take his powers or inherit Clark's weakness to Kryptonite. Kryptonite is only lethal to people from Krypton. Parasite only takes a meteor power. He doesn't take someone's biological makeup or their origins.

Kryptonite injures kryptonions because it forces the energy gained from the Sun out of their cells or in some versions it stops their cells being able to hold the energy. Parasite stole Clarks energy and stored it in his own cells, hence making him weak to kryptonite.


They did the same thing with Eric in Asylum in regards to Kryptonite as well. This has always bugged me.


Eric was actually ment to be parasite hence why his episode in smallville was called "leech".

Clarks biology is not changed by Eric or Parasite. It is however drained of all energy and he feels temporarily human. Given time (or close exposure) in either situation clark's powers would have been regained. In the same way Eric and parasite would lose Clark's powers given time. None of them is aware of this however. Lana also gained Clarks powers temporarily in S7 whilst he kept his own. Human cells seem compatible with kryptonion harvested solar energy even if they are not able to harvest the enrgy of the sun themselves. Vampire Lana temporarily gained Clarks powers by drinking his blood, in which contained this harvested solar energy.

[vyperman7]

Kryptonite still shouldn't be lethal to humans though regardless of the circumstances. Parasite stealing Clark's powers doesn't make him Kryptonian. It makes him a human with Clark's powers.

[27CDruid]

Kryptonite still shouldn't be lethal to humans though regardless of the circumstances. Parasite stealing Clark's powers doesn't make him Kryptonian. It makes him a human with Clark's powers.

No im sorry but you are incorrect.

A kryptonion who currently has no powers can touch meteor rocks. You wonder how they lived perfectly fine on the planet krypton when those rocks were all around?

Kryptonion energy can be lethal to humans. It can cause damage through wear-and-tear. Jonathen Kents heart was damaged this way. Using kryptonite to push the energy out of a humans cells would have been extremely painful. It could haved caused a bubble in the blood stream leading to a heart attack. It is not always lethal though. Parasite states that it is killing him but in truth, he cannot be sure.

[drew24]

The Clark "loosing his power" over all is rediculous to me. Kryptonians has power because the yellow suns effect to their DNA, it's not an energy type of power it's more natural it's the physical body itself that is the power. So the only way you should be able to steal a Kryptonians power is to inhabit one. The "transfering" and "stealing" of kryptonian is rediculous.....oh well it's sci-fi.

[27CDruid]

If thats true then how in the comics did superman lose his invinciblilty after a continued battering? He wasnt bringing in enough solar energy to replentish the amount needed to save him from DDs attacks.

[rajman]

I also expected him to die while trying to take clarks powers

[pbush77]

This version of Parasite is based off of being a meteor freak, whose power targets meteor enhanced abilities.

Where'd you get that from?

The actor looked familiar to me, but I was sure we hadn't met Parasite before in Smallville... so I checked and found that the actor playing him hasn't been on the show in the past. So how did you work out his origin story and what this specific version can and cannot do?

As has been mentioned, Parasite in the animated series and comics is always taking Superman's powers. How this is achieved is as irrelevant as the physical explanation for how a yellow sun allows Superman to change the gravitational force on his body - going up and down, changing direction on a dime (because he's certainly not pushing against air pressure or flying along air currents without wings, and he doesn't have any rocket boosters). :lol:

[the highlander]

Well... This was discussed already, but here we have clark loosing his powers yet again... Only to have them back because someone else willingly gave them back... Now.. this was totally in front of Oliver Queen....

This opens up a can of worms in the way that Olie can take Clark's power with the help of that kid, and.... that kid can take Clark's power whenever he deems like it or if he can surprise Clark.

I just wish that these plots just quit. They make Clark totally defenseless against*insert whatever lame magical power there is*... Since it was a meteor power, Clark should have been TOTALLY immune to the power. Just like the truth one from Chloe a good while back....

Thoughts?

[magic]

yep. he was also supposed to be immune to Sebastian
looks like the writers have changed their minds about Clark being immune to meteor powers

[SupermanRox]

Since it was a meteor power, Clark should have been TOTALLY immune to the power.

Exactly what I said when I was watching. It totally upset me because his powers should never even be in question.

[Toasty-san]

yeah that was totally stupid...... I was like what the hell is up with that!?

[pbush77]

Err... you guys do know that Parasite already exists in the DC universe, and has done - with those exact powers - for a long time, right???

And yes, he can take Superman by surprise and get his powers whenever he feels like it. That's what he does, others have already mentioned it in this thread. Of course, it's only temporary, but the Smallville writers could easily say that neither he nor Clark knew that yet in this episode.

I don't see the big deal when this is an established character with established powers. They didn't just bring him out of nowhere and break the rules. :confused:

By the way:


They make Clark totally defenseless against*insert whatever lame magical power there is*...

was quite an amusing comment, in light of the fact that - other than kryptonite - Superman's only known weakness is to magic! :rotfl:

[kp1984]

Is anyone else sick of how the writers handle Clark losing his powers?

Parasite's ability is to steal powers from meteor infected people. Clark is not a human infected by the meteors. He is an alien from another planet, whose biological makeup is affected by Earth's yellow sun. This is what seperates him from being just another run of the mill meteor freak. Since Clark's powers are not from the meteors, Parasite should not have been able to take his powers or inherit Clark's weakness to Kryptonite. Kryptonite is only lethal to people from Krypton. Parasite only takes a meteor power. He doesn't take someone's biological makeup or their origins.

They did the same thing with Eric in Asylum in regards to Kryptonite as well. This has always bugged me.

Maybe Parasite was'nt a real metero freak could the been a metahuman who could absorbed powers but the first power he absorbed was a metero freak so he assumed he was a metero freak. I mean if he absorbed AC, Bart or Dina powers he would know he was'nt a metero freak. Just think of Rogue she can abosrbed some aliens powers from what I heard. Maybe Clark not the only Alien he could get powers. He could probably get powers from the Titan or Aldar.

[magic]

you know what's really stupid?
meteor freaks are infected by meteor rocks! they actually have them in their body
you'd think that would affect parasite when he's vulnerable to kryptonite :rolleyes:

[pbush77]

I know nobody seems to be listening... ;) but Parasite isn't actually a meteor freak. I believe he got his power from biohazardous/radioactive materials that were inside a waste storage container. He probably got confused.

So all this Smallville-slamming is a bit redundant. :D

[27CDruid]

This opens up a can of worms in the way that Olie can take Clark's power with the help of that kid, and.... that kid can take Clark's power whenever he deems like it or if he can surprise Clark.

As stated above, parasite only keeps the powers temporarily. Ollie would only have them temporarily. He got lucky with Clark the first time. Next time all it takes is some flame eyes or ice breath and its bye bye parasite.


They make Clark totally defenseless against*insert whatever lame magical power there is*... Since it was a meteor power, Clark should have been TOTALLY immune to the power. Just like the truth one from Chloe a good while back....


An all powerful Clark is boring anyways. It isn't a meteor power and no, clark is only immune to some meteor powers. Otherwise Chloe could not have healed him for a start...

[Var-Zol]

why couldnt they have written in the real rudy jones? or at least the one from STAS where hes coated with radioactive waste and can absorb any energy? since when can he give back powers? He's always lost the power over time and had to come back for more if he wanted it.

[kp1984]

you know what's really stupid?
meteor freaks are infected by meteor rocks! they actually have them in their body
you'd think that would affect parasite when he's vulnerable to kryptonite :rolleyes:

Maybe that's why he was still weak after Oliver left with the greenK. His own DNA started attacking him since it was infected by Green K. Clark did say if you want the pain to go away give me the power. Once he did things were fine. Other krytoinans would heal like immediatly after green K is gone. Yeah I think it did effect parasite