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* CloningBlues: The ComicBook/{{New 52}} version of ''Superboy'' has this even more so than his pre-Flashpoint incarnation. Supergirl and H'el treat him like a monster at first because of a clone rebellion in Krypton's past. The name "Kon-El" is Kryptonian for "abomination of the house of El". [[spoiler:The only reason he even exists is that Harvest wanted a guinea pig he could experiment on to find a cure for his "son's" (Jon Lane Kent, the future son of Superman and Lois Lane) genetic problems. Having apparently done so, Harvest now wants Superboy dead.]]
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* ObjectShapedLandmass: This comic introduces Mystery Island, shaped like a question mark, which is pointed out to be weird as the characters work to solve the mystery of the isle.
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** The fight between Superboy and ComicBook/WonderGirl in ''Comicbook/TeenTitans'' is even more blatant. All the two talk about is how cute they find each other while trying to smear their faces into the sidewalk.
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** The fight between Superboy and ComicBook/WonderGirl in ''Comicbook/TeenTitans'' ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' is even more blatant. All the two talk about is how cute they find each other while trying to smear their faces into the sidewalk.
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* RetCanon: This version of Superboy is much closer to the Conner Kent shown in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' than he is to his pre-New-52 counterpart. Both were secretly created as a LivingWeapon and have to deal with doubt about their personhood; both were shunned by Kryptonians for their status as a clone; and both had very similar attitudes and temperament, especially in their willingness to use overwhelming force and temper control issues.
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* RetCanon: This version of Superboy is much closer to the Conner Kent shown in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'' than he is to his pre-New-52 counterpart. Both were secretly created as a LivingWeapon and have to deal with doubt about their personhood; both were shunned by Kryptonians for their status as a clone; and both had very similar attitudes and temperament, especially in their willingness to use overwhelming force and temper control issues.
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* SuperpowerLottery: Subverted. It seems that this Superboy has not yet obtained all of his Kryptonian powers and his only abilities are his tactile telekinesis and a degree of superhuman strength as well as a superhuman healing factor (something Harvest pointed out after Superboy's fight with Grunge) and is even able to bend light around him to turn invisible.
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* SuperpowerLottery: Subverted. It seems that this Superboy has not yet obtained all of his Kryptonian powers and his only abilities are his tactile telekinesis and a degree of superhuman strength as well as a superhuman healing factor (something Harvest pointed out after Superboy's fight with Grunge) and is even able an ability to bend light around him to turn invisible.
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%% * BaldOfEvil: Depending on how you view his "anti-hero" antics, Superboy is this when fresh out of the test tube.
%% * BecomeARealBoy: The basis of Kon's character arc. In fact, he uses these exact words in issue #6.
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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Superboy sometimes has trouble understanding moral issues, as he hasn't really had much time to learn about it. He honestly doesn't understand why [[spoiler:robbing a bank]] gets him complaints.
** He's been getting better about it.
%% * BoisterousBruiser: Superboy. Rose Wilson even moreso.
%% * BullyingADragon: How most N.O.W.H.E.R.E. staff and mooks treat Superboy.
* CloningBlues: The ComicBook/{{New 52}} version of ''Superboy''. Even more so than his pre-Flashpoint incarnation. Supergirl and H'el treat him like a monster at first because of a clone rebellion in Krypton's past. The name "Kon-El" is Kryptonian for "abomination of the house of El". [[spoiler:The only reason he even exists is because Harvest wanted a guinea pig he could experiment on to find a cure for his "son's" (Jon Lane Kent, the future son of Superman and Lois Lane) genetic problems. Having apparently done so, Harvest now wants Superboy dead.]]
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Superboy sometimes has trouble understanding moral issues, as he hasn't really had much time to learn about it. He honestly doesn't understand why [[spoiler:robbing a bank]] gets him complaints.
** He's been getting better about it.
%% * BoisterousBruiser: Superboy. Rose Wilson even moreso.
%% * BullyingADragon: How most N.O.W.H.E.R.E. staff and mooks treat Superboy.
* CloningBlues: The ComicBook/{{New 52}} version of ''Superboy''. Even more so than his pre-Flashpoint incarnation. Supergirl and H'el treat him like a monster at first because of a clone rebellion in Krypton's past. The name "Kon-El" is Kryptonian for "abomination of the house of El". [[spoiler:The only reason he even exists is because Harvest wanted a guinea pig he could experiment on to find a cure for his "son's" (Jon Lane Kent, the future son of Superman and Lois Lane) genetic problems. Having apparently done so, Harvest now wants Superboy dead.]]
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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Superboy sometimes has trouble understanding moral issues, as he hasn't really had much time to learn about it. He honestly doesn't understand why [[spoiler:robbing a bank]] gets him
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The first issue strongly implies that Lex Luthor is one of his genetic donors. [[spoiler: This turns out not to be the case.]]
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* TronLines: Superboy's suit has these. A black suit with red lines that glow outward from red shoulderpads and a Superman emblem. [[spoiler: When Jon takes over as Superboy in the present, he gains these along with Kon's costume.]]
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The ongoing series from Creator/DCComics starring ComicBook/{{Superboy}}, otherwise known as Kon-El, following the ComicBook/New52 continuity reboot. The series began in September 2011, originally written by Scott Lobdell Creator/ScottLobdell and drawn by R. B. Silva.
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The series underwent a significant {{Retool}} following the "Krypton Returns" crossover, with Kon replaced by [[spoiler:his progenitor, Jon Lane Kent]]. The series ended in July 2014 with issue #34, which featured the return of Kon.
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The series underwent a significant {{Retool}} following the "Krypton Returns" crossover, with Kon replaced by [[spoiler:his his progenitor, Jon Lane Kent]].Kent. The series ended in July 2014 with issue #34, which featured the return of Kon.
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* AmazonianBeauty:
** Dr. Caitlin Fairchild, who is drawn with far more muscular frame than back in her ComicBook/{{Gen 13}} days.
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* BaldOfEvil: Depending on how you view his "anti-hero" antics, Superboy is this when fresh out of the test tube.
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%% * BecomeARealBoy: The basis of Kon's character arc. In fact, he uses these exact words in issue #6.
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* BoisterousBruiser: Superboy. Rose Wilson even moreso.
* BullyingADragon: How most N.O.W.H.E.R.E. staff and mooks treat Superboy.
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%% * BullyingADragon: How most N.O.W.H.E.R.E. staff and mooks treat Superboy.
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* FieryRedhead: Dr. Caitlin Fairchild. Aka, "Red".
* FunWithAcronyms: There has been no indication as to what N.O.W.H.E.R.E. stands for.
* FutureSpandex: N.O.W.H.E.R.E.'s uniforms, and Superboy's "Containment Suit".
* FunWithAcronyms: There has been no indication as to what N.O.W.H.E.R.E. stands for.
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%% * FunWithAcronyms: There has been no indication as to what N.O.W.H.E.R.E. stands for.
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* TookALevelInKindness: Though it takes him a while, he becomes much, much nicer as time goes by and much more heroic.
** [[spoiler: The same thing happens to Jon]].
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* VitriolicBestFriends: Turns out that Rose and Fairchild are this, to the point that Fairchild left something behind for Rose to find if anything happened to her.
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* MythologyGag: [[spoiler: Jon Lane Kent, the son of Superman and Lois from a possible future and template for Superboy, wears a costume that looks a lot like the 90s Superboy costume]].
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The ongoing series from Creator/DCComics starring Superboy, otherwise known as Kon-El, following the ComicBook/New52 continuity reboot. The series began in September 2011, originally written by Scott Lobdell and drawn by R. B. Silva.
Kon-El was one of the clearest examples of a character being completely reimagined for the new continuity, with his history and personality completely changed and started over from the beginning. He is a clone created by the villainous organisation N.O.W.H.E.R.E. as a LivingWeapon, emerging from his cloning tube in the first issue and being tasked with hunting down and capturing teenage superheroes. However, it soon becomes clear that he is a lot more self-aware and independent-minded than anyone realised – soon he breaks from N.O.W.H.E.R.E. and joins with the ComicBook/TeenTitans, beginning his journey of learning what it means to be a real person and more than just a weapon.
The series underwent a significant {{Retool}} following the "Krypton Returns" crossover, with Kon replaced by [[spoiler:his progenitor, Jon Lane Kent]]. The series ended in July 2014 with issue #34, which featured the return of Kon.
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!! Tropes associated with ''Superboy'' (vol. 6) include:
* AmazonianBeauty:
** Dr. Caitlin Fairchild, who is drawn with far more muscular frame than back in her ComicBook/{{Gen 13}} days.
** The unnamed female antagonist in Issue #3 also counts.
* AntiHero: Initially, of the NominalHero kind. This version of Superboy has no interest in heroics beyond what it takes to survive/gain his freedom. Between the first and second issues, he kills many of his captors by reflex and feels no remorse or guilt, tortures a group of soldiers who hold him at gunpoint, and flat out threatens to kill anyone who stands in his way. Issue #4 steers him towards being a KnightInSourArmor, and he eventually becomes an AllLovingHero.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: He taught himself to talk and communicate by watching others do it.
* BaldOfEvil: Depending on how you view his "anti-hero" antics, Superboy is this when fresh out of the test tube.
* BecomeARealBoy: The basis of Kon's character arc. In fact, he uses these exact words in issue #6.
* BelligerentSexualTension: Superboy and Rose Wilson
** The fight between Superboy and ComicBook/WonderGirl in ''Comicbook/TeenTitans'' is even more blatant. All the two talk about is how cute they find each other while trying to smear their faces into the sidewalk.
* BizarreAlienBiology: In addition to the Kryptonian side of his DNA, Superboy states that his "brain" is, in fact, every single atom of his body.
* BloodKnight: Rose Wilson
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Superboy sometimes has trouble understanding moral issues, as he hasn't really had much time to learn about it. He honestly doesn't understand why [[spoiler:robbing a bank]] gets him complaints.
** He's been getting better about it.
* BoisterousBruiser: Superboy. Rose Wilson even moreso.
* BullyingADragon: How most N.O.W.H.E.R.E. staff and mooks treat Superboy.
* CloningBlues: The ComicBook/{{New 52}} version of ''Superboy''. Even more so than his pre-Flashpoint incarnation. Supergirl and H'el treat him like a monster at first because of a clone rebellion in Krypton's past. The name "Kon-El" is Kryptonian for "abomination of the house of El". [[spoiler:The only reason he even exists is because Harvest wanted a guinea pig he could experiment on to find a cure for his "son's" (Jon Lane Kent, the future son of Superman and Lois Lane) genetic problems. Having apparently done so, Harvest now wants Superboy dead.]]
* ConsummateLiar: Zaniel Templar. Superboy acknowledges it, but knows he has to play along.
* {{Crossover}}: Several:
** The first eight issues of the comic are told in parallel with ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'', written by the same author, which shows the perspective of the teen heroes Superboy is meant to capture for N.O.W.H.E.R.E. The culminates in "The Culling", a crossover story between the series ''Superboy'' (in issue #9), ''Teen Titans'' and ''Legion Lost''. Issue #10 then continues the crossover with ''Teen Titans'' in a story set on Dinosaur Island.
** Technically not a straightforward crossover, but the end of issue #13 leads directly into a story arc of the series ''Ravagers'', which in turn leads into a story arc of ''Legion Lost''. Each of these are set before issue #14.
** Issues #14-17 and annual #1 are part of ''ComicBook/HelOnEarth'', a crossover with ''Superman'' and ''Supergirl''.
** Issue #25 is part of ''ComicBook/KryptonReturns'', a sequel story to ''ComicBook/HelOnEarth'' that also crosses over with ''Superman'' and ''Supergirl''.
** Issues #26-29 are told in parallel with ''Teen Titans'', while the team is in the future.
* DidntSeeThatComing: [[spoiler:See "NeckLift" below.]]
* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: Becomes a source of angst when he realizes that he can't be around ordinary people without killing them.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The first issue strongly implies that Lex Luthor is one of his genetic donors. This turns out not to be the case.
* {{Expy}}: Being a HotBlooded clone/ArtificialHuman and a LivingWeapon (actually, he was [[spoiler: a guinea pig]]) with enormous PsychicPowers, occasional initial vagueness on morals when it came to things like stealing, NinetiesAntiHero morality that eventually developed into that of an AllLovingHero and a tempestuous relationship with his counterpart that mellowed out over time, he comes across rather like a version of [[ComicBook/XMan Nate Grey]].
* FakingAmnesia: Superboy's cover story in the "small town" simulation.
* FalseFlagOperation: Templar arranged for one of N.O.W.H.E.R.E.'s own bases to be attacked in order to set up his agenda.
* FieryRedhead: Dr. Caitlin Fairchild. Aka, "Red".
* FunWithAcronyms: There has been no indication as to what N.O.W.H.E.R.E. stands for.
* FutureSpandex: N.O.W.H.E.R.E.'s uniforms, and Superboy's "Containment Suit".
* GeniusBruiser: Superboy has shown to possess superior intellect to what humans could ever have. His mind works with incredible speeds, and combined with his TTK-powers, it might be one of his greatest assets.
* HeroicSacrifice: To blast Argo into space, allowing Kara to escape Krypton. He survives... somehow.
* HiredGuns: Rose Wilson.
* InTheBlood: Superboy's instinctual affection for farms in rural Kansas.
** Accompanied by him completely ignoring someone in a burning building. Red wonders if this means that he has a "[[ComicBook/LexLuthor Deeply pathological, megalomaniacal narcissist, the likes of which the world has never known]]" as a donor. It was, however, revealed that Superboy was aware that the people in the fire were just part of a simulation, and he was giving them the same concern that [[VideogameCrueltyPotential most people give random NPCs.]] [[spoiler:Lex Luthor isn't his donor, as he is actually a clone of Superman and Lois Lane's future child.]]
** On a physical level, he looks ''exactly'' like a young Superman.
* LackOfEmpathy: At first. Although in issue #6, Superboy suspects that he's starting to feel a spark of it. By the time his series gets into the twenties, he's got it in full, to AllLovingHero levels.
* MindOverMatter: It seems that Superboy's tactile telekinesis is far more powerful than in previous incarnations. It now operates like regular telekinesis letting him levitate objects at a distance and also providing greater awareness of his environment akin to a type of sonar. He also uses this to simulate some Kryptonian powers.
* MindScrew: The series is perfectly straight forward at first, but the introduction of [[spoiler: Jon Lane Kent, the two Superboys switching costumes and being mistaken for one another and a considerable amount of time travel]] has led to even other characters being confused. There's actually an InUniverse flow chart.
* MixAndMatchMan: It's implied that ''this'' version of Superboy isn't just Kryptonian and human, but a ''mix'' of other alien species. He's eventually revealed to be a clone of Superman and [[spoiler:Lois Lane's future child, Jon.]]
* MoralityChain: Fairchild acts as this for Superboy early on. In fact, she insists on it.
* MythologyGag: [[spoiler: Jon Lane Kent, the son of Superman and Lois from a possible future and template for Superboy, wears a costume that looks a lot like the 90s Superboy costume]].
** Adding on to that, [[spoiler: Superboy's status as an opposite morality clone of another Superboy makes him the Nu52 version of [[EvilKnockoff Match]]. Jon Lane Kent and the Post-Crisis Superboy were emotional and extroverted, while Match and Nu52 Superboy are their stoic and technically superior clones. Jon Lane Kent was even mentioned as having genetic issues, a common problem for the first version of Kon-El.]]
* TheNeedless: Superboy states that he doesn't need to eat or sleep.
* OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness: N.O.W.H.E.R.E.
* OutlawCouple: The young couple that appear in issue 3.
* NeckLift: [[spoiler:Fairchild surprises Superboy with on of these when she [[TheReveal Reveals]] her powers for the first time.]]
* OnlySaneWoman: Dr. Caitlin Fairchild, the only one who bothers trying to treat Superboy like he's not a thing.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Used at first to help differentiate Superboy from Superman. In the new DC universe it was intended to make him look sinister in comparison to the Comicbook/TeenTitans, but since they also wore a lot of red and black - to the point where if you take away the wings and domino mask and S-shield respectively, it can be quite hard to tell Superboy and Red Robin apart - it didn't really work.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: When using his telekinetic abilities.
* ReluctantMadScientist: Dr. Caitlin Fairchild
* RetCanon: This version of Superboy is much closer to the Conner Kent shown in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' than he is to his pre-New-52 counterpart. Both were secretly created as a LivingWeapon and have to deal with doubt about their personhood; both were shunned by Kryptonians for their status as a clone; and both had very similar attitudes and temperament, especially in their willingness to use overwhelming force and temper control issues.
* ReverseMole: Umber, who is a spy for Lois Lane.
* SimulatedUrbanCombatArea: Where Superboy spends the majority of his time after being released from the tank.
* TheStoic: Superboy is largely introspective and calmly rationalizes everything around him.
** NotSoStoic: When he starts getting a no-holds-barred beatdown in issue #2.
* SuperStrength: Kon-El displayed strength enough to bench press a couple tons. His upper limit has fluctuated over time however.
* SuperpowerLottery: Subverted. It seems that this Superboy has not yet obtained all of his Kryptonian powers and his only abilities are his tactile telekinesis and a degree of superhuman strength as well as a superhuman healing factor (something Harvest pointed out after Superboy's fight with Grunge) and is even able to bend light around him to turn invisible.
* {{Telepathy}}: Superboy can at least see and erase memories. Though it takes him quite a while to realise that he actually has this.
* TimeyWimeyBall: Thanks to this, Kon's pretty much become a one man [[TangledFamilyTree Grey-Summers family]]. After sort-of dying, he teamed up with [[spoiler:the original he's cloned from, who had pulled a HeelFaceTurn, after accidentally merging with that original in order to fight a past version of his original who hasn't yet pulled a HeelFaceTurn, then that original seemed to die, which altered the fight with his past self, somehow bringing Kon back to life.]]
* TookALevelInKindness: Though it takes him a while, he becomes much, much nicer as time goes by and much more heroic.
** [[spoiler: The same thing happens to Jon]].
* VitriolicBestFriends: Turns out that Rose and Fairchild are this, to the point that Fairchild left something behind for Rose to find if anything happened to her.
* WatchingTheReflectionUndress: A superpowered variation occurs in issue #10: Superboy calls out that he's started their campfire, but when she doesn't answer, he searches and is stunned to walk in on Wonder Girl (Cassandra Sandsmark) bathing in a lake. Wonder Girl angrily calls him a pervert and tells him to turn around. Superboy turns around, but puts his hand on the ground and smiles. Wonder Girl remembers that he can "see" through what he is touching and angrily throws a rock at the back of his head to get him to cut it out.
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Only "Red" thinks of Superboy (who is half-alien ''and'' a clone) as a human. (Although Rose may have a soft spot for him, too.)
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Rose Wilson has beautiful white hair, but is an unrepentant ProfessionalKiller and BloodKnight.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:Harvest wants him dead for this reason.]]
The ongoing series from Creator/DCComics starring Superboy, otherwise known as Kon-El, following the ComicBook/New52 continuity reboot. The series began in September 2011, originally written by Scott Lobdell and drawn by R. B. Silva.
Kon-El was one of the clearest examples of a character being completely reimagined for the new continuity, with his history and personality completely changed and started over from the beginning. He is a clone created by the villainous organisation N.O.W.H.E.R.E. as a LivingWeapon, emerging from his cloning tube in the first issue and being tasked with hunting down and capturing teenage superheroes. However, it soon becomes clear that he is a lot more self-aware and independent-minded than anyone realised – soon he breaks from N.O.W.H.E.R.E. and joins with the ComicBook/TeenTitans, beginning his journey of learning what it means to be a real person and more than just a weapon.
The series underwent a significant {{Retool}} following the "Krypton Returns" crossover, with Kon replaced by [[spoiler:his progenitor, Jon Lane Kent]]. The series ended in July 2014 with issue #34, which featured the return of Kon.
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!! Tropes associated with ''Superboy'' (vol. 6) include:
* AmazonianBeauty:
** Dr. Caitlin Fairchild, who is drawn with far more muscular frame than back in her ComicBook/{{Gen 13}} days.
** The unnamed female antagonist in Issue #3 also counts.
* AntiHero: Initially, of the NominalHero kind. This version of Superboy has no interest in heroics beyond what it takes to survive/gain his freedom. Between the first and second issues, he kills many of his captors by reflex and feels no remorse or guilt, tortures a group of soldiers who hold him at gunpoint, and flat out threatens to kill anyone who stands in his way. Issue #4 steers him towards being a KnightInSourArmor, and he eventually becomes an AllLovingHero.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: He taught himself to talk and communicate by watching others do it.
* BaldOfEvil: Depending on how you view his "anti-hero" antics, Superboy is this when fresh out of the test tube.
* BecomeARealBoy: The basis of Kon's character arc. In fact, he uses these exact words in issue #6.
* BelligerentSexualTension: Superboy and Rose Wilson
** The fight between Superboy and ComicBook/WonderGirl in ''Comicbook/TeenTitans'' is even more blatant. All the two talk about is how cute they find each other while trying to smear their faces into the sidewalk.
* BizarreAlienBiology: In addition to the Kryptonian side of his DNA, Superboy states that his "brain" is, in fact, every single atom of his body.
* BloodKnight: Rose Wilson
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Superboy sometimes has trouble understanding moral issues, as he hasn't really had much time to learn about it. He honestly doesn't understand why [[spoiler:robbing a bank]] gets him complaints.
** He's been getting better about it.
* BoisterousBruiser: Superboy. Rose Wilson even moreso.
* BullyingADragon: How most N.O.W.H.E.R.E. staff and mooks treat Superboy.
* CloningBlues: The ComicBook/{{New 52}} version of ''Superboy''. Even more so than his pre-Flashpoint incarnation. Supergirl and H'el treat him like a monster at first because of a clone rebellion in Krypton's past. The name "Kon-El" is Kryptonian for "abomination of the house of El". [[spoiler:The only reason he even exists is because Harvest wanted a guinea pig he could experiment on to find a cure for his "son's" (Jon Lane Kent, the future son of Superman and Lois Lane) genetic problems. Having apparently done so, Harvest now wants Superboy dead.]]
* ConsummateLiar: Zaniel Templar. Superboy acknowledges it, but knows he has to play along.
* {{Crossover}}: Several:
** The first eight issues of the comic are told in parallel with ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'', written by the same author, which shows the perspective of the teen heroes Superboy is meant to capture for N.O.W.H.E.R.E. The culminates in "The Culling", a crossover story between the series ''Superboy'' (in issue #9), ''Teen Titans'' and ''Legion Lost''. Issue #10 then continues the crossover with ''Teen Titans'' in a story set on Dinosaur Island.
** Technically not a straightforward crossover, but the end of issue #13 leads directly into a story arc of the series ''Ravagers'', which in turn leads into a story arc of ''Legion Lost''. Each of these are set before issue #14.
** Issues #14-17 and annual #1 are part of ''ComicBook/HelOnEarth'', a crossover with ''Superman'' and ''Supergirl''.
** Issue #25 is part of ''ComicBook/KryptonReturns'', a sequel story to ''ComicBook/HelOnEarth'' that also crosses over with ''Superman'' and ''Supergirl''.
** Issues #26-29 are told in parallel with ''Teen Titans'', while the team is in the future.
* DidntSeeThatComing: [[spoiler:See "NeckLift" below.]]
* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: Becomes a source of angst when he realizes that he can't be around ordinary people without killing them.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The first issue strongly implies that Lex Luthor is one of his genetic donors. This turns out not to be the case.
* {{Expy}}: Being a HotBlooded clone/ArtificialHuman and a LivingWeapon (actually, he was [[spoiler: a guinea pig]]) with enormous PsychicPowers, occasional initial vagueness on morals when it came to things like stealing, NinetiesAntiHero morality that eventually developed into that of an AllLovingHero and a tempestuous relationship with his counterpart that mellowed out over time, he comes across rather like a version of [[ComicBook/XMan Nate Grey]].
* FakingAmnesia: Superboy's cover story in the "small town" simulation.
* FalseFlagOperation: Templar arranged for one of N.O.W.H.E.R.E.'s own bases to be attacked in order to set up his agenda.
* FieryRedhead: Dr. Caitlin Fairchild. Aka, "Red".
* FunWithAcronyms: There has been no indication as to what N.O.W.H.E.R.E. stands for.
* FutureSpandex: N.O.W.H.E.R.E.'s uniforms, and Superboy's "Containment Suit".
* GeniusBruiser: Superboy has shown to possess superior intellect to what humans could ever have. His mind works with incredible speeds, and combined with his TTK-powers, it might be one of his greatest assets.
* HeroicSacrifice: To blast Argo into space, allowing Kara to escape Krypton. He survives... somehow.
* HiredGuns: Rose Wilson.
* InTheBlood: Superboy's instinctual affection for farms in rural Kansas.
** Accompanied by him completely ignoring someone in a burning building. Red wonders if this means that he has a "[[ComicBook/LexLuthor Deeply pathological, megalomaniacal narcissist, the likes of which the world has never known]]" as a donor. It was, however, revealed that Superboy was aware that the people in the fire were just part of a simulation, and he was giving them the same concern that [[VideogameCrueltyPotential most people give random NPCs.]] [[spoiler:Lex Luthor isn't his donor, as he is actually a clone of Superman and Lois Lane's future child.]]
** On a physical level, he looks ''exactly'' like a young Superman.
* LackOfEmpathy: At first. Although in issue #6, Superboy suspects that he's starting to feel a spark of it. By the time his series gets into the twenties, he's got it in full, to AllLovingHero levels.
* MindOverMatter: It seems that Superboy's tactile telekinesis is far more powerful than in previous incarnations. It now operates like regular telekinesis letting him levitate objects at a distance and also providing greater awareness of his environment akin to a type of sonar. He also uses this to simulate some Kryptonian powers.
* MindScrew: The series is perfectly straight forward at first, but the introduction of [[spoiler: Jon Lane Kent, the two Superboys switching costumes and being mistaken for one another and a considerable amount of time travel]] has led to even other characters being confused. There's actually an InUniverse flow chart.
* MixAndMatchMan: It's implied that ''this'' version of Superboy isn't just Kryptonian and human, but a ''mix'' of other alien species. He's eventually revealed to be a clone of Superman and [[spoiler:Lois Lane's future child, Jon.]]
* MoralityChain: Fairchild acts as this for Superboy early on. In fact, she insists on it.
* MythologyGag: [[spoiler: Jon Lane Kent, the son of Superman and Lois from a possible future and template for Superboy, wears a costume that looks a lot like the 90s Superboy costume]].
** Adding on to that, [[spoiler: Superboy's status as an opposite morality clone of another Superboy makes him the Nu52 version of [[EvilKnockoff Match]]. Jon Lane Kent and the Post-Crisis Superboy were emotional and extroverted, while Match and Nu52 Superboy are their stoic and technically superior clones. Jon Lane Kent was even mentioned as having genetic issues, a common problem for the first version of Kon-El.]]
* TheNeedless: Superboy states that he doesn't need to eat or sleep.
* OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness: N.O.W.H.E.R.E.
* OutlawCouple: The young couple that appear in issue 3.
* NeckLift: [[spoiler:Fairchild surprises Superboy with on of these when she [[TheReveal Reveals]] her powers for the first time.]]
* OnlySaneWoman: Dr. Caitlin Fairchild, the only one who bothers trying to treat Superboy like he's not a thing.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Used at first to help differentiate Superboy from Superman. In the new DC universe it was intended to make him look sinister in comparison to the Comicbook/TeenTitans, but since they also wore a lot of red and black - to the point where if you take away the wings and domino mask and S-shield respectively, it can be quite hard to tell Superboy and Red Robin apart - it didn't really work.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: When using his telekinetic abilities.
* ReluctantMadScientist: Dr. Caitlin Fairchild
* RetCanon: This version of Superboy is much closer to the Conner Kent shown in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' than he is to his pre-New-52 counterpart. Both were secretly created as a LivingWeapon and have to deal with doubt about their personhood; both were shunned by Kryptonians for their status as a clone; and both had very similar attitudes and temperament, especially in their willingness to use overwhelming force and temper control issues.
* ReverseMole: Umber, who is a spy for Lois Lane.
* SimulatedUrbanCombatArea: Where Superboy spends the majority of his time after being released from the tank.
* TheStoic: Superboy is largely introspective and calmly rationalizes everything around him.
** NotSoStoic: When he starts getting a no-holds-barred beatdown in issue #2.
* SuperStrength: Kon-El displayed strength enough to bench press a couple tons. His upper limit has fluctuated over time however.
* SuperpowerLottery: Subverted. It seems that this Superboy has not yet obtained all of his Kryptonian powers and his only abilities are his tactile telekinesis and a degree of superhuman strength as well as a superhuman healing factor (something Harvest pointed out after Superboy's fight with Grunge) and is even able to bend light around him to turn invisible.
* {{Telepathy}}: Superboy can at least see and erase memories. Though it takes him quite a while to realise that he actually has this.
* TimeyWimeyBall: Thanks to this, Kon's pretty much become a one man [[TangledFamilyTree Grey-Summers family]]. After sort-of dying, he teamed up with [[spoiler:the original he's cloned from, who had pulled a HeelFaceTurn, after accidentally merging with that original in order to fight a past version of his original who hasn't yet pulled a HeelFaceTurn, then that original seemed to die, which altered the fight with his past self, somehow bringing Kon back to life.]]
* TookALevelInKindness: Though it takes him a while, he becomes much, much nicer as time goes by and much more heroic.
** [[spoiler: The same thing happens to Jon]].
* VitriolicBestFriends: Turns out that Rose and Fairchild are this, to the point that Fairchild left something behind for Rose to find if anything happened to her.
* WatchingTheReflectionUndress: A superpowered variation occurs in issue #10: Superboy calls out that he's started their campfire, but when she doesn't answer, he searches and is stunned to walk in on Wonder Girl (Cassandra Sandsmark) bathing in a lake. Wonder Girl angrily calls him a pervert and tells him to turn around. Superboy turns around, but puts his hand on the ground and smiles. Wonder Girl remembers that he can "see" through what he is touching and angrily throws a rock at the back of his head to get him to cut it out.
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Only "Red" thinks of Superboy (who is half-alien ''and'' a clone) as a human. (Although Rose may have a soft spot for him, too.)
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Rose Wilson has beautiful white hair, but is an unrepentant ProfessionalKiller and BloodKnight.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:Harvest wants him dead for this reason.]]
