History Main / KryptoniteIsEverywhere

** Similarly, this happens in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'', though primarily in the first season. When [[spoiler:Ribbons Almark, via Alejandro Corner as his pawn]] decides to betray Aeolia Schenberg's plans and hands over hidden Celestial Being Technology, namely, a large supply of GN Tau Drives and 30 GN-X (Pronounced "Jinx") helps bring the tech gap closer between the three world powers uniting together, versus the Gundam Meisters and crew of the Ptolemaios. Upgrading from solid shell cannons and small scale linear guns (Coilguns or Railguns), to beam weapons which can overpower GN Fields and composite armor much easier, as well as having 30 ace pilots working together put's them on even relatively even ground vs the Gundams, with only the fact that the Gundams are high-spec suits focused in certain combat areas, rather than the GN-X average combat design, powerful MechaExpansionPack and true GN Drives with access to the Trans-Am SuperMode. Season 2 however, is a flat out LensmanArmsRace, between the Earth Sphere Federation, and Celestial Being.

* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'':

** The ''ComicBook/New52'' brings back the idea that most Kryptonite on Earth is synthesized from the engine of Superman's ship.

** Plus, there's the fact that water itself is a kryptonite for [[GenderBender Ranma]] and other [[BalefulPolymorph Jusenkyō-cursed]] characters, who turn from powerful martial artist into small and (relatively) helpless animals. Ranma isn't as affected as some of the other cursed characters: his female form is shorter than his male form, so early on it tripped him up due to having to adjust for shorter reach, but this "weakness" is quickly overcome as he becomes more used to it. And inverted in the cases of Genma and Pantyhose Taro, both of whom are ''stronger'' in their cursed forms than normal.

** Superman is also vulnerable to magic. While not technically a weakness, his powers offer no protection from magic itself whatsoever. A fire created by magic won't burn him any more than a regular fire of the same temperature, and a magic sword can only cut him if it could cut anything, but he can be {{mind control}}led or [[BalefulPolymorph turned into a frog]] just as easily as a human can. [[FantasyKitchenSink And in the DC Universe there is plenty of magic.]] This fact also allows the ''ComicBook/{{Shazam}}'' characters to have [[SuperheroSpeciation their own niche]] as FlyingBrick heroes who aren't redundant to Superman, since their powers are based on magic and the gods, making them valuable allies to Superman.

* In the 1990's WesternAnimation/XMen series, the X-Men and several other characters with powers had to fight an alien creature in the subway tunnels under New York. Things were [[CurbStompBattle going pretty badly]] until the thing [[LightningCanDoAnything hit the third rail]]... of course, ComicBook/{{Storm}} was nowhere to be found in that episode. A rather egregious omission since the creature went after the Morlocks first and Storm was their honorary leader. Well she is claustrophobic.

* Franchise/{{Pokemon}}: Almost every pokemon has weaknesses as part of the series' famous {{Elemental Rock-Paper-Scissors}} gameplay. However, while most will have 3, maybe 4 weaknesses, three pokemon in particular have so many vulnerabilities that trying to use them in battle is extremely difficult. Exeggcute, it's non-Alolan evolution [[WhenTreesAttack Exeggutor]], and the mythic pokemon Celebi, all have a whooping seven weaknesses! This makes it far more likely that an enemy trainer will have your these pokemon's kryptonite than other mons.

* In the video game of ''VideoGame/TheDarkness,'' your weakness is any strong light, which nullifies your powers. Flashbangs are at one point utilized against Jackie, which takes him out.

** ''ComicBook/SupermanBatman'' brought the situation back to pre-Crisis levels with story arcs ''ComicBook/PublicEnemies2003'' and ''ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton2004'' involving a Kryptonite asteroid hurtling towards the Earth which showered Kryptonite all over the planet when it was destroyed. The size of the asteroid was never precisely determined but it was ''conservatively'' estimated to be the size of Brazil.

** In the early years following Superman's ComicBook/PostCrisis reboot, Kryptonite was relatively rare in spite of the fact that Byrne had provided a more logical reason for its abundance (a chunk was lodged in Kal-El's ship). Instead, many villains could only get a hold of synthetic Kryptonite which lacked the punch of the real thing and wore out quickly. Of course, during this era Superman was powered down enough that many villains were a credible threat without it.

** Daxamites like [[ComicBook/{{Valor}} Lar Gand]] are decended from Kryptonian colonists and have the same power set as Kryptonians, but their kryptonite is '''[[WeaksauceWeakness lead]]''', and once they become sick with lead poisoning it is fatal and cannot be reversed. Wonder Woman befriends a Daxamite who wears a suit of powered armor designed to keep lead away from her in ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'', but this suit is custom and not something in common use by Daxamites.

* William Arcane in the ''ComicBook/New52'''s edition of ComicBook/SwampThing can control all rotting matter. In one case, he killed a smoker with his own tar-stained lungs. Powerful guy, right? Kind of like Superman, his weakness is another green substance one can find nearly everywhere: chlorophyll, which Swamp Thing uses regularly. He's [[BubbleBoy in a plastic bubble]] when he first appears.

* ''Franchise/GreenLantern'':

* Webcomic/PennyArcade [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/06/28 parodies this trope with Supes himself.]]

* Accelerator in ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'' can [[AttackReflector reflect almost any attack]]. He does receive a brain injury early on that limits the time he can use his power, but even then he should be invincible to most foes. The first time he's defeated, it's by someone who has the unique ability to negate any other supernatural powers. After that, there's a normal human who helped create Accelerator's power and has developed a unique method of punching to get around it. This same method is later employed by a few other characters. Additionally, Accelerator has trouble reflecting magical attacks as he doesn't understand how magic works (and some kinds of magic are impossible for him to reflect).

** In one of the last Pre-Crisis stories, Mr Mxyzptlk dumps Argo City (ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'s hometown) onto Metropolis. Tons of kryptonite were dumped all over town. Superman ended up leaving the planet. Thanks to the Crisis the storyline would never be resolved. [[KarmaHoudini On top of that]] [[TheBadGuyWins Mxyzptlk got away scot-free!]]

** ''ComicBook/SupermanBatman'' writers brought the situation back to pre-Crisis levels with a story involving a Kryptonite asteroid hurtling towards the Earth which showered Kryptonite all over the planet when it was destroyed. The size of the asteroid was never precisely determined but it was ''conservatively'' estimated to be the size of Brazil.

** UsefulNotes/{{The Silver Age|OfComicBooks}} ComicBook/{{Superboy}} comics featured a character, "The Kryptonite Kid, "who could generate and emit Kryptonite radiation. He made a few appearances in Superman comics as the adult "Kryptonite Man," including in ''ComicBook/WhoTookTheSuperOutOfSuperman'' and Creator/AlanMoore's famous ''ComicBook/WhateverHappenedToTheManOfTomorrow'' story. He even gave rise to [[ManOfKryptonite a trope of his own]].

** When Julius Schwartz took over editorship of the ''Superman'' titles in the early 1970s, he had a story--''Comicbook/KryptoniteNevermore''--where a nuclear accident converted all the kryptonite on Earth to iron. Then he had that balanced out by Superman dealing with a sand doppelganger that takes 2/3 of his power level and Superman ultimately decides to leave it at that. Unfortunately, readers didn't take to this revision and Schwartz was forced to backtrack.

** In ''ComicBook/TheSupergirlSaga'', the Phantom Zone criminals of the Pocket Universe that Superboy of the Legion of Super-Heroes came from destroyed all samples of Kryptonite on that Earth so that they couldn't be defeated. All, that is, except for the samples still stored away in Superboy's lab, sealed in lead containers, which Superman from the mainstream DC Universe discovered and used (to which he was immune) to stop the Phantom Zone criminals once and for all after the Pocket Universe Earth suffered a ApocalypseHow/Class6 on the ApocalypseHow scale.
** During ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman'', it is revealed that the bad guys made an engine that used Kryptonite. It's promptly used to try to kill Superman by attempting to bathe him in its gas, literally draining the rock into non-existence.

** In ''ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton'', Argo City's bedrock gets turned into Kryptonite when Krypton explodes. Argoans resolved the problem by covering the ground with lead plating, but eventually a meteor storm smashed holes in the shield, and Kryptonite radiation started killing everybody.
** In ''ComicBook/TheKillersOfKrypton'', a belt of Kryptonite asteroids is occupying Krypton's former orbit around Rao, for which Kara needs a radiation-proof suit to explore the region.
** In ''ComicBook/SupermansReturnToKrypton'', Superman emerges out of the time-stream and into deep space, and he narrows dodges an asteroid field composed of huge green Kryptonite rocks.

** Inverted in ''ComicBook/TheAmazingStoryOfSupermanRedAndSupermanBlue''. Both Supermen find a way to find, collect and neutralize all Kryptonite in the galaxy.
** ''ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton2004'': When the giant Kryptonite meteorite carrying Kara's pod is shattered into pieces, countless chunks of multiple varieties of Kryptonite are scattered across the world.

* Invoked in ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom''. The anti-sensei material is cheap and easy to produce in large amounts, so Class 3-E and all the other would-be assassins introduce it to Sensei's life as much as possible in all forms, from bullets and knives to pudding and henna tattoos.

** During ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman'' storyline, we find out that the bad guys made an engine that used Kryptonite. It's promptly used to try to kill Superman by attempting to bathe him in its gas, literally draining the rock into non-existence.
** ''ComicBook/SupermanBatman'' writers brought the situation back to pre-Crisis levels with a story involving a Kryptonite asteroid hurtling towards the Earth which showered Kryptonite all over the planet when it was destroyed. The size of the asteroid was never precisely determined but it was ''conservatively'' estimated to be the size of Brazil. A later story in the series, ''K'', has the duo cleaning up all the Kryptonite on Earth. By the end they've accumulated several thousand tons, and it is revealed Franchise/{{Batman}} still has another half a ton or so hoarded up in his cave, '[[BetrayalInsurance just in case]]'.
** In ''Comicbook/SupermanDoomed'' the US Government detonates a Kryptonite bomb which poisons the Earth atmosphere with Green-K dust. Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}--who is fighting for her life in ''Comicbook/RedDaughterOfKrypton'' when it happens--wonders where humans found so much Kryptonite.

** Mista in ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind'' has the ability to ricochet bullets from his revolver in mid-flight. Most Stand users are basically just normal (if tough) humans, so Mista should be able to kill just about anyone by firing a shot and bouncing it into their head. His opponents: Sale, who can rob kinetic energy from an object and stop Mista's bullets in midair; Ghiaccio, who is covered in bulletproof ice armor; Carne, who Mista successfully headshots when unaware that Carne's power activates when he dies; Diavolo, who can both predict and outrun bullets; and a number of opponents who disabled Mista before he could do anything.

** In ''ComicBook/ActionComicsNumber252'', Argo City's bedrock gets turned into Kryptonite when Krypton explodes. Argoans resolved the problem by covering the ground with lead plating, but eventually a meteor storm smashed holes in the shield, and Kryptonite radiation started killing everybody.

** Mista in ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo'' has the ability to ricochet bullets from his revolver in mid-flight. Most Stand users are basically just normal (if tough) humans, so Mista should be able to kill just about anyone by firing a shot and bouncing it into their head. His opponents: Sale, who can rob kinetic energy from an object and stop Mista's bullets in midair; Ghiaccio, who is covered in bulletproof ice armor; Carne, who Mista successfully headshots when unaware that Carne's power activates when he dies; Diavolo, who can both predict and outrun bullets; and a number of opponents who disabled Mista before he could do anything.

** This trope was notably averted in ''ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns''. While Batman ''does'' ultimately use Kryptonite to his advantage in his final showdown with Superman, his narration specifically states that it took ''years'' (and millions of dollars) to synthesize the little bit that he has, implying that the naturally occurring stuff is far too rare to be practical as a weapon. And despite having several days to prepare for their confrontation, Superman seems genuinely surprised that he was able to get his hands on any at all. It's possible that since we don't know Kryptonite's half-life, the time-skip meant that the amount had diminished.

** In one of the last pre-Crisis stories, Mr Mxyzptlk dumps Argo City (ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'s hometown) onto Metropolis. Tons of kryptonite were dumped all over town. Superman ended up leaving the planet. Thanks to the Crisis the storyline would never be resolved. [[KarmaHoudini On top of that]] [[TheBadGuyWins Mxyzptlk got away scot-free!]]
** A number of stories pointed out that kryptonite isn't something ''humans'' should be casually playing around with or making false teeth out of either. It may not "take away their powers," but it's still ''radioactive''. Most notably ComicBook/LexLuthor constantly wore a ring made out of kryptonite for ''years''. This had the result of him eventually losing the hand, and later dying of cancer. He survived the death by transferring his mind into a clone body.

** Hal Jordan's [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] weakness? The color yellow. His Kryptonite really ''is'' just about everywhere. Consequently, every other appearance by him in the Silver Age had missiles that were yellow, robots that were yellow, giant monsters that were yellow... Considering how exploitable his weakness is, it would make sense for villains to prepare countermeasures by painting everything they could yellow, but quite a lot of things to threaten Hal over his career turned out to be yellow by complete coincidence--take a shot every time the random space alien menacing Hal dramatically turned out to be yellow, and you'd probably be dead five issues in.
** It was made even more ridiculous by the fact that yellow was invoked in places where there ''clearly wasn't any'', such as the moments when Hal would claim that he was failing because of a "yellow compound" or "invisible yellow" (itself an oxymoron) or even "infra-yellow." (Especially as "infra-yellow" is in fact ''orange''. He's vulnerable to two colours now?) The worst example by far has to be the time where a villain screwed with Hal's brain through sound waves that made the latter perceive everything around him as yellow, and ''it worked'' somehow.

** In the Pre-Crisis universe, Kryptonite seemed incredibly easy for villains to get hold of.
** One Silver Age story featured a single crime boss casually producing enough kryptonite to form a thick ring around the Earth. And that wasn't even his secret weapon.