The Fortress of Solitude is Superman's occasional headquarters, where it was said to be built into a mountain on the outskirts of Metropolis.
Traditionally, the Fortress of Solitude is located in the Arctic, though more recent versions of the Superman have placed the Fortress in other locations, including the Antarctic, the Andes and the Amazon rainforest. After the Battle of Metropolis, the U.S. Armed Forces built a research lab in order to better understand the Kryptonian technology. The general public in Superman's world is at best only vaguely aware of the existence of the Fortress, with its location kept secret from all but Superman's closest friends and allies. A trademark of the Fortress is that it contains a memorial statue of Jor-El and Lara, Superman's Kryptonian parents, holding a large globe of Krypton. However, although Superman has living quarters at the Fortress, his main residence is still in Metropolis.
Publication Information
- Smallville : Fortress of Solitude
- Version : Smallville Series
- Known as : Scout Ship 0344
- Type : Fortress / Headquarters
- Galaxy : Milky Way
- Star : Sol
- Planet : Earth
- Country : United States
- State : District of Metropolis
- Locale : Metropolis
- Creator : Jor-El
- Users : Superman
- Season : Smallville
Origins Timeline
What became the Fortress of Solitude was originally a Kryptonian scout ship on an exploration and terraforming mission many years ago. The criminal prisoner Dev-Em stowed aboard and killed all the staff when Kara Zor-El, the ship's captain, awoke from cryo-sleep and battled Dev-Em. Both experienced their bodies adapting and gaining superpowers under the Sol system's Yellow Sun. The scout ship crashed on Earth as Kara tried to pilot it to safety as the ship began initiating self-repair. When the ship crashed, it slammed deep into the layers of ice and was seemingly lost forever.
Kal-El's Discovery
When the ship had self-repaired, it began sending out a signal which was picked up by the United States Military, who began searching Ellesmere Island for the source of the signal under the leadership of Dr. Emil Hamilton from DARPA and Colonel Nathan Hardy. Clark Kent was working in a highway bar when he overheard two military officers who worked at the site discussing the discovery. Clark later got a job at a charter helicopter company by which Lois Lane arrived to cover the military operation for the Daily Planet. Clark later sneaked into the site and, using his Heat Vision, burrowed through the ice down to the ship, getting past its defenses. Lois spotted Clark and followed him down the tunnel before being injured by the ship's defense robots. Clark saved Lois, revealing to her that he was an alien and had special powers. He helped her get to the surface before using his Command Key to activate the ship.
Government Usage
With there being no practical way of moving the massive Scout Ship structure buried in the midst of Metropolis' rubble, the US government in co-operation with the United States Armed Forces, built a temporary lab surrounding the massive alien craft, to study and reverse-engineer the vastly superior technology whilst Heroes Park was built around the structure to commemorate those lost during the Black Zero Event and the Battle of Metropolis.
After 2 years of trying, they failed to gain access to the inside of the Scout Ship. Alexander Luthor, Jr., who in a deal with Senator Barrows gained access to the Ship, managed to enter the ship using the fingerprints of General Zod. Using Zod's Command Key, he managed to access the Ship's mainframe. The on board computer told Luthor that the ship was operating at 37% efficiency and asked him wanted to assume command of the ship, which he accepted. He then began learning the secrets of the universe.
Justice League
After the Justice League agreed to resurret Superman. The League then brought Clark's body to the ship. Aquaman then placed him into the Genesis Chamber waters. Cyborg explained to the rest of the League that when Lex created Doomsday he destroyed all the circuits in the console. He later repaired the console and at started the ships self repair program. Batman then told the Flash that they needed to super charge the Mother Box the second it touches the chambers waters. Barry then ran at top speed around the ship and used the electricity he generated to jump start the box. Clark then returned to life, but suffering from memory loss. He then flew straight through the ships hull and landed at the Superman memorial.
Publication Information
- Krypton : Fortress of Solitude
- Version : Krypton 2018
- Type : Laboratory
- Loacation : Kandor, Outlands
- Owners : House of El
- Season : Krypton
Seg manages to find his grandfather's Fortress with the help of his mom Charys. Once inside, Seg asks his mom, "This is why they killed grandfather isn't it?" After his parents' deaths he goes back to the Fortress of Solitude with the help of his friend Kem and he runs into Adam there and punches him in the face because he blames Adam for his parents, because he was the one who told him to find this place. Later, Seg returns and accidentally activates a hologram program Val-El made of himself to guide Seg when he would find the fortress and start his journey. He tells him of his discoveries and travels through something he calls the Phantom Zone and also of Brainiac.
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