House of El

{{DC Database:Organization Template
 * Image                  = Superman 0004.jpg
 * OfficialName           = House of El
 * Aliases                =


 * Status                 = Active
 * Identity               = Public
 * Universe               = Earth-Two; Earth-One; New Earth; Prime Earth
 * BaseOfOperations       = Krypton

(Governor & Governess)
 * OrganizationLeaders    = An elected Bethgar & Bythgar
 * CurrentMembers         = See Members
 * FormerMembers          = See Members
 * Allies                 = Kent Family; Lane Family; Citizens of Kandor
 * Enemies                = Brainiac; Rogol Zaar; H'el


 * Origin                 = Established by Erok-El to distinguish family members with a "special name".
 * PlaceOfFormation       = Krypton
 * PlaceOfDefunction      = Krypton
 * Creators               =
 * First                  = Action Comics Vol 1 1
 * Last                   =


 * Overview               = The House of El was one of the noble ruling families of the planet, Krypton. The name El translates in Kryptonian to "of the star". The family line extends back thousands of years, to a time when tribes of Kryptonians still waged war against one another across the continents. The direct descendants of Jor-El the First sired children who would become the sole survivors of Krypton's destruction - Kal-El and Kara Zor-El. The bloodline continued through the centuries with the births of Kal-El's Kryptonian/Human hybrid children with wife, Lois Lane.
 * HistoryText            =

The earliest known members of the El family line existed during Krypton's pre-industrial age when Kryptonians were known by only a single name. The first recorded member of the family line was Feln, who was the father of Rugad, who was the father of Tomnu. Tomnu's son, Erok became the first Kryptonian to create clan names and called himself Erok-El, or, Erok of the Star. His wife was Milia, the daughter of an opposing Bethgar named Uved. Erok-El and Milia gave birth to Kal-El the First, who became the second Bethgar of the continent of Urrika. Kal-El's son, Wab-El did not share his ancestor's noble qualities and became a vicious warlord. Wab-El had two sons, Vad-El and Hyr-El. Vad-El became a tyrant like his father, and Hyr-El disowned the family name after a feud with Vad-El. Hyr-El's direct family lineage is what eventually evolved into the modern House of El.

Superboy once found statues of House of El members that had come from the El Family Vault on Krypton. They had been transformed into Green Kryptonite by Krypton's shockwave, but after coating them in lead, they were given a home in the new El Family Vault on Rokyn where the records of the El family were kept.

Pre-Crisis

 * Allura In-Ze
 * Bur-El
 * Byma Ruth-Ar
 * Don-El
 * Dondra Klu-Ta
 * Erok
 * Fedra Shu-El
 * Feln
 * Fil-El
 * Gam-El
 * Hatu-El
 * Hyr-El
 * Im-El
 * Jor-El the First
 * Jor-El the Second
 * Kal-El (I)
 * Kal-El (Superman)
 * Kalya Var-El
 * Kara Zor-El (Supergirl)
 * Kru-El
 * Lara Lor-Van
 * Lili Van-Zee
 * Lyle Zee
 * Milia
 * Nim-El
 * Nimda An-Dor
 * Nox-El
 * Pir-El
 * Plen-El
 * Pym-El
 * Rugad
 * Shu-El
 * Sorn-El
 * Sul-El
 * Tala-El
 * Thar-El
 * Tomnu
 * Tro-El
 * Val-El
 * Vad-El
 * Var-El
 * Wab-El
 * Wedna Kil-Gor
 * Wir-El
 * Yu-El
 * Zim-El
 * Zor-El

Post-Crisis

 * Alura In-Ze
 * Don-El
 * Eyra
 * Jan-L
 * Jon Kent
 * Jor-El
 * Lor-Zod
 * Kal-El
 * Kara Zor-El
 * Kem-L
 * Lara Lor-Van
 * Ran-L
 * Seyg-El
 * Ter-El
 * Van-L
 * Zor-El

Honorary members of the House of El

 * Mon-El (Pre-Crisis)
 * Superboy (Kon-El) (Modern)
 * Superman X (Legion of Super-Heroes animated continuity)

The El Family Tree
The name of El goes back thousands of years on planet Krypton, first established by Erok and Milia El. Since that era, many have carried on the name through innovation, invention, and infamy.

Kryptonian convention follows a patriarchal pattern, where sons carry the family name, and daughters carry their father's full name until marriage when they take their husband's family name. By way of example, Var-El's two sons are named Jor-El (the First) and Zim-El while his daughter was called Kalya Var-El until she married Nim-Zee.

Earth-One

 * Dotted lines indicate that there are one or more generations omitted.

The Earth-One contemporary story of the House of El begins with Var-El and continues through his three children Jor-El, Kalya Var-El and Zim-El. The last three generations of the El line follow below:


 * Equipment              =
 * Transportation         =
 * Weapons                =
 * Notes                  =
 * The pre-Crisis history of the House of El is told in, and the post-Crisis history is told in.


 * Trivia                 =
 * Links                  =

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