Smallville
The CW’sSmallvillehad one of the earliest live - action incarnation of the Justice League , although many of its fellow member were missing some all-important risible book powers . AcrossSmallville ’s whopping 10 seasons , the fare - of - age drama told the story of Clark Kent on his farsighted journey to becoming Superman , navigating high school drama alongside world - terminate threats as his powers slowly manifest one after the other . Despite rivet on Clark , the series take the meter to establish other DC heroes with its own Justice League , even if it was lose some notable power .
The members ofSmallville ’s primary Justice League roll let in Clark , Green Arrow , Impulse , Cyborg , and Aquaman , with many other member rotating on and off . Due to the constraint of the series ' status as a syndicate CW drama , lack of budget , and difficulty carry off so many reference , many of the squad ’s comical book powers did n’t have the chance to be admit . Perhaps if the CW ’s original plan to pivotseason 6 ofSmallvilleinto a Justice League showmanifested , dedicated TV audience would ’ve scram to see some of these ideas realise .
10Shapeshifting
Clark
Because it was centered onTom Welling ’s Clark Kent , there were n’t many Graeco-Roman Superman powers that did n’t get at least some small screentime in the show . That being said , the Silver Age of DC strip provided Superman with many cockamamie maverick powers that he ’s rarely used in other textile since , many of which fall outside the setting ofSmallville ’s shade and production value . One of the most flakey of which was Superman ’s ability to shapeshift , a ability that is n’t ordinarily associated with the character .
In one Silver Age comic , Superman is shown being able to manually stretch his case and trunk into strange , monstrous symmetry for disguise his personal identity . It makes signified thatSmallvilledidn’t feel the penury to boast this great power or any others like it . Shapeshifting is more associated with Martian Manhunter , a prominent eccentric in the series and fellow Justice League member , who did get to show off the ability a few time on - screen when he shift back into his on-key foreign form .
9Phasing
In many cases in the comics , Superman is basically capable of doing anything his peers on the Justice League can do . This confounding trait come up often with his super speed , which is often applied to some of the same power typically associated more with The Flash . One wedge - ability related to super f number Superman has used several times throughout the comics is the power to vibrate his own physical structure so fast that he becomes impalpable , phase through solid object .
Again , this is a office more commonly attribute to Martian Manhunter , as well as the Flash via his Speed Force . Martian Manhunter , for what its worth , does expend this power inSmallville , even if it ’s the result of his Martian biology rather than tiptop speed . TheSmallvilleJustice League resident speedster , Impulse , does use his unbelievable talent to phase through satisfying objects as well , leaving Clark in the dust as the only quality able to do so in the comics that ca n’t replicate the effort on daytime telly .
8Sonic Screaming
Between heat vision and cryogenic frost breathing space , Smallville ’s Clark Kent had a surprising amount of ranged attack options when it came to his big businessman . That being said , there was one projectile from the comics that he was never capable to surmount inSmallville -the transonic scream . By using his incredible lung capacity , Superman is capable to call out with enough violence to get transonic bunce in a wide surface area , if not direct the acoustic onrush in a aim cone .
Interestingly enough , Smallvilleactually made the sonic wow into one ofClark Kent ’s few non - Kryptonite weakness . Characters like Black Canary and Silver Banshee , more centered around their hallmark scream attacks , were able-bodied to do a shocking amount of hurt to Clark in their few encounters , by choice or not . This can be explained by Clark ’s super earshot making his ears especially sensitive to noise , something that sonic attackers can weaponize against him to devastating upshot . Because of this weakness , it makes sense Clark never tried a sonic scream of his own .
7The Magic Trident
Aquaman
Compared to the DCEU Jason Momoa Aquaman , Smallville ’s Arthur Curry was weirdly risible accurate in both appearance and powerset . The show did n’t shy aside from Aquaman ’s more retiring powers , such as being able to mentally check ocean life , something that caused no destruction of joke at Arthur ’s expense . However , there was one aspect of his latent Atlantean inheritance thatSmallvillenever had the prison term to bestow upon Aquaman .
This was none other than his illustrious magical trident , a artillery that has tardily become as ubiquitous to Aquaman as Mjölnir is to Marvel ’s Thor . The mystical Trident of Neptune from the comics is pervade with powerful magic that allows it to do harm against even the most profane and dangerous of opponents , sometimes also having the power to return to his hand after being thrown or even summon ocean storms in other incarnations of the case . If there ’s one advantage the DCEU ’s Aquaman has overSmallville , it ’s the comportment of the intimidate signature polearm .
6Lightning Generation
Impulse
While the CW ’s late DC universe , the Arrowverse , owe much of its winner to Barry Allen inThe Flash , the channel ’s first attempt at a DC universe sub Barry with his grandson , Bart Allen . The Speed Force is never observe by name inSmallville , but as Impulse , Bart has many of the same power commonly associated with it , including super pep pill , phasing , and heighten enduringness . But Impulse did n’t shareevery power enjoy by CW ’s The Flash , miss out on lightning generation .
straight to the lightning bolt of his costume , in the comics , like many other Speed Force users , Impulse is capable to sometimes beget intense bolt of lightning of electrical energy . In the Arrowverse , speedsters are even adequate to of shaping this lightning into weapons that they then handle in combat , with Bart have a particular kinship for throw star . It ’s too regretful Impulse never got the hazard to canalize his galvanising personality through his powers inSmallville .
5Tornado Generation
Lightning generation is n’t the only Speed Force - single power Impulse neglect out on inSmallville . A preferred magic trick of speedsters in CW’sThe Flash , as well as Speed Force - wielders in the comics , is the ability to generate massive tornadoes by either running in a slopped circle or spinning one ’s limbs at super speed . Though goofy - looking , the power to generate devastating gale - effect wind and deadly cyclone can number in handy quite a chip .
Once again , this was a king the CW was only able to normally realize for speedsters later in the Arrowverse . Being a townspeople in the flat Midwest prairie , tornadoes were a comparatively common sight in Smallville , whether naturally - pass off or wielded by someone else . grapheme like Tempest Drake and Red Tornado were able to create their own tornadoes in theSmallvillecontinuity , even if the latter only does so in the tie - in comics .
4The Clear
One ofAquaman ’s most esoteric and rarely - used powersin the DC universe lies in his connection to the secret natural force known as " The Clear " . In the DC Comics , there exists a form of binding military unit that flow through all works life , called " The Green " , as well as an combining weight for terrestrial animals , known as " The Red " . While characters like Swamp Thing and Poison Ivy are commonly affiliate with the former , while Animal Man and Vixen are connected to the latter , Aquaman has revealed his own peculiar connexion to a standardized concept for marine life .
Tapping into the clear allow Aquaman to deeply enrich his good sense in the comics , connect him to the entire spherical sea . Thanks to all sprightliness ’s low stemma in the ocean , if he push this connection , he can even utilise The Clear to make a psychical connexion with land - dwellers , as well . As such a difficult power to realize and explicate in live - action , it ’s not surprising that concepts like The Green , The Red , or The Clear never made it to screen inSmallville .
3Independent Limb Operation
Cyborg
Long before his appearance in the DCEU , Smallvillegave a gist spot on the Justice League roll to a live - action Cyborg . Of course , owing to their budgetary constraints , the serial ' variation of Victor Stone was quite more circumscribed by his cybernetic enhancements , with all of his automatonlike theatrical role lying underneath the tegument . In addition to diluting Cyborg ’s heart and soul struggle as a character that struggles to be admit for how he looks , this restriction also forced the show to give up on demonstrating some of Cyborg ’s coolest powers .
One of the bighearted young lady was Cyborg ’s lack of independent limb operation . Being mostly mechanical , Cyborg is often able to come away his limb and still maintain a mental connection with them , allowing himself to use his weapon or even legs at an telling space . This ability was made notable by Cyborg in the 2003Teen Titansanimated show . Perhaps Cyborg will finally get to use this top executive in live - action inthe forthcoming DCUTeen Titansmovieafter missing on out it in the DCEU as well .
2Weapon Generation
Martian Manhunter
J’onn J’onzz , a.k.a . John Jones , was one of the most important repeat Italian sandwich inSmallvillethat would finally go on to unite the Justice League as Martian Manhunter . In the comics , Martian Manhunter has a dizzying regalia of power , include shapeshifting , phasing , telepathy , and escape . Smallvillewas astonishingly able to show off an impressive number of these powers in live - legal action thanks to Jones ' bear front , but there was one crucial vista of Martian Manhunter ’s combat style that they missed out on .
In the funnies and other media , Martian Manhunter frequently uses his shapeshifting to form crude artillery with his limbs , including leaf blade and hammer , give him a literal edge in melee combat . Sadly , Smallville ’s limited production values never afforded the show a probability to show off what might be Jones ' loud office . The only sentence the serial publication shows J’onn J’onzz apply his shapeshifting is when he morphs from John Jones to his truly foreign visage .
1Time Travel
Clark, Impulse
At multiple points throughout its streak , Smallvilleflirted with the idea of time travel , inseminate seeded player for atime - traveling Kyrptonian as early as season 2 . While the show ’s cast once in a while gets toss out through prison term by various agency , Clark Kent is never the one to initiate it with the intensity level of his own power alone . Meanwhile , Superman in the 1978 movie is able to wrench back time by fly around the orb so tight that he reverse the spin of the Earth , somehow also annul the stream of clock time itself .
The character reference more commonly assort with time travel onSmallville ’s Justice League is actually Impulse . Being a tourist from the thirty-first hundred , Impulse accidentally time travels in the show after being struck by the same dash of lightning that gives him his powers . In the comics , however , he ’s able-bodied to do so very by choice via the usage of the Speed Force , a conception thatSmallvilledidn’t spend all that much time explaining .
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