Vaxxium was a Kryptonian element.
History
Because of Krypton's much heavier gravity; Jor-El studied ways to make potential spacecraft lighter. At an atomic level, he found rare particles that were repelled by gravity, rather than attracted.[1] He reproduced them and called them Vaxxium.[2]
The material is never seen in a solid form; only controlled through some type of intermediate device such as an Anti-Gravity Belt or Ray; or the spacecraft Anti-Grav I. The material was so effective that Jor-El built his first spacecraft out of Gold knowing that the Vaxxium cancelled out the enormous density and ductility of Gold.[3]
Vaxxium is most often seen in the form of Kryptonian Anti-Gravity Belts, which are used by Jor-El extensively, and occasionally by Superman and Jimmy Olsen on visits to Kandor.[4] Certain forms of the belt bequeath limited superpowers to the wearer, including escaped criminal Ed-Ilv[5] or even Krypto and baby Kal-El.[2]
Krypton itself lost its Vaxxium (along with the Space Ark and Warp Fuel) with Kandor, when it was stolen by Brainiac, and thus Nor-Kann has a supply of Vaxxium for the Anti-Gravity Belts he provides to various men wearing the costumes of Nightwing and Flamebird inside the bottled city of Kandor.
Notes
- This material is exclusive to the Earth-One Universe.
- In many ways, the effects of Vaxxium are similar to Nth Metal.
See Also
- Appearances of Vaxxium
- Item Gallery: Vaxxium
- Images featuring Vaxxium