Locations are an essential part of any story
Without notable locations taken from the Superman/DC Comics gene pool, you cannot have a story. Here are just a few that are taken directly from Superman mythology, including locations.
Kandor
One of the most recognisable places on Krypton is Kandor, the planet’s capital. This is where most of the action takes place. All the main buildings like the bases for the Miltary Guild, the Religious Guild and the Lawmaker’s Guild are located. It’s also where the Rankless District is located.
The Rankless District
Seg and his parents lived in an apartment in the Rankless District for fourteen years. The district is also home to Kem’s tavern and Mama Zed’s. The district is also where Adam corners Seg and tells him about Brainiac.
Despite its grungy exterior, the Rankless District is often the target of the terrorist group Black Zero, or so the Miltary claimed. The place is also subject to ridicule from the military goons that think they’re better than the rankless.
Fort Rozz
Another recognisable location in Fort Rozz. If you’ve seen Supergirl, you will have seen the Kryptonian prison firsthand in a handful of previous episodes. In Krypton, the prison is also home to the Miltary Guild, where Seg’s mother was held when Dev arrested her in the pilot episode.
The Phantom Zone
You can’t have anything Superman-related without mentioning the Phantom Zone at least once. We learn from Val’s holographic self that he named the portal that leads to another dimension. However, we don’t see what’s in this other realm, but that will change when we head into Season 2, where we see Seg 6 months after he disappeared.
Fortress of Solitude
No story about the House of El is complete without a Fortress of Solitude. We learn in the pilot episode that Superman wasn’t the first El to have his base of operations.
The Man of Steel’s great-great-grandfather, Val-El, started the ‘tradition’. It’s heard that Seg converses with his meant-to-be dead grandfather’s holographic form for help. It’s also where the Phantom Zone projector is located.
Mentioned Locations
Despite not appearing in the first season, three familiar locations were mentioned in various episodes. We’re hoping these characters will make an appearance of some kind in Season 2.
Argo City
One of the most recognisable locations mentioned was Argo City, the birthplace of Seg’s potential future granddaughter, Kara Zor-El. Nyssa says the city to Seg when they talk about getting out of Kandor.
Science Guild
The Science Guild has always played a role in Superman mythology as the House of El are members of the guild. We see the quarters for the Military, Religious, and Lawmaker Guilds, but we never actually see the quarters for the Science Guild. So we know the guild exists, but we’ve never seen their headquarters.
Kryptonopolis
We hear the name Kryptonopolis thrown around throughout the season by Nyssa as her sisters live there. Also, Seg sends Kem after that; he loses Ona when she blows up in front of him.
We don’t know if we’ll see the place, but it would be nice if we did.
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