- "Take from him, what he took from you"
- ―Lex Luthor to Kenneth[src]
Kenneth "Kenny" Braverman was an Iraq War veteran and a childhood friend of Clark Kent. Born shortly after Clark, Kenny and his parents were exposed to the Kryptonite radiation expelled from Clark's shuttle as it arrived on Earth. Because of this, his parents died from cancer, leaving Kenny orphaned and with permanent health defects.
After returning to Smallville, Kenny discovered the cause of his parents demise, and planned revenge on Clark.
Biography
Early Life
On the night of Kenny's birth, the shuttle carrying Superman arrived on earth. Kenny's father was on the way taking his pregnant wife to the hospital. When their truck broke down on the way, Kenny was born on the side of the road.
flew over family's barn, leaving him and his parents sick for weeks.
Kenny was very young when his parents succumbed to terminal cancer, having been exposed to much more of the radiation than he had, and was raised by his uncle and aunt.
He attended Smallville High School along with Clark Kent, Pete Ross and Lana Lang.
Military service
Kenny served for two tours in Iraq.
Return to Smallville
Becoming Conduit
Duel with Superman
Kenny had made his way to Metropolis, and headed straight for the Daily Planet building
Using Kryptonite, Conduit began exposing Superman to the material, vastly weakening him while using his own augmented strength to best him in one-on-one combat.
Death
Conduit seemed to be winning the fight, and told Superman after he was done with him, his friends at the Planet were next.
Legacy
Kenny's body was brought back to Smallville, and was buried next to his mother, father and uncle, with Superman suspecting that Lex Luthor had paid for it himself. Him and the entire town mourn their loss. Alongside the deaths of Jonathan and Martha Kent, Superman took Conduit's demise as a powerful reminder of his limitations; that he would never choose vengeance over justice, and that he would never be able to save everyone.
Meanwhile, Lex Luthor had succeeded in testing the effects of Kryptonite, using Conduit as his own pawn. Batman had also witnessed the effects on Live television, and secretly found a portion of Kryptonite, that ultimately became part of his plans to defeat any and all potential threats.
Powers and Abilities
- Master Combatant: Conduit was well trained in combat, serving two tours over in Iraq.
- Enhanced strength: While not having the same strength as Superman, Conduit had strength far succeeding that of a regular human
- Energy Manipulation: After his Metagene activated, Kenny was able to manipulate radiation.
- Kryptonite radiation: Once Conduit was able to consume the Kryptonite substance Lex had given him, he was able it out through his body.
Relationships
Family
- Al Braverman † - father
- Beryl Braverman † - mother
- Walt Braverman † - uncle and victim
Allies
- Rick Flag - fellow combatant
- Steve Trevor - fellow combatant
- Lex Luthor - saviour, employer, benefactor and manipulator.
- Jonathan Kent † - friend
- Pete Ross - friend
- Lana Lang - friend
Enemies
- Martha Kent - former friend and attempted victim
- Clark Kent/Superman - former friend turned enemy, attempted victim, unintentional poisoner and killer
- Daily Planet - targets and attempted victims
- Lois Lane - attempted victim
- Perry White - attempted victim
- Jimmy Olsen - attempted victim
- Ron Troupe - attempted victim
Trivia
- A small image of a ape can be seen on Conduit's armour. This is a reference to the DC Comics character Titano, a giant chimpanzee capable of project a beam of Kryptonite out of it's eyes.