Jonathan Kent

Jonathan Kent
Vital statistics
Birth year	1938
Species	Human
Physical description
Gender	Male
Hair color	Gray
Eye color	Blue
Relationships
Relatives	Martha Kent (wife) Clark Kent (adopted son) Conner Kent (adopted son) Jonny Kent (grandson) Lois Lane (daughter-in-law) M'gann M'orzz (daughter-in-law)
Production details
First appearance	"True Colors"
Voiced by	Mark Rolston

Jonathan Kent is a farmer from Smallville and Clark Kent's adoptive father.

Personality

Jonathan is a decent man with a devotion to his family. Xenial and kind-spirited, he is willing to extend a helping hand to both strangers and family alike.

Physical appearance

Johnathan is an elderly male, with grayish white hair and blue eyes. Though aging, he appears to be in good shape. He wears glasses and red suspenders with a grayish-blue shirt, along with a belt on dark gray pants.

History

Early life

Jonathan married Martha in 1956.

In 1978, Jonathan and Martha found an infant Kal-El crashed-landed in Kansas. The couple adopted the alien child and subsequently raised him as their son, giving him the Earth name Clark Kent.

2011-2015

Clark brought Conner to Kent Farm and introduced him to Jonathan and Martha, hoping he would come to see them as his parents.

2016

Smallville April 8, 16:38 CDT

Jonathan was among those who toured the new LexCorp farm at which the Reach was growing their own produce. As Sharon Vance guided the tour, Kent expressed his concern that the Reach's efforts could put local farmers out of business. Vance replied that the Reach planned to share its techniques with the farmers.

Smallville April 8, post-23:13 CDT

After the Team completed its mission, Kent allowed Green Beetle to stay in his barn. He said he was happy to have any reason for family to drop by, referring to Superboy, who was present.

2020

Along with Martha and Clark, Jonathan gave Miss Martian his blessings to marry Superboy.

Smallville April 21, 20:06 CDT

On the Kent farm, Jonathan and Clark were busy working on the tractor until Martha called everyone inside for dinner and told the boys not to keep them waiting. However, the mood changed when Jonny asked if Conner would be joining them. Jonathan and Clark looked at each other with a saddened expression, realizing that Jonny did not understand the truth that Conner had died.

Jonathan and Martha watched as Clark and Lois explained to Jonny about Conner's death, including the meaning of both life and death. Jonathan remained silent and shed a tear over the loss of Conner as Martha further explained that once their own lives eventually ended, they would see him again someday.

Smallville April 22, 09:13 CDT

Jonathan, Martha, Clark and Lois happily watched as Jonny rode on Wolf's back.

Happy Harbor September 16, post-16:16 EDT

Jonathan and Martha attended Conner and M'gann's wedding. They both walked Conner down the aisle with each giving him a hug and sat down to watch the ceremony with Lois and Jonny.

Appearances

• Season 2
  • 12. "True Colors"
• Season 4
  • 08. "I Know Why the Caged Cat Sings" ^{(no lines)}
  • 20. "Forbidden Secrets of Civilizations Past!" ^{(flashback, no lines)}
  • 26. "Death and Rebirth" ^{(no lines)}

Background information

• Jonathan "Pa" Kent is the adoptive father of Superman. He was one of Clark's greatest teachers, setting him on the way to defend truth, justice and the American way. He died of a heart attack in the Superman: Brainiac storyline, to the grief of all of Smallville.
• This is his sixth animated appearance. He first appeared in Adventures of Superboy, followed by Ruby-Spears' 1988 Superman, the DCAU (Superman: The Animated Series and Justice League), and the DC animated films Superman/Batman: Apocalypse and Superman vs. The Elite.