Clark Kent 's history according to Smallville
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This article contains the history of Clark Kent according to the American drama action/adventure/sci-fi television series Smallville.
The boy known today as Clark Kent (played by Tom Welling) first arrived on Earth as a young child in a space ship that crashed near the farm of Martha and Jonathan Kent in 1989, during a meteor shower in Smallville, Kansas. The Kents named the young boy "Clark" after Martha's maiden name. Jonathan and Martha took the boy home, where he shocked them by crawling under a bed and lifting the 500 pound wood frame over his head. The Kents decided to take Clark to a doctor, but while waiting to see the doctor, Martha warned Jonathan if they told anyone about the boy's abilities, they'd likely never get to see Clark again. This prompted them to return home without seeing the doctor. With the help of Lionel Luthor, the Kents were able to fake an adoption of the boy. In return for helping the Kents, Lionel asked them to aid him in a business deal in Smallville, something they later regretted.
When Clark first started school he met young Pete Ross. When Clark and Pete were attacked by a school bully, Clark impressed everyone by throwing the boy through a door, but after that he learned to better hide his abilities.
Clark set up the loft in the Kent barn as his own; his father refers to it as his "Fortress of Solitude".
When Clark was in junior high, a girl named Chloe Sullivan enrolled in Clark's school. Chloe had moved to Smallville from Metropolis and Clark was assigned to show her around school. When Clark invited her back to his barn she kissed him; it was Clark's first kiss.
Clark later attended Smallville High School, where he worked for the school newspaper, The Torch, and became good friends with Chloe Sullivan. Clark soon developed a crush on schoolmate Lana Lang, but unfortunately, she dated school jock Whitney Fordman.
Clark eventually saved the wealthy Alexander "Lex" Luthor from a car crash, and since then Lex has tried to help Clark, while being suspicious of Clark's abilities. Soon afterwards, Clark's parents told him of his unworldly origin, which led to Clark feeling guilty over the all the bad things that have happened in Smallville because of the meteor shower. Clark did his best to make things better for others, and together with Pete and Chloe started to investigate the strange happenings in Smallville linked to the meteor shower.
Clark and Pete used to hang out with another boy named Greg Arkin, but later they grew apart as Greg became obsessed with insects. Clark later came into conflict with Greg when he was transformed into an insect-boy thanks to the meteor rocks. Greg was killed in the fight with Clark.
Clark developed the ability to see through solid matter about the same time he first came into conflict with Tina Greer. Tina had gained the ability to change shape and possessed increased strength because of exposure to meteor rocks; Clark soon uncovered a plot by her to take over Lana's life.
The Kents eventually took in a young runaway boy named Ryan who could read minds. Ryan learned Clark's secret, but because he saw Clark as a hero and older brother, he kept the secret.
When Pete discovered the space ship Clark came to Earth in, Clark revealed his secret. Although Pete was shocked at first, he kept Clark's secret and their friendship became closer.
Eventually, Clark learned he could emit infrared-wavelength beams from his eyes.
Clark was once exposed to a red meteor fragment, which altered his personality to be more amoral for a short time, but he was soon cured.
After being exposed to a piece of alien technology Clark learned to read the language on the various artifacts within his space ship. Clark eventually learned from a scientist that his ship came from a planet called Krypton, and named the meteor fragments that fell with his ship "kryptonite".
