Superman Beyond (DC Beyond)

Superman Beyond is a comic book series that is a part of DC Beyond. The series follows Chris Kent, the biological son of General Zod and the adopted son of Clark and Lois Kent who has taken the mantle of Superman after Superman had decided to begin training inside the sun.

Main

 * Lor-Zod/Chris Kent/Superman - the son of Dru-Zod and adopted son of Clark and Lois Kent who has recently taken the mantle of Superman. He attempts to follow his adopted father's example of heroism as he works as a cameraman at Clark and Lois' former workplace, the Daily Planet.
 * Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman Prime - Chris' adopted father who has left Earth in order to train in and become more powerful inside the sun as despite this, he regularly communicates with his wife and "son" through a crystal projector and occasionally returns to Earth to combat huge threats.

Supporting

 * Lois Kent - Chris' adopted mother who has became the new head of the Daily Planet as despite being Chris' son, isn't willing to go easy on him as a cameraman, as she wants to bring the Daily Planet to a new golden age.
 * Jimmy Olsen - Superman's old pal who has became one of the best photographers for the planet, being a major mentor to Chris, thinking he reminds him of Clark.
 * Victoria Mavis - a reporter for the Daily Planet who becomes Chris' partner as she isn't a major fan of vigilantes although she has a crush on Chris himself, not knowing he is Superman.
 * Kon-El/Conner Kent/Superman - a clone of Superman's who is the current leader of the hero team known as the Titans. He starts off the series under the secret control of Starro as soon Chris ends up freeing him from his control, calling himself Superman due to believing he is more fit for the mantle than Chris.
 * Bizarro Prime - Superman's clone who is a deformed monster and speaks in opposites as he has recently banished himself to the moon due to feeling nobody wants a monster. He has grown extremely powerful during his self-exile but also extremely depressed, as he is a true neutral force, sometimes being manipulated by both evil and good.

Villains

 * Dru-Zod - Chris' insane and dangerous father who has grown obsessed with escaping from his prison and then enslaving Earth, becoming one of the most dangerous physical challenges to Chris.
 * Alexandra "Lex" Luthor - the daughter of Lex Luthor and the CEO of LexCorp who was raised by her father to despise Kryptonians as she soon becomes obsessed with taking down the new Superman. Later on in the series, she has a realization that the only way to get rid of Superman is to enslave the world he swore to protect, gaining a megalomaniacal obsession due to it.
 * Starro - an alien parasite who has decided to evolve in order to enslave humanity, transforming into a slightly larger version of his spores as he can control anyone directly by attaching himself to their body. He starts the series, controlling Conner in order to find a way to enslave the world, soon being kicked out by the current Superman and spending the rest of the series swapping bodies.
 * William Robertson/Gog - a man who was saved by the original Superman from an attack by Brainiac as he began believing that Superman is a god and that he is his messenger. After being confronted by Superman about his worship, he had vanished for ten years, returning with dangerous powers as he wants to kill Superman, believing that killing the new Superman will bring Superman Prime to him.
 * Clifford Fischbach/The Olympian - a hero despising photographer at the Daily Planet who despises Superman, wanting to see him abandon Earth. He almost immediately volunteers for a LexCorp experiment where he gains the strength of Superman yet none of the weaknesses. The procedure ends up driving him insane, turning him into a deadly threat.
 * Clyde Morris/Green Wolf - the leader of an Anti-Alien task force who is known for his downright terrifying ways of punishing aliens and two blades that can replicate any substance as he soon begins a hunt after the new Superman as he believes that he is trying to tarnish the name of an iconic hero.
 * Mr. Roboto - an android designed by Lex Luthor to be a modern day fusion of Metallo and Cyborg Superman who was created with remnants of the deceased Brainiac's ship. However, that creative decision grants Mr. Roboto sentience and the belief that he is the reincarnation of Brainiac as he tries to rebuild what he thought he lost.
 * Whisper A'Daire - a former subordinate of Bruno Mannheim who ended up murdering her boss and taking control of Intergang, cutting ties with Darkseid and Apokalips and focusing on conquering the organized crime scene. She is a dangerous hand to hand combatant and can shapeshift into a snake-like form which gives her temporary hypnosis and a bite that delivers an unique poison.