Superboy: Who Are You? 

I love that even though it started as an under cover mission and a lie, Conner and Icicle Jr's friendship was so real he was at their wedding.

“How old are you today?” Connor Kent: “I’m 6.” DBZA Krillin: “Wow”

Im glad that superboy is treated as supermans brother and not his son, it was so weird whenever they said it in season 1

I'll admit, when I watched the early episodes as a child, I just thought Superboy was the coolest. Now, looking back, I see just how strong of a character he actually is!

I will say, best character storyline in Young Justice is Icicle Jr. He is still a criminal but he sees the team as his friends and even is able to celebrate SB and MM's wedding with them. Sure, he is in cuffs but you have heroes and their families there and he is just one of them. All because he saw them as friends when he got to know them.

He felt like a burden and not up to the task when Clark wasn’t around, yet he inspired the next generation of heroes in the future by embracing his own importance and identity. It’s great.

I really liked Superboy. I knew about him before, but never got to know the character and his struggles. Him not being accepted by Superman and seen as a mistake is such a gut punch because Clark is supposed to be 'the World's greatest Hero". However, him rejecting him and acting like a jerk let others see his flaws and wonder what's wrong with him. Lex being the controlling parent and acting like Connor belongs to him is a toxic relationship that Connor doesn't want any part of.

He may not have invented the phrase, but Kalder telling Conner “Ask yourself this: what would Superman do?” Is such a good line. Genuinely helps to define him and is also just a really good guiding point for anyone in general.

Superboy is probably my favourite character in this show. Seeing him come to terms with who he is as a person, learn to accept his anger and not let it control him, learn to trust and love his friends and himself. Seeing turn from the angry teenager in the first season into the person from the later seasons is suchh amazing character growth

I love that they let Icicle Jr. come to the wedding, he was a silly and strange throughline for Connor and M'gann's relationship.

I'm still mad my boy Superboy never got all of the Kryptonian powers.

So happy Icicle Jr. was at his wedding

I just love the joke of him answering how old he is. like so casual, 6!

Love this look at Conner's Character and growth. I got into the show for Nightwing, but stayed and became immersed into it because of Superboy.

I am so happy you decided to go back to doing Connor, he was my reason for falling in love with the superman family all over again, and now they've been my favorites for so long

He is one of my favorite characters in fiction, is literally my reason for liking superheros in general. I would always remember been 7 and watching this series becoming completely obsessed with him.

The day that Conner outed himself and Lex ends up being very important than you’d expect. Phantoms revealed that Lor-Zod almost assassinated Conner on that day and the Legion of Super Heroes had to interfere. Also, it indirectly leads to the creation of this world’s Metallo, who is reinvented as a dark foil to Conner.

How do I put this? In Young Justice, it’s a far more impressive feat that Connor truly becomes Superboy than it is that Clark ever became Superman. Similar to how in the comics, it’s actually a more impressive feat that Damian became the Robin that he is today than say, Dick especially, who prior to his parents death had a sort of idyllic, magical childhood filled with the wonder and strangeness and mystery of the circus. So of course he becomes a good guy who fights for good. Jon Kent in the comics phrases it best when (I think) one of the Flash kids criticizes Damian’s abrasive attitude or demeanor. He says something to the extent of, “Listen. You don’t understand how huge of a deal it is for him to be here, fighting for good, at all, and he’s the best person I know. He was trained from birth to inherit an evil empire that wants to destroy the world’s human population. He was raised to be a world-dominating assassin, and instead he’s here, with you and me, on this mission to save someone. That’s so much more of an accomplishment than it is for you or me to be here doing what we’re doing. Damian had to reject basically pure evil, and then work his way all the back from those sins to where he is now. So yeah, he’s kind of grumpy a lot of the time.” Or something like that. And it’s the best defense of Damian I’ve seen from a really compassionate (and admittedly biased) perspective of his best friend who actually watched a lot of that growth and went through it with him. (Frick yeah Super Sons). And that’s how Superboy’s feat in Young Justice of simply being the amazing dude he becomes is so much more impressive than Superman being Superman.

I grew apart from the mythos of Superman/Clark Kent a long time ago, and was very surprised to find so much depth in Superboy/Connor. His character is very relatable, and his development also has a similar connection to Smallville's Clark Kent (my modern favorite iteration).

Not a patron, so I'm out of the loop, but I hope you are well, Leo! If not, I hope you will be well soon. Thanks for all the wonderful insight that you share with us!

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Was never a huge fan of the YJ Superboy after being attatched to the 90s version for so long. I can appreciate that fans of YJ and this version of Conner have someone so fleshed out and enjoyable to them.

I cannot describe actually how much I love your videos. Each and every one oozes with creativity, passion, and hard work. Watching your videos fill me with hope for what the future might be and give me the confidence and determination to be the best person I can be. The way you break down characters and make sure that we understand who they really shows me how good of a person I could be. Not through super human feats but by helping others in any way I can. Thank you so much for making these videos.

Though I’ll always prefer my Superboy to be Way ‘90s, this version was so well realized.

Like i said in Megan's video... Connor journey is beautiful, it is a journey of discovery in a world he was brought into by the perverting of the most basic human right. And he came to learn that the best way to actualize himself was to give from himself, even that is so little, but he still did and what wasgiven back to him made him a better man.

this is one of the best scripts ive seen from you so far man, thank you

I've always loved this character, and I truly appreciate the writing (as far as character development goes) as I look back at the show.

Superboy DOES become more like Superman by the end of series he values freedom and honesty and responsibility with power JUST like Superman

Like always, your videos really hit it at the center.l Conner started the story off as one of the three who had the big issues of the team, But after overcoming those issues, he became the very soul of not just the team but the superhero community, and in season four, phantoms after he's presumed dead we see how much of a devastating blow it dose to that very community. Connor wasn't just a part of his community he was the center of it.

Nice retrospective look at Young Justice's Superboy, the first animated version of the character. Conner Kent aka Kon-El aka Superboy is my favorite member of the team because of the qualities he has in common with Superman, the qualities he has that are his own, his powers which makes him arguably the strongest of the team, his relationship with Miss Martian for better or worse, and his character arc throughout the series so far. Hopefully there will be another young justice season for more from his character. I think my only nitpick is that Superboy takes Superman's role in the formation of the legion of superheroes, and it's only a minor nitpick.

i used to hate superfamily because they always had everything then connor and kara came and now i started seeing superman more than just the guy who has the world but the man whose always feeling alone and a stranger to the world he lives in and i realized how much it was like me

Other than Kid Flash being my favorite character on Young Justice. I would say Superboy is my second favorite.

Superboy was always my fave. Had anger, had quips but had a big heart and grew the most. Was devastated when I thought he died in s4😭 Thought they had taken another one from me Also, bringing Icicle Jr for the wedding was an absolute W😂

Didn't even know you had a mystery song thingy in description till now but the song is gonna fly now by bill conti 🙏

Young Justice was incredibly good, sad they never got a 5th season from WB/HBO.

I've been binging these and am just sort of the verge of tears from how well written and how well you explain all these beautiful and touching themes, and then I get up to make dinner and glance at the screen for a moment (all while trying not to cry) and theres just BORN SEXY on the screen. Now I'm crying from laughing so hard, well done, I love your videos so much, they're fantastic.

Best character in the show bar none imo. I could never really get into comics Superboy but YJ Superboy is what kept me watching the show even when I stopped liking it after season 2.

such a good video dude. i really resonate with the ending. got me emotional :) much love

Best incarnation of the character

I've been running through all your recent videos because the algorithm hadn't shown me them before. But I love the Young Justice series you've been doing you have a lot of great takes on the characters and really break down why they're all so great

Nice job

Man. Have I been waiting for this. I don't know how to thank you. But I just want you to know your videos have an inimitable value in my life. this is so great. wishing you the best. and Keep it up! :)

This has to one of the Best Video Essay i've ever seen actually made me cry

Love these honestly

Connor's character also follows Erikson's stages of psychosocial development. As teenagers our primary struggle is with a sense of identity, as young adults in our 20s we then tackle intimacy and isolation as we explore more deep relstionships with partners yyes, but also friends and family, how our new sense of who we are interacts with them. Finally in the next stage which is supposed to be 30s to 40s but obviously is just a general guideline, we have generivity and stagnation, where now that we know who we our and who we want to be around, we tackle our involvement in the world and others, using what we developed to create or nurture something, be it kids or activism or just putting good vibes out in our community.

I hope everything's going well with whatever happened ❤❤❤❤ we love you ❤❤❤

your videos are always top notch!

Thank you for another thought provoking and fascinating video. 😁

Man, I love your videos

I loved this one, even though I don't think I watched any of this show. Great character study, and heartfelt.

I have been looking for your channel for a whole year because I forgot the name of the song, "Something That Was Changing Your Mind." Glad I found you again!

Finally, someone who sees that M'gan and Conor getting together again makes sense, because they changed. The M'gan he eventually married is a very different prrson from the one that erased his memories

Why is this making me so emotional

Just another beautiful video

You should do one of these essays on Atom Eve. I just watched the prequel episode they dropped for her origin and that was some of the most beautiful shit I’ve seen in a long time

You did a good job talking about him being defined by his connections with others. It's a good tie in with the opening theory.

it angers me so much that I can only watch the first 2 seasons in germany, I sail the 7 seas to watch the rest of them but my Internet provider blocks VPN

well said

He seems more like a Chad than a Connor

Let us not forget the home boy Icicle Junior! My made lad got a day out of prison to be there for Connor's wedding, must of been on great behavior.

Love you, Leo. Keep safe.

I loved this character in season 1

13:33 Ngl I did an actual spittake with my water bottle. 🤣 Great video essay.

I love Conner so much

Its not a 1 to 1 comparison to the trans experience, but Superboy's storyline in YJ really resonated with me, especially before I realized my current gender identity.

I haven’t even watched this video. I went: heck yeah Favorite Young Justice character Top 3 DC Character Post watch: yeah. Yeah vid did The Superboy Justice

Subscribed for more Young Justice content. Was also thinking if we could do Anti-villains like Cheshire Cat (Jade Nguyen) after Tigress (Artemis Crock)

Good relationships, maybe increases the chances of being a good person.

6:20 too bad we never actually see how their relationship actually went to crap or for the better (in case of superman)

I think Superboy should have Kryptonian hypnosis glasses, like Superman.

Banger

What annoyed me is that both in seasons 2 & 3, the team failed to communicate to Connor about going under cover to take down the Light and both times Connor did his part in showing support

I have always wanted to see super boy in the movies and I can't wait until NDCU and I like how it's not pase it's a chapter chapter 1 God and monsters

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Not everyone is so lucky. I'm past my 20s and community did nothing but hurt me. Tbh it's the opposite, the older I get, the more I like being away from people

I feel that the Legionaries of the Legion Of Superheroes believe that the SuperBoy who inspired them was actually Jon Kent the Sun of SuperMan I think that Connor inspired to the SuperBoy that the Legion Of Superheroes believes that it was Connor and not Jonathan sorry if it got a little confusing when someone is reading this

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the one thing thats i think the scariest thing in dc is when female martians gets of age when they do, get away

We need more Young Justice

This version of Aqualad was one of the best leaders in all of the DC animations

Love the breakdown. Can u do Oliver Queen from arrow. I feel like he has the best character arc/story

"and then he dies" **LAVA**

I know it's a reach but considering Greg Weisman's work on both shows, I can't help but notice the parrales between Superboy in YJ and Thailog in Gargoyles. Thailog was less emotive and more calculating, but ultimately couldn't escape either of his "father's" image. Dude went as far of creating a clone mate based on BOTH of Goliath's love interests. As far as the show went at least Thailog could never become his own person and that led to his unhappiness. In comparison Superboy spent the first season wanting to become Superman and drifting into Lex's path, but was ultimately saved by friends who saw him as his own unique person. It's one reason why the younger brother relationship with Clark from season 2 on is great. Despite being a clone of Clark and Lex, Connor becomes his own person and is better for it.

The phantoms was just another long line of missed opportunities. Everyone changed except super boy. Him and Nightwing got robbed of a proper arcs. The last three seasons he's already gone through such growth. Going From a weapon, To being a hero in his own right. They really should have given superboy spiritual trials to unlock his full kryptonian powers. The idiot writers made one of many mistakes in The season. Connor does not identify as half Kryptonian he is half Kryptonian. Ain't no self identifying crap. They really should have just taken from Death of superman to Reign Of Superman, for his arc. But I guess doin, research is hard for "writers " these days writing superhero shows. I really don't know if young justice Will be renewed even though it's been a couple of years. And based on how season four was I hope they don't. If they do, then they better give Superboy the respect he's due

Fantastic video cant think of anything to criticize WAIT THE END MUSIC IS DIFFERENT RIOT

Dude you use the D word alot this episode and i love it

I was worried that you had dissapeared, I was hoping that you were enjoying and went on vacation or something like that, I'm sorry it wasn't the case, man

Oh god seeing the season 3&4 art side by side with the S1&2 art is painful

I’m not crying. You’re crying. 🥹

please somebody tell me what piano music he uses, I can't find it anywhere

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You’re not a real boy you’re a weapon and you belong to the Dominion!

My only problem with Conner in this show as someone who knows him from comics is how they made him the tough guy with anger issues as if he needed to be. Conner in comics is basically the exact opposite. More light, free, happy, positive, fun loving. Never been a huge fan of him here.

I mean I love Superboy I just hate his relationship with Miss Martian that felt so force because of the fact that she's telepathic and I'm kind of upset that they never gave him the jerky you know free care preteen before he grows into the mature young man that we see today and I didn't like how for a lot of Young Justice the development between him and Superman was off screen and him treating him like a brother instead of a son which that's what he should do just like how Batman treats his Robin's like sons even though he doesn't want to admit He cares for them sometimes Superman should have been doing that instead of treating him like a offshoot brother and that's a mistake and a failure of the writers with both Ms Martian relationship that been forced especially once she betrayed him they should have broke up and they should have went with his traditional relationship his true love which is Cassie Sandsmark Wonder Girl but I do like to development the day gave him It's just that a lot of the development sometimes is was off screen especially between characters that I wanted to see.

I’ve wonder why lex and Superman appeared normal while Wally didn’t

Tigress next?🤞🏽

But why did his shirt turn gray?

0:30 I just realize how dumb this scene was have the only one that should be able to stop super boy being the one not doing it

This makes me want to see an animated movie about Superboy Prime.

JOHN 3:16 FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD, THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH, BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE.