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[n1ightw1ng]

they're gonna give Robin an aneurysm

[iamwhelmed]

My Partner

Summary: A mission gone wrong leaves Damian pumped with an experimental drug that's half fear toxin and half truth serum... or something like that. Bruce resorts to seeking Jon's help in returning his son to his normal self.

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He wasn't sure what happened; he'd blocked out the noise the moment the freaking Batman showed up at the little Kent Family home looking… not like Batman. He'd heard what he needed to hear.

There was an accident. Patrol went wrong. Damian was captured, hurt. He was despondent, awake but not alive and not limp but little more than a doll. Something about mind-control. Something about modified fear gas or something, but Jon had blocked all of that out. Batman was there because nothing had worked.

They'd noticed something was wrong when Damian woke up, 3am, wiping his eyes even though the glassy glaze stuck. Alfred and Dick had been right there, asking him how he felt, if he remembered anything. Damian would have raged around for hours after his failure, lamented to Titus and the cat about how the Son of Batman shouldn't have been knocked unconscious, shouldn't have been stripped of his utility belt or shot up with fear gas; the Damian that woke up that morning only recited what he remembered calmly. It was odd, but Dick decided to give him space, and Alfred offered him something small to soothe his stomach. Toast and beans. Damian-- the spoiled brat who thought the world was supposed to bend to his will, the jerk who tried to fight Superman's super son with his bare hands-- he'd looked Alfred dead in the eye and said "Please don't waste the food. I am unfit to receive anything more from Father."

Bruce couldn't get through to him, said talking to Damian in this state was like banging on aquarium glass and praying the fish could hear him talking. Damian, the Damian they all knew (and cared about and worried about and loved), he was lost somewhere in a sea so thick he couldn't see the hands reaching out to him. Bruce had come to the Kent residence looking for help, and Batman didn't really do that. So Jon knew why he was there, that he was desperate enough to fall to a last resort; Jon was flying at top speed to the Wayne Residence before Bruce could say what they both knew-- Damian needed him.

He wasn't sure how everybody in the family managed to squeeze into the hallway outside Damian's bedroom door. It made the walls look thinner and the air seem thicker, or maybe that was just him. Dick and Tim nodded at him, but that was all the greeting he got. They looked pensive, Tim more-so than Dick as Stephanie wrapped an arm around Barbara's shoulders and tugged her away from the door. Blue eyes looked at him, concern etched across their faces, and he had to wonder if he could do what none of them could-- but he shook his head and braced himself because he had to. There was no room for failure. He winced, because the voice in his head sounded a lot like Damian.

He pressed the door open, and Alfred swept the air with his slow-aging hands to shoo the crowd away from the door.

Damian was sitting at the side of his bed, legs dangling listlessly over the edge. His hands sat folded in his lap, poised and perfect, the way a kid like him would pose for a painting, the kind that hung over a mantle. Jon shuffled uncomfortably, feeling like he was more in line to take a school picture. It was just as Bruce had described. Damian's eyes were glazed over and empty, as if he was merely staring off into space, thinking about something unpleasant. It wasn't the usual grimace Jon oft remembered when red and black would stray across his mind's eye. He watched Damian's lips to see if they moved, but they stayed thin, and shut, and still. He glanced at the made bed, to the covers creased only where Alfred had probably sat his youngest master after changing the sheets-- Damian had tossed and turned in his sleep, left sweat matting into the covers.

Jon cleared his throat. "Hey, uh, Damian." Damian didn't respond, so Jon continued. "Uh, your family is really worried about you, ya know."

"I doubt it."

His heart jumped and pounded like one heavy fist against his ribcage, but settled into his stomach after. "Doubt that they're worried?"

"There's no reason to be." His voice trailed off, and Jon felt the absence of his attitude nipping at him as the words faded in the air, stretched so thin that he rubbed absently at his arm. Damian stared straight ahead still, so motionless Jon could hardly hear him breathing, even with his kryptonian ears. "I am… not worth fretting over."

Fear gas was supposed to bring out your worst fears, supposed to take the things you had nightmares about, the ones that made little kids climb into bed with their parents and you wake up screaming in a sweat so cold the AC felt like ice coating in layers on your skin. It didn't do this, not from what Damian had told him. It didn't make you voice every internalized flaw, and it shouldn't have taken the confident, eager Robin that was his partner and make him a martrying shell. No, not his Robin. Jon pressed one hand to the bed, beside Damian, then paused. Damian didn't say anything, didn't move, didn't look at him, so he took a seat and let their legs brush. "What do you mean?"

Damian blinked, but Jon didn't catch anything else. "I have proved myself incompetent both as an heir to the Al Ghul legacy and as an heir to the Batman. My father has a great many wards to which he may pass his legacy, and my mother is more than capable of producing a child that will not disappoint her. I am excess. I am frivolous, and I should be handled accordingly."

"Handled accordingly? You mean, like…?" Jon mimed a line across his throat with a finger. That would have usually earned a scoff from Damian, but the response was little more than:

"Yes. I am already a nuisance to be dealt with. I would not wish to fail my father or grandfather any more than I already have."

Jon grimaced and looked down at his hands, mirroring Damian's clean fold with a messy, finger-twisting image. He grinded his teeth. "Is that all there is, then? Being an heir to your parents?"

Damian was silent, but Jon could hear a faint skip in his chest-- at least, he was pretty sure that was Damian's chest. It might have been his own. Cold and empty green eyes fluttered, but there wasn't life there yet, not the bursting, narcissistic, fire-filled life he'd known, anyway. "I exist solely to be a weapon, and I have failed. For that, the punishment is death."

"You're not just a weapon, though! You're--" He whipped around to Damian, didn't care that he wasn't looking at him. "You're a brother! To Dick! And to Tim and Jason and-- and me!" He winced. No, no that wasn't quite right. Damian, God, Damian was dear to him, but not the way Kon was, not the way Damian was dear to every single previous Robin. He slid off the bed, kneeled in front of Damian on the floor and prayed that he'd hear that stupid mocking noise, hoped Damian would find the humor in Jon dropping to his knees like he was proposing. He didn't hear so much as a huff.

"You're more than that. You're more than a weapon, Damian! That's not what you are to your family. It's not-- it's not what you are to me!" Fool's errand. This was probably a fool's errand, but then again this might have been a fool's wish, and Damian could call him a fool all he wanted later, just please, please, something had to work. He took Damian's hands in his own, squeezed them, pulled them to his chest where he kneeled and looked Damian in his glazed eyes. "You're forgetting about me, Damian! You're forgetting that you're my partner! It's not just Damian the Assassin or Batman and Robin anymore! Even if you got rid of all of that, we'd still be Robin and Superboy, wouldn't we?" Damian's eyes fluttered again, eyebrows bunching together above his nose. Jon continued on. "You might wanna die because of failing everyone else, but you've never failed at being my best friend, Damian."

There was silence, dead, heavy, like a body dropped over his, like weight he couldn't hold in his chest. Damian said nothing, didn't move. Jon looked into green eyes that were once like emeralds and saw only the smaug of a destroyed forest, and felt his own well with tears. He dropped his head to Damian's knees and cried, silently, between his grinding teeth. He hadn't been enough. Damian, the one he knew like the back of his hand, was lost somewhere in that haze and dammit please let this be a drug that Batman hadn't detected, let it be temporary, let it be a bad guy possessing his best friend, anything at all. Please. Just give Damian back.

"J...Jon?" He sniffed and nodded into Damian's now-soaking lap. "I'd appreciate it if you would cease slobbering all over my pants. These are designer, I'll have you know."

Jon shot up, close enough that the back of his head nearly made contact with Damian's chin, close enough that their noses brushes together when Damian skillfully avoided that collision. His nose wrinkled in disgust at the sight of his very wet-nosed kryptonian. "What?"

Jon ignored the demanding tone, instead launching into Damian with such force that they both fell back onto his bed. His arms snaked around Damian's neck and securely latched onto each other while Jon took to burying his nose into the crook of Damian's neck. "Wh-wha--! Hey! Get off!"

"Not a chance!"

"I mean it!"

"Good luck breaking out of my arms with that kryptonite you totally don't have on you right now!"

"Which is-- where is my belt? What happened?"

Jon sat up enough that he could see Damian's eyes, once again full of that green loud energy that he'd started to miss so badly that it physically hurt him. He let his nose brush against Damian's again, ignored the heated red clouding like a rash at his cheeks, but reveled in the red of Damian's. "Your dad'll explain." He smirked and nuzzled into Damian's cheek, taking in the smell of expensive detergent and the warmth that seemed to envelop him the longer he laid in Damian's arms. "But not before I'm done squeezing the angst out of you."

"--tt-- Good luck."

Even as he said that, Damian's arms found their own way around Jon's frame and squeezed, like he found comfort in this, like he wanted this embrace just as much… not that either of them were going to admit to that for a long time.

[maddmuses]

Caroline Kent // Kara-El

(fc: Cassidy Mackenzie)

Age: 17+ (Verse-Dependent)

Aliases: Supergirl, Miss Krypton, Carolina Kent

Date of Birth: April 1st

Species: Alien Hybrid

Affiliations: The Kent Family, The House of El, The Teen Titans (Blair Grayson's Team)(Alexandros Prince's Team), The Titans (Blair Grayson's Team)(During and after age 19)

Universe-Inspiration: Takes inspiration primarily from comics, but several other key media sources for Teen Titans and Young Justice. Has been adjusted to accommodate more depthful plotting w/ pick-your-poison-please, M’gann version available upon request.

Appearance Caroline in her truest form has no natural shape that's discernible between martian and kryptonian, due to the unusual nature of their biologies, she didn't come with much of a natural form, as her birthing was not only atypical due to parentage, but even atypical for a martian. Through this, her mother guided her molecules to a baseline form that appeared human when she was birthed, and it's largely this form that Caroline bases her favorite form on. Caroline, in her primary human appearance, has red hair and fair skin with a large dusting of freckles overing her face and body. The shape of her face is on the square side, distinctly resembling her fathers, while she tends to shift the color of her eyes between hazel, green, and blue, depending on her mood.

When shifting her appearance to a more “Miss Martian” style, Caroline will often intentionally emulate her mother's previous appearance, so as to make sure her Supergirl and Miss Martian looks aren't as easily linked. As a rule, Caroline will maintain her appearance's height to have a difference between identities. Caroline is usually roughly 5'3”, Miss Martian is 5'6”, while Supergirl is 5'9”, so as to further make her appearances more distinct.

Caroline often prefers blouses and jeans, bull will generally key her designs to appear fashionable, and to correlate with her mood.

FC to reference, though her Superfamily suit tends to resemble more recent takes of Kara’s, particularly it being more built and designed to function as a supersuit, rather than a costume that identifies her as Supergirl.

Personality Growing up in the Kent family, with a double dose of sunshine from her mother, M'gann, and godmother, Kara, Caroline is a cheerful young woman with a deep caring for others. It was this sense of caring that initially drew Caroline to the life of a superhero, literally finding herself unable to be inactive when others are in danger. She has little interest in stopping crime specifically, instead intervening in order to make sure that people aren't hurt, or to protect the world itself from destruction. Though, to this point, Caroline is even reluctant to hurt those she fights, holding back just enough of her strength that she hits her adversaries with roughly the amount of force that they, themselves, can put out.

Wildly protective of those she cares about, Caroline has been known to lose her temper when people have put her friends and family in harm's way, to the point that she forgets to hold herself back. This results in a frankly, brutal punishment on the part of Caroline, as she will quickly and efficiently do away with any threat to her loved ones. These people that she cares about often include her teammates, but it's proven time and again that Caroline easily develops emotional attachments to others.

Taking readily after her godmother, people have compared Caroline to a chipper, friendly, and more than a bit goofy, puppy. Often joking and pulling pranks on her friends, she rarely takes things seriously in her Kent persona. This will often come back, though, as Caroline will let this non-serious nature bleed into her personalities as Miss Martian and Supergirl as well, forgetting in the heat of the moment. This can cause her to occasionally blunder, in mostly very minor ways, though sometimes it can be end up downright catastrophic when Caroline decides to be too easygoing. That's not accounting for the actual physical clumsiness that Caroline is also known for, despite her superhuman speed and reflexes.

The above is more or less applicable, just know that Caroline is peak madlad, like her dad.

Biography The daughter of Kon-El and M'gann M'orzz, Caroline is the eldest of the pair's children, as well as the twin sister of Carter Kent, also known as Kar-El. Growing up in Smallville Kansas, on the Kent family farm, Caroline was exposed to her family's alien nature almost as soon as she was able to form sentences. Her and Carter's superhuman abilities were inborn on the martian side, and were apparent almost immediately, making it difficult for them to socialize with other children who were outside of their parent's circle. Though, on the other hand, from a very early age Caroline and Carter befriended many children of other superhumans, often having play-dates with the children of Aquaman and Mera.

As a toddler Caroline developed a fairly sophisticated control of her body, taught by her mother, in preparation for the family's first visit to Mars. While on the red planet, as a member of the white martian caste, even though her mother was allied with their “uncle” J'onn J'onzz, Caroline still experience a sense of isolation from the other martians, even with those who were roughly her emotional maturity, but still several decades her chronological senior. And while her and Carter would visit their mother's homeworld several more times over the years, they would continue to never feel particularly at home each time.

Growing up in Smallville was a much easier thing for Caroline, being with her grandparents, uncle, “aunt” Kara, and great-grandparents, she always was surrounded with a strong sense of community and family. This would only grow as Caroline's younger brothers would come into the scene, giving Caroline a group of people that she cared about intensely, more than anyone or anything else in the world, even herself.

During her early adolescence, Caroline would ask her parents if she could become the next Supergirl, or rather seek out permission to fight crime as her aunt Kara's sidekick. Tentatively, this was approved, under the condition that Caroline not actively seek out global-level threats that she isn't directly helping Kara with, or other Justice League type of situations or missions. As there were no Titans, or Teen Titans, at the moment, there was little purpose in trying to find other teen heroes for her to work in a team with. However, over the first few years of her heroing, Caroline would meet and make friends with the current Robin, Blair Grayson.

During the summer of her fourteenth year, and third year as Supergirl, now sometimes Miss Martian, Caroline would become a founding member of the a new Teen Titans team, compromised of herself, Robin, Wonderboy, and several new teen heroes. Not initially permitted to live in Titan's Tower, due to parental concerns, Caroline would often simply use her room in the tower to sneak boys and girls in to make out. As the Summer drew on, and the Titans got more missions under their belt, Caroline would eventually be permitted to live in Titan's Tower full-time, so long as an adult chaperon remained at the tower full-time as well.

Pretty much the same, although martian stuff would need to be removed.

Abilities and Skills -Alien-Level Intelligence: Due to the more advanced nature of both parent societies raising the average bar of learning for members of the kryptonian and martian cultures, Caroline is actually considered highly intelligent by Earthling standards, being able to pass a GED test at the age of fourteen, with a rather relaxed home-based education from her grandfather that's designed to supplement her public schooling. -Creativity and Combat Acumen: Caroline has a natural flair for fighting, able to use her powers in improvisational ways, blending the significant abilities in her martian and kryptonian arsenals to deal with villains in unexpected ways. Particularly, Caroline is well-known for utilizing her shapeshifting to great effect in tandem with her kryptonian strength and speed to put away foes. As well, her natural flair for Telekinesis, and particularly strong skill in self-elongation, allows her to rival her father's own ability to use his telekinesis. -Artistic Ability: Caroline enjoys painting and crafts, spending a lot of her free time on art. She enjoys her middle school art classes, and is considering it as a major in college. She is also deeply passionate about music. -Hand-to-Hand Combat (Basic): Not having any formal instruction, Caroline has learned some basic self-defense from her mentor Kara, but largely combats others with a very fundamental approach to fighting. Currently, Caroline's fighting skill involves a lot of telegraphed and obvious punches that disguise much more subtle folow-ups.

Superhuman Powers and Abilities -Kryptonian-Martian Hybrid Physiology: Due to Caroline's mixed parentage, Caroline benefits from the powers of both parents, though due to her adolescence has only manifested a limited catalog of kryptonian powers, as well as her martian abilities. Her Kryptonian and human components allow Caroline to age at a rate typical of humans a kryptonians, rather than that of a martian. --Shapeshifting: As is typical for any martian, Caroline has perfect control over her physical form, to a molecular level. Through this, she's able to change her form, mimic the forms of others, elongate parts of herself, increase or decrease her size, and manipulate the density of her own body to the point that she can phase through solid matter. Through this, Caroline often adopts a more human/kryptonian appearance, with blended features from both parents, while as a martian she tends to strongly resemble her mother. --Invisibility: Caroline is able to remove the ability to reflect light from her biopolymers, becoming fully transparent, specifically to normal light and human sight. --Invulnerability: Immune to most mundane forms of injury, Caroline cannot be injured through typical physical means, by normal humans. In order to injure Caroline one must attack her with a similar degree of superhuman power, in terms of strength, or some means that directly targets Caroline's physiology (such as kryptonite, anti-molecular attacks, or the like). Caroline's invulnerability conspicuously does not extend to flame or heat, though in reality it shouldn't be able to harm Caroline, her phobia of fire causes her to telekinetically shut down her own immunity to these sources of injury. Caroline's phobia doesn't extend to solar energy and heat, which fuels her powers typically, so long as she's aware that is the nature of said energy. --Superhuman Strength: Due to the naturally more dense nature of kryptonian molecules, as well as the acclimation to more intense gravity that is inherent to kryptonian musculoskeletal systems, Caroline has a degree of physical strength scaled relative to her father's family, proportional to someone of her body mass and size. --Superhuman Speed: Thanks to her unique physiology, both in part the martian and kryptonian components, Caroline is able to move at speeds faster than any normal human. At her cruising speed, Caroline is able to move roughly 1,500 miles per hour. Generally, Caroline can top out at about 4,000 miles per hour. --Superhuman Stamina: Caroline is able to act at her full physical capacity nearly indefinitely, her powers not exhausting her naturally, unless she's experiencing some manner of taxing her energy, or is injured. --Regeneration: Through control of her own molecules, as well as her kryptonian healing factor as a byproduct of radiation absorption, Caroline is able to recover from most types of wounds, and even use her martian regeneration to regrow lost limbs and organs. --Telekinesis: Inherited from both her parents, Caroline is able to manipulate objects via a kinetic field that her mind is able to project. The strength of this telekinetic field grows stronger the physically closer to her it is, being at its strongest if Kent is touching the target object. This telekinesis's strength scales directly to Caroline's willpower. ---Flight: Through her telekinesis Caroline is able to fly herself with perfect control. She does not quite have the type of flight that kryptonians can manifest, and accordingly lack the speed. Caroline moves about 120 miles per hour when flying in the earth's atmosphere. --Superhuman Hearing: Caroline's ears are able to hear noise at frequencies and volumes not audible to Earthling ears, even being able to pick up sounds from further away than they're able to travel. Kryptonian hearing is able to pick up noise from multiple lightyears away, through the noise vacuum of space. --Super-Vision: Like other kryptonians, Caroline is able to see in several spectrums of light that humans normally cannot perceive, as well as extend and zoom her sight. Caroline is able to project X-Rays. --Telepathy: As is the case with all Martians, Caroline is able to connect her mind to the minds of others, to read their thoughts, influence change on their minds, project illusions, communicate, and control. Caroline is able to access the Great Mind of the martian species, reinforcing her mental abilities through that pool, and enhancing the minds of other martians. --Self-Sustenance: Caroline doesn't need to eat, breathe, or drink, so long as she has a sufficient source of solar radiation, or stored solar radiation to draw her sustenance from.

Typical Kryptonian Abilities

Weaknesses and Limitations -Pyrophobia: Through her connection to The Great Mind, Caroline has developed the falsely-programmed fear and aversion to fire that all Martians have. When she's exposed to heat that she doesn't know is the result of a star, Caroline becomes sluggish, weak, and vulnerable to heat-based attacks. -Kryptonite: Like any kryptonian, Caroline is vulnerable to kryptonite, the radiations of these rocks progressively draining her solar radiation, and actively inhibiting her martian powers as well, as the two have largely become linked thanks to the hybridized nature of Caroline's physiology. The only martian power she maintains is her shapeshifting, while suffering from kryptonite poisoning. -Long Wavelength Radiation: Radiation with a longer wavelength than that of a yellow sun does not fuel Caroline's powers, and in fact certain wavelengths of red sun radiation can actively drain her stores of yellow radiation, as it's replaced with the new red radiation. Conversely, the shorter the wavelengths of radiation, the more power Caroline gains. -Limited Powerset: Caroline's powers develop as she age. Notably she lacks certain iconic powers (such as heat vision and kryptonian flight) during her teenage years that can somewhat limit her ability to fight.

Equipment and Support Gear -Bioflesh Costume: Caroline owns a suit made of the same material as her mother's, and every other Martian that leaves their home planet. The costume helps insulate Caroline from heat, unless she reduces said insulation, which she often does so as to better absorb sunlight. Polymers and artificially-created martian body cells in the costume allow Caroline to exert the same degree of control over the article of clothing that she has with any of her own molecules. Through this, the Bioflesh is able to take on any shape, design, and density, that she desires.

Kryptonian Battle Armor: A suit of his grandfather’s design it, like other kryptonian heroes, keys into her DNA and allows Caroline’s powers to be amplified, though any powers from non-kryptonian DNA, if she’d had any, would have been dampened. This is why her father doesn’t wear it, as his tactile telekinesis is a human mutation.

[thedcdunce]

Superboy

“This looks like a job for Superboy!” - Superboy

Real Name: Kon-El

Aliases:

Conner Kent

Carl Grummett

Metropolis Kid

Superman

Gender: Male

Height: 5′ 9″

Weight: 150 lbs (68 kg)

Eyes: Blue

Hair: Black

Race: DNAlien

Powers:

Kryptonian Physiology

Tactile Telekinesis

Weaknesses:

Kryptonian Physiology

Vulnerability to Red Sun Radiation

Yellow Sun Processing

Equipment:

Visor

Universe: New Earth

Base of Operations: 

San Francisco

Smallville

Metropolis

Hawaii

Citizenship: American

Marital Status: Single

Occupation: Student

Education: Smallville High School

First Appearance: Adventures of Superman#500 (June, 1993)

Last Appearance: Teen Titans Vol 3 #100 (October, 2011)

Powers

Kryptonian Physiology: Under the effects of a "yellow" sun, Superboy possesses the same potential powers as an average Kryptonian.

Solar Energy Absorption: Under optimal conditions, this is the main source of Superboy's super powers as they are contingent upon exposure to solar radiation from a yellow sun star system. His biological make up includes a number of organs which lack analogues in humans and whose functions are unknown. It is believed that between one or more of these and his bio-cellular matrix, "yellow" solar energy is stored for later use. This allows for the use of these powers to fade when yellow solar radiation is not available instead of immediate failure.

Heat Vision: Superboy can, as a conscious act, fire beams of intense heat at a target by looking at it. He can vary the heat and area affected.

Super-Hearing: Superboy's hearing is sensitive enough to hear any sound at any volume or pitch. With skill and concentration, he can block out ambient sounds to focus on a specific source or frequency.

Enhanced Vision: Superboy's vision processes the entire electromagnetic spectrum as well as allowing vast control over selective perception and focus.

Electromagnetic Spectrum Vision: Superboy can see well into most of the electromagnetic spectrum. He can see and identify radio and television signals as well as all other broadcast or transmitted frequencies. Using this ability, he can avoid detection by radar or satellite monitoring methods. This also allows him to see the aura generated by living thing.

Telescopic Vision: This is the ability to see something at a great distance, without violating the laws of physics. Though limited, the exact extent of the ability is undetermined. In function, it is similar to the zoom lens on a camera.

X-Ray Vision: This is the ability to see through any volume of matter except lead. Superboy can see things behind a solid, opaque object as if it were not there. He can focus this ability to "peel back" layers of an object, allowing hidden image or inner workings to be observed. The exact type of energy perceived - such as x-rays, cosmic rays, or some other energy invisible to normal humans - is unclear. This ability perceives an ambient energy source though, it does not involve the eye projecting a concentrated, possibly toxic, beam to be reflected back from objects.

Microscopic Vision: This is the ability to see extremely small objects and images down to the atomic level.

Infrared Vision: Superboy can see with better acuity in darkness, and to a degree in total darkness.

Flight: Superboy is able to manipulate graviton particles to defy the forces of gravity and achieve flight. This ranges from hovering to moving in any posture, in any direction.

Invulnerability: Due to the interaction of his dense molecular structure and supercharged bio-electric aura, Superboy is nigh-invulnerable to extreme energy forces. In addition, his extends this protection against toxins and diseases.

Superhuman Stamina: Superboy is able to maintain continuous strenuous physical action for an indefinite period of time. This based on his body converting yellow solar radiation directly to energy, but is limited by physiological and psychological needs to eat, drink, and sleep.

Superhuman Strength: Superboy's strength is augmented by yellow solar radiation interacting with the greater than human density, resilience and biological efficiency of his musculature. His strength is more an act of conscious will on energy fields than actual physical strength. It is this act of conscious will that enables him to perform physical feats that are beyond the mere application force, such as moving a mountain top without said rock crumbling under its own mass.

Superhuman Speed: Superboy is able to move at incredible speed by sheer force of will. This extends to his perceptions and allows for feats such as catching bullets in mid flight as well as covering vast distances in little or no time. This also confers:

Superhuman Agility

Superhuman Reflexes

Super-Breath: Superboy is able to create hurricane force winds by exhaling air from his lungs. He can chill the air as it leaves his lungs to freeze targets. He can also reverse the process to pull large volumes of air or vapor into his lungs.

Tactile Telekinesis: At first, Superboy's only superpower was "tactile telekinesis", a telekinetic force field that surrounded his body as a protective shield allowing him to simulate Superman-level speed, strength, flight and invulnerability. The TK field also let Superboy break free of an opponent's grip by pushing the field outward to force the opponent away. Other creative uses include rendering an opponent immobile by extending the TK field as long as they were both standing on the same ground.

Telekinetic Superhuman Strength: He was able to lift almost anything he could conceive of. He lifted the world's largest yacht and threw a football at Mach 5. Objects lifted with his telekinetic strength did not crumble under their own weight or internal stresses. This was not super strength in the traditional sense, as Superboy had been bound with chains that were surrounded by an energy field which he was unable to escape because he could not directly affect the chains with his power. It was stated he could lift a battleship.

Telekinetic Flight: Superboy was able to fly at high supersonic speeds using a reflexive action of his telekinesis, literally dragging himself through the sky. Concentration was required to maintain great speeds which could reach roughly speeds of Mach 5.

Telekinetic Force-Field: By creating a field around his body Conner was able to resist or reduce injury from non-energy based attacks by causing the object to be deflected from his personal force field. Bullets and shrapnel were easily deflected. This field did not repel gases or energy based attacks as well, though his skill in deflecting energy attacks improved.

Tactile Telekinetic Disassemble: Conner could exert his force into an object to explode or disassemble it. It's assumed that he could conceivably put an object back together, if he understood how the object functioned in the first place. He could also manipulate aggregate solid masses such as volumes of sand or dust in the same way, causing the individual particles to fly apart in an explosive manner to create particle clouds or a forceful attack. Superboy's hands glowed blue when he did this.

Telekinetic Force Blasts: Superboy also learned that he could project bursts of raw energy bolts. He mostly projected the energy from his hands, but his TK field permeated from his entire body. The blasts he emitted had concussive force equivalent to 5,000 pounds of TNT.

Telekinetic Super Hearing: Superboy's TK allows him to hear sounds from far away and through glass.

Weaknesses

Kryptonian Physiology: Under the effects of a "yellow" sun, Superboy possesses the same potential weaknesses as an average Kryptonian.

Vulnerability to Kryptonite

Vulnerability to Magic

Vulnerability to Red Sun Radiation: The damage from the Red Sun seems to be less effective on him than the full Kryptonians.

Yellow Sun Processing: Because Superboy absorbed less solar energy than Superman as an adult, Superboy was unable to process as much yellow sun energy as Superman could; as a result, overexerting his powers could spell his death, as his body would literally begin to feed on itself, unable to absorb solar energy fast enough to restore itself.

Equipment

Visor: Superboy briefly had a visor that allowed him to simulate Superman's vision powers. He lost the visor and it was recovered by the Technician. When he got it back, Superboy destroyed it, rationalizing that he would probably lose it again somehow and then it would put others at risk.

History

Superboy, also known as Kon-El and Conner Kent, was a DNAlien designed to replace Superman after the hero's death touted as Superman's direct clone.

Project 13

Superboy was created by Project Cadmus using Kryptonian DNA, intended as a replacement for Superman who died fighting Doomsday. Artificially aged to his mid-teens and implanted with the equivalent of a high school education, Superboy was set free by the Newsboy Legion before he could be implanted with safeguards to control him. One of the boys gave him a leather jacket before he set out into the city, where he had his first encounter with a villain when he found Sidearm attempting to steal money from an ATM.

Don't Ever Call Me "Superboy"!

The clone's arrival in Metropolis coincided with three others taking up the mantle of "Superman". Two of them, "the Man of Tomorrow" and "the Last Son of Krypton", insisted they were the real Superman resurrected, while "the Man of Steel" made no such claim, nor did the young clone who was open about his origin to Lois Lane, thought he insisted on being called "Superman" not "Superboy"! He became enamored with reporter Tana Moon, who he granted an exclusive live on WGBS, a station under the direction of the unscrupulous Vinnie Edge. Edge arranged for Superboy to go into Suicide Slum where he apprehend a gangster named Steel Hand, and encountered Guardian who gave the cocky kid some friendly advice.

"Superman" loved the limelight and attention from beautiful women, but was blinded by naiveté. His reckless heroics led to the death of a Daily Planet helicopter pilot, for which he was severely reproached for by Steel. Superman's arrogance was knocked down a peg, and he repaid Steel's lesson in humility by saving him from a fire. He was soon approached by Supergirl to work with her at LexCorp. While informally agreeing to Lex Luthor's proposal, the young Superman went back on his word, seduced into an exclusive contract with Rex Leech, effectively persuaded upon meeting his teenage daughter Roxy.

Vinnie Edge, eager to boost ratings, hired an assassin known only as Stinger to attack his Superman on live television. After a destructive battle between the two, Supergirl joined the inexperienced hero's side, forcing Stinger to enact his escape plan of destroying the Hobsneck Bridge. The teen worked together with his female counterpart to rescue as many people as they could from the tragically engineered disaster.

After hearing Coast City had been destroyed, Superman rushed to ground zero where he was duped by the Cyborg Superman into joining him in a mock investigation. The ruse ended in the kid's imprisonment inside Engine City. The Cyborg and his servant, Mongul, used young Superman's image via video feed to trick the Justice League of America into going off world on a wild goose chase. In a surreptitious play for power, Mongul told Superboy Metropolis was their next target for obliteration, hoping it would prompt the captive into escaping and defeat the Cyborg for him. The teen Superman was able to flee back to Metropolis, arriving to find Steel, Luthor, Lois Lane and Supergirl gathered near the harbor. He warned everyone that the Cyborg Superman was responsible and Metropolis was in danger, when a humongous Kryptonian War Suit emerged from the water. The warsuit miraculously housed the real Superman who was still very weakened from his resurrection. While the young clone and Steel were skeptical about his claim, they joined him to attack Engine City, discovering a huge missile capable of wiping out a city inside. The teen clung to the missile as it was launched and managed to alter its course before it reached Metropolis. Despite minor injuries, Superboy returned to the fight in Engine City, saving the life of Steel. With the defeat of the Cyborg, the clone acknowledged that the "man in black" was indeed the one, true Superman. He returned to Metropolis with Supergirl and Steel, where Tana visited him, informing him that she quit her job and was leaving town for good.

Superboy

With the real Superman back in action, his younger clone relinquished the rights to the name and symbol — to the annoyance of Rex Leech — and decided to leave Metropolis; formally accepting the name Superboy. He decided to go on a world tour in order to establish himself as an individual, returning first to Cadmus where he learned he was not in fact a direct clone of Superman, but rather a human clone genetically engineered to look like Superman and mimic his major powers by way of tactile telekinesis. Despite Director Westfield's initial protests, Cadmus agreed to stop trying to bring him back to the Project. Dubbilex was chosen to act as a chaperone, in part because Westfield tried to hide the fact he had sent Payback of the DNAliens against Superboy earlier that day. Superboy packed up his things and returned his apartment to Clark Kent, officially leaving Metropolis behind.

The Hero of Hawaii

After a few weeks of travelling, Superboy and Dubbilex arrived in Hawaii, joined by Rex and Roxy Leech. After a running battle with Sidearm on the beach, Superboy learned that Tana Moon had moved to Hawaii. Superboy decided to stay on the islands, stylizing himself as the "Hero of Hawaii." Island life was not all that laid back, with Superboy soon encountering the former Fury, Knockout, and fighting the insane Scavenger over the mystical Spear of Lona. Superboy fell ill, and after a brief fight with Silver Sword, he collapsed after the battle and was rushed to Metropolis while the Navy took custody of Silver Sword.

Superboy was diagnosed as suffering from the Clone Plague that was ravaging most of the Underworlders and other Cadmus clones. The first of the few survivors, Superboy was successfully cured thanks to Cadmus' efforts and had to help fight off members of Team Luthor when they tried to steal the cure. He then joined Superman and Supergirl, trying to minimise the damage as much as possible while apprehending Lex Luthor, although most of downtown Metropolis was destroyed. Cadmus suffered major damage and Westfield was murdered by Dabney Donovan, but most of the staff and clones survived. Superboy stayed in Metropolis for a while, battling Parasite and getting caught up in a skirmish with an alternate earth.

To his reluctance, Dubbilex was asked to take in Krypto by Bibbo. On his way back to Hawaii, Superboy was forced to make a pit stop in Smallville, where he met Ma and Pa Kent and the Superboy of yet another reality, who was there because of the effects of the time disruption. The two worked together on another threat to their respective worlds. Superboy also learned that the DNA donor was in fact the late Cadmus director, Paul Westfield, as well as a revelation from Carl Packard that Superboy had been the thirteenth attempt by Cadmus to clone Superman. The first had utilized Dr. Teng's "Bizarro" technique, resulting in a Bizarro Superboy that was still being held by the lab. The Bizarro escaped, but died shortly thereafter. When Superboy returned to Hawaii, Tana threw him a birthday party, making Superboy officially one year old.

Back in Hawaii, Superboy battled King Shark, B.E.M., Techno and the Silicon Dragons who became consistent foes. The youthful hero gradually matured after each encounter, culminating when a celebrity look-a-like of him was shot and killed by the Dragons who thought the actor was the real Superboy. He also clashed with Aquaman at Pearl Harbor with the King of the Seas putting the kid in his place with the help of a pod of blue whales.

With help from Dr. Emil Hamilton, Superboy acquired a visor that simulated Superman's x-ray, heat and infra-vision powers while the scientist was on vacation in Hawaii, inadvertently assisting Superboy in defeating Sidearm who had returned. Superboy settled in a new residence with Dubbilex and the Leeches called the Compound, located in a secluded spot near the beach. He stopped the assassin Copperhead who had been hired to collect a debt from Rex.

Superboy and Tana officially became a couple around the time Special Agent Sam Makoa decided to organize a task force to go after the Silicon Dragons, which was none other than Amanda Waller's Suicide Squad. Superboy forced himself onto the team, which consisted of Knockout, Sidearm, King Shark, Captain Boomerang, and Deadshot. Despite the death of Sidearm, the mission successfully destroyed the lair of the Silicon Dragons, even though their leader, Lady Dragon, escaped after engaging with Superboy one-on-one.

Superboy was informed by state official, Mack Harlin, that he would be required by law to attend school. He enrolled at a local high school where me met some new friends, including Hillary Chang, and discovered that he was reaching the end of the implanted knowledge Cadmus had given him. Superboy managed to balance school and friends with his romance with Tana while still fighting criminals like Loose Cannon and Loophole When Roxy unexpectedly left for Las Vegas, Superboy followed her, sensing there was trouble. Roxy was trying to put some things in her past to rest, since she had decided to enroll as a police office in Hawaii. This meant a confrontation with an old boyfriend who had since become Neon. After a brief battle, Neon blew himself up by detonating a gas station, and Superboy and Roxy returned home.

Superboy battled the amnesiac Valor, who was fighting under the name of Champion. Knockout, alive and well, decided to join the fight, and as Valor regained his memory, he remembered he was dying of lead poisoning. While Knockout took care of Ira Gamboli, who had been manipulating Valor, Superboy helped Valor escape to the Phantom Zone to save his life. Superboy also worked with Green Lantern in a rematch with Scavenger and had a first encounter with the horribly mutated Black Manta.

The Alpha Centurion recruited Superboy into the Superman Rescue Squad, after the Man of Steel was kidnapped by an alien Tribunal. Along with Supergirl, the Eradicator and Steel, the Centurion led Superboy to find Superman. On the journey, Superboy confided to the others he did not trust the Centurion — in fact, he believed he was really the Cyborg Superman in disguise. His suspicions were confirmed when the Centurion abandoned them in the midst of a battle just as the Cyborg Superman arrived soon after. The Cyborg easily defeated the entire team and turned them over to the Tribunal. While a prisoner, Superboy was confined to the same cell as the Centurion which not enough to convince him he was not a traitor. Once he escaped to find Centurion fighting Cyborg Superman, he admitted his mistake. The team freed themselves and rallied behind Superman, who confronted the Tribunal head on. The Tribunal conceded fault and exonerates Superman for his "crime".

When the Legion of Super-Heroes arrived in the past seeking Valor, Superboy explained what happened and accompanied the Legion to the 30th Century. Valor was freed from the Phantom Zone and cured with an anti-lead serum, taking the name M'Onel. The Legion rewarded Superboy for his assistance by making him an honorary Legionnaire, complete with Flight Ring, before sending him home.

Paired with Knockout

Upon returning to his own time after helping the Legion, Superboy found Knockout waiting for him at the Compound. She wants to join him as a partner to sate her desire for battle in a productive way. Together they fought Killer Frost, the Technician, and Silver Sword. Knockout taught Superboy how to use his powers in new and creative ways, such as extending his TK field to cover another person just by touching them. Superboy regained his visor but destroyed it, reasoning that he would just lose it again.

Superboy and Knockout were attacked by the Female Furies, revealing that Knockout was one of their lost "sisters". An intense battle ensued at Superboy's high school, with Superboy and Knockout — joined by Sam Makoa, Dan Turpin, and a contingent of police officers — being severely outclassed. Thanks to Dubbilex, however, the Furies were driven off, leaving much of the high school in ruins, prompting the state to decide that Superboy should be home schooled. Knockout killed a police officer during the fray and the Special Crimes Unit attempted to arrest her. Superboy refused to believe the evidence, however, and after a confrontation with Snare and the SCU at the Compound, the two briefly went on the run from the law, causing Superboy to break up with Tana. This culminated in a battle on the beach between Supergirl and Knockout. After Sparx helped separate the two women, Supergirl ripped the S-shield off Superboy's costume because of his lawlessness. Still, Superboy persisted that he was in the right and everyone just didn't understand Knockout, but her true colors were revealed during a meeting with Victor Volcanum who had risen an island for himself near Hawaii. Knockout first tried to get Superboy to kill him before she finished him off herself. With that barbaric act, Superboy realized that she did not love him the way he thought he loved her. Superboy apprehended Knockout, in part due to the training she had given him on how to use his powers, bringing her in as the island sunk back beneath the waves. Roxy returned his emblems for his costume now that he had come to his senses.

The Ravers and Rough Times

Sparx invited Superboy to the Event Horizon, an intergalactic rave party exclusively for metas and aliens, hosted by a being called Kindred Marx. His first night there, Superboy met Hero Cruz and got into a fight with Kaliber, for which they were teleported to a distant asteroid where InterC.E.P.T. attempted to place the two of them under arrest, also involving the Darkstars. Superboy and Kaliber were transported back to the event before they could be arrested, and another brawl broke out between some Khunds from the Red Shift gang and Aura, which spilled out onto Earth.

Superboy rekindled his relationship with Tana, just before Roxy revealed that she had always loved him. Despite her heartfelt confession, Superboy did not reciprocate her feelings. Roxy could not dismiss her feelings for Superboy so easily. While helping Dubbilex recovered from an injury, an organization called Agenda sent Amanda Spence to kidnap Superboy. The Agenda used Superboy to create an enhanced clone they referred to as Match, with plans of making an entire army of them. Superboy managed to defeat Match and destroy Agenda's lair, with Spence and the directors all taken into custody.

The Agenda secretly infected Superboy with a virus that began to break down his DNA. It lay dormant for weeks, until a rematch with Copperhead began to manifest symptoms. When S.T.A.R. Labs were unable to cure his condition, Superboy was rushed back to Project Cadmus. Cadmus was only able to slow the condition, not eliminate it. Superman, Supergirl, and Steel did all they could to assist, and though Superman was able to locate Match, the potential donor not interested in helping. Amanda Spence suggested a solution, explaining that she needed a DNA donor to "re-zip" the breakdown of Superboy's genetics. Roxy Leech volunteered for the procedure which was successful, except for a side effect which meant Superboy would never age beyond his sixteen year old appearance. Superboy was crushed at the news, having always dreamed of one day assuming the role of Superman. A heart-to-heart with Superman helped ease the pain a little.

Despite what Superman had to say, Superboy was still troubled by thoughts of never growing up. Nightmares plagued him, even as he has to deal with Mo-O and a married couple who pursued thrills by trying to get their picture taken with superheroes. He discovered a magic atoll where there are some "lost boys" who seemingly never grew up, and despite the temptation to stay, he left them.

Things began to break down upon returning to Hawaii. The Legion of Super-Heroes turned up once more, this time angry that Superboy had given away his flight ring to Roxy. Superboy managed to work things out with them as they fought Silver Sword together. However, his constant flirting and "devil-may-care" attitude had been wearing on Tana who was also uncomfortable with the thought that Superboy would stay a teenager forever. Despite trying to prove how responsible he was by recovering the Spear of Lono, Tana ended their relationship.

Superboy decided to travel again to clear his head. He stopped by Jersey City and ended up asking Natasha Irons on a date. Nat had fun, but told him she's not interested in a relationship because she could tell he was still very much in love with Tana.

With Kyle Rayner's help, Superboy finally brought down Silver Sword who had been serving a being known as, Pele, who he believed to be a Hawaiian goddess. But during the conflict against Pele, she threatened innocent bystanders, and Silver Sword realized she was no benevolent goddess. He turned on her which led to his death. Pele was defeated, but Superboy was feeling anything but heroic. More than ever he felt isolated. After a failed publicity stunt and wavering public opinion in Hawaii and abroad, Superboy disappeared without a trace while flying back to Hawaii, caught in a severe storm.

A New Direction with an Old Team

Superboy awoke with amnesia in the Wild Lands, an island of anthropomorphic animal-men. Superboy quickly regained his memory, but feared he was somehow in the distant future. After passing various challenges, Superboy, along with some other humans stranded on the island, were permitted to leave. Superboy befriended the Wild Men who decide to explore the world at large and leave with Superboy. They quickly discovered they were not in the distant future, but only a few months had passed since Superboy's disappearance. The islands had been created by a precursor to Project Cadmus known as the "Project Moreau" created in the '40s. Superboy did have to contend with the fallout of a coup d'état that spilled out into the world at large, but managed to work it out. Back in Hawaii, Superboy learned that most of his friends were gone and decided there was nothing really left for him.

Superboy rejoined Cadmus and began working as a field agent with Dubbilex and Guardian, after leaving Krypto with his friend Hillary Chang. For their first assignment, they traveled to Paris and battled Agenda once again, specifically Director Alpha. They also encounter Grokk the Living Gargoyle and a supermodel named Hex. They took Grokk back to Project Cadmus, where Superboy met the new Director, Mickey "the Mechanic" Cannon, new military liaison, Col. Winterbourne, and one of the new ace scientists, Serling Roquette. Superboy was at first happy to be back at the Project, but was distraught when Mickey fired the original Newsboy Legion and their clones.

Superboy became a founding member of the team Young Justice along with Robin and Impulse. The team formed after the three boys decided to have a "camp out" in the old JLA Justice Cave, where they encountered Red Tornado. Despite having some persistent troubles, Superboy, Robin, and Impulse became best friends during this time.

Superboy was attracted to Dr. Roquette who was one of the few females at Cadmus, and the only one close to his own age, but she was oblivious at first, harboring a crush for Guardian. Superboy respond when someone stole the Whiz Wagon and entered the Demolition Run, a lethal cross country race involving all manner of high-tech vehicles. The thief turned out to be Roxy, who was desperate for money to help her father. Even with Superboy and Mickey Cannon helping her, the Whiz Wagon was totaled and Fastbak won the race. Superboy realized the man running the race, Mr. Big, fixed the event so Fastbak would win. Rather than letting Mr. Big walk away with millions, he convinced Fastbak to ask for all profits Big might have made off the deal. Big honors the deal, but promises Superboy he won't forget.

Superman invited Superboy to the Fortress of Solitude where Superboy was able to see Krypton via virtual reality, and after Superman explaining how he considered Superboy part of his family, the Man of Steel offered him the Kryptonian name, Kon-El. Superboy tearfully accepted, overjoyed with the simple dignity of having a real name. From Kon-El he adapted "Conner" to use in society.

Superboy was one of the first to explore Hypertime, after a Superboy from an alternate reality arrived at the Watchtower, dying shortly thereafter from injuries. Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman all explained their recent experiences with hypertime and ask Superboy to volunteer for an experiment. During the journey he met his villainous counterpart, Black Zero, from a reality where he had not been freed from Cadmus as a teenager and Superman was never resurrected. Black Zero had become a cruel tyrant in his world before setting out to conquer other worlds he had found via hypertime. He did not understand the resistance he met from the other Superboys and captured them one by one, imprisoning them in his lair. Kon-El led the other alternate versions in an uprising that defeated Black Zero before he returned to his own timeline. During the trip, he deduced that Superman was secretly Clark Kent. Superboy harbored resentment that his closest "relative" had never confided his public identity.

Superboy was ordered to revisit the Wild Lands, escorted by a number of personnel from Cadmus. They landed in Roam and were greeted warmly by King Tuftan. Winterbourne requested to be taken to the area where he was captured, so Tuftan led the way to the Glowing Swamp. There they found Ratsputin there — as well as King Shark. Tuftan and Winterbourne were almost killed when the experimental Blackbird fighter jet was located and used to impale King Shark before it detonated.

They arrived back at Cadmus to find Guardian attacking the staff, believing them to be Nazis. The delusion was driven by a magical gauntlet that had been unearthed. The Demon arrived, drawn by the eldritch aura of Hyssa's Fist. Etrigan explained the dark artifact drew upon the wearers deepest desires, regrets and inner demons to project the wearer's true colors. Superboy managed to subdue the possessed Guardian, but was suspicious about handing the sinister power over to a bona fide demon. Etrigan desired the mystic item for a spell, inciting Superboy to protect the glove by wearing it himself. He neutralizes Etrigan with his enhanced strength which was met with applause from Dabney Donovan. In a moment of clarity, Superboy noticed he was wearing an outfit similar to Black Zero's. Horrified, Superboy used his tactile telekinesis to destroyed the glove on his hand, causing a huge explosion and cave-in. Etrigan saves Donovan while Guardian recovers Superboy who decides to return to Hawaii to tie up some loose ends.

Superboy decided to drop by Smallville to visit the Kents coincidentally at the same time as Clark Kent. Superboy hinted at Clark's secret which was subtly reciprocated, yet Clark was reluctant to voice it completely, not out of distrust, but because he was afraid that eventually Superman and Clark Kent may no longer be distinguishable.

Superboy arrived in Hawaii with Roquette to discover that he was no longer well thought of among the locals now that a new hero, Kana, had risen. Kana, however, cited Superboy as being his inspiration. Superboy caught up with Sam Makoa, Hillary Chang and even visited Knockout in prison. After one last visit to the Compound, Superboy accepted nothing would ever be like it once was and decides to take Krypto with him back to Cadmus.

Still frustrated that had not confronted Superman about his dual identity, Superboy headed to Metropolis where he met with Lois Lane. At Locomotive Park they encountered the Man of Steel battling a four-armed monster, which was put down by the two heroes. Superman tells him that of all the people who wear the S-shield, Kon-El is the one he feels closest to. Superboy was still unable to speak his mind, but after Superman's departure he alluded to his suspicions, to which Lois responded by saying that everyone, even Superman, needs a little privacy.

Upon arriving back at Cadmus, Superboy was quickly knocked out by the Agenda, using Simyan and Mokkari to create an army of clones. Dubbilex had been compromised by a being known as the Gene-Gnome and Superboy was placed in holding by Amanda Spence alongside his fellow allies. Superboy rallies the forces of Cadmus, along with Grokk, Hex and even Krypto, in a desperate struggle to win back the facility. All they could do, however, was temporarily retreat, as the Gene-Gnome could not only can read their minds, but also coordinate the clone armies. As they fled, they came across Gorr, Growler and Howler who had escaped the Agenda's clutches in Alaska where they also rescued Tana Moon. Realizing the Gene-Gnome could not read the minds of non-humans, they planned a counter-attack, leaving Roquette, Tana and Krypto behind. Dubbilex managed to break the Gene-Gnome's control and knock him out as Superboy and allies put the Agenda's army to rout, wrestling control back from Amanda Spence. A holographic message from Director Beta alerted them to a contingency plan in Washington, D.C. While suspecting a trap, Superboy took off to investigate anyway.

A public outcry over Young Justice's actions at Mount Rushmore prompted an assembly of the superhero community at the Capitol. The heroes are all shocked at how Superboy betrayed his comrades to the media until the impostor was exposed as Match when the real Superboy arrived to fight him. As the tension mounted, Director Beta and Klarion the witchboy enacted their plan. Klarion's sorcery reversing the ages of everyone present; the adults reverted to kids while the younger heroes grew to adulthood — all except Superboy, whose ageless genetics kept him at sixteen.

Unable to effect Superboy as it was intended, Klarion's spell began to tear his body apart at a molecular level with confusion. Wonder Girl helped Superboy back to Cadmus only to find Match waiting for them. Director Cannon and Guardian prepared to make another stand against the Agenda clones when Dabney Donovan surprised everyone. Having escaped Simyan and Mokkari, Donovan unleashed a gas containing a virus lethal only to the newly cloned Agenda soldiers. All the evil clones disintegrated as Match escaped with a teleporter. Superboy was taken to the medical bay, Tana at his side, still very much in love with him. Dr. Roquette was able to cure his ageless condition, and by doing so, the spell succeeded in making him a full adult. Superboy embraced Tana with joy, only to have Amanda Spenc activate a device around Tana's which executed her. She gloats about her exacted revenge, causing him the pain she felt at her father's death before teleporting away from the enraged Superboy.

Tragedy and Loss

Superboy was devastated by the death of Tana. He barely had time to mourn when a teenage Superman requested his help to defeat Klarion and reverse the spell. Superman finally divulged his secret identity, asking Superboy to contact Lois to assure her everything is alright. Klarion was eventually defeated and everyone is restored to their natural ages. With his youth restored, Superboy mysteriously lost his powers as well, so Guardian encouraged him to take some time to grieve and experience the world as a "normal" kid. He tried to do just that, but in in the wake of his loss, everything he knew seemed to change at once; Dubbilex took a sabbatical from Cadmus, the Wild Men departed, Hex took Grokk to become a bounty hunter, and Heat Wave was now working for Guardian. Superboy decided he still wanted to continue the good fight, so he turned to the Gadget Guru to help him be Superboy once again.

Still in possession of a Legionnaire flight ring and had special training from Guardian, Superboy was given near indestructible, size altering shield fashioned by Gadget Guru. Superboy had barely begun his new training when he was kidnapped alongside Director Cannon and Gadget Guru by Kossak the Slaver. They managed to rally the other slaves in a successful uprising against their hated master. Kossak fled on a shuttle straight for Earth. Superboy pursued him back to Cadmus where he learned Kossak's true intent of retrieving an escaped slave — one that had fused with Roxy Leech! The alien had solar powers which restored Superboy's strength and powers, allowing the him to take down Kossak. Superboy gifted his new shield to Guardian.

The alien life form bound to Roxy used her body to break free from Cadmus, arriving in nearby Kurtzberg. The newly reformed Titans arrived on the scene to contain the situation, but Superboy placed himself between them and Roxy. When Guardian and Heat Wave arrived, a brief battle broke out, before the heroes managed to compose themselves long enough the alien separated from Roxy and returned to space. Superboy told Roxy how he thought of her as family which she reciprocated before leaving with her father.

After the battle, Guardian discovered that Jim Harper, the man he was cloned from, was related to Roy Harper. Superboy invited Guardian to New York City to introduce him to Roy and Lian Harper at Warriors. While they had their "family" reunion, Superboy subdued Negative G.

Slapstick and War

After being teased by some teenage girls and feeling despondent, Superboy fell into a rut. A talk with Superman gave him perspective and decided to shake things up a bit, starting with a new uniform.

Lex Luthor, recently elected President of the United States, appointed Amanda Waller Secretary of Meta-Human Affairs and tasked her to keep an eye on Project Cadmus. After some more training with Guardian, Superboy and Roquette headed to Los Angeles per Waller's orders to size up a situation involving alien activity. Superboy met up with Lobo there and dealt with an alien named Scizmore that fed off of rage. Superboy had to deal with some rage issues himself when he encountered a relentless gang war and released his powers in an incredible burst that destroyed nearly every gun in L.A.

Exhausted from a recent adventure with Batman and Batgirl, Superboy asked Guardian to go to Detroit to fight Shrapnel in his place. Superboy headed to a Florida bayou where he encountered Gorgeous Gilly and was nearly forced to marry her. Fleeing Gilly's clutches, he returned to Cadmus to learn that Guardian was killed in the battle with Shrapnel.

Superboy arranged a team to take down Shrapnel and was contacted by Deadman during the battle who told him that the soul of Guardian could not move on. Guardian's life force persisted as a re-cloned infant as part of a plot to create a whole army of clones based on him. The D.N.Angels were sent to recover the baby, but Superboy fought them off at a supermarket and hid the baby in a friend's house. The next day, he found out that Project Cadmus was shut down by order of the President. The site was empty save for Young Justice who insisted Superboy give them some answers.

After straightening things out with his teammates, Superboy was summoned to Metropolis by Lois Lane to join Supergirl and Steel in Pokolistan. The team met up with Superman and battled Faora, Ignition, and Kancer until the General arrived to sucker punch Superman hard enough to break his jaw, forcing the team quickly retreated.

Superboy learned that President Luthor had plans involving Strange Visitor who was held at LexCorp Towers. Catching up with Roquette, Heat Wave and the prepubescent Guardian, Superboy led the team on to extract Strange Visitor from a machine, but she angrily chided them that she was not a prisoner, but had came willingly. Talia Head, now the head of LexCorp, entered to tell them they had violated U.S. law by stealing government property. General Good arrived with the D.N.Angels to placed them under military arrest.

Superboy and the others were taken prisoner on a huge spaceship in orbit. General Good explained that he planned to create an entire army of clones based on Guardian to be used as soldiers in an upcoming war. Superboy escaped to battles the D.N.Angels and a now cybernetically enhanced Amanda Spence, until the Angels had a crisis of conscience and defected. Spence who boasted she no longer needed to eat or breathe was ejected into space by Superboy. He freed the almost adult Guardian who decided to destroy the other clones. The victory is short-lived as everyone noticed Apokolips in Earth's orbit accompanied by a vast armada. General Rock arrived to place Good under arrest and told Superboy to consider himself drafted.

Superboy's involvement in the war began by aiding injured heroes before Young Justice was recruited by President Luthor. Superboy led them on a special assignment to Apokolips where the team was captured by Granny Goodness. The young heroes eventually made it back to Earth as one of the last groups to be accounted for. The war deeply impacted Superboy, having witnessed much death and destruction, as well as the scarring to some of his closest friends. Superboy sought rest at the Kent's, but was troubled by nightmares for some time.

End of an Era

With Cadmus shut down and Wonder Girl insisting he leave Young Justice HQ, Superboy relocated to Metropolis becoming the "super" at a tenement building called Calvin Gardens where a local gang called the Run Riot Boys kept harassing the neighborhood. He also met a young woman named Trixie.

Superboy threw a housewarming party which Wonder Girl attended to find Superboy enamored with Trixie, not realizing her boyfriend, Wipeout, led the Run Riot Gang. Wipeout ordered one of the new members, Cooper, to kill Superboy. Cooper befriended Conner, initially intending to betray him, but could not go through with it when the gang attacked the building. Scavenger also resurfaced but Superboy convinced him to call a truce. Superboy agreed to meet with him at the Ace o' Clubs, but a fight with the Run Riot Gang made him stand Scavenger up and actually involved the tenement block being destroyed in a battle. Superman took Kon-El stay with his parents in Smallville, which he did for some time.

Superboy-Prime

When Young Justice dissolved, Superboy was inducted into the Teen Titans, but began to doubt himself and his abilities after learning that Lex Luthor, not Paul Westfield, was the original donor of his DNA. He retreated back to the Kent farm for longer period of time. Superboy-Prime reappeared on Earth who incited a fight with Kon-El. Superboy was greatly outmatched until he called in some allies who pulled Superboy-Prime into the Speed Force, but not without casualties. Superboy was injured and needed to be taken in for medical treatment. Conner was forced to battle Superboy-Prime again after returning even more powerful with a power-suit. To stop the madman's plan to create a new multiverse, Conner smashed Prime into his own diabolical tower to destroy it. Superboy-Prime survived the assault, but Conner was tragically killed beneath the collapse rubble. Conner was buried in Metropolis beneath a statue commemorating his sacrifice, next to the graves of Kal-L and Lois Kent. A Cult of Conner formed hoping for his return as Superman once did.

Superboy was reanimated in the 30th Century by the Legion of Super-Heroes. Brainiac 5 used the Kryptonian technology that reanimated Superman after he was killed by Doomsday, combined with a lock of Lex Luthor's hair to restore his life in order to help them defeat Superboy-Prime and his new Legion of Super-Villains. Conner later returned to the 21st century along with his friend Impulse.

The Return of Superboy

Returning to live with Martha Kent, who was overjoyed to take the young boy in after her husband's passing, Conner enrolled at Smallville High School and began keeping a journal of everything Superman had done as a costumed hero with checklist titled, What Did Superman Do? He and Bart rejoined the Teen Titans, and Conner symbolized the team being "stacked" again by destroying his memorial statue outside of Titans Tower West.

After visiting Lex Luthor's childhood home in Smallville, Superman arrived to speak with Conner about his desire to understand his "other father". Superman told Conner not to worry about Luthor, taking the burden of the megalomaniac upon himself. Conner returned home and created a similar checklist in his notebook entitled, What Does Lex Luthor Do? Conner checked off, "lies to Superman."

In his attempt to confront his shared legacy, he accepted a date with Wonder Girl. Conflicted between opening his heart to his girlfriend, and deliberately lying to avoid delicate subjects, Conner ultimately chose to share his fears and desires with Cassie; a desire to find himself by exploring both his legacies to define his true self. Cassie was touched, and despite her initial doubts, was compelled to admit her brief bond with Tim Drake. Conner quickly forgave her, considering he was dead at the time.

Blackest Night

The former Guardian, Scar, aligned herself with Nekron and foresaw that Conner would be a servant of the dead.

While visiting the grave of Jonathan Kent, Conner, Clark and Martha were targeted by the Black Lantern Superman and Lois of Earth-Two. While Superman battles Kal-L, Conner encounters the resurrected Psycho-Pirate who manipulated him into attacking Superman. However, Conner managed to come to his senses when Kal-L was on the verge of ripping out Superman's heart. Using his tactile telekinesis, Conner pushed Kal-L away from Superman. Conner quickly removed Psycho-Pirate's Medusa Mask and used its emotional control to attract the black rings from their hosts, reducing them to lifeless corpses once more.

Superboy, along with the few available members of the Teen Titans and Justice League, arrived at Coast City to battle Nekron. Despite being resurrected, Conner's experience with death made him susceptible to the black rings which transformed him into a Black Lantern. He and Superman were used to confront Lex Luthor, who been deputized as an Orange Lantern. The Black Lantern Superboy tried to break the hold of Nekron's influence when he was faced with Wonder Girl, managing to temporarily gain free will, summoning Krypto and explaining his dilemma to Cassie.

The battle moved to the Fortress of Solitude, where Conner's original body was in the rebirth matrix. The ring, confused and confronted with unexpected resistance from Conner, left its host to attach itself to his corpse, but Superboy awoke his super-breath ability to freeze the ring, which Cassie hurled into space.

New Krypton

Conner worked with Mon-El when he filling in for Superman on New Krypton. Together they joined a secret 21st Century incarnation of Legion of Super-Heroes. They traveled to New Krypton to help defeat Brainiac without destroying the bottle cities that would one day join the United Planets and were the future homes of the members of the Legion of Super-Heroes.

War of the Supermen

Superboy, Guardian, Steel, Nightwing, Flamebird and Krypto joined forces to expose and stop General Lane's plans to wipe out the Kryptonians. Conner saved the JLA and Supergirl from Non and Ursa, imprisoning them in the Phantom Zone. Soon after, he and Krypto backed Superman against Zod and his soldiers, but Zod injured Krypto causing Conner to abandon the fight to save his dog. He left the Phantom Zone Projector to Superman, who used it to imprisoned Zod and himself in the Phantom Zone. Superman was later freed by Nightwing.

Titans and Smallville

Static was kidnapped while visiting his hometown of Dakota City, and the Teen Titans headed there to rescue him. Frustrated by the lack of progress the team was having, Beast Boy phoned Cyborg for help. The Justice League member angrily told Beast Boy to handle his own problems, but later rethought his position and contacted Conner and Bart about returning to the Titans. In Dakota, Holocaust easily defeated the Titans until Conner, Bart, and Cyborg arrived to reinforce them. Conner desperately tried to defeat the villain, but Holocaust proved powerful enough to not only absorb almost all of Conner's attacks, but also injure the Kryptonian with his own. Conner and Bart distracted Holocaust long enough for the other Titans to escape, and eventually the combined might of the entire team was able to stop him. On the trip back to San Francisco, Conner wanted to know if Cassie was ignoring him. The two briefly tried to make their relationship work, but Conner decided to leave her.

Conner continued living in Smallville, where her explained to his friend Simon Valentine that if Superboy and Simon were to remain friends, Conner couldn't be seen with him. Conner avoided Lori Luthor, because her family ties, but she eventually discovered his identity after an attack by the Prime Hunters. Conner was also attacked by Parasite and Poison Ivy who wrecked the town, so Conner and Bart conceived an exhibition race between themselves to raise funds. Conner later become a founding member the Supermen of America.

Convergence

Before Zero Hour, Conner's Metropolis was taken by Brainiac and Telos, and placed under a dome, losing his powers for a year. When his powers returned, he fought the Superman, Flash and Red Robin of Earth-22. During the fight, he accidentally injured Lois Lane and threw the fight in recompense.

Fun Facts

Originally, Superboy had no name besides "Superboy". Later, Superman gave him the Kryptonian name "Kon-El", to show that he considered him family. He adopted the secret identity of "Conner Kent", posing as a younger cousin of Clark.

Superboy was also known as Experiment 13 and Project: Superman.

Conner was in love and in a relationship with Wonder Girl. He previously dated Tana Moon.

Conner was best friends with Red Robin and Kid Flash II.

Conner and Supergirl had a close friendship. Kara even considered Conner her "cousin" just as much as Kal-El.

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My Personal DC Cinematic Universe (Part 2)

Phase 1 Finale:

The Titans: Plot and structure here will be similar to Marvel’s Avengers (2012); the villains of the previous movie, Blackfire, has discovered Planet Earth as a potential base of operation for her plans of claiming the ruler of Tamaran. Starfire, upon landing on this planet with her friend Rachel Roth, runs into CIA Agent Amanda Waller in whom experiencing both the Battle for Gotham (Dark Knight Rises) and Metropolis invasion (Man of Steel) instantly takes belief for Starfire’s warnings of an upcoming attack by Blackfire and the dark demonic force she had found on this planet courtesy of Tamaranean legend. Thus, Waller assembles the metahumans currently in active duty from the three escapees from STAR Labs (Cyborg, Beast Boy and Terra) and this one vigilante from Bludhaven (Robin) to unite with Starfire in a counter strike against her treacherous sister. 

--This movie will see direction under the guise of film makers Mathew Vaughn (Director of Kick-Ass and the Kingsman series) and Patty Jenkins (Wonder Woman) with a screenplay written by veteran Titan writer Amy Wolfram accompanied with screenwriter Robert Rovner (CW’s Supergirl) and Jessica Queller (CW’s Supergirl).

--Production design will be handled majorly by Alex McDowell (Man of Steel, Krypton and Zack Snyder’s Watchmen) while costume desgin will be a dual collaboration of DC animated veteran Glen Murakami and CW’s Colleen Atwood. NO COLOR FILTERS ALLOWED

--Soundtrack will be composed courtesy of Natalie Holt (Paddington, The Honourable Woman, and The Impossible) with some musical cues adapted from both Shirely Walker’s DCAU soundtracks and Han Zimmer’s Man of Steel soundtrack 

--Final Note: While the character of Clark Kent/Superman will not be discussed amongst the characters or even feature a single appearance throughout the duration of the film...at the ending of the credits, as the newly christened Titans Towers begins construction, we can see Starfire gazing into the city their Tower looks over on top of the structure....a red cape appears from behind her, mildly startling Starfire but she relaxes almost immediately once she sees the figure in front of her, holding his hand in a gesture of goodwill 

“You’ve done good Princess. Maybe more than I ever did.��� a smiling Superman says before we cut to black, officially ending the first phase of the DC Capes and Masks Universe. 

Phase 2:

Wonder Woman: Pretty much the exact same team and plot as done with the one released by director Patty Jenkins this year. Only changes I would do include letting the character of Steve Trevor live and setting the conflict in the Modern Day Middle East (either Israel or ISIS occupied territory). Otherwise, leave this movie as it was. 

Man of Tomorrow: Clark Kent, now moving into the city of Metropolis as it reconstructs itself from the invasion of Dru-Zod and taking a position as a writer for the Daily Planet, must look upon the consequences of his great power for not only the citizens of this city but also to the world at large and come to terms with the fact not every bad thing can be resolved by his hand all at once. This inner struggle of wanting to do good all the time comes to a head with local Genius Billionaire Alexander Luthor, whom takes an interest on this Superman character as a potential ally and even friend for his vision to run the city of Metropolis as he sees fit. However,Clark’s newfound purpose in life as human sized beacon of hope dictates a counter to Luthor ever growing sense of cynical domination over his fellow man. But since Luthor rests at the top of the social totem pole without one crime that can take him down, can Superman turly deal with a practical living Ubermensch like Luthor? 

--Directing duties will now shift over to Allison Adler (Supergirl) accompanied by comic writers Geoff Johns and James Robinson 

--Screenplay duties are now given to Stephen McFreely (Captain America 3: Civil War) with advice from comic writers James Robinson, Kurt Busiek and Peter Tomasi.

--While Production design will carry over from Man of Steel, minor changes including an allusion to a more classic coloring scheme for Superman’s costume will be applied and Color filters will be removed

(Final movie for now because i need to save my battery, sorry fellas) 

Young Justice: In the United Kingdom, inspired by success of Gotham’s honored Batman, Metropolis’ current champion in the Superman and most importantly the bravery and valiance of the Titans during their climatic battle against the demon forces of Blackfire, Parliament has decided to form a superhuman team of their own. Parliament member Janet Drake offers the collection of youthful meta humans recently discovered on the borders of English territory to the MI6, all eager to try being ‘superheroes’ themselves. Members of this ‘Young Justice’ Program include Jamie Reyes (possessor of an alien device in the shape of an insect that straps unto his back), Megan Morse (a young girl actually being the first recorded life-sign from the Planet Mars, though that’s up for debate..), Artemis Crock (Vietnamese born teen woman with amazing archery skills), Bartholomew Allen (distant nephew to American scientist Barry Allen, possesing super speed, though rumors fly of his cousin Wally West having same said speed), and finally the son of Janet Drake, Timonthy whom had grown a love for the heroes of America, in particular the vigilantes Batman and Robin and trained to peak minor condition as a dedication to his mother’s new found team. Their first mission: Apprehend the heads of the Turkmen (as in the authoritarian government of Turkmenistan) backed HIVE (Hierarchy of Vengeance and Eliminations) before their own metahuman teams cause destrcution on a possible global scale. The HIVE’s secret weapon however might be a daunting challenge though...since they have acquired DNA from a certain alien protector from the AMerican city of Metropolis to create a ‘Superman’ of their own...enter PROJECT KON... 

--Director will be Mathew Vangh and screewriting will be under the control of Greg  Weisman with advice from comic writers Geoff Johns and Peter David. 

--once again Alex McDowell and Colleen Atwood will handle production and costume design respectively 

--Soundtrack provdided this time by composer Lolita Ritmanis (Young Justice the animated series) 

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A comparison of three out of context anime movies, “Fate / Grand Order,” “Rockman.EXE: Program of Light and Dark,“ and “Black Jack the Two Doctors of Darkness.”

All three of these movies I have watched in the past 12 months, all three are attached to larger series, and all three therefore have a certain entry hurdle to enjoyment.  Yet they are easily appreciated and ranked by how high this hurdle is.  I am spurred to do this mostly by the Fate movie because hoo boy do I have words.  I will be ranking these by the questions the viewer asks when watching them out of context or after only one or two episodes of the larger series they’re attached to.  Which is what I did for each of these.  I experienced them with almost no context and I believe that Every Movie Should Be Appreciable Out of Context.  The ranking goes from 1-5, in answer to how often the question is asked, thus making low sores better, with a bonus section on what the average viewer easily learns about the movie’s plot.

Black Jack the Two Doctors of Darkness

What’s Wrong with This Animation: 2 Good solid movie animation here based on Tezuka’s style with obvious love for his work and Star System.  Not Ghibli or Kon quality [that’s a 1 on this scale], but nothing to complain about.

What the Heck is Going On: 1 It’s pretty obvious exactly what is going on because the movie takes the time to establish its characters, their motivations, and the stakes of the conflict in detail.  All this is done early in the movie in obvious and helpful ways.  In fact, a lot of the movie is spent on long character establishment and development scenes, such as the opening where Black Jack rescues a boy from a collapsing building, and the time spent unravelling secondary hero Rock’s backstory and romantic motivation.

Why Do I Care about These People: 2 It’s obvious that you’re going to care about whether Satan is cured, especially since there’s a nice love story between two patients, and the doctors are held on the island by force.  Hostage situations and terminal illness lead to immediately comprehensible and sympathetic situations.  There are many supporting characters ported over from the larger attached series, some of whom can be annoying [erhem, Pinoco] or confusing [like entirely Pinoco here, if they’d left out her wife line there wouldn’t be any problems], but overall their inclusion does not distract from the plot or grate the senses.

Exactly Where are We: 1 The anime does a great job of establishing where the characters are at all times through establishing shots and consistent interiors.  Being based largely in the real world, there’s no hurdle to understanding locations.

Why Am I Still Watching: 1 Movie maintains a constant and satisfactory entertainment level with character development and clever but not illogical plot twists.

Outsiders Quickly Appreciate: “there is a talented doctor named Black Jack who has been summoned to an island in order to find the cure for Satan which is a highly deadly disease.”

  See, that’s not difficult.

Rockman.EXE: Program of Light and Dark

What’s Wrong with This Animation: 3 Significantly better animation than the series it’s attached to; but if you haven’t seen the attached series, it’s still perfectly fine, and get beautifully fluid during the fight scenes, which is gratifying.

What the Heck is Going On: 5 Don’t come into this movie expecting to know anything about what’s going on, especially since time travel, human consciousness uploading,retinal data storage, and aliens are plot points that just get thrown in willy nilly and... it’s just madness.  Then there’s this scene.

Why Do I Care about These People: 2 That said, the characters in the movie are simple enough that they and their general situation are easily understood on an emotional level. In their brief time on screen, the characters are quickly communicated in broad strokes and remain likeable.  Incomprehensible, but likeable.

Exactly Where are We: 3 With its cybernetic settings contrasting with a near-future real world, there is a good amount of wondering exactly where characters are in the world and how, but this is greatly offset by the fact that cyberspaces are obviously cyber-spaces.  Characters exposit about where they are in the cyber-world, and their goals are also constantly reinforced.  This movie doesn;t rely on knowing exactly where peopel are either; it boils down to “on the way to boss fight” and “at boss fight.”

Why Am I Still Watching: 1 Once you start watching, you can’t stop watching, largely due to some mesmeric effect.  Enough bright colours and strange things are happening that the brain becomes entranced.  You know why you’re still watching: to find out what the heck could possibly happen next in this trainwreck.

Outsiders Quickly Appreciate: “Okay the internet is alive and trying to destroy Earth, so a task force of people who can merge with their net-avatars go into the internet to stop the evil Nebula.  I don’t understand anything else, but I understand that.”

ALSO THERE WAS DUEL MASTERS FOR SOME REASON???

Fate / Grand Order

What’s Wrong with This Animation: 2 Perfectly passable modern animation with focus on subtle effect gradients.  Animation quality stays constant, if uninspired.  Special effects often used to obscure action, although there are stand out scenes especially concerning the Caster’s vine bodies.

What the Heck is Going On: 5 The viewer is overloaded with jargon, obvious but opaque callbacks to a larger series, confusing relationships, and an ill-defined magic system.  If you don’t know anything about the larger Type-Moon universe, you will be out of luck for following this setting in the slightest.  On top of that, the motivations that drive the plot are obscure.  Protecting the human race is laudable, but there are exposited to be other races involved as well, not that anyone looks inhuman in the slightest, so what makes humans so special?  The Holy Grail plot is exposited in its lightest form, making it completely incomprehensible and emotionally distant.  The exact stakes are only fleshed out enough to raise infinitely more questions about the world which are never, ever answered.  Nothing is ever answered.  The viewer is left with painful questions about the movie’s most basic worldbuilding until the end.  The movie even starts off in a way that guts its worldbuilding and emotional impact.  I hate to say it, but some well placed exposition would seriously have helped.

Why Do I Care about These People: 5 Having simple characters works in many stories, such as Rockman above.  But in Fate, these characters are simple clichés meant to arouse otaku feelings, and nothing more.  Would you like to care about tsundere girl?  What about helpless moé?  What about bland protagonist who doesn’t seem to care or ask vital questions but of course is supr speshul?  What about bland guardian character who will obviously never be a romantic rival and exists only to support the main character and give cute banter?  What about cocky and somewhat ecchi warrior with a supposed heart of gold?  What about SPEED WEED EXPY?  Yeah guess which was the only character I cared about, and it was SOLELY because his character design was Brunette Speedwagon; if you’re expecting him to have any actual character depth or obvious motivation then you’re out of luck. Plot twists come unexplained as well, and leave no impact on the viewer.  In fact when Brunette Speedwagon turns out to be Evil Speed Weed, I had absolutely no reason to care, and wasn’t even surprised because surprise would require me to have had an opinion on the morality of the character in the first place. Multiple sets of characters are killed off without even proper establishment, but of course they get mentioned because... death?  The main love interest Moé Girl calls the Bland Hero “sempai” even though she’s older than him, has trained at Chaldaea longer than him, and is more powerful than him, because god forbid a romantic interest not be your dream imouto uguu who worships the main character and puts herself beneath him. 

In fact, I can sum up the movie’s empty emotionality thusly: Our Bland Hero is transported to magical world without any scenes establishing who he was in his previous life, and he continues through the story with his reaction to every situation amounting to “well okay.”  When the main character acting as teh audience surrogate has no strong reaction to what’s happening around him, how are we, the viewers, supposed to?

Exactly Where are We: 4 I have no idea where Chaldea base is.  I don’t even know if it’s on Earth or in some magical realm.  Or the future.  The town out of time is just a burning ruin of repetitive apartment blocks, streets, and one temple.  All are lit SO DARK that navigating every scene becomes a chore.  Characters lose their placement in fight scenes, often obscured by magic effects, explosions, or rapid cute.  The most I can say for where a character is is “behind a shield” or “off to the side” in many instances.  Just terrible telegraphing of character location.

Why Am I Still Watching: 5 I wanted to give up or fast forward so often.  Lack of emotional investment paired with confusion about the setting, confusion about charater motivations, and a truly drab colour palette to make the movie a slog to watch.  Even the fights weren’t so great with the Caster offscreen, amounting to “oh wow look a magic sword, a magic bow, a magic shield.  going pew pew at one another.”  This is not engaging.

Outsiders Quickly Appreciate: “Some unexplained time anomaly happening in southern Japan is going to make humans extinct, so some magical people with undefined powers from a snowy mountain somewhere are going back in time to fight other magical people for a Grail with undefined powers.”

SO, overall, what does this tell us?  That the Fate movie seriously dropped the ball on even TRYING to get people accustomed to its franchise, and backed that up with terrible plotting and character development.  So I’m supposed to play the game.  SO I’m supposed to know the rest of the franchise.  So what?  That shouldn’t be required.  If a movie is going to be confusing and impenetrable to outsiders, then it darn well better at least be weirdly entertaining like Rockman.  And the best of all world was upheld by Black Jack by explaining its world fully and presenting a compelling story on top of that.

TLDR; Fate Grand Order made me really salty.

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15 Best Places to Visit in Vietnam

It’d be no exaggeration if I predict viet nam a property of beauty, because it is cent percent true. Vietnam is a Southeast Asian country in the South China Sea famous for its pristine shores rivers and Buddhist pagodas. Vietnam is more than that although yes , there are cities and locations which you might not believe lovely. An excursion to this nation is like an adventure of its own. Finding new, beautiful shore each time; giving preference buds an entirely new adventure with best fish; riding to mountains that are lonely; celebrating the silhouettes of cities like Ho Chi Minh from skies bars and enjoying the rich wild life in the islands are a few of the experiences in Vietnam that may remain etched in your memory. Vietnam is for everybody else, make it a beach lover, history enthusiast, leisure sailors, mountain goat or a adrenaline junky; it really is an entire destination that’s now each day.

My Son

An essential archaeological place, located about the central coast of Vietnam close to the Duy Phú Village, My Son is among Southeast Asia’s main ancient destinations. Once being the most location for Hindu ceremonies, My Son is the place you are able to observe a number of marvels of temples. It is supposedly built between 4th and 14th century the Champas, by the then rulers.

  Hoi An

Hoi An is an ancient coastal town and the trading post of south-eastern Asia. The town is just one of the must see places. Architecture and the style of these buildings signify a great amalgamation of west west and the east.

Old Canal, Japanese-designed Bridge, Pagoda, Temples , and French Colonial Houses nevertheless reflect the old world allure. For anyone who love Hoi An can be an perfect choice where you can unwind within their stunning and not as crowded beaches or enjoy the nightlife in one of many cafes by this river.

Hoi An can also be an ideal place to taste real food. If you want to learn the art of food style, you can combine a cooking class.

  Ba Be National Park

Tranquil Ba Be National Park is absolutely magnificent with the three Ba Be Lakes in its heart, rimmed by karst peaks and populated slopes. Most people come here to take calm vessel trips or kayak over the lake and explore the caves full of stalagmites and stalactites in the area, but for the more busy, additionally there is exceptional trekking and trekking in the mountains here involving ethnic minority villages. This is one of the most tranquil areas in viet nam, and the evening, travelers who spend here sleeping in conventional home stay accommodation over the lakeshore, allowing an adventure of rural living that is simple.

The rare mammals, butterflies, turtle, and fishes which could be viewed here attract nature enthusiasts and photographers from throughout the earth.

  Ha Long Bay

Ha Long Bay is Vietnam’s identifier. Located about 130 km east of Hanoi in northern Vietnam, Ha Long Bay is well famous because of the water; bunch of limestone rocky outcrops rising and lush shore. The island is indeed among the prettiest places in viet nam and probably the most visited as well. An individual will find lakes and caves. It is astonishing to see how on the centuries this island has been processed into something. Halong Bay can be actually a picture-postcard destination having its blue sea and water cliffs sprinkled throughout with karst topography. Locally known as ‘where the dragon descends into the sea’, this Halong Bay has multiple breeze and lime stone caves lakes, and grottoes.

  Hue

If I may put it in this way Hue is the capital of Vietnam. Situated in Central Viet Nam on the banks of the Perfume River, Hue formerly functioned as the imperial capital of the Nguyen dynasty. Today, the former period’s vestiges are reflected from the architecture, cuisine and culture of the city, which makes it one of the best places to see in Vietnam. Of the city’s monuments, the Citadel is probably by far the most famous. Once the seat of the Nguyen emperors, the Citadel is a sprawling complex of expansive palaces, ornate temples, gates and walls Another crucial milestone on the lake is that the city’s official emblem, the Thien Mu Pagoda.

  Mekong Delta

Probably, the significant tourist attraction in Mekong Delta is your colourful market that sells a melange of locally grown items. This place offers a treat from simply taking you. Needless to state, you are bound to have a wonderful experience seeing with southwestern viet nam at Mekong Delta. The Mekong River nearby additionally serves as an aid to get this to agricultural region fertile by creating a maze of canals and streamsit is also known as the’Vietnam’s Rice Basket.’ The Delta which extends between the Gulf of Thailand and Ho Chi Minh City Delivers plantations to more than the third of the country.

  Sa Pa

Sa Pa is a movie perfect destination in Vietnam. Surrounded by mountains, rice terraces, Sa Pa is a beautiful town that is frequently used as a base for sipping villages and rice paddies and trekking at the Hoang Lien Son Mountains. Tours round Sa Pa supply the ability to witness amazing waterfalls; interesting traditions adventure yummy food and the lifestyle of the regional tribes. One has to go hiking in the mountains of Sa Pa for views of the mountain and jungle ranges of Vietnam.

  Ho Chi Minh

Speedy internet food , low rates and high standards put Saigon up as a traveling or nomad destination. Around town there’s plenty to keep visitors busy, French age architecture for example Vietnam’s niches, Ben Thanh Market, at District 1, the War Remnants Museum and Notre Dame Cathedral being the major tourist draw.

The most useful of those things to do in Saigon are the trips and tours visitors can take out of the town. The Cu Chi tunnels are both local and provide a true insight to what went on within the American War. This one will be my choice, if you only do one tour in Vietnam.

The fascinating and special Cao Dai temples camera be along with the Cu Chi trip, visit for the noon ceremony. street walking in the core of the backpacker region before heading back to Saigon for lunch alternatively simply take into the water to get a Mekong, villages and markets tour.

  Bao Loc

Located right among Ho Chi Minh city and Dalat, Bao Loc has been an important stop for us after a pretty awful trip on highway 20. Although the town might not look like much and feel like a compulsory remainder for people riding throughout the country, it adopts a couple of paintings like a few of Vietnam’s green tea (you can go to a few of the tea plantations close to the city) and some pretty good food, but the real gem hides from the nearby Dambri Waterfall Resort.

Inside this massive park you’ll come across that the Dambri waterfall. This high stream of water comes crashing at an incredible speed and makes for an unbelievable sight. There could force you to realise Dambri is As the opinion is impressive from below, becoming down. It’s well worth the excess day outside of one’s itinerary if you’re driving through viet nam subsequently spend the night in Bao Loc.

  Hanoi

The funding of Vietnam is the frenetic heartbeat of the nation and a place that befuddles travelers just as much as them appeals. The motorbike frenzy, pollution, and clamor of street vendors can get too much for some travelers, but Hanoi may be your place when you’d like to dive into Vietnamese city lifetime. While history buffs should get a bee line here simply to see the bundle of excellent museums the old town quarter has lots of charm being offered. The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology and also Vietnam Fine Art Museum are both introductions to the artistry of the nation, while the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is an important tribute to the founder of Vietnam.

  Nha Trang

For sandy fun in Vietnam, Nha Trang is king. The beach trundles for six kilometers along the shore of Nha Trang city that is central and through summertime is filled with foreign visitors in addition to families on a break. There is excellent swimming here with swimming pool areas for relaxing days taking in the sand and sun along with manicured lounging areas that get this a great option. Should you get bored of sunbathing, the ancient Po Nagar Cham Towers are just to the north west round the Xom Bong Bridge and have been used as a place of worship here as at least the 7th century (using some historians saying the site itself has been a place of active worship since much sooner ). There’s also an excellent museum dedicated to the task of Alexandre Yersin who discovered the cause of the bubonic plague and also founded Nha Trang’s Pasteur Institute (which still carries out vaccination programs in Vietnam today).

  Dalat

Located around a lake and a golf course, on the Lang Biang highlands, Dalat is a serene and trendy location for a perfect holiday escape. Dalat has cool nights that are soothing and days. The climate is rightly tagged as’eternal spring.’ This holiday destination boasts with flowerbeds which have put it among the places to see in Vietnam of its magnificent lakes, waterfalls, and lush green valleys.

December — March will be the ideal time to stop by Dalat. The current weather remains comfortable. There’s not any rain. This makes it perfect for outdoor pursuits. The flowers blossom within this spring up, making Dalat all the more vibrant and romantic.

  Ben Tre

Vietnam includes several destinations that are for people that like to take an trail. 1 such gem is Ben Tre. Situated on the bank of River Mekong, Ben Tre is one of the best. The spot has attractions such as coconut candies factory. An ideal afternoon in Ben Tre would be to stop by the factory place sail at dusk to catch fireflies to sample their premium candies and watch sunsets that are amazing. Ben Tre is a place for romance and ideal to go to with your own partner.

  Kon Tum

Situated in the Central Highland, Kon Tum is a Weary city sitting on the Border of Their Dakbla River. The place is without almost any hustle and bustle and so makes for a terrific place to see at Vietnam. Although the town could be the base for visiting other hot places has some attractions including the architecture of a unique. The spot is ideal to catch two or a beverage at the day once the most of the town involves break.

    Con Dao

Con Dao Archipelago is an unspoilt destination in Vietnam. It reflects a history under French as Con Dao was once home to probably the prison in Vietnam Even though tired in character. Con Dao has opened its door for tourism. The biggest island of this Con Dao archipelago is Con Son, which is a laidback getaway with gorgeous beaches some magnificent Hawaiian buildings and challenging treks and park. Some of the best approaches is by watching sea turtles laying eggs hiking in the park, diving and dangling out from the beaches.

  Quy Nhon

Quy Nhon is a beach lovers’ heaven. Operating out of Central Vietnam,” Quy Nhon is among the places which you would like to wake up every morning ; sand shore and tidy roads make this destination a favourite of tourists everywhere across the universe. It can also be an perfect honeymoon destination in Vietnam without a uncertainty. Expect large amount of pure beauty fresh seafood along with also guest houses to crash into.

  Ninh Binh Province

Blessed with natural beauty, fundamental Vietnam based Ninh Binh state offers sights of splendour and wildlife at book and the park. Located south of Hanoi, Ninh Binh province is just one of those spots frequently visited types and also by travellers. The high lights of this post include the landscape of Tam Coc that can be seen by taking a traditional boat ride and also seeing of Trang An Grottoes, a UNESCO Site. Additionally being heavily commercialised, you’ll witness many hotels and restaurants here. You may go to Samson Beach for a day Cuc Phuong, and the wild life book since Ninh Binh state is located near Thanh Hoa Province.

  Bai Tu Long Bay

Located in the north east Vietnam, Bai Tu Long Bay is actually really a surreal island which continues to the border. Even the Bai Tu Long National Park shares the boundary the famed Ha Long Bay. The island can be as amazing as its beachfront destination of course, if we may a wee bit more magnificent. It is an ideal destination for anyone who’d love spend appreciating the type all by them and to escape the busy Ha Long Bay. An individual can elect into the Bai Tu area for ship trips and pleasure in the slow life with this island.

  Mui Ne

Probably one of the most bustling beach destinations was a sleepy backwater destination that stayed discounted by most tourists. The destination is one of the very crowded weekend attractions in viet nam today. Mui Ne can be found at a short distance in Ho Chi Minh City and hence can be called a taste for visitors which are eager to pay for a large sum to stay in luxurious resorts. Mui Ne delivers a casual atmosphere and has good stretches of sand. It’s a place to unwind and get that tan.

    15 Best Places to Visit in Vietnam

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Episode 95 : Record Store Way

"Studying my sickness like the Tuskegee Experiment."

- Ilajide

In a world with all kinds of options for DJs, there's a lot to be said for just two turntables, a mixer, and some crates!

This month's show has more new releases than the average episode, including some local heat. We also have a track from the late Guru (RIP always), and one or two of my headphone favourites finally coming out into the light!

Upcoming Manchester shows mentioned;

London Posse @ Rebellion, May 23rd

Kool G Rap @ Sound Control, June 21st

Twitter: @airadam13

Playlist/Notes

Sean Price : Definition Of God

It's a shame to think that all the Sean Price tracks we'll ever hear are already out in the world somewhere. On this posthumously-released single from this March, Sean blasts the Stu Bangas instrumental with his trademark mixture of rapping dexterity and casual, disrespectful brutality. I know I'm not alone in looking forward to the "Imperius Rex" LP - this is is right up my alley!

Ilajide : Dance Of The Psudo

Ilajide is the man behind the boards for the brilliant Clear Soul Forces, but he's also putting out some very good solo material that's definitely worth your attention! This is a burner from "Five Week Heet III", one of the lead-ups to the "Heet Tape" album release.

Tribeca : Wheel Of Fortune

A favourite of mine for years which I finally got a legit copy of (from the "Subway Series Vol.1" compilation) thanks to the modern convenience of digital purchase! Self-produced as always, the Bronx MC and MPC-batterer tells a tale of a dice game gone very wrong over a fitting 70s sample and some punching drums & bass. I won't give the sample away - to be fair, it's not a hard one to discern - but I do like the way it's been used. Using a three-bar segment for the title breakdown is awkward for a DJ, but it does sound good :)

Rapsody : Kingship

Making a return visit to Rapsody's "She Got Game" mixtape for a short and sweet cut with the legendary DJ Premier. Rapsody has one of those bell-clear voices that works so well for an MC, and lyrics to go along with it. Apparently Premo once tried to give this beat to Ludacris, but it was a little too experimental for him to do anything with!

KING : Red Eye (DJ Spinna Blissed-Out Remix)

My man Agent J from Groovement was up on this three-woman group out of Los Angeles very early, but I'm just getting up to speed on their 2016 debut "We Are King" now. It's a high-quality, ambient-flavoured R&B album with its own kind of flavour, and hopefully it's just a taste of the things yet to come! The great DJ Spinna is on the remix here and gives them some extra bass and head-nod drums to take the original "Red Eye" to new heights.

A.D. Carson : Dissertation (Part I The Introduction)

This project has something of a unique origin, which alone was enough to catch my interest. A.D. Carson was a Ph.D candidate at Clemson University who turned in his dissertation for the Rhetoric, Communication, and Information Design program in an unusual form - a full album. "Owning My Masters : The Rhetoric of Rhymes and Revolutions" is worth a listen on both its musical and academic merits, especially as a "name your price" Bandcamp release. Give a student a few dollars though! This track is a solid opener from the album, and A.D. makes excellent and appropriate use of a sample from "Malcolm X" after the hook. 

Pro P : Concrete Jungle

Almost pure drums here from one of Manchester's busiest beatmakers, on this track from the first "Concrete Jungle" beat tape.

Ran Reed ft. Sadat X : The God's Power

Hailing from New Jersey, Ran Reed was one of those guys who put in mad independent work in the mid-90s, with underground 12" releases, guest appearances, and mixtape cuts. Only this year has he finally released his debut album, and while longtime collaborator Nick Wiz contributed several beats, Ran also self-produces many, including this one. A Sadat X guest appearance is always a win, and he provides a nicely contrasting vocal tone.

Children of Zeus : Don't Say A Word

They just keep on killing it. This is the B-side of the "I Can't Wait" 7" and it knocks! Konny Kon and Tyler have a great album in them, and I am 100% here for it whenever it arrives; in the meantime, just follow them and be ahead of the curve.

Raekwon : This Is What It Comes Too (sic)

I couldn't have you thinking that I didn't know which "to" to use :) This is the lead single from Rae's new album "The Wild" (big up Dan Lish on the cover art), the first to have no features from any Wu members whatsoever! Xtreme on the beat, working a classic old-school drum break, and the rhyming is prototypical Raekwon street talk.

Guru ft. Branford Marsalis : Transit Ride

RIP Guru! I definitely wanted to play some Guru this month and was pleased to find a track of his with the same drum break as the preceding cut. He was a pioneer in making links between the Hip-Hop nation and the world of jazz, and the first "Jazzmatazz" was a landmark. Here's another link - Guru and Premier actually lived in Branford Marsalis' house for a while back in the day! That sounds like it could have made for an amazing TV programme :)

Focus : (Entry no.3) CisumovneZ

Georgia's Focus is a beast on the boards. I could happily have played any number of tracks from the "aNALOG iN a dIGITAL wORLD 2" album, but went for this one. I love the manipulation and warping of the beat as the track progresses, with all kinds of stutters and stops - almost like a modern-day, digital version of the Latin Rascals.

Geechi Suede : London Luton

A number clearly inspired by the globetrotting adventures of Camp Lo's Geechi Suede, from the "Fishnet Skyscrapers" mixtape. This one was so long in coming after the release of the single "Ask About Me", I figured it had been shelved altogether - but it finally came out this month. This actual track was recorded/released in 2016 via the Brapp TV platform, and features the production of NYTELIFE, Rexx, and SaL GuoD (all the casing styles there). It's a suitably spacey background for Geechi's abstract freestyling!

Clear Soul Forces : Fan-Ta-Sa-Ro

So talented, it's a bit ridiculous. Detroit's Clear Soul Forces channel the spirit of their hometown heroes Slum Village on this track, as Slum listeners will recognise from the title and the hook. Ilajide supplies the beat, and this tune from their debut "Detroit Revolution(s)" gave just a taste of the great work to come.

J Chambers : Thought From New Mount Street 2

A brand new freestyle from a Manchester artist on the rise as he prepares to release his "Moment of Silence II : The Road to Perdition" mini-album. Gorgeous beat, dope rhymes - what more do you need? 

Robert Glasper Experiment ft. Ledisi : Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)

Needed something with a certain kind of flavour to follow up the J Chambers cut and I think I found it with this beautiful piece from Robert Glasper's first "Black Radio" album. Top-notch instrumentation as you might have expected, undergirding the vocals of the exceptionally talented singer/songwriter Ledisi. Oh yeah, she acts too :) This track got a Grammy nomination, and rightly so. The meaning of "F.T.B." is "off the record", according to Glasper, so take your own guess - but it was also the title of the song this is based on, from The Robert Glasper Trio's "In My Element" album.

Beatnuts : Gonna Fly  (Inst)

From the old "Hydra Beats 5" collection of instrumentals (one of fourteen), just a head-nodder courtesy of Queens' own Beatnuts, some of the most dedicated diggers in the game.

Nas & DJ Shadow : Systematic

I did not see this collaboration coming! One of the greatest ever to pick up a mic, in combination with a legendary producer...on the soundtrack to the "Silicon Valley" TV series? You could have got great odds on that. The beat is funky at the core with the odd glitchy interjection and some synth bass and FX giving it a contemporary feel. Nas can be counted on to come through with the lyrics, and this track is no exception.

Please remember to support the artists you like! The purpose of putting the podcast out and providing the full tracklist is to try and give some light, so do use the songs on each episode as a starting point to search out more material. If you have Spotify in your country it's a great way to explore, but otherwise there's always Youtube and the like. Seeing your favourite artists live is the best way to put money in their pockets, and buy the vinyl/CDs/downloads of the stuff you like the most!

Check out this episode!

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15 Best Places to Visit in Vietnam

It’d be no exaggeration if I predict viet nam a property of beauty, because it is cent percent true. Vietnam is a Southeast Asian country in the South China Sea famous for its pristine shores rivers and Buddhist pagodas. Vietnam is more than that although yes , there are cities and locations which you might not believe lovely. An excursion to this nation is like an adventure of its own. Finding new, beautiful shore each time; giving preference buds an entirely new adventure with best fish; riding to mountains that are lonely; celebrating the silhouettes of cities like Ho Chi Minh from skies bars and enjoying the rich wild life in the islands are a few of the experiences in Vietnam that may remain etched in your memory. Vietnam is for everybody else, make it a beach lover, history enthusiast, leisure sailors, mountain goat or a adrenaline junky; it really is an entire destination that’s now each day.

My Son

An essential archaeological place, located about the central coast of Vietnam close to the Duy Phú Village, My Son is among Southeast Asia’s main ancient destinations. Once being the most location for Hindu ceremonies, My Son is the place you are able to observe a number of marvels of temples. It is supposedly built between 4th and 14th century the Champas, by the then rulers.

  Hoi An

Hoi An is an ancient coastal town and the trading post of south-eastern Asia. The town is just one of the must see places. Architecture and the style of these buildings signify a great amalgamation of west west and the east.

Old Canal, Japanese-designed Bridge, Pagoda, Temples , and French Colonial Houses nevertheless reflect the old world allure. For anyone who love Hoi An can be an perfect choice where you can unwind within their stunning and not as crowded beaches or enjoy the nightlife in one of many cafes by this river.

Hoi An can also be an ideal place to taste real food. If you want to learn the art of food style, you can combine a cooking class.

  Ba Be National Park

Tranquil Ba Be National Park is absolutely magnificent with the three Ba Be Lakes in its heart, rimmed by karst peaks and populated slopes. Most people come here to take calm vessel trips or kayak over the lake and explore the caves full of stalagmites and stalactites in the area, but for the more busy, additionally there is exceptional trekking and trekking in the mountains here involving ethnic minority villages. This is one of the most tranquil areas in viet nam, and the evening, travelers who spend here sleeping in conventional home stay accommodation over the lakeshore, allowing an adventure of rural living that is simple.

The rare mammals, butterflies, turtle, and fishes which could be viewed here attract nature enthusiasts and photographers from throughout the earth.

  Ha Long Bay

Ha Long Bay is Vietnam’s identifier. Located about 130 km east of Hanoi in northern Vietnam, Ha Long Bay is well famous because of the water; bunch of limestone rocky outcrops rising and lush shore. The island is indeed among the prettiest places in viet nam and probably the most visited as well. An individual will find lakes and caves. It is astonishing to see how on the centuries this island has been processed into something. Halong Bay can be actually a picture-postcard destination having its blue sea and water cliffs sprinkled throughout with karst topography. Locally known as ‘where the dragon descends into the sea’, this Halong Bay has multiple breeze and lime stone caves lakes, and grottoes.

  Hue

If I may put it in this way Hue is the capital of Vietnam. Situated in Central Viet Nam on the banks of the Perfume River, Hue formerly functioned as the imperial capital of the Nguyen dynasty. Today, the former period’s vestiges are reflected from the architecture, cuisine and culture of the city, which makes it one of the best places to see in Vietnam. Of the city’s monuments, the Citadel is probably by far the most famous. Once the seat of the Nguyen emperors, the Citadel is a sprawling complex of expansive palaces, ornate temples, gates and walls Another crucial milestone on the lake is that the city’s official emblem, the Thien Mu Pagoda.

  Mekong Delta

Probably, the significant tourist attraction in Mekong Delta is your colourful market that sells a melange of locally grown items. This place offers a treat from simply taking you. Needless to state, you are bound to have a wonderful experience seeing with southwestern viet nam at Mekong Delta. The Mekong River nearby additionally serves as an aid to get this to agricultural region fertile by creating a maze of canals and streamsit is also known as the’Vietnam’s Rice Basket.’ The Delta which extends between the Gulf of Thailand and Ho Chi Minh City Delivers plantations to more than the third of the country.

  Sa Pa

Sa Pa is a movie perfect destination in Vietnam. Surrounded by mountains, rice terraces, Sa Pa is a beautiful town that is frequently used as a base for sipping villages and rice paddies and trekking at the Hoang Lien Son Mountains. Tours round Sa Pa supply the ability to witness amazing waterfalls; interesting traditions adventure yummy food and the lifestyle of the regional tribes. One has to go hiking in the mountains of Sa Pa for views of the mountain and jungle ranges of Vietnam.

  Ho Chi Minh

Speedy internet food , low rates and high standards put Saigon up as a traveling or nomad destination. Around town there’s plenty to keep visitors busy, French age architecture for example Vietnam’s niches, Ben Thanh Market, at District 1, the War Remnants Museum and Notre Dame Cathedral being the major tourist draw.

The most useful of those things to do in Saigon are the trips and tours visitors can take out of the town. The Cu Chi tunnels are both local and provide a true insight to what went on within the American War. This one will be my choice, if you only do one tour in Vietnam.

The fascinating and special Cao Dai temples camera be along with the Cu Chi trip, visit for the noon ceremony. street walking in the core of the backpacker region before heading back to Saigon for lunch alternatively simply take into the water to get a Mekong, villages and markets tour.

  Bao Loc

Located right among Ho Chi Minh city and Dalat, Bao Loc has been an important stop for us after a pretty awful trip on highway 20. Although the town might not look like much and feel like a compulsory remainder for people riding throughout the country, it adopts a couple of paintings like a few of Vietnam’s green tea (you can go to a few of the tea plantations close to the city) and some pretty good food, but the real gem hides from the nearby Dambri Waterfall Resort.

Inside this massive park you’ll come across that the Dambri waterfall. This high stream of water comes crashing at an incredible speed and makes for an unbelievable sight. There could force you to realise Dambri is As the opinion is impressive from below, becoming down. It’s well worth the excess day outside of one’s itinerary if you’re driving through viet nam subsequently spend the night in Bao Loc.

  Hanoi

The funding of Vietnam is the frenetic heartbeat of the nation and a place that befuddles travelers just as much as them appeals. The motorbike frenzy, pollution, and clamor of street vendors can get too much for some travelers, but Hanoi may be your place when you’d like to dive into Vietnamese city lifetime. While history buffs should get a bee line here simply to see the bundle of excellent museums the old town quarter has lots of charm being offered. The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology and also Vietnam Fine Art Museum are both introductions to the artistry of the nation, while the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is an important tribute to the founder of Vietnam.

  Nha Trang

For sandy fun in Vietnam, Nha Trang is king. The beach trundles for six kilometers along the shore of Nha Trang city that is central and through summertime is filled with foreign visitors in addition to families on a break. There is excellent swimming here with swimming pool areas for relaxing days taking in the sand and sun along with manicured lounging areas that get this a great option. Should you get bored of sunbathing, the ancient Po Nagar Cham Towers are just to the north west round the Xom Bong Bridge and have been used as a place of worship here as at least the 7th century (using some historians saying the site itself has been a place of active worship since much sooner ). There’s also an excellent museum dedicated to the task of Alexandre Yersin who discovered the cause of the bubonic plague and also founded Nha Trang’s Pasteur Institute (which still carries out vaccination programs in Vietnam today).

  Dalat

Located around a lake and a golf course, on the Lang Biang highlands, Dalat is a serene and trendy location for a perfect holiday escape. Dalat has cool nights that are soothing and days. The climate is rightly tagged as’eternal spring.’ This holiday destination boasts with flowerbeds which have put it among the places to see in Vietnam of its magnificent lakes, waterfalls, and lush green valleys.

December — March will be the ideal time to stop by Dalat. The current weather remains comfortable. There’s not any rain. This makes it perfect for outdoor pursuits. The flowers blossom within this spring up, making Dalat all the more vibrant and romantic.

  Ben Tre

Vietnam includes several destinations that are for people that like to take an trail. 1 such gem is Ben Tre. Situated on the bank of River Mekong, Ben Tre is one of the best. The spot has attractions such as coconut candies factory. An ideal afternoon in Ben Tre would be to stop by the factory place sail at dusk to catch fireflies to sample their premium candies and watch sunsets that are amazing. Ben Tre is a place for romance and ideal to go to with your own partner.

  Kon Tum

Situated in the Central Highland, Kon Tum is a Weary city sitting on the Border of Their Dakbla River. The place is without almost any hustle and bustle and so makes for a terrific place to see at Vietnam. Although the town could be the base for visiting other hot places has some attractions including the architecture of a unique. The spot is ideal to catch two or a beverage at the day once the most of the town involves break.

    Con Dao

Con Dao Archipelago is an unspoilt destination in Vietnam. It reflects a history under French as Con Dao was once home to probably the prison in Vietnam Even though tired in character. Con Dao has opened its door for tourism. The biggest island of this Con Dao archipelago is Con Son, which is a laidback getaway with gorgeous beaches some magnificent Hawaiian buildings and challenging treks and park. Some of the best approaches is by watching sea turtles laying eggs hiking in the park, diving and dangling out from the beaches.

  Quy Nhon

Quy Nhon is a beach lovers’ heaven. Operating out of Central Vietnam,” Quy Nhon is among the places which you would like to wake up every morning ; sand shore and tidy roads make this destination a favourite of tourists everywhere across the universe. It can also be an perfect honeymoon destination in Vietnam without a uncertainty. Expect large amount of pure beauty fresh seafood along with also guest houses to crash into.

  Ninh Binh Province

Blessed with natural beauty, fundamental Vietnam based Ninh Binh state offers sights of splendour and wildlife at book and the park. Located south of Hanoi, Ninh Binh province is just one of those spots frequently visited types and also by travellers. The high lights of this post include the landscape of Tam Coc that can be seen by taking a traditional boat ride and also seeing of Trang An Grottoes, a UNESCO Site. Additionally being heavily commercialised, you’ll witness many hotels and restaurants here. You may go to Samson Beach for a day Cuc Phuong, and the wild life book since Ninh Binh state is located near Thanh Hoa Province.

  Bai Tu Long Bay

Located in the north east Vietnam, Bai Tu Long Bay is actually really a surreal island which continues to the border. Even the Bai Tu Long National Park shares the boundary the famed Ha Long Bay. The island can be as amazing as its beachfront destination of course, if we may a wee bit more magnificent. It is an ideal destination for anyone who’d love spend appreciating the type all by them and to escape the busy Ha Long Bay. An individual can elect into the Bai Tu area for ship trips and pleasure in the slow life with this island.

  Mui Ne

Probably one of the most bustling beach destinations was a sleepy backwater destination that stayed discounted by most tourists. The destination is one of the very crowded weekend attractions in viet nam today. Mui Ne can be found at a short distance in Ho Chi Minh City and hence can be called a taste for visitors which are eager to pay for a large sum to stay in luxurious resorts. Mui Ne delivers a casual atmosphere and has good stretches of sand. It’s a place to unwind and get that tan.

    15 Best Places to Visit in Vietnam

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Best Places to Visit in Vietnam

It’d be no exaggeration if I predict viet nam a property of beauty, because it is cent percent true. Vietnam is a Southeast Asian country in the South China Sea famous for its pristine shores rivers and Buddhist pagodas. Vietnam is more than that although yes , there are cities and locations which you might not believe lovely. An excursion to this nation is like an adventure of its own. Finding new, beautiful shore each time; giving preference buds an entirely new adventure with best fish; riding to mountains that are lonely; celebrating the silhouettes of cities like Ho Chi Minh from skies bars and enjoying the rich wild life in the islands are a few of the experiences in Vietnam that may remain etched in your memory. Vietnam is for everybody else, make it a beach lover, history enthusiast, leisure sailors, mountain goat or a adrenaline junky; it really is an entire destination that’s now each day.

My Son

An essential archaeological place, located about the central coast of Vietnam close to the Duy Phú Village, My Son is among Southeast Asia’s main ancient destinations. Once being the most location for Hindu ceremonies, My Son is the place you are able to observe a number of marvels of temples. It is supposedly built between 4th and 14th century the Champas, by the then rulers.

  Hoi An

Hoi An is an ancient coastal town and the trading post of south-eastern Asia. The town is just one of the must see places. Architecture and the style of these buildings signify a great amalgamation of west west and the east.

Old Canal, Japanese-designed Bridge, Pagoda, Temples , and French Colonial Houses nevertheless reflect the old world allure. For anyone who love Hoi An can be an perfect choice where you can unwind within their stunning and not as crowded beaches or enjoy the nightlife in one of many cafes by this river.

Hoi An can also be an ideal place to taste real food. If you want to learn the art of food style, you can combine a cooking class.

  Ba Be National Park

Tranquil Ba Be National Park is absolutely magnificent with the three Ba Be Lakes in its heart, rimmed by karst peaks and populated slopes. Most people come here to take calm vessel trips or kayak over the lake and explore the caves full of stalagmites and stalactites in the area, but for the more busy, additionally there is exceptional trekking and trekking in the mountains here involving ethnic minority villages. This is one of the most tranquil areas in viet nam, and the evening, travelers who spend here sleeping in conventional home stay accommodation over the lakeshore, allowing an adventure of rural living that is simple.

The rare mammals, butterflies, turtle, and fishes which could be viewed here attract nature enthusiasts and photographers from throughout the earth.

  Ha Long Bay

Ha Long Bay is Vietnam’s identifier. Located about 130 km east of Hanoi in northern Vietnam, Ha Long Bay is well famous because of the water; bunch of limestone rocky outcrops rising and lush shore. The island is indeed among the prettiest places in viet nam and probably the most visited as well. An individual will find lakes and caves. It is astonishing to see how on the centuries this island has been processed into something. Halong Bay can be actually a picture-postcard destination having its blue sea and water cliffs sprinkled throughout with karst topography. Locally known as ‘where the dragon descends into the sea’, this Halong Bay has multiple breeze and lime stone caves lakes, and grottoes.

  Hue

If I may put it in this way Hue is the capital of Vietnam. Situated in Central Viet Nam on the banks of the Perfume River, Hue formerly functioned as the imperial capital of the Nguyen dynasty. Today, the former period’s vestiges are reflected from the architecture, cuisine and culture of the city, which makes it one of the best places to see in Vietnam. Of the city’s monuments, the Citadel is probably by far the most famous. Once the seat of the Nguyen emperors, the Citadel is a sprawling complex of expansive palaces, ornate temples, gates and walls Another crucial milestone on the lake is that the city’s official emblem, the Thien Mu Pagoda.

  Mekong Delta

Probably, the significant tourist attraction in Mekong Delta is your colourful market that sells a melange of locally grown items. This place offers a treat from simply taking you. Needless to state, you are bound to have a wonderful experience seeing with southwestern viet nam at Mekong Delta. The Mekong River nearby additionally serves as an aid to get this to agricultural region fertile by creating a maze of canals and streamsit is also known as the’Vietnam’s Rice Basket.’ The Delta which extends between the Gulf of Thailand and Ho Chi Minh City Delivers plantations to more than the third of the country.

  Sa Pa

Sa Pa is a movie perfect destination in Vietnam. Surrounded by mountains, rice terraces, Sa Pa is a beautiful town that is frequently used as a base for sipping villages and rice paddies and trekking at the Hoang Lien Son Mountains. Tours round Sa Pa supply the ability to witness amazing waterfalls; interesting traditions adventure yummy food and the lifestyle of the regional tribes. One has to go hiking in the mountains of Sa Pa for views of the mountain and jungle ranges of Vietnam.

  Ho Chi Minh

Speedy internet food , low rates and high standards put Saigon up as a traveling or nomad destination. Around town there’s plenty to keep visitors busy, French age architecture for example Vietnam’s niches, Ben Thanh Market, at District 1, the War Remnants Museum and Notre Dame Cathedral being the major tourist draw.

The most useful of those things to do in Saigon are the trips and tours visitors can take out of the town. The Cu Chi tunnels are both local and provide a true insight to what went on within the American War. This one will be my choice, if you only do one tour in Vietnam.

The fascinating and special Cao Dai temples camera be along with the Cu Chi trip, visit for the noon ceremony. street walking in the core of the backpacker region before heading back to Saigon for lunch alternatively simply take into the water to get a Mekong, villages and markets tour.

  Bao Loc

Located right among Ho Chi Minh city and Dalat, Bao Loc has been an important stop for us after a pretty awful trip on highway 20. Although the town might not look like much and feel like a compulsory remainder for people riding throughout the country, it adopts a couple of paintings like a few of Vietnam’s green tea (you can go to a few of the tea plantations close to the city) and some pretty good food, but the real gem hides from the nearby Dambri Waterfall Resort.

Inside this massive park you’ll come across that the Dambri waterfall. This high stream of water comes crashing at an incredible speed and makes for an unbelievable sight. There could force you to realise Dambri is As the opinion is impressive from below, becoming down. It’s well worth the excess day outside of one’s itinerary if you’re driving through viet nam subsequently spend the night in Bao Loc.

  Hanoi

The funding of Vietnam is the frenetic heartbeat of the nation and a place that befuddles travelers just as much as them appeals. The motorbike frenzy, pollution, and clamor of street vendors can get too much for some travelers, but Hanoi may be your place when you’d like to dive into Vietnamese city lifetime. While history buffs should get a bee line here simply to see the bundle of excellent museums the old town quarter has lots of charm being offered. The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology and also Vietnam Fine Art Museum are both introductions to the artistry of the nation, while the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is an important tribute to the founder of Vietnam.

  Nha Trang

For sandy fun in Vietnam, Nha Trang is king. The beach trundles for six kilometers along the shore of Nha Trang city that is central and through summertime is filled with foreign visitors in addition to families on a break. There is excellent swimming here with swimming pool areas for relaxing days taking in the sand and sun along with manicured lounging areas that get this a great option. Should you get bored of sunbathing, the ancient Po Nagar Cham Towers are just to the north west round the Xom Bong Bridge and have been used as a place of worship here as at least the 7th century (using some historians saying the site itself has been a place of active worship since much sooner ). There’s also an excellent museum dedicated to the task of Alexandre Yersin who discovered the cause of the bubonic plague and also founded Nha Trang’s Pasteur Institute (which still carries out vaccination programs in Vietnam today).

  Dalat

Located around a lake and a golf course, on the Lang Biang highlands, Dalat is a serene and trendy location for a perfect holiday escape. Dalat has cool nights that are soothing and days. The climate is rightly tagged as’eternal spring.’ This holiday destination boasts with flowerbeds which have put it among the places to see in Vietnam of its magnificent lakes, waterfalls, and lush green valleys.

December — March will be the ideal time to stop by Dalat. The current weather remains comfortable. There’s not any rain. This makes it perfect for outdoor pursuits. The flowers blossom within this spring up, making Dalat all the more vibrant and romantic.

  Ben Tre

Vietnam includes several destinations that are for people that like to take an trail. 1 such gem is Ben Tre. Situated on the bank of River Mekong, Ben Tre is one of the best. The spot has attractions such as coconut candies factory. An ideal afternoon in Ben Tre would be to stop by the factory place sail at dusk to catch fireflies to sample their premium candies and watch sunsets that are amazing. Ben Tre is a place for romance and ideal to go to with your own partner.

  Kon Tum

Situated in the Central Highland, Kon Tum is a Weary city sitting on the Border of Their Dakbla River. The place is without almost any hustle and bustle and so makes for a terrific place to see at Vietnam. Although the town could be the base for visiting other hot places has some attractions including the architecture of a unique. The spot is ideal to catch two or a beverage at the day once the most of the town involves break.

    Con Dao

Con Dao Archipelago is an unspoilt destination in Vietnam. It reflects a history under French as Con Dao was once home to probably the prison in Vietnam Even though tired in character. Con Dao has opened its door for tourism. The biggest island of this Con Dao archipelago is Con Son, which is a laidback getaway with gorgeous beaches some magnificent Hawaiian buildings and challenging treks and park. Some of the best approaches is by watching sea turtles laying eggs hiking in the park, diving and dangling out from the beaches.

  Quy Nhon

Quy Nhon is a beach lovers’ heaven. Operating out of Central Vietnam,” Quy Nhon is among the places which you would like to wake up every morning ; sand shore and tidy roads make this destination a favourite of tourists everywhere across the universe. It can also be an perfect honeymoon destination in Vietnam without a uncertainty. Expect large amount of pure beauty fresh seafood along with also guest houses to crash into.

  Ninh Binh Province

Blessed with natural beauty, fundamental Vietnam based Ninh Binh state offers sights of splendour and wildlife at book and the park. Located south of Hanoi, Ninh Binh province is just one of those spots frequently visited types and also by travellers. The high lights of this post include the landscape of Tam Coc that can be seen by taking a traditional boat ride and also seeing of Trang An Grottoes, a UNESCO Site. Additionally being heavily commercialised, you’ll witness many hotels and restaurants here. You may go to Samson Beach for a day Cuc Phuong, and the wild life book since Ninh Binh state is located near Thanh Hoa Province.

  Bai Tu Long Bay

Located in the north east Vietnam, Bai Tu Long Bay is actually really a surreal island which continues to the border. Even the Bai Tu Long National Park shares the boundary the famed Ha Long Bay. The island can be as amazing as its beachfront destination of course, if we may a wee bit more magnificent. It is an ideal destination for anyone who’d love spend appreciating the type all by them and to escape the busy Ha Long Bay. An individual can elect into the Bai Tu area for ship trips and pleasure in the slow life with this island.

  Mui Ne

Probably one of the most bustling beach destinations was a sleepy backwater destination that stayed discounted by most tourists. The destination is one of the very crowded weekend attractions in viet nam today. Mui Ne can be found at a short distance in Ho Chi Minh City and hence can be called a taste for visitors which are eager to pay for a large sum to stay in luxurious resorts. Mui Ne delivers a casual atmosphere and has good stretches of sand. It’s a place to unwind and get that tan.

    Best Places to Visit in Vietnam

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Best Places to Visit in Vietnam

It’d be no exaggeration if I predict viet nam a property of beauty, because it is cent percent true. Vietnam is a Southeast Asian country in the South China Sea famous for its pristine shores rivers and Buddhist pagodas. Vietnam is more than that although yes , there are cities and locations which you might not believe lovely. An excursion to this nation is like an adventure of its own. Finding new, beautiful shore each time; giving preference buds an entirely new adventure with best fish; riding to mountains that are lonely; celebrating the silhouettes of cities like Ho Chi Minh from skies bars and enjoying the rich wild life in the islands are a few of the experiences in Vietnam that may remain etched in your memory. Vietnam is for everybody else, make it a beach lover, history enthusiast, leisure sailors, mountain goat or a adrenaline junky; it really is an entire destination that’s now each day.

My Son

An essential archaeological place, located about the central coast of Vietnam close to the Duy Phú Village, My Son is among Southeast Asia’s main ancient destinations. Once being the most location for Hindu ceremonies, My Son is the place you are able to observe a number of marvels of temples. It is supposedly built between 4th and 14th century the Champas, by the then rulers.

  Hoi An

Hoi An is an ancient coastal town and the trading post of south-eastern Asia. The town is just one of the must see places. Architecture and the style of these buildings signify a great amalgamation of west west and the east.

Old Canal, Japanese-designed Bridge, Pagoda, Temples , and French Colonial Houses nevertheless reflect the old world allure. For anyone who love Hoi An can be an perfect choice where you can unwind within their stunning and not as crowded beaches or enjoy the nightlife in one of many cafes by this river.

Hoi An can also be an ideal place to taste real food. If you want to learn the art of food style, you can combine a cooking class.

  Ba Be National Park

Tranquil Ba Be National Park is absolutely magnificent with the three Ba Be Lakes in its heart, rimmed by karst peaks and populated slopes. Most people come here to take calm vessel trips or kayak over the lake and explore the caves full of stalagmites and stalactites in the area, but for the more busy, additionally there is exceptional trekking and trekking in the mountains here involving ethnic minority villages. This is one of the most tranquil areas in viet nam, and the evening, travelers who spend here sleeping in conventional home stay accommodation over the lakeshore, allowing an adventure of rural living that is simple.

The rare mammals, butterflies, turtle, and fishes which could be viewed here attract nature enthusiasts and photographers from throughout the earth.

  Ha Long Bay

Ha Long Bay is Vietnam’s identifier. Located about 130 km east of Hanoi in northern Vietnam, Ha Long Bay is well famous because of the water; bunch of limestone rocky outcrops rising and lush shore. The island is indeed among the prettiest places in viet nam and probably the most visited as well. An individual will find lakes and caves. It is astonishing to see how on the centuries this island has been processed into something. Halong Bay can be actually a picture-postcard destination having its blue sea and water cliffs sprinkled throughout with karst topography. Locally known as ‘where the dragon descends into the sea’, this Halong Bay has multiple breeze and lime stone caves lakes, and grottoes.

  Hue

If I may put it in this way Hue is the capital of Vietnam. Situated in Central Viet Nam on the banks of the Perfume River, Hue formerly functioned as the imperial capital of the Nguyen dynasty. Today, the former period’s vestiges are reflected from the architecture, cuisine and culture of the city, which makes it one of the best places to see in Vietnam. Of the city’s monuments, the Citadel is probably by far the most famous. Once the seat of the Nguyen emperors, the Citadel is a sprawling complex of expansive palaces, ornate temples, gates and walls Another crucial milestone on the lake is that the city’s official emblem, the Thien Mu Pagoda.

  Mekong Delta

Probably, the significant tourist attraction in Mekong Delta is your colourful market that sells a melange of locally grown items. This place offers a treat from simply taking you. Needless to state, you are bound to have a wonderful experience seeing with southwestern viet nam at Mekong Delta. The Mekong River nearby additionally serves as an aid to get this to agricultural region fertile by creating a maze of canals and streamsit is also known as the’Vietnam’s Rice Basket.’ The Delta which extends between the Gulf of Thailand and Ho Chi Minh City Delivers plantations to more than the third of the country.

  Sa Pa

Sa Pa is a movie perfect destination in Vietnam. Surrounded by mountains, rice terraces, Sa Pa is a beautiful town that is frequently used as a base for sipping villages and rice paddies and trekking at the Hoang Lien Son Mountains. Tours round Sa Pa supply the ability to witness amazing waterfalls; interesting traditions adventure yummy food and the lifestyle of the regional tribes. One has to go hiking in the mountains of Sa Pa for views of the mountain and jungle ranges of Vietnam.

  Ho Chi Minh

Speedy internet food , low rates and high standards put Saigon up as a traveling or nomad destination. Around town there’s plenty to keep visitors busy, French age architecture for example Vietnam’s niches, Ben Thanh Market, at District 1, the War Remnants Museum and Notre Dame Cathedral being the major tourist draw.

The most useful of those things to do in Saigon are the trips and tours visitors can take out of the town. The Cu Chi tunnels are both local and provide a true insight to what went on within the American War. This one will be my choice, if you only do one tour in Vietnam.

The fascinating and special Cao Dai temples camera be along with the Cu Chi trip, visit for the noon ceremony. street walking in the core of the backpacker region before heading back to Saigon for lunch alternatively simply take into the water to get a Mekong, villages and markets tour.

  Bao Loc

Located right among Ho Chi Minh city and Dalat, Bao Loc has been an important stop for us after a pretty awful trip on highway 20. Although the town might not look like much and feel like a compulsory remainder for people riding throughout the country, it adopts a couple of paintings like a few of Vietnam’s green tea (you can go to a few of the tea plantations close to the city) and some pretty good food, but the real gem hides from the nearby Dambri Waterfall Resort.

Inside this massive park you’ll come across that the Dambri waterfall. This high stream of water comes crashing at an incredible speed and makes for an unbelievable sight. There could force you to realise Dambri is As the opinion is impressive from below, becoming down. It’s well worth the excess day outside of one’s itinerary if you’re driving through viet nam subsequently spend the night in Bao Loc.

  Hanoi

The funding of Vietnam is the frenetic heartbeat of the nation and a place that befuddles travelers just as much as them appeals. The motorbike frenzy, pollution, and clamor of street vendors can get too much for some travelers, but Hanoi may be your place when you’d like to dive into Vietnamese city lifetime. While history buffs should get a bee line here simply to see the bundle of excellent museums the old town quarter has lots of charm being offered. The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology and also Vietnam Fine Art Museum are both introductions to the artistry of the nation, while the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is an important tribute to the founder of Vietnam.

  Nha Trang

For sandy fun in Vietnam, Nha Trang is king. The beach trundles for six kilometers along the shore of Nha Trang city that is central and through summertime is filled with foreign visitors in addition to families on a break. There is excellent swimming here with swimming pool areas for relaxing days taking in the sand and sun along with manicured lounging areas that get this a great option. Should you get bored of sunbathing, the ancient Po Nagar Cham Towers are just to the north west round the Xom Bong Bridge and have been used as a place of worship here as at least the 7th century (using some historians saying the site itself has been a place of active worship since much sooner ). There’s also an excellent museum dedicated to the task of Alexandre Yersin who discovered the cause of the bubonic plague and also founded Nha Trang’s Pasteur Institute (which still carries out vaccination programs in Vietnam today).

  Dalat

Located around a lake and a golf course, on the Lang Biang highlands, Dalat is a serene and trendy location for a perfect holiday escape. Dalat has cool nights that are soothing and days. The climate is rightly tagged as’eternal spring.’ This holiday destination boasts with flowerbeds which have put it among the places to see in Vietnam of its magnificent lakes, waterfalls, and lush green valleys.

December — March will be the ideal time to stop by Dalat. The current weather remains comfortable. There’s not any rain. This makes it perfect for outdoor pursuits. The flowers blossom within this spring up, making Dalat all the more vibrant and romantic.

  Ben Tre

Vietnam includes several destinations that are for people that like to take an trail. 1 such gem is Ben Tre. Situated on the bank of River Mekong, Ben Tre is one of the best. The spot has attractions such as coconut candies factory. An ideal afternoon in Ben Tre would be to stop by the factory place sail at dusk to catch fireflies to sample their premium candies and watch sunsets that are amazing. Ben Tre is a place for romance and ideal to go to with your own partner.

  Kon Tum

Situated in the Central Highland, Kon Tum is a Weary city sitting on the Border of Their Dakbla River. The place is without almost any hustle and bustle and so makes for a terrific place to see at Vietnam. Although the town could be the base for visiting other hot places has some attractions including the architecture of a unique. The spot is ideal to catch two or a beverage at the day once the most of the town involves break.

    Con Dao

Con Dao Archipelago is an unspoilt destination in Vietnam. It reflects a history under French as Con Dao was once home to probably the prison in Vietnam Even though tired in character. Con Dao has opened its door for tourism. The biggest island of this Con Dao archipelago is Con Son, which is a laidback getaway with gorgeous beaches some magnificent Hawaiian buildings and challenging treks and park. Some of the best approaches is by watching sea turtles laying eggs hiking in the park, diving and dangling out from the beaches.

  Quy Nhon

Quy Nhon is a beach lovers’ heaven. Operating out of Central Vietnam,” Quy Nhon is among the places which you would like to wake up every morning ; sand shore and tidy roads make this destination a favourite of tourists everywhere across the universe. It can also be an perfect honeymoon destination in Vietnam without a uncertainty. Expect large amount of pure beauty fresh seafood along with also guest houses to crash into.

  Ninh Binh Province

Blessed with natural beauty, fundamental Vietnam based Ninh Binh state offers sights of splendour and wildlife at book and the park. Located south of Hanoi, Ninh Binh province is just one of those spots frequently visited types and also by travellers. The high lights of this post include the landscape of Tam Coc that can be seen by taking a traditional boat ride and also seeing of Trang An Grottoes, a UNESCO Site. Additionally being heavily commercialised, you’ll witness many hotels and restaurants here. You may go to Samson Beach for a day Cuc Phuong, and the wild life book since Ninh Binh state is located near Thanh Hoa Province.

  Bai Tu Long Bay

Located in the north east Vietnam, Bai Tu Long Bay is actually really a surreal island which continues to the border. Even the Bai Tu Long National Park shares the boundary the famed Ha Long Bay. The island can be as amazing as its beachfront destination of course, if we may a wee bit more magnificent. It is an ideal destination for anyone who’d love spend appreciating the type all by them and to escape the busy Ha Long Bay. An individual can elect into the Bai Tu area for ship trips and pleasure in the slow life with this island.

  Mui Ne

Probably one of the most bustling beach destinations was a sleepy backwater destination that stayed discounted by most tourists. The destination is one of the very crowded weekend attractions in viet nam today. Mui Ne can be found at a short distance in Ho Chi Minh City and hence can be called a taste for visitors which are eager to pay for a large sum to stay in luxurious resorts. Mui Ne delivers a casual atmosphere and has good stretches of sand. It’s a place to unwind and get that tan.

    Best Places to Visit in Vietnam