In some DPxDC fics, Kryptonite is made of solidified ectoplasm.
This is often used for humor - Danny gets to eat the Kryptonite like itâs no big deal.
But what if it was taken in a different direction?
Ghosts are made of ectoplasm.
Kryptoniteâs dangerous effects towards Kryptonians mainly came about after the planetâs destruction (in at least some interpretations, the material is dangerous because itâs infused with radiation from the destruction of the planet).
The destruction of Krypton caused a lot of deathâa lot of ghostsâall at once.
The first time Danny laid his eyes on some Kryptonite, he had to run to a wastebasket before he emptied his stomach.
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I suddenly deeply understand all the DPxDC headcannons that kryptonite is crystalized ectoplasm. Like, at first I was like "Oh yeah, bc they're both green and semi-glowy(?) and it's a fun plot point for the crossover!"
But now?
In Smallville it straight-up gives people powers. And not just any powers, but powers associated with whatever that person happened to be exposed to/obsessed with at the time of exposure! It's extremely emotionally reactive, just like (headcannoned) ectoplasm!!
Does that mean Danny and Superman canât be near each other? Especially if Danny is the ghost king, wouldnât he basically radiate ectoplasm? In this case it would be like a huge aura of kryptonite to Superman?
Or would it not be a huge affect because the ectoplasm isnât solid; like no one would even think that the reason Superman has been having these constant headaches were because of their new teammate. (Danny wouldnât know heâs doing this either)
On another note sometimes people like to make the whole batfam liminal, in that case would spending too much time with Batman make him a little uncomfortable, even without knowing.
You know that trope where kryptonite is hardened ectoplasm? Well ectoplasm and emotion is the main building block of ghosts. They need ectoplasm to keep themselves solid, and their system is something similar to a respiratory cycle where a ghost intakes emotion-filled ectoplasm and releases it back into the world completely devoid. Basically, they are like plants.
What I'm trying to ask is, in this scenario, is Clark allergic to Danny?
Does he start sneezing whenever they are in the same room? After extended contact does he get a mild cold? Is Clark even able to set foot in Amity without immediately getting a fever?
Since my brain has continued to rotate my alternate take on kryptonite being made of ectoplasm (here) Iâve decided to give the idea a name:
Souls of Kryptonite AU
I still donât have any big or solid plans with it or whatever but. Yeah.
Anyway, I started thinking a bit about some worldbuilding possibilities around the thing. Nothing is too concrete but I wanted to write them out:
So, firstly:
Kryptonâs destruction in some way involved ectoplasmic contamination of the planet (to justify why its bits got weird)
But then I had two ideas on how to take it:
1. Kryptonite flat-out is ectoplasm
When Krypton exploded, the energy output of the blast caused the souls of the dying Kryptonians to crystalize
Thus Kryptonite technically isnât the shards of the planet - itâs the shards of the people
Because the souls crystalized in this way, they never fully formed ghosts. Instead, theyâre just trapped in essentially the moment of their death
Kryptonite can hurt ghosts to touch because of the emotions contained within leaking through
I donât have any fancy explanation for the Kryptonian power sapping part. Maybe the nature of it being their souls cause some sort of magic effect? Or maybe itâs literally just still radioactive in whatever special way. There are options.
Using it as a power source may or may not harm the souls - Iâd think it probably would, but depending on how the energy effects work it might be arguable that the souls wouldnât take much damage
Probably would require fancy ghost magic or ecto-technology to free the souls
You might be able to get a power boost by eating it but you really shouldnât because thatâd be like, soul cannibalism.
2. Kryptonite interacts with ectoplasm
Kryptonite is less âsolidified ectoplasmâ and more of a sponge that draws in ectoplasm from around it
Thus when any ghosts formed during the planetâs destruction, they were immediately pulled into it and trapped
And if any other ghost touches it later, it will start to drain or even capture them too
The ectoplasm stored in Kryptonite gradually leaks out as a different form of radiation - this is what allows it to interfere with Kryptonian powers
Generally, the more charged with ectoplasm a piece is, the stronger the radiation it releases is (this just feels like a logical rule)
The souls/cores/whatever-you-want-to-call-it of the trapped ghosts arenât deconstructed (maybe because the ectoplasmic makeup of that part is different enough to hold it together)
Though maybe using it as an active power source could gradually damage them, to add extra angst to the usage of it in tech
However, any new ectoplasm the ghost forms while trying to heal gets torn away and spread throughout the rock
Thus keeping the ghosts stuck in a barely-formed state (essentially trapping them in the moment of their death)
Also this continuous drawing on the trapped ghostsâ ectoplasm allows for the Kryptonite to remain powered indefinitely
Kryptonite canât hold an infinite amount of ectoplasm at once - it eventually becomes saturated and stops taking in any more (beyond replenishing what is loses to radiation)
At that point, itâs harmless for ghosts to touch (and can even give them a power boost if they consume it)
Yep iâm keeping the possibility of eating the rocks. Just make sure itâs filled with only non-sentient ambient ectoplasm and not souls and youâre good to dig in!
That saturated state could be used as a way to free the ghosts - continuously flood the Kryptonite with enough ectoplasm to keep it saturated, and the ghost will be able to reform without being drawn back in
Carefully breaking the stone might also work, but Iâd probably add some sort of complication with that - maybe in regards to the stored ectoplasm being released suddenly or it potentially damaging the souls within
I feel like the latter option allows for some interesting concepts, but itâs a bit less faithful to the original âkryptonite is ectoplasmâ idea
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