Jon also asks his father why he doesn't do more to change things for the better. Damian tells Jon that he should start tackling the source of societies ills rather than punching the symptoms. Status Quo Is God: One of the central themes of the story is how prevalent this is.Passing the Torch: Jon becomes Earth's Superman due to Clark deciding to direct his attention towards space.Their weapons don't even make him flinch and he can casually catch one of their kicks because of how much faster he is. No-Sell: The ninjas sent after Damian are a mere nuisance for Jon.Bendix responds to Jon's actions by completely destroying the Kent farm and attempting to murder Jonathan and Martha Kent. No-Nonsense Nemesis: Jon's support of the Gamorran refugees quickly draws Henry Bendix's ire.He disables the missiles sent to destroy an amnesiac man whose pyrokinetic abilities are torching a forest and pulls the man into a Cooldown Hug rather than trying to forcefully subdue him. 'I've always said everyone needs heroes and everyone deserves to see themselves in.
Martial Pacifist: Jon, already living up to the mantle, prefers to solve problems peacefully and only resorts to violence as a last resort. Jon Kent, the DC Universe's new Superman and the son of Clark Kent, is coming out as bisexual in November's Superman: Son of Kal-El 5, by writer Tom Taylor, artist John Timms, colorist Gabe Eltaeb and letterer Dave Sharpe.He attempts to create another one in hopes of having some normalcy in his life, but that identity is quickly discarded once he's forced to reveal himself to stop a shooter. Lonely at the Top: Jon may son of the world's greatest superhero and one of the most powerful people in the world, but a life of superheroics and having his Secret Identity unveiled has left him feeling largely lonely aside from his Best Friend Damian.He admits that Bendix's fluctuation is subtle and hard to pick up, indicating how the dictator is a Consummate Liar. Living Lie Detector: Jon's Super-Hearing allows him to listen for minor fluctuations in someone's heartbeat to tell if they're lying or not.In the Blood: Damian suggests that Jon's desire to be more proactive than Clark comes from Lois, a crusading reporter who regularly disrupts the status quo by challenging the rich and powerful.Jon is able to track Damian by the sound of Damian's heartbeat alone because of how much time they've spent together. Heterosexual Life-Partners: Jon and Damian's friendship is as strong as ever.As much as he loves helping people, being constantly scrutinized by the public is agonizing, especially when he's living in his shadow of his father, the superhero. Heroic Self-Deprecation: Part of the reason why Jon tried to create a new Secret Identity for himself is to have an opportunity to get away from superheroics after all he's been through.Following his trip to the future, Jon realizes that he has no friends his age outside of his superhero life and initially tried to become "Finn Connors" so he'd have some time away from the public eye. Heroic Fatigue: Although he loves helping people as a superhero, the pressures of having to live up to his father's legacy and the loss of privacy that came with his father revealing his Secret Identity has left Jon wanting for normalcy and a life outside of superheroics.Ninja: This hardly seems like a fair fight.