Kator-Two

Kator-Two

A super-powered identiy that Smallville High student and Superboy acquaintence Carl "Moosie" Draper assumes in a 1981 chronicle.

Draper had previously suggested to Superboy that he create a robotic adversary as a means of developing and honing the hero's abilities in combat. This robot, dubbed Kator, is created with a host of superhuman powers that roughly approximate those of the Boy of Steel, and can only be destroyed with a specially designed "safety cutoff switch" that Superboy gives to Jonathan Kent as a last resort in case the hero is unable to defeat the robot.

Kator, however, develops a malevolent artificial intelligence, and almost kills the Boy of Steel before being destroyed. However, the robot apparently gives it's identity and powers to Draper before it's destruction. As Kator-Two, Draper engages Superboy in combat, but is defeated when Jonathan Kent presses the safety switch on the "cutoff" device, removing Draper's "Kator-Two" super powers. Superboy later removes the memory of Draper ever having been Kator-Two (NSB No. 17, May 1981: "To Fight the Unbeatable Foe"; NSB No. 18, Jun 1981: "Superboy's Do-It-Yourself Doom").