Kryptonian key

The Kryptonian key is a fictional alien device featured on the WB Network/CW Network television series Smallville. It first appeared in the season one episode, "Obscura".

The key is palm-sized octagon-shaped device created by Jor-El, late of the planet Krypton. It was included in his son Kal-El's Kryptonian rocket when it first came to Earth in 1989. The key possesses several unique properties, not the least of which includes housing a record of Jor-El's personality, memories and knowledge. This avatar of Jor-El came to reside within the Fortress of Solitude. The key can also teleport beings from one place to another, and has been used to transport Kal-El from the Kawatche Caves to the Fortress and back again.

Appearances

 * 1) Smallville: Obscura
 * 2) Smallville: Tempest