Kara Zor-El is Clark Kent's Kryptonian cousin. She is the daughter of Zor-El, brother to Jor-El, of the House of El. On Earth, she is known as Kara Kent.

Kara was a teenager when Kal-El was a baby. While on Krypton, John Jones forced Kara and her family into exile. She was later sent to Earth in a spaceship par her father to look after her cousin. However, she had been in suspended animation for the last 18 years inside Reeves Dam. Currently, she is being taken care of par her "baby" cousin Clark as he teaches her to use her Kryptonian powers and fit in on Earth.