[3] The Phantom quickly discovered that it couldn't survive for long outside of the Phantom Zone, but it managed to survive by possessing humans. S7, Ep2 4 Oct. 2007 While a priest tries to exorcise the man, Lex and his army break in the cabin trying to capture the entity. Meanwhile Martha moves to Washington; later Lana tells Clark that she is leaving Lex and explains the reason why she married Lex. In return, Clark reveals his secret to her. He looked through the articles and found one on Clark and his location. Phantom Wraiths Wraiths often appear to be incorporeal versions of Kryptonians that have been stripped of their physical body, others like Bizarro and Dr. Hudson, were non-corporeal humanoids. This year, Clark and Lex Luthor have finally become the sworn enemies that comic book aficionados have always known and loved. S7, Ep2 4 Oct. 2007 It should be noted that Baern's real face resembles that of a light-skinned, black eyed human male. https://smallville.fandom.com/wiki/Phantom?oldid=322320, Mylene Dinh-Robic as French-Canadian Woman, John Hainsworth as French-Canadian Father, The title refers to the Phantom wraiths that, Lois finds out coordinates with the numbers that Wes was saying. For some reasons, the phantom's face seemingly reverts to it's previous form when removed from a host, though this seems to be temporary. He escaped when Clark Kent opened a portal to Earth so he could escape from the Zone using the House of El gateway. Baern is an alien criminal locked in the Phantom Zone. With the limited technology on Earth, Baern had to continuously absorb large amounts of radioactive energy without which he would weaken significantly. Un… She then goes to the Kent farm and reveals she is … He traveled in Clark's direction for six weeks, leaving a trail of nuclear power plants drained of radiation energy as he headed toward Smallville. However, Clark soon returned, which led to a confrontation between the two men and the Phantom was destroyed, when Lana used Blue Kryptonite to overload him with energy. Upon its creation, it was discarded as a poor imitation. In a poor cabin in Quebec, an old man is possessed by a phantom escapee from the Phantom Zone. Use the HTML below. When Clark escaped from the Zone and confronted Zod, he used his father's crystal to remove Zod's essence from Lex's body and send it back into the Phantom Zone. Resembling wraiths, the bodiless phantoms roam the Zone at will, attacking with little, if any warning. Episode cast overview, first billed only: Canadian Daughter The Phantom Zone escapees had been incredibly mishandled all season, but here we get a fantastic payoff, which not only surprised me, but had me more excited about the season 7 premiere than I had been for any Smallville episode in years. "Phantom" is the twenty-second and final episode in the sixth season of Smallville, and the one hundred-thirty-second episode overall. Baern was a phantom wraith who escaped from the Phantom Zone, wielding the power to absorb and project radioactive energy that could vaporize a person in an instant. The best thing about the final battle between Clark and the Phantom is that it provides a satisfying climax for Clark, who as a character had been on the sidelines for much of the season. [4][5], This character is or was primarily an enemy of Superman in any of his various incarnations, or members of the Superman Family. Considering the fact he referred Krypton as "an ice cube", and that (according to Raya) his entire race is feeds off radioactive energy, his native planet is most likely extremely hot, and very close to the star they are orbiting. This is the first time Chloe uses her empathic healing abilities. However, the crystal had prevented the Phantom from taking over Clark's body. Phantom wraiths can be pried out of their possessed hosts by using a Crystal of El; this returns them to the Phantom Zone. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Superman Villains category.". It was mentioned in Dominion that Zod's clone had merged with the original Zod's phantom. ("Superman Unchained") Admiring the Kryptonian, Wraith ultimately aided him in the conflict against the terrorist group The Ascension, though he regretted that he believed he would ultimately be forced to kill Superman at the behest of The U.S. Army if he grew too power hungry or was otherwise ordered to do so. Not only is this a great season finale, I'd say it's probably the 2nd best finale in Smallville history, behind only season 4's "Commencement, and probably also in my top 3 or 4 Smallville episodes of all time.I thought the season made many mistakes, but what Phantom does is make all of those weak moments and dull episodes pay off big time. When Clark Kent confronts Bizarro, the last wraith from the Phantom Zone, the fight causes the dam to break, unleashing a torrent of water. Check out the movies and shows we're excited about this month, including "Star Trek: Discovery" and After We Collided. Baern killed hundreds of his own people, before coming to Krypton. The last wraith from the phantom zone is wreaking havoc, and Clark aligns himself with Lionel and the Martian Manhunter to find it before Lex, who is trying to get its blood to put the finishing touches on his army of super soldiers. Baern killed hundreds on his home planet before he came to Krypton, but Jor-El managed to exile Baern to the Phantom Zone. The Phantom attacked Clark, but Clark tried to banish the Phantom back to the Phantom Zone, with a crystal. Clark wielded the Crystal of El against Baern and sent him back to the Phantom Zone. Smallville Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Once they do so, the host body gains any abilities the Phantom Wraith may have had in its original form. | Jor-El managed to banish him to the Phantom Zone and destroyed Baern's physical body, leaving him a wraith. In the Zone, she encountered numerous wraiths and battled Faora, who escaped when Kara was letting a trapped Lois Lane out while Clark stood guard and battled wraiths to allow Lois to escape. Phantoms can be forcibly removed from a host using a Crystal of El or a similar device. Clark bids goodbye to Martha as she prepares to leave Smallville for Washington D.C., and Clark finally reveals his secret to Lana to get her to stay in town. As Raya nursed Clark back to health at her encampment, she told him the true nature of the phantoms and that the only thing they fear was the Crystal of El. Clark bids goodbye to Martha as she prepares to leave Smallville for Washington D.C., and Clark finally reveals his secret to Lana to get her to stay in town. This FAQ is empty. The only kind of body that could contain the Phantom. Baern returned to the Kent Farm and was about to kill Martha Kent until he heard a Kryptonian beacon, which led him to the Fortress of Solitude, where he used his powers to kill Raya. Since that time he's been loyally serving the United States His powers and abilities are similar to that of a Kryptonian, though he isn't Kryptonian or Daxamite. Phantom Wraiths are non-corporeal beings from the Phantom Zone. The Phantom tried to absorb as much Kryptonite as he could, before confronting Clark, but during their confrontation, Clark still managed to get the upper hand and defeated the Phantom. Bizarro later possessed Philipe Lamont, a boy who Lex had captured and brought to Reeves Dam. Smallville Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. When Clark finally discovers Lionel threatened to kill him unless Lana married Lex, he goes after Lionel to silence him once and for all. Upon its creation, it was discarded as a poor imitation. The 6th season has had its ups (Crimson), and its way downs (Subterranean), and Phantom is definitely one of the ups. DC Database is a FANDOM Movies Community. When Clark Kent confronts Bizarro, the last wraith from the Phantom Zone, the ensuing fight causes the dam to break, unleashing a torrent of water. However, these powers vanish once a Phantom leaves, or is forced out of, the individual they are possessing. Bizarro used numerous human vessels and was being tracked by Lex and also the Martian Manhunter, who was working with Lionel Luthor. The Phantom was accidentally released, alongside a few other prisoners, in 2006. | The Martian Manhunter attempted to capture Bizarro, but was severely injured and fled as Lex arrived; unfortunately for Lex, Bizarro fled as well. This episode marks the 58th appearance of Clark's red jacket and blue shirt outfit, which he wears frequently throughout the series. The wraiths has gray, corpse-like skin that covers the entire form like a skeletal structure. Many of the prisoners exiled to the Zone were captured by the Martian Manhunter when he worked as a bounty hunter for Jor-El. Though primarily insubstantial, they are able to cut, and even grab, their victims. Unfortunately, a human host could only contain it for about 24 hours, before the host was destroyed and he had to find a new host. https://smallville.fandom.com/wiki/Baern?oldid=322359. Meanwhile, Lana tells Lex she is leaving him, and John Jones, the Martian Manhunter, makes a return appearance to help Clark stop Lex, who has captured the last surviving phantom escapee from the Phantom Zone, having possessed a young boy, in order to use its DNA to power him army of super soldiers at his secret lab '33.1'. Baern was at some point stripped of his physical corporeal form, rendering him bodiless and he took the form of a phantom wraith. Just arrested, Lex Luthor is submerged under water in a patrol car until a mysterious young woman saves him. But when Lana mysteriously 'dies' in a car bombing, Clark thinks Lex was behind it and sets off to kill him, and has a fateful meeting with the last wraith of the Phantom Zone at Lex's 'Project 33.1' lab at Reeves Dam. Lois goes to Reeves Dam in search of information about Lex's secret lab and is brutally stabbed by a security guard. Like the wraith of General Zod, his real face was humanoid-like. 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