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<blockquote data-quote="geezer" data-source="post: 2959605" data-attributes="member: 71765"><p>Initially, the S-shield had one meaning: <em>S</em> for Superman. One of the first alternative meanings was presented in <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_(1978_film)" target="_blank">Superman: The Movie</a></em>, in which it was not an <em>S</em>, but rather the <em>S</em>-shaped <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms" target="_blank">Coat of arms</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_dynasty" target="_blank">House of El</a> as it was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlon_Brando" target="_blank">Brando</a>'s idea to have Jor-El wear the "S" as a family crest, folklore spun off from there. After the Superman reboot story <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_of_Steel_(comics)" target="_blank">The Man of Steel</a></em>, the symbol's story was that it was designed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_%22Pa%22_Kent" target="_blank">Jonathan Kent</a> and was derived from an ancient Native American symbol. The symbol was featured on a medicine blanket given to an ancestor of the Kent family by a Native American tribe after he helped to cure them of a plague and was supposed to represent a snake, an animal held to possess healing powers by the tribe (implying that, by wearing this symbol, Superman was a metaphorical healer). This was also included in the 1997 Superman encyclopedia. In 2004, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Waid" target="_blank">Mark Waid</a>'s <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman:_Birthright" target="_blank">Superman: Birthright</a></em> series says the S-Shield is the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krypton_(comics)" target="_blank">Kryptonian</a> symbol for "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope" target="_blank">hope</a>" and Superman believes it may have begun as a coat of arms for the House of El. Later, writer Geoff Johns confirmed it was indeed a coat of arms, as well as a symbol for hope. In the 2013 film <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_of_Steel_(film)" target="_blank">Man of Steel</a></em>, when asked by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lois_Lane" target="_blank">Lois Lane</a> what the "S" stands for, Superman states that it is not an "S", but rather the Kryptonian symbol for "hope", and explaining that the design is based on a river in the 2017 film <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_League_(film)" target="_blank">Justice League</a></em>.</p><p></p><p>In <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supergirl_(TV_series)" target="_blank">Supergirl</a></em> (TV series, 2015) Season 1, episode 2 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supergirl_(Kara_Zor-El)" target="_blank">Kara</a> states that the Kryptonian symbol stands for her family's motto, "Stronger together."</p><p></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_logo" target="_blank">Superman logo - Wikipedia</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="geezer, post: 2959605, member: 71765"] Initially, the S-shield had one meaning: [I]S[/I] for Superman. One of the first alternative meanings was presented in [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_(1978_film)']Superman: The Movie[/URL][/I], in which it was not an [I]S[/I], but rather the [I]S[/I]-shaped [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms']Coat of arms[/URL] of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_dynasty']House of El[/URL] as it was [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlon_Brando']Brando[/URL]'s idea to have Jor-El wear the "S" as a family crest, folklore spun off from there. After the Superman reboot story [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_of_Steel_(comics)']The Man of Steel[/URL][/I], the symbol's story was that it was designed by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_%22Pa%22_Kent']Jonathan Kent[/URL] and was derived from an ancient Native American symbol. The symbol was featured on a medicine blanket given to an ancestor of the Kent family by a Native American tribe after he helped to cure them of a plague and was supposed to represent a snake, an animal held to possess healing powers by the tribe (implying that, by wearing this symbol, Superman was a metaphorical healer). This was also included in the 1997 Superman encyclopedia. In 2004, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Waid']Mark Waid[/URL]'s [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman:_Birthright']Superman: Birthright[/URL][/I] series says the S-Shield is the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krypton_(comics)']Kryptonian[/URL] symbol for "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope']hope[/URL]" and Superman believes it may have begun as a coat of arms for the House of El. Later, writer Geoff Johns confirmed it was indeed a coat of arms, as well as a symbol for hope. In the 2013 film [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_of_Steel_(film)']Man of Steel[/URL][/I], when asked by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lois_Lane']Lois Lane[/URL] what the "S" stands for, Superman states that it is not an "S", but rather the Kryptonian symbol for "hope", and explaining that the design is based on a river in the 2017 film [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_League_(film)']Justice League[/URL][/I]. In [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supergirl_(TV_series)']Supergirl[/URL][/I] (TV series, 2015) Season 1, episode 2 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supergirl_(Kara_Zor-El)']Kara[/URL] states that the Kryptonian symbol stands for her family's motto, "Stronger together." [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_logo']Superman logo - Wikipedia[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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