Jor-El, before sending his son, Kal-El, to Earth, travelled to the planet and while there hid the Book of Rao on the Kent's Farm, where in the distant future he knew his son would need its assistance. Jor-El's clone reveals its whereabouts at the Kent Farm when discovering that the Kandorian clones have been released from the orb. There Tess Mercer stole the Book of Rao and took Jor-El captive. Soon after the Red Queen stole it from Tess Mercer and gave it to Clark Kent. When clones of Jor-El, Zod, and the other Kandorians were created by the Orb, when Jor-El realized the potential danger it posed, he went to the Kent Farm to make sure that the Book of Rao remained hidden. Chloe Sullivan saw this on footage taken by the Watchtower's cameras, but didn't pay much attention because she did not know what it was or its importance.
Publication Information
- Smallville : Book of Rao
- Version : Smallville
- Type : Kryptonian Version Of Bible
- Owners : Jor-El
- Season : Smallville
Smallville
Zod started his search for the Book of Rao because he needed it to complete his solar towers and gave Lois Lane a charm shaped like the symbol of Rao, thinking Clark would recognize it because he knew about the book, but once Clark proved not to have any knowledge about the Book of Rao, Zod continued his search. When Zod gained back his powers after Clark healed him from a gunshot wound using his blood, he stopped his search for the book but, after learning of the existence of the Fortress of Solitude, he started his search again with the new idea of world domination.
Unfortunately Clark's use of the book was not without consequence, since the portal had left a rip in the universe. This rip was used by the malevolent force Darkseid to come to Earth where it manifested a top the crow's nest before breaking apart in to a spectral form to seek a worthy host. Jor-El informed Clark that his use of the book as well as the mounting darkness in his heart was like a beacon to the darkness that was now on Earth.
Powers
- Initially, Zod mentioned that he needed the Book's power to complete his solar tower and turn Earth's yellow sun red to gain his native powers.
- However, Faora mentioned to Clark that the Book of Rao had powers and, if Zod gained control of it, it would prove to be dangerous to everyone around him. Even so, there was no mention of any specific powers that the book contained.
- Martha Kent mentioned to Clark that the Book of Rao has the power to ascend the Kandorians to another, higher plane of existence and, if the Book of Rao is used to send them there, all Kryptonians would be exiled from Earth, including Clark.
- Zod told Clark that if they had the Book of Rao there would be no limit to what they could achieve, although this may be an exaggeration.
