television program Adventures of Superman, Jor-El, Krypton's leading scientist, tries to warn the ruling council of Krypton's demise. In this take on the story, Jor-El proposes transporting the entire Kryptonian population to Earth via a fleet of rockets. He is laughed at by the council, and the planet begins to break apart sooner than he expected anyway, leaving him only with a small test rocket, in which he and Lara place Kal-El and his red-and-blue blankets. The narrator characterizes Krypton as being "millions of miles" from Earth. The version of Krypton portrayed in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman was similar to the 1978 version in Superman: The Movie. At the end of the third season, it is revealed that a sizable colony survived the planet's destruction. From what was shown of the colony (called New Krypton), the society, despite the advanced technology, had numerous archaic elements, like hereditary rule, arranged marriage for nobles, and trial by combat being legal for nobility (although seldom practiced). Unlike many incarnations, New Krypton is not isolated from other races; it has starships, including a large vessel that serves as its palace, and Nor hires an assassin from another race to kill Kal-El. The television series Smallville presents a version of Krypton that mirrors the Superman: The Movie aesthetic but has more ties to Earth. It was a peaceful and advanced planet until civil war broke out, leading to its destruction in 1986 by General Zod and the renegade Zor-El after they used Brainiac to ignite Krypton's unstable core. Numerous Kryptonian artifacts come into play during the show. Such as the "Stones of Power" in season 4 (used to contain all information in the known 28 galaxies and become the Crystal of Knowledge to make the Fortress of Solitude), "The Orb" in season 8 (containing the DNA of fallen Kryptonian citizens/soldiers scanned and cloned by Jor-El), and its bible The Book of Rao (used to transport Kryptonians to "Heaven") during season 9. In season 2, more Kryptonian glyphs appear on Earth via the Kawatche Caves as there are prophecies discovered about a "Traveler" planted by Jor-El visiting Smallville. Krypton is featured in the TV shows set in the Arrowverse: The destruction of Krypton was featured in the 2015 pilot episode of Supergirl. Kara was sent to Earth to protect her then-infant cousin, Kal-El. Krypton exploded just seconds after her pod took off,