<P> In the season eight premiere , it is revealed that the Veritas device does not allow others to control Clark , but rather strips him of his powers . Wandering the globe with Russian gangsters , Clark is eventually found and rescued by Oliver Queen ( Justin Hartley ) and John Jones , with the latter restoring Clarks powers . During season eight , Clark uses his new job at the Daily Planet to access advance information , which he uses to stop crime around the city . In subsequent episodes , Clark adopts the name `` Red - Blue Blur '' as his superhero moniker . Toward the end of the season , Clark wrestles with the idea of having to kill Davis Bloome ( Sam Witwer ) , a new friend , after discovering that Davis is actually Doomsday , a genetically engineered creature created by General Zod to kill Clark and destroy Earth . In the season eight finale , Clark finds a way to separate Davis ' personality from that of Doomsday , and buries Doomsday a mile underground . When Davis subsequently kills Jimmy Olsen ( Aaron Ashmore ) , Clark decides that his human - learned emotions have caused him the most trouble , as it was his compassion for Davis that led to Jimmy 's death . He vows that `` Clark Kent is dead '' . </P>
<P> In the season eight premiere , it is revealed that the Veritas device does not allow others to control Clark , but rather strips him of his powers . Wandering the globe with Russian gangsters , Clark is eventually found and rescued by Oliver Queen ( Justin Hartley ) and John Jones , with the latter restoring Clarks powers . During season eight , Clark uses his new job at the Daily Planet to access advance information , which he uses to stop crime around the city . In subsequent episodes , Clark adopts the name `` Red - Blue Blur '' as his superhero moniker . Toward the end of the season , Clark wrestles with the idea of having to kill Davis Bloome ( Sam Witwer ) , a new friend , after discovering that Davis is actually Doomsday , a genetically engineered creature created by General Zod to kill Clark and destroy Earth . In the season eight finale , Clark finds a way to separate Davis ' personality from that of Doomsday , and buries Doomsday a mile underground . When Davis subsequently kills Jimmy Olsen ( Aaron Ashmore ) , Clark decides that his human - learned emotions have caused him the most trouble , as it was his compassion for Davis that led to Jimmy 's death . He vows that `` Clark Kent is dead '' . </P>
when does clark become the red blue blur
when does clark become the red blue blur
season eight
season eight