I get why Superman is stronger because proportionally that makes sense but given that on Krypton the people and dogs are physically very similar to those of Earth so considering on average dogs are quite a bit faster than the average human is capable of so one would assume it'd be pretty much the same on Krypton so technically Krypto should be faster than Superman, at least in ground speed.

Indeed that makes sense and this is why Krypto shouldn't exist. Superman needs a dog like Batman needs a Robin (wonder why no one gets on Batman for child endangerment issues). What pet / sidekick does Wonder Woman get?

I'm sorry, I know that I'm baggin' on the dog here it's just that I really want DC to limit the Kryptonian line of characters to just Superman, Supergirl and Superboy. This isn't the right thread for this rant but I hate the concept of Krypto or any super pets.

(normal) Dogs are not aware about their capabilities (beeing stronger than a human etc.). In other words animals can not controll their abilities in the same way like a human can. Maybe this logic is transferable to the Kryptonians to.

@SUNMAN: This isn't about any power other than speed, and I'm only referring to ground speed. So this instance physiology would have quite a bit of importance. I'm not saying he should be drastically faster just as much faster than an average earth dog is than an average human. This is based on the assumption that Superman would be considered an average Kryptonian

I'm not trying to disparage Superman, or give reason to eliminate Krypto, he's the only Super pet other than Lockheed and Lockjaw that I like. Just saying that if Superman is an average example of kryptonian physiology and Krypto is an average Kryptonian dog he should technically be proportionately faster.

Krypto has been noted to be faster then Superman just as a regular dog is to a regular man. Or at least thats what was stated before, in the New 52 who knows if that is the case though he should be faster by all accounts.
 
To Oblivion really? You know that at first it was just Superman and Krypto right? Krypto was the first in the Superman family, so really it should just be Superman and Krypto.

Yup.

My belief is Krypto should be faster than Superman. I also believe Comet the super horse is faster than Superman and Comet's organs will also be in much better shape.

@colonyofcells: Comet isn't Kryptonian

My speculation is that Beppo the super monkey is more agile than Superman but I am certain Superman is faster than Super Turtle.

@colonyofcells: don't care about any other Super pet this is about Krypto (The only one that isn't completely retarded)

My mind has just been blown.

To be honest I never really liked making kryptorian's lifestyle to similar to humans.

I mean whats next,Supergirl's kryptorian cat?

You get where I am trying to come from,right?

I usually like Superman to be the only living kryptorian being on Earth, it makes it much better in character development and the only thing left of his legacy being memories about the past.

Faster at running probably as dogs are typically faster runners but nothing suggest that Krpyto should be a faster flier.

@Press Oblivion said:

Indeed that makes sense and this is why Krypto shouldn't exist. Superman needs a dog like Batman needs a Robin (wonder why no one gets on Batman for child endangerment issues). What pet / sidekick does Wonder Woman get?

I'm sorry, I know that I'm baggin' on the dog here it's just that I really want DC to limit the Kryptonian line of characters to just Superman, Supergirl and Superboy. This isn't the right thread for this rant but I hate the concept of Krypto or any super pets.

Hey Aquaman even gets his own dog, and Batman Beyond gets one too, but I think Batman just bought Damien one as well (and Alfred had a cow for an issue), so I see no reason Diana shouldn't get one =P, Wonder Dog XD, or maybe the Wonder Twins...nah they can have a cat ... Srsly: W.W. has her very own Pet Superman aka boy-toy...just sayin

This thread is just about running speed, not strength or flight or any other power

@Deranged Midget said:

You could also jump onto the fact that as a dog, his smaller form doesn't allow him to soak in as much solar radiation as it would for Clark. But hey, comic book logic right?

Couldn't being smaller also mean you need to absorb less amount as well (like less mass to energize/nourish)?

@Deranged Midget: It's a good thought, just got me thinking, that's all ;)

@drgnx: Smaller animals do tend to require less food than larger animals so this is actually a pretty good argument. Yes Krypto wouldn't absorb as much solar energy but he may not need to.

@drgnx: On the other side of the argument tho is that dogs can't go as long without food as humans can due to having a faster metabolism so its possible that Superman would be much more energy efficient than Krypto

@joshmightbe: @Deranged Midget:

:)

@joshmightbe said:

@drgnx: On the other side of the argument tho is that dogs can't go as long without food as humans can due to having a faster metabolism so its possible that Superman would be much more energy efficient than Krypto

It could be an issue if he metabolized sunlight faster than his body could store it, but other than that, If he is in the sun all the time, he would be fed. At night that could be an issue if he is active, but most versions of Superman seem to store enough that being out at night does not hurt him, so sure the dog could manage (and we have seen him fight at night before).

Edit: Metabolism could also just affect stamina too rather than output.

Maybe Superman will be faster than krypto if Superman uses his arms and legs for flying ? When Superman and Krypto are in a race, it is also possible that Krypto is cheating by spinning the tail ?

@danhimself: I don't think that matters here. This is just about Krypto's land speed compared to Superman's land speed

make sense to me, if krypto is faster than superman under red sunlight, then he should be faster than him in yellow sunlight as well