Jor-El quotes from Smallville

Jor-El

(about Krypton) When I said I wasn't from here, I wasn't talking about Smallville. Where I'm from we have colors that you've never seen. Our moons are so close they fill up half the sky. We have sunsets that last for hours.

Jor-El

I am Jor-El, your father.

Clark Kent

I thought you died!

Jor-El

I am his memory, his will. I am to fulfill his promise and guide you all the days of your life. You are the last son of Krypton. When you traveled through the cosmos, you carried the hopes and dreams of your people. They now live through you, Kal-El. It is time.

Clark Kent

Time for what?

Jor-El

Time to accept your destiny.

Clark Kent

I don't know what you have in mind for me, but I--

Jor-El

By the setting of the sun Sol, you will return to me. Your destiny will be fulfilled. Your thoughts are not a mystery to me, Kal-El. These people have served their purpose. It is time to leave them.

Clark Kent

Please! Everything and everyone I love is here! In Smallville!

Jor-El

You must let go of your past. I will guide you to your future.

Clark Kent

No, I don't want your guidance! I want to create my own future!

Jor-El

You have no choice, Kal-El.

Jor-El

You will obey me, Kal-El.

Clark Kent

You're not my father. I won't let you control me.

Jor-El

You cannot fight it, Kal-El. At the zenith of the star Sol, you will begin your journey. If you do not, you will hurt the ones you love most.

Jor-El

I knew you would return, my son.

Clark

Why'd you send me to find this?

Jor-El

Because you may be the last survivor of a great civilization.

Clark

A great civilization that destroyed itself!

Jor-El

As will yours if you continue to refuse your mission. The knowledge of our civilization was encoded in three stones brought to Earth and hidden at the far reaches of the world. Greed will drive others to hunt the stones. But if the humans should unite them before you, they will not be able to withstand the temptation and will drive the world to famine, war, and the Earth's ultimate destruction. You must find the other two stones. The fate of your world lies in your hands... Kal-El.

Jor-El

The knowledge of the universe is meant for you only. Yet you chose to deny your heritage. Today, you will witness the consequences.

Clark

Then you sent the meteor shower?

Jor-El

I have done nothing, Kal-El. Human blood has stained one of the elements and awakened a great danger from the darkness of space.

Clark

What can I do to stop it?

Jor-El

There is nothing you can do to prevent what is already in motion. But the meteor shower is just the beginning, Kal-El. I warned you that the elements could not fall into the hands of a human. The three must become one. It is the only way to save Earth from total annihilation.

Clark

I don't know where they are! I don't have time to find them!

Jor-El

If you don't unite them at once, you, my son, will be seared by a fire from the sky even you can't survive. The future of mankind rests in your hands, Kal-El.

Jor-El

Kal-El, you must continue your education. You cannot stop.

Clark

She's my friend! She needs help!

Jor-El

Your destiny is far greater than saving one human life.

Clark

No, I won't let her die!

Jor-El

Each time you let your emotions guide you, the fate of the entire planet is at risk. That is your weakness, Kal-El.

Hello, Kal-El.

Clark

How do you know to call me that?

You're my son...

Clark

Jor-El?

...and I hope the time is coming when you will call me father.

Clark

Am I dead?

Your mortal journey is over, yes, but your eminent destiny is too important to be sacrificed. You will return with all your natural gifts. Unfortunately, this... rectification does not come without a price. The life of someone close to you will be exchanged for yours.

Clark

No. No, I would never ask for that.

You already did, when you decided to relinquish your powers and disobey me. It was your choice.

Clark

Then just don't bring me back!

It's too late. For everything in nature, there is a balance. The life force that has been returned to you will soon be taken from... from someone you love. You're about to face your darkest hour, my son. But, remember: The lessons that we learn from pain are the ones that make us the strongest.

Jor-El

Human life is fragile, my son. You knew her life would be exchanged for yours.

Clark

Don't make her pay for my mistake! If I hadn't told her the truth about me, she'd still be alive! You have to let me fix it.

Jor-El

Your powers on Earth may seem extraordinary, Kal-El, but we are not gods.

Clark

There has to be a way to fix this. Please.

Jor-El

There's one trial you have yet to experience, but you must heed my warning. The tide of fate is impossible to stop. Even if you are able to alter one course of events, the universe will find others. There is only one crystal. Once you make this choice, there is no second chance. Decide carefully.

Clark

I have to save her.

Martha

I've lost my husband and now my son because of your games!

Jor-El

We have both lost much, Martha Kent. But you must put aside your anguish if you wish to save your world.

Jor-El! I'm searching for something, I think Kara might have brought it here.

Jor-El

(The Fortress console lights up) Leave here at once, phantom!

And what if I don't? What are you gonna do? You're just a voice Jor-El, an echo from the past, I mean what are you are gonna do.... lecture me to death?

Jor-El

(The Fortress begins to shake) You are not welcome here!

Don't worry Jor-El, I'll find what I'm looking for sooner or later.

Clark Kent

I died to save the world.

Jor-El

Evil never ends. By sacrificing yourself, you have left the humans vulnerable to future threats.

Clark Kent

I left a team of heroes behind to protect them.

Jor-El

You were meant to be Earth's greatest protector. Now, they are about to face the greatest evil without you.

Clark Kent

Then send me back! I know my fate! To step into the light! To be a symbol of hope for them.

Jor-El

I told you to rule with strength, but you chose the martyr's path. What makes you think you deserve a second chance?

Clark Kent

I can do it. I can be their hero!

Clark Kent

I defeated Lex. I refused to let him win. And I pushed myself harder than I ever have before. For a second, I thought I was flying. But I saved everyone, I don't know how but I saved them all. I've finally become the hero you sent me here to be.

Jor-El

Pride... vanity... you almost took a man's life and you dare tell me you are following the path that I set out for you?

Clark Kent

You told me that I have unfinished business. An evil here that I had to face! And Lex...!

Jor-El

The evil is you, Kal-El. The greatest threat Earth will face is coming. It preys on wavering souls like yours. Once this darkness consumes you, you will be Earth's greatest enemy.

Clark Kent

That's not my fate.

Jor-El

You cannot be a beacon of hope when you have darkness in your heart.

Clark Kent

Then why did you send me back? Why did you give me a second chance?!

Jor-El

I didn't. It was not my decision to give you back your life.

Clark Kent

You may not see me as a hero. But the rest of the world does! And I decide my fate!

Jor-El

I regret as a father, my faith in you blinded me to the truth. You will never be Earth's savior.

My son, I only had the joy for knowing you a few weeks. I wish I could be with you always to guide you and protect you.

Jor-El

We don't have much time.

My dearest Kal-El, our love will always be with you. I can already see you carry within your father's independent spirit.

Jor-El

But, more importantly, your mother's never ending bravery and her compassionate heart.

Your father tells me that the new world you are journeying to, Earth, is full of complicated beings capable of great emotion. My wish is for you to live a full and wonderful life, but I need you to know that you were born of a great love. And, your brilliant father has devised a way for you to carry on that love without us.

Jor-El

The ship that I designed to carry you to your destiny can only hold one Kryptonian, one who has so much potential, so unlike your father.

No.

Jor-El

Your mother and I cannot come with you, to do so would burden your innocent soul with our frailties and our failures. But you have within you, the best of both of us, and I am sending you with all of my knowledge and none of my ego or regrets. They will die with me here on Krypton. Whatever trials I put you through, I will never lose faith in you.

(Whispers to Jor-El) Quickly, before it's too late. We may not have been able to save our planet...

Jor-El

But we are confident you will become Earth's greatest savior. And never doubt that, just as you're a part of us, we will always be a part of you. Farewell, my son.