Sent to Earth as an infant from the dying planet Krypton, Kal-El was adopted by the loving Kent family and raised in America's heartland as Clark Kent. Using his immense solar-fueled powers, he became Superman to defend mankind against all manner of threats while championing truth, justice, and the American way!
Supposedly it's to work like a real shield. To protect against someone firing a kryptonite bullet to his chest or something like that.
Can't say I like or dislike it. In my case I really don't care about that compared to what's happening storywise.
More than the S, the entire suit seems like a huge waste of potential. The suit itself should be filled with kryptonian tech, to aid Superman in any situation, but like 99,9% of Superman suits, it's mostly useless.
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