Superwoman Vs. Reactron

Superwoman's battle with Reactron certainly ended with a major cliffhanger. She almost joyfully asks Reactron 'whoever said I was Kryptonian?'

But on rereading the battle, I saw a couple of things worth posting which I did not include in my review of the issue.

First off, after breaking into Lori's apartment, she gives Reactron the 'red eyes' look. This is the third time we have seen this look (I think).

The first was when she calmly said 'intruder alert' and subsequently lobotomized Agent Liberty. The second, right before her fight with Kara.

The first time I saw it, I thought it was her in 'heat vision' mode. But others on line wondered if the look and the statement might mean Superwoman was a robot/android. Does this second appearance while uttering another order from General Lane sway anyone into thinking Superwoman is a robot?

Maybe she is more like a Nexus 6 replicant from Blade Runner? Synthetic but close enough to a Kryptonian to pass she could pass one of them on New Krypton?

I did want to point out that Reactron has a gold K heart just like Metallo has green K. Here, you can see him open the window (little whirring noise included) to bathe Superwoman in it's radiation.

During the New Krypton arc, we saw this work pretty quickly and efficiently. Just a second or 2 of exposure meant instant vulnerability.

The question now is does a lead-lined suit block enough radiation (although eyes/mouth open) to render it negligible? Or does her lack of response truly mean she is not Kryptonian?

The truth is we don't even know if her whole suit is lead-lined. In fact, we don't even know if her cowl is lined with lead or simply some other xray-defying element. When Kara can't see through it, she asks 'what is that lead?' My guess is that even if the whole suit was lead lined, the opening in the cowl would make her be effected. In Superman issues when he dons a lead suit, it usually covers him completely.

The other half of this therefore is that I don't think this is a Gold K radiation blast. I think this is just a plain and simple nuclear/stellar bolt that Reactron could shoot prior to his Gold K upgrade. It does mean that whoever or whatever she is, Superwoman is tough to take a shot by Reactron to the chest at point blank and still smile.

My hope will be at some point to put up another poll about 'who is Superwoman' now that we have some more info. You have to give Sterling Gates and Jamal Igle some props. They certainly have us guessing.