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Chloe Sullivan is a fictional character in the television series Smallville, based on the Superman and Superboy comics published by DC Comics. Portrayed by series regular Allison Mack, Chloe was an original character created exclusively for Smallville by series developers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. Other than main protagonist Clark Kent ...
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- Physical Appearance
- Personality
- Early life
- Smallville TV Series
- Season Eleven
- Future
- Alternate Timelines
"Miss Sullivan, your creative passion will always be for the bizarre and the inexplicable"
— Lionel Luthor,
Chloe Anne Sullivan is one of Clark Kent's closest friends, wife to Oliver Queen, and mother to Jonathan Queen. She served in the role of Watchtower, where she provided operational support to Clark and Oliver and their team of heroes. Previously, Chloe worked for a few years as a struggling basement reporter for the Daily Planet and then managed the Isis Foundation for over a year. She later became the de facto superior of the Suicide Squad.
Born into the Sullivan family, Chloe is the only child of Gabe and Moira Sullivan. Although having no siblings, Chloe has two maternal first cousins from the Lane family: Lois and Lucy Lane. She is very close to the older cousin Lois, and the two have often looked after each other like sisters.
After graduating from Smallville High School, Chloe moved back to Metropolis in 2005 to attend Metropolis University as a journalism major. She was also recruited as an intern at the Daily Planet, and began writing obituaries and classifieds as well as answering the 24-hour news hotline, followed by small general-interest and current event articles. Chloe, along with many other staff members, was fired from the Daily Planet by the paper's new owner, Lex Luthor. After her expulsion from the Daily Planet, she became the manager of the Isis Foundation, founded by her old friend Lana Lang.
Due to her exceptional computer skills, Oliver Queen chose Chloe as a part-time member of his team of superheroes, working under the codename "Watchtower" in a mission coordinator capacity for intelligence gathering and digital espionage, until she finally decided to become a full-time member. Since then, her career turned from journalism to more of an oversight "Big Sister" position in the superhero community.
"I always thought you were hot!" Travis George to Chloe, "I have to confess that I... I find you absolutely fascinating. It's that twinkle in your eye, your wonderfully sexy smile, and your skin is so..." Lionel Luthor (in Clark Kent's body) to Chloe,
Chloe is a young, fair Caucasian female of medium height and a curvaceous slim figure, who has green eyes and neck-length curly (and for a while, straight) blonde hair with bangs that are sometimes blunt or side-swept. She also has a birth mark on her left butt cheek as noted by Clark when he was exposed to red meteor rock. (Red)
Initially, like her personality, Chloe's appearance was a contrast to Lana Lang's in practically every way. While Lana favored a softer, wholesome "girl next door" look, Chloe's style was always spunkier and rebellious — from her cropped, layered hair to the brightly-colored prints that she wore and her daringly low and revealing necklines.
During the course of the series, Chloe's style has evolved both with the changing fashion trends and the character's maturation. However, several attributes of Chloe's appearance have remained consistent — most notably her range of short hairstyles (versus the long hairs of Lana Lang, Lois and Lucy Lane, Tess Mercer and most of the other recurring females on the show). Chloe also tends to favor more of a business-casual fashions since the start of the show. She was often seen wearing blazers, though she generally paired these looks with youthful patterns and jewelry in her high school days. As a professional woman, Chloe's clothing has seen a shift to ornate blouses, pencil skirts and a variety of dressy jackets.
At times (especially during the show's second season), dark streaks were sometimes seen in Chloe's hair. Notably, these occasions were reflecting a darker mood or more aggressive version of her character (Rush, Exodus). Additionally, Chloe has also appeared in edgier fashions, like dark colors or leather. While she's seldom engaged in fieldwork as a member of the Justice League, these times often feature this change in her look.
Chloe is generally regarded as very attractive, and while less emphasis has been placed on her physical beauty than Lana's, Chloe is often a worthy adversary of Lana for male attention (notably in the instance of Justin Gaines, Ian Randall and Travis George, and arguably also Gabriel Duncan). Most of the recurring male characters on the show have expressed a romantic or sexual interest in Chloe at one time or another (Clark Kent has often found himself confused by his intermittent attraction to her, Pete Ross admittedly pined for her, Bart Allen flirted with her in all his appearances, and Oliver Queen, Jimmy Olsen and Davis Bloome have all cited their love for Chloe).
"Loose lips sink ships and God knows I've sunk my share of flotillas."
— Chloe Sullivan,
Chloe possesses a quick wit and a feisty, cheeky personality. Her childhood dream was to be a world-renowned journalist and her personality reflects her ambitions. She is independent, resourceful, as well as highly intelligent. Chloe has a small immediate family: as a result, she greatly values her friendships with Lana Lang, Clark Kent and Pete Ross. She is fiercely loyal to her friends and eager to help them solve their problems, observe objectively, or offer straightforward, honest advice. She is caring and forgiving and never stays mad at anyone for long. Chloe has a strong sense of right and wrong, giving a pep talk to Oliver and taking the moral high ground for his "righteous" killing of Lex despite Oliver's justifications.
Chloe has an insatiable curiosity and once believed "the public has a right to know." As a result, she often oversteps legal and ethical privacy boundaries, hacking into personal files or records without remorse. In high school, Chloe was often conflicted between her need to expose the truth and the ethical consequences of doing so. She enjoyed reporting on the town's strange goings-on and individuals with powers, but often realized too late that her disclosure could potentially have deadly consequences. Because of her "journalistic tendencies" to reveal the truth, a younger Chloe might have been considered untrustworthy. This is probably the main reason Clark Kent never actually told her about his true origins until he realized she had already discovered them. Early in their friendship, Lana Lang admitted that she didn't trust her. She has had arguments with most of her closest friends about breaches of privacy, lack of discretion and excessive snooping. This has abated somewhat as she has gotten older. Chloe has become a confidante for all of her friends, Clark most of all. Although Chloe disapproved of Lana's intense relationship with Lex Luthor, she tried to be supportive and was the Maid of Honor at their wedding. Despite her long-standing crush on Clark, she is willing to help him solve his ongoing relationship problems with Lana and then Lois.
Chloe sometimes wears her emotions close to the surface and has in the past lashed out with tears and accusations, but later apologizes profusely. (Rogue, Rosetta, Witness) Chloe's unwavering devotion to her friends, Clark in particular, is another trait which others have used against her to manipulate her. In her own words, Chloe tries to protect herself from emotional harm by distancing herself. Usually quite perceptive, she was completely oblivious to the fact that Pete had fallen in love with her. Chloe exhibited narcissistic tendencies, as noted by Desaad who observed that her fatal flaw was her pride and need for control in all of her friendships. These traits are shared by Lionel Luthor who recognized them in Chloe, leading him to employ her. Despite her tendency to disclose others' secrets, she herself is private about her own personal matters. She rarely mentions the anxiety she feels over her ailing mother. Chloe believes Moira has an unspecified, hereditary psychiatric illness and has expressed fear that she will inherit it.
Chloe is also willing to sacrifice her own life for the greater good or the lives of her loved ones.
"My mother sacrificed everything to protect the world from scum like you. And if taking you down means spending some quality time behind bars, sign me up."
— Chloe Sullivan to Lex Luthor,
Chloe was born in Metropolis in either late 1986 or early 1987. Chloe's parents divorced when Chloe was young. Her mother first left the family when she was five, but Chloe had at least some contact with her mother until age eight in 1995. One day Chloe came home with her hands covered in ink. When Moira instructed her to wash them, Chloe disobeyed. Moira again told her to wash them until the ink was gone, but found Chloe scrubbing her hands until they bled. Moira realized that she could control her daughter with her meteor power and possibly hurt her, so she had herself committed to a mental institution.
Chloe was unaware of this fact until her senior year of high school (Scare), believing before then that her mother was simply not interested in having a relationship with her. In the fifth grade, Chloe made out with a boy named Johnny Rosenblatt, who was potentially her first kiss and boyfriend.
Six months later, Chloe currently resides within the walls of Watchtower, back in Metropolis with her husband Oliver Queen. The two share a coffee together as they wait for any signs of Superman before resuming their previous plans.
At Watchtower, a frazzled Chloe complains about the lack of speed of the computer as she attempts to access the data-banks of the Korolyov. Lois comes by with coffee and asks what has Chloe so stressed. She explains that she's trying to find out just what was the energy ribbon - or "rift", as she refers to it - that Clark saw in space. When Lois refers to her "forever-fiancé", Chloe apologizes for her and Oliver being married while Clark and Lois have yet to be. Lois assures her that they will get married when the time is right, when the world is in less danger, Clark isn't trying to save it, and Lois isn't busy reporting on the danger and Clark's saving the day. Chloe commiserates, acknowledging how tough it is when Oliver is rebuilding Queen Industries while going out and being a hero, as she's busy taking care of Watchtower and setting up similar Watchtower hubs in each of the Justice League member's home cities while working her day job as a reporter for the Star City Gazette.
As Chloe thanks Lois for the coffee, the computer completes accessing the systems on the Korolyov. With the camera feeds now online, Chloe rewinds to the incident the rift and the debris that smashed into the station. Lois and Chloe are both shocked to see something floating amongst the debris; a spaceship.
While Superman is in space, he uses a handheld scanner to search for evidence of the storm while communicating with Chloe at the Swann Technology and Research facility back on Earth using a holographic interface emanating from his belt. He's not able to find a cause nor any sign of debris or the spaceship Chloe and Lois saw emerge from the rift on the video from the Korolyov. He notes that he's already scanned the spectrum with his super-vision and found nothing. Chloe asks how long he's had this ability and Dr. Emil Hamilton jumps in to say it has been months.
On Earth, Emil explains to Chloe that Dr. Virgil Swann's will dictated that the facility, also known as S.T.A.R. Labs, was created to help "the Traveler" learn more about himself and the world around him. Emil explains that, during testing of Superman's abilities, their research into his X-Ray vision revealed these multi-spectrum capabilities. Superman messages to check if the readings from the scanner are coming through. Emil confirms and laments that they had to send Superman into orbit instead of one of their new Hazardous Environment Drones, which haven't yet been fully tested. Superman zips in and says he's happy to help. The communication device on his belt beeps and he opens it to read a text message from Lois chastising him for being late to the LexCorp press conference.
In S.T.A.R. Labs, 10 minutes before flight, Emil tells Chloe that the scanner Clark used has picked up a trail, and that the rocket that came to Earth has landed somewhere in Kansas. At the launch site, the shuttle explodes, surprising the masses. Clark runs off and changes into his Superman suit, with Chloe guiding him from Watchtower. Superman catches up to the shuttle and sets out the fire caused by the explosion, and removes the last fuel tank before it explodes. Using his gamma vision, he's able to see that there is a radiation leak.
"There will always be more adventures for another day."
— Chloe,
Seven years later, Chloe is in Singapore with her young son, reading to him the history of a young boy who grew up in Smallville and the challenges that boy had to face. She concludes the story with the day that the boy turned into "Superman".
Lovingly, she lets him sleep promising that another day she would tell him more stories. As she leaves, she notes her son looking longingly at a toy bow and arrow set against his wall, and she smiles softly before closing the door. As she leaves the room, she receives a call from Lois and informs her that she has sent something blue for her coming wedding, wishing her the best.
Season Eight
When Clark decides to reveal his abilities to the world, a series of events lead to Chloe being killed by Doomsday. Fortunately, Clark is able to reverse the day's events using a Legion ring.
Season Nine
In the future, Chloe gathered Oliver and others to fight the Kandorians as a resistance movement. She had them raid the Luthor Mansion to save Clark and Lois from being executed by Zod. During the raid she fired an arrow at Tess, killing her. Chloe had become bitter towards Clark by this point in time and said she no longer trusted him. The resistance united to obtain the Legion ring (which Zod had taken from Lois) in the hopes of sending Lois back in time to change the past. Chloe initiated a computer virus from the Watchtower to shut down Zod's solar towers, and was stabbed and killed by Alia while trying to escape.
Sep 15, 2023 · Smallville's Chloe Sullivan and Pete Ross were instrumental supporting characters in Clark Kent's early life. Other Superman shows have replicated Smallville's sidekick formula with Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen. Clark's close friendships with Chloe and Pete showcased what make him relatable and better equipped to handle responsibilities as a ...
Feb 6, 2021 · Chloe Sullivan’s story continued long after Smallville ended with its tenth season. The character’s future after Clark Kent (Tom Welling) became Superman was greatly expanded on in the Smallville Season 11 comic. The comic explored the married life she enjoyed with Justin Hartley’s Oliver Queen, and built on her association with the ...
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Chloe Sullivan is one of Clark Kent's closest friends from the time he lived in Smallville. She's also Lois Lane's cousin, and has borrowed her cousin's name in the past. She is a Meteor Freak, and has served as a host to Brainiac for a time, temporarily gaining advanced technological abilities. For many years, she served as Clark's sidekick of sorts, using her amazing internet skills to help him solve mysteries and figure out how to overcome problems. Chloe was first introduced in the pilot epi
Apr 24, 2021 · Chloe Sullivan, who was created specifically for the Superman prequel series before being adapted to the comic books, could cross paths with Clark (Tyler Hoechlin) and Lois (Elizabeth Tulloch). Chloe Sullivan - played on the series by disgraced actress Allison Mack - was the only character aside from Clark to appear in all ten seasons of Smallville.
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