H'El was an Kryptonian space explorer who worked for Jor-El and Lara. H'El loved the two dearly as if they were his own parents. When Jor-El became aware of Krypton's impending destruction, he constructed a prototype spaceship and tasked H'El to protect Krypton's history and knowledge among the stars. However, the journey was a dangerous one. H'El survived many dangers and reached Earth, twenty-seven years after Kal-El, the son of Jor-El, had arrived.