“I know a lot of people think that Superman is the real guy and Clark Kent as the identity. In the very first scene of the CW series Superman & Lois in 2021, Superman (Tyler Hoechlin) gleefully accepts a compliment from someone who admires his supersuit. The “Clark Kent from Smallville” that Gross talks about is very much who he is on the inside. Warner Bros Tv/Kobal/ShutterstockSo, if Clark Kent is the real character, the true core of Superman, what does Clark Kent actually want? Jack Quaid’s young Clark Kent asks the same thing when he first learns of his alien heritage.