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General Zod is a fictional character in the Superman film series based on the DC Comics character of the same name. He is portrayed by Terence Stamp. Zod is notably the only other villain to appear in the film series originating from the comics besides Lex Luthor.
- Overview
- Biography
- Powers and abilities
- Weakness
General Zod was a Kryptonian general and enemy of Superman.
Superman
General Zod was banished to the Phantom Zone along with his followers Non and Ursa by Jor-El for their crimes in attempting to take over the planet Krypton. Although that banished them from Krypton, it also saved them from the forthcoming destruction. The 2-dimensional prison floated through space, eventually heading in the same direction as baby Kal-El's rocket: Earth.
Superman II
The explosion of a hydrogen bomb, launched into space by Superman, hits the Phantom Zone holding General Zod and his followers. It is destroyed, releasing himself, Non and Ursa, who went to Earth's moon. There they kill several US astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts. Upon reaching "planet Houston", they discovered that they had the exact same powers as Superman, and naturally used them for evil, terrorizing the cities and even killing a few civilians. General Zod took over the president's office, but the president told him that Superman would never kneel before him. Lex Luthor joined forces with them, offering to tell them the location of the Fortress of Solitude, but eventually they decided to kill him. Superman came to stop them from terrorizing the city, but in the end, Superman was outnumbered and lost. With Zod threatening to kill innocent people, Superman flew back to the Fortress. Luthor led Zod and his gang to the Fortress. Superman tricked Zod and his gang with multiple holograms, but when he had him in a headlock, Ursa threatened to tear Lois limb from limb unless Superman released him. Luthor seemingly joined forces with Superman, who then told him to get Zod and his gang into the molecular chamber that would take away the powers of any Kryptonian. Luthor then told Zod about this, and Zod, threatening to kill innocent people otherwise, forced Superman to enter, with Luthor activating the device. However, Superman, knowing Luthor was going to double cross him, switched the device so that its rays would affect those outside it and not inside; therefore Superman was safe while Zod, Ursa, and Non were stripped of all power. Zod made Superman kneel before him and told him to take his hand and swear eternal loyalty. Superman crushed Zod's hand, picked him up, and threw him into the slanted wall, where he slid to the ground level, powerless. Luthor, Ursa, Non and Zod were later arrested by U.S. Arctic Patrol outside the fortress.
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
The Phantom Zone appears in Richard Donner's cut of Superman II, released in November 2006. In this version (per the original shooting script prior to being altered by director Richard Lester for the theatrical version), the Phantom Zone is shattered by the rocket Superman threw into space in the first Superman film. The Zone is shown splitting into three separate shards, one containing each villain, before it finally shatters, freeing them. Jor-El presents a visual representation of the Phantom Zone and its occupants in a recorded message embedded in the education crystals housed at the Fortress of Solitude, unaware that he is actually talking to Lex Luthor and Miss Teschmacher. After defeating Zod and his followers, Superman uses a time-warp to keep the three criminals imprisoned in the Phantom Zone while undoing the damage they had done during their time on Earth.
General Zod's superhuman abilities are powered by the energy of Earth's yellow sun and are identical to Superman's.
•Super strength: When General Zod is directly exposed to sunlight his strength levels are greatly increased.
•Flight: He is capable of self-propelled flight.
•Invulnerability: General Zod's invulnerability has also increased with his age. He is immune to human illnesses and bullets bounce off him. General Zod is also highly resistant to energy-based attacks.
•Super healing: When General Zod is wounded, he heals quickly if not instantaneously.
•Super speed: General Zod can run at speeds faster than the speed of sound. He emits an aura when using his superspeed.
General Zod is vulnerable to Kryptonite, radioactive remnants of his home planet, Krypton. The known variations of kryptonite affect him in different ways.
•Kryptonite renders General Zod physically weak and painfully ill.
Stamp portrayed the Kryptonian supervillain General Zod in Richard Donner's Superman (1978), in which he appeared in a scene with Marlon Brando. The film and its first sequel were originally conceived as one film, with Zod and his evil conspirators returning later in the film to challenge Superman, but the screenplay was so long that ...
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In den Filmen Superman (1978) und Superman II (1980) verkörperte er den Bösewicht General Zod. In der auf Superman basierenden Fernsehserie Smallville gab er der Figur von Jor El seine Stimme.
General Zod : I am General Zod. Your ruler. Yes, today begins a new order. Your lands, your possessions, your very lives, will gladly be given in tribute to me, General Zod! In return for your obedience you will enjoy my generous protection. In other words you will be allowed to live.
General Zod : The vote must be unanimous, Jor-El. It has therefore now become your decision. You alone will condemn us, if you wish, and you alone will be held responsible by me. [pause]
