General Zod
General Zod led an army of dedicated soldiers in an attempt to overthrow the Ruling Council of his homeworld Krypton and claim it for himself. After being promoted within the military following a falling-out with his former friend Jor-El, Zod became corrupted by his own political ideas, thriving on power and conquest and using his soldiers - who greatly respected him because of the measures he was willing to take to save them - as mere pawns. After being partially responsible for Krypton's destruction, the general and his second wife Faora were imprisoned in the Phantom Zone for destroying Krypton but not before they placed their "son" on Kal-El's spaceship. Years later, Zod escaped after Brainiac kidnapped and prepared Lex Luthor as a vessel for Zod's Phantom wraith. After possessing Lex, Zod placed Kal-El in the Phantom Zone. However, Kal-El escaped the Zone and used the Crystal of El to force Zod's spirit out of Lex's body and back to the Phantom Zone.
Publication Information
- Smallville : Major Zod
- Version : Smallville
- Spieces : Kryptonians
- Alter Ego :
- Type :
- General Zod : Former Major then General of Krypton's army
- Major Zod : Former Major then General of Kandorian army
- Founder / CEO of R.A.O. Incorporated
- Relative :
- Unnamed Wife
- Unnamed Son
- Faora : Second wife
- Davis Bloome / Doomsday : Son / genetic creation
- Major Zod : Genetic clone / template
- Affiliation :
- Krypton's army
- Kandorian army
- R.A.O. Incorporated
- Gender : Male
- Origin : Krypton
- Appeareance : Smallville
- Potrayer :
- Main View : Full Episod
Major Zod
Major Zod is a considerably younger clone that's the end result of an experiment to preserve the Kryptonain race in the event of the planet's destruction. He refers to himself as a Major due to being created at a time when Zod held that rank. After released when Tess Mercer opened the Orb, Zod and his Kandorian soldiers discovered that none of them were given the powers that Kryptonians typically gained under the yellow sun due to their DNA being irradiated with blue kryptonite by Jor-El. When they attempted to restore their natural Kryptonian abilities, Kal-El tried to help Zod and his people live normal lives on Earth, which didn't sound appealing to Zod.
As a major in his youth, Zod did not have facial hair and occasionally wore a Kryptonian military uniform. But as a general, Zod had facial hair and was noted for wearing black and other dark Kryptonian garments before his body was destroyed and he became a wraith. After he was freed from the Phantom Zone and possessed Lex, Zod took on his physical appearance and wore a long, black leather coat and other dark clothing. After appearing out of the Orb, Zod's clone looks exactly like the original Zod's youth. Zod normally wore military clothing whereas he wore high class clothing (like suits) when attended social events.
Major Zod
Abilities
When Zod was "recreated" by the Orb, he lacked all the abilities that a Kryptonian would normally receive under a yellow sun due to Jor-El irradiating the DNA of all the clones in the orb with blue Kryptonite. Because of the radiation, his powers worked under a red sun but still worked in the same way physically, storing up solar energy like a battery for future use.
Zod regained his natural powers when Kal-El healed his bullet wound using a drop of his blood which purified Zod's body of the blue Kryptonite radiation and allowed him to access his superpowers. Afterwards, Zod asked Kal-El how he knew that his blood would cure him, Kal-El replied he didn't know but assumed that it was because both of them were Kryptonians. Once his powers were restored Zod displayed unusually adept control over his abilities including an instant mastery of flight and super hearing. Since clone and original are now merged, it is unknown how powerful Zod will be under a yellow sun. Unlike Clark, Zod does not hold back any of his abilities.
- Solar Battery : Zod became affected by the sun in that he was able to absorb, store and metabolize solar energy, after he was healed by Kal-El's blood.
- Telekinesis : Zod was able to influence the movement of Kryptonian objects with his mind. His telekinesis only works with Kryptonian computer programs.
- Flight : Zod could easily defy the laws of gravity, enabling him to move, levitate, or even hover, through the air without assistance.
- Healing Factor : Zod's body could heal from any injury almost instantly and was immune to all human diseases, unless he is exposed to blue, gold or green Kryptonite.
- Super Hearing : Zod's heightened sense of hearing allowed him to hear indirect whispers, pitches, frequencies and other volumes of sound from vast distances away.
- Super Strength : Zod was extremely strong, as he could easily overpower metahumans and even other Kryptonians, making him one of the strongest beings ever shown. Zod's original self easily pummeled a 19 years old Kal-El with his bare hands to the point of causing him to bleed, splitting a boulder in two in the process in Zod. Zod's clone was able to toss Amanda Waller into a car windshield with immense force and accuracy in Sacrifice and demonstrated this same ability when he threw Lois Lane into a phone booth in Salvation.
- Super Speed : Zod could move and or exercise at incredible speeds that exceeded the sound barrier and made him appear invisible to the human eye. His reflexes and perceptions were also accelerated, allowing him to perceive speeding bullets in slow motion.
- Invulnerability : Zod's superpowered body was as strong as steel and was almost indestructible. He was impervious to gunfire and could swat away the bullets with his hand as if they were a mere annoyance.
- Heat Vision : Zod could emit extreme pulses and waves of heat along with beams from his eyes.
- Arctic Breath : Zod could freeze objects or people with simply his breath.
- Expert Swordsman : Zod proved to be an expert swordsman even before he got Kryptonian powers and is extremely dangerous with or without powers.
- Master Strategist and Tactician : As a major and general, Zod is an experienced soldier who is dedicated to his cause. When Jor-El refused to resurrect his son and sometime after he was elevated to the rank of General, Zod became a ruthless, cold, manipulative leader of a large battalion of Kryptonian soldiers on planet Krypton, and his authoritative hand was well regarded by his army, as he had such an influence on his own people.
- Master Hand-to-hand Combatant : As a highly trained Kryptonian Military, Zod has proven to be highly accomplished in hand-to-hand combat, one of the deadliest foes ever encountered by Clark. Jor-El even said that even without his powers or a weapon, Zod's Clone is still not to be underestimated due to his great skill in fighting in Hand-to-hand Combat. Since the original and his clone were merged, is unknown how skilled Zod is now.
- Like any Kryptonian, Zod was vulnerable to various types of kryptonite although he demonstrated his weakness only to both the blue and green types.
- Zod's wraith would only have his Kryptonian powers if the vessel already had powers. Because of this weakness for Zod, Brainiac would first try to make Kal-El become Zod's vessel. When this failed, Brainiac gave Lex Luthor Kryptonian powers and then turned him into Zod's vessel
- Zod was originally defeated by Kal-El using the Crystal of El, which was able to exorcise his wraith from Lex's body.
- Main Article : General Zod (Disambiguation)
