General Zod General Zod is a Super Heroes minifigure that appears in " " . He is generally an enemy of Superman . He was released in 2013 with sets based on the 2013 film , " " . Description . Standard Suit . Zod has a black , pulled back hairpiece . His face has cheekbones , a goatee , black eyebrows , and two expressions . One is angry with red eyes while the other has a serious expression and normal black eyes . His torso is black along with his arms , hips and legs while his hands are grey . The torso is printed with silver embroidery , his emblem , a sideways omega symbol , the suit ' s muscular cut on his body , and his belt , made of a silver oval and stylized lining . The silver embroidery continues onto his legs . Combat Armour . In his combat armour , Zod has a new helmet which is grey and rounded around the head , but juts out in the front with what resembles a silver breathing apparatus and a ridged , black surface beneath it . He also has grey armour which covers his torso and both of his shoulders . It has a ridged surface and silver embroidery . A black cape spreads out along the back of his suit . The torso is the same as his standard variation and his legs are the same . He also has the same face and hairpiece , which can be interchanged with the helmet . " LEGO Batman 2 " . In his video game variation , Zod has the same hairpiece as his standard physical one . This version of Zod is based off of his first comics reappearance in the " Last Son " miniseries . His head is designed with a mask which covers his fore head and cheekbones , orange goggles over the eyes , and a fuller goatee . He wears a grey coat that extends down his legs . He shares all of Superman ' s powers , including heat vision , freeze breath , super strength , and flight as well as his vulnerability to Kryptonite . During his boss battle , he is capable of hitting enemies hard enough that otherwise invincible characters , like Superman and Wonder Woman , will even lose hearts . " LEGO Batman 3 " . As part of the " Man of Steel " DLC , Zod remains the same as his standard suit variation . His powers of flight , super strength , and heat vision are retained , but his invulnerability and freeze breath are not . In his idle state , he sometimes lights up a brilliant blue ; the meaning behind this is not known . " LEGO Dimensions " . Returning to the video games once again , Zod is given a new look based on his New 52 appearance . His fuller goatee returns , but is bigger and clean - swept , also featuring sideburns to connect to the hairpiece as well as two angular ends pointing inward . He sports black - and - blue combat armor , but with a grey cloth draping over part of the top half in a diagonal fashion with golden decor , perhaps to reflect his position as general . His torso and kneecaps are adorned with gold upside - down omega symbols , his right arm is covered in plating , and he has a light grey cape . In his boss battle , he displays his flight , super strength , and heat vision as well as the ability to pilot his Black Zero dropship ( which fires a Kryptonite beam ) . " The Lego Batman Movie " . Making his LEGO cinematic debut , this version of Zod is primarily based upon Terence Stamp ' s " Superman II " incarnation of the character , with minor adjustments . Zod ' s fuller goatee once again makes a return , similarly to his " LEGO Dimensions " incarnation but jet black and slightly thinner . This Zod reuses the hairpiece made popular by the Twelfth Doctor , albeit in black to more resemble Terence Stamp . Much like the " Man of Steel " Zod , one of his expressions is neutral but angry , and the other has his eyes lit up red and gritting his teeth . He wears his robe - like black - and - silver prison uniform which exposes his chest , has a " Z " emblem on his back , a belt to hold it together ( the printing of which continues onto his back ) and printed - on decorative vambraces as well as arrow - like decorations on his shoulders . He comes with a Gotham Gazette newspaper that reads " Kneel Before Zod in polls " as the headline , with the sub - header stating " Candidate Kneel wins on platform : ' Will Not Enslave Humanity ' " ; this is perhaps an allusion to the fact that in " Superman II " , Zod briefly took over the White House to show his power . Background . Comics . Dru - Zod is a Kryptonian , who tried to overthrow Krypton before its destruction . However , he was defeated and exiled into the Phantom Zone , an extra - dimensional prison , for 40 years by Jor - El . Years later , after Krypton was consumed by the nuclear instability of its core , Zod was still unable to leave the Phantom Zone , but discovered the existance of the son of Jor - El , Kal - El . He and his second - in - command Ursa had a son , Lor - Zod , who would act as a gateway back to the normal world ; when Kal - El ( now Clark Kent ) and Lois Lane would adopt him as their own ( renaming him Christopher Kent ) , they were freed from the Phantom Zone along with their friend Non and went to the Fortress of Solitude , where they discovered a Phantom Zone projector along with an artificial intelligence of Jor - El . After beating Superman into submission with Non ' s help , Zod successfully unleashed other Zoners on Earth and used the projector on Superman , driving him insane . Before complete subjugation could be completed , Superman , freshly returned from the Phantom Zone and allied with Lex Luthor , fought Zod and Ursa while Luthor reversed the machine that was able to bring Christopher to Earth . While Zod and Ursa were sucked back into the Phantom Zone , Christopher sacrificed himself to close the portal completely . However , Zod would not be contained forever . He was later freed to lead the Kryptonian Forces on New Krypton . When Superman ventured there out of curiosity , Zod ' s animosity towards him was kept under control . However , Brainiac was able to attack New Krypton , and despite Zod and Superman ' s best efforts , they could not hold Brainiac back . Superman was sworn vengeance upon by Zod , who led a 100 - minute war against Earth ' s defenses . As their battle raged on , Christopher , who had freed himself from the Phantom Zone to become a new Nightwing , gave up his freedom to stop his murderous father once again , sending them back to the Zone . " Man of Steel " . Dru - Zod was the head of Krypton ' s military and a friend of Jor - El . While Jor - El was trying to convince the council that the planet ' s core was going to collapse , General Zod , Faora , Car - Vex , Dev - Em II , Jax - Ur , Nadira , Nam - Ek , Tor - An and some unnamed followers of General Zod staged a revolution to overthrow the council , and tried to recruit Jor - El , who refused . Zod wanted the codex to create an army and Jor - El stole it to secure the future of their race . Zod chased him to his home and learned Jor - El had a naturally born son Kal - El . Jor - El fended him off until his son ' s spaceship had left and Zod killed him in rage . Before one of Zod ' s ships can shoot down the rocket carrying Kal - El , Zod and his associates were arrested when the Sapphire Guards arrived . When Zod and his followers were brought before the Law Council to stand trial for their crimes , Zod and his followers were found guilty and banished to the Phantom Zone for their crimes . Before his banishment to the Phantom Zone , Zod vowed to Lara Lor - Van that he will get out of the Phantom Zone and find Kal - El . After Krypton ' s destruction opened a rift in the Phantom Zone , Zod and his fellow prisoners left the Phantom Zone in search of Kal - El after reverse - engineering the technology that had trapped them in the Zone . Years later , he found Kal - El on Earth after detecting a distress beacon and issued a threat : either Kal - El surreder himself within twenty - four hours , or Earth will suffer . He surrendered to Zod , and was brought aboard Zod ' s ship the Black Zero along with Lois Lane . Aboard the ship , Kal - El was weakened by the Kryptonian air and Zod attempted to recruit him and revealed his plan to turn Earth into a new Krypton , which he refused since it would destroy all humans . Zod then locked him up , read his mind and learned the location of Kal - El ' s arrival pod , hoping it contained the codex . Zod threatened Martha Kent to reveal the location of the pod , she insulted him , and he attacked her . Enraged , Kal - El attacked , destroying Zod ' s helmet , and exposing him to Earth ' s atmosphere , overwhelmed , Zod retreated . Back on his ship , he learned that the codex was infused into Kal - El ' s DNA and Zod began his plan to turn Earth into Krypton . He soon made it to Kal = El ' s scout ship , where he encountered and argued with the hologram of Jor - El . After deleting what remained of Kal - El ' s father in the ship , Zod immediately flew it ( which contained several pods of infantile Kryptonians ) towards the Black Zero , stationed in Metropolis . However , the engines were destroyed and Zod ' s army was sent back to the Phantom Zone , and Kal - El was forced to destroy his ship to destroy the Metropolis engine . Zod attacked Superman in anger and the two battled in the ruins of Metropolis . Zod promised that he will never stop punishing the humans for Kal - El ' s betrayal , forcing Superman to snap Zod ' s neck to save an innocent family . In " LEGO Batman 2 " . General Zod is a boss at the Metro Station ( South ) . After his defeat , he can be purchased for 500 , 000 studs . General Zod is also playable on the portable version of the game . On Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 , if Superman is used to defeat him , an achievement / trophy named " Kal - EI Last Son of Krypton " worth 20 points with be earned . In " LEGO Dimensions " . When the world - conquering Lord Vortech begins merging various LEGO universes , Zod was chosen to be one of his enforcers , particularly in the " Ghostbusters " world . Using Phantom Zone technology , he was able to free ghosts from the Ghostbusters ' containment unit , wreaking havoc on New York and allowing Zod to pass through using Vortech ' s portals . After stealing the PKE Meter , a Foundation Element that could help Vortech , Zod kidnapped the spectral fighters in his Black Zero dropship , but a lucky shot batarang from Batman was able to stop him from getting away . After Batman , Wyldstyle , and Gandalf fought off the escaped ghosts , they made it to the rooftop to confront the general himself and his still - functional ship . After commending their performance , he began firing at them with a Kryptonite beam cannon and missiles , even having Robo SWAT drones coming in to distract them . The three heroes were able to destabilize the Black Zero ' s powercore , freeing the Ghostbusters and forcing Zod to fight them himself . In the ensuing fight , he was electrocuted , briefly set on fire , and finally tossed by a monstrous plant into his crashed Black Zero , tearing it apart and causing him to be surrounded by Kryptonite , draining him of his powers . Batman was able to retrieve the PKE Meter from Zod , who warned about Vortech ' s wrath , and was subsequently sucked into a portal . It is unknown what happened to Zod after this .