Zod

Dru-Zod, a Kryptonian male warrior, was the top General of Krypton's Warrior Guild and leader of the Sword of Rao extremist movement dedicated to restoring Krypton as an interstellar superpower. Genetically engineered from birth to be the sword and shield of Krypton, Zod was fiercely devoted to his duty and people, unhesitant to pursue any action necessary to ensure their survival. During his tenure as General, Zod defended Krypton from attack against beings like Mongul, and also developed a close friendship and mutual respect for Jor-El ― Krypton's leading scientist ― with whom he shared a common goal of thrusting Krypton into a new era of innovation and prosperity.
In the years leading up to the destruction of Krypton, Zod and Jor-El both realized the inevitable collapse of their homeworld and took steps to ensure the survival of their race. However, Zod's ambition led him to embrace more forceful measures, resulting in his actions to lead a coup against the Council of Five and thus sparking the Kryptonian Civil War. Despite explaining his intentions to Jor-El, the Kryptonian scientist rejected Zod's plan as madness, severing their friendship and making them enemies. Shortly after their separation, Zod tracked down Jor-El and his brother Zor in pursuit of the Growth Codex, whom the latter had bonded with the cells of his son Kal-El, and, following a brief fight, the General murdered his former friend.
Before he could retrieve the Codex, Zod and his forces were arrested by the Loyalist army and sentenced by the Council to 300 cycles of somatic reconditioning in the Phantom Zone. A furious Zod declared them all fools and promised to Lara Lor-Van, Jor-El's wife, that he would find Kal-El. Following his imprisonment Krypton's core ruptured and destroyed the planet, freeing Zod and his soldiers from their prison.
==Appearances==
*The House of El 
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Category:Sword of Rao
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