Jor-El

Jor-El was a prominent Kryptonian male scientist of the noble House of El who sought to preserve the cultural memory of his homeworld of Krypton through his newborn son, Kal-El. Disquieted by the contemporary stagnation and decline of Kryptonian society, he confided with Zod, a leading member of the Warrior Guild, who agreed to assist the scientist in his efforts reawaken Kryptonian society and ensure its survival, though their relationship deteriorated as Jor-El and his brother Zor-El employed the resources and intellects of the Thinker Guild, whilst as Zod internalized advocated the use of force and a eugenicist philosophy as solutions.
Shortly after Jor-El produced conclusive reports predicting the planet's imminent destruction, Zod and his extremist Sword of Rao movement attempted to overthrow the Ruling Council of Five, sparking the Kryptonian Civil War. In the midst of the fighting, Jor-El stole the Growth Codex — the genetic registry of yet-unborn Kryptonians — and imprinted on his newborn son, Kal-El, who he and his wife, Lara Lor-Van, hoped to transcend the determinism of Kryptonian society as he grew to adulthood on the planet Earth. Fighting off the arriving Zod and his insurrectionists while Lara prepared the rocket transporting their son, Jor-El died at Zod's hands, though with hope as he witnessed Kal-El's successful escape.
==Appearances==
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*The House of El 
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