Lor-Zod

## Background

### 1959 - 1976: Lor-Zod

Lor-Zod was born on Krypton as the only son of Dru-Zod II & his wife, Ursa. Unknown to almost everyone except a few, Lor-Zod was in fact a member of the noble House of El. Dru-Zod II was the bastard son of the infamous Seg-El, making him the older half brother of Zor-El & Jor-El, the fathers of Kara Zor-El & Kal-El respectively. Seg-El had been betrothed to his best friend Nyssa Daron-Vex since they were children but they shared no romantic interest. They married for duty while Seg-El also engaged in a secret relationship with Lyta Dev-Em, who was betrothed to Dru-Zod I. Lyta discovered she was pregnant shortly after Dru-Zod's death, allowing her to lead everyone to believe her son was the child of her deceased husband.

Lor-Zod grew up when Dru-Zod II was the leader of military defense for the Kryptonian Science Council & his mother was a Kryptonian Defense officer. With his parents in such high position, Lor-Zod got everything he ever needed. And because of their roles in military, Zod was taught various arts of fighting.

But Zod was quiet boy, who liked to remain behind the scenes & not be part of conflict. He was devastated to learn that his parents had been arrested after breaking into Jor-El's laboratory so he was then sent to live with his paternal grandmother. General Zod soon sent word that Jor-El's prediction about the world ending was right. Since he already had a space pod, he had Ursa's mother make the right modifications so that the pod could survive for a long period of time.

### 1976 - 2011: Lor-Zod

Not much is known about this time as Zod was in stasis. He was the only one who could survive the trip so they sent him on his way. He remained in stasis for more than three decades before he eventually crash-landed in the middle of downtown Metropolis.

### 2011 - 2014: Legion

Lor-Zod's arrival brought in the likes of Superman & various government agencies. Superman recognized him as Kryptonian once he began speaking & immediately offered to take him but ARGUS already had the jurisdiction to keep him overnight.

The ARGUS ran their experiments to confirm if he was in fact Kryptonian, which he was. Trying to seize an opportunity, they moved him to one of their secure locations. Superman eventually got wind of it all & broke Lor-Zod out of custody. He then brought the boy to Smallville as he didn't want to keep in Metropolis where all the commotion was. Instead of giving Martha another child to raise, Clark asked Lois if she would be willing to take him as their own. She remained uncertain of adopting a child but quickly acquiesced. Chris made it clear that he wanted to refused his heritage & insisting on being addressed by a "human" name. After some discussion, they agreed on the name Christopher.

For the next year, Chris remained mostly secluded with the Kents to get adjusted to his new life. He got his first shot at action when Orm led an attack on Atlantis. After convincing his newly adopted parents to let him tag along, he entered into his first battle. In the end, the League was able to beat Ocean Master but Chris had caught the eye of a few people. In addition to the Atlanteans & heroes looking the way of this mysterious boy, so was M'gann but in a different way. The boy reminded her of Conner, a Kryptonian with a bunch of powers & no real family. Being the sweetheart she is, she offered him a place with the Titans so that he could make friends who might have similar origins & for him to be closer to Conner. Not wanting to continue going by his birth father's name, he took on the codename Legion which meant legendary & greatness on Krypton.

Shortly after the battle took place, Lor-Zod's birth parents, General Zod & Ursa, broke free of their Phantom Zone prison & arrived on Earth to find him. They made their mission clear, collect their son & free the rest of their Kryptonian brethren from the Zone so they could mount a massive invasion of Earth. During the siege of Metropolis, Lor-Zod turned against his father, burning his hand with twin blasts of heat vision. But that did not stop Ursa from gravely wounding Lois, stabbing her with a frangible Kryptonite knife. Chris was the one who brought her to Doctor Mid-Nite for medical assistance. After staying with her all night, Lor began to truly accept the Kents as his family.

When a new Kryptonian superhero popped up in National City, Chris was given the honor of teaching her the ropes of superhero lifestyle. The two bonded quite well & began actively patrolling several American cities. After the two received a hero's thank you from a crowd in Jump City, Thara noticed that one of the girls gave her phone number to Chris. When asked if she was jealous, she lied that she did not care if he went around with hundreds of girls. In response, Chris kissed her, leaving Thara standing there with a smile on her face. It was most likely because she was excited to share a kiss with someone whose nose wouldn't break on impact with her own. Together, they continued to save lives, despite their actions being twisted by the anti-Kryptonian media.

## Romantic Relationships

* Lori Lemaris: Girlfriend (2012 - 2013)
* Thara Ak-Var: Girlfriend (2013 - 2015)
* Aresia Prince: Girlfriend (2015 - 2019); Fiancée (2019 - )

## Powers & Abilities

* **Kryptonian Physiology**
	+ ***Solar Energy Absorption***
	+ ***Heat Vision***
	+ ***Enhanced Senses***
		- ***Superhuman Hearing***
		- ***Telescopic Vision***
		- ***X-Ray Vision***
		- ***Microscopic Vision***
	+ ***Flight***
	+ ***Invulnerability***
	+ ***Superhuman Strength***
	+ ***Superhuman Speed***
	+ ***Superhuman Durability***
	+ ***Superhuman Reflexes***
	+ ***Superhuman Stamina***
	+ ***Multilingualism***

### Weaknesses

* **Kryptonite**
* **Magic**

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Strength:** 7 - Master / Elite
* **Speed:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Occult:** 1 - Nonexistent
* **Weapons:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Range:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Strategy:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Combat:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **TOTAL:** 150 - Threat Level 4 / Moderate Threat

## Trivia

* He is a neat freak. One of his many talents is being able to fold a fitted sheet.
* Christopher appeared in the Kent Family in late January of 2012. He was biologically only 17 years old despite being alive for the last 51 years.
* Despite technically being Conner's “nephew,” they act like brothers.
* Chris joined the Justice League on his 25th birthday (in Earth years).
* He reguarly visits Smallville to spend time with Martha. He comes by at every other week to have dinner & help her out around the house.

## Notes

* His relationship with Aresia is somewhat parallel to the occasional romantic relationship between Superman & Wonder Woman.
* Normally, Tim Drake is best friends with Conner Kent but due to the age difference, he is best friends with Christopher. Tim & Chris were also close in the comics & bonded over being adopted.
* The address 344 Clinton Street Apt 3D is the address of Clark Kent in Pre-Crisis & Post-Crisis. The apartment name Marigold is a nod to the Marigold family that also lived there.
* His name Legion was chose as initially the Legion of Superheroes were not going to be incorporated but that has changed.
* In the comics, Lori Lemaris was a romantic interest of Superman.