Dru-Zod

**Dru-Zod**, also known as **General Zod**, is a notorious megalomaniacal Kryptonian criminal, warlord and former military general, as well as one of the few survivors from the destruction of the planet Krypton.

## Biography

### Early Life

Zod was born on the planet Krypton several decades before its destruction; there he become a military general known for his extreme ruthlessness.

#### Destruction of krypton

In 1995, Dru learned that the planet, Krypton was dying and falling apart. Dru tried to warn the Krypton High Counceil, but nobody listened to or believed him. Due to them calling him crazy and thinking he betrayed the population of Krypton, they banished Zod and the remaining loyal members of the Krypton Military, Faora-UI and Non to the Phantom Zone where they spent for 26 years.

#### Escape

In 2021, Zod was able to manipulate fellow Kryptonian Kara Zor-El into freeing Zod and his associates out of The Phantom Zone. When's Zod escaped, his Kryptonian powers manifested from the exposure to the yellow sun.

#### The war with Superman

After honing his powers to a degree, Zod gained the attention of Superman's Team and lured them to the Fortress of solitude. AS soon as they got their, Zod sets them in a trap which is a chain laced with Kryptonite.

#### Incarceration

On May 1st, 2021, Zod was put back in the Phantom Zone.

## Personality

Zod is shown to be a ruthless general as he doesn't care what happens to his people. Deep down, Zod was more than willing to sacrifice himself to ensure his people survival.

## Powers and abilities

### Powers

* **Kryptonian physiology:** Normally, like all Kryptonians, Zod's capabilities are no greater than a normal human of his physical conditioning. However, once charged by the energy of a blue or yellow sun and metabolized into his body, he becomes able to perform various inhuman feats.
	+ **Solar energy absorption:** While Zod powers are dependent on the energy spectrum from a yellow sun, the stored up energy allows him to use his powers without constant exposure to the solar radiation until finally depleted.
		- **Accelerated healing factor:** Zod's solar charged metabolism accelerates his healing and allows him to burn calories at a fast rate, making him resilient to weight gain.
			* Extended Longetivity: As a Kryptonian, Zod's lifespan is considerably longer than a normal human and likewise ages much slower

* **Flight:** Zod is able to manipulate his own gravitational field to generate thrust and propel himself through the air, often at supersonic speeds, much faster than he can travel by foot. As such, he is able to levitate and fly past Earth's atmosphere and near the planet's orbit.
* **Heat vision:** Zod can emit red energy beams of intense heat from his eyes. Due to his control over the beams, he is capable of burning though stone and welding metal, causing small explosions and fires, and physically repelling enemies with similar durability, making it useful in combat.
* **Invulnerability:** Zod has nearly impenetrable flesh and bones, making him essentially immune to all Earthly weapons, with bullets simply ricocheting whenever they come in to contact with his skin. This allows him to take far more damage than a normal human and have a higher resistance to pain.
* **Super hearing:** Zod has super-sensitive ears that can perfectly pick up sounds from miles away and even through structures
* Superhuman speed: The solar energy within his cells enable him to propel himself at super-sonic speeds as well as accelerate his movements and reactions to velocities sufficient to catch a speeding bullet in his bare hands and perceive the world in slowed motion.
* **Super strength:** Zod's strength is enhanced under a yellow sun, enough to easily kill a normal human if he were to attack them directly. He is strong enough to match, almost defeat and kill Superman in their first fight.

### Abilities

* **Expert hand-to-hand combatant:** As a former Kryptonian general, Zod is a highly skilled hand-to-hand combatant,
* **Expert tactician:** As a former Kryptonian general, Zod is a highly skilled tactician.
* **Multilingual:** Zod is capable of fluently speaking English and Kryptonese.

### Weaknesses

* **Extreme energy:** Extreme amounts of energy can be enough to kill Zod.
* **Kryptonite:** Like all Kryptonians, even while empowered, Zod is vulnerable to the exposure of Kryptonite, a radioactive mineral from his home planet Krypton
	+ **Green Kryptonite:** Green Kryptonite not only physically hurts Zod, but also it weakens his physical attributes; making him equivalent to that of a normal human. If he is exposed to enough green kryptonite for too long, it will eventually kill him.
	+ **Silver Kryptonite:** If exposed to Silver Kryptonite, it will cause Zod to go in a deep and frightful hallucination where nothing from the outside world can stir him out of it until it leaves his system.
	+ **Red Kryptonite:** If exposed to Red Kryptonite, it gradually destroys Zod's inhibitions and turns him into a corrupt version of himself. Left without morality, compassion, rationality or any cares whatsoever, Zod will become malevolent and prone to hostility and aggression, making him a danger to everyone around him.
* **Solar Energy Dependency**: His abilities will eventually weaken without replenishing his energy reserves with normal (yellow) sun radiation, especially if he doesn't have any direct contact with yellow sunlight
* **High-frequencies:** Although considered a strength, Zod's hearing does have its disadvantages. Since his hearing is more sensitive than a normal human's, higher pitch noises (sonic screams, etc.) can disorient him and cause pain in his ears, leaving him vulnerable in a fight.
* **Vulnerability to Magic:** Zod's biomatrix is his most powerful asset, but the strength of this field is also its greatest weakness. Its permeability to certain wavelengths makes him vulnerable to certain radiations, particularly magical energies whose chaotic electromagnetic or extra dimensional signatures disrupt this force field. Dru's vulnerability to magic varies depending upon the special effects of the magic. He can be injured and worn down by magical entities. Magic can have powerful and unpredictable effects on Zod and his magical enemies have often proven to be the most dangerous.
* Phantom Zone: As Zod needs the yellow sun to activate his powers, he can't use his abilities in the phantom zone.

## Appearances

### Man Of Steel

#### Season 2

* Replication
* Adventures of Superman
* Bloodsport (mentioned)
* Phantom Kryptonian
* Most Deadliest Toy
* True Colours
* A world without Superman
* Silver Machine
* Phantom Zone
* Return Of Superman (mentioned)
* Shrapnel Bomb (mentioned)
* General Zod
* Supergirl
* Martian Scum (mentioned)
* Luthor
* Two sides of the same species
* Domination
* New Krypton

#### Season 3

* Last Daughter of Krypton (mentioned)
* Spark the light (mentioned)
* Till We Collapse (mentioned)

#### Season 4

* Friend or Foe (mentioned)
* Dancing with the Luthors (mentioned)
* New Awakenings part l (mentioned)

## Quotes

* krypton's my home and I intend to stay there"- Phantom Zone

## Behind the scenes

* In the DC comics, General Zod is a warlord from Superman's home planet of Krypton that also survived its destruction and came to Earth, only to become one of Superman's greatest enemies. His first appearance in the comics was *Adventure Comics* #283 (April, 1961).