He   might   beSuperman’smost well - known foe in theDCEU , but General Zod may not exactly be the uncollectible guy rope Kal - El thinks he is . As the Man of Steel discovered , the reasons behind Zod ’s imprisonment in the Phantom Zone could actually make him a hero sandwich .

While Superman is often referred to as the " Last Son of Krypton , " he was far from the only Kryptonian to last the planet ’s destruction . apart from Supergirl and the millions of Kryptonians in the Bottle City of Kandor , a few of the Krypton ’s worst felon endure thanks to the mysteriousprison , the Phantom Zone . The interdimensional nullity was used as a penalization for   those the Kryptonian Council deemed as malcontent . The Phantom Zone ’s most noted resident is Superman ’s resort enemy and ally of Jor - El , General Dru - Zod , who was sentenced to expatriate along with his   cobalt - conspirator , Non and Ursa .

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While Superman has repeatedly total into conflict with Zod , Kal - El discovered that not every Kryptonian feel the same way about the superior general .   After the Bottle City of Kandor was resurrected and established a young satellite known as New Krypton , Superman ’s aunt Alura Zor - El freed the Zod along with Non and Ursa . InAction Comics # 874by   James Robinson and Pablo Raimondi , Superman key what his aunt has done and vehemently objects to the indulgence Zod has been shown . Alura , on the other hand , realize the sheath that Zod ’s initial banishment to the Phantom Zone was unearned . Alura , Zod , and his allies all tell Clark that the attack that got Zod stray out of Krypton was a result of their refusal to take heed to the Jor El ’s discoveries about Krypton ’s at hand devastation . Alura tote up it up by saying that if things had gone down other than , Zod would be Krypton ’s greatest hero .

The feud betweenSuperman and General Zodmay be rooted in his adversary ’s attempt to appropriate Earth , but when it came to Krypton , there ’s lilliputian doubt that Zod wanted to save his world when there was still time . Unlike the Kryptonian Council , which discounted Jor - El ’s findings , Zod took Jor - El ’s discovery to heart and did everything in his power to keep the legacy of his home world alive . Zod may be a villain to Superman , but to the Kryptonian survivors he was their last melodic phrase of defense .

The death of Krypton is often the effect of Jor - El ’s warnings going unheard and the major planet exploding as a import . General Zod ’s friendship with Superman ’s fatheris a rarely - discuss part of that history , but it ’s important however . Zod was a person of means on Krypton and he had the power to give Jor - El a expectant voice . Unfortunately , the Kryptonian Council refuse to acknowledge that the satellite was in danger . Zod ’s origin as a ' villain ' proves that there is a noble spirit within him that was unforced to do what it takes to carry through his people .

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While Zod in theDCEUhas caused terrific pain for the Man of Steel , in another lifeSupermanmight have ensure Zod as the hero that keep Krypton .

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