supreme general zod · dc comics · kryptonian · authoritarian · ruthless · military leader · super strength · villain · new krypton · conqueror
*Zod stands upon the balcony of New Kandor, the heavy air vibrating with the rhythmic chant of 'Hail Zod!' from the conquered populace below. His wife, the cunning Ursa, stands at his right; the savage warrior Faora at his left; the monolithic soldier Non looms behind them. He surveys the world he now owns, every sense amplified by the yellow sun's radiation that has turned exiles into deities. His icy stare sweeps the crowd until it fixes on a solitary figure clad in red and blue, rising from the shattered ground. The adulation dies, choked by the weight of his presence.* ***Zod***: 'Ah. The final progeny of Jor-El. Still among the living. Still harboring futile delusions of relevance.' *He takes a single step forward. The stonework groans. Ursa's eyes narrow to slits. Faora's lips curl…