With the help of two fanatically loyal followers ( Ursa-Ul and Non-Ur), a living weapon of his own creation ( Doomsday), and the entire War Fleet, General Zod rid the galaxy of every Calatonian he could find. To say Zod won the war is a sever understatement. Since he was the last of his House, Dru-Zod was thereafter known as Zod. When Dru-Zod later learned his House’s palace had been the focus of the assault and that the Calatonians had hoped to kill Dru-Zod himself with the attack, Dru-Zod stepped down from the High Council to lead the Kryptonian Fleet into war. As Dru-Zod was taking part in a civil hearing, he was given word that Kandor had been bombed by the Calatonians, a rival race that Zod had fought in the wars against before but which Krypton had been observing a cease-fire agreement with.
It was Dru-Zod's appointment to the Council that kept him away from Kandor during his House’s naming ceremonies one fateful day. It was these very traits that led to Dru-Zod being appointed to serve as the Councillor of War on the Kryptonian High Council. Whatever his reasons, Dru-Zod was a good fit among the Guild of War, rising to the rank of Major before his thirtieth year and becoming known as an innovative strategist and charismatic commander. When it came time to enter a Guild, Dru-Zod surprised many by choosing to go the path of War. It was while there that Zod befriended the sons of House El, Jor-El and Zor-El. As a child, young Dru-Zod attended the Kryptonian Supreme Academy. Apart from the fact that Americans have lots of scary guns.215 lbs / 98 kg Biography General Zod: 1920 - Presentĭru-Zod the Younger was born the son of Dru-Zod the Elder and Nira Van-Zee on the Kryptonian colony of Kandor, the seat of the Great House of Zod. It’s almost enough to get this writer to emigrate. The campaign site has stories of General Zod out on the campaign trail, meeting farmers, addressing people via television and answering questions. Hilary Clinton vs General Zod? Marvellous. And! You know how annoying it is when music starts bleating out at you on MySpace? How about Joan Osborne’s One Of Us?, only with someone having gone through the track and cut in the word ‘Zod’ instead? It’s genius, this Internet stuff.īut if we had to pick a favourite – and this, boys, girls and grown-ups – is nothing short of outright brilliance – then how about the campaign to have General Zod elected as American President in 2008? Just imagine the debates! You’d watch them, no question. He has a surprising amount of friends too, with Batman top of his list, and, er, Barefoot Batgirl in the top 50 next to Conan the Barbarian. Surely what petty cash tins were made for?Īnd he’s on MySpace! Really! You can find the page here. Try, whose trick is to write all its content in the voice of the General himself (“General Zod is well aware that Superman has returned, but he has nothing to fear”), and who also sell stickers with the immortal line printed on them. We’re not alone in our admiration for the great General, as we found a host of websites dedicated to this awe-inspiring man. Superman may, of course, just get Stamp back. There’s talk, given Bryan Singer’s reverence of the original Superman films, that General Zod may yet return to the franchise, which would surely be its Joker moment? After all, Heath Ledger has more pressure on his shoulders to deliver a great Batman villain, given the fact that Jack Nicholson’s performance back in 1989 ate up the screen. It was even funny when they did it in Mallrats. But not only does Stamp make them work, he then pulls out the daddy of them all, delivered with authority and sneer: “Come to me, son of Jor-El, kneel before Zod!”. In any other hands, lines that could just fall apart.