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A Kryptonian convicted of killing rondors, an endangered species, to use their healing horns for the purpose of profit.
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* HeroicSacrifice: Pre-Crisis. He threw himself into his own Gold Kryptonite trap he set up for Superman. Losing both his powers and memory.
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* HeroicSacrifice: Pre-Crisis. He threw himself into his own Gold Kryptonite trap he set up for Superman. Losing both his powers and memory. Still later, he ended up sacrificing his life to save Superman when they were both trapped in the Zone while the Zone's truly evil inmates were running rampant on Earth.
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Krypton had no system of capital punishment, so instead of execution, the most heinous criminals were imprisoned in the PhantomZone, a dimension without time or physical substance. Over the years, numerous super-powered Kryptonian criminals have escaped the Zone to bedevil Superman. In addition to the ne'er-do-wells below, there are numerous less prominent Phantom Zone criminals, including Kru-El (Superman's distant cousin), Quex-Ul, Az-Rel, Nadira, Car-Vex, and Jer-Em.
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Krypton had no system of capital punishment, so instead of execution, the most heinous criminals were imprisoned in the PhantomZone, a dimension without time or physical substance.substance -- which, ironically, allowed the very worst members of Krypton's civilization to be among the few survivors of the planet's destruction. Over the years, numerous super-powered Kryptonian criminals have escaped the Zone to bedevil Superman. In addition to the ne'er-do-wells below, there are numerous less prominent Phantom Zone criminals, including Kru-El (Superman's distant cousin), Quex-Ul, Az-Rel, Nadira, Car-Vex, and Jer-Em.
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* CanonImmigrant: It took a while, but eventually General Zod was remoulded to resemble Creator/TerenceStamp's depiction of the character with his dark hair and BeardOfEvil.
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* EvilVsEvil: He clashed with Luthor, Parasite, Metallo, and Bizarro in ''Last Son'', Luthor, Metallo, Reactron, and General Lane in ''New Krypton'', and Doomsday in the New 52.
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* EvilVsEvil: EvilVersusEvil: He clashed with Luthor, Parasite, Metallo, and Bizarro in ''Last Son'', Luthor, Metallo, Reactron, and General Lane in ''New Krypton'', and Doomsday in the New 52.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: In other universes and continuities, there'll be a different Kryptonian taking his role as the strongman of the Zod trio. Notably Quex-Ul (Pocket Universe), Jax-Ur (''ComicBook/TheSupermanAdventure'' #21), Kru-El (Brainiac 13-created Krypton), and Nam-Ek (''The Last Days of Krypton'' novel and ''Man of Steel'' film).
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: In other universes and continuities, there'll be a different Kryptonian taking his role as the strongman of the Zod trio. Notably Quex-Ul (Pocket Universe), Jax-Ur (''ComicBook/TheSupermanAdventure'' (''ComicBook/TheSupermanAdventures'' #21), Kru-El (Brainiac 13-created Krypton), and Nam-Ek (''The Last Days of Krypton'' novel and ''Man of Steel'' film).
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* AdaptationSpeciesChange: In ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' and [[Series/{{Supergirl2015}} Supergirl TV series]], the phantom zone has other types of alien criminals as well as kryptonians.
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* AdaptationSpeciesChange: In ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' the ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', ''WesternAnimation/LegionOfSuperHeroes'', and [[Series/{{Supergirl2015}} Supergirl TV series]], ''Series/{{Supergirl|2015}}'' series, the phantom zone Phantom Zone has other types of alien criminals as well as kryptonians.Kryptonians.
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* ButWhatAboutTheAstronauts: As a precursor to the Phantom Zone, kryptonian criminals were put in [[SleeperStarship sleeper starships]] in orbit [[EarthIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse that usually ended up on Earth]]. Escaping Krypton's destruction by being in the Phantom Zone would count as well.
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* ButWhatAboutTheAstronauts: As a precursor to the Phantom Zone, kryptonian Kryptonian criminals were put in [[SleeperStarship sleeper starships]] in orbit [[EarthIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse that usually ended up on Earth]]. Escaping Krypton's destruction by being in the Phantom Zone would count as well.
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* TokenGoodTeamMate: Mon-El is the only good Phantom Zone resident but he's only in there because he's dying rather than being a criminal.
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* TokenGoodTeamMate: TokenGoodTeammate: Mon-El is the only good Phantom Zone resident but he's only in there because he's dying rather than being a criminal.criminal. Also, Quex-Ul in Pre-Crisis.
* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Pre-Crisis, Jor-El was merely Zod's jailer. Post-Crisis and every interpretation since, inspired by ''Film/SupermanTheMovie'', their relationship is more personal.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: In other universes and continuities, there'll be a different Kryptonian taking his role as the strongman of the Zod trio. Notably Quex-Ul (Pocket Universe), Jax-Ur (''ComicBook/TheSupermanAdventure'' #21), Kru-El (Brainiac 13-created Krypton), and Nam-Ek (''The Last Days of Krypton'' novel and ''Man of Steel'' film).
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* AxeCrazy: Even among the Phantom Zoners, Ursa is not the poster girl for mental health weak, regularly flying into rages, and sparing no one but Zod from her wrath.
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* AxeCrazy: Even among the Phantom Zoners, Ursa is not the poster girl for mental health weak, week, regularly flying into rages, and sparing no one but Zod from her wrath.
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* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: In ''Film/SupermanII'' he can [[{{Telekinesis}}move objects with his mind]] and shoot lasers out of his hands.
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* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: In ''Film/SupermanII'' he can [[{{Telekinesis}}move [[{{Telekinesis}} move objects with his mind]] and shoot lasers out of his hands.hands ([[BreadEggsBreadedEggs and shoot lasers that move objects]]).
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* VirtueIsWeakness: He considers Kal-El weak for not taking over Earth despite having more than enough power to do so, and especially because he cares for the "inferior" humans as opposed to his native Kryptonian race.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: At least suggested that Zod fell victim to this in his first post-''Crisis'' appearance; when he starts ranting about his planned coup on Krypton before his arrest, Superman argues that nobody would have followed him if he'd won and he didn't have any actual plan for what he'd do to save Krypton from its imminent destruction, and Zod's only protest is to state that he would have found a way rather than state what that way would have been.
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* WouldHurtAChild: If the child was male. In a deleted scene of ''Superman II'' he killed a boy on Earth.
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* WouldHurtAChild: If the child was male. In a deleted scene of ''Superman II'' he she killed a boy on Earth.
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* BreakoutCharacter: Zod was a minor villain Pre-Crisis, but became very popular and more prominent later on owing to his movie appearances.
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* BreakoutCharacter: Zod was a minor villain Pre-Crisis, but became very popular and even among the Phantom Zone criminals, Faora and Jax-Ur were initially more prominent later on owing to than him. After his movie appearances.appearances, he has become more popular and prominent, to the point of becoming one of Superman's main arch-enemies alongside Luthor, Brainiac, and Darkseid.
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* MentalHandicapMoralDeficiency: Non in the films was a mentally handicapped thug who could only interact with the world through violence. This remains true in the comics, though it is better justified by his lobotomy.
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* MentalHandicapMoralDeficiency: Non in the films was a mentally handicapped thug who could only interact with the world through violence. This remains true in the comics, though it is better justified by his lobotomy. Some appearances show him with a stitched scar across his forehead implying a lobotomy.
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* {{Narcissist}}: Not unlike Luthor, Zod views himself in messianic terms, is convinced that he can achieve anything simply on the basis of who he is, and thinks that he, and only he, has all the answers. He genuinely does want what's best for Krypton, but has convinced himself that Krypton can only be its best wih him in charge.
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* {{Narcissist}}: Not unlike Luthor, Zod views himself in messianic terms, is convinced that he can achieve anything simply on the basis of who he is, and thinks that he, and only he, has all the answers. He genuinely does want what's best for Krypton, but has convinced himself that Krypton can only be its best wih with him in charge.charge.
* ANaziByAnyOtherName: Pre-Crisis, he resembles a Nazi general. As well as similar philosophy, with his views of Kryptonians being the "[[MasterRace superior race]]".
* ANaziByAnyOtherName: Pre-Crisis, he resembles a Nazi general. As well as similar philosophy, with his views of Kryptonians being the "[[MasterRace superior race]]".
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* HonorBeforeReason: If you can get them to swear a Sacred Kryptonian Oath[[note]] An oath that a kryptonian can take only once in a lifetime that's never been broken[[/note]] or the Colossus of Hadrad[[note]] A kryptonian criminal oath[[/note]] then you can take them by their word.
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* GoodThingYouCanHeal: When exposed to yellow sunlight, his gaping wounds from Katana's magic sword healed up almost instantly.
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* MadeOfIron: Zod once used heat vision to cut out a chunk of his own brain, leaving a hole that exposed part of his brain. This injury doesn't slow him down and neither did Captain Boomerang tossing a razor-rang into the exposed brain.
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* LargeAndInCharge: a 6'3, 220 pound, heavily muscled general.
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* LargeAndInCharge: a 6'3, 220 pound, heavily muscled general. In Suicide Squad, he's been found in Russia inside a Phantom Zone anomaly. The energies of the anomaly have mutated him, so that he's grown into a giant that stands a foot taller than Killer Croc who's already superhumanly large. Zod is so big that when he got knocked out, he fell on Captain Boomerang and pinned him.
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** Amanda Waller does this to him in Suicide Squad. She knows he's godlike in power, so she has a kryptonite bomb implanted in his head while he was de-powered. However, she underestimated his cunning and strength of will. He was able to take advantage of a power outage to use a mirror and cut out the bomb from his brain using heat vision.
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* MassTeleportation: ''Fort Rozz'' was a Kryptonian prison that god pulled into the Phantom Zone after after an explosion. Normal kryptonian laws of physics apply inside it so [[spoiler: Zod and Ursa were able to conceive a son.]]
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* MassTeleportation: ''Fort Rozz'' was a Kryptonian prison that god got pulled into the Phantom Zone after after an explosion. Normal kryptonian laws of physics apply inside it so [[spoiler: Zod and Ursa were able to conceive a son.]]
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* RelatedInTheAdaptation;
** In ''ComicBook/SupermanEarthOne'', he's Jor-El's brother and Superman's uncle.
** In ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueGodsAndMonsters'' he adds his [=DNA=] to baby Kal-El's UterineReplicator before Jor-El can and becomes Superman's father.
** In ''ComicBook/SupermanEarthOne'', he's Jor-El's brother and Superman's uncle.
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The archenemy of Jor-El, and a sworn enemy of his family, Zod was a Kryptonian general imprisoned after trying to stage a coup against the Council of Elders on his home world. Trapped in the PhantomZone prior to Krypton's destruction, Zod is eventually freed and proceeds to take out his anger with Jor-El on Superman. Made famous by Terence Stamp in ''Superman II'', Zod was absent from the comics for years, due to the ban on Kryptonian characters; during this time various alternate universe doppelgangers and Earth-born substitutes danced in his shoes. In ''ComicBook/LastSon'', DC decided to reintroduce the original Zod, bringing in a version of the character heavily modelled on Stamp's portrayal.
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The archenemy of Jor-El, and a sworn enemy of his family, Zod was a Kryptonian general imprisoned after trying to stage a coup against the Council of Elders on his home world. Trapped in the PhantomZone prior to Krypton's destruction, Zod is eventually freed and proceeds to take out his anger with Jor-El on Superman. Made famous by Terence Stamp in ''Superman II'', Zod was absent from the comics for years, due to the ban on Kryptonian characters; during this time various alternate universe doppelgangers and Earth-born substitutes danced in his shoes. In ''ComicBook/LastSon'', DC decided to reintroduce the original Zod, bringing in a version of the character heavily modelled modeled on Stamp's portrayal.
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* TheMentallyDisturbed: Non in the films was a mentally handicapped thug who could only interact with the world through violence. This remains true in the comics, though it is better justified by his lobotomy.
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* BigBad: Of ''Last Son'', and ''New Krypton''. Following his revival he's generally in competition with Luthor and Brainiac for the title of Superman's biggest bad.
* BigBadEnsemble: In ''New Krypton'' he, Brainiac, and General Lane compete for the title of biggest bad. Zod is ultimately the last one left standing.
* BigBadEnsemble: In ''New Krypton'' he, Brainiac, and General Lane compete for the title of biggest bad. Zod is ultimately the last one left standing.
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* BigBad: Of ''Last Son'', and ''New Krypton''.''War of the Supermen''. Following his revival he's generally in competition with Luthor and Brainiac for the title of Superman's biggest bad.
* BigBadEnsemble: In ''New Krypton'' he, Brainiac, andGeneral Lane Luthor compete for the title of biggest bad. Zod Luthor is ultimately the last one left standing.standing.
* BigBadWannabe: Of ''New Krypton''. He's never truly in control of the situation and both Brainiac and Luthor end up outstripping him. Brainiac effortlessly smashes through his army with his ship and specialized anti-Kryptonian gear when he comes to collect New Krypton (killing tens of thousands of Kryptonians), gains the upper hand on him in their superpowered fistfight, and manages to shrink and bottle Kandor ''again'', only being stopped short of an easy total victory by Luthor's last-second actions. Luthor, for his part, thoroughly outmaneuvers Zod at every turn, with everything Zod does playing right into his plot. Luthor ends the arc by annihilating Zod's entire race and planet, manipulating Superman into sending him back into the Phantom Zone, and getting ''rewarded'' for it.
* BreakoutCharacter: Zod was a minor villain Pre-Crisis, but became very popular and more prominent later on owing to his movie appearances.
* BigBadEnsemble: In ''New Krypton'' he, Brainiac, and
* BigBadWannabe: Of ''New Krypton''. He's never truly in control of the situation and both Brainiac and Luthor end up outstripping him. Brainiac effortlessly smashes through his army with his ship and specialized anti-Kryptonian gear when he comes to collect New Krypton (killing tens of thousands of Kryptonians), gains the upper hand on him in their superpowered fistfight, and manages to shrink and bottle Kandor ''again'', only being stopped short of an easy total victory by Luthor's last-second actions. Luthor, for his part, thoroughly outmaneuvers Zod at every turn, with everything Zod does playing right into his plot. Luthor ends the arc by annihilating Zod's entire race and planet, manipulating Superman into sending him back into the Phantom Zone, and getting ''rewarded'' for it.
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* EvilVsEvil: Clashed with Luthor, Parasite, Metallo, and Bizarro in ''Last Son'', Luthor, Metallo, Reactron, and General Lane in ''New Krypton'', and Doomsday in the New 52.
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* EvilVsEvil: Clashed He clashed with Luthor, Parasite, Metallo, and Bizarro in ''Last Son'', Luthor, Metallo, Reactron, and General Lane in ''New Krypton'', and Doomsday in the New 52.
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* FamousAncestor: Was descended from Admiral Dru-Zod I, one of the most infamous criminals of the Kryptonian space age.
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* TheExtremistWasRight: He was imprisoned for staging a violent coup against the Council and trying to set himself up as a military dictator, believing the Council's inaction to the news of Krypton's instability would doom their species. The Council were morons and their actions did see the deaths of almost everyone on Krypton.
* FamousAncestor:Was He was descended from Admiral Dru-Zod I, one of the most infamous criminals of the Kryptonian space age.
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* {{Expy}}: {{Expy}}:
** Oh boy. The character of Ursa from TheMovie was loosely based on Faora, sharing her look and misandry, but adding a relationship with Zod. Post-Crisis, early versions ofFaora--as Faora -- as well as adaptations like ''Smallville''--would ''Smallville'' -- would then follow Ursa's lead, and be in-love in love with Zod (whom she had not been close to Pre-Crisis). In 2006, she was removed from continuity and replaced with a comics version of Ursa... only to reenter the comics in the New 52, after ''Man of Steel'''s version of her--which her -- which was closely based on the film version of Ursa from ''Superman II''--proved II'' -- proved a success.
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A doctor and scientist who thought nothing of dissecting living people and whose experiments inadvertently destroyed Krypton's moon colony--which attracted the attention of Brainiac and led to the loss of Kandor. While in the Phantom Zone, Jax-Ur became the host of the Kryptonian deity Vohc-the-Breaker, god of creation and destruction. He was recruited by General Zod to be one of his sleeper agents, but had plans of his own--the destruction of Earth.
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A doctor and scientist who thought nothing of dissecting living people and whose experiments inadvertently destroyed Krypton's moon colony--which colony -- which attracted the attention of Brainiac and led to the loss of Kandor. While in the Phantom Zone, Jax-Ur became the host of the Kryptonian deity Vohc-the-Breaker, god of creation and destruction. He was recruited by General Zod to be one of his sleeper agents, but had plans of his own--the own -- the destruction of Earth.
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* ButWhatAboutTheAstronauts: As a precursor to the Phantom Zone, kryptonian criminals were put in [[SleeperStarship sleeper starships]] in orbit that usually ended up on Earth. Escaping Krypton's destruction by being in the Phantom Zone would count as well.
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* ButWhatAboutTheAstronauts: As a precursor to the Phantom Zone, kryptonian criminals were put in [[SleeperStarship sleeper starships]] in orbit [[EarthIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse that usually ended up on Earth.Earth]]. Escaping Krypton's destruction by being in the Phantom Zone would count as well.
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* IShallReturn: When the Brainiac 13-created Krypton faded away, the General Zod of that reality swore revenge on Superman. Which led to early speculation that this Zod became the ruler of Pokolistan.
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* IShallReturn: When the Brainiac 13-created Krypton faded away, the General Zod of that reality swore revenge on Superman. Which led to early speculation that the Pokolistan Zod is this Zod became the ruler of Pokolistan.who somehow escaped his disappearing reality.
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* IShallReturn: When the Brainiac 13-created Krypton faded away, the General Zod of that reality swore revenge on Superman. Which led to early speculation that this Zod became the ruler of Pokolistan.
* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: The comics version isn't much of a man-hater as her counterpart in the Christopher Reeve movies.
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* AdaptationSpeciesChange: In ''{{Series/Smallville}}'' and [[Series/{{Supergirl2015}} Supergirl TV series]], the phantom zone has other types of alien criminals as well as kryptonians.
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!!Phantom Zone Criminals
Krypton had no system of capital punishment, so instead of execution, the most heinous criminals were imprisoned in the PhantomZone, a dimension without time or physical substance. Over the years, numerous super-powered Kryptonian criminals have escaped the Zone to bedevil Superman. In addition to the ne'er-do-wells below, there are numerous less prominent Phantom Zone criminals, including Kru-El (Superman's distant cousin), Quex-Ul, Az-Rel, Nadira, Car-Vex, and Jer-Em.
[[folder: General]]
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: In ''{{Series/Smallville}}'' and [[Series/{{Supergirl2015}} Supergirl TV series]], the phantom zone has other types of alien criminals as well as kryptonians.
** ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoBatmanMovie'' has them as various human, wizard, dinosaur and monster villains from other franchises that Lego makes toys for.
* AliensSpeakingEnglish: You could justify them talking to each other as TranslationConvention but no reason is ever given as to why they can understand humans after they leave the zone.
* AstralProjection: Thought they bring their bodies into the zone with them, they're essentially floating around the universe as invisible, intangible ghosts.
* ButWhatAboutTheAstronauts: As a precursor to the Phantom Zone, kryptonian criminals were put in [[SleeperStarship sleeper starships]] in orbit that usually ended up on Earth. Escaping Krypton's destruction by being in the Phantom Zone would count as well.
* CompleteImmortality: They can't be killed while in the Phantom Zone.
** Nam-Ek is this after injecting himself with Rondor DNA. He's the only kryptonian to survive without leaving the planet. Superman found him floating in space where Krypton used to be and put him in the zone.
* DropPod: They use a variation of these to escape to Earth in ''ComicBook/LastSon''.
* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Pre-crisis Superman used to release them when their sentences were up but they always ended up re-offending and going back in. The only one who didn't return to crime lost his powers and memories then ended up working at The Daily Planet, thinking he was human.
* HonorBeforeReason: If you can get them to swear a Sacred Kryptonian Oath[[note]] An oath that a kryptonian can take only once in a lifetime that's never been broken[[/note]] or the Colossus of Hadrad[[note]] A kryptonian criminal oath[[/note]] then you can take them by their word.
* {{Intangibility}}: They float around the universe as intangible ghosts and are incapable of touching each other.
* MassTeleportation: ''Fort Rozz'' was a Kryptonian prison that god pulled into the Phantom Zone after after an explosion. Normal kryptonian laws of physics apply inside it so [[spoiler: Zod and Ursa were able to conceive a son.]]
** In ''[[Series/{{Supergirl2015}} Supergirl]]'' it was a SpaceStation built in the Phantom Zome that crash landed on Earth, releasing all the criminals.
* MisappliedPhlebotinum: There are probably better uses for an alternate dimension that lets you view anywhere in the universe and makes you immortal other than trapping criminals in it.
* NamedByTheAdaptation: The {{Novelization}} to ''Film/ManOfSteel'' names most of Zod's mooks after Kryptonian criminals from the comics.
* TheNeedless: Don't need to eat or drink while in the Phantom Zone.
* NewSuperPower: Most of them have never had any powers until they were released on Earth.
* OneManArmy: Every Kryptonian is an army level threat on Earth. During the 100 Minute War thousands of humans died for every Kryptonian brought down.
* PhantomZone: The TropeNamer.
* PhantomZonePicture: The portrayal of the Phantom zone in the movies is the TropeNamer. Though ''Film/{{Supergirl}}'' and ''{{Series/Smallville}}'' imply that the picture is just transportation to the Phantom Zone.
* PoweredByAForsakenChild: Nam-Ek became immortal after killing a Rondor[[note]]A kryptonian animal that emits radiation that can heal anything.[[/note]].
* PrisonDimension: The Phantom Zone.
* PrisonShip: Before Jor-El discovered the Phantom Zone, kryptonian criminals were placed in rockets and put into stasis, then launched into space, never to return home. A Superboy story had him fighting three of these criminals after one of the ships landed on Earth.
** In ''Film/ManOfSteel'', the Zone is accessed by launching criminals into space and through a portal on an orbital space station. When they escape, Zod converts it into a spaceship and explores Krypton's abandoned outposts before finding Earth.
* SealedGoodInACan: Mon-El, [[ComicBook/AllStarSuperman Bar-El and Lilo]] were put in to stop them dying. Chris Kent was conceived in the zone then ended up getting trapped in there again.
* SealedEvilInACan: All of them.
* SecretKeeper: Not by choice. They'd tell people that Superman and Clark Kent are the same person if they could.
* SinsOfOurFathers: They tend to blame Superman for Jor-El putting them in the zone.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: There's rarely more than one female in each continuity, with Ursa and Faora usually being treated as interchangeable.
* SuperpowerLottery: Being Kryptonian all have the same of Superman:
** EyeBeams
** FlyingBrick
** NighInvulnerable
** SuperBreath
** SuperSpeed
** SuperStrength
* {{Telepathy}}: How they communicate in the Zone. If they all concentrate at once, they can sometimes influence or control people outside the zone.
* ThereIsAnother: They're among the various Kryptonian survivors that prove Superman isn't the LastOfHisKind.
* TokenGoodTeamMate: Mon-El is the only good Phantom Zone resident but he's only in there because he's dying rather than being a criminal.
* {{Unishment}}: Although the Zone is implied to be unpleasant, they did get to survive Krypton's destruction and their youth will still be there if they ever get to leave.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: General Zod I]]
!!General Zod
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->'''AKA:''' Dru-Zod II
-> "You will kneel before me, Jor-El. Both you and one day... your heirs!"
The archenemy of Jor-El, and a sworn enemy of his family, Zod was a Kryptonian general imprisoned after trying to stage a coup against the Council of Elders on his home world. Trapped in the PhantomZone prior to Krypton's destruction, Zod is eventually freed and proceeds to take out his anger with Jor-El on Superman. Made famous by Terence Stamp in ''Superman II'', Zod was absent from the comics for years, due to the ban on Kryptonian characters; during this time various alternate universe doppelgangers and Earth-born substitutes danced in his shoes. In ''ComicBook/LastSon'', DC decided to reintroduce the original Zod, bringing in a version of the character heavily modelled on Stamp's portrayal.
In his current incarnation, Zod is a more complex character, regarded as a hero by many on Krypton. His coup was staged because he believed Non and Jor-El's findings about Krypton's imminent demise and wished to get the planet ready by means of rebuilding their space fleet. Defeated when Jor-El refused to support a violent revolution, Zod holds the House of El responsible for the destruction of the Kryptonian race, and seeks to punish Kal-El for his father's sins and build a new Krypton. During the ''ComicBook/NewKrypton'' arc he served as head of Kandor's military, and maneuvered for war with Earth, aiming to achieve his goals.
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* AbusiveDad: Treats his son, Lor-Zod/Chris Kent, as little more than a means to an end.
* AlternateUniverse: Prior to ''Last Son'', Superman encountered numerous versions of Zod in different dimensions and alternate Kryptonian pasts alike.
* {{Archenemy}}: Of Jor-El. Superman inherits this grudge, which eventually becomes very personal for both of them. After Luthor and Brainiac, he's in third place on Superman's private hit parade.
* ArchnemesisDad: Fullfills this role after Lor-Zod/Chris's HeelFaceTurn.
* AscendedExtra: He was never a particularly prominent character in his original appearances; only an unremarkable name among the many Phantom Zoners. After the popularity of ''Superman II'', he was upjumped to being the leader of the Phantom Zoners and one of Superman's primary enemies.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He trained from birth to be a warrior, and combining his military training with his solar power, is perfectly able to have Superman on the ropes.
* BadassBeard: Zod's beard is both evil and awesome.
* BadassLongcoat: Sometimes features a military style greatcoat as part of his uniform.
* BaldOfEvil: In the Pre-Crisis era where, not unlike Brainiac, he closely resembled ComicBook/LexLuthor. This has been changed since, with many versions closely resembling Terence Stamp's iconic portrayal. ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'' split the difference, giving him Pre-Crisis Zod's bald head and Stamp's beard.
* BattleCouple: With Ursa Post-Crisis and Faora in the New 52.
* BeardOfEvil: Usually features a version of Terence Stamp's goatee.
* BigBad: Of ''Last Son'', and ''New Krypton''. Following his revival he's generally in competition with Luthor and Brainiac for the title of Superman's biggest bad.
** BigBadEnsemble: In ''New Krypton'' he, Brainiac, and General Lane compete for the title of biggest bad. Zod is ultimately the last one left standing.
* BornInTheWrongCentury: Ancient Krypton was savage and warlike, and he would have fit right in.
* BroughtDownToBadass: When temporarily depowered.
* ComicBookFantasyCasting: As of ''Last Son'' and ''New Krypton'' he bears a striking resemblance to Creator/TerenceStamp.
* DarkMessiah: Seen as a saviour by many on New Krypton, and views himself in those same terms.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Like Luthor, he doesn't get why Superman hasn't taken over the planet yet.
* EvilCounterpart: Not to Superman, but to his father, Jor-El.
* EvilChancellor: To Alura and the Council, undermining their efforts, and leading them towards increasingly destructive courses of action.
* EvilOldFolks: The alternate universe doppelganger from ''For Tomorrow'' was an old man under his [[TinTyrant heavy black armour]].
* EvilVsEvil: Clashed with Luthor, Parasite, Metallo, and Bizarro in ''Last Son'', Luthor, Metallo, Reactron, and General Lane in ''New Krypton'', and Doomsday in the New 52.
* EvilerThanThou: With Luthor, Brainiac and General Lane in ''New Krypton'', with each of them struggling to assert their position as the greatest villain of the story line.
* FamousAncestor: Was descended from Admiral Dru-Zod I, one of the most infamous criminals of the Kryptonian space age.
* FantasticRacism: Towards all aliens. It's particularly notable with humans, whom he views as some sort of sub-Kryptonians, worthy of enslavement at best and genocide at worst.
* FinalBoss: The last villain standing in both ''Last Son'' and ''New Krypton'', and the last one Superman has to face down.
* FinalSolution: His Pocket Universe counterpart decided humanity was too much trouble to rule over and ended up killing everybody on its Earth. In the ''War of the Supermen'' arc that concludes ''New Krypton'', our Zod comes to the same conclusion, and tries to wipe humanity out in revenge for Reactron's destruction of New Krypton.
* {{Foil}}: If Superman is the ultimate immigrant, standing for the peaceful synthesis of human and Kryptonian culture, Zod is the ultimate representation of the Old Country, and why people wanted to leave it in the first place. Everything that's wrong with Kryptonian culture is embodied by Zod, and when he arrives on Earth it isn't to immigrate, but to try and remake it in the image of Krypton.
* FourStarBadass: Zod's promotion to the highest ranks of the Kryptonian military didn't make him any less badass, and that was before he arrived on Earth and gained the same powers as Superman.
* FrontlineGeneral: Always. Zod leads the charge from the front of his army, and is usually one of the last ones out of combat.
* TheGeneralissimo: Sets himself up as one following the destruction of Kandor's civilian government. In the backstory, he tried to do this on Krypton as well.
* GeneralRipper: In ''New Krypton'' where he blames the humans for everything.
* GloriousLeader: His men speak of him in these terms, and he eventually sets himself up as one for New Krypton, amassing a personality cult, and seizing power in the aftermath of Allura's death.
* GogglesDoNothing: In his first Post-Crisis appearance.
* GoodTwin: On Earth-15, a good version of Zod served as his world's Superman, much to Superboy-Prime's rage.
* HappilyMarried: To Ursa.
* HostileTerraforming: Tries to turn Earth into a new Krypton in ''Film/ManOfSteel'', and plans to do as much in both "Last Son" and "New Krypton".
* KickTheDog: Literally, shanking Krypto with a Green K knife and then laughing to Superman and Superboy about the futility of the dog's sacrifice (Krypto recovered).
* KillAllHumans: An AlternateUniverse Zod did this in one story. At the conclusion of the ''New Krypton'' storyline, our Zod tries it as well, triggering the 100 Minute War.
* KneelBeforeZod: The TropeNamer. For Zod forcing his adversaries to kneel is a psychological compulsion. He needs them to submit.
* KnifeNut: Like Ursa, the Post-Crisis Zod carries a Green Kryptonite knife, though he doesn't use it as frequently as she does.
* LargeHam: Zod wouldn't be Zod if he wasn't chewing the scenery.
* LightningBruiser: Zod is fast, strong, and hard-hitting even by the absurdly high standards of Kryptonians.
* MilitaryCoup: How he tried to take power on Krypton in both the main universe and various alternate ones. He was contemplating one against Allura when Reactron blew up New Krypton, allowing him to take power through slightly more legitimate means.
* MoralMyopia: Can recognise wrongs done to him, and wrongs done by humans to Kryptonians, but never the inverse.
* MyGreatestFailure: Failing to stop Brainiac from stealing Kandor.
* {{Narcissist}}: Not unlike Luthor, Zod views himself in messianic terms, is convinced that he can achieve anything simply on the basis of who he is, and thinks that he, and only he, has all the answers. He genuinely does want what's best for Krypton, but has convinced himself that Krypton can only be its best wih him in charge.
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: In ''Film/SupermanII'' he can [[{{Telekinesis}}move objects with his mind]] and shoot lasers out of his hands.
* NobleDemon: The ''New Krypton'' version.
* NotSoDifferent: From human xenophobes General Sam Lane and Lex Luthor.
* OffingTheOffspring: Totally prepared to kill his son, Lor-Zod, when the boy gets in his way.
* PoweredArmour: In the New 52 he donned an ancient suit of armour from Krypton's space-age to battle Doomsday during his days as Colonel Zod.
* PredecessorVillain: An alternate universe version of him served as the inspiration to General Zod II (see above). He himself has a predecessor in his ancestor, Admiral Dru-Zod I, whose ship was unearthed and weaponized by Luthor. According to Superman, Admiral Zod was one of the darkest figures in Krypton's age of space exploration, which means our General Zod may well be a case of GenerationXerox.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Zod styles himself as an old-school Kryptonian soldier-hero.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: He gives Jor-El one by proxy, ranting at Superman about Jor-El's failings. "Jor-El didn't just fail Krypton, Kal-El. He failed you!"
* RetCanon: Recent versions are modeled after the ''Film/SupermanII'' film interpretation of the character.
* RousingSpeech: Gives one to his army at the start of the 100 Minute War.
* SendInTheClones: In Pre-Crisis continuity, he tried to take over Krypton with an army of Bizarro clones of himself.
* ShadowArchetype: To Jor-El and Kal-El both.
* SinsOfOurFathers: Superman's father, Jor-El, was one of the guys who arrested him and banished him to the Phantom Zone, so he takes his anger out on Kal-El. In Zod's mind, the House of El is to blame for the extinction of Kryptonian life.
* SuperiorSpecies: Sees Kryptonians as inherently superior to humans (and every other alien race out there, for that matter).
* TinTyrant: A version of Zod from ''For Tomorrow'' was an old man in [[SpikesOfVillainy spiked]] [[BlackKnight black armour]].
* UnderestimatingBadassery: Underestimates Superman, Supergirl, Superboy, the Legion of Super-Heroes, the Justice League, and the population of Earth by the end of ''New Krypton''.
* UnholyMatrimony: With Ursa Post-Crisis, and Faora in the New 52.
* WeHaveReserves: Willingly fires through his own people in order to hit Brainiac's ship.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: His revolt on Krypton was motivated by a desire to save the planet.
** TheExtremistWasRight: The Council were morons and their actions did see the deaths of almost everyone on Krypton.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: He and Jor-El.
* WorthyOpponent: He was genuinely impressed by Superman's superior fighting skill compared to his men in the ''New Krypton'' storyline.
* WouldHitAGirl: Post-Crisis he had no issues throwing punches at Supergirl, and in the New 52 he and Faora both traded blows with Wonder Woman.
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[[folder: Ursa]]
!!Ursa
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Originally created for ''Superman II'', Ursa entred the DCU in the pages of ''Last Son'', alongside the modern General Dru-Zod. Second-in-command and wife to the traitorous general, Colonel Ursa was a loyal soldier in Krypton's elite Black Zero unit, but her failure to stop Brainiac from stealing the city of Kandor and massacring innocent Kryptonians broke her mind, making her dangerously unpredictable. Ursa aided her beloved in his attempt to overthrow the Science Council, but like Zod and their co-conspirator Non, they were stopped by Jor-El and sentenced to eternity in the Phantom Zone. There, Ursa bore a son, Lor-Zod, who would later become the hero Nightwing.
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* AbusiveMom: Uses her son as a tool, giving no affection, and expecting total obedience in return.
* AxeCrazy: Even among the Phantom Zoners, Ursa is not the poster girl for mental health weak, regularly flying into rages, and sparing no one but Zod from her wrath.
* BadassLongcoat: In her first appearance Post-Crisis.
* BattleCouple: With Zod, Post-Crisis.
* BattleTrophy: Steals badges of various people in ''Film/SupermanII''
* BlingOfWar: Wears all the said badges.
* BoyishShortHair: Her hair is close-cropped, military style in most comic book portrayals.
* CanonImmigrant: She first appeared in the 1977 Superman movie, and was not added to the comics until ''Last Son'' where she took the place normally held by Faora.
* ColonelBadass: Held this rank in the Kryptonian military, acting as Zod's second-in-command.
* ColonelKilgore: Despite her comparatively lofty rank she thoroughly enjoys meting out violence and is always eager to get her hands bloody.
* CoolShades: Her glasses protect her eyes from exposure to sunlight, to which she is hypersensitive.
* ComicBookFantasyCasting: Strongly resembles Sarah Douglas, who played her in ''Film/SupermanII''.
* DarkActionGirl: The most prominent female among the Phantom Zoners Post-Crisis, and easily one of the deadliest. In the end it takes Supergirl, Superboy, Steel, and Krypto to subdue her.
* DesignatedGirlFight: Takes on Supergirl while Superman is facing down General Zod.
* DisproportionateRetribution: In response to an attack on New Krypton by a rogue general from one country, Ursa tries to slaughter the leaders of almost every country on Earth.
* TheDragon: To General Zod Post-Crisis, acting as his second-in-command, bodyguard, and wife.
* {{Expy}}: Loose one of Faora Hu-Ul, described below. In fact, Faora was erased from continuity due to the ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'' and Ursa essentially replaced her when the PhantomZone criminals were brought back (though Faora still appeared in a pocket universe).
* EvilMatriarch: Towards Lor-Zod following his HeelFaceTurn.
* FantasticRacism: Towards humans, whom she views as animals.
* FourEyesZeroSoul: The only Kryptonian to need eye wear. One of the most flatout immoral.
* FragileSpeedster: By Kryptonian standards, with her illness and light build making her comparatively easy to beat down. She's still a LightningBruiser when compared to anyone else, of course.
* HeroWorshipper: Of General Zod.
* HandicappedBadass: Ursa's light sensitivity doesn't stop her from being one of Zod's deadliest assets, and in the end it requires a four to one advantage to bring her down.
* HappilyMarried: To Zod.
* KnifeNut: Carries a Green Kryptonite dagger for use against her fellow Kryptonians.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Whether intentional or otherwise, Ursa does mean "[[BearsAreBadNews bear]]".
* OffingTheOffspring: Like Zod she's perfectly willing to kill their son, Lor-Zod.
* OnlyOneName: No family name or patrynomic (as is usual for female Kryptonians) has been provided for Ursa.
* PsychoSupporter: Ursa's support for Zod stems at least in part from her own mental instability.
* SinisterShades: Ursa's the only Kryptonian who has to permanently wear goggles, and is one of the most evil.
* SlasherSmile: Sports a really deranged one
* SuperiorSpecies: Her view on her race.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Zod. It's part love, part hero worship.
* UnholyMatrimony: With Zod Post-Crisis.
* WeaksauceWeakness: In addition to weaknesses against kryptonite, red sunlight, and magic, Ursa's eyes are incredibly sensitive to light, forcing her to wear protective goggles at all times.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Non]]
!!Non
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General Zod's loyal left-hand man, Non is a hulking Kryptonian with all of Superman's powers but none of the intelligence and morality. In fact, the only thing that separates Non from Bizarro is Non's unwavering loyalty. Non was once a brilliant scientist, but when he tried to speak out against the Science Council on behalf of Jor-El, the Council's agents lobotomized him, leaving him a dumb brute. Adopted as a soldier by General Zod, Non shared his master's fate in the PhantomZone.
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* BeardOfEvil: Sports a fairly heavy beard.
* TheBrute: Big, dumb, and thuggish. During the ''Last Son'' arc he fights Luthor's Brute, Bizarro, one on one.
* CanonImmigrant: From the 1977 movie.
* CurbStompBattle: Non's crazed, [[OneManArmy one man]] assault on the JLA Watchtower left Atom, Cyborg, Doctor Light II, Golden Gorilla, Indigo, and Starfire in varying states of consciousness and severe debilitation, while Non himself escaped without a scratch.
* DumbMuscle: Exaggerated. Non is huge and strong even for a Kryptonian, but is brain-damaged to the point of not being able to speak or think rationally.
* {{Lobotomy}}: The comics explain this is why he can't talk or think for himself.
* MeaningfulName: He's a personality-less lobotomy patient whose name means "nothing".
* TheMentallyDisturbed: Non in the films was a mentally handicapped thug who could only interact with the world through violence. This remains true in the comics, though it is better justified by his lobotomy.
* TheMentor: Was this to Jor-El, pre-lobotomy.
* MightyGlacier: By Kryptonian standards being vastly stronger and vastly slower than most members of the race. By the standards of the DCU as a whole, he's a LightningBruiser.
* OnlyOneName: One of the few Kryptonians with no last name.
* PetTheDog: He cared for Lor-Zod whenever his parents weren't looking, at least inasmuch as his ruined mental state allowed.
* SociopathicSoldier: Zod drafted him into the army after his lobotomization.
* TheSpeechless: Non cannot speak beyond grunts or laughs.
* TragicMonster: Poor guy was ''lobotomized'' into being evil.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: He and Jor-El were friends prior to his lobotomization.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Faora Hu-Ul]]
!!Faora Hu-Ul
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An evil Kryptonian martial artist, and raving misandrist. Pre-Crisis she was imprisoned in the Phantom Zone for murdering every man she encountered, and during her early encounters with Superman was able to throughly outfight him. Post-Crisis this version of Faora was erased from continuity, though several alternate universe doppelgangers and one Eastern European mutant did take up her identity, typically acting as henchwomen to whichever take on Zod was currently active. In 2006, when ''Last Son'' reintroduced the real Zod, these incarnations of Faora were forgotten, replaced with CanonImmigrant Ursa.
It was not until the New 52 reboot, that Faora returned to mainstream continuity. Retooled to closely resemble her {{expy}}, Ursa (more on that below), and the versions of Faora from ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' and ''Film/ManOfSteel'' both, she was presented as a Kryptonian military officer who was utterly devoted to General Dru-Zod, acting as his NumberTwo, his bodyguard, and his girlfriend. Escaping the Phantom Zone with him, the two Kryptonian criminals engaged Superman and Wonder Woman in a brutal tag-team brawl before being returned to their prison.
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* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Supremely proud of her combat skills, to the point of being convinced she could take Superman and Wonder Woman at the same time.
* AxCrazy: Pre-Crisis she was a completely insane serial killer.
* BadassLongcoat: The New 52 version sports a floor length black duster.
* BattleCouple: With Zod in the New 52.
* BodyguardCrush: A villainous example, being infatuated with Zod in the New 52. He returns her affections.
* BoyishShortHair: In the New 52, as part of her military bearing.
* CanonImmigrant: The New 52 version of Faora owes a lot more to ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' and ''Film/ManOfSteel'' than she does to her Pre-Crisis counterpart.
* ColonelKilgore: In the New 52. Like Ursa before her, she thoroughly enjoys getting her hands bloody, regardless of her rank.
* ComicBookFantasyCasting: As of the New 52 she strongly resembles Antje Traue, who portrayed her in ''Man of Steel''.
* CommandingCoolness: The New 52 version holds the rank of "Commander" in Zod's army.
* DarkActionGirl: Probably the deadliest of the Phantom Zoners after Zod himself.
* DoesNotLikeMen: Understatement.
* TheDragon: To Zod in the New 52.
* {{Expy}}: Oh boy. The character of Ursa from TheMovie was loosely based on Faora, sharing her look and misandry, but adding a relationship with Zod. Post-Crisis, early versions of Faora--as well as adaptations like ''Smallville''--would then follow Ursa's lead, and be in-love with Zod (whom she had not been close to Pre-Crisis). In 2006, she was removed from continuity and replaced with a comics version of Ursa...only to reenter the comics in the New 52, after ''Man of Steel'''s version of her--which was closely based on the film version of Ursa from ''Superman II''--proved a success.
* {{Foil}}: The New 52 version is set up as something of one to Wonder Woman, with her slavish loyalty to Zod, and arrogant belief in her martial arts skills contrasting Diana's genuine relationship with Clark and respect for her adversaries.
* IfItsYouItsOkay: In the New 52, Zod is the only man she respects, and the only one she's willing to be in a relationship with.
* TheJailer: Pre-Crisis. On Krypton, she was arrested for kidnapping 23 men and putting them in a ''concentration camp'' she had built in her home.
* MyKungFuIsStrongerThanYours: A deadly martial artist whose skill enables her to walk all over even the likes of Superman.
* LadyOfWar: Faora's martial training gives her a degree of grace that's pretty alien to the average Kryptonian.
* PressurePoint: Thanks to her Kryptonian powers, her nerve pinches work on Superman. Ouch!
* RetCanon: Her appearance in the ''ComicBook/{{New 52}}'' takes after her ''Film/ManOfSteel'' look (which in turn borrows heavily from Ursa's look in ''Superman II'').
* RetGone: Erased from existence post-ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths, and essentially replaced by Ursa, a CanonImmigrant loosely based on her (though a version of Faora appeared in the Pocket Universe. She's also appeared in adaptations like ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' and ''Film/ManOfSteel''). However, she's back as of ''ComicBook/KryptonReturns''.
* SerialKiller: Of men, Pre-Crisis.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Zod, New 52.
* UnholyMatrimony: With Zod in the New 52.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Jax-Ur]]
!!Jax-Ur
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A doctor and scientist who thought nothing of dissecting living people and whose experiments inadvertently destroyed Krypton's moon colony--which attracted the attention of Brainiac and led to the loss of Kandor. While in the Phantom Zone, Jax-Ur became the host of the Kryptonian deity Vohc-the-Breaker, god of creation and destruction. He was recruited by General Zod to be one of his sleeper agents, but had plans of his own--the destruction of Earth.
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* {{Acrofatic}}: Has the [[FlyingBrick standard kryptonian powers]] but is usually fat and unfit compared to other kryptonians.
* ArchEnemy: To Nightwing and Flamebird, themselves avatars of Kryptonian gods.
* BaldOfEvil: Post-Crisis he looked rather like Comicbook/LexLuthor.
* BefriendingTheEnemy: When Jimmy Olsen visits the Phantom Zone, Jax-Ur says they might as well be friends because they can't hurt each other there. He ends up trying to show Jimmy Superman's secret identity but Jimmy deliberately doesn't look because he thinks Superman probably has a good reason for hiding it.
* EnemyMine: The pre-crisis Jax-Ur worked with Superman to defeat Black Zero, the true culprit behind Krypton's destruction.
* TheFundamentalist
* GeniusBruiser: What happens when your MadDoctor is a Kryptonian.
* TheGogglesDoNothing
* MadDoctor / MadScientist
* MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds: Pre-Crisis, he was exiled to the Zone for accidentally destroying Krypton's moon, Wegthor, including its inhabited moon colony. He might have gotten some slack for it being an accident, except that it happened when he was ''trying'' to test a new kind of missile he planned to use to [[TakeOverTheWorld conquer Krypton.]] Unfortunately, the whole business soured the Kryptonian public so much on space travel that they scuttled their newborn space program, later crippling Jor-El's plans to build an escape fleet.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Modelled on Josef Mengele.
* SealedEvilInACan
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Quex-Ul]]
!!Quex-Ul
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->'''AKA:''' Charlie Kweskill (Pre-Crisis), Edward Robertson (Post-Infinte Crisis)
A Kryptonian convicted of killing rondors, an endangered species, to use their healing horns for the purpose of profit.
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* TheBrute: In later versions, he's usually the 'strongman' of a trio of Phantom Zone criminals (see Expy).
* {{Expy}}: His later incarnations resemble Non, especially the Pocket Universe version.
* HeroicSacrifice: Pre-Crisis. He threw himself into his own Gold Kryptonite trap he set up for Superman. Losing both his powers and memory.
* KilledOffForReal: Post-Infinite Crisis.
* SealedEvilInACan
* UnwittingPawn: Pre-Crisis. Superman learns he actually acted under the mental control of another Kryptonian, Rog-Ar, the true rondor killer.
[[/folder]]
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Krypton had no system of capital punishment, so instead of execution, the most heinous criminals were imprisoned in the PhantomZone, a dimension without time or physical substance. Over the years, numerous super-powered Kryptonian criminals have escaped the Zone to bedevil Superman. In addition to the ne'er-do-wells below, there are numerous less prominent Phantom Zone criminals, including Kru-El (Superman's distant cousin), Quex-Ul, Az-Rel, Nadira, Car-Vex, and Jer-Em.
[[folder: General]]
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: In ''{{Series/Smallville}}'' and [[Series/{{Supergirl2015}} Supergirl TV series]], the phantom zone has other types of alien criminals as well as kryptonians.
** ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoBatmanMovie'' has them as various human, wizard, dinosaur and monster villains from other franchises that Lego makes toys for.
* AliensSpeakingEnglish: You could justify them talking to each other as TranslationConvention but no reason is ever given as to why they can understand humans after they leave the zone.
* AstralProjection: Thought they bring their bodies into the zone with them, they're essentially floating around the universe as invisible, intangible ghosts.
* ButWhatAboutTheAstronauts: As a precursor to the Phantom Zone, kryptonian criminals were put in [[SleeperStarship sleeper starships]] in orbit that usually ended up on Earth. Escaping Krypton's destruction by being in the Phantom Zone would count as well.
* CompleteImmortality: They can't be killed while in the Phantom Zone.
** Nam-Ek is this after injecting himself with Rondor DNA. He's the only kryptonian to survive without leaving the planet. Superman found him floating in space where Krypton used to be and put him in the zone.
* DropPod: They use a variation of these to escape to Earth in ''ComicBook/LastSon''.
* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Pre-crisis Superman used to release them when their sentences were up but they always ended up re-offending and going back in. The only one who didn't return to crime lost his powers and memories then ended up working at The Daily Planet, thinking he was human.
* HonorBeforeReason: If you can get them to swear a Sacred Kryptonian Oath[[note]] An oath that a kryptonian can take only once in a lifetime that's never been broken[[/note]] or the Colossus of Hadrad[[note]] A kryptonian criminal oath[[/note]] then you can take them by their word.
* {{Intangibility}}: They float around the universe as intangible ghosts and are incapable of touching each other.
* MassTeleportation: ''Fort Rozz'' was a Kryptonian prison that god pulled into the Phantom Zone after after an explosion. Normal kryptonian laws of physics apply inside it so [[spoiler: Zod and Ursa were able to conceive a son.]]
** In ''[[Series/{{Supergirl2015}} Supergirl]]'' it was a SpaceStation built in the Phantom Zome that crash landed on Earth, releasing all the criminals.
* MisappliedPhlebotinum: There are probably better uses for an alternate dimension that lets you view anywhere in the universe and makes you immortal other than trapping criminals in it.
* NamedByTheAdaptation: The {{Novelization}} to ''Film/ManOfSteel'' names most of Zod's mooks after Kryptonian criminals from the comics.
* TheNeedless: Don't need to eat or drink while in the Phantom Zone.
* NewSuperPower: Most of them have never had any powers until they were released on Earth.
* OneManArmy: Every Kryptonian is an army level threat on Earth. During the 100 Minute War thousands of humans died for every Kryptonian brought down.
* PhantomZone: The TropeNamer.
* PhantomZonePicture: The portrayal of the Phantom zone in the movies is the TropeNamer. Though ''Film/{{Supergirl}}'' and ''{{Series/Smallville}}'' imply that the picture is just transportation to the Phantom Zone.
* PoweredByAForsakenChild: Nam-Ek became immortal after killing a Rondor[[note]]A kryptonian animal that emits radiation that can heal anything.[[/note]].
* PrisonDimension: The Phantom Zone.
* PrisonShip: Before Jor-El discovered the Phantom Zone, kryptonian criminals were placed in rockets and put into stasis, then launched into space, never to return home. A Superboy story had him fighting three of these criminals after one of the ships landed on Earth.
** In ''Film/ManOfSteel'', the Zone is accessed by launching criminals into space and through a portal on an orbital space station. When they escape, Zod converts it into a spaceship and explores Krypton's abandoned outposts before finding Earth.
* SealedGoodInACan: Mon-El, [[ComicBook/AllStarSuperman Bar-El and Lilo]] were put in to stop them dying. Chris Kent was conceived in the zone then ended up getting trapped in there again.
* SealedEvilInACan: All of them.
* SecretKeeper: Not by choice. They'd tell people that Superman and Clark Kent are the same person if they could.
* SinsOfOurFathers: They tend to blame Superman for Jor-El putting them in the zone.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: There's rarely more than one female in each continuity, with Ursa and Faora usually being treated as interchangeable.
* SuperpowerLottery: Being Kryptonian all have the same of Superman:
** EyeBeams
** FlyingBrick
** NighInvulnerable
** SuperBreath
** SuperSpeed
** SuperStrength
* {{Telepathy}}: How they communicate in the Zone. If they all concentrate at once, they can sometimes influence or control people outside the zone.
* ThereIsAnother: They're among the various Kryptonian survivors that prove Superman isn't the LastOfHisKind.
* TokenGoodTeamMate: Mon-El is the only good Phantom Zone resident but he's only in there because he's dying rather than being a criminal.
* {{Unishment}}: Although the Zone is implied to be unpleasant, they did get to survive Krypton's destruction and their youth will still be there if they ever get to leave.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: General Zod I]]
!!General Zod
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->'''AKA:''' Dru-Zod II
-> "You will kneel before me, Jor-El. Both you and one day... your heirs!"
The archenemy of Jor-El, and a sworn enemy of his family, Zod was a Kryptonian general imprisoned after trying to stage a coup against the Council of Elders on his home world. Trapped in the PhantomZone prior to Krypton's destruction, Zod is eventually freed and proceeds to take out his anger with Jor-El on Superman. Made famous by Terence Stamp in ''Superman II'', Zod was absent from the comics for years, due to the ban on Kryptonian characters; during this time various alternate universe doppelgangers and Earth-born substitutes danced in his shoes. In ''ComicBook/LastSon'', DC decided to reintroduce the original Zod, bringing in a version of the character heavily modelled on Stamp's portrayal.
In his current incarnation, Zod is a more complex character, regarded as a hero by many on Krypton. His coup was staged because he believed Non and Jor-El's findings about Krypton's imminent demise and wished to get the planet ready by means of rebuilding their space fleet. Defeated when Jor-El refused to support a violent revolution, Zod holds the House of El responsible for the destruction of the Kryptonian race, and seeks to punish Kal-El for his father's sins and build a new Krypton. During the ''ComicBook/NewKrypton'' arc he served as head of Kandor's military, and maneuvered for war with Earth, aiming to achieve his goals.
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* AbusiveDad: Treats his son, Lor-Zod/Chris Kent, as little more than a means to an end.
* AlternateUniverse: Prior to ''Last Son'', Superman encountered numerous versions of Zod in different dimensions and alternate Kryptonian pasts alike.
* {{Archenemy}}: Of Jor-El. Superman inherits this grudge, which eventually becomes very personal for both of them. After Luthor and Brainiac, he's in third place on Superman's private hit parade.
* ArchnemesisDad: Fullfills this role after Lor-Zod/Chris's HeelFaceTurn.
* AscendedExtra: He was never a particularly prominent character in his original appearances; only an unremarkable name among the many Phantom Zoners. After the popularity of ''Superman II'', he was upjumped to being the leader of the Phantom Zoners and one of Superman's primary enemies.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He trained from birth to be a warrior, and combining his military training with his solar power, is perfectly able to have Superman on the ropes.
* BadassBeard: Zod's beard is both evil and awesome.
* BadassLongcoat: Sometimes features a military style greatcoat as part of his uniform.
* BaldOfEvil: In the Pre-Crisis era where, not unlike Brainiac, he closely resembled ComicBook/LexLuthor. This has been changed since, with many versions closely resembling Terence Stamp's iconic portrayal. ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'' split the difference, giving him Pre-Crisis Zod's bald head and Stamp's beard.
* BattleCouple: With Ursa Post-Crisis and Faora in the New 52.
* BeardOfEvil: Usually features a version of Terence Stamp's goatee.
* BigBad: Of ''Last Son'', and ''New Krypton''. Following his revival he's generally in competition with Luthor and Brainiac for the title of Superman's biggest bad.
** BigBadEnsemble: In ''New Krypton'' he, Brainiac, and General Lane compete for the title of biggest bad. Zod is ultimately the last one left standing.
* BornInTheWrongCentury: Ancient Krypton was savage and warlike, and he would have fit right in.
* BroughtDownToBadass: When temporarily depowered.
* ComicBookFantasyCasting: As of ''Last Son'' and ''New Krypton'' he bears a striking resemblance to Creator/TerenceStamp.
* DarkMessiah: Seen as a saviour by many on New Krypton, and views himself in those same terms.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Like Luthor, he doesn't get why Superman hasn't taken over the planet yet.
* EvilCounterpart: Not to Superman, but to his father, Jor-El.
* EvilChancellor: To Alura and the Council, undermining their efforts, and leading them towards increasingly destructive courses of action.
* EvilOldFolks: The alternate universe doppelganger from ''For Tomorrow'' was an old man under his [[TinTyrant heavy black armour]].
* EvilVsEvil: Clashed with Luthor, Parasite, Metallo, and Bizarro in ''Last Son'', Luthor, Metallo, Reactron, and General Lane in ''New Krypton'', and Doomsday in the New 52.
* EvilerThanThou: With Luthor, Brainiac and General Lane in ''New Krypton'', with each of them struggling to assert their position as the greatest villain of the story line.
* FamousAncestor: Was descended from Admiral Dru-Zod I, one of the most infamous criminals of the Kryptonian space age.
* FantasticRacism: Towards all aliens. It's particularly notable with humans, whom he views as some sort of sub-Kryptonians, worthy of enslavement at best and genocide at worst.
* FinalBoss: The last villain standing in both ''Last Son'' and ''New Krypton'', and the last one Superman has to face down.
* FinalSolution: His Pocket Universe counterpart decided humanity was too much trouble to rule over and ended up killing everybody on its Earth. In the ''War of the Supermen'' arc that concludes ''New Krypton'', our Zod comes to the same conclusion, and tries to wipe humanity out in revenge for Reactron's destruction of New Krypton.
* {{Foil}}: If Superman is the ultimate immigrant, standing for the peaceful synthesis of human and Kryptonian culture, Zod is the ultimate representation of the Old Country, and why people wanted to leave it in the first place. Everything that's wrong with Kryptonian culture is embodied by Zod, and when he arrives on Earth it isn't to immigrate, but to try and remake it in the image of Krypton.
* FourStarBadass: Zod's promotion to the highest ranks of the Kryptonian military didn't make him any less badass, and that was before he arrived on Earth and gained the same powers as Superman.
* FrontlineGeneral: Always. Zod leads the charge from the front of his army, and is usually one of the last ones out of combat.
* TheGeneralissimo: Sets himself up as one following the destruction of Kandor's civilian government. In the backstory, he tried to do this on Krypton as well.
* GeneralRipper: In ''New Krypton'' where he blames the humans for everything.
* GloriousLeader: His men speak of him in these terms, and he eventually sets himself up as one for New Krypton, amassing a personality cult, and seizing power in the aftermath of Allura's death.
* GogglesDoNothing: In his first Post-Crisis appearance.
* GoodTwin: On Earth-15, a good version of Zod served as his world's Superman, much to Superboy-Prime's rage.
* HappilyMarried: To Ursa.
* HostileTerraforming: Tries to turn Earth into a new Krypton in ''Film/ManOfSteel'', and plans to do as much in both "Last Son" and "New Krypton".
* KickTheDog: Literally, shanking Krypto with a Green K knife and then laughing to Superman and Superboy about the futility of the dog's sacrifice (Krypto recovered).
* KillAllHumans: An AlternateUniverse Zod did this in one story. At the conclusion of the ''New Krypton'' storyline, our Zod tries it as well, triggering the 100 Minute War.
* KneelBeforeZod: The TropeNamer. For Zod forcing his adversaries to kneel is a psychological compulsion. He needs them to submit.
* KnifeNut: Like Ursa, the Post-Crisis Zod carries a Green Kryptonite knife, though he doesn't use it as frequently as she does.
* LargeHam: Zod wouldn't be Zod if he wasn't chewing the scenery.
* LightningBruiser: Zod is fast, strong, and hard-hitting even by the absurdly high standards of Kryptonians.
* MilitaryCoup: How he tried to take power on Krypton in both the main universe and various alternate ones. He was contemplating one against Allura when Reactron blew up New Krypton, allowing him to take power through slightly more legitimate means.
* MoralMyopia: Can recognise wrongs done to him, and wrongs done by humans to Kryptonians, but never the inverse.
* MyGreatestFailure: Failing to stop Brainiac from stealing Kandor.
* {{Narcissist}}: Not unlike Luthor, Zod views himself in messianic terms, is convinced that he can achieve anything simply on the basis of who he is, and thinks that he, and only he, has all the answers. He genuinely does want what's best for Krypton, but has convinced himself that Krypton can only be its best wih him in charge.
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: In ''Film/SupermanII'' he can [[{{Telekinesis}}move objects with his mind]] and shoot lasers out of his hands.
* NobleDemon: The ''New Krypton'' version.
* NotSoDifferent: From human xenophobes General Sam Lane and Lex Luthor.
* OffingTheOffspring: Totally prepared to kill his son, Lor-Zod, when the boy gets in his way.
* PoweredArmour: In the New 52 he donned an ancient suit of armour from Krypton's space-age to battle Doomsday during his days as Colonel Zod.
* PredecessorVillain: An alternate universe version of him served as the inspiration to General Zod II (see above). He himself has a predecessor in his ancestor, Admiral Dru-Zod I, whose ship was unearthed and weaponized by Luthor. According to Superman, Admiral Zod was one of the darkest figures in Krypton's age of space exploration, which means our General Zod may well be a case of GenerationXerox.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Zod styles himself as an old-school Kryptonian soldier-hero.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: He gives Jor-El one by proxy, ranting at Superman about Jor-El's failings. "Jor-El didn't just fail Krypton, Kal-El. He failed you!"
* RetCanon: Recent versions are modeled after the ''Film/SupermanII'' film interpretation of the character.
* RousingSpeech: Gives one to his army at the start of the 100 Minute War.
* SendInTheClones: In Pre-Crisis continuity, he tried to take over Krypton with an army of Bizarro clones of himself.
* ShadowArchetype: To Jor-El and Kal-El both.
* SinsOfOurFathers: Superman's father, Jor-El, was one of the guys who arrested him and banished him to the Phantom Zone, so he takes his anger out on Kal-El. In Zod's mind, the House of El is to blame for the extinction of Kryptonian life.
* SuperiorSpecies: Sees Kryptonians as inherently superior to humans (and every other alien race out there, for that matter).
* TinTyrant: A version of Zod from ''For Tomorrow'' was an old man in [[SpikesOfVillainy spiked]] [[BlackKnight black armour]].
* UnderestimatingBadassery: Underestimates Superman, Supergirl, Superboy, the Legion of Super-Heroes, the Justice League, and the population of Earth by the end of ''New Krypton''.
* UnholyMatrimony: With Ursa Post-Crisis, and Faora in the New 52.
* WeHaveReserves: Willingly fires through his own people in order to hit Brainiac's ship.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: His revolt on Krypton was motivated by a desire to save the planet.
** TheExtremistWasRight: The Council were morons and their actions did see the deaths of almost everyone on Krypton.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: He and Jor-El.
* WorthyOpponent: He was genuinely impressed by Superman's superior fighting skill compared to his men in the ''New Krypton'' storyline.
* WouldHitAGirl: Post-Crisis he had no issues throwing punches at Supergirl, and in the New 52 he and Faora both traded blows with Wonder Woman.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Ursa]]
!!Ursa
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Originally created for ''Superman II'', Ursa entred the DCU in the pages of ''Last Son'', alongside the modern General Dru-Zod. Second-in-command and wife to the traitorous general, Colonel Ursa was a loyal soldier in Krypton's elite Black Zero unit, but her failure to stop Brainiac from stealing the city of Kandor and massacring innocent Kryptonians broke her mind, making her dangerously unpredictable. Ursa aided her beloved in his attempt to overthrow the Science Council, but like Zod and their co-conspirator Non, they were stopped by Jor-El and sentenced to eternity in the Phantom Zone. There, Ursa bore a son, Lor-Zod, who would later become the hero Nightwing.
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* AbusiveMom: Uses her son as a tool, giving no affection, and expecting total obedience in return.
* AxeCrazy: Even among the Phantom Zoners, Ursa is not the poster girl for mental health weak, regularly flying into rages, and sparing no one but Zod from her wrath.
* BadassLongcoat: In her first appearance Post-Crisis.
* BattleCouple: With Zod, Post-Crisis.
* BattleTrophy: Steals badges of various people in ''Film/SupermanII''
* BlingOfWar: Wears all the said badges.
* BoyishShortHair: Her hair is close-cropped, military style in most comic book portrayals.
* CanonImmigrant: She first appeared in the 1977 Superman movie, and was not added to the comics until ''Last Son'' where she took the place normally held by Faora.
* ColonelBadass: Held this rank in the Kryptonian military, acting as Zod's second-in-command.
* ColonelKilgore: Despite her comparatively lofty rank she thoroughly enjoys meting out violence and is always eager to get her hands bloody.
* CoolShades: Her glasses protect her eyes from exposure to sunlight, to which she is hypersensitive.
* ComicBookFantasyCasting: Strongly resembles Sarah Douglas, who played her in ''Film/SupermanII''.
* DarkActionGirl: The most prominent female among the Phantom Zoners Post-Crisis, and easily one of the deadliest. In the end it takes Supergirl, Superboy, Steel, and Krypto to subdue her.
* DesignatedGirlFight: Takes on Supergirl while Superman is facing down General Zod.
* DisproportionateRetribution: In response to an attack on New Krypton by a rogue general from one country, Ursa tries to slaughter the leaders of almost every country on Earth.
* TheDragon: To General Zod Post-Crisis, acting as his second-in-command, bodyguard, and wife.
* {{Expy}}: Loose one of Faora Hu-Ul, described below. In fact, Faora was erased from continuity due to the ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'' and Ursa essentially replaced her when the PhantomZone criminals were brought back (though Faora still appeared in a pocket universe).
* EvilMatriarch: Towards Lor-Zod following his HeelFaceTurn.
* FantasticRacism: Towards humans, whom she views as animals.
* FourEyesZeroSoul: The only Kryptonian to need eye wear. One of the most flatout immoral.
* FragileSpeedster: By Kryptonian standards, with her illness and light build making her comparatively easy to beat down. She's still a LightningBruiser when compared to anyone else, of course.
* HeroWorshipper: Of General Zod.
* HandicappedBadass: Ursa's light sensitivity doesn't stop her from being one of Zod's deadliest assets, and in the end it requires a four to one advantage to bring her down.
* HappilyMarried: To Zod.
* KnifeNut: Carries a Green Kryptonite dagger for use against her fellow Kryptonians.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Whether intentional or otherwise, Ursa does mean "[[BearsAreBadNews bear]]".
* OffingTheOffspring: Like Zod she's perfectly willing to kill their son, Lor-Zod.
* OnlyOneName: No family name or patrynomic (as is usual for female Kryptonians) has been provided for Ursa.
* PsychoSupporter: Ursa's support for Zod stems at least in part from her own mental instability.
* SinisterShades: Ursa's the only Kryptonian who has to permanently wear goggles, and is one of the most evil.
* SlasherSmile: Sports a really deranged one
* SuperiorSpecies: Her view on her race.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Zod. It's part love, part hero worship.
* UnholyMatrimony: With Zod Post-Crisis.
* WeaksauceWeakness: In addition to weaknesses against kryptonite, red sunlight, and magic, Ursa's eyes are incredibly sensitive to light, forcing her to wear protective goggles at all times.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Non]]
!!Non
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General Zod's loyal left-hand man, Non is a hulking Kryptonian with all of Superman's powers but none of the intelligence and morality. In fact, the only thing that separates Non from Bizarro is Non's unwavering loyalty. Non was once a brilliant scientist, but when he tried to speak out against the Science Council on behalf of Jor-El, the Council's agents lobotomized him, leaving him a dumb brute. Adopted as a soldier by General Zod, Non shared his master's fate in the PhantomZone.
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* BeardOfEvil: Sports a fairly heavy beard.
* TheBrute: Big, dumb, and thuggish. During the ''Last Son'' arc he fights Luthor's Brute, Bizarro, one on one.
* CanonImmigrant: From the 1977 movie.
* CurbStompBattle: Non's crazed, [[OneManArmy one man]] assault on the JLA Watchtower left Atom, Cyborg, Doctor Light II, Golden Gorilla, Indigo, and Starfire in varying states of consciousness and severe debilitation, while Non himself escaped without a scratch.
* DumbMuscle: Exaggerated. Non is huge and strong even for a Kryptonian, but is brain-damaged to the point of not being able to speak or think rationally.
* {{Lobotomy}}: The comics explain this is why he can't talk or think for himself.
* MeaningfulName: He's a personality-less lobotomy patient whose name means "nothing".
* TheMentallyDisturbed: Non in the films was a mentally handicapped thug who could only interact with the world through violence. This remains true in the comics, though it is better justified by his lobotomy.
* TheMentor: Was this to Jor-El, pre-lobotomy.
* MightyGlacier: By Kryptonian standards being vastly stronger and vastly slower than most members of the race. By the standards of the DCU as a whole, he's a LightningBruiser.
* OnlyOneName: One of the few Kryptonians with no last name.
* PetTheDog: He cared for Lor-Zod whenever his parents weren't looking, at least inasmuch as his ruined mental state allowed.
* SociopathicSoldier: Zod drafted him into the army after his lobotomization.
* TheSpeechless: Non cannot speak beyond grunts or laughs.
* TragicMonster: Poor guy was ''lobotomized'' into being evil.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: He and Jor-El were friends prior to his lobotomization.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Faora Hu-Ul]]
!!Faora Hu-Ul
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An evil Kryptonian martial artist, and raving misandrist. Pre-Crisis she was imprisoned in the Phantom Zone for murdering every man she encountered, and during her early encounters with Superman was able to throughly outfight him. Post-Crisis this version of Faora was erased from continuity, though several alternate universe doppelgangers and one Eastern European mutant did take up her identity, typically acting as henchwomen to whichever take on Zod was currently active. In 2006, when ''Last Son'' reintroduced the real Zod, these incarnations of Faora were forgotten, replaced with CanonImmigrant Ursa.
It was not until the New 52 reboot, that Faora returned to mainstream continuity. Retooled to closely resemble her {{expy}}, Ursa (more on that below), and the versions of Faora from ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' and ''Film/ManOfSteel'' both, she was presented as a Kryptonian military officer who was utterly devoted to General Dru-Zod, acting as his NumberTwo, his bodyguard, and his girlfriend. Escaping the Phantom Zone with him, the two Kryptonian criminals engaged Superman and Wonder Woman in a brutal tag-team brawl before being returned to their prison.
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* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Supremely proud of her combat skills, to the point of being convinced she could take Superman and Wonder Woman at the same time.
* AxCrazy: Pre-Crisis she was a completely insane serial killer.
* BadassLongcoat: The New 52 version sports a floor length black duster.
* BattleCouple: With Zod in the New 52.
* BodyguardCrush: A villainous example, being infatuated with Zod in the New 52. He returns her affections.
* BoyishShortHair: In the New 52, as part of her military bearing.
* CanonImmigrant: The New 52 version of Faora owes a lot more to ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' and ''Film/ManOfSteel'' than she does to her Pre-Crisis counterpart.
* ColonelKilgore: In the New 52. Like Ursa before her, she thoroughly enjoys getting her hands bloody, regardless of her rank.
* ComicBookFantasyCasting: As of the New 52 she strongly resembles Antje Traue, who portrayed her in ''Man of Steel''.
* CommandingCoolness: The New 52 version holds the rank of "Commander" in Zod's army.
* DarkActionGirl: Probably the deadliest of the Phantom Zoners after Zod himself.
* DoesNotLikeMen: Understatement.
* TheDragon: To Zod in the New 52.
* {{Expy}}: Oh boy. The character of Ursa from TheMovie was loosely based on Faora, sharing her look and misandry, but adding a relationship with Zod. Post-Crisis, early versions of Faora--as well as adaptations like ''Smallville''--would then follow Ursa's lead, and be in-love with Zod (whom she had not been close to Pre-Crisis). In 2006, she was removed from continuity and replaced with a comics version of Ursa...only to reenter the comics in the New 52, after ''Man of Steel'''s version of her--which was closely based on the film version of Ursa from ''Superman II''--proved a success.
* {{Foil}}: The New 52 version is set up as something of one to Wonder Woman, with her slavish loyalty to Zod, and arrogant belief in her martial arts skills contrasting Diana's genuine relationship with Clark and respect for her adversaries.
* IfItsYouItsOkay: In the New 52, Zod is the only man she respects, and the only one she's willing to be in a relationship with.
* TheJailer: Pre-Crisis. On Krypton, she was arrested for kidnapping 23 men and putting them in a ''concentration camp'' she had built in her home.
* MyKungFuIsStrongerThanYours: A deadly martial artist whose skill enables her to walk all over even the likes of Superman.
* LadyOfWar: Faora's martial training gives her a degree of grace that's pretty alien to the average Kryptonian.
* PressurePoint: Thanks to her Kryptonian powers, her nerve pinches work on Superman. Ouch!
* RetCanon: Her appearance in the ''ComicBook/{{New 52}}'' takes after her ''Film/ManOfSteel'' look (which in turn borrows heavily from Ursa's look in ''Superman II'').
* RetGone: Erased from existence post-ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths, and essentially replaced by Ursa, a CanonImmigrant loosely based on her (though a version of Faora appeared in the Pocket Universe. She's also appeared in adaptations like ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' and ''Film/ManOfSteel''). However, she's back as of ''ComicBook/KryptonReturns''.
* SerialKiller: Of men, Pre-Crisis.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Zod, New 52.
* UnholyMatrimony: With Zod in the New 52.
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[[folder: Jax-Ur]]
!!Jax-Ur
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A doctor and scientist who thought nothing of dissecting living people and whose experiments inadvertently destroyed Krypton's moon colony--which attracted the attention of Brainiac and led to the loss of Kandor. While in the Phantom Zone, Jax-Ur became the host of the Kryptonian deity Vohc-the-Breaker, god of creation and destruction. He was recruited by General Zod to be one of his sleeper agents, but had plans of his own--the destruction of Earth.
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* {{Acrofatic}}: Has the [[FlyingBrick standard kryptonian powers]] but is usually fat and unfit compared to other kryptonians.
* ArchEnemy: To Nightwing and Flamebird, themselves avatars of Kryptonian gods.
* BaldOfEvil: Post-Crisis he looked rather like Comicbook/LexLuthor.
* BefriendingTheEnemy: When Jimmy Olsen visits the Phantom Zone, Jax-Ur says they might as well be friends because they can't hurt each other there. He ends up trying to show Jimmy Superman's secret identity but Jimmy deliberately doesn't look because he thinks Superman probably has a good reason for hiding it.
* EnemyMine: The pre-crisis Jax-Ur worked with Superman to defeat Black Zero, the true culprit behind Krypton's destruction.
* TheFundamentalist
* GeniusBruiser: What happens when your MadDoctor is a Kryptonian.
* TheGogglesDoNothing
* MadDoctor / MadScientist
* MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds: Pre-Crisis, he was exiled to the Zone for accidentally destroying Krypton's moon, Wegthor, including its inhabited moon colony. He might have gotten some slack for it being an accident, except that it happened when he was ''trying'' to test a new kind of missile he planned to use to [[TakeOverTheWorld conquer Krypton.]] Unfortunately, the whole business soured the Kryptonian public so much on space travel that they scuttled their newborn space program, later crippling Jor-El's plans to build an escape fleet.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Modelled on Josef Mengele.
* SealedEvilInACan
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[[folder: Quex-Ul]]
!!Quex-Ul
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->'''AKA:''' Charlie Kweskill (Pre-Crisis), Edward Robertson (Post-Infinte Crisis)
A Kryptonian convicted of killing rondors, an endangered species, to use their healing horns for the purpose of profit.
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* TheBrute: In later versions, he's usually the 'strongman' of a trio of Phantom Zone criminals (see Expy).
* {{Expy}}: His later incarnations resemble Non, especially the Pocket Universe version.
* HeroicSacrifice: Pre-Crisis. He threw himself into his own Gold Kryptonite trap he set up for Superman. Losing both his powers and memory.
* KilledOffForReal: Post-Infinite Crisis.
* SealedEvilInACan
* UnwittingPawn: Pre-Crisis. Superman learns he actually acted under the mental control of another Kryptonian, Rog-Ar, the true rondor killer.
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