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Summary
Dru-Zod, usually known as General Zod, is a former Kryptonian general, and an enemy of Superman. He believes in the supremacy of the Kryptonian race and wishes to bring them back, but hates Kal-El due to his father Jor-El having been the one to get him banished from Krypton to the Phantom Zone. More recently, Zod has taken over a planet known as Jakuul, to use it as a homeland for his family, the House of Zod.
Powers and Stats
Tier: 9-B, higher with weaponry, 4-B in Kryptonian Battle Suit | 4-B, higher when exposed to multiple yellow suns
Keys: On Krypton | Under a Yellow Sun
Name: Dru-Zod
Origin: DC Comics
Gender: Male
Age: Centuries, due to his stay in the Phantom Zone
Classification: Kryptonian General
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Weapon Mastery and Martial Arts (Has fought Superman multiple times. Even as a ten-years old kid, Zod could create and utilize rudimental weaponry to great effect, surviving by himself for one year among fierce kryptonian wildlife. Able to fight and kill multiple soldiers of the Char alien species both in simulations and in reality[1], Fought and defeated Doomsday in a Battle Suit[2]), Energy Projection (Wields energy weapons[1] and an energy gauntlet[3]. Has worn and used Kyrptonian Armor able to fire energy beams[2]), Empowerment and Healing (Is powered up and healed by yellow sun energy[4]) | All previous abilities unrelated to equipment plus Self-Sustenance (Type 1), Organic Manipulation (Can summon sharp tendrils to attack[5]), Flight and Spaceflight, Temperature Manipulation, Non-Physical Interaction and Durability Negation (Has the same heat vision as Superman[6] and can project it in many directions at once[7]), Enhanced Senses (Shares Superman's super-senses, accurate enough to see individual atoms[4]), Longevity (Lived for hundreds of years in the Phantom Zone[8]), Air Manipulation, Breath Attack and Temperature Manipulation (Can suck up air hard enough to empty someone's lungs[9]. Should be able to replicate Superman's ice breath), Sound Manipulation (Can cause physical destruction by shouting[10]. His shout of pain was so loud it was heard through all of Belle Reve[7]), Regeneration and Immortality (Mid, Type 3. Survived a deep, self-inflicted wound to the brain[7] and healed the wound in the span of roughly a half day [11]. Also regenerated from being impaled with a katana[12]), Dimensional Travel and Portal Manipulation (Controlled the Black Vault, a portal to the Phantom Zone[7]. However, the Black Vault was later destroyed, rendering this ability useless), Soul Manipulation and Summoning (Could summon the vengeful ghosts of kryptonians from the Black Vault[7]), Stealth Mastery (Snuck behind Superman in the middle of a fight, although the latter was becoming blind at the time[11]), Precognition (Not combat applicable. Could see the future of Jakuul through drinking its "spirit"[13]), Resistance to Soul Manipulation (Survived being impaled by Katana's sword, which steals the souls of its victims[12]), Temperature Manipulation (Shrugged off a solar blast from Apollo and used it to empower himself[4]), Telepathy (Has a psychic shield that prevents telepaths from reading his thoughts if he doesn't want them to[14]) and Radiation Manipulation
Attack Potency: Wall level (Fought and killed large hybrid Char aliens who could smash through metal walls[1]), higher with weapons, Solar System level in Kryptonian Battle Suit (Fought and killed Doomsday[2]) | Solar System level (Could hurt Superman[11] and withstood a long beatdown from him[14]. Stated to not be quite as strong as him under normal circumstances[15], but has been shown to evenly match him[16]. Blitzed and easily overpowered Martian Manhunter while stunned and confused[17]. Able to hurt New 52 Superman and Wonder Woman. Comparable to Faora, who has also fought New 52 Superman[6]. Could fight Cyborg Superman and Eradicator[18], Defeated Supergirl with a single punch[14]. Blitzed and hurt Mongul. Tore a Kryptonian Battle Suit to shreds. Easily defeated Krypto the Superdog[19]. Fought the Darkstars alongside the Green Lantern Corps[20]), higher under multiple yellow suns (Defeated Hal Jordan under two yellow suns[21]. Fought and overpowered a Kyle Rainer amped by Hal Jordan under similar circumstances[22], then fought an amped Hal Jordan immediately after[23])
Speed: Peak Human (An incredibly skilled Kryptonian soldier able to defeat several combatants at once), Massively FTL+ in Kryptonian Battle Suit (Comparable to Doomsday) | Massively FTL+ (Comparable to Superman. Blitzed Martian Manhunter)[17], higher when exposed yellow suns (Comparable to an amped Hal Jordan[23])
Lifting Strength: Peak Human (An incredibly well-trained Kryptonian soldier able to fight using large weaponry), at least Superhuman in Kryptonian Battle Suit | Stellar (Has been shown to evenly match Superman in strength contests[16] and has forced him in a disadvantageous position when the latter was blinded[14]. Choked Cyborg Superman[11]), higher when exposed to multiple yellow suns (Broke through Hal Jordan's constructs under two yellow suns[21])
Striking Strength: Wall level, Solar System level in Kryptonian Battle Suit | Solar System level, higher when exposed to multiple yellow suns
Durability: Wall level, Solar System level in Kryptonian Battle Suit | Solar System level, higher when exposed to multiple yellow suns
Stamina: Athletic | Superhuman (Survived being impaled and would have been able to keep fighting if it wasn't for the Phantom Zone's pull[8]. Cut a bomb out of his own brain with heat vision without flinching and could fight in that state, even after receiving attacks to his now exposed brain[7]. Stated he could fight forever, although this was possibly hyperbole[20]. A deep cut from a kryptonite sword could not stop him[24])
Range: Standard Melee Range to Extended Melee Range with weaponry, at least Tens of Meters with Energy Projection | Standard Melee Range, at least Planetary with heat vision (Scaling off Superman)
Standard Equipment: Energy-based weaponry | None
Intelligence: Gifted (Zod is a highly trained soldier, far above the average kryptonian warrior in skill. He is also a skilled leader, befitting his title of General, and schemer, being the one who manipulated Krypton into a war against another alien species by creating hybrids of the would-be enemy race[1]. Taught himself english in the Phantom Zone[17])
Weaknesses: Vulnerable to magic and Kryptonite, cannot see through lead.
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Notable Matchups
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Action Comics Vol 2, Ch 23.2 (2011)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Batman/Superman Vol 1 Ch 3.1 (2013)
- ↑ Action Comics Vol 2, Ch 23 (2011)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Superman/Wonder Woman Vol 1 Ch 6 (2013)
- ↑ Superman/Wonder Woman Vol 1 Ch 2 (2013)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Superman/Wonder Woman Vol 1 Ch 5 (2013)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Suicide Squad Vol 5 Ch 18 (2016)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Suicide Squad Vol 5 Ch 5 (2016)
- ↑ Suicide Squad Vol 5 Ch 8 (2016)
- ↑ Suicide Squad Vol 5 Ch 17 (2016)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Action Comics Vol 1 Issue 981 (2016)
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Suicide Squad Vol 5 Ch 4 (2016)
- ↑ Superman Vol 5 Ch 5 (2018)
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Action Comics Vol 1 Issue 983 (2016)
- ↑ Hal Jordan And The Green Lantern Corps Vol 1 Ch 39 (2018)
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Superman Vol 5 Ch 12 (2018)
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Superman/Wonder Woman Vol 1 Ch 3 (2013)
- ↑ Suicide Squad Vol 5 Ch 19 (2016)
- ↑ Action Comics Vol 1 Issue 984 (2016)
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Hal Jordan And The Green Lanterns Vol 1 Ch 50 (2018)
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Hal Jordan And The Green Lanterns Vol 1 Ch 37 (2018)
- ↑ Hal Jordan And The Green Lanterns Vol 1 Ch 40 (2018)
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Hal Jordan And The Green Lanterns Vol 1 Ch 41 (2018)
- ↑ Batman/Superman Vol 5 Ch 8 (2019)
Discussions
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