Like Zod knows he's outmatched, his attack against the civilians isn't actually intended to succeed per se, and his life no longer has any purpose. It's just a spiteful, vengeful attempt to hurt Clark by forcing him to put his money where his mouth is w/favoring Earth.
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Replying to @loudpenitent @arthur_affect and
Of course, MoS doesn't really communicate this that well, but the core of the theme is solid - to Zod, he is the last line of possible continuity for Krypton, for whom his love is genuine, and Clark is finishing its genocide. And it's kinda accurate!
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Both the 90s cartoon and Smallville did this better by giving it a big buildup where Clark actually thinks the other Kryptonian survivor is a good guy before the betrayal In Smallville's case he literally thought Zod was his father
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Replying to @arthur_affect @loudpenitent and
I liked that the cartoon played it off as a hilarious misunderstanding Mala (Zod's wife) was doing the whole charming naif "Show me your Earth ways" thing because she was operating under the assumption Kal-El was the King of Earth and he was gonna make her the Queen
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Replying to @arthur_affect @loudpenitent and
When she finds out he's somehow a global celebrity superhero on Earth but ISN'T the King she gets all confused and upset, it literally makes no sense to her
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Replying to @arthur_affect @loudpenitent and
And, like, by casually publicly referring to him as the King she forces Superman to do a damage control press conference saying he has no idea what she's talking about and disavowing any connection to her That's when she gets mad and decides to bring Zod back
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Replying to @arthur_affect @loudpenitent and
In hindsight she attributed far more agency to Kal-El's actions than there were She assumed Jor-El's heir had plucked her out of the Phantom Zone after conquering a new planet to cuckold and humiliate his father's enemy, and she was totally willing to roll with it
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Which honestly says a lot about Kryptonian expected social mores.
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Well, Zod and his crew are Nazis and Nazis like to project They probably do reflect Kryptonian mores but in the worst possible light, like Nazis and Western culture
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Good point. Krypton's culture varies a lot, admittedly, so I'm not super familiar with what is considered "iconic Krypton" beyond the stereotypical Emotionless Science Planet. I know
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The 90s cartoon mostly took a positive view of Krypton, and a lot of the retcons to integrate Superman's villains with his backstory helped reinforce that Like it turns out the reason they didn't believe Jor-El is their planet was being run by Brainiac, who lied to them about it
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Replying to @arthur_affect @loudpenitent and
That was either so good the comics stole it or I'm not remembering properly again.
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Replying to @XavierGRichard1 @arthur_affect and
Iconic Krypton in the comics is the crystals and togas look established by the Christopher Reeve SUPERMAN movies. Before that, it was a raygun gothic Krypton like in the DCAU.
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