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word of advice ! despoiler beforehand for Kneel Before Zod # 3!The DC Universe has witnessed the death of a villain who first debut several decennary ago in the lauded Richard Donner - directedSupermanfilms . After several decades , Ursa , General Zod ’s faithful confidante and the mother of his boy , has been killed .
General Zod has beenseverely preoccupied lately in his endeavor to bring his Kryptonian race back to life story . But his efforts have been embarrass by outside force , inside discord , and climb up paranoia on Zod ’s part . As Zod becomes more disturbed , the House of Zod face up a loss that is n’t just tragical but could potentially loose one of the keen threats upon the DCU .
Ursa and Her Alliance with General Zod
LikeSuperman and General Zod , Ursa is a native Kryptonian who lived on Krypton before its cataclysmic destruction . As a military military officer , she was a devoted follower of General Zod , so much so that she was banished to the Phantom Zone with him where they stayed trapped in the liminal vacuum for years . While in the void , they splice and finally , they had a Word , Lor - Zod . Not too long after that , the small fellowship escaped their prison house , where they quicklybecame enemies of Superman and his extensive Super - Family .
After several dangerous undertaking following General Zod , the family begin a raw living out on a satellite they intended to colonise . On New Kandor , Zod and Ursa began play firmly to regenerate the Kryptonians entrap in the bottled metropolis of Kandor and uprise Kryptonian club . Zod even managed to produce financial backing from the United Planets to help his enterprise . However , Zod was n’t just ship on a noble mission to bring Kryptonians back . He was also on the Q.T. build war weapons to establishZod ’s brand of parliamentary procedure in the DC Universe .
General Zod and Ursa ’s adventure begins with a backup account inactivity Comics # 1060andKneel Before Zod # 1 !
By his side , of course , was Ursa . As Zod treat the United Planets and oversaw the construction of their armament , Ursa was busy with a eugenics political program to unnaturally enhance New Kandor ’s native population to make them strong so they could serve as Zod ’s personal army . unluckily , Zod was grow paranoid and losing his military edge . After New Kandor was intrude on by the Khunds , Ursa was push to take charge of New Kandorand ordered Zod to do what he must to kill their major planet ’s invader .
Ursa is Slain in General Zod’s War
InKneel Before Zod # 3by Joe Casey , Dan McDaid , David Baron , and Troy Peteri , the Khunds have arrived in huge numbers , preparing to take New Kandor . However , they ’re surprised to find that the planet is protect by Ursa ’s scientifically - heighten soldiers and Zod ’s Eradicator fleet . Ursa and Zod are also on the battleground and they brutally attack their opposition . Ursa demands that Zod get his best and show these invaders his dead on target world power , inspiring Zod to take out several ships in the Khunds ’ fleet .
The army point New Kandor ’s nearest sun and supervise to turn it from a yellow Sunday into a red one .
Ursa ’s soldier do their best but are alas no couple for the Khunds . Thankfully , Zod and Ursa ’s combined Kryptonian strength and ability are more than the Khund US Army can cover . As the Khunds face defeat , an officeholder informs his air force officer of their ultimate weapon : The Chem - Eclipse equipment . This potent weapon can temporarily impact the molecular structure of a star and potentially give the Khunds the advantage . The United States Army targets New Kandor ’s near Dominicus and manages to wrick it from a scandalmongering sun into a carmine one .
Zod and Ursa immediately feel the effects of the Chem - Eclipse . Without their strength , the two Kryptonians are both overwhelmed by force . gratefully , New Kandor ’s sunlight set about to revert , giving Zod the force to guard off his attackers . The Khunds retreat and establish one concluding serial publication of bombs at New Kandor . Through his destroyed metropolis , Zod looks mellow and lowly for Ursa before his X - beam of light vision in conclusion returns .. Sadly , Zod finds Ursa and let on that she has been killedin combat .
How Ursa’s Death Will Impact the DC Universe
While Ursa may have been a villain who hold Kryptonian supremacist position and assault Earth multiple time , it ’s hard to see her lifespan take up so unexpectedly . Just before the Khunds arrived to invade New Kandor , Ursa was forced to say goodbye to her son , Lor - Zod , whom General Zod decided to banish . With Lor - Zod presently make out with Sinson inSinister Sons , he ’s yet to pick up the news about his mother dying at the hands of the Khund United States Army . To make Ursa ’s death even worse , she was pregnant with General Zod ’s 2nd child .
Zod has no one whose council he trusts and is unforced to hear to .
Despite how it reckon , there was a deep erotic love between Ursa and Zod . Ursa recognize that Zod was taking on too much in his quest to come to Kryptonian society and that it was have a negative consequence on his military prowess . While it seemed like Ursa was going for a power snatch by taking control of New Kandor , Ursa was check that that Zod ’s attention was focused where it needed to be , namely defeating the Khunds . But with Ursa gone , Zod ’s lost the only someone who was continue him stable .
Make no fault . General Zod loved Ursa . Almost , if not justas much as Superman loves Lois Lane . But now that the Khunds have taken Ursa , Zod has no one whose council he trusts and is will to listen to . The revival of the bottle metropolis of Kandor may wind up not happen calculate on how Zod reacts to this situation . General Zod is live to give in to his fury at the dip of a hat , andthe facial expression of anguish on Zod ’s look shows that the DC Universe is about to feel his pain .
General Zod is Going to Burn Down Everything for Ursa
General Zod is everything masses fear about Superman go rogue . Zod has just as much speciality as Clark and could easily carry off everything in his path if he want . With Ursa function , Zod may find himself devote in to his darkest thoughts . rather of building his aspiration Kryptonian society , the loss of his wife could crowd General Zod over the edge and cause him to go on a terrifying rampage . Hopefully , Supermanis ready , because the loss of Ursa could have huge forking for the DC Universe .
Kneel Before Zod # 3is useable now from DC Comics .
Kneel Before Zod # 3(2024 )
