General Zod Anatomy - Why His Physical Structure Is More Powerful Than Superman? Can He Die? & More

[@crimsonconquestcustoms2584]

Whats amazing is Zod only had a few days of him adapting to his powers. It was his military discipline, drive and shear training that allowed him to adapt so quickly. If only he had the idea to not adapt earth to krypton and to just keep it and make kryronian soldiers to invade the stars.

[@That80sGuy1972]

That's the only real downfall of the soldier mind, it's usually far too short-sighted. That's the whole reasoning behind officer training recruiting from outside of the enlisted (soldier) ranks. It's a tactical attempt to use the best of both worlds but, because it's usually run as a competitive program to promoting soldiers, it is often more divisive than cooperative.

[@crimsonconquestcustoms2584]

@@That80sGuy1972 Agreed. He was genetically bred to be a warrior and became their best. He didn't really have that free will like Kal El did, Zod had a mission and when it failed he decided to take away Kal El's people.

[@That80sGuy1972]

@@crimsonconquestcustoms2584 True. Two warmonger quotes come to mind, perhaps the template of what was used to create the Zod character. "Not only must I succeed, but all my enemies must also inevitably fail." "The vow is to protect. And when that fails, it is to avenge."

[@jurajchobot]

Shear training? Like he can cut Superman in half with the power of his sharpened fingers?

[@TheAlmightyPain]

The longer the fight would have gone on the stronger he would have gotten in MOS. He mastered flight in seconds

[@ridgefrost]

i genuinely don't care what dc would have u believe, the only time zod would/should ever lose to superman is for example in the first movie when he had abt a week or less worth of sunlight exposure compared to clark who had been absorbing sunlight since childhood, besides that zod should win by a landslide...he is far more skilled than clark, he was literally made not just bred but made to be a warrior, most versions of clark don't even have combat training he just relies entirely on his durability, speed and strength which would make pretty much anyone win any fight if they could outlast and outspeed whoever, but zod has consistently been shown to lose to supes even with proper sunlight exposure

[@SSJThug]

I love when people always use the" he don't have no combat skill" argument (which you can stay for a lot of characters who don't have a military flash warrior background) but never factored in intelligence, cunningness, and experience in other ways. While it true Superman combat skills, he makes it up down the line from filing other warrior like beings and it was trained later on in life by his closest allies. To a point where in situations when he lost his powers he can hang with people on Batman's level. Hell he fought four different Batmen b4. Plus he has childhood of understanding of his powers and know how the use them compared to zod who I have never been under a yellow sun b4 earth. And let's not forget about Superman 2 where he outsmarted zod as well in the end.

[@UHDGamers-re2xj]

You realise that superman was not only taught multiple Kryptian martial arts but he was also taught things from Wonder Woman and others. He has incredible intelligence and has a strong defence against mind control. I would think DC knows the character better than anyone. Also the difference is Zod doesn’t hold back and cares little about human life, where as Superman holds back to stop needless deaths. Obviously not so much in MOS but the point remains.

[@shawn092182]

Apparently, the OP is referring to the MoS version of Zod. Therefore, only that version of Superman should be compared. This means that Superman doesn't know Kryptonian martial arts.

[@ridgefrost]

@@shawn092182 yh that to but i also specifically said most versions(comics) of superman have no combat training which these guys above i guess didnt understand cuz they keep referring to one off comics like the kryptonian martial art (torquasm-vo) or few very specific versions of clark that were trained by diana/bruce, i said "MOST" versions of him don't know how to fight at all and just throw really fast really hard punches which not many can withstand with or without training and this gives the illusion that he can fight but he can't, this is why everytime he's fought batman with no powers he's gotten absolutely folded even by the russian batman who is arguably the least skilled adult batman

[@SSJThug]

@@ridgefrost you "guess" but didn't bother to read the replies. And and you refer our arguments as one-off comics which are within the continuity of the DC universe thus are valid while yours example is a alternate take where in context that's the first time he'd been in that situation. Hell, I also refer to Superman 2. Intelligent is a big factor as well. Yeah and most iteration" he can't fight" but you can say the same for every other superheroes (spiderman, hulk, flash ect) who has no military nor martial arts background prior but

[@juancarlossotobarrera3092]

Zod was born and raised in krypton according to the movie their atmosphere is extremely harsh which would result in a stronger body and his military skills and probably hand to hand combat techniques would have been useful

[@GangDru-ZodPlank]

A couple of comments. Zod is weaker than Superman in strength, yes, but in battle he keeps on an equal footing with him due to his unsurpassed Krypton hand-to-hand combat skills.I'm afraid to imagine what will happen when Zod is finally saturated with solar energy and will already oppose Superman not only with his hand-to-hand combat skill, but also with the same strength.And the second:Kryptonite essentially does the following-it is itself a part of Krypton, and when Superman falls under its influence, he becomes ill and weakens. In fact, kryptonite is part of his home world, so Superman partially falls on krypton, let's say, on krypton he would have there were no superpowers, this was sorted out.But why does he get sick?Due to the fact that Zod himself voiced in the film-Superman is not adapted to the atmosphere of his native planet, in other words, Superman's malaise near kryptonite is a process of acclimatization.Zod, on the contrary, grew up on Krypton, in the presence of the green stone, he will become weaker, like Suerman, of course, but unlike Kal-El, Zod will continue to feel good, since he has lived on Krypton all his life.

[@CHMPro]

Zod could in theory be immune to Kryptonite. I didn't even understand how they scripted Zod to be killed that easily by a simply neck break. It should be like impossible. Superman has zero fighting skills. Look how he was beat up when he had his powers removed by a mere bully.

[@malikthomas8452]

Yeah it makes sense that Superman will be stronger since he been their absorbing the sun his whole life and they had just recently gotten to that planet

[@nikgokuhil]

In movies we can argue that, but if the powers are new to Zod, it should take him time to get used to those too. Like if he takes stance to throw a punch, the ground should crumble under the weight he is exerting, or he should move too far to slow...things like that. At least in air Supes should have advantage, Zod is practically a newborn learning to walk while its second nature to Supes I would like to see a fully saturated Zod, vs Supes thats been trained by Batman, Wonderwoman and other experts from around the world

[@falcaofalcao528]

@@CHMProyou forget Superman could killed Batman instantly. He obviously didn’t want to

[@Marshkoon]

@@CHMProtheory? We saw them peel his fingerprints off and dissect him using said mineral?

[@brewcitymike1]

You said that heat vision is unique to kryptonians but is that ONLY when they are exposed to a yellow sun because in the movie he seems shocked or almost scared when his heat vision manifests and it didn't seem like he manifested it but rather that it was a progression of his exposure to our sun similar to Clark's just in a highly sped up manner. Same as his flying in MoS, it seemed like he suddenly realized he could fly.

[@rasmusdrongesen2721]

Kryptonians under a red sun are like humans. They only get their powers (strenght, speed, invulnabillity, flight, heatvision, x-ray vision, freeze breath, super hearing, super vision = Seeing really long distance) I think I got them all. But under a red sun they are just like humans.

[@tepangora1388]

@@rasmusdrongesen2721 Except for the fact every single cell in their bodies have the most powerful solar batteries in the DC Multiverse. Superman will lose a lot of his strength/powers under a Red Sun but he will still have access and be able to use to them.

[@marlondavis5504]

@@rasmusdrongesen2721 in the dceu the kryptonians base level ( armored fresh off ship) all have strength and durability and invulnerability with speed. They receive the other powers under the sunlight

[@kailowrez5126]

Krypton has 4 to 10 times Earth's normal gravity, so even without the yellow sun Kryptonians still would be at least 4 times stronger than a regular human at least

[@CharlesChristinaWH]

​@@kailowrez5126 The daxians are cousins to Kryptonians Mon-El is stronger than humans but not as strong as Kryptonians...they have heat vision but it's white and not as powerful

[@RomanHistoryFan476AD]

The recent Flash movie showed how Strong is truly was, and Why you need Superman to stop him.

[@Dexter_Morgan97]

Yeah indeed Kara didn’t have plot armor on her side but she did stun him for a bit and could’ve killed him there but she was always meant to die.

[@randys6220]

@@Dexter_Morgan97 He only played possum so he could stab her with the kryptonian blade.

[@baconeggcheesepodcast9390]

So do you feel like he is stronger than Superman

[@RomanHistoryFan476AD]

@@baconeggcheesepodcast9390 Yeah, if given enough time to power up on solar radiation to Superman's level.

[@tepangora1388]

@@randys6220 it worked on her uncle too lol.

[@trevorstockwell8290]

This version of zod was also trapped in phantom zone for years so that also probably played a role in this version of him

[@badnoodlez]

No he wasn't. He was freed once krypton blew.

[@grahamhill676]

​@@badnoodlezYeah, he was trapped. On a ship. With no sun.

[@Mr.imjussayn]

ZoD is a Legendary Villian. One of the Greatest Villians in ALL of SuperHero History.

[@johntrioxin5870]

Kneel before zod!

[@GoAwayBrandon]

Is he though?

[@Rj-wy8nk]

Superman’s father was one of the smartest and strongest kyptonians. He is also bred to be a smart and strong warrior. Let’s not act like he comes from a weak bloodline.

[@davidjordan9365]

Helluva comment. Never thought about that

[@johnathanl487]

But Superman isn’t his dad. You don’t gain fighting skills because your dad is great at combat. It’s all just plot armor.

[@dasteufelhund]

Nature vs. Nurture. By far, even so, he is still not a match for Zod. Kel El was never trained nor bred like his own father.

[@Rj-wy8nk]

@@dasteufelhund he did not need to be bred he was of natural birth. From two highly intelligent kryptonians. He did not need to be trained he is a fucking genius. You all act like it takes a lot to learn to fight. Yes training helps you get better coordination but instincts and natural ability can over power years of training in many cases. I don’t like Superman as character at all but he is special among all his people he is of natural birth and this simple makes him better in my opinion you have no idea what his genetic traits are other than they come from his father and mother who were both high level kryptonians. So yeah maybe Zod has more combat experience and knowledge but Superman is smarter and stronger. Also Superman spent years of his life learning in the fortress of solitude about all his peoples history and knowledge so yeah I think he is above zod in every category except for combat experience and training. Which intelligence can over power that anyday. Also just because your bred for a purpose does not mean you will be better than everyone else at said task. There can simply be someone who is just better than you. I mean you can be faster bigger stronger and loose a fight to a guy who is simply smarter or calmer or maybe just gets lucky. Fighting is a fickle thing and the best fighter does not always win. Determination, the will to win, and fight play a major part of it. But I do agree Superman has the strongest plot armor of all time. My biggest problem is that he gets his power from a start so he should never be more powerful than his power source.

[@dasteufelhund]

@@Rj-wy8nk Sure he did. He wasn't born with all that knowledge. If what you said were true, then why wasn't he aware of the history and all that knowledge of that which is Krypton? He had to be taught. He had to learn. Zod never left, Zod was in that environment this whole time and trained to excel in that environment, one that is superior to the Earthly bound/bred Kel El who grew up and adapted, the Yellow dwarf or white light star whichever you want to call it. Logic doesn't disappear even if you want it to in the fictional universe. Get with it already. It's getting tiring to explain Zod is stronger and superior to Kel El. Zod had to die because he was not the protagonist, is all.

[@bryanbowen4193]

The actor that played Gen Zod did an excellent job.

[@bradleypease2492]

Michael Shannon - he’s very underrated but did see some more fame in boardwalk empire

[@kaltonian]

people forget kal was the 1st natural born kryptonian who also has the codex merged with his dna that every kryptonian that has ever lived, then there is growing up with a yellow sun which in time would make his molecular structure more dense

[@jordanglasper1064]

I think that adds to Superman’s Superior nature and powers over his Kryptonian kind. Think about it. Stats wise, Supes and it. Yet, time and time again. He manages to win no matter the odds. It’s like, there are sun things he alone posses, or is within him that cannot be quantified. Just a guess

[@Bran-x8q]

Superman's win over Zod could be a combo of: -Super good House of El genetics. Maybe not as good as Zod's, but still pretty good -Zod may not have fully adapted to Earth's atmosphere, and he was slightly weakened during his fight against Superman (just a theory of mine) -Superman had both more power (from absorbing more sunlight throughout his entire life) and greater skill with using those powers -Zod was basically suicidal after all of his troops got killed and his hopes for rebuilding Krypton were destroyed, while Superman was fighting to defend his adoptive homeworld. Who do you think is going to be fighting harder?

[@concept5631]

Isn't House of El in the science caste? Wouldn't they have the _best_ genetics?

[@CharlesChristinaWH]

​@@concept5631 Yes , Kara's family was bred for cuisines and catering hence why Kara has such a sweet tooth it's a genetic leftover from her family's Kryptonian occupations (Kara's father and Clark's mom are siblings)

[@TOrganic]

This is awesome because all this time didn’t know Superman body is cover up with a invisible forcefield. Now I know how he is able to take so much fore or damage.

[@randallpetroelje3913]

General Zod. His body was made of 100% Mitsubishi and Ford Chrysler Honda material.

[@danielwesley5051]

Him: laser eyes are unique to Kryptonians. Martian Man-Hunter: Am I a joke to you?

[@sipenarekbecha7193]

(Darkseid enters the chat) Darkseid : Missed me 👽

[@ericokonkwo7771]

Imagine in a plot twist if Zod fought the Martian Manhunter in the Man of Steel DCEU film. Based on the Martian's powers, what would the final fight/battle in downtown look like compared to the original Kal-El vs Zod fight. Would Lois and the military treat MH similar or differently?

[@williamdaviddiazcuchimaque7511]

Mato al tipo cortandole el cuello en la nueva película

[@alsimmons4504]

If Zod was to ever have encountered/fought Martian Manhunter in the final fight/downtown battle of Man of Steel, Zod would've been absolutely *annihilated* by MM. Martian Manhunter's array of powers/abilities would be unlike anything Zod had ever dealt with before and would thus prove to effectively pose a certified threat/challenge to Zod in several capacities.

[@keemjohnson8863]

MMH is just to much for Zod.

[@alsimmons4504]

@@keemjohnson8863 Facts 1000%

[@VideoRandomChannel]

@@keemjohnson8863what if Zod uses heat wave

[@crypto_guapo]

He was born as a warrior, he’s literally best physical specimen of his ppl

[@35pen61]

Until Kal El with the carying enitre kryptonitans that lives and will ever lives codex in his body

[@35pen61]

Reasons why Superman won against Zod: 1. Superman is kryptonian that has exist and will ever exist meaning he has the strength of the strongest kryptonian because the entire kryptonians life codex is in his body 2. While having superpowers traditional kryptonians fighting style don't imply with flying etc etc while the well adapted kal el have lived almost 33 of his life with such kind of powers 3. Zod was trapped for 33 years in phantom zone 4. House of El is one of the galatic DC universe strongest and highly respected royal house ofc their last sons would succes such powers

[@rogerbrownreacts8528]

Earth Bacteria can't break him down is why. If a biosphere can not break down the dead the ground would eventually just be the dead.

[@shanemays3696]

Going through puberty while juiced up on the sun probably made him a step above ather Kryptonians.

[@bryanaragon4979]

Interesting and Great video, mainly the reason why his body didn't decompose that quickly as the regular body of a human would do. Is because Zod was also exposed to the sun inside the Black Zero but he was still adapting his senses due to the internal environment simulating Kryptonian atmosphere, but also due to his Kryptonian cells Zod's body took years and didn't decay. While it may lose solar energy over time it's not sure just how long that will take since he was killed at full power.

[@Bran-x8q]

Kryptonian physiology makes sense. In Justice League (either version), wasn't Superman's body not decomposed when they used the Mother Box to revive him?

[@damianstarks3338]

Zod is one of Superman’s greatest villains.

[@a-posingroach]

His greatest villain is batman

[@Asianevermore]

Superman is the character that actively limits his powers and constantly holds back his abilities. This is why he’s been seen as OP in many instances. And that’s what makes hood character unique, he’s a being with more power than “gods” and he chooses to be decent and keeps his humanity in front of his powers

[@CharlesChristinaWH]

Even with superpowered beings He only goes full op with Kryptonians, Greek gods and goddesses or Apokolpians

[@jiggmandre]

And Spider-Man

[@trevorstockwell8290]

Don't forget daxamites which are very very similar to Kryptonians. The biggest difference I notice in their races really is the flying

[@baconeggcheesepodcast9390]

Where did the race of daxamites come from

[@Justwatching746]

In the supergirl tv show they could fly. Same powers as kryptonians.

[@LanMandragon1720]

​@@baconeggcheesepodcast9390They're Kryptonian colonists

[@trevorstockwell8290]

@@Justwatching746 I don't count it since it was part of the arrow verse and the less we talk bout that the better

[@Justwatching746]

@@trevorstockwell8290 I looked online and read about their powers, they are identical to Kryptonians. They just don’t react to kryptonite, they react to lead instead. Their ancestors were kryptonians who left krypton and interbred with another species. They definitely fly.

[@35pen61]

People saying Zod have better skills etc don't think that Kryptonians after exposure to sunlight and getting superpower needs to develops another fighting skills wich involve superpowers they never have before, and superman has it for 33 YEARS while zod in his 50 years of his life never been exposed as such to yellow sun (Kryptonites uses anti yellow sun suit)

[@lUseMyBlade]

Bro is the general Rildo of DC op asfuck underrated and can and will out smack the hero, the hero winning 9/10 due to plot.

[@ManicPandaz]

I’ve often wondered if anyone have done a real analysis of how much actual solar energy Superman could of stored just being on earth, while ignoring literally standing in front of the sun and stuff like that. I mean, the humanoid form is only so big(a poor solar panel), we wear cloths, spend a lot of our time indoors and it’s dark half of the day. Exactly how many days sunbathing would it take to power his heat vision for just one second?… 🤔

[@philsophkenny]

😮

[@lenoigel2626]

"could of stored" really?

[@tepangora1388]

imagine a civilization that discovered the means to travel FTL3 over 30 thousand years ago, were able to terraform planets and create and manipulate artificial black-holes creating the smallest, most efficient solar radiation absorbing battery more powerful than any battery on earth regardless of its size in the DC multiverse. Now imagine that battery can not only absorb and store the energy for later use but convert it into other forms energy like heat, cold, propulsion, oxygen etc and that energy wont degrade or lose its charge over time. Now imagine that battery is in every single cell in your body. Zod was on Earth for less than a day and was able to use heat vision and x-ray vision for more than a second.

[@sithlordrj8883]

I dont think Suerman 'stores' solar energy. I think it awakens his abilities and keeps them active . If it was merely solar energy, he'd run out of that with the first major use of his power.

[@tepangora1388]

@@sithlordrj8883 He definitely stores it. Imagine a battery then imagine a super battery made by a super advanced civilization(Kryptonian's) that has no full charge capacity/limit. Imagine now that super battery can convert energy stored into oxygen, heat, cold, propulsion, radiation, gas, and every ones favorite go too in arguments, plot armor lmao. Now imagine that super battery is in single every cell of Superman's/Kryptonian's bodies by design.. :)

[@venkelos6996]

This might sound dumb, but one of my favorite aspects of General Zod is that he's effectively evil Superman. Some of Superman's best stories, at least for me, are when something has pushed the Man of Steel past his breaking point, and he puts down his self-imposed benevolence, to become one of Earth's most dangerous villains. You don't have to like Batfleck, but he's not strictly wrong when he implies we're only safe with Superman because Superman chooses to be that way, and on bad days, he could literally damn the world. Since that is Zod most days, and he is both organized ,and charismatic enough to attract, and manage, underlings, I sort of wish more of his stories went that route, where he was in charge, and the Justice League, or just Superman, had to stop that.

[@ojofars1442]

DC should do a movie about Gel Zod, and make it brutal. maybe Dc will make a return

[@bjcanz]

Clark has the codex, and growing under the sun

[@alsimmons4504]

2:57 - 3:07....While Superman *does* become a far deadlier opponent for most enemies after being pushed to his limits, that *still* wouldn't necessarily guarantee him being able to "beat literally anyone" in a straightforward battle and considering how *ridiculously* powerful Darkseid truly is compared to him (i.e. telekinetically restraining Superman, punching him straight into the Source Wall and hell, was even able to efficiently incapacitate Kal-El with merely *2 punches* etc), it's *very strongly* safe to say that Superman wouldn't be able to beat/defeat Darkseid *that* easily regardless of whether he was holding back or not. 💯

[@Lionel212001]

Well, mosty supes is fighting Darkseid's avatar and not the real Darkseid.

[@alsimmons4504]

@@Lionel212001 You're referring to the "conceptual" form of Darkseid I presume?.

[@CharlesChristinaWH]

​@@Lionel212001 Superman doesn't hold back with him or Zod usually Everyone else for the most part

[@MuddyPlayTime]

Superman defeats Zod because of his love for humanity. Abilities aside fighting for love and survival is stronger then fighting for hate and anger. That's why Superman wins everytime.

[@henryseg8802]

The one thing DC as a whole and DCfanboys comfortably ignore is superman has the DNA of a billion kryptonians embedded in his cells. So technically he is supposed to be a super warrior, super scientist etc. He is supposed to tower over every kryptonian by default.

[@ashtonjackfanny]

When he said zod could Control the phantom zone. it took me back to injustice God's among us where zod can send you to the phantom zone. summon a demon while you're there that bites the living sh!t out of you

[@apb38]

Imagine if Zod decided to terraform Mars or Venus instead and create the new Krypton on those planets. Probably Venus as it is closer to the Sun.

[@johnathanstith1532]

They would eventually die being on planets closer to the sun. Too much exposure to yellow sunlight gives kryptonians supercharged cells which is like their cancer.

[@baconeggcheesepodcast9390]

You know what that would be crazy

[@coreyp9072]

The title made me not watch the video, superman didn't rot AND he was also brought back to life

[@SARATHKUMAR-ot5kt]

But there is a line inside the ship were zod says the effect of sun radiation has been neutralized, when they took Superman on board.

[@clayrock2887]

I know this story was decades before dragon ball but Damn the Saiyan saga is similar Goku = superman Raditz and nappa = the other Kryptonians Zod = Vegeta Bardock in super = powerful scientist Cell saga Dr gero = lex Luther Cell = doomsday

[@deven6518]

This movie is another example of a franchise being destroyed for a dollar

[@BRZbazzanx]

Zod is Vegeta.

[@grandinquizitor7412]

Can you do a video abou Faora and supergirl anatomy. I wonder if they are stronger and more efficient than the male counterparts?

[@IM2OFU]

This Zod has superior training angle seems untrue to me, Zod has military training, superman has years of superpower experience

[@tomasverner5354]

If Zod had special combat training Superman has a lifetime of experience in using his powers and battling super villains.

[@nigelstcyr6029]

Clark grew up under a yellow sun that's why he is stronger

[@dasteufelhund]

Clark grew up under a white star. Our sun is white.

[@baconeggcheesepodcast9390]

Thanks for the breakdown

[@malikthomas8452]

​@@dasteufelhundyellow they say it in the comics and movies 😭😭

[@dasteufelhund]

@@malikthomas8452 I understand. But the fact is our sun is in fact, as in scientific fact, white.

[@tishaak2800]

@@dasteufelhund though if you were to classify it compared to other stars Our sun is a yellow dwarf Wich is relevant considering that supermans abilities depends on the type of star

[@Nunya_Bidness_53]

So Zod has the powers of a Kryptonian 😶

[@niccolomachiavelli724]

If zod arrived in earth and fitted with all of these characters like john wick,guardians of the galaxy, transformers, gijoe,indiana jones,x-men,suicide squad,avengers,spiderman.he will wipe them off

[@Eli9A]

zod reasoning and creating conflict on a new planet and wanting to terraform it to make it look like krypton yet he had to convert the son too. the biggest problem was that earth compare to krypton was like paradise 'earth' to tell.

[@SouthofSalvation]

Let us not forget Zod was defeated by a giant plastic S before...😂😂😂

[@MrArtisticjay]

what's the song playing at 1:52??????????????

[@baconeggcheesepodcast9390]

Ok General Zod has always been a interesting character I’m glad you made this video

[@That80sGuy1972]

Without Superman's plot armor to help him against Zod, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter, and even Captain Marvel (Shazam) would be able to best him. Well, Captain Marvel might have trouble because he's basically a transformed kid who holds back because of that, but Black Adam (evil Shazam) would probably lend an assist there because Black Adam would not want to bow to Zod's ego... and have that as his driving reason alone.

[@asasdsaasda]

I find posts like this really dumb, how can you call 'plot armor' to a character that holds back 99% of the time, WITHOUT plot armor as long as Superman is there there is no need for Justice League, plot armor is the fact that Superman always hold back

[@That80sGuy1972]

@@asasdsaasda "Superman always hold back" So does absolutely every Kryptonian, so they don't crush everything and overshoot everything. So does everyone with the Shazam powers for the same reason, mostly Billy Batson for kid perspective and morality reasons. I have some news for literally everyone, including you, for instantly going to "really dumb" in "intellectual" brain-farting out... nothing "smart" can be clarified by any kind of any single comment line without putting a LOT of thought into it. Kind of like a border wall for national security and drilling holes in the bottom of a boat to let the water out to stop it from sinking.

[@onomatopoeia5540]

What plot armor, bud? Superman is stronger since he has been absorbing earths sun since childhood. Its already established or maybe you think zod can quickly absorb what supes has had? 😂 you idiots should learn what plot armor really means😂

[@curryis828]

​@@asasdsaasdayou're dumbass 🤡

[@jimmyellington1167]

Michael Shannon made him a even greater villain, I wish we could get more of him

[@joejoewilson5130]

That's because he wasn't acting. That is who he is in real life.

[@420-V.T.L-Machinist]

The Iceman was great as Zod

[@CHMPro]

If it weren't for Hollywood's neck breaking which I thought was a BS nerf, Zod could Solo the entire Marvel & DC. I say this because he WAS GENETICALLY engineered for tactical, adaptation and super training ability. That means he can and could be the most powerful being but they have to kiss the superman lovers asses to get that $$$.

[@ayougo]

Odd that lead is dense enough to stop kryptonite but sups body isn’t…given the explanation

[@alsimmons4504]

16:20 - 16:24....As powerful as Zod may be, there's nothing and I repeat *NOTHING* in Zod's arsenal that will ever make him truly "invincible" nor even "nearly invincible" for that matter.

[@malikthomas8452]

Super man as well

[@alsimmons4504]

@@malikthomas8452 You mean the same goes for Superman?

[@christopherrobbins0]

Zack made Zod into a push over.

[@UHDGamers-re2xj]

Everything listed here is the same as superman. Superman has trained in various martial arts including those from Krypton. Superman is also much more intelligent than Zod. The thing that Zod has is a disregard to human life and superman holds back to inflict as little as possible. Once Superman stops holding back, he stomps Zod.

[@dasteufelhund]

Where does it say Zod is less or Kel El is more intelligent than Zod?

[@sublis939]

I’d love to see the villain win in a movie for once and if it was Superman completely losing to Zod, I’d be happy.

[@dasteufelhund]

As a Kryptonian Zod is genetically built for extreme combat under the harshest conditions. Kel El isn't. He isn't even basically trained. Zod is way more powerful than Kel EL. That is indisputable. It's like arguing a Spartan general from a line of combatants vs. any other Roman citizen. Kel El has no chance other than Marvel having to keep him alive as a storyline protagonist.

[@angeliquemenoptra6701]

I don't think more time under the sun, means more power, but a Kry[ptonian must be charge enough to have full use of their powers. As far as rating Kal-El vs General Zod, Zod had more training and experience in battle and physique is more condition from both said training and experience. Kal-El, has lived a rule farm life and that of a city dweller, no special training but he has had some experience in battle, but I don't think that would improve his physic as his physical body has not been put under stress due to his soler powers, and we seen how weak Kal-El is without his powers, doing the heavy lifting for him. So the point is, in the Snidervers, as we seen Zod's body turned into a more powerful huge monster, a bigger, stronger Kryptonian physique, will receiver soler powers exponentially with size and muscle mass. So you had that with training plus experience and a full solar charge, Zod should have beat Superman down easily.

[@vinostra]

You should do Goku next!

[@bliskin8847]

Simple, the writers don’t know how decomposition happens, nor did they have the time or care enough to look it up.

[@hackersulamaster]

Combat skills work one time when you have a supercomputer for a mind.

[@jasonchiu272]

Lead: *Signature look of superiority*

[@Thane26]

Zod is awesome

[@yamozaki1]

These videos are why I'm here. Why his body didn't decay. I'm here to find out. Here here 👏👏👏 A lot if heres in this comment. Unintentional.

[@jurajchobot]

What I think would be cool is if the Kryptonian powers resulted from their superior genetics. Imagine if Universe was a simulation and God is a fitness algorithm. There's only a few Kryptonians who had millions of years to further develop, which resulted in heavy algorithmical bias in favor of Kryptonians who were given superpowers to make them more likely to survive and thus raising the fitness score of entire Earth. If this was true, Superman's energy does not come from the Sun, which scientifically doesn't even make sense, but rather it is a life energy from Universe. You get some baseline support just from being born with significantly superior genome and you can get even more beyond that through things that are favored by the Universe, such as art, leadership, physical exercise and science. If you for example, write a book that algorithm rates highly, you might get months worth of baseline energy, plus a slowly decaying bonus that raises your baseline energy to make sure you are more likely to further create something great. Although if it was true, algorithm wouldn't hesitate to destroy entire nations to save the only Kryptonian as genetically speaking, humans would be back in business in a couple of decades while loss of the only Kryptonian would drastically lower the fitness score of the whole Earth, possibly even the Universe.

[@juantheshooter]

Super interesting concept

[@bartsimpsonhead]

Simply put, because Kyptonian physiology is different to humans (having evolved in an atmosphere different to Earth's exact Nitrogen/Oxygen mix) Kryptonian cells do not oxidise and decay as human cells do (the mitochondria don't break down as quickly as in human cells) so the flesh will remain intact for longer.

[@johntrioxin5870]

Kneel before zod

[@tonywong8134]

Zod is not anatomically dense. He weighs roughly as much as Superman who is 225 lbs. He's no more dense than any human being, but because of plot armor he is super humanly durable.

[@brewcitymike1]

So video game abilities are considered canon?

[@Joseph-mw2rl]

Zod was superior in skills and experience but superman has been sipping the yellow sun juice for 30+ years, while zod's here for like 5 minutes

[@dasteufelhund]

There was never a point where the plot indicated Kel-El increases his power by exposure of the sun. He replenishes his strength by exposure to the sun. This implies his strength has limitations and it is refueled by the sun, not increased. This then applies to Zod or any other Kryptonian who happen to find themselves in this situation, at their existing/current level.

[@markpereira1975]

Same reason why superman's body didn't rot after he died! They were damn near perfect specimens.

[@ye87]

Well it makes sense his body wouldn’t rot what micro organisms are eating thru his skin

[@Raian_The_Demon]

wheres the citation for saying the genetic codex inside of Superman makes him immortal or resurrects him if heavily injured.

[@lucasbrown743]

So where does their physical body go when they are tossed into phantom zone?

[@baconeggcheesepodcast9390]

You just said something that’s interesting

[@angelofdarkness243]

In the show Smallville! Phantom Zone is a prison in other dimension. Their bodies remains the same but they can't escape just like jail on earths.

[@lucasbrown743]

@@angelofdarkness243 that's the original concept of the phantom zone, this is a relatively recent change.

[@kanesmith8271]

In truth Zod was basically asking Super Man to help him commit suicide

[@toadville2825]

Zods armor looks like Adv. power armor from fallout 3

[@SkinnyRob]

Before I watch the video quick answer to the title question is because there's no bacteria or microorganisms on Earth strong enough to break down his body. Put him in a room full of kryptonite and he'll break down like the rest of us.

[@brianegendorf2023]

OK..I can discuss this at a few differnent levels. Gravity on Krypton is much stronger than on Earth..which is why Kryptonian's can fly. The thing is, Zod has been under and compacted by that gravity his whole life. Kal-El was only in that gravity for a comparatively brief amount of time. So Zod IS stronger than Kal-El because his bones and muscles are use to more developed in Kryptonian gravity. Secondly, as some have pointed out, Zod has military training. Which means he probably works out, making him even stronger. And while Kal-El MAY have learned some Kyrptonian martial arts..no where NEAR with the intensity or brutalness that Zod would have been trained under. The truth is, in a straight out physical confrontation, Zod should beat Kal-El EVERY SINGLE TIME.

[@Marshkoon]

This is so not true the gravity of krypton has nothing to do with their flight my friend. They can literally alter the gravity of their body you see how when Clark takes flight for the first time we see stones start to float up around him because he’s controlling the gravitational field around his body to allow for flight. This has nothing to do with krypton having a stronger gravity that would only make kryptonians innately stronger than humans as they have to manage that constant higher gravity effect on their bodies.

[@12flipoutn0w]

Tecnicly our sun is not yellow our atmistpher filters a lot of the ultrviolet spectrum making The sun appear yellow.

[@Thane26]

*Kneel before Zod!*

[@Portfelio]

Narrator: Let me tell you this random coincidental associated with living on earth longer has resulted in Super Man not being nerfed by the sun though someone with the same physiology that has probably traveled to countless planets can't adopt. Superman really be the king of just write it into the story.

[@nightshadebrown7593]

Don't forget superman trained under every other heroes Batman, Black Cat, Black Carnay, Wonder Woman,

[@koibutsu]

Superman only had an edge because of how powerful the Earth's sun was. It was young.

[@НурсултанЖаныбеков-т8м]

In my opinion: -"Genaral Zod-is most one of the powerful viliams in DCUE universe.His body is impressive powerful enough to best Stepenwolf with no difficult *BUT* Superman was drunking more solar radiation 33 years and he's cells-is more adopted to Earth atmosphere and he can be more powerful than every kryptonian in he's race,even in weakend state Clark was finghting Zod and snapped he's neck so he is more powerful than Zod and other kryptonians *BUT* Superman also can't die,he's cells-is undefeateble and he is more powerful than every kryptonian in he's kind" Jor El:-"Your cell absorbed solar radiation more effective than others.I don't think that you will be so powerful"

[@jordanglasper1064]

Many people are saying that General Zod is technically weaker than Khalil because of Cal L exposure to a yellow sign. But I’m not so sure. I think it’s due to a biological advantage that Clark has over Zod. Think about it it’s a Clark 33 years for all of his powers to manifest within a timely fashion. Where is it took Zod, what, 30 minutes? If that, or 1 hr. The reason why I’m staying this is because I noticed after he died the yellow sun radiation absorbed into his DNA. His body did not hear from the scar that was given to him by Khalil‘s father. Meaning the original biology without the yellow sign remains the same. He is obviously much older than Khalil. And although he is not decrepit or on the decline. He is no longer at his peak of power he would’ve been when Khalil was a baby. I do not know the normal life expectancy of a kryptonian. However General Zod is just passed his peak. And he’s still able to keep up with super man for sometime. General Zod got his powers very early that means they picked or went into full maturity of what they would be in comparison to the 33 years it took Khalil to gain his powers elevate through his powers in mature to at least a full height at that point in time. So General Zod inferior slightly inferior strength is due to his biology. Essentially like 33 years of age man versus a 66 years of age men both are very strong for their age far beyond the normal strength of a regular man. However one is just past their prime and does not have the hit peak power they would if they were the same age as the one @ 33. So it is essentially a biological disadvantage. Even at the Superhuman level. Joe-El said somethin very interesting. “My son is twice the Man U were. He will finish what we started.” Superman’s dad is talking about General Zod no longer being in the peak of his power. Joe-El is praising the peak of his sons Strength physically & spiritually is twice as Strong as General Zod’s Peak 33 years Prior. Now that makes me question if God were at his peak of power, I’m not so sure Superman would stand a chance. Based on how close the battle was wow God is technically past his prime but it’s still extremely powerful and a very skilled fighter.

[@tevinhoward4419]

The enemy of kyptonian race defeated by Superman months ago before Luthor turned Zod into Doomsday and defeated by the kryptonite that weakened him and Superman before the team revive Superman.

[@Shizzmac85]

That is NOT what the codex is...or does ...how did he get that info?.

[@br4instorm]

What I want to know is why a super intelligent space ship using fingerprint to open, while my samsung doing exact same thing for years.

[@Kronosfobi]

TLDW: Since his cells are supercharged they are too tough to be absorbed by microbacteria hence cant rot.

[@gamegen88]

The title should be "IF BATMAN WAS A KRYPTONIAN"

[@changly3582]

Zod look cool he look way more better than superman they make movies about zod story

[@baconeggcheesepodcast9390]

They should give him a movie

[@johnysnoww3831]

What yall think, could General Zod win against emperor Thragg or against doomsday ?

[@KuangTu]

Jor-El beats him in combat as a scientist, lol.

[@gabrielcua2428]

You need to calibrate your sound. Entertaining but too much voice sibilance.

[@just_a_rapperjetblack9556]

Remember Superman held back the entire time……

[@astro2456]

Zod has selected bioengineered genetics, carl el is natural born

[@subhamdasgupta3848]

Reminds me of Butcher vs Homlander!

[@glassboi5401]

Wish u would of went into more detail on why his heart is so big