And his grandfather Val-El himself is a hero, first for trying to enlighten Kryptonians about civilizations and threats from other worlds, then by becoming the Big Good of the resistance to Dru-Zod's tyranny. As a child, young Dru-Zod attended the Kryptonian Supreme Academy. After analyzing Seg to discover Brainiac's "Nanites" clustered around Seg's brain stem, Val's homogram commences a procedure to remove Brainiac, but is forced to stop when Seg destroys the machine at Brainiac's command. Superman Wiki is a FANDOM Comics Community. When Nyssa and Seg go to rename their son Cor-Vex to "Cor-El", the hologram interjects, saying that a new El typically takes the first name of an El ancestor, and he suggests Val's father Jor-El as a good candidate. He comforts her after she tells him and Jax what Zod wants her to do in order to get her baby back., What's more is Val was also fond of his protégé, Sela-Sonn who later became Jax-Ur and saw her as a daughter.. Portrayed by https://superman.fandom.com/wiki/VAL-ZOD?oldid=32610. During his research, Val found evidence of an alien presence consuming other worlds and believed that it would soon come for Krypton. It was while there that Zod be… He comes to see her as the granddaughter he never had. Meet Val-Zod, Alan Scott and Dick Grayson: DC's other Superman, Green Lantern and Batman. Finding them, Val shoots and kills Araame, and convinces Jax to stand down. Issue #10. ... Earth 2 even featured both Thomas Wayne and Dick Grayson as the new Batman, and Val-Zod as Superman alongside characters such as Power Girl and Huntress. Jax then gives him the trigger to the explosions, rigged to destroy the Space Elevator, saying that it is his turn to make hard choices. When Lyta-Zod's Sagitari storm the Resistance's hideout, Val escapes with Jax-Ur through a hologram-concealed passage, heading to the Hypersonic Orbital Tether and thence to the Wegthor. That's why I said it will be interesting for val zod to meet his father from main Earth, whose appears to be the exact opposite of his father. He steals the Codex and gives it to Nyssa, with a failsafe to prevent General Zod from weaponizing it,[4] and then confronts Jax when she arrives to find it missing.[5]. He also comforts Nyssa-Vex, ordering her guard to give her some space. Nyssa being Superman's grandmother is … On Krypton, Val-El's hologram begins to help Seg-El rid himself of Brainiac. Val's hologram walks Nyssa through the procedure, and after seemingly finishing successfully, Val has her place the "Nanites" in a receptacle. However, there is one man who can stop them and that's...Superman? Val considers it, in order to cut off General Zod's Sagitari, and Kem pleads with him not to due to innocent civilians operating the Space Elevator being in danger. Ian McElhinney He claims that there is good in Lyta that Seg can bring forth, and that if Lyta turns around, they'll be able to expose Zod's use of Somatic Reconditioning. Biographical information After Seg changes into new attire, an alarm goes off, and the hologram of Val-El reports that Brainiac's Nanites are "gone". When Jax goes to slit Lyta's throat, Val pleads with Jax not to do it, saying don't become like him, but Jax goes ahead with it anyway.[6]. February 2015. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The rebels quickly turn on Jax and pull guns on her, ceding leadership to Val. Issue #8. He is actually Bruce Wayne's father, Thomas. Alive Val later learns from Araame that Primus Lyta-Zod requests a meeting. He would have strange dreams which he would share with his sister but when he turned eight he began sneaking out at night to stair at the stars. Secluded for most of his life and developed a gentle pacifistic nature His father, Thomas Wayne, who is revealed as being still alive, has succeeded his late son as the new Batman, using the drug Miraclo (and later Venom) to give him more strength. Val-Zod was rendered an orphan when his parents were executed by the Kryptonian court and he later befriended fellow orphan Kara Zor-El. Val enters giving a speech to the Resistance, congratulating them on their victory and planning a new assault to finally take the Space Elevator, when Adam Strange arrives "from no where". Val-Zod, Superman of Earth-2. All I know is that his genes and the ones of my mother(who I have never met) were used to … All Good Deeds... February 2015. Val later has Jax and Araame imprisoned before giving a speech to the rebels. Dru-Zod the Younger was born the son of Dru-Zod the Elder and Nira Van-Zee on the Kryptonian colony of Kandor, the seat of the Great House of Zod. In his battle against Val Zod, Brutaal was defeated and proceeded to disintegrate into dust, solidifying his status as a mere clone. With intel that Jax gleaned from their prisoners of war, Val plans to outmaneuver General Zod and retake the Space Elevator in order to cut off Zod's forces and regain control of Wegthor. ... Born and raised in Miami, Florida, Phillip is the first-generation American son of a Jamaican mother and a Bahamian father. We're stealing it back!" Val-El is the father of Ter-El and the grandfather of Seg-El. But the truth is, we are not alone in the universe. To prove this, Brutaal murdered his own adoptive father. My name is Val-Zod, yes you guessed right, born into the house of the madman, General Zod. Latest appearance Val comes to realize that Nyssa-Vex was the traitor. [7], Following his apparent death, Seg discovered a hologram of his grandfather after he uses his own blood to activate a console bearing the El sigil inside the Fortress of Solitude.[8]. Val adores his grandson and advised Seg via a holographic projection of himself when it was believed he was dead. Val-El, Adam Strange, and Kem capture Jax-Ur. Kryptonian son of Dru-Zod of Earth 2, hidden by Terry Sloan in a cell beneath Arkham. Val insists that they attend, and although Jax objects due to Lyta having gouged out her eye the last time they attempted such a thing, Val insists that it is different because Seg-El is back. And praying to him won't be enough to save it. Val continued his work in secret, working out of a hidde… Status Kryptonian Having lost all contact with Krypton after the destruction of the Space Elevator, Val is focused on rooting out the squad of Sagitari still on Wegthor, who have since moved position. Val then asserts that regardless of the immorality of the act, they are freedom fighters and cannot win without the support of the people, who give them supplies and recruits. Val-zod is one of the last kryptonians of his universe and the second to use the mantle of Superman becoming the last of his after parents execution by krypton court Val quickly become friends with fellow oprhans KaraZor-el .Moments before Krypton desturction Val,Kara and Kal-el  and another child mange to escape and survive their planet desturction thanks to Jor-el and Lara.Through his trip Val was educated by his parents knowlegde recorded on his capsule teaching him that violence was the stupidest way to overcome issue Driving him to becoming a pacifist man, He was found by the new Wonders who were looking for the mysterious alien to fight a brainwashed Superman and they discovered he too was a kryptonian. So unless they wrote content from scratch, there isn't much room to play with. Issue #9. Species Skills and Abilities: Thanks to his pod feeding him information for most of his life he is a keen scientific mind. Dru-Zod, also known as General Zod is a descendant of the House Zod and House El and is one of Superman's greatest enemies. Zod tells Val to choose his next words carefully, but Val only says "there are no more words", before detonating the gravity bombs and destroying the Space Elevator.[4]. Val is also seen to be wise and kind to Seg's friends, namingly Adam whom he tries to help after Seg rejects his help when Adam is forced to reveal that he didn't know the whole story surrounding Val's great-great grandson, Kal-El. The story, titled "The First Batman," sees Bruce Wayne discovering an additional Batsuit and footage that confirms his father donned the cape before him. However, when Nyssa-Vex returns from captivity, Val comforts her, and believes her despite Jax-Ur's suspicions. Rocketed to Earth, he was found by Jonathan and Martha Kent; growing to maturity and gaining great powers under Ear… When the Voice of Rao rose to power, the Council shut down his work. Val-El is the patriarch of the House of El as well as the greatest Kryptonian scientist of his age. A new Superman--named Val-Zod--has appeared and the heroes of Earth 2 must convince him to help t Lyta and Zod are intent on finding this Cythonnite escape crowd and … He insists that they will fix it, but that first their task must be to stop General Zod. A surprising change was made to Superman's backstory when it was discovered that Seg is Zod's father, which means that Superman and Zod are actually blood-related. Suffering a panic attack after being freed,Val revealed. This is the second time Krypton has dropped a major reveal about Superman's family history. Character » Val-Zod appears in 98 issues. It's certainly no secret that Krypton has put a twist on DC Comics lore, with the journey of Superman's grandfather sparking a tale that's unlike anything we've seen before. He also hugs Nyssa when she returns as Zod's pawn to Wegthor. Val angrily confronts Jax for threatening to kill Lyta, and although he agrees that it would work, he says they would have to be willing to kill Lyta to pull it off. Homage: Seg-El's name is a modified version of Jerry Siegel, one of Superman's creators. However, the ships got seperated, and Val Zod's ship crashed into a phantom zone generation satellite, trapping him in the Phantom Zone for decades, till he was freed by Clark, now an older man, who adopted him and raised as his son. He was sentenced to death and the House of El was struck from the Registry of Citizens, meaning his family was now Rankless without guild or honor. Relatives Val Zod was sent to Earth alongside Clark Kent and Kara Zor El. [1], On Wegthor, Val-El gives a speech to the Resistance, saying "that bastard down there has stolen our better tomorrow. Jor-El is the son of Seg-El and Nyssa-Vex and the father of Kal-El. We first meet Dru-Zod at the briefing of the "Rankless Initiative" as an unknown member of Black Zero that is rising fast in its ranks. Val-zod is one of the last kryptonians of his universe and the second to use the mantle of Superman becoming the last of his after parents execution by krypton court Val quickly become friends with fellow oprhans KaraZor-el .Moments before Krypton desturction Val,Kara and Kal-el and another child … Val-El was the greatest scientist on Krypton, and he was determined to prove that Kryptonians were not alone in the universe. Upon discovering that Alan Scott was opposing his plans, Brutaal headed out to try and stop him, only to be confronted by Val Zod. He even searches Nyssa and Jor-El, finding nothing, until he glitches out and reforms as Brainiac; the hologram is dead, and Brainiac now controls the Fortress systems. Release. He escaped to the Phantom Zone and was unable to escape because Dru-Zod stole his way out. At some point in time, General Zod was born to Lyta-Zod and Seg-El, though he had long believed his father to be an unnamed soldier who died in Kandor.He later told his father Seg, after figuring out the truth, that Lyta never told him anything about him … He also started flying and on on… All but you. But now, in the timeline of the show Krypton, it’s not Superman’s father who discover’s the Phantom Zone, but instead, his great-great-grandfather; Val-El. Occupation Val zod. "—Daron-Vex and Val-El[src]. First appearance At his execution, Val told his grandson, Seg, to keep believing in a better tomorrow, before walking out into the cold and falling. Val asks Jax for a decision, and Jax says that his weakness is that he can't bear to let anyone he cares about die, him responding that "if that's a weakness then we all have it". Val continued his work in secret, working out of a hidden facility he called the Fortress of Solitude. Here is my 101 video for Val Zod. 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