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admonition ! Contains Spoilers For Kneel Before Zod # 1!General Zodrecently came to rule his own planet , and as he often does , he ’s begin using it to elevate an army . What ’s more , he ’s started building an ultimate weapon , one made out of the same material asSuperman’siconic Fortress of Solitude . While it ’s undecipherable exactly what Zod ’s plans are , it ’s not unwise to take over that the Kryptonian might have his eyes set on galactic domination .
Kneel Before Zod#1 – by Joe Casey , Dan McDaid , David Baron , and Troy Peteri – reveals General Zod ’s plan for an ultimate weapon , setting the long - time DC opposer up for a critical role in the nigh future tense . The issue feature a vernal Lor - Zod coming across his father ’s secret Sunstone mining operation . Zod admits that he ’s doing it to create an ultimate weapon system , to avail him stand up against the United Planets .
What this weapon system is exactly is n’t yet clean , but looking over the history of Sunstone and what multitude have done with it , there are some moderately terrific possibilities . While Sunstone is most famous for make upSuperman ’s Fortress of Solitude , it has many other utilization too .

Superman ’s Fortress of Solitude is fairly iconic , but in price of functionality , the one in the Flashpoint Universe is actually much better .
Zod Admits He’s Building A Weapon
Most mass assume that Superman ’s Fortress of Solitude is built out of ice ; while that may have been true in the beginning , now it is mostly assume to be built out of Sunstone . Sunstone is a mineral find on Krypton , one that has numerous properties . The bulk of Kryptonian architecture was build up out of Sunstone . Additionally , Sunstone was the cloth that incorporate Kryptonian warships . Considering General Zod was the head of the Military Guild , and a decorated war hero , he would be intimately familiar with the many uses of Sunstone . While Superman has oppose and defeated Sunstone warships before , there ’s one aspect of Sunstone that would depart Superman or any other Kryptonian in Zod ’s way totally powerless .
General Zod live on Krypton , learning all about his people ’s account and military practices , something Clark Kent never got to know . This hit Zod particularly severe when it comes to Kryptonian applied science , and Sunstone is one of the most dangerous substances Kryptonians have ever had . Not only can Sunstone warp to construct extremely advanced structures like the Fortress of Solitude , or a war vessel , butSunstone can get rid of Superman ’s powersas well . With proper treatment , Sunstone can be changed into a shape of celluloid Gold Kryptonite , which removes a Kryptonian ’s powers on contact . While veritable Gold Kryptonite removes the office for good , the man-made reading only does it temporarily .
Sunstone Is Extremely Dangerous To Kryptonians
It ’s not yet open what this " ultimate arm " Zod is build is , or what his accurate destination are . With the versatility of Sunstone , it could be almost anything , from a giant planet - destroy warship to a batch of man-made Gold Kryptonite , intended to remove the power of Superman or any other Kryptonian who nonplus in his fashion . Whatever the case is , General Zod has no intention of just experience a passive lifespan on the planet he was gifted . It come along inevitable he will once more find himself in difference with both the United Planets and Superman , butSupermanmight just be unprepared for how farGeneral Zodis uncoerced to go .
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