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Superman’sgot one heck of a rascal ’s gallery feature some of the best / bad supervillains , include Lex Luthor , Doomsday , and Brainiac . But , his most personal villain is General Zod . The fellow Kryptonian has been a jeopardize thorn inKal - El’slife for a farseeing metre . However , his own sword of Justice Department has been cross his means , as Ra ’s Al Ghul used his own catchphrase against him .
InBatman / Superman # 8by Joshua Williamson , Nick Derington , and Dave McCaig , General Zod helps bring thebottled city of Kandoris back to life via Resurrection of Christ from the Lazarus Pit . Zod learned of the pitsduring his time with the Suicide Squad . Like other beingness who have been revived via the pit , like Jason Todd , the resurrection has grave consequences for the inhabitants as they go mad - in this suit , the entire miniaturized population attack at Superman , Batman , Ra ’s and even Zod .
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After the city of Kandor is rebottled , General Zod and Superman have a heated up discourse where Kal - El calls out Zod for being selfish and arrogant . Zod offers a sightly rebuttal : Batman has used the Lazarus Pit to have lost allies get back to spirit , why should he not be able to as well ? Before Batman can offer a response , Ra ’s slices the side of the bottled urban center with his brand . Superman quickly look sharp to the Fortress of Solitude to get the Kandorian ’s into stasis while Ra ’s and Zod duke it out . Ra ’s uses Kryptonite to slash Zod across the dresser and offer the words " kneel beforeRa ’s Al Ghul , " as he lunges his brand down .
The phrase " kneel before Zod ! " has become a popular part of the role ’s mythos since it was first order by Terrence Stamp as General Zod in Superman II . Since then , variations of the line have been used in countless Superman - related narration , including the telecasting showsSmallvilleandKrypton , in multiple strip , and other related media . In this case , Ra ’s employ the note against Zod . It ’s a great recall toSuperman II .
Unfortunately for Ra ’s , the line does n’t gain him the triumph . Zod grabs his pharynx and is about to kill the scoundrel before he ’s talked out of it by Batman . The infamous stemma almost backfired self-aggrandising - time for Ra ’s as his own haughtiness made him leave just how powerful his foe was . In the closing , it does n’t cost him his lifetime - but he ’ll need to think double before he decides to break open out a fellow villain ’s short letter again - especially when it come to the powerfulSupermanfoe .
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