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why not use kryptonite on Zod(follow up of earlier post)

posted 9 years ago by savair1
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I made a post one time of why in Superman 2 nobody thought to use Krypotine on Zod to fight him, I realized something that a lot of people may not have realized. That maybe the real threat in Superman 2 was not Zod but Lex Luther and let me explain why.
There is a line in the movie where Lex looks down at his ring thinking this would go the distance, which I assume was a kryptonite ring. If there is Kryptonite on Earth Lex either has it or is looking for it. But I am digressing why is Lex the main threat, well in the first Superman lets remember what happened when Superman ran in to kryptonite and its pretty much a cookie cutter pattern of what happens to him every time.
1. Superman or villian flashes Kryptonite on Superman
2. Superman is helpless and weaker than a baby
3. Bystander usually Lois or some person who can not bear to see him this way saves him
4. He saves the day

The only difference between Zod and Superman is if Lex had flashed Kryptonite on him 3 or 4 is never going to happen. Nobody is going to see Zod helpless hurting with Kryptonite and come to his help. Lex can blackmail Zod with the kryptonite, "want me to tell everyone Zod, I can and its bye bye world you rule. I have kryptonite on me at all times you can't touch me" in other words its worse for Zod to run in to kryptoni9te tahn it is for Superman. Is it really Lex who would be running the world?

[–] stevenackerman69 9 years ago

I thought that was his pocket watch he was looking at. Anyway, in regards to the Kryptonite, maybe nobody on Earth knew about that secret except Lex, who was in cahoots with Zod.

[–] karimamin2 9 years ago

Kryptonite doesn't take superman's powers away. Just weakens him. Zod, unlike superman, would just eye beam Lex if he pulled out Kryptonite. Clark wouldn't kill someone so he wouldn't do this but I'm sure Zod would.

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[–] millsey72 (10243) 2 years ago

I think kryptonite only effects the good guys from the planet Krypton, so Zod and the other 2 wouldn't be affected. Now this contradicted the events in Batman V Superman when Doomsday was killed, which was why that movie was so heavily criticized

[–] ak47wong (563) 2 years ago

I think kryptonite only effects the good guys from the planet Krypton

Why? That makes no sense.

[–] majaplaya (922) 2 years ago

Right, I thought anyone from Krypton would be affected by it.

[–] millsey72 (10243) 2 years ago

What was I thinking? You're right

[–] RoboReCop (3294) 4 months ago

LoL

[–] PaladinNJ (21509) 5 months ago

Very little of what he says makes sense.

[–] GreenGoblinsOck8 (7699) 2 years ago

Considering in the previous film, the only known Kryptonite ended up in a drain of the pool after Ms. Tessmaucher threw it in there rescuing Superman, and Lex getting mad at Ms. Tessmaucher for thwarting his plans, plus Superman nabbing him and Otis not long after, he probably wouldn't have had time to find it.

[–] bozo_500 (13104) 7 months ago

I'm guessing much of the audience whod seen STM figured superman would somehow retrieve the kryptonite to use against Zod lol

[–] GreenGoblinsOck8 (7699) 5 months ago

Reading your response I can't help but think Lex's hideout might could be sold. It even has a swimming pool in it. I could see a homeless person finding it and trying to live in it a while.