[Jor-El is on assembly with the Elders of Krypton] Jor-El : Will you not understand? Krypton's core is collapsing. We may only have a matter of weeks. I warned you, harvesting the core was suicide. It has accelerated the process of implosion. Lor-Em : Our energy reserves were exhausted. What would you have us do, El? Jor-El : Look to the stars, like our ancestors did. There are habitable worlds within reach. We can begin by using the old outposts. Ro-Zar : Are you seriously suggesting that we evacuate the entire planet? Jor-El : No, everybody here is already dead! Give me control of the Codex. I will ensure the survival of our race. There is still hope. I have held that hope in my hands. [There is a large blast as Zod is bringing about a coup for control of Krypton] General Zod : This council has been disbanded! Ro-Zar : On whose authority? General Zod : Mine. [Zod shoots and kills Ro-Zar] General Zod : The rest of you will be tried and punished accordingly. Jor-El : What are you doing, Zod? This is madness! General Zod : What I should have done years ago. These lawmakers with their endless debates have led Krypton to ruin. Jor-El : And if your forces prevail, you'll be the leader of nothing! General Zod : Then join me. Help me save our race. We'll start anew. We'll sever the degenerative bloodlines that led us to this state. Jor-El : And who will decide which bloodlines survive, Zod? You? General Zod : Don't do this, El. The last thing I want is for us to be enemies. Jor-El : You have abandoned the principles that bound us together. You've taken up the sword against your own people. I will honor the man you once were, Zod. Not this monster you have become.

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