Smallville (TV Series)

Dominion (2011)

Callum Blue: General Zod

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• Zod : I know, it's a terrible feeling. So powerless when you know you've got such strength inside of you, with no way of unleashing it.

  Clark Kent : Even without the yellow sun, I will find a way to defeat you.

  Zod : You'll have to work twice as hard. Because when I arrived here, I met a very special acquaintance, someone you know, and someone that I'm very, very... fond of.

  Clark Kent : Who?

  Zod : Me.

  Clark Kent : The original Zod's phantom.

  Zod : Finally... back in the body that you stripped me of. Now I have the full knowledge of two lives, and you... you are my enemy in both.

  Clark Kent : I defeated you in both.

  Zod : Which is why it will give double the satisfaction to see you kneel... and serve... until you die.

• Clark Kent : You have the console crystal. How?

  Zod : We're blood brothers, Kal-El. Have you forgotten how you healed me with your blood on Earth?

  Clark Kent : We're not brothers. I saved you because it was the right thing to do. We have nothing in common.

  Zod : We're from the same world. Do you really think that having powers is the only thing that makes you Kryptonian? It's not. We share the same instincts. We're decisive... single-minded, headstrong. We were meant to be leaders.

  Clark Kent : Leaders? You're a tyrant who believes only in himself.

  Zod : Who else should I put my faith in? We both know that trusting others is a calculated risk, one a Kryptonian is not willing to take. Oh, we can easily fool those closest to us, can't we? But we can lean on no one. Do you remember that most famous story about two brothers from your adopted planet? You've got Cain and Abel. Which brother are you, Kal-El?

  Clark Kent : Well, I'd never murder you. I saved you.

  Zod : You exiled me. I'm in charge here. And you're about to find out what that means... brother.

• Zod : At least here, you're on equal footing with Kal-El. Having to work alongside with someone with the powers of a god must be so demoralizing.

  Oliver Queen : My ego's firmly intact, thank you very much.

• Zod : I've seen what Darkseid is capable of.

  Oliver Queen : What do you know?

  Zod : After the Kandorians sent me here, a very powerful entity came looking for me. Darkseid promised me lordship of this dominion if I solved one problem for him.

  Oliver Queen : Clark.

  Zod : Darkseid has certain ambitions for your planet.

  Oliver Queen : The thing is, we took care of that. We blocked him. Took out three of his three little minions, too.

  Zod : Kal-El might delude himself as usual, that's how he's won, but there are millions - millions on Earth just waiting to surrender to the will of Darkseid, and you... friend, are one of them.

• Zod : I was looking for a brother in Kal-El. I was. Ultimately, I realized we have nothing in common. Unlike you and I.

  Oliver Queen : He does set the bar pretty high, doesn't he?

  Zod : Kal-El would never embrace his dark side, and because of that, he will die here. But you... you can be saved, if you're brave enough to walk along that darker path. You have to honor it. You have to draw from that darkness, because if you don't... you will die.

• Zod : After your parents were murdered, that anger... and desire for revenge. Ah, you can feel it now, can't you? That... darkness bubbling under the surface. It terrifies you.

  Oliver Queen : Even if that were true, I'd beat it.

  Zod : Too late. You're an agent of Darkseid now, just one of the many sinful souls at his beck and call. What would Clark think, knowing you were a marked man?

  Oliver Queen : He would, uh... he'd stand by me.

  Zod : But his faith in you would be compromised. That mistrust, it would grow. It would manifest like a cancer. Inevitably, you'll be cast aside out of his good graces, like I was.

• Zod : In the arena, we answer failure with the only thing suitable: death.

  Clark Kent : Never!

  [stepping down, Zod draws his sword and stabs Clark's opponent] 

  Clark Kent : You killed him for no reason!

  Zod : In any arena, one fighter walks away. Oh, when are you going to learn it's kill or be killed? It always was.

  Clark Kent : Maybe in your world. But not in mine!

  Zod : This is my world. Oh, and consider this your one free pass. If you fail to finish the job again, it'll be you dragged along by your heels.

• Zod : You sent me to my death sentence. You left me at the mercy of those Kandorians. This was my punishment.

  Clark Kent : [noticing the console crystal around his neck]  Jor-El built this place for your kind.

  Zod : [punching him]  My kind. Is that why you sent Slade here? What would Jor-El think about you using his prison for your purposes? There's no trial, no jury, just the rule of Kal-El. But I suppose in the end, it became your undoing, didn't it?

  Clark Kent : [realizing]  It was all a trap. And you knew once that I saw Slade had been sent back, I'd come here looking for answers.

  Zod : And you came.