Editing Krypton (comics) (section)

====DC Extended Universe====
The ''[[DC Extended Universe]]'''s Krypton is introduced in the 2013 film ''[[Man of Steel (film)|Man of Steel]]'' and adds strong [[dystopian]] elements to Krypton and its fate. The planet is portrayed as having an Earth-like terrain composed of mountains, canyons and oceans. The planet is 8.7 billion years old and approximately 27.1 light years from Earth. Its parent star Rao is depicted as a 13 billion year old red [[Dwarf star|dwarf sun]]. Its gravity is much higher than that of Earth, and its atmospheric composition is unsuitable for humans. It is also shown to have a [[natural satellite]]. Kryptonian society is [[Oligarchy|oligarchal]] and divided into houses, such as the House of El. Citizens wear the crests of their house over their chests, which hold meanings, such as the crest of House of El meaning "hope". The planet is ruled by an [[Aristocracy|aristocratic]] "Science Council".

Kryptonian civilization is at least 100,000 years old and many millennia more advanced than human civilization on Earth, and had begun exploring the [[Milky Way]] Galaxy, with at least one ship reaching as far as Earth. After their colonies collapse, Kryptonians abandon these projects in favor of [[isolationism]] and artificial population control, engineering newborns for pre-determined roles in society. By the early 1980's, the planet's resources were strained, and the stability of the planet was threatened by careless mining of the [[Planetary core|planet's core]]. As Jor-El attempts to warn the Science Council of their folly, General Zod stages a coup, which in turn sets off a massive [[civil war]] across the planet. In hopes of preserving the Kryptonian race, Jor-El steals the genetic Codex of the planet (a list holding the DNA pattern of everyone yet to be born on Krypton) and infuses it into the cells of Kal-El, the first natural-born child on Krypton in centuries and sends his son to Earth. Zod kills Jor-El and is arrested by the authorities. He and his followers are banished to the Phantom Zone shortly before Krypton is destroyed. The planets destruction frees Zod and his men from the Phantom Zone, and after learning of Earth's existence, they vow to terraform it into a new Krypton.

In the 2016 film ''[[Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice]]'', Lex Luthor Jr. who in a deal with a Senator gained access to the crashed Scout Ship, managed to enter the ship using the fingerprints of General Zod. Using Zod's Command Key, he managed to access the Ship's mainframe. Luthor eventually overrides General Zod's authority over the ship, and learns how to use the Genesis Chamber. The Ship warned against what it would create, but Lex ordered it to proceed. Over the course of a couple of days, Zod's body began metamorphosing into a "[[Doomsday (comics)|Kryptonian Deformities]]", a crime among the Kryptonian Science Council.