The story’s exclusive comic moment occurs when Clark, investigating the planetoid, is captured by Zod. Jax-Ur secretly helps him escape, revealing his regret and his hope that Krypton’s legacy—through Kal-El—could be one of redemption, not tyranny. Together, Clark and Jax-Ur activate an ancient Kryptonian device to evacuate the colony to a new world. In the climax, Zod tries to kill Clark, but Jax-Ur takes the fatal blast, sacrificing himself to save the last son of Krypton.
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