[center][h1][b]| [color=skyblue]L O R - Z O D[/color] |[/b][/h1][sub][b][i]"Kneel before Zod!"[/i][/b][/sub][/center]
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[b]| [color=skyblue]IDENTITY[/color] |[/b]
[indent]Lor-Zod // [b]Superboy[/b][/indent]
[b]| [color=skyblue]ALIGNMENT[/color] |[/b]
[indent]Chaotic Neutral[/indent]
[b]| [color=skyblue]ORIGIN & BACKSTORY[/color] |[/b]
[indent]Lor-Zod is the son of Kryptonian General [b]Dru-Zod[/b] and his lieutenant, [b]Ursa[/b]. He was born inside of the alternate dimension of the [b]Phantom Zone[/b] and raised aboard a Kryptonian interstellar warship left adrift in the wake of Krypton's destruction. Once New Krypton was established, Lor-Zod was supposed to be his father's heir and legacy in leading the future of the Kryptonian race.[/indent] 
[indent][b]// APRIL-MAY 2016 //[/b]
It was with that goal of creating this Utopia that General Zod dispatched probes throughout the galaxy in order to search for fertile land on which to sow the seeds of this ideal Krypton. Targeting Earth, the planet on which the son of Jor-El had concealed himself, the warship exited the Phantom Zone in order to terraform the Earth into Zod's vision of a New Krypton. 

Because he had been born in the Phantom Zone, and thus did not possess a physical body, Lor-Zod had difficulty in manifesting on the material plane. The boy was placed in stasis within a Kryptonian matrix in order to assist in the formation and development of his actual body. One of the Kryptonian puppies that had been born in the Phantom Zone was placed in a matrix as well, so that the boy would have something to play with once he had manifested his physical form. As the battle for Earth turned against the Kryptonians, the ship carrying the matrix became damaged. The pod containing both the boy and the dog were ejected when automatic safety protocols were triggered, putting the object in orbit of the planet Earth.

After the Kryptonian threat to Earth had ended, the governments of the world turned their attention to the debris in space. When researchers discovered a substantial size of debris floating in Earth orbit, scientists began contemplating it's recovery for study. Dr. [b]Reed Richards[/b], together with a team of [b]three other individuals[/b], flew an experimental orbiter design to retrieve the object. During the mission, the shuttle crew was exposed to a barrage of cosmic radiation due to unusual solar activity taking place.

While medical teams tended to the Richards expedition, the Kryptonian pod was moved to the Pike Island Research Institute for further study.[/indent]
[b]| [color=skyblue]SUPPORTING CAST[/color] |[/b]
[indent][u][b]Krypto[/b] the Superdog[/u]
Lor-Zod's companion, a canine-like species native to the Kryptonian homeworld. While non-sapient, Krypto exhibits many of the same abilities as Kryptonians when in the presence of yellow sun radiation.[/indent]
[indent][u][b]Adam Grant[/b][/u]
The son of media mogul Victor Morgan and tabloid journalist Cat Grant, Adam is a student at Metropolis' Benedict Arnold Elementary School. He is Superman's self-proclaimed biggest fan.[/indent]
[indent][u][b]Cat Grant[/b][/u]
Gossip columnist and entertainment reporter for the Daily Planet.[/indent]
[indent][u]Commander [b]Dabney Donovan[/b], MD, Ph.D.[/u]
A U.S. Navy flight surgeon and NASA astronaut, Dr. Donovan specializes in the area of space medicine out of the Pike Island Research Institute in Metropolis. He is the medical authority in charge of Project SUPERBOY.[/indent]
[indent][u]Captain [b]Micah Flint[/b][/u]
An Air Force test pilot and NASA astronaut assigned to the Pike Island Research Institute as part of Project OPEN DOOR, the development of the top secret Excalibur space plane.[/indent]
[b]| [color=skyblue]ROGUE’S GALLERY[/color] |[/b]
[indent][u]Dr. [b]Albert Michaels[/b], MD, Ph.D.[/u] (Atomic Skull I)
The predecessor to Dabney Donovan at the Pike Island Research Institute, Dr. Michaels was a genuinely unfriendly administrator who suffered from a rare disorder of the nervous system. An experimental treatment, devised by Donovan, resulted in violent seizures. Forced to step down as administrator, Michaels was offered help by LexCorps Laboratory Science Division, where they used radium to harness the violent electrical impulses in his brain. Now, Michaels runs a division of Project C.A.D.M.U.S. responsible for researching the Kryptonian genome under the guise of being LexCorps' philantrophic contributing toward [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Genome_Project]the Human Genome Project[/url][/indent]
[indent][u][b]Clone 23[/b][/u] (Bentley Whittman)
A juvenile clone of a minor criminal, created by Michaels as part of C.A.D.M.U.S.' human genome project. Michaels' thinks of him more as property or a specimen than as a human being, but acknowledges that the [b]thing's[/b] intellect does make him at least somewhat useful. Often used as a test pilot for a variety of different technologies C.A.D.M.U.S. is developing, including mind control helmets, power gloves, and anti-gravity mobility devices.[/indent]
[indent][u][b]Abuse[/b][/u] (Colin Wilkes)
An orphan abducted by C.A.D.M.U.S. researchers from the town of Bludhaven. Combining existing Venom-formula research with rNA and synthetic hormones reverse engineered from Kryptonian bodily fluids, C.A.D.M.U.S. uses Colin as a lab rat to see what the potential growth in human attributes might be from genetic engineering using the Kryptonian genome.[/indent]
[indent][b]Psi-Phon[/b]
A spy sent by [b]Ronan the Accuser[/b] to assess Earth's ability to resist a Kree invasion, Psi-Phon is a child-sized alien closely resembling [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_alien]The Greys[/url]. He can telepathically suppress a superbeing's abilities.[/indent]
[indent][b]Dreadnaught[/b]
A large, beastial alien who often works in concert with Psi-Phon. He can mimick the powers of other superbeings.[/indent]
[indent][b]Mumbo[/b]
A magician who appears able to perform magic with the use of his top hat and cane.[/indent]
[b]| [color=skyblue]LOCATIONS[/color] |[/b]
[indent][b]Pike Island Research Institute[/b] (Metropolis)
A U.S. Government research institute operated by NASA with contracts supported through Wayne Enterprises, Stark Industries, Star Labs, and LexCorps, this human space flight support laboratory was re-purposed overnight to house and study a juvenile Kryptonian left behind after the Superman incident in April 2016.[/indent]
[indent][b]Benedict Arnold Elementary School[/b] (Metropolis)
An elementary school in Metropolis, providing public education for grades Kindergarten through 5th Grade. Their mascot is the Boot.[/indent]
[indent][b]The International Space Station[/b] (Low Earth Orbit)[/indent]
[b]| [color=skyblue]NOTES[/color] |[/b]
[indent]• Lor-Zod is a full-blood Kryptonian, possessing all the natural abilities of Superman when exposed to yellow sun radiation. The same is true when exposed to Kryptonite or red sun radiation.

• Because Lor-Zod's body isn't fully developed, he can only store a finite amount of energy. As such, his abilities fade over time as his access to solar radiation is reduced or diminished.[/indent]
[b]| [color=skyblue]STORY HOOKS AND HALF-ASSED PLOTS[/color] |[/b]
[indent][b]The De-Construction of Falling Stars[/b]
The pod is opened and the matrix containing Lor-Zod and Krypto are discovered. Dabney Donovan is successful in accessing Lor-Zod's matrix, completing the process of the boy manifesting in the physical realm. One-shot adventures, focused on slice-of-life stuff, follow.[/indent]
[indent][b]Only Human[/b]
Psi-Phon and Dreadnaught arrive on Earth and Lor-Zod is powerless. If the Boy of Steel is going to stop them, he'll have to figure out how to fight as a human.[/indent]