Original subtitles

- Seg, this belongs to

your grandson, Kal-El.

- My name is Adam Strange.

I come from a planet called

Earth,

a time centuries from now.

You have to save Superman.

- Nyssa here is yet to be

tied with someone.

You'll be binding with her.

Welcome to the family, Seg.

- Product of your union,

Cor-Vex.

- Do you care about Lyta-Zod?

- I love her.

- Stay away from Lyta.

- There's something else

clouding your judgment.

- My name is Jax-Ur.

My work was supposed to

cure disease.

Do you remember the day

your mother died?

- It was a skimmer accident.

- You were in that skimmer

too.

At least, your original self

was.

- Who are they?

- Clones, like you, Nyssa.

- Someone from the future

is here to destroy Krypton

and make sure Superman is

never born.

It's known as the Collector

of Worlds, Brainiac.

- Today is the beginning

of your eternal lives.

- The only way to fight

something

that cannot be killed

is with a weapon that is

un-killable.

- It's called Doomsday.

Who are you?

General Zod,

Superman's greatest enemy,

has traveled back

through time.

- I'm gonna save Krypton.

It's you.

[grunting]

I'm your son.

- House of Zod,

House of El, you're my son.

- I have come to offer you

something.

You can have the Universe,

as long as I have Krypton.

- G-Zod, I don't think

he's come back to save Krypton.

I think he's come back

to rule it.

- Mother, stop,

please don't do this.

- You're gonna have to make

a choice.

[blasting]

- To the Phantom Zone,

a dimension that exists

outside normal time and space.

- Ah!

- I got you.

Seg....

- My father's sacrifice

will never be forgotten.

Brainiac is no more.

Kneel before Zod.

My fellow Kryptonians,

six months ago,

we came together

to face the dawn of a new era.

I stood before you,

a man from the future,

with a vision for the future

to rebuild a Krypton

unrecognizable in its

perfection.

I knew only unity and equality

would heal our divisions

and secure our future.

And now I offer my gratitude.

[blasting]

- Ooh, God damn it,

right in the Johnson.

[tense music]

- Because, while I may have

led our efforts,

it is by your own strength

that today, Krypton is

indeed unrecognizable.

And perfection lies within

our grasp.

We are now ready to claim

our rightful place

amongst the stars

and fulfill our duty

of promoting Kryptonian

exceptionalism,

as rulers of the galaxy.

To those anarchic separatists

on Wegthor,

know that through the toil,

courage, and sacrifices

of true Kryptonians,

we will crush

your treacherous rebellion.

And there has been no more

noble a sacrifice

than that of my father,

Seg-El,

who gave his life so that

we may all see

a better tomorrow.

all: A better tomorrow.

- Help us build

a better tomorrow

by reporting any information

on the Wegthor rebels

to your Sagitari District

Commander.

♪ ♪

By helping to report

dissenters,

we can help build a unified,

stronger Krypton.

♪ ♪

- [grunts]

Hey, now, I do not consent.

[muffled mumbling]

- Any sign?

- Clear.

- [sighs]

- [grunts]

[sighs]

Oh, thanks.

[groans]

Shame.

♪ ♪

[ominous music]

♪ ♪

[vehicle roars]

[thud, grunts]

Ah.

Ow.

God, I really hate

this planet.

- Careful, the walls have ears,

and the darkness has eyes.

- [grunts]

[inhales sharply]

Ow.

Well, you seem nice.

But what say we take

things slow

and, uh, start with

introductions.

You know, establish safe words,

see where that takes us.

Do you mind telling me why

you brought me here?

Also, how did you bring me

here?

Did you just throw me over

your shoulder like a...

- She had some help from

her friends.

Hello, Adam.

Mama Zed.

- Mama Zed.

We'll talk about this later.

- I spotted you during Zod's

announcement.

I'm sorry for the rough

handling,

but better that than

the Sagitari

get a hold of you, eh?

- Oh, please, I could handle

a couple of Sagitari.

Val...Nyssa...

Tiny baby...

- This is Cor-Vex,

mine and Seg's son.

- Seg's son.

- Why don't we catch up--

- Holy cats.

Val, you touched me.

He touched me.

You...this...

I can feel you, like--

I can really feel you.

It feels just like real

old man skin.

- Because I am real,

not the hologram

you knew from the Fortress.

I'm back from the Phantom Zone.

- Oh.

That explains

the really leathery skin

and the old man smell.

- Where have you been

the last six months?

- I went back...to the future.

Only the world I went back to

wasn't the world I left.

On account of the same jackass

running your planet,

conquered mine.

Oh, it gets better.

Sometime after that,

Brainiac decided to

bottle my hometown.

- Brainiac?

- Yeah, him.

What's going on?

- [sighs]

Well, if Brainiac escaped...

- Then maybe Seg did too.

- Hold on a second.

Are you saying that...

Seg is alive?

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

[indistinct voices]

- Hello?

[echoing]

- My grandfather

was no traitor.

[overlapping chatter]

- I was told to believe

we have a future.

- [screams]

[choking]

Stop.

- Lyta.

Zod!

[yelling indistinctly]

Stop.

Please stop!

♪ ♪

Stay.

Stay with me.

[gentle peaceful music]

Please.

♪ ♪

Please...

Somebody please help me.

♪ ♪

- I don't understand.

You built the projector thingy

for the Phantom Zone,

but you can't get Seg out?

- [sighs]

Zod destroyed my Projector.

I tried to rebuild it,

but then Zod seized

the Fortress.

- Wow, things really went

sideways while I was gone, huh?

That's all right. I'm back now.

And I have a plan.

All right, I don't have a plan,

but I could totally

come up with one.

- That won't be necessary.

We already have a plan.

Wegthor.

- [whispers]

Is that the safe word?

- It's a moon...

one of three orbiting Krypton,

but the only one with

a completely self-sufficient,

fully sustainable colony;

Krypton's only city-state

not under Zod's rule

and the home of

our resistance.

- Surprised you guys have been

able to

pull a resistance together.

From what I've seen,

everybody seems to be

digging the new Kandor.

- Because Zod freed

the Rankless

to distract the people from

what was really going on.

- After Brainiac was defeated,

Zod quickly took control of

Kandor's Sagitari

and began annexing the other

city-states.

He conscripted anyone fit

to serve

and disappeared anyone

who defied.

- But he's made enemies

along the way,

enemies we've been busy

recruiting.

But now that his forces are

gaining ground every day,

time's come for us to rejoin

our allies on Wegthor.

- So besides being the one

that got away,

why does Zod have such a chub

for this moon?

- Wegthor's a mining colony,

home to a compound known

as Stellarium.

Zod is processing it into

warp fuel

to fuel the interstellar fleet

he has under construction.

- No, he can--he can't be

building his fleet yet.

While I was gone, I saw other

planets Zod had conquered.

He's not ruling over

their people,

he's eradicating them.

He's turning every planet

he conquers into Krypton,

terraforming to make them

compatible with

the physiology of Kryptonians.

If Zod has his fleet,

it may already be too late.

♪ ♪

- Where is he?

- I told you everything I know

already.

I'm not lying.

[zapping]

[screaming]

[panting]

What are you doing to me?

[panting]

- Making you better, Raika.

Repairing the deviations

in your mind,

curbing your anti-social

tendencies.

- No, please.

I already told you; I don't

know where Doomsday is.

- But your people must

know something,

must have seen something--

- I have no more people!

[sobs]

When the creature broke from

the containment chamber,

he slaughtered most of us.

The rest were rounded up by

your son.

Those who weren't conscripted

to fight in his war--

they were never seen again.

Please, please,

I swear to you,

I have no idea where

Doomsday is.

- It's okay.

I believe you.

- [exhaling deeply]

- And I want this to be over

for you, I do.

But there's one more thing.

Jayna-Zod was last seen in

the catacombs badly hurt.

Her injuries were thought

to be fatal,

but her body has yet

to be found.

- I don't know anything

about that.

- But you helped her and Seg-El

once before, correct?

- I don't know anything.

[tense music]

♪ ♪

- She's telling the truth.

- Recommendation?

- Mental degradation appears

critical.

Full Somatic Reconditioning

will be required.

♪ ♪

- I'm truly sorry, Raika.

This next stage,

it will be painful.

And it will last a long time,

and it won't ease up.

And at a certain point,

you'll think you're going

to die.

- [cries]

- Shh-shh-shh-shh.

I promise you,

you will survive.

And when it's over,

you'll be a different person.

You won't even remember

this conversation.

♪ ♪

[zapping]

- [screaming]

[continues screaming]

♪ ♪

[vehicles buzzing]

- Anything from

our Cythonnite woman?

- Nothing.

- What is it?

- It's been six months,

and we are still no closer

to locating Doomsday.

Yet we continue pouring

our resources into the search,

when we should be bringing

the Wegthor conflict

to a close.

- We barely survived Brainiac,

and we don't know what other

planetary scale disasters

lay in our future.

We must get off this planet,

being seeding others.

It's the only way to ensure

the survival of our people.

With Doomsday under

our control,

should a world reject our offer

of annexation,

we simply deploy the creature.

Our adversary would capitulate

or face total annihilation.

Either way,

we secure our victory

without the loss of a single

Kryptonian life.

- Then you prioritize Doomsday,

and let me handle

the Resistance.

Latest intel suggest Val-El,

Jax-Ur, and Nyssa-Vex

are done recruiting.

Apparently, they're in Kandor

as we speak.

- What's this?

- My mission proposal

to smoke them out

from wherever they're hiding.

- Are you really sure this is

where you want your focus

to be?

- Why wouldn't I?

- They were your allies once.

- And that's how I know

this will work.

♪ ♪

[indistinct voices]

- [exhales deeply]

[eerie music]

Hello?

♪ ♪

Grandpa, are you even

really here?

- I'm a projection of

your mind

here to help guide you home.

All around you are wormholes

linking separate points

in space-time.

- And you know which one

leads back to Krypton?

- Of course.

But finding the right vortex

isn't our concern,

opening it is.

Luckily, you already have

what you need for that.

- The Sunstone.

- It contains

the harnessed energy of

a 10 billion-year-old

yellow sun.

Come on, Seg-El.

Do it.

- Do what?

- Pierce the veil.

- Pierce the veil.

"Pierce the veil."

How hard could it be?

[grunts]

- Come on.

- Grandpa?

- Keep trying.

- [yells]

- Yes, Seg.

- Ha!

[panting]

Grandpa, I think it's working.

- You can do it.

- It's working. I'm doing it.

- Well done, Seg-El.

- No.

[blasting]

[flare roaring]

- [gasps]

[coughing]

[eerie music]

♪ ♪

Where am I?

- Colu, my home world.

♪ ♪

- You.

It was never my grandfather

in the Phantom Zone, was it?

It was you.

- A necessary subterfuge.

While you were barely clinging

to your sanity in there,

I utilized the time to find

a way out.

I would have left you there,

but I needed that Sunstone

of yours.

Assuming the form of someone

you trust implicitly

was the simplest way

to ensure your cooperation.

- [scoffs]

It was all a play.

- Come now...

you didn't really think

it would be that easy, did you?

- What about Lyta?

What I saw with her

and General Zod,

was that you too?

- Your vision of the future,

I'm afraid that had nothing

to do with me.

Although I am grateful

you saw it.

Your emotions clouded

your rational thought,

making it that much easier

to manipulate you.

- You son of a--

[ominous flourish]

- I suggest you abandon

your urge to exact revenge.

You are already severely

dehydrated and malnourished.

If you are to survive,

you'll need what precious

energy you still possess.

If I am to survive...

You must be preserved, Seg-El.

- [grunts]

[panting]

Great.

- Shithead detected.

Transmitting location.

Shithead detected.

Transmitting location.

Shithead detected.

- So you're telling me

that there is an elevator

that goes all the way from

Krypton to Wegthor?

- A Hypersonic Orbital Tether,

yes.

We've used it before to get

our people up there,

quite successfully.

Well, you will be joining us,

won't you?

After what you saw in

the future,

you should understand better

than anyone.

We have to stop Zod on Wegthor

before it's too late.

Well, you must understand--

- God damn, it, Val.

Of course I understand.

I just happen to think that

Seg is our best chance

at defeating Zod.

- [exhales deeply]

I miss my grandson more than

you will ever know,

but there is simply no way

of reaching him

without my Phantom Projector.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

- What if I told you that

I didn't need

your Phantom Projector

to find Seg?

- [chuckles]

I'd ask you to explain

yourself.

- My Zeta-Beam Device.

- [chuckles]

You do understand

the Phantom Zone is outside

space and time

as we know it.

- Exactly.

Wait, you're saying that's bad?

- [groans]

I'm saying if you try

and teleport into

the Phantom Zone, your body

would likely be deconstructed

at a molecular level

and your atoms scattered

throughout the galaxy.

I'm sorry.

It just won't work.

- Well, not with an attitude

like that, it won't.

Did the meaning of this symbol

that you wear change

while I was away?

We can't just give up on him.

- I'm an El.

We never give up.

- And I'm a Strange,

and we don't give up either.

Not anymore,

and you know why?

Because of your grandson.

Seg showed me how powerful hope

can be.

Besides, you don't even know if

he's still in the Phantom Zone,

do you?

- No.

No, I don't.

But the risk is--

- Mine...to worry about.

♪ ♪

- I am detecting elevated

cortisol levels,

which can lead to an increase

in thirst

and more frequent urination.

You need to pace yourself,

Seg-El.

- [spits]

So now you care about

my wellbeing?

- Inasmuch as I require

your assistance.

Radiation from your Sunstone

caused some of

my essential neuromorphic

chips to deteriorate.

- [chuckles]

Yeah, well, those chips must be

completely fried

if you think I'm helping you.

- This world was once

a planet-wide

technological marvel.

And then my progenitors sought

to elevate their consciousness

by fusing it with

artificial intelligence,

and thus, I came into being.

It took me 1.3 seconds

to realize I could

optimize my chances of survival

by distributing myself

throughout the galaxy.

Regrettably, this necessitated

the extinction of my race.

- Why are you telling me this?

- Because I know how desperate

you are to return to Krypton.

There are still remnants of

Coluan technology buried here.

With your help,

I can repair myself

and construct a ship.

- Yeah, yeah.

And the minute I outlive

my usefulness,

you're gonna betray me.

- Well, of course,

just as you will

inevitably turn on me.

But it is only logical

to put aside

our differences until then.

Assuming you are still capable

of rationality.

- [inhales sharply]

Well...

This has been fun,

but you know,

I figure if that's the way

it's destined to end,

we might as well just

get to it.

What do you say, Brainiac?

- You...

are being foolish.

- Yeah.

But we can't all have

12th-level intellects,

now, can we?

- Nyssa, wait.

How do you even now this

new lead is legitimate, hmm?

We just--just need to take

a second to slow down.

We need to just verify it.

- I already have. It's real.

Plus, Bokos--it lines up with

everything you said.

- Yeah, but it could be a trap.

I mean, all this time

with no word,

and then suddenly,

today of all days,

you finally hear something.

It just feels wrong.

- If it is a trap,

it won't be the first

we've had to deal with over

the last few months.

And just like the others,

we'll figure it out,

but I have to go.

I need to know what happened.

I need to know the truth.

And I might not ever get

another chance.

- Nyssa, whatever you find out,

whatever secrets you uncover

about your past,

it will not change who

you really are.

- But that's just it.

I don't know who I am anymore.

- I do.

These last six months have

shown me exactly who you are:

loyal, utterly fearless,

a wonderful mother...

And a true friend.

[blasting]

[tense music]

♪ ♪

- Oh, good, you're ready.

I have a skimmer standing by,

but we have to hurry.

- Wait, you' re really taking

Cor?

- He'll be fine.

Because while your mama's busy,

we're going to look after

each other,

aren't we, little man?

Come on.

- Thank you for everything.

And we'll be back, I promise,

so don't leave without us.

- Be careful.

[ominous music]

♪ ♪

- [grunts, coughs]

[grunting]

[wheezing and coughing]

[grunting]

[panting]

[coughing]

[panting]

[inhaling]

[breathing heavily]

♪ ♪

- Hello, Father.

Six months I've been searching.

I was almost ready to give up.

- How did you find me?

- You used to joke about

how much you despised Bokos,

which is why I never thought

to look here.

And then I received a tip

earlier today.

I still have some connections.

- I don't doubt it.

You always were resourceful,

Nyssa.

- I never understood why

you hated this city,

and then I found out that this

is where you're from.

- Nobody knew that.

Jax-Ur.

- We've developed quite

the bond

while you've been bathing

in shit.

She told me everything.

About how you grew up in

this filth

and then remade yourself

in Kandor

by binding with my mother

and using her name

to gain power.

I know all about you, Father.

And I know what you did to me.

Why didn't you tell me?

- I had my reasons.

- It wasn't your decision

to make.

This is my life and I need to

know who I really am.

Because unlike you, Father,

I am not done living yet.

- You always were the better

parts of her.

[coughing]

[grunting]

[panting]

I am truly and deeply sorry

for all the pain

I've caused you, Nyssa

- I don't need apologies,

I need answers,

and I need them now.

What happened that night

my mother died?

And why was I in that skimmer

with her?

How much is me?

How much is the clone?

Who was I before it all

happened?

- I always knew this day

would come...

Eventually.

[blasts]

- [gasps]

[tense music]

♪ ♪

[device bleeping]

- Why are you back so soon?

- Where's Nyssa and Cor?

- You must understand.

I had no choice.

I'm sorry.

[device whirring]

- What did you do?

- There was no other--

[blasts]

- Freeze! [yells]

- [grunts]

- Man down!

[gunfire blasting]

[gunfire booming]

[explosion blasts]

[gunfire booming]

- Adam.

- This way!

- Get out of here.

I'll cover you.

[gunfire blasting]

- [shouts]

- [grunts]

[gunfire blasting]

- Leave it, whatever it is.

There's no time.

- No, I'm not leaving

without...the Codex.

[gunfire booming]

- [grunts]

Oh, God, I hope this works.

[device bleeps]

[whooshing]

- Where did he go?

- Where is Cor-Vex?

What have you done with my son?

- He's safe, we promise.

- You weren't after Daron

at all, were you?

You used him as bait

to get to me.

That tip, it was all you.

He was gonna tell me about

everything I--

- Whatever he was about to

tell you,

it would have been a lie.

A convincing lie,

enough for you to let

your guard down and then

he would have betrayed you,

like he always does.

He's done enough damage

to all of us.

It's time to move on.

- Onto what?

Being another one of

your political prisoners?

Somatic Reconditioning?

Ah, Seg would be disgusted if

he saw what you just did.

- Well, Seg isn't here, is he?

And while you

and your Resistance

tear down his legacy, we are

busy honoring his sacrifice

by securing Krypton's future.

- "We."

- Yes, "we."

As in, Dru-Zod and I.

- Take if from someone who's

been in

your position before, Lyta,

there is never a "we"

when it comes to power.

There is only the last one

standing.

- My son is nothing like Daron.

- How would you even know that

until it's too late?

- Because he's Seg's son too.

And the good in Seg

is the same in Zod.

- [sighs]

- Val and Jax are still

at large,

but I've brought you

the next best thing.

- Not a moment too soon.

[groans]

- No.

- They look so delicate outside

of the creche.

So helpless, fragile...

yet bursting with life.

- Give me back my son.

- Nothing would make me

happier.

However, there is something

I need from you first.

- What?

- It is time for this

Resistance to end.

Val is my great-grandfather,

my blood.

We should be together,

not fighting each other.

And I need you to convince him

of this.

- And if I refuse?

- That would break my heart,

because I believe there is

nothing more sacred

than the bond between

mother and child.

But if that is your resolve,

then you leave me no choice.

I will raise young Cor-Vex

myself.

And be to him the father

I never had,

in honor of Seg.

- You're just like my father.

- Get some rest.

Perhaps you'll reconsider

in the morning.

- No, no.

Give me back my son!

No!

[indistinct chatter]

[vehicle thundering]

- Jax--Jax, right here.

How long do we wait for Nyssa?

- We don't.

She's either captured or dead,

Val.

It's just us now.

- Zod must've got to Mama Zed

in Bokos.

He may already know about

our plans to get to Wegthor.

- Well, we can't go back now.

So you hope for the best,

and I'll prepare for the worst.

[foreboding music]

♪ ♪

[ominous music]

♪ ♪

[blasting]

[cracking]

- [grunts]

[groans]

[inhales]

Ow--walk it off.

[grunts]

Seg, I can't believe

I found you.

[laughs]

I can't believe this thing

worked.

Uh...

♪ ♪

Seg?

Hey, buddy.

Hey, Seg--Seg...

- [gasps]

- It's Adam.

Okay?

Huh?

You remember me?

Strange?

It's okay.

Yeah?

It's okay.

- Strange?

- Yeah.

Planet Detroit, Zeta-Beam,

Superhero.

- No...Adam?

- Yeah, surprise.

- No, Adam, you died.

I watched you die.

There was an explosion, how--

- Saved by the Zeta-Beam.

- You know,

I really, really thought

I would never

say these words...

But, damn, am I glad

to see you, Earth-man.

- [laughing]

[both laughing]

- New jacket.

- Yeah.

- Yeah, red.

I think red's your color, man.

- Yeah, I like the beard.

[both laughing]

- This is a masterpiece.

I mean, you should probably

sign that thing.

Could be worth something

someday.

- Adam, why'd you come back

for me?

- [sighs]

- What happened?

Adam, we fixed it, right?

We fixed it. We won.

- My entire planet's gone.

Everyone I know,

my family, my friends...

And I believe that

you're the only one that

can make that right.

I mean, it's kind of ironic,

you know?

I...first came to you

to save your grandson,

the last son of Krypton.

God, I really fudged the bowl

on that, didn't I?

And now here I am,

the last son of Earth.

- Adam, I am so sorry,

I truly am.

But I'm glad you came.

- I am too.

Would've been here sooner,

but I had to stop by Kandor

first.

It's, uh...

It's a shitshow, Seg.

I mean, Zod's taken control

of the planet,

he's trying to conquer

the galaxy.

Val's leading a rebellion

against him.

- You were right.

You were right about Dru-Zod,

I should have listened to you.

- Of course you should have.

Everybody should have,

but they...

[sighs]

It's not all bad news, huh?

Your other son seems kinda

cool.

You know, for a tiny,

kind of boring infant.

- Cor?

- Yeah.

- Cor-Vex?

- That's him.

- No, is he okay?

- Yeah, I mean, the last

that I saw him, yeah.

I mean, I had to leave in

a hurry, so...

- No, no, no, no, no.

We need to get back.

We need to get back now.

Is that thing working?

- Not sure I mentioned it

before,

but the old Zeta-beam,

it was originally intended for

one person per ride.

- No, you had--you had

mentioned that.

I would have just thought

that...

Sorry, why wouldn't you get

that fixed before you left?

- You didn't let me finish.

As a matter of fact,

I did get it fixed.

By that I mean that I, uh...

Hmm, that's--that's, uh,

that's weird.

Huh.

- What's weird?

- Uh, the magnetic field

on this planet seems to be

messing with the settings.

We should probably get to

higher ground.

- What, "we should probably get

to higher..."?

That's what we're gonna do?

- Hey, give me a break here.

It works fine for one person.

It'll work for two.

- No, see, this is what screwed

everything up

in the first place.

You show up half-cocked.

You don't have a plan.

- Hey, first of all,

I am fully cocked.

And secondly, I don't have

a second thing yet,

just--just give me a minute.

- Well--

[howling]

- Uh...

Do you think that we should,

you know, stick around for...

God damn it.

What the shit was that?

- I don't know.

Brainiac said this planet's

meant to be uninhabited.

- Was that before or after

you turned

his head into a canoe?

Because if it was after,

I'm pretty sure he was

off his game by then.

- I'm starting to get

a bad feeling about this.

- Yeah.

- You two little candy asses

ain't felt nothing yet.

Hi.

- Hey, buddy.

Just you back here or is

the rest of

the Kiss army over there behind

the--

[gunshot blasts]

[thud]

- Well, he's a talker,

ain't he?

- [grunts]

- Stay.

Good boy.

[ominous music]

♪ ♪

Name's Lobo.

[imitates crowd cheering]

Please, stop,

you're making me blush.

Couple of questions:

first question,

who are you two shit-birds,

and second question,

what are you doing on this

shit-hole of a planet?

Frag. Probably should have

asked you that first.

[laughs]

I said, I probably

should--you can't hear me.

[grunts]

♪ ♪

[groans]

♪ ♪