Warning ! Contains spoiler for Kneel Before Zod # 3 !

Summary

There ’s no question that one ofSuperman’sbiggest weakness has always been kryptonite , but one alien race just show a far easy fashion to deal with Kryptonians . While invadingGeneral Zod’splanet , the Khunds show that they do n’t need kryptonite to take down Kryptonians , and if Superman ’s enemy ever memorize about their special gadget , the Man of Steel will be in serious trouble .

Having a planet in the far reaches of quad often makes it a ripe mark for being foray into , asthe Kryptonian Zod familyfound out when the Khunds attacked their home . The Khunds are hard , but not nearly as potent as Kryptonians , and General Zod easily rips through their personnel , as visit inKneel Before Zod#3 by Joe Casey and Dan McDaid — which also debuts a special anti - Kryptonian machine .

While the Khund army seems hopelessly outmatched at first , they reveal asurprise private artillery that makes even kryptonite appear idiotic : a " chem - eclipse gadget,“which they claim can feign " the molecular structure of any adept " . With just a few skyrocket , the Khunds turn Zod ’s yellow sun into a crimson one , cursorily depowering both him and his wife Ursa , turn the tide of the war straight off ( if temporarily ) .

Radiation from a Red Sun incapacitates Superman and other Kryptonians

Many fans have sex about kryptonite and magic . Red sun radiation sickness can be just as useful when deal with Superman ( or any other Kryptonian ) .

General Zod’s Enemies Debut an Anti-Kryptonian “Chem-Eclipse Device”

Kryptonians have always been a major trouble in DC ’s cosmology due to their vivid level of power . Superman has push intact planets out of orbit with his raw strong point , and he has crossed galaxies worth of space in the blink of an eye . The most terrifying part of all of this is thatit ’s not unequaled to Superman : that ’s just what Kryptonians can do under a jaundiced sun . But under a red sun — the native sunshine of Krypton — Kryptonians are no dissimilar from even mankind . While kryptonite has always been the go - to option for defeat Kryptonians , the Khunds have invented a much easier solution with their " chem - occultation equipment . "

With just a few projectile , the Khunds transform Zod ’s lily-livered sun into a reddened one , which forthwith removes his powers . This turn the tide of battle instantaneously : where Zod once easily destroyed the Khunds , now the Khunds can vanquish Zod bloody . While the sun does n’t stay violent for long , there was more than enough prison term to impart down both Zod and Ursa . If Lex Luthor were ever capable to find out this applied science , it ’d be a monolithic trouble for Superman . While Lex has turned the sun red in the past times , it took a enceinte deal of time and effort on his part , but in this story , the Khunds did it in a matter of seconds .

This Anti-Superman Device Can Change a Sun’s Molecular Make-Up

While there ’s no abnegate Superman is infirm to kryptonite and magic , Superman ’s large weakness will always be flushed sunlight . With kryptonite or thaumaturgy , Superman can either destroy the source or simply get far enough off from it . With red sunshine , though , there ’s really no escaping it . Even red solar lamps have been used to bring Superman down with surprising potency . If a baddie were to steal the Khunds ' engineering , or if the Khunds ever make up one’s mind to attack Earth , Supermanwould be just as incapacitated asZodin defending his own planet .

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Robin Curtis and Kirstie Alley as Lt. Saavik in Star Trek.

Comic book art: Superman in pain from Kryptonite in front of a sun-like device.

Custom Image by Kate O’Donoghue

Comic book panels: The Khunds Manage To Beat Zod Badly Under A Red Sun

Comic book panels: Khunds beat up Zod under a red sun.

Kneel Before Zod 3 Main Cover: Ursa holding Zod’s head.

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