Jor-El's death is portrayed very differently in the tie-in novel Man of Steel: The Early Years: Junior Novel. In the book, Zod or his forces never break into the House of El Citadel, so Jor-El is able to finish …

Jor-El: You came from Krypton, a world with a much harsher environment than Earth's. Long ago, in an era of expansion, our race spread out through the stars, seeking new worlds to settle upon.

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Jor-El, with the help of his wife Lara, manages to send Kal-El in a spacecraft toward Earth before he is killed by General Zod during a coup d'état. Kal-El lands in Kansas, where he is adopted by Jonathan …

While Lara prepares to launch baby Kal-El, Jor-El shoots Zod's soldiers and the two engage in a short but violent struggle that Jor-El eventually wins, leaving Zod with a brutal scar across his cheek.

Below is the definitive list of appearances of Jor-El in chronological order. Flashback sequences or story entries will be followed by a [Flashback] note. Stories that for some reason are no longer part of …

In the universe set-up by Man of Steel, the story doesn’t need the fan-favourite Kryptonian villain as Jor-El assumes the role and he doesn’t have the intention and empathy to save lives.

Oct 30, 2025 · On the doomed planet Krypton, scientist Jor-El (Russell Crowe) and his wife Lara (Ayelet Zurer) send their newborn son, Kal-El, to Earth to save him from the planet’s destruction.

Man of Steel (2013) Scene: Jor-El Steals the Codex Playlist: https://is.gd/MrEwwy Storyline: Clark Kent, one of the last of an extinguished race disguised as an unremarkable human, is...

Jor-El is the overarching protagonist of the 2013 superhero film Man of Steel, the first installment in the DC Extended Universe. He is the biological father of Kal-El, currently the last Kryptonian alive.