Krypton

Kal-El.

My future grandson.

This is the story of the House of El.

Our ending has yet to be written.

But this is how we began.

Ours is a story of sacrifice

and triumph.

How the House of El

led a revolution against tyranny.

The story of your family isn't how we died.

But how we lived.

Two hundred years before your birth,

the House of El almost ended.

And I was almost the last of our line.

It began the day my grandfather

was tried for treason.

That day saw the rise

of a terrible new power in Krypton.

And an end to all we had previously known.

Val of House El.

I offer you a final chance

to pledge your loyalty to His Eminence,

the Voice of Rao.

Don't hold your breath.

Listen to me.

The old counsel is no more.

They've already sworn their allegiance.

All but you.

You're our greatest scientific mind, Val.

Think of all you've accomplished.

Are you willing to throw it all away?

I've taken measures to safeguard my work.

I had to.

You can deny it all you like.

But the truth is,

we are not alone in the universe.

Krypton is vulnerable.

And praying to him won't be enough to save it.

Val of House El.

For rebelling against the lawful authority of the state,

you leave me no choice but to find you guilty of sedition.

You are hereby sentenced to death.

The name El will be struck from the Registry of Citizens.

Your family will be stripped of all rights and privileges.

You are now to be considered Rankless.

Without guild.

Without name.

Without honor.

You chose the wrong side.

Remember, Seg.

Keep believing in a better tomorrow.

Grandpa!

I love you!

No! No!

Grandpa!

Grandpa!

Shh.

Where's the money, Seg?

Fifty thousand Solars. Remember?

What're you waiting for?

I vaguely recall 30.

Come on now. Up you go.

Thank you. Thanks.

All right.

50 it is.

Only 'cause you seem like nice guys.

Why so surprised?

- Didn't think we'd find you? - Honestly?

You look like you'd have trouble finding your own ass

with both hands tied behind your back.

And my guess is you're the smart one.

Oh, that was fair.

And I deserved that.

So I should apologize.

Please tell your wife and your sister

I'm gonna be late tonight.

If that's the best you got...

maybe I won't be as late as I thought.

Always got something clever to say, haven't you?

Well, if you're so clever, tell me this.

How come you're on the stupid end of this blaster?

Easy, mate.

My stupid end's bigger.

Seg, you'd better pay them now.

Just pay them.

Ah, easy. Easy.

Bye-bye, now.

Bye.

Yeah, all right. Calm down, calm down.

For all you degenerate gamblers who bet our boy

could last more than one minute and 37 seconds,

a hearty congratulations.

The rest of you, pay up.

Come on, it's pay day. Let's go.

One minute, 37 seconds.

- That was impressive. - Mmm.

That didn't go through. Come on.

Could you remind me why I'm the one who has to go

and provoke the very large,

very corrupt government officials?

I guess that's just the way that this one goes, isn't it?

- Mmm-hmm. - Plus you've got

superior stamina and, uh, a very punchable face.

Mmm, well, yours is looking more punchable

- by the minute, mate. - Wow.

How'd we do?

Uh, 218 minus 50 for damages.

Yeah, not a bad night's work.

And good clean fun.

Maybe it's good clean fun for you.

Yeah, I think I'm gonna bounce, mate.

Uh, can I use the, uh, back way?

- Uh, any particular reason? - Nope.

Other than the friendly government officials

that just went out front.

Free drinks for the next hour!

Sorry, mate.

It's just the way this one works, I guess.

But Seg... Hey, Seg...

No, Seg, you can't leave.

This is com... this is coming out of your share!

Seg, where've you been?

Hi, Dad.

Whoa, hey, wait. What happened?

You okay?

Yeah, had a great night.

Look, 150 in profit.

Pretty good, right?

Please tell me you and Kem

didn't pull that scam again last night.

All right, fine. I won't.

If you keep carrying on like this,

Dad, we can talk about this in the morning, please.

It is morning, Seg.

You can't keep doing this.

If you're caught after curfew...

They'll put me in the lunar work camps, I know, I know.

Look, we need that money.

Well, I can take extra shift.

- At the Guild? - Yeah.

Great.

The same people who executed Grandpa.

Forced us to live down here.

Sounds like a plan.

Well, I should get going.

- Seg... - I know.

I'm sorry. It was stupid.

- Does that hurt? - Mmm.

Yeah, a lot.

Good, maybe it'll remind you

to start using that brain of yours.

There's always a chance.

Oh, your dad's forgotten his meds.

Mom, don't worry. I'll get them.

- Don't worry. - No, you're still drunk.

That's how I do my best work.

You look terrible, and you smell even worse.

Fine, I'll get cleaned up first.

Wouldn't want to put more shame on the family, would I?

_

Do not mistake passion for strength.

The ability to divorce oneself of emotion during battle

is what separates the living from the dead.

Sagittari Zod.

Weapons or hand-to-hand?

Dev-Em, choose for your intended.

Hand-to-hand.

Ask for mercy.

No.

Ask for mercy!

No!

Mercy!

Black Zero!

Beasts of the Outlands.

Factions within other city-states.

All of them seek to annihilate us.

We are Sagittari.

The tip of the spear that guards this city.

We never ask for mercy.

And we never give it!

Do you understand, Lyta-Zod?

Yes, Mother.

_

You call yourselves freedom fighters,

but you wage war on the people of Kandor City.

You claim to fight for equality,

but bring only bloodshed and chaos.

That ends today.

You have all been found guilty of high treason

for aiding and abetting

the terrorist organization Black Zero.

Seg, we should not be here.

I know, but he needs the optics, and he's in chambers.

- What do you want me to do? - Just hurry up.

Hey, there's no Rankless in this sector.

No, I understand. I just need to pass something onto my father.

- Leave now or be arrested. - Okay, we are leaving.

Excellent job manning your post, by the way.

Your Reverence.

If you would give the condemned their final benediction.