Fight Without Mercy - The Women Of ‘Krypton’
In just under three weeks, we will be graced with the series premiere of Krypton, a precursor television series to the DCEU (DC Extended Universe) film, Man of Steel. The series tells the story of Seg-El, the grandfather of Superman and how he must save his family legacy. Women are always known to play a role within Superman lore, no matter if they’re civilian or some kind of alien warrior.
However, this article isn’t discussing the males of the show. It will be discussing the women of the series, beginning with the female lead, Lyta-Zod (Georgina Campbell).
Lyta-Zod
Regardless if you want to believe it, Lyta-Zod will one day have a grandson and that grandson, Dru-Zod (Michael Shannon) will become
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Her father, Daron is the man who sentenced Val-El to death via The Phantom Zone. Her world collides with Seg’s when he saves her father and other members of Law Council from a would-be assassination attempt. After Seg is branded a hero, Nyssa is matched to Seg by her father as a reward for him saving lives.
Unbeknownst to Nyssa or anyone else, this revelation begins to cause strain on Seg’s forbidden relationship with Lyta-Zod. Over the cause of the story, Nyssa learns the value of friendship through Seg.
Jayna-Zod
The mother of Lyta, Jayna (Ann Ogbomo) is loyal to her family code of fighting without showing mercy. She attempts to teach her daughter this value as well, but it seems the younger Zod’s heart just isn’t in it. Jayna is fierecely loyal and it would appear that like her great-grandson, Dru-Zod would be 200 years in the future, Jayna wants ultimate control to some degree.
She is likely unaware of her daughter’s secret relationship with Seg, but may be aware that they have a close connection.
Charys-El
The mother of the protagonist of Krpyton, Seg-El, Charys-El (Paula Malcolmson) is also the wife of Ter-El and the daughter-in-law of
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