Chris Kent (character)

Chris Kent (Lor-Zod) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Action Comics #844 (December 2006) and was created by Richard Donner, Geoff Johns, and Adam Kubert.

As the biological son of General Zod and Ursa, he is a Kryptonian and the foster son of Clark Kent (Superman) and his wife Lois Lane. A different Lor-Zod was reinterpreted as a supervillain in DC Rebirth.

An adaptation of the villainous Lor-Zod appears in the animated series Young Justice, voiced by Phil Morris. Another interpretation of the character appears in the animated film Justice League: Gods and Monsters, voiced by Benjamin Bratt.

Chris Kent first appeared in Action Comics #844 (December 2006), in the story arc Superman: Last Son, and was created by Richard Donner, Geoff Johns, and Adam Kubert. The character has assumed the role of Nightwing. Following Flashpoint, DC revisited the concept of Zod's heroic son. On Earth-16, he succeeds Clark Kent who’s his biological father on that earth as Superman and is best friends with the new Batman, Damian Wayne.

A new version of Lor-Zod was introduced in 2017 during DC Rebirth in the Action Comics series during the "Revenge" storyline, this time as a villain.

When a spacecraft falls towards Metropolis, it is diverted to a relatively safe landing by Superman. After its landing, Superman was surprised to discover a young boy inside. Echoing his own arrival in his youth years before, Superman saw that the boy was completely unharmed. The Kryptonian writings on his ship stated that his Kryptonian name is Lor-Zod. He is taken to the east coast lab of the Department of Metahuman Affairs (under supervision of Sarge Steel) for observation. However, Superman takes custody of Lor-Zod and decides to raise him. Superman contacts Batman, who gives Lor-Zod the human identity of Christopher Kent.

Chris attends the Ellsworth School, an elite private school, where he has difficulty concealing his powers. Superman and Batman develop an implant concealed in a wristwatch that uses red sun radiation to block Chris' powers until he learns to control them. However, the wristwatch fails due to being calibrated on the metabolism of an adult Kryptonian and explodes, wrecking Clark and Lois' apartment.

Superman holds a press conference to inform the world that Chris is under his care. At that time, Bizarro, sent by Lex Luthor, attempts to kidnap Chris. It is later revealed that Chris is the biological son of General Zod and Ursa. His arrival on Earth released Zod, Non, and Ursa from the Phantom Zone. He was born and raised in the Phantom Zone within a prison that is immune to the "timeless" effects of the zone. After Zod and his army are defeated, Chris pursues them into the Phantom Zone to ensure that they cannot escape, since the entrance to the Phantom Zone will remain weak as long as he is on Earth.