General Zod

General Zod is most widely recognized as the primary antagonist from the 1980 film, Superman II. Played by actor Terence Stamp, Zod actually made his on-screen debut in the first Superman film. Appearing with his Kryptonian confederates Ursa and Non, they made a brief appearance in the opening scenes of the movie, where the Kryptonian Science Council sentences all three of them to banishment in the Phantom Zone. This scene foreshadowed the major plot of the sequel.In Superman II, an explosion in space shatters the portal to the Phantom Zone setting the Kryptonians free.