Man of Steel - Krypton's Impending Doom and Possible Escape
Jor-El:
Will you not understand? Krypton's core is collapsing. We may only have a matter of weeks. I warned you, harvesting the core was suicide. It has accelerated the process of implosion.
Lor-Em:
Our energy reserves were exhausted. What would you have us do, El?
Jor-El:
Look to the stars, like our ancestors did. There are habitable worlds within reach. We can begin by using the old outposts.
Ro-Zar:
Are you seriously suggesting that we evacuate the entire planet?
Jor-El:
No, everybody here is already dead! Give me control of the Codex. I will ensure the survival of our race. There is still hope. I have held that hope in my hands.
General Zod:
This council has been disbanded!
Ro-Zar:
On whose authority?
General Zod:
Mine.
General Zod:
The rest of you will be tried and punished accordingly.
Jor-El:
What are you doing, Zod? This is madness!
General Zod:
What I should have done years ago. These lawmakers with their endless debates have led Krypton to ruin.
Jor-El:
And if your forces prevail, you'll be the leader of nothing!
General Zod:
Then join me. Help me save our race. We'll start anew. We'll sever the degenerative bloodlines that led us to this state.
Jor-El:
And who will decide which bloodlines survive, Zod? You?
General Zod:
Don't do this, El. The last thing I want is for us to be enemies.
Jor-El:
You have abandoned the principles that bound us together. You've taken up the sword against your own people. I will honor the man you once were, Zod. Not this monster you have become.
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