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Faora:
[about Zod] You've only known the man for a few short weeks. You have no right to pass judgment on him.

Clark Kent:
Let's just say I know him better than you think.

Faora:
Really? Where you by his side in the Argo Valley whe he almost died defending us all? He ran behind enemy lines alone to carry a cadet to safety... withstood laser scars and shrapnel wounds to bring her back home. That cadet was me. And if wasn't for Zod, I wouldn't be alive today. He's always been a hero. Ready to give his life for his people.

Clark Kent:
Like the way he protected my father?

Faora:
Regardless of their differences, I know, in his heart, Zod always considered Jor-El as one of his truest friends.

Clark Kent:
I guess that's a side of Zod I never knew existed.