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Zod:
[about Jor-El] I didn't kill him. But I know who did. Tess Mercer.

Clark Kent:
How is that possible?

Zod:
Well, she obviously had her own agenda. She was the only one who know where he was. She was the only one who could finish the job. You are his firstborn. Only you can seek retribution.

Clark Kent:
I'm not gonna kill Tess.

Zod:
It's the Kryptonian way. You cannot let this injustice stand. Kal-El, you knew when you started on this path that you had to get your hands dirty. You must avenge him.

Clark Kent:
I... I can't.

Zod:
I tortured him. I beat him black and blue. I threatened him and he still wouldn't give you up. You were the son he never met, and he was still willing to sacrifice his life for yours. He died protecting you, and won't even defend his honor.

Clark Kent:
[grabs Zod] You don't think I want justice? I don't think I want revenge? You don't think sometimes I want to be a killer like you?