“
|
Most reasonable questions, Lane! But unfortunately - This is neither the time or place for the answers! If you agree not to struggle... I'll try not to cause you any pain!
|
„
|
|
~ Faora to Lois Lane.
|
|
“
|
Do you remember Faora. Mate of Kru-El, Hound of Zod? I remember you, Kal-El.
|
„
|
|
~ Faora to Superman.
|
|
Faora Hu-Ul was a Phantom Zone villain introduced in Action Comics #471. She was a beautiful but ruthless Kryptonian woman whose unexplained hatred for men led her to torture and kill 23 men at a secret concentration camp in her home. Faora served under Major Zod during the war against Black Zero.
Portrayals[]
- In the 1988 Superman cartoon, she was voiced by Ginny McSwain.
- In Smallville, she was played by Sharon Taylor.
- In Man of Steel and The Flash, she was played by Antje Traue.
- In Justice League Action, she was voiced by Fryda Wolff.
- In Young Justice, she was voiced by Denise Boutte.
Biography[]
Action Comics[]
Originally in the Action Comics, Faora is the daughter of Hu-Ul, and was born on Alezar, Krypton. Faora was a man-hating Kryptonian who murdered and tortured them at a secret concentration camp. As punishment she was sentenced to 300 Kryptonian years in the Phantom Zone, having the second longest term after Jax-Ur.
While imprisoned, she would meet and help Dru-Zod and Jax-Ur escape the Phantom Zone, and plot against Superman. She would later fight against the Man of Steel, nearly killing him due to being trained in Horo-Kanu (utilizing the pressure points in the Kryptonian body), causing the hero to leave the fight. She would manipulate widower Jackson Porter, masquerading as his wife's ghost to make him move next to Superman, and steal an artifact that would allow her to escape the Zone.
Upon escaping, she challenged Superman to a duel, easily winning before sending Superman into the Phantom Zone. However, Superman escaped the Zone, but Faora destroyed the projector, claiming that she would be the new leader of the Phantom Zone criminals. Superman reprogrammed the projector, sending her and the criminals back into the Phantom Zone. This version of Faora was erased from existence due to the collapse of the original Multiverse, due to the 1985's Crisis on Infinite Earth's.
New Earth[]
Faora was a loyal member of the hounds of Zod, being a Manhunter who pursued Superman and Lois Lane on Brainiac's version of Krypton. Despite later working with Jor-El, she was eventually killed during a struggle against religious zealots alongside Kru-El.
Pokolistan[]
In Pokolistan's New Earth, Faora (name given to her after Zod's ally Faora) was a metahuman who could disrupt molecular bonds, becoming Avruskin's ("New Zod's") greatest ally. She created the mutagenic virus, but she and Zod's plans were thwarted by Team Superman.
Prime Earth[]
Faora was a lieutenant in the Krytponian Military Guild, who desired for Krypton to return to its militaristic empire. She would meet Dru-Zod, who shared the same ideals, and they gathered a group who supported their beliefs. Faora became an accomplice to Zod, creating a false flag operation, which caused a war against the Char.
Zod's old friend, Jor-El, learned of their deceit, and turned them to the authorities. Faora, Zod, and his followers were all sent to the Phantom Zone to face their crimes, surviving the later destruction of Krypton. Faora remained a loyal supporter to Zod, with them becoming acquainted to the Warworld, a machine that they could use to conquer other worlds. In addition, they used Doomsday, a Kryptonian monster who was a prisoner in the Phantom Zone to weaken the zone to escape.
However, Faora was still trapped there, as Zod escaped, and went to Earth to trick Superman, taking him to the Fortress of Solitude to get the Phantom Zone projector. Upon leaving the Phantom Zone, Faora became aggressive until exposed to the Earth's sun, gaining her sanity. Faora and Zod fought Superman and his ally, Wonder Woman until Zod threatened to kill the Man of Steel.
The two escaped after Wonder Woman agreed, and went to the South Pacific to construct a Phantom Zone portal. Superman and Wonder Woman traveled to the pacific and fought them once again, but they were aided by the Greek God Apollo, who was angered at his defeat by Superman.
After throwing them into a nuclear reactor, Faora and Zod entered the portal, but were trapped there by the heroes. Faora and Zod somehow escaped once again, presumably due to Doomsday being released from the Phantom Zone.
This was revealed to Batman and Wonder Woman during their travel in the Phantom Zone, wanting to help cure Superman (who had become a new iteration of Doomsday).
In other media[]
Live Action[]
Animation[]
- In the 1988 animated Superman series, she was voiced by Ginny McSwain. McSwain also voiced Lois Lane in the series as well.
- Faora appears in a Looney Tunes episode that parodies Superman. She is depicted as the long-suffering girlfriend to General Zod (played by Daffy Duck). Superman (played by Bugs Bunny) manages to turn her against Zod by pointing out how bad a boyfriend he is. She was voiced by Sonya Walger.
- In Justice League Action, she was voiced by Fryda Wolff.
Gallery[]
Faora's clone in Smallville.
Faora in the 1988 Superman animated TV show.
Trivia[]
- She was created by Cary Bates and the late Curt Swan.
- She has the second longest term in the Phantom Zone, the highest being Jax-Ur.
- She is often depicted as being a loyal follower, wife or lover of Dru-Zod.
- Though not renamed, she was named Zaora in a pocket universe after Crisis on Infinite Earth's, thus meaning she is based off the character.
- She is one of the few Kryptonians to possess psychic powers, the others being Nadira and Az-Rel.
- In Superman and Superman II, the character Ursa is based on Faora, as they both have a strong hatred of men, except for Zod.
- Similarly, in Superman: The Animated Series, the character Mala appears to be a blend of Faora and Ursa.
Navigation[]
Villains
|
Comics
Alex Luthor |
Alexei Luthor |
Amanda Waller |
Amazo |
Anomaly |
Anti-Monitor |
Atom Man |
Atomic Skull |
Ballser |
Bane |
Bernadeth |
Bertron |
Bizarro |
Black Adam |
Black Mercies |
Black Zero |
Blanque |
Blackrock |
Blaze |
Bloodsport |
Blue Earth Movement |
Brainiac |
Brainiac Queen |
Bruno Mannheim |
Boss Moxie |
Cheetah |
Chessure |
Circe |
Clayface |
Commander Gor |
Composite Superman |
Cron |
Cyborg Superman |
Cythonna |
Dark Knights |
Darkseid |
Deathstroke |
Desaad |
Deuce & Charger |
Dev-Em |
Devil Nezha |
The Devastator |
Doctor Light |
Dr. Pharm |
Dr. William Jennings |
Doctor Manhattan |
Doomsday |
Earth-Man |
Eclipso |
Equus |
Eradicator (Dark Multiverse) |
Ernest Smalley |
Eve Teschmacher |
Faora Hu-Ul |
Female Furies |
Fifth-Dimensional Imps |
Forgotten Villains |
Galactic Golem |
General Chacal |
Gorilla Grodd |
Graft |
Grand Scorpion |
Granny Goodness |
Green Man |
Glorious Godfrey |
Gzptlsnz |
Harley Quinn |
H'El |
Hector Hammond |
Hellgrammite |
Helspont |
Hfuhruhurr |
Imperiex |
Intergang |
Jax-Ur |
Joker |
Jon Lane Kent |
Justice League of Earth |
Kaizen Gamorra |
Kalibak |
Kanto |
Karkull |
Killer Frost |
Klan of the Fiery Kross |
Kid Warlock |
Kobra Cult |
Lashina |
Last Sun |
Legion of Doom |
Legion of Super-Villains |
Leticia Luthor |
Lex Luthor |
Livewire |
Lobo |
Mad Harriet |
Magpie |
Major Disaster |
Major Force |
Manchester Black |
Mandrakk |
Mantis |
Master Jailer |
Masters of Disaster |
Match |
Maxima |
Maxwell Lord |
Mercy Graves |
Metallo |
Mister Oz |
Mongul |
Mongul II |
Morgaine Le Fey |
Morgan Edge |
Mr. Mxyzptlk |
Neron |
Neutron |
Nick O' Teen |
Nimrod The Hunter |
Overman |
Parademons |
Parallax |
Parasites (Rudy Jones | Joshua Michael Allen) |
Phantom Zoners |
Planeteer |
Prankster |
Poison Ivy |
Preus |
Princess Zala Jor-El |
Psycho-Pirate |
Queen Bee |
Queen of Fables |
Red Cloud |
Rogol Zaar |
Royal Flush Gang |
Sam Lane |
Scarecrow |
Secret Society of Super Villains |
Segret Wilson |
Shockwaver |
Shrapnel |
Silver Banshee |
Sinestro |
Sleez |
Solomon Grundy |
Subjekt-17 |
Suicide Squad |
Superboy-Prime |
Superdoom |
Superman Revenge Squad |
Superman (Earth-2) |
Superman (The Dark Side) |
The SuperMan |
Superwoman |
Spellbinder |
Star Sapphire |
Starro |
Steppenwolf |
Stompa |
Tarantula |
Thunder & Lightning |
Titano |
Toyman |
Ultra-Humanite |
Ultraman |
Ursa |
Vandal Savage |
Vincent |
Vincent Edge |
Vyndktvx |
Whisper A'Daire |
William Dunn |
Xa-Du |
Zod
Theatrical Movies
Superman: Lex Luthor | Otis | Eve Teschmacher | Zod | Non | Ursa
Superman II: General Zod | Non | Ursa | Lex Luthor | Otis | Eve Teschmacher | Rocky
Superman III: Ross Webster | Vera Webster | Lorelei Ambrosia | Gus Gorman
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace: Lex Luthor | Nuclear Man
Superman Returns: Lex Luthor
Man of Steel: Sword of Rao (Dru-Zod, Faora-Ul, Nam-Ek, Jax-Ur, Tor-An, Car-Vex, Nadira & Dev-Em II)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice: Lex Luthor | Anatoli Knyazev | Doomsday | Mercy Graves | Joe Chill | Zod | Steppenwolf
DC League of Super-Pets: Lulu | Lex Luthor | Mercy Graves | Whiskers | Mutant Guinea Pigs
Direct-to-video Movies
Superman: Brainiac Attacks: Brainiac | Lex Luthor | Mercy Graves | Mister Mxyzptlk
Superman: Doomsday: Lex Luthor | Superman Clone | Doomsday | Toyman | Mercy Graves
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies: Lex Luthor | Major Force | Metallo | Amanda Waller | Toyman | Solomon Grundy | Gorilla Grodd | Killer Frost | Lady Shiva | Giganta | Mongul | Captain Cold
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse: Darkseid | Female Furies (Granny Goodness, Mad Harriet, Lashina & Stompa) | Doomsday
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam: Black Adam
All-Star Superman: Lex Luthor | Solaris | Parasite | Nasthalthia Luthor | Bar-El & Lilo-El
Superman vs. The Elite: The Elite (Manchester Black & Hat) | Atomic Skull
Superman: Unbound: Brainiac
The Death Of Superman: Doomsday | Lex Luthor | Intergang (Bruno Mannheim) | Mercy Graves | Cyborg Superman
Reign Of The Supermen: Cyborg Superman | Darkseid | Parademons | Lex Luthor | Mercy Graves
Superman: Red Son: Superman | Brainiac | Lex Luthor | Joseph Stalin | Superior Man | Batman
Superman: Man of Tomorrow: Parasite | Lobo | Lex Luthor
Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons: Starro | Lex Luthor | Penguin
Television
1940's Superman
Bulleteers | Inventor | Mad Scientist | Indian Scientist
Superman: The Animated Series
Lex Luthor | Brainiac | Darkseid | Metallo | Toyman | Intergang (Bruno Mannheim, Spider Spinelli, Blaine) | Mercy Graves | Joey | Parasite | Dr. Vale | Lobo | Gnaww | Preserver | Kanto | Earl Garver | Jax-Ur | Mala | Prometheon | General Hardcastle | Weather Wizard | Livewire | Bizarro | Kurt Bowman | Luminus | Mr. Mxyzptlk | Superman (Brave New Metropolis) | Lex Luthor (Brave New Metropolis) | Titano | Desaad | Kalibak | Karkull | Corey Mills | Suit | Maxima | De'Cine | Steppenwolf | Parademons | Female Furies (Granny Goodness, Stompa, Mad Harriet, Lashina) | Volcana | Kurt | Darci Mason | Sinestro | Unity | Reverend Amos Howell
Krypton
Brainiac | Dru-Zod | Doomsday | Lobo | Jax-Ur | Kol-Da | Lis-Ser | Daron-Vex | Araame | Lyta-Zod Clone
Superman & Lois
Tal-Rho | Ally Allston | Bruno Mannheim | Lex Luthor | John Henry Irons | Leslie Larr | Intergang (Boss Moxie, Thaddeus Killgrave, Onomatopoeia & Atom-Man) | Superman (John Henry Irons' Earth) | Reno Rosetti | David Fuglestad | Zeta-Rho | Zod | Mitch Anderson | Bizarro | Inverse Society (Lana-Rho, Jonathan-El & Erin Wu) | Phillip Karnowsky | Kit Faulkner | Emmitt Pergande | Otis Grisham | Cheryl Kimble | Hacksaw Kronick | Amanda McCoy
My Adventures With Superman
Task Force X (Sam Lane, Amanda Waller, Slade Wilson, Damage & Atomic Skull) | Livewire | OMACs | Intergang (Silver Banshee, Mist & Rough House) | Parasite | Lex Luthor | Heat Wave | Mr. Mxyzptlk | League of Lois Lanes | Overman | Vicki Vale | Kryptonian Empire (Brainiac, Nemesis Omega & Kara Zor-El) | Checkmate | Dr. Killgrave | Thomas Weston | Metallo Drones | Amazo | Bloodsport
Video Games
Superman Arcade: Emperor Zaas | Lex Luthor | Metallo | Parasite
Superman: Shadow of Apokolips: Lex Luthor | Darkseid | Metallo | Livewire | Parasite | Kanto | Mercy Graves | Volcana
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe: Dark Kahn | Lex Luthor | Scorpion | Shang Tsung | Darkseid
Injustice: Superman | Brainiac | Doomsday | Aquaman | Black Adam | The Flash | Sinestro | Lex Luthor | Wonder Woman | Joker | Darkseid
See Also
Legion of Super-Heroes Villains |
Lobo Villains |
Smallville Villains |
Steel Villains |
Superboy Villains |
Supergirl Villains |
Superwoman Villains
|