This article is for the clone of Faora. For the real Kryptonian, see Faora.

Faora
Family	Faora (genetic template), Vala (sister)
Occupation	Cadet (Kandorian army)
Powers and Abilities	All Kryptonian abilities under a red sun
Played By	Sharon Taylor
Status	Deceased (Sacrifice)
Appeared In	Savior, Kandor, Pandora, Disciple, Persuasion, Conspiracy, Sacrifice

"I was born into the military. I never had a choice to live as a civilian." - Faora, Persuasion

Faora was a clone of the Kryptonian Faora.

Twenty years before Krypton's destruction, she had a blood sample taken and placed in the Orb as part of an experiment by the Ruling Council to preserve the Kryptonian race. The clone of Faora was created on Earth in 2009 when Tess Mercer opened the Orb.

Contents 1 Powers and Abilities 2 Early Life 3 Season Nine 4 Alternate Future 5 Appearances 6 In the Comics 7 Notes 8 References

Powers and AbilitiesEdit

When Faora was first created by the Orb, she had memories from her original self's life, meaning that she was confused as to why she was not able to possess natural Kryptonian powers under a yellow sun.

As one of the cloned Kryptonians whose DNA was irradiated with blue kryptonite, Faora will never experience Kryptonian abilities under a yellow sun. Instead, because of the radiation, her powers work under a red sun but still work in the same way physically, storing up red solar energy like a battery for future use.

Early LifeEdit

A citizen of Kandor, the original Faora was a soldier in Zod's army. She had a blood sample taken by a medic and stored in the Orb as part of an experiment by the Ruling Council to preserve the Kryptonian race should Rao's prophecy ever come true.

Season NineEdit

"I didn't turn my back on you. You turned your back on us when our only crime was trying to forge a life for ourselves on this planet." – Faora, to Major Zod, Sacrifice

When Tess opened the Orb, Faora and others were transported to Earth through unknown means. As they questioned Major Zod about their depowered states, the soldiers rebelled against Zod and took him hostage until they realized what they were to do. However, Zod managed to win back their trust and allegiance.

Weeks later, Faora was with Basqat and Alia when Zod spoke to capture Jor-El, stealing Jor-El from Tess' cellar while Zod was flirting with Tess in order to distract her, and then releasing him after Zod was done beating him.

Faora was also present when Zod was issuing orders to his troops to ensure that the solar tower will be built. Faora was due to be given orders, but Clark Kent interrupted the proceedings before Faora and the rest of the soldiers were ordered by Zod to "Kneel before Kal-El."

After Zod was warned by Clark to stay away from Lois Lane, Faora and Zod discussed their search for the Book of Rao in order to start the operation of the solar tower to give them their powers.

As Faora read a newspaper at a Metropolis newsstand, Clark appeared to remind her not to show her Kryptonian dog tags. Faora continued to mourn the loss of the solar tower following its destruction by Clark. Clark walked with her to see her sister Vala, and the bookstore Vala worked at. Faora told her sister to close the shop to get some cappuccinos. Unbeknownst to Faora, Vala was abducted by Dr. Bernard Chisholm. Faora and Clark teamed up to find Chisholm and Vala.

Later, Clark arrived in the middle of a Kryptonian ceremony where Faora told him they were waiting for Zod's return so they could ask for his forgiveness. Clark took her to the barn and showed her Dr. Virgil Swann's diary, revealing that the original Zod had destroyed Krypton. Faora was devastated, and Clark used his powers to find out she was pregnant with Zod's child. Faora then told Clark that Zod was after the Book of Rao.

Faora went back to her fellow Kandorians and tried to convince them to live a life of peace on Earth when Checkmate agent attacked them. Amanda Waller took Faora away from the Kandorians, and Faora offered to work with Checkmate when Zod attacked Waller and took Faora away before Clark could stop them. Zod was angry with Faora's betrayal and, when she refused to bow, he strangled her to death, but afterwards realized she was pregnant with their baby. Grieved by what he had done, Zod listened to his child's last heartbeats in Faora's womb.

The truth about Faora's death was later exposed by Clark to the other Kandorians, after they heard Zod being tricked by Clark into admitting that he didn't really want to kill his own child. On hearing this, the other Kandorians were angered and ready to punish the General, on their new world, for what he had done.

Alternate FutureEdit

In an alternate future, Faora gained her Kryptonian abilities and served Zod, wearing the Mark of Zod on her chest. She helped Zod evade the Resistance attack at the Luthor Mansion.

AppearancesEdit

• Season Nine: Savior, Kandor, Pandora, Disciple, Persuasion, Conspiracy, Sacrifice

In the ComicsEdit

Faora (full name Faora Hu-Ul) was introduced in Action Comics #471. She was a beautiful Kryptonian woman whose unexplained hatred for men led her to torture and kill 23 men at a secret concentration camp in her home. For this, she was imprisoned in the Phantom Zone to complete a sentence of 300 Kryptonian years, the second longest term after Jax-Ur.

While imprisoned in the Phantom Zone, she was often depicted plotting against Superman with {{General Zod}] and Jax-Ur. Her hatred of men was not limited to Kryptonians, as demonstrated by her pointless murder of a young Frenchman who was attracted by her beauty.

Faora was an expert at the Kryptonian martial art of Horo-Kanu, which utilized the pressure points on the Kryptonian body. This made her an extremely dangerous foe for Superman to face in hand-to-hand combat; he was forced to flee from their first encounter.

NotesEdit

• While the original Faora married General Zod and created Doomsday as Faora was unable to have children,(Bloodline) Faora's clone was somehow able to become pregnant with Major Zod's child. (Sacrifice) This suggests that the original Faora's infertility was the result of an unidentified injury to her uterus that she received at some point after birth, which her clone- created from her healthy, undamaged DNA- naturally did not 'inherit'.
• Faora and Basqat share parallels and similarities to Nam-Ek and Aethyr with the male being dark-skinned and powerful and the female being smaller and brown-haired.
• Faora's love for Zod mirrors Ursa's love for Zod in the comics and Superman movies.
• While the original Faora turned out to be a ruthless and evil soul whose only positive feelings were reserved for her family, it was her soulless clone whom ironically proved Clark right in his belief that not every 'monster' is beyond help if saved before an irrevocable point of no return.^[1]
• Faora (clone version) appeared in 7 episodes, which tied her in number of appearances with Adam Knight, Grant Gabriel, and Gina as the 9th most frequently seen recurring characters after Jor-El, Nancy Adams, Brainiac, Emil Hamilton, Ethan Miller, John Jones, Nell Potter, and Helen Bryce. Faora, Adam, Grant, and Gina are the most frequently seen recurring characters who are tied with each other.

ReferencesEdit

1. ↑ Conspiracy

Zod in Smallville Family Faora (clone) • Vala • Davis Bloome 'Ships Jor-El • Clark Kent • Tess Mercer • Lois Lane • Faora Work Kandorian army • R.A.O. Corporation Other House of Zod (crest) • Kneel before Zod • Disciples of Zod • Near-death experiences • Episodes