Kneel Before Zod: Difference between revisions

 

 

* In ''[[Bobobo-Bo Bo-bobo]]'', Lord Giga, the Cyber City arc's [[Big Bad]], has an attack where the opponent must show them respect.

* ''[[Digimon Adventure 02]]''

* ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'' episode "Control Freak!". Jesse of Team Rocket puts on a golden mask that gives her control over Pokemon. It takes over her mind and makes her even more arrogant than normal. She calls herself Queen of the Pokemon and commands her "lowly subjects" (James and Meowth) to bow to her. After she demonstrates the mask's power, they do so.

* In ''[[Black Butler]]'' season 2 episode 6 Alois requests that Claude make Sebastian do this.

 

== Comic Books ==

** The later Zod, a younger version preserved as sort of a backup, does this with his soldiers frequently in a more ceremonial manner.

** Inverted in the Season 9 episode "Pandora". {{spoiler|When Clark finally reveals himself to the recently restored Kandorians, Major Zod says their savior has come and commands his troops to "Kneel before Kal-El".}}

** Season 9's Major Zod had at least one time saying "KNEEL BEFORE ZOD" pretty much every single episode he was in. It should me mentioned however that 'Major' Zod took the Zod you know and love and made him [[Up to Eleven|more awesome...]]

** Ironically enough, Lois pulls a "Kneel Before Zod" moment in the season 10 episode "Harvest". When Clark, weakened by Blue Kryptonite, is buried alive by a rural community who plan to sacrifice Lois in a ritual to ensure a bountiful harvest, he manages to regain enough of his strength to escape his grave and rescue Lois. When the villagers see Clark survive gasoline burns that would have killed a normal man instantly, Lois [[Large Ham|goes full-on Charlton Heston on them]], declaring that Clark has been sent by God to punish the villagers [[Pulp Fiction|"with great vengeance and furious anger"]], thus forcing the Blue-K enhanced villagers to back away long enough for Clark and Lois to make their escape. As they watch Clark speed off with Lois, the townsfolk all kneel.

{{quote|'''Frankie Boyle:''' Wasn't General Synod the villain in ''Superman II''? "'''Kneel before Synod!'''"}}

* ''[[Mortal Kombat: Conquest|Mortal Kombat Conquest]]'': From Shao Kahn to Raiden in the series finale episode:

* ''[[That Mitchell and Webb Look]]'': Parodied using General Drayfox, an incredibly PC supervillain, who wants [[Politically Incorrect Hero|his enemy]] to kneel before him—unless he objects to it for religious reasons.

* The 1960's ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' series episode "The Spell of Tut". King Tut does this to Robin the Boy Wonder.

* ''[[Darths and Droids]]'': [http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0139.html "Cyborgs under my command, Kneel before Valorum!"] It is [http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0206.html later] revealed that the GM [[Actor Allusion|planned to name Valorum "Zod"]].

* ''[[Girl Genius]]''. The Sturmvoraus family test their [[Compelling Voice]] by ordering Lady Vrin to kneel. Earlier they'd realised that Agatha Heterodyne had the voice when she walked on stage (playing [[Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter]] Lucrezia Mongfish) and commanded "KNEEL YOU MISERABLE MINION!" whereupon the entire audience instantly dropped to their knees.

* ''[[Homestuck]]'': {{spoiler|[[Monster Clown|Gamzee]] demands that [[Genius Bruiser|Equius]] kneel before him, playing on Equius's strong belief in/fetish for [[Fantastic Racism|submission to his superiors]]. Equius does indeed kneel after having [[Death by Irony|an arrow fired through his knee, and is promptly strangulated to death]]. What drives the scene into outright horror is that it's also heavily implied that Equius is ''[[Too Kinky to Torture|getting off on his own murder]]''.}}

* ''[[Pibgorn]]'': "[http://www.gocomics.com/pibgorn/2011/04/22/ Now, in acknowledgement of my supremacy, prostrate yourself before me.]"

{{quote|'''Fructose Riboflavin:''' Bow before your new master, whelp!

'''Bob:''' ''(sitting in cramped spaceship cockpit)'' Bow? I barely have room to scratch my nose in here. }}

 

== Web Original ==

== Western Animation ==

* Spoofed in ''[[Robot Chicken]]''. "Lay down on your backs before Zod! Now, using your lower abdominals, raise your legs and hold on a five-count before Zod!" [http://www.adultswim.com/video/?episodeID=6219080d1b72a381a10b08ba60195a03 See here.]

** Mojo Jojo tries to extort this out of Blossom by dangling a [[Bound and Gagged]] [[Dude in Distress|Professor]] over a [[Lava Pit]].

** Princess' première also includes her telling Blossom, "Prepare to bow to your princess!" Cue the [[Fiery Redhead]]ed leader's first [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]].

* In ''[[The Batman]]'', Lex Luthor forces Superman to do this by drugging him with a combination of [[Kryptonite Factor|Kryptonite]] dust and Poison Ivy's mind-control pollen.

* Lex also does this [[Evil Versus Evil|to fellow criminal mastermind]] Gorilla Grodd in the [[Grand Finale]] of ''[[Justice League]] Unlimited'', by turning Grodd's own [[Mind Control]] powers against him. [[DC Animated Universe/Awesome|And we love him for it]].

** "Kneel Before Grodd!" Gorilla Grodd travels forward in time to take over the Ape Army and beat the Tiger Army. He succeeds, and has the Tiger leader "Great Caesar" bow to him; complete with [[Agony Beam]].

** Fox also tries to make Bronze Tiger kneel before him at the end of "Return of the Fearsome Fangs!", and Bronze Tiger pretends to comply so he could attack Fox while his guard was down.

** Degaton does it to Batman and the Justice Society in "The Golden Age of Justice!".

* Has happened on ''[[Veggie Tales]]'' a few times, in the dramatizations of the above-mentioned stories from [[The Bible|The Book of Daniel]]. Mr. Nezzer even wrote [[Villain Song|a song]] that people can sing as they bow to his giant chocolate rabbit idol. Yeah, it's a weird show.

** Vertigo in the two-parter "Reunion", when using her powers on [[Wolverine]]:

{{quote|'''Vertigo:''' On your knees!

'''Vertigo:''' Surrender to Vertigo.

'''Wolverine:''' [[Defiant to the End|Never!]] }}

{{quote|'''Vertigo:''' Kneel. Become one of the master's slaves. They cannot help you.}}

* The episode "Betrothed" of ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' had Blackfire telling Starfire: "That's right. Bow down before your Grand Ruler!" Cue Starfire retaliating with "You may be the ruler of this planet, but you are ''not'' the ruler of ME!"

* The ''[[South Park]]'' episode "Scott Tenorman Must Die" has the eponymous Scott force Cartman to get down on his knees, beg him for his money back, and act like a "little piggy".

* In ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]'', Tarakudo: King of the Shadowkhan does this often. Captain Black once responded with, "The only king I bow to is [[Elvis Presley]], and I don't see you wearing blue suede shoes."

 

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