Source: thoughtco.com

4. General Zod

The problem with putting Zod on this list is that there are a number of Zods. Like, there are too many.

I think there was one a year at some point in the 2000s. my favorite was the one who turned out to not be Zod and dressed like Red Lobster Black Manta. He shattered Superman’s jaw once. That’s a pretty solid way to show a character’s skills. Have him crack Superman’s jaw once or twice.

Several Zods have beaten Superman into the dirt a time or two. The most recent one fought Supes while the man of steel was blind, temporarily and that was a curb stomp battle if I’ve ever seen one. Dude got hit hard AF and kept on coming.

Also, Zod had perhaps the biggest victory ever against Superman when he tricked Superman into co-starring with him in a bad movie. But hey, Zod at least got an easy way out of that one.