LordChaos13
2013-07-20, 04:12 AM
I just had an idea for a great prequel trilogy. Doing Supes origin WITHOUT SUPES.
Start with an action scene at night, a war between what look like 5/7/11 (depending) 'humans' each in bulkier, more armoured colourswapped Supes uniform (ie capes in green, blue, black, different insignias for each person etc.) and some other race.
Show some small powers, like when an alien knocks away their lasergun hit them with a short-burst eyebeam or a floor collapses under them and they float for a second to let their teammates pull them to safety. Small things that clearly take a toll on them
Show them working together, a few character-developing lines maybe mention some of their names even the one clad in black obviously their leader (though not his last name).
When the battle is over, a victory for the team, have the leader come in "Zod to El, mission accomplished" Scene end
The first movie is about showing off a war with the alien race over many worlds, Zod as the Hero, though forced to comply with the stupid beaucracy that is the Kryptonian Council. Have him slip a few times, go a bit too far or disobey direct orders to save civilians or perform tactical strategies. Zod is the loose cannon warhero improvising and disobeying orders but sometimes delves a bit too deeply into the grey area, starting firmly Heroic, gradually slipping into the grey area between Antihero and Hero.
Jor is his long-term friend and a scientist, coming up with improvements to his weapons and even SunOrbs, short-length (like 2-3 minutes) of glowing that fully infuses Dru-Zod and his team up to Kryptonian-On-Earth levels.
Sun Orbs: Take a little getting used too, cause 'Sunsickness' for the first month or so following first exposure, less time if it is consistent exposure, after which more time under the sun means higher efficiency and ability to use their powers up to a certain point
The enemy uses mostly grunts on-par with the standard Human or Red-Sun kryptonian, but possesses small amounts of Supersoldiers that are incredibly tough to beat unless Sunpowered, meaning the SunOrbs exist to counter those, though they can (and will) be used for other purposes (like super-speed to save civilians or institute a flying assault over entrenched ground defences) but with the price of maybe needing them later
The Council are decadent, likely corrupt and mired in 'The Old Ways' never adapting and constantly losing ground in the war because of that. Dru and Jor get increasingly frustrated over the three movies, to the point the 3rd movie acts as the rebellion staging a coup of Krypton
1st movie: Fighting off the Aliens, world-building, development of the SunOrbs for the final battle with the SuperSoldiers
2nd movie: Winning more battles with the aliens, dealing with the Kryptonian Council's stupid decisions becoming more and more apparent for their lack of complete victory by this point, now the playing field is slightly more even. Ends with Dru-Zod forming the rebellion. Mentions Jor-El having a child born named Kal
3rd movie: Zod building his rebel forces, orchestrating the deaths (mostly by Alien) of loyalist military. Obviously Zod becomes more of a villain ordering civilian deaths directly, orders his followers to KNEEL BEFORE ZOD! and sets Jor as the reluctant 2nd in command trying to advocate a more peaceful approach. 3rd act involves the bloody coup, using an incredibly large SunOrb to power all his forces and render many of the civilians unable to fight back due to Sunsickness. Zod destroys all but 1 of the council chairs and sits in it declaring himself Emperor Dru-Zod.
The Aliens, due to the lack of resistance as all military forces are either dead or attacking Krypton, raze the remaining planets and bear down on Krypton, an epic space clash counterpointing and switching between the following scene:
Jor enters, begins berating Dru for his bloody coup, calls a monster, tyrant etc. Cue sun-boosted fight between tactic master Dru and science Jor. Jor-El using his environment, knowledge of his best friend's fighting style and the palace defenses (hacking them to target Zod just as he had been ordered to target the council members and guards earlier) while Dru-Zod uses his tactical brilliance, massive combat experience and better body (cause Nerd Vs Jock...)
Ends with Zod trapped inside a Phantomzone (or Negativezone or whatev its called) portal, but at the last instant eyebeams Jor in the stomach, straight through and out the other side
Final scene is Jor teleporting home, stumbling to his son's crib, putting it in a pod right as the last space-born defence falls and firing it off. Final shot is the pod flying through the space, Krypton exploding.
Start with an action scene at night, a war between what look like 5/7/11 (depending) 'humans' each in bulkier, more armoured colourswapped Supes uniform (ie capes in green, blue, black, different insignias for each person etc.) and some other race.
Show some small powers, like when an alien knocks away their lasergun hit them with a short-burst eyebeam or a floor collapses under them and they float for a second to let their teammates pull them to safety. Small things that clearly take a toll on them
Show them working together, a few character-developing lines maybe mention some of their names even the one clad in black obviously their leader (though not his last name).
When the battle is over, a victory for the team, have the leader come in "Zod to El, mission accomplished" Scene end
The first movie is about showing off a war with the alien race over many worlds, Zod as the Hero, though forced to comply with the stupid beaucracy that is the Kryptonian Council. Have him slip a few times, go a bit too far or disobey direct orders to save civilians or perform tactical strategies. Zod is the loose cannon warhero improvising and disobeying orders but sometimes delves a bit too deeply into the grey area, starting firmly Heroic, gradually slipping into the grey area between Antihero and Hero.
Jor is his long-term friend and a scientist, coming up with improvements to his weapons and even SunOrbs, short-length (like 2-3 minutes) of glowing that fully infuses Dru-Zod and his team up to Kryptonian-On-Earth levels.
Sun Orbs: Take a little getting used too, cause 'Sunsickness' for the first month or so following first exposure, less time if it is consistent exposure, after which more time under the sun means higher efficiency and ability to use their powers up to a certain point
The enemy uses mostly grunts on-par with the standard Human or Red-Sun kryptonian, but possesses small amounts of Supersoldiers that are incredibly tough to beat unless Sunpowered, meaning the SunOrbs exist to counter those, though they can (and will) be used for other purposes (like super-speed to save civilians or institute a flying assault over entrenched ground defences) but with the price of maybe needing them later
The Council are decadent, likely corrupt and mired in 'The Old Ways' never adapting and constantly losing ground in the war because of that. Dru and Jor get increasingly frustrated over the three movies, to the point the 3rd movie acts as the rebellion staging a coup of Krypton
1st movie: Fighting off the Aliens, world-building, development of the SunOrbs for the final battle with the SuperSoldiers
2nd movie: Winning more battles with the aliens, dealing with the Kryptonian Council's stupid decisions becoming more and more apparent for their lack of complete victory by this point, now the playing field is slightly more even. Ends with Dru-Zod forming the rebellion. Mentions Jor-El having a child born named Kal
3rd movie: Zod building his rebel forces, orchestrating the deaths (mostly by Alien) of loyalist military. Obviously Zod becomes more of a villain ordering civilian deaths directly, orders his followers to KNEEL BEFORE ZOD! and sets Jor as the reluctant 2nd in command trying to advocate a more peaceful approach. 3rd act involves the bloody coup, using an incredibly large SunOrb to power all his forces and render many of the civilians unable to fight back due to Sunsickness. Zod destroys all but 1 of the council chairs and sits in it declaring himself Emperor Dru-Zod.
The Aliens, due to the lack of resistance as all military forces are either dead or attacking Krypton, raze the remaining planets and bear down on Krypton, an epic space clash counterpointing and switching between the following scene:
Jor enters, begins berating Dru for his bloody coup, calls a monster, tyrant etc. Cue sun-boosted fight between tactic master Dru and science Jor. Jor-El using his environment, knowledge of his best friend's fighting style and the palace defenses (hacking them to target Zod just as he had been ordered to target the council members and guards earlier) while Dru-Zod uses his tactical brilliance, massive combat experience and better body (cause Nerd Vs Jock...)
Ends with Zod trapped inside a Phantomzone (or Negativezone or whatev its called) portal, but at the last instant eyebeams Jor in the stomach, straight through and out the other side
Final scene is Jor teleporting home, stumbling to his son's crib, putting it in a pod right as the last space-born defence falls and firing it off. Final shot is the pod flying through the space, Krypton exploding.