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Jor-El:
Why are you involved in our affairs?

Tess Mercer:
Well, your Kryptonian instincts must be on the fritz because I am not the enemy here. Major Zod has been turning this planet upside-down looking for a man who we call "The Blur." Now, Because I see. I see what mankind is doing to this planet. The Earth is doomed. And your race is the only answer to saving it. That's why I released you all from that Orb.

Jor-El:
You shouldn't have done that! We are abominations that should have never been created. If the Kandorians get their powers, then what you've done will not save this planet. It may, in fact, destroy it.

Tess Mercer:
Not if they turn out like your son.

Jor-El:
You are mistaken to think that we are so different from humans. Our sacred book of Rao teaches that wherever there is light, there is darkness.

Tess Mercer:
Which is why I want you to help me protect Kal-El. If not, Zod will find out about him.

Jor-El:
And he may very well kill my son. Zod is a foe not to be taken lightly... with or without his powers.

Tess Mercer:
If you want to save your son, you have to make a sacrifice. You must convince the Kandorians that you are The Blur.