Non (Superman)

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In the movies Superman and Superman II, Non was one of three Kryptonians who escaped from the Phantom Zone to wreak havoc on Earth, after being imprisoned there (as documented in Superman: The Movie). Non followed General Zod, and had been banished with Zod for his part in an attempted coup against the Kryptonian government. Non is the most docile of the three, not even having the ability to speak. On Earth, he has the same powers as any other Kryptonian, but he favours his strength above any others. It is interesting to note that his heat vision took a significant amount of time to develop, wheras Zod and Ursa had been able to easily use heat vision, suggesting that heat vision may be related to Kryptonian brain activity; since Non didn't think much, there was subsequently less mental energy for Non to use for his heat vision. Non basically killed himself. When he was in the fortress of solitude with Superman, Zod, Ursa,Lois Lane and Lex Luthor, Superman decided to rid them of their powers. he reversed the machine which took his powers earlier in the film (by manipulating the rays of the red sun of Krypton) and told Lex that the machine would rid them of their powers. Lex couldn'tresist a chance todouble cross Superman, and told them. Because Superman knew this, he took the liberty of reversing the molecule chamber, so the rays affected tose on the outside, ridding Zod, Non and Ursa of their powers. After Superman defeated Zod, Non tried to fly, but fell into one of the pits in the fortress.

Non was portrayed by the actor Jack O'Halloran. There is no indication that Non exists in any other Superman material, although later groupings of Phantom Zone villains have included strongmen who may have been based, in part, on Non.

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