Faora is a villainous character from DC Comics, primarily acting as an enemy of Superman. Like Superman, she is a Kryptonian. Unlike the Man of Steel, however, she is a violent criminal who was sentenced to centuries of imprisonment in the Phantom Zone. While she possesses a murderous hatred for all men, she has often been depicted allying with General Zod in his schemes against Superman.
Smallville[]
Two versions of Faora have appeared in the television series Smallville.
Original[]
The first was the "original" Faora, a Kandorian soldier who wed General Zod and aided him in his attempted conquest of Krypton. However, she and Zod's other allies were banished to the Phantom Zone when their coup failed. She would be temporarily released from the Phantom Zone as an incorporeal wraith, possessing the body of Lois Lane in order to attack Clark Kent. Clark managed to remove Faora's essence from Lois' body and imprison her once more.
Clone[]
In Season 9, a clone of Faora (portrayed by Sharon Taylor) appears along with clones of Zod and numerous other Kandorian soldiers. These clones had been birthed by a Kryptonian orb that contained DNA samples of their original selves, collected years before Zod's coup. As such, the clone had no memory of the original Faora's life from after Jor-El had sampled her DNA.
When Tess Mercer opened the orb, Faora and others were transported to Earth through unknown means. As they questioned Major Zod about their depowered states, the soldiers rebelled against Zod and took him hostage until they realized what they were to do. However, Zod managed to win back their trust and allegiance.
Weeks later, Faora was with Basqat and Alia when Zod spoke to capture Jor-El, stealing Jor-El from Tess' cellar while Zod was flirting with Tess in order to distract her, and then releasing him after Zod was done beating him.
Faora was also present when Zod was issuing orders to his troops to ensure that his solar tower will be built. Faora was due to be given orders, but Clark Kent interrupted the proceedings before Faora and the rest of the soldiers were ordered by Zod to "Kneel before Kal-El."
After Zod was warned by Clark to stay away from Lois Lane, Faora and Zod discussed their search for the Book of Rao in order to start the operation of the solar tower to give them their powers. However, Clark destroyed the tower before it was brought online.
As Faora read a newspaper at a Metropolis newsstand, Clark appeared to remind her not to show her Kryptonian dog tags. Faora continued to mourn the loss of the solar tower following its destruction by Clark. Clark walked with her to see her sister Vala, and the bookstore Vala worked at. Faora told her sister to close the shop to get some cappuccinos. Unbeknownst to Faora, Vala was abducted by Dr. Bernard Chisholm. Faora and Clark teamed up to find Chisholm and Vala.
Later, Clark arrived in the middle of a Kryptonian ceremony where Faora told him they were waiting for Zod's return so they could ask for his forgiveness. Clark took her to the barn and showed her Dr. Virgil Swann's diary, revealing that the original Zod had destroyed Krypton. Faora was devastated, and Clark used his powers to find out she was pregnant with Zod's child. Faora then told Clark that Zod was after the Book of Rao.
Faora went back to her fellow Kandorians and tried to convince them to live a life of peace on Earth when Checkmate agent attacked them. Amanda Waller took Faora away from the Kandorians, and Faora offered to work with Checkmate when Zod attacked Waller and took Faora away before Clark could stop them. Zod was angry with Faora's betrayal and, when she refused to bow, he strangled her to death, but afterwards realized she was pregnant with their baby. Grieved by what he had done, Zod listened to his child's last heartbeats in Faora's womb.
The truth about Faora's death was later exposed by Clark to the other Kandorians, after they heard Zod being tricked by Clark into admitting that he didn't really want to kill his own child. On hearing this, the other Kandorians were angered and ready to punish him, on their new world, for what he had done.