Редактирование: Man of Steel (раздел)

== Transhumanist themes ==
Kryptonian society has been [[genetic engineering|genetically engineered]] in [[artificial womb]]s for generations into a genetic castes governing their futures. Jor El and his wife sought to challenge this orthodoxy by parenting a child without such modifications in the hope that an emphasis on free will rather than genetic optimisation could maximise his potential.

Meanwhile, the ineffective ruling faction narrowly prevents a coop from General Zod of the militaristic faction, neither of which are able to recaptured the lost Kryptonian spirit of exploration in time to save Krypton from destruction.

This sets the scene for conflict on Earth 30 years later as Zod's [[eugenics|eugenicist]] exiles attempt to eradicate the people of earth to terraform a new Krypton.

The implications of the the [[sentient rights|sentience and autonomy]] of the apparently fully sentient AI replica of Jor El and his later destruction remain unexplored.

The presence of 'good transhumans vs evil transhumans' is taken seriously throughout with the commentary that people will fear Superman due to his human appearance but biologically distinctive nature.