Jax-Ur

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Jax-Ur is a Kryptonian villain in Superman comics. He was imprisoned in the Phantom Zone for destroying one of the planet's inhabited moons when experimenting with space travel. (In the World of Krypton miniseries, he is shown launching a nuclear warhead, intended to explode in space, but a collision with a spaceship piloted by Jor-El sent it off-course.) Because of this, space travel was forbidden. He first appeared in Adventure Comics #289 (Oct 1961). He calls himself "the worst criminal in the Phantom Zone".

Jax-Ur has not appeared since the Crisis on Infinite Earths, as until the recent appearance of Supergirl there was a rule that no Kryptonians survived except Superman. On the occasions that a pseudo-Kryptonian villain was required, writers have usually gone for General Zod.

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Jax-Ur appeared in Superman: The Animated Series, where he was voiced by Ron Perlman (who by that point had voiced Clayface on Batman: The Animated Series and would later voice Slade on the Teen Titans animated series). Ironically, he was portrayed as closer to Zod; a military genius who had attempted to overthrow the Science Council. His co-conspirator, and possible lover, is a female Kryptonian named Mala (based on Ursa and Faora).

In Superman Adventures #21, he and Mala joined the Argonian criminal General Zod, giving Jax-Ur the position as the 'strongman' of the trio, much like Non and Quex-Ul.

During their last appearance in the animated series, Jax-Ur and Mala were both sucked into a black hole.