One of the last surviving members of his species - his enemy's naturally-born son - was sent to live on an inferior world, expected to forget every part of his Kryptonian heritage. In short, Earth was the perfect opportunity for Zod to fulfill his goal to prove Krypton's supremacy.
The universe is far more populated in the DCEU than in real life, from Kryptonians to Apokolips, and more, Zod could have chosen any plant to terraform.
Other planets, like Martian Manhunter 's home planet, Mars, is close to the codex and far easier to conquer than Earth, but he had no grudge against the Martians. Instead, Zod could finally get the last laugh by murdering Jor-El's son, as he promised before being imprisoned. How difficult could it be to achieve it if he already had murdered Jor-El?
Well, he didn't count with Superman's powers under a yellow sun and his improbable will to protect the world instead of ruling it. Zod's failed attempt to terraform Earth in Man of Steel is far from a plot hole.
If anything, it's a very solid piece of characterization. Evil plans in action movies are usually extremely contrived just for the sake of being evil. Zod in Man of Steel , on the other hand, made a risky but totally coherent decision.
From early on, Goyer and Nolan set about to take a page from the success of Batman Begins ' more realistic tone as they scripted Man of Steel. Comparing the two films, Goyer said the goal was "to tell the story of Man of Steel in a fairly realistic way and to try to think about what would happen to the world if a character like that emerged.
The entire premise of the movie was that if a character like this emerged from another world who had these kinds of powers, it would be the biggest thing that ever happened in human history. Speaking of the fight, Goyer pointed out that Superman had "just flown for the first time days before that," adding, "he's not aware of the extent of his powers at all. And all that brings us to Superman being in a position where killing may seem like the only option. My soul, that is what you have taken from me!
Jor-El : Our people can co-exist. General Zod : So we can suffer through years of pain, trying to adapt like your son has? Jor-El : You're talking about genocide. General Zod : Yes! And I'm arguing its merits with a ghost. General Zod : I was bred to be a warrior, Kal. Trained my entire life to master my senses. Where did you train? General Zod : Your father equipped himself with great honor Kal. Superman : You killed my father?
General Zod : I did. And not a day goes by that it does not haunt me. But if I had to do it again I would. I have a duty to my people, and I will not allow anyone to prevent me from carrying it out! General Zod : This council has been disbanded!
Ro-Zar : On whose authority? General Zod : Mine. General Zod : The rest of you will be tried and punished accordingly. Jor-El : What are you doing, Zod?
This is madness! General Zod : What I should have done years ago! These lawmakers with their endless debates have led Krypton to ruin! Jor-El : And if your forces prevail? You'll be the leader of nothing! General Zod : Then join me. Help me save our race. We'll start anew. To take info from the book when you kill there are several stages. Remember the man of steel may be Kryptonian but his morals and actions are very very human. He screams because the guilt of taking a life was enough to cause massive grief.
Compare that with Faora who said: "For every human you save we will kill a million more", she has no resistance to killing. He didn't feel bad when the others were sucked into the Phantom Zone, who is to know if they died in there, but he didn't feel bad. So there is also seeing the body and the realization of what he did being in the form of grief. My first impression was that he screamed because he had just killed the only last Kryptonian alive apart from him no matter how bad or good he was.
And to the very last moment he probably thought he could've changed him or reasoned with him just like his father did.
How would you feel if you were the only Earthling raised on a different planet and you just killed the last of your kin ever exist in the Universe, especially that only very recently you found out where you come from and who you really are? Superman killed because he was a new hero who was unfamiliar with his powers and was unable to come up with a better resolution in that instant. By no means should this be taken as an indicator that Superman is now a proven killer.
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