Mama Zed

Mama Zed
Biographical information
Relatives	Kem (adoptive son)
Species	Kryptonian
Status	Deceased
Behind the scenes
Portrayed by	Shobu Kapoor
First appearance	"The Word of Rao"
Latest appearance	"Light-Years From Home"

Mama Zed was a member of the Rankless and the adoptive mother of Kem.

Biography

Prelude

Mama Zed raised Kem, even though she was not his mother.

Season 1

"The Word of Rao"

Main article: The Word of Rao

When Kem is trying to explain to Ona about the death of her mother, Rhom, he takes her to Mama Zed for food and help in explaining the situation.

Season 2

"Light-Years From Home"

Main article: Light-Years From Home

Mama Zed killed while Val-El, Jax-Ur, and Adam Strange look on.

Six months after the war against Brainiac and subsequent rise to power by General Zod, Mama Zed became a member of resistance movement, consisting of Val-El, Jax-Ur and Nyssa-Vex. Noticing Adam Strange returned from the future, Mama Zed arranged for him to be taken off the street by Jax-Ur and away from suspicious Sagitari to the secret hideout she and the resistance to General Zod had been using. She later goes with Nyssa-Vex on her search for her father, Daron-Vex, but is captured by Lyta-Zod and forced to reveal the location of the hideout.

As she enters the hideout, Val-El asks her where Nyssa and Cor are but she looks apologetic. She then tells him, Adam Strange, and Jax-Ur that she was sorry and began claiming that she had no other choice (she was possibly captured and forced by Sagitari soldiers to reveal resistance hideout), before she was shot in the back and killed by one of Lyta's Sagitari.

Personality

Kind and warm, Mama Zed is a maternal figure towards Kem and by extension, Seg as she raised the Rankless Tavern owner from childhood. She acts as her adoptive son's voice of reason when he begins to doubt his ability to raise Ona after her mother's death.

Trivia

• Having raised Kem, Mama Zed would have known Seg as well. Seg mentions her when he and Kem talk about what to tell Ona about Rhom's death.

Appearances

• "The Word of Rao"
• "Light-Years From Home"