Jor-El, a Kryptonian scientist and Council Member, has uncovered a shocking reality about his planet: in a very short time, it will explode, annihilating everything in a matter of minutes. When he brings his findings before the Council, they rebuke his claims in lieu of the calculations made by Brainiac – Krypton's mega-computer. Jor-El, steadfast in his beliefs, contends that Brainiac is purposefully miscalculating and seeks to uncover the reason why.