WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Season 1 of Jupiter's Legacy, now streaming on Netflix.

In Netflix's Jupiter's Legacy, Sheldon/Utopian (Josh Duhamel) cuts a stoic figure along the lines of Superman with his Code when it comes to the Union. He's used it for the original members since they got powers from an alien source on a mysterious island nearly a century ago and is now passing it down to the new generation of superheroes. With that in mind, let's dissect why the Code so important and the problems it causes.

The Code comes into play early on in Jupiter's Legacy when they battle Blackstar, a tyrant with an antimatter heart who can generate pulses of energy and flay his attackers. Brandon/Paragon (Sheldon's son) actually punches through the villain's head, killing him in order to save Sheldon, but this angers the leader. He proceeds to punish him, placing Brandon in detention on their farm as the Code involves a strict no-kill policy.

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This is what separates them from the villains, and as we'd see when the Union first held their council meeting, "we don't govern" and "we don't kill" are the precepts that comprise this Code. With regards to the former, it's why Walter/Brainwave, Sheldon's brother, runs into conflict with him too as he wants to intervene in politics all over the world -- starting with America -- to ensure that economies thrive again.

The Sampson family lost everything in the 1929 Wall Street Crash, plus Walt's sick of seeing world wars, famine, crime and so many things spiral out of control. But Sheldon's all about choice and free will, as his therapy sessions indicate. Mankind must choose to be good, inspired by their Code rather than ruled or intimidated by it, and the same applies for heroes as he doesn't want them to scare the public, per the Blackstar killing.

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Ironically, these sessions, run by ex-villain Jack Hobbs, reveals that the Code's much deeper than Sheldon's seemingly narcissistic side. The day of the stock market crash, his dad Chester committed suicide, leaping off their headquarters in front him, only for Sheldon and Walt to discover that he was financially corrupt.

Sheldon's idea of his idol broke from this bombshell, so he doesn't want Brandon or anyone bending rules for fear that they'll turn into Chester. It's why he's so rigid himself and won't even kill in self-defense. It's all about morals, ethics and a personal perspective, because if they step over the boundary, they will lose purity like Chester did.

As for his ego, it's also the Utopian's way of living on and becoming immortal, but it backfires because Brandon, his mom Grace, Walt and the younger generation resent the Code as it stymies progress and evolution as their enemies are getting stronger. Brandon seemingly comes around but eventually ends up uncertain that his dad would kill Blackstar to save him, which also seeds doubt into Sheldon's mind as to whether the Code is worth sticking to as they chart a future together.

Netflix's Jupiter's Legacy stars Josh Duhamel as The Utopian, Ben Daniels as Brainwave, Leslie Bibb as Lady Liberty, Elena Kampouris as Chloe Sampson, Andrew Horton as Brandon Sampson, Mike Wade as The Flare, Anna Akana as Raikou and Matt Lanter as Skyfox. Season 1 is available on Netflix now.

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