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|character_name = Darkseid |
|character_name = Darkseid |
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|caption = Textless variant cover of ''Justice League: Odyssey'' #21 (June 2020). Art by Will Conrad. |
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|publisher = [[DC Comics]] |
|publisher = [[DC Comics]] |
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|debut = ''[[Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen]]'' #134 (December 10th 1970)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sacks |first1=Jason |last2=Dallas |first2=Keith |title=American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1970s |date=2014 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=978-1605490564 |pages=39–40}}</ref> |
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|creators = [[Jack Kirby]]<ref name=gcdjack>[https://www.comics.org/credit/name/Jack%20Kirby/sort/chrono/ Jack Kirby] at the Grand Comics Database.</ref>{{sfn|Van Lente|Dunlavey|2012|page=115}}<ref>McAvennie, Michael "1970s" in Dolan, p. 145 "As the writer, artist, and editor of the Fourth World family of interlocking titles, each of which possessed its own distinct tone and theme, Jack Kirby cemented his legacy as a pioneer of grand-scale storytelling."</ref> |
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|creators = [[Jack Kirby]] |
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|alter_ego = Uxas |
|alter_ego = Uxas |
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|species = [[New Gods]] |
|species = [[New Gods|New God]] |
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|homeworld = [[Apokolips]] |
|homeworld = [[Apokolips]] |
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|alliances = [[Darkseid's Elite]]<br>[[Female Furies]]<br>[[Intergang]]<br>[[Secret Society of Super Villains]]<br>[[ |
|alliances = [[Darkseid's Elite]]<br />[[Female Furies]]<br />[[Intergang]]<br />[[Secret Society of Super Villains]]<br />[[Legion of Doom]]<br />[[Injustice League]] |
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|aliases = Lord of Apokolips<br />God of Evil<br />Anti-Life God<br />Boss Dark Side |
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*Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, and durability |
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*Flight |
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*Immortality |
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*Energy and matter manipulation |
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* [[Genius]]-level intellect |
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*Teleportation |
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* Master tactician |
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*Omega powers, including projection of Omega beams |
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* Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability, and reflexes |
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*Genius-level intellect |
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* Immortality |
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*Expert hand-to-hand combatant |
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* Invulnerability |
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*Control over elements |
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* Skilled hand-to-hand combatant |
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* Omega Effect |
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** Omega Beams |
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** Flight |
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** Telepathy |
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** Dimensional travel |
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** Matter and energy manipulation |
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'''Darkseid''' ({{IPAc-en|d|ɑːr|k|s|aɪ|d}}) is a fictional character appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[DC Comics]]. Created by writer-artist [[Jack Kirby]], the character made a cameo appearance in ''[[Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen]]'' #134 (November 1970) before making his full first appearance in ''[[Forever People]]'' #1 (February 1971).<ref name="Official DC Website">{{cite web|url=http://www.dccomics.com/characters/darkseid|title=Darkseid|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|access-date=October 10, 2016}}</ref> |
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'''Darkseid''' ({{IPAc-en|'|d|ɑr||k|s|ai|d}})<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ts8vEAAAQBAJ&q=Darkseid+%22darkside%22&pg=PA237|title=Is Superman Circumcised?: The Complete Jewish History of the World's Greatest Hero|first=Roy|last=Schwartz|date=May 19, 2021|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476644417|via=Google Books}}</ref> is a <!--Do not add "fictional" as it is tautological; supervillains (and characters in general) are by definition implied to be fictionalized to some extent.-->[[supervillain]] appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[DC Comics]]. Created by writer-artist [[Jack Kirby]], the character first made a [[cameo appearance]] in ''[[Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen]]'' #134 (December 1970), before being fully introduced in ''[[Forever People]]'' #1 (February 1971). |
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He is the father of [[Orion (comics)|Orion]], [[Kalibak]], [[Grayven]] and Grail. As the tyrannical ruler of the planet [[Apokolips]], Darkseid's ultimate goal is to conquer the universe and eliminate all free will. One of the most powerful beings in the [[DC Universe]], the character became a staple [[Superman]] villain and is considered the [[archenemy]] of the [[Justice League]]. Darkseid was ranked number 6 on IGN's top 100 comic book villains of all time<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/top/comic-book-villains/6.html|title=Darkseid is number 6|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=April 5, 2016}}</ref> and number 23 on Wizard's 100 greatest villains of all time. |
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Formerly known as '''Uxas''', Darkseid is a [[New Gods|New God]] and the tyrannical ruler of the planet [[Apokolips]]. His ultimate goal is to find and gain control over the [[Anti-Life Equation]] to enslave the [[Multiverse (DC Comics)|multiverse]] by eliminating all hope and free will in sentient beings. Regarded as one of the most powerful beings in the [[DC Universe]], Darkseid serves as one of [[Superman]]'s greatest [[List of Superman enemies|adversaries]] and the [[archenemy]] of the [[Justice League]]. |
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Darkseid was voiced by [[Frank Welker]] in the animated series ''[[Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show]]'' and ''[[The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians]]'', which became his first appearance in media other than comic books. The character was subsequently portrayed by [[Michael Ironside]] in the [[DC animated universe]], [[Andre Braugher]] in ''[[Superman/Batman: Apocalypse]]'', [[Steven Blum]] in ''[[Justice League: War]]'', and [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] in an episode of ''[[Teen Titans Go! (TV series)|Teen Titans Go!]]'' |
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Darkseid has been adapted in various media incarnations, having made his live-action feature debut in the 2021 [[DC Extended Universe]] film ''[[Zack Snyder's Justice League]]'', portrayed by [[Ray Porter]]. [[Michael Ironside]], [[Andre Braugher]], [[Tony Todd]], and others have provided the character's voice in media ranging from animation to video games. |
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==Publication history== |
==Publication history== |
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[[Jack Kirby]] |
Darkseid was created by writer-artist [[Jack Kirby]] to serve as the chief [[antagonist]] of his "[[Fourth World (comics)|Fourth World]]" [[metaseries]]. The character was first seen briefly in a series of cameos that started in ''[[Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen]]'' #134 (December 1970), before making his first full appearance in ''[[Forever People]]'' #1 (February 1971). Kirby modeled Darkseid's face on actor [[Jack Palance]] and based his personality on [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Richard Nixon]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.newsfromme.com/2006/11/10/the-palance-darkseid-connection/ | title=The Palance-Darkseid Connection | last=Evanier | first= Mark | work=News From Me | date=November 10, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/best-comic-book-villains-real-life-inspiration/|title=Real Life Inspirations Behind Some of the Best Comic Book Villains|date=Mar 30, 2014|website=ScreenRant|access-date=Oct 12, 2020}}</ref> |
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Though Darkseid was originally conceived as the primary villain for the [[New Gods]], he would eventually be established as an archenemy of Superman and the Justice League.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Greenberger |first1=Robert |last2=Pasko |first2=Martin |title=The Essential Superman Encyclopedia |date=2010 |publisher=Del Rey |isbn=978-0-345-50108-0 |pages=71–was 73}}</ref> |
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==Character inspiration== |
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According to writer [[Mark Evanier]], Jack Kirby modelled Darkseid's face on actor [[Jack Palance]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.newsfromme.com/2006/11/10/the-palance-darkseid-connection/ | title=The Palance-Darkseid Connection | last=Evanier | first= Mark | work=News From Me | date=November 10, 2006}}</ref> |
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Darkseid has had a large influence in pop culture and other comics; most notably, Kirby's creation is credited as the inspiration for [[Marvel Comics]]' high-profile villain [[Thanos]] by his creators. |
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==Fictional character biography== |
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[[File:Darksied (Chris Burnham's art).png|thumb|Darkseid on the cover of ''Darkseid Special'' #1 (2017). Art by [[Chris Burnham]].]] |
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The son of King [[Yuga Khan]] and Queen [[Heggra]], Prince Uxas, second in line to the throne of [[Apokolips]], plotted to seize power over the planet. When his brother, [[Infinity-Man|Drax]], attempted to claim the fabled Omega Force, Uxas murdered him, and took the power for himself. The power transformed him into a rock-like creature, upon which he took the name Darkseid.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[John Byrne (comics)|Byrne, John]]|penciller=Byrne, John|inker=Byrne, John|story=Apokolips Then|title=Jack Kirby's Fourth World|volume=1|issue=2|date=April 1997|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[John Byrne (comics)|Byrne, John]]|penciller=Byrne, John|inker=Byrne, John|story=Mothers & Sons|title=Jack Kirby's Fourth World|volume=1|issue=3|date=May 1997|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[John Byrne (comics)|Byrne, John]]|penciller=Byrne, John|inker=Byrne, John|story=Alpha and Omega|title=Jack Kirby's Fourth World|volume=1|issue=4|date=June 1997|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[John Byrne (comics)|Byrne, John]]|penciller=Byrne, John|inker=Byrne, John|story=O, Deadly Darkseid|title=Jack Kirby's Fourth World|volume=1|issue=5|date=July 1997|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref> At some point in time, he fell in love with an Apokoliptian scientist and sorceress named Suli, with whom he had a son, [[Kalibak]]; however, Suli was poisoned by [[Desaad]] on Heggra's behalf, as she believed that Suli was corrupting her son. |
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[[Mark Evanier]], who spent several years as Kirby's assistant, has stated that 'Darkseid' is pronounced "As if spelled 'dark side,' as in 'the dark side of man's nature'", noting that this was "how Kirby always pronounced it around me"; however, Evanier has also stated that "at least once, when some fan who pronounced it 'dark seed' was excitedly telling [Kirby] his theories about the character, [Kirby] went along with it, rather than correct the kid."<ref name=PronunciationFAQ>[https://www.newsfromme.com/articles-such/the-jack-faq/4/ The Jack FAQ, p. 4], by [[Mark Evanier]]; retrieved June 29, 2024</ref> |
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Following Suli's death, Darkseid's heart grew even colder, and he ordered Desaad to poison Heggra, and as soon as he did, Darkseid finally became the supreme [[monarch]] of Apokolips. Darkseid had briefly been forced by his mother to marry [[Tigra (DC Comics)|Tigra]], with whom he also had a son. After murdering his mother, Darkseid ordered Tigra to eliminate their son, [[Orion (comics)|Orion]], who was switched with the Highfather's son, [[Mister Miracle|Scott Free]], so as to keep peace between New Genesis and Apokolips.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Jack Kirby|Kirby, Jack]]|penciller=Kirby, Jack|inker=[[Mike Royer|Royer, Mike]]|story=The Pact|title=[[New Gods]]|volume=1|issue=7|date=February 1972|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref> |
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==Fictional character biography== |
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The destructive war with the rival planet, [[New Genesis]], was stopped only with a diplomatic exchange of the sons of [[Highfather]] and Darkseid. Darkseid's second born son was surrendered to Highfather, while Darkseid received Scott Free. This eventually turned out to be a setback for Darkseid, with his biological son growing up to value and defend the ideals of New Genesis as a powerful champion in opposition to his father. The prophecy foretold that Darkseid would meet his final defeat at the hands of his son in a cataclysmic battle in the fiery Armaghetto of Apokolips. Likewise, Darkseid and his training minion, [[Granny Goodness]], were unable to break Scott Free's spirit after years of torturous upbringing and the New God was able to escape Apokolips, taking with him the mightiest of the [[Female Furies]], [[Big Barda]], as his wife and came to Earth to become the master escape artist and superhero foe of Darkseid, [[Mister Miracle]]. Regardless, Darkseid anticipated that Scott would make such a move and used its occurrence as a pretext to declare the treaty with New Genesis abrogated and resume armed conflict. |
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'''Prince Uxas''', the son of King Yuga Khan and Queen [[Heggra]] and the second-in-line to the throne of [[Apokolips]], plotted to seize control over the planet from his older brother, [[Infinity-Man|Drax]].<ref>{{cite book |last =Rovin |first =Jeff |title =The Encyclopedia of Supervillains |publisher =Facts on File |date =1987 |location =New York |isbn = 0-8160-1356-X |page=76}}</ref> When Drax attempted to claim the fabled Omega Force, Uxas murdered him and claimed its power for himself. His skin turned to stone, and Uxas rechristened himself as Darkseid.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[John Byrne (comics)|Byrne, John]]|penciller=Byrne, John|inker=Byrne, John|story=Apokolips Then|title=Jack Kirby's Fourth World|volume=|issue=#2|date=April 1997|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[John Byrne (comics)|Byrne, John]]|penciller=Byrne, John|inker=Byrne, John|story=Mothers & Sons|title=Jack Kirby's Fourth World|volume=|issue=#3|date=May 1997|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[John Byrne (comics)|Byrne, John]]|penciller=Byrne, John|inker=Byrne, John|story=Alpha and Omega|title=Jack Kirby's Fourth World|volume=|issue=#4|date=June 1997|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[John Byrne (comics)|Byrne, John]]|penciller=Byrne, John|inker=Byrne, John|story=O, Deadly Darkseid|title=Jack Kirby's Fourth World|volume=|issue=#5|date=July 1997|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref> At some point, he fell in love with an Apokoliptian scientist and sorceress named Suli, with whom he had a son, [[Kalibak]]. However, Heggra ordered [[Desaad]] to poison Suli out of the belief that she was corrupting her son. |
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Following Suli's death, Darkseid's heart grew even colder and his disdain for his mother intensified when she forced him to marry a woman named Tigra, with whom he had another son, [[Orion (character)|Orion]]. Seeking vengeance against Heggra for killing the one he loved, Darkseid ordered Desaad to poison her so he could finally become the supreme monarch of Apokolips. Darkseid then tried to force Tigra to eliminate Orion, but the latter was ultimately traded with [[Highfather]]'s son, [[Mister Miracle|Scott Free]], as part of a peace treaty between the warring planets of Apokolips and [[New Genesis]].<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Jack Kirby|Kirby, Jack]]|penciller=Kirby, Jack|inker=[[Mike Royer|Royer, Mike]]|story=The Pact|title=[[New Gods]]|volume=|issue=#7|date=February 1972|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref> This trade eventually became a setback for Darkseid, with Orion growing up to value and defend the ideals of New Genesis as a powerful champion in opposition to his father. The prophecy foretold that Darkseid would meet his final defeat at the hands of Orion in a cataclysmic battle in the fiery Armaghetto of Apokolips. Likewise, Darkseid and his training minion, [[Granny Goodness]], were unable to break Scott Free's spirit after a long, torturous upbringing and Free ultimately managed to escape Apokolips, taking with him the [[Female Furies|Female Fury]] [[Big Barda]], as his wife. Free, now known as the superhero Mister Miracle, and Barda began living on Earth, and Darkseid used this "betrayal" as a pretext to declare the treaty with New Genesis abrogated so the planets could resume their conflict. |
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[[File:Darkseidgeogreperez.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Darkseid in ''[[Zero Hour: Crisis in Time|Zero Hour]]'' #1 (1994). Art by [[Dan Jurgens]].]] |
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Seeing other deities as a threat, Darkseid invaded the island of [[Themyscira (DC Comics)|Themyscira]] in order to discover the secret location of the Olympian deities, planning to overthrow the Olympians and steal their power. Refusing to aid Darkseid in his mad quest, the [[Amazons (DC Comics)|Amazons]] battled his [[Parademon]] troops, causing half of the Amazon population's death.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[John Byrne (comics)|Byrne, John]]|penciller=Byrne, John|inker=Byrne, John|story=Second Genesis: Part Two |title=Wonder Woman|volume=2|issue=102|date=October 1995|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[John Byrne (comics)|Byrne, John]]|penciller=Byrne, John|inker=Byrne, John|story=Second Genesis: Part Three |title=Wonder Woman|volume=2|issue=103|date=November 1995|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[John Byrne (comics)|Byrne, John]]|penciller=Byrne, John|inker=Byrne, John|story=Second Genesis: Part Four |title=Wonder Woman|volume=2|issue=104|date=December 1995|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref> [[Wonder Woman]] was able to gain her revenge against Darkseid for killing so many of her sisters by placing a portion of her own soul into Darkseid. This supposedly weakened the god's power as he lost a portion of his dark edge.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Phil Jimenez|Jimenez, Phil]]|penciller=Jimenez, Phil|inker=[[Andy Lanning|Lanning, Andy]]|story=Amazons Attack!|title=Wonder Woman|volume=2|issue=173|date=October 2001|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Phil Jimenez|Jimenez, Phil]]|penciller=Jimenez, Phil|inker=[[Andy Lanning|Lanning, Andy]]|story=Wonder Boys|title=Wonder Woman|volume=2|issue=188|date=March 2003|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref> |
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Darkseid's goal was to eliminate all [[free will]] from the universe |
Darkseid's goal was to eliminate all [[free will]] from the universe, supplanting the [[Presence (DC Comics)|Presence]] as its Supreme Being. To this end, he sought to unravel the mysterious [[Anti-Life Equation]], which gives its user complete control over the thoughts and emotions of all living beings in the universe. Darkseid had tried on several other occasions to achieve dominance of the universe through other methods, most notably through his minion [[Glorious Godfrey]], who could control people's minds with his voice. He had a special interest in Earth, as he believed humans possess collectively within their minds most, if not all, fragments of the Anti-Life Equation. |
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Darkseid intended to probe the minds of every human |
Darkseid intended to probe the minds of every human to piece together the Equation. This has caused him to clash with many superheroes of the DC Universe, most notably the Kryptonian [[Superman]]. Darkseid worked behind the scenes, using superpowered minions in his schemes to overthrow Earth, including working through [[Intergang]], a crime syndicate which employs Apokoliptian technology and later becomes a religious cult that worships Darkseid. |
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===The Great Darkness Saga=== |
===The Great Darkness Saga=== |
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{{Main|The Great Darkness Saga}} |
{{Main|The Great Darkness Saga}} |
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One thousand years in the future, Darkseid has been absent for centuries and is almost completely forgotten. He returns and comes into conflict with that era's champions, the [[Legion of Super-Heroes]]. After using both scientific and magical methods to enhance his power, Darkseid transposes the planets Apokolips and |
One thousand years in the future, Darkseid has been absent for centuries and is almost completely forgotten. He returns and comes into conflict with that era's champions, the [[Legion of Super-Heroes]]. After using both scientific and magical methods to enhance his power, Darkseid transposes the planets Apokolips and Daxam—which places Daxam under a yellow sun and gives each of its inhabitants Kryptonian-like superpowers equal to those of Superman. Placing the Daxamites under his mental thrall, he uses them in a massive attempt to conquer the known universe. However, he is eventually defeated by the Legion and many of its allies.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Paul Levitz|Levitz, Paul]]|penciller=[[Keith Giffen|Giffen, Keith]]|inker=Mahlstedt, Larry|story=Great Darkness Saga, Chapter One: And the Servant Shall be a Sign...|title=Legion of Super-Heroes|volume=2|issue=#290|date=August 1982|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Paul Levitz|Levitz, Paul]]|penciller=[[Keith Giffen|Giffen, Keith]]|inker=Mahlstedt, Larry|story=Great Darkness Saga, Chapter Two: ... A Sign of Darkness Dawning|title=Legion of Super-Heroes|volume=2|issue=#291|date=September 1982|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Paul Levitz|Levitz, Paul]]|penciller=[[Keith Giffen|Giffen, Keith]]|inker=Mahlstedt, Larry|story=Great Darkness Saga, Chapter Three: Darkness Transcendent|title=Legion of Super-Heroes|volume=2|issue=#292|date=October 1982|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Paul Levitz|Levitz, Paul]]|penciller=[[Keith Giffen|Giffen, Keith]]|inker=Mahlstedt, Larry|story=Great Darkness Saga, Chapter Four: Within the Darkness...|title=Legion of Super-Heroes|volume=2|issue=#293|date=November 1982|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Paul Levitz|Levitz, Paul]]|penciller=[[Keith Giffen|Giffen, Keith]]|inker=Mahlstedt, Larry|story=Great Darkness Saga, Conclusion: Darkseid|title=Legion of Super-Heroes|volume=2|issue=#294|date=December 1982|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref><ref>''The Great Darkness Saga'' was removed from mainstream DC continuity in 1994, following the events of the ''[[Zero Hour: Crisis in Time|Zero Hour]]'' limited series. However, the tale has been restored to continuity in recent years. In ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' vol. 6 #4 (October 2010), explicit reference is made to the events of "The Great Darkness Saga", mentioning (among other things) Darkseid's victory over [[Mordru]] on the planet Avalon. Similarly in ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' vol. 7 #3 (January 2012), a Daxamite official remarked that the people of his world "still mourn how Darkseid used us for violence".</ref> |
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Seeing other deities as a threat, Darkseid invades [[Themyscira (DC Comics)|Themyscira]] to discover the secret location of the Olympian deities, planning to overthrow the Olympians and steal their power. Refusing to aid Darkseid in his mad quest, the Amazons battled his Parademon troops, causing half of the Amazon population's death. [[Wonder Woman]] was able to gain her revenge against Darkseid for killing so many of her sisters by placing a portion of her own soul into Darkseid. This supposedly weakened the god's power as he lost a portion of his dark edge. |
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===The Seven Soldiers and "Boss Dark Side"=== |
===The Seven Soldiers and "Boss Dark Side"=== |
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In [[Grant Morrison]]'s 2005 ''Mister Miracle'' limited series, it was revealed that Darkseid had finally discovered the [[Anti-Life Equation]], which he then used to destroy the [[Fourth World (comics)|Fourth World]] altogether. The [[New Gods]] fled to Earth, where they hid. Highfather and his followers were now a group of homeless people. [[Metron (comics)|Metron]] used a wheelchair, the [[Black Racer (DC Comics)|Black Racer]] was an old white man in a wheelchair, [[Desaad|DeSaad]] was an evil [[psychiatrist]], [[Granny Goodness]] was a pimp (or "madam") for the [[Female Furies]] and Darkseid himself was now an evil gang leader who is referred to only as "Boss Dark Side". It is revealed that Darkseid actually gave the [[Sheeda]] |
In [[Grant Morrison]]'s 2005 ''Mister Miracle'' limited series, it was revealed that Darkseid had finally discovered the [[Anti-Life Equation]], which he then used to destroy the [[Fourth World (comics)|Fourth World]] altogether. The [[New Gods]] fled to Earth, where they hid. Highfather and his followers were now a group of homeless people. [[Metron (comics)|Metron]] used a wheelchair, the [[Black Racer (DC Comics)|Black Racer]] was an old white man in a wheelchair, [[Desaad|DeSaad]] was an evil [[psychiatrist]], [[Granny Goodness]] was a pimp (or "madam") for the [[Female Furies]] and Darkseid himself was now an evil gang leader who is referred to only as "Boss Dark Side". It is revealed that Darkseid actually gave the [[Sheeda]] North America in return for [[Aurakles]], Earth's first superhero.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Grant Morrison|Morrison, Grant]]|penciller=[[J. H. Williams III|Williams III, J. H.]]|inker=Williams III, J. H.|story=The Miser's Coat|title=[[Seven Soldiers]]|volume=1|issue=1|date=December 2006|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref> This was, in turn, purely for Darkseid to get [[Mister Miracle (Shilo Norman)|Shilo Norman]], whom he considers the "Avatar of Freedom", in his clutches so that he could eventually destroy the New Gods. |
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===Final Crisis=== |
===Final Crisis=== |
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{{Main|Final Crisis}} |
{{Main|Final Crisis}} |
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As prophesied, [[Orion (comics)|Orion]] returns to Earth via |
As prophesied, [[Orion (comics)|Orion]] returns to Earth via boom tube for his final battle with Darkseid. During the massive fight, Orion ultimately kills him by ripping his heart out, which created a firepit of Apokolips from Darkseid's chest cavity (in reference to the prophecy of their final battle). As Darkseid dies, a battered, wounded Orion walks away from the battlefield having "won" the battle against his father once and for all. However, Darkseid's life essence endured even the death of his body and fell back in time, where he was reborn as "Boss Dark Side", aided by his resurrected minions and the supervillain [[Libra (DC Comics)|Libra]]. |
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Once again bound to the form of a human, "Boss Dark Side" began to appear in a number of titles in the run up to '' |
Once again bound to the form of a human, "Boss Dark Side" began to appear in a number of titles in the run up to ''Final Crisis''. In ''[[Flash (DC Comics character)|The Flash]]'' vol. 2 #240, he led an army of fanatics, their will broken by the "spoken form" of the [[Anti-Life Equation]], to kidnap the Tornado Twins. In ''[[Birds of Prey (comics)|Birds of Prey]]'' #118, he runs his Dark Side Club where superhumans fight to the death, brainwashed by drugs produced by [[Bernadeth]]. In ''[[Teen Titans]]'' #59, it was revealed that he had employed the [[Terror Titans]] to capture the Teen Titans and use them in his club fights. |
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In ''Final Crisis'', Darkseid has begun to take over Earth and corrupt the [[Multiverse (DC Comics)|Multiverse]] with the aid of his herald Libra, a reborn supervillain and [[antichrist]]-like figure who soon converts much of the [[Secret Society of Super Villains]] to his cause with the aid of the [[Crime Bible]] and the [[Holy Lance]]. Darkseid is also joined by the souls of his fellow evil New Gods, who, like Darkseid, now possess either modified human bodies or the bodies of other superpowered beings, such as [[Mary Marvel]]. |
In ''Final Crisis'', Darkseid has begun to take over Earth and corrupt the [[Multiverse (DC Comics)|Multiverse]] with the aid of his herald Libra, a reborn supervillain and [[antichrist]]-like figure who soon converts much of the [[Secret Society of Super Villains]] to his cause with the aid of the [[Crime Bible]] and the [[Holy Lance]]. Darkseid is also joined by the souls of his fellow evil New Gods, who, like Darkseid, now possess either modified human bodies or the bodies of other superpowered beings, such as [[Mary Marvel]]. |
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Darkseid also arranges for detective [[Dan Turpin]] to be lured into the Dark Side Club, where Turpin is turned into Darkseid's "final host", as his Boss Dark Side body has begun to mummify due to Darkseid's foul astral presence. With his legion of followers and allies aiding him as he undergoes his latest "rebirth", Darkseid successfully conquers the Earth with the unleashing of the Anti-Life Equation onto mankind. However, the rebirthing process is still far from complete as Dan Turpin's mind and soul, while corrupted by Darkseid's essence, still remains in firm control over his body. However, at the same moment [[Mister Miracle (Shilo Norman)|Shilo Norman]], the "Embodiment of Freedom" is shot by [[S.H.A.D.E.]] operatives, thus signalling the "Victory of Evil". Darkseid wins control over Turpin's body, now twisted in a close copy of his Apokoliptan former appearance, and wearing an updated version of his battle armor. Darkseid then gains the fullest of his power, his "fall" having the effect of compressing and crumpling spacetime around Earth. |
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[[File:Fc-04 darkseid.jpg|thumb|upright|Darkseid on the cover of ''Final Crisis'' #4 (November 2008). Art by J.G. Jones.]] |
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Darkseid also arranges for detective [[Dan Turpin]] to be lured into the Dark Side Club, where Turpin is turned into Darkseid's "final host", as his Boss Dark Side body has begun to mummify due to Darkseid's foul astral presence. With his legion of followers and allies aiding him as he undergoes his latest "rebirth", Darkseid successfully conquers the Earth with the unleashing of the Anti-Life Equation onto mankind. However, the rebirthing process is still far from complete as Dan Turpin's mind and soul, while corrupted by Darkseid's essence, still remains in firm control over his body. However, at the same moment [[Mister Miracle (Shilo Norman)|Shilo Norman]], the "Embodiment of Freedom" is shot by [[S.H.A.D.E.]] operatives, thus signalling the "Victory of Evil". Darkseid wins control over Turpin's body, now twisted in a close copy of his Apokoliptan former appearance, and wearing an updated version of his battle armor. Darkseid then gains the fullest of his power, his "fall" having the effect of compressing and crumpling space-time around Earth. |
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After escaping from captivity, [[Batman]] shoots Darkseid with the same radion bullet that killed Orion, while Darkseid simultaneously hits Batman with the Omega Beam, sending back in time and then "infecting" Batman with Omega energy that will cause him to jump forward in time, with disastrous results when he reaches the present. Darkseid is mortally wounded, but not before his Omega Sanction teleports Batman into prehistoric times. Remains believed to be Batman's (later revealed to be the last of the many Batman clones that Darkseid created) are found by Superman, who confronts Darkseid. As Darkseid mocks his old enemy for failing to defend Earth, it emerges that in Darkseid's fall through the multiverse, he created a doomsday singularity that now threatens all of existence. When Superman attempts to physically assault him, Darkseid reveals that he now exists inside the bodies of all those who fell to the power of the Anti-Life Equation and that killing Darkseid will kill humanity. Darkseid then reloads the gun that was used to shoot him, to kill Orion by way of firing the bullet backwards in time (a move Superman deems to be suicide due to the paradoxical nature of his actions: the bullet used to kill Orion is ultimately fired at him by Batman and is now poisoning him to death). |
After escaping from captivity, [[Batman]] shoots Darkseid with the same radion bullet that killed Orion, while Darkseid simultaneously hits Batman with the Omega Beam, sending him back in time and then "infecting" Batman with Omega energy that will cause him to jump forward in time, with disastrous results when he reaches the present. Darkseid is mortally wounded, but not before his Omega Sanction teleports Batman into [[prehistoric]] times. Remains believed to be Batman's (later revealed to be the last of the many Batman clones that Darkseid created) are found by Superman, who confronts Darkseid. As Darkseid mocks his old enemy for failing to defend Earth, it emerges that in Darkseid's fall through the multiverse, he created a doomsday singularity that now threatens all of existence. When Superman attempts to physically assault him, Darkseid reveals that he now exists inside the bodies of all those who fell to the power of the Anti-Life Equation and that killing Darkseid will kill humanity. Darkseid then reloads the gun that was used to shoot him, to kill Orion by way of firing the bullet backwards in time (a move Superman deems to be suicide due to the paradoxical nature of his actions: the bullet used to kill Orion is ultimately fired at him by Batman and is now poisoning him to death). |
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Before Darkseid can use the Omega Effect to kill Superman, [[Flash (Barry Allen)|Barry Allen]] and [[Wally West]] lead the Black Racer to Darkseid and making contact with him frees Turpin from Darkseid's control. Wonder Woman (having been freed from possession by one of Darkseid's minions) then uses her lasso of truth to bind Darkseid's spirit form, effectively freeing humanity from the Anti-Life Equation and being controlled by Darkseid. In his final effort, Darkseid's disembodied essence appears and tries to seize the |
Before Darkseid can use the Omega Effect to kill Superman, [[Flash (Barry Allen)|Barry Allen]] and [[Wally West]] lead the Black Racer to Darkseid and making contact with him frees Turpin from Darkseid's control. Wonder Woman (having been freed from possession by one of Darkseid's minions) then uses her lasso of truth to bind Darkseid's spirit form, effectively freeing humanity from the Anti-Life Equation and being controlled by Darkseid. In his final effort, Darkseid's disembodied essence appears and tries to seize the Miracle Machine Superman has created; however, Superman uses counter-vibrations to destroy him. Furthermore, the last piece of Darkseid's plan fails when Batman escapes the Omega Sanction. |
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Doctor Impossible later manipulates the [[Crime Syndicate of America]] into helping him resurrect Darkseid via a machine that draws energy from the [[Multiverse (DC Comics)|Multiverse]] itself. The resurrection backfires and creates a new being known as the Omega Man.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[James Robinson (writer)|Robinson, James]]|penciller=[[Mark Bagley|Begley, Mark]]|inker=Hunter, Rob|coinkers=[[Norm Rapmund|Rapmund, Norm]]|story=Omega, Part 1: Worlds Collide|title=[[Justice League|Justice League of America]]|volume=2|issue=#50|date=December 2010|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref> |
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===The New 52=== |
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In September 2011, [[The New 52]] rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, Darkseid's name is first invoked by a Parademon in ''Justice League'' #1.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Geoff Johns|Johns, Geoff]]|penciller=[[Jim Lee|Lee, Jim]]|inker=[[Scott Williams (comics)|Williams, Scott]]|story=Justice League: Part One|title=[[Justice League]]|volume=2|issue=1|date=November 2011|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref> He is later mentioned again in ''Justice League'' #2,<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Geoff Johns|Johns, Geoff]]|penciller=[[Jim Lee|Lee, Jim]]|inker=[[Scott Williams (comics)|Williams, Scott]]|story=Justice League: Part Two|title=[[Justice League]]|volume=2|issue=2|date=December 2011|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref> and in ''Justice League'' #3 Darkseid makes his first appearance in the series, seen in a vision by [[Cyborg (comics)|Victor Stone]] after he is injured by an exploding Mother Box.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Geoff Johns|Johns, Geoff]]|penciller=[[Jim Lee|Lee, Jim]]|inker=[[Scott Williams (comics)|Williams, Scott]]|story=Justice League: Part Three|title=[[Justice League]]|volume=2|issue=3|date=January 2012|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref> In the final pages of ''Justice League'' #4, Darkseid himself appears.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Geoff Johns|Johns, Geoff]]|penciller=[[Jim Lee|Lee, Jim]]|inker=[[Scott Williams (comics)|Williams, Scott]]|story=Justice League: Part Four|title=[[Justice League]]|volume=2|issue=4|date=February 2012|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref> In ''Justice League'' #5, the League confronts him but they are overpowered by him, when he severely hurts Superman with his Omega Beams and breaks Green Lantern's arm.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Geoff Johns|Johns, Geoff]]|penciller=[[Jim Lee|Lee, Jim]]|inker=[[Scott Williams (comics)|Williams, Scott]]|coinkers=Hope, Sandra, Irwin, Mark, Weems, Joe|story=Justice League: Part Five|title=[[Justice League]]|volume=2|issue=5|date=March 2012|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref> Finally, in ''Justice League'' #6, Darkseid is driven out when Cyborg activates the invaders' Mother Boxes and Superman forces him through a [[boom tube]]. The incidents that occur in these issues make Darkseid the very first foe the newly formed League faces as a team. The issue also reveals DeSaad and Steppenwolf, referring to Darkseid's daughter and their ceaseless search for her across countless worlds.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Geoff Johns|Johns, Geoff]]|penciller=[[Jim Lee|Lee, Jim]]|inker=[[Scott Williams (comics)|Williams, Scott]]|coinkers=Hope, Sandra, Banning, Matt, Irwin, Mark|story=Justice League: Part Six|title=[[Justice League]]|volume=2|issue=6|date=April 2012|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref> Darkseid's daughter escapes containment in ''Justice League of America's Vibe'' #7 after the dampeners on her cage are temporarily disabled.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Sterling Gates|Gates, Sterling]]|penciller=Guinaldo, Andres|inker=Irwin, Mark|story=We Band of Brothers|title=Justice League of America's Vibe|volume=1|issue=7|date=October 2013|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref> |
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In September 2011, [[The New 52]] rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, Darkseid's name is first invoked by a Parademon in ''Justice League'' #1.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Geoff Johns|Johns, Geoff]]|penciller=[[Jim Lee|Lee, Jim]]|inker=[[Scott Williams (comics)|Williams, Scott]]|story=Justice League: Part One|title=[[Justice League]]|volume=2|issue=#1|date=November 2011|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref> He is later mentioned again in ''Justice League'' #2,<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Geoff Johns|Johns, Geoff]]|penciller=[[Jim Lee|Lee, Jim]]|inker=[[Scott Williams (comics)|Williams, Scott]]|story=Justice League: Part Two|title=[[Justice League]]|volume=2|issue=2|date=December 2011|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref> and in ''Justice League'' #3 Darkseid makes his first appearance in the series, seen in a vision by [[Cyborg (comics)|Victor Stone]] after he is injured by an exploding Mother Box.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Geoff Johns|Johns, Geoff]]|penciller=[[Jim Lee|Lee, Jim]]|inker=[[Scott Williams (comics)|Williams, Scott]]|story=Justice League: Part Three|title=[[Justice League]]|volume=2|issue=#3|date=January 2012|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref> In the final pages of ''Justice League'' #4, Darkseid himself appears.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Geoff Johns|Johns, Geoff]]|penciller=[[Jim Lee|Lee, Jim]]|inker=[[Scott Williams (comics)|Williams, Scott]]|story=Justice League: Part Four|title=[[Justice League]]|volume=2|issue=4|date=February 2012|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref> In ''Justice League'' #5, the League confronts him but they are overpowered by him, when he severely hurts Superman with his Omega Beams and breaks Green Lantern's arm.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Geoff Johns|Johns, Geoff]]|penciller=[[Jim Lee|Lee, Jim]]|inker=[[Scott Williams (comics)|Williams, Scott]]|coinkers=Hope, Sandra, Irwin, Mark, Weems, Joe|story=Justice League: Part Five|title=[[Justice League]]|volume=2|issue=#5|date=March 2012|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref> Finally, in ''Justice League'' #6, Darkseid is driven out when Cyborg activates the invaders' Mother Boxes and Superman forces him through a boom tube. The incidents that occur in these issues make Darkseid the first foe the newly formed League faces as a team. The issue also reveals DeSaad and Steppenwolf, referring to Darkseid's daughter and their ceaseless search for her across countless worlds.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Geoff Johns|Johns, Geoff]]|penciller=[[Jim Lee|Lee, Jim]]|inker=[[Scott Williams (comics)|Williams, Scott]]|coinkers=Hope, Sandra, Banning, Matt, Irwin, Mark|story=Justice League: Part Six|title=[[Justice League]]|volume=2|issue=#6|date=April 2012|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref> Darkseid's daughter escapes containment in ''Justice League of America's Vibe'' #7 after the dampeners on her cage are temporarily disabled.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Sterling Gates|Gates, Sterling]]|penciller=Guinaldo, Andres|inker=Irwin, Mark|story=We Band of Brothers|title=Justice League of America's Vibe|volume=|issue=#7|date=October 2013|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref> |
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In New 52 continuity, there is only one set of New Gods across the 52 Multiverse. So as Darkseid invades Prime Earth in ''Justice League'', he sends his lieutenant [[Steppenwolf (comics)|Steppenwolf]] to do the same, with greater success, on [[Earth-Two|Earth 2]], resulting in the deaths of Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman, and stranding Helena Wayne and Kara Zor-L on Prime Earth. Five years later, Darkseid once again invades Earth 2, which never fully recovered from his armies' earlier assault, and it is revealed that he and [[Highfather (comics)|Highfather]] of New Genesis struck a deal allowing him the unchallenged right to invade Earth 2. |
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In the New 52 continuity, there is only one set of New Gods across the 52 Multiverse. So as Darkseid invades Prime Earth in ''Justice League'', he sends his lieutenant [[Steppenwolf (comics)|Steppenwolf]] to do the same, with greater success, on [[Earth-Two|Earth 2]], resulting in the deaths of Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman, and stranding Helena Wayne and Kara Zor-L on Prime Earth. Five years later, Darkseid once again invades Earth 2, which never fully recovered from his armies' earlier assault, and it is revealed that he and [[Highfather (comics)|Highfather]] of New Genesis struck a deal allowing him the unchallenged right to invade Earth 2. |
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In ''Darkseid'' #1, his background story was revealed. Formerly a farmer named Uxas, he hated the deities of his world. So he traveled up to their mountain while they slept and tricked them all into fighting each other, and as they were all weakened from the war, he killed them one by one with his scythe (similar to Kronos of Greek mythology) and stole their power, before destroying his world and creating Apokolips. |
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In ''Darkseid'' #1, his background story was revealed. Formerly a farmer named Uxas, he hated the deities of his world. So he traveled up to their mountain while they slept and tricked them all into fighting each other. As they were all weakened from the war, he killed them one by one with his scythe (similar to [[Cronus|Kronos]] of [[Greek mythology]]) and stole their power, before destroying his world and creating Apokolips. |
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In ''Justice League: The Darkseid War'' (after the retirement of the "New 52" imprint), Darkseid comes into conflict with the Anti-Monitor. Darkseid's daughter, Grail, leads the [[Anti-Monitor]], who is revealed to be a scientist named Mobius, to Darkseid for the former to kill the latter. Mobius believes that with the death of Darkseid, he will be free from being the Anti-Monitor. After an intense battle, the Anti-Monitor fuses the [[Black Racer (DC Comics)|Black Racer]] with Flash and sends it after Darkseid. Using the fused Flash and his own powers, he kills Darkseid. With Darkseid dead, the universe is unbalanced as it has lost its God of Evil. Later, Lex Luthor would be merged with the Omega Sanction, becoming the new ruler of Apokolips. |
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In ''Justice League: The Darkseid War'' (after the retirement of the "New 52" imprint), Darkseid comes into conflict with the Anti-Monitor. Darkseid's daughter Grail leads the [[Anti-Monitor]], who is revealed to be a scientist named Mobius, to Darkseid for the former to kill the latter. Mobius believes that with the death of Darkseid, he will be free from being the Anti-Monitor. After an intense battle, the Anti-Monitor fuses the [[Black Racer (DC Comics)|Black Racer]] with Flash and sends it after Darkseid. Using the fused Flash and his own powers, he kills Darkseid. With Darkseid dead, the universe is unbalanced as it has lost its God of Evil. Lex Luthor later fuses with the Omega Sanction, becoming the new ruler of Apokolips. |
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After killing the Anti-Monitor using an Anti-Life Equation-powered [[Steve Trevor]], Grail would later resurrect Darkseid through the [[Alexander Luthor Jr.|newborn child]] of [[Superwoman]]. The child has the same powers as his father Mazahs, with the ability to steal the powers of others. Stealing the new "God" abilities of the Justice League, Grail fuses them with the child and brings Darkseid back to life. However, he is under her complete control. Grail later attempts to redeem herself by seemingly killing Darkseid with the Anti-Life Equation. However, it is later revealed that she reincarnated him back as a baby with the intention of teaching him differently. |
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After killing the Anti-Monitor using an Anti-Life Equation-powered [[Steve Trevor]], Grail would later resurrect Darkseid through the [[Alexander Luthor Jr.|newborn child]] of [[Superwoman (Crime Syndicate)|Superwoman]]. The child has the same powers as his father Mazahs, with the ability to steal the powers of others. Stealing the new "God" abilities of the Justice League, Grail fuses them with the child and brings Darkseid back to life. However, he is under her complete control. Grail later attempts to redeem herself by seemingly killing Darkseid with the Anti-Life Equation. However, it is later revealed that she reincarnated him back as a baby with the intention of teaching him differently. |
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===DC Rebirth=== |
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Darkseid (as a baby) appears in ''DC Universe: Rebirth'' #1 where Grail tells him of Wonder Woman's long lost brother, Jason. |
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In ''[[DC Rebirth]]'', Darkseid kills [[Zeus (DC Comics)|Zeus]] and absorbs his power to return to his original form.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Scott Snyder|Snyder, Scott]]|penciller=[[Greg Capullo|Capullo, Greg]]|inker=Glapion, Jonathan|story=Metal|title=[[Dark Nights: Metal]]|volume=|issue=#2|date=November 2017|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[James Robinson (writer)|Robinson, James]]|penciller=[[Carlo Pagulayan|Pagulayan, Carlo]]|inker=Parsons, Sean|coinkers=Paz, Jason, Hanna, Scott|story=Children of the Gods, Part 1|title=Wonder Woman|volume=5|issue=#31|date=November 2017|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[James Robinson (writer)|Robinson, James]]|penciller=Davila, Sergio|inker=Hanna, Scott|coinkers=Morales, Mark|story=Children of the Gods, Part 2|title=Wonder Woman|volume=5|issue=#32|date=December 2017|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[James Robinson (writer)|Robinson, James]]|penciller=Lupacchino, Emanuela|inker=McCarthy, Ray|story=Times Past: Grail|title=Wonder Woman|volume=5|issue=#33|date=December 2017|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[James Robinson (writer)|Robinson, James]]|penciller=Davila, Sergio|inker=Hanna, Scott|coinkers=Gray, Mick, Ferreira, Eber|story=Children of the Gods, Part 3|title=Wonder Woman|volume=5|issue=#34|date=January 2018|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[James Robinson (writer)|Robinson, James]]|penciller=Luppacchino, Emanuela|inker=McCarthy, Ray|story=Times Past: Jason|title=Wonder Woman|volume=5|issue=#35|date=January 2018|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[James Robinson (writer)|Robinson, James]]|penciller=[[Carlo Pagulayan|Pagulayan, Carlo]]|inker=Paz, Jason|coinkers=Parsons, Sean|story=Children of the Gods, Part 4|title=Wonder Woman|volume=5|issue=#36|date=February 2018|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref><ref name="Wonder Woman Vol 5 37">{{Cite comic|writer=[[James Robinson (writer)|Robinson, James]]|penciller=[[Carlo Pagulayan|Pagulayan, Carlo]]|copencillers=Segovia, Stephen|inker=Paz, Jason|coinkers=[[Art Thibert|Thibert, Art]], Fernández, Raúl|story=Children of the Gods, Conclusion|title=Wonder Woman|volume=5|issue=#37|date=February 2018|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref> |
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Baby Darkseid reappears in ''Dark Nights: Metal'' where it is shown that Batman stole him from Grail and intends to use the Omega Beams to send himself back in time. This never comes to fruition and Darkseid is either returned to or retrieved by Grail.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Scott Snyder|Snyder, Scott]]|penciller=[[Greg Capullo|Capullo, Greg]]|inker=Glapion, Jonathan|story=Metal|title=[[Dark Nights: Metal]]|volume=1|issue=2|date=November 2017|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref> |
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===New Justice=== |
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Sometime afterwards, Darkseid matured into a toddler, and using telepathy, demanded the he needed to feast on Old Gods to return to his former self. After killing A.R.G.U.S. agents that were hunting them down, Darkseid and Grail began hunting down and taking the life force of Zeus' demi-god children, killing several including Perseus and Hercules, and growing into the size of a child. After recruiting Jason and luring Wonder Woman to him, Darkseid ages once again into a young man. He fights Wonder Woman himself and as he starts to drain her life force, he is betrayed by Jason. When Zeus appears and transforms into his true form, Darkseid fights the Olympian God, destroying their surroundings in their brawl. When they take a Boom Tube to Manila, Philippines, Zeus grabs onto the Darkseid and unleashes bolts of lightning on him. However, Darkseid reveals that he planned for this and that his true target was Zeus himself, and he begins to drain and kill him, restoring Darkseid back to his original self. When the rest of the Justice League arrive, Darkseid decides it's best not to fight them as he doesn't want to risk revealing his greater plans, and promptly leaves through a Boom Tube with Grail.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[James Robinson (writer)|Robinson, James]]|penciller=[[Carlo Pagulayan|Pagulayan, Carlo]]|inker=Parsons, Sean|coinkers=Paz, Jason, Hanna, Scott|story=Children of the Gods, Part 1|title=Wonder Woman|volume=5|issue=31|date=November 2017|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[James Robinson (writer)|Robinson, James]]|penciller=Davila, Sergio|inker=Hanna, Scott|coinkers=Morales, Mark|story=Children of the Gods, Part 2|title=Wonder Woman|volume=5|issue=32|date=December 2017|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[James Robinson (writer)|Robinson, James]]|penciller=Lupacchino, Emanuela|inker=McCarthy, Ray|story=Times Past: Grail|title=Wonder Woman|volume=5|issue=33|date=December 2017|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[James Robinson (writer)|Robinson, James]]|penciller=Davila, Sergio|inker=Hanna, Scott|coinkers=Gray, Mick, Ferreira, Eber|story=Children of the Gods, Part 3|title=Wonder Woman|volume=5|issue=34|date=January 2018|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[James Robinson (writer)|Robinson, James]]|penciller=Luppacchino, Emanuela|inker=McCarthy, Ray|story=Times Past: Jason|title=Wonder Woman|volume=5|issue=35|date=January 2018|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[James Robinson (writer)|Robinson, James]]|penciller=[[Carlo Pagulayan|Pagulayan, Carlo]]|inker=Paz, Jason|coinkers=Parsons, Sean|story=Children of the Gods, Part 4|title=Wonder Woman|volume=5|issue=36|date=February 2018|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref><ref name="Wonder Woman Vol 5 37">{{Cite comic|writer=[[James Robinson (writer)|Robinson, James]]|penciller=[[Carlo Pagulayan|Pagulayan, Carlo]]|copencillers=Segovia, Stephen|inker=Paz, Jason|coinkers=[[Art Thibert|Thibert, Art]], Fernández, Raúl|story=Children of the Gods, Conclusion|title=Wonder Woman|volume=5|issue=37|date=February 2018|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref> |
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==Powers and abilities== |
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After countless alien planets being held captive by Brainiac's race are freed, they venture into an unknown area of outer space called the "Ghost Sector." After remembering a prophecy his father told him, and [[Dark Nights: Metal|noticing the crack in the Source Wall]], Darkseid lures Cyborg, Starfire, and Azrael to the Ghost Sector in an attempt to use their powers to |
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[[File:TheomegaeffectNG11.jpg|right|thumb|Darkseid vaporizes [[Desaad]] with his Omega Beams in ''[[New Gods]]'' (vol. 1) #11 (November 1972). Art by [[Jack Kirby]].]] |
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Darkseid is among the most powerful beings of the DC Universe from the race known as New Gods. His main power, the Omega Beams, is a form of energy that he fires from his eyes or hands as either a concussive force or a disintegrating energy which is capable of erasing living objects and organisms from existence. Some super-beings, such as [[Superman]] and [[Doomsday (comics)|Doomsday]], have proven to be resistant to the beams, although in the case of Superman, with a great deal of pain. Also, Orion was able to deflect them, and in a crossover story, [[Galactus]] was unaffected by them. These beams stem from a cosmic energy source called the "Omega Effect". The Omega Beams can also resurrect fallen beings previously killed by them, depending on the Dark Lord's will. Darkseid has pinpoint control of this energy, and his unerring aim allows the beam to travel in straight lines, bend, or curve around corners and even pass through matter or other forms of energy. He can also teleport himself or others through time and space.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[John Ostrander|Ostrander, John]]|penciller=[[Eduardo Barreto|Barreto, Eduardo]]|inker=Kryssing, Ray|story=In My Life (Part Two)|title=Martian Manhunter|volume=2|issue=34|date=September 2001|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref> His Omega Sanction traps organisms in a series of alternate realities, each one worse than the previous. During the Final Crisis, Darkseid used his Omega Beams to grant power to Mary Marvel, and her powers afterwards were based on Anti-Life rather than magic. |
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Being successful with the team's entrapment, Darkseid reveals to Cyborg that a bond was established between them, when Cyborg merged with Darkseid's [[Mother Box]]. According to the prophecy, the alien worlds were hidden because of the [[New Gods|Old God]]s they worshipped. |
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Darkseid's strength is depicted as immensely high, breaking a lantern ring with his bare hands. He has easily overpowered two Kryptonians at once, and the entire Justice League. He can also move with great speed, as he has been able to catch Superman off guard,<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[John Byrne (comics)|Byrne, John]]|penciller=Byrne, John|inker=[[Terry Austin (comics)|Austin, Terry]]|story=Legends From the Darkside|title=Superman|volume=2|issue=3|date=March 1987|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref> and he is known to be able to react in nanoseconds.<ref name="Genesis #4">{{Cite comic|writer=[[John Byrne (comics)|Byrne, John]]|penciller=[[Ron Wagner|Wagner, Ron]]|inker=[[Josef Rubinstein|Rubinstein, Joe]]|story=Last God Standing|title=[[Genesis (DC Comics)|Genesis]]|volume=1|issue=4|date=October 1997|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref> Even without his full power and strength, Darkseid has shown to be able to hold out his own against an Olympian God such as Zeus. He can also increase his physical size.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Paul Dini|Dini, Paul]]|cowriters=[[Sean McKeever|McKeever, Sean]], [[Keith Giffen|Giffen, Keith]]|penciller=[[Scott Kolins|Kolins, Scott]]|inker=Kolins, Scott|story=Darkseid Equals Death|title=[[Countdown to Final Crisis]]|volume=1|issue=2|date=April 2008|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref> Darkseid also has additional powers of [[telepathy]] and [[psychokinesis|telekinesis]], and he can create psionic avatars. Since Darkseid is a deity, he is also immortal, having lived for several hundred thousand years.<ref name="Doomsday: Year One Annual">''Doomsday: Year One Annual''</ref> He can regenerate from complete disintegration instantly, making him impossible to kill.{{Citation needed|date=October 2018}} |
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===Infinite Frontier === |
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In "The Great Darkness Saga," Darkseid displayed a range of deity-like powers, such as transposing the positions of two planets in different solar systems, taking mental control of the entire population of a planet, instantly absorbing all the information from another being's mind, manifesting the worst fears of other beings as realities, easily defeating incredibly powerful beings such as [[Lar Gand|Mon-El]], [[Mordru]], and the [[Time Trapper]], and pronouncing a curse. |
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In ''[[Infinite Frontier]]'', Darkseid is trapped in Earth-Omega following the restoration of the multiverse. He regained his original form by fusing with his alternate universe counterparts. Darkseid's former henchmen reunite with him on Earth-Omega and remain by his side as he gains a new follower named X-Tract, [[Chase (comics)|Cameron Chase]]'s [[Earth-Two]] counterpart.<ref>''Infinite Frontier'' #1-6. DC Comics.</ref> |
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Darkseid battles the Justice League Incarnate, but is defeated by the Great Hand and sent to a mysterious place where he is controlled by [[Pariah (character)|Pariah]] and the Great Darkness.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Comments |first=Jude Terror {{!}} |date=2022-02-26 |title=Justice League Incarnate #5 Preview: Darkseid's Mommy Issues |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/justice-league-incarnate-5-preview-darkseids-mommy-issues/ |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=Bleeding Cool News And Rumors |language=en}}</ref> He is freed after [[Nightwing]] fends off the Great Darkness and returns to Apokolips. |
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Despite his extraordinary physical powers, Darkseid rarely engages himself personally in confrontations, as he prefers to use his superhuman intellect to manipulate or control others to his ends.<ref name="Doomsday: Year One Annual"/> Darkseid has displayed his godly abilities by sensing the death of his son Orion<ref name="The Death of the New Gods">{{Cite comic|writer=[[Jim Starlin|Starlin, Jim]]|penciller=Starlin, Jim|inker=[[Art Thibert|Thibert, Art]]|story=Sacrifice|title=[[Death of the New Gods|The Death of the New Gods]]|volume=1|issue=6|date=April 2008|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref> and fluctuations of the energy of the "Godwave".<ref name="Genesis #4"/> Darkseid also commands all of the military and technological resources of Apokolips. |
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=== DC All In === |
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Darkseid has shown to be able to drain the life force of other godly beings in order to rejuvenate himself and/or return to his full power. Demi-gods are capable of slowly rejuvenating Darkseid but a god (such as Zeus) can return Darkseid back to his original form by draining them.<ref name="Wonder Woman Vol 5 37"/>{{vague|date=March 2018}} |
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In ''[[DC All In]]'', Darkseid bonds with the [[Spectre (DC Comics character)|Spectre]] using the Miracle Machine before allowing himself to be killed in battle with the Justice League to become unbound from time and space.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mills |first=Taylor |date=October 4, 2024 |title=Darkseid's Ultimate Form Confirms the 1 Being Whose Power He Actually Respects |url=https://screenrant.com/darkseid-death-axe-hand-spectre-all-in-special/ |access-date=October 5, 2024 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Reaves |first=Dashiel |date=October 2, 2024 |title=Darkseid's Legion Explained: DC Officially Introduces the Justice League's Most Terrifying Opposite, Ever |url=https://screenrant.com/darkseid-legion-of-superheroes-dc-all-in-absolute-universe-explained/ |access-date=October 5, 2024 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Robert |date=October 2, 2024 |title=Superman Finally KIlls Darkseid Solo, Showcasing His New Magic-Based Powers |url=https://screenrant.com/superman-kills-darkseid-using-magic-all-in-special/ |access-date=October 5, 2024 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref> He travels to another universe and corrupts it with his influence, transforming it into the [[Absolute Universe]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Epps |first=Justin |date=October 3, 2024 |title=Darkseid's Dying Words Are Perfect, And Officially Begin a Whole New Era of DC Continuity |url=https://screenrant.com/darkseid-death-all-in-final-words-absolute-dc/ |access-date=October 5, 2024 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cronin |first=Brian |date=October 4, 2024 |title=DC Kicks Off Both Its All In Initiative and Its Absolute Universe in a Fascinating Spectacular |url=https://www.cbr.com/dc-all-in-special-1-absolute-universe-darkseid-review/ |access-date=October 5, 2024 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Burlingame |first=Russ |date=October 3, 2024 |title=DC Finally Brings Superman & Darkseid's Rivalry to a Brutal End |url=https://comicbook.com/comics/news/dc-finally-brings-superman-darkseids-rivalry-to-a-brutal-end/ |access-date=October 5, 2024 |website=comicbook.com |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Powers and abilities== |
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As a [[New Gods|New God]], Darkseid is nigh-immortal and possesses immense physical abilities. He can harness the Omega Effect to generate disintegrating energy beams capable of instantly killing or resurrecting others. Furthermore, Darkseid can teleport and possesses telepathy and telekinesis.<ref name="Wonder Woman Vol 5 37" /><ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[John Ostrander|Ostrander, John]]|penciller=[[Eduardo Barreto|Barreto, Eduardo]]|inker=Kryssing, Ray|story=In My Life (Part Two)|title=Martian Manhunter|volume=2|issue=#34|date=September 2001|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[John Byrne (comics)|Byrne, John]]|penciller=Byrne, John|inker=[[Terry Austin (comics)|Austin, Terry]]|story=Legends From the Darkside|title=Superman|volume=2|issue=#3|date=March 1987|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref><ref name="Genesis #4">{{Cite comic|writer=[[John Byrne (comics)|Byrne, John]]|penciller=[[Ron Wagner|Wagner, Ron]]|inker=[[Josef Rubinstein|Rubinstein, Joe]]|story=Last God Standing|title=[[Genesis (DC Comics)|Genesis]]|volume=1|issue=#4|date=October 1997|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Paul Dini|Dini, Paul]]|cowriters=[[Sean McKeever|McKeever, Sean]], [[Keith Giffen|Giffen, Keith]]|penciller=[[Scott Kolins|Kolins, Scott]]|inker=Kolins, Scott|story=Darkseid Equals Death|title=[[Countdown to Final Crisis]]|volume=|issue=#2|date=April 2008|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref><ref name="Jack Kirby's Fourth World">''Jack Kirby's Fourth World''</ref><ref name="The Death of the New Gods">{{Cite comic|writer=[[Jim Starlin|Starlin, Jim]]|penciller=Starlin, Jim|inker=[[Art Thibert|Thibert, Art]]|story=Sacrifice|title=[[Death of the New Gods|The Death of the New Gods]]|volume=1|issue=6|date=April 2008|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|location=New York, NY}}</ref><ref name="Doomsday: Year One Annual">''Doomsday: Year One'' Annual</ref> |
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===Injustice: Gods Among Us tie-in=== |
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Darkseid makes his first official appearance in Chapter Twenty-Two of the ''[[Injustice: Gods Among Us]]'' Comic on Apokolips. He is seen overseeing the torture of an unseen figure as his son [[Kalibak]] approaches him. Kalibak informs his father of [[Superman]]'s worldwide ceasefire on Earth. Darkseid muses if Superman has begun to soften before Kalibak asks to take a war party to personally investigate. When Kalibak sees just who it is Darkseid is torturing, the lord of Apokolips confirms the man's identity before saying, "He made a mistake." When Kalibak asks if he can be killed, Darkseid chides his son, "Of course not. Who would come for him?" He then allows Kalibak to go, bidding him to kill the Kryptonian and take the Earth. Darkseid grins to himself as he asks to be left alone with his prisoner: [[Black Racer (DC Comics)|Black Racer]], death himself, as Darkseid resumes his torture. In the Injustice Annual, Darkseid hires the bounty hunter [[Lobo (DC Comics)|Lobo]] to go to Earth and kill Superman in retaliation for the death of Kalibak at the Man of Steel's hands. However, Lobo returns some time later after a 'therapy' session with [[Harley Quinn]], and brazenly challenges the Dread Lord to a battle. |
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Darkseid appears in the ''[[Injustice: Gods Among Us]]'' prequel comic. |
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==In other media== |
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Darkseid appears in the crossover comic ''Injustice vs. Masters of the Universe''. He battles Superman and [[He-Man]] before being killed by the latter, after which he is transformed into pure knowledge and claimed by the elders of [[Grayskull]]. |
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==In other media== |
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* Darkseid first appears in the [[animation|animated series]] ''[[Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show]]'' (1984) and ''[[The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians]]'' (1985), voiced by [[Frank Welker]] using a deep gravelly voice similar to the one used earlier for Doctor Claw in ''[[Inspector Gadget (Cartoon)|Inspector Gadget]]''. |
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* Darkseid appears in the [[Smallville |
* Darkseid appears in the [[Smallville season 10|tenth and final season]] of ''[[Smallville]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ign.com/articles/2010/07/25/sdcc-10-smallville-darkseid-blue-beetle-and-more-are-coming |title=SDCC 10: Smallville - Darkseid, Blue Beetle and More Are Coming! |last=Peterson |first=Brian |date=July 25, 2010 |website=[[IGN]] |access-date=October 6, 2018 }}</ref> This version primarily appears as a non-corporeal being with superhuman strength, [[telekinesis]] and the ability to transform into smoke.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |url=https://ew.com/comic-con/2010/07/26/smallville-season-10-spoilers-comic-con/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727052031/http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/07/26/smallville-season-10-spoilers-comic-con/ |archive-date=July 27, 2010 |title=Exclusive video: 'Smallville' execs, Erica Durance drop major S10 intel and weigh in on an 11th |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=July 26, 2010 |access-date=May 9, 2022}}</ref> According to [[Hawkman (Carter Hall)|Carter Hall]], Darkseid was present on Earth during many of humanity's darkest hours, including the [[Spanish Inquisition]] and [[Nazi Germany|Third Reich]]. Granny Goodness claims that [[Kali]], [[Hades]] and [[Lucifer]] are all names that Darkseid has been called on Earth. After awakening from a rift in the universe, Darkseid instigates an anti-vigilante movement and corrupts countless humans, including Gordon Godfrey and General [[Deathstroke|Slade Wilson]], to pull Apokolips towards Earth. In the two-part [[Finale (Smallville)|series finale]], Darkseid made a deal involving [[Lex Luthor (Smallville)|Lex Luthor]]'s revival in exchange for possession of [[Lionel Luthor]]'s body in order to confront [[Clark Kent (Smallville)|Clark Kent]] who seemingly destroyed him.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Finale|series=Smallville|credits=Al Septien, Turi Meyers, Brian Peterson, & Kelly Souders (writers) Kevin G. Fair & Greg Beeman (director)|network=The CW|airdate=May 13, 2011|season=10|number=21}}</ref> The [[Smallville Season 11|comic book continuation]] reveals that Darkseid survived and restored his physical form.<ref>''Smallville Season 11: Chaos''</ref> |
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* Darkseid appears in ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'', voiced by [[Michael-Leon Wooley]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/1010/30/index.htm |title=Comics Continuum by Rob Allstetter: Saturday, October 30, 2010 |website=Comics Continuum |date=October 30, 2010 |accessdate=January 15, 2011}}</ref> In the episode "Darkseid Descending!", Darkseid leads the forces of Apokolips in an invasion of Earth, only to be challenged by [[Batman]] and his new [[Justice League International|Justice League]]. After soundly defeating the League, Darkseid is goaded into a fist fight with Batman after the hero implies that he is simply a coward who hides behind his deity-like abilities. Though Darkseid subsequently wins this fight, he and his army are sent back to Apokolips by the [[Question (comics)|Question]] having infiltrated Darkseid's cadre of minions and reversed the Boom Tubes that had brought them to Earth. Darkseid makes a cameo in the episode "Powerless!" where he appears in a training simulator to help [[Captain Atom]] fight crime after his powers were taken away by [[Major Force]]. However, the Darkseid simulation easily defeats Captain Atom. |
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* Darkseid is alluded to in the ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice]]'' cartoon series. In the episode "Disordered", he is never explicitly named but Beautiful Dreamer of the [[Forever People]] refers to him as [[Desaad]]'s master while Desaad simply calls him as 'Unspeakable'. At the end of the season 2 finale "Endgame", [[Vandal Savage]], Desaad and [[Glorious Godfrey|G. Gordon Godfrey]] meet with Darkseid on [[Apokolips]]. Savage then shakes hands while quoting 'business as usual'. Voice actor [[Khary Payton]] expressed interest in voicing Darkseid for the third season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2629193/denver-comic-con-2013-looking-at-the-past-and-future-of-young-justice/ |title=Denver Comic Con 2013: Looking At The Past (And Future) Of 'Young Justice' |last=Webb |first=Charles |date=June 2, 2013 |website=[[MTV News]] |publisher= |access-date=May 23, 2017 |quote=}}</ref> |
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* A doll resembling the appearance of Darkseid is frequently featured in the show [[Teen Titans Go! (TV series)|''Teen Titans Go!'']] and Darkseid made a physical appearance in the half-hour length two-part episode "Two-Parter" voiced by [["Weird Al" Yankovic]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Puchko|first=Kristy|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/sdcc-teen-titans-go-producers-talk-weird-al-justice-league-crossover |title=SDCC: "Teen Titans Go" Producers Talk Weird Al, Justice League Crossover |work=Comic Book Resources |date=August 2, 2015 |accessdate=October 1, 2010}}</ref> The two-part episode features the Titans and Justice League. He has captured the Justice League and the Teen Titans travel to Apokolips in order to battle him. The deep voice was the result of a cold he had and couldn't be taken seriously by the Titans after he took a cold drop, comparing his actual voice is similar to "Weird Al". Darkseid plotted to destroy Earth and "Weird Al", whom he considered more evil than himself for ripping off other music artists' works. While the other Titans were unable to defeat Darkseid, he ended up being defeated by Cyborg.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Two Parter: Part Two |access-date= |series=Teen Titans Go! |series-link=Teen Titans Go! (TV series) |first1=Michael |last1=Jelenic |author-link1=Michael Jelenic |first2=Aaron |last2=Horvath |author-link2=Aaron Horvath |first3=Ben |last3=Gruber |author-link3=Ben Gruber |network=[[Cartoon Network]] |date=November 25, 2015 |season=3 |number=18 |minutes= |time= |quote= |language=}}</ref> In the episode "The Streak" Pt. 1, Darkseid was shown in Jump City having candy and threw it's wrapper on the ground only for Robin to beat him up enough to throw the wrapper into the nearby garbage can. |
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* Darkseid appears in ''[[Justice League Action]]'', voiced by [[Jonathan Adams (American actor)|Jonathan Adams]].<ref>[http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/justice-league-action-the-fatal-fare/EP025471720032?aid=zap2it]{{Dead link|date=October 2018}}</ref> |
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* Darkseid appears in ''[[Super Friends]]'', voiced by [[Frank Welker]]. |
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[[File:DarkseidDCAU.png|thumb|right|Darkseid as he appears in ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'']] |
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* Darkseid appears in the [[DC Animated Universe]], voiced by [[Michael Ironside]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jl.popgeeks.com/darkseid/darkseid.htm |title=Darkseid |publisher=PopGeeks|access-date=2021-06-16 }}</ref><ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Darkseid Voices (Superman) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Superman/Darkseid/ |access-date=May 19, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> |
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* Darkseid first appears in ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'', where he is depicted as the absolute ruler of the planet [[Apokolips]] who will stop at nothing to find the elusive Anti-Life Equation, which he plans to use to reshape the universe in his image. For aeons, Apokolips and its sister planet, [[New Genesis]], have been at war with each other. They eventually formed a peace treaty by trading Darkseid's son (Orion) with Highfather's (Mister Miracle), whom Darkseid has shown great resent towards. During his first invasion of Earth (in the two-part episode "Apokolips...Now!"), Darkseid is confronted by the citizens of New Genesis, who deem Earth under their protection; if Darkseid ever attacked again, it would be a violation of their truce. To bypass his promise, Darkseid develops various schemes to destroy Earth indirectly, such as through manipulation of Metropolis' criminal syndicate, [[Intergang]]. In the concluding two-part finale "Legacy", Darkseid attempts one final invasion of Earth which involves brainwashing [[Superman]] into thinking he is his adopted son. After causing much devastation on Earth, Superman manages to break free from Darkseid's control, and confronts him on Apokolips. During their final battle, Darkseid beats and pummels Superman. But just as Darkseid attempts to use his Omega Beams to deliver the final blow, Superman covers the tyrant's eyes, causing a massive explosion which results in Darkseid's defeat. To Superman's shock, however, Darkseid's slaves willingly come to his aid after the battle by carrying his injured body away to recover. As he leaves, Darkseid explains to Superman that "I am many things, Kal-El, but here, I am God." |
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** The character is introduced in ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]''. Darkseid defies the peace treaty between Apokolips and its sister planet, New Genesis, by searching for the Anti-Life Equation to remake the universe in his image.<ref name="Apokolips…Now!, Part 1">{{cite episode|title=Apokolips…Now!, Part 1|series=Superman: The Animated Series|network=The WB|season=2|number=25|airdate=February 7, 1998}}</ref> Following the repeated failures of his underlings,<ref name="Tools of the Trade">{{cite episode|title=Tools of the Trade|series=Superman: The Animated Series|network=The WB|season=1|number=12|airdate=February 1, 1997}}</ref><ref name="Father's Day">{{cite episode|title=Father's Day|series=Superman: The Animated Series|network=The WB|season=2|number=15|airdate=October 3, 1997}}</ref> Darkseid personally defeats Superman, kills Dan Turpin and nearly succeeds in conquering Earth until New Genesis' forces declare the planet to be under their protection.<ref name="Apokolips…Now!, Part 2">{{cite episode|title=Apokolips…Now!, Part 2|series=Superman: The Animated Series|network=The WB|season=2|number=26|airdate=February 14, 1998}}</ref><ref name="Little Girl Lost, Part 2">{{cite episode|title=Little Girl Lost, Part 2|series=Superman: The Animated Series|network=The WB|season=2|number=28|airdate=May 2, 1998}}</ref> In the series finale, Darkseid has Superman brainwashed into thinking he is his adopted son and invading Earth for him.<ref name="Legacy, Part 1">{{cite episode|title=Legacy, Part 1|series=Superman: The Animated Series|network=The WB|season=3|number=12|airdate=February 5, 2000}}</ref> Superman breaks free of Darkseid's influence and confronts him on Apokolips. Darkseid is defeated, but survives, as his servants come to his aid.<ref name="Legacy, Part 2">{{cite episode|title=Legacy, Part 2|series=Superman: The Animated Series|network=The WB|season=3|number=13|airdate=February 12, 2000}}</ref> |
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* Darkseid returns in the ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]'' animated series, where he is given a stylistic revamp, now featuring a more streamlined build. In the two-part episode "Twilight", Darkseid seeks the [[Justice League]]'s help in stopping [[Brainiac (character)|Brainiac]] from downloading all of Apokolips' information before destroying it. Superman opposes helping his nemesis, but the rest of the League agrees in order to take down Brainiac once and for all. But after defeating Brainiac's forces and following the android back to his base, the League discover that Darkseid and Brainiac have been working together all along. As part of their arrangement, Darkseid would bring Superman to Brainiac, and in exchange the supercomputer would spare Apokolips. However, Darkseid later betrays Brainiac by hacking his circuitry, rendering all of Brainiac's machinery under his control to find the Anti-Life Equation. But Superman is freed with [[Batman]]'s help while Orion battles Darkseid. After Darkseid defeats his son, his exit blocked by Superman, intent to finish Darkseid once and for all. This time, the angered Man of Steel actually manages to defeat Darkseid, but is prevented from killing him as base begins to collapse, forcing Batman to bring Superman and Orion to safety via a [[boom tube]]. Buried under the rubble, Darkseid looks on and nonchalantly says "Loser" before being killed in the explosion of the base. |
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** Darkseid returns in the ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]'' episode "Twilight". He works with and later betrays Brainiac before being killed when Brainiac's base is destroyed.<ref name="Twilight, Part 1">{{cite episode|title=Twilight, Part 1|series=Justice League|network=Cartoon Network|season=2|number=1|airdate=July 5, 2003}}</ref><ref name="Twilight, Part 2">{{cite episode|title=Twilight, Part 2|series=Justice League|network=Cartoon Network|season=2|number=2|airdate=July 5, 2003}}</ref> |
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* Darkseid makes his final appearance in ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]''. When the [[Legion of Doom (Super Friends)|Legion of Doom]] travel into deep space to the location of Brainiac's destroyed base from "Twilight", [[Lex Luthor]] sacrifices both the ship's power and [[Tala (comics)|Tala]] to fuel a device that will mystically draw Brainiac's essence from the debris in an attempt to resurrect the android. However, Darkseid was resurrected instead, now more powerful than ever due to merging with Brainiac's technology. After destroying the Legion's ship, Darkseid returns to Apokolips and reunifies his warring minions to claim revenge against Superman, and launches an assault on Earth. This forces the Justice League and the Legion to work together to stop the Parademons' invasion. Superman then confronts Darkseid once again, and is ultimately defeated when Darkseid paralyzes him with the agony matrix. But before Darkseid can kill his nemesis, Luthor, having visited the Source Wall and found the Anti-Life Equation, steps in and sacrifices himself to stop Darkseid. Both Darkseid and Luthor then touch the Equation, and disappear in a flash of light. Though several heroes speculate that they may not have seen the last of them, series writer Dwayne McDuffie confirmed that Darkseid and Luthor now form part of the Source Wall, as do all who solve the Anti-Life Equation. |
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** In the ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' episodes "Alive!" and "Destroyer", [[Lex Luthor]] accidentally resurrects Darkseid while attempting to revive Brainiac.<ref name="Alive!">{{cite episode|title=Alive!|series=Justice League Unlimited|network=Cartoon Network|season=3|number=12|airdate=May 6, 2006}}</ref> Luthor and [[Metron (character)|Metron]] retrieve the Anti-Life Equation, which the former uses to absorb himself and Darkseid into the [[Source (comics)|Source Wall]].<ref name="Destroyer">{{cite episode|title=Destroyer|series=Justice League Unlimited|network=Cartoon Network|season=3|number=13|airdate=May 13, 2006}}</ref> |
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* Darkseid appears in ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'', voiced by [[Michael-Leon Wooley]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/1010/30/index.htm |title=Comics Continuum by Rob Allstetter: Saturday, October 30, 2010 |website=Comics Continuum |date=October 30, 2010 |access-date=January 15, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2629193/denver-comic-con-2013-looking-at-the-past-and-future-of-young-justice/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160228224805/http://www.mtv.com/news/2629193/denver-comic-con-2013-looking-at-the-past-and-future-of-young-justice/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 28, 2016 |title=Denver Comic Con 2013: Looking At The Past (And Future) Of 'Young Justice' |last=Webb |first=Charles |date=June 2, 2013 |website=[[MTV News]] |access-date=May 23, 2017 }}</ref><ref name="btva" /> |
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* Darkseid appears in ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice]]'', voiced again by Michael-Leon Wooley.<ref name="btva" /> This version is an ally of [[Vandal Savage]], with whom he made a deal to aid each other in their respective conquests. When Earth and Apokolips are the only two worlds remaining, a final battle would determine who controls the universe. |
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* Darkseid appears in ''[[Teen Titans Go!]]'', voiced by [["Weird Al" Yankovic]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Puchko|first=Kristy|url=https://www.cbr.com/sdcc-teen-titans-go-producers-talk-weird-al-justice-league-crossover/ |title=SDCC: "Teen Titans Go" Producers Talk Weird Al, Justice League Crossover |work=Comic Book Resources |date=August 2, 2015 |access-date=May 9, 2022}}</ref><ref name="btva" /><ref>{{Cite episode |title=Two Parter: Part Two |series=Teen Titans Go! |series-link=Teen Titans Go! |first1=Michael |last1=Jelenic |author-link1=Michael Jelenic |first2=Aaron |last2=Horvath |author-link2=Aaron Horvath |first3=Ben |last3=Gruber |author-link3=Ben Gruber |network=[[Cartoon Network]] |date=November 25, 2015 |season=3 |number=18 }}</ref> |
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* Darkseid appears in ''[[Justice League Action]]'', voiced by [[Jonathan Adams (American actor)|Jonathan Adams]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Justice League Action |url=http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/justice-league-action-the-fatal-fare/EP025471720032?aid=zap2it |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729014843/http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/justice-league-action-the-fatal-fare/EP025471720032?aid=zap2it |archive-date=July 29, 2017 |access-date=June 26, 2017 |work=zap2it.com}}</ref><ref name="btva" /> |
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* Darkseid appears in the ''[[DC Super Hero Girls]]'' episode "My So Called Anti-Life", voiced by [[John DiMaggio]].<ref name="btva" /> |
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* Darkseid appears in ''[[Harley Quinn (TV series)|Harley Quinn]]'', voiced again by Michael Ironside.<ref name="btva" /> This version is a benefactor to [[Harley Quinn]]. |
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** Darkseid appears in ''[[Kite Man: Hell Yeah!]]'', voiced by [[Keith David]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Milligan |first=Mercedes |date=September 14, 2023 |title='Harley Quinn' Spin-Off 'Kite Man: Hell Yeah!' Ready to Soar with New Teaser |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/09/harley-quinn-spin-off-kite-man-hell-yeah-ready-to-soar-with-new-teaser/ |access-date=September 15, 2023 |website=www.animationmagazine.net}}</ref><ref name="btva" /> |
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* In 2014, film director [[Bryan Singer]] revealed that during the early development of the scrapped ''Superman Returns'' sequel, Darkseid was considered for an appearance.<ref>{{cite web|last=Vieira |first=Anthony |url=http://screenrant.com/bryan-singer-superman-returns-criticism-darseid-sequel/ |title=Bryan Singer Responds to ‘Superman Returns’ Criticism; Wanted Darkseid for Sequel |website=[[Screen Rant]] |date=February 1, 2014 |accessdate=October 1, 2016}}</ref> However, [[Warner Bros.]] finally dropped out the project. |
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* In 2014, [[Bryan Singer]] revealed that during early development of the scrapped ''Superman Returns'' sequel, Darkseid was considered to be the main antagonist.<ref>{{cite web|last=Vieira |first=Anthony |url=http://screenrant.com/bryan-singer-superman-returns-criticism-darseid-sequel/ |title=Bryan Singer Responds to 'Superman Returns' Criticism; Wanted Darkseid for Sequel |website=[[Screen Rant]] |date=February 1, 2014 |access-date=October 1, 2016}}</ref> |
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[[File:DarkseidCrain.jpg|thumb|Darkseid on the cover of ''Superman/Batman: Apocalypse'' (2010). Art by Clayton Crain.]] |
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* Darkseid appears as the main antagonist in the [[direct-to-video]] [[Animation|animated film]] ''[[Superman/Batman: Apocalypse]]'', voiced by [[Andre Braugher]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=26912 | title=Conroy, Daly Return In ''Superman/Batman: Apocalypse'' | work=Comic Book Resources | date=June 29, 2010 | accessdate=June 29, 2010}}</ref> When Darkseid learns of [[Supergirl (Kara Zor-El)|Kara Zor-El]]'s presence on Earth, he orders his minions to have her brought to Apokolips as a possible candidate to lead the [[Female Furies]] after Big Barda's departure. After using a horde of Doomsday clones to distract Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, Darkseid's forces manage to capture Kara and bring her to Apokolips, where Darkseid brainwashes her into becoming his personal agent. When Superman arrives, Darkseid unleashes the corrupted Kara in hopes of using her to kill the Man of Steel. However, Batman activates all of the Hell Spores and threatens to destroy Apokolips, issuing Darkseid an ultimatum: free Kara and promise to leave her alone in exchange for deactivating the Spores. Darkseid then relents, releasing Kara from his control. However, Darkseid later ambushes them at the Kent Farm (he had promised to leave Kara alone, but not Superman or Earth). After using his Omega Beams to blast Superman into orbit, Darkseid overpowers Kara and is pummeled mercilessly by a furious Superman until he manages to restrain him. He unleashes the power of his Omega Beams on Superman, blackening his face until Kara then uses Darkseid's Mother Box to activate a Boom Tube, allowing Superman to blast him into it and transport him to an unknown part of space where he ends up frozen. |
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* Darkseid appears as the main antagonist in the animated film ''[[Justice League: War]]'', voiced by [[Steven Blum]]. This iteration is based on his [[New 52]] portrayal, conquering world after world after each one has run out of resources, and he has the natives turned into Parademons for his army. Attempting to invade the Earth, Darkseid and his forces begin terraforming the planet. Per Green Lantern's idea, Flash and Wonder Woman gouge Darkseid's eyes out to prevent him from using his Omega Beams. Cyborg and Shazam get the [[boom tube]]s open to send all of the Parademons back with Darkseid. After receiving a massive beating from Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Flash, and Wonder Woman, Darkseid is finally thrown back into the portal and returned to Apokolips. His fate is unknown after that. |
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[[File:Darkseid Snyder Cut.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Darkseid as he appears in ''[[Zack Snyder's Justice League]]'' (2021).]] |
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* Darkseid appears as in the animated film ''[[Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League]]'', voiced by [[Tony Todd]]. He takes advantage of Bizarro's new [[Bizarro League]]. |
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[[Darkseid (DC Extended Universe)|Darkseid]] is featured in the [[DC Extended Universe]]. |
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* An alternate universe version of Darkseid appeared in a flashback scene of ''[[Justice League: Gods and Monsters]]'', voiced by [[Bruce Thomas]]. [[Bekka]] was supposed to be wed to his son, Orion as part of a truce between New Genesis and Apokolips only for Highfather and his army to kill him and his followers. Unlike the comics and any incarnations, this version of Darkseid is shown to be a good parent to Orion and possibly Kalibak, as seen by Orion when he saw his father killed by Highfather and Orion is shocked to see his father dead in front of him. |
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* The character is first alluded to in ''[[Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice]]''. During a Knightmare sequence, [[Bruce Wayne (DC Extended Universe)|Bruce Wayne]] experiences a vision of the [[future]] in which Darkseid has taken over the Earth and used the [[Anti-Life Equation]] to manipulate [[Clark Kent (DC Extended Universe)|Superman]] into becoming his servant. |
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* Darkseid appears in ''[[Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom]]'', with Tony Todd reprising the role. After Lex Luthor and the [[Legion of Doom]] fail, Darkseid decides to take matters into his own hands by allying himself with [[Brainiac (character)|Brainiac]]. |
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* Darkseid is mentioned in the 2017 [[Justice League (film)|theatrical release]] of ''Justice League'' and appears in [[Zack Snyder]]'s 2021 [[Zack Snyder's Justice League|director's cut]], portrayed by [[Ray Porter]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beasley |first=Tom |date=May 28, 2020 |title=Zack Snyder unveils first look at Darkseid in the Snyder Cut of 'Justice League' |url=https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/snyder-cut-darkseid-justice-league-085635158.html |access-date=May 19, 2024 |website=uk.movies.yahoo.com |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="btva" /> In the latter version of the film, Darkseid gives his disgraced lieutenant, [[Steppenwolf (DC Extended Universe)|Steppenwolf]], a chance at redemption by using three [[Mother Box|Mother Boxes]] to terraform and conquer the Earth in his name. After the [[Justice League]] defeats Steppenwolf, Darkseid vows to extract the Anti-Life Equation from the Earth himself. |
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* Darkseid was set to appear in ''[[DC Extended Universe#Canceled and reworked projects|New Gods]]'' prior to its cancellation.<ref>{{cite tweet |author=Ava DuVernay |title=Darkseid is. |number=1156293235062583297 |user=ava |date=July 30, 2019 |access-date=August 9, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-01|title=Ava DuVernay's 'New Gods,' James Wan's 'The Trench' DC Movies Not Moving Forward at Warner Bros. (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ava-duvernays-new-gods-james-wans-the-trench-dc-movies-not-moving-forward-at-warner-bros-4159843/|access-date=2022-05-09|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> |
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* Darkseid appears in ''[[Superman/Batman: Apocalypse]]'' voiced by [[Andre Braugher]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cbr.com/conroy-daly-return-in-supermanbatman-apocalypse/ | title=Conroy, Daly Return In ''Superman/Batman: Apocalypse'' | work=Comic Book Resources | date=June 29, 2010 | access-date=May 9, 2022}}</ref><ref name="btva" /> He brainwashes [[Supergirl (Kara Zor-El)|Kara Zor-El]] into replacing [[Big Barda]] as the commander of his [[Female Furies]], only for Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman to journey to Apokolips to free Kara from his influence. Darkseid then ambushes Superman and Kara at their farm in [[Smallville (comics)|Smallville]] but is transported away via [[boom tube]] before he can kill them. |
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* Darkseid appears in the [[DC Animated Movie Universe]], voiced by [[Steve Blum]] in ''Justice League: War'' and by [[Tony Todd]] for subsequent appearances.<ref name="btva" /> |
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** In ''[[Justice League: War]]'', Darkseid and his forces attempt to invade and terraform Earth only to be sent back to Apokolips via Boom Tube by a group of heroes that band together to form the [[Justice League]]. |
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** In ''[[Reign of the Supermen (film)|Reign of the Supermen]]'', Darkseid is revealed to be the mastermind behind the [[The Death of Superman (film)|previous film]]'s events as he is responsible for the creation of [[Doomsday (comics)|Doomsday]] and the transformation of [[Hank Henshaw]] into [[Cyborg Superman]] as a means of orchestrating a second invasion of Earth. |
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** In ''[[Justice League Dark: Apokolips War]]'', Darkseid creates an army of "Paradooms" (hybrids of Parademons and Doomsday clones) and brutally kills heroes and villains alike before conquering Earth.<ref name="Trailer">{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/justice-league-dark-apokolips-war-trailer/|title='Justice League Dark: Apokolips War' Trailer Reveals an R-rated DC Comics Epic|last=Mancuso|first=Vinnie|website=Collider|date=March 4, 2020}}</ref> Years later, Superman and the other survivors of the invasion launch a coordinated attack on Apokolips, freeing several mutilated heroes like Cyborg and Batman from Darkseid's influence and using the demon [[Trigon (comics)|Trigon]] against him. Using the connections to the planet, Cyborg sacrifices his life to send himself, Darkseid, Trigon, and Apokolips into oblivion. |
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* Darkseid appears in ''[[Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League]]'', voiced by Tony Todd.<ref name="btva" /> |
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* An alternate universe version of Darkseid appears in a flashback in ''[[Justice League: Gods and Monsters]]'', voiced by [[Bruce Thomas (actor)|Bruce Thomas]].<ref name="btva" /> |
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* Darkseid appears in ''[[Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom]]'', voiced by Tony Todd.<ref name="btva" /> |
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* Darkseid appears in ''[[Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans]]'', voiced again by "Weird Al" Yankovic.<ref name="btva" /> After the events of the film, he attacks Jump City, but the [[Teen Titans]] refuse to fight him out of exhaustion. |
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===Video games=== |
===Video games=== |
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* Darkseid appears in ''[[Superman: The Game]]''. |
* Darkseid appears in ''[[Superman: The Game]]''. |
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* Darkseid appears in ''[[Justice League Task Force (video game)|Justice League Task Force]]'' |
* Darkseid appears in ''[[Justice League Task Force (video game)|Justice League Task Force]]'', voiced by [[Matt Uelmen]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/60997/from-tristram-to-torchlight-an|title=From Tristram to Torchlight: An Interview with Composer Matt Uelmen|website=Shacknews|date=23 October 2009 |access-date=Oct 12, 2020}}</ref> |
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* Darkseid appears in ''[[Superman 64]]'', voiced again by Michael Ironside. |
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* Darkseid appears in the 1999 ''[[Superman (1999 video game)|Superman]]'' video game, voiced by [[Michael Ironside]]. He is encountered in Lex Luthor's virtual Metropolis and is sighted in a level where he is merely standing around in a parking garage. The player (uncharacteristically) easily takes him out with one punch and then has to deliver him to the police. |
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* Darkseid appears in ''[[Superman: Shadow of Apokolips]]'', voiced by [[Kevin Michael Richardson]]. |
* Darkseid appears in ''[[Superman: Shadow of Apokolips]]'', voiced by [[Kevin Michael Richardson]].<ref name="btva" /> |
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* Darkseid appears in ''[[Justice League Heroes]]'', voiced by [[David Sobolov]].<ref name="btva" /> He is freed from his extradimensional prison by Brainiac, who promises him unlimited power. He takes a Mother Box and a "Sensory Matrix Hypercube" to transform Earth into a New Apokolips and takes Superman as his prize. The League defeat him, sending him back to his prison in the cube, while the Mother Box reverses Darkseid's damage to Earth. |
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* Darkseid appears in ''[[Justice League Heroes]]'', voiced by [[David Sobolov]]. In this continuity, he has at some point been trapped in another dimension, and thus remains behind the scenes for most of the story as he manipulates [[Brainiac (character)|Brainiac]] with promises of unleashing great power and knowledge in exchange for acquiring a [[Mother Box]] from the Justice League Watchtower. Using the power of the Mother Box and the sensory field matrix that served as his prison, Darkseid is able to escape – saying that he has fulfilled his bargain to help Brainiac unleash great power, with the great knowledge being that one should never trust Darkseid – and remake Earth into a new Apokolips. He subsequently attempted to destroy the League with his Omega Beams, but Mother Box was able to save the League by altering the Omega Effect to send them to another dimension filled with a strange ambient energy that renders the Omega Beams useless. Now protected from Darkseid, the League return to Earth and defeat him, Wonder Woman subsequently using her Lasso of Truth to learn that only the hypercube that imprisoned Darkseid originally can imprison him again. The league activates the cube and Superman defeats Darkseid, imprisoning him once again. With Darkseid defeated, Mother Box restores Earth to normal, with Green Lantern promising to take Darkseid's hypercube somewhere where it can never be discovered and Darkseid released again. |
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* Darkseid appears as a boss in ''[[Puzzle & Dragons]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=February 8, 2019 |title=Justice League Collab Returns! |url=https://www.puzzleanddragons.us/single-post/2019/02/07/justice-league-collab-returns |access-date=May 19, 2024 |website=Puzzle & Dragons |language=en}}</ref> |
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* Darkseid appears in ''[[Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe]]'', voiced by Perry Brown. He appears in the opening of the DC side of the Story Mode having been defeated by Superman. Attempting to flee via a [[boom tube]], Darkseid is struck by Superman's heat vision. Unknown to both of them at the same time, [[Raiden (Mortal Kombat)|Raiden]] is blasting [[Dark Kahn|Shao Kahn]] with lighting as the villain attempted to flee in a portal. These two events link together, merging both villains into an entity known as Dark Kahn. This results in both realities beginning to merge. The creature spreads its will through both realities, increasing the Rage of every fighter to the point that they become delusional and mistake friends with enemies. Confronted by both Raiden and Superman, Dark Kahn explodes and both realities separate. Darkseid ends up in the Mortal Kombat universe by accident, being imprisoned in Nether Realm. In Darkseid's ending the sorcerer Shang Tsung attempt to take Darkseid's soul to gain strength, but the villain had the process reversed on him, empowering Darkseid instead. |
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* Darkseid appears in ''[[ |
* Darkseid appears as a boss in ''[[DC Universe Online]]''. |
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* Darkseid appears in ''[[Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eisen |first=Andrew |date=October 4, 2013 |title=DC Characters and Objects - ''Scribblenauts Unmasked'' Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/scribblenauts-unmasked/DC_Characters_and_Objects |access-date=May 19, 2024 |website=IGN}}</ref> |
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* Darkseid appears in ''[[DC Universe Online]]''. He is the final boss in the "Darkseid's War Factory" raid. |
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* Darkseid appears in ''[[Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe]]'', voiced by Perry Brown.<ref name="btva" /> After the Mortal Kombat and DC universes are merged, Darkseid is fused with [[Shao Kahn]] to create '''Dark Kahn'''. After Dark Kahn is destroyed, Darkseid is transported to the Mortal Kombat universe and imprisoned in the Netherrealm. |
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* Darkseid appears as a skin for [[Geras (Mortal Kombat)|Geras]] in ''[[Mortal Kombat 11]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bonthuys |first=Darryn |date=January 16, 2020 |title=New Joker gameplay trailer for Mortal Kombat 11 gives you what you freakin' deserve |url=https://www.criticalhit.net/gaming/new-joker-gameplay-trailer-for-mortal-kombat-11-gives-you-what-you-freakin-deserve/ |access-date=May 19, 2024 |website=Critical Hit |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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* Darkseid appears in ''[[Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham]]'', voiced by [[Travis Willingham]] |
* Darkseid appears as a playable character in ''[[Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham]]'', voiced by [[Travis Willingham]]. |
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* Darkseid appears as a playable character in ''[[Lego DC Super-Villains]]'', voiced again by Michael Ironside.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nerdist.com/lego-dc-super-villains-trailer-joker/ |title=The Joker Headlines a New Game in LEGO DC SUPER-VILLAINS Trailer |date=May 30, 2018 |website=[[Nerdist Industries|Nerdist]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141210/https://nerdist.com/lego-dc-super-villains-trailer-joker/ |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.comicsbeat.com/sdcc18-lego-dc-super-villains-cast-and-devs-dish-on-funever-evil/ |title=SDCC'18: LEGO DC SUPER VILLAINS Cast and Devs Dish on Funever Evil |last=Nieves |first=Davey |date=July 21, 2018 |website=The Beat }} |
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</ref><ref name="btva" /> He sends the [[Crime Syndicate of America]] to find the Anti-Life Equation, forcing the Justice League and the Legion of Doom to join forces to defeat him. Following their defeat, Darkseid and his minions are brainwashed into reforming. |
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</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.comicsbeat.com/sdcc18-lego-dc-super-villains-cast-and-devs-dish-on-funever-evil/ |title=SDCC’18: LEGO DC SUPER VILLAINS Cast and Devs Dish on Funever Evil |last=Nieves |first=Davey |date=July 21, 2018 |website=The Beat |publisher= |access-date= |quote=}} |
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====Injustice==== |
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* Darkseid appears in ''[[Injustice: Gods Among Us]]''. Darkseid sits in his throne room until any hero or villain is teleported to Apokolips from the Hall of Justice via a Boom Tube. He beats whoever appears and then hits the character with his Omega Beams which sends them flying back into the Boom Tube, teleporting the character back to the Hall. The character is also available as a playable character in the [[iOS]] version of the game. |
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* Darkseid is featured as a DLC character in the 2017 fighting game ''[[Injustice 2]]'', with Michael Leon Wooley reprising the role. In Darkseid's ending, Darkseid vaporizes Brainiac with his Omega Beams and then does the same to Superman to avenge Kalibak's death. Upon [[Desaad]] torturing Supergirl into submission, Darkseid used her Kryptonian DNA to create a new line of Parademons to conquer the universe. |
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===Merchandise=== |
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The 1984 [[Kenner]] "[[Super Powers Collection]]" toy line featured the first Darkseid action figure. The toy company felt that he and his minions provided the ideal larger than life collection of villains for the toy line.<ref>{{cite book|last=Evanier|first=Mark|author-link=Mark Evanier|title=[[Kirby: King of Comics]]|year=2008|publisher=Abrams|location=New York City|isbn=978-0-8109-9447-8|page=197}}</ref> |
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Kenner released a Darkseid figure in their Total Justice toy line. |
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A Darkseid figure was released in the ''Justice League'' Mission Vision toy line, based on his appearance in the DC Animated Universe. This figure was later re-released in a three pack and a six pack. |
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DC Direct has released multiple Darkseid action figures and toys. He was featured in their ''Batman/Superman'' series (based on the artwork of [[Michael Turner (comics)|Michael Turner]]), in a two-pack boxed set with Orion, a stylized Blammoids art toy figure, and most recently a figure based on his New 52 incarnation. |
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Mattel released a Darkseid figure in fourth series of their Retro-Action DC Super Heroes line, a homage to the vintage Mego action figures of the seventies which utilized 8" bodies with cloth outfits. |
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Funko has released a Darkseid as part of their Pop! line of Vinyl figures. |
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* Darkseid appears as a non-playable character in ''[[Injustice: Gods Among Us]]'' via the Hall of Justice stage. He is also available as a playable character in the game's [[IOS]] version. |
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* Darkseid is featured as a preorder bonus and later-DLC character in ''[[Injustice 2]]'', voiced again by Michael-Leon Wooley.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=January 17, 2017 |title=Injustice 2 story trailer, Darkseid pre-order DLC and special editions announced |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2017/01/injustice-2-story-trailer-darkseid-pre-order-dlc-special-editions-announced |access-date=May 19, 2024 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Lego has released a set under the DC Super Heroes theme in 2015 named "Darkseid's Invasion", containing 545 pieces and including Darkseid as a large Lego figure. |
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Darkseid was ranked as the 6th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time by [[IGN]] and the 23rd Greatest Villain of All Time by ''[[Wizard (magazine)|Wizard]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/top/comic-book-villains/6.html|title=Darkseid is number 6|publisher=[[IGN]]|access-date=April 5, 2016}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*"[[The Great Darkness Saga]]" |
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*[[List of Superman enemies]] |
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*[[Thanos]], a Marvel Comics character influenced by Darkseid |
* [[Thanos]], a [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] character influenced by Darkseid. |
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* [https://books.google.com/books?id=sgd_BwAAQBAJ&dq=darkseid&pg=PA67 100 Things Avengers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die] |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 (December 10th 1970)[1] |
| Created by | Jack Kirby[2][3][4] |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Uxas |
| Species | New God |
| Place of origin | Apokolips |
| Team affiliations | Darkseid's Elite Female Furies Intergang Secret Society of Super Villains Legion of Doom Injustice League |
| Notable aliases | Lord of Apokolips God of Evil Anti-Life God Boss Dark Side |
| Abilities | See list
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Darkseid (/ˈdɑːrksaɪd/)[5] is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer-artist Jack Kirby, the character first made a cameo appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 (December 1970), before being fully introduced in Forever People #1 (February 1971).
Formerly known as Uxas, Darkseid is a New God and the tyrannical ruler of the planet Apokolips. His ultimate goal is to find and gain control over the Anti-Life Equation to enslave the multiverse by eliminating all hope and free will in sentient beings. Regarded as one of the most powerful beings in the DC Universe, Darkseid serves as one of Superman's greatest adversaries and the archenemy of the Justice League.
Darkseid has been adapted in various media incarnations, having made his live-action feature debut in the 2021 DC Extended Universe film Zack Snyder's Justice League, portrayed by Ray Porter. Michael Ironside, Andre Braugher, Tony Todd, and others have provided the character's voice in media ranging from animation to video games.
Publication history
[edit]Darkseid was created by writer-artist Jack Kirby to serve as the chief antagonist of his "Fourth World" metaseries. The character was first seen briefly in a series of cameos that started in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 (December 1970), before making his first full appearance in Forever People #1 (February 1971). Kirby modeled Darkseid's face on actor Jack Palance and based his personality on Adolf Hitler and Richard Nixon.[6][7]
Though Darkseid was originally conceived as the primary villain for the New Gods, he would eventually be established as an archenemy of Superman and the Justice League.[8]
Darkseid has had a large influence in pop culture and other comics; most notably, Kirby's creation is credited as the inspiration for Marvel Comics' high-profile villain Thanos by his creators.
Mark Evanier, who spent several years as Kirby's assistant, has stated that 'Darkseid' is pronounced "As if spelled 'dark side,' as in 'the dark side of man's nature'", noting that this was "how Kirby always pronounced it around me"; however, Evanier has also stated that "at least once, when some fan who pronounced it 'dark seed' was excitedly telling [Kirby] his theories about the character, [Kirby] went along with it, rather than correct the kid."[9]
Fictional character biography
[edit]Prince Uxas, the son of King Yuga Khan and Queen Heggra and the second-in-line to the throne of Apokolips, plotted to seize control over the planet from his older brother, Drax.[10] When Drax attempted to claim the fabled Omega Force, Uxas murdered him and claimed its power for himself. His skin turned to stone, and Uxas rechristened himself as Darkseid.[11][12][13][14] At some point, he fell in love with an Apokoliptian scientist and sorceress named Suli, with whom he had a son, Kalibak. However, Heggra ordered Desaad to poison Suli out of the belief that she was corrupting her son.
Following Suli's death, Darkseid's heart grew even colder and his disdain for his mother intensified when she forced him to marry a woman named Tigra, with whom he had another son, Orion. Seeking vengeance against Heggra for killing the one he loved, Darkseid ordered Desaad to poison her so he could finally become the supreme monarch of Apokolips. Darkseid then tried to force Tigra to eliminate Orion, but the latter was ultimately traded with Highfather's son, Scott Free, as part of a peace treaty between the warring planets of Apokolips and New Genesis.[15] This trade eventually became a setback for Darkseid, with Orion growing up to value and defend the ideals of New Genesis as a powerful champion in opposition to his father. The prophecy foretold that Darkseid would meet his final defeat at the hands of Orion in a cataclysmic battle in the fiery Armaghetto of Apokolips. Likewise, Darkseid and his training minion, Granny Goodness, were unable to break Scott Free's spirit after a long, torturous upbringing and Free ultimately managed to escape Apokolips, taking with him the Female Fury Big Barda, as his wife. Free, now known as the superhero Mister Miracle, and Barda began living on Earth, and Darkseid used this "betrayal" as a pretext to declare the treaty with New Genesis abrogated so the planets could resume their conflict.
Darkseid's goal was to eliminate all free will from the universe, supplanting the Presence as its Supreme Being. To this end, he sought to unravel the mysterious Anti-Life Equation, which gives its user complete control over the thoughts and emotions of all living beings in the universe. Darkseid had tried on several other occasions to achieve dominance of the universe through other methods, most notably through his minion Glorious Godfrey, who could control people's minds with his voice. He had a special interest in Earth, as he believed humans possess collectively within their minds most, if not all, fragments of the Anti-Life Equation.
Darkseid intended to probe the minds of every human to piece together the Equation. This has caused him to clash with many superheroes of the DC Universe, most notably the Kryptonian Superman. Darkseid worked behind the scenes, using superpowered minions in his schemes to overthrow Earth, including working through Intergang, a crime syndicate which employs Apokoliptian technology and later becomes a religious cult that worships Darkseid.
The Great Darkness Saga
[edit]One thousand years in the future, Darkseid has been absent for centuries and is almost completely forgotten. He returns and comes into conflict with that era's champions, the Legion of Super-Heroes. After using both scientific and magical methods to enhance his power, Darkseid transposes the planets Apokolips and Daxam—which places Daxam under a yellow sun and gives each of its inhabitants Kryptonian-like superpowers equal to those of Superman. Placing the Daxamites under his mental thrall, he uses them in a massive attempt to conquer the known universe. However, he is eventually defeated by the Legion and many of its allies.[16][17][18][19][20][21]
Seeing other deities as a threat, Darkseid invades Themyscira to discover the secret location of the Olympian deities, planning to overthrow the Olympians and steal their power. Refusing to aid Darkseid in his mad quest, the Amazons battled his Parademon troops, causing half of the Amazon population's death. Wonder Woman was able to gain her revenge against Darkseid for killing so many of her sisters by placing a portion of her own soul into Darkseid. This supposedly weakened the god's power as he lost a portion of his dark edge.
The Seven Soldiers and "Boss Dark Side"
[edit]In Grant Morrison's 2005 Mister Miracle limited series, it was revealed that Darkseid had finally discovered the Anti-Life Equation, which he then used to destroy the Fourth World altogether. The New Gods fled to Earth, where they hid. Highfather and his followers were now a group of homeless people. Metron used a wheelchair, the Black Racer was an old white man in a wheelchair, DeSaad was an evil psychiatrist, Granny Goodness was a pimp (or "madam") for the Female Furies and Darkseid himself was now an evil gang leader who is referred to only as "Boss Dark Side". It is revealed that Darkseid actually gave the Sheeda North America in return for Aurakles, Earth's first superhero.[22] This was, in turn, purely for Darkseid to get Shilo Norman, whom he considers the "Avatar of Freedom", in his clutches so that he could eventually destroy the New Gods.
Final Crisis
[edit]As prophesied, Orion returns to Earth via boom tube for his final battle with Darkseid. During the massive fight, Orion ultimately kills him by ripping his heart out, which created a firepit of Apokolips from Darkseid's chest cavity (in reference to the prophecy of their final battle). As Darkseid dies, a battered, wounded Orion walks away from the battlefield having "won" the battle against his father once and for all. However, Darkseid's life essence endured even the death of his body and fell back in time, where he was reborn as "Boss Dark Side", aided by his resurrected minions and the supervillain Libra.
Once again bound to the form of a human, "Boss Dark Side" began to appear in a number of titles in the run up to Final Crisis. In The Flash vol. 2 #240, he led an army of fanatics, their will broken by the "spoken form" of the Anti-Life Equation, to kidnap the Tornado Twins. In Birds of Prey #118, he runs his Dark Side Club where superhumans fight to the death, brainwashed by drugs produced by Bernadeth. In Teen Titans #59, it was revealed that he had employed the Terror Titans to capture the Teen Titans and use them in his club fights.
In Final Crisis, Darkseid has begun to take over Earth and corrupt the Multiverse with the aid of his herald Libra, a reborn supervillain and antichrist-like figure who soon converts much of the Secret Society of Super Villains to his cause with the aid of the Crime Bible and the Holy Lance. Darkseid is also joined by the souls of his fellow evil New Gods, who, like Darkseid, now possess either modified human bodies or the bodies of other superpowered beings, such as Mary Marvel.
Darkseid also arranges for detective Dan Turpin to be lured into the Dark Side Club, where Turpin is turned into Darkseid's "final host", as his Boss Dark Side body has begun to mummify due to Darkseid's foul astral presence. With his legion of followers and allies aiding him as he undergoes his latest "rebirth", Darkseid successfully conquers the Earth with the unleashing of the Anti-Life Equation onto mankind. However, the rebirthing process is still far from complete as Dan Turpin's mind and soul, while corrupted by Darkseid's essence, still remains in firm control over his body. However, at the same moment Shilo Norman, the "Embodiment of Freedom" is shot by S.H.A.D.E. operatives, thus signalling the "Victory of Evil". Darkseid wins control over Turpin's body, now twisted in a close copy of his Apokoliptan former appearance, and wearing an updated version of his battle armor. Darkseid then gains the fullest of his power, his "fall" having the effect of compressing and crumpling spacetime around Earth.
After escaping from captivity, Batman shoots Darkseid with the same radion bullet that killed Orion, while Darkseid simultaneously hits Batman with the Omega Beam, sending him back in time and then "infecting" Batman with Omega energy that will cause him to jump forward in time, with disastrous results when he reaches the present. Darkseid is mortally wounded, but not before his Omega Sanction teleports Batman into prehistoric times. Remains believed to be Batman's (later revealed to be the last of the many Batman clones that Darkseid created) are found by Superman, who confronts Darkseid. As Darkseid mocks his old enemy for failing to defend Earth, it emerges that in Darkseid's fall through the multiverse, he created a doomsday singularity that now threatens all of existence. When Superman attempts to physically assault him, Darkseid reveals that he now exists inside the bodies of all those who fell to the power of the Anti-Life Equation and that killing Darkseid will kill humanity. Darkseid then reloads the gun that was used to shoot him, to kill Orion by way of firing the bullet backwards in time (a move Superman deems to be suicide due to the paradoxical nature of his actions: the bullet used to kill Orion is ultimately fired at him by Batman and is now poisoning him to death).
Before Darkseid can use the Omega Effect to kill Superman, Barry Allen and Wally West lead the Black Racer to Darkseid and making contact with him frees Turpin from Darkseid's control. Wonder Woman (having been freed from possession by one of Darkseid's minions) then uses her lasso of truth to bind Darkseid's spirit form, effectively freeing humanity from the Anti-Life Equation and being controlled by Darkseid. In his final effort, Darkseid's disembodied essence appears and tries to seize the Miracle Machine Superman has created; however, Superman uses counter-vibrations to destroy him. Furthermore, the last piece of Darkseid's plan fails when Batman escapes the Omega Sanction.
Doctor Impossible later manipulates the Crime Syndicate of America into helping him resurrect Darkseid via a machine that draws energy from the Multiverse itself. The resurrection backfires and creates a new being known as the Omega Man.[23]
The New 52
[edit]In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, Darkseid's name is first invoked by a Parademon in Justice League #1.[24] He is later mentioned again in Justice League #2,[25] and in Justice League #3 Darkseid makes his first appearance in the series, seen in a vision by Victor Stone after he is injured by an exploding Mother Box.[26] In the final pages of Justice League #4, Darkseid himself appears.[27] In Justice League #5, the League confronts him but they are overpowered by him, when he severely hurts Superman with his Omega Beams and breaks Green Lantern's arm.[28] Finally, in Justice League #6, Darkseid is driven out when Cyborg activates the invaders' Mother Boxes and Superman forces him through a boom tube. The incidents that occur in these issues make Darkseid the first foe the newly formed League faces as a team. The issue also reveals DeSaad and Steppenwolf, referring to Darkseid's daughter and their ceaseless search for her across countless worlds.[29] Darkseid's daughter escapes containment in Justice League of America's Vibe #7 after the dampeners on her cage are temporarily disabled.[30]
In the New 52 continuity, there is only one set of New Gods across the 52 Multiverse. So as Darkseid invades Prime Earth in Justice League, he sends his lieutenant Steppenwolf to do the same, with greater success, on Earth 2, resulting in the deaths of Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman, and stranding Helena Wayne and Kara Zor-L on Prime Earth. Five years later, Darkseid once again invades Earth 2, which never fully recovered from his armies' earlier assault, and it is revealed that he and Highfather of New Genesis struck a deal allowing him the unchallenged right to invade Earth 2.
In Darkseid #1, his background story was revealed. Formerly a farmer named Uxas, he hated the deities of his world. So he traveled up to their mountain while they slept and tricked them all into fighting each other. As they were all weakened from the war, he killed them one by one with his scythe (similar to Kronos of Greek mythology) and stole their power, before destroying his world and creating Apokolips.
In Justice League: The Darkseid War (after the retirement of the "New 52" imprint), Darkseid comes into conflict with the Anti-Monitor. Darkseid's daughter Grail leads the Anti-Monitor, who is revealed to be a scientist named Mobius, to Darkseid for the former to kill the latter. Mobius believes that with the death of Darkseid, he will be free from being the Anti-Monitor. After an intense battle, the Anti-Monitor fuses the Black Racer with Flash and sends it after Darkseid. Using the fused Flash and his own powers, he kills Darkseid. With Darkseid dead, the universe is unbalanced as it has lost its God of Evil. Lex Luthor later fuses with the Omega Sanction, becoming the new ruler of Apokolips.
After killing the Anti-Monitor using an Anti-Life Equation-powered Steve Trevor, Grail would later resurrect Darkseid through the newborn child of Superwoman. The child has the same powers as his father Mazahs, with the ability to steal the powers of others. Stealing the new "God" abilities of the Justice League, Grail fuses them with the child and brings Darkseid back to life. However, he is under her complete control. Grail later attempts to redeem herself by seemingly killing Darkseid with the Anti-Life Equation. However, it is later revealed that she reincarnated him back as a baby with the intention of teaching him differently.
In DC Rebirth, Darkseid kills Zeus and absorbs his power to return to his original form.[31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38]
New Justice
[edit]After countless alien planets being held captive by Brainiac's race are freed, they venture into an unknown area of outer space called the "Ghost Sector." After remembering a prophecy his father told him, and noticing the crack in the Source Wall, Darkseid lures Cyborg, Starfire, and Azrael to the Ghost Sector in an attempt to use their powers to conquer the Multiverse.[39]
Being successful with the team's entrapment, Darkseid reveals to Cyborg that a bond was established between them, when Cyborg merged with Darkseid's Mother Box. According to the prophecy, the alien worlds were hidden because of the Old Gods they worshipped.
Infinite Frontier
[edit]In Infinite Frontier, Darkseid is trapped in Earth-Omega following the restoration of the multiverse. He regained his original form by fusing with his alternate universe counterparts. Darkseid's former henchmen reunite with him on Earth-Omega and remain by his side as he gains a new follower named X-Tract, Cameron Chase's Earth-Two counterpart.[40]
Darkseid battles the Justice League Incarnate, but is defeated by the Great Hand and sent to a mysterious place where he is controlled by Pariah and the Great Darkness.[41] He is freed after Nightwing fends off the Great Darkness and returns to Apokolips.
DC All In
[edit]In DC All In, Darkseid bonds with the Spectre using the Miracle Machine before allowing himself to be killed in battle with the Justice League to become unbound from time and space.[42][43][44] He travels to another universe and corrupts it with his influence, transforming it into the Absolute Universe.[45][46][47]
Powers and abilities
[edit]As a New God, Darkseid is nigh-immortal and possesses immense physical abilities. He can harness the Omega Effect to generate disintegrating energy beams capable of instantly killing or resurrecting others. Furthermore, Darkseid can teleport and possesses telepathy and telekinesis.[38][48][49][50][51][52][53][54]
Other versions
[edit]Injustice: Gods Among Us tie-in
[edit]Darkseid appears in the Injustice: Gods Among Us prequel comic.
Injustice vs. Masters of the Universe
[edit]Darkseid appears in the crossover comic Injustice vs. Masters of the Universe. He battles Superman and He-Man before being killed by the latter, after which he is transformed into pure knowledge and claimed by the elders of Grayskull.
In other media
[edit]Television
[edit]Live-action
[edit]- Darkseid appears in the tenth and final season of Smallville.[55] This version primarily appears as a non-corporeal being with superhuman strength, telekinesis and the ability to transform into smoke.[56] According to Carter Hall, Darkseid was present on Earth during many of humanity's darkest hours, including the Spanish Inquisition and Third Reich. Granny Goodness claims that Kali, Hades and Lucifer are all names that Darkseid has been called on Earth. After awakening from a rift in the universe, Darkseid instigates an anti-vigilante movement and corrupts countless humans, including Gordon Godfrey and General Slade Wilson, to pull Apokolips towards Earth. In the two-part series finale, Darkseid made a deal involving Lex Luthor's revival in exchange for possession of Lionel Luthor's body in order to confront Clark Kent who seemingly destroyed him.[57] The comic book continuation reveals that Darkseid survived and restored his physical form.[58]
Animation
[edit]- Darkseid appears in Super Friends, voiced by Frank Welker.
- Darkseid appears in the DC Animated Universe, voiced by Michael Ironside.[59][60]
- The character is introduced in Superman: The Animated Series. Darkseid defies the peace treaty between Apokolips and its sister planet, New Genesis, by searching for the Anti-Life Equation to remake the universe in his image.[61] Following the repeated failures of his underlings,[62][63] Darkseid personally defeats Superman, kills Dan Turpin and nearly succeeds in conquering Earth until New Genesis' forces declare the planet to be under their protection.[64][65] In the series finale, Darkseid has Superman brainwashed into thinking he is his adopted son and invading Earth for him.[66] Superman breaks free of Darkseid's influence and confronts him on Apokolips. Darkseid is defeated, but survives, as his servants come to his aid.[67]
- Darkseid returns in the Justice League episode "Twilight". He works with and later betrays Brainiac before being killed when Brainiac's base is destroyed.[68][69]
- In the Justice League Unlimited episodes "Alive!" and "Destroyer", Lex Luthor accidentally resurrects Darkseid while attempting to revive Brainiac.[70] Luthor and Metron retrieve the Anti-Life Equation, which the former uses to absorb himself and Darkseid into the Source Wall.[71]
- Darkseid appears in Batman: The Brave and the Bold, voiced by Michael-Leon Wooley.[72][73][60]
- Darkseid appears in Young Justice, voiced again by Michael-Leon Wooley.[60] This version is an ally of Vandal Savage, with whom he made a deal to aid each other in their respective conquests. When Earth and Apokolips are the only two worlds remaining, a final battle would determine who controls the universe.
- Darkseid appears in Teen Titans Go!, voiced by "Weird Al" Yankovic.[74][60][75]
- Darkseid appears in Justice League Action, voiced by Jonathan Adams.[76][60]
- Darkseid appears in the DC Super Hero Girls episode "My So Called Anti-Life", voiced by John DiMaggio.[60]
- Darkseid appears in Harley Quinn, voiced again by Michael Ironside.[60] This version is a benefactor to Harley Quinn.
- Darkseid appears in Kite Man: Hell Yeah!, voiced by Keith David.[77][60]
Film
[edit]Live-action
[edit]- In 2014, Bryan Singer revealed that during early development of the scrapped Superman Returns sequel, Darkseid was considered to be the main antagonist.[78]
DC Extended Universe
[edit]
Darkseid is featured in the DC Extended Universe.
- The character is first alluded to in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. During a Knightmare sequence, Bruce Wayne experiences a vision of the future in which Darkseid has taken over the Earth and used the Anti-Life Equation to manipulate Superman into becoming his servant.
- Darkseid is mentioned in the 2017 theatrical release of Justice League and appears in Zack Snyder's 2021 director's cut, portrayed by Ray Porter.[79][60] In the latter version of the film, Darkseid gives his disgraced lieutenant, Steppenwolf, a chance at redemption by using three Mother Boxes to terraform and conquer the Earth in his name. After the Justice League defeats Steppenwolf, Darkseid vows to extract the Anti-Life Equation from the Earth himself.
- Darkseid was set to appear in New Gods prior to its cancellation.[80][81]
Animation
[edit]- Darkseid appears in Superman/Batman: Apocalypse voiced by Andre Braugher.[82][60] He brainwashes Kara Zor-El into replacing Big Barda as the commander of his Female Furies, only for Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman to journey to Apokolips to free Kara from his influence. Darkseid then ambushes Superman and Kara at their farm in Smallville but is transported away via boom tube before he can kill them.
- Darkseid appears in the DC Animated Movie Universe, voiced by Steve Blum in Justice League: War and by Tony Todd for subsequent appearances.[60]
- In Justice League: War, Darkseid and his forces attempt to invade and terraform Earth only to be sent back to Apokolips via Boom Tube by a group of heroes that band together to form the Justice League.
- In Reign of the Supermen, Darkseid is revealed to be the mastermind behind the previous film's events as he is responsible for the creation of Doomsday and the transformation of Hank Henshaw into Cyborg Superman as a means of orchestrating a second invasion of Earth.
- In Justice League Dark: Apokolips War, Darkseid creates an army of "Paradooms" (hybrids of Parademons and Doomsday clones) and brutally kills heroes and villains alike before conquering Earth.[83] Years later, Superman and the other survivors of the invasion launch a coordinated attack on Apokolips, freeing several mutilated heroes like Cyborg and Batman from Darkseid's influence and using the demon Trigon against him. Using the connections to the planet, Cyborg sacrifices his life to send himself, Darkseid, Trigon, and Apokolips into oblivion.
- Darkseid appears in Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League, voiced by Tony Todd.[60]
- An alternate universe version of Darkseid appears in a flashback in Justice League: Gods and Monsters, voiced by Bruce Thomas.[60]
- Darkseid appears in Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom, voiced by Tony Todd.[60]
- Darkseid appears in Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans, voiced again by "Weird Al" Yankovic.[60] After the events of the film, he attacks Jump City, but the Teen Titans refuse to fight him out of exhaustion.
Video games
[edit]- Darkseid appears in Superman: The Game.
- Darkseid appears in Justice League Task Force, voiced by Matt Uelmen.[84]
- Darkseid appears in Superman 64, voiced again by Michael Ironside.
- Darkseid appears in Superman: Shadow of Apokolips, voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson.[60]
- Darkseid appears in Justice League Heroes, voiced by David Sobolov.[60] He is freed from his extradimensional prison by Brainiac, who promises him unlimited power. He takes a Mother Box and a "Sensory Matrix Hypercube" to transform Earth into a New Apokolips and takes Superman as his prize. The League defeat him, sending him back to his prison in the cube, while the Mother Box reverses Darkseid's damage to Earth.
- Darkseid appears as a boss in Puzzle & Dragons.[85]
- Darkseid appears as a boss in DC Universe Online.
- Darkseid appears in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[86]
Mortal Kombat
[edit]- Darkseid appears in Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, voiced by Perry Brown.[60] After the Mortal Kombat and DC universes are merged, Darkseid is fused with Shao Kahn to create Dark Kahn. After Dark Kahn is destroyed, Darkseid is transported to the Mortal Kombat universe and imprisoned in the Netherrealm.
- Darkseid appears as a skin for Geras in Mortal Kombat 11.[87]
Lego
[edit]- Darkseid appears as a playable character in Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, voiced by Travis Willingham.
- Darkseid appears as a playable character in Lego DC Super-Villains, voiced again by Michael Ironside.[88][89][60] He sends the Crime Syndicate of America to find the Anti-Life Equation, forcing the Justice League and the Legion of Doom to join forces to defeat him. Following their defeat, Darkseid and his minions are brainwashed into reforming.
Injustice
[edit]- Darkseid appears as a non-playable character in Injustice: Gods Among Us via the Hall of Justice stage. He is also available as a playable character in the game's IOS version.
- Darkseid is featured as a preorder bonus and later-DLC character in Injustice 2, voiced again by Michael-Leon Wooley.[90]
Reception
[edit]Darkseid was ranked as the 6th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time by IGN and the 23rd Greatest Villain of All Time by Wizard magazine.[91]
See also
[edit]- "The Great Darkness Saga"
- List of Superman enemies
- Thanos, a Marvel character influenced by Darkseid.
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