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 Darkseid drawn by George Perez. George Pérez (born June 9, 1954) is an illustrator and writer of Comic books born of Latin-American (Puerto-Rican descent |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 (November 1970) |
| Created by | Jack Kirby (writer & artist) |
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| Alter ego | Uxas |
| Species | New God |
| Place of origin | Apokolips |
| Team affiliations | Darkseid's Elite Intergang |
| Notable aliases | Dark Side |
| Abilities | Possessor of the Omega Force Superhuman strength, stamina, durability, and intellect Immortality |
Darkseid is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from October 1954 until March 1974 spanning a total of 163 issues Events in November All Saints' Day (formerly All Hallows Day a Christian holy day is celebrated on November 1, the day after Halloween Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg, August 28, 1917 &ndash February 6, 1994) was an American Comic book The New Gods are a Fictional race published by DC Comics, as well as the title for four series of comics about those characters The Elite are Fictional characters the top chosen to Darkseid, heir of Apokolips. Intergang is a fictional Organized crime organization in Superman and other DC comics A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company The character first appears in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 (November 1970), and was created by legendary writer-artist Jack Kirby. Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from October 1954 until March 1974 spanning a total of 163 issues Events in November All Saints' Day (formerly All Hallows Day a Christian holy day is celebrated on November 1, the day after Halloween Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg, August 28, 1917 &ndash February 6, 1994) was an American Comic book
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Publication history
Following his small debut in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 (November 1970), the character made his next appearance in Forever People #1 (March 1971). Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from October 1954 until March 1974 spanning a total of 163 issues Events in November All Saints' Day (formerly All Hallows Day a Christian holy day is celebrated on November 1, the day after Halloween Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Forever People are a Fictional group of Extraterrestial Superheroes published by DC Comics. Events in March American Red Cross Month Fire Prevention month ( The Philippines) Women's History Month ( United Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Originally limited to Kirby's Fourth World titles, such as New Gods, Forever People, and Mister Miracle, Darkseid was the secret benefactor for the original Secret Society of Supervillains (in 3 issues of the same name, 1976-1977) and made prominent appearances in the The Great Darkness Saga (1982), Legends (1986-1987), Cosmic Odyssey (1988-1989), and Our Worlds at War (2001) story arcs. The term Fourth World in academia sometimes refers to a sub-population subjected to social exclusion in global society but since the 1974 publication of The Fourth World An Indian The New Gods are a Fictional race published by DC Comics, as well as the title for four series of comics about those characters Mister Miracle ( Scott Free) is fictional Superhero published by DC Comics. The Secret Society of Super Villains ( SSoSV) is a group of Comic book Supervillains that exist in the DC Universe. Legends was a six-issue Comic book Limited series published in 1986 and 1987 by DC Comics, which had plot threads running Our Worlds at War was a Comic book crossover, published by DC Comics during the summer of 2001 Darkseid became one of DC Comics' premiere adversaries, appearing in Justice League of America, Action Comics, Superman, Green Lantern and Superman/Batman. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team. Action Comics is an American Comic book series which introduced Superman, the first major Superhero character as the term Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon Superman/Batman is a monthly Comic book series published by DC Comics that features the publisher's two most popular characters In the 1985 miniseries, Crisis on Infinite Earths, Darkseid also played a major part in the defeat of the Anti-Monitor. A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes Crisis on Infinite Earths is a twelve-issue American comic book Limited series (identified as a "12-part maxi-series" and crossover The Anti-Monitor is a Fictional character, a Comic book Supervillain and the Antagonist of the 1985 DC Comics Miniseries
According to writer Mark Evanier, Jack Kirby modeled Darkseid physically on actor Jack Palance, while "the style and substance of this master antagonist were based on just about every power-mad tyrant Kirby had ever met or observed, with a special emphasis on Richard Milhous Nixon. Mark Stephen Evanier (born March 2 1952) is an American Comic book and Television Writer, particularly known for his Jack Palance (born Volodymyr Palahniuk; February 18, 1919 – November 10, 2006) was an Oscar -winning American "[1]
Fictional character biography
The son of Yuga Khan and Queen Heggra, Prince Uxas, second in line to the throne of Apokolips, plotted to seize power over the planet. Yuga Khan is a DC Comics Supervillain. He first appeared in New Gods volume 2 #17 (June 1990 Heggra is a Fictional character, an Extraterrestial Monarch and Supervillain in publications from DC Comics. When his brother, Drax, attempted to claim the fabled Omega Force, Uxas murdered him and took the power for himself; transforming him into a rock-like creature, and taking a new name: Darkseid. [2] At some point, he falls in love with an Apokoliptian scientist named Suli, with whom he has a son, Kalibak; however Suli is poisoned by Desaad on Heggra's behalf, who believes that Suli was corrupting her son. Kalibak is a Fictional character, a Deity and Supervillain published by DC Comics. In DC Comics ' Comic books, Desaad is one of the followers of Darkseid from the planet of Apokolips in Jack Kirby's Fourth World Following Suli's death, Darkseid's heart grew even colder, and has Desaad poison Heggra, finally becoming the supreme monarch of Apokolips. Darkseid had briefly been forced by his mother to marry Tigra, with whom he also had a son; after murdering his mother, Darkseid had both Tigra and their son, Orion, banished on Apokolips. Tigra is a Fictional character, appearing in the New Gods comic books published by DC Comics. Orion is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics. [3]
The destructive war between the rival planet, New Genesis, is stopped only with a diplomatic exchange of the sons of Highfather and Darkseid. New Genesis is a Fictional planet in the (or rather in a parallel dimension adjacent to it Highfather is a fictional Comic book character in the DC Comics universe. Darkseid's second born son is surrendered to Highfather, while Darkseid receives Scott Free, who later becomes the master escape artist Mister Miracle. Mister Miracle ( Scott Free) is fictional Superhero published by DC Comics. This eventually turns out to be a setback for Darkseid, with his biological son growing up to value and defend the ideals of New Genesis in opposition to his father; it has been foretold that Darkseid will meet his final defeat at the hands of his son in a cataclysmic battle in the fiery Armaghetto of Apokolips.
Seeing other gods as a threat, Darkseid invades the island of Themyscira in order to discover the secret location of the Olympian gods, planning to overthrow the Olympians and steal their power. Themyscira (pronounced Them-mes-skera) ( is a Fictional island Nation in the DC Comics universe, and place of origin to its princess The Olympian Gods are mythological deities who appear in the Wonder Woman, Shazam and Aquaman comics Refusing to aid Darkseid in his mad quest, the Amazons battle his parademon troops, causing half of the Amazon population's death. In the DC Universe, Parademons are monstrous shock troops of Apokolips used by Darkseid to maintain the order of Apokolips [4] Wonder Woman is 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. [5]
Darkseid's goal is to eliminate all free will from the universe and reshape it into his own image. The question of free will To this end, he seeks to unravel the mysterious Anti-Life Equation, which will give him complete control over the thoughts and emotions of all living beings in the universe. The Anti-Life Equation is the fictional equation that the DC Comics villain Darkseid is searching for in the Jack Kirby's Fourth World setting While he has yet to obtain a working copy of the Anti-Life Equation, Darkseid has tried on several other occasions to achieve dominance of the universe through other methods. He has a special interest in Earth, as he believes humans possess collectively within their minds most, if not all, fragments of the Anti-Life Equation. EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 Human beings, humans or man (Origin 1590–1600 L homō man OL hemō the earthly one (see Humus Darkseid intends to probe the minds of every human in order to piece together the Equation. This has caused Darkseid to clash with that of many superheroes of the DC Universe, notably, the Kryptonian Superman. The DC Universe ( DCU) is the fictional Shared universe where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place Kryptonians are a fictional extraterrestrial race of the DC Comics universe who hail from the planet Krypton. Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon Darkseid works behind-the-scenes, using superpowered minions in his schemes to overthrow Earth, including working through Intergang. Intergang is a fictional Organized crime organization in Superman and other DC comics
Following Darkseid's attempt to attack Earth using a brainwashed Supergirl, Superman, believing Darkseid has destroyed (a reformed) Supergirl, hurls Darkseid into the sun where Darkseid is beaten unconscious by Superman who throws him into the Source Wall. Supergirl is a fictional Comic book superheroine that is depicted as a female counterpart to the DC Comics iconic Superhero Superman Supergirl is a fictional Comic book superheroine that is depicted as a female counterpart to the DC Comics iconic Superhero Superman The Sun (Sol is the Star at the center of the Solar System. The Source Wall is a fictional structure in the DC Comics universe [6] However, to pay a debt incurred to an alternate reality Darkseid and in order to realign the timeline, Superman later frees Darkseid from his entombment in the Source Wall. During his imprisonment in the Source Wall, Darkseid had been drained of his Omega powers. Desaad uses a mind-controlled Superman to retrieve Highfather's staff from the Source Wall, and use it as a conduit to recharge Darkseid's energies, via a portal to the Omega Realm. In DC Comics ' Comic books, Desaad is one of the followers of Darkseid from the planet of Apokolips in Jack Kirby's Fourth World [7]
Death of the New Gods and Countdown
Darkseid is orchestrating events to his liking, observing what is happening across the universe as the death of the Fourth World draws near, plotting to remake the universe in his own image. The Fourth World is the popular name given to a Metaseries of interconnecting Comic book titles written and drawn by Jack Kirby and published As New Gods are killed across the galaxy, Darkseid marshalled his forces on Apokolips, even resurrecting Virman Vundabar despite his earlier attempt to assassinate Darkseid--notably putting his forces in defensive deployments. The New Gods are a Fictional race published by DC Comics, as well as the title for four series of comics about those characters Virman Vundabar is a Fictional Extraterrestial Supervillain published by DC Comics.
Darkseid is shown to be apparently manipulating almost all the key characters in Countdown to Final Crisis on a giant cosmic chess board. Countdown to Final Crisis, known as Countdown for its first 25 issues is a Comic book Limited series published by DC Comics Chess is a recreational and competitive Game played between two players. For unknown reasons, he has given his protection to Jimmy Olsen, vaporizing a parademon for attacking him, and he has ensured that Karate Kid, carrier of the Morticoccus virus, survives. James Bartholomew "Jimmy" Olsen is a Fictional character, a Photojournalist who appears mainly in DC Comics ’ Superman stories In the DC Universe, Parademons are monstrous shock troops of Apokolips used by Darkseid to maintain the order of Apokolips Karate Kid ( Val Armorr) is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the future of the DC Comics universe, and a member of the He attempts to recruit Mary Marvel as his sorceress using his pawn Eclipso, but she turns on him and escapes. Mary Marvel is a Fictional character, a Comic book superheroine originally published by Fawcett Comics and now owned by DC Comics Eclipso is a Fictional character, a Supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. Darkseid has also assigned Desaad to ensure the "Great Disaster" comes about, and assigns Granny Goodness to recruit new Female Furies from Earth in the guise of Athena. Granny Goodness also known as Granny Harkness is a Fictional character, a Deity and Supervillain published by DC Comics. ATHENA was an Antimatter research project that took place at the AD Ring at CERN. It has been indicated by DC that with the Fourth World at an end, Darkseid seeks the rise of the "Fifth World", possibly on Earth, and is harnessing the Great Disaster and the Death of the New Gods to bring this about. The term Fourth World in academia sometimes refers to a sub-population subjected to social exclusion in global society but since the 1974 publication of The Fourth World An Indian Death of the New Gods is an eight-issue Comic book Limited series published in 2007 by DC Comics. Additionally, Darkseid has been manipulating the Monitor Solomon to bring about a war between the Monitors and Monarch for the fate of the Multiverse. The Monitors are a group of Fictional Comic book Characters who appear in books published by DC Comics. Monarch is the name of three fictional DC Comics Supervillains The first Monarch is Hank Hall, formerly Hawk, who The DC Multiverse is a Fictional continuity construct that exists in stories published by Comic book company DC Comics.
Darkseid turns Jimmy Olsen into a container for the powers of the New Gods. He sends Mary Marvel, whom he had coerced into taking back her dark powers, to capture him. Superman comes to Jimmy's aid, only for Darkseid to take control of Jimmy's powers, making him radiate Kryptonite. Kryptonite is a mineral from the Superman mythos originating in the Superman Radio show series Ray Palmer manages to shut off Darkseid's control, and the villain is confronted by a gigantic turtle-like Jimmy. The Atom is a Fictional character, a DC Comics superhero introduced during the Silver Age of comic books in Showcase After battling Jimmy across the Metropolis landscape, Darkseid moves in for the kill only to witness The Atom emerge from Jimmy's head. Palmer quickly destroys the vessel of the New Gods' powers freeing them into the void. Enraged, Darkseid is taken by surprise when a Boom Tube opens above the skies of Metropolis. His scion and son Orion emerges from the tube, having managed to escape being murdered by the Infinity Man. Orion is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics. Orion and Darkseid battle, and after a furious exchange, Darkseid is killed when his heart is ripped from his chest by his own son. [8]
However, shortly after his death, Darkseid is reborn in DC Universe #0 [9], albeit he seems wrecked by constant pain in his new form [10]
Darkseid will be a major villain in the DC Crossover Event of 2008 called 'Final Crisis'
Dark Side, the "human" alter ego used by Darkseid in Morrison's Seven Soldiers series, resurfaces later in the "Club Dark Side" crossover. The Seven Soldiers of Victory (also known as Law's Legionnaires) is a fictional team of Comic book Superheroes in the DC Comics universe In Flash #240 , he leads 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 a club where superhumans fight to the death, brainwashed by drugs produced by Bernedeth, and in Teen Titans #59 it is revealed that he employs the Terror Titans to capture the Teen Titans and use them in his club fights. FLASH, acronym of F ree E lectron LAS er in H amburg, an Accelerator -based soft X-ray Laser located The Anti-Life Equation is the fictional equation that the DC Comics villain Darkseid is searching for in the Jack Kirby's Fourth World setting The Tornado Twins are Fictional characters, Superheroes in the DC Comics Universe For the animated TV series based on this comic see Teen Titans (TV series. The Terror Titans are a Supervillain group in the DC Comics. They are a mirror group to the Teen Titans, being comprised of "legacy" villains
The Great Darkness Saga
In the 1982 storyline from Legion of Super-Heroes entitled "The Great Darkness Saga", Darkseid survived into the 30th century. This is about the DC Comics superhero team For the animated television series based on this see Legion of Super Heroes (TV series. Having been forgotten by almost everyone, he defeated the era's two most powerful villains (Mordru and the Time Trapper) and absorbed their powers, subsequently using those abilities to enslave the entire population of the planet Daxam. Mordru (also known as Mordru the Merciless) a Supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. The Time Trapper is a Fictional character and Supervillain who appears in stories published by DC Comics. Daxam is a Fictional planet within the DC Universe. It is home to a race called the Daxamites who are descended from Kryptonian colonists Commanding an army of billions of Daxamites (each with the same powers as Superman), as well as "dark" clones of Superman and other super powered beings, he launched a full-scale assault on the United Planets. The United Planets is a fictional governing body traditionally depicted as active in the 30th and 31st Century of the DC Universe. Only the efforts of the Legion of Super-Heroes and its allies were able to prevent him from conquering the entire known universe. This is about the DC Comics superhero team For the animated television series based on this see Legion of Super Heroes (TV series.
As a result of his defeat by the Legion, Darkseid sought revenge against two of the team's co-founders, married Legionnaires Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl. Garth Ranzz, also known as Lightning Lad and Live Wire, is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero in the DC Comics Saturn Girl is a Fictional character, a DC Comics Superhero, a telepath and a founding member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, an organization When the pregnant Saturn Girl was in labor, Darkseid stole one of her twin children, warped him into the monstrous Validus and sent him into the Legion's past, where he became one of the Legion's deadliest foes as a member of the Fatal Five. Validus is a Fictional DC Comics Supervillain, an enemy of the Legion of Super-Heroes and a member of the Fatal Five. The Fatal Five are Fictional characters, a Supervillain team of the 30th century in the DC Comics universe. Later, when his ploy was discovered, he restored Validus to his original form.
After the events of the Zero Hour miniseries in 1994, this storyline and all other previous Legion stories were removed from continuity. Zero Hour Crisis in Time is a five-issue Comic book Limited series and crossover storyline published by DC Comics in 1994 However, a new incarnation of the Legion was introduced in 2007, in "The Lightning Saga" storyline in the Justice League of America and Justice Society of America titles. The Lightning Saga is a Comic book crossover Story arc that took place in DC Comics ' two flagship team books Justice League The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team. The Justice Society of America, or JSA, is a DC Comics Superhero group the first team of superheroes in Comic book history Geoff Johns, one of DC Comics' key writers, has stated that this incarnation of the Legion shares the same history as the original Legion up to the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths. Crisis on Infinite Earths is a twelve-issue American comic book Limited series (identified as a "12-part maxi-series" and crossover [11] Since "The Great Darkness Saga" occurred prior to Crisis on Infinite Earths, the question of whether these events are once again part of mainstream DC continuity remains an open one.
A variant of the story occurred in Post-Zero Hour continuity, under the title "Foundations". In this version Darkseid called various heroes from the past, including a young Clark Kent, and controlled them to build up his power base (the equivalent of the "dark clones"). His plan was to bring his younger self from the past and absorb his powers. Instead, he was killed by the younger Darkseid, who was subsequently defeated by the Legion alongside two Superboys, Clark Kent and Kon-El, and returned to his proper time. Superboy, also known by his Kryptonian name Kon-El and his human alias Conner Kent, is a fictional Superhero in the
Powers and abilities
Darkseid is among the most powerful New Gods, sometimes depicted with a variety of god-like abilities at his disposal. His main power, the Omega Effect, is a form of energy that he fires from his eyes as either concussive force or beams of disintegration, capable of erasing most objects and organisms from existence as well as reform them. Darkseid has pinpoint control over his Omega Beams, and his unerring aim allows them to travel in straight lines, bend, twist, or curve around corners, and can pass through matter and energy. Darkseid at one point claimed that no living being had ever survived the full force of the Omega Effect, but the Omega Effect has been shown to be ineffective against the gauntlets/bracelets of Wonder Woman (formed as they were from the Olympian Aegis) which allowed her to successfully defend herself against their effects. Several beings, such as Doomsday and Superman, have survived them. Doomsday is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics. Darkseid is also able to project the Omega Effect as energy blasts from his hands.
In addition, Darkseid possesses superhuman strength, stamina, and durability equivalent to the corresponding traits of Superman. Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon Countdown To Final Crisis #2 reveals that he also possesses the ability to increase his size.
Despite his great might, Darkseid is generally unaccustomed to physical combat; he is a master schemer and strategist. On Apokolips, Darkseid commands all of its vast military resources. He has access to the full technological resources of Apokolips, such as boom tubes that allows him to travel through time and between dimensions. A boom tube is a slang expression for an extra dimensional point-to-point travel portal opened by a Mother box used primarily by residents of New Genesis and
Other versions
Seven Soldiers
In Grant Morrison's 2005 Mister Miracle miniseries, it is revealed that Darkseid finally discovered the Anti-Life Equation, which he then used to destroy the Fourth World altogether. Grant Morrison (born January 31 1960 is a Scottish Comic book writer and artist Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Anti-Life Equation is the fictional equation that the DC Comics villain Darkseid is searching for in the Jack Kirby's Fourth World setting The Fourth World is the popular name given to a Metaseries of interconnecting Comic book titles written and drawn by Jack Kirby and published The New Gods fled to Earth, where they hid: Highfather and his followers are now a group of homeless people, Metron is an epileptic, the Black Racer is an old white man in a wheelchair, Desaad is an evil psychiatrist, Granny Goodness is a pimp for the Female Furies, and Darkseid himself is now an evil businessman who is referred to only as "Dark Side". The New Gods are a Fictional race published by DC Comics, as well as the title for four series of comics about those characters EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 Metron is a character created by Jack Kirby for his Fourth World series in DC Comics. The Black Racer is a Fictional character, a Deity and Avatar of Death in DC Comics universe. In DC Comics ' Comic books, Desaad is one of the followers of Darkseid from the planet of Apokolips in Jack Kirby's Fourth World A psychiatrist (also archaically called an alienist) is a Physician who specializes in Psychiatry and is certified in treating Mental disorders Granny Goodness also known as Granny Harkness is a Fictional character, a Deity and Supervillain published by DC Comics. The Female Furies are a group of Fictional women warriors appearing in comics published by DC Comics. It is revealed that Darkseid actually gave the Sheeda North America in return for Aurakles, Earth's first superhero. The Sheeda are a fictional race published by DC Comics. They first appear in Seven Soldiers #0 (April 2005 and were created by Grant Morrison Aurakles is a Fictional character, a Superhero published by DC Comics. [12] This is, in turn, purely in order for Darkseid to get Shilo Norman, whom he considers the "Avatar of Freedom," in his clutches so that he can eventually destroy the New Gods. Shilo Norman is a Superhero in the DC Comics universe he is the third person to use the title "Mister Miracle" This version would reappear in both Birds of Prey,[13] The Flash[14] and Teen Titans[15] in 2008 issues precipitating Dark Side's return in Final Crisis. Birds of Prey is a Comic book published by DC Comics that features the adventures of the superhero Oracle and her group of superheroines.
X-Men/New Teen Titans
Darkseid was one of the featured villains in the crossover of the Teen Titans and Marvel Comics' X-Men, seeking to resurrect the power of Dark Phoenix, and uses Deathstroke to aid him. For an overview of the Teen Titans team (including more details on the comics listed below see Teen Titans Various Superhero groups by the name Teen Titans Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc The X-Men is a team of fictional Superhero characters in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. The alias of Phoenix has been used by several fictional Comic book characters published by Marvel Comics. Deathstroke the Terminator ( Slade Wilson) also called simply Slade (to the people who know him Deathstroke (and originally simply the Terminator
DC Versus Marvel
In the DC/Marvel crossover, Darkseid's counterpart in the Marvel Universe was shown to be Thanos, the two facing off in a prolonged battle. Thanos is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Darkseid/Galactus: The Hunger
In another intercompany crossover written and drawn by John Byrne set before the destruction of New Genesis, Galactus arrives on Apokolips, where Darkseid fights the "Star-God" with all of his resources, including briefly restoring Silver Surfer's memory causing him to turn on his master. In Comic books, an intercompany crossover (also called cross-company or company crossover) is a comic or series of comics where characters published by John Lindley Byrne (born July 6 1950) is a British -born Canadian - American author and artist of Comic books Since the New Genesis is a Fictional planet in the (or rather in a parallel dimension adjacent to it Galactus is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. } The Silver Surfer is a Marvel Comics Superhero created by Jack Kirby. Galactus withstands Darkseid's assault, but is astonished to realize he can not feed on Apokolips because it has no life energy. Galactus is initially outraged when Darkseid reveals he knew that Galactus would not be able to destroy the planet, yet sent all of his minions to unnecessary deaths, but achieved an understanding when Darkseid simply replied that it was in his nature to do so, just as Galactus was ruled by his own nature. Darkseid tellingly did not tell Galactus of New Genesis' existence, stating the destruction of that world was his duty alone. New Genesis is a Fictional planet in the (or rather in a parallel dimension adjacent to it
Kingdom Come
In the miniseries Kingdom Come, Orion has now deposed Darkseid, fulfilling the prophecy, and is ruler of Apokolips. However, the changes that he wished to make (democracy, freedom) quickly failed, making him bitter and cynical. Superman is disappointed in Orion's progress and says his new demeanor is more like Darkseid than ever.
DC One Million
A very distant possible future of the DC Universe is shown in DC's 1998 line-wide crossover event DC One Million. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) DC One Million was a crossover storyline published by DC Comics in 1998. The one-shot Martian Manhunter #1,000,000 shows that Darkseid has long since died in a final battle with Martian Manhunter by the year 85, 271; this battle cost the Martian his physical form, causing him to be merged with Mars. Martian Manhunter is the Superhero alias of J'onn J'onzz, alternately known as John Jones or the Manhunter from Mars, a Fictional character
Superman: Red Son
In Superman: Red Son, a statue of Darkseid is visible within Superman's Fortress of Solitude. Superman Red Son is a Comic book published by DC Comics that was released under their Elseworlds imprint in April 2003
Rock of Ages
A much closer alternate future is seen during Rock of Ages, a JLA story written by Grant Morrison. Grant Morrison (born January 31 1960 is a Scottish Comic book writer and artist Here, in a story roughly fifteen years from the "present day," Darkseid has found the Anti-Life Equation and become absolute ruler of Earth. Darkseid is rendered into a vegetative state at hands of Green Arrow and the Atom, before the universe is reduced to energy by Orion to remove Darkseid's influence. Connor Hawke is a DC Comics Superhero who operated as the second Green Arrow. The Atom is a Fictional character, a DC Comics superhero introduced during the Silver Age of comic books in Showcase
In other media
Super Friends
Darkseid appears in Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show and The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians, voiced by Frank Welker. Super Friends The Legendary Super Powers Show is an American Animated television series about a team of Superheroes which ran from The Super Powers Team Galactic Guardians is an American animated television series about a team of Superheroes which ran from 1985 Franklin W Welker (born March 12 1946 is an American voice actor. He would frequently combine the villainous agenda of the episode with the scheme of forcing Wonder Woman to marry him. Jack Kirby said that the network executives tried to go behind his back and call the character "Darkside" for the Super Powers TV show, but Kirby was adamant about the name staying the same. An action figure of Darkseid was also made around this time, as part of the Super Powers Collection. The Super Powers Collection was a line of Action figures based on DC Comics Superheroes and Supervillains that was created by Kenner Toys in the
Superman: The Animated Series
Darkseid appears in Bruce Timm's DC animated universe, voiced by Michael Ironside. Bruce Walter Timm (born on February 8 1961) is an American Character Designer, Animator Michael Ironside (born February 12, 1950) is a Canadian method actor. Timm explained that Darkseid was brought into the series in an effort to boost Superman's rogues gallery and give him a more powerful villain with whom to contend. Not to be confused with Peanut gallery. For other uses see Rogues gallery (disambiguation. [16]
After making a series of brief "teaser" appearances throughout Superman: The Animated Series, Darkseid was featured prominently in a pair of two-part episodes; "Apokolips…Now!" shows Darkseid leading his forces in an invasion of Earth. Superman The Animated Series is the unofficial title of a Warner Bros Darkseid confronts Superman and offers him a place at his side, but Superman rejects the offer, leading Darkseid to declare: "If you will not be my knight, you will be my pawn. " After he captures Superman, he threatens to destroy Earth unless the human race surrenders. Unwilling to capitulate, Detective Dan Turpin, a hard-boiled police officer (based on Darkseid's creator Jack Kirby) who had been Superman's friend, frees Superman. Dan "Terrible" Turpin is a Fictional character published by DC Comics. Before Darkseid and Superman can battle, Darkseid's plan is foiled by the appearance of armies from New Genesis, the leaders of which declare Earth to be under Highfather's protection. Just as Darkseid leaves, though, in one of the most shocking moments of the series, he tells Superman that no victory comes without a price, and vaporizes Turpin with his Omega Beams. In the audio commentary for this episode, Timm explains that Turpin's funeral was intended as a tribute to Kirby's death, going so far as to hire a real-life rabbi to deliver the fictional flatfoot's eulogy. Rabbi (pronunciation, although in English usually) in Judaism, means a religious ‘teacher’ or more literally ‘my great one’ when addressing any master
In "Legacy," the two-part series finale for Superman: The Animated Series, Darkseid makes good on his promise of making Superman his pawn. He captures the Man of Steel and brainwashes him into thinking that he is Darkseid's adopted son. Darkseid sends Superman on several conquests throughout the galaxy before sending him to invade Earth. EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 When Superman regains his memory, he finds that he has destroyed parts of Metropolis, nearly killed Supergirl, and lost the world's trust. Metropolis is a Fictional city that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics, and is the home of Superman. Supergirl is a fictional Comic book superheroine that is depicted as a female counterpart to the DC Comics iconic Superhero Superman Traveling to Apokolips, Superman seeks revenge on Darkseid and engages him in a brutal fistfight. This is the only time Darkseid engages in a direct fight throughout the show. Darkseid quickly proves too powerful for Superman, but just as he's about to finish off Superman with his Omega Beams, Superman covers Darkseid's eyes, causing a massive explosion that severely injures both, though Darkseid is far worse off. Superman then tosses a battered Darkseid to his slaves. To his shock and disgust, the slaves pick up Darkseid and carry him away, promising to help him. Darkseid tells Superman that "I am many things, Kal-El…but here, I am God. God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. "
Justice League
Darkseid returns in the Justice League episode "Twilight", seeking help against the threat of Brainiac. Justice League is an American Animated television series about a team of Superheroes which ran from 2001 to 2004 on Cartoon Network Brainiac is a DC Comics Supervillain that appears in the Comic books published by DC Comics. Despite severe misgivings, Superman eventually agrees to help after being pressured by his fellow League members. Though they are able to defeat Brainiac, and even follow him back to his base of operations, the entire thing is revealed to be a setup. Darkseid has made a deal with Brainiac, aiding in the capture of Superman in exchange for a truce between the two. However, Darkseid double-crosses Brainiac, using a Mother Box to take over Brainiac's main systems in an attempt to have the super-intelligent machine solve the Anti-Life equation for him. Mother boxes are fictional devices in Jack Kirby's Fourth World setting in the DC Universe. Batman and Wonder Woman (who had been unsuccessfully dispatched to seek help from New Genesis) step in to free Superman, destabilizing Brainiac's power systems. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created With the base about to explode, all but Superman attempt to escape; Superman is quite insistent on killing Darkseid personally. What follows is a particularly brutal confrontation between Superman and Darkseid, Superman just barely edging out Darkseid. With both ignorant of their impending deaths, Batman interrupts the fight and pulls Superman out via a boom tube just as the asteroid explodes. A boom tube is a slang expression for an extra dimensional point-to-point travel portal opened by a Mother box used primarily by residents of New Genesis and Just before his inevitable death, Darkseid chuckles to himself about Superman's failure to finish the job.
Justice League Unlimited
Following Darkseid's death, as shown in Justice League Unlimited, civil war breaks out on Apokolips between the armies of Granny Goodness and Virman Vundabar in an attempt to fill the vacuum left by his absence, which the Justice League makes an effort to ensure keeps going so that neither of them threaten Earth. Justice League Unlimited (or JLU) is the name of an American animated television series that was produced by and aired on Virman Vundabar is a Fictional Extraterrestial Supervillain published by DC Comics.
In the two-part series finale of Justice League Unlimited, Lex Luthor, obsessed with resurrecting Brainiac, commands the members of the Secret Society to transform their base into a spacecraft which he uses to travel with them to the location of Brainiac's destroyed base. Lex Luthor is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The Secret Society of Super Villains ( SSoSV) is a group of Comic book Supervillains that exist in the DC Universe. After a failed mutiny which ends in Luthor's favor, he uses Tala as a magic conduit to draw Brainiac's remains together. Tala is a fictional Supervillainess in the DC Comics universe. However, rather than recreate Brainiac, this instead resurrects Darkseid, evidently enhanced by Brainiac's technology. This is suggested in the DVD commentary to be Tala's final "screw you" to Luthor.
As a reward for their help, Darkseid grants Luthor and his cohorts a quick death. After reuniting Apokolips under his rule once more, Darkseid stages an attack on Earth and planned to attack New Genesis once he was done. New Genesis is a Fictional planet in the (or rather in a parallel dimension adjacent to it The remnants of the Secret Society, having been saved by a force field created by Sinestro and Star Sapphire, warn the Justice League of the impending threat. In Science fiction and Fantasy literature a force field or protective shield is a barrier made up of energy to protect a person area or object from Sinestro is a Fictional character, an alien Supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. Star Sapphire is the name of several Supervillainesses in DC Comics, all connected in origin Soon after, boom tubes open all over Earth, unleashing an armada upon the planet. Superman tracks down and engages Darkseid in battle. The battle at first leans in Darkseid's favor, but when Batman valiantly attempts to fight Darkseid himself, Superman is convinced to stop holding back. Using his full strength, Superman effortlessly, though briefly, beats Darkseid halfway across the city. Lex Luthor appears and presents him with the recently acquired Anti-Life equation, which he attained with the aid of the New God Metron. Although Luthor seemingly perishes with Darkseid in an explosion of light, Batman remarks that they will likely see the two again. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created
Justice League: The New Frontier
Darkseid has a cameo appearance in the animated film Justice League: The New Frontier. Justice League The New Frontier is a Direct-to-video Animated film adaptation of the popular DC comic limited series He is seen during the famous speech by John F. Kennedy amidst a collage of infamous DC villains. John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of
Video games
- Darkseid is a playable character in Justice League Task Force. Justice League Task Force is a Super NES and Sega Mega Drive/Genesis tournament Fighting game developed by Blizzard Entertainment
- Darkseid appears as the primary villain in the video game Justice League Heroes voiced by David Sobolov. Justice League Heroes is a console video game for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, and PlayStation Portable systems David Sobolov (born October 23, 1964 in Windsor Ontario) is a voice actor 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 with promises of unleashing great power and knowledge in exchange for acquiring a Mother Box from the Justice League Watchtower. Brainiac is a DC Comics Supervillain that appears in the Comic books published by DC Comics. Mother boxes are fictional devices in Jack Kirby's Fourth World setting in the DC Universe. 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. John Stewart is a Fictional Superhero, a member of the intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps.
Other appearances
- Darkseid makes a cameo appearance in part 3 of the South Park episode Imaginationland as one of the villains. " Imaginationland Episode III " or " Moistening of the Scrotum " (as it appears on DVD is episode 1112 (#165 of Comedy Central 's animated TV series South Park is an animated American television comedy series created and written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for Comedy Central " Imaginationland " or " Kyle Sucks Cartman's Balls The Trilogy " (as it appears in the episode is episode 1110 (#163 of Comedy Central 's animated
- Darkseid is seen at the funeral of Morpheus in Neil Gaiman's The Sandman: The Wake.
Footnotes
- ^ news from me - ARCHIVES
- ^ Jack Kirby's Fourth World #2-5
- ^ New Gods vol. 1, #7
- ^ Wonder Woman Vol. 2, #102-104
- ^ Wonder Woman Vol. 2, #173 & #188
- ^ Superman/Batman #12
- ^ Superman/Batman #40
- ^ Countdown to Final Crisis #2
- ^ [1]
- ^ Final Crisis Sketchbook #1
- ^ IGN: Superman/Green Lantern interviewSuperman/Green Lantern Interview
- ^ Seven Soldiers #1
- ^ Birds of Prey #118
- ^ The Flash #240
- ^ Teen Titans #59
- ^ http://jl.toonzone.net/darkseid/darkseid.htm
External links
- Darkseid on the DC Database Project, a Wikia wiki
- Darkseid on the DC Animated Universe Wiki, a Wikia wiki
- Index to the Earth-1 Fourth World stories
- Darkseid respect thread
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