Darkseid

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**Darkseid** is an antagonist from DC Comics, making his first appearance in *Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen*#134 (December 1970). He is the ruler of the planet Apokolips and is intent on conquering the universe and eliminating free will of the universe.

## Background

Ten billion years ago, the Old Gods clashed in a cosmic civil war called Ragnarok, in which the battle was so great that the result tore the gods asunder, sending the Godwave across the metaverse, eventually birthing the New Gods, who lived in the Fourth World, a separate dimension from the DC Universe. Half of the New Gods lived on a beautiful paradise called New Genesis, while the other half of the New Gods lived on a giant fireball called Apokolips, in which the New Gods of Apokolips command an army of Parademons. Among the damned souls known as the New Gods of Apokolips was Prince Uxas, second in line to the throne behind his brother, Drax, not Dave Bautista Drax, but DC Drax. To rule Apokolips, Drax was to enter the Omega Pit and absorb the Omega Effect, a force of destructive energy bound within Apokolips. But Uxas actually tricked Drax into getting killed by the Omega Effect, in which Uxas then absorbed the Omega Effect for himself. And then, when Uxas emerged from the Omega Pit, he was now known as the manifestation of tyranny: Darkseid.

## Powers & Abilities

* **New God Physiology:** As a New God, Darkseid exists outside of normal time and space. The New Gods have evolved into beings of genetic stability and evolutionary perfection, due to taking up the powers of other gods and their close proximity to the Source. Darkseid's **"True Form"** or **"Godhead"** (which is the Multiversal Entity of pure evil that all versions and forms of Darkseid embody) however, was fragmented into a lesser form after Final Crisis, until he eventually reconstituted into his "True Form", which consisted of all of Darkseid's lesser forms, making all of his past aspects become one. In this True Form, Darkseid states his power exceeds what it was before the first Crisis.
	+ **High Intelligence:**With his incredible intellect, he is responsible for the Source to lose sanity and even outsmart him who is considered omniscient. He is also an incredible strategist and planner that sets in motion for thousands of years in advance. He is also smart enough to have the entire people on Earth to go against the heroes without even setting on foot on it.
	+ **Superhuman Speed:** Darkseid is able to move at speeds far greater than any human. Even when not at full power, Darkseid was still fast enough to match Zeus' combat speed. During this fight, Wonder Woman stated she had never seen a battle happen at the speed they were fighting at. Despite this ability rarely displayed, Darkseid can react and maneuver faster than the healthiest and strongest human athlete who partakes in daily exercise. However, Darkseid cannot run or move nearly as fast as speedsters like Superman or the Flash. In some cases, however, he would often surprise Superman by appearing right behind him.
	+ **Superhuman Reflexes:** Darkseid has showcased being able to react within microseconds.
	+ **Superhuman Stamina:** Darkseid fought against Highfather Izaya for seven days straight, showing only minor signs of fatigue.
	+ **Godly Strength:** Darkseid possesses colossal super-strength. His full-strength potential varies depending on the incarnation but overall, because he is a high-tier cosmic being, Darkseid can easily overpower and kill humans and most galactic beings, he can bend and break through virtually any man-made material, can lift extremely heavy objects, and decimate full-sized buildings and other structures with his might. He possesses enough strength to match beings such as Superman and Wonder Woman in combat. Depending on the incarnation, he could overpower Superman with nothing but brute strength, or vice versa. As a god of Apokolips, he is able to break even the strongest of metals, once breaking a Green Lantern Ring with his bare hands.
	+ **Immortality:** As a god of Apokolips, Darkseid can live almost indefinitely, as he cannot age, wither, or degrade. However, though it is nearly impossible for him to die, other high-tier beings like Kryptonians or the Spectre could kill him.
	+ **Nigh-Invulnerability:** Darkseid is extremely resistant to most forms of physical and mental harm. Darkseid's full durability capacity varies depending on the incarnation. Overall, because he is a high-tier cosmic being, humans could not even begin to harm him, bullets bounce off him, rockets, bombs and lasers will not even leave a mark on him, and high-voltage energy emissions cannot penetrate through him. He is completely immune to all earthly diseases and viruses. Despite his resistance, other high-tier cosmic beings like Superman or the Martian Manhunter can cause him great distress and pain. Also, materials forged from his home world can hurt him as well.
		- **Energy Resistance:** Darkseid is highly resistant to most energy-based attacks. Even while in a weakened state, he was unfazed by both Cyborg's arm cannon and Azrael's flaming Murasame sword.
	+ **Regeneration:** Darkseid was able to regenerate his eyesight after both his eyes were impaled by Wonder Woman and Aquaman.
* **Omega Effect:** Darkseid wields a cosmic energy field called the "Omega Effect," which proves integral, as it is the core from which his other abilities manifest from. This effect allows him to transverse through time and space, also enabling him to break barriers and force-fields.
	+ **Omega Beams:** Darkseid's main power. He focuses this power as a form of energy that he fires from his eyes. This effect is not only a relentless attack, but it is capable of teleporting the target to any location Darkseid chooses and recall them later or erase the target from the universe and similarly reform them. Darkseid has pinpoint control over his Omega Beams, and his unerring aim allows it to travel in straight lines or bend, twist or curve around corners. It has been shown that the Omega Beams are ineffective against the bracelets of Wonder Woman, as they were created from the Olympian Aegis. He has claimed that no being had yet withstood the full force of the Omega Beam, but Yuga Khan, Doomsday and Superman nonetheless survived the attack.
		- **Molecular Dispersion:** He is also able to dissipate and disperse the molecules of an object or organism, effectively erasing them from existence.
		- **Disintegration**
	+ **Cosmic Awareness:** Darkseid can perceive and understand the workings of the universe on a cosmic level. He is able to perceive others even in different dimensions. Darkseid can use the Omega Effect to manipulate and transverse through time at will. He has also used his Omega Beams to send people back through time.
	+ **Darkness Manipulation:** In his True Form, Darkseid is able to generate and manipulate a powerful dark energy that was capable of seemingly killing the entire Quintessence.
	+ **Dimensional Travel:** Darkseid's Omega Effect allows him to transverse through time and space at will, allowing him to cross between dimensions.
		- **Boomtubes Projection:** Darkseid is able to create and project Boomtubes at will, either for his own use or to send others to desired destinations without requiring the use of a Mother Box.
	+ **Erosion Blasts:** Darkseid is able to project energy from his hands as well as his eyes. To this effect the blasts can sustain damages from eradication to withering in effect, using both aspects to a devastating degree.
	+ **Flight:** Darkseid is capable of levitating and flying at will.
	+ **Gravity Manipulation:** When Darkseid reached between universes, his hand created an immense gravitational pull that twisted time and space in his surrounding area.
		- **Chronokinesis:** Darkseid can use the Omega Effect to manipulate and transverse through time at will. He has also used his Omega Beams to send people back through time. Darkseid's gravitational pull was so strong that it warped time itself in the surrounding area. When John Constantine was trapped within it, he stated he lived days between each second from his perception.
	+ **Power Distribution**: Darkseid could endow his lesser subjects with enormous powers, either granting them new abilities, increasing old ones they already possess or restoring lost powers to others at higher levels. He has done so with Mantis, Dr. Bedlam, Mary Marvel and his son; Kalibak.
		- **Power Absorption:** Darkseid can absorb the life-force of Old Gods to regain strength. He was able to absorb the power of Zeus in order to get back to full strength. He was also able to feed on the energy of Zeus' children to regain power.
	+ **Molecular Reconstruction:** Darkseid can transmute and manipulate matter, and in extension atoms, at will; he can destroy humans with a mere thought, and as such, he can even create his own creature complexions by design out of nothing, as he did when he created the being known as Strayne. Also, Darkseid can cause organisms to degrade and de-evolve.
	+ **Necromancy:** Darkseid is able to manipulate the dead and the souls of others in various ways.
		- **Resurrection:**Darkseid can seemingly revitalize those who've been dead for some time as seen by his having been able to resurrect a long since deceased Steppenwolf, last seen within his personal chambers.
		- **Soul Manipulation:**Can manipulate souls to the point where he pulled Martin Stein's essence out of the Firestorm Matrix, and trapped Cyborg's soul into a sphere.
	+ **Matter Manipulation:**One of his stronger abilities, Darkseid can manipulate matter and in extension atoms. His matter manipulation is so strong with just a mere thought, he can destroy humans. He can create a  spaceship larger than New York with a mere fraction and De-Evolve organic beings. He can also successfully erase things from existence by dissipating objects. He can also manipulate the matrix.
	+ **Size Manipulation:** Darkseid is able to manipulate his size in order to adapt to different situations. He can grow giant to combat larger opponents. His most impressive size changing feat is when his hands grew to almost be the size of a planet. He can also shrink his body in order to fight microscopic enemies such Ray Palmer.
	+ **Summoning:** Darkseid has the unique ability to summon the Black Racer to aid him in battle. He also has complete control over the entity.
	+ **Telekinesis:** Darkseid can mentally influence the movement of objects and people with his mind; he often makes things float with simple gestures of his hand.
	+ **Telepathy:** Darkseid can easily read and access the minds of others. He can also attack or invade someone's mind with images.
		- **Mind Control**: Darkseid can control the actions, thoughts and speech of others, just by thinking it. In the scope of this ability, he can control and take over millions of individuals at once, indicating the capacity potential his brain can achieve.
		- **Psionic Possession**: Darkseid's psychic abilities allow him to possess an individual and negate any superhuman abilities they may have.
	+ **Teleportation**: Darkseid can teleport himself and other beings anywhere in the entire Universe even through other dimensions at a mere thought.
	+ **Time Travelling:**Darkseid is able to travel through time as well as able to send people in different time periods if he wishes to. He can also send hid younger self to the present. He can travel through time periods like the year 1502.
	+ **Avatars Creation:**A simple thought allows Darkseid to create liable avatars if when the need arises. These avatars are projected wherever Darkseid chooses, from the true location of his physical form. He has used this ability when it is necessary that his focus is divided, however it is something he prefers *not* to do, as the avatars are much weaker than Darkseid's true form.
	+ **Entity Creation:** Darkseid can create living entities like Brimstone, an entity who humbled Cosmic Boy, who can pull giant iron meteors and satellites down from space effortlessly, or Firestorm, who traded blows with Kaliback and even the Justice League, out of thin air. He can create an entity capable enough to match Takion who is Highfather's champion and create Omega Superman who easily defeated Dr. Fate.
	+ **Omega Sanction:**His ultimate Omega power, Darkseid can cause people to live through multiple lifespans in an instant, forcing them to suffer as their lives become twisted and dark to the unfortunate target. Once under effect, they are completely cut out of the source and said to be impossible to escape.
* **Anti-Life Equation:**The Anti-Life Equation is the dark half of the source. It gives Darkseid the power to dominate the will of any sentient race having only fragments of it gives Darkseid to warp reality itself becoming twisted and distorting freedom. The Anti-Life Equation is strong enough to break down walls around the Source, can turn the forever people into homeless people, destroyed the Highfather and caused mass panic for the New Gods when cutting off the Source Wall with 1/6th of its power and at full power can force his will into every single sentient race in the universe as well as superheroes and super villains, as all is Darkseid and Darkseid is all.  However, it seems that beings of tremendous willpower, like Superman, are resistant to the Equation, since Darkseid only took over the Kryptonian's mind after the death of Lois Lane.
* **Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced):** Darkseid is a highly-trained Apokoliptian warrior with literally thousands of years of experience. He has held his own against powerful opponents, such as Superman. His skills in battle are even capable of rivaling his son Orion. Despite his impressive fighting skills, however, Darkseid rarely resorts to personal combat to defeat his foes. Instead, he uses his servants to defeat his enemies for him. Apparently, Darkseid only fights opponents he deems worthy, such as Superman, Batman or Orion.
* **Intimidation:** With his frightening visage and ruthless nature, Darkseid instills fear in friend and foe alike, something he no doubt enjoys.
* **Indomitable Will:** Darkseid possesses an extraordinary control over his emotions, despite his reputation of anger and hatred towards all living things. His son Orion lacks such willpower.

## Alternate Forms

### Soul Fire

This form is powered by the souls of deceased gods. Darkseid is coated in fire and was gifted with the power of the Anti-life Entity. This makes Darkseid powerful enough to take on the Source on ground, as the source is the source of the existence of the entire DC Continuity which is basically written under DC Comics. He is able to keep up with the Source and match the combat of the Source.

## Feats

### Strength

* Able to stun Kalibak, who is able to tank through Superman's levelled window shattering punches.
* Can knock down and massively hurt Superman with ease.
* Can rip through Reality and made a hole with just his bare hands.
* Severely damaged Hal Jordon with just a punch effortlessly.
* Held open a hole between dimensions.
* Destroyed a planet with Omega Beams.
* Can effortlessly destroy Lantern's constructs.
* Can punch Superman through a source-wall.
* Casually One-shotted Captain Atom.
* Destroyed a Green Lantern ring with one hand.
* Can match Wonder Woman's and Superman's strength with ease.
* Caught and crushed a face hugger, despite other New Gods being hurt by its acid
* Choked Metron
* Backhanded Mantis, Wonder Woman, and Superman
* Decked Superboy
* One-shot Captain Atom, whose quantum power can create a universe
* Soloed a team of Darkstars
	+ Darkstars have comparable power to Green Lanterns
* Beat Jimmy Olsen, despite him having been infused with the power of the New Gods
* Absorbing just two New Gods increased his power ten fold, and there are thousands of New Gods
* Defeated a perfect clone of Orion easily
* Contributed 1/5th of the power to destroy a universe
* Restrained Superman with telekinesis
* Telekinetically shut down the Legion of Superheroes
* New 52 Darkseid held open up a portal with raw strength
* New 52 Darkseid twisted spacetime with his might
* New 52 Darkseid broke the magical bindings of Earth-2 Doctor Fate
* New 52 Darkseid destroyed the Hellbat with physical might
* New 52 Darkseid traded blows with New 52 Anti-Monitor, who is a casual universe buster
* Physically beat up Eclipso, the Universal Threat
* The battle between Superman and Darkseid shook the Tartaros star system (given that this a star system in the sphere of the gods, it’s possible the star system is massive, as planets like Apokalips and New Genesis are the size of a galaxies)
* New 52 Darkseid Is a universe buster
* New 52 Darkseid has consumed universes
* Darkseid is called by an official profile “a being of unparalleled strength”
* Darkseid is described as the most powerful being to ever live
* Darkseid is called one of the most powerful beings in existence
* In the New 52 Darkseid and Anti-Monitor were evenly matched
	+ The New 52 Anti-Monitor is the same one as the one from the Crisis on Infinite Earths
	+ Darkseid and Anti-Monitor are referred to as the two strongest and most evil beings in the new 52 universe.
	+ Darkseid and Anti-Monitor could destroy the New 52 reality in their struggle.
	+ Anti-Monitor can consume universes
	+ The Anti-Monitor has destroyed universes many times.
* Ripped off Cyborg's arms.
* Sent entire armies of Amazons, Atlanteans and humans flying with a single strike of his trident.
* Effortlessly broke Steppenwolf's second horn underfoot.
* Easily killed Aquaman by impaling him with his own trident using one arm in the Knightmare timeline.

### Speed

* Easily reacts to Superman's FTL attacks.
* Can keep up with High Father.
* Omega Beams can catch up with Superman and The Flash, who can break the Time Barrier.
* Fast enough to knock out a speeding flash.
* Fast enough to reach to the Source Wall, which is said to be the very edge of the universe.
* Casually swatted an enraged blitzing Superman.
* Stated that he can react in microseconds.
* Caught Slobo
* Escaped from Wonder Woman, generally comparable to Superman
* Snuck behind Superman, Post-Crisis Superman being well above beings quadrillions of times the speed of light and seemingly close to the Speed Force barrier from scaling to Jay Garrick
* Moved faster than Pre-Crisis Superman can track, this would likely be significantly faster than Wally West’s trans-time velocity deat, at about 2.376e43 time the speed of light, as such a feat did not break the Speed Force barrier while even Post-Crisis Superman was close to the Speed Force barrier
* Reacted in a microsecond
	+ Even moving 1 centimeter in a microsecond is Mach 29
* Flew to the Source Wall at unthinkable speeds.
	+ The Source Wall lies at the edge of the universe
* New 52 Darkseid tagged the Flash of Earth-2
* Darkseid tagged the following with his Omega Beams:
	+ Superman
	+ Lightray
	+ Lashina
	+ Secret
	+ Infinity Man
	+ The Flash
	+ Angel Supergirl
	+ Mon-El
	+ Cyborg Superman
	+ Miss DC
* Effortlessly outmaneuvered and defeated several opponents in the form of Atlanteans, Amazons, and humans before they could react
* Easily surpassed Yalan Gur's speed to attack him twice.
* Kept up with the likes of Zeus and Ares.

### Durability

* Can tank Specter's attacks, whose punches can send billions of light years and warp space, as well as causing an earthquake in hell with his footsteps.
* Can survive Miracle Blaster which can destroy any living life form.
* Once had his both eyes stabbed yet still kicking.
* Easily can shake off Superman's punches like nothing.
* Can survive Aquaman's Trident.
* Can withstand the heat of the sun when near it.
* Survived Hellbat Batma´s ultimate Attack.
* Took a bomb that stated to be able to rip apart existence.
* No-sells the Megaton Punch, which is equivalent of a megaton bomb.
* Barely fazed from a combined blow from both Superboy and Supergirl, who both were amped by High Father.
* Lobo broke his hand when punching Darkseid, who can oneshot Superman and threw an alien with the weight of a star.
* Barely fazed from the destruction of a planet.
* Immune to fear-inducing sound waves
* Survived attacks from Mary Marvel (Mary Marvel had all of Black Adam’s powers and training from Eclipso at this time)
* Tanked hits from a pissed off Supergirl, despite being weakened
* Survived attacks from Guy Gardener
* Tanked hits from an amped Pre-Crisis Superman and Supergirl
* No-sold hits from Mantis using the power of Pre-Crisis Green Lantern
* Survived the combined force of the Legion of Super-Heroes
* Survived multiple blows and a hurl into space from an amped Pre-Crisis Supergirl
* Resurrected after being killed by the Spectre
* New 52 Darkseid survived a dimension collapsing on him
* New 52 Metron survived a universe collapsing on him, and Darkseid is far stronger
* New 52 Darkseid easily took the power of New 52 Anti-Monitor, a casual universe buster
* New 52 Darkseid survived the power of highly amped Alan Scott, amped up on the power of the Green, Grey, Red, Blue, and White, five multiversal elemental powers
* Continued to fight after taking a beam of energy from Yalan Gur, several of Artemis's arrows to the chest, a blast from King Atlan's Trident, and a powerful lightning bolt from Zeus.

* Darkseid was unharmed from a blast by Black Mary Marvel who had the powers of Zatanna, Black Adam, The Wizard and Klarion

### Skill

* Defeated Time Trapper.
* Easily one of Superman's most powerful adversaries
* Orchestrated a war with New Genesis that would last for millennia
* Killed his mother and became the ruler of Apokolips
* Discovered and eventually obtained the Anti-Life Equation
* Is one of the Justice League’s deadliest foes
* Tricked the Source, a universal god
* The existence of his true form alone is enough to tear the universe into shreds
* Went toe-to-toe with the Anti-Monitor, someone who cracked the multiverse
* Won a war in Heaven
* Killed thousands of Supermen across the multiverse
* Defeated Alan Scott in their first encounter, someone who had the power of all Earths that exist within the multiverse itself
* By tearing his past self out of a time stream, the universe collapsed
* Can drag the entire multiverse into a singularity where he is all that exists
* His body fell over the entire multiverse
* Is a very ancient entity and has thousands of years of combat experience.
* Had fought and defeated the JLA  on numerous occasions.
* Stated to be the biggest threats in the DC Universe.
* Escaped being imprisoned by the Source.
* Separated Firestorm effortlessly
* Defeated the Source.
* Dismantled Cyborg and replaced him with Apokoliptian technology.
* Enslaved Wonder Woman, Starfire, Hawkman, Mera, and Martian Manhunter into becoming his mechanized Furies.
* Placed Batman into his mind control as his right-hand man.
* Injected Clark Kent with Kryptonite liquid, depowering him.
* Imprisoned the Flash to  eternally run on a treadmill, powering Apokolips.
* Conquered Oa.
* Invaded Earth thousands of years ago and tried to conquer it, killing numerous defenders of the planet, including a Green Lantern, Yalan Gur.
* Heavily feared by Steppenwolf, who single-handedly overpowered most of the Justice League, yet would not dare challenge him despite having grown tired from being subservient to him.
* Turned 100 thousand worlds into dust while looking for the Anti-Life Equation by killing most of the population of the planets before enslaving the rest and genetically converting them in creatures known as Parademons that are forced to be his slaves while transforming the planets into a new Apokolips.
* Easily killed Aquaman and Wonder Woman in the Knightmare timeline.
* Killed Lois Lane and corrupted a grieving Superman, using the Anti-Life Equation, into his own soldier while manipulating him into believing Batman was at fault for her death.
* Turned Earth into a hellish wasteland.

* Darkseid casually created infinite realities just to make a single guy suffer
* Darkseid was merging the whole DC Multiverse into himself

## Weaknesses

* **Vulnerability to Radion:** Darkseid and all of the New Gods are vulnerable to a substance called Radion. Its source is unknown and its effects are toxic only in sustained amounts or after explosive exposure. The average New God can be slain by an application of Radion from a Radion blaster or bomb. More advanced beings such as Darkseid, protected by their power, armor and sheer toughness, have been known to take two hits and survive. Perhaps it requires the mysterious Element X to create it.
* **Dependency:** Darkseid must have X-Element absorbed into his body for his Omega Effect to works. Without it, he relies on his other powers.
* **Phobia:** Incredible as it may seem, Darkseid fears his father, Yuga Khan, more than anything else; Yuga Khan is the one being in the universe far more powerful and evil and was worse of a tyrant than even Darkseid. He is also much more brutal and cruel towards Darkseid than Darkseid himself is to his own children, Indeed, Darkseid would appeal even for Desaad to save him in his presence.
* **Cockiness**
* The Avatars he makes are kind useless when used for Scouting purposes and are much weaker than him.
* ~~**Subway Employees**~~
* Beaten to near-death by Doomsday.
* At his best, Superman is capable of defeating him, and has done so on multiple occasions.
* Omega Beams have been proved ineffective against the following:
	+ **Superman**
	+ **Doomsday**
	+ **Wonder Woman's bracelets**
	+ **Mxyzptlk**
	+ **Yuga Khan**
* Though it is nearly impossible for him to die, other high-tier beings like Kryptonians or the Spectre could kill him.
* Was once mugged by normal people.
* Failed to defeat High Father; agreeing to a peace treaty instead of finishing the war.
* Can be pushed into his own Boom Tubes; temporarily banishing him.
* Seems to be vulnerable to a degree to mystical attacks and weaponry.

## Fun Facts

* He was created by the late Jack Kirby.
* Darkseid is actually much more powerful than he appears, as his kind are stated to exist beyond the DC multiverse and are unaffected by retcons or similar: during Morrison's run on the comics the concept of a "true" Darkseid was explored, which suggests that every version of Darkseid we have seen so far is just a tiny fragment of a larger entity that has not been fully revealed (and quite possibly may never be revealed, due to its sheer scale).
* Darkseid is mentioned in *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice* and *Justice League* as an impending threat. He is implied to become the main antagonist of the DC Extended Universe. Going by storyboards for Zack Snyder's original vision for *Justice League*, Darkseid was originally meant to appear in the film but ended up being cut when Snyder stepped down during production for personal reasons, and the film was overhauled.
* Darkseid is the inspiration for Thanos of Marvel Comics, as stated several times by Thanos' original creators. However, there are significant differences regarding the two in terms of goals. Although Thanos is interested in enslaving the universe like Darkseid, he is mostly motivated by his desire of being loved by Lady Death, and he was never intended to be a metaphor of tyranny like Darkseid.
	+ Darkseid fought Thanos in an episode of ScrewAttack!'s popular internet series DEATH BATTLE and won.
* Although Darkseid is known today as irredeemable evil, it wasn't always going to be the plan: back when Jack Kirby was plotting the ending of his New Gods saga, he actually intended for Darkseid to see the error of his ways and save Orion at the cost of his own life. However, after Kirby saw Darth Vader's heroic sacrifice in *Return of the Jedi*, he felt that the idea was too similar and nixed it.