Darkseid

> "I have turned one hundred thousand worlds to dust, looking for Anti-Life. Looking for the one who robbed me of my glory. I will stride across her bones and bask in the glow of Anti-Life, and all of existence shall be mine."
> ― Darkseid
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**Darkseid**, known originally as **Uxas**, was an ancient New God and one of the most powerful beings in the entire Multiverse. The tyrannical ruler of the fiery extra-dimensional planet of Apokolips — a realm where only Darkness existed in its purest form — Darkseid sought to bring the entire Multiverse under his heel and secure his position of incontestable supremacy.

Born to Yuga Khan and Queen Heggra, Darkseid's desire to control was cultivated early in his youth, during which acting as a humble member in his mother's court whilst plotting to overthrow her, all the while coming to discover the Anti-Life Equation, a mathematical formula with the power to eradicate all free will. Conspiring with his paternal uncle Steppenwolf, he had the General instigate an invasion of New Genesis, provoking the highly destructive Great Clash between Apokolips and New Genesis, during which he covertly assassinated Heggra and ascended to the throne.

As the war claimed billions of lives and drew to a stalemate, however, Darkseid eventually agreed to a temporary truce to the hostilities with the New Genesisian ruler Izaya, and as part of a pact arranged by the scientist Metron, both rulers surrendered their respective sons Orion and Scott in each other's care. While Orion was raised lovingly by Highfather in New Genesis, however, Scott's care was delegated to the cruel Granny Goodness as Darkseid focused his efforts on obtaining the Equation.

## **Personality and traits**

> "He embodies the concept of evil. And as long as evil exists, even down to the smallest act of cruelty, he is there."
> ― Lady Sif
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In his youth, Uxas was a cruel and malevolent being with tremendous megalomania, and only ever saw himself as the true ruler of Apokolips. Upon acquiring the power of the Omega Effect, his sadism and ruthlessness only increased along with his own powers, upon which he also took the name of Darkseid. As an extra-dimensional warlord, Darkseid was devoid of compassion or empathy, as he viewed all other beings as beneath him and took great joy in their suffering. Darkseid's reign of terror was so great that even members of own family, such as his uncle Steppenwolf, were frightened by the prospect of challenging him.

Despite his cruel and evil nature, Darkseid did at one point feel genuine affection for an Apokoliptian sorceress named Suli, whom he secretly married. However, after Suli was assassinated by DeSaad under the orders of Darkseid's mother, Queen Heggra, any trace of kindness left in Darkseid was permanently burned away, after which he gave DeSaad two choices: kill Heggra or face his wrath, to which DeSaad readily chose the former.

Due to his desire to conquer all of existence, Darkseid heavily sought after the Anti-Life Equation. Upon its discovery he developed a zealous obsession of it and utilized every resource at his disposal to acquire it; any and all beings who stand in his way of Anti-Life garnered his full fury. As a result, Darkseid bore an extreme hatred of the Traveler for preventing him from possessing it on Earth during the Legacy Era.

## **Powers and abilities**

> "I once thought Kal-El to be the strongest being I had ever seen. But when Darkseid came to Earth, the things he did..."
> ― Lady Sif
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As a New God, Uxas was already a very powerful being with divine levels of raw physical strength, capable of rivaling or even surpassing other powerful beings such as Superman or his son Orion. Upon gaining the Omega Effect, a cosmic energy field drawn from the Darkness itself, **Darkseid's** power grew to unfathomable heights, becoming the most powerful of the New Gods to ever live and also one of the most powerful beings in all of existence, rivaled only by other cosmic beings such as Primus, Unicron, or the Traveler herself.

With the Omega Effect, Darkseid was able to fire crimson energy beams from his eyes, notably referred to as **Omega Beams**, which could instantaneously kill or even resurrect anyone whom they came into contact with; his Omega Beams could also bend and curve around corners at will, and were nigh-impossible to avoid. As an extension of the Omega Effect, Darkseid also possessed the **Omega Sanction**, which could imprison individuals in a progressively worsening series of alternate realities. In addition to the Omega Effect, Darkseid possessed the ability to create an "avatar" of himself anywhere throughout the Multiverse, primarily when a universe's mystical barriers prevent his fully-powered form from entering them. However, these avatars were considerably weaker, taking the form of his pre-Darkseid state as **Uxas**, and he was unable to form more than one at a single time.

Along with his divine power and abilities, Darkseid was a fierce and highly skilled combatant, possessing a nigh-unlimited amount of strength and stamina, as well as near-invulnerability. Even without the Omega Effect, he was more than a match for skilled warriors such as Asgardians and Amazons, and could hold his own against Kryptonians. Despite this, he rarely resorted to entering combat himself, instead utilizing his servants like Steppenwolf or his Female Furies to defeat his foes.

## **Appearances**

* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 1: Beginnings* — "Chapter 5: Nightmares" (indirect mention only)
* *Sun and Moon* — "A Taboo Proposal" (first appearance) (depicted as an apparition)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 6: Children of the Force* — "Chapter 4: The Weeping Tree" (indirect mention only)
* *Knightmare*
* *Destiny: Ultimatum* (will appear)

## **Sources and copyrights**

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