In other media Television Dr. Destiny made several appearances in the DCAU , voiced by William Atherton. Dr. Destiny was briefly considered to be featured in The New Batman Adventures ; Atherton was considered for the role.Dr. Destiny as he appeared in the Justice League animated series. Doctor Destiny appears in Justice League . John Dee was a low-level employee of LexCorp and small-time crook who was incarcerated in Stryker's Prison for guarding a supply of smuggled weapons. In the episode "Only a Dream", he volunteered to be a guinea pig for a doctor's experiments with the Materioptikon, a machine that gave people ESP abilities. Between sessions, he dreamt of single-handedly defeating the Justice League and being a member of the Injustice Gang  with Lex Luthor and the Joker personally recruiting him. When he found out that his parole request didn't go through , his wife Penny Dee (voiced by Fairuza Balk) left him soon after for another man, exacerbating his situation. John found an opportunity to abuse the Materioptikon during a prison riot, exposing himself to an intensified burst from the machine. The experience gave him even greater telepathy , setting off to wreak havoc on people through via dreams. His first act of super-villainy has him using his abilities to mentally torture Penny in retribution for turning her back on him, manipulating his appearance to match his standard comic book costume and deciding that his name's too ordinary and takes the 'Doctor Destiny' name. As a result of his telepathic torture, Penny died from traumatic shock. Dr. Destiny next traps Superman, Hawkgirl, the Green Lantern and the Flash in dreams of playing out their worst fears: Hawkgirl gets trapped in a coffin and buried alive, Wally West gets trapped in a fast moving realm that the world around is virtually motionless, Superman's powers increased beyond the ability to control and accidentally caused massive destruction and killed several loved ones, and John Stewart gets trapped in a world now truly alienated from friends and family. J'onn J'onzz telepathically entered these dreams to make his teammates realize that what they were experiencing was not real, while Batman eventually tracked down Dr. Destiny and keeps free of the influence by humming Frère Jacques. Attempting to stab Batman with a syringe filled with a powerful sedative , Dee inadvertently stabbed and injected himself. Deegan is last seen back at Stryker's  in a catatonic state humming Frere Jacques over and over again. Dr. Destiny made several nonspeaking appearances in Justice League Unlimited, having apparently recovered and now able to assume his nightmare form in reality. In "I Am Legion", Dr. Destiny is a member of Gorilla Grodd's Secret Society. In the episode "Alive  ", Dr. Destiny is briefly seen with Luthor 's team of supervillains, though he is killedwhen Darkseid destroys the Secret Society's base. upJeremy Davies as John Deegan in the Arrowverse television crossover "Elseworlds". A version of Dr. Destiny under the name John Deegan  appears in the Arrowverse 2018  crossover "Elseworlds", primarily portrayed by Jeremy Davies. A psychiatristin Gotham City, John Deegan's views on patient treatment, which includes augmenting individuals to achieve their peak potential, are considered extreme, and his colleagues have deemed him mad . The multiverse-traveling Monitor approaches Deegan, commends him on his "vision", and gives  the Book of Destiny to him, granting him reality rewriting power. It is also revealed later in the crossover "Crisis on Infinite Earths" that his usage of the Book has driven him further into insanity. Deegan attempts to recreate the universe in his ideal image but ends up just switching Barry Allen and Oliver Queen's lives around when he had intended to make himself a superhero. Following a vibe from Cisco Ramon, Barry and Oliver discover that Deeganresides in Gotham. Deegan is confronted by Barry, Oliver and Supergirl at Arkham Asylum. After releasing Arkham's inmates to cover his escape, Deegan temporarily loses possession of the Book of Destiny . The Monitor reclaims the Book of Destiny from A.R.G.U.S. and returns it to Deegan, telling him to "think bigger" with his reality rewriting. This leads to him writing a reality where he is a black-suited Earth-1 equivalent of Superman (portrayed by Tyler Hoechlin) , Oliver and Barry are bank robbers, and Supergirl is imprisoned in S.T.A.R. Labs. He does this because he has always wanted to be a superhero but could never achieve this on his own; his opponents note that Deegancan never be the superhero he believes himself to be because of his selfishness. In the end, it takes the combined forces of Supergirl, the Flash, Green Arrow and the real Superman to finally separate him from the Book of Destiny and undo his changeswith the help of a special arrow that negates the Book of Destiny's abilities, though this results in his horrible disfigurement that matches his corrupted character (and thus resembles his comic book counterpart). Deegan is later seen imprisoned at Arkhamfor his crimes, with Psycho-Pirate as his next door cellmate as Batwoman tells Oliver about this . David Thewlis has been cast as John Dee in the upcoming Netflix adaptation of The Sandman.M. Arbeiter (May 26, 2021). URL Film A version of the New 52 Doctor Destiny under the name "Destiny" is the main antagonist in Justice League Dark, voiced by Alfred Molina. Described as a dark magic practitioner who was active centuries ago, this version was initially defeated by Merlin and Etrigan the Demon, with his spirit trapped in the 'Dreamstone' , an ancient magical artifact that is mostly kept contained in the House of Mystery and monitored by John Constantine. Ritchie Simpson is manipulated into bringing the Dreamstone together to save his own life, thus restoring Destiny to life in his own body, in which he demonstrates the ability to create magical shields and generate telepathic illusions, to the point that he provokes Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and Superman into attacking Batman . Despite his power, Destiny is defeated when Constantinetricks Destiny into taking him inside Destiny's force field, allowing Deadman—who was possessing Constantine at the time—to possess Destiny, allowing their opponents to attack Destiny, culminating in Jason Blood impaling Destiny from behind and separating him from the Dreamstone. Doctor Destiny appears as the central antagonist of Sandman: 24 Hour Diner, portrayed by Zach MacKendrick . The film is based on the "24 Hours" cult horror issue of Vertigo's Sandman, written by Neil Gaiman .
In other media Television Doctor Destiny appears in series set in the DC Animated Universe , voiced by William Atherton. Destiny was briefly considered to appear in The New Batman Adventures with Atherton in the role.Dr. Destiny as he appeared in the Justice League animated series. Destiny appears in Justice League episode "Only a Dream". This version of John Dee was a low-level employee of LexCorp and small-time crook who was incarcerated in Stryker's Prison for guarding a supply of smuggled weapons. He volunteers to be a guinea pig for a doctor's experiments with the Materioptikon, a machine that gives people ESP abilities. In between sessions, he dreams of single-handedly defeating the Justice League and joining the Injustice Gang , with Lex Luthor and the Joker personally recruiting him. However, after learning his parole request failed to go through and his wife Penny (voiced by Fairuza Balk) leaves him for another man, Dee abuses the Materioptikon during a prison riot, gaining telepathy and leaving to attack people in their dreams. Using his abilities to manipulate his appearance and taking the name "Doctor Destiny", Dee kills Penny before trapping most of the Justice League in their worst nightmares. However, Martian Manhunter rescues his fellow Leaguers while a sleep-deprived Batman eventually tracks down Destiny and confronts him. In the ensuing struggle, Destiny accidentally injects himself with a powerful sedative and is later re-incarcerated at Stryker's while in a catatonic state . Destiny makes several non-speaking appearances in Justice League Unlimited, having apparently recovered and now able to assume his nightmare form in reality. As of the episode "I Am Legion", he has joined Gorilla Grodd's Secret Society. In the episode "Alive ! ", Destiny takes part in a fight between Society members loyal to Luthor and those with Grodd until Killer Frost freezes Grodd's faction, Grodd himself is killed, and Darkseid destroys the Society's base. upJeremy Davies as John Deegan in the Arrowverse television crossover "Elseworlds". A variation of Doctor Destiny, under the name John Deegan , appears in the 2018 live-action Arrowverse crossover "Elseworlds", primarily portrayed by Jeremy Davies. An Arkham Asylum psychiatrist, this version believes in augmenting patients to help them achieve their peak potential, though his colleagues consider him mad and his methods extreme . The multiverse-traveling Monitor approaches Deegan, commends him on his "vision", and gives him the Book of Destiny to rewrite reality as he sees fit. Deegan attempts to make himself a superhero, but switches Barry Allen and Oliver Queen's lives instead. After the heroes convince their respective teams of the changes and learn of Deegan, they travel to Arkham to confront him. However, they manage to secure the Book of Destiny while Deegan escapes. Following this, the Monitor takes the book back and returns it to Deegan, who successfully alters reality and transforms himself into a black-suited Superman (portrayed by Tyler Hoechlin) . Despite having been turned into powerless criminals, Allen and Queen recruit allies from Earth-38 to help them stop Deegan. With the Monitor's help, Queen succeeds in separating Deegan from the Book of Destiny and undoing his changes, resulting in Deegan being disfigured. He is later imprisoned in Arkham . David Thewlis will appear as John Dee in the upcoming Netflix series The Sandman.M. Arbeiter (May 26, 2021). URL Film A variation of the New 52 Doctor Destiny , simply referred to as "Destiny" , appears in the animated film Justice League Dark, voiced by Alfred Molina. Described as a dark magic practitioner who was active centuries ago, this version was initially defeated by Merlin and Etrigan the Demon, with his spirit trapped in the "Dreamstone" , an ancient magical artifact contained in the House of Mystery and monitored by John Constantine. Ritchie Simpson is manipulated into bringing the Dreamstone together to save his own life, which restores Destiny to life in Simpson's body . Despite his power, Destiny is defeated by Constantine, Deadman, and Jason Blood after they separate him from the Dreamstone. Doctor Destiny appears in the live-action fan film Sandman: 24 Hour Diner, portrayed by Zach MacKendrick .
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