Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (symbol; indirectly mentioned)Justice League (mentioned)Zack Snyder's Justice League (unreleased)The New Gods (unreleased)Justice League, Part 2 (unreleased) He serves as one of the main villains of the game alongside Shao Kahn, who he is accidentally merged with to create Dark Kahn. However, Darkseid did not perform this deed out of heroism or selflessness — it was merely a necessary action to preserve Apokolips: saving the universe (and/or multiverse) was merely a side effect.

At that point, Orion, Batman, and Wonder Woman showed up to thwart him. Coupled with his evil intentions of enslaving the universe, Darkseid represents one of the single greatest threats to be present in the DC Universe. Darkseid was the absolute ruler of Apokolips, would-be conqueror of the universe and one of the greatest enemies of Superman (and, by extension, the greatest enemy of the Justice League itself).

Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Unto the hell that is Apokolips came Darkseid, pure hatred personified, a merciless tyrant who demanded unwavering devotion and abject fear from all his subjects. This is particularly impressive as Darkseid has often fired upon targets possessing superhuman speed and reflexes. Darkseid gained the upper hand, telling Superman he would kill more humans, and was about to finish Superman with his Omega Beams when Superman clamped his hands over the overlord's eyes.

Kalibak (his eldest son)Steppenwolf (his uncle)DesaadGranny GoodnessLex LuthorJokerBraniacVandal SavageProfessor Zoom Darkseid was genuinely in love with Suli, who was assassinated by Desaad on the orders of Darkseid's mother Heggra, the previous ruler of Apokolips, who did not approve of the match, thus Darkseid was then forced into a loveless arranged marriage with Tigra. He is the tyrannical ruler of the planet Apokolips whose ultimate goal is to conquer the universe by eliminating all hope and free will in sentient beings.
—Darkseid. [5][6][9][13], The Omega Beam can project as concussive force, intense heat, or a beam of disintegration. This was due to Tala using her last ounce of power to exact revenge by reviving Darkseid, who showed his gratitude to Luthor by unleashing the Omega Beams upon Luthor's spacecraft, destroying it. Allies Mister Mind | I'm going to carve out your heart and put it on a pike in my throne room.

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. Ray Porter, Darkseid, born under the name Uxas, is an ancient and all-powerful cosmic warlord that reigns over Apokolips.

He then became the ruler of Earth, transforming it into a hellscape wasteland with Superman as his leading general to replace his late uncle, tasked to use the Regime to take down the Insurgency, the human/metahuman rebellion against the forces of Apokolips. Uxas managed to activate the Equation, but was defeated by Ares and was forced to retreat with his army, the Equation being taken from him as he did so. In an effort to gauge Superman's power (as well as prepare Earth for his coming) Darkseid aided Intergang by supplying powerful weapons of his world to the greedy human criminals. The power transformed him into a rock-like creature, upon which he took the name Darkseid. Worst Crimes Both Superman and Luthor believed the dread lord to be dead, but the truth was far more horrible.

Darkseid seeks to bring the entire universe under his control.

Darkseid seems also to remember Raiden, claiming he met the God of Thunder before, with Raiden's response screaming Dark Kahn's name with surprise. [2] Superman was again effortlessly defeated in personal combat and bound to the head of Darkseid's war machine.