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Darkseid (/ ˈ d ɑːr k s aɪ d /) [5] is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.Created by writer-artist Jack Kirby, the character first made a cameo appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 (December 1970), before being fully introduced in Forever People #1 (February 1971).
The Anti-Life Equation is a fictional concept appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.In Jack Kirby's Fourth World setting, the Anti-Life Equation is a formula for total control over the minds of sentient beings that is sought by Darkseid, who, for this reason, sends his forces to Earth, as he believes part of the equation exists in the subconsciousness of humanity. [1]
He is one of the followers of Darkseid from the planet Apokolips in Jack Kirby's Fourth World meta-series. [2] As DeSaad serves as Darkseid's master torturer, his name refers to the Marquis de Sade. At one point, DeSaad had an assistant named Justeen, a reference to de Sade's novel Justine, although she bore little resemblance to the title ...
Apokolips and its counterpart New Genesis were created after the destruction of Urgrund, the world of the "Old Gods" (implied to be the gods of Norse mythology). [6] While New Genesis was given strength and nobility from the "living atoms" of the Old God Balduur, Apokolips was saturated with evil from an unnamed sorceress. [8]
The ‘Empyrean’ world explained Places. The Continent: All the land that is encompassed so far in the "Empyrean" world. Within the Continent are different kingdoms with different leadership ...
Free ends up healing him, instead of killing him as he desires. He is sent away with Darkseid's legions. [5] He is seen in New Gods (vol. 2) #6, with a new costume (a Kirby redesign for the figure's Super Powers action figure). Though considered a "mockery", Steppenwolf is given the job of running Darkseid's military forces.
As Darkseid dies, a battered, wounded Orion walks away from the battlefield having "won" the battle against his father once and for all. Darkseid's life essence endured the death of his body and fell back in time and space; fracturing both as he fell toward his own personal Hell inside a black hole at the center of creation.
Mantis is the leader of a colony of humanoid insects from New Genesis before defecting to Apokolips, whose leader Darkseid gives him immense power. [3] Mantis assists Darkseid in founding the first Secret Society of Super-Villains. He is killed by Infinity-Man in Death of the New Gods before being resurrected in The New 52 continuity reboot. [4 ...