Darkseid (Earth 2)

Darkseid is the tyrannical ruler of Apokolips, a sadistic, aggressive and merciless tyrant who has invaded and conquered countless worlds. As the God of Tyranny, Darkseid seeks to enslave all things to his will using the Anti-Life Equation.

History

Birth of a Dark God

Darkseid conceived many sons; one, Kalibak, became a brutal warrior of Apokolips while another, Orion, was traded for Highfather's own Scott in a promise of peace between both planets.^[1]

War against Earths

One day, a mischief-maker named Kaiyo defied Darkseid's authority by laughing at his law, prompting him to pursue her across the universe. In Earth he found a champion, Superman, whose might rivaled his own. Jealous, Darkseid declared war on that planet^[2] and began collecting four powerful Female Furies, K'li, Famine, Pestillence and Death, from that universe to use in the final battle. Death became impregnated with Darkseid's child, Deathspawn.^[3]

During this war, he ordered the creation of a clone of that Earth 2's Superman to spread his will among the humans and prepare the planet for his arrival.^[2]

World's End

Five years later, Darkseid sealed himself at the Mobius Chamber in the heart of Apokolips when he was visited by his adopted son, Mister Miracle, who demanded him to reveal the truth about his origin, but Darkseid remained silent and ignored him. This angered Miracle to the point of attacking the evil God with the intent of destroying him, but he unwillingly set him free.^[4] Darkseid easily defeated Mister Miracle and offered his ally Fury to join him against Earth, an offer she accepted. After imprisoning Miracle, he was visited by the Traveler who offered him a deal with New Genesis: feed on Earth only and Highfather will not interfere.^[1]

After eliminating the World Army's Commander,^[5] Darkseid commanded the Doyenne Barda to cleanse the Earth for Apokolips' arrival.^[6] With the preparations complete, Darkseid released the terraformer on the planet's atmosphere while his Deathspawn infected the Earth's core.^[7]

Though the Wonders of the World managed to dent the terraformer, Darkseid declared the fight was already won before two Kryptonians, Power Girl and the new Superman, broke into Apokolips' court to confront the Dark God head-on.^[8] They were no match for the tyrant who singlehandedly defeated the defenders of Earth, leaving the Green Lantern alone against him.^[9] He initially proved to be stronger than the Green Avatar, defeating him and then killing countless human survivors to nourish Apokolips, but he returned with the power of the Multiversal Green that strengthened him enough to repel Darkseid from the survivors and save them from his wrath.

Darkseid nonetheless recovered and seemingly destroyed his enemies before Apokolips finally devoured Earth, declaring the war won and announcing that they are ready for what was to come next.^[10]

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Powers and Abilities

Powers

• 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 lesser forms 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.^[11]
  • Enhanced Intellect
  • Immortality
  • Invulnerability: Darkseid was was completely unharmed by the God-killing Boom-Spheres.^[1] He is completely unharmed by earthly ammunition like bullets and arrows^[9] and it took the combined power of the entire Multiverse's Green to knock him out.^[10]
    • Energy Resistance
  • Regeneration: After Power Girl destroyed one of his eyes it grew back after a short time.^[10]
  • Superhuman Speed
  • Superhuman Stamina
  • Superhuman Strength: Darkseid possesses vast levels of physical strength and is easily able to hurt other New Gods like Mister Miracle with the power of his blows.^[1] His strength allows him to go toe-to-toe against two Kryptonians^[12] and defeat the Wonders of the World in a all against one fight.^[9]
• 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. He can manipulate this powerful energy field to traverse time and space, among other abilities.
  • Omega Beams: Darkseid can release from his eyes powerful beams of energy capable of twisting and turning to chase their target.^[1]
    • Disintegration
  • Cosmic Awareness
  • 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.^[11]
  • Dimensional Travel
    • Boomtube Projection
  • Erosion Blasts
  • Flight: Darkseid is capable of levitating and flying at will.^[1]
  • Gravity Manipulation:
    • Chronokinesis
  • Size Alteration: Darkseid can adjust his size at will, as seen by his having once stretched an enlarged hand towards refugees from Earth 2 when Constantine tried to ferry them to safety in another universe.^[13]
• Apokolips Power Feed: Darkseid can replenish his lost strength by sealing himself in the heart of Apokolips and "eating" the planet's energy. Doing so, however, is a risk since Darkseid is unable to get free until the replenishment is complete and the draining can accelerate Apokolips' withering process.^[1]

Abilities

• Deception
• Genius Level Intellect
• Intimidation
• Leadership: Darkseid is recognized as the ultimate authority in Apokolips, inspiring intimidation among his lesser subjects in order to ensure blind obedience through fear of his wrath.
• Quantum Mechanics
  

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Mother Box

Transportation

• Boom-Tube

Notes

Recommended Reading

• Earth 2: World's End

Related

• 20 Appearances of Darkseid (Earth 2)
• 5 Images featuring Darkseid (Earth 2)
• 1 Quotations by or about Darkseid (Earth 2)
• Character Gallery: Darkseid (Earth 2)

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