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{{PEthing|Darkseid (New Earth)|Darkseid}}
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| Image                   = Justice League Vol 2 23.1 Darkseid Textless.jpg
| RealName                = Uxas
| MainAlias               = Darkseid
| Aliases                 = [[Lex Luthor, Jr.|Alexander Luthor, Jr.]]<ref name=JL50>{{c|Justice League Vol 2 50}}</ref>;<br>Dark God<ref name=D1>{{c|Divergence Vol 1 1}}</ref>;<br>Darkseid the Destroyer;<br>One True Darkseid<ref name=JLI_2>{{c|Justice League Incarnate Vol 1 2}}</ref>;<br>God of Evil<ref name=JLI_2/>;<br>Ulrich Saxman<ref name=JLI_3>{{c|Justice League Incarnate Vol 1 3}}</ref>;<br>Left Hand of the Great Darkness<ref name=JLI_5>{{c|Justice League Incarnate Vol 1 5}}</ref> 
| Identity                = Public
| AlienRace               = New God
| Alignment               = Bad
| Affiliation             = [[Aztar (Prime Earth)|The Spectre]], [[Apokolips]];<br> Formerly [[Great Darkness]],<br> [[Dark Army]]
| Relatives               = [[Zonuz (Prime Earth)|Zonuz]] (father),<br> [[Heggra (Prime Earth)|Heggra ]] (mother, deceased),<br> [[Izaya (Prime Earth)|Izaya]] (brother/brother in law)<!--Infinity Man and the Forever People Vol 1 5-->,<br> [[Avia (Prime Earth)|Avia]] (sister, deceased),<br> [[Grail (Prime Earth)|Grail]] (daughter),<br> [[Kalibak (Prime Earth)|Kalibak]] (son, deceased),<br> [[Orion (Prime Earth)|Orion]] (son),<br> [[Grayven (Prime Earth)|Grayven]] (son)<!--Appears in Morrison's Green Lantern-->,<br> [[Scot (Prime Earth)|Scot]] (nephew/adopted son)

| Universe                = Fourth World; Sphere of the Gods
| BaseOfOperations        = [[Apokolips]],<br> formerly  [[Earth Omega]]

| Gender                  = Male
| Height                  = 8'9"<!-- DC Comics Encyclopedia: All-New Edition -->
| Weight                  = 1815 lbs.<!-- DC Comics Encyclopedia: All-New Edition -->
| Eyes                    = Red
| Hair                    = Brown
| Hair2                   = [[:Category:Bald|Bald]]
| Skin                    = Grey
| UnusualFeatures         = Replaced his left hand with a scythe of unknown origin; Granite-like skin

| Citizenship             = Apokoliptian
| MaritalStatus           = Single
| Occupation              = Dictator of Apokolips
| Education               = 

| Quotation               = '''Darkseid Was'''.
| Speaker                 = [[Darkseid (Prime Earth)|Darkseid]]
| QuoteSource             = DC All In Special Vol 1 1

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

| Creators                = Jack Kirby
| First                   = Justice League Vol 2 3
| Death                   = 

| HistoryText             = 
===Birth of a Dark God===
====New 52 Origins====
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=====First New 52 Origin=====
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In another universe, the [[Old Gods]] were immortal beings who relied on the prayers of mortals to remain in power, but nevertheless cared nothing about them. Soon the rebellious Uxas began putting lies and corruption in the minds of these Gods which sparked a war between them. As the gods began to die, Uxas began stealing the Gods' power for himself.<ref name="JL23.1">{{c|Justice League Vol 2 23.1: Darkseid}}</ref>

Eventually, when his father [[Zonuz (Prime Earth)|Yuga Khan]] came to strike down both him and his brother [[Izaya (Prime Earth)|Izaya]] for their insolence against the Old Gods, he used the [[Anti-Life]] to revive the Old Gods Uxas murdered, but was ultimately slain by his own son<ref name="IMFP5">{{c|Infinity Man and the Forever People Vol 1 5}}</ref> who took the fallen Gods' power to become the [[New God]] '''Darkseid'''.

Izaya, too, received power from the Old Gods and confronted him, claiming they were New Gods who should unite to bring forth a new age, but Darkseid only felt disdain and destroyed their world, with only him and Izaya remaining.
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''Though Darkseid was initially presented as originating in the world of the Old Gods, [[Green Lantern: Godhead|a later storyline presented a different origin.]]''

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=====Second New 52 Origin=====
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The brothers [[Izaya (Prime Earth)|Izaya]] and Uxas arose in ''Galactica'', the Third World<ref>{{c|Green Lanterns Vol 1 23}}</ref>, which was born from the Living Atoms of the fallen [[Old Gods]].  They lived in peace until Uxas murdered [[Avia (Prime Earth)|Avia]], Izaya's wife.  This action sparked a civil war that set god against god and turned Galactica to ruin.  After seven days of horrific war, Uxas and his followers were cast out.  In time, Uxas would claim Apokolips as his domain.<ref name=NGGH1>{{c|New Gods: Godhead Vol 1 1}}</ref>
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''Following the cosmic upheavals of the Rebirth period, this character's history was revised (again).''

====Current Origin====
Uxas, the being who would one day become the God of Evil, was the son of the despot [[Heggra (Prime Earth)|Heggra]] and the [[Old Gods|Old God]] [[Zonuz (Prime Earth)|Yuga Khan]], who ruled [[Apokolips]].  As he grew, he laid claim to the god-name Darkseid.

====Early Life====
During an early battle between the forces of Apokolips and [[New Genesis]], a third party appeared on the field of battle- [[Oans]], on their long road to becoming the [[Guardians of the Universe]].  While the gods of New Genesis negotiated with the Oans, Darkseid had other plans.  Under Heggra's orders, Uxas used the Soul Cannon, a weapon designed by [[Desaad (Prime Earth)|Desaad]] to amplify his own power into a crude early version of the Omega Effect, to slay one of the Oans and several New Gods.  The carnage would be interrupted by [[John Stewart (Prime Earth)|John Stewart]], who was brought back to see the event by the New God [[Lonar (Prime Earth)|Lonar]]; however, following an attack by Darkseid, the time-displaced Green Lantern was taken back to the present by Lonar.<ref>{{c|Green Lantern Vol 6 7}}</ref>

Darkseid conceived many sons; one, [[Kalibak (Prime Earth)|Kalibak]], became a brutal warrior of Apokolips while another, [[Orion (Prime Earth)|Orion]], was traded for Highfather's own [[Scot (Prime Earth)|Scot]] in a promise of peace between both planets.<ref>{{c|Justice League Vol 2 40}}</ref> Kalibak's mother [[Suli (Prime Earth)|Suli]] tried to lead Darkseid away from the path of evil, but Darkseid's mother [[Heggra (Prime Earth)|Heggra]] had her killed as she believed that Suli made him weak.<ref name=JLI_5/>

As eons passed, Darkseid usurped rulership of [[Apokolips]] from his parents and became its sole ruler<ref>{{c|Justice League Dark 2021 Annual Vol 2 1}}</ref>, with the only force capable of opposing him being his brother Highfather and his forces of [[New Genesis]].<ref name=NGGH1>{{c|New Gods: Godhead Vol 1 1}}</ref> At some point, he captured an aspect of Death in the form of the [[Black Racer (Prime Earth)|Black Racer]] to become his greatest weapon, but he couldn't command it unless it were anchored to a sentient host.<ref>{{c|Justice League Vol 2 45}}</ref>

Some time ago, Darkseid came across the Amazon [[Myrina (Prime Earth)|Myrina]] and conceived another child with her, a daughter named [[Grail (Prime Earth)|Grail]],<ref name=D1/> who unbeknownst to him was being raised to destroy him.<ref name=JL42>{{c|Justice League Vol 2 42}}</ref>

===Early Campaigns===
====War against Earth====
Seeking to conquer Earth, Darkseid went Earth to confront Superman personally,<ref name=JL4>{{c|Justice League Vol 2 4}}</ref> easily overpowering the Kryptonian's allies and managing to defeat and capture Superman.<ref name=JL5>{{c|Justice League Vol 2 5}}</ref> However, the combined assault of Earth's defenders proved to be enough distraction for [[Batman (Bruce Wayne)|Batman]] to release Superman, who pushed Darkseid through a [[Boom-Tube]] for [[Victor Stone (Prime Earth)|Cyborg]] to send to Apokolips, away from Earth.<ref name=JL6>{{c|Justice League Vol 2 6}}</ref>

====Crises====
Despite his antipathy for Earth and the forces of good, Darkseid would be instrumental in defeating the Anti-Monitor during the [[Crisis on Infinite Earths]].

Years of manipulation would culminate in what would become known as the [[Final Crisis]], an attack on Earth designed to draw out the [[Great Darkness]].  His plan succeeded, but at the cost of his own life; Darkseid was shot with a radion bullet, fired by [[Batman (Bruce Wayne)|Batman]] in the ultimate exception to his moral code.  This 'death' resulted in Darkseid's 'godhead' breaking into many, severing his multiversal aspects from one another.<ref>{{c|Justice League Incarnate Vol 1 4}}</ref>

===[[New 52]]===
====Chaos====
Following his apparent death, Darkseid slept within a special chamber in his domain on Apokalips.  In his stead, his followers vied for power, with Kalibak emerging victorious. Kalibak sought out a unit of reliquary from the [[Sphere of the Gods]] known as the [[Chaos Crystal]], a fragmental piece of a larger gem that held great cosmic power. Using its energy, Kalibak constructed the '[[Chaos Cannon]]', a superweapon capable of consuming the life-force of other worlds and transferring it back to the target of his choosing. Unfortunately for Uxas's firstborn, the Chaos Sliver was bound within the body of the young, deceased [[Damian Wayne (Prime Earth)|Damian Wayne]] and in acquiring it, had aroused the ire of Batman, who came to Apokalips wearing the [[Hellbat]] armor to recover his son's body.

Batman raged across Apokolips; his allies unknowingly following suite, fighting thru Kalibak's forces until facing off with the scion himself, at least, until Darkseid awoke from his slumber. The New God of Evil and the armored Batman fought until Darkseid fired off a blast of his Omega Beams; Batman used the Sliver to siphon the energy from the incoming Omega Effect into it completing a cosmic circuit, empowering the Hellbat Armor further through it. As Batman returned to Earth, intent on using the sliver to revive his lost son, Darkseid did not follow, remarking that he would see Batman and his allies again soon enough.<ref>{{c|Batman and Robin Vol 2 37}}</ref>
 
====Darkseid War====
{{Main|Justice League: The Darkseid War}}
{{Image|Justice League Vol 2 40 Textless.jpg|The Dark God vs. The Anti-God|left|150px}}
Darkseid sent his Fury [[Lashina (Prime Earth)|Lashina]] and personal assassin [[Kanto (Prime Earth)|Kanto]] on a hunt for his daughter's mother, while he returned to his throne room and came across Mister Miracle. The escapist confronted Darkseid but he once again proved to be stronger. Thus Miracle was forced to Boom-Tube to Earth, to which Darkseid remained indifferent.<ref>{{c|Justice League Vol 2 41}}</ref> The [[Mobius (Sixth Dimension)|Anti-God]] arrived on Earth while Superman and an extra, [[Alexander Luthor (Prime Earth)|Lex Luthor]], were sent to Darkseid's domain by [[Lena Luthor (Prime Earth)|Lena Luthor]], another emissary of Apokolips. Darkseid commanded his forces to mobilize with his war plan, ordering his right hand [[Desaad (Prime Earth)|DeSaad]] to unleash the prisoners in the slave camp and sic them on Kal-El and Lex. He also commanded his General [[Steppenwolf (Prime Earth)|Steppenwolf]] to take his firstborn [[Kalibak (Prime Earth)|Kalibak]] with them in the war effort against Mobius.<ref name=JL42/>

With his daughter [[Grail (Prime Earth)|Grail]] summoning him, Darkseid and his army finally arrived to the battle scene against the Anti-Monitor, facing his enemy head-on.<ref>{{c|Justice League Vol 2 43}}</ref> Growing desperate, Darkseid summoned the [[Black Racer (Prime Earth)|Black Racer]], the living death of the New Gods, to destroy his enemy. The Anti-Monitor fused it with the [[Justice League (Prime Earth)|Justice League]]'s [[Flash (Barry Allen)|Flash]] and merged its power with the [[Anti-Life Equation]] to finally destroy Darkseid, ending his life once and for all.<ref name=JL44/>

Afterwards, when the child of [[Lois Lane (Earth 3)|Superwoman]] and [[Alexander Luthor (Earth 3)|Mazahs]] was born and taken by Grail, the child absorbed the Omega Effect from [[Alexander Luthor (Prime Earth)|Lex Luthor]] as well as the [[Anti-Life Equation]] from [[Steven Trevor (Prime Earth)|Steve Trevor]] becoming the new Darkseid temporarily, before being separated from the Anti-Life Equation and reverted into a child form of Darkseid taken by Grail to be raised.<ref name=JL50/>

===[[DC Rebirth]]===
====Returning to God-hood====
After the [[Dark Nights: Metal|invasion of the Dark Multiverse]] Grail began killing Old Gods and absorbed their power. She gave the power to Uxas to make him grow stronger and closer to becoming Darkseid again. After absorbing [[Hercules (Prime Earth)|Hercules]]' power Uxas transformed into a much older child. After aging to a young adult, he fought [[Zeus (Prime Earth)|Zeus]] himself. During the fight, he revealed that killing Hercules and the rest of Zeus' children was just bait for Zeus himself. He killed Zeus, absorbed his power, restored his own and escaped with Grail.
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====Wonder Woman vs Darkseid====
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====Justice League Odyssey====
Darkseid survived his encounter with Wonder Woman, and was able to manipulate the [[Justice League Odyssey (Prime Earth)|Justice League of space]] to gather information about them being deities of the Ghost Sector.
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====Dark Nights: Death Metal====
When [[Perpetua (Sixth Dimension)|Perpetua]] remade the Multiverse she created three "Crisis Worlds" to generate crisis energy to fuel her. Darkseid was given a world where he succeeded in the [[Final Crisis]] and ruled all reality for eons, becoming an [[Old Gods|Old God]]. [[Kal-El (Prime Earth)|Superman]] came to his Crisis World to stop him, but Darkseid was too powerful and even managed to use the [[Anti-Life Equation]] to make Superman his slave. [[Bruce Wayne (Prime Earth)|Batman]] also fell against the [[Mobius (Sixth Dimension)|Anti-Monitor]] in an alternate [[Crisis on Infinite Earths]], but [[Diana of Themyscira (Prime Earth)|Wonder Woman]] was able to convince [[Kal-El (Earth-Prime)|Superboy-Prime]] to abandon his alternate [[Infinite Crisis]] and the Crisis Worlds were destroyed.<ref>{{c|Dark Nights: Death Metal Trinity Crisis Vol 1 1}}</ref> Darkseid survived the destruction along with the Anti-Monitor, who was transformed into an infant. They took refuge in the [[World Forge]]. 

Wonder Woman came to the Forge. She had planned to build a machine designed by [[Alexander Luthor (Prime Earth)|Lex Luthor]] which would undo the damage wrought by Perpetua, but she had lost the plans. Darkseid witnessed her melt the [[Lasso of Truth]] in the Forge and become a godlike being almost as powerful as the [[Bruce Wayne (Earth -22)|Darkest Knight]].<ref>{{c|Dark Nights: Death Metal Vol 1 6}}</ref> After the Knight was defeated and the Multiverse restored, Darkseid was the only cosmic threat unaccounted for.<ref>{{c|Dark Nights: Death Metal Vol 1 7}}</ref>

===[[Infinite Frontier]]===
====The Great Darkness====
The [[Quintessence (Prime Earth)|Quintessence]] imprisoned Darkseid on [[Earth Omega]], a new parallel world created by the Multiverse's expansion into an Omniverse. However, they did not realise that Darkseid had fused with all his prior incarnations and alternate selves across parallel dimensions, and had become even more powerful than he was before the first Crisis. He easily broke free and killed them.<ref name=IF0>{{c|Infinite Frontier Vol 1 0}}</ref>

Darkseid was aware of the threat the [[Great Darkness]] posed to all reality, and how his [[Darkseid (New Earth)|previous incarnation]] had tried to gain control of it to save the Multiverse.<ref name=JLI_4>{{c|Justice League Incarnate Vol 1 4}}</ref> He planned to do the same and gathered allies to help him in his mission, including the [[Roger Hayden (Prime Earth)|Psycho-Pirate]]<ref>{{c|Infinite Frontier Secret Files Vol 1 6 (Digital)}}</ref>, the [[Lex Luthor (Earth 23)|Lex Luthor]] of [[Earth 23]]<ref>{{c|Infinite Frontier Vol 1 4}}</ref>, [[Injustice Incarnate]] and even the [[Department of Extranormal Operations (Prime Earth)|D.E.O]] on [[Prime Earth|Earth 0]].<ref name=IF_5>{{c|Infinite Frontier Vol 1 5}}</ref> He captured [[Barry Allen (Prime Earth)|Barry Allen]] when he came to Earth Omega and used him to spin a giant turbine to generate the energy needed to open up the cracks left in the Multiverse by the [[Flash: Flashpoint|Flashpoint]]<ref name=IF_5/> and tasked the D.E.O to capture eneryone on Earth 0 who had ties to other universes or timelines.<ref>{{c|Infinite Frontier Vol 1 3}}</ref>

Darkseid also ensured that a special [[Black Lantern Ring]] which drew it's power directly from the Darkness fell into the hands of [[Roy Harper (Prime Earth)|Roy Harper]], as he would have enough history of suffering to become the [[Omega Lantern]] and allow Darkseid to gain control of the Darkness.<ref name=IF_5/> Darkseid's plan was foiled, Barry Allen fell through the crack and it retreated from Earth Omega. Darkseid simply dispersed the heroes back to their homes, believing that it was not worth it to kill them given the danger that the Multiverse faced.<ref name=IF_6>{{c|Infinite Frontier Vol 1 6}}</ref>

Darkseid chased the crack to [[Earth 8]], home reality of [[Maya Chamara (Earth 8)|Doctor Multiverse]], the Multiverse's natural immune reaction to the crack. [[Justice Incarnate|Justice League Incarnate]] were also on the trail of the crack, hoping to cross it to rescue Barry Allen. Doctor Multiverse sent the crack away from Earth 8 to prevent Darkseid gaining control of it, and it landed in Limbo at the far edge of the Multiverse.<ref>{{c|Justice League Incarnate Vol 1 1}}</ref> Darkseid and the Justice League followed it but others also came for the crack including the [[Sheeda]] and the [[Katherine Kane (Earth 11)|Batwoman Who Laughs]]. When the Batwoman almost reached the crack, Doctor Multiverse sent out a wave of energy that sent all of them to random places in the Multiverse.<ref name=JLI_2/> Darkseid ended up stranded on [[Earth 33]] for three months, posing as an editor at [[DC Comics]] called Ulrich Saxman.

In his guise as Saxman, Darkseid pretended to help Doctor Multiverse and [[Kalel (Earth 23)|President Superman]] get a comic published, but insisted that they allow Darkseid to win. When [[Thomas Wayne (Flashpoint Timeline)|Batman]] and [[Avery Ho (Prime Earth)|The Flash]] came to Earth 33 to rescue Doctor Multiverse and Superman, Darkseid followed them to [[Earth 41]] where the crack had landed.<ref name=JLI_3/>  He gained control of the crack and departed to [[Earth 7]] to confront [[The Gentry]], who were servants of the Darkness.

Darkseid fought the Gentry's leader the [[Empty Hand]], but was defeated and the Empty Hand took the crack.<ref name=JLI_4/> He used it to complete an "Oblivion Machine" which opened a rift directly to the Darkness and crossed over, daring Darkseid to follow. Darkseid went through the portal and emerged in a black void, where the Darkness told him that he had always been its unwitting puppet, its left hand, the fist that blindly destroys. The Great Darkness took control of Darkseid's mind, alongside many other cosmic forces of evil who had sought its power.<ref name=JLI_5/>

====Dark Crisis====
The Darkness' forces invaded the Multiverse, and Justice League Incarnate and the [[Justice League (Prime Earth)|Justice League]] of [[Prime Earth|Earth 0]] tracked the origin point of the invasion to the ruins of the pre-Crisis Multiverse. Doctor Multiverse teleported the teams to Multiverse-2 where [[Kell Mossa (Pre-Crisis)|Pariah]] was modifying his antimatter chamber from the first Crisis to allow the Darkness to enter reality.

The heroes attempted to reason with Pariah but he refused to listen and summoned Darkseid and the other possessed villains. During the fight, [[Teth-Adam (Prime Earth)|Black Adam]] hit Darkseid with his magic lightning, which briefly broke the Darkness' control. Darkseid told the heroes that the war was already lost and tried to tell them how they could survive, but the Darkness quickly regained control. [[Oliver Queen (Prime Earth)|Green Arrow]] was able to destroy the chamber, cutting the Darkness' link to reality and causing Darkseid and the rest of the Darkness' forces to dissipate.<ref>{{c|Justice League Vol 4 75}}</ref>

Darkseid and the rest of the [[Dark Army]] invaded Earth 0.<ref>{{c|Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths Vol 1 5}}</ref> The heroes managed to banish Pariah to a pocket universe but Darkseid and the others remained possessed as the corrupted Darkness transferred to [[Slade Wilson (Prime Earth)|Deathstroke]].<ref>{{c|Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths Vol 1 6}}</ref> Black Adam used his lightning again to purge the Darkness from Deathstroke, freeing Darkseid and the other possessed villains. Darkseid retreated back to Apokolips.<ref>{{c|Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths Vol 1 7}}</ref>

====City Boy====
In another bid to takeover Earth, Darkseid would employ [[Intergang (Prime Earth)|planet side agents]] to work with his chief engineering and genetics posing as the human scientist [[Mokkari (Prime Earth)|Dr. Mokkarison]].<ref>{{c|City Boy Vol 1 2}}-[[City Boy Vol 1 4]]</ref> All for the sake of using the essence of cities to transmogrify the planet into a engine citified derivation of his hellish domain, a new Apokolips.

[[Bruno Mannheim (Prime Earth)|Ugly Mannheim]] would notify his dark master about the subject of said project being in viewing distance when [[Cameron Kim (Prime Earth)|his power flared]] in rival gang territory. Darkseid commanded Bruno reacquire said prize at once for the grand plan, and to not notify him again until upon intergang's success on the matter.<ref>{{c|City Boy Vol 1 1}}</ref>

===All-In and Absolute===
Following Prime Earth being severed from the multiverse, Darkseid was rattled by the effects and convinced [[Himon]] to design a Miracle Machine for him to use. Cutting off his left hand, he fed it some of his blood, only to need more. When Kalibak tried to convince him to lead a massive Apokolipian army to a weakened Earth, Darkseid instead killed Kalibak in cold blood and fed him to the Miracle Machine. With that, he began a search of the Spectre, whom he believed would tell him what was wrong.

He would first attack Hell, getting the attention of [[Blaze (Prime Earth)|Blaze]], [[First of the Fallen (Prime Earth)|First of the Fallen]] and [[Trigon (Prime Earth)|Trigon]], the former offering Darkseid immeasurable pain to stop his rampage. He refused, wanting Spectre's location before disappearing in a Boom Tube. In Heaven, he would be confronted by [[Zauriel]], who offered him peace by reuniting him with his wife Suli, telling him that his role is a part of the universe. He would refuse again, disappearing to the Dark Side of the Moon. Confronting [[Eclipso]], the creature taunted Darkseid and controlled him briefly, only for him to be obliterated by a Boom Tube. Finding Jim Corrigan captured down below, Darkseid is confronted by the Quintessence, who tell him that there's no way to bond with the Spectre. Darkseid would use the Miracle Machine to do just that.

Desperate, the Spectre sent the both of them to the Watchtower, needing the help of the Justice League to free him. In the fight, Zatanna used a spell to force the Spectre into Superman. During the scuffle, Spectre revealed that he is a force of nature, that he exists as the same creature throughout the multiverse and he only feels this way because Prime Earth was cut off and that it will return and his power will decrease so he won't feel this restless. Unable to take this, Darkseid allowed the heroes to kill him, thanking them as he was pulled elsewhere, the [[Elseworld]]. His influence there transformed it, turning the world into a dark shade of Prime Earth where hope was the underdog and darkness triumphed.<ref>{{c|DC All In Special Vol 1 1}}</ref>

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* {{Alien Physiology|New God}}: As a [[New Gods|New God]], Darkseid is amongst the most powerful beings in the [[Multiverse]]. He is a multiversal entity of pure evil, that was fragmented into a lesser form after the [[Final Crisis]]. Darkseid's "True Form" or "Godhead" was eventually reconstituted, combining all of Darkseid's lesser forms, making all of his [[Darkseid (New Earth)|past selves]] one. In this True Form, Darkseid stated that his power exceeds what it was before the [[Crisis on Infinite Earths|first crisis]].<ref name=IF0/> His immense power allowed him to easily defeat some of the most powerful beings in the universe.<ref name=IF0/> As the god of evil, all evil in the Multiverse is consolidated into his True Form.<ref>{{c|Justice League Incarnate Vol 1 1}}</ref> Darkseid's role, however, is far more primordial. He is a constant force of the Multiverse that holds back and challenges life, in contrast to hope that is a force that pushes life outwards to expand. [[Aztar (Prime Earth)|The Spectre]] has in some ways compared Darkseid's cosmic role to that of a "real" [[Source Wall]]. Darkseid was split into many aspects of himself when life expanded to form the Multiverse, all of his aspects or alternate selves were spread to every universe, and his physical form was further reduced when the Multiverse expanded into the [[Infinite Frontier|Omniverse]] in the aftermath of the [[Dark Nights: Metal|Metal]] [[Dark Nights: Death Metal|Wars]].<ref>{{c|DC All In Special Vol 1 1}}</ref> However, all aspects returned to the Prime Darkseid when the Multiverse was severed. After his death in [[Prime Earth]] and reformation in the [[Absolute Universe]], Darkseid was allowed to use his immense power to its full extent, being able to grow a thousand feet and shake planets with his voice alone, and proclaimed himself the God of the Absolute Universe.<ref>{{c|DC All In Special Vol 1 1}}</ref>
** {{Enhanced Intellect}}: Darkseid's mental capacity far exceeds that of a normal human. He's been described as being a hundred steps up the evolutionary ladder from humans.<ref name=JLO11>{{c|Justice League Odyssey Vol 1 11}}</ref>
** {{Immortality}}: Darkseid is functionally immortal, having ceased aging physically when he received his power.<ref name="JL23.1"/> Darkseid has lived for eons, stating to have ruled long enough to be an Old God.<ref name=DM4>{{c|Dark Nights: Death Metal Vol 1 4}}</ref>
** {{Invulnerability}}: Darkseid survived the destruction of a whole planet,<ref name="JL23.1"/> remained unfazed by the combined assault of the Justice League<ref name=JL6/> and took blows from the mighty [[Zeus (Prime Earth)|Zeus]] himself without major damage.<ref name=WW37/>
*** {{Energy Resistance}}: Darkseid is highly resistant to most energy based attacks. Even while in a weakened state, he was unfazed by both [[Victor Stone (Prime Earth)|Cyborg]]'s arm cannon and [[Jean-Paul Valley (Prime Earth)|Azrael]]'s flaming Murasame sword.<ref name=JLO2>{{c|Justice League Odyssey Vol 1 2}}</ref>
** {{Regeneration}}: Darkseid was able to regenerate his eyesight after both his eyes were impaled by Wonder Woman and Aquaman.<ref name=JL6/>
** {{Superhuman Speed}}: Darkseid is able to move at speeds far greater than any human. Even when not at full power, Darkseid was still fast enough to match [[Zeus (Prime Earth)|Zeus]]' combat speed. During this fight, Wonder Woman stated she had never seen a battle happen at the speed they were fighting at.<ref name=WW37/>
** {{Superhuman Stamina}}: Darkseid fought against Highfather Izaya for seven days straight, showing only minor signs of fatigue.<ref name=NGGH1/>
** {{Superhuman Strength}}: Darkseid's strength rivals a Kryptonian's.<ref name="JL23.1"/> He is capable of effortlessly shattering Lantern constructs,<ref name=JL5/> defeating multiple superhumans simultaneously.  <ref name=JL6/> Darkseid was even strong enough to hold open portals from closing, using only his bare hands.<ref name="JL23.1"/> During the [[Dark Crisis]] he displayed enough strength to to rip [[Frankenstein (Prime Earth)|Frankenstein]] in two.<ref>{{c|Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths Vol 1 6}}</ref>
* {{Energy Projection|Omega Effect}}: Darkseid wields a cosmic energy field called the "Omega Effect", which he gained from stealing the power of the [[Old Gods]].<ref name="JL23.1"/> The Omega Effect 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.
** {{Thermal-Blast|Omega Beams}}: Darkseid can fire concentrated beams from his eyes which can lock on its target to ensure it never misses. He has pinpoint control over these [[Omega Beams]], and his unerring aim allows it to travel in straight lines or bend, twist or curve around corners. The beams are powerful enough to harm Kryptonians,<ref name=JL5/> destroy planets,<ref name="JL23.1"/> and are fast enough to catch speedsters.<ref name=JL5/> Darkseid has even used his Omega beams to transport others across the multiverse.<ref name=IF_6/>
*** {{Disintegration}}<ref name=AC970>{{c|Action Comics Vol 1 970}}</ref>
** {{Cosmic Awareness}}: Darkseid can perceive and understand the workings of the universe on a cosmic level. He is able to perceive others even in different dimensions.<ref name=Constantine_22>{{c|Constantine Vol 1 22}}</ref>
** {{Darkness Manipulation}}: In his True Form, Darkseid is able to manipulate a powerful dark energy that was capable of killing the entire [[Quintessence (Prime Earth)|Quintessence]].<ref name=IF0/>
** {{Eldritch Blast|Erosion Blasts}}: Darkseid can focus his Omega energy through his hands and arms to generate eradicating shockwaves to destroy the surrounding landscape.<ref name=JL4/>
** {{Flight}}: Darkseid is capable of levitating and flying at will.
** {{Gravity Manipulation}}: When Darkseid reached between universes, his hand created an immense gravitational pull that twisted time and space in his surrounding area.<ref name=Constantine_23>{{c|Constantine Vol 1 23}}</ref>
*** {{Chronokinesis}}: Darkseid's gravitational pull was so strong that it warped time itself in the surrounding area. When [[John Constantine (Prime Earth)|John Constantine]] was trapped within it, he stated he lived days between each second from his perception.<ref name=Constantine_23/>
*** {{Dimensional Travel}}: Darkseid's Omega Effect allows him to transverse through time and space at will,<ref name="JL23.1"/> allowing him to cross between dimensions.<ref>{{c|Constantine Vol 1 23}}</ref>
**** '''[[Boomtube|Boomtube Projection]]''': Darkseid is able to create and project Boomtubes at will, either for his own use or to send others to desired destinations without requiring the use of a [[Mother Box]].<ref name=Constantine_22/>
** {{Power Absorption}}: Darkseid can absorb the life-force of Old Gods to add to his power and regain strength. He was able to absorb the power of Zeus in order to get back to full strength.<ref name=WW37>{{c|Wonder Woman Vol 5 37}}</ref> He was also able to feed on the energy of Zeus' children to regain power.<ref name=WW33>{{c|Wonder Woman Vol 5 33}}</ref>
** {{Power Distribution}}: Darkseid could endow his lesser subjects with powers, either granting them new abilities, increasing old ones they already possess or restoring lost powers to others at higher levels.<ref>{{c|Infinite Frontier Secret Files Vol 1 1}}</ref>
** {{Resurrection}}: Darkseid can seemingly revitalize those who've been dead for some time as seen by his having been able to resurrect a long since deceased Steppenwolf, last seen within his personal chambers.<ref name=JL42/>
** {{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.<ref name=Constantine_22/>
** {{Summoning}}: Darkseid has the unique ability to summon the [[Black Racer (Prime Earth)|Black Racer]] to aid him in battle. He also has complete control over the entity.<ref name=JL44>{{c|Justice League Vol 2 44}}</ref>
** {{Telekinesis}}: Darkseid can manipulate the movement of objects and people with his mind.<ref name=JLI_3/>
** {{Telepathy}}: Darkseid is able to telepathically invade the minds of others, even while in a separate dimension.<ref name=Constantine_22/>

| Abilities               = 
* {{Deception}}<ref name=JLO7>{{c|Justice League Odyssey Vol 1 7}}</ref>
* {{Genius Level Intellect}}
* {{Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)}}: Though rarely resorting to physical combat, Darkseid is a highly skilled and deadly fighter. He's stated to have fought planets and slaughtered entire armies.<ref name=WW37/> He has fought toe-to-toe with the [[Mobius (Sixth Dimension)|Anti-Monitor]], as well as defeated both [[Zeus (Prime Earth)|Zeus]]<ref name=WW37/> and [[Asmodel (New Earth)|Asmodel]] in combat.<ref name=JLI_3/>
* {{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.<ref name="JL23.1"/>
* {{Quantum Mechanics}}
* {{Weaponry}}: Darkseid has displayed skill with various weapons in combat, including a scythe,<ref name="JL23.1"/> and a spear.<ref name=JLI_3/>

| Weaknesses              = 

| Equipment               = * '''[[Mother Box]]'''
* '''[[Miracle Machine]]'''
| Transportation          = * '''[[Boom-Tube]]'''
| Weapons                 = 

| Notes                   = [[File:Uxas_(Prime_Earth).jpg|thumb|Previous form of Darkseid.]]{{PEBoilerplate
 | Page        = Darkseid (New Earth)
 | Name        = Darkseid
 | Creator1    = Jack Kirby
 | First       = Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen Vol 1 134
 | NewIssue    = Justice League Vol 2 3
 | Creator4    = Geoff Johns
 | Creator5    = Jim Lee
 }}
* Unlike most versions of Darkseid, the Post-Flashpoint version was not always bald. Instead, he was formerly brown haired, with a brown beard as well.<ref name="JL23.1"/> <ref name="IMFP5"/>

| Trivia                  = 
* It has been stated by [[Ganthet (Prime Earth)|Ganthet]] that each member of the [[Quintessence (Prime Earth)|Quintessence]] is strong enough to easily defeat Darkseid.<ref>{{c|DC All In Special Vol 1 1}}</ref> This proclamation seems dubious as Darkseid was previously able to kill the entirety of the Quintessence all at once with ease.<ref name=IF0>{{c|Infinite Frontier Vol 1 0}}</ref> It is possible that their own overconfidence in keeping Darkseid imprisoned on [[Earth Omega]] led to their downfall, and that Darkseid took advantage of this recklessness to trap and assault the Quintessence before they could act.<ref>{{c|Infinite Frontier Vol 1 6}}</ref>
* Darkseid has been revealed to be the unwitting hand of the [[Great Darkness]] that destroys, with [[Empty Hand]] who embodies the hand that made a "truce" with the Light in Swamp Thing Vol 2 50, being the right hand that takes.<ref>{{c|Justice League Incarnate Vol 1 5}}</ref>

| Recommended             = 
* '''[[Justice League: Origin]]'''
* '''[[Justice League: The Darkseid War]]'''
* {{v|Justice League Odyssey Vol 1}}
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