ĭarkseid has been adapted in various media incarnations, having made his live-action feature debut in the 2021 DC Extended Universe film Zack Snyder's Justice League, portrayed by Ray Porter. He is also the father of Kalibak, Orion, Grayven and Grail and serves as one of Superman's greatest adversaries and the archenemy of the Justice League. His ultimate goal is to enslave the multiverse by eliminating all hope and free will. įormerly known as Uxas, Darkseid is a New God and the tyrannical Lord of Apokolips who is regarded as one of the most powerful beings in the DC Universe. Kirby modeled Darkseid's face on actor Jack Palance and based his personality on Adolf Hitler and Richard Nixon.

The character was created by writer-artist Jack Kirby to serve as the primary antagonist of his ' Fourth World' metaseries, and was first seen briefly in a series of cameos that started in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 in December 1970 before being seen in a full story in the debut issue of Forever People in February 1971. Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, and durabilityĭarkseid ( / ˈ d ɑːr k s aɪ d/) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

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