Fictional character biography Desaad

darkseid young desaad. art colleen doran.

desaad s first recorded appearance in history of dc universe hanger-on @ side of drax, heir apokolips. had taken god-name, claimed have taken in tribute being future has taught me in chosen field.

desaad s origins revealed during darkseid s chess game eclipso. after eclipso told darkseid of how had caused biblical flood, darkseid shared how had corrupted innocent youth tricking him believing youth s cat had killed other pet, bird. goading boy avenge bird, darkseid manipulates youth burying cat alive. bird returned, having flown off, , in rage, youth killed bird , left new genesis become darkseid s lackey.

desaad appeared helping drax attempt master omega force. in fact, plotting drax brother uxas. result, drax presumed killed, , uxas mastered omega force, taking god-name darkseid. desaad went on serve darkseid s torturer.

desaad sadist , coward. naturally treacherous, sufficiently afraid of darkseid not turn against master unless else takes lead (and switch sides again if looks fail). spent time posing darkseid keep intergang going. while darkseid had been involved intergang part of search anti-life equation, desaad wanted cause suffering.

desaad seemingly killed during attempt darkseid penetrate source. subsequently found have bonded orion, causing latter become cruel , manipulative. later separated. while missing, second-in-command justeen plots overthrow desaad s position , become closer beloved darkseid.

in superman/batman story torment, desaad tasked darkseid retrieve highfather s staff source wall, , use restore darkseid s waning powers. working batman villain scarecrow brainwashes superman. however, when time came recharge darkseid s powers, using staff conduit omega realm, desaad betrays darkseid , tried take power himself. omega effect, however, possessed horror within desaad not stand, , darkseid siphoned energy off him.

at end of issue #25 of countdown final crisis desaad, had captured , tortured professor martin stein, able take on mantle , power of firestorm himself. defeated , separated firestorm matrix atomic knights, flees before captured. after disrupting battle between darkseid , mary marvel, desaad gives darkseid compound unsuccessfully used access anti-life equation. desaad released darkseid s service. however, desaad has transported pied piper apokolips brother eye arrives. desaad claims piper can channel anti-life equation , control planet. before piper can so, brother eye finishes assimilating apokolips. after recovering, desaad confesses masterminding trickster , piper s ordeal. however, attacked omac , piper captured. desaad continues pursue piper , convinces him play. however, piper s first act try kill desaad.

also during countdown in issue #837 of detective comics, revealed supplying amazon women s shelters special drugs apokolips.

in salvation run, revealed desaad oversees training of new gods of apokolips on planet amanda waller s suicide squad had dumped exiled villains. when discovers them on planet, arranges parademons eliminate least powerful villains can train stronger ones unknown goal. ultimately, villains escape earth.

following death of new gods many of fallen apokoliptan gods had taken on human forms. desaad, posing doctor bud fogel raising public against lex luthor s everyman experiments, trapping , capturing infinity, inc. version of desaad has been seen in terror titans miniseries, conditioning infinitors fight in dark side club s metahuman tournament. after brainwashed superhumans break free of anti-life equation , begin destroy arena, desaad electrocuted , captured static.

in final crisis #6, revealed mary marvel has been possessed desaad. not known has happened desaad after freddy freeman new shazam changes mary normal in same issue. in final crisis: secret files, revealed 1 brought libra cohesion after villain disembodied himself using transmortifier device.

the new 52

during darkseid s first incursion on earth during new 52 (a reboot of dc comics universe), desaad appears in apokopolis discussing steppenwolf cloning dna of captured , tortured superman new race of parademons. 5 years later, impersonates michael holt attempting capture power girl.