Fictional character biography Orion (comics)

cover orion #1 (june 2000). art walt simonson

orion second son of darkseid, half brother of kalibak , grayven, , husband of bekka. child, traded scott free in peace effort between new genesis , apokolips. raised son of highfather izaya, taught control rage , anger, becoming powerful warrior either world has ever known. in not easy task given heritage boiled rage of brutal , merciless darkseid. learning how control dark nature consumed of orion s youth, grew, friends among new gods helped him direct anger. orion counts among friends lightray, metron, jezebelle, scott free, big barda, , forager. hero dedicated ideals of new genesis. fighting skill , stamina have earned him nickname dog of war .

the 25–issue walt simonson series designed follow continuity of original fourth world series, , published after john byrne s jack kirby s fourth world series ended. flesh out series, characters such fourth world stalwarts lightray, darkseid, desaad, , kalibak, in addition lesser used characters such tigra (early on in series), mortalla, , newsgroup legion (an update of newsboy legion) supplied aid or ill intentions quick tempered orion.

during simonson s series, orion able obtain anti-life equation, source darkseid in search of. went apokolips , confronted darkseid birth, , fought control of apokolips. refused use anti-life equation due issues of pride , earning destiny unaided. defeated darkseid , gained control of apokolips. anti-life equation, orion went earth begin creating intergalactic peace. turned earth utopian world began disrupting balance of universe. revealed darkseid, alongside metron, allowed orion defeat him, understand potential of anti-life equation.

orion kills darkseid.

orion has served 2 terms justice league. first demanded join league alongside friend lightray. accepted ranks , stayed on until after battle evil eye. later, , big barda sent agents of new genesis serve in jla. during time in league, orion helped defeat starro when actions put entirety of north america sleep , aided green lantern, steel, plastic man, , barda in capturing white martian had regained original memory. on 1 occasion, when , of other leaguers abducted apparently insane adam strange part of plot defeat telepathic race, steel forced steal orion s mother box , use telepathic shield; orion enraged mother box devoting energy keeping him calm else. orion , barda s central mission mobilize earth s heroes against coming of omnipotent mageddon. once again, orion abandoned mother box, giving oracle while confronted mageddon @ full ferocity, oracle using set telepathic online network coordinate heroes fought stop wars mageddon s presence inciting. once mageddon defeated, , barda resigned.

years later, orion returns earth via boom tube final battle darkseid. during massive fight, orion kills him ripping heart out, creating firepit of apokolips darkseid s chest cavity in reference prophecy of final battle. darkseid dies, battered, wounded orion walks away battlefield having won battle against father once , all.

darkseid s life essence endured death of body , fell in time, reborn boss dark side . aided resurrected minions , super-villain libra, darkseid unleashed anti-life equation onto humanity , in process, dragged earth outside time , space, threatening entire multiverse in process. point, darkseid sought revenge against son firing time travel-based gun backwards in time kill orion once , all. bullet killed orion, point had realized father , fellow evil new gods still lived , possessing human beings host bodies. last strength, orion warns man finds dying body, detective dan terrible turpin, not dead- in all. final command, appropriate dog of war, humanity fight... before dies.

darkseid s murder of son backfire on him. green lantern john stewart recover bullet used kill orion , give batman, forced mortally wound darkseid same bullet darkseid used kill own son; irony superman pointed out, when described murder of orion suicide on darkseid s part, due fate of bullet.

while many of gods new genesis reborn following final crisis, orion not among them. metron seen standing on astro-harness in effigy.

the new 52

in new 52, reboot of dc comics universe, orion has appeared supporting character in wonder woman title. after consulting source, first joins wonder woman in search child abducted gods of olympia.