The New 52 Highfather

1 new 52

1.1 mortal life
1.2 new godhood
1.3 conflict & loss of humanity

the new 52

in new 52 (a reboot of dc comics universe), highfather s history rewritten.

mortal life

before there new genesis, apokolips, or new gods, there mudgrubbers (mortals). old gods towered above them on ancient world of urgrund. long before ascension, izaya, simple farmer, living wife, avia. younger brother, uxas, grew resentful of cruelty of old gods worshiped, started war between them. war shattered planet, destroyed of pantheon, , killed every living thing. izaya carried off dying wife, uxas became darkseid draining rest of old gods divine powers. chance izaya came across skyfather of old gods , begged him protect them. skyfather, of brethren, dead. deity transformed izaya new god highfather, sought end brother s rampage. hoped together, new gods, use powers restore broken world together, darkseid refused. ensuing battle further decimated planet.

new godhood

after time, silence combed on empty space world once stood. time afterwards uxas s father , izaya s stepfather, dreaded old god yuga khan, resurfaced. angered wayward progeny s slaying of fellow old gods, utilized anti-life equation resurrect slain darkseid inhibiting stolen divine powers sons took. great battle broke out between family members on ruined soil on urgrund, uxas , izaya battled tyrannical father , reanimated army.

while izaya pinned down father asserting time of old on , new ways must allow many lead instead of few, khan denounced him, declaring uxas never share whatever power ve accumulated. before killing blow can dealt, uxas comes behind father spitting him plunges tool used kill divine predecessors , killing him, izaya s horror. relevance of event chronicled , aptly named final day , old gods no more, , brothers called new gods in place.

eons later darkseid came agreement highfather, , remade broken home together, dubbing genesis. era of peace reigned time, highfather seemingly reviving avia new god bride, time past , old habits returned type darkseid murdered , allegedly raped izaya s wife walked in on him covered in own sister s blood. conflict broke out between 2 brothers yet again, izaya pitted throne world of genesis against evil, maddened brother s penal empire of apokolips. war between new gods raged countless eons day 7 of conflict dead had come outnumber living. darkseid banished hellish domain, while highfather himself went on create utopian society forever suspend on war-torn remains of decimated kingdom called new genesis.

conflict & loss of humanity

the battles between new genesis , apokolips intensify, neither gaining significant advantage on other. battles reach particularly vicious peak when planets orbits around same sun bring 2 worlds close , manner of planetwide disasters threatened.

in order protect own interests, metron observer approach both lords, offering tradeoff reduce constant fighting. horrified terms set both neutral party , dark lord, whom metron had approached first, highfather have select son in care trade darkseid s own progeny. in desperate bid end of conflict, highfather ventured beyond domain , reality itself. having lost dear friend in battles followed izaya began waiver in conflict, set out multiverse hoping find answer seeks commune source. finding obelisk called source shard near wall.

the shard remnant of original source wall destroyed when old gods had died, brave, foolish , desperate ever come hellish domain council it. demanding answer after d lost , lose insane treaty, shard remains silent leader of new genesis snaps ordering shard speak him after centuries of silence. wishing know how can enact endeavour condemn son, himself , memory of beloved avia forever. shard makes verdict stating izaya s fate has been sealed former rejects such stating source asks of him. goes onto if took knowledge home him people think him mad having communed source.

feeling sources essence little more torment penance loss , actions committed during war. questioning whether being savior or destroyer; source states must done saying highfather of source now. in bright flare of light gentle izaya knocked unconscious, gentle voice loomed on motionless highfather stating state come hate name without ever knowing why. saying come accept destiny chosen him without question, take in , love scion of darkseid while trading last memory of lovely avia deranged counterparts care. promising forever shoulder burden of re shattered beings while keeping beloved avia alive within heart, being shown izaya s moral center taking form of infinity-man promise mortal coil live on conscience had surrendered, knowing price paid become , both , vowed 1 day return reclaim themselves.