Darkseid is a New God, a super-powerful, immortal alien species from the planet Apokolips, known for god-like abilities, immense strength, and ruling as a tyrannical dictator, making him a primary foe of Superman and the Justice League in the DC Universe.
Created by writer-artist Jack Kirby, the character first made a cameo appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 (December 1970), before being fully introduced in Forever People #1 (February 1971). Formerly known as Uxas, Darkseid is a New God and the tyrannical ruler of the planet Apokolips.
The real DARKSEID exists outside space time and reality, the normal DC multiverse, and and the ones you see fighting Superman are just his clone avatars, and even if they get killed they respawn back into the universe. The real DARKSEID or true form DARKSEID is a God and a living concept of tyrany and anti- life.
Darkseid is not afraid of superman, he didn't want to come to earth himself because stepphenwolf owed him thousands of world as repentance of the great betrayal stepphenwolf was afraid of superman and referred to him as THE KRYPTONIAN.
What makes Darkseid so powerful is mainly his Omega Beams, that are so accurate that they trace a persons very atoms and they are so powerful they can destroy your very soul. He also super strength, an amazing endurance to a lot of damage.
Steppenwolf was extremely loyal to Darkseid and feared him greatly due to the immense power he has. He would go to extreme lengths to regain his nephew's respect by assimilating and destroying tens of thousands of worlds.
Darkseid returned thanks to Lex Luthor, who had been trying to resurrect Brainiac instead. This was due to Tala using her last ounce of power to exact revenge by reviving Darkseid, who showed his gratitude to Luthor by unleashing the Omega Beams upon Luthor's spacecraft, destroying it.
There is only one true Darkseid. However, Darkseid makes avatars of himself so he can interact with the rest of the multiverse. So every version of Darkseid that has ever existed is an extension of his true self that he creates and sends to different universes.
Characters like Maxwell Lord, Lex Luthor, and Alfred Pennyworth have found ways to defeat Superman through cunning and strategy. Even powerful beings like Godzilla, Brainiac, Darkseid, and Wonder Woman have proven capable of besting Superman in battle.
Darkseid is only low 1-C, so anyone above that wins. On the OBD, the Infinity Gauntlet typically beats true Darkseid so anyone that and above.
Created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Joe Staton, he first appeared in Millennium #2 (January 1988). Extraño is noted for being the first openly gay superhero in DC Comics.
Steppenwolf is a New God who is the younger brother of Heggra (Darkseid's mother) and the uncle of Uxas (Darkseid).
Thanos is Marvel's equivalent to Darkseid, though something that is not as well known is that initially he based a lesser known New God named Metron, and still holds some of those influences like being a genius scientist and going around in a cool high tech throne.
An interesting piece of info from Trigon's post-flashpoint origin which I feel like a lot of people are unaware of, is that he was originally an alien ruler who absorbed the Heart of Darkness, which contained the collected evil of millions of galaxies which transformed him into a powerful "demonic" entity.
Drax came from a planet which has a mountain called Mount Kylos with his people, a race of primitives who are considered naïve and hopelessly underdeveloped by the more advanced galactic groups. As a result, Drax is extremely unaware of basic concepts such as metaphors and customs.
Darkseid is DC's biggest recurring villain, but even he fears his father Yuga Khan, the most powerful of the beings known as the New Gods.
52 was a weekly series that covered the missing year, the year that the DC Universe spent without Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman . Directly following 52 was the weekly series "Countdown to Final Crisis". Final Crisis was in 2008. It concluded and the DC Universe continued as normal for another three years.
Thor (2016 - Present)
There have been several characters in the DC Universe inspired by him. Manhunter has a canine companion named Thor the Thunder Dog. There is a super-villain named Fairy Tales Fenton who transformed into Thor, and battled Sandman. Henry Meke has also transformed into Thor and fought Batman.
Batman is by far the weakest. Batman > Aquaman > WW/Green Lantern > Flash > Superman/Martian Manhunter. Batman without necessary preptime cant take any of the JL by himself. Aquaman is a lot stronger than Bats but not nearly as great as the others.
Yes, Darkseid does indeed have a unique respect for Batman, something that's rare given Darkseid's disdain for most heroes. This respect was highlighted in several stories across DC Comics, where Batman's intellect, fearlessness, and willingness to challenge even the most powerful beings—like Darkseid—stand out.
His origin is frequently reimagined for various Superman stories; but they almost always begin on the planet Colu. Many recent versions of his story, however, have given him an origin on Krypton. Brainiac is easily the most high-tech of Superman's foes.
Kryptonians were once born naturally, but this idea was soon discarded in the wake of advancements in genetic engineering, and they ultimately decided to control the population by growing fetuses underwater in orbs within Genesis Chambers (monitored by aquabots), which provided them with all they needed to survive ...
Self-Sentience: The Mother Boxes are sentient to a degree and capable of even "feeling" emotions, such as fear when they 'sensed' Superman.
However, Steppenwolf betrayed Darkseid to enemies who wanted to seize the throne of Apokolips, but he later turned on the would-be usurpers, defeating them in the hope of correcting his error. Still, due to his betrayal, he was exiled from his home and tasked with conquering 150,000 worlds for his penance.