As prophesied, Orion returns to Earth via boom tube for his final battle with Darkseid. During the massive fight, Orion ultimately kills him by ripping his heart out, which created a firepit of
In the Darkseid War arc from DC Comics, Barry Allen gained the powers of the Black Racer, leading the hero to kill Darkseid as he unleashed one of his deadliest attacks against the Justice League's home. However, following the ruler of Apokolips' death, the dark abilities nearly corrupted The Flash for good.
Escaping confinement in Command D, Batman uses the Radion bullet to mortally wound Darkseid, while Darkseid in turn kills Batman with his Omega Beams.
Future State Gave Superman a Perfect Ending
By destroying Darkseid and saving Wonder Woman, he ensured that life continued. Wonder Woman used her powers to trigger a big bang, creating a brand-new universe.
Darkseid is more powerful than Thanos and would win a fight against him. Darkseid is stronger and faster and has better and more versatile powers and abilities. Thanos could win in a fight against Darkseid only with Infinity Gauntlet.
New God physiology: As the ruler of Apokolips, Darkseid is considered is the most powerful of all the New Gods, far superior to even Steppenwolf, who would not dare challenge him despite having grown tired from being subservient to Darkseid.
Darkseid can be incredibly narcissistic, but even he understands that Batman is a cunning, formidable opponent willing to do what Superman and Wonder Woman cannot to protect the planet. While Darkseid may never fear Batman, he does respect the Dark Knight as a worthy adversary.
A massive green light appeared before Darkseid, revealed to be the Joker. The Joker teased him over his failure to take the Anti-Life Equation before Joker could and used his powers to overwhelm Darkseid's mind.
Weaknesses. Vulnerability to Radion: Darkseid and all of the New Gods are vulnerable to a substance called Radion. Its source is unknown and its effects are toxic only in sustained amounts or after explosive exposure. The average New God can be slain by an application of Radion from a Radion blaster or bomb.
Superman
Superman is Darkseid's greatest adversary, and probably the only superhero he would want to fight head on. Since he's probably the only one who he deems as a major threat, Darkseid would usually separate him from the core JLA members in battle in order to conquer Earth-0.
Zeus was killed by Darkseid after he came out of hiding to save his daughter Diana. While the young Darkseid who had absorbed the power of his children was outmatched, he nonetheless leeched away all his power while Zeus was busy pummeling him.
In Zack Snyder's Justice League's History Lesson, Darkseid suffered a humiliating defeat thousands of years ago, with the Greek God of War, Ares (David Thewis), nearly killing the lord of Apokolips.
The Anti-Monitor. The Anti-Monitor is the only thing in the DCU that could be more powerful and more dangerous than Darkseid. The giant, universe eating Galactus rip-off — look, Thanos is a Darkseid rip-off, it happens — is responsible for the deaths of Supergirl (very sad) and Barry Allen (less sad, Wally's cooler).
Highfather's son, Scott Free, was given over to the torture pits of Apokolips, while Darkseid's son, Orion, was released to the relative luxury of New Genesis. The treaty lasted for a time, but sadly, Darkseid's lust for power was not so easily sated.
Gladiator becomes as strong as he believes him-self to be. If he believes that he is stronger than Doomsday, then it will make him stronger than Doomsday, thus ending the fight then and there.
While Darkseid was fighting Zeus, Ares landed a powerful blow to Darkseid, breaking the latter's spear and wounding his shoulder. The wound caused Darkseid to faint and his parademons had to take him back to his ship.
Darkseid is an extremely powerful being, filled with godly power. He has great physical strength, invulnerability, and Omega Beams, which are a vision power that is immensely powerful and can even do considerable damage to a Bronze Age Kryptonian. He can control the beams in midair, even after they've left his eyes.
In Final Crisis, Darkseid was revealed to fear the New Gods' version of Death, as they represented a real possible end to the powerful villain's dominance in the DC Universe and an end to his evil reign.
Darkseid Respects Batman's Ruthlessness
It's a very telling statement by Darkseid, who respects Batman's willingness to sacrifice others for his aims more than Superman or Wonder Woman's raw power. He also suggests this is a trait particular to humanity, suggesting a kinship between the god of evil and the human race.
Darkseid wins, no contest. Darkseid would be similar to Thanos in the Marvel Universe. Captain America is a great and strong supersoldier, but even that durability, and his shield, won't be a match face to face with Thanos, and in this case Darkseid.
As mighty as they are, neither Thanos nor Superman is immortal. Both have been killed in the past, meaning neither is unbeatable. However, Thanos would need an ironclad plan to trap and defeat the Man of Steel, because if it comes down to plain old fisticuffs, Superman is definitely going to win.
Superman doesn't beat Darkseid because of how powerful he is; while that helps him survive the fight, Darkseid still outclasses Superman. Superman has learned to use his brains in battle against Darkseid, allowing him to win his battles against the dark god.