Darkseid

Darkseid is a DC Comics supervillain that appears in American comic books. The character was created by writer-artist Jack Kirby and initially appeared in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen issue 134 in December 1970, before being officially debuted in the inaugural issue of The Forever People in February 1971. He is portrayed as the tyrant Lord of Apokolips, whose ultimate purpose is to control the multiverse by removing all hope and free will from sentient beings. Darkseid, a New God and one of the most powerful entities in the DC Universe, began as the main antagonist in Jack Kirby's Fourth World epic before becoming one of Superman's greatest foes and the Justice League's archenemy.

IGN named him the 6th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time, and Wizard magazine named him the 23rd Greatest Villain of All Time. Darkseid has been adapted from the comics into a variety of media, including Michael Ironside in the DC animation universe, Andre Braugher in Superman/Batman: Apocalypse, and Tony Todd in the DC Animated Movie Universe voicing the character. Ray Porter played the character in Zack Snyder's Justice League, which was released in 2021 as part of the DC Extended Universe.