Desaad (Prime Earth)

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Real Name

DeSaad

Main Alias

DeSaad

Relatives

Bernadeth (sister)

Affiliation

Apokolips

Status

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Height

5' 11"

Weight

152 lbs (69 kg)

Origin

Universe

Fourth World · Sphere of the Gods

Creators

Jack Kirby

First Appearance
OMAC Vol 4 #5 (March, 2012)

Desaad is a henchman of the overlord of Apokolips, Darkseid, who is infamous for his sadism as he draws power from others' agony.

History

When Darkseid's forces attacked Earth, Desaad tortured Superman, planning to use his DNA to create more powerful Parademons. However, the invasion failed.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

New God Physiology: The beings of Apokolips call themselves Gods and live outside of normal time and space, even outside of the normal 52 universes. These New Gods have evolved due to taking up the powers of other gods and through the use of the Source, believed to be one of the ultimate foundations of the Universal Expression of Energy, along with their superior technology, into beings of genetic stability and evolutionary perfection. The denizens of Apokolips are immortal, stronger, faster and smarter than homo sapiens, despite their resemblance.
- Immortality
- Superhuman Strength
Mind Control: Desaad has the ability to mentally influence others.
- Illusion Casting: DeSaad has the ability to appear the way he wishes to be seen, either in his true form, or another persons form.

Abilities

Notes

DeSaad was created by Jack Kirby, first appearing in Forever People #2. However, in the Prime Earth continuity, DeSaad first appeared as part of the New 52 DC Universe in OMAC (Volume 4) #5 by Dan DiDio, Jeff Lemire, and Keith Giffen.

Footnotes

New Gods

Apokolips	3g4 • Aero-troopers • Agogg • Amazing Grace • Antagonist • Artemiz • Auralie • Bane • Berelda • Bernadeth • Big Breeda • Bloody Mary • Brimstone • Brola • Buna • Canis Major • Canis Minor • Captain Hathak • Chessure • Commander Tusk • Concord and Harmon • Control • Cyborg-87 • Darkseid • Darkseid's Elite • Deep Six • Desaad • Devilance • Dispatcher • Doctor Bedlam • Ericht • Esak • Female Furies • Gargon • Gilotina • Glorious Godfrey • Gole • Granny Goodness • Grayven • Gravi-Guards • Harassers • Heggra • Himon • Hoogin • Hunger Dogs • Infernus • Iota • Jaffar • Jet-Bow Squad • Jovita • Junior Jumbo • Justeen • Kalibak • Kalibre • Kanto • Killroy • Knockout • Lakutha • Lashina • Little Barda • Lowlies • Lucifar • Mad Harriet • Malice Vundabar • Mantis • Marvelous Marno • Master Mayhem • Merritz • Mokkari • Mortalla • Necromina • Nurse Maggit • Pacifiers • Parademons • Pharzoof • Photon Patrol • Powerboy • Precious • Protector Willik • Pyron • Pythia • Red One • Rip Roar • Shaligo • Simyan • Sleez • Slig • Speed Queen • Steppenwolf • Sting • Stompa • Suicide Jockeys • Suli • Techno-Chiefs • Tigra • Titan • Topkick • Tracker • Trok • Tyrus • Virman Vundabar • Volunteer • Warhound • Wunda • Yuga Khan
New Genesis	Aarden • Akarl • All-Widow • Antinoös • Astorr • Atinai • Avia • Beautiful Dreamer • Bekka • Big Barda • Big Bear • Celestia • Commander Gideon • Desdemona • Enkar • Fastbak • Forager • Forever People • Harmon • Highfather • Himon • Infinity Man • Jezebelle • Jigundus • Joatt • Kradlock • K'zandr • Lazer • Lightray • Lonar • Madame Nature • Magnar • Mark Moonrider • Maya • Metron • Mister Miracle • Monitors • Mother Entity • Mother Herrae • Orion • Prime One • Primitives • Saraday • Seagrin • Serifan • Sserpa • Sister Sunlight • Stanga • Takion • Teledar • The Source • Thunderer • Valkyra the Commander • Vayla • Vykin the Black • Wyldheart
Related	Aurakles • Black Racer • Four Horsemen • Intergang • Justifiers • Libra • Oberon • Secret Society of Super-Villains • Sonny Sumo • Thaddeus Brown
Items	Anti-Life Equation • Boom Tube • Mother Box
Comics	The Black Racer and Shilo Norman Special • Cosmic Odyssey • Darkseid Special • Death of the New Gods • Takion • Forever People • Volume 2 • Genesis • Infinity Man and the Forever People • Jack Kirby's Fourth World • Mister Miracle • Volume 2 • Volume 3 • New Gods • Volume 2 • Volume 3 • Volume 4 • Orion • Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen • Takion

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