Darkseid Is A Duplicitous Deity

[@pwnorbepwned]

I like how he doesn’t hold it against his followers for fighting over his throne and thinking he was dead. He’s like, “Oh no, I was definitely dead, your response is understandable.”

[@suspectheroin7267]

That's right out of the * *_Alexander the Great of Macedon_* 's playbook. When asked on his deathbed, who shall inherit his empire? His response was _'to the strongest.'_

[@josephperez2004]

A good general spends his troops efficiently. No point in culling your own forces when you can spend them steamrolling your enemies.

[@Geo-ku1ql]

Which makes me love him as a villain even more. Leaders of their armies perform best when they actively engage and proceed wisely with them rather than blaming them for everything or using them as punching bags

[@Theonewhocaptions]

He may be evil, but he's reasonable

[@Ale-dd3ek]

​@@suspectheroin7267it didn't end up well though

[@KingOfMadCows]

It's funny how they distorted Michael Ironside's voice the first few times he played Darkseid but then they were just like, "Michael Ironside's voice is intimidating enough without any enhancements."

[@Baracuda520]

I actually like the distorted version, it fits better Imo, but both are good.

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

And then the man voices Sam Fisher and you're not sure if that man is ready to snap at any moment.

[@GeneralKenobi75]

@@Baracuda520 I think the distortion is unnecessary. Ironside has such a deep and fearsome voice that anything else just ruins it.

[@totallynotalpharius2283]

Michael Ironside ordering a coffee is frightening enough to cause everyone in a mile radius to shit themselves

[@mzytryck]

I agree, especially because Darkseid is not physically massive (big, sure, but only slightly bigger than Superman so not giant) so he shouldn't sound Thanos-sized. The main thing you need to hear in Darkseid's voice is MALEVOLENCE. You need to believe that this is a being who has never been afraid in his life, who would relish the sport of fighting Superman while not for one second fearing the outcome of the fight, and afterwards will destroy planets the same way a sadistic human would pull the wings off a butterfly for the pleasure of watching it squirm. Ironside perfectly communicated that arrogance and cruelty through every word. I don't know if he ever voiced Satan (well, at least the versions of Satan that are badass and powerful rather than a sneaky loser,) but he would be absolutely perfect for it.

[@tyrant-den884]

"Murderer!" Well if that isn't the understatement of the millenia.

[@tomthetitan9109]

Tyrant-Den Your comment is gold!

[@aggressiveattitudeera887]

Superman: "MURDERER!! Darkseid: "You've NO idea, Kal-El."

[@bicarbonat1]

"Murderer!" "How dare you. *How dare you*. Don't you ever, ever call me a murderer. I'm so much worse than that."

[@jakestanley52]

I never thought until this moment that Malcolm was actually Darkseid!

[@leonpetrichiutto1152]

Yeah he's enslaved tortured and slaughtered billions across the universe throughout eternity since he's a god.

[@knightshousegames]

It's crazy to think that Superman wasn't even able to lay a hand on Darkseid until the FINAL episode of Superman TAS, which is why he acts so offended when Superman does it. And Darkseid manhandles Superman the whole fight, only losing because he was kicking Superman's ass so hard that he caught some of his own splashback. Now THAT is a final boss.

[@JamesJohnson-nm5pu]

But then Superman got a hell of lot more powerful by Justice League / JLU and could easily overpower him.

[@achintyanaithani889]

Pity that this Superman was so pitiful that it was no achievement.

[@ORION00119]

@@JamesJohnson-nm5pu he overpowered a simple avatar but regardless

[@bluewulv]

@@JamesJohnson-nm5pu Tell that yo the first season of Justice League. I HATED seeing Hades backhand him. Most insulting thing ever.

[@bluewulv]

@James Jonathan I hope not. Supes seemed to even hold back against Amazo and Chaos Grundy. O.e

[@tashibalampkin8555]

5:50 "You promised to make me a king." "And so you are: King of Fools." Oooo. Such a burn.

[@ericfaz1427]

Greatest damn line ever!

[@AFAIK-l8k]

Should have made him the burger King at least 😂

[@henryviiifake8244]

Fried him like a KFC bucket 😂

[@tashibalampkin8555]

@@henryviiifake8244 That's a good one. 😂

[@CustomStyleCajunTurkey]

Let the universe HOWL in despair for I have returned. Best line ever.

[@CODmontages110]

“I hope you appreciate, Kal-El, that everything that happens from this point is on your head. The skies will rain fire, the oceans will boil, the streets will run red with the blood of billions, and only then, after your last pitiful hope is extinguished will I end your life. Let’s go.” Arguably the greatest and most terrifying threat ever made.

[@Jspore-ip5rk]

@@CODmontages110 yes indeed

[@Jspore-ip5rk]

@@sogaojirika1351 lol

[@connorcmsmith4302]

Super or otherwise, you are still merely a man and I am a god

[@ericgonzalez934]

most menacing line ever knowing Darkseid

[@WickedKnightAlbel]

His dialogue is so well-written

[@civilwarfare101]

The guy who wrote it deserves 20 awards

[@Dragoon1809]

Same writers as Batman: The Animated Series.

[@jyetaylor6898]

Draegon Manaka no it isn’t.

[@explodingburger2263]

@@jyetaylor6898 yes it is. The writer is Paul Dini and Bruce Timm - The creators of Batman TAS

[@diplomatbell]

Michael Ironside Killing it as Darksied! Such a savage. 3 of my favorite villians Darksied, Lex Luthor, and slade Wilson even though he’s being more portrayed as an anti hero type.

[@SuperRegic]

When you think about it darkseid is a very typical sort of villain but he pulls the tried and true tropes off so well it never feels generic.

[@risingsonfilms]

Maybe in the tv shows but not in the comics

[@thomas19406]

It's the voice that changes it in my opinion.

[@risingsonfilms]

this is the best done voice for darkseid

[@food4j]

Gerald butler. also known as king leonidas

[@ProjectLDV]

food4j nah that's michael ironside

[@ThePathStrider]

The "Let's Go!" comment from Darkseid is to mock Superman. Superman said the same thing to him last time they met. Darkseid died that time, so this time he is adamant it's Superman's turn.

[@Modernww2fare]

good catch

[@civilwarfare101]

Holy fuck I love that line even more now.

[@ionutburlacu5259]

Haha! The irony! That's what I like about Darkseid! Good remark!

[@xbalanquebronze3171]

Damn I really need to watch the Superman show

[@numbaoneg101]

@@xbalanquebronze3171 The two had tun ins during STAS and Justice League.

[@logicplague]

"If you will not be my knight, then you will be my pawn." Killer line for a kid's show, but then again kid's shows in the 90's set the bar a bit higher.

[@MikhaelIsrael-yo9qc]

Fo sho dat

[@Algahiem]

God dammit Darkseid! Stop spamming Omega Beams! You're OP as it is!

[@mrdeath7426]

Algahiem i know injustice 2 takes no skill with darkseid just use omega beams you usely win

[@CPTZK11]

mr death nah... You can just dodge

[@thomas19406]

"It's like I know every combo in the game but he keeps spamming the A button."

[@Chvse4U]

CPTZK11 His Omega beams can redirect their trajectory. I believe it's in Justice League:War that Batman zips around dodging them while they persistently track him.

[@ratboy4661]

Just duck and you dodge the beams, I played as Darkseid just to level him to 20 like I've done with Reverse Flash and Joker

[@angrygarbanzo5436]

"I can't believe he's blood." Darkseid will always be the greatest disappointed father of fiction, at least comics.

[@nodinitiative]

Angry Garbanzo Actually, I think he meant 'blood relation". The lion looking dude is actually High Father's son.

[@angrygarbanzo5436]

I thought the original Mr. Miracle was High Father's son,

[@shadowdramon01]

nodinitiative - Kalibak is his biological son by his first wife. The comment was a snarky quip about how incompetent Kalibak is.

[@chrismc410]

Dr.'sorders I don't think they meant with Omega Beams

[@drekball7245]

He's a villain what do you expect their evil

[@Reallyrandomcircle]

Granny Goodness is such a confusing/creative character concept

[@awkwardgecko2853]

Reallyrandomcircle agree

[@donquixotedoflamingo3735]

Reallyrandomcircle I will break you for Granny goodness

[@brianwillis8447]

Hoozah bitches! How will you survive my Omega beam?

[@NicktheLongman]

There are no errors in Darkseid's judgement.

[@brianwillis8447]

Whatever I can't control, I must destroy.

[@apoorvanand1517]

The worst part with Bruno Mannheim wasnt just the fools king thing but also the fact that Darkseid used his power to get the parademons out of there instead of him. They are expendable soldiers like robots who you leave to hold off the heroes when the lair is in self destruct. Darkseid however saved them instead of his actual ally. Thats how low Mannheim was to him. Burn.

[@Vigriff]

Such delicious karma.

[@shotgun6X]

He shows the parademons apathy you would show, say, nails or paperclips. Useful tools. To the king of fools he held disdain.

[@mcbdllc2848]

​@@shotgun6Xlol why did he do him dirty tho

[@bryanp5843]

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[@chadpeterson5698]

@@mcbdllc2848 because Darkseid is a heartless bastard.

[@kagemaru259]

Micheal Ironside is unmatched as Darkseid's voice in animation, but I swear, if Michael Clark Duncan was still alive, he'd have been PERFECT as Darkseid in live action.

[@willchurch8376]

I wouldn't have minded hearing MCD as Darkseid either, to be honest. Not to take anything away from Ironside, he was perfect.

[@robertrogers074]

david sobolov is close I thought he was Michael Ironside.

[@karmelodion]

You've always got M.C.D in the 2003 CGI animated Spiderman as Kingpin..

[@Lordpower963]

I think James Earl Jones would also be a good choice to play Darkseid

[@mattkennedy6115]

@@Lordpower963if he wasn’t Vader first I agree

[@Robotman4108]

Oh that smile when Superman asks him who he is. Goosebumps. "That is who I am." Pain, power, fear, conquest...Darkseid.

[@coltonwilliams4153]

Darkseid IS.

[@jeremybrimmer1990]

5:04 😆

[@grimmywizard]

I am entropy. I am death. I'm Darkseid

[@darrallshamarwilliams7560]

Darkseid: no infinity gauntlet needed

[@darkseid6089]

Darrall Jr Williams But still get his ass destroyed by superman every time.

[@Mrp5673]

Darrall Jr Williams Thanos doesn’t need the Infinity Gauntlet to one shot Superman, which would happen.

[@Dante-vf4sd]

No one one shots Superman below abstract

[@Mrp5673]

Dant e Abstract characters are a hyperbole. Superman has been beaten to a pulp by characters far below Thanos who is more powerful than Darkseid. Thanos has one shotted characters far above Superman’s pay grade.

[@Dante-vf4sd]

I suppose it was silly of me to respond to a comment comparing two characters from totally different companies which is impossible, illogical and idiotic in most regards. My comment was more in response to a comment like yours which replaces Thanos with his DC counterpart Darkseid who is, based on their most common interpretation, at basic power level without any tech or power add ons his equal in an ish kind of way. in this regard my comment would make more sense. I make my comparisons as i stated just previously in this comment based on the most common given power set of all the characters rather than any one particular depiction. Of course we have certain random examples where all 3 characters have been shown ranging from fairly weak and easily defeated by weaker than abstract beings right up to depictions of all 3 as not far from supreme beings. Superman doesnt get one shotted by anyone bar abstract or truly cosmic beings inside his universe, not in a fair fight, the same goes for Thanos and Darkseid. They may get beaten in a fight, but all 3 are far too durable and powerful to be taken completely out with one punch.

[@turntninja2617]

10:55 How to stop a civil war: Step 1: Spawn Darkseid Step 2: Done

[@masterkent1]

How to immediately ruin your plans for world domination 1. Fuck up trying to resurrect brainiac for darkseid instead 2. Tell darkseid you are his new lord and master immediately after he spawns.

[@THEdudeproductions]

​@masterkent1 Apparently the witch that Luthor was using to resurrect Braniac actually fucked them over. She purposefully brought back Darkseid instead of Braniac in order to fuck everything up for Luthor.

[@homuraakemi103]

Luthor: “People! Meet your new lord and master!” Darkseid: “He’s not wrong.”

[@TigerWing141]

Luthor, “You’re not brainiac!”

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

"This is the first time in your life you have been correct, Luthor. Fitting then it is regarding my status."-Darkseid, probably

[@brennanwn]

9:43 - 9:51 LOVE LUTHOR’s Expression

[@yargan493]

And what a thanks you he did ....until this day ..that line give me chills

[@Vikashar]

Can we talk about how perfect Ironside was in this role? Conroy was not the only legendary casting in the DCAU. No other Darkseid voice has been near as good

[@Harrison0411]

None

[@roiking2740]

Darksied makes the appearance of a brute but in truth he is a cold calculating master of manipulation and skims. He had a perfect voice.

[@svscared]

So many of the DCAU castings were perfect. From Conroy to Hamill to Sorkin, Ironside, LaMarr, and Brown, they were all just spectacular. RIP to Kevin Conroy and Arlene Sorkin.

[@Grizzlox]

​@@svscaredthe DCAU may not score perfect 10s in every category, but in voice casting absolutely

[@ikecarr5989]

​@@Harrison0411Ray Porter comes pretty darn close.

[@queekheadtaker7327]

God bless jack Kirby and all his creations

[@DoReMi123acb]

Queek headtaker AMEN AMEN AMENNNNN😄😄😄🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 Sorry, I just LOVE Jack Kirby's comic creations. They were my first intro to the world of comics in my old country.

[@christopherli3736]

@@DoReMi123acb darkseid was the inspiration behind Thanos, Vader, sidious and every other villian that came after him!

[@SiriuslyBlack7]

Dan Turpin's funeral and Jack Kirby's dedication at the end of it still brings tears to my eyes!

[@mthai66]

G-d also keep and protect Jim Starlin and all his derivative ideas.

[@MrAngerManagement09]

"May the Universe howl in despair...for the return of Darkseid"....dammit I love that part lol

[@Gcoastone]

John Huggins me too, that shit gave me chills lol and his return to apocalyptic when he just broke up the war in an instant. I love Darkseid as a villain. He's dope as fuck

[@MrAngerManagement09]

Gcoastone yea Darkseid is the truth...I like him more than Superman... but I'm a Batman anyway so I might be biased lol

[@Gcoastone]

John Huggins yea Batman is my favorite of all time bro, and The Flash

[@Wildjason888]

I'm 51 years old now and I've been following the DC animation since Batman animated series and Superman Batman Beyond Justice League.. When Darkseid emerged from that chamber.. resurrected by Luthor... absolutely Blown Away! I couldn't believe the level of writing I was experiencing.

[@catsi563]

Michael Ironside was such a great voice and did an amazing job as Darkseid. He brought a level of malevolence and just pure evil to the performance. 1.3k likes wow thanks folks 😸

[@youngknowledgeseeker]

His believability was strong. It really felt like darkseid was speaking not a voice actor

[@megamanxhunter]

Nobody else came close to Ironside as the voice of Darkseid.

[@savagedarksider5934]

@@megamanxhunter You got that right.

[@Kas58223]

Just awesome Michael Ironside voicing Darkseid is what Mark Hamill is to the Joker

[@EternalEmperorofZakuul]

A shame he wasn't asked to voice Darkseid in the movie

[@nicktroisi6347]

“Had I known one human's death would pain you so I would've killed more. And kill more I shall, carry *that* agony with you to *oblivion* Superman” Damn I freaking love that line

[@jaja2084]

Dude when I saw that on TV as a kid I literally couldn't comprehend that he actually killed someone in this show

[@muhammedcamara7670]

That’s my favorite line from Darkseid in the entire DCAU. God, this franchise has talented writers. And the voice artists are so good at bringing life to the characters they play.

[@grundian]

@@jaja2084 Dan Turpin, the man Darkseid killed, was based on Jack Kirby, the creator of Darkseid, as well as countless other comic legends. That was done as a tribute to him, as he had died just before that. In the scene following his death, his funeral had mourners from DC and Marvel (though this was later edited) There would be no Marvel or DC, as we know it, without him. RIP Mr. Kirby.

[@mcbdllc2848]

What about "Beg louder!!! When I'm threw with you

[@nicktroisi6347]

@@grundianI cried in that scene. Jack Kirby is THE KING. RIP always

[@KonnyP]

Best bit: "That's for Dan Turpin" "Who?" "The good man you murdered" *"If I had known one human's death would pain you so I would have killed more"*

[@SleepyOddish]

"And kill more I shall. Carry that agony with you to oblivion, Superman."

[@thanosdoomjuggernaut2846]

Dan Turpin was Jack “The King” Kirby who created Darkseid.

[@NeoCasceres]

Dude is incredibly based

[@AFAIK-l8k]

He was like who tf is that? 😂

[@ImmaHonda]

Can we just take a moment and appreciate what a magnificent bastard Darkseid is?

[@cameronwright9045]

Tristan Taylor me too I can take a moment and appreciate what a powerful murderer Darkseid is

[@haloCE6]

He is quite glorious.

[@youtubeuser8483]

He is The Badass

[@stop156]

@@cameronwright9045 not murderer darkseid treats us the same way we treat flies,killing them for no reason and with no mercy whatsoever,we are to him what flies are to us so...

[@CHEFDADDY21]

Truly bro

[@AngryIrishBenjamin]

As you can see, Darkseid is all too capable of fulfilling his side of any bargain he strikes to the letter and still screwing you over. In the video game Justice League Heroes he tricked Brainiac twice over: He promised that letting him out of his prison would allow Brainiac to unleash great power (which he did - he let Darkseid out) and that he would receive great wisdom (which he also did - *Never trust Darkseid.* ).

[@Prinygod]

AngryIrishBenjamin only because people keep accepting his vague "bargains". If so much as one person asks him to be specific he will either have to lie or his plan would be foiled.

[@poweroftheatom]

Prinygod probly kill them on the spot

[@capolean2902]

megazion34 lol hes one of the smartest beings in dc hes omniscience i think

[@JokerFan-hj4iv]

AngryIrishBenjamin he's called the god of evil for a reason. Lol

[@numbaoneg101]

Imagine if Braniac had simply absorbed Apokoliptan technology. Could have captured Superman all by himself.

[@kingMadnus]

when Darkseid kill Dan Turpin that blew my mind when I was a kid first off I never seen someone get killed in a cartoon especially with Superman because he always save the day and secondly before that I never would have thought you could curve an eye beam lol

[@jadonsmith3224]

kingMadnus I felt the same way. it's like, "Turpin's so cool! Tell 'Em, Dan! He's- oh... oh, man.."

[@macnut68]

Darkseid's got one answer for anyone who shoots off their mouth at him; he shoots back with omega beams.

[@TickedOffPriest]

They are Omega Beams and that is one of the things they have always been able to do.

[@drew8523]

Pretty sure he didnt know that as a kid probably why he said it

[@kingMadnus]

*****​ thank you for being able to read

[@Montesama314]

I love how he uses his minions. Turning the Furies, Granny's own students, against her with a word. It's no wonder that when he is temporarily dead, his minions are aimless and fighting each other for scraps.

[@danieldickson8591]

Granny taught her "students" that all that matters is strength, so their only loyalty is to the strongest.

[@Screwtonian]

For thsoe talking about how Superman is getting shit on by Darkseid. Don't realize that Darkseid was born as that of a primordial god. Kryptonians are merely mortals with powers from biology. Darksied is naturally on a higher level of existence

[@NTRMAN-bh2bd]

Yeah

[@numbaoneg101]

The Omega Effect plus his fusion with Braniac certainly helps.

[@Diabolical05]

"Super or otherwise, your merely a man; And I am a god" -Darkseid.

[@TheSuperboy_Prime]

Superman is Krypton's First Natural birth in Centuries and he is the direct descendants of the Kryptonian Sun God Rao. In Man of Steel Kal-EL was on Krypton's Gravity and he was still able to Fly and Destroyed the World Engine.

[@eniyeesarah117]

​@@TheSuperboy_Primeis that even canon anymore

[@TheVampirePredator]

Dan wrote that Omega Beam check his body couldn't cash.

[@realUlfricStormcloak]

But his body did ash.... 😳

[@katmore9]

loved the way you ended this: "Super or otherwise, you're merely a man while I am a god."

[@brimstoneclub]

New God, to be exact. This video captured Darkseid perfectly

[@megashadowdemon2049]

Lex: welcome to Bitches For Villains how tough are ya? Darksied: how tough am I? i brought superman to his knees. Lex: pfftt yea and? Darksied: *without any kryptonite* Lex: *tRIGGERED*

[@kross777rlsh9]

Mega Shadowdemon LMAO!!!

[@dantesparda8037]

Me: *dying of laughter*

[@blackshadexl]

Darkseid then proceeds to roast his ass!

[@SmashLiXs]

lex: that's less impressive knowing you literally can obliterate anyone who isn't superman with just your eyes

[@turdboy6285]

Nice SpongeBob reference 😂

[@d81mt]

"With my great Doomsday magnet the earth doesn't stand a chance!" *Two seconds later* "Oh great and powerful Darkseid please forgive my failure!"

[@DarknessIsThePath]

Furies, teach Granny the price of failure.

[@kristofgriffin384]

You left out his best line: “I am many things Kal-El, but here, I am God.”

[@josephattwell1006]

7:40 And now Darkseid regrets installing those eyebeam proof tiling.

[@theobserver314]

7:33 M8 you made one small ERROR.

[@CHEFDADDY21]

😂😂😂

[@135mikerules23]

"I would hate to spoil our reunion with bloodshed." (Destroys Turpin) "Now ashes on the other hand."

[@Tacoguy1000]

Mike Clever.

[@Sorain1]

He really hated doing that, but there is an Order to things and that man defied that Order. You can't let things like that slide.

[@kingbyrd.1512]

@@Sorain1 what do you mean?

[@SeraphSeph]

@@kingbyrd.1512 He spoke out of turn.

[@kolsveinnskraevolding]

Eh, do you consider it bloodshed when you swat a fly?

[@MrOnomatopoiea]

"Please, fatheeeer!" That line from Kalibak always gave me chills because you feel so sorry for a guy whose father is Darkseid.

[@Robotman4108]

Kalibak is a tragic figure. Always trying to win his father's love but he will never get it. All the while Darkseid says that he respects his eldest son and greatest enemy, Orion.

[@saitamasensei8035]

Michael Dorn, aka Worf from Star Trek, played Kalibak, the whole animated series had stellar voice acting, superbly done

[@richardauthement3105]

@@saitamasensei8035 wait worf voiced kalibak? awesome.

[@CaptainBardiel]

@@richardauthement3105 And René Auberjonois aka Odo, reprised the role of Desaad.

[@Walnder]

lets see how .. snyder cut .. brings this out

[@AnvilPro100]

"Had I known one human's death would pain you so I would have killed more" Fuckin that's all you need to know about Darkseid. All powerful, totally evil, terrifying, but also just a fucking jerk on top of it all.

[@maliciousbugman]

I mean, this Darkseid... this guy was a real _jerk._

[@numbjuhnu]

_"I am many things, Kal-El. You couldn't begin to imagine half of them. But for now, I shall take the role of an executioner."_ My favourite line from him.

[@sonicguyver7445]

That first meeting of Superman and Darkseid is just amazing. How Darkseid doesn't even move or acknowledge Clark because he is so far beneath his notice. But you should have included that last line from the end of the Superman cartoon. "I am many things on many worlds but here I am God."

[@Takejiro]

*"I am many things Kal-El, but here, I am God".

[@alkebulanawah4242]

*Kal

[@TheAbbot92]

8:19- Superman: punches Darkseid.."..That's for Dan Turpin..." Darkseid: "..Who?" with a face of not givin' a fu*k...

[@kross777rlsh9]

TheAbbot92 Lol what a ass. xD

[@draventhegloriousexecution4670]

KROSS777RLSH hahahaha

[@dantesparda8037]

No fucks are given

[@myass3392]

TheAbbot92 LOL

[@SharapovaFan]

Darkseid being a diva. " I don't know her".

[@AustinOffScript]

Michael Ironside is one of the best voice actors ever and him as Darkseid is fantastic, I wish he would've been in injustice 2

[@civilwarfare101]

He's in Lego DC supervillains though.

[@venturatheace1]

Seriously. He's to Darkseid what Kevin Conroy is to Batman

[@Anubis-xk4ht]

Troy baker is a much better voice actor

[@shinkenger2011]

Anubis Ironside _is_ Darkseid. No argument you can provide will change that fact.

[@robertrogers074]

david sobolov sounds like him.

[@ohitsthatguy8079]

The true difference between Darkseid and Thanos: Thanos searches for power to become almighty. Darkseid has the power at his fingertips and is almighty.

[@Unversed333]

No the difference is Thanos seeks absolute power, while Darkseid absolute control.

[@fanelesimamane8573]

"That is who I am. And when the time comes you and this primitive planet will swear your legions to Darkseid, or you will be destroyed" .... Still gives me chills

[@danieldickson8591]

"Allegiance," not "legions."

[@victorm152]

DCAU Darkseid's voice is absolutely haunting....major props to Michael Ironside for a bonechilling performance

[@jimamo2768]

He did an amazing job, but I can only hear Sam Fisher lol

[@robertrogers074]

david sobolov is very close to him.

[@slasher19necroslayer42]

@@jimamo2768 Still surprising that Sam Fisher from Splinter Cell and this Darkseid share the same voice actor. Well, that is what you call an actor talent. Same could be said with Mark Hamill (aka Joker, Luke Skywalker, Skips from the Regular Show, King Skeleton from Hyperforce Monkey Team and Ozai from Avatar), Clancy Brown (aka Lex Luthor, Mr. Krabs, Savage Oppress and Hank from Detroit: Become a Human), Corey Burton (aka Brainiac, Megatron from Transformers: Animated, many versions of Shockwave, Zeus from God of War, Count Dooku and Cad Bane from Star Wars).

[@4ulight]

9:10-9:28 After all the advance alien technologies Brainiac has acquired in his conquests he still got overwritten by a Motherbox. That just shows how advance Apokolips/New Genesis technology is.

[@arunsrikaewvichain406]

4ulight then why their army are still using primitive weapons like axe and sword then?

[@quintonblackburn3916]

Considering half the inhabitants of Apokolips, I guess they just prefer using the axe and the sword.

[@spiff3872]

Their axes and swords are one of the strongest materials in the known universe, also they have technology imbeded into it allowing for laser blast and boom tube transport. Some have magic imbued into it. They are a race of fighters, hand weapons will always be their first choice.

[@brimstoneclub]

Darkseid controlling Brainiac will always be the biggest plot twist in the animated series. Nothing afterward ever came close.

[@djinn0466]

3:25 Talk back, get zapped

[@iseehowitis9382]

Lips flap back, get wacked

[@michaelm3461]

Show some resistance, get wiped out of existence

[@zopeace9209]

The fact that darkseid made himself a universal singularity ensures that one way or another, death and destruction are imminent with him. He is by far the best villain there is.

[@deandresinclair]

Exactly

[@mcbdllc2848]

Does that mean darkseid exist in every timeline/alternative universe?

[@homuraakemi103]

@@mcbdllc2848 Turns out that like any other singularity, if you remove Darkseid, the universe falls apart.

[@Jokie155]

8:15 There's something kind of freaky about Darkseid actively running when he pretty much exclusively walks or stands on a platform when moving about.

[@SasukeUchiha-ix2yk]

if only we got Michael Ironside for Darkseid in Injustice 2, it would have been PERFECT. but at least he's playable, my favorite enemy to Superman, I like Braniac, but only int he animated series design

[@ChubbsRN]

Sasuke Uchiha I agree. It just ain't the same without Ironside. It was the case with Sam Fisher, and it's the same for darkseid

[@vguyver2]

Sasuke Uchiha I would say the same about Jeaffry Combs as Scarecrow, but he's just as creepy. playing Braniac in Injustice 2. Jesus, Braniac even looks like Combs.

[@SasukeUchiha-ix2yk]

Fair enough, though I like who they got to voice Scarecrow, Robert Englund. rather fitting if you ask me, but I respect yoru opinion.

[@vguyver2]

No, I totally agree, Englund is pretty good too. Just that Combs had grown on me. When I heard it he was in the game I was expecting a reprisal, but his Brainiac works well. There are not too many actors that can make Scarecrow sound creepy.

[@SasukeUchiha-ix2yk]

So true. This game has a pretty good voice cast I wont deny

[@TrentonHark]

3:39 is a prime example of what you get when your a poor winner. Coulda just stood there and watched him go on his merry way, BUT NOOOOO, you gotta be a giant rooster about it open your mouth. Dan: Poor winner Darkseid: poor losser seems balanced actually.

[@jm2967]

TrentonHark talk shit get hit

[@ironjaeger7758]

TrentonHark that's exactly what i was thinking

[@macnut68]

That emphasized what a nasty loser Darkseid is - talk shit to his retreating back, get omega beams to the face in response. Ouch.

[@Tantalus010]

P.J. It's not really a matter of deserving or not deserving. Dan poked the metaphorical bear. There are consequences for that. Are they fair consequences? No, but that's life...or, well, _death_ in this case.

[@crappywindow]

when you're talking mad shit and powerless. It's only going to end one way.

[@rodney2x48]

Darkseid's such an epic and mythological villain in his actions, words and scale. Very few big baddies in fiction are as grandiose.

[@mriganabhkashyap1564]

Well, Darkseid is meant to be more like an embodiment of an abstract concept (in this case, evil), rather than a person.

[@Vigriff]

@@mriganabhkashyap1564 Actually, that would be his father Yuga Khan. Darkseid himself is tyranny personified.

[@Action_Figure_King]

Apocalypse from the X-Men Animated Series was even more grandiose. 2 larger than life villains with perfect voices.

[@MrDibara]

Speaking of mythological, the sequence starting from 10:14 is trully the definition of the word. Two extremelly powerhungry and vicious factions about to fight for supremacy, _when they are interrupted by the arrival of a higher being._ And look at their expressions. Look at their eyes! They are not bowing down in fear like cowards trying to save their lives. _They are in genuine AWE!_ Their respect is absolute. Their admiration pure. Their worship unquestionable! They look like they have found enlightment... _and are bowing to the one who brought it._ *_Their GOD has returned._*

[@ДмитрийГусарев-ж8ъ]

Let's all be honest here When Darkseid killed Dan Turpine after Superman and Orion chased him off the Earth - that was REALLY unexpected. Especially for a kids cartoon of those times.

[@adman1381]

Дмитрий Гусарев Even the funeral was unexpected.

[@zmatthew91]

Still shocks me to this day

[@jeffreydean5112]

They pushed the envelope but it made it so much more impactful

[@RavenStarver]

This is probably the best depiction of Darkseid I've personally seen.

[@nathancruz9172]

12:59 me too.

[@jeffwolcott7815]

I would tie this with Justice League: War.

[@Mochi_Madness87]

Darkseid is an amazing and compelling villain. He is actually powerful enough to beat down any DC hero, and he can actually back up his words. He also is capable of beating the crap out of Superman, the almighty overpowered blue and red boy.

[@greycryoclasm1350]

Eddie Lee Honestly on a Very Good Day the whole Justice Leagues combined efforts would fall to Darkseid's might alone 9/10 times. Include that he is immortal and even if someone destroys his body he can be resurrected again, unstoppable. He has beaten Superman and Supergirl to near death more than once and didn't even break a sweat. He is my favorite villain ever.

[@Mochi_Madness87]

Yup. The only villians that can say they beat the crap out of Superman or near killed him are Mongol, Darkseid and Doomsday.

[@bootlegjacques5932]

Eddie Lee And the thing is that it's just an avatar that he uses that only uses a sliver of his true power.

[@bootlegjacques5932]

Eddie Lee Or in other words a hologram.

[@Veladus]

You must not know much about DC if you think those 3 jobbers are the only ones to beat Superman. Monarch, Superboy Prime, and the Anti-Monitor have all done far worse. And all 3 of them would obliterate villain-of-the-week Jobberseid with ease, too. Monarch is basically an infinitely better version of Darkseid, one that's not made of a bunch of retarded tropes duct-taped together. Superboy Prime is a PRE-CRISIS version of Supes that's completely fucking insane, and Anti-Monitor literally destroys universes at a time.

[@TheWicknator70]

Darkseid vs Thanos: -Darkseid: kill Superman, find the ability to control all living things in the cosmos, and be worshipped as the supreme God -Thanos: NOTICE ME DEATH SENPAI!!!

[@Gorypaladin346]

TheWicknator70 thanos did erase billions of stars from existence with a single wave of his hand killing trillions apon trillions of innocent people all within the span of a few seconds

[@spinozilla2421]

yeah but that was with the infinity gauntlet, which is a useless weapon outside it own universe qph.ec.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-e0f63f701444a96320c343df64cc6138

[@spinozilla2421]

to be honest darkseid wins he stronger in every way and is on higher tier, thanos only wins if battle is his universe with the gauntlet and wielding the Heart of the Universe

[@cake6851]

Well Jim Starling never meant for Thanos to be a straight up villain. He wanted him to be morally grey and have outlandish goals. Besides Darkseid in terms of personality and goals is based off hitler so yeah of course he is the ultimate evil.

[@sebastieno.1614]

Accurate lol. Thanos is a purple alien. Darkseid is a GOD

[@niallreid7664]

"The Despot Darkseid is a Dastardly Duplicitous Deity who Deviously Delivers Death and Devastation." Sorry I just feel you could have gone the full mile with that title.

[@EmptyMan000]

Too long for my title card.

[@TOK150]

+EmptyMan000 thaaat does explain everything.

[@Wolf10media]

Sounds like a Super Friends excerpt.

[@dooplon5083]

Niall Reid *deviously delivers

[@KonnyP]

The Despot, Despicable Darkseid is a Dastardly Duplicitous Demonic Deity who Deviously brings Death, Destruction and Devastation (I really had to)

[@Steves_orthopedic_shoes]

"Super or otherwise..you're merely a man..And i....am a God" best line

[@michaelvargas5144]

Michael Ironside Was The Perfect Voice Actor For Darkseid His Voice Is Fearsome And Intimidating Just Like The Character Itself

[@CustomStyleCajunTurkey]

Listening to Darkseid speak is inspiring.

[@Joseph-sg3jz]

IronCatfish oof that's what people said about hitler

[@ridersonthestorm666]

Joseph That's what they said about George Washington too.

[@Joseph-sg3jz]

ridersonthestorm666 except George Washington wasn't a mass mudereing liberal fascist

[@ridersonthestorm666]

Joseph I was talking about the inspiring part, and aren't you tired of bipartisanship?

[@jmn327]

Fascism is a conservative ideology, duder. Totalitarianism knows no ideological boundaries, but fascism is explicitly right wing.

[@flewis02]

Darkseid is so arrogant he would Omega Beam his own head if he had a thought he didn't like...

[@mas8705]

3:27- No one calls Darkseid a buzzard and gets away with it!

[@revinhatol]

13:01 _"You destroyed Brainiac, but I'm going to make you pay!"_ - Lex Luthor

[@User1602-n3v]

“Unlikely.” - Darkseid

[@rahjagul3609]

Lmao unlikely lmaoooo don’t know what Lex crazy ass was thinking

[@daneyal7162]

I like how Darkseid has such a simple design, and yet he has such a powerful presence at the same time. Just look how he stands most of the time with his hands behind his back: When you hear the term "Owning the scene", it feels like Darkseid was the one who invented the term. He ALWAYS looks like he is in perfect control over everything around him, and he usually has a very low tone to his voice, and he is veey calm and calculated most of the time, so when he gets angry...you KNOW that things are about to get serious...Ironside absolutley nailed this role, and I wish that he had more scenes as Darkseid.👏👏

[@jeffersondemott2125]

I like Darkseid, while he certainly is evil he still shows that he feels "normal" emotions and feelings, like love and empathy, although greatly distorted. he is also arguably a good ruler. I would love a show or comic where he is the protagonist.

[@awkwardgecko2853]

agree

[@Solaxe]

Empathy? Where???

[@jeffersondemott2125]

Solaxe S with his son, in a way. The thing is you have to completely change your worldview beyond bizarro levels of backwards and cruel.

[@ripeddieransburgh1152]

Jefferson DeMott he killed his son and had him kill him how is that empathy

[@sunkid02]

Queon Ball hes killed his son but he would kill anyone else is if they did

[@nathanielpreston2259]

Should Michael Ironside return to play Darkseid in the DC Extended Universe?

[@civilwarfare101]

No. I don't want Ironside to fight that Goku op Superman.

[@realUlfricStormcloak]

IRONSEID

[@civilwarfare101]

@Goku son But I don't want that hack Whedon to go anywhere near him. He already ruined Ultron. And even then normies love the MCU, Spider-Man Homecoming is anything to go by.

[@civilwarfare101]

@jexrutin That movie was terrible beyond belief

[@civilwarfare101]

@jexrutin I hope he fares better.

[@SeraphSeph]

"the skies will rain fire, the oceans will boil, the streets will run red with the blood of billions" chill out nigga damn.

[@lanceislateagain]

This is the Darkseid I grew up with, and I liked the best of any other version that came before, or since. His manner of speaking is so eloquent, Shakespearean almost - a trait that is lost on other versions where he's merely yet another, deep-voiced, snarling, or yelling character.

[@devilred18]

Brainiac: You deceived me Darkseid.... Used me... Darkseid: It's what I do... Honestly selling yourself a little short there darkseid buddy. You do a lot more than just that. You outsmarted a level 12 intelligence like it was fucking nothing.

[@LiloRolland]

@5:54 ''King Of Fools'' that next level tea baggin through a hologram

[@kibakim]

savage

[@NeoSlyfer]

"I can't believe he's blood"

[@marco39120]

I fuckin love Darkseid because he just seems like nothing in the world bothers him and everything is beneath him.

[@DeusExAngelo]

What makes this iteration of Darkseid the best IMHO (one of many reasons), is that he always almost speaks with calm, soft voice. He doesn't need to scream or yell even when enraged, his very commanding presence speaks absolute volume. When something actually does get him to raise his voice, it's very unsettling.

[@centurionnicolaum8588]

You missed the most important scene that occurred after 8:38. Super man has defeated Darkside and tells the people of Apocalypse "you are free now, do with Darkside as you please". The people carry Darside off and as Superman stares in confusion Darkside waves his followers to stop a moment. He says "I am many things Kal-El, but here I am God".

[@eniyeesarah117]

"Darkseid"

[@ryanangelastro504]

*Apokolips.

[@showercreeperofalltheshowe2790]

Darkseid may treat kalibak like shit and view him as a failure but he will still be a vengeful father if someone dared to hurt his blood. darkseid is one of the best villians ever made.

[@SMAXZO]

Well..really, Darkseid's thinking is "Nobody hurt my son...but me". It's his upbringing. His father was shit to him...so he killed him off. Now he expects Kalibak or Orion to do the same to him....though really he hopes Orion will. He never really think Kalibak will ever be strong enough.

[@chadpeterson5698]

He really only cared about his family in Injustice, aside from that version, Darkseid couldn’t care less about his family.

[@katmore9]

How awesome was Darkseid's first encounter with Superman? A mocking smile at 1:15. Superman down on the ground, writhing in pain, Darkseid's hands behind his back, 1:41. "That is who I am."

[@shermanlee4037]

That scene would have been even better if Darkseid had stopped with that one line, and not added anything else. Just 'That is who I am.' and boom tube away.

[@coltonwilliams4153]

@@shermanlee4037 True. I think they were still trying to feel him out. Once the writers figured out that Michael Ironside’s Darkseid had more gravitas when he didn’t speak more than necessary, he became iconic.

[@UltimateAmplify]

I love how in DC Darkseid legit annihilates the Justice League from multiple universes (shoutout to Earth-3) and pretty much single-handedly holds New Genesis to a standstill, but for some reason he can never defeat the main continuity Superman or Justice League.

[@abdulrahmanalraeisi3372]

UltimateAmplify main earth is the strongest earth in the universe that's why

[@abdulrahmanalraeisi3372]

multiverse*

[@Chvse4U]

Abdul Rahman Al Raeisi *that's pretty much what he said

[@abdulrahmanalraeisi3372]

aѕajj have you even read the comics in superman batman worlds finest darksied destroys earth 2 which has a 15 years older and more experienced JL but on earth prime he got destroyed

[@abdulrahmanalraeisi3372]

aѕajj superman prime one million is main earth superman in the future

[@jacksimpson8529]

Michael Ironside really does a great voice for Darkseid, much better than the guy who did it in Justice League: War

[@crislie4149]

Which is unfortunate. Tony Todd is a great VA, he’s just completely outclassed by Ironside.

[@matthewkuhl79]

​@@crislie4149Blame direction, not the actor. He played the character as directed.

[@conmanay4563]

Michael Ironside delivers every line perfectly, but there are definitely some that stand out 3:30 savor your moment of triumph Superman, but remember, victory has it’s price! 6:59 I am many things Kal-El, you couldn’t begin to imagine half of them, but for now, I will take the role of executioner 9:58 it seems I have you to thank for my resurrection, though your world will suffer slowly, I grant you a quick death 11:43 but let the universe howl in despair for I have returned!

[@mijorin]

😆 Meet your new lord and master.

[@djohns7179]

Darkseid is scarier then beerus

[@DarkLordofInsanity]

D johns Because Beerus isn't a conqueror. I'd akin Darksied more with Frieza.

[@civilwarfare101]

Darkseid is an actual character not some op cat.

[@dylanaroberts97]

D johns Darkseid is scarier than everybody in Dragon Ball, including Broly, Frieza, and Buu.

[@civilwarfare101]

@@dylanaroberts97 Yup. At least you know Darkseid can't be beaten with powerups and through brute force.

[@septhdaep3709]

Darkseid and thanos are both my favorite villain than frieza

[@butcherboy2008]

Somewhere on Earth-3, a man named Michael Darkside is doing the cartoon voice for Raymond Burr's Ironsides.

[@kyleshea384]

Raymond Burr?

[@aggressiveattitudeera887]

LOL!

[@ryanf4106]

I am acting. I am profession. I am iornsied.

[@deadlyraver4454]

ROTFL@9:50 "It was at that moment that Lex Luthor knew............................He done F'ed up."

[@HenrySchecker]

He was so excellently written. It pains me we'll never see such brilliance on the big screen

[@eyeseer1]

Michael Ironside voicing Darkseid always amazes.

[@nathancruz9172]

He’s my favorite voice actor.

[@MrRemi1992]

I remember being in shock at 3:30 as a kid. I didn't know much about death but seeing the horror on superman's face scared the shit outta me

[@pendragonshall]

A self proclaimed deity... very delusional and with an over inflated sense of self worth. God complex is more like it. GREAT CHARACTER.. I hate when they show him getting trashed easy.. You just love to hate this guy..

[@rikpien2925]

pendragonshall He is basically second to an actual god in most series And a fantastic ruler to those who follow and obey But that is just the thing, he allows nothing to be outside of his control because that could be a threat to his rule Superman's kryptonian heritage makes him immune to Darkseids mind control, that means he is outside of Darkseids direct mind control which means that if Superman evert tries to stop him, Superman will be his new target

[@kyleshea384]

pendragonshall He's essentially a god with a God complex

[@leon4000]

@@rikpien2925 Funny thing is, if he just left things alone, he wouldn't have to be messed with. Earth didn't even knew he existed until he started invading their space, looking for the Anti Life Equation. He's got an ego that refuses to be subjected to threats to the point he invades, but he's causing people to fight against him. It's only due to his might that those opposers surrender for some. I still wouldn't live on his planet, it's a hot mess when you look around enough, figuratively and literally.

[@shockman2178]

“I am many things Kal-El, you could not even imagine half of them.” Hot damn this writing is straight FIRE

[@rahjagul3609]

But for now I shall assume the role of executioner 🤣

[@janderson1008]

Superman: "That's for Dan Turpin!" Darkseid: "Who?"

[@TigerWing141]

Superman, “The good man you murdered!”

[@joshuahernandez359]

@@TigerWing141 Darkseid,"If i had known one human's death would pain you so, i would've killed more, and kill more i shall"

[@chadpeterson5698]

“Carry that agony with you to oblivion Superman.”

[@Mertain420]

Literally who

[@raycurryjr1925]

The only Darkseid I acknowledge is the one that killed Dan. He was powerful, regal, and almost limitless in power.

[@WillRennar]

10:56 - I can just imagine some lowly slave watching the armies charging at each other, horrified by the insanity left in their master's wake... "Please, great Darkseid...come back to us!" And then **BOOM,** their prayer is answered.

[@coltonwilliams4153]

Reminds me of why it was so easy for Napoleon to bring France under his control. Sure, he was a charismatic man, but I wonder if he would’ve had such an easy time of it if France hadn’t been in the process of finally calming down after the 10 year period following the French Revolution.

[@Thortsen117]

all his lines are gold

[@realUlfricStormcloak]

IRONSEID

[@awkwardgecko2853]

darkseid is a good ruler i loved batman/Superman apocalypse

[@noisemarine561]

"Had I'd known one death would have pained you so, I would have killed plenty more. And more I shall, take that agony with you to Oblivion."

[@Richard-Espanol]

9:50 one of the biggest *OH SHIT* moments in the entire DCAU. Lex's face says it all lol. honestly didn't see it coming.

[@jack-exzolt9858]

When you hear Darkseid "Let's Go." in a challenging manner, unless you're Superman, you'd best just sit down and take your beating.

[@Dark_Kin_66]

Michael Ironside is to Darkseid what Mark Hamill is to the Joker.

[@AJZulu]

.....I'm so bummed that they Nerfed all the really strong heroes in the series. And the villains. Darkseid is MUCH stronger.

[@Rancor856]

tell that to golden amazo

[@pizzatime4700]

chris bouzas YES now he is just a really weak mindless elf

[@josephattwell1006]

I actually liked the lowered power levels. It makes the possibility of Superman's defeats more reasonable.

[@freakyskull516]

well it kinda makes sense with superman as he draws his power from the sun and only so much solar radiation can be reaching him at a time so it should be possible to deplete his power faster than he can gather it.

[@124085]

What the DCAU lacked in power level it more than made up for in characterization and chemistry. People are always going to complain that Superman's hit perpetually with the nerf dart. Which is a fair complaint mind you. But Superman is more than just his powers, he's a character and if putting him at a disadvantage tells a better story while keeping his personality and morals in tact then I think that's a fair compromise.

[@jeremyhayes9793]

Man Michael Ironside was Perfect for Darkseid. I can't imagine anyone else doing that good a job for him

[@realUlfricStormcloak]

IRONSEID

[@lewisaino]

Even the name is fitting

[@robertrogers074]

david sobolov

[@sibelark8957]

He portrayed perfectly ; dark, ruthless, liar and a tyrant.

[@jameshaggerty8348]

What makes him a liar? I agree with the other statements. I don’t think he has ever lied about anything. He does twist the truth, but that’s it. Oh wait yes he is also a liar. Double crossed brainiac and Mannheim