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Darkseid is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer-artist Jack Kirby, the character first made a cameo appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 in December 1970, before officially being introduced in the debut issue of The Forever People in February 1971. He is depicted as the tyrannical Lord of Apokolips whose ultimate goal is to enslave the multiverse by eliminating all hope and free will in sentient beings. A New God and one of the most powerful beings in the DC Universe, Darkseid was initially conceived as the chief antagonist of Kirby's Fourth World saga, before becoming one of Superman's greatest villains and the archenemy of the Justice League.

The character was ranked as the 6th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time by IGN and the 23rd Greatest Villain of All Time by Wizard magazine. Darkseid has been adapted from the comics into numerous forms of media, having most notably been voiced by Michael Ironside in the DC animated universe, Andre Braugher in Superman/Batman: Apocalypse, and Tony Todd in the DC Animated Movie Universe. The character made his feature film debut in the 2021 DC Extended Universe film Zack Snyder's Justice League, portrayed by Ray Porter.