In DC Comics' comic books, Desaad is one of the followers of Darkseid from the planet of Apokolips in Jack Kirby's Fourth World meta-series. DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to the date or issue of a characters first appearance. ... The Forever People is a comic book property created by Jack Kirby as part of the Fourth World set of DC Comics titles. ... Jack Kirby (August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was one of the most influential, recognizable, and prolific artists in American comic books. ... History The Elite are the top chosen to Darkseid, heir of Apokolips. ... DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Darkseid is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain created by Jack Kirby as part of The Fourth World series of comic books in the early 1970s. ... In the DC Comics fictional shared Universe, Apokolips was the planet ruled by Darkseid, established in Jack Kirbys Fourth World series. ... Cover to New Gods #1 (1971). ...

Darkseid's master torturer, his name is a play on the Marquis de Sade. Physically, he stands at 5 feet, 11 inches, and weighs 152 pounds. Portrait of the Marquis de Sade by Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo (c. ...

At one point Desaad had an assistant named Justeen, a reference to de Sade's novel Justine, although she bore little resemblence to the title character. The Misfortunes of Virtue (original French title Les infortunes de la vertu) was an early work by the Marquis de Sade, written in two weeks in 1787 while imprisoned in the Bastille. ...

Fictional biography

Desaad's first recorded appearance in the history of the DC Universe was as a hanger-on at the side of Drax, heir to Apokolips. He had already taken his "god-name", which he claimed to have taken in tribute to a being from the future "who has taught me much in my chosen field" (presumably the Marquis). The DC Universe (DCU) is the fictional shared setting where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place. ...

Desaad appeared to be helping Drax with his attempt to master the Omega force. In fact, he was plotting with Drax's brother Uxas. As a result Drax was presumed killed, and Uxas mastered the Omega force, taking the god-name Darkseid. Desaad went on to serve as Darkseid's torturer.

Desaad is a sadist (as the name implies) and a coward. He is naturally treacherous, but is sufficiently afraid of Darkseid that he will not turn against his master unless someone else takes the lead (and will probably switch sides again if it looks like they will fail). He spent some time posing as Darkseid to keep Intergang going. While Darkseid had been involved with Intergang as part of his search for the Anti-Life Equation, Desaad simply wanted to cause suffering. Intergang is a fictional organized crime organization in Superman comics. ... The Anti-Life Equation is the equation that the DC Comics villain Darkseid is lusting for in the Jack Kirbys Fourth World setting. ...

Desaad was seemingly killed during an attempt by Darkseid to penetrate the Source. He was subsequently found to have "bonded" with Orion, causing the latter to become cruel and manipulative. They were later separated. Orion is a fictional character, a superhero and member of the New Gods that appear in the DC Universe. ...

Recently, following the destruction of Apokolips in the final battle of the New Gods War, Desaad has taken the role of a psychotherapist, proficient in "Dark Side Therapy." Dark Side Therapy consists of a telephone call to Darkseid, who uses the Anti-Life Equation to destroy the humanity within the "patient." Desaad used this role to manipulate Shilo Norman, the current Mister Miracle. Look up Telephone in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Shilo Norman is a superhero in the DC Comics universe, he is the third person to use the title Mister Miracle. Created by Jack Kirby, he first appeared in Mister Miracle Vol. ... Mister Miracle is a DC Comics superhero created by Jack Kirby, originally as part of The Fourth World series of titles. ...

It was revealed later on that Desaad was once a citizen of New Genesis, the 'purest soul in all of New Genesis' before he was corrupted.

Powers and abilities

Desaad has no powers, relying instead on his intellect and Darkseid's protection. He is immortal.

Other media

Desaad appeared in two of the 1980s incarnations of the Superfriends cartoon, The Legendary Super Powers Show and Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians, and was voiced by Rene Auberjonois. The character also appeared on the 1990s Superman animated series, voiced by Robert Morse, as well as Justice League where Auberjonois re-assumed the role. In the Justice League episode, "Twilight of the Gods", Desaad comments that Darkseid's most recent military action to gain the Anti-Life Equation (which left their military devastated by New Genesis), was foolish, leading Darkseid to kill him with the Omega force, saying, "No one questions me, Desaad." The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Super Friends is an animated series about a team of superheroes which ran from 1973 to 1985. ... René Murat Auberjonois (born June 1, 1940 in New York, New York) is an American actor best known for his early 1980s role as Clayton Endicott III on the television show Benson and his role as Odo on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from the late 1980s and shortly after the year 2000. ... Superman: The Animated Series is the unofficial title given to Warner Bros. ... Actor Robert Morse photo taken by Carl Van Vechten, 1958 Robert Morse, (born May 18, 1931) is an American actor. ... Justice League is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from 2001 to 2004 on Cartoon Network. ...

Bibliography

• Who's Who Vol. 1 #5

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External links

• Animated series bio at World's Finest