Uxas (Dark Place)

"I have turned one hundred thousand worlds to dust looking for Anti-Life. Looking for those who robbed me of my glory. I will stride across their bones and bask in the glow of Anti-Life. And all of existence shall be mine."

- Darkseid

Lord Darkseid, (born as Uxas), is the despotic ruler of Apokolips who is obsessed with harnessing the power of the Anti-Life Equation, so he can rule the multiverse.

Early Life
Uxas was born thousands of years ago on the planet Apokolips as a member of the New Gods. He later became obsessed with discovering the Anti-Life Equation which grants its user the power to rule the entire multiverse.

Invasion of Earth
In around 3000 B.C., he finally discovered the location of the Anti-Life Equation on Earth, and so he invaded with an armada with the intention of terraforming the planet into a copy of Apokolips by synchronizing all three Mother Boxes. Upon his arrival, he was confronted by a combined army of Humans, Atlanteans led by King Atlan, Amazons led by Queen Hippolyta, Old Gods led by Zeus and a member of the Green Lantern Corps, Yalan Gur. Uxas jumped from his ship, destroying the ground below in the process using his staff which revealed the Anti-Life Equation and his hordes of Parademons and three Apokoliptian Witches soon followed. The battle then began with the witches initiating the Unity and the defenders charging forward. Uxas engaged Yalan Gur in combat where he severed his hand before impaling him in the chest which caused his ring to fly off his hand. Uxas then tried to grab it, but was stopped by Artemis who fired two arrows into his chest. He was then attacked by King Atlan and Zeus in quick succession which weakened him enough for Ares to grievously injure him with his labrys. He was then carried back to his ship by two Parademons and the armada left Earth defeated, leaving behind the Anti-Life Equation and the Mother Boxes.

Uxas and the rest of the Apokoliptian forces somehow forgot the location of Earth, the Anti-Life Equation and the Mother Boxes, and so they began conquering countless planets in a search for them that lasted thousands of years.

Ruler of Apokolips
Uxas would later become the ruler of Apokolips under the name, Lord Darkseid. At some point during his reign, his uncle, Steppenwolf, joined a rebellion against him but soon switched sides and slaughtered the other traitors. Darkseid showed mercy on Steppenwolf for switching sides which resulted in him only being exiled until he had conquered over 50,000 worlds for him rather than being executed.

Mother Boxes Reawakened
In 2015, Superman was killed in a battle with Doomsday. His scream was so loud that it reverberated across the entire world, being heard in Metropolis, Gotham City, Atlantis, and Themyscira. This resulted in the Mother Boxes awakening after lying dormant for thousands of years which alerted Darkseid to their location.

In 2017, Darkseid tasked Steppenwolf with going to Earth and retrieving the Mother Boxes and while on the planet, he discovered that the Anti-Life Equation was also here. Steppenwolf reported this to Darkseid and was then ordered to prepare for his arrival by terraforming the planet with the Unity. Steppenwolf did manage to reacquire all three Mother Boxes, but he was soon confronted by the Justice League who attempted to prevent the unity. However, they were too late and the terraforming began to destroy the Earth. The Flash then froze time and began to run faster than the speed of light which rewound time to just before the Unity began, which gave Cyborg the energy he needed to interact with and prevent the Unity before it was pulled apart by Superman. Steppenwolf was then impaled by Aquaman's trident and beheaded by Wonder Woman before being thrown back to Apokolips through a portal. His head was then stamped on by Darkseid who was now unable to go through the portal due to the Mother Boxes being disabled. Undeterred, Darkseid ordered DeSaad to prepare an armada, so they could "use the old ways".

Knightmare Future
In the future, Darkseid eventually arrived on Earth where he succeeded in acquiring the Anti-Life Equation. He would then go on to hunt down and kill Wonder Woman and Aquaman before somehow killing Lois Lane which Batman failed to prevent. This left Superman enraged at Batman which made him susceptible to the effects of the Anti-Life Equation and caused him to join Darkseid as one of his generals. Darkseid later tasked Superman with hunting down and killing members of the Insurgency.

Powers

 * New God Physiology: Darkseid possesses numerous superhuman powers due to his New God physiology and so is one of the most powerful beings in the universe.
 * Immortality: Darkseid is an immortal, having lived for over 5000 years without showing any signs of aging.
 * Near Invulnerability: Darkseid is near invulnerable, having only been beaten once by a combined force of Zeus, Artemis and Ares.
 * Superhuman Durability: Darkseid is incredibly durable and has only ever been damaged by attacks from the Old Gods.
 * Omega Beams: Darkseid has the ability to fire energy beams from his eyes which he can control at will, allowing them to travel in any direction and even change course numerous times.
 * Superhuman Speed: Darkseid can move at superhuman speeds as he was able to keep up with both Zeus and Ares.
 * Superhuman Strength: Darkseid is one of the strongest beings in the entire universe being stronger than even Steppenwolf who single-handedly overpowered most of the Justice League and even when he was young he was able to kill Yalan Gur and go toe-to-toe with Zeus, Ares and Artemis all at once.

Abilities

 * Genius-level Intellect: Darkseid is incredibly intelligent, being able to co-ordinate the invasion of tens of thousands of planets throughout his lifetime and keep up a search for the Anti-Life Equation that lasted for thousands of years.
 * Hand-to-Hand Combat: Darkseid is an incredibly skilled fighter as even in his youth he was able to easily fight and kill Yalan Gur as well as battle Zeus, Ares and Artemis all at once.
 * Indomitable Will: Darkseid is extremely driven and possesses an indomitable will as shown with his search for the Anti-Life Equation which lasted for thousands of years.
 * Leadership: Darkseid is incredibly skilled as both a general and the leader of Apokolips and commands complete loyalty from his subjects.

Former Equipment

 * Mother Boxes: Darkseid once had control over three Mother Boxes in around 3000 B.C. which could be used to terraform planets into a copy of Apokolips. Steppenwolf attempted to recover these for him thousands of years later, but this was prevented by the Justice League.
 * Staff: Darkseid used a staff during the Invasion of Earth to reveal the Anti-Life Equation. He presumably left this on Earth as the Parademons who carried him to his ship did not pick it up.

Future Equipment

 * Anti-Life Equation: Darkseid gained control of the Anti-Life Equation at some point in the future, which he used to conquer the Earth.

Trivia

 * Darkseid was never called Uxas in and this name was only confirmed off-screen.