Darkseid's Elite
For other use of the term within comics, see Elite (comics).
| Darkseid's Elite | |
|---|---|
 Art by John Byrne | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | New Gods #1 March 1971 |
| Created by | Jack Kirby |
| In-story information | |
| Base(s) | Apokolips |
| Member(s) |
Amazing Grace Brola Devilance Desaad Doctor Bedlam Glorious Godfrey Granny Goodness Kalibak Kanto Mantis Mortalla Steppenwolf Titan Virman Vundabar |
Darkseid's Elite are fictional characters created in Jack Kirby's Fourth World miniseries in DC Comics.
History
The Elite are the top chosen to Darkseid, ruler of Apokolips. The Elite became Darkseid's most powerful band of warriors.
Members
Some of his elite include:
- Amazing Grace - A master manipulator, Glorious Godfrey's younger sister, who once managed to brainwash Superman.
- Brola - An elite shock trooper.
- Desaad - A sadistic torturer.
- Devilance - The god of the hunt, who was seemingly killed by Lobo during the events of 52.
- Doctor Bedlam - A pure energy being, who inhabits a neverending series of artificial bodies.
- Glorious Godfrey - A master manipulator, mostly adept at bending huge masses of people to his will.
- Granny Goodness - The founder of the Female Furies and keeper of the horrid orphanages in Apokolips.
- Kalibak - Darkseid's eldest son, a thuggish brute.
- Kanto - A master assassin and "Preening clotheshorse", as Darkseid once described him.
- Mantis - A bug-like warrior, one of New Genesis' insect people.
- Mortalla - A servant of Darkseid who can induce sleep with one hand and death with another: she was once a mortal, but was heavily modified to serve him.
- Steppenwolf - Darkseid's uncle, now general in his armies. He once killed Izaya's beloved wife.
- Titan - A green giant.
- Virman Vundabar - An expert strategist and sycophant, who emulates the appearance and mannerisms of a Prussian officer.
In other media
Television
- Many of the Elite members have appeared in Superman: The Animated Series.
- Many of the Elite members appeared in Justice League Unlimited.
- Some of the Elite members appeared in Smallville. The members were Desaad, Godfrey and Granny who are portrayed as minion-prophets. Titan appeared in the episode "Combat" played by Glenn Jacobs.
See also
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