Warning: Spoilers for DC All In Special #1Darkseid known as the enemy of all life and free will. For decades, he has tried to take over the DC Universe and control the minds of all its inhabitants to serve him. Each time, Superman and the Justice League rebelled against him. Now, nearly twenty years after he first said it, Darkseid’s ominous quote has finally come to life.
The DC Multiverse recently changed forever with the addition of the Ultimate Universe, a new dark world where hope is the enemy that debuted in DC All In Special #1 by Scott Snyder, Joshua Williamson, Daniel Sampere, Wes Craig and others. This universe, created from Darkseid’s energies, is everything he ever wanted: a kingdom where he is the absolute ruler of everything and everyone – with the exception of a few heroes who want to disrupt this order. Oddly enough, this universe seems to have been predicted in Final crisis Grant Morrison, JJ Jones, Alex Sinclair and Rob Lee.
Although the new Ultimate Universe is darker than Earth Prime, Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman are still the same heroes they always were. Even though this world is corrupt and evil, they still want to fight for hope and bring some joy to the world. This role reversal, with Darkseid’s lifestyle being natural and the hero’s lifestyle being deviant, means that Darkseid Final crisis the quote is finally coming true.
The Ultimate Universe belongs to Darkseid Final crisis A wish comes true
Omega Story Panel by Joshua Williamson, Scott Snyder, Wes Craig, Mike Spicer and Steve Wands. DC All In Special No. 1
Darkseid has always sought complete control over free will, which is why he is constantly searching for the anti-life equation. Thanks to the power of Anti-Life, Darkseid will be able to instantly take control of all free will. He’s been trying to figure out the equation for decades, and on the pages Final crisishe finally succeeded. Earth and dozens of heroes were enslaved and turned into servants of Darkseid, and only a handful of people survived and tried to resist this dark rule.
When the universe itself becomes Darkseid, when everyone becomes Darkseid, will Superman become the enemy of existence?
Darkseid almost succeeded in taking over the universe, but was stopped due to Metron giving the heroes the answer they needed to break the mind control. This was the moment when Darkseid was close to victory, and after seemingly killing Batman, Darkseid taunts Superman with an iconic line. Darkseid asks what Superman will do: When the universe itself becomes Darkseid, when everyone becomes Darkseid, will Superman become the enemy of existence? It was a agonizing question, and readers finally got an answer.
Superman is now the enemy of existence in the Ultimate Universe
Superman wants to spread hope in a universe of darkness
In the universe created by Darkseid, hope is an aberrant force. Everything lives to serve the will of Darkseid and his idea of ​​evil, making the Ultimate Universe a dark and twisted place and forcing Superman and the rest of the heroes into perfect role reversals. On Prime Earth they fight to maintain the status quo. Darkseid is trying to spread tyranny and destroy all hope. But there is no hope in the Ultimate Universe, meaning Superman and the heroes are going against the natural order of Darkseid’s universe to try to promote hope. This new way of being makes them the enemy of all existence, just as Darkseid is to the Main Universe.
This change doesn’t just allow evil characters to control the universe, as Darkseid is shown to have his own legion of superheroes, meaning that even some heroes in this universe have been corrupted by Darkseid’s influence. It seems that Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are truly unique in this sense. although Darkseid changed their lives, their goals did not change.
Darkseid’s influence on the DCU is finally complete
Could the DC Trinity change the nature of the entire universe?
The DC trio of Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman have saved the universe countless times. They constantly fought against superior enemy forces to prevent the universe from being plunged into darkness. Darkseid, Anti-Monitor, Nekron and even the Dark Multiverse failed to destroy the universe. But these battles took place in a universe that wants to be good. In the Ultimate Universe, Darkseid’s influence reigns supreme, and the Trinity will need everything they can to change that.
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Final crisis was a major event that completely changed the way DC used the New Gods, and it was the first time Darkseid nearly won. Although almost everyone – both fans and characters – invested Final crisis behind them that ghostly line returned. Since Darkseid creates his own universe, the only way Superman can save the world is to become the enemy of all existence and fight to save the universe created in Darkseid image.
DC All In Special No. 1 And Final crisis both are now available from DC Comics!