DC is gearing up for its biggest event in years as the publisher introduces the Absolute Universe, and part of its introduction includes Darkseid Gaining a significant power upgrade. Although Darkseid's Omega Beams have always been powerful, they are now the strongest weapon in the DC Universe. The new source of power seems to stem from Darkseid's status as the absolute universe's "ruler," and that universe's energy is bathing him in new power.
In a DC roundtable attended by ScreenRant, key DC All In and Absolute writer Scott Snyder talked about the upcoming Absolute Universe and Darkseid's role in it, mentioning that Darkseid's Omega Beams will receive a major power increase. Instead of simply killing someone outright, the powerful beams can now erase people from the multiverse, each version of
But if he hits you with the beams, your whole story is told. Every multiversal possibility exists at once, and you're gone, erased. Not just gone, but your past is erased, you just don't exist, or ever existed.
This is a Huge upgrade to how Darkseid's Omega Beams have worked in the past. Although they have always been dangerous, erasing people from history itself is a new level of power that has never been seen before. Snyder promises major changes for Darkseid in DC All In Special #1 and beyond:
Not to spoil too much, because you don't see it in this issue, but the way his Omega beams start to function, and the energy he starts to embrace in this new universe isn't just anti-life, as much as it is This kind of character thought.
Darkseid's Omega Beams get new power thanks to DC All In
DC All In Special #1 by Scott Snyder, Joshua Williamson, Wes Craig, Daniel Sampere, Dan Mora, Tamra Bonvillain, Mike Spicer and Alejandro Sánchez
The Absolute Universe is a major change for DC: a brand new universe with brand new versions of iconic characters, and Darkseid is at the center of it all - especially as one of the stars of the DC All in Special, A flipbook that will launch both the DC All In initiative and the new Absolute Universe. On one side of the comic, the book follows the newest iteration of the Justice League. On the other hand, the book follows Darkseid down a dark path, presumably leading to the power upgrade hinted at by Snyder.
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stronger than ever, Darkseid's new power makes him the biggest threat The DC Multiverse has ever seen. The status upgrade is completely appropriate for a villain who has been the center of several crisis events himself, but in Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths By Williamson and Sampere, he was reduced to being a pawn. Snyder noted this, as the idea of Darkseid being reduced in status and losing power in recent years was specifically brought up.
What are the origins of Darkseid's Omega Beams?
Preview page of DC all in special #1
Darkseid is usually portrayed as a major physical threat due to his strength and incredible cunning. But what has made him especially dangerous over the years is his Omega Beams. The The first time Omega Beams are seen in the DC Universe Cemented just how dangerous they are. in The Forever people #6 by Darkseid creator Jack Kirby, Darkseid unleashes the "Finder Beams," which quickly hunt down the Forever People, a group of young idealists from New Genesis who are powerless to stop them. Thankfully, the Forever People were simply teleported elsewhere instead of being killed - but that was only because Darkseid wanted it.
Now, when Darkseid strikes someone with the Omega Beams, he can erase them from the multiverse itself.
The Omega Beams can already teleport, resurrect, and kill people with a single hit. But now they have reached their true potential because Darkseid has managed to upgrade them to strike with a multiversal killing blow. Now, when Darkseid strikes someone with the Omega Beams, He can erase them from the multiverse itself. Their entire history is erased in one moment. They will be erased not only from this universe, but from every universe - making this the most powerful attack that any villain in the DC Universe has ever had. His new Omega Beams firmly establish Darkseid as the most threatening villain around.
Darkseid's New Omega beams give him renewed purpose in the DCU
Variant Cover by Rafa Sandoval
Darkseid has gone all in to regain the power he has lost over the past few decades. As the multiverse kept getting bigger and bigger, Darkseid's role got smaller and smaller. Now that Darkseid wields the most powerful weapon in the DC Multiverse, He poses a threat like never before. It is hard to imagine how Superman will be able to stand up against an attack that not only erases him from the universe but also erases every Superman from the multiverse. This one change brings Darkseid back to a threat level that the Justice League really needs to take seriously.
Darkseid was the biggest threat that the Justice League could face. He was involved in several crisis events that threatened the multiverse. He was even the main villain in the only live-action Justice League movie. Over time, he became less important in the comics, but it seems that Darkseid is finally returning to his true power, to make sure that everyone remembers what a threat he really is. DC is all in for some amazing new stories in the upcoming months, and there's no better person to kick off this new era of DC than DarkseidThe most dangerous and consistent villain that DC has ever had.
DC all in special #1 Available October 2, 2024 from DC Comics!