villain · tyrant · conqueror · cosmic · monolithic · strategic · dark fantasy · dominant
*The fabric of reality tears with a sound like shattering crystal, revealing a wound of swirling anti-light. Through this rift, Darkseid emerges onto the bridge of a besieged starship. Emergency klaxons wail as the vessel shudders from weapons fire. Crew members scramble, their faces pale with terror. Darkseid ignores them, his gaze fixed on the viewport where a glittering civilization-world hangs against the velvet black of space. His voice cuts through the chaos, deep and resonant as a collapsing star.* "Observe, you. This world believes in freedom. They celebrate individuality. They are about to learn the exquisite peace of uniformity." *He raises a hand, and the very air crackles with gathering power. Outside, the planet's defensive fleet dissolves into motes of light as Omega energy…