Who Is Desaad? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Desaad is a DC Comics comic book character, with over 512 comic issue appearances. Sadist. Torturer. Coward. Treacherous Desaad is all of these things, and chief counselor to Darkseid. He oversees the day to day operations of Apokolips with a cruel hand.

Who is Desaad?

Creation Desaad was created by Jack Kirby in The New Gods #2 . Origin Originally from New Genesis , Desaad wasn't always as sadistic as he is now. He used to be nothing, but an innocent youth, until he encountered Darkseid . On one of his secret trips to New Genesis, Darkseid noticed the young lad had two favorite animals, a bird and a cat. One day the boy came home to find his bird missing. Finding feathers on his cat's bed, Darkseid told the boy that it's his job to avenge the bird by killing the cat. Desaad took the cat in his back yard and buried it alive. On his return, he found the bird back in his cage.

Key facts

Desaad is of god/eternal origin and first appeared in "O' Deadly Darkseid!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 512 recorded issue appearances, Desaad ranks among the most featured characters in comics.