Who Is Granny Goodness? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Granny Goodness is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Goodness, with over 413 comic issue appearances. One of the residents of Apokolips, Granny Goodness is in charge of training (sometimes through brainwashing) new soldiers for Darkseid's forces. She leads the Female Furies.

Who is Granny Goodness?

Origin Young Goodness Originally a member of the Lowlies, a downtrodden peasant class on Apokolips , a young Goodness was taken from her home and family, and given training as one of Darkseid's Hounds . During her training, she raised and trained a dog, called Mercy, and quickly formed a bond with the animal. For her final test, she was ordered to kill the animal, but refused to do so, killing the trainer instead. Brought before Darkseid, she defended her decision, explaining that the dog was loyal to Darkseid above all others, and would be a faithful servant to his will. To test this, Darkseid ordered Mercy to attack Goodness, which it did, requiring Goodness to kill the dog. Impressed, Darkseid informed her that she had graduated with honours, and he intended to put her to work as a trainer, since she had seen such success in training her dog. He appointed her head of the shock troops, and also of the Female Furies . She was also given control of several orphanages , which were in fact thinly disguised military schools that favoured exacting discipline and taught blind obedience.

Key facts

Granny Goodness is of god/eternal origin and first appeared in "X-Pit!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 413 recorded issue appearances, Granny Goodness ranks among the most featured characters in comics.