DeSaad as depicted in Superman/Doomsday: Hunter/Prey #1 (April 1994). Art by Dan Jurgens and Brett Breeding.
Publication information
Publisher
DC Comics
First appearance
Forever People #2 (May 1971)
Created by
Jack Kirby
In-story information
Alter ego
DeSaad
Species
New God
Place of origin
Apokolips
Team affiliations
Darkseid's Elite
Notable aliases
Doctor Dezard, the God of Torture, the Grand Director[1]
Abilities
Immortality
Superhuman strength, endurance and reflexes
Powers of telepathy, emotion manipulation and absorption
Energy absorption and teleportation
Brilliant inventor of weapons and torture devices
DeSaad (also spelled Desaad) is a supervillain, appearing in books published by DC Comics. He is one of the followers of Darkseid from the planet Apokolips in Jack Kirby's Fourth World meta-series.[2]
As DeSaad serves as Darkseid's master torturer, his name refers to the Marquis de Sade. At one point, DeSaad had an assistant named Justeen, a reference to de Sade's novel Justine, although she bore little resemblance to the title character.
Steve Byers portrayed DeSaad in the television series Smallville. The character made his cinematic debut in Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021), portrayed through voice and motion capture by Peter Guinness.
^O.M.A.C. (vol. 4) #1-4
^Wallace, Dan (2008). "Demons Three". In Dougall, Alastair (ed.). The DC Comics Encyclopedia. New York: Dorling Kindersley. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1. OCLC 213309017.
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