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After leaving Marvel Comics , Jack Kirbymade his way over to DC , where heunleashed his Fourth World , which was spearheaded by theNew Gods . Designed to swear out as a ghostlike sequel to his work on Thor , the headliningNew Godsseries takes place in the aftermath of Ragnarok , a withering war of the idol in the furthest reaches of the cosmos . In their wake , a new raceway of hoi polloi tie right away to the Source takes their place among the most brawny in the total DC Universe .
The New Gods have evolved in their portrayal within the DCU since Kirby ’s existence , with their exponent levels and origins alter to fit various persistence . However , the comic book legend ’s original serial publication offers a cracking insight into the politics , motivations and superpower horizontal surface of these characters , grade from good to evil . While some of these God are relatively weak , others stand out as being some of the baneful , fiercest warriors in the macrocosm .
10Mister Miracle
First Appearance:Mister Miracle#1 by Jack Kirby, Vince Colletta, and John Costanza
Mister Miracle is Scott Free , a young New God who , after escape Apokolips , made his way to Earth , where he became a hero . Along the way , he encounter his wife , Big Barda , and the two finally became Justice League members . Aided by Mother Box engineering science and with unparalleled escapology , the hero has proved to be a key friend to various heroes , especially when it add up to foreign mission to Apokolips .
Scott Free and Big Barda also star in the sports fan - favorite and critically - acclaimed 2017Mister Miraclelimited serial by Tom King and Mitch Gerads , which is available now both digitally and in collected variant from DC Comics .
Mister Miracle ’s origin is something of a tragic one . The son of Highfather , he was traded to Darkseid in exchange for Orion , sealing a tenuous peace between the two drawing card . After being raised in Granny Goodness ' torturous orphans' asylum , the hero learned a variety of skill that would later come in ready to hand when preparation under Thaddeus Brown , the original Mister Miracle .
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9Big Barda
First Appearance:Mister Miracle#4 by Jack Kirby, Vince Colletta, and John Costanza
Big Barda began as one of Darkseid ’s Female Furies , an elect team of warrior charged with protect the autocrat and enforcing his will . After breaking innocent , she join a resistor against the villain , where she met Scott Free . After making their fashion to Earth , they joined the Justice League , while also resist off various try by Darkseid ’s minions to assail and conquer the existence .
As a former Female Fury , Big Barda has combat skills that make her one of the most formidable warriors in the DCU , putting her on par with Wonder Woman . In stories that follow DC heroes ' missions to Apokolips , she easily holds her own against parademons and her former team , with a unequaled ferocity in battle .
Big Barda stars in her very own origin story in 2024’sBarda , an original graphical novel for young adults by Ngozi Okazu , uncommitted now from DC Comics .
8Lightray
First Appearance:New Gods#1 by Jack Kirby, Vince Colletta, and John Costanza
Lightray is basically the New Gods ' solution to Superman , an optimistic son of New Genesis who can weaponize light and fly at top-notch speed . Providing a equilibrium to the moregritty personality of Orion , he is substantially known for accompanying his adopted brother to Earth in a bid to forestall Darkseid from acquiring the Anti - Life Equation .
Lightray is the most conventional superhero of the New Gods , and is among the few character fast enough to outrun the Black Racer . On Earth , his power came in handy as he was able-bodied to rescue Orion , assistance in the defeat of the Deep Six , and at times assist the Justice League . Though not as well - known as Orion , the Hero of Alexandria is a fantastic voice of his homeworld , one of the o.k. warriors in the New Gods mythos , and a vivid strategist .
7Orion
As the boy of Darkseidtraded to Highfather , Orion possess the rage and furiousness of Apokolips combined with the nobility and valor of New Genesis . For his entire life , he has been prepare to fight the minions of the hellish planet , and he arrive at forgetful work of parademons and the average soldier of Apokolips . When it comes to direct fight , the only real threat to him is his Church Father himself , with the likes of Kalibak paling in comparison .
Orion is practically unstoppable ; he ’s even a unnerving opponent to Superman .
Orion is every bit the God of War his name would suggest , and charter over for Highfather as the chief warrior of New Genesis upon reaching due date . Holding the preeminence of being one of only a handful of characters to have drink down Darkseid , the hero is much unstoppable ; he ’s even a formidable opponent to Superman .
6Infinity-Man
First Appearance:Forever People#1 by Jack Kirby, Vince Colletta, Al Plastino, and John Costanza
Infinity - Man is one of DC ’s lesser - recognize characters , owing to his association with Kirby ’s more obscure team , the Forever People , a youthful group of New Gods . The grapheme is Darkseid ’s blood brother , Drax , who , after being found severely hurt by the original Infinity - Man , was made the new version of the wedge when he first died . In the original ’s wake , the newfangled grinder perpetrate himself to serving New Genesis .
eternity - Man has one of the all-embracing exponent setsin cartoon strip , including nearly inexhaustible degrees of strength and stamen , immortality , flight , the power to phase through matter and manipulate the atomic structure of topic . If allowed to reach full potency , the charactercould likely defeat Superman .
DC boasts one of the practiced universes in comics , thanks to its Hero and villains . The latter have starred in a series of fantabulous comics .
5Highfather
Highfather is the genial ruler of New Genesis , where he look for to wield an fallible peace of mind with Apokolips . Deriving his might from the Source and the Life Equation , he and his adoptive son , Orion , overlook an army of larger-than-life New Gods , and his cosmic faculty allow him to wield and channel the tycoon of the Source .
… a shepherd - like form who rules with wholeness and compassionateness over New Genesis .
Highfather represents the low-cal opposition of Darkseid and is well interpret as an analog of the Abrahamic god , a shepherd - corresponding image who rules with wholeness and compassion over New Genesis . However , his kind persona should n’t be mistaken for impuissance , and many stories have shown how , when the metre scream for it , he can be one of the fiercest , most knock-down warrior on the battlefield .
4Darkseid
First Cameo Appearance:Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen#134 by Jack Kirby, Al Plastino, Vince Colletta, and John Costanza
Darkseid is among the with child menace in the DCU . The leader of the hellscape major planet of Apokolips , the villain is delineate by his pitilessness , tyrannical leadership and his following of the Anti - Life Equation , a cosmic force that , if acquired , would give him mastery over the will of life in the universe . As the opposition of Highfather , the baddie maintains only one edge over his nemesis : his excited willingness to do anything in pursuit of his goal .
Darkseid is set to spiel a major persona in DC ’s 2024 plan , as " Darkseid Energy " will establish the raw so - called " Absolute Universe , " a dark alternative world sport raw versions of Batman , Superman , and Wonder Woman .
Darkseid is more than just DC ’s incarnation of iniquity , but rather a symbolic representation of the enduring , unwavering existence of it . Although he has been apparently killed in the past , his dependable shape is indestructible , always hark back in a new consistence to peril Earth once again . When the villain declares " Darkseid is , " he ’s stating the realism of his existence . Through his Omega Beams , the villain can literally erase his enemies from world , not to mention his loony toons - layer of effectiveness and impregnability .
3Metron
Metron is comfortably suppose of as the " true neutral " force of the New Gods . Although he has offered wiseness to Darkseid , Highfather , and Orion , the character is motivated more by curiosity and geographic expedition than any set agenda or prejudice in the war between the two worlds . Through his Mobius Chair , he is essentially the God of Knowledge in the DCU , a condition once confine by Batman after taking possession of the machine .
Metron ’s significance in the DCU largely stem from his impressive intelligence information and ingeniousness , which allow him to construct the Mother Boxes and his Mobius Chair . Without his help , both Apokolips and New Genesis would be considerably less technologically ripe , and several fundamental effect in history would have gone differently , such as the " Darkseid War " and " World War III . "
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2The Black Racer
First Appearance:New Gods#3 by Jack Kirby, Vince Colletta, and John Costanza
The Black Racer isDC ’s answer to the Grim Reaper , a cosmic force out of demise who , assist by his skis , claims the lives of various being — especially New Gods . While the universe of discourse ’s various speedsters , include the Flash and Lightray , can outrun him , nearly every other character , no matter how muscular , ca n’t escape his tactual sensation .
Black Flash — the Death of the Speed Force — is recollect to be a variation of the Racer .
The Black Racer ’s power does n’t come from his feats as a warrior or drawing card , but rather the inevitableness of his existence . As shown in Grant Morrison and JG Jones’Final Crisis , not even Darkseid can escape the clutches of the DCU ’s personification of Death , something he himself explained .
1Yuga Khan
First Appearance:New Gods#17 by Mark Evanier, Paris Cullins, Will Blyberg, Gene D’Angelo, and Bob Pinaha
When it comes to the New Gods , Darkseid is typically think of as the " big bad " in the universe of discourse . However , eventhe embodiment of all evilness in the universe has a father : Yuga Khan . While not the most active of the cosmic race , Khan ’s immense powers have made the conquest of planets like Earth seem a trivial matter ; he or else spends his efforts attempting to pass beyond the Source .
In preceding account , Khan has shown that Darkseid poses little threat to him , sweeping him apart and arrogate linguistic rule over Apokolips for himself . Yuga Khan also holds the distinction of not only being the most muscular New God in cosmos , but also one of the few not created byKirby . alternatively , thisNew Godis the event of the work of Mark Evanier and Paris Cullins .
New Gods is a canceled DC movie based on Jack Kirby ’s titulary Fourth World characters , which include Darkseid , Mister Miracle , and Big Barda . Despite solid plan to produce the celluloid since 2018 with writers Tom King and Ava DuVernay already attached , the project was quarrel in April 2021 .
