WARNING : contain Spoilers for DC vs. Vampires : World War V # 6 !

Darkseidhas formally get on Earth-63 , a world already ravaged by bloodthirsty vampires . This world was in awful straits even before the New God ’s arrival , with Earth ’s last heroes locked in a fierce battle against Vampire Queen Barbara Gordon and her lamia horde . Now , Darkseid ’s presence insure that thing are about to get even bloody in this massacre - filledElseworldstale .

… Darkseid ’s god - level appetite for blood could let loose devastation not just on Earth-63 but across the entire multiverse …

Comic book art: Batman faces against Darkseid, who shoots lasers from his eyes.

Matthew Rosenberg and Otto Schmidt’sDC vs. Vampires : World War Vhas been subtly tease the arriver of Darkseid through various plot developments and the entry of characters tied to the New God , such as Granny Goodness , Scott“Mister Miracle”Free , Big Barda , and notably , Darkseid ’s grandchild — the girl of Mister Miracle and Big Barda .

As a result , his appearance at the end of issue # 6 may have felt long - awaited for many sports fan . While much stay to be seen about how the New God will impact the on-going war between human and vampires , one affair is certain : thing are about to get a whole pile blooming .

Darkseid Arrives to theDC vs. VampiresUniverse In Search of His Granddaughter

Comic Panel Comes FromDC vs. Vampires: World War V#6 (2025) – Art by Otto Schmidt

DC vs. Vampires : World War V#6 hit its climax as the human resistance and Vampire Queen Batgirl ’s forces jar in an all - out struggle . Right in the midst of the topsy-turvydom , Darkseid make his grand entering , approaching Batgirl and Aquaman , who are watching the battle unfold from a cliff . Without wasting any time , the New God acquaint himself as the“Ruler of Apokolips”and at once address Batgirl as the“Ruler of Earth . ”This interaction give away an challenging moral force , as it ’s clear this is Darkseid ’s first encounter with Earth-63 , place him as an unfamiliar player in this universe .

After the abbreviated introduction , Darkseid geld straight to the head , ask about the location of his grandchild . He explain that his emissary , Granny Goodness , had made a passel with Batgirl to bump and deliver the youngster . This immediately establishes thatDarkseid ’s arrival on Earth-63 is drive by a singular purpose — to claim his grandchild . However , his true intent regarding the child remain undecipherable . Tension escalates whenAquaman reveals that he killedboth the tyke and Mister Miracle , Darkseid ’s assume boy , which results in a less - than - proud of chemical reaction from the New God .

Aquaman Marks Darkseid’s First Kill on Earth in theDC vs. VampiresUniverse

It speedily becomes clear that Aquaman and Batgirl are totally incognizant of who they ’re facing when Arthur raffishly govern the New God to provide their planet , adding,“And in display case you ever thought to return , you should have it off the girl and her founding father exit by my hand . ”The import the words leave his oral fissure , it ’s obvious that he has made a grave misunderstanding . Darkseid ’s answer is fleet and merciless : he declare that if this globe is of no time value to him , and he will see it burned . He proves his degree in one brutal move — snaffle Aquaman in his enormous fist and crushing him with a undivided liquidity crisis , leaving no room for question that the New God ’s ira is absolute .

Darkseid lore has been popping off , and DC just delivered another objet d’art of lore that redefines what the Justice League knows about the New God .

Earth-63 AND the Multiverse Face Catastrophe: The Threat of a Vampire Darkseid

Main Cover by Otto Schmidt forDC vs. Vampires: World War V#7 (2025)

Earth-63 was already in dreaded straits , ravage by the lamia plague that had nearly wiped out the human race , go forth a death toll on equality with the apocalyptical devastation encounter in theDeceased Elseworlds . Yet with Darkseid ’s arriver , the bet have reach new heights . Even Prime - Earth , teeming with heroes , scramble to go for its ground against the might of Darkseid on a good solar day . With the grinder universe on Earth-63 decimated and the survivors at odds with one another , they are in no position to defend their planet or look Darkseid and his Parademon force .

But even more urgent than an invasion is the very real terror of Darkseid himself being turned into a lamia . The vampire pestis is indiscriminate , as shown by Mister Miracle ’s transformation into one of the blood - sucking undead . If Darkseid were to succumb to the plague , he would become even more grievous and insatiable . The ramifications of such an outcome extend beyond the end of Earth-63 , as there is only one reliable Darkseid in the whole multiverse . Should he be turned into a vampire , Darkseid’sgod - level appetence for bloodline could loose devastation not just on Earth-63 but across the full multiverse .

Earth - Prime and the Absolute Universe would be secure from this threat , given that they are currently thin off from the rest of the multiverse .

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Darkseid is a dictatorial supervillain in DC Comics , rule the hellish planet Apokolips . He seeks the Anti - Life Equation to ensure all sentient life and egest free will across the universe . With immense strength , energy manipulation , and Omega ray that decompose mark , Darkseid is a relentless foe of Superman , the Justice League , New Gods , and free the great unwashed everywhere .

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Comic book art: Darkseid in front of a burned skeleton.

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Darkseid is a tyrannical supervillain in DC Comics, ruling the hellish planet Apokolips. He seeks the Anti-Life Equation to control all sentient life and eliminate free will across the universe. With immense strength, energy manipulation, and Omega Beams that disintegrate targets, Darkseid is a relentless foe of Superman, the Justice League, New Gods, and free people everywhere.

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Darkseid is a tyrannical supervillain in DC Comics, ruling the hellish planet Apokolips. He seeks the Anti-Life Equation to control all sentient life and eliminate free will across the universe. With immense strength, energy manipulation, and Omega Beams that disintegrate targets, Darkseid is a relentless foe of Superman, the Justice League, New Gods, and free people everywhere.

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