Name: DeSaad
Universe: Earth-1
Alter Ego: None
Occupation: Master Torturer
Marital Status: Single
Group Affiliation: Member of Darkseid's Ruling Elite
Base of Operations: Apokolips
Known Relatives: None
Height: 5 ft. 11 in.
Weight: 152 lbs.
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
First Appearance: New Gods #2

History:
Desaad was one of the earliest allies of Darkseid in his rise to power on the planet Apokolips. Desaad was an inventor who specialized in the creation of weapons and devices for torturing and killing, usually in a long, painful manner. In fact, Desaad took a perverse, perhaps addictive pleasure in using Apokolips technology to experience the emotions of his victims as he made them suffer. Desaad designed weapons for the young Darkseid, who came to appreciate Desaad's macabre sense of humor at the expense of their victims.

Queen Heggra of Apokolips disapproved of her son Darkseid's courting of the sorceress Suli, whom Darkseid finally wed secretly. Heggra had Desaad poison Suli. However, although Darkseid was infuriated at Desaad's betrayal, they remained allies, and he forced Desaad to murder Heggra secretly, thus making Darkseid ruler of Apokolips.

Desaad acted as Darkseid's right-hand man during the first series of battles between the forces of Apokolips and New Genesis on Earth. However, during a fight between Darkseid's sons Orion and Kalibak, Desaad used his technology to increase Kalibak's strength to a level greater than Orion's. Desaad then used his machines to experience the emotions of the two combatants from afar. Furious that Desaad's meddling might lead to Orion's death, Darkseid disintegrated Desaad with his Omega Effect. Sometime later, though, regretting the loss of his confidant, Darkseid used the Omega Effect to resurrect Desaad.

Powers:
Desaad possesses no known super-powers. He is a brilliant inventor of weapons for killing and torture. Perhaps his most spectacular achievement was "Happyland", an amusement park that, behind the scenes, actually served as a prison for his victims. The prisoners were anguished over the seeming indifference of the park's customers to their plight, unaware that Desaad's technology caused the visitors to see them as something other than what they were.