Darkseid is the ruler of the nightmare world Apokolips and rules over other worlds that he has conquered. As a New God he is a conceptual being that exists outside of the normal universe in a realm called the fourth world. Darkseid has been called the god of evil and while there are few in the multiverse that could surpass him in his monstrousness, Darkseid is more accurately the God of Tyranny. As such he will not stop until he conquers all of creation and the entire multiverse. To this end he seeks out the Anti-Life Equation, a power that will allow Darkseid to turn anyone or anything into his mindless thrall completely bound to his will.