| DeSaad | |
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.png) 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] |
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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 portrays 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.