| “ | I bind their bodies, Godfrey breaks their spirits...and you, my beloved friend, you clear their minds...preparing the way for Lord Darkseid. | „ |
| ~ Desaad to Granny Goodness. |
| “ | Do you really think you possess the power to vanquish our Lord from the souls of those he saved? | „ |
| ~ Desaad's final words to Oliver Queen before being turned to smoke and vanishing. |
Desaad is a major antagonist in the tenth and final season of Smallville. He is a nightclub owner in Metropolis who moonlights as a serial killer and one of Darkseid's disciples.
He was portrayed by portrayed by Steve Byers, who also played Cameron Henry and The Executioner in Slasher.
Biography[]
Desaad became a prophet of Darkseid at an unknown point in his life with the power to corrupt others causing the Omega Symbol to appear on their skulls.
After Granny Goodness' orphanage was shut down, Desaad appeared and brought Glorious Godfrey to Granny. He explained Godfrey had been chosen to be the third minion of Darkseid and that their unholy trinity was now complete with him. They were now ready to prepare for the arrival of their Dark Lord and the coming war.
Desaad had been using his mysterious abilities to kill several people who were resistant to the corruption of the Darkness, as he targeted "Mr. Jones". He spoke to Oliver Queen on the phone who he believed was Jones and said, "You are next." While posing as a coroner in order to dispose of his victims' bodies, he was found by Clark Kent who was investigating a murder.
The coroner said all the victims died of internal hemorrhaging. Later Oliver and Chloe Sullivan head to Club Desaad, where they discover everyone that had the Omega symbol on their skull came here. While Oliver went inside, Chloe waited outside when Mr. Jones comes up behind her and arrests her, however his eyes start to bleed and Desaad steps out of the shadows.
He found Chloe Sullivan lurking outside his building and used his telekinesis to knock her out. He then used his mental abilities in an attempt to corrupt Chloe with the Darkness, but she was able to resist long enough for Clark to rescue her.
Desaad also revealed to a captured Chloe that Darkseid was close to fully manifesting himself on Earth. Clark arrived and whisks Chloe away and returned to confront Desaad. Desaad states that he is a servant of Darkseid and that Clark has more love in his heart than when he faced Godfrey, and is stronger than when he faced Granny.
Clark accuses them of burning Omegas into innocent people, but he explained that the brands were already there, and then sent a burst of black energy to pin Clark to the wall. As Desaad left, Oliver confronted him asking where Chloe is and Desaad tells him that she screamed for him as she died. Oliver enraged beats him up while Desaad laughs saying that his sin is obvious. Clark frees himself and runs outside to stop Oliver. He assures his friend that Chloe was safe.
Desaad returns in the two part series finale, where he conspires with Godfrey and Granny to ensure the success of their master's plan to merge the Earth with Darkseid's home planet Apokalips, by having a brainwashed Oliver strip Clark of his powers with a Gold kryptonite ring. Desaad and the other prophets later watch in satisfaction as Apokalips eclipsed the Earth, but their victory was ruined when Green Arrow (now freed from Darkseid's control) appeared and fired three arrows at the villains causing them to dissipate into clouds of black smoke.
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