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Once and for all----I'm not your son.
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~ Superman to Darkseid.
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I don't think so, Barda. Ive no interest in claiming Darkseid's throne. I came back to dismantle his war machine.
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~ Superman to Barda.
Superman (real name Kal-El) is a villain in the alternate-reality storyline known as "The Dark Side", a dystopian re-imagining of Superman's origin in which he landed on the hell-like planet of Apokolips instead of Earth, thus being raised by the all-powerful "god of evil" within DC lore, Darkseid.
the events of "The Dark Side" deviate greatly from traditional Superman lore in that the "Last Son of Krypton" landed on the alien world of Apokolips rather than Earth, thus he became an enforcer of Darkseid and life on Apokolips served to strip him of many of the heroic traits associated with most other incarnations of the "Man of Steel".
In fact, due to his darker upbringing this incarnation of Superman is a willing disciple of Darkseid and eager to see the destruction of New Genesis, home to the peaceful New Gods - who Darkseid mirrors and greatly resents.
Superman eventually learned of his true origin, and decided to defeat Darkseid and undo all of destruction he caused. After defeating the New God, Superman became the ruler of Apokolips and worked on reseeding New Genesis.
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This is one of two instances in Superman: The Animated Series where Superman becomes a villain due to different circumstances, the first being the version from Brave New Metropolis.
However, the difference between them is that the variant from "Brave New Metropolis" was from an alternative time, whereas the version from the main series is part of the main story.
Both versions of Superman also wear a similar costume made up of a black body suit with a red emblem in the centre of the chest which replaces the iconic S, besides a few design changes and additional equipment.
A similar premise was used in "Son of Darkseid", however Superman was not truly raised by Darkseid in this story and rather a victim of brainwashing.
This is one of many re-telling's of Superman where he takes on a darker role due to a new upbringing, other examples are the Overman reality (Nazi Germany) and the Red Son reality (USSR).
