DC Just Outdid Superman’s Darkest Movie Moment, Rewriting 55 Years of Lore

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For 55 years, Darkseid has been a major villain in the DC Universe, and he’s developed a particularly strong rivalry with Superman. As the embodiment of evil and hope respectively, they were always bound to clash. So far, Superman has consistently defeated Darkseid, but Darkseid has become even more powerful. By merging with the Absolute Universe, he’s become King Omega, gaining incredible new abilities and forming an unexpected alliance.

Darkseid is determined to win this time, and he’ll push Superman to his absolute limit – even darker than what was seen in the Snyder films – to do so. In the DC K.O. tournament, Darkseid has secretly assembled a powerful team. He’s chosen the Absolute versions of DC’s core heroes – Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman – to be his champions.

DC’s Trinity Just Became A Knightmare Given Form

The *DC K.O.* tournament was created to give the heroes of the main DC Universe a chance against the incredibly powerful King Omega Darkseid. However, Darkseid has rigged the tournament so only he can win. His merging with the Absolute Universe has given him immense power and changed that Earth forever. The Absolute Universe is a harsh world designed to test heroes, pushing them to fight their hardest to maintain hope – and they’ve been succeeding. But the end of *DC K.O.* #1 revealed that Darkseid has captured the Absolute Trinity, turning them into frozen statues he plans to unleash as his Horsemen.

The notion of the Trinity willingly teaming up with Darkseid is absurd. While there have been alternate realities where they’ve allied with him, or he’s briefly worked *with* them to protect the multiverse, this situation is unprecedented. A well-known instance is the Knightmare Superman from the Zach Snyder DC films, who aided Darkseid in taking over the world – a shocking twist, as Superman would never willingly enslave anyone.

The Justice League Are Now Keys to Darkseid’s Absolute Victory

The latest issue of *DC K.O.* delivered a shocking moment that feels far more significant than any evil version of Superman. It revealed the entire DC Trinity – Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman – as Darkseid’s Horsemen. Throughout the ongoing ‘Absolute Universe’ storyline, these heroes have struggled to maintain their morality in a world that pressures them to become villains, and now they’ve seemingly succumbed. This twist is far more disturbing than the ‘Knightmare Superman’ storyline, not just because it corrupts DC’s core heroes, but also because of the grim implications it holds for both the Absolute and Prime universes.

If the Absolute Trinity falls under Darkseid’s control, the Absolute Justice League will triumph, and the heroes will ultimately fail to improve their world. They’ll compromise their values, abandoning the empathy that defined them, and instead bring destruction where they intended to inspire hope. This outcome paints a bleak future for the Absolute Universe and explains how Darkseid’s Legion came to be – a twisted version of the Super-Heroes, fueled by Darkseid’s influence instead of Superman’s. This Legion would only emerge if the Trinity fractured, and the story suggests that fracture is inevitable unless things change.

While the darker Superman storyline in Zack Snyder’s films left room for hope – a chance to fix things and prevent our Superman from falling – the Absolute Universe offers no such comfort. Its heroes strive to be good despite the world’s darkness, but this new event suggests their efforts will ultimately fail, and they’ll be forced to help Darkseid conquer everything. Unless something unexpected happens – like the real Justice League intervening or the heroes overcoming their predetermined fate – this outcome seems inevitable.

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2025-10-11 18:44