Uxas (Earth-5180)

"You turned your back and I wrecked your world. I robbed your people of their powers, their hopes, their futures, themselves. What will you do when your friends, your enemies, your love, are all Darkseid? When there is one body. One mind. One Will. One Life that is Darkseid. Will you be the enemy of all existence, then? What irony that will be?"

- - Darkseid

Early Life
Uxas was born as the younger son of Yuga Kahn and Heggra, the rulers of the planet Apokolips. Since he was a child, Uxas desired the throne of the planet, which he successful acquired after his mother became too old, and his father had disappeared in the Source Wall. Heggra desired her son to become a ruthless conqueror, much like herself and her husband, as opposed to aim for pacifism with the rest of the Milky Way.

At some point in his life, Darkseid was to set be married with Tigra, an Apokoliptian noble, by his mother. He, however, refused her love, instead falling in love with the sorceress Suli, a citizen of Apokolips who believed in peace between the worlds, and who used her magic to help and heal others. He was enthralled by her character, and the couple soon married, having a child, Kalibak.

However, Uxas' love for Suli had "tainted" the new emperor's heart, making him forget for his desires of conquering and dedicate his love for his family. Heggra then ordered her most trusted servant, Desaad, to get rid of Suli, and so he poisoned her during a royal banquet, killing the recent queen. He was heartbroken, but decided to move on for the good of his realm and family, and one year later, he married Tigra as originally planned. Togethet, the couple had a son, Orion.

Birth of Darkseid
Uxas learned about his mother's plan, and also of Desaad's involvement. He then gave the treacherous advisor a choice; kill Heggra and serve him forever, or take the full blame for Suli's death; he choose the former. As per Uxas' orders, Desaad killed Heggra in her sleep by stabbing her in the heart, and became Uxas' new adviser, who then decided to call himself Darkseid. He became a tyrant, becoming known through the galaxy as the Mad Titan and the God of Evil.

Among his new orders, Darkseid ordered his uncle, General Steppenwolf, to hunt down political rivals and anyone who dared to oppose his rule. Not long after, Darkseid reviewed a soldier named Goodness, who slaughtered her superiors. She was then sentenced to fight against numerous soldiers to die, but she was able to overpower and kill all of them. Impressed, Uxas named Goodness his new lieutenant alongside Steppenwolf; they would train Apokoliptian orphans to die and fight for Darkseid as his personal assassins, the Black Order.