Desaad (Earth-5192)

"You question us? You question HIM? He, who put the Scepter in your hand, who gave you ancient knowledge and new purpose when you were cast out, defeated? You will have your war, Asgardian. But... if you fail, if the Tesseract is kept from us, there will be no world, no barren moon, no crevice where he can't find you. You think you know pain? He will make you long for something as sweet as pain."

- - Desaad to Loki

Desaad was the personal servant and emissary of the mad titan Darkseid, who rules the world of Apokolips. Under Thanos' command, Desaad provided Loki with the Parademons army to conquer Earth and retrieve the Tesseract, one of the Infinity Stones.

Aiding Darkseid
"The Tesseract has awakened. It is on a little world, a human world. They would wield its power, but our ally knows its workings as they never will. He is ready to lead, and our force, our Parademons, will follow. The world will be his, the universe yours. And the humans, what can they do, but burn?"

- - Desaad

Desaad was born and raised in Apokolips and through his manipulations managed to slowly rise through Darkseid's ranks. When Loki fell deep into the wormhole created by the destruction of the Bifrost, he was saved by Desaad, whom in trade demanded Ares' help in Darkseid's campaign to obtaining parts of the Infinity Stones.