Desaad was a secondary antagonist in Justice League: War, the first film in the DC Animated Movie Universe. He was a sadistic New God who served the intergalactic conqueror Darkseid as a scientist and torturer. He was voiced by Bruce Thomas.
History[]
Desaad aided Darkseid in his invasion of Earth, sending Parademon scouts to plant Mother Boxes in strategic locations around the planet. After the various heroes of Earth began interfering with the scouts, Desaad suggested that Darkseid step up his timetable and begin the invasion.
On Darkseid's command, the Mother Boxes planted across the Earth transformed into Boom Tube apertures, allowing swarms of Parademons to invade. Apokoliptian structures also appeared on Earth, including a laboratory where Desaad went about converting captured humans into more Parademons. Even Superman had been subdued and captured by the invaders, taken to Desaad's lab where the sadistic villain attempted to convert the Man of Steel into a new breed of Parademon.
Death[]
Following Superman's capture, Batman disguised himself as a civilian and allowed himself to be taken as well. After arriving at Desaad's laboratory, he took down his Parademon captor and ambushed Desaad as the torturer began the conversion process. Superman's mind was twisted into unbridled aggression by Desaad's machine and he tore himself free of it. He then grabbed Desaad and killed him instantly by snapping his neck.