Desaad

DeSaad is an ancient New God who is extremely loyal to Darkseid, he serves as Darkseid's master torturer. He is a scientist and one of Darkseid's advisors. He assisted Steppenwolf in his invasion of Earth in 2017.

Serving Darkseid
DeSaad became a loyal follower of Darkseid, before he ascended to the throne of his homeworld Apokolips, and was devoted to him, during the second invasion thousands of years later. DeSaad communicated to Steppenwolf, Darkseid's uncle and herald who lead the charge of the fight against Earth's champions, vital information and orders from their master.

The Invasion of Earth
In 2017, when Steppenwolf invaded Earth, he communicated with DeSaad several times from his base, updating him on the process of acquiring the Mother Boxes, while DeSaad relayed orders from Uxas, now known as Darkseid.

When Steppenwolf revealed he had discovered that Earth housed the Anti-Life Equation, the shocked DeSaad withdrew, allowing Darkseid to talk to his exiled general.

Later, DeSaad was present with Granny Goodness when Darkseid prepared to boom tube to Earth, only for the League to repel the Unity and defeat Steppenwolf. As his servant asked what Darkseid planned to do next, the latter responded with the command for DeSaad to prepare the Apokolitian Armada.

Powers

 * New God Physiology: As an New God, DeSaad possessed superhuman attributes.
 * Longevity: As a New God, DeSaad has a significantly longer lifespan than humans, having lived for thousands of years without visibly ageing.

Abilities

 * Genius-Level Intellect: DeSaad is a brilliant Apokoliptian scientist, enough to secure his position as Darkseid's personal advisor.


 * Master Torturer: Desaad is known for his ruthless, extremely lethal torturing techniques to anyone Darkseid wished to be tortured. He is presumably capable of torturing Superman.

General

 * In the comics, DeSaad is an Apokoliptian New God who serves as Darkseid's most loyal master torturer, chief scientist, and right hand.
 * DeSaad in the SnyderVerse is the second live-action incarnation of the character, after the Smallville version played by Steve Byers.

Zack Snyder's Justice League

 * He wears an excessively large cloak or robe as his main attire.
 * Like the comics, he sports a very skinny build.
 * He seems to be at the height of an average human, as Darkseid easily dwarfs him in his towering height and build.
 * Desaad seemingly despises Steppenwolf in their conversations in the film.