Meet Darkseid, the DC villain who could rival Marvel's Thanos

Darkseid, the DC villain that could arguably stand toe to toe with Marvel’s Thanos, turns 50 this year.

While Thanos single-handedly antagonised the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, the DC Expanded Universe (DCEU) only had the likes of Steppenwolf, Doomsday, General Zod, Ares and Ocean Master to offer so far.

With or without the Infinity Gauntlet, Thanos’ genocidal charisma alone would easily outshine the entire DCEU’s rogues gallery – making the lack of a Thanos-level villain the DCEU’s biggest weakness.