Apokolips



The Apokolips is an industrial wasteland of a planet, with its entire surface covered by a manufacturing complex devoted to the training and creation of war machines. Dotted with roaring fire pits that constantly erupt molten fire from the planet's core, the planet is populated by the malevolent New Gods and is ruled by Darkseid.

The planet's general population is comprised of a broken, submissive people known as Lowlies, or Hunger Dogs. Many of these people were captured from conquered or destroyed planets and had their wills broken into serving Darkseid's will by operating the planet's vast landscape of machines and war factories until death. The primary fighting force and enforcers of Apokolips are the Parademons, whose legions are equipped with armor and weapons forged in the pits of Apokolips. These Parademons, as well as Apokolips' other armies, are led by the Female Furies; the elite personal guard of Darkseid and the most feared fighting force amongst the New Gods.

Background
Following the end of the Third World that saw the destruction of the planet Urgund and the Old Gods, the rubble of Urgund eventually formed into two planets. One was full of life and would be called New Genesis, while the other was a desolate wasteland and would be called Apokolips. As time passed, new life formed on both planets and they soon learned to access the same cosmic energies that their predecessors had. Soon after, they dubbed themselves "New Gods" in memory of the predecessors. Moralistically divided, the people of New Genesis were led by Izaya the Inheriter while the New Gods of Apokolips were led by Yuga Khan, a position that was later taken by Darkseid. While not as militant as the Old Gods, the two sides fought from time to time due to the forces of Apokolips' wish to conquer and destroy all of creation.

Izaya and his wife, Avia, were one day ambushed by forces of Apokolips led by Steppenwolf and Uxas, and Avia was slain. In vengeance, Izaya led an attack on Apokolips and slew Steppenwolf. Revenge, however, brought no solace to Izaya, and he went on a sojourn into the wilderness of New Genesis, seeking enlightenment. It was at this time that Izaya first encountered the Source, and, taking the name Highfather, he returned to the gods of Supertown to bring them the Source's wisdom.

After years of war, the two worlds struck a peace accord, with Highfather engineering a pact with Darkseid, who had succeed the throne of Apokolips following Yuga Khan's imprisonment, by which Izaya's child was sent to the orphanages of Granny Goodness on Apokolips and Darkseid's son was sent to live on New Genesis as Highfather's adopted son. Eventually, Highfather's son, Scott Free, escaped Apokolips with the Apokoliptian warrior, Big Barda, to Earth while Orion became a loyal follower and step-son to Highfather, with both sons battling Darkseid and his agents for years to come. Scott's escape, however, caused the pact to be broken and conflict between the two planets returned, with Darkseid eventually using the Micro-Mark (a weapon of minuscule size that is capable of destroying planets) to destroy New Genesis. However, the New Genesian New Gods survived by having Supertown relocate to another planet as New Genesis was rebuilt.

Members
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Mobs

Affiliated Groups
 * Parademons

Equipment

 * Boom Tube

Trivia

 * Apokolips first appeared in The New Gods #1 (February, 1971)
 * The planet is surrounded by an energy envelope that places it slightly out of phase with the rest of reality; rendering conventional travel to the sector impossible. Travel to Apokolips is only possible via dimensional gateways known as Boom Tubes. As the gods of Apokolips are of gigantic stature, travelling through the boom tubes also rescales them to mortal proportions.
 * Apokoliptian war technology is considered to be amongst the most advanced and most dangerous in all the known universe, and has been the cause of innumerable sufferings and miseries.
 * Deep within the heart of Apokolips is the Garden of Hope, the only place that could be dubbed beautiful on the planet. The garden is overseen by the benevolent New Goddess Pythia; Darkseid's oracle, and is often visited by Darkseid himself when he is stressed out.
 * The planet's commerce is overseen by Darkseid's Elite, whose roles serve much the same function as a king's court. The members of the Elite include Kanto (master assassin), Granny Goodness (Headmistress and leader of the Furies), Grayven and Kalibak (the sons of Darkseid), Devilance (expert hunter), Steppenwolf (Master General) and Desaad (Torture expert and counselor who manages the day to day operations of Apokolips).