DeSaad

For a period, DeSaad had an assistant, Justeen, a reference to de Sade's novel Justine, although she bore little resemblance to the title character. Steve Byers portrays DeSaad in the television series Smallville. The character made his cinematic debut in Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021), portrayed through voice and motion capture by Peter Guinness. DeSaad first appeared in Forever People #2 (April–May 1971) and was created by Jack Kirby. DeSaad was originally a New God from New Genesis who was manipulated by Darkseid, leader of Apokolips. Darkseid tricked DeSaad into believing that his cat had killed his other pet, a bird. Goading the boy to avenge the bird, Darkseid manipulates the youth into burying the cat alive.