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Capricorn · by personality

Superman · Apokolips

Darkseid: zodiac sign and birth chart

Darkseid has no canon birthday. No comic, film or series gives one. Read from his personality, he's a Capricorn: Sun and Moon in the same sign, a ruler who plays the longest game in the universe and rarely lifts a finger himself. A Scorpio rising means the room goes quiet before he speaks.

  • SunCapricorn
  • MoonCapricorn
  • RisingScorpio
  • MercurySagittarius
  • VenusSagittarius
  • MarsPisces
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SourceNo canon birthday: no DC comic, film or series gives Darkseid a date. The chart is NEBO's take, read from his personality.

Birth chart

Darkseid's chart at a glance

No canon birthday, so this is NEBO's take, read from his character.

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  • Fire2
  • Earth2
  • Air0
  • Water2
  • No single element runs his chart. 2 fire, 2 earth, 2 water.
  • Double Capricorn. Sun and Moon in the same sign, about 1 in 12 people have that.
  • About 1 in 40 birthdays get Darkseid in the app's Superman world.
  • Other Capricorns here: Big Barda.

NEBO's take

No birthday in canon. His personality says Capricorn.

We ran Darkseid through the same model that matches people to characters in the app, and looked at which chart gets him most often. It reads him as earth first: cold, patient and in total control.

Canon

No canon birthdayNever given in the comics, films or series

NEBO's take

Capricorn SunRead from his personality
  • Sun CanonNot in canonNEBO's takeCapricorn

    Capricorn plays the long game. Darkseid has been after the Anti-Life Equation across whole sagas.

  • Moon CanonNot in canonNEBO's takeCapricorn

    Capricorn Moon shows nothing. To seal a peace he trades his own son for his enemy's, and treats it as a deal.

  • Rising CanonNo birth timeNEBO's takeScorpio

    No birth time in canon. First impression: stone face, red eyes and a silence that makes the room colder.

  • Mercury CanonNot in canonNEBO's takeSagittarius

    Sagittarius Mercury doesn't argue, he declares. His statements are final, as if the universe had agreed already.

  • Venus CanonNot in canonNEBO's takeSagittarius

    Sagittarius Venus wants more of everything: more worlds, more minds, more of the universe.

  • Mars CanonNot in canonNEBO's takePisces

    Pisces Mars works through others. He rarely fights himself, and sends Parademons, Granny Goodness and his son Kalibak instead.

What canon does give: the ruler of Apokolips, hunting for a formula that would erase free will. A Capricorn answer is to play the long game and let everyone else do the fighting.

How he shows up

Why he's like this

Capricorn is the sign of ambition, control and patience. Darkseid hits every one of them, in stories fans know.

  • CoreCapricorn Sun

    Rules from the top

    Darkseid first appears in Jack Kirby's 1970 run on Jimmy Olsen as the lord of Apokolips. His goal soon becomes clear: the Anti-Life Equation, which would put every mind under his will.

    Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, Jack Kirby run, 1970

  • FeelingsCapricorn Moon

    Even his son is a bargaining chip

    To end the war between Apokolips and New Genesis, he trades his son Orion for Highfather's son, who grows up as Scott Free. He calls it peace.

    New Gods, Jack Kirby, 1970s

  • LoveVenus in Sagittarius

    Needs every mind on Earth

    Kirby's Darkseid hunts for the Anti-Life Equation, which he believes is hidden in the minds of people on Earth. Whole worlds are only a means to it.

    New Gods and Fourth World, Jack Kirby, 1970s

  • In a fightMars in Pisces

    Lets others bleed for him

    He sends Parademons, Granny Goodness, Kalibak and the Female Furies. Darkseid himself usually watches until the Omega Beams are needed.

    New Gods and Superman comics, many versions

  • First impressionScorpio rising

    Terrifying without moving

    In Earth's ancient past, Darkseid's army invades, and Amazons, Atlanteans, gods, men and a Green Lantern have to unite to push it back.

    Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)

Your turn

Which Superman character are you?

Pick your birthday. Your Sun sign gives a first answer right here, then the app reads your whole chart.

Chemistry

Who Darkseid clicks with, and who he clashes with

Read from the charts on their pages. The plot may disagree.

Pick a side

Are you more Darkseid or Superman?

Your birthday settles it. The app reads your whole chart and tells you who you really get.

Similar charts

Who else has Darkseid's chart

Famous Capricorns with his placements

Their charts line up with NEBO's take on Darkseid. A chart match only: none of them is connected to this page.

Darkseid in real life

The app casts Virgo and Capricorn Suns as Darkseid: Niall Horan and Metro Boomin are Virgos, Rauw Alejandro a Capricorn.

Characters like him in other worlds

Same chart pattern in our model, different universe.

The Hunger GamesYoung Coriolanus SnowCold, polished and certain that people need a firm hand on their throats.Find out Spider-ManNorman OsbornA man of power and big plans who fights through other people's hands.Find out TwilightAroRules from a throne, rarely moves, and everyone around him is afraid to disappoint him.Find out 

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Characters like Darkseid

Closest charts first: shared signs, same elements.

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Questions

Darkseid's zodiac sign: what people ask

What zodiac sign is Darkseid?

Canon never says. No DC comic, film or series gives Darkseid a birthday. By personality, NEBO's take is Capricorn.

When is Darkseid's birthday?

It isn't given anywhere in canon. No comic, film or series states a date or a year.

Is Darkseid a Capricorn?

By personality, yes: patient, ambitious and utterly in control. It's NEBO's take, not canon, because no birthday exists.

What is Darkseid's birth chart?

NEBO's take: Sun and Moon in Capricorn, Scorpio rising, Mercury and Venus in Sagittarius, Mars in Pisces. Read from his personality, not from a canon date.

What element is Darkseid?

Earth. Capricorn is an earth sign, and 2 of his 6 placements are earth too.

Who is Darkseid most compatible with?

By chart, Green Lantern (Hal Jordan), Big Barda and Jessica Cruz. Capricorn Moon and Scorpio Moon: they know how to settle each other down.

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