James Gunn’s feedback about Darkseid and his potential place within the DC Universe have raised our hopes that a number of stellar DC villains would possibly have the ability to be the DCU’s first overarching Darkseid-level villain as an alternative. The DCU timeline is at an early sufficient stage that it really appears something may be potential for its subsequent steps – partially as a result of its full greater image is not but clear to us.
What is evident, although, is that the plans for the DCU are main ones, and the framework for the franchise already appears constructed in a means the place main crossover tales look like solely simply on the horizon. As such, there’s loads of motive to hope that a few of DC’s most fun villains could possibly be about to make a serious film debut.
When discussing the prospect of Darkseid’s debut within the DCU, James Gunn supplied some context whereas additionally praising DCEU director Zack Snyder, stating:
“Utilizing Darkseid as the massive unhealthy now shouldn’t be essentially the factor… for lots of causes. Zack [Snyder] did it so cool in his means and due to Thanos and Marvel.”
Gunn’s feedback promisingly recommend that Darkseid is not off the playing cards solely for the DCU, however that different villains would take precedence right here over DC’s New God, each due to the similarities Darkseid has to the MCU’s Thanos, and due to the DCEU’s nonetheless comparatively latest Darkseid storyline. As such, this makes it extra potential for different antagonists to be the DCU’s first overarching antagonist as an alternative.
For instance, with the Inexperienced Lanterns set to be launched halfway by way of subsequent yr because of the Lanterns present, a nemesis for the group like Sinestro, Parallax, and even Nekron – who turned half of DC’s heroes and villains into basically zombies working beneath his will in his most well-known story – could possibly be stellar candidates for a extra long-term overarching enemy for the franchise.
Equally, Supergirl and Superman successor Man of Tomorrow collectively imply it may make quite a lot of sense to have the primary DCU massive unhealthy be somebody who can sustain with the Kryptonian heroes – with Brainiac naturally being a entrance contender right here, however with this additionally leaving room for DC heavy-hitter villains like Mongul and Despero, too.
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There are a staggering variety of heroes and villains the DCU can use for the subsequent chapters of its story – and a variety of figures it could stand to motive to include into the universe early on if the franchise does certainly want to develop a Darkseid-level massive unhealthy for Chapter 1 of the DCU.
To date, the actual fact the franchise has been keen to mix introducing its hottest characters with introducing loads of decidedly extra obscure heroes and villains units a promising precedent for the DCU’s future.
It is clear the goals of the DCU are to convey a whole image of the comedian world to the massive and small screens, and this implies many antagonists who appeared merely unimaginable for us to see on this capability beforehand are solely viable candidates for the dignity of changing into the DCU’s introduction to a Darkseid-esque long-term antagonist.
Since this opens the door wider than ever for a few of DC’s weirder and wilder characters to take the villainous limelight, the subsequent few years for the DC Universe ought to actually be thrilling ones, whether or not they include Darkseid or not.