Who sent Steppenwolf to Earth?

While Steppenwolf is the main villain in the movie, Darkseid does appear briefly. Steppenwolf is sent by Darkseid, his master, to the earth to invade and terraform it into a wasteland like their own planet Apokolips. But the Justice League
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How did Steppenwolf come to earth?

Five thousand years ago, Steppenwolf traveled to Earth via Boom Tube, a portal that allows for interstellar and inter-dimensional travel. He brought with him legions of Parademons - the flying, insect-like shock troops of Apokolips that feed on the fear of their victims.
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Who was Steppenwolf trying to summon?

Settling in a nearby nuclear silo, Steppenwolf placed the returned Mother Box within a monolith, using it to call to DeSaad, high priest and torturer of Darkseid, reporting that the world was too divided to protect itself from his forces and would soon be claimed for the Great One, as he had sent his Parademons out in ...
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Was Steppenwolf sent by Darkseid?

In the theatrical release, Steppenwolf was exiled from Apokolips by Darkseid for failing to conquer Earth a millennium ago after his forces were defeated by a united front of humans, Amazons, Atlanteans, Olympian Gods, and Green Lanterns.
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What did Steppenwolf find on Earth?

With 50,000 remaining, Steppenwolf came to Earth where Darkseid had left the Mother Boxes and the Anti-Life Equation all those centuries before. While retrieving the boxes, they informed him of the existence of the Anti-Life Equation - that Earth was the lost world.
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Why is Steppenwolf afraid of Darkseid?

Deceiving Darkseid is the reason Steppenwolf is so anxious to unite the Mother Boxes and make the Unity. His only way to be permitted back home to Apokolips, and into his lord's acceptable graces, is by destroying 50,000 worlds in the name of Darkseid.
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How did Darkseid forget where Earth was?

Zack Snyder explained why Darkseid forgets the location of the Anti-Life equation in response to a fan's question on Vero (via Twitter user @KnightFleck). According to Snyder, it's the injuries Darkseid sustains from battling with Earth's defenders that cause him to forget.
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Did Lex Luthor summon Steppenwolf?

After that battle, the military enters the Kryptonian ship crash site in Metropolis, where Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg) turned Zod into Doomsday. That's when Steppenwolf, who looks like his most recent comic book iteration, makes his cameo… which consists of him just standing around before soon disappearing.
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What is Darkseid scared of?

Phobia: Incredible as it may seem, Darkseid fears his father, Yuga Khan, more than anything else; Yuga Khan is the one being in the universe far more powerful and evil and was worse of a tyrant than even Darkseid.
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Who is stronger Darkseid or Trigon?

Superman almost killed him in Superman the animated series in Legacy Part 2. Darkseid, Trigon has been killed before, meanwhile darkseid hasn't. If it's an avatar of Darkseid then Trigon is far more powerful.
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How did Lex know about Darkseid?

We wondered how Lex Luthor would know that Darkseid was a threat to earth based on the information from the Kryptonian ship, which we assumed was only historical. Now, we may have our answer, as it appears Luthor was able to use the ship to communicate with other creatures.
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Can Wonder Woman beat Steppenwolf?

In the DCEU, Steppenwolf is a threat the entire Justice League joined forces to defeat, but in comics, Wonder Woman easily kills him on her own!
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Why is Steppenwolf afraid of Superman?

The movie claims Steppenwolf only invades Earth now because Superman is dead, implying hes afraid of Superman, but not of the potential encounter with the Amazons, the Atlanteans, or any of nations army. Superman is, clearly, the most powerful hero, that we have seen, in the DCEU.… Warning!
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Who is stronger Darkseid or Steppenwolf?

Darkseid is most definitely the stronger of the two beings, as Steppenwolf serves as Darkseid's general, leading the Parademon armies into battle on his behalf.
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Who is Yuga Khan?

Yuga Khan was the most powerful New God that ever existed and the original ruler of Apokolips for a long time, whose misguided attempt to unravel the unknowable mystery of the Source led to his downfall.
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Who is stronger Thanos or Darkseid?

In the four decades since the pair debuted, Darkseid and Thanos have taken big swings at each other, the comics industry, and Hollywood. But in an MCU-saturated world, there's only one winner: Thanos.
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Is Yuga Khan an old God?

Zonuz was the last Old God, original wielder of the Torment Sanction and the first God of Evil who adopted the name Yuga Khan. He also wielded the Anti-Life at one point in his life.
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Why is Darkseid called Uxas?

When Drax attempted to claim the fabled Omega Force, Uxas murdered him and claimed its power for himself. His skin turned to stone, Uxas rechristened himself as Darkseid.
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Who is Darkseid's dad?

Yuga Khan otherwise known as Darkseid's father. Yuga Khan's first appearance was in New Gods #17 in 1990. He was known as Zonuz before adopting the name Yuga Khan, and is the first God of Evil.
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Who is Steppenwolf's boss?

The main villain in The Snyder Cut is still Steppenwolf, but he has a boss, and that boss' name is Darkseid.
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Why does Steppenwolf owe Darkseid 50000 worlds?

Betraying Darkseid is why Steppenwolf is so eager to unite the Mother Boxes and create the Unity. His only way to be allowed back home to Apokolips, and into his master's good graces, is by conquering 50,000 worlds in Darkseid's name.
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How did Darkseid get his powers?

When his brother, Drax, attempted to claim the fabled Omega Force, Uxas murdered him and took the power for himself; transforming him into a rock-like creature, and taking a new name: Darkseid.
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Are the mother boxes the Anti-Life Equation?

In the movie, Steppenwolf is shown the location of Anti-Life by the Mother Boxes. When Steppenwolf tells Darkseid of his discovery, the big bad takes far more of an interest in the proceedings on Earth – though thousands of years previously, Darkseid arrived on the planet and discovered the Anti-Life Equation himself.
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What does Darkseid want with Earth?

Darkseid's true intention is to remove free will from the universe entirely, reshaping it in his twisted image, through the mysterious Anti-Life Equation.
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What is Darkseid looking for on Earth?

But Steppenwolf discovers a way to redeem himself when he learns that Earth contains a secret that Darkseid has been searching for for millennia: the Anti-Life Equation is somehow carved into the surface of our world.
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