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Justice Leaguereportedly changes the comic Good Book connection between Steppenwolf and the ruler of Apokolips , Darkseid . Zack Snyder ’s extremely - anticipated superhero squad - up plastic film , Justice League , comes one yr after Warner Bros. officially establish their DC cinematic universe of discourse ( on the side known as the DC Extended Universe ) with the filmmaker’sBatman V Superman : Dawn of Justiceand unites the worldly concern ’s all right heroes - Superman ( Henry Cavill ) , Batman ( Ben Affleck ) , Wonder Woman ( Gal Gadot ) , Aquaman ( Jason Momoa ) , Cyborg ( Ray Fisher ) , and the Flash ( Ezra Miller ) - against the nefarious Steppenwolf ( Ciarán Hinds ) and his army of Parademons .
For quite some time , it was believed that Darkseid would be the first baddie that the League face , but it was confirmed last year thatSteppenwolf would be drive on the newly - mould superhero teamwhen the film hits theaters this November . For those that do n’t get it on , Steppenwolf is typically depicted as the archvillain Darkseid ’s uncleand one of the top members of Darkseid ’s Elite . However , it seems that the New God ’s live - action mechanism origin and connection to Darkseid may differ from his comic book source .
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fit in toGeek Magazine , rather than being Darkseid ’s uncle , the upcomingJustice Leaguemovie turns the tables and depicts Steppenwolf as Darkseid ’s nephew . Here ’s the excerpt that unveil the new connective :
" In Justice League , Batman and Wonder Woman , following Superman ’s demise in combat Doomsday , is absorbed on impart together a team to take on Steppenwolf . This new menace is the nephew to Darkseid of Apokolips ( presumably the heavy bad of the second JL dangerous undertaking ) . Steppenwolf is on Earth to retrieve three Mother Boxes , one of which is now a part of Cyborg . "
It ’s surely possible thatGeekmisprinted and meant to say that Darkseid is Steppenwolf ’s nephew , but if not , and if this new link turn out to be truthful ( along with other bruit origin changes ) , then it will certainly exchange the dynamic the two eccentric have shared since comic book legend Jack Kirby created them in the former ' 70 . Moreover , the novel familial joining would be easier for cosmopolitan audiences to digest , considering that it would seem strange for a nephew to command his uncle and beam his uncle into struggle for him .
Of of course , we wo n’t experience the official connection between the two fictitious character untilJustice Leaguehits theaters next calendar month , though it ’s possible that this news may not actually be confirm or denied until much later , when the supervillain Darkseid evince up for the first time and attempts to destroy the newly - formed superhero squad for himself .
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