Justice League's Biggest Break From The Comics Makes Darkseid Better
Zack Snyder's Justice League changes villain Darkseid's original motivations, transforming him from a stone-faced comic book supervillain into a vulnerable warlord with hidden insecurities and a personal vendetta. One of the biggest changes in the Justice League Snyder Cut is the addition of Darkseid, DC's ultimate big bad. Darkseid is not the main antagonist of the Snyder Cut, but he definitely is the mastermind behind Steppenwolf's crusade to retrieve the Mother Boxes from Earth.
Uxas, aka Darkseid, is known for his perennial quest to utilize the Anti-Life Equation to conquer the universe. Most of his appearances throughout different media usually portray him as a stoic warlord who doesn't hesitate to face the entire Justice League at once. His typical stance, with his hands resting behind his back, proves the Apokoliptian New God has nothing to fear. The Justice League Snyder Cut gives him a new vulnerability and a stronger motivation, not unlike Thanos' role as the rightful savior of his home planet in the MCU.
The Snyder Cut shows that it was actually Darkseid who attempted to invade Earth during the events of the "History Lesson" sequence. Despite his ostentatious entrance, the Amazons, Atlanteans, mortals, Olympian gods, and the Green Lantern Yalan Gur managed to hold off the villain until the final blows by Zeus and Ares defeated Darkseid and sent him running back home. The tale of his defeat ended up becoming legend and the fact that Earth was the one and only planet to be able to defeat him made it so that, besides retrieving the Mother Boxes and attaining the Anti-Life Equation, Darkseid would seek to repair his reputation as an undefeated warlord, and get revenge.
Darkseid's decision to send Steppenwolf on the same mission several centuries later is a sign of fear, as it's evident that his defeat on Earth was nothing short of humiliating. This is why the Apokoliptian god takes a more strategic approach. Darkseid sends Steppenwolf as cannon fodder before he ends up killing Lois Lane himself and turning Superman into his weapon. But forcing Superman to succumb to the Anti-Life also uncovers Darkseid's fear: Given that he prefers to manipulate Superman rather than face him in a fair fight, Darkseid clearly fears that he wouldn't be able to lay a finger on him, similar to his earlier encounter with Ares and Zeus. Darkseid's immense power is counterbalanced by his cowardice, which makes him a much more balanced villain than his fearless comic book counterpart.
Despite the ominous epilogue of the Snyder Cut of Justice League, it's safe to say that Batman's Knightmare future would have been eventually changed by The Flash. Besides, Superman's DCEU arc and Darkseid's fear suggest the Man of Steel could have ended up flipping the tables on the alien conqueror in a future Justice League sequel, as it's always this type of character quality and flaw that end up deciding the universe's final outcome regardless of individual power level. Zack Snyder's Justice League succeeded in setting up a supervillain with a (very subtle) psychological weakness rather than a physical one.
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