Darkseid- Prime Earth (Justice League 2012) : The New 52

First Appearance: Justice League (2012) #3

Darkseid makes a cameo appearance in #3, where Victor Stone somehow sees him standing on the mountains of Apokolips, beneath the red sky and setting sun, with Parademons flying around him. 

In #4, Darkseid arrives to Prime Earth using a Boom Tube, just seconds after Cyborg warns Aquaman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, the Flash and Superman that he was coming. Batman questions who Cyborg was referring to, but his question is answered. Green Lantern comments that he was the "bad guy" and Batman sarcastically says that it was a good guess. He slams the ground to knock the heroes off their feet, introducing himself to the heroes.

In #5, Darkseid takes the opportunity, while the heroes are down to fire Omega Beams at air force vehicles and destroy them Flash comes to and begs him to stop. He turns his focus to the Flash and he nervously calls to the others to see if they were conscious and could possibly help him, joking that he wasn't good at making small talk. Superman answers, but before he can do anything, Darkseid fires more Omega Beams at him. The Flash grabs Superman and speeds off, but the beams are locked onto them after they split up. The Omega Beam chasing the Flash killed a Parademon after he had vibrated through the Parademon, causing the beam to mistake it's target. The beam following Superman hits him, knocking him unconscious and causing him to be captured.

Darkseid then goes to face the other heroes, strong enough to withstand an energy construct from Green Lantern before sending him flying backwards. He easily throws Lantern back at the others when he gets back up and attacks again. Darkseid snatches his ring arm and brakes it, before storming off.

In #6, Darkseid continues his assault on downtown Metropolis, killing anyone h can find. Darkseid is about to kill David Graves and his family, who were present at the time, but is distracted by green fire works in the distance and is attacked by the the heroes present. Wonder Woman uses her Lasso of Truth to pull Darkseid down to his knees and interrogate him on why he was invading the Earth. He replies that it was "for her", however he doesn't elaborate who "her is." (His daughter) 

Wonder Woman tells him to fight stating that she was bored. He fires at her, roaring that both Superman and Earth was his. But Wonder Woman blocks with her Bracelets of Submission, leaping at Darkseid and shouting that the world "belongs to no one and everyone." She stabs Darkseid in one of his eyes and while staggering in pain has the other one stabbed by Aquaman and the trident of Neptune. Wonder Woman asks what that they can do as Darkseid was still standing and Cyborg suggests sending him home by opening a Boom Tube and forcing him back to Apokolips. Cyborg opens multiple Boom Tubes after remotely triggering all the Parademons' Mother Boxes as Darkseid pulls the weapons from his eyes. 

Flash is trying to pull Darkseid through the Boom Tube as Superman and Batman arrive back on Earth, shouting that they will "all fall." Darkseid claims that he needs Superman and in fury they fight with Superman struggling to push him through. However Darkseid gets the upper hand and grabs him, shouting that he is coming with him, but Superman tells him that he won't be.

Cyborg manages to close and destroy all the Boom Tubes, sending him back to Apokolips and cutting him off during his threat of returning.