Darkseid's Elite first appeared in New Gods #1 and were created by Jack Kirby.
Fictional team history
The Elite are the top chosen to Darkseid, ruler of Apokolips. The Elite became Darkseid's most powerful band of warriors.
Members
Some of his elite include:
Amazing Grace - A master manipulator, Glorious Godfrey's younger sister, who once managed to brainwash Superman.
Bane of Apokolips -
Brola - An elite shock trooper.
Desaad - A sadistic torturer.
Devilance - The god of the hunt, who was seemingly killed by Lobo during the events of 52.
Doctor Bedlam - A pure energy being, who inhabits a neverending series of artificial bodies.
Glorious Godfrey - A master manipulator, mostly adept at bending huge masses of people to his will.
Granny Goodness - The founder of the Female Furies and keeper of the horrid orphanages in Apokolips.
Kalibak - Darkseid's eldest son, a thuggish brute.
Kanto - A master assassin and "Preening clotheshorse", as Darkseid once described him.
Mantis - A bug-like warrior, one of New Genesis' insect people.
Mortalla - A servant of Darkseid who can induce sleep with one hand and death with another: she was once a mortal, but was heavily modified to serve him.
Steppenwolf - Darkseid's uncle, now general in his armies. He once killed Izaya's beloved wife.
Titan - A green giant.
Virman Vundabar - An expert strategist and sycophant, who emulates the appearance and mannerisms of a Prussian officer.
Television
Many of the Elite members have appeared in Superman: The Animated Series.
Many of the Elite members appeared in Justice League Unlimited.
Some of the Elite members appeared in Smallville. The members were Desaad, Godfrey, and Granny who are portrayed as minion-prophets.
