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Doomsday

A killing machine born on Krypton. An engine of apocalypse.

Real Name:The Ultimate
Aliases:The Monster, The Destroyer, The Ultimate, The Beast, Doomsday Clone
First Appearance:Superman: The Man of Steel #17 (1992)
Creators:Dan Jurgens, Brett Breeding
Publisher:DC Comics
Teams:None — lone monster

Abilities

  • Unlimited superhuman strength — has killed Superman in hand-to-hand combat
  • Nearly indestructible — can only be killed the same way once
  • Resurrects after every death — adapts to whatever killed him so it can't work again
  • Evolves with each resurrection — gaining new powers and defenses
  • Bone protrusions across his body serve as natural weapons
  • Can survive in the vacuum of space and any environment
  • Healing factor that allows regeneration from near-total destruction
  • Unleashed rage-driven combat style with no strategy beyond total destruction
  • Created through genetic experimentation on ancient Krypton — the ultimate life form

Powers & Abilities

Strength100
Durability100
Speed85
Regeneration100
Adaptation100
Killing Instinct100

Biography

Doomsday is the monster who killed Superman. Created by Dan Jurgens and Brett Breeding in 1992, he arrived in comics with a single purpose: to end the life of the Man of Steel. And he did. In the streets of Metropolis, with the world watching, Superman and Doomsday killed each other in one of the most shocking moments in comic book history — a story that became a global cultural event and sold millions of copies.

Doomsday's origin was revealed in 1994's Superman/Doomsday: Hunter/Prey. Hundreds of thousands of years ago on ancient Krypton, a mad scientist named Bertron sought to create the ultimate life form. He engineered a baby, exposed it to the deadly wilds of Krypton, and watched it die. Then he cloned the body, killed it again, and cloned it again. Over thousands of generations, each death made the creature stronger. Each resurrection gave it new adaptations. Eventually, the creature returned and killed Bertron himself. It killed everything on Krypton. Then it escaped into space and roamed the stars, a walking apocalypse with no purpose except destruction.

What makes Doomsday uniquely terrifying is his adaptation. Every time he is killed, he resurrects — and the thing that killed him will never work again. Superman beat him the first time by punching him to death. That won't work twice. Drown him in lava, and next time he'll be fireproof. Freeze him in the void of space, and next time he'll be immune to cold. He is, by design, the one enemy Superman cannot permanently defeat.

Doomsday has returned many times — each more powerful than the last. He appeared in Hunter/Prey, Doomsday Wars, Infinite Crisis, Superman: Doomed, and countless other stories. He has spawned clones, variants, and evolutionary dead-ends. He has fought the Justice League, Brainiac, Imperiex, and gods. Yet he remains what he was on that day in 1992 — a mindless engine of destruction with one purpose: to kill the Man of Steel. And to this day, he is the only villain who has ever truly succeeded.

First Appearances

The Death of Superman

Hunter/Prey & Resurrection

Doomsday vs. The DC Universe

Doomsday Clone Saga

The New 52 & Rebirth

Doomsday Clock

Iconic Battles

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